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Police are revealing new details about a death at a Kentucky motel as the victim's family looked on.
The victim's family said Bill Ashby was in the town of Lexington trying to get his life back on track. He ended up at the Catalina Motel. That's where police say his life ended.
New testimony revealed how and why police say 30-year-old Alysha Noel and 50-year-old Danny Sims murdered Ashby last week.
Detective Kristyn Klingshirn told the courtroom Ashby and Sims were living together in a room at the motel and Noel was Sims' girlfriend.
She says the incident started as a fight between Noel and Ashby when the victim accused Noel of using drugs in the motel room. Detective Klingshirn testified Sims confessed to getting involved and hitting Ashby with a metal object.
According to the detective's testimony, Sims said Noel used a box cutter to cut Ashby's throat and the two bound his feet with duct tape and hid him under the bed. Police found Ashby's body days later after law enforcement received a tip from another motel resident.
As the investigation continues, Noel is maintaining her innocence and denies her relationship with Sims.
"She was very inconsistent with her timeline and her relationship with Mr. Sims," said Detective Klingshirn.
Ashby's family told us he had numerous health issues, used a cane, and had trouble seeing and hearing. They believe he met Sims in a halfway house.
The suspects' bond is set at $500,000 each. The case now heads to a grand jury.
This story was originally published by Evelyn Schultz of WLEX in Lexington, Kentucky. | 2022-04-16T01:40:33+00:00 | ktvh.com | https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/two-charged-in-kentucky-motel-murder-case-heads-to-grand-jury |
I simply tweeted last night tongue-in-cheek “are … we sure we want to expand the college football playoff?” I got reaction on both sides of the argument, but I don’t feel better about the thought of eight or twelve teams in just to say “oh as long as they get in, they have a chance.”
Let’s be honest with ourselves, the four hasn’t worked out either. There has been at least one blowout like this every year of the playoff. Don’t believe me? Here’s the list:
2015, Oregon over Florida State by 39.
2016 Alabama shuts out Michigan State 38-0.
2017 Clemson shuts out Ohio State 31-0.
2018 not really a blowout but 24-6 Alabama over Clemson.
2019 Clemson over Notre Dame 30-3.
2020 LSU boat-raced Oklahoma by 35.
2021 Alabama again by 18 points over Notre Dame.
And just last year, the SEC won the semifinal games by a 61-17 margin.
Let’s just go by the final AP poll ranking this year for an eight-team playoff. You’re telling me Washington would put up a fight against Georgia? Oh you want a 12-team playoff so the one seed gets a bye? You really think a team coming off a playoff quarterfinal game would then survive a fresh UGA team?
I don’t know how to tell you this, but football is not basketball. I’m not sure the beauty and parity of March Madness will carry over to the gridiron. Bigger isn’t always better. | 2023-01-10T14:02:05+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/news/2023/01/10/extra-points-i-dont-know-what-to-do-with-the-college-football-playoff/ |
Investigators in the state auditor’s office looked into 1,135 cases of suspected public benefits fraud over the last three months of 2022 and identified fraud in 255 cases totaling $2.7 million, according to Auditor Diana DiZoglio.
The auditor last month filed a report with the Legislature outlining the recent work of the Bureau of Special Investigations, which occurred while Suzanne Bump, DiZoglio’s predecessor, was finishing out her term.
During the last quarter of 2022, investigators found $1.6 million in Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (TAFDC) fraud, $771,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud, $283,000 in Medicaid fraud, and $7,300 in Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children (EAEDC) fraud.
The bureau detected $13.5 million in fraud in fiscal 2022, and $6 million in fiscal 2021.
Gas prices up in Massachusetts
The average gas price is up 2 cents in Massachusetts, averaging $3.29 on pressures from the coming switch to summer gas blends.
The Bay State average is 18 cents below the national average, which was 3.47, according to the latest index from AAA.
“Less expensive oil and fewer people fueling usually combine to lower pump prices,” said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast Vice President of Public and Government Affairs. “However, there is some upward pricing pressure at the moment due to the switch to summer blend gasoline, which may add about five to ten cents per gallon. But if demand and oil costs remain low, this recent price bounce may fade.”
The price at the pump in Massachusetts is 9 cents lower than a month ago and $1.06 lower than a year ago. | 2023-03-13T22:49:50+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/13/ticker-audit-finds-2-7m-in-benefits-fraud-gas-prices-up-slightly/ |
Alvin G. Wise, 86, a resident of Fairmount Homes passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. He was married 67 years to Anna Mae Good Wise. Born in Brecknock Twp., he was the son of the late Aaron and Hannah Good Wise.
Alvin had been a truck driver for over 50 years. He was a member of Bowmansville Mennonite Church. He enjoyed the mountains, spending time with family and traveling. Along with Anna Mae, he had visited 49 states and seven provinces of Canada.
Surviving besides his wife are three sons, Dale Laverne husband of Marianne Sauder Wise of East Earl, David Lee husband of Donna Lichty Wise of Denver, and Jay Alvin husband of Jane Groff Wise of Denver; a daughter, Audrey M. wife of Kary Haller of Narvon; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Wise and 11 siblings.
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, February 26, at 2:30 PM at the Bowmansville Mennonite Church, 129 Pleasant Valley Road, East Earl, PA. The family will greet friends following the service. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be given to Fairmount Homes. To send an online condolence to the family, visit www.GroffEckenroth.com Arrangements by the Eckenroth Home for Funerals, Terre Hill, PA | 2023-02-23T05:30:05+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/alvin-g-wise/article_1d3240bd-1593-5e47-940a-7847f2a31123.html |
MoneyGram International Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
Published: Nov. 8, 2022 at 4:20 PM EST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Digital revenue reached an all-time high of $95 million and digital transactions reached 45% of money transfer transactions at the end of the third quarter
Digital transactions increased 39% over the prior year
DALLAS, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI) today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Third Quarter 2022 Business Highlights
"In the third quarter, we delivered 9% year-over-year revenue growth on a constant currency basis despite continued global macro-economic uncertainty. Growth has been primarily driven by continued demand for our leading mobile app as well as the successful digital partnerships we've built with fintechs around the world," said Alex Holmes, MoneyGram Chairman and CEO.
"Last week, we launched our latest digital offering – the ability for consumers to buy, sell and hold crypto through our app. And just three weeks ago, we announced our new title sponsorship of the Haas F1 Team, which will help amplify our new and innovative financial solutions to the world. As we approach the end of the year and look ahead to 2023, I couldn't be more excited about the momentum in the business."
Money transfer highlights for the quarter include the following:
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results, Year-Over-Year
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
Recent Merger Updates
MoneyGram and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP") have recently made significant progress toward completing the closing conditions of the previously announced merger transaction. To date, money transmission regulators in 50 U.S. states and territories have provided their approval of or non-objection to, the transaction. Only three state approvals remain, and the parties are in active dialogue with each of these states. In addition, the parties have obtained all but two approvals from its international money transmission regulators, and have received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom and the National Bank of Belgium where MoneyGram holds its European license.
As previously disclosed, the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired and MoneyGram stockholders have overwhelmingly approved the transaction with over 99% of shareholder votes cast in favor of the merger in May of this year. The parties have also received all required international antitrust and foreign direct investment approvals.
The parties continue to work toward the goal of closing the transactions in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of the regulatory approvals described above.
About MoneyGram International, Inc. MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), a global leader in the evolution of digital P2P payments, delivers innovative financial solutions to connect the world's communities. With a purpose-driven strategy to mobilize the movement of money, a strong culture of fintech innovation, and leading customer-centric capabilities, MoneyGram has grown to serve over 150 million people in the last five years. The Company leverages its modern, mobile, and API-driven platform and collaborates with the world's top brands to serve consumers through its direct-to-consumer digital channel, global retail network, and embedded finance business for enterprise customers. MoneyGram is also a leader in pioneering cross-border payment innovation and blockchain-enabled settlement. For more information, please visit ir.moneygram.com, follow @MoneyGram on social media, and explore the website and mobile app through moneygram.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements which are protected as forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect MoneyGram's current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events and speak only as of the date they are made. Words such as "may," "might," "will," "could," "should," "would," "expect," "plan," "project," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "pursuant," "target," "forecast," "outlook," "continue," "currently," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The statements in this communication that are not historical statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Specific forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the Company's projected results of operations and specific factors expected to impact the Company's results of operations. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond MoneyGram's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in MoneyGram's SEC filings. MoneyGram's SEC filings may be obtained by contacting MoneyGram, through MoneyGram's web site at ir.moneygram.com or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System ("EDGAR") at www.sec.gov. MoneyGram undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.
Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to results presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), this news release and related tables include certain non-GAAP financial measures, including a presentation of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, including agent signing bonus amortization), Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA adjusted for certain significant items), Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest, cash taxes and cash payments for capital expenditures and agent signing bonuses), constant currency measures (which assume that amounts denominated in foreign currencies are translated to the U.S. dollar at rates consistent with those in the prior year), diluted adjusted income (loss) per share and adjusted net income. In addition, we present gross profit for our two reporting segments. The following tables include a full reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the related GAAP financial measures. The equivalent GAAP financial measures for projected results are not provided, and projected results do not reflect the potential impact of certain non-GAAP adjustments, which include (but in future periods, may not be limited to) stock-based, contingent and incentive compensation costs; compliance enhancement program costs; direct monitor costs; legal and contingent matter costs; restructuring and reorganization costs; currency changes; and the tax effect of such items. We cannot reliably predict or estimate if and when these types of costs, adjustments or changes may occur or their impact to our financial statements. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the equivalent GAAP financial measures for projected results is not available.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors because they are an indicator of the strength and performance of ongoing business operations. These calculations are commonly used as a basis for investors, analysts and other interested parties to evaluate and compare the operating performance and value of companies within our industry. Finally, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, constant currency, diluted adjusted income (loss) per share and adjusted net income (loss) figures are financial and performance measures used by management in reviewing results of operations, forecasting, allocating resources or establishing employee incentive programs. Although MoneyGram believes the above non-GAAP financial measures enhance investors' understanding of its business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for the accompanying GAAP financial measures.
The above press release was provided courtesy of PRNewswire. The views, opinions and statements in the press release are not endorsed by Gray Media Group nor do they necessarily state or reflect those of Gray Media Group, Inc. | 2022-11-08T22:33:34+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/11/08/moneygram-international-reports-third-quarter-2022-results/ |
Biden set to speak at vigil honoring victims of gun violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to speak at vigil honoring victims of gun violence, an event taking place nearly 10 years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, that spurred a new generation of advocacy for tougher firearms restrictions.
The White House says the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence, being held Wednesday night at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, is a “service of mourning and loving remembrance for all who have fallen victim to the ongoing epidemic of gun violence in America.”
It will be the first time a U.S. president has spoken at the yearly vigil, which is now in its 10th year, according to event organizers. Though the observance is led by the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation, it is meant to honor all victims of gun violence nationwide and the group is expected to be joined by more than 100 other similarly-minded organizations.
Killed at Sandy Hook in the school shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, were 20 first graders and six educators.
Biden, long an advocate for stricter curbs on gun use, signed the most significant restrictions in three decades in June, in the aftermath of the shootings at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The legislation imposed stricter background checks for the youngest purchasers, restricted guns from more domestic violence offenders and made it easier for states to enact “red flag” laws that help authorities seize firearms from those deemed a threat to themselves or others.
Biden has continued to push for more restrictions and regularly calls for a so-called assault weapons ban, though Congress lacks sufficient support to pass legislation that would restrict such high-powered weapons that can kill many people quickly.
“The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick. Just sick,” Biden said on Thanksgiving. “I’m going to try to get rid of assault weapons.” He mentioned then that he would start counting votes in Congress for such a ban, although the White House declined to answer Wednesday whether Biden has done so.
The likelihood of lawmakers approving such restrictions will diminish even more next year, when Republicans will hold a narrow majority in the House.
Still, Biden feels the new law earlier this year alone was “not enough,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday. “He believes that we need to do more, and he’s been very vocal about that.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-07T21:59:59+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/12/07/biden-set-speak-vigil-honoring-victims-gun-violence/ |
Governor Charlie Baker told families of fallen military heroes Thursday that hearing the names of their lost loved ones read out loud is “the most powerful and impactful moment of Memorial Day weekend.”
“We all know we sit on the shoulders of every one of these flags behind me, and the families and the stories and the histories that they represent,” Baker said, speaking at a ceremony that was held at the Memorial Day flag garden on Boston Common Thursday morning.
Baker spoke against a backdrop of over 37,000 American flags that were planted in honor of every Massachusetts service member who sacrificed their lives for their country, going all the way back to the Revolutionary War.
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At Thursday’s ceremony additional flags were placed by family members in honor of the 388 fallen military heroes who died since 9/11 as their names were read aloud.
Baker said hearing the names of fallen service members spoken out loud is a reminder of “the size of the human cost and the human loss and the human sacrifice that comes with all of this.”
“To those of you who are going to take this walk today, I just want you to know that for me and for the lieutenant governor, it is in many ways the most powerful and impactful moment of Memorial Day weekend, and has been every time we’ve been here to watch you walk up here and speak the name again, of your lost loved one,” Baker said. “In some respects it’s a constant reminder to all of us that it’s more than just it’s not free, this thing we call freedom. People pay an enormous price, so that the rest of us can benefit from it.”
Creating the flag garden has become an annual event for the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, a private nonprofit that provides support to the families of Massachusetts military personnel who died as a result of active duty service after Sept. 11.
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“The completed garden is a breathtaking tribute to the true meaning of Memorial Day and a powerful message of community support to the families of these fallen heroes that their sacrifices will never be forgotten,” the organization’s website states.
The Memorial Day Flag Garden is scheduled to be on display at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument on Boston Common until May 30, according to the website.
Emily Sweeney can be reached at emily.sweeney@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @emilysweeney and on Instagram @emilysweeney22. | 2022-05-26T19:23:18+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/26/metro/baker-recalls-human-sacrifice-fallen-service-members-memorial-day-weekend-flag-ceremony-boston-common/ |
BERLIN (AP) — Swiss police used rubber bullets to disperse protesters in front of the Iranian Embassy in Bern after two men climbed over the embassy’s fence and pulled down the Iranian flag from a flagpole in the yard.
Police said late Saturday that nobody was injured and that the “large crowd” of protesters was dispersed after the use of rubber bullets. The two protesters who entered the embassy’s grounds were detained, according to police in the Swiss capital.
Police said they used rubber bullets after several other protesters at the unauthorized demonstration tried following the two men who had first entered the embassy’s yard and also attempted to access the premises.
It wasn’t immediately clear if more protesters were detained.
Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets over the last two weeks in protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police in the capital, Tehran, for allegedly wearing her mandatory Islamic headscarf too loosely.
Outside of Iran, thousands of protesters have also staged demonstrations in European countries and elsewhere over the death of Amini. They’ve also expressed anger over the treatment of women and wider repression in the Islamic Republic. | 2022-10-02T14:56:31+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-swiss-police-violently-disperses-anti-iranian-protests/ |
HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: SMM) today announced a distribution of $0.0875 per share for the third quarter ending August 31, 2022. The Fund also announced a special distribution of $0.0169 per share, for an aggregate amount of $300,000, in connection with the Fund's potential reorganization and an anticipated payment by the Advisor. These distributions will be payable on August 30, 2022 to common shareholders of record on August 18, 2022. It is anticipated that these distributions will be a combination of return of capital and ordinary income for tax purposes. The final tax status of the distribution may differ substantially from this preliminary information, and the final determination of such amount will be made after the end of the fiscal year.
In addition, the Fund announced that August 10 will be the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote on the reorganization of the Fund into Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund ("SMAPX"), an open-end fund that is a series of Salient MF Trust and has a similar investment strategy. The Fund and SMAPX are both managed by Salient Capital Advisors, LLC. As previously announced, on June 28, 2022, after consideration of a variety of factors and alternatives, the Board of Trustees determined that it would be in the best interest of shareholders to reorganize SMM into SMAPX. The proposal to reorganize SMM into SMAPX will require the approval of SMM shareholders.
At the close of business on July 31, 2022, the Fund's total assets were $215.7 million and the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share was $8.89.1
The Fund's quarterly distributions per share over the past year are shown below:2
Since the Fund's inception, the portfolio management team has focused on generating top-tier total returns rather than focusing on maximizing distributions. The Fund's performance over multiple time periods versus its peers is provided in the table below along with a ranking of SMM vs. peers.
Since inception in 2012, SMM is the second best performing closed-end fund on market price and the third best on NAV in the peer group of eleven funds.
SMM's inception to date (ITD) annualized total return (based on market price) of -1.4% has outperformed the RIC Average of -4.5% and C-Corp average of -3.7%. Likewise, on a NAV basis, SMM's ITD return of -0.8% compares favorably to the -2.8% return for the peer group of RIC Funds and -2.1% for C-Corp Funds.
July Market Commentary
Energy infrastructure equities rebounded strongly in July after a difficult June. The energy infrastructure industry was up 10.9% as measured by the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index (AMEI).3 The strong market rebound was driven by multiple factors with many analysts citing "peak inflation" expectations as a proximate cause for the rally. We believe that healthy second quarter earnings expectations combined with dividend payments (about 65% of the AMEI goes ex-dividend in late July and early August4) also played a role in the energy infrastructure industry's monthly performance. For the balance of 2022, we remain positive on the industry as 1) free cash flow after dividends is growing at a healthy pace, 2) hydrocarbon volumes are growing as drilling activity improves and 3) capital allocation remains mostly focused on returning excess cash to investors through buybacks and potential dividend increases.5
Crude oil as measured by the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmark was down 6.8% for the month of July but is now up 31.1% for the year.4 Recent crude oil price weakness is in part driven by fears that a recession could negatively impact crude oil demand and thus weigh on prices. During the past two recessions, crude oil demand declined, and we think investors have priced in some of those expectations today. Looking at past recessions, demand doesn't always decline – in both the 2001 and 1991 recessions global crude oil demand actually continued to grow.4 We will look to additional data points in coming months to determine whether demand is being impacted, however, based on data in hand it still appears that demand continues to outstrip supply and that global inventories are continuing to decline at this time.4 Longer term, we view crude oil prices in the $70-$80 range as being positive for investment in the American energy industry. Commodity analysts continue to see a tight supply environment for both crude oil and natural gas in 2022 and potentially in 2023. We believe that current prices are sufficient to lead to U.S. volume growth this year. The promise of these incremental volumes should be supportive of midstream companies.
The Fund's top ten holdings as of July 31, 2022 are shown below:6
The Fund's unaudited balance sheet as of July 31, 2022 is shown below:
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
This press release is not intended to, and does not constitute an offer to purchase or sell shares of SMM or SMAPX (together, the "Funds") nor is this press release intended to solicit a proxy from any shareholder of the Funds. The solicitation of the purchase or sale of securities or of proxy to effect the Reorganization will only be made by a definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus has yet to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). After the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is filed with the SEC, it may be amended or withdrawn. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus will not be distributed to shareholders of SMM unless and until a Registration Statement comprising of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus becomes effective with the SEC.
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund is a Delaware statutory trust registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions to its common shareholders. The Fund seeks to achieve that objective by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities of MLPs and midstream companies. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ significantly from the Fund's present expectations or projections indicated in any forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and political conditions; regulatory and legal changes; leverage risk; valuation risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; the volume of sales and purchase of shares; the continuation of investment advisory, administration and other service arrangements; and other risks discussed in the Fund's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Fund undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Fund's investment objective will be attained.
About Salient
Salient Partners, L.P. ("Salient") is a real asset and alternative investment firm that offers a suite of strategies focused on energy and infrastructure, real estate and tactical alternative investments. Institutions and investment advisors turn to Salient to build smarter, more efficient portfolios. Strategies are offered in the form of open- and closed-end funds and separately managed accounts. Salient was founded in 2002 and has offices in Houston and San Francisco. Learn more about Salient at www.salientpartners.com.
SMAPX seeks to maximize total return (capital appreciation and income). SMAPX seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in securities of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies. Investing involves risk including the potential loss of principal. SMAPX may engage in other investment practices that may involve additional risks and you should review the prospectus for a complete description.
You should consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of SMAPX carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about SMAPX and are available, along with information for SMM, by calling 866-667-9228. They should be read carefully before investing.
Advisory services offered by Salient Capital Advisors, LLC (the "advisor"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Salient Partners, L.P. Salient is the trade name for Salient Partners, L.P., which together with its subsidiaries provides asset management and advisory services. Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund is distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC.
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GENEVA (AP) — Swiss regulators have found that Credit Suisse made a “serious breach” of law in connection with a now-bankrupt firm linked to Australian financier Lex Greensill and have opened a probe that could lead to penalties against four former bank managers.
Switzerland’s financial markets authority, FINMA, said Tuesday that it has concluded enforcement proceedings opened two years ago against Credit Suisse after bank partner Greensill Capital went bankrupt. At the time, Credit Suisse closed four funds linked to the partnership, in which bank clients had invested about $10 billion.
Credit Suisse’s problematic ties to Greensill Capital were one of a string of troubles that have led in part to repeated shake-ups of top management and corporate restructurings in recent years. Greensill Capital also was the target of inquiries in the United Kingdom, with accusations that the firm founded by Greensill, an ex-adviser to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, won lucrative government contracts before going bust.
In Switzerland, FINMA said that in closing its probe, top executives at Credit Suisse will now be required to periodically review about 500 of its most important business relationships and record the responsibilities of about 600 of its highest-ranking employees. The authority said it also had opened four enforcement proceedings against former bank managers, which it did not identify.
“FINMA concluded that Credit Suisse Group seriously breached its supervisory duty to adequately identify, limit and monitor risks in the context of the business relationship with Lex Greensill over a period of years,” it said. “FINMA thus concludes that there has been a serious breach of Swiss supervisory law.”
The authority works with financial institutions — banks, insurance companies and even the Swiss stock exchange — to ensure that proper internal controls and stability are in place. FINMA is limited in its ability to issue penalties but has the power to revoke business licenses in the extreme. It would be up to prosecutors to pursue more severe penalties or fines if warranted.
In Greensill’s “supply chain finance” model, his firm positioned itself between businesses and their suppliers, paying invoices that suppliers gave to their customers for a fee. The claims against those customers to recover the payments were then turned into securities that could be sold. The financial products over time became far riskier than first indicated.
FINMA said Credit Suisse “made partly false and overly positive statements” to the authority about how claims were chosen and the exposure to some debtors.
In a statement, Credit Suisse welcomed the closure of the case without mentioning Greensill by name. The Zurich-based bank said it has taken measures to strengthen governance and control since March 2021 and has dismissed “several managers and employees” in its asset management division, among other steps. | 2023-02-28T14:36:35+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/swiss-regulator-credit-suisse-made-serious-breach-of-law/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
09-19-21-33-36
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(nine, nineteen, twenty-one, thirty-three, thirty-six)
¶ The numbers are listed in sequential order, but any combination wins. | 2023-01-25T03:03:56+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/winning-numbers-drawn-in-fantasy-5-game-17739951.php |
QINGDAO, China, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Every aspect of modern life is becoming smarter, and it's time to upgrade the dog walking gear. Pawaii recently launched a professional pet harness with a QR ID tag, which is great news for pet owners concerned about loss.
According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), approximately one-third of pets will become lost during their lifetimes, with less than 2% of cats and 15 to 20% of dogs being returned to their owners. However, registering ID information for pets can increase the likelihood that lost cats will be returned to owners to 38.5% and the likelihood that lost dogs will be returned to their owners to 52.2%.
Pawaii pet tags for dogs can provide your pet with a unique ID. A pet owner can quickly register a customized ID file for their pet by scanning the QR code on it. If your pet becomes lost, a finder can scan the QR code on this tag to obtain your contact information and contact you as soon as possible. This tiny ID tag can significantly increase your pet's return rate.
Aside from the pet tag, the Pawaii dog harness is designed to meet the needs of both humans and pets. A 360° surrounded type harness can relieve traction pressure and give you more control over your pet. This no-pull dog harness can meet the needs of your high-energy pet thanks to its soft and breathable harness and firm and sturdy buckles. Furthermore, with its highly reflective and colorful design, this harness for dogs can keep your pet safe from getting lost or being involved in a traffic accident.
Pawaii's designers believe that simply putting this harness on your pet is like giving them a warm hug. Both the ID tag and the dog vest harness are thoughtfully and humanely designed, with the ID tag assisting in pet reuniting and the dog harness packed with details. We care for pets while also considering human comfort. Pawaii's brand vision is well represented by focusing on the present while striving for a better future.
Pawaii, a pet supply company, is committed to creating stylish, high-quality, and intelligent products that break down barriers between humans and pets. Pawaii insists on meticulously designing every detail of pet gear, paying special attention to product quality and user experience to bring more warmth and happiness to every pet family.
Pawaii anticipates exploring more with pet owners in the future to better understand pet demands and to depict a smart and colorful blueprint for pet families in the new era through innovative technology, collected product data, and continuous optimization and iteration.
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(The Hill) — Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is issuing an advisory that social media use may be harmful to the mental health of young people, citing growing evidence that online content is hurting the development of the nation’s youth.
“I’m issuing this advisory because we’re in the middle of a youth mental health crisis, and I’m concerned that social media is contributing to the harms that kids are experiencing,” Murthy told The Hill.
Murthy specifically pointed to the possibility of a link between time spent on social media and depression and anxiety.
He cited one 2019 study that found adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 who spent more than three hours on social media daily had double the risk of developing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Teenagers on average spend 3 1/2 hours on social media every day, according to data cited in the advisory.
The advisory acknowledged that social media can provide some benefits to young people.
It noted that a majority of young girls of color say they regularly see “positive and identity-affirming content” online.
Social media also provides avenues for connection for people who may otherwise feel isolated, such as people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community.
The surgeon general stressed that the onus for managing healthy social media use was not entirely on parents.
“It’s an unreasonable expectation because prior generations never had to experience and manage the rapidly evolving technology that fundamentally changed how kids thought about themselves, how they thought about their friendships and how they saw the world,” said Murthy.
He said that companies must play a part in ensuring social media does not harm kids. Murthy called on higher transparency from tech companies, noting that independent researchers have told his office that tech giants have not provided the full data needed to make a complete assessment of the risk for harm.
Murthy has routinely spoken about the potential harm social media use has on children.
Earlier this year, Murthy said on CNN that he believed 13 was too young for children to be on social media, an age when most platforms allow people to join.
In an advisory issued in 2021, Murthy noted how the COVID-19 pandemic “rapidly accelerated” how much of people’s lives play out on social media. His advisory at the time emphasized that social media companies are concerned with maximizing engagement and not “safeguarding users’ health.”
As far as the federal government’s role in improving how social media use impacts children, Murthy said establishing “age-appropriate health and safety standards” could be one such avenue, pointing out that standards are established for many products that children use like car seats and toys.
Murthy recommended that parents and caretakers establish a family media plan that lays out expectations regarding social media use, create tech-free zones, model responsible online behavior themselves and work with other parents to establish shared norms and practices.
The advisory encouraged children to reach out for help if social media is negatively affecting them, limit the use of electronics at least an hour before bed and to be selective about what personal information they share online.
Children are also advised to be protective of themselves by tracking how much time they spend online; blocking unwanted contacts and content, and avoiding keeping online harassment a secret. | 2023-05-23T11:23:21+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/surgeon-general-issues-advisory-that-social-media-is-contributing-to-youth-mental-health-crisis/ |
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas gave up three power-play goals Friday night, but the Golden Knights are one victory from the Western Conference Final largely because of their penalty kill.
Clinging to a two-goal lead and entering the third period facing 4:36 of a major penalty against the NHL’s most lethal power play, the Knights gave up just one more goal and remained in front to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3.
“That could’ve been a turning point in the game big time, and we got through it,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Even though we lost the special teams battle three goals to two, I think in our minds we won.”
Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists as the Knights took a 3-2 series lead. Mark Stone, Reilly Smith and Nic Hague also scored, and Jonathan Marchessault tied a franchise playoff record with three assists for the Golden Knights. Adin Hill had 31 saves.
Connor McDavid scored two power-play goals for the Oilers, Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist and Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each totaled two assists. Stuart Skinner was pulled late in the second period after giving up four goals on 22 shots, and Jack Campbell stopped all nine shots he faced in relief.
Game 6 is on Sunday at Edmonton, Alberta.
Both teams played without key defensemen. The Knights were without Alex Pietrangelo, who was suspended for this game for slashing Leon Draisaitl toward the end of Wednesday’s Game 4. Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse sat after he was suspended for instigator and misconduct penalties in the same game.
McDavid and Hyman scored in the first 10 minutes to give Edmonton a 2-1 lead. McDavid’s goal occurred just 3:02 into the game to continue a trend.
The Oilers have scored within the first 6:46 in each game this season and in the first four minutes all but once. Vegas responded to the early deficits to come back and win Games 1 and 3, but never recovered in the other two of what became one-sided Oilers victories.
The Knights, however, scored three goals in 1:29 of the second period to surge in front 4-2. That was the fastest three goals in a playoff game in Vegas’ six-year history.
“It’s not like we don’t want to score the first goal,” Cassidy said. “Don’t take yourself out the game in the first period. One goal shouldn’t do that, whereas the other night in Edmonton, it did.”
Two goals came on essentially the same power play — Stone at 5-on-3 and Smith’s first of this playoffs on a 5-on-4. Hague soon after scored from near the blue line to chase Skinner, the third time this postseason he has been pulled in favor of Campbell.
“Jack came in and did his job,” Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. “He gave us a chance to win the game, and I thought our team pushed hard in that third period. I thought that the power play did its thing right off the bat. We had numerous chances to tie it up.”
That five-minute power play came just when it appeared Vegas would take all the momentum into the third period. Keegan Kolesar then shoved Edmonton’s Mattias Ekholm into the boards with 20.9 seconds left. Kolesar was sent off with a game misconduct penalty.
McDavid scored 2:40 into the third period, but that was the only goal of the power play, allowing the Knights to remain ahead at 4-3. That was McDavid’s seventh goal of this playoffs.
“That’s the difference in the game,” Hill said. “You give two there and and it’s a tie game and who knows what happens from there? Our guys did a great job bearing down.”
McDAVID UP FOR LEAGUE MVP
McDavid is one of three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, which goes to the league’s most valuable player. He led the NHL in goals (64), assists (89) and points (153) this season. All were career highs.
Should he win, it would be McDavid’s second Hart Trophy in three years and third since 2017.
Also up for the Hart are forwards David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins and Matthew Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers.
MARATHON DAY FOR KARLSSON
William Karlsson said he slept about four hours after his wife, Emily, gave birth to a boy early Friday morning. He played nearly 19 minutes and had an assist. Karlsson is the sixth new father on the team.
“We may be calling the guys again in July or August, ‘Let’s get back to work fellas,'” Cassidy said. “So that would be something to consider — a summer project.”
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AP NHL Playoffs: https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-13T11:04:19+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/sports/eichels-3-point-game-helps-golden-knights-beat-oilers-4-3-take-3-2-series-lead/ |
Border agency: Illegal entries into EU up 82% this year
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The agency monitoring the European Union’s external borders says that the number of detected illegal migration entries in the first five months of 2022 was more than 86,000 or almost 82% more that in the same period in 2021. Most of the crossings took place in May, according to preliminary data released Monday by Frontex. The figure didn’t include almost 5.5 million refugees from Ukraine, who are authorized to enter. The routes taken most often by irregular migrants are through the Western Balkans and the Central and Eastern Mediterranean. The figures show the number of entries and do not take account of the fact that sometimes the same person makes multiple attempts. | 2022-06-13T19:30:00+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2022/06/13/border-agency-illegal-entries-into-eu-up-82-this-year/ |
NEW YORK, Dec. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Christmas is a time of joy, tradition, and celebration. Unfortunately, with the energy crisis today, global economic conditions waning, and inflationary pressures persisting, it may be hard for some to get into the spirit of Christmas this year. A survey of over 400 retailers showed that two-thirds reported decreased foot fall compared to last year's Christmas season. Only one in five merchants have been satisfied with this year's sales.
To combat the "energy winter" and keep Christmas a warm yet energy-saving experience, Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA, HKEX: 2391), a global IoT development platform service provider, is collaborating with international partners to provide various smart products and solutions. So, let's take a brief look at the hottest Christmas products this year.
1. Beat the Winter Chill with Heallux Electric Heating Low-Side Stoves
The Heallux Electric Heating Low-Side Stove has been designed with a silicon-based crystal plate to provide fast and efficient three-sided heating. It includes automatic heating and power-off features for maintaining a constant temperature and energy efficiency. In addition, this stove offers cozy comfort with its 60°C table top, perfect for keeping hot drinks warm during winter. And, great for warming cold hands.
Furthermore, its French-style design is popular in Europe and can be an excellent choice for adding a warm atmosphere to family gatherings at Christmas. Heallux products are renowned for their practical style, functional experience, and superior quality, which continues to impress consumers.
2. Get Deliciously Crispy, Healthy Meals with the SILVERCREST Smart XL Air Fryer - No Greasy Mess, No Guilt!
As Christmas approaches, the festive season brings a special treat – Tuya-enabled SILVERCREST Smart XL Air Fryer. This multi-functional air fryer features 50 different kinds of smart cooking recipes which allows you to make your special meal. You can even use it to control, monitor, and schedule your meals from your smartphone.
In addition, the air fryer comes with ten intuitive presets that allow you to make pizzas, bake cookies, grill meat, fish and vegetables, and more with just a touch of a button. The temperature can be set from 60 ℃ to 200 ℃ so that you can cook meals quickly and easily without additional oil, and offer you a crispy layer and delicious flavor.
3. Get Ready to Enhance Your Home Entertainment with the HDMI Screen Synchronizer, the Ultimate Must-Have for Audio and Video Enjoyment!
The Tuya-enabled HDMI Screen Synchronizer is the perfect solution for creating an immersive entertainment experience in your home. This Zigbee gateway can be used to control and manage sub-devices, allowing them to sync with the lighting and video throughout the house. So when Christmas comes around, your living room can become a magical environment with lights that instantly change in time with the screen image, creating a mesmerizing atmosphere.
Additionally, when watching movies and playing games, the background lighting effects will enhance the experience even further, providing an intense and captivating mood. All these features make the HDMI Screen Synchronizer an ideal choice for those looking to feel right in the middle of their favorite movie or game.
4. Light Up Your Home with Smart String Lights and Create a Winter Wonderland
The Christmas season is a time of joyful celebration, and one way to make it more special is by hanging up smart string lights. These Tuya-enabled string lights come in single and double-color variants and illusion designs that allow for dynamic UI experiences, multi-scenario selection, and even music rhythm modes.
These Tuya-enabled smart string lights can be used both indoors and outdoors to create various shapes, instantly transforming a space into a fun and festive atmosphere. Furthermore, they can be easily controlled through apps, voice commands, or remote control to reduce energy usage, making them an eco-friendly choice for lighting up any location.
5. Create a Festive Holiday Atmosphere with Smart Dimming Solutions for the Perfect Glow!
Tuya Smart's all-in-one dimming solution offers a comprehensive and convenient interactive experience, perfect for fostering the feeling of Christmas. It features a wide range of functions such as color, temperature, brightness control, music rhythm setting, and longitude and latitude biorhythm adaptation.
Moreover, it supports various operation modes, including mobile phone apps, physical buttons, infrared remote control, and voice control. Scene automation allows users to customize their lighting links according to their needs, providing them with a healthier and more exciting environment.
During this holiday season, Tuya is helping customers target their markets more accurately and capture the opportunities of this special holiday time. Despite some of the concerns this winter, Tuya and its partners are offering a range of smart products and solutions to keep us in the Christmas spirit. By combining cutting-edge IoT technology with deep customer understanding, Tuya is leading the way in smart consumer innovation.
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SOURCE Tuya Smart | 2022-12-26T04:05:02+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/12/26/experience-christmas-spirit-with-tuya-smart-warmer-cozier-celebration/ |
Time to crack open the books: Read Across Kenosha is back again for its 13th year in Kenosha Unified Schools.
Various community members will visit elementary classes throughout the district and read literary favorites, such as "Fox in Socks" and "Yertle the Turtle," both by Dr. Seuss.
"This is the first read across Kenosha that we're having full in person since 2020," said Carolynn Friesch, chief executive officer for United Way of Kenosha County. "Not only are our volunteers excited for the return of Read Across Kenosha, but the schools and students are looking forward to being able to share in reading in this way. And it's a great way for the community to get involved in the future of our students with literacy."
Although the origins of how Read Across Kenosha, once known as "Readers are Leaders" event, Friesch and United Way of Kenosha County Resource Development Manager Marisa Markowski said the event is a cornerstone value of the United Way of Kenosha County.
People are also reading…
"Early Education and Literacy is our specific focus areas for us," Friesch said. "So I think the crux of that came out of those particular focus areas, and has since been a perennial favorite of a an event for people in the community."
The event is also a way to celebrate reading, literacy and the United Way's efforts to help solve the literacy rate issue within Kenosha County. According to a report from Building Our Future, 31% of third-grade students can read proficiently at grade level.
"I think it's important hold events like this in the community to help share a love for reading right now," Markowski said. "Literacy is a crisis in our community, and when we're able to all come together, and share in the beauty of reading and the fun of it, we can see how impactful that is and hopefully start to change the outlook on literacy and what we can be doing to improve those circumstances."
Julie Housaman, Kenosha Unified's chief academic officer, said the day of celebrating literacy is important because students also hear volunteers talk about what reading means to them.
"I think what's special about this event, too, is that the readers not only come in with a book to read and a book that they're able to donate to the classroom, but they're also talking about what reading means to them and how it has afforded them the opportunities they have had in their lives," Housaman said. "And how it's important not just for the work that you do, but for what you do every day."
Mary Hoover, Kenosha Unified's coordinator of elementary reading and social studies, said the event is also an opportunity for students and community members to connect.
"The students definitely look forward to having a guest in the classroom," Hoover said. "To have other individuals come in and kind of just share that read-aloud experience is an opportunity to build relationships and connect and share an experience. So it is really nice that our students can connect with another adult another person and kind of engage in that experience together."
Housaman said the event helps students to see that reading is more than what they do in school.
"It helps them to see that reading is far beyond what happens inside school," Housaman said. "These are all people who who are reading who aren't working in schools all day long." | 2023-03-01T22:53:56+00:00 | kenoshanews.com | https://www.kenoshanews.com/read-across-kenosha-back-for-13th-year-at-kusd/article_0397000c-b6e5-11ed-9108-8f92c0c4e975.html |
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to economist Claudia Sahm about interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, and this week's release of quarterly economic growth numbers.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to economist Claudia Sahm about interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, and this week's release of quarterly economic growth numbers.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-07-27T11:42:30+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/2022-07-27/why-orchestrating-a-soft-landing-for-the-high-flying-economy-is-so-tough |
(NEXSTAR) – In 2023, you can get just about anything delivered straight to your door. But a bag of Trader Joe’s groceries? No chance.
The popular grocery chain doesn’t sell any of its products online — not even gift cards — and doesn’t work with any third-party delivery services, like Instacart.
But that wasn’t always the case. A small subset of Trader Joe’s shoppers used to be able to have their groceries delivered.
The company offered delivery at its New York City locations up until March 2019.
“When we originally introduced delivery, we had one store on 14th Street in Manhattan, options for outside delivery services were limited and ride-sharing meant hopping into a taxi with someone else,” the company said in a statement to Supermarket News. “Today, there are seven Trader Joe’s stores across Manhattan, with more on the way, and services for transporting food and people abound.”
Trader Joe’s stopped offering delivery because continuing would have meant “passing along unsustainable cost increases to our customers,” company spokesperson Kenya Friend-Daniel said at the time.
But why won’t the company work with app delivery services like Instacart? That has more to do with the store’s ethos of being a brick-and-mortar business.
“We don’t work with third-party delivery services like Instacart or Dumpling because they can’t match our outstanding in-store value and shopping experience,” the company says.
Tara Miller, the co-host of the “Inside Trader Joe’s” podcast, elaborated: “It’s that experience of being inside the four walls of Trader Joe’s that makes Trader Joe’s what it is. That experience would not be the same if you were trying to order something from a website that just showed you the products you already know about. … When you walk into a Trader Joe’s, you’re confronted with products you may not have ever seen before. That’s part of the Trader Joe’s experience.” | 2023-07-01T20:12:57+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/watercooler/trader-joes-once-offered-delivery-why-did-they-stop/ |
Republicans meet to elect new RNC chair after lackluster midterms
The Republican National Committee is meeting in Dana Point, Calif. this week to select a new chair to lead the party’s infrastructure going into the 2024 election cycle after the party’s disappointing showing in the midterm elections.
Ronna McDaniel is running for her fourth term as RNC chair, and for the first time since former President Donald Trump appointed her to succeed Reince Priebus in the job, she’s facing a serious challenge. The race, which may be competitive, illustrates how the different wings of the Republican party believe the party should move forward after the midterms, when Republicans won a slim majority in the House but failed to flip the Senate.
Trump-attorney Harmeet Dhillon and Trump ally and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell are competing to unseat McDaniel. On Wednesday, the first day of the meeting, a debate for the chair race was scheduled, but McDaniel and Dhillon didn’t show up. Lindell instead debated Caroline Wren, a GOP fundraiser who is supporting Dhillon’s candidacy.
While Trump has said he would “let them fight it out,” a battery of Trump-era officials and allies — Preibus, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt — are part of McDaniel’s “unofficial “whip” team, according to a source familiar with the chair race.
Maryland committeeman David Bossie, who was Trump’s deputy campaign manager in 2016 and is the head of the RNC’s debate committee in 2024, is also part of McDaniel’s “whip” team. Trump’s former counselor Kellyanne Conway will also be attending the meeting.
McDaniel heads into Friday’s vote as the favorite.
In November, 101 RNC members signed a letter saying they endorsed McDaniel. And she needs just 85 votes to win.
Members praised McDaniel’s work to open up community centers, “tirelessly working for the necessary fundraising,” and the RNC’s engagement in “election integrity” issues, supporting Trump’s unfounded claims the 2020 election had been stolen.
In addition to the 101 initial endorsements, McDaniel won the support of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and on Monday, picked up at least two other committee member votes in Wisconsin GOP Chair Brian Schimming and Vermont GOP Chair Paul Dame.
But Dhillon has won over some members, too, from GOP activist Charlie Kirk, state GOP party chairs in Arizona, Massachusetts and Washington, and two notable GOP mega-donors: Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus and Uline founder Richard Uihlein.
Uihlein’s wife, Elizabeth, has backed McDaniel.
The race has had its hostile moments. Supporters for Dhillon claimed there was a “whisper campaign” to attack her over her Sikh religion — McDaniel has denied any involvement. Dhillon suggested to the Associated Press that members who vote out of “self-interest” or for McDaniel could have an “issue” the next time they’re up for re-election, something one RNC member characterized to CBS News as Dhillon’s “pressure tactics.”
State parties in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas have issued votes of “no confidence” against McDaniel, but they have no say in the RNC vote on Friday. Still, they’re indicative of some of the grassroots’ aggravation with McDaniel.
The Nebraska Republican Party’s steering committee voted last Saturday to support Dhillon over McDaniel.
In Florida, where Republicans saw electoral wins during the 2022 midterms, a resolution of “no confidence” failed when not enough members showed up for a quorum.
McDaniel is pitching herself as a leader who has a record of uniting the different wings of the GOP and has built the party’s outreach to minority communities. She’s also argued she has the experience with the party’s infrastructure that will be needed in 2024.
“My opponent has never run a state party. She has never run a campaign. It’s easy to say all these things from the outside, but when you’ve never done that, it’s really hard to run a national party in a year like this. This is not the time to be changing and putting it in the hands of somebody who’s never done those things ever before,” McDaniel said on the “Ruthless” podcast earlier this month.
McDaniel has reportedly also told party members she can stop Trump from creating a third party if he loses the 2024 nomination, according to the Washington Post. But McDaniel has denied those claims.
Lindell, an ardent supporter of Trump who qualified to appear on the chair ballot, has run a quixotic campaign so far and isn’t expected to gain much traction, according to Vice News.
Dhillon has pitched herself as the change in leadership needed for the GOP heading into the 2024 presidential cycle. “This is not about personal feelings, our personal preferences, our comfort zone, it is about doing what is right for the people who elected us to these positions,” she said on Fox News last Sunday.
In a letter sent to RNC members on Monday, first reported by Politico, Dhillon proposed the changes she would make, like auditing vendor and consultant relationships, revamping fundraising tactics to end the use of “excessive hype and pressure tactics on our donors,” and exploring the creation of “regional offices” in battleground states, while keeping the RNC headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Bill Palatucci, an RNC committeeman from New Jersey who is supporting Dhillon, said the RNC under McDaniel “owns lots of blame for failing to win back the Senate.”
He cited GOP candidate quality as a top issue for the party in the midterms, and said Dhillon agreed with him that the RNC has to be more “involved in putting forward good candidates so we avoid poorly prepared people like Herschel Walker and Doug Mastriano.”
But the RNC does not handle recruiting candidates – that’s a task left up to other party committees, such as the Republican Governors Association or National Republican Senatorial Committee.
“A strong leader would speak up, and Ronna just sat idly by as Trump endorsed loser after loser,” he texted CBS News during his flight to California for the RNC meeting.
Palatucci added that the secret-ballot nature of the vote will help Dhillon pull off the upset and that “RNC members are political pros who will smile at you and then vote against you in private.”
Mike Kuckelman, chair of the Kansas Republican party, said he’s planning to vote for McDaniel and expects her to win reelection. He disagreed with criticism leveled at McDaniel after the midterms, and said “all levels” of the Republican Party share the responsibility.
“Part of my support of Rhonda McDaniel is a push back against this mob mentality, that one person is responsible in some way for the losses in the election, I just don’t buy into that theory,” he said.
Kuckelman said the midterm losses have to be looked at “individually” and that the RNC has to help grassroots level voters understand that “how electable” a candidate will be in the general election should be a factor in their primary vote.
One RNC member from the Midwest who is supporting McDaniel compared the challenge against her to the 15 rounds of voting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy endured before he secured the position.
“This idea that we need a scalp, we need to fire a leader… it’s a little bit like, ‘I had a bad day at work so I’m going to come home and kick the dog. It’s like, what does one have to do with the other?” they said.
“Our job is to help win presidential elections, and then it is to do things that help state parties. Neither the state party nor the RNC picks candidates, runs campaigns or does any of those things. The idea that somehow Kari Lake’s loss is because Ronna was asleep at the switch, is just not true,” the member added.
When it comes to 2024, both McDaniel and Dhillon have pledged they would stay neutral in the presidential primary. McDaniel pushed for the party’s breakup with the Commission on Presidential Debates, due to claims of bias with the moderators and disagreements on dates.
At least one potential 2024 candidate, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, has called for a new RNC Chair.
Dame, a McDaniel supporter, said the looming 2024 election was a factor in him choosing between her and Dhillon.
“I just don’t know if we have the time to wait for Harmeet to learn the ropes, meet new people and ramp up to what could be some great ideas when she just doesn’t have the record Ronna has,” he wrote in his endorsement of McDaniel. | 2023-01-26T07:49:23+00:00 | wsgw.com | https://www.wsgw.com/republicans-meet-to-elect-new-rnc-chair-after-lackluster-midterms-2/ |
Election 2022: Nevada GOP contest crucial to Senate control
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Adam Laxalt is one of Nevada’s most prominent Republicans, someone who has already won statewide office and attracted support from both former President Donald Trump and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
Yet in the final weeks before Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primary, Nevada’s former attorney general has faced a surprisingly spirited challenge from Sam Brown. A retired Army captain and Purple Heart recipient, Brown has appeared before swelling crowds drawn to his profile as a political outsider. He bolstered his campaign with strong fundraising numbers, particularly among small-dollar donors who often represent the party’s grassroots.
Regardless of the outcome, Brown’s late-stage inroads could signal a restlessness among the GOP base and interest in sending political newcomers to Washington, a sentiment Trump himself rode to the White House six years ago. The ultimate winner will go on to face Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in what may be the GOP’s best opportunity to flip a Senate seat and regain control of the chamber.
Despite the intrigue surrounding the race, many Republicans still see Laxalt as best positioned win the nomination, in no small part because of Trump’s backing.
“President Trump is the most popular Republican official in America by a long shot,” said Corry Bliss, a Republican strategist who works on campaigns around the U.S. “If you have his endorsement and you have resources to advertise that, you should win.”
Republicans in Nevada are also choosing a nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak. Elsewhere, Republicans in South Carolina are weighing whether to support two U.S. House members who have crossed Trump. And two longtime rivals in Maine are poised to advance to what will likely be one of the most competitive governor’s races in the U.S. this fall.
Still, Nevada’s Senate race is the highest-profile contest Tuesday.
In a final push in the days leading up to the primary, Laxalt held a telephone rally with Trump and campaigned in Nevada with his son Donald Trump Jr. and his former acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell, a Trump loyalist.
Laxalt is well-known in the state for having served for four years as Nevada’s attorney general and campaigned unsuccessfully for governor in 2018. He’s also the grandson of former U.S. Sen. Paul Laxalt.
And perhaps most importantly in GOP circles, he’s got close ties to the two Florida men seen as the party’s most likely choices for 2024 presidential nominee: Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was Laxalt’s roommate in the Navy and joined him at an April rally in Las Vegas.
Laxalt worked on Trump’s reelection campaign and promoted his lies about election fraud in the state after the 2020 election, including spearheading legal challenges to the vote-counting process. Both Trump and DeSantis appeared in recent campaign ads for Laxalt, describing him as they look into the camera as someone who can be trusted in a fight to “save” the country.
But the party’s anti-establishment base has muscled behind Brown, who was badly burned by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan and has highlighted his personal story in his outsider crusade.
“I wasn’t born into power,” Brown declared in a recent campaign ad in which he recounted how he nearly died in Afghanistan. He then smiles, saying, “It turns out I’m hard to kill.”
Brown, to the surprise of many in the state, won the endorsement of the Nevada Republican Party at a convention vote in late April and a straw poll of the Las Vegas-area GOP at a May gathering. Recent polls have shown him closing in on Laxalt, though the state, with a transient population and many late-shift workers due to the state’s tourism and casino industry, is considered fickle for pollsters.
Though Laxalt is still considered the favorite to win, both candidates are expected to have a similar chance in November at defeating Cortez Masto, who is expected to handily win her party’s endorsement over several little-known competitors.
“I imagine that Laxalt would be a stronger candidate in the general than Brown, but I don’t think it’s a substantial difference,” said Kenneth Miller, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
That’s because Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate and successor of the late Sen. Harry Reid, is considered one of the most vulnerable Democrats running for reelection this year.
Democrats broadly are facing headwinds this year, burdened by an unpopular president and rising costs. In Nevada, high prices for gas are acutely felt by residents of Las Vegas’ sprawling suburbs or those commuting from far-flung rural areas.
Those same factors could imperil the reelection of Sisolak, whose Republican challenger will emerge from Tuesday’s primary.
In the Nevada governor’s race, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo is considered the favorite in a crowded field and has earned the coveted endorsement from Trump.
The former president notably snubbed another Republican candidate in the race, former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller. Heller was once a critic of Trump and stalled a GOP health care plan, earning Heller a public scolding from the then-president. But Heller eventually embraced Trump and yoked his 2018 reelection campaign to the man. Heller lost, and Trump blamed it on the senator having once been “really hostile” to him.
Also challenging Lombardo is Joey Gilbert, a northern Nevada lawyer and former professional boxer who was outside the U.S. Capitol when it was stormed on Jan. 6, 2021. Like Brown in the Senate race, Gilbert has picked up support from the party’s base.
Trump’s false claims of fraud in the 2020 election are laced throughout some of Tuesday’s contests, including what’s normally a little-watched race for Nevada secretary of state. Republican Barbara Cegavske, who was censured by the Nevada GOP for declaring there was no fraud and defending the results as accurate, is term-limited. A crowded field of Republicans who have embraced “election integrity” concerns to varying degree are vying to replace her.
In South Carolina, two Republicans in the U.S. House who’ve drawn Trump’s displeasure are facing challengers solicited by the former president.
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, who is running in the state’s swingy 1st Congressional District, is being challenged by former state lawmaker Katie Arrington. She has criticized Mace for having “turned her back” on Trump for criticizing his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Mace has still sought to demonstrate support for him and even made a video in front of Trump Tower in New York.
In South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District, Trump recruited a challenger for U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, who was among 10 House Republicans to support Trump’s second impeachment. Trump is backing Rice’s top challenger, state Rep. Russell Fry.
South Carolina also has five Democrats, including former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham, vying to win their party’s nomination for governor. The winner will take on Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, who is expected to easily defeat two GOP rivals.
In Maine, the primary will be similarly easy for the one Republican and one Democrat running. But it will mark the official start of a fierce general election race between Democratic incumbent Janet Mills and former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who was known nationally for making vulgar remarks and declared himself to be “Trump before there was Trump.”
Like Trump, LePage moved to Florida after leaving office, but moved back in 2020 and decided to run for a third-term.
Elections are also being held Tuesday in North Dakota, but Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven is expected to easily win his primary.
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Price reported from New York.
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WARSAW – The long border between Finland and Russia runs through thick forests and is marked only by wooden posts with low fences meant to stop stray cattle. Soon, a stronger, higher fence will be erected on parts of the frontier.
Earlier this month, Polish soldiers began laying coils of razor wire on the border with Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave wedged between Poland and Lithuania. Cameras and an electronic monitoring system also will be installed on the area that once was guarded only by occasional patrols of border guards.
The fall of the Berlin Wall more than 30 years ago symbolized hope for cooperation with Moscow. Now, Russia’s war in Ukraine has ushered in a new era of confrontation in Europe — and the rise of new barriers of steel, concrete and barbed wire. These, however, are being built by the West.
“The Iron Curtain is gone, but the ‘barbed wire curtain’ is now unfortunately becoming the reality for much of Europe,” said Klaus Dodds, a professor of geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London. “The optimism that we had in Europe after 1989 is very much now gone.”
Fear and division have replaced the euphoria when Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall and broke off chunks of the barrier erected in 1961 by Communist leaders. It stretched for 155 kilometers (nearly 100 miles), encircling West Berlin until 1989, when East German authorities opened crossings following mass protests. Within a year, East and West Germany were reunited.
Some countries in the European Union began building border fences as a response to more than 1 million refugees and other migrants entering southern Europe from the Middle East and Africa in 2015 alone. In 2015 and 2016, Russia ushered thousands of asylum-seekers, also mostly from the Middle East, to border checkpoints in northern Finland.
When relations with Belarus deteriorated after its authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner of an election widely seen as fraudulent, the government in Minsk sent thousands of migrants across the EU's frontiers in what Dodds called “hybrid warfare.” In response, Poland and Lithuania erected walls along their borders with Belarus.
Michal Baranowski, head of the Warsaw office of the German Marshal Fund think tank, said most security analysts believe Belarus coordinated its effort with Moscow, “in effect destabilizing our borders ahead of war in Ukraine.”
Fearing another migration crisis as a response to sanctions against Moscow because of the nearly nine-month war in Ukraine, European leaders have begun hardening their borders.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced plans to fortify parts of her country's 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border — the longest with any EU member. Moscow has threatened “serious military-political consequences” against Finland and Sweden for seeking to join NATO, and Marin said the fortifications would help defend the nation against the “hybrid threat” of possible large-scale and irregular migration orchestrated by the Kremlin.
The new barriers offer little protection from missiles or tanks. Governments instead expect the walls, fences and electronic surveillance to provide better control of their borders and to stop large migrant surges.
Dodds says Russia has been weaponizing migration for several years as it engages in a “civilization conflict with its European neighbors."
Russia bombed and harassed Syria's population in 2015 “in a deliberate attempt to create a humanitarian crisis," he said.
“I think one of the difficulties we sometimes have outside of Russia is in actually appreciating quite how cynical, quite how calculating, quite how deliberate some of this work is,” said Dodds, author of “The New Border Wars: The Conflicts that Will Define Our Future.”
Russia's use of migrants to create social discord in places like Poland, Lithuania and Latvia has led to those governments not offering them the chance to apply for asylum and refusing them entry in many cases — as has happened in other European countries like Greece and Hungary.
Those pushed back to Belarus have been subjected to abuse by Belarusian guards who initially helped them cross the borders, according to human rights groups.
Human rights activists in Poland have protested the the 5½-meter (18-foot) steel wall erected along 186 kilometers (115 miles) of its border with Belarus, arguing that it keeps out the weakest people but not the most determined.
Anna Alboth of the Minority Rights Group has spent months at that border and said she has seen people use ladders to scale the fence or tunnel under it.
Since the wall was finished last summer, about 1,800 migrants who made it inside Poland and found themselves in forests desperate for food, water or medicine have called Grupa Granica, an umbrella organization Alboth co-founded.
“It’s very difficult territory, the east of Poland," she said. "There are a lot of animals. I had a situation where I went to one group and I stepped on people who were half-conscious. I am sure there were many people like this.”
She said she recently encountered groups of women from Sudan who appeared to be human trafficking victims, as well as medical students from Africa who were in their fifth year of studies in Russia.
“They said ‘Russia is falling apart and we want to live in a normal country,’” Alboth said.
A Polish government security official, Stanislaw Zaryn, acknowledged the border wall doesn't stop everyone seeking to cross illegally, but added: “It does allow our forces to act rapidly and more efficiently, without the need to deploy as much manpower as before.”
Both that wall and the fence with Kaliningrad “convey a strong message to Minsk and Moscow that Poland takes the security and integrity of its borders extremely seriously," Zaryn said. “I believe that Belarus and Russia will think twice before pursuing again the weaponization of migration.”
Dodds said he understands the impulse to build walls but warns that they rarely work as intended, often pushing migrants onto more hazardous journeys.
While militarized borders might be popular, they also tend to dehumanize desperate migrants, who often are willing to risk the danger of border crossings for a better life.
Building such walls and fences "sucks empathy and compassion from our societies,” Dodds said.
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Jari Tanner contributed to this report from Helsinki.
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Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm.
His parents sued the Kool Smiles dental clinic in Yuma, Arizona, and its private equity investor, FFL Partners. They argued the procedures were done needlessly, in keeping with a corporate strategy to maximize profits by overtreating kids from lower-income families enrolled in Medicaid. Zion died after being diagnosed with “brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen,” according to the lawsuit.
Kool Smiles “overtreats, underperforms and overbills,” the family alleged in the suit, which was settled last year under confidential terms. FFL Partners and Kool Smiles had no comment but denied liability in court filings.
Private equity is rapidly moving to reshape health care in America, coming off a banner year in 2021, when the deep-pocketed firms plowed $206 billion into more than 1,400 health care acquisitions, according to industry tracker PitchBook.
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Seeking quick returns, these investors are buying into eye care clinics, dental management chains, physician practices, hospices, pet care providers, and thousands of other companies that render medical care nearly from cradle to grave. Private equity-backed groups have even set up special “obstetric emergency departments” at some hospitals, which can charge expectant mothers hundreds of dollars extra for routine perinatal care.
As private equity extends its reach into health care, evidence is mounting that the penetration has led to higher prices and diminished quality of care, a KHN investigation has found. KHN found that companies owned or managed by private equity firms have agreed to pay fines of more than $500 million since 2014 to settle at least 34 lawsuits filed under the False Claims Act, a federal law that punishes false billing submissions to the federal government with fines. Most of the time, the private equity owners have avoided liability.
New research by the University of California-Berkeley has identified “hot spots” where private equity firms have quietly moved from having a small foothold to controlling more than two-thirds of the market for physician services such as anesthesiology and gastroenterology in 2021. And KHN found that in San Antonio, more than two dozen gastroenterology offices are controlled by a private equity-backed group that billed a patient $1,100 for her share of a colonoscopy charge — about three times what she paid in another state.
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It’s not just prices that are drawing scrutiny.
Whistleblowers and injured patients are turning to the courts to press allegations of misconduct or other improper business dealings. The lawsuits allege that some private equity firms, or companies they invested in, have boosted the bottom line by violating federal false claims and anti-kickback laws or through other profit-boosting strategies that could harm patients.
“Their model is to deliver short-term financial goals and in order to do that you have to cut corners,” said Mary Inman, an attorney who represents whistleblowers.
Federal regulators, meanwhile, are almost blind to the incursion, since private equity typically acquires practices and hospitals below the regulatory radar. KHN found that more than 90% of private equity takeovers or investments fall below the $101 million threshold that triggers an antitrust review by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department.
Spurring Growth
Private equity firms pool money from investors, ranging from wealthy people to college endowments and pension funds. They use that money to buy into businesses they hope to flip at a sizable profit, usually within three to seven years, by making them more efficient and lucrative.
Private equity has poured nearly $1 trillion into nearly 8,000 health care transactions during the past decade, according to PitchBook.
Fund managers who back the deals often say they have the expertise to reduce waste and turn around inefficient, or moribund, businesses, and they tout their role in helping to finance new drugs and technologies expected to benefit patients in years to come.
Critics see a far less rosy picture. They argue that private equity’s playbook, while it may work in some industries, is ill suited for health care, when people’s lives are on the line.
In the health care sphere, private equity has tended to find legal ways to bill more for medical services: trimming services that don’t turn a profit, cutting staff, or employing personnel with less training to perform skilled jobs — actions that may put patients at risk, critics say.
KHN, in a series of articles published this year, has examined a range of private equity forays into health care, from its marketing of America’s top-selling emergency contraception pill to buying up whole chains of ophthalmology and gastroenterology practices and investing in the booming hospice care industry and even funeral homes.
These deals happened on top of well-publicized takeovers of hospital emergency room staffing firms that led to outrageous “surprise” medical bills for some patients, as well as the buying up of entire rural hospital systems.
“Their only goal is to make outsize profits,” said Laura Olson, a political science professor at Lehigh University and a critic of the industry.
Hot Spots
When it comes to acquisitions, private equity firms have similar appetites, according to a KHN analysis of 600 deals by the 25 firms that PitchBook says have most frequently invested in health care.
Eighteen of the firms have dental companies listed in their portfolios, and 16 list centers that offer treatment of cataracts, eye surgery, or other vision care, KHN found.
Fourteen have bought stakes in animal hospitals or pet care clinics, a market in which rapid consolidation led to a recent antitrust action by the FTC. The agency reportedly also is investigating whether U.S. Anesthesia Partners, which operates anesthesia practices in nine states, has grown too dominant in some areas.
Private equity has flocked to companies that treat autism, drug addiction, and other behavioral health conditions. The firms have made inroads into ancillary services such as diagnostic and urine-testing and software for managing billing and other aspects of medical practice.
Private equity has done so much buying that it now dominates several specialized medical services, such as anesthesiology and gastroenterology, in a few metropolitan areas, according to new research made available to KHN by the Nicholas C. Petris Center at UC-Berkeley.
Although private equity plays a role in just 14% of gastroenterology practices nationwide, it controls nearly three-quarters of the market in at least five metropolitan areas across five states, including Texas and North Carolina, according to the Petris Center research.
Similarly, anesthesiology practices tied to private equity hold 12% of the market nationwide but have swallowed up more than two-thirds of it in parts of five states, including the Orlando, Florida, area, according to the data.
These expansions can lead to higher prices for patients, said Yashaswini Singh, a researcher at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.
In a study of 578 physician practices in dermatology, ophthalmology, and gastroenterology published in JAMA Health Forum in September, Singh and her team tied private equity takeovers to an average increase of $71 per medical claim filed and a 9% increase in lengthy, more costly, patient visits.
Singh said in an interview that private equity may develop protocols that bring patients back to see physicians more often than in the past, which can drive up costs, or order more lucrative medical services, whether needed or not, that boost profits.
“There are more questions than answers,” Singh said. “It really is a black hole.”
Jean Hemphill, a Philadelphia health care attorney, said that in some cases private equity has merely taken advantage of the realities of operating a modern medical practice amid growing administrative costs.
Physicians sometimes sell practices to private equity firms because they promise to take over things like billing, regulatory compliance, and scheduling — allowing doctors to focus on practicing medicine. (The physicians also might reap a big payout.)
“You can’t do it on a scale like Marcus Welby used to do it,” Hemphill said, referring to an early 1970s television drama about a kindly family doctor who made house calls. “That’s what leads to larger groups,” she said. “It is a more efficient way to do it.”
But Laura Alexander, a former vice president of policy at the nonprofit American Antitrust Institute, which collaborated on the Petris Center research, said she is concerned about private equity’s growing dominance in some markets.
“We’re still at the stage of understanding the scope of the problem,” Alexander said. “One thing is clear: Much more transparency and scrutiny of these deals is needed.”
‘Revenue Maximization’
Private equity firms often bring a “hands-on” approach to management, taking steps such as placing their representatives on a company’s board of directors and influencing the hiring and firing of key staffers.
“Private equity exercises immense control over the operations of health care companies it buys an interest in,” said Jeanne Markey, a Philadelphia whistleblower attorney.
Markey represented physician assistant Michelle O’Connor in a 2015 whistleblower lawsuit filed against National Spine and Pain Centers and its private equity owner, Sentinel Capital Partners.
In just a year under private equity guidance, National Spine’s patient load quadrupled as it grew into one of the nation’s largest pain management chains, treating more than 160,000 people in about 40 offices across five East Coast states, according to the suit.
O’Connor, who worked at two National Spine clinics in Virginia, said the mega-growth strategy sprang from a “corporate culture in which money trumps the provision of appropriate patient care,” according to the suit.
She cited a “revenue maximization” policy that mandated medical staffers see at least 25 patients a day, up from 16 to 18 before the takeover.
The pain clinics also overcharged Medicare by billing up to $1,100 for “unnecessary and often worthless” back braces and charging up to $1,800 each for urine drug tests that were “medically unnecessary and often worthless,” according to the suit.
In April 2019, National Spine paid the Justice Department $3.3 million to settle the whistleblower’s civil case without admitting wrongdoing.
Sentinel Capital Partners, which by that time had sold the pain management chain to another private equity firm, paid no part of National Spine’s settlement, court records show. Sentinel Capital Partners had no comment.
In another whistleblower case, a South Florida pharmacy owned by RLH Equity Partners raked in what the lawsuit called an “extraordinarily high” profit on more than $68 million in painkilling and scar creams billed to the military health insurance plan Tricare.
The suit alleges that the pharmacy paid illegal kickbacks to telemarketers who drove the business. One doctor admitted prescribing the creams to scores of patients he had never seen, examined, or even spoken to, according to the suit.
RLH, based in Los Angeles, disputed the Justice Department’s claims. In 2019, RLH and the pharmacy paid a total of $21 million to settle the case. Neither admitted liability. RLH managing director Michel Glouchevitch told KHN that his company cooperated with the investigation and that “the individuals responsible for any problems have been terminated.”
In many fraud cases, however, private equity investors walk away scot-free because the companies they own pay the fines. Eileen O’Grady, a researcher at the nonprofit Private Equity Stakeholder Project, said government should require “added scrutiny” of private equity companies whose holdings run afoul of the law.
“Nothing like that exists,” she said.
Questions About Quality
Whether private equity influences the quality of medical care is tough to discern.
Robert Homchick, a Seattle health care regulatory attorney, said private equity firms “vary tremendously” in how conscientiously they manage health care holdings, which makes generalizing about their performance difficult.
“Private equity has some bad actors, but so does the rest of the [health care] industry,” he said. “I think it’s wrong to paint them all with the same brush.”
But incipient research paints a disturbing picture, which took center stage earlier this year.
On the eve of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech in March, the White House released a statement that accused private equity of "buying up struggling nursing homes” and putting “profits before people.”
The covid-19 pandemic had highlighted the “tragic impact” of staffing cuts and other moneysaving tactics in nursing homes, the statement said.
More than 200,000 nursing home residents and staffers had died from covid in the previous two years, according to the White House, and research had linked private equity to inflated nursing costs and elevated patient death rates.
Some injured patients are turning to the courts in hopes of holding the firms accountable for what the patients view as lapses in care or policies that favor profits over patients.
Dozens of lawsuits link patient harm to the sale of Florida medical device maker Exactech to TPG Capital, a Texas private equity firm. TPG acquired the device company in February 2018 for about $737 million.
In August 2021, Exactech recalled its Optetrak knee replacement system, warning that a defect in packaging might cause the implant to loosen or fracture and cause “pain, bone loss or recurrent swelling.” In the lawsuits, more than three dozen patients accuse Exactech of covering up the defects for years, including, some suits say, when “full disclosure of the magnitude of the problem … might have negatively impacted” Exactech’s sale to TPG.
Linda White is suing Exactech and TPG, which she asserts is “directly involved” in the device company’s affairs.
White had Optetrak implants inserted into both her knees at a Galesburg, Illinois, hospital in June 2012. The right one failed and was replaced with a second Optetrak implant in July 2015, according to her lawsuit. That one also failed, and she had it removed and replaced with a different company’s device in January 2019.
The Exactech implant in White’s left knee had to be removed in May 2019, according to the suit, which is pending in Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois.
In a statement to KHN, Exactech said it conducted an “extensive investigation” when it received reports of “unexpected wear of our implants.”
Exactech said the problem dated to 2005 but was discovered only in July of last year. “Exactech disputes the allegations in these lawsuits and intends to vigorously defend itself,” the statement said. TPG declined to comment but has denied the allegations in court filings.
‘Invasive Procedures’
In the past, private equity business tactics have been linked to scandalously bad care at some dental clinics that treated children from low-income families.
In early 2008, a Washington, D.C., television station aired a shocking report about a local branch of the dental chain Small Smiles that included video of screaming children strapped to straightjacket-like “papoose boards” before being anesthetized to undergo needless operations like baby root canals.
Five years later, a U.S. Senate report cited the TV exposé in voicing alarm at the "corporate practice of dentistry in the Medicaid program.” The Senate report stressed that most dentists turned away kids enrolled in Medicaid because of low payments and posed the question: How could private equity make money providing that care when others could not?
“The answer is ‘volume,’” according to the report.
Small Smiles settled several whistleblower cases in 2010 by paying the government $24 million. At the time, it was providing “business management and administrative services” to 69 clinics nationwide, according to the Justice Department. It later declared bankruptcy.
But complaints that volume-driven dentistry mills have harmed disadvantaged children didn’t stop.
According to the 2018 lawsuit filed by his parents, Zion Gastelum was hooked up to an oxygen tank after questionable root canals and crowns “that was empty or not operating properly” and put under the watch of poorly trained staffers who didn’t recognize the blunder until it was too late.
Zion never regained consciousness and died four days later at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, the suit states. The cause of death was “undetermined,” according to the Maricopa County medical examiner’s office. An Arizona state dental board investigation later concluded that the toddler’s care fell below standards, according to the suit.
Less than a month after Zion’s death in December 2017, the dental management company Benevis LLC and its affiliated Kool Smiles clinics agreed to pay the Justice Department $24 million to settle False Claims Act lawsuits. The government alleged that the chain performed “medically unnecessary” dental services, including baby root canals, from January 2009 through December 2011.
In their lawsuit, Zion’s parents blamed his death on corporate billing policies that enforced “production quotas for invasive procedures such as root canals and crowns” and threatened to fire or discipline dental staff “for generating less than a set dollar amount per patient.”
Kool Smiles billed Medicaid $2,604 for Zion’s care, according to the suit. FFL Partners did not respond to requests for comment. In court filings, it denied liability, arguing it did not provide “any medical services that harmed the patient.”
Covering Tracks
Under a 1976 federal law called the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, deal-makers must report proposed mergers to the FTC and the Justice Department antitrust division for review. The intent is to block deals that stifle competition, which can lead to higher prices and lower-quality services.
But there’s a huge blind spot, which stymies government oversight of more than 90% of private equity investments in health care companies: The current threshold for reporting deals is $101 million.
KHN’s analysis of PitchBook data found that just 423 out of 7,839 private equity health care deals from 2012 through 2021 were known to have exceeded the current threshold.
In some deals, private equity takes a controlling interest in medical practices, and doctors work for the company. In other cases, notably in states whose laws prohibit corporate ownership of physician practices, the private equity firm handles a range of management duties.
Thomas Wollmann, a University of Chicago researcher, said antitrust authorities may not learn of consequential transactions “until long after they have been completed” and “it's very hard to break them up after the fact.”
In August, the FTC took aim at what it called “a growing trend toward consolidation” by veterinary medicine chains.
The FTC ordered JAB Consumer Partners, a private equity firm based in Luxembourg, to divest from some clinics in the San Francisco Bay and Austin, Texas, areas as part of a proposed $1.1 billion takeover of a rival.
The FTC said the deal would eliminate “head-to-head” competition, “increasing the likelihood that customers are forced to pay higher prices or experience a degradation in quality of the relevant services.”
Under the order, JAB must obtain FTC approval before buying veterinary clinics within 25 miles of the sites it owns in Texas and California.
The FTC would not say how much market consolidation is too much or whether it plans to step up scrutiny of health care mergers and acquisitions.
“Every case is fact-specific,” Betsy Lordan, an FTC spokesperson, told KHN.
Lordan, who has since left the agency, said regulators are considering updates to regulations governing mergers and are reviewing about 1,900 responses to the January 2022 request for public comment. At least 300 of the comments were from doctors or other health care workers.
Few industry observers expect the concerns to abate; they might even increase.
Investors are flush with “dry powder,” industry parlance for money waiting to stoke a deal.
The Healthcare Private Equity Association, which boasts about 100 investment companies as members, says the firms have $3 trillion in assets and are pursuing a vision for "building the future of healthcare.”
That kind of talk alarms Cornell University professor Rosemary Batt, a longtime critic of private equity. She predicts that investors chasing outsize profits will achieve their goals by “sucking the wealth” out of more and more health care providers.
“They are constantly looking for new financial tricks and strategies,” Batt said.
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FENWICK ISLAND, Del.- With marijuana now recreationally legal in Delaware, discussions have begun on the future of marijuana in Fenwick Island.
While no decisions have been made, a town committee favored moving towards banning the sale of pot in town.
Committee member Ben Waide said he personally believes he does not think marijuana belongs on Fenwick Island.
"Fenwick Island's a small family town. We're sort of in between Rehoboth and and Ocean City, and we like it that way," he said. "I believe bringing marijuana in to to be sold or even to be consumed in public is just not in our best interest."
There is one restriction already in place for marijuana in Fenwick Island, as smoking of any kind, whether it's pot or a tobacco cigarette is already banned here on Fenwick Island's beaches.
The committee did say today that if an ordinance to ban the sale of marijuana is passed into law, it should be consistent with neighboring towns' bans- like the sale ban passed in Dewey Beach or in Ocean City.
The committee also said they want to get feedback from local businesses before any ordinance is passed. | 2023-06-29T21:25:38+00:00 | wrde.com | https://www.wrde.com/news/fenwick-island-explores-banning-the-sale-of-marijuana/article_8f7574a8-16b9-11ee-8b84-b332119721c9.html |
Stevie Nicks announces new Phoenix concert date. Here's what we know so far
The Stevie Nicks concert at Ak-Chin Pavilion has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5.
The concert, originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 6, was postponed due to a non-COVID-19 respiratory illness, according to Live Nation.
All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date.
If a ticketholder cannot make that date, a 30-day window for refunds is available.
The rescheduled show will be the Phoenix-born singer's first solo performance in her hometown since October 2016, when she launched the 24 Karat Gold Tour at the Footprint Center, which was then called Talking Stick Resort Arena, with Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders opening.
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She did swing back through Arizona with Fleetwood Mac in 2018 on their first tour since parting ways with Lindsey Buckingham, whose place was taken by Tom Petty's right-hand man, Mike Campbell, and Neil Finn of Crowded House.
In 2019, Nicks became the first woman to be inducted a second time into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This will be her first performance in the Valley since being inducted as a solo artist, having previously been inducted for her work with Fleetwood Mac.
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Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495. Follow him on Twitter @EdMasley.
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MUSKEGON, MI – The pre-Christmas blizzard that dumped more than 2 feet of snow in the Grand Rapids area also turned some Lake Michigan shoreline structures into figurative ice sculptures.
High winds, waves, spray and freezing temps during the blizzard encased shoreline buildings, such as lighthouses, and beach furniture with thick ice, as captured by West Michigan residents. The lighthouses and piers in Muskegon and Grand Haven, along with others up and down Lake Michigan, were covered in ice after being battered by large waves. | 2022-12-27T21:38:17+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2022/12/lake-michigan-lighthouses-beach-furniture-encased-with-ice-by-blizzard.html |
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LAS VEGAS, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivan Moody, lead singer of famed hard rock band, Five Finger Death Punch, has announced his latest venture, Greenings by Moody's Medicinals, a high-quality, edgy cannabis line, featuring a variety of premium flower, infused pre-rolls, and gummies created through a partnership with Exhale Brands and Exhale Dispensary in Las Vegas, Nev.
"For years, I've had a very public struggle with alcohol addiction, and being prescribed an excessive amount of medication for my imbalances felt overwhelming and completely non-conducive to recovery," said Moody. "I wanted something natural that wouldn't leave me poisoned with sluggish side effects that countered my life on the road. Greenings was born as a result of the emotional and physical relief I found through cannabis and through my partnership with Exhale Brands, we created a powerful line made with the most high-quality ingredients that's reflective of my edgy lifestyle."
Moody initially started his journey into the wellness space with the launch of his premium CBD health line, Moody's Medicinals, which launched to rave reviews in June 2019.
Greenings will be available December 2022 at Exhale Dispensary and features several high-quality hybrid strains of cannabis and infused pre-rolls, including Angel De La Muerte, Ill Moody, and Mood Swings. Greenings' gummies are available in Strawberry, Dragon Fruit Punch, and Sour Blood Orange, and feature 10 milligrams of THC per serving. The company plans to expand the brand to California and Arizona in the near future.
"We couldn't be more excited to partner with Ivan Moody on his new cannabis line. Between his global success with Five Finger Death Punch along with his Moody's Medicinals line of CBD products, Ivan brings a unique passion to everything he touches," said Pete Findley, CEO of Exhale Brands. "His cannabis line brings with it an edge that fans of Ivan and the band can totally relate to."
Greenings by Moody's Medicinals was created by Ivan Moody, lead singer of famed rock band, Five Finger Death Punch. The Greenings line features cannabis flower, infused pre-rolls, and gummies. Launched in 2022 through a partnership with Exhale Brands and Exhale Dispensary in Las Vegas, Greenings is committed to providing conscientious consumers seeking emotional and physical relief with high-potent and powerful THC products. For more information on Greenings, please visit Greenings.co, follow the brand on Instagram at @GreeningsCo, and Facebook at facebook.com/greeningsco.
Exhale Brands is a Las Vegas-based cannabis company whose services include production, manufacturing, and cultivation, and whose portfolio of in-house brands includes Roar, Effex, Hyve, AirBuds, Greenings, Mellow Vibes and more. Additionally, Exhale Brands owns and operates Exhale Dispensary located just off the Las Vegas strip on Flamingo Blvd. across from the Palms Casino Resort.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art began a strike Monday citing wage and health care issues as the institution said it would remain open during the walkout.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the union representing about 180 of the museum's approximately 350 workers set up picket lines Monday at entrances to the main building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and at the nearby Perelman Building and the Rodin Museum on the parkway.
The museum posted a notice on social media saying it was open as usual Monday, with officials saying managers and nonunion employees would run the operation.
“We are committed to serving our community as we continue to negotiate in good faith toward a fair and appropriate new labor agreement," the museum said.
Museum workers voted to unionize in July 2020, and leaders of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 47, Local 397, said Friday that they had been in talks with the museum on a new contract for two years without success. Union officials said higher wages and reducing health care costs are among the important issues outstanding.
“Our members will not accept a contract that does not bring wages and benefits at the museum up to an acceptable standard,” DC47 President Cathy Scott said in a statement.
Museum officials said they had offered “significant wage increases” totaling “8.5% over the next 10 months and 11% by July 1, 2024″ as well as a “minimum annual salary for exempt employees that is more than 10% higher than the current lowest annual salary for these employees.” Officials said they also offered four weeks of paid parental leave and accelerated eligibility for health benefits and vacation accrual for new hourly employees, the Inquirer reported.
Museum workers called a one-day warning strike on Sept. 16, during which the museum also remained open. The two sides are to meet again later in the week. | 2022-09-26T16:46:04+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Workers-at-Philadelphia-Museum-of-Art-begin-17467466.php |
(WFRV)- Go fly a kite. It used to be an insult, but now it’s just a fun activity that you can do. Why not join other people who also like flying kites? Look no further than the Fly a Kite Festival in Green Bay.
It’s the 10th year of this free family activity. Enjoy watching kites fly at Nicolet Airport. There are many more activities at the festival like face painting, kite decorating, mascots, and so much more.
This event is free to the public and they ask that you don’t park at the airport. They ask that you head to Celebration Church at 3475 Humboldt Road. They will have a shuttle that will bring you to the airport.
For more information head to flyakitefest.org. | 2023-06-19T17:40:16+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/local5live/run-fast-and-sail-with-the-fly-a-kite-festival/ |
A Hyde Park man who was arrested Wednesday after police said he carried a loaded firearm through a Boston Logan Airport TSA security checkpoint was ordered to be held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing.
Lorenzo Beechman, 36, was charged with carrying a loaded firearm without a license (third offense), airport security violations, illegal possession of a firearm without a license with a prior violent offense and illegal possession of ammunition, in connection with the Logan Airport incident, according to a Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson.
On Thursday, Boston Municipal Court Judge Joseph Griffin ordered Beechman held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Jan. 4, 2023.
Wednesday at around 7:15 p.m., TSA security notified Massachusetts State Police of a man who they said had placed a gun, located inside a shoebox covered by a brown paper bag, on a screening machine belt at a Terminal A Delta security checkpoint. Once officers responded to the seized firearm, police determined the gun to be a loaded .22-cal Hi-Standard Model B pistol. There were also reportedly several personal items belonging to Beechman inside the shoebox the gun was found in, according to district attorney officials.
Police allege that Beechman, who was traveling with a child, left the shoebox behind after TSA security seized the carry-on luggage. Beechman and the minor proceeded to walk to his gate with the rest of his belongings.
Troopers approached Beechman and asked if the package belong to him. Beechman admitted the package was his, the DA spokesperson stated. When asked what was in the package he retracted his statement saying: “No, that’s not my bag. I thought you were talking about another bag,” according to officials.
According to officials, airport video surveillance revealed Beechman placing the bag on the security belt. Beechman was arrested and the child was placed into the custody of a relative.
Beechman has prior convictions involving firearms and armed and masked robbery. He has open cases involving resisting arrest, assault and battery on a police officer, breaking and entering and larceny from a building, the DA’s office stated.
“It’s incredibly brazen to think that you can move a gun — in this case, a loaded gun — through an airport security machine without it being detected. It’s sad that this man placed a child in the position of having to witness the result of his brazen and dangerous action,” Hayden said.
This incident makes 31 firearms detected at Boston Logan Airport in 2022, a record-breaking number of firearms detected at Logan. The prior record was 21 firearms detected in 2018. Across New England security checkpoints, 46 firearms were detected so far in 2022. Last year, 40 firearms were found at security checkpoints.
Airport passengers are allowed to bring guns “if they have a proper permit and the gun is properly packed,” TSA said.
Firearms and firearm parts must be unloaded, packed in a locked hard-sided case and taken to the airline check-in counter to be declared, TSA said. | 2022-12-30T13:45:24+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/police-fire/2022/12/man-accused-of-bringing-loaded-gun-into-logan-airport-held-without-bail.html |
Dynamic Wellness Shot Replaces Excessive Caffeine with Adaptogens, Superfoods and Nootropics to Promote Energy, Focus and Mood
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MIAMI, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MTE (More Than Energy) announced today the launch of its 2 oz shot, created to boost both daily energy and cognitive function, but without excessive caffeine – an innovation in the category. Formulated as a daily supplement to boost quality of life, the formula features a patented nootropic that has all the energy benefits of caffeine but without any of the common side effects. Users can expect a boost of feel-good energy, relaxed mood, calm focus, stress resilience and more. MTE is exclusively available at www.getmte.com in 4, 12 and 24 packs, for single purchase ($5/bottle) or a monthly subscription ($4.25/bottle)
Replacing excessive caffeine was paramount to the brand's philosophy of supporting energy in the greater context of holistic wellness, which considers things like mood, motivation, focus, and stress response and their effects on daily wellbeing. "Excessive caffeine can support energy in the short term, but it often exacerbates the underlying cause of why we need a boost in the first place," said Jeff Boyd, Co-Founder of MTE. "We formulated MTE to get users off the hamster wheel by supporting all of these things, with benefits that accumulate," added Boyd.
"To this point, it's been all or nothing," said Boyd. "Every energy drink, even the 'healthy' ones, have excessive caffeine, which significantly limits their ability to provide other benefits. Others overcorrect and are unable to effectively support energy." MTE, an acronym for "More Than Energy," was created to do both. "It's why MTE as a daily supplement can be a game changer," added Boyd.
MTE was founded with the goal of helping to improve quality of life with many of its ingredients offering cumulative benefits. In all, over a dozen benefits to well-being are boosted and supported by the shot's proprietary combination of five adaptogens, four nootropics and two superfoods:
- Ashwaganda - Likely the most celebrated adaptogen in all of botanical medicine. Known to boost energy and balance stress levels, it also promotes relaxation.
- Spirulina - One of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet, historically treasured for being rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, with half its weight coming from protein.
- Siberian Ginseng - An adaptogen whose use dates back over 2000 years, and is traditionally used to boost energy reserves and immune performance.
- Holy Basil - A sacred superfood, famous for boosting immunity and balancing the biochemical impact of stress.
- Amaranth - A superfood used as currency by the Mayans, it has recently gained popularity with high performance athletes.
- Maca - A cruciferous vegetable related to broccoli and kale, it supports stress response by maintaining energy levels and mood.
- L-Theanine - Amino acid found in plant and fungal species that has been shown to promote relaxation without drowsiness.
- Teacrine® - Chemically equivalent to an alkaloid found in green tea, it is structurally similar to caffeine, and has been shown to increase energy and focus without habituation. 1 2
- GABA - An amino acid that acts as the main balancing neurotransmitter in humans, which relaxes you from a cellular level.
- Affron® - A premium saffron ingredient standardized to 3.5% Lepticrosalides™. Conclusions from double blind studies have noted increased mood, reduced anxiety and managed stress without side effects.3
- InnovaTea® - A unique, naturally derived source of caffeine extracted from fermented Camellia sinensis (tea leaves).
"We are not an energy drink that sprinkled in a healthy ingredient or two for effect. We are a wellness drink that supports energy because it is an important component of overall wellness," said Scott McDonald, Co-Founder, who suggests MTE as a daily supplement.
MTE sits uniquely at the intersection of the energy drink and wellness market, representing a paradigm shift for today's more health conscious, savvy consumers. The 2oz liquid shot uses 11 adaptogens, nootropics and superfoods to promote better energy, a relaxed mood, improved focus, and greater stress resilience, among other benefits. MTE is only available at www.getmte.com. Learn more at www.getmte.com, or follow on Instagram at @get_mte.
1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30999897/
2 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26766930/
3 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28735826/
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(The Hill) – Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) appeared on Monday to troll Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake after she was projected to lose in her race for governor.
In a tweet on Monday, Cheney quoted a tweet from Lake from late last month that included a letter that mockingly thanked the congresswomen for her “anti-endorsement.” Cheney had weighed in on the race by urging voters to cast a ballot against her fellow Republican.
“You’re welcome, @KariLake,” Cheney said in her tweet Monday.
In her letter to Cheney, Lake said donations to her campaign had skyrocketed and her website crashed. Lake also noted Cheney’s loss in her own election.
“Thank you again for the huge boost to our campaign! Enjoy your forced retirement from politics,” Lake said in her letter. “I know America will rest easier knowing that one more warmonger is out of office.”
Cheney, a critic of Trump and one of two Republicans serving on the committee investigating Jan. 6, released an ad last month that targeted Lake and the GOP nominee for secretary of state, Mark Finchem, who have publicly touted Trump’s continued false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
Cheney’s tweet came just after Arizona counties reported its latest round of ballots and after several networks called the close race for Hobbs. | 2022-11-15T14:00:41+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/liz-cheney-trolls-kari-lake-for-losing-arizona-governors-race-youre-welcome/ |
Former President Trump’s attorneys are asking a judge to delay his trial in the Mar-a-Lago documents case without setting a new start date.
“The government’s request to begin a trial of this magnitude within six months of indictment is unreasonable, telling, and would result in a miscarriage of justice,” they wrote in the brief.
“The Government appears to favor an expedited (and therefore cursory) approach to this case,” they added.
The Justice Department has requested a Dec. 11 trial date. Judge Aileen Cannon had earlier set an initial August trial date, which the filing also asks her to withdraw.
Trump’s team also argues the prosecution will hinder his efforts to run for office.
Trump’s legal team was widely expected to pursue delays in the trial, but the late Monday filing outlines a plan to challenge what they argue are numerous complex legal issues that “will result in a dismissal of the indictment.”
“The Court now presides over a prosecution advanced by the administration of a sitting President against his chief political rival, himself a leading candidate for the Presidency of the United States,” the filing reads.
“Therefore, a measured consideration and timeline that allows for a careful and complete review of the procedures that led to this indictment and the unprecedented legal issues presented herein best serves the interests of the Defendants and the public.”
Attorneys for Trump’s co-defendant Walt Nauta, Trump’s valet who was spotted on security camera footage moving boxes in and out of a Mar-a-Lago storage room, also signed onto the filing.
Earlier Monday attorneys for Nauta pushed the court to delay a Friday conference to discuss how to handle classified documents in the case ahead of the government’s plan to turn over such documents as part of the discovery process.
Attorney’s do not need a security clearance to participate in the discussion, but Natua attorney Stanley Woodward said such a move was too rushed given that he does not yet have even a provisional security clearance.
A DOJ response brief pushed back, noting Woodward has yet to fill out the paperwork to get one.
The filing from Trump’s attorneys also notes the magnitude of the unclassified discovery swiftly turned over after Trump’s arraignment, including more than 800,000 pages. Investigators seized numerous presidential records that Trump took to Mar-a-Lago that the National Archives had sought to recover.
“An adequate and diligent review of the existing discovery production will take some considerable time and effort,” they write.
Trump and Nauta have both pleaded not guilty in the 38-count indictment.
This story was updated at 9:45 a.m. | 2023-07-11T14:06:56+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/hill-politics/trump-lawyers-ask-for-delay-in-mar-a-lago-documents-trial/ |
Zach LaVine talks plans for next season and future originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Zach LaVine has proven his dedication to the Chicago Bulls in numerous ways. Whether it be signing a long-term contract with the franchise this offseason or not taking meetings with any other teams, he is committed to the organization.
Now that LaVine is locked in for at least the next four seasons, he has already talked about what the team will look like next season. He’s already communicated with his new teammates, too — including free-agent acquisitions Andre Drummond and Goran Dragić, and 2022 first-round pick Dalen Terry.
“I gave Andre a text," LaVine said in a recent press conference with reporters. "He's extremely eager, very excited, he's trying to come out to Orange County and work out with me. I met Dalen Terry out here. Very excited, very competitive kid. And obviously knowing Goran [Dragic] and texting him before, gave him congratulations text.
“It's good man. Obviously, you've got to know your teammates soon and just want to get that chemistry going. But also just welcome to the team."
LaVine’s leadership for the young and new additions to the team is admirable. He also mentioned that he's fond of Patrick Williams's offseason work, as the 20-year-old forward continues "to work on his game and get better and better."
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LaVine is laying the groundwork for building chemistry with the Bulls’ new additions — a process the two-time All-Star understands the importance of.
“It’s always better when you get to know each other," LaVine said. "The word ‘continuity,’ you guys are saying, but familiarity is what I use, and getting chemistry on the court, that doesn’t just happen one or two years. All the good teams and teams that make deep playoff runs each and every year know each other and have been together for a while. I think that’s definitely something you can establish and grow from.’’
The Bulls’ front office has completely overhauled their roster since being hired in the aftermath of the 2019-20 season, trading for Nikola Vučević and adding DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso in free agency.
While LaVine didn't specifically mention the team’s plans for the future, it can be assumed the goal is to keep this roster intact.
“Obviously, (general manager) Marc (Eversley) and AK (executive vice president Artūras Karnišovas) have their plans for the future," LaVine said. "When we were talking about my contract, that's what we were talking about. Obviously within the next year or so with the guys on the team and bringing them back. We needed to upgrade and I think we tried to go out there and do it just like everyone else. We have shortcomings on our team just like every team in the NBA that you want to try to fill gaps and get better at. I think that's what we tried to do."
All in all, the Bulls are excited to get back their star wing — and hopefully nurse the rest of the roster back to full health. According to LaVine, that is the key to the Bulls’ success.
"As long as guys stay healthy I think that's the biggest thing for any team," LaVine said. "We get to go back at it again.”
Click here to follow the Bulls Talk Podcast. | 2022-07-12T19:34:39+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-bulls-star-gearing-up-for-next-season-talks-plans-for-future/2879643/ |
WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, December 25, 2022
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — Sunday night, a man was struck and killed by two cars as he was crossing the road in Fort Collins.
The man was crossing at the 6800 block of South College Avenue around 10:10 p.m. when the collision occurred.
Fort Collins Police say the man was in the roadway mid-block when he was hit by a 2001 Chevy Silverado. The car traveling behind the Silverado, a 2007 Subaru Impreza, also hit the man. The man was found dead at the scene.
“Unfortunately, this is yet another fatal collision involving a pedestrian crossing mid-block in the dark. We implore pedestrians to utilize designated crosswalks in an effort to prevent these tragedies,” said Sergeant Mike Avrech who oversees the Fort Collins Police CRASH Team.
If anyone has more information on this incident, they are asked to contact Officer Ken Koski at (970) 416-2229. | 2022-06-13T12:36:29+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/local/man-hit-killed-in-two-car-collision-in-fort-collins/ |
The 2023 Travelers Championship Odds & Preview: Eric Cole
Eric Cole is in fifth place, at -6, after the first round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands.
Looking to place a bet on Eric Cole at the Travelers Championship this week? Keep reading for the betting trends you can use before you make your picks.
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Eric Cole Insights
- Over his last 15 rounds, Cole has shot better than par on eight occasions, while also carding two bogey-free rounds and 11 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has recorded the best score of the day once while finishing in the top-five twice and with a top-10 score in three of his last 15 rounds played.
- Over his last 15 rounds, Cole has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round twice, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on seven occasions.
- In his past five tournaments, Cole has one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In his past five tournaments, Cole finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back twice. He carded a score better than average three times.
- Cole has made the cut four times in a row, and hopes to extend that run this week.
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Travelers Championship Insights and Stats
- The most recent time Cole played this event was in 2023, and he finished fifth.
- This tournament will take place on a par 70 listed at 6,852 yards, compared to the average for Tour stops in the past year.
- The average course Cole has played in the past year has been 403 yards longer than the 6,852 yards TPC River Highlands will be at for this event.
Cole's Last Time Out
- Cole was in the 99th percentile on par 3s at the U.S. Open, with an average of 2.85 strokes on the 20 par-3 holes.
- He averaged 4.25 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 40) at the U.S. Open, which placed him in the 20th percentile of the field.
- On the 12 par-5 holes at the U.S. Open, Cole was better than 61% of the golfers (averaging 4.75 strokes).
- Cole carded a birdie or better on five of 20 par-3s at the U.S. Open (the field averaged 1.6).
- On the 20 par-3s at the U.S. Open, Cole recorded two bogeys or worse (less than the field average of 3.6).
- Cole's five birdies or better on the 40 par-4s at the U.S. Open were more than the tournament average (4.1).
- In that most recent tournament, Cole's par-4 showing (on 40 holes) included a bogey or worse 11 times (worse than the field average, 7.5).
- Cole ended the U.S. Open with a birdie or better on five of the 12 par-5s, bettering the field average of 2.9.
- On the 12 par-5s at the U.S. Open, Cole recorded less bogeys or worse (one) than the field average of 1.4.
Travelers Championship Time and Date Info
- Date: June 22-25, 2023
- Course: TPC River Highlands
- Location: Cromwell, Connecticut
- Par: 70 / 6,852 yards
- Cole Odds to Win: +4000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Chick-fil-A location in North Carolina sought volunteers to work for food
(CNN) - A Chick-fil-A in North Carolina was looking for so-called ‘volunteer’ workers who would be paid with chicken sandwiches and fries instead of actual wages.
The store in Hendersonville posted the position on social media Tuesday, calling it “‘volunteer-based opportunity” where drive-through workers would be paid with five entrees a shift instead of money.
The move generated some backlash.
Chick-fil-A ended up taking the post down.
Store manager said the offer was meant for people who “think it’s a good fit for them” and was different from full- or part-time employment.
But a Chick-fil-a spokesperson in Atlanta told the Washington Post Thursday that the Hendersonville store had “decided to end this program.”
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-29T18:10:56+00:00 | mysuncoast.com | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/07/29/chick-fil-a-location-north-carolina-sought-volunteers-work-food/ |
Sylvester Stallone is getting a taste of the gangster life in Paramount+'s upcoming crime drama, Tulsa King.
The series follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone), just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a “crew” from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet. Dana Delany was also added to the cast on Monday in an announcement tied to Paramount+'s official launch in the U.K. on Wednesday.
"I’ve always wanted to play a gangster since... I basically started off my career mugging everyone... but it never happened. I have my thoughts on why but better late than never," Stallone told ET's Cassie DiLaura at the Londoner Hotel for Paramount+'s U.K. launch event. "Taylor Sheridan wrote an idea, a screenplay that was really good and Terence Winter, who wrote Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire, they put it all together and what you have is East meets West."
"[My character, Dwight,] comes out of prison after 25 years, expects to be rewarded for keeping his mouth shut and he's betrayed," he continued, adding that when Dwight gets his next assignment -- to run Tulsa -- "it’s a different world, different kind of people and he starts to become indoctrinated into the Western sort of life. So it's a combination of the two. It’s a dark comedy but also it can get rough."
Stallone shared how he first became connected to Sheridan, who also oversees the Yellowstone universe for Paramount+, years and years ago.
"My daughters and I were practicing -- I play polo a lot; a long time ago people would say, how can you afford it? I played with the worst horse on the planet, but I learned and eventually after I made money, I started to go into... barrel racing. It's very, very delicate and I brought my daughters into it and Taylor Sheridan was at the same barn and he hadn’t made it yet," he said. "He still acting and I think he was still doing [2015's] Sicario, just on the cusp, and I thought, 'You know what, I’m going to do another Rambo, you want to write it?'"
"He goes, 'No, I’m kind of busy on my own thing,' and then we got into a conversation. He ended up buying my daughter’s horse and then he bought a second one... but they are the earliest inception of his transition into being this megastar," Stallone said.
Stallone didn't shut the door on the possibility of appearing on Sheridan's other Paramount+ projects, like Yellowstone.
"Absolutely," he said, noting that he and star Kevin Costner have known each other "for centuries." "He's finally run into a guy who’s like, 'I’d just like to have a retirement home. Do you mind if I buy your entire ranch? I got an offer you can’t refuse.' ... That'd be great. Good man."
As for what Stallone hopes viewers take away when they tune in to Tulsa King, it'll be a chance for them to see him in another light.
"You’re probably going to see, for better or worse, who I am," he said, adding that doing television is like being on "a bullet train." "A lot of actors go into, who should I morph into? I think if you just say what happens -- what would it be like if Sylvester Stallone... just became a gangster? The personality is mine; I’m a gangster but I don’t change the way I talk... You have your personality like the way you are right now.... You never see it coming. You don’t automatically become the stereotype gangster. That’s too obvious. You just be yourself."
Tulsa King premieres with back-to-back episodes Sunday, Nov. 13 on Paramount+.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Of all the troubling video made public over a year of crisis at New Mexico State – from the brawl involving basketball players to the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old, allegedly by one of those players, to the police interviews with the coach afterward – one 42-minute log of footage might best explain how the school is in the mess it is today.
In that video, captured on police body cam, an officer is interviewing the university’s $500,000-a-year chancellor, Dan Arvizu, and his wife, Sheryl Arvizu. The officer had been called to the couple’s house to resolve a dispute that came out of Sheryl’s suspicion her husband was having an affair with a staff member at New Mexico State.
Dan Arvizu denied the affair. Sheryl Arvizu ended up being booked into jail on a battery charge that was later dismissed. Officials at the school’s Office of Institutional Equity looked into the allegations for possible conflict-of-interest issues, though there was no report filed.
During these fraught days at New Mexico State, where the once-treasured men’s basketball program has been shelved for the season after that fatal shooting and a gruesome allegation of locker-room hazing, the Arvizu police video is a reminder of who is ultimately responsible at a university that has, in many eyes, become unhinged in areas well beyond basketball. The Associated Press spoke to more than a dozen people affiliated with the university, many of whom expressed deep concerns with leadership at the school.
“People are embarrassed,” said Jamie Bronstein, a history professor who also serves as vice chair of NMSU’s faculty senate. “People feel terrible for the students.”
The school refused to make Arvizu or other administrators available for interviews. Spokesman Justin Bannister said the school is working to “discover the facts, make tough decisions for the benefit of the campus community and restore New Mexico State University’s position as a leading, respected land-grant institution.”
There have been seven different presidents, interim presidents and chancellors over the past 15 years at the state’s second-biggest university, where more than a quarter of the 14,000 students are the first members of their family to attend college.
“What makes NMSU such a special place is the huge opportunity to change students’ and their families’ lives by increasing our students’ social mobility,” business professor Jim Hoffman said. “This is why excellent leadership, thoughtful decision making and wise use of (limited) resources are so important.”
New Mexico State has always been able to make a name for itself every March thanks to a men’s basketball program that traditionally thrives on the strength of players and coaches who don’t always take the traditional route to Division I. But this year, the program disintegrated.
The unraveling can be traced to an NMSU football game last Oct. 15 in which a handful of the school’s basketball players got into a brawl with students from rival New Mexico. Video of the melee shows junior forward Mike Peake among those throwing punches.
Five weeks after the fight, the players headed to Albuquerque for one of the season’s most anticipated games, against the Lobos. Peake and three teammates broke curfew and went to the apartment of one of the students involved in the fight at the football stadium.
Video from the apartment parking lot shows Peake being attacked with a baseball bat before exchanging gunfire with the student, Brandon Travis. Peake was taken to the hospital with leg wounds that required surgery. Travis died from his gunshot wounds.
Peake, who said he was acting in self-defense, has not been charged with a crime. Police video shows Peake in a hospital bed asking to get his gun back because “that’s my only weapon.” Guns are not permitted on New Mexico State’s campus or on school-related road trips.
The Aggies continued to play for nearly three more months. On Feb. 12, Arvizu canceled the season after allegations surfaced about three players ganging up on a teammate in what a police report said included a possible incident of criminal sexual contact.
Two days later, Arvizu fired the coach, Greg Heiar. The player who made the allegations said similar hazing incidents had been occurring since summer. Arvizu said he was never made aware of it. Bannister said school policy calls for employees to report misconduct to the Title IX office and that the university is “looking at additional support systems” for the future.
Both the shooting and hazing incidents are being sorted out by internal and third-party investigations.
Current and former employees the AP interviewed described scenarios in which top administrators refused to hold themselves or others accountable, inside and outside the athletic department. One said the “guardrails” designed to protect students and faculty had all but disappeared.
“Because there’s so much churn in our upper administration, we never get to the point of hammering out who is actually accountable for upholding policies,” Bronstein said.
Some of the dissatisfaction among faculty was resolved last year, when President John Floros stepped down and Provost Kathy Parker was fired. Arvizu’s five-year contract runs out in June and it won’t be renewed, leaving NMSU to face the basketball crisis with top leadership again in transition.
The athletic director’s job seems secure: When Arvizu dismantled basketball for the season, he went out of his way to back Mario Moccia, who is in his 10th year as AD.
Moccia defended his hiring record and insisted the vetting process for Heiar was solid; it was the first head-coaching job at a Division I school for the 47-year-old Heiar.
The Aggies have been to March Madness 11 times since McCarthy left after the 1997 season, always as a double-digit seed with a reputation for giving the big boys trouble; a year ago, they knocked off UConn in the first round.
There won’t be any postseason this year. Two players quit after the hazing allegations.
“The entire program has caught on fire, and the fire has burned down everything, and all that’s left are the roots,” said Jim Paul, the former NMSU AD who fired McCarthy.
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Former Disney Channel star arrested in alleged domestic violence incident, police say
Published: Dec. 26, 2022 at 7:20 PM EST|Updated: 43 minutes ago
LIMA, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - A former Disney Channel star is facing charges in Ohio after a reported case of domestic violence.
Orlando Brown, who starred in Disney’s “That’s So Raven,” is facing an aggravated menacing charge after police took him into custody on Thursday.
He pleaded not guilty on Friday.
Police told the Los Angeles Times they were called out to a Lima home and witnessed a “fierce verbal argument.”
Brown is being held on a $25,000 bond in Lima.
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Questions surrounding news that President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence have disclosed possession of classified documents in their homes justify interruption of this column’s weekly focus on landmark Supreme Court rulings. Curious readers have asked about the constitutional, legal and historical foundations of government authority to classify documents.
First things first. Let’s not confuse the voluntary and cooperative disclosure of possession of classified documents by the Biden and Pence camps with the deceit and obstruction that characterized former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the Justice Department’s investigation of his secretive possession of classified documents at his home in Mar-a-Lago. In the scheme of things, at least this far, Biden and Pence are apples to apples, while Biden and Pence are apples to Trump’s oranges.
The U.S. Supreme Court has said little about the constitutional authority to govern classification of documents, but what it has said points to executive control of the secrecy system by virtue of the president’s role as Commander in Chief of the military. Yet, questions abound. The Constitution is silent on the repository of authority to classify documents. Secrecy in a democracy, moreover, is guaranteed to be a source of enduring contention.
Nobody disputes the necessity of secrecy in the affairs of state. John Jay, who possessed as much knowledge about foreign affairs as any of his founding colleagues, wrote in Federalist No. 64: “So often and so essentially have we heretofore suffered from the want of secrecy and dispatch, that the Constitution would have been inexcusably defective if no attention had been paid to those objects.” The only provision in the Constitution that addresses secrecy is found in Article 1, section 5, which grants to Congress, if it wishes, authority to keep its own proceedings secret.
In the 1790s, the Federalists — the party of Washington, Hamilton and Adams — interpreted the Constitution as it applied to foreign affairs as authority for executive secrecy when it came to negotiations and matters of intelligence. There was, however, a clear understanding in the first decade of American politics that the principle of “comity” between the president and Congress required presidential permission from Congress to withhold information from the citizenry. That practice worked efficiently and the conflicts that arose typically reflected not interbranch disputes, but rather the demands of aggrieved citizens who feared suppression of information.
The demands of democracy and the principles of self-governance were not to be denied. Democracy encouraged the principle of disclosure. From the beginning, our founders embraced the belief that disclosure and transparency represented the best remedies for resolving policy disputes. James Madison, chief architect of the Constitution, spoke for the generation that conceived the republic: “A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance,” he wrote, “and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
Historic conflicts between secrecy and publicity have erupted most prominently during times of war, when both principles have been urged with urgency. In wartime, governmental calculations are inspired by fears of espionage. Control of information is vital. But the fact of war focuses the citizenry — fear of death and the goal of survival become paramount. Because Americans are not, to borrow from Thoreau, mere “lumps of clay,” but rather thinking, reasoning creatures, they prefer the light of knowledge to the impotence of darkness, and demand information that empowers them to judge official strategies and decisions of war.
Until World War II, the United States did not have a formal classification system. Presidents, generals and admirals protected military secrets in a variety of ways. In World War I, General Pershing, headquartered in France, instituted the markings of “Secret, Confidential and For Official Circulation Only,” in imitation of his French and British allies. For its part, Congress decided against passage of a statute that would have made it a crime to communicate national defense information that “might” be useful to the enemy.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt drew order from the chaos that surrounded questions of handling secrets when he recognized the threat posed by the espionage capabilities of the Germans and Russians, then united by the Hitler-Stalin pact. On March 22, 1940, Roosevelt issued an executive order creating a military classification system. FDR, who preferred to avoid assertions of inherent executive power, invoked as authority a 1938 statute that empowered the president to prohibit the creation of maps, photographs or sketches of vital “installations or equipment.” The test, FDR explained, “is what the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy thinks it would be harmful to the defense of this country to give out.” This test, he added, was what would be shared with the public, since congressional committees were already receiving this information in executive session.
This practice of executive determination of what might be shared with the citizenry has been adopted by presidents of both parties. With the assumption by America of global responsibility for maintaining peace and security against international aggression, the concept of national defense has become an ever-expanding net. The result is classification in various categories, of roughly 50 million documents. And counting.
David Adler, Ph.D., is a noted author who lectures nationally and internationally on the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and Presidential power. His scholarly writings have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and lower courts by both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress. Adler’s column is supported in part through a grant from Wyoming Humanities funded by the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Adler can be reached at david.adler@alturasinstitute.com. | 2023-02-01T14:05:35+00:00 | wyomingnews.com | https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/adler-the-constitution-and-government-classification-of-secrets/article_61f5787e-a0d6-11ed-90ac-a31851984a59.html |
Kathleen Strouse joins as SVP of Operations, Doug Cohn is tapped as VP of Artist and Label Relations, and Amanda Carmichael becomes VP International
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, announced today the appointment of Kathleen Strouse as Senior Vice President of Operations, Doug Cohn as Vice President of Artist and Label Relations, and Amanda Carmichael as Vice President of International.
Strouse, based in Washington, D.C., and Carmichael, located in London, will report to CFO and COO Anjula Singh, while Cohn, based in Los Angeles, will report to Stephanie Werner, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Industry Relations.
With over 20 years of experience in corporate operations, distribution and data, data storytelling, business intelligence, and digital supply chain operations, Strouse will oversee SoundExchange's full end-to-end Royalty Processing and Business Intelligence (RPBI) and Customer Services teams, collectively Operations.
Previously, Strouse served as a Senior Vice President, Head of Global Data Management and Strategy at Warner Music Group where she focused on the oversight of the collection, processing, visualization, and strategy for data throughout the company. She was key in leading the transformation of the company's global financial department. Strouse received her MBA from Pepperdine University.
A four-time Emmy-winning entertainment executive and creative leader, Cohn has 25 years of experience working at the intersection of music, television, and digital content. Cohn will oversee and guide the day-to-day operations of the Industry & Artist Relations team and maintain and advance relationships with the Label/Content Owner, Artist and Management communities while driving a proactive approach to outreach operations.
Cohn previously served as the Senior Vice President, Music & Entertainment at Cumulus Media where he led a new audio content vertical; he created branded music franchises and developed a new touring model for the company. Cohn has also started Nickelodeon's first ever music department and served as the SVP, Music & Talent. He oversaw talent management, development, production, casting, and strategy for all Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. initiatives. Cohn received his BA from Washington University in St. Louis.
Carmichael will oversee foreign neighboring rights collections, operational processes, and data exchanges with collective management organizations. She will advise SoundExchange executives on general international policy considerations affecting the organization.
Previously, Carmichael served as the Head of International at Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) where she oversaw revenue collections for the company's performer and Record Company members across the globe. She received her BA from University of Technology Sydney.
About SoundExchange
SoundExchange is the premier music tech organization on a mission to power the future of music. It was independently formed in 2003 to build a fairer, simpler, and more efficient music industry through technology, data, and advocacy. The only organization designated by the U.S. government to administer the Section 114 sound recording license, SoundExchange collects and distributes digital performance royalties on behalf of 650,000 music creators and growing. Through proprietary music tech solutions that turn data into accurate revenue, SoundExchange has paid more than $9 billion in distributions to date. For more information, visit soundexchange.com.
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Democrats are set to take control of Michigan’s Senate seats for the first time in four decades, winning a “trifecta” of power over both chambers in the state legislature and the governor’s mansion in Tuesday’s midterms.
Michigan Senate Democrats announced early Wednesday morning that they had won enough seats to take the majority in the state’s upper chamber.
“We did it, Michigan. Since 1984, Republicans have used their control of the @MISenate to block things MI families needed. No more,” the group wrote.
And it’s been even longer since Democrats controlled both chambers, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) said in an update Wednesday.
“Democrats have FLIPPED the Michigan House & Senate, giving the party complete control of the state legislature for the first time since 1982!” it said.
Though there are votes still to be counted in the state, The Detroit News and other local outlets reported that Michigan Democrats in the lower chamber are poised to win a slim majority to take control of the state House for the first time since 2008.
And Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was projected to win reelection on Tuesday, defeating Trump-backed Republican nominee Tudor Dixon.
“Republicans had everything in their favor: record fundraising and a midterm political environment under a Democratic president, and they have little to show for it. This election should have been a landslide for Republicans — instead Democrats fended off the so-called ‘red wave’ in the states and gained critical ground for the decade ahead,” said DLCC Jessica Post in a statement.
Michigan voters in Tuesday’s midterms were also projected to pass a measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, nullifying a strict abortion ban on the books since 1931.
Adding to blue wins in the state, Republican candidate for attorney general Matt DePerno conceded to the Democratic incumbent, Dana Nessel, and Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was projected to win re-election. | 2022-11-09T19:56:45+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/hill-politics/democrats-poised-to-win-michigan-senate-for-first-time-in-nearly-40-years/ |
Virginia retiree adopts 40 pound cat
RICHMOND, Va. - A cat from Richmond, Virginia, weighing nearly 40 lbs. was adopted within just a few hours.
Patches was brought into the Richmond Animal Care and Control Center in Richmond, Virginia, earlier this month, reported Jam Press.
The chunky cat was put on the scale and weighed almost 40 lbs. — something the shelter staff said they loved about him.
A spokesperson for the shelter told Jam Press that they loved his belly — but to benefit his health, he now has been put on a special diet.
"He’s been on a very special diet, is on an exercise plan and is very sweet," the shelter said.
Patches was reportedly neutered, tested, chipped and ready for adoption — but had barely been listed as adoptable before Kay Ford decided she needed the cat, according to Jam Press.
Ford saw a photo of Patches — and knew she needed to adopt him, she told local media.
"I knew that there were going to be nine billion people who were falling in love with him at the same time," she said.
Ford is a cat owner already and lives near the shelter — making it easy for her to stake her claim on Patches, she noted.
Patches took to her immediately, Ford said, adding that he was definitely her cat, as Jam Press reported.
Although Patches is large, he is not the biggest cat in the world.
The fattest cat on record, according to Guinness World Records, was 10-year-old Himmy back in 1986 — who weighed roughly 46 lbs.
In 1998, Guinness World Records dropped the record of "fattest cat" to prevent cat owners from potentially harming their felines by overfeeding them in order to win.
Read more via FOX NEWS. | 2023-04-22T02:03:53+00:00 | fox13seattle.com | https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/virginia-retiree-adopts-40-pound-cat |
Additional promotions have also been announced
HOUSTON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantix, North America's leading supply chain services company to the chemical industry, today announced it has promoted Alexandra (Alex) Buck to Group President, Export, Distribution Centers, Enhanced Services and 3PL Solutions.
Buck originally joined Quantix as Chief Strategy Officer focusing on growth strategy and key operational areas including safety, HR, legal, export start-up and communications. Notably, she oversaw the buildout of the company's first East Coast export facilities in Charleston and Savannah, totaling more than 1.6 million square feet.
Most recently, Buck served as President, 3PL Solutions at Quantix and spent the last year expanding the team and creating a culture of continuous improvement in order to deliver on customer needs and priorities.
"Prolonged challenging market conditions have led us to rethink how we can maximize our teams and meet the needs of our customers," said Quantix President and CEO, Chris Ball. "This leadership structure will allow for greater collaboration across these groups and position us best to win long-term. We are thrilled that Alex can provide a fresh set of eyes and work with her new managers on how to optimize our teams and provide excellent service to our customers."
Three additional promotions under Buck's direction have also gone into effect:
- Brandon Boyd has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Export Operations. Boyd is now responsible for all export duties on the East Coast and in Houston. He was previously Vice President, East Coast Export Packaging Operations. Prior to Quantix, Boyd worked for James Hardie and has over 12 years of operations leadership experience.
- Dustin Aaron has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Distribution Centers and In-Plant Services, overseeing all operations across these groups. He was previously Vice President, Commercial Warehousing & Packaging at Quantix. Aaron has been in the logistics space for over 16 years, largely serving in production planning and commercial account management.
- Steve Ebel has been promoted to Senior Vice President, 3PL Solutions. Ebel will lead the 3PL team, continuing to grow the business and manage division-related processes. He was previously Vice President, 3PL Operations. Prior to Quantix, Ebel worked in the chemical industry for more than 20 years, most recently at XPO and GXO Logistics.
Learn more at www.quantixscs.com.
Quantix is the leading supply chain services company to the chemical industry. It provides the world's largest chemical providers with end-to-end support through a nationwide network and comprehensive suite of services including transportation, 3PL solutions, distribution centers, export/import, in-plant and resin enhancement services, and Eco-Recovery. Headquartered in The Woodlands, TX with over 50 locations across the U.S., Quantix is committed to providing the highest level of safety, quality, compliance and integrity across its entire operation. Learn more at www.quantixscs.com.
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DENVER, Colo. — It really is amazing how much you can learn when a beehive is right in front of you. That's especially true when you have the help of someone like Mike Rosol. He's not just any beekeeper; he's attending to bees who live on the properties of major companies like Gates Corporation.
Gates Corporation is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. Head of sustainability, Christopher Thomas, says it is prime to their mission for employees to be a part of direct impact within the community.
"We have a global footprint, offices, manufacturing, distribution, all around the world but have maintained our presence here in Denver, Colorado since our beginnings over 100 years ago," said Thomas. "We encourage people to find those causes, those missions, that make sense both to them but also what's our impact, what's the greater impact that we can create."
For Gates, the partnership with a company like Free Range Beehives was a no-brainer. Companies like IBM and Google have followed suit, dedicating budget lines to saving the bees. Co-founder and VP of operations at Free Range Beehives, John Rosol, explains there is no time to waste when educating people on the declining bee population.
"So, our goal at Free Range Beehives, and what we hope the goal of similar beekeepers and the corporations we work with, is to establish these populations that are good for the environment and the bees," Rosol said. "The situation is quite severe, unfortunately. The bees are facing threats from a number of sources that are primarily human-caused. A world without bees doesn't have humans in it. They are critical pollinators both for agriculture and for the natural world."
There are a few reasons this effort is so different than simply having a hive in your backyard. Expert beekeepers are on site taking care of the hives, companies have more funds to invest, and thousands of employees are impacted by the education they provide.
"Bees are incredibly interconnected with humans and they pollinate 1 out of 3 three bites of food we eat, so over 30% of our crops come from bees, and those are things like avocados, onions, and coffee, which I know I couldn't' live without," Rosol explained.
They found a void to fill, all while connecting these companies to the communities they are a part of.
"There's lots of people here and generally if the leadership cares about these kinds of initiatives, it trickles down," Rosol said.
Another co-founder of Free Range Beehives, Dave Mathias, says by having these partnerships the bees have a better chance of rebounding.
"The impact as it relates to educating employees and the community can be very fruitful. We do a lot of engagement with employees where we take them into the hives," Mathias said. "Any company can write a check to an organization and we just appreciate and I know our clients and partners appreciate that it's something that they are doing that has direct and measurable impact within the community."
They say it's a win-win situation. It's an effort to save the declining bee population and an opportunity to make great impressions and investments within communities.
If you would like to learn more about Free Range Beehives and the work they do, click here. | 2022-11-22T19:18:50+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/major-corporations-are-devoting-time-and-money-to-saving-the-bee-population |
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The 100-acre campus in Greensboro will house immigrant children while they await reunification with family members or sponsors in the United States.
BROWNS SUMMIT — A fiery car crash Saturday afternoon claimed three lives, including a Greensboro fireman.
At a stop in Greensboro today, Pastors for Peace will gather donations for their trip to Cuba and hold discussions about the impact of America's decades-long embargo with Cuba and other policies, which some feel have become outdated.
The event was postponed "due to unforeseen circumstances" and a new date has not been set.
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The trailer is on the upper parking deck on Fisher Avenue at First Presbyterian Church.
An 80-year-old man was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and unsafe movement in the incident, the Highway Patrol said.
The county health department said in a news release that the person is isolating and close contacts have been notified.
Records from the U.S. Small Business Administration show the private, nonprofit school received two loans for $743,059 each, one in May 2020 and another in February 2021.
North Carolina’s judicial history is filled with captivating true-crime tales, and many have drawn national attention and set legal precedent. In chronological order, here are some of the most memorable cases in our state’s history. | 2022-07-15T10:42:18+00:00 | greensboro.com | https://greensboro.com/millie/article_7625a595-2fbe-5eb5-8cd2-5ea6a1d42daf.html |
Health district talks COVID-19 vaccines for children
The Wichita Falls - Wichita County Public Health District is reporting 452 COVID cases in kids under the age of five so far in 2022.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - As of Thursday, COVID vaccines for kids under five are now available in Wichita County. Some parents are hesitant when it comes to giving their children the vaccine, however, health officials are urging families to act as cases rise.
This year, the Wichita Falls - Wichita County Public Health District is reporting 452 COVID cases in kids under the age of five. That is 18 more than last year, even though COVID is suppose to be more under control.
“Cases are on the rise, hospitalizations are on the rise, so I think it is a perfect time for parents to consider getting their children vaccinated,” Kristin Hanei, Clinical Services Supervisor for the health district said.
With the COVID vaccine now available for children six months to 5-years-old, some parents are ready to make the appointment for their kids.
“I am excited,” Ashley Massey, mother of five, said. “I actually didn’t know. I’ve been waiting and actually googling when is it going to be available because I got my older kids their vaccinations. My 4-year-old is about to start pre-k and I am like I really want him to be protected to the maximum before I put him in schools with other kids and stuff.”
“They said they would like to get it and I would be supportive of that,” Terrence Marsh, father of two, said. “Anything to keep them safe and especially if they feel comfortable with it, then that is cool with me.”
Some parents will forgo the vaccine for this age group.
“I will not be getting my girls vaccinated with the COVID vaccine,” Megan Lancaster, mother of two, said. “I just don’t feel like they are at high risk for getting COVID or if they do get COVID, it is probably going to be a cold for them. So I just don’t feel like they need it.”
COVID cases for children under the age of five are currently on the rise, already surpassing last year’s numbers.
“Made up approximately 3.4% of total cases and that was for all of 2021,” Hanei said. “Currently in 2022 for 0 to 5-years-old, it is currently making up 4.1% and we are in June.”
Parents are concerned with how COVID would affect their children.
“Kids can’t really fight off things like how adults can fight off things,” Massey said. “Like my son has asthma and when he got COVID, it kind of made him get bronchitis and it was harder for him to fight off, whereas with me, my symptoms weren’t so drastic.”
Health officials urge parents to contact them or their pediatrician if they have any questions or concerns regarding the vaccine. Their goal is to keep children as safe and protected as possible.
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What a difference a day makes. Consumers who buy a health policy good for only 364 days might save hundreds of dollars in premiums, but they could also find themselves without important benefits and charged a penalty for not having insurance next year.
Under the health care law, in January most insurers have to start accepting all applicants regardless of their medical conditions and offer plans with comprehensive benefits that limit out-of-pocket costs.
But short-term medical plans, defined as policies with terms lasting less than 12 months, can sidestep all the law's new requirements. A number of insurance vendors are taking advantage of this loophole and offering plans with skimpier coverage that last up to 364 days.
"I am concerned that health insurers will try to ... sell people coverage that yes, may come with a cheaper sticker price, but that may expose them to significant financial risks down the line," says Sabrina Corlette, project director at Georgetown University's Center on Health Insurance Reforms.
In addition to inadequate coverage, consumers who rely on short-term plans will likely face a penalty next year for not having insurance because the plans don't qualify as minimum essential coverage under the law. Plans that meet the standard must cover 10 essential health benefits and cover at least 60 percent of allowed medical expenses.
Also, consumers who buy plans that are sold through their state's health insurance marketplace may be eligible for subsidies, if their income is less than 400 percent of the federal poverty level ($45,960 for an individual or $94,200 for a family of four in 2013). Subsidies aren't available for plans non-marketplace plans.
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield's 364-day Essential Blue Freedom plans' least expensive option would cost a 40-year-old Little Rock resident $114.04 per month, half the $231.38 premium for the least expensive bronze plan the carrier offers that meets health law requirements.
That Essential Blue Freedom plan's $5,000 deductible is lower than the $6,300 for the bronze plan. But the cheaper plan doesn't cover any pre-existing medical conditions, and only people who pass medical underwriting are approved. The website alerts shoppers that the plan may be subject to a penalty.
Young people and others without medical problems as well as those who aren't eligible for subsidized coverage on the health insurance exchanges may find these plans appealing, says Max Greenwood, a spokesperson for Arkansas BCBS.
Short-term policies have been around for decades. With a term that typically lasts as long as three or six months, consumers often purchase them after graduating from school or while they're between jobs. Once the major ACA provisions take effect in January, plans that fill gaps in coverage of less than three months—the length of time someone can go without having insurance before facing a penalty under the law—will still be useful, say experts.
In the last year and a half, however, more companies have been offering short-term plans that bump up against the 364-day limit, says Carrie McLean, director of customer care for online health insurance vendor ehealthinsurance.com.
"A few companies caught on to what was going to be happening with Affordable Care Act and thought ... that could be an alternative option," she says.
Aside from offering inadequate coverage, some experts say they're concerned that the plans, which are mostly geared for people who are healthy, could skew a state's insurance risk pool because it removes the less expensive people who are necessary to moderate the costs of those who are sick.
Like another strategy some insurers are employing this year — allowing current policyholders to renew their individual plans in December and thus avoid the health law's requirements for nearly a year — 364-day plans help insurers appeal to healthy people who are relatively inexpensive to insure.
"It's a way of cherry-picking," says Timothy Jost, a professor at Washington and Lee University specializing in health law.
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- Promising pre-clinical data generated for CRB-601 across several tumor models as monotherapy and in combination with anti-PD1 therapy
- IND submission for CRB-601 is on track for mid-2023
- Expanding immuno-oncology pipeline through strategic transactions remains key priority
- Cash and investments on hand of $74 million funds operations into the first quarter of 2024
NORWOOD, Mass., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP) ("Corbus" or the "Company"), an immunology company, today provided a corporate update and reported financial results for the first quarter of 2022.
Key Corporate and Program Updates:
- Anti-integrin monoclonal antibody (mAb) programs targeting the inhibition of TGFβ are progressing on schedule
- CB1 inverse agonist program for obesity / metabolism in active partnering discussions
- The National Institutes of Health has informed the Company that the Phase 2 study conducted by Dr. Meggan Mackay at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research with the Autoimmune Centers of Excellence and sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of lenabasum in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) did not meet its primary endpoint of a statistical improvement in the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain associated with musculoskeletal inflammation. However, data for the recognized regulatory and clinical endpoints for SLE (BILAG-2004 and the SELENA-SLEDAI) are still pending. Topline data is planned for presentation at an upcoming rheumatology congress.
- A detailed update on the Corbus pipeline can be found in the most recent Corporate Presentation available at: www.ir.corbuspharma.com/presentations
"We are continuing the transformation of Corbus into a company with a novel and diversified immuno-oncology pipeline and look forward to sharing additional data updates from our integrin programs later this year. We are greatly encouraged by recent clinical updates from the field of latent TGFb inhibition that point to a potential breakthrough in how this key cytokine could be successfully targeted in oncology," commented Yuval Cohen, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Corbus. "We are actively engaged in business development activities with the goal of expanding our pipeline while also bringing in non-dilutive funding by monetizing our ECS assets through new partnerships."
Financial Results for First Quarter Ended June 30, 2022:
The Company reported a net loss of approximately $13.2 million, or a net loss per diluted share of $0.11, for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to a net loss of approximately $17.1 million, or a net loss per diluted share of $0.15, for the same period in 2021.
Operating expenses for Q2 2022 included a one-time charge of $5 million to settle litigation. Operating expenses decreased by $9.5 million to approximately $7.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $16.8 million in the comparable period in the prior year, excluding the one-time charge. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased clinical trial and drug manufacturing costs, and an overall reduction in compensation expense.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company has $74 million of cash and investments on hand which is expected to fund operations into the first quarter of 2024, based on the current planned expenditures.
About Corbus
Corbus is an immunology company committed to helping people defeat serious illness by bringing innovative scientific approaches to well understood biological pathways. Corbus' current pipeline includes anti-integrin monoclonal antibodies that block activation of TGFβ and small molecules that activate or inhibit the endocannabinoid system. Corbus is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts. For more information on Corbus, visit corbuspharma.com. Connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, as amended, including those relating to the Company's restructuring, trial results, product development, clinical and regulatory timelines, market opportunity, competitive position, possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, potential growth opportunities and other statements that are predictive in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and management's current beliefs and assumptions.
These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking expressions, including, but not limited to, "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These statements relate to future events or our financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including the potential impact of the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the potential impact of sustained social distancing efforts, on our operations, clinical development plans and timelines, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include those set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Promotions, not job cuts, follow Southwest Airlines holiday chaos
DALLAS - Southwest Airlines announced a number of executive promotions on Monday, days after announcing that last month’s service meltdown will cost the company up to $825 million, but none of the changes involved the highest ranking officers.
The airline said the changes "will strengthen our operational execution" while also saying they were long-planned and a continuation of restructuring that began in September under a new CEO, Robert Jordan.
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Four of the five executives getting promoted joined Southwest in 2001 or before, although one left for five years before returning to the Dallas-based airline.
The most notable move was the promotion of Adam Decaire from vice president of network planning to senior vice president of network planning and network operations control. Southwest said this would add reliability to its operation by creating "a tighter feedback loop" between designing the schedule and actually flying it.
A Southwest spokesman said no one was demoted or left the company in connection with Monday's moves. Some of the promotions were to fill openings left when other executives moved up — Decaire took on duties handled by Andrew Watterson before he was elevated to chief operating officer in October.
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Southwest canceled more than 16,700 flights over the last 10 days of December that began with a winter storm and grew worse when its crew-rescheduling technology broke down under the strain of reassigning thousands of pilots and flight attendants. The airline said last week that the crisis would lead to a money-losing fourth quarter because of lost revenue and higher costs to recover the operation. | 2023-01-10T19:10:19+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/southwest-airlines-promotions |
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Allisen Corpuz wins the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach for her first LPGA title
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Allisen Corpuz became the first American in 20 years to make the U.S. Women’s Open her first LPGA title, closing with a 3-under 69 on Sunday and handling her historic moment at Pebble Beach as if she had been there before.
Corpuz, a 25-year-old from Hawaii, pulled away with a big par putt and back-to-back birdies on the back nine to enjoy the most scenic walk in golf up the 18th fairway, the Pacific Ocean on her left and her place secured as the first U.S. Women’s Open champion at Pebble Beach.
She won by three shots over Charley Hull (66) and Jiyai Shin (68) and claimed the $2 million prize, the richest ever for an LPGA major champion.
Corpuz was so calm and cool on the grandest stage in women’s golf, regardless of the shot or the circumstances, until reality began to set in down the 18th, the same path walked by Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Tiger Woods, all Open champions at Pebble Beach.
When she tapped in for par, she covered her smile with her hand and wiped tears away with her Aloha-print towel.
“Unreal,” Corpuz said. “This week has felt like a dream come true. It’s been really awesome to be at Pebble Beach this week. Every few holes I kind of looked out and thought, ‘I’m here at Pebble. There’s not many places better than this.’”
Former President Barack Obama was among the first to congratulate her on Twitter. Both went to Punahou School in Honolulu.
“You make us all proud — and look forward to a round at Kapolei!,” Obama tweeted.
Hilary Lunke in 2003 at Pumpkin Ridge was the last American to get her first win at the U.S. Women’s Open, that one in a three-way Monday playoff.
Corpuz, who finished at 9-under 279, was the only player to break par all four days.
Corpuz never gave anyone much of a chance. Nasa Hataoka lost her one-shot lead on the opening hole when Corpuz hit her approach to 5 feet for birdie, and the 24-year-old from Japan dropped too many shots down the home stretch.
They were tied at the turn until Corpuz hit her approach to just inside 10 feet for birdie on the 10th. The key moment came at the par-3 12th, when Corpuz hit her approach short into the bunker and had 15 feet for par. Hataoka rolled her birdie putt from the fringe 5 feet by the hole. Corpuz made her par, Hataoka missed her putt and the lead was at two.
It only got larger, Corpuz stretching it to four shots with superb wedges to 8 feet on the par-5 14th and 4 feet on the 15th, both birdies that made the final act a battle for second place.
Hull, who started the final round seven shots behind, closed to within two shots early on the back nine and stayed in the game with a 30-foot birdie putt on the 16th. Only later did she realize Corpuz was pulling away. Hull kept firing, hitting 3-wood from under the cypress tree in the middle of the 18th fairway and nearly pulling it off.
“Shy kids don’t get sweets,” she told herself on the 18th before lashing away and dropping to a knee to watch its flight.
Shin made a birdie on the 18th to join Hull as a runner-up.
Hataoka, whose 66 on Saturday was nearly nine shots better than the field, had a 40 on the back nine and tied for fourth with Bailey Tardy, the 36-hole leader who went 75-73 on the weekend for her best finish in her LPGA rookie season.
But this moment was all about Corpuz. She joined Michelle Wie West as the only major champions from Hawaii — Wie West won the Women’s Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014 and played her final major this week at Pebble Beach.
They are not close except for their high school (Punahou) and education — Wie West graduated from Stanford, Corpuz got a business degree and an MBA from USC — and their early start.
Corpuz broke Wie West’s record as the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links as a 10-year-old. This was her 19th USGA championship. She knows the USGA formula of fairways and greens, and loads of patience.
She is built for this, especially given her concentration that not even a gorgeous day on the Monterey Peninsula could crack.
Officiating behind the fifth green was Mary Bea Porter King, the pioneer of junior golf in Hawaii and one of the most influential figures in the game. Corpuz first came into the Hawaii junior program at age 7.
“She’s always been calm, cool and ... I won’t say serious, but she just plodded along. She was sort of a giant killer,” Porter King said. “I don’t think she was fearful of anything.”
That much was obvious at Pebble Beach, which had enough wind to be challenging as ever. Only seven players finished under par.
Rose Zhang, who dominated the amateur scene and then won her first LPGA Tour start as a pro, never got on track and closed with a 72 to tie for ninth. She now has top 10s in both majors as a pro, though this time she was never in the mix.
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York City Police seeking bank robber
York City Police are looking for the person who robbed a bank Friday afternoon.
A man walked into the Peoples Bank branch at One Market Way around 1:30 p.m. and robbed it "forcefully" before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police, who did not provide details.
Police were able to grab an image of the man from surveillance footage.
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MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. —What shaped up to be a pitchers’ duel for the first half of Wednesday’s NIC-10 showdown between perennial contenders Hononegah and Harlem ended up being a slugfest.
The Indians outhit the host Huskies 12-9 on their way to an 8-5 victory at the Harlem Community Center and are now 2-0 in conference play.
Aislynn Palmer started in the pitcher’s circle and left with a 4-0 lead after three innings. Lexi Bach came on and pitched a scoreless fourth and allowed unearned runs in the fifth and sixth.
Pamer re-entered in the sixth and got the final two outs.
Harlem scored three times in the bottom of the seventh, but the Indians had pushed across a pair of insurance runs in the top of the inning.
Amanda WIlliams led Hononegah’s offense, going 3-for-4 with four runs scored. Natalie Kinney, Bach and Joscelyn Bennett had two hits apiece.
• MIDDLETON 4, BELOIT MEMORIAL 0: Emma Middleton pitching against Middleton? That was the case Tuesday and the Beloit pitcher pitched well, allowing only four hits and two unearned runs in four innings. She took the loss, however, as the Knights were no-hit by Middleton sophomore Megan Button.
Chesney Bishop came on in relief for Beloit and threw two scoreless innings of relief.
Button struck out nine batters. She was backed by a seven-hit attack led by Maggie Zumbrunnen, who was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
• BIG FOOT 15, WHITEWATER 5: Early defense provided momentum for the Chiefs as Kelsie Kroenig had an over-the-shoulder catch at second and a double play started by third baseman Kate Hummel. Lily Wolf also had a diving stop and a throwout at third.
Wolf also had a great game offensively, going 4-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs. Hummel and Natalie Klamm also had RBI doubles.
Holly Kynell pitched a complete game with six strikeouts.
• BASEBALL: TURNER 13, EDGERTON 1: Beloit Turner’s Trojans scored six runs in the first inning and never looked back Tuesday night as they crushed visiting Edgerton in Rock Valley Conference baseball.
Turner pounded out 14 hits at the Stateline Youth Sports Complex, including two doubles by Jack Stelter and one each by Will Lauterbach, Michael Cook, Braeden Ovist and Mason Hoenig.
Conner Hughes, Hoenig, Stelter, Lauterbach and Ovist all had two hits and Stelter and Lauterbach had three runs batted in apiece..
The Trojans (5-0) pitched by committee with Lauterbach starting and picking up the win. He threw 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits while striking out three.
Eric Halon tossed 1.2 innings, allowing an unearned run with two strikeouts and Hughes finished up with a scoreless inning with one strikeout.
• HONONEGAH 17, BELVIDERE NORTH 1: Landen Seymour knocked in four runs on three hits to lead the visiting Indians’ 14-hit attack in a five-inning rout of the Thunder Wednesday.
Marcus Hibbard also had a big day, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored and four RBIs. Both he and Seymour and two doubles apiece as well as a triple.
Winning pitcher Jackson Stahl allowed six hits and one run over five innings, striking out seven and walking one.
• BRODHEAD/JUDA 7, BIG FOOT 3: The visiting Cardinals led only 3-2 after four innings, but created some separation with a three-run fifth inning.
Kohen Sawle led a seven-hit Brodhead/Juda attack, going 3-for-3 with three runs batted in. Sam Searls and Jackson Fields also knocked in runs with Searls belting a double.
Evan Senobe collected the win on the pitcher’s mound, allowing four hits and three runs (two earned) in 5.1 innings. He struck out 10. Clayton Elliott came on to pitch the final 1.2 scoreless innings and fanned five.
Will Wojicik and Owen Smith each had two hits to lead the Chiefs. Matt Haeberlin started on the mound and took the loss, allowing four hits and six runs (four earned) in 4.2 innings. He fanned six.
• TENNIS: WATERTOWN LUTHER PREP 4, BIG FOOT 3: The Chiefs won two of three doubles matches,, but were edged by Luther Prep.
The No. 1 doubles team of Jesse Robison and Grayson Grunow of Big Foot defeated Xander Wrobel and Isaac Boettcher, 7-5, 5-7, 10-8. The Chiefs’ No. 3 duo of Elliott Vail and Logan McHugh downed Caleb Wendland and Aaron Zipp, 4-6, 6-4, 11-9.
Big Foot’s only win in singles was by No. 2 Ethan Rurey.
• MADISON LA FOLLETTE 7, BELOIT MEMORIAL 0: The Purple Knights were swept by the Lancers with the closest match at No. 3 doubles where Francisco Rolledo-Valdez and Abraham Perez-Guzman were defeated 7-6 (2), 6-4.
• GIRLS SOCCER: WHITEWATER 5, BELOIT MEMORIAL 1: The Knights’ lone goal was by Araceli Delgado.
• LINESCORES:
Softball
HONONEGAH 8, HARLEM 5
Hononegah..110 220 2 — 8 12 3
Harlem........000 011 3 — 5 9 4
Leading hitters: Hono, Bennett 2x4; Calhoun 1x3, 1 run; Williams 3x4, 4 runs; Kinney 2x3, 1 run, 2 rbis; Bach 2x4, 1 rbi. Har, Lozdoski 2x4, 2 runs, 1 rbil; Myers 2x4, 1 rbi. 2B: Kinney 2, Williams, Burbach.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Palmer (W,4.1-6-3-3-2-2); Bach (2.2-3-2-0-1-6). Har, Schwanke (L,7.0-12-8-4-0-9).
TURNER 13, EDGERTON 1
Edgerton..000 10 — 1 2 1
Turner…..610 6x — 13 14 1
Leading hitters: BT, Hughes 2x4, 2 runs 1 rbi; Hoenig 2x2, 2 runs; Stelter 2x3, 3 rbis; Lauterbach 2x2, 2 runs, 3 rbi; Ovist 2x2, 2 runs, 1 rbi; Cook 1x2, 1 run, 1 rbi; Tillery 1x1, 1 run, 1 rbi; Halon 1x3, 1 run, 1 rbi. 2B: Stelter 2, Cook, Lautherbach, Ovist, Hoenig.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Edge, Stengel (L,3.0-11-9-9-2-3); Lashum (1.0-3-4-3-3-2). BT, Lauterbach (W,2.1-2-0-0-4-3); Halon (1.2-0-1-0-1-2); Hughes (1.0-0-0-0-1-2).
BROD./JUDA 7, BIG FOOT 3
Brod/Juda..200 131 0 — 7 6 3
Big Foot….020 001 0 — 3 5 2
Leading hitters: B/J, Searls 1x3, 1 run, 1 rbi; Bockhop 1x2, 1 run; Sawle 3x3, 3 rbi; Fields 1x2, 1 rbi. BF, W.Wojcik 2x4, Smith 2x4, 1 run. 2B: Searls.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): B/J, Senobe (W,5.1-4-3-2-5-10); Elliott (1.2-1-0-0-2-5). BF, Haeberlin (L,4.2-4-6-4-6-6); Jacobs (2.1-2-1-1-2-1).
HONONEGAH 17, BELV. NORTH 1
Hononegah..003 68 — 17 14 1
Belv. North....010 00 — 1 6 3
Leading hitters: Hono, Seymour 3-4, 4 runs, 4 rbi; Hamilton 2x3, 1 rbi; Hibbard 4x5, 3 runs, 4 rbi; Broege 1x3, 2 RBI; Olsen 2x3, 1 run, 1 rbi. BN, Josepth 2x2. 2B: Hibbard 2, Seymour 2, Edward. 3B: Hibbard, Seymour, Joseph.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Hono, Stahl (W,5.0-6-1-1-1-7). BN, Crocker (L,2.0-3-3-3-4-2); Ritchie 2.1-8-11-11-5-1); Cipolla (0.2-3-3-0-1-1). | 2023-04-13T04:22:16+00:00 | beloitdailynews.com | https://www.beloitdailynews.com/sports/preps-hononegah-wins-nic-10-softball-showdown-with-harlem/article_9648da6c-d993-11ed-bb56-df0a3c351d34.html |
(NerdWallet) – If you’re a homeowner and haven’t faced a big repair bill yet, just wait. Even in the best-maintained homes, stuff will wear out or break.
Budgeting for these inevitable bills isn’t always easy. One commonly cited rule of thumb — to save 1% to 4% of your home’s value each year for maintenance and repairs — can give homeowners sticker shock as real estate prices soar.
Accredited financial counselor Kate Mielitz recently purchased a home in Olympia, Washington, where the median listing price is $540,000, according to Realtor.com. Saving even 1% of that, or $5,400, would be a stretch for many owners, says Mielitz, who advises low- to middle-income clients. Saving 4% would mean putting aside $21,600 a year.
“I want to cry just looking at that number,” Mielitz says.
Home costs depend on age, condition, climate
Rules of thumb have limited value, though, because how much you spend often depends on the age of your home, materials used and local climate patterns, among other factors, says John Wessling, president of the American Society of Home Inspectors.
For example, a laminated-shingle roof may last 35 to 40 years in St. Louis, where Wessling lives. But it could survive less than 15 years under Florida’s harsh sun, he says. Extreme weather events can wreak havoc on homes as well.
How well you maintain your house also can have a big impact, Wessling says. Many homeowners don’t notice window caulking that dries out and splits, for instance, but the water that seeps in can cause enormous damage.
“What might be a $12 or $15 repair could turn into spending $15,000 or $20,000 to rebuild that wall below the window,” Wessling says.
Homeowners spent an average of $950 on home maintenance — or 0.6% of the home’s value — in 2019, according to the latest American Housing Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. But the amounts varied considerably based on home sizes and age, among other factors. For instance, the percentage of a home’s value spent on maintenance rose from 0.2% for homes built in the 2010s to 0.8% for homes built before 1960.
Deciding how much to set aside
People who prefer to hire others should expect to spend more than do-it-yourselfers, says Mischa Fisher, chief economist for home services referral website, Angi. Angi’s survey of 2,934 homeowners who paid for home improvements last year found that they spent an average $3,018 on home maintenance, Fisher says. Those amounts typically ranged between 0.5% and 1% of their home’s value. In addition, homeowners spent an average of $2,321 on emergency repairs.
Fisher recommends homeowners set aside up to 5% of their incomes for home maintenance as well as $10,000 to cover emergency repairs and system replacements.
Another approach is to save based on the remaining lifespan of your home’s various components, including the roof, the heating and cooling systems, the hot water heater and appliances.
You can search online for charts and articles that estimate how long components typically last, Wessling says. Similar searches can give you an idea of replacement costs.
Alternatively, hire a home inspector to conduct a home maintenance inspection, Wessling says. Like the inspections that precede a home purchase, a maintenance inspection can estimate when various home systems likely will need to be replaced. Wessling says he typically charges $400 to $500 for inspections.
Let’s say you have a 5-year-old air conditioning system, which typically have life spans of 15 to 20 years, Wessling says. If a new system would cost $4,000, you might save $400 a year to cover it. You could add a fudge factor to account for future inflation, which is, unfortunately, unpredictable. Wessling suggests adding 20% to the expected cost and an additional $100 a year to your savings.
Other ways to prepare for home costs
Consider setting up a home equity line of credit that you can tap if repair bills exceed what you’ve saved. These lines of credit tend to be less expensive than many alternatives, such as credit cards. Just be sure you can make the payments: If you don’t, the lender can foreclose on your home.
People who struggle to save also might consider buying a home warranty, which can cover repairs and replacements for a home’s systems and appliances, Mielitz says. Her current warranty costs about $800 a year, while service visits to fix any problem cost $75 each.
Such contracts have their downsides: The customer doesn’t control who does the repair, for example, and what’s covered depends on the policy’s terms. Consumer Reports recommends that people “self-insure” instead by putting the money they’d spend on a home warranty into a savings account earmarked for home repairs and replacements.
But Mielitz, who has purchased home warranties since 2008, says the contracts give her peace of mind at a reasonable cost.
“It’s kind of like car insurance. Hopefully you don’t need it, but you’ve got it if you do,” Mielitz says.
The State of Home Spending is based on Angi analysis of surveys fielded to 6,400 consumers between Oct. 4 and 7, 2021. Statistics on home maintenance and repair spending were based on responses of 2,934 homeowners and are a nationally representative sample of the home spending population. | 2022-08-06T23:38:10+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/how-to-budget-realistically-for-home-repairs/ |
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — When Luis López was lost in Panama’s Darien Gap last year with his wife, then seven months pregnant, their two young children and her grandmother, he often knelt in the mud to beg God not to abandon them.
“If I was bad, let me die here, but I came with my family,” the Venezuelan asylum seeker, 34, recalled on Friday of his prayers. Now in El Paso, the family has found shelter with the Catholic diocese.
But “la selva” — as many migrants call that particularly deadly stretch of their journey from South America to the United States — struck again two weeks ago. López’s sister called him in tears: She, too, had to flee and was now stuck in the jungle with their 68-year-old mother, who was badly injured from a fall trying to escape armed men.
Rescued by Panama’s border police, the two women are now en route to Texas. They don’t know how they will cross into the U.S., though, as new restrictions on asylum went into effect last Thursday after pandemic-era immigration rules known as Title 42 were lifted.
While the Biden administration has touted the new policy as a way to stabilize the border region and discourage illegal migration, thousands of people continue migrating to flee poverty, violence and political persecution in their countries.
“The border and what happens at the border is not the cause of the problem associated with immigration, it’s a symptom of a system broken in many ways,” said El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, who has assisted the López family since they arrived at the shelter on diocesan grounds last September.
Even when they were down to one last pouch of oatmeal mixed with river water in the jungle, López knew he couldn’t return to Venezuela, where he had received death threats after he quit working for government officials.
“They were telling me, ‘Death to the traitors,’” he recalled of the phone calls and visits from armed men that began last spring.
After the threats expanded to his sister, his ex-wife and their two children, López sold his truck company and set off through Colombia and then Central America. A smuggler who took their entire savings in exchange for ferrying them by boat to avoid the Darien Gap instead led them straight into it.
They encountered dead bodies and armed robbers, and tried to comfort four women they found crying near the path because they had just been raped, López said.
Lost on the path, they were redirected back by other migrants who were hidden by the cloak of thick vegetation but responded to their cries for help. López confronted the smuggler and went into shock, passing out by a stream.
“The children were screaming, ‘Mom, my dad!’” Oriana Marcano, 29, recalled. “My only solution was to get down on my knees — ‘My God, don’t take him from me.’”
Once they made it out, they still faced robberies, extortion and pushback across Central America and Mexico. “Unfortunately, the jungle is not all,” López said.
A group of Cubans later pushed them over the border barrier at Ciudad Juarez, just across from El Paso. They were apprehended, detained for a couple days and released to the shelter.
Two hours later, Marcano went into labor and was taken to the hospital. López was left behind, with no money and no certainty the family would be allowed to stay beyond the night. The man who had promised to sponsor them in the U.S. — one facet of new migration rules — withdrew, telling López he had moved on to Canada.
“And I met this gentleman dressed in black, with white hair, who told me ‘Be calm, don’t worry,’ in his tentative Spanish,” López recalled.
Seitz decided to shelter them until the family got on their feet.
“They didn’t have sponsors, so we basically said, ‘I guess it’s on us,’” said Seitz, who wears a pin portraying Pope Francis that reads “Defending migrants cuz the Pope said so.” “We’re going to continue to try to be Christians.”
Awaiting a summer court date for asylum and a work permit, López and his wife have wasted no time. He refurbished a run-down van to start a house painting and remodeling business for which he’s already printed business cards. The couple volunteers at the diocesan shelter — Marcano when the two older children are in pre-kindergarten, López sometimes also overnight.
He likes to greet new arrivals in Spanish, telling them, “Now you’re free! I’m a migrant, I went through what you went through. You’re in the hands of God.”
El Paso shelter leaders are unsure how many people will arrive in the coming weeks: how many will be released by U.S. authorities, how many will be deported, how many are still walking through Central America, desperate for a way into the U.S.
About a mile south from the diocesan shelter, at least half a dozen migrants had hung a makeshift tent on a gate in the border wall.
Hundreds had lined up there in previous days to be taken in by the Border Patrol for processing. But as the sun set Friday, only a handful of Texas National Guard kept watch on the dusty riverbank. By midday Saturday, the migrants’ tents were no longer visible.
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House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case
By Hope Yen and Aamer Madhani – Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly empowered House Republicans on Sunday demanded the White House turn over all information related to its searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home and former office in the wake of more records found at his Delaware residence.
“We have a lot of questions,” said Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.
Comer, R-Ky., said he wants to see all documents and communications related to the searches by the Biden team, as well as visitor logs of the president’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, from Jan. 20, 2021, to present. He said the aim is to determine who might have had access to classified material and how the records got there.
The White House on Saturday said it had discovered five additional pages of classified documents at Biden’s home on Thursday, the same day a special counsel was appointed to review the matter.
In a letter Sunday to White House chief of staff Ron Klain, Comer criticized the searches by Biden representatives when the Justice Department was beginning to investigate and said Biden’s “mishandling of classified materials raises the issue of whether he has jeopardized our national security.” Comer demanded that the White House provide all relevant information including visitor logs by the end of the month.
Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Comer referred to Biden’s home as a “crime scene” though he acknowledged that it was not clear whether laws were broken.
“My concern is that the special counsel was called for, but yet hours after that we still had the president’s personal attorneys, who have no security clearance, still rummaging around the president’s residence, looking for things — I mean that would essentially be a crime scene, so to speak,” Comer said.
While the U.S. Secret Service provides security at the president’s private residence, it does not maintain visitor logs, agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Sunday.
“We don’t independently maintain our own visitor logs because it’s a private residence,” Guglielmi said. He added that the agency does screen visitors to the president’s properties but doesn’t maintain records of those checks.
White House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Biden has independently maintained records of who has visited his residence.
Asked about Comer’s request for logs and communications regarding the search for documents, White House spokesman Ian Sams responded: “I would simply refer you to what Congressman Comer himself told CNN this morning: ‘At the end of the day, my biggest concern isn’t the classified documents to be honest with you.’ That says it all.”
In that CNN interview, Comer had added that House Republicans did not trust the Justice Department to give the matter of Biden’s classified documents an appropriate level of scrutiny. The House Judiciary Committee on Friday requested that Attorney General Merrick Garland turn over information related to the discovery of documents and Garland’s appointment of special counsel Richard Hur to oversee the investigation.
White House officials “can say they’re being transparent, but it’s anything but,” the committee chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement Saturday that a total of six pages of classified documents were found from Biden’s time serving as vice president in the Obama administration during a search of Biden’s private library. The White House had said previously that only a single page was found there.
The latest disclosure was in addition to the discovery of documents found in December in Biden’s garage and in November at his former offices at the Penn Biden Center in Washington.
Sauber said that Biden’s personal lawyers, who did not have security clearances, stopped their search after finding the first page on Wednesday evening. Sauber found the remaining material Thursday, as he was facilitating their retrieval by Justice Department. Sauber did not explain why the White House waited two days to provide an updated accounting. The White House is already facing scrutiny for waiting more than two months to acknowledge the discovery of the initial group of documents at the Biden office.
Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, said the Justice Department rightfully appointed special counsels to “get to the bottom” of the Biden classified documents matter as well as in a separate investigation into the mishandling of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s private club and residence in Florida.
But Raskin also stressed key differences between the two cases, including that Biden’s team readily handed over documents to the National Archives compared with Trump’s repeated resistance to such requests.
“We should keep a sense of proportion and measure about what we’re talking about,” Raskin told CNN.
Asked Sunday if his oversight committee would investigate Trump’s handling of classified documents as well, Comer demurred.
“There have been so many investigations of President Trump, I don’t feel like we need to spend a whole lot of time investigating President Trump, because the Democrats have done that for the past six years,” he said.
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Maribel Velazquez, a single mother of five living in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, made the difficult decision to leave her factory job in Bolingbrook this year because she couldn’t keep up with the gas prices and pay for child care at the same time, she said.
She made a little over $500 a week, but “I just didn’t know where any of the money was going,” Velazquez said as she prepared elotes on the corner of 26th Street and Millard Avenue. Instead, the mother set up a shop to sell fruit and corn, hoping to make enough to pay rent and buy food for her children. Two of the youngest ones sat on the sidewalk while she served customers last month.
But business wasn’t good, she said. After food prices went up, she also increased the prices of her sliced watermelon and other fruit at her own business. A mixed cup went to $9 and a single fruit cup was $8.
“Everything has gone up in price and it’s so concerning because people also don’t want to buy anything,” she said. “At least now my kids have a place to sleep and something to eat, but it gets harder every day.”
Though she said she receives some government aid — the Link card which is provided for her children — “I can’t keep up.”
It’s a refrain that was heard across the city well before the Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it was hiking interest rates 0.75%. The hope was that higher interest rates will help combat inflation, officials said, which in May rose 8.6% compared with the prior year.
That’s the largest 12-month increase since 1981, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hitting the wallets of Chicagoans and everyone across the country as they try to keep up with everything from the price of groceries to a gallon of gasoline.
But despite rising interest rates, relief from inflation won’t come quickly, warned Phillip Braun, a clinical professor of finance at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Despite the Fed’s interest rate hike, Braun said he expects inflation to remain high throughout this year and likely well into 2023. And though he thinks the Fed move was the correct one, he said the move will almost certainly slow the economy and may even lead to a moderate recession.
Rising interest rates make it more difficult for people to borrow money, Braun said. “So people will cut back their expenditures, which leads to a slowing economy.”
People who are most affected by inflation are “also the ones who are going to be most hurt by an increase in unemployment,” he said. “It’s only going to make the situation worse for those that are struggling.”
Jump in food prices
Over the last year, the cost of food consumed at home rose nearly 12%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The prices of meat, poultry, fish and eggs increased the most — more than 14%. The cost of food away from home, including food eaten at restaurants, rose 7.4%.
And though most federal nutrition programs, such as the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are adjusted for inflation once per year, families who are seeing food prices surge right now won’t see their aid increased until October.
Chicago food pantries, which have their fingers on the pulse of hunger in the city, say they’ve seen increased demand since the beginning of 2022.
Greg Trotter, spokesperson for Nourishing Hope, the food pantry and social services organization previously known as Lakeview Pantry, said the organization was dealing with rising food prices and donor fatigue at the same time it was seeing elevated demand. Food program visits in 2022 are up almost 40% compared with the same period during the last fiscal year, Trotter said.
“We are fully bracing for this to be a long-term economic crisis for many of our neighbors in need,” he said.
A new market provides help
Velazquez said she was grateful for the little money that she makes selling fruit and corn, and has also been moved by the efforts of community organizations in the area to provide some help for other families like hers.
Now that Velazquez’s kids are out of school, she said, “food is even more necessary, they want to eat all day.” The mother plans to find some help at a newly opened fresh market that will provide free food for families in the Little Village area.
Food insecurity levels remain elevated from pre-pandemic levels, according to a study for the Greater Chicago Food Depository by Northwestern professor Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach. But the most affected continue to be families of color with children. Some 32% of Black families and 28% of Latino families with children suffer from food insecurity, according to the data.
The Pan de Vida Fresh Market, which opened this week on South Lawndale Avenue, was borne out of a partnership of the New Life Centers and the Greater Chicago Food Depository. It immediately began serving some 200 families a day.
It aims to provide fresh and culturally appropriate food to the community in a dignified way. Resembling a grocery store, people can come in and pick and choose what food to take home. There are fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy.
“The impact has been massive,” said Pastor Matt De Matteo. “With prices at the pump and the grocery store, even families who have a job need help and this is a huge relief.”
Continuing economic struggles have only widened the gaps the Greater Food Depository hopes to close, its leaders said. From June 2020 to May 2022, the Greater Food Depository provided New Life with a total of 16,854,834 pounds of food at no cost to help distribute to those in need.
“It’s not just a story of more people in need; what has become clear is that the gaps have gotten wider, households with children and households of color and therefore households of color with children have gotten even more disproportionately impacted by food insecurity,” said Kate Maehr, the depository’s CEO.
Gas prices soar
And it’s not just the cost of food that’s up and causing many local families to struggle.
The gasoline index has increased 48.7% over the last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to AAA, the average price of gas in Cook County on Thursday was around $6 a gallon — 20% higher than the national average of $5 a gallon, and 10% more than the average price of gas in Illinois.
Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said Thursday that a confluence of factors is driving up the cost of gas this month, primarily the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and increased demand from drivers arriving in the wake of shutdowns of many oil refineries during the pandemic.
“BP, ExxonMobil, Shell — all of the oil companies started hemorrhaging money with the arrival of the pandemic, because they had a massive drop in consumer demand almost overnight,” DeHaan said.
While many drivers feeling the pain at the pump are grumbling about price gouging, DeHaan said the uptick in gas prices are driven by the market, not unlike the rising home prices in the Chicago-area market being fueled by a scarcity in supply.
“You need refineries to be able to produce oil, and when you don’t have as much capacity, and there’s demand, you’re going to charge more,” he said. The sanctions against Russia — one of the world’s top oil producers — also served to reduce supply at a time when the global economy is recovering from the downturn during the pandemic, ramping up demand for oil, DeHaan said. The gas inventory in the Midwest “is at the lowest seasonal level ever,” since 1990, DeHaan added.
Auto insurance rates, too, have crept up in recent months in Illinois. The three largest auto insurers in the state — Allstate, State Farm and Progressive — have all filed for rate increases this year, after cuts and rebates in the early days of the pandemic. Among the reasons for the rising premiums are increased prices for new and used cars, supply chain disruptions, a labor shortage and rising medical costs, industry analysts have said.
In one example, State Farm recently filed for a 3% increase with the state’s Department of Insurance that was set to take effect Monday, following a 4.7% increase in March. Combined, the two increases mean State Farm customers will pay about $59 more to insure each vehicle per year.
Public transit agencies have sought to capitalize on rising gas prices to encourage travelers and commuters to turn to trains and buses instead of cars.
Metra and CTA officials said ridership on both systems has been rising this year. Gas prices likely are playing a role, though there’s no way to measure how gas prices compare to other factors driving an uptick in riders, such as summer events or the return of workers to offices at least a few days a week, they said.
Meanwhile, local families will be left to sort out all of the recent price increases, both for basic needs such as food and transportation — and the pressure that comes with them.
Evelyn Figueroa, director of the Pilsen Food Pantry, said that facility has had to triple its food budget compared with a year ago. At the same time, demand began to rise at the food pantry in February and has remained elevated since then, she said.
“The people that the economy affects the most are going to be low-income households, low-income families,” said Figueroa, who is also a professor of clinical family and community medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago, “because they don’t have a safety net.” | 2022-06-17T10:33:52+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-new-free-freshmarket-little-village-alleviate-inflation-gas-prices-20220617-4dcj5aedzbbhxbzwindyhd47da-story.html |
PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary - Mobile fueling emerged more recently. Mobile fueling has been around for decades. You can't drive a huge bulldozer or crane into a gas station, so of course it's necessary to refuel such equipment on-site. For decades, construction equipment has been fueled on-site via mobile fueling. Mobile fueling is a service where a fuel delivery company delivers fuel on-site for trucks, equipment, boats, cars or machinery. Historically, consumers/businesses had to pump fuel into their own equipment, either at a gas station, card-lock or from an on-site fuel storage tank. Mobile fueling changes that. With mobile fueling, your fuel supplier delivers fuel directly into on-site. This saves time and money and it reduces liability associated with fuel storage and dispensing. A recent report predicted growth in the market: "Mobile fuel storage tanks are used for transportation and storage of fuel and other industrial fluids to remote service areas, whether in-shop or in-field. It is used to store diesel fuel, motor oils, lubricants, liquid wastes, and other combustible liquid. These storage tanks are used in farms, the agricultural sector, shops, industrial facilities, and construction sites. The mobile diesel fuel tank has also been used as an emergency storage tank for supplying generators, vehicles, and other machinery in emergency periods. The mobile fuel tank is used for portable applications, so they can conform to multiple situations and projects and are available in 500 and 1,000-gallon capacity. The design and structure meet the end-user needs and requirements for storing fuel. The mobile fuel storage tank market is segmented into the material and end-user segment. The material segment is further segmented into carbon steel, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and stainless steel. Stainless steel material is projected to boost the market growth as it delivers longer durability, highly resistant to the effects of corrosion and other natural elements like heat, and free from leaking. The end-user segment is further divided into the chemical, oil & gas, aviation, and others. The oil & gas segment contributes to the largest market share in the global market owing to the increasing application of storage of oil & gas." Active companies in the markets this week include EzFill Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EZFL), Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR), NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NGL), Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO).
The article continued: "Increasing refining, transportation, production & exploration of oil & gas brings the application of mobile fuel storage tank. Fracking and transportation of gas drive the demand for the mobile fuel storage tank market in the projected period. North America is anticipated to hold the largest market share in the global market, owing to increasing production and exploration of oil & gas. U.S. holds a large portion of market share due to potential gas and oil reserves."
EzFill Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EZFL) BREAKING NEWS: EzFill Announces Geographic Expansion into West Coast Florida Market - EzFill Embracing the Famous Tampa Tag Line of "Come to Tampa Bay where Treasure Awaits" – EzFill Holdings, Inc. ("EzFill" or the "Company"), a pioneer and emerging leader in the mobile fuel industry, today announced the expansion in the West coast of Florida, specifically the Gulf of Mexico region of Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay is Florida's largest open water estuary, extending over 400 square miles and forming coastlines of Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas counties. The area includes a population of almost 3.2 million people - over two times the population of Miami. To that end, Tampa Bay represents a premier opportunity for EzFill to maximize growth in all three main verticals: commercial fleet, marine and sales direct to consumers.
"In a very short amount of time, we have been able to secure over 11 brand new fleet customers to our service offering. This includes one of the largest grocers within the country where our service commitment to them includes hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel per year covered by two fills per day, seven days per week," says EzFill Chief Commercial Officer, Rick Dery. Another new customer in this market, Pexco, a major produce distributor in the region promotes the service benefits. "This is a first for our fleet and I cannot express how enthusiastic we are at Pexco to utilize it. It's all about freedom to do our work!" says Victor Hinson, Transportation Manager at Plant City based Pexco.
"After only several weeks, the EzFill portfolio of business in the Tampa Bay area includes servicing over 160 commercial vehicles that will utilize approximately 600,000 gallons of fuel per year … and we're continuing to grow." continued Dery.
"Smart, consistent and strategic growth are the paramount guidelines for expansion for the EzFill team." asserted Michael McConnell, CEO of EzFill Holdings. "Tampa is a perfect example and is proving to be an excellent market for us. Jacksonville is projected to open by end of September. Further growth within Florida … and more importantly, outside the boundaries of the state, are front burner objectives for EzFill in the coming months."
With the number of gas stations in the U.S. continuing to decline, corporate giants like Shell, Exxon, GM, Bridgestone, Enterprise, and Mitsubishi have recognized the increasing shift in consumer behavior and are investing in the fast growing on-demand mobile fueling industry. As the only company to provide fuel delivery in three vertical segments - consumer, commercial, and specialty including marinas - EzFill is well positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for convenient and cost-efficient mobile fueling options. CONTINUED… Read the EzFill full press release by going to: https://ir.ezfl.com/news-events/press-releases
Additional recent developments in the markets this week include:
Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) - To meet the growing energy demands in the Rockies and Western U.S., Spire Storage recently announced that is proceeding with the expansion of its facilities in Wyoming, with partial availability of additional natural gas storage capacity in fiscal 2024 and more in 2025.
"We've seen an increasing recognition of the value of natural gas storage over the last few years given the impact on energy security caused by Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and recent global events. Natural gas plays a key role in ensuring that security for the future," said Scott Smith, president of Spire Storage. "Natural gas storage also helps to support and balance seasonal gas heating demand and the intermittent nature of renewable power generation, which is an increasingly important generation source in the Western U.S."
NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NGL) recently reported its first quarter Fiscal 2023 financial results. Highlights include: Net income for the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 of $23.1 million, compared to a net loss of $134.5 million for the first quarter of Fiscal 2022; Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 of $123.9 million, compared to $91.1 million for the first quarter of Fiscal 2022; Record Water Solutions quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $105.0 million, a 28.9% increase compared to the first quarter of Fiscal 2022 and a 16.4% increase from the immediately preceding fiscal quarter; Record produced water volumes processed of approximately 2.15 million barrels per day during the first quarter of Fiscal 2023, growing 29.2% from the same period in the prior year and 11.8% over the immediately preceding fiscal quarter; and Subsequent to the first quarter of Fiscal 2023, the Partnership placed the entire Ambassador Pipeline into propane service by connecting the southern leg from the Wheeler terminal into Marysville storage.
Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) recently announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, including net income attributable to Murphy of $351 million, or $2.23 net income per diluted share. Adjusted net income, which excludes discontinued operations and other one-off items, was $305 million, or $1.93 net income per diluted share.
"I am very pleased with our company's accomplishments this quarter as the offshore team continues to successfully execute a significant and intricate project in the Gulf of Mexico, while our onshore team has enhanced production volumes and accelerated returns across our North American unconventional business through new completion designs and longer laterals. This outstanding execution has enabled us to capitalize on current high oil prices, as the additional production provides excess cash flow to support our delevering strategy while increasing our dividend. With our strong operational capabilities and meaningful debt reduction progress, we are now in a position to disclose a capital allocation framework that will highlight targeted returns to our shareholders through the dividend and share repurchases," said Roger W. Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) recently reported second quarter 2022 net income of $966 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, which includes the impact of certain items not typically represented in analysts' earnings estimates and that would otherwise affect comparability of results. Adjusted net income was $934 million, or $1.32 per diluted share. Net operating cash flow was $1,678 million, or $1,586 million before changes in working capital (adjusted CFO). Free cash flow was $1,323 million, or $1,213 million before changes in working capital and including E.G. distributions (adjusted free cash flow).
The Company: Generated record quarterly adjusted free cash flow of over $1.2 billion at 24% reinvestment rate; Continue to exceed commitment to return at least 40% of adjusted CFO to equity investors; and Expect $4.5 billion of 2022 free cash flow, assuming $100/bbl WTI and $6/MMBtu Henry Hub.
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SEOUL – South Korea filed a 44.7 billion won ($35 million) damage suit against North Korea on Wednesday for blowing up a joint liaison office just north of their border in 2020, which highlighted a revival of tensions between the rivals following the collapse of larger nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea.
The symbolic lawsuit filed with the Seoul Central District Court comes amid a prolonged freeze in diplomacy and growing concerns over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs. South Korea had until this Friday to claim damages, when a three-year statute of limitations over the incident would expire.
Koo Byoungsam, spokesperson for Seoul’s Unification Ministry, which handles relations with North Korea, described the North's detonation of the building as an unlawful and violent act that breached previous agreements between the countries and “fundamentally damaged the foundation of mutual respect and trust.”
There's no clear way for South Korea to force North Korea to pay if it is found liable for damages. Koo said the lawsuit, the first ever filed by South Korea’s government against North Korea’s government, was aimed at beating the statute of limitations and preserving South Korea’s legal right to compensation.
In June 2020, North Korea used explosives to blow up the South Korean-built liaison office in the North Korean border town of Kaesong after criticizing South Korea’s failure to stop North Korean defectors from flying anti-North propaganda leaflets across the border using balloons. North Korea shut down the office in January 2020 as it closed its borders over coronavirus concerns, and the building was empty at the time of the detonation.
The building's destruction, which was seen as a calculated display of anger to pressure Seoul over deadlocked nuclear negotiations with Washington, posed a serious setback to efforts by then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in, a liberal, to engage with the North.
Moon met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un three times in 2018 while helping set up Kim’s first summit with then-U.S. President Donald Trump in June that year. However, the diplomacy derailed after a second Kim-Trump summit in February 2019 at which the Americans rejected North Korea's demand for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capabilities.
Tensions have further increased in past months as Kim used distractions created by Russia’s war on Ukraine to increase weapons tests, including the firing of around 100 missiles since the start of 2022. Kim has accompanied the tests with a new nuclear doctrine that authorizes preemptive strikes on rivals in a broad range of scenarios in which the North may perceive its leadership is under threat.
Current conservative South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been labeled a “traitor” by North Korean state media, has departed from Moon’s dovish policies and taken a harder stance on the North. Yoon has expanded the country’s military training with the United States while seeking stronger assurances from the Biden administration that the United States would swiftly and decisively use its nuclear weapons to protect South Korea in the event of a North Korea nuclear attack.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s spy agency said it has detected signs that North Korean government-backed hackers were trying to steal people's personal details through a phishing website mimicking Naver, South Korea’s biggest website.
The National Intelligence Service warned internet users to check whether they are accessing Naver through the correct domain address, naver.com. The agency didn’t specify whether it had confirmed actual data breaches through the fake site. | 2023-06-14T10:15:32+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2023/06/14/south-korea-sues-rival-north-korea-for-blowing-up-joint-liaison-office-in-2020/ |
Triston Casas Player Prop Bets: Red Sox vs. Rays - April 12
Published: Apr. 12, 2023 at 1:23 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Triston Casas -- 0-for-2 in his most recent game -- will be in action for the Boston Red Sox versus the Tampa Bay Rays, with Taj Bradley on the hill, on April 12 at 6:40 PM ET.
He had a hitless performance in his last game (0-for-2) against the Rays.
Triston Casas Game Info & Props vs. the Rays
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Rays Starter: Taj Bradley
- TV Channel: BSSUN
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -149)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +400)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +190)
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Triston Casas At The Plate
- Casas is hitting .161 with two doubles, two home runs and two walks.
- In four of 11 games this season, Casas has picked up at least one hit, including one game with multiple hits.
- He has homered in two of 11 games played this year, and in 5.9% of his plate appearances.
- Casas has driven in a run in four games this season (36.4%), including three games with more than one RBI (27.3%).
- He has scored in three of 11 games so far this season.
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Triston Casas Home/Away Batting Splits
Rays Pitching Rankings
- The nine strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Rays have the top team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (1.73).
- Rays pitchers combine to give up the first-fewest home runs in baseball (four total, 0.4 per game).
- Bradley will start for the Rays, his first this season.
- The 22-year-old right-hander is pitching in his MLB debut.
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Used to Help Accelerate the Study and Development of Precision CNS Medicines, the Cumulus EEG Headset Attracts Accolades from Prestigious iF Design Award and International Red Dot Competitions
BELFAST, Northern Ireland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumulus Neuroscience (Cumulus; The Company), a global digital health company, focused on advancing neuroscience clinical trials and patient care through improved data, has been named a 2023 iF Design Award and 2023 Red Dot recipient for the product design of its first-in-class EEG headset. A key component of the Cumulus Platform, the current version of the dry-sensor EEG headset was designed by PA Consulting as an elegant solution for obtaining clinical-grade data in remote settings to monitor and evaluate neurological activity.
"We started Cumulus with the goal of uncovering insights that would lead to better treatment and diagnosis of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative conditions – and an essential part of that mission is an easy-to-use, reliable and sophisticated EEG Headset," said Brian Murphy, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Cumulus Neuroscience. "This recognition from iF Design and Red Dot is particularly gratifying because not only is the design beautifully crafted, but the headset also has the power to help improve the lives of millions of patients living with these debilitating conditions."
The iF Design Award has come to symbolize the stamp of quality for excellent design. Additionally, the globally recognized Red Dot Award is presented to those who demonstrate quality design and dedication.
"The importance of EEG-synced data in precision CNS drug development is growing, and thus the ability to capture real-world data in clinical trials reliably – especially from patients participating in those trials remotely, from their own homes – is critical for biopharma innovators seeking to accelerate their programs," said Aman Bhatti, MD, CEO, Cumulus Neuroscience. "These two awards are a testament to our team's dedication to developing patient-centered solutions that both enable the capture of high-quality data, and prioritize ease-of-use and comfort for patients and caregivers."
The Cumulus Platform combines the EEG headset with an at-home neuro-assessment platform design, which can track the integrity and connectivity of brain networks. The headset synchronizes with tablet-based functional assessments for use in-clinic or unsupervised (at-home/remote) environments, allowing for increased ease-of-use for patients, caregivers and clinical teams. By enabling remote monitoring of patients across multiple domains of brain function, researchers conducting clinical trials are able to sample a broad spectrum of CNS domain measurements, in order to understand the effects of certain treatments on cognition, mood, memory, and language, in order to better match the right patient to the right therapy.
Cumulus continues to advance its EEG Headset and data platform, providing major biopharma partners and collaborators with a suite of state-of-the-art tools to help advance the discovery and development of new medicines for neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative conditions. To learn more, visit www.cumulusneuro.com.
About Cumulus Neuroscience
With a mission to generate the data and insights required to accelerate diagnosis and management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders for millions of patients and caregivers around the world, Cumulus Neuroscience is advancing an AI-based, multi-domain digital biomarker platform to enable better, faster decision making in neurology and neuropsychiatry clinical trials and patient care. Designed for and with 10 of the world's leading pharma companies, the platform enables decentralised trials, and is already making a difference in the development of therapies for Alzheimer's Disease, depression and schizophrenia.
Designed to provide an industry-wide standard for real-world measurement of disease progression, Cumulus combines patented technology, in-house expertise and key industry partnerships to capture large amounts of real-world, clinical data repeated over time, across multiple behavioral and physiological domains in the patient's home – all with a UKCA marked EEG Headset synced to a novel, tablet-based neuro-assessment platform. Together with machine learning (ML) analytics and the world's largest database of annotated, longitudinal, neurofunctional data, Cumulus simplifies and improves the robustness of neuroscience clinical trials to provide the best and most cost-effective assessment of CNS treatment outcomes.
The Company is supported by highly experienced specialized investors, DDF/SV Health Investors, LifeArc and Future Fund, and a world-class Scientific and Technical Advisory Board.
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SUVA, Fiji (AP) — China fell short Monday on a bold plan to have 10 Pacific nations endorse a sweeping new agreement covering everything from security to fisheries as some in the region expressed deep concerns.
But there have been plenty of smaller wins for China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi as he continues an island-hopping tour of the region.
Wang was in Fiji to co-host a key meeting with the foreign ministers from the 10 island nations.
At an unusual news conference afterward, Wang and Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama spoke for about 30 minutes and then abruptly left the stage as reporters tried to shout out questions. That left many details of what transpired at the meeting undisclosed.
But it was clear the nations hadn't endorsed China's plan.
“As always, we put consensus first among our countries throughout any discussion on new regional agreements,” Bainimarama said.
While there have been growing international concerns about Beijing's military and financial ambitions in the region, many Fijians see a benefit in foreign investment wherever it comes from, so long as it uplifts the people.
Georgina Matilda said that working for Chinese infrastructure company China Railway meant that she could put food on the table for her children.
Another Fijian, Miliane Rokolita, said China's increased presence had benefited people.
“They bring us bigger houses. They bring money in Fiji. They’re good people," Rokolita said.
Documents obtained by The Associated Press indicate Wang had hoped to get the 10 nations to endorse a pre-written agreement as part of a joint communique after the meeting.
But Wang was unable to get the consensus he'd sought.
David Panuelo, president of the Federated States of Micronesia, told other Pacific leaders he wouldn't endorse the plan, warning them in a letter that it would needlessly heighten geopolitical tensions and threaten regional stability.
Panuelo called it “the single most game-changing proposed agreement in the Pacific in any of our lifetimes” and said it “threatens to bring a new Cold War era at best, and a World War at worst.”
During the news conference Monday, Wang listed some areas where the countries had been able to find agreement and said he'd keep working on others.
“After the meeting, China will release its own position paper on our own positions, propositions, and cooperation proposals with Pacific Island countries,” Wang said through an interpreter. “And going forward, we will continue to have ongoing and in-depth discussions and consultations to shape more consensus.”
While China may have fallen short on its plans for a grand multilateral agreement, it has been signing smaller bilateral agreements with the Pacific nations every day during Wang's tour.
For instance, on Friday Wang visited Kiribati, where a key fishing ground the size of California is at stake. Kiribati's government said afterwards the two nations had signed 10 agreements ranging from cooperating on economic goals to building a specific bridge.
Kiribati's government did not immediately respond to a request by the AP to provide details of the agreements.
In his news conference, Wang said “some have been questioning why China has been so active in supporting Pacific Island countries.”
He said China had long championed other developing nations both in the Pacific and around the world, something it had started doing in the 1960s when it helped African nations build railways.
“My advice for those people is: Don’t be too anxious and don't be too nervous,” Wang said.
After the news conference, China's ambassador to Fiji Qian Bo took a few questions from reporters, saying there had been "some concerns on specific issues” from some of the 10 nations about the proposed agreement.
"We never impose anything on other countries, let alone to our developing friends and small island countries,” Qian said.
He said China would try to release the position paper mentioned by Wang within about a week. He said parts of the agreement were simply an offer from China to provide assistance to the nations.
A draft of the proposed multilateral agreement obtained by the AP shows that China wants to train Pacific police officers, team up on “traditional and non-traditional security” and expand law enforcement cooperation.
China also wants to jointly develop a marine plan for fisheries — which would include the Pacific’s lucrative tuna catch — increase cooperation on running the region’s internet networks, and set up cultural Confucius Institutes and classrooms. China also mentions the possibility of setting up a free trade area with the Pacific nations.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a speech Thursday that China posed an even more serious long-term threat than Russia.
“China is the only country with both the intent to reshape the international order — and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it,” he said. “Beijing’s vision would move us away from the universal values that have sustained so much of the world’s progress over the past 75 years.”
China hit back, saying the U.S. was spreading disinformation. The aim of Blinken's speech was to "contain and suppress China's development and uphold U.S. hegemony," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said. "We strongly deplore and reject this."
China says that in the Pacific, cooperation between Beijing and the island nations has been expanding in a development that's welcomed by those countries.
In Fiji, the economy was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The vital tourism industry shut down overnight and GDP shrank by more than 15%. As the world reopens, Fiji is trying to bounce back, and many are happy to see China write the checks.
China’s involvement in the region doesn’t come completely out of the blue. There has been a long history of Chinese immigration in Fiji, with many Chinese Fijians running corner stores and other businesses.
“There’s a good side and a bad side," said Nora Nabukete, a student at the University of the South Pacific. ”We get more money into the economy, being pumped in and stuff, but then there’s also a side where they bring in a lot of new things that are new to the Fijian culture."
Nabukete worries about the seedier side that has been associated with Chinese investment in Fiji — a supposed influx of gambling, gangs and drugs.
She said that aligning with China could mean that Fiji creates tension with the United States and other Western nations, and for that reason, she hopes that Fiji doesn't endorse Wang's agreement.
“There’s so much more to lose in the future than what we’re experiencing now if Fiji does sign,” she said.
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Perry reported from Wellington, New Zealand.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands' longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after an early general election sparked by a dispute over migration that led to his government's resignation.
His decision means the end of nearly 13 years in power for the conservative leader sometimes called " Teflon Mark " because scandals that plagued his four different administrations did not stick to him.
Rutte, the 56-year-old leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, or VVD, announced his decision at a hastily arranged parliamentary debate to discuss the fall of his latest governing coalition.
“Yesterday morning I made a decision that I will not be available again as a leader of the VVD. When a new Cabinet takes office after the elections, I will leave politics,” he said.
Rutte called it a “personal decision, regardless of the developments in recent weeks.” There was no immediate indication who might replace Rutte as leader of the VVD. The party’s parliamentary faction is led by Sophie Hermans, Rutte’s former political assistant.
No date has yet been set for the election, but it is not expected before October or November. That means that Rutte will likely remain in office as caretaker prime minister for months. He is expected to attend a NATO summit that starts Tuesday in Lithuania.
In the 27-nation European Union, only Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been in charge of a country longer than Rutte, but their leadership styles could not be more different.
Orban, in power for a full 13 years and counting, has turned Hungary into his vision of an “illiberal democracy”and increasingly smothered all dissent, while Rutte navigated a Western democratic system at its most eclectic and exuberant.
But the Dutch prime minister's four-party ruling coalition resigned Friday after failing to agree on a package of measures to rein in migration, an issue that often has divided the EU as a whole. Rutte said it was a unanimous decision prompted by "irreconcilable differences" among the partner parties.
Supporters and opponents alike called it the end of an era.
With uncanny political savvy, Rutte at times managed to twist the arms of not just his coalition partners but also opposition lawmakers to pass new policies and remain in charge of governments that provided enough glue to hold together his politically fractured nation of nearly 18 million.
In the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Dutch parliament, no fewer than 20 parties are represented. To some extent, the diverse lineup reflects the European trend of the political center losing ground to voices on the far left and particularly the far right.
Rutte steered the Netherlands through crises ranging from flooding to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. Even his political opponents praised his handling of the aftermath of the plane's downing by pro-Russia rebels. About 200 Dutch citizens died.
Silene Fredriksz-Hoogzand, whose son Bryce and the son's girlfriend, Daisy Oehlers, were among the 298 passengers and crew members killed, said she and other bereaved families regularly met with Rutte to discuss efforts to establish the truth about what brought down the plane and to bring to justice those responsible.
“He attended many gatherings (of) relatives and has always been very compassionate and supportive. He always took the time,” Fredriksz-Hoogzand told The Associated Press.
“I personally regret that he steps back, but given the circumstances, I understand. But for (the) MH17 case, it is a loss in my opinion,” she added.
Rutte, who often cycles around The Hague to get to and from meetings, also became known for seeking forgiveness for past Dutch government policies.
When a parliamentary commission said that governments, several of which Rutte led, had put energy profits before the safety of people in northern Groningen province, where earthquakes from gas extraction destroyed homes and the lives of families, he apologized.
“We stand here cap in hand,” he said earlier this year.
Two years ago, his third government also resigned to take responsibility for a scandal involving investigations into child welfare payments that wrongly labeled thousands of parents as fraudsters, again hurting hundreds of innocent families. He pledged his government would continue working to compensate affected parents as quickly as possible.
“We are of one mind that if the whole system has failed, we all must take responsibility,” Rutte said.
Rutte's party nevertheless won the ensuing election, and he formed his fourth government with the same four parties that made up the coalition that collapsed last week. This time, though, the political rot set in early, and after 1½ years, he was not only unable to hold together his coalition, he was accused by some of setting up its fall with demands that at least one party could not accept.
Despite the many scandals that tarnished his governments, Rutte remained popular among voters. His departure throws the election wide open and could open the door for a shift to the political left of further to the right.
Jesse Klaver, leader of the opposition Green Left party, called it a “historic day” but said that ultimately, as Rutte's fourth and final coalition crumbled in acrimony, “his departure was unavoidable.”
Such was Rutte's acumen to reconcile political fire and ice that over the past years, he has been tipped both to become leader of the European Union and NATO chief. He has not taken the bait, yet.
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Casert reported from Brussels.
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DUBLIN, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that it will report its 2022 third quarter financial results on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. Company management will host a live audio webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 p.m. IST to discuss 2022 third quarter financial results and provide a business and financial update.
Interested parties may register for the call in advance here or via the Investors section of the Jazz Pharmaceuticals website at www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com. To ensure a timely connection, it is recommended that participants register at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled webcast.
A replay of the webcast will be available via the Investors section of the Jazz Pharmaceuticals website at www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases – often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines and novel product candidates, from early- to late-stage development, in neuroscience and oncology. Within these therapeutic areas, we are identifying new options for patients by actively exploring small molecules and biologics, and through innovative delivery technologies and cannabinoid science. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has employees around the globe, serving patients in nearly 75 countries. For more information, please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com and follow @JazzPharma on Twitter.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Not a Republican? You’re still eligible to vote in the upcoming primary election on June 7.
Republican ballots will be filled with a list of candidates vying for South Dakota House and Senate spots, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, and U.S. House and Senate seats as well as Constitutional Amendment C.
But if you’re a registered Democrat or Independent, you will only have the option to vote on Amendment C.
What is Amendment C?
Amendment C would require initiated measures, proposed constitutional amendments or referred measures that would increase taxes or obligate more than $10 million to receive a 60% approval by voters. Right now, a 51% majority is needed.
Proponents of the amendment say that they want to make it harder to raise taxes in South Dakota, but opponents say it removes power from the people of the state in the initiated measure process.
- Inside KELOLAND: Constitutional Amendment C
- Here’s how candidates for state Senate and House stand on Amendment C
- List of groups opposing Amendment C
- Amendment C: ‘Power grab’ or ‘taxpayer protection’
All registered voters will have the opportunity to vote on Amendment C at the ballot box on June 7. | 2022-05-25T18:46:15+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/everyone-can-vote-in-june-primary/ |
Carlos Bedoya Cuellar had two assists as South Plainfield saw five different players score a goal in its 5-3 victory over North Plainfield in North Plainfield.
South Plainfield (4-1-1) took a 3-1 lead into halftime before both teams traded a pair of goals in the second half. Bryan Bonilla, Rohan Castillo, Joseph Garcia, Jason Garwood, and Noah White each scored for South Plainfield.
Keven Romero Paredes tallied two goals for North Plainfield (0-6) while Peter Rios had one.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) (Theseus or the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of cancer patients through the discovery, development and commercialization of transformative targeted therapies, today announced that it will participate virtually in the 2022 Wedbush PacGrow Healthcare Conference, taking place August 9-10, 2022.
Presentation Details:
Event: Wedbush PacGrow Healthcare Conference
Date / Time: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022, at 10:20am ET
Format: Panel Discussion
A live webcast will be available in the Events section of the company's investor relations website at ir.theseusrx.com and archived for 30 days following the presentation.
Management will also be participating in one-on-one investor meetings throughout the conference. Investors interested in scheduling a meeting with the Theseus management team should contact their Wedbush representative.
Theseus is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of cancer patients through the discovery, development and commercialization of transformative targeted therapies. Theseus is working to outsmart cancer resistance by developing pan-variant tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) to target all known classes of cancer-causing and resistance mutations that lead to variants in a particular protein in a given type of cancer. Theseus' lead product candidate, THE-630, is a pan-variant KIT inhibitor for the treatment of patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), whose cancer has developed resistance to earlier lines of kinase inhibitor therapy. Theseus is also developing a fourth-generation, selective epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor for C797S-mediated resistance to first- or later-line osimertinib treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). For more information, visit www.theseusrx.com.
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AutoAp Providing Safety Recall Information for Total Customer Connect's Recall Marketing Services
SAN RAMON, Calif. and BEAVERTON, Ore., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Total Customer Connect (TCC) and AutoAp, Inc. jointly announced a strategic partnership for AutoAp to provide VIN-specific recall information to augment TCC's dealership service marketing and technology offerings.
AutoAp provides the industry's most accurate and timely vehicle safety recall information both directly to dealerships through its suite of recall management services and to dealer service providers to power their solutions and services.
TCC delivers a full suite of marketing and software services that help dealerships provide a premium customer experience while generating significant additional revenue. Timely identification of safety recalls is an important part of the spectrum of its services.
According to AutoAp research, more than 20 percent of all vehicles on the road have at least one open safety recall. For many safety recalls, there are delays between the manufacturer's announcement and posting on National Highway Transportation Safety Administration information sources. Because of these timing delays and error rates, dealers are often unaware that vehicles on their lots have open safety recalls and could unknowingly sell a vehicle with an open recall.
AutoAp has tackled this industry challenge by using advanced processing that results in highly accurate and more timely safety recall alerts. Many AutoAp dealers reduce the recall open rates in their inventory by 83% compared to industry averages.
Shawn Rajabi, Total Customer Connect's Founder and CEO said, "Over the years, we have worked with several providers of recall information but are delighted to now be working with AutoAp. We have found that the quality of their services, including the accuracy of identifying vehicles affected by specific recalls, is unsurpassed and, much like us, they are a collaborative partner working to benefit the industry."
Yuriy Kamsha, Total Customer Connect's CTO added, "True professionals with a wealth of industry experience, AutoAp's responsiveness and attention to detail make them a welcome strategic partner."
Mark Paul, AutoAp's Founder and CEO said, "TCC is well-known in the industry for being true partners with their dealership clients with a keen focus on the dealers' success. We are honored that they selected AutoAp to power the critical safety recall component of their services and look forward to a long relationship with TCC that is not only mutually beneficial, but brings significant value to dealerships and consumers alike. After all, when it comes to recalls, the end game is to make sure that customers' vehicles are safe to be on the road."
AutoAp, Inc., a Portland, Ore., based company helps clients increase profitability, decrease liability and reduce customers'/drivers' risks, with the industry's most comprehensive, accurate and timely safety recall solutions. The company provides the industry's leading safety recall management technologies and services to help franchised and independent auto dealers, automotive solutions providers, fleet management companies, corporate and government fleets and rental car companies, increase driver safety, lower liability, generate service revenue and reduce recall management costs. Find out more at www.autoap.com and obtain a copy of their 2022 "State of the Retail Industry" report.
Since 2001, Total Customer Connect's mission has been to increase franchise dealer fixed operations profitability by improving dealerships customer experience through every point of the customer lifecycle. Total Customer Connect uses state-of-the-art technology and DMS integration to maximize customer interactions providing innovative customer-centric solutions for automotive dealerships with measurable results in fixed operations revenue and building quality customer relations. TCC is the trusted Revenue-Enhancement and Customer-Retention company for franchise dealers and is specifically designed to increase opportunities and enhance service processes. Find out more at https://totalcustomerconnect.com/
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Volkswagen Group on Thursday revealed a next-generation electric drive module designed for the MEB platform that underpins the automaker’s mainstream EVs.
The drive module, code-named APP550, contains the motor, inverter, and transmission, and is designed for the rear axle of the MEB platform.
It will be rolled out in the fourth quarter starting with a vehicle from Volkswagen’s ID family of EVs, likely the new ID.7 sedan that is scheduled for its world debut on April 17 and a showroom appearance in 2024.
VW said the module delivers more power and torque than the current unit used in most ID EVs. An initial version will deliver 281 hp and up to 405 lb-ft of torque depending on the vehicle’s gear ratio. Current ID EVs typically run a rear motor rated at 201 hp.
To boost performance, the motor’s stator features a higher effective number of windings and a larger wire cross-section. The rotor also has more powerful permanent magnets with a higher load capacity. Another key factor is the inverter’s ability to supply the high phase currents required for higher output.
The controlling software of the inverter, primarily for the clock frequencies and modulation methods for generating the current, was also tweaked to improve efficiency, VW Group said. Various thermal management systems in the drive modules were also improved, which in turn results in improved efficiency. It means the drive module will help deliver more range, according to the automaker.
VW Group is also working on an updated version of the MEB platform. Dubbed MEB+, the platform will support a common battery cell design, and deliver more range and higher charging rates.
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June 11, 2023, Age 100
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WENDELL, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Vesta M. Drake, 100, a resident of Wendell, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Stonebridge Assisted Care in Wendell.
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BEIRUT (AP) — A judge ordered a gunman who took up to 10 hostages at a Beirut bank to force the release of his trapped savings to stay behind bars Friday, apparently a bid to prevent copycats as desperation deepens over Lebanon's economic meltdown.
A few dozen relatives of Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein briefly closed a major road in Beirut, saying that keeping him in jail breaches an agreement reached Thursday. The 42-year-old food-delivery driver surrendered after a seven-hour standoff in return for getting $35,000 of his money and promises that he would only be questioned then set free. No one was injured.
It was the latest reminder of the pain created by Lebanon’s nearly three-year economic and financial crisis, described by the World Bank as one of the world's worst since the 1850s. Three-quarters of the population are in poverty, corruption is endemic and many are losing hope for quick solutions.
Like most people in Lebanon, Hussein had no access to his money because of banks' informal controls on flows of money. He had $210,000 at Federal Bank in Beirut and struggled to withdraw some to pay his father’s medical bills and other expenses.
Because taking hostages worked to free up some of Hussein's savings, releasing him without charges could inspire others to follow suit as people face skyrocketing inflation and a lack of job opportunities. Many celebrated him as a hero, but it was not clear if his actions would lead to wider protests against banks.
“They want to send a message to people that this will not pass easily,” Paul Morcos, founder and owner of Justicia Consulting Law firm in Beirut, said about Hussein’s arrest.
The punishment for taking hostages and threatening people with weapons is usually three months to two years in prison but could reach a life sentence if it was for the purpose of getting money, Morcos said. But he expects Hussein to be released within days or weeks once people forget about what happened.
The international community has demanded reforms to ease Lebanon’s economic crisis, but entrenched political elites, blamed for decades of corruption and mismanagement, have resisted. Talks with the International Monetary Fund have moved slowly as parliament prepares legislation demanded by the IMF for a bailout, including laws on capital controls and those targeting money laundering.
Many of those in power are former warlords and militia commanders from the 1975-90 civil war. The ruling factions use public institutions to accumulate wealth and distribute aid to supporters. Corruption is often ignored, and institutions are undeveloped. As a result, power outages are frequent, trash is often uncollected and tap water is largely undrinkable.
Poverty is rising as prices skyrocket and the Lebanese pound loses more than 90% of its value since October 2019. Most people can only withdraw small amounts of money from banks each month at an exchange rate far worse than that of the unofficial market.
The situation started deteriorating dramatically last year after the state lifted fuel subsidies, leading to a surge in prices of almost all commodities. It came at a time when blackouts lasted for 22 hours a day, putting private generators out of reach for many as people now must pay for fuel in U.S. dollars.
Judicial officials said the judge decided to keep Hussein under arrest because he committed crimes such as taking hostages and threatening people with weapons. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said it was not clear how long Hussein will be kept in custody.
Hussein’s lawyer, Rafik Ghraizi, who attended the interrogation, told the local Al-Jadeed TV that his client didn't point his weapon at anyone and had no intention of harming the employees. He said all that Hussein needed was his money back.
In January, a coffee shop owner withdrew $50,000 trapped in a bank in eastern Lebanon after taking employees hostage and threatening to kill them. He was released two weeks later.
When anti-government protests erupted in late 2019, protesters attacked banks, sometimes with Molotov cocktails, and lenders fortified their branches. At one point, police patrolled in front of every bank branch, but that changed after the protests waned.
Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh Shami on Friday called on parliament to quickly approve a capital control law. Last year, he put the losses of the financial sector at $69 billion.
“Lebanon is at a crossroad: Reforms and improvement or more collapse. It’s up to us,” Shami, who is leading the talks with the IMF, said in a statement.
Lebanese banks made huge profits over the past decades as they invested much of their money in government treasury bills that paid high interest rates and led to one of the highest debt ratios in the world. This made the Lebanese diaspora and many foreigners put their savings in Lebanese banks and get higher interest rates compared with international markets.
Banks had been criticized for years for making risky investments despite Lebanon's widely known corruption. In March 2020, Lebanon defaulted for the first time on repaying its debt, which then reached $90 billion, or 170% of gross domestic product.
“Excessive debt accumulation was used to give the illusion of stability and reinforce confidence in the macro-financial system for deposits to continue to flow in,” according to a World Bank report released this month called “Lebanon Public Finance Review: Ponzi Finance?”
An economist said banks are to blame, not Hussein.
“Banks, with the help of politicians, and financial and judicial authorities are taking people as hostages. It is not a depositor who is taking hostages in a bank,” tweeted economist Mounir Younes. | 2022-08-12T15:28:40+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Beirut-bank-standoff-exposes-desperation-of-17369239.php |
Wyoming Football: News and notes
LARAMIE -- What will be the main focus during Wyoming's first bye week of the 2022 season?
The "four R's" of course.
Refreshed, recalibrated, redefining and recruiting.
The bookends are obvious, but what about those two middle words?
"That means looking at what we're doing," Craig Bohl said of recalibrating and redefining, adding that the staff will be looking at "personnel things." "Certainly you don't want urban renewal, I think that those things are counterproductive during a bye week and all of a sudden you try to become creative and get too smart for your own britches. But we need to recalibrate and tweak. 'OK, where are we off here a little bit? OK, how can we improve?'"
One of these examples, Wyoming's head coach said, is being more productive in the red zone. Currently, the Cowboys (4-3, 2-1) rank No. 15 in the nation in that category. That's a good thing, right? Not when you look closer. John Hoyland has drilled 10 field goals on UW's 19 trips inside the opposition's 20-yard line. Eight times the team has found the end zone.
"We've got to improve there," Bohl added. "You don't want to overreact because I think we need to be more productive with touchdowns."
How will they fix this?
He's not telling us.
"We cannot just say, 'OK, we're going to put in the wishbone," he said with a touch of sarcasm. "And by the way, maybe you can let (Utah State head coach) Blake Anderson know we're going to put the wishbone in down there. I mean, I don't think you can do something like that, but we've got to get better."
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Bohl admitted he was concerned with the fuel level of his team in Albuquerque after a seven-game stretch to start the season, including a Zero Week tilt at Illinois. A little R&R is on the docket for this team, which was without three defensive starters -- Cole Godbout, Keonte Glinton and Wyett Ekeler (for all but one play) -- Saturday at New Mexico.
"I didn't know if we were going to have enough gas in the tank to get this one done," he said. "We did."
Here are some other news and notes from Bohl's Monday press conference:
* When will Godbout and Glinton return to the lineup? Great question. Bohl said both are doubtful for the Oct. 22 meeting with Utah State. Wide receiver Will Pelissier, who has missed the last two outings with a shoulder injury, is probable against the Aggies. So is offensive guard Emmanuel Pregnon, who missed Saturday's game in Albuquerque. Ekeler, Bohl said, is still in concussion protocol after taking a shot to the helmet on the first defensive snap in New Mexico. Titus Swen is "100%," per Bohl, after being helped off the field twice inside University Stadium.
* How does Bohl feel about his place-kicking battery? "I say these guys are like the fire department. No. 1, you never know they're there until all of a sudden you need them -- or they don't do something right." He's talking about long snapper Carson York, the only true freshman to see the field this fall, along with punter Clayton Stewart, who also holds kicks, and Hoyland, who is now 15-for-16 on the season after nailing both kicks in the 27-14 win over the Lobos.
* Bohl said York suffered a hamstring issue Saturday night. Read Sunn would've been called into duty if the Texas native couldn't play. "I mean, he was cutting off all his tape and everything else, but Carson was able to perform," Bohl joked about Sunn, who also plays linebacker for the Cowboys.
* More special teams love? You bet. Punt team gunner Ryan Marquez hauled in a Stewart punt on the fly late in the fourth quarter in Albuquerque and neatly dumped it behind his back before gliding into the end zone. York was Johnny on the spot and downed it at the one. Six plays later, cornerback Cam Stone was standing in the red paint after stepping in front of a Miles Kendrick pass and returning it 38 yards to put the Pokes up 27-14. York also recovered a fumble on a muffed punt. Stewart dropped four punts inside the UNM 20-yard line. It likely should've been five but officials called a perfectly-placed corner kick a touchback. Stewart also made a touchdown-saving tackle on a punt return late in the game.
* Bohl said his team created some adversity for itself after allowing back-to-back touchdown drives to the Lobos to begin the game. "You need to credit New Mexico, I thought they came up with their stingers up, ready to play," Bohl said. He also admitted his team was "gassed." Hence the "refreshed" part of the Four R's above.
* New Mexico suited up Saturday without four of its regulars. Top receivers Luke Wysong and Geordon Porter were benched for "not meeting the standards and expectations of the team," per UNM head coach Danny Gonzales. Running backs Sherod White and Christian Washington also sat this one out.
* Bohl said Andrew Peasley is still nursing a hip-pointer injury sustained at BYU. Wyoming's quarterback completed 10-of-21 throws for 174 yards and two touchdowns, both of which went to tight end Treyton Welch. "He showed some resiliency," Bohl said of the junior signal caller. "He took some hits and played pretty good. I think he can play better."
* Television cameras caught Bohl pumping his fists and slapping hands with some members of his team Saturday after UNM kicker George Steinkamp smacked a 45-yard attempt off the right upright as time expired in the first half. Bohl called two timeouts in a row in an attempt to "ice the kicker." "There was a lot of clamoring behind me," Bohl joked. "I mean, there was a lot of booing and 'this won't work.' Some people say that doesn't work and I disagree with that. I mean, we had the timeouts that were there ... You want to get him to where he's about ready to do his run up ... I got a couple of high fives from our players. So, yeah, it worked."
* Will any true freshman see the field this fall? Maybe. Bohl isn't going to tip his hand, but added it has been a featured subject in coach's meetings. "'OK, where are some of these younger guys at? Who could we integrate?' Ideally, you know, with some of the younger guys, you'd like to get to the point where you got a couple of blowout games where you can just throw guy out there," he said. "That's not been where we're at." Bohl did say redshirt freshman cornerback Kolbey Taylor did see his first-career action at New Mexico.
* Excited about holding UNM to just 122 passing yards? Hey, it's a nice change of pace after the Cowboys were torched for 651 through the air in consecutive losses to BYU and San Jose State, but let's be realistic. Jaren Hall and Chevan Cordeiro don't line up under center in Albuquerque. The Lobos also threw the ball just 23 times and were without their top-two leading pass catchers. "Certainly, we're happy," Bohl said, "but it wasn't like you saw some dudes running out there that were like, you know, maybe we've faced with a couple of these other teams." Seven sacks didn't hurt. Neither did the two interceptions.
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University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players
- University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players | 2022-10-11T08:26:25+00:00 | k2radio.com | https://k2radio.com/wyoming-football-news-and-notes-4/ |
Football's GOAT is coming to Major League Soccer.
No, like, for real. It's not a dream.
Lionel Messi on Wednesday confirmed his decision to play for MLS side Inter Miami, rather than returning to his iconic first club of Barcelona or accepting a lucrative offer from the Saudi Pro League's Al Hilal.
"I really wanted to [go back to Barcelona], I was very excited to be able to return, but after having experienced what I experienced and the exit I had, I did not want to be in the same situation again: waiting to see what was going to happen and leaving my future in the hands of other," Messi told Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
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There's no confirmed date as of yet as to when Messi could make his debut for the club, but it'll certainly be something to keep tabs on.
But whenever he does, it'll be a landmark day for MLS as one of the best athletes of all time will suit up for the league. Who are some other top players to have played in America's top flight? Let's look at 10, in no particular order:
Lionel Messi (2023)
Messi undoubtedly was going to top this list regardless of whether it was ranked or not. He's one of the most decorated athletes of all time and has won countless individual and team awards throughout his time with La Liga's Barcelona, Ligue 1's PSG and internationally with Argentina. Having most recently won the 2022 World Cup for his country stamped his name as the best to ever do it.
David Beckham (2007-2012)
Bend it like Beckham made its way to Los Angeles in 2007. One of England's greatest exports, Beckham joined LA Galaxy after trophy-filled stints with Manchester United and Real Madrid. Though he went on loan to Serie A's AC Milan a few times in the five-year span, the versatile midfielder helped LA win two Supporters' Shields and two MLS Cups.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2018-2019)
Zlatan did not play in MLS. MLS played in Zlatan. Jokes aside, Ibrahimovic lit up the league in the 2018 and 2019 seasons with LA Galaxy, who had the privilege of playing multiple footballing greats. In 2018, the Swedish striker logged 22 goals and 10 assists and 30 goals and seven assists in 2019. He was named a MLS All-Star in both seasons. Now 41, Ibrahimovic recently announced his retirement from the sport.
Thierry Henry (2010-2014)
Considered one of the best Premier League players of all time, Henry came to the New York Red Bulls in 2010 after successful runs with Arsenal and Barcelona. Henry logged 51 goals and 42 assists across 122 appearances in four seasons and helped the Red Bulls win the 2013 Supporters' Shield. 2014 would be his last season as a player, too, as he retired and got into coaching shortly after.
David Villa (2015-2018)
Moving to the Red Bulls' local rival, NYCFC secured Villa two seasons after it was founded as an expansion team. The Spanish forward had helped his country win the 2010 World Cup and was a goal-scoring and playmaking machine in La Liga for multiple teams, most notably Valencia and Barcelona. Villa then played 117 games with New York, where he recorded 77 goals and 26 assists en route to winning league MVP in 2016.
Kaka (2015-2017)
Kaka has some parallels to Messi regarding their arrivals in MLS. Kaka had won the Ballon d'Or in 2007 and had a World Cup to his name in 2002 with Brazil. The attacking midfielder played for Orlando City in its debut season in MLS and logged 24 goals and 22 assists in 75 games. He previously played for European giants Real Madrid and AC Milan.
Wayne Rooney (2018-2019)
Just a few seasons before he retired in 2020-21, Rooney enjoyed a fine couple of seasons with D.C. United. The Manchester United icon led the team in scoring in his first season, where he found the net 12 times in just 20 games. He finished his stint with 23 goals and 13 assists in 48 games and was named an All-Star in 2019. He left for English club Derby County in 2020 but returned to D.C. as a manager in 2022.
Gareth Bale (2022)
Of the players who have appeared before him, Bale's story is the shortest. The Welshman joined LAFC in the summer of 2022 after his contract with Real Madrid expired, which was midseason for MLS. He started just two of 12 games and scored two goals as Los Angeles won the Supporters' Shield, but he scored one of the most impractical goals you'll see in the MLS Cup Final that eventually helped the team win the trophy for the first time. After representing his country in the 2022 World Cup, Bale, a five-time Champions League winner, retired before the 2023 MLS campaign began.
Steven Gerrard (2015-2016)
English midfielder Gerrard spent 1998-2015 playing for Liverpool in the Premier League, where he solidified himself as one of the league's most renowned players and a Champions League winner. The only other club he represented? LA Galaxy in 2015 and 2016. He recorded five goals and 14 assists across two seasons before retiring and getting into coaching.
Andrea Pirlo (2015-2017)
Pirlo made himself a Serie A and football legend in his deep-lying playmaking role for multiple Italian teams, most notably AC Milan and Juventus. He then came to NYCFC in 2015 late in his career and played in 60 games, logging one goal and 18 assists. He was also at the heart of Italy's 2006 World Cup win. | 2023-06-08T19:56:57+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/who-are-the-biggest-signings-in-mls-history/3049642/ |
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
People will often sacrifice a better experience and opt for one that’s less enjoyable if it means they can do it alongside a loved one – whether that’s a romantic partner, close friend or relative. That’s the main finding of our research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology in April 2023.
For example, when taking a flight, two friends might decide to sit in adjacent seats in coach rather than accept a free upgrade to nonadjacent seats in first class. Failing to choose togetherness can have consequences, as in the “Seinfeld” episode in which Elaine suffers the indignities of economy class, leading to rage against Jerry after he chooses to accept an upgrade.
We conducted five studies in a variety of settings and featuring different social bonds, including friendships and romantic relationships. In one study, just over half of people chose two adjacent seats far from the stage over two nonadjacent seats closer to the stage when imagining they were attending a Cirque du Soleil performance with a close friend, compared with only about one-third who chose the adjacent seats when imagining attending with an acquaintance.
In another study, we asked students whether they wanted to eat one chocolate with another person – either a new friend or a stranger – or two chocolates alone. Half the people chose the shared experience – but only if the other person was a friend. Fewer people – 38% – opted for the shared experience if the other person was a stranger.
Why it matters
One reason people prioritize physical proximity with close partners is because they want to create shared memories. Importantly, people believe that physical distance can disrupt the creation of shared memories, and so they forgo enjoyable experiences apart from their loved one.
This also matters for companies seeking to improve customer experience, such as an airline offering free upgrades or shorter wait times. Our findings suggest that, for example, consumers traveling with a companion might not take advantage of services like TSA PreCheck, an airline VIP lounge or a free upgrade if it is available only for themselves. It also helps explain why consumers do not like when airlines split up families in their seat assignments.
However, we also tested a few initiatives marketers can use to encourage people to choose a higher-quality experience that requires them to be apart from their companion. In another experiment, we described a train ride as either a fun part of an excursion or as a practical way to reach a final destination. More participants accepted a free upgrade – even though it required sitting apart from their romantic partner – when they perceived the train ride as utilitarian. That’s because they cared less about creating shared memories during the experience.
What still isn’t known
We still don’t know how this preference affects relationship quality.
For example, when can time apart from your partner actually strengthen the relationship? And how should couples split their time between lower-quality activities done together and higher-quality activities done alone? One option for separate activities, for example, might be when one partner’s desired activity does not interest the other.
Also, given that people believe physical proximity is a prerequisite for creating shared memories, how can partners who live in different places also cultivate shared memories? This question is especially important in light of how COVID-19 has enabled more people to work and study remotely.
Ximena Garcia-Rada, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Texas A&M University; Michael Norton, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University, and Rebecca K. Ratner, Professor of Marketing, University of Maryland
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. | 2023-05-25T18:28:27+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2023/05/travelers-will-refuse-upgrade-to-sit-near-a-loved-one-new-research-into-when-people-want-to-share-experiences-opinion.html |
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New York Magazine film critic Bilge Ebiri about the year's best achievements in stunts, and why the Academy Awards should include an Oscar for stunts.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New York Magazine film critic Bilge Ebiri about the year's best achievements in stunts, and why the Academy Awards should include an Oscar for stunts.
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Carlo Ancelotti said Karim Benzema is "back" and ready to deliver for a Real Madrid team who are still hungry for trophies ahead of the Spanish Supercopa Clasico final with Barcelona on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (stream live on ESPN+ in the U.S.)
Benzema has struggled with persistent hamstring problems in an injury-hit season so far -- being sent home from France's World Cup squad before the tournament began -- but has scored four goals in his last three games, including a penalty in Wednesday's semifinal win over Valencia in Saudi Arabia.
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The Supercopa is the second of a possible six trophies Madrid are chasing this campaign after they won the UEFA Super Cup in August, with the Club World Cup, Copa del Rey, LaLiga and the Champions League all up for grabs.
"Benzema is back," coach Ancelotti said in a news conference on Saturday. "That gives us a lot of confidence, for the next few games and for this second half of the season. He looks motivated and he's training well.
"He's a very important player for us. I think the team dealt well with his absence in the first half [of the season] and he'll help us in this second half."
Benzema's 2021-22 season -- with his 27 goals in LaLiga and 15 in the Champions League firing Madrid to the Double -- saw him win the Ballon d'Or in October. Ancelotti denied that last season's successes had left the team with a lack of hunger for more trophies.
"It's not true," he said. "We're talking about players who didn't just win last year. They're players who've been winning since 2013 and they're still winning. Their stomachs have never got full and they never will... We're at a very demanding club. It doesn't allow you to think that your stomach is full."
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez agreed Madrid's recent experience in finals gives them the advantage, but called on his side to lean on a desire to end a 21-month wait for silverware to help them win their first trophy since he replaced Ronald Koeman in 2021.
"Madrid are very strong and psychologically they have a slight advantage because they have played more finals in recent years and they have more experience," Xavi said.
"We have a lot of young players that have not won trophies with Barca, so we have to view this as a massive opportunity and use that as an advantage. We have to show the hunger we have to win trophies because it's been a while now.
"At Barca, winning is non-negotiable. We are here to win trophies, that is the objective. We are 90 or 120 minutes from winning a title and we're going to give our all to do that."
Barca lead Madrid by three points at the top of LaLiga after 16 games but they were beaten 3-1 when the sides met at the Santiago Bernabeu in October, their only defeat in the league this season.
Xavi -- whose Barca side needed penalties to beat Real Betis in Thursday's semifinal -- says that Clasico will not serve as a precedent going into the final because his team will be at full strength this time.
"The big difference is we have everyone available," he added. "We will try to show what we are about, control their transitions and disarm them at the back, where they are very strong.
"The first objective was to reach the final and it was not easy. Now, the objective is to take the trophy back to Barcelona. It's the pressure that comes with being at a big club, but the pressure is welcome."
The Barca boss also confirmed Memphis Depay would only be allowed to leave this month if a replacement is found. ESPN have reported Atletico Madrid's interest in the forward.
"I don't want anyone to leave, but if someone asks to, we will have to replace them first," Xavi said.
Meanwhile, ahead of Sunday's game, Cristiano Ronaldo visited his former Madrid teammates during their training session at Al Nassr's training ground on Friday following his high-profile move to the Saudi club last month.
"I saw Ronaldo yesterday," Ancelotti added. "He's happy, really motivated. He likes the place, the country [Saudi Arabia]. I think he made the right decision." | 2023-01-14T13:01:17+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/real-madrid-espreal_madrid/story/4851695/karim-benzema-return-motivates-real-madrid-ahead-of-barcelona-showdown-carlo-ancelotti |
TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo capped the Yankees’ eight-run fifth inning with a grand slam off the facing of the third deck in right, and New York extended its winning streak to eight with a 12-3 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
New York has won 15 of its last 16 and at 48-16 is off to its best start since 1998.
“It’s almost like we’re losing every day, we’re coming out here so hungry,” left-hander Jordan Montgomery said. “We’re just having the memory of a goldfish.”
The Yankees opened an 11-game lead over second-place Toronto in the AL East.
“It’s not something that you want to get too caught up in here in the middle of June,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “You just want to keep stacking up as many victories as you can.”
Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu, and Joey Gallo also homered for the Yankees, who lead the major leagues with 105 home runs and have allowed 49, one more than the big league-low total of San Francisco entering Friday. New York has 17 homers in its past six games.
Montgomery (3-1) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings to improve to 3-0 in his last five outings.
“That’s a tough lineup for him to go through with all those really good right-handed hitters,” Boone said. “He was in command.”
New York, which outhit Toronto 14-5, has won Mongomery’s past five starts.
Stripling (3-2) led 1-0 in the fourth, extending his shutout streak to 16 2/3 innings, before Gleyber Torres hit an RBI double and scored on Kyle Higashioka’s grounder.
New York set a season high for runs in an inning in the fifth, when Rizzo was hit by a pitch leading off.
“When I get hit by pitches, I feel like it really locks me in more, just staying on the ball,” Rizzo said. “The last few weeks, I just needed to get hit. I went in a big slump of not getting hit for two or three weeks. It ended up being an inside joke in here. The way I take pitches is different, I guess.”
Stanton followed with his 14th homer this season and the 361st of his career, tying Joe DiMaggio. LeMahieu hit the next pitch for a 5-1 lead.
Gallo’s RBI double chased Trent Thornton, and Rizzo homered on a thigh-high curveball from Trevor Richards, causing catcher Gabriel Moreno to droop his head.
“That’s kind of the knockout blow right there,” Boone said.
Rizzo’s sixth career slam, a 435-foot drive, was his first slam for the Yankees and 17th home run this season. He has homered six times in 13 games, including a game-ending drive against Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Gallo, who had three RBIs, added a two-run homer in the ninth off Casey Lawrence, Gallo’s ninth home run this season.
LeMahieu had three hits and Rizzo reached base four times.
It was the second straight blowout defeat for the Blue Jays, who gave up six runs in the third inning Thursday in a 10-2 loss to Baltimore. It’s the first time this season Toronto has allowed its opponent to score double digit runs in consecutive games.
Alejandro Kirk hit his sixth home run in the sixth as the Blue Jays lost to the Yankees for the seventh time in 10 games this year.
“We know we’re better than what we showed tonight,” Stripling said
Stripling gave up two runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Luis Severino will start Sunday’s series finalem manager Aaron Boone said. Severino was cleared to rejoin the team Thursday night, hours after being scratched from his scheduled start against Tampa Bay and put on the COVID-19 IL. After the Yankees beat the Rays Thursday, Boone said Severino had tested negative. Sunday will be Severino’s 100th career start.
Blue Jays: SS Bo Bichette (right foot) was not available. Bichette left Thursday’s game after seven innings, one inning after fouling a pitch off his foot. … 3B Matt Chapman returned after sitting out Thursday because of a sore left wrist.
ROSTER MOVES
Toronto optioned RHP Jeremy Beasley and LHP Matt Gage to Triple-A Buffalo and recalled RHP Casey Lawrence and INF Otto Lopez from the Bisons.
COMEBACK KINGS
New York leads the major leagues with 19 comeback wins this season.
IMPERFECT 10
Toronto pitchers allowed 10 or more runs in consecutive games for the first time since doing so in three straight, Sept. 15-17, 2020, against the Yankees.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Jameson Taillon (7-1, 2.93) starts Saturday afternoon against Blue Jays RHP Alek Manoah (8-1, 1.67). Manoah is 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA in four career starts against the Yankees.
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Tuscola County woman didn't realize she won $100,000 in Michigan Lottery online game
A Tuscola County woman cried when she won $100,000 playing the Vegas Cash Drop instant game online, according to the Michigan Lottery.
“I started out playing Extreme Green online and won $800,” said the 71-year-old woman who wants to remain anonymous. “After winning, I wanted to try a different game and decided on Vegas Cash Drop.
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“While I was playing a message came up regarding a prize, but I didn’t see how much I’d won at first. When I looked in my account and saw a $100,000 prize pending, I couldn’t help but cry!”
She plans to save her winnings.
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Five Films to Watch at Cine Las Americas
Oscar contenders, Austin stories, and global tales from the Latinx, Portuguese, and Indigenous communities
By Richard Whittaker, Fri., June 10, 2022
Latinx cinema is global cinema. That's the remit and message of Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Austin's celebration. CLAIFF runs June 8-12 at at AFS Cinema, 6406 N. I-35, and the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River. Tickets and info at cinelasamericas.org/film-festival.
Daughter of a Lost Bird
Canada's legacy of erasing Native culture was rarely more cruel than in the act of removing children from their families and their tribes, and then adopting them to white families with no idea of their lost lineage. Four decades after she was taken from her home, Kendra Mylnechuk Potter let director Brooke Swaney (Blackfish) follow her emotional journey into the damage inflicted by assimilationist policies.
ESB-MACC, Thu., June 9, 3:30pm
What We Leave Behind
The unmissable Hecho en Tejas Centerpiece Feature at this year's CLAIFF, Iliana Sosa's tender tribute to her grandfather was a double award winner at this year's South by Southwest, and Julian became one the most beloved documentary subjects in the festival's history. His monthly trips across the border, from his home in Durango to his family in El Paso, speak to the transnational experiences of so many people divided by a line on a map.
AFS Cinema, Thu., June 9, 8pm
Fly So Far
Republicans have raised a nightmare scenario that their abortion bans would criminalize stillbirths and miscarriages. If that sounds far-fetched, then the terrifying case of Teodora Vásquez – one of 17 women currently serving decades in prison in El Salvador for losing their babies due to medical complications – is a sobering nightmare. Celina Escher's documentary is a warning that worst-case scenarios can happen. Part of CLAIFF's free programming.
ESB-MACC, Fri., June 10, 8pm
Hecho en Tejas Competition
The best of new Texas shorts, presented by the Texas Film Commission and Texas Archive of the Moving Image, all eligible for an audience award. Austin represents – most especially East Austin, with two shorts (Maximiliano Benitez's "Lift a Weight" and Elias Posada's "Save the Block") looking at gentrification in traditionally Latinx neighborhoods.
AFS Cinema, Sun., June 12, 1:30pm
Deserto Particular (Private Desert)
Brazil's submission for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, Aly Muritiba's drama draws on his own experience as a prison guard in this tale of a disgraced cop (Antonio Saboia) and his online love (Pedro Fasanaro). This regional premiere takes on Brazil's culture of masculinity in its questioning of love in the modern world.
AFS Cinema, Sun., June 12, 7pm | 2022-06-09T21:09:35+00:00 | austinchronicle.com | https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2022-06-10/five-films-to-watch-at-cine-las-americas/ |
New Wide-Format Dual Roll Printer Features Innovative Space-Saving Design and Fast Speeds Ideal for High Volume Production Environments
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meeting the needs of high volume production environments, Epson today announced availability of the new SureColor® P8570D 44-inch dual roll printer. Leveraging an entirely new innovative, space-saving design, the photo and graphics printer is the first available model in the new line of high volume production-class SureColor P-Series wide-format printing solutions designed for photo fulfillment, retail photo labs, poster and graphic art production.
Designed to meet high volume production needs, the SureColor P8570D features a unique flattop design with complete front operation, simple automatic roll loading and dual roll/take-up reel integrated to deliver maximum productivity. Leveraging industry-leading 2.64-inch PrecisionCore® MicroTFP® printhead technology and 6-color UltraChrome® PRO6 Ink with Gray, the printer produces vibrant, rich, colorful prints with gradations and neutral black-and-white images that rival comparable 8-color printers. It prints on a wide range of media, including photo, fine art, canvas, and rigid poster board up to 1.5 mm thick.
"As demand for production photo printing and quick fulfilment in the market continues to grow, print service providers are looking for cost-effective solutions that not only provide fast speeds but also flexibility and versatility," said Marc Aguilera, product manager, Professional Imaging, Epson America, Inc. "The new SureColor P8570D is designed for production printing environments that require high performance, quality, and reliability in a small footprint. With the new line of production-class SureColor P-Series printers, Epson continues to support our customers with solutions they can rely on for long-term success."
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The SureColor P8570D 44-inch dual roll model (MSRP $6,445) is now available through Epson Authorized Professional Imaging Resellers. Additional 24- and 44-inch SureColor P-Series production-class models, including options for 1.6L ink packs, will be available in late 2022 and early 2023. For additional information, visit www.epson.com/productionphoto.
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LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Wednesday that the Conservative government acted illegally when it discharged hospital patients into nursing homes without testing them for COVID-19 or isolating them — a policy that led to thousands of deaths early in the pandemic.
Two High Court judges said the policy in March and April 2020 was unlawful because it failed to take into account the infection risk that non-symptomatic carriers of the virus posed to older or vulnerable people.
The judges said U.K. officials did not take into account the “growing awareness” that the virus could be spread by people who had no symptoms, which had been identified as a risk as far back as late January 2020.
They said the U.K. government should have advised that discharged hospital patients be kept separate from other nursing home residents for 14 days — something that didn’t happen in the first weeks of the country’s outbreak.
Around 20,000 people died with the virus in British nursing homes during the initial months of the country’s first outbreak in 2020.
The ruling came in response to a lawsuit by two women whose fathers died when the virus swept through the homes where they lived. Their lawyers said the decision — which allowed COVID-19 to spread among the elderly and vulnerable — was “one of the most egregious and devastating policy failures in the modern era.”
The judges backed some parts of the lawsuit’s arguments but rejected claims made under human rights legislation and against the National Health Service.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government would study the ruling and respond “in due course.” He said officials had to make difficult decisions at an “incredibly difficult time” when “we didn’t know very much about the disease.”
“The thing we didn’t know in particular was that COVID could be transmitted asymptomatically in the way that it was, and that was something that I wish we had known more about at the time,” Johnson said in the House of Commons.
“Of course, I want to renew my apologies and sympathies for all those who lost loved ones during the pandemic, people who lost loved ones in care homes,” he added.
Like many countries, the U.K. had little capacity to test for coronavirus when the pandemic began, and many asymptomatic patients were quickly released from hospitals back into care homes, where COVID-19 soon ran riot.
The health secretary at the time, Matt Hancock, has said the government did all it could to keep people safe during the biggest public health crisis in decades.
Hancock’s office said in a statement that the court ruling cleared him of wrongdoing and found he “acted reasonably on all counts.” It said Hancock — who quit the government last year for breaching pandemic social-distancing rules by having an affair while living with his wife — wished health officials had told him sooner all they knew about asymptomatic transmission.
Claimant Cathy Gardner, whose father died in April 2020, said “my father and other residents of care homes were neglected and let down by the government.”
“Matt Hancock’s claim that the government threw a protective ring round care homes in the first wave of the pandemic was nothing more than a despicable lie of which he ought to be ashamed and for which he ought to apologize,” Gardner said.
Johnson has set up an independent public inquiry into Britain’s handling of the pandemic, though it has yet to begin. More than 174,000 people have died in Britain after testing positive for the virus, the highest toll in Europe after Russia.
Helen Wildbore, director of the Relatives and Residents Association charity, said the ruling “confirms what people living in care and their families have known all along – the protective ring was non-existent.”
“The ruling is very welcome as a first step to justice but bereaved families will be left asking why more wasn’t done to protect their loved ones and how many lives could have been saved,” she said.
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Follow all AP stories on the pandemic at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic. | 2022-04-27T16:27:10+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/court-says-uks-nursing-home-covid-19-policy-was-illegal/ |
Girl, 6, killed when police chase ends in crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A 6-year-old Minnesota girl died and four other bystanders were injured after the police chase of a wanted murder suspect ended in a car crash. The suspect was also injured.
Terri Foss says police investigators knocked on her door April 7 with the news her son, Devan Dampier, had been shot and killed. The 29-year-old father of two had a third child just about a month away.
“Devan was a loving, caring person,” Foss said. “He was an amazing father, and now his children won’t be able to – he won’t be able to be part of their lives.”
Hakeem Waheed Muhammad, 28, was charged Monday for Dampier’s murder. Documents show at that time, the state asked for a warrant, and the suspect’s location was unknown.
It was Muhammad, Foss says, that led police on a chase through Brooklyn Center on Friday before crashing into a car of five bystanders, killing 6-year-old Blessings McLurain-Gray.
Police say during the chase, the suspect was driving 70 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone.
“He was reckless. He didn’t care about anybody else, any family, just anybody. He was just trying to get away and not have to deal with the consequences of his actions,” Foss said.
A 15-year-old girl remains hospitalized following the crash, but the others injured have been treated and released.
Foss says her heart is now grieving for another family.
“Looking at the wreckage was just kind of disbelief of what had really happened and that somebody else now, their family, was impacted by his recklessness. We hurt for them. It was so senseless,” she said.
Muhammad is listed as booked into Hennepin County Jail but is still receiving medical care, confirms a release from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, who is investigating the incident.
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DELPHI, Ind. (WXIN) — Newly unsealed court documents show a single unspent round found by authorities connected the suspect to the murders of two young girls in Indiana five years ago.
In the court documents released Tuesday, the state lays out some of the evidence that led police to arrest Richard Allen last month in connection with the 2017 murders of Abby Williams and Libby German that have captivated people for the last five years.
Williams and German were found dead on Feb. 14, 2017, a day after they were reported missing after going for a hike. Evidence previously released to the public has included a pair of sketches, a grainy photo of the killer and a recording of a man saying, “Down the hill.”
The court document states Allen was among those interviewed by police in the early stages of the investigation. At the time, Allen said he was on the trail between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
He was on the Freedom Bridge, he said he saw three females but didn’t remember what they looked like or speak with them. The document said he walked from the Freedom Bridge to the High Bridge while on his phone.
Police interviewed three juveniles who said they were on the trail on Feb. 13. They were walking on the trail toward Freedom Bridge to go home when the document said they encountered a man who they described as “kind of creepy.” He was wearing blue jeans and a light blue jacket.
When one of the juveniles said “Hi” to the man, he reportedly just glared at them.
This timeline puts Allen in the area where Williams and German went missing. The document said a video from one of the victim’s phones shows that at 2:13 p.m., the girls encountered a man on the High Bridge.
Later on, the document said a witness was walking east and saw a man walking west away from the Monon High Bridge. The witness described the man as wearing a blue colored jacket and blue jeans, noting he was muddy and bloody. She told investigators that it looked like he had gotten into a fight.
The document also says police found an unspent .40 caliber round between the girls. The round had extraction marks on it.
During a search of Allen’s Delphi home last month, investigators found a .40 caliber pistol. Allen and his wife said he never let anyone else use that weapon. A laboratory performed an analysis and determined that the unspent round had been cycled through Allen’s weapon.
Police interviewed Allen again in October 2022. At the time, Allen told investigators he was on the trails on Feb. 13, 2017. He said he went onto the Monon High Bridge to watch the fish and claimed he saw only three girls on the east of the Freedom Bridge.
When investigators asked about the unspent round, the document said Allen had no answers about how it was found between the girls.
Investigators believe Allen was the man seen by the witnesses and in the bridge video. The state believes he was not seen on the trail after 2:13 p.m. because he was in the woods with Williams and German.
The court records were the subject of a hearing to determine if the records would remain sealed. Carroll County Prosecutor Nick McLeland, who pressed for the records to remain sealed, said there was “good reason to believe Allen is not the only one involved.”
Allen’s attorneys welcomed the unsealing of the documents, commenting that they believed in their client’s innocence. | 2022-11-29T22:40:03+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/court-docs-unspent-bullet-found-near-murdered-delphi-girls-tied-back-to-suspect/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — One month into his presidency, Joe Biden made clear his distaste for even naming the man he had ousted from the Oval Office, declaring, “I’m tired of talking about Trump.”
“The next four years, I want to make sure all the news is the American people,” he said in a CNN town hall.
But now, Biden is eagerly naming and singling out the erstwhile “former guy” in prepared remarks and on social media, elevating Donald Trump in a way that Biden and White House aides didn’t do during the first 18 months of his term.
Speaking virtually to a group of Black law enforcement executives this past week, Biden accused the former president of stoking a “medieval hell” for police officers who fended off Jan. 6 rioters, adding that “Donald Trump lacked the courage to act.”
Biden’s Twitter feed repeated those words — a jarring sight for a White House that has tried to expunge any references to the former president and, in particular, his name.
And when Biden emerged from isolation after a bout with COVID-19, he pointedly noted that he could continue working from the White House residence while Trump had to be airlifted to the hospital for treatment after his own diagnosis, at a time when vaccines were not available and the then-president took a cavalier approach to mitigation measures.
For some Democrats, Biden’s willingness to engage directly with Trump was overdue.
“It’s like Lord Voldemort, right? You gotta say his name and show that you’re not afraid of him,” said Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y. “It’s good to see that the president is naming Donald Trump, as we all should.”
Biden’s increasingly combative posture comes as a stream of revelations pour out about Trump and his conduct during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and amid growing speculation that the Republican will launch a comeback bid as early as this fall.
Despite Biden’s sinking approval ratings, even among members of his own party, he still consolidates the vast majority of Democratic voters behind him when presented as the party’s choice against Trump in a hypothetical 2024 campaign.
The first major effort from Biden to zero in on Trump came Jan. 6, 2022, when he delivered a speech on the one-year anniversary of the riot. Biden condemned his predecessor for holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” by spreading repeatedly disproven lies that Trump did not lose in 2020.
But even then, Biden refused to call out Trump by name, inviting questions about why.
“I did not want to turn it into a contemporary political battle between me and the president,” Biden explained after his remarks at the Capitol. “It’s way beyond that.”
Other Democrats say Biden, who campaigned on unifying a country riven by partisanship, was right to steer the spotlight away from Trump at a time when Democrats had regained control of Washington for the first time in a decade and were set to embark on an ambitious agenda and move on from the chaotic Trump years.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said he, too, struggled how much to focus on the former president once Trump left office.
“I think a lot of us just hoped he would go away and if we stopped talking about him, everybody else would stop talking about him,” he said. “But that’s not how it’s turned out. He’s running for president and he still runs the Republican Party, and I don’t think we can disengage anymore.”
This past week, Biden left no doubt he was prepared — perhaps even eager — to directly challenge Trump in a way he hadn’t before.
In prerecorded remarks to the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives’ annual conference, Biden made repeated references to the “defeated” former president who did nothing as law enforcement officers worked for hours to protect the Capitol as lawmakers met to certify Biden’s victory.
“The police were heroes that day. Donald Trump lacked the courage to act,” Biden said in his remarks. “The brave women and men in blue all across this nation should never forget that.”
Biden’s Twitter feeds amplified those words and promoted his repeated references to Trump. A tweet a day later noted that the “ex-president” opposes limiting “military-style weapons” that Biden says need to be barred.
On Wednesday, Biden’s release from isolation and his celebratory remarks in the Rose Garden offered him another chance to invoke Trump and their differences on a separate issue.
“When my predecessor got COVID, he had to get helicoptered to Walter Reed Medical Center. He was severely ill. Thankfully, he recovered,” Biden said. “When I got COVID, I worked from upstairs of the White House.” Biden emphasized that the vaccines, at-home tests and anti-viral treatments he enjoyed during his recovery were readily available to the American public.
White House aides believe those two topics — law and order, and management of the pandemic — are among the areas where Biden can make the strongest contrast with the previous administration. Biden himself has made no secret he is hungry to run against Trump again, telling an Israeli television station recently that he “would not be disappointed” about a potential rematch.
As for the former president, Biden’s tweets and comments have not come up in recent conversations between Trump advisers, according to two people familiar with the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private discussions.
“Joe Biden and the Democrats are destroying America, just like President Trump predicted,” Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich said. “From a recession at home to wars abroad, there’s nothing Joe Biden can say that will distract from the suffering he has inflicted on the American people. His interns should stop writing lame Tweets and start writing a resignation letter.”
Biden’s new, more confrontational stance is another way that the White House has tried to draw a clearer contrast with Republicans before the November elections as Democrats are battered with the traditional headwinds faced by the incumbent party and contending with voter discontent over inflation and the general direction of the country.
Republicans are skeptical the strategy will work, even as Trump flirts with formally announcing a 2024 bid before the fall vote. They also worry his candidacy could tear away focus from the GOP’s effort to make the elections a referendum on the Democrats’ stewardship of Washington.
“I get it. If I was being held responsible for 9.1% inflation and a wobbly economy and southern border disarray, I’d probably try and change the subject too,” said Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate.
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said Biden’s largely tempered public persona and his careful tendencies were what made him appealing to a broad swath of voters.
“But I think he’s coming to the same conclusion that the majority of the country has come to, which is that the former president attempted a coup d’etat,” Schatz said. “Although President Biden tries to avoid inflammatory rhetoric, I think he’s found that there’s no other way to say it.”
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Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report. | 2022-07-31T07:58:33+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/biden-no-longer-shy-in-singling-out-trump-the-former-guy/ |
(WHTM) — Over 120,000 bunk beds with support slats that could break have been recalled, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The commission says the wooden slats supporting the Walker Edison Furniture Twin Over Twin Bunk Beds can break while in use, potentially causing the occupant to fall.
There have been 14 incidents of the bunk bed slats breaking reported, including one with minor injuries, according to the CPSC.
The wooden bunk beds, which come in various colors and finishes with a ladder down the side, were sold online at walmart.com, amazon.com, overstock.com and wayfair.com between February 2010 through February 2022. They cost between $206 and $389.
The Brazil-made bunk beds have the model name printed on a label inside the bed rail or footboard.
Below is a list of all of the affected bunk beds, according to the CPSC:
Consumers are urged to immediately stop using the recalled bunk beds and contact Walker Edison Furniture to receive a free repair kit, which includes 12 wooden slats and instructions. Walker Edison is also contacting known purchasers directly. | 2023-05-04T23:23:26+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/recall-news/bunk-beds-recalled-because-support-slats-can-break/ |
Bailey Zimmerman’s hotly anticipated ‘Religiously. The Album.’ is here
Bailey Zimmerman has released his long-awaited full-length debut record, Religiously. The Album.
The expansive 16-song collection features Bailey as a co-writer on 11 tracks, and includes the number-one singles “Fall In Love” and “Rock And A Hard Place,” as well as the title track, which serves as Bailey’s new single on country radio.
The fast-rising newcomer is currently opening for Morgan Wallen on his 2023 One Night At A Time World Tour. For a full list of dates and to grab tickets, visit Bailey’s website.
Here’s the full track list for Religiously. The Album.:
“Religiously”
“Warzone”
“Fix’n’ To Break”
“Forget About You”
“Chase Her”
“Fall In Love”
“You Don’t Want That Smoke”
“Found Your Love”
“Rock And A Hard Place”
“Other Side Of Lettin’ Go”
“Pain Won’t Last”
“Where It Ends”
“God’s Gonna Cut You Down”
“Fadeaway”
“Get To Gettin’ Gone”
“Is This Really Over?”
Copyright © 2023, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-16T00:09:25+00:00 | klll.com | https://www.klll.com/bailey-zimmermans-hotly-anticipated-religiously-the-album-is-here/ |
NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creating a new layer of federal oversight would neither enhance nor standardize the climate-related disclosures U.S. insurers make to investors, the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) said in a letter sent today to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Triple-I's letter came in response to the SEC's request for public comment on its proposed rulemaking, "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors."
"The U.S. property and casualty industry supports and can play a constructive role in advancing transparency around weather- and climate-related risks. Indeed, as financial first responders, insurers have a strong ethical and financial interest in facilitating the transition to a lower-carbon economy and in promoting resilience during that transition," Sean Kevelighan, CEO, Triple-I, and Dale Porfilio, Chief Insurance Officer, Triple-I wrote. "However, adding a new layer of federal oversight to the existing regulatory structure would complicate insurer operations while providing little to no benefit toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to near-term conditions and perils."
The U.S. insurance industry is regulated in more than 50 jurisdictions, receiving more governance and regulatory oversight than any other type of financial service. More than 80 percent of insurers' investments are in fixed-income, mostly municipal, securities, the Triple-I noted.
"The SEC's effort overlaps significantly with those of other entities – e.g., the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the states that regulate insurance, as well as the Treasury Department's Federal Insurance Office (FIO). Assessing Scope 3 emissions would be particularly onerous for insurers due to the fact that they cover diverse personal and commercial assets and activities, over which they have no control – further, there is currently no accepted methodology for insurers to measure their underwriting-related Scope 3 emissions, which makes the SEC's proposed requirement premature for our industry," Kevelighan and Porfilio added.
Scope 3 emissions are the result of activities from assets neither owned nor controlled by the reporting organization, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In its letter submitted today to the SEC, Triple-I recommended that the NAIC climate risk disclosure survey serve as the primary reporting regime for all insurers, allowing for consistent enforcement across ownership structures (public, private, and mutual) while avoiding unnecessary complexity and expenses.
"Property and casualty insurers are no strangers to climate and extreme-weather risk. We may not always have talked about the issue in those terms, but our industry has long had a financial stake in the issue. Consider the fact that insured losses caused by natural disasters have grown by nearly 700 percent since the 1980s and that four of the five costliest natural disasters in U.S. history occurred over the past decade. The industry is committed to disclosure of climate-related exposures, as such information will be integral to insurers' ability to accurately and reliably underwrite such risks and make better-informed investment decisions," Kevelighan and Porfilio wrote.
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Vladimir Putin declares a "partial mobilization" of Russia's armed forces. Migrants sent to Martha's vineyard file a lawsuit against Gov. DeSantis. And, Puerto Rico begins recovery efforts from Fiona.
Copyright 2022 NPR
Vladimir Putin declares a "partial mobilization" of Russia's armed forces. Migrants sent to Martha's vineyard file a lawsuit against Gov. DeSantis. And, Puerto Rico begins recovery efforts from Fiona.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-09-21T09:11:56+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-09-21/morning-news-brief |
A new study shows that women are making strides in the TV industry, with a slight increase in the number of females working both on screen and behind-the-scenes.
The annual Boxed In study from San Diego State University looked at over 3,000 characters and more than 3,800 credits in the 2021-2022 television season to determine the number of females working both on screen and behind the camera. They looked at shows on the major broadcast networks during prime time and all of the top streaming services.
Conducted by the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film, the news is pretty bright for people who believe women — about half the population — deserve to play major characters and serve in key, behind-the-scenes roles.
Some takeaways:
•In 2021-22, programs on streaming services featured a slightly higher percentage of female characters in speaking roles (47%) than programs on the broadcast networks (45%). That's a 2% increase for streamers from 2020-21 and no change for broadcast programs.
•Females represented 50% of major characters on streaming programs versus 48% on broadcast network programs. That's a 3% increase for broadcasters and a 2% decline for streamers from 2020-21.
•Broadcast network programs had higher percentages of Black female (28%) and Latina (7%) characters in major roles than programs on streaming services (21% and 3%, respectively). Streaming programs included a higher percentage of Asian and Asian American females than those on the broadcast networks (15% vs. 10%).
•Women comprised 37% of individuals working in key behind-the-scenes roles on streaming programs but 31% on broadcast network programs.
Ageism in Hollywood is as old as the hills
"It's like you go from sexy to Depends," Brooke Shields told NPR earlier this year. "And there's this whole margin in the middle that...are vibrant." The Boxed In study has some data to back that up.
"At about the age of 40, female characters begin to disappear in substantial numbers from both broadcast and streaming programs," the report concludes. "On broadcast programs, the percentage of major female characters plummeted from 42% in their 30s to 15% in their 40s. Similarly, on streaming programs the percentage of major females dropped from 33% in their 30s to 14% in their 40s."
Over 60? You're probably not seeing yourself represented much at all on screen, despite the fact that the U.S. population is aging.
•Women 60 and over continue to be dramatically under-represented. Females comprised just 3% of major female characters 60 and over on broadcast programs and 3% on streaming programs.
The absence of older women on screen is "such a dated gender stereotype that I'm always surprised to see that it remains in both television and film," said Dr. Martha Lauzen, professor and executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. In an email to NPR, Lauzen added that the age disparity "has been consistent" since she started conducting the studies over 20 years ago.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-10-19T00:57:03+00:00 | upr.org | https://www.upr.org/npr-news/2022-10-18/there-are-more-women-on-tv-but-ageism-persists-says-new-study |
Taylor scores 22, Marshall beats Glenville State 99-73
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Andrew Taylor scored 22 points as Marshall beat Glenville State 99-73. Taylor added seven rebounds for the Thundering Herd (11-2). Obinna Anochili-Killen scored 17 on 7-of-8 shooting. Micah Handlogten shot 5 of 7 from the field and scored 13. Jordan Smith led the way for the Pioneers with 18 points. | 2022-12-20T09:36:39+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/12/20/taylor-scores-22-marshall-beats-glenville-state-99-73/ |
BOSTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aviation Climate Taskforce (ACT) announced today the selection of Tom Light as its first President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 20, 2022. Light brings over a decade of experience in the climate action sector, most recently as the Executive Director of the Arctic Ice Project, a Silicon Valley scientific research organization that aims to restore ice to the Arctic, and prior to that as the Managing Director of WaterEquity, the first impact investment fund with an exclusive focus on climate change adaptation solutions for the global water crisis. In addition to his chief executive roles, he brings nearly 20 years of experience in the investment management and non-profit sector.
"We have conducted an extensive search for a CEO with the expertise and ability to effectively lead ACT," reports Michael Deimler, member of the Founders' Board. "With his exceptional track record of scaling and leading technical climate & sustainability organizations, we believe Tom is the ideal CEO to tackle emerging technologies and accelerate breakthrough innovations that will help the aviation sector reduce CO2 emissions."
"I am honored to join ACT and eager to work closely with the Board and members of the aviation community as we advance breakthrough solutions to decarbonize aviation," said Light. "I look forward to accelerating the development of high potential, medium-term technologies such as power-to-liquid synthetic and direct air capture to help the sector achieve net-zero emissions."
Light's prior experiences also include executive level positions at UBS Investment Bank, and as the senior leader responsible for the impact investment strategy at the Grameen Foundation where he served first as a fund manager and later as the Head of the Capital Management & Advisory Center.
He received his BA with honors from the University of Michigan in Quantitative Economics, holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
For media inquiries, please contact Brian Bannister: +1 44 7733 886 145 or Bannister.Brian@bcg.com.
Aviation Climate Taskforce (ACT) is a non-profit organization founded to tackle the challenge of helping the aviation industry achieve net-zero emissions, with the goal of accelerating breakthroughs in emerging decarbonization technologies by 10 years or more. Launched in October 2021, ACT brings together the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and 10 global airlines, including Air Canada, Air France-KLM Group, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Lufthansa Group, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic. ACT will seek to drive technological innovation and accelerate the R&D lifecycle, starting with mid-term solutions such as power-to-liquid synthetic fuels. It will take a portfolio approach and gradually expand its scope to include new pathways for bio-based SAF and hydrogen technologies.
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Missoula Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a transgender woman, has been banned from the floor of the Montana House of Representatives following a Wednesday action by the Republican leadership.
The House on Wednesday took up the vote to discipline Zephyr, which passed 68 to 32. A two-thirds vote was required to approve the motion.
SEE MORE: Montana transgender lawmaker silenced again as backers erupt
The motion that was approved on Wednesday bars Zephyr from appearing on the House floor as well as in the House gallery for the remainder of the legislative session. Zephyr will be allowed to vote remotely.
Zephyr has not been allowed to speak on the floor since last week. Republicans objected after she said lawmakers who voted for Senate Bill 99 — a ban on gender-affirming medical procedures for transgender youth — should be ashamed and would have "blood on [their] hands."
Since then, Speaker of the House Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, has said he has concerns that Zephyr wouldn't maintain decorum if he called on her, and he has refused to recognize her on the floor. He has pointed to rules that give the speaker the final say on questions of recognition.
Regier told MTN Zephyr would be allowed to speak again once she regained "trust" and apologized for her statements.
On Monday, demonstrators shouted and chanted from the gallery to protest the House Speaker's decision not to recognize Zephyr to speak on the floor. Supporters of Zephyr say Regier was effectively "silencing" her and depriving the people she represents of a voice in the House.
The House Gallery was cleared due to the protest, and seven people were arrested for refusing to leave.
Outside the Capitol building Zephyr addressed supporters and members of the media.
"What you heard today is people standing for democracy, people standing to let their voices be heard on that floor," Zephyr told Scripps News. "What you're watching here is you're watching people who do not want to see democracy in action. They want to strip us of our rights. And it's not enough for them to get the harmful bills through. When someone stands up and calls out their bills for the harm they cause, for the deaths they cause, they want silence. And we will not be complicit in our eradication."
One day after the protest the House Floor Session was canceled. During a press briefing, Regier pushed back on allegations of "silencing" Zephyr and expressed issues with media coverage of the situation.
"The entire story was not told," Regier told reporters on Tuesday. "Headlines that have happened over the last week stating that the Montana House leadership or GOP has silenced anyone is false. Currently, all representatives are free to participate in House debate while following the House rules. The choice to not follow House rules is one that Rep. Zephyr has made. The only person silencing Rep. Zephyr is Rep. Zephyr."
SEE MORE: Transgender Montana lawmaker refuses to back down after silencing
House Minority Leader Rep. Kim Abbott, D-Helena, said the Monday protest was not violent, and she disagreed with conservative voices describing it as a “riot.” She doesn’t believe the rules have been enforced consistently throughout the session, and she called the speaker’s actions extreme.
"I think Montanans know what's fair and what's not fair," Abbott told MTN on Tuesday. "And what we've seen is a duly elected public official not being recognized on the floor to engage in free debate — that disenfranchises her community, her constituents. The fact that this is the first trans woman who's been elected to the body and she's been silenced on issues directly impacting the trans community is also deeply disturbing to Montana Democrats."
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-04-26T20:59:21+00:00 | koaa.com | https://www.koaa.com/montana-house-votes-to-ban-transgender-representative-from-house-floor |
WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Eastern Washington and North Idaho
National Weather Service Spokane WA
223 AM PDT Thu May 26 2022
WAZ031-262300-
Northeast Blue Mountains-
Including the cities of Anatone and Peola
223 AM PDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Some thunderstorms may be severe with gusty winds, small hail,
and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the 70s.
.TONIGHT...A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
then rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Some
thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds, large hail, and
heavy rainfall, then some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds,
small hail, and heavy rainfall overnight. Lows in the upper 40s
to lower 50s, West wind 5 to 15 mph, Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance
of precipitation 90 percent. Rainfall amounts up to three
quarters of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then rain showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s to
mid 60s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph,
except southwest 10 to 20 mph in the mountains. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Rainfall amounts between a tenth and a
quarter of an inch possible, except higher amounts possible in
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the 50s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts
to around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Rain and mountain snow showers. Light mountain snow
accumulations. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of rain showers. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs in
the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s.
Highs in the 60s.
$$
WAZ034-035-262300-
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy,
Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, and Coulee City
223 AM PDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 70s. East wind
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 25 mph. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an
inch.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s to lower 70s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts
up to 30 mph increasing to 40 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in the
lower to mid 40s. West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around
40 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain showers. Lows in the 40s. Highs in the mid 50s to
lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the 40s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s.
Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
$$
WAZ038-262300-
Okanogan Highlands-
Including the cities of Republic, Inchelium, and Wauconda
223 AM PDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper
40s to lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Rainfall
amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, except
higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s
to lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
$$
WAZ041-044-262300-
Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere,
Waterville, and Mansfield
223 AM PDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the evening. Lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s. West wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to
25 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph increasing to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
Breezy. West wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid to upper 40s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain showers. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Lows in the
mid to upper 40s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
40s to lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
$$
WAZ043-262300-
Okanogan Valley-
Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport,
Oroville, and Nespelem
223 AM PDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the evening. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Gusts up to 20 mph in
the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Breezy. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.MEMORIAL DAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s to
lower 70s. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper
60s to mid 70s. Lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
$$
WAZ047-262300-
Central Chelan County-
Including the cities of Leavenworth, Plain, and Lake Wenatchee
223 AM PDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Gusts up to 25 mph.
Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning,
then a chance of rain and high mountain snow showers in the
afternoon. Snow level 5500 feet in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 50s to mid 60s. West wind 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Snow level 5500 feet. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Snow level 5000 feet. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain and mountain snow showers. Lows in the lower to
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 50s to lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
and high mountain snow showers. Lows in the 40s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
$$
WAZ048-262300-
Western Chelan County-
Including the cities of Stevens Pass, Holden Village,
and Stehekin
223 AM PDT Thu May 26 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Rainfall
amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
.TONIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s to lower
50s. Gusts up to 30 mph in the mountains. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a quarter of an inch.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and high mountain snow
showers in the morning, then a chance of rain showers, high
mountain snow showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow
level 6000 feet. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s. West wind 5 to
15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and mountain
snow showers. Snow level 5500 feet. Lows in the upper 30s to
lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and mountain snow
showers. Snow level 5000 feet. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain and mountain snow showers. Lows in the upper 30s
to mid 40s. Highs in the 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
and high mountain snow showers. Lows in the 40s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
rain showers. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
$$
WAZ049-262300-
Western Okanogan County-
Including the cities of Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp, Methow,
and Conconully
223 AM PDT Thu May 26 2022
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The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that could upend protections internet companies have had throughout the roughly two-decade rise of social media.
The case, Gonzalez v. Google, centers on allegations that Google subsidiary YouTube provided a platform for and used its algorithm to recommend terrorist content in a way that incited violence and led to the death of U.S. citizen Nohemi Gonzalez during a 2015 terror attack in France. It targets the controversial Section 230 provision of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which provides a liability shield for internet providers over content posted by third parties.
The tech industry argues that protection is critical, but the rule has been criticized on both sides of the aisle — albeit for different reasons.
As Congress is largely at a stalemate on how to proceed with rules regulating content moderation, all eyes are on how the justices respond in the first Section 230 case to hit the highest court.
“There is a potential, for the first time really, to very significantly change the way that Section 230, which is one of the pillars of internet law, has been interpreted going forward,” said Ashley Johnson, a senior policy analyst at the think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF).
Here are five things to know heading into Tuesday’s oral argument:
The outcome could impact how platforms recommend content
The case revolves around the core provision of Section 230: “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”
As interpreted to date, that protection has kept companies from being held legally responsible over content that is posted by third parties.
Rather than focus on the hosting of content, however, the case considers if Google is responsible for its algorithmic recommendations that drives content to users.
The dispute delves into a granular debate over what Congress meant by words like “publisher” and “information.” Google and its supporters argue that its recommendation algorithms are essential to operating the modern internet and that Congress envisioned the protections to apply.
“If anyone on the internet can’t use technical means, like a computer, to sort or to help display content, then how can a company really display millions and millions of new videos that are uploaded every week?” said John Morris, principal of U.S. internet policy and advocacy at the Internet Society, a nonprofit that includes Google as a member and filed an amicus brief in the case.
The tech industry says narrowing Section 230 could disproportionately impact small and mid-size companies
Unlike other issues facing the tech world, like revamping antitrust policy, mid-size firms have joined Google and other tech giants to take a broadly unified stance against gutting Section 230.
Tech companies relatively smaller than Google, such as Yelp and Reddit, filed amicus briefs in the case arguing cuts to the provision would especially harm smaller firms.
Yelp filed an amicus brief suggesting “deceptive reviews would flourish and consumers would be harmed” without the protections.
Reddit’s brief said narrowing Section 230 protections “risks devastating the internet,” and that smaller and startup platforms depend on it to “foster diverse approaches to content moderation and to challenge the dominant industry leaders.”
Google’s brief makes similar arguments as other tech companies. The search giant said weakening the protections to companies would make it more difficult to provide relevant and safe results.
“Gutting Section 230 … would upend the internet and perversely encourage both wide-ranging suppression of speech and the proliferation of more offensive speech,” Google said in a filing in January.
Morris contended that narrowing the protections would stymie innovation in the industry because smaller businesses don’t have the resources to adjust to a narrower protection.
“What’s critical about Section 230 is that it enables a small innovator with a new idea about how people might communicate online to focus on developing their product and not necessarily focus initially on negotiating liability agreements,” Morris said.
This is the first time most justices will weigh in on the controversial provision
Most of the justices have not opined on Section 230 before, and Tuesday’s oral argument may give the first signs into their thinking.
The only exception is Justice Clarence Thomas, who has cast doubt on the breadth of the protections.
On two previous occasions when the court declined to hear Section 230 cases, Thomas wrote accompanying statements about the law that no other justice joined.
“Extending §230 immunity beyond the natural reading of the text can have serious consequences,” Thomas wrote in 2020.
In a case involving Facebook last March, Thomas wrote, “It is hard to see why the protection §230(c)(1) grants publishers against being held strictly liable for third parties’ content should protect Facebook from liability for its own ‘acts and omissions.’”
More cases are likely to follow
While Gonzalez v. Google is the first case centered on Section 230 to be heard before the Supreme Court, it probably won’t be the last.
Steve Schwinn, a University of Illinois Chicago Law School professor and long-time court watcher, said the ruling’s implications for other platforms are “pretty dangerous territory” for the court and could lead to additional litigation.
“It’s just not at all clear to me that anybody has the sort of foresight to be able to see what that’s going to mean for other platforms,” Schwinn said.
As the court mulls Section 230, legal battles also are brewing over other social media laws.
The justices are considering reviewing Texas’s and Florida’s controversial social media laws that seek to ban tech companies from removing content or users based on political ideology, and the court has given multiple signals it is interested in the case.
Two tech industry groups, the Computer and Communications Industry Association and NetChoice, are challenging the laws, arguing that they violate private companies’ First Amendment rights to decide what speech to host.
The Biden administration and Congress are keeping close watch
Section 230 has brought the unique shared criticism from lawmakers across the aisle. Both President Biden and former President Trump called for it to be repealed in some fashion. In Congress, the protection has been slammed from the far-right to the left but with each side raising seemingly opposite concerns.
Democrats say companies need to do a more aggressive job at removing hate speech and dangerous disinformation, and the provision protects them from being held accountable when they don’t. Republicans, however, accuse the companies of removing too much content in a way they allege censors content using an anti-conservative bias, and that the provision protects them from being held accountable.
“The plaintiffs in the case, and even the government in the case and the amicus briefs, everybody seems to be struggling with how to draw a line when a platform adds value to third-party content,” Schwinn said.
Sen. Josh Hawley (Mo.), one of the most outspoken GOP tech critics in Congress, filed a brief arguing the court should not interpret that Section 230 protects Google in this case. Hawley said the provision “allows platforms to escape any real accountability for their decision-making.”
“Congress never intended that result, and the text Congress wrote does not compel it,” he wrote.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and former Rep. Chris Cox (R-Calif.), original co-authors of Section 230, however, filed a brief arguing the provision should protect Google in the case.
“Section 230 protects targeted recommendations to the same extent that it protects other forms of content curation and presentation. Any other interpretation would subvert Section 230’s purpose of encouraging innovation in content moderation and presentation,” they wrote.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus brief in December warning the Supreme Court against using an “overly broad” interpretation of the provision.
“The Court should give Section 230(c)(1) a fair reading, with no thumb on the scale in favor of either a broad or a narrow construction,” the DOJ said in the brief. | 2023-02-21T02:54:23+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/hill-politics/five-things-to-know-about-the-supreme-court-case-that-could-change-the-internet/ |
Lori Harvey is heating up the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) Streets in designer frocks that are too hot for words.
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New York Fashion Week is coming to an end, but Lori Harvey’s NYC-style tour is just getting started. After a Super Bowl fun-filled weekend, the SKN by LH CEO is back in New York, making her fashion rounds and looking snatched while doing so. Harvey recently hit up the Miss Circle Soho Flagship Store Opening during NYFW wearing the brand’s garb.
Harvey stunned in the shimmery cut-out dress that put her curves on full display. She paired the look with clear slide sandals and diamond stud earrings. The socialite wore her hair back in a bun with side bangs framing her face. The Miss Circle ensemble seemed to melt onto her skin, adding to that usual glow that Harvey is known for.
For Harvey’s second slay, the model looked classic in a Tory Burch outfit featuring a sheer top and miniskirt bottom with a long sheer attachment. She accessorized the look with blue pointed-toe shoes, bold drop earrings, and a Tory Burch bag. Harvey’s sleek bob gave the look a sophisticated vibe.
According to Harvey’s Instagram stories, Tory Burch was excited about the celebrity’s arrival. Harvey captured a bouquet of flowers from the veteran brand with a note that read, “Welcome to New York! Looking forward to seeing you at the show.” And we are sure Harvey’s appearance did not disappoint.
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Lori Harvey Is Stylishly Working The New York Fashion Week Streets In Hot Looks was originally published on hellobeautiful.com | 2023-02-15T15:30:52+00:00 | hot1009.com | https://hot1009.com/3561933/lori-harvey-is-stylishly-working-the-new-york-fashion-week-streets-in-hot-looks/ |
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