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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A woman’s body went undiscovered in a car in short-term parking at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for nearly a month, in a part of the garage just yards away from passenger pickup.
The car sat undisturbed for 23 days. It was not until a parking employee noticed the smell that he called police.
“The odor around the vehicle — it’s pretty, pretty horrific,” an officer said in body-camera video Nexstar’s KLAS obtained documenting the response.
The discovery comes on the heels of a report finding thieves have stolen dozens of cars parked at the airport garages over two years. While there are cameras and license plate readers throughout the garages, KLAS found they do not always work or do not capture every vehicle. Dozens of stolen vehicle reports show surveillance and other security measures in place are not catching nor preventing all thefts.
“To me, it seems like there’s no safety in that garage, at all,” a former airport employee who requested anonymity said.
A parking employee discovered the woman’s body in the car in the short-term parking area of the Terminal 1 garage on Nov. 1, 2022, documents said.
“This is passenger pickup — short-term passenger pickup,” the Metro officer said on his body camera video as he relayed his location to dispatchers.
Short-term passenger parking is intended for stays at the airport of three hours or less, the airport’s website said. The woman entered the garage on Oct. 8 and died by suicide, a report said. The total time her body lay there, 23 days, is more than 500 hours over that 3-hour limit.
The area is also a row away from the busy road where passengers meet awaiting cars, albeit an area where no stopping is allowed.
“They’re supposed to an inventory on the short-term parking and obviously somebody just went and pencil-whipped. They never actually verified if that particular vehicle had been there and how long it’s been there,” the former employee said.
The report about the woman’s death indicates there was a record of the car entering the garage. It was unclear if employees inventoried the car, and if they did, why no one realized a body was inside. It also was not clear why a vehicle was allowed to be parked in a sensitive area for more than three weeks.
“To come to the airport and leave for a couple of days and come back and your vehicle is missing, it’s terrible,” said Chris Arencibia, whose car was stolen last year. “It’s a terrible feeling.”
KLAS found Arencibia’s car was one of about four dozen vehicles stolen from airport property that victims have reported to Las Vegas Metro police over the past two years.
“My concern is not the vehicle — it’s just at 4 o’clock in the morning, women, men, young, older people, could go up there and something could happen to them and there’s no camera to see what’s going on,” he said, adding the parking office told him there was no video surveillance of his car.
In November, KLAS interviewed an airport spokesperson as part of the station’s original story about car thefts. Unknown at the time, that interview was recorded the day after the parking employee had found the deceased woman in her car.
“There’s a lot of different components in place to check on the vehicles,” airport spokesperson Joe Rajchel said in November. “We have people who go through at night — check the license plates that are here to again keep that information and see what vehicles we have on property.”
In another interview, a Metro police captain said cameras do not capture all crimes or incidents in the garages. The ex-employee said staffing shortages and automation have led to fewer patrols. The added removal of parking booths has eliminated human interaction and instinct if a suspicious issue were to arise.
“There will be some nights when they have bike patrol that they may only have one,” they said.
While signs for short-term parking and the airport’s website claim there’s a three-hour limit, Rajchel said a car can be parked there for 30 days before it is towed.
While the car with the woman’s body in it was “logged as in pulling into the garage,” according to a report, it was unclear if there was other surveillance of it available. Reports for stolen cars KLAS obtained show a lack of surveillance, with one person reporting their car missing with “no record of the vehicle leaving.”
“Department of Aviation did not have any surveillance cameras at the location of occurrence,” one stolen-vehicle report said. Another wrote, “[airport staff] did not have any video surveillance of his vehicle entering the parking garage or leaving.”
“I can’t speak to the reports. I haven’t seen them,” Rajchel told KLAS in November. “I can’t speak to what is behind that.”
Some theft reports obtained by KLAS indicated daily car inventories as recently as December 2022, but it remained unclear why the woman’s car went unnoticed.
“We often see travelers choose to park in short term to conveniently and quickly find a parking spot, especially during busy times, when the long-term garage fills,” said Rajchel in an emailed response to queries about the woman’s discovery.
The ex-employee said garage staff is not allowed to look into vehicles nor could they see inside if the windows were obscured. A report on the incident indicates the woman’s windows were tinted, but that a sunroof was left open.
Reid Airport is one of the nation’s busiest, with tens of millions of passengers traveling through each year. That includes millions of travelers who live and work in the Las Vegas valley and who park at the airport before getting on a flight. | 2023-03-14T17:33:16+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/body-not-discovered-for-23-days-in-las-vegas-airports-short-term-parking/ |
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Shirley Howard’s feet splashed into nearly a foot of water when she stepped out of bed on a summer morning last July amid a torrential rainfall.
A devastating flood swallowing up Kentucky’s Appalachian region had reached her bedroom in the night. The family grabbed their dogs and fled their brick bungalow in Jackson as the water eventually rose to the ceiling.
Ten months later, they still haven’t returned home. Howard, her husband, son and their three dogs, Maisey, Charlie and Lilly, have been living in a cramped trailer provided by the state. At least 100 other families are living in trailers and hundreds more remain displaced, living with relatives or in damaged homes while they rebuild.
“I am so dying to go home every day,” the 65-year-old Howard said.
Howard’s house and nearly 9,000 others in 13 counties were severely damaged or destroyed by the intense four-day storm that dumped up to 16 inches of rain in eastern Kentucky. The fast-rising waters shoved homes off foundations, blocked roadways and submerged mountain towns under several feet of muddy water. Thousands like Howard had to grab what they could and flee. More than 40 people died.
It was one of the worst floods in Kentucky’s history, ravaging one of the poorest places in the country. Homeowners in the mountainous region settled by coal miners a century ago live in flood-prone valleys that offer the only flat land for building homes, an area already suffering a housing crisis before the flood hit.
Disaster recovery in poor areas like this stretch of eastern Kentucky presents a host of challenges for victims who already faced setbacks before flood waters rushed inside their homes. A single inch of water inside a house can cause more than $26,000 in damage, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“There’s food insecurity, there’s lack of affordable housing, there’s lack of access to resources … and those things are just exacerbated after a disaster,” said Sally Ray, director of domestic funds for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, which helps guide private donations after disasters.
The challenges in Kentucky are replicated in disasters that strike poor areas nationwide. Low-income families can’t qualify for disaster loans, and conflicting rules and separate thresholds for an array of federal aid can slow and complicate recovery, according to national experts.
“They’re still recovering from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana,” Ray said of that 2005 disaster, which flooded most of New Orleans.
For a region with longstanding poverty and housing issues, Kentucky’s massive flood plunged thousands of homeowners — nearly all without flood insurance — into a deeper crisis. One study estimates it could cost nearly $1 billion to recover the region’s housing losses.
“We had a housing crisis before the flood hit,” said Scott McReynolds, executive director of the Housing Development Alliance, a nonprofit that provides housing and repairs for needy residents in southeastern Kentucky. The group was working with 400 families even before the flood.
The Howards are using FEMA dollars to restore the interior of their home, since they didn’t have flood insurance, which can cost hundreds of dollars a month.
“It was just too much for us,” Shirley Howard said.
Only about 5% of affected homeowners carried flood insurance, according to a report by the Ohio River Valley Institute and Appalachian Citizens Law Center. Traditional homeowner’s insurance does not cover damage caused by flooding.
The report said 60% of the households damaged had annual incomes of $30,000 or less. A full housing recovery in the flood-affected region would cost an estimated $957 million, which would include moving some endangered homeowners out of flood-prone areas to avoid future costs, it said.
FEMA has doled out about $106 million to victims of the Kentucky flood for repairs, cleanup, storage, moving costs and other short-term needs. The maximum FEMA payout is $39,700, but the average grant was closer to $20,000, McReynolds said.
A significant federal grant of $298 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development was announced in March to fund long-term infrastructure and housing needs in the flood zone. Another $20 million was allocated earlier this year by Kentucky lawmakers, funding to be split between flood victims and people who lost their homes in a 2021 tornado in western Kentucky.
But the large allocation of federal money could be slow to arrive, and it is unclear how much of it will go to housing, said Rebecca Shelton with the Appalachian Citizens Law Center, who co-authored the Kentucky flooding study.
“The big concern is really the timeline,” Shelton said. “It will be many months before these (federal) funds are implemented and I don’t know how much longer folks who are still inadequately housed can hang on.”
In Jackson and surrounding communities in hard-hit Breathitt County, bare house foundations, eroded river and creek shorelines, and scattered debris are glaring signs of the destruction.
Jeff Noble, Breathitt County’s top elected official, is still shocked when he speaks about the damage in his county, which was also hit by flooding in March 2021. One of his constituents has yet to find his wife’s body after she disappeared in the July flood.
“It’s just unbelievable, really,” Noble said.
The Howards have been beset by delays in restoring their home. The interior has been gutted down to the wall studs; it needs flooring, electrical wiring and new drywall. They, like many in the disaster zone, have had trouble finding laborers to do the work, with at least one handyman skipping out on them. Howard is unsure their FEMA aid will be enough, with no flood insurance money coming in.
Many victims who lost their homes are rebuilding again in flood-prone areas, because that’s all they can afford, McReynolds said. “We know there are a bunch of folks buying garden sheds and trying to convert them into tiny homes.”
His Housing Development Alliance is among a coalition of six nonprofits that have received nearly 500 applications from flood victims wanting to build new homes, McReynolds said.
Nonprofit housing groups, along with Kentucky’s governor, have their eye on a longer-term solution: moving vulnerable families out of flood-prone areas to higher ground. McReynolds said the incoming government funds could help transform the region.
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has launched a rebuilding effort on former mining lands, to create new housing developments outside the flood zone. So far, 125 acres in two counties have been donated, and state and federal funds, along with money from flood relief donations, will help fund the effort. Officials broke ground on the first home in February.
With help from McReynolds’ nonprofit, houses are also being built on a new street near Jackson.
Peach Tree Street’s first resident, Deborah Hansford, moved into a two-bedroom house on higher ground in late March. She was forced out of her Jackson home by the 2021 flood, and last year’s flood walloped it again, removing any hope of returning.
Last year’s disaster struck her family particularly hard. Her brother suffered a stroke as the flood waters surged and he died a month later, she said.
Hansford used her FEMA assistance to make a down payment on her new house with green siding and a wide front porch.
“I feel more secure now,” she said, enjoying her porch on a mild spring day. “Hopefully a flood like that will never happen again.” | 2023-05-25T15:20:42+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-news/ap-housing-crisis-remains-in-kentuckys-poor-appalachia-region-after-flood-waters-recede/ |
The acquisition of Hargray Managed IT will expand Dynamic Quest's presence in the Southeast region.
GREENSBORO, N.C., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spire Capital Partners backed Dynamic Quest, a managed service provider offering IT and cloud services to enterprises and businesses, completed the acquisition of Hargray's Managed IT Services division ("Hargray Managed IT"). Hargray Managed IT is a carve-out from Hargray, a Cable One company, based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dynamic Quest, led by CEO and Founder Javier Gomez, continues to execute on its strategic vision to become a regional leader in the Southeastern United States with its acquisition of Hargray Managed IT.
Hargray Managed IT offers Managed Network services, Hardware-as-a-Service, Cloud Hosting, Backup & Disaster Recovery, and Managed Security Services for small-to-medium sized business across a wide array of verticals. The company has a long-tenured and strong customer base located primarily in South Carolina and Georgia. The Hargray Managed IT team members will join Dynamic Quest and continue to serve their client base in the Southeast markets.
Javier Gomez, CEO of Dynamic Quest stated, "We are extremely excited about bringing the fantastic team at Hargray Managed IT Services (HMIT) division into our Dynamic Quest-Family. The addition of the HMIT team into Dynamic Quest brings with it a great team of resources, a fantastic group of clients as well as opening two more regional markets in Macon-GA and Savannah-GA. Dynamic Quest has a core objective of bringing stability and reliability to our clients while also growing to become the best Southeastern Managed IT Service Provider. This acquisition brings us closer to our goals of being able to help clients in new geographic locations as well as clients that have multiple locations around the Southeast."
"We are pleased to have the Hargray Managed Services team join Dynamic Quest – a company with a culture of integrity and exceptional service to their clients," said Chris Boone, Cable One Senior Vice President Business Services and Emerging Markets.
The transaction will expand Dynamic Quest's presence in the Southeast and provide the ability to cross-sell a broader base of products and services to the Hargray Managed IT customer base. Dynamic Quest will look to leverage its infrastructure including its data center, centralized delivery team, and sales and marketing initiatives to enhance service solutions for end clients and accelerate growth.
Bank Street Group LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor to Cable One, Inc. in connection with this transaction.
Spire Capital Partners (https://spirecapital.com/) is an active and experienced private equity firm with an investment focus in small market companies within the technology enabled business services, media, communications and education sectors. Spire Capital Partners was founded on the principle of partnering with management teams and founders to help effectuate the next stage of growth for their companies. Spire professionals have a broad array of past operating, investing and advisory experiences they leverage to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, guide strategic direction and execute their business plan. Spire Capital Partners is a New York-based investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Founded in 2000, Dynamic Quest is a managed service provider for IT services to enterprises and mid-sized businesses. Dynamic Quest offers a broad set of services including hosted cloud services, disaster recovery, managed IT, service plans, application support, virtual CIO and security services. The Company's headquarters is in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dynamic Quest currently has satellite offices in Raleigh, North Carolina; Atlanta, Valdosta, Macon, and Savannah, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; Birmingham, AL; and Clark, Philippines. For more information, visit https://dynamicquest.com/ or follow Dynamic Quest on LinkedIn
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces have begun retreating from a besieged city in the country’s east to move to stronger positions, a regional governor said Friday, the four-month mark in Russia’s invasion.
The planned withdrawal from Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, comes after relentless Russian bombardment that has reduced most of the industrial city to rubble and cut its population from 100,0000 to 10,000. Ukrainian troops fought the Russians in house-to-house battles before retreating to the huge Azot chemical factory on the city’s edge, where they remain holed up in its sprawling underground structures in which about 500 civilians also found refuge.
In recent days, Russian forces have made gains around Sievierodonetsk and the neighboring city of Lysychansk, on a steep bank across a river, in a bid to encircle Ukrainian forces.
Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk have been the focal point of the Russian offensive aimed at capturing all of the Donbas and destroying the Ukrainian military defending it — the most capable and battle-hardened segment of the country’s armed forces. The two cities and surrounding areas are the last major pockets of Ukrainian resistance in the Luhansk region — 95% of which is under Russian and local separatist forces’ control. The Russians and separatists also control about half of the Donetsk region, the second province in the Donbas.
Russia used its numerical advantages in troops and weapons to pummel Sievierodonetsk in what has become a war of attrition, while Ukraine clamored for better and more weapons from its Western allies. Bridges to the city were destroyed, slowing the Ukrainian military’s ability to resupply, reinforce and evacuate the wounded and others. Much of the city’s electricity, water and communications infrastructure has been destroyed.
Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said Ukrainian troops have been ordered to leave Sievierodonetsk to prevent bigger losses and move to better fortified positions. Ukraine’s military spokesman declined to confirm the retreat order, saying government policy prevents comments on Ukrainian troop movements.
“Regrettably, we will have to pull our troops out of Sievierodonetsk,” Haidai told The Associated Press. “It makes no sense to stay at the destroyed positions, and the number of killed in action has been growing.”
A senior U.S. defense official, speaking in Washington on condition of anonymity, on Friday called the Ukrainians’ move a “tactical retrograde” to consolidate forces into positions where they can better defend themselves. This will add to Ukraine’s effort to keep Russian forces pinned down longer in a small area, the official said.
Haidai noted that while the retreat is under way, some Ukrainian troops remain in Sievierodonetsk, facing massive Russian bombardment that has destroyed 80% of buildings.
“As of today, the resistance in Sievierodonetsk is continuing,” Haidai told the AP. “The Russians are relentlessly shelling the Ukrainian positions, burning everything out.”
Haidai said the Russians are also advancing toward Lysychansk — from Zolote and Toshkivka, adding that Russian reconnaissance units conducted forays on the city’s edges but its defenders drove them out. The governor added that a bridge leading to Lysychansk was badly damaged in a Russian airstrike and is unusable for trucks. Ukrainian military analyst Oleg Zhdanov told the AP that some of the troops moving away from Sievierodonetsk are heading to the fight in Lysychansk.
In other battlefield reports, the Russian Defense Ministry declared Friday that four Ukrainian battalions and a unit of “foreign mercenaries” totaling about 2,000 soldiers have been “fully blocked” near Hirske and Zolote, south of Lysychansk. The claim couldn’t be independently verified.
Following a botched attempt to capture Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, in the early stage of the invasion that started Feb. 24, Russian forces have shifted their focus to the Donbas, where the Ukrainian forces have fought Moscow-backed separatists since 2014.
After repeated requests to its Western allies for heavier weaponry to counter Russia’s edge in firepower, four medium-range American rocket launchers have arrived, with four more on the way. The senior U.S. defense official said Friday that more Ukrainian forces are training outside Ukraine to use the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, and are expected back in their country with the weapons by mid-July.
The rockets can travel about 45 miles (70 kilometers). Also to be sent are 18 U.S. coastal and river patrol boats. The official said there is no evidence Russia has been successful in intercepting any of what has been a steady flow of military aid into Ukraine from the U.S. and other nations. Russia has repeatedly threatened to strike, or actually claimed to have hit, such shipments.
IN OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged music fans at the Glastonbury Festival to “spread the truth about Russia’s war.” Speaking to the crowd at the British music extravaganza by video on Friday before a set by The Libertines, Zelenskyy said, “We in Ukraine would also like to live the life as we used to and enjoy freedom and this wonderful summer, but we cannot do that because the most terrible has happened – Russia has stolen our peace.”
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An official with the pro-Moscow administration in the southern city of Kherson that was captured by Russian troops early in the invasion was killed in an explosion Friday. The pro-Russian regional administration in Kherson said that Dmitry Savlyuchenko died when his vehicle exploded in what it described as a “terror attack.” There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Yuras Karmanau reported from Lviv.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2022-06-24T18:40:05+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/ukrainian-army-to-leave-battered-city-to-avoid-encirclement/ |
It is time for voters to think. Yes, it is time for voters to think about who they are voting for. Be it for local, state or federal offices. You must decide. Not just for which party you belong to, but who is the best person for the job. Many people running for office will say, I will promise to do this for you, or I can do this, or I will make things better for you. I, I, I, me, me, me. No one person can do anything. There is a thing called checks and balances. Voters must look at the politicians’ past histories on recent or past issues.
I am a 76-year-old Army veteran. I have seen the best and worst of times in this country. This is one of the worst of times I have seen. The prices of everything is going sky high. Gas, food, everything. Open borders, millions of undocumented people coming in to our country. Illegal drugs being brought in. People before judges being let go without bail. Many people that are running for office are changing parties. Why? Maybe they have a conscious. I am not telling you who to vote for, or which party to vote for. The only thing that I am asking for is to think about who you are voting for who will help you and America be a better place to live.
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Cheektowaga | 2022-10-15T21:26:10+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/opinion/letters/letter-consider-the-candidate-before-casting-any-vote/article_cf24d8b4-4a77-11ed-9ad1-17218429c64d.html |
Allegheny Health Network partners with DocASAP on new booking technology
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) patients now have a new option for self-scheduling a doctor's appointment – by booking online, right from their computers or smartphones, in just minutes.
AHN is now one of just a few large health systems in the country to offer self-scheduling for primary and specialty services. According to HealthLeaders magazine, about 88% of health systems see patient self-scheduling as a top access and investment priority, but only about 3% currently have that capability – and only a few are actually acting on those plans, the magazine reported in July 2022.
"At AHN, we know that exceptional care isn't just about providing outstanding medicine – it's about breaking down barriers to care and providing better access and an easier experience for our patients," said Deborah Duffy, Senior Vice President, Virtual Health and Access for AHN. "Online self-scheduling eliminates a lot of the hassle involved in making a doctor's appointment."
In other words, less time on the phone with call centers or reception desks.
When patients visit AHN.org's "Find Care" portal (findcare.ahn.org) and search for a primary care provider or a specialist, the search will return a list of providers. Many of those provider bios now feature a "make an appointment" button beside the provider's name.
By clicking on the "make an appointment" button, patients will be taken to the provider's online scheduling tool, which shows the provider's short-term availability and next available appointment.
From there, the online booking tool directs the patients to a decision tree and asks them a series of questions (reason for visit, date of birth, and a few others related to insurance coverage) and then asks them to select an available appointment window. Lastly, the tool asks the patient to confirm the appointment.
The technology interacts seamlessly with AHN's MyChart patient portal. After the appointment is confirmed through the "Find Care" tool, the patient receives an immediate MyChart notification.
"Patients are telling us they want more autonomy, and more tools like these," Duffy said. "As a network, we are committed to delivering consumer-friendly technologies that allow patients to access health care on their own terms."
Caregivers are enthusiastic about AHN's new self-scheduling option. Historically, physician practices have been resistant to giving up control of their appointment books, but at AHN, practices have collaborated with the network's access and IT teams every step of the way, on this and other access-improvement initiatives
"Our physicians understand that providing world-class medicine is only one part of the care equation," said Donald Whiting, MD, Chief Medical Officer for AHN. "Ensuring convenient access to our providers allows patients to more easily take advantage of the many medical services that we offer. Our new self-scheduling technology is a game-changer for both patients and caregivers."
AHN has partnered with DocASAP, a leading patient access and engagement platform, to implement the new self-scheduling system. DocASAP, a part of Optum, which serves a variety of health systems and health plans nationally, is based in Virginia.
To date, more than 2,000 patients have successfully self-scheduled their own AHN physician appointments using the new option, which launched this summer. Currently, patients may self-schedule primary care, orthopedic, and OB/GYN appointments. More specialties, including cardiology, will be added in the near future.
"As an industry, we need to meet people where they are – and increasingly, they are online," Duffy said. "This is a truly patient-centered access advancement, and it has the potential to improve health and well-being in meaningful ways."
Patients can also continue to request appointments via email through their MyChart app, or by calling 412-DOCTORS in the Pittsburgh area (814-CONNECT in the Erie region).
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Allegheny Health Network (AHN.org) is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the greater Western Pennsylvania region. The Network is composed of 14 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, Health + Wellness Pavilions, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, and a group purchasing organization. The Network provides patients with access to a complete spectrum of advanced medical services, including nationally recognized programs for primary and emergency care, trauma care, cardiovascular disease, organ transplantation, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, women's health, diabetes, autoimmune disease and more. AHN employs approximately 21,000 people, has more than 2,600 physicians on its medical staff and serves as a clinical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Optum is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. With more than 210,000 people worldwide, Optum delivers intelligent, integrated solutions that help to modernize the health system and improve overall population health. Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). For more information, visit www.Optum.com.
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Rates Often Vary by Region
DALLAS, Jan. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CARFAX has new data that provides insights into where accidents happen around the country, including the states with the most and the fewest accidents per 1,000 registered vehicles in each state. Georgia tops the list for the most, and several other southern states had high rates as well. Here are the Top 10 states with the most accidents:
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- Alabama
- Rhode Island
- New Jersey
- Indiana
- Tennessee
"Several southern states suffer from higher accident rates," said Patrick Olsen, Executive Editor at CARFAX. "But when we look at the states with the fewest accidents, Oregon tops the list followed closely by several other western, mountainous states. It's interesting to see there is some regionality to the accident rates nationwide."
Here are the Top 10 states with the fewest accidents per 1,000 vehicles in each state:
- Oregon
- Hawaii
- Alaska
- California
- Vermont
- Pennsylvania
- Maryland
- Virginia
- Montana
- Washington
Accident history is the No. 1 thing used-car shoppers look for in a vehicle's history. CARFAX estimates that the average impact on value for a vehicle with damage in its past is almost $400 on the wholesale price and more than $500 on the retail price. Those numbers jump to an average of nearly $2,000 for wholesale and $2,700 for retail if the vehicle has sustained severe damage.
CARFAX estimates as many as 40% of vehicles on U.S. roads today have some damage in their history; that's about 110 million cars. Dealers can use the CARFAX Vehicle History Report to see if there has been damage reported to CARFAX, and also get help in determining where the impact was and the severity of the damage.
"I love what CARFAX has done over the years to get more data and to provide more detailed accident information," said Vaida Presniakovaite, President of Midway Autohaus in Bridgeview, Illinois. "I can usually tell whether it was a minor fender-bender with cosmetic damages or severe damage and the vehicle was towed. Or maybe it'll even tell me if the vehicle just hit a deer while it was driving down the road."
"Oftentimes CARFAX vehicle history reports will actually show an accident where others won't," said Jesse Eiermann, Used Car Manager at Empire Chevrolet in Huntington, N.Y. "That really does put an impact on the value of the vehicle. If you're not paying attention or you don't have CARFAX as a tool, you're going miss out and then run into some trouble later down the road."
CARFAX data shows one in four cars are sold within a year of being in a damage-causing incident.
Editor's note: Reporters are welcome to visit the CARFAX booth (#1215) at the NADA Show to learn more. Interviews are available including in-person at NADA. Please contact publicrelations@carfax.com.
About CARFAX
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MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel (AP) _ Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (TSEM) on Tuesday reported earnings of $58.1 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Migdal Haemek, Israel-based company said it had net income of 53 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were 58 cents per share.
The chipmaker posted revenue of $426.2 million in the period.
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Memorial site for Dadeville shooting victims growing
DADEVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) - Saturday will make one week since a mass shooting at a Sweet 16 party killed four people and injured 32 others.
People from Dadeville and other surrounding communities continue to mourn the victims of the tragedy as friends and families plan to lay them to rest.
A memorial sits in front of Mahogany Dance Studio with a plethora of flower bouquets, stuffed animals, balloons, and pictures of Philstavious Dowdell, 18, Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 23, and Shaunkivia Nicole Smith, 17, and Marsiah Emmanuel Collins, 19.
For people like Dadeville resident Darlene Lyons, Friday may have been their first time coming site since the shooting happened.
“When I get off work, I ride by so much and look,” Lyons said, “I wanted to stop, but I just couldn’t get my nerves up to stop.”
Lyons added it was difficult for her to stop there knowing the victims and the suspects were her grandson’s age.
The mass shooting has made it difficult for parents and grandparents to send their children to social outings, fearing the unknown.
“We just don’t know who to trust,” said Lyons.
Corbin Holston will be the first among the victims to be laid to rest on Saturday, April 22.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration grants orphan drug designation to ISB 2001 for the treatment of multiple myeloma
NEW YORK, July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ichnos Sciences Inc., a global clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative multispecific immune cell engager antibodies in oncology, today announced it has been granted orphan drug designation (ODD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first-in-class T-cell engaging trispecific antibody, ISB 2001, for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
ISB 2001, Ichnos' third clinical-stage asset to receive ODD for the treatment of multiple myeloma, is the company's first BCMA x CD38 x CD3 TREAT™1 trispecific antibody based on the company's proprietary BEAT® platform2, which enables the development of immune cell engagers. This designation closely follows that of Ichnos' first-in-class CD38 x CD47 biparatopic bispecific antibody innate cell modulator, ISB 1442, which was granted ODD by the FDA in March 2023.
"The FDA's decision to grant orphan drug designation to ISB 2001 – our third clinical-stage asset to receive that designation in five years – underscores the importance of the work our team is doing to develop potentially curative therapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma," said Cyril Konto, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Ichnos Sciences. "As new multiple myeloma diagnoses continue to climb, our charge of providing patients more innovative, novel therapies that can overcome the limitations of options available to them today becomes that much more urgent."
This milestone is achieved as Ichnos prepares to initiate a Phase 1 first-in-human dose-escalation dose-expansion study of ISB 2001 later this summer, after securing approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Australia and IND clearance from the FDA.
"The entire team at Ichnos – across every role and function – comes to work focused on realizing our vision of a world free of multiple myeloma. This decision by the FDA reinforces that we are on the right path," said Lida Pacaud, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Ichnos Sciences. "Securing orphan drug designation for ISB 2001 is a critical milestone as we advance the clinical development of this promising asset, and it comes at a pivotal moment as we prepare to initiate a Phase 1 clinical trial."
ISB 2001 combines three proprietary Fab arms binding to CD3 on T cells, as well as BCMA and CD38 on multiple myeloma cells. Through targeting two tumor-associated antigens, ISB 2001 has increased binding specificity to multiple myeloma cells due to enhanced avidity-based binding, and it has demonstrated increased killing of tumor cells in vitro across variable levels of expression of both BCMA and CD38 compared to teclistamab, alnuctamab and EM-801. Additionally, ISB 2001 exhibits higher potency in vitro when compared to the combination of daratumumab and teclistamab currently under clinical investigation, as demonstrated by data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in April 2023.
The FDA grants ODD to therapies that show promise in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of rare disease or conditions that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States, such as multiple myeloma, which is a rare cancer of plasma cells. According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2019, there were an estimated 159,787 people living with myeloma in the United States with approximately 34,470 new cases estimated in 20223. While there has been headway in the treatment of multiple myeloma, there remains a significant unmet need for therapies that can overcome developed resistance and decreased effectiveness over time.
To learn more about ISB 2001 and Ichnos' pipeline of oncology assets, visit Ichnos.com/Pipeline
About Ichnos Sciences Inc.
A fully integrated, global biotech with the spirit of a start-up, Ichnos is shifting the way the world thinks about innovation in medicine through its research and development of transformative, disease-centric treatments in oncology. The company, with headquarters in New York, N.Y., is rapidly advancing a clinical-stage pipeline of novel, first-in-class candidates designed to address complex diseases and to treat patients holistically. With its patented BEAT® technology platform and pioneering teams, Ichnos Sciences has a mission to provide breakthrough, curative therapies that will extend and improve lives, writing a new chapter in healthcare.
For more information, visit Ichnos.com
CONTACT
Ashok Marín
Ichnos Sciences
ashok.marin@ichnossciences.com
1 TREAT™: Trispecific Engagement by Antibodies based on the TCR
2 BEAT®: Bispecific Engagement by Antibodies based on the TCR
3 https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/mulmy.html
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LOS ANGELES (AP)Bronny James stepped over to his dad’s locker and played the phone video he had taken of Tuesday night’s biggest moment. The NBA’s new scoring king tipped his head back in a rich, full-throated laugh when the audio revealed Bronny had anticipated that the historic basket would come on a fadeaway jumper.
”That’s tough, that’s tough,” LeBron James said. ”That’s funny.”
For James, the greatest cost of nearly two decades in the NBA is the family time he misses. When he reached arguably the greatest individual basketball milestone of all by passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career scoring record, James’ mother, wife and three children all witnessed the coronation.
They were right at courtside in a building packed with stars and roaring fans who rose in waves of anticipation every time he touched the ball.
James has been thriving under formidable pressure his entire adult life, and this was nothing the King couldn’t handle – although the man who says he almost never cries had tears in his eyes after he made history with that nimble step-back shot in the third quarter.
”I had a moment when it happened, and I embraced that moment,” James said afterward. ”Seeing my family and friends, the people that’s been around me since I started this journey to the NBA, definitely very emotional right there. Just a kid from a small town in Ohio. I had a moment there, but I don’t think it’s really hit me, what just transpired.”
When James surpassed Abdul-Jabbar’s record 38,387 points, a crowd that had roared for his every basket went the craziest of all.
”A lot of people wanted me to go to the skyhook to break the record, or one of the signature dunks,” James said with a grin. ”But the fadeaway is a signature play as well.”
The Los Angeles crowd screamed and stomped with every point while James steadily surged toward the mark held since April 1984 by Abdul-Jabbar, who watched the game from a baseline seat near the Los Angeles bench.
With four championship rings and nearly every other honor available to a basketball player, the 38-year-old James closed in on this next moment in history with the confidence of a player who has been even better than anyone could have expected two decades ago when the kid from Akron, Ohio, reached the NBA.
”The expectations were all the way out to Pluto, and he went ahead and created his own galaxy,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said before his team’s 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The crowd was in its seats far earlier than normal in Los Angeles, and James got numerous ovations before the Lakers and Thunder got rolling. Lakers fans turned out in droves for the chance to see a once-in-a-generation achievement, with tickets going for thousands on the secondary market.
The moment was irresistible to fans like Aaron Sanchez, one of the hundreds of jersey-clad Lakers faithful patiently taking turns posing in front of the statue of Abdul-Jabbar that stands on the plaza in front of the Lakers’ downtown arena.
Sanchez shares a set of two season tickets with a few friends and family, and he already had the seats for Tuesday’s game months before anyone could predict the magic day. He turned down a friend’s offer of $200 to swap the Thunder seats, but he knew he would be out of luck if James waited until Thursday to break the record, since those tickets belong to a different friend.
”It’s basketball history, and that’s what the Lakers are all about,” Sanchez said. ”LeBron is already one of the greatest Lakers ever, and getting this record in a Lakers uniform just makes it more certain. He was our leader after Kobe (Bryant) died, and he’s our leader now.”
Indeed, James has already earned a special place in Lakers fans’ hearts over his five seasons in purple and gold. Several months before he won the franchise’s 17th championship in the Florida pandemic bubble, he became a part of Lakers lore with his inspirational words and steady leadership in the wake of Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash.
Inside the building, dozens of celebrities gathered to witness history: Denzel Washington, Jay-Z, Bad Bunny, LL Cool J, Usher, Andy Garcia and countless others. Dozens of basketball greats also turned out, including Lakers heroes James Worthy and Bob McAdoo along with Dwyane Wade.
The biggest star in the crowd was Abdul-Jabbar, who has verbally sparred with James in public over issues not directly related to basketball. The Lakers legend known to all as Cap wasn’t about to miss history, and he shared a warm hug with James before ceremonially exchanging a basketball in a simple, touching gesture.
Although the final score chafed him, James said he’ll never forget this stop on his two-decade journey.
”This ride has been fantastic,” James said.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Dee Alford intercepted Jacoby Brissett's pass with less than a minute remaining and the Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Cleveland Browns 23-20 on Sunday.
The Falcons (2-2) spoiled the Georgia homecoming of Cleveland's Nick Chubb, who ran for 118 yards and a touchdown with his high school team watching.
Younghoe Koo’s 45-yard field goal, his third of the game, with 2:28 remaining gave the Falcons the lead.
The Browns (2-2) moved past the 50 but on third and 23, Alford picked off Brissett's pass intended for David Bell.
“It was a bad decision because he picked it,” Brissett said.
Brissett, the Browns' fill-in starter while Deshaun Watson serves his 11-game suspension for alleged sexual misconduct, completed 21 of 35 passes for 234 yards with no touchdowns and the interception.
“He did some good things,” said Browns coach Kevin Stefanski. “He wants plays back like I want play calls back. That’s the really frustrating part of this game when you come up short, so we’ll look at it and grow from it.”
Atlanta's Marcus Mariota passed for only 139 yards with an interception. He called the game a “complete team win.”
“To be able to play all three phases that way I think is huge for us,” Mariota said.
Stefanski second-guessed himself for passing up points on Cleveland's opening drive. On fourth and 3 from the Atlanta 4, Stefanski left his offense on the field and Brissett, forced to throw on the run, threw an incompletion.
“I need to own a large part of that,” Stefanski said. “A lot of things you wish you could take back.”
Brissett said he appreciated the opportunity to go for the touchdown.
“We respect Kevin for giving us that trust,” Brissett said.
The Falcons leaned on a balanced running attack led by rookie Tyer Algeier, who had 10 carries for 84 yards. Caleb Huntley and Cordarrelle Patterson each ran for touchdowns.
“When you can run the ball and they know you’re going to run it, that speaks volumes for your guys,” Falcons coach Arthur Smith said.
Chubb, with his Cedartown (Georgia) High School team watching from the stands, broke free around left end for a 28-yard touchdown run that gave Cleveland a 20-17 lead and pushed him over 100 yards. Chubb began the day as the NFL's leading rusher. He worked out with his high school team, about an hour from Atlanta, in the offseason.
Atlanta tied the game with Koo's 21-yard field goal.
Huntley had only one carry this season before he seized an opportunity in the second half. Huntley, who was on the practice squad before being elevated to the active roster on Saturday, had eight carries for 54 yards, including his 5-yard scoring run that gave the Falcons a 17-13 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Cleveland more than doubled Atlanta's total offense in the first half — 245 to 120 yards — but had to settle for a halftime tie.
The equalizer was a lost fumble by Browns tight end David Njoku. Falcons safety Jaylinn Hawkins forced the fumble, which was recovered by linebacker Rashaan Evans at the Cleveland 31.
Patterson's 11-yard scoring run three plays later gave the Falcons a 10-0 lead.
The Browns pulled even on Brissett's 5-yard scoring run and Cade York's 29-yard field goal.
One week after setting a career rushing high for the second time in three weeks with 141 yards against Seattle, Patterson ran for 38 yards on nine carries. He was limited by a sore knee in practice most of the week.
NEW STARTERS
Rookie Alex Wright and Isaac Rochell were fill-in starters at defensive end for Cleveland. Jadeveon Clowney missed his second consecutive game with an ankle injury. On Saturday, the Browns ruled out Myles Garrett as he recovers from injuries in a car wreck on Monday. Garrett hurt his shoulder, biceps, had several cuts and bruises, and broke a blood vessel in his left eye when he lost control of his car while speeding.
Browns defensive tackle Taven Bryan (hamstring) also did not play.
INJURIES
Browns backup running back Jerome Ford left the game with an ankle injury in the first quarter.
UP NEXT
Browns: Host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
Falcons: At Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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Which picket fence is best?
The right picket fence can add a personal touch to your front or backyard while deterring unwanted animals such as dogs or even deer from entering. It can also keep pets and young children inside the yard, protecting them from potential dangers on the road. These small fences come in many colors, shapes, sizes and styles, making them both functional and aesthetic. The best prebuilt picket fence is the WamBam Fence No-Dig Permanent Nantucket Vinyl Picket Fence Panel because it’s easy to install, has a classic design and offers many practical benefits.
What to know before you buy a picket fence
Intended purpose
Picket fences can be used for many purposes, including:
- Keep people or dogs from entering your yard uninvited
- Discourage deer from getting to your garden
- Obstruct the view of your front or back yard for added privacy
- Prevent dogs from escaping the yard, especially if you have an invisible fence, too
- Discourage children from leaving the property unattended
- Add to the overall decor or highlight specific sections of the property
- Establish property lines for yourself, neighbors or service people
- Serve as a place for climbing plants to grow and flourish
When choosing one, consider your main goal or goals first. Taller fences with thicker pickets or pickets that are placed close together are generally ideal for security or privacy purposes. Those that have sharp tips can also help keep intruders out.
Coverage and measurements
Although there are some design variations, picket fences all follow a similar setup, which is:
- Pickets: The pickets are the vertical structures that make up the majority of the fence. Between every picket is a gap that varies in spacing. This gap is also present between the posts and the pickets. A larger gap means fewer pickets.
- Posts: These are inserted into the ground and add to the fence’s stability. The post height affects how deep you can dig into the ground for positioning purposes. Some areas have local building codes with rules on this, so check those before getting a fence.
- Rails: These run horizontally across each picket to connect them and add stability to the entire structure. They also connect to the posts.
When adding any kind of fence to your yard, measure and plan out the area you want to be contained first. That way, you can get an idea of how large of a fence you need and get an estimate of the project’s cost. There are some online calculators you can use to figure out the size and number of posts and pickets you need.
Rules and considerations
If you’re part of a Homeowners Association, there are certain rules you must follow. In some neighborhoods, this includes restrictions on the exterior of your home and the structures you install, including fences. Make sure the fence you want corresponds to the Association’s rules, especially regarding the height, size and overall aesthetic.
Before putting up a fence, it’s also important to know the exact location of your property line. If you install a fence in a neighbor’s yard by mistake, you could be required to remove it. Consider hiring a licensed surveyor to figure out where the property lines are.
What to look for in a quality picket fence
Style and design
Most picket fences follow the same kind of general design. There are a few different styles and themes, though, which can change the overall look of your front or backyard. These include:
- Simple and classic spear style where the pickets have a single triangular point at the top and feature straight lines all the way down.
- Functional spear style which looks similar but has points designed to also help shed excess water.
As for the pickets, here are some common styles:
- Pointed top
- Rounded sections
- Geometric shapes
- Distinct or uniform patterns
The posts of the fence can also be decorative. Some are sharper at the top, while others are flat and more decorative. A few are rounded or have an aesthetic piece at the top.
Some fences incorporate latticework or have irregular heights throughout to catch the eye. Many are rectangular, but some are designed with an arc-like shape.
Material
The primary materials used in a picket fence help determine how durable it is and how much maintenance is needed. Maintenance includes repainting, cleaning and fixing loose pickets. Common materials include:
- Metal: Many fences incorporate metal, such as steel and lightweight aluminum, into their design. Metal is durable and unlikely to fall over, crack or break. Certain metals, such as galvanized steel, are also less prone to corrosion or rust.
- Wood: Traditional picket fences consisted of wood, such as cedar, pine or spruce. The main advantage of wood is that it’s easy to paint. Some wood types, including cedar, are also resistant to warping or water damage.
- Vinyl or polyvinyl chloride: Highly durable and low-maintenance, this is a great option for those who want something that lasts. This material can stand up against harsh environmental conditions, though it doesn’t always handle direct sunlight well.
- Composite: Composite consists of wood, plastic and other materials to create a durable fence. These fences are generally weather-resistant and lightweight. They’re also more budget-friendly than solid wood or certain metals.
Assembly
When it comes to purchasing and assembly, here are the main options:
- Prefabricated fences: These come already assembled and are easy to install. They do not require specific measurements. Design options are sometimes limited.
- Ready-to-assemble fences: With these, you get all the necessary pickets, posts and rails. You simply need to assemble them.
- Do-it-yourself fences: These are ideal for those who want a more custom option, but they do require some know-how and patience.
Alternatively, you can opt for a professional to help you assemble and install your fence.
How much you can expect to spend on a picket fence
The cost depends on the materials, the size and whether you plan to install it yourself or with a professional. Smaller fences cost around $50, while larger ones cost about $140. Larger projects with a professional installation service range from around $200-$1,000 or so.
Picket fence FAQ
Can I design my own fence?
A. Yes, but it requires specific materials and tools. For example, you might need something to cut the wood into the desired shape and size. You also need safety equipment, measuring tape, a post level, stakes and gravel or dirt to position the fence upright. Some places, such as Home Depot, can help you create a fence and install it for you. Alternatively, you can get a contractor to help build it.
What are some alternatives to a picket fence?
A. If you’re looking for privacy and decor, plant some large bushes, hedges or trees to help conceal your yard. Brushwood and bamboo are also good options. Alternatively, put up a stone wall for added security and separation from the neighbors, sidewalk or road.
What’s the best picket fence to buy?
Top picket fence
WamBam Fence No-Dig Permanent Nantucket Vinyl Picket Fence Panel
What you need to know: This vinyl picket fence is easy to assemble and has a classic design.
What you’ll love: Weather-resistant and durable, this fence comes with either pointed or flat top pickets. It’s professional-grade and doesn’t require much work to put it together. All that’s needed is a hammer to drive the posts into the ground. It comes with 13 pickets and is 72 inches wide by 48 inches tall.
What you should consider: It’s not very tall.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot and Wayfair
Top picket fence for the money
Zippity Outdoor Products Permanent All American Vinyl Picket Fence Panel Kit
What you need to know: This affordable picket fence kit does not require digging, making it easy to install.
What you’ll love: Made of durable vinyl, this kit comes with a fence panel, a post, four brackets, a cap and one pipe anchor. It has a swooped picket design that adds to the overall design of the fence. It stands at 3.5 feet tall and 6 feet wide.
What you should consider: It’s easy to install on flat terrain, but slopes can make it tricky to assemble.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Worth checking out
Topeakmart Wood Picket Garden Fence Edging Fencing Garden Yard Border
What you need to know: This short picket garden fence is ideal for those who want to add decor to their garden or yard.
What you’ll love: It comes in three sizes. Each individual section is 21.7 inches tall by 35.5 inches long. The fence consists of natural fir wood that’s been treated so it keeps its shape for a long time.
What you should consider: The fence is rather short because it’s really meant for a garden, not a yard.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago was executed on Tuesday.
Gary Green, 51, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for the September 2009 deaths of Lovetta Armstead, 32, and her daughter, Jazzmen Montgomery, at their Dallas home. Green’s attorneys did not file any appeals seeking to stop the execution.
A Buddhist spiritual adviser chosen by Green stood beside the death chamber gurney at the inmate’s feet and said a brief prayer. Green then apologized profusely when asked by the warden if he had a final statement.
“I apologize for all the harm I have caused you and your family,” Green said, looking at relatives of his victims who watched through a window close by. “We ate together, we laughed and cried together as a family. I’m sorry I failed you.”
He said he took “two people that we all loved, and I had to live that while I was here.”
“We were all one and I broke that bond,” he continued. “I ask that you forgive me, not for me but for y’all. I’m fixing to go home and y’all are going to be here. I want to make sure you don’t suffer. You have to forgive me and heal and move on. … I’m not the man I used to be.”
Instead of inserting the IV needles in each arm, prison technicians had to use a vein in Green’s right arm and a vein on the top of his left hand, delaying the injection briefly for Green, who was listed on prison records as weighing 365 pounds (165 kilograms).
As the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began, Green was thanking prison administrators, chaplains and “all the beautiful human beings at the Polunsky Unit,” the prison that houses Texas’ condemned men. Then he took several quick breaths, which evolved into snores. After nine snores, all movement ceased. Several of the victims’ relatives hugged and briefly cried.
He was pronounced dead 33 minutes later, at 7:07 p.m.
Ray Montgomery, Jazzmen’s father and one of the witnesses, said recently that he wasn’t cheering for Green’s execution but saw it as the justice system at work.
“It’s justice for the way my daughter was tortured. It’s justice for the way that Lovetta was murdered,” said Montgomery, 43. He and other witnesses did not speak with reporters afterward.
In prior appeals, Green’s attorneys had claimed he was intellectually disabled and had a lifelong history of psychiatric disorders. Those appeals were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court and lower appeals courts.
The high court has prohibited the death penalty for the intellectually disabled, but not for people with serious mental illness.
Authorities said Green committed the killings after Armstead sought to annul their marriage. On the day of the killings, Armstead had written two letters to Green, telling him that although she loved him, she had “to do what’s best for me.” In his own letter, which was angry and rambling, Green expressed the belief Armstead and her children were involved in a plot against him.
“You asked to see the monster so here he is the monster you made me. … They will be 5 lives taken today me being the 5th,” Green wrote.
Armstead was stabbed more than two dozen times, and Green drowned Jazzmen in the home’s bathtub.
Authorities said Green also intended to kill Armstead’s two other children, then 9-year-old Jerrett and 12-year-old Jerome. Green stabbed Jerrett but both boys survived.
“Told (Green) because we’re too little to die, and we won’t tell anybody about it,” Jerrett told jurors in testimony about how he convinced Green to spare their lives.
Josh Healy, one of the prosecutors with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office that convicted Green, said the boys were incredibly brave.
Green “was an evil guy. It was one of the worst cases I’ve ever been a part of,” said Healy, now a defense attorney in Dallas.
Montgomery said he still has a close relationship with Armstead’s two sons. He said both lead productive lives and Jerome Armstead has a daughter who looks like Jazzmen.
“They still suffer a lot, I think,” said Montgomery, who is a special education English teacher.
Green’s execution was the first of two scheduled in Texas this week. Inmate Arthur Brown Jr. is set to be executed Thursday.
Green was the eighth inmate in the U.S. put to death this year.
He was one of six Texas death row inmates participating in a lawsuit seeking to stop the state’s prison system from using what they allege are expired and unsafe execution drugs. Despite a civil court judge in Austin preliminarily agreeing with the claims, four of the Texas inmates including Green have been executed this year. ___
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SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed during an altercation downtown late Wednesday night.
The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. near North St. Mary’s Street and East Travis Street.
According to police, two men, both in their 40s or 50s, for an unknown reason got into an altercation at an intersection.
Police said during the fight, one of the men pulled out a knife or box cutter and sliced the man’s hand and stabbed him in the back. The suspect fled after the stabbing.
The wounded man was taken by EMS to an area hospital, where he is expected to recover. The man has not been identified.
SAPD said they searched the area and used the Eagle helicopter in attempt to locate the suspect, but he has not been found.
The investigation is ongoing, police said. | 2022-08-25T10:51:24+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/08/25/man-stabbed-during-altercation-at-downtown-intersection-suspect-on-the-run-police-say/ |
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s supreme leader offered prayers Friday for Afghanistan’s earthquake victims during a speech to Islamic clerics in Kabul.
The tremor in June killed more than 1,000 people in the eastern part of the country. State radio aired Haibatullah Akhundzada’s speech live Friday from the gathering in Kabul, where thousands of Islamic clerics and tribal elders are together for the first time since seizing power in Afghanistan in August. Women were not allowed to attend.
Akhundzada’s appearance added symbolic heft to the meeting and the decisions the group is considering about Afghanistan’s future. The Taliban are under international pressure to be more inclusive as they struggle with Afghanistan’s humanitarian crises.
The powerful earthquake killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Afghanistan, igniting yet another crisis for the struggling country and further underscoring the Taliban’s limited capabilities and isolation. Overstretched aid groups already keeping millions of Afghans alive rushed supplies to the quake victims, but most countries responded tepidly to Taliban calls for international help.
In his hour-long speech, Akhundzada called the Taliban takeover a “victory for the Muslim world.”
He added that, “Afghan businessmen should return and invest in the country.”
Akhundzada has been the spiritual chief of the Islamist movement but has remained a reclusive figure.
He rose from low-profile to leader of the Taliban in a swift transition of power after a 2016 U.S. drone strike killed his predecessor, Mullah Akhtar Mansour.
After being appointed leader, Akhundzada secured the backing of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, who showered the cleric with praise, calling him “the emir of the faithful.”
The endorsement by Osama bin Laden’s heir helped seal his jihadist credentials with the Taliban’s longtime allies.
Akhundzada told the gathered clerics and leaders that during the bloody takeover, the Taliban “never intended to fight the Afghans” allied with the U.S.-led force. “We fought them because they became the shield of the invaders,” he said.
The Taliban, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country, touted the gathering in the capital of Kabul as a forum to hear a range of voices on issues facing Afghanistan.
But all those who addressed the assembly — and, it appeared, the overwhelming majority of attendees — were Taliban officials and supporters, mostly Islamic clerics.
Women were not allowed to attend, although media reports suggested that the reopening of the girls’ schools would be discussed. The Taliban’s supreme leader earlier this year banned girls after sixth grade from attending school and issued a decree requiring women in public to cover themselves completely, except for their eyes.
The Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi told state broadcaster RTA on Wednesday that male delegates would represent women. “When their sons are in the gathering it means that they are also involved,” he said.
The gathering was held in the Loya Jirga Hall of Kabul’s Polytechnic University. A Loya Jirga is a gathering of tribal leaders and prominent figures, a traditional Afghan way for local leaders to have their grievances heard by rulers. However, the Taliban notably did not call the gathering a Loya Jirga, instead titling it “the Great Conference of Ulema,” the term in Islam for religious scholars and clerics.
The international cut-off of Afghanistan’s financing has deepened the country’s economic collapse and fueled its humanitarian crises. Millions in the country rely on international aid to have enough food to live.
The meeting comes as finance and central bank officials from the Taliban-led government are meeting with U.S. officials in Qatar to discuss economic and aid issues following last week’s earthquake.
The Washington Post first reported Tuesday that senior Biden administration officials are working with the Taliban leadership on a mechanism to allow Afghanistan’s government to use its central bank reserves to deal with the country’s severe hunger and poverty crises while erecting safeguards to ensure the funds are not misused. | 2022-07-01T18:46:05+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/taliban-supreme-leader-prays-for-afghanistans-quake-victims/ |
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Very Good Food Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VGFC) (TSXV: VERY.V) (FSE: OSI) ("VERY GOOD" or the "Company"), a leading plant-based food technology company, announces it will present at H.C. Wainwright's 24TH Annual Global Investment Conference ("H.C. Wainwright's Conference") and at The Emerging Growth Conference. Chief Executive Officer, Parimal Rana will be representing VERY GOOD at both conferences.
H.C. Wainwright's Conference is being held on September 12-14, 2022. H.C. Wainwright & Co. is hosting its 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, which is being held as a hybrid event on September 12 to 14, 2022. The in-person venue for the event is the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City located at 455 Madison Avenue. Virtual participation will be staged simultaneously with over 500 company presentations scheduled as live feed or available on-demand.
VERY GOOD will present at H.C. Wainwright's Conference on Monday, September 12th, 2022, at 7:00 AM Eastern Time.
If you are an institutional investor and would like to listen to the Company's presentation at H.C Wainwright's 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, please click here to register for the conference.
The Emerging Growth Conference is being held on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022. VERY GOOD will be presenting at 1:30 PM Eastern Time. The Company's presentation at the Emerging Growth Conference will be available via webcast.
Questions can be submitted in advance to: Questions@EmergingGrowth.com.
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The VERY GOOD Food Company Inc. is an emerging plant-based food technology company that produces nutritious and delicious plant-based meat and cheese products under VERY GOOD's core brands: The VERY GOOD Butchers and The VERY GOOD Cheese Co. www.verygoodfood.com.
OUR MISSION IS LOFTY BUT BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE: GET MILLIONS TO RETHINK THEIR FOOD CHOICES WHILE HELPING THEM DO THE WORLD A WORLD OF GOOD. BY OFFERING PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTIONS SO DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS, WE'RE HELPING THIS KIND OF DIET BECOME THE NORM.
ON BEHALF OF THE VERY GOOD FOOD COMPANY INC.
Parimal Rana
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 855 472-9841
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GENEVA (AP) — Talks went down to the wire Thursday as the World Trade Organization was set to wrap up its first ministerial-level meeting in more than four years, with no firm deal so far on issues like food security, the fight against overfishing in the seas, and efforts to broaden access to COVID-19 vaccines.
India’s top envoy offered hope for a breakthrough, however, predicting “one of the most successful” meetings of its kind in years.
Western diplomats this week had accused India’s delegation of blocking agreement on issues like a waiver of WTO rules that protect patents behind COVID-19 vaccines and a bid to reduce government subsidies that help industrial-sized fishing operations that scoop up huge catches, while protecting the livelihoods of small-scale fishermen.
India positioned itself as a leading voice for developing countries that have resisted what they perceive as high-handed demands by Western powers trying to protect the diversity of ocean wildlife and the innovations of their lucrative pharmaceutical industries.
As the deadline for the talks neared, Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal spoke ebulliently with reporters, saying that a “crestfallen mood” a day earlier had given way to “positivity” after talks through the night and into Thursday morning.
“The positivity with which everybody is engaged truly is a matter of celebration for the world. I just hope I’m not speaking too soon,” he said. “But India is convinced that this will turn out to be one of the most successful ministerials that the WTO has seen in a long time.”
Goyal declined to specify which of a series of negotiations would bear fruit.
Ambitions to strike deals at the WTO are, in many ways, a victim of the organization’s own structure: the 164-member trade body operates by consensus, meaning every single country has to sign off on decisions or at least not get in the way. The United States, in particular, has singlehandedly blocked appointments to the WTO’s appeals court, which aims to mediate trade disputes.
The four-day meeting that opened Sunday was extended by a day to give negotiators a final chance to strike at least one consequential deal. It would be the first in years.
India has been a crucial participant in talks over the “IP Waiver” on COVID-19 vaccine protections — along with South Africa — which ran afoul of many wealthy countries. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala set up talks with the U.S. and European Union to work on a compromise text.
Many activist groups oppose the proposed changes, saying they don’t go far enough to help fight a once-in-a-century pandemic or prepare for the next one. Big Pharma has resisted any changes that could dilute protections for its innovations.
Envoys also took up declarations showing support for the World Food Program in times of growing food insecurity as Russia’s war in Ukraine has choked off exports of wheat and other food staples from its fields.
The draft text on fisheries aims to limit government subsidies — such as for fuel — to fishing boats or workers who take part in “illegal, unreported and unreported” fishing or national subsidies that contribute to “overcapacity or overfishing.” Some in developing countries could qualify for exemptions. Talks on the issue have been going on at the WTO for the last two decades. | 2022-06-16T23:51:44+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/world/wto-talks-down-to-the-wire-with-no-major-deals-yet-in-sight/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended:
Recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher food and energy prices, and broader price pressures.
Russia’s war against Ukraine is causing tremendous human and economic hardship. The war and related events are creating additional upward pressure on inflation and are weighing on global economic activity. The Committee is highly attentive to inflation risks.
The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. In support of these goals, the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 3 to 3-1/4 percent and anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate.
In addition, the Committee will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities, as described in the Plans for Reducing the Size of the Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet that were issued in May. The Committee is strongly committed to returning inflation to its 2 percent objective.
In assessing the appropriate stance of monetary policy, the Committee will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook. The Committee would be prepared to adjust the stance of monetary policy as appropriate if risks emerge that could impede the attainment of the Committee’s goals. The Committee’s assessments will take into account a wide range of information, including readings on public health, labor market conditions, inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and financial and international developments.
Voting for the monetary policy action were Jerome H. Powell, Chair; John C. Williams, Vice Chair; Michael S. Barr; Michelle W. Bowman; Lael Brainard; James Bullard; Susan M. Collins; Lisa D. Cook; Esther L. George; Philip N. Jefferson; Loretta J. Mester; and Christopher J. Waller. | 2022-09-21T19:43:52+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/Text-of-the-Federal-Reserve-s-policy-statement-17457384.php |
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The threat of war with neighboring Congo is simmering under the tidy surface of Rwanda’s capital as the East African nation hosts the British prime minister and other world leaders next week for the Commonwealth summit.
Decades-old tensions between Rwanda, which has one of Africa’s most effective militaries, and Congo, one of the continent's largest and most troubled countries, have spiked along their shared border a few hours' drive from Rwanda's capital, Kigali. Alarm has reached the point where Kenya’s president is urging the immediate deployment of a newly created regional force to eastern Congo to keep the peace.
Each side has accused the other of incursions. If Rwanda wants war, “it will have war,” a spokesman for the military governor of Congo’s North Kivu province told thousands of protesters on Wednesday.
Here’s what’s at stake.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
Eastern Congo lives with the daily threat from dozens of armed groups that jostle for a piece of the region’s rich mineral wealth that the world mines for electric cars, laptops and mobile phones. Earlier this year, one of the most notorious rebel groups, the M23, surged anew.
The M23 launched an offensive against Congo’s military after saying the government had failed to live up to its decade-long promises made under a peace deal to integrate its fighters into Congo’s military. This week the M23 seized a key trading town, Bunagana, sending thousands of people fleeing into neighboring Uganda and elsewhere.
At that, Congo’s military accused Rwandan forces of “no less than an invasion,” alleging that Rwanda backed the rebels in their capture of Bunagana.
Congo’s government has long accused Rwanda of supporting the M23, which Rwanda denies. The accusations have surged again in recent weeks. Many of the M23 fighters are ethnic Tutsis, the same as Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame.
Rwanda, for its part, has accused Congolese forces of injuring several civilians in cross-border shelling.
WHAT’S THE HISTORY OF TENSIONS?
Relations between Rwanda and Congo have been fraught for decades. Rwanda alleges that Congo gave refuge to the ethnic Hutus who carried out the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed at least 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus. In the late 1990s, Rwanda twice sent its forces deep into Congo, joining forces with Congolese rebel leader Laurent Kabila to depose the country's longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. The Rwandan forces in Congo were widely accused of hunting down and killing ethnic Hutu, even civilians.
Millions of Congo's people died during the years of conflict, according to rights groups, and the effects still run deep today. Many women live with the scars and trauma of rape.
Eastern Congo continues to see divisions along ethnic lines at times. The region's history of instability, loose governance and its vast distance — more than 1,600 miles — from Congo's capital, Kinshasa, have dampened investment and left some basic infrastructure such as roads tattered or nonexistent.
Congo and Rwanda have long accused each other of supporting various rival armed groups in eastern Congo, a restless region and major hub for humanitarian aid. A United Nations peacekeeping force of more than 17,000 personnel is based in Goma, but a top official this week made clear that the tensions with Rwanda and Uganda are not a part of its role.
“That’s not the reason why were are here,” said Lt. Col. Frederic Harvey, the U.N. mission’s chief of liaison with the Congolese military. “We are here to accomplish our mandate, which consists of protecting the civilian population and preserving national integrity.”
Goma, the region's key city of more than 1 million people, was briefly seized by M23 fighters a decade ago. Many Goma residents now call on the international community to intervene to help establish peace and stability. “Kagame, enough is enough,” read one sign in a protest on Wednesday.
Pope Francis had planned to visit Goma next month as part of a trip to Congo and South Sudan but canceled it last week, citing doctor’s orders because of his knee problems. The visit was meant to draw further global attention to populations long wrestling with conflict, even as this new one develops.
NOW WHAT?
With an eye on the growing tensions, the six-nation East African Community — Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania — earlier this year created a regional force meant to respond to trouble. Now Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the current chairman of the bloc, wants the force to be activated immediately and deployed to eastern Congo, noting the “open hostilities” there.
Kenyatta also calls for the eastern Congo provinces of North and South Kivu and Ituri to be declared a “weapons-free zone” where anyone outside mandated forces can be disarmed. Within hours, his call was “warmly” welcomed by the president of Burundi, which borders both Rwanda and Congo.
Regional commanders of the member defense forces will meet on Sunday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, at the heart of East Africa's economic hub.
The regional force was agreed to by leaders from the countries now seemingly closing in on war — Congo, the EAC’s newest member, and Rwanda, the largest African troop contributor to U.N. peacekeeping missions worldwide.
But Rwanda notably was the only EAC member to skip a meeting of the heads of regional armed forces earlier this month in Goma. And there was no immediate response from Rwanda on Thursday to Kenyatta's call to action.
Congo, too, didn't comment directly on the call to deploy the regional force, but government spokesman Patrick Muyaya welcomed the Kenyan president's request for a cessation of hostilities and weapons-free zones.
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Associated Press writer Jean-Yves Kamale in Kinshasa, Congo, contributed. | 2022-06-16T16:13:17+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/EXPLAINER-Why-Rwanda-and-Congo-are-sliding-17245899.php |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
01-05-08-28-31-46
(one, five, eight, twenty-eight, thirty-one, forty-six)
Estimated jackpot: $13,250,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
01-05-08-28-31-46
(one, five, eight, twenty-eight, thirty-one, forty-six)
Estimated jackpot: $13,250,000 | 2022-11-08T05:26:53+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lotto-game-17566417.php |
The first two rounds of the MLB Draft will be held on Sunday in Los Angeles, coinciding with All-Star Weekend festivities. This year, the Red Sox hold the 24th overall pick.
Here are a few things to know about the event:
What is the schedule?
Rounds 1-2, plus competitive balance and compensation pick rounds: Sunday, 7 p.m.
Rounds 3-10: Monday, 2 p.m.
Rounds 11-20: Tuesday, 2 p.m.
How can I watch?
The entire first round will be broadcast on ESPN, with MLB Network providing full coverage of the first day. The second and third days will be shown exclusively on MLB.com.
When do the Red Sox pick?
After picking fourth overall in 2021, the Red Sox — thanks to a much-improved record last season — will pick 24th in the first round. In the second round, Boston holds the 41st overall pick (given to the team as compensation for unsigned 2021 second-rounder Jud Fabian).
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The Red Sox have another compensation pick (79th overall), which was awarded following Eduardo Rodriguez’s 2021 departure in free agency to sign with the Tigers.
On Day 2, Boston has the 99th and 129th overall picks in the third and fourth rounds.
Who picks first?
The Orioles hold the first overall pick, with the Diamondbacks, Rangers, Pirates, and Nationals rounding out the top five.
Here’s the full first-round order
- Baltimore Orioles
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Texas Rangers
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Washington Nationals
- Miami Marlins
- Chicago Cubs
- Minnesota Twins
- Kansas City Royals
- Colorado Rockies
- New York Mets (compensation pick for not signing 2021 No. 10 overall pick Kumar Rocker)
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- New York Mets
- San Diego Padres
- Cleveland Guardians
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- San Francisco Giants
Who are some of this year’s top prospects?
• Druw Jones, OF, Wesleyan High School (Georgia): Jones is the son of former Major League All-Star outfielder Andruw Jones, and appears to have the potential to become a similarly versatile player. With plus ratings defensively as well as at the plate, he is graded as the top prospect across multiple rankings.
• Jackson Holliday, SS, Stillwater High School (Oklahoma): Like Jones, Holliday’s father was a big leaguer (Matt Holliday, a seven-time All-Star). Given that he broke current Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto’s national record for most hits in a high school season (89), Holliday was unsurprisingly named Baseball America’s National High School Player of the Year in 2022.
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• Kevin Parada, C, Georgia Tech: Parada set a school record in 2022 with 26 home runs, batting .360 in the process. Scouts believe he projects as a future middle-of-the-lineup hitter. While his defense has improved playing in college, it’s still seen as a point of emphasis in his continued development.
• Termarr Johnson, 2B, Mays High School (Georgia): Johnson has been consistently graded as one of the best pure hitting prospects out of high school in years. Though he plays shortstop, he’s seen as a likely candidate to move to second base.
• Elijah Green, OF, IMG Academy (Florida): Green’s father, Eric Green, was a two-time Pro Bowl tight end in the NFL (where he was picked in the first round by the Steelers in 1990). At 6-foot-3 and possessing both speed and power, Green is seen as a prospect with immense potential.
Local prospects to watch
• Reggie Crawford, 1B/LHP, UConn: One of the more intriguing prospects in the 2022 draft, Crawford possesses both a fastball capable of hitting triple digits as well as home run-hitting power (he had 13 with the Huskies in 2021). He missed the 2022 season after having Tommy John surgery last October.
• Luke Gold, 2B, Boston College: Noted for his consistency, Gold possesses plus skills as a hitter (recording a .958 OPS for Boston College in 2022). Defensively, he’s seen as a versatile player who could play at second or third.
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• Dom Keegan, 1B/C, Vanderbilt: The Methuen native was picked in the 19th round by the Yankees in 2021, but elected to remain in school for another year. Scouts note his strength and the exit velocities of his home runs. His defense as a catcher has improved.
Globe correspondent Khalin Kapoor contributed to this story. | 2022-07-15T17:39:51+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/15/sports/mlb-draft-2022-red-sox-picks/ |
Q: Amber was a feral cat. Last summer she had ear mites. Of course, I went online to find a cure. It was olive oil. She would not allow me to get it into her ears and the problem became worse. Being irritated by the mites, she scratched off the side of her face. I brought her inside and she and I are now as bonded as a cat and human can be. I took Amber to the veterinarian. The mites were killed. Surgery was done on her face and the wound began to heal but every time I removed the cone she damaged her face all over again. I don’t want Amber to wear a cone for the rest of her life.
Dr. Nichol: Amber needs out of that cone. She has so had it with those “life of the party” jokes that I consulted a specialist. Veterinary dermatologist Dr. Rebecca Mount of Dermatology for Animals in Albuquerque was quick to explain that pawing or scratching at one side of the face can be a red flag for dental pain but don’t expect Amber to point to her mouth and explain where it hurts. Kitties generally hide their disabilities. If tooth and gum disease is ruled out, Dr. Mount recommends a full skin work up.
Cats with itchy faces need skin scrapings and a microscopic evaluation to look for infectious organisms. Amber’s ear canals should be revisited in case her mites have staged a revenge tour. The good doctor explained that an ear polyp could be at fault but she also warned that there may be “intense inflammation in the ear canals from food or environmental allergies leading to aural pruritus (really itchy ears) and marked scratching at the face.”
Good Amber has been miserable for way too long but her future is bright. All of the above problems are treatable – but not with olive oil. Save that for a nice healthy salad, which Amber would be loath to share. No self-respecting cat would be caught dead eating rabbit food.
⋄ For help with behavior problems, you can sign-up for a Zoom Group Conference on my website, drjeffnichol.com.
Dr. Jeff Nichol is a residency-trained veterinary behaviorist. He provides consultations in person and in groups by Zoom (505-792-5131). Each week he shares a blog and a video to help bring out the best in pets and their people. Sign up at no charge at drjeffnichol.com. Post pet questions on facebook.com/drjeffnichol or by mail to 4000 Montgomery NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109. | 2023-04-23T21:27:20+00:00 | abqjournal.com | https://www.abqjournal.com/2593041/ear-mites-were-eliminated-but-cone-of-shame-endures.html |
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Hartlepool vs. Stevenage, 10 a.m. | 2023-04-01T14:16:23+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/english-standings-17873003.php |
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — With the FedEx Cup two weeks away, Lee Hodges can breathe easier. Justin Thomas can’t.
Hodges birdied four of his last six holes for a 7-under 64 and a four-stroke lead over Tyler Duncan on Friday after almost two rounds of the 3M Open.
A nearly two-hour afternoon weather delay led to play being suspended due to darkness with six players yet to finish — none within 10 shots of the lead.
Hodges, 74th in the FedEx Cup points race, opened with a 63 for the first-round lead and had a 15-under 127 total to break the tournament 36-hole record of 128 set by Bryson DeChambeau in 2019.
Hodges was 3 under on the front nine and added a 33-foot birdie putt on No. 13, followed by birdies from 14 feet on No. 14 and 11 feet on No. 17.
“I’ve got a great attitude out there. Me and my caddie (Andrew Medley), we’re 70-something on the points list, like what do we have to lose, you know?” Hodges said. “We’ve committed to every shot we’ve hit so far, which has been great. We’ll continue to do it, because what do we have to lose.”
A lengthy last-hole putt was not enough to overcome a couple bad holes as Thomas aims to make the FedEx Cup playoffs for the eighth straight season. He birdied four of his last five holes to shoot a shot an even-par 71, leaving him 2 under for the tournament and two strokes short.
Thomas, at No. 75 in the FedEx Cup standings, has missed five cuts in his last seven starts. The top 70 next week after the Wyndham Championship will advance to the playoffs. Looking to stay in strong consideration for the U.S. Ryder Cup team, Thomas has just two top-10 finishes in 14 tournaments since mid-February.
Starting on the back nine, Thomas put two balls in the water on the par-5 18th, falling to 1 under. An errant tee shot and poor chip led to another double bogey on the par-3 fourth, before a strong finishing stretch was punctuated by a 30-foot putt on No. 9.
“This is a good chance for me to learn a little bit about myself and push myself and become better,” Thomas said before the tournament. “I mean, this game, nothing’s given to you. I’ve had great chances to win the FedEx Cup the last five or six years and now I’m trying to make the playoffs. That’s just the way that this sport is. And it can happen to anybody, so you’ve just got to go out and get it.”
He wasn’t the only player to put untimely dents in possible playoff plans by missing the cut. No. 70 K.H. Lee (1 under), No. 72 Davis Thompson (2 under) and No. 90 Gary Woodland (3 over) also get the weekend off.
Duncan, who has missed six cuts in his past eight events and 17 of 27 this season, shot a 67. He has back-to-back bogey-free rounds.
“You never know when it’s coming, but I’ve been putting in the work and you always hope it shows up,” Duncan said. “But it doesn’t always show up when you want it to.”
Defending champion Tony Finau (66), J.T. Poston (66), Brandt Snedeker (68) and Kevin Streelman (68) were 10 under.
With one top-10 in 25 starts this season, Streelman is in a rare position.
“I haven’t been in the final groups in a while on a Saturday, so looking forward to that. At my age I don’t have much to lose, so go out and have some fun this weekend,” the 44-year-old Streelman said.
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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-07-29T15:14:21+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-lee-hodges-leads-the-3m-open-while-justin-thomas-misses-the-cut-to-hurt-his-playoff-hopes/ |
Judge blocks Florida ‘woke’ law pushed by Gov. DeSantis
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge on Thursday declared a Florida law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts race-based conversation and analysis in business and education unconstitutional.
Tallahassee U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said in a 44-page ruling that the “Stop WOKE” act violates the First Amendment and is impermissibly vague. Walker also refused to issue a stay that would keep the law in effect during any appeal by the state.
The law targets what DeSantis has called a “pernicious” ideology exemplified by critical race theory — the idea that racism is systemic in U.S. institutions that serve to perpetuate white dominance in society.
Walker said the law, as applied to diversity, inclusion and bias training in businesses, turns the First Amendment “upside down” because the state is barring speech by prohibiting discussion of certain concepts in training programs.
“If Florida truly believes we live in a post-racial society, then let it make its case,” the judge wrote. “But it cannot win the argument by muzzling its opponents.”
The governor’s office did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. DeSantis has repeatedly said any losses at the lower court level on his priorities are likely to be reversed by appeals courts that are generally more conservative.
The law prohibits teaching or business practices that contend members of one ethnic group are inherently racist and should feel guilt for past actions committed by others. It also bars the notion that a person’s status as privileged or oppressed is necessarily determined by their race or gender, or that discrimination is acceptable to achieve diversity.
The ruling Thursday came in one of three lawsuits challenging the Stop Woke act. It was filed by private entities, Clearwater-based Honeyfund.com and others, claiming their free speech rights are curtailed because the law infringes on company training programs stressing diversity, inclusion, elimination of bias and prevention of workplace harassment. Companies with 15 or more employees could face civil lawsuits over such practices.
That lawsuit says Honeyfund seeks to protect the rights of private employers to “engage in open and free exchange of information with employees to identify and begin to address discrimination and harm” in their organizations.
Another lawsuit, which was filed Thursday by college professors and students, claims the law amounts to “racially motivated censorship” that will act to “stifle widespread demands to discuss, study and address systemic inequalities” underscored by the national discussion of race after the killing of George Floyd, who was Black, by Minneapolis police in May 2020.
“In place of free and open academic inquiry and debate, instructors fear discussing topics of oppression, privilege, and race and gender inequalities with which the Legislature disagrees,” the lawsuit says. “As a result, students are either denied access to knowledge altogether or instructors are forced to present incomplete or inaccurate information that is steered toward the Legislature’s own views.”
Conservatives see critical race theory less as academic inquiry into truth and history and more as the imposition of a divisive ideology stemming from Marxism that assigns people into the categories of oppressor and oppressed based on their race.
Like the professors, a group of K-12 teachers and a student claim in a third pending lawsuit that the law violates the Constitution’s protections of free expression, academic freedom and access to information in public schools.
“The Stop WOKE Act aims to forward the government’s preferred narrative of history and society and to render illegal speech that challenges that narrative,” the lawsuit says.
DeSantis is running for reelection as governor this year and is widely viewed as a contender for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. He has made cultural issues a cornerstone of his administration, particularly snuffing out what he calls “woke” entities and philosophies centered on issues of discrimination involving race, gender and sexual orientation.
“What you see now with the rise of this woke ideology is an attempt to really delegitimize our history and to delegitimize our institutions, and I view the wokeness as a form of cultural Marxism,” DeSantis said in a December 2021 speech. “They really want to tear at the fabric of our society.”
Another example of this is DeSantis’ effort to punish Walt Disney World for the company’s opposition to the Parental Rights in Education law, labeled by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law because it limits gender orientation instruction in early grades and chills discussion of the issue overall in schools.
The governor pushed the Legislature to end Disney World’s special independent district that essentially enabled it to run its own private government. That law doesn’t take full effect until June 2023 but has already been challenged in court.
Other lawsuits have challenged DeSantis priorities such as a ban on abortion after 15 weeks, a measure to fine tech companies if they “de-platform” political candidates over their viewpoints, an “anti-riot” law enacting new felonies after Black Lives Matter protests and a law placing new restrictions on elections.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Connected Nation (CN), a national nonprofit working to expand broadband use and adoption across the country, received top honors yesterday in PRNEWS' 2023 Digital Awards. The awards program recognizes the most innovative and industry-altering digital communicators and campaigns.
CN's communications department was named "Digital Team of the Year" and Communications Director, Jessica Denson, was named "Digital Communicator of the Year." The Connected Nation podcast also received an Honorable Mention for best podcast.
"To have an awards competition that honors digital achievement – and to win in these categories – emphasizes how critical it is for all of us to have access to the opportunities and resources the internet provides," said Denson. "It opens up a world of new possibilities to individuals, families, and communities — whether it is sharing your message or mission, as our comms team does with Connected Nation; finding a new job; or accessing health care and educational resources."
The CN team who were part of the "Digital Team of the Year" award include Lily McCoy, Communications Social Media Specialist; Ashley Pino, Marketing Communications Specialist; Grant Ahlbrand, Communications Social Media Specialist; and Denson.
"This year's Digital Award winners embrace creativity and demonstrate how far-and wide-reaching digital communications can be," said Erika Bradbury, Editorial Director, PRNEWS. "From platform-specific campaigns to crisis management communications, our winners represent a wide diversity of the types of work that can be accomplished."
Head to the PRNEWS Digital Awards website to see a full list of winners. To learn more about the important work CN is doing across the country, visit: www.connectednation.org.
About Connected Nation: The national nonprofit's mission is to improve lives by providing innovative solutions that expand access to and increase the adoption and use of broadband (high-speed internet) and its related technologies for all people. Everyone belongs in a Connected Nation. Learn more at connectednation.org.
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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Talon International Inc. and KC Wearable Technologies Srl. in Italy have formed a strategic partnership to supply Talon's customers, the world's largest fashion brands, with KC's wearable technology innovations. With a strong vision for the future, the cooperation will facilitate the sales and distribution of existing KC innovations, as well as creation of exciting joint developments making new functionalities in clothing and accessories possible.
Given Talon's reputation for continuously revolutionizing their products, as well as transforming the fashion industry, they always seek opportunities to serve their customers better. The cooperation with KC provides Talon with the ability to sell and distribute creative and unique solutions.
Developments like heating systems for clothing and accessories, cooling systems for fashion and activewear, and wireless charging pockets for smartphones, will provide Talon customers with industry leading technology, staying at the forefront of their competitors. With patented technologies, often designed to be removable for washing and cleaning purposes, Talon foresees widespread use in the future.
"We've already had significant interest from our existing customer base, which has us very excited for the future of our industry," says Larry Dyne, CEO at Talon. "Thanks to our partnership with KC Wearable Technologies, these technologies can be applied to garments and accessories, to create superior products with short development to market times."
By combining the abilities of KC with those of Talon, both companies will begin the process of jointly exploring further game changing initiatives. KC has integrated NFC tags into buttons and silicone patches, to allow consumers to create convenient shortcuts on their smartphones. Talon will now also roll out this concept on many of its existing product lines, including trims, Velcro patches, fasteners, and zippers.
Dominik Kufner, Managing Partner at KC, points out another example of where the combined abilities will lead to new initiatives: "In the near future, we plan to jointly create new safety vests, with a wide range of revolutionary new safety functions. With integrated new communication tools, sensor technologies and alarm systems, workers can be safer than ever before."
Sofia Cinel, Managing Partner of KC points out another invention which will change the fashion industry: "KC's development of flexible lithium batteries, for applications in clothing and accessories, opens infinite new possibilities. With Talon's vast network, the use of this innovation can now be rolled out in the entire industry in countless new applications."
In future it will be normal that jackets, handbags, or wallets will re-charge cell phones. We will be used to caps or beanies functioning as earphones, and outerwear will electrically heat or cool consumers. Silver textiles will decontaminate objects in pockets and protect credit cards, while activated carbon components will absorb odor molecules. People will have loudspeakers in the thumb of their gloves, to answer phone calls without taking them off, and open their handbags with biometric fingerprint locks.
The research and development teams of both companies are thrilled about the next stage in their growth and excited to help change the future.
Their 128-year history provides Talon with unmatched knowledge of the products and innovations required to turn their client's visions into reality. Working with prestigious brands including Guess, Urban Outfitters, Polo Ralph Lauren, Macy's, Superdry, Reebok, Spanx, Van Heusen, and many more, Talon is well respected as a heritage brand that assists clients in standing out from their competitors with customized solutions.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The coach of the Irish women’s national team called allegations of weight shaming during her time as a coach in the National Women's Soccer League “absolutely ridiculous and false.”
“There's no truth in it,” Vera Pauw said Friday in advance of a pair of matches against the United States, the first set for Saturday at Austin's Q2 Stadium.
The allegations against Pauw, who coached the Houston Dash in 2018, were outlined in a report resulting from an investigation into misconduct in the league that was released in December.
The overall investigation by the NWSL and its players union found widespread abuse and mistreatment of players. It followed a separate investigation commissioned by U.S. Soccer that found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the sport, impacting multiple teams, coaches and players.
According to the report, players said Pauw wanted to exert control over “every aspect of (their) lives,” including “everything you were putting in your body, every exercise you were doing.” The report also said she did not want players to weight train because they might become too bulky, and once body shamed a player who had pulled up her shirt to wipe her face.
Pauw, a former Dutch national team player, vociferously defended herself. She has been coach of the Irish women since 2019.
“I think the only thing I can do is say the truth. There's no reason for having any doubt in the way I am dealing with teams,” she said. “In that report, there's things said like body shaming, which is absolutely false. If there's one thing that I don't do, it is body shaming. There is no scale in my dressing room, there's no fat percentages taken.”
The report said Pauw did not cooperate with the investigation and must accept responsibility and take accountability if she ever returns to the league.
Pauw called out what she believes is a double standard for women and men. “If I would have been a man, who would even care about something like that?" she said. "People would say, 'It it is you task to prepare the players to be the best on the pitch. It's your task as a coach to educate yourself, to study and bring over your knowledge to your players.'"
She said the focus should not be only on player safety but also the safety of female coaches. Last year, Pauw accused an unnamed Dutch football official of sexual abuse during her playing career.
“Not only me, but other women were put into this report alongside rapists,” she said. “Can you imagine? With my background. Do you know my background?"
Both investigations stemmed from allegations of misconduct and sexual coercion made by a pair of players concerning former Portland Thorns and North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley in 2021. Riley, who was subsequently banned from the league, has denied the claims first reported by The Athletic.
One of those players, Sinead Farrelly, was named to Ireland's squad on Friday. Pauw said she had a conversation with Farrelly before bringing her into the team to make sure she was comfortable.
Pauw said she plans to start Farrelly on Saturday. Farrelly, who has been training with the Irish team this week, recently signed with Gotham in the NWSL after nearly eight years away from the league.
“Under pressure she makes the ball free, and that gives a calmness in our play that we needed,” Pauw said.
Ireland and the United States are using the matches as preparation for this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The second match between the two teams is set for Tuesday in St. Louis.
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More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-04-07T22:39:12+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/ireland-coach-pauw-denies-allegations-in-nwsl-17885361.php |
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Additions: QB Joe Webb, WR Jason Avant, WR Jerricho Cotchery, TE Ed Dickson, CB Antoine Cason, FS Thomas DeCoud
Subtractions: WR Steve Smith, WR Ted Ginn, WR Domenik Hixon, WR Brandon LaFell, CB Captain Munnerlyn, FS Mike Mitchell
Biggest storyline: Rarely does a team lose their top four wide receivers. In the Panthers case, they also lost longtime face of the franchise, Steve Smith. What makes replacing these receivers an even bigger deal, is Cam Newton's offseason ankle surgery, which will sideline him until July. Minicamps are usually where chemistry is initiated. The Panthers offense might be playing catchup to start the season.
Biggest storyline part II: Speaking of Newton, isn't it amazing he's started all 48 games in his career? Besides maybe Robert Griffin III, there's no quarterback who endures a more brutal Sunday than Newton. The former Heisman winner has rushed for 2,032 yards in his three-year career, with 111 touches being his lowest carry total. He's a durable 6-foot-5, 245-pounder, but coming off of ankle surgery, you'd think Carolina would try and limit his amount of carries.
Biggest storyline part III: Carolina's front seven is as good as it gets in the NFL. Luke Kuechly sets the tone at middle linebacker and was defensive player of the year in 2013. Defensive ends Greg Hardy and Charles Johnson combined for 26 sacks and up the middle the Panthers were ranked second in rushing yards allowed per contest. | 2022-08-19T11:50:48+00:00 | clevelandbrowns.com | https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-panthers-week-16-preview-12909027 |
ATMORE, Ala., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc., parent company of United Bank, Town-Country United Bank and UB Community Development, has received a $123 million investment from the U.S. Department of the Treasury under its Emergency Capital Investment Program, or ECIP.
The new capital is intended to be used by United to further increase lending efforts for borrowers in underserved, low-income and minority communities.
The Emergency Capital Investment Program was created to encourage low- and moderate-income community financial institutions to augment their efforts to support small businesses and consumers in their communities. "ECIP has revolutionized our lending efforts as a CDFI and to the communities and people we serve," United Bank CEO and President Mike Vincent said. "It has provided an unprecedented opportunity for us to expand our services to underserved rural, urban and minority communities."
ECIP will provide up to $9 billion in capital directly to depository institutions that are certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) or minority depository institutions (MDIs) for small businesses, minority-owned businesses and consumers, especially in low-income and underserved communities, that may be disproportionately impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc. (OTCQX: UBAB) is a $1.2 billion financial holding company that primarily serves Southwest Alabama as well as Northwest Florida. United is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), which recognizes its commitment to stimulating economic development in underserved communities. United operates three subsidiaries: United Bank, Town-Country United Bank and UB Community Development. United Bank is also designated as a CDFI and operates 22 branches across five counties. The recently acquired Town-Country United Bank serves Wilcox County and its surrounding counties. UB Community Development focuses on economic and community development through its New Markets Tax Credits, affordable housing and community facilities programs. United Bank has offices in Atmore, Brewton, East Brewton, Flomaton, Monroeville, Frisco City, Bay Minette, Daphne, Foley, Lillian, Loxley, Magnolia Springs, Semmes, Silverhill, Spanish Fort and Summerdale in Alabama. United Bank serves Santa Rosa County, Florida in Jay, Milton and Pace.
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Tina Brooks
Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary
tina.brooks@unitedbank.com
251-446-6001
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White sox second. Jose Abreu homers to right field. Gavin Sheets strikes out swinging. Yoan Moncada flies out to deep center field to Byron Buxton. AJ Pollock called out on strikes.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Twins 0.
Twins fifth. Ryan Jeffers grounds out to third base, Yoan Moncada to Jose Abreu. Luis Arraez doubles to deep center field. Byron Buxton homers to center field. Luis Arraez scores. Carlos Correa called out on strikes. Max Kepler flies out to deep left field to AJ Pollock.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 2, White sox 1.
White sox seventh. Jose Abreu doubles to deep left center field. Gavin Sheets hit by pitch. Yoan Moncada singles to left center field. Gavin Sheets to second. Jose Abreu scores. AJ Pollock flies out to deep center field to Byron Buxton. Yoan Moncada doubled off first. Adam Engel doubled off second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 2, White sox 2.
Twins tenth. Luis Arraez singles to center field. Gilberto Celestino scores. Byron Buxton strikes out swinging. Carlos Correa walks. Luis Arraez to second. Max Kepler walks. Carlos Correa to second. Luis Arraez to third. Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to AJ Pollock. Max Kepler to second. Carlos Correa to third. Luis Arraez scores. Alex Kirilloff singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Max Kepler scores. Carlos Correa scores. Kyle Garlick pinch-hitting for Nick Gordon. Kyle Garlick called out on strikes.
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 6, White sox 2.
White sox tenth. Yoan Moncada called out on strikes. AJ Pollock singles to center field. Adam Engel scores. Leury Garcia grounds out to shallow infield, Carlos Correa to Alex Kirilloff. AJ Pollock to second. Seby Zavala singles to right field. AJ Pollock to third. Tim Anderson strikes out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Twins 6, White sox 3. | 2022-07-05T04:19:02+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/Minnesota-Chicago-White-Sox-Runs-17284281.php |
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds lined the Bosnian capital’s main street Sunday as a truck carrying 30 coffins passed on its way to Srebrenica, where newly identified victims of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II will be buried on the 28th anniversary of the massacre.
As the truck, covered with a huge Bosnian flag, briefly stopped in front of the country’s presidential building, members of the crowd tucked flowers into the canvas hiding the remains of victims found in mass graves and identified through DNA analysis.
“It is devastatingly sad that hundreds of victims still have not been found and that some people still deny the genocide (in Srebrenica),” said Ramiza Gandic, who came to pay her respects.
Newly identified Srebrenica massacre victims are reburied annually on July 11, the day the killing began in 1995, at a vast and ever-expanding memorial cemetery outside the eastern town.
So far, the remains of more than 6,600 people have been found and reburied there.
The Srebrenica killings were the bloody crescendo of Bosnia’s 1992-95 war, which came after the breakup of Yugoslavia unleashed nationalistic passions and territorial ambitions that set Bosnian Serbs against the country’s two other main ethnic populations — Croats and Bosniaks.
In July 1995, Bosnian Serbs overran a U.N.-protected safe haven in Srebrenica. They separated at least 8,000 Muslim Bosniak men and boys from their wives, mothers and sisters, chased them through woods around the ill-fated town, and slaughtered them.
The perpetrators then plowed their victims’ bodies into hastily made mass graves, which they later dug up with bulldozers, scattering the remains among other burial sites to hide the evidence of their war crimes.
The massacre has been declared a genocide by international and national courts. Still, Serb leaders in Bosnia and neighboring Serbia continue to downplay or even deny it, despite the irrefutable evidence of what happened. | 2023-07-09T15:38:08+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/ap-hundreds-gather-in-sarajevo-to-pay-their-respects-to-srebrenica-massacre-victims/ |
BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) has released their list of 2022's Largest IT Staffing Firms, ranking Motion Recruitment #15 on the competitive list of IT staffing companies. This is Motion's debut on the list, propelled by its continued success and notable addition of industry leading IT Staffing & Consulting provider MATRIX Resources in 2021.
"We're excited to be ranked in the Top 15 of Largest IT Staffing firms. What really makes this special is the drive and teamwork that has been behind our incredible collective growth across both Motion and MATRIX," said Matt Milano, President of Motion Recruitment. "We have officially arrived with this industry recognition by SIA and will continue to evolve and innovate as an industry leader to serve our customers and communities."
SIA reported that IT temporary staffing was the largest revenue segment at 38% of the total staffing companies listed.
"While some industries experienced disruptions in 2021, this staffing industry instead flourished in an environment of record demand," said Timothy Landhuis, VP of Research at SIA. "We salute the hard work and resourcefulness of the staffing firms that appear on this year's list, that were able to deliver at record scale, and that altogether generated an extraordinary $135 billion in staffing revenue."
While this is Motion Recruitment's first time on SIA's Largest Staffing Firms list, the company has been a leader in tech specialty recruiting for more than three decades and received a number of industry awards, most recently winning Agile One's Innovator Award for Supplier Excellence in 2022.
Motion Recruitment offers IT Staffing & Consulting solutions across North America and also hosts 'Tech in Motion' a networking event and award series connecting tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate. Motion's highly specialized tech placement teams offer unparalleled consultation to clients and candidates in Cybersecurity, DataOp, Software Engineering, Web and Mobile Development, Cloud Engineering, Network Infrastructure & DevOps, Product & UX, and Functional/Project Management. Learn more at motionrecruitment.com.
Established in 1983, MATRIX provides IT Staffing & Professional Solutions across North America for Contracting and Direct Hire to include Telecom managed services and Agile & DevSecOps consulting services.
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- Best month ever for Crosstrek
CAMDEN, N.J., Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today reported 45,658 vehicle sales for September 2022, an 8.6 percent increase compared with September 2021 (42,054). The automaker also reported year-to-date sales of 401,115, a 13.3 percent decrease compared with the same period in 2021. Subaru continues to face inventory challenges as the result of microchip and supply chain issues affecting automakers across the globe.
"When customers choose a Subaru vehicle, they are not only buying one of the safest, most reliable vehicles on the market, but they're aligning themselves with a brand that tries to make the world a better place because it's the right thing to do," said Thomas J. Doll, President and CEO, Subaru of America, Inc. "The final quarter of the year is our busiest when it comes to giving back through our Subaru Love Promise initiatives. From Subaru Loves Pets™ Month in October and National Make A Dogs Day on October 22 to the 2022 Subaru Share the Love® Event kicking off in November, our retailers are with us every step of the way showcasing that Subaru is More Than a Car Company."
In September, Crosstrek was the top performer by volume and achieved its best month ever, with 16,092 (surpassing record set in August 2019 with 15,860) sales and a 35.6 percent increase compared with the same period in 2021. The Outback saw a 20 percent increase compared to September 2021, while the Ascent increased by 18 percent. Year to date, the Crosstrek posted a 14.2 percent increase, while the Ascent SUV posted an increase of 6.9 percent compared to the same period in 2021.
"The Subaru Crosstrek had its best-ever month, pointing to car buyer preference for vehicles that are as safe as they are fun to drive," said Jeff Walters, Senior Vice President of Sales. "As supply chain challenges continue to affect the automotive industry, we are focused on meeting the high demand for Subaru vehicles and delivering a great experience to our customers."
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $270 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged nearly 78,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do. For additional information visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Dominick Infante
Director, Corporate Communications
(856) 488-8615
dinfante@subaru.com
Diane Anton
Corporate Communications Manager
(856) 488-5093
danton@subaru.com
Jessica Caufield
Corporate Communications Specialist
(856) 488-3173
jcaufi@subaru.com
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UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike
LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of doctors have walked off the job across England in a four-day strike billed as the most disruptive in the history of the U.K.’s public health service. The walkout by junior doctors is due to last until 7 a.m. on Saturday. Junior doctors make up almost half of all doctors in Britain’s state-funded National Health Service. NHS bosses say that many as 350,000 scheduled operations and appointments will be canceled during the walkout. The British Medical Association, the doctors’ trade union, is seeking a 35% pay raise to make up for years of below-inflation increases. The government says that is unaffordable. | 2023-04-11T16:13:01+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2023/04/11/uk-junior-doctors-begin-4-day-strike-seeking-hefty-pay-hike/ |
Who might succeed Liz Truss as UK prime minister?
A new leadership contest will take place within a week, Liz Truss said in her resignation speech outside Downing Street on Thursday.
This will be the fifth Conservative prime minister in just over six years -- and the third within this parliamentary term. But who might the next leader be? Here are some of the main runners and riders:
Rishi Sunak
Sunak has proved to be something of a prophet of the government's demise, as many of the predictions he made during this summer's leadership about Truss's economic plan came to pass.
The former Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) warned that Truss's unfunded tax cuts would lead to a run on sterling, a panic in the bond market and concern from the International Monetary Fund. Perhaps even he would have been surprised by the pace with which he was proved right.
Sunak has experience of economic crisis-fighting, having guided the U.K. through the COVID-19 pandemic. He is also popular among MPs, having secured more votes within Parliament than Truss before the choice between the final candidates was put to the members, and only losing narrowly in the final vote.
The trust he has among MPs -- and the vindication his predictions have gained -- may make him the most likely next set of hands to steer the ship.
Penny Mordaunt
The Leader of the House of Commons may have had a dress rehearsal for being prime minister this week, after stepping in for an absent Liz Truss at a debate.
"The prime minister is not under a desk," Mordaunt confirmed Tuesday -- in a performance that seemed as much about pitching herself as it did about helping the PM.
Mordaunt came third in the last leadership election, narrowly missing out on being put before the members -- among whom she was expected to do well, in part due to her military credentials. Mordaunt is a reservist of the Royal Navy and served a short spell as Secretary of State for Defence.
Like Sunak, she is from the more moderate wing of the party. There was even talk among MPs of the two forming a "dream team" ticket, although this is yet to materialize -- and it is unclear if either would accept being chancellor over taking the top job.
Grant Shapps
It is a sign of the disorder of the last days of Truss's government that she elevated Grant Shapps to home secretary -- despite not offering him a ministerial role of any sort when she first took office.
Shapps served as transport secretary under Boris Johnson. He put himself forward to succeed him in the previous leadership election -- only to withdraw from the race three days later, after failing to secure the requisite 20 MPs' votes to proceed to the next round.
Kemi Badenoch
Badenoch came fourth in this summer's leadership election -- but was consistently rated by pollsters as a favorite among Conservative grassroots members.
One of the younger MPs in the running, Badenoch quickly won the endorsement of long-serving Tory grandee Michael Gove, who praised her as the "outstanding talent" in the party.
Badenoch is from the right of the Tory party -- and in her previous leadership bid suggested that the government's climate targets might prove too costly.
Boris Johnson
Multiple allies have made the case that Johnson could be a unity candidate who could bring stability to the country, despite the fact he resigned in disgrace only a few months ago after a series of scandals came together, making his position untenable.
When asked by CNN how they could justify Johnson standing to be PM again, one MP who campaigned for Johnson in the 2019 leadership campaign, said: "Socialists will destroy our economy and if you don't understand that then I genuinely fear for our future."
Another MP who supported Johnson in 2019 said he was the only candidate who could comfortably win over both Conservative MPs and members of the Conservative Party.
Johnson's closest allies said they were aware he was being actively lobbied in the hours after Truss' resignation speech, making the case to him that he represented the party's best shot at stability in the medium term.
In his final speech as prime minister outside 10 Downing Street, Johnson made one of his characteristic allusions to ancient history. He said he would "return to his plough" like the Roman statesman Cincinnatus -- suggesting a quieter life on the backbenches. But that's not how Cincinnatus saw out his days. He was called back from his plough to return to Rome for a second term -- this time as a dictator. | 2022-10-20T19:01:15+00:00 | 4029tv.com | https://www.4029tv.com/article/succeed-liz-truss-uk-prime-minister/41723110 |
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Standigm, a company using artificial intelligence (AI) technology for drug discovery and development, today announced that it had been cited in the 2022 Gartner Emerging Tech: Venture Capital Growth Insights for Generative AI research.
According to Gartner, "2021 saw a huge jump of 180% to $840 million in the total investment in AI-assisted drug discovery, from $299 million in 2020." About half that capital was invested in AI-assisted drug discovery startups. Standigm ranked seventh of 10 Generative AI-based startups based on its level of VC funding.
What generative AI is, and how it's used in drug discovery
Generative AI uses generative adversarial networks (GANs) to generate data. Once trained on labeled data, such as cars and buses, it can use its learnings to produce data about other transportation mechanisms it has never seen. In their report, Gartner predicted, "By 2025, 30% of marketing content will be generated by AI, from less than 2% in 2022."
In the drug discovery context, Generative AI efficiently designs drugs by learning the relationship between the correct answer and the candidate's material structure. It then creates new structures that have never existed before and partially known but improved structures. It also identifies areas yet to be evaluated as drugs or structures that have proven less reliable.
How Standigm's BEST platform makes drug discovery efficient
The BEST platform uses a proprietary scaffold replacement technology that provides the most significant advantages for molecular novelty, patentability, and backup plans. As it provides various generative models with different levels of structural modification from atoms to scaffolds, it can support all the steps of drug discovery where molecular changes should be made; hit identification, hit-to-lead, and lead optimization. Combining it with advanced activity/drug property prediction models and synthetic AI models enables obtaining many lead series molecules, which elevates the productivity of early drug discovery projects.
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About Standigm
Standigm is a drug discovery company that searches therapeutic lead compounds by using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) trained on biomedical big data. We design lead molecules and predict targets and pathways of untreatable diseases and find new indications of existing drugs with the ensemble of 8 different AI models and a comprehensive graphic knowledge database.
Founded in 2015 by experts in artificial intelligence and systems biology at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Standigm has grown into a team of elite researchers, composed of 50% PhDs with multi-disciplinary expertise in chemistry, biology, pharmacology, and high-performance algorithms and data structures.
Our vision is a full-stack pharmaceutical company that could ease the pains of patients all over the world. For more information, please, visit: www.standigm.com
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that he is facing new criminal accusations that could extend his current nine-year prison term.
Navalny said on Instagram that an investigator visited him in prison to declare that the authorities have opened a new investigation against him on charges of “creating an extremist group to fan hatred against officials and oligarchs” and trying to stage unsanctioned rallies.
He added that the charges could keep him in prison for another 15 years if he’s convicted.
Navalny, the most determined political foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was arrested in January 2021 upon returning from Germany, where he had been recuperating from nerve-agent poisoning that he blames on the Kremlin, and handed a 2½-year sentence for a parole violation.
In March, Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison on fraud and contempt of court charges he rejected as politically motivated, a move that signaled an attempt by the authorities to keep him behind bars for as long as possible.
The new sentence followed a year-long Kremlin crackdown on Navalny’s supporters, other opposition activists and independent journalists in which authorities appear eager to stifle all dissent.
Navalny’s close associates have faced criminal charges and left the country, and his group’s political infrastructure — an anti-corruption foundation and a nationwide network of regional offices — has been destroyed after being labeled an extremist organization. | 2022-06-01T16:51:24+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/russias-navalny-says-he-faces-new-criminal-charges/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Marijuana Access and Patient Safety, Inc. issued the following statement on the Pennsylvania Department of Health's withdrawal of its appeal to recall certain vaporized medical marijuana products:
On August 17, 2022, the Pennsylvania Department of Health ("DOH") voluntarily withdrew its appeal of the preliminary injunction granted to Medical Marijuana Access and Patient Safety, Inc.'s ("MMAPS") to recall certain vaporized medical marijuana products (the "June 2 Order"). All products impacted by the June 2 Order can continue to be produced and sold through licensed dispensaries across the Commonwealth.
The ruling follows an order granting MMAPS's application to Vacate Automatic Supersedeas (the "June 15 Order"), which reinstated the Court's June 2, 2022 preliminary injunction against the DOH's recall.
In the June 2 Order, the Court concluded that DOH "failed to present any evidence to the Court of potential harm to medical marijuana patients due to the recalled products, or more specifically due to the addition of terpenes to these products." Furthermore, the Court identified that the DOH "did not call any witnesses during the preliminary injunction hearing or present any evidence regarding patient complaints or adverse events suffered due to the recalled products containing terpenes." The withdrawal of the appeal reaffirms this conclusion. In light of these facts, MMAPS believes the DOH should drop the remaining litigation to prevent further confusion and increased costs for patients.
MMAPS has submitted Right-To-Know Requests seeking to obtain any information or documents that would have supported the DOH's recall, but to date the DOH has resisted producing any information to support its decisions related to these products.
Earlier this year MMAPS, a coalition of patients, caregivers, doctors, industry members and advocates seeking to ensure safe, reliable access to medical marijuana in the Commonwealth, took the extraordinary step of filing a complaint against DOH over its unsupported recall of certain vaporized medical marijuana products because patients rely on the recalled products to relieve symptoms of serious medical conditions. Filings in the case can be found at www.pennmmaps.com.
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Judith Cassel
jdcassel@hmslegal.com
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ZERO Prostate Cancer to Host Fifty Fundraising Events Nationwide to Raise Funds and Awareness for Local Patients
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ZERO Prostate Cancer is proud to announce the return of its annual celebration of prostate cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and families with its national Run/Walk series. This year, ZERO joins forces with fifty U.S. cities in the upcoming ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk series.
The annual Run/Walk races show community support through raising funds and awareness for the many patients, caregivers, survivors, and physicians that are active in the fight against prostate cancer. These local communities and surrounding area community members will come together to fight a disease that takes the life of an American man every 15 minutes.
"As the largest men's health event series in the world, the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run|Walk series shares hope, inspires action, and builds community among patients and the people who love them," said Jamie Bearse, ZERO Prostate Cancer's CEO. "It's incredibly empowering to see patients and caregivers build extended and cause-driven families through this event series every year. We're thrilled to bring it to 50 cities for the first time ever."
Most ZERO Run/Walk events feature a mission speaker, local eateries and vendors, appearances by local personalities, entertainment, activities just for kids, and more.
"We are thrilled to have fifty communities nationwide that have committed to raising significant funds and awareness, building local prostate cancer communities, and ending prostate cancer," said Tracy Cesaretti, ZERO Prostate Cancer's Vice President of Events. "We look forward to seeing all of our ZERO Champions at our Run/Walks across the country so that together we can raise critical funds and awareness for men and their families."
Established in 2007, the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk is a growing, nationwide series that attracts patients, survivors, family members, friends, medical professionals, and athletes who come together as a community to save lives and keep families together. ZERO is grateful to longtime Premier Partner AbbVie, National Caregiver Sponsor Bayer, and National Sponsors, including Astellas, Myovant Sciences, Pfizer Oncology, Tolmar, AstraZeneca, Lilly and Lantheus.
For more information or to register for a race in your area, visit zerocancer.run.
About ZERO Prostate Cancer:
ZERO Prostate Cancer is the leading national nonprofit with the mission to end prostate cancer and help all who are impacted. ZERO advances research, provides support, and creates solutions to achieve health equity to meet the most critical needs of our community. From early detection to survivorship, ZERO is the premier resource for prostate cancer patients and their families to access comprehensive support, make meaningful connections, and take action to save lives.
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Jessica Fetrow, Digital Media Coordinator
jessica.fetrow@zerocancer.org
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WATCH: Massive gator captured in the waves of Florida beach
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A massive alligator was captured on Delray Beach by Florida Fish and Wildlife officers Wednesday morning.The Delray Beach Police Department, lifeguards and wildlife officers responded to nuisance calls for the gator. It was then transported safely to a local farm. "While the American alligator prefers freshwater lakes, slow-moving rivers, and wetlands, they are occasionally seen in brackish water," the city of Delray Beach said in a Facebook post. "Alligators can tolerate saltwater for short periods."Click the video player above to see photos of the rescue.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. —
A massive alligator was captured on Delray Beach by Florida Fish and Wildlife officers Wednesday morning.
The Delray Beach Police Department, lifeguards and wildlife officers responded to nuisance calls for the gator. It was then transported safely to a local farm.
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"While the American alligator prefers freshwater lakes, slow-moving rivers, and wetlands, they are occasionally seen in brackish water," the city of Delray Beach said in a Facebook post. "Alligators can tolerate saltwater for short periods."
Click the video player above to see photos of the rescue. | 2022-10-12T23:49:28+00:00 | wxii12.com | https://www.wxii12.com/article/florida-delray-beach-gator-captured/41604594 |
WASHINGTON — Civil rights leader and trailblazing educator Mary McLeod Bethune on Wednesday became the first Black person elevated by a state for recognition in the Capitol's Statuary Hall
Bethune was born in South Carolina in 1875, seven years after the ratification of the 14th Amendment, with its guarantee of equal protection under the law for all in the United States. She died in 1955, having helped to lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement.
“To have her statue here is quite phenomenal, absolutely, as a reminder of what our democracy is about,” said granddaughter Evelyn Bethune.
Mary McLeod Bethune is perhaps most remembered for founding the school now known as Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, which she started as a girls school in 1904. She also was one of the founders of the United Negro College Fund, which became a financial backbone for predominantly Black higher institutions nationwide.
After forming a strong friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, Bethune became director of the Negro Affairs Division for the National Youth Administration, a New Deal-era program.
Bethune led the “Black Cabinet” of President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the highest-ranking Black government official, pushing him to diversify the defense industry and later helping draft President Harry Truman’s executive order desegregating the armed forces, said Ashley Robertson Preston at Howard University, a Bethune biographer.
“She was the Oprah of her time. She was the Booker T. Washington of her time. She was the Martin Luther King of her time,” Preston said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. hosted the unveiling of her statue, joined by members of Florida’s congressional delegation.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said that “in the face of the ignorance, the cruelty and the prejudice of others, she refused to surrender to bitterness, cynicism, or despair.”
To Democratic Rep. Val Demings, who is running against Rubio this year, Bethune “made what seemed impossible, possible.”
The white marble statue shows Bethune in academic robes, holding a black rose. She endearingly called her students “black roses,” Preston said, after visiting a garden in Europe where she saw black roses growing among the yellows and reds.
Books stacked at the statue’s feet are inscribed with some of the core values from her last will and testament: love, hope, faith, racial dignity, a thirst for education, courage and peace.
The statue of Kirby Smith — who fled to Mexico fearing treason charges after surrendering in Galveston, Texas, on May 26, 1865 — was installed in the Capitol in 1922, during a decade when Black people in Florida were being lynched for trying to vote and white mobs burned down entire towns.
The Southern Poverty Law Center said in a statement that “there is still work to do” in removing statues that honor “men who voluntarily fought on behalf of the Confederacy.” The group urged replacing them in Statuary Hall with those who represent “their state’s values of diversity, equality and justice.”
In 2013, civil rights figure Rosa Park became the first Black woman to be depicted in a full-length statue in Statuary Hall, but she is not part of the National Statuary Hall Collection, according to the Architect of the Capitol. On Dec. 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man in segregated Montgomery, Alabama, leading to her arrest and touching off a bus boycott that stretched over a year. Parks died in 2005.
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Warren, who reported from Atlanta, is a member of AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. Associated Press video journalist Rick Gentilo contributed to this report. | 2022-07-13T19:37:14+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/black-educator-mary-mcleod-bethune-honored-in-statuary-hall/2022/07/13/69f79fb2-02d8-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html |
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THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
(The Center Square) – Two new laws regarding people on the streets will take effect in California next year.
One law deals with sex workers and could result in fewer prostitution arrests. The other will result in fewer penalties for jaywalking.
Both laws will go into effect on January 1, 2023.
In June, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 357 into law. The bill, sponsored by state Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, decriminalizes “loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution.”
When signing the bill into law earlier this year, Gov. Newsom reiterated that it didn’t legalize prostitution; he argued that it would offer protection to transgender individuals, which he said were disproportionately targeted by law enforcement without this protection.
“To be clear, this bill does not legalize prostitution,” he said at the time. “It simply revokes provisions of the law that have led to disproportionate harassment of women and transgendered adults. While I agree with the author’s intent and I am signing this legislation, we must be cautious about its implementation. My Administration will monitor crime and prosecution trends for any possible unintended consequences and will act to mitigate any such impacts.”
However, opponents of the law argue that it is dangerous. They say it will lead to increased human trafficking, expose children to the sex work industry, and ultimately close businesses.
“Legalizing street prostitution is not the answer to protecting a sex worker. Instead, street sex leads to crime, violence, and a deterioration of our communities. It will drive businesses away. It will set a terrible example for our children,” Million Kids CEO and President Opal Singleton Hendershot said in August 2021.
The other bill Gov. Newsom signed into law is AB 2147, sponsored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco. It legalizes jaywalking when the pedestrian can reasonably assume that crossing does not put anyone in danger.
“It should not be a criminal offense to safely cross the street. When expensive tickets and unnecessary confrontations with police impact only certain communities, it’s time to reconsider how we use our law enforcement resources and whether our jaywalking laws really do protect pedestrians,” Assemblymember Ting said in a press release about the bill. “Plus, we should be encouraging people to get out of their cars and walk for health and environmental reasons.”
Additionally, Zal Shroff, Senior Staff Attorney at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, said that the law is a racial justice issue.
Mr. Shroff argues that the law will help minorities, who he says are cited disproportionately for jaywalking.
“All Californians will benefit from the Governor’s decision to sign AB 2147—the Freedom to Walk Act—into law,” Mr. Shroff said in the release. “No longer will law enforcement be able to stop people who are safely crossing the street and burden them with citations and heaps of debt. For too long, our jaywalking laws were used as a pretext to stop and harass people, especially low-income people and people of color. The reforms enacted in AB 2147 will put an end to that and, in doing so, make all of California safer for pedestrians.” | 2022-12-16T17:57:13+00:00 | newspress.com | https://newspress.com/new-prostitution-and-jaywalking-laws-taking-effect-in-california-on-january-1/ |
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Kelishadi, a visionary in the field of plastic surgery and the "King of Cleavage" at SSK Plastic Surgery is revolutionizing the beauty industry by embracing NFC (Near Field Communication) technology to provide unparalleled customized care. Dr. Kelishadi's groundbreaking approach establishes him as a leader in delivering personalized experiences and establishing deeper relationships with his patients.
NFC technology has transformed the way Dr. Kelishadi interacts with his patients, allowing for seamless and effortless data collection. Each patient interaction gathers valuable insights such as individual preferences, medical history, and treatment goals, enabling Dr. Kelishadi to create highly personalized and safe care plans.
"In an industry where personalization & attention to detail is paramount, Dr. Kelishadi is setting a new standard for the client journey," explains Matt McGuire from Berify. "By harnessing the power of our dynamic direct-to-consumer features, he is revolutionizing the patient experience and redefining the level of care provided by the beauty industry."
Integrating NFC technology empowers Dr. Kelishadi to deliver customized care that precisely caters to each patient's unique needs. By analyzing the information collected through NFC interactions, Dr. Kelishadi understands individual requirements comprehensively, enabling him to offer tailored recommendations, targeted treatment plans, client referral programs, and exclusive offers. Patients feel valued and empowered, knowing that their preferences and goals are at the forefront of their personalized care.
Dr. Kelishadi's adoption of NFC technology streamlines the patient experience, revolutionizing the traditional process of manual follow-ups through emails, texts, and calls. Patients can now effortlessly tap through to the practice's website, access personalized information, schedule appointments, and even receive post-operative care instructions. This seamless and technology-driven approach enhances convenience, engagement, and overall satisfaction for every patient.
By leveraging NFC technology, Dr. Kelishadi is transforming the beauty industry's landscape, showcasing the potential for personalized care and deepening patient relationships. His pioneering approach exemplifies a commitment to innovation and a dedication to meeting patients' unique expectations in an industry where customization is highly valued.
Please see more on this project here: Welcome to SSK Plastic Surgery.
You can visit the SSK Plastic Surgery team at the TheFitExpo in Anaheim, CA, on August 5-6 2023.
About Dr. Kelishadi:
Dr. Sean Kelishadi is a distinguished board-certified Plastic Surgeon and the founder of SSK Plastic Surgery of Newport Beach, CA. Through his cutting-edge innovation and state-of-the-art technology, Dr. Kelishadi is one of the most coveted surgeons nationwide for plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgeries. Dr. Kelishadi has been featured in Playboy, Forbes, Yahoo, Real Self, and more. In addition, Dr. Kelishadi was awarded Surgical Makeover of the Year by Beverly Hills Magazine.
About Berify:
Berify is a next-generation solution to engage users with company brands directly from the product by unlocking new experiences and possibilities. Instead of extracting value from users, Berify believes in creating a better-decentralized ecosystem to distribute opportunities back to the consumers through trust, empowerment, and rewards. Berify's technology combines blockchain, cybersecurity, social media engagement, and intuitive dashboards to create limitless product experiences, engagements & social interactions.
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LIMA, OH (WLIO) - An Ohio businessman is trying again to become a U.S. Senator for Ohio.
Bernie Moreno made a stop at Kewpee to talk to voters about his latest Senate run. He dropped out of the senate race in 2022 after former President Trump asked him to because of the large number of Republican candidates running for the seat that was won by JD Vance. Now, the car dealership owner believes that he is the candidate that could unseat long-time Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown.
"I have done something in my life, where I have had to rely on my own skills and I was accountable for success or failure. He's gotten a government paycheck his whole life regardless of whether he succeeded or failed and by the way, failed," says Bernie Moreno, who is running for U.S. Senator for Ohio. "He hasn't accomplice anything of the things he said he was going to do. The middle class of this country here in Allen County are doing worst as result of Sherrod Brown in Washington D.C. He himself said in 1992, that if you are in Washington D.C. more than ten years you are a crook. The one thing that he said that was accurate."
As of now the only other Republican to declare his intention to run for the seat is State Senator Matt Dolan. | 2023-04-21T00:44:54+00:00 | hometownstations.com | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/bernie-moreno-makes-a-campaign-stop-in-lima/article_bedeb04e-dfad-11ed-b6a7-fbbf7a68e6cf.html |
Some of the 19 bodies exhumed for testing in an effort to identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and then reburied in an Oklahoma cemetery will be removed again starting Wednesday to gather more DNA.
The latest exhumations of bodies, some of which were taken last year from Oaklawn Cemetery, will be followed by another excavation for additional remains.
“There were 14 of the 19 that fit the criteria for further DNA analysis,” city spokesperson Michelle Brooks said. “These are the ones that will be re-exhumed.”
The 14 sets of remains were sent to Intermountain Forensics in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Brooks said two sets have enough DNA recovered to begin sequencing.
It wasn’t immediately clear how many of the 14 will be exhumed a second time, Brooks said.
The remains will be reburied at Oaklawn, where the previous reburial was closed to the public, drawing protests from about two dozen people who said they are descendants of massacre victims and should have been allowed to attend.
Intermountain Forensics is seeking people who believe they are descendants of massacre victims to provide genetic material to help scientists find potential matches.
The exhumations will be followed by another search for bodies in an area south and west of the areas previously excavated in 2020 and 2021.
None of the remains recovered thus far are confirmed as victims of the massacre in which more than 1,000 homes were burned, hundreds were looted and a thriving business district known as Black Wall Street was destroyed. Historians have estimated the death toll to be between 75 and 300.
Victims were never compensated, however a pending lawsuit seeks reparations for the three remaining known survivors of the violence.
The latest search is expected to end by Nov. 18. | 2022-10-26T12:58:07+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/ap-exhumations-to-resume-bid-to-id-tulsa-race-massacre-victims/ |
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about new rules that would compensate airline passengers for flight delays and cancelations.
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Biden offers logistics support to ease formula shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from parents and politicians, President Joe Biden is offering formula manufacturers and retailers transportation and logistics support to ease the nationwide shortage of baby formula, as the administration works to bring the largest domestic plant back on line after it was shut down early this year due to safety issues.
The White House said it is working with all major formula producers to boost production, including reaching out to their suppliers to encourage them to prioritize production and delivery of formula ingredients. It comes as the Biden administration has come under intense pressure over the last week to do more to ease the shortage of formula that has forced parents of infants to go to significant lengths to feed their children.
The shortage stems from a February recall by Abbott, the nation’s largest formula maker, that shuttered the company’s Michigan plant and exacerbated ongoing supply chain disruptions among formula makers, leaving fewer options on stores shelves across much of the country. The shortage has led retailers like CVS and Target to limit how many containers customers can purchase per visit and forced some parents to swap and sell formula online.
On Monday, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf told ABC News’ “Good Morning America” that the federal agency is “working really closely with Abbott” to reopen the closed Michigan factory and he expects that “in a very short period of time we’re going to have an announcement about the path forward.”
Califf said an announcement is forthcoming about importing baby formula from abroad, noting that the key is making sure the instructions for the formula are in languages that mothers and caregivers can understand.
The FDA warned families against making their own baby formula because it has 30 distinct constituents that have to be in the right amount, otherwise the formula can possibly be dangerous to consume.
Abbott’s voluntary recall was triggered by four illnesses reported in babies who had consumed powdered formula from the Michigan plant. All four infants were hospitalized with a rare type of bacterial infection and two died.
Abbott is one of just four companies that produce roughly 90% of U.S. formula, so its shutdown squeezed already tight supplies.
After a six-week inspection, FDA investigators published a list of problems in March, including lax safety and sanitary standards and a history of bacterial contamination in several parts of the plant.
But Chicago-based Abbott has emphasized that its products have not been directly linked to the bacterial infections in children. Samples of the bacteria found at its plant did not match the strains collected from the babies by federal investigators. The company has repeatedly stated it is ready to resume manufacturing, pending an FDA decision.
Former FDA officials say fixing the type of problems uncovered at Abbott’s plant takes time, and infant formula facilities receive more scrutiny than other food facilities. Companies need to exhaustively clean the facility and equipment, retrain staff, repeatedly test and document there is no contamination.
Even if the facility reopens soon, the FDA will still face scrutiny for its handling of the issues at the plant.
FDA inspectors visited the factory in September for a routine inspection, around the time that the first bacterial infection was reported in an infant. Although inspectors uncovered several violations— including standing water and unsanitary conditions— the FDA did not shut down the plant or issue any formal warning.
Only after several more illnesses were reported did the FDA return to the plant in January, this time finding a history of bacterial contamination in several parts of the plant. Abbott then shut down the facility and recalled several powdered formulas in mid-February.
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro reported last month that a whistleblower had contacted the FDA in October about unsafe conditions and practices at the plant, including falsifying plant records and failing to properly test formula for contamination.
She and other lawmakers are set to question FDA Commissioner Califf about that issue and others at a hearing scheduled for Thursday.
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This story has been updated to correct the timing of the whistleblower complaint to October, not September.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-16T16:23:56+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2022/05/16/biden-offers-logistics-support-ease-formula-shortage/ |
MILAN (AP) — A still-life fresco discovered recently in the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it’s not, experts at the archaeological site said Tuesday.
They noted that key ingredients needed to make Italy’s iconic dish — tomatoes and mozzarella — were not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago.
Tomatoes were only introduced to Europe from the Americas a few centuries ago, and some histories have it that the discovery of mozzarella led directly to the invention of pizza in nearby Naples in the 1700s.
The image is instead believed to be a focaccia covered with fruit, including pomegranate and possibly dates, finished with spices or a type of pesto, experts said. In the fresco, it is served on a silver plate and a wine chalice stands next to it.
The contrast of the frugal meal served in a luxurious setting, denoted by the silver tray, is not unlike modern-day pizza, “born as a poor-man’s dish in southern Italy, which has won over the world and is served even in starred restaurants,” said Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Pompeii archaeological site.
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was destroyed in the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The sudden and deadly event left much of the structure intact, embalmed in volcanic ash, and the site is now a major archaeological project and tourist attraction.
The Coldiretti ag lobby immediately seized on the discovery of the fresco to promote pizza — invented as a quick meal for the working poor — as a national treasure. Today, pizza represents one-third of the food budget of foreign visitors and generates total annual revenues of 15 billion euros ($16.4 billion) in Italy.
The art of the Neapolitan pizzamaker was put on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list in 2017, recognized for its four phases of dough preparation and for being baked exclusively in a wood oven at 485 degrees Celsius (905 degrees Fahrenheit.) | 2023-06-28T03:25:31+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/pizza-in-pompeii-painting-probably-not-experts-say/ |
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — IHeartMedia Inc. (IHRT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $222.3 million in its first quarter.
The San Antonio-based company said it had a loss of $1.50 per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 71 cents per share.
The radio company posted revenue of $811.2 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $795.4 million.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia on Friday found Kem Sokha, leader of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, guilty of treason and sentenced him to 27 years imprisonment to be served under house arrest.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court said he had colluded with a foreign power from 2010 until his arrest in September 2017. It said he had one month to file an appeal against its ruling.
The Cambodia National Rescue Party was dissolved shortly after his 2017 arrest on related charges.
The ruling, four months ahead of a general election, is the latest blow against the opposition, which has faced years of legal harassment from the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Kem Sokha, 69, is the country’s most prominent opposition politician not in exile — others having fled abroad to escape what were generally seen as politically inspired prosecutions.
The court said Kem Sokha is barred from all political activity, including voting, and not allowed to meet with outsiders, Cambodian or foreign, except for family members. He may leave the house only with the court’s permission.
Kem Sokha was head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party when he was arrested in September 2017 based on an old video that showed him speaking at a seminar about receiving advice from U.S. pro-democracy groups. Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government said it was proof of collusion with a foreign power to illegally take power.
His arrest marked the beginning of a fierce campaign by the government to use the courts — widely considered to be under its influence — to silence its critics in the political and media spheres or drive them out of the country.
Kem Sokha’s trial started in January 2020 but was soon suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak and resumed in 2022. The maximum sentence would have been 30 years.
The popular CNRP was seen as an electoral threat to Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party ahead of the 2018 general election. Kem Sokha’s arrest was swiftly followed by the dissolution of the party by the Supreme Court in November 2017, after the government accused it of plotting its overthrow.
The CNRP had been the only credible opponent of Hun Sen’s party, which consequently swept all the seats in the National Assembly. Rights groups and Western nations charged that the election was neither free nor fair.
Hun Sen’s latest opponents in this year’e election have come under similar pressure.
Hun Sen has been in power for 38 years and has vowed to stay in office until 2028. He has endorsed one of his sons to succeed him. He uses guile and threats to exercise authoritarian power in the framework of electoral democracy.
Kem Sokha was released from prison on bail in September 2018, more than a year after he was arrested, and put under house arrest. In November 2019, he was freed from house arrest but still banned from political activity.
Sam Rainsy, co-founder of the CNRP, has been in self-imposed exile since 2015, avoiding prison for a defamation conviction along with a slew of other legal charges brought by the government.
As in Kem Sokha’s case, the charges are widely seen as politically motivated.
Sam Rainsy was the de facto leader of the party while Kem Sokha was in prison before his release on bail. Tensions grew between supporters of the two opposition leaders because some felt Kem Sokha faced more pressure from Hun Sen’s government while Sam Rainsy was free in exile.
The legal actions against Kem Sokha were widely seen as encouraging a split between the two. Hun Sen is an adroit political operator, and has a record of using divide-and-conquer tactics against his foes.
Kem Sokha’s political career began in 1993 when Cambodia held an election organized by the United Nations after more than two decades of war and unrest. He was elected as a National Assembly representative for the southern province of Takeo, as a member of the now-defunct Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party.
In 1999, he joined the royalist FUNCINPEC party and subsequently was elected as a senator. He resigned from his Senate seat in 2001, and in 2002 he founded the independent Cambodian Center for Human Rights.
Rejoining politics in 2005, he founded the Human Rights Party, which finished third in the 2008 general election. In 2012, that party merged with Sam Rainsy’s Candlelight Party to form the Cambodia National Rescue Party, which captured 55 seats out of 123 at stake in the 2013 election.
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Peck reported from Bangkok. | 2023-03-03T05:06:50+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-cambodian-opposition-leader-gets-27-years-on-treason-charge/ |
LETTER: IRS gets more money for more audits
August 23, 2022 - 9:00 pm
In all of this discussion about the expansion of the IRS with thousands of new agents, the press never really seems to address the issue of why such an expansion is necessary. What is overlooked is that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 raised the standard deduction significantly, thus leading to a lot fewer people itemizing on their tax return. Fewer people itemizing should mean a reduction in the IRS case load over the past few years. Something odd is going on here. | 2022-08-24T05:03:52+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/letters/letter-irs-gets-more-money-for-more-audits-2628411/ |
Soto will succeed retiring CHRO Ann Giambusso in August 2022
NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakthru Beverage Group, a leading North American beverage distributor with operations across the United States and Canada, today announced that Stephanie J. Soto has been appointed to the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. As a member of the company's executive leadership team, Stephanie will be responsible for all aspects of Human Resources including the development of a diverse and multifunctional human capital strategy, end-to-end talent management, and labor and employee relations all enabling the on-going growth, productivity, and profitability of the company.
"Stephanie is a proven leader with an impressive track record of designing and executing talent management strategies that drive organizational excellence," said Tom Bené, Breakthru Beverage Group President & Chief Executive Officer. "Our associates are our biggest asset and having a strong Human Resources leader is essential to our continued growth, both as professionals and as a company. Thanks to her predecessor Ann Giambusso, who has been a key member of the Breakthru leadership team since its founding, Stephanie will have a strong foundation to build upon and we are excited to see the impact she will have in this role."
In addition to talent management, Soto will hold responsibility for the Solutions Team – Learning, Leadership and Sales efforts that foster a culture of employee growth and engagement as well as the company's corporate responsibility initiatives which together are unique and defining for Breakthru Beverage. Equally important will be Soto's efforts to meaningfully expand the company's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion capability that ensures inclusion and equity across all areas of the business. Soto will report directly to CEO Tom Bene and assume her new role on August 1, 2022.
"I am excited to join a forward-thinking organization like Breakthru—a company rooted in putting its people first," said Soto. "As a fourth-generation family-owned business, that people-first mentality resonates today more than ever. From their open company culture to diverse Associate Resource Groups, I look forward to stepping into the role and further building upon this incredible talent foundation."
Soto brings more than 25 years' experience in Human Resources and labor management for multi-billion-dollar, global companies both publicly traded and privately held. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President Human Resources at United Natural Foods, Inc., where she led the strategy that put people first in the distribution centers, transformed the company's talent review process, and innovated HR programs to enhance the future of work. Previous roles included human resources leadership for Bell Helicopter and Pitney Bowes.
"I am thankful to leave Breakthru in Stephanie's capable hands to take our HR function to new heights," said Ann Giambusso, outgoing CHRO at Breakthru. "It has been an honor to be a part of the Breakthru family, and to work closely with the Merinoff and Wirtz families. I will miss being a part of this great organization, its incredible people, and the energy that comes from working in this industry."
Breakthru Beverage Group is one of the leading alcohol wholesalers in the United States and the largest broker in Canada representing a full total beverage alcohol portfolio of spirits, wine and beer. Breakthru is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and supports a wide range of notable organizations as well as local charitable initiatives across its North American footprint. Across all markets, Breakthru aligns a nimble and insightful approach to sales, marketing and operations. Family ownership is active in the business and committed to being stewards of heritage and champions of innovation. For more information, visit www.BreakthruBev.com.
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Nagwa Khalid Hamad, age 66, died last Sunday when a mortar collided with her home in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. Hamad was an ophthalmologist beloved by her patients. She was also a wife and mother of four. She is one of at least 400 people killed since conflict erupted last Saturday.
Intense fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has ripped through Khartoum and other parts of Sudan. Normally bustling areas have been overtaken by air strikes, artillery, gunfire and tragedy.
Both sides were meant to were meant to join and become one Sudanese army but are now locked in a struggle for power in Sudan. Their claim to be fighting to protect Sudan's transition to democracy is one that many in the country reject.
Since Hamad died there has been an outpouring of grief and gratitude for her life from people who knew her. The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors and the Sudanese American Physicians both released statements following her death. Her youngest son Khalid Osman is an engineer for Boeing and a U.S Army veteran who lives in Ohio. He tweeted about his mom — "the love of my life" — and spoke with NPR about her death, her life and what she meant to him and those who loved her. Here is what he said.
My mom's full name is Nagwa Khalid Hamad. She was a doctor, an ophthalmologist. She worked at Khartoum Eye Hospital for more than 30 years. When she passed away she was around 66 years old. She lived in Khartoum, Sudan.
She had three sons and one daughter. I'm the youngest.
The last time I spoke to my mom was a little less than 24 hours prior to the incident. The conversation was very casual. She was telling me about a sick relative of ours who was in the hospital and how she needed our hopes and prayers. Then I received another voice recording on WhatsApp. It was less than an hour before she died, before she was killed. The message was mainly focused on telling [my family and me] how severe the attacks were. There were so many loud explosions, the sound of automatic machine guns, the sound of active war over there. She didn't know the next one would hit her.
I was in the process of bringing her to the U.S. I'd already applied for her green card and she was approved. She was just waiting to get her appointment with the U.S. Embassy in Sudan and trying to help me fill out the paperwork so we could expedite this process [of getting the physical card].
In the last voice message I received from her she thanked me for supporting our relative who was in the hospital. When my mom heard about it she was very thankful. She would say, thank you so much for helping Khalid. It's going to be helpful to her.
When the incident happened she was in the living room of our house. It was Sunday morning around 6 a.m. Khartoum time. The mortar just came down and hit our house. The shrapnel flew all over and broke the windows, and some of it came inside. Sadly, she was hit by a piece of shrapnel and died almost immediately. My dad tried to perform first aid but he couldn't because the damage was too severe. He couldn't save her.
This whole war — I'm not even going to call it a conflict. It's a war between the military leader and the militia leader for, in my opinion, personal vengeance. Two people get mad at each other and they're calling for whole militaries, whole platoons, whole companies to fight on their behalf. And sadly, the victims are innocent civilians. [Both sides are] using weapons that they're not even supposed to be using in a city. Who would ever use mortars, rockets, missiles and RPGs in the middle of a city?
My mom was an angel. She was a true angel. And I'm not just saying that because I'm her son. I saw all the social media reactions to my post. I've received so many direct messages on Twitter and Facebook, and I don't know 99 percent of the people who sent them. Those people were her patients, colleagues and friends. Some were even strangers. The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors put an announcement on Twitter about my mom's death and people from all over showed up. They sent me their condolences and asked me if I needed anything. It's just in the Sudanese people's nature to support each other. My mom did so much good for people that I didn't even know about.
My mom was such a nice person. She was calm. She was very calm. I'm an easily tempered person and every time I had an issue while at her house I'd go to her room. I would be storming. And then I would talk to my mom and complain to my mom. My mom would just calm me down and tell me it was OK. She would say to just take it in, just breathe it in and don't worry about it.
She was always there for everyone. Whenever we had any kind of occasion — a wedding a funeral, a friend in the hospital — she was always the first person there. She was such a beloved person. She was warm, she was kind and she was always smiling.
My mom loved her country so much. She just wanted a backup plan. I convinced her that she and my dad should have a backup plan so that, whenever they needed to, they could flee the country. But my mom just didn't want to leave the country. She wanted to stay. She hated the coup regime that Omar al-Bashir led and this new one too. Like the rest of the Sudanese people she just wanted a civilian-led government.
The only comfort I've had lately is knowing that the people she helped and the people who loved her are there for me.
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Amazon workers reject union bid in upstate New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in upstate New York overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on Tuesday, handing a second defeat to the labor group that’s been attempting to drag the company to the negotiating table since its historic win earlier this year.
This time around, warehouse workers near Albany cast 406 votes — or about 66% — against the Amazon Labor Union, giving the company enough support to push back the fledgling group composed of former and current Amazon workers.
According to the National Labor Relations Board, which is responsible for overseeing the election, 206 workers — or 33.6% — voted in favor of joining the union. The agency said 949 employees were eligible to vote, and the 31 ballots that were challenged by either Amazon or the union were not enough to sway the outcome.
The facility is located in the town of Schodack, near one of the most unionized metro areas in the country, according to Unionstats.com. It’s what’s known as a non-sort center, a warehouse where employees pack more bulky items such as rugs, patio furniture or outdoor equipment.
Experts had noted a win there would have given the union more leverage in its quest to negotiate a contract with Amazon and a chance to demonstrate its prior win at a facility on Staten Island, New York, wasn’t a one-off. For now, those hopes seem to be dashed.
“We’re glad that our team in Albany was able to have their voices heard, and that they chose to keep the direct relationship with Amazon as we think that this is the best arrangement for both our employees and customers,” Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement. “We will continue to work directly with our teammates in Albany, as we do everywhere, to keep making Amazon better every day.”
Chris Smalls, the fired Amazon worker who led the ALU to a first-ever victory of an Amazon warehouse in the U.S., said in a statement that his group was proud of the workers who challenged Amazon’s “vicious anti-union campaign” and signaled they might try to unionize the facility again.
“This won’t be the end of ALU at ALB1,” Smalls said, using the official name for the warehouse. He noted organizers were feeling “both anger and disappointment,” saying “the voting process wasn’t free and fair” and accusing the company of “putting their thumb on the scale.”
“It was a sham election where workers were subjected to intimidation and retaliation on a daily basis and even the workers who volunteered to be election observers were faced with threats of termination,” Smalls said.
In the past week, organizers have said Amazon threatened to take away unpaid time off from workers who volunteered to be election observers. Heather Goodall, the main organizer at the facility, has accused the company of calling police on her several times while she was soliciting support near the facility during her time off. An Amazon spokesperson said the company only did that when non-employees were present.
During the campaign, the union filed more than two dozen charges with the NLRB accusing the company of unfair labor practices that damaged its ability to organize. Still, Smalls noted they were going to continue their campaign to unionize Amazon warehouses.
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take,” he said.
This was the fourth union election at an Amazon warehouse this year, and the third one led by the ALU. Following their unexpected win in April in Staten Island, the group was stung by a loss shortly thereafter at another, smaller facility nearby. A union election in Alabama, led by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, remains too close to call.
Goodall launched the organizing drive near Albany in the spring, just a few months after she joined the company to assess working conditions. Soon after that, she approached the ALU after gaining some support from workers who wanted to unionize.
To push back, Amazon had been holding mandatory meetings for its employees urging them to reject the union, the kind of meetings the NLRB’s top prosecutor is now attempting to outlaw. The company has also been hanging fliers and other literature around the facility encouraging workers to vote no.
The election outside Albany marked the first time the union was tested beyond Staten Island. Before the group’s first loss, many believed organizing the second Staten Island facility would be more challenging due to the larger share of part-time workers, who might have other sources of income and less of a connection with their co-workers. The union had less time to convince workers. Smalls and other organizers were also more distracted with media appearances and defending their historic win.
Amazon has been trying to undo the ALU’s lone victory, filing more than two dozen objections to the election and seeking a redo vote. Last month, a federal labor official concluded the union should be certified as a bargaining representative for the warehouse. Amazon, which hasn’t recognized the union, said it intends to appeal the decision and CEO Andy Jassy has also signaled the company could take the case to federal court.
ALU organizers have said they were focused on pressuring Amazon to negotiate a contract at the facility that voted to unionize and petitioning for more elections. Last week, Amazon workers at a separate facility in California filed for their own union election, seeking to join the ALU.
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SAN MARCOS DE COLÓN, Honduras — The presidential race in Guatemala is in limbo even as the country's top electoral officials have certified the results of the first-round elections last month.
After delays caused by protests from Guatemala's political elite, the country's top electoral body finally certified the results of June's elections late Wednesday evening.
It said former first lady Sandra Torres, who was once jailed on corruption charges, would face off in a second round against reformist candidate Bernardo Arévalo, who ran on an anti-corruption platform.
At nearly the same time, another court made a decision widely viewed as politically motivated: It accused Arévalo's party, Semilla, of fraud and ordered he not be allowed to participate in politics.
Speaking to CNN en Español, Arévalo said he would not obey a "spurious and illegal decision" that came from a court known for making political decisions.
Arévalo, the runner-up in the vote in June, is the son of the late Juan José Arévalo, who is widely regarded as Guatemala's first democratically elected president.
The electoral body said it did not yet know what the court decision meant or if the move was legal.
An independent watchdog group, Mirador Electoral, said in a statement that the court's announcement amounted to an "open act of illegality."
The U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, Brian A. Nichols, expressed the government's worries about the developments. While welcoming the confirmation of the first-round vote, he tweeted, "We are deeply concerned by threats to Guatemala's electoral democracy. Institutions must respect the will of voters."
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FARMINGTON, Conn., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: OTIS) will host a conference call on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Otis Chair, CEO & President Judy Marks and Executive Vice President & CFO Anurag Maheshwari will discuss the company's second quarter results and 2023 outlook.
We encourage you to join through our webcast link. A corresponding presentation and news release will be available on www.otis.com prior to the call and a recording will be available on the website later in the day. If you are unable to join via the webcast, please contact Otis investor relations (investorrelations@otis.com) for alternative dial-in information. Additional investor updates are also available on www.otis.com from time to time.
About Otis
Otis is the world's leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service company. We move 2 billion people a day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, Otis is 69,000 people strong, including 41,000 field professionals, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. To learn more, visit www.otis.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @OtisElevatorCo.
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ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina man from Rowan County is behind bars after attacking a teen and kidnapping him, according to CBS affiliate WBTV.
36-year-old Thomas Dax Llewellyn has a $1.5 million bond after assaulting a 19-year-old victim.
The 19-year-old was hired to work at Llewellyn's business called Starship Enterprises in Salisbury, according to deputies.
Llewellyn accused the victim of stealing a vehicle from him, which led to him “firing a gun at (victim), nearly shooting and killing him," Deputies said. That’s when Llewellyn seized the victim before hitting him in the head with a gun.
Then, Llewellyn is also accused of stuffing a sock in his mouth, bonding the 19-year-old's hands and feet together with zip ties before forcing him into his car, according to WBTV. Llewellyn allegedly drove to the business and used an ax to chop of one of the victim's fingers.
The report said that the victim “was too afraid to report the crime” immediately after it happened, but that investigators gathered enough evidence to secure warrants.
Llewellyn was charged with the following:
- Kidnapping
- Felonious restraint
- Assault with a deadly weapon
- Maiming without malice
- Failure to appear in court
During the time of the alleged assault, Llewellyn was out on bond for a previous kidnapping in January. Investigators say Llewellyn and others were charged with kidnapping, assaulting, and binding another person with zip ties in that case as well.
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LONDON, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stable, a technology-based commodity price risk management solutions provider, today announced the first-ever organic soybean meal hedge. The transaction will be settled against the Fastmarkets organic soybean meal Midwest US price.
The organic soybean meal Midwest US price has recorded a 29% decline over the past six months, after climbing 110% in the previous 18 months, Fastmarkets price reporting data shows. Such volatility drives the need for agrifood businesses to better manage their risk, as prices rise and fall, and Fastmarkets is ideally situated to provide independent, benchmark prices to help the industry address those challenges.
The unique combination of Stable's price risk management tools and Fastmarkets' organic and non-GMO indices will allow producers and consumers of organic grains and oilseeds to reduce the range of possible outcomes in the event of sudden price swings.
"This marks the first time in history that price protection was made possible in organic soybean meal, an unlisted agricultural commodity for which there was previously no way to effectively manage price risk. The mix of growing demand and heightened volatility in organic markets underscores the need for the type of risk management that Stable, with the support from strategic partners including Fastmarkets, is delivering to our customers," said Joe Brooker, VP Partnerships & Research at Stable.
Because organic grains are not traded on any public exchange, price risk management solutions available to businesses with exposure to these products have been limited. That has changed with Stable's simple and targeted options-based risk management solutions that settle directly against reference prices published by Fastmarkets.
"Dependable organic soybean meal price data offered by Fastmarkets is the bedrock for groundbreaking risk solutions. During this period of unparalleled volatility, our goal is to provide the pertinent information needed to help market participants make robust risk management decisions," said Tim Worledge, Editorial Director, Agriculture at Fastmarkets.
Organic soybean meal options are among several contracts offered by third-party financial entities to help manage price risk for organic crops. For more information about hedging price risk, please contact Stable. For information on Fastmarkets' organic grain price indices, visit Fastmarkets' website.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices agreed to take up the case in late winter.
The court's decision to hear arguments relatively quickly means it is likely to determine whether the widespread loan cancellations are legal by late June.
That's about two months before the newly extended pause on loan repayments is set to expire.
The administration had wanted a court order that would have allowed the program to take effect even as court challenges proceed. But as a fallback, it suggested the high court hold arguments and decide the issue.
Biden's plan promises $10,000 in federal student debt forgiveness to those with incomes of less than $125,000, or households earning less than $250,000. Pell Grant recipients, who typically demonstrate more financial need, are eligible for an additional $10,000 in relief.
The Congressional Budget Office has said the program will cost about $400 billion over the next three decades.
More than 26 million people already applied for the relief, with 16 million approved, but the Education Department stopped processing applications last month after a federal judge in Texas struck down the plan.
The Texas case is one of two in which federal judges have forbidden the administration from implementing the loan cancellations.
In a separate lawsuit filed by six states, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis also put the plan on hold, and that case before the Supreme Court.
States with the most and least student debt
Ranking student debt by state
In the late 1980s, a high school graduate who wanted to attend college or university was looking at average tuition of $15,160 per year for a private, nonprofit school and $3,190 per year for a public college or university. As of 2021, that number had ballooned to $37,600 for private, nonprofit colleges and $9,400 for public schools. Once the cost of books, room and board, and other fees are added in, paying for college with a part-time or summer job is increasingly becoming a thing of the past.
Today's students are instead turning to loans, leading to a widespread debt crisis. Americans currently owe a collective $1.58 trillion in student loans, changing the shape and trajectory of the U.S. economy. Instead of buying cars or houses, many millennials are focused on finding jobs that will enable them to make loan payments without defaulting.
Some states are taking steps to help by adopting a Student Borrower Bill of Rights and offering a variety of scholarship and loan repayment programs for qualified graduates. In New York in 2017, for example, New York announced a scholarship program that would provide free tuition at public colleges to residents whose families make less than $125,000 a year.
Stacker looked at 2022 data from the Federal Reserve of New York to determine where student debt is hitting the nation the hardest. In the case of a tie, we looked at the number of borrowers in all tied states.
Read on to see where your state falls on the list.
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#51. South Dakota
- Number of borrowers: 135,600
- Average loan balance per borrower: $28,218
South Dakota participates in the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program , while the Dakota Corps Scholarship aims to help students in the state.
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#50. Iowa
- Number of borrowers: 465,500
- Average loan balance per borrower: $29,845
Iowa has a number of student loan forgiveness programs , including programs for teachers, nurses, doctors, physician assistants, and other health care providers.
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#49. Alaska
- Number of borrowers: 70,600
- Average loan balance per borrower: $30,427
Alaska offers a loan repayment program for health care workers who will live and work in areas with a shortage of medical, dental, and behavioral health professionals. The state is among those with the lowest proportion of students with debt, according to WalletHub.
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#48. North Dakota
- Number of borrowers: 114,100
- Average loan balance per borrower: $30,542
Veterinarians can qualify for loan forgiveness in North Dakota if they will serve in high-need areas. Three are chosen each year, with the goal of attracting new veterinarians for animals raised for meat.
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#47. Wyoming
- Number of borrowers: 57,600
- Average loan balance per borrower: $30,581
Wyoming's Hathaway Scholarship , created in 2005 with a $400 million permanent endowment, pays for qualified high school graduates to attend the University of Wyoming or any of the state's seven community colleges. The Wyoming Healthcare Professional Loan Repayment Program repays health professionals' educational loans if they practice in an underserved area for at least three years.
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#46. Wisconsin
- Number of borrowers: 785,600
- Average loan balance per borrower: $31,482
In 2020, Wisconsin's governor created a task force to look for ways to reduce student debt in the state. The loans disproportionately affect low-income and first-generation college students, students of color, women, and veterans, according to the governor.
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#45. Nebraska
- Number of borrowers: 261,000
- Average loan balance per borrower: $31,551
Primary care doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals are eligible for loan repayment awards in Nebraska if they practice in areas where there are shortages.
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#44. Arkansas
- Number of borrowers: 374,900
- Average loan balance per borrower: $31,851
After Arkansas began a default management program in 2013, students' default rates fell almost every year . From 2013 to 2018, Arkansas' default rate dropped 7.8 percentage points, compared to the national rate, which fell 3.9 percentage points. By the end of 2021, the state's delinquency rate was 9%.
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#43. Indiana
- Number of borrowers: 924,000
- Average loan balance per borrower: $32,045
Indiana provides student loan relief for lawyers working in legal aid through its Richard M. Givan Loan Repayment Assistance program . Another program, Hon. J. Terrence and Peggy Cody Loan Repayment Assistance, provides aid to law school graduates working in child services. Legal scholarships are also available.
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#42. Oklahoma
- Number of borrowers: 480,800
- Average loan balance per borrower: $32,102
Oklahoma offers loan forgiveness to physicians, dentists, and other health professionals who agree to serve in specific communities in the state.
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#41. West Virginia
- Number of borrowers: 217,200
- Average loan balance per borrower: $32,214
West Virginia recruits medical professionals to rural areas through student loan forgiveness. It looks for doctors, nurses, midwives, physician assistants, pharmacists, dentists, and other providers.
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#40. Montana
- Number of borrowers: 132,900
- Average loan balance per borrower: $32,459
In Montana, medical professionals can receive up to $15,000 a year by working in certain areas in the state through the Montana State Loan Repayment Program.
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#39. New Mexico
- Number of borrowers: 215,500
- Average loan balance per borrower: $32,944
For students at risk of defaulting on loans, New Mexico offers student loan forgiveness and consolidation of debt. Doctors and nurses who help address the health care shortage in New Mexico can qualify for no-interest loans and other benefits.
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#38. Texas
- Number of borrowers: 3,759,300
- Average loan balance per borrower: $32,998
A 2019 study by Southern Methodist University found that Black and Hispanic students in Texas borrow more than white students on average: $7,124 more for Black students and $453 for Hispanic students; meanwhile, Asian students borrow $3,155 less.
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#37. New Hampshire
- Number of borrowers: 219,000
- Average loan balance per borrower: $33,094
New Hampshire offers student loan forgiveness to primary care doctors, dentists, and other health care providers, with the goal of drawing them to underserved or low-income areas. It also offers help to lawyers working for nonprofit organizations.
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#36. Kentucky
- Number of borrowers: 588,800
- Average loan balance per borrower: $33,155
By the end of 2021, Kentucky had a student loan delinquency rate of 10% , putting it among the top five states with the highest delinquency rates in the country. Kentucky has a loan repayment program for health care professionals who work in rural and underserved areas.
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#33. Maine
- Number of borrowers: 203,200
- Average loan balance per borrower: $33,584
On average, Maine college graduates owed more than $33,500 each in student loans. The state offers student debt relief to graduates who live and work there under the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit.
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#32. Rhode Island
- Number of borrowers: 153,200
- Average loan balance per borrower: $33,838
The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority offers low-cost student loans, refinancing choices, and free tools to find internships and scholarships. In 2019, it enacted a Student Loan Bill of Rights to make sure borrowers are treated fairly.
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#31. Kansas
- Number of borrowers: 395,200
- Average loan balance per borrower: $33,954
Kansas offers loan repayment relief to students who will live in rural areas, are health care professionals, and are primary care or psychiatry residents through its Bridging Plan .
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#30. Idaho
- Number of borrowers: 219,400
- Average loan balance per borrower: $34,196
Idaho provides loan forgiveness programs for those working in areas short on health professionals. This includes physicians, clinicians, and nurses in rural and underserved areas. Idaho students owe, on average, $34,196.
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#29. Vermont
- Number of borrowers: 96,300
- Average loan balance per borrower: $34,595
Vermont has the highest number of student loan borrowers who are 50 or older, according to a 2019 WalletHub study. Student loan debt there averaged $34,595 per borrower by the end of 2021—about $5000 more than the national average.
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#28. Hawaii
- Number of borrowers: 123,600
- Average loan balance per borrower: $34,608
The 10 campuses of the University of Hawaii are considered affordable, with in-state tuition at the three four-year schools below the national average. The state also has programs to keep costs down—namely the Hawaii Promise scholarship program for community college students and the Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program, which provides grants to health care professionals who fill geographic shortages.
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#27. Louisiana
- Number of borrowers: 644,600
- Average loan balance per borrower: $34,839
In 2022, Louisiana reported that more than half of its high school graduates were eligible for state scholarships for college. The state's FY23 budget also includes a 12% increase in funding for higher education.
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#26. Washington
- Number of borrowers: 816,900
- Average loan balance per borrower: $34,846
The Student Loan Survival Guide, published by the Washington attorney general's office, offers links to resources for financing higher education to every high school student considering college loans and former college students who struggled with the cost of school.
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#25. Missouri
- Number of borrowers: 829,100
- Average loan balance per borrower: $35,095
In Missouri, 58% of graduates had student loan debt in 2017, and they owed an average of $28,650. By the end of 2021, borrowers owed more than $35,000 each on average. The state offers student loan forgiveness to some employees of government agencies or nonprofit organizations.
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#24. Pennsylvania
- Number of borrowers: 2,032,400
- Average loan balance per borrower: $35,349
With its borrowers owing more than $35,000 each on average, Pennsylvania has some of the highest student debt in the country. It hovers around the middle of the pack for delinquency rate, though, at 7.2%
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#23. Massachusetts
- Number of borrowers: 1,046,800
- Average loan balance per borrower: $35,400
In 2021, Massachusetts put into place a Student Borrowers Bill of Rights and appointed a Student Loan Ombudsman in order to protect student borrowers.
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#22. Nevada
- Number of borrowers: 351,300
- Average loan balance per borrower: $35,688
Nevada State College provides students with access to a financial literacy program. Still, in the last quarter of 2021, the state's loan delinquency rate was the fifth-highest in the nation.
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#21. Ohio
- Number of borrowers: 1,810,900
- Average loan balance per borrower: $35,806
Ohio offers a variety of repayment programs for doctors, dentists, and other health care providers, including the Ohio Department of Health State Loan Repayment Program, the Ohio Physician Loan Repayment Program, the Ohio Dentist and Dental Hygienist Loan Repayment Program, and the Nurse Education Assistance Loan Program.
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#20. Tennessee
- Number of borrowers: 872,000
- Average loan balance per borrower: $36,155
Tennessee offers a loan forgiveness program for state residents who are registered nurses that agree to become administrators or teachers in nursing education programs. It also offers a Minority Teaching Fellows Program that grants $5000 per year for qualified students pursuing teacher certification at an eligible Tennessee college.
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#19. Michigan
- Number of borrowers: 1,430,900
- Average loan balance per borrower: $36,221
Michigan places fifth in student loan debt as a percentage of income, according to a 2019 WalletHub study. The state offers scholarships or loan forgiveness programs for teachers, nurses, doctors, dentists, and other health care professionals.
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#18. Mississippi
- Number of borrowers: 414,300
- Average loan balance per borrower: $36,366
Mississippi offers forgivable loans to nurses and teachers in undergraduate programs and to counselors, school administrators, dyslexia therapists, and speech pathologists in graduate programs.
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#17. Connecticut
- Number of borrowers: 542,800
- Average loan balance per borrower: $36,391
In April 2020, Connecticut's governor announced that in collaboration with other states, Connecticut had reached an agreement for relief for some privately held student loans. The state also offers a Minority Teacher Incentive program that provides grants to students and loan reimbursement of up to $2,500 a year for participants who become teachers for Connecticut's public school system.
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#16. Arizona
- Number of borrowers: 872,600
- Average loan balance per borrower: $36,682
The student loan delinquency rate for borrowers in Arizona was 8.7% at the end of 2021—down 3% from the previous year. The state has a few loan repayment programs for teachers and qualified borrowers working in health services.
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#15. South Carolina
- Number of borrowers: 745,500
- Average loan balance per borrower: $36,698
A WalletHub study in 2019 found that South Carolina ranked fourth for debt as a percentage of income in the U.S. The state offers several types of loans and loan forgiveness programs for students pursuing the teaching profession and graduates serving as teachers.
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#14. New Jersey
- Number of borrowers: 1,339,800
- Average loan balance per borrower: $37,003
Although New Jersey borrowers owe more than borrowers in 36 other states as of the last quarter of 2021, the state has a borrower delinquency rate of just 5.8%—which is better than 37 other states. The state also offers loan redemption programs for borrowers in specific professions, including lawyers, nursing instructors, and primary care health providers.
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#13. Colorado
- Number of borrowers: 804,300
- Average loan balance per borrower: $37,235
Colorado is more reliant on tuition than other states. In fact, 70% of funding for higher education in the state comes from tuition; the national average is 46.6%. This policy forces many students in Colorado to borrow.
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#12. North Carolina
- Number of borrowers: 1,340,500
- Average loan balance per borrower: $37,511
In North Carolina, more than 60% of students who graduate have debt; however, its schools have relatively low tuition and the state's governor directed an additional $34 million dollars for postsecondary education in April 2022.
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#11. Alabama
- Number of borrowers: 615,800
- Average loan balance per borrower: $37,730
Alabama ranks in the top states for rising student debt over five years, according to an Experian analysis in 2019, and 50.3% of borrowers are under age 35 . The state offers a student grant program for qualified applicants that attend one of 12 participating colleges.
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#10. California
- Number of borrowers: 4,021,200
- Average loan balance per borrower: $37,783
In September 2020, California's governor signed the Student Borrower Bill of Rights into law. The law helps students participate in loan repayment and forgiveness programs. The California State Loan Repayment Program offers relief to doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and other health care providers who will practice in areas of the state where they are most needed.
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#9. Illinois
- Number of borrowers: 1,713,900
- Average loan balance per borrower: $37,869
College loans in Illinois can be refinanced at low interest rates by the Illinois Treasurer's Office under the Illinois Student Loan Investment Act passed in 2019. Some 17% of the state's population has student loan debt. Its balance per borrower is nearing $40,000 —which is among the top 10 highest.
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#8. Oregon
- Number of borrowers: 556,000
- Average loan balance per borrower: $38,248
Oregon's borrower delinquency rate was 8.3% as of the end of 2021—down three percent from the previous year. The state offers forgiveness and incentive programs for health care providers and lawyers.
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#7. Florida
- Number of borrowers: 2,646,400
- Average loan balance per borrower: $38,653
Florida passed a law in 2020 to protect graduates' professional licenses if they defaulted on their loans; prior to the passage of this law, graduates could have professional licenses revoked for failing to pay their student loans. Florida also has forgiveness programs for different professions, including the law and nursing fields.
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#6. New York
- Number of borrowers: 2,579,600
- Average loan balance per borrower: $38,668
College graduates of an approved New York State college or university who agree to operate a farm in the state full time for five years can obtain loan forgiveness under a young farmers program. The state has forgiveness programs for a number of other professions as well.
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#5. Virginia
- Number of borrowers: 1,143,200
- Average loan balance per borrower: $39,001
Among Virginia's graduates, 57% had student loan debt, according to a 2019 report from the nonprofit The Institute for College Access and Success. In 2021, the state passed a bill of rights for student borrowers.
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#4. Delaware
- Number of borrowers: 137,300
- Average loan balance per borrower: $39,238
Delaware's average debt per borrower is among the highest in the country; only Georgia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. surpass it. Delaware's student loan repayment program helps to offset this burden.
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#3. Georgia
- Number of borrowers: 1,641,600
- Average loan balance per borrower: $41,826
In Georgia, 56% of the graduating class of 2020 had student loan debt. The average loan balance per borrower is especially high in the state, considering that 79% of students attended public colleges which are usually less expensive than private colleges.
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#2. Maryland
- Number of borrowers: 864,700
- Average loan balance per borrower: $42,543
Only Washington D.C. has an average loan balance per borrower higher than Maryland. But the state offers a Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit for borrowers who took out at least $20,000 in loans and have at least $5,000 in debt still outstanding.
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#1. District of Columbia
- Number of borrowers: 125,000
- Average loan balance per borrower: $53,769
The District of Columbia's ombudsman and its Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking help students minimize their debt. The district's attorney general's office has also compiled a web page of student loan repayment resources. Even so, Washington D.C. borrowers have the highest average loan balance in the country.
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The Ignore No More: ACTe Now! Campaign to address vast health disparities by seeking more inclusive approach to recruiting Black American patients for clinical trials and research
CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) is proud to announce the launch of the Ignore No More: ACTe Now! (Advance Clinical Trials for Equity in Sarcoidosis) campaign. The goals of this campaign are to increase representation of Black American sarcoidosis patients in clinical trials, raise awareness of disparities that exist in sarcoidosis, identify the challenges and barriers that contribute to lower participation by Black Americans in clinical trials, and to provide recommendations that foster a more inclusive approach to recruiting patients for clinical trials and research.
To ensure Black American sarcoidosis patients are at the forefront of this discussion, FSR collaborated with sarcoidosis experts and patients, known as Patient and Clinical Advisory Committees, to create a survey to provide a platform for Black Americans to share their experiences and insights. Black Americans at least 18 years of age and older, who live in the U.S., are encouraged to take the survey at www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ACTNow to help inform recommendations for improving care and increasing representation in clinical trials. The survey is available now through November 30, 2022, and will culminate in a Congressional Briefing in April of 2023, Sarcoidosis Awareness Month.
Black Americans are 2.5 times more likely to have sarcoidosis and are 12 times more likely to die from sarcoidosis than White Americans. While Black Americans are disproportionately impacted by chronic illnesses and diseases across the spectrum, they are significantly underrepresented in clinical trials and research. According to the FDA, only 7% of clinical trial participants, globally, and 16% domestically, are Black, while White participants represent 76% and 78% respectively.
"It is imperative to increase representation of Black Americans in clinical trials and research efforts in order to close the gap in care and improve patient outcomes for Black Americans with sarcoidosis," said Mary McGowan, Chief Executive Officer for FSR. "Ignore No More: ACTe Now! will focus on identifying the barriers and growing representation of Black Americans in clinical trials to provide more comprehensive data on their experiences, leading to more effective protocols, treatments, and equitable outcomes. We believe the learnings from this survey will lead to increased enrollment of Black Americans in clinical trials for sarcoidosis, as well as other chronic illnesses more broadly."
In 2021, FSR launched Phase I of the Ignore No More Campaign to raise awareness of the disproportionate impact sarcoidosis has on Black American women reaching over 500,000 individuals through awareness events, media, and an educational public service announcement video featuring celebrity spokesperson, Jeryl Prescott Gallien. The campaign was featured in media outlets such as The Roland Martin Show, The Tavis Smiley Show, USA Today and Yahoo! News. Phase II, ACTe Now!, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, Kinevant Sciences, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is the next step in addressing health disparities in the sarcoidosis community, including Black American men.
We are calling on all patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, and the wider community to support this campaign and raise awareness of the survey. The FSR ACTe Now! Social Media Toolkit and educational infographic are located on the campaign website to make sharing messaging easy. FSR is also calling all providers, researchers, and clinicians to commit to having discussions with your patients about clinical trials and research participation.
There are more sarcoidosis clinical trials than ever before, so the time to ACTe is Now! Learn what you can do to support at www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ACTNow.
About Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a rare inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of granulomas—tiny clumps of inflammatory cells—in one or more organs of the body. Despite increasing advances in research, sarcoidosis remains difficult to diagnose with limited treatment options and no known cure. Approximately 175,000 people live with sarcoidosis in the United States.
While Black American women experience the worse outcomes, as a group, Black Americans in general have a higher incidence of sarcoidosis and have poorer outcomes and experiences compared to other groups, have a hospitalization rate nine times higher than White Americans, and are twelve times more likely to die from sarcoidosis and at a younger age than White Americans.
About the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) is the leading international organization dedicated to finding a cure for sarcoidosis and to improving care for sarcoidosis patients through research, education, and support. Since its establishment in 2000, FSR has fostered over $6 million in sarcoidosis-specific research efforts. For more information about FSR and to join our community, visit: stopsarcoidosis.org.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved way to shrink swollen hemorrhoids and provide immediate comfort," said an inventor, from Dorchester, Mass., "so I invented the HEMICICLES. My design offers an alternative to using messy ointments or creams."
The patent-pending invention provides effective relief from the discomfort of hemorrhoids. In doing so, it helps to shrink the swollen area. As a result, it relieves the pain, burning and itching of hemorrhoids. The invention features a practical and convenient design that is easy to transport and use so it is ideal for individuals who experience hemorrhoids. Additionally, it would be readily available when needed.
The original design was submitted to the Boston sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-BEC-247, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: “Is today vaccine day?”
For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes.
The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week. Shipments arrived in some locations over the weekend and some spots, including a Walgreens in South Carolina and another in New York City, opened up appointments for Monday.
Fletcher’s mother said that once her son is fully vaccinated, he can finally go bowling and visit the nearby children’s museum.
“He’s never really played with another kid inside before,” McKenzie Pack said. “This will be a really big change for our family.”
She began seeking an appointment last week as U.S. regulators took steps to OK the vaccines for kids 6 months to 5 years old.
“It’s just relief,” said Pack. “With this vaccine, that’ll be his best shot at going back to normal and having a normal childhood.”
The Food and Drug Administration greenlighted the Moderna and Pfizer kid shot s on Friday and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended them Saturday. In the U.S., COVID-19 vaccines were first tested and given in late 2020 to health care workers and older adults. Teens and school-age kids were added last year.
“This is certainly an exciting moment in what has become a very long campaign to vaccinate people against COVID-19,”said Dr. Matthew Harris, an emergency room pediatrician at Northwell Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York.
Many parents have been anxiously awaiting the rollout, and Harris said shots for his own 9-month-old are a “matter of when, not if.’’
Roughly 18 million youngsters under 5 are eligible.
“It’s just a huge step toward normalcy,’’ said Dr. Debra Langlois, pediatrician at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
“We’re two-plus years into this pandemic and there’s things that my 4-year-old has never been able to do,’’ Langlois said.
The family skipped a trip to Disneyland and a popular Michigan vacation island because the ferry ride to Mackinac Island would mean mingling with unmasked passengers.
President Joe Biden, public health authorities and pediatricians hailed the moment. But they also acknowledged that getting some parents on board may be a challenge given disappointing vaccination rates — about 30% — in school-age kids.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association were among physician groups that encouraged doctors and families to get young children vaccinated.
The CDC advises vaccination even for those who already had COVID-19 to protect against reinfection, and says it is OK to get other vaccines at the same time. For the littlest kids, there’s Pfizer’s three-shot series or Moderna’s two shots.
In New York’s largely Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights, Dr. Juan Tapia Mendoza’s clinic has ordered 300 doses of the tot-sized vaccines. He said he needs educational materials that directly address misinformation spreading among parents.
His approach will be to tell parents “if they were my kids, I would vaccinate them.”
“Because the virus is still around. A lot of people are still dying because of coronavirus Kids do get infected and some kids get severely affected and nobody wants to see a child very sick.”
Some hospitals planned vaccination events later this week. Chicago is among locations that offer COVID-19 shots in people’s homes and planned to open registration this week for home appointments for infants and other young children, said Maribel Chavez-Torres, a deputy commission for the city’s Department of Public Health.
Dr. Pam Zeitland, director of pediatric medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver, recommends parents get their kids vaccinated as soon as possible.
“Some parents are afraid that the younger the child, the more vulnerable they might be to vaccine side effects,’’ Zeitland said, but that’s not what Pfizer and Moderna studies found. Side effects were similar to what is seen with other childhood vaccines — fever, irritability and fatigue. | 2022-06-20T20:12:36+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/covid-vaccinations-start-for-youngest-us-kids/ |
On May 18, a blog post claimed that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “quietly recalled” the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, and ordered all of the remaining stock to be destroyed.
The post alleges the CDC did not state why they were pulling the vaccine. It also claims that “the millions of people throughout the world who took this vaccine, by choice or by force, deserve to know the reason it has been recalled.”
Since then, several people on social media have shared the claim, and multiple VERIFY viewers have asked our team if it’s true.
THE QUESTION
Did the CDC recall the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, the CDC did not recall the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
WHAT WE FOUND
The CDC did not issue a recall for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine like online claims suggest. Instead, all remaining doses of the single-dose vaccine in the U.S. expired in early May.
On May 10, the CDC issued a notice on its website stating that the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine is no longer available in the U.S. The notice explains that all remaining doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the federal government stockpile expired on May 7, 2023, and should be disposed of in accordance with local, state and federal regulations.
In February 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to prevent COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older.
A few months after the EUA was issued, the FDA and the CDC recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine out of an abundance of caution. In a joint statement published on April 13, 2021, the FDA and CDC said it was reviewing data after six cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) were reported in individuals who received the single-dose vaccine. The federal public health agencies lifted the pause later that month.
However, by May 2022, the FDA limited the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to individuals aged 18 and older who did not have access to Pfizer and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines, or who chose to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine because they would otherwise not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The FDA said it had determined that the risk of developing thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after receiving the vaccine warranted limiting its use. At the time, the agency had identified 60 confirmed cases of TTS, including nine fatal cases, following an analysis of data reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
While it was available, 19,007,537 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were administered, and more than 31,500,000 doses of the single-shot vaccine were delivered to states, according to CDC data. This means that over 12,500,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses went unused.
After the CDC’s notice was issued, Johnson & Johnson told Spectrum News that the company is “working closely with U.S. regulators to determine the best path forward in the U.S.”
“Our focus remains on ensuring our vaccine is available to people most in need globally,” Johnson & Johnson said in a statement.
The CDC recommends that people aged 18 and older who received a Johnson & Johnson vaccine dose while it was available should get one bivalent booster dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines at least two months after receiving their previous dose.
VERIFY reached out to Johnson & Johnson for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication. | 2023-05-24T16:59:52+00:00 | 9news.com | https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/johnson-and-johnson-janssen-covid-19-vaccine-cdc-expiration-recall-fact-check/536-1672d639-2da8-456a-9b68-5f0676669a03 |
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to pianist-composer Dan Tepfer about his new album --Inventions/Reinventions — featuring Bach's 15 Two-Part Inventions alongside improvisations for a full, 24-key cycle.
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Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-03-17T10:18:02+00:00 | nprillinois.org | https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-03-17/jazz-pianist-dan-tepfers-latest-album-is-inventions-reinventions |
Private plane on which woman was killed did not experience turbulence
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT (WFSB) - A new report said that a private plane on which a woman was fatally injured and made emergency landing at Bradley International Airport earlier this month did not experience turbulence.
Dana Hyde, 55, of Maryland, was hurt on a Bombardier Challenger 300 on March 3.
An in-flight disturbance forced the pilots, whom were headed from Keene, NH to Leesburg, VA, to divert to Windsor Locks, CT.
According to the newly updated National Transportation Safety Board Report, the plane was not damaged, an no one else aboard was hurt.
However, the NTSB reported that the pilots aborted a first takeoff attempt after conflicting information showed up on their flight displays.
A check by one of the pilots did not show any damage.
When the plane taxied for a second takeoff attempt, the NTSB said the pilots observed a cautionary message about a rudder limiter fault. However, given that it was just cautionary and not a warning, the flight continued and autopilot was turned on.
Once in the air at 6,000 feet, the plane experienced a “rapid pitch event.” At that point, autopilot was turned off and the pilots assumed manual control.
Shortly after the in-flight upset, the flight crew were alerted by a passenger that another passenger had been injured.
Once the pilots diverted the plane and landed it at Bradley, paramedics transported Hyde to a hospital where she died.
The airplane was retained for further examination, the NTSB said.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster plans a prayer service, open house and an inaugural ball when he is sworn into office next month for a second full term.
Inauguration day on Jan. 11 will start with a prayer service at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Columbia, where McMaster regularly attends.
McMaster, who was the first Columbia native to serve as governor in a century, held the prayer service for his first inaugural at the same church, instead of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral where the event had been held in previous inaugurations.
McMaster and other statewide officers will be sworn in during a ceremony on the south steps of the Statehouse starting at 11 a.m.
After that, McMaster and his wife, Peggy, will head back to the Governor's Mansion and hold an open house from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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The the governor, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and other statewide officials will hold the inaugural ball at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. A ticket is required for that event and can be bought at 2023SCInaugural.sc.gov or email 2023SCInaugural@gmail.com.
McMaster, 75, won reelection in November with 58% of the vote. If he completes his second term, he would serve as governor for 10 years, longer than any other executive in the state's history, since he took office in 2017 for the final two years of Gov. Nikki Haley's term. | 2022-12-07T00:22:55+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/news/prayer-service-open-house-all-part-of-mcmaster-inauguration/article_ec67b591-b48a-5bcc-9359-f2157a6bcab5.html |
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar's ruling emir on Tuesday lashed out at criticism of his country over its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, describing it as an “unprecedented campaign” targeting the first Arab nation to hold the tournament.
Since winning hosting rights for the World Cup over a decade ago, Qatar has faced scrutiny and criticism for its treatment of migrant workers and the gay community, among other issues.
The alleged abuses affecting legions of low-paid laborers who power Qatar's economy and who built its gleaming World Cup stadiums have been a lighting rod for protest around the world, especially in Europe.
Qatar has repeatedly pushed back, insisting the country has improved protections for migrant workers and claiming the criticism is outdated.
In a televised speech before the emirate's legislative body on Tuesday, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said Qatar “has been subjected to an unprecedented campaign that no host country has ever faced.”
“The campaign tends to continue and expand to include fabrications and double standards that were so ferocious that it has unfortunately prompted many people to question the real reasons and motives,” he said.
Rights groups have credited Qatar with improving its labor laws, such as by adopting a minimum monthly wage of around $275 a month in 2020, and for dismantling the “kafala” system that had prevented workers from changing jobs or leaving the country without the consent of their employers. However, activists call for more to be done.
In recent months pressure has also mounted on Qatar over its criminalization of homosexuality. Qatari law calls for a prison sentence of one to three years for adults convicted of consensual gay or lesbian sex. European soccer federations last month announced their intention for captains to wear an armband with a rainbow heart design as part of an anti-discrimination campaign during international matches.
In his speech, Sheikh Tamim promised the glaring spotlight of the world's biggest sporting event would also benefit Qatar.
“This is a great test for a country the size of Qatar that impresses the whole world with what it has already achieved and is achieving," he said.
The tournament starts on Nov. 20 and the final is set for Dec. 18. | 2022-10-25T11:03:31+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Qatar-s-emir-lashes-out-at-criticism-ahead-of-17532307.php |
CHANGZHOU, China, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Germany. On July 7, "Jiangsu-Germany Dialogue 2022", with the theme of "Innovation, Cooperation and Win-win" opened in the Sino-German (Changzhou) Innovation Park. It has a main venue in Changzhou, China and a branch venue in Frankfurt, Germany, in the form of a combination of online and offline, to further promote the docking and cooperation between Changzhou and Germany in science and technology, economy and trade, and industry. At the meeting, 10 Sino-German cooperation projects were signed, according to the Information Office of Changzhou Municipal People's Government.
In recent years, Changzhou has carried out exchanges and cooperation with Germany in an all-round way, and has made positive progress in many fields. A number of high-quality German-funded enterprises such as Siemens, ThyssenKrupp, Bosch, Volkswagen, and Lanxess continue to invest in Changzhou. As of December 2021, there are 234 German-invested enterprises in Changzhou, and the actual foreign capital received is 110.8 billion dollars. It has formed the Sino-German (Changzhou) Innovation Park, Wujin High-tech Zone and Xuejia Foreign Capital Town and other German-funded gathering areas. Changzhou University and other universities and German universities have joined hands to carry out joint master training and professional laboratory construction. From urban exchanges, economic and education cooperation, scientific and technological innovation, Sino-German cooperation radiates many fields.
Du Chunguo, Consul General of China in Dusseldorf shared the story of "Two-way travel" since Jiangsu Province and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany became sister provinces and states in a video speech. "There is huge potential for cooperation in trade, AI and other fields." Michael Jacke, Mayor of Minden, said in a video speech that Changzhou and Minden are inextricably linked to maintain a close partnership.
At the opening ceremony, Changzhou Municipal People's Government signed a memorandum of cooperation with the German Chamber of Commerce in China, Sino-German (Changzhou) Innovation Park and Commerzbank. Representatives of ThyssenKrupp, SVOLT Energy, and Star Charge launched a thematic dialogue about "New opportunities for Sino-German enterprise innovation and cooperation in the post-epidemic era" and "Paths and exploration of Jiangsu-German Manufacturing Cooperation".
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Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Richard Neal is backing a new deal on gun legislation in the Senate.
A group of Senate Democrats and Republicans proposed the outline for a new bill.
It would make juvenile records of gun purchasers, who are under 21, accessible in background checks.
It would also offer funding to states to enact red flag laws which make it simpler to temporarily take firearms away from people who are considered potentially violent.
Neal, a Springfield Democrat, said the deal is "hardly a panacea," but he supports it.
"Recognizing the small margins in the filibuster in the Senate, I'm accepting of the goodwill that the legislators who have participated have put forward," Neal said Monday.
Neal made his comments following a community center groundbreaking ceremony hosted by the New North Citizens’ Council in Springfield.
The Senate deal would also ban firearm ownership for more people convicted of domestic abuse.
"These guns, for apparently young males who have mental health problems, are wreaking havoc on the American family," Neal said.
The accused shooters in recent mass killings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, were both 18 years old. | 2022-06-14T22:05:18+00:00 | nepm.org | https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2022-06-14/u-s-rep-neal-says-he-supports-senate-deal-on-guns |
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carl H. June, MD, an inventor of CAR T cell therapy for cancer—which has already led to FDA-approved treatments for lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma—was awarded the inaugural Maria I. New International Prize for Biomedical Research on Thursday, November 10, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy (CAR T), which Dr. June helped create, is a type of cancer therapy that harnesses the body's own immune system to fight cancer. T cells, a type of white blood cell, are removed from the patient and reprogrammed to recognize and attack cancer cells when returned to the body. Today, six CAR T cell therapies have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and clinical trials targeting many additional cancers are underway worldwide.
The prize is meant to honor medical pioneers in the tradition of Maria I. New, MD, a devoted member of the Mount Sinai community whose achievements have demonstrated her more than six decades of outstanding commitment to breakthrough research.
Over the past half-century, Dr. New has earned a reputation as one of the nation's leading pediatric endocrinologists. Her studies of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)—a deficiency in the adrenal system that causes gender ambiguity in females and precocious sexual development in males—have led to treatments to correct the disorder before the baby is born. Her groundbreaking identification of a new form of hypertension, "apparent mineralcorticoid excess," has resulted in a new area of receptor biology.
The prize will be awarded annually to distinguished biomedical researchers for lifetime scientific achievements that have led, or may lead, to new ways to prevent and treat human disease. The award is generously supported by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and economic historian Dr. Daniel Yergin, PhD, MA, and his wife, foreign policy expert Dr. Angela Stent, PhD, MS, MA.
The prize winners, who are selected by an international jury of prominent science community members, are awarded $20,000. The prize is administered by Mount Sinai's Center for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, under the dedicated leadership of Mone Zaidi, MD, PhD, in conjunction with the Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, and Department of Pharmacological Sciences. Dr. Zaidi, who chaired the jury that awarded the Maria I. New International Prize, is Director of the Center for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, and the Mount Sinai Professor of Clinical Medicine.
Dr. June is the Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, and Director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, all at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is internationally renowned for its outstanding research, educational, and clinical care programs. It is the sole academic partner for the eight- member hospitals* of the Mount Sinai Health System, one of the largest academic health systems in the United States, providing care to a large and diverse patient population.
Ranked 14th nationwide in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and among the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, Icahn Mount Sinai has a talented, productive, and successful faculty. More than 3,000 full-time scientists, educators, and clinicians work within and across 34 academic departments and 35 multidisciplinary institutes, a structure that facilitates tremendous collaboration and synergy. Our emphasis on translational research and therapeutics is evident in such diverse areas as genomics/big data, virology, neuroscience, cardiology, geriatrics, as well as gastrointestinal and liver diseases.
Icahn Mount Sinai offers highly competitive MD, PhD, and Master's degree programs, with current enrollment of approximately 1,300 students. It has the largest graduate medical education program in the country, with more than 2,000 clinical residents and fellows training throughout the Health System. In addition, more than 550 postdoctoral research fellows are in training within the Health System.
A culture of innovation and discovery permeates every Icahn Mount Sinai program. Mount Sinai's technology transfer office, one of the largest in the country, partners with faculty and trainees to pursue optimal commercialization of intellectual property to ensure that Mount Sinai discoveries and innovations translate into healthcare products and services that benefit the public.
Icahn Mount Sinai's commitment to breakthrough science and clinical care is enhanced by academic affiliations that supplement and complement the School's programs.
Through the Mount Sinai Innovation Partners (MSIP), the Health System facilitates the real-world application and commercialization of medical breakthroughs made at Mount Sinai. Additionally, MSIP develops research partnerships with industry leaders such as Merck & Co., AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, and others.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is located in New York City on the border between the Upper East Side and East Harlem, and classroom teaching takes place on a campus facing Central Park. Icahn Mount Sinai's location offers many opportunities to interact with and care for diverse communities. Learning extends well beyond the borders of our physical campus, to the eight hospitals of the Mount Sinai Health System, our academic affiliates, and globally.
* Mount Sinai Health System member hospitals: The Mount Sinai Hospital; Mount Sinai Beth Israel; Mount Sinai Brooklyn; Mount Sinai Morningside; Mount Sinai Queens; Mount Sinai South Nassau; Mount Sinai West; and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
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BEIJING, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital leads the future, innovation gathers strength, entrepreneurship liberates dreams. The highly-anticipated Global Digital Economy Innovation Contest 2022 Final was launched at the China National Convention Center on July 28.
The Global Digital Economy Conference (hereinafter referred to as GDEC) 2022 is hosted by People's Government of Beijing Municipality, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Commerce, Cyberspace Administration of China, and China Association for Science and Technology. As an important part of GDEC 2022, this contest is jointly organized by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, Chaoyang District People's Government of Beijing Municipality and Asia Digital Group. Themed "Tech Innovation, Industry Empowerment - New Pattern of Digital Economy", based on internationalization, professionalization and industrialization, this contest gathers 200+ investment mentors from around the world, 500+ roadshow projects from 20+ countries including Finland, France, Germany, Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Hungary, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Israel, etc., holding 1 final contest and 5 preliminary contests, and activities in the forms of supporting exhibition, industry matchmaking, cloud contest, metaverse session, etc., creating the "1 + 5 + N" overall contest architecture, focusing on the new generation of information technology, digital healthcare, digital art and sports, digital low carbon, digital consumption, digital manufacturing, and other key global digital economy development industries, penetrating into 20 + niche areas, providing an important platform for global digital economy makers to display and communicate.
Attending the final are Jiang Guangzhi, party member and deputy director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, and Shu Bilei, party member and deputy district mayor of Chaoyang District People's Government of Beijing Municipality and delivered speeches. Zhang Li, executive vice president of Asia Digital Group sent her message to the contest and served as a judge. An Jing, managing partner of Ultrabuttonwood Capital, Bian Chao, founding partner of Yuankun Venture Capital, Deng Yuanyun, partner of Kaiyun Motors and president of NGP Capital Investment Committee, Gao Qingyi, partner of Innolink Fund Capital, Han Ze, partner of Fenrui Capital, Ji Li, managing director of Huagai Capital Digital Fund, Quan Le, vice president of Shenzhen Capital Group Company (SCGC) North China HQ, Wang Jianning, vice president of Bank of Beijing City Sub-center Branch, Xie Tao, managing director of China Mobile Capital Investment, Xu Yong, founder of AC Accelerator, Yang Ge, founding partner of Skysaga Capital, and Zhou Yun, partner of Mount Morning Capital, served as judges for the final.
Visionary insight, discuss the new future of digital economy
Around the world, the accelerated innovation of the Internet, big data, cloud computing, AI, block chain and other information technologies actively boosted the development of digital economy into a global consensus, launched a series of development plans and relevant policies to realize rapid development of digital economy through innovation.
In the final of this contest, Jiang Guangzhi, party member and deputy director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology stated in his speech that, Beijing conducted in-depth implementation of national digital economy development strategy, issued the Implementation Plan of Beijing Accelerate the Construction of Global Digital Economy Benchmark City, and a series of policies, gave full play to Beijing's science and tech talents and the advantage of gathering information industry and innovation resources, constantly drove the construction of global digital economy benchmark city, and achieved positive results in three aspects. First, proposed the digital original infrastructure construction, made new progress in new type of smart city. Second, deployed digital technology in advance, promoted breakthrough innovation in benchmark technology. Third, constantly promoted benchmark engineering projects, led the steady development of digital industry.
Shu Bilei, party member and deputy district mayor of Chaoyang District People's Government of Beijing Municipality stated in his speech that, Chaoyang district will further focus on the construction of global digital economy benchmark city and global center for science & technology innovation, strengthen the key core technology breakthrough, continue to guide the consumer, financial, cultural and other competitive industries to conduct digital transformation, increase openness of smart city, education, healthcare, and other areas of the people's livelihood and city governance application scenarios, improve the layout of new infrastructure such as 5G and computing centers, and continue to create a favorable environment for innovative development of the digital economy.
Zhang Li, executive vice president of Asia Digital Group, stated in her message that under the joint support of various parties from all over the globe, Global Digital Economy Innovation Contest 2022 will have greater influence in the world, and will effectively promote the construction and development of Beijing Global Digital Economy Benchmark City and the high-quality development of digital economy of Chaoyang district in Beijing. At the same time, Chaoyang district, with its premium business environment and rational layout of digital economy development, will attract more global makers to seek development and realize their dream of digital economy here.
London Breed, mayor of San Francisco, US, sent a congratulatory letter to the contest. She expressed that San Francisco is one of the leading cities in innovation. Many important developments of the digital world originated from San Francisco and are now widely applied on a global scale. People's daily life improved rapidly because of the digital economy, and the development of San Francisco coincides with the theme of GDEC 2022, namely "Embrace a Digital Future—New Factors, New Rules, New Patterns".
Roadshow Contest, striving for new benchmark of digital economy
The 11 projects shortlisted for the final of the contest include 3 overseas projects and 8 Chinese projects, covering AI edge computing, satellite IoT, sports technology, smart sports, intelligent service robots, environmental protection, intelligent manufacturing, intelligent automobiles, etc. In the final of the contest, the judges comprehensively evaluated 11 projects from 8 dimensions: project, product description, team and equity design, business model, market and marketing, competitiveness analysis, financial condition, operation condition, industrial policy, legal and regulatory risks.
Guizhou PIX Moving Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. presented the project of PIX pixel intelligence at the roadshow. Based on original modular chassis architecture, distributed drive and the independently developed mass production factory featuring generative design + digital manufacturing, PIX built the industrial mid-platform for autopilot and intelligent automobile, flexibly matching with different application scenarios, supporting the development of driverless special vehicles, commercial vehicles and passenger cars, covering dozens of industries including mobility, logistics, retail, security and defense, agriculture, real estate.
Chengdu Yuntu WiseVision Technology Co., Ltd. shared the project of edge computing plus AI algorithm, which provides a whole lifecycle standard edge AI computing infrastructure for AI algorithm production, algorithm sales, and application deployment. The company has achieved a comprehensive output value of 30 million RMB in 2021 and maintained a 3-fold annual growth rate.
Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co., Ltd. shared the project of self-constructed and operated China's first LEO satellite IoT constellation "Tianqi constellation", providing global users with "space-air-ground-sea integrated" satellite IoT data communication services, so that China finally has its own LEO IoT constellation and not constricted by others anymore, creating great economic and social value for various industries.
LD sports technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. shared the project of fitness equipment intelligent system and network service platform. By leveraging virtual simulation technology, AI and network technology, it provides intelligent detection module, interactive software and network services platform for all brands of fitness equipment including spinning, exercise bike, treadmill, elliptical machine, rowing machine and stepper, can simulate outdoor cycling, running, rowing and other sports, and can analyze sports posture and data.
Nanhuai Intelligent Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. shared the project of Little Elephant Alfy interactive sports space applying LIDAR positioning and holographic projection technology. The project has 14+ patent intellectual property rights. By integrating the fun of sports, social sharing, competitive events, training data recording and big data analysis, it guides users to form exercise and fitness habits, helps traditional gyms to conduct intelligent data upgrading and transformation, enriches and optimizes service content and projects.
Zhejiang Fubao Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. shared the project of intelligent robot service solution for whole medical scenario, boosting the construction of smart hospitals, smart elderly care and smart city construction. The company holds the first CR certified service robot certificate in the industry, with successful cases covering healthcare, elderly care, finance, government affairs, transportation, Party building, etc. At present, it has more than 30 industry benchmark clients and implemented solutions in more than 10 market segments.
E3A Healthcare Pte Ltd from Singapore shared the project of MIoT diagnostics and treatment solution for family health. The company's core team has been working on optoelectronic technology for many years, with scientific and technological achievements including over 30 domestic and overseas patents and software copyrights. At present, it has completed three rounds of fund raising, with investors including National University of Singapore, Hong Kong X Fund and South Korea SUNBO Angel Fund, etc.
Shenzhen Meikyo Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. shared the project of mobile phone disassembling robot. It is the world's first commercially available disassembling robot and is currently in operation in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The goal of the company is to set up processing plants globally, use self-developed robots for all kinds of electronic solid waste disassembling processing, solve issues in global electronic solid waste processing information security and "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals" circular economy.
OLI shared the project mainly addressing the increased power uncertainty due to the rising proportion of sustainable energy, the large-scale application of energy storage technology, and enterprise carbon footprint accounting requirements in the national carbon neutrality strategy. Based on block chain technology, the company develops green power label, smart charge and discharge, real estate energy management products, integrates and develops regional electricity market and virtual grid products.
SHINEtoilets also from Germany, shared the project of sustainable health solutions providing 100% environmental protection. Instead of water, electricity and sewage, the project generates electricity from photovoltaic cells and fertilizes through natural waste disposal. Water is collected and recycled through vertical farms, dramatically reducing global water consumption and carbon emissions.
Changhui Auto Steering System (Huangshan) Co., Ltd. shared the project of vehicle electric power steering system (EPS). Changhui EPS mainly serves new energy electric vehicles and boosts the acceleration of electrification in the new energy industry, which is not only in line with the national development strategy, but also meets the rigid market demand. The company has its unique innovative invention patent, currently self-exports to more than 20 countries and regions overseas, provides original components to more than 40 automobile OEMs.
The final results of the contest will be announced at the Press Conference on Achievements of GDEC 2022 to be held on the 30th, and a number of high-quality digital economy projects will sign cooperation agreements with Chaoyang district, Beijing. During the final, there will also be closed-door industry meetings, where outstanding enterprises in the field of digital economy will be invited to demonstrate the project, and officials of Chaoyang district will have in-depth communication and interaction on digital economy, policy, space, etc. In addition, the cloud platform of the contest uses digital technologies such as digital twin, AI, holographic projection, VR and AR to build a metaverse space and brings immersive viewing experience to the audience. At the same time, many high-quality projects in the field of digital economy will not only be displayed in the contest venue, but also be exhibited to the global audience through cloud platform.
Throughout the whole process of the contest, a number of outstanding projects with global competitiveness, innovative ideas and guiding the industry's future development are gathered through the contest platform, injecting new impetus into the high-quality development of digital economy in China.
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Julio Urías is lined up to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on opening day — and that’s just fine with teammate Clayton Kershaw.
Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts hasn’t announced his scheduled starter for March 30 against Arizona. Roberts, however, told reporters Tuesday that Urías will pitch Friday in a Cactus League game against Milwaukee as he returns to Dodgers camp from participating in the World Baseball Classic with Mexico.
That would put the left-hander on regular rest for the opener versus the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, with Kershaw on track for the second game of the season.
Kershaw, a three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, has made a franchise-record nine opening-day starts for the Dodgers (2011-18, 2021). Walker Buehler started the opener last season in Colorado.
“I’m excited for Julio to get to do it,” Kershaw said Tuesday. “I’m assuming Julio gets to do it. He deserves it. It is a special thing to get to do it. I think it should be whoever pitched the best the year before and he did that.”
The 26-year-old Urías went 17-7 with a 2.16 ERA in 31 starts last season and finished third in NL Cy Young Award balloting. He was 20-3 with a 2.96 ERA the year before.
Kershaw, who turned 35 on Sunday, is a nine-time All-Star with five ERA titles. But he’s been slowed at times by injuries in recent years. The left-hander was 12-3 with a 2.28 ERA in 22 starts covering 126 1/3 innings last season.
Kershaw pitched five innings Tuesday in a spring training game against the Cleveland Guardians. He allowed two runs on four hits with no walks and two strikeouts.
“It was his best of the spring and the last inning was his best inning,” Roberts said.
The 2014 NL MVP is 197-87 with a 2.48 ERA in 15 major league seasons.
“I wouldn’t have come back if I wasn’t excited about playing. I’m excited about our team. I’m excited about our chance to win,” Kershaw said. “Opening day at Dodger Stadium, you just can’t take that for granted.”
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WASHINGTON and LONDON, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The OAAA (Out of Home Advertising Association of America) and Outsmart (Out of Home Advertising Association of United Kingdom) today announced that they have collaborated with IAB Tech Lab, the global digital advertising technical standard-setting body, to publish a comprehensive document and technical resources to support standardized Real Time Bidding in DOOH. The two OOH trade organizations brought together global Demand Side Platforms (DSPs), Supply Side Platforms (SSPs) and OOH Media Owners to establish a common implementation of IAB Tech Lab's OpenRTB methodology.
Key DSP, SSP and Media Owner organizations who contributed to this work include Broadsign, Centro, Clear Channel, Global, Hivestack, JCDecaux, Lamar, Ocean Outdoor, Place Exchange, TheTradeDesk, Triton, Vistar Media, VIOOH, and Yahoo.
Until now, implementations of OpenRTB in OOH advertising had resulted in many custom implementations, adding complexity to omnichannel consideration of the medium.
The new OpenRTB implementation guide for OOH:
- Details the unique differences between trading the online world of digital display and the real-world aspects of outdoor display.
- Describes the OpenRTB extensions and conventions required to bring OOH to the OpenRTB marketplace in a standardized way.
- Shows the implementation of the OOH recommendations in bid request and bid response scenarios with a standardized schema.
This work is now part of the IAB Tech Lab's OpenRTB standard, allowing OOH to be properly described and traded alongside the established digital media channels of online display, mobile, audio and CTV.
Tim Lumb, Director of Outsmart comments, "The benefits of international collaboration across advertising associations, publishers and adtech companies are clear to see. IAB Tech Lab's OpenRTB now handles Digital Out of Home inventory too, making it even easier for brands to embrace the medium."
"Having OOH specs in OpenRTB is a massive step forward to unifying standards across digital channels and out of home media – providing transparency and efficiencies which are sure to drive greater spend in DOOH," said Jeff Jan, Head of Industry Initiatives, OAAA. "We reached this milestone in collaboration with IAB Tech Lab, Outsmart, and the tireless efforts of our members."
"The DOOH medium has grown over the past decade to provide a critical volume of connected screens to the physical world," said Hillary Slattery, Director of Programmatic, Product, IAB Tech Lab. "As a growing number of advertisers integrate the OOH medium into the digital display omnichannel of online, mobile, audio, and CTV advertising, the importance of working with stakeholders across the programmatic ecosystem to establish a living, common language with standard definitions cannot be overstated. IAB Tech Lab is proud to collaborate with global DSPs, SSPs, Media Owners, and OOH trade organizations like the OAAA and Outsmart to establish a common implementation of IAB Tech Lab's OpenRTB methodology."
The documentation and technical resources to support standardized Real Time Bidding in OOH are available free of charge and can be found here.
The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) is the national trade association for the entire out of home (OOH) advertising industry. OAAA represents over 800 members, including leading media companies, advertisers, agencies, ad-tech providers, and suppliers, which comprise over 90 percent of the industry. OOH media includes billboards, street furniture, transit, place-based media, and digital formats (DOOH) across every sector of the channel. OAAA is the unifying voice for the industry, the authoritative thought leader, and the passionate advocate for advancing OOH advertising in the United States. The legislative unit of OAAA advocates for the responsible growth of OOH with federal, state, and local governments. OAAA-member media companies donate over $500 million annually in public service advertising. Founded in 1891, OAAA is headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in New York City.
Outsmart is the UK trade body for the Out of Home (OOH) industry. We collaborate with all parts of the industry to provide a central reference point for our members, aiming to protect and advance their relationships with the advertising community, the public and national and local government. For further information contact tim@outsmart.org.uk or visit outsmart.org.uk
Established in 2014, the IAB Technology Laboratory (Tech Lab) is a non-profit consortium that engages a member community globally to develop foundational technology and standards that enable growth and trust in the digital media ecosystem. Comprised of digital publishers, ad technology firms, agencies, marketers, and other member companies, IAB Tech Lab focuses on solutions for brand safety and ad fraud; identity, data, and consumer privacy; ad experiences and measurement; and programmatic effectiveness. Its work includes the OpenRTB real-time bidding protocol, ads.txt anti-fraud specification, Open Measurement SDK for viewability and verification, VAST video specification, and Project Rearc initiative for privacy-centric addressability including the Global Privacy Platform. Board members/companies are listed at https://iabtechlab.com/about-the-iab-tech-lab/tech-lab-leadership/. For more information, please visit https://iabtechlab.com.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
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BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai released 6,000 more people from the central facilities where they were under medical observation to guard against the coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, though the lockdown of most of China’s largest city was continuing in its third week.
About 6.6 million people in the city of 25 million were allowed to leave their homes Tuesday, but some were restricted to their own neighborhoods. Some housing compounds also appeared to still be keeping residents locked inside, and no further lifting of restrictions was apparent Wednesday.
Officials warn that Shanghai still doesn’t have its latest surge in cases of the omicron variant under control, despite its “zero-tolerance” approach that has seen some residents confined to their homes for three weeks or longer.
China also requires anyone who tests positive or is a close contact of such a person to spend at least a week in centralized observation centers in pre-fabricated buildings or gymnasiums and exhibition halls to limit the spread of the virus.
The city’s health bureau said Wednesday that 6,044 people had been allowed the day before to leave observation centers and return home, although health monitoring will continue.
The number of newly detected daily cases in the city edged upward to 26,338, all but 1,189 of them in people showing no symptoms. With more than 200,000 total cases, the ongoing outbreak is China’s biggest of the pandemic. But the mass testing has caught many asymptomatic cases, and no deaths have been reported in Shanghai.
The lockdown has led to frustration among residents in Shanghai about running out of food and being unable to get deliveries. Censors have diligently scrubbed such material from social media, while state-controlled outlets describe a successful campaign to provide food and other supplies and counseled residents that “persistence is victory.”
Shanghai is also home to China’s busiest port and main stock market, and concerns have been rising about the lockdown’s economic impact.
Figures released Wednesday showed China’s exports rose 15.7% in March over a year earlier while imports were flat due to disruptions from coronavirus outbreaks.
Customs data show exports rose to $276.1 billion despite anti-virus controls in Shanghai and other industrial centers that caused factories to reduce output. | 2022-04-14T00:17:51+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/shanghai-releases-more-from-virus-observation-amid-lockdown/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a Dutch soldier and wounding two others in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend told a friend who was with him that morning that he opened fire on the soldiers because he “just spazzed,” according to an arrest affidavit.
The friend told police that he, Shamar Duncan and another man went out in his pickup truck and ended up downtown before the shooting early Saturday, police wrote in the affidavit, the Indianapolis Star reported. Police referred an Associated Press request for the affidavit to the Marion County prosecutor’s office, which said the affidavit was sealed under court order until official charges are filed. It wasn’t immediately clear how the Star obtained it.
According to the affidavit, the pickup truck driver told investigators that someone from another group — presumably the Dutch soldiers, who were in the U.S. for training — brushed up against someone from his group, which led to pushing and shoving. He said someone from his group ended up on the ground and that they ran back to their vehicle.
The man said he was driving when one of his friends said they left their phone behind, so he stopped the pickup, according to the affidavit. He then heard gunshots.
“Shamar was shooting,” the man, who was not identified, told police, according to the affidavit.
Duncan was sitting in the back seat of the pickup, the man stated. Another witness told police that they believed the shots were fired from the truck’s backseat, according to the affidavit.
”(The driver of the pickup) said that he yelled at Shamar because he was mad that he shot,” the affidavit states. “He said Shamar said, ‘I just spazzed.’”
Duncan, 22, was arrested Tuesday and is facing a preliminary charge of murder in the shooting. He remained jailed on Wednesday and wouldn’t be eligible for release while the prosecutor’s office reviews the case, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear Wednesday if the two men who were allegedly with Duncan that morning will face charges.
Duncan’s arrest didn’t appear in online court records Wednesday and it wasn’t clear if he had an attorney who might speak on his behalf about the case.
A 26-year-old member of the Dutch Commando Corps, identified by U.S. authorities as Simmie Poetsema, died of his injuries “surrounded by family and colleagues,” the Dutch Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday. The two soldiers who were wounded in the attack suffered injuries that aren’t life-threatening, according to the defense ministry.
Investigators used statements from the surviving soldiers, witnesses, video from a bystander and surveillance video to identify Duncan as the shooting suspect, according to the affidavit.
An unnamed witness told police that Duncan and his two friends were “looking for trouble” the morning of the shooting and that the witness saw them cross a street and shove a man in a group of people, who walked away. Duncan’s group then picked a fight with the soldiers, the witness said.
The soldiers, who were in Indianapolis on a night off from training at a military camp in southern Indiana, were walking back to their hotel from a club downtown when Duncan and his friends bumped into them as they walked past, soldiers told investigators. Poetsema and others in the group of soldiers were trying to diffuse the situation, but it eventually turned into a fight that lasted somewhere between 30 seconds and a few minutes, witnesses told police.
The witness watching from across the street told investigators he saw “one of the males who were causing problems” get knocked to the ground, according to the affidavit. One of the men in Duncan’s group then stated “I’m going to go get a strap” — a slang word for gun — the witness told investigators.
According to the witness, Duncan’s group went back to their pickup and the soldiers walked to the front of their hotel. The truck started to drive off before it made a U-turn, accelerated to the front of the hotel and turned on its flashers.
The witness told police he heard gunshots and then saw the pickup speed away.
According to the affidavit, investigators were able to identify Duncan and the two men who were with him through video and witnesses’ descriptions of them. When investigators found the pickup truck, a man who later admitted to being with Duncan the morning of the shooting was removing things from the vehicle. Key identifying features had been removed, according to the affidavit.
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren expressed concern Tuesday about gun violence in the United States in the aftermath of the shooting.
“We do many trainings of our servicemen in the United States, and we really don’t expect this to happen. So it’s very, very concerning for us.” Ollongren told The Associated Press at a meeting of European Union defense ministers in Prague.
Ollongren declined to comment on the shooting while investigations continue. She said there is “good contact” between Dutch military police and authorities in Indianapolis, and that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin contacted her Monday “to express his regrets and his condolences.”
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Arleigh Rodgers is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/arleighrodgers | 2022-08-31T22:37:12+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/ap-police-friend-of-accused-recounted-dutch-soldiers-killing/ |
(KRON) — A family is grieving after the loss of a mother and daughter in an Oakland shooting on Saturday night. The family says the shooting was the deadly result of a domestic violence incident.
Rebecca Jenkins, 44, and her 13-year-old daughter Desiree were both injured in a shooting inside of a residence on Birch Street around 11 p.m., and both were declared dead at the scene. A child not related to the family, but visiting for a sleepover, was also taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound. The ages of the children in the house at the time of the shooting ranged from 1 to 15 years old.
Police confirmed that one suspect was arrested at the scene, but their name was not released.
According to the GoFundMe that has been established to raise money for the Jenkins family, a family member writes, “My step mom and step sister have been called home and taken from us too soon. Due do domestic violence, they both lost their lives.”
Jenkins also left behind three children, and funds raised on the site will go towards supporting them as well. The three children were removed from the scene after the shooting and taken to OPD’s Eastmont substation.
Oakland City Councilmember Treva Reid says she saw the surviving children sitting alone at the station. She tells KRON4 the impact on the children is particularly heartbreaking. “There was no one there for the children,” Reid said. “You know, you come to some scenes and there’s a lot of family. There’s a lot of love around those involved in a shooting or a homicide and it was quiet.”
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The Jenkins family wasn’t the only one in Oakland struck by gun violence this weekend. Six shootings were reported across the city, and three homicide investigations have since been opened by the Oakland Police Department.
The Oakland Unified School District could not confirm any names, but officials confirmed to KRON4 that “several” of it schools lost “beloved members” of their community over the weekend.
“While we cannot share any details, we can say that each affected school is receiving additional behavioral health support from the school and the District this week. We are also in close contact with the people who were directly impacted to ensure all their needs are being met in this very difficult time.
The causes of this incredible loss are just more examples of a trend of violence that we as a community, a city, and a nation need to put a stop to. We must wrap our arms around anyone who might commit this kind of harm -before they do so- and show them there is always a better way, that violence is never the answer. Once we truly interrupt this cycle, we will be able to grow together in the city that all of our children deserve.” — Oakland Unified School District
Anyone with more information about this shooting is asked to reach out to the Homicide Section at 510-238-7950. | 2023-04-24T23:29:43+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/woman-daughter-identified-after-fatal-shooting-at-oakland-residence/ |
We are two weeks away from the midterm elections.
The results will determine who controls congress, which states get new governors and where abortion might be enshrined or rejected in state constitutions.
But what goes down depends on who shows up.Young voters had record turnout in 2020 and 2018. Will they do it again in 2022? What’s driving them to the polls this year?
What should first-time voters expect?
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Which brand makes the best electric range?
When making an investment on an electric range, it’s important to get something that performs well and lasts for years without major maintenance. GE and Whirlpool are well-known for producing a variety of quality home appliances, and they’ve both been in the industry for decades. While GE is often considered the top producer of electric ranges, Whirlpool doesn’t quite have the same reputation. As great as Whirlpool’s dishwashers and refrigerators are, its electric ranges aren’t rated nearly as high.
GE electric ranges
GE’s decades of experience shine in their extensive lineup of ranges. According to professional repair technicians, GE ranges have the smartest designs and fewest major problems of any major brand. There are plenty of features to choose from and, for the most part, GE’s appliances also look great.
GE electric range pros
- Wide variety of models: With so many great options, it’s almost certain you’ll be able to find a GE electric range that’s right for you.
- Extremely high reliability: Engineers and repairmen agree that GE ranges are among the most well-made and easiest ranges to maintain.
- Large selection of features: GE outfits their best electric ranges with helpful features such as air frying, steam cleaning and even Wi-Fi connectivity.
- Great low-cost options: If you’re looking to save money, it’s hard to go wrong with GE’s most affordable models.
GE electric range cons
- They can get expensive: Premium features like wireless connectivity and dual ovens come at a high cost.
Best GE electric ranges
GE JB735 5.3-Cubic-Foot Electric Range with Self-Cleaning Oven and Air Fry in Stainless Steel
This midrange model has helpful features such as consistent convection cooking and powerful self-cleaning. Its premium finish and freestanding design make it a great upgrade for a majority of home kitchens.
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GE JB645 5.3-Cubic-Foot Electric Range with Self-Cleaning Oven in White
If you’re looking for something affordable and dependable, it’s hard to pass up the JB645. It doesn’t have many bells and whistles or offer convection cooking, but it’s one of GE’s most popular budget-friendly options and it’s built to last for years.
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Anyone doing a full kitchen remodel should consider this slide-in range from GE’s Profile lineup. It boasts advanced functionality including Wi-Fi connectivity that lets you preheat and monitor your oven from anywhere.
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GE JBS360 5-Cubic-Foot Electric Range in White
This one’s about as basic as they get, with traditional coil elements instead of a smooth glass cooktop. While it’s pretty simple, it also costs remarkably little considering how reliable it is.
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Unlike almost any other range on the market, the Cafe series aims to bring premium restaurant-quality appliances to the home kitchen. They’re extremely pricey but boast quite a few high-end features, in addition to looking fantastic.
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Whirlpool electric ranges
Whirlpool has a great reputation for many of its appliances. For example, its dishwashers are generally considered among the best. By comparison, its ranges don’t get much attention. They look great on paper, with some offering seemingly advanced features at reasonable prices. However, the reality is that design and build quality can vary significantly from model to model.
That’s not to say that all Whirlpool ranges are bad. In fact, there are some models that offer quite a bit of bang for your buck while also being relatively dependable. Overall, though, most Whirlpool ranges aren’t quite as reliable as you’d expect from an appliance that costs hundreds of dollars or more.
Whirlpool electric range pros
- Good feature sets for the price: With a Whirlpool range, you can get your hands on convection cooking and even double ovens for a little less than the competition. There are also convenient inclusions like expandable elements and rapid preheating.
Whirlpool electric range cons
- Subpar reliability: According to repair experts and long-term user reviews, Whirlpool ranges aren’t known for reliability. A decent number appear to break right around the 1-year mark, with important and tough-to-repair components such as the control board as the culprits. You can find some models that are reliable, but not many.
- Few high-end options: The opposite of GE, Whirlpool doesn’t offer any premium models for modern home kitchens.
- Poor performance of budget ranges: Ranges at the low end of Whirlpool’s lineup are regularly criticized for inaccurate thermostats and underperforming burners, in addition to reliability issues.
Best Whirlpool electric ranges
This one stands out due to its dual oven configuration, which adds versatility in busy kitchens. It’s equipped with a number of advanced features such as European-style convection that uses a dedicated heating element to ensure consistent temperatures.
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Whirlpool WEE745H0LZ 6.4-Cubic-Foot Single Oven Electric Range with Air Fry Oven in Stainless Steel
It’s one of Whirlpool’s best-looking and most streamlined ranges, with a slide-in design and convenient front-mounted controls. There’s a rapid preheat setting in addition to Frozen Bake technology that lets you skip preheating entirely.
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Should you get a GE or Whirlpool electric range?
Most people will be happier with a GE electric range. There are some Whirlpool models that get high marks for reliability, but they’re few and far between. GE offers a wider range, from affordable to premium options, and is more dependable across the board.
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Two dead in BP refinery fire in Ohio
OREGON, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - The BP Husky Toledo Refinery has been shut down after two people died in a fire at the facility Tuesday, WTVG reports.
“It is with deep sadness we report that two BP staff injured in a fire at the BP Husky Toledo Refinery have passed away,” a company spokesperson said. “Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of these two individuals. All other staff is accounted for and our employee assistance team is on site in Toledo to support our employees impacted by this tragedy.”
The fire was extinguished Tuesday around 10:15 p.m., but the refinery remains offline Wednesday.
According to Lucas County Regional Dispatch, crews responded to the refinery Tuesday around 6:30 p.m. for reports of injuries.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A "Dances With Wolves" actor charged with sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for more than a decade has asked Nevada's high court to toss his sweeping indictment in state court.
Nathan Chasing Horse and his lawyers have argued that his accusers wanted to have sex with him.
The 46-year-old's appeal to the state Supreme Court, filed Tuesday, marks his latest attempt to get his case dismissed as he remains jailed in Las Vegas on charges that could send him to prison for decades — or life — if convicted.
“Nathan is pursuing this extraordinary writ because the trial court refused to dismiss the charges contained within the indictment in this case,” Deputy Clark County Public Defender Kristy S. Holston wrote in an affidavit attached to the formal appeal to the high court.
The presiding judge in the state's case, Carli Kierny, upheld Chasing Horse's indictment last month, writing in an order that prosecutors in Clark County presented enough evidence for “a reasonable grand juror to conclude that the sexual assaults occurred.”
His trial had been set to begin May 1, but Kierny put a pause on criminal proceedings indefinitely as Chasing Horse appeals her decision.
“Extraordinary relief is warranted here because Nathan has no plain, speedy and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law,” his lawyer wrote in Tuesday’s filing. “The trial court’s rulings have exposed petitioner to criminal liability for legally insufficient charges.”
Chasing Horse, who is known for his work in Kevin Costner's Oscar-winning movie, was arrested Jan. 31 in southern Nevada, the culmination of a monthslong investigation by Las Vegas police after receiving a tip from Canadian authorities. He is charged with 18 felonies, including sexual assault of a minor, child abuse and kidnapping.
Since starring in the 1990 film, Chasing Horse had built a name for himself among tribes in the U.S. and Canada as a self-proclaimed medicine man. Authorities have accused him of using that position to lead a cult, gain access to vulnerable Indigenous women and girls, and take underage wives starting in the early 2000s.
His arrest in Nevada stunned Indian Country and helped authorities in other jurisdictions corroborate allegations against him. Chasing Horse also faces criminal charges in Canada, the U.S. District Court in Nevada, and on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana.
His lawyers argued Tuesday that, beyond the question of Chasing Horse's guilt, the appeal presents an opportunity for the high court to clarify confusion in state law regarding definitions of consensual sex and spiritual guidance, among other things.
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Associated Press writer Scott Sonner contributed to this report from Reno, Nevada. | 2023-05-10T03:22:43+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/chasing-horse-asks-nevada-high-court-to-toss-sex-abuse-case/UKYCKXFIVZDDPBSLVOHGK6CJ3U/ |
How to Watch the UCLA vs. Oklahoma Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for the NCAA Tournament Second Round
Published: Mar. 20, 2023 at 3:13 PM CDT|Updated: 42 minutes ago
The No. 4 seed UCLA Bruins (26-9) take on the No. 5 seed Oklahoma Sooners (26-6) with a Sweet 16 berth in the N/A Region of the bracket on the line on Monday at Pauley Pavilion.
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UCLA vs. Oklahoma Scoring Comparison
- The Sooners' 84.5 points per game are 23.1 more points than the 61.4 the Bruins allow to opponents.
- When it scores more than 61.4 points, Oklahoma is 24-3.
- UCLA has a 22-8 record when its opponents score fewer than 84.5 points.
- The Bruins record 70.1 points per game, 5.1 fewer points than the 75.2 the Sooners give up.
- UCLA is 7-0 when scoring more than 75.2 points.
- Oklahoma is 10-1 when allowing fewer than 70.1 points.
- The Bruins are making 39.4% of their shots from the field, just 0.8% lower than the Sooners concede to opponents (40.2%).
- The Sooners make 45.2% of their shots from the field, 6.1% higher than the Bruins' defensive field-goal percentage.
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Yellowstone Park gateway towns fret about tourism future
RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — A gnawing uncertainty hung over the Yellowstone National Park gateway town of Gardiner this week following unprecedented flooding that shut down one of America’s most beloved natural attractions and swept away roads, bridges and homes.
Gardiner itself escaped the flooding but briefly became home to hundreds of park visitors stranded when the road leading into it was closed along the surging Yellowstone River. When the road reopened, the tourists vanished.
“Town is eerie right now,” said Katie Gale, who does booking for a company that offers rafting and other outdoor trips. “We had all those folks trapped in here, and then as soon as they opened the road … it was just like someone just pulled the plug in a bathtub.”
That draining of visitors has become a major concern for businesses in towns such as Gardiner and Red Lodge that lead to Yellowstone’s northern entrances and rely on tourists passing through.
Officials have said the park’s southern part, which features Old Faithful, could reopen as soon as next week. But the north end, which includes Tower Fall and the bears and wolves of Lamar Valley, could stay closed for months after sections of major roads inside Yellowstone were washed away or buried in rockfall. Roads leading to the park also have widespread damage that could take months to repair.
Red Lodge is facing a double disaster: It will have to clean up the damage done by the deluge to parts of town and also figure out how to survive without the summer business that normally sustains it for the rest of the year.
“Winters are hard in Red Lodge,” Chris Prindiville said as he hosed mud from the sidewalk outside his shuttered cafe, which had no fresh water or gas for his stoves. “You have to make your money in the summer so you can make it when the bills keep coming and the visitors have stopped.”
At least 88 people were rescued by the Montana National Guard over the past few days from campsites and small towns, and hundreds of homes, including nearly 150 in Red Lodge, were damaged by muddy waters. One large house that was home to six park employees in the town of Gardiner was ripped from its foundation and floated 5 miles (8 kilometers) downstream before sinking. Four to five homes could still topple into the Stillwater River, which already washed several cabins away, according to a spokeswoman for Stillwater County.
No deaths or serious injuries have been reported.
Red Lodge was under a boil-water advisory, and trucks supplied drinking water to half of the town that was without it. Portable toilets were strategically placed for those who couldn’t flush at home.
The Yodeler Motel, once home to Finnish coal miners, faced its first shutdown since it began operating as a lodge in 1964. Owner Mac Dean said he is going to have to gut the lower level, where 13 rooms flooded in chest-high waters.
“Rock Creek seemed to take in its own course,” he said. “It just jumped the bank and it came right down Main Street and it hit us.”
Dean had been counting on a busy summer tied to the park’s 150th anniversary. The Yodeler had the most bookings in the 13 years Dean and his wife have owned the business. Now he’s hoping to get some help, possibly from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“The damage is catastrophic,” he said. “We’re between a rock and a hard place. And if we don’t get some assistance, we’re not gonna make it.”
Yellowstone is one of the crown jewels of the park system, a popular summer playground that appeals to adventurous backpackers camping in grizzly country, casual hikers walking past steaming geothermal features, nature lovers gazing at elk, bison, bears and wolves from the safety of their cars, and amateur photographers and artists trying to capture the pink and golden hues of the cliffs of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and its thundering waterfall.
All 4 million visitors a year have to pass through the small towns that border the park’s five entrances.
The flooding — triggered by a combination of torrential rain and rapid snowmelt — hit just as hotels around Yellowstone were filling up with summer tourists. June is typically one of Yellowstone’s busiest months.
President Joe Biden declared a disaster in Montana, ordering federal assistance be made available.
The tourism season had started well for Cara McGary, who guides groups through the Lamar Valley to see wolves, bison, elk and bears. She had seen more than 20 grizzlies some days this year.
Now, with the road from Gardiner into northern Yellowstone washed out, the wildlife is still there, but it’s out of reach to McGary. Her guide business, In Our Nature, is suddenly in trouble.
“The summer that we prepared for is not at all similar to the summer that we’re going to have,” she said. “This is an 80% to 100% loss of business during the high season.”
Officials and business leaders are hoping Gardiner, Red Lodge and other small communities can draw visitors even without access to the park.
Sarah Ondrus, owner of Paradise Adventure Company, that rents out cabins and offers rafting, kayaking and horseback riding trips, was frustrated she was getting so many cancellations.
“Montana and Wyoming still exist. I don’t know how I can convince these people,” Ondrus said. “Once our water quality is good and our law enforcement thinks it’s OK, we’re good to go again. It’s still a destination. You can still horseback ride, go to cowboy cookouts, hike in the national forest.”
That could be a tall order for anyone coming from the south or east sides of the park who had hoped to exit in the north. After the southern portion of the park reopens, it would take an almost 200-mile (320 kilometers) detour through West Yellowstone and Bozeman to reach Gardiner. It would require a nearly 300-mile (480 kilometers) drive from Cody, Wyoming.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, has faced criticism from Democrats and members of the public for being out of the country during the disaster.
Spokesperson Brooke Stroyke said the governor had left last week on a long-scheduled personal trip with his wife and was due back Thursday. She would not say where he was, citing security reasons.
In his absence, Montana’s Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras signed an emergency disaster declaration Tuesday.
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Melley reported from in Los Angeles. Associated Press journalists Brittany Peterson in Red Lodge, Amy Beth Hanson in Helena, Mead Gruver in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Lindsay Whitehurst in Salt Lake City contributed to this report.
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KIBBUTZ SASA, Israel, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Plasan Sasa Ltd. ("Plasan") announced today on its intention to increase its commitment to the Australian defence industry and to establish a local subsidiary in Australia to be named "Plasan-Australia" which will aim to support its local partners and the projects that Plasan is involved with in Australia in the best possible way, to support the company's AIC commitments and to enhance transfer of technology efforts.
Dani Ziv, CEO: "The long term experience and substantial understanding of Australia defense strategic needs for the next decade, as well as the importance for Australia to acquire core and critical technologies and capabilities, have led us to decide to amplify our presence in Australia as well as to shift our supply chain to Australian industry to the widest possible extent. The establishment of Plasan-Australia will solidify this presence."
Plasan has a successful history in Australia, the most significant achievement of which to date is the Hawkei program. Early collaboration with Thales Australia starting in 2009 resulted in a partnership for LAND121 Phase 4 which lead to the creation and win of the Hawkei, whose cabin was designed, tested and produced by Plasan. Currently, Plasan's cooperation with BAE Australia is taking it on board the Hunter Class frigate, a project which was kicked off in February, incorporating Australian sourced Armor Steel by Bisalloy into Plasan's survivability solutions.
Plasan's cooperation with HDA (Hanwha Defence Australia) for the last four years, has proven to be an exceptionally productive journey that materialized with the birth of the Huntsman (the AS9 SPH and AS10 AARV under Land 8116) and the state-of-the-art Redback IFV, which has been developed for the LAND400 Phase 3 program about which an award announcement is expected shortly.
Plasan's core competencies of protection technologies and vehicle and systems upgrades are capabilities highlighted by the Australian Department of Defence as critical industrial capabilities and the establishment of Plasan-Australia to support Land400 Phase 3 will ensure that the supply-chain to provide these technologies and support them in the coming decades is brought and maintained in Australia.
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COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Kent District Library has announced that it reached a record-breaking one million digital book checkouts in 2022.
Kent District Library is the second library system to surpass one million digital checkouts last year. It is also #54 and one of 129 public library systems in the world to surpass one million digital checkouts in 2022.
Kent District Library provides readers 24/7 access to eBooks and audiobooks through Libby, a library reading app created by OverDrive. Readers in Kent County only need a valid library card to access the digital books. They can be read on any major device, including Apple, Android, Chromebook, and Kindle.
The highest-circulating title that readers borrowed in 2022 was Where the Crawdads Sing. The book was written by Delia Owens and published in 2018. Last year, a film adaptation of the book was released. The movie was directed by Olivia Newman and starred Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya Clark, Taylor John Smith as Tate Walker, and Harris Dickinson as Chase Andrews.
The most popular genre with the library’s eBook readers in 2022 was romance.
“Digital access continues to be the fastest growing segment of public library resources,” said Kent District Library Executive Director Lance Werner. “We’re thrilled to be able to meet people wherever they are, to provide them with books, movies, audiobooks, and more.”
The top five eBook titles borrowed through Kent District Library’s digital collection in 2022 can be found below:
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- The Maid by Nita Prose
- Verity by Colleen Hoover
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
The top five audiobook titles borrowed through Kent District Library’s digital collection in 2022 can be found below:
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- The Maid by Nita Prose
- The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
- The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
More information on Kent District Library’s eBooks and audiobooks can be found on its website. | 2023-01-11T22:55:40+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kent/kent-district-library-had-one-million-digital-book-checkouts-in-2022 |
- The three year agreement marks the beginning of the SUTD-Tecnológico de Monterrey research collaboration on the improvement of cyber-physical learning through the SUTD campusX initiative.
- The agreement will result in the improvement of cyber-physical learning, resulting in new pathways for the future of education.
SINGAPORE, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec) through its Institute for the Future of Education, signed a research collaboration agreement to improve the cyber physical learning of students and teachers in Singapore and Mexico.
Through this three year agreement both parties will share practices and experiences in the configuration and usage of cyber-physical learning infrastructure to create new opportunities for educational innovation and research, resulting in new pathways for the future of education.
The SUTD-Tec's Institute for the Future of Education agreement will foster the exchange and sharing of practices of cyber physical learning, and evaluation of the effectiveness of associated educational delivery models. Both parties will conduct joint experiments involving students and instructors to explore domains such as technology-enabled learning, translational pedagogical innovations, learning analytics, and personalized and engaging learning.
This research collaboration will have its main focus in the SUTD campusX initiative, that focuses on the needs and experiences of students and instructors using data analytics and learning sciences with the purpose of creating a safe, inclusive and enjoyable space for students to learn, interact and optimize their learning outcomes
Regarding the campusX and its impact on the future of education, Professor Phoon Kok Kwang, SUTD's Provost said: "Both Tec and SUTD share a common vision of cyber-physical learning, with similar interests and understanding of the challenges in areas of applying human-centric technology and design to the practice of pedagogy and andragogy in actual higher learning environments. This forms a strong basis on which many more projects can be conducted between Tec and SUTD. The current research collaboration is an important start and SUTD looks forward to furthering the partnership with Tec in years to come. In a similar vein, SUTD also looks forward to work with more like-minded partners across academia and industry and from local and global landscapes to make cyber-physical learning a reality."
Regarding this research collaboration between the two renowned higher education institutions, Juan Pablo Murra, Rector for Higher Education of Tecnológico de Monterrey expressed his satisfaction for the signing of the agreement: "To advance in today's education challenges and design the future of education, collaboration is key. Tec has pioneered educational innovation in Mexico and Latin America, and we are aiming to expand our projects and initiatives to have an increasingly global relationship and impact. In particular, we're developing an initiative to strengthen linkages with Asia and —since we have a long-standing relationship with Singapore and SUTD— we're pleased to extend collaborations with them through research, education and technology."
Furthermore, Michael Fung, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future of Education of Tecnológico de Monterrey emphasized the importance of this kind of agreements between both universities: "Conducting joint experiments to test innovative cross-border educational models will be key to developing effective cyber-physical learning environments. This collaborative project with SUTD's campusX initiative will increase learning opportunities for global higher education audiences, capitalizing on the intercultural exchanges between Singaporean and Mexican students and professors, and developing best practices with an international perspective."
The research activities framed in this agreement are due to start during the first quarter of 2023 and the experimental and simulated learning environment trials will result in the identification of best practices in digital education delivery models supported by effective cyber-physical technology platforms.
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Tecnológico de Monterrey (http://www.tec.mx) is a private, non-profit, multi-campus university system. Since its founding in 1943, it has stood out for its academic excellence, educational innovation, entrepreneurship and internationalization, as well as for its links with industry and employers, and its great capacity for execution. It has campuses in 29 cities in Mexico; an enrollment of more than 67 thousand professional and graduate students, and almost 7 thousand professors; in addition to more than 26 thousand high school students and 2 thousand 500 high school teachers. The institution has been accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) since 1950. According to the QS World University Rankings (2022), it is in position 161, ranking 30th among private universities in the world; and in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings (2022) as number 1 in Latin America and 26th in the world. In the Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings (2022), it is ranked 4th in Latin America; it is also the only university outside the U.S. in the Top Schools for Entrepreneurship Ranking (2022) of Princeton Review and Entrepreneur, ranking 6th in entrepreneurship programs at the undergraduate level. It belongs to several prestigious international networks such as the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), Universitas 21 (U21) and The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), among others.
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NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 splashes down on Earth after 5-month mission aboard ISS
An international crew of four astronauts returned to Earth late Saturday after spending 157 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina splashed down aboard SpaceX’s Dragon "Endurance" capsule in the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast near Tampa.
The Crew-5 astronauts completed 2,512 orbits around Earth after arriving at the space station last October.
Besides dodging space junk, the astronauts dealt with a pair of leaking Russian capsules docked to the orbiting outpost and the urgent delivery of a replacement craft for the station's other crew members.
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The return trip lasted about 19 hours before the capsule reentered the Earth’s atmosphere and parachuted off the coast of Tampa around 9 p.m.
"That was one heck of a ride," Mann, who led the mission and is the first Native American woman to fly in space, radioed after safely splashing down. "We're happy to be home."
SpaceX's Crew-5 mission was the first spaceflight for Mann, Cassada and Kikina. Wakata, Japan's spaceflight champion, now has logged more than 500 days in space over five missions dating back to NASA's shuttle era.
Crew-5 members (L-R) Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Aunapu Mann and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata depart for Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on October 05
Remaining behind at the space station are three Americans, three Russians and one from the United Arab Emirates.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
LINK: Get updates and more on this story at foxbusiness.com. | 2023-03-12T18:29:12+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/nasas-spacex-crew-5-lands-earth-5-month-mission-iss |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian court on Wednesday sentenced a 34-year-old Russian to 90 days in prison for flying a drone in breach of a ban triggered by Russia’s war against Ukraine, local media said.
The man, who was not identified, was not suspected of espionage, the Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende reported. He said he had a travel agency.
He admitted to flying the drone in southern Norway to photograph nature, the daily said, adding he claimed to be unaware that this was banned.
Numerous drone sightings have been reported in recent weeks near offshore oil and gas platforms belonging to NATO member Norway, a major oil and gas producer. Several Russian citizens have been detained for flying drones or taking photographs of sensitive sites in Norway.
Under Norwegian law, it is prohibited for aircraft operated by Russian companies or citizens “to land on, take off from or fly over Norwegian territory.” Norway is not a member of the European Union but mirrors its moves and decided on the ban earlier this year after the invasion of Ukraine.
The man sentenced Wednesday flew the device over 16 different locations in Norway in October, Norwegian broadcaster NRK said. Friends in Russia had sent him articles about Russians being arrested in Norway for flying drones, NRK said.
“Nevertheless, he continued to fly the drone without making further inquiries as to whether there were any special rules relating to drone flying for Russians,” NRK cited the Hordaland District Court as writing in its verdict.
The prosecution had asked for a 120-day sentence. Prosecutor Marit Formo said she was “very satisfied with the verdict” of court. | 2022-11-23T17:37:57+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/world/ap-report-norway-sentences-russian-for-flying-drone/ |
McDonald’s is grinning thanks to Grimace after a marketing campaign to celebrate the “birthday” of its big purple mascot went viral and contributed to surprisingly strong second quarter sales.
Global same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, rose nearly 12% in the April-June period. That handily beat Wall Street’s forecast of a 9.4% increase, according to analysts polled by FactSet.
Some of those gains may fade a bit in the second half of this year. The price increases that have helped fuel McDonald’s sales in recent quarters will moderate as inflation comes down, Chief Financial Officer Ian Borden said Thursday in a conference call with investors.
“We recognize that we’re operating in a challenging macro environment, where costs remain elevated, customers discretionary spending is limited and industry traffic is pressured,” Borden said.
The Grimace campaign, which featured a limited-time purple milkshake, took on a life of its own after fans posted videos of themselves drinking the milkshake and then ending up on the ground in a messy pool of purple, or having some sort of seemingly paranormal experience. One TikTok video showing a teen drinking one in his car and then disappearing in a milkshake explosion. That video garnered more than 5 million “likes.”
“Grimace has been everywhere the past few months. All over the news, and more than 3 billion views on TikTok,” CEO Chris Kempczinski said. “This viral phenomenon is yet another proof point of the power of marketing at McDonald’s today.”
But in other markets, McDonald’s tightened its belt to lure inflation-weary customers. Germany’s McSmart value menu, introduced earlier this year, proved so successful that the company recently unveiled a similar menu in the United Kingdom.
In the U.S., consumers remain largely resilient, Kempczinski said. McDonald’s is gaining a share of higher-income customers who are trading down from sit-down restaurants, he said. Customers with incomes of $45,000 or lower are spending less on each order but are coming in more often, he said.
“There is certainly concern with the US consumer that shows up in their sentiment but our business and our value positioning in the market has put us into a good position to be able to weather that and continue to drive the share gains that you’re seeing,” Kempczinski said.
Revenue rose 14% to $6.5 billion, the Chicago chain said Thursday. That was ahead of analyst expectations for $6.3 billion.
Same-store sales in the U.S. more than doubled, rising 10.3% in the quarter compared with a 3.7% rise a year earlier.
Net income nearly doubled to $2.3 billion for the quarter. Excluding one-time items, the company earned $3.17 per share, which beat analysts forecasts of $2.78.
Among those one-time items was an $18 million charge for restructuring costs. McDonald’s laid off corporate workers in early April in an effort to speed up innovation and decision-making.
McDonald’s and other restaurants have had to balance their own rising costs and how much they can lean on customers to help cover them, but Kempczinsk said in a prepared statement that the company is continuing to invest in the brand and get customers what they want.
That includes connecting with customers through the McDonald’s app.
“On the digital front, McDonald’s digital investments have made its app much easier to use and have increased convenience for the consumer,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData. “This has paid big dividends in terms of increasing the number of both impulse and planned meal purchases.”
Shares climbed more than 1.5% Thursday. | 2023-07-28T01:08:22+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/ap-business/ap-mcdonalds-posts-better-than-expected-sales-after-buzzy-grimace-campaign/ |
Kevin Fiala loved his time in Minnesota. He made that very clear on Saturday morning at Xcel Energy Center before his former team, the Wild, played his current team, the Los Angeles Kings.
Not surprisingly, though, Fiala is already loving his new life on the West Coast.
Especially the weather.
“It’s very different than here,” Fiala said with a laugh while chatting with a few familiar faces. “I like it a little more than there.”
Nonetheless, Fiala was thrilled to be back on the Twin Cities over the weekend. He caught up with some former teammates on Friday night. They hit up a local spot they used to frequent when he was on the team.
“It was nice to see them,” said Fiala, who the Wild acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators on Feb. 25, 2019. “It’s been awhile with the summer.”
It was an eventual summer to say the least.
Though he produced at a high level for the Wild last season, Fiala ended up being a cap casualty with so much dead money dedicated to Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Because the Wild couldn’t afford to give Fiala the raise he deserved, they traded the 26-year-old winger to the Kings in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NHL draft, as well as Minnesota native Brock Faber.
It’s only been a month since Fiala arrived at training camp with the Kings and he already feels entrenched the locker room. He’s currently playing on the top line alongside Anze Kopitar and opposite Adrian Kempe.
“It feel very tight in the group already,” Fiala said. “I feel home there.”
That wasn’t always the case with the Wild. As much as Fiala tried to block out the outside noise last season, Fiala admitted it was easier said than done amid constant questions about his contract.
“I had it in the back of my mind,” said Fiala, who had a career-high 33 goals and 52 assists, dominating despite the distractions. “Just tried to enjoy it as much as possible.”
The biggest problem Fiala had during his Wild tenure was his propensity to come up small in the playoffs. That proved to be the case last season as Fiala was practically invisible as the Wild bowed to the St. Louis Blues in the first round.
No doubt that played a role in Fiala being moved this past offseason. Now he’s on to the next chapter in his life.
As for if there was extra motivation to play his former team, Fiala smiled and replied, “Oh yeah. I’ve very motivated.”
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CLIVE, Iowa (WHO) – An Ottumwa woman who lost her home in a 2001 tornado has won the Iowa Lottery’s $2 million Powerball prize.
Tammy Gordy, 56, and her husband Steve lived in Agency in 2001 when the community was damaged by a tornado. The Gordys lost their home in that storm.
Tammy told the Iowa Lottery that she plans to use her winnings to finish building their new home.
“We were in the process of building a home and it kind of got put on hold for a few years, so now this is going to speed it up,” she said. “And it’s going to go into better details. I’m talking a walk-in closet and a Jacuzzi tub!”
Tammy purchased her ticket at the Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh in the 1000 block of North Quincy Ave. in Ottumwa. Her ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball in Saturday’s drawing. Tammy added the Power Play, which multiplied her winnings to $2 million.
“I fell to my chair,” she said, recounting the moment she realized she had won. “I couldn’t see! There were all those zeroes!”
Hy-Vee will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Tammy was the first of three big lottery winners in Iowa in a 48-hour period. The two others were an InstaPlay jackpot of almost $400,000 in Cascade and a $1 million Mega Millions prize in Davenport. Both prizes have yet to be claimed, the Iowa Lottery said.
There are nine ways to win a prize in Powerball, ranging from $4 to the jackpot. Your overall odds of winning any prize is 1 in 24.9, according to Powerball. The odds of matching five numbers, without the Powerball, is 1 in 11.7 million, and the odds of hitting the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million. | 2023-06-28T22:51:55+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/iowa-woman-who-lost-home-in-tornado-wins-2-million-lottery-prize/ |
Since it was available in November of last year, OpenAI's ChatGPT has gained a lot of traction. It's an artificial intelligence chatbot you can access online.
Hackers are taking advantage of that popularity and targeting you. Right now, ChatGPT is an online-based tool, but scammers are developing fake apps, hoping you will download malware to your phone.
Cybercrime Support Network's Ally Armeson says there are so many hackers out there that big tech security systems are struggling to flag them all.
"Everyone wants to be on ChatGPT and during those peak hours and we can't," Armeson said. "So, we're sitting there kind of waiting, a little annoyed, and then we'll see an ad on Facebook pop up that says "OpenAI's ChatGPT is now an app, click here," and instead of try ChatGPT, you see download, so click on that download and the installation process will start and it will either fail, have an error message or just pause. What's really happening is in the background malware is being downloaded onto your computer."
To make sure an app isn't a scam, there are several things to pay attention to. First, look at the developer. In this case, it should be OpenAI.
Then, look at the logo. If it's blurry or the color is off, that's a warning sign.
Armeson says you should also check out what other people are saying about it.
"Look at reviews," Armeson said. "You've seen reviews for an app, even if it's a beloved app and everybody loves it, you'll see kind of a mix of five stars, four stars, three stars, and then, maybe the occasional two or one. There should be a mix and there should be a lot of them, especially for something like OpenAI. And then, also look at the comments. Sometimes you'll see people will say, 'Oh, this isn't this isn't the right app. This is a scam. Don't click on it.' So, sometimes people will warn us."
When in doubt, go to the OpenAI website. Armeson says it will be announced when the official ChatGPT app is available. | 2023-05-16T18:55:39+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/hackers-target-ai-users-through-fake-chatgpt-app |
WASHINGTON — A close ally of former President Donald Trump who has said he was present as Trump declassified broad categories of materials has appeared before a federal grand jury after being given immunity for his testimony, according to a person familiar with the matter.
He had invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during an earlier appearance before the grand jury, but the Justice Department — in an apparent acknowledgment of his importance as a witness — later granted him a limited form of immunity that protects him from having his testimony used against him.
In a statement Friday issued through a spokesperson, Patel made clear that his appearance was not voluntary and denied that he had reached any sort of immunity “deal” with the Justice Department.
“Rather, his testimony was compelled over his objection through the only legal means available to the government — a grant of limited immunity,” the statement said.
It was not immediately clear Friday what Patel told the grand jury.
The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into the discovery of top-secret records seized in an FBI search of Trump’s Florida property, Mar-a-Lago, on Aug. 8. The FBI removed more than 100 documents with classification markings during that search.
That’s in addition to 15 boxes of records recovered in January by the National Archives and Records Administration, as well as more than three dozen documents with classification markings that were turned over to investigators in June.
A former Justice Department prosecutor himself, Patel is a close Trump ally and held multiple roles in his administration, including as senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council and later as chief of staff to the acting defense secretary, Chris Miller.
In recent months, he has repeatedly and publicly lambasted the Justice Department’s Mar-a-Lago investigation. In an appearance this week on one conservative podcast, he described himself as “all in with the boss” when asked if he’d accept the position of FBI director if Trump won in 2024.
Patel is presumably of interest to investigators because of his claims, including in a May interview with Breitbart News, that he was present as Trump declassified material even though no changes had been made to classification markings on the documents.
In that interview, Patel said, Trump “declassified whole sets of materials in anticipation of leaving government that he thought the American public should have the right to read themselves.”
Trump has previously claimed that a president can declassify information “just by thinking about it” but has provided no evidence that he did so. His lawyers, notably, have stopped short of asserting that he had taken steps to declassify the material that was found at Mar-a-Lago, though they have repeatedly argued that presidents have broad authority to declassify as they please.
Patel’s testimony, first reported by The Washington Post, was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment.
Justice Department policy empowers prosecutors to seek a court order to compel testimony from a witness by granting immunity when that witness invokes their right against self-incrimination. Among the factors to be weighed in that decision, according to Justice Department policy, is the value of the person’s expected testimony to the investigation or potential prosecution.
Separately, FBI agents in May and June interviewed a former White House lawyer in the Trump administration about Trump’s handling of classified information as president, a person familiar with the matter told AP on Friday.
That lawyer, John Eisenberg, told investigators that he did not help pack the boxes that were taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House and had no knowledge of what documents they contained. He also said he had no recollection of Trump, as Patel has asserted, broadly or unilaterally declassifying whole categories of information or doing so on the spot, the person said.
Eisenberg, who served as legal advisor to the National Security Council, told agents that though he believed a president had wide declassification authority, the scope of that power also depended in some instances on the context, statutory analysis and specific nature of the information involved, the person said.
The Post earlier reported details of Eisenberg’s interviews.
FBI officials have spoken with an array of other witnesses, including a Trump aide who was seen on video moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago.
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Follow Eric Tucker at http://www.twitter.com/etuckerAP | 2022-11-05T06:59:42+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ap-source-trump-aide-appears-before-mar-a-lago-grand-jury/2022/11/04/8594fde4-5c58-11ed-bc40-b5a130f95ee7_story.html |
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a four-year, $120 million contract extension with guard Dejounte Murray, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.
The deal preserves the Hawks’ backcourt combination with Trae Young and Murray and keeps Murray on the roster for five years, through the 2027-28 season, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the extension has not been announced.
Murray hinted at the agreement on his Twitter account when he posted late Thursday “ATLANTA. Been Locked In From The Moment Y’all Accepted Me” and added ” LOYALTY OVER EVERYTHING Let’s Gooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
The Hawks helped to clear cap space for the extension on June 26, when they traded forward John Collins to the Utah Jazz for veteran forward Rudy Gay and a future second-round draft pick. Collins is guaranteed $25.3 million in the 2023-24 season. Gay, 36, is due approximately $6.5 million.
The extension was especially important for the Hawks following their significant commitment to Murray. On June 29, 2022, the Hawks traded Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs for Murray.
Murray, 26, averaged 20.5 points and 6.1 assists for the Hawks last season, creating the high-scoring backcourt duo with Young that was expected. Even so, the Hawks suffered another first-round loss in the playoffs following their midseason firing of coach Nate McMillan and the hiring of Quin Snyder as his replacement.
The Hawks finished 41-41, again unable to regain the promising form they showed when they advanced to the 2021 Eastern Conference finals.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-07-08T16:49:05+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-hawks-agree-to-120-million-4-year-contract-extension-with-murray-ap-source-says/ |
Carrier continues streamlining business travel program contracts with industry-standard data solution
DALLAS, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced an expanded partnership with Sabre Corporation to begin utilizing PRISM, an industry-standard data solution designed to streamline the sales process with corporate travel managers and travel management companies. Sabre's PRISM brings decision science to the Southwest® Business Sales Team, allowing the ability to develop a more customized travel solution for business Customers through automated, real-time data insights and trends.
"With PRISM, we can now simplify the contracting process as we continue on our journey to remove friction while bringing more savings, simplicity, and total value when doing business with Southwest Business," said Dave Harvey, Vice President and Chief Sales Officer at Southwest Airlines. "We're thrilled to expand on our decades-long partnership with Sabre and bring its technology solutions to our Customers as we work together to improve the business travel journey."
"We're excited to support Southwest Business and its growth as a trusted partner. This agreement is a testament to the partnership between our companies and our shared vision for the future of travel," said Darren Rickey, Senior Vice President, Global Airline Sales and Account Management, Sabre Travel Solutions. "PRISM provides cutting-edge capabilities and a global scope, positioning it as an industry-standard in corporate solutions."
PRISM automates, aggregates and analyzes corporate sales information globally, providing companies with the decision science to build the right offers for the right customers. In addition to being fully-hosted in the Google cloud, PRISM now offers daily booking data, new user analytics, API connections to link to airline CRM systems, and enhanced user tools to streamline sales teamwork with partner airlines and commercial clients.
Making Travel Management Easier
Southwest Business is focused on making it easier to do business with Southwest. The airline recently added more enhancements to Southwest Business AssistTM, a portal designed for travel managers to streamline corporate travel programs. Among newly introduced features includes the launch of Partner Benefits which adds even more flexibility and value to travel programs. To learn more about how companies can partner with Southwest Business and take advantage of the airline's mission to make business travel easier, visit Southwest.com/AboutBusiness.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates one of the world's most admired and awarded airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and Hospitality at 121 airports across 11 countries. Southwest took flight in 1971 to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying nonstop within the United States than any other airline1. Based in Dallas and famous for an Employee-first corporate Culture, Southwest maintains an unprecedented record of no involuntary furloughs or layoffs in its history. By empowering its more than 66,0002 People to deliver unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a passionate loyalty among as many as 130 million Customers carried a year. That formula for success brought industry-leading prosperity and 47 consecutive years3 of profitability for Southwest Shareholders (NYSE: LUV). Southwest leverages a unique legacy and mission to serve communities around the world including harnessing the power of its People and Purpose to put communities at the Heart of its success. Learn more by visiting Southwest.com/citizenship. Southwest is also continuing to develop tangible steps toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, including offering Customers an opportunity to help the airline offset its carbon emissions. To be part of the solution, visit Southwest.com/wannaoffsetcarbon.
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co. | 2023-03-21T17:03:07+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2023/03/21/southwest-airlines-brings-prism-corporate-travel-managers-travel-management-companies/ |
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