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LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollister Incorporated, a global medical device company, announces the publication of a patient support program study through the Journal of Wound Ostomy & Continence Nursing (JWOCN). The study, titled A Cross-Sectional Survey Reporting on the Value of Patient-Centered Ostomy Programs: A Smooth Transition After Ostomy Surgery, focuses on connecting support service interactions to better results in areas of stoma barrier leakage, proper fit, and skin health1.
In 2004, Hollister created Secure Start℠ services, the first transition service of its kind to support people with an ostomy throughout the continuum of care. Our commitment to our customers has remained constant since inception of the service over 18 years ago; to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services. Secure Start services continues to show how our post-surgical ostomy support programs help patients increase their knowledge and reduce unplanned care visits.
The cross-sectional survey of nearly 300 U.S. adults within six-months of ostomy surgery revealed some interesting results. Patients enrolled in Secure Start services – and who engage with the program at least twice – reported a higher level of understanding regarding education, skin care, pouching system and accessory use and supplier assistance1.
"Stoma construction is challenging, and less-than-ideal stomas are creating many downstream management problems for people with ostomies. The ability to have a resource to provide initial education or reinforcement of education has helped prevent readmissions," said Laurie McNichol, MSN, RN, CNS, GNP, CWOCN, CWON-AP, FAAN, WOC Nurse, Cone Health, Greensboro, North Carolina. "This program puts repeatable, predictable ostomy pouching wear times and healthy skin above all else, no matter what products (or from what manufacturer) the patient is using. The fact that this knowledge is shared, and suggestions are evidence based and aligned with WOC nursing guidance is invaluable to patient recovery and maintenance."
Hollister Secure Start services provides a lifetime of personalized support and condition specific education to people who use our products and services and to help them adjust to the physical and lifestyle changes they're navigating.
"As we continue to strive to help support better patient outcomes, we wanted to learn more about the ongoing experience of those who have enrolled in Secure Start services," said Jayme Schuler, Hollister Incorporated Director of Secure Start services. "This study reflects the support of our Consumer Service Advisors, who serve as product experts, that are dedicated to helping patients with the tools and resources they need throughout their journey to get back to living their life, their way."
About Hollister Incorporated
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company develops and manufactures products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also develops educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, it has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider Inc. (JDS Inc.), a 100-year-old company. Hollister is guided by the shared Mission of JDS Inc., to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use its products and services. www.Hollister.com.
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- McNichol, Laurie; Markiewicz, Anna; Goldstine, Jimena; Nichols, Thom R.. A Cross-Sectional Survey Reporting on the Value of Patient-Centered Ostomy Programs: A Smooth Transition After Ostomy Surgery. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing: September/October 2022 - Volume 49 - Issue 5 - p 449-454, Compared to one interaction with Secure Start services – N= 195-297, P=.001 to P=.014
Hollister, the Hollister logo and Secure Start are trademarks of Hollister Incorporated.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily Derby" game were:
1st:10 Solid Gold-2nd:7 Eureka-3rd:6 Whirl Win, Race Time: 1:42.91
(1st: 10 Solid Gold, 2nd: 7 Eureka, 3rd: 6 Whirl Win; Race Time: one: 42.91)
¶ To win the grand prize, ticket-holders must match in exact order the winning race time and the first, second and third place horses. Lesser prizes are given to ticket-holders who correctly match other horses or race times. | 2022-05-15T02:44:22+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Derby-game-17173694.php |
(WJHL) Olivia Bailey Director of Marketing for the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center and Marketplace tell us about the upcoming concert featuring Scythian and Tuatha Dea on Friday, October 21.
For more information visit www.loveswvaconcertseries.com. | 2022-10-17T18:57:17+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/daytime-tri-cities/love-swva-concert-series/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine, according to Biden administration officials.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the U.S. intelligence assessment, did not detail the “numerous failures.” They added that the U.S. assesses that the delivery of Mohajer-6 and Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles over several days this month is likely part of a Russian plan to acquire hundreds of Iranian UAVs.
The Associated Press reported last week that Russia had recently obtained hundreds of Iranian drones capable of being used in its war against Ukraine despite U.S. warnings to Tehran not to ship them. The Washington Post first reported that Russia has faced technical problems with the Iranian drones.
Russian operators continue to receive training in Iran on how to use these systems, which can conduct air-to-surface attacks, electronic warfare and targeting, on the battlefield in Ukraine, the officials said.
The Biden administration last month released satellite imagery indicating that Russian officials visited Kashan Airfield on June 8 and July 5 to view the Iranian drones. At the time, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan asserted that the administration has “information that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with several hundred UAVs.”
Facing economic sanctions and limits on its supply chains due to its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is turning to Iran as a key partner and supplier of weapons. Russian aircraft was loaded with the UAV equipment at an airfield in Iran over several days this month before the weaponry was flown to Russia, the officials said.
White House national security council spokesman John Kirby told reporters earlier Monday that the administration had “no update” on whether the drones had been delivered. He added that the U.S. has has “seen nothing that that gives us a sense of comfort” and that “the procurement, and delivery is still looming, is still in the offing.”
Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein-Amir Abdollahian, said last month that Tehran had “various types of collaboration with Russia, including in the defense sector.”
“But we won’t help either of the sides involved in this war because we believe that it (the war) needs to be stopped,” he said.
The administration officials confirmed details of Iran supplying Russia with drones at a moment when the White House is also trying to prod Tehran to resume its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.
The administration last week c ompleted its review of Iran’s comments on a European proposal to restart the agreement that was brokered during President Barack Obama’s administration and scrapped by in 2018 by then-President Donald Trump in 2018. | 2022-08-30T14:12:11+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/politics/ap-us-russia-running-into-problems-with-iran-made-drones/ |
CHICAGO (WGN) — Charges have been upgraded for a woman accused of fatally pushing her 3-year-old nephew off Navy Pier into Lake Michigan.
Victoria Moreno, 34, is now charged with first-degree murder in the death of the toddler, police say.
According to police, Moreno pushed the boy into the water off Navy Pier in the early afternoon of Sept. 19.
The 3-year-old was in cardiac arrest when he was lifted from the water around 1 p.m. and arrived at Lurie Children’s Hospital in very critical condition following multiple heart attacks and seizures. Divers found him at the lake bottom about a half hour after he fell in.
The boy died on Sept. 25, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Moreno was arrested and initially charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a child under the age of 13 causing permanent disability.
She is due in bond court Tuesday. | 2022-10-05T01:56:21+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/woman-accused-of-pushing-3-year-old-into-lake-michigan-now-charged-with-murder/ |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended a new option for COVID-19 shots from Novavax, which uses more traditional vaccine technology than the other available options.
This comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also authorized emergency use of the Novavax vaccine.
Since the approval was announced, people have been asking whether they can get the Novavax vaccine as a COVID-19 booster shot, Google Trends data show.
THE QUESTION
Is the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine authorized as a booster shot?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine isn’t authorized as a booster shot, but clinical trials are underway.
WHAT WE FOUND
In its emergency use authorization announcement, the FDA says Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine is administered as a two-dose primary series for people aged 18 and older, with each shot given three weeks apart.
The CDC also recommended the vaccine as a two-dose primary series.
A primary series is defined by the CDC as “initial vaccination,” which can range from a single dose – like the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – to three doses for some immunocompromised people. A booster shot is a dose administered later to “enhance or restore protection which might have waned over time after primary series vaccination,” the CDC says.
The CDC and American Medical Association both say Novavax’s vaccine isn’t authorized for use as a COVID-19 booster dose at this time.
Coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are currently authorized for use as booster doses, depending on a person’s age. The most current information about booster shots is available on the CDC’s website.
Novavax is conducting a clinical trial enrolling youth ages 12 to 17 years old, and evaluating a third shot – or booster dose – in both adults and adolescents, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) said in a joint statement.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is also studying Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine in a “mix-and-match” clinical trial, where fully vaccinated adult volunteers receive doses of different vaccines to gather safety and immune response data.
In late May, Novavax announced that it would begin phase 3 of another trial to determine the effectiveness of its omicron strain vaccine as a booster dose in producing better immune responses to the omicron variant compared to its newly authorized vaccine without a booster. The trial participants include people who have received either a two-dose primary series or three-dose booster series of an mRNA vaccine.
The company said initial results from the clinical trial are expected in the second half of 2022.
What’s the difference between Novavax and other COVID vaccines?
Novavax said in a statement on July 1 that clinical data show its authorized vaccine “offers broad immune responses against circulating variants,” including omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. The highly contagious and immune-evasive BA.5 subvariant is now dominant in the U.S.
In its recommendation of the vaccine, the CDC says Novavax is providing a “more familiar type of COVID-19 vaccine technology for adults.”
Unlike mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, like Pfizer and Moderna, Novavax “directly injects a version of the spike protein, along with another ingredient that also stimulates the immune system, into the body,” Yale Medicine says. The version of the spike protein within the vaccine has been formulated in a lab; it does not have genetic material inside of it and cannot cause disease.
According to NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, M.D., other vaccines in routine use in the U.S., such as the hepatitis B vaccine, use the same protein-based platform.
Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, on the other hand, “teach our cells how to make a protein that will trigger an immune response inside our bodies.” Like some other vaccines, those that utilize mRNA technology – including the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines – do not put a “weakened or inactivated germ” into the body, and instead use mRNA created in a lab, according to the CDC. | 2022-07-22T17:50:38+00:00 | wgrz.com | https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/verify/vaccines-verify/novavax-covid-vaccine-authorized-fda-primary-series-not-booster-shot/536-4e77e60f-ea95-41ef-bbc2-9a21afbd5e31 |
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden is coming to international climate talks in Egypt this week with a message that historic American action to fight climate change won’t shift into reverse, as happened twice before when Democrats lost power.
Current and former Biden top climate officials said the vast majority of the summer’s incentive-laden $375 billion climate-and-health spending package — by far the biggest law passed by Congress to fight global warming — was crafted in a way that will make it hard and unpalatable for future Republican Congresses or presidents to reverse it.
Outside experts agree, but say other parts of the Biden climate agenda can be stalled by a Republican Congress and courts.
Twice in the 30-year history of climate negotiations, Democratic administrations helped forged an international agreement, but when they lost the White House, their Republican successors pulled out of those pacts.
And after decades of American promises at past climate summits but little congressional action, the United States for the first time has actual legislation to point to. The climate and health law, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, was approved without a single Republican vote, prompting some advocates to worry it may not withstand GOP attacks if Republicans gain control of the House or Senate.
Then Tuesday’s election happened, with a razor-thin contest for control of Congress.
Results are still not quite known, but Democrats showed surprising strength. Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz at the climate summit Wednesday claimed a victory of sorts, saying, “We see in a way that people in the U.S. actually do understand and do support climate action.”
If Republicans grab control of Congress, they won’t have a veto-proof majority, and even if a Republican takes over the White House in the next few years the tax credits will be in place and spur industry, said Samantha Gross, head of climate and energy studies at the centrist Brookings Institution.
“It’s a lot of tax credits and goodies that make it hard to repeal,” Gross said.
At the climate negotiations in Egypt, where Biden arrives Friday, his special climate envoy John Kerry said, “Most of what we’re doing cannot be changed by anyone else who comes to Washington because most of what we do is in the private sector. The marketplace has made its decision to do what we need to do.”
It’s all by design, said Gina McCarthy, who until recently was Biden’s domestic climate czar.
“About 70% of the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act are about (tax) credits that directly benefit” industries, McCarthy said in an interview with The Associated Press at the climate negotiations.
She said it will be difficult for Republicans to “change the dynamic” to significantly undermine the act. “It is passed, is beneficial. We have Republicans all throughout the country actually doing ribbon cuttings.”
Studies show most of the money, new jobs, are going into Republican states, said climate policy analyst Alden Meyer of the E3G think-tank. McCarthy and Kerry are “largely correct” in claiming the law can’t be rolled back, he said, and Gross agreed.
Several analyses, inside and outside the government, said the law would cut U.S. emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, which is not quite the official U.S. goal of 50% to 52% cuts by that time.
But McCarthy is saying, wait, there’s more. She said that upcoming but not yet announced carbon pollution regulations and advances by private industries, states and cities will allow the United States to achieve and even exceed that goal, something outside experts are far more skeptical about.
Republicans are likely to push for a sharp increase in oversight of Biden administration policies, including incentives for electric vehicles and loans for clean energy projects such as battery manufacturers, wind and solar farms and production of “clean” hydrogen.
“Republicans are looking for the next Solyndra,’’ said Joseph Brazauskas, a former Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency official, referring to a California solar company that failed soon after receiving more than $500 million in federal aid under the Obama administration.
“Certainly, congressional oversight is likely to ramp up considerably’’ under a GOP-led House or Senate, said Brazauskas, who led the Trump EPA’s congressional relations office and now is a principal with the Bracewell LLP law firm.
Republicans support many of the tax credits approved under the climate law. But they complain Biden is moving too fast to replace gas-engine cars with electric vehicles and say he hasn’t done enough to counter China’s influence in the renewable energy supply chain.
Republicans also are likely to probe EPA actions on climate change, air quality and wetlands, citing a Supreme Court ruling last summer that curbed the EPA’s authority to address climate change, Brazauskas said. The decision, known as West Virginia v. EPA, “has really opened a window for regulatory scrutiny at the agency,” he said.
Democrats say they learned important lessons from the Solyndra episode and don’t intend to repeat past mistakes. The loan program that helped Solyndra turned a profit and generates an estimated $500 million in interest income for the federal government every year.
Even with a Democratic Congress, the Biden Administration couldn’t dramatically increase climate aid to poor nations. The rich countries of the world in 2009 promised $100 billion a year to help poorer nations switch to green energy sources and adapt to a warmer world. T hey haven’t fulfilled that promise, with the United States donating far less than Europe.
That money doesn’t include the hottest topic at the Egyptian climate talks: Loss and damage, meaning reparations for climate-related disasters. The United States is historically the No. 1 carbon polluter, while poorer nations with small carbon emissions bear the brunt of climate disasters, like Pakistan, where devastating flooding submerged a third of the nation and displaced millions of people.
Dozens of protesters called for reparations at a demonstration on Wednesday.
“I think the regulatory agenda is tougher and the international climate finance landscape will be very, very bleak,” Meyer said.
The U.S. government also released a new draft report about what climate change is doing to America, determining that over the past 50 years, the United States has warmed 68% faster than the planet as a whole. Since 1970, the continental U.S. has experienced 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit of warming, well above the average for the planet, according to a draft of the National Climate Assessment, which is the U.S. government’s definitive report on the effects of climate change and represents a range of federal agencies.
The changes in the U.S. reflect a broader global pattern in which land areas and higher latitudes warm faster than the ocean and lower latitudes, the report says.
The effects of human-caused climate change on the United States “are already far-reaching and worsening,’’ the draft report says, but every added amount of warming that can be avoided or delayed will reduce harmful impacts.
The congressionally mandated assessment was last issued under the Trump administration in 2018 and the Biden administration put out a draft of the newer version this week, seeking public comment and peer review. The final report is expected next year.
Risks from accelerating temperatures and precipitation, sea-level rise, climate-fueled extreme weather and other impacts increase as the planet warms, the report says.
“The things Americans value most are at risk,’’ the report says.
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Daly reported from Washington. | 2022-11-09T17:41:33+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-us-to-climate-summit-american-big-steps-wont-be-repealed/ |
PARIS (AP) — Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died, according to French media. He was 91.
Multiple French media outlets confirmed that they had learned the news of his passing from his relatives on Tuesday.
Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on Dec. 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious “enfant terrible” stood for years as one of the world’s most vital and provocative directors in Europe and beyond — beginning in 1960 with his debut feature “Breathless.”
His films propelled Jean-Paul Belmondo to stardom and his controversial modern nativity play “Hail Mary” grabbed headlines when Pope John Paul II denounced it in 1985.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2022-09-13T10:09:09+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/09/13/french-media-iconic-director-jean-luc-godard-dead-at-91/ |
WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, June 3, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
430 AM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Crosby, Dickens, Garza and Kent Counties.
* WHEN...Until 600 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 428 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. As of 428 AM, the West Texas
Mesonet at Spur measured 1.2 inches of rain.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are expected
over the advisory area. This additional rain will result in
minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Post, Crosbyton, Spur, Jayton, Dickens, White River Lake,
Lake Alan Henry, Kalgary, Girard, Clairemont, Mcadoo,
Justiceburg, Afton, Caprock and Southland.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Callahan, northwestern Brown and northeastern Coleman Counties
through 515 AM CDT...
At 430 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cross Cut, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Cross Plains, Cross Cut and Burkett.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in San Angelo.
LAT...LON 3195 9923 3208 9929 3218 9912 3208 9911
3208 9893 3201 9888
TIME...MOT...LOC 0930Z 243DEG 20KT 3207 9915
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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DCISionRT with Novel Residual Risk Subtype Identifies Patients Who May Not Benefit from ET after Surgery and Radiation
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prelude Corporation (PreludeDx™), a leader in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine for early-stage breast cancer, announced compelling results in 926 women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The new information was presented in an oral abstract session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.
The results of the study demonstrated that after breast conserving surgery (BCS) patients in the DCISionRT elevated risk group had a significant risk reduction from endocrine therapy (ET), while those patients in the DS low risk group did not have a significant risk reduction from ET.
"For the first time, physicians have access to an enhanced method of identifying which patients may have a significant or minimal benefit from adjuvant endocrine therapy based on individual tumor biology," said Pat Whitworth, MD, FACS, ASCO Presenter and Breast Surgical Oncologist Director, Nashville Breast Center; Associate Professor, University of Tennessee; and Managing Partner TME. "The results are meaningful and support a more tailored treatment plan for our DCIS patients."
DCISionRT stratified patients as low risk, neither adjuvant ET nor radiation therapy (RT) resulted in reduced 10-year ipsilateral breast recurrence (IBR) (5.6% BCS+ET vs BCS alone). Patients in the elevated risk group, benefited from adjuvant ET as well as RT.
"We are excited to share this unique data demonstrating the expanded utility of DCISionRT to guide personalized treatment decisions for DCIS patients," says Dan Forche, President and CEO of PreludeDx. "As precision medicine becomes the new standard of care, we are committed to continuous innovation to improve healthcare outcomes for early-stage breast cancer patients, clinicians and the healthcare system."
About DCISionRT for Breast DCIS
DCISionRT is the only risk assessment test for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) that predicts radiation therapy benefit. Patients with DCIS have cancerous cells lining the milk ducts of the breast, but they have not spread into surrounding breast tissue. In the US, over 60,000 women are newly diagnosed with DCIS each year. DCISionRT, developed by PreludeDx on technology licensed from the University of California San Francisco, and built on research that began with funding from the National Cancer Institute, enables physicians to better understand the biology of DCIS. DCISionRT combines the latest innovations in molecular biology with risk-based assessment scores to assess a woman's individual tumor biology along with other pathologic risk factors and provide a personalized recurrence risk. The test provides a Decision Score™ that identifies a woman's risk as low or elevated. Unlike other risk assessment tools, the DCISionRT test combines protein expression from seven biomarkers and four clinicopathologic factors, using a non-linear algorithm to account for multiple interactions between individual factors in order to better interpret complex biological information. DCISionRT's intelligent reporting provides a woman's recurrence risk after breast conserving surgery alone and with the addition of radiation therapy. In turn, this new information may help patients and their physicians to make more informed treatment decisions.
About PreludeDx
PreludeDx is a leading personalized breast cancer diagnostics company dedicated to serving breast cancer patients and physicians worldwide. Founded in 2009 with technology licensed from University of California San Francisco, PreludeDx has focused on developing precision breast cancer tools that will impact a patient's treatment decision. Our mission is to provide patients and physicians with innovative technologies that improve patient outcomes and reduce the overall cost burden to the healthcare system. Before making a treatment decision, Know Your Risk™. PreludeDx is a Fjord Ventures portfolio company.
For more information on how PreludeDx is making a difference for patients, please visit the Company's website: https://preludedx.com and follow us on Twitter @PreludeDx, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
PreludeDx, the PreludeDx logo, DCISionRT, the DCISionRT logo, Decision Score, The DCIS Test, Know Your Risk and Your Biology, Your Decision are trademarks of Prelude Corporation or its wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States and foreign countries.
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Unique New Launch Provides Curl Flexibility to Waves, Curls and Coils
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DevaCurl, the dermatologist co-developed and stylist loved industry leader with over 25 years of curl expertise, is proud to announce the launch of Mist of Wonders™ Leave-In Instant Multi-Benefit Curl Spray. Formulated with DevaCurl's Nutritive-Curl Complex , this new holy grail styling product features 12 instant curl-specific benefits that will prep, protect, and prime the hair, giving all curls the love and protection they deserve!
Leave-In conditioners are a staple for most people with curly hair, with more than 80% of curl consumers using a leave-in conditioner in their styling routine.
Mist of Wonders™ Leave-In elevates the traditional leave-in experience with a curl-conscious formula that moisturizes, softens, detangles, fights frizz, strengthens, reduces breakage, heat protects up to 450 degrees, and more!
To support their journey of improving their eco-footprint, Mist of Wonders™ Leave-In comes in a refillable (and curl community loved) continuous mist spray that helps with even distribution and deposits more product on your curls, so they're better coated. After experiencing love at first spritz, consumers can purchase the eco-friendly refill pouch, which provides 2+ refills of the product.
"We harnessed the power of advanced technology and ingredients to create a product that is truly special," shares Siddeeqah Ra'oof, Director of Brand Education at DevaCurl. "the continuous misting spray helps spread that technology across curls in a way that makes it a true do-it-all, holy grail product."
The 12 key features and curl benefits of Mist of Wonders™ include:
- Moisturizes
- Softens
- Detangles
- Strengthens
- Reduces Breakage
- Heat Protects
- Mends Split Ends
- Color Protects
- Humidity Resistant (AKA, Fights Frizz)
- UV Filters
- Non-Flaking
- Non-Crunchy
"With Curl Flexibility™ in mind, we are thrilled to unveil our new Mist of Wonders™ Leave-In that is for all curl types no matter how they are styled," states Alexis Ansley-Benjamin, Director of Communications at DevaCurl. "We look forward to reaching both consumers and professionals, new and existing, with this innovative formula and packaging that really does it all."
DevaCurl's Mist of Wonders™ is now available Amazon, ULTA and ULTA.com, and DevaCurl.com retailing for $34. A refillable pouch is also available for purchase for $48 to sustainably refill the spray bottle as needed. For more information on Mist of Wonders™, visit devacurl.com/us/products/stylers/mist-of-wonders and @devacurl on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
Since opening the doors to its first salon in NYC in 1994, DevaCurl has been dedicated to one thing--curls! Whether perfecting a new technique, training stylists at its academy or developing a breakthrough product, DevaCurl is obsessed with bringing out the best in every curl type. DevaCurl continues to unveil breakthrough product innovations for all curls. For more information, visit www.devacurl.com
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DENVER (KDVR) — Coloradans might end up getting more in TABOR refunds than originally estimated, according to new reports released Tuesday.
TABOR, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, requires that any revenue the state gets above a certain cap be refunded to taxpayers.
Because the TABOR refund amount is estimated to be higher than previously thought, your return will also be higher than expected.
Different tax revenue projections
There were two different reports released Tuesday, and both had slightly different estimates. However, both included a TABOR refund amount higher than previous estimates.
Those two reports were from the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting and the Legislative Council Staff, the latter of which is a nonpartisan research and support service agency for the legislative body.
In the new OSPB projection, there will be a surplus of around $3.5 billion, which is $869.3 million higher than they previously thought.
The new LCS projection is above $3.3 billion, around $600 million more than it predicted in March.
How much more might you get?
The actual amount you might see in your TABOR refund next year relies entirely on what voters decide in November.
Proposition HH, which is designed to curb rising property taxes, includes a part that would allow TABOR refunds to be given equally among all taxpayers.
The law for equal TABOR refunds is technically already on the books, having been passed and signed by Gov. Jared Polis. However, it is entirely contingent on Proposition HH passing.
Otherwise, the refunds will be decided based on income: The more you make, the more you pay, and therefore the higher your refund will be.
OSPB estimated that, if voters approve the proposition, people could expect around $873, up from the previous estimate of $661.
The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budget report did not have specifics on what people could expect if voters reject Proposition HH and TABOR refunds default to the normal six-tier system.
LCS, however, estimated that taxpayers would get around $854 if Proposition HH passes.
If Proposition HH doesn’t pass, the lowest-earning Coloradans — those earning less than $50,000 — would get an estimated $587, while the highest-earners would get $1,854.
All of these amounts are what single filers would receive — if taxes are filed jointly, the amount is doubled.
Could these amounts change?
All of these amounts are based on what the state receives in the 2022-23 fiscal year, which for Colorado is between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023.
Once the fiscal year ends, it will take time to determine exactly how much goes to TABOR refunds. The specific amount going to refunds should be known later in the year, around September.
People will receive their TABOR refund when they file their 2024 tax return next April. | 2023-06-21T00:14:58+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/local/how-your-state-tax-refund-could-surpass-800-next-year/ |
DETROIT (AP) — Decades before Chinese immigrant Yao Pan Ma was attacked while collecting cans in New York and Thai American Vicha Ratanapakdee was fatally assaulted in San Francisco, Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time.
Forty years later — and amid a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans — Detroit has partnered with The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Coalition on a four-day commemoration to honor civil rights efforts that began with Chin’s death and declare the city’s commitment against such violence.
“Although hate crimes existed, Vincent Chin did bring out a flash point for Asian Americans,” Stanley Mark, senior staff attorney at the New York-based Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, said, calling Chin’s death “a seminal moment among Asian Americans.”
Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese immigrant, was at the Fancy Pants Tavern strip club in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park for his bachelor party on June 19, 1982, when a fight erupted. Federal authorities said two autoworkers blamed Chin for layoffs at car factories due to Japanese imports. After Chin left the club, the two men tracked him down at a fast food eatery and attacked him, authorities said. Chin later died at a hospital.
The Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication commemoration starts Thursday.
It comes as crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have increased, fueled in part by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some in the U.S. say bigots have been emboldened by then-President Donald Trump, who often disparagingly referred to the virus as the “Chinese virus.”
“This recent spike of anti-Asian violence because of COVID and anti-China rhetoric deals with geopolitical things,” Mark said. “The rhetoric is: China is the boogeyman.”
From March 19, 2020, through the end of last year, people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent reported 10,905 incidents — from taunting to outright assaults, according to Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition based in California.
The Justice Department said that in 2020, more than 8,000 single-bias incidents involved 11,126 victims — up from 7,103 incidents the previous year. Bias over race, ethnicity and ancestry was behind nearly 62% of the incidents.
Ratanapakdee was among the Asian Americans who have been attacked in recent years. He was on a morning walk when he was shoved to the ground and his head hit the pavement. The 84-year-old died two days later.
Ma, 61, was knocked down and repeatedly kicked in the head in an attack last year. He died Dec. 31.
Last month, three women of Asian descent were shot in a hair salon in Dallas’ Koreatown. The suspect’s girlfriend later told investigators he has delusions that Asian Americans are trying to harm him.
President Joe Biden last year signed the bipartisan COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which expedited Justice Department reviews of anti-Asian hate crimes. His administration has spent recent weeks in meetings with Asian American leaders to discuss the violence. K-pop sensation BTS visited the White House last month to speak with Biden about combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.
Helen Zia, an activist in Detroit at the time Chin was slain and now executor of an estate named after Chin and his mother, Lilly, said anti-Asian racism that was going on in the 1980s is similar to what is happening today.
“This is a common thread for the history of Asians in America whether it’s an economic crisis or somebody to blame for the World Trade Center being destroyed: It’s Asians, yellow and brown people that have historically been scapegoated and blamed for these things,” she said.
“It goes to a threat that is more than a couple of hundred years old — blaming a group that is seen as the forever-enemy alien.”
To the horror of Zia and many others, neither of the two men accused of beating Chin received any jail time. Ronald Ebens pleaded guilty to manslaughter, while his stepson, Michael Nitz, pleaded no contest.
Each was sentenced to three years’ probation and fined $3,700.
“These men are not going to go out and harm somebody else,” Wayne County Circuit Judge Charles Kaufman, who has since died, explained at the time. “You don’t make the punishment fit the crime; you make the punishment fit the criminal.”
The declaration shocked many.
“The sentence put a target on every Asian American’s head,” said Zia, who is now an author living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Ebens and Nitz also were later acquitted of federal civil rights charges.
Federal prosecutors had said Ebens blamed people of Asian descent for problems in the U.S. auto industry, and killed Chin because of his race. The defense admitted Ebens killed Chin, but said he was drunk and had been provoked.
The Associated Press was unable to reach Nitz for comment this week. A voicemail message was left Wednesday at a telephone number listed for Ebens.
“There was a full expectation (Ebens and Nitz) would receive the full wrath of the criminal justice system,” Zia said. “I think the family — people — thought the justice system was going to work.”
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News Researcher Rhonda Shafner contributed from New York. Williams is a member of AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. | 2022-06-16T05:42:29+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/detroit-honors-vincent-chin-asian-american-killed-in-1982/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
(iSeeCars) — Every vehicle has a car title, which is a legal document that shows proof of ownership. Car titles also reveal whether a car has been badly damaged. If you’re looking for a used car, you might come across a car listing for a rebuilt title vehicle.
What does this mean and should you still consider a car if it has a rebuilt title vehicle? We have the answers.
What is a Rebuilt Title?
Car titles fall under two major categories: clean and branded. A clean title means that a vehicle hasn’t had any serious damage or issues, while a branded title means that the car has a serious issue that needs to be disclosed to potential buyers. This could include that a vehicle was in a serious wreck, was stolen, had the odometer rolled back, or sustained damage from hail or flooding. The most common branded title is a salvage title. (For more examples of branded title vehicles and a description of salvage title vehicles, check out our handy guides.)
A salvage title car has incurred major damage likely from an accident and has been deemed a total loss by an insurance company. Or, in its simplest sense, it costs more to repair the vehicle than the insurance company is willing to pay. If the car has been rebuilt and passed a safety inspection, it becomes a rebuilt title vehicle.
How Does a Car Get a Rebuilt Title?
Title laws vary by state, but in most states a car must pass an inspection in order to be issued a rebuilt title. State laws also vary as to what percentage the damage is of the vehicle’s value in order to brand the title. For example, in New York, damages must be at least 75 percent of the car’s value in order to be designated as a salvage title vehicle.
In Georgia, a buyer must be a licensed rebuilder in order to purchase a salvage vehicle. While in Nevada, vehicles are titled as rebuilt even if they weren’t previously salvaged. Nevada’s rebuilt title designation indicates that a vehicle has had a major component replaced such as:
- Cowl – (Space between car hood and windshield where wipers are located)
- Roof
- Rear clip
- Floor pan
- Adding a major component to the frame
- Complete front inner structure
Once repairs have been made to a salvaged vehicle, the rebuilt vehicle must be inspected by a body shop licensed by the state. If the shop determines the salvage title car is safe for operation, the vehicle owner can exchange their salvage title for a rebuilt title.
Should You Buy a Rebuilt Title or Salvage Title Car?
There are risks associated with rebuilt title cars.
- Safety Risks: The main downside to buying a rebuilt title car is the inherent safety risk. Even if the car has been completely rebuilt and passed an inspection, it may not have been repaired well. There may also be significant structural damage that can’t be properly repaired. Lastly, flood damaged vehicles may not have visible damage at the time of inspection, but the water damage can reveal itself over time.
- Limited Insurance Coverage: Many car insurance companies don’t offer policies to cover rebuilt title cars. Or, policies will only include limited coverage that doesn’t include collision and comprehensive coverage. However, some insurers do offer full coverage, but the rates are likely very expensive.
- Difficult to Finance: Many major banks will also not finance rebuilt title vehicles.
- Voided Warranty: When a vehicle is designated as salvage or rebuilt, it’s manufacturer warranty is voided. That means you would have to pay for major repairs even if the car is almost new.
- Low Resale Value: When it comes time for you to sell your vehicle, it will have a low resale value. Additionally some dealerships don’t buy rebuilt title vehicle cars, so you might have difficulty unloading it.
There are also advantages to buying a rebuilt title car:
- Documented Repair Work: Seller’s of rebuilt cars should have the carefully documented repair work that was needed to have the title issued. In many cases, this repair work provides more information on maintenance than what is typically provided in used car transactions.
- Significant Discounts: Cars with rebuilt titles sell for far less than those with clean titles and can have discounts of up to 50%.
How to Know If a Car Has a Rebuilt Title
Before purchasing a used car, you should always get a vehicle history report from Carfax or Autocheck and run a VIN check. One tool, the iSeeCars free VIN Check, provides a comprehensive analysis that answers all the key questions shoppers should ask before purchasing a used vehicle.
The iSeeCars VIN Check provides detailed title information when provided by the state’s DMV. It will indicate if the vehicle has a clean title or if it has a rebuilt or another type of branded title.
The report also links to CarFax or AutoCheck vehicle history reports, which are often free. The vehicle history report includes detailed information about the vehicle’s title. For example, if a rebuilt certificate was issued after an accident, the vehicle history report will provide details about the accident. Or, if the vehicle was stolen or damaged in a natural disaster, that will be indicated as well.
If a car deal seems too good to be true, you should do your research to see if it has a rebuilt title.
The Bottom Line
Buying a car with a rebuilt title comes with many risks that likely outweigh the savings. However, there might be a rebuilt vehicle that was properly repaired or only had minor damage. While it’s important to have a trusted mechanic inspect any used vehicle before purchasing, it is especially important if you’re considering a rebuilt car.
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If you’re ready to take to the web for your own car buying process, you can search over 4 million new and used cars with iSeeCars’ award-winning car search engine that helps shoppers find the best car deals by providing key insights and valuable resources, like the iSeeCars free VIN check report. You can also filter by title, ensuring the cars you find have clean titles. | 2023-02-26T16:33:30+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/automotive/what-is-a-rebuilt-title/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man accused of burglary found himself in an “itchy situation” after authorities said he tried to hide from deputies by burying himself under a pile of insulation.
According to a Facebook post from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a home burglary in progress in North Fort Myers on Sunday.
There, deputies learned that a man entered the home but never left. As deputies searched the home, they heard footsteps coming from the attic. Near the attic access, deputies said they found a five-gallon bucket and insulation debris that had fallen to the floor.
After several failed attempts to order the man down, deputies used non-lethal gas to force him out.
“However, the suspect made a rash decision and refused to come down,” the sheriff’s office said in the post.
When that didn’t work, a K-9 unit was sent into the attic, where deputies found the man, identified as 44-year-old Bruce Davis, buried in a pile of insulation. Deputies said Davis’ face was against an air duct system so he could breathe fresh air.
A search of the house revealed a broken window, appliances in use, and tools scattered throughout. Davis was charged with burglary and resisting an officer and booked into the Lee County Jail.
Deputies said Davis has a lengthy criminal history which includes theft, and multiple drug charges. | 2023-03-30T01:39:54+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/florida-man-hides-from-deputies-in-insulation-pile-authorities/ |
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NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until November 28, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (NasdaqGS: CNTA), if they purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's securities between May 28, 2021 and June 1, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") pursuant to the Company's May 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Centessa investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nasdaq-cnta/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
Centessa and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period and/or in the Registration Statement and Prospectus issued in conjunction with the initial public offering, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) lixivaptan, the Company's drug product, was less safe than the Company had represented; (ii) the Company overstated lixivaptan's clinical effectiveness and commercial viability; (iii) ZF874, another of the Company's drug products, was less safe than the Company had represented; (iv) the Company overstated ZF874's clinical effectiveness and commercial viability while downplaying the drug's safety issues; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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-2022 round of grants will support projects that will create, rehabilitate or preserve 1,732 units-
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- José R. González, president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY"), announced that the FHLBNY has awarded $25.3 million in subsidies to fund 30 affordable housing initiatives throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Texas. These awards are funded through the FHLBNY's Affordable Housing Program ("AHP"), and will result in the creation, rehabilitation or preservation of 1,732 units, including 1,201 units dedicated to very low-income housing. The awards will not only help provide housing, but also drive community development: it is anticipated that more than $372 million in housing investments will result from the development of these initiatives.
"This is a season of gratitude, and we are grateful for the opportunity to support the vital work our housing partners continue to do across our region and beyond with our 2022 Affordable Housing Program grants," said Mr. González. "The AHP is our flagship grant program, but we offer a wide range of programs that support housing and community development initiatives and activities throughout our District. And so, we are also grateful to our members for their continued use of these programs, which provide our cooperative with the ability to help make a positive impact in the communities we all serve."
The $25.3 million in grants represent a portion of the AHP funds that are drawn from the FHLBNY's earnings. As mandated by Congress, the FHLBNY forgoes 10 percent of its earnings each year to support these neighborhood housing and economic development initiatives. The AHP is designed to address local housing needs.
The FHLBNY's AHP provides members with direct subsidies which are passed on to income-qualified households through sponsoring local community-based organizations. AHP financing is combined with other funding sources to create housing for moderate-, low- and very low-income households. Program awardees receive this funding through a competitive application process. Each competing project must be sponsored by a financial organization that is a member of the FHLBNY in partnership with a community-based sponsoring organization.
The AHP was created by Congress in 1989, and the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks have awarded more than $7.3 billion in AHP funds between the first awards in 1990 and the 2021 round. At the FHLBNY, the AHP has supported 2,008 projects with more than $891 million in grants, helping to create or preserve nearly 99,000 units of affordable housing, leveraging an estimated $15.4 billion from other funding sources.
The following New Jersey communities will benefit from the announced funds: Bridgeton, Bridgewater, Camden, Chatham, Flemington, Florence, Glen Rock, Hoboken, Keyport, Mahwah, Maple Shade, Mountain Lakes, Newark, Ridgewood and South Orange.
The following New York communities will benefit from the announced funds: Brighton, Brooklyn, Corinth, Garrison, LeRoy, Manhattan and Rochester.
Grants were also awarded for East Haddam and Hartford, Connecticut; Bradford and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Austin, Texas.
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In downtown Cambria, across from the Veterans Memorial Hall, sits an empty dirt lot that used to be home to the Cambria skate park.
During the pandemic, in the spring of 2020, the skate park was torn down after being deemed unsafe due to structural issues.
"Kids need something to do every day. I grew up in this town and there's still nothing to do," said Chelsie Foster, Cambria Skate Park Initiative Organizer.
Foster says Cambria offers a long list of great outdoor activities, but she is working to put skateboarding back on that list.
"Skateboarding brings a lot of elements together for all ages," said Foster.
Children in the community lost not only their skate park but also a place to hang out with friends.
Through various fundraising events, Skate Cambria has raised $420,000 of their $650,000 goal to build a new skate park.
"We're at a very critical part of the project and that is the fundraising gap," said Juli Amodei, Cambria Skate Park Project Manager.
The new skate park plan shows a modern concrete skate park that will require little maintenance and promote community events.
"We have very little to do for our children in the Cambria area. We're calling on our Central Coast friends, please Central Coast friends, we need your help," said Amodei.
The skate park building plan has been approved by the Cambria Community Services District, but they need to close the gap in funding before they can break ground.
"Cambria is very special. It's kind of like the heart of California and it represents some of the best parts of California and with this being in the center of town, what better place to bring the community together," said Foster.
Members of the skate park initiative are hoping to break ground on the new skate park by this fall, but they still need to reach their fundraising goal before they can do so. If you're interested in donating, you can do so on their website or buy a brick from their brick campaign here. | 2022-05-14T01:22:20+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/community-members-fundraising-for-new-skate-park-in-cambria |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East, a spokesman said Saturday, in what appeared to be a show of force toward Iran following recent tensions.
The Navy rarely acknowledges the location or deployment of submarines. Cmdr. Timothy Hawkins, a spokesman for the 5th Fleet based in the Gulf nation of Bahrain, declined to comment on the submarine's mission or what had prompted the deployment.
He said the nuclear-powered submarine, based out of Kings Bay, Georgia, passed through the Suez Canal on Friday. “It is capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles and is deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to help ensure regional maritime security and stability,” Hawkins said.
The 5th Fleet patrols the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil transits. Its region includes the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen and the Red Sea stretching up to the Suez Canal, the Egyptian waterway linking the Mideast to the Mediterranean Sea.
The U.S., the U.K. and Israel have accused Iran of targeting oil tankers and commercial ships in recent years, allegations denied by Tehran. The U.S. Navy has also reported a series of tense encounters at sea with Iranian forces that it said were being recklessly aggressive.
Last month, the U.S. launched airstrikes against Iran-backed forces in Syria after a rocket attack killed a U.S. contractor and wounded seven other Americans in that country's northeast.
Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from ships or submarines can hit targets up to 2,500 kilometers (1,500 miles away). They were famously employed during the opening hours of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and in response to a Syrian chemical weapons attack in 2018.
U.S.-Iranian tensions have soared since then-President Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 agreement with world powers that provided sanctions relief in return for Iran curbing its nuclear activities and placing them under enhanced surveillance.
The Biden administration's efforts to restore the agreement hit a wall last year. The tensions have worsened as Iran has supplied attack drones to Russian forces in Ukraine and as Israel and Iran have escalated their yearslong shadow war in the Middle East.
In addition to drawing closer to Moscow, Tehran has sought improved relations with China, which brokered an agreement last month to restore diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia. | 2023-04-08T10:26:15+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/world/article/us-deploys-guided-missile-submarine-amid-tensions-17885896.php |
According to a new study, Utah’s favorite ‘Trick-Or-Treat’ candy has been decided.
The study was conducted by website candystore.com, who concluded that the most popular Halloween treat throughout the beehive state is not a Twix or even a Snickers, but Tootsie Pops.
Outside of Utah, Tootsie Pops were revealed to be the fan-favorite candy of several other states including Tennessee, Washington, and New Jersey. The study also showed that Candy Corn was a fan-favorite candy, coming in as Utah’s second favorite candy behind Tootsie Pops and ahead of M&M’s, which ranked third.
But even though Tootsie Pops proved to be Utah’s favorite candy, the rest of the nation doesn’t seem to agree. Tootsie Pops were only ranked as the 9th most favorite candy throughout the United States according to the study’s list about the “Top 10 Halloween Candy in the U.S.”
Here are the results of the country’s favorite candies:
1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
2. Skittles
3. M&M's
4. Starburst
5. Hot Tamales
6. Sour Patch Kids
7. Hershey Kisses
8. Snickers
9. Tootsie Pops
10. Candy Corn | 2022-10-05T15:11:23+00:00 | upr.org | https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2022-10-05/utahs-favorite-halloween-candy-is-one-you-might-not-expect |
- Jose Luis Am has been voted the winner of the fan art contest
- 16 pieces of art featuring the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy were shortlisted as part of FIFA's Spotlight: Your Dreams campaign
- Fan art was submitted via social media by using the #FIFADreamContest hashtag
LONDON, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FIFA has unveiled the winner of the #FIFADreamContest, which inspired people from around the world to create fan art featuring the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy as part of the Spotlight: Your Dreams campaign.
In total, 16 pieces of artwork were shortlisted, with a public vote determining the winner. Jose Luis Am from Salta, Argentina was voted by fans as the winner of the contest and has won a trip to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. Jose Luis Am, aged 32, is an Argentinian architect and artist, the winning artwork represents the inspiration provided by two of Argentina's most legendary footballers inspiring a nation to dream of what is possible. For Jose Luis, going to a stadium to watch a soccer match is like going to a museum to see art, art in motion
As part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour, and in anticipation of the tournament that kicks off in Qatar on 20 November, FIFA teamed up with eight artists from around the world, as well as social media sensation Noah Beck as a global ambassador for Spotlight: Your Dreams – a campaign aimed at shining a light on emerging talent, celebrating the optimism of football fans ahead of the tournament, and championing the unifying and inspiring power of the Trophy.
Jose Luis Am said: "I am delighted to win this competition. I truly believe that art and football can allow you to dream, so being able to combine the two and show that through this competition was really special to me."
Colin Smith, FIFA Chief Operating Officer – World Cup, said: "Congratulations to Jose Luis Am. We look forward to seeing him at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. We were inspired by so many fantastic fan artists, with congratulations also due to all 16 finalists. I'd like to thank our team of creators, themselves emerging artists who had the opportunity to showcase their artwork on the tour to our global audience of millions. Most of all, this campaign was by the fans, and for the fans: there is nothing like a FIFA World Cup to get football fans and entire nations dreaming. We are delighted to give the whole world a platform to imagine, illustrate and share those dreams, through the power of fan art. We can't wait to see which dreams come true on Sunday, 18 December."
Fan art was submitted via Instagram or Twitter by using the #FIFADreamContest hashtag. From all the submissions, the top 16 were chosen by the judges and were entered into the FIFA World Cup™-inspired bracket competition, where the fans had the final say. More about the Spotlight: Your Dreams campaign and 16 finalists can be found on FIFA.com/trophytour.
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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy rains lashing Yemen’s capital of Sanaa, which dates back to ancient times, have in recent days collapsed 10 buildings in the Old City, the country’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday.
At least 80 other buildings have been heavily damaged in the rains and are in need of urgent repairs, said the rebels, who have controlled Sanaa since the outbreak of Yemen’s civil war more than eight years ago.
The Old City of Sanaa is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the area believed to have been inhabited for more than 2 millennia. Its architecture is unique, with foundations and first stories built of stone, and subsequent stories out of brick — deemed to be some of the world’s first high-rises.
The buildings have red brick facades adorned with white gypsum molding in ornate patterns, drawings comparisons to gingerbread houses — a style that has come to symbolize Yemen’s capital. Many of the houses are still private homes and some are more than 500 years old.
In a statement, Abdullah Al-Kabsi, the culture minister in the Houthi administration, said the rebels are working with international organizations and seeking help in dealing with the destruction. There were no immediate reports of dead or injured from the collapses.
The houses had withstood centuries but this season’s intense rains have proved too much for the iconic structures. Bricks and wooden beams now make for massive piles of rubble in between still-standing structures.
The rains show no signs of letting up.
“I get scared when I hear the rain and pray to God because I am afraid that my house will collapse over me,” Youssef al-Hadery, a resident of the Old City said.
Al-Kabsi insisted that UNESCO bear some responsibility for salvage and restoration efforts, given the area’s history. Years of neglect under the previous government had taken their toll, he added.
The conflict has also added to Sanaa’s demise.
Yemen’s civil war erupted in 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthis descended from their northern enclave and took over Sanaa, forcing the internationally recognized government to flee to the south and later into exile in Saudi Arabia.
A Saudi-led coalition — then backed by the United Sates — entered the war in early 2015 to try to restore the government to power. Since then, the conflict has turned into a proxy war between regional foes Saudi Arabia and Iran and spawned one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
Some observers say airstrikes on Sanaa by the Saudi-led coalition have also probably shaken the historical buildings and damaged their foundations.
But lack of maintenance is the biggest problem, according to Mohamed Al-Hakeemi, who heads an local organization called The Green Dream, specializing in Yemen’s environmental issues.
An initiative in 2021 repaired hundreds of homes and rebuilt a dozen — the first serious maintenance since the war began.
UNESCO did not immediately respond to a request for comment. | 2022-08-11T11:45:41+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/science/ap-science/heavy-rains-collapse-10-historic-buildings-in-yemeni-capital/ |
Emily Schlehr and Karli Klein delivered with big shots late.
The defense came up with big stops all night.
As a result, No. 8-ranked Garrison is one win away from a trip to the state Class B tournament.
The No. 2-seeded Troopers made the big plays they needed at both ends of the floor in the fourth quarter to edge No. 3-seeded Central McLean 52-47 in the Region 5 tournament semifinals on Tuesday night at Mandan High School.
In a back-and-forth battle with the Cougars that featured eight ties and six lead changes, Emily Schlehr drilled a corner three with 5:36 remaining, putting the Troopers in front for good.
Schlehr finished with 16 points, hitting a pair of clutch jumpers down the stretch.
“Emily – this is the best she’s ever played,” Garrison coach Matt Chase said. “And I always knew she was ready for this moment. She trusts herself. She doesn’t have a conscience, and I’m OK with that, but she’s got a big heart and it showed tonight.”
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Klein – who scored a game-high 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds – hit a putback with 2:18 left to push Garrison back up by four points at 50-46.
Mia Gehring – who also hit a go-ahead three-pointer early in the fourth quarter – finished with 14 for the Troopers.
The game was knotted up at 38-38 after three quarters, and the lead changed hands four times in the opening two and a half minutes. Once Garrison got the lead, their defense took over.
“That’s where we knew we were going to win the game, was on the defensive end,” Chase said. “With only five or six kids out there, they really bought into the defensive rotation and that’s how we win games.
“Our offense is really good because we play so hard on the defensive end and it turns into good offense. We communicated really well on the defensive end. When you communicate well, you’re going to rotate properly, and that’s what we did.”
Emily Schlehr said the Troopers needed to remain focused for the final eight minutes.
“Just staying calm and composed when it’s such a high-pressure game,” she said. “A lot of emotions throughout the game, so we had to stay composed and calm and just take the best shots and slow it down on our side when we had the chance to.
“We had to talk through all the screens. Talking was very important tonight and we did that very well.”
With Kaitlyn Zook in foul trouble early, the Troopers were working with a short rotation. But it didn’t faze anyone.
“Our seniors and Emily and Cara (Schlehr), and really the whole group, even the kids that don’t see the floor – we’re a family. That’s how we approach everything,” Chase said. “We’re together, we got here because of how close and tight-knit we are.”
The Troopers’ defense made things tough on the Cougars.
“Ashtyn Smith and Daisy Sparrow and (Taya) Hornberger, they’ve had good careers. We knew we had to slow those three down a little bit,” Chase said. “Karli Klein did a great job on Daisy and when Katie Zook got in foul trouble and we went with a little more length on Smith to try to make her have a hard time getting a shot off, I think Cara’s length and athleticism really bothered her.”
“We just had such good energy tonight and everyone was playing together,” Schlehr said.
Adlyn Eng paced the No. 7-ranked Cougars (20-3) with 17 points. Smith finished with eight and Morgan Snyder and Reagan Kjelstrup each had seven.
Central McLean will take on Washburn at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the third-place game.
Garrison will take on No. 5-ranked Shiloh Christian in the title game, with a trip to Minot for the state Class B tournament on the line.
“We wanted it. We’ve been dreaming about it,” Chase said. “I’ve been with these seniors since the fifth grade and this is the moment we’ve been waiting for, just the opportunity to play in this game. They deserve it and now we’ve got to go earn it on Thursday.”
“We’re going to need really high energy, play together, play smart,” Schlehr said. “We have to be smart against Shiloh and talk on defense, take the best shots and get it done.” | 2023-02-22T06:01:00+00:00 | bismarcktribune.com | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/basketball/garrison-tops-central-mclean-advances-to-region-5-championship-game/article_1795c22e-b261-11ed-8b6d-4b4925372ae3.html |
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that a detention deputy faces theft theft charges after stealing merchandise from a Walmart.
Deputies said they arrested 44-year-old John Reed after they say he failed to pay for merchandise by intentionally not scanning items in the self-checkout lane between Nov. 4 and Dec. 3. at the Walmart located on Church Avenue North in Mulberry.
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A Walmart Loss Prevention Officer observed the most recent incident on Dec. 3 and confronted Reed while he was attempting to leave the store with two hover boards, two hover carts, and a Christmas projection light, according to a news release.
The loss prevention officer observed Reed on the closed circuit television failing to scan the items and then passing all points of sale, deputies said. Reed accompanied the officer to the loss prevention office, where the officer used store security footage to review the history of Reed’s transactions, which deputies say were all captured by the store’s video surveillance system.
The release states that Reed committed thefts on eight prior occasions with the total amount of merchandise over $575.
Reed was hired in 2004 detention support specialist and became a detention deputy in 2005. He left the sheriff’s office in 2012 and was rehired as a detention deputy in July 2021, deputies said.
Deputies said Reed resigned his position with the county upon arrest was booked into the Polk County Jail on Dec. 3 and released after posting $4,500 bond.
The PCSO said its Organized Retail Crime Unit is conducting an investigation to determine if Reed committed other crimes and if more charges would be pending.
Reed faces charges of eight counts petit theft, one count each obtaining property by fraud, gross fraud and petit theft $100-$750.
Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: | 2022-12-05T23:13:03+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/12/05/polk-county-detention-deputy-arrested-for-stealing-merchandise-from-walmart-deputies-say/ |
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked for an extension to file his annual financial disclosure, a move that comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigation into trips he accepted from a GOP megadonor.
The high court’s 2022 disclosures were made public Wednesday afternoon, but a justice is allowed to request up to a 90-day extension.
Thomas and fellow conservative Justice Samuel Alito both requested extensions, a spokesman for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts confirmed.
The annual forms include descriptions of each justice’s investment holdings as well as gifts and reimbursements.
Thomas’s form will mark the first financial disclosure made public since extensive reports about undisclosed luxury trips the conservative justice accepted from Harlan Crow during their years-long friendship. Crow has denied influencing the justice.
Thomas has said he was advised that the trips fell under a personal hospitality exception and did not need to be reported. The federal judiciary’s policymaking arm clarified the guidance in March.
“These guidelines are now being changed, as the committee of the Judicial Conference responsible for financial disclosure for the entire federal judiciary just this past month announced new guidance. And, it is, of course, my intent to follow this guidance in the future,” Thomas said in April.
ProPublica’s report led to an uproar from Democrats and judicial watchdog groups, who have renewed a push for the high court to adopt a binding code of ethics. The justices in April all signed a new statement committing to following ethical principles.
The outlet’s investigation also revealed that Crow’s company in 2014 bought a series of Savannah, Ga., properties owned by the conservative justice, his mother and the family of Thomas’s late brother.
The sale, made for $133,363, included a single-story home and two vacant lots. The justice’s mother continued living in the home after the purchase, as contractors performed tens of thousands of dollars of improvement on the home.
CNN reported in April that Thomas planned to amend the disclosure. | 2023-06-07T18:47:43+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/clarence-thomas-asks-for-extension-on-financial-disclosure-after-ethics-controversy/ |
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John Stamos says he once tried to get the Olsen twins fired from ‘Full House’
Published: Apr. 26, 2023 at 2:34 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – It appears the “Full House” crew didn’t always have such a tight bond.
John Stamos revealed he once tried to get Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen fired from the sitcom.
In a recent episode of the “Good Guys” podcast, the actor – who played Uncle Jesse – said he wanted the twins recast during the early days of the show.
They shared the role of Michelle Tanner, the youngest member of the “Full House” family.
While filming the pilot, Stamos said the 11-month-old twins wouldn’t stop screaming.
He couldn’t deal with it, and he convinced the show to get rid of them.
The replacement actors weren’t up to par, so the Olsen twins were brought back.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-26T20:58:45+00:00 | newschannel6now.com | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/04/26/john-stamos-says-he-once-tried-get-olsen-twins-fired-full-house/ |
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Humane societies always need blankets and towels to keep animals warm during the winter.
Check your local shelter's holiday hours and donate what you can, when you can, and consider adopting a pet as well.
"We're always in need of toys, different things for enrichment like peanut butter, treats, stuff like that," Tupelo Lee Humane Society Operations Manager John Miller said. | 2022-12-23T21:30:01+00:00 | wtva.com | https://www.wtva.com/news/consider-donating-blankets-to-animal-shelters/article_bb278b14-8301-11ed-83f1-cf90e6a1a6ac.html |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With the new school year just around the corner, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is preparing to get classrooms ready for students. This, especially, includes making sure those classrooms are cooled down in this heat.
APS students return in a little over a week, and according to officials, this heat is proving to be more challenging than expected as they make sure classrooms aren’t too hot for students as they learn.
According to APS Executive Director of Operations John Dufay, they are working to make sure all HVAC systems are up and running. If they aren’t, they have crews making daily repairs.
With over 25,000 units across APS, it can be tough, especially in a heat wave like the one New Mexico has been seeing.
“I think the biggest challenge we’ve got right now is we are walking through every classroom in the district to make sure the air conditioners are working. This heat wave has really got me nervous. I would like to see it break because we come back in just a couple weeks, and it’s going to be tough if it’s staying this hot,” said Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Scott Elder.
The school system added all ACs across the district have been checked and are looked at often to make sure they are up to par. With the systems expected to work overtime in this heat, APS has ordered additional parts to stock their trucks as the school year starts early this year.
APS mentioned supply chain issues are affecting them with some parts backlogged. However, they have crews and contractors out six days a week, even now, before school starts, making repairs.
While APS officials said all schools have working ACs, they are putting brand new equipment at 88 schools in the district. | 2023-07-24T01:15:57+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-schools-on-top-of-ac-unit-upkeep-during-heat-wave/ |
A Supreme Court stacked with partisan justices has overturned Roe v. Wade with their ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, gutting the federal protection of abortion rights and control over our own bodies.
I’m here to say that we won’t go back and we won’t back down. | 2022-07-03T13:56:45+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/07/we-wont-back-down-on-abortion-rights-letters.html |
More than 120 Republican state lawmakers have been mailed envelopes containing white powder and threatening notes in Kansas, Tennessee and Montana. The FBI is investigating.
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More than 120 Republican state lawmakers have been mailed envelopes containing white powder and threatening notes in Kansas, Tennessee and Montana. The FBI is investigating.
Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-06-27T23:08:13+00:00 | klcc.org | https://www.klcc.org/npr-politics/npr-politics/2023-06-27/the-fbi-investigates-threatening-letters-with-white-powder-sent-to-gop-lawmakers |
BOSTON – Shortly after the Yankees began Sunday’s doubleheader with just four hits in a 6-2 loss to the Red Sox, hitting coach Dillon Lawson, among others, addressed the Bombers’ unproductive offense.
Prior to Sunday night’s series finale, the Yankees had failed to score more than three runs in seven of their last 10 games, a stretch that saw them go 3-7 against the sub-.500 Mets and White Sox and the last-place Red Sox. Those clubs all began Monday with three of the 12 highest team ERAs in baseball.
“We’re flipping over all the rocks looking for any little advantage that we can,” Lawson said, but the Yankees followed up by losing Sunday’s nightcap, 4-1, and getting swept on Sunday Night Baseball.
While the Yankees have been missing Aaron Judge thanks to a right big toe injury, the team still has high-paid veterans such as DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo and Josh Donaldson. However, those former All-Stars and MVPs have not been producing at a consistent rate.
“We just got a few of our guys, especially guys we lean on, that are kind of going through it right now,” Aaron Boone said.
“They’re gonna hit.”
Below is a summary of what Lawson and Boone had to say about the Yankees’ individual and overall offensive woes. Stanton and Rizzo also spoke on Sunday.
DJ LeMahieu
.232/.291/.388, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 87 wRC+, 61 G
LeMahieu started off strong this season, but his struggles have been the most prolonged.
Boone and Lawson attributed this to a problem with the infielder’s load.
“His load has changed a little bit,” Lawson said. “It’s caused him to come off the ball a little bit earlier. His first move’s off the ball.”
Asked to explain further, Lawson said that LeMahieu is not striding toward the middle of the field.
“When you swing, your energy should go right out to center field, straight. His stride’s a little bit more toward shortstop right now,” the coach said, which is causing LeMahieu to fly open.
Lawson said that LeMahieu has made adjustments in the cage, but those haven’t translated to in-game success. Lawson also doesn’t think that LeMahieu is overcompensating for anything, nor does he think that this is a habit LeMahieu picked up last year when he did have to compensate for his injured foot/toe. Lawson believes that because LeMahieu’s load wasn’t an issue earlier this season.
“If he had started the year like this, you might have that story,” Lawson said, “but I wouldn’t say that you have that storyline now.”
The Yankees have said that LeMahieu is healthy. They’ve also remained confident that the former batting champion will turn things around.
“If he can get there and figure that [load] out, he’s got the hit tool,” Boone said.
Giancarlo Stanton
.204/.267/.441, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 91 wRC+, 25 G
Lawson feels that Stanton’s issue is a matter of timing, as was the case last year when he returned from a mid-season injury. This year, the Yankees activated Stanton on June 2 following a long layoff caused by a hamstring injury.
Stanton seemed to agree with Lawson.
“Just need to find my rhythm,” the slugger said. “Pick the ball up a little sooner.”
Stanton said that more reps would help, but there are only so many of those to be had in non-game situations during the season. Boone added that he believes getting Stanton back in the outfield will help him a bit.
“You guys think he just goes to the outfield and starts banging,” Boone said, referring to reporters. “He’s gonna bang wherever he is once he gets rolling. But I do think it helps somewhat. It’s good for him athletically. It’s good for him health-wise when he’s able to do that. It keeps him more finely tuned. And I do think there’s a subtle benefit to him being out there performance-wise.”
Boone said that Stanton was going to play the outfield on Saturday before rain resulted in Sunday’s doubleheader, in which Stanton DH’ed both games.
Anthony Rizzo
.262/.339/.429, 11 HR, 36 RBI, 116 wRC+, 66 G
Rizzo has the best numbers of anyone mentioned in this story, but he’s cooled off dramatically since returning from a stiff neck in early June. But according to Lawson, the first baseman started dealing with a “swing decision issue” in mid-May, and that led to him “expanding the zone a lot” and “turned into maybe a timing issue” by late May.
However, Rizzo felt like he was “trending in the right direction” and taking “more competitive swings” after driving a ball to deep center in Game 2. Unfortunately for him, Boston’s Jarren Duran made a spectacular play on it.
Boone also saw better timing from Rizzo in Game 1 of the doubleheader, during which the lefty swinger went 1-for-4 with a single and a hard-hit flyout off Nick Pivetta.
“You see the Pivetta swing he had, where that’s in control, on it, on time,” Boone said. “Smokes it, just gets under it a bit. That’s what you want to see him getting off. And then getting the other way there with a base hit to get a result, hopefully it’s something that can spark him a little bit.”
Lawson mentioned that Rizzo has adjusted his batting cage routine in recent days.
Josh Donaldson
.151/.233/.491, 6 HR, 8 HR, 91 wRC+, 17 G
Donaldson has hit five home runs since coming off the injured list on June 2. But he hasn’t done much else, recording just one other hit.
Boone, however, isn’t worried about that just yet.
“He’s hitting the ball hard, which is good,” the manager said. “If you kind of dig through and go through the at-bats, even though the average obviously isn’t good yet, he’s hit a lot of balls hard. And if he continues to do that, we’re going to be in a good spot here when we look up weeks and months from now.”
Donaldson recently told The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty that he’s undecided about playing in 2024.
The Judge narrative
The Yankees, for the second time this season, are sputtering offensively without Judge. However, Boone has insisted that the team has plenty of firepower without the reigning MVP.
“That’s the storyline. So we’re gonna get beat over the head with that. The reality is, that team we’re rolling out there? Capable of doing damage offensively,” Boone said of a lineup that woke up Monday with a .230/.298/.412 slash line. “And even more capable obviously with Judge. You take the best player in the world out… So that, to me, is just an excuse right now. We got plenty of guys capable of putting up big runs, and I know it’s going to be the story every day until we start banging away. But we got more than capable people to get it done. We just got to get a little more consistent right now.”
Lawson, however, conceded that, “Usually, these types of things do stem from trying to do a little bit extra when a guy like Judge is out.”
“We’ve had this situation before,” Lawson continued. “We were able to rebound, especially in the month of May, even before Judge got back. So we anticipate being able to rebound again.”
The Yankees are hitting just .195 with a .599 OPS since June 4, their first game without Judge. Those are the worst numbers in baseball.
Yet Stanton didn’t want to make any excuses involving Judge.
“We got to win games regardless,” he said. “Obviously, it’s a big blow for us. But we got to figure out how to win games. That’s the situation we’re in, so can’t have any excuses.”
Rizzo then noted that the Yankees are in the same boat as every other club.
“There’s 30 teams in baseball right now that don’t have Aaron Judge,” he said. “So I don’t think it’s any different for any other team. He’s our captain. He’s our leader. It sucks, but one guy doesn’t make the biggest difference in the world, and for us as a unit, we got to come together and rally for us, for him, for everyone. But I know the narrative is, ‘Without Judge, this, that,’ but I don’t think that’s fair to put on him or anyone on this team.”
Maintaining control
When speaking of the overall offense, Lawson and Boone would like to see the Yankees do a better job of controlling counts and the strike zone.
“Batting average speaks for itself,” Lawson said. “We’re not getting enough hits. And then on-base percentage, we’re not getting enough walks. We get ourselves into some good counts… and then maybe expand the zone when we’ve got that advantage instead of using that count to our advantage and looking for a mistake or being disciplined enough to take that walk.”
Boone added, “We gotta be better,” when asked if his team is doing enough to control the zone without Judge.
“Even throughout the year, we gotta be better,” the skipper said. “We’re not a finished product, and we got to continue to work to get better in all facets.”
() | 2023-06-19T15:52:32+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/06/19/hitting-coach-dillon-lawson-other-yankees-address-teams-offensive-woes/ |
Preakness day arrives with horse racing in spotlight, Triple Crown still a possibility
BALTIMORE (AP) — Preakness day has arrived with horse racing in the spotlight and Kentucky Derby winner Mage having a shot at being the first Triple Crown champion in five years.
It’s not the spotlight the sport would like, though, after seven horses died at Churchill Downs in the leadup to the Derby. Two parallel investigations are ongoing into those deaths and a recent eighth death at the Louisville track to determine the causes.
But with new national medication and doping rules set to go into effect next week, the industry is at something of a crossroads. The federally mandated Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, which already regulated racetrack safety and other measures, starting Monday will oversee drug testing requirements for horses that should standardize the sport nationwide.
Before that, Mage has a chance in the Preakness to provide some on-track excitement. If he finishes first in the field of seven horses, the smallest in the race since 1986, he can go to Belmont on June 10 with the opportunity to be the first Triple Crown winner since Justify in 2018.
Doing so later Saturday would mean beating a horse trained by two-time Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert, who’s back at the Preakness for the first time in two years after returning from suspension. Baffert’s National Treasure is the second betting choice behind Mage.
First Mission was Mage’s other top challenger before being scratched Friday on the advice of veterinarians who had a concern about the horse’s left hind ankle. The withdrawal comes after five horses were scratched from the Derby for various reasons, including favorite Forte.
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-20T20:07:28+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/2023/05/20/preakness-day-arrives-with-horse-racing-spotlight-triple-crown-still-possibility/ |
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Could the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum doors soon be reopened? The possibility was discussed Tuesday night, April 25, at a save the railroad meeting.
Tuesday’s meeting was an organizational one to see if there was interest in forming an actual committee to work on saving the railroad museum and with the large crowd that turned out, they could very well have a fight at reopening it.
Wichita Falls City Council Steve Jackson is one of the main people fighting for the railroad museum to reopen. He was joined at the meeting by District 2 City Council Larry Nelson and several other community members.
Councilman Jackson decided to host the meeting to see if others were interested in saving the museum after discussions at a recent City Council meeting about the museum’s unclear future.
Attendees said the meeting was one of the first steps to actually forming a team and a plan to keep the museum open because they said re-opening it could be great for the city.
“I’ve had people contact me about maybe renting out some of the cars for Air BnB or even rebuild them and people can spend the night in one or have dinner in one. That would be great. I’ve even had some people reach out and say they’d help restore them. If we could get it going, I think it’d be great deal for downtown,” Jackson said.
“Because once it’s gone, it’s not going to come back. I was just a little kid when they tore the depot down in Wichita Falls and when it left, you never build it back. Once these railroad tracks are rolled out of town they are gone,” community member and historian Steve Goen said.
So what’s next? Councilman Jackson said he’ll plan another meeting soon to appoint roles for people and then that committee will write up a plan to present to the City Council at the May 16 meeting. | 2023-04-26T04:32:09+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/community-discuss-next-step-in-1st-save-the-railroad-museum-meeting/ |
Pigskin Preview: Smyer Bobcats
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 4:03 PM CDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
SMYER, Texas (KCBD) - The Smyer Bobcats were young last year after going 8-4 in 2020.
This season those young players have experience and Scott Funke looks to get Smyer back to winning.
Smyer has a competitive schedule that will test them in 2022.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Heavy snow fell in the Sierra Nevada as a winter storm packing powerful winds sent ski lift chairs swinging and closed mountain highways while downpours at lower elevations triggered flood watches Sunday across large swaths of California into Nevada.
More than 250 miles (400 km) of the Sierra from north of Reno south to Yosemite National Park remained under winter storm warnings either until late Sunday or early Monday.
The Heavenly ski resort at Lake Tahoe shut down some operations when the brunt of the storm hit Saturday. The resort posted video of lift chairs swaying violently because of gusts that topped 100 mph (161 kph), along with a tweeted reminder that wind closures are “always for your safety.”
To the south, Mammoth Mountain reported that more than 20 inches (51 cm) of snow fell Saturday, with another 2 feet (.6 meters) possible as the tail end of the system moved through the eastern Sierra.
The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab in Soda Springs, California reported Sunday morning that more than 43 inches (110 cm) had fallen in a 48-hour span.
A 70-mile (112-km) stretch of eastbound U.S. Interstate 80 was closed Saturday “due to zero visibility” from the northern California town of Colfax to the Nevada state line, transportation officials said. Chains were required on much of the rest of I-80 and other routes in the mountains from Reno toward Sacramento.
Many other key roads were closed because of heavy snow, including a stretch of California Highway 89 between Tahoe City and South Lake Tahoe, the highway patrol said.
The U.S. Forest Service issued an avalanche warning for the backcountry in the mountains west of Lake Tahoe where it said “several feet of new snow and strong winds will result in dangerous avalanche conditions.”
Gusts up to 50 mph (80 kph) that sent trees into homes in Sonoma County north of San Francisco on Saturday could reach 100 mph (160 kph) over Sierra ridgetops on Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
Heavy rain was forecast through the weekend from San Francisco to the Sierra crest with up to 2 inches (5 cm) in the Bay Area and up to 5 inches (13 cm) at Grass Valley northeast of Sacramento.
Warnings and watches were also up across Southern California, as heavy rain caused localized flooding in greater Los Angeles.
“Significant travel delays possible with accumulating snow on several mountain roads. This could include the Tejon Pass and Grapevine area of Interstate 5,” the National Weather Service’s LA-area office said in a statement.
Forecasters in Arizona issued a winter storm watch for northern and central Arizona beginning Sunday evening for areas above 5000 feet (1,525 meters) including Flagstaff, Prescott and the Grand Canyon, where icy temperatures and up to a foot of snow was predicted.
As the storm exits the U.S. West, it will push across the country and reach the Plains by mid-week, bringing significant rain and below-average temperatures, said Marc Chenard, meteorologist at the National Weather Service at the national center in College Park, Maryland.
“It will be a busy week while this system moves across the country,” Chenard said Sunday. | 2022-12-12T17:45:41+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/ap-storm-blowing-through-california-dumps-snow-in-sierra/ |
Few showers tonight. Turning rainy and windy midweek.
More cloud cover will move in tonight, and we could see a few more showers. However, not everyone will get rain tonight. Temperatures will drop into the upper 50s and low 60s by Wednesday morning.
A low pressure system in the Gulf will bring more rain and wind to South Mississippi over the next few days. While there will be a few showers on Wednesday morning, we’ll likely see more showers and a few storms late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. Heavy rainfall will be possible. It’s also going to become windy with winds from the east and northeast. Gusts over 30 MPH are possible. A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect for Hancock and Harrison Counties until Thursday morning. Tides may run 1-3′ higher than normal. A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect for Jackson County until Thursday morning. While not as vulnerable, minor coastal flooding of 1-2′ will be possible.
More rain is likely Thursday morning, and the wind will be even stronger. We could get gusts over 40 MPH, especially over the water. We’ll see scattered showers through Thursday afternoon, but most of the rain will exit by Friday. Friday afternoon won’t be as windy, and we’ll be warmer with highs in the upper 70s. More showers and storms are possible on Saturday with highs in the upper 70s.
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Interested in checking out the 2023 Santa Fe International Literary Festival May 19-21 but are overwhelmed by the choices and not sure how to navigate the array of options? Fear not — this handy preview can serve as your guide.
But first, a note about book banning: This year’s festival will celebrate the life and writing of Rudolfo Anaya, godfather of Chicano literature. The late New Mexico author has seen his Bless Me, Ultima, the most acclaimed Chicano novel of all time, banned a hundred times. In fact, the novel, published in 1972, made the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office list of books that were under review in the fall of 2022.
So if you are able to attend only one activity at the festival, then make sure it’s “Recuerdos y Respeto: Homage to Rudolfo Anaya” on May 20, led by Las Cruces author Denise Chávez and Mexican American poet Luis Alberto Urrea. On May 22, you can catch a free screening of the book’s 2012 cinematic adaptation at Jean Cocteau Cinema or take the little ones to one of the free readings of Anaya’s books for children offered by the Santa Fe Public Library Saturday, May 13, and Tuesday, May 16.
What is Santa Fe Lit Fest 2023?
This second annual event is a multicultural and multigenre literary festival, and the brainchild of co-founders and curators Carmella Padilla, Mark Bryant, and Clare Hertel. The main part of the festival runs May 19-21 and includes 23 author events across six stages at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center as well as two spirit tastings and author events at local venues.
The festival features a number of free youth and intergenerational events around town on May 20 and 21 as well as free (and one paid) pre- and post-festival community events that will take place on Thursday, May 18, and May 22. The latter events include a literary Zen hike, an exercise in oral storytelling, the magic of deep rest, and a reading by Institute of American Indian Arts MFA writers.
Pick your passion
With more than 25 different local, national, and international author talks taking place over three days, choosing which to do and when will be the hardest part of the festival weekend.
Go with the flow: Feeling anxious about seeing everything? You can start your literary weekend mornings with a simple meditation and gentle author talk. Roshi Joan Halifax — Buddhist teacher, author, and social activist — will speak on May 20 about her book Standing at the Edge and explore fear and courage. On May 21, Natalie Goldberg, bestselling writer and Zen practitioner, will help you ease your mind and chat about Three Simple Lines, her new book on the art of Haiku.
Poetry and community: Meet Natachee Momaday Gray, Santa Fe Kiowa/Apache poet and artist, who recently published Silver Box, a deeply personal poetry collection. She hopes that festival goers gain “a deep understanding of the magic that we have here” and will join fellow local poets on the Community Stage at a lunch event on May 20 and 21.
The wild side: If you obsess about your dog or cat or parrot, or read all things science, check out authors Ed Yong on May 21 and David Quammen on May 22 as they talk science and nature writing and animals, both domestic and wild. Yong, a Pulitzer Prize winner and reporter for The Atlantic, will discuss his An Immense World and empathy for animals — even the weird ones. On Sunday, Quammen discusses writing Breathless, a finalist for the National Book Award in Nonfiction about the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine, and about The Heartbeat of the Wild, an upcoming collection of his biggest National Geographic stories.
Climate discourse: You may have noticed that our planet is burning, drying out, overheating, and flooding. Meet Yvon Chouinard on May 21, a writer, activist, alpinist, and founder of Patagonia, who gave up his billionaire status last September by gifting all the shares to his company to a trust and nonprofit that fights the climate crisis and defends nature. He will be in conversation with legendary writer and adventurer Jon Krakauer. If you care about the environment, this is one not to miss.
American Indian issues: Get your history facts straight. David Treuer will talk May 20. He is Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota, as well as a critic, journalist, and activist, and he will discuss how he wrote about Native history and rephrased it through the lens of survival and resilience. His newest book, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, is a National Book Award Finalist.
Immigration and racism: Storytelling helps communities heal. On May 20, join Laila Lalami, Moroccan-born winner of the American Book Award, as she discusses her new book, Conditional Citizens, and the realities of immigration. On May 21, examine short fiction as a conduit for social commentary with Manuel Muñoz — his new short story collection, The Consequences, depicts the lives of immigrant farmworkers who labor in the shadow of La Migra. Then, hear Zambian writer Namwali Serpell on May 21 talk with Chicana feminist scholar Patricia Trujillo about Serpell’s The Furrows, her latest novel in which she explores memory and mourning, racism, and alternate realities.
Locked up: Think our prison system works just great? Think again. Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s new novel Chain-Gang All-Stars reveals a dystopian world — not too far off from ours — in which imprisoned women-turned-gladiators fight for their freedom. Adjei-Brenyah will talk May 20 about mass incarceration, unchecked capitalism, and weaving social and political commentary into fiction with poet and cultural activist Hakim Bellamy.
A serious crisis: Investigative reporter and writer Beth Macy will chat May 21 with historian and writer Hampton Sides about Raising Lazarus, Macy’s latest book about the nation’s opioid addiction problem, currently one of the greatest American health crises of our times.
The classics: Two giants of literary fiction will take the stage — Colum McCann on May 19 and John Irving on May 20. McCann is an Irish writer whose work has won dozens of international awards and been translated into 40 languages; he will discuss his move from fiction to nonfiction for his upcoming book, American Mother. The following evening, Irving will talk about the writing life and his latest novel, The Last Chairlift, with local and national literary treasure Douglas Preston.
Literature from the corazón: On May 20, hear Luis Alberto Urrea, groundwbreaking and larger-than-life Chicano writer, discuss his latest book, Good Night, Irene. The novel is based on Urrea’s mother, who was a Donut Dolly in European combat zones during WWII. Then join Colombian-born Ingrid Rojas Contreras on May 21 as she chats about her new memoir, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, a National Book Award finalist.
Crime time: Sally Denton, investigative reporter and writer of disturbing true crime stories, and Michael McGarrity, former deputy sheriff turned crime-suspense master, will talk together May 20 about investigating cops and the state of our criminal justice system. The following day, Gillian Flynn, international bestselling author of Gone Girl, will chat about plot twists, the writing process, and adapting crime and thrillers for TV and the cinema.
Dystopias: Wondering what AI and ChatGPT have in store for us? Join Pulitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Egan as she dissects her new novel, The Candy House. Egan will talk about writing craft and tech-based dystopias.
Outlanderish: Outlander fans, rejoice: Diana Gabaldon will talk May 21 about Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone and her plans for the Outlander series. Plus, she may chat about her adventures in TV adaptation and — if we’re lucky — about the actors who play Jamie and Claire.
Ania Hull is a writer, journalist, and editor who was formerly based in Hong Kong and currently lives in Albuquerque. She writes about the arts, book culture, social justice, immigration, and the environment for a variety of publications. | 2023-05-12T13:24:41+00:00 | santafenewmexican.com | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/books/its-time-to-get-literary/article_00165c34-eaa2-11ed-ad63-0b758e0ce233.html |
Stacy Brooks Whatley Joins ACA
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Counseling Association (ACA) has named Stacy Brooks Whatley as chief communications and marketing officer (CCMO) effective Feb. 13.
An award-winning communications, marketing and content strategist, Brooks Whatley has more than 20 years of experience in association communications. As a member of the Executive team, Brooks Whatley will join in the ongoing work to strengthen the organization's value proposition.
"I look forward to working with Stacy in building critical communications and marketing strategies to advance ACA's mission and purpose," said CEO Shawn Boynes. "Her well-rounded expertise will contribute to elevating ACA's profile as well as more effectively position professional counselors to address the global mental health crisis."
"I am thrilled to join ACA at a time when the public conversation around mental health continues to gain momentum," said Brooks Whatley. "As a society, we're putting a new focus on facing our challenges — uncertainty, stress, trauma, loss — both collectively and as individuals. The perspective of professional counselors can inform discussions around how we confront these challenges and improve our mental health and well-being."
Brooks Whatley added that she looks forward to working with ACA members and leadership to ensure that the voice of the counseling profession is present and heard, that counselors are recognized for the critical role they play as part of the health care team, and that all in need of professional counseling have access to it "without stigma and red tape."
ACA's new CCMO most recently served as the director of marketing and communications for the American Physiological Society, overseeing strategic marketing, media relations, social media, website content strategy and overall communications outreach. Prior to that time, she worked for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and at Ogilvy Public Relations.
She also brings to ACA her experience as the editor in chief of a member-focused magazine and helping researchers better communicate their work to the media, the public and other researchers. She currently serves as president of Associations, Media and Publishing Network's Associations Council – a key membership organization for association publishers and content creators.
About ACA
Founded in 1952 and based in Alexandria, Virginia, the American Counseling Association is the largest member organization of counseling professionals in the world. Our 54,000 plus members work in various settings, such as private practice, schools and universities, community clinics and government agencies. Our mission is to promote the professional development of counselors, to advocate for counselors, and to ensure that ethical and culturally inclusive practices protect our members' clients and all people who seek counseling services. We work to raise awareness about the myriad benefits provided by counseling and counseling professionals, such as marriage and family counseling, career counseling, addiction counseling and support for individuals who are facing mental health struggles and the challenges posed by everyday life in our fast-paced and sometimes stressful society. We believe everyone can benefit from the power of counseling.
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By The Associated Press
March Madness is heading to the Sweet 16 without a handful of top teams. Two No. 1 seeds, Kansas and Purdue, No. 2 seed Arizona and No. 4 seed Virginia are all gone — and gone with them are millions of busted brackets.
It’s been tough sledding for the bluebloods, too: Besides Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Indiana are all heading home. UCLA’s drive for a 12th national title remains alive.
Here is what to know with the regional semifinals up next at the NCAA Tournament:
TOP SEEDS
The top four seeds in the tournament were given to Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue. Each had its share of headaches to set up what is proving to be a chaotic tournament. The Boilermakers were the first to fall, ousted in a first-round stunner, and the Jayhawks followed the very next day.
EAST REGION: The Boilermakers got a top seed for the fourth time, but Purdue was dumped by Fairleigh Dickinson in a near-historic upset. and the 2-seed, Marquette, is also gone. Up next: No. 9 seed FAU vs. No. 4 seed Tennessee and No. 3 seed Kansas State vs. No. 7 seed Michigan State, whose coach Tom Izzo is heading to his 15th regional.
SOUTH REGION: Alabama, led by coach Nate Oats in a challenging season, got a top seed for the first time behind SEC player of the year Brandon Miller, who has armed security on hand after being the subject of threats. Up next: No. 1 seed Alabama vs. No. 5 seed San Diego State and No. 6 seed Creighton vs. No. 15 seed Princeton, which is in rare territory.
MIDWEST REGION: Houston got a top seed and won its opener before a rugged victory over Auburn even with All-American Marcus Sasser hobbled by a groin injury. Up next: No. 1 seed Houston vs. No. 5 seed Miami and No. 2 seed Texas vs. No. 3 seed Xavier.
WEST REGION: Kansas, the top-seeded defending national champion that was without coach Bill Self in the tournament following a heart procedure, blew an 8-point halftime lead and lost to Arkansas. Up next: No. 2 seed UCLA vs. No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 4 seed UConn vs. No. 8 seed Arkansas.
SHINING MOMENTS
The unforgettable plays are piling up.
Princeton used a late run to earn its first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years by ousting No. 2 seed Arizona and then answered any skeptics by rolling Missouri to lock in its first Sweet 16 spot in 56 years.
Furman celebrated its first tourney appearance since 1980 with a win over No. 4 seed Virginia on a deep 3-pointer by JP Pegues with 2.4 seconds left. Then came 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson’s win over Purdue as the 22 1/2-point underdog stifled 7-4 center Zach Edey to advance and join UMBC in the record books.
All that happened before the Razorbacks and shirtless coach Eric Musselman celebrated their win over the Jayhawks.
GAMES TO WATCH
No. 4 seed Connecticut (27-8) vs. No. 8 seed Arkansas (22-13), Thursday, 7:15 p.m. ET (CBS)
The Huskies are returning to the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years, and hoping to avoid being the next victim of Arkansas, which ousted defending champion Kansas. UConn outclassed Saint Mary’s 70-55 behind 24 points by Adama Sanogo and timely 3-point shooting.
No. 2 Kansas State (25-9) vs. No. 7 Michigan State (21-12), Thursday, 6:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
Tom Izzo is taking Michigan State to the Sweet 16 for the 15th time and first in four years after a 69-60 victory against No. 2 seed Marquette. The victory was the 16th for Izzo in the tournament against a higher seed, breaking the record he shared with recently retired Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim. At Madison Square Garden, the Spartans will face a Kansas State team that was picked to finish last in the Big 12 with a remade roster and first-year coach in Jerome Tang. The Wildcats outlasted Kentucky 75-69 behind 27 points by Markquis Nowell.
No. 5 seed San Diego State (29-6) vs. No. 1 seed Alabama (31-5), Friday, 6:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
The Aztecs are heading to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2004 and have won 11 of their last 13. Balanced scoring carried them to a second-round victory against Furman and they’ll need more of the same against the Crimson Tide, who handily dispatched Maryland in the second round. All-America freshman Brandon Miller, who is nursing an injury, had 19 after going scoreless in the first round.
No. 3 seed Xavier (27-9) vs. No. 2 seed Texas (28-8), Friday, 9:45 p.m. ET (CBS)
The Musketeers are heading to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2017 and will face a Longhorns team that hasn’t been there in 15 years. Xavier put on a clinic on unselfishness in the first half of its 84-73 victory against Pittsburgh, totaling 17 assists on 19 made field goals. The Longhorns made just one 3-pointer in 13 tries in their 71-66 victory against Penn State, but Dylan Disu had season-high 28-point performance.
BRAGGING RIGHTS
The SEC and Big Ten led the way by placing eight teams each in the 68-team field. Conference USA (Florida Atlantic) and the Ivy League (Princeton) each got one team into the tournament and both are still alive. The rest of the leagues can’t say that. The records through two rounds:
ACC (5 teams made tourney): 5-4. One team left (Miami). American Athletic (2): 2-1. One team left (Houston). Big 12 (7): 7-5. Two teams left (Kansas State, Texas). Big East (5): 7-2. Three teams left (Creighton, UConn, Xavier). Big Ten (8): 6-7. One team left (Michigan State). Mountain West (4): 2-3. One team left (San Diego State). Pac-12 (4): 3-3. One team left (UCLA). SEC (8): 9-5. Three teams left (Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee). West Coast (2): 3-1. One team left (Gonzaga).
GO DEEPER
Gun violence has cost lives and disrupted college sports all season, touching some of the top programs in college basketball, including Alabama. Coaches have been thrust into uncertain and unwelcome roles in trying to navigate the topic — as well as the fallout from the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.
On a lighter note, if you feel you know March Madness pretty well, try this 25-question trivia quiz put together by AP.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
The NCAA Tournament is filled with great players and the AP All-America team is a good place to get familiar with the names. It’s also an event where guys you’ve never heard of can take a star turn. Guard play is always going to be important (see: Baylor, 2021 title winner) and there are some NBA prospects in the mix.
Bet on this, too: Some player — maybe more than one — will have a chance to join the mustachioed Doug Edert (remember Saint Peters’ inspiring run last year?) and find a way to cash in on their celebrity.
HOW TO WATCH
Every game of the men’s tournament will be aired — here is a schedule — either on CBS, TBS, TNT or TruTV and their digital platforms. CBS, which also has a handy schedule that includes announcing teams, will handle the Final Four and national title game this year.
The NCAA is streaming games via its March Madness Live option and CBS games are being streamed on Paramount+. Fans of longtime play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz should soak up every moment: It’s his final NCAA Tournament.
BETTING GUIDE
Who’s going to win the national championship? The betting favorites to reach the Final Four are (in order, as of March 19): Alabama, Houston, UConn, UCLA, Gonzaga and Texas, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
MARCH MADNESS CALENDAR
Sweet 16 weekend will see games in New York City (East Region), Las Vegas (West), Kansas City, Missouri (Midwest), and Louisville, Kentucky (South).
Where is the Final Four? In Houston, on April 1, with the championship game on April 3. Basketball aficionados, take note: The women’s NCAA Tournament will hold its Final Four in Dallas, a four-hour drive up the road from Houston.
Can’t get enough March Madness? Well, there is talk about expanding the tournament despite a host of challenges. Enjoy the 68-team version for now!
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HOUSTON (KIAH) — Darius Lee, a basketball player for Houston Baptist University, was shot and killed in his hometown of New York City early Monday morning, the university announced.
HBU said that Lee, 21, was on track to graduate with his bachelor’s degree in December and was named the school’s male student-athlete of the year.
“We are devastated,” HBU men’s basketball head coach Ron Cottrell said in a statement. “Darius was a remarkable young man who loved the Lord, his mom, his family, his teammates, his friends and his entire HBU family.
“We are in shock and cannot wrap our heads around this news. My heart breaks for his mom, his sister and his entire family, and for our basketball team. The only thing we find comfort in right now is knowing where Darius is. He is in the arms of Jesus… we know that as fact. And we will see him again someday.”
According to Nexstar station WPIX in New York, Lee was fatally shot and eight others were injured during a gathering in East Harlem. Bullets rang out around 12:40 a.m. local time on a footpath along FDR Drive near the Madison Avenue Bridge.
Police in New York said that a 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital. NYPD did not identify Lee as the victim to the media, but HBU confirmed the victim was Lee. The wounded included six men and two women.
Investigators believe the victims were at a large gathering or barbecue when shots rang out. No arrests have been made, however, a gun was recovered at the scene. The motive and the number of shooters remained unclear, NYPD said.
Lee, a 6-foot-6 guard, was a second-team all-Southland Conference selection this past season for the Huskies, leading the team with 18.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. He was sixth in the nation with 65 steals in his first season with the team.
Lee transferred to HBU after two seasons at SUNY-Sullivan, averaging 18.1 points and 9.1 rebounds, leading him to be named a first-team All-American in the junior college rankings. He played his high school ball at St. Raymond High School for Boys in the Bronx.
“Our prayers are with his family first and most importantly, but also with his friends, coaches, and teammates. He was a very fine young man who had a very bright future in front of him both on and off the court,” HBU athletic director Steve Moniaci said. “This is unfortunately, yet again, another example of the senseless gun violence that seems to be plaguing our country right now and we all pray it will cease.” | 2022-06-20T19:13:31+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/college-basketball-player-shot-and-killed-in-new-york-city-8-others-wounded/ |
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Dicky Kurniawan felt the sharp sting in his eyes as Indonesian police fired tear gas into the football stadium.
From his seat near an exit, he said he watched the melee unfold Saturday night as angry fans poured into the field to demand answers after host Arema FC of East Java’s Malang city lost to Persebaya Surabaya, its first defeat ever on its home turf. The mob threw bottles and other objects, and the violence spread outside the stadium, where police cars were overturned and torched.
Kurniawan, 22, was shocked when police fired tear gas at spectators in the stands. As the stinging gas spread through the stadium, Kurniawan grabbed his girlfriend and — like everyone else — dashed to the exits.
The mass rush led to a stampede that killed nearly three dozen people almost instantly. The death toll reached 125 and hundreds more were injured in one of the world’s deadliest tragedies at a sporting event. More than 40,000 spectators were at the match, all Arema fans because the organizer had banned Persebaya Surabaya supporters due to Indonesia’s history of violent soccer rivalries.
“The chaos was on the field, but they fired the tear gas into the stadium stands,” Kurniawan said as he described the tragedy from his hospital bed. He received bruises on his face but said he was fortunate to survive.
“Now I am done watching soccer in the stadium,” Kurniawan said.
In the bed next to Kurniawan, teenager Farel Panji also had a lucky escape.
Panji, 16, had just left his seat to go to the exit when the tear gas came. As people ran past him to get to the exit, Panji said he got pushed down by the crowd and collapsed.
“I fainted for a while. When I woke up, I was still in the stadium seating area,” Panji said. He got home safely and was taken to the hospital the next day. Wearing an Arema jersey, Panji said Saturday’s incident did not stop him from loving the club.
Malang’s Dr. Saiful Anwar General Hospital, one of several used to treat victims, was filled Sunday with grieving relatives waiting to identify bodies in the morgue or for information about their loves ones.
Police say 323 people were injured in the crush, with some still in critical condition. At least 17 children were among the dead and seven other children are being treated at hospitals, according to the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection.
Arema’s Chilean coach, Javier Roca, led the players and other officials in paying respect to the dead in a ceremony Monday.
Wearing black shirts, the team gathered at the statue of a lion head outside Kanjuruhan Stadium. Dozens of Arema supporters also attended, and started to cry when the players poured rose petals around the statue and prayed together.
“We came here as a team, asking forgiveness from the families impacted by this tragedy, those who lost their loves ones or the ones who are still being treated in the hospital,” Roca said.
He said soccer violence must stop.
“We feel like we got a punishment,” he said. “One match result is not worth paying with the lives of people, let alone more than 100 people.” | 2022-10-03T23:19:25+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/ap-indonesian-recalls-stinging-tear-gas-in-deadly-soccer-melee/ |
CLEVELAND, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkpoint Surgical today announced the addition of CHECKPOINT GEMINI™ to the company's industry-leading line of intraoperative nerve stimulators. An addition to the company's flagship CHECKPOINT Nerve Stimulator Portfolio, Checkpoint Gemini is designed to deliver more precise stimulation.
"This expansion of Checkpoint Surgical's stimulator portfolio ensures that we provide the surgeon with the optimal solution for clinical nerve procedures," said Derek Lewis, President, and CEO of Checkpoint Surgical. "Checkpoint Gemini complements our existing stimulators with a device optimized for precise nerve surgeries."
While CHECKPOINT GUARDIAN™ offers the clinical versatility to locate nerves through dense tissue and assess motor nerve function, the new Checkpoint Gemini allows more precise direct nerve stimulation even at the fascicular level. Gemini has been designed to provide surgeons greater clarity to determine which fascicle within a nerve is responsible for which response.
Checkpoint Gemini's precision is made possible by the device's innovative bipolar probe design, which focuses the energy delivered into a small area. This is in comparison to the monopolar probe of the Checkpoint Guardian, which delivers a broader field of stimulation. Checkpoint Gemini's focused stimulation at 32Hz provides a tetanic muscle response, even on fast-twitch muscle tissue such as that found in the face or pediatric anatomy.
Like all Checkpoint stimulators, Checkpoint Gemini's biphasic waveform delivers safe, continuous nerve activation without diminished response. Checkpoint Gemini provides the same usability features as the Checkpoint Guardian, including visual confirmation of stimulation delivery and a precise LCD status indicator of amplitude and pulse duration.
Checkpoint Surgical is a privately held medical device company based in Cleveland, Ohio. The company works with surgeons to advance the science and practice of peripheral nerve care through research, education, and innovative product development. Checkpoint Surgical's state-of-the-art nerve stimulation devices have become the standard of care for intraoperative nerve stimulation. The company is actively developing new products to support the entire continuum of intraoperative nerve care. For more information about Checkpoint Surgical, visit www.checkpointsurgical.com.
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Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an
entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the
Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather
Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF.
TXZ061-062-012115-
Ector-Midland-
Including the cities of Odessa and Midland
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ045-046-050-051-012115-
Gaines-Dawson-Andrews-Martin-
Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Andrews, and Stanton
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ047-048-052-053-012115-
Borden-Scurry-Howard-Mitchell-
Including the cities of Gail, Snyder, Big Spring,
and Colorado City
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. A
slight chance of. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
NMZ033-034-012115-
Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-
Including the cities of Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, and Jal
129 AM MDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
$$
TXZ270-012115-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP
129 AM MDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. West winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming east this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ271-012115-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022 /129 AM MDT Fri Jul 1 2022/
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ272-012115-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Including the city of Van Horn
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming east 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ273-012115-
Eastern Culberson County-
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming east this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ274-012115-
Reeves County Plains-
Including the city of Pecos
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming east this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ075-012115-
Pecos-
Including the city of Fort Stockton
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southeast this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ082-012115-
Terrell-
Including the cities of Dryden and Sanderson
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ278-012115-
Davis Mountains Foothills-
Including the city of Alpine
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming east 5 to 10 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around
70. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
$$
TXZ277-012115-
Davis Mountains-
Including the city of Fort Davis
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs around 90.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east this afternoon. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east 10 to 15 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
$$
TXZ276-012115-
Marfa Plateau-
Including the city of Marfa
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east this afternoon. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
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Chinati Mountains-
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs around 90.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east this afternoon. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with
isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
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Central Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Panther Junction,
and Marathon
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
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TXZ282-012115-
Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Lajitas, and Castolon
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Hot with highs 98 to 104. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 97 to 103.
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TXZ280-012115-
Chisos Basin-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP and Chisos Basin
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming east this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
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TXZ281-012115-
Presidio Valley-
Including the city of Presidio
229 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn President Joe Biden’s election, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
A Washington, D.C., jury found Rhodes guilty of sedition after three days of deliberations in the nearly two-month-long trial that showcased the far-right extremist group’s efforts to keep Republican Donald Trump in the White House at all costs.
Rhodes was acquitted of two other conspiracy charges. A co-defendant — Kelly Meggs, who led the antigovernment group’s Florida chapter — was also convicted of seditious conspiracy, while three other associates were cleared of that charge. Jurors found all five defendants guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding: Congress’ certification of Biden’s electoral victory.
The verdict, while mixed, marks a significant milestone for the Justice Department and is likely to clear the path for prosecutors to move ahead at full steam in upcoming trials of other extremists accused of sedition.
Rhodes and Meggs are the first people in nearly three decades to be found guilty at trial of seditious conspiracy — a rarely used Civil War-era charge that can be difficult to prove. The offense calls for up to 20 years behind bars.
It could embolden investigators, whose work has expanded beyond those who attacked the Capitol to focus on others linked to Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland recently named a veteran prosecutor, Jack Smith, to serve as special counsel to oversee key aspects of a probe into efforts to subvert the election as well as a separate investigation into the retention of classified documents at Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago.
Garland said after the verdict that the Justice Department “is committed to holding accountable those criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy on January 6, 2021.”
“Democracy depends on the peaceful transfer of power. By attempting to block the certification of the 2020 presidential election results, the defendants flouted and trampled the rule of law,” Steven M. D’Antuono, assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, said in an emailed statement. “This case shows that force and violence are no match for our country’s justice system.”
Using dozens of encrypted messages, recordings and surveillance video, prosecutors made the case that Rhodes began shortly after the 2020 election to prepare an armed rebellion to stop the transfer of presidential power.
Over seven weeks of testimony, jurors heard how Rhodes rallied his followers to fight to defend Trump, discussed the prospect of a “bloody” civil war and warned the Oath Keepers may have to “rise up in insurrection” to defeat Biden if Trump didn’t act.
Defense attorneys accused prosecutors of twisting their clients’ words and insisted the Oath Keepers came to Washington only to provide security for figures such as Roger Stone, a longtime Trump ally. The defense focused heavily on seeking to show that Rhodes’ rhetoric was just bluster and that the Oath Keepers had no plan before Jan. 6 to attack the Capitol.
Rhodes intends to appeal, defense attorney James Lee Bright told reporters. Another Rhodes lawyer, Ed Tarpley, described the verdict as a “mixed bag,” adding, “This is not a total victory for the government in any way, shape or form.”
“We feel like we presented a case that showed through evidence and testimony that Mr. Rhodes did not commit the crime of seditious conspiracy,” Tarpley said.
On trial alongside Rhodes, of Granbury, Texas, and Meggs, were Kenneth Harrelson, another Florida Oath Keeper; Thomas Caldwell, a retired Navy intelligence officer from Virginia; and Jessica Watkins, who led an Ohio militia group.
Caldwell was convicted on two counts and acquitted on three others, including seditious conspiracy. His attorney, David Fischer, called the verdict “major victory” for his client and a “major defeat” for the Justice Department. He also said he would appeal the two convictions.
Jury selection for a second group of Oath Keepers facing seditious conspiracy charges is scheduled to begin next week. Several members of the Proud Boys, including the former national chairman Enrique Tarrio, are also scheduled to go to trial on the sedition charge in December.
In an extraordinary move, Rhodes took the stand to tell jurors there was no plan to attack the Capitol and insist that his followers who went inside the building went rogue.
Rhodes testified that he had no idea that his followers were going to join the mob and storm the Capitol and said he was upset after he found out that some did. Rhodes said they were acting “stupid” and outside their mission for the day.
Prosecutors said the Oath Keepers saw an opportunity to advance their plot to stop the transfer of power and sprang into action when the mob started storming the Capitol. The Capitol attack was a “means to an end” for the Oath Keepers, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Rakoczy told jurors in her closing argument.
Jurors heard how Rhodes spent thousands of dollars on an AR-platform rifle, magazines, mounts, sights and other equipment on his way to Washington ahead of the riot. They watched surveillance footage from the Virginia hotel where some Oath Keepers stashed weapons for “quick reaction force” teams prosecutors said were ready to get weapons into the city quickly if they were needed. The weapons were never deployed.
On Jan. 6, Oath Keepers wearing combat gear were seen on camera shouldering their way through the crowd and into the Capitol. Rhodes remained outside like a “general surveying his troops on the battlefield,” a prosecutor said. After the riot, Rhodes and other Oath Keepers went to an Olive Garden restaurant to celebrate, according to prosecutors.
The trial revealed new details about Rhodes’ efforts to pressure Trump to fight to stay in White House in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6. Shortly after the election, in a group chat that included Stone called “FOS” or “Friends of Stone,” Rhodes wrote, “So will you step up and push Trump to FINALLY take decisive action?”
Another man testified that after the riot, Rhodes tried to persuade him to pass along a message to Trump that urged the president not to give up his fight to hold onto power. The intermediary — a man who told jurors he had an indirect way to reach the president — recorded his meeting with Rhodes and went to the FBI instead of giving the message to Trump.
“If he’s not going to do the right thing and he’s just gonna let himself be removed illegally then we should have brought rifles,” Rhodes said during that meeting, according to a recording played for jurors. “We should have fixed it right then and there. I’d hang (expletive) Pelosi from the lamppost,” Rhodes said, referring to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Three other Oath Keepers previously pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy. The last time the Justice Department had secured such a conviction at trial, though, was in the 1995 prosecution of Islamic militants who plotted to bomb New York City landmarks.
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Richer reported from Boston. Associated Press journalists Nathan Ellgren and Andrew Harnik contributed.
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Reports: Actress Anne Heche critical after crashing car into house, starting fire
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 7:25 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (CNN) - A California woman, reported to be actress Anne Heche, is in critical condition after driving into a Los Angeles home Friday.
The car involved in the crash is registered to Heche, known for her roles in “The Vanished” and “Six Days and Seven Nights.”
Some media outlets are reporting she was the driver, but authorities have not confirmed that.
Officials say the car slammed into the two-story home, causing it to erupt into flames.
Firefighters extinguished the fire and rescued a woman from inside the vehicle.
She was taken to the hospital and is recovering.
The cause of the crash is still unknown.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-06T01:39:46+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/2022/08/06/reports-actress-anne-heche-critical-after-crashing-car-into-house-starting-fire/ |
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis skipped meetings Friday because he was running a fever, the Vatican said.
There were no details about how sick Francis was. The last time he spiked a serious fever, in March, the 86-year-old pontiff was rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with acute bronchitis. He received intravenous antibiotics and was released three days later.
A Vatican official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak about the pope’s health, said Francis didn’t receive anyone in audience Friday “because of a feverish state.”
There were no formal audiences scheduled Friday, but Francis keeps a separate, private and unofficial agenda of meetings with people he receives at his residence.
Francis has had a busy week, presiding over a meeting of the Italian bishops conference, participating in an afternoon encounter Thursday with his school foundation Scholas Occurentes, as well as meeting with several other prelates and visiting dignitaries.
He is due to preside over Pentecost Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, and in a sign that he was expected to recover quickly, the Vatican on Friday announced a new official audience with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, scheduled for Monday. | 2023-05-26T16:17:31+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/pope-spikes-a-fever-misses-meetings-vatican/ |
Report: Bears to host Jordan Love, Packers in Week 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Chicago Bears’ 2023 schedule will be released in full Thursday at 7 pm, but we already have an idea of how Year 3 of the Justin Fields era will start. The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman reported Thursday morning that the Jordan Love era will start at Soldier Field when the Bears host the Packers in Week 1.
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The Bears will reportedly finish their season at Lambeau Field. On Wednesday, the NFL announced that the Bears would not play the Kansas City Chiefs in Germany, meaning Fields and Co. will visit Arrowhead Stadium at some point this fall. The Bears will also have trips to Los Angeles, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Minnesota, and Detroit. The home slate includes visits from the Raiders, Broncos, Panthers, Falcons, Cardinals, Lions, and Vikings. | 2023-05-11T13:56:21+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/nfl-schedule-leak-bears-to-host-jordan-love-packers-in-week-1/3139026/ |
Popular Taylors restaurant Open Hearth to close its doors after 60+ years
TAYLORS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Upstate staple is closing its doors after 63 years of service to the community. The Open Hearth restaurant in Taylors welcomed its first customers in 1959 and never looked back.
But their owners now say--it’s finally time to slow down.
“Since the announcement, we’ve just been overwhelmed with guests trying to come in,” said owner Jimmy Melehes. “It’s sad for us, because we’re going to miss our customers no doubt about it, but it’s a blessing for us because I’ve been here 50 years.”
Jimmy says their closing date on June 30th will a a very bittersweet one.
“All the celebrations. The birthdays, anniversaries, mother’s days, father’s days, graduations. We’ve done it all,” he told FOX Carolina.
“Our success has been our family being here to greet our customers at the door all these years,” he added. “And we’ve got such great customers who know us, and we know them. We thank them so much.”
The son of Greek parents Mike and Tula Melehes, one could say Jimmy was always destined to work in the restaurant business.
His father established his first restaurant in the late 1940s on Pendleton Street in Greenville, before they moved the family-owned establishment to what became the Wade Hampton area
“We are owners and operators,” said Jimmy’s wife and co-owner Paula Starr Melehes. “We’re here every night.”
Paula Starr says it’s been a labor of love. And customers three and four generations over have passed that love down to one another, over the restaurant’s white tablecloths, charcoal open-air grill, and romantically lit booths that offer that hard-to-describe timeless feeling.
“We just have a great customer base that we call our friends,” Paula Starr said. “And we’re lucky.”
“This was the first fine restaurant I’d ever been to when I was 14 years old, and it is still the finest restaurant,” said Margaret Durham, long time customer and friend of the Melehes family. “And I’m a lot older than 14, but we won’t get into that!” she added, laughing. “They’ve just been such great friends.”
Margaret and her husband Jimmy say that friendship is something that’s hard to find in a restaurant nowadays. They say the memories made at Open Hearth are the Melehes’ legacy; one that will stand the test of time for whatever the future holds.
“It’s such a great place!” exclaimed Jimmy Durham. “We’ve been coming here for decades. And they’ve earned the right to retire, but we’ll hate to see it! We’re gonna miss them a lot.”
Copyright 2022 WHNS. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-09T07:50:01+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/06/09/popular-taylors-restaurant-open-hearth-close-its-doors-after-60-years/ |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A sexual assault complaint has been filed against Puerto Rico pop star Ricky Martin, who recently sued his nephew over what he said were false allegations of sexual abuse.
The complaint was filed Friday at a police precinct in the capital of San Juan, police spokesman Edward Ramírez told The Associated Press on Saturday. Information including who filed the complaint and details of the allegations are not public, given the nature of the complaint.
A person who was not authorized to speak about the case confirmed that Martin’s nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, filed the complaint. The person said the complaint does not automatically trigger an arrest because the alleged incident is not recent, adding that police will investigate and determine whether charges are warranted.
Sánchez previously requested a restraining order against Martin in July, but a judge later archived the case after Sánchez admitted under oath that he had never been sexually assaulted by the singer.
Flavia Fernández, a spokeswoman for Martin, told the AP that his legal team is evaluating the situation and not issuing public comment for now.
On Thursday, the artist’s attorneys filed a lawsuit against his nephew, whom they described as “troubled.” They accused him of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of law and damages.
They said Sánchez’s allegations cost Martin at least $10 million worth of canceled contracts and projects, plus another $20 million in damages to his reputation.
The lawsuit states that Sánchez would send up to 10 messages a day to Martin, the majority “meaningless diatribes without any particular purpose.” It also accuses him of publishing Martin’s private number, forcing him to change it.
In addition, the lawsuit said Sánchez falsely claimed he had a romantic relationship with Martin for seven months and that the singer didn’t want it to end and would call Sánchez with frequency.
“Nothing further from the truth,” the lawsuit stated.
Attorneys also noted that a judge previously issued Sánchez two restraining orders in an unrelated stalking case. | 2022-09-11T13:40:29+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-puerto-rico-star-ricky-martin-faces-sexual-assault-complaint/ |
Father of Lisa Marie Presley’s youngest children petitions to represent them in battle over estate
(CNN) - There’s a new development in the battle over Lisa Marie Presley’s estate.
Michael Lockwood, the father of Lisa Marie Presley’s two youngest children, has petitioned to represent them in court after Lisa Marie’s mother, Priscilla Presley, filed a petition contesting the will.
Lisa Marie Presley died in January after an apparent cardiac arrest at her Los Angeles home.
Lockwood is challenging a 2016 amendment that removes Priscilla Presley as a co-trustee and replaces her with Lisa Marie’s two oldest children, Riley and Benjamin Keough.
Benjamin Keough died in 2020, leaving Riley Keough as the primary beneficiary.
The petition alleges that the amendment was not witnessed or notarized, thereby questioning the authenticity of Lisa Marie Presley’s signature.
Attorneys for Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough have not contested Lockwood’s petition, but a formal ruling has not been announced.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-13T23:15:49+00:00 | mysuncoast.com | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2023/04/13/father-lisa-marie-presleys-youngest-children-petitions-represent-them-battle-over-estate/ |
BEIJING (AP) — The French finance minister said Sunday he pressed Chinese leaders to open their markets wider to foreign companies and lobbied for investment in France’s electric car industry, as the European Union’s second-largest economy followed Washington in reviving post-COVID economic talks amid tension over Beijing’s surging trade surpluses.
Bruno Le Maire also defended Paris’s controls on foreign access to technology after authorities said two Chinese citizens are under investigation for what news reports say is possible smuggling of French-made processor chips with military uses to China and Russia.
Le Maire met Saturday with Vice Premier He Lifeng, Beijing’s top envoy on economic issues. He followed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who visited Beijing on July 9-10 as part of U.S. efforts to revive frosty relations with China.
Chinese officials gave Le Maire and Yellen a warm welcome as part of efforts to reverse an economic slump by reviving foreign investor interest. But Beijing has given no indication of possible changes in technology and other policies that its trading partners say violate Chinese market-opening commitments.
Officials of the 27-nation European Union are trying to narrow a trade deficit with China that swelled to 396 billion euros ($432 billion) last year. Le Maire cited cosmetics, aerospace and agriculture as possible areas for more French exports.
“There is a need to improve access to the Chinese market. I think that it was at the core of our discussions,” Le Maire said in an interview at the French Embassy. “We want to have a stronger economic relationship between Europe and China, between France and China, which means to get access for all European goods.”
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government has looked to Europe as an alternative market and source of technology since Washington tightened controls on access to U.S. processor chips and other high-tech goods and hiked tariffs on imports from China in a feud over its industry development ambitions.
Le Maire and Chinese officials pledged to cooperate on climate change, financing for developing countries and nuclear power. They announced plans to set up a group to settle a dispute over access to China’s market for cosmetics, a major French export.
Le Maire also lobbied for investment from China’s fast-growing electric car industry. He was due to fly to the southern city of Shenzhen to meet Wang Chuanfu, founder of BYD Auto, one of the world’s biggest electric vehicle producers. BYD Auto and other Chinese brands are starting to sell in developed markets including Europe and Japan. Chinese battery supplier CATL has set up a factory in Germany to supply automaker BMW.
“We want China to make investments in France in electric vehicles,” Le Maire said. “In the climate transition, there is a place for Chinese investment in France, which allows us to reinforce our economic relations and also speed up action against global warming.”
The talks were overshadowed by Russia’s war against Ukraine and complaints China might be helping Moscow evade Western sanctions, but Le Maire said he didn’t discuss the war with Chinese officials. However, he said it was in Beijing’s interest to end the 17-month-old war. President Emmanuel Macron’s security adviser, Emmanuel Bonne, said this month China was delivering “military equipment” to Russia but gave no details.
“I want to make very clear that we want this war to go to an end as soon as possible,” Le Maire said. “Indeed, (it is) in the interest of China, it is in the interests of the global growth to have peace as soon as possible.”
Le Maire also defended French controls on technology exports and foreign investment in high-tech industry. French authorities are investigating two Chinese citizens associated with chip producer Ommic who the newspaper Le Parisien said face possible charges of exporting chips to a Chinese armaments maker using forged documents.
French counter-espionage officials believe a Chinese investor who bought control of Ommic in 2018 was trying to transfer chip manufacturing technology to China, according to the newspaper. The ruling Communist Party is trying to develop its own chip industry, but Washington has blocked access to advanced manufacturing tools and persuaded allies Japan and the Netherlands to impose their own restrictions.
Chinese authorities complain their companies are unfairly targeted by restrictions on access to foreign technology. They have warned curbs on access to semiconductors will disrupt smartphone and other industries.
“Everybody can understand that France wants to protect its key technologies,” Le Maire said. “We don’t want any foreign country to get access to those French sovereign technologies.” | 2023-07-31T00:53:51+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/ap-international/ap-frances-le-maire-presses-china-on-market-access-and-lobbies-for-electric-car-investment/ |
The 2023 Amundi Evian Championship Odds & Preview: Megan Khang
Before the final round of the Amundi Evian Championship, Megan Khang is in 30th place at E.
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Megan Khang Insights
- Over her last 17 rounds, Khang has shot better than par on nine occasions, while also posting one bogey-free round and 13 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- She has posted a top-five score in one of her last 17 rounds, while ranking among the top 10 scores of the day three times.
- Over her last 17 rounds, Khang has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round three times, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on seven occasions.
- In her past five tournaments, Khang has finished in the top five once.
- She has qualified for the weekend in four of her past five events.
- In her past five tournaments, Khang has finished within three shots of the leader once and posted a score better than average three times.
Over the last year
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Amundi Evian Championship Insights and Stats
- Khang has had an average finish of 37th at this tournament in two appearances, including a personal best 30th-place.
- Khang has made the cut in each of her last two trips to this event.
- Khang last competed at this event in 2023 and finished 30th.
- This event will take place on a par 71 listed at 6,527 yards, compared to the average for Tour stops in the past year.
- Evian Resort Golf Club is 6,527 yards, 29 yards shorter than the average course Khang has played in the past year (6,556).
Khang's Last Time Out
- Khang was in the 14th percentile on par 3s at the U.S. Women’s Open, with an average of 3.38 strokes on the eight par-3 holes.
- She averaged 4.10 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 20) at the U.S. Women’s Open, which was good enough to place her in the 83rd percentile of the field on par 4s (the tournament average was 4.22).
- Khang was better than just 19% of the field at the U.S. Women’s Open on par-5 holes, averaging 5.25 strokes per hole compared to the field average of 5.02.
- Khang carded a birdie or better on one of eight par-3s at the U.S. Women’s Open (the other golfers averaged 1.5).
- On the eight par-3s at the U.S. Women’s Open, Khang had more bogeys or worse (four) than the field average (3.0).
- Khang's two birdies or better on par-4s at the U.S. Women’s Open were less than the field average of 3.0.
- At that last outing, Khang carded a bogey or worse on four of 20 par-4s (the field averaged 8.4).
- Khang ended the U.S. Women’s Open with a birdie or better on one of eight par-5s, underperforming the field's average, 2.8.
- On the eight par-5s at the U.S. Women’s Open, Khang underperformed compared to the field average of 2.6 bogeys or worse on those holes by recording three.
Amundi Evian Championship Time and Date Info
- Date: July 27-30, 2023
- Course: Evian Resort Golf Club
- Location: Évian-les-Bains, France
- Par: 71 / 6,527 yards
- Khang Odds to Win: +6000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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(WHTM) — Six planets in our solar system are moving “in retrograde” right now, and that’s getting a lot of people excited.
Astrology sites are full of explanations on how retrograde motions are affecting horoscopes, including talk of “stagnation in the cosmos,” “retrograde energy swaying” and “challenges to relationships” as well as advice to “avoid new ventures,” “stick to routine jobs” and “evaluate how we are transforming our lives.”
There’s also a lot of bad science suggesting how the “planet slows down,” which certainly causes a lot of fuss over what is essentially an optical illusion.
So what’s really going on when a planet travels in retrograde?
To begin, the following planets (in order from the sun) will be moving in retrograde for a while:
- Mercury from Sept. 10 to Oct. 2
- Jupiter from July 28 to Nov. 23
- Saturn June 4 to Oct. 23
- Uranus Aug. 24 to Jan. 23
- Neptune June 28 to Dec. 4
- Pluto April 29 to Oct. 8 (Yeah, we know Pluto is a “dwarf planet,” but it’s still in an orbit, and it still displays retrograde motion.)
According to NASA, retrograde motion is an “apparent” change in a planet’s movement through the sky when seen from Earth — when a planet appears to go backward in orbit. In other words, it’s the optical illusion that was just mentioned.
Planets, including Earth, orbit the sun. This idea is called heliocentrism. (Helios was the god of the sun in Greek mythology.)
Because the planets orbit the sun at different distances, planets have years of different lengths:
Planets with shorter years will “overtake” slower-moving planets.
As a faster orbiting planet overtakes a slower one, it will appear (from the vantage point of the faster-moving planet) as though the slower-moving planet stops moving forward and then drifts backward even though it is still moving at its original speed.
“It is not REAL in that the planet does not physically start moving backwards in its orbit,” NASA states. “It just appears to do so because of the relative positions of the planet and Earth and how they are moving around the Sun.”
We can actually see this effect on Earth. Imagine two cars traveling in the same direction in two different lanes. One travels slightly faster than the other. As the faster car overtakes the slower, it will appear (from the vantage point of the faster car) as though the slower car stops, then moves backward, even though its actual speed has not changed. (This thought experiment works with different modes of transportation, from walking to cycling to flying in airplanes.)
It’s worth noting that one of the reasons heliocentrism replaced geocentrism (the notion that the Earth is in the center of the Solar System) is that geocentrism couldn’t explain the retrograde motion of planets. With heliocentrism, explaining retrograde motion was simple.
So why does the idea of retrograde bring with it a sense of doom and gloom?
Well, according to the Farmers’ Almanac, the planets each rule a different aspect of life, and when they appear to move backward, their positive influence on those aspects is believed to be disrupted.
Mercury’s retrograde is the most common to be associated with chaos. That’s because it is the closest to the sun, and therefore the fastest to orbit around it, causing it to become retrograde three or four times a year, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.
“Believers in the malevolent power of Mercury retrograde blame the phenomenon for everything from arguments to lost mail or luggage to automobile accidents and technology issues, and warn people to hold back on conducting important business during this time,” the Farmers’ Almanac says.
According to Astrology.com, retrograde motion is a “side-effect of proximity,” and it suggests that perceived problems as a result may be due to “being too close to someone or something to see it objectively.”
“Taking our time, getting a little distance, and changing perspectives may be very helpful,” it advises. | 2022-09-25T17:44:05+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/space-news/6-planets-are-in-retrograde-why-do-people-care/ |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Patrik Laine scored on Columbus’ first shot and the Blue Jackets broke a three-game losing streak, beating the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night.
Eric Robinson and Sean Kuraly also scored to help Columbus end a six-game home losing streak. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 12 shots in the first period before suffering a lower-body injury. He was replaced in the second by Elvis Merzlikins, who stopped 21 shots.
“We had a good start and that helped,” Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said. “You get a goal early on, you get one there and take a breath. We had good energy. This was a heck of a game by a lot of guys — a really good effort all the way through.”
Michael Stone scored for Calgary and Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots in his first start after sitting out three games. The Flames had won three in a row.
Laine opened the scoring at 1:02 of the first period and Robinson made it 2-0 on a breakaway at 2:52 of the second.
“I could have had four or five tonight," Laine said. "We were pretty happy with the way the offense was going. All four lines played good offense and defense.”
Playing with an extra skater, Stone cut the lead in half with 2:34 left in the third with a shot from the blue line. Kuraly sealed it, scoring an empty-netter with 24 seconds left.
“I think our defense struggled mightily with the puck and in coverage for the whole game,” Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said. “Some guys came for a visit, not to try and win the hockey game. Very disappointed.”
ON A STREAK
Laine’s goal extended his point streak to three games. With his assist on Kuraly’s goal, Boone Jenner has collected points in five of his last six games. Jack Roslovic’s assist on Laine’s goal was his fourth in five games.
FAMILIAR FACES
Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau played his first game as an opponent of the Calgary Flames. Gaudreau spent nine years with Calgary, skating in 602 games with 609 points (210-399). Defenseman Erik Gudbranson also came over from the Flames in the off-season, having skated in 78 games with 17 points including six goals and eleven assists, all of which were career bests.
NO POWER
Columbus and Calgary combined for 13 penalties, six for Columbus and seven for Calgary, but were both fruitless on the power play.
RECALL
The Flames recalled forwards Matthew Phillips and Radim Zohorna from the AHL and assigned Kevin Rooney.
UP NEXT
Flames: At Toronto on Saturday night.
Blue Jackets: Hosts Los Angeles Sunday night.
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Rhode Island governor signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipients
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.
The signing ceremony was held almost immediately after the state Senate approved the measure, also Thursday, on a 24-12 vote following less than an hour of debate in the chamber.
McKee, a Democrat, said he was proud to sign the bill into law and include related funding in his state budget proposal.
“Here in Rhode Island, we will always protect a woman’s right to choose and ensure equal access to these crucial health care services,” he said.
An identical version of the measure cleared the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on April 27 by a 49-24 vote.
Democratic state Sen. Bridget Valverde, one of the bill’s sponsors, said that despite a vote by Rhode Island lawmakers four years ago to enshrine the right to safe, legal abortion in the state, the work to help guarantee access to abortions was unfinished.
“For so many the right has remained illusive,” she said. “That’s because a right to a health care service is useless if we intentionally prevent people’s health insurance from covering it.”
Medicaid patients and state workers deserve to have the same access to care as people enrolled in private health insurance plans, she said.
With the new law, doctors will no longer have to tell their low-income patients that their health insurance won’t cover their abortion, she added.
Opponents said the state shouldn’t require state taxpayers, including those with moral objections to the procedure, to cover the cost of abortions.
“For decades, the consensus has maintained that regardless of one’s view on the legality or appropriateness of abortion, taxpayers should not be forced or encouraged to pay for abortions,” said Republican Sen. Jessica de la Cruz.
About a quarter of Rhode Islanders are covered by Medicaid, and another 30,000 are covered by state employee plans, backers of the new law said. They have had to pay out of pocket for the full cost of abortions.
The legislation repeals a section of state law banning Rhode Island from including any provision that provides coverage for induced abortions in any health insurance contracts with state employees. The current law exempts instances when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or when the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest.
Other critics, including Democratic House Labor Committee Chair Arthur Corvese, have said it’s one thing to end a pregnancy because of rape, incest or the health of the mother, and another to do so because it was unplanned.
The Rhode Island measure follows a pattern that has emerged during the first legislative sessions in most states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Republicans are moving to make abortion restrictions tougher, while Democratic-dominated states are moving to protect access for their residents and residents of other states arriving for care.
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PARIS (AP) — The world’s biggest luxury group, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, officially announced a sponsorship deal Monday with the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, joining the ranks of top-tier French sponsors such as banking group BPCE, pharmaceutical maker Sanofi and supermarket operator Carrefour.
Antoine Arnault, one of the heirs to the LVMH empire, confirmed the deal during a news conference also attended by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Paris 2024 chief organizer Tony Estanguet, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and France’s sports minister, Amelie Oudea-Castera.
LVMH is led by Arnault’s father, Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault. Its collaboration with the Games will span across various brands within the company’s portfolio, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moet Hennessy and Chaumet.
Chaumet, the prestigious jeweler, was selected to design the medals for the Summer Games, and the French athletic delegation will wear clothes from one of LVMH’s exclusive fashion “maisons.” Sephora, LVMH’s beauty retailer, is sponsoring the iconic Olympic torch relay.
Additionally, LVMH plans to sponsor athletes, including French swimmer Leon Marchand.
The partnership offers a substantial opportunity for LVMH to increase its visibility. The specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.
As the start of the Paris Olympics approaches a one-year countdown, the late confirmation of LVMH’s sponsorship deal has generated big interest in France. | 2023-07-25T02:06:59+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-luxury-group-lvmh-joins-top-tier-french-sponsors-of-the-2024-paris-olympics/ |
(NEXSTAR) – When smoke from wildfires turns the outside air unhealthy, is it safe to run the air conditioner?
An oppressive blanket of smoke from over 100 Canadian wildfires rolled over the East Coast and Midwest Wednesday, leaving many residents concerned about the air quality.
Dr. Brian Christman, a professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University told Nexstar’s WJW that running the air conditioning is fine, so long as the right settings are used.
Most air conditioners operate by cooling the air inside the house and recirculating it, not pulling in air from outside. Some units, however, are equipped with a fresh air function, which should not be used.
“I wouldn’t spend a lot of time outside,” Christman said. “I would try to set your air conditioning on recirculate so that you’re not breathing in as much of the outdoor air and if you have good level filters on your air conditioner, make sure that they’re in place and that you’re using them.”
The Environmental Protection Agency has the following tips for keeping your inside air as clean as possible:
- Find out if you have a fresh air intake mode and make sure it is set to “recirculate” instead. Be sure the filter is in good shape and consider upgrading to a MERV 13 or higher rated filter if your HVAC system can accommodate it.
- If you have an evaporative cooler, try not to use it in smoky conditions because it can draw more smoke in. Fans and window AC units are better options.
- If you’re using a window unit, make sure the seal between it and the window is as tight as possible and figure out how to close the outdoor air damper. If you can’t close the damper for some reason, consider using a fan in the home intstead.
- If you have a portable air conditioner with a single hose that’s set up to vent out of a window, do not use it because it can allow more smoke to come inside. Think about using a window AC unit or fan instead.
Air quality reaches hazardous levels
By Wednesday, air quality reached unhealthy levels across broad swathes of the U.S., stretching south from Canada as far as North Carolina, with air quality reaching hazardous levels in New York City and parts of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Robert Dracker, medical director for Summerwood Pediatrics in Liverpool, New York is reminding everyone that any exposure to smoke is not good for you.
“You don’t need to inhale smoke if you don’t need to,” said Dr. Dracker. “I mean, when I was a kid, my father smoked in the car and I was always inhaling smoke, probably greater than what the warning is now if you think about it, but we’re very concerned with air quality, and usually in Central New York we have good air quality but when it’s obvious, just like the yellow coloration of the sky right now, it’s silly to really do that.”
The contaminated air had also stretched west to Ohio by Wednesday, where Dr. Loren Wold, associate dean of research operations and compliance at the Ohio State University College of Medicine told WJW, “People, if they were to be outside, especially if they’re exercising, breathing faster, they’re going to be inhaling particulates at concentrations that normal smokers would inhale.”
With some rain in the forecast for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this weekend or into next week, residents may get some reprieve from the noxious smoke, U.S. National Weather Service told the Associated Press. Real relief, however, will only come once the massive blazes are extinguished, they added. | 2023-06-07T23:04:05+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/should-you-run-your-air-conditioner-when-its-smoky-outside/ |
Democrats are feeling optimistic about winning Tuesday’s Senate runoff in Georgia between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and GOP challenger Herschel Walker, a victory that would give the party a 51st seat.
There are a number of reasons for the high hopes.
The party thinks it has a top candidate in Warnock, a reverend who serves as senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the former pulpit of Martin Luther King Jr.
Warnock won a runoff in 2021, and he received more votes than Walker on Election Day.
Walker, endorsed by former President Trump, has been battered by controversies throughout the campaign, and his links to Trump may be hurting him more than they are helping him in the contest.
While Democrats expect the final tally will be close, many in and outside Georgia say the early voting numbers and momentum from November also are highly positive signs for Warnock and his party.
“I am very bullish on Georgia. No BS,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). “I know it’s close, but the early-voting turnout is very promising.”
Early voter turnout is key for Democrats because Republicans are expected to have an edge in Tuesday’s voting.
A survey by Emerson College and The Hill late last week found Warnock with a 2-point lead. Among those surveyed who had already voted, Warnock had a 29-point advantage.
“Looking at where most of the early-voting is happening … by my analysis and what I’ve read, looks really promising,” added Van Hollen, who chaired the Senate Democratic campaign arm during the 2018 midterms.
Warnock won a victory in a Senate runoff election against Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) in January 2021, the same day Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) won his runoff. That gave Democrats the Senate majority in a 50-50 chamber by virtue of Vice President Harris’s tiebreaking vote.
A victory this year would give Democrats more wiggle room.
Democrats note that in the 2021 runoffs, Ossoff and Warnock both had more time to campaign.
“I don’t think he’s taken anything for granted,” one Democratic operative with ties to the state said of Warnock. “You have to operate always like you’re down. There’s no other posture to take.”
In the four weeks since the midterm elections, Warnock’s campaign has fine-tuned its ground game, media and advertising apparatuses. A source close to the campaign says they have made contact with “millions” of additional voters through a door-to-door canvassing effort.
They have also added hundreds of new staffers specifically for the Dec. 6 contest and have increased their youth turnout operation through visits to the University of Georgia, Emory University and other state and local institutions.
Young voters proved to be a key part of Democrats’ success during the midterms after they overwhelmingly turned out to vote blue.
Warnock has barnstormed counties around Atlanta and worked to chip away at rural areas held by the GOP. He also stumped heavily during the fall holiday season, an investment that his campaign argues stands in contrast to Walker, who has been less visible on the trail in recent weeks.
The Democratic strategist familiar with Georgia politics said Warnock’s success with the extra day of early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving brought more than 70,000 voters to the polls.
“Georgia is a tough state for Democrats, but I feel good about the organizing work and the mobilizing we’ve done,” said Terrance Woodbury, an Atlanta-based political consultant and CEO of HIT Strategies. “I feel confident about tomorrow.”
Woodbury started conducting focus groups the week after the midterms to try to assess who might surge to the polls in a runoff.
He found that while Warnock is popular among infrequent voters, Walker’s vulnerabilities are an even greater mobilizing force. “They’re voting just to stop him,” he said of some voters drawn to the polls in opposition to Walker and Trump.
There are a number of other reasons for the Democratic optimism.
Walker was boosted in November by having Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on top of the ticket.
Kemp cruised to a reelection victory, winning more than 203,000 more votes than Walker, who won’t have that kind of help driving voters to the polls on Tuesday.
Kemp defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams, a progressive who may have driven some Republicans to the polls. Some Democrats privately now are expressing relief that Abrams is not on the ticket this time, speculating that she could have worked to boost turnout among conservatives.
Walker’s warts as a candidate also have continued to emerge. Over the weekend, an ex-girlfriend went on the record to accuse him of abusive behavior during their relationship. There have been previous reports that Walker paid for an abortion in 2009 despite now being staunchly anti-abortion.
“It’s not looking so hot for the home team,” said one GOP operative involved in Senate races. “The candidate’s put his foot in his mouth a handful of times and Democrats have unlimited resources. It just rained down on television every single day in the Atlanta media market. It just happens to be where Republicans struggle the most with moderate voters.”
Another problem for Republicans? The race won’t determine the majority in the Senate. That may keep some Republican voters at home.
“There’s no doubt that if the majority was in question that there’d be even more energy in trying to mobilize people to get out to vote. There’s no doubt that would have added to the enthusiasm,” said Eric Tanenblatt, a Georgia-based GOP fundraiser who served as chief of staff for former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R).
Some Republicans do think Democrats are celebrating too early.
While Warnock has a sizable fundraising total and top surrogates including former President Obama, who recently campaigned on his behalf, one notable GOP senator believes Walker could prevail as voters learn more about his opponent.
“We’re continuing to define Warnock,” said Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
“He’s got big rallies, so I think that’s why he’s going to win,” Scott said of Walker. “There’s a lot of energy.” | 2022-12-05T22:45:59+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/hill-politics/why-democrats-are-so-optimistic-about-winning-the-georgia-senate-runoff/ |
LOS ANGELES, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton-Selway Fine Art is proud to present Graphic Summer, the most recent addition to our auction series bringing together a diverse group of artists who all used graphic elements in exciting and groundbreaking ways. This summer auction will showcase vibrant colors, bold lines, and pop symbolism associated with artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Helen Frankenthaler, Shepard Fairey, and KAWS to name a few - all of whom changed the art world and redefined a genre.
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SPOKANE — Three generations of Lori Williams' family have participated in the Junior Livestock Show of Spokane, she says.
But Williams, the show's new executive director, told the Capital Press that some families' roots are even deeper.
SPOKANE — Three generations of Lori Williams' family have participated in the Junior Livestock Show of Spokane, she says.
But Williams, the show's new executive director, told the Capital Press that some families' roots are even deeper.
"We have some families that are five generations deep," she said.
Williams will start the part-time position in early August. She replaces Lynn Cotter, who resigned in June. Cotter declined to comment.
"Lynn put in 17 years with the organization and did a fabulous job," Williams said. "I look forward to seeing what I can contribute to the show's future."
Williams grew up on a dryland wheat and cattle ranch east of Ritzville, Wash.
She participated in the show, and even met her future husband, Andy, at the show when they were in high school.
"That's kind of where it all started," she said with a laugh.
Daughter Alyssa, 15, and son Landon, 10, both show livestock, with Alyssa raising cattle and sheep and Landon raising hogs.
"I've always had fond memories of showing there, and my kids just love it as much as Andy and I did growing up," she said.
Williams will begin preparing for the benefit auction in February and the annual show in May.
"I'd also like to have more of a year-round presence, whether it's engaging with the show's sponsors or opportunities for our youth to be engaging with each other more often," she said.
Williams will depart from the Washington Association of Wheat Growers, where she worked as outreach coordinator for nearly 10 years.
She had also been appointed by Washington Department of Agriculture Director Derek Sandison to be a fairs commissioner, evaluating fair programs and serving as an ambassador for the department, but will leave that position in October.
She hopes to provide a "well-rounded" schedule during the show, with additional learning opportunities and activities.
"I want to make sure everyone feels welcome and included, and that they get to experience animal agriculture and what it brings to our everyday lives," Williams said.
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LINCOLN, Neb., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Assurity has been named the 2021 Voluntary Sales Growth Leader in the small carrier category by Eastbridge Consulting Group, becoming the first carrier to receive the honor four years in a row.
Assurity outpaced voluntary sales industrywide with a 19 percent increase in voluntary sales in 2021—following sustained growth of 5 percent during the 2020 pandemic and 66 percent and 54 percent growth rates over the previous two years.
"We are honored to have earned the title of Voluntary Sales Growth Leader from Eastbridge for a fourth consecutive year," said Jack Douglas, Assurity's Vice President of Worksite Sales. "Recent years were not without challenges, but we maintained our momentum by focusing on bringing value to our brokers, their employer clients and our insureds. The most gratifying result of our tremendous growth is the increase in the number of families added to the ranks of those with financial protection from Assurity to help them through life's difficult times. This recognition is a tribute to our dedicated sales team, distribution network and support personnel working together to make each day better than the last. We look forward to continued growth in 2022 and beyond."
Across the industry, voluntary sales totaled nearly $8.3 billion in 2021, according to Eastbridge's U.S. Voluntary/Worksite Sales Report. Each year after the report is published, Eastbridge recognizes companies that exhibited stronger-than-average growth in voluntary sales for the past three years. To be considered for the award this year, a company must have exceeded the overall industry growth rate in 2021 and in 2019, and a positive increase of any amount in 2020. All carriers participating in the survey with a minimum of $10 million in annual sales are eligible for Voluntary Sales Growth Leader recognition.
About Assurity: As a mutual organization, Assurity was founded on the simple concept of people coming together to support each other in moments of need. We help people through difficult times by providing affordable insurance protection that's easy to understand and buy – we're there when our customers need us. We all share in the future we create and we believe in using our business as a force for good.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Mike Pence is best known as Donald Trump's vice president, someone who, apart from one dramatic rejection of his boss 's effort to overturn their 2020 election defeat, served as a steadfastly loyal, mostly uncontroversial No. 2 during his eight years in the White House.
But as Pence approaches a likely 2024 run for president, he’s hoping to project the record of a conservative fighter, opening up to audiences about the parts of his career before he served as Trump’s vice president -- his 12 years as a congressman and four years as Indiana governor.
While traveling the country and visiting early nominating states such as Iowa, Pence doesn't hide his time in the former president's White House. But the new emphasis on his earlier years in politics marks an effort to flesh out his profile as he moves closer to taking on Trump himself. He wants to make sure voters know there's a lot more to him.
“I'm well known but not known well,” he said in an interview this week.
“If we choose to run,” he said, “we’ll have ample opportunity to show who we are.” That was after he met with eastern Iowa Republican activists in Cedar Rapids. He notes “the fact that I fought for conservative principles against leaders of my own party when I was a member of Congress, the fact that we advanced a strong conservative agenda as governor.”
During political stops, Pence leads with his role boosting Trump's policy agenda, which remains popular among Republicans, even as he says the country seeks "new leadership." During stops Wednesday in the Des Moines area and Cedar Rapids, Pence tied his own record as a rising Indiana U.S. House member and later as Indiana governor to today's Republican priorities.
He reached back to his six terms as an ambitious House member to note his opposition to Medicare expansion to provide prescription drugs, calling it an unaffordable entitlement though it was supported by President George W. Bush and most Republican members.
That fits with Pence's call for overhauling entitlement programs for younger adults. Without that change, Pence said during a stop at the Westside Conservative Club breakfast in suburban Des Moines, “our country could be facing, in 30 years, the largest debt the world has ever known.”
Later in Cedar Rapids, he praised Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds for signing an expansive school choice measure, while noting that, as a governor himself, he doubled Indiana's charter school program. Education has taken on new political resonance in recent years, with conservative parents seeking more control over policy, notably related to race teaching and gender.
The new tack of building out his political biography underscores what some Iowa Republicans say is a liability for Pence in a party still dominated by the former president.
“One thing that might work against him is Trump loyalists probably don’t like the fact that he came to some conflict with the president,” said Arlan Ecklund, a former GOP chair in conservative Crawford County, Iowa, who says he likes Pence. “And on the other hand, some who aren’t Trump loyalists maybe see him as a Trump loyalist."
Barbara Schoeben, who attended a Pence event in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, didn't know he was among the first in Congress to seek eliminating federal funding for Planned Parenthood, a regular target of abortion rights opponents. Likewise, she was unfamiliar with Indiana's expansion of adoption access, a priority for abortion rights opponents like Pence, during his governorship.
“I like him and completely connect with his deep feelings about faith,” said Schoeben, a 64-year-old graphic designer. “I had hoped to hear more from him about his record, and I was glad I did.”
Still, Pence finds himself in a difficult position even before he enters the race.
He is viewed unfavorably by 26% of Republicans in Iowa, according to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll taken in early March. That's a higher unfavorable rating than Trump and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who have already announced their bids, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to jump into the race.
The findings are similar to the party’s feelings nationally about Pence. A Quinnipiac University poll taken last month showed 32% of Republicans nationwide viewed him unfavorably — worse than Trump, DeSantis and Haley.
Pence on Wednesday dismissed the poll findings but acknowledged he had work to do providing the full picture of his career to voters.
“I think what’s been encouraging to me over the last six months, since my book came out and the opportunity to really be out speaking about our background, our experience, our family and my career long before I was vice president,” he said in the interview, “I’ve come to the conclusion I’m well known, but not known well.”
Wednesday's visit was Pence's eighth trip to Iowa since the 2020 election. Republican activists in the state describe him as a respected social conservative who perhaps lacks the magnetism of some of his potential rivals.
“People seem to highly respect him and know that he's a good man," said Jeanita McNulty, county Republican chair in Scott County, an eastern Iowa mini-metro area along the Mississippi River.
Tony Shepherd, who manages a popular steak restaurant near the Des Moines airport, attended the breakfast event in the western suburbs and said Pence comes across “as very sincere.”
“He has a very reassuring presence,” said Shepherd, 47, of Ankeny. “I'm just not seeing much charisma.”
There are also those who see Pence's Trump years as inseparable, no matter how he presents himself.
Ann Trimble Ray, a veteran Republican activist from conservative northwest Iowa, says Pence's years serving under Trump, whom she never supported, disqualify him from her support in the state's leadoff presidential caucuses.
“My view of Pence is that it’s guilt by association — a big issue for the never-Trumpers,” said Trimble Ray, a longtime ally of former U.S. Rep. Steve King.
Such impressions appear to have little influence on Pence's deliberations.
More than a decade ago, he had weighed running for president, but “I just wasn't ready," he said in the interview.
But now?
“I stood next to the job for four years. I purposed to be ready every day for four years," Pence said. "And I know if, by virtue of the will of the American people and God's grace, I ever have that position in the future, I'd be ready to serve.”
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OKMULGEE, Okla. — Authorities in Oklahoma confirmed late Friday night that four male bodies were found in the Deep Fork River in Okmulgee amid the search for four missing men.
Mark Chastain, Billy Chastain, Mike Sparks, and Alex Stevens had been missing since Sunday, but Okmulgee Police couldn't confirm if the human bodies found were of the missing men.
The bodies were taken to the medical examiner's office in Tulsa, which will make the official identifications.
However, investigators updated families in case it turned out to be their loved ones.
Okmulgee Police are expected to hold a press conference Monday at 12 p.m.
“I hope this ain’t them, but it’s looking like it might be," Bennie Harjo, who knew them, said. Harjo is a friend of the four men who disappeared Sunday night.
“I would call evidence that there is potentially foul play involved," Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said.
Prentice said just before 2 p.m. Friday, someone reported a mysterious item in the area near the bridge over Deep Fork River.
“Officers responded and discovered what appears to be multiple human remains along the river," Prentice said.
Police blocked off the road leading to that bridge as investigators worked on gathering more evidence.
Police said multiple agencies worked day and night to recover and process those remains and find out who they belonged to.
"If these are your loved ones, all we’re doing is switching focus, and we’re going to work just as hard to find out what happened to them as we did trying to find them," Prentice said.
The men, considered close friends, are believed to have left Billy Chastain's home on bicycles Sunday around 8 p.m., police said.
Police said Mark Chastain, Billy Chastain, and Sparks were reported missing by Mark Chastain's wife overnight Monday. A few hours later, Stevens's mother reported him missing.
Calls to their cell phones went straight to voicemail, police said.
Mark Chastain's phone was tracked to an area south of Okmulgee, but the phone was either turned off or lost power, police said. Officers searched the area but found no sign of the missing men, police said. | 2022-10-17T15:54:04+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/police-find-human-remains-in-oklahoma-river-amid-search-for-4-missing-men |
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Tuesday held the door open for contacts with the U.S. regarding a possible prisoner exchange that could potentially involve jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, but reaffirmed that such talks must be held out of the public eye.
Asked whether Monday’s consular visits to Gershkovich, who has been held behind bars in Moscow since March on charges of espionage, and Vladimir Dunaev, a Russian citizen in U.S. custody on cybercrime charges, could potentially herald a prisoner swap, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow and Washington have touched on the issue.
“We have said that there have been certain contacts on the subject, but we don’t want them to be discussed in public,” Peskov said in a conference call with reporters. “They must be carried out and continue in complete silence.”
He didn’t offer any further details, but added that “the lawful right to consular contacts must be ensured on both sides.”
The U.S. Ambassador to Moscow, Lynne Tracy, on Monday was allowed to visit Gershkovich for the first time since April. The U.S. Embassy did not immediately provide more information.
The 31-year-old Gershkovich was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip to Russia. He is being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, notorious for its harsh conditions. A Moscow court last week upheld a ruling to keep him in custody until Aug. 30.
Gershkovich and his employer deny the allegations, and the U.S. government declared him to be wrongfully detained. His arrest rattled journalists in Russia where authorities have not provided any evidence to support the espionage charges.
Gershkovich is the first American reporter to face espionage charges in Russia since September 1986, when Nicholas Daniloff, a Moscow correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, was arrested by the KGB. Daniloff was released 20 days later in a swap for an employee of the Soviet Union’s U.N. mission who was arrested by the FBI, also on spying charges.
Dunaev was extradited from South Korea on the U.S. cybercrime charges and is in detention in Ohio. Russian diplomats were granted consular access to him on Monday for the first time since his arrest in 2021, Nadezhda Shumova, the head of the Russian Embassy’s consular section, said in remarks carried by the Tass news agency. | 2023-07-04T23:11:48+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/ap-kremlin-open-to-talks-over-potential-prisoner-swap-involving-detained-us-reporter-evan-gershkovich/ |
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House passes controversial military spending bill setting up fight with Senate
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act Friday in a 219-210 vote. The legislation dictates how the military spends its money, but the controversial contents of the package leave the bill with an uncertain future in the Senate.
“We keep our promises to America and to our men and women who serve us,” said Speaker Kevin McCarthy (D-Calif.).
A typically widely supported bill to direct Pentagon spending was injected with GOP priorities, with the inclusion of amendments seeking to cut funding for travel for abortions, diversity offices, trans-affirming care, and more.
“Stop using taxpayer money to do their own ‘wokeism’. A military cannot defend themselves if you train them in ‘woke’,” said McCarthy.
The conservative House Freedom Caucus, responsible for some of the controversial amendments, recognizes the Senate will pass its own version and the two chambers will have to hash out differences. Rep. Scott Perry (R-Penn.) says his caucus will fight for their amendments to be in the final bill.
“We’re not going to back down, we’re not going to give up on the cause that is righteous,” said Perry.
What one lawmaker considers to be a righteous cause is a non-starter for most Democrats.
“Extreme MAGA Republicans have hijacked a bipartisan bill,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters Friday.
Jeffries says the Republican-passed bill threatens national security. He argues the exclusionary policies inserted into the bill could deter prospective troops from joining our volunteer forces.
“Every corner of society should feel welcome in the military,” said Jeffries.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says they will vote on their version of the bill early next week. It passed out of committee with widespread bipartisan support.
Copyright 2023 Gray DC. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-14T18:46:11+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/2023/07/14/house-passes-controversial-military-spending-bill-setting-up-fight-with-senate/ |
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian women have played a crucial part in their country's resistance to Russia's full-scale invasion. Now, a new school is training women to play a vital new role.
The Female Pilots of Ukraine is the country's first school dedicated to solely teaching women — both civilians as well as those serving in Ukraine's security forces — how to fly drones.
Both the Ukrainian and Russian militaries have been using drones in the war in Ukraine, for reconnaissance and fighting. Ukraine has many women in the military but they rarely work as drone pilots, according to the school's administrators.
The school, which started in Kyiv in August and is privately run, aims to change that.
"We all realize that this is a war of the 21st century," Tatyana Kuznetsova, one of the school's first enrollees, tells NPR during a class in Kyiv's giant Pyrohiv Park.
The seven-year police veteran says she decided to enroll in the free classes to learn new skills "just in case."
It helps to have a good mental compass
During their instruction, Kuznetsova and four other classmates work in pairs — a pilot and a navigator — to practice flying the drones.
They run through a checklist of steps like turning on the controller and checking the batteries. Then the small machines, each only about a foot across and weighing just around 2.5 pounds, have liftoff and zip away gaining altitude.
The drones are soon lost in the big, open gray sky but the pilot and navigator are always keeping a watchful eye on them via the controller screen.
The drones they use can fly at a speed of up to 45 miles per hour and at an altitude of around a half mile, says instructor Mykyta Kosov.
"A good drone pilot must be a virtuoso in working with maps," he says, adding they have to have a compass in their head.
They want to go to the front line
Kosov has been piloting drones for a year and a half — eight months of that with Ukraine's armed forces after he was called up to serve following Russia's invasion. He says this is important training for today's conflict.
"Using drones, we get intelligence data and can watch the situation on the front lines more effectively," he says.
Kosov is one of the many instructors who teach classes at the school. Each class is a combination of in-classroom and field training that lasts three to four weeks depending on the level.
School founder Valeriy Borovyk says students can take their new skills into the Ukrainian military, if they want. "I was very surprised that 80% of our students want to go to [the front line]," he says.
Borovyk is the head of Alliance "New Energy of Ukraine," a nonprofit working on energy effectiveness, but has been serving in counterintelligence for Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion. He says he recognized the need for more women drone pilots months ago after struggling to help a friend who was looking to get in contact with a female drone pilot for a feminist organization in the United Kingdom.
Women from all walks of life are signing up for classes, Borovyk says — models, journalists, artists, marketing professionals.
The school, which has already graduated 10 students, has 40 applications pending for the next course cycle, he says.
But the school costs more than $3,000 a month to operate, Borovyk says, and because it is not supported by the government and does not have any big donors, they could use more money for instructors, drones and other equipment. The budget is currently coming out of Borovyk's own pocket and supplemented by donations from students, and their friends and families.
"Our military sector needs many, many pilots. We need it now," he says. "I hope we will win next year, but we must be prepared for many years."
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ZURICH, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, today announced the next phase of its inaugural Amcor Lift-Off initiative. Announced in April, Amcor Lift-Off is part of the organization's global innovation strategy to invest in start-ups with differentiated solutions and business models that are focused on new packaging concepts and related technologies, with particular emphasis on sustainability.
More than 100 start-ups from around the world submitted entries for the first-round open call. The top eight applicants have been identified to compete for funding and resources, and whose sustainability focus includes new technologies such as nano technologies and biomaterials as well as new barrier technologies, processes, and business models for recycling infrastructure and reusable packaging.
In the next phase of Amcor Lift-Off, these companies will pitch their innovative ideas and business models to a panel of Amcor executives. The companies have been divided into key areas of strategic interest such as bio-based packaging materials, recycling and new business models within consumer goods packaging.
Vice President of Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation at Amcor, Frank Lehmann, said: "It is exciting to see the number and variety of start-ups who answered our call for innovative projects. Amcor Lift-Off further demonstrates our commitment to drive change through strategic partnerships and collaboration. We're excited for the next phase of the initiative to learn more about these companies, their ideas and opportunities to work together to develop more innovative solutions that will help our industry move toward a more circular economy."
As a leader in sustainability, Amcor is committed to investing and delivering technologically advanced packaging solutions to the market. The Amcor Lift-Off program joins Amcor's other key investments such as the addition of two new innovation centers in Asia and Europe, and its partnership with Michigan State University's School of Packaging that includes a $10 million investment and the establishment of an Endowed Chair of Packaging Sustainability for the school.
Start-ups reaching the finals will be presented with up to $250,000 in funding as well as research and development support and operational guidance to help make their ideas a reality on a global scale. To learn more about Amcor's corporate venturing, click here: https://www.amcor.com/about/ventures
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Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures and services. The Company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. Around 46,000 Amcor people generate $13 billion in annual sales from operations that span about 225 locations in 40-plus countries.
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The German government on Wednesday said it expects to eke out economic growth this year instead of a decline as Europe’s largest economy manages its energy divorce from Russia and shells out support for consumers and businesses hit by higher energy costs.
The outlook improved to an 0.2% expansion from a 0.4% contraction expected in October, when Germany feared that this winter it would run out of natural gas used to power factories, generate electricity and heat homes. Warmer-than-usual weather helped, as did a scramble to line up additional supplies of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, that comes by ship instead of pipeline from Russia.
Russia’s state-owned exporter Gazprom has halted all but a trickle of natural gas to Europe as countries support Ukraine during the war. Germany, one of the countries most dependent on Russian natural gas to power its industry, had no reception terminals for LNG at the start of the year. It now has three floating terminals on its northern coast, at a cost of billions of euros.
“Today, at the start of 2023, we can state: We have made the crisis manageable,” Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a statement accompanying the report. “The high prices were and are a burden for private households, but we have been able to cushion the price pressure.”
Germany has introduced price caps on electricity and natural gas as part of 200 billion euros in added government spending, enabling people to buy 80% of their heat or electricity at fixed prices.
With prospects for Europe’s largest economy looking less gloomy, more economists are saying the 20 countries that use the euro currency may avoid a shallow technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of falling output.
But high inflation is a significant drag on growth as higher prices for food and utilities erode consumer spending power. | 2023-01-25T13:18:41+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-germany-sees-brighter-outlook-for-europes-largest-economy/ |
Twin Falls resident looking for change in laws regarding injectable cosmetics
Red flags began popping up, the procedure was taking place in the provider’s house, a house that didn’t live up to salon standards.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A practice in Idaho, Botox parties, are growing in popularity in the state, in part, due to the lax rules surrounding the injection practice.
KMVT spoke with a resident who is calling for some change.
Jeni Burk, who has battled migraines for years, recently learned of a different treatment that could help, Botox.
When a friend recommended someone who could administer Botox, Burk was eager to try it, assuming her experience would be like a typical medical procedure.
“When I showed up, it just wasn’t like that,” said Twin Falls resident, Jeni Burk.
Red flags began popping up, the procedure was taking place in the provider’s house, a house that didn’t live up to salon standards, never mind those of a medical office.
“If you run a salon out of your house, you’re supposed to have a separate entrance and there are inspections you have to go through to make sure it’s a safe place,” said Burk.
Burk went through with the treatment, admittedly against her better judgment, and within a day, pain in her face began to appear.
“It hurt so bad, and I didn’t quite understand why, I thought that it would just get better after a few days,” said Burk.
Burk later learned that the woman who provided the treatment was not licensed to administer Botox in Idaho, which concerns licensed, experienced providers.
“It’s careless, it’s not safe and it’s doing a disservice to our community,” said Laura Matjasich, Owner of Majestic Aesthetics and Wellness.
Burk decided to take action to keep this from happening to anyone else.
“The only thing I could say was ‘oh my gosh, we have to report this,’ said Burk.
The problem? No license is required for injectable cosmetics in Idaho.
A bill, the Idaho Injectables Cosmetics Safety Act, was presented in 2020, but withdrawn when Idaho lawmakers ended the session abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, Burk and Matjasich are calling for change.
“I would like to see some more black and white rules, it’s very gray, but definitely somewhere it needs to be regulated,” said Matjasich.
“I think it really does need to be changed. There is no reason why a medical provider should be able to inject a needle into somebody’s skin in their home,” said Burk.
Copyright 2022 KMVT/KSVT. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-11T00:12:19+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/2022/08/10/twin-falls-resident-looking-change-laws-regarding-injectable-cosmetics/ |
A new survey indicates that the Georgia race between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, is largely holding steady amid reports that the former football star pressured a former girlfriend into getting an abortion, which he also paid for.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday showed Warnock leading Walker by 7 points, 52 percent to 45 percent. Warnock led by 6 points in a Quinnipiac poll from last month.
The Daily Beast reported last week that a woman said Walker reimbursed her for an abortion after she became pregnant with his child. Walker has faced criticism for hypocrisy since he is running on a platform staunchly opposed to allowing abortion and not supporting any exceptions.
The Daily Beast later reported that the woman is the mother of one of Walker’s children, and The New York Times reported Friday that Walker had urged her to get an abortion for that pregnancy too, which the woman refused.
The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the woman had to repeatedly urge Walker to provide her the money to have the abortion she had in 2009.
Walker has denied the allegations, claiming he first learned who the woman is on Friday and that she never mentioned having an abortion.
The Quinnipiac survey showed Warnock with a comfortable 15-point lead among independents.
Warnock, the pastor of an Atlanta church, also outperforms Walker in favorability ratings. The incumbent is viewed favorably by 50 percent of respondents and unfavorably by 44 percent, while Walker is viewed favorably by 39 percent and unfavorably by 55 percent.
A majority of respondents also said that Warnock is honest, has good leadership skills and cares about average Georgians. Most respondents said Walker is not honest and does not have good leadership skills, and half said he does not care about average Georgians.
“With time running out to get to the metaphorical goal line of November 8th and despite repeated penalty flags flying at his honesty and integrity, Herschel Walker is down by seven in the 4th quarter and still has a shot against incumbent Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s Senate race,” said Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy.
The poll was conducted from Oct. 7 to 10, after the reports surrounding Walker came out, among 1,157 likely voters. The margin of error was 2.9 points.
A recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia News Collaborative poll found Warnock was leading by 3 points. | 2022-10-12T18:36:57+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/hill-politics/georgia-senate-race-unchanged-after-walker-abortion-report-poll/ |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Election officials said Tuesday that some Tennessee voters have cast ballots in the wrong congressional district in Nashville — a city that Republican lawmakers carved three ways during redistricting in hopes of flipping a Democratic seat.
At least one precinct has been affected, which includes the 7th Congressional contest that pits a Black Democratic candidate, Odessa Kelly, against Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green.
Some voters relied on interactive maps from the comptroller’s office and the Legislature, only to find later that the secretary of state’s office lists them as in the 6th District.
That means an unknown number of voters have cast ballots in the wrong congressional race, said Davidson County election administrator Jeff Roberts. The county office, which oversees Nashville, was only made aware of the issue Tuesday after being alerted by The Associated Press. Early voting has been ongoing for nearly two weeks.
“At this point in time, there’s no way for us to know, the ballots that were cast, who cast those ballots,” Roberts said. “We can’t undo what has already been done out there.”
Roberts said the issue is a result of a voting precinct that was divided under the redistricting map, splitting the voting area between the 6th and 7th congressional districts. Some voters in the 7th were grouped wrongly with the 6th. More than 1,350 voters live in the precinct.
“Mistakes happen,” Roberts said, adding that he was unsure if the same problem was happening in other precincts.
He promised that the issue would be resolved by Election Day, which is Nov. 8. Until then, the county is currently working up a plan on what poll workers should tell voters as early voting continues, Roberts said.
Julia Bruck, a spokesperson for the secretary of state’s office, told the AP that the information on the state’s GoVoteTN app is submitted from each individual county and “relies on accurate information from the local election commissions.” Bruck said the office is not aware of any other issues elsewhere.
Kelly’s campaign treasurer, Anna Carella, was hoping to cast a ballot for her boss. She relied on the comptroller’s website, which said she was in the 7th District, and for weeks she thought she would be able to vote for Kelly. But when she went to vote early, poll workers handed her a ballot that included the 6th District race, Carella said.
“That there’s conflicting information about what your district is,” Carella said, “it definitely doesn’t instill confidence in the system.”
In the 7th District race, both Kelly and Green have spoken against the redistricting plan that carved up Nashville.
“Whether this is blatant incompetence or purposeful deceit, the end result is the same: textbook voter disenfranchisement,” Kelly said in a statement Tuesday. “But make no mistake: this is just fuel for my fire and a glaring reminder of why I’m running in the first place — so that every Tennessean who has ever faced systemic oppression or bigotry knows that we will persist and fight for what’s right no matter what obstacles are levied against us.”
During redistricting early this year, Tennessee Republican state lawmakers redrew the state’s 5th Congressional District with an eye toward gaining an additional GOP seat in Congress, where the balance of power is on the line in the midterm elections.
The redistricting plan, which carved Nashville into three different seats, spurred the city’s longtime Democratic representative, Jim Cooper, not to seek reelection. That created an open race in a newly drawn district — now snaking through six counties — that favored Donald Trump over Joe Biden by 12 percentage points in 2020.
The 6th District is the most favorable Nashville seat for Republicans, where GOP U.S. Rep. John Rose of Cookeville is running for another term. Trump topped Biden there by 30 points. Rose faces Democrat Randal Cooper.
Kelly and Green are contending in the 7th District, which extends through 14 counties. Its voters favored Trump over Biden by 15 percentage points.
“Nashville has enough population to comprise nearly an entire single congressional district, as it has for decades,” said Mark Gaber, senior director of redistricting at the Campaign Legal Center. “But the legislature carved Nashville into three congressional districts with little regard for the needs of the city or its residents, and now voters are paying a double price.”
Meanwhile, Carella still put up a campaign sign in her yard for her candidate, Kelly, after she couldn’t vote in her race. While she’s disappointed she couldn’t vote for her preferred candidate this year, she’s grateful that her neighbors will be able to cast a correct ballot by Election Day.
“Still worth it,” she said. | 2022-11-02T12:17:20+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/ap-some-voters-cast-wrong-ballots-in-split-nashville-district/ |
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities launched a new nationwide anti-polio drive on Monday amid a spike in new cases among children, health officials said. It is the sixth such campaign this year and will last for five days, aiming to inoculate children under the age of 5 in high-risk areas.
The newest drive was aimed at Islamabad and in the high-risk districts in eastern Punjab and southwestern Baluchistan province. A similar campaign will be launched in the northwest in the first week of December.
Pakistan regularly launches polio campaigns despite attacks on workers and police assigned to inoculation drives. Militants falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children. Since April, Pakistan has registered 20 new polio cases and the outbreak has been seen as a blow to the efforts to eradicate the disease, which can cause severe paralysis in children.
Pakistan came close to eradicating polio last year, when only one case was reported.
Since then, the new cases have been reported in the northwest, forcing the government to launch anti-polio drives at small intervals in high-risk areas across the country. The last such campaign was launched earlier this month.
Pakistan’s anti-polio campaigns are also supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which last month pledged $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The money will be used for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s strategy through 2026. The initiative is aimed at ending the polio virus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two endemic countries, the foundation said last month. | 2022-11-28T20:45:02+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/world-news/ap-international/ap-pakistan-launches-new-anti-polio-drive-amid-spike-in-cases/ |
Utah school board unanimously reversed its decision to remove the Bible off school shelves after appeals
By Kevin Flower and Cheri Mossburg, CNN
(CNN) — A Utah school district that pulled the Bible off elementary and middle school library shelves this month, citing concerns over the text’s age appropriateness, unanimously reversed that decision Tuesday following appeals from the community.
The Davis School District chose to remove the King James version of the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries after a review committee found it included elements of “vulgarity or violence,” CNN affiliate KUTV previously reported. The vote came after a community member asked the district to review the Bible’s inclusion in school libraries, a district spokesperson told CNN.
Within days of announcing the book’s removal, the district received multiple appeal requests, district spokesperson Christopher Williams said.
The board’s vote on Tuesday followed the recommendation of an appeal committee that determined the Bible has significant, serious value for minors that outweighs the violent or vulgar content it contains, Williams said.
‘Now we can all ban books’
Book removals from school libraries have become a heated debate topic recently as school boards have removed books exploring concepts including race and LGBTQ experiences, based on challenges from some parents.
The initial decision from Davis School District leaders to remove the Bible came after a complaint from a person who criticized the state’s processes for removing books from school libraries, according to KUTV.
“I thank the Utah Legislature and Utah Parents United for making this bad faith process so much easier and way more efficient,” the person wrote, according to the affiliate. “Now we can all ban books and you don’t even need to read them or be accurate about it. Heck, you don’t even need to see the book.”
That book review process was set out in a 2022 law that “prohibits certain sensitive instructional materials in public schools” and requires a “local education agency to include parents who are reflective of a school’s community when determining whether an instructional material is sensitive material.”
The text of the law defines “sensitive material” as “instructional material that is pornographic or indecent material.”
“As with any new policy, the district’s library review process will likely require some revisions, but the Davis School District stands by the process currently in place,” the district said in a statement. “The process takes time and it isn’t perfect, but it is working.”
To date, 60 books have been reviewed by the district, resulting in in the full removal of 37 books and partial removal of 14 others, according to the district.
Earlier this month, the district also received a request to review the Book of Mormon for removal – another religious text used by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is headquartered in Salt Lake City.
“I recognize that our policy could use some refinements and improvements,” said school board President Liz Mumford, who voted to reinstate the Bible based on her “deep personal belief that the Bible has serious literary, artistic, historical, and political value for minors.”
“Books are more than the sum of their parts. Books have power,” said Allison Farmer, an elementary school librarian. “As much as I hate to see any book removed at all I feel like it’s important that there’s not an exception made because that’s the law as it was.”
“If we’re going to look at one book, let’s look at them all,” another community member said during the meeting.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A 72-year-old American imprisoned more than a year in Saudi Arabia over tweets critical of the Saudi crown prince was back with family members in Riyadh on Tuesday, but it wasn’t clear whether the kingdom will drop a travel ban to allow him to return home to Florida.
Neither Saudi nor U.S. officials by early Tuesday had spoken publicly after Saudi Arabia on Monday released Saad Almadi, a dual U.S.-Saudi citizen and, until his arrest, a retiree living in Florida.
Almadi is now at home with family members who live in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, said his son, Ibrahim Almadi. Saudi officials dropped all charges against the elder Almadi, Ibrahim Almadi and advocates familiar with the case said. But it was not immediately clear whether the kingdom would maintain a travel ban it had imposed to follow the prison sentence.
The Florida man’s imprisonment over tweets had been one of several alleged human rights abuses that had soured relations between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Joe Biden. That included Saudi officials’ killing of a U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, and prison sentences and travel bans that Saudi Arabia under the crown prince’s tenure has given Saudi rights advocates and perceived rivals and critics of the powerful crown prince.
Both Prince Mohammed and the Biden administration recently have taken steps toward restoring better relations. The two countries are partners in a decades-old security arrangement in which the U.S. provides security for Saudi Arabia and the oil-rich kingdom keeps global markets supplied with oil.
Saudi Arabia had sentenced Almadi last year to 16 years in prison, saying his critical tweets about how the kingdom was being governed amounted to terrorist acts against it.
As U.S. officials worked to win his release, and after Biden traveled to Saudi Arabia last summer in an attempt to improve relations with the oil-rich nation, a Saudi appeals court increased Almadi’s prison sentence to 19 years.
Ibrahim Almadi had campaigned hard and publicly for his father’s freedom. The son had pushed the Biden administration to formally declare his father as wrongfully detained by the kingdom, and had accused U.S. officials of holding back on criticism in the case in the interest of mending relations with the oil giant.
“Now we have to fight travel ban,” he added.
Saudi Arabia did not acknowledge Almadi’s release. However, the kingdom routinely pardons prisoners ahead of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which could begin as soon as Tuesday night.
A retired project manager in the United States, Almadi was arrested in 2021 when he arrived for what was to have been a two-week visit to see family in the kingdom. Once in custody, he was confronted by Saudi authorities with tweets he had posted over several years from his home in Florida, his son says.
Almadi’s tweets included one noting Prince Salman’s consolidation of power in the kingdom and another that spoke of Khashoggi’s killing. U.S. intelligence officials earlier concluded the crown prince authorized the hit team that killed Khashoggi inside a Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
“We are relieved that Saad Almadi has been released, but he should have never spent a day behind bars for innocuous tweets,” said Abdullah Alaoudh, Saudi director for the Freedom Initiative, a U.S.-based group that advocates for those it considers unjustly detained in the Middle East.
Alaoudh urged the U.S. to continue to press for the release of all rights advocates and others detained in Saudi Arabia.
Freedom Initiative says least four U.S. citizens and one legal permanent resident already were detained in Saudi Arabia under travel bans, and that at least one other older U.S. citizen remains imprisoned. Many of the travel bans targeted dual citizens advocating for greater rights in the kingdom, such as Saudi women’s right to drive.
Ibrahim Almadi said his father had lost extensive weight in prison and that his health had worsened drastically.
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Jon Gambrell contributed from Dubai. | 2023-03-23T18:22:00+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/political-news/ap-politics/saudi-arabia-frees-american-imprisoned-over-critical-tweets/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — The celebrations for the 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner have just begun. Marcus Ericsson’s likeness was unveiled on the Borg-Warner Trophy on Thursday.
“You get a greater understanding of how much time and work this takes, and how special it is,” Ericsson said. “To come here today and see the end result is even more special.”
The crew of the No. 8 Huski Chocolate Honda was also present for Thursday’s unveiling. Ericsson was quick to credit his entire Chip Ganassi team.
“It’s such a team effort to win this race,” Ericsson said. “And seeing all my guys and girls on the 8 car here, it means a lot to share this moment with them.”
Ericsson said he will take the Borg-Warner trophy to his home country of Sweden in the coming weeks– both to Stockholm for a media tour, and his hometown of Kumla. | 2022-10-27T22:04:19+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/sports/marcus-ericsson-unveiled-on-borg-warner-trophy/ |
Lake Superior Court Judge Natalie Bokota declined to change a Gary man’s bail at a hearing Thursday.
Emmit L. Yarbrough, Jr., 56, of Gary, was charged in March with Level 6 felony altering the scene of death and three misdemeanors.
Yarbrough’s bond is set at $2,500 cash. His next hearing is July 13.
Co-defendant Heather Richardson, 34, also of Gary, is charged with the same crime. Her next hearing is July 7.
They are both accused of taking an overdosed woman’s body to Gary.
Deborah Leslie, 30, of Griffith, was found Sept. 23 in a torched out house on the 5300 block of W. 8th Avenue in Gary. She was last seen alive on camera at a Hammond Motel 6.
Yarbrough and Richardson were caught on camera appearing to take her body out from the hotel in a newly bought wheelchair.
Leslie’s body was later identified through dental prints. Her cause of death was a fentanyl and cocaine overdose, according to court records. Alcohol was also in her system. The manner of death was undetermined.
Court records show Yarbrough has been on probation since April 2022 for a felon gun possession case.
During Thursday’s bail hearing, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jacob Brandewie said Yarbrough’s past included a 1982 voluntary manslaughter conviction and a 1992 federal drug dealing case.
“My client is frustrated,” defense lawyer Susan Severtson said.
The new charges were “allegations,” not “evidence.” The crimes from three decades ago were “not relevant,” she said.
Earlier in the hearing, Brandewie submitted paperwork from a positive cocaine test in March over Severtson’s objection.
Leslie’s family has been open on her struggles, hoping it will help others.
She had been in and out of recovery 10 times over the years. Her addiction started with alcohol and then progressed to opioids and ultimately heroin. She was enthusiastic and supportive of others battling their own addictions, they said.
mcolias@post-trib.com | 2023-06-01T22:43:52+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-yarbrough-st-0602-20230601-qacldy6jhzbrddq4osresepy6i-story.html |
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.
In a statement Friday, the U.N. health agency said it has also renamed two families, or clades, of the virus, using Roman numerals instead of geographic areas, to avoid stigmatization. The version of the disease formerly known as the Congo Basin will now be known as Clade one or I and the West Africa clade will be known as Clade two or II.
WHO said the decision was made following a meeting of scientists this week and in line with current best practices for naming diseases, which aims to “avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimize any negative impact on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare.”
Numerous other diseases, including Japanese encephalitis, Marburg virus, Spanish influenza and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome have been named after the geographic areas where they first arose or were identified. WHO has not publicly suggested changing any of those names.
Monkeypox was first named in 1958 when research monkeys in Denmark were observed to have a “pox-like” disease, although they are not thought to be the animal reservoir.
WHO said it was also opening a way for the public to suggest new names for monkeypox, but did not say when any new name would be announced.
To date, there have been more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox identified globally since May, with the majority of those beyond Africa. Monkeypox has been endemic in parts of central and west Africa for decades and was not known to trigger large outbreaks beyond the continent until May.
WHO declared the global spread of monkeypox to be an international emergency in July and the U.S. declared its own epidemic to be a national emergency earlier this month.
Outside of Africa, 98% of cases are in men who have sex with men. With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are racing to stop monkeypox before it becomes entrenched as a new disease. | 2022-08-12T18:59:44+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/who-plans-to-rename-monkeypox-over-stigmatization-concerns/MRNVXFVDMVDHZPGO3PIEFDEWFI/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House, even though some of the defendants didn’t carry out the violence themselves.
As they wrap up their seditious conspiracy case, prosecutors are arguing that Proud Boys chief Enrique Tarrio and other leaders of the group handpicked and mobilized a loyal group of foot soldiers — or “tools” — to supply the force necessary to carry out their plot to stop the transfer of power from Donald Trump to President Joe Biden after the 2020 election.
These “tools” helped Proud Boys leaders overwhelm police, breach barricades, force the evacuation of the House and Senate chambers and disrupt the certification of Biden’s victory, prosecutors allege.
Defense attorneys have dismissed the “tools” theory as a novel, flawed concept with no legal foundation. They argue that the Justice Department is trying to unfairly hold their clients responsible for the violent actions of others in the crowd of Trump supporters. Tarrio, for example, wasn’t even in Washington on Jan. 6.
The seditious conspiracy trial, which started nearly two months ago, is one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and comes as some conservatives continue to try to downplay the riot and push false narratives about what happened that day. Tarrio, who led the neofacist group as it became a force in mainstream Republican circles, is among the highest-profile defendants to stand trial yet and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Seditious conspiracy — a rarely used charge from the Civil War-era — can be difficult to prove, especially when the plot was unsuccessful. And the group leaders on trial aren’t accused of engaging in violence themselves. Tarrio was arrested on separate charges two days before the riot.
Tarrio is on trial with Ethan Nordean of Auburn, Washington, who was a Proud Boys chapter president; Joseph Biggs of Ormond Beach, Florida, a self-described Proud Boys organizer; Zachary Rehl, who president of the Proud Boys chapter in Philadelphia; and Dominic Pezzola, a Proud Boy member from Rochester, New York.
Their trial could stretch into April. Prosecutors are expected to rest their case as soon as next week. Defense lawyers plan to present at least two weeks of testimony before jurors get the case.
The prosecution’s case hit a snag this week with the revelation that the government accidentally provided defense attorneys with sensitive messages from FBI agents. Testimony was suspended until next week as authorities searched the files for possible classified information.
The Justice Department presented a more conventional theory at the trial last year for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy along with another leader of the antigovernment group. Oath Keepers members stockpiled guns at a Virginia hotel so they could shuttle them across the Potomac River into Washington if they were needed to support their plot to stop the transfer of power, prosecutors said. The weapons were never deployed.
In this case, prosecutors are trying to show that the Proud Boys used people as their weapons.
“The Oath Keepers had their rifles. The Proud Boys had their ‘real men,’” prosecutor Conor Mulroe has said.
Mulroe was referring to text messages that Proud Boys organizer Joseph Biggs sent to Tarrio weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol. In a Dec. 19 text, Biggs told Tarrio that the Proud Boys have been recruiting “losers who wanna drink.”
“Let’s get radical and get real men,” Biggs added.
Randall Eliason, an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School and former federal prosecutor, described prosecutors’ tools theory as “unusual but not remarkable.”
“It’s not something that comes up a lot, but there’s nothing controversial about the idea,” he said. “And the word ‘tools’ is kind of the perfect way to describe it. In other words, whether you use a battering ram to break down the door of the Capitol or whether you enlist a bunch of other people to help you break down the door to the Capitol, they’re all tools, right?”
Prosecutors this week publicly identified nearly two dozen Proud Boys members and associates they say served as “tools.” All but one of the 23 people named as “tools” have been publicly and separately charged with Capitol riot-related crimes.
An FBI agent narrated videos for jurors that show Proud Boys’ “tools” marching from the Washington Monument to the Capitol and clashing with police officers who were trying to hold off the mob of Trump supporters.
“Let’s go! This is what we came for!” Proud Boys member William Pepe shouted before taking down a police barricade.
Prosecutors argue the “tools” didn’t have to know the ultimate goal of the Proud Boys’ conspiracy to be part of it. Mulroe compared the concept to human “mules” unwittingly transporting drugs or money.
“The case is about the concerted efforts of a group of people, this group that the defendants called real men. And our position is that they weaponized these people,” the prosecutor said.
Before the trial started in January, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled that prosecutors could present evidence to support their “tools” theory. The judge acknowledged it’s an “unusual” theory but said the actions of rioters who followed Proud Boys leaders to the Capitol can be relevant under certain circumstances.
Norman Pattis, an attorney for Biggs, said comparing Oath Keepers’ guns to Proud Boys followers is a “clumsy analogy.” Pattis also said he doesn’t know of any case in which prosecutors have been allowed to argue that “acts of third parties are the legal responsibility of criminal defendants absent some nexus other than mere proximity and shared political views.”
“There is nothing but rank and dangerous speculation supporting this theory,” he wrote in court papers, urging the judge to “reject such evidence as little more than an effort to make hindsight do the work of proof.”
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Associated Press writer Lindsay Whitehurst contributed to this report. | 2023-03-10T21:28:58+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/politics/ap-politics/feds-proud-boys-deployed-foot-soldiers-in-sedition-plot/ |
Lawsuit Filed a Month After Uber Disclosed That Nearly 1,000 Sexual Assaults Occurred in U.S. Uber Vehicles in Single Year
Complaint Details How Riders Were Assaulted by Uber Drivers As the Company Prioritized Growth Over Passenger Safety
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Uber Technologies, Inc. ("Uber") today has been named in a civil action alleging that women passengers in multiple states were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers with whom they had been paired through the Uber application. The complaint was filed today in San Francisco County Superior Court by attorneys at Slater Slater Schulman LLP, a full-service law firm focused on representing survivors of catastrophic and traumatic events. Slater Slater Schulman LLP has approximately 550 clients with claims against Uber, with at least 150 more being actively investigated.
Last month, Uber released its second U.S. Safety Report, in which it stated that there were 998 sexual assault incidents, including 141 rape reports, in 2020 alone, the most recent year with available data. Uber disclosed that it received 3,824 reports of the five most severe categories of sexual assault in 2019 and 2020, ranging from "non-consensual kissing of a non-sexual body part" to "non-consensual sexual penetration," or rape.
As detailed in the complaint filed by Slater Slater Schulman LLP today, as early as 2014, Uber became aware that its drivers were sexually assaulting and raping female passengers; nevertheless, in the eight years since, sexual predators driving for Uber have continued to attack passengers, including the plaintiffs whose claims were alleged in today's action:
- In February 2022, an Uber driver sexually assaulted and attempted to rape a woman who was a passenger in his vehicle in Chino Hills, CA.
- In November 2021, an Uber driver fondled and raped a passenger in Perris, CA.
- In August 2021, an Uber driver convinced a woman passenger to sit in the front seat of his vehicle, where he forcefully kissed her and sexually assaulted her.
- In October 2021, an Uber driver attempted to rape a woman outside Pittsburgh, PA, rather than take her safely to her destination.
- Also in October 2021, an Uber driver attempted to rape a woman passenger in Boston, MA.
"Uber's whole business model is predicated on giving people a safe ride home, but rider safety was never their concern – growth was, at the expense of their passengers' safety," said Adam Slater, Founding Partner of Slater Slater Schulman LLP. "While the company has acknowledged this crisis of sexual assault in recent years, its actual response has been slow and inadequate, with horrific consequences."
Uber's prioritization of growth over customer safety – and the resulting horror experienced by many of its passengers – is well-documented. As outlined in the complaint, Uber was fixated on getting new drivers onboarded as quickly as possible to fuel growth, so it eschewed traditional background check standards. For example, former CEO Travis Kalanick intentionally opted to hire drivers without fingerprinting them or running their information through FBI databases, and Uber's current CEO Dara Khosrowshahi continued this policy after he took over in August 2017.
Additionally, Uber has a longstanding policy that it will not report any criminal activity – even assaults and rape – to law-enforcement authorities. After widespread media reporting of Uber's sexual assault and harassment problems, Uber in 2018 acknowledged a "deeply rooted problem" of sexual assault. Despite awareness of this problem, the company has refused to install video cameras in cars, even though doing so could prevent passengers and drivers from being assaulted, and it has maintained a "three strikes" policy for its drivers that kept predators at the wheel even after serious passenger complaints.
"There is so much more that Uber can be doing to protect riders: adding cameras to deter assaults, performing more robust background checks on drivers, creating a warning system when drivers don't stay on a path to a destination," said Adam Slater. "But the company refuses to, and that's why my firm has 550 clients with claims against Uber and we're investigating at least 150 more. Acknowledging the problem through safety reports is not enough. It is well past time for Uber to take concrete actions to protect its customers."
Individuals seeking to be linked to resources for sexual assault survivors can call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area. The National Sexual Assault Hotline operated by RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) provides confidential support from trained staff members and can assist with finding local healthcare resources, help talk through what happened, and offer referrals for long-term support.
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The Rodger Saffold revenge tour rolls on Monday night.
For the second consecutive game, the Buffalo Bills’ guard will face one of his former teams when the Tennessee Titans visit Highmark Stadium.
Stick around the NFL long enough, and you’re likely to run into that scenario, and nobody on the Bills’ current roster has more experience than the 34-year-old Saffold, who is in his 13th NFL season.
Or, as teammate Ryan Bates not-so-eloquently puts it, Saffold is “old as (expletive).”
“I'll tell him he's old as (expletive) straight to his face, too,” Bates said with a big smile. “He knows it. … He's still got a lot of juice in his legs, though. He could play five more years. He's still got that in him.”
Saffold entered the NFL as a second-round pick with the St. Louis Rams in 2010, then moved west with the franchise to Los Angeles before signing with Tennessee as a free agent ahead of the 2019 season. After three years with the Titans, he was released in a move to save space under the salary cap and signed a one-year contract with the Bills worth $6.25 million. It’s a contract that shows the franchise believes Saffold is still capable of being a high-level starter for a Super Bowl contender.
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Indeed, Saffold’s release in Tennessee had more to do with finances than it did performance. He started 15 games last season at left guard and made his first career Pro Bowl, but was due to count more than $10 million against the salary cap in 2022. That’s huge money for any guard.
“People have been joking about that, but I understand this business,” Saffold said of facing both his former teams in the first two weeks of the regular season. “I've been in this league a long time and I understand you have to make, sometimes, the tough decisions, especially with some of your older guys.”
The Bills’ interest in Saffold dates at least to when he was a free agent in 2019. At that time, however, he was priced out of the team’s market. When he became available this offseason, that interest quickly rekindled.
“He’s a pro,” head coach Sean McDermott said. “From a distance a year ago or before this year, and now seeing him, that's what I thought he would be in terms of the work that he puts in, when no one else is watching, kind of the gaps in the schedule. I think our young players can stand to learn a lot from that. … It’s good to have on our team.”
Bates agrees – even if he enjoys needling Saffold about his age.
“Oldest guy in the room, but he's got a lot of knowledge, a lot of game experience,” Bates said. “He's faced so much talent in his day. It's awesome to have him. He's a great dude. He's become a good buddy of mine.”
Bills tackle David Quessenberry, who also played with Saffold in Tennessee, laughed at Bates’ description.
“He's old as hell, yeah,” Quessenberry said. “He’ll be like, ‘We used to have two-a-days when I came in the league. I'm like, 'God darn, you've been around, dude. That was two CBAs ago.’ Yeah, he's been around, but I think some guys, when they do that, they kind of hang their hat on that. But Rodger is a big ‘show your scars' guy. He shows the lessons he's learned along the way, and that's good for the young guys and everybody who is around him.”
At this point in his career, Saffold is used to being called an old man.
“Absolutely, man,” he said with a laugh. “It's been happening a long time. I'm starting to notice the longer the season lasts, the older I get. When I was on the Titans, they used to say, 'Hey, you guys aren't 35 like Rodger.' I'm like, 'OK, that's not too bad.' Then by then end of the season it was, 'You guys aren't 85 like Rodger.' I got older and older as the year went on. But, yeah man, as long as these guys don't get me a walker on Christmas, I'm doing OK."
Brandon Thorn, who runs the website establishtherun.com and specializes in evaluating NFL offensive and defensive lines, thinks Saffold is more than OK. Entering the 2022 season, Thorn rated Saffold as the No. 6 guard in the league.
“He is still one of the most strong and powerful run blockers in the league with a stout anchor once he gets latched,” Thorn wrote. “Saffold has played an underrated and key role in the outstanding production of (Titans running back) Derrick Henry over the last four seasons. Adding him to the line in Buffalo alongside left tackle Dion Dawkins gives the Bills a hulking, commanding left side. Saffold will struggle to stay in front of really shifty, skilled rushers if isolated against them too often, but he will set a firm pocket using aggressive sets and provide major thump in the run game, which sounds like the ideal Aaron Kromer type of player."
Kromer, of course, is the Bills’ offensive line coach. He previously coached Saffold with the Rams.
“Powerful,” was Kromer’s one-word description of Saffold. “He can move his feet. He’s excellent. He’s done a good job over all the years to continue to strength train and stretch and do the things to keep himself young. He and Andrew Whitworth were together with the Rams. ‘Whit’ played until he was 40. I don’t know if Rodger wants to do that, but he’s taken care of himself where he can continue to play at a high level.”
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A lofty goal
Saffold was introduced to football at a young age by his father, Rodger Saffold II, who played collegiately at the University of Iowa.
“A goal I set for myself when I was 9 years old was to play 15 years in the NFL,” the younger Saffold said. “I'm trying not to let my old self down, you know what I mean? I’m still chasing that Lombardi Trophy.”
Saffold II died in 2020. His son wears No. 76, the same number as his dad wore, in tribute.
“We watched a lot of football when I was young,” the younger Saffold said. “We went to work when I was 9. That’s when I started training. It still burns inside of me today. My old O-line coaches used to say, 'Yeah, man you're going to play 10 years in the NFL.' I used to look at them and think, '10 years sounds good, but 15 sounds better.' My son (Price) already wants to train, and he's 7. He's playing flag football now. He wants to be the next Justin Jefferson. I think every kid wants to be playing wide receiver.”
Saffold joked that players wore Reeboks when he entered the league, and spring practices consisted of one-on-one drills against defensive lineman – which now can’t be conducted until training camp. He also said the size of three-technique defensive tackles and outside linebackers has changed drastically, with the former getting bigger and the latter getting smaller.
“To be able to evolve with this game is all about the work that you put in, and thank goodness, I've been putting in that work,” he said. “Take care of your body above all else, and trust yourself, because that's all you really got.”
At 6-foot-5 and 325 pounds, Saffold has clearly taken care of his body. Saffold is as chiseled as any offensive lineman in recent Bills history.
“We don't call him ‘The Stallion’ for nothing, man,” Quessenberry said. “This guy, he's a grinder. You see him, he's in the weight room every morning, he's getting treatment, he's taking care of his body. He plays hard. I think more than anything, he really loves what he does and loves the guys on the team. He's a good leader. I've really enjoyed all the football we've played together. Helping everyone else out in the room, that's the guys you are looking for. You need to have the right pieces in place to have the right unit, to have the right team. Everyone brings their own strengths. Rodger is a rock in the room, a rock on the line. It's not a secret why he's been so successful, you know?”
Saffold and the Bills’ interior offensive line will be challenged Monday by Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, who made the game-deciding tackle for Tennessee last year when these two teams met.
“Hopefully no one will really have an advantage,” Simmons told reporters in Tennessee about going up against his former teammate. “The advantage comes from preparation each and every week. We kind of both know each other. I know his play style, I'm sure he knows my play style. Of course I watched him against the Rams. He's doing some things a little different, but it's basically the same Rodger I've saw since I've been here with Tennessee.
"I'm excited for the matchup. I'm looking forward to it. I know it's going to be a hard-fought matchup all game, so it should be a good one.”
Feeling fortunate
Saffold played 57 of 59 offensive snaps in the Bills’ Week 1 win over the Rams. He helped an offense that piled up 413 yards and 31 points despite four turnovers.
“He’s a beast,” running back Devin Singletary said. “He's like a security guard out there. You see him running down the field, flying around. Being in year 13, you don't see that a lot. That just shows he's doing something right. Let alone, just sticking around this long, but being able to move how he's still moving it. I wouldn't even consider him an old guy. He's still moving like a young guy, for real. You need additions like that, because they do all the dirty work.”
“I don’t really want to go into the details of the crash because, obviously, it was traumatic for me,” Saffold said Sunday. “It was just an accident.”
After the game, Saffold found that his mind drifted back to the events of July 16. Saffold was in Los Angeles, driving home on what he described as a “regular Saturday afternoon” when he was involved in a serious car accident that left him with an injury to his ribs that resulted in him missing practice time at the beginning of training camp.
He’s been hesitant to talk about exactly what happened, but did share more details about how fortunate he feels in an interview with The Buffalo News.
“It's surprising to think that six weeks before last week's game, I was in a car accident, and then to be able to play the game, have the fun that we did, come out with a win, that just shows you … I’m blessed beyond measure,” he said. “I don’t know (what would have happened) if someone was smaller than me – what it would have looked like. I still haven't seen what my car looks like, but I know that for me, I was very fortunate to come out pretty much unscathed other than some rib issues.”
“It's almost forgotten about, which makes it weird. Which is why the first time I ever started thinking about it again was after the win. It was like man, ‘We just won, everybody's feeling good, and I was in an accident six weeks ago.’ ”
The Bills are happy that Saffold is healthy again, and contributing to their team.
“He's awesome,” quarterback Josh Allen said. “I love Rodger – he gets a lot of my humor.” | 2022-09-19T10:51:22+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/we-dont-call-him-the-stallion-for-nothing-how-bills-guard-rodger-saffold-has-made/article_e1705a36-3760-11ed-a907-47ccde83eb11.html |
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Florida high school football team taking extra precautions to protect players from grueling heat
LONGWOOD, Fla. - Heat indexes, or "feels like" temperatures, were in the triple digits again across Central Florida on Wednesday.
While some high school sports teams across the region have opted for morning practices to avoid the extreme heat, Lyman High School's football team is sticking to its afternoon time slot.
"It’s hot, but we have work to do out here," senior quarterback Will Burke said.
The team says working out in the afternoon works best for everyone. However, they are taking extra precautions and following Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) heat stress guidelines – players take additional water breaks and long rests in the shade. Coaches are also required to suspend practice if it gets too hot.
"If we’re in this temperature for ‘X’ amount of time, we got to go inside, take our shirts off, get in the AC for a little bit. Just being able to have the kids out here now kind of gets us ready for Friday nights in the fall," Lyman offensive coordinator Alex Cohen said.
The official start of the high school football season is still weeks away, and the Greyhounds believe they will be more than ready because of the work they’re putting in right now.
"Being out with my teammates, it gets us closer. We know each other even more because more people are coming out. We have a fun time out here," junior Ronald Mike said.
Coaches are pleased with participation during summer workouts. Over two dozen kids were at the school on Wednesday practicing. | 2023-06-29T09:56:20+00:00 | wogx.com | https://www.wogx.com/news/florida-high-school-football-team-taking-extra-precautions-to-protect-players-from-grueling-heat |
First Phase of State-of-the-Art Life Science Campus to Feature Two High-Quality, Purpose-Built Life Science Buildings Conveniently Located Adjacent to Highly Accessible Public Transit Options, Including BART and Caltrain
NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A joint venture between the Real Estate business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management ("Goldman Sachs") and Lane Partners ("Lane") today announced the completion of a recapitalization of Southline Phase I, a leading, transit-oriented life science development in South San Francisco. As part of the recapitalization, an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners ("Beacon"), a leading real estate developer, owner, and manager of life science and office properties, has joined the ownership group for the first phase of development. The project has also secured construction financing from Square Mile Capital and Bank OZK. Financial terms of the recapitalization and financing were not disclosed.
Centrally located in South San Francisco within walking distance of both the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Caltrain transit lines, the state-of-the-art, LEED Gold Southline development consists of an aggregated 31 acres with entitlements to build a total of 2.8 million square feet. Goldman Sachs and Lane began assembling the land for the Southline development in October 2017, with the overarching goal to build one of the most innovative and sophisticated life science-focused developments in the country.
The new ownership team has started construction on the first of two buildings in Phase I which will total more than 715,000 square feet. The project is designed to suit the needs of the world's most innovative life science and technology tenants. Phase I will also include a stand-alone amenity building featuring a fitness center, restaurant, and café, as well as a parking garage.
"We are thrilled to form a new partnership and bring our collective development expertise to begin construction on the first phase of a project that we believe will provide life science and technology companies with best-in-class space," said Michael Ungari, partner, Goldman Sachs. "It is exciting to be able to move forward with a large-scale development despite a volatile market environment, and we believe the quality of our ownership team and lenders allowed us to do so."
"The completion of recapitalizing Phase I of Southline is an extraordinary milestone for the project and we could not be more excited about the first phase of development and the caliber of this new partnership," said Marcus Gilmour, principal at Lane Partners. "Southline is a generational campus located in one of the premier life science clusters in the world and, as such, will provide excellent transit optionality, numerous amenities, and the ability to accommodate tenant growth and expansion within the campus. We are very much looking forward to seeing Southline come to life."
"We believe in the long-term strength of the Bay Area market and are very pleased to partner with the experienced teams at Goldman Sachs and Lane to help bring the vision of Southline to life," said Fred Seigel, president and chief executive officer of Beacon. "The South San Francisco location and direct access to the San Bruno BART station truly sets it apart. The scale and innovative approach of the development has unmatched potential to accommodate future growth of tenant companies, making it an optimal choice for leading companies."
Eastdil Secured advised Goldman Sachs and Lane on the recapitalization and arranged the construction financing.
"This development presented a unique and compelling opportunity to bring together exceptional sponsors to invest in a visionary development that we believe has the potential to change the landscape in one of the most dynamic and innovative life science markets in the country," said Paul Nelson, managing director at Eastdil Secured. "Southline will be a model for premier biotechnology campuses across the U.S., and we are pleased to have supported the joint venture in achieving this critical milestone for the first phase of the development."
About Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Bringing together traditional and alternative investments, Goldman Sachs Asset Management provides clients around the world with a dedicated partnership and focus on long-term performance. As the primary investing area within Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), we deliver investment and advisory services for the world's leading institutions, financial advisors and individuals, drawing from our deeply connected global network and tailored expert insights, across every region and market—overseeing more than $2 trillion in assets under supervision worldwide as of September 30, 2022. Driven by a passion for our clients' performance, we seek to build long-term relationships based on conviction, sustainable outcomes, and shared success over time. Goldman Sachs Asset Management invests in the full spectrum of alternatives, including private equity, growth equity, private credit, real estate and infrastructure. Established in 1991, the Real Estate business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management is one of the largest investors in real estate with over $50 billion in capital invested since 2012 across the spectrum of investment strategies from core to opportunistic. Our global team invests across all sectors with deep expertise across the capital structure, in assets ranging from single properties to large portfolios, through senior mortgages, mezzanine debt and equity. Follow us on LinkedIn.
About Lane Partners
Lane Partners specializes in transforming and developing institutional quality real estate in Northern California by restructuring and repositioning, with the imagination to bring new access and new value. Through smart acquisition, development and management, Lane Partners has transformed millions of square feet of Silicon Valley real estate into properties that perform. Since 2006, Lane Partners has been the local force that makes global waves.
About Beacon Capital Partners
Beacon Capital Partners ("Beacon") is a leading private real estate investment firm, owning and operating office and life science properties. The firm has a 75-year legacy of successful real estate development, management, and transformation of workplaces. Since 1998, Beacon has raised ten commingled investment vehicles, as well as multiple joint venture vehicles and co-investments, totaling over $19 billion of equity capital commitments from public and corporate pension funds, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, and other U.S. and non-U.S. institutional investors. Today, Beacon manages over $14 billion of real estate and owns and operates a portfolio spanning more than 29 million square feet across 14 U.S. markets. For more information, please visit beaconcapital.com.
About Bank OZK
Bank OZK (Nasdaq: OZK), through its Real Estate Specialties Group (RESG), provides financing on commercial real estate projects throughout the nation. RESG is considered a preeminent, market-leading construction lender focused on senior secured financing for a variety of property types including mixed use, multifamily housing, condominiums, office, hospitality, life sciences, industrial and retail. During the five years ended September 30, 2022, RESG originated approximately $39.33 billion in new loans. For more information, visit www.ozk.com.
About Square Mile Capital Management LLC
Square Mile Capital Management LLC is an integrated institutional real estate and investment management firm based in New York. The firm has an established history of successful investing in commercial real estate at all points in the market cycle. Square Mile Capital's experience supplying flexible equity and debt capital solutions in diverse property sectors and across the risk spectrum, combined with its integrated national sourcing and investment platform, facilitates the creation of value for its investors, partners, borrowers and counterparties. Square Mile Capital's commercial real estate debt platform provides customized capital solutions for real estate owners and developers throughout the United States utilizing its broad investment platform, product expertise and research resources. The firm seeks to identify the impact of long-term trends on real estate values and target its equity investments on key investment strategies likely to benefit from such trends. For more information, visit www.squaremilecapital.com.
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Goldman Sachs
Avery Reed
avery.reed@gs.com
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Lane Partners:
Marcus J. Gilmour
marcus@lane-partners.com
(o) 650-665-7085
Beacon Capital Partners
Maureen Richardson, River Communications
mrichardson@riverinc.com
(o) 914-686-5599
(c) 914-434-6033
Eastdil Secured
Jack Kelleher / Erik Carlson
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(o) 212-355-4449
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LONDON (AP) — In the fairy-tale ending to the ancient pageantry in which King Charles Ill was crowned monarch, he stepped into a gilded horse-drawn carriage with his queen and rode off to his palace.
Following closely behind was Prince William, his eldest son and heir, along with his family, including 9-year-old Prince George who is second in line to the throne.
The king's youngest son was nowhere to be seen. On his father's biggest day, Prince Harry arrived at Westminster Abbey alone and he left alone. The disgruntled Duke of Sussex was assigned to sit two rows behind his brother.
His isolation was likely the result of him quitting his royal duties and, thus, no longer ranking as a senior family member — as well as alienating himself from his father and brother by airing grievances and telling palace secrets in his explosive best-selling memoir, “Spare.”
After months of speculation about whether he would attend, it was announced about three weeks ago that Harry would come alone, leaving behind his wife, Meghan, and their two young children at their Southern California home.
Harry and Meghan, who is biracial, left royal life and moved to the U.S. in 2020 after complaining about intense scrutiny and racist attitudes from the British press.
In a six-part Netflix series, they lobbed other criticisms at the royal family, alleging racial bias. In January, Harry dropped his bombshell book dishing family dirt along with intimate details about losing his virginity behind a pub at 17, taking drugs and killing enemies in Afghanistan.
The book was particularly unflattering toward his stepmother, Camilla, who was once blamed for wrecking his father's marriage to his mother, the late Princess Diana. He accused Camilla of leaking private conversations to the media to rehabilitate her own image after marrying Charles.
Buckingham Palace had announced before the coronation that Harry and the king’s brother, Prince Andrew, would not have any role in the service.
Andrew, the Duke of York, relinquished royal duties after revelations about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He was later stripped of his honorary military titles and patronages and settled a lawsuit with a woman who said she was forced to have sex with him when she was a teenager.
William played a prominent role, kneeling at his father's feet, pledging his loyalty and then kissing him on the cheek. George served as page boy, helping to carry the train of his grandfather's robes.
Harry entered the cavernous church in a black custom Dior three-piece suit with coattails. An honorary cross hung around his neck and military medals were pinned to the left side of his chest. He nodded, waved and spoke a few words to clergy and several guests already seated.
He proceeded along behind his cousin, Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, who followed her father, Andrew. They all sat in the same row.
During the two-hour spectacle, keen attention was focused on Harry by the media and royal watchers. He appeared to join the congregation in one of many refrains of “God save the king” during the pomp- and music-filled ceremony.
Some British tabloids even consulted professional lip-readers to interpret what Harry was saying.
The Daily Mirror revealed that it appeared he said, “hello,” “morning” and “nice to see you” when he entered the church.
Harry has vowed to make media reform part of his mission in life. He has filed several lawsuits against the publishers of British tabloids for a phone-hacking scandal dating back more than a decade.
His trial against the publisher of the Mirror begins Wednesday in the High Court. Harry is expected to testify in June.
After the carriages departed from the church, Harry was seen waiting for a car. He was later seen at Heathrow Airport. His son, Archie, turned 4 on Saturday and it was said he was headed back for his birthday.
A short while later, King Charles III and Queen Camilla stepped out onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace to wave to the crowd gathered below. They were joined by William, his wife, Kate, three children and other senior royals. | 2023-05-06T19:22:08+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/prince-harry-an-odd-man-out-at-father-s-18083295.php |
New batting cage software and app combine the thrill of swinging a bat with a live video game experience, bringing a new level of fun to the sport
NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Batting Challenge Holdings, Inc. officially debuts Bat Around™, a new batting cage software and app that gamifies the batting cage experience for teams, players and novices, at the American Baseball Coaches Association conference in Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 5-8, 2023. Bat Around is part baseball and part video game, inspired by some of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball history, including David Eckstein, Fred McGriff, Matt Holliday, Luis Gonzalez and more.
The game is for all ability levels and brings fun and competition to batting cages. The beta version of Bat Around is powered by HitTrax and is available at batting cage test locations in Colorado, Florida, Georgia and New York. The Bat Around app is now available for download through the App Store and Google Play for iOS and Android phones.
"We get so consumed with teaching people a swing and chasing metrics that we forget the game is supposed to be fun," said Clint Hurdle, Bat Around co-founder and former MLB manager and player. "With Bat Around, we are introducing a whole new level of excitement to baseball and softball, reinforcing strategy and overall hitting skills through a game that is fun to play for anyone wanting to swing a bat."
"Bat Around is a new player in the "sporttainment" industry and is perfect for growing usage at batting cages, challenging existing players and introducing new people to the game," said Matt Farrell, CEO of Batting Challenge Holdings. "We're looking forward to expanding Bat Around's availability across the U.S. to batting cages and entertainment venues."
The game is designed to help teams make batting practice more fun and purposeful through competition, allow players to try news skills or improve existing ones, and encourage novices to grab a bat for the very first time and take a swing. It is an exciting way to connect with people and the ball to have a good time while improving skills.
Bat Around is inspired and advised by some of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball, including:
- Sean Casey—3x MLB All Star, TV personality on MLB Network
- Jeff Cirillo—2x MLB All Star, 1,598 hits, 343 doubles (5x 30+)
- Darnell Coles—World Series Champion, Washington Nationals hitting coach
- David Eckstein—World Series MVP, 2x MLB All Star and 2x World Series Champion
- Luis Gonzalez—World Series Champion, 5x MLB All Star, 2,591 hits, 596 doubles, 354 home runs
- Travis Hafner—250 doubles (5x 25+), 213 HR (4x 24+), 731 RBI (4x 100+)
- Matt Holliday—7x MLB All Star, 4x Silver Slugger, National League batting and RBI champ
- Fred McGriff—2023 Baseball Hall of Fame electee, 5x MLB All Star, 3x Silver Slugger, 2x HR Champion, World Series Champion
- Juan Pierre—2,227 hits and led National League 2x in hits, World Series Champion
- Ryan Spilborghs—Career .272 and popular TV/radio broadcaster
- Kevin Young—Two seasons 40+ doubles, three with 20+ HR and two 100+ RBI
This list of clutch hitters comprises the Bat Around Hitting Legends Council, who advise on the game and will be featured throughout the app, providing pro tips to players.
"Bat Around makes batting practice better because it takes the tradition of just swinging and turns it into a game and a competition that everyone loves," said David Eckstein, two-time MLB All Star and World Series MVP. "With this game, we have the opportunity to put a bat in everyone's hand, and they are going to enjoy hitting!"
When playing Bat Around, hitters move through six rounds of play, keeping the practice fresh and fun, while developing different hitting skills and game strategy. The initial six rounds include:
- Liñas – barrel it up and hit a line drive to center
- Around the World – hit two balls to left, two to center and two to right
- Lunchbox – go to work and move runners in various situations
- Gamer – the pressure is on to score runs in three minutes or three outs, whichever comes first
- Laser Show – just hit it hard
- Walk-Off – the dream scenario of bases loaded, two outs, bottom of the ninth
Other features of the game include the Bat Around Metric, known as BAM™, measuring overall skill. Players will see their stats in the app and can track how they performed in each skill. BAM is also a handicap system allowing people with different ability levels to play each other and compare stats.
The game is accessible to all levels, and hitters can play off a tee, soft toss, front toss, pitching machine or live pitching on three skill levels.
The Bat Around app features your stats, including your BAM, and a digital player card that allows users to create their own digital baseball card that can be shared. Pro tips can be accessed through videos from the Hitting Legends Council, whose members have more than 25,000 collective professional hits. A future version of the game will feature leaderboards showing how players rank against others.
"Bat Around brings out fun and competition," said Fred McGriff, who was recently elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2023. "When you see kids and adults step into the box, they are immediately energized, have fun and enjoy the competition."
Bat Around is featured for the first time at the American Baseball Coaches Association conference in Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 5-8, 2023. Show attendees can see and demo the game and app at booth number 75.
To learn more about Bat Around, visit www.letsbataround.com or follow us on Instagram at @letsbataround.
Batting Challenge Holdings, Inc. is a New York-based company specializing in sports technology mixed with innovative games. Follow Batting Challenge Holdings on LinkedIn.
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On the stand and accused of killing her husband and staging his death as a suicide, Loretta Van Buren stood her ground Friday evening inside Comanche County Chief District Judge Scott D. Meaders’ courtroom.
Her legal counsel, John Zelbst asked his client if she was guilty of the first-degree murder of her husband Terry Van Buren.
“Absolutely not,” she said. “I’m guilty of letting him down. I thought I could get him through.”
Making a definitive statement, the eyes of the six men and six women of the jury stayed transfixed on the woman accused of murder.
Earlier in the day, home security video from the Van Buren home showed Loretta Van Buren leaving the home. At one point, she turned towards the house, presumably at her husband who was alive around 3:35 p.m. Sept. 2, 2019, inside their Cache abode they’ d built and moved into in 1999, and she said something indiscernible on the silent video as she made a hand gesture.
“That was the old wife wave off,” she said, citing a personal joke between husband and wife. He just asked her to be careful with his truck while she ran errands, she said. She left moments later for a documented trip to several stores, including to buy a lottery ticket, just in case they got lucky, she said.
Loretta Van Buren arrived back home at 4:56 p.m. to make dinner and watch the World News Tonight on ABC with her husband at 5:30 p.m. She told of arriving and finding the door to the garage closed, the family cats inside.
Next, she told of going to their master bedroom. It was dark; the television had gone to the floating screen awaiting a button push to resume play.
In the bed, Loretta Van Buren said she saw her husband form 1999 forward. He was lying in bed and she thought he was asleep. When she leaned in, she said, she thought she saw blood.
Clay Zelbst laid on the floor of Meaders’ courtroom and Loretta Van Buren reenacted her discovery of husband, Terry around 5 p.m. Sept. 2, 2019. It was Labor Day that year.
Loretta Van Buren moved the younger Zelbst’s left arm up onto his stomach, the right arm was out at an angle. A bright, orange and yellow toy gun was resting at the base of his skull, resting against the right shoulder. She showed how, she said, she grabbed the gun, lifted the arm to try and find the wound, before tossing the gun back to the shoulder and neck area.
The jurors watched intently. Those on the second row stood to see every moment and discern its truth.
When first responders arrived, Loretta Van Buren said she didn’t think to say she’d touched the weapon; she believed it an obvious suicide. A bullet wound from his right side of the head, below and to the side of his right ear marked the entrance; a wound almost straight across that severed his spinal cord and injured his brain in its path marked the bullet’s exit.
Later, during interviews with Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Agent Michael Francis, Loretta Van Buren didn’t relay the sequence of events as she did in the courtroom. She said she didn’t think she had to; her husband had killed himself, she said. It seemed obvious to her.
“I didn’t realize the implications of what I was saying,” she said during cross-examination by District Attorney Kyle Cabelka. “I remember it (gun) being in my hand and then, not in my hand.”
After raising the blind and with sunlight pouring in, Loretta Van Buren said the image before her and the “deafening silence” with it still haunts her.
“I’ll never get it out of my head,” she said.
Loretta Van Buren said she and her husband had met in 1989. She was attracted to him, but they didn’t’ get together until dating in 1992 and marrying in 1993. She said she was devoted to him. Her mother-in-law Leda Van Buren, sister-in-law Tammy Keifer, and children, Sarah and Adam Van Buren testified to that. They all said she defended him, even at his worst.
At the time of his death, Terry Van Buren was suffering from increasing health problems. From an enlarged heart, herpes in his eye, hypertension, anxiety, severe depression, and erectile dysfunction, to a recent determination he was suffering from Hepatitis C, he was facing a lot.
Add to that, the decimation of his concrete business, Cement Works, due to rising costs and ill will turned his way due to his temper and bridge burning of relationships. The family was left in a bind. It was one that Loretta Van Buren said they would find a way to work out of. They always had, she said.
The couple were in debt. Their line of credit was just about up with the bank, about $60,000 and their credit card debt tallied about the same. Terry Van Buren’s cement business had cratered; he’d had one job in 2019 and rain and rising costs had killed prospects for more. Loretta Van Buren had been laid off after 25 years working in composition at The Lawton Constitution on March 31, 2018. Job prospects were bleak, she said.
But her 401k had amassed $185,000, according to a statement entered into evidence. In March 2019, she’d put $25,000 into their personal account and another $13,000 into the business account to keep afloat.
Loretta Van Buren testified that on the day after Labor Day 2019, her husband Terry would have a doctor’s appointment regarding his recent Hepatitis C diagnosis followed by a visit with the banker about the credit line. She said she offered to cash out her reserves, settle everything and for them to just go back to zero with her proclaimed love of her life. She said he declined.
Audio recordings Loretta Van Buren made of conversations with Terry Van Buren when he was belligerent used in court were played. In one, she suggested they sell some of his heavy equipment and all would be good. They would get through, she said. His recorded words said otherwise.
In the audio, Terry Van Buren sounded slurred in his vocalizations and violent with his words. Often, he would demean her. In many, he threatened to “blow his head off” with his .40 cal. Pistol or kill others and set it up to look like a murder/suicide.
Loretta Van Buren admitted her husband had a problem with Xanax. Medical Examiner Mark Harrison testified he had 114 nanograms per milliliter of blood during his autopsy toxicology. He said that wasn’t a toxic, or lethal, dose.
Dr. Craig Stevens, a pharmacologist who specializes in research of drugs, said that by itself, Xanax, a benzodiazepine, is not lethal for an overdose. But added with the antidepressant Trazadone and another antidepressant Lexapro, it could become lethal for Terry Van Buren. In a study, he said, depressed people who take a combination of the three groups of drugs could have a 47 percent higher rate of suicide attempts/success than if they’d taken the drug by itself.
Terry Van Buren had a problem with Xanax, according to his wife as well as another friend who testified, Trent Santos. Reading the medical examiner’s toxicology report, Stevens said he had 10 times the amount he should if he’d taken his prescription dosage, at the time of death.
Over the months before his death, Loretta Van Buren had taken to recording her husband’s tirades. Over five hours of her recordings from her phone were turned over to investigators.
Cabelka brought up statements from the recordings by Terry Van Buren calling his wife multiple derogatory terms, blaming her for some of his malaise and threatening divorce. Loretta Van Buren said those weren’t seriously arguments, they were part of their dialogue. Those who know them testified to their truth.
Loretta Van Buren said they would have made their way; they always had. She wasn’t divorcing him, and she didn’t believe he would her.
“I don’t believe Terry wanted a divorce,” she said. “I did not want a divorce and he knew that.”
In cross examination, John Zelbst asked his client one last question: “Did you kill your husband?”
Loretta Van Buren answered as she had before.
“No, I did not kill my husband,” she replied.
Jury instructions followed by closing arguments begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. | 2023-06-03T07:26:30+00:00 | swoknews.com | https://www.swoknews.com/community_news/on-trial-for-murder-i-did-not-kill-my-husband/article_8a4011bc-ad09-5a5c-aafe-4b86b215cc8d.html |
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers as the Group of Seven summit closed in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country’s war effort even as Russia claimed a battlefield victory that was quickly disputed by Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader’s in-person appearance in his trademark olive drab underscored the centrality of the war for the G7 bloc of rich democracies. It also stole much of the limelight from other priorities, including security challenges in Asia and outreach to the developing world, that the leaders focused on at the three-day gathering.
Hosting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the group was committed to “strong backing for Ukraine from every possible dimension.”
Zelenskyy held two major rounds of meetings Sunday, one with G7 leaders and a second with them and a host of invited guests including India and South Korea. He also spoke one-on-one with several leaders.
Hanging over Sunday’s talks was the Russian claim that forces of the Wagner private army and Russian troops had seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. The eight-month battle for the eastern city — seen by both sides as a major symbolic prize — has been the longest and likely bloodiest of the war.
Comments by Zelenskyy earlier in the day in English suggested that the Russians had finally taken the city. But he and other Ukrainian officials later cast doubt on that assessment, with Zelenskyy telling reporters in Ukrainian that “Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation as of today.”
U.S. President Joe Biden announced new military aid worth $375 million for Ukraine, saying the U.S. would provide ammunition and armored vehicles. That pledge came after the U.S. agreed to allow training on American-made F-16 fighter jets, laying the groundwork for their eventual transfer to Ukraine.
“We have Ukraine’s back and we’re not going anywhere,” Biden said.
Even before Zelenskyy landed Saturday, the G7 nations had unveiled a slew of new sanctions and other measures meant to punish Moscow over its invasion that began in February last year.
While Ukraine dominated the summit, the leaders of Japan, the U.S., the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada and Italy, as well as the European Union, also aimed to address global worries over climate change, poverty, economic instability and nuclear proliferation.
And Biden sought to reassure world leaders that the U.S. would not default because of the debt limit standoff that has cast a large shadow over his trip.
Two U.S. allies — South Korea and Japan — furthered efforts to improve ties colored by lingering anger over issues linked to Japan’s brutal 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula. Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a memorial to Korean victims, many of them slave laborers, of the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing.
Washington wants the two neighbors, both of which are liberal democracies and bulwarks of U.S. power in the region, to stand together on issues ranging from Russia to North Korea.
Biden, Yoon and Kishida met briefly as a group outside the summit venue in front of Hiroshima Bay. Biden invited the two leaders to visit Washington for a trilateral meeting and they accepted, said a U.S. official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
In a meeting with Zelenskyy, Yoon promised to provide South Korean demining equipment and ambulances to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy also met on the sidelines of the summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, their first face-to-face talks since the war. He briefed him on Ukraine’s peace plan, which calls for the withdrawal of Russian troops from the country before any negotiations.
India, the world’s largest democracy and a major buyer of Russian arms and oil, has avoided outright condemnation of Russia’s invasion.
“Zelenskyy’s presence puts some pressure on G7 leaders to deliver more — or explain to him directly why they can’t,” said Matthew Goodman, an economics expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington.
The G7 has vowed to intensify pressure on Russia, calling its assault on Ukraine “a threat to the whole world in breach of fundamental norms, rules and principles of the international community.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday denounced the G7 as “fixated on comprehensive confrontation with Russia … The leaders of the G7 countries brought to their meeting the chief of the Kyiv regime, who is controlled by them, and ultimately turned the Hiroshima event into a propaganda show.”
The group took a different approach in its comments on China, the world’s No. 2 economy. The leaders said they did not want to harm China and were seeking “constructive and stable relations” with Beijing.
They also urged China to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine and “support a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.”
“We’re not looking to decouple from China, we’re looking to de-risk and diversify,” Biden said.
He also vowed to help Taiwan defend itself against a potential attack by China, saying that there is an understanding by the U.S. and its allies that “if China were to act unilaterally, there would be a response.”
China’s Foreign Ministry for its part urged G7 members to “focus on addressing the various issues they have at home, stop ganging up to form exclusive blocs, stop containing and bludgeoning other countries.”
The G7 also warned North Korea, which has been testing missiles at a torrid pace, to completely abandon its nuclear weapon ambitions, “including any further nuclear tests or launches that use ballistic missile technology.”
The G7 leaders have rolled out a new wave of global sanctions on Russia, now the most-sanctioned country in the world, as well as plans to enhance the effectiveness of existing financial penalties meant to constrain President Vladimir Putin’s war effort.
The latest sanctions aimed at Russia include tighter restrictions on already-sanctioned people and firms involved in the war effort. More than 125 individuals and organizations across 20 countries have been hit with U.S. sanctions.
Russia had participated in some summits with the other seven countries before being removed from the then-Group of Eight after its 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Kishida, mindful of the host city’s symbolic importance, has twice taken leaders to visit to a peace park dedicated to the tens of thousands who died in the world’s first wartime atomic bomb detonation. He had wanted nuclear disarmament to be a major focus of discussions.
Some survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb attack and their families worried that Zelenskyy’s inclusion at the summit overshadowed that priority. Etsuko Nakatani, an activist whose parents survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing, said the leaders’ visit was “not appropriate for Hiroshima, which is a peace-loving city.”
Protesters carrying “No War No G7” banners briefly scuffled with riot police deployed as part of a massive show of force throughout the city during a march Sunday.
The G7 leaders also discussed efforts to strengthen the global economy and address rising prices that are squeezing families and government budgets around the world, particularly in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. They reiterated their aim to pull together up to $600 billion in financing in a program meant to offer countries an alternative to China’s investment dollars.
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Associated Press writers Josh Boak, Elaine Kurtenbach and Mari Yamaguchi contributed to this report. | 2023-05-21T15:31:30+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-g7-ends-with-ukraine-in-focus-as-zelenskyy-meets-world-leaders-and-russia-claims-disputed-gains/ |
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Shaquan Jules scored 16 points as Radford beat Bridgewater (VA) 97-46 on Monday night.
Jules had 10 rebounds for the Highlanders (1-2). Bryan Antoine scored 16 points while going 5 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from distance, and 5 for 5 from the line. Onyebuchi Ezeakudo shot 5 for 8, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points.
The Eagles (0-1) were led by Alec Topper, who recorded 10 points. Khalil Ward added nine points for Bridgewater (VA). In addition, Will Vetter finished with six points.
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Radford hosts Averett in its next matchup on Wednesday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2022-11-15T10:01:05+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Jules-scores-16-as-Radford-knocks-off-Bridgewater-17585051.php |
Black adults who frequently attend church or have a deep sense of spirituality are more likely to meet key measures for good cardiovascular health, such as regular exercise, a balanced diet and maintaining blood pressure in the normal range, new research finds.
The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, is the first to investigate the association between religious practices and spirituality among Black adults and adherence to a set of behaviors and other factors considered by the American Heart Association to be critical in achieving optimal cardiovascular health.
"Health professionals and researchers should acknowledge the importance of religious and spiritual influences in the lives of African Americans – who tend to be highly religious," lead study author Dr. LaPrincess C. Brewer said in a news release. She is a preventive cardiologist and assistant professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
"With religious and spiritual beliefs factored into our approaches, we may make major breakthroughs in fostering the relationship between patients and physicians and between community members and scientists to build trust and sociocultural understanding of this population," she said.
According to a 2017 AHA scientific statement, Black adults have overall poorer cardiovascular health and higher cardiovascular disease death rates than their non-Hispanic white peers.
AHA's Life's Simple 7, developed in 2010, described three behaviors (diet, physical activity and nicotine exposure) and four physiological factors (weight, cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose levels) important for good cardiovascular health. Sleep was added as an eighth component in June 2022, when the list was renamed Life's Essential 8.
Researchers analyzed health and religious data collected through in-depth interviews, health screenings and surveys for 2,967 participants in the Jackson Heart Study who identified as African American. Participants – 66% of whom were women – were on average 54 years old. The Jackson Heart Study is the largest community-based investigation of cardiovascular disease among Black adults in the U.S. Ongoing since 1998, it includes more than 5,000 adults living in the area around Jackson, Mississippi.
Overall, those who reported more religious activity or having deeper levels of spiritual beliefs were more likely to meet the measures of good cardiovascular health.
Those who attended religious services or activities more frequently had a 16% higher odds of meeting intermediate or ideal metrics for physical activity, 10% higher odds of eating a heart-healthy diet, 50% higher odds of not smoking and 12% higher odds of maintaining good blood pressure than those with less frequent church attendance. They had a 15% higher likelihood of achieving an intermediate or ideal composite cardiovascular health score.
Those who reported more frequently engaging in private prayer had 12% greater odds of achieving intermediate or ideal metrics for diet and 24% greater odds of not smoking. Religious coping was associated with 18% higher odds of achieving intermediate or ideal levels of physical activity, 10% higher odds of eating a heart-healthy diet, 32% higher odds of not smoking and 14% higher odds of having an intermediate or ideal composite cardiovascular score.
Total spirituality was associated with 11% higher odds of achieving intermediate or ideal levels of physical activity and 36% higher odds of not smoking.
Measures of religiosity and spirituality were taken at a single point in time, so it's unknown how they affected cardiovascular health over time.
"I was slightly surprised by the findings that multiple dimensions of religiosity and spirituality were associated with improved cardiovascular health across multiple health behaviors that are extremely challenging to change, such as diet, physical activity and smoking," Brewer said.
The findings highlight the importance of culturally tailored health efforts in advancing health equity, especially for socioeconomically disenfranchised communities faced with multiple challenges, she said.
"The cultural relevance of interventions may increase their likelihood of influencing cardiovascular health and also the sustainability and maintenance of healthy lifestyle changes," Brewer said. "Religiosity and spirituality may serve as a buffer to stress and have therapeutic purposes or support self-empowerment to practice healthy behaviors and seek preventive health services."
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Months before Russia invaded Ukraine, Yaroslav Yemelianenko decided to set up a battery-operated camera showing his company's tourist information center at a checkpoint near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Imagine his surprise when sitting in his Kyiv apartment on Feb. 24, his livestream showed dozens of Russian tanks driving south from Chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear power disaster, toward the Ukrainian capital.
“In two hours, we saw a huge amount of Russian equipment on the cameras,” Yemelianenko, the founder of Chernobyl Tour, said Tuesday.
Russian troops shut off all official government surveillance cameras, but didn't notice the small camera Yemelianenko had installed to monitor his booth where his employees sold souvenirs and postcards to tourists.
Chernobyl Tour had been taking tourists through the “exclusion zone,” the radioactive area surrounding the plant, showing them the facility, a nearby city the Soviets built to house workers and radioactive forests.
Yemelianenko immediately decided to provide his video to the Ukrainian government. For several days, while the battery power lasted, Yemelianenko and colleagues monitored and transmitted data to the Ukrainian army every 10 to 15 minutes.
“Psychologically, it was difficult. On the one hand, we read the news with reassurance that no one would enter Kyiv. At the same time, we kept counting the number of (pieces of) Russian military equipment,” Yemelianenko said in an interview.
The stream of Russian military equipment just kept coming, all shown on the video monitor. Tanks, along with trucks carrying troops and communications equipment, stream along the gray road, past Yemlianenko's booth bearing a radiation symbol and his company's name, in English. So much Russian equipment was on the road that traffic jams developed on the way to Kyiv, 94 miles (150 kilometers) away.
After a few days, the signal was lost. Russian troops had seized the power plant, scene of the April 1986 nuclear catastrophe. But Yemelianenko and his team had already developed an alternative — a network of informants in villages near Chernobyl. Even though Russian forces already occupied these villages, the locals risked their safety to provide Yemelianenko details on the positions of military equipment.
Ukrainian forces subsequently took back control of the Chernobyl plant. With the passage of time and the military focus shifting elsewhere, the videos have made their way into the public domain.
The video offers a rare, first-hand glimpse into Russia's earliest invasion moves, when the plan was to take Kyiv. Russian troops retreated from the capital in late March. Since then, Yemelianenko and his team have been volunteering in liberated villages to provide food and medicine.
While the risk of additional radiation leaks has abated at Chernobyl, it has increased because of fighting near Europe's largest nuclear power plant, also in Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia.
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NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies focused on treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, today announced that data from its phase 2 EMPhASIS trial of lead asset, vidofludimus calcium (IMU-838), in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), has been published in the peer reviewed journal, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.
The paper, authored by coordinating investigator, Robert J. Fox, M.D., Staff Neurologist, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Vice-Chair for Research, Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, is entitled, "Safety and efficacy of vidofludimus calcium, a selective dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitor, in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (EMPhASIS): a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial." It can be accessed through the following link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acn3.51574.
Vidofludimus calcium is a novel and second generation selective dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitor without off-target effects on kinases seen with drugs of the same class, which may lead to a better safety and tolerability profile. The inhibition of DHODH has been shown to suppress magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain lesions and disease activity in multiple sclerosis. The paper assessed the safety and activity on MRI-based endpoints as well as clinical and biomarker assessments of vidofludimus calcium in patients with RRMS.
"The results from this phase 2 trial of vidofludimus calcium in patients with RRMS are encouraging, as the trial met its primary and key secondary endpoints for suppressing the number of combined unique active magnetic resonance imaging lesions," stated Dr. Fox. "Importantly, vidofludimus calcium was found to be safe and well-tolerated as compared to placebo, with no increase in the rate of infections, effects on liver or blood cell laboratory parameters and with a very low treatment discontinuation rate." Dr. Fox receives consulting fees for serving as an advisor to Immunic.
"The publication of the EMPhASIS trial results in a peer-reviewed journal is a testament to the importance of our phase 2 findings for vidofludimus calcium in patients with RRMS," stated Daniel Vitt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Immunic. "Based on these strong data, we have enrolled patients in our phase 2 CALLIPER trial in progressive multiple sclerosis patients to further explore vidofludimus calcium's neuroprotective potential, as exemplified by a slowing of brain atrophy and delay in disability worsening, which are often caused by axonal and neural damage. Equally exciting, we have also been enrolling patients in our phase 3 ENSURE program of vidofludimus calcium as a treatment for relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). We remain highly enthusiastic about the potential for this novel therapeutic to become a best-in-class DHODH inhibitor in RMS."
The full unblinded data from the double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 EMPhASIS trial (Cohort 1 with 30 and 45 mg of vidofludimus calcium or placebo once-daily) were reported by Immunic in September of 2020 and are summarized in more detail in this peer-reviewed journal. The trial achieved all primary and key secondary endpoints. In particular, the study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a statistically significant reduction in the cumulative number of combined unique active (CUA) MRI lesions up to week 24 in patients receiving 45 mg of vidofludimus calcium once-daily, by 62% (p=0.0002), as compared to placebo. The study also met its key secondary endpoint, showing a statistically significant reduction in the cumulative number of CUA MRI lesions for the 30 mg once-daily dose, by 70% (p<0.0001), as compared to placebo. The data set also confirms that vidofludimus calcium was very well tolerated, in general, and that its safety profile was similar to the placebo group.
Earlier in 2022, Immunic released data from a second, lower dose cohort of the EMPhASIS trial in RRMS (Cohort 2: 10 mg of vidofludimus calcium or placebo once-daily) which Immunic intends to summarize in a future publication. In the final Cohort 2 data set, the anti-inflammatory effects of vidofludimus calcium at the 10 mg dose were observed to be lower (13% reduction of gadolinium-enhancing magnetic resonance imaging lesions up to 24 weeks, as compared to placebo) than those found with the 30 mg vidofludimus calcium dose in the pooled Cohort 1 and 2 data (78% reduction), providing further support for the selection of 30 mg dosing in the ongoing ENSURE trials in RMS.
Vidofludimus calcium is an investigational drug in development as an orally available, next-generation selective immune modulator that is designed to inhibit the intracellular metabolism of activated immune cells by blocking the enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH). Vidofludimus calcium has been observed to act on activated T and B cells while leaving other immune cells largely unaffected and allows the immune system to stay functioning, e.g., in fighting infections. In previous trials, vidofludimus calcium did not show an increased rate of infections compared to placebo. In addition, DHODH inhibitors, such as vidofludimus calcium, are known to possess a host-based antiviral effect, which is independent with respect to specific virus proteins and their structure. Therefore, DHODH inhibition may be broadly applicable against multiple viruses. To date, vidofludimus calcium has been tested in more than 1,100 individuals and has shown an attractive pharmacokinetic, safety and tolerability profile. Vidofludimus calcium is not yet licensed or approved in any country.
Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies focused on treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The company is developing three small molecule products: its lead development program, vidofludimus calcium (IMU-838), a selective immune modulator that inhibits the intracellular metabolism of activated immune cells by blocking the enzyme DHODH and exhibits a host-based antiviral effect, is currently being developed as a treatment option for multiple sclerosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. IMU-935, a selective inverse agonist of the transcription factor RORγ/RORγt, is targeted for development in psoriasis, castration-resistant prostate cancer and Guillain-Barré syndrome. IMU-856, which targets the restoration of the intestinal barrier function, is targeted for development in diseases involving bowel barrier dysfunction. For further information, please visit: www.imux.com.
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DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge on Monday halted implementation of a ruling he issued last week declaring a vote-by-mail law enacted this year is unconstitutional and that voters cannot mail in their ballots in the upcoming November election.
Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook granted a motion by the Department of Elections and Election Commissioner Anthony Albence to stay his ruling pending an expedited appeal to the state Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on Oct. 5.
Cook said his stay would allow elections officials to process mail-in voting applications and prepare ballots, but that they are not allowed to send the ballots to voters.
The judge said elections officials have indicated that if the Supreme Court upholds his ruling, they will notify voters who have applied for mail-in ballots under the new law that they will need to vote in person on Nov. 8.
Cook issued his decision after accepting briefs from attorneys for both sides earlier in the day and holding an unannounced teleconference.
Last week, the judge ruled that the law — the result of legislation that Democrats rammed through the General Assembly in less than three weeks in June — violates a provision in the Delaware Constitution that spells out the circumstances under which a person is allowed to cast an absentee ballot.
“Our Supreme Court and this court have consistently stated that those circumstances are exhaustive,” Cook wrote. “Therefore, as a trial judge, I am compelled by precedent to conclude that the vote-by-mail statute’s attempt to expand absentee voting ... must be rejected.”
At the same time, Cook said he believed that the Supreme Court might want to “revisit that precedent.”
Cook wrote on Monday that if the Supreme Court concludes that the vote-by-mail law is consistent with the Delaware Constitution, there is a serious risk that, without a stay pending an appeal, voters would be denied the opportunity to vote in the upcoming General Election “by all constitutional means.”
“That would be a grave injustice,” he wrote.
Democratic lawmakers introduced the vote-by-mail bill after failing to win Republican support to amend the constitution. A constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote by each chamber in two consecutive General Assemblies. The first leg of a constitutional amendment to eliminate limitations on absentee balloting cleared the legislature in 2020, after initially being defeated in the Democrat-controlled Senate, but the second leg failed to win the necessary majority in the Democrat-led House last year. | 2022-09-19T23:34:23+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Ruling-nixing-vote-by-mail-in-Delaware-on-hold-17452876.php |
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BOGOTA, Colombia — As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, courts in many other parts of the world have been moving in the opposite direction.
That includes in a number of traditionally conservative societies — such as recently in Colombia, where the Constitutional Court in February legalized the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy, part of a broader trend seen in parts of heavily Catholic Latin America.
It’s not yet clear what impact there will be outside the United States from the leaked draft opinion suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
But for women’s activists who for years have led grinding campaigns demanding open access to abortion, often looking to the United States as a model, it’s a discouraging sign and a reminder that hard-won gains can be impermanent.
“It is an awful precedent for the coming years for the region and the world,” said Colombian Catalina Martínez Coral, Latin America and Caribbean director for the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which was among the groups that litigated the abortion case in Colombia’s high court.
The February ruling there established a broad right for women to have abortions within the 24-week period, whereas previously they could do so only in specific cases such as if a fetus presented malformations or a pregnancy resulted from rape. Abortion is still allowed after that period under those special circumstances.
The decision fell short of advocates’ hopes for a complete decriminalization, but Martínez Coral said it still left Colombia with the “most progressive legal framework in Latin America.”
Similarly, Mexico’s Supreme Court held last year that it was unconstitutional to punish abortion. As the country’s highest court, its ruling bars all jurisdictions from charging a woman with a crime for terminating a pregnancy.
Statutes outlawing abortion are still on the books in most of Mexico’s 32 states, however, and nongovernmental organizations that have long pushed for decriminalization are pressing state legislatures to reform them. Abortion was already readily available in Mexico City and some states.
To the south in Argentina, lawmakers in late 2020 passed a bill legalizing abortion until the 14th week and after that for circumstances similar to those described in the Colombia ruling.
It’s also widely available in Cuba and Uruguay.
But expansion of abortion access has not extended to all of Latin America, with many countries restricting it to certain circumstances — such as Brazil, the region’s most populous nation, where it’s permissible only in cases of rape, risk to the woman’s life and certified cases of the birth defect anencephaly. Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking a new term in October, recently said he sees legalizing abortion as a public health issue, eliciting criticism in a country where few approve of the procedure.
Other places have total bans with no exceptions, such as Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Courts in the latter have given women long prison sentences for aggravated homicide even in cases where prosecutors suspect a miscarriage was actually an abortion.
Many African nations also maintain complete bans, but in October 2021, Benin legalized abortion in most circumstances up to 12 weeks. That significantly increased safe access to the procedure after the health minister reported that nearly 200 women were dying each year of complications from clandestine abortions. Previously abortion was permitted in cases of rape or incest; risk to the woman’s life; or severe fetal malformation.
Most European countries have legalized abortion, including predominantly Catholic ones. Ireland did so in 2018, followed by tiny San Marino in a voter referendum last fall. It remains illegal in Andorra, Malta and Vatican City, while Poland last year tightened its abortion laws.
It’s also been widely available in Israel since 1978 and relatively uncontroversial, allowed by law before the 24th week with the approval of hospital “termination committees” that consist of medical professionals including at least one woman.
Laws and interpretations vary across the Muslim world.
Abortion has been legal up to 12 weeks in Tunisia for decades, but in Iran it’s been forbidden since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Last year the leader of Cairo’s top institution of Islamic clerics, Al-Azhar, said abortion is not the solution even in cases where a child is likely to be seriously ill or disabled.
In Japan, abortion is allowed only for economic and health reasons, and requires partners’ consent, making Japan one of a handful of countries in the world to do so. Victims of sexual violence are excluded from the requirement.
While there is a growing call for women to have the right to make their own decision, Japan’s government, led by the ultra-conservative Liberal Democratic Party, has long focused on traditional gender roles of women to give birth and raise children.
Japan has not approved abortion pills, though an application for one by a British company is pending at the health ministry.
Abortion has been legal in India since 1971. Women can terminate pregnancy up to 20 weeks, but only on a doctor’s advice. Under changes in 2021, a woman can also seek an abortion up to 24 weeks under certain circumstances such as rape or incest, though it requires approval from two doctors.
China is moving to limit abortions, but that’s because it has one of the highest rates of abortions in the world.
Last September, the Chinese cabinet, known as the State Council, published new national guidelines that require hospitals to “reduce non-medically necessary abortions.” In February, China’s family planning association announced it would launch a campaign to reduce teenage abortions.
When the U.S. Supreme Court’s final decision is handed down, expected in late June or early July, the world will be watching.
“While moves to decriminalize and legalize abortion in places like Argentina, Ireland, Mexico and Colombia in the last few years have been a huge win for the global community,” Agnes Callamard, secretary-general of the human rights group Amnesty International, said in a statement, “there are grim signs that the United States is out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights.”
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Sherman reported from Mexico City. Associated Press writers Karl Ritter in Stockholm, Sweden; Almudena Calatrava in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mauricio Savarese in Rio de Janeiro; Carley Petesch in Dakar, Senegal; Ilan Ben Zion in Jerusalem; Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo; Krutika Pathi in New Delhi; and Huizhong Wu in Taipei, Taiwan contributed to this report. | 2022-05-04T15:28:24+00:00 | abqjournal.com | https://www.abqjournal.com/2495599/as-us-poised-to-restrict-abortion-other-nations-ease-access.html |
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin’s friends greeted him at the airport with a sparkling wine shower the instant he walked down the steps of his plane — and hours after he drove into victory lane at Pocono Raceway — in celebration of his 50th career NASCAR Cup win.
Let’s put that milestone in perspective.
Yes, with three Daytona 500 victories, crown jewel Coca-Cola 600 and Southern 500 wins and expansion into team ownership, Hamlin already was headed to the Hall of Fame.
But 50 wins in Cup stamps rockets him into rarified air. It’s the NASCAR equivalent of 3,000 hits and 500 home runs in baseball that puts Hamlin on the short list of the true elite.
Consider, only 14 other drivers over NASCAR’s 75 years have hit that mark and all but three is in the Hall of Fame. Of those three on the outside, Jimmie Johnson is on the ballot this year, and Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are sure to get there.
The one caveat: Hamlin and Junior Johnson are the only ones in the 50 Cup Club without a championship.
The 42-year-old Hamlin is still chasing that first title without spending much time reflecting on his accomplishments.
“When you retire and you got a bunch of time, you’re sitting there on your rocker on your back porch, you’re thinking about, ‘What have I accomplished in the sport?’” Hamlin said. “These things take a long time to sit in. They really do.”
Hamlin could have enjoyed his 50th win earlier this season at Kansas had last year’s Pocono victory not been tossed out by NASCAR — he was the first winner to get DQ’d since 1960 — because his Joe Gibbs Racing team broke the rules. So he hit 50 at Pocono, where he won for a track-record seventh time. He won his first two Cup races at Pocono when he swept the season as a rookie in 2005.
Seemed fitting that Hamlin hit two milestones at Pocono, still in the No. 11 Toyota, still driving for Gibbs. That kind of continuity over a nearly 20-year span is essentially extinct in NASCAR.
“I never thought I’d get an opportunity in the Cup Series,” Hamlin said. “Luckily J.D. Gibbs took a chance and Joe Gibbs took a chance on me nearly 20 years ago. To get my 50th win, it comes down to the track that I got my first, it certainly is special.”
Special is one way to describe the win.
Kyle Larson had a few more, mostly unprintable, words about it toward Hamlin.
Larson, who already had lost a last-lap battle this season to Hamlin at Kansas, seemed poised to race for the win on the 400th mile at Pocono. Hamlin may have made the slightest of contact, sending Larson bumping into the outside wall and giving Hamlin a clear path to the finish line.
Hamlin, who co-owns 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan, was steadfast he never connected with Larson.
Larson insisted he was bumped and not-so-politely called the move uncalled for, especially because the two are good friends.
“I haven’t done that to Denny,” Larson said. “I don’t think I deserve to be run into before I ever got to the wall.”
Hey, at least Larson didn’t chuck a helmet at Hamlin in disgust like a wrecked Austin Dillon did to Tyler Reddick earlier in the race.
Hamlin slid out of his Toyota and was showered by boos from a sold-out Pocono crowd — the track’s largest since 2010 — that believed Denny did something dirty. Hamlin brushed off the boos — he’s no villain, he insisted — and said it was just clean, hard racing down the stretch.
“We waited. We pounced at the right time,” Hamlin said. “He didn’t get his right sides clean, drove in the corner just too far, let us get beside him. I thought we were going to race it out off of two. He got in the fence.”
Long recognized alongside Mark Martin as the greatest NASCAR driver to never win a championship, Hamlin is off to Richmond to chase No. 51 and perhaps get closer to signing a new deal with Gibbs.
Gibbs, who lost two-time Cup champion Kyle Busch at the end of last season to Richard Childress Racing and has Martin Truex Jr. talking retirement this season, remained confident he could strike a deal that would keep Hamlin in the fold beyond this season.
“We’re working on everything in our place,” Gibbs said. “We know Denny’s going to be here.”
It’s where Hamlin wants to stay.
“Not everyone gets the opportunity to go from racing late models to racing for Joe Gibbs Racing in 18 months in the Cup Series,” he said. “It’s hard to do, it really is. But luckily they believed in me, gave me time to get going, and the rest is history.”
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AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-07-25T05:56:21+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/ap-denny-hamlin-courts-controversy-counts-victories-at-pocono-after-milestone-50th-win-in-cup/ |
Republicans push abortion restrictions as March for Life rally comes to Washington D.C.
The anti-abortion March for Life will end at the U.S. Supreme Court, where the Roe v Wade ruling legalizing abortion was first issued 50 years ago.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Anti-abortion supporters descend upon the nation’s Capitol this Friday for the March For Life. The rally comes as the issue of abortion rights is once again taking center stage in Congress as Republicans gain control of the House.
Days before the rally, the House GOP advanced a measure called the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.” The bill passed with full Republican support. All Democrats except for two Texas lawmakers voted against the measure. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) voted ‘yea’ with Republicans. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) voted ‘present.’
“We will continue to hold the line and protect the most vulnerable among us,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.); earlier, she announced the Republican House would take up the bill as one of their first acts in 2023.
Supporters believe the ‘Born Alive Bill’ will protect infants born alive after an attempted abortion. It requires that they receive medical care. It also threatens fines and five years imprisonment for healthcare providers who don’t comply.
But, abortion rights groups such as Planned Parenthood Federation of America call the bill ‘deceptive’ and a ‘scare tactic.’
Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.), who voted for the bill, said, “this legislation protects babies who are not only born, but who are then left without care from an attempted abortion. A baby who survives an abortion should receive the same medical attention that any other premature baby would. These precious souls are given another chance at life. It is unacceptable that there are no criminal charges for those who want to take their life away. The people who allow babies to be killed after birth must be fully prosecuted. Let’s be clear, killing a baby who is born alive regardless of an attempted abortion is murder.”
Angela Vasquez-Giroux of NARAL Pro-Choice America, however, said “the important thing about this bill is that it’s addressing a problem that doesn’t exist.” She believes it stands in the way of real emergencies. Vasquez-Giroux added, “what they’re doing is attempting to legislate a very complicated rare situation where decisions should be made by the patient and not by lawmakers who frankly don’t understand the basics of pregnancy or reproductive healthcare.”
Jacqueline Ayers of Planned Parenthood Federation of America added, “let’s be clear, doctors are already required to provide appropriate medical care by law. This is not how medical care works. It’s wrong, irresponsible, and dangerous to suggest otherwise.”
Ayers believes the bill is “yet another attempt by anti-abortion politicians to spread misinformation as a means to their warped political end: to ban safe and legal abortion.”
The ‘Born Alive’ bill is not expected to advance through the Democratic-controlled Senate.
A Pew Research Center poll taken last year shows 62% of adults believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
2023 would have marked 50 years since Roe versus Wade became the law of the land. Ballot measures to restrict abortion in several states failed in 2022.
The 2022 Supreme Court decision overturned that constitutional right, and returned the discussion back to the states.
President Joe Biden has called on lawmakers to codify Roe versus Wade.
Copyright 2023 Gray DC. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-20T01:09:32+00:00 | ktiv.com | https://www.ktiv.com/2023/01/20/republicans-push-abortion-restrictions-march-life-rally-comes-washington-dc/ |
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