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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Chinese navy ship at the center of a diplomatic spat docked in a southern port in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, marking a small triumph for Beijing over India and the United States.
Indian and U.S. officials had raised concerns about the political optics of a Chinese navy vessel docking at Hambantota port, which the Sri Lankan government leased to the state-owned China Merchant Port Holdings Co. in 2017 after Sri Lanka failed to repay debts to China. The port’s transfer was condemned by the United States as a prime example of China’s harmful lending practices and its growing influence over the island nation — allegations that China has vehemently denied.
The port is also seen as a potential strategic foothold for the Chinese navy to project power into the Indian Ocean and the Middle East. India has warned in recent weeks that the Yuan Wang 5, a space-tracking ship that is reportedly unarmed but outfitted with advanced sensors, could spy on Indian defense installations. India said it would take necessary countermeasures to safeguard national security.
Indian officials have also argued that New Delhi this year extended substantial financial assistance to Sri Lanka — about $4 billion — as the Sri Lankan economy entered free-fall. They said Sri Lanka should refuse the Chinese vessel entry to a politically sensitive port so close to India. The bankrupt island nation, which is seeking to restructure its debts, counts China and India among its creditors.
“When a small, bankrupt nation like Sri Lanka delivers a diplomatic slap to New Delhi by hosting a Chinese surveillance ship at its commercial port of Hambantota, it is a stunning reminder of both India’s feckless foreign policy and receding influence in its strategic backyard,” Brahma Chellaney, a former member of India’s national security advisory board, said Tuesday on Twitter.
On Monday, less than a day before the Chinese ship pulled into Hambantota, the Indian military gave two surveillance planes to Sri Lanka as a gesture of friendship.
Under pressure from India, Sri Lanka last week asked China to defer the vessel’s arrival. Beijing responded angrily and accused other countries of meddling in its dealings with Sri Lanka.
Senior Sri Lankan officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss private talks between governments, said Tuesday that the Chinese were “unrelenting in their insistence” that the ship dock. The Yuan Wang 5 was originally scheduled to arrive on Aug. 11 but was delayed while Sri Lankan officials negotiated with the various governments.
The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Sri Lanka had “engaged in extensive consultations at a high level through diplomatic channels with all parties concerned” before granting final clearance.
Dayan Jayatilleka, a former Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia, said Sri Lanka could expect an angry reaction from the Indian government, which has long suspected that the Hambantota port could eventually be used by China for civilian and military purposes.
The arrival of a Chinese military vessel “cannot escape a response from the other superpower in the region,” he said. “There will be a response from India, which can be going back on the economic assistance given to Sri Lanka, or something more assertive.”
Shih reported from New Delhi.
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2022-08-16T11:31:06+00:00
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/16/india-china-navy-ship/
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MADRID (AP) — Animal rights groups and pet shop owners marched Sunday in separate demonstrations to protest a new animal welfare law proposed by the Spanish government that seeks to advance the protection of animal rights.
The draft legislation has fueled criticism by animal rights groups after a last-minute amendment excluded hunting dogs from the law’s protection, meeting hunting lobbies’ demands.
Under the “same dogs, same law” slogan, thousands marched in Madrid and dozens of other Spanish cities in coordinated demonstrations to urge the government to restore hunting dogs to the law, which raises fines for animal abuse to 200,000 euros ($216,000) and introduces a possible two-year jail sentence for the most serious cases.
The abandoning of thousands of greyhounds at the end of every hunting season has earned social attention in the last years in Spain, where the adoption of these animals as house pets has noticeably as people become aware of the harsh conditions many of them endure in the countryside. Greyhounds are used to hunt animals such as rabbits and pheasants.
The ‘No hunting’ platform’s spokesperson, David Rubio, said that Spain is not only the only country left in Europe that allows hunting with dogs but it also holds the record for most dogs abandoned in the EU.
A few streets away, pet shop owners protested, saying they will be forced to close their businesses under the new law because it only allows licensed breeders to sell cats, dogs, and ferrets. Thousands of jobs will be lost, they say, and the black market for pets and exotic animals will grow.
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2023-02-05T22:28:25+00:00
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fox59.com
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https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-spain-rights-groups-urge-more-protection-for-hunting-dogs/
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1937—2023
RACINE—Gayle N. Horton, 85, of Racine, WI, formerly of Merrillan, WI, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at The Villa at Lincoln Park in Racine, WI.
Born in Merrillan, WI on August 12, 1937, he was the son of the late Ralph and Mary “Angie” Horton.
In October of 1993, he married Rebecca Wenberg. She preceded him in death on August 13, 2014.
Gayle was employed by Jockey International for many years. He held many jobs there including, driving semi, unloading, and working security. He later owned and operated The Corner Bar in Merrillan, WI, for over 25 years with his wife, Rebecca.
After retiring, Gayle kept busy selling collectibles at flea markets. He was a collector of toys and enjoyed attending swap meets.
He was a member of the Merrillan Masonic Lodge for 20 years. An active member of the Lions Club and The National Wildlife Federation. He was the Mayor of Merrillan, WI for two terms. He was elected for a third term, but moved to Racine, WI, in 2015. He also played Santa for a number of years, visiting many nursing homes and schools.
Gayle is survived by his three daughters: Mary (Dan) Moncatch of Arbor Vitae, WI, Nancy (Dave) Beegle of Racine, WI, and Kari Horton of Kenosha, WI; 10 grandchildren: Dan, Jr., Sara, and Andy Moncatch, Patti Horton, Melissa Horton, Howie, Eric, and Warren Johnson, Amber and Katie Beegle; 14 great-grandchildren with one on the way; one brother, David W. Horton; and former daughter-in-law, Betty Jean Horton. He is further survived by other loving family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Rebecca Horton; two sons: Robert and Michael Horton; and three siblings: Duane, Gary, and Diane.
A visitation will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Proko Funeral Home from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service at 3:00 p.m. Interment will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. in Oakwood Cemetery in Merrillan, WI.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to The Lions Club or The National Wildlife Federation would be appreciated by the family.
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2023-06-01T05:57:10+00:00
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kenoshanews.com
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https://kenoshanews.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/gayle-n-horton/article_82bd617d-8a54-57ed-855b-fa7814def40e.html
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By now, you’re probably familiar with the more obvious ways inflation affects your finances. Your money doesn’t go as far at the grocery store, for example. Credit card and other variable-rate debt is getting more expensive as the Federal Reserve raises short-term interest rates to combat inflation. Rates are also rising, albeit more slowly, on savings accounts.
But other ways inflation helps or hurts have gotten less attention. Here are some of the major changes to watch for in 2023.
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BIG TAX CHANGES BENEFIT MOST TAXPAYERS
The IRS raised the standard deduction, which is taken by more than 90% of taxpayers, by $1,800 for married couples filing jointly and by $900 for single filers. The standard deduction amounts in 2023 will be $27,700 for married couples and $13,850 for singles.
In addition, the IRS adjusted federal tax brackets upward by about 7%. The larger deduction, higher brackets and other changes mean most taxpayers will pay less in 2023, especially if their incomes haven’t kept pace with inflation.
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“It’s putting more money back into people’s pockets,” says Edward Karl, vice president of tax policy and advocacy for the American Institute of CPAs.
The IRS adjusted dozens of other tax provisions, raising the maximum earned income tax credits by $495 to $7,430 for a qualifying family with at least three children and boosting the maximum adoption credit by $1,060 to $15,950.
The annual exclusion for gifts — the amount you can give away to an individual before you’re required to file a gift tax return — goes up by $1,000 to $17,000. You won’t owe gift taxes until the amount you give away above that annual limit exceeds the lifetime estate and gift exemption limit, which is now $12,920,000, up a whopping $860,000 from 2022.
Higher earners, however, may pay more FICA taxes in 2023. The maximum salary taxed by Social Security will rise by $13,200 to $160,200.
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Consider using a tax refund calculator or consulting a tax pro to see how these changes are likely to affect you. Midyear is often a good time to run these numbers and make adjustments so you’re withholding the appropriate amounts.
RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN RISE
The amount people can contribute to 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans and other workplace retirement plans will rise by $2,000 to $22,500 for those younger than 50. Catch-up contributions for people 50 and older rose by $1,000 to $7,500, which means older people can contribute $30,000 in 2023.
The income limits also rose for contributing to Roth IRAs. The phaseout range for 2023 is $138,000 to $153,000 for singles and heads of household, compared with 2022’s range of $129,000 to $144,000. For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000. In addition, income limits increased for claiming the saver’s credit and deducting a traditional IRA contribution if you have access to a workplace plan.
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If you can, boost your retirement contributions to take advantage of these changes. In addition to the potential tax benefits, you’ll be helping to make your future more comfortable.
PREMIUMS RISING, BUT YOU MAY NEED MORE COVERAGE
Consider shopping for cheaper auto insurance. Auto insurance premiums rose as repairing and replacing cars got more expensive, but you may be able to find a better deal, especially if you’ve been with your current insurer for a while. Far from rewarding loyalty, insurers may count on your inertia to charge you more.
Premiums for homeowners insurance are rising as well, but a bigger concern may be inadequate coverage, says Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders, an insurance-focused consumer advocacy group. The cost of building materials has risen more than 35% since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Unfortunately, the software that insurers use often underestimates rebuilding costs which means many homeowners are underinsured, Bach says. She suggests talking to a local builder for a realistic, current estimate of what you could pay to replace your house. Compare that with your insurer’s figure, and consider increasing your coverage.
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This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance site NerdWallet. The content is for educational and informational purposes and does not constitute investment advice. Liz Weston is a columnist at NerdWallet, a certified financial planner and the author of “Your Credit Score.” Email: lweston@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @lizweston.
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2023-01-09T13:14:54+00:00
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(THE CONVERSATION) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression and economic uncertainty have also prompted emigration from Russia itself. Among the emigrants are Russian Jews, 16,000 of whom have left for Israel in the nearly six months since the war’s start.
Now, Russia’s Justice Ministry is threatening the organization that helps the emigrants leave. A Moscow court held a preliminary hearing on July 28, 2022, about the ministry’s application to dissolve the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
The Jewish Agency, a nonprofit with government ties that is older than the country itself, helps Jews around the world who want to immigrate to Israel. The move to shut down its operations in Russia has raised alarm – particularly among people who see it as turning back the clock to a time, not so long ago, when Soviet Russia forced Jews to endure state-sponsored antisemitism while trampling on their right to emigrate.
Soviet antisemitism
On paper, the Soviet Union vowed to create an egalitarian society. In reality, it denied rights to minority populations, including Jews.
The government closed down Jewish schools and cultural institutions, criminalized the teachingofHebrew, murderedJewish leaders, orchestrated anti-Jewish campaigns in the press and in the courts and created glass ceilings that blocked Jews’ ability to advance at school and in the workplace. In 1966, during a telephone address to Jewish Americans, Martin Luther King Jr. called it “a kind of spiritual and cultural genocide.”
Cold War politics made the predicament worse. The Soviet government’s domestic persecutions of Jews were bound up in its foreign policy toward Israel. When the country declared independence in 1948, the U.S. and USSR each raced to secure its allegiance. After Israel aligned with the West, however, the Soviet Union became patron of the Arab states and broke diplomatic ties with Israel in 1967.
During the string of Arab-Israeli wars from the 1950s to 1970s, the USSR accompanied military support for Egypt and Syria with anti-Jewish campaigns at home. Using “anti-Zionism” as a dog whistle, Soviet propaganda resurrected classic antisemitic stereotypes of Jewish conspiracies for global domination.
International pressure
In the 1960s, Soviet Jews began trying to escape their predicament by applying for exit permits to emigrate. A movement for emigration rights sprang up among Jews in the USSR, led by activists who sought to go to Israel. Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights gives all people the right to leave their country, but the Soviet government refused the applications for emigration permits and heaped more troubles on those who had dared to ask.
Stuck in the Soviet Union, these “refuseniks,” as they came to be known, lost their jobs and housing and were harassed by the secret police. Leaders of the emigration rights movement – including Natan Sharansky, who went on to become chairman of the Jewish Agency and deputy prime minister of Israel – were arrested and sent to prison camps or Siberian exile.
As Soviet Jews fought to emigrate, a global human rights campaign mobilized on their behalf – a movement I have writtenabout as a scholar of modern Judaism. Marching under slogans like “Let them live as Jews, or let them leave” and “Let my people go,” political leaders, clergy, civil rights activists, labor unions and celebrities joined Jewish people in embracing the cause.
On a congressional delegation to Russia in 1979, then-Sen. Joe Bidenvisited Leningrad’s synagogue to meet Soviet Jewish emigration-rights activists. In December 1987, at the start of the summit between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, a quarter-million Americans gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to demand freedom for Soviet Jewry. Republican Vice President George H.W. Bush and Democratic U.S. Rep. John Lewis shared the podium.
A trickle, then a flood
The human rights campaign succeeded, but not all at once. In 1964, the USSR let only 537 Jews emigrate. In the 1970s, it let around 25,000 out on average each year, bending to the international outcry and hoping to advance détente with the West. But in the early 1980s, the Cold War chilled, and the Soviet Union closed the gates again.
With Gorbachev’s liberalizing reforms in the late 1980s, however, the USSR walked back its anti-Jewish policies, reestablished ties with Israel and opened the gates to unrestricted Jewish emigration.
Once Jews were free to leave, most chose to go. About 400,000 left in 1990 and 1991, when the USSR collapsed, and the flow continued afterward. All told, between 1970 and 2022, almost 2 million Jews emigrated – mostly to Israel, but also in the hundreds of thousands to the U.S., Canada and Germany.
Emigration has ticked upward since the Ukraine war began. Fewer than 150,000 Jewish people remain in Russia today. Another 450,000 or so who do not necessarily consider themselves Jewish but have Jewish ancestry are also eligible for immediate Israeli citizenship.
Political dance
Throughout all these decades, the Jewish Agency for Israel has been the main organization helping Russian Jews emigrate – working in Russia itself since 1989, and before then, when Israel and the USSR did not maintain diplomatic ties, from transit stations in Austria and Italy.
For most of the post-Soviet period, Israel and Russia have maintained cautiously friendly ties, and the Jewish Agency’s work has proceeded smoothly. This, and Russia’s military presencein Syria, along Israel’s northern border, have muted the Israeli response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Nevertheless, the war has stoked tensions between Moscow and Jerusalem. Increasingly isolated, Russia has also drawn closer to Iran. As a result, a new relationship between Russia and Israel may be taking shape.
An old technique, made new?
Russia’s Justice Ministry claims that the Jewish Agency’s collection of data about Russian citizens violates Russian law and denies the case is political. The next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 19, 2022.
Outlawing the Jewish Agency is unlikely to end Jewish emigration, since people are still able to leave the country. The gates are still open, for now. Passing through them may become a bit harder.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union knew that Jewish emigration symbolized something important to the West. It used that to its advantage, treating Jews as “pawns,” in the words of historian Jonathan Dekel-Chen. The Kremlin let them go or held them back as a way of telegraphing its interest or lack thereof in good relations with the West.
Now, it seems Vladimir Putin’s Russia has found the old telegraph from the Cold War attic, dusted it off, and discovered that it still works for tapping out signals today.
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2022-08-11T13:38:23+00:00
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Dollar General cashier critically shot during armed robbery, authorities say
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - Authorities in Mississippi are investigating an armed robbery at a Dollar General store where an employee was critically injured.
According to the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, a man disguised as a utility worker entered the store Thursday night and told a clerk and at least one customer to clear the building, claiming there was a reported gas leak.
Authorities said the suspect then got into a scuffle with the clerk over the cash drawer. The armed thief ended up taking out a gun and shooting the worker in the chest.
The sheriff’s office said the clerk was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries.
Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspected shooter.
Authorities urged anyone with further information on this incident to contact the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office at 601-352-1521.
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2022-12-30T21:23:55+00:00
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kwch.com
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https://www.kwch.com/2022/12/30/dollar-general-cashier-critically-shot-during-armed-robbery-authorities-say/
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NASSAU, Bahamas, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cannaverse Technologies ("Cannaversetech™"), the pioneering cannabis Metaverse platform, has officially retained the law firm Fox Rothschild LLP as their legal counsel in connection with their Metaverse, Cannaland™, under development as the world's first cannabis-focused Metaverse.
As legalized cannabis has become a rapidly expanding industry in the United States, Fox Rothschild has become a leading law firm assembling a national team of skilled and experienced attorneys to assist cannabis businesses with their legal needs at every step.
Leading Fox Rothschild's efforts for Cannaversetech™ will be Vijay Choksi, an accomplished cannabis attorney who leverages an insider's understanding of businesses to serve the commercial and regulatory legal needs of clients in the medical and adult-use marijuana sectors. His in-house experience means that in addition to possessing detailed knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations that govern the legal cannabis, health care and CBD sectors, he understands their practical implications for operations and is well-versed in corporate matters and has negotiated contracts governing a broad variety of aspects of business, including manufacturing, licensing, security, lab testing, business associate relationships and commercial leases.
"We are thrilled to welcome Fox Rothschild as Cannaland's official legal counsel," said Mark Bonner, CEO of Cannaversetech™. "As this emerging industry faces unprecedented issues, Fox Rothschild is uniquely qualified to help us navigate the industry's complexities, especially while the consumption of cannabis remains prohibited at the federal level."
Vijay Choksi, Counsel for Fox Rothschild, added, "We have experience working as counsel for highly regulated businesses and are familiar with navigating the constantly evolving matrix of cannabis compliance regulations, having helped draft some of the legalization legislation. We look forward to helping guide Cannaversetech™ to navigate the complicated regulations in this new digital medium."
For the business community, Cannaland™ will feature opportunities to set up locations, advertise, and converse virtually with the feel of real-world experiences. A virtual Mainstreet in Cannaland™ will also feature a place where users can experience a variety of retail concepts, including consumption lounges.
About Fox Rothschild
Fox Rothschild LLP (www.foxrothschild.com) is a full-service law firm built to serve businesses of all sizes as well as individuals. Over the past 100 years, we have grown to 950 lawyers nationwide. Clients come to Fox because we understand their issues, their priorities and the way they think. At Fox, we care about your success as much as you do.
About Cannaverse Technologies
Cannaversetech™, the creator of Cannaland™, under development as the world's first cannabis Metaverse and pioneer in cannabis product marketing, manufacturing, and merchandising with an innovative blockchain payment system, is intended to empower cultivators, growers, testing labs, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, medical dispensaries, and consumption lounges with the ability to scale and monetize their brands while directly addressing the existing gaps in the cannabis industry. Cannaversetech™'s meta marketplace on the blockchain will revolutionize the global cannabis industry by connecting every facet of the cannabis and hemp communities in a Metaverse environment. For more information, visit www.cannaversetech.io.
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2022-06-27T14:05:37+00:00
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that one of the largest forest companies in Sweden, Sydved, has selected Trimble's CFHarvest to manage and increase the productivity, efficiency and sustainability of its forestry harvesting operations. Sydved is the first Swedish forest company to implement CFHarvest.
CFHarvest is a forest harvesting management and tracking system that provides real-time visibility of harvested volumes and location of wood. The system enables forest companies such as Sydved to reduce roadside and terminal inventory levels and improve the productivity of their harvesting operations. By minimizing equipment moves and improving locational awareness between the harvester and forwarder, CFHarvest can support the reduction of emissions from forestry operations. CFHarvest is a web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to also manage silvicultural operations and forestry services. In addition, CFHarvest can be used for mixed fleet operations and provide traceability to the source.
"CFHarvest supports our desired way of working and creates opportunities for major efficiencies in our production process. The system will also serve as a key component in our harvesting operations that can enable us to focus on our quality and sustainability objectives. The service helps to steer resource-efficient use of round wood and minimize emissions of non-productive engine hours as well as protect soil floor and natural habitats," said Örjan Vorrei, IT manager for Sydved.
"Supporting Sydved's efforts to increase efficiency and drive sustainability in its operations is paramount. With CFHarvest, Sydved will have the benefit of seeing operational data in real time. Managers can plan, schedule and execute harvesting decisions based on real-time field data. The solution also optimizes cutting instructions to improve value recovery, whether logs or pulpwood. The real-time visibility of harvest operations improves forest-to-mill logistics, which can result in reducing carbon emissions intensity," said Kevin Toohill, general manager of Trimble Forestry.
Sydved handles approximately 5 million cubic meters of forest annually; of which 3 million cubic meters are harvested by their approximately 200 contractors. Trimble's CFHarvest will also be used by Sydved's contractors to manage their operations.
"With CFHarvest, our contractors will have better opportunities to both plan work execution and share essential information in real time. This creates the conditions for efficient use of machines and personnel while reducing the risk of damage to cultural and natural environments. Overall, CFHarvest enables the combination of sustainable working practices and good profitability. Addressing sustainability challenges was a key factor for us in choosing CFHarvest," said Vorrei.
Sydved handles approximately five billion cubic meters of wood annually and offers consulting advice and full forestry service. Sydved is based in the southern parts of Sweden with its head office in Jönköping. Sydved is owned by Stora Enso and Ahlstrom-Munksjö. For more information, visit: sydved.se.
Trimble's Forestry Division offers SaaS and enterprise software to improve the productivity and sustainability of the world's most recognized integrated forest-related organizations. Trimble's Connected Forest™ solutions manage the full raw material's lifecycle of planning, planting, growing, harvesting, transporting, and processing. For more information, visit: forestry.trimble.com.
Trimble is an industrial technology company transforming the way the world works by delivering solutions that enable our customers to thrive. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble is transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
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Golden Knights vs. Panthers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - Stanley Cup Final Game 2
The Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers play in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on Monday, June 5, starting at 8:00 PM ET on TNT, TBS, truTV, CBC, SportsNet, and TVAS. The Golden Knights are up 1-0. Bookmakers list the Panthers as underdogs in this matchup, giving them +120 odds on the moneyline against the Golden Knights (-140).
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Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which squad will take home the victory in Monday's Stanley Cup Final action.
Golden Knights vs. Panthers Predictions for Monday
Our model for this game calls for a final score of Golden Knights 4, Panthers 2.
- Moneyline Pick: Golden Knights (-140)
- Computer Predicted Total: 6.4
- Computer Predicted Spread: Golden Knights (-1.6)
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Golden Knights vs Panthers Additional Info
Golden Knights Splits and Trends
- The Golden Knights are 51-22-9 overall and 16-10-26 in overtime contests.
- Vegas is 24-8-6 (54 points) in its 38 games decided by one goal.
- Looking at the 13 times this season the Golden Knights ended a game with just one goal, they have a 1-10-2 record, good for four points.
- Vegas has finished 4-11-6 in the 21 games this season when it scored two goals (registering 14 points).
- The Golden Knights have scored more than two goals 64 times, and are 59-3-2 in those games (to record 120 points).
- In the 30 games when Vegas has capitalized on a lone power-play goal, it has a 22-7-1 record (45 points).
- In the 46 games when it outshot its opponent, Vegas is 34-7-5 (73 points).
- The Golden Knights have been outshot by opponents in 48 games, going 26-18-4 to register 56 points.
Panthers Splits and Trends
- The Panthers have posted a record of 12-8-20 in overtime matchups as part of an overall mark of 42-32-8.
- Florida has earned 49 points (21-6-7) in its 34 games decided by one goal.
- In 11 games this season when the Panthers finished a game with only one goal, they earned a total of five points (2-8-1).
- When Florida has scored a pair of goals this season, they've earned seven points (3-15-1 record).
- The Panthers have earned 104 points in their 68 games with more than two goals scored.
- This season, Florida has capitalized on a single power-play goal in 41 games and registered 54 points with a record of 25-12-4.
- When outshooting its opponent this season, Florida is 29-25-3 (61 points).
- The Panthers' opponents have had more shots in 38 games. The Panthers went 24-11-3 in those matchups (51 points).
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Golden Knights vs. Panthers Game Time and TV Channel
- When: Monday, June 5, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT, TBS, truTV, CBC, SportsNet, and TVAS
- Where: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada
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2023-06-05T19:46:29+00:00
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The man who goes by “pdontplay” on Twitter will play on Sunday against the Buccaneers after being inactive for three straight weeks for various reasons. He missed last week’s game against the Bills after suffering a head injury in a scooter accident and has been inactive for maturity reasons as well this year, including Week 2 against the Jets.
Winfrey, a fourth-round pick has been inactive four times this season.
The Browns inactives on Sunday are cornerback Greg Newsome II, ruled out Friday with a concussion, quarterback Kellen Mond, wide receiver Michael Woods II, running back Demetric Felton Jr., defensive end Chase Winovich and defensive tackle Tommy Togiai.
Newsome suffered a concussion during the Friday practice before the Bills game and will now miss his second game. Rookie Martin Emerson Jr. will start in his place.
For the Bucs, running back Leonard Fournette will not play with his hip injury but the Bucs got good news as defensive tackle Vita Vea will play.
Quarterback Kyle Trask, tight end Kyle Rudolph, wide receiver Russell Gage, safety Nolan Turner and guard Luke Goedeke are inactive.
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2022-11-27T16:56:27+00:00
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the practice for children completely.
As hundreds of activists rallied at the Capitol to pressure lawmakers to act on the bill, Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced plans to file an emergency rule.
The rule will require an 18-month waiting period, 15 hour-long therapy sessions and treatment of any mental illnesses before Missouri doctors can provide that kind of care to transgender children, according to Bailey’s office.
“I am dedicated to using every legal tool at my disposal to stand in the gap and protect children from being subject to inhumane science experiments,” Bailey said.
The emergency rule also requires disclosure of information about puberty blocker drugs, including that they are experimental, not approved by the FDA and that the FDA has warned they can lead to brain swelling and blindness, Bailey said.
While puberty blockers and hormones often prescribed in transgender treatment are not FDA approved for transgender care, they are used in those cases “off-label,″ which is an accepted and permitted practice.
This is not the first time Bailey has weighed in on transgender health care since taking office in January.
In February, Bailey announced an investigation of a transgender youth clinic in St. Louis run by Washington University, following allegations of abuse by a former employee. He asked the university to shut down the clinic, but it refused.
Bailey’s spokeswoman did not say when the new health care rule will be filed and did not provide a copy.
Maysa Akbar, chief diversity officer for the American Psychological Association, called the rule “a disturbing development for transgender and gender-nonconforming youth in Missouri.”
“This emergency order flies in the face of the scientific consensus, which is that, with appropriate psychological screening, treatment approaches should affirm an adolescent’s gender identity, not deny it,” Akbar said. “Research shows that discrimination has adverse effects on the health and well-being of transgender people.”
The rule appears to be aimed at helping children who might regret transitioning, said Dr. Jack Drescher, section editor of the gender dysphoria chapter of the DSM-5, the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s mental illness manual.
“However it does so at the expense of those children who would indeed benefit from transition services,” Drescher said. “Sacrificing the well being of the latter for the presumed benefit to the former is an ethically troubling intervention by the state into clinical practice.”
Missouri LGBTQ-rights group PROMO called Bailey’s rule an abuse of power and said his office “does not respect the professional guidelines of every major medical association in our country, who agrees gender-affirming healthcare is the standard of care for transgender Missourians.”
The rule comes amid a national push to restrict transgender health care, drag shows, bathroom access and how LGBTQ topics are discussed in schools.
Erin Reed, a researcher who tracks transgender legislation, said Bailey is among Republican elected officials in state executive offices across the nation who are finding ways to limit gender-affirming care when legislatures fail to act.
“An action like this taken to sidestep the legislature and sidestep the democratic process is in and of itself undemocratic and is going to harm trans youth in Missouri,” Reed said.
Florida state medical officials last year banned transgender children from receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries to treat gender dysphoria at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely considered to be weighing a run for the Republican presidential nomination.
Texas went farther than any state last year when Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a first-of-its-kind order that instructed child welfare officials to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.
A couple hundred people rallied Monday at the Capitol in hopes of pushing lawmakers to pass a law to ban all gender-affirming treatment for children, while several came in opposition. The rally featured a diverse collection of speakers, including Republican state officials such as Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Christian leaders and several gay and transgender activists who said that only adults should be able to access gender-affirming care.
Catherine Dreher, vice chair of the Missouri Libertarian Party, said her 18-year-old son has dealt with mental health issues, recently left home and wants to transition to a woman, which distresses her. She opposes allowing that for minors, calling it “child abuse.”
Debate on the Missouri bill stalled when the conservative sponsor, Republican Sen. Mike Moon, struggled to negotiate with Democrats on the legislation. The GOP-led Senate ultimately failed to pass any legislation dealing with the topic before lawmakers left for their annual spring break.
“Protecting Missouri’s children is not up for negotiation,” Moon wrote in a public letter signed by seven other Republican senators, who vowed to take any action necessary to bring Moon’s bill to a vote this week.
The issue threatens to derail the Senate. Several Republican senators on Monday spoke against another Republican lawmaker’s attempt to combine Moon’s bill with a ban on transgender girls competing on school girls’ sports teams, fearing that merging the issues might make the legislation unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats have indicated that they may filibuster to encourage compromise, a stall tactic that involves senators talking nonstop.
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Associated Press writer David A. Lieb contributed to this report.
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2023-03-22T00:45:38+00:00
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ksn.com
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https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/missouri-to-restrict-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/
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Aug. 14, 1954—Feb. 14, 2023
JEROME — Cynthia Irene (Barton) Rost, “Cyndi” or “Tiny”, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Yuma, Arizona.
Cyndi was born on August 14, 1954, in Gooding, Idaho, to Albert and DeLone Barton, the seventh of eight children, seven girls and one boy. Mom hated the name Cynthia, and would only go by Cyndi, but everyone spelled it Cindy, which is where her phrase of, “that’s Cyndi, with and i,” came from. She was raised and educated in Gooding, Idaho, graduating from Gooding High School in 1972 where she was active in Cheerleading and 4-H. During her school career, she also participated in the Pep Club, and was the Mascot her junior year. She was also on the girls track team, and a member of the girl’s “G” Club, involved with Future Homemakers and Nurses of America, French Club, Drama Club, and was Co-editor of the school newspaper. She grew up to be all of 4’11” tall and earned the lifelong nickname of Tiny, and dynamite did indeed come in this small package!
After high-school, mom moved to Boise and worked at the Idaho Candy Company for a bit making the spud bars and other candies that she loved. Mom then moved home and enrolled in Juan’s College of Hair Design, graduating a couple years later.
Mom met and married Russell Kent Rost, “Rut,” of Wendell, Idaho on March 15, 1975, in Gooding, Idaho at The First Christian Church. They would have been married for 48 years this year, but together almost 55.
Dad and mom decided to start Rost Construction, and mom joined him in the business, becoming everything from his Bookkeeper and extra driver to his crew cook and jobsite cleaner. During this time, Mom prayed for a little girl with brown hair and green eyes, and a little boy with blonde hair and brown eyes, and she received both until Rocky’s hair eventually turned brown. Jaimy Louisa was born on March 14, 1978, followed by Russell Rocky, “Rocky,” on April 18, 1979. During this time, dad and mom were also blessed with the addition of another daughter, Kayla Ruby Mischenko that came to live with them at the age of 14. Dad and mom also helped to raise and foster a few other kids as well. Much like her father, mom never really knew a stranger and could talk to anyone about anything. If she didn’t treat you well, then you needed to ask yourself what you did or why that was because she disliked very few, and was rarely angry or displeased, but you definitely knew when these moments occurred!
In the 1980’s, after the construction company was established with a crew, and the kids were a little older, mom began working with Evelyn Davis at Evelyn’s Flowers in Wendell, Idaho. Mom has always had a passion for plants and flowers and loved designing bouquets and growing things. Mom then bought out Evelyn Davis and started her own floral business named A-Bokay which she ran for 14 years until her health declined to the point that it was necessary for her to sell her business. She suffered from multiple health issues, although most people never even knew because she never let her afflictions define her and rarely, if ever complained. She was the strongest person we know, and her little body had been through so much throughout the years. We just thought she would always keep going! She was also active in the PTA and Wendell Chamber of Commerce during this time, serving as Chamber President and helping to create the Magic Valley Dairy Days festival that is still held every June in Wendell, Idaho.
After she sold the flower shop, or “Posey Palace,” she had plenty of things to keep her busy, as she still ran the household and kept the books for the construction company. This also gave mom the opportunity and time to knit, crochet, sew, paint, cook, bake, make candy, or her famous popcorn balls. Mom was a very creative person that also enjoyed playing the piano, the banjo, and sometimes, the harmonica. She loved her iced-tea, unsweetened, and as everyone knows, “no lemon, lots of ice!” She loved a good garage sale, going antiquing and collecting angels. She also liked doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, playing games and cards, reading her old Bible and other books, being out in nature and the mountains, traveling, camping, fishing, and playing with one of her beloved dogs, that had a better life and were more well-traveled than most humans. Her latest dog, a cream-colored Pomeranian name Annabelle Rose Rost preceded her in death on February 2, 2023 after thirteen years as her faithful companion. She was a lifelong learner and loved watching shows about the earth, plants, animals, history, and many other things. She also loved traveling to Yuma, Arizona every winter for the last 30 years, and spending her summers at their place in Mackay, Idaho with their friends and family. She had a lot of interests.
Mom loved her Hammie (Jaimy), Ralph (Rocky), and Ruby-Doo (Kayla), with all that she had to give, and she was always so loving and supportive. She also had a special relationship with her granddaughter, Angelena Cynthia Aggeler, “Angie,” that called mom “Gigi” because she couldn’t pronounce Grandma very well when she was small. Mom affectionately referred to Angie as “Peanut.” Angie, Gigi is so proud of you and loves you so much! We could tell her anything and while she may not agree or approve, she was always devoted and kind. She was our greatest champion, and her love was the very definition of unconditional. She tried so hard in all that she did and did everything that she could for the ones she loved, with the purest intentions. Mom always met people right where they were in their life, taking a sincere and genuine interest in others, whether their belief systems aligned with hers or not. She was very selfless and always more concerned with taking care of others, rather than herself.
She was the ultimate mom, helped run two businesses, made three meals a day, raised children, and her house and yard were always almost perfect. She always made everything so special and always had a little something to give you or talk with you about. She loved spending time with her family and friends and her positive influence, steady hand, and loving kindness will always be felt and remembered. The world is a little bit darker place without her shining light.
Cyndi is survived by her husband, Russell Rost, “Rut,” of Jerome, Idaho, daughter, Jaimy (Aaron) Aggeler, of Shoshone, Idaho, son, Rocky Rost, of Jerome, Idaho, daughter, Kayla (Anthony) O’Dea of Lone Tree, Colorado, special daughter-friend, Ellie Cnossen, of Vega, Texas, sister, Barbara Barton, of Sparks, Nevada, sister, Vonnie (Lee) Claiborne, of Twin Falls, Idaho, sister, Cherri (Randy) Suter, of Jerome, Idaho, sister, Tracie (Monte) Warwick, of Boise, Idaho, 7 grandchildren; special nephew, Casey (Beth) Suter, of Boise, Idaho, special nephew, Kelly Suter, of Boise, Idaho; special friends, Ron and Kathy Ambrose of Wendell, Idaho, special friends, Gary and Nicki Jackson of Blackfoot, Idaho, and special friends, Ken and Jo Himes of Kemmerer, Wyoming.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Albert, sister, Joye Arlene and Joye’s son, Dean, and sister, Kay Schmenk.
The family wants to thank Dr. F. John Gies for his loving care, concern and friendship to our mother, and family, as well as all his assistance through the years. We also wish to thank the staff and paramedics of Yuma Regional Medical Center, as well as the staff of Yuma Mortuary and Crematory, Jerry Rost of Rost Funeral Home, and Dwain Demaray of Demaray Funeral Service for all their support during this difficult time. We would also like to thank Ken and Jo Himes for helping our dad, taking care of him, and being with him until Rocky could get to Arizona. Our thankfulness and appreciation of your thoughtfulness and generosity in our time of distress cannot be expressed in words. Thank you all, truly and sincerely.
A funeral service will be held at The First Christian Church, at 334 W. 4th Avenue, in Gooding, Idaho, on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 11:00 am, with a dinner immediately following at the Gooding County Fairgrounds Office, at 201 Lucy Lane.
Inurnment will take place in a private family ceremony at the Elmwood Cemetery in Gooding, Idaho.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service – Gooding Chapel.
Mom, “You were wise beyond your age, but your little body was tired, and now you know the answers to all questions. We will look for you, we will look for you always, until we see you again. We will see you in every flower, every bird, every sunset. Everything of beauty will forever be you. Fly high for us mom, fly high. We love you so.” Always, Dad, Jaimy, and Rocky.
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2023-05-14T06:47:22+00:00
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WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, October 16, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
733 AM PDT Sat Oct 15 2022
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast California, including the following
area, Eastern Mojave Desert.
* WHEN...From Noon PDT today through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Low-water crossings may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
* WHERE...Portions of northwest Arizona and southeast California,
including the following areas, in northwest Arizona, Lake Havasu
and Fort Mohave. In southeast California, Cadiz Basin, Morongo
Basin and San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
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2022-10-15T15:35:58+00:00
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One night after attending the State of the Union address with other members of Congress, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., spent last night in the hospital. His office says Fetterman reported feeling lightheaded on Wednesday, and was kept overnight for observation.
The senator is in good spirits and has been talking with his staff and family, his office said.
Fetterman was at a Senate Democratic retreat when he started feeling unwell, his communications director, Joe Calvello, said in a statement to journalists. That retreat was reportedly held at the Library of Congress.
"He left and called his staff, who picked him up and drove him to the George Washington University Hospital," Calvello said.
Fetterman's health has been a running undercurrent to his rise to the Senate. He suffered a stroke last year, just before winning his primary race. That prompted the implantation of a pacemaker and defibrillator, and Fetterman said he had previously been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation — an irregular heart rhythm that can cause blood-flow issues.
"Initial tests did not show evidence of a new stroke," Calvello said, but doctors wanted to run more tests and keep the senator in their care overnight.
News of Fetterman's latest hospital stay comes days after he joined President Biden and other Democrats at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting in Philadelphia.
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2023-02-09T14:07:08+00:00
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https://www.klcc.org/npr-politics/2023-02-09/sen-john-fetterman-spends-the-night-in-the-hospital-after-feeling-lightheaded
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Wednesday that it has told Russia to close four out of its five consulates general in Germany in a tit-for-tat move after Moscow set a limit for the number of staff at the German Embassy and related bodies in Russia.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Christofer Burger told reporters in Berlin that the measure was intended to create a “parity of personnel and structures” between the two countries.
Russia has consulates in Bonn, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich, with Moscow deciding which four they will close and which one they will keep open.
The Russian government recently said that an upper limit of 350 German government officials, including those working in cultural bodies and schools, can remain in Russia. Burger said that this means Germany will have to shut its consulates in Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Kaliningrad by November. Only the embassy in Moscow and the consulate in St. Petersburg will remain open, he said.
He said that Russia will be allowed to continue operating the embassy in Berlin and one further consulate after the end of the year.
The move reflects a new low in relations between Moscow and Berlin since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Burger said that the move was regrettable, but added that the war meant there was “simply no basis” for numerous bilateral activities between the two countries anymore.
“But it is the behavior of the Russian side that has brought us into this situation,” he said.
Burger said Germany’s decision to concentrate its remaining staff in the embassy and a key consulate will “preserve the diplomatic presence in Russia.”
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2023-06-01T07:18:43+00:00
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wivb.com
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https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-germany-orders-russia-to-close-4-out-of-its-5-consulates-in-tit-for-tat-move/
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ATHENS, Ga. — Tight end Arik Gilbert was involved in a two-car automobile accident on campus Monday morning, multiple sources confirm to UGASports.
Those same sources state that Gilbert is okay, although his white Mercedes was totaled.
The accident occurred on the corner of Lumpkin and Baxter Street. UGA police had no immediate comment.
Georgia resumes practice for Saturday’s opener against Oregon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium later this afternoon.
Gilbert, who sat out last year dealing with personal issues, returned to the program last January and took part in spring drills.
He caught a pair of touchdowns in the G-Day game last April.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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2022-08-30T03:33:44+00:00
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11alive.com
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https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/college/georgia-bulldogs/uga-tight-end-arik-gilbert-car-accident/85-4b5080f1-6734-4b33-8380-37abe4c9fe88
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No. 23-4-00513-1
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN PIERCE COUNTY
In re the Estate of:
CAROLINE A. OLDENKAMP,
Deceased.
The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, prior to the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Clerk of this Court. The Claim must be presented within the later of: (i) Thirty (30) days after the personal representative is served or is mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (ii) four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 or 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.
DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE
TO CREDITORS with Clerk of
Court: March 6, 2023
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION:
March 13, 2023
EDWARD BLOUNT OLDENKAMP 2429 Grandview Dr. W
University Place, WA 98466
JAMES A. JONES
Turnbull Born & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for Personal Represen
tative
950 Pacific Avenue, Suite 1050
P.O. Box 2315
Tacoma, WA 98401-2315 (253) 383 7058
IDX-972888
March 13, 20, 27 2023
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2023-03-14T03:03:06+00:00
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https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/blog/no-23-4-00513-1-notice-to-creditors/2465956/
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Suspect indicted in fatal South Lubbock stabbing
A 53-year-old man arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in South Lubbock was indicted Tuesday by a Lubbock County Grand Jury.
Reginald Fountain is charged with murder, which carries a punishment of five years to life in prison.
His charge stems from a Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit investigation that began after Lubbock police responding to a disturbance at an apartment complex in the 6500 block of Avenue T.
Man arrested, charged with murder in deadly south Lubbock stabbing
Responding officers found a man, later identified as 43-year-old Mario Garza, Jr., suffering from multiple stab wounds in an apartment unit. Garza died at the scene, according to an arrest warrant.
A witness told police he saw Fountain, whom he only knew as "Reginald," fighting with Garza. The witness told investigators Reginald was armed with a large knife. Moments later, he reportedly heard Garza say he'd been stabbed.
The warrant did not disclose what the men fought about.
The witness said he saw Reginald exit the residence and enter his vehicle before driving it north on Avenue T.
Another witness told investigators he had seen Fountain, whom he knew as "Reggie" at the apartment the past several days looking for drugs, the warrant states. He said he heard a door slam and saw Fountain running toward his truck.
Investigators showed both witnesses a picture of Fountain from his driver's license and both men identified Fountain as the suspect.
Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Fountain who was found in the 1500 block of 29th Street.
He was arrested without incident and booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center where he remains. His bond is set at $400,000.
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2023-03-21T23:02:09+00:00
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lubbockonline.com
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https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/03/21/suspect-indicted-in-fatal-south-lubbock-stabbing/70035265007/
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Airport crew member ‘pulled into the engine’ of plane, report says
An NTSB report indicates several safety protocols not properly followed
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA/Gray News) - A preliminary report has been released in the investigation of the death of an airport crew member in Alabama.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its report on the deadly New Year’s Eve incident that occurred at Montgomery Regional Airport.
WSFA reports the victim, identified as Courtney Edwards, a 34-year-old mother, was part of ramp personnel for Piedmont Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines when she was killed in the incident.
The NTSB report details several safety protocols that did not appear to have been followed.
The report indicates two safety meetings were held shortly before the plane arrived to remind the crew that the engines would remain running and that the aircraft should not be approached during that time.
American Eagle flight ENY3408 arrived from Dallas Fort Worth to Montgomery Regional Airport around 2:40 p.m. According to the report, the flight crew left both engines running for a required two-minute “engine cool down period.”
After the plane stopped and the parking brake was applied, the captain gave a hand signal to connect the airplane to ground power.
As the captain was beginning to shut down the engine on the right side, an alert in the cockpit indicated the forward cargo door had been opened, prompting the plane’s first officer to open his cockpit window to inform the ramp agent that engines were still running.
Shortly afterward, the captain “saw a warning light illuminate and the airplane shook violently followed by the immediate automatic shutdown of the number 1 engine,” which was located on the plane’s left wing.
The NTSB report notes that the accident was captured on surveillance video. The camera recorded four ramp agents during the incident, including one who “appeared walking towards the back of the airplane with an orange safety cone where she disappeared from view.”
A portion of the report detailing the victim’s final moments notes:
“The ramp agent from the back of the airplane reappeared and began walking away from the airplane and towards the left wing tip where she disappeared from the camera’s field of view. The marshaller could be seen backing away from the airplane’s open forward cargo door and the ramp agent from the back of the airplane reappeared walking along the leading edge of the left wing and directly in front of the number one engine. She was subsequently pulled off her feet and into the operating engine.”
No date has been given for when a final report will be released.
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2023-01-24T04:16:11+00:00
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wlbt.com
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https://www.wlbt.com/2023/01/24/airport-crew-member-pulled-into-engine-plane-report-says/
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Bird flu lands in Butte County
Butte County Public Health (BCPH) has declared a local health emergency after Avian flu, a disease that stems from the type A influenza virus, was detected in the county.
According to a press release from BCPH’s Facebook account, the organization declared an emergency on Aug. 17, after learning from “the Butte County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office (BCAG) that avian influenza has been confirmed in a domestic flock of birds located in Butte County.”
After years of COVID-19, and amid growing concerns over monkeypox, the last thing most people want to worry about is another contagious virus.
The type A influenza virus is related to the same influenza virus that causes the seasonal flu. The viral infection, which is found naturally in some wild birds, such as ducks and geese, spreads between birds and can be transmitted from birds to humans.
The current virus, also known as H5N1, is descended from viruses that first emerged in China in 1996-1997, which is where the first human cases were reported. Although, avian influenza has long been found in the stomachs of wild birds and did not originate there.
Dr. Troy Cline, an associate professor at Chico State whose research specializes in avian flu influenza, doesn’t believe the general public should be too concerned.
“We’re not looking at like an impending COVID situation where a few people are going to get infected and spread it all around the state, country or world,” Cline said. “There are changes that would have to occur to the virus to allow for that to happen.”
Though it’s always possible that the virus could mutate, the scientific community has not yet seen any compelling evidence. Fortunately, this means that cases of humans contracting the disease are fairly uncommon.
“[It’s] different from the human influenza viruses in some important ways that make it rare or difficult for an avian influenza virus to infect a human, and vice versa, for a human influenza virus to infect a bird,” Cline said.
Another reason human cases are rare is due to how the virus spreads. A person would have to come into direct contact with an infected bird, and be exposed to their saliva, mucus, excrement or other bodily fluid to become infected. Human-to-human transmission is extremely rare, with very few cases ever recorded.
For the average person, the risk remains low. However, for those working jobs where close contact with birds is a regular occurrence, like in the commercial poultry industry or in state and federal wildlife areas, contracting the pathogen is more likely.
Once a person is infected — the consequences can be dire. The virus affects the respiratory system and can result in a manifold of symptoms. These include:
- Coughing
- Shortness of breath
- Headaches
- Fevers
- Sore throat
- Muscle aches
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
The outcome can be deadly. Dr. Cline said that close to half of all recorded cases result in death.
“If you get a symptomatic case of influenza, the mortality rate is really high,” he said.
The only reported case of an American contracting the disease was in April, when a Colorado man became infected. He experienced only minor symptoms and has since recovered.
Since it was first detected in the late 1990s, fewer than 900 cases of avian flu in humans have been reported globally, though it’s worth noting that asymptomatic cases may go unreported.
For several years Dr. Cline has been running and operating a lab on campus where students can study avian influenza in the local bird populations.
“We collect samples from hunter-killed waterfowl, bring the samples back to the lab and we process the samples and test them for the presence of the avian influenza virus,” Cline said.
This process occurs between the months of October and January, where the researchers wait eagerly for the chance to collect a sample during these chilly, winter mornings.
They have found that of the local waterfowl in the area, the northern shoveler has the highest rate of avian flu prevalence at 20%. This is about twice as much as the other local migratory waterfowl in the region.
Cody Frazer, a former pupil and current lecturer in the Biological Science Department centered his graduate thesis around the northern shoveler. He explored why the species had higher rates of avian flu. Focusing on the northern shoveler’s gut microbiome, where bacteria and the virus live, Frazer found that the birds had a stunning lack of diversity amongst their microbiomes.
His thesis revolved around defending his position on how less diversity in the gut microbiome is related to a higher prevalence to the virus.
Another graduate student in the program, Caylin Stanley, conducts research on the opposite end of the spectrum. She studies wood ducks, a migratory aquatic bird that lives in the area during the summer, when most other birds migrate north. What’s fascinating about the wood duck is the fact that during the winter, most waterfowl in the area have an avian flu prevalence rate of around 10%, whereas wood ducks exhibit a 1% prevalence rate.
“While my research is focusing on why they [northern shovelers] have this huge amount of bird flu, she’s trying to figure out why wood ducks have almost none. If you’re asking my opinion, I think her research is way more interesting,” Frazer said with a laugh. “It’s a lot more fun to know what’s stopping this virus than making it worse.”
For waterfowl, the pathogen’s natural carriers, the virus is often not lethal and symptoms are extremely rare. However, for domesticated birds the mortality rates are much more severe and can even reach 100%. The current strain of the virus has been moving throughout the U.S. for the past several months, affecting over 40 million birds since early 2022.
“We are definitely in the midst of another bird flu outbreak,” Frazer said.
The epidemic has affected 39 states, and California has seen four counties report cases in August alone — Sacramento, Butte, Fresno and Contra Costa. Butte, Contra Costa and Sacramento counties had relatively minor outbreaks in “backyard flocks.” But, in Fresno County the situation reached new heights when a commercial poultry producer was forced to euthanize nearly 34,000 chickens in an effort to mitigate the virus.
“That’s kind of the big issue around here,” Stanley said. “We have a lot of domestic poultry and we have a lot of waterfowl, so the mixing is kind of the concern.”
Luckily, because avian flu is a global phenomenon that flares up on occasion, government agencies are well-equipped to deal with it.
“The protocols that were put into place when the virus was detected in Butte County are protocols that don’t have to be employed frequently here or in the United states, but are employed more frequently in other parts of the world,” Cline said. “So agencies were ready to go when the virus was detected here, and to take care of that situation quickly to try and limit its spread.”
If you or someone you know owns domestic birds, or regularly comes into contact with wild or domestic birds, keep an eye out for these symptoms:
- Stumbling or falling
- Sneezing
- Coughing or difficulty breathing
- Hens with a drop in egg production
For questions about avian flu or to report a sick bird, call the avian flu hotline at 866-922-2473.
Noah Herbst can be reached at orionmanagingeditor.com or @NoahHerbst13 on Twitter.
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2022-09-07T14:01:13+00:00
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theorion.com
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https://theorion.com/91695/news/bird-flu-lands-in-butte-county/
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Achievers
Twenty-two fire recruits will begin their career as a firefighter with the Greensboro Fire Department today, July 22. To be accepted into this recruit class, the candidates underwent a rigorous pre-hire process that included fitness and aptitude testing, thorough background check, drug test, oral interview, and medical screening.
The 76th recruit class is a varied mixed consisting of men and women who are military veterans, college graduates and others with previous firefighting experience. Upon completion of the 26-week academy and successful completion of N.C. State Firefighter Certification, the recruits will become sworn probationary firefighters. Graduation is scheduled for 10 a.m. today, July 22, at the Carolina Theatre.
The probationary firefighters will then be assigned to various fire stations in the city. After six months, they will return to the recruit academy to undergo academic and practical testing to determine their progress as firefighters with the Greensboro Fire Department.
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The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame will officially welcome Reidsville native and Burlington resident Janet Paschal as a member of its 2022 inductee class this fall. In preparation for her induction, Paschal has provided the NCMHOF museum with an eclectic collection of memorabilia including a performance dress, a key to the city of Reidsville, and multiple awards including Dove Award nominations from 1978 and 1979-80, where Paschal was nominated back-to-back for Female Gospel Vocalist of the Year. Paschal will cut the ribbon for her new museum exhibit on induction day this fall.
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The TowneBank Board of Directors has appointed Marc DeLille to the TowneBank Triad Board of Directors.
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2022-07-22T05:06:41+00:00
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greensboro.com
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https://greensboro.com/business/business-milestones/article_7e33255e-01ee-11ed-a7ab-2f08145aadf5.html
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Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Leaving a Mark. Check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
Artist Katie Paterson is captivated by what humanity is leaving for future generations. So she created the Future Library, a collection of unread literature to be published a century from now.
About Katie Paterson
Katie Paterson is a Scottish conceptual artist. In her work, she collaborates with scientists and researchers to consider our place on Earth in the context of geological time.
Her current project is the Future Library. Her previous work includes broadcasting the sounds of a melting glacier live, mapping all the dead stars, compiling a slide archive of darkness within the universe, creating a light bulb to simulate the experience of moonlight and sending a recast meteorite back into space.
Paterson has exhibited her works at major galleries including the Hayward Gallery, Tate Britain, MCA Sydney, Guggenheim Museum and The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Andrea Gutierrez and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour and Rachel Faulkner White. You can follow us on Twitter @TEDRadioHour and email us at TEDRadio@npr.org.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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2022-11-04T15:40:47+00:00
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wbfo.org
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https://www.wbfo.org/2022-11-04/building-a-library-of-unread-manuscripts-locked-away-until-2114
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INDIANAPOLIS — An abandoned cabin sat on a remote patch of land on Indy’s northwest side burned to the ground on Wednesday, causing smoke to billow onto Interstate 74.
According to the Pike Township Fire Department, the remote cabin was located in the woods off Salt Lake Road near I-74. Multiple fire crews including Wayne Township and Indianapolis Fire Department responded to assist in fighting the fire but had difficulties reaching the cabin due to its secluded location.
Indiana State Police were also called in to assist on the interstate due to smoke blowing onto I-74. Pike Township Fire Department also reported that some fire crews had to use the interstate to access the fire.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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2022-10-13T21:20:06+00:00
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fox59.com
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https://fox59.com/indiana-news/abandoned-log-cabin-burns-to-ground-on-indys-northwest-side/
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Which Camp Chef pizza ovens are best?
If you’re looking for a way to enhance your next outdoor gathering, look no further than a Camp Chef pizza oven. These unique portable cooking devices give you the ability to make delicious restaurant-worthy pizzas all from the comfort of your own backyard, neighborhood BBQ or tailgating party.
Camp Chef models their ovens after the famous wood-fired pizza ovens in Italy. Their most popular pizza oven is the Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven, which features two propane burners with enough space and heat to cook two pizzas at the same time.
What to know before you buy a Camp Chef pizza oven
Heat source
Some pizza ovens use electric heat to cook their pizzas. With electric heat, your pizza will cook just like a standard kitchen oven. While that may be sufficient, it’s nothing like a traditional wood-fired pizza. Camp Chef opts for propane heat and special burners which can reach ultra-high temperatures up to 700 degrees to mimic the high heat of wood-fired ovens.
Portability
Another unique feature of a Camp Chef pizza oven is its portability. They’ve designed their pizza ovens to be used outdoors, and even on camping trips. Their single-burner oven only weighs 21 pounds, making it quite easy to transport. However, the higher-end Italia oven weighs over 45 pounds, making it less suited for travel. Each pizza oven works in tandem with a cooking system and propane tank that will also require transportation.
Cooking system
When thinking about portability, consider the cooking system — the pizza oven alone isn’t what provides the heat. Camp Chef designs their own cooking systems which act as a stand to keep the ovens off the ground for a comfortable cooking experience. These systems are sold separately. The stands feature durable materials, removable legs and powerful burners. They offer 16-inch (two-burner) and 14-inch (one-burner) systems that match with their various accessories like flattop griddles, BBQ grill boxes and of course, pizza ovens.
What to look for in a quality Camp Chef Pizza oven
Stainless steel
Much like standard BBQ grills, Camp Chef designs their pizza ovens with stainless steel to protect them from the elements. Stainless steel is perfect for outdoor grills because it contains chromium. This invisible element adds a layer of protection that prevents corrosion. Camp Chef makes its accessories using the same steel materials. If you want to pick up a rocker pizza cutter or a large pizza spatula, they’ll withstand the elements.
Micro-adjust valves
Pizza-making is a delicate art. This is especially true for wood-fired pizza ovens, where the heat is carefully regulated using a chimney. Normally, propane ovens don’t allow for the micro heat adjustments needed to mimic a wood-fired oven. Luckily, Camp Chef has designed special micro-adjust temperature valves which let you carefully regulate your oven’s heat. There’s also a built-in temperature gauge for added convenience.
Pizza stone
Pizza stones are ceramic surfaces that are used to mimic traditional wood-fired pizza ovens. The ceramic material absorbs heat during the pre-heating phase so when you toss your pizza in the oven, the crust begins to cook immediately. This results in a faster cook time and crispier crust. Camp Chef uses cordierite ceramic pizza stones as the base for their pizza ovens. This means they’re less vulnerable to cracking and leave your pizza crust crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
How much you can expect to spend on a Camp Chef pizza oven
Camp Chef pizza ovens cost anywhere from $135-$400. The cooking system is not included and costs $130 for the single-burner system and $150 for the double-burner system.
Camp Chef pizza oven FAQ
How do I know which cooking system to buy with my pizza oven?
A. Camp Chef makes it easy to know which cooking system you should purchase. The single-burner pizza oven goes with the single-burner cooking system, while the double-burner pizza oven matches with the double-burner cooking system. If you’re looking to mix and match, you can buy a double-burner cooking system and use one side for the single-burner pizza oven and the other for an additional accessory such as the flattop griddle.
How long will my Camp Chef pizza oven last?
A. Stainless steel materials are designed to last many years. If properly taken care of and cleaned after each use, a Camp Chef pizza oven can last anywhere from 5-10 years.
What’s the best Camp Chef pizza oven to buy?
Top Camp Chef pizza oven
Camp Chef Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven (Two-Burner)
What you need to know: Camp Chef’s two-burner pizza oven is ideal for larger groups because it allows you to cook two pizzas simultaneously.
What you’ll love: The added space means two pizzas will comfortably sit side by side without absorbing more heat than the other. This oven also comes with an Italia Pizza Oven Cooking Guide with delicious pizza recipes.
What you should consider: This oven requires a more expensive double-burner cooking system.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Camp Chef pizza oven for the money
Camp Chef Italia Artisan Pizza Oven
What you need to know: The Italia series is the closest you can get to traditional Italian wood-fired pizza from a portable oven.
What you’ll love: This oven features all the bells and whistles including micro-adjust flame controls, double-walled construction to maintain heat and cordierite ceramic stone for a crispy crust.
What you should consider: This is by far Camp Chef’s most expensive pizza oven.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Camp Chef Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven (One-Burner)
What you need to know: The one-burner pizza oven is the most portable, easiest to maintain and least expensive oven from Camp Chef.
What you’ll love: Aside from the convenience of having just a single burner, this one features the same benefits as Camp Chef’s other pizza ovens, including the domed ceiling and ceramic stone base.
What you should consider: This oven will have trouble reaching temperatures any higher than 600 degrees.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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2022-06-26T21:02:42+00:00
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kron4.com
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Cardi B throws microphone at concertgoer who hurled drink at her onstage in Las Vegas
Cardi B threw her microphone at a concertgoer who hurled their drink at her while she was performing in Las Vegas on Saturday.
A viral video of the incident shows someone in the audience at Drai’s Beachclub flinging the contents of their drink cup directly at the “I Like It” rapper, who flinches upon getting splashed before chucking her mic at the concertgoer. Cardi B can be seen shouting from the stage at the person who targeted her as security guards close in on them.
The Grammy winner was performing her hit song “Bodak Yellow” at Drai’s Beachclub when she got sprayed. She is among a growing number of musicians – including Bebe Rexha, Kelsea Ballerini, Drake, Steve Lacy and Harry Styles – who have recently been hit by projectiles onstage.
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This did not mark the first time Cardi B tossed her mic during a performance this weekend.
In footage from her show at Drai’s Nightclub on Friday, the “Hustlers” star can be seen throwing her microphone across the catwalk stage after the backing track for her song “I Like It” was cut short and she finished the performance a cappella.
It’s unclear who – if anyone – was struck by the flying mic. But a number of TikTok users speculated that Cardi B threw the mic because she was angry at the DJ for stopping the music early.
A representative for Cardi B did not immediately respond Sunday to The Times’ request for comment.
Cardi B played Drai’s shortly after releasing a new single, “Jealousy,” with her husband and fellow rapper Offset. The couple’s latest collab seems to allude to cheating allegations Offset recently leveled against Cardi B.
The “Up” hitmaker and the Migos star have been married for nearly six years and share two children: Kulture, 5, and Wave, 1.
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2023-07-31T17:03:56+00:00
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detroitnews.com
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/07/31/cardi-b-throws-microphone-at-concertgoer-who-hurled-drink-onstage-las-vegas/70497871007/
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Man crashes truck trying to light marijuana on 'weed day'
IOLA, Kan. - A man taking part in "weed day" ended up crashing his truck while trying to light marijuana.
The Allen County Sheriff's Office in Kansas said the 30-year-old was behind the wheel on his Ford Ranger on April 20.
The man told authorities that he was driving with he knees and lost control as he was driving home from work on U.S. Highway 54 just west of Gas.
Authorities said somehow the man did not hit any vehicles even as he crossed three lanes, went into a ditch and slammed into "a cement culvert, a large fence corner-post, a telephone junction box, and a utility pole."
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"Not wearing a seat belt he was tossed around inside the cab and received minor injuries," authorities said in a Facebook post.
The driver was taken into custody and charged with possession of various drugs and paraphernalia.
The exact origins of the 420 holiday are unknown but many believe it originated in California in the 1970s when teenagers would ritualistically smoke marijuana at 4:20 each day and the term 420 ultimately became synonymous with the drug and promoted by bands like The Grateful Dead.
FOX News contributed to this report. This story was reported from Los Angeles.
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2023-04-23T21:26:29+00:00
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fox10phoenix.com
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https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/man-crashes-truck-trying-to-light-marijuana-on-weed-day
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(WHTM) — Pumping gas is an act so routine, drivers can do it on autopilot, zoning out while the gallons add up. But have you ever stopped to wonder just how that pump works? Or why your tank doesn’t overflow while you’re daydreaming?
There are large gas tanks underneath all the service pumps at a gas station. Gas stations have two or three of these large tanks, which can hold several thousand gallons of gasoline.
In order for the gas to come up from these tanks into the actual pump, it has to defy gravity. To do this, according to howstuffworks.com, most gas stations use a pump to get the gas from the storage tanks into the dispenser
How does the dispenser know when to stop pumping gas? It starts when the customer removes the pump handle from the dispenser. This action activates a switch that starts the flow of gas.
As the gas level rises in the car’s gas tank, the distance between the dispenser nozzle and the fuel grows smaller. A small pipe called a venturi runs alongside the gas nozzle. When the end of the venturi pipe becomes submerged with the rising gas, it chokes off the air pressure that holds the nozzle handle open and shuts down the gas flow.
Sometimes, this shutdown can happen before the tank is full as the fast-flowing gas backs up on its way to the tank, causing the handle to spring back before the tank is full. Pausing for a few seconds will allow the gas to continue into the tank and the pump nozzle to start pouring gas again. If you try to keep pumping without pausing, you run the risk of causing the tank to overflow.
Knowing more about how gas pumps work won’t change the price, unfortunately. The national average was $3.56 per gallon Sunday.
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2022-11-27T21:33:43+00:00
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wnct.com
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https://www.wnct.com/news/national/how-does-a-gas-pump-know-when-to-shut-off/
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If you have a pet, you know the struggle of pet hair sticking to everything; on the carpet, on the bedsheets, and especially on clothes.
It's almost an impossible battle to keep everything clean, but there's a tool that promises to remove all pet hair off of your linens. All you have to do is throw it in the wash, along with a special hair-removing tool called FurZapper.
In today's Bargain or Bust, we're testing out the FurZapper to see if it removes pet hair, or if it'll be stuck on your linens forever.
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2023-07-25T16:23:48+00:00
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fox17online.com
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https://www.fox17online.com/morning-mix/bargain-or-bust-furzapper
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Carrier collaborates with UCC to expand its global channel coverage in financial and wholesale markets
STOCKHOLM, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arelion today announced an expanded partnership with United Cable Company (UCC), a boutique, privately-held master agent with a successful history of developing and sourcing complex subsea and terrestrial infrastructure on a global scale. Through the extended partnership, UCC will offer Arelion's complete suite of IP and optical services, including IP Transit, Wavelengths and Ethernet, to its large and expanding network of clients, global agents, VARs and Managed Service Providers (MSPs).
As a continuation of the companies' lengthy partnership, Arelion will leverage UCC's expertise in the financial and wholesale markets to serve new customers, making Arelion's global network and footprint at the 10/100/400G levels available to companies that require high-capacity bandwidth and low-latency, diverse connectivity services. For over 30 years, UCC's procurement team has designed global infrastructure and complex solutions for its client base, delivering fast and accurate quotes, providing accelerated growth in international markets.
"We provide our clients with specialized solutions for their procurement needs that satisfy their latency, diversity and bulk wholesale requirements." said Eric Gutshall, UCC Founder and CEO. "We have experienced dramatic growth in international business markets over the past 20 years, so our partnership with Arelion is paramount to our continued success. We will leverage Arelion's experience and presence in these markets to provide the white glove treatment that our clients demand."
Arelion has won three consecutive 'Most Responsive Supplier Channel Team' Visionary Spotlight Awards from ChannelVision for its Conflict-Free Channel Program, recognizing the global carrier's commitment to world-class customer care through the telecom channel model. Through coordinated teamwork and a streamlined bid process, Arelion is an extension of UCC's seasoned procurement team, helping UCC provide its customers with access to Arelion's #1 ranked Internet backbone, AS1299. The companies will continue to satisfy clients' strategic business needs by building reliable, diverse networks that can handle the demands of the modern business landscape.
"Our continued collaboration with UCC is further validation of Arelion's commitment to providing exceptional network services and an industry-leading customer experience on a global scale," said Rob Pulkownik, Arelion Head of Channel Sales. "UCC's extensive global agent base and consultancy approach to procurement perfectly complements our global footprint, allowing us to connect with more customers who will benefit from our connectivity services."
Arelion solves global connectivity challenges for multinational enterprises whose businesses rely on digital infrastructure. On top of the world's #1 ranked IP backbone and a unique ecosystem of cloud and network service providers, we provide an award-winning customer experience to customers in more than 125 countries worldwide. Our global Internet services connect more than 700 cloud, security and content providers with low latency. For further resilience, our private Cloud Connect service connects directly to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Oracle cloud across North America, Europe and Asia. Discover more at www.arelion.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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2023-03-01T13:56:03+00:00
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kxii.com
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https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2023/03/01/arelion-extends-global-channel-partnership-with-united-cable-company/
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants took it on the chin against the Dallas Cowboys.
Wide receiver Sterling Shepard, the Giants’ longest-tenured player and one of the key leaders on a young team, sustained a leg injury on New York’s final offensive play and it did not look good.
Shepard, who took a pay cut to come back this year, had to be carted off the field and Daboll said there’s a possibility the injury is very serious.
Shepard made it back for the season opener and caught a touchdown pass after recovering from an Achilles tendon injury late last season.
“It was heartbreaking,” offensive tackle Andrew Thomas said. “Shep worked really hard to get back and to see him go through something like that again, I feel for the guy. He loves the game, he works hard.”
Daboll had no immediate information on the extent of the injury but he was clearly worried about the 29-year-old who led the Giants (2-1) with five catches for 49 yards.
New York quarterback Daniel Jones, who was sacked five times by the Cowboys and was on the run most of the game eluding pass rushers, said seeing Shepard go down on a play where they was seemingly no contact was rough.
“Real tough to see that, for sure,” said Jones, who ran for 79 yards and threw for 196. “A guy who works so hard, he’s battling back from an injury last year. I feel for him as a teammate, as a close friend and yeah, that’s tough to see.”
Shepard was not made available to reporters after the game.
Saquon Barkley, whose 36-yard touchdown run gave the Giants a 13-6 lead in the third quarter, said he will go home, say a prayer for Shepard and hope for the best.
“Just the type of guy Shep is, he is a character, especially the energy he brings to the team,” Barkley said. “He’s one of my best friends, if not my best friend. So to see him go down, you know, we all got his back.”
Daboll called the injury a shame.
“Guys work their butts off to get back from injuries, and if this is something that he’s out for the whole season – which we’ll probably know tomorrow morning or maybe even tonight – you hurt for those guys because they put everything into it,” he said.
As for the loss, Daboll said his approach will be the same. It’s one game and the team needs to correct its mistakes and get ready to play the Bears on Sunday.
“You can’t let these things linger just like you can’t let a win linger,” he said. “You have to move on and get ready on the next opponent. To ride the rollercoaster, there’s going to be a lot of ups and downs throughout the league, throughout the year for any team.”
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2022-09-27T06:18:46+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nfl/giants-take-2-body-blows-from-cowboys-a-loss-and-injury/2022/09/27/69176cc2-3e28-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U).
To receive updates on the lawsuit, fill out the form:
https://claimyourloss.com/securities/unity-software-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=30775&from=4
The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Unity between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Unity Software Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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2022-08-12T11:26:58+00:00
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kcrg.com
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https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2022/08/12/u-shareholder-alert-jakubowitz-law-reminds-unity-shareholders-lead-plaintiff-deadline-september-6-2022/
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RUSSELL, Mass. (WWLP) – A man from Yarmouthport was arrested after a traffic stop in Russell Tuesday.
According to the Russell – Montgomery Police Department, at around 8:48 p.m. police conducted a traffic stop on Huntington Road at Rocky Brook Road for speeding and marked lanes violations. The driver, 63-year-old Michael McKeon of Yarmouthport was arrested for Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol.
He was arraigned in Westfield District Court on Wednesday.
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2022-07-21T18:56:57+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/yarmouthport-man-charged-with-oui-in-russell/
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Still no timeline for Bears to build at Arlington Park originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Bears closed on Arlington Park over a month ago, but they’re no closer to breaking ground on any new developments. Bears chairman George McCaskey and incoming president/CEO Kevin Warren addressed the media at the NFL owners meetings on Tuesday, and said the team is still in the research phase of any potential development, with no timelineー and no rushー to begin construction in Arlington Heights.
“We’re now the owner of the property, so I’ve been using the analogy of people who buy a lot and decide to build a house,” McCaskey said via The Athletic. “Once you buy the lot, you’ve got to look at OK, if we’re going to put a building on here, where are we going to situate it, what’s the style going to be, what features is it going to have, how are we going to pay for it?”
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That’s not surprising, as Warren and the Bears have made it clear they will plan extensively before digging their first hole in the ground. In fact, the team maintains that they haven’t decided whether or not to even build a new stadium, even though it seems highly unlikely that the team would buy 326 acres of land and opt not to build state of the art facilities there. Realistically, the Bears would both build a new stadium at Arlington Park, and develop a mixed-use area featuring restaurants, bars, entertainment and housing.
The Bears have said they do not anticipate requesting taxpayer funds for the stadium itself, but they may work with local and state officials on potential financing options for the entertainment district surrounding the stadium.
Warren doesn't officially begin working as Bears president/CEO until next month, but his experience will be invaluable for the team’s Arlington Park project. As Vikings COO, he was a key figure when U.S. Bank Stadium opened in 2016. U.S. Bank Stadium is regarded as one of the nicest venues in the NFL, and it has a fixed roof, just like the Bears want at Arlington Park. The area surrounding the stadium has been developed to accommodate other entertainment options, which again matches the Bears’ goals for their new property.
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The Bears still have a lease with Soldier Field that runs through the 2033 season. They would have to pay the city to break that lease early, but any cost to do that would likely not dissuade them.
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2023-03-29T16:59:35+00:00
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nbcchicago.com
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https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/bears-new-stadium-project-at-arlington-park-still-has-no-timeline/3106723/
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43 percent of Americans say they'll visit a retail pharmacy to get the flu vaccine this season
CVS.com and the CVS Pharmacy app allow families to schedule multiple appointments at once, providing added convenience
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) is reminding Americans that it is more important than ever to stay current with vaccinations and other routine health care needs. By getting an annual flu shot, ensuring COVID-19 boosters are up to date, and taking other proactive preventative health measures, individuals and families can help protect themselves against seasonal flu and other illnesses and do their part to help protect the overall health of their community.
Flu shots are now available at all CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic locations across the country with digital and walk-in appointments available for people of all ages, seven days a week, with extended evening and weekend hours. Digital scheduling offers patients flexibility and the ability to schedule multiple patients at once, which makes it easier for families and other groups that want to get vaccinated together.
According to a survey of U.S. consumers commissioned by CVS Healthi, 65 percent of people plan to schedule their appointment digitally this season. Patients can quickly and easily make vaccination appointments at CVS Pharmacy by visiting CVS.com, through the CVS Pharmacy app, or by texting FLU to 287898. Patients can also schedule an immunization appointment with a MinuteClinic provider at MinuteClinic.com. Customers who schedule an appointment digitally will receive a $5 off $20 coupon valid through December 31, 2022.ii
The survey also found that 43 percent of people intend to visit a retail pharmacy to get their flu shot this year, followed by their doctor's office (33 percent). Convenience, insurance coverage, availability, and trust were the leading factors behind respondents' intention to visit their local pharmacy. In addition to getting an annual flu shot, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said the flu vaccine may be co-administered with any dose of the COVID-19 vaccine that the patient is eligible for. Additional immunizations, such as those to prevent pneumonia and shingles, can also be given at the same time as the flu vaccine. CVS pharmacists and MinuteClinic providers can help patients determine which vaccines are available to them based on their vaccination history.
"Throughout the pandemic, CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic have been trusted, local vaccination providers," said Prem Shah, Executive Vice President, CVS Health and President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, CVS Pharmacy. "The best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated. To encourage people to do so, we're offering a seamless vaccination experience where patients of all ages can safely and conveniently receive this important immunization, as well as remain up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters, on days and at times that work best for them."
The CDC recommends that individuals get their flu vaccination early in the fall, before flu season begins, and ideally no later than the end of October. CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic carry multiple flu vaccine options, including the higher dose vaccine which is recommended for seniors.
"Due to weaker immune systems, seniors often bear the heaviest health burden when it comes to flu," said Angela Patterson, DNP, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer, MinuteClinic and Vice President, CVS Health. "This year, the CDC recommends that people over age 65 get the higher dose vaccine to ensure they receive the most effective protection possible when it comes to preventing the flu."
Businesses, senior living facilities, schools, municipalities, and other groups may also schedule an on-site flu vaccination clinic staffed by qualified CVS Pharmacy vaccinators to help make vaccines convenient and accessible to employees, staff, residents, and students. On-site flu vaccine clinics are available in all states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. More information, including the ability to schedule a vaccination clinic, is available at https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/flu/clinics.
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ii FOR $5 OFF $20 COUPON: Offer available September 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 while supplies last. Appointments scheduled online will receive the coupon after vaccination. Limit one per customer per vaccine visit. For vaccines that require two doses, the coupon will be given with vaccine series completion. Merchandise coupon redeemable at CVS Pharmacy® and Longs Drugs® for one-time use. Terms and conditions apply. See coupon for details. $5 savings applied to total qualifying minimum purchase of $20 (after other coupons and discounts are applied). Reward cannot be earned in Arkansas, New Jersey, or New York. Coupon shall not be issued at MinuteClinic® locations in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Coupon cannot be issued or redeemed at CVS Pharmacy at Target or CVS Pharmacy at Schnucks® locations. ExtraCare® card required to receive savings.
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2022-08-16T12:49:03+00:00
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Damar Hamlin's sudden cardiac arrest led to a rise in misinformation on Twitter, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
The organization notes that the anti-vax trope "Died Suddenly" spiked by 328% a day after the on-field incident.
Some Twitter users were drawing comparisons to cardiac arrest and the COVID-19 vaccine despite not knowing whether Hamlin is vaccinated.
“Online anti-vaxxers are parasites, cynically exploiting tragedy to baselessly connect any injury or death of a notable person to vaccinations," said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
Doctors have yet to say what caused Hamlin to suffer cardiac arrest after a tackle during the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Medical personnel administered CPR on the field and reportedly restarted his heart before taking him to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Hamlin is reportedly showing signs of improvment and opening his eyes.
Twitter implemented policy in 2020 to disrupt misinformation about COVID-19. Weeks after Elon Musk took over the company in 2022, Twitter announced it would not longer implement the policy.
“It is particularly worrying that Twitter has rolled back its policy on Covid disinformation to reflect Elon Musk’s desperate need to prioritise controversy, engagement, and short-term advertising profits over the public good," Ahmed said. "Anti-vaxx lies are deadly and platforms must stop allowing dedicated spreaders of disinformation from abusing their platforms and the trust of other users.”
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2023-01-05T18:07:25+00:00
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wsfltv.com
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https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/organization-says-misinformation-spread-on-twitter-following-hamlins-cardiac-arrest
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NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) resulting from allegations that Goldman Sachs may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Goldman Sachs securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=11359 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On January 20, 2023, during trading hours, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "U.S. Fed probes Goldman Sachs consumer business." The article stated that "The U.S. Federal Reserve is probing whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc's consumer business had appropriate safeguards in place as the bank ramped up lending." Further, the article stated that "The central bank is concerned the Wall Street giant did not have proper monitoring and control systems inside Marcus, its consumer unit, as it grew larger." The article added that "The probe, which grew out of a standard Fed review of the business in 2021 and intensified into an investigation last year, is also examining instances of customer harm and whether they were properly resolved."
On this news, Goldman Sachs's price fell $8.91, or 2.54%, to close at $341.84 on January 20, 2023.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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2023-02-22T03:55:44+00:00
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Nic Lendino was ready to make the move.
A two-year starting safety for Neuqua Valley, Lendino has become a ballhawking cornerback in his senior season.
“There are some differences, but this new position is going to help me with a greater understanding of the defense,” he said.
The shift underscored Lendino’s versatility, athleticism and growing command of the game. He was also named one of the team’s captains.
“Nic has always been a great football player and a tremendous athlete over the last several years,” Neuqua Valley coach Bill Ellinghaus said. “He has grown into one of the best leaders I have been around.
“He is the type of player that makes everyone around him better. His versatility allows us to do a lot of things on defense.”
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Lendino combines size, range and speed for Neuqua Valley, which reached a Class 8A state quarterfinal last season.
Moving from safety to cornerback unlocks another part of his game. At safety, he could roam, support the run defense and cover tight ends and slot receivers. Now he is outside and tasked with slowing down the opponent’s fastest players.
“There are always going to be challenges based on the personnel,” Lendino said. “I feel confident I am fast enough to compete with anybody out there.
“I have the speed to match that, and I have the fundamentals necessary to guard anyone.”
As a sophomore, Lendino flashed his athleticism and speed with a 98-yard interception return for a touchdown that sparked a victory against DeKalb.
“I am patient but also aggressive at the same time,” he said. “I am smart enough from my experience over the last two years to know the right time to be passive or patient and make the transition to being that fast, physical corner.”
Ellinghaus said Lendino’s ability to move around will allow the Wildcats to make adjustments.
“He could start at several different defensive positions, and he may have to move around for us a little bit this year,” Ellinghaus said. “I believe he is going to make a huge impact playing cornerback.”
Lendino is one of the Wildcats’ best two-sport athletes. As a junior, he also started at forward on the boys basketball team.
“I have been playing multiple sports my whole life,” he said. “I think I am smarter and more knowledgeable than a lot of players. That might be one of my strongest assets, with my speed and athleticism.”
Senior linebacker Cole Dutkovich has watched Lendino’s development.
“Dino is an amazing guy,” Dutkovich said. “He always puts the team first and is one of the smartest football players I’ve ever been around. He has leveled up as an athlete this offseason and combined that with his smarts.”
Lendino recently received his first Division I offer from Valparaiso, a Football Championship Subdivision program. He has generated strong interest from a range of Division II and Division III programs.
But he is focused on what is directly in front of him. With a high-powered offense directed by third-year starting quarterback Mark Mennecke and an athletic defense, the Wildcats have legitimate state championship aspirations.
“I have been playing with a lot of my teammates since elementary school,” Lendino said. “We have one last season together, and I am going to enjoy every second of it.
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“We have one last shot to a win a state championship, one last shot to have fun.”
Patrick Z. McGavin is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun.
Team: Neuqua Valley.
2021 record: 10-2.
Offensive leaders: Jaden McGee, senior, running back; Mark Mennecke, senior, quarterback; Nick Rush, senior, lineman; Carter Stare, junior, receiver.
Defensive leaders: Cole Dutkovich, senior, linebacker; Peyton Kuhl, senior, cornerback; Nicolas Lendino, senior, cornerback; Gabe Willis, senior, tackle.
X-factor: Grant Larkin, senior, receiver/running back/safety/returner.
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2022-08-23T16:22:07+00:00
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chicagotribune.com
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/sports/ct-nvs-fbl-lendino-st-0824-20220823-ixjh2ksyhzdkdc7ucxishwoxya-story.html
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Kari Lake raises unfounded doubts about election results in Arizona governor race that’s too early to call
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By Maeve Reston, CNN
Democrat Katie Hobbs is leading Republican Kari Lake in Arizona governor’s race with a little more than half of precincts reporting, and though much could change as ballots are counted, the GOP nominee is already casting doubt about the election results.
Lake won the GOP primary after amplifying former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential election, falsely insisting that the election was rigged and stolen. And though the current margins could change dramatically as votes are counted, Lake is suggesting without any evidence that there could be problems with Tuesday’s results. (Hobbs, as secretary of state, rebuffed GOP efforts to overturn the results in the 2020 election).
In a speech Tuesday night at her election night headquarters, Lake said she felt like it is “groundhog day.”
“We had November 3, 2020, that was called incompetency 101,” Lake said. She went on to suggest there was “incompetency” at play in both the August primary and in Tuesday’s election — a not-so-subtle critique of her opponent’s oversight over elections. It was not immediately clear what she was referring to, but there has been no evidence of any widespread fraud.
“We need honest elections and we’re going to bring them to you, Arizona, I assure you of that. The system we have right now does not work,” Lake said. She later told her supporters to be patient and said she was confident that she would win.
Hobbs also addressed her backers on Tuesday night, stating that the campaign was feeling good about what they were seeing.
“I know we’re all eager to find out who won each of these incredibly important races, but we will need to be patient and wait for every vote to be counted,” she said in remarks as prepared for delivery. “We know my opponent and her allies have been sowing doubt and confusion throughout this campaign, and it’s unacceptable that they were spreading misinformation today while people were exercising their right to vote.”
All four GOP nominees at the top of the ticket in Arizona have echoed Trump’s lies about the 2020 election. And right-wing media seized on tabulator problems in Maricopa County earlier on Tuesday to raise the idea of fraud — despite assurances to the contrary from county officials — in a clear echo of some conservatives’ repeated attempts to cast doubt on Maricopa’s results in 2020.
Arizona is a key battleground this year for governor and Senate and likely will be again for president in 2024, sparking warnings from leading Democratic figures, including former President Barack Obama, that the GOP’s embrace of Trump’s election falsehoods and conspiracy theories could put democracy at risk if they were to sweep to power.
Charlie Kirk, the founder and president of right-wing group Turning Point USA, tweeted a false claim about two-hour wait times in Maricopa County, which was the site of repeated partisan “audits” in 2020. A Maricopa County judge on Tuesday night denied a bid by Republicans to extend polling hours by three hours, saying there was no evidence that any voters were precluded from exercising their right to vote.
Lake has repeatedly said she would not have certified Joe Biden’s win in Arizona in 2020.
The former news anchor at Fox 10 in Phoenix ascended quickly to become one of the most prominent candidates in the 2022 cycle as she and Hobbs vied to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.
Lake hewed closely to the Trump playbook on more than just the 2020 election. She promised to declare an “invasion” at the border — in what she described as an effort to amass greater power for the governor’s office to address the migrant crisis — and she called for the arrest of both of Dr. Anthony Fauci and her Democratic opponent.
Before announcing her bid, Lake left her anchor job in 2021 — stating that she didn’t like the direction that journalism was going — after becoming a household name in Phoenix. In one of her campaign videos, she said she was taking a sledgehammer to “leftist lies and propaganda,” as she destroyed television sets with the tool in stiletto boots.
She dispatched her primary opponents with her forceful denunciations of Democratic leaders’ handling of the Covid-19 pandemic — blasting restrictions like masking as unnecessary and harmful to children. She welcomed comparisons to Trump all the way through the end of the campaign — professing at one event that she was delighted when one admirer called her “Trump in a dress.”
Hobbs, a former social worker who worked with victims of domestic violence before becoming a state lawmaker, ran a far more low-key and understated campaign, limiting her access to reporters and holding small, intimate events with supporters.
She made democracy and abortion rights her central focus, portraying Lake as an “extreme” and “dangerous” figure who could jeopardize the sanctity of the 2024 presidential election by refusing to certify the results.
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2022-11-09T11:19:14+00:00
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kyma.com
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https://kyma.com/cnn-us-politics/2022/11/09/kari-lake-raises-unfounded-doubts-about-election-results-in-arizona-governor-race-thats-too-early-to-call-2/
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SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The South Deerfield Fire District was sent to a motor vehicle accident on I-91 on Monday.
According to the South Deerfield Fire District, just after 7:00 p.m., fire crews along with the South County EMS went to a one-car motor vehicle accident on I-91 just south of exit 36.
One person was taken to a local hospital for their injuries. The Massachusetts State Police called in a tow truck to remove the vehicle from the road.
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2023-06-27T11:46:29+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/franklin-county/motor-vehicle-accident-on-i-91-in-south-deerfield/
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ST. LOUIS, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives, announced today it was named a DiversityInc Top 50 Company for Diversity for the fourth consecutive year.
"It is an honor to once again be recognized by DiversityInc," said Sarah M. London, Centene's Chief Executive Officer. "At Centene, diversity, equity and inclusion are intrinsic to our company's culture. As an organization that serves diverse populations in local communities across the nation, we recognize the varied insights and experiences of our employees are critical to our success and our ability to transform the health of the communities we serve."
Since 2001, the DiversityInc Top 50 survey has been the most comprehensive, empirically data-driven diversity and inclusion analysis based on organization-submitted information from some of the largest U.S. employers. The assessment collects data across six key areas: leadership accountability, human capital diversity metrics, talent programs, workplace practices, supplier diversity and philanthropy.
Centene leverages the diverse ideas and experiences of its employees to deliver high-quality, culturally sensitive healthcare to its more than 28 million members across the country.
Most recently, Centene was named a 2023 Most Admired Company by Fortune for the fifth consecutive year, one of America's Best Large Employers and Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes, and was listed on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fourth year.
For a full list of Centene's corporate awards and recognitions, visit https://www.centene.com/who-we-are/accreditations-awards.html
About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading healthcare enterprise that is committed to helping people live healthier lives. The Company takes a local approach – with local brands and local teams – to provide fully integrated, high-quality, and cost-effective services to government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Centene offers affordable and high-quality products to nearly 1 in 15 individuals across the nation, including Medicaid and Medicare members (including Medicare Prescription Drug Plans) as well as individuals and families served by the Health Insurance Marketplace and the TRICARE program. The Company also contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide a variety of specialty services focused on treating the whole person. Centene focuses on long-term growth and value creation as well as the development of its people, systems, and capabilities so that it can better serve its members, providers, local communities, and government partners.
Centene uses its investor relations website to publish important information about the Company, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about Centene is routinely posted and is accessible on Centene's investor relations website, https://investors.centene.com/.
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2023-05-04T11:59:42+00:00
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waff.com
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https://www.waff.com/prnewswire/2023/05/04/centene-corporation-named-top-50-company-diversity-by-diversityinc/
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Tickets on Sale Now for Live Shows
Jordan Harbinger Live from LA Presented By Hyundai on June 13 at 7:30 PM PST
from The Venice West in Los Angeles, CA
LadyGang Live from Tampa Presented by Hyundai on June 26 at 3:00 PM ET
from The Tampa Improv in Tampa, FL
Podcast Events to be Streamed on LiveOne Featuring Hyundai Electric Vehicles Selected Specifically for Hosts, Streaming Dates to be Announced
LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PodcastOne, a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO), announced today that it has partnered with a prominent auto company Hyundai Motor America to produce live podcast recordings which will then be streamed as vodcasts with two of PodcastOne's top shows, The Jordan Harbinger Show, an Apple "Best Of" Podcast where self-motivated people dig deep into the untapped wisdom of the world's sharpest minds, and LadyGang, an award-winning podcast for women by women, from the minds and mouths of Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin and Jac Vanek who in addition to being top-ranking podcast hosts are also New York Times Best-selling authors. Each streamed show will feature one of Hyundai's Electric Vehicles specifically selected to align with the personalities of the shows' hosts.
Appearing before a live audience in Los Angeles for the first time ever on June 13, 2022 at 7:30 PM PST at The Venice West, Jordan Harbinger Live from LA Presented By Hyundai will feature an interview with the best-selling author and host of The Daily Stoic podcast, Ryan Holiday. Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers globally lauded for adapting Stoicism to the mainstream. His books have sold over 4 million copies and spent over 300 weeks on the bestseller lists. With tickets available now via Ticketweb, the live taping will mimic Harbinger's weekly podcast, where he unpacks his guests' wisdom into practical nuggets that can be used to impact work, life, and relationships with the stream to feature the Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric vehicle.
LadyGang Live from Tampa Presented by Hyundai and featuring the Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid electric vehicle will take place on June 26, 2022 at 3:00 PM ET. The wildly successful podcast hosts turned E! Television show hosts turned New York Times Best Sellers, Knight, Vanek, and Tobin will bring their signature style of banter and humor to the live stage. With over 150 million downloads and guests like Chelsea Handler, Bethenny Frankel, Tan France, Kristin Chenoweth, Lucy Hale, Shania Twain, Paris Hilton, Darren Criss and RuPaul, the LadyGang has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America and The Hollywood Reporter. Tickets are on sale through The Tampa Improv and attendees will get the chance to mingle with fellow LadyGangers as they prepare to chat about their good week / bad week and dating stories so the ladies can help prepare the audience for wherever their lives take them.
"Our team at PodcastOne excels at developing innovative and on-brand partnerships for our hosts and our advertising partners. Building long-term relationships through innovative partnerships and programs with companies like Hyundai are of utmost importance to us. Our longevity with our creative advertising endeavors is tantamount to our success and we couldn't be more thrilled to be working with Hyundai for the second year in a row," said Kit Gray, President of PodcastOne.
As one of the leading podcast networks, PodcastOne continues to develop and produce compelling content to generate excitement and intrigue in the audio and streaming space. Along with its parent company LiveOne, PodcastOne is leading the industry and encouraging its expansion through platforms and relationships like this one with Hyundai that allows brands to further expand the scope of its brand awareness and charitable campaigns by reaching audiences in the fastest growing medium available. Recently named the top 7 podcast distributor by Podtrac, PodcastOne's full roster of programming is available on PodcastOne, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and wherever podcasts are heard.
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2022-06-06T12:46:29+00:00
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CLEVELAND — Will Brennan doubled home Tyler Freeman immediately after Freeman’s RBI double in the 14th inning, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the Houston Astros 10-9 on Friday night.
The Astros made it 9-8 in the 14th when Kyle Tucker singled in automatic runner Jose Altuve for the second time in three innings. Josh Naylor also scored twice in extra innings after starting the frame on second base, including the tying run in the 14th.
Xzavion Curry (3-0) pitched one inning for the Guardians, who played their major league-high 30th one-run game, while Seth Martinez (1-2) worked the final 3 1/3 innings for the Astros. The 4-hour, 3-minute game was the longest of the season for either team.
Steven Kwan singled home David Fry in the 13th for Cleveland after Mauricio Dubón’s run-scoring double gave the Astros an 8-7 in the top half.
Both teams also scored in the 12th with Houston going up 7-6 on Tucker’s RBI single that plated Altuve, and Cleveland extending the game when Naylor scored on a throwing error by shortstop Jeremy Peña.
Rookie Yainer Diaz gave Houston a 6-5 lead in the eighth with a sacrifice fly, but Naylor’s two-out, two-strike double off the left-field wall in the ninth scored José Ramírez against Astros closer Ryan Pressly.
Cleveland trailed 5-1 going into the bottom of the fifth, when it scored three times against Astros starter Cristian Javier. Ramírez’s solo homer in the seventh knotted it at 5-all, giving him four home runs in a two-game span.
Before the game, Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, who leads the majors with 55 RBIs, was placed on the 10-day IL with right oblique discomfort. The 25-year-old outfielder was hurt Thursday and returned to Houston for additional evaluation.
Peña had his second career four-hit game and José Abreu belted a three-run homer in the first off Logan Allen. It was Abreu’s second blast since May 28, when he ended a 51-game homerless drought to begin his first season with Houston.
The Guardians got within 5-4 in the fifth thanks to consecutive doubles by Myles Straw, Steven Kwan and Amed Rosario.
Ramírez went 3 for 4 with two runs and three walks, one night after he hit three homers. He became the first Cleveland player with four homers and five extra-base hits over two games since Travis Hafner in 2004.
Javier, who had won five straight starts, tied his season high with four runs allowed over five innings. The right-hander struck out two, his fewest since 2021.
READY AND WILLING
Astros 2B Mauricio Dubón filled in for Alvarez in left field. Dubón is in his fifth year in the majors, but has only made seven starts in left — all since being acquired by Houston on May 14, 2022.
“I’m a good athlete, so I know I’ll be good out there,” he said. “I just like being in the lineup.”
Rookie C César Salazar was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: 2B Dixon Machado (right meniscus) had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee and will be sidelined for at least six weeks. The 31-year-old attended spring training with Houston before being optioned to Sugar Land.
Guardians: RHP Cody Morris (right shoulder strain), who has been on the IL all season, will make two more rehab appearances for Triple-A Columbus before being activated. Manager Terry Francona said Morris will be used as a reliever in Cleveland.
UP NEXT
Astros RHP J.P. France (1-1, 3.44 ERA) takes on Guardians RHP Triston McKenzie (0-0, 0.00) in the second game of the three-game set. McKenzie struck out 10 over five scoreless innings in his season debut June 4 at Minnesota.
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2023-06-10T03:56:21+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/2023/06/09/astros-guardians-alvarez-abreu/dc88531a-0740-11ee-b74a-5bdd335d4fa2_story.html
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SAN DIEGO, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with B Medical Systems to develop and launch an airline-specific passive temperature-controlled solution for the transportation of life-saving drugs, vaccines and high-value pharmaceuticals.
Etihad Cargo will collaborate with Luxembourg-based manufacturer and global distributor of medical refrigeration devices B Medical Systems to develop sustainable temperature-controlled container units that utilise passive cooling technology to retain temperatures from -80 to 25 degrees Celsius for up to five days without requiring an external power source, thereby reducing carbon emissions, with load capabilities ranging from two to 1,500 litres. The containers' robust design and multi-use capabilities enable an operational life of over ten years.
Martin Drew, Etihad Aviation Group's Senior Vice President – Sales & Cargo, said, "Etihad Cargo is the first airline globally to collaborate with a partner to develop and launch units specifically tailored to air transportation. Partnering with B Medical Systems is the latest step by Etihad Cargo to achieve its sustainability targets. By replacing legacy active cold chain air transportation containers with aviation-specific units that consume less energy, Etihad Cargo is future-proofing the transportation of pharmaceuticals, providing a better solution for Etihad Cargo's customers, the aviation industry and the environment."
Jesal Doshi, Deputy CEO of B Medical Systems, said, "The transportation of temperature-sensitive specimens needs a robust cold chain. Etihad Cargo's operational knowledge along with our expertise in creating quality medical cold chain solutions will enable us to develop aviation-specific sustainable units for the safe, effective, and environmentally friendly transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and specimens."
Etihad Cargo is participating in the BIO International Convention as part of a high-profile Abu Dhabi delegation headed by H.E. Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH). The delegation is visiting the USA to explore prospects for collaboration within the healthcare sector and, more specifically, life sciences to establish sustainable mechanisms that empower the healthcare sector in both countries as well as showcase Abu Dhabi's distinguished healthcare ecosystem.
Powered by a solid infrastructure and advanced healthcare ecosystem, partnership opportunities across the biopharmaceutical and healthcare value chain in Abu Dhabi continue to emerge as a result of the sector's robust growth potential. Abu Dhabi has been leading the transformation of the regional healthcare ecosystem by leveraging sciences and technology, positioning itself as a global life sciences hub and incubator for healthcare innovation.
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2022-06-14T00:48:01+00:00
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wlox.com
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https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/06/14/etihad-cargo-signs-mou-sustainable-pharmaceutical-transportation-solutions/
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Mayor in Iowa poses partially nude for calendar
CRESTON, Iowa (KCCI) - An Iowa mayor is getting some pushback over his latest campaign.
No one has a problem with the message - it’s for charity - but some people are concerned about how he is portrayed.
Hot Air Brewing wanted to add a new twist to their yearly calendar, including some dad bods of their regular customers. But Mr. November in “Father Figures” also happens to be Mr. Mayor.
“Honestly, it’s hilarious. It’s hilarious,” said Katie Davidson, owner of Hot Air Brewing.
KCCI received almost a dozen emails and news tips from people offended by the month of November: Creston’s nearly naked Mayor Gabe Carroll’s portrait posing with a baked chicken.
“That’s just weird, and being the mayor, I would not even publicize that at all,” said Bailey Niedermann, who works in Creston.
Davidson said it was just all in good fun and for a good cause. A quarter of the money raised by the calendars is going toward the Christmas Basket Fund, which distributes food to families.
“I mean, he’s got underwear on,” Davidson said. “I mean, the only thing naked is the chicken. I’m not really sure, but then again people like to get mad. So ...”
Carroll wasn’t available for an interview Wednesday but sent a statement, saying in part: “I can understand some people not getting the joke and feeling offended.
“That’s just part of life I suppose. But in the end, we’ve raised about $220 for the Christmas Basket Fund and have about 55 calendars left to sell.”
Some stand behind Carroll and said it’s a great way to support a small business.
“He’s trying to support a small-town business, and I think Gabe is a down-to-earth guy, think he’s doing a crack-up job as mayor,” said Creston resident Tom Jackson.
Hot Air Brewing said they will continue to have Carroll’s back, too.
“Gabe has been our mayor for three years, and he’s done a lot of really great, progressive work in our small town that was not doing so hot,” Davidson said.
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2022-12-09T16:34:52+00:00
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kalb.com
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https://www.kalb.com/2022/12/09/mayor-iowa-poses-partially-nude-calendar/
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US citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency.
The naturalization test is one of the final steps toward citizenship — a monthslong process that requires legal permanent residency for years before applying.
Many are still shaken after former Republican President Donald Trump’s administration changed the test in 2020, making it longer and more difficult to pass. Within months, Democratic President Joe Biden took office and signed an executive order aimed at eliminating barriers to citizenship. In that spirit, the citizenship test was changed back to its previous version, which was last updated in 2008.
In December, U.S. authorities said the test was due for an update after 15 years. The new version is expected late next year.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services proposes that the new test adds a speaking section to assess English skills. An officer would show photos of ordinary scenarios – like daily activities, weather or food – and ask the applicant to verbally describe the photos.
In the current test, an officer evaluates speaking ability during the naturalization interview by asking personal questions the applicant has already answered in the naturalization paperwork.
“For me, I think it would be harder to look at pictures and explain them,” said Heaven Mehreta, who immigrated from Ethiopia 10 years ago, passed the naturalization test in May and became a U.S. citizen in Minnesota in June.
Mehreta, 32, said she learned English as an adult after moving to the U.S. and found pronunciation to be very difficult. She worries that adding a new speaking section based on photos, rather than personal questions, will make the test harder for others like her.
Shai Avny, who immigrated from Israel five years ago and became a U.S. citizen last year, said the new speaking section could also increase the stress applicants already feel during the test.
“Sitting next to someone from the federal government, it can be intimidating to talk and speak with them. Some people have this fear anyway. When it’s not your first language, it can be even more difficult. Maybe you will be nervous and you won’t find the words to tell them what you need to describe,” Avny said. “It’s a test that will determine if you are going to be a citizen. So there is a lot to lose.”
Another proposed change would make the civics section on U.S. history and government multiple-choice instead of the current oral short-answer format.
Bill Bliss, a citizenship textbook author in Massachusetts, gave an example in a blog post of how the test would become more difficult because it would require a larger base of knowledge.
A current civics question has an officer asking the applicant to name a war fought by the U.S. in the 1900s. The applicant only needs to say one out of five acceptable answers – World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War or Gulf War – to get the question right.
But in the proposed multiple-choice format, the applicant would read that question and select the correct answer from the following choices:
A. Civil War
B. Mexican-American War
C. Korean War
D. Spanish-American War
The applicant must know all five of the wars fought by the U.S. in the 1900s in order to select the one correct answer, Bliss said, and that requires a “significantly higher level of language proficiency and test-taking skill.”
Currently, the applicant must answer six out of 10 civics questions correctly to pass. Those 10 questions are selected from a bank of 100 civics questions. The applicant is not told which questions will be selected but can see and study the 100 questions before taking the test.
Lynne Weintraub, a citizenship coordinator at Jones Library’s English as a Second Language Center in Massachusetts, said the proposed format for the civics section could make the citizenship test harder for people who struggle with English literacy. That includes refugees, elderly immigrants and people with disabilities that interfere with their test performance.
“We have a lot of students that are refugees, and they’re coming from war-torn countries where maybe they didn’t have a chance to complete school or even go to school,” said Mechelle Perrott, a citizenship coordinator at San Diego Community College District’s College of Continuing Education in California.
“It’s more difficult learning to read and write if you don’t know how to do that in your first language. That’s my main concern about the multiple-choice test; it’s a lot of reading,” Perrott said.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a December announcement that the proposed changes “reflect current best practices in test design” and would help standardize the citizenship test.
Under federal law, most applicants seeking citizenship must demonstrate an understanding of the English language – including an ability to speak, read and write words in ordinary usage – and demonstrate knowledge of U.S. history and government.
The agency said it will conduct a nationwide trial of the proposed changes in 2023 with opportunities for public feedback. Then, an external group of experts — in the fields of language acquisition, civics and test development — will review the results of the trial and recommend ways to best implement the proposed changes, which could take effect late next year.
More than 1 million people became U.S. citizens in fiscal year 2022 — one of the highest numbers on record since 1907, the earliest year with available data — and USCIS reduced the huge backlog of naturalization applications by over 60% compared to the year before, according to a USCIS report also released in December.
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2023-07-05T06:52:30+00:00
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kob.com
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'It's a Wonderful Life' still draws fans to movie theaters -- decades after its release
The one-time lost Christmas classic "It's A Wonderful Life" staged an unlikely comeback in the 1970s and 1980s by becoming a December TV staple, after underperforming at the box office and failing to win big at the Oscars when it debuted in the '40s.
Ubiquitous every December on the small screen, it has also become a staple in the last two decades at a select group of independent art theaters across the U.S. aiming to give film buffs the ultimate Christmas experience: watching George Bailey's "crucial night" unfold in a theater not unlike the one seen in the movie.
And there's never been a better time to see it on the big screen. That's because while the film had a limited theatrical release at the end of 1946, the 75th anniversary of its wider release in 1947 is being celebrated with event screenings in more than 1,000 theaters across the U.S. this December, as part of a collaboration from Turner Classic Movies, Paramount Pictures and Fathom Events.
Screenings of the feel-good film directed by Frank Capra begin at those theaters on Dec. 18.
But showings have already begun elsewhere in other locations like IFC Center in Manhattan, one of the stalwart independent movie theaters to faithfully feature annual showings of the film, which starred James Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore.
The film is a holiday tradition for many
Annual theater screenings of "It's a Wonderful Life" have taken their place along with holiday shopping and cookie swaps as must-do traditions, and they speak to the enduring appeal of the film, which chronicles the story of a small-town savings and loan manager -- George Bailey (Stewart) -- who decides one fateful Christmas Eve that life is not worth living.
"There are people who have made it a key part of their holiday traditions," said Toby Leonard, director of programming, at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, which has been showing the film every holiday season since 2001.
At Cinestudio, Trinity College's jewel box of a theater in Hartford, Connecticut, patrons like to put the annual showings on their calendars in advance.
"It's definitely a holiday tradition for patrons to come to Cinestudio to see the film, and I get calls in early September from people asking, 'What are your dates for 'It's a Wonderful Life?'" Lew Michaels, the executive director told CNN, while sitting in the theater, a converted chemistry lecture hall.
Jessica Montano, an HR manager who lives in Manchester, Connecticut, is one of those patrons. She attends a screening every year with her husband, and this year plans to bring friends, too. Montano, 48, said she began watching the film as a young girl on TV like most American fans. But she's been attending screenings at Cinestudio for the past five years and she said it makes a big difference.
"You feel like you're going back in time at the theater," she told CNN. "I can enjoy how beautiful the theater is, and I sit down, get away from everything and take a moment out of the crazy Christmas season to just enjoy it."
Jennifer Eberle has been a fan for as long as she can remember and now watches the film at the Belcourt every year with a group of friends. They attend a late afternoon showing so they can have dinner after the movie, shown in the original black and white, which Eberle, 46, says enhances the experience.
"It is a story of loss and failure followed by joy and redemption," the Nashville trial attorney told CNN, explaining its appeal.
The movie, which debuted shortly before Christmas in 1946 in order to qualify for the 1947 Academy Awards, has long had a cult following.
There's a 'collective' feeling of seeing it in the theater
There are at least two "It's A Wonderful Life" festivals -- one held in Seneca Falls, New York, site of a museum dedicated to the film, and another in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the hometown of Stewart, the actor who played George Bailey.
The festival in Seneca Falls, which takes place this weekend and whose founders consider this year the film's 76th anniversary, brings together the actors who played the Bailey children and members of Capra's family.
Anwei Law, one of the museum's founders, told CNN that Capra always stressed "the value of each individual person," which she said renders the film's message endlessly relevant.
It's that timeless appeal that Fathom Events hopes to tap with the two days of event screenings.
The company, which is owned by theater chains Cinemark, AMC and Regal Cinemas, distributes content to theaters and organizes limited-engagement event screenings of older films.
Advanced ticket sales and the number of participating theaters, including 300 theaters not owned by those three chains, indicate strong interest for the "It's A Wonderful Life" event screenings, spokesperson Colette Carey told CNN. She said ticket sales for the Capra classic are outpacing the company's next bestselling holiday event screening by 60%.
Fathom has long wanted to revive showings of "It's A Wonderful Life," Carey said, noting that fans have been asking for it. The company is already hoping to repeat the promotion next year.
Such screenings lure patrons back to the theaters, which are seeing fewer films with theatrical releases in the post-pandemic era and quicker pivots to streaming for movies that do make it into the theater, said Daniel Loria, editorial director of Box Office Pro, the official publication of the National Association of Theatre Owners.
It's hardly surprising fans want to see the movie -- which exalts the power of community -- on the big screen.
"There is a collective feeling that you don't get on your couch at home," said Michaels of Hartford's Cinestudio.
The large rollout this month will likely find one of the most loyal fan bases out there. Leonard, at Nashville's Belcourt, said one year the theater had commitments to show other films on Christmas Eve so there was one fewer screening of "It's A Wonderful Life" that day. Fans were not shy about expressing their disappointment, and the theater learned its lesson. This year, there are four showings on Christmas Eve at the Belcourt and two on Christmas Day.
"We don't want to ruin anyone's Christmas," Leonard said, only half-jokingly.
No film is a failure if it has fans
What's long delighted film historians is the fact that when "It's a Wonderful Life" debuted, it was largely deemed a wash. The film, whose signature advice is the line, "No man is a failure who has friends," was initially more or less a failure.
While it received good reviews, it wasn't a box office juggernaut, and it failed to win major awards. The rights for the film changed hands several times and weren't renewed in the 1970s, which allowed the movie to fall into public domain.
That's characteristic of the entire history of the movie. As film historian Jeanine Basinger writes in her compendium, "The It's A Wonderful Life Book," the original idea for the film languished for years before the studio RKO sold it to Capra in 1945 for a mere $10,000.
In a chapter called "The Many Lives of It's A Wonderful Life," Basinger, professor emerita at Wesleyan University, notes that "no one seemed able to turn the oddball story into a treatment that could work well on screen."
There was something special, however, about that "oddball story" because many original details and lines survived the leap to the big screen.
The original story was called "The Greatest Gift," by Philip Van Doren Stern, and according to the text republished in Basinger's book, it is there that George first utters the immortal line, "I said I wish I'd never been born."
It's hard to imagine now that it didn't emerge triumphant at the Oscars in 1947, where "The Best Years of Our Lives," took home the top prizes.
Capra had high hopes for the film. As Basinger notes, when the film lost out on the three Oscars Capra and Stewart coveted the most -- best picture, best director and best actor -- it was a blow.
"(Capra's) archives reveal how he must have felt," Basinger wrote of the collection of film material from the director's career, now housed at Wesleyan. "There is no coverage of Oscar night -- not a single clipping, not a single photograph or souvenir."
And scrapbooks he had been keeping about the film, "abruptly stop."
'We're all George Baileys'
While often seen as schmaltzy, sentimental fare, there is a distinctly dark side to the film. Bailey, after all, goes to a bridge in his fictional small town, Bedford Falls, to end his life in one of the film's more tragic scenes.
"When you get down to it, it's really about the ongoing struggle," Leonard at the Belcourt in Nashville told CNN.
For many fans, the film's darker side deepens its appeal.
Montano, for example, likes Lionel Barrymore's character, Henry F. Potter, "the richest man in town," as he's described in the film, and the person who pockets $8,000 of Bailey's company's money, sending the main character into a suicidal tailspin.
"I know he is a meanie but he adds depth to the movie," she said.
Eberle, in Nashville, agrees. "It is not necessarily a happy film," she said, adding that the movie is captivating for the range of emotions it inspires in viewers.
The actions of the Potter character also add a layer of realism. Some fans wished for a different ending so that the film's villain would be punished. But in real life, sometimes the bad guys get away with it.
In a 1956 letter to a fan who said the film struck his heart, Capra said the movie "has probably touched ... more people than any of the others I've made."
"You see," he wrote in the letter, which is reprinted in Basinger's book, "we're all George Baileys in one form or another."
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2022-12-11T21:15:40+00:00
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koat.com
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https://www.koat.com/article/its-a-wonderful-life-still-draws-fans-to-movie-theaters/42209133
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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the fourth straight game, hitting No. 55 of the year in Wednesday’s doubleheader opener against Minnesota to set the New York Yankees’ season record for right-handed hitters.
Louie Varland, a 24-year-old right-hander making his big league debut, allowed just one hit before Judge lined a 2-1 changeup 374 feet into the left-field seats in the fourth inning.
Judge surpassed the 54 homers hit by Alex Rodriguez in 2007. The Yankees’ season record of 61 was set by Roger Maris in 1961, one more than Babe Ruth’s season high of 60 in 1927.
Judge is one short of his career best of five straight games with home runs, set from July 29 to Aug. 2. He leads the major leagues in home runs and with 118 RBIs.
He has six homers in his last eight games and seven in his last 11.
Judge’s home run was his 114th at new Yankee Stadium, one more than Mark Teixeira’s previous record for the ballpark, which opened in 2009.
Only two players have hit more homers through a team’s first 136 games: the Chicago Cubs’ Sammy Sosa had 58 in 1999 and San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hit 57 in 2001.
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2022-09-08T16:03:29+00:00
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wivb.com
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https://www.wivb.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-judge-hits-55th-homer-yanks-mark-for-right-handed-hitters/
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REDMOND, Wash., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. will publish fiscal year 2022 fourth-quarter financial results after the close of the market on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, on the Microsoft Investor Relations website at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/. A live webcast of the earnings conference call will be made available at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
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2022-07-12T21:55:41+00:00
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia, June 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly one century has passed since King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud founded Saudi Arabia after conquering Mecca in 1924, since then a series of rapid developments took place until present day.
King Abdulaziz's first ordered the maintenance of the Grand Mosque of Mecca and the introduction of electricity at the holy site, a vision of continuous improvements that never seized until the Kingdom's very recent third expansion project of Mecca's Grand Mosque with a cost that surpassed 200 billion Saudi riyals.
Two decades after King Abdulaziz entered Mecca, he ordered the creation of an apparatus dedicated to the organization of Hajj and Umrah affairs, and thus the General Directorate of Hajj was established in 1948 to take up the task of serving pilgrims and providing them with all means of comfort.
The following Kings of House Saud embraced the same path until the reign of King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, during whose era the Grand Mosque's area was expanded to 139,000 square meters with a capacity of 400,000 worshipers in 1976.
However, the largest expansion project of the Mosque was inaugurated by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, targeting urban and security aspects, with the area of the entire project is estimated to be more than 1.3 million square meters with a capacity of 2 million devotees.
The latest expansion encompasses sub-mega projects, namely the squares project, the foot tunnels project, the central services station, and the Haram Ring Road project.
Furthermore, the pilgrims' growing modern needs required infrastructure projects to grow rapidly, including Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro, which has been running with full capacity since 2018 to move 60 million people every year between Mecca and Medina in merely two hours.
Additionally, 17 trains are operating at the holy sites between Mina, Muzdalifah, and Mount Arafat with a capacity of 72,000 people per hour.
Over the past 80 years the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has always strived to raise the quality of services and to facilitate the procedures for the arrival of pilgrims as well as Umrah performers, whose numbers are targeted for an increase to reach 30 million annually, in line with the Saudi Vision 2030.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AgroSpheres, a leader in developing the next generation of environmentally friendly crop health products, announced today that it had raised $22 million in a Series B financing round led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood and Ospraie Ag Science. Bidra Innovation Ventures and its existing investor, Cavallo Ventures, participated in the financing round. This funding will be used to accelerate product commercialization, expand manufacturing capacity, and seed broader applications of the AgroSpheres AgriCell platform technology.
"In this unprecedented bear market, food security, environmental footprint, and supply chain resilience are of paramount importance," said Payam Pourtaheri, Founder and CEO of AgroSpheres. "We are thankful for the support from our partners at Lewis & Clark, OAS, Bidra, and Cavallo, as we take significant strides towards our vision of a future built by nature's technologies and bring our biobased technologies to partners globally."
AgroSpheres' biomanufacturing platform has enabled cost-effective manufacturing and successful field application of novel biological modalities. The unprecedented field success of foliar-applied AgriCell-RNAi technologies has garnered significant industry interest. The company directly addresses the three key bottlenecks that biologicals face today: cost, performance, and stability. Following AgroSpheres' open technology demonstration day, Robb Fraley, Ph.D., known by many as the father of agriculture biotechnology, endorsed the technology as the one that will deliver on the unfulfilled promise of RNAi in Agriculture.
"The manufacturing expansion will allow us to deliver on the increasing demand for shelf-stable RNA and supply high-quality RNA at the lowest market price to partners in industry, in academia, and at the farm gate," said Ameer Shakeel, Founder and CTO of AgroSpheres.
Manufacturing, biorationals, and Formulation-as-a-Service (FaaS) are the three pillars of AgroSpheres. The biorational division is spearheading the first commercial launch in Agriculture of AgroSpheres' biodegradable encapsulation technology applied to volatile organic small molecules. In partnership with distribution, the product portfolio comprises AgriCell-enabled dose reduction and enhanced performance botanical inputs for crop health. The FaaS division holds major strategic collaborations between AgroSpheres and key AgBiotech companies, aimed at enabling novel biological modalities and microplastic or solvent replacement from existing formulations. The company's three pillars work collectively to achieve AgroSpheres' mission of providing farmers with reliable and affordable biobased solutions worldwide.
"AgroSpheres' breakthrough technology is best in class, backed by verifiable evidence. The results speak for themselves," said Amar Singh, President, BIDRA Innovation Ventures. "Fall armyworm in Africa is a critical pest impacting millions of lives. We are particularly interested in how AgroSpheres' technology can be used for Faw, especially considering resistance and toxicology issues with some of the incumbent chemistries today."
"We are extremely impressed by the AgroSpheres' founders and the cutting-edge biological manufacturing and delivery platform they have developed," said Larry Page, Ph.D., Managing Director, Lewis and Clark AgriFood. "As longtime AgTech investors, we are aware of the challenges in bringing effective bio-based solutions to growers. AgroSpheres has the biomanufacturing capability and consistent, year-to-year field trial results validated by third parties across the globe to be an industry-changing company for the years to come."
As part of Series B, Larry Page has joined AgroSpheres Board of Directors.
About AgroSpheres
AgroSpheres envisions a future built by nature's technologies. Located in Charlottesville, VA, the company's mission is to transform agriculture through reliable and affordable biobased solutions. AgroSpheres' patented AgriCell and AgriShell technologies enable the development of biological pesticides that have a multi-year shelf-life and high efficacy in the field. AgroSpheres' delivery platform makes it cost-effective to deliver oils, small molecules, and semiochemicals in the field at a significantly reduced dose. For more information, visit www.agrospheres.com.
About Lewis & Clark AgriFood
Lewis & Clark AgriFood is a St. Louis-based group of experienced investment professionals who are passionate about investing in companies that are at the forefront of food and agriculture innovation. We look for companies that deliver benefits to the stakeholders in the food and agriculture sector, from the producer, through the supply chain, all the way to the consumer. We invest in companies that are at the growth stage of their evolution, poised to scale their technology to a national or global scale. As founders, operators, investors, and scientists, our seasoned investment team brings a breadth of quality sector experience to every investment. For more information, visit www.lewisandclarkagrifood.com.
About Ospraie Ag Science
Ospraie Ag Science LLC is an investment vehicle that supports productivity enhancing companies in the agriculture technology space with a focus on sustainable solutions that improve the quality of life for farmers and society. Utilizing our extensive network and 25 years of experience investing in agriculture markets, we identify solutions that help farmers "Do More With Less" and that increase profitability, reduce environmental impact and improve their quality-adjusted yield. For more information, visit www.ospraieagscience.com.
About Bidra Innovation Ventures
We identify, nurture, and empower innovative solutions to boost agricultural ecosystems worldwide. Founded in 2022, Bidra is a U.S.-based agtech fund with the backing of Morocco's Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and OCP mining group.
About the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading international marketers and distributors of agricultural products, animal feed and specialty chemicals and ingredients. By developing strong relationships, making strategic market investments and capitalizing on new opportunities, the Wilbur-Ellis companies have continued to grow the business, with sales now over $3.3 billion.
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2022-10-25T14:18:48+00:00
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A charitable foundation on Friday named a canopy at a Memphis park for Tyre Nichols, who died last month after he was brutally beaten by officers in a case that has intensified calls for police reform and led to emotional tributes in this Mississippi River city and around the country.
With Nichols’ mother and stepfather in attendance, the Hyde Family Foundation and the Memphis River Parks Partnership dedicated the “Sunset Canopy” in honor of Nichols at Tom Lee Park, which sits along the river and is currently under major renovation.
Nichols was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton during a Jan. 7 arrest near his home. He died in a hospital three days later.
Police said he had been suspected of reckless driving, but no verified evidence of a traffic violation has emerged in public documents or in video released by the city.
Nichols, 29, was known to enjoy taking pictures of sunsets, and the park is known as a prime location for viewing them over the river.
Nichols’ mother and stepfather signed the first wooden roof slat of the canopy before it was lifted to the top of the large canopy and drilled into place. When finished, the high, wing-shaped canopy will cover a large area of the park overlooking the river.
Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, wrote, “Mommy miss you so much! Love you. Mom.” Stepfather Rodney Wells wrote, “Love you Tyre. Dad.”
RowVaughn Wells said her son was “smiling down right now, and he’s just jumping up for joy.”
“Like my wife said, he would love this,” Rodney Wells said. “There’s nothing he likes more than watching the sunset over the Mississippi.”
Nichols has been honored at memorials and other events in Memphis and other cities. An avid skateboarder, Nichols was the subject of a tribute at a Memphis skate park last month.
Tom Lee Park is the site of the annual World BBQ Championship and the Beale Street Music Festival.
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2023-02-11T09:41:32+00:00
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upmatters.com
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https://www.upmatters.com/news/ap-us-news/ap-canopy-at-memphis-riverside-park-named-after-tyre-nichols/
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A century after the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb, archaeologists are still unearthing more artifacts — and controversies.
The unearthing of King Tut's tomb on Nov. 4, 1922 is considered one of the greatest finds in modern history. But archaeologists remained convinced that more remained undiscovered.
Now, Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former state minister for antiquities, tells NBC News that archaeologists have recently uncovered coffins, papyrus documents and other artifacts at the Saqqara site in Giza, near the country's capital.
The findings are believed to have been associated with another pharaoh, King Teti, as well as generals and advisers of King Tut. Hawass told NBC that the artifacts will be displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, which is scheduled to open next year — though it has faced repeated delays.
The new museum is planned to be the largest archaeological museum in the world. It will give viewers a view of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Menkaure.
A new accusation of stolen jewelry
Also coinciding with the anniversary of the discovery, an Egyptology professor now claims that British archaeologist Howard Carter, who led the original excavation into King Tut's tomb, may have stolen jewelry that belonged to the boy pharaoh.
Professor Marc Gabolde of Paul-Valéry University of Montpellier in France used photos taken when King Tut's tomb was originally discovered to show that parts of a collar worn by the pharaoh matched those up for auction and in museums, according to Live Science. Parts of the collar are now on display at a museum in Kansas City, Mo., while beads from Tutankhamun's tomb are now at a St. Louis museum.
Even after its discovery, King Tut's tomb remained a mystery
The boy pharaoh took the throne more than 3,000 years ago at just 9 years old and reigned for less than a decade. It's likely that King Tut spent a life in pain due to a cleft palate, curved spine and weakened immune system before dying from malaria and a broken leg, according to one study.
And while the discovery of his tomb remains a monumental find, Egyptian officials have spent decades convinced there was more to uncover. A controversial theory that his tomb first belonged to a relative, Queen Nefertiti, ended after researchers concluded four years ago that there were no hidden chambers or tombs at the same site.
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2022-11-07T12:49:46+00:00
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hunters can expect near-perfect conditions when Wisconsin's annual nine-day gun deer season opens Saturday.
Wisconsin Public Radio reported Thursday that temperatures in the 20s and 30s will allow hunters to sit in one area comfortably if they choose and snow-covered ground will make deer more visible and easier to track.
The only issue could be wind, which could affect deer movement and make things tougher for hunters, said Jeff Pritzl, state Department of Natural Resources deer program specialist.
DNR officials told WPR that they expect to sell about 550,000 licenses this year. The agency sold 564,440 licenses last year. License sales have been trending down for more than 20 years, slipping about 1.5% annually since 2000 as older hunters age out of the sport faster than young people are taking it up.
Dwindling participation coupled with aging northern forests — deer prefer younger growth — have translated to fewer deer killed. Hunters took 182,783 deer during last year's nine-day season, down about 7% from 2020.
The DNR estimates the deer herd has been increasing since the early 2000s and now stands at more than 1.5 million animals.
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2022-11-17T21:52:02+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cold-and-snowy-conditions-to-greet-Wisconsin-deer-17593037.php
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DALLAS, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VRM Mortgage Services has announced the addition of Leigh Gibson, PMP, MBB, CKF as its new Vice President over Strategic Initiatives.
Holding an MBA in Computer Science, as well as certifications for Program Management, Six Sigma (Master Black Belt) and Kaizen, Ms. Gibson has been successful in developing products and solutions that provide scalable long term impact within the markets they serve.
Over her last 12 years at VRM Mortgage Services, Gibson has been driving structured process improvement disciplines for VRM and the mortgage industry at large. With her expertise, VRM has been able to foster a culture of continuous improvement, cost reductions, and expanded service offerings. With her new position as Vice President over Strategic Initiatives, Gibson will help guide VRM's mission and momentum towards new and improved solutions and marketability.
As Vice President of VRM's Strategic Initiatives division - which leads VRM through the research and development of new products and services, as well as improve current products and services - Gibson will continue to help VRM address the needs of the industry.
The Strategic Initiatives division at VRM will use qualitative and quantitative studies to refine products and services and, according to Gibson, "VRM's Strategic Initiatives division will identify, refine and develop solutions that satisfy the customer needs in an ever changing market. Product concepts, born out of thorough research & development, will bring new life to the industry and create a positive momentum of change."
"By evaluating every facet in the value chain, we can deliver on products and services that help our customers either upstream or downstream, and that is a cornerstone of process improvement and product innovation," says Gibson.
VRM Mortgage Services provides a variety of services to coordinate the support function of performing and non-performing loans, from commercial property solutions and short sale services to title & closing coordination and field services.
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2023-03-03T17:52:44+00:00
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https://www.live5news.com/prnewswire/2023/03/03/vrm-mortgage-services-announces-new-vice-president-over-strategic-initiatives/
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John Wayne Airport in Orange County is the closest airport to Disneyland, and it’s busy at all hours of the day with travelers — and kids wielding plastic lightsabers — going to and from the parks. But unless they’ve taken off from SNA before, they’re in for a thrill ride-esque surprise when their jet hurtles down the unusual runway.
SNA has earned a reputation as one of America’s scariest airports, and it’s not for the reasons you’d expect. With Southern California’s serene weather and its location off the blue waters of Newport Beach, it’s not exactly a turbulent trip over the Rockies. The terminals themselves also have a distinctly suburban vibe, with laid-back security and a few ordinary food offerings.
What sets SNA flights apart are their takeoffs — quick, loud and sudden. After you leave the gate, you’ll hear the pilots throttle up the plane's power. Once the jet is roaring, it rolls fast down the short runway until it feels like you’re lifting off almost straight up into the air: Some have compared it to the angle used by pilots on aircraft carriers.
There are a few reasons for this fast and furious departure protocol. The first has to do with the airport’s dimensions. The primary runway is just 5,700 feet, much shorter than your average runway. For comparison, SFO’s runways are all over 7,600 feet, and its longest ones, made for jumbo international flights, are nearly 12,000 feet. To get the propulsion needed to lift off by the end of the tarmac, pilots must take off near full power. (Landing at SNA can also be a bit bumpy due to pilots hitting the brakes to slow the plane’s momentum on the short runway.)
Then, there’s the angle. Flights leaving John Wayne take a 20- to 25-degree pitch, much steeper than an average flight's 15-degree range. For this, blame the residents and politicians of Orange County.
SNA’s own website boasts that it “maintains some of the most stringent noise rules in the United States.” Since the airport’s opening in 1979, wealthy residents have lobbied to restrict all manner of airport operations, from adding passenger caps and curfews to altering flight patterns. The steep takeoff pitch was implemented to make planes climb quicker instead of roaring over well-heeled neighborhoods. At one point, Newport Beach even considered a plan to force planes to do an “S-curve” maneuver after takeoff to put planes over the ocean before they leveled back out; the more complicated move is normally only used at airports with physical dangers, like nearby mountains.
If you’re a nervous flyer, here’s what to expect when leaving John Wayne Airport: The plane will sound louder than usual when it’s revving up for takeoff. You’ll do a fast roll down the runway before lifting off abruptly. Once you’ve taken that steep angle upward, it’ll sound like the pilots have cut power to the engines — they haven’t. They’ve just throttled down to more quietly sail over the million-dollar mansions below you.
It’s all normal — although you might want to bring along noise-canceling headphones to drown out the engine noise, if that makes you more comfortable.
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2023-03-21T18:36:47+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/what-makes-california-airport-scariest-america-17850005.php
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EAST BROOKFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Second Chance Animal Services rescued five dogs from the South Korean Meat Trade last month.
There were five dogs that Second Chance Animal Services brought back from a Maryland rehabilitation center last month. The five were part of a group of 120 dogs that were rescued from the South Korean Meat Trade that was being cared for by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
One of the dogs, Liam, is currently available for adoption. Liam is a Labrador retriever mix and eyes every visitor to the dog room at the Second Chance Animal Services Adoption Center and barks to make sure that he’s got your attention.
“Second Chance has long partnered with the HSUS as an emergency placement partner and we are often called upon to help with cases like this,” said Second Chance CEO and Founder Sheryl Blancato. “South Korea is currently contemplating a dog meat ban and the farm where Liam and the other dogs came from is transitioning to growing cabbage and other crops through the Humane Society International/South Korea’s “Model for Change Program”. We are proud to work with the HSUS to give these dogs the best start at a new life.”
Wendy Hall, Second Chance’s Animal Relocation Director, said that all five of the dogs are doing amazing. “They’ve obviously been through a lot in their short lives, but the dogs have made great progress. They were so shy when we first met them, and we have been in awe watching them get brave enough to explore our play yard and begin to come out of their shells.”
“Since they’ve never had the chance to be a dog, they will need patient families who can help with things like walking on a leash and who are ready to give them the great life they deserve,” said Hall.
Jackson, Star, and Buttons are still at the nonprofit’s Almost Home facility located in North Brookfield where shelter pets that are entering Massachusetts complete their state-mandated 48-hour quarantine and receive the care that they may need before they are ready for adoption.
“They are just waiting for kennel space to open up at the adoption center so they too can find their forever homes,” according to Hall who also notes that the fifth dog is being fostered and suspects that he has already stolen his foster heart.
Those that are interested in adopting can find the available dogs’ bios on the Second Chance website or come visit during adoption hours, which are Monday through Friday – from 10 am to 3 pm, Thursday evenings from 5 to 7 pm, and Saturdays from 11 am to 4 pm.
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2023-04-07T18:01:14+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/second-chance-rescues-dogs-from-the-south-korean-meat-trade/
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Many women say they are being subjected to race-based hair discrimination in the workplace.
According to the Crown 2023 Workplace Research Study, which was commissioned by LinkedIn and Dove, more than 20% of Black women ages 25 to 34 have been sent home from work because of their hair.
"For far too long, Black women and men have been subject to unfair treatment, outright discrimination and a myriad of inequities for simply wearing our natural hair texture and hair styles that are inherent to our cultural identity," said Esi Eggleston Bracey, president and CEO of Unilever Personal Care in North America.
Bias against natural hair and protective styles, which include braids, is also impacting women before the land a job. According to the study, 66% of Black women change their hair for a job interview, many of them opting for straight hair rather than curly.
SEE MORE: Military changes hair standards to be more inclusive
Race-based hair discrimination and bias has gotten the attention of lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
The House of Representatives passed the Crown Act in 2022. It would ban discrimination based on hair textures and hairstyles. The bill stalled when Senate Republicans blocked the bill.
"Black hair is beautiful, and no amount of racism or ignorance from the other side of the aisle will stop the power of our movement," said Rep. Ayanna Pressley. "I won’t stop pressing to ban race-based hair discrimination and I urge the Senate to use any legislative avenue to pass this critical bill and send it to President Biden’s desk."
California was the first state in the country to pass the Crown Act. More than two dozen other states now have similar laws on the books.
SEE MORE: How toy designers are improving diversity in dolls through hair
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2023-03-25T02:32:18+00:00
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ksby.com
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https://www.ksby.com/news/national/hair-discrimination-is-a-problem-in-the-workplace-study-says
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SPRINGFIELD — Private attorneys and state Attorney General Maura Healey have announced a $14 million civil settlement with roughly 31,000 criminal defendants whose cases were thrown out over the sweeping taint of two separate state drug lab scandals nearly a decade ago.
After their cases were thrown out beginning in 2017, many had already incurred court fees and other expenses as the costs of being prosecuted, according to Northampton attorney Luke Ryan, one of the lead attorneys in a class-action lawsuit filed against the state and among the leading defense lawyers to expose the Sonja Farak scandal.
“Shifting costs to ‘users’ of the criminal legal system creates extraordinary hardships for defendants and their families,” said Ryan. “In addition to erecting sometimes insurmountable barriers to re-entry, legal financial obligations require probation and parole officers to allocate substantial time to acting as collection agents that could otherwise be devoted to rehabilitation and public safety. We are hopeful that in addition to returning money to class members, this case will cause elected officials to see the wisdom of recent proposals to end the practice of treating the most financially insecure among us as a source of revenue.”
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2022-06-02T21:40:05+00:00
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masslive.com
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https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/06/massachusetts-settles-for-14-million-with-more-than-31000-criminal-defendants-whose-cases-were-tainted-by-drug-lab-scandal.html
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CHICAGO, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Barchart, a leading provider of market data and technology solutions, announces the expansion of its comprehensive market data inventory with historical futures options data (options on futures). This exclusive data is available through Barchart's Market Replay service and reinforces Barchart's commitment to delivering comprehensive and advanced market data solutions to empower traders, analysts, and financial institutions.
Barchart's Market Replay service is a powerful solution for traders, analysts and businesses to access historical point-in-time market data. With the addition of historical futures options data covering end-of-day prices, Greeks and other essential metadata, users can now harness this exclusive data for in-depth analysis, risk evaluation, and informed decision-making across options on futures markets. Barchart's coverage extends back to the early 2000s for options on futures historical market data from CME Group, ICE, Euronext, Eurex and other futures exchanges.
"Market Replay is an enterprise data service that equips firms with extensive historical data delivered on-demand and as a managed service," said Barchart CEO Mark Haraburda. "The addition of twenty plus years of historical options on futures across global futures markets is an exclusive data set that has not been widely available. Bringing this product to market supports additional opportunities for market analysis and research across trading, investing and risk management," added Haraburda.
Barchart's Historical Futures Options data can be delivered via API or flat file. To view our historical coverage for option data, please visit our data catalog. To learn more about Market Replay and accessing Historical Futures Options data, please visit our website.
About Barchart
Barchart is a leading provider of market data and services to the global financial, media, and commodity industries. Our diversified client base trusts Barchart's innovative Solutions across data, software, and technology to power their operation from front to back office, while our Media brands enable financial and commodity professionals to make decisions through web content, news, and publications. For more information, please visit www.barchart.com/solutions.
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2023-05-31T14:50:31+00:00
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kfyrtv.com
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https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2023/05/31/exclusive-historical-futures-options-data-now-available-barchart/
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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell across the board Tuesday after Wall Street tumbled into a bear market, indicating that major U.S. benchmarks and individual stocks have fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time.
Benchmarks fell in Japan, Australia, South Korea and China. The Japanese yen's continuing slide against the dollar paused.
At the center of the selloff was the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is scrambling to get inflation under control. Its main method is to raise interest rates, a blunt tool that could slow the economy too much and risk a recession if used too aggressively.
Some economists are speculating the Fed on Wednesday may raise its key rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. That’s triple the usual amount and something the Fed hasn’t done since 1994.
“Another day to digest the recent U.S. inflation data, and another day closer to the June FOMC meeting, and global markets, we well as those here in Asia have been demonstrating that they don’t like where the global economy sits right now,” Robert Carnell, regional head of research Asia-Pacific at ING, said in a report.
Japan's Nikkei 225 shed 1.8% to 26,496.91. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 4.3% to 6,634.00 after reopening from a holiday on Monday. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.0% to 2,479.83. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.4% to 20,990.98, while the Shanghai Composite edged down 1.2% to 3,217.72.
Adding to worries about the fragile Japanese economy is the sliding yen, recently at 135, the lowest level against the U.S. dollar since 1998. The U.S. dollar rose to 134.62 Japanese yen from 134.46 yen, as the yen's weakness was mitigated somewhat by Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's comments expressing concern about its decline.
The euro cost $1.0426, up from $1.0409.
“Against this backdrop, equities in Asia are unlikely to be spared pain,” Tan Boon Heng at Mizuho Bank in Singapore said in a commentary.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 index sank 3.9% to 3,749.63. It's 21.8% below its record set early this year and now in a bear market. The Dow lost 876.05, or 2.8%, to 30,516.74 on Monday, after falling more than 1,000 points. The Nasdaq composite dropped 4.7% to 10,809.23.
The decline was the first chance for investors to trade after having the weekend to reflect on Friday's news that inflation is getting worse, not better.
With the Fed seemingly pinned into having to get more aggressive, prices fell in a worldwide rout for everything from bonds to bitcoin, from New York to New Zealand. Some of the sharpest drops hit what had been big winners of the easier low-rate era, such as high-growth technology stocks and other former darlings of investors. Tesla slumped 7.1%, and Amazon dropped 5.5%. GameStop tumbled 8.4%.
“The best thing people can do is to not panic and don’t sell at the bottom,” said Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, "and we’re probably not at the bottom.”
Markets are bracing for more bigger-than-usual hikes, on top of some discouraging signals about the economy and corporate profits, including a record-low preliminary reading on consumer sentiment soured by high gasoline prices.
The economy is still holding up overall, but the danger is that the job market and other factors are so hot that they will feed into higher inflation.
Wall Street's sobering realization that inflation is accelerating, not peaking, has sent U.S. bond yields to their highest levels in more than a decade. The two-year Treasury yield shot to 3.36% from 3.06% late Friday in its second straight major move. It earlier touched its highest level since 2007, according to Tradeweb.
The 10-year yield jumped to 3.37% from 3.15%, and the higher level will make mortgages and many other kinds of loans more expensive. It touched its highest level since 2011.
The higher yields mean prices are tumbling for bonds. That happens rarely and is a painful hit for older and more conservative investors who depend on them as the safer parts of their nest eggs.
Some of the biggest hits came for cryptocurrencies, which soared early in the pandemic as ultralow rates encouraged some investors to pile into the riskiest investments. Bitcoin tumbled more than 14% from a day earlier and dropped below $23,400, according to Coindesk. It’s back to where it was in late 2020 and down from a peak of $68,990 late last year.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude fell 22 cents to $120.71 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gained 26 cents to $120.93 on Monday.
Brent crude, the international standard, slipped 29 cents to $121.98 a barrel.
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AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed.
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2022-06-14T07:15:05+00:00
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daytondailynews.com
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https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/asian-benchmarks-decline-after-bear-market-hits-wall-street/4IKQYTX6WFFCZMFPYGGQ47VRSQ/
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If you’ve ever considered having cookies for breakfast — maybe you even tried the chocolate chip cookie cereal trend in 2020 — Krispy Kreme’s newest doughnut collection is definitely going to brighten your mornings.
The doughnut shop has partnered with both Oreo and Chips Ahoy! for its new “Cookie Blast Collection.” It includes three new doughnuts and one returning doughnut it calls a “fan favorite.”
Kicking off the collection is the “Oreo and Chips Ahoy! Cookie Blast Doughnut,” which is not only filled with “Oreo cookies and Kreme” filling but also stuffed with two Chips Ahoy! chewy cookies. (You read that right — there are two full cookies inside each doughnut!) The doughnut is then dipped in cookie dough icing and a mixture of Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookie pieces. If that’s not enough, it’s topped with a “dollop” of Oreo cookies and Kreme filling on top as well as one mini Oreo cookie and one mini Chips Ahoy! cookie.
The Chips Ahoy! Candy Blasts Doughnut starts with a glazed doughnut dipped in cookie dough icing and topped with Chips Ahoy! cookie pieces, what Krispy Kreme calls “milk chocolate candy gems” and semi-sweet chocolate chips.
The Chips Ahoy! Cookie Dough Kreme Doughnut, on the other hand, is filled with Chips Ahoy! cookies and Kreme filling and dipped in chocolate icing. It also includes a drizzle of cookie dough icing and some mini Chips Ahoy! cookies.
Lastly, the Oreo Cookies & Kreme Filled Doughnut is, as the same suggests, filled with Oreo cookies and Kreme filling. It is then dipped in chocolate icing and topped with Oreo cookie pieces and an icing drizzle.
All four doughnuts are available now for a limited time at Krispy Kreme locations nationwide. The cookies are being sold through May 7.
The doughnut shop says they are also delivering six-packs of the Chips Ahoy! Candy Blasts and Chips Ahoy! Cookie Dough Kreme doughnuts to select grocery stores every day, so you may be able to find them next time you head out to shop.
No Krispy Kreme near you? No problem! The blog Table for Seven has a recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Stuffed Doughnuts so you can make a similar treat at home.
Betty Crocker also has a fun recipe for “Cookie Doughnuts,” which are actually just chocolate chip cookies shaped like doughnuts. They’re easy to make and call for just five ingredients.
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Check out Simplemost for additional stories.
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2023-04-17T17:07:14+00:00
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ksby.com
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https://www.ksby.com/krispy-kremes-new-doughnuts-made-oreo-chips-ahoy-cookies
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa man who was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol believed a conspiracy theory that law enforcement officers would be arresting "all the corrupt politicians" that day, starting with then-Vice President Mike Pence, a defense attorney told jurors Tuesday.
Doug Jensen wore a shirt bearing the letter "Q" to express his adherence to the QAnon conspiracy theory when he joined the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. A viral video recorded by a reporter's cellphone showed Jensen running after a Capitol Police officer who was retreating from a crowd of rioters up a flight of stairs.
A federal prosecutor showed jurors the video at the start of Jensen's trial. They also saw a photograph of Jensen with his arms extended as he confronted a line of police officers near the Senate chambers, one of the most memorable images from the riot.
"This is not a whodunit case," defense attorney Christopher Davis said during the trial's opening statements. "Literally, the whole case is on video."
But he stressed that none of the video shows Jensen engaging in any violence or property damage.
"You will not see this man lay a hand on anyone," Davis said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Allen told jurors they will hear testimony by Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman. Jensen was at the front of a group of rioters who followed Goodman as the officer ran up the stairs.
Goodman "approached them with his hand on his gun because he had no way of knowing what they were capable of doing," Allen said. "And he knew that he was desperately outnumbered and alone."
Davis said Jensen, a construction worker, was motivated by his "100%" belief in QAnon, a conspiracy theory that spread beyond the dark fringes of the internet to penetrate mainstream Republican politics.
QAnon has centered on the baseless notion that former President Donald Trump was secretly fighting a Satan-worshipping cabal of "deep state" enemies, prominent Democrats and Hollywood elites during his time in the White House. Another core tenet of QAnon is the apocalyptic prophesy that "The Storm" was coming and would usher in mass arrests and executions of Trump's foes.
Before the riot, Trump and his allies spread the false narrative that Pence somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election. Davis told jurors they will hear Jensen implore police officers to "do their job" and arrest Pence, who was presiding over the Senate on Jan. 6.
"He believed they were obligated to do it," Davis said. "He believed that martial law was going to be instituted."
After scaling the outer walls of the Capitol, Jensen climbed through a broken window to enter the building. He was one of the first 10 rioters to enter the building, according to prosecutors.
Allen said Jensen learned from a friend's text message that Pence was about to certify the election results.
"That's all about to change," Jensen replied.
Jensen is charged with seven counts, including charges that he obstructed the joint session of Congress to certify President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory, that he interfered with police and that he engaged in disorderly conduct inside the Capitol while carrying a knife in his pocket.
Allen said Jensen "got what he came for" in Washington on Jan. 6.
"The proceedings in Congress stopped," she said. "That's why he was there."
Jenson drove back home to Des Moines, Iowa, a day after the riot. The following day, he walked six miles to a police station and showed up unannounced, saying he was probably a wanted man. But there weren't any warrants for his arrest when two FBI agents questioned him at the station.
Jensen told the agents he considered himself a "digital soldier" who was "religiously" following QAnon. He said he worked his way to the front of the crowd because he "wanted Q to get the attention."
"I basically intended on being the poster boy, and it really worked out," he said, according to a transcript of the interview on Jan. 8, 2021.
Jensen told the FBI agents his belief in QAnon cost him friends and family members who think he is "insane." One of the agents asked him if he had any regrets about his actions on Jan. 6.
"I don't know. It depends on if the outcome I wanted happens, then it would have been worth it. But if nothing happens except for negativity from this, and I'm a rioter, then, yeah, I completely regret it," he said.
Jensen asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly to suppress statements he made to the FBI and the evidence seized from his cellphone. The judge denied his request earlier this month.
The first government witness for Jensen's trial is scheduled to testify Wednesday. Kelly said the trial could conclude later this week.
More than 870 people have been charged with federal crimes for their conduct on Jan. 6. Approximately 400 of them have pleaded guilty. Juries have convicted eight Capitol riot defendants after trials. None of the defendants who had jury trials was acquitted of any charges.
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2022-09-21T01:06:14+00:00
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wsfltv.com
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https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/trial-opens-for-qanon-follower-who-chased-officer-at-capitol
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TORONTO (AP) — Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer, José Berríos won his third straight decision and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the error-prone Detroit Tigers 4-1 Sunday.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette had RBI doubles for the Blue Jays, who have won 12 of 15 overall after taking three of four from the Tigers. Toronto (57-45) is a season-high 12 games above .500 for the third time, and the first time since the Blue Jays were 37-25 on June 15.
Detroit (41-62) has gone 4-7 since the All-Star break.
Berríos (8-4) allowed three hits in seven innings, including a solo home run to his brother-in-law, Javier Báez. Berríos walked one and struck out six.
“He was landing his curveball. He was spotting his fastball up,” interim manager John Schneider said. “He was on.”
Tim Mayza worked the eighth and Jordan Romano finished for his AL-leading 24th save in 27 chances, striking out Miguel Cabrera to end it with the fans in the crowd of 40,298 on their feet.
The Tigers made four errors Sunday, giving them seven in the four-game series. Left fielder Robbie Grossman dropped Guerrero’s line drive in the third, Báez dropped Bichette’s pop fly in the fourth, Hill made an errant pickoff throw to first in the fifth and Báez made a throwing error on Teoscar Hernández’s grounder in the eighth.
“It was inexcusable,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “Those are sloppy plays that need to be made.”
Hinch disputed the suggestion that the upcoming trade deadline is affecting his team’s focus.
“These are big boys. They can make plays,” Hinch said.
None of Toronto’s runs were unearned.
Chapman opened the scoring when he connected off right-hander Garrett Hill in the second inning, his 20th this season and fourth this series. Chapman homered twice Thursday and went deep again Friday.
“I don’t really know what to do against him right now,” Tigers catcher Tucker Barnhart said.
Báez and Berríos battled in a first-inning at-bat that included several deep foul drives, one into the upper deck. Báez thought he’d walked on ball three before taking a curve outside on the ninth pitch of the at-bat.
“Their holiday dinners will probably revolve around these at-bats,” Hinch said.
It was the first time Berríos had allowed a hit against Báez, who came in 0 for 5 against his brother-in-law.
“I already texted him and told him he got me,” Berríos said.
Báez cut Toronto’s lead in half with his leadoff homer in the fourth, his 10th, but Guerrero and Bichette drove in runs as Toronto chased Hill with a two-run fifth.
Hill (1-3) allowed four runs and six hits in five innings, his third straight losing decision. Hill walked two and struck out one.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Tigers: RHP Matt Manning (shoulder) is expected to be activated off the injured list to start against Minnesota on Tuesday, Hinch said. Manning last pitched for Detroit April 16 at Kansas City.
Blue Jays: OF George Springer (right elbow) sat for the second time in three games. Springer also sat out Friday. He started at DH Saturday. … RHP Alek Manoah felt fine after playing catch before the game, Manoah left Friday’s start in the sixth after taking a comebacker off his right elbow.
HOT AT HOME
Berríos has won 13 consecutive home starts, breaking Roy Halladay’s Blue Jays record. Haladay won 12 straight at home from May 31, 2007 to April 6, 2008.
SAVE ME
Romano’s 24 save was a career-best. He had 23 last season.
UP NEXT
Tigers: LHP Tarik Skubal (7-8, 3.67) starts Monday as Detroit begins a three-game series at Minnesota.
Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (7-8, 3.30) is expected to start Tuesday as Toronto opens a two-game series at Tampa Bay. RHP Drew Rasmussen (6-3, 3.17) goes for the Rays.
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2022-07-31T20:33:12+00:00
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expressnews.com
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https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Chapman-homers-Berr-os-gets-win-as-Jays-beat-17341542.php
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NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at an Apple store in Oklahoma City voted to unionize, marking the second unionized Apple store in the U.S. in a matter of months, according to the federal labor board.
The vote on Friday signaled another win for the labor movement, which has been gaining momentum since the pandemic.
Fifty-six workers at the store, located at Oklahoma City’s Penn Square Mall, voted to be represented by The Communications Workers of America, while 32 voted against it, according to a preliminary tally by National Labor Relations Board. The approximate number of eligible voters was 95, the board said.
The labor board said Friday that both parties have five business days to file objections to the election. If no objections are filed, the results will be certified, and the employer must begin bargaining in good faith with the union.
The union victory follows a vote to unionize an Apple store in Towson, Maryland, in June. That effort was spearheaded by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Maryland, which is preparing to begin formal negotiations.
In a statement emailed to The Associated Press on Saturday, Apple said, “We believe the open, direct and collaborative relationship we have with our valued team members is the best way to provide an excellent experience for our customers, and for our teams.”
Apple also cited “strong compensation and exceptional benefits,” and noted that since 2018, it has increased starting rates in the U.S. by 45% and made significant improvements in other benefits, including new educational and family support programs.
The Communications Workers of America could not be immediately reached for comment.
Worker discontent has invigorated the labor movements at several major companies in the U.S. in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered tensions over sick leave policies, scheduling, and other issues.
In a surprise victory, Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse voted in favor of unionizing in April, though similar efforts at other warehouses so far have been unsuccessful. Voting for an Amazon facility near Albany, New York, began on Wednesday and is expected go through Monday. Well over 200 U.S. Starbucks stores have voted to unionize over the past year, according to the NLRB.
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2022-10-15T22:44:11+00:00
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localsyr.com
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https://www.localsyr.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-apple-workers-in-oklahoma-vote-to-unionize-in-2nd-labor-win/
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- VTRUX chassis cabs and vans to be converted to right hand drive for the Australian market.
- Non-binding commitment for delivery of 6,500 commercial EVs using the VTRUX chassis cab and skateboard
- Production and delivery are targeted to begin in 2024.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today VIA Motors, a U.S. based All-Electric Commercial OEM Vehicle Manufacturer at the forefront of fleet electrification, announced a Memorandum of Understanding with AUSEV (a subsidiary of BOSSCAP) to collaborate on accelerating the adoption of commercial electric vehicles (EVs) throughout Australia.
"We're excited about our mission to accelerate the adoption of commercial electric vehicles in the Australian market," said Terry Mulcahy, AUSEV Head of Future Business. "Partnering with VIA Motors further empowers this objective and spurs our desire to reintroduce automotive manufacturing back into Australia," he added.
Under the terms of the agreement, VIA and AUSEV will share engineering expertise and best practices leading up to the production and delivery of the initial vehicles, anticipated for 2024. "Leveraging the engineering expertise of VIA Motors in commercial EVs, matched with the capability of AUSEV to remanufacture vehicles for the Right-Hand Drive market allows us to be in a position to deliver for Australian fleet customers," said Brendan Kenny, AUSEV Head of Operations.
The relationship will encompass all the necessary pillars to serve Australian fleet customers from distribution and marketing to service and critical charging infrastructure support. The VDRIVE skateboard that VIA has designed from the ground up, will provide the flexibility AUSEV is looking for when positioning solutions to its diverse array of clients. "Our skateboard and Chassis cab architecture will serve as the underpinnings for a full portfolio of product offerings, including box trucks, stake trucks, walk in vans and other body configurations," according to VIA CEO, Bob Purcell.
"We are thrilled to partner with AUSEV who will efficiently remanufacture our commercial EV's to Right Hand Drive for the Australian market," said Jeff Krause, VIA's Executive Director of Sales. "This collaboration is an important initial step in our international growth expansion, providing functional, reliable, and durable work trucks that are preferred by drivers and have an attractive total cost of ownership." AUSEV is a subsidiary of Boss Capital Holdings Pty LTD ("BOSSCAP") dedicated to the manufacturing and distribution of electric vehicles.
AUSEV will leverage BOSSCAP's experience in remanufacturing vehicles, including Light and Heavy Duty pick-up trucks, for right hand markets to quickly bring viable and capable EV fleet options to the Australian market which has been seeking purely electric commercial solutions.
To view high-resolution images of VIA's VTRUX electric chassis cabs, please click here.
About AUSEV
AUSEV Pty Ltd (AUSEV) is a subsidiary of BOSSCAP. BOSSCAP is a multi-industry company focused on sovereign capability. AUSEV was established to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in Australia, with a focus on RHD 4×4 EVs and has evolved to incorporate not only Pick-ups but also Light, Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks & Vans. The company is committed to offering an end-to-end solution, including servicing, charging and fleet management. AUSEV leverages BOSSCAP's experience in remanufacturing and distributing ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles to now offer OEMs a solution to either partially or fully manufacture RHD electric vehicles (EV) locally in Australia. Learn more at https://www.aus-ev.com.au
ABOUT VIA MOTORS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
VIA is a leading electric commercial vehicle company with proven advanced electric drive technology, delivering sustainable mobility solutions for a more livable world. VIA designs, manufactures, and markets electric commercial vehicles, with superior life-cycle economics, for use across a broad cross-section of the global fleet customer base. VIA's vehicles are optimized for each fleet's needs, with intelligent software packages and fleet monitoring systems that are designed to reduce cost and improve operating efficiencies. VIA is a systems-driven company and strives to optimize the total fleet experience including energy, maintenance, uptime, route mapping and more, with reduced development time, improved quality, driving comfort, energy efficiency and connectivity. Learn more at https://www.viamotors.com
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2022-10-25T11:54:40+00:00
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newschannel10.com
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https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2022/10/25/via-motors-partners-with-ausev-accelerate-electrification-australias-commercial-electric-vehicle-market/
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
8-7-6
(eight, seven, six)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
8-7-6
(eight, seven, six)
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2022-09-01T23:48:49+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17413924.php
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Former Los Angeles Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs
By Eric Levenson, Ashley Killough and Chuck Johnston, CNN
The former Los Angeles Angels employee who provided the drugs that resulted in the 2019 overdose death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday on drug charges.
Eric Prescott Kay, the former communications director of the Angels, faced between 20 years and life for his conviction in February on charges of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
He had been accused of providing drugs to Skaggs, a 27-year-old pitcher, that resulted in his death in a Texas hotel room on July 1, 2019 before his team was set to play the Texas Rangers.
In court Tuesday, prosecutors introduced jail phone calls and emails in which Kay insulted Skaggs, his family and the jury.
“I hope people realize what a piece of s*** he is,” he told his mother in a recorded jailhouse call. “Well, he’s dead, so f*** ’em.”
Kay also called the Skaggs family “dumb” and “white trash” and called the jury that convicted him “fat, sloppy, toothless, and unemployed.”
He expressed regret for the comments in court and said he was “selfish,” angry at the world and venting his frustrations.
“Tyler Skaggs was a sweetheart of a man,” Kay said, calling him “kind.”
Judge Terry R. Means said he added two years above the 20-year minimum because of Kay’s demeaning comments.
“What I see coming from your mouth … was not just vitriol but a callousness and a refusal to accept responsibility or even be remorseful for something you caused,” Means said.
Kay’s attorney had asked for a minimum 20-year sentence, he said in a statement.
What happened at trial
Skaggs died by choking on vomit after using drugs and alcohol, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. High levels of opioids, including fentanyl, oxycodone and oxymorphone, were found in his system, as well as alcohol, according to toxicology results.
Geoffrey Lindenberg, a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, wrote that “but for the fentanyl” in Skaggs’s system, the medical examiner determined, the pitcher “would not have died.”
According to court records, a search of Skaggs’s phone revealed text messages from the day before his death suggesting that he had asked Kay to stop by his room with pills late that evening.
The DEA’s investigation found that Kay regularly dealt pills of fentanyl — dubbed “blue boys” for their blue coloring — to Skaggs and others in the Angels organization at the stadium where they worked, according to an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint.
At trial, a series of former players, including Matt Harvey, C.J. Cron, Mike Morin, and Cameron Bedrosian, testified that Kay distributed the pills to them, the Department of Justice said.
Skaggs, a first-round draft pick in 2009, was reacquired by the Angels before the 2014 season and had a 28-38 record in his career. He last pitched for the Angels two days before his death.
“The Skaggs family learned the hard way: One fentanyl pill can kill. That’s why our office is committed to holding to account anyone who deals in illicit opioids, whether they operate in back alleyways or world class stadiums,” US Attorney Chad E. Meacham said in a statement. “Mr. Skaggs did not deserve to die this way. No one does. We hope this sentence will bring some comfort to his grieving family.”
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2022-10-11T21:32:56+00:00
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localnews8.com
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https://localnews8.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2022/10/11/former-los-angeles-angels-employee-sentenced-to-22-years-in-prison-in-overdose-death-of-pitcher-tyler-skaggs/
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Keisei Tominaga poured in 22 points and keyed a Nebraska comeback that erased a 17-point second-half deficit and a 12-0 run in overtime to carry the Cornhuskers past Wisconsin, 73-63 on Saturday.
It was the largest Nebraska comeback win since 2013.
Nebraska trailed by 17 points with 16 minutes to play, but Tominaga dropped four 3-pointers to put the Cornhuskers in front, 48-47 with 11:14 to play. Nebraska hit seven 3-pointers in the second half, including Jamarques Lawrence’s 3 with just under four minutes left to take a 61-59 lead. Chucky Hepburn hit a fade-away jumper to tie the game at 61-61 with 2:44 left and neither team scored again, and the game went to overtime.
Tyler Wahl put Nebraska on top with a jumper to open the extra period, but the Cornhuskers closed the game out with a 12-0 run and going 6-for-6 shooting from the line.
Tominaga hit 5 of 11 from behind the arc for the game and was 4 of 7 in the second half. Derrick Walker put Nebraska (12-14, 5-10 Big 10) on his back in overtime, powering inside for two layups, then forcing Wahl to foul out and burying both free throws to put the Cornhuskers up, 69-63.
Walker was 8 of 13 from the floor and finished with 18 points and eight rebounds. Sam Griesel had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Lawrence added 11 points. Blaise Keita grabbed 11 rebounds, made two steals and played an integral role in the comeback by diving for loose balls.
Hepburn had 19 points to lead Wisconsin (14-10, 6-8). Connor Essegian added 13 points and Max Klesmit had 12.
Wisconsin plays host to Michigan Tuesday. Nebraska travels to face No. 24 Rutgers Tuesday.
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2023-02-12T08:20:19+00:00
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siouxlandproud.com
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https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/tominaga-3s-lift-nebraska-past-wisconsin-in-ot-73-63/
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's government is appealing a trial judge's order that demands many more community services by certain dates for people with intellectual and development disabilities who otherwise live at institutions, the top state health official said Wednesday.
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley said the formal challenge is needed because he has “grave concerns” about some of the directives issued Nov. 2 by Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour. The group that was the driving force behind a 2017 lawsuit that led to his order said it was discouraged by Kinsley's challenge.
Kinsley pointed in particular to Baddour’s directive that new admissions at state-run development centers, privately intermediate care facilities and certain adult care homes must stop as of January 2028 for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The secretary said that could ultimately lead to closures of small group homes, leaving potentially 1,000 or more clients seeking new accommodations while creating instability for people who are happy in their current situations.
“We cannot have a ruling go into place that’s going to bind our hands, that’s going to push people into homelessness, essentially,” Kinsley told reporters. “We’ve got to find a different path.”
Kinsley also on Wednesday unveiled a policy and funding counterproposal of sorts that he said would promote independence for people with such disabilities and choices for services in a deliberate fashion.
Some formal General Assembly legislation would be needed to ultimately reach the $150 million in annual federal and state spending starting next July that the proposal envisions. These requests and others should be in Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's upcoming budget proposal, the secretary said.
Kinsley said the GOP-controlled legislature appears willing to help improve community services and called 2022 a “year of considerable advancement."
“This plan recognizes the real, sizable investments and I believe puts us on a path for a vision of a very different North Carolina, that instead of pushing people out of safety, gives people choice,” Kinsley told reporters.
Baddour already had ruled in 2020 that too many people with such disabilities were forced to live away from home in violation of state law. In ordering remedies four weeks ago to address that ruling, Baddour told DHHS that at least 3,000 people must be diverted or shifted to community-based programs by early 2031. No one would be forced to move.
He also told DHHS to eliminate by mid-2032 a waiting list of roughly 16,000 people who are qualified to participate in a Medicaid-funded program that helps them live at home or outside of an institution. Baddour’s order also directs DHHS to a shortage of well-paid direct-care workers. Kinsley's summary released Wednesday doesn't identify specific long-term dates to complete initiatives.
The head of the nonprofit Disability Rights North Carolina — a plaintiff in the lawsuit — said the appeal likely will fail and delay “justice for North Carolinians with I/DD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) even longer.”
“It is so deeply disappointing to hear over and over that I/DD services are a priority, but then have progress undermined in this way,” Disability Rights CEO Virginia Knowlton Marcus said in a news release.
The price tag to carry out the judge’s directives isn’t clear, although Disability Rights has suggested it could take hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Federal dollars would cover much of the Medicaid-related services, however.
Disability Rights has said the order would lead private facilities to transition to more community-based services instead, and that the injection of federal funds would generate more jobs and services.
The DHHS proposal in part would spend $36 million next year to help raise wages for direct-support professionals and $24 million to reduce the waiting list for the Medicaid-funded Innovations Waiver option by another 1,000 people.
Kinsley mentioned Keith McDonald, whose 18-year-old daughter lives at TLC, an intermediate care facility in Raleigh for young people with disabilities. McDonald said later Wednesday that he’s worried that denying new admissions even years from now will discourage investments at private facilities and harm their current clients.
“It’ll have a disastrous impact,” McDonald said.
The lawsuit’s lead plaintiff is a western North Carolina woman who had been forced to move into a state-run development center in Morganton when community-based services dried up. She is no longer living at the center.
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2022-11-30T21:01:51+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/NC-health-agency-appealing-ruling-on-services-for-17621817.php
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Earlier this week more than 50 snakes were confiscated from a Sioux City home and now the owner said he won’t be getting his animals back.
Monday night, a criminal warrant was issued and the snakes were seized from the home of Parker Moos due to the snakes being against a city ordinance.
Moos was out of town at the time when one of his snakes, a non-venomous ball python, escaped to a neighbor’s driveway where it was killed.
Moos said that his snakes will not be returned to him, even outside of city limits but will instead be given to an unnamed animal rescue.
“I also called to try and get ahold of the mayor to try and see if I could talk to him and at least add a bit more understanding and education to the situation. A lot of these laws and policies are based on a fear,” said Moos.
Moos plans to attend a city council meeting to make an effort to reverse the city’s ordinance.
Moos has an ongoing petition to gain support for his cause, you can find that petition here.
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2022-07-14T16:19:59+00:00
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keloland.com
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https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/owner-of-seized-snakes-shares-his-side-of-the-story/
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HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hikvision has reported its financial results for the first half year of 2022. During the reporting period, the company generated a revenue of RMB 37.26 billion, up 9.90% year over year (YoY). Net profits attributable to shareholders of the listed company were RMB 5.76 billion, reflecting a YoY decrease of 11.14%.
In the first half of 2022, Hikvision achieved a revenue of RMB 11.71 billion in overseas markets, with a YoY growth of 23.72%.
With continued external uncertainties, Hikvision has maintained steady development, leveraging advantages in R&D innovation, flexible manufacturing capabilities, a global marketing & sales network, and quality of service. The company will remain focused on creating more value for customers with innovative AIoT technologies, products, and solutions.
For the full first half 2022 financial report, please click here.
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2022-08-19T11:10:16+00:00
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kwtx.com
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https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2022/08/19/hikvision-reports-first-half-2022-financial-results/
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With a single case of paralytic polio detected in Rockland County, New York, and the virus showing up in wastewater samples in two counties in the state, as well as New York City, health officials say polio is likely circulating undetected.
This is a particular danger to unvaccinated communities because polio can occasionally lead to severe symptoms including meningitis, permanent paralysis and even death.
"For every one case of paralytic polio identified, hundreds more may be undetected," New York Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett said in a statement earlier this month. "The best way to keep adults and children polio-free is through safe and effective immunization."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends children receive four doses of the polio vaccine with one dose each administered at 2 months old; 4 months old; between 6 months and 18 months old; and between ages 4 and 6.
Currently, every state and the District of Columbia requires children enrolling in kindergarten to have received at least three doses or all four doses of the vaccine.
Although CDC data shows almost 94% of kindergarten-age students in the U.S. received the polio vaccine for the 2020-2021 school year, rates vary by state.
Data shows Mississippi has the highest rate in the country with 98.9% of kindergartners vaccinated against polio.
Rounding out the top five are Louisiana; New York, excluding New York City; Nebraska; and Rhode Island.
Meanwhile, Washington, D.C. has the lowest rate with just 80.4% of students vaccinated ahead of the school year.
Idaho has the second-lowest rate at 86.6% followed by Wisconsin, Hawaii and Georgia -- all with rates under 90%.
"What you need for outbreaks to start and to persist in our population is where people are not optimally vaccinated, where there are a lot of unvaccinated people," Dr. Adam Ratner, director of pediatric infectious diseases at NYU Langone Health, told ABC News. "And that doesn't have to be at the level of a country or a state or even a county. It can be small pockets of people that can't handle an outbreak and keep it going."
Experts told ABC News there are many factors contributing to low vaccination rates, but one of the main factors is the COVID-19 pandemic.
They explained that because parents weren't taking their children for routine appointments, vaccinations were missed, and because children were not physically in classrooms, enforcement of vaccinations required to attend school became lax.
"Primary health care has been disrupted, overall," Dr. Walter Orenstein, associate director of the Emory Vaccine Center, told ABC News. "Since many children get their immunizations in primary health care, they're not making visits. If it's more telemedicine, then you lose opportunities to vaccinate."
Between 1951 and 1954, an average of 16,000 paralytic polio cases and 1,800 deaths from polio were reported every year, according to the CDC. In 1955, the first polio vaccine became widely available.
Cases slowly fell from fewer than 1,000 per year to fewer than 100 per year. By 1994, polio was declared eliminated in the Americas.
Experts say because the disease is so rarely seen anymore, people don't remember a time when polio ran rampant.
"Many people have never seen a case of polio because we had eliminated, until this recent introduction, polio in the United States and much of the world," Orenstein said. "And these are terrible diseases and vaccines are so good at preventing them."
Exemptions are likely another reason behind the low rates, the experts said.
All 50 states allow children to be exempted from vaccination for medical reasons, such as being allergic to a vaccine component or a weakened immune system that would make getting a vaccine harmful.
However, some states allow for non-medical exemptions including religious beliefs or philosophical and personal beliefs.
In Idaho, 8.2% of kindergartners had an exemption from one or more vaccines for the 2020-2021 school year, mostly for non-medical reasons. Similarly, 5.2% of kindergartners in Wisconsin were exempt from one or more vaccines, CDC data shows.
However, in Mississippi, exemptions for "religious, philosophical, or conscientious reasons" are not allowed under state law, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.
That means just 0.1% of Mississippi kindergartners had exemptions for one or more vaccines last school year, and solely for medical reasons, according to CDC data.
Similarly, New York state eliminated non-medical exemptions for required vaccinations in schools, including the polio vaccine.
As a result, the Empire State also had just 0.1% of kindergarten-age students in the state who were exempt for medical reasons, CDC data shows.
"The data are clear that the more rigorous school laws are in their enforcement, the higher the immunization coverage," Orenstein said.
To improve these rates, the experts said communities need to be educated on the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
"We need to find people who are trusted by the hesitant and who could be messengers to educate them about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, the tremendous rigor with which a vaccine is produced and evaluated before it becomes licensed and available, the continuing monitoring system for safety and effectiveness," Orenstein said.
Ratner said public health departments can also have targeted outreach to communities with lower vaccination rates to combat misinformation and understand why people are hesitant about vaccination.
"The things that we vaccinate against are, without exception, dangerous diseases," he said. "They are real, dangerous diseases that are not gone. If you think about polio, where it's been out of people's minds in the U.S. for a long time, because we haven't had polio cases here for a long time and that's great. But the reason that we haven't had polio cases here is that we vaccinate our kids."
Ratner said it's frustrating to hear of polio being detected again.
"And kids who are under-vaccinated, and there are plenty of them, are really, truly at risk of paralytic polio," he added. "And it is sad and frustrating to take care of kids who have things that we can prevent."
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2022-08-25T15:49:10+00:00
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abc30.com
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https://abc30.com/paralytic-polio-cases-vaccination-rates-cdc/12164695/
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LONDON — A smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, the European Medicines Agency said Friday, echoing a recommendation made earlier this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The EU drug regulator said in a statement that injecting people with just one fifth the regular dose of the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic appeared to produce similar levels of antibodies against monkeypox as a full dose.
The approach calls for administering Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine with an injection just under the skin rather than into deeper tissue, a practice that may stimulate a better immune response. People still need to get two doses, about four weeks apart.
The EMA said national authorities could decide, “as a temporary measure” to use smaller doses of the vaccine to protect vulnerable people during the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.
EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said the decision would allow the vaccination of five times as many people with the continent’s current supply.
“This ensures greater access to vaccination for citizens at risk and healthcare workers,” she said in a statement.
Earlier this month, the U.S. FDA authorized a similar plan to extend the country’s monkeypox vaccine stocks. The technique has previously been used to stretch supplies of vaccines during other outbreaks, including yellow fever and polio.
The unusual recommendations from both regulators acknowledge the extremely limited global supplies of the Jynneos vaccine, originally developed against smallpox. Bavarian Nordic is the only company that makes it and it expects to have about 16 million doses available this year. On Thursday, the U.S. also announced a new agreement with a Michigan manufacturer to help speed production of 5.5 million vaccine vials recently ordered by the government.
The EMA authorized the vaccine in July based on experimental data that suggested it would work; the World Health Organization has estimated the shot is about 85% effective at preventing monkeypox.
Globally, there are more than 40,000 cases of monkeypox, of which about half are in Europe. Earlier this week, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there has been a 20% increase in cases reported in the last two weeks and that nearly all infections have been reported in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men.
Tedros said WHO was in talks with vaccine manufacturers and countries to see if any might be willing to share doses. Africa has reported the highest number of suspected monkeypox deaths and although the disease has been endemic in parts of central and west Africa for decades, it has only a small supply of vaccines being used as part of a research study.
About 98% of monkeypox cases beyond Africa have been reported in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men. WHO said there is no sign of sustained transmission beyond men who have sex with men, although a small number of women and children have also been sickened by the disease.
Monkeypox spreads when people have close, physical contact with an infected person’s lesions, their clothing or bedsheets. Most people recover without needing treatment, but the lesions can be extremely painful and more severe cases can result in complications including brain inflammation and death.
In the U.K., which at one point had the biggest outbreak outside Africa, officials said earlier this week they have seen signs the outbreak is slowing down.
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2022-08-19T16:36:31+00:00
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abqjournal.com
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https://www.abqjournal.com/2525676/eu-regulator-oks-plan-to-increase-monkeypox-vaccine-supplies.html
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Montana has banned state agencies and employees from using TikTok for any state business or from state equipment, according to a memo issued by Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday.
The memo was issued to Kevin Gilbertson, the state's chief information officer, along with the directors for state agencies under Gianforte, as well as the attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor and superintendent of public instruction.
In the memo, Gianforte cited a recent comment by the director of the FBI in which he raised concerns that the social media app, which is based in China, is controlled by that country's government “that doesn’t share our values.” FBI Director Chris Wray said he was worried the Chinese government could manipulate content on the app, access user data for spying purposes and manipulate content to influence the app's users.
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Gianforte wrote in the memo that "government’s chief responsibility is keeping its citizens safe and secure."
Idaho, Utah, North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, New Hampshire and Maryland have all issued bans on accessing TikTok all state devices, Florida has a ban on some, and there's a lawsuit pending in Indiana. On Tuesday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined 14 other attorneys general to ask Apple and Google to change their app store's age ratings for the app. And the U.S. Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to ban the app from any federal agency devices.
In the memo, Gianforte wrote that ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese company that owns TikTok, "harvests expansive amounts of data from its users’ devices, much of which is unrelated to the app’s purported objective of video sharing, and offers this information to the Chinese Communist Party."
"Use of TikTok on state devices poses a significant risk to the security of our state and Montanans’ sensitive data," Gianforte wrote. "Given these grave security concerns, effective immediately, no executive agency, board, commission, or other executive branch entity, official, or employee of the State of Montana shall download or access TikTok on government-issued devices or while connected to the state network."
Third-party firms working on behalf of the state are also blocked from using TikTok. The ban includes any cellphone, laptop, tablet, desktop computer or other devices issued by the state that connect to the internet.
Any TikTok apps that have been downloaded must immediately be removed, the memo said. Exceptions to allow law enforcement or other "essential government uses of the app" must be reported to the governor's office.
On Friday, the Montana Department of Commerce directed its ad agency of record, Hoffman York, to post a message that the state's Visit Montana TikTok account is no longer active, wrote Anastasia Burton, the department's communications and public affairs supervisor.
The department is directing potential visitors to find the ad campaign on other social media channels, like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube.
The TikTok for Visit Montana was established Feb. 1 and in less than a year gained more than 78,600 followers and more than 842,300 likes, Burton wrote. The account's monthly engagement rate was 15.6%, compared to industry standards of 2-3%, she wrote.
Shortly after the announcement, the page was still active but by 4:15 p.m. Friday the account noted it was "currently inactive."
The state's universities have a presence on TikTok for things like student recruitment and engagement, and several university sports teams maintain accounts, as does the University of Montana's student newspaper, the Montana Kaimin. It was not immediately clear how the ban would affect those groups.
Dave Kuntz, the director of strategic communications at UM, said Friday that “the University of Montana will work closely with the entire Montana University System and the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education in regard to the Governor’s memo. If we need to take additional steps, we will do so in coordination with each unit within the Montana University System.”
— Missoulian reporter Skylar Rispens contributed to this story.
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2022-12-17T01:26:57+00:00
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helenair.com
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https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/montana-bans-tiktok-on-state-devices/article_e9d7d36a-eb14-5d75-a2dc-cb1424651fb3.html
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CHANHASSEN, Minn., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ("Life Time" or the "Company") (NYSE: LTH) today announced that the Company is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat discussion at the 2022 Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 4:00 pm ET.
Life Time Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bahram Akradi, and Chief Financial Officer, Bob Houghton, will participate on behalf of the Company.
The fireside chat will be webcast and may be accessed, along with any related presentation material, on the Company's Investor Relations website at ir.lifetime.life, where it will be archived for approximately 90 days.
Over nearly 30 years, Life Time has reshaped the way consumers approach their health through omnichannel, healthy way of life communities that address all aspects of healthy living, healthy aging and healthy entertainment. More than 30,000 Life Time professionals are dedicated to providing the best programs and experiences at more than 150 Life Time athletic resort destinations in the United States and Canada, and via a complementary, comprehensive digital platform and portfolio of iconic athletic events – all with the objective of inspiring healthier, happier lives. For more information visit www.lifetime.life.
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2022-12-01T12:32:58+00:00
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wagmtv.com
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https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2022/12/01/life-time-present-2022-morgan-stanley-global-consumer-amp-retail-conference/
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's season for black flies appears to be taking up more of the year due to factors including cleaner water and climate change.
Black flies are small insects, some of which feed on human blood and bedevil outdoor adventure seekers in the state. Jim Dill, a pest management specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, told the Bangor Daily News that a few decades ago the Maine season for black flies was from the end of May into the first weeks of June and then they would die off.
Experts said that doesn't appear to be the case anymore, and the season now lasts for the entirety of the summer. One reason is because the flies need fresh water to reproduce, and decades of environmental protection laws have provided them with that, the Bangor Daily News reported.
Dill said the season now lasts from the beginning of pleasant weather through the first frost of the year. Different species are active at different times of the summer, he said.
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2022-06-27T15:48:26+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Black-fly-season-lengthens-with-climate-change-17268143.php
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JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A scheme to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 will get yet another airing in a different court when three men face trial Monday, just weeks before voters consider whether to reelect Gretchen Whitmer to a second term.
Fourteen men were arrested two years ago, disrupting what one participant said was a plan to incite a U.S. civil war known as the “boogaloo.” But not all were treated the same. Federal prosecutors focused on six who were considered to be key players, while Michigan authorities handled the rest.
A look at the issues:
WHAT HAPPENED IN 2020?
The government said it broke up a plot to kidnap Whitmer, a Democrat, from her vacation home in northern Michigan. For months, undercover FBI agents and informants were embedded among anti-government extremists who trained in Wisconsin and Michigan and made trips to scope out her property.
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Investigators secretly recorded hate-filled conversations about Whitmer and other public officials who were denounced as tyrants, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when businesses were shut down, people were ordered to stay home and schools were closed.
Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks pleaded guilty in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and testified against four others. The alleged leaders, Barry Croft and Adam Fox, were convicted in August, while two more men were acquitted last spring.
WHO'S FACING TRIAL NOW?
Joe Morrison, father-in-law Pete Musico and Paul Bellar are charged in Jackson County, Michigan, with three crimes, including providing material support for terrorist acts, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. They’re accused of forming an alliance with Fox and others through their paramilitary group, the Wolverine Watchmen.
Jackson County is where gun drills and other training with Fox occurred.
“They didn't go out and participate in a plan to kidnap the governor,” Assistant Attorney General Sunita Doddamani said in court in 2021. “Their group provided the motive, means and opportunity for those individuals that did do so.”
Mark Chutkow, a former federal prosecutor in Detroit, said dividing the cases between state and federal authorities made sense.
“The state attorney general has carved out a piece of the conspiracy where you have three people working in concert in Jackson County,” Chutkow told The Associated Press. “That's a story that’s digestible, that a jury can get its arms around, and a story more easily translated than scooping everyone up" in federal court.
WHAT IS THE DEFENSE?
Lawyers for Morrison, Musico and Bellar say the men cut ties with Fox before the kidnapping plot accelerated in summer 2020; Bellar had moved to South Carolina.
They plan to sharply question an important witness, Dan Chappel, an Army veteran who said he joined the Wolverine Watchmen to maintain his gun skills but was distressed over talk about attacking police. He agreed to stay in the group and become an FBI informant.
The men claim they were entrapped by Chappel and his FBI handlers, though Garbin, another likely witness for prosecutors, will knock that down.
Any weapons drills simply were to prepare for “potential civil unrest in the United States,” said Bellar's lawyer, Andrew Kirkpatrick.
But a judge who found enough evidence to send the men to trial likened the Wolverine Watchmen to a minor league baseball team where players are trained to join the “big leagues.”
“Unfortunately, the big leagues was something extremely heinous and illegal,” Judge Michael Klaeren said last year.
TRIAL AND POLITICS:
The kidnapping plot hadn't been mentioned much in Michigan's gubernatorial race until Republican candidate Tudor Dixon seemed to make light of it during a Sept. 23 campaign appearance.
“The sad thing is, Gretchen will tie your hands, put a gun to your head and ask if you’re ready to talk,” Dixon said, apparently a reference to Whitmer’s pandemic policies. “For someone so worried about being kidnapped, Gretchen Whitmer sure is good at taking business hostage and holding it for ransom."
The Whitmer campaign said threats of violence were "no laughing matter.”
Find the AP’s full coverage of the kidnapping plot cases: https://apnews.com/hub/whitmer-kidnap-plot-trial. Follow Ed White at http://twitter.com/edwritez.
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2022-10-02T16:05:09+00:00
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wcfcourier.com
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https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/explainer-3-more-on-trial-in-michigan-governor-kidnap-plot/article_2e83a8c6-314b-5831-a3aa-ebcf6fb1ca0d.html
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SANTA CRUZ — The campaign for mayoral candidate Fred Keeley has raised about $32,000 more than opponent Joy Schendledecker, according to the latest financial disclosures.
The campaign finance disclosure period ranges from July 1 to Sept. 24, but total contributions cited are calendar year totals reported at the end of the disclosure period.
Mayoral race
Keeley has raised $39,100 from Jan 1. to Sept. 24. Keeley’s total monetary contributions consist of $12,000 in loans made to the campaign by Keeley himself, and $27,100 in cash contributions made over the disclosure period. About 125 individuals contributed a cash donation to the Keeley campaign, and most of the payments made were for amounts ranging from $100 to $250.
A few maximum donations of $400 were made to the Keeley campaign by Beverly Hills resident Kambiz Babaoff of Ensemble Investments, real estate agent Owen Lawlor of the Cruz Hotel project, Carl Guardino of Monte Sereno, Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County, and the city service workers union, SEIU Local 521 Candidate PAC.
The Keeley campaign spent $18,218.67 at the end of the disclosure period with larger payments made to the campaign by Miller Maxfield of about $9,200 for campaign consulting services. The Keeley campaign paid about $6,000 to Henderson Promotions of Red Bank, New Jersey, and about $2,500 to Community Printers of Santa Cruz for campaign literature and mailings.
Schendledecker’s campaign has raised $6,810 in cash donations calendar year to date, and spent $5,176.80.
There were about 35 individual donations made to the Schendledecker campaign ranging between $100 and the maximum amount with some of the donations of $400 coming from Amanda Altice of the Resource Center for Nonviolence, software engineer Reginald Meisler, Krista Corwin of the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission, and a $200 donation from the People’s Democratic Club of Santa Cruz County.
Schendledecker’s campaign made larger payments to Community Printers of Santa Cruz of $1,265 for yard signs, $1,965 to campaign consultant Alfredo Gama and $1,573 went to the County of Santa Cruz for filing fees.
District 6
The race for Santa Cruz City Council District 6 consists of incumbent Councilmember Renee Golder and political newcomer Sean Maxwell.
According to Maxwell’s campaign disclosure statement, the campaign has raised $2,758, which is about $4,700 less than the campaign for Golder.
Although the Maxwell campaign received just 11 donations many were from notable individuals in the Santa Cruz political environment such as a $400 donation from current Santa Cruz City Councilmember Justin Cummings, $100 from former councilmember Chris Krohn and a donation of $150 from former Santa Cruz mayor, Jane Weed-Pomerantz. The People’s Democratic Club of Santa Cruz gave $200 to the Maxwell campaign as well as the group, Santa Cruz for Bernie.
The Maxwell campaign spent $2,573 in total with $845 going to campaign literature and mailings from Minnesota-based company, SignRocket, $655 in filing fees to the Santa Cruz County Clerk and $850 to My Mom’s Mole in Watsonville for a fundraising event.
The campaign for the incumbent District 6 candidate, Renee Golder raised $7,473.99 at the end of the disclosure period and spent $4,557.13 in that time.
Of the 33 individuals or groups that contributed to the campaign, maximum donations of $400 were made by the Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County, Eric Grodberg of Santa Cruz, Kevin Hernan of Kevin Hernan Construction in Santa Cruz, Attorney Brad Brereton of Santa Cruz and Dan Carillo, owner of Pajaro Valley Printing in Watsonville.
The Golder campaign paid $1,675.34 to Santa Cruz Signs, and $720 for campaign literature and mailings from Sentinel Printers, which has no affiliation with the Santa Cruz Sentinel. The Golder campaign also paid about $900 on kickoff party supplies from Costco in Santa Cruz.
To check out the disclosure statements for all offices and measures on the November ballot, visit public.netfile.com.
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2022-10-13T00:56:50+00:00
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santacruzsentinel.com
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https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/10/12/campaign-finance-disclosures-show-stark-contrasts-in-candidate-fundraising/
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Local dog named Pet of the Year in therapy animal fundraising campaign
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) –Therapy animals can make such a difference in people’s lives, perhaps when they need support the most.
A Rochester dog and his handler are getting national honors for raising $14,000 dollars for Pet Partners Therapy Programs. The organization supports volunteer therapy animal teams working in schools, hospitals and living facilities.
Rye Guy earned the title of 2023 Pet of the Year. This Australian Shepherd and his human teammate Lindsey Wallace surpassed about 90 other teams to win this honor. They raised money through fundraising events and collecting donations.
Wallace is also a Pet Partners handler, team evaluator and a volunteer on their animal-assisted crisis response team.
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2023-03-28T13:40:07+00:00
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kttc.com
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https://www.kttc.com/2023/03/28/local-dog-named-pet-year-therapy-animal-fundraising-campaign/
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Home run hands! Dallas fan catches Judge’s 62nd homer on fly
Posted/updated on: October 5, 2022 at 6:24 amARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas baseball fan Cory Youmans made the catch of a lifetime, snagging the ball that New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run. Youmans caught the prized souvenir on the fly Tuesday night at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers. Youmans, who works in the financial world, said he hasn’t decided what he’ll do with ball. Youmans was at the second game of a doubleheader between the Yankees and Rangers when Judge led off with a home run. Soon after a local TV station posted a brief interview with the lucky fan, Bri Amaranthus tweeted: “THIS IS MY HUSBAND.” Amaranthus works in local media and identifies herself in her Twitter bio as an alum of ABC’s “The Bachelor.”
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2022-10-05T11:43:30+00:00
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ktbb.com
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https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1168923
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — Kids in New York City can hit up dozens of car free streets for trick or treating.
Nearly 100 Open Streets and pedestrianized stress will be car free on Halloween evening, officials said Monday. Mayor Eric Adams wants to promote safety, community, and fun, he said.
Trick or Streets” will run from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Oct. 31. A list is below and a map of locations is available here.
The DOT released a list of Open Streets for special activations on Halloween:
The Department of Transportation, in partnership with the NYC Street Activity Permit Office also announced several locations opening space for pedestrians on Halloween:
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2022-10-24T20:47:38+00:00
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pix11.com
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https://pix11.com/news/local-news/list-nyc-streets-going-car-free-for-trick-or-treating-on-halloween/
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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Revolve Renewable Power Corp. (TSXV: REVV) ("Revolve" or the "Company") is pleased to announce further to the news release dated September 15, 2022 (https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/REVV/news/5377287865811312/Revolve_Grows_its_Distributed_Generation_Portfolio_by_an_Additional_32MWh) that it has a signed financing agreement with RE Royalties Ltd. ( TSXV:RE) for the provision of a C$1.86m secured loan (the "Secured Loan").
The Secured Loan will be used to partly fund the Company's first battery storage system (or "BESS"), a 3.2MWh system that will be installed at the site of a major hotel chain in Cancun, Mexico. Installation works for the project have already begun and it is expected to be fully commissioned during Q1 2023.
The financing agreement consists of a secured loan agreement and a royalty agreement between Revolve and RER.
The first tranche of the Secured Loan has already been drawn down with the remaining balance to be drawn down subject to certain project related milestones. The Secured Loan will have a term of 24 months and will be repayable at maturity. Interest of 12% is applied on drawn funds, with interest payable on a quarterly basis during the term.
The Company will pay RE Royalties a financing fee of 2% of the Secured Loan amount. The Secured Loan will be secured by certain assets of the Company. The Company will also enter into a royalty agreement with RER under which RER will receive a royalty of 5% on gross revenues generated by the Project for the term of the ESA ("Energy Services Agreement").
Eric Hickert, CEO of Revolve Business Solutions commented, "We are delighted to close a further loan facility with RE Royalties for our first BESS project. We are excited by the growing momentum behind our distribution generation business and look forward to working with experienced funders such as RE Royalties as we secure further new projects in the months ahead."
Revolve was formed in 2012 to capitalize on the growing global demand for renewable power. Revolve develops utility-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects in the US and Mexico with a portfolio of c.3,600MW under development. The Company has a second division, Revolve Renewable Business Solutions which installs and operates sub 20MW "behind the meter" distributed generation (or "DG") assets. Revolve Renewable Business Solutions currently has an operating portfolio of 2.85MW with an additional 6.2MW under construction phase.
Revolve has an accomplished management team with a demonstrated track record of taking projects from "greenfield" through to "ready to build" (or "RTB") status and successfully concluding project sales to large operators of utility-scale renewable energy projects. To-date, Revolve has developed and sold over 300MW of projects.
Going forward, Revolve is targeting 5,000MW of utility-scale projects under development in the US and Mexico, and in parallel is rapidly growing its portfolio of revenue-generating distributed generation assets.
Forward Looking Information
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2022-10-26T08:08:32+00:00
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kxii.com
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https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/10/26/revolve-completes-project-financing-with-re-royalties/
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — LSU went from its low point of the season to the ultimate high in a span of 24 hours.
A day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game, LSU cranked up its offense and won its first national title since 2009 with an 18-4 victory over Florida on Monday night in the third and deciding game of the finals.
LSU (54-17) staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from the humiliating 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship, second to Southern California’s 12.
“We got punched in the mouth yesterday,” Tigers star Dylan Crews said. “That’s the beauty of baseball. You wake up in the morning and do it all over again. We woke up today and you could see on everybody’s faces that we were ready to go. Nobody in the country was going to beat us today.”
The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone (7-4). The runs kept coming until they finished with the most in a title game since USC’s 21-14 win over Arizona State in 1998. The 14-run margin was the largest ever in a final. Their 24 hits were most in a CWS game.
“It wasn’t our day, all the way around,” Gators catcher BT Riopelle said.
Thatcher Hurd (8-3) gave up Wyatt Langford’s two-run homer in the first and then allowed no hits or runs while retiring 18 of the next 21 batters. Riley Cooper took over to start the seventh and gave up Ty Evans’ CWS-record fifth homer, and Gavin Guidry finished the combined five-hitter.
Cade Beloso said coach Jay Johnson’s message to the team in the morning meeting was simple.
“It was, ‘One game for the national championship. Are you in?’ Everybody was, ‘Yeah, let’s go.’ You can’t let baseball get to you,” Beloso said. “The game is brutal sometimes. You have to show up and play the next day.”
There was speculation after Sunday’s blowout loss about the Tigers bringing back ace Paul Skenes for a third start in Omaha. He threw a combined 243 pitches over 15 2/3 innings in two spectacular appearances, and he would have been working on three days’ rest.
It turned out Skenes was able to watch from the dugout in the comfort of his sneakers while LSU poured on the runs and Hatcher kept dealing. Skenes headed to the bullpen to do some stretching and throwing in the seventh inning. He went back to the dugout after the eighth and stayed there until he and teammates rushed the mound when Guidry struck out Colby Halter to end it.
Skenes was named the Most Outstanding Player of the CWS.
The overwhelmingly partisan LSU crowd included Kim Mulkey, coach of the national champion women’s basketball team and the mother of Kramer Robertson, who played shortstop on the 2017 team that lost to Florida in the CWS finals.
The Tigers had been pointing toward a title run since their first team meeting last August. Johnson brought back the Southeastern Conference player of the year in Crews and the rest of the core of the 2022 lineup.
Three key transfers took LSU to a higher level. Skenes was the first college pitcher in 12 years with 200 strikeouts and could be the No. 1 pick in the amateur draft. Tommy White hit 24 homers and drove in a nation-leading 105 runs. Hurd was solid as a starter and reliever and matched his longest outing of the year in the title game.
“Right people, right place, right time,” Johnson said. “This is the way it was supposed to go.”
LSU joined Mississippi, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt in a line of four straight national champions from the SEC.
“Oh my gosh, this is what I dreamed of since I was a freshman, holding this trophy,” Crews said. “We’re champions, baby, bringing it back to LSU. It’s been a long journey for us. We dealt with a lot of stuff. Just to finally say we’re national champions … I cannot wait to put another flag over the field. It’s going to be awesome.”
Florida (54-17) won the SEC regular-season title, was the No. 2 national seed and set school records for wins and home runs — the Gators hit 17 of the 35 homers by all teams in the CWS. But the Gators were unable to carry over the momentum from their record-setting production Sunday.
“I thought our team was in a really good place,” Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “I thought BP was good. They were loose. Put two on the board the bottom half of the first. I thought the dugout was electric. And then all of a sudden we had four walks and I think two hit-by pitches … and then we had to go to the ’pen earlier than we wanted to.”
Caglianone, Florida’s two-way star, struggled with his command for a second straight start and was done on the mound after 1 1/3 innings. He remained in the game as the designated hitter.
LSU got on the board when Jordan Thompson, who had been 1 for his last 30, singled in a run. It was tied after Caglianone hit Cade Beloso — his fifth hit batter in his 5 2/3 CWS innings — and a walk to Crews put LSU in front. Cade Fisher relieved and gave up a couple RBI singles and a sacrifice fly.
Josh Pearson’s fourth homer of the season highlighted the Tigers’ four-run fourth inning.
The only down note for LSU was an injury to catcher Alex Milazzo, who landed awkwardly on his left leg when he had to hurdle Riopelle as he crossed home plate in the fourth inning.
That didn’t stop Milazzo from celebrating. A teammate gave him a piggyback ride to the mound for the ceremonial dogpile.
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2023-06-27T22:13:14+00:00
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pahomepage.com
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https://www.pahomepage.com/sports/ap-sports/lsu-wins-1st-college-world-series-title-since-2009-beating-florida-18-4-one-day-after-20-run-loss/
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LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitalacy, Inc. announced today that Ron Whitfield has agreed to join its Board of Directors. Ron brings a wealth of experience and connections to global technology companies in segments of Cloud, Telco, Enterprise and SaaS through a successful career in business development, sales and strategy. He will be focused on forming strategic alliances to scale positive impacts on patient safety as Vitalacy enters a new stage in growth.
Whitfield worked at Intel Corporation for 20 years in roles of Global Director of Market Development & Director of Sales. He has been an entrepreneur for 10 years and held several leadership positions with verticals to healthcare care management. Over 2 years ago he formed the first business development program for Intel Ignite, a startup accelerator with offices in Tel Aviv, Munich, and Boston. Whitfield assists founders and management teams on forming strategic partnerships to scale business and set up several of those relationships leading to successful strategic partnership agreements and also an exit.
"The addition of Ron Whitfield to our Board of Directors provides important strategic considerations for the Company. His enormous experience in partnership strategy and industry connections will be a great asset," remarked Janel Raanan, CEO and Cofounder of Vitalacy. "We look forward to drawing further on his insights and experience as Vitalacy embarks on the next phases of growth to enhance our technology and strengthen patient safety efforts. We are thrilled to welcome him to the team."
Whitfield commented: "Vitalacy has an impressive and unique suite of products with a team motivated to help others, while having a clear path to business growth. I'm energized by their development pipeline to improve more spheres of patient outcomes and deliver hospitals and patient care organizations reduced costs and improved patient outcomes. I see so much potential in their technology."
Vitalacy is a patient safety technology company based in Los Angeles, Calif., partnering with hospitals to fight against healthcare-acquired conditions. Automated technology solutions improve patient outcomes, protect the workforce, and promote quality and safety measures that save lives. By gathering hand hygiene compliance data in real-time, the company gives hospitals an accurate and comprehensive picture of baseline performance, as well as the tools to improve performance and reduce infections.
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2023-03-09T16:17:58+00:00
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wcjb.com
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https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2023/03/09/vitalacy-announces-ron-whitfield-newest-board-member/
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Hawaii Gov. Ige looks back on coronavirus, tourism shutdown
By AUDREY McAVOY
Associated Press
HONOLULU (AP) — Crisis response is one way to sum up Hawaii Gov. David Ige’s eight years in office. He faced a volcanic eruption that destroyed 700 homes, protests blocking construction of a cutting-edge multibillion-dollar telescope and a false alert about an incoming ballistic missile. During the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism shut down and Hawaii’s unemployment rate soared above 22%. Ige will hand over leadership of the state to his successor, Lt. Gov. Josh Green, on Dec. 5. Ige says that the job can be stressful but it’s the best one he could ever have because “what we do matters to people every single day.”
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2022-11-27T15:59:57+00:00
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localnews8.com
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https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/11/27/hawaii-gov-ige-looks-back-on-coronavirus-tourism-shutdown/
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Kenneth Anger, influential avant-garde filmmaker and author, dies at 96
(AP) - Kenneth Anger, the shocking and influential avant-garde artist who defied sexual and religious taboos in such short films as “Scorpio Rising” and “Fireworks” and dished the most lurid movie star gossip in his underground classic “Hollywood Babylon,” has died. He was 96.
Anger died of natural causes on May 11 in Yucca Valley, California, his artist liaison, Spencer Glesby, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Few so boldly and imaginatively mined the forbidden depths of culture and consciousness as Anger, whose admirers ranged from filmmakers Martin Scorsese and David Lynch to rock stars such as the Clash and the Rolling Stones.
He was among the first openly gay filmmakers and a pioneer in using soundtracks as counterpoints to moving pictures. Well before the rise of punk and heavy metal, Anger was juxtaposing music with bikers, sadomasochism, occultism and Nazi imagery. When the Sex Pistols and the Clash appeared on the same bill at a 1976 concert, clips from Anger’s movies were screened behind them.
Anger had his greatest commercial success, and notoriety, as the author of “Hollywood Babylon.” Scandal and Hollywood practically grew up together, and Anger assembled an extraordinary and often apocryphal family album, whether pictures from the fatal car crash of Jayne Mansfield or such widely disputed allegations as actor Clara Bow having sex with the University of Southern California football team.
Completed in the late 1950s and originally published in French, “Hollywood Babylon” was banned for years in the U.S. and was still adult fare upon formal release in 1975, when New York Times reviewer Peter Andrews labeled it a “306-page box of poisoned bon bons” written as if a “sex maniac had taken over the Reader’s Digest Condensed Book Club.”
“If a book such as this can be said to have charm, it lies in the fact that here is a book without one single redeeming merit,” Andrews concluded.
Like a studio head trying to build a franchise, Anger released a sequel, the less popular “Hollywood Babylon II,” in 1984. He had said he was working on a third book in recent years, with a chapter dedicated to Tom Cruise and Scientology.
A balding, dark-eyed man with a frozen stare and a “Lucifer” tattoo across his chest, Anger made films for much of his life and knew everyone from the poet Jean Cocteau to sexologist Alfred Kinsey. He was close enough to Keith Richards that the Rolling Stone would claim that Anger called him his “right hand man.” Mick Jagger and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page wrote soundtrack music for Anger, who in turn helped bring about a Rolling Stones classic by lending a copy of Mikhail Bulgakov’s satanic satire “The Master and Margarita” to Marianne Faithfull. Faithfull passed the novel along to her boyfriend, Jagger, who cited it as the basis for “Sympathy for the Devil.”
Anger himself rejected Christianity in childhood, saying he preferred reading comics on Sunday. He later joined Thelema, an occult society which urges members to “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will,” and for a time he lived in the house of Thelema founder Aleister Crowley, a friend and mentor.
Born in Santa Monica, California, Anger was the son of aircraft engineer Wilbur Anglemeyer and cited his grandmother, a costume designer, as an early source for prime Hollywood dirt. He was a child actor who, to much skepticism, claimed to have played the Changeling Prince in a 1935 adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Anger also began making movies as a boy and was a teenager when he completed “Fireworks,” a noirish 13-minute silent starring Anger as a young man who fantasizes — in sexually graphic detail — that he has been beaten by a pack of sailors. By this time, the filmmaker had shortened his last name to Anger.
“I knew it would be like a label, a logo. It’s easy to remember,” Anger told The Guardian in 2011.
Among the film’s early viewers was Kinsey, who liked it enough to purchase a copy for $100 and ask Anger to help with his landmark research on sexual behavior.
Anger’s best known works included the surreal occult short “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome” and “Scorpio Rising,” a 28-minute production from 1963 in which footage of motorcyclists is accompanied by such hits as Bobby Vinton’s “Blue Velvet” and Elvis Presley’s “(You’re the) Devil in Disguise.” In one especially provocative sequence, the Crystals’ hit “He’s a Rebel” is played to images of Jesus and his disciples from Cecil B. DeMille’s silent epic “King of Kings.”
“Like many people, I was astonished when I saw Kenneth Anger’s ‘Scorpio Rising’ for the first time,” Scorsese once wrote. “Every cut, every camera movement, every color, and every texture seemed, somehow, inevitable, in the same way that images of the Virgin in Renaissance painting seem inevitable.”
Scorsese would emulate Anger’s style in “Mean Streets,” “Goodfellas” and other movies, and Lynch featured Vinton’s drowsy ballad in the 1986 cult favorite “Blue Velvet.” John Waters would praise Anger as one of the directors who “dirtied” his mind.
Death preoccupied Anger, and he was a frequent visitor to Hollywood Forever, the burial site for everyone from Judy Garland to Johnny Ramone. Actor Vincent Gallo, a friend of Anger’s, told the filmmaker that he had purchased a plot for him next to Ramone’s.
“They’re peaceful,” Anger said during a 2014 interview with Esquire when asked about his affinity for cemeteries. “They’d better be...”
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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2023-05-24T16:50:03+00:00
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wlbt.com
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https://www.wlbt.com/2023/05/24/kenneth-anger-influential-avant-garde-filmmaker-author-dies-96/
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NMDOH to end COVID-19 exposure alert system
SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health said Monday they will shut down their COVID-19 exposure alert system later this month.
After May 11, national funding and resources for the “NM Notify” system are ending. At this point, the system will also end.
The Association of Public Health Laboratories supported the system in partnership with Google, Apple and Microsoft.
NMDOH says the app sent 1.5 million notifications to people who may have had “sufficient exposure to COVID-19 to become infected.”
Users will be automatically notified when the app isn’t functional anymore. No action is needed.
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2023-05-01T17:42:03+00:00
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kob.com
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https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmdoh-to-end-covid-19-exposure-alert-system/
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Brittney Griner had a Texas homecoming, in private, out at dinner and on the court with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA star’s home state six months after her release from a Russian prison.
“We went to eat yesterday and we walk in and everybody’s (shouting) Brittney Griner, Brittney Griner,” said Mercury forward Brianna Turner, like Griner a Houston native. “It’s been really exciting, the warm welcome she’s received and everyone coming up and being like good luck, so happy you’re home.”
The Mercury were on the road for only the second time this season. It is the first time for Griner to play in her home state since before she missed all of last season while detained in Russia for nearly 10 months on drug-related charges that ended with a prisoner swap in December.
Griner, as usual, wasn’t made available to the media after the morning shootaround, or before the game.
When the starting lineups were introduced before the game, Griner got a huge ovation from the crowd that also included plenty of Baylor fans and players from her high school in Houston. Griner responded by applauding to the crowd, then made a jumper on the game’s first shot.
“This is a joyful distraction as opposed to what we all went through last year,” Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard said. “Every city last year, it was the BG game, but not the BG game like this, so extremely grateful to have her back. We can’t forget the miracle that it is that she is here.”
Dallas coach Latricia Trammell said the highlight of her day was giving Griner a big hug when the Mercury were coming onto the court for their morning shootaround as the Wings were finishing their session.
“It just was an emotional moment for all of us,” Trammell said. “Just honored and blessed that she’s on the floor safe, healthy. And like she told me, she goes, it’s all happiness from here.”
Griner also shared hugs at the shootaround with Wings players Odyssey Sims and Kalani Brown, both former Baylor players. Sims was a teammate of Griner’s on the undefeated national title team, while Brown was part of the Bears’ national championship in 2019.
Brown used to go to camps at Baylor when Griner was playing there — “BG does not like me to pull that camp picture out,” Brown said with a smile.
Now that Griner is back on the court, Brown said it is important that she knows how much everyone was pulling for her and praying for her in a difficult time.
“I’m glad that that situation didn’t dim her light, because she is the sweetest person. Every encounter we have, I’ve never had a negative one,” Brown said. “I’m just kind of like a little baby to her. But yeah, I’m so glad that didn’t change her because it could it easily did that. So I just thank God for that.”
When the current Baylor players met with Griner, they presented her with a commemorative frame featuring the “BG42” patch that the Bears wore on their jerseys throughout last season, even after Griner was freed.
Nicki Collen, who just finished her second season as Baylor’s coach, said her goal is to retire Griner’s No. 42 jersey, as early as the upcoming season when the school opens its new basketball arena. No one has worn that number for the Bears since Griner’s senior season in 2012-13.
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2023-06-08T01:32:53+00:00
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washingtonpost.com
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wnba/2023/06/07/brittney-griner-texas-mercury-wings-baylor/35807240-0593-11ee-b74a-5bdd335d4fa2_story.html
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The following is a listing of all home transfers in Old Bridge area reported from May 1 to May 8. There were 20 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,617-square-foot home on Ithan Lane in Matawanthat sold for $415,000.
Matawan
518 Wellington Place, Matawan, $325,000, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
407 Wellington Place, Matawan, $330,000, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
649 Randall Way, Matawan, $375,500, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
25 Beechwood Terrace, Matawan, $384,000, 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.
105 Ravine Drive, Matawan, $400,000, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.
25 Ithan Lane, Matawan, $415,000, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
12 Miriam Drive, Matawan, $600,000, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
19 Fordham Drive, Matawan, $600,000, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
22 Intone Lane, Matawan, $625,000, 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
Old Bridge
5 Rebecca Court, Old Bridge, $250,000.
261 Silver Lane, Old Bridge, $395,000.
266 Sunset Avenue, Old Bridge, $459,000.
6 Tunica Court, Old Bridge, $475,000.
9 Daffodil Way, Old Bridge, $525,000.
36 Adams Street, Old Bridge, $551,600.
South Amboy
30 Shadyside Avenue, South Amboy, $301,000.
377 Laurence Parkway, South Amboy, $390,000.
174 North Broadway, South Amboy, $395,000.
243 Augusta Street, South Amboy, $460,000.
Spotswood
51 Landvale Road, Spotswood, $475,000.
Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data.
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2023-05-10T08:25:08+00:00
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nj.com
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https://www.nj.com/realestate-news/2023/05/see-all-homes-sold-in-old-bridge-area-may-1-to-may-8.html
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Organizers of a New Zealand hunting contest are pawing their way out of controversy after canceling an event that would have seen children 14 and under compete to kill the most feral cats.
The North Canterbury Hunting Competition is open to both kids and adults, and aims to manage invasive species and raise money for local causes — specifically, a school and pool in the rural village of Rotherham.
Last year, more than 250 children killed 427 animals, mostly possums, hares and rabbits, according to The Guardian.
Organizers added a new category this year, announcing in a since-deleted Friday Facebook post that whoever could kill the most feral cats between mid-April and late June would win the equivalent of $155. And they warned that anyone who produced a microchipped cat — meaning one that belonged to someone — would have their entire entry disqualified.
That prompted an immediate outcry from animal rights groups like SAFE, who pointed out that feral cats don't necessarily look different from strays and pets. Worried that house cats would suffer, they called on organizers to cancel the category.
"Disqualifying dead cats with microchips is too little too late," said SAFE spokesperson Will Appelbe. "It's not even an ambulance, but a grave at the bottom of the cliff."
The competition changed course on Tuesday.
"Our sponsors and school safety are our main priority, so the decision has been made to withdraw this category for this year to avoid further backlash at this time," organizers wrote on Facebook. "We are disappointed and apologise for those who were excited to be involved in something that is about protecting [our] native birds, and other vulnerable species."
That post received a mix of supportive and disapproving reactions, with some reiterating the threat that feral cats pose and others arguing there are better ways to respond to it.
The contest didn't actually break any laws, as the Canterbury chapter of the New Zealand SPCA noted on Facebook, adding that it was still "extremely concerned." Event organizers stressed that all hunters are required to abide by the country's firearm and animal welfare acts.
They added that the school and others involved had gotten "vile & inappropriate emails and messages," and stressed that the hunting competition is run independently by volunteers and for an important cause.
"This fundraising effort is critical in aiding the local school to employ a board funded third teacher and gives our local community and kids greater opportunities," organizers wrote.
The rest of the categories will continue as planned the weekend of June 23.
Feral cats are wreaking havoc on wildlife
There's no question that feral cats are harmful to New Zealand's native species.
New Zealand's Department of Conservation says feral cats — defined as those that live in the wild and have none of their needs provided for by humans — are widespread throughout the country.
There could be as many as 2.5 million, which is about double the number of domestic cats in the country, according to conservation organization Forest & Bird. A pest controller told the news outlet Stuff last year that feral cats were at "plague" levels in Canterbury.
Feral cats can grow larger than house cats in the right conditions but don't tend to live as long. They're similar in appearance to typical tabby, tortoiseshell and black house cats, authorities add.
Their diet depends on their habitat, and they can live anywhere from coastal areas and sub-alpine environments to forests, farmland and islands. They feed on rabbits, birds and bird eggs, rats, hares, bats, lizards, mice and other insects, which officials say has a "major impact."
For instance, feral cats have reduced Grand and Otago skink populations to critically low levels in the Central Otago district and decimated populations of endangered kakī/black stilt, wrybill and black-fronted terns in the central South Island.
Helen Blackie, a biosecurity consultant who studied feral cats for two decades, told Radio New Zealand that they were responsible for killing up to 100 million birds across the country every year. Feral cats also carry toxoplasmosis, a common cause of contagious abortion in sheep.
"Historically, we know that feral cats were responsible for the extinction of six bird species and are leading agents of decline in populations of birds, bats, frogs and lizards," Blackie said.
The question is, what should be done about it?
Animal rights groups want to see them handled humanely
The hunting category controversy has highlighted the debate over how best to handle pest control in New Zealand.
The SPCA was one of the groups that opposed the event, saying there was a good chance someone's pet could be killed.
It noted that children often use air rifles in these events, which increases the likelihood of an animal's suffering and prolonged death.
"SPCA advocates that, instead of organised killing events, education around humane and compassionate practices can better prepare young people to appreciate and protect the biological heritage of New Zealand," the organization said.
Without a national effort to reduce the feral cat population, regional councils can only introduce piecemeal local measures and the Conservation Department can act only on public conservation land, according to charitable trust Predator Free New Zealand.
New Zealand does have "Predator Free 2050," a federal plan to eliminate its most pressing predators: rats, stoats and possums. There are calls for cats to be added to that plan, a politically contentious issue.
Some advocates, including Forest & Bird, are calling on the government to establish a national Cat Management Act for owners that would, among other things, make desexing and microchipping mandatory and institute a limit of three cats per household.
Appelbe, the SAFE spokesperson, tweeted that cat management strategies that "actually work" include "trap, neuter, release," "mandatory microchip, registering, desexing" and adopting instead of shopping for pets.
He added that there are other ways to raise money for the Rotherham school and pool, "and sending children off to kill cats shouldn't be one of them."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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2023-04-20T11:26:20+00:00
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iowapublicradio.org
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https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2023-04-20/a-feral-cat-hunting-contest-for-kids-in-new-zealand-is-scrapped-after-a-backlash
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Researchers have found a new moai statue in a dry lake on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, joining the approximately 1,000 other iconic monolithic sculptures on what is internationally known as Easter Island.
The statue is relatively small at 1.6 meters (5.2 feet), as compared with some of the other broadly featured heads and torsos that reach as tall as 22 meters (72 feet). It was found by researchers from the University of Chile and O’Higgins University.
More statues might be found in the dry lake, which is at the center of the Rano Raraku volcanic crater, said Salvador Atan Hito, vice president of the Ma ́u Henua indigenous community that manages Rapa Nui’s archeological treasures.
The statue “is in good condition, it has wear from time, erosion, water, but its shapes and features are still very noticeable,” Atan told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday.
“This discovery is something historic for this new generation,” he added.
About 400 of the island’s 1,000 moai are inside the volcanic crater or on its outer slopes, and the rest are scattered around the rest of the island’s Island’s 160 square kilometers (60 square miles).
Some of the moai are known to be buried under the surface though they have been left in place. However, this latest one had not previously been cataloged, Atan said.
The figures represent the ancestors of the Rapa Nui community, and their role is to protect community members, which is why they were placed looking inward from the sea, Atan said.
Rapa Nui, located 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) from the continent, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. In 2019, it was renamed “Rapa Nui-Easter Island” from its previous name of Easter Island.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Canadian national who lived in Southern California was sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison on Monday for helping at least a half-dozen Canadians and Americans join the Islamic State group in Syria in 2013 and 2014 — including the first known American to die fighting for the militant organization.
Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi directly funded “violent acts of terrorism,” including the kidnapping and killing of people in Syria, said U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman in a statement.
Abdullahi acknowledged in a plea agreement that he helped a resident of San Diego, Douglas McAuthur McCain, join IS. McCain was killed in Syria while fighting alongside IS fighters against Syrian opposition forces in 2014.
Prosecutors also said Abdullahi provided money to send an 18-year-old cousin from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to join IS fighters in Syria, as well as three other cousins from Edmonton, Canada.
The men all died in combat, according to the U.S. government.
Abdullahi was detained by Canadian authorities in 2017 and extradited to the U.S. two years later. He pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists in 2021.
He also admitted to robbing an Edmonton jewelry store in January 2014 to raise money to fund the foreign fighters. Weeks after committing that robbery, Abdullahi sent money to McCain so he could go to Syria.
McCain's brother, Marchello McCain, was sentenced in 2018 to 10 years in U.S. federal prison for making false statements during several interviews with federal agents from 2014 to 2015, including denying knowing that his brother planned to fight for IS. He told the FBI that he thought his brother was going to Turkey to play music and teach English.
The U.S. announced earlier this month it killed three IS leaders in two separate operations, including a rare ground raid in a part of northeast Syria under government control.
Despite their defeat in Syria in 2019, when IS lost the last sliver of land its fighters once controlled, the extremists’ sleeper cells have continued to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq. IS fighters once held large parts of the two countries.
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2022-10-17T23:17:04+00:00
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Weather Authority: Pleasant Saturday in advance of possible showers Sunday
PHILADELPHIA - A dry and sunny start to the weekend with increasing clouds during the day Saturday.
Saturday should be pleasant, with high temperatures across the Delaware in the low to mid-80s and a mix of clouds and sun. Humidity does tick upward a bit Saturday, as well.
If you’re headed to the shore, stay out of the water. While Hurricane Earl poses no threat to land, as it races by to the north, dangerous rip current conditions are associated with Earl’s passing, and the danger to life is probable. Lifeguards are not manning many of the stations this time of year. Along with that, minor tidal flooding is likely, as there is a full moon this weekend. Temperatures at the shore should top out in the upper-70s.
Clouds are on the increase Saturday, in advance of showers Sunday.
The workweek begins unsettled as rain is likely Monday, lingering into Tuesday. Highs should be in the lower 80s for most of next week.
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SATURDAY: Warm, muggy. High: 84, Low: 69
SUNDAY: Cloudy, PM shower. High: 80, Low: 71
MONDAY: Showers likely. High: 81, Low: 71
TUESDAY: Still a chance. High: 81, Low: 64
WEDNESDAY: Sun, clouds. High: 83, Low: 65
THURSDAY: Sunny, nice. High: 84, Low: 62
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Ban social media for kids? Fed-up parents in Senate say yes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Katie Britt says she hears about it constantly when she is at home in Alabama — at school track meets, basketball tournaments and on her regular morning walks with friends. And when she was running for the Senate last year, Britt says, “parent after parent” came up to her wanting to discuss the way social media was harming their kids.
Britt also navigates the issue in her own home, as the mother of a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old.
“Enough is enough,” says Britt, a Republican who last week introduced bipartisan legislation with three other senators — all parents of young children and teenagers — to try to better protect children online. “The time to act is now.”
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, too, deals with it firsthand as a father to an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old. Murphy says he’s seen the upsides to social media, like connection during the coronavirus pandemic and silly videos that bring them joy. But he’s also seen the downsides, including children he knows who he says have ventured into dark corners of the online world.
“I just feel like we’ve reached this point where doing nothing is not an option,” says Murphy, a Democrat. “And increasingly, when members of Congress go home, this is one of the first or second issues that they’re hearing about from their constituents.”
Legislation introduced by Britt and Murphy, along with Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., aims to prohibit all children under the age of 13 from using social media and would require permission from a guardian for users under 18 to create an account. While it is one of several proposals in Congress seeking to make the internet safer for children and teens, the four senators said in a joint interview with The Associated Press that they believe they are representative of millions of American parents who are gravely worried that social media companies are largely unchecked in what they can serve up to their children.
“The idea that an algorithm has some sort of First Amendment right to get into your kid’s brain is preposterous,” says Schatz, who initially brought the bipartisan group of four together. “And the idea that a 13-year-old has some First Amendment right to have an algorithm shove upsetting content down their throat is also preposterous.”
Along with the age restrictions, the legislation would prohibit social media companies from using algorithms to recommend content to users under 18. It would also require the companies to try and verify the ages of users, based on the latest technology.
The bipartisan bill comes at a time when there is increasing appetite in Congress for regulating social media companies — and as those companies have for years eluded stricter regulation in Washington. Some states like Utah and Arkansas have enacted their own laws, creating an even bigger challenge on the federal level.
This time, the four senators said they believe there is an unusual bipartisan momentum around the issue as parents grapple with a burgeoning post-pandemic mental health crisis among young people. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for example, showed that 60% of teen girls reported feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, and 30% said they seriously considered attempting suicide.
“This is an issue that unites parents all across the country, no matter what their political views on other matters might be,” Cotton said.
Still, any legislation proposing to regulate technology and social media companies faces major challenges, and not only because of the companies’ deep pockets. While the European Union has enacted much stricter privacy and safety protections online, Congress has so far been unable to agree on a way to regulate the behemoth industry. Past legislation has failed amid disagreements about overregulation and civil liberties.
And despite the widespread bipartisan interest in taking action, it remains to be seen if any legislation could successfully move through the Democratic-majority Senate and the Republican-controlled House. The two parties have various and sometimes conflicting priorities over what should be done about tech companies.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that “I believe we need some kind of child protections” online, but did not specify legislation.
A separate bill on child safety by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee last year. It takes a different approach, requiring social media companies to abide by a “duty of care” to make their platforms safer and more transparent by design. That bill, which the two reintroduced this week, would force the companies to give minors the option to disable addictive product features and algorithms and enable child safety settings by default.
Another bill introduced Wednesday by Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., would expand child privacy protections online, prohibiting companies from collecting personal data from younger teenagers and banning targeted advertising to children and teens. Republicans and Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, too, have been working on a more expansive online privacy bill that would give adults as well as children more control over their data.
Other bills would aim to ban TikTok or give the government more leeway to review foreign-owned platforms deemed a possible security threat.
Industry groups have criticized the child safety bills, warning of overreach. They say the rules could backfire and prevent some teenagers from finding helpful resources on suicide or LBGTQ+ issues, in particular.
“Being a parent in the twenty-first century is hard, but inserting the government between parents and their teens is the wrong approach,” said Carl Szabo of NetChoice, an advocacy group that counts Meta, TikTok, Google and Amazon among its members.
Another industry-aligned group, Chamber of Progress, said the prohibition on algorithmically targeted content would actually make it harder for teenagers to find age-appropriate material. “We should listen to teens, who are saying that social media is mostly playing a positive role in their lives,” said CEO Adam Kovacevich.
Blumenthal also criticized the four senators’ bill, saying this week that he has “strong concerns” that the legislation would put more of a burden on parents than the technology companies and potentially give industry the opportunity to collect more data as parents attempt to verify their children’s ages.
“Our bill in effect puts the burden on big tech” rather than parents, Blumenthal said about his legislation with Blackburn.
Schatz defended their legislation as “elegant in its simplicity.”
“We simply say kids 12 and under shouldn’t be on a social media platform at all,” Schatz says. “That’s a policy call. That’s within the purview of the Congress. And I think most people agree with us.”
Cotton says that most social media companies are already collecting data on children, and that their bill does not pose any additional risk. The fact that there are several bills out there, he says, highlights “a lot of energy and enthusiasm about putting some reasonable guardrails around social media.”
Many teenagers want some regulation as well, Murphy says.
“When I talk to the kids that hang around my house, they know that they’re not being protected and looked after,” he says. “They know that sometimes these sites are sending them into places where they shouldn’t be.”
Britt says some of her friends and fellow parents in her walking group texted her news reports about her bill after they introduced it.
“This is what we need,” they told her.
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2023-05-04T10:53:02+00:00
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The Viola Davis-led action epic “ The Woman King ” easily conquered the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters, against a crowded market of new releases. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, surpassed expectations and earned $19 million in ticket sales, according to estimates from Sony on Sunday.
“The Woman King” was released by Sony and TriStar in 3,765 locations and carries a reported production budget of $50 million, which was co-financed by eOne. The film, about the Agojie, the all-female army of the Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa in the 1800s, got glowing reviews after its debut at the Toronto Film Festival. It currently boasts a 94% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. And theatrical audiences seem just as enthusiastic, giving it a rare A+ CinemaScore suggesting that word of mouth will be strong in the coming weeks.
“This one has great reviews, an epic story and a great star in the lead role," said Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore’s senior media analyst. “People want to go to the movie theater and audiences are back in the habit of expecting new movies in theaters."
The horror movie “Barbarian,” a 20th Century Studios release, took second place in its second weekend with $6.3 million.
It was a jam-packed week for new releases at the domestic box office that included the A24 horror prequel “ Pearl,” Searchlight’s starry mystery pic “ See How They Run,” NEON’s David Bowie documentary “ Moonage Daydream,” Paramount and Miramax’s “Confess, Fletch,” with Jon Hamm, and Focus Features’ “The Silent Twins.” But even though most boasted good reviews, it was still a slower week for the business overall.
“See How They Run,” a 1950s-set murder mystery with Saoirse Ronan and Sam Rockwell, is estimating a $3.1 million domestic debut from 2,404 locations.
Ti West’s “Pearl” also took in estimated $3.1 million. A24 released the film starring Mia Goth as a farmgirl who dreams of movie stardom on 2,935 screens. The first film “X” opened $4.3 million in March and the studio has already greenlit a third film, “MaXXXine.”
Brett Morgen's Bowie documentary “Moonage Daydream,” meanwhile, debuted exclusively on IMAX screens this weekend, where it made $1.2 million in North America and landed in 10th place.
“This may not be a blockbuster-filled corridor, but this is a great weekend,” said Dergarabedian. “There’s all this talk of the post summer doldrums or slowdown, but there’s a lot of new movies out there. You just have to look for the gems.”
Next week will see the release of Olivia Wilde’s much-discussed “Don’t Worry Darling," which could give a boost to the box office. But blockbuster numbers likely won't return until October and even November when the superhero movies return with “Black Adam” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “The Woman King,” $19 million.
2. “Barbarian,” $6.3 million.
3. “Pearl,” $3.1 million.
4. “See How They Run,” $3.1 million.
5. “Bullet Train,” $2.5 million.
6. “Top Gun: Maverick,”$2.2 million.
7. “DC League of Super Pets,” $2.2 million.
8. “The Invitation,” $1.7 million.
9. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $1.3 million.
10. “Moonage Daydream,” $1.2 million.
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2022-09-18T17:31:56+00:00
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With LG's Latest TV Technology, Updated webOS and Enhanced Personalization Features, New LG OLED evo is Ready to Impress
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG) unveiled its 2023 TV lineups, headlined by its most advanced range of OLED TVs yet. With premium self-lit picture quality, powerful image processing technologies, and an enhanced webOS platform offering even more smart features and services, the company's latest OLED TVs elevate the viewing experience as only LG OLED can.
A decade after introducing the world to the first-ever large screen OLED TV, LG continues to lead the premium TV market. The company's cutting-edge OLED TVs have been recognized at the CES Innovation Award for 11 years in a row, and have kept evolving over time to deliver ever-greater value to consumers. LG OLED is renowned for its exceptional picture quality, producing vibrant, accurate colors with deep blacks, and an infinite contrast ratio for images that are remarkably lifelike.
In addition to realizing more immersive viewing experiences, LG's self-lit technology has enabled the company to create unprecedented, visually-stunning TV form factors, including market-firsts such as the rollable LG SIGNATURE OLED R, and the bendable LG OLED Flex. A double honoree at the CES 2023 Innovation Award, LG OLED Flex won Best of Innovation in the Gaming category.
Spearheading LG's 2023 OLED lineup are the latest Z3, G3 and C3 OLED evo series TVs. These upgraded, new models provide higher brightness and color accuracy as well as amazing clarity and detail thanks to the precision and performance of LG OLED evo technology and the new α9 AI Processor Gen6.
The latest Alpha series processor utilizes LG's most sophisticated AI-assisted Deep Learning tech to ensure outstanding picture and sound quality. AI Picture Pro now offers improved upscaling for better clarity, and enhanced dynamic tone mapping, which helps reveal the depth and detail in every frame. AI Picture Pro also integrates a picture processing technology that detects and refines important objects, such as people's faces, to give them a more lifelike HDR quality. In addition to fine-tuning image reproduction, the α9 AI Processor Gen6 powers LG's AI Sound Pro; a feature that helps viewers get swept up in the onscreen action by delivering virtual 9.1.2 surround sound from the TVs' built-in speaker system.
Another significant upgrade applied to this year's OLED evo G3 series is LG's Brightness Booster Max technology, which incorporates brand-new light control architecture and light-boosting algorithms to increase brightness by up to 70 percent.1 Brightness is mapped and controlled on a pixel-by-pixel basis, resulting in sharper, more realistic images.
LG's 2023 G3 OLED evo models also boast an aesthetic upgrade via the introduction of the ultra-seamless One Wall Design.2 Leaving no visible gap when wall mounted, this year's models bring style and effortless elegance to the living room.
Also, LG continues to leverage its technological leadership not just to create products and services for a better life. 2023 LG OLED TVs are designed to be kinder to the environment, from production all the way through to disposal creating sustainable cycles. LG OLED TVs have no backlighting unit, meaning each TV requires fewer materials to produce than a conventional LED TV. They also employ many components made from recycled plastics, and are even shipped in eco-packaging made from recyclable materials and featuring single-color printing. Easier on viewers' eyes, all of LG's 2023 model OLED TVs have been certified low blue light by TÜV Rheinland, and flicker-free by UL Solutions.
LG OLED is also introducing a refreshed, more personalized user experience in 2023. Featuring the latest version of webOS, this year's models present All New Home, a redesigned user interface (UI) that offers a wealth of personalization options and more convenience than ever. The new 'Quick Cards' offer users easy access to the content and services they use the most – all grouped into logical categories such as Home Office, Gaming, Music, and Sports. LG's more advanced webOS makes it easy for everyone using the TV to enjoy personalized recommendations tailored to their own preferences which are determined based on viewing history and viewing habits.
Furthering the personalized user experience on LG OLED TV is AI Concierge, which provides each user with a curated list of content choices based on their past usage and search inquiries, and provides a selection of trending content for them to browse.
Designed for first-class home cinema experiences, LG OLED TVs continue to support the image- and audio-enhancing capabilities of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. What's more, this year's LG TVs offer seamless integration with the latest LG soundbars, delivering outstanding multi-channel surround sound with IMAX enhanced quality powered by DTS:X. LG TV and soundbar also combine to offer the WOW Orchestra3 feature, which takes advantage of both products' audio channels to produce stronger, more immersive sound.
As one would expect, LG's 2023 OLED models support a wide range of features compliant to HDMI 2.1a. They are also the first TV sets to be certified by the HDMI organization for the recently announced Quick Media Switching VRR (QMS-VRR). QMS-VRR can eliminate the momentary 'black screen' that sometimes occurs when switching between content played from different source devices connected via the TV's HDMI 2.1a compliant ports.4
The ultimate gaming displays, LG's self-lit OLED TVs boast a 0.1 millisecond response time, low input lag, up to four HDMI2.1a compliant ports. LG OLED TVs are also equipped with the Game Optimizer, allowing users to quickly select and switch between gaming-specific features, such as game-genre display presets. Settings for G-SYNC® Compatible, FreeSync™ Premium and variable refresh rate (VRR) are easily accessible from the Game Optimizer as well.
LG's state-of-the-art 2023 OLED TVs will be on show during CES 2023 from January 5-8 at the company's booth (#15501, Central Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center). Keep up with all of LG's exciting announcements at CES by following #LGCES2023 on social media.
1 Applies to 55/65/75-inch G3models.
2 Applies to G series models only
3 It will be applied to via software update
4Only available when using HDMI 2.1 QMS VRR-certified source devices
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
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Mars-Jupiter conjunction: See not 1, but 2 planets in the night sky this weekend
Memorial Day weekend may unofficially kick off the start of summer, and this holiday weekend brings an extra special treat to the night skies.
Mars and Jupiter are going to draw incredibly close in the predawn sky on the nights of May 27-30.
NASA says the two planets will appear 20 degrees or so above the horizon in the eastern-southeastern sky. As you look up, they’ll appear so close to each other, that they’ll be no more than the width of a raised finger apart.
NASA says Mars will be the one just to the lower right of Jupiter.
Sky chart showing how Jupiter and Mars will appear in the pre-sunrise sky on May 28-30. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Mars is more than 136 million miles away, with Jupiter’s distance nearly four times that. Yet Jupiter will be the far brighter of the two planets, NASA says. That’s because Mars is much smaller and reflects far less sunlight.
It might be necessary to use binoculars or a telescope to spot Mars clearly, said Alphonse Sterling, a NASA astronomer. But he noted that observers should have no trouble identifying Jupiter, even with unaided eyes.
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The best time to see the conjunction is approximately 45 minutes before local sunrise. Sunday, just before 4 a.m. CDT, is when the conjunction will peak.
A conjunction is a celestial event in which two planets, a planet and the Moon, or a planet and a star appear close together in Earth’s night sky. Conjunctions have no profound astronomical significance but are nice to view.
Mars will catch up to Jupiter again and pass it during another conjunction in August 2024.
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2022-05-29T00:27:27+00:00
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WASHINGTON—Representative Katherine Clark of Revere on Friday officially announced her candidacy to be the No. 2 House Democrat, seeking to move up the leadership ranks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step down along with her two top deputies.
Clark, 59, currently holds the No. 4 position as assistant speaker, and hopes to continue her rapid rise in the House Democratic ranks since being elected in 2013 to represent the district that includes Boston’s northern and western suburbs.
“Effective leadership is not about individual ambition, but our collective good. It is about truly listening and understanding what each member needs to be successful,” she said in a letter to her House Democratic colleagues Friday morning. “I will use my voice at the leadership table to bring people and solutions together.”
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Clark is part of a team running together for the top three House Democratic positions to replace Pelosi and her team, lawmakers all in their eighties who announced they were stepping down Thursday to make room for a new generation of leaders as the party moves into the minority next year.
New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries, 52, is expected to seek the top position, which will be minority leader as the speakership goes the Republicans. Clark is running to be the House minority whip. And California Representative Pete Aguilar, 43, is expected to seek the No. 3 position. There has been no announced opposition to the team, which is expected to be installed when House Democrats hold their leadership elections at the end of the month.
Clark on Friday stressed the need for Democrats to be united to counter House Republicans, who will have a razor-thin majority after midterm elections in which they underperformed expectations for a red wave.
“Americans have rejected Republican extremism and affirmed our commitment to working people. By standing with women, for democracy, and for everyone’s economic security, we have defied expectations and secured a historically close margin in the House,” she wrote to her colleagues.
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“Now, we must be tough, agile, and united to stop the Republican House Majority’s dangerous agenda and take back the House,” she continued. “I am ready to guide this critical work as our next Democratic Whip, and I ask for your support.”
Jim Puzzanghera can be reached at jim.puzzanghera@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter: @JimPuzzanghera.
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2022-11-18T13:06:54+00:00
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bostonglobe.com
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Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93
WASHINGTON (AP) - James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93.
McDivitt was also the commander of 1965′s Gemini 4 mission, where his best friend and colleague Ed White made the first U.S. spacewalk. His photographs of White during the spacewalk became iconic images.
He passed on a chance to land on the moon and instead became the space agency’s program manager for five Apollo missions after the Apollo 11 moon landing.
McDivitt died Thursday in Tucson, Arizona, NASA said Monday.
In his first flight in 1965, McDivitt reported seeing “something out there’' about the shape of a beer can flying outside his Gemini spaceship. People called it a UFO and McDivitt would later joke that he became “a world-renowned UFO expert.” Years later he figured it was just a reflection of bolts in the window.
Apollo 9, which orbited Earth and didn’t go further, was one of the lesser remembered space missions of NASA’s program. In a 1999 oral history, McDivitt said it didn’t bother him that it was overlooked: “I could see why they would, you know, it didn’t land on the moon. And so it’s hardly part of Apollo. But the lunar module was ... key to the whole program.”
Flying with Apollo 9 crewmates Rusty Schweickart and David Scott, McDivitt’s mission was the first in-space test of the lightweight lunar lander, nicknamed Spider. Their goal was to see if people could live in it, if it could dock in orbit and — something that became crucial in the Apollo 13 crisis — if the lunar module’s engines could control the stack of spacecraft, which included the command module Gumdrop.
Early in training, McDivitt was not impressed with how flimsy the lunar module seemed: “I looked at Rusty and he looked at me, and we said, ‘Oh my God! We’re actually going to fly something like this?’ So it was really chintzy. ... it was like cellophane and tin foil put together with Scotch tape and staples!”
Unlike many of his fellow astronauts, McDivitt didn’t yearn to fly from childhood. He was just good at it.
McDivitt didn’t have money for college growing up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He worked for a year before going to junior college. When he joined the Air Force at 20, soon after the Korean War broke out, he had never been on an airplane. He was accepted for pilot training before he had ever been off the ground.
“Fortunately, I liked it,” he later recalled.
McDivitt flew 145 combat missions in Korea and came back to Michigan where he graduated from the University of Michigan with an aeronautical engineering degree. He later was one of the elite test pilots at Edwards Air Force Base and became the first student in the Air Force’s Aerospace Research Pilot School. The military was working on its own later-abandoned human space missions.
In 1962, NASA chose McDivitt to be part of its second class of astronauts, often called the “New Nine,” joining Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and others.
McDivitt was picked to command the second two-man Gemini mission, along with White. The four-day mission in 1965 circled the globe 66 times.
Apollo 9′s shakedown flight lasted 10 days in March 1969 — four months before the moon landing — and was relatively trouble free and uneventful.
“After I flew Apollo 9 it was apparent to me that I wasn’t going to be the first guy to land on the moon, which was important to me,” McDivitt recalled in 1999. “And being the second or third guy wasn’t that important to me.”
So McDivitt went into management, first of the Apollo lunar lander, then for the Houston part of the entire program.
McDivitt left NASA and the Air Force in 1972 for a series of private industry jobs, including president of the railcar division at Pullman Inc. and a senior position at aerospace firm Rockwell International. He retired from the military with the rank of brigadier general.
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2022-10-18T03:48:26+00:00
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Watson’s 3 TDs lead Washington St. over Arizona St. 28-18
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Nakia Watson ran for 116 yards and three touchdowns as Washington State beat Arizona State 28-18 on Saturday to qualify for a bowl game for the seventh time in the past eight seasons.
Cameron Ward completed 22 of 37 passes for 219 yards for Washington State (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12), whose defense came in leading the conference in fewest points allowed per game at 20 and managed to stifle the Sun Devils until late in the contest.
Watson rushed for a career-high 166 yards last weekend in WSU’s 52-14 win at Stanford.
"He’s given us a spark the last two games," Washington State coach Jake Dickert said of Watson. "He’s getting tough, hard, physical yards."
Washington State has won two straight since enduring a three-game losing streak midseason.
"They really want to prove the type of team they are," Dickert said of the Cougars. "This group will be defined by how we finish."
Emory Jones relieved Trenton Bourguet at quarterback in the first half and completed 15 of 23 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona State (3-7, 2-5), which was playing in chilly and foggy Pullman for the first time since 2015.
Xazavian Valladay rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown for the Sun Devils.
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Arizona State coach Shaun Aguano said his team did not execute well in the first half. "We left our defense on the field too much on those early possessions," Aguano said.
Washington State scored first, on a 2-yard run up the middle by Watson, midway through the first quarter.
Washington State’s Leyton Smithson caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Ward on their next series, but the conversion kick was blocked and the Cougars led 13-0. Watson had a 20-yard run and a 35-yard pass reception on the drive.
Washington State drove to the ASU 2 on its next possession, but Ward’s pass on fourth down was broken up by Ed Woods and the Cougars turned the ball over on downs.
Arizona State punted on its first four drives and its fifth ended when Bourguet was intercepted by Chau Smith-Wade, who returned the ball to the 4-yard line. Watson bulled over for a touchdown and Smithson caught the conversion pass to give Washington State a 21-0 lead.
Jones replaced Bourguet on the next drive, but the Sun Devils punted again.
Watson scored his third touchdown of the first half on a 2-yard run on Washington State’s next drive, and the Cougars led 28-0 at halftime.
"They could’ve quit after that first half, but they fought all the way through. It’s just that playing from behind was too much. ... We can’t let ourselves get down that far," Aguano said.
The Cougars did not score in the second half.
Arizona State got on the scoreboard when Jalin Conyers caught a short pass from Jones and ran for a 47-yard touchdown in the closing seconds of the third quarter. The conversion pass failed and Washington State led 28-6.
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Valladay added a touchdown run late in the fourth. Jones threw a touchdown pass to Elijhah Badger with less than a minute left in the game, but the conversion pass failed.
"That’s not ideally how we wanted to win that game," Dickert said of Arizona State’s three late touchdowns. "We need to be more mature and handle leads," Dickert said. "At the end of the day we won it. We won it ugly."
Arizona State played without injured linebacker Kyle Soelle, who is the team’s leading tackler.
THE TAKEAWAY
A second consecutive victory allowed the Cougars to become bowl-eligible. Arizona State’s post-season hopes were extinguished.
UP NEXT
Arizona State hosts Oregon State next Saturday.
Washington State faces former Cougar quarterback Jayden de Laura at Arizona next Saturday.
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