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UVLADE, Texas — All of the victims injured in the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are now out of the hospital.
University Health announced on Twitter that the final patient from the shooting was released Friday.
They shared a video of 10-year-old Mayah Zamora walking down a hospital hallway and handing out roses to the nurses and other staff.
Those around her clapped, chanted and cheered as she made her exit.
Zamora was in the hospital 67 days after she was injured when a gunman opened fire inside Robb Elementary School in May.
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed.
The deadly school shooting was America's deadliest school shooting since 2012. | 2022-08-03T02:53:30+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/national/last-victim-of-uvalde-school-shooting-released-from-hospital |
NEW YORK (AP) — Yiyun Li's novel about the friendship of two girls in post-World War II France, “The Book of Goose,” and Dionne Irving's “The Islands,” a story collection set everywhere from London to New Jersey, are among the finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.
The other three nominees announced Tuesday by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation are all debut works: Laura Warrell's polyphonic novel “Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm"; Jonathan Escoffery's stories of a Jamaican immigrant family, “If I Survive You"; and Kathryn Harlan's sometimes fantastical stories of women in a world imperiled by climate change, “Fruiting Bodies.”
“With settings that range from Jamaica to Boston to postwar France to realms of the uncanny, this year’s finalists manage to make even familiar worlds feel mysteriously new,” PEN/Faulkner Awards Committee Chair Louis Bayard said in a statement. “Whether writing in the long or short form, they offer us the gift of deeply examined humanity, as well as definitive evidence that American fiction has lost none of its power to enchant and illuminate.”
The winner of the $15,000 prize will be announced in early April. Previous recipients include Philip Roth, Ann Patchett and Deesha Philyaw. | 2023-03-07T21:15:00+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/yiyin-li-s-the-book-of-goose-among-pen-faulkner-17825346.php |
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mac Jones believes he deserves to start the Patriots’ matchup with the Jets on Sunday.
Whether he’s definitively been told that he will is a different matter.
“I plan to start every game that I’ve ever played in, Whether that was in pee-wee football or third string at Alabama,” he said Wednesday when asked about an ESPN report that he will remain the starter against New York.
“I always try to prepare as a starter. Like I always say, if it’s one snap or 70 I’ll be ready to go and that’s all you can do. You can’t really control anything else. I work really hard and put myself in position to do that and, yes, I think I deserve that.”
Jones struggled in his return to the lineup in Monday’s 33-14 loss to Chicago in which he played only three series, threw an interception and got benched in favor of backup Bailey Zappe.
It was Jones’ first game action since he sprained his left ankle late in New England’s loss to Baltimore on Sept. 25.
Zappe provided some instant offense, leading two touchdown drives that took less than four minutes to give his team a 14-10 lead in the second quarter.
But the Patriots had no points on five drives in the second half, which included two Zappe interceptions.
The Patriots had what amounted to a walkthrough on Wednesday and beforehand coach Bill Belichick said only that “We’ll see how it goes” regarding what he needed to see from Jones for him to remain the starter.
Jones played with a brace on his left leg in Monday’s loss to Chicago, but he wasn’t wearing it on Wednesday. His name was also not listed on the injury report when it was released later in the afternoon.
“I feel pretty good. Just trying to get my treatment and I’ve done a good job with that,” Jones said of his ankle. “Just like everybody else I’m just sticking to my routine and trying to get back into that and become a better football player. … We have a plan. And for me right now that’s to become a better quarterback individually and a better player. And I’m doing everything I can to do that. I just want to prove that everyday and that’s what I’m going to do.”
During training camp, special teams captain Matt Slater, the Patriots’ longest-tenured player, said he believed this was Jones’ team and that this would be a season for him to assume a leadership role.
He said Wednesday that he stands by that despite Jones’ slow start to the season.
“I do, yes,” Slater said. “I still feel that way. I still have a lot of confidence in him as a player and him as a person. … I think we’re all doing a little soul searching trying to figure out how we can all play better football.”
NOTES: Center David Andrews (concussion protocol), safety Kyle Dugger (ankle) and defensive lineman Christian Barmore (knee) all sat out Wednesday’s practice.
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Many of the homes destroyed by Hurricane Ian earlier this fall are owned by elderly people. They are now deciding whether to stay, or if it is time to move elsewhere.
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Boulder should see clear skies and highs in the 70s today, according to the National Weather Service.
Today’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 71 and an overnight low of 39.
Thursday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 67 and an overnight low of 41.
Friday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 74 and an overnight low of 43.
Saturday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a high of 66 and an overnight low of 42.
Sunday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with a high of 61 and an overnight low of 40.
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Victrola and Crosley record turntable comparison
The fact that Taylor Swift’s “Midnight” album has several vinyl versions means the format is still alive and well. However, it’s no longer the ’70s, so most people do not have a huge multicomponent stereo that takes up half of their rec room. Instead, they tend to listen on smaller, more compact turntables.
Our research zeroed in on two highly rated suitcase turntables: the Crosley Cruiser Plus Turntable and the Victrola Vintage 3-Speed Record Player. To determine the best, we had our experienced product tester use both record players in real-world situations. Our tester compared these two specific models to see which offered a better value for the consumer. Here’s what we found.
Key features to consider when shopping for a suitcase turntable
A turntable is a precision instrument. If it doesn’t spin consistently at precisely the right speed, the music won’t sound right. It’s a good idea to educate yourself on the features of record players if you’ve never had one before. Besides the actual quality of the motor, there are several features to consider when shopping for a suitcase turntable.
- Ease of operation: Most suitcase turntables are intuitive. There’s a knob to turn it on and make it louder and a switch that lets you change speeds. You may also have a switch that allows you to set input, such as Bluetooth, line-in or phonograph. The turntable should also have a cue level that lets you raise and lower the tonearm without damaging the LP.
- Balanced tonearm: The tonearm needs to be balanced so the needle rides the groove. If the needle is too heavy, it will distort the sound and could damage the groove on the album. If it’s too light, the needle won’t stay in the groove if it’s too light. It will skip or skate across the record, causing a great deal of frustration.
- Sound quality: Suitcase turntables are typically not high-end items. They’re meant to be an affordable all-in-one portable record player, so the audio quality is not the highest quality. However, you do want the audio to be of high enough quality to provide a suitable listening experience without connecting external speakers.
- Input/output versatility: As noted, suitcase turntables are designed to be standalone units. You can put the record on and play it without needing other equipment. However, most models have output options, so you can plug into more robust speakers or use headphones if desired. The higher-priced models may even offer Bluetooth connectivity, allowing you to play music through a wireless speaker or a pair of wireless headphones or earbuds. Additionally, many models let you connect your phone or another device to the turntable so you can stream your playlists through the record player’s built-in speakers.
- Rugged and portable: A good suitcase turntable should be well-built and lightweight so it’s easy to transport. It should also have a sturdy base with feet that absorb vibrations to give you the best playing experience in the widest variety of situations.
Suitcase turntables worth considering
Our experience with Victrola Vintage 3-Speed Record Player
When testing, we found the Victrola Vintage 3-Speed Record Player very easy to set up. After removing packaging that protected delicate parts during shipping, we didn’t even need to read the instructions. There’s a volume knob that also turns the unit on and off, and a conveniently located speed control switch lets you select between 33 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm. You use the cue lever to raise and lower the tonearm to place the needle safely on the record. The pastel blue case is lightweight and has a wonderful vintage look.
Regarding audio quality, we noticed that the speakers didn’t offer the most robust sound. However, we’ve heard better and we’ve heard worse, so it falls right in the middle for expected quality at this price point. Additionally, if you want to connect to external speakers, you must use an RCA cable, as there’s no way to send a wireless signal. The tester noted that they thought the advertisement of Bluetooth connectivity on the box was a little deceiving, because you can’t connect external Bluetooth speakers to this record player. You can only use the Bluetooth functionality for playing music from your phone through the player’s internal speakers.
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Why we recommend Victrola Vintage 3-Speed Record Player
Despite the average sound quality of the speaker, we found this Victrola Vintage 3-Speed Record Player to be a solid value. We loved the vintage design, the intuitive operation and the portability. We also liked that there was an RCA jack in the back so we could connect other speakers if we wanted to improve the audio quality.
One minor design feature made a huge difference over other similarly priced models. We loved that the power plug on this record player was located in the back. With some of the other turntables we tested, you could only shut the lid if the record player was unplugged.
Overall, this model is an excellent starter. It offers the best bang for your buck compared to any other model we tested. It provides a hassle-free experience that will be enjoyable enough to get a novice hooked on the thrill of listening to music in a vinyl format.
What is the Crosley Cruiser Plus Turntable?
The Crosley Cruiser Plus Turntable is a suitcase record player that offers a little more than some models and a little less than others. We had no trouble setting it up. After unpacking, simply put your record on, select the proper speed and turn it on. The cue lever lifts higher than other record players in this price range, which makes it much easier to change the needle.
While this model gets louder than other models we tested, the downside is that it loses audio quality at about 50% volume. However, on the plus side, you can easily stream your music to external Bluetooth speakers, giving you a much more varied listening experience.
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Why we recommend the Crosley Cruiser Plus Turntable
Despite the problems with sound quality as the volume increases, this is a suitable starter record player. Besides the higher range of the cue lever, this model has a built-in pitch knob that gives the user greater control over the precise speed. We estimate it ranges from nearly half speed to about double speed. Although the practical aspect of this feature might not be essential to most, it’s an excellent tool for experimenting with sound to create a unique audio experience.
The other aspect we love is this unit’s ability to stream to a wireless speaker. This feature raises the price a little, but not enough to make it a burden. Further, the flexibility you achieve via wireless connection can elevate this starter model to something that could make it part of your permanent home entertainment system.
If you only want this as a portable, self-contained starter model, the price is a little high for the performance. However, if you pair it with a quality speaker, this suitcase turntable will satisfy.
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Purchasers and Users of ZOLL Medical Corporation's LifeVest Product Urged to Contact Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP to Discuss Their Legal Rights
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP today launched an investigation into ZOLL Medical Corporation concerning a late January 2023 data breach of current and former users of its LifeVest wearable cardioverter defibrillator.
ZOLL recently disclosed a cybersecurity incident which resulted in the unauthorized access of personal information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and whether individuals used or were considered for use of a ZOLL product. On March 10, 2023, ZOLL began sending notices of the breach to affected persons.
The data breach has put the personal and confidential health information of over one million individuals at risk. Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP is investigating whether ZOLL failed to adequately protect the privacy of its customers.
If you received a notice of this data breach from ZOLL and wish to obtain additional information about your legal rights, please contact us today or visit our website at https://www.classactionlawyers.com/zoll.
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PARIS (AP) — “Emily in Paris” fans will get a few surprises in their Christmas stockings, when the third season of the hit show arrives on Netflix this Wednesday.
Even the cast were shocked by the number of cliffhangers in the new series when they first read the scripts.
“I’m like, how are we going to film all — like, what?” says Lily Collins, who portrays the titular American marketing executive making her social media presence felt in France.
“But it was a real ride. It was a real rollercoaster to shoot. And it was really fun too,” she adds.
Season three provides more career choices, designer dilemmas and romantic revelations for the fashionable female lead character.
Although Lucas Bravo — who portrays Emily’s full-time neighbor and sometime love interest, the chef Gabriel — reckons that she isn’t the only one wrestling with problems this series.
“Before it was only Emily’s chaos,” says Bravo. “Now everybody has his own story with his own chaos. And it’s a big soup of chaos and drama.”
Season one arrived in October 2020, followed by a second last December. Three years into playing their characters, the cast members are keen to point out where their roles start and finish.
Collins — who is also an executive producer — says that she has always fit in better than Emily in France because she actually knows the language and culture.
Which, with Emily’s questionable French pronunciation, leads to tongue twisters.
“It’s a little bit difficult to pretend like you don’t know how to say something,” Collins explains. “To mispronounce it over and over and over again, it’s like … I just want to answer it fully in French. So it is tricky.”
Kate Walsh plays Emily’s American boss Madeline and would like everyone to know that she has very different taste in clothing from her brash and brightly colored character.
“I would never dress like that. But I love it because it’s critical to the character,” Walsh says.
Likewise, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu claims there’s a stark difference between her and her role of Sylvie, Madeline’s trop chic Parisian business rival.
Leroy-Beaulieu says she’s nowhere near as snobbish, even though Sylvie’s arrogant attitude is “so much fun.”
But Bravo, in a twist, reckons that all the actors are more like their characters than they realize: “What’s so good about (showrunner) Darren (Star’s) casting is that he always finds, you know, actors that are the essence of the characters. So there’s always a part of us in every character.”
“I don’t know what the differences are. I think I would own up to my mistakes a bit more than Gabriel. But we’re very similar in many ways in terms of vulnerability, femininity and sexiness in general,” he jokes.
The third season will encompass 10 episodes.
“If you like chaos, you’ll be served,” Bravo promises. | 2022-12-21T16:49:21+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ap-voil%C3%A0-emily-in-paris-returns-with-surprises-in-store/ |
CA Phoenix AZ Zone Forecast for Sunday, December 11, 2022
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Chuckwalla Mountains-Imperial County Southeast-Chiriaco Summit-
Chuckwalla Valley-
Including the cities of Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Winterhaven,
Chiriaco Summit, and Midland
1201 AM PST Mon Dec 12 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 44. West wind 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then considerable cloudiness
with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs 56 to 61.
West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 40. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 56 to
61. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 30 to 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 52 to 62.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 40.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 52 to 62.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 44.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 53 to 63.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 44.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 52 to 62.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 43.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A 10 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs 51 to 61.
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Salton Sea-Imperial Valley-
Including the cities of Desert Shores, El Centro, Calexico, Alamorio,
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1201 AM PST Mon Dec 12 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 49. West wind 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then considerable cloudiness
with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs 59 to 64.
West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
59 to 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph in the morning becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 36 to 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs near 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 46.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 37 to 50.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 38 to 48.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 37 to 48.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
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Imperial County West-
Including the cities of Coolidge Springs, Salton City, Winona,
Coyote Wells, Ocotillo, and Plaster City
1201 AM PST Mon Dec 12 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear, breezy and colder. Lows 37 to 47. West wind
10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then considerable cloudiness.
A chance of showers. Cooler. Highs 58 to 63. West wind 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent. Rainfall less than a tenth of an inch.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 33 to 43. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph
in the morning becoming northeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 33 to 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 37 to 44.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 40 to 46.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 39 to 46.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 40 to 45.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
near 60.
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Including the city of Mountain Spring
1201 AM PST Mon Dec 12 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear, windy and cooler. Lows 40 to 50. West wind
25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then
considerable cloudiness with showers likely in the afternoon. Windy
and cooler. Highs 57 to 62. West wind 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent. Rainfall less than a quarter of an inch.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 37 to 47. West wind 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 62. West wind 5 to 10 mph in the
morning becoming northeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 37 to 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 53 to 63.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 39 to 48.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 54 to 62.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 41 to 51.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 55 to 65.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 41 to 50.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 54 to 64.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 40 to 50.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
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.TONIGHT...Clear, windy and colder. Lows 28 to 38. West wind 20 to
30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Breezy. Snow level
3500 feet. Much cooler. Highs 43 to 53. West wind 15 to 25 mph in the
morning decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight. Lows
26 to 36. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs 45 to 55.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Widespread frost after midnight. Lows 26 to
36. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. Highs 43 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 38.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 44 to 56.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 27 to 40.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 44 to 56.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 26 to 40.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 43 to 55.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 26 to 39.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A 10 percent chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs 43 to 55.
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TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Worsening climate largely from the burning of coal and gas is uprooting millions of people, with wildfires overrunning towns in California, rising seas overtaking island nations and drought exacerbating conflicts in various parts of the world.
Each year, natural disasters force an average of 21.5 million people from their homes around the world, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. And scientists predict migration will grow as the planet gets hotter. Over the next 30 years, 143 million people are likely to be uprooted by rising seas, drought, searing temperatures and other climate catastrophes, according to the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report published this year.
Still, the world has yet to officially recognize climate migrants or come up with formalized ways to assess their needs and help them. Here’s a look at climate migration today.
WHO ARE CLIMATE MIGRANTS?
Most climate migrants move within the borders of their homelands, usually from rural areas to cities after losing their home or livelihood because of drought, rising seas or another weather calamity. Because cities also are facing their own climate-related problems, including soaring temperatures and water scarcity, people are increasingly being forced to flee across international borders to seek refuge.
Yet climate migrants are not afforded refugee status under the 1951 Refugee Convention, which provides legal protection only to people fleeing persecution due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or particular social group.
DEFINING CLIMATE MIGRATION
Identifying climate migrants is not easy, especially in regions rife with poverty, violence and conflicts.
While worsening weather conditions are exacerbating poverty, crime and political instability, and fueling tensions over dwindling resources from Africa to Latin America, often climate change is overlooked as a contributing factor to people fleeing their homelands. According to the UNHCR, 90% of refugees under its mandate are from countries “on the front lines of the climate emergency.”
In El Salvador, for example, scores each year leave villages because of crop failure from drought or flooding, and end up in cities where they become victims of gang violence and ultimately flee their countries because of those attacks.
“It’s hard to say that someone moves just because of climate change. Is everyone who leaves Honduras after a hurricane a climate migrant?” Elizabeth Ferris, a research professor at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, wrote in an email to The Associated Press. “And then there are non-climate related environmental hazards – people flee earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis – should they be treated differently than those displaced by weather-related phenomena?”
Despite the challenges, it’s vital that governments identify climate-displaced people, Ferris added.
“The whole definitional issue isn’t a trivial question – how can you develop a policy for people if you aren’t clear on who it applies to?” she wrote.
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
While no nation offers asylum to climate migrants, UNHCR published legal guidance in October 2020 that opens the door for offering protection to people displaced by the effects of global warming. It said that climate change should be taken into consideration in certain scenarios when it intersects with violence, though it stopped short of redefining the 1951 Refugee Convention.
The commission acknowledged that temporary protection may be insufficient if a country cannot remedy the situation from natural disasters, such as rising seas, suggesting that certain climate displaced people could be eligible for resettlement if their place of origin is considered uninhabitable.
An increasing number of countries are laying the groundwork to become safe havens for climate migrants. In May, Argentina created a special humanitarian visa for people from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean displaced by natural disasters to let them stay for three years.
Shortly after taking office, President Joe Biden ordered his national security adviser to conduct a months-long study that included looking at the “options for protection and resettlement of individuals displaced directly or indirectly from climate change.” A task force was set up, but so far the administration has not adopted such a program.
Low-lying Bangladesh, which is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, has been among the first to try to adapt to the new reality of migration. Efforts are underway to identify climate-resilient towns where people displaced by sea level rise, river erosion, cyclonic storms and intrusion of saline water can move to work, and in return help their new locations economically.
TRANSFORMING DEBATES ON MIGRATION
Policy debates on migration have long centered on locking down borders. Climate change is changing that.
With hundreds of millions of people expected to be uprooted by natural disasters, there is growing discussion about how to manage migration flows rather than stop them, as for many people migration will become a survival tool, according to advocates.
“One problem is just the complete lack of understanding as to how climate is forcing people to move,” said Amali Tower, founder and executive director of Climate Refugees, an advocacy group focused on raising awareness about people displaced because of climate change. “There is still this idea in the Global North (industrialized nations) that people come here because they are fleeing poverty and seeking a better life, the American Dream. In Europe, it’s the same spin of the same story. But no one wants to leave their home. We’ve got to approach climate displacement as a human security issue and not a border security issue.”
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BAGHDAD (AP) — The followers of the influential populist Shiite cleric came by the thousands to storm Iraq’s parliament. Just as quickly, the protesters dispersed at his command.
Mass mobilization and control is a well-worn strategy of Muqtada al-Sadr, a mercurial figure who has emerged as a powerful force in Iraq’s cutthroat political scene with a nationalist, anti-Iran agenda.
Wednesday’s storming of parliament came after al-Sadr’s Tehran-backed political rival, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, nominated a pro-Iran politician to be Iraq’s new leader.
A look at how Iraq got to this point:
WHAT LED TO THE POLITICAL PARALYSIS?
Nearly 10 months after national elections were held, Iraq has been unable to form a new government. That’s the longest period since the 2003 U.S. invasion that reset the political order.
The lingering impasse has immobilized the already-fragile state, with no clear path out. Iran, meanwhile, is working behind the scenes to stitch together a fragmented Shiite Muslim elite, with the potential to disturb the delicate political balance with the U.S. and usher in a new era of inter-sectarian violence.
That paralysis — driven largely by the personal vendettas of elites — has converted Iraq’s political system into a high-stakes chess game with destabilizing consequences. Ordinary Iraqis have no choice but to watch.
Wednesday’s protest was meant as a cautionary message to al-Sadr’s adversaries that he cannot be ignored while they try to form a government without him.
WHAT MOVES HAVE THESE POWERFUL PLAYERS MADE?
Both al-Sadr and al-Maliki are powerful in their own right.
Although al-Sadr’s alliance won the most seats in October’s parliamentary election, squabbling political parties failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to pick a president — an important step before the prime minister can be selected.
After the negotiations bogged down, al-Sadr withdrew his bloc from parliament and announced he was exiting talks on forming a government.
Able to summon his followers seemingly at the flick of a finger, al-Sadr can bring the country to a standstill. Expectations of street protests swirled in the capital of Baghdad since he quit the talks.
Al-Maliki heads the Coordination Framework alliance, a group led by Shiite Iran-backed parties. With their chief impediment gone, the Framework replaced al-Sadr’s resigned MPs. Although the move was legal, it was also provocative, giving the Framework the majority needed in parliament.
On Monday, the alliance announced Mohammed al-Sudani, Iraq’s former labor and social affairs minister, as its candidate for prime minister. He is seen by al-Sadr loyalists as a figure through whom al-Maliki can exert control.
Al-Maliki had wanted the premier post himself, but audio recordings were leaked in which he purportedly cursed and criticized al-Sadr and even his own Shiite allies. That effectively sank his candidacy.
WHAT ROLE DOES RELIGIOUS FERVOR PLAY?
In galvanizing his followers, al-Sadr harnessed the anger over al-Sudani’s nomination as well as rising religious fervor ahead of the important Muslim holiday of Ashura. It marks the killing of the Prophet Muhammed’s grandson, Imam Hussein, and Shiites typically march by the thousands to commemorate the holiday, with emotions running high in the days leading up to it.
Wednesday’s protest in parliament was unique for another reason: Riot police did not intervene, and there was little violence.
Toby Dodge, an associate fellow at Chatham House, saw this as a sign that neither side wants any escalating bloodshed.
“There were three big messages: This is theater, there was no violence yesterday and that is deliberate on both sides,” Dodge said. “This is a fight within the elite; it has nothing to do with the rest of society. This elite lost its legitimacy across society.”
Even if the al-Maliki and al-Sadr camps are able to sort out their differences, there’s a third big player in Iraqi politics: the Kurds.
The two main Kurdish parties — the KDP and the PUK — also are deeply divided. They would first need to agree on a candidate for Iraq’s presidency. The KDP had previously allied with al-Sadr, while the PUK belongs to al-Maliki’s Framework faction.
HOW MIGHT THE BATTLES CONTINUE OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT?
Neither the al-Sadr nor the al-Maliki factions can afford to be excluded from the political process, because both have much to lose.
Both sides have civil servants entrenched in Iraq’s state institutions, deployed to do their bidding when circumstances require by halting decision-making and creating bureaucratic obstructions.
By the time his eight-year tenure as prime minister ended in 2014, al-Maliki built an omnipresent deep state by installing civil servants in key institutions, including the judiciary. Meanwhile, al-Sadr planted a parallel deep state with key appointments that peaked in 2018.
Because of this. the Framework knows that even without a presence in parliament, al-Sadr will wield significant power within the state, as well as on the street, if al-Maliki’s supporters choose to move forward without the cleric’s agreement.
Both sides have also lost some popular support following massive protests in 2019 against the government that were put down by security forces that left 600 dead and thousands wounded.
That impact was clear in the October 2021 election. Despite winning the largest share of seats, al-Sadr’s vote totals were several thousand fewer than previous balloting. Turnout was only 43%.
WHAT IS THE IRANIAN ROLE?
Despite the consequences, the Framework has signaled its readiness to move ahead with the formation of a government. Lawmaker Mohammed Sadoun, a member of the Framework, described Wednesday’s protest as an attempted coup but said it wouldn’t deter the alliance’s efforts.
“We will not allow it. We are involved in the process of forming a government and we have sufficient numbers to elect the president and vote for the next government,” he said.
Communication and messaging from the alliance shows it is preparing for instability.
“They don’t expect the streets to be quiet, and they are preparing for that,” said Hamdi al-Malik, an Associate Fellow with the Washington Institute.
The fairly quick nomination of al-Sudani is a testament to Iran’s efforts to bring together the Shiite parties in the alliance. It marked a dramatic turnaround since the election, when Iranian-backed parties lost two-thirds of their seats.
Esmail Ghaani, commander of Iran’s paramilitary Quds Force, which is part of the Revolutionary Guard and answerable only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has made numerous trips to Baghdad in recent months.
His mission has been to help the parties stay united and agree on a premier candidate, according to officials close to the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity to talk about the discussions.
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AUSTIN, Texas , June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 360factors, Inc. today announced that BHG Financial, a leader in financing to professionals nationwide, selected 360factors' risk and compliance intelligence platform.
The organization will deploy 360factors' Predict360 Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Compliance Management applications. Predict360 enables risk and compliance teams to assess risks and controls, manage compliance monitoring and testing activities, handle regulatory changes, and ensure regulatory compliance.
"Managing risk and compliance is critical to BHG. We needed a solution that would enable us to quickly and effectively develop our risk management framework," said Matt Ondus, Chief Compliance Officer at BHG Financial. "Predict360 provides the risk framework and collaborative workflows that will enable BHG to streamline our risk and compliance processes within one global platform."
Edward Just, Director, Risk Management, said, "Predict360's interface was more user friendly than other solutions we considered. The reporting capabilities with configurable dashboards and integration of Tableau will enable us to quickly realize value from the system."
"360factors is excited to work with the innovative team at BHG Financial," said Carl McCauley, CEO of 360factors. "As the financial services industry evolves, financial organizations are balancing product and technology evolution with regulatory obligations and compliance. We look forward to deploying Predict360 and are thrilled to welcome BHG Financial to our banking and financial services family of customers."
As a risk and compliance solutions leader within the banking and financial services industries, 360factors continues to develop relationships with banks and financial services institutions seeking to remove inefficiencies while elevating their risk and compliance management programs.
About 360factors, Inc.
360factors empowers organizations to accelerate profitability, innovation and productivity by predicting risks and streamlining compliance. Predict360, its flagship software product, is a Risk and Compliance Intelligence Platform augmented with A.I. technology to predict and mitigate risks while streamlining compliance. Predict360 integrates regulations and obligations, compliance management, risks and controls, audits and assessments, policies and procedures, and training in a cloud-based SaaS platform to provide predictive risk analytics and streamline compliance. 360factors is the endorsed solution provider for risk and compliance management by the American Bankers Association (ABA). Visit www.360factors.com for more information.
About BHG Financial
Powered by data, analytics, and technology, BHG Financial is constantly pushing the limits of innovation to help its clients succeed.
BHG Financial's dedication to providing services that meet the needs of its clients has led to the creation of a full family of brands that range from business, consumer, and SBA 7(a) loans to credit cards, collection services, and point-of-sale financing. Since 2001, the company has originated more than $11 billion in loans to top-quality borrowers, developed a state-of-the-art loan delivery platform for community and midsize banks, and created the largest community bank network in the country.
BHG Financial is partially owned by Pinnacle Bank (PNFP) and has headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Syracuse, NY. Find out more about the company's financial solutions on https://bhgfinancial.com.
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ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Mongolia is launching today its new online procurement portal – www.mindgolia.mn – reducing costs and bureaucracy related to the procurement of software solutions and providing a major boost to the country's thriving tech sector.
As part of the Mongolian economy's transition 'from mining to mind', 'Mindgolia' will showcase globally the world-class digital solutions that the Mongolian tech industry has been developing for many years. Open to both the private and public sectors, the new marketplace is also designed to strengthen links between the country's tech industry and global investors, as well as providing a level playing field for Mongolian tech start-ups to compete with more established players.
Mongolia's USD 41 billion ICT industry is growing rapidly, a trend due to continue in the years ahead due to the roll-out of public private partnerships such as 'Mindgolia'. More than 300 companies and 2,000 young engineers work on the development of technology solutions and software production, and Mongolian tech start-ups such as AND Global with its ONDO Space and satellite technology are increasingly well-recognised in the region and raising funds globally.
The strengthening of Mongolia's tech sector is a key part of the Government's New Recovery Policy, aimed at enhancing the country's growth rate and diversifying away from mining and towards emerging and high-growth areas in the knowledge economy.
At launch, 'Mindgolia' features 180 products from over 100 companies, with this number increasing daily. Around 350 software developers, and representatives of around 250 buyers and users of government organizations, ministries, agencies, and state-owned companies are participating in the platform. 'Mindgolia' will help support the growing number of government-led digital transformation projects in the country, with 904 such projects totaling USD 267 million taking place between 2012 and 2021, and a further 357 projects worth USD 290 million expected to be completed between 2022 and 2024.
'Mindgolia' was inspired by international practice in the area of public procurement, including the UK Government's Crown Commercial Service and their 'Digital Marketplace' platform. An English language version of 'Mindgolia' will be launched before the end of 2022.
Commenting on the launch of 'Mindgolia', Uchral Nyam-Osor, Minister of Digital Development and Communications of Mongolia, said:
"The launch of Mindgolia is a major step forward in bringing Mongolia's procurement processes up to international best practice and will provide a significant boost to our country's thriving technology sector, whilst levelling the playing field on which start-ups and more established companies compete.
"I encourage international businesses looking for procurement solutions to visit this new platform and see how Mongolian technology companies – whether it be a newly-launched small business or a long-standing entity – can help support their digital transformation journey."
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
603 AM PST Thu Jan 12 2023
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2
feet possible for Saturday into Sunday and another 1 to 2 feet
for Sunday night into Tuesday.
* WHERE...Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Tulare County at
elevations around 5,000 feet, although snow levels will drop
to around 4,000 feet on Sunday.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening
commute.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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Texas vs. Penn State Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total - NCAA Tournament Second Round
Saturday's contest that pits the Texas Longhorns (27-8) against the Penn State Nittany Lions (23-13) at Wells Fargo Arena has a projected final score of 75-68 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Texas, who is the favorite in this matchup by our model. Tipoff is at 7:45 PM ET on March 18.
According to our computer prediction, Texas should cover the point spread, which is listed at 5.5. The two sides are projected to go over the 139.5 total.
Texas vs. Penn State Game Info & Odds
- Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
- Time: 7:45 PM ET
- TV: CBS
- Where: Des Moines, Iowa
- Venue: Wells Fargo Arena
- Line: Texas -5.5
- Point Total: 139.5
- Moneyline (To Win): Texas -250, Penn State +200
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Texas vs. Penn State Score Prediction
- Prediction: Texas 75, Penn State 68
Spread & Total Prediction for Texas vs. Penn State
- Pick ATS:
Texas (-5.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (139.5)
Texas has a 17-16-0 record against the spread this season compared to Penn State, who is 20-12-0 ATS. A total of 15 out of the Longhorns' games this season have gone over the point total, and 18 of the Nittany Lions' games have gone over. The two teams combine to score 150.3 points per game, 10.8 more points than this matchup's total. In the last 10 games, Texas is 7-3 against the spread and 7-3 overall while Penn State has gone 8-2 against the spread and 9-1 overall.
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Texas Performance Insights
- The Longhorns have a +374 scoring differential, topping opponents by 10.7 points per game. They're putting up 77.9 points per game to rank 37th in college basketball and are giving up 67.2 per contest to rank 88th in college basketball.
- Texas records 31.9 rebounds per game (173rd in college basketball) compared to the 31 of its opponents.
- Texas hits 7.3 three-pointers per game (192nd in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.4 on average.
- The Longhorns rank 50th in college basketball with 98.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 38th in college basketball defensively with 85.3 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- Texas has committed 4.1 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 11.1 (100th in college basketball play) while forcing 15.2 (20th in college basketball).
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, January 27, 2023
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
844 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Housatonic River At Stevenson Dam.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM EST Friday the stage was 9.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.4
feet this afternoon.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Housatonic River
Stevenson Dam
Flood Stage: 11.0
Observed Stage at Fri 8 am: 9.8
Forecast:
Fri 1 pm 10.4
Fri 7 pm 10.4
Sat 1 am 9.0
Sat 7 am 9.0
Sat 1 pm 9.0
Sat 7 pm 7.8
Sun 1 am 7.8
Sun 7 am 7.8
Sun 1 pm 7.8
Sun 7 pm 7.7
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Author: R. K. Russell
Book: THE YARDS BETWEEN US: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Football
Publishing: Andscape Books (May 16, 2023)
Synopsis (from the Publisher):
In 2019, R.K. Russell broke the mold when he came out as bisexual in an essay for ESPN that ignited the sports world. Now, in his powerful memoir, THE YARDS BETWEEN US, he shares his story and explores his love of football, men and women, walking the devastating tightrope of keeping his sexuality secret, the tension between his private and public lives, and the importance of crashing through barriers. One part inspirational journey and one part coming of age as an athlete struggling to break a mold, THE YARDS BETWEEN US follows in the footsteps of moving, impactful sports memoirs like Agassi’s OPEN, Misty Copeland’s LIFE IN MOTION, and Megan Rapinoe’s ONE LIFE.
Told through the people and moments that have shaped him, Russell traces the highs and lows of his life in and out of football, from his early life as a shy kid struggling with the expectations on a Black boy and the pull between his quiet nature and his athletic ability, to being drafted by his hometown team the Dallas Cowboys, and then on to seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills. And as his time in the sport comes into full bloom, Russell realizes that keeping his secret in the NFL is easier than in college when life and football are so much more connected to social worlds.
Through being cut, injured, and frustrating setbacks, Russell’s confidence lags as the secret of his sexuality weighs heavier and heavier. And when that frustration is combined with the devastating loss of his best friend and sole confidant, the darkness that follows also brings a deep understanding that perhaps it’s time to make a change. In Los Angeles, against the backdrop of the swaying palm trees and warm sands of Malibu, Russell falls in love and it’s the final push he needs to stand up for every part of himself—a professional athlete, a writer, a son, a friend, a lover, a bisexual Black man. In THE YARDS BETWEEN US, R.K. Russell shows us the life-changing power of embracing who you are and fighting to make space so others can do the same. | 2023-07-01T17:41:45+00:00 | kscj.com | https://kscj.com/2023/07/01/r-k-russell-the-yards-between-us-a-memoir-of-life-love-and-football/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=r-k-russell-the-yards-between-us-a-memoir-of-life-love-and-football |
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Mobility has launched its Certified Polk Data Partner program, recognizing preferred marketing partners that successfully leverage Polk Automotive Solutions products across a high volume of advertising campaigns for large auto dealer groups.
The first three data marketers to be named into the partner program are CF Search Marketing, Drive Auto and Octane Marketing. These three agencies have demonstrated great proficiency in activating data-driven audience strategies leveraging the Polk Automotive Solutions product suite. The combination of their experience with exclusive training, only available to partners, deepens this connection, resulting in a more robust partnership with S&P Global Mobility. The partrnership program futher allows first access to new audience segments, product updates and marketing channels, which will enable implementation into client campaigns more confidently and more quickly.
"S&P Global Mobility is excited to announce the Certified Polk Data Partner program and thrilled to have CF Search Marketing, Drive Auto and Octane Marketing join as our first certified partners," said Scott Hedges, head of automotive retail, Polk Automotive Solutions by S&P Global Mobility. "Our goal with this program is to help our partners improve campaign performance and increase sales for their clients as a result."
About the Certified Polk Data Partner program
The Certified Polk Data Partner Program from S&P Global Mobility is a data marketer program designed to help preferred partners with tools, resources, and training to achieve even greater success and help grow revenue. Partners can maximize their results with Polk Automotive Solutions products and market their certified partnership status. To be considered for the program, agencies can reach out to their S&P Global Mobility account representative or send an inquiry to sales@polkdealermarketing.com.
About S&P Global Mobility
At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.
S&P Global Mobility is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/mobility.
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Game Warden seizes gun used for fishing in Garden City
Published: May. 5, 2023 at 10:38 AM CDT|Updated: 7 minutes ago
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Game wardens in Finney County said they seized a 9mm handgun that was being used to take fish in Garden City.
Violations were written for illegal means of take for fish and no fishing license. Firearms are not a legal means for fishing.
Nonsport fish may be taken only with fishing pole and line, trotlines, setlines, gig, crossbow or bow and arrow with a line attached.
Shooting at a body of water can be dangerous because bullets can ricochet off the surface.
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Britain certainly feels fragile at the moment with runaway inflation, war in Ukraine and all manner of local difficulties plaguing the UK body politic. Already beset by various scandals and electoral setbacks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered even greater body blows on Tuesday with the resignation of both Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, and Sajid Javid, the health secretary, key members of the cabinet.
The economy is another thing altogether, despite the dispiriting news about inflation and energy. The UK isn’t actually in that horrible a shape, what with £400 billion ($480 billion) of pandemic stimulus in circulation. If the world tips into an energy shock recession, then this rainy, small crowded island nation ought to hold up better than most. With full employment, a strong banking sector and robust household and corporate balance sheets — and the ability, despite what the last chancellor said, to add more government fiscal stimulus — any downturn can be mitigated. The UK’s debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio remains just below 100%, better than many other major economies, so there’s room to borrow. (Deeply indebted Italy is at more than 150%)
Sunak had already reached up several times into the magic money tree since detailing the budget in October. His successor Nadhim Zadawi will almost certainly do so again in any emergency budget to try and steady the ship. Whisper it, but there is plenty of flexibility available if the political need arises. Tax cuts are coming and the UK government bond market can handle any extra supply within reason.
That potential fiscal splurge is hard to model into economic estimates, so be careful when listening to some of the more apocalyptic forecasts. The OECD, which has been referenced frequently of late, has a particularly poor track record predicting UK growth. What matters is that the Bank of England has renewed confidence to continue its rate-hiking cycle to combat inflation. It is in a demonstrably better situation than the European Central Bank, which is still stuck on heavily negative interest rates.
Probably the best forward UK growth indicators — the purchasing manager surveys — are still above the growth line, unlike many economies in Europe. Additionally, the City of London, a major source of earnings and tax revenue, has held up much better than feared. Even the FTSE100 has performed better than other major indexes.
This may all seem like tinkering at the edges, but the underlying economy is robust enough to withstand a lot of systemic shocks. The banking sector has been at pains — under the steely eye of the Prudential Regulation Authority — not to leave itself exposed to potential non-performing loans. Let’s say banks are cautious but dancing: They remain confident handing out loans to companies as well as home mortgages.
None of this means recession is avoidable. Indeed, for many it feels like we are already in one. Economic growth has been flatlining in recent months and the cost-of-living crisis is very real for many. Inflation is almost certainly headed into double figures by the autumn, but ought to stabilize later this year before turning down swiftly next — unless Russia shuts off energy supply to Europe.
But there is a war chest, so to speak: UK household finances are healthy, in fact the best proportionally of all major economies with a near £200 billion of savings built up throughout the pandemic. That this stash has yet to be tapped into is evidently a sign of consumer trepidation, especially as house prices have been on an upward tear. Normally in such a benign scenario, retail spending would be adding firmly to GDP growth. This negativity is feeding on itself but, at some point, it will reverse and lend a healthy kick upward to any recovery.
The most compelling strength of the UK economy is employment. A cost-of-living squeeze really does become a wider crisis with sharply rising unemployment. The herculean efforts of the Sunak’s furlough employment scheme may seem long gone but it kept companies and employees afloat during lockdowns. Unemployment stands at just 3.8% with vacancies of 1.7 million. That is about as good as it gets.
Understandably now there is a hangover effect as pandemic stimulus is gradually withdrawn, but the residual supportive effects should provide a buffer for some time to come — certainly government tax revenue is holding up nicely. It’s not peaches and cream by any stretch but all the main parts of the economy are in reasonable shape when you consider the whole world shut down and then dramatically restarted. Weakness in sterling has exacerbated the cost of importing commodities, which are largely priced in dollars, but the pound is far from alone suffering from the hideous strength of the mighty greenback.
So chin up. Mustn’t grumble. We’re no worse off than the others. That is, as long as you avert your gaze from Westminster.
More From This Writer and Others at Bloomberg Opinion:
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Rishi Sunak’s Helicopter Drop Makes the Bank of England’s Life Easier: Marcus Ashworth
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Have Britain’s Tories Been in Power Too Long?: Martin Ivens
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Portraits of Power-in-Waiting: Who’s Next After Boris Johnson: Adrian Wooldridge
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.
Marcus Ashworth is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering European markets. Previously, he was chief markets strategist for Haitong Securities in London.
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NEW YORK — A New York appellate court judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to halt his $10,000-a-day fine, keeping the former president’s meter running for now as he fights a lower-court decision penalizing him for failing to turn over documents in a state civil investigation.
Trump’s attorney Alina Habba requested the stay Monday, a week after Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron fined Trump for failing to comply with a subpoena issued in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ probe of his business dealings.
Habba wrote in a court filing that Engoron’s ruling was “unconscionable and indefensible.” The judge found that Trump, who is appealing the ruling, and his lawyers had failed to show they conducted a proper search for subpoenaed records.
In asking the appellate court to pause his fine, Trump sought to stop it from accruing while he seeks to overturn Engoron’s ruling — potentially saving him hundreds of thousands of dollars if the appellate court ultimately upholds the contempt finding.
Trump is also appealing Engoron’s Feb. 17 ruling requiring him to answer questions under oath. Oral arguments in that appeal are scheduled for May 11. No arguments have been scheduled in Trump’s contempt challenge.
In a written statement Tuesday, Trump, a Republican, lashed out at James and the state’s court system. He called the attorney general, who is a Black Democrat, “racist,” said the courts were “biased, unyielding, and totally unfair” and claimed to have turned over “millions of pages of documents, perhaps more than any person or entity has ever given before.”
“This is a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in history, and it should not be allowed to continue,” Trump said. “The good news is, I have done nothing wrong!”
A message seeking comment was left with Habba.
James, a Democrat, asked Engoron to hold Trump in contempt after he failed to produce any documents to satisfy a March 31 deadline to meet the terms of the subpoena. She has said her investigation has found evidence that Trump may have misstated the value of assets like skyscrapers and golf courses on financial statements for over a decade.
Habba told Engoron that she met with Trump to ensure he had no records and there were none to be found. On Friday, she submitted additional documents explaining the document search, including an affidavit in which Trump claimed he has no documents. Engoron criticized the affidavit as lacking in detail.
In seeking to halt the fine, Habba said Trump and his representatives had performed a “diligent, thorough and comprehensive search” for everything sought in the subpoena and provided complete and accurate responses to the attorney general. She said the additional submissions last week amounted to “extraordinary efforts to comply.”
“Given these circumstances, it is unconscionable and indefensible for Appellant to be held in contempt in any manner, must less at the inordinate expense of $10,000 per day,” she said.
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TORONTO (AP)Morgan Rielly scored his first goal of the season for Toronto in the Maple Leafs’ 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Michael Bunting, William Nylander, Pierre Engvall and Zach Aston-Reese provided the rest of the offense for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves in his sixth straight start – and seventh consecutive appearance.
Nicklas Backstrom scored the first goal for Washington. Darcy Kuemper allowed four goals on 20 shots before being replaced by Charlie Lindgren. The Capitals backup finished with six stops.
”We gave it away,” Backstrom said. ”Tough to come back when they score four goals in the second.”
Leafs captain John Tavares, who played the 1,000th regular-season game of his NHL career, was honored by the team with a ceremony before a rare 5 p.m. puck drop.
Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said earlier in the day goaltender Matt Murray (ankle) will be out through the NHL all-star break and the club’s subsequent bye week, but added the injury isn’t expected to keep him out long-term.
Murray was scheduled to start Friday’s ugly 6-2 loss to Ottawa, but was a late scratch that forced the overworked Samsonov back into action. Joseph Woll was called up from the AHL on an emergency basis Sunday.
”We wanted to respond,” Rielly said of Friday’s performance. ”We weren’t very proud of ourselves when we were leaving here after that game against Ottawa.”
Down 1-0 after the first period, Toronto got even 1:29 of the second when Bunting slid his 15th goal of the season past Kuemper on a power play.
Rielly then snapped his first of the campaign – the defenseman looked skyward in relief as he celebrated – at exactly seven minutes to make it 2-1.
”Just relief, that’s all,” Rielly, who missed 15 games earlier this season with a knee injury, said of what was going through his mind. ”Felt good.”
Tavares said he’s been impressed with how Rielly navigated his dry spell.
”Don’t know if I’ve ever played with a better professional,” said the captain. ”A world-class player and person and leader.”
Nylander added his team-leading 28th on a delayed penalty at 10:45 before Engvall scored his 10th at 14:20 for a 4-1 advantage that spelled the end of Kuemper’s outing.
Leafs center David Kampf picked up an assist on Toronto’s fourth goal for the 100th point of his career.
Washington opened the scoring with 2:43 left in a sleepy first when Backstrom, who played just his ninth game of 2022-23 following hip surgery, fired his first of the campaign through a screen on Samsonov.
The netminder signed with Toronto in free agency after being cut loose by Washington, which drafted him 22nd overall at the 2015 NHL draft, in the summer when he wasn’t tendered a qualifying offer.
TAVARES HITS 1,000
The 32-year-old expected ”quite a few” family and friends in attendance for his milestone moment. ”Probably the most I’ve had in my career,” Tavares said following Saturday’s practice. ”Great to share it with so many people.” Selected first overall by the New York Islanders in 2009, the Oakville, Ontario, product is the 375th player in NHL history to play 1,000 games. ”Tremendous honor,” Tavares said. ”Hard to put into words . just a lot of gratitude.”
LAVIOLETTE REACHES OWN MILESTONE
Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette coached the 1,400th game of his NHL career. The 58-year-old debuted with the Islanders in 2001 and won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006. Laviolette has also coached Philadelphia and Nashville.
LEAFS INJURIES
The Leafs announced before the game Matthews has been put on injured reserve. Toronto also activated TJ Brodie off IR. The defenseman had missed the last 10 games with a rib problem – his second time on the shelf this season after missing 15 contests because of an oblique injury.
UP NEXT
Capitals: Visit Columbus on Tuesday.
Maple Leafs: Host Boston on Wednesday.
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Award Winning Air-Dried Meat Snacks Brand to Raise Awareness of Organization Providing Educational Scholarships to Impacted Families
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stryve Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAX), the premium air-dried meat snacks brand conquering the intersection of healthy and convenient, is proud to announce its partnership with Folds of Honor, a nonprofit organization that provides academic scholarships to the children and spouses of America's fallen and disabled service members. Folds of Honor pays tribute to the sacrifice of America's heroes by allowing their legacy to live on through their families through educational scholarships, partnering with brands such as Stryve Foods in order to achieve the goals that allow for academic pursuits.
Since 2007, over 35,000 scholarships have been awarded for K-12 and higher education, with 91% of donated funds going directly to scholarships. Folds of Honor has previously partnered with major brands such as Rite Aid, Budweiser, Quick Trip, Major League Baseball, Delta Airlines, and has had the support of George W. Bush, Larry the Cable Guy, and Dierks Bentley. Stryve Foods is supporting Folds of Honor by displaying the patriotic badge across Stryve Foods packaging. Stryve Foods products, which can be found at retailers and major grocery stores nationwide, will proudly display the badge in a commitment to increase awareness in support of a worthy cause so that the families of fallen and disabled service members will have access to academic funding.
"Folds of Honor is proud to team up with Stryve Foods," said Lt. Col Dan Rooney. "We believe this partnership will bring great awareness to the mission of Folds of Honor and aid in increasing the scholarship funding available to the families of American heroes. Together we will honor the legacy of the fallen and injured by paving a brighter future."
"Our mission at Stryve Foods has always been about expanding the meat snack category with better for you options while setting a new, higher standard of taste," said Chris Boever, Chief Executive Officer of Stryve Foods. "The standard to which we hold our products lends into how we align with other brands and organizations, especially those in support of worthy causes. Our partnership with Folds of Honor truly is an honor, as this will allow Stryve Foods to give back and showcase the important work such an organization is putting forth in the community."
For more information on Folds of Honor and to support the organization furthering the legacy of fallen and disabled American service members through educational scholarships, please visit www.foldsofhonor.org. For more information on Stryve Foods, please visit www.stryve.com.
Stryve Foods is an emerging healthy snacking company on a mission "to help Americans snack better and live happier, better lives." Offering delicious, convenient, and nutritious meat snacks, Stryve Foods' current brand portfolio consists of air-dried meat products which are marketed under Stryve Snacks, Kalahari Snacks, and Vacadillos. Stryve Foods uses an all-natural, centuries old process of air-drying meat, which originated in South Africa, to ensure that each bite of Biltong is full of flavor, while simultaneously tender. Unlike beef jerky, Stryve Foods' all-natural air-dried Biltong products are made of beef and spices, contain zero grams of sugar, and are free of monosodium glutamate (MSG), gluten, nitrates, nitrites, and preservatives. Stryve Snacks, Kalahari Snacks and Vacadillos are available online and nationwide in select convenience stores and retail locations. For more information on Stryve Foods, please visit www.stryve.com.
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GREENSBORO, N.C., May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tanger® Outlets (NYSE: SKT), a leading operator of upscale open-air outlet centers, announced today that its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2023 will be released on Thursday, August 3, 2023 after the market close. The Company will host its conference call for analysts, investors and other interested parties on Friday, August 4, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
To access the conference call, listeners should dial 1-877-605-1702. A live audio webcast of this call will be available to the public on Tanger's Investor Relations website, investors.tanger.com.
A telephone replay of the call will be available from August 4, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time through 11:59 p.m. on August 18, 2023 by dialing 1-877-660-6853, replay access code #13739144. An online archive of the webcast will also be available through August 18, 2023.
About Tanger® Outlets
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT), a leading operator of upscale open-air outlet centers, fully or partially owns and/or manages a portfolio of 37 centers, including one center under development. Tanger's operating centers, which comprise approximately 14 million square feet, are located in 20 states and in Canada and are leased to over 2,700 stores operated by more than 600 different brand name companies. Tanger has more than 42 years of experience in the outlet industry and has been a publicly traded REIT since 1993. For more information on Tanger, call 1-800-4TANGER or visit the Company's website at www.tanger.com.
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Past major champions Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed both will join the LIV Golf Invitational Series, according to multiple reports, giving the Saudi-funded competitor to the PGA Tour two more big names to go along with Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson.
Both men have qualified to play in next week’s U.S. Open, a tournament DeChambeau won in 2020. On Tuesday, the USGA announced that golfers who had qualified for the tournament would be allowed to play, no matter their tour affiliation.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has threatened to permanently ban any player who takes the course for LIV Golf, though a number of LIV golfers — including Johnson, Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Sergio Garcia, Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace — have preempted any punishment by resigning from the PGA Tour.
Requests for comment from LIV Golf and representatives of DeChambeau and Reed were not returned, and it’s unclear whether DeChambeau and Reed have forfeited their PGA Tour membership. On Tuesday, DeChambeau committed to play in the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship, which takes place later this month during the week between the U.S. Open and the second LIV Tour event.
At the Memorial last week, DeChambeau said leaving the PGA Tour was not worth the risk.
“I think that’s mostly — a lot of it is private,” said DeChambeau, an eight-time winner on tour. “There’s not really any conversations that need to be made about that, other than the fact that, like, every person out here has their own opinion on it. Me, there’s obviously a lot of conversation. For me, I personally don’t think that at this point in time I’m in a place in my career where I can risk things like that.”
Both DeChambeau and Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, have battled recent injuries and illnesses that have caused them to tumble down the world rankings. DeChambeau has been dealing with a torn left hip labrum for a few years and also hurt his left hand last fall, injuries that were exacerbated in February when he slipped while playing table tennis during a February tournament in Saudi Arabia. He underwent surgery on his hand in April and has played in only one tournament since, missing the cut at last week’s Memorial (he has missed the cut in four of his last five tournaments).
Reed battled double pneumonia last August that at one point had him fearing for his life. This calendar year, he has missed four cuts and has only one top-10 finish, at last month’s Charles Schwab Challenge.
DeChambeau, who ascended to No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking after the 2021 PGA Championship, has slipped to No. 28. Reed, who rose to No. 7 in the world last year, sits at No. 36. Their move to the LIV circuit means it now will feature six of the world’s top 50 golfers and 20 of the top 100.
DeChambeau and Reed are two of the most polarizing players in professional golf. Already seen as one of the sport’s most cerebral players, DeChambeau bulked up significantly during the early coronavirus pandemic, becoming the longest driver on tour, but he also has gotten into feuds with both fellow pro Brooks Koepka and with on-course rules officials. Reed has been at the center of multiple rules controversies over his career.
Still, their fame and their status as past major champions represent two more big wins for LIV golf in its nascent battle with the PGA Tour.
PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas on Wednesday said the LIV-associated golfers are free to do as they choose but also called the PGA Tour “the best place to play in the world.”
“I’ve thought a lot about it and it’s just like, people are entitled to choose as they wish. Like, I don’t dislike [Johnson] now, I don’t think he’s a bad dude, I’m not gonna treat him any differently. He’s entitled to choose as he wishes,” Thomas said during a news conference ahead of the Canadian Open. “Now, I’m disappointed, and I wish that he and others wouldn’t have done it but that’s their decision. I’ve said it all along: Guys can do as they wish. If they want to go, they can go; if they want to stay, they can stay. Selfishly, I know the PGA Tour is the best place to play in the world. …
“I wish it wouldn’t be taking away from the great storylines and the things that are going on on a tour that’s been around for a very long time and is in one of the best places it’s ever been. I’m just bummed that those guys won’t be a part of it.”
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, meanwhile, downplayed the absences.
“I haven’t really noticed anyone missing this week. Maybe outside of DJ,” he said Wednesday of Johnson, who also had committed to play in the Canadian Open before announcing his move to LIV Golf, which reportedly will pay him and Mickelson well over $100 million dollars. | 2022-06-08T17:10:14+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/08/bryson-dechambeau-patrick-reed-liv-golf/ |
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin knocked his season-long nemesis out of the race during a late battle for the lead, then streaked ahead Sunday in the No. 11 Toyota to become the winningest driver in Pocono Raceway history.
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver won for the third time this season and passed Hall of Fame driver Jeff Gordon for most wins at Pocono with seven. Hamlin swept two races at Pocono in his rookie season in 2006, and added wins in 2009, 2010, 2019 and 2020.
Hamlin held off JGR teammate Kyle Busch, still looking for a new contract with Gibbs, to reach victory lane.
Hamlin also tied Tony Stewart on the NASCAR’s wins list with 49.
“I just wanted to be a local short-track racer in Virginia. That’s all I really cared about,” Hamlin said.
Hamlin first had to take out Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain to clear his path down the stretch.
Chastain wrecked Hamlin two times in a month earlier this season, prompting Hamlin to spew he had “reached my peak” with the aggressive driving of the watermelon farmer. Perhaps as payback, Hamlin refused to give his rival an inch off a late restart at Pocono and ran Chastain into the wall. Chastain slammed the wall and triggered a wreck that collected several drivers, including winless Kevin Harvick, who is fighting for a playoff spot.
“What did you want me to do? What did you expect me to do,” Hamlin asked.
Hamlin said he was “at the end of it” with his frustration with Chastain but was mildly booed by the Pocono fans for denying them what could have been a thrilling battle to the checkered flag.
Chastain, who has two wins this season, said he understand why he finished his race in the wall.
“I think that’s something that’s been owed to me for a few months now,” Chastain said.
Hamlin got the last word, but does it squash their beef? Perhaps not, the wife of Chastain’s race team owner Justin Marks tweeted, “Game. On.”
Busch finished second, followed by Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suarez.
Hamlin’s win kept NASCAR with 14 drivers in the playoffs with two spots left over the final five races before the field is set.
KURT BUSCH SIDELINED
Ty Gibbs finished 18th for 23XI Racing in his first career Cup start.
Kurt Busch was not cleared by NASCAR’s medical staff to compete Sunday’s and the 23XI Racing driver was replaced by the 19-year-old Gibbs.
Busch tweeted he suffered from “concussion-like symptoms” from a hit suffered during Saturday’s qualifying session. Busch was not cleared on Sunday morning by NASCAR’s medical staff to compete.
Gibbs said he had to pull over on the side of the highway and collect his thoughts when he got the call Saturday to replace Busch. Gibbs was already back in North Carolina and hopped on a racing simulator until 1 a.m. to get himself ready for his debut.
“I’m very thankful just to come into this whole thing,” he said. “I did not expect it at all. It means a lot. I’m going to very disciplined in these situations.”
UP NEXT
IndyCar and NASCAR share next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. IndyCar races Saturday on the road course; NASCAR races Sunday.
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Milwaukee man's bullet hit innocent bystander on bench: complaint
MILWAUKEE - Isaiah Saffold, 26, of Milwaukee faces multiple charges after prosecutors say he fired a gun and his bullet struck an innocent man sitting on a bench near 27th and Fond du Lac. It's one of a series of accusations against him over a seven-day span.
Prosecutors say on May 10, the mother of Saffold's children was beaten by a group of people on Lovers Lane, and afterward, she drove her vehicle toward them, and someone in the group fired at her one time. The mother of Saffold's children then followed the group as they drove east on Fond du Lac, calling Saffold to tell him what was going on.
Saffold joined the pursuit, the complaint says, and near 27th and Fond du Lac, he "fired rounds from his gun," hitting a man who was sitting on a bench nearby. As of the writing of the criminal complaint, that man remained in critical condition. The shooting happened right in front of the Milwaukee Public Library.
The vehicle associated with the beating eventually crashed near 20th and Fond du Lac. Someone in that vehicle told investigators after the crash, they got a ride from some stranger, the complaint says.
Days later, on May 13 and 14, prosecutors say Saffold showed up at another girlfriend's house and hit her.
On May 17, the complaint says Saffold's vehicle led police on a pursuit that lasted for more than seven miles. He was arrested after running from the car. Prosecutors say he was a passenger but "given that this was Saffold's vehicle, and he was wanted for several incidents, complainant reasonably infers that Saffold aided and abetted the fleeing."
Prosecutors say Saffold told investigators he "had a gun, got rid of it and never intended to hit that man." He wrote the victim an apology letter.
The complaint includes Saffold's statement to police, reading, in part:
"I asked her where she was, and I pulled up, and I did what I did. She didn't ask for me to do nothing. She didn't saying…aww you got to do this. It was never nothing to do with her, everything did with me. I put this upon my family. I took myself away from my family. Bro, I didn't have her do nothing. I didn't say do nothing. I just asked her where she was at that time, and that's how everything happened. I did everything. I'm the cause of everything. I hurt this man. I apologize to this man. And this is my
doing. Everything is my doing, no one else's doing, just mine. I was by myself. This was me, bro. This was me. I did this, bro. I put my child and my child's mother in a situation, and I put the people who I hurt in the situation. That's about it, bro."
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He added that "he was doing something wrong, and the injured man just got in the crossfire."
"My intention was only to hurt the people who hurt me," he said, adding that he "got rid" of the gun. Prosecutors say he didn't know what kind of gun it was, only that it was a rifle, and he didn't know how many times he shot it.
"I just know that I hurt some people, bro, and I know that I'm in trouble," he said, according to the complaint.
His apology to the victim read as follows, according to the complaint:
"I, Isaiah J Saffold apologize for stopping your day, your life, your journey. I was in the wrong, sir. You were an innocent bystander, and my wrongdoing put you in harm's way!!! I don't deserve your sympathy, sir. I am very sorry that I've done harm to you, sir. I hope you could forgive me one day and be able to look past this."
Saffold was previously convicted of possession of narcotics and cannot possess a firearm as a felon, the complaint notes.
Saffold made his initial appearance in court Sunday, May 21. Cash bond was set at $175,000.
Charges include first-degree reckless injury, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, possession of a firearm by a felon, vehicle operator flee/elude officer and resisting/obstructing. | 2023-05-22T22:23:15+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-mans-bullet-hit-innocent-bystander-on-bench-complaint |
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BERLIN (AP) — Prices for gasoline and public transport in Germany surged Thursday as government subsidies expired, hurting commuters already struggling with high energy costs.
Germany’s biggest auto club, ADAC, said initial estimates indicated that the average price of one liter of E10 super was about 0.25 euros ($0.25) higher in the morning than the previous day. Diesel fuel was about 0.10 euros ($0.10) more expensive, it said.
Thursday marked the end of a temporary cut in gasoline taxes and a special 9-euro ($9) monthly public transport ticket unveiled by the government in May to ease the pain of inflation.
The discount public transport ticket, usable on all local and regional buses and trains, was hailed as a particular success for allowing millions of people to travel the country cheaply, while saving an estimated 1.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
Environmental campaigners have called for the tickets to be extended in some form. Germany’s transport minister says he is looking into the idea.
The government is trying to encourage consumers and businesses to save energy whichever way they can to prevent a shortage during the winter months, after Russia sharply reduced flows of natural gas to Germany. It recently announced that temperatures will be lowered in public offices this winter and the lighting on street advertising must be switched off at night.
Germany has pledged to wean itself off Russian gas within the next two years in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. On Thursday, the government announced that it is leasing a fifth floating terminal for importing liquefied natural gas. | 2022-09-01T18:18:09+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-german-gasoline-transport-prices-jump-as-subsidies-expire/ |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Hip-hop superstar Cardi B drew attention on social media over a video showing her lashing out during a Las Vegas performance after someone threw a drink at her while she was onstage.
Video circulated online over the weekend after a TikTok user posted footage of the incident at Drai’s Beachclub on the Las Vegas Strip.
The clip shows the hip-hop performer onstage during the event when someone in the audience hurls liquid, splashing the rapper. Cardi B can be seen retaliating by throwing her microphone into the audience in the direction from which the liquid was launched.
According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a woman came into a police station on Sunday to report a “battery.” She told officers that she had been struck by an item thrown from the stage on Saturday. Police said the incident had been documented, but no arrest or citations had been issued.
It’s unclear if that woman, who has not been identified, threw the drink at Cardi B.
The event made waves on social media as many excoriated the person who threw the liquid. They compared the situation to similar events that have happened in recent weeks: Bebe Rexha suffered a black eye after being struck by a cellphone, country singer Kelsea Ballerini was hit in the face by a bracelet, rapper Sexyy Red ended a show early when fans refused to stop throwing water bottles on stage, a fan threw their mother’s ashes at Pink while she was performing, Ava Max was slapped while performing in Los Angeles, and Harry Styles was hit in the eye with an object during a Houston performance.
Others noted humorously that although Cardi B had thrown her microphone, her song “Bodak Yellow” – and her recorded vocals – continued uninterrupted.
“The song didn’t stop. Y’all listening to an iPad,” said one X (formerly known as Twitter) user.
There was no indication if charges would be filed in the Cardi B incident.
Cardi B recently completed 15 days of community service in New York after pleading guilty to multiple charges filed against her following a 2018 fight at a strip club in Queens.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-07-31T22:45:40+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/woman-files-police-report-after-cardi-b-throws-microphone-into-las-vegas-crowd/ |
SAN ANTONIO – Over the last few years, you’ve heard more about the opioid crisis. More than 930,000 Americans have died from an overdose since 1999, and 75% of those deaths involved opioids, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has made an already bad situation worse. The CDC said overdose deaths rose by 399% from 2019-2021 in Texas. That figure hits home for one father who lost his daughter to fentanyl last year.
“She played trombone in high school. She was a sight reader, so she could read a sheet and then just start playing it,” said Mark Fahlsing.
Fahlsing’s face lit up when he spoke with KSAT about his daughter, Jesse Fahlsing. The 18-year-old math major at UTSA had dreams of becoming a doctor.
Jesse Fahlsing was also a gifted martial artist who trained other kids and loved animals.
Tragically, she was found dead in her college dorm on Nov. 23, 2022. Investigators found pills in her room. The Bexar County Medical Examiner ruled fentanyl toxicity as her cause of death.
Mark Fahlsing told KSAT he wondered if his daughter took pills because she had been stressed and wanted to take her mind off schoolwork. He said Jesse didn’t struggle with addiction and wouldn’t knowingly take fentanyl.
“Even two weeks prior to her death, she was handing out Narcan to the people on the street and talking to them about it,” Mark Fahlsing said.
Narcan is a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids.
Mark Fahlsing is trying to focus on all the good things Jesse did for her community through volunteer work and teaching kids. He also wants parents to warn kids about fentanyl.
“This stuff will kill you with no warning. When you’re parents like us, when you send your kids off to college, it’s like they’re still in danger,” he said.
KSAT spoke with UTSA about what happened with Jesse Fahlsing. The university released the following statement:
“Our university community was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Jesse. Officers from the UTSA Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division are working closely with the Drug Enforcement Administration to investigate Jesse’s death, determine how the fentanyl was obtained, and hold those responsible for supplying the drug accountable.”
Watch the second installment of the Finding Fentanyl series Wednesday on the Nightbeat and the third on the News at 6 on Thursday. | 2023-02-22T06:12:01+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/02/22/fighting-fentanyl-san-antonio-father-who-lost-daughter-to-fentanyl-issues-warning-to-parents/ |
WFO SAN ANGELO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
952 PM CDT Sun Apr 10 2022
...A fire weather watch has been issued for the Big Country,
Concho Valley, and Crockett country for late Tuesday morning
through Tuesday evening....
.A combination of a very dry air mass, gusty winds, and ongoing
drought conditions will lead to the potential for dangerous fire
weather conditions this afternoon...and again for Tuesday
afternoon and evening.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE BIG COUNTRY, CONCHO VALLEY AND
CROCKETT COUNTY...
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph for
both this afternoon, and Tuesday afternoon and evening.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.
* FUELS...extremely dry to critically dry.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable such that if fires
develop, they could spread quickly. Burning is therefore
discouraged.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that there is the potential for
critical fire weather conditions. Listen for later forecasts and
possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | 2022-04-11T04:01:31+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/weather/article/TX-WFO-SAN-ANGELO-Warnings-Watches-and-17071530.php |
DEWEY BEACH, Del. — A Maryland man has died after police say his Lyft driver ordered him out of the car in the middle of a Delaware highway.
Delaware State Police say the crash occurred Sunday around 2 a.m. A group of six friends ordered a Lyft ride from Dewey Beach back to their residence in Bethany Beach.
The group was traveling south on U.S. 1 when a dispute arose with the Lyft driver.
Police say the Lyft driver stopped in the left lane of the highway and demanded the group get out of the car.
A 43-year-old man from Clarksburg, Maryland, got out of the car on the right side and was struck by a passing Toyota Corolla. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No other injuries were reported.
Police said they are looking for the Lyft driver, who fled the scene after the crash.
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Harrisburg man dies in crash on I-81 in Dauphin County: state police | 2022-07-24T22:06:24+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/07/md-man-dies-when-lyft-driver-ends-ride-on-highway-police.html |
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government’s clumsy interference with its presidential election has turned a global spotlight on rampant corruption that previously had received only limited international attention.
President Alejandro Giammattei was deeply unpopular at home, but other than occasional reprobation from the United States and Europe, had managed to consolidate his control of the justice system, completely upending a longstanding anti-corruption campaign in the country with little consequence.
The June 25 presidential election may have changed all that. In the days leading up to the vote, it appeared there would be a runoff between a small number of right and extreme right candidates, including Giammattei allies. But with a large number of null votes, many cast in protest, and a campaign that resonated especially with young Guatemalans, progressive candidate Bernardo Arévalo placed second, ensuring his participation in an Aug. 20 runoff.
Suddenly, it seemed there was a real possibility of choice for Guatemalans who want to change the status quo. That stunned the powers that be, who quickly reacted.
“I think that fear clouded him, blinded him,” Katya Salazar, executive director of the Due Process Foundation, said of Giammattei. She added that Arévalo’s surprise support was “a demonstration of the dissatisfaction” in the Central American country.
“I think he (Giammattei) thought that it would be the same as always,” she said.
Late Wednesday, a federal prosecutor announced that Arévalo’s party, the Seed Movement, had been suspended for allegedly violating election laws. Prosecutors followed up on Thursday morning by raiding the offices of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal just hours after it certified the election results that put Arévalo in the runoff.
At a news conference on Friday, special anti-corruption prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche defended his investigation as serious, objective and impartial. He said the inquiry had taken a year to complete and it was a coincidence that he announced it on the same day the Supreme Electoral Tribunal certified the election results.
“That idea they have that this case arises from political issues is completely false,” Curruchiche said. “We don’t get involved in political issues.”
The prosecutor said his office’s raid of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Thursday had produced very valuable information, but he did not go into specifics. He did say that the tribunal’s own documents showed it was aware that 12 signatures collected by the Seed Movement when it was being established in 2018 were those of dead people, yet still allowed them to be registered.
“They didn’t take their responsibility like they should have,” he said.
Earlier Friday, the Attorney General’s Office said in a statement that it was carrying out its duty to enforce the country’s laws and not trying to interfere with the second round of voting or keep any candidate from participating in the runoff. Curruchiche said his investigation would continue.
The government’s actions have triggered a domestic and international uproar. In addition to statements of concern from the United States, European Union and Organization of American States, criticism came from other Latin American governments as well as Guatemala’s most powerful private business association.
Even Arévalo’s runoff opponent, conservative former first lady Sandra Torres, joined in, announcing that she would suspend her campaign activities because the competition was uneven while authorities pursued the Seed Movement.
Torres’ UNE party has been a key force in allowing Giammattei to advance his legislative agenda, but it appeared she felt the attack on the Seed party could undermine her own candidacy.
“We want to demonstrate our solidarity with the voters of the Seed party and also with those who came out to vote,” she said. “As a candidate, I want to compete under equal conditions.”
Not long after that, the Constitutional Court, the country’s highest tribunal, provided another blow to the Giammattei administration, granting the Seed Movement’s request for a preliminary injunction against its suspension. That quickly, if temporarily, lowered tensions.
Giammattei, who was barred by law from seeking reelection, kept out of sight. His office issued a statement saying it respects the separation of powers and would not be involved in any judicial processes.
His response had little effect on a population that witnessed how the president had dramatically transformed a nation that until four years ago had hosted an aggressive and productive anti-corruption effort supported by the United Nations. After Giammattei’s predecessor forced out the U.N. mission that supported the fight against graft, the current president systematically forced out prosecutors and judges who were continuing that effort, replacing them with loyalists. Even those who had grown critical of the zealous anti-corruption effort concede the country is much worse off now.
Hundreds protested in front of the Attorney General’s Office on Thursday afternoon.
“We are fed up with the corruption in Guatemala,” said Adolfo Grande, a 25-year-old repair technician. “We want them to let us choose and not to impose who they want.”
Dinora Sentes, a 28-year-old sociologist, said she supports the Seed Movement but was protesting in defense of Guatemala.
“It’s not about defending a party but rather an entire country,” she said. “We have so many needs in education, health, urgent necessities to attend to.”
Arévalo thanked the Constitutional Court as well as the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, which promised to defend the will of voters against government interference.
“The corrupt who have tried to steal these elections from the people today find themselves marginalized,” he said. “Today we are starting the first day of the campaign.”
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Sherman reported from Mexico City. | 2023-07-15T12:33:12+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/international/ap-guatemalas-struggle-with-corruption-thrust-into-international-spotlight-by-election-meddling/ |
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has told national team managers hopeful of having their World Cup players rested this weekend: "Don't call me!"
There is one last round of Premier League fixtures before the tournament starts but Guardiola has rejected the idea that he could give a helping hand to the countries heading to Qatar by rotating his squad when he picks his team to play Brentford at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
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"Absolutely we aren't going to rest players for the national teams," Guardiola told a news conference on Friday.
"I didn't get any [calls] and it's not necessary to call me. I advise, don't call me."
Guardiola suggested earlier in the week that if he was still a player he would find it hard to focus on domestic games with the World Cup coming so soon afterwards.
He has a number of players in his squad heading to the tournament after the fixture with Brentford but ahead of the game, the City boss praised his players' professionalism.
"What I've seen so far, commitment on what they have to do, 100%," Guardiola said.
"It's the last game, most of the players right after the game leave for the national team. They are packing and it's a dangerous thing. They have to stay and we spoke a few times. A few days, stay, don't leave. After [Brentford] they have time to go with the national team."
Guardiola is not planning to attend World Cup games in Qatar and will instead travel back to Barcelona during the break before reporting back to Manchester on Dec. 5.
He is out of contract at the end of the season but has told fans the situation is "under control" while reiterating how happy he is at the Etihad.
"It is difficult to find what I have here as a manager," he said.
"To be a manager for a long time you need to be so supported. The results help a lot, that is undeniable. In this world they sack you, they fire you, we know that.
"But part of that is at big clubs the part of the success of the manager is the chairman, sporting director, especially, and all the people here. It goes to the media, fans and the players, there is stability. This is why I think only in a few clubs this can happen." | 2022-11-12T01:41:53+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/manchester-city-engman_city/story/4799903/man-city-boss-pep-guardiola-dont-call-me-to-rest-players-for-wc |
Credit reporting complaints ‘skyrocket’ to new record, report finds
69% of all complaints were against the big three bureaus
InvestigateTV - A recent report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) found complaints against credit reporting agencies nearly doubled from 2021 to 2022.
According to the report, credit reporting complaints made up 75% of the more than 800,000 complaints made by consumers last year to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
“Consumers are complaining that the credit reporting system is stacked against them, because the credit reporting bureaus don’t listen, don’t fix mistakes and don’t reply to consumers at all,” Ed Mierzwinski, senior director of U.S. PIRG’s Federal Consumer Program, said.
Mierzwinksi, who wrote the report, found 69% of consumer complaints were against the big three credit bureaus: Transunion, Equifax and Experian.
Mierzwinkski said the increase in complaints is concerning because having a bad credit score can impact your ability to buy a house, secure a loan, or get a job.
“In this tough economy, you want your credit report to be accurate,” he said. “The consumers are saying, they’re not accurate. Consumers are saying, they’re not listening to me.”
We reached out to all three major credit report companies to get their thoughts on the report. The Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) replied on their behalf:
Mierzwinski recommended using the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) complaint database to search complaints by company to see others’ experiences.
If you do run into an issue, he suggested filing a complaint with the CFPB and your state attorney general’s office.
But at the end of the day, your best bet to avoid a low credit score is to make every effort to pay your bills on time, Mierzwinski said.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-12T20:33:27+00:00 | kttc.com | https://www.kttc.com/2023/04/12/credit-reporting-complaints-skyrocket-new-record-report-finds/ |
Soprano Anna Netrebko has been hired by the Monte Carlo Opera to sing this month following the Metropolitan Opera’s decision to drop her for failing to repudiate Russia President Vladimir Putin.
The Monte Carlo Opera said Thursday that Netrebko will sing the title role in Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” in performances on April 22, 24, 27 and 30. The 50-year-old Russian replaces an originally announced Maria Agresta.
Tenor Yusif Eyvazov, Netrebko’s husband, is scheduled to sing Des Grieux.
Netrebko was to have sung five performances in a revival of Puccini’s “Turandot” at the Met in New York from April 30 to May 14. She was replaced by Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska for Turandot and by Italian soprano Eleonora Buratto for a revival of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” at the Met from Nov. 3-19.
Netrebko issued a statement in early March that she was “opposed to this senseless war of aggression and I am calling on Russia to end this war right now.” She did not directly mention Putin.
Netrebko, who is from Krasnodar, received the People’s Artist of Russia honor from Putin in 2008. She was photographed in 2014 holding a Novorussian flag after giving a 1 million ruble donation (then $18,500) to the opera hose in Donetsk, a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russia separatists.
She said in late March she met Putin “only a handful of times in my entire life, most notably on the occasion of receiving awards in recognition of my art or at the Olympics opening ceremony.”
“I am not a member of any political party nor am I allied with any leader of Russia,” Netrebko said in late March. “I acknowledge and regret that past actions or statements of mine could have been misinterpreted.” | 2022-04-15T14:42:36+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/entertainment-news/dropped-by-met-netrebko-to-sing-at-monte-carlo-opera/ |
Three years after the death by suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, conspiracy theories continue to flourish online in right-wing media circles that tie the notorious sexual predator to opponents of the right.
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Three years after the death by suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, conspiracy theories continue to flourish online in right-wing media circles that tie the notorious sexual predator to opponents of the right.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-09-04T12:20:55+00:00 | nprillinois.org | https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-09-04/mar-a-lago-connection-fuels-conspiracy-theories-about-jeffrey-epstein-three-years-after-his-death |
Campers end each week of class at Circus Arts Conservatory with a performance for friends and family.
Emma Wilson Weber grew up attending Circus Arts Conservatory's summer camp.
From age 5 to 12 years old, she would lead groups of students in learning acts including juggling, acrobatics, aerial silks and lyra.
"I got into circus (as a kid) when I went to watch the shows with my dad," Weber said. "He let me try out the camp. … I really wanted to get to help out the kids."
So now the 15-year-old now serves as a camp counselor each week from June to early August.
Alongside staff and fellow counselors, Weber walks dozens of campers through the acts, training that culminates with weekly performances. The most recent week's show featured a superhero theme including Spider-Man, Batman and Iron Man.
"I get to watch the kids learn and enjoy the activities I had when I was little," Weber said. "It's nice to see them have the same experiences I did."
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government sworn in Wednesday includes a record 13 women, including the first female Muslim to serve in the role and the second Indigenous person named Indigenous Affairs minister.
The ceremony conducted by Governor-General David Hurley in the capital, Canberra, came 11 days after new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led the center-left Labor Party to an election victory over the incumbent conservatives.
“Proud to lead an inclusive government that is as diverse as Australia itself,” Albanese wrote on Twitter. “Welcome to all these new Labor members.”
Youth Minister Anne Aly is Australia’s first female Muslim minister, while Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic is the first Muslim to serve in Cabinet.
Linda Burney became the first woman, and only the second Indigenous person, to serve as Indigenous Affairs minister.
Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong were sworn in early last week so they could fly to Tokyo for a summit with President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Of the 30 ministers appointed to the new government, nearly half are women. Women also hold a record 10 spots out of 23 in core Cabinet roles.
With some votes still to be counted from last month’s election, the Labor Party has secured enough seats to hold an outright majority in the 150-seat House.
Albanese’s Cabinet includes some new faces as well as some lawmakers who served in the previous Labor government that last held power nine years ago.
“We have an overflow of talent on our side of the parliament,” Albanese said, adding that “it’s the most experienced incoming Labor government in our history since federation.”
Albanese has been getting support from an unusual source: British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg.
Bragg wrote on Twitter that he’d awoken to find that “the new prime minister of Australia had quoted my lyrics in his first press conference.”
Bragg went on to say he wasn’t surprised as he’s been friends with Albanese for more than 20 years after they met at a theater in Sydney and bonded over a shared love of music and compassionate politics.
“The challenges he faces are daunting and I don’t envy him his success,” Bragg wrote. “Some of us just sing about making the world a better place — he now has the responsibility of delivering on that promise.” | 2022-06-01T17:57:48+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/ap-international/new-australian-government-includes-record-13-women-ministers/ |
Six months after reopening its field offices to the public, the Social Security Administration is struggling to restore basic customer services and is assisting millions fewer of the poor, elderly and disabled people who sought its help before the coronavirus pandemic, federal data shows.
The long queues have raised tempers and safety concerns. One person fainted in line outside the office in Laredo, Tex. Others in Florida slept outside overnight to secure a spot for the next morning. Social Security’s remedy is to push customers to get help by phone or online, but fast service using those options, for many, is proving just as elusive.
From April, when the 1,230 local offices began to reopen, through mid-August, the number of people helped by Social Security staff members had dropped by 46 percent from the 43 million visitors served annually before the coronavirus struck, according to data Social Security officials shared with national disability advocates. Visits have edged up in recent weeks but remain well below pre-pandemic levels, according to internal agency data and congressional offices.
Those seeking disability benefits are far more dependent on in-person visits than retirees and others needing service from Social Security, as they often lack phones or access to the internet and must turn over original birth certificates, driver’s licenses and other documents. The extreme measures required from them have deepened questions about the capacity of a major federal department that serves as the last lifeline for many Americans.
Acknowledging “delays in service and long waits for disability decisions,” Social Security officials took the unusual step last month of pleading with Congress for an extra $800 million as lawmakers negotiated a temporary budget for the new fiscal year. Congress last week approved about $90 million in the temporary spending package that expires Dec. 16.
Social Security officials have blamed the stumbles on a staffing crisis and inadequate budgets. But there are many causes, according to lawmakers, current and former Social Security officials and advocates for the disabled: the power of the agency’s labor unions, a hesitance to make temporary pandemic workarounds permanent and an absence of permanent leadership.
“They have always been slow,” said Jeff Larsen, a Houston-based attorney with Lone Star Legal Aid who specializes in the disability system. “But it’s much slower now. There’s more friction in the system.”
At 6 a.m. one Thursday this summer, a line already was waiting outside the doors of a tan brick building off Interstate 69 in Houston that houses the local Social Security office, 12 miles northeast of a downtown skyline built by oil and gas riches. The merciless sun bore down on women shielding themselves with umbrellas. Sweating men in shorts and baseball caps held their vital documents in plastic bags. The only place to sit was a pipe railing that ran the length of the front wall.
Freddie Myers, 80, had come by bus and leaned on his cane as he took his place in the queue, desperate for Social Security to restore a monthly $440 disability check someone in his rooming house had stolen.
Teresa Bernetic, 65 and disabled after a fall, had come in hope of finding out why Social Security had not processed an appeal of her application for benefits, turned down in 2020 and then lost in the chaos of unopened mail and handoffs from claims representatives during the pandemic. “Every time we got someone on the phone, it was a different answer,” said her husband, Tom.
At 7:55 a.m., a security guard came out and placed a sign in front of the door with a message in English and Spanish. Today’s estimated wait time would be two hours, it said. It was already 96 degrees.
The line swelled with need accumulated over the 2½ years since Social Security shuttered the building on Aldine Mail Route Road and its entire network of field offices at the start of the pandemic in 2020, sending employees home to telework.
About 15 million Americans received disability benefits before the pandemic, through the federal government’s two disability programs — one for disabled people with work histories or a separate program known as Supplemental Security Income for poor, aging or disabled people who have not been able to work. The maximum SSI benefit for individuals is $10,092 a year, about three-quarters of the federal poverty level.
Since the field offices began to reopen in April, their staffs have helped millions of Americans with retirement decisions, enrolled them in Medicare, distributed Social Security cards to new immigrants and processed replacement cards.
Yet the current falloff in visitors to field offices is only partially explained by a shift to the internet and phone service that the agency has encouraged.
Both the decline in claims since the pandemic and the lines of needy Americans reflect that some Social Security offices are now operating at a fraction of their former strength. The April reopenings were only lightly publicized because Social Security leaders feared large crowds, according to congressional staffers, former officials and advocates informed of the reasoning. Of the 27,000 employees serving the public, 45 percent continue to work from home on a given weekday. Service is limited partially or fully to appointments, a challenge for people with mental illnesses and other conditions.
From April through August, a period that featured record heat across the nation, more than 40people waited outside of field offices on at least 90 of 102 days in offices in Houston, El Paso, the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Pasadena and Austin in Texas; Las Vegas and Henderson in Nevada; the Twin Cities; Gwinnett, Ga.; and Orlando and four other cities in Florida, according to data Social Security provided to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Social Security spokesman Mark Hinkle wrote in an email that the agency has “not yet determined the ideal telework levels” for its staff during an evaluation period that ended Sept. 30. But acting commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi told employees in a recent email that their telework schedules would continue through “at least” March 31 of next year.
The alternatives pushed by the agency have provided little relief. During the first week in September, 21 percent of disabled claimants waited 29 to 45 days for a phone appointment and another 24 percent more than 45 days, according to internal data obtained by The Washington Post. Phone service, after hitting bottom earlier this year when the agency rolled out a new system to modernize its aging communications, is still troubled by extensive waits on hold that often end up in dropped calls. From April to July, wait times for all claimants to speak with an agent, the only statistic available, averaged 33 minutes, up from 20 minutes in fiscal year 2019, the data shows. And field office staff members answered just 66 percent of calls from the start of the fiscal year through August, down from 76 percent in fiscal 2019.
Social Security has stopped publishing local field office phone numbers on its website, and most phone calls from the public are routed to toll-free numbers instead of local offices, where staff members have access to more information about individual claims. Hinkle wrote in his email that making the local number public was a pandemic-era policy that stopped “because employees are back to serving people in person in the office,” adding that telephone service has stabilized.
As for online services, more than 4 million people overall have used the website for services this fiscal year, up from 3.5 million before the pandemic, the agency said — but a far lower number than were previously helped in person. The 23-page application form for Supplemental Security Income cannot even be filled out online.
“Disabled people are older people,” said Gerard Lynch, another Houston attorney who represents Social Security disability claimants. “To tell them to do everything online? They can’t do anything online. It’s absurd.”
While the offices were closed, the number of SSI awards fell 27 percent in 2021 on top of dropping 18 percent in 2020, agency data shows, with awards to workers who became disabled falling 15 percent last year atop an 11 percent drop in 2020. A modest number have filed new disability applications since the offices reopened, according to internal agency data and outside research.
But state and local staffs who determine whether someone applying for benefits for the first time is eligible have fallen precipitously behind, with a backlog exceeding 1 million and a wait of as long as eight months for a verdict, double the time before the pandemic. Even when someone is approved it can take months for Social Security’s main payment center to begin issuing checks, disability lawyers, advocates and union officials say.
The turmoil is prompting pointed questions from members of Congress, whose staffs are fielding calls from angry constituents.
In July, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to Kijakazi insisting that she launch a national campaign to spur applications from low-income families with hundreds of thousands of disabled children who are eligible for benefits. Hinkle wrote that Social Security officials have expanded their social media presence to increase awareness and “conduct extensive outreach for people who face barriers accessing our services.”
In August, House Ways and Means leaders warned her in a rare bipartisan letter that covid-19 restrictions in field offices were putting visitors’ health at risk.
“[I]n some locations people have been standing outside in the heat for hours at a time, without the guarantee of getting their needs met,” wrote Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) and the committee’s top Republican, Rep. Kevin Brady (Tex.).
Kijakazi, through a spokesman, declined to be interviewed. Hinkle wrote in his email that the agency was “using various strategies to reduce in-person wait times, particularly in our busiest offices.” These strategies include recruiting retirees to assist offices, assigning work to less busy locations and “triaging” customers to make phone appointments, he wrote. Telework also has been suspended for some employees to increase in-person service, he wrote, offering no specifics. Angela Digeronimo, regional vice president for Local 220 of the American Federation of Government Employees, called suspended telework a “very, very infrequent occurrence.”
Hinkle wrote that local offices are adding outdoor canopies and fans “where possible,” reconfiguring waiting areas to allow more people inside offices, and providing access to bathrooms and water fountains in response to lawmakers’ concerns.
Following a December report in The Post on the effects of the long office closures, Social Security leaders scrambled to negotiate terms with their unions for a return to the office.
Yet as Kijakazi made mending labor relations a priority following hostile relations under her predecessor, Trump administration appointee Andrew Saul, unions clawed back the right to two days of telework a week for field office staffers and four days of work from home for employees answering phones.
“We recognize we are a front-facing agency,” said Digeronimo, the official with the AFGE local, which represents 43,000 Social Security employees, “but do we all need to be in the office five days a week? Not really.”
The field offices are also confronting staff departures and struggling to attract and keep new hires. The agency lost close to 4,000 employees during the pandemic, Hinkle wrote, a 7 percent drop, about three-quarters of them from local field offices, teleservice phone centers and processing centers. New hires are coming, but Hinkle stressed that years of declining budgets and staff are affecting service. In his Sept. 8 letter asking Congress for more funding, Jeff Nesbit, the agency’s deputy director for communications, cited “disastrous” repercussions without it.
One in 8 new hires quit during the public health crisis, officials said, a particularly hard blow because it takes entry-level claims representatives up to three years to become proficient in the complex disability benefits system. Pay for the positions starts at $31,000.
“They’re not rushing in the door for these jobs anymore,” said Rich Couture, another AFGE official.
Advocates say open and fully staffed field offices are necessary given the document-heavy, labor-intensive process of seeing a disability claim through the system.
“Fully reopening and staffing field offices may involve challenges, but it is immediately and urgently necessary,” said David Camp, a Social Security disability attorney in St. Louis who is president of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. “A failure to do so is a question of leadership.”
Kijakazi, named acting commissioner by President Biden 15 months ago, was plucked from a role as Social Security’s deputy commissioner for retirement and disability policy into one managing an organization of 56,000 employees. Biden has not named a deputy commissioner or nominated a permanent leader. On Sept. 27, 15 Senate Democrats and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) urged President Biden in a letter to nominate officials to both positions, citing poor morale among the workforce and a need for “accountable leadership” that would “reassure the public of SSA’s commitment to supporting the vulnerable populations that rely on its programs.”
Advocates and agency staffers say the pandemic underscored outdated ways of doing business that need to change, from cumbersome computer programming language that dates to the 1960s to advocates’ inability to show the agency they are representing disabled claimants with the use of electronic signatures.
But it was communication problems that were on most everyone’s mind in Houston, where many people had showed up at the Aldine Mail Route Road office after no one had called them back, or they had waited on interminable holds on the phone.
By midmorning, a security guard was letting five people inside at a time through a door with a sign that read, “Please consider visiting us online at socialsecurity.gov.” Inside were 14 chairs and a capacity limit of 35 to allow for social distancing.
Waiting outside were homeless people, men who had just gotten out of prison, women who spoke only Spanish, people in wheelchairs or using walkers and canes, people needing documentation of their benefits to get subsidized housing, retired teachers with questions they did not have financial advisers to answer. There were people whose disability applications had withered during the pandemic and a few filling out new ones as they stood in line. Some said they only knew the five Houston offices were back open after they saw local news reports about extensive waits.
By 3 p.m., it was 99 degrees.
Vanessa Ford, 61, was waiting in the heat to make sure the staff inside had an up-to-date telephone number to call for a phone appointment she had scheduled for the end of the month. Her husband had died, and she was trying to increase her monthly disability benefit. “The one they have is an old number,” she said. “I’m just so nervous they’re going to call the wrong one.”
Deborah Botany, 59, sat on the pipe railing as she waited to contest Social Security’s claim that said she had been overpaid by $2,000 in disability payments after two back surgeries. “I’ve been trying to talk to them, talk to them, talk to them again,” she said in exasperation.
Inside, half of the customer service windows were shuttered. “K173 to window 25!” came the call at 2:25 p.m. on loudspeakers set up outside. That was Tatianna Babineaux, a mother of five holding her newborn boy. She had worked through the pandemic as a medical assistant and was now separated from her husband. She had put her birth certificate and other vital documents in the office’s drop box months ago, when the office was still closed, to change her Social Security card back to her maiden name so she could apply for subsidized housing. Babineaux had received neither a new card nor her documents by mail, she said. The claims representative she saw insisted they had been sent earlier, and Babineaux was furious.
“I’m like, ‘Do you think I would be up here with a 10-day-old baby if you had sent me this information?’” she said after emerging from the office with no answers. “Do these people even want to answer to the public?”
The Houston offices, including the Aldine facility, plan to hire new employees, according to Hinkle. He said the office has been recently reconfigured to let more people inside.
“We are continuing to consider changes to our policies and processes,” he wrote in his email. “Improving customer service and employee morale go hand in hand and remain the priority.” | 2022-10-07T10:59:06+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/07/social-security-pandemic-failures/ |
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York approved 52 licenses Thursday that will allow hemp farmers to get a head start on growing marijuana for the state's upcoming adult market.
The state Cannabis Control Board approved the licenses under a recent law that allows hemp cultivators to grow marijuana for the legal recreational market for two years. Hemp is a type of cannabis plant with lower levels of THC, marijuana's active ingredient.
The granting of the licenses now means farmers will be able to take advantage of this year's growing season and harvest in October, said Allan Gandelman, a Cortland-based hemp grower and the president of the New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association.
"We have a narrow window here. Most people are planting cannabis in our area around May and June. So we're pretty much there," said Gandelman, who received a license.
The farmers will be limited to one acre (0.4 hectares) of flowering canopy outdoors or a little more than half that space in a greenhouse. They also can split between outdoor and greenhouse grows.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has said the so-called conditional cultivation licenses will help "jump-start" what's expected to become one of the nation's largest legal marijuana markets. While New York legalized recreational use of marijuana for adults a year ago, statewide retail sales appear months off.
State officials have said initial sales could begin by the end of the year under a program providing the first licenses to people affected by marijuana-related convictions. Regulations for the entire adult-use market are expected this summer.
The law requires licensees to provide training for people of color, women, disabled veterans and others the state terms social equity applicants.
"New York's farms have been the backbone of our state's economy since before the American Revolution, and now, New York's farms will be at the center of the most equitable cannabis industry in the nation," Hochul said in a prepared release. | 2022-04-15T14:02:15+00:00 | wgrz.com | https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/new-yorks-1st-marijuana-growing-licenses-go-to-52-farmers-cannabis/71-8d3960a2-d1da-41f4-a500-d11b03f50bc2 |
NEW YORK, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Unilever PLC (NYSE: UL) between September 2, 2020 and July 21, 2021, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important August 15, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Unilever securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Unilever class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7063 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 15, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that in July 2020, Ben & Jerry's board passed a resolution to end sales of its ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory" as well as the risks attendant to the board's decision. Additionally, Unilever's s description of its legal risks was materially false and misleading because Unilever acknowledged that complying with all applicable laws and regulations was important but omitted discussing Ben & Jerry's boycott decision, which risked adverse governmental actions for violations of laws, executive orders, or resolutions aimed at discouraging boycotts, divestment, and sanctions of Israel adopted by 35 U.S. states ("Anti-BDS Legislation").
On July 19, 2021, Unilever and its hand-picked Ben & Jerry's CEO, finally "operationalized" the Ben & Jerry's board's resolution to boycott. Ben & Jerry's announced on its website and through its Twitter account that, upon the expiration of the current licensing agreement by which its products had been distributed in Israel for decades, Ben & Jerry's would end sales of its ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory" but Ben & Jerry's would purportedly continue to sell its products in Israel.
Ultimately, the states of New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Colorado, and Arizona announced decisions to divest their pension fund investments in Unilever due to violations of their Anti-BDS Legislation.
When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office investigates remains found in the woods
O’BRIEN, Fla. (WCJB) - An investigation is underway after human remains were found in Southeast Suwanee County over the weekend.
Few details have been released at this time about the remains that were found in the area of 224th Street and 37th Drive, which is east of O’Brien.
TRENDING: Woman arrested for setting dog on fire in Gainesville, filming the crime
According to the sheriff’s office, a caller reported finding the remains while walking in the woods on Saturday. Deputies were then able to confirm the remains are human and likely of an adult.
Investigators found no signs of visible trauma. No foul play is suspected at this time.
TRENDING: MSCO identifies victim of first homicide in Dunnellon in 32 years
The sheriff’s office will send the remains to the District 2 Medical Examiners’ Office to be examined by a forensic anthropologist. The investigation will remain open and active until the remains can be positively identified.
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Twins first. Jorge Polanco homers to center field. Donovan Solano grounds out to third base, Jose Ramirez to Gabriel Arias. Royce Lewis singles to left center field. Kyle Farmer pops out to Gabriel Arias. Kyle Garlick strikes out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Guardians 0.
Guardians second. Josh Naylor pops out to Royce Lewis. Andres Gimenez singles to left field. Gabriel Arias singles to left center field. Andres Gimenez to third. Will Brennan reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Gabriel Arias out at second. Andres Gimenez scores. Mike Zunino strikes out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Guardians 1, Twins 1.
Twins fifth. Michael A. Taylor grounds out to shortstop, Tyler Freeman to Gabriel Arias. Christian Vazquez doubles to deep right field. Jorge Polanco grounds out to second base, Andres Gimenez to Gabriel Arias. Christian Vazquez to third. Donovan Solano doubles to deep left center field. Christian Vazquez scores. Royce Lewis flies out to deep right field to Will Brennan.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 2, Guardians 1.
Guardians seventh. Gabriel Arias singles to center field. Will Brennan homers to right field. Gabriel Arias scores. Mike Zunino flies out to shallow center field to Jorge Polanco. Myles Straw flies out to deep right field to Max Kepler. Steven Kwan singles to shallow infield. Tyler Freeman singles to deep right center field. Steven Kwan to third. Jose Ramirez strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Guardians 3, Twins 2.
Guardians ninth. Myles Straw strikes out swinging. Steven Kwan homers to right field. Tyler Freeman walks. Jose Ramirez flies out to left center field to Alex Kirilloff. Josh Naylor hit by pitch. Andres Gimenez walks. Josh Naylor to second. Tyler Freeman to third. Gabriel Arias grounds out to first base to Donovan Solano.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Guardians 4, Twins 2. | 2023-06-04T03:13:25+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/cleveland-minnesota-runs-18134151.php |
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Drew Pyne threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns, Michael Mayer caught 11 passes for 118 yards and two scores and Notre Dame won its third straight by beating No. 16 Brigham Young 28-20 on Saturday night.
The game was the 11th edition of Notre Dame’s annual Shamrock Series and marked the first time the Irish faced a fellow FBS Independent since a 44-6 victory over Army in 2016.
The Irish opened 0-2 under first-year coach Marcus Freeman with losses against No. 3 Ohio State and at home to Marshall before their win streak.
“It was hard fought,” Freeman said. “This group just continues to battle. They get better each week. We’re finding a way to get better. You see the outcome today and I’m really happy for this team. I love coaching this group.”
BYU (4-2) was led by quarterback Jaren Hall, who was 9 of 17 for 120 yards passing with two touchdowns. Chris Brooks rushed for 90 yards on 14 carries, including one touchdown, while Kody Epps caught four passes for 100 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Notre Dame improved to 11-0 all-time in its Shamrock Series, in front of an announced gathering of 62,742, the largest crowd for a college athletic event in Nevada history.
“This was a home game for us, the fans showed out,” Mayer said of the pro-Notre Dame crowd.
Trailing 25-6 early in the second half, the Cougars made things interesting by scoring 14 unanswered points to make it 25-20.
After Brooks cut Notre Dame’s lead to five with a 28-yard touchdown scamper, Cougars linebacker Max Tooley picked off Pyne and put the ball back in the BYU’s hands. But the Cougars couldn’t capitalize and went three-and-out.
Blake Grupe’s 20-yard field goal gave the Irish an eight-point lead. BYU then drove into Notre Dame territory but had its drive halted when defensive tackle Jayson Ademilola dragged Cougars running back Lopini Katoa down on 4th-and-1.
Notre Dame set the tone early when TaRiq Bracy intercepted Hall on the first offensive play from scrimmage. The Irish’s ensuing drive stalled at the BYU 8-yard-line and they settled for a field goal to take an early 3-0 lead.
The Cougars’ defense came up big on Notre Dame’s second possession, and BYU specialist Hobbs Nyberg returned a punt 42 yards to the Irish 26. Seven plays later Hall found a wide-open Epps in the flat to give BYU a 6-3 lead.
The Irish would answer in the same corner of the end zone early in the second quarter when Pine hit Mayer for Notre Dame’s first touchdown of the night.
Later in the quarter, the Cougars’ defense held the Irish on a 4th and 1 at the BYU 4-yard line. But on the next play, Notre Dame’s Jack Kiser sacked Hall on first down for a safety, to extend the lead to 12-6 and give the Irish the ball with a little more than six minutes left in the half.
Pine, who completed 22 of 28 passes, capitalized and drove the Irish downfield before hitting Jayden Thomas on an inside-fade route in man-to-man coverage for a 30-yard touchdown strike. A two-point conversion failed and the Irish took an 18-6 lead at the half.
THE TAKEAWAY
BYU: Playing the home of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders marked the second time BYU played at Allegiant Stadium after opening the 2021 season with a win over Arizona there. BYU is now 4-3 in NFL stadiums under coach Kalani Sitake, while the Cougars dropped to 14-5 when playing in Las Vegas.
Notre Dame: Six of Pine’s first seven completions were to Mayer, the sixth being the second-quarter touchdown that put the Irish back in front. The catch also gave Mayer the all-time reception record by a tight end with his 141st career reception.
“Today’s not about me, today’s about the team getting a big win,” Mayer said. “The offense played great, the defense played great, we came to (Las) Vegas and got a W and that’s all that matters.”
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UP NEXT
BYU: Returns home to host Arkansas on Saturday.
Notre Dame: Will play the first of back-to-back home games on Saturday against Stanford.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans are poised to vote this fall on a proposal to expressly prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections.
The proposed constitutional amendment previously passed the Ohio House over Democrats' objections. It cleared the Republican-led state Senate on Wednesday, sending the measure to the fall ballot.
The issue stands to ignite GOP voters ahead of this year's high-stakes midterm election, which includes races for governor, Congress and the state Legislature. Backers call the proposed noncitizen voting ban preventative, but Democrats have criticized it as taxation-without-representation and infringement on home rule.
At issue is a legal loophole that remained after the village of Yellow Springs approved a charter amendment in 2020 to allow legal immigrants to vote on certain local candidate races and tax issues.
Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose ordered the county elections board to discount any noncitizen votes that were cast, arguing that the charter amendment violated both the U.S. and Ohio constitutions. The Yellow Springs council insisted that it was within its home rule rights to extend the local right to vote to legal immigrants, but it didn't challenge LaRose's decision in court. | 2022-06-01T22:36:16+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio/ohio-fall-ballot-will-include-proposed-noncitizen-voting-ban/NKHUX7VWH5AEHET4536GDYLKWU/ |
Scientists at deCODE genetics in Iceland have discovered rare, protective loss-of-function variants that point to potential drug targets for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, publish today a large genome-wide association study on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Nature Genetics.
Sequence variants that associate with NAFLD were identified, including rare, protective loss-of-function variants that point to potential drug targets. Plasma proteomic analyses provided further insight into the pathogenesis of NAFLD
NAFLD is a growing health problem and is estimated to affect up to 25% of the world's population. Nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), when over 5% of the liver is fat with no identifiable causes such as excessive alcohol consumption, is the first stage of NAFLD. NAFL can progress to non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) which can progress further into liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). NAFLD can be difficult to diagnose and monitor and there is currently no therapy available. The identification of potential drug targets and biomarkers is therefore of great importance.
A large genome-wide association study of NAFL, liver cirrhosis and HCC was conducted and the findings integrated with expression and proteomic data. For NAFL, 9,491 clinical cases from Iceland, UK, USA and Finland were utilized in addition to proton density fat fraction (PDFF) extracted from 36,116 liver MRIs. Among the sequence variants the scientists found, in the Icelandic population,were rare, protective, predicted loss-of-function variants in MTARC1 and GPAM suggesting that inhibiting MTARC1 or GPAM could be therapeutic for NAFL or NASH.
Levels of thousands of proteins measured in plasma were analyzed, identifying potential biomarkers of disease, disease progression or target engagement and models that can discriminate between a NAFL and cirrhosis were constructed using the proteomics data. The results therefore provide a path to the development of non-invasive tools to evaluate and diagnose NAFLD.
Additionally, the pleiotropic effects of the identified variants were explored by looking at associations with 52 other phenotypes and traits. BMI is one of the most common risk factors of NAFLD and longitudinal PDFF measures suggested that carriers of p.Ile148Met, the well-know NAFLD risk variant, in PNPLA3 are more susceptible to change in BMI than non-carriers.
To date this study is one of the largest ones conducted to shed light on the genetic basis of NAFLD and the results will hopefully contribute to the development of diagnostic tools or therapies that can help patients suffering from NAFLD.
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In partnership with Intelsat, we intend to be the first global airline to outfit regional jets with high-speed connectivity to create a consistent experience across our fleet
SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As Alaska Airlines elevates its regional flying experience with an all-jet fleet, we're excited to become the first major airline to announce plans to offer streaming-fast satellite Wi-Fi on a regional jet aircraft. We have selected Intelsat's newest satellite Wi-Fi technology to make that happen.
Intelsat's new system closely aligns with Alaska's needs for our regional fleet. The new, faster service will utilize an electronically steered array (ESA) which is a small, lighter weight antenna with no moving parts – making it easier to maintain in the unique regional environment. In an industry first, Intelsat's new system will communicate with both traditional geostationary (GEO) satellites and new low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. With an additional $25 million investment, this upgrade represents a major step forward in the travel experience for our guests, enabling higher speeds and more coverage in the air, particularly across areas in the state of Alaska.
The new system will debut on Horizon Air, our sister airline, in early 2024 and roll out across our regional jet fleet, including on our partner SkyWest, over a two-year period. With nearly all our mainline fleet set to feature satellite Wi-Fi by this April – also installed by Intelsat – we're on track to provide consistent streaming-fast Wi-Fi across our entire fleet by 2026.
"Bringing a streaming-fast satellite Wi-Fi solution to our regional jets is another key investment in modernizing our fleet, emphasizing innovation and taking care of our guests changing needs," said Sangita Woerner, senior vice president of marketing and guest experience for Alaska Airlines. "With the growth in remote work, we know staying connected at 34,000 feet is more important than ever. Intelsat's new system will give our guests the peace of mind that no matter whether it's a short flight or longer journey, there will be reliable, affordable and convenient Wi-Fi. It's just another way we show care in the air."
Intelsat's state-of-the-art satellite Wi-Fi equipment will be the first commercial application of an electronically steered antenna that communicates with both low Earth orbit and geostationary satellites located 22,000 miles from Earth. With LEO at just 300 miles from the Earth's surface, thousands of small satellites circling the planet ensure stronger connectivity with lower latency, or delay in telecommunications. Being closer to Earth provides a benefit of a shorter delay time as data moves from the ground to satellites to aircraft and back. This unique combination of using both LEO and GEO satellites enables higher speeds and more coverage, particularly across remote areas in the state of Alaska.
With satellite Wi-Fi, you can stream, browse and chat on board using the internet much like you're used to when you're on the ground. You can enjoy content on your personal devices from your favorite services such as Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and TikTok. Or jump online if you need connectivity to get some work done. Another bonus: On our aircraft enabled with satellite Wi-Fi, you can connect from the moment you board instead of waiting for the connection to kick in after the boarding door closes – it's seamless connectivity from gate to gate.
When you're airborne, staying entertained is important – and that doesn't mean you need to connect to the internet to do that. We continue to invest in our massive library of entertainment for free streaming to personal computers, tablets and phones. We offer more than 800 movies and TV shows with more to come. And don't forget about free texting on board.
Alaska is a member of the oneworld global alliance. With oneworld and our additional airline partners, our guests can earn and redeem miles with our highly acclaimed Mileage Plan program to fly on more than 20 oneworld and partner airlines all around the globe. Elite status on Alaska automatically matches tier status in oneworld right away and all the benefits that come with it.
About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and our regional partners serve more than 120 destinations across the United States, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. We emphasize low fares and award-winning customer service. Alaska is a member of the oneworld global alliance. With the alliance and our additional airline partners, our guests can travel to more than 900 destinations on more than 20 airlines while earning and redeeming miles on flights to locations around the world. Learn more about Alaska at news.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group.
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HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — “Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been arrested in South Carolina, according to jail records.
Antle, 62, who does not have charges listed, was booked Friday at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center at about 5:40 p.m. by the FBI, according to jail records.
Authorities didn’t immediately explain why he was arrested. Kevin Wheeler with the FBI told Nexstar’s WBTW that he didn’t have any details to provide at this time, but confirmed he was arrested Friday. TMZ reports that, according to a source close to the investigation, the charges are related to alleged money laundering.
Antle owns Myrtle Beach Safari in Horry County. He told WBTW in December that allegations made against him in “Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story” were “absolutely false.”
Information in the documentary accused him of having a sexual relationship with multiple minors while he was an adult — as well as forging the signature of a 15-year-old’s father so they could be legally married. He was also accused of physically abusing women and using deceptive financial practices as it relates to a fundraising organization.
In the docuseries, allegations are made about how money that Antle has raised for the Rare Species Fund has been spent and whether much of the money goes back into his pocket. The Myrtle Beach Safari website says the fund was established in 1983 and “is a grassroots organization that provides financial support and practical training to wildlife conservation initiatives in situ.” The website goes on to say that fund’s support has primarily focused on projects in South America, Africa and Thailand.
One woman referred to Antle on the show as the “Harvey Weinstein of the animal training business”. The T.I.G.E.R.S. facility at Barefoot Landing was also mentioned several times in the new docuseries.
In January, Antle waived his right to appear in court on various wildlife trafficking charges stemming from an investigation tied to a Virginia animal park. His trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 31. His motions to dismiss the charges have been denied.
This is a developing story. | 2022-06-04T17:41:40+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/entertainment/tiger-king-star-doc-antle-booked-into-south-carolina-jail/ |
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced that it held its 1st International Advisory Board Meeting for its Novel Oral 4th Generation EGFR-TKI 'JIN-A02' on the sideline of the 2022 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer held in Vienna, Austria, on 7th August. This followed the 2 successful focus group meetings conducted during ASCO in June.
J INTS BIO established this Global Advisory Board to provide expert advice and support for its clinical development program. In attendance were Prof. Byung-Chul Cho & Prof. Sun-Min Lim (Yonsei Cancer Hospital, Korea), Prof. Ignatius Ou & Prof. Misako Nagasaka (UC Irvine Health, USA), Prof. Sally Lau (NYU Langone Health, USA), Prof. Thanyanan Baisamut (Mahidol University, Thailand), Prof. Benjamin Solomon (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia) and Prof. Ross Soo (National University Cancer Institute, Singapore). Experts from China and Japan were unable to attend this time because of travel restrictions imposed by their respective institutions.
At this meeting, J INTS BIO conducted in-depth discussions with the experts on the development plans of 'JIN-A02', with the emphasis on enhancing the planned global Phase 1/2 clinical study which expects the first patient to be enrolled before the end of the year.
The experts in attendance agreed that the focus of this study should be on C797S double and triple mutations which are the current unmet medical needs without an approved therapy or treatment and against which 'JIN-A02' showed highly potent inhibition both in-vitro and in-vivo. In addition, patients with non-C797S mutations following the use of 3rd Generation EGFR-TKI and those with stable metastatic disease in the brain were added to the clinical program.
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross said a convoy of trucks carrying medicine arrived in Tigray’s regional capital Mekele on Tuesday, the first aid delivery by the group to the embattled region since August.
“It is an enormous relief for us to deliver this cargo,” said Nicolas Von Arx, the ICRC head of delegation in Ethiopia. “The health care system in the region is under extreme pressure and these deliveries are a lifeline for people who need medical help.”
The trucks delivered 40 tons of “essential medical items, emergency medicines and surgical equipment,” the ICRC said in a statement.
Military leaders from the warring sides on Saturday signed an accord in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to implement a truce signed in South Africa earlier this month. It commits the parties to facilitate “unhindered” humanitarian access to Tigray, home to more than 5 million people, after more than two years of aid restrictions.
The cease-fire agreement has been hailed as an opportunity to end the Tigray war, which U.S. diplomats say has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed earlier on Tuesday said the future status of disputed territory in the western part of Tigray will be settled according to the country’s constitution following the truce with Tigray's leaders.
Abiy told lawmakers that the future of the region will be resolved aside from the cease-fire deal.
“We went to South Africa not to decide to have Wolkait in Amhara or Tigray, the Pretoria (agreement) has not that power … We agreed we should solve it based on Ethiopian law and system,” he said.
He hinted a referendum would be held to settle the matter after displaced people return to Wolkait. “People should be given the chance...to get democratic opportunities,” he said. “Only through that we can get a solution.”
Western Tigray, also known as Wolkait, is part of Tigray under Ethiopia’s constitution. But it was occupied by forces from the neighbouring Amhara state when war broke out in November 2020 between the federal army and fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF.
Wolkait’s status is hotly contested, with many in Amhara asserting the area was taken from them during the 27 years when the TPLF headed a governing coalition in Ethiopia.
Hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans were evicted from western Tigray during the Tigray conflict, leading to charges of “ethnic cleansing” from the U.S. State Department, and there have been massacres of both Tigrayans and Amharas in the region.
The war has resulted in widespread damage to infrastructure, with Ethiopia’s finance minister estimating the country will need nearly $20 billion to rebuild.
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Grand jury indicts man on two counts of trafficking of persons in case involving McGregor girls
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - A grand jury formally indicted James Robert Vanhouten, of Georgetown, Texas, on two counts of trafficking of persons in the case of two McGregor girls who ran away from home and allegedly ended up in his garage apartment.
Detectives with the Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Unit also arrested two other men in the case. Justin Anthony Phillips, 33, and Ricardo Chaves Arriaga, 24, are both charged with harboring a runaway child.
The girls, both 14 years old, were reported missing on June 28, 2022, and police initially said they did not meet Texas Department of Public Safety criteria for Amber Alerts. On July 4, 2022, however, an Amber Alert was issued for the girls after police were sent a screenshot - reportedly from a Snapchat story by one of the girls - with the message “help.”
Criminal complaint affidavits obtained by KWTX reveal Chaves Arriaga picked up the girls in McGregor and took them to Phillips’ residence in the 1600 block of Cole Street in Bellmead.
When detectives spoke with Chaves Arriaga during the search for the girls, he allegedly lied about picking up the girls and dropping them off at Phillips’ home.
Chaves Arriaga reportedly gave a detective permission to look through his cell phone and the detective allegedly noticed a message from Chaves Arriaga to Phillips in which Chaves Arriaga stated “he had friends in McGregor and he was going to pick them up.”
The girls spent the night at Phillips’ residence, the affidavit states, and the next day Phillips learned via a social media post both girls were runaways.
“Instead of notifying police, Phillips told the victims they had to leave,” the affidavit states, “the victims were then picked up by Vanhouten and transported to Georgetown.”
The girls were rescued from a “garage apartment” at a Georgetown residence shortly after 12 a.m. on July 5, 2022. Vanhouten was arrested after a brief standoff with McLennan County detectives and Georgetown Police Department Officers, the sheriff’s office said.
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NASA released a sound from the black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster. What you'll hear is pressure waves emitted from the black hole causing ripples in the star cluster's hot gas.
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NASA released a sound from the black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster. What you'll hear is pressure waves emitted from the black hole causing ripples in the star cluster's hot gas.
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- A fleet of Geek+ sorting and mobile robots is now operating in the Hongkong Post's Central Mail Centre
- Innovative technology delivers efficiency and accuracy in packet sortation to provide customers with reliable and efficient postal services
HONG KONG, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hongkong Post and Geek+ have teamed up to implement its first robotic packet sorting system. Combining Geek+'s advanced sorting and moving solutions with the development blueprint of the Hongkong Post project team, the new technology promises to transform and streamline the packet sorting process to improve the efficiency for mail handling.
Geek+'s proprietary sorting and mobile robots enabled Hongkong Post to simplify the overall workflow and achieve a more efficient and accurate sorting process in comparison to the traditional manual sorting process which is more labour intensive. The sorting capacity of the robotic system can reach up to 1,000 packets per hour, enhancing efficiency and maximizing output.
"We're thrilled to be working with Hongkong Post on this groundbreaking project," said Billy Siu, Business Development Director of Hong Kong and Taiwan at Geek+. "Our smart robots are transforming the logistics industry, and we're excited to see how they're helping to streamline packets sorting operations with adaption of robotics technology and improving overall efficiency."
"The robotics system with smart technology assists in sorting mail packets to individual delivery points throughout the territory, enabling more efficient and flexible postal operation. We seek to leverage robotics technologies to meet the booming of eCommerce opportunities," Clare Chiu, General Manager (Management Services) of Hongkong Post said.
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Geek+ is a global leader in robotic solutions for logistics. We develop Autonomous Mobile-Robot (AMR) solutions to realize flexible, reliable, and highly efficient automation for warehouses and supply chain management. Geek+ is trusted by over 700 global industry leaders and has been recognized as the world leader in autonomous mobile robots. Founded in 2015, Geek+ has over 1500 employees, with offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The head of the nation’s largest railroad union says the report designed to help resolve stalled contract talks with freight railroads doesn’t do enough to address concerns about working conditions, even though it suggests 24% raises.
The railroads indicated earlier this week that they were ready to hammer out a deal based on the recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board that Joe Biden appointed last month. But Thursday’s first comments from union leadership suggest that the 115,000 workers they represent may not be ready to sign off.
Both sides have 30 days to negotiate a contract before federal law would allow a strike or lockout to happen. But if both sides do get to mid September without an agreement, Congress is likely to intervene and impose terms to avert a strike.
The recommendations of the advisory were a “vast improvement” over the railroads’ previous proposals, said Jeremy Ferguson, president of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers — Transportation Division union that represents conductors. But, he added, “the recommendations do not go far enough to provide our members with the quality of life that they have earned, and that both they and their families deserve.”
The other 11 unions involved in the contract talks haven’t yet commented on the details. Ferguson’s comments echo some of the concerns individual railroad workers have been posting online since the report was released Tuesday.
Workers want the railroads to ease some of their restrictive attendance policies that they say keep them on call and make it hard to take any days off. The unions also say that the always difficult railroad work has become significantly more demanding in recent years after major freight railroads eliminated nearly one third of their jobs.
The railroads maintain that they don’t need as many employees and locomotives as they used to because they overhauled their operations to run fewer, longer trains.
Ferguson said the recommendations from the panel of arbitrators don’t do much to resolve the divide between railroad investors and executives who have benefitted from the recent record profits, and the workers who keep the trains running 24-7 and toiled throughout the pandemic.
The arbitrators said most of the unions’ concerns about working conditions should be resolved through arbitration, which can drag on for years, instead of through the contract negotiations. The contract talks themselves have been going on for more than two years already.
The group that negotiates on behalf of the major railroads, the National Carriers Conference Committee, said the recommended deal would deliver the biggest raises in decades and push average railroad salaries up to $110,000 a year by the end of the five-year deal.
In addition to the raises, which are bigger than the 17% ones railroads were offering but not as generous as the 31% raises the unions sought, the recommended deal would include five $1,000 bonuses and one additional paid leave day a year.
Another key sticking point in the negotiations has been the railroads’ proposal to cut train crews from two people down to one. The unions firmly oppose that move not just to protect jobs but also because they say they are concerned about safety.
Federal regulators proposed a rule last month that will require two-person crews in most instances, but railroads have continued pressing for the change because they say a new automatic braking system that can stop trains in certain circumstances makes having a second person in the cab unnecessary. | 2022-08-19T21:03:05+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/business-beat/ap-business/rail-union-plan-for-contract-deal-doesnt-address-concerns/ |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blueprint Medicines Corporation (Nasdaq: BPMC), a precision therapy company focused on genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy, today announced that, effective January 1, 2023, the Compensation Committee of Blueprint Medicines' Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 6,887 shares of its common stock and an aggregate of 3,443 restricted stock units (RSUs) to five new employees under Blueprint Medicines' 2020 Inducement Plan.
The 2020 Inducement Plan is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously an employee or non-employee director of Blueprint Medicines, as an inducement material to such individual's entering into employment with Blueprint Medicines, pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
The options have an exercise price of $43.81 per share, which is equal to the closing price of Blueprint Medicines' common stock on December 30, 2022. Each option will vest as to 25% of the shares underlying such option on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to an additional 1/48th of the shares underlying the option monthly thereafter, in each case, subject to each such employee's continued employment on each vesting date. Each RSU will vest as to 25% of the shares underlying the RSU award on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to an additional 25% of the shares underlying the RSU award annually thereafter, subject to each such employee's continued employment on each vesting date. The options and RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions of Blueprint Medicines' 2020 Inducement Plan, and the terms and conditions of the stock option and RSU agreement covering the grant.
About Blueprint Medicines
Blueprint Medicines is a global precision therapy company that invents life-changing therapies for people with cancer and blood disorders. Applying an approach that is both precise and agile, we create medicines that selectively target genetic drivers, with the goal of staying one step ahead across stages of disease. Since 2011, we have leveraged our research platform, including expertise in molecular targeting and world-class drug design capabilities, to rapidly and reproducibly translate our scientific innovation into a broad pipeline of important approved and investigational precision therapies aimed at addressing difficult-to-treat cancers and blood disorders. Today, we are delivering our approved medicines to patients in the United States, Europe, and in other geographies ourselves or through our partners. In addition, we are globally advancing multiple programs for systemic mastocytosis, lung cancer, breast cancer, and other genomically defined cancers, and cancer immunotherapy. For more information, visit www.BlueprintMedicines.com and follow us on Twitter (@BlueprintMeds) and LinkedIn.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
- Dodge earns honors with Best Performance Brand and Most Refined Brand Image Awards
- Honors mark the fifth consecutive year Dodge brand has brought home a Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Award
- 2023 Brand Image Awards are based on consumer automotive perception data from Kelley Blue Book's Brand Watch study
- Awards cap a busy few weeks for brand, coming on heels of the reveal of the 1,025-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, the most powerful factory muscle car in the world
- All-new Dodge Hornet set to disrupt the status quo of the mainstream CUV segment with class-exclusive and best-in-class performance features
- Dodge Hornet GT, the quickest, fastest, most powerful CUV under $30,000 with 268 horsepower and 295 lb.-ft. of torque, is shipping now to dealerships
- Dodge Hornet R/T — the first-ever electrified performance vehicle from Dodge — offers the most powerful utility vehicle in the segment with 288 horsepower and 383 lb.-ft. of torque and is scheduled to arrive at dealers in late spring
- More info on Dodge brand available at Dodge.com and DodgeGarage.com
Dodge is capping off an action-packed few weeks for the brand by celebrating a pair of 2023 Kelley Blue Book Brand Image awards, with Dodge taking honors for Best Performance Brand and Most Refined Brand. The honors mark the fifth consecutive year Dodge has been recognized with a KBB.com Brand Image Award.
The 2023 Brand Image Awards are based on consumer automotive perception data from Kelley Blue Book's Brand Watch study. Kelley Blue Book's Brand Watch is an online brand and model perception tracking study, which taps into more than 12,000 in-market new-vehicle shoppers annually on KBB.com. The highly comprehensive study offers insight into how shoppers perceive important factors driving their purchase decisions and captures brand/model familiarity and loyalty among new-car shoppers. The study is broken out by six segments and captures brand and model familiarity and consideration among new-car shoppers. The study tracks 12 factors important to shoppers across all segments and models and respondents are in-market for a new vehicle and recruited from KBB.com.
"We are honored by this recognition from Kelley Blue Book, especially as we double down on our brand's commitment to performance," said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand chief executive officer – Stellantis. "The all-new Dodge Hornet GT is shipping now to dealerships, disrupting the status quo of the mainstream CUV segment with class-exclusive and best-in-class performance features."
The Best Performance Brand Award was based on ratings across all non-truck models and the importance of one factor: driving performance. Kelley Blue Book cited Dodge models as "bred for high performance, featuring massive power and torque for an exhilarating, unforgettable driving experience."
The Most Refined Brand Award was calculated based on ratings across all non-truck models and the weighted importance of four factors: driving comfort, interior layout, technology and prestige/sophistication.
Dodge brand vehicle technology was hailed by KBB.com as making "significant strides with its driver assistance features and uncompromising safety systems, while also providing control and comfort in the driving experience."
The all-new Dodge Hornet offers the quickest, fastest, most powerful compact utility vehicle (CUV) under $30,000 with the Dodge Hornet GT, which delivers 268 horsepower and 295 lb.-ft. of torque. The Dodge Hornet GT is shipping now to dealerships. The Dodge Hornet R/T performance hybrid — the first electrified performance vehicle from Dodge — offers the most powerful utility vehicle in the segment with 288 horsepower and 383 lb.-ft. of torque, with a unique PowerShot feature that supplies a burst of 30 additional horsepower. The Hornet R/T is scheduled to arrive at dealerships in late spring.
Dodge unveiled the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, the brand's seventh and final "Last Call" special-edition model, in a dramatic helicopter-drop debut during the Dodge Last Call Powered by Roadkill Nights Vegas performance festival at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 20, 2023. The 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 pulls the highest G-force acceleration of any production car at 2.004 gs, hits the 60-ft. mark in 1.24 seconds, and reaches 60 mph in 1.66 seconds on its way to a quarter-mile elapsed time (ET) of 8.91 seconds at 151.17 mph. The Challenger SRT Demon 170 is currently open for orders, with dealer allocations available for viewing at DodgeGarage.com.
The Dodge Last Call Powered by Roadkill Nights Vegas event also shined a spotlight on the electrified future of the brand with the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept on display. The Charger Daytona SRT Concept offers a glimpse at the brand's electric future through a vehicle that drives like a Dodge, looks like a Dodge and sounds like Dodge.
Also part of the Dodge brand's power-packed lineup is the 2023 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, fueled by a supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI® Hellcat V-8 engine to the tune of 710 horsepower and 645 lb.-ft. of torque. The Durango SRT Hellcat can move from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, click off an NHRA-certified quarter-mile ET of 11.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 180 mph.
Direct Connection, the Dodge brand's exclusive source of factory-backed performance parts available through Dodge Power Brokers dealers, also continues to grow after launching in 2022. Direct Connection factory-backed performance parts are available through a network of nearly 100 exclusive Dodge Power Brokers dealerships, as well as online at DCPerformance.com.
2023 Dodge Charger/Challenger "Last Call" Highlights
The 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is the seventh and final Dodge "Last Call" special-edition model, commemorating the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger, which are coming to an end in their current HEMI®-engine-powered forms at the end of 2023. Six Dodge "Last Call" models were previously introduced: the Dodge Challenger Shakedown, Dodge Charger Super Bee, Dodge Challenger and Charger Scat Pack Swinger, Dodge Charger King Daytona and Dodge Challenger Black Ghost.
In addition to the seven "Last Call" special-edition models, Dodge is also celebrating its 2023 model lineup by bringing back three beloved heritage exterior colors, B5 Blue, Plum Crazy purple and Sublime green, and one popular modern color, Destroyer Grey. 2023 Charger and Challenger R/T models will also feature new "345" fender badging, a callout to the 345-cubic-inch HEMI engine under the hood, and all 2023 Dodge Charger and Challenger models will carry a special commemorative "Last Call" underhood plaque.
Dodge also launched a new Horsepower Locator online tool to help Brotherhood of Muscle members make the "Last Call" for the model of their choice. The Dodge Horsepower Locator tool, as well as information on the brand's 24-month Never Lift plan, is available at DodgeGarage.com.
Dodge//SRT
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge shifts into high gear with a lineup that delivers unrivaled performance in each of the segments where they compete.
Dodge drives forward as a pure performance brand, offering SRT Hellcat versions of the Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger and Dodge Durango, as well as an R/T performance hybrid version of the all-new Dodge Hornet, representing the brand's first-ever electrified performance vehicle. Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating 807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock; the 797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world; and the 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most powerful SUV ever; and best-in-class standard performance in the compact utility vehicle segment with the Dodge Hornet. Combined, these four muscle vehicles make Dodge the industry's most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other American brand across its entire lineup.
In 2022, the Dodge brand ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market), making it the only domestic brand ever to do so three years in a row. In 2020, Dodge was named the "#1 Brand in Initial Quality," making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS).
Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.
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Which budget gift for your sister is best?
Buying your sister a great present doesn’t have to take forever, and it doesn’t have to cost a ton of money either. There are thoughtful and loving things you can find at a decent price point, some of which look much more expensive than they actually are. So whether you want something personalized so it’s one of a kind, funny because you and your sister have that sort of relationship or even just something nice that she’ll get a lot of use from, here are the best gifts to get your sister when you’re on a budget.
Personalized gift
Afuly Rustic Double Picture Frame (Grey)
This grey-edged double frame comes with two picture slots, so you could customize it with a picture of you and your sister as kids on one side and you and your sister now on the other. The frame is constructed from engineered wood and available in two sizes. Photos are not included.
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Whimsical gifts
Cool TV Props Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope Compliments Checklist
Whether your sister loves the show “Parks and Rec” or just loves lifting up her friends and family, this notepad features a checklist of fun compliments from the series so your sister can call you “a poetic, noble land mermaid” or “a beautiful, rule-breaking moth” whenever she pleases.
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M MOOHAM 925 Sterling Silver Morse Code Bracelet – U GOT THIS
This cord bracelet is outfitted with sterling silver beads positioned to spell out “U GOT THIS” in Morse Code. It’s sweet, unique and adjustable.
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Sam And Lori Inspirational Cuff Bracelet Bangle Motivational Mantra – You’re Awesome
This stainless steel cuff bracelet has a lovely sun, moon and star pattern on the outside with the phrase “Sometimes you forget you’re awesome so this is your reminder” stamped on the inside. It’s also adjustable, so just squeeze or pull a little for the right fit.
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Practical gifts
Philips Water GoZero Active Bottle with One Fitness Filter
This 20-ounce plastic water bottle comes with a filter so your sister can fill up anywhere and still get a refreshing, filtered drink. There’s a built-in indicator that flags when the filter should be replaced, and every part of the bottle is dishwasher-safe except for the filter.
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Eat What You Watch: A Cookbook for Movie Lovers by Andrew Rea
This cookbook features recipes inspired by over 40 movies from early Charlie Chaplin films to contemporary cult classics. It’s a great way to eat dishes that pair perfectly with movie night.
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Dosmix Wireless Stereo Retro Speaker
This bluetooth speaker is available in four retro colors with gold accents and is compatible with both smartphones and tablets. It’s stylish, small and portable, so your sister can listen anywhere.
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These sleep headphones are great for side-sleepers. They will allow your sister to cover her eyes and listen to some music quietly in bed or on the go when traveling. The headphones are wireless and have auto timers, so they can be set to turn off even if the wearer has fallen asleep.
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Earnest Living White Ceramic Essential Oil Diffuser
This attractive essential oil diffuser is quiet, fragrant and has timers that can be set to turn the diffuser on and off. It also has several colorful light features, so it can be used as a nightlight in the dark.
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Qusleep Diamond Weighted Blanket
This grey weighted blanket is 48 inches by 72 inches in size and weighs 15 pounds. It has a diamond quilted pattern and provides comfortable, reassuring pressure in times of stress or anxiety.
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(AP) — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to his role in a romance scam in which women from across the nation were cheated out of a total of about $1.6 million by someone often pretending to be a U.S. Army general. Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old Fola Alabi pleaded guilty in Rhode Island last week to conspiracy and money laundering.
According to prosecutors, someone often posing as a general stationed overseas befriended women online, then gradually gained their trust by feigning romantic or personal interest before asking for money.
The victims were from Rhode Island, Tennessee, North Carolina, California, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Texas, Idaho and South Dakota. | 2023-01-17T17:30:41+00:00 | kurv.com | https://www.kurv.com/texas-man-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-1-6m-romance-scam-plot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-man-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-1-6m-romance-scam-plot |
CLEVELAND -- The Lake Erie midges are back.
The flying, mosquito-like insects -- which thankfully don't bite -- were swarming around FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday leading up to the Cleveland Browns' Week 5 clash with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Players from both the Browns and Chargers were seen swatting away the midges while warming up. Fans were doing the same from the stands.
Midges emerge from Lake Erie when the lake cools in the fall in order to mate.
They famously harassed New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain during the 2007 ALDS against Cleveland. Chamberlain, seemingly affected by the swarm of midges buzzing around his face, walked a batter and threw two wild pitches, which allowed Cleveland to tie the game, eventually win it, and ultimately take the series. Chamberlain recalled the incident on Twitter.
Damn those things! Go away!! https://t.co/XqIVdGe3CX
— Joba Chamberlain (@Joba_44) October 9, 2022
The Cleveland Guardians and Yankees meet in the ALDS again this week.
In the meantime, the midges could have their say in Sunday's football game as well. | 2022-10-09T18:06:07+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34760953/midges-invade-stadium-ahead-los-angeles-chargers-cleveland-browns-clash |
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who was twice convicted of defrauding investors out of $230 million and whose lengthy prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump is once again facing fraud charges, federal prosecutors in New Jersey announced Wednesday.
Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, 48, of Lakewood, who is also known as Mike Konig, is among five men accused of defrauding dozens of investors out of $35 million, according to an arrest complaint unsealed in federal court in Trenton. The five are charged with wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to obstruct justice, and each could face up to 25 years in prison.
Philip Sellinger, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, said Weinstein used a fake name and falsely promised access to deals involving scarce medical supplies, baby formula and first-aid kits supposedly destined for wartime Ukraine.
“These were brazen and sophisticated crimes that involved multiple conspirators and drew right from Weinstein’s playbook of fraud,” Sellinger said.
Weinstein, Aryeh “Ari” Bromberg, 49, of Lakewood, and Shlomo Erez, 55, a citizen and resident of Israel, were due to make their initial court appearances Wednesday. Two others — Joel Wittels, 57, of Lakewood, and Alaa Hattab, 34, of Otttawa, Canada — remain at large. It wasn’t known if they have retained attorneys.
Weinstein was convicted two times in New Jersey federal court for defrauding investors. The first case involved a real estate Ponzi scheme, and the second stemmed from additional fraud he committed while on pretrial release.
For those crimes, which resulted in combined losses to investors of approximately $230 million, Weinstein was sentenced to 24 years in prison. On Jan. 19, 2021, the day before leaving office, then-President Trump commuted Weinstein’s term to time served after less than eight years into his sentence.
Shortly after he was released, Weinstein began orchestrating a new scheme to solicit money from investors through a company called Optimus Investments Inc., according to court documents. Using a fake name, he allegedly ran the firm with Bromberg and Wittels, with Weinstein’s true name and identity kept hidden because, as he acknowledged in a secretly recorded conversation, investors wouldn’t give them “a penny” if they learned of his involvement.
Weinstein, Bromberg, and Wittels received the bulk of investor money through a second company, Tryon Management Group LLC, which was owned and controlled by two other conspirators, according to the documents. Tryon promised these individual investors — consisting mostly of friends and family — lucrative opportunities to invest in deals, and the money they gave to Tryon was transferred to Weinstein through Optimus.
In February 2022, almost immediately after Tryon and Optimus started receiving investor money, Tryon was unable to pay its investors. Weinstein, Bromberg, and Wittels allegedly agreed with Tryon’s owners to pool money from existing investors of both Optimus and Tryon and use it to make monthly payments to other investors in a Ponzi-like fashion. Bromberg, Wittels and the Tryon owners falsely told investors the payments derived from legitimate investment returns, the documents say.
In late August 2022, Weinstein revealed his true identity to the Tryon owners in a secretly recorded meeting, according to the documents. In another recorded meeting the same month, he acknowledged misappropriating Tryon investor money and making various false statements about the purported Optimus deals, saying, “I finagled and Ponzied and lied to people to cover us.” | 2023-07-20T15:49:13+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/ap-convicted-fraudster-who-had-sentence-commuted-by-trump-is-now-facing-new-charges/ |
Woman celebrating 100th birthday remembers having horse and buggy for transportation
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - Marianne Tormey turned 100 years old on Thursday and her family said they wanted to share her story with the community.
KPTV reports Tormey has spent 71 years of her life in Oregon after she was born in Minnesota.
Tormey has five sisters and four brothers. The family lived on a self-sustaining farm. She only spoke German until attending first grade and later convinced her parents to let her attend high school.
Tormey was the only one from her family to attend high school at that time. She walked over a mile on school days and lived with her sister for two years to finish school. She graduated with her class of 30 in 1940.
According to the family, the farmhouse didn’t have any bathrooms, just an outhouse nearby. They survived the cold Minnesota winters and the Great Depression.
The woman’s family said they would hold dances at the farmhouse with Tormey’s father calling the square dances.
Tormey said her family owned a horse and buggy, which they would use to visit family in the area. Her first car was a Model T with canvas curtains instead of windows. There was no gas pedal on the floorboard, just a lever next to the steering wheel.
Tormey moved to Oregon in 1951. She got married and is the mother to four daughters. She worked as an independent house cleaner for lifelong clients in Portland. The 100-year-old also served as a volunteer driver for the Meals on Wheels program.
According to the family, Tormey’s mind is still sharp as she celebrates turning 100 years old. She loves gardening, reading, crossword puzzles and card games. Tormey also enjoys spending time with family which now includes grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Jesse Watters remembers Mayor Lori Lightfoot's policies for Chicago and how the people of the Windy City finally voted her out on "Jesse Watters Primetime."
JESSE WATTERS: The best part about the United States of America is we can get rid of our own leaders if enough of us vote. Now, it can be frustrating when you live next to idiots because idiots put idiots in charge, but even sometimes idiots realize they picked an idiot. That's what happened last night in Chicago. Chicago has been living in a nightmare for years, and this morning, the city woke up to good news. The Windy City is getting a new mayor…
LORI LIGHTFOOT ‘IN FOR QUITE A SURPRISE’ IN CHICAGO MAYOR ELECTION: KELLYANNE CONWAY
She only got 17% of the vote after spending the last four years turning Chicago into a third world city. Murder's up 60%, and you can't blame that on COVID. Gang-bangers were waging war. Broad daylight. Kids got mowed down in drive-bys on their way to school. Chicago streets were soaked in blood, but Lori was in denial.
What happened is simple. It doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or Republican. People just want to feel safe, and we're seeing it all over the country. In the midterms, Republicans won the House with the common sense message: less crime, more police. They flipped those deep blue seats in New York, even Oregon, proving voters see crime is the problem no matter what the media says.
So the crime-deniers say crime's not happening, and if you say it is, you're a conspiracy theorist. Nobody bought that except Lori Lightfoot, and now she's out of a job. And the pro-police Chicago Democrat, Paul Vallas, is in the lead. He's going to win. He says he's going to make Chicago the safest big city in America. That promise gets you elected every time. | 2023-03-02T05:39:46+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/jesse-watters-chicago-has-been-living-in-a-nightmare-for-years-with-lori-lightfoot/article_226405fe-8514-5ce1-84ae-22dc31133f1f.html |
Updated April 2, 2023 at 7:51 PM ET
WYNNE, Ark. — Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people.
The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital and also collapsed the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois, stunning people throughout the region with the scope of the damage.
The number of deaths continued to grow Sunday.
"While we are still assessing the full extent of the damage, we know families across America are mourning the loss of loved ones, desperately waiting for news of others fighting for their lives, and sorting through the rubble of their homes and businesses," President Joe Biden said in a statement.
Biden earlier declared broad areas of the country major disaster areas, making federal resources and financial aid available for recovery.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Arkansas, where at least five people were killed, already had declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard.
Confirmed or suspected tornadoes in 11 states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees and laid waste to neighborhoods.
The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that a tornado was responsible for damage to several homes near Bridgeville, Delaware. One person was found dead inside a house heavily damaged by the storm Saturday night, Delaware State Police reported.
It may take days to confirm all the recent tornadoes. The dead included at least nine in one Tennessee county, five in Indiana and four in Illinois.
Other deaths from the storms that hit Friday night into Saturday were reported in Alabama and Mississippi.
Residents of Wynne, Arkansas, a community of about 8,000 people 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Memphis, Tennessee, woke Saturday to find the high school's roof shredded and its windows blown out. At least four people died.
Ashley Macmillan said she, her husband and their children huddled with their dogs in a bathroom as a tornado passed, "praying and saying goodbye to each other, because we thought we were dead." A falling tree seriously damaged their home, but they escaped unhurt.
Chainsaws buzzed, as bulldozers plowed into debris. Utility crews restored power as some neighborhoods began recovery.
Tennessee recorded at least 15 deaths, including nine fatalities in McNairy County, east of Memphis, according to Patrick Sheehan, director the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee drove to the county Saturday to tour the destruction and comfort residents. He said the storm capped the "worst" week of his time as governor, coming days after a school shooting in Nashville that killed six people including a family friend whose funeral he and his wife just attended.
"It's terrible what has happened in this community, this county, this state," Lee said. "But it looks like your community has done what Tennessean communities do, and that is rally and respond."
Rachel Milam lived in the basement with her 6-year-old daughter, while her mother and her mother's boyfriend lived upstairs in their home on the outskirts of Waynesboro, Tennessee.
All squeezed into the bathroom of the cinder block basement Friday night as the tornado approached and made whooshing sounds like a washing machine.
"As it ripped the roof off, the shower curtain fell," Milam, 26, said Sunday. "So I'm trying to dig through the shower curtain and see. I saw darkness and then rain started to fall."
Then absolute terror.
"And the house — I watched it pick up and move ... about six inches and then pick up and it was gone."
"I was just thinking it's gonna take the tub, like we're going to be gone," she said.
A piece of wood fell over them. So did a mirror. "We were fine and just thankful that we made it out alive," Milam said.
Milam, who works as a nurse, soon joined other neighbors in digging people out from wrecked homes. One woman had a laceration to her face and other parts of her body and was flown out by a helicopter. Another man was freed from the rubble of his home by rescuers who used chainsaws to slice through the debris.
Jeffrey Day said he called his daughter after seeing on the news that their community of Adamsville was being hit. Huddled in a closet with her 2-year-old son as the storm passed over, she answered the phone screaming.
"She kept asking me, 'What do I do, daddy?'" Day said, tearing up. "I didn't know what to say."
After the storm passed, his daughter crawled out of her destroyed home and drove to nearby family.
Elsewhere, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker traveled Sunday to Belvidere to visit the Apollo Theatre, which partially collapsed as about 260 people were attending a heavy metal concert.
Frederick Livingston, Jr., was pulled from the rubble but didn't survive. He had gone to enjoy the concert with his son, Alex.
"I couldn't save him," his son told WLS-TV. The father and son were standing side by side when debris began raining down. "It happened so fast."
The governor said 48 others were treated in hospitals, with five in critical condition.
Pritzker also planned to visit Crawford County, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) south of Chicago, where three people were killed and eight injured when a tornado hit around New Hebron.
"We've had emergency crews digging people out of their basements because the house is collapsed on top of them, but luckily they had that safe space to go to," Sheriff Bill Rutan said at a news conference.
That tornado was not far from where three people died in Indiana's Sullivan County, about 95 miles (150 kilometers) southwest of Indianapolis. Several people were rescued overnight, with reports of as many as 12 people injured.
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When Andy Roddick agreed to join John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang at the Pickleball Slam, the 2003 U.S. Open champion figured he had two distinct advantages against the three other International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees participating in the made-for-TV exhibition in Hollywood, Florida.
At age 40, Roddick is the junior member of the quartet (McEnroe is 64, Agassi 52, Chang 51). And Roddick’s serve, which topped 150 mph back in his days on the tennis tour, was the fastest among the group of retired Grand Slam title winners who signed up for something that features a $1 million purse and airs Sunday on ESPN at noon Eastern, before the March Madness women’s championship game.
“As I’m walking through the (pickleball) rules, I saw they took away my youth with (limited) movement, and they took away my serve with having to serve underhand,” Roddick said with a chuckle, “so I’m not really sure what’s left.”
He will face Chang, then McEnroe will take on Agassi, before a McEnroe-Chang vs. Agassi-Roddick doubles competition at the Pickleball Slam — the latest in a series of attempts to draw eyeballs to a sport taking over courts in neighborhoods all over while still finding its footing on television.
“Everyone likes it instantly. It’s pretty well-regarded by people that play it,” Roddick said. “But you also don’t know if it will ever translate to TV and be a very watchable product without knowing the ins and outs and nuances that, frankly, I don’t know that people have the time to learn.”
ESPN/ABC have shown pickleball in the past, there is a deal in place with one league for some of its competitions, and there are ongoing discussions with others.
“We’re obviously not writing big checks for pickleball at this moment,” said Tim Bunnell, ESPN senior vice president of programming. “The stage of development for the sport is: We’re all still figuring out how it translates in the media world. We know how it translates participation-wise.”
Horizon Sports & Experiences (HS&E) is producing the Pickleball Slam in tandem with InsideOut Sports and Entertainment (ISE). The idea, HS&E co-CEO David Levy explained, was for bold-faced names from one racket sport to help promote another.
“Today, right now, nobody truly knows the top pickleball players. No one can even name maybe the top 50 pickleball players,” said Levy, the former president of Turner Networks. ”(But) it’s a huge rising phenomenon in sport. And we decided to jump in, in a unique way.”
Likening the appeal of Sunday’s event to what drew fans to “The Match,” a televised golf exhibition that began under his watch at Turner with Tiger Woods playing against Phil Mickelson in 2018, Levy said: “I’ve done this magic before.”
He said he would love to get tennis stars such as the Williams sisters, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal to play pickleball in future editions.
“Keep building this incredibly rising sport,” Levy said, “with great brand names.”
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LUBBOCK, Texas — Our Sippin’ on the South Plains shared more about Idalou Harvest. Each week we will share the story of eight different wineries in our region. There is also a 30-minute show where we will talk about the High Plains wine industry, that airs every weekend on KLBK. | 2023-05-26T00:21:32+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/trends-and-friends/idalou-harvest-shares-in-our-sippin-on-the-south-plains-4/ |
BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a longtime opera fan, is offering her thoughts on Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle — the latest in a series of sporadic and sometimes idiosyncratic appearances since she left office a year ago.
Merkel joined a former federal court judge, Thomas Fischer, to reflect on “greed,” “revenge” and “vanity” in Wagner’s epic and lengthy creation in a three-part special edition of a crime-themed audio podcast for public broadcaster SWR that went online Sunday.
The 68-year-old center-right politician, who led Germany for 16 years, said that the cycle “is so universally applicable to humanity that you keep finding things, from family life to political life, that keep happening among us humans.”
She said that “when you meet real people, there are situations where you remember — I won’t name any names, but certain themes occur to you.”
Merkel and her husband, chemist Joachim Sauer, are regular guests at the annual Bayreuth opera festival that celebrates Wagner’s work.
Merkel has kept a relatively low profile since handing over to successor Olaf Scholz in December 2021. She has stayed out of the current political fray, but has defended her attempts as chancellor to bring about a diplomatic solution to tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and her government’s decisions to buy large quantities of natural gas from Russia.
Among a few other appearances, the one-time physicist accepted an award from the U.N. refugee agency and gave a speech honoring the former head of a national scientific academy in which she touched on gut flora and antibiotic resistance. Her political memoirs are due to be published in 2024.
“I can do formats now that in the past I could do only very, very seldom, and that’s part of my new-won freedom,” Merkel said of the new podcast. “So I wanted to try out going in a completely different direction.” | 2022-12-19T14:12:52+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/entertainment-news/ap-germanys-merkel-offers-her-thoughts-on-wagners-ring-cycle/ |
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs recommended that Charter Communications, Inc. discontinue or modify certain comparative speed claims for its Spectrum Internet service, which appeared in its "Monsters Gaming" television commercial.
The claims at issue were challenged by internet service provider competitor AT&T Services, Inc. They included:
- "Spectrum download speeds are 20X faster than AT&T."
- AT&T does not offer any internet speeds comparable to Spectrum's Gig Internet.
- AT&T does not offer internet speeds faster than 50 Mbps.
- AT&T Internet is too slow for downloading for the reasonable consumer.
NAD determined that the disclosures in the "Monsters" ad do not clearly identify the basis of comparison being made in the "20X faster" claim as being limited to a comparison of Charter's Spectrum Internet Gig (1000 Mbps) against AT&T Internet 50 (50 Mbps). Therefore, NAD found that the "20X faster" claim conveys a message about AT&T's line of offerings.
Further, NAD concluded that the "20X faster" claim in the context of the "Monsters" ad is not supported across the line of service tiers offered by AT&T and Charter because not all Spectrum Internet service tier download speeds are 20X faster than the download speeds provided by all AT&T Internet service tiers.
Therefore, NAD recommended that Charter:
- Discontinue the "20X faster" claim, or
- Modify it to clearly and conspicuously disclose the specific service tiers on which the speed comparison is based as part of the claim itself or through a disclosure of similar font size and in immediate proximity to the "20X faster" claim, and
- Noted that if the "20X faster" claim is audible, the basis of comparison must also be clearly and conspicuously audible to ensure that consumers who only hear the "20X faster" claim are informed of the specific service tiers upon which the download speed comparison is based.
NAD noted that in the internet service provider market, consumers may reasonably expect a download superiority claim to be based on a comparison of competing service tiers with the most equivalent download speeds. However, in the "Monsters" ad, Charter's "20X faster" claim is based on a comparison to AT&T Internet 50, which is not AT&T's service tier offering download speeds most equivalent to Spectrum Internet Gig nor is it AT&T's service tier offering the fastest download speeds. Rather, AT&T Internet 1000, which provides download speeds of 940 Mbps and which Charter acknowledged is available to consumers in the AT&T/Charter competitive footprint, is more equivalent to Spectrum Internet Gig.
Because the "Monsters" ad does not clearly indicate the specific service tier speeds being compared, NAD determined that the "20X faster" claim reasonably conveys the misleading message that the claim is based on a comparison of the service tiers of each party that provide the most equivalent download speeds and that AT&T does not offer any internet speeds comparable to Spectrum's Gig Internet or faster than 50 Mbps.
NAD therefore recommended that Charter modify the "20X faster" claim and the "Monsters" ad to communicate clearly and conspicuously the exact products being compared, any material differences between the compared products, and to avoid implying that the competitor does not have a more similar product.
Finally, NAD found that consumers will reasonably take away a message that AT&T Internet is too slow for gaming, but not the broader message that AT&T Internet is too slow for general activities requiring download speeds.
In its advertiser statement, Charter stated that it "will comply with NAD's decision with respect to the challenged claims in the commercial." Further, the advertiser noted that it is no longer running the commercial featuring this claim and stated that although it "disagrees with NAD's recommendations in this case, it remains a strong supporter of self-regulation and will comply with these recommendations if it makes the 20X Faster Claim again."
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Presidents and CEOs from leading tech companies that are creating artificial intelligence have agreed to several commitments on sharing, testing and developing new AI technology, the White House says.
Seven companies — Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, Anthropic and Inflection -- will meet at the White House Friday to announce the voluntary agreements. President Biden will also be making remarks.
"U.S. companies lead the world in innovation, and they have a responsibility to do that and continue to do that, but they have an equal responsibility to ensure that their products are safe, secure and trustworthy," White House chief of staff Jeff Zients told NPR in an interview.
But there isn't an exact outline for how the White House can hold the companies accountable if they don't meet the commitments.
"We will use every lever that we have in the federal government to enforce these commitments and standards. At the same time, we do need legislation," Zients said.
White House officials say they're working closely with Congress as they develop AI legislation that would regulate the technology, as well as working on executive actions that will be announced in the coming weeks.
What are in the commitments?
The commitments from tech companies are about information sharing, testing and transparency with both the government and the public. But there aren't many details offered in Friday's announcement.
For example, there's a commitment to develop mechanisms so that users will know when content is generated by artificial intelligence, through a watermark. Companies also said they would make a point to avoid bias and discrimination, and protect privacy.
Companies have also committed to having their AI systems tested through a third party before being released. One example of that will take place at the DEF-CON hacking convention in Las Vegas next month. Some of the companies, including Google and OpenAI, will have their AI systems tested there, at the encouragement of the White House. Beyond that, there isn't a clear outline of who the third-party checks would be, and how they are selected.
But the White House says these agreements are just a first step.
"The commitments the companies are making are a good start, but it's just a start," Zients said. "The key here is implementation and execution in order for these companies to perform and earn the public's trust."
Critics say big tech companies should not be the center of the conversation
Some AI experts have expressed concern about big tech companies being at the forefront of the conversation on regulating AI.
The White House has also been holding listening sessions with civil rights leaders and union leaders on how AI impacts their work.
But Ifeoma Ajunwa, a law professor at Emory who studies the intersection of technology and work, said she's found it disappointing that those who have a financial stake in AI development have been at the forefront of the White House's announcements on AI.
"We also want to ensure that we are including other voices that don't have a profit motive," she said. "We should definitely invite corporate leaders and tech titans to be part of this conversation, but they should not be leading the conversation."
There are also concerns that centering bigger, more established companies in the new agreements could give those businesses a leg-up, while stifling smaller companies that are just starting out.
"The bigger established firms can kind of game it to benefit them, and the newcomers don't have a say," said Victor Menaldo, a political economy professor at the University of Washington. "Big companies love to do these kind of things because they're already established, so they're like, 'Oh, the rules of the road are going to benefit us.' "
On a call with reporters Thursday, White House officials did not confirm whether new companies would be joining onto the agreements, in addition to the seven that have signed on.
"We expect that other companies will see how they also have an obligation to live up to the standards of safety security and trust. And they may choose — and we welcome them choosing — joining these commitments," a White House official said.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-07-21T10:48:28+00:00 | kosu.org | https://www.kosu.org/politics/politics/2023-07-21/the-white-house-and-big-tech-companies-release-commitments-on-managing-ai |
Many women underestimate breast density as a risk factor for breast cancer, study shows
(CNN) - Women with dense breast tissue are up to four times more likely to get breast cancer, but many underestimate it as a risk factor, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.
Dense breasts are normal and found in about half of women undergoing mammograms. However, the extra glandular and fibrous tissue can make tumors more difficult to see on mammograms.
For the study, researchers surveyed about 2,000 women between the ages of 40 and 76.
The study found that about 93% of women didn’t view having dense breasts as a significant risk factor for getting breast cancer, especially when compared to other more well-known risks like having a first-degree relative with breast cancer.
One breast cancer doctor said the study shows there needs to be more education for women and healthcare providers about the link between dense breasts and breast cancer.
Currently, 38 states mandate that women receive written notification after mammography about their breast density and its potential breast cancer risk; however, studies have shown that many women find this information confusing.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-23T20:11:53+00:00 | kttc.com | https://www.kttc.com/2023/01/23/many-women-underestimate-breast-density-risk-factor-breast-cancer-study-shows/ |
Limited Series Debuts with Two-Hour Episode on Saturday, July 30, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT)
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon revealed the teaser for its highly anticipated Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island, the third chapter of the beloved horror anthology miniseries based on the '90s kids' cult classic. Produced by ACE Entertainment, the limited series will debut with a two-hour episode on Saturday, July 30, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, with the remaining episodes airing Saturday, Aug. 6, and Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT).
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island follows an all-new Midnight Society as they go on what they thought would be a fun summer vacation on a resort island, until they learn about something sinister haunting the guests. In the just-released teaser, viewers are introduced to the new members of the Midnight Society and get a glimpse at the horrors that await them on their vacation.
In the premiere episode, "The Tale of Room 13/The Tale of the Teen Spirit," four best friends get more than they bargained for and encounter genuine terror locked away in one of the rooms after checking into a hotel on a resort island. Then, as the kids try to enjoy summer vacation, they are pulled back into the mystery of the island's ghosts, ultimately leading them to a terrifying and shocking revelation.
The new members of the Midnight Society are: Kayla, played by Telci Huynh (Modern Love, Drama Club); Max, played by Conor Sherry (The Terminal List, The Devil You Know); Leo, played by Luca Padovan (You, School of Rock the Musical on Broadway); Summer, played by Dior Goodjohn (Head of the Class); and Ferris, played by Chance Hurstfield (A Million Little Things, Good Boys). Julian Curtis (Wish Man) also stars as Stanley Crane, the hotel manager at the island resort.
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island follows last year's six-part season, Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows, which aired during 1Q21 and was cable TV's number-three live-action show with Kids 6-11 (behind #1 Danger Force and #2 Side Hustle). The second season of the anthology series saw a different Midnight Society group of kids tell a terrifying tale about a curse that had been cast over their small seaside town, haunted by a villain named the Shadowman. The series has recently received a Writers Guild Award and nominations from the Directors Guild Awards and Artios Awards.
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island is produced by ACE Entertainment (To All The Boys I've Loved Before franchise, The Perfect Date), with ACE founder Matt Kaplan and Chris Foss serving as executive producers and Paul Kim as co-executive producer. JT Billings (Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows, Panic) serves as executive producer and showrunner. Dean Israelite (Power Rangers, Project Almanac) also serves as executive producer and director for the series.
Production of Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Ghost Island for Nickelodeon is overseen by Shauna Phelan and Zack Olin, Co-Heads of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action. Brian Banks serves as Nickelodeon's Executive in Charge of Production for the series.
One of Nickelodeon's most iconic series from the '90s, the original Are You Afraid of the Dark? delivered riveting stories of horror to young audiences, all from a kid's perspective. The original Are You Afraid of the Dark? is owned by WildBrain and was created by D.J. MacHale and Ned Kandel, who are also executive producers on the current project.
About ACE Entertainment
ACE Entertainment, which was founded by producer Matt Kaplan in 2017, has been behind some of today's most relevant millennial content including all three films in the hit To All the Boys I've Loved Before feature franchise, The Perfect Date also starring Noah Centineo, the Netflix romantic drama Irreplaceable You and the upcoming feature Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between which will debut in 2022 on Netflix. ACE most recently wrapped production on Loveboat Taipei based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Abigail Hing Wen, starring Ross Butler, Nico Hiraga, and Ashley Liao. They also wrapped production on the teen slasher, Time Cut, starring Madison Bailey and Antonia Gentry. The company is currently developing features A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow based on the best-selling YA novel of the same name by Laura Taylor Namey, and the Spanish-based thriller and 2021 Blacklist script Mercury. ACE Entertainment's television division has projects in development with almost every available streaming platform including Netflix, Disney + and Peacock and is behind the upcoming To All the Boys spinoff series, XO, Kitty.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.
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Lillianna Alfaro was a recent high school graduate raising a toddler and considering joining the Army when she and a friend bought what they thought was the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in December 2020.
“Two years ago, I knew nothing about this,” said Holly Groelle, the mother of 19-year-old Alfaro, who lived in Appleton, Wisconsin. “I felt bad because it was something I could not have warned her about, because I didn’t know.”
The drug that killed her daughter was rare a decade ago, but fentanyl and other lab-produced synthetic opioids now are driving an overdose crisis deadlier than any the U.S. has ever seen. Last year, overdoses from all drugs claimed more than 100,000 lives for the first time, and the deaths this year have remained at nearly the same level — more than gun and auto deaths combined.
The federal government counted more accidental overdose deaths in 2021 alone than it did in the 20-year period from 1979 through 1998. Overdoses in recent years have been many times more frequent than they were during the black tar heroin epidemic that led President Richard Nixon to launch his War on Drugs, or during the cocaine crisis in the 1980s.
As fentanyl gains attention, mistaken beliefs persist about the drug, how it is trafficked and why so many people are dying.
Experts believe deaths surged not only because the drugs are so powerful, but also because fentanyl is laced into so many other illicit drugs, and not because of changes in how many people are using. In the late 2010s — the most recent period for which federal data is available — deaths were skyrocketing even as the number of people using opioids was dropping.
Advocates warn that some of the alarms being sounded by politicians and officials are wrong and potentially dangerous. Among those ideas: that tightening control of the U.S.-Mexico border would stop the flow of the drugs, though experts say the key to reining in the crisis is reducing drug demand; that fentanyl might turn up in kids’ trick-or-treat baskets this Halloween; and that merely touching the drug briefly can be fatal — something that researchers found untrue and that advocates worry can make first responders hesitate about giving lifesaving treatment.
All three ideas were brought up this month in an online video billed as a pre-Halloween public service announcement from a dozen Republican U.S. senators.
A report this year from a bipartisan federal commission found that fentanyl and similar drugs are being made mostly in labs in Mexico from chemicals shipped primarily from China.
In New England, fentanyl has largely replaced the supply of heroin. Across the country, it’s being laced into drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine, sometimes with deadly results. And in cases like Alfaro’s, it’s being mixed in Mexico or the U.S. with other substances and pressed into pills meant to look like other drugs.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has warned that fentanyl is being sold in multicolored pills and powders — sometimes referred to as “rainbow fentanyl” — marketed on social media to teens and young adults.
Jon DeLena, the agency’s associate special agent in charge, said at the National Crime Prevention Council summit on fentanyl in Washington this month that there’s “no direct information that Halloween is specifically being targeted or young people are being targeted for Halloween,” but that hasn’t kept that idea from spreading.
Joel Best, an emeritus sociology professor at the University of Delaware, said that idea falls in with a long line of Halloween-related scares. He has examined cases since 1958 and has not found a single instance of a child dying because of something foreign put into Halloween candy — and few instances of that being done at all.
“If you give a dose of fentanyl to kids in elementary school, you have an excellent chance of killing them,” he said. “If you do addict them, what are you going to do, try to take their lunch money? No one is trying to addict little kids to fentanyl.”
In midterm election campaigns, fentanyl is not getting as much attention as issues such as inflation and abortion. But Republicans running for offices including governor and U.S. Senate in Arkansas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania have framed the fentanyl crisis as a result of Democrats being lax about securing the Mexican border or soft on crime as part of a broader campaign assertion that Democrats foster lawlessness.
And when Democrats highlight the overdose crisis in campaigns this year, it has often been to tout their roles in forging settlements to hold drugmakers and distributors responsible.
Relying heavily on catching fentanyl at the border would be futile, experts say, because it’s easy to move in small, hard-to-detect quantities.
“I don’t think that reducing the supply is going to be the answer because it’s so easy to mail,” said Adam Wandt, an assistant professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Still, some more efforts are planned on the U.S.-Mexico border, including increasing funding to search more vehicles crossing ports of entry. The bipartisan commission found those crossings are where most fentanyl arrives in the country.
The commission is calling for many of the measures that other advocates want to see, including better coordination of the federal response, targeted enforcement, and measures to prevent overdoses for those who use drugs.
The federal government has been funding efforts along those lines. It also publicizes bigfentanylseizures by law enforcement, though it’s believed that even the largest busts make small dents in the national drug supply.
The commission stopped short of calling for increased penalties for selling fentanyl. Bryce Pardo, associate director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center and a commission staff member, said such a measure would not likely deter the drug trade. But, he said, dealers who sell the products most likely to cause death — such as mixing fentanyl into cocaine or pressing it into fake Xanax — could be targeted effectively.
One California father who lost his 20-year-old daughter is pushing for prosecutors to file murder charges against those who supply fatal doses.
Matt Capelouto’s daughter Alexandra died from half a pill she bought from a dealer she found on social media in 2019, while home in Temecula, California, during a college break. She was told the pill was oxycodone, Capelouto said, but it contained fentanyl.
The dealer was charged with distributing fentanyl resulting in death, but he reached a plea deal on a lesser drug charge and will face up to 20 years in prison.
“It’s not that arresting and convicting and putting these guys behind bars doesn’t work,” Capelouto said. “The fact is we don’t do it enough to make a difference.”
While some people killed by fentanyl have no idea they’re taking it, others, particularly those with opioid use disorder, know it is or could be in the mix. But they may not know how much is in their drugs.
That was the case for Susan Ousterman’s son Tyler Cordiero, who died at 24 in 2020 from a mixture that included fentanyl after years of using heroin and other opioids.
For nearly two years, Ousterman avoided going by the gas station near their home in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, where her son fatally overdosed. But in August, she went to leave two things there: naloxone, a drug used to reverse overdoses, and a poster advertising a hotline for people using drugs to call so the operator could call for help if they become unresponsive.
Ousterman is funneling her anger and sorrow into preventing other overdoses.
“Fentanyl is everywhere,” she said. “You don’t know what’s in an unregulated drug supply. You don’t know what you’re taking. You’re always taking the chance of dying every time.”
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AP journalists Lindsay Whitehurst in Washington and Kavish Harjai in Los Angeles contributed. Harjai is a corps members for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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A Chesterville teen died Tuesday afternoon following a crash in New Sharon.
Melanie Greene, 39, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Suburban on Farmington Falls Road about 1:19 p.m. when she rear-ended an Archies Recycling truck while it was pulled over and picking up recyclables, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Greene was driving with her three children, 18-year-old Kaylie Ladd, a toddler and an infant, Moss said Wednesday.
Ladd succumbed to her injuries after the crash.
Greene and her other two children suffered only minor injuries and are expected to recover.
The crash remains under investigation. | 2023-05-04T12:38:57+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/03/news/central-maine/new-sharon-fatal-crash/ |
Proposal represents 51% premium to 60-day volume weighted average trading price of Ceragon stock
Would deliver immediate, significant value substantially in excess of the value Ceragon can generate as a stand-alone entity
As 5% shareholder Aviat calls for extraordinary general meeting of Ceragon shareholders to elect new directors to evaluate proposal
Schedules conference call for 7:00 p.m. ET on June 27, 2022 to discuss its compelling proposal
AUSTIN, Texas, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW) ("Aviat"), the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, today announced it has submitted a nonbinding proposal to acquire all the outstanding shares of Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) ("Ceragon") that it does not already own for $2.80 per share in cash. Aviat holds more than 5% of Ceragon's outstanding shares as of June 24, 2022, making it Ceragon's third largest shareholder.
Under the terms of the proposal, which was delivered to Ceragon's Board of Directors, Ceragon shareholders would receive $2.80 per share in cash, providing them with immediate and certain value. Aviat also remains open to offering a portion of the consideration in Aviat stock to allow shareholders the opportunity to participate in the significant upside of the combined company. The proposal represents a substantial premium of 34% to the closing price of Ceragon shares on June 27, 2022 and a 51% premium to the 60-day volume weighted average trading price of Ceragon shares as of June 24, 2022.
"Over the past year, we have sought to engage on numerous occasions with Ceragon's Board and management team to negotiate terms for a transaction that we are confident would deliver meaningful near- and long-term value for shareholders of both companies," said Aviat President and CEO Peter Smith. "We have twice attempted to reasonably address concerns voiced by Ceragon, and have met only with delay and rejection. Along with Aviat's Chairman, I traveled to Israel last week to meet in person with Ceragon's Chairman, CEO, and a member of its Board. They refused to engage with us in constructive discussions, instead making further demands for unorthodox and off-market provisions that seem intended only to delay, leaving us with no other option but to make Ceragon shareholders aware of our proposal."
Aviat Chairman, John Mutch emphasized, "Our Board of Directors has spent considerable time analyzing the benefits of this combination and is unanimous in its belief that such a transaction has clear strategic and financial merits and creates a compelling opportunity to deliver meaningful near- and long-term value."
Benefits of the Transaction
We believe the combination of Aviat and Ceragon will create a leading global wireless transport specialist that is more efficient and competitive, and better positioned to provide greater innovation and service to their complementary customer bases.
- The overlap in portfolio and roadmap developments and different areas of technology leadership mean the combined company will experience significant cost reductions and an enhanced value proposition, with increased volume to leverage in operations and supply chain.
- Aviat expects to realize approximately $35 million of cost synergies from identified SG&A and operational synergies.
- By combining the companies' innovative technologies and building scale, the combined company will also be positioned for revenue growth opportunities and benefit from improved purchasing power in the growing wireless transport solutions market.
- Aviat and Ceragon have complementary product roadmaps, which will enable greater innovation, expand revenue opportunities and enhance addressable market capture. The combined company will have lower R&D costs and greater capabilities to strengthen its technology leadership and compete effectively with generalists across all markets and verticals, with a stronger foundation for diverse growth.
- Aviat and Ceragon customers will benefit from access to a wider array of best-in-class hardware and software solutions in more geographic locations. Existing and prospective customers will also benefit from the combined company's enhanced R&D capabilities and product innovation, with Aviat and Ceragon offering a highly attractive integrated value proposition.
Smith added, "As an industry leader and innovator with a strong track record of delivering significant value to our shareholders and premium service to our customers, we strongly believe in the value this transaction would create and look forward to giving Ceragon shareholders the opportunity to benefit from this combination. We believe they will recognize that our proposal provides compelling, immediate and certain value, substantially in excess of the value that would be generated for Ceragon shareholders if Ceragon were to remain a stand-alone entity. Although we very much prefer to negotiate a transaction with Ceragon on a friendly basis, we are prepared to take all steps necessary to pursue this transaction."
As announced in a separate press release today, as the holder of over 5% of Ceragon's shares, Aviat has called for an extraordinary general meeting of Ceragon shareholders for the purpose of increasing the size of the Ceragon board, removing three of Ceragon's current directors, and electing independent, well-qualified new board leadership that would evaluate fairly the proposal and negotiate for the best outcome for Ceragon's shareholders.
Transaction Details
Aviat intends to fund a transaction with Ceragon through cash on hand and debt financing from one or more relationship banks. If pursued, the transaction is expected to close within four to six months after successful board refreshment and negotiation of a definitive agreement, pending satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including Ceragon shareholder approval and regulatory approvals in various jurisdictions.
Vinson & Elkins LLP and Meitar are serving as legal advisors to Aviat and Okapi Partners is serving as proxy solicitor.
The full text of the letter delivered to Ceragon on June 27, 2022 (June 28, 2022 Israel Time) is included below:
June 28, 2022
Mr. Zohar Zisapel, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Doron Arazi, Chief Executive Officer
Ceragon Networks Ltd.
24 Raoul Wallenberg Street, Tel-Aviv 69719, Israel
Gentlemen:
As you are aware, we have sought to engage with you on numerous occasions over the past year in a constructive dialogue about Aviat acquiring all of the outstanding shares of Ceragon at a meaningful premium for Ceragon shareholders. Our Board of Directors has spent considerable time analyzing the benefits of this combination and is unanimous in its belief that such a transaction has clear strategic and financial merits and creates a compelling opportunity to deliver meaningful near- and long-term value for shareholders of both companies.
We are surprised and disappointed by your rejection of our April proposal to acquire Ceragon for $2.80 per share in cash, which represents a significant 51% premium to Ceragon's 60-day volume-weighted average share price of $1.85 as of June 24, 2022, and a 34% premium to Ceragon shareholders based on the closing price on June 27, 2022 of $2.09. When you rejected our initial November 21, 2021 proposal to acquire Ceragon for $3.25 per share in cash, your stated view was that our proposal was inadequate and that external factors and yet-to-be-made-public internal initiatives were impacting your short-term market price. Your stock price performance in the seven and a half months since we made our initial proposal to you contradicts such a view. Indeed, here is a graph showing your stock performance since our initial offer, which shows a steady decline:
Additionally, you have consistently refused to even engage with us unless we obtained financing commitments and unless we agreed that Aviat would pay you a substantial break-up fee if we abandoned the transaction. In response, we provided you with copies of highly confident letters from three well-regarded financial institutions and agreed that we would have binding commitment letters in place prior to signing. To address your request on a break-up fee, we provided you with a detailed framework as to how the transaction would be structured, including noting that we would be willing to structure our transaction so that Aviat would pay a termination fee in the unlikely event that, despite the binding commitments, we were unable to consummate the transaction due to the failure of our financing.
Last week, our Chairman and I traveled to Israel to meet with you in person in the hopes of engaging constructively with you to find a mutually beneficial transaction. However, you refused to engage in price discussions, except to advise that you had not engaged a financial advisor, and estimated it would take you at least two months to thoroughly analyze our proposal. Rather than engaging with us, you once again insisted on fully committed financing and stated that Aviat would have to agree to pay a break-up fee if the transaction failed to close for any reason that was not Ceragon's "fault." You further advised that the Aviat break-up fee you were seeking should be equal to the difference between the purchase price and your current trading price, which at the time translated to an outrageous ~$60 million on a $235 million transaction, or roughly 25%. You also advised us that if Ceragon were to be presented with a superior bid, Ceragon should be permitted to terminate the agreement with Aviat without the payment of a termination fee, which is contrary to market practice in such cases. We believe your shareholders would agree that requiring such unorthodox and off-market provisions as obstacles to discussions and due diligence are not the sort of actions that fiduciaries trying to maximize shareholder value would take when being offered a 51% premium acquisition proposal.
Consequently, we are left with no choice but to take our compelling proposal directly to your shareholders by making its terms public. Given the substantial premium represented by our proposal and the unique benefits of a combination with Aviat, we are confident that Ceragon's shareholders will enthusiastically embrace our proposal. We also want Ceragon's shareholders to rest assured that we will have committed and binding financing prior to signing the transaction agreement and we intend for this transaction to be based on market precedents, including with respect to the parties' respective remedies if the transaction is terminated.
We believe that a combination of our two companies would create a leading wireless transport specialist with the scale and expertise to deliver superior performance to customers and shareholders. By combining our businesses, we can further improve our supply chain sourcing, increase operational efficiency, and realize meaningful cost savings. Additionally, Ceragon's customer base and geographic exposure is highly complementary to Aviat's. Together, we can deliver a valuable set of technological expertise and product breadth to customers around the world.
Absent this combination, we doubt that Ceragon's stock and business performance will meaningfully change in the near-term. Ceragon's current product offering lacks meaningful technological differentiation, and even in areas where Ceragon does have differentiation, the company lacks the management competence to extract value. The company's gross margin has declined from 34% in calendar year 2019 to 30% over the last twelve months. Additionally, Ceragon's next generation chip has been delayed, and given the supply challenges in the chip space, we see no reason to believe why this product won't continue to slip in its delivery to the market. Aviat's next generation System on Chip (partnership with MaxLinear) is based on a newer generation of technology than Ceragon's chip and we believe will offer significant differentiation. Ceragon's chip development strategy is destroying value to shareholders and will offer no technological advantage to customers in the medium to long-term. Without our offer for and stewardship of Ceragon's business, we do not expect to see significant change in the company's stock performance nor its operating results.
Accordingly, we believe our all-cash proposal provides Ceragon shareholders with compelling, immediate and certain value, which is substantially in excess of the value that would be generated for Ceragon shareholders if Ceragon were to remain a stand-alone entity. In addition, we remain open to offering a portion of the consideration in Aviat stock should you wish to provide the opportunity for your shareholders to share in the upside potential of the combined company. We believe that Ceragon shareholders would appreciate the strategic and financial logic of the combination and the opportunity to participate in its future.
In connection with delivering this proposal, we advise you that we have acquired 4,233,757 shares of Ceragon, which represents approximately 5.04% of the outstanding shares. As a larger than 5% holder, we are requesting that Ceragon call an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders for the purposes of increasing the size of the Ceragon board to nine, electing our proposed independent nominees to those seats, and removing and replacing three of Ceragon's current directors with our proposed nominees. Based on your response to our proposals to date, we believe the time has come for new board leadership that would evaluate our proposal and negotiate for the best outcome for Ceragon's shareholders.
As we have reiterated to you several times, we are committed to a transaction with Ceragon. In connection with this transaction, we have engaged Vinson & Elkins LLP and Meitar as our legal advisors, and Okapi Partners as our proxy solicitor. We stand ready to discuss next steps towards a mutually beneficial negotiated transaction with you, as well as your independent financial and legal advisors. As we have stressed throughout the last year, we very much prefer to negotiate a transaction with Ceragon on a friendly basis, whether with you or with a revised board, but are prepared to take all steps necessary to pursue this transaction on an expedited basis.
Sincerely,
Aviat Networks
President and Chief Executive Officer
Conference Call
Aviat will host a conference call for investors and industry analysts to discuss its proposal at 7:00 p.m. ET on June 27, 2022.
To listen to the live conference call, please dial toll-free at 1-877-830-2597 or the international dial-in at +1-785-424-1877 and use the conference ID: "ANICALL" or the call title "Investor Update Call". We ask that you dial-in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time. Accompanying slides will be available on Aviat's investor relations website at the following address: https://investors.aviatnetworks.com/.
A replay of the call will be available on the Aviat investor relations website, or by dialing 800-938-1598 (Toll Free) or 402-220-1545 (Toll).
About Aviat Networks, Inc.
Aviat Networks, Inc. is the leading expert in wireless transport solutions and works to provide dependable products, services and support to its customers. With more than one million systems sold into 170 countries worldwide, communications service providers and private network operators including state/local government, utility, federal government and defense organizations trust Aviat with their critical applications. Coupled with a long history of microwave innovations, Aviat provides a comprehensive suite of localized professional and support services enabling customers to drastically simplify both their networks and their lives. For more than 70 years, the experts at Aviat have delivered high-performance products, simplified operations, and the best overall customer experience. Aviat Networks is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information contained in this document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitations, Aviat's beliefs and expectations regarding the proposed transaction between Aviat and Ceragon and the results of the requested extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Ceragon. All statements, trend analyses and other information contained herein regarding the foregoing beliefs and expectations and other statements identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including, without limitation, "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "will," "see," "continue," "could, " "may, " "might, " "potential," "seek," "should," "delivering," "view," and "intend," or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, forward-looking statements are based on estimates reflecting the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the senior management of Aviat regarding the future of its business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should therefore be considered in light of various important factors, including those set forth in this document. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in the forward-looking statements are discussed in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements included in this release are made as of the date hereof and, except as required by law, Aviat undertakes no obligation to update, amend, or clarify any forward-looking statement to reflect events, new information, or circumstances occurring after the date of this release.
Additional Information
This document does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor will there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer or sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities will be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933 or an exemption therefrom.
In connection with any transaction between Aviat and Ceragon that involves the issuance of Aviat shares to the Ceragon shareholders, Aviat will file a registration statement with the SEC. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION. Investors will also be able to obtain copies of the registration statement and other documents containing important information about each of the companies once such documents are filed with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.
Investor Contacts
Aviat Networks
Andrew Fredrickson
+1-408-501-6214
andrew.fredrickson@aviatnet.com
Okapi Partners LLC
Bruce Goldfarb / Chuck Garske / Teresa Huang
+1-212-297-0720
info@okapipartners.com
Media Contact
Abernathy MacGregor
Sydney Isaacs / Jeremy Jacobs
+1-212-371-5999
sri@abmac.com / jrj@abmac.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years, before a crash in the housing market triggered the Great Recession.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate climbed to 6.70% from 6.29% last week. By contrast, the rate stood at 3.01% a year ago.
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those looking to refinance their homes, jumped to 5.96% from 5.44% last week.
Rapidly rising mortgage rates threaten to sideline even more homebuyers after more than doubling in 2022. Last year, prospective homebuyers were looking at rates well below 3%.
Freddie Mac noted that for a typical mortgage amount, a borrower who locked in at the higher end of the range of weekly rates over the past year would pay several hundred dollars more than a borrower who locked in at the lower end of the range.
Last week, the Federal Reserve bumped its benchmark borrowing rate by another three-quarters of a point in an effort to constrain the economy, its fifth increase this year and third consecutive 0.75 percentage point increase.
Perhaps nowhere else is the effect of the Fed’s action more apparent than the housing sector. Existing home sales have been in decline for seven straight months as the rising cost to borrow money puts homes out of reach for more people.
The government reported Thursday that the U.S. economy, battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June. That was unchanged from the previous estimate for the second quarter.
Fed officials forecast that they will further raise their benchmark rate to roughly 4.4% by year’s end, a full point higher than they envisioned as recently as June. And they expect to raise the rate again next year, to about 4.6%. That would be the highest level since 2007.
By raising borrowing rates, the Fed makes it costlier to take out a mortgage and an auto or business loan. Consumers and businesses then presumably borrow and spend less, cooling the economy and slowing inflation.
Mortgage rates don’t necessarily mirror the Fed’s rate increases, but tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. That’s influenced by a variety of factors, including investors’ expectations for future inflation and global demand for U.S. Treasurys. | 2022-09-29T20:04:45+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/business-beat/ap-business/ap-us-long-term-mortgage-rates-up-for-6th-week-30-year-at-6-7/ |
HONG KONG, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited ("NetDragon" or "the Company", Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Promethean, a leading global education technology company, just released the all-new ActivPanel with ActivSync that delivers the most robust, seamless, and secure user experience yet. With the new interactive panel, Promethean meets the needs of teachers and IT administrators with intuitive, cutting-edge technology that enables a seamless classroom experience. With its easy, secure sign-in options, streamlined connection to content, flexible lesson delivery software, and personalized user experience, ActivPanel 9 offers the tools needed to transform how teachers use technology.
ActivPanel 9 is the only interactive panel with ActivSync, Promethean's patented technology, which eliminates digital barriers between devices and enables increased connectivity, customizable settings, and enhanced mobility so that teachers can move around the classroom freely. Furthermore, Promethean redesigned the user experience, providing a solution for instructional models, such as hybrid, synchronous, and asynchronous learning that integrate hardware and software in all scenarios. The all-new ActivPanel offers two models, ActivPanel 9 and ActivPanel 9 Premium, and it includes new features with enhanced simplicity, connectivity, security, adaptability, and longevity, to address the key needs of educators.
"With our commitment to providing educators with the ability to transform learning and collaboration, ActivPanel 9 is our most innovative release to date," said Lance Solomon, Chief Product Officer at Promethean. "We addressed the challenges teachers, IT administrators, and district officials face by creating an interactive panel that is more secure, easier to use, and works better with other technologies in their classrooms."
About NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited
NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0777) is a global leader in building internet communities with a long track record of developing and scaling multiple internet and mobile platforms that impact hundreds of millions of users, including previous establishments of China's first online gaming portal, 17173.com, and China's most influential smartphone app store platform, 91 Wireless.
Established in 1999, NetDragon is one of the most reputable and well-known online game developers in China with a history of successful game titles including Eudemons Online, Heroes Evolved, Conquer Online and Under Oath. In recent years, NetDragon has also started to scale its online education business on the back of management's vision to create the largest global online learning community, and to bring true integrated blended learning solutions to every school around the world.
About Promethean
Promethean is a leading education technology company working to transform the way the world learns and collaborates. From our founding in Blackburn, England, over 25 years ago to our global operations in 22 countries today, we've continued to explore, innovate, and inspire—designing learning and collaboration tools that are built for breakthroughs. Our award-winning interactive display, ActivPanel, and lesson delivery software, ActivInspire and ClassFlow, were designed to engage students, connect colleagues, and bring out the brilliance in everyone. With headquarters in Seattle, Washington, and offices worldwide, Promethean is a subsidiary of NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0777).
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The nighttime leave-on balm will hydrate dry lips
Although the Laneige lip sleeping mask has been around since 2017, it’s had a bit of a resurgence in recent years after going viral on TikTok as an influencer-favorite moisturizing lip balm. Since TikTok was so obsessed with the product from the South Korean skin care brand, the BestReviews Testing Lab put the Laneige lip sleeping mask to the test to see if it lived up to the hype. Spoiler alert — it did.
Shop this article: Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C, Laneige Lip Glowy Balm, Laneige Water Sleeping Mask with Squalane
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Each month, the BestReview Testing Lab evaluates new products in real-world conditions to determine how well they really perform. The lab analyzes these items the way any consumer would, paying attention to factors like how easy they are to set up and use, how well they perform and any other features that set them apart from the competition.
Why the Laneige lip sleeping mask is a superior lip product
This beautifully packaged lip mask comes with an applicator to keep germy fingers out of the tub and “feels so smooth and glossy,” our tester reported. The hydrating effect is immediate and over time, it makes lips “look and feel better” as they’re “visibly smoother and softer.”
Though this splurge-worthy lip mask is technically intended for applying before sleep, our tester noted that as long as you don’t mind a thick-feeling product, it’s suited for daytime use as well.
It doesn’t have pigment, so it leaves a glossy finish and it smells fruity and sweet. Our tester had no issues with smudging or fading, even during daytime use.
Best Laneige lip and skin care products
Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C
The leave-on lip mask delivers moisture and antioxidants while you sleep with nourishing murumuru seed butter, shea butter and coconut oil. Vitamin C protects against external aggressors. It’s available in six delicious scents including vanilla, berry and pink lemonade.
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This balm is a more lightweight alternative to the lip sleeping mask, which may be preferred for regular daytime use. Still, it uses shea and murumuru butters to deliver moisture-rich hydration and leave lips supple and soft. It comes in sweet scents like gummy bear and grapefruit.
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Laneige Midnight to Morning Hydration Set
This gift-worthy set includes a lip sleeping mask in the berry flavor, a water sleeping mask for your face and a cica sleeping mask, which is a hypoallergenic overnight mask that helps soothe stressed skin.
If you like your lip products with a bit of shine, try this pearlescent daily lip treatment balm. The piña colada-scented treatment is formulated with moisturizing coconut oil as well as peptide and adenosine, which help visibly smooth and firm lip wrinkles.
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Laneige Water Sleeping Mask with Squalane
The perfect partner to your lip sleeping mask, this leave-on facial cream hydrates your skin while you sleep. It contains a probiotic-derived complex that supports the skin’s moisture barrier, and hydrating squalane that mimics the skin’s natural lipids.
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LOS ANGELES (AP)The Los Angeles Dodgers are cutting ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago, allowing him to resume his career with the start of the new season.
A person familiar with the situation said Friday the 31-year-old right-hander was designated for assignment, which means the Dodgers have seven days to pull off an unlikely trade or just release him. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the roster move.
If the 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner is released, Los Angeles would remain responsible for the more than $22.5 million remaining on Bauer’s contract.
”After careful consideration, we have decided that he will no longer be a part of our organization,” the Dodgers said in a statement posted on Twitter.
Bauer said in a statement, ”Following two weeks of conversations around my return to the organization, I sat down with Dodgers leadership in Arizona yesterday who told me that they wanted me to return and pitch for the team this year.
”While I am disappointed by the organization’s decision today, I appreciate the wealth of support I’ve received from the Dodgers clubhouse. I wish the players all the best and look forward to competing elsewhere.”
The Dodgers had until Friday to restore Bauer to the roster under baseball’s rules and they didn’t announce their decision until late afternoon. The team has rarely commented on the divisive case since Bauer was put on paid administrative leave in July 2021.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred suspended Bauer for 324 games for violating the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy after a San Diego woman said he beat and sexually abused her in 2021. Bauer has maintained he did nothing wrong, saying that everything that happened between him and the woman was consensual.
Bauer was never charged with a crime.
The players’ association filed a grievance on Bauer’s behalf, and a three-person panel headed by independent arbitrator Martin Scheinman started hearing the case last May.
In a ruling on Dec. 22, Scheinman upheld a 194-game suspension rather than Manfred’s intended 324-game penalty and reinstated Bauer immediately. Scheinman affirmed that Bauer violated MLB’s policy and docked his pay for the first 50 games of 2023, covering part of the period the pitcher was on paid leave in 2021 and `22.
”The Dodgers organization believes that allegations of sexual assault or domestic violence should be thoroughly investigated, with due process given to the accused,” the team’s statement said.
The team said it fully cooperated with MLB’s investigation and strictly followed the rules under the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy.
”Two extensive reviews of all the available evidence in this case – one by Commissioner Manfred and another by a neutral arbitrator – concluded that Mr. Bauer’s actions warranted the longest ever active player suspension in our sport for violations of this policy,” the Dodgers said.
Bauer joined his hometown Dodgers before the 2021 season on a $102 million, three-year contract. He had a record of 8-5 and a 2.59 ERA in 17 games before being placed on leave.
In the likelihood Bauer is released, the MLB players’ association could challenge his release as not complying with the Uniform Player’s Contract.
The contract allows the team to terminate if the player shall ”fail, refuse or neglect to conform his personal conduct to the standards of good citizenship and good sportsmanship or to keep himself in first-class physical condition or to obey the club’s training rules” or ”fail, in the opinion of the club’s management, to exhibit sufficient skill or competitive ability to qualify or continue as a member of the club’s team.”
In February 2022, Los Angeles prosecutors decided not to charge Bauer for allegedly beating and sexually abusing the San Diego woman because they said they were unable to prove her accusations beyond a reasonable doubt.
The woman, who was 27 at the time, said Bauer choked her into unconsciousness, punched her repeatedly and sexually assaulted her during two sexual encounters.
The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they have been victims of sexual assault.
Bauer said in a video posted on YouTube after the prosecutor’s decision that he and the woman engaged in rough sex at her suggestion and followed guidelines they agreed to in advance. Each encounter ended with her spending the night at his Pasadena home, he said.
”The disturbing acts and conduct that she described simply did not occur,” he said at the time.
The woman had sought a restraining order, but a judge denied it. The judge found that Bauer honored the woman’s boundaries when the woman set them, and could not have known about those he violated because she didn’t express them clearly.
Bauer will lose about $37.6 million in salary for the final 144 games of last season and for the first 50 games of this season, through May 23.
If Bauer is released, another team could sign him for the major league minimum of $720,000, with the Dodgers responsible for the remainder of the $22,537,635 he is owed.
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AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports | 2023-01-07T13:50:04+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/mlb-baseball/dodgers-say-bauer-no-longer-part-of-organization/ |
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens are still practicing without Lamar Jackson.
Thursday, however, included one significant development — an update from the star quarterback’s Twitter account.
“Thank you everyone for your support and concerns regarding my injuries. I want to give you all an update as I am in the recovery process,” Jackson tweeted. “I’ve suffered a PCL grade 2 sprain on the borderline of a strain 3. There is still inflammation surrounding my knee and my knee remains unstable.
“I’m still in good spirits, as I continue with treatments on the road to recovery. I wish I could be out there with my guys more than anything but I can’t give a 100% of myself to my guys and fans I’m still hopeful we still have a chance.”
Jackson hasn’t practiced since injuring his knee in a Dec. 4 win over Denver. He missed the final five games of the regular season, and now the Ravens face the prospect of playing their postseason opener at Cincinnati without him Sunday night.
Tyler Huntley started four games in Jackson’s absence, then was held out of the regular-season finale last weekend — which was also at Cincinnati. Anthony Brown played quarterback in that game, a 27-16 loss to the Bengals.
Huntley has been dealing with shoulder issues, and he was limited at practice Wednesday. On Thursday, he did do some throwing in the portion of practice open to reporters. That’s what passes for good news with the Ravens these days, although the team did list Huntley as limited again.
Running back Gus Edwards (concussion) and receiver Tylan Wallace (hamstring) were also limited. Long snapper Nick Moore (illness), center Trystan Colon (illness) and cornerback Brandon Stephens (illness) did not practice.
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How to Watch NASCAR, F1, IndyCar & More: Auto Racing Streaming Live - Friday, July 14
Published: Jul. 14, 2023 at 5:41 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
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BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Sullivan Heights Middle School band teacher accused of lying about being stabbed by a student has retired.
Harold “Eddie” Dalton retired from Sullivan County Schools effective Dec. 20, according to Director of Schools Evelyn Rafalowski.
Dalton was suspended without pay in December after he was arrested and charged with false reports.
According to authorities, Dalton told police that a student stabbed him inside the school on Dec. 5. The incident prompted school officials to place Sullivan Heights on “hold,” keeping students in their classrooms for hours.
Dalton had been with the school system for more than 20 years. | 2023-01-10T22:57:15+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/suspended-sullivan-heights-band-teacher-retires/ |
FDA Pre-Licensure Inspection of Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility Scheduled
FDA Requests Submission of Upcoming 3-Year Data Analysis from Phase 3 GENEr8-1 Study
Current PDUFA Target Action Date of March 31, 2023, Could Be Extended by 3 Months, If 3-Year Data Submission Deemed a Major Amendment
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) announced today a progress update on its Biologics License Application (BLA) for valoctocogene roxaparvovec AAV gene therapy for adults with severe Hemophilia A that is currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As part of their review of the BLA, the FDA has scheduled its Pre-Licensure Inspection (PLI) of BioMarin's gene therapy manufacturing facility, located in Novato, CA. As anticipated, the FDA also has requested that the Company submit results from the upcoming three-year data analysis from the ongoing Phase 3 GENEr8-1 Study.
While the FDA did not communicate a change to the current PDUFA target action date of March 31, 2023, the Agency stated that submission of these results may qualify as a Major Amendment, which would extend the action date by 3 months. FDA will evaluate the additional data prior to making this determination.
"We appreciate the level of engagement from FDA this early in their BLA review cycle and are pleased to share that the inspection of our gene therapy manufacturing facility has now been scheduled. Additionally, with their request related to the upcoming three-year data analysis from our Phase 3 GENEr8-1 study, FDA stated that these data are expected to provide longer-term efficacy and safety information and would thus be useful to people with Hemophilia A and healthcare providers in making better and more informed decisions when considering valoctocogene roxaparvovec as a treatment choice should it be approved," said Hank Fuchs, M.D., President of Worldwide Research and Development at BioMarin. "We are encouraged by the bleed control results observed in the first cohort of patients who reached three years of observation in the Phase 3 study as shared in January, and we look forward to reviewing the three-year results from all participants (N=134). We anticipate sharing the three-year results from all 134 participants in our Phase 3 study in early 2023."
On Oct. 12, 2022, the FDA accepted the Company's resubmission of the BLA for valoctocogene roxaparvovec. Previously, the FDA communicated plans to hold an advisory committee meeting on a date that has yet to be confirmed per their usual practice of notification in the Federal Register. Depending on the timing of this meeting, BioMarin looks forward to the opportunity to discuss the recently requested 3-year data analysis with the Advisory Committee.
In addition to the RMAT Designation and Breakthrough Therapy Designation, BioMarin's valoctocogene roxaparvovec also received orphan drug designation from the EMA and FDA for the treatment of severe hemophilia A. Orphan drug designation is reserved for medicines treating rare, life-threatening or chronically debilitating diseases. The European Commission (EC) granted conditional marketing authorization to valoctocogene roxaparvovec gene therapy under the brand name ROCTAVIAN™ on August 24, 2022.
BioMarin has multiple clinical studies underway in its comprehensive gene therapy program for the treatment of severe hemophilia A. In addition to the global Phase 3 study GENEr8-1 and the ongoing Phase 1/2 dose escalation study, the Company is also conducting a Phase 3, single arm, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of valoctocogene roxaparvovec at a dose of 6e13 vg/kg with prophylactic corticosteroids in people with severe hemophilia A (Study 270-303). Also ongoing are a Phase 1/2 Study with the 6e13 vg/kg dose of valoctocogene roxaparvovec in people with severe hemophilia A with pre-existing AAV5 antibodies (Study 270-203) and a Phase 1/2 Study with the 6e13 vg/kg dose of valoctocogene roxaparvovec in people with severe hemophilia A with active or prior Factor VIII inhibitors (Study 270-205).
Overall, to date, a single 6e13 vg/kg dose of valoctocogene roxaparvovec has been well tolerated with no delayed-onset treatment related adverse events. The most common adverse events (AE) associated with valoctocogene roxaparvovec have occurred early and included transient infusion associated reactions and mild to moderate rise in liver enzymes with no long-lasting clinical sequelae. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation, a laboratory test of liver function, has remained the most common adverse drug reaction. Other adverse reactions have included aspartate aminotransferase (AST) elevation (101 participants, 63%), nausea (55 participants, 34%), headache (54 participants, 34%), and fatigue (44 participants, 28%). No participants have developed inhibitors to Factor VIII, thromboembolic events or malignancy associated with valoctocogene roxaparvovec.
People living with hemophilia A lack sufficient functioning Factor VIII protein to help their blood clot and are at risk for painful and/or potentially life-threatening bleeds from even modest injuries. Additionally, people with the most severe form of hemophilia A (Factor VIII levels <1%) often experience painful, spontaneous bleeds into their muscles or joints. Individuals with the most severe form of hemophilia A make up approximately 50 percent of the hemophilia A population. People with hemophilia A with moderate (Factor VIII 1-5%) or mild (Factor VIII 5-40%) disease show a much-reduced propensity to bleed. Individuals with severe hemophilia A are treated with a prophylactic regimen of intravenous Factor VIII infusions administered 2-3 times per week (100-150 infusions per year) or a bispecific monoclonal antibody that mimics the activity of Factor VIII administered 1-4 times per month (12-48 injections or shots per year). Despite these regimens, many people continue to experience breakthrough bleeds, resulting in progressive and debilitating joint damage, which can have a major impact on their quality of life.
Hemophilia A, also called Factor VIII deficiency or classic hemophilia, is an X-linked genetic disorder caused by missing or defective Factor VIII, a clotting protein. Although it is passed down from parents to children, about 1/3 of cases are caused by a spontaneous mutation, a new mutation that was not inherited. Approximately 1 in 10,000 people have hemophilia A.
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that develops and commercializes innovative therapies for people with serious and life-threatening genetic diseases and medical conditions. The Company selects product candidates for diseases and conditions that represent a significant unmet medical need, have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a significant benefit over existing products. The Company's portfolio consists of seven commercial products and multiple clinical and preclinical product candidates for the treatment of various diseases. For additional information, please visit www.biomarin.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements about the business prospects of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BioMarin), including without limitation, statements about: the FDA planned inspection of the valoctocogene roxaparvovec manufacturing facility, the FDA's request for the three-year data from the Phase 3 GENEr8-1 study, the possible results of such analysis and the predictability of the results based on the early cohort, the timing of the PDUFA target action date, the timing of the advisory committee meeting, the possibility of regulatory approval, BioMarin's expectations regarding the duration of the review procedure. These forward-looking statements are predictions and involve risks and uncertainties such that actual results may differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the results and timing of current and planned preclinical studies and clinical trials of valoctocogene roxaparvovec; additional data from the continuation of the clinical trials of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, including the 3-year results of the Phase 3 GENEr8-1 study; any potential adverse events observed in the continuing monitoring of the participants in the clinical trials; the content and timing of decisions by the FDA and other regulatory authorities particularly as related to the inspection and the determination of any additional submissions as "major amendment";; and those and those factors detailed in BioMarin's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation, the factors contained under the caption "Risk Factors" in BioMarin's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 as such factors may be updated by any subsequent reports. Stockholders are urged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. BioMarin is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
BioMarin® is a registered trademark of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc and ROCTAVIAN™ is a trademark of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Inotiv, Inc. ("Inotiv" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NOTV). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Inotiv and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On November 17, 2022, in a Form 8-K filed with the United States ("U.S.") Securities and Exchange Commission, Inotiv disclosed that, on November 16, 2022, the Company became aware that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida criminally charged employees of the Company's principal supplier of non-human primates ("NHPs") with conspiring to illegally import NHPs into the U.S. from December 2017 through January 2022 and in connection with seven specific imports between July 2018 and December 2021.
On this news, Inotiv's stock price fell $9.03 per share, or 56.97%, to close at $6.82 per share on November 17, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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Pomerantz LLP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A small number of U.S. military forces inside Ukraine have recently begun doing onsite inspections to ensure that Ukrainian troops are properly accounting for the Western-provided weapons they receive, a senior U.S. defense official told Pentagon reporters Monday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide a military update, would not say where the inspections are taking place or how close to the battlefronts the U.S. troops are getting. The official said U.S. personnel can’t do inspections “close to the front lines,” but said they are going where security conditions allow.
The official said there have been several inspections, and they are being done by the U.S. Defense attache and the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation team that is in Kyiv. So far, the official said, Ukrainian officials have been transparent about the weapons’ distribution and are supporting the inspections.
The effort is part of a broader U.S. campaign, announced last week by the State Department, meant to make sure that weapons provided to Ukraine don’t end up in the hands of Russian troops, their proxies or other extremist groups.
Earlier this year, the U.S. said a small number of U.S. military troops had returned to the embassy in Kyiv to do security and other tasks. U.S. President Joe Biden has ruled out any combat role for U.S. forces inside Ukraine.
U.S. officials have faced persistent questions from some members of Congress over how the administration is accounting for the billions of dollars in arms that have been sent to Ukraine over the past year. But the administration had been reluctant to detail its work on that front due to concerns about the state of the conflict and fears it might tip off would-be smugglers to potential evasion techniques.
The State Department plan includes short-, medium- and longer-term initiatives to bolster U.S. and Ukrainian oversight of transferred weapons, particularly more advanced missile systems and anti-aircraft devices, as well as to improve Ukraine’s aviation and border security to combat the misuse of weapons and prevent possible arms trafficking.
The State Department said that so far Ukraine’s intense demand for weapons on the battlefield appears to be impeding black-market proliferation of small arms, portable air defense systems and anti-tank weapons such as Javelins. It said the main problem has been the seizure of weapons by Russian forces as they take ground, and warned that Moscow can use them to develop countermeasures or conduct false-flag operations. | 2022-10-31T21:15:54+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/political-news/ap-us-military-now-doing-onsite-weapons-inspections-in-ukraine/ |
MINNEAPOLIS (WXIN) — More than 23,000 sets of toy vehicles are being recalled because they can pose a choking hazard to young children.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves Cloud Island 4-Piece Plush Toy Sets. These toy vehicles were sold at Target stores nationwide and online at www.target.com from March 2022 through August 2022.
The recall was initiated because the tires on the toy vehicles can detach, posing a choking hazard.
The vehicles are soft and knitted in construction. The sets include a blue car, a yellow bus, a red tractor and a green truck, each with a rattle inside. The CPSC said the vehicles are about 3 inches tall, 3.5 inches wide, and 6 inches long. Item number 030-02-1042 is printed on the fabric tag attached to each vehicle’s bottom.
So far, Target has received four reports of tires detaching from toy vehicles. No injuries have been reported.
Anyone with the recalled toy set should take it away from young children and return it to any Target store for a full refund or contact Target to get a prepaid return label to return the toy set by mail. | 2022-12-02T14:22:45+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/target-recalling-thousands-of-toys-due-to-choking-hazard/ |
TX El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Zone Forecast for Monday, May 30, 2022
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431 AM MDT Tue May 31 2022
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Western El Paso County-
Including the cities of Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
and Upper Valley
431 AM MDT Tue May 31 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 5 mph,
increasing to southwest 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming east 15 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 35 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
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Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro,
and Fort Bliss
431 AM MDT Tue May 31 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 5 mph,
increasing to southwest 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear and windy. Highs in the
mid 90s. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
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Including the cities of Hueco Tanks and Loma Linda
431 AM MDT Tue May 31 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the upper
50s. East winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy, cooler with highs in the mid
80s. East winds 15 to 25 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows in the mid 60s.
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Including the cities of Fabens, Fort Hancock, and Tornillo
431 AM MDT Tue May 31 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ421-010045-
Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
431 AM MDT Tue May 31 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the lower
50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 80s. East winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear and windy. Highs in the
mid 90s. Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ422-010045-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the city of Sierra Blanca
431 AM MDT Tue May 31 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the lower
50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 80s. East winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ424-010045-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the city of Indian Hot Springs
431 AM MDT Tue May 31 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northeast winds around
5 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the upper
50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
Hefner
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How to organize under your bed
Utilizing your storage space effectively, especially in small bedrooms or dorm rooms, is essential. Using the floor space underneath your bed is a great way to maximize storage.
No matter what you need to store, there is a solution for storing it under your bed in an organized way. Options includes shelvers, drawers, open bins or individual containers. Investing in under-bed storage solutions will help you keep your space clean and neat.
Best under-bed storage bins
Under bed storage bins are a good option for storing things that you don’t use on a regular basis, like winter coats, heavy blankets and spare sheets. For even more models of under-bed storage bins, look at our comprehensive BestReviews under-bed storage bin buying guide.
Top under-bed storage bin
Onlyeasy Foldable Underbed Bags
What you need to know: The soft construction of these bags makes them easy to store under beds and just about anywhere else in the house.
What you’ll love: The transparent vinyl on the top lets you see your items at a glance so you won’t have to go rummaging through your things.
What you should consider: Since these bags are made with a soft construction, you’ll need to fill them fully so they don’t lose their shape.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top under-bed storage bin for the money
Ziz Home Under the Bed Organizer
What you need to know: These bins are great for anyone looking to organize under their bed at an affordable price.
What you’ll love: The breathable fabric will keep your clothes or linens fresh for months. These bags also come with a transparent top.
What you should consider: You may have some problems with the zipper if you overfill these bins.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Iwill CREATE PRO Under Bed Storage Container
What you need to know: These collapsible bins are great for getting organized. They are made from breathable linen to keep your clothes and linens fresh.
What you’ll love: Due to their collapsibility, these bins keep their form even when empty. The bottom board is removable if you decide not to use it.
What you should consider: These bins do not have a transparent top.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best rolling under-bed storage drawers
If you’re looking for something a bit more aesthetically pleasing to store your items in, consider purchasing a rolling drawer to go under your bed. These are open drawers on wheels that make a great substitute for a traditional dresser, closet or wardrobe. Bear in mind that, as they are open drawers, they aren’t a good solution for storing clothes or linen for extended periods of time.
Top rolling under-bed storage drawer
KD Frames Rolling Under Bed Storage Drawer – Set of 2
What you need to know: This sturdy open rolling drawer is perfect for storing things under king or queen sized beds.
What you’ll love: The wooden drawer is nice as is, or could be easily personalized. It is also easy to assemble. The rollers make it convenient to use.
What you should consider: The bottom piece of the drawer is slatted wood.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top rolling under-bed storage drawer for the money
storageLAB Under Bed Storage with Wheels
What you need to know: This under-bed rolling drawer is sturdy and is perfect for storing shoes.
What you’ll love: The open-top design is ideal for everyday use. The middle divider can be removed, giving you versatility with how you organize.
What you should consider: These drawers are shallower than other models, but this doesn’t really affect the amount that they can hold.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
MUSEHOMEINC Upholstered Solid Wood Under Bed Storage Drawer
What you need to know: If you’re looking for something more interesting looking than a plain wood drawer, this more stylish option is sure to please, with its upholstered front and leather handle.
What you’ll love: Perfect for everyday use thanks to its sturdy design and easy to roll wheels.
What you should consider: This model can be a bit difficult to assemble.
Where to buy: Available at Amazon
Best under-bed plastic bins
Plastic totes or bins are a great option for storing miscellaneous items under your bed in an organized way. They aren’t the best option if you plan on accessing them everyday, but are a good way to store seasonal items or kid’s toys.
Top under-bed plastic bin
Sterilite 56 Qt. Wheeled Latching Box
What you need to know: These bins from Sterilite are great for under-bed storage, thanks to their shallow design and four wheels.
What you’ll love: These large bins can store blankets, seasonal clothes or decorations. Since they latch shut, you won’t have to worry about pests or dust.
What you should consider: Some users have reported problems about the bins arriving damaged.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top under-bed plastic bin for the money
Homde X-Large Storage Bins with Wheels
What you need to know: These extra-large bins can hold a large quantity of items, and are a great value for the price.
What you’ll love: These boxes are stackable, collapsable and rollable. They can be used for under-bed storage or in a closet.
What you should consider: Check the dimensions of the product and compare them with the dimensions of your space to ensure it will fit.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Humble Crew Primary Small Plastic Bins
What you need to know: Similar to cubby bins from elementary school, these kid-friendly bins are perfect for organizing toys.
What you’ll love: The sturdy, no-frills nature of these bins makes them durable. They are open containers, so toys and other items will always be easily accessible. They work especially great when coupled with an under-bed shelf, under-bed basket or an under-bed roller.
What you should consider: These bins may be great for holding toys and other small objects, but probably won’t provide enough storage space for adults.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Other ideas for under-bed storage
There are several other quality options for under-bed storage available. If you’re a fan of wicker, try an under-bed basket for storing everyday essentials. If you are short on under-bed space, having a few foldable and collapsible storage bins like the DECOMOMO basket cubes will go a long way.
If your bed is lofted, consider buying a shelf that will fit under it in order to truly maximize your space. With an under-bed shelf you’ll have many more options when it comes to organizing your space and storing your items.
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Prosecutors and attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are requesting the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur be allowed a flip-phone or another device that’s not a smartphone while on bail.
The proposal, submitted in a letter Friday, comes as the judge in the case is deciding how to toughen Bankman-Fried’s bail requirements amid concerns the former billionaire might be communicating on electronic devices in ways that can’t be traced.
Prosecutors alleged last month Bankman-Fried used a virtual private network that blocks third parties from seeing online activity, known as VPN, to access the internet twice. They also said he sent an encrypted message over the Signal texting app in January to the general counsel of FTX US, a move they argued might indicate witness tampering.
Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits at FTX, his cryptocurrency platform.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who is overseeing the case, has raised the possibility that Bankman-Fried might have to be jailed if his communications can’t be monitored to ensure the integrity of the trial. The former FTX head was released on a $250 million bond in December and is confined to his parent’s home in Palo Alto, California.
Under the proposal, Bankman-Fried’s phone functions would be limited to SMS text messages and voice calls. He would also be given a new laptop with limited use, which will be “configured so that he is only able to log on to the internet through the use of specified VPNs,” that will only permit access to websites that have been whitelisted. They include sites he can use to prepare for his defense, such as Ftx.com, and those for personal news, like The New York Times and Netflix.
In the letter, the two sides said Bankman-Fried would also be allowed access to several applications to prepare for his defense, including Zoom, Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat. The parties also proposed a monitoring software be installed on the device to track any activity, and have Bankman-Fried’s parents submit sworn affidavits that they “will not bring additional devices into the home” or permit access to their own password-protected devices.
Kaplan still has to decide whether to approve to proposal. | 2023-03-07T23:10:10+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2023/03/04/bankman-fried-might-use-flip-phone-under-stricter-bail-plan/ |
SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, nearly 6,000 veterans commit suicide each year. Bob Coffey, with American Legion Post 308, believes tough conversations can save lives.
“If you know that someone’s going through difficult times in their life, you have to be the one to ask those tough questions," Coffey said, "And you don’t take no for an answer. You don’t just take the easy answers. You have to keep digging.”
Tragically, Coffey lost a friend to suicide. Just a day prior, the two spoke on the phone about life. Everything seemed fine.
“Then on March 19, his wife called me, and told me, gave me the news, that he committed suicide that morning,” Coffey said.
Coffey’s friend was fighting terminal cancer. After he died, a letter came in the mail with some answers. In it, he said suicide was a better option than the financial and emotional burden of going through cancer treatments.
Juanita Zartman attended the service. She has several family members who served in the military, some hesitant to share their stories.
“As far back as I can remember, my brother-in-law would never talk about his tour in Korea. It was just an unspoken story that he could not tell.”
Coffey thinks veterans tend to put on a brave face – in that case -- he recommends persistence.
“If you just keep asking and asking and asking, you know, a veteran won’t get upset if another veteran’s asking,” Coffey said.
If you, or someone you know, is struggling with mental health issues, call the Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988.
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Fox: Dominion defamation suit is assault on First Amendment
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election is an assault on the First Amendment, attorneys for the cable news giant argued in a counterclaim unsealed Thursday.
Denver-based Dominion, which sells electronic voting hardware and software, is suing both Fox News and parent company Fox Corporation. Dominion said that some Fox News employees deliberately amplified false claims by allies of former President Donald Trump that Dominion had changed votes in the 2020 election, and that Fox provided a platform for guests to make false and defamatory statements.
In an amended counterclaim, attorneys for Fox argue that Dominion has advanced “novel defamation theories” and is seeking a “staggering” damage figure aimed at generating headlines, chilling protected speech and enriching Dominion’s private equity owner, Staple Street Capital Partners, and its investors.
“Dominion brought this lawsuit to punish FNN for reporting on one of the biggest stories of the day—allegations by the sitting President of the United States and his surrogates that the 2020 election was affected by fraud,” the counterclaim states. “The very fact of those allegations was newsworthy.”
Fox attorneys argue that when voting-technology companies denied the allegations being made by Trump and his surrogates, Fox News aired those denials, while some Fox News hosts offered protected opinion commentary about Trump’s allegations.
Fox’s counterclaim is based on New York’s “anti-SLAPP” law. Such laws are aimed at protecting people trying to exercise their First Amendment rights from being intimidated by “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” or SLAPPs.
“According to Dominion, FNN had a duty not to truthfully report the President’s allegations but to suppress them or denounce them as false,” Fox attorneys wrote. “Dominion is fundamentally mistaken. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press would be illusory if the prevailing side in a public controversy could sue the press for giving a forum to the losing side.”
Fox attorneys say Dominion’s own public relations consultant, Michael Steele of Hamilton Place Strategies, described Trump’s allegation about the election as “the biggest topic in the country at that time.” They also argue that threatening the company with a $1.6 billion judgment will cause other media outlets to think twice about what they report.
“Dominion could not possibly suffer damages in that amount, let alone suffer such damages because of a single press outlet’s coverage of a story that was reported by media throughout the world,” Fox attorneys wrote. Documents produced in the lawsuit show that Dominion has not suffered any economic harm and do not indicate that it lost any customers as the result of Fox’s election coverage.
According to Fox, Dominion’s claim of $1.6 billion in enterprise value is 42 times what Staple Street paid in 2018 to acquire 76% of the company. State Street, meanwhile, has estimated the value of its investment in Dominion to be about $80 million.
The counterclaim also notes that Dominion CEO John Poulos told Staple Street partner and co-founder in December 2020, amid media coverage of Trump’s allegations about the election, that “no customer cares about the media. It’s just more words from their perspective.”
Superior Court Judge Eric Davis is scheduled to preside over a trial beginning in mid-April, but attorneys for both sides have asked him to grant summary judgment in their favor, which would remove the need for a jury trial that could stretch over five weeks. Public versions of the sealed summary judgments were to be filed later Thursday.
Meanwhile, Davis ruled last month that, for the purposes of the defamation claims, he will consider Dominion to be a public figure. That means Dominion must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the Fox defendants acted with actual malice or reckless disregard for the truth.
In a 2021 ruling denying a motion by Fox News to dismiss the lawsuit, Davis wrote that Dominion’s complaint “supports the reasonable inference that Fox either (i) knew its statements about Dominion’s role in election fraud were false or (ii) had a high degree of awareness that the statements were false.”
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbor Capital has been providing investment management and enhanced financial planning services for more than 25 years. In those 25 years, they have remained committed to evolving with their clients and proactively responding to changes in the investment landscape and beyond.
Along with a beautiful new website and brand, Arbor Capital has begun offering ESG investing opportunities to their clients. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance investing. It gives investors the opportunity to align their investment objectives with their values in these areas.
"We believe that Environment, Social, and Governance investing is not just a trend. We believe it is how investors can make an impact with their investment assets. Our ESG strategies are customized to fit our clients' needs and goals," says Dave M. Valdez, MBA, CWS®, ChFC®, Director of Wealth Strategies for Arbor Capital.
So how does an ESG strategy work? One of the most widely referenced ESG rating systems is the MSCI ESG score, which scores nearly 10,000 companies and more than 650,000 fixed income and equity securities worldwide including ESG funds. A good ESG rating means that a company, equity, or fund is managing its environmental, social, and corporate governance risks well and a poor one means that the exposure to ESG risks is higher or these risks are poorly managed.
For environmental ratings, the factors that are considered are climate change issues like carbon emissions and climate change vulnerability, pollution and waste, and natural capital issues like water sourcing, biodiversity, and land use. Considerations for the social score include labor management, health safety practices, consumer financial protection, community relations, and finance and healthcare access. For corporate governance, issues like executive compensation, business ethics, and accounting practices are considered.
Arbor Capital uses ESG ratings systems like MSCI and others to determine which securities and funds will be eligible for an ESG focused portfolio or allocation and then uses their proprietary investing philosophy to encourage growth and performance while mitigating volatility.
"What's special about ESG investing is that our clients can choose the issues that matter to them and align their portfolios with those issues. They're making a difference in the world with their investments and reaching their long-term investment goals in the process. It really is a win-win." Says Valdez.
For more information on Arbor Capital's ESG investing strategy visit arborcapital.io or reach out to the team for a complimentary portfolio review by emailing info@arborcapital.io.
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between President Nicolás Maduro's government and its opposition.
The Treasury Department is allowing Chevron to resume "limited" energy production in Venezuela after years of sanctions that have dramatically curtailed oil and gas profits that have flowed to Maduro's government. Earlier this year the Treasury Department again allowed the California-based Chevron and other U.S. companies to perform basic upkeep of wells it operates jointly with state-run oil giant PDVSA.
Under the new policy, profits from the sale of energy would be directed to paying down debt owed to Chevron, rather than providing profits to PDVSA.
Talks between the Maduro government and the "Unitary Platform" resumed in Mexico City on Saturday after more than a yearlong pause. It remained to be seen whether they would take a different course from previous rounds of negotiations that have not brought relief to the political stalemate in the country.
A senior U.S. administration official, briefing reporters about the U.S. action under the condition of anonymity, said that easing the sanctions was not connected to the administration's efforts to boost global energy production in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and that the decision was not expected to impact global energy prices.
The official said the U.S. would closely monitor Maduro's commitment to the talks and reserved the right to reimpose stricter sanctions or to continue to ease them depending on how the negotiations proceed.
"If Maduro again tries to use these negotiations to buy time to further consolidate his criminal dictatorship, the United States and our international partners must snap back the full force of our sanctions that brought his regime to the negotiating table in the first place," said Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a statement.
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CHICAGO (AP) — SEC charges former McDonald's CEO Stephen Easterbrook with making misleading statements about his firing by the company.
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The completely re-branded, enhanced event creates meaningful opportunities for founders to connect with other founders, tech talent, educational programming and investors.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Black Tech Week, the inclusion focused tech ecosystem-building festival, announced the events schedule for its 2022 conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. The annual five-day event will run from July 18-22 and hold 60+ sessions—–presenting 50+ tech influencers and minority innovation ecosystem builders as featured speakers. Black Tech Week's featured speakers include Kimberly Bryant, Founder of Black Girls Code, Arlan Hamilton, Founder of Hire Runner and Backstage Capital, Felecia Hatcher, CEO of Black Ambition, and Detavio Samuels, CEO of Revolt. Black Tech Week's events are presented with support from its committed sponsors including Amazon Web Services, The City of Cincinnati, Fifth Third Bank, Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, Ohio Third Frontier, Lincoln and Gilbert.
Black Tech Week's keynotes, panels and sessions tap into the most relevant topics such as exits, IPOs and the current startup lifecycle, fundraising and navigating the venture landscape, and hiring for innovation amid the Great Resignation. Registrants can sign up for VC office hours with firms in attendance or participate in the pop-up Career Fair; through these offerings, Black Tech Week aims to serve as a real-time resource for organizations seeking to diversify their teams and for investors interested in cultivating more inclusive portfolios. Part of Black Tech Week's programming will take place in the conference's Activation Spaces––where Inc. Founder's House, AWS, and Black@Genesis will run programming.
This year's conference calendar is timed to coincide with the Cincinnati Music Festival, one of the oldest and largest in the country; the festival hosts 70,000+ visitors and generates 107 million dollars in economic impact.
Lightship Foundation, the Cincinnati-based economic development organization, acquired Black Tech Week with the vision of positioning Ohio as the most supportive state in the Midwest for minority innovation. Lightship Foundation, with Founder and CEO Candice Matthews Brackeen at its helm, is executing on its mission to leverage local corporate partners and community networks including the Cincinnati Innovation District (CID) to bring remarkable technology and venture leaders from all over the world to Ohio.
"For the last seven years, Black Tech Week has been hard at work, ecosystem-building for Black tech communities across the U.S.. Relocating to Cincinnati means expanding our national network of founders, talent, and investors." said Candice Matthews Brackeen, Lightship Foundation Founder and CEO. "We're so proud of our 2022 conference calendar––and the opportunity to bring this innovative session lineup to our community."
"The city of Cincinnati is committed to becoming a place where Black entrepreneurs feel supported and seen," says Aftab Pureval, Mayor of Cincinnati. "We are excited to host Black Tech Week and support Lightship in creating a hub for tech collaboration in the Midwest."
To register for this year's Black Tech Week in Cincinnati, to view the schedule and learn more about the speakers, please click here.
About Lightship Foundation
Lightship Foundation is an impact-driven organization serving remarkable entrepreneurs & ecosystems. We leverage corporate partnerships, specialized programming, and capital investments to drive growth within the minority innovation economy. Since 2017, Lightship Foundation has guided over 200 companies led by women, FOC (Founders of Color), and those representing the LGBTIQ and disabled communities to more than $120M in venture funding across the US. Connect with Lightship Foundation on Linkedin and visit the Lightship Foundation website to learn more.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 38 saves, including 21 in the third period, to lead the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.
Roman Josi and Juuso Parssinen scored for Nashville, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
“We came out, we played fast, I thought we were really competitive on the puck,” Nashville coach John Hynes said. “I thought our execution with the puck was really good, and then I thought we did some good things in the offensive zone where we played fast.”
Nikita Zadorov scored and Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves for Calgary, which concluded a five-game road trip with a 2-1-2 record.
“It was a pathetic effort by us the first two periods for sure,” Zadorov said. “We were a step behind. The energy wasn’t there, the commitment wasn’t there. We weren’t shooting, we were making bad plays, giving up too many chances. So I think it was just an all-around bad effort for us in the first two periods.”
Josi and Parssinen scored six minutes apart in the first and Saros made them stand up, only allowing Zadorov’s second period goal.
Saros had to be sharp in the third, as Calgary had a 21-5 shots on goal edge in the period.
“It doesn’t matter how we play, he always keeps us in games,” Josi said of Saros. “We’re always in a game. If we do a good job in front of him, playing good defensively, we have a really good chance to win any game with him in there.”
Josi was credited with scoring the game’s first goal at 8:26 of the first, but he got some help from a fortunate bounce off Zadorov. From the right point, Josi fired a one-timer toward the Calgary net. Just to the left of Markstrom, Cody Glass was entangled with Zadorov and Josi’s shot deflected off Markstrom’s stick then Zadorov’s leg and into the net.
Zadorov halved the Nashville lead with 1:53 remaining in the second with a wrist shot from the high slot.
Markstrom prevented Nashville from making it a two-goal game with 58.3 seconds remaining in the second when he made an acrobatic stacked pad save on Mikael Granlund’s shot from the right side.
POTENTIAL TYING GOAL NEGATED
Tyler Toffoli appeared to tie the game at 3:58 of the third after the puck entered the Nashville net following a goalmouth scramble. A video review overturned the goal after it was determined that Toffoli directed the puck into the net with his skate in a distinct kicking motion.
“I don’t like saying kicked in because there’s one night that’s a goal and then we have one night it’s not a goal,” Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said. “Obviously, we’re saying it’s a goal and they’re happy it’s not, but it could be the other way.”
PARSSINEN TIES ROOKIE RECORD
Parssinen’s first period goal extended his point streak to seven games, tying a Nashville franchise record previously set by Filip Forsberg in 2014.
Over his current streak, Parssinen has two goals and seven assists.
PK SUCCESS
The Flames entered Monday with the NHL’s seventh ranked penalty kill at 82.1% and denied Nashville on their three opportunities with the man advantage in the game. Calgary has allowed just one power-play goal in their last nine games.
While the Flames were officially 3-3 on the penalty kill, Parssinen’s goal came 10 seconds after his penalty expired and Nashville’s second power play lasted just 17 seconds due to a series of penalties.
UP NEXT
Predators: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
Flames: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.
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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The Central African Republic went to the polls Sunday in a highly anticipated vote on a new constitution, which would remove presidential term limits.
President Faustin Archange Touadera wants to extend presidential terms from five to seven years and remove the previous two-term limit, enabling him to run again in 2025.
The new constitution would replace the one adopted at Touadera’s inauguration in 2016, when the country was in a civil war and 80% of it was not under state control. If the new constitution is passed, it could entrench the ruling party’s power indefinitely, analysts say.
“This referendum basically confirms the fears of authoritarian drift (in CAR),” said Enrica Picco, Central Africa project director with the International Crisis Group. The new constitution would weaken checks on the executive by opposition parties, closing the space for Central Africans to participate in democratic decision-making, she said.
The proposed changes also would lift requirements that executive decisions be debated by the legislative and permit Central Africans with dual nationalities to vote.
The mineral-rich but impoverished nation has faced intercommunal fighting since 2013, when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power and forced then-President Francois Bozize from office. Mostly Christian militias later fought back, also targeting civilians in the streets. The United Nations, which has a peacekeeping mission in the country, estimates the fighting had killed thousands and displaced over a million people, one fifth of the country’s population.
When Touadera won re-election in 2020, barely a third of Central Africans made it to the polls, largely due to threats of violence by rebel groups. Touadera’s government has relied on support from UN peacekeepers, soldiers from neighboring Rwanda and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group to keep rebels out of the capital Bangui.
“Now that there is peace … the time has come for us to take action,” said Fidel Gouandjika, a presidential advisor.
Opposition groups accuse the ruling party of making a draft of the new constitution publicly available too late for people to make informed decisions, less than three weeks before the referendum, said Picco.
Together with opposition parties they are calling on Central Africans to vote against the proposed constitution, or abstain from the referendum.
“Touadera wants to see himself as an emperor, and he wants to make our country what he wants, not what Central Africans want,” said former Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye. | 2023-07-31T03:52:12+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/ap-constitutional-referendum-to-remove-presidential-term-limits-divides-central-african-republic/ |
Deputies accused of abusing Black men are fired by Mississippi sheriff amid federal probe
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi deputy sheriffs accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth, prompting a federal civil rights investigation, have been fired, authorities announced Tuesday.
The announcement comes months after Michael Corey Jenkins and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker said six deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department burst into a home without a warrant. The men said deputies beat them, assaulted them with a sex toy and shocked them repeatedly with Tasers in a roughly 90-minute period during the Jan. 24 episode, Jenkins and Parker said.
Jenkins said one of the deputies shoved a gun in his mouth and then fired the weapon, leaving him with serious injuries to his face, tongue and jaw.
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey announced Tuesday that deputies involved in the episode had been fired, but he would not provide the names of the deputies who had been terminated or say how many law enforcement officers were fired. Bailey would not answer additional questions about the episode.
“Due to recent developments, including findings during our internal investigation, those deputies that were still employed by this department have all been terminated,” Bailey said at a news conference. “We understand that the alleged actions of these deputies has eroded the public’s trust department. Rest assured that we will work diligently to restore that trust.”
Bailey’s announcement also follows an Associated Press investigation that found several deputies who were involved with the episode were also linked to at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries. Deputies who had been accepted to the sheriff’s office’s Special Response Team — a tactical unit whose members receive advanced training — were involved in each of the four encounters.
Deputies said the raid was prompted by a report of drug activity at the home. Police and court records obtained by the AP revealed the identities of two deputies at the Jenkins raid: Hunter Elward and Christian Dedmon. It was not immediately clear whether any of the deputies had attorneys who could comment on their behalf.
The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department after the episode.
There is no body camera footage of the episode. Records obtained by The AP show that Tasers used by the deputies were turned on, turned off or used dozens of times during a roughly 65-minute period before Jenkins was shot.
Jenkins and Parker have also filed a federal civil rights lawsuit and are seeking $400 million in damages.
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Michael Goldberg is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mikergoldberg.
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