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Serigne Mbaye made a life-changing decision in 2006.
The number of fish in his small town of Kayar, Senegal had dwindled, there was a lack of opportunity, and Mbaye wanted to provide for his family.
So he jumped on a boat one night, and joined others on a days-long journey across the ocean to Spain.
Today, he is a Spanish citizen and a deputy in the Madrid Assembly.
His journey is parallel to the larger picture of how climate migration intersects with politics.
Now, he is widely considered one of the most vocal politicians in Madrid for migrant rights.
Listen to our full report by clicking or tapping the play button above.
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Twelve earn accreditation in 2022, returning to pre-COVID-19 levels
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs has accredited three more research organizations, including the first hospital in Japan, the flagship university of New Jersey and a consortium of over 150 U.S. colleges and universities.
With these latest additions, AAHRPP accredited 12 organizations in 2022—a return to pre-pandemic levels. The newly accredited organizations are:
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
"As organizations once again broaden their focus beyond COVID-19 activities, AAHRPP accreditation and the resulting protections for research participants are high on the list of priorities," AAHRPP President and CEO Elyse I. Summers said.
Accreditation highlights for 2022 include:
- The first two AAHRPP-accredited organizations in Japan: a research review provider in September and a hospital in December
- A national cancer care network
- Two specialty hospitals: one focused on women and infants, the other on children's health
- Hospital and community health systems and research universities
"Our 2022 accreditations underscore the value of AAHRPP's high standards for entities across the global research enterprise," Summers said. "Whether your organization is large or small, in the U.S., Asia or any other location, AAHRPP accreditation can enhance the quality and reputation of your human research protection program."
AAHRPP has accredited more than 600 research entities across the U.S. and in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
All major U.S. independent institutional review boards have earned AAHRPP accreditation. In addition, more than 85% of the top U.S. National Institutes of Health-funded academic medical centers and 70% of U.S. medical colleges are AAHRPP accredited or have begun the accreditation process.
Research institutes, clinical research centers and community hospitals also are among those that have attained accreditation.
About AAHRPP: A nonprofit organization, AAHRPP provides accreditation for organizations that conduct or review human research and can demonstrate that their protections exceed the safeguards required by the international guidelines and laws governing research involving humans in the U.S. and other countries. To learn more, visit www.aahrpp.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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CEDAR FALLS — Northern Iowa felt the lasting effects of a previous loss during its matchup against North Dakota on Saturday as the Panthers struggled defensively.
The Panthers’ struggled to slow down the Fighting Hawks from the outset of their conference opener on the road, giving up a 58-yard return on the opening kickoff and a four play, 41-yard touchdown drive in the first 1:33 of the game.
UNI head coach Mark Farley said he felt as though his team’s slow start resulted from their season opening 48-17 loss to Air Force.
“The opening kickoff, we did not do a good job on,” Farley said. “They hit us on a couple quick plays and got off to a quick start…Coming off the Air Force game, there was a little bit of a hangover...particularly for defense.”
According to Farley, UNI’s more than two weeks of preparation to defend the triple option against Air Force impact his defense against North Dakota.
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“That one caused more damage than you think it did because of the style of offense you play,” Farley said. “Anytime you play an option team like that...An option team that is a true military option team, the week after that is always difficult because you have to change coverage…It is just two totally different things to defend and it did cause a ripple effect.”
Farley continued and said that the time spent preparing for Air Force brought about the absence of two hallmarks of the UNI defense--details and solid technique.
“That is what we are missing on defense,” Farley said. “The offense had the ability to grow from week one to week two. The defense did not. You could say the offense has about three more weeks of practice than the defense due to the prep for the Air Force game.”
Despite knowing the source of their defensive struggles, Farley added that it is not something the Panthers can or will use as an excuse.
“They got to grow. It is time to grow,” Farley said. “Get on and get over it. Our defense has always been the structure of what we have done here. We are getting enough points on the scoreboard right now…but we have to do more as a defense.”
He pointed out that the Panthers defense managed to adjust quickly in the first half and shut down the Fighting Hawks.
“What stood out to me is we countered and played good defense the rest of the half and took the lead by halftime,” Farley said. “So, we settled into who we are.”
While UNI’s defense settled in, the Panthers offense provided an extended showing of its capabilities. UNI stole momentum away from UND with back-to-back scoring drives to finish the first half with a 10-7 lead.
However, Farley said the Panthers lost momentum in the third quarter when the offense came away with three points after two extended drives faltered at the end.
“In the second half, we continued having some momentum,” Farley said. “But, what occurred was we got first and goal from the five. We should have scored and that would have gave us a…two possession lead. On top of that, we went down…took the sack and then missed a field goal.”
Despite coming up short in a shootout, Farley said he liked what he saw from the offense on Saturday.
“I think they are playing good football right now--still could do better in the red zone--but, they are going up and down the football field,” Farley said. “They countered back with big play after big play to put us into a position.”
The loss of momentum on offense coincided with a relapse by the UNI defense. Following halftime, North Dakota’s offense managed to put up 275 of its 438 total yards and 22 points on the Panthers to win 29-27.
The Panthers also struggled to get the Fighting Hawks’ offense off the field as UND clocked 20:37 minutes of possession in the second half.
Farley said the defense showed progress and growth, but that they have not yet reached their peak.
“The defense started to show what it could be,” Farley said. “But, it sputtered…It still is not connected and as unified as it should be to be good.”
Farley he expects the experience of the Panthers defense to prove valuable in getting that unit back on track.
“When you look at them and I see who is out there, it is not like you are saying it because you have a bunch of freshman out there,” Farley said. “You have guys that won here, guys that have played here, guys that are proven themselves here time and time again on defense.” | 2022-09-12T23:19:56+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/football/college-football-northern-iowa-defense-lacks-former-hallmarks-offense-excels/article_5bca4eae-4f45-55c1-8e0e-7fd0e8523d31.html |
The definition of insanity has become the definition of the Miami Heat’s season.
They continue to bang their heads against the wall in close, compelling, competitive games.
And they somehow have made it work.
A night after a home victory over the Houston Rockets was decided on a dunk off an inbounds play with seven-tenths of a second to play, the Heat this time required overtime Saturday night before escaping the Orlando Magic 107-103 at Amway Center.
“They’re not afraid of the moment,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of his players. “My stomach is turning, and they love it. They love these kinds of games as competitors. That’s when they feel most alive.”
Down 17 early and behind by double-digits midway through the fourth quarter, the Heat found a way to move a season-best seven games over .500, at 32-25.
It was the Heat’s league-leading 40th “clutch” game of the season, a game within five points at any stage of the final five minutes.
It left the Heat with a 19-11 record in games decided by five or fewer points. Nine of the Heat’s last 10 have been decided by five or fewer.
“It feels like 10 out of 10,” guard Gabe Vincent said with a laugh. “So we’re battling. We’re showing a lot of character. We’re growing day in and day out.
“It’s strange how comfortable we are with these close games. It’d be nice to have a blowout every now and then, when we just blow somebody else out. We compete, man. We compete. We might get down, but we pick ourselves up, but we compete as a team and come together.”
The Heat got 23 points from Tyler Herro, 22 from Jimmy Butler and 20 from Vincent, as well as 13 points and 17 rebounds from Bam Adebayo.
“We like to make things difficult, I guess put on a show,” Butler said of yet another harrowing finish.
With the win, the Heat moved within 1 1/2 games of the Brooklyn Nets for the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Five Degrees of Heat from Saturday’s game:
1. Closing time: Vincent opened the overtime scoring with a 3-pointer, giving the Heat their first lead of the night.
Consecutive baskets by Herro, playing with five fouls since midway through the fourth quarter, then pushed the Heat to a 104-99 lead.
Later, a Butler jumper had the Heat up 106-101 with 1:42 to play.
Eventually, it came down to a Magic timeout down 106-103 with 10.4 seconds to play, with Orlando’s Gary Harris then missing a 3-pointer.
“We burned the boats and figured we got to go for it and the win by any means necessary,” Spoelstra said of enduring on the second night of the back-to-back set.
2. End of regulation: The Magic led 29-19 after the first period, went up 17 in the second period, and led 54-46 at halftime. The Heat then closed within one in the third period before going into the fourth down 79-72.
From there, the Heat fell behind by 12 early in the fourth quarter, but clawed all the way back to a 97-97 tie at the end of regulation, a tie forged by a pair of Gabe Vincent free throws with 12.1 seconds to play.
The Heat had a chance to win at the end of regulation, with Butler off on a 3-pointer attempt off an inbounds play with 1.5 seconds left in the fourth.
“I know Spo won’t like how we started, but there’s got to be something to being down 17 and coming and fighting on the second night of a back-to-back in overtime,” Herro said. “We easily could have phoned it in and went home on a loss. So great win for us and got to keep this thing rolling.”
3. Measured minutes: Saturday marked the first time Butler played both ends of a back-to-back set since Nov. 26-27 road games against the Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors.
Butler played 28:23 in Friday night’s home victory over the Houston Rockets.
“This was the plan, really the last six weeks,” Spoelstra said. “to try to build up to this in a healthy way, and I think we’ve checked all those boxes and [Friday] night it worked out perfectly, because we were able to keep the minutes at a manageable way and still find a way to get a win.”
Butler again received a lengthy second-half break, returning with 7:10 to play in the fourth quarter with the Heat down eight. He played 33:44 this time, after going 29 minutes through regulation.
“I thought if it didn’t go overtime, I thought we were in a great place,” Spoelstra said.
But it did.
“I was supposed to be at 28 minutos,” Butler said with a smile and Spanish inflection. “And I ended up playing 33 minutos.”
4. Working it: While the bulk of Adebayo’s scoring game early, he was relentless on the boards on a night there were ample rebounds to secure, with 16 through regulation.
With the Heat playing from behind, Adebayo was called for significant minutes on the second night of the back-to-back set, with Orlando Robinson, the Heat’s only available backup center, playing just 9:37.
Adebayo also had six assists in going 43:23.
“Man,” he said, “it feels like we play a playoff game every night. So many of our games be 98-99. It just shows the grit that we play with. We like to slow the game down and win it in the mud.”
5. Still short: The Heat again were shorthanded Saturday and will remain so for at least another two weeks.
With Kyle Lowry (knee), Victor Oladipo (ankle), Duncan Robinson (finger), Omer Yurtseven (ankle) and Nikola Jovic (back) again out Saturday, Spoelstra said Oladipo is the only one potentially to return before the All-Star break.
The Heat’s two remaining games before the break are Monday against the visiting Denver Nuggets and Wednesday at the Brooklyn Nets. They then resume their scheduled Feb. 24 with a road game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
“They’re doing all the work they need to do,” Spoelstra said. “They’re taking all the necessary steps, and only their bodies will tell them. I would say Vic is probably the only realistic one before the break.
“Duncan always says he’s going to be ready, but we’ll have to evaluate him and make sure it’s safe, before we put him back out there. But from a conditioning standpoint and all the other things, Duncan, he’s ready to go.”
Spoelstra said Lowry definitively would not be back before the break, with that absence seemingly to continue through the end of the month.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Administrators of a trust fund established to preserve historic Black churches in the United States on Friday revealed a list of houses of worship receiving $4 million in financial grants.
The list of 35 grantees includes 16th Street Baptist Church Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama, where crucial civil rights organizing meetings were held during Jim Crow segregation in the 1960s and where four Black girls were killed after a bombing by members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1963.
Black churches in nearly every region of the U.S. are among the fund’s first round of recipients receiving grants ranging from $50,000 to $200,000.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund launched its “Preserving Black Churches” program in 2021 to help support ongoing or planned restoration work in historic congregations that are caretakers of cultural artifacts and bear monumental legacies. Some church renovations were imperiled or severely postponed three years ago after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, which reduced the capacity of many houses of worship to serve the public at an unprecedented time of need.
“Leaving an indelible imprint on our society, historic Black churches hold an endearing legacy of community, spirituality and freedom that continues to span generations,” said Brent Leggs, the fund’s executive director, who is also senior vice president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The Rev. Monica Marshall couldn’t agree with that sentiment more. She was a teenager in the 1970s when she became a member of Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. It is the oldest continuous Black congregation in the borough and has been ministering in the community for more than 200 years.
Marshall, 66, has fond memories of joining the church’s youth choir, playing the keyboard and leading its music ministry, before accepting the call to preach many years later. In 2010, she became the pastor. There are about 75 active members.
Varick Memorial’s current building dates back to 1951, but is deteriorating and has roofing issues. The church has been mostly uninhabitable since 2020, the reverend said.
“The pandemic made it harder to maintain the building,” Marshall said. “I just heard God tell me, ‘You’re not going back into the same building that you came out of.’ The people have been very faithful, they’ve been waiting on my vision and it just came true.”
The congregation received a grant of $200,000 to support critical restoration of the building's structural integrity. Marshall said the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund’s efforts have restored hope that Varick Memorial can resume a wider array of services to the community.
“If you don’t know where you’ve come from, it’s hard to press on and go to even greater heights, to deeper depths in your life and in your legacy,” the reverend said.
Many Black churches, both historic and modern, experience challenges related to deferred renovation, insufficient funds for regular maintenance and threats of demolition due to public hazards.
Since before the abolition of slavery, the Black church has been an epicenter for the cultural, social and educational pursuits of its members. The church has also played a role in brokering congregants’ relationship to political power. It’s not uncommon for politicians, most often Democrats, to campaign from Black church pulpits.
The church is a domain for the prophetic tradition in which preachers weave Scripture with criticisms of racism, corruption and poverty. “Souls to the polls” is a get-out-the-vote campaign common in the Black church, encouraging congregants to take advantage of early voting periods to counteract voter suppression and intimidation.
“After all, these are our sacred sites, which our ancestors built from the ground up, and we must do everything we can to ensure their survival,” said Henry Louis Gates Jr., the professor and historian who sits on the action fund’s national advisory council.
In 2021, Gates executive produced and hosted a four-hour docuseries for PBS called “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song,” based on his New York Times bestselling book of the same title.
“Preserving these structures is a visible way of preserving a crucial chapter of Black history,” Gates said.
The action fund’s other grantees include First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia, which is considered to be one of the oldest Black Baptist churches in the U.S.; Cory United Methodist Church in Cleveland, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X spoke in 1963 and 1964; and St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal, a church located on the historically Black campus of Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee.
The action fund's administrators said they received proposals for 1,266 Black churches across the U.S., with $189 million in total funds requested. The effort is supported by a $20 million seed donation received last year from the Lilly Endowment Inc., which supports religious, educational and charitable causes.
St. Rita Catholic Church in Indianapolis, another action fund grantee, will receive $100,000 to fix its bell tower and repair the main structure’s masonry, which date back to 1958.
“The bricks of the bell tower started falling off about 19 years ago,” said the Rev. Jean Bosco Ntawugashira, who was appointed pastor of the congregation last July. “It became a danger to the community and, unfortunately because of COVID, the (restoration) project was somehow halted.”
St. Rita has been serving Indianapolis’ Black residents since 1919 and is considered the city's mother church for Black Catholics from all over the world.
“The Black community, some time back, considered the Catholic Church to be the church for the whites,” Ntawugashira said. “They are going to understand that the Catholic Church is universal and it doesn’t close doors to anyone. They belong to a global community.”
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Aaron Morrison is a New York City-based member of the AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. Follow him on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/aaronlmorrison. | 2023-01-20T17:45:12+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Historic-Black-churches-receive-4M-in-17730868.php |
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left at least 50 people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where as many as 60 villagers are feared missing and buried in a huge mudslide laden with rocks, trees and debris, officials said Saturday.
At least 42 people were swept away by rampaging floodwaters and drowned or were hit by debris-filled mudslides in three towns in Maguindanao province from Thursday night to early Friday, said Naguib Sinarimbo, the interior minister for a five-province Muslim autonomous region governed by former separatist guerrillas.
Eight other people died elsewhere in the country from the onslaught of Tropical Storm Nalgae, which slammed into the eastern province of Camarines Sur early Saturday, the government’s disaster response agency said.
But the worst storm impact so far was a mudslide that buried dozens of houses with as many as 60 people in the tribal village of Kusiong in Maguindanao’s Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Sinarimbo told The Associated Press by telephone, citing accounts from Kusiong villagers who survived the flash flood and mudslide.
Army Lt. Col. Dennis Almorato, who went to the mudslide-hit community Saturday, said the muddy deluge buried about 60 rural houses in about 5 hectares (12 acres) section of the community. He gave no estimate of how many villagers may have been buried in the mudslide, which he described as “overwhelming.”
At least 13 bodies, mostly of children, were dug up Friday and Saturday by rescuers in Kusiong, Sinarimbo said.
“That community will be our ground zero today,” he said, adding that heavy equipment and more rescue workers had been deployed to intensify the search and rescue work.
“It was hit by torrents of rainwater with mud, rocks and trees that washed out houses,” Sinarimbo said.
The coastal village, which lies at the foot of a mountain, is accessible by road, allowing more rescuers to be deployed Saturday to deal with one of the worst weather-related disasters to hit the country’s south in decades, he said.
Citing reports from mayors, governors and disaster-response officials, Sinarimbo said 27 died mostly by drowning and landslides in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, 10 in Datu Blah Sinsuat town and five in Upi town, all in Maguindanao.
An official death count of 67 in Maguindanao on Friday night was recalled by authorities after discovering some double-counting of casualties.
The unusually heavy rains flooded several towns in Maguindanao and outlying provinces in a mountainous region with marshy plains, which become like a catch basin in a downpour. Floodwaters rapidly rose in many low-lying villages, forcing some residents to climb onto their roofs, where they were rescued by army troops, police and volunteers, Sinarimbo said.
The coast guard issued pictures of its rescuers wading in chest-high, brownish floodwaters to rescue the elderly and children in Maguindanao. Many of the swamped areas had not been flooded for years, including Cotabato city where Sinarimbo said his house was inundated.
The stormy weather in a large swath of the country prompted the coast guard to prohibit sea travel in dangerously rough seas as millions of Filipinos planned to travel over a long weekend for visits to relatives’ tombs and for family reunions on All Saints’ Day in the largely Roman Catholic nation. Several domestic flights have also been canceled, stranding thousands of passengers.
The wide rain bands of Nalgae, the 16th storm to hit the Philippine archipelago this year, enabled it to dump rain in the country’s south even though the storm was blowing farther north, government forecaster Sam Duran said.
The storm was battering Laguna province Saturday night with sustained winds of 95 kilometers (59 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 160 kph (99 mph) and moving northwestward — just south of the densely populated capital Manila, which had been forecast for a direct hit until the storm turned.
More than 158,000 people in several provinces were protectively evacuated away from the path of the storm, officials said.
About 20 typhoons and storms batter the Philippine archipelago each year. It is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a region along most of the Pacific Ocean rim where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur, making the nation one of the world’s most disaster-prone.
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Associated Press journalists Joeal Calupitan and Aaron Favila contributed to this report. | 2022-10-29T15:39:09+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ap-47-dead-dozens-feared-missing-as-storm-lashes-philippines/ |
LUBBOCK, Texas— Board & Brush Creative Studio makes for a great girl’s night out, a mother-daughter day and more. This is a great place for creating fun, unique wood decor projects from scratch. Trends and Friends stopped in to see just how creative we can be. Such a fun atmosphere; plus it’s BYOB! They are located at 5905 82nd Street. Reach out by calling 806-853-4055, or at boardandbrush.com/Lubbock, @boardandbrushlubbock. | 2023-04-01T00:17:59+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/trends-and-friends/trends-and-friends-got-creative-at-board-brush-lubbock/ |
China Inc. is going global again. This time via Europe, as industrial companies tap into rising pressure across the region to go green.
As these companies expand their footprint, global electric-vehicle makers should be on alert as China’s cars, parts and batteries find a home in a new market.
The move is well timed and makes the most of brewing regulatory pressure to lower emissions, as well as simmering supply-chain pressures. Late last year, Europe announced requirements that all new cars and vans registered in the region should be zero-emission by 2035 and that average emissions of new cars must come down by 55% by the end of the decade. That’s accelerated the demand for green vehicles, so much so that EV penetration in the region is expected to reach 64% by 2030, exceeding the 50% regulatory threshold, according to S&P Global Mobility and Citigroup Inc analysts. In addition, countries across the world are vying for self-sufficiency as policies like the US Inflation Reduction Act create a sense of urgency.
For Europe, though, meeting these targets and industrial production goals won’t be easy without the factory floor of the world. Manufacturers are trying to ramp up production and boost capital expenditure to reach their own EV targets. At the same time, they are contending with high energy bills and rising raw material costs. They will need batteries, thermal valves, motors and all the other components that make up an electric car. To build the factories companies will need the diggers, too. China’s firms are tapping into this growing industrial demand to expand their overseas businesses. Sany Heavy, for instance, was already pushing its exports despite its floundering sales at home. Meanwhile, little-known Zhejiang Sanhua — which makes a variety of valves and has been a key supplier to global EV manufacturers — was set to raise about $1 billion through GDRs in Switzerland. EV battery maker Gotion High-Tech Co. is now closer to its largest shareholder Volkswagen AG’s market.
Finding new markets, particularly as avenues into the US narrow, is a necessity for Chinese companies. Even though its domestic market is the world’s biggest for EVs, analysts now expect it to normalize, meaning the retreat of sky-high growth rates to a more tempered 30%. There are already nascent worries that too much EV production capacity is building up and that it may far exceed demand growth. In addition, most new buyers are expected to be in Tier 3 to 4 cities, meaning the EVs may well sell in big numbers, but they won’t be the high margin, expensive kind. Meanwhile, plug-in hybrid vehicles are also expected to grow sharply in China. All told, there are signs it’s time to ensure these companies have other options.
As important as more foreign-currency funding is for these industrial firms looking to do business abroad, the actual sums being raised by individual firms aren’t enormous relative to their market capitalizations at home: CATL’s potential $5 billion to $6 billion pales in comparison to its 1.1 trillion yuan ($163 billion). So these listings are more symbolic at this point. Raising money in Europe — in public markets — makes investors and consumers aware and is a savvy international marketing exercise.
Chinese companies and policymakers have long vied for global dominance and struggled to shed the perception of subpar offerings, especially when it comes to automobiles and machinery. Over two decades ago, officials pushed their enterprises to invest overseas. Big firms, financed by government banks, bought up assets and manufacturers overseas, focusing on ownership. Some failed, casting doubt on whether China could ever make it on the Fortune 500 scale, competing alongside global multinationals. As US-China relations soured, they retreated.
This time, Chinese enterprises are taking the lead to ensure their industrial wares are integrated into supply chains, expanding businesses and filling gaps. CATL is expected to ramp up battery production in Germany, as is Gotion. EVs made by BYD Co. and others are becoming a more common sight already, building trust within the industrial complex and importantly, among consumers. Raising capital in Europe will take this a step further.
As China Inc. starts its European roadshow, the plan looks like it may have legs this time.
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Anjani Trivedi is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. She covers industrials including policies and firms in the machinery, automobile, electric vehicle and battery sectors across Asia Pacific. Previously, she was a columnist for the Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street and a finance & markets reporter for the paper. Prior to that, she was an investment banker in New York and London
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Daytonians have been typing on their phones and searching on laptops and other electronic devices each day. Searching a definition, the newest trend or asking Google a question is just what most people do.
Google has announced the most popular search results in Dayton during the 2022 year.
The Dayton area experienced very high gas prices in the Spring, which could be the reason why people in Dayton searched “gas prices near me” more than any other city in the country.
A “great eared nightjar” was the top trending animal and walking taco was the top trending recipe in Dayton.
In an interesting note, Dayton was one of 4 places that searched “Catholic Church near me”, along with Gulfport Miss., Glendive Mont. and South Bend Ind.
The Ohio Players are from Dayton, but in 2022, the most searched music genre was rap in the area.
People have searched all year online, but here are the top 10 trending searches from Dayton in 2022:
- Liquidation Stores near me
- Diesel Prices near me
- Cheapest Gas near me
- Catholic Church near me
- Gas Prices near me
- Temp Services near me
- State Liquor Store near me
- Pilates near me
- Remote Jobs near me
- Movies Playing near me
To see top trending search results of other cities, click here. | 2022-12-29T21:47:45+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/daytons-most-popular-searches-in-2022-according-to-google/ |
ROCKAWAY, N.J., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Leaders Group has appointed Sophie Turrell as CEO replacing Roni Amiel. Turrell's appointment is effective immediately.
Turrell will oversee the day-to-day activities of HLG. "HLG's mission is to revolutionize technology for healthcare and to deliver on that vision we must build an environment in which we focus on breeding excellence. We are completely focused on building the technology solutions and services healthcare professionals need to get back in front of their patients," Turrell said.
Turrell has a deep background in business development with Walmart eCommerce, Uber Eats, and Palantir Technologies. She received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her MBA from Stanford University.
Healthcare Leaders Group revolutionizes technology for your healthcare. We design and deliver solutions so you can put patients before business. Everything we do is geared toward better experiences and outcomes. By listening to our clients and anticipating their needs, HLG will shape the healthcare landscape.
To learn more about HLG, visit HealthcareLeadersGroup.com.
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Supreme Court revives claims by Texas death row inmate backed by DA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday revived claims by a Texas inmate who has the rare support of the state prosecutor’s office that put him on death row.
The justices threw out a Texas appeals court ruling that refused to grant the inmate, Areli Escobar, a new trial. The state appeals court had overruled a lower court judge who documented the flaws in the forensic evidence used to convict Escobar.
The high court’s action returns the case to the appeals court.
Escobar was convicted and sentenced to death in the May 2009 fatal stabbing and sexual assault of Bianca Maldonado, a 17-year-old high school student in Austin. They lived in the same apartment complex.
The focus of the prosecution case against Escobar was evidence from the Austin Police Department’s DNA lab.
But a later audit turned up problems at the lab that led Judge David Wahlberg of the Travis County District Court to conclude that Escobar’s trial was unfair.
“The State’s use of unreliable, false, or misleading DNA evidence to secure (Escobar’s) conviction violated fundamental concepts of justice,” Wahlberg wrote.
When the case returned to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Travis County prosecutors no longer were defending the conviction. Voters had elected a new district attorney, Jose Garza, who ran on a promise to hold police accountable in Austin, the state capital and county seat.
But the appeals court refused to go along, saying it had conducted its own review that justified affirming the conviction and sentence, and not mentioning the prosecution’s change of position. Even after Garza’s office pointed out it was no longer standing behind the conviction, the appeals court stuck with its ruling.
In its filing with the Supreme Court, Garza’s office wrote that prosecutors have a duty to see justice done and that the appeals court “undermined the District Attorney’s historical role in the criminal justice system.”
Escobar’s lawyers, unsurprisingly, agreed, telling the court that their case is so clear, the justices could reverse the appellate ruling without hearing arguments.
“If ever there were a case calling for summary reversal, it is this capital case. Denying the petition would be a grave miscarriage of justice,” they wrote.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-09T18:06:23+00:00 | wcjb.com | https://www.wcjb.com/2023/01/09/supreme-court-revives-push-new-trial-by-texas-death-row-inmate-backed-by-da/ |
McLennan County, Tx (FOX44) – A man arrested following a Saturday night traffic crash has been accused of intentionally trying to hit multiple oncoming vehicles on Highway 77 near Golinda.
Clayton Scott Freeman remained in the McLennan County Jail Friday with his bond set at a total of $825,000 on ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury.
Troopers responded at approximately 8:25 p.m. Saturday to a head-on crash on US-77 near Levi Parkway, north of Golinda. A Dodge Ram traveling northbound drove onto the wrong side of the roadway and crashed into a Ford F-150.
The occupant of the Ford was transported to Baylor Scott and White in Waco in critical condition. The driver of the Dodge, identified as 39-year-old Clayton Freeman, of Bruceville-Eddy, was determined to be intoxicated and was charged with felony intoxication assault and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
An arrest affidavit filed in the case by investigating troopers stated a trooper noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Freeman and further stated that he was belligerent and uncooperative.
He was taken to a local hospital for medical clearance then taken to the McLennan County Jail.
The affidavit further stated that through over ten witness statements, urgent 9-1-1 complaints from Falls and McLennan Counties and a statement from Freeman himself, the trooper stated that he believed Freeman was trying to run into other drivers on the roadway to kill himself and other drivers.
The affidavit stated that at the hospital, Freeman openly admitted he ” wanted to kill as many people as possible” including himself.
The affidavit said the trooper became aware of a video Freeman had sent to his wife proving he was driving on the wrong side of the road trying to hit other vehicles.
The trooper said Freeman gave him his consent to watch the video evidence on his phone.
The affidavit stated the evidence indicated he had his gas pedal as far down as possible and was operating his vehicle in the oncoming lane of traffic at speeds of 105-120 miles per hour.
The affidavit said the video showed drivers having to take quick evasive actions to avoid a collision.
The trooper said he counted five vehicles having to avoid collisions and also said he had five witness statements stating they also had to take evasive action to avoid head on collisions. | 2022-06-03T18:09:00+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/mclennan-county/man-charged-with-trying-to-hit-oncoming-drivers/ |
Republicans have significantly retooled the focus of the House panel investigating the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a move that aligns with the new majority’s oversight focus.
As part of the rules package that passed the House 220-213 on Monday night, the 12-member Select Committee on the Coronavirus Response will be charged with examining the origins of the pandemic, including federal funding of gain-of-function research.
The origins of the coronavirus have become intensely politicized, and Biden officials and outside scientists are bracing for a new wave of investigations.
The examination of gain-of-function research is central to the common GOP position that the virus originated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and was potentially backed by funding from the U.S. government. Last year, Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee released a report concluding the pandemic began with a virus that escaped from the Wuhan lab.
When they were in the minority, Republicans were not shy about launching probes into the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, focusing on the origins of the virus and whether the federal government — and by extension, Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — helped fund controversial research that might have played a role in its creation.
With the majority, the GOP would have the authority to lob subpoenas at the administration to force it to hand over documents, likely through the broader House Oversight and Reform Committee, now chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), under which the coronavirus panel works.
The coronavirus committee will also investigate trillions of dollars in aid doled out to address the pandemic, federal COVID-19-related mandates, and the impact of school closures. Republicans have been frustrated with what they see as the administration’s unaccountable coronavirus spending and are looking to shine a spotlight on where the relief money has gone.
The panel’s focus is a major change from how it operated under the Democratic-controlled House. Former Chairman James Clyburn (D-S.C.) prioritized looking into the early response and shortcomings from the Trump administration, as well as the former president’s political interference.
With its focus often falling on Trump, Republicans on the panel regularly accused Clyburn of politically motivated investigations. A bipartisan pandemic response bill was included in last year’s omnibus funding bill, but it did not contain a provision that would have established an independent commission to investigate the government pandemic response and the virus’s origins.
Republicans have not selected a leader for the committee, though its first hearing is expected next month. | 2023-01-10T19:50:23+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/hill-politics/house-gop-to-focus-covid-panel-on-virus-origins-pandemic-spending/ |
Celine Dion reveals she’s been diagnosed with rare disorder, reschedules tour
(Gray News) - In an emotional video posted on her official Instagram page, singer Celine Dion revealed Thursday morning that she’s facing a “very rare neurological disorder called stiff-person syndrome.”
Dion said she is postponing the start of her tour to focus on her health.
She said the spasms she has been experiencing, which are apparently a part of the syndrome, affect every aspect of her daily life, including singing and walking.
“I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through. … It hurts me to tell you that I won’t be ready to restart my tour in Europe in February,” she said in the post.
Stiff-person syndrome is “a rare autoimmune movement disorder that affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). People with this condition first experience a stiffening of the muscles of their trunk followed, over time, by the development of stiffness and rigidity in the legs and other muscles in the body,” the Cleveland Clinic said.
Only about one of every 1 million people get this condition, the Cleveland Clinic said. It’s not known what causes it, and there’s no known cure.
Dion said her medical team will help her deal with the symptoms so she will be able to resume performing.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-08T14:52:20+00:00 | kttc.com | https://www.kttc.com/2022/12/08/celine-dion-reveals-shes-been-diagnosed-with-rare-disorder-reschedules-tour/ |
A grass fire at a Temple, Texas, festival destroyed more than 70 cars on Saturday.
Officials said that a discarded cigarette was likely to blame for the grass fire at the Robinson Family Farm. The farm decided to close its fall festival for the weekend following the blaze.
Dry conditions and gusty winds helped spread the fire.
The U.S. Drought Monitor said Temple is under a severe drought.
Federal officials say most grass fires start from human activity. | 2022-10-17T15:48:29+00:00 | koaa.com | https://www.koaa.com/news/national/grass-fire-destroys-73-cars-at-texas-festival |
BREAKING NEWS
9-year-old boy in critical condition after being pulled from Phoenix swimming pool
Laura Daniella Sepulveda
Arizona Republic
A 9-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition on Tuesday evening after he was pulled from a swimming pool in central Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched just after 6 p.m. to 19th Avenue and Camelback Road after they received reports of a young boy possibly drowning.
When crews arrived at the location, they immediately started to provide life support measures and took the boy to a pediatric hospital in extremely critical condition, the department said.
The department did not say how long the boy was underwater or whether he was unconscious when he was found.
How to prevent drownings
Follow these tips from city of Phoenix to help prevent drownings:
- Use an approved barrier to separate the pool from the house.
- NEVER allow children to be alone near a pool or any water source. This includes bathtubs, buckets, toilets, ponds and canals.
- Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole or flotation device.
- Keep large objects such as tables, chairs, tricycles or ladders away from pool fences.
- NEVER leave children unattended in or around a pool. ALWAYS have a designated child watcher.
- Do not allow children to play in the pool area. Store all toys outside of the pool area.
- If you leave the pool area, take the children with you. | 2023-06-28T15:29:56+00:00 | azcentral.com | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2023/06/28/boy-in-critical-condition-after-being-pulled-from-phoenix-pool/70364262007/ |
National prescription drug take back day is Oct. 29
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This event offers anonymous and safe disposal of unwanted medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide.
Medications that are included in the take back are as follows: tablets, capsules, patches, and other forms of prescription drugs.
Collection sites will not accept syringes, sharps, and illicit drugs. Liquid products, such as cough syrup, should remain sealed in their original container. The cap must be tightly sealed to prevent leakage. The event will also continue to accept vaping devices and cartridges provided lithium batteries are removed.
For more than a decade, DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has provided an easy, no-cost opportunity to dispose of medicines stored in the home that are susceptible to misuse and theft.
“I encourage everyone across the country to dispose of unneeded medications to help keep our communities safe and healthy,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “The Take Back campaign is part of DEA’s continued efforts to combat the drug poisoning epidemic and protect the safety and health of communities across the United States.”
For more information and to find a location near you, visit www.DEATakeBack.com.
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Copyright 2022 WBRC. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-26T19:02:17+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/2022/10/26/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-is-oct-29/ |
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has scheduled a quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. ET Wednesday, July 27. The call will be broadcast live over the internet at http://www.aep.com/webcasts.
The webcast will include audio of the call as well as visuals of charts and graphics referred to by AEP management during the call.
The call will be archived on http://www.aep.com/webcasts for use by those unable to listen to the live webcast.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner, brighter energy future for its customers and communities. AEP's approximately 16,700 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution lines to safely deliver reliable and affordable power to 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including more than 7,100 megawatts of renewable energy. The company's plans include growing its renewable generation portfolio to approximately 50% of total capacity by 2030. AEP is on track to reach an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 levels by 2030 and has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. AEP is recognized consistently for its focus on sustainability, community engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. AEP's family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information, visit aep.com.
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SOURCE American Electric Power | 2022-07-20T13:59:44+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/07/20/aep-schedules-live-webcast-quarterly-earnings-call/ |
Stock futures were little changed Tuesday evening as investors braced for the Federal Reserve's next move in its inflation-fighting rate hiking plan.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 9 points, or 0.03%. S&P 500 futures added 0.01% and Nasdaq 100 futures hovered at the flat line.
In regular trading the major averages rose for a second day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 316 points, or nearly 1%. The S&P 500 jumped 1.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.58%.
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The moves came as fears over the ongoing banking crisis showed signs of easing, with investors "heartened by the increasing likelihood that the end of Fed policy tightening is near," said Brian Levitt, global market strategist for Invesco.
"Fed tightening cycles typically end with a crisis, and those crises tend to end with policy responses. That may help to explain today's market moves," he added.
Investors are looking forward to the latest update from the Fed, at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. Most investors expect the central bank to stay committed to its tightening and raise rates by 25 basis points.
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As of Tuesday evening, there is about a 89% chance of a quarter-point increase by the Fed, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool. Meanwhile, there's a roughly 11% probability of there being no hike.
"We think the Fed will take that next step, that 25 basis point increase, but probably wrap that in some pretty dovish language to indicate they're close to the end, if not at the end," said Neuberger Berman's Erik Knutzen said on CNBC's "Closing Bell." "In a way, it almost doesn't matter, it's priced in. What's most important is the broad liquidity being provided through the Fed's balance sheet and some of the programs they put in place, the liquidity they provided last week."
He added that that could lead to "considerable tightening, as banks change their posture in this more challenging environment — and that's the part that we think is going to have the biggest negative impact on the economy."
Elsewhere, investors are expecting an update on the latest MBA mortgage purchase applications reading. There are also a handful of companies slated to post results Wednesday, including Tencent and Winnebago.
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours
These are the stocks making the biggest moves in extended trading Tuesday:
- First Republic Bank — Shares of the troubled bank were down 14% after hours following a Reuters report that the company is weighing possible downsizing options in case a capital raise fails.
- Nike — The athletic apparel retailer saw shares fall more than 2% after reporting its bloated inventory continued to weigh on its margins and China sales fell short of expectations for its fiscal third-quarter.
- GameStop — The meme stock surged about 50% after the gaming retailer posted a quarterly profit for the first time in two years, and it reported a drop in inventory levels and costs from a year earlier.
— Tanaya Macheel
Stock futures open flat
U.S. equity futures opened flat on Tuesday night.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were unchanged. S&P 500 futures added 0.04% and Nasdaq 100 futures inched higher by 0.02%.
On Tuesday the major indexes ended the regular trading session higher for the second day in a row. The Dow added 316 points, or nearly 1%. The S&P jumped 1.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.58%.
— Tanaya Macheel | 2023-03-22T05:30:18+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/stock-futures-are-flat-as-investors-await-key-fed-policy-decision-live-updates/2998405/ |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday again refused to block a North Carolina district attorney from pursuing charges using a specific state law about a 2020 television commercial run by state Attorney General Josh Stein’s campaign.
Campaign lawyers for Stein, a Democrat, have argued that a law targeting allegedly false ads violates free speech rights and is inherently unconstitutional.
But U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles on Monday declined to temporarily prevent that law from being enforced while the campaign committee and others related to Stein's campaign file an appeal at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Eagles last week already rejected a request by the campaign and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit to set aside the law while they seek to have the criminal statute struck down.
In a reversal from a July decision, the judge ruled Aug. 9 that Stein’s campaign committee was unlikely to be successful on legal claims that the law addressing false statements against political candidates is unconstitutional on its face.
The lawsuit was filed days before Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman’s office had planned to take the results of an investigation over the ad to a grand jury, according to legal briefs.
Eagles said Monday that while lawyers for Stein's campaign have made a “good argument” in the case, there are other factors that weigh against an injunction.
There's no guarantee that the 4th Circuit will resolve the matter before a two-year window allowed for Freeman to pursue charges expires in October, Eagles wrote. And it's uncertain whether a grand jury will charge anyone with a crime.
“If and when it does, the charged person can raise these constitutional defenses in state court,” she wrote.
Eagles’ rulings put additional legal pressure upon Stein, a potential 2024 governor’s contender, to prevent a situation where people — whether it be Stein or anyone else — face misdemeanor criminal charges. The lawsuit has Stein fighting enforcement of a law, when one of his chief duties as attorney general is to defend state laws in court.
The law, which dates to at least 1931, makes it illegal to knowingly circulate false “derogatory” reports about candidates to harm them at the ballot box.
The district attorney's investigation stems from a September 2020 State Board of Elections complaint filed against Stein’s committee by his then-challenger, Republican Jim O’Neill.
The ad talks about untested rape kits held by local law enforcement agencies, and a woman appearing in the commercial asserts that O’Neill “left 1,500 rape kits sitting on a shelf” in Forsyth County, where he’s been district attorney since 2009.
O’Neill’s campaign argued that the ad was false and subject to the law since police agencies, and not prosecutors, are responsible for testing the kits. Stein narrowly defeated O’Neill in the November 2020 election.
Freeman’s office has pursued prosecution even though the State Board of Elections in May 2021 recommended that the investigation related to the complaint from O’Neill’s committee be closed. The report's author wrote that “ambiguity” in the ad’s language made it “inconclusive” to determine whether a violation of the law occurred.
Stein’s attorneys filed the investigation report with Eagles on Friday after WBTV obtained a copy, saying it was “new information, deliberately withheld" by Freeman and the elections board.
Freeman, a Democrat who has recused herself from the case because of a close working relationship with Stein and O’Neill, defended the decision by a top deputy handling the probe to pursue the investigation despite the board’s suggestion.
That deputy, David Saacks, determined additional investigation was needed after the board completed its work, Freeman told the station. The State Bureau of Investigation was brought in to assist.
The state Democratic Party called on Freeman last week to promptly investigate statements that O’Neill made publicly during the 2020 campaign and it says were false. Similar allegations were made by Stein’s former campaign manager to the state board.
Freeman told The Associated Press last week that her office wouldn’t consider the Democratic Party’s demand because they hadn’t followed normal procedures and filed its own complaint with the board. | 2022-08-15T19:37:39+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Judge-again-refuses-to-block-use-of-law-in-NC-AG-17374899.php |
NY attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Trump Organization. Trump’s three eldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump, were also named as defendants, along with two longtime company executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney.
The lawsuit seeks to strike at the core of what made Trump famous, taking a blacklight to the image of wealth and opulence he’s embraced throughout his career — first as a real estate developer, then as a reality TV host on “The Apprentice” and “Celebrity Apprentice,” and later as president.
James, a Democrat, announced details of the lawsuit at a news conference on Wednesday. The case showed up on a court docket Wednesday morning.
James said Trump “falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars.”
The goal, the attorney general’s office has said, was to burnish Trump’s billionaire image and the value of his properties when doing so gave him an advantage, while playing down the value of assets at other times for tax purposes.
“This investigation revealed that Donald Trump engaged in years of illegal conduct to inflate his net worth, to deceive banks and the people of the great state of New York,” James said at the news conference. “Claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal. It’s the art of the steal.”
James is seeking to remove the Trumps from businesses engaged in the alleged fraud and wants an independent monitor appointed for no less than five years to oversee the Trump Organization’s compliance, financial reporting, valuations and disclosures to lenders, insurers and tax authorities.
She is seeking to replace the current trustees of Trump’s revocable trust, which controls his business interests, with independent trustee, to bar Trump and the Trump Organization from entering into commercial real estate acquisitions for five years, from obtaining loans from banks in New York for five years and permanently bar Trump and his three eldest children from serving as an officer or director in any New York corporation or similar business entity registered and/or licensed in New York State.
She also seeks to permanently bar Weisselberg and McConney from serving in the financial control function of any New York corporation or similar business entity registered and/or licensed in New York State.
James said her investigation uncovered potential criminal violations, including falsifying business records, issuing false financial statements, insurance fraud, conspiracy and bank fraud. She said her office is referring those findings to federal prosecutors and the Internal Revenue Service.
Alina Habba, an attorney for Trump, said the lawsuit “is neither focused on the facts nor the law — rather, it is solely focused on advancing the Attorney General’s political agenda.”
“It is abundantly clear that the Attorney General’s Office has exceeded its statutory authority by prying into transactions where absolutely no wrongdoing has taken place,” Habba said. “We are confident that our judicial system will not stand for this unchecked abuse of authority, and we look forward to defending our client against each and every one of the Attorney General’s meritless claims.”
James’ lawsuit comes amid a swirl of unprecedented legal challenges for a former president, including an FBI investigation into Trump’s handling of classified records and inquiries into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The Trump Organization is set to go on trial in October in a criminal case alleging that it schemed to give untaxed perks to senior executives, including its longtime finance chief Weisselberg, who alone took more than $1.7 million in extras.
Weisselberg, 75, pleaded guilty Aug. 18. His plea agreement requires him to testify at the company’s trial before he starts a five-month jail sentence. If convicted, the Trump Organization could face a fine of double the amount of unpaid taxes.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been conducting a parallel criminal investigation of the same business practices at the heart of James’ civil lawsuit. That probe lost momentum earlier this year after Bragg raised questions internally about whether a criminal case was viable, but the Democrat has said it has not been abandoned.
At the same time, the FBI is continuing to investigate Trump’s storage of sensitive government documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, and a special grand jury in Georgia is investigating whether Trump and others attempted to influence state election officials.
All of the legal drama is playing out ahead of the November midterm elections, where Republicans are trying to win control of one or both houses of Congress.
Meanwhile, Trump has been laying the groundwork for a potential comeback campaign for president in 2024 and has accused President Joe Biden’s administration of targeting him to hurt his political chances.
State law allows a broad range of civil remedies against companies committing commercial fraud, including revoking licenses to conduct business in the state, removing company officers and forcing the payment of restitution or disgorgement of ill-gotten gains.
James’ office could also seek to ban Trump from being involved in certain types of businesses, as happened in January when a judge barred ex-drug company CEO Martin Shkreli from the pharmaceutical industry for life.
In a previous clash with Trump, James oversaw the closure of his charity, the Trump Foundation, after her predecessor in the attorney general’s office, Barbara Underwood, filed a lawsuit alleging he misused its assets to resolve business disputes and boost his run for the White House. A judge ordered Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities to settle the matter.
James, who campaigned for office as a Trump critic and watchdog, started scrutinizing his business practices in March 2019 after his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen testified to Congress that Trump exaggerated his wealth on financial statements provided to Deutsche Bank when he was trying to obtain financing to buy the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.
Since then, James’ office and Trump’s lawyers have repeatedly sparred over the direction of the investigation and Trump’s unwillingness to comply with subpoenas for his testimony and records. Trump spent months fighting the subpoena that led to his August deposition, his lawyers unable to convince courts that he should be excused from testifying because his answers could be used in Bragg’s criminal probe.
In May, Trump paid $110,000 in fines after he was held in contempt of court for being slow to respond to a subpoena James’ office issued seeking documents and other evidence. The contempt finding was lifted in June after Trump and his lawyers submitted paperwork showing they had made a good faith effort to find relevant documents.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-21T16:24:00+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/2022/09/21/new-york-ag-suing-former-trump-his-three-adult-children-alleging-business-fraud/ |
HELSINKI (AP) — Summer is wildfire season in southern Europe, but this year the continent’s north is also at risk, with forest fire warnings in effect across the Nordic and Baltic countries.
A lack of rain and rising temperatures have led to dangerously dry conditions in the region, leading to worries of a repeat of the summer of 2018 when major wildfires swept across Sweden in particular.
Small wildfires are already burning in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland and experts worry it could get much worse unless there’s significant rainfall in coming weeks.
Unlike the sun-soaked Mediterranean countries, which have to deal with wildfires every summer, the phenomenon is rare in the countries of northern Europe, where summers are normally cool and wet by comparison.
“These countries are relatively new to drought problems,” said Niclas Hjerdt, head of hydrological forecasting at Sweden’s weather agency SMHI. “We usually have an excess of water up here in northern Europe and Scandinavia. So there isn’t this historic knowledge of how to deal with drought situations that you could find in countries further south in Europe.”
SMHI says southern Sweden received very little rain in May and not a single drop so far in June, leaving the soil exceptionally dry. The agency says the risk of wildfires is now “extremely high” in the southern half of the country, including the Stockholm region, and even though there’s some rain in the forecast this weekend, it’s unlikely enough to have a significant impact, Hjerdt said.
In neighboring Finland, the Finnish Meteorological Institute this week warned of dry terrain and a “high risk” of forest fires in most of the country, with a “very high risk” in southwestern Finland and the Aaland islands in the Baltic Sea. Both Sweden and Finland are mostly covered by forests.
Similar warnings have been issued in Norway, Denmark, the Baltic countries as well as Scotland. Campfires are banned in much of the region.
Experts say the drought could be related to the transition of La Nina to El Nino climatic conditions in the Pacific, which shifts weather patterns across the world, and often leads to dry summers in northern Europe.
Hjerdt said it’s too early to draw any link to climate change but added that in general, a warming climate is making the Nordic region more vulnerable to forest fires by making summers longer and winters shorter, prolonging the “vegetative” season when most precipitation evaporates or transpires rather than sinking deeper into the ground.
Temperatures are heating up in the region and are expected to hit 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in coming days in Finland — rare for a country straddling the Arctic Circle.
“The heat wave can stay on the surface for next week as well and spread all the way to Lapland,” said the Finnish institute’s meteorologist Tuomo Bergman, referring to Finland’s northernmost area. No substantial rain was expected in Finland until around Midsummer, June 24, he said, when traditional bonfires will be banned.
Denmark’s farming minister, Jacob Jensen, said that “the drought has already had a major impact on our agriculture in the past few weeks, and with the prospect of a summer without rain, we will have to have a clear plan for how we can help agriculture in the best possible way.”
The Federation of Swedish Farmers said the drought had already affected grassland crops and could have an impact on cereals.
“If there is no rain soon, future harvests will suffer,” the industry group said in a statement. It noted that due to the hot and dry summer of 2018, the industry lost almost the entire grain harvest at a cost of approximately 10 billion Swedish kronor ($1.2 billion).
Globally, the month of May was a joint-second warmest May on record, according to the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, with temperatures in Canada and the northern United States particularly warm. Canada saw major wildfires that sent hazardous haze deep into the U.S.
In Europe, May was drier than average in southern Scandinavia, the Baltic countries and western Russia, Copernicus said. Meanwhile, most of Southern Europe except Spain and Portugal saw wetter than average conditions, with severe floods in northern Italy.
Parts of the Balkans are now experiencing heavy floods caused by strong and persistent rain. Highways and roads have been closed in Serbia and Montenegro due to landslides, some bridges have collapsed and hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and cars.
The southwestern part of Europe has been much drier. This spring in Spain was the hottest – and the second-driest – on record for the country. That has created conditions for wildfires breaking out early this year and the need for restrictions on water for agriculture, industry and filling private swimming pools in the hardest-hit areas.
In mainland France, the water resources are still feeling the effects of a drought last summer, with two-thirds of the national water tables below normal levels. Localized forest fires have broken out in parts of France including regions such as Lorraine and Vosges where extreme heat and forest fires are rare.
Sweden saw the worst forest fires in its modern history in 2018 during an unusually dry and warm summer. The wildfires also affected Denmark, Finland and Norway.
”We are currently in a serious situation, it is similar to the one that prevailed before the summer of 2018,” Sweden’s Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said Thursday, adding airborne firefighting units were on standby.
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Ritter reported from Stockholm. Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark; David Keyton in Stockholm, Thomas Adamson in Paris, Joseph Wilson in Barcelona, Spain; and Dusan Stojanovic in Belgrade, Serbia, contributed to this report. | 2023-06-16T09:56:50+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/international/drought-and-rising-heat-bring-unusual-wildfire-warnings-in-northern-europe/ |
An award that recognizes Hansei's workplace culture and employee experience exceeding the national average
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hansei Solutions, a full-service revenue cycle management solution for healthcare providers, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the 2022 - 2023 year.
The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Hansei. This year, 100% of employees said it's a great place to work – 43% higher than the average U.S. company.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention, and increased innovation.
"For Hansei to fulfill its vision and continue delivering superior services to our partners, we must be a superior employer," said Erin Burke, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Hansei Solutions. "This certification allows us to continue to grow together in developing a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought, and foster leadership on all levels of the company."
Hansei strongly emphasizes its core values of provider and patient advocacy, honesty, and inclusion company-wide. In addition, 86% of employees are women, and the outcomes of this survey have affirmed Hansei as a place of opportunity and women empowerment.
"By keeping these values at the center of our mission, our people can bring Hansei's vision to life," said Gayle Hanson, Vice President of Human Resources. "In doing so, we will continue to be a place that our people and customers value."
"Great Place to Work Certification™ isn't something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience," said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place to Work. "It's the only official recognition determined by employees' real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that Hansei Solutions is one of the best companies to work for in the country."
"Hansei" means to reflect on the past, learn from mistakes, and commit to doing better in the future. To stop Hansei is to stop learning. Hansei Solutions helps non-hospital healthcare facilities nationwide do it better, combining full-service revenue cycle management technology with a personal touch to forge lasting and strategic partnerships. Simply put, Hansei enables providers to collect more, save more, remain compliant, and make more informed decisions impacting their growth and bottom line.
Learn more at hanseisolutions.com and on LinkedIn.
Great Place to Work® Certification™ is the most definitive "employer-of-choice" recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience.
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Which Star Wars dog costumes are best?
Star Wars has been closely linked with Halloween since it landed on Earth in 1977. Its distinctive characters make great costumes that are easily identifiable even to those who have somehow managed to avoid the movie. Some characters make great costumes for pets, too.
From cute Ewoks to Chewbacca, dogs now get to take part in Halloween celebrations, as well as the unofficial Star Wars “holiday,” May the Fourth. The top choice for the best Star Wars dog costume is Rubie’s Star Wars Ewok Pet Costume. This costume is great for most any size dog, but those with the right features will look even more adorable in this outfit.
What to know before you buy a Star Wars dog costume
There are some excellent Halloween dog costumes out there, and Star Wars dog costumes are one of the most recognizable. However, there are a few things you should consider before ordering your pet costume to ensure buying an outfit for your canine doesn’t result in disappointment.
Not all costumes are true to size
Some brands, such as Rubie’s, provide valuable charts and videos to help you choose the correct size. You can also read customer reviews and Q&As to get needed information before committing to a particular size.
Your dog’s features
So your dog really looks true to a Star Wars character, consider your canine’s features before choosing the character. For example, a dog with a white face may not look convincing as Darth Vader, while a dog with a long snout will not be very credible as a flat-faced Ewok. Consider the fur color and face shape of your tail-wagger before purchase.
When to buy
Retailers will stock up on supplies about a month before Halloween, giving you plenty of choices. If you wait until just before Halloween to buy, it is likely that many costumes will be out-of-stock. Even better discounts on costumes are available after the holiday. When you shop depends on your schedule, but for the best selection, buy early.
What to look for in a quality Star Wars dog costume
Quality of material
As with all costumes, consider the construction material when purchasing your dog’s costume. Most Star Wars dog costumes are made from polyester. Polyester is durable and lightweight and will also be warm on a cold Halloween night. However, it is not a breathable material and may be uncomfortable for your pooch at a balmy May the Fourth celebration.
Ease of dressing your dog
Some Star Wars dog costumes are two-piece, while some only have one. Some costumes cover all four legs, and some only cover the front two. Hoods are easy for dogs to wear, but a headpiece may be more difficult for them to support. Consider your own dog’s personality and how they already respond to wearing outfits or harnesses. This will help determine which of the many different types of costumes will go on most easily.
How much you can expect to spend on a Star Wars dog costume
Some items can cost less than $10, but depending on the size of your dog, you can generally expect to pay between $15-$40 for a quality Star Wars dog outfit
Star Wars dog costume FAQ
When is a good time to dress my dog up in a Star Wars dog costume?
A. The simple answer is anytime. Your children may enjoy their pet taking part in Star Wars role-playing games or going trick-or-treating at Halloween. Service dogs can be kitted out in Star Wars garb when attending Comic-Con events. And Star Wars enthusiasts will love to dress their dogs as Master Yoda on the unofficial Star Wars day, May the Fourth.
Where can I find the size chart and instructional video?
A. They are usually easy to find among the promotional photos of online retailers. Consider the size carefully, as most complaints about dog costumes are related to sizing.
Are costumes for a dog really a good idea?
A. Some dogs love being dressed up and the attention that comes with it. Other dogs can become stressed. Nobody knows your dog better than you, so make a decision about dressing your dog up based on its reaction. Never unnecessarily stress your dog for the sake of a cute photo.
What’s the best Star Wars dog costume to buy?
Top Star Wars dog costume
Rubie’s Star Wars Ewok Pet Costume
What you need to know: This cute Ewok outfit is available in many sizes. Rubie’s conveniently provides clear instructions and videos to make sure you get the right fit.
What you’ll love: This outfit can really have your pet looking like an adorable Ewok from the classic Return of the Jedi movie. The soft, comfortable polyester material will keep your dog warm on a cold night of trick-or-treating.
What you should consider: Some buyers found the headpiece too large, with the ties doing little to counter this.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Star Wars dog costume for the money
Rubie’s Princess Leia Star Wars Collection Pet Costume
What you need to know: This robe and headpiece costume is a classy look for little princess pups.
What you’ll love: Turn your pooch princess into a real-life, iconic princess. This outfit is from the original, classic movie Star Wars: A New Hope. It features Leia’s iconic hair buns, giving your canine royalty an authentic regal look.
What you should consider: Some buyers report that the Leia buns are tricky to keep on some dogs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Rubie’s Star Wars Classic Jedi Robe
What you need to know: This is an excellent costume for owners of ‘bearded’ dogs looking to mimic the well-known Obi-Wan Kenobi-look.
What you’ll love: This outfit features a belt that can be worn inside or out. Wearing it inside the robe will give your dog a movie-accurate look. However, wearing it outside will help prevent the robe from dangling down and give it a more snug fit.
What you should consider: Most complaints about this product state that the sizes run too small.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key government offices, leaving "scores of civilian casualties" including children, national police said. One hospital worker counted at least 30 bodies.
The attack in Mogadishu occurred on a day when the president, prime minister and other senior officials were meeting to discuss combating violent extremism, especially by the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab group that often targets the capital. It also came five years after another massive blast in the exact same location killed over 500 people.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Al-Shabab rarely claims attacks with large numbers of civilians killed, as in the 2017 blast. But Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre blamed al-Shabab by name.
A volunteer at the Medina hospital, Hassan Osman, said "out of the total of at least 30 dead people brought to the hospital, the majority of them are women. I have seen this with my own eyes." At the hospital, frantic relatives peeked under plastic sheeting and into body bags, looking for loved ones.
The Aamin ambulance service said they had collected at least 35 wounded. One ambulance responding to the first attack was destroyed by the second blast, director Abdulkadir Adan added in a tweet.
"I was 100 meters away when the second blast occurred," witness Abdirazak Hassan said. "I couldn't count the bodies on the ground due to the (number of) fatalities." He said the first blast hit the perimeter wall of the education ministry, where street vendors and money changers were located.
An Associated Press journalist at the scene said the second blast occurred in front of a busy restaurant during lunchtime. The blasts demolished tuk-tuks and other vehicles in an area of many restaurants and hotels. He saw "many" bodies and said they appeared to be civilians traveling on public transport.
The Somali Journalists Syndicate, citing colleagues and police, said one journalist was killed and two others wounded by the second blast while rushing to the scene of the first.
The attack occurred at Zobe junction, which was the scene of a huge al-Shabab truck bombing in 2017 that killed more than 500 people.
Somalia's government has been engaged in a high-profile new offensive against the extremist group that the United States has described as one of al-Qaida's deadliest organizations. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has described it as "total war" against the extremists, who control large parts of central and southern Somalia and have been the target of scores of U.S. airstrikes in recent years.
The extremists have responded by killing prominent clan leaders in an apparent effort to dissuade support for that government offensive.
On Saturday, the prime minister said the attack would not dampen the public uprising against al-Shabab and again expressed the government's determination to wipe out the extremist group.
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WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, November 27, 2022
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AIR QUALITY ALERT
Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1040 AM MST Fri Nov 25 2022
...AIR QUALITY ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD BURNING CURTAILMENT IN EFFECT...
The Imperial County APCD has declared a mandatory wood burning
curtailment for residents within the Calexico area for Saturday,
November 26.
The declaration of a Mandatory curtailment, when forecast indicate
elevated levels of fine particulate air pollution in the region, is
issued to protect the public health. Smoke from wood burning can
cause health problems. Breathing high levels of pollution from wood
smoke can cause breathing problems (including asthma attacks),
worsened lung and heart disease symptoms, and may even increase
emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
The Mandatory Curtailment rule prohibits the operation of any wood
burning appliance during the curtailment period. This prohibition
does not apply to cookstoves and those devices exclusively gaseous-
fueled.
To view current and forecast air quality within Imperial County
visit the Imperial County Air Quality website at
http://www.imperialvalleyair.org/ or follow ICAPCD on Twitter,
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NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence imaging can be used to create art, try on clothes in virtual fitting rooms or help design advertising campaigns.
But experts fear the darker side of the easily accessible tools could worsen something that primarily harms women: nonconsensual deepfake pornography.
Deepfakes are videos and images that have been digitally created or altered with artificial intelligence or machine learning. Porn created using the technology first began spreading across the internet several years ago when a Reddit user shared clips that placed the faces of female celebrities on the shoulders of porn actors.
Since then, deepfake creators have disseminated similar videos and images targeting online influencers, journalists and others with a public profile. Thousands of videos exist across a plethora of websites. And some have been offering users the opportunity to create their own images — essentially allowing anyone to turn whoever they wish into sexual fantasies without their consent, or use the technology to harm former partners.
The problem, experts say, grew as it became easier to make sophisticated and visually compelling deepfakes. And they say it could get worse with the development of generative AI tools that are trained on billions of images from the internet and spit out novel content using existing data.
“The reality is that the technology will continue to proliferate, will continue to develop and will continue to become sort of as easy as pushing the button,” said Adam Dodge, the founder of EndTAB, a group that provides trainings on technology-enabled abuse. “And as long as that happens, people will undoubtedly … continue to misuse that technology to harm others, primarily through online sexual violence, deepfake pornography and fake nude images.”
Noelle Martin, of Perth, Australia, has experienced that reality. The 28-year-old found deepfake porn of herself 10 years ago when out of curiosity one day she used Google to search an image of herself. To this day, Martin says she doesn’t know who created the fake images, or videos of her engaging in sexual intercourse that she would later find. She suspects someone likely took a picture posted on her social media page or elsewhere and doctored it into porn.
Horrified, Martin contacted different websites for a number of years in an effort to get the images taken down. Some didn’t respond. Others took it down but she soon found it up again.
“You cannot win,” Martin said. “This is something that is always going to be out there. It’s just like it’s forever ruined you.”
The more she spoke out, she said, the more the problem escalated. Some people even told her the way she dressed and posted images on social media contributed to the harassment — essentially blaming her for the images instead of the creators.
Eventually, Martin turned her attention towards legislation, advocating for a national law in Australia that would fine companies 555,000 Australian dollars ($370,706) if they don’t comply with removal notices for such content from online safety regulators.
But governing the internet is next to impossible when countries have their own laws for content that’s sometimes made halfway around the world. Martin, currently an attorney and legal researcher at the University of Western Australia, says she believes the problem has to be controlled through some sort of global solution.
In the meantime, some AI models say they’re already curbing access to explicit images.
OpenAI says it removed explicit content from data used to train the image generating tool DALL-E, which limits the ability of users to create those types of images. The company also filters requests and says it blocks users from creating AI images of celebrities and prominent politicians. Midjourney, another model, blocks the use of certain keywords and encourages users to flag problematic images to moderators.
Meanwhile, the startup Stability AI rolled out an update in November that removes the ability to create explicit images using its image generator Stable Diffusion. Those changes came following reports that some users were creating celebrity inspired nude pictures using the technology.
Stability AI spokesperson Motez Bishara said the filter uses a combination of keywords and other techniques like image recognition to detect nudity and returns a blurred image. But it’s possible for users to manipulate the software and generate what they want since the company releases its code to the public. Bishara said Stability AI’s license “extends to third-party applications built on Stable Diffusion” and strictly prohibits “any misuse for illegal or immoral purposes.”
Some social media companies have also been tightening up their rules to better protect their platforms against harmful materials.
TikTok said last month all deepfakes or manipulated content that show realistic scenes must be labeled to indicate they’re fake or altered in some way, and that deepfakes of private figures and young people are no longer allowed. Previously, the company had barred sexually explicit content and deepfakes that mislead viewers about real-world events and cause harm.
The gaming platform Twitch also recently updated its policies around explicit deepfake images after a popular streamer named Atrioc was discovered to have a deepfake porn website open on his browser during a livestream in late January. The site featured phony images of fellow Twitch streamers.
Twitch already prohibited explicit deepfakes, but now showing a glimpse of such content — even if it’s intended to express outrage — “will be removed and will result in an enforcement,” the company wrote in a blog post. And intentionally promoting, creating or sharing the material is grounds for an instant ban.
Other companies have also tried to ban deepfakes from their platforms, but keeping them off requires diligence.
Apple and Google said recently they removed an app from their app stores that was running sexually suggestive deepfake videos of actresses to market the product. Research into deepfake porn is not prevalent, but one report released in 2019 by the AI firm DeepTrace Labs found it was almost entirely weaponized against women and the most targeted individuals were western actresses, followed by South Korean K-pop singers.
The same app removed by Google and Apple had run ads on Meta’s platform, which includes Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. Meta spokesperson Dani Lever said in a statement the company’s policy restricts both AI-generated and non-AI adult content and it has restricted the app’s page from advertising on its platforms.
In February, Meta, as well as adult sites like OnlyFans and Pornhub, began participating in an online tool, called Take It Down, that allows teens to report explicit images and videos of themselves from the internet. The reporting site works for regular images, and AI-generated content — which has become a growing concern for child safety groups.
“When people ask our senior leadership what are the boulders coming down the hill that we’re worried about? The first is end-to-end encryption and what that means for child protection. And then second is AI and specifically deepfakes,” said Gavin Portnoy, a spokesperson for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which operates the Take It Down tool.
“We have not … been able to formulate a direct response yet to it,” Portnoy said. | 2023-04-17T14:04:18+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/technology/ap-technology/deepfake-porn-could-be-a-growing-problem-amid-ai-race/ |
Book with the Have it All premium fare and receive four additional perks
SEATTLE, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line is getting into the holiday spirit early this year with a "Black Friday Offer" that start Nov. 17 and runs through Nov. 27, 2022. Guests who book select cruises starting from 2022 holiday sailings will receive prepaid stateroom crew appreciation (gratuities) and have access to up to 40% off cruise-only fares.
The offer is combinable with Holland America Line's Have It All premium cruise package that includes four popular perks: shore excursions, a beverage package, specialty dining and Wi-Fi.
"Black Friday is all about the best deals of the season, and including crew appreciation can add up to significant savings, especially when you also factor in reduced cruise fares," said Beth Bodensteiner, chief commercial officer for Holland America Line. "If you want to enhance the value of your cruise even more, combine the Black Friday Offer with our Have It All premium package. Now is the time to book that dream cruise."
The crew appreciation is applicable for the first and second guest in a stateroom. Travelers can take advantage of the offer starting with the holiday 2022 sailings through open 2024 cruises, excluding Grand Voyages and itineraries less than five days.
Reduced cruise fares up to 40% off are available on a variety of worldwide itineraries spanning Alaska, the Caribbean, northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Canada/New England, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, South America, Hawaii and Tahiti, Mexico, the Pacific Coast and Panama Canal. Alaska Cruisetours, which combine an Alaska cruise with an overland tour to Denali and the Yukon, also are included in the offer.
Guests who book with the Have It All premium fare get even more amenities included in their booking.
- Based on the length of the cruise, guests receive up to three shore excursions valued at $100 each. Choose from among thousands of tours all over the world – from active adventures and immersive culinary experiences to historical explorations and cultural discoveries.
- With the Signature Beverage Package, guests enjoy a large selection of wine, beer, spirits, cocktails, soda, coffee and more, including bar service charges.
- Depending on the ship and duration of the cruise, guests can indulge in Holland America Line's award-winning specialty dining up to three nights. Pinnacle Grill is the ultimate steakhouse at sea, while Tamarind showcases the traditions of Southeast Asia, China and Japan. Canaletto serves authentic Italian cuisine.
- A Wi-Fi Surf Package keeps travelers connected while away from home. With Holland America Line's most popular package, guests can visit their favorite sites, including e-mail, news, sports and more.
For more information about Holland America Line, consult a travel advisor, call 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.
Find Holland America Line on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and the Holland America Blog. You can also access all social media outlets via the home page at hollandamerica.com.
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Holland America Line has been exploring the world for 150 years with expertly crafted itineraries, extraordinary service and genuine connections to the destinations. Offering an ideal mid-sized ship experience, its fleet visits nearly 400 ports in 114 countries around the world and has shared the thrill of Alaska for 75 years — longer than any other cruise line. Holland America Line's 11 vessels feature a diverse range of enriching activities and amenities focused on destination immersion and personalized travel. The best live music at sea fills each evening at Music Walk, and dining venues feature exclusive selections from a Culinary Council of world-famous chefs.
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President Biden is set to visit eastern Kentucky Monday to see the catastrophic damage from last month's flash flooding. More than three dozen people were killed and some are still missing.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The death toll from a bus accident in central Kenya has risen to 30, police said Monday.
The passenger bus carrying an unknown number of people on Sunday evening fell off a bridge and plunged into a river along a highway from Meru to the capital, Nairobi.
The bus "must have developed brake failure, because it was at a very high speed when the accident happened,” said senior police official Rono Bunei.
Bunei said early Monday that the death toll grew to 30 from 24 overnight, with others hospitalized with injuries.
The accident is the latest in a series of deadly crashes in Kenya — and across the wider East African region — where roads are often narrow and police blame speeding drivers for crashes.
At least 20 passengers were killed on July 8 in a crash along the highway from Nairobi to the coastal city of Mombasa. | 2022-07-25T09:57:35+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Police-Death-toll-from-Kenya-bus-crash-rises-to-17326554.php |
MARTINY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-car personal injury accident on Thursday at around 3:34 p.m.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred on 120th Avenue near 12 Mile Road in Martiny Township in Mecosta County. A 29-year-old male from Oakwood Georgia was traveling east on 13 Mile. He failed to yield for a stop sign and collided with a car that was traveling south on 120th Avenue. The other car was driven by a 57-year-old man from Remus.
Both drivers, as well as one passenger, were taken to a hospital by EMS for injuries. | 2022-06-30T22:39:22+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/3-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-in-martiny-township |
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When “Titanic” first came out, in 1997, the average price of a movie ticket was $4.59. Internet cafes were a thing. Movies in 3D, with the goofy red-and-blue cardboard glasses, were considered a relic of the 1950s. After all, the age of CGI — the future! — was upon us.
“Titanic” went on to become one of the top-grossing films of all time, unseated by director James Cameron’s next feature, “Avatar,” in 2009. That movie combined CGI with 3D effects — and now a re-release of “Titanic” is getting the same treatment, plus more.
The updated film hits theaters in February. Paramount Pictures is pulling out all the stops, too, with a reworked poster and trailer promoting the release.
If you watched the trailer you saw it: The 25th anniversary re-release comes out on Feb. 10, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Awww!
In addition to the new 3D, Cameron remastered the film, upgrading it to 4K high-definition resolution. He adjusted the film’s frame rate as well: Movies are typically shown at a speed of 24 frames-per-second. At 48 frames-per-second, images come across more realistically.
If you’re worried that Cameron tinkered with the original too much, keep in mind that he’s selective about using higher frame rate. His latest movie, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” uses HFR in certain scenes only.
“In fact, it’s actually sometimes even counter-productive because it looks a little too glassy-smooth, right?” Cameron told Yahoo! News. “So the trick to it was to figure out where to use it and where not to use it.”
Those huge shots of the sinking ship that wowed audiences 25 years ago will just be getting that much more “oomph” with the updated technology.
Tickets do not appear to be on sale just yet, so there’s still time for fans to plan their viewing.
Will you reunite the old gang who saw “Titanic” back in the day? Bring a newbie along? Or simply bask in 1990s nostalgia? Choose wisely, and don’t forget the Kleenex!
By Kathleen St. John, for Scripps News.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Kate Bush also finally reaching the top of that hill.
The Cleveland-based institution announced Wednesday the artists and groups entering the hall as the class of 2023, a list that includes The Spinners, Rage Against the Machine, DJ Kool Herc, Link Wray, Al Kooper and Elton John’s longtime co-songwriter Bernie Taupin.
“When you can go from Link Wray, who was one of the early influencers, to Missy Elliott and Kate Bush and The Spinners and Rage Against the Machine and Willie Nelson, you have a very diverse body of work. What we are always trying to show is that rock ‘n’ roll is a big tent and a lot of people belong,” said Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation ahead of the unveiling.
Elliott, the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an MTV Video Vanguard Award recipient and a four-time Grammy Award winner, now becomes the first female hip-hop artist in the rock hall, which called her “a true pathbreaker in a male-dominated genre.”
In response, she tweeted: “I want to say this is HUGE not for just me but all my Sisters in HIPHOP this door is now OPEN to showcase the hard work & what many of us contribute to MUSIC. I have cried all morning because I am GRATEFUL.”
Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they’re eligible for induction. Eight out of 14 nominees were on the ballot for the first time, including Crow, Elliott, Michael and Nelson. This is the first year of eligibility for Elliott.
Bush was a nominee last year but didn’t make the final cut then. She got in this year due to a new wave in popularity after the show “Stranger Things” featured her song “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God).” The hall hailed her for “using lush soundscapes, radical experimentation, literary themes, sampling, and theatricality to captivate audiences and inspire countless musicians.”
Michael, first as a member of Wham! and then as a solo artist, was cited for “paving the way for a generation of proud LGBTQIA+ artists, from Sam Smith to Lil Nas X to Troye Sivan” and the 90-year-old Nelson was simply described as “an American institution.”
Crow was recognized for key songs in the 1990s musical canon like “All I Wanna Do” and “Every Day Is a Winding Road,” while Rage Against the Machine “forged brazen protest music for the modern world.”
The hall called DJ Kool Herc “a founding father of hip-hop music” who “helped create the blueprint for hip-hop.” And Chaka Khan was described as “one of the mightiest and most influential voices in music” a “streetwise but sensual hip-hop-soul diva,” who paved the way for women like Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu and Janelle Monáe.
The Spinners became a hit-making machine with four No. 1 R&B hits in less than 18 months, including “I’ll Be Around” and “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love.” Rock guitarist Wray was said to be ahead of his time, influencing Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen.
Taupin, who made it into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and has a Golden Globe and an Oscar for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from the biopic “Rocketman,” makes it into the rock hall 29 years after his writing partner, John.
Cornelius was celebrated for creating a nationally televised platform for African American music and culture. He “became a visionary entrepreneur who opened the door — and held it open — for many others to follow him through.”
“Does a Willie Nelson fan know anything about Missy Elliott? Probably not, and vice versa,” said Peresman. “But this is an opportunity for someone who is into one of these artists to take a look at it and say, ‘Gee, I love Missy Elliott’ or ‘I love Rage Against the Machine. But The Spinners, who were they? Let me check that out.’ If that can open some minds and open some attitudes, then we’ve done our job.”
Nominees Iron Maiden, Cyndi Lauper, A Tribe Called Quest, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon, Joy Division/New Order and Soundgarden didn’t earn a spot in the hall this time. While the late Zevon has been eligible since 1994, Billy Joel led a push in vain for his entry, writing to the nominating committee urging them to consider Zevon.
The induction ceremony will take place Nov. 3 at the Barclays Center in New York City.
Nominees were voted on by more than 1,000 artists, historians and music industry professionals. Fans could vote online or in person at the museum, with the top five artists picked by the public making up a “fans’ ballot” that was tallied with the other professional ballots.
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Mark Kennedy is at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits | 2023-05-03T20:38:16+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/entertainment-news/missy-willie-and-george-michael-among-rock-hall-inductees/ |
KENTUCKY (KTVX) — In an ad entitled “Pain of our Past,” Charles Booker, a Kentucky state representative and Democratic nominee in Kentucky’s 2022 Senate race, shines a light on his ancestors’ painful history.
The ad evokes an emotional reaction, as Booker, who is challenging Sen. Rand Paul in November’s midterm election, can be seen wearing a noose around his neck as he calls for action.
The ad begins with a voiceover of the Democratic nominee saying, “The pain of our past persists to this day,” and a shot of a noose swinging back and forth as it hangs from a tree.
The noose is, of course, a reference to the age-old hateful practice of lynching.
Booker points to lynching as a “tool of terror” that existed throughout the South in states like Kentucky.
The ad continues, showing a black and white photo of a man hanging from a tree by his neck as a large crowd is gathered around, peering toward the camera.
“It was used to kill hopes for freedom, it was used to kill my ancestors,” he says as he appears on screen with a noose around his neck, wearing a suit fit for the Senate floor.
Booker is the first black Kentuckian to receive the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
He cites his nomination as a “historic victory for our Commonwealth” before bringing up his opponent, Sen. Paul, who appears on screen giving a half-hearted smile.
Booker goes on, pointing to Paul as “the very person who compared expanded health care to slavery, the person who said he would have opposed the Civil Rights Act, the person who single-handedly blocked an anti-lynching act from being Federal law,” all while a noose hanging around his neck as he stands by a tree.
The sounds of a tightening rope can be heard as Booker says, “The choice couldn’t be clearer.”
“In November, we will choose healing,” he says as he lifts the rope from around his neck. “We will choose Kentucky.”
Booker is a lifelong resident of Louisville’s West End, growing up in what has been one of the poorest zip codes in Kentucky, his website states.
It also says he has “been homeless” and has had to ration his insulin because he couldn’t afford the medication he needed as a Type 1 diabetic.
The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate was first elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2018, becoming the youngest black state legislator in nearly 90 years. | 2022-06-02T15:10:45+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/new-ad-shows-kentucky-dem-nominee-for-us-senate-wearing-noose/ |
LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 on Sunday and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons.
The first six teams in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank held their spots after either winning and not playing this past weekend.
Georgia is No. 1 for the third straight week, with No. 2 Ohio State gaining ground after it blew out Iowa. The Bulldogs, who were idle, received 31 first-place votes and 1,530 points, and the Buckeyes got 18 first-place votes and 1,513 points.
No. 3 Tennessee received 13 first-place votes. No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Clemson and No. 6 Alabama also held their spots, with the Tigers receiving a first-place vote.
No. 7 TCU moved up a spot after remaining unbeaten with a second-half comeback against Kansas State. Oregon jumped two spots to a season-high No. 8 after routing UCLA.
Oklahoma State is No. 9, followed by Southern California and Wake Forest in a tie at No. 10.
The Demon Deacons had never reached the top 10 in the AP poll until peaking last season at No. 10. Now they have done it two years in a row.
LSU, in its first season under coach Brian Kelly, handed Mississippi its first loss of the season in emphatic fashion and moved back into the rankings ahead of its game against Alabama on Nov. 5 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Tigers were ranked for a week earlier this month before losing to Tennessee. They improved to 6-2 by outscoring Ole Miss 42-3 after falling behind by 14 in the first half.
South Carolina, under second-year coach Shane Beamer, is ranked for the first time since a one-week stint after the opening weekend of the 2018 season. The Gamecocks beat Texas A&M to improve to 5-2. They have not been ranked this late in a season since 2013.
POLL POINTS
LSU moving into the rankings before its off week ensures that Tigers-Tide will be a matchup of ranked teams for the first time since the SEC West rivals played a 1 vs. 2 game in 2019.
Alabama is off next week, too.
The Tigers backslid after winning the national title in ’19 and were unranked when they played the Crimson Tide each of the last two seasons.
That snapped a string of 14 straight seasons in which LSU and Alabama were both ranked when they played.
—LSU and Tulane are both ranked for the first time since 1998, though the Louisiana schools were heading in different directions when they overlapped that season.
For two weeks at the beginning of October the Tigers and Green Wave were in the Top 25, but LSU fell out the next week and finished 4-7. The Green Wave went on to an unbeaten season and finished No. 7.
OUT
—Texas is unranked again after blowing a second-half lead at Oklahoma State. The Longhorns fell to 5-3.
—Mississippi State once again had the misfortune of catching Alabama immediately after a Tide loss and was knocked out of the rankings. The Bulldogs did score a touchdown in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2014. It came on the last play of the game.
CONFERENCE CALL
SEC — 7 (Nos. 1, 3, 6, 15, 18, 19, 25).
ACC — 5 (Nos. 5, 10, 16, 21, 24).
Big Ten — 4 (Nos. 2, 4, 13, 17)
Pac-12 — 4 (Nos. 8, 10, 12, 14).
Big 12 — 3 (Nos. 7, 9, 22).
American — 2 (Nos. 20, 23).
RANKED vs. RANKED
After having a total of 11 games matching ranked teams the past two weeks, the next slate is not quite so juicy.
—No. 2 Ohio State at No. 13 Penn State. Sixth straight meeting with both ranked. The Buckeyes have won the previous five.
—No. 19 Kentucky at No. 3 Tennessee. Last time the Wildcats and Volunteers were both ranked when they played was 1951.
—No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 22 Kansas State. The second meeting out of 65 matchups with both ranked. The first was 2011, when the Cowboys won 52-45.
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Despite not being on recall list, 2nd Kia catches fire with driver behind wheel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - A driver in Tennessee says with the help of a good Samaritan they were able to escape their SUV before it burst into flames.
Jordan Luster told WSMV that she was behind the wheel of her 2016 Kia Soul on March 30 when she heard a noise and started to see smoke.
At first, she thought she could make it to the exit on Interstate 40 but then a driver caught her attention.
“I had a good Samaritan pull up beside me and say, ‘You need to get out of the car now,’” Luster said.
After pulling over on the side of the interstate, Luster said she barely got out of the car before it was engulfed in flames.
“It was just flames all up the front of my car,” Luster said. “It completely melted out the headlights, the inside. It destroyed the front end of the car.”
Luster checked her vehicle identification number through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to see if her specific vehicle was under any recalls.
But it was not.
According to WSMV, certain 2016 Kia Souls were under recall for possible fire risk but Luster’s VIN did not show any recall for her specific vehicle.
Luster said the day before the vehicle fire, she had her check engine light checked at Mike McHenry’s auto service shop.
McHenry told WSMV that his team replaced a spark plug and an ignition coil and also conducted a fuel injection service.
But there was nothing they found dangerous. McHenry said his computer system also showed that Luster’s vehicle was not under recall.
Luster is the second person to tell WSMV that their Kia vehicle caught on fire while driving.
Last November, Dan Beasley’s 2019 Kia Sorento caught fire as well.
Beasley’s Sorento was the subject of a recall for the potential to catch on fire but learned that his vehicle did not have a tow hitch, which was the main subject of the recall.
A letter from Kia reportedly showed that because Beasley’s Sorento did not have the tow hitch, he didn’t need to take any action. However, it burned so much that Kia investigators could not determine the cause.
Luster said she is dumbfounded about what to do now.
“They need to make it right. I don’t have a recall on my car,” Luster said.
On Thursday, Kia said the company will be sending an investigator to examine Luster’s vehicle.
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At least 19 people have been killed, and more rain is forecast this week.
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GAVIN NEWSOM: The ground's overwhelmed. What may appear less significant in terms of the rainfall may actually be more significant in terms of the impacts on the ground and the flooding.
FADEL: That was Governor Gavin Newsom speaking after surveying storm damage in central California.
A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:
NPR's Nathan Rott is in Southern California. Nathan, you're in Ventura. That's about an hour northwest of L.A. What's the situation there now?
NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: Yeah, we got absolutely dumped on here last night. I drove up the coast a bit before sunset and saw quite a bit of localized flooding in low areas, cars hydroplaning on the road. The beaches up and down the coast here are just trashed with, you know, full trees washed up on the shores or drifting in the waves. I saw that California's Geological Survey says they've now documented more than 400 landslides since the start of the new year. President Biden declared a major disaster declaration for the state over the weekend, which should free up some federal dollars, which should help with the - what's going to be a pretty major cleanup.
MARTÍNEZ: So cleanup - is that the phase that California's in now?
ROTT: Yeah. We're supposed to get more rain today up and down the state, but yes. You know, I talked to Chris Outler, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, yesterday, and here's how he put it.
CHRIS OUTLER: My main message, I guess, would just be hang on a little longer. You know, we got this kind of last storm system here and maybe a little one midweek, but we're just about to the end of the tunnel with a more extended dry period on the way as we get into the later portion of the week.
ROTT: And that last storm system he mentioned is supposed to be more of a typical winter storm, not a drenching atmospheric river, these bands of high-level moisture which have been moving water from the Pacific to the coast like we've been seeing over the last couple of weeks. So hopefully that'll allow swollen rivers to come back down a bit and for things to finally normalize.
MARTÍNEZ: So, Nathan, any time there's a lot of rain in California, everyone always wonders if it's making a dent in the drought. Is it?
ROTT: Yeah, it is. So all of this rain has made a serious dent. You know, it's filled some reservoirs. It's built this massive snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. A month ago, more than a third of California was in what the U.S. Drought Monitor was calling extreme drought. As of now, it's less than 1%. That being said, it's important to remember that there's still a lot of winter left, so there's still a chance we could get below average precipitation through the rest of the rainy season. Also, bear in mind, the drought is much larger than just California. We're talking about a multidecade megadrought, the driest period in at least 1,200 years across western North America. And people have been depleting groundwater reservoirs, so it'll take more than a series of extreme storms like we've been seeing for us to dig out. And there's still a longer term question of how best to support tens of millions of people living in a semi-arid landscape as the climate warms.
MARTÍNEZ: All right. So speaking of climate change, then, do we see its fingerprints on these storms?
ROTT: Yeah, we're seeing the kinds of extreme weather whiplash that climate scientists have been warning about for a while - extreme heat, drought, extreme rain. Climate change is really expected to take normal phenomena like these atmospheric rivers, like the drought, and turn up the dial, making them more intense than before. So to answer your question directly, no, it's still too early to say whether this flooding and rain is a result of human-caused climate change. But we can say that this is the type of event that's going to become more common as the world continues to warm.
MARTÍNEZ: That's NPR's Nathan Rott in Ventura, California. Stay dry, Nate.
ROTT: Hey, thank you. You, too. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | 2023-01-17T15:38:15+00:00 | kcbx.org | https://www.kcbx.org/2023-01-16/more-rain-is-forecast-for-california |
CHONGQING, China, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing:
Yubei District, located in the Northwest of Chongqing, China, is rich in cultural tourism resources. So far, there have been 103 intangible cultural heritage items in the region, demonstrating the remarkable achievements in the protection work in this field.
Recently, students from Pakistan, Ethiopia, and other countries of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications arrived at the Chongqing Bayu Folk Museum in Yubei District. They appreciated the exquisite ancient beds, Sichuan opera performances, Jiang's Wood Carvings, Li's Sugar Paintings, experienced the making of Tan's Dough Sculpture, tasted the Diancha, enjoyed Zhou's Two-Finger Massage, and practiced Zhao's Martial Arts. This cultural tour provides students abroad with unexpected experiences and a wealth of information.
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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows revealed on Friday he has been dealing with mental health issues along with physical ailments and will not play again this season.
“This season has been an unfortunate struggle with a series of injuries and illness, from dealing with vertigo early on, then COVID, then bilateral tendinitis in my Achilles, and then having to go through the rehab process each time,” he posted on social media. “What I have told very few people is that I also have been struggling with my mental health in a way that has extended my time away from the game I love so much.”
Detroit manager A.J. Hinch has known of Meadows’ mental health issues for several weeks. Meadows addressed the subject with teammates on Friday.
“I’ve spent a lot of time with Austin in the last couple of weeks,” Hinch said. “We’ll offer him all the support we can, and we have been.”
Meadows has appeared in 36 games this season, batting .250 with no homers and 11 RBIs. He was acquired from Tampa Bay in a trade at the end of spring training to give the Tigers’ lineup an offensive boost. Meadows had 27 home runs and 106 RBIs last season for the Rays.
“He’s going to continue to be around the team when we’re home and continue to work with the people behind the scenes,” Hinch said. “He’s on a great path. He surrounded by a lot of great people. He’s got a ton of support and his statement speaks for itself.”
Meadows added in his statement that he hopes his decision to go public will encourage others dealing with mental health problems “to reach out to someone for help.”
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-09-03T12:35:07+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/sports/ap-tigers-austin-meadows-reveals-mental-health-struggles/ |
Playing collegiate soccer at San Diego State prepared Kyle Colonna for a shot at the professional game.
It couldn’t fully prepare him for the crash course that landed him on New Mexico United’s roster.
Colonna became NMU’s latest official addition Tuesday, capping a successful stint as a preseason trialist. A 6-foot-3 center defender, Colonna took part in his first media conference after signing his first pro contract.
Not bad considering he got his first look at NMU’s team barely a month ago, starting his trial one day before United left for its three preseason matches in Tucson.
“I got thrown into games right away,” Colonna said. “It was a pretty amazing experience.”
Colonna said he benefited from taking early advice from the coaching staff to heart.
“Anytime you’re in a situations with unknowns it can be stressful,” he said. “But (head coach Zach Prince) and the guys tried to tell me, ‘Just be yourself. It it’s a fit, it’s a fit.'”
Colonna’s successful four-year run at SDSU, where he served two years as a co-captain, instilled confidence. Still, the Danville, California native quickly understood this to be something different.
“The sheer athleticism and speed of play at this level was astonishing to me,” he said.
Getting used to New Mexico’s climate, altitude and United fans also required adjustments.
“New Mexico’s fan base is something I’d heard about and looked forward to,” Colonna said, “but we had a crowd getting into it for our El Paso scrimmage. That was something I’d never experienced – amazing.”
Colonna became the second trialist to earn a 2023 roster spot for United. Midfielder Michael Wyparlo joined the club last week, and another signing or two could be announced before United’s regular-season opener Saturday. | 2023-03-15T05:03:24+00:00 | abqjournal.com | https://www.abqjournal.com/2581869/colonna-selected-to-join-team-after-trial-run.html |
SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a teenager killed in a rollover vehicle crash on the city’s Southwest Side on Saturday.
Adrian Rincon, 17, died following a crash that happened around 12 a.m. in the 8600 block of the I-35 South access road, near the Poteet Jourdanton Freeway.
According to police, the driver of a Honda Accord was speeding southbound when they lost control after hitting a few bumps in the road. That’s when, police say, the car hit a tree and rolled over several times, landing on its roof.
Rincon was thrown from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two passengers were also thrown from the vehicle, police said. An additional passenger was removed from the backseat of the car with the help of SAPD officers.
The three passengers, whose ages ranged from 16 to 19 years old, were all taken to an area hospital for treatment. One is reported to be in critical condition, while the other two are in stable condition, SAPD said. | 2022-11-14T14:13:24+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/11/14/medical-examiner-identifies-teen-killed-in-rollover-crash-on-southwest-side/ |
MOSCOW – A Russian warplane crashed Monday into a residential area in a Russian city on the Sea of Azov after suffering engine failure, killing at least two people and igniting a massive blaze that engulfed several floors of a nine-story apartment building.
A Su-34 bomber came down in the port city of Yeysk after one of its engines caught fire during takeoff for a training mission, the Russian Defense Ministry said. It said both crew members had bailed out safely, but the plane crashed into a residential area, causing a fire as tons of fuel exploded on impact.
Local emergency officials said at least two residents were killed and 19 others were hospitalized with injuries, four of them in grave condition. The authorities reserved emergency rooms at local hospitals and scrambled medical aircraft. At least 17 apartments were affected by the fire, and about 100 residents were evacuated.
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed about the crash and ordered the ministers of health and emergencies along with the local governor to head to the site. Yeysk, a city of 90,000, is home to a big Russian air base.
Several hours after the crash, regional Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev said that emergency services managed to contain the fire, making the evacuation of residents in adjacent buildings unnecessary.
Videos posted on Russian messaging app channels showed a massive fire engulfing an apartment building and loud bangs from apparent detonation of the warplane's weapons.
The Su-34 is a supersonic twin-engine bomber equipped with sophisticated sensors and weapons that has been a key strike component of the Russian air force. The aircraft has seen wide use during the war in Syria and the fighting in Ukraine.
Monday's accident marked the 10th reported non-combat crash of a Russian warplane since Moscow sent its troops into Ukraine. | 2022-10-17T18:16:40+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/world/2022/10/17/russian-warplane-crashes-into-sea-of-azov-city-ignites-fire/ |
VIDA Y ESPERANZA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s ambitious Maya Train project is supposed to bring development to the Yucatan Peninsula, but along the country’s Caribbean coast it is threatening the Indigenous Maya people it was named for and dividing communities it was meant to help.
One controversial stretch cuts a more than 68-mile (110-kilometer) swath through the jungle between the resorts of Cancun and Tulum, over some of the most complex and fragile underground cave systems in the world.
It is one of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s signature projects and has drawn objections from environmentalists, archaeologists and cave divers, who have held protests to block backhoes from tearing down trees and scraping clean the thin layer of soil.
But for the largely Maya inhabitants of the village of Vida y Esperanza – a clutch of about 300 people and 70 houses whose name means “Life and Hope” – the train is going to run right by their doors. They fear it will pollute the caves that supply them with water, endanger their children and cut off their access to the outside world.
A few miles away from the acres of felled trees where the train is supposed to run, archaeologist and cave diver Octavio Del Rio points to the Guardianes cave that lies directly beneath the train’s path. The cave’s limestone roof is only two or three feet thick in some places, and would almost certainly collapse under the weight of a speeding train.
“We are running the risk that all this will be buried, and this history lost,” Del Rio says.
López Obrador dismisses critics like Del Rio as “pseudo environmentalists” funded by foreign governments.
As with his other signature projects, including a new airport in the capital and a massive new oil refinery on the gulf, the president exempted the train from environmental impact studies and last month invoked national security powers to forge ahead, overriding court injunctions.
Many critics say López Obrador’s obsession with the projects threatens Mexico’s democratic institutions. But the president counters that he just wants to develop the historically poor southern part of Mexico.
“We want to take advantage of all the tourism that arrives in Cancun, so they can take the Maya Train to see other natural beauty spots, especially the ancient Mayan cities in Yucatán, Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco,” which are poor neighboring states, López Obrador said earlier this month.
But the Maya themselves are people scraping a living from the limestone bed of the dry tropical jungle. The ancient Mayan civilization reached its height from 300 A.D. to 900 A.D. on the Yucatan Peninsula and in adjacent to parts of Central America, and they are best known for constructing monumental temple sites like Chichen Itza.
The Mayas’ descendants continue to live on the peninsula, many speaking the Mayan language and wearing traditional clothing, while also conserving traditional foods, crops, religion and medicine practices, despite the conquest of the region by the Spanish between 1527 and 1546.
“I think that there is nothing Maya” about the train, said Lidia Caamal Puc, whose family came from the Mayan town of Peto, in the neighboring Yucatan state, to settle here 22 years ago. “Some people say it will bring great benefits, but for us Mayas that work the land, that live here, we don’t see any benefits.”
“Rather, it will hurt us, because, how should I put it, they are taking away what we love so much, the land.”
When marines showed up last month to start cutting down trees in preparation for the train on the edge of the village, residents who hadn’t been paid for their expropriated land stopped them from working.
The head of the village council and a supporter of the train, Jorge Sánchez, acknowledged that the government “had not paid the people who were affected” even though the government has said they will get compensation.
But it’s not just about the money, Sánchez said. “It will bring back jobs for our people.”
The 950-mile (1,500-kilometer) Maya Train line will run in a rough loop around the Yucatan Peninsula, connecting beach resorts and archaeological sites. But in Vida y Esperanza, the train will cut directly through the narrow, rutted four-mile (six-kilometer) dirt road that leads to the nearest paved highway.
For more than two years, Mayan communities have been objecting to the train line, filing court challenges arguing the railway violated their right to a safe, clean environment, and to be consulted; in 2019, the Mexico office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights found that what consultations the government did do were flawed.
The question about the economics of the train, and tourism income, is more complex, in part because no credible feasibility studies were done. The project is expected to cost about $8 billion — but appears likely to rise to as much as $11 billion — while the government calculates it will bring in $9.5 billion in revenue or “benefits.”
But those estimates are widely doubted because López Obrador is essentially betting on luring sun-and-sand beachgoers to the ruins and Indigenous towns for so-called “cultural tourism.” It is not clear how many want to combine those two activities, especially if the highspeed train zooms past the beauties of the low jungle.
International tourism to the country has started to recover from pandemic losses, with the strongest showing from U.S. visitors. In the first half of 2022, just over 10 million tourists arrived from January to June, 1.5% higher than the first half of 2019. But overall tourist spending remains below pre-pandemic levels.
Unless the army, which is building the train line, constructs a large overpass bridge above the tracks, villagers would be forced to take a back road four times as long to get to the highway. It would no longer make economic sense to live there.
The government tourism agency that oversees the train project, Fonatur, says an overpass will be built for Vida y Esperanza. But such promises have gone unfulfilled in the past.
And the army plans to fill the underground caves to support the weight of the passing trains, which could block or contaminate the underground water system.
The high-speed train can’t have at-grade crossings, and won’t be fenced, so that 100-mile per hour (160-kph) trains will rush past an elementary school. Most of the students walk to get there.
Just as bad, the train project has divided Vida y Esperanza.
Luis López, 36, who works at a local store and opposes the train, said “it might bring minor benefits, but it has downsides.”
“The cenotes will be filled or contaminated,” he said, referring to the sinkholes that villagers rely on. “I survive on the water from a cenote, to wash dishes, to bathe.”
Many residents of Vida y Esperanza, who rely on diesel generators, would much rather have electricity than a tourist train that will rush by and never stop there.
Mario Basto, 78, a wiry resident who works as a gardener, said he’d rather have decent medical care than the train.
“It seems like the government has money it just needs to get rid of, when there are hundreds of hospitals that don’t have medicine,” Basto said.
And there are some people in Vida y Esperanza who support the train project, almost entirely because of jobs it has brought during construction.
Benjamin Chim, a taxi and truck driver who is already employed by the Maya Train, will also lose part of his land to the project. But he says he doesn’t care, noting “it is going to be a benefit, in terms of jobs.”
“They are taking a bit of land, but it’s a bit that doesn’t have any symbolic value, for me it doesn’t mean anything,” Chim said.
While the president’s supporters have claimed that anybody who opposes the train isn’t really Mayan, that would be news to people in Vida y Esperanza, where residents swear that Mayan spirits, known as “Aluxes,” inhabit the forest.
Locals pacify the spirits by leaving a small drink of wine out for them.
Bright blue-green Toh birds, tarantulas, blue morpho butterflies, iguanas and the occasional jaguar cross the roads and jungle.
And it would also threaten something older than even the Mayas.
Del Rio, the archaeologist, discovered human remains of the Maya’s ancestors that may date as far back as 13,700 years in another cave network – but it took him and other divers 1 1/2 years to snake through a single cavern system. “This is work that takes years, years,” he said.
López Obrador wants to finish the entire train in 16 months by filling the caves with cement or sinking concrete columns through the caverns – the only places that allowed humans to survive in this area.
But for the villagers, much of the damage has already been done.
“They have already stolen our tranquility, the moment they cut through to lay the train line,” Caamal Puc said. | 2022-08-23T11:27:46+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/ap-top-headlines/maya-villages-water-future-threatened-by-mexican-train/ |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) — First responders were called to Springfield, Ohio, Saturday after 20 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed.
A team with Clark County Hazmat was activated to survey the derailment “out of an abundance of caution” and residents in the immediate area were told to shelter in place.
Crews from Clark County Hazmat, Norfolk Southern and the Ohio EPA all conducted their own independent examinations of the crash scene and said there was no evidence to support any spillage.
There were no injuries, nor any signs of risks to the health of the public, officials said Sunday.
The train, which did not have passengers, derailed around 5 p.m. Saturday by State Route 41, near the Clark County Fairgrounds, the Dispatch reported. Springfield is about 46 miles west of the state capital of Columbus, Ohio.
The 20 cars of the 212-car train derailed while traveling south, the Norfolk Southern spokesperson said.
“Approximately 20 of the 212 cars derailed with four tankers identified with non-hazardous
materials — two tankers contained residual amounts of Diesel Exhaust Fluid and the other
two tankers contained residual amounts of Polyacrylamide Water Solution,” officials said.
Ohio EPA said the two substances being shipped were “common industrial products.”
Shawn Heaton told the Springfield News-Sun that he was waiting at the intersection as the train crossed the intersection and captured the start of the derailment on video.
“I was right there and I was playing on my phone and then I heard a loud bang. And when I heard the loud bang, I started recording,” Heaton said. “When I heard the bang, there was all kinds of debris and metal shoot out from under the cars and that’s when I started recording and you could see them start jumping off the tracks.”
A shelter-in-place had been put in place for residents living within 1,000 feet of the derailment scene. The shelter-in-place has since been lifted. Some people in the Springfield area were still without power Sunday. Ohio Edison was working to bring power back to everyone.
On Feb. 3, 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, in northeast Ohio near Pennsylvania, derailed and several of the train’s cars carrying hazardous materials burned.
Though no one was injured, nearby neighborhoods in both states were imperiled. The crash prompted an evacuation of about half the town’s roughly 5,000 residents, an ongoing multigovernmental emergency response and lingering worries among villagers of long-term health impacts.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-03-05T18:56:58+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/no-hazardous-materials-from-saturday-train-derailment-in-ohio/ |
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A $50,000 reward is available for information in the case of a Louisiana teenager killed last year.
Shreveport Police found the body of 17-year-old Shamia Little on July 12, 2021, in a field near Interstate 20, five days after the was reported missing.
The Shreveport Police Department and the FBI announced the reward on Thursday, The Shreveport Times reported.
“As every parent can imagine I know that this was an incredibly difficult time for the family and friends of the Little family. Today we are here to announce the award of up to $50,000 for information leading to the identification of the individual or individuals who were responsible for the homicide of Shamia Little," FBI Special Agent in Charge Doug Williams said.
“The FBI has been involved in this case since the beginning. This case came to us as a reporting juvenile who was kidnapped and allegedly sexually assaulted. So in those instances, we open a case immediately and we partnered with Shreveport immediately.”
During a news conference, the Shreveport Caddo Crime Stoppers announced it would provide an additional $3,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of whoever's responsible for the crime.
Police Chief Wayne Smith said his detectives have exhausted leads in the case.
“Many leads were received and they have worked diligently to follow through every lead and every piece of information that has come through. Since 2021 we have received no additional leads or information,” he said.
Anyone with information about Little's case should contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit a tip information through tips.fbi.gov.
“If you know something, say something,” Smith said. | 2022-06-19T14:58:45+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/FBI-offers-reward-for-ID-of-suspect-Shreveport-17251886.php |
In Chicago's mayoral election, voters choose between a progressive and a moderate By Mariah Woelfel Published April 4, 2023 at 3:09 AM MDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:44 Voters on Tuesday are choosing a new mayor. The race is a referendum on the Democratic Party's direction in a deeply blue city. Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-04-04T10:17:15+00:00 | kanw.com | https://www.kanw.com/2023-04-04/in-chicagos-mayoral-election-voters-choose-between-a-progressive-and-a-moderate |
ATLANTA (AP) — Koko Da Doll, an Atlanta woman who gained notice in a documentary about transgender Black women and the dangers they face, was shot to death in Atlanta this week, her sister said.
Kilya Williams and other relatives said police told them the 35-year-old transgender woman, also known as Rasheeda Williams, appears to have been shot Wednesday after leaving an apartment complex west of downtown Atlanta. Her body was found on a sidewalk adjoining a strip mall across a busy street.
Atlanta police on Friday released surveillance video of a person in a sports jersey walking up to the entrance of an apartment building. Authorities said detectives wanted to identify the person “to assist with the current investigation on the homicide.”
Koko had gained notice earlier this year when she and others appeared in the documentary “Kokomo City,” describing her life as a transgender woman, her interactions with Black men as a sex worker, and the threats of violence she sometimes faced.
“I feel like she wanted to get her story out,” Williams said. “She’s not ashamed of who she was. Because if she was ashamed of it, she would have never did the documentary. She was proud of who she was because she came from a loving, accepting family.”
“Kokomo City” director D. Smith wrote in a statement on Instagram that she wanted to make a movie “to show the fun, humanized, natural side of Black trans women” and not focus on “trauma or the statistics of murder of transgender lives.”
“But here we are again, Smith wrote. ”It’s extremely difficult to process Koko’s passing, but as a team we are more encouraged now than ever to inspire the world with her story, to show how beautiful and full of life she was.”
Relatives said Koko had been jubilant about the movie.
“That’s all she would talk about,” Williams said. “She just wanted to change her life around and help people.”
“Kokomo City” won a NEXT Innovator Award and an audience award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and also won an award at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival. It’s scheduled to be presented Saturday at the Atlanta Film Festival and Magnolia Pictures plans to release the film widely later this year.
“I will be the reason there’s more opportunities and doors opening for transgender girls,” Koko wrote on her Instagram account in January during the Sundance festival in Utah.
“Thank you so much. What you’ve done here for me is going to save a lot of lives,” Koko wrote.
Fellow cast members reacted with shock to her death.
“My sister you are gone but you will NEVER be forgotten! I am struggling right now to grasp the fact that we just spoke and now you aren’t here by my side!,” wrote Dominque Silver on Instagram. “WE WILL GET JUSTICE FOR YOU AND PLEASE PROTECT BLACK TRANS WOMEN AT ALL COST!”
Atlanta police said Friday that they are investigating whether Koko’s shooting as well as the deaths earlier this year of two other transgender women should be classified as hate crimes.
“We understand the impact violence has on all our communities and we understand some acts of violence bring about legitimate concerns of whether the incident was motivated by hate.”
The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ rights group, tracked at least 38 transgender people nationwide who were killed in 2022. | 2023-04-22T20:04:41+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/atlanta-trans-woman-koko-da-doll-documentary-subject-slain/ |
The Six-Month Program Brings Epic Champions, Artifact Sets, Resources, and Items
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Plarium, a global leader in developing F2P mobile and PC games with more than 435 million users worldwide, announced today that it is offering free, exclusive RAID: Shadow Legends rewards to Amazon Prime members on a monthly basis beginning today until April 27, 2023. The first drop, Epic Champion Kunoichi, is available now and ends on December 7th.
Other exclusive drops over the six months include:
- A 6-star, 6-piece Shield Artifact set
- Resource and boost items: 500 energy, 1M silver, 200 auto battle tickets and 100% XP boost for 3 days
- Epic Champion Genbo the Dishonored
- A 6-star, 6-piece Savage Artifact set
- Resources and Boost Items: Rank up chicken 4* x4, Void Potion High x10, XP Brew Void x25, 1M silver
Prime members can visit the Prime Gaming homepage at https://gaming.amazon.com/home to redeem rewards within the specific drop period. Once players open the RAID: Shadow Legends item detail page, they can select "Get in-game content" to receive a personalized promo code which can be entered in RAID or on a promo code redemption page to obtain the rewards.
This is the second time that Plarium has partnered with Prime Gaming to provide Prime members with exclusive content for the dark fantasy mobile collection RPG, with the first being in early 2019 shortly after the game launch.
"We are excited to work together with Prime Gaming once again and give its members amazing exclusive drops through April next year," said Sergey Dymshits, CMO at Plarium. "The prizes are substantial and sure to boost any player's party whether veteran players or RAID newcomers."
RAID: Shadow Legends is available to download on iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as PC through the Microsoft Store or the Plarium Play platform. The exclusive rewards are available to Prime members in all countries and territories where Prime Gaming is available.
Plarium Global Ltd. is dedicated to creating the best mobile and PC experience for its community of over 435 million hardcore and casual gamers worldwide. Our diverse portfolio includes over 20 games ranging from hardcore RPGs to casual adventures, featuring acclaimed titles such as RAID: Shadow Legends, Vikings: War of Clans, Lost Island: Blast Adventure, and the Stormfall franchise. The App Store and Google Play regularly feature our games, with Facebook twice recognizing us as a top hardcore Facebook developer. Plarium employs more than 1,800 specialists at its headquarters and across eight offices and development studios in Europe and the United States. Our games are available on iOS, Android, and PC. They are also available through Plarium Play, our optimized game launcher for PC and Mac players. Plarium is part of Pixel United, the global mobile-first games publishing business of Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX code: ALL). Visit www.plarium.com for more information.
Prime Gaming is a premium experience that is included with Amazon Prime and Prime Video memberships. Prime Gaming features free games and exclusive in-game content, a channel subscription every month at no additional cost to be used on any Partner or Affiliate channels, exclusive emotes, and a custom chat badge. Visit gaming.amazon.com to learn more about the latest content offerings.
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Wayne Mitchell, owner of two Caring Senior Service locations in Northern Virginia, helps pen answers to some common individualized senior care preparation questions
GAINESVILLE, Va., Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caring Senior Service, a non-medical home care company with more than 50 locations throughout the United States, today announced that one of its business owners has authored a chapter in an upcoming National Aging in Place Council (NAIPC) book offering answers to common questions older Americans face when making aging-related plans.
"It's an honor to be chosen to participate in this endeavor," said Wayne Mitchell, who owns Caring Senior Service locations in Gainesville and Fredericksburg, Virginia, and was asked to write a chapter in the upcoming book as a member of NAIPC's board of directors. "This is an important conversation we should all be having with our loved ones, whether we are the person who plans to age-in-place or are the adult child of older parents. More and more people are planning to stay in their own homes longer and need to make decisions about their long-term plans."
The book, entitled, "Aging in Place Conversations: What Industry Experts Have to Say," was released Sept. 29.
"We are thrilled Wayne was invited to share his experiences working in the aging industry on a national level," said Caring Senior Service founder and CEO Jeff Salter. "Americans often want to delay aging, so we put off discussions of future plans. This can lead to problems in the long run when the children of aging parents have to make sudden decisions that might not be what their parents want. The questions Wayne answers in his chapter are something we have needed to address for a long time in this industry. We're glad to see this book come to fruition."
Mitchell started his healthcare career as a paramedic before transitioning to corporate America for 30 years. He became interested in the senior care industry after experiencing difficulties finding care for his own parents. This helped him understand the life-changing stages seniors go through and gave him the desire to expand care to seniors in his community.
"As our population continues to age, we have a set of questions ahead of us that need to be addressed in order to provide the right answers," Mitchell said. "This book does some of the homework for us. I'm proud I could share the answers to questions I had when I first started this journey so that others can learn from my experiences."
Caring Senior Service is a non-medical home care services company based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded by CEO Jeff Salter in 1991, the company provides assistance to seniors, the disabled population and any adult who may need help with the tasks of everyday living such as bathing, running errands and preparing food. After adding locations throughout Texas in the 1990s, the company extended its reach through franchising in 2002. It now boasts more than 50 locations throughout the U.S. Its non-profit "Close the Gap in Senior Care" began in 2021 to raise awareness of the overlooked and underserved aspects of senior care. This program was launched when Salter rode an electric bike more than 9,000 miles to each Caring Senior Service location nationwide to raise awareness of home modifications needed to avoid fall risks among the senior population. For more information on Caring Senior Service, please visit their website at https://www.caringseniorservice.com/.
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This massive craft beer festival is coming to Mesa's Bell Bank Park. Here's what to know
The Real, Wild & Woody craft beer festival is returning to metro Phoenix on Aug. 6 after a two-year break. While the event has historically been held at the Phoenix Convention Center, this year it will move to Mesa’s Bell Bank Park.
The event, one of the Southwest’s largest indoor beer festivals, is organized by The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, which was established in 1998 and is comprised of registered Arizona breweries with the aim of upholding and celebrating the quality of locally crafted beer.
Park problems:Bell Bank Park in Mesa has been losing money, worrying investors
Over 50 breweries from the Valley, Tucson, Prescott, Sedona and Flagstaff will offer brews on cask, sour beers and barrel-aged beers. Some of the participating breweries include Cider Crops, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co., Fate Brewing Company and Dragoon Brewing.
The event will be held on August 6 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. General admission starts at 2 p.m. and comes with a commemorative sample cup and 28 2-ounce sample pours. VIP access starts at 1 p.m. and includes a commemorative sample cup with 32 2-ounce pours. Tickets are available online and range in price from $65 per person during the early bird promotion to $300 per person for Super VIP admission. There is also a $15 ticket for designated drivers.
Participants must be over 21 to attend and cannot bring pets.
Details: The Real, Wild & Woody Festival at Bell Bank Park, 1 Legacy Drive, Mesa, chooseazbrews.com/real-wild-and-woody.
Reach the reporter at BAnooshahr@azcentral.com. Follow @banooshahr on Twitter. | 2022-07-13T18:13:53+00:00 | azcentral.com | https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/2022/07/13/real-wild-woody-indoor-beer-festival-returning-phoenix/10039980002/ |
ATLANTA — Police are looking for a missing Atlanta man who they say is nonverbal and has an intellectual disability.
Michael Speight, 49, was last seen Tuesday, Feb. 14 at a home off Fairburn Road, not far from Sandy Creek, according to a news release from the Atlanta Police Department.
Speight, who was reported missing by his brother, was last seen at around 9 a.m. Speight was wearing blue jeans, a dark gray bubble coat, black skull cap and white tennis shoes, according to the release. His photo is provided below.
Anyone with information about Speight’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the APD's missing persons unit at 404-546-4235.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
Also download the 11Alive News app and sign up to receive alerts for the latest on this story and other breaking news in Atlanta and north Georgia. | 2023-02-15T22:33:40+00:00 | 11alive.com | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-police-need-help-missing-man-intellectual-disability/85-29ef4182-f0c5-4bf3-8be9-59a5281fdea6 |
GENEVA (AP) — He’s European. She’s American. He runs the U.N. migration agency. She wants his job.
International Organization for Migration director-general Antonio Vitorino of Portugal faces what could be a tight race against his Biden administration-backed deputy, Amy Pope, as member countries of the Geneva-based agency choose its chief for the next five years on Monday.
The election comes as migrants have been on the move like never before, driven from their homes by factors including conflict, economic distress and the growing impacts of climate change.
The U.S. and the European Union — both major funders of IOM — are facing challenges with migration. Critics fault the EU for failing to do more to prevent often-deadly trips by migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from north Africa to Europe by boat. The U.N. refugee agency and others have expressed concern about how changes to U.S. migration law will affect people trying to cross the Mexican border into the United States.
But IOM, which counts 175 member countries, is also grappling with mass migration crises far beyond — in places as diverse as Bangladesh, Ukraine, Sudan and among Venezuela’s neighbors in Latin America.
The organization has nearly 19,000 staffers working in 171 countries to promote “humane and orderly” migration.
Its job in many of its 560 field offices worldwide is to provide support — food, water, shelter, and help with government-imposed paperwork — to migrants. The agency also collects and shares vast amounts of data about flows of people to governments, and advises them on policy decisions.
To win under IOM rules, a candidate needs to garner votes from two-thirds of countries that cast ballots in closed-door proceedings. Tradition has been that IOM chiefs get a second term, but Vitorino has not lined up support from all 27 member countries of the European Union.
Vitorino swept into the job in 2018 after IOM member countries rebuffed a candidate put up by the Trump administration, which pulled the U.S. out of the U.N.’s main human rights body, shunned globalism and espoused an “America First” policy that rankled many.
Vitorino is a former EU commissioner for Home and Justice Affairs and think-tank chief, who cut his teeth early in politics as a Portuguese Socialist, much like U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Supporters credit Vitorino with doing more to hire and promote women within IOM, improve dialogue with African countries and help draw contributions that saw its budget grow nearly 20 percent between 2019 and 2021, to $2.5 billion, and staffing levels grow by nearly 40 percent from 2019 through last year.
The U.S. administration has thrown its weight behind the candidacy of Pope, a former migration adviser to President Joe Biden. It is seeking to claw back the job for the U.S.: Eight of the 10 IOM directors-general since the agency was founded 72 years ago have been American.
Pope, IOM’s deputy director for reform and management, is vying to become the agency’s first woman chief. She’s a former prosecutor and most of her career was spent working for the U.S. government.
She has touted her role in pushing through a budget reform that drew a $75 million commitment from governments to improve field delivery and risk management. Her backers say more change is needed to help IOM adapt to growing migration challenges and diversify funding sources.
Under Biden, the United States has sought greater engagement with the United Nations and is trying to slot Americans into top U.N. posts.
Last fall, Doreen Bogdan-Martin defeated a Russian rival to take the top job at the International Telecommunications Union — succeeding its Chinese chief. This year, Cindy McCain, the widow of former presidential hopeful John McCain, became head of the U.N.’s World Food Program.
Both candidates for the IOM job have been ramping up travel abroad, media appearances and social-media posts in recent months. Pope jumped into the race months before Vitorino, who let the suspense linger until Portugal announced his re-election bid late last year. | 2023-05-15T09:38:25+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/election-at-un-migration-agency-pits-its-european-chief-against-his-american-deputy/ |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It was his last stop of the day on a West Coast swing, a backyard fundraiser at a TV producer's home in Los Angeles, and President Joe Biden was telling the crowd how tough the past few years have been.
He ticked off challenges: Technology that's made it easier to corrupt the truth. Russia and China's efforts to upset the world order, surging inflation at home. The lingering pandemic. The after-effects of the Capitol riot. Election deniers and their impact on the upcoming nationwide voting.
Still, for all of that, Biden insisted, the nation’s best days lie ahead.
The upbeat heart of the president's message is the same wherever he goes. In Detroit or Los Angeles. Syracuse, New York, or Hagerstown, Maryland. To throngs in an auditorium or a few dozen in a weathered union hall, the Democratic president declares he’s never felt more hopeful.
“I truly believe we’re just getting started,” he told a crowd in Florida on Tuesday. “I’ve never been more optimistic about America’s future than I am today."
Yet this refrain of Biden’s presidency — this promise that things will get better — is butting up against his own dire political projections: A Congress potentially controlled by what he's labeled “ultra-MAGA” Republicans as he faces midterm elections that will define, and quite possibly stifle, the next two years of his term.
Biden always leans heavily on the positive. But he has to do so when many voters are feeling the pain of higher prices and harbor deep concerns about the fragility of democracy itself.
He is delivering his second speech on threats to the nation's system of government in as many months Wednesday night, including the prospect of key races across the country being won by candidates he believes would upset voting procedures and confidence.
Presidents "almost have to will themselves into a sense of optimism. If they can’t project hope that we can surmount our difficulties, then they’re sunk and we are, too,” sad Jeff Shesol, a former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton who now runs a speechwriting and strategy firm in Washington.
And it’s anything but clear that Biden’s optimistic vision is breaking through. Just 25% of Americans said the country is headed in the right direction in an October AP-NORC survey.
Throughout history, leaders have tried to strike the right balance — leveling with people about the challenges at hand but also giving them cause to hope.
President Barack Obama tried during the 2010 midterm campaign when he was hopeful about the nascent economic recovery but mindful that so many voters were still hurting. His party saw a “shellacking” in the House.
Now, less than a week before Election Day, the nation is in an unprecedented, newly uncertain time, marked by the punishing pandemic economic fears, a mounting wave of hate crimes and political violence. Growing numbers question whether democracy can survive -- and whether their leaders can meet the moment.
That's a difficult line for any president to walk — too much Pollyanna talk can sound simply delusional.
“If you get carried away with it, as a politician or a president, you risk becoming detached from people’s actual experience,” Shesol said.
Biden’s upbeat message is ridiculed by Republicans, whose midterm pitch is tied to a picture of a nation beset by rising crime and inflation. Even a basic metric like last week’s report that the economy grew again after two quarters of contraction was subject to alternate interpretations: Biden said it was evidence the country’s recovery was continuing to “power forward;” Republican Rep. Kevin Brady dismissed it as fleeting “ghost growth.”
“Joe Biden is completely detached from reality,” Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said last month. “Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, they can’t afford rising gas and grocery prices, and real wages are down.”
Those who know Biden best insist he’s a realist: It’s not that he believes things are great all the time; it’s that he think there’s always room — and a path — to get better.
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said Biden knows when to hold out hope and when to walk way. He gave the example of Biden’s billion-dollar infrastructure plan. The deal fell apart in spectacularly public fashion a few times, but Biden wouldn’t relent until it passed with bipartisan support. On other pieces of legislation, he has cut loose when it was clear he couldn’t strike a deal.
“It’s a terribly difficult balance, but I think he strikes it as well as anyone can,” Casey said.
The president’s outlook is shaped in part by personal tragedy: His first wife and young daughter died in a car crash in 1972 that also injured his two sons. Later, son Beau died of cancer at 45. There’s nothing anyone can say to him that’s worse than what he’s already experienced, friends and staff often say.
Add to that his long experience in government and “he’s not hit with surprises,” said Ted Kaufman, Biden’s longtime friend and a former Delaware senator. “He has the kind of force of his own personality, but it’s leavened by the facts on the ground.”
Despite Biden’s efforts to convince the nation of its best self, doubts course through the electorate, particularly about the future of U.S. democracy.
Only about half of Americans have high confidence that votes in next week's midterm elections will be counted accurately, according to AP-NORC polling. Just 9% of adults think democracy is working “extremely” or “very well,” while 52% say it’s not working well.
Support of false election claims runs deep among Republicans running for office. Nearly 1 in 3 of those seeking election to posts that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections have supported overturning the results of the 2020 presidential race, according to an Associated Press review.
White House senior adviser Mike Donilon says Biden has “never underestimated the moment we’re in. But I think he has always believed that the overwhelming percentage of the country still holds what he believes to be the core values that have always defined America.”
The president, Donilon added, knows there’s push-pull between the country at its best and worst.
He added: “Part of moving the country forward to a better place is recognizing the reality you’re facing, making the case of what should be rejected, what the country can rally around, and creating a picture of where the country can be.”
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Associated Press Writer Chris Megerian contributed to this report.
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RTC Women in Tech Fund to provide rapid-access funding for as many as 1,000 low-income women pursuing computing degrees and careers.
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Rewriting the Code (RTC) and Last Mile Education Fund released the RTC Women in Tech Fund, a $1.5M collaborative fund that will invest in degree completion for undergraduate women in computing facing financial obstacles to graduation.
Funds are awarded to female-identifying college undergraduates within four semesters of completing a computing-related degree. Though enrollment in computing degree programs is growing, many students don't make it over the finish line to graduation. Nationally, less than 20% of students from the bottom two income quartiles earn a degree within six years of starting college, and financial obstacles are often the cause.
"It's a critical period where traditional financial aid and scholarships dwindle or run out alongside growing costs associated with adult independence," Sue Harnett, founder and president of Rewriting the Code, said. "What many consider minor trip-ups—a dying computer or broken-down car—can completely pull low-income, often marginalized students out of a degree program."
In addition to unforeseen crises and basic living expenses like bills, groceries, housing, and transportation, low-income students in computing often can't afford to participate in critical resume- and skill-building activities like clubs, conferences, hack-a-thons, and even paid internships that require an upfront investment in relocation.
The fund will provide rapid-turnaround mini-grants to address urgent needs, and larger grants to cover catastrophic events, access to opportunities, and tuition shortfalls. Applications are open now to members of Rewriting the Code.
Isha Brown is an RTC member who received a grant from Last Mile in March. She said the impact of someone believing in her future as a female technologist is significant.
"Their generous grant covered my housing costs for the Spring semester, allowing me to focus on my studies. I was able to carry a full course load so I can graduate later this year with a degree in software development!" she said. "As a first-generation college student, I never imagined I would get this far! Learning to code and having the privilege of education has changed my life."
Last Mile's first-of-its-kind approach, launched in late 2019, has garnered attention from media outlets like CNBC, Forbes, Reuters, and TechCrunch. The RTC Women in Tech Fund, seeded with an initial $1.5 million from Goldman Sachs, joins a portfolio of Last Mile partners and investors that includes Microsoft, philanthropist Ken Griffin, Capital One, SAP, AnitaB.org, CodePath, and Breakthrough Tech, among others.
"What we're doing isn't charity. It fills the half-million-engineer gap and creates gender and cultural diversity that we know drives innovation," Ruthe Farmer, CEO and founder of Last Mile, said. "An investment in the last mile of a student's journey to a technical degree is an extremely light lift that profoundly accelerates their ability to become high-earning, economy-building technologists," she added. "It's the difference between having more technical assets in the workforce and not having them. Right now, we need them more than ever."
Last Mile Education Fund has set an ambitious goal to invest $60M in 30,000 striving tech and engineering students over the next decade. That number is estimated to produce more than $2.5Bn in wages, increase social mobility for low-income students and their families, and address the talent and diversity crises in tech.
Read more at rewritingthecode.org/women-in-tech-fund.
Rewriting the Code is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has developed a community of exceptional college and early-career women passionate about technology. RTC empowers women to become the next generation of engineers and tech leaders by providing community, industry education, professional and personal development, and hands-on experience through partnerships with companies across North America. RTC's community comprises 15,500+ women—4,800+ undergraduates, 700 graduate students, and 10,000+ early-career professionals.
For additional information, visit RewritingtheCode.org and LinkedIn.
Last Mile Education Fund offers a disruptive approach to both social inequity and increasing diversity in technology by addressing critical funding gaps for low-income, underrepresented students within reach of a degree. Last Mile takes an abundance approach, investing in students demonstrating commitment to a technical degree, providing agile, just-in-time support for challenges they face beyond their control, and incubating them to be the next generation of innovators—because sometimes the last dollar invested is the most important of all. Since 2020, Last Mile has awarded over 1,600 grants. Last Mile grantees are 40% Black, 25% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 9% White, and 2% Native American.
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NORTH LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor who faces at least five felonies for allegedly sexually abusing Indigenous girls is scheduled to face a judge for the first time in the case on Thursday.
The possible charges against Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, include sex trafficking and sexual assault, according to court records. Clark County prosecutors have not said when they will formally charge him or whether more charges will be filed.
Las Vegas police arrested Chasing Horse this week following a monthslong investigation into alleged abuse that authorities said spanned two decades.
He remained held at a Clark County jail without bail Wednesday evening on the sexual assault charges. A judge on Thursday is expected to address his custody status and could set bail.
Known for his role as young Sioux tribe member Smiles a Lot in the Oscar-winning Kevin Costner film, Chasing Horse gained a reputation among tribes across the United States and in Canada as a so-called medicine man who performed healing ceremonies.
He is believed to be the leader of a cult known as The Circle with a strong following of people who believed he could communicate with higher powers, according to an arrest warrant.
Police said he abused his position, physically and sexually assaulting Indigenous girls and women, taking underage wives and leading the cult. He was arrested outside the home he shares with his five wives near Las Vegas.
Chasing Horse was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, which is home to the Sicangu Sioux, one of the seven tribes of the Lakota nation.
A 50-page search warrant obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press claimed Chasing Horse trained his wives to use firearms, instructing them to “shoot it out” with police officers if they tried to “break their family apart.” If that failed, the wives were to take “suicide pills.”
He was taken into custody as he left his home in North Las Vegas. SWAT officers were seen outside the two-story home in the evening as detectives searched the property.
Police found found firearms, 41 pounds (18.5 kilograms) of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms and a memory card with multiple videos of sexual assaults, according to an arrest report released Wednesday.
Additional charges could be filed in connection with the videos of the underage girls, the report said.
There was no lawyer listed in court records who could comment on his behalf and Las Vegas police said Chasing Horse was “unable” to give a jailhouse interview Wednesday.
Las Vegas police said in the search warrant that investigators identified at least six sexual assault victims, including one who was 13 when she claims to have been abused. Police also traced sexual allegations against Chasing Horse to the early 2000s in Canada and in multiple states including South Dakota, Montana and Nevada, where he has lived for about a decade.
One of Chasing Horse’s wives was offered to him as a “gift” when she was 15, according to police, while another became a wife after turning 16. He also is accused of recording sexual assaults and arranging sex between victims and other men who paid him.
His arrest comes nearly a decade after he was banished from the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana, amid allegations of human trafficking.
Fort Peck tribal leaders voted 7-0 to ban Chasing Horse in 2015 from stepping foot again on the reservation, citing the alleged trafficking and accusations of drug dealing, spiritual abuse and intimidation of tribal members, Indian County Today reported.
Angeline Cheek, an activist and community organizer who has lived on the Fort Peck Reservation most of her life, said she clearly remembers the tensions that arose inside the council’s chambers when Chasing Horse was banished.
“Some of Nathan’s supporters told the members that something bad was going to happen to them,” Cheek told the AP. “They made threats to our elders sitting in the council chambers.”
Cheek said she remembered Chasing Horse visiting the reservation frequently when she was growing up, especially during her high school years in the early 2000s when she would see him talking with her classmates.
Cheek, now 34, said she hopes Chasing Horse’s arrest will inspire more Indigenous girls and women to report crimes and push lawmakers and elected officials across the U.S. to prioritize addressing violence against Native people.
But she said she also hopes the cultural significance of medicine men doesn’t get lost in the news of the crimes.
“There are good medicine men and medicine women among our people who are not trying to commercialize the sacred ways of our ancestors,” she said. “They’re supposed to heal people, not harm.”
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say two people died and six were injured after a bus rolled over and caught fire on an interstate highway ramp in Milwaukee. The crash happened about 5:15 a.m. Wednesday on the Mitchell Exchange ramp from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 894 to the northbound I-43 and westbound I-94 lanes. Police say the bus became fully engulfed in flames. The conditions of those hospitalized wasn’t immediately known.
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Bottoms up! Some MLB teams extend beer sales to 8th inning
PHOENIX (AP) — Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games.
It also means a little less time for fans to enjoy a frosty adult beverage.
To combat that time crunch, at least four teams — the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers — have extended alcohol sales through the eighth inning this season. Others, like the Miami Marlins and New York Mets, still have seventh-inning cutoffs, but haven’t ruled out changes.
“Totally makes sense to me,” said Tom Lienhardt, who was sipping on a beer Tuesday night before the Brewers-Diamondbacks game at Chase Field. “Since the games are shorter, you’ve got to adjust.”
Teams have historically stopped selling alcohol after the seventh.
At least one team, the Baltimore Orioles, already sold alcohol through the eighth inning, or until 3 1/2 hours after first pitch, whichever came first.
MLB games have been considerably shorter this season, largely thanks to a series of rule changes, particularly the new pitch clock. Through the first 1 1/2 weeks of the season, the average game time was down 31 minutes, on track to be the sport’s lowest since 1984.
The minor leagues played with the pitch clock last season. At least one minor league general manager — Kevin Mahoney of the Class A Brooklyn Cyclones — said there was no dropoff in concession sales even with shorter games.
Still, some big league teams have felt the need to make adjustments.
The Rangers allowed some alcohol sales in the eighth inning last season, but have made that option more widely available in 2023. The team said the move to offer in-seat service to everyone — fans can order on their phones — was done partly in reaction to the pitch clock and the potential of shorter game times so fans would not have to miss extended action waiting in lines at concession stands.
Brewers President of business operations Rick Schlesinger confirmed to MLB.com that their team’s move to extend alcohol sales through the eighth was an experiment.
“If it turns out that this is causing an issue or we feel that it might cause an issue, then we’ll revert to what we have done previously,” Schlesinger said.
MLB says it does not regulate when teams sell alcohol. Most franchises have used the seventh inning as a cutoff, at least partly to avoid overserving customers who could then get in their cars and drive home.
But in reality, most teams already had areas around the ballpark where fans could get alcohol after the seventh, even if the concession stands stopped serving. Many parks are connected to restaurants or have VIP areas where the booze still flows.
“If it cuts off sales in the seventh inning, the eighth inning or the ninth inning, that really doesn’t affect our stance because regardless, we just don’t want people to drink alcohol and then drive home from the game,” said Erin Payton, Regional Executive Director for Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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Donald Trump’s threats to American democracy get lots of attention. And understandably so. His lies surrounding the 2020 presidential election imperil the American experiment.
But an often-ignored subject likewise threatens our democracy: America’s brutal, inhumane — and disturbingly bipartisan — approach to mass incarceration.
America locks up more people per capita than any other nation. Our criminal-justice system is riddled, top to bottom, with deficiencies — including overburdened public defenders, draconian mandatory minimum sentences, inaccurate jury verdicts, unfair plea bargains and overcrowded prisons.
Sure, sufficiently funded law enforcement must protect communities, and the government should enforce the law. No doubt. The punishments, however, must fit the crimes. America imprisons far too many, for far too long, under conditions far too harsh.
The effects are far-reaching. Mass incarceration doesn’t just harm those in jail. It handicaps former inmates, traumatizes impacted families, disenfranchises millions of citizens, and robs underprivileged communities of potential contributors with vast potential.
The human toll is unconscionable. But mass incarceration is more than a human-rights concern. It threatens all Americans — including the many millions who never bother to think about it. Any country that creates a system harmful to many of its own people and then shamelessly ignores them sows dangerous seeds.
An analogous scenario gave rise to Donald Trump’s presidency. Because of America-led globalization, millions of Americans lost their livelihoods. A vast array of products, like steel and electronics, were produced cheaply overseas and then imported at rock-bottom prices. While globalization lowered prices for consumers generally, the human toll was severe: proud businesses were bankrupted, good families went broke, and strong communities were ravaged.
Yet the very leaders who designed the global economic system ignored those decimated by it. Instead of fairly redistributing wealth to those left behind, inequality rose to stratospheric levels. Instead of training workers to develop new marketable skills, the winners gorged on their spoils.
While globalization’s architects ignored its victims, Donald Trump didn’t. He cultivated them. He spoke to them. He spoke up for them. “We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country, and that’s what they’re doing,” Trump said in Fort Wayne, Ind., during his first presidential campaign in 2016. “We have a lot to overcome in our country,” he said in Dimondale, Mich., during the campaign, “especially the fact that our jobs are being taken away from us and going to other places.”
And Trump’s promise to help was a central part of his platform. “In this new future, millions of workers on the sidelines will return to the work force,” Trump said at the 2016 Dimondale rally.
The anger and pain resulting from American leaders’ cold indifference to globalization’s human impact created fertile ground for a populist, wannabe demagogue to ascend to the presidency. America is making the same mistake, again, with a pathological approach to mass incarceration. Millions of Americans are injured and vulnerable. Yet their government is ignoring them.
With the right leader, they can be mobilized. And it can happen quickly. In 2015, nobody thought Trump would ever be president. As Chris Cilliza wrote in the Washington Post in June of 2015, Trump’s candidacy “was greeted with something between incredulity (Trump has flirted with running many times before) and amazement (Trump is Trump). The prevailing sentiment seemed to be a collective eye roll and a laugh.” Cilliza then categorically asserted the consensus view: “Donald Trump will never be president. He knows that. We know that.”
Nobody thought Trump could win, until he did.
The struggles of all people ignored by their country have common threads. The steel worker in Pennsylvania without a plant is not unlike the former inmate in Queens without a degree. The opioid overdose in Tulsa is all too similar to the crack overdose in New Orleans. Anger, hurt, and vulnerability cross political, social, and ethnic boundaries. And charismatic populist politicians — who may, or may not, be good for the country as a whole — can mobilize disenfranchised people of all stripes.
The era of overtly racist laws and express legal discrimination in America is over. But it has been replaced by a system of mass incarceration designed by the same class of leaders now indifferent to the havoc it has wrought. This dynamic can only last without broad negative consequences for so long. The only thing worse than being persecuted is being ignored.
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BEAVER MEADOWS, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — According to Pennsylvania State Police, a 60-year-old man from Beaver Meadows reported $10,800.00 stolen from his bank account.
PSP say the man walked into the station to report a theft by wire fraud on September 15.
Police have no active suspects at this time.
This is an ongoing investigation. | 2022-09-23T16:07:10+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/crime-courts/beaver-meadows-man-defrauded-of-over-10000/ |
Strong to severe Monday thunderstorms could bring gusty winds back into the midstate, forecasters said.
The rain and wind are most likely before 5 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service. However, showers are likely to continue into the evening and a storm could crop up before 11 p.m.
Forecasters said Monday’s mid 80-degree weather will rise as the week goes on.
Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be sunny and hot, with highs in the low 90s, according to the NWS.
Other than a chance of morning showers, forecasters said Thursday will be another sunny and 90-degree day.
Forecasters said the work week will wrap up with more sunshine and hot weather Friday. This weather could continue into at least the first half of next weekend.
Today
High near 84. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. | 2022-07-18T11:53:24+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/weather/2022/07/severe-storms-possible-monday-ahead-of-hot-week-in-central-pa.html |
Now accepting students in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Texas
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences, formerly known as Ameritech College, announced its recent expansion of the institution's Occupational Therapy Assistant Associate of Science program. The expansion permits students from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Texas to receive their OTA degree from Joyce University.
The accredited program requires no prerequisites, provides a flexible format for local and distance learners, and prepares graduates to take the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), upon completion of the program.
"We're thrilled to extend Joyce University's talented faculty to these eight states and expand our OTA program to new students," said Sherry Jones, president of Joyce University. "The flexibility of distance learning paired with the robust curriculum makes this an ideal program for students seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant degree."
Joyce launched their OTA program in 2016 with a focus on meeting the needs of clients of all ages, from pediatric treatment to geriatric rehabilitation. Students learn evidence-based approaches to help clients improve their quality-of-life through a holistic view (physical, cognitive, social, and spiritual) of the individual. Occupational therapy assistant graduates will be prepared to work in variety of practice settings including school-based, home health, mental health, and rehab/hospital settings. The expansion accommodates distance education students with the majority of course work done synchronously online through virtual classrooms. In-person labs occur during the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th semesters and take place at Joyce University in Draper, Utah. Learn more about OTA residency requirements.
For more information about Joyce University and its innovative programs, please visit joyce.edu.
Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences, formerly known as Ameritech College of Healthcare, is one of the largest OTA schools in Utah. Founded in 1979, Joyce University's mission is to prepare students to serve as competent professionals, to advance their careers, and to pursue lifelong learning. Located in Draper, Utah, Joyce University is proud to have helped thousands of students graduate and launch lasting healthcare careers.
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SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeanette Rice, one of the country's leading multifamily economists, is returning to Embrey as a research consultant. Rice and Embrey will collaborate to release quarterly market reports, including high-level capital and property market analysis, for the multifamily industry.
"Jeanette's extensive industry experience and knowledge will support Embrey's continued growth," said Garrett Karam, Embrey's Chief Investment Officer. "Her research, insights and predictions into the economic and capital market landscapes on a national, metro and submarket level serve as a great resource for multifamily professionals and investors."
Rice comes from CBRE, the largest multifamily debt and equity intermediary in the United States, where she served as Americas Head of Multifamily Research. Rice began her career in the multifamily sector, including leading market research for Embrey. Following Embrey, she held research leadership positions with HFF (now part of JLL), Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Crescent Real Estate Equities and Verde Realty. Throughout her 40-year career, she has been active in many professional organizations, including the National Multifamily Housing Council, and currently is on the Executive Council of TCU Center for Real Estate.
"It's exciting to be associated with Embrey again. Since working with the organization at the beginning of my career I've watched and admired them. They make smart decisions that have led to continued success over the decades. I look forward to contributing my extensive knowledge of the multifamily sector and successful research structures to enhance Embrey's success," said Rice.
Rice earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Washington and a master's degree in urban geography from Queen's University in Canada. She also completed two years of graduate coursework in urban geography at The University of Chicago.
Reports can be found at EmbreyDC.com beginning September 2022.
San Antonio-based Embrey is a diversified real estate investment company that owns, develops, builds, acquires and manages multifamily and commercial assets in targeted markets across the United States. Since 1974, Embrey has developed more than 44,000 apartments and over 6 million square feet of commercial property. Embrey is a leading developer in the multifamily sector, with more than 6,000 units under construction or in development. www.embreydc.com
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Good Monday morning! We are waking up with temperatures in the mid to lower 60s with partly cloudy skies. We’ll have a dry day with partly sunny skies with highs today back into the mid 80s. Winds will out of the ENE at about 10-15 mph with gusts up to 20-25 mph at times.
An isolated shower/storm cannot be ruled out in our far southern counties (south of Lafayette) but coverage should be low and better rain chances south of Indianapolis will be likely.
Tuesday will be another morning with temperatures in the mid to lower 60s. We’ll start partly cloudy but more sun will be likely by the end of the day. Highs will be warmer, in the mid to upper 80s with gusty east wind 20-30 mph.
Solid rain chances look unlikely for much of the work week. Friday may be our next best chance for some rainfall. Stay tuned to Storm Team 18 for the latest. | 2023-06-19T09:19:08+00:00 | wlfi.com | https://www.wlfi.com/weather/partly-sunny-and-warm-for-your-monday/article_52ba2dde-0e7f-11ee-8701-4f845a8337f8.html |
When camp counselor Allie Tarantino was flipping through a magazine years ago, he came upon a familiar name: Mark Zuckerberg. He rifled through boxes of memorabilia in his basement, running his fingers over old photos, newspapers and bus maps before finding a baseball card featuring a very young Zuckerberg grinning in a red jersey and gripping a bat.
Three decades later, Tarantino is hoping that a signed baseball card featuring one of the richest men in the world will bring a fortune when it is put up for auction next month.
“It’s like my version of a midlife crisis. I’m 50 years old — what am I going to do with this?” Tarantino joked.
As told by Tarantino — who still works summers at Elmwood Day Camp in Westchester, N.Y. — Zuckerberg, then age 8 or 9, offered the card he’d had printed as a parting gift at the end of camp 30 years ago.
“As somebody who collects things, it’s always really difficult to part with whatever you have in your collection. But I’ve always been like weirdly curious about how the public would react to something that’s like this that’s a weird combination of pop culture and memorabilia,” he said.
The card will also be auctioned off as a digital collector’s item — a so-called NFT, or non-fungible token, that has become a popular way to own memorabilia.
Zuckerberg posted about the auction Thursday on Instagram, partly as a way to promote NFT technology in general, but also to help promote NFTs across his company’s platforms.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has recently launched support for digital collectibles.
“We’re going to auction off the card against a one-of-a-kind NFT of the card,” said Stephen Fishler, founder of ComicConnect, which is auctioning off the items.
He called it “a virtual steel cage match,” with bidding on the physical card in U.S. dollars and the NFT done in Ethereum blockchain currency.
Fishler said he’s uncertain of the value of the items, considering they aren’t the usual kinds of memorabilia put up for auction.
In recent years, there’s been lots of interest in collectors’ items involving athletes. Rare baseball cards have gone for millions of dollars. A mint-condition baseball card of Mickie Mantle is expected to fetch $10 million, perhaps more, when it is sold at auction later this month.
Tarantino, now a 5th grade teacher in Connecticut, held on to the Zuckerberg baseball card, not knowing when he filed it away in his basement that the kid would someday become a household name and would be responsible for one of the biggest technological advancements — or time wasters — in social networking.
“I’m a sentimentalist at heart. When people give me something, I hold on to it, I’ve kind of always been like that,” Tarantino said Wednesday evening.
“He was definitely a kid you knew and remembered. I was the kind of kid who just kind of blended into the background. He wasn’t one of those kids,” he said.
Zuckerberg was already larger than life, Tarantino said. “On the back of his card, he put a .920 batting average — which is like impossible in baseball. So even as a little kid, he was aiming big.”
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Federal study: New climate law to slice carbon pollution 40%
(AP) - Clean energy incentives in the new spending package signed this week by President Joe Biden will trim America’s emissions of heat-trapping gases by about 1.1 billion tons (1 billion metric tons) by 2030, a new Department of Energy analysis shows.
The first official federal calculations, shared with The Associated Press before its release Thursday, say that between the bill just signed and last year’s infrastructure spending law, the U.S. by the end of the decade will be producing about 1.26 billion tons (1.15 billion metric tons) less carbon pollution than it would have without the laws. That saving is equivalent to about the annual greenhouse gas emissions of every home in the United States.
The Energy Department analysis finds that with the new law by 2030, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions should be about 40% lower than 2005 levels, which is still not at the U.S. announced target of cutting carbon pollution between 50% and 52% by the end of the decade. But that 40% reduction is similar to earlier calculations by the independent research firm Rhodium Group, which figured cuts would be 31% to 44% and the scientists at Climate Action Tracker, which said the drop would be 26% to 42%.
Most of the projected emissions reductions in the nearly $375 billion spending package would come in promoting “clean energy,” mostly solar and wind power and electric vehicles, the federal analysis said. More than half of the overall projected emission drops would come in how the nation generates electricity, the analysis said. About 10% of the savings in emissions come from agriculture and land conservation.
The new law’s provisions that call for oil and gas leasing on federal land and water “may lead to some increase” in carbon pollution, the federal analysis said, but the other provisions to spur cleaner energy cut 35 tons of greenhouse gas for every new ton of pollution from the increased oil and gas drilling.
Outside experts, such as Bill Hare of Climate Action Tracker, say the new law is a big step for the United States, but it’s still not enough considering that America is the biggest historic carbon polluter, had done little for decades and lags behind Europe.
“At this point anything going in that direction you count as a win, right? I mean after so long a time of total inaction and knowing how difficult politically it is to get the country moving in a direction like this due to politics and economics and all the other things involved with this issue,” National Center for Atmospheric Research climate scientist Gerald Meehl, who wasn’t part of the analysis, said about what the new law will do. “You can argue that’s not nearly enough, but I think once you start seeing motion, you hope that then we can build on that and kind of keep the ball rolling.”
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PITTSBURGH, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved table for eating outdoors or at restaurants during the current pandemic," said an inventor, from Louisville, Tenn., "so I invented the COVID CLOVER SOCIALIZING TABLE. My design could help to keep users at a safe distance and it would prevent you from moving the chairs."
The patent-pending invention provides a modified table/chair unit to help maintain sanitation and social distancing. In doing so, it eliminates the need to touch and reposition chairs. It also ensures that users remain 6 feet apart. As a result, it provides added protection and peace of mind. The invention features an ergonomic design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households, restaurants and other commercial dining establishments. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Knoxville sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-KXX-334, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Joro spiders are spreading in Georgia, S.C., reports say
(Gray News) - There’s a good chance residents in parts of Georgia and South Carolina are seeing large, yellow spiders in their neighborhoods these days.
Joro spiders are seemingly migrating outside of Georgia and here to stay in the U.S., according to recent university reports.
One of those reports comes from a professor at Clemson University who shared that the spiders are a non-native species first found in northern Georgia in 2014. However, they are now showing up in more places that include regions in South Carolina and counties in Georgia, especially during the summer months.
According to the report, Joro spider eggs hatch in late spring and juvenile spiders can be seen beginning in early May, making webs on practically anything from homes, decks, porches and plants.
The webs and spiders reportedly will get progressively larger until about September, when large adult females are very noticeable due to their bright coloration. Males are much smaller, drab brown in color, and can often be seen in the webs along with the females.
According to the Clemson University report, the spiders can be nearly 3 inches across with their legs spread.
A 2021 report from the University of Georgia says Joro spiders have been found in 23 Georgia counties and South Carolina. They’re venomous, with a bite comparable to a bee sting but are considered more of a nuisance than anything else.
According to the Georgia report, the spiders, originally from East Asia, are vulnerable to insecticides. However, if one is killed, more are likely to move into the area without a known preventative measure to keep them away.
Biologists say they are concerned that the Joro spider could displace native spiders, but they don’t know yet what impact they will have on animal life.
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VANCOUVER, BC, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. ("Wheaton" or the "Company") is announcing that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Hecla Mining Company ("Hecla") (NYSE: HL) to terminate its silver stream on Alexco Resource Corp.'s ("Alexco") (NYSE American: AXU) (TSX: AXU) Keno Hill Silver District ("Keno Hill") in the Yukon, Canada for US$135 million.
"The termination of the Keno Hill stream further demonstrates our ability to strategically identify opportunities both inside and outside of our portfolio that create value for our shareholders and positions Wheaton to continue to have one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry. While we firmly believe that Keno Hill is a high-quality district with significant exploration potential, given recent announcements, the ability to obtain an immediate return on the termination of the stream was too compelling to ignore," said Randy Smallwood, Wheaton's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We believe Hecla is well positioned to effectively mine Keno Hill and maximize its full potential."
On July 5, 2022, Hecla announced its intention to acquire Alexco through a definitive arrangement agreement, which remains subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. The termination of the Keno Hill silver stream is conditional upon Hecla completing its announced proposed acquisition of Alexco together with other customary approvals.
As consideration for the termination of the Keno Hill silver stream, Hecla will issue to Wheaton $135 million of Hecla common shares. Subsequent to the closing of the termination of the Keno Hill silver stream, Wheaton will own approximately 5.6% of Hecla's issued and outstanding common shares. The exact number of Hecla common shares to be issued will be calculated immediately before the closing date.
Hecla is the largest primary silver producer in the United States. In addition to operating mines in Alaska, Idaho and Québec, Canada, the Company owns a number of exploration projects in world-class silver and gold mining districts throughout North America.
The closing of the transaction with Hecla, including the termination of the Keno hill stream, is subject to Hecla closing its acquisition of Alexco and other customary conditions.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation concerning the business, operations and financial performance of Wheaton and, in some instances, the business, mining operations and performance of Wheaton's precious metals purchase agreement ("PMPA") counterparties. Forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than statements of historical fact, include, but are not limited to, the termination of the Keno Hill silver stream to Hecla for $135 million and the satisfaction of each party's obligations in accordance with definitive documentation relating to the termination of the Keno Hill silver stream. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "projects", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", "potential", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Wheaton to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to risks associated with any specific risks relating to the termination of the Keno Hill silver stream and the satisfaction of each party's obligations in accordance with the terms of the definitive documentation relating to the termination of the Keno Hill silver stream, and other risks discussed in the section entitled "Description of the Business – Risk Factors" in Wheaton's Annual Information Form available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and in Wheaton's Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Form 6-K filed March 10, 2022 both available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, as well as the risks set out in Wheaton's management's discussions and analysis for the period ended December 31, 2021 available on SEDAR and EDGAR (together, the "Disclosure"). Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management currently believes to be reasonable, including (without limitation): the receipt of $135 million from Hecla and the satisfaction of each party's obligations in accordance with the terms of the definitive documentation relating to the termination of the Keno Hill silver stream, and such other assumptions and factors as set out in the Disclosure. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and even if events or results described in the forward-looking statements are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, Wheaton. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. The forward-looking statements included herein are for the purpose of providing readers with information to assist them in understanding Wheaton's expected financial and operational performance and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, reflects Wheaton's management's current beliefs based on current information and will not be updated except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Although Wheaton has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contained in forward‑looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results, level of activity, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
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BEREA, Ohio – Deshaun Watson is practicing with the Browns for the first time since his 11-game NFL suspension started in August.
Watson, who was accused of sexual misconduct by more than two dozen women in Texas, returned to the field with his teammates on Wednesday.
Despite temperatures in the low 30s, Watson, wearing an orange No. 4 jersey and orange socks, had on short sleeves during the portion of practice open to reporters.
Watson fired passes to Cleveland’s wide receivers while periodically tucking his hands into a warmer wrapped around his waist.
It was his first practice since Aug. 30, 12 days after the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback reached a settlement with the league, agreeing to his multi-game ban, a $5 million fine and to undergo treatment and counseling. The league ruled Watson violated its personal conduct policy.
As long as he meets requirements, Watson can play on Dec. 4 when the Browns visit Houston, which drafted him in 2017. Watson spent four seasons with the Texans before he demanded a trade and was eventually dealt to Cleveland in March for a slew of draft picks, including three first-rounders.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski would not reveal any specifics about plans to get Watson ready to play in two weeks while also preparing starter Jacoby Brissett for this Sunday's game at Buffalo.
Watson took the majority of snaps with Cleveland's starting offense in training camp and started the Browns' exhibition opener at Jacksonville before his suspension kicked in. He was banned from the team's facility until mid-October, when he was allowed to attend meetings and work out.
The 27-year-old tried to keep his skills sharp by working with a private quarterback coach at an area training center during his suspension.
Watson reached financial settlements in 23 civil lawsuits filed against him with two others remaining open. Two grand juries declined to indict him on criminal charges.
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BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out airstrikes on areas near the central Syrian city of Homs early Sunday causing material damage but no casualties, the Syrian military said in a statement.
A Syrian anti-aircraft missile exploded over Israeli territory, the Israeli military said, prompting another round of strikes.
Syrian state media quoted an unnamed military official as saying the air defenses shot down some of the missiles fired by Israeli warplanes flying over neighboring Lebanon.
Israeli authorities did not comment on the airstrike on Homs. But the military said one of the Syrian air defense missiles exploded over Israeli territory without causing any damage. Israeli police said the rocket’s remains landed in the southern Israeli city of Rahat.
In response to the rocket, Israeli jets struck the air defense battery from where the anti-aircraft rocket was launched. The military said it also struck other targets, without elaborating.
Israel, which has vowed to stop Iranian entrenchment next door, has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets in government-controlled parts of neighboring Syria in recent years, but it rarely acknowledges them.
The last suspected Israeli airstrike on Syria was on June 14, near the capital Damascus that left one soldier wounded.
Israel has also targeted the international airports in Damascus and the northern Syrian city of Aleppo several times over the past few years, often putting it out of commission. | 2023-07-02T15:24:03+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-israels-air-force-attacks-syria-and-syrian-air-defense-missile-explodes-over-northern-israel/ |
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina's Department of Mental Health is giving up the post he's held for two years, officials said.
Dr. Kenneth Rogers, a psychiatrist hired to run the agency in April 2020, announced last Thursday at an executive session of a meeting of the Mental health Commission that he would be leaving the department effective Nov. 1, The State reported.
Spokeswoman Tracy LaPointe said the agency would release further details later.
Rogers emailed agency staff Friday shortly after The State reported news of his resignation, to announce his pending departure and thank them for their support.
“You have shown incredible fortitude as we have faced extraordinary challenges, and I am proud to work with you,” he wrote. “While I am moving on to a new opportunity, I will forever be grateful for returning to SCDMH and for all I have learned during my tenure as state director.”
Rogers did not disclose his next move to staff, but pledged to send more information about what to expect in the near future and said he was confident the agency would be in “capable hands” going forward.
The seven-member Mental Health Commission, which is appointed by the governor, will select the agency’s next director with confirmation from the Senate.
Commission Chairman Greg Pearce said the board was surprised by Rogers’ announcement and had not asked him to resign.
“I certainly hold him in very, very high regard and am very disappointed that he’s leaving at this time,” he said. | 2022-08-23T16:09:09+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/South-Carolina-s-mental-health-director-to-resign-17391892.php |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After gas prices in California spiked to more than $6.40 per gallon last summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom led a charge against an industry he says is “ripping you off.”
Months later, it’s not clear if California’s Legislature is following him.
Newsom, a Democrat, called lawmakers into a rare special session in December to pass what would be the nation’s first penalty on excessive oil company profits. But the bill is still sitting in the Democratic-controlled Legislature three months later, with no details on how much the penalty would be or when oil companies would have to pay it.
The oil industry spent about $34 million lobbying the Legislature in the last two-year session and remains a powerful political force, particularly among Democrats who represent parts of the state where the industry provides jobs. The proposal would need support from a majority of lawmakers to pass.
The bill is a big risk for Newsom, who was just reelected in November and is seen as a possible presidential candidate ahead of 2024. Newsom has embraced electric cars, ordering state regulators to ban the sale of most new gas-powered cars by 2035. But for decades gasoline is likely to continue to be a critical commodity in California, a state that has twice as many licensed drivers as any other state.
Historically, California’s gas prices have always been higher than the rest of the country because of the state’s higher taxes and fees, and the special blend that gasoline regulators require because it is better for the environment.
But state regulators say they can’t explain recent price spikes like the one last summer that, at its peak, had some California commuters paying as much as $8 per gallon while oil companies recorded super-sized profits. Newsom’s solution is to penalize oil companies when their profits get too high, and return that money to the public.
During the bill’s first public hearing in the state Senate on Wednesday, many Democrats were sympathetic to drivers hit by price spikes. But several Democrats appeared to be skeptical.
“What the hell are the possible unintended consequences that could hurt those very people to a greater extent?” asked state Sen. Bill Dodd, a Democrat from Napa.
Dodd wanted to know what would stop oil refiners from simply shipping their product to other states in order to avoid California profits that could trigger a penalty. State Sen. Steven Bradford, a Democrat from Los Angeles, wondered how the Newsom administration would return the money to the public.
Nicolas Maduros, director of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, said years of data show California is one of the most profitable markets for these oil companies, meaning it wouldn’t make sense for them to stop selling gasoline there. Plus, he said the Newsom administration hopes the penalty would never be needed.
“This isn’t a tax. It’s not meant to raise revenue. It’s meant to change behavior,” Maduros said.
Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president and CEO of the Western States Petroleum Association, said the real reason for California’s high gas prices is not profits but a lack of supply. She said Newsom’s proposal will only make that worse because oil companies would likely supply less gasoline in the state to avoid paying a penalty.
“This is too important to get wrong. Let’s work toward a better way, not a political way,” she said.
Newsom said the reason it’s taking so long to advance the bill is a “lack of transparency” from the big five oil refiners, which supply nearly all of California’s gasoline. Those companies — Valero, Phillips 66, PBF Energy, Marathon and Chevron — have declined to testify during public hearings.
“Today’s hearing provided even more evidence that we need to crack down on Big Oil’s price gouging at the pump,” Newsom said. “Big Oil’s lobbyists again used scare tactics and refused to provide answers or solutions to last year’s price spikes.”
The big question is how much profit would trigger the penalty. Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit group that Newsom has frequently cited when criticizing oil companies, wants that threshold to be anytime oil company profits exceed 50 cents per gallon.
One way to measure that would be to look at the difference between the wholesale cost of gas and the cost of crude oil. But that calculation isn’t perfect, because it doesn’t include oil company operational costs, Jamie Court, the group’s president, said.
In the last 20 years, the big five oil refiners have average profits of 32 cents per gallon, Court said. The group says all of the big five refiners surpassed 50 cents in 2022. If that threshold had been law in 2022, Consumer Watchdog said it would have generated $3.3 billion in penalties.
“The real problem we have in California is we have five refiners who make 97% of our gasoline,” Court said. “When they want to squeeze us, they can.”
Wednesday, a panel of economists and experts — some with ties to the oil industry — mostly criticized the proposal, saying it would not likely cause gas prices to decrease.
Severin Borenstein, a University of California, Berkeley, business professor and expert on energy policy and fuel pricing, said drivers in the state paid $8 billion more last year than they would have if prices were in line with the rest of the country.
But he said lawmakers should focus more on requiring oil companies to disclose more information about pricing so regulators can better understand what’s driving increases.
“The fact is, shooting first and then finding out if it is the right solution is likely to be just as detrimental as helpful,” Borenstein said. | 2023-02-23T03:47:39+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/ap-little-progress-on-californias-plan-to-penalize-oil-profits/ |
Latest expansion of capabilities to serve self-funded employers
CHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) has signed a definitive agreement with Trustco Holdings, Inc. (Trustmark) to purchase its wholly owned subsidiary, Trustmark Health Benefits (Health Benefits), which is a leading third-party administrator of health benefits. The acquisition will provide HCSC with additional capabilities to serve a broader set of customers seeking customizable and flexible health benefit solutions.
Health Benefits designs and offers custom plans that help manage costs through innovative solutions, data transparency and member-centric support.
"We are proud to add this asset to our portfolio to continue to meet the diverse and evolving needs of our self-funded customers," said Opella Ernest, M.D., executive vice president of commercial markets for HCSC. "This arrangement reflects HCSC's continuous commitment to expand access to affordable, quality health care."
HCSC is the largest customer-owned health insurer in the United States serving more than 17 million members.
"Today's employers are facing increasing pressures and challenges," said Kevin Cassidy, president, national accounts, HCSC. "With this acquisition, we're making it easier for employers of all sizes to have access to our expansive provider networks, our data-driven insights and coordinated approach to care that focuses on quality and value. This isn't a one-size-fits all world – and we recognize that Health Benefits can help give more customers access to our service strengths."
Trustmark, a leading national employee benefits provider, offers voluntary benefits, fitness management solutions and small-group health plan administration.
"With this transaction, I am confident that, with HCSC, Health Benefits and its associates will be well-positioned for future success," said Trustmark President and CEO, Kevin Slawin. "Trustmark will focus on markets where we can grow in the future, deliver differentiated capabilities for our clients and members and lead at a national level. In an evolving work environment, we will accelerate our efforts to become vastly more consequential in the markets we serve by helping employers offer benefits that build engaged, healthy teams."
Health Benefits will continue to support its existing employers and members with the same level of service following the acquisition.
"HCSC has been a highly valued customer for several years," said Nancy Eckrich, President, Trustmark Health Benefits. "We see this as a culmination of that relationship, and the entire Health Benefits team is looking forward to further expanding our reach to offer more employers flexible, customized benefit solutions, now backed by the resources and relationships of HCSC."
Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close later this year.
Barclays acted as exclusive financial advisor and Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal counsel to HCSC. Houlihan Lokey acted as exclusive financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel to Trustmark in connection with the transaction.
About Health Care Service Corporation
Health Care Service Corporation is the country's largest customer-owned health insurer, with nearly 17.5 million members in its health plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. A Mutual Legal Reserve Company, HCSC is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
About Trustmark Mutual Holding Company
Trustmark, through its operating divisions and subsidiaries, offers specialized expertise in voluntary benefits, self-funded health plan design and administration for smaller employers, and the delivery of wellness, fitness, recreation, and injury prevention and treatment programs. Visit us at https://trustmarkbenefits.com/
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "SuperLotto Plus" game were:
07-09-14-39-43, Mega Ball: 1
(seven, nine, fourteen, thirty-nine, forty-three; Mega Ball: one)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "SuperLotto Plus" game were:
07-09-14-39-43, Mega Ball: 1
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ: INVZ), a leading provider of high performance, solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software, today announced that it will release its earnings results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 before the market opens.
Innoviz will host a conference call and webinar on the same day at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (6:00 a.m. Pacific time) to discuss its operational and financial results followed by a question-and-answer session for the investment community. Operational and financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.
Investors are invited to attend by registering in advance here. All relevant information will be sent upon registration.
A replay of the webinar will also be available shortly after the call in the Investors section of Innoviz's website for 90 days.
About Innoviz Technologies
Innoviz is a global leader in LiDAR technology, working towards a future with safe autonomous vehicles on the world's roads. Innoviz's LiDAR and perception software "see" better than a human driver and reduce the possibility of error, meeting the automotive industry's strictest expectations for performance and safety. Operating across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, Innoviz has been selected by internationally recognized premium car brands for use in consumer vehicles as well as by other commercial and industrial leaders for a wide range of use cases. For more information, visit www.innoviz-tech.com
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CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) - Boys 2A Track State Semifinals kicked off Friday.
Local athletes were looking to have a chance to put their names in the history books. For full results click HERE.
State Finals for 1A and 2A will take place on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. | 2022-05-28T07:35:21+00:00 | wandtv.com | https://www.wandtv.com/sports/2a-boys-track-state-semis/article_baeef86a-de53-11ec-89ce-af88d4a2dd6c.html |
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. — A man who fell while hiking near a lake in Rocky Mountain National Park last week is recovering in the hospital from his injuries and hopes to meet the hikers who helped rescue him.
"I should have died," George Delgado said. "I feel incredibly blessed, honestly, because it could have been so much worse."
Before heading back down, Delgado said he and his friend took a dip in Chasm Lake last Thursday morning.
Delgado said the fall occurred shortly thereafter.
"I slipped on one of these rocks, and I remember falling on my butt, and I started to slide off the rock. There's nothing to really grab, and I just knew I was going to fall," Delgado said.
He remembers waking up surrounded by a group of hikers who came to his rescue.
"They had my wounds being covered and applying compression. I bled out through my hip. The bone was sticking out. The other two (hikers) had satellite phones," Delgado said.
Their efforts were even more surprising because Delgado and his friend had specifically picked that time of day to avoid the crowds.
"It's amazing because it was empty right before I fell," he said. "That would have been disastrous if I fell and nobody was around."
His mother, Carmen Delgado, is sure George's survival wasn't just pure luck. Instead, it may have very well been a miracle.
"I'm extremely thankful for all the people that gave their support to Georgie," she said. "I truly believe that it was my husband (who passed away several months ago) or many angels around him that cushioned his fall."
Doctors told Delgado he'll need about three months of rehab and physical therapy to recover from his injuries.
"It has me a little anxious and frustrated, but I have to remind myself that I'm blessed to be here," he said.
But Delgado knows it could've been a lot worse had those hikers not been there to help him.
"I want these people to know that I'm very thankful, and I'll forever thank them, and I feel very blessed," he said. "It's because of them that I'm alive today."
Delgado wants to connect with the hikers who rescued him so he can thank them for their efforts. If you know anyone involved in the rescue, contact Denver7's Pattrik Perez so he can connect you with Delgado and his family.
If you'd like to donate, Delgado's family has started a GoFundMe to help him with his medical expenses. | 2022-09-07T16:39:10+00:00 | krtv.com | https://www.krtv.com/news/national/man-who-survived-fall-wants-to-meet-hikers-who-rescued-him |
Updated Dec. 8, 10:40 p.m. ET
When LaTunja Caster started working at the Olin Corp. chemical plant outside of McIntosh, Alabama, she had no idea that asbestos was used in the production process. But when she became a union safety representative around 2007, she started to pay attention.
In certain parts of the plant, "you would see it all the time," she said. "You definitely breathed it in."
Six other people who worked in the plant, some with experiences as recent as this year, echoed her recollections about exposure to the potent mineral that has long been known to cause deadly cancers like mesothelioma and a chronic lung condition called asbestosis that can make it difficult to breathe.
Though designated asbestos workers were given protective gear and had special training, electricians, millwrights and general maintenance staff got no comparable protection even though they, too, were exposed, they told ProPublica. The same was true of some contract workers.
Carrie Jenkins, a longtime contract janitor, said she scraped dry asbestos off the locker room floor and threw away workers' protective suits, which were sometimes caked with the substance. She said she was offered no protective gear herself, and worked around asbestos even when she was pregnant. "They never told us how dangerous it was," she said.
Andy Lang, a contract pipe fitter, worked in the asbestos-ridden part of the plant without protective gear on and off from the late 1990s to 2019, he said. Asbestos would go "flying" and land everywhere; anyone who spent time there would have breathed it in, he said, including him. "Ain't no doubt in my mind," he told ProPublica.
Though he has not experienced lung problems, his sister did. A plant employee who worked a variety of jobs, Bertha Reed spent time in areas where workers handled asbestos, Lang said, retiring as a lab analyst.
She was diagnosed with lung cancer and died in 2017 at 64. An avid hunter and fisherwoman who loved to travel and shop, she left behind a husband, two children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Reed never smoked cigarettes, her brother said. He blames the chemicals she was exposed to at the plant. "There was nothing safe about it," he said.
For decades, workers were largely silent about the dangers they faced in asbestos-dependent chlorine plants like the one near McIntosh. But in the weeks since ProPublica revealed unsafe practices at a plant in Niagara Falls, New York, people who worked at other chlorine plants across the United States have voiced concerns about the way asbestos was handled at their facilities. One former engineer at a plant outside Las Vegas said the substance was difficult to control. Former lab analysts at a Texas plant said colleagues there raised issues about potential exposures with safety managers in 2018.
The workers are speaking up as the country's two main chlorine producers, Olin and OxyChem, battle to continue using asbestos at their plants, despite proposed bans on the substance put forward by the Environmental Protection Agency and members of Congress. The workers' accounts undermine the companies' long-standing contention that the substance is used safely and that workers are seldom exposed.
Olin did not return calls or emails from ProPublica. While CEO Scott Sutton told shareholders that the McIntosh plant recently stopped using asbestos, two of its other plants still use it, federal records show. OxyChem, which runs five asbestos-reliant plants, told ProPublica that it prioritizes worker safety and that its facilities are "operated under high standards and strict regulatory controls." It did not respond to specific concerns that former workers raised about its plants.
But Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, a Democrat from Oregon, said it was "deeply troubling that workers from multiple chlor-alkali facilities are now coming forward with stories of dangerous exposure to asbestos at their workplaces."
Said U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat: "It's more clear than ever [that] we can't just trust industry to self-regulate itself with something as dangerous as asbestos. While it breaks my heart to hear of more workers in more plants that lack adequate safety precautions, it adds momentum to our mission to ban all forms of asbestos."
Pressure washing asbestos off screens
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was once used widely in construction and industrial operations. In recent years, dozens of countries have deemed the mineral so dangerous that they've banned its use entirely. The United States doesn't allow asbestos mining, but it has no prohibition on importing asbestos. Olin and OxyChem are among the few companies that buy it from other countries and use it in domestic plants.
The material is a key part of the production process in the nation's oldest chlorine plants; it serves as a protective coating on large metal screens that sit inside tanks of corrosive chemicals. When a screen needs to be re-coated, workers pressure-wash the old asbestos off, then dip the screen into an asbestos slurry. They bake the new asbestos onto the screen before returning it to service.
In interviews, more than two dozen people who worked at asbestos-dependent plants across the country described the process as dirty and outdated. (Both Olin and OxyChem have newer plants that make chlorine without asbestos, but the companies have resisted updating all of their facilities, saying the upgrades are cost prohibitive and would not significantly improve worker health.)
Olin opened its plant near McIntosh, a small town about 40 miles north of Mobile, in the 1950s. The ground there is rich in salt, a key ingredient in chlorine manufacturing. The plant's early production process involved mercury, a toxic metal that went on to contaminate the groundwater, EPA records show. It started using asbestos in 1978.
The plant has a complicated relationship with the residents of McIntosh, many of whom are Black or Native American and whose families have lived there for generations. At least three times in the past three years, the plant has released chlorine into the atmosphere, government records show. Scores of residents are now suing Olin, alleging in court documents that the plant failed to warn them about the leaks and they suffered as a result. The company denies those claims, and the case is ongoing.
Still, Olin is a major employer in McIntosh and supports the local schools and community improvement association. The corporation's name and logo loom large around town, adorning even the local walking trail. Many residents are reluctant to criticize the company publicly.
Inside the plant, workers struggled to keep the asbestos contained, according to the seven people who worked there. They were told they could stay safe by keeping the material wet, preventing it from becoming airborne. But that was an impossible task, several of them told ProPublica.
A slight breeze would cause the asbestos to dry, said Chris Murphy, a former union president who worked in the maintenance department from 2009 until 2020. It wasn't unusual to find it settled on machines and caked onto the beams overhead, he said. "Any areas that didn't stay wet," he said, "you'd find it."
Asbestos was just one of many hazards at the plant; more immediately concerning was a possible explosion or hazardous gas leak. Still, the plant's safety managers discussed it regularly and scrubbed the asbestos area in preparation for regulator inspections, said Caster, the former union safety representative who worked at the plant until 2020.
For years, plant officials knew when to expect the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. In 2001, the plant won admission into OSHA's Star Program, which exempts facilities that commit to high safety standards from random, unannounced inspections. Instead, OSHA makes re-evaluation visits every three to five years. The McIntosh plant withdrew from the program in 2015, several months after a chlorine release sent an employee to the hospital and OSHA fined the company $8,500, government records show.
In a statement provided after this story was published, OSHA said it had inspected the plant seven times after its withdrawal from the program, mostly on account of chlorine exposures, and that its records did not indicate any problems with asbestos hazards.
"Although the procedures for on-site evaluations are designed to reveal possible safety and health management failures, OSHA cannot rule out breaches in health and safety management when we're not onsite," an agency spokesperson said.
Tracking asbestos into the lab on their boots
At OxyChem's chlorine plant outside of Corpus Christi, Texas, workers in the lab started asking questions of their own in 2018, multiple former employees told ProPublica. Among their other duties, the lab workers analyzed asbestos samples delivered to them by workers who handled the material. The lab employees feared the asbestos workers were inadvertently carrying the substance into the lab on their boots and protective suits, which they often wore around their waists.
People in the lab also worried that, once dry, tiny fibers from the samples could escape into the air. The lab employees did not have protective breathing devices known as respirators.
When one of them raised concerns, the plant's safety managers sampled the air quality and deemed it safe, the former employees said. But the results did little to convince some employees that there was no exposure risk.
Teresa Hunt was in charge of the asbestos training program and air-quality sampling at OxyChem's plant in Tacoma, Washington, from the 1990s until 2001 — just before it stopped making chlorine in 2002. (From 1997 to 2002, the facility was owned by Pioneer Companies, news clips show.) The plant tried to control the asbestos with special fans, Hunt said, but they weren't enough. "Most people of course they were exposed to it," she said. "The stuff was all around us."
The plant offered top-of-the-line respirators to workers, Hunt said, but few employees took the threat of asbestos exposure seriously. "As a teacher, I had trouble getting them to listen to me," she said, echoing the reality that the other threats at the plant felt more imminent.
Hunt said she has not seen a high incidence of cancers among former plant workers, many of whom are still in close contact. Lately, though, she has been trying to get her insurance to cover a lung X-ray to look for signs of asbestos-related damage. "My God, I worry about it," she said.
Controlling the asbestos was also a challenge at Olin's plant in Henderson, Nevada, said Dawn Henry, the plant's engineer from 2004 through 2010. Although the asbestos workers at the facility outside Las Vegas wore personal protective equipment during the most dangerous tasks and supervisors tried to enforce the safety standards, "you can only do so much," she said. "It is a messy job."
In the desert heat, Henry said, it was impossible to expect all the asbestos would stay wet. "It wasn't like it was in a clean room," she added. "It was in a room that was open to the atmosphere. The building was adjacent to the offices where the engineers worked. It was a one-minute walk away. The garage door was always open."
Olin, which acquired the Henderson plant from Pioneer in 2007, announced plans to stop making chlorine there in 2016. The facility now produces bleach and hydrochloric acid, according to the company's website.
The accounts from workers stand in sharp contrast to what Olin and OxyChem have put on the record about worker safety in their plants. For decades, they've said their workers are rarely exposed to asbestos. The argument has been key to their success in beating back previous bans proposed by the EPA and Congress.
"Everyone makes the argument that this is a problem of the past, we do things better now," said Columbia University historian David Rosner, who researches the harm done by industrial pollution. "This has been the historical argument, the legal argument and the way of putting off the inevitable, which is the need to ban this stuff."
The EPA recently used the companies' own exposure-monitoring data to help determine that workers at chlorine plants — including those who don't handle asbestos — were at an unreasonable risk of being hurt by it, using the finding as the basis for the agency's latest proposed ban.
Breathing troubles in a retired worker
And in October, ProPublica examined the conditions at the OxyChem plant in Niagara Falls. Former workers there said asbestos stuck to the ceiling and walls, contaminated their break room and drifted out of open doors and windows before the plant closed late last year.
After the story was published in collaboration with NPR, other former employees at the Niagara Falls plant said they, too, had been exposed to asbestos. Ronald Hulsizer Sr. repaired pumps and instruments in the building where the material was handled. There was asbestos dust everywhere, he said, adding that it sometimes blew into an adjacent building.
John Mountain said he worked around asbestos until he retired from the Niagara Falls plant in 2013. He now has trouble breathing, he said. His doctors have told him his lungs are seriously damaged. Mountain used to smoke cigarettes; people who work around asbestos and smoke face a much higher risk of asbestos-related disease than those who don't.
But he didn't know that when he was a young man. In fact, his bosses told him the opposite, he said. "They used to tell us if you smoked, the asbestos didn't bother us as bad," he said.
Mountain said he was recently back at the plant, doing contract work to help decommission it. There's still a lot of asbestos on the site, he told ProPublica. "They have to get rid of all of the cells," he said, referencing the large tanks where chlorine was made. "You can see [asbestos] on the outside of them."
In the month and a half since ProPublica's reporting was published, some advocates have called on the EPA to expedite its latest proposed ban, which will likely take several months to be finalized. Others have rallied behind an effort to pass a law banning asbestos, which would be more difficult for opponents to overturn in court than an EPA rule. Five House members have signed on to co-sponsor the bill in recent weeks.
It is unlikely that the bill will be considered during the current lame-duck session before the new Congress begins in January. But advocates plan to keep the pressure on, said Linda Reinstein, co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. Her group recently sent a letter to the EPA that cited ProPublica's work and urged the agency to dig deeper into the companies' ongoing use of asbestos.
"The brave workers who shared their stories prove yet again that there is no safe or controlled use of asbestos," she told ProPublica. "The scourge of asbestos death and disease will be with us for decades to come unless Congress acts now to ban this chemical once and for all."
Photography by Rich-Joseph Facun.
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Cincinnati Reds (2-8) vs. San Diego Padres (6-5)
San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nick Lodolo (0-1, 11.25 ERA, 2.50 WHIP, four strikeouts); Padres: Sean Manaea (1-1, 1.38 ERA, .54 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -171, Reds +148; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres begin a three-game series at home against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
San Diego went 79-83 overall and 45-36 in home games a season ago. The Padres pitching staff averaged 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.4 runs per game in the 2021 season.
Cincinnati has a 0-2 record in home games and a 2-8 record overall. The Reds are 0-2 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jurickson Profar leads San Diego with three home runs while slugging .567. Jorge Alfaro is 4-for-15 with a home run and an RBI over the last 10 games.
Tyler Stephenson leads Cincinnati with two home runs while slugging .481. Brandon Drury is 5-for-18 with two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .236 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Reds: 2-8, .180 batting average, 5.57 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
INJURIES: Padres: Wil Myers: day-to-day (thumb), Blake Snell: 10-Day IL (adductor), Austin Adams: 10-Day IL (forearm), Mike Clevinger: 10-Day IL (knee), Fernando Tatis Jr.: 60-Day IL (wrist), Michel Baez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adrian Morejon: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Pomeranz: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)
Reds: Daniel Duarte: 10-Day IL (elbow), Nick Senzel: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Jonathan India: day-to-day (hamstring), Luis Castillo: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Mike Minor: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Sims: 10-Day IL (elbow), Max Schrock: 60-Day IL (calf), Donovan Solano: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Dunn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tejay Antone: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)
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ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – There was a heavy police presence on Elmira’s southside Friday afternoon, with at least one person taken away in an ambulance and one other taken out in handcuffs.
The police activity was first reported around 3:00 p.m. on May 19, 2023 in the 200 block of West Chemung Place. According to a reporter on the scene, at least one person was taken away in an ambulance and another person was seen sitting on the porch covered in blood.
Around 3:50 p.m., police appeared to have arrested someone, walking him out of the house in handcuffs.
At least nine Elmira Police vehicles had blocked off the road, as well as investigators, and police set up a perimeter around the building. One officer was seen entering the house with a shield.
Details are extremely limited at this time. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. | 2023-05-19T21:14:28+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/crime/at-least-1-taken-away-in-ambulance-in-police-scene-on-elmiras-southside/ |
LONDON (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children start the academic year at a new school on Thursday after the family traded the bustle of central London for the slower pace of life outside the capital.
In preparation for the first day of classes, the palace released photos of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis visiting Lambrook School, near Windsor, during a welcome event for new pupils that took place before the start of the term.
Prince William and his wife, Kate, selected the outdoorsy prep school with its 52 acres (21 hectares) of grounds after they decided to move to Windsor, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from their old home at Kensington Palace in central London.
School fees will cost William and Kate in excess of 50,000 pounds ($57,400) a year.
The family is now based at Adelaide Cottage, a historic home near Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II has spent most of her time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The queen gave William and Kate permission to lease the four-bedroom house that was built for Queen Adelaide in 1831. | 2022-09-08T15:49:06+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-royal-children-start-new-academic-year-at-school-in-windsor/ |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mookie Betts stumbled rounding second base - a rare misstep for one of baseball's most all-around All-Stars — and braced his fall with his left hand. Betts popped up clutching his left arm as he bounced back to second.
His stinger temporarily gave the Dodgers quite a scare.
His right arm was at full strength and with one throw, he helped keep Los Angeles' wining streak alive.
Betts homered, doubled and singled, knocked in three runs, threw out the potential go-ahead run at the plate and sparked the Los Angeles Dodgers to their seventh straight win, 7-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
“That's why he's one of the best players in baseball,” manager Dave Roberts said. “What he did in the box, what he did in right field, he's just playing elite baseball right now. We need every bit of it.”
Betts, the five-time All-Star and 2018 AL MVP, about did it all with his arm and at the plate to help the Dodgers rally from a 4-1 hole. He also drew a walk.
Betts has reached base in 20 of 21 games, batting .333 (29 for 87) with seven doubles, seven homers, 18 RBIs, 22 runs and a 1.041 OPS in that stretch.
“Once I kind of changed my mind just to enjoy the process in working each and every day, let the game be the game, it's kind of come out being pretty good,” Betts said.
Gavin Lux lined the go-ahead single to right over a drawn-in infield in the eighth inning for a 5-4 lead. Cody Bellinger scored on Searanthony Dominguez’s wild pitch to make it 6-4.
José Alvarado (0-1) allowed two hits to open the eighth and took the loss. Daniel Hudson (2-3) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless inning of relief and earned the win. Craig Kimbrel, the last of eight Dodgers pitchers, worked a scoreless ninth for his ninth save.
Austin Barnes hit his fourth homer of the year in the ninth for a 7-4 lead.
Betts preserved a tie game for the Dodgers in the seventh after the Phillies loaded the bases with one out. Hudson retired Alec Bohm on a low liner to right and Betts’ one-hop throw easily beat a sliding Odubel Herrera at the plate for the double play. What made the inning-ending out more painful for the Phillies, had Herrera stayed at third, Bryce Harper would have hit with the bases loaded.
“I figured he was going to take a chance,” Betts said. “I was just ready for it.”
Phillies manager Joe Girardi said he was “OK” with third base coach Dusty Wathan sending Herrera home.
“That’s a good outfielder. He made a really good throw,” Girardi said.
Betts has three outfield assists in 37 games this season after totaling only two from 2020-2021 in 168 outfield games.
Harper went 1 for 4 as the designated hitter in his first game in a week. The 2021 NL MVP was one of the hottest hitters in baseball before he was forced out of the lineup. He won NL player of the week honors for batting .609 (14 for 23) with three homers, six doubles, eight RBIs and a 1.904 OPS in six games, three of them at Dodger Stadium.
Harper had a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow and the lingering soreness kept him out of five straight games.
The Phillies bats had been slumbering, with just four runs scored and three losses over the first four games of the homestand without Harper. Perhaps buoyed by Harper’s return, the Phillies scored four runs through four innings in a bullpen game for the Dodgers.
Leading 1-0 in the second, Bohm hit a two-run homer, his third of the season, off Mitch White for a 3-1 lead.
Kyle Schwarber, batting only .199 entering the game, hit a solo shot in the fourth for a 4-1 lead. Schwarber’s homer tied him for first in the National League with 10. It was only his second at home and first since opening day.
Aaron Nola couldn’t hold the lead and still has not won since opening day.
Betts was Nola’s nemesis in this one. Betts crushed his ninth homer of the season into the left field seats in the third and tied the game 1-all. One Phillies fan unimpressed by the souvenir chucked the ball back onto the field.
Betts added a two-run double in the fifth that pulled the Dodgers to 4-3 but he took a hard stumble as he rounded second base trying for a triple. Betts made it back to the bag and a trainer and Roberts checked on their star slugger. Betts said he was fine and stayed in the game.
“Yeah, that was scary,” Roberts said.
Betts said his shoulder went numb for a moment until it came back to life.
Good news for the Dodgers.
“That’s a great player having a great night. The thing about Mookie is, there’s nothing he can’t do," Girardi said.
Nola, who struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings, gave up the lead in the sixth on Will Smith’s fourth homer of the year that made it 4-4.
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The Phillies send RHP Zach Eflin (1-3, 3.90 ERA) to the mound against Dodgers RHP Tony Gonsolin (4-0, 1.64).
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California has passed the nation’s strictest law against plastic pollution. The state says two-thirds of all plastic packaging must be recyclable or compostable within the next decade.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Michael Regan, senior editor for Bloomberg.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Border residents are no strangers to candidates for public office using our communities as political pawns. People who don’t understand our border communities, especially those who do not live in our border communities or who have not visited our border too often exploit fear-mongering narratives for the sole purpose of riling up their base without actual substantive policy solutions. Sadly, even candidates from New Mexico fall into this trap.
The reality is most statewide elected officials are not from our New Mexico border community and often have a difficult time understanding the complexities we face. It has been my experience that policymakers who do have a desire to understand our communities will advocate for policy decisions only after having consulted with those of us who call the borderlands home. I call on our current candidates to have the courage to do just that.
Mark Ronchetti, a Republican candidate for New Mexico governor, has unfortunately fallen into the trap of making desperate attempts to light a spark and resorting to proudly disseminating the same tired narratives about our border communities. His April 10 op-ed in the Albuquerque Journal provides no new ideas on how to better and more effectively govern border communities. Furthermore, it is very evident he is simply not the kind of leader we need in these trying times.
Upholding myths that border enforcement is the No. 1 priority for New Mexico and for border counties, upholding Trumpian falsehoods for political gain, Ronchetti fails to recognize and address the real challenges at hand. Families reeling from uncertain financial and health consequences of the pandemic, one of the worst housing crises we’ve seen in decades, and the rise in poverty and the incredible cost in consequences it will lead to. Whether it is a lack of substantive resources for mental health and substance recovery providers or climate change devastating rural communities across the state with rising heat, droughts and floods, Ronchetti is clearly out of touch in perpetuating falsehoods for political gain.
Border communities reject his analysis and instead invite him to learn from those of us who actually live and breathe the border. I personally urge Ronchetti and any other candidate, for that matter who wishes to understand what it is like to live in the borderlands to visit with the people closest to these issues – organizations like NM CAFe, El Calvario, the ACLU, Catholic Charities and the N.M. Dream Team, all whom for decades have been working on immigrant and border rights issues. Consider speaking with the mayor of Sunland Park, the Las Cruces City Council, or any of the institutions that responded to the humanitarian crisis in 2019 and did so with courage, investments in resources and outright compassion. We have a deep and intimate understanding of our border communities, and it is time we lead and tell our own stories.
Johana Bencomo is a longtime Las Cruces resident and immigration and border advocate. She currently sits on the Las Cruces City Council representing District 4. | 2022-06-26T12:08:35+00:00 | abqjournal.com | https://www.abqjournal.com/2511135/fearmongering-narratives-on-the-border-situation-show-ignorance.html |
Starling Marte underwent surgery in Philadelphia earlier this week to repair a damaged core muscle, the Mets announced on Thursday. The outfielder sustained the injury in the second half of the season and is expected to rehab for eight weeks. The procedure, which was performed Tuesday, went well and Marte is expected to be ready for spring training with no limitations.
In his first year of a four-year contract, Marte was one of the key cogs for the Mets’ offense. He slashed .292/.347/.468 with an .814 OPS and 16 home runs. The 33-year-old was named to the NL All-Star team for the second time in his career.
Marte was also a solid defender in right field, despite having never played that particular corner spot regularly last season.
Marte also suffered a broken middle finger late in the season and the Mets’ offense was never the same. The offense lacked some power as a whole and Marte’s knack for timely hits was missed as the team hit the skids in August and September, failing to secure first place in the division and losing the NL East title in the final days of the regular season.
He returned in the playoffs and went 2-for-12 with two stolen bases.
Marte is the second player from the club to undergo postseason surgery, as catcher Francisco Alvarez had an ankle operation last month.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport announced Wednesday that the WNBA received an A for its overall racial and gender practices for 2022. That includes an A+ for racial hiring and an A for gender hiring, according to the annual report.
Richard Lapchick, the director of the institute and primary author of the annual report, said the WNBA continues to lead the way with inclusive racial and gender hiring practices across all professional leagues. The report marked the 18th consecutive year the WNBA has received at least an A for its overall race, gender and combined grades.
“That’s pretty amazing,” Lapchick told The Associated Press. “It’s a great model for other sports leagues. … It shows a commitment from the top, from the commissioner on down. And it comes at time when Brittney Griner has returned home.”
The WNBA earned an A+ racial score in the following categories: players, head coaches, assistant coaches, WNBA league office, and professional team staff, according the report. The lowest grade for racial hiring practices was for team presidents, where it received a C-.
The WNBA received an A+ for gender hiring in seven categories: head coaches, assistant coaches, WNBA league office, team presidents, team vice presidents and above, team managers to senior directors, and professional team staff. Their lowest grades were B’s in the team owners and general managers categories.
The institute also evaluates the racial and gender hiring practices of four men’s professional leagues: the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer, along with the WNBA.
The only men’s league close in comparison to the WNBA was the NBA, which earned an A this year for racial hiring practices.
The WNBA received the greatest number of A’s with 14 compared to the men’s professional leagues, and the least number of grades below an A with five.
Among the improvements this year include the percentage of women head coaches, which increased by 16.6 percentage points to 58.3% in 2022. That marked the first time since 2010 that women filled more than half of the league’s head coaching positions.
Six of the league’s 12 coaches are Black.
The number of women holding league office positions increased from 65.4% to 69.4%. The number of women in league office as managers to senior directors and professional staff roles all increased from last year, too.
Currently, 75% of the team president positions in the WNBA are held by women.
“That is impressive and augurs well for the future,” Laphick said.
The percentage of Black people in positions of vice president and above increased by 5.2 percentage points to 22.4% in 2022.
The institute publishes the racial and gender report card to indicate areas of improvement, stagnation, and regression in the composition of professional and college sports’ personnel and to contribute to the improvement of integration in front office and college athletics department positions.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP)Atin Wright scored 31 points as CSU Northridge beat San Diego 83-78 on Thursday night.
Wright added six rebounds for the Matadors (3-8). Fidelis Okereke scored 14 points and added eight rebounds. De’Sean Allen-Eikens was 4 of 11 shooting and 4 of 8 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding eight rebounds and three steals.
Seikou Sisoho Jawara finished with 25 points and four steals for the Toreros (7-7). San Diego also got 22 points and seven rebounds from Marcellus Earlington. In addition, Eric Williams Jr. had 15 points, nine rebounds and two steals.
Wright scored 14 points in the first half and CSU Northridge went into the break trailing 33-32. Wright scored 17 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead CSU Northridge to a five-point victory.
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With the new bipartisan defense bill working its way through Congress, the military is one step closer to historic changes that will impact how its sexual assault cases are prosecuted.
The move comes after an effort led by New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for nearly the last decade to force such cases and other serious crimes such as murder and domestic violence out of the chain of command and under the purview of trained prosecutors.
Sexual assault cases in the military have been plagued with concerns from victims who fear coming forward to see prosecutions led by their own commander. Overall, a very low share of such cases go to trial or see convictions.
"This is a historic milestone in our efforts to reform and professionalize the military justice system," Gillibrand told reporters on Wednesday. "And while it will take time to see the results of these changes, it is still important for us to celebrate this victory and continue our fight."
The provision is part of this year's National Defense Authorization Act or NDAA, the annual bill that has drawn bipartisan congressional approval for more than 60 years. It could pass on the House floor this week, followed by Senate action next week, which could send the bill to President Biden's desk.
Defense bill will introduce other changes
This year's NDAA also includes the repeal of a mandate requiring all servicemembers to be vaccinated for COVID-19. With the vast majority of the military already vaccinated, Democrats said they reluctantly agreed to the move in a compromise with Republicans.
"We believe it is a mistake," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, stopping short of saying Biden would veto the bill as a result.
The measure also directs a 4.6% pay raise for servicemembers.
A senior Democratic aide touted the new changes in the plan, saying it strengthened the fight against sexual harassment in the military by requiring independently-trained investigators to probe such concerns and place it under the jurisdiction of a so-called Office of Special Trial Counsel.
Outgoing California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier led the fight focused on addressing sexual harassment since the murder of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who faced such concerns while she was based in Fort Hood, Texas.
The brutal murder of SPC Vanessa Guillen made it crystal clear: Sexual harassment begets sexual assault & other horrific crimes. Last year’s NDAA made historic progress, yet failed to remove sexual harassment from the chain of command.
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) December 7, 2022
Gillibrand told reporters she hopes the new Office of Special Trial Counsel will be implemented successfully in the coming years, allowing an expansion of serious crimes that will come under their jurisdiction.
Gillibrand has pushed for the plan since 2013, calling attention to commanders handling cases with little to no legal training.
"My hope is that if we can see if this works over the next five years, we can add the other serious crimes," she said.
"A system of justice that is worthy of their sacrifice"
For years, Gillibrand's legislation was met with opposition from the Defense Department, some Republicans and even Democrats. Last year, she saw a major breakthrough, partnering with Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, a combat veteran to pick enough bipartisan support to approve the plan in the Senate.
However, not everyone was on board. Gillibrand and Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Jack Reed, who chairs the Senate Armed Services panel, openly sparred over several Senate floor sessions last year.
Last year's effort did lead to some changes that allowed some military court-related decisions to move from the chain of command over to a trained prosecutor. However, some were not, including the ordering of depositions or hiring of expert witnesses, which would still involve a commander.
Now, that's under the Office of Special Trial Counsel, Gillibrand says. She said it marks a sea change that could help better protect servicemembers.
"They now have a system of justice that is worthy of their sacrifice," Gillibrand said. "We now have a system of justice that is independent, that is transparent and accountable, that will hopefully reduce or be free of bias."
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CA Sacramento CA Zone Forecast for Sunday, November 20, 2022
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Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Monday.
CAZ013-210900-
Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County-
Including the city of Shasta Dam
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 46 to 61 higher elevations...57 to
65 lower elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 27 to 42 higher elevations...34 to
46 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs 48 to 63 higher elevations...59 to 67 lower
elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 29 to 44 higher elevations...36 to
48 lower elevations. Prevailing north winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs 49 to 64 higher elevations...60 to 68 lower
elevations. Prevailing northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 31 to 46.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 54 to 69.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows
33 to 48. Highs 56 to 71.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 52 to 67. Lows
32 to 47.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs
48 to 63.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SHASTA DAM 63 43 65 / 0 0 0
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CAZ014-210900-
Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County-
Including the city of Burney
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs 44 to 52. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 30. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 46 to
53. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 19 to 34. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs 48 to 56. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 22 to 33.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 49 to 59.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows
23 to 37. Highs 51 to 61.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 50 to 60. Lows
24 to 37.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 46 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BURNEY 51 18 52 / 0 0 0
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CAZ015-210900-
Northern Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Redding and Red Bluff
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 63. North winds up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 44. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
around 64. North winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 45. North winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 65. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 38 to 48.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 71.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 49.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 49.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 67. Lows
39 to 49.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs
around 64.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
REDDING 64 33 65 / 0 0 0
RED BLUFF 64 37 65 / 0 0 0
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CAZ016-210900-
Central Sacramento Valley-
Including the cities of Chico, Oroville, and Marysville/Yuba City
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs
59 to 65. North winds up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows
32 to 42. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs
60 to 66. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 43. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs
61 to 67. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 46.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 73.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 47.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Sunny. Highs 65 to 71.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 47.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 63 to 69. Lows
37 to 47.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 65.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CHICO 64 37 64 / 0 0 0
OROVILLE 62 36 62 / 0 0 0
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY 62 31 62 / 0 0 0
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CAZ017-210900-
Southern Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Sacramento
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Widespread frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around 62.
North winds up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows
31 to 41. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 62. North winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 43. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around 63.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 45.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 63 to 69.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 46.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Sunny. Highs around 67.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 47.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 66.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38 to 47. Highs
around 64.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SACRAMENTO 63 36 62 / 0 0 0
SAC EXEC AIRPORT 63 33 63 / 0 0 0
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CAZ018-210900-
Carquinez Strait and Delta-
Including the city of Fairfield/Suisun
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around 63.
Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 32 to 41. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs
60 to 66. North winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 42. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs 61 to 67.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 44.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 62 to 68.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THANKSGIVING DAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 44.
Highs 63 to 69.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 45.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 62 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 45. Highs
61 to 67.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
FAIRFIELD/SUISUN 66 32 67 / 0 0 0
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CAZ019-210900-
Northern San Joaquin Valley-
Including the cities of Stockton and Modesto
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs 59 to 65.
Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 43. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 61. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 44. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around 62.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 46.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 63.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 38 to 48.
Highs around 66.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 61 to 69. Lows
39 to 49.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
STOCKTON 62 36 62 / 0 0 0
MODESTO 62 36 61 / 0 0 0
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CAZ063-210900-
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-
Including the city of Alder Springs
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 44 to 58 higher elevations...57 to
63 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph in
the morning becoming light.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 48. Prevailing northwest
winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs 47 to 61 higher elevations...60 to 66 lower
elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph in the
morning becoming light.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 38 to 50. Prevailing northwest winds
up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 48 to 62 higher elevations...60 to
66 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 38 to 52.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs 55 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 54.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Sunny. Highs 55 to 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 53.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 51 to 66. Lows
38 to 53.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs
47 to 62.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
ALDER SPRINGS 50 40 53 / 0 0 0
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CAZ066-210900-
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley-
Including the city of Paradise
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 54 to 64. Prevailing northeast winds
up to 10 mph in the morning becoming light.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 46. Prevailing northeast
winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 55 to
65. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 37 to 48. Prevailing northeast winds
up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 57 to 65. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 39 to 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 60 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 52.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 52.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 58 to 68. Lows
39 to 52.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Highs
54 to 64.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
PARADISE 59 44 59 / 0 0 0
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CAZ067-210900-
Motherlode-
Including the cities of Grass Valley and Jackson
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 65. Prevailing east winds up to
10 mph in the morning becoming light.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 36 to 44. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 64. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 45. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 65. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 38 to 46.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 59 to 67.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 41 to 49.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Sunny. Highs 63 to 71.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 50.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 62 to 70. Lows
41 to 50.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 58 to 66.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
GRASS VALLEY 59 36 60 / 0 0 0
JACKSON 61 41 60 / 0 0 0
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CAZ068-210900-
Western Plumas County/Lassen Park-
Including the cities of Chester and Quincy
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 37 to 51 higher elevations...42 to
56 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph in the
morning becoming light.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 22 to 37. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 42 to 57. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 40. Prevailing northeast
winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 44 to 59. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 27 to 42.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 43.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Sunny. Highs 46 to 61.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 44.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 46 to 61. Lows
28 to 43.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 42 to 57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
QUINCY 51 17 52 / 0 0 0
CHESTER 48 18 50 / 0 0 0
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CAZ069-210900-
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
Including the city of Blue Canyon
1155 PM PST Sun Nov 20 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 39 to 54 higher elevations...52 to 62 lower
elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph in the morning
becoming light.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 20 to 35 higher elevations...31 to
44 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 40 to 55 higher elevations...53 to
63 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph in the
morning becoming light.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 23 to 38 higher elevations...
33 to 46 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 42 to 57 higher elevations...54 to
64 lower elevations. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 27 to 42.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 48 to 63.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 44.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...Sunny. Highs 50 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 46.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 49 to 64. Lows
31 to 46.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
BLUE CANYON 51 38 53 / 0 0 0
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Search and rescue teams are spread across Turkey and Syria on Tuesday, racing to find survivors from the massive earthquake and multiple aftershocks. Thousands of buildings have been leveled and the confirmed death toll soaring past 5,000 people.
Visit this story for the latest developments.
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Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, close to the quake's epicenter, on Tuesday.
Smoke billows from the Iskenderun Port as rescue workers search the site of a collapsed building in Iskenderun, Turkey on Tuesday. The quakes caused widespread destruction in southern Turkey and northern Syria and were felt in nearby countries.
A woman waits for news of her loved ones who are believed to be trapped under collapsed building in Iskenderun, Turkey on Tuesday.
Syrian women recite prayers at an emergency shelter in the center of the city of Maarat Misrin, Syria, in the rebel-held northern part of the northwestern Idlib province one day after a deadly earthquake hit Syria and Turkey, on Tuesday.
Two men watch from the top floor of a damaged building as rescue teams search for victims and survivors stuck under the rubble in the government-held northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday, following a deadly earthquake that hit the region the previous day.
People search the rubble of a house in which one entire family except a newborn baby was killed, in the town of Jandaris, in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, Syria following a deadly earthquake on Tuesday.
People gather at a convent to spend the night as they fear more tremors following a deadly earthquake on Monday, in Aleppo, Syria.
People take rest next to bonfire in the rubble in Hatay, Turkey after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast on Monday.
A man looks at rescue personnel searching for victims and survivors through the rubble of buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast. | 2023-02-07T14:06:52+00:00 | delawarepublic.org | https://www.delawarepublic.org/npr-headlines/2023-02-07/photos-searches-continue-after-deadly-quake-in-turkey-and-syria |
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Decatur police released the name of a suspect arrested in connection to a weekend double shooting.
According to a sworn affidavit, surveillance video showed an SUV parking in front of the front door of 22nd Street Discount Liquor, located at 1325 N. 22nd St., during the early morning hours of Sunday. Police said a man is seen exiting the vehicle and approaching people near a table to the south of the front door. An argument seemed to happen before the man entered the SUV and started pulling off the parking lot.
The video showed multiple people then showing guns. The suspect, identified as 40-year-old WS Ford, is shown firing at least two rounds in a southern direction toward where the SUV fled, police said. Multiple people fired gunshots, according to a witness.
The witness described hearing a person on the lot reference the "Moes," also known as the South Side Gang. Police said this Decatur gang is involved in an ongoing feud with the East Side Gang in the city.
In the shooting, a male victim suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound to the chest. A female victim had a gunshot wound to the face. Police said the female victim was getting into a vehicle in the southern part of the parking lot, while the male was in the parking lot near the front door of the Discount Liquor business.
Ford is currently on parole for a 2018 case involving a charge of manufacture/delivery of cocaine in Macon County. He has multiple other felony convictions on his record.
Ford was arrested after arriving at Decatur Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. Police said he admitted to being on the lot at the time of the shooting and told officers he returned fire when he heard gunshots as the SUV was leaving.
His bond is set at $1 million in Macon County. In reference to the shooting case, the affidavit shows he faces charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm and possession of a weapon by a felon.
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ST. PETERSURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor vowed Sunday to fight his suspension from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis over his promise not to enforce the state’s 15-week abortion ban and support for gender transition treatments for minors.
Andrew Warren, a Democrat suspended last week from his twice-elected post as state attorney in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, said in a Facebook video message and news release Sunday he plans a “vigorous defense” by his legal team but did not give specifics.
“I’m not going down without a fight,” Warren said on the video. “I refuse to let this man trample on your freedoms to speak your mind, to make your own health care decisions, and to have your vote count.”
Warren was suspended Thursday by DeSantis, a Republican seeking re-election in November and potential 2024 presidential candidate, who cited neglect of duty and other alleged violations. The governor contended that’s because Warren signed statements with dozens of other prosecutors nationwide vowing not to pursue criminal cases against people who seek or provide abortions or gender transition treatments.
Warren contended Sunday the governor was essentially seeking to nullify the will of voters in the Tampa area who elected him in 2016 and 2020.
“I was elected because the people of this county share my vision for criminal justice, trust my judgment, and have seen your success,” Warren said in the video. “I swore to uphold the Constitution, and that’s exactly what I’ve done. DeSantis is trying to take away my job for doing my job.”
Under Florida law, the Republican-controlled state Senate has authority to reinstate Warren or uphold his removal from office. Warren could also take his case to court.
The governor’s office did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment Sunday. DeSantis said Thursday, however, that Warren was acting “above the law” and “displaying a lack of competence to be able to perform” the duties of his office.
“I don’t think the people of Hillsborough County want to have an agenda that is basically woke, where you’re deciding that your view of social justice means certain laws shouldn’t be enforced,” said the governor.
Florida’s new abortion restriction became effective July 1 and remains under court challenge by abortion providers and allies. It prohibits abortions after 15 weeks, with exceptions if the procedure is necessary to save the pregnant woman’s life, prevent serious injury or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality. It does not allow exemptions in cases where pregnancies were caused by rape, incest or human trafficking.
Violators could face up to five years in prison. Physicians and other medical professionals could lose their licenses and face administrative fines of $10,000 for each violation.
Florida has not enacted laws criminalizing gender transition treatments for minors.
DeSantis appointed Hillsborough County Judge Susan Lopez to serve in Warren’s place during his suspension. | 2022-08-07T23:12:41+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/political-news/ap-politics/florida-prosecutor-vows-to-fight-gov-desantis-suspension/ |
Leody Taveras Player Prop Bets: Rangers vs. Tigers - May 29
Published: May. 29, 2023 at 4:24 AM CDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago
Leody Taveras -- with a slugging percentage of .486 in his past 10 games, including three extra-base hits -- will be in action for the Texas Rangers versus the Detroit Tigers, with Matthew Boyd on the mound, on May 29 at 1:10 PM ET.
In his last game he had a hitless showing (0-for-3) against the Orioles.
Leody Taveras Game Info & Props vs. the Tigers
- Game Day: Monday, May 29, 2023
- Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Comerica Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Tigers Starter: Matthew Boyd
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +800)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +220)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +145)
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Leody Taveras At The Plate
- Taveras is hitting .309 with nine doubles, a triple, two home runs and 13 walks.
- In 66.7% of his 39 games this season, Taveras has picked up at least one hit. He's also had 11 multi-hit games.
- He has homered in two of 39 games played this year, and in 1.3% of his plate appearances.
- In 28.2% of his games this season, Taveras has had at least one RBI. He's picked up more than one in 12.8% and driven in three or more of his team's runs in three contests.
- He has scored in 18 games this season (46.2%), including multiple runs in five games.
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Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Tigers pitching staff ranks 26th in the league with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Tigers' 4.43 team ERA ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Tigers rank 22nd in baseball in home runs allowed (66 total, 1.3 per game).
- Boyd makes the start for the Tigers, his 10th of the season. He is 3-3 with a 5.74 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals, when he went 4 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
- In nine games this season, the 32-year-old has an ERA of 5.74, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .251 against him.
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First it was Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Then came Kevin Durant to Phoenix.
The breakup in Brooklyn is rebuilding some contenders in the West.
Trade deadline day in the NBA on Thursday featured plenty of moves, with the Suns making the biggest as they chase the first championship in franchise history.
They acquired Durant by sending Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, first-round picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029, and a first-round pick swap in 2028 to the Nets, who also sent T.J. Warren back to his original team in Phoenix.
New Suns owner Mat Ishbia called it a “transformative day” for the team.
“Not only is Kevin one of the greatest and most accomplished players in the history of the sport, but his character also embodies the world-class commitment to excellence we are instilling across every facet of this organization,” Ishbia said in a statement.
Jae Crowder, who didn’t play this season in Phoenix, was moved to Milwaukee in the four-team trade. The Bucks sent Jordan Nwora, George Hill, Serge Ibaka and three future second-round picks to the Indiana Pacers.
Bridges, Johnson and Crowder helped the Suns reach the NBA Finals in 2021, and a return trip looks possible with Durant in their lineup.
“It’s a close group,” coach Monty Williams said. “You can imagine that’s a tough blow to the group for the human side of it, but also exciting about what could be.”
A day earlier, the Lakers agreed to send Russell Westbrook to Utah as part of a three-way deal including Minnesota that brought D’Angelo Russell back to Los Angeles.
“Just like that it’s a war in the West!” Sacramento Kings guard Terence Davis II tweeted.
Trying to stay in it, defending champion Golden State reacquired Gary Payton II but dealt 2020 No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman in a four-team trade with Detroit, Portland and Atlanta.
The Lakers stayed busy up until the deadline with a couple more moves as they try to build a contender around NBA career scoring leader LeBron James. They added another big man in Mo Bamba from the Orlando Magic for Patrick Beverley, a second-round pick and cash considerations. The Magic said they would not require Beverley to report to the team.
The deadline was 3 p.m. EST, though most of the deals weren’t approved by the league office until much later as teams swapped not only players, but plenty of draft picks.
“I’ll show you how wrong I was,” said Cleveland president of basketball operations Koby Altman, whose team was one of few that made zero moves. “I thought it was going to be a quiet, quiet deadline. But this is the NBA, and the NBA never stops.”
Phoenix could end up being more powerful than last season’s squad, which won an NBA-best 64 games, then flamed out with a second-round loss to Dallas. The Suns just got Devin Booker back from a groin injury that had sidelined him since Christmas and soon will add Durant to the lineup when he recovers from a sprained knee ligament. That’s on top of Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton.
In another move, the Suns dealt Dario Saric, a 2029 second-round pick and cash to Oklahoma City for forward Darius Bazley.
The Mavericks also may be stronger after acquiring Irving to pair with Luka Doncic. Irving asked out of Brooklyn last week, frustrated by his negotiations for a contract extension, and he was headed West a few days later.
Then it was Durant, who had gone to Brooklyn with Irving in 2019.
“I just love the competition now that we can be in the same conference,” Irving said.
The Lakers are still hoping they can make some noise. They acquired Russell — who began his career with the franchise — from Minnesota, and guard Malik Beasley and forward Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz. The deal sent Westbrook to Utah after the 2017 NBA MVP never thrived alongside James and Anthony Davis.
Minnesota got Mike Conley and Nickeil Alexander-Walker from Utah, along with three second-round picks.
The Lakers made yet another move, sending center Thomas Bryant to Denver and getting back Davon Reed and a second-round pick from the Nuggets. Bryant, who started 25 games and is averaging 12.1 points, could be a good backup to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.
The other team in Los Angeles was also busy. The Clippers reacquired Eric Gordon, who began his career with them in 2008, from Houston and landed Bones Hyland from Denver for two second-round picks as the third team in the swap with the Lakers and Nuggets.
The Clippers, who traded Luke Kennard to Memphis and John Wall back to Houston, also acquired center Mason Plumlee from Charlotte for point guard Reggie Jackson and a 2028 second-round draft pick in another deal.
San Antonio traded center Jakob Poeltl back to the Toronto Raptors for Khem Birch plus a first-round pick in the 2024 draft and a pair of second-round selections. Poeltl was one of the most-wanted centers on the market. He’s averaged 12.1 points and a team-high 9.0 rebounds for the Spurs, who acquired Poeltl from the Raptors as part of the Kawhi Leonard-DeMar DeRozan trade in 2018.
The Philadelphia 76ers acquired forward Jalen McDaniels from Charlotte and sent forward Matisse Thybulle to Portland as part of a multi-team trade that also involves multiple draft picks.
Thybulle twice made the NBA All-Defensive second team but he has averaged just 4.4 points over four seasons with the Sixers. The 25-year-old McDaniels is averaging a career-best 10.6 points for the Hornets in his fourth season.
It was the second move in two days for the Blazers, who sent Josh Hart to the New York Knicks on Wednesday for Cam Reddish and a protected first-round draft pick.
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AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds and AP Sports Writers Dan Gelston in Philadelphia, Beth Harris in Los Angeles, Charles Odum in Atlanta, Steve Reed in Charlotte, N.C., and Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.
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Gooten has been selected to join the Shopify Plus Certified App Program under the print-on-demand category. Gooten's contributions to the program will empower enterprise merchants in the eCommerce community to grow sales with no risk by tapping into unique technology capabilities and an exclusive on-demand manufacturing network.
NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gooten enables merchants to sell more with no risk by fulfilling orders on-demand. Retailers, global brands, and creators work with Gooten to sell on-trend products that are made to order without the need to invest in or hold any inventory.
The Shopify Plus Certified App Program welcomes the most advanced apps that have been rigorously vetted for quality and performance. The Gooten team is excited to join the program as one of three print on-demand companies leading the industry by storm and selected for their robust set of capabilities that can deliver services to the largest brands in eCommerce.
"The Shopify Plus Certified App program is designed to meet the advanced requirements of the world's fastest growing brands," said Mark Bergen, VP of Revenue. "We're happy to welcome Gooten to the program, bringing their insight and experience in Product Sourcing to the Plus merchant community." Mark Bergen, VP Revenue.
"Gooten enables merchants to eliminate the classic trade-off between growth and risk by offering an infinite aisle of products to customers; all made on-demand. The unique capabilities Gooten brings are particularly important for enterprise brands who must meet the ever-changing needs of global and diverse customers, all while protecting their cost and risk positions in today's growth environment," said Maddy Alcala, President of Gooten. "Our global network of carefully curated manufacturers, paired with our powerful technology, provides brands with the tools they need to sell high-quality products, made on-demand and sustainably, all while eliminating the financial risk of holding inventory. Gooten's selection into the Shopify Plus Certified App program reinforces the unwavering efforts our team puts into creating a powerful solution for merchants and their customers. Gooten is excited to continue leading this industry transformation to a smarter form of production, guided by our technology innovation that will allow Shopify Plus merchants and the overall eCommerce community to scale and grow in groundbreaking ways."
Gooten Inc. is a technology and fulfillment company servicing established brands that are looking to optimize and/or supplement their eCommerce business with a print-on-demand manufacturing model. It combines proprietary technology and operational expertise with a global network of 30+ best-in-class manufacturing partners. This automated infrastructure allows Gooten to fulfill orders more efficiently, sustainably, and at a competitive price. Gooten's scaled production makes it possible for eCommerce businesses, retailers and global merchandising companies to sell high-quality products without holding physical inventory and with minimal risk. Founded in 2015, Gooten is a globally distributed company with teams across North America, Europe and South America.
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- Idaho Power to purchase power through 20-year agreement
- Company awards $15,000 grant to support the Shoshone Basin Rangeland Fire Protection Association
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), today announced it has placed into commercial operation the 120-megawatt (MW) Jackpot Solar project in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
This is the organization's first utility-scale renewable energy project in the state and is the largest solar facility in operation in Idaho. It will provide energy to Idaho Power through a 20-year power purchase agreement. At 120 megawatts of capacity, the plant will generate enough electricity annually to serve the energy needs of roughly 24,000 homes.
"Entering the Idaho solar market with such a major renewable project is very exciting for Duke Energy," said Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions. "Jackpot Solar will help strengthen the energy diversity in the state, and bring additional economic benefits to the state and Twin Falls County, while also supporting Idaho Power's clean energy goals."
Jackpot Solar will move Idaho Power toward its Clean Today, Cleaner Tomorrow target of providing 100% clean energy by 2045.
"This project continues our commitment to clean energy while also helping us address the rapidly growing need for new resources to ensure we can provide reliable, affordable electricity to our customers," said Idaho Power senior vice president and COO Adam Richins.
SOLV Energy completed the engineering and construction of the project, which is located on 952 rural acres south of the city of Twin Falls. Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions will own and operate the project.
The project employed about 200 workers at peak construction. Along with indirect economic benefits that accompany solar project development, such as increased local spending in the service and construction industries, the Jackpot Solar facility will also have a positive economic impact on the local community by providing significant tax revenues for the Filer Consolidated School District.
Additionally, the Duke Energy Foundation awarded a $15,000 grant to the Shoshone Basin Rangeland Fire Protection Association to support the organization's efforts to enhance the safety of the citizens in rural areas of Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions is a leader in sustainable energy, helping large enterprises reduce power costs, lower emissions and increase resiliency. The team provides wind, solar, resilient backup power and managed energy services to over 1,000 projects across the U.S., with a total electric capacity of more than 5,100 megawatts of nonregulated renewable energy.
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions is a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company and one of the largest energy holding companies in the U.S., headquartered in Charlotte, N.C.
The brand includes the following subsidiaries of Duke Energy Corporation that are registered to transact business in various states and may be branded as Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions for marketing purposes: Duke Energy One, Inc.; Duke Energy Commercial Enterprises, Inc.; Duke Energy Renewables, Inc.; Duke Energy Renewables Commercial, LLC; Duke Energy Renewable Services, LLC.; Duke Energy Renewables Storage, LLC; Duke Energy Renewables Wind, LLC.; Duke Energy Renewables Solar, LLC.; and REC Solar Commercial Corporation.
Idaho Power
Idaho Power, headquartered in vibrant and fast-growing Boise, Idaho, has been a locally operated energy company since 1916. Today, it serves a 24,000-square-mile area in Idaho and Oregon. The company's goal to provide 100% clean energy by 2045 builds on its long history as a clean-energy leader that provides reliable service at affordable prices. With 17 low-cost hydroelectric projects at the core of its diverse energy mix, Idaho Power's residential, business and agricultural customers pay among the nation's lowest prices for electricity. Its 2,000 employees proudly serve more than 610,000 customers with a culture of safety first, integrity always and respect for all.
IDACORP Inc. (NYSE: IDA), Idaho Power's independent publicly traded parent company, is also headquartered in Boise, Idaho. To learn more, visit idahopower.com or idacorpinc.com.
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DALLAS, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- J. Anthony (Tony) Nelson, Chief Diversity Officer of Custodia Financial, has been recognized as one of the Top Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Leaders by the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA). Tony will be honored alongside 24 others for their dedication and commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Defined Contribution Industry.
The DCIIA's DEI Leaders program was created to recognize individuals creating a more inclusive financial industry that delivers better returns for all stakeholders. The awards went to leaders from across the industry, including asset management, financial advisors, and in the case of Custodia Financial, providers of innovative technology solutions that measurably protect retirement savings while workers have outstanding loans.
"The financial industry, in particular the retirement industry, has acknowledged the need to change, and I applaud DCIIA for creating an award to showcase the talented professionals making a difference," says Tod A. Ruble, CEO of Custodia Financial. 401(k) programs are the most significant retirement and savings vehicle ever created in the US. Underrepresented minorities borrow at much higher rates and bear the brunt of layoffs during difficult economic times." Retirement plans must do more to realize their full potential and close the wealth gap.
"I am thrilled and honored to be recognized as a DEI leader by DCIIA," said Tony. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are essential to creating a more equitable and just financial industry. I am proud to be part of a community of leaders committed to making a positive impact".
Custodial Financial:
Custodia Financial automatically improves participants' 401(k) retirement outcomes. We offer the only available 401(k) loan protection program that prevents loan defaults caused by job loss. Custodia Financial's innovative programs repay 401(k) loans in the event of separation from employment. To learn more, please visit www.custodiafinancial.com.
DCIIA:
The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving retirement outcomes of America's workers. DCIIA is dedicated to promoting best practices, conducting, and promoting research, and providing education and thought leadership on retirement and benefits issues.
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