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Prosecutors: Convicted CEO Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk and shouldn’t be allowed to stay out of prison while she appeals her 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors, federal prosecutors said in court documents.
Holmes had a one-way plane ticket to Mexico booked for Jan. 26, 2022, three weeks after being convicted by a jury on four counts of fraud and conspiracy, federal prosecutors said in a motion filed Thursday in federal court in Northern California.
Holmes, who was CEO of Theranos during the company’s turbulent 15-year history, was convicted in a scheme that revolved around the company’s claims to have developed a medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood. But the technology never worked, and the claims were false.
Holmes booked the 2022 flight without a scheduled return trip and only canceled it after prosecutors contacted Holmes’ attorneys about the “unauthorized flight,” prosecutors said.
Holmes’ attorneys did not immediately respond Friday to email and phone messages from The Associated Press. In a Jan. 23, 2022, email responding to prosecutors’ concerns about the planned trip, they said Holmes had booked it before the jury’s verdict to attend a wedding in Mexico.
“Given the verdict, she does not plan to take the trip and therefore did not provide notice, seek permission, or request access to her passport (which the government has) for the trip,” wrote Lance Wade, one of Holmes’ attorneys.
On November 17, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila sentenced Homes to more than 11 years in prison. Davila ordered Holmes, who is pregnant, to report to prison on April 27, giving her enough time to give birth to her second child before she is incarcerated. She gave birth to a son shortly before her trial started last year.
Prosecutors did not protest Davila’s decision to give Holmes five months of freedom or bring up the fact that they considered her a flight risk.
Holmes is scheduled to return to court on March 17 for a hearing on her request to stay out of prison while she appeals her conviction.
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ARE, Sweden (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin made a strong start in her pursuit of a record-tying 86th World Cup victory on Friday by taking a big lead in the first run of a giant slalom.
Shiffrin was more than half a second faster than her highest-ranked rivals with a smooth and fluent run in the sunshine at the lakeside resort in Are.
The second run is later Friday.
Clearly pleased with her skiing in the opening run, Shiffrin smiled and said “yeah” to herself after seeing her time in the finish area.
“It’s one of the few runs in my life where, while I was skiing it, I was thinking, ‘This is good,’” Shiffrin told Swedish broadcaster TV6.
The 27-year-old American can move even with Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark with a victory. Stenmark won a record 86 World Cup races in the 1970s and 80s.
“I’m trying to block it out of my mind actually,” Shiffrin said of the record, adding her target for the second run is “to bring it back to that gear and have another really good run.”
Valerie Grenier, whose first World Cup victory in January ended Shiffrin’s winning streak in giant slalom, was 0.58 seconds back in second. Franziska Gritsch was third fastest with 0.93 to make up in the afternoon run. All other racers trailed Shiffrin by more than a second.
Shiffrin can equal another record with a victory Friday. It would be her 20th career win in World Cup giant slaloms — six of them this season — matching the women’s mark held by Vreni Schneider.
Schneider got her wins between 1984 and 1992. The Swiss racer, like Shiffrin, also has Olympic and world championship gold medals in both giant slalom and slalom.
Shiffrin also will clinch the season-long World Cup giant slalom title with a top-three finish on Friday. Her closest challenger, Lara Gut-Behrami, failed to finish the first run.
Shiffrin already is sure to win the overall and slalom titles this season, and a giant slalom title would secure her 15th career crystal globe trophy.
Shiffrin won her first World Cup race in Are, a slalom in December 2012, and then earned two gold medals at the 2019 worlds at the Swedish resort. It was also where she was due to race again in March 2020 after the death of her father the previous month, but the races were called off because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“I’ve had a quite a few different experiences here,” Shiffrin said. “I have felt everything you can feel here so it’s special to be back.”
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has “no doubt” that suspended Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic, he said at a conference on Thursday, while LeBron James took to Twitter to defend his former teammate whose status with the Nets remains a mystery.
Those developments followed Nike co-founder Phil Knight telling CNBC, in an interview that aired earlier Thursday, that the relationship between the shoe giant and Irving is likely severed for good.
Silver met with Irving earlier this week, and he told attendees at the Sports Business Journal Dealmakers Conference in Washington that he came away from that conversation believing the situation is “incredibly unfortunate.”
“I personally, based on what he said directly to me, have no doubt that he’s not antisemitic,” Silver said. “But I think there’s a process that he’s going to now need to go through.”
That process — and when the Nets lift his suspension — hinges in part on how Irving satisfies a number of team-imposed return-to-play mandates, one of which was completed when he met with Silver earlier this week. There are several others, and the mandates have raised eyebrows of both the National Basketball Players Association — the union on which Irving holds an executive board seat — and James, among others.
“I told you guys that I don’t believe in sharing hurtful information,” James posted on Twitter, echoing comments he made after a Los Angeles Lakers game last week. “And I’ll continue to be that way but Kyrie apologized and he should be able to play. That’s what I think. It’s that simple. Help him learn- but he should be playing. What he’s asked to do to get back on the floor I think is excessive (in my opinion). He’s not the person that’s being portrayed of him.”
Irving’s suspension with the Nets will last at least five games. He’s already missed four, and in theory could return Sunday when Brooklyn visits the Lakers. It’s unclear when the Nets will reinstate him.
Nets general manager Sean Marks said Wednesday he had not spoken with Irving during his suspension.
“At the appropriate time, when we do talk and if there’s an update to share, I will certainly share it,” Marks said.
Silver told The New York Times on Thursday that he’s never known Irving to use antisemitic or hate speech, but added, “Whether or not he is antisemitic is not relevant to the damage caused by the posting of hateful content.”
The content was a since-deleted tweet posted by Irving last month with a link to a documentary called, “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” which includes Holocaust denial and conspiracy theories about Jews. In a contentious postgame interview session a couple days later, Irving defended his right to post what he wants.
The fallout was massive: Irving was criticized by Silver and several anti-hate groups including the Anti-Defamation League, the Nets eventually suspended Irving and then Nike announced last Friday that it “suspended” its relationship with Irving and canceled its plans to release his next signature shoe.
“I would doubt that we go back,” co-founder Phil Knight said in the CNBC interview that aired Thursday. “But I don’t know for sure.”
Irving signed with Nike in 2011 and had a signature line of shoes since 2014, with his annual endorsement deal believed to be worth at least $11 million.
“Kyrie stepped over the line,” Knight said. “It’s kind of that simple. He made some statements that we just can’t abide by and that’s why we ended the relationship. And I was fine with that.”
The Nets said they decided to suspend Irving in part because he “refused to unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.” Nike evidently also tried to get Irving to clarify or apologize.
“Same situation. He was dug in,” Knight said.
Irving eventually made an Instagram post after the Nets announced their decision to suspend him, writing in part, “To All Jewish families and Communities that are hurt and affected from my post, I am deeply sorry to have caused you pain, and I apologize.”
Irving has also received some support in recent days. A small group of protesters was outside of Barclays Center before the team played the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, saying Irving has been treated unfairly by the team and others for speaking his mind.
Irving has expressed no shortage of controversial opinions during his career. He repeatedly questioned whether the Earth was round before eventually apologizing to science teachers. After the pandemic hit in 2020, he urged players to consider not participating in the season resumption inside a bubble at Walt Disney World in Florida. And last year, his refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccine led to him being banned from playing in most of the Nets’ home games.
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2022-11-11T21:23:17+00:00
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Officially licensed, high-quality watch bands, phone cases and earbud cases showcase beloved brands
TROY, Mich., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wear what you love, from classic Peanuts and Betty Boop characters to iconic brands like the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), made specially for your tech accessories from Affinity Bands. Each collection is infused with nostalgia through six designs for watch bands, phone cases and earbud cases designed for Apple, Samsung and Fitbit products. The Betty Boop and USPS collections are available now to ship in time for holiday celebrations, while the Peanuts collection will be available in January 2023.
"Partnering with such beloved characters and well-known brands means fans have more opportunities than ever to embrace their self-expression and foster an even deeper affinity with something they already love," said David Schowalter, CEO and Founder of Affinity Bands.
A collection featuring Betty Boop, who has been winning hearts for nearly 100 years as one of the most recognized characters in animation, also joins the holiday lineup with delightful designs that'll have fans singing Boop-Oop-a-Doop.
The USPS collection gets a stamp of approval with both current and throwback logos in eye-catching designs for every season, through sun, rain, sleet and snow. With more than 500,000 employees nationally, this partnership brings more style and customization to the standard USPS uniform.
The new Peanuts collection features classic characters like Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty across watch bands and earbud cases.
All collections will be sold at affinitybands.com, Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com, USPS.com and more, with prices ranging from $19.99 to $29.99. All orders placed at affinitybands.com will ship within 48 hours—a perfect gift for anyone on your list.
Watch for additional design options for each collection in 2023, with more personalization features set to become available in the coming months.
These new collections are just a few of the possible options with Affinity Bands, which also is an officially licensed partner with notable collegiate and professional sports teams, as well as Call of Duty, RealTree, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. Looking for customized options to show off what you love most? Choose from custom designs and seasonal collections, with endless options to Make It You, all at affinitybands.com.
Since Affinity Bands began in 2017, we've always had our sights set on being leaders of smartwatch and wearable personalization. With a growing portfolio of brand partnerships and unique designs, we promise to deliver an extensive collection of stylish wearables for our customers' tech devices. We currently offer over 10,000 product SKUs with more brand licenses and unique designs being added daily. Quality has also always been a priority. We source high-quality materials and utilize cutting-edge production methods to provide a refined product for our customers. And as a company, we're constantly pushing ourselves to improve. For more information on Affinity Bands visit affinitybands.com
The characters of Peanuts and related intellectual property are owned by Peanuts Worldwide, which is 41% owned by WildBrain Ltd., 39% owned by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and 20% owned by the family of Charles M. Schulz, who first introduced the world to Peanuts in 1950, when the comic strip debuted in seven newspapers. Since then, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang have made an indelible mark on popular culture. In addition to enjoying beloved Peanuts shows and specials on Apple TV+, fans of all ages celebrate the Peanuts brand worldwide through thousands of consumer products, as well as amusement park attractions, cultural events, social media, and comic strips available in all formats, from traditional to digital. In 2018, Peanuts partnered with NASA on a multi-year Space Act Agreement designed to inspire a passion for space exploration and STEM among the next generation of students.
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Mississippi athletic director Keith Carter, left, and head baseball coach Mike Bianco hold the trophy as the Mississippi baseball team is honored for its NCAA College World Series baseball title with a parade in Oxford, Miss., Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
OXFORD — Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco is likely to receive a new contract in the near future, Rebels athletics director Keith Carter told the Daily Journal.
Bianco recently finished his 22nd year at the helm of the program and just led the team to its first ever College World Series championship.
Inside the Rebels initially reported news of a potential new contract.
Because Bianco was the head coach for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and was gone for much of the last month, Carter has largely been in contact with Bianco’s representation, he said. Bianco is the winningest coach in program history with 854 career victories.
“When you win a World Series, you get a new contract. And so, we’re excited about all of that,” Carter said. “We’ve made some good strides. And our hope is to hopefully get something done here in short order and get something released here in the next few weeks.”
According to The Tennessean, Bianco’s base salary was $1.2 million in 2022, which is tied for sixth in the SEC. Carter didn’t offer specifics on what the new contract might entail but said the intent is for Bianco, “to be the Ole Miss baseball coach as long as he wants to be.”
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The maximum length for a contract by Mississippi state law is four years, with the ability to offer extensions and new contracts all together.
“Our goal is to make sure that Mike is compensated at a level that he deserves, for winning a national championship and the consistency he’s had over the years in his program,” Carter said. “Does things the right way, obviously wins a lot of baseball games, but brings in great young men, and he does a good job with them.
“Our job here is to make sure that we do something that’s fair for them and something that makes sense for them. But we want to make sure that Coach B is our coach for a long, long time and is here as long as he wants to be.”
It’s been quite the emotional swing for the baseball program since late April and early May, when the Rebels — at one point earlier in the season the top-ranked team in the country — appeared unlikely to make the NCAA Tournament after falling to 7-14 in SEC play. At that point, there was legitimate chatter around the program as to Bianco’s future
But the Rebels caught fire late, winning eight of 10 to close the regular season and put themselves in position to be on the right side of the bubble. Ole Miss fell to Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC Tournament, leaving Ole Miss’ postseason fate largely unknown.
On Memorial Day, the Rebels learned they were one of the last four teams to make it into the NCAA Tournament field and went on a tear from there. Ole Miss won its first seven postseason games and finished 10-1 overall in the tournament, taking down Oklahoma in two games in the College World Series finals. The Rebels outscored their opponents 82-25 in the postseason.
“There were times in that April stretch where things didn’t look good for our team. And, just give a lot of credit to (Bianco), for being able to keep the team focused and finding a way to get hot at the right time,” Carter said. “I mean obviously, you’re going to have a different conversation if you don’t make the tournament vs. winning the World Series. What that conversation would have been, I’m not sure.”
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MICHAEL KATZ is the Ole Miss athletics reporter for the Daily Journal. Contact him at michael.katz@djournal.com.
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2022-07-28T21:13:01+00:00
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett's successor bought nearly $70 million worth of stock in the conglomerate he is slated to one day lead.
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Greg Abel on Monday disclosed buying 168 Class A shares in the company in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The purchases made last Thursday at prices between $405,800 and $408,514.01 per share will give Abel a small stake of 173 Class A shares in the Omaha, Nebraska-based company's future.
His holdings pale in comparison to Buffett's Berkshire investment. The legendary investor, who has been Berkshire's Chairman and CEO for decades, holds 229,016 A shares and 276 B shares to give him control of more than 30% of Berkshire’s voting stock. He has been gradually giving his shares away to five foundations, with most of his donations going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Abel already oversees all of Berkshire's noninsurance businesses, and Buffett has said that he will one day take over as CEO as part of the company's succession plan. But the 92-year-old Buffett says he has no plans to retire.
Investors will no doubt be encouraged to see Abel buying some Berkshire shares, but this summer he sold back to the company for $870 million his stake in Berkshire's Iowa-based utility division that he used to lead. So even after these recent purchases of Berkshire stock, he has a significantly smaller investment in Berkshire that he used to.
Edward Jones analyst Jim Shanahan said he's glad to see Abel investing in Berkshire shares because it “demonstrates his alignment with shareholders.” But he said it's a relatively small investment given Abel's wealth and compared to his previous stake in Berkshire Hathaway Energy.
Berkshire owns more than 90 different companies including BNSF railroad, Geico insurance, several major utilities and an assortment of manufacturing and retail companies that includes Dairy Queen, See's Candy, Helzberg Diamonds and Precision Castparts. Besides the companies it owns outright, Berkshire also has a sizeable investment portfolio with major stakes in iconic companies such as Apple, Coca-Cola, Bank of America and American Express.
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2022-10-04T00:24:23+00:00
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NFL franchise tag extensions: Deadline, players to watch, more originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Before on-field activities actually begin at training camp, there’s one more offseason date to pass: the franchise tag extension deadline.
Eight players across the league were franchise tagged way back in March. Some quickly signed long-term extensions, while others signed their one-year franchise tender. On the other hand, some players still haven’t signed their tenders and others were traded after being tagged.
With the extension deadline fast approaching, it’s time for a refresher on the last major transactional date of the 2022 NFL offseason.
Here’s everything you need to know about franchise tags and potential extensions:
What is a franchise tag?
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The franchise tag is a clause used by teams to keep a player from reaching free agency. It locks the player into a one-year, slotted contract called a franchise tender that keeps the player with his club for the upcoming season. Players are not required to sign the franchise tender, but if they don’t, they are unable to play for any team during the season.
From the moment a team uses a franchise tag, it can negotiate a long-term contract with the player until mid-July. If the player and team reach a long-term contract agreement, the franchise tender is voided and the new contract takes its place. No other American sport besides the NFL uses the franchise tag system.
Can a player play on the franchise tag?
Yes, by signing the one-year franchise tender.
The franchise tender salary is calculated based on position, using the average of the five largest salaries at that position. So, if a quarterback is franchise tagged, his franchise tender salary would be an average of the five highest-paid NFL quarterbacks.
Typically, players prefer not to play on the franchise tag and would rather work out a long-term deal or get traded to a team willing to offer it. Six NFL players played on the franchise tag in 2021: the Jaguars’ Cam Robinson, Bears’ Allen Robinson, Saints’ Marcus Williams, Bucs’ Chris Godwin, Commanders’ Brandon Scherff and Jets’ Marcus Maye.
As of now, two players have signed the franchise tender for 2022: the Cowboys’ Dalton Schultz and Dolphins’ Mike Gesicki. Chiefs OT Orlando Brown Jr. and Bengals S Jessie Bates III have been offered the tender but insist they won’t play without a long-term extension, and thus haven’t signed the tender.
When is the NFL franchise tag contract extension deadline?
Friday, July 15, 2022 at 4 p.m. ET.
If the player and team can’t agree on an extension by this time, the sides are ineligible to continue negotiations. The player can either play out the season on the tag or hold out until free agency again next March.
Who was franchise tagged in 2022?
Here is the full list of franchise tagged players in 2022 and their status for the upcoming season:
Extended
- Cam Robinson, Jaguars – signed three-year, $54 million extension
- Chris Godwin, Buccaneers – signed three-year, $60 million extension
- David Njoku, Browns – signed four-year, $56.75 million extension
- Davante Adams, Packers – traded to Raiders, signed five-year, $140 million extension
Still seeking extensions
- Dalton Schultz, Cowboys – signed franchise tender (one-year, $10.931 million)
- Mike Gesicki, Dolphins – signed franchise tender (one-year, $10.931 million)
- Orlando Brown Jr., Chiefs – offered franchise tender (one-year, $16.662 million)
- Jessie Bates III, Bengals – offered franchise tender (one-year, $12.911 million)
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2022-07-13T15:28:32+00:00
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Appeals court: House panel can get Trump’s tax returns
Published: Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:32 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
(CNN) - The fight to reveal former President Donald Trump’s tax returns is moving forward.
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court approved a request that allows the House Ways and Means Committee to obtain the paperwork.
The decision from the D.C. Circuit Court is a major defeat for Trump, who has spent years trying to prevent the release of his tax information, and comes the day after the FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, reportedly as part of a classified records probe.
Trump lawyers could appeal the tax returns decision and continue to extend the litigation.
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2022-08-09T18:21:25+00:00
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen appreciates still having the unwavering trust of his teammates in leading the Bills offense, despite his recent rash of turnovers.
Following two straight losses and throwing six interceptions in his last three outings, Buffalo's quarterback also understands the only way to maintain their faith, and reduce his troubling interception rate, is by placing more trust in his teammates.
Allen, on Wednesday, acknowledged there have been times he has pressed too much during an inefficient stretch in which he now leads the NFL with 10 interceptions.
“Now maybe there’s a play here or there that maybe I did cross the line,” he said.
In accepting what’s gone wrong, Allen said he can now work on what he called being an easy fix.
“Decision-making is No. 1, trusting the game plan, trusting the guys around me and trying not to do too much,” Allen said. “It’s not hard to try to tweak that mindset of trusting the other guys around me, taking the check-down when it’s there and just making the smart play.”
Hard-earned as the lesson might have been, it’s an issue not foreign to Allen. He has faced questions about his accuracy going back to his days at college in Wyoming, before the Bills selected him in the first round of the 2018 draft.
“It’s that constant, I can make a play or I can trust somebody else to make a play that I’ve battled with my entire football career, and trying to do too much sometimes,” he said. “It’ll hurt you.”
Bad as Allen might feel, center Mitch Morse hoped the quarterback doesn’t beat himself up too much or alter his aggressive playing style.
“He’s such an explosive player, so confident, we don’t want him to lose that or second-guess himself. I hope he doesn’t, because that’s what makes him so special,” Morse said.
“He’s his biggest critic and anything that needs to be changed, he’ll do,” he added. "We implicitly trust him.”
Allen and the Bills (6-3) face a midseason crossroad much of their own making in preparing to host the Cleveland Browns (3-6) on Sunday.
In two weeks, Buffalo has dropped from having the inside track to finishing first in the AFC to sitting third in the division.
Allen’s sloppiness began three weeks earlier with two second-half interceptions in a 27-17 win over Green Bay.
After throwing two more in a 20-17 loss at the New York Jets, Allen committed three giveaways (two interceptions and a lost fumble in the end zone) in a 33-30 overtime loss to Minnesota in which the Bills blew a 17-point, third-quarter lead.
The quarterback’s struggles coincide with a sudden slide in offensive production.
Buffalo has gone three straight games without scoring a touchdown after halftime, and that has contributed to the team having a 4-3 record when tied or leading entering the third quarter.
The Bills' red-zone production has waned. Buffalo has turned the ball over inside an opponent's 20 in each of the last five games (three interceptions and two lost fumbles).
“I think part of it is just kind of fighting the human nature to relax a little bit,” first-year offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey said of the offense’s second-half outage. “It’s just getting back to our roots, getting back to what we know of execution, playing smart, not conservative football.”
Coach Sean McDermott noted the Bills could be better at running the ball.
Though Buffalo has topped 100 yards rushing in all nine games and ranks third in the NFL in averaging nearly 130 yards per outing, much of that has to do with Allen’s scrambling ability. The quarterback leads the team with 476 yards rushing and accounts for four of Buffalo’s eight TDs rushing.
“It’s a balance. He makes plays, he makes spectacular plays,” McDermott said. “I believe in him and we just got to do a better job of taking care of the football and taking what the defense gives us at times.”
NOTES: The Bills were unable to hold a full practice with 13 players listed on their injury report. They included LB Matt Milano, DT Jordan Phillips, DT Tim Settle and CB Cam Lewis, who all came down with an undisclosed illness. ... Allen was limited in practice to continue resting a right throwing elbow he injured against the Jets.
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2022-11-17T01:08:27+00:00
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CHICAGO (AP) — Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region and in parts of the central and eastern United States.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow.gov site showed parts of Illinois, lower Michigan and southern Wisconsin had the worst air quality in the U.S. on Tuesday afternoon, and Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee had air quality categorized as “very unhealthy.”
In Minnesota, a record 23rd air quality alert was issued Tuesday through late Wednesday night across much of the state, as smoky skies obscure the skylines of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued an air quality alert for the entire state. Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources also issued an air quality advisory for the state.
In Chicago, officials urged young people, older adults and residents with health issues to spend more time indoors.
“Just driving into the zoo … you could just see around the buildings, kind of just haze,” said Shelly Woinowski, who was visiting the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
Some day care centers in the Chicago area have told parents that their children will remain indoors Tuesday due to the poor air quality, while one youth sports club says it adjusted its activities to add more time indoors.
“As these unsafe conditions continue, the city will continue to provide updates and take swift action to ensure that vulnerable individuals have the resources they need to protect themselves and their families,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a release.
In the Milwaukee area, Flight for Life Wisconsin was unable to respond to a motorcycle-van crash because the Federal Aviation Administration requires 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) visibility, and the visibility was reduced to three-quarters to 1.5 miles (1.2-2.4 kilometers) because of the hazy skies, Executive Director Leif Erickson said.
Fires in northern Quebec and low pressure over the eastern Great Lakes are sending smoke through northern Michigan, and across southern Wisconsin and Chicago, said Bryan Jackson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Jackson added that a north wind would push the smoke further south, moving into Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky later Tuesday and overnight.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reported Monday that 76,129 square kilometers (29,393 square miles) of land including forests has burned across Canada since Jan. 1. That exceeds the previous record set in 1989 of 75,596 square kilometers (29,187 square miles), according to the National Forestry Database.
Nationally, there are currently 490 fires burning, with 255 of them considered to be out of control.
Even recent rainfall in Quebec likely won’t be enough to extinguish the wildfires ravaging the northern part of that province, but the wet weather could give firefighters a chance to get ahead of the flames, officials said Tuesday.
Nearly a quarter of the fires burning in Canada are in Quebec. Environment Canada meteorologist Simon Legault said he expects rain to stop falling by Wednesday morning in the regions most affected by forest fires.
Earlier this month, massive fires burning stretches of Canadian forests blanketed the northeastern United States and the Great Lakes region, turning the air yellowish gray, and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed.
The small particles in wildfire smoke can irritate the eyes, nose and throat, and can affect the heart and lungs, making it harder to breathe. Health officials say it’s important to limit outdoor activities as much as possible to avoid breathing in these particles.
“Until the fires are out, there’s a risk,” Jackson said. “If there’s any north component to the wind, there’s a chance it’ll be smoky.”
In early June, U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement that hundreds of American firefighters and support personnel have been in Canada since May, and called attention to the fires as a reminder of the impacts of climate change.
The warming planet will produce hotter and longer heat waves, making for bigger, smokier fires, according to Joel Thornton, professor and chair of the department of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington.
Priti Marwah, who was beginning a run along the city’s lakefront, describes the haze in Chicago Tuesday as “bad.”
“Like, you can smell it bad,” she said. “I run a hundred miles a week, so this is going to be dangerous today. You can feel it … just even parking right there and coming out, I can feel it in my lungs.”
Smoke from the wildfires moved into Minnesota late Monday, and ground-level smoke is expected to linger across southern, east-central and northeastern Minnesota. That includes the Twin Cities area, up to the northeast corner of the state and down to the southwest and southeast corners.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency tweeted that Tuesday marked the 23rd air quality alert in Minnesota this year, breaking the previous record of 21 in 2021. Minnesota usually averages two or three alerts in a season.
St. Paul recorded the worst air quality in the United States two weeks ago due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. As of midday Tuesday, the air quality was rated “unhealthy” across eastern Minnesota from the Canadian border to the Iowa border.
The MPCA said a cold front will move across Minnesota on Wednesday, bringing cleaner air from the west across the region by early Thursday.
But on Tuesday, the coming respite meant little to Dan Daley, a resident of St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
“It’s kind of miserable some days because you can’t spend a lot of time outside,” he said.
Daley said he smelled – and tasted – smoke in the air when he left the house this morning. He saw a hazy sky and wondered if that will be the norm for future summers in the area. When the air quality makes it unhealthy to be outside, Daley struggles to do the things he enjoys like hiking, camping and walking around town.
He worries that people in other parts of the country who haven’t experienced days of bad air quality will think it’s not a big deal. “If they think the smoke’s not that bad, they should come up here and see it for themselves” Daley said.
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Ahmed reported from Minneapolis. AP reporter Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis, Corey Williams in Detroit and Ken Kusmer in Indianapolis contributed to the story.
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2023-06-28T15:25:21+00:00
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krqe.com
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https://www.krqe.com/news/world/canadian-wildfires-are-causing-unhealthy-air-quality-again-in-chicago-and-other-parts-of-the-us/
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NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Furniture Industries, Inc. ("UFI") has engaged a joint venture of SB360 Capital Partners, LLC ("SB360") and Hilco Global ("Hilco") (SB360 and Hilco together are hereinafter referred to as the "JV") as exclusive agents for the disposition of Inventory, M&E, and FF&E, as well as the servicing and settlement of Receivables on the Company's behalf. Specific engaged Hilco entities include Hilco Wholesale Solutions, LLC, Hilco Commercial Industrial, LLC, and Hilco Receivables, LLC.
Founded in 1983 in Northern Mississippi, United Furniture Industries manufactured upholstery and case goods and was one of the largest furniture producers in the United States with 19 manufacturing locations strategically placed across the country. UFI is well known as the manufacturer of Lane Home Furnishings. At its peak, UFI employed 1,000s in the manufacture and distribution of its products and had annual revenue of more than $500 Million. UFI closed its facilities in November of 2022 and entered bankruptcy in December 2022.
The JV will market and sell certain of UFI's inventory including finished goods, kit inventory, and in-transit inventory. The JV will also sell the raw materials used in the manufacturing of inventory. Sales will be negotiated with existing UFI customers, who have a familiarity with the product, new customers including national and regional furniture retailers, as well as wholesalers, jobbers, and brokers.
The JV will conduct a sale of UFI's owned machinery, equipment, transportation fleet, rolling stock, furniture, fixtures, and other personal property (the "M&E" and "FF&E") located in the manufacturing facilities, warehouses, distribution centers, and fulfillment centers. The M&E and FF&E will be sold through a series of private treaty sales.
For inventory and merchandise inquiries please email:
UFIMerchandiseInquiries@hilcoglobal.com
The JV will also collect, service, and settle the outstanding accounts receivable on behalf of UFI.
"UFI's products are well-known and sold in stores from coast to coast," said a representative of the JV. "This will be a unique opportunity for stores to build an in-stock position and do so with a value component that will resonate with consumers."
About SB360 Capital Partners – SB360 Capital Partners (www.sb360.com), a Schottenstein Affiliate, helps businesses manage change, restructure assets, and turn around dwindling profitability. SB360 makes equity investments to infuse capital for growth opportunities, fund turnarounds, and provide liquidity to businesses experiencing change. SB360 acquires assets of all types including inventory, fixed assets, intellectual property, real estate, and complete business units. The firm's asset disposition services range from providing guaranteed asset value recovery to acting as a liquidation consultant. Additionally, SB360 has entities engaged in real estate advisory and commercial real estate investment. A lending affiliate, Second Avenue Capital Partners, provides asset-based loans for middle-market companies. The principals of SB360 hold extensive commercial interests in national retail and wholesale operations; internationally recognized consumer brands; commercial, residential, and industrial real estate properties; and financial service operations.
About Hilco Global – Hilco Global (www.hilcoglobal.com) is a privately held diversified financial services company and the world's preeminent authority on maximizing the value of assets for both healthy and distressed companies. Hilco Global financial services leverage a unique blend of deep restructuring and advisory experience with capital solutions and principal investing. Hilco Global delivers customized solutions to undervalued, high potential companies to resolve complex and stressed situations and enhance long-term enterprise value. Hilco Global operates as a holding company comprised of over twenty specialized business units that work to help companies understand the value of their assets and as needed monetize the value. Hilco Global has almost 4 decades of a successful track record of acting as an advisor, agent, investor and/or principal in any transaction. Hilco Global works to deliver the best possible result by aligning interests with clients and providing them strategic insight, advice, and, in many instances, the capital required to complete the deal. Hilco Global is based in Northbrook, Illinois and has 700 professionals operating on five continents with US offices located in Boston, Detroit, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and internationally in Australia, Canada, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Mexico and throughout Asia.
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2023-03-07T16:44:18+00:00
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RESTON, Va., Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) Executive Vice President, Technologies, and Chief Financial Officer Jason W. Aiken will speak at the Barclays 2023 Industrial Select Conference in Miami on Wednesday, February 22, at 8:35 a.m. EST.
A link to the live webcast of the presentation will be available at: https://cc.webcasts.com/barc002/022223a_js/?entity=26_SVMTN76.
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $39.4 billion in revenue in 2022. More information is available at www.gd.com.
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2023-02-10T20:53:30+00:00
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wafb.com
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https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2023/02/10/general-dynamics-cfo-speak-barclays-2023-industrial-select-conference/
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MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than two years after his arrest, an Mt. Juliet man has pleaded guilty to threatening and coercing multiple children into creating hundreds of sexually explicit videos.
Caleb Jordan, 22, pleaded guilty to multiple charges involving the sexual exploitation of children, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. According to the DOJ, Jordan met the three victims between the ages of 11 and 14 through a video gaming platform.
Court documents further revealed how Jordan coerced them into producing videos of themselves engaging in sexual activity. Jordan told the children people were coming to “get them” and threatened to kill or sexually assault their parents unless they sent him videos.
Authorities said he used the children to create nearly 400 videos, some of which showed them crying or in visible distress. According to court documents, Jordan instructed the children to perform and record specific sex acts.
Jordan then tried to sell the videos over an encrypted internet chatting application. Authorities said electronic devices seized from Jordan’s home contained more than 10,000 images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 12 and faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison for charges involving the sexual exploitation of children.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville is continuing to investigate the case with assistance from HSI offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Fort Myers, Fla.
The case is a part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the DOJ in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse and better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, click here.
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2023-02-01T00:40:03+00:00
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wate.com
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https://www.wate.com/news/tennessee/mt-juliet-man-admits-to-threatening-to-kill-kids-parents-unless-they-sent-him-sexual-videos/
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Click and gape at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ceiling up close. Click again and join thousands of pilgrims praying and circling around the cube-shaped Kaaba at Islam’s most sacred site. Or strap on a headset and enter the holy city of Jerusalem.
There you’ll hear the murmur of Jewish prayers at the Western Wall or thousands of worshippers saying amen in unison at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. You can even light a virtual candle at the site where Christians believe Jesus rose from the grave.
All without ever leaving home.
Worshippers, tourists and visitors from around the world are increasingly joining virtual reality religious activities and pilgrimages to some of Earth’s most sacred sites. Such experiences are among the many evolving spaces in the metaverse, an immersive virtual world where people can connect via avatars, that have grown in popularity during the pandemic.
“We believe that virtual reality is, if you like, the new internet, the new way for people not to watch things passively on the screen and just to click on photos and videos, but to actually teleport themselves,” said Nimrod Shanit, CEO of HCXR and Blimey, the producers of The Holy City, an immersive VR experience that allows people to visit Jerusalem’s holiest sites.
Participants “get a sense of the different rituals, culture, architecture, get a sense of the world without the need to actually spend tons of money on travel and contribute to global carbon emissions,” Shanit said.
Using a 360-degree camera, a lidar scanner and his training as a photojournalist, Shanit in 2015 began to capture videos and photos of Christian, Islamic and Jewish religious festivals and holy sites in his native Jerusalem. He then stitched the footage and images together digitally to create a visually immersive experience.
Virtual pilgrims can follow Orthodox clerics as they emerge from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Holy Fire ceremony, with candles lit by a fire that the faithful view as a divine message. They will also hear bells tolling and chants of “The Lord has risen!” in multiple languages. They can tuck a prayer note into a crack of the Western Wall, or follow the steps of thousands of worshippers during Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
To accurately render details of Jerusalem in the virtual space, developers scanned the holy sites and a large physical model made in the 19th century that is on loan at the city’s Tower of David Museum. Users can hover over this digital model leading to full-scale scans of the city entering through different gates that lead to the Cathedral of Saint James and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Western Wall, the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Shanit, who is Jewish, and his two partners — one Muslim, one Christian — hope The Holy City can foster dialogue and understanding between faiths.
Many Americans — some traditionally religious, some religiously unaffiliated — are increasingly communing spiritually through virtual reality. Around the world, people are also able to experience sites sacred to Hinduism, Buddhism and other faiths through 360-degree videos, virtual maps and 3D temples.
Experience Makkah uses 3D modeling to let users circle around the Kaaba building, meet praying pilgrims dressed in white terrycloth garments, learn about rituals and explore other significant landmarks. They include Mount Arafat, the nearby desert hill where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon nearly 1,400 years ago.
This immersive VR experience was launched in 2015 but became most popular when it was updated in 2020, said Ehab Fares, chief executive of the digital agency BSocial, which created Experience Makkah.
During that first pandemic year, the hajj pilgrimage — which drew about 2.5 million people a year earlier — was limited to as few as 1,000 already residing in Saudi Arabia because of restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
“In less than a month, we had more than 20,000 users from the Middle East and the rest of the world,” said Fares, whose company is based in Cairo.
Fares calls Experience Makkah a “digital good deed” with a particular focus on young people. The latest version can be explored through Google Cardboard, a low-cost cardboard attachment that turns smartphones into virtual reality viewers. “There’s a young generation which is glued to the mobiles, and I wanted to reach that generation and introduce Islam using technology.”
Fares said he has been pleasantly surprised by the positive response from people across the world. But he cautioned that he’s not trying to substitute the hajj, which is one of the pillars of Islam.
“The intention was to give you a feel of what you will experience on the ground,” he said, “but it’s definitely not a replacement to the actual experience.”
The Sistine Chapel reopened to the public in early 2021 after closing the previous November due to the pandemic. But even while in-person access was shut off, Michelangelo’s breathtaking frescoes could be experienced through a virtual tour on the Vatican’s website.
The 360-degree panoramic projections of the basilicas and papal chapels are part of a collaboration between the Vatican and computer science students at Villanova University who travel to Rome as interns.
“It’s a great opportunity for … our students to get involved with the church, with religious experiences, because our computer science majors are working alongside Vatican developers to create these experiences,” said Frank Klassner, a computer science professor at Villanova who runs the project with the Holy See.
“And the folks at the Vatican, dare I say, are also getting to know the next generation of churchgoers and pilgrims,” he said.
Faith-based VR projects are also making inroads in academia.
This spring at the University of Miami, students strapped on VR headsets to watch 360-degree videos of a Haitian Voodoo ceremony, a Hindu funeral rite and a Christian baptism. They explored Barcelona’s Sagrada Family Basilica, the Parthenon in Athens and Mecca for a course called Religion and Sacred Spaces in the Era of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence.
Matthew Rossi, a 21-year-old math and computer science major who served as teaching assistant for the course, grew up Catholic and now counts himself among the religiously unaffiliated. But the class, he said, gave him a new appreciation for religious traditions and rituals.
“You feel like you’re moving with the crowd,” Rossi said about experiencing a 360-degree video of pilgrims circling the Kaaba at Mecca, “and I was like, ‘this is unbelievable.’”
Students also created their own virtual sacred spaces. One team fashioned an island refuge where students, via their avatars, could silently contemplate a smiling, rotating Buddha statue. Another built a stone-like labyrinth leading to a place where sky and heaven seemed to merge.
William Green, professor of Religious Studies and Fain Family Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Miami, said faith needs to involve concrete actions, from praying or singing to meditating or fasting.
“Religion engages your mind, and it also engages your body,” Green continued. “And you can’t do that in two dimensions — but you can do it in the metaverse.”
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Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
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2022-08-05T19:41:57+00:00
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nwahomepage.com
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https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/international/ap-international/from-mecca-to-the-vatican-exploring-sacred-sites-with-vr/
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CPSC Joins Members of Congress, Safety Advocates at Chicago Lurie Children's Hospital
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the holiday season fast approaching and families preparing to gather, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is teaming up with members of Congress and safety advocates to remind adults to keep the little ones safe – whether at home or at grandma's house – by always creating a safe sleep space.
Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric joined pediatric experts from Lurie Children's Hospital and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), child safety advocates from Kids in Danger (KID), Safe Kids Worldwide, and Consumer Federation of America, and Members of Congress to raise awareness of the best safe sleep practices for babies and highlight new laws and regulations aimed at creating a safer marketplace to keep all babies safe.
"I'm excited to be working alongside these trusted collaborators to expand our reach and provide parents, grandparents, and caregivers with the best safe sleep practices for their babies during the holidays and all year," said CPSC Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric. "Together we can reduce these tragic deaths and injuries and create a safer marketplace."
This event was held following a year of aggressive Congressional and CPSC action to protect babies from product hazards. These steps include:
- Infant Sleep Products Rule. CPSC's Infant Sleep Products Rule went into effect in June 2022, and requires all new infant sleep products to have a sleep surface angle of 10 degrees or lower and to meet at least one of the existing standards for sleep products: bassinets and cradles, play yards, or cribs.
Since the rule went into effect, CPSC has sent more than 125 letters to businesses to alert them of their obligation to comply with the new requirements; and, in more than 70 instances, specific infant sleep products were identified that could be subject to the rule. Subsequently, 26 products were removed from sale, helping to protect consumers. Additionally, CPSC has recently issued a notice to one firm, Dock-a-tot, for manufacturing a non-compliant infant sleep product after June 23, 2022, an apparent violation of the ISP rule. - Safe Sleep for Babies Act. CPSC has written to retailers, including e-commerce platforms, urging them to comply with the requirements of the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, which was enacted into law this summer, and goes into effect on November 12th. The Act bans padded crib bumpers and inclined sleep products, regardless of date of manufacture. Last week, CPSC wrote to 45 retailers urging them to comply with these requirements with respect to crib bumpers, and CPSC will be monitoring the market for inclined products.
- Additional safety measures. In addition to these steps forward on infant sleep products, major steps were taken to improve the marketplace for baby safety. Congress recently enacted Reese's Law, aimed at protecting children from hazardous button cell batteries. CPSC also issued final rules establishing safety standards for crib mattresses, magnets, window coverings, and clothing storage units.
"Being a new parent can be hard enough and keeping our newborns safe is a goal we all share. Thanks to the dedication of my colleagues, the dynamic leadership of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric, and the urgency to protect our children, President Biden was able to sign into law multiple pieces of legislation that will protect babies and promote safe sleep practices," said Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. "Nearly 200 deaths have been linked to crib bumpers and infant inclined sleep products. Thanks to the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, which I introduced with Rep. Tony Cárdenas, these dangerous products will be banned, providing families with the peace of mind they deserve when purchasing new products for their newborns."
"I'm glad CPSC Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric will be traveling to Chicago to raise awareness around the dangers families may not be aware of during the holiday season," said Congresswoman Robin Kelly. "Recent CPSC actions against infant sleeping products have been key to ensuring businesses are removing harmful products and babies are kept safe. Additionally, while the recent passage of my bill, Reese's Law, will help ensure future products with button batteries are safer; many homes have remotes, holiday decorations, and toys that contain button batteries and can be easily opened, and pose life threatening injuries if the batteries are ingested."
CPSC's latest nursery product injury and death report shows most nursery-product infant deaths occurred in a cluttered sleep space, when soft bedding was added to the cribs, playpens/play yards or bassinets/cradles. On average there are almost 100 infant deaths annually in unsafe sleep environments involving nursery products. CPSC is reminding caregivers to follow these practices to keep babies' sleep space safe:
- Back to Sleep: Always place the baby to sleep on their back to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant death syndrome (SUID/SIDS) and suffocation.
- Bare is Best: Always keep the baby's sleep space bare (fitted sheet only) to prevent suffocation. Do not use pillows, padded crib bumpers, quilts or comforters.
- Transfer the baby to a firm, flat crib, bassinet, play yard or bedside sleeper if they fall asleep in a swing, bouncer, lounger, or similar product.
- Inclined products, such as rockers, gliders, soothers, and swings should never be used for infant sleep, and infants should not be left in these products unsupervised, unrestrained, or with soft bedding material, due to the risk of suffocation.
RECALLS: Always check to see if any purchased baby nursery products have been recalled, which includes any secondhand products. Remember, babies rely on adults to keep them safe. Sign up today at CPSC.gov.
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About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
For lifesaving information:
- Visit CPSC.gov.
- Sign up to receive our e-mail alerts.
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC.
- Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
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2022-11-10T17:06:19+00:00
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https://www.live5news.com/prnewswire/2022/11/10/whether-home-or-traveling-holidays-cpsc-reminds-parents-keep-babies-sleep-space-safe/
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An adorable Great Dane has become a supermom after birthing 21 pups over the course of 27 hours.
Namine, a 2-year-old Great Dane, started her epic birthing journey last Wednesday, according to CNN affiliate WVVA.
The big dog belongs to Tanya Dubbs of Pocahontas, Virginia, reports WVVA. It took a total of 27 hours for her to finish bringing a total of 21 puppies into the world, although two sadly died shortly after birth.
Almost all the puppies weighed over a pound, said Dubbs.
The proud dog owner said she was surprised by the number of puppies born, expecting Namine would bear 13-14 pups.
"So we got up to 16 and then she had another one," said Dubbs, according to WVVA. "I was sitting on the bed and she was on the bed with me and I was talking to a friend of mine and I heard a gush of fluid and I looked over and I said we have another puppy."
Dubbs said she plans to sell the giant-sized litter of pups once they're weaned from their mother. She'll donate the proceeds from the first pup sold to the Tazewell County Animal Shelter, according to WVVA.
Great Danes are one of the largest domestic dog breeds, often standing at 2.5 feet tall at the shoulder and weighing more than 100 pounds, according to the American Kennel Club.
Average dog litters range in size from 1 to 12 puppies, says the American Kennel Club. Big dogs, like Danes, tend to have larger litters proportionate to their larger size.
A Neapolitan mastiff named Tia currently holds the Guinness World Record for largest litter, with 24 pups born in 2004.
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2023-03-28T16:27:29+00:00
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abc12.com
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https://www.abc12.com/news/virginia-great-dane-gives-birth-to-21-puppies-in-27-hours/article_8ad0cacb-7d2d-50f2-89ef-994e569e0237.html
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves’ rotation was dealt another major blow on Tuesday when ace left-hander Max Fried was placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained forearm.
The loss of Fried comes with right-hander Kyle Wright, the majors’ only 20-game winner last season, already on the IL with shoulder soreness. Fried was Atlanta’s opening day starter.
Fried (2-1, 2.08 ERA) had been scheduled to start Wednesday night against the Boston Red Sox. The first indication of concerns about Fried came when the team on Sunday instead listed Wednesday’s projected starter as to be determined. At the time, manager Brian Snitker did not reveal Fried’s injury, which was announced Tuesday on the team’s Twitter account.
The Braves recalled left-hander Danny Young from Triple-A Gwinnett. Young posted a 2.45 ERA in four games, all in relief, with Atlanta earlier this season.
Fried, 29, has won 14 games each of the last two seasons. He has a 56-26 career record and 3.05 ERA in seven seasons.
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2023-05-09T18:46:31+00:00
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seattletimes.com
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https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mlb/braves-place-ace-max-fried-on-il-with-strained-left-forearm/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Outset Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: OM) resulting from allegations that Outset Medical may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Outset Medical securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=17760 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On July 7, 2023, Outset Medical disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that "[o]n July 6, 2023, Outset Medical, Inc. (the 'Company') received a Warning Letter, dated July 5, 2023 (the 'Warning Letter'), from the United States Food and Drug Administration (the 'FDA')." The filing stated that, as previously disclosed in the Company's annual report, "the FDA issued an FDA Form-483 identifying four inspectional observations resulting from an FDA inspection that concluded on February 10, 2023" and that "[t]he Warning Letter raises two additional observations. The first observation asserts that certain materials reviewed by the FDA and found on the Company's website promote continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), a modality outside of the current indications for the Tablo® Hemodialysis System. The Company believes this concern has been effectively addressed through labeling and promotional changes already underway. The second observation asserts that the TabloCart with Prefiltration (the 'TabloCart'), requires prior 510(k) clearance for marketing authorization. . . . The Company intends to work collaboratively with the FDA to resolve this observation, including potentially submitting a 510(k) on TabloCart."
On this news, Outset Medical's stock price fell $1.20 per share, or 5.87%, to close at $19.26 per share on July 10, 2023.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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2023-07-27T23:10:43+00:00
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ksla.com
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https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2023/07/27/rosen-respected-leading-firm-encourages-outset-medical-inc-investors-inquire-about-securities-class-action-investigation-om/
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Williams' nearly four decades of EHS experience will drive CRB's commitment to employee and client safety
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CRB, a leading global provider of sustainable engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the life sciences and food and beverage industries, today announced the hiring of Carl Williams as its new Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety. Williams brings to CRB a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of driving environmental health and workplace safety initiatives.
In his role at CRB, Williams will drive CRB's safety strategy across all operational areas. He will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovative solutions that align with the company's commitment to sustainability and advance the safety and wellbeing of employees, clients, and the communities where CRB operates.
"From the office to the jobsite, everyone at CRB has a special accountability for the safety and wellbeing of their colleagues and clients. That can't happen without deeply rooted individual commitment, a strong company culture, and rigorous safety systems that anticipate and solve challenges before they arise," Williams said. "I am excited to support and advance CRB's comprehensive safety program across the organization."
Williams has an extensive background in EHS management, with nearly 40 years of experience in industrial safety and the use of key performance indicators to drive safety for construction organizations. His expertise also includes regulatory compliance, risk assessment, and the implementation of effective environmental management systems. Before CRB, Williams held health and safety leadership roles at Micron Technology, M+W Group and Texas Instruments.
"Carl's impressive experience and track record of implementing and driving safety programs within large organizations will benefit clients and advance our goal of making sure every person associated with CRB work goes home safe, every day," said Sam Kitchell, CRB's Chief Operating Officer. "
Williams holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University. He has served on numerous EHS-focused industry groups.
About CRB:
CRB is a leading global provider of sustainable engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting solutions to the life sciences and food and beverage industries. Our innovative ONEsolution™ service provides successful integrated project delivery for clients demanding high-quality solutions -- on time and on budget. Across more than 20 offices in North America and Europe, the company's nearly 1,700 employees provide world-class, technically preeminent solutions that drive success and positive change for clients and communities. See our work at crbgroup.com, and connect with us on social media here.
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2023-07-25T11:28:03+00:00
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newschannel10.com
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https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2023/07/25/crb-names-carl-williams-its-new-vp-environmental-health-amp-safety/
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NEW YORK (AP) — Charitable giving in the United States declined in 2022 — only the fourth time in four decades that donations did not increase year over year — according to the Giving USA report released Tuesday.
Total giving fell 3.4% in 2022 to $499.3 billion in current dollars, a drop of 10.5% when adjusted for inflation. The decline comes at a time when many nonprofits, especially ones providing services to those in need, report an increase in requests for help.
However, Josh Birkholz, chairman of the Giving USA Foundation, which publishes the report and provides data and insights about donation trends, said the results are actually much better than they could have been considering the tough economic climate of late 2022.
“I go back and forth on whether it’s encouraging or discouraging,” Birkholz told The Associated Press in an interview. “There was a 20 to 25% decline in the stock market and an 8% inflation rate, but Americans still gave nearly a half trillion dollars.”
Those 2022 donations came after two record-setting years for charitable giving, driven by the unprecedented needs of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Una Osili, associate dean for research and international programs at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and the Giving USA report’s lead researcher. It’s a sign of continued generosity, though there are some areas of concern.
“At the beginning of the 21st century, two thirds of Americans gave,” Osili said. “Today, that is down to under 50% for the first time. So giving has grown, but fewer people are participating.”
The downturn in giving has led to issues at Community Help in Park Slope, better known as CHiPS, as it has in many charities across the country. The Brooklyn, New York, nonprofit operates a soup kitchen and food pantry, as well as supporting single mothers and their infants.
“We saw inflation rise and, with that, we saw more working class individuals on our lines,” said Shanice Brown, CHiPS development director. “Donations declined — and donated food as well — because as the price of things increase, people need more and so they donate less.”
CHiPS’ issues are compounded by the number of asylum seekers that are currently housed near the charity in Brooklyn. While CHiPS was providing 275 warm meals a day at this time last year, these days it is offering more than 400 meals daily. And sometimes, they simply run out of food.
“When we run out of hot meals, we still provide sandwiches,” said Brown, who has been collaborating with other nonprofits and food suppliers to try to make ends meet. “Anyone who comes to our door walks away with something.”
Even large-scale nonprofits have had to come up with new solutions to battle inflation’s effects on their resources.
Jared Perry, chief revenue officer at Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, said that while donations to the foundation, which grants the wishes of children fighting critical illnesses, were up slightly in 2022, they are currently declining in some areas this year. And those drops come while Make-A-Wish copes with increased costs for travel, which is involved in about 75% of the wishes they grant.
“I think we’ve seen a 37% increase in rental car prices and that translates to a cost we have to bear,” said Perry, adding that Make-A-Wish has stepped up calls for supporters to donate their airline miles and hotel points in order to help stretch its funding. The foundation has also turned to partners in the travel industry for more help.
The need, Perry said, is also an opportunity for Make-A-Wish and other nonprofits to engage individual donors and appeal to them for help. “The message we’re going to continue to send out is: There are easy ways for people to get to get involved with Make-A-Wish, whether that be through volunteering or certainly by donating,” he said. “For every wish that we’re granting, there’s another wish waiting.”
Jon Bergdoll, associate director of data partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and the lead analyst for the Giving USA report, said the long-running trend of “dollars up, donors down” in philanthropy offers potential growth for nonprofits who can engage those currently not giving.
Decision makers for donations are “not mom and pop donors, they’re wealthy individuals,” Bergdoll said. “That is indicative of where the money is coming from now versus 30 or 40 years ago.”
According to the Giving USA report, 64% of donations in 2022 came from individual donors, 21% from foundations, 9% from bequests, generally through a will or estate plan, and 6% from corporations. In 2022, corporations donated 0.9% of their pre-tax profits in the United States, though Bergdoll said the report does not track whether multi-national corporations donated more in other countries.
For CHiPS, they are simply hoping for help wherever they can find it. Brown said many foundations have told her they are not accepting new grantees this year because of the economy and other foundations that donated in 2020 and 2021 are saying, “Don’t ask us again until 2024.”
“People have less, so they’re concerned about themselves and that’s understandable,” Brown said. “But there are so many ways the community can help.”
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Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. For all of AP’s philanthropy coverage, visit https://apnews.com/hub/philanthropy.
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2023-06-21T11:26:37+00:00
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qcnews.com
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https://www.qcnews.com/business/charitable-giving-in-2022-drops-for-only-the-third-time-in-40-years-giving-usa-report/
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will send a 21-member team of government experts to Japan next week to visit the Fukushima nuclear power plant where they will review contentious Japanese plans to release treated but slightly radioactive water into the sea.
The six-day visit starting Sunday will focus on examining the plant’s processing system, which reduces radioactive materials from contaminated water, and whether the treated water would be safe enough to be diluted and discharged into the ocean, officials said Friday.
The safety of the water for years has been a sensitive issue between the U.S. allies, who are now working to repair long-strained ties to address joint challenges like the North Korean nuclear threat and China’s assertive foreign policy.
After a summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol this month, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that his government had agreed to host a team of South Korean experts at Fukushima to calm South Korean concerns about food safety, in a show of his desire for improved ties.
Japanese officials say the South Korean visit to the plant will not amount to a genuine inspection, as the safety of the water discharge plan is already under review by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which may publicize the results next month.
The South Korean experts will be briefed by Japanese officials over water treatment details and discharge plans on Monday before visiting some facilities at the Fukushima plant on Tuesday and Wednesday. The South Koreans will then have “in-depth technical discussions” with related Japanese authorities based on their observations on Thursday before returning home, Park Ku-yeon, first vice minister of South Korea’s Office for Government Policy Coordination, said during a briefing.
The South Korean team will be led by Yoo Guk-hee, chairperson of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, who said his focus will be on the plant’s advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, which is designed to reduce dozens of types of radioactive isotopes in the contaminated water to safe levels.
“(Japan) has accepted almost all of our requests on the facilities we had hoped to see, except for those that had higher concerns for radioactive contamination or other safety issues,” Park said.
South Korean officials say Japan has refused to receive South Korean private experts to the site, describing the visit as a government-to-government matter. Park said private experts may participate in an advisory group South Korea plans to form later to cross-examine the information gained from the visit.
Japan’s Foreign Ministry also confirmed the South Korean delegation’s visit to the Fukushima plant in a statement that also endorsed the effectiveness of the ALPS system, saying it ensures that all radioactive materials other than tritium are reduced to safe levels.
“It is planned that ALPS-treated water will then be sufficiently diluted before the discharges so that the concentrations of the radioactive materials including tritium will be far below the regulatory standards for safety,” the ministry said.
A massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed the Fukushima plant’s cooling systems, causing three reactors to melt and release large amounts of radiation.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holding, which operates the facility, has been storing the ALPS-treated water in hundreds of tanks that now cover most of the plant and are nearly full. Japanese officials say the tanks must be removed to make room to build facilities for the plant’s decommissioning and to minimize the risk of leaks in case of another major disaster. The tanks are expected to reach their capacity of 1.37 million tons in early 2024.
Japan first announced plans to discharge the treated water into the sea in 2018, saying that the treated water will be further diluted by seawater before being released in a carefully controlled process that will take decades to complete.
“We will focus on the ALPS facility and the status of the ocean discharge facility and will also review analyses of the contamination levels in ALPS-treated water, which will take place in the building’s chemical analysis building,” Yoo said about the South Korean visit.
“We also plan to have in-depth discussions and question-and-answer sessions with Japanese officials about assessments on the radiation’s environmental impact, including possible accumulation in eco systems,” he said.
South Korea’s government has not provided a specific time for when it would release the results of its findings in Fukushima. South Korean officials say Seoul will not consider lifting its import ban on seafood from Fukushima even if it determines Japan’s water release plan is safe, citing South Korean public concerns and a need for deeper investigations into the environmental impact of the 2011 disaster.
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AP writer Mari Yamaguchi contributed from Hiroshima, Japan.
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2023-05-20T05:18:51+00:00
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wivb.com
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https://www.wivb.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-south-korea-to-send-21-member-team-to-japan-to-review-discharge-plans-at-fukushima-nuclear-plant/
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Reds second. Brandon Drury singles to third base. Kyle Farmer reaches on a fielder's choice to first base. Brandon Drury out at second. Mike Moustakas walks. Kyle Farmer to second. Albert Almora Jr. singles to shallow left field. Mike Moustakas to second. Kyle Farmer scores. Aramis Garcia grounds out to shortstop. Albert Almora Jr. out at second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Giants 0.
Reds sixth. Nick Senzel called out on strikes. Tyler Naquin walks. Tyler Stephenson lines out to shortstop to Evan Longoria. Joey Votto doubles to deep center field. Tyler Naquin scores. Brandon Drury strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Giants 0.
Giants eighth. Darin Ruf pinch-hitting for Joey Bart. Darin Ruf called out on strikes. Tommy La Stella doubles to deep right field. Mike Yastrzemski grounds out to first base, Joey Votto to Jeff Hoffman. Tommy La Stella to third. Wilmer Flores walks. Joc Pederson singles to shallow center field. Wilmer Flores to second. Tommy La Stella scores. Evan Longoria homers to center field. Joc Pederson scores. Wilmer Flores scores. Brandon Crawford walks. Thairo Estrada singles to shallow right field. Brandon Crawford to second. Luis Gonzalez doubles to deep left field. Thairo Estrada scores. Brandon Crawford scores. Darin Ruf pinch-hitting for Joey Bart. Darin Ruf strikes out on a foul tip.
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 6, Reds 2.
Reds ninth. Brandon Drury lines out to center field to Stuart Fairchild. Kyle Farmer singles to center field. Mike Moustakas strikes out swinging. Albert Almora Jr. homers to left field. Kyle Farmer scores. Alejo Lopez pinch-hitting for Aramis Garcia. Alejo Lopez flies out to left field to Luis Gonzalez.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 6, Reds 4.
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2022-05-29T20:27:40+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/San-Francisco-Cincinnati-Runs-17206749.php
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An Arizona judge overseeing a high-profile lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of conspiring to cover-up child sex abuse has ruled that the church may not refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under the state’s “clergy-penitent privilege.”
Clergy in Arizona, as in many other states, are required to report information about child sexual abuse or neglect to law enforcement or child welfare authorities. But an exception to that law — the privilege — allows members of the clergy who learn of the abuse through spiritual confessions to keep the information secret.
Judge Laura Cardinal ruled on Aug. 8 that the late Paul Adams waived his right to keep his confessions secret when he posted videos of himself sexually abusing his two daughters on the Internet, boasted of the abuse on social media, and confessed to federal law enforcement agents, who arrested him in 2017 with no help from the church.
“Taken together, Adams’ overt acts demonstrate a lack of repentance and a profound disregard” for the principles of the church, widely known as the Mormon church, Cardinal said in her ruling. “His acts can only be characterized as a waiver of the clergy-penitent privilege.”
The lawsuit accuses two Arizona bishops and church leaders in Salt Lake City of negligence in not reporting the abuse and allowing Adams to continue abusing his older daughter for as many as seven years, a time in which he also abused the girl’s infant sister.
Cardinal issued her order, which the church is expected to appeal, after attorneys for three victims objected when the church refused to turn over disciplinary records for Adams, who was excommunicated in 2013. The victims’ attorneys also objected when a church official cited the privilege when refusing to answer questions during pre-trial testimony.
“The judge’s order applies to the church’s secret records and to what happened at the secret ex-communication hearing,” said Lynne Cadigan, an attorney for the three children who filed suit.
Cardinal’s order will require church official Richard Fife, a clerk who took notes during the excommunication hearing, to answer questions from the attorneys representing the Adams children. It will also require church officials to turn over records of the disciplinary council meeting.
The church has filed a legal motion asking Cardinal to delay implementing her order until it contests her findings with the Arizona Court of Appeals. Without the delay, church lawyers said, information it considers confidential under the clergy-penitent privilege would be released to attorneys for the Adams children and, potentially, the public.
“The privileged information will have been disclosed and it would be impossible to ’un-ring the bell,” the church said.
Church officials did not return calls from the AP seeking additional comment on the ruling.
In a motion filed earlier this year asking Cardinal to dismiss the case, the church said its defense “hinges entirely” on whether bishops John Herrod and Robert “Kim” Mauzy were required to report Adams’ “confidential confessions” to civil authorities, or were excused from reporting requirements under the privilege.
The lawsuit was filed by three of the six children of Paul and Leizza Adams, and was featured in a recent investigation by the Associated Press. The AP found that a church “abuse help line” used by Herrod and Mauzy to contact church attorneys is part of a system that can easily be misused by church leaders to divert abuse accusations away from law enforcement and instead to church attorneys who may bury the problem, leaving victims in harm’s way.
The “help line,” AP’s investigation found, is housed within the church’s risk management department, where church officials work to protect the church from financial losses and lawsuits that could mar the church’s reputation.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement late Wednesday that said, “The AP story has significant flaws in its facts and timeline, which lead to erroneous conclusions.”
The statement, which did not dispute any facts in the story, said the help-line “has everything to do with protecting children and has nothing to do with cover-up.”
The investigation was based in part on nearly 12,000 pages of sealed documents from an unrelated West Virginia child sex abuse lawsuit against the church, which provided the most detailed and comprehensive look yet at the so-called help line, which has been criticized by Mormon abuse victims and their attorneys for being inadequate to quickly stop abuse and protect victims.
The sealed records, including sworn statements by high church officials, revealed that all records of calls to the help line are destroyed at the end of each day. They also showed that Mormon church officials consider all calls referred to attorneys with the firm Kirton McConkie, which represents the church, to be confidential under the attorney-client privilege.
During an interview last month, William Maledon, an Arizona lawyer who represents the church in the lawsuit, said the fact that Adams posted videos of his abuse of both daughters on the Internet and boasted about the abuse on social media would have no bearing on the case because neither Herrod nor Mauzy knew that Adams posted the pornographic material.
“The bishops didn’t know anything about that,” Maledon said, adding that Herrod and Mauzy said as much in sworn declarations submitted in the case.
But Cochise County Attorney Brian McIntyre, who has opened a criminal investigation into the church, told the AP months ago that he believes Adams waived any confidentiality rights under the clergy-penitent privilege by posting his abuse and discussing it online.
Adams “disclosed his actual crime to thousands of people on the Internet,” McIntyre said, “so there’s an implied waiver there.”
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To contact the AP’s investigations team, email investigative@ap.org.
Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
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2022-08-19T11:53:20+00:00
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wearegreenbay.com
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https://www.wearegreenbay.com/top-stories/judge-limits-privilege-defense-in-az-mormon-sex-abuse-case/
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Which 10-inch tablet cases are the best?
More than likely you spent a lot of money on your 10-inch tablet, so it makes sense to protect that investment with a strong case. After all, you wouldn’t carry your phone everywhere without a case, would you? So why take that chance with your tablet?
Not only can a case help keep your tablet safe, but most offer added functionality or convenience. For example, there are waterproof cases that allow you to use your tablet at the beach or pool without worry. There are also models that feature kickstands for hands-free viewing, keyboards, stylus loops or card holders.
What to consider when buying a 10-inch tablet case
Your device
It is important to note that, just like with phone cases, most tablet cases are not universal. This means you need to buy a case specifically designed for the tablet you own to ensure that the cutouts for the ports, buttons and cameras are all where they need to be. If you haven’t determined which tablet you want, check out the tablet buying guide at BestReviews for information on some of the best models.
Level of protection
Some tablet cases are streamlined and offer light protection without adding much bulk. Others have a thick and rugged build that can protect your tablet against all kinds of bumps, dings and drops. Find a case that offers the right balance for your needs.
Style
Tablet cases come in a wide variety of styles. Plastic and faux leather options tend to be the most affordable, while genuine leather is more expensive but has an elegant look that only gets better with age. There are also fabric cases that feel soft to the touch. Color choices are nearly endless, with plenty of muted or vibrant solid colors available, as well as an endless amount of patterns and graphic designs.
Functionality
Tablet cases may incorporate a number of extra features that add to their functionality. The most common of these is a kickstand that allows for hands-free viewing. You can also find options with holders for a stylus, pen or business cards.
Portability
Tablets are designed for portability, so if you don’t need heavy-duty protection, choose a case that won’t add unnecessary bulk. Some 10-inch tablet cases feature handles or straps, and some can attach to shoulder straps or chest harnesses.
The best 10-inch tablet cases 2021
Best rugged tablet case
The OtterBox Defender Series case is available in options for nearly all of the most popular 10-inch tablets, including the Galaxy Tab A7, Microsoft Surface Go and iPad Air. It has a thick and sturdy build that’s been repeatedly drop-tested to ensure it offers reliable protection, and its removable port covers keep out dust and debris.
Best leather tablet case
Solo New York Premiere Leather Universal Tablet Case
If you are looking for something you’ll be proud to carry into a boardroom, this genuine full-grain leather case from Solo New York fits the bill. It has a rich espresso finish, a slip pocket for important papers, business card slots and a handy pen loop. It uses adjustable tension clips to hold your device in place, enabling it to accommodate tablets ranging from 8.5-11 inches.
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Best tablet case for kids
LTROP Kids Case for Samsung Galaxy Tab A7
This case has features that both parents and children can appreciate. The cute robot-themed design is sure to appeal to youngsters, and with seven options to choose from, they should have no trouble finding one in their favorite color. Three handles and a long strap reduce the chances of it being dropped, and even if it is, the thick, sturdy build should ensure the device inside doesn’t break.
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Best waterproof tablet case
This universal option from MoKo can accommodate any tablet up to 12 inches and is designed to protect them from water, but not from drops. Though it completely covers the device, it leaves the touchscreen usable and the camera lenses unobstructed, so you can take photos or read an ebook without having to pull your tablet out of it. This makes it a great choice for use at the beach, the pool or on a boat.
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Best iPad Air tablet case
If you want to increase the functionality of your iPad Air while also protecting it, there are few better options than the Apple Magic Keyboard. It attaches to your device magnetically, and its ergonomic keyboard and trackpad can help increase your productivity. It hardly adds any bulk or weight, so you won’t be compromising your iPad’s portability.
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Best Amazon Fire tablet case
Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet Cover
Coming from the company that makes the device, there is no question that this fabric case will perfectly fit the Fire HD 10. It relies on a magnetic connection to keep the cover closed when not in use, and its microfiber interior will never accidentally scratch the screen. Conveniently, it supports wireless charging, and the kickstand can be used in both portrait and landscape orientations.
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Best Microsoft Surface Go tablet case
Fintie Portfolio Business Case
The Fintie Portfolio’s sophisticated style will work well for professionals. It features a large slip pocket that can hold papers, a charging cable and some credit cards or business cards. It can accommodate a type cover too, so you won’t have to remove the keyboard when putting your tablet away to take it on the go.
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Best Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 tablet case
A sleek and stylish option with a minimalist build, this ProCase model offers just the right amount of protection for the average user without detracting from the device’s aesthetics. It doesn’t block any ports, buttons or lenses, and when opened up, its front flap can be used as a multiposition kickstand for hands-free viewing. It comes in several colors, including some unusual ones, such as emerald and wine.
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2022-07-19T13:41:08+00:00
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kron4.com
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https://www.kron4.com/reviews/br/electronics-br/tablets-accessories-br/best-10-inch-tablet-case/
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Max Homa has a Twitter feed that reads like a “Saturday Night Live” script.
The world’s fifth-ranked player is quick-witted, cheeky and self-deprecating, and his one-liners zing hard and fast and with about as much destruction as a skulled 3-iron.
Take the time Homa arrived for the Sony Open, and a lovely card was waiting to welcome him to Oahu’s south shore. It read: “Aloha Max Honma. Welcome to Hawaii.” He tweeted a picture of it and said simply: “Play better.”
Indeed, given how well Homa’s playing these days, you’d think everyone would know how to spell his name. He’s won five times since holding off the equally affable Joel Dahmen to win the Wells Fargo Championship in 2019, including another Wells Fargo title last year and a victory at the Farmers Insurance Open in January.
Homa’s brilliant golf game has suddenly matched his social media savvy.
With it comes heightened expectations of competing for a green jacket at the Masters this week.
“As you start to play better, expectations come up. And expectations, I would imagine for any walk of life — but especially athletics — is kind of the devil,” Homa said.
“When you’re, let’s just say, 50th in the world, and you come to a major, if you play great, everyone is like, ‘Oh, of course. He’s a great player.’ And if you don’t play great, no one notices.”
Homa is the first to admit he hasn’t played well in majors. Patrick Cantlay is the only player ranked higher in the world without a win, and unlike him, Homa’s barely come close. He has missed eight cuts in 13 starts — two in three tries at Augusta National — and his best finish is a tie for 13th at last year’s PGA Championship.
“It’s a work in progress,” Homa said, “but also, I’m starting to learn everyone is a work in progress, so that’s been kind of nice. You play this game, you think you’re the only one going through things, and it’s not the case. Everyone has their own battles going on in their head. Confidence is awesome when you have it; when you don’t, it feels like it’s impossible to get back.”
That perspective makes sense when you consider the yo-yo ride Homa has been on as a professional. He only needed one year to graduate from the Web.com Tour to the PGA Tour, then lost his card and headed right back. Homa qualified again for the PGA Tour, then missed 15 of 17 cuts to lose his card again in spectacular fashion.
“Had a few caddies hit me up recently hoping to team up,” Homa tweeted during that disastrous 2017 season, when he made exactly $18,008. “They heard they usually get weekends off which is apparently a great selling point.”
Making money is a better one.
And to be sure, Homa and his caddie — longtime friend Joe Greiner — have made plenty lately. The turning point came late in 2018, when Homa finished the Web.com Tour season on a tear. The momentum carried into his PGA Tour return, and his win that May at the Wells Fargo earned him $1,422,000. Homa hasn’t slowed down since.
Nor has his Twitter feed, which exploded from about 30,000 followers back then to about 560,000 today.
It’s a far cry from the 6.6 million of Tiger Woods or the 3.2 million of Rory McIlroy, but it’s also a whole lot funnier.
Homa’s account really gained steam after the Presidents Cup, when a Twitter user asked Homa to critique a video of his swing. Homa light-heartedly roasted it, and one critique became two and became a flood of them:
— “Prepared to quit the game completely,” one amateur said with his video, to which Homa replied: “Trust ur gut.”
— “Pretty sure anything would help,” another grumbled, to which Homa answered: “Yes literally anything.”
— Fellow pro J.T. Poston’s caddie, Aaron Flener, tweeted video of his boss, who challenged Homa to “do your worst.” He dutifully replied: “I’d rather roast the real JT. Boom roasted.” (The “real JT” being two-time major winner Justin Thomas.)
“He’s got some good comebacks,” said Brett Schremmer, who played college golf in Nebraska and now works in the Houston area, and who also might be Homa’s biggest fan. He has been tweeting Homa daily in the hopes of playing with him, and while they’ve had some interactions, his persistence has been unsuccessful — the eve of the Masters was Day 269.
Homa did respond last Christmas, though, when Schremmer sent a video of his swing during a batch of roasts.
“UR not as creepy looking as I thought you’d be,” Homa replied. “Still not playing tho.”
“He’s been through it all,” Schremmer said, explaining his fandom. “He’s a prime example of hard work paying off.”
That hard work, both mental and physical, has led Homa to this week. He find himself among the favorites at the Masters, where more patrons than ever are recognizing him, and not just for his Twitter sass.
“If I don’t play well this week, it does not mean I’m not a great golfer,” Homa said, “and I’ve been telling myself that pretty much every week. So as much as I know that this is not just any other event, I also have been practicing, essentially, mentally treating each event the same. And I’ve had good success. So I don’t see why that would not continue to happen.”
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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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2023-04-06T15:36:05+00:00
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kfor.com
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https://kfor.com/sports/ap-sports/max-homa-golfs-social-media-star-turned-masters-contender/
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Created by the Delaware Land Protection Act, the Open Space Program has set aside nearly 45,000 acres since it was established in 1990.
Delaware’s Open Space Program coordinates Protected Acreage among four state agencies: DNREC’s Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Fish and Wildlife, along with the Delaware Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the Department of State Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs.
Open Space Program spokesperson Keri Batrowny explains the significance of Protected Acreage. “We all have land holdings and we work to acquire land to expand our land holdings - our state parks, our wildlife areas, our cultural resources, our state forests. So when we’re talking about Protected Acreage through the Open Space Program, we’re talking about those lands that are protected through those four agencies.”
The new acreage has accumulated since 2022, and is spread across 17 sites around the state. Of the 597 new acres, Parks and Recreation added seven new properties across 254 acres, and Fish and Wildlife added six new properties across 343 acres. The two largest acquisitions will improve public access to Blackiston Wildlife Area in northwestern Kent County and expand the Tony Florio Woodland Beach Wildlife Area near Smyrna. Other Fish and Wildlife lands to benefit include Tappahanna Wildlife Area, the Eagles Nest Wildlife Area and Assawoman Bay Wildlife Area. The smallest purchase was one acre securing access on the north side of Garrisons Lake near Smyrna.
The James Branch Nature Preserve, Trap Pond State Park, Brandywine Creek State Park, and Killens Pond State Park. Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover will benefit from two acquisitions, one of which will be owned by the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware. A conservation easement on the 11 acres in Kent County was donated in June 2022 by The Conservation Fund. The easement protects land adjacent to Delaware State Parks’ Fork Branch Nature Preserve. The Lenape have been stewarding the lands including the removal of invasive species.
In addition to the recreational access Protected Acreage provides, Batrowny sees the additional benefit that “the lands protected are protecting habitat that’s important for various species to thrive in, as well as protecting important wetlands that can ultimately better our water quality.”
Batrowny notes that the Open Space Program leverages the state’s annual funding for additional support “to purchase state land, again via feasible acquisition or conservation easements, and we use those state funds to leverage with partner funds - from nonprofits, federal grants - they provide more funding and make our funding go further.”
DNREC manages 17 state parks, 20 wildlife areas and dozens of public recreation access areas including trails, overlooks, boardwalks, fishing piers and boat ramps.
More information on the Open Space Program is available at de.gov/openspace.
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2023-07-13T02:48:24+00:00
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delawarepublic.org
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https://www.delawarepublic.org/delaware-headlines/2023-07-12/dnrec-adds-597-of-protected-acreage-to-its-open-space-program
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Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Nevada
Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Nevada, multiple outlets report Saturday night.
It clinches a critical victory that will allow Democrats to keep control of the U.S. Senate.
Cortez Masto had long been viewed as one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents as she fended off a challenge from former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt in a state whose economy had been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation.
With Cortez Masto — the first Latina senator — securing a second term, Democrats will hold 50 seats and Republicans will hold 49. Democrats are also defending a seat in Georgia, where Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker are headed to a December 6 runoff. But even if Republicans pick up that seat, the chamber would still be evenly divided, allowing Vice President Kamala Harris to still hold the tie-breaking vote. Democrats were able to hold the majority, in part, because they picked up a seat in Pennsylvania, where Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, defeated Trump-backed Mehmet Oz in the contest to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.
Control of the U.S. House still hangs in the balance and may not be determined for some time with ballots left to be counted in closely contested races in California, as well as other states.
Laxalt was closely allied with former President Donald Trump after aiding his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the Silver State. But it was the state's difficult economic climate — with one of the nation's highest inflation rates and gas prices that still topped $5 a gallon in October — that became the animating force in this Senate contest.
Cortez Masto was elected in 2016 to replace outgoing Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, who had been a powerful force in Nevada politics for decades. She touted her efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic to steer comprehensive relief and recovery aid to the convention, trade show, entertainment and hospitality industries that are central to the state's economy.
One of the biggest challenges she faced is that much of Nevada's population is transient — meaning many voters had not gotten to know Cortez Masto or her record. Laxalt and Republican allied groups sought to tie the Democratic senator to President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings are underwater in a state that he narrowly won in 2020.
Though there are many economic forces at play in driving inflation, including Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, supply chain issues and the effects of the pandemic, the GOP argued that the spending and relief bills pushed by Democrats led to the sticker shock that many Nevadans are feeling at the gas pump and the grocery store. Cortez Masto focused on Democrats' legislative efforts to reduce Americans' costs, including on health care and prescription drugs, while trying to tie her Republican opponent to "big oil."
Cortez Masto also tried to remind voters of Laxalt's history as one of Trump's campaign co-chairs and accused him of pushing an "extreme agenda" and conspiracy theories that she said fueled the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
She and allied Democratic groups also tried to argue that Laxalt would put abortion rights at risk in Nevada, even though they are protected up to 24 weeks by a 1990 voter referendum. In an op-ed for the Reno Gazette Journal, Laxalt pushed back — stating that abortion access was settled law in the state and that he would not support a federal ban on abortion.
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2022-11-13T03:15:37+00:00
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koat.com
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https://www.koat.com/article/democrat-catherine-cortez-masto-wins-reelection-to-u-s-senate-from-nevada/41944004
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DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks had trailed from the opening bucket when the crowd erupted at the sight of retired star Dirk Nowitzki on the video boards late in the first half.
Nowitzki’s old team joined the celebration soon enough on the day of his statue unveiling.
Doncic scored 32 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 16 of his 26 points in a huge third quarter for Dallas and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115 on Sunday.
Christian Wood added 30 points and tied a career high with seven assists as the Mavericks finished off the Nowitzki celebration by winning just the second Christmas Day home game in club history.
Dallas took its first lead during a 51-point third quarter, the highest-scoring quarter on Christmas in NBA history and a league-best this season.
“I think we had to get the jitters out a little bit, some guys’ first time playing on Christmas,” Hardaway said. “Just being able to appreciate the opportunity.”
LeBron James scored 38 points, one shy of his season high, and the Lakers led by 12 early in the third before the Mavericks took over.
Wood started the surge with a 3-pointer, and Dallas was within one when Doncic had a chance to challenge James at the rim but passed to Hardaway for a corner 3 and the first Dallas lead at 65-63.
The Mavericks, who scored just 43 points in the first half and trailed by 11 at the break, didn’t slow down from there.
Doncic, who had six of his nine assists in the quarter, hit three free throws after a foul and a technical against Russell Westbrook, Hardaway scored inside and out and Wood converted a three-point play to break the 50-point mark.
Hardaway was 4 of 5 from deep in the third as Dallas went 9 of 13 as a team and shot 72% overall. Dallas outscored LA 51-21 in the third.
“We talked about before the game just being ready to initiate, sustain and finish with energy, effort and competitiveness,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “We left it in the locker room at halftime.”
Reggie Bullock scored 14 for Dallas on 4-of-7 shooting from long range, where Dallas went 18 of 44 (41%). Six different players had at least two 3s apiece.
CHRISTMAS DO-OVER
Dallas lost its other Christmas Day home game 11 years earlier when Nowitzki was the face of the franchise, and the Mavericks were coming off their only championship. Miami won 105-94 in an opener for the lockout-delayed 2011-12 season.
REPRIEVE FOR DONCIC
Doncic was called for his sixth foul on a charge against Austin Reaves with 3:50 left, but the call was reversed on replay. Reaves was assessed a blocking foul, and Doncic made both free throws. Doncic had nine rebounds.
TIP-INS
Lakers: James’ seven-game run of at least 30 points is the longest active streak in the NBA. … Westbrook scored 17 points, and Reaves had 16.
Mavericks: G Kemba Walker missed a second consecutive game for injury recovery on his left knee. Walker went unsigned the first six weeks of the season. The 32-year-old has a history of knee issues in recent years. … Dallas also was without G/F Dorian Finney-Smith (right abductor strain), G Josh Green (right elbow sprain) and G Frank Ntilikina (left knee soreness).
UP NEXT
Lakers: At Orlando on Tuesday. LA swept the two-game series last season.
Mavericks: Jalen Brunson returns to Dallas with the Knicks on Tuesday. Brunson was drafted in the second round the year Doncic went third overall (2018) and thrived as his sidekick before signing with New York in free agency. The Mavs won the first meeting in New York this month.
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2022-12-26T16:41:30+00:00
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ktalnews.com
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https://www.ktalnews.com/sports/ap-doncic-mavs-top-lakers-124-115-to-celebrate-nowitzki-statue/
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Alexsa Frederick scored 24 points and Allison Yoder added 19 as the West Perry girls basketball team defeated Big Spring, 56-42, Friday night in a Mid-Penn Conference Colonial Division game.
The Mustangs (5-0) outscored the Bulldogs, 21-10, in the third quarter to break the game open.
For Big Spring, Diana Kepner and Izy Fry scored 12 points apiece.
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2022-12-17T03:21:53+00:00
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pennlive.com
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https://www.pennlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/12/alexsa-frederick-allison-yoder-power-west-perry-past-big-spring-in-colonial-division-girls-basketball.html
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Los Angeles biotech investor pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a transcontinental murder-for-hire conspiracy that led to the 2018 abduction and killing of a Vermont man.
Serhat Gumrukcu, a 39-year-old Turkish citizen, appeared in U.S. District Court in Burlington, where he entered the plea to a charge of interstate murder for hire during a brief hearing before Judge Geoffrey Crawford. If convicted, he could go to prison for life.
Gregory Davis, 49, was abducted from his home in Danville the night of Jan. 6, 2018, by a man wearing a jacket with U.S. Marshals Service insignia and carrying a rifle and handcuffs. Davis’ body was found the next day in a snowbank on the side of the road about 15 miles away, in the town of Barnet.
Davis’ wife, Melissa, declined to comment after the hearing. Gumrukcu’s husband, William Anderson Wittekind, of Los Angeles, also declined to comment.
Investigators identified the alleged kidnapper — Jerry Banks, of Fort Collins, Colorado — using a 911 call made about 15 minutes before the kidnapping in which the caller claimed to have killed his wife at a nonexistent address. Investigators traced the phone that Banks used to make the red herring 911 call to a Walmart in Pennsylvania where it was purchased while he was on his way to Vermont.
Prosecutors say Banks killed Davis, but he has been charged only with the kidnapping.
Investigators subsequently linked Banks to Aron Lee Ethridge, of Las Vegas, who hired him; to Gumrukcu associate Berk Eratay; and then to Gumrukcu.
Both Banks and Eratay have pleaded not guilty. Ethridge pleaded guilty over the summer, and attorneys are going to recommend a sentence of 27 years in prison.
Prosecutors allege that Gumrukcu, 39, was involved in an oil deal with Gregory Davis. After Gumrukcu missed payments, Davis threatened to report him to law enforcement.
During 2017, Gumrukcu was putting together a different deal through which he obtained a significant ownership stake in Enochian Biosciences, of Los Angeles. Prosecutors have said that any complaints by Davis to law enforcement could have ended the Enochian deal.
After Gumrukcu’s arrest, Enochian issued a statement saying there was no link between the company and the crime with which Gumrukcu is charged.
Last week, during a separate hearing in Rutland in the Eratay case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Van de Graaf told Crawford that if the three defendants go to trial, officials expect to try them together.
Eratay and Banks also face sentences of life in prison if convicted.
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2022-10-04T17:11:44+00:00
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expressnews.com
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https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Key-suspect-in-murder-for-hire-case-pleads-not-17486131.php
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Deliberations resumed Thursday in the first of two trials for a man accused of abducting and killing two young Tucson girls separately and dumping their bodies in the desert.
A Pima County Superior Court jury got the case late Wednesday afternoon after prosecutor Tracy Miller said in her closing argument there was a “mountain of circumstantial evidence” in the case and “it is not a coincidence that all these pieces of the puzzle point directly to Christopher Clements.”
But defense attorney Joseph DiRoberto said “there’s no witness to this crime, no evidence, no confession” and the state didn’t prove that Clements was guilty of premeditated murder.
Clements, a 40-year-old convicted sex offender with a long criminal record, is facing life in prison if convicted. He’s currently serving a prison sentence of up to 35 years for a Maricopa County burglary in 2017.
Clements attended the 10-day trial but was not called to testify.
He was arrested in 2018 and indicted on 22 felony counts including two counts each of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the deaths of 6-year-old Isabel Celis and 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez.
Clements is being tried first in the Gonzalez case and will face a different jury for the Celis case with that trial scheduled to start Feb. 2.
Celis vanished from her parents’ home in April 2012 while Gonzalez disappeared while walking to a friend’s house in June 2014, according to authorities.
Authorities said Gonzalez’s body was found days after her disappearance while Celis’ remains weren’t recovered until 2017 after Clements led federal agents to the location.
Miller said GPS records from Clements’ cellphone were consistent with it being in the area where Gonzalez’s naked body was found covered by two tires under a mesquite tree.
According to Miller, male DNA was found on hair samples taken from Gonzalez’s body and the match is good enough to say Clements cannot be excluded as the source.
DiRoberto questioned the precision of the DNA evidence, saying it could match as many as 1-in-8,600 men and not just his client.
He said the cellphone tracking could have detected Clements driving down Interstate 10 and not at the scene where the body was found.
Clements’ lawyers also argued that no cause of death was ever determined due to decomposition of Gonzalez’s body, making it difficult to prove it was a homicide.
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2022-09-29T17:03:33+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Jury-has-1st-trial-of-man-accused-of-killing-2-17475466.php
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KENNEDALE, Texas — Editor's note: The details in this story and videos obtained by WFAA are graphic. Viewer discretion is advised. We'll attach the video to this story after it airs.
A Kennedale man has sued two North Texas police officers claiming excessive force in a 2020 incident where he alleges he was struck 16 times in the face with a flashlight.
Clinton Grimsley is suing Kennedale Officer Christopher Kjelsen and Mansfield Officer Brian Raines for excessive use of deadly force. According to the lawsuit, Kennedale officers Brian Andrews and Charles Burns were dispatched to Grimsley’s Kennedale home on April 11, 2020 for a call that Grimsley was starting fires in his front yard and beating on his porch with an object.
Burns and Andrews saw Grimsley as he walked from the side of his home, and they ordered him to drop a toy sword he was carrying and put his hands up, the lawsuit said. Grimsley complied, then was ordered to sit down on the front porch. Officer Burns asked Grimsley if he needed a doctor and Grimsley answered, "That’s why I was praying.”
Officer Burns ordered Grimsley to stand up so he could check for weapons and a pocketknife was removed from Grimsley's possession. Officers then began to handcuff Grimsley, but he ran away because he feared the officers were going to hurt him, the lawsuit says. Grimsley had one arm handcuffed while he was running away, the lawsuit said.
Officer Kjelsen, one of the officers being sued, then drove up to the scene, pointed his gun at Grimsley and instructed him to get on the ground, according to the lawsuit. Kjelsen's bodycam shows him driving up to the scene, exiting his vehicle and drawing his weapon while yelling at Grimsley.
"Get your a** down right now," Kjelsen says in his body cam video. "Get down! Get down! Get on your face. Don't f****** move."
Grimsley can be heard in the video groaning while an officer is heard saying "tase him, get him Burns."
The lawsuit says Kjelsen ran up to Grimsley, kicked him in the head, then got on top of Grimsley and pistol-whipped him in the back of the head, striking him several times.
Raines, the Mansfield officer being sued by Grimsley, arrived on the scene several minutes later and began hitting Grimsley in the face with a flashlight, according to the suit.
Raines' body camera video showed him running over to the scene where officers had Grimsley pinned to the ground and were locating Grimsley's left hand. In the video, you can hear an officer telling Grimsley "stop dude, stop" before Raines started striking Grimsley with the flashlight. According to the lawsuit, Raines hit Grimsley with his flashlight 16 times.
In court documents responding to the lawsuit, Kjelsen admitted that Grimsley was hit in the head during a struggle, but said that Grimsley refused to comply, fought officers and tried to get control of Kjelsen’s Taser and handgun.
“This case is a clear example of when an officer exceeds the level of force required in a given situation by using excessive deadly force in violation of the Constitution,” said James Roberts of Addison, one of Grimsley’s attorneys, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in an email. “Mr. Grimsley was unarmed and restrained by multiple officers on the ground when Officer Brian Raines of the Mansfield Police Department struck him sixteen times in the face with a metal flashlight, causing predictable and significant injuries.”
Raines also filed a response to the lawsuit in federal court, where he denied violating Grimsley’s rights and denied that any force used was unjustified.
Raines' bodycam video shows officers loading Grimsley into a patrol vehicle while requesting more ambulances on scene to assist. After Grimsley was put into the patrol vehicle, an officer asked Raines if he needed anything and he responded, "Nah, I was hitting him pretty good, and got a (expletive) ton of blood in my mouth.”
Raines added, “I punched him and struck him with the flashlight to the face,” the lawsuit says. “That’s where the injuries are going to be from.”
The Star-Telegram reported that as of last week, Kjelsen was still an officer with Kennedale police, and Raines is a sergeant with Mansfield police.
Grimsley was charged with assault on a peace officer, evading arrest and resisting arrest in this April 2020 incident, according to Tarrant County criminal court records. His assaulting a peace officer charge was dismissed, but he was sentenced to 150 days in jail on the other two charges, according to court records.
Grimsley was previously convicted for murder in 2002 after beating his father to death with the butt of a shotgun in August 2001, records show. Tarrant County Medical Examiner records said George Grimsley's cause of death was homicide by manner of blunt force trauma.
Grimsley was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
WFAA has reached out to Grimsley’s attorneys, Kennedale police and Mansfield police to comment on the lawsuit. Grimsley is seeking a jury trial in the suit.
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2022-06-29T21:21:44+00:00
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5newsonline.com
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https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/kennedale-man-hit-by-officer-with-flashlight-16-times-lawsuit-says/287-583a7dd0-aa35-4fbc-835e-3c0c7d6411bf
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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DESTEN Inc., a leading developer of advanced lithium-ion battery technology, is proud to announce its partnership with InMotion, an Eindhoven University of Technology adjunct organization focused on sustainable mobility and electric vehicle innovation.
As part of this partnership, and as InMotion's sole lithium-ion cell technology provider, DESTEN will provide InMotion with access to its cutting-edge battery technology, aligning with InMotion's target charging time and their mission to achieve 'Electric Refueling'. This technology represents a major breakthrough, offering a high-performance and fast-charging solution for electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and other applications.
Recently, DESTEN has received the prestigious Edison Award earning the Gold Medal in the EV Battery Enhancement Category for its ultra-fast charging battery technology, highlighting the focus of this partnership.
"We are thrilled to partner with InMotion and support their ambition to develop sustainable mobility solutions, including the goal of racing at Le Mans," said Bader Al-Rezaihan, CEO of DESTEN Inc. "Our ultra-fast charging battery technology has the potential to revolutionize the electric vehicle industry, and we are excited to work with InMotion to bring this technology to the race track and support them in achieving their goals." Thomas Wilhelm Gerhard Damitz, Chief Innovation Officer of DESTEN Inc. noted "We are excited to provide a new cell to InMotion that delivers both ground-breaking ultra-fast charging alongside leading power performance and stability."
InMotion is a student team from TU Eindhoven that is dedicated to developing sustainable mobility solutions, with a focus on electric vehicles. The team has developed several innovative electric race cars, including the Ignition and the Fusion, which have set several world records in their respective categories. With access to DESTEN's advanced battery technology and technical support, InMotion can take its projects to the next level, and compete with traditional combustion engine race cars in the prestigious Le Mans race. DESTEN's cells are already being integrated into a battery pack constructed by InMotion.
"We are excited to welcome DESTEN as our newest partner," said Mike Brozius, Partnership Manager at InMotion. "Their ultra-fast charging battery technology represents a major step forward in the field of electric vehicle innovation, and we are eager to incorporate this technology into our future projects. We aim to develop an electric race car that can compete with traditional combustion engine race cars, and partnering with DESTEN will be instrumental in achieving this goal."
With this partnership, DESTEN and InMotion are working together to promote sustainable mobility and electric vehicle innovation, bringing cutting-edge battery technology to the forefront of the industry.
For more information on DESTEN Inc. and their advanced lithium-ion battery technology, please visit www.desten.com.
For more information on InMotion and their electric vehicle innovations, please visit https://www.inmotion.tue.nl.
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2023-06-28T09:08:49+00:00
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wlox.com
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https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2023/06/28/destens-next-gen-ultra-fast-charging-battery-technology-power-inmotion-exclusive-battery-partner/
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Companies building on Stellar can now leverage Nium's global platform for near-instant payouts without pre-funding requirements
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nium, the global platform for modern money movement, and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of the open-source public blockchain Stellar, today announced a partnership to enable payouts to 190 countries.
Businesses can now facilitate fiat payouts to 190 countries on Stellar, a network purpose-built for fast and efficient payments. Stellar's faster, more convenient approach to cross-border payouts improves upon the traditional correspondent banking system, accelerating the receipt of funds, reducing settlement risk, and removing pre-funding requirements.
"The scale at which Nium is able to offer cross-border payouts around the world is further enhanced by the speed with which we are able to deliver payments for businesses," said Joaquin Auyso, Head of Nium Crypto. "Our approach to modern money movement on Stellar innovates on legacy approaches well past their prime. It showcases both Nium's global reach and real-time payment capabilities to a thriving network of business leaders and innovators."
By launching an API connection that conforms to Stellar interoperability standards, Nium will be able to provide clients on the Stellar network with a suite of payment services that can scale as their global money movement needs evolve and progress. In addition to its ability to send payments anywhere in the world, Nium offers enhanced real-time payment capabilities. With Nium, businesses are not required to build their own payment infrastructure. Instead, they can simply build their brand on top of an existing platform and leverage Nium's regulatory licenses and authorizations in over 40 countries.
This integration is noteworthy for senders of cross-border payments, who can benefit from Nium connecting them to new markets, as well as for Stellar-connected wallets, which can leverage Nium's fiat on/off ramps to expand into new countries. Nium's integration with the Stellar network will allow companies to facilitate near-instant payouts without having to prefund their local treasuries.
"This integration truly drives home the value that blockchain-powered cross-border payment solutions bring to the current financial system," said Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation. "At SDF, we are always working to fill up the map and connect the network to more of the globe. Together with Nium, we are thrilled to expand the reach of the Stellar network so significantly."
Nium is the global platform for modern money movement. It provides banks, payment providers, and businesses of any size with access to global payment and card issuance solutions. Its modular platform powers frictionless commerce, helping businesses pay and get paid across the globe. Once connected to the Nium platform, businesses are able to pay out in more than 100 currencies to over 190 countries – 100 of which in real time. Funds can be received in 35 markets, including Southeast Asia, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, India, and the US. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries, including Europe (SEPA), the UK, Australia and Singapore. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in over 40 countries, enabling seamless global payments and rapid integration, regardless of geography.
For more information, visit: https://www.nium.com or connect with a specialist here.
Stellar is a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network for financial products and services. It is both a cross-currency transaction system and a platform for digital asset issuance, designed to connect the world's financial infrastructure. Financial institutions worldwide issue assets and settle payments on the Stellar network, which has grown to over 6 million accounts. For more information, visit stellar.org.
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source network that connects the world's financial infrastructure. Founded in 2014, the Foundation helps maintain Stellar's codebase, supports the technical and business communities building on the network, and serves as a voice to regulators and institutions. The Foundation seeks to create equitable access to the global financial system, using the Stellar network to unlock the world's economic potential through blockchain technology. For more information, visit stellar.org/foundation.
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2022-06-22T20:31:43+00:00
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live5news.com
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https://www.live5news.com/prnewswire/2022/06/22/nium-stellar-development-foundation-partner-enable-payouts-190-countries/
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato shot to the top of the speed chart late Tuesday on the first day of preparations for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
Sato went 228.939 mph (368.44 kph) around Indianapolis Motor Speedway to bump six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon as fastest on opening day. Dixon’s lap of 227.768 mph had topped the scoring pylon for several hours until Sato’s big run in a Dale Coyne Racing entry.
Jimmie Johnson was third fastest followed by teammate Marcus Ericsson. Chip Ganassi Racing drivers were second, third, fourth and sixth fastest (reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou).
It was a strong day for Honda, which has been beaten by Chevrolet in four of five races so far this IndyCar season. Honda scored its first win of the season Saturday with Colton Herta on the road course at Indy.
Ten Honda drivers cracked the top 12 on Tuesday. The fastest Chevy driver was Rinus VeeKay of Ed Carpenter Racing in fourth. VeeKay was the fastest driver without a tow at 221.552 mph.
FIRST DAY SURPRISES
There are seven rookies in the 33-driver field and several impressed Tuesday.
David Malukas, the 20-year-old teammate to Sato at Coyne, was seventh fastest. Devlin DeFrancesco was 11th as the Andretti Autosport driver attempts to prove to his competitors he’s settled down since a rocky race at Texas Motor Speedway in March. DeFrancesco was part of three incidents and penalized by IndyCar for his role in a three-car crash.
Not rookies but still strong in their first true competition of the season were 2013 winner Tony Kanaan in ninth, 2020 pole winner Marco Andretti in 10th and JR Hildebrand, who nearly won the race as a rookie in 2011, was 14th. None has raced an IndyCar event yet this season.
OFF THE TRACK
Indianapolis native Conor Daly settled into his home at the speedway by bringing an inflatable hot tub to the driver motorhome lot. Daly had been providing content from the hot tub since he set it up ahead of last weekend’s road course race and was looking forward to two weeks of entertaining.
When Daly returned to his motorhome Tuesday, he discovered the hot tub had been tampered with and deemed it “no longer usable. At least for a long time.”
“I would like to announce that my hot tub has been bamboozled,” Daly posted on Twitter.
He’d removed the lid and discovered someone had filled the tub with Orbeez, which are superabsorbent polymers that resemble jellybeans and grow to 100 times their original size when submerged in water. The motorhome lot is notorious for pranks during the month at IMS and Daly was on the hunt for the perpetrator.
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2022-05-18T13:38:36+00:00
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wjhl.com
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https://www.wjhl.com/sports/racing/sato-races-to-top-of-speed-chart-in-first-indy-500-practice/
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SHANGRAO, China, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that its majority-owned principal operating subsidiary Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. ("Jiangxi Jinko") published estimates of certain preliminary unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, (i) the preliminary unaudited net income attributable to the shareholders of Jiangxi Jinko is estimated to be in the range from RMB3.66 billion to RMB4.06 billion, increasing by from RMB2.75 billion to RMB3.15 billion and by from 304.38% to 348.58% year over year, and (ii) the preliminary unaudited net income attributable to the shareholders of Jiangxi Jinko excluding extraordinary gains and losses is estimated to be in the range from RMB3.32 billion to RMB3.72 billion, increasing by from RMB2.52 billion to RMB2.92 billion and by from 313.45% to 363.26% year over year.
The preliminary unaudited financial results of Jiangxi Jinko for the six months ended June 30, 2023 described in this press release (the "Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results") are different from JinkoSolar's consolidated financial results (the "Consolidated Financials"), mainly because (i) the consolidation scope of the Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results differs from that of the Consolidated Financials: the Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results are prepared solely for Jiangxi Jinko, whereas the Consolidated Financials also include financial statements of JinkoSolar and its other subsidiaries, and (ii) the Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results and the Consolidated Financials are prepared according to different accounting standards and principles: the Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results are prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP, whereas the Consolidated Financials are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. As such, investors of JinkoSolar should exercise caution when reviewing the Jiangxi Jinko Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results described in this press release and are advised not to base their investment decisions solely on such preliminary unaudited financial results.
JinkoSolar currently owns approximately 58.62% equity interest in Jiangxi Jinko.
About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world. JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Greece and other countries and regions.
JinkoSolar had 14 productions facilities globally, 24 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Indonesia, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, and global sales teams in China, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Vietnam and India, as of March 31, 2023.
To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and the Company's operations and business outlook, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JinkoSolar's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Ms. Stella Wang
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 21-5180-8777 ext.7806
Email: ir@jinkosolar.com
Mr. Rene Vanguestaine
Christensen
Tel: +86 178 1749 0483
Email: rene.vanguestaine@christensencomms.com
In the U.S.:
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Christensen, Scottsdale, Arizona
Tel: +1-480-614-3004
Email: linda.bergkamp@christensencomms.com
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2023-07-14T10:25:22+00:00
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BERLIN (AP) — German business confidence improved more than expected in December as managers in Europe’s biggest economy took a brighter view of both their current situation and the outlook for the next six months, a closely watched survey showed Monday.
The Ifo institute said its monthly confidence index rose to 88.6 points from 86.4 in November. Economists had expected an increase to 87.5.
“German business is entering the holiday season with a sense of hope,” Ifo said in a statement. The December improvement in overall sentiment was the third in a row, but it marked the first time that businesses have been more positive about their current situation after six months of increasing pessimism.
German inflation has slipped back slightly from its peak, declining to 10% in November from 10.4% the previous month, although galloping prices remain a major headache for the economy.
The German economy grew 0.4% in the July-September period compared with the previous quarter thanks to consumer spending. But it is still expected to shrink in the current fourth quarter and the first three months of next year.
Germany has worked to prevent a potential energy crunch after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the end of gas supplies from Russia. It has taken measures including reactivating old oil- and coal-fired power stations, extending the life of the country’s last nuclear power plants by a few months, and building liquefied natural gas terminals — the first of which was inaugurated on Saturday.
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2022-12-19T18:59:57+00:00
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ourquadcities.com
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https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-german-business-confidence-brightens-more-than-expected/
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The University at Buffalo has announced the proposal of a five-year Broad-Based Fee rate increase plan in an email to students.
The email states:
"Broad-based fee increases are to be used to fund state-mandated costs (collective bargaining, negotiated contractual increases, and minimum wage increases), as well as for access to vital scholarly information resources and technology that support the learning and research needs of UB students."
According to the email, "to continue to offer programs and services that our UB students need and expect in the current State, SUNY and UB budget climate" a 3.54% increase to the existing components of the Comprehensive Fee has been proposed for 2023/24.
The Comprehensive Fee components support the following:
- Intercollegiate athletics (undergraduates only)
- Recreation (undergraduates only)
- Campus life
- Career services
- College fee
- Student health
- Technology
- Transportation
- Transcript
Below you can find further details on what the specific increases will support:
- The Comprehensive Fee components include support for the following: intercollegiate athletics (undergraduates only), recreation (undergraduates only), campus life, career services, college fee, student health, technology, transportation, and transcript. Fees continue to be prorated on a per credit-hour basis for part-time students (with the exception of the Transcript Fee), and the current waiver policy (revised and approved Summer 2020) will be maintained.
- Campus Life increases will support anticipated state mandated negotiated salary and benefit increases, other contractual obligations including mandated NYS minimum wage increases as well as initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion and student success.
- Health Services increases will support increased costs and staff related to their increased service demands, state mandated negotiated salary and benefit increases for personnel funded through the Health Fee, as well as inflationary increases and minimum wage increases.
- Intercollegiate Athletics (undergraduate only) increases will support operational cost increases.
- Recreation (undergraduate only) increases will support operational costs including minimum wage increase for student payroll.
- Technology increases will provide access to vital scholarly information resources and technology that support the learning and research needs of UB students, as well as minimum wage increases for student employees and inflation for Information Technology contractual increases for campus-wide software and hardware licenses.
- Transportation increases will support state mandated negotiated salary increases for personnel funded through the Transportation Fee, including fringe and minimum wage increases, and will support the replacement of outdated equipment and improvement of service delivery.
- Included within Broad-Based Fees is the Academic Excellence and Success Fee, which supports building and enhancing academic and student success programs. This includes upgrading classroom facilities, support for the Center for Excellence in Writing, strategic enrollment management and strategic initiatives such as the Heart of the Campus.
The university says final recommendations for the five-year plan will be made after student consultation and student comments on the proposal are encouraged via the "Contact Us" form here through February 17.
You can find more information on the university's website here.
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2023-02-09T16:44:24+00:00
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wkbw.com
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https://www.wkbw.com/news/eye-on-education/university-at-buffalo-proposes-a-five-year-broad-based-fee-rate-increase
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Keep all your devices smudge- and germ-free with these easy-to-use products
These days, most of us can’t get through the day without a smartphone, tablet or laptop. But since you bring these devices with you everywhere, they can easily pick up dirt, fingerprints and germs if you’re not careful.
You can’t clean your screens and keyboards with any old household cleaner, though. Some chemicals, like ammonia, can damage your devices, so you need electronics-specific cleaning products to get the job done. If you want to get your devices as clean as possible, here are the best screen-cleaning wipes, sprays and other products to get rid of dirt and germs.
Best products for cleaning laptops, phones and more
Best screen-cleaning sprays
This powerful screen cleaner is formulated specifically for smartphones and other consumer electronic screens. It’s alcohol-, ammonia- and odor-free, but effectively removes dust, oil, dirt and other debris. The kit also includes two microfiber cloths for cleaning touch screens. Sold by Amazon
Calyptus Screen Cleaner Spray Kit
This screen cleaner spray is safe and effective for cleaning all high-end digital screens and electronics. It features a plant-based formula produced in small batches, so it doesn’t contain toxic chemicals. The set comes with two bottles and four cleaning cloths to clean all your screens. Sold by Amazon
This gentle but effective screen cleaner spray removes smudges, streaks and other dirt from your laptop, TV, tablet and phone without scratches. It provides a streak-free finish, so you can clearly see the images on your screen. The formula is also alcohol-, ammonia- and phosphate-free. Sold by Amazon
This spray works wonders on dirty LCD and LED displays, so your smartphone, tablet, laptop, TV and more stay clean. It effectively removes dust, grease, smudges and other debris without any scrubbing to prevent damage. It also features a natural formula that’s safe to use around children and pets and doesn’t have any unpleasant odor. Sold by Amazon
Best screen-cleaning wipes
These convenient wipes make it easy to clean dust, fingerprints, grease and other smudges from your favorite smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, TV and touch screen devices. They dry quickly without leaving any streaks behind and also come with a microfiber cloth to remove dust and other debris. Sold by Amazon
Designed to clean all touch screen devices, this pad features a vegan leather back and a soft microfiber front for removing dust, fingerprints, smudges and more. It has an elastic strap that holds it in place on your hand as you clean, allowing you to work more quickly. Each pack contains four pads with different colors and patterns on the back. Sold by Amazon
Endust Microfiber Towels for Electronics
This set includes two large microfiber towels that can remove dirt and debris from screens. The soft microfiber material won’t scratch or damage delicate electronics and is ideal for removing fingerprints and smudges from smartphones, tablets, laptops, computers, TVs and more. Sold by Amazon
E-Cloth Reusable Personal Electronics Microfiber Screen Cleaning Cloth
This reusable cloth can remove dirt, smudges, fingerprints and bacteria from your phone, tablet or laptop. It’s made of a super-soft fabric that won’t scratch or damage your devices. The cloth is also machine-washable and highly durable, so you can use it again and again. Sold by Amazon
Best miscellaneous device cleaning products
PhoneSoap Wireless UV Phone Sanitizer and Charger
This phone sanitizer effectively kills bacteria on the surface of your smartphone. It features 360-degree disinfection with UV-C light and takes only five minutes to disinfect your phone. Its interior is large enough to fit phones of all sizes, and the charging feature makes it even more convenient to use. Sold by Amazon
HoMedics UV Clean Phone Sanitizer
This affordable sanitizer can kill up to 99.9% of bacteria in just a minute. It has a slim, lightweight design that makes it highly portable and a rechargeable battery that cleans up to 70 times per charge. It can sanitize other items, too, including glasses, credit cards and jewelry. Sold by Amazon
Dust-Off Disposable Compressed Gas Duster
Keep your keyboards and other electronic devices with nooks and crannies clean with this compressed air duster. It’s 100% ozone safe and doesn’t contain any potentially dangerous gasses like propane or butane. Each set includes two cans that hold 10 ounces each. Sold by Amazon
This electric air duster works as a mini vacuum for your computer keyboard and tower. In addition to suction, it features soft, non-static bristles to remove dust and other debris from your electronics. It also has a rechargeable battery that can clean for up to 30 minutes on a single charge. Sold by Amazon
OXO Good Grips Sweep & Swipe Laptop Cleaner
This double-sided tool can clean smartphones, laptops and tablets with ease. It has a microfiber pad on one side to eliminate smudges and fingerprints and a soft brush on the other to remove dirt and dust. It comes with a cover, so both ends are fully protected for storage. Sold by Amazon
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2023-01-28T16:35:14+00:00
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kfor.com
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Cubs vs. Pirates Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - June 14
Wednesday's contest that pits the Chicago Cubs (29-37) versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (34-31) at Wrigley Field has a good chance to be a tight matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 5-3 in favor of the Cubs. First pitch is at 8:05 PM ET on June 14.
The Cubs will look to Drew Smyly (5-4), while the Pirates' starting pitcher has not yet been announced.
Cubs vs. Pirates Game Info & Odds
- When: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 8:05 PM ET
- Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
- How to Watch on TV: MARQ
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Cubs vs. Pirates Score Prediction
Our prediction for this game is Cubs 5, Pirates 4.
Total Prediction for Cubs vs. Pirates
- Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
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Cubs Performance Insights
- Over the past 10 games, the Cubs have been favored twice and won both contests.
- In its last 10 games with a total, Chicago and its opponents have combined to hit the over three times.
- The Cubs are 1-2-0 ATS over their last 10 games.
- This season, the Cubs have been favored 29 times and won 14, or 48.3%, of those games.
- Chicago has a record of 4-7, a 36.4% win rate, when favored by -145 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 59.2% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
- Chicago ranks 21st in the majors with 285 total runs scored this season.
- The Cubs have a 4.13 team ERA that ranks 13th across all league pitching staffs.
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2023-06-14T19:41:27+00:00
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Updated May 4, 2023 at 3:50 PM ET
Carrie Fisher brought sparkle wherever she went, her daughter Billie Lourd said Thursday — even flinging glitter at Star Wars fans she met at conventions. So Lourd brought some with her to the unveiling of Fisher's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, sprinkling some across it after the ceremony.
Fisher, best known as Princess Leia from the Star Wars series of movies, was given the honor on May 4, known as Star Wars Day for the date's similarity to one of the series' catch phrases, "may the Force be with you."
Leia's star isn't far from her twin brother's — the star for Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, is just a few feet away. At Thursday's ceremony, Hamill described meeting Fisher ahead of filming Star Wars, when he was 24 years old and she was 19.
"Every expectation I had was just obliterated," he said. "She was so charming, so funny, so adorable, so wise beyond her years, I just couldn't believe it. And brutally frank!"
Fisher also had memorable film roles in When Harry Met Sally and The Blues Brothers and was nominated for Emmys for a guest appearances on 30 Rock and Catastrophe and for her own one-woman show, Wishful Drinking. The latter was based on her book of the same name, one of several novels and memoirs she authored.
But it was the role of Leia — first as princess, later as general — for which she would be most fondly remembered. Though that wasn't her daughter's initial reaction.
Billie Lourd said Thursday that when Fisher first tried to introduce her to the space saga when she was a child, her reactions were "it's too loud, mama" and "is that lady in the TV you?" It was only when she reached middle school and awed classmates began asking about her mom that she absorbed the films.
"That day I realized, staring at the screen, that no one will be as hot or cool as Princess Leia," Lourd said.
She added that she came to fully embrace fandom, snapping up Leia merchandise, adding decorative Star Wars touches to her home and even snagging a role herself in the later movies. She also recalled attending fan conventions with Fisher — and acknowledging that her mom was, in fact, cool.
"People waited in lines for hours just to meet her, people had tattoos of her, people named their children after her," Lourd said.
And while Fisher was "an incredible actress who infused her strength and wit into every role she played," Lourd said she'd remember her mother as one of the wittiest writers she'd encountered. Fisher wrote seven books, but also eminently quotable tweets, her daughter said — and some very persuasive notes excusing her from school.
Fisher died in 2016, just a day before her own mother, actress Debbie Reynolds. While Lourd said she was sad that her own children never got to meet their grandmother, she was thrilled that, through Leia, she could still pass a piece of Fisher along to them.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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2023-05-04T21:30:39+00:00
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wbfo.org
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Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a drought.
Sound familiar? It should. The Dallas region is just the latest drought-suffering-but-flooded locale during a summer of extreme weather whiplash, likely goosed by human-caused climate change, scientists say. Parts of the world are lurching from drought to deluge.
The St. Louis area and 88% of Kentucky early in July were considered abnormally dry and then the skies opened up, the rain poured in biblical proportions, inch after inch, and deadly flooding devastated communities. The same thing happened in Yellowstone in June. Earlier this month, Death Valley, in a severe drought, got a near record amount of rainfall in one day, causing floods, and is still in a nasty drought.
China’s Yangtze River is drying up, a year after deadly flooding. China is baking under what is a record-long heat wave, already into its third month, with a preliminary report of an overnight low temperature only dipping down to 94.8 degrees (34.9 degrees Celsius) in the heavily populated city of Chongqing. And in western China flooding from a sudden downpour has killed more than a dozen people.
In the Horn of Africa in the midst of a devastating but oft-ignored famine and drought, nearby flash floods add to the humanitarian disaster unfolding. Europe, which suffered through unprecedented flooding last year, has baked with record heat compounded by a 500-year drought that is drying up rivers and threatening power supplies.
“So we really have had a lot of whiplash,” said Kentucky’s interim climatologist Megan Schargorodski. “It is really difficult to emotionally go through all of these extremes and get through it and figure out how to be resilient through the disaster after disaster that we see.”
In just two weeks in late July and early August, the U.S. had 10 downpours that are only supposed to happen 1% of the time — sometimes called 1-in-100-year storms — calculated Weather Prediction Center forecast branch chief Greg Carbin. That’s not counting the Dallas region, a likely 1-in-1,000-year storm, where some places got more than 9 inches of rain in 24 hours ending Monday with several inches more forecast to come.
“These extremes of course are getting more extreme,” said National Center for Atmospheric Research climate scientist Gerald Meehl, who wrote some of the first studies 18 years ago about extreme weather and climate change. “This is in line with what we expected.”
Weather whiplash, “where all of a sudden it changes to the opposite’’ extreme, is becoming more noticeable because it’s so strange, said climate scientist Jennifer Francis of the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Falmouth, Massachusetts. She is in the middle of a study of whiplash events.
The scientists at World Weather Attribution, mostly volunteers who quickly examine extreme weather for a climate change fingerprint, have a strict criteria of events to investigate: they have to be record-breaking, cause a significant number of deaths, or impact at least 1 million people. So far this year they’ve been swamped. There have been 41 events — eight floods, three storms, eight droughts, 18 heat waves and four cold waves — that have reached that threshold point, said WWA official Julie Arrighi, associate director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center.
In the United States, many of the big heavy summer rains are traditionally connected to hurricanes or tropical systems, like last year’s Hurricane Ida that smacked Louisiana and then plowed through the South until it flooded the New York, New Jersey region with record rainfall rates.
But this July and August, the nation had been hit with “an overabundance of non-tropical related extreme rainfall,” the National Weather Service’s Carbin said. “That’s unusual.”
Scientists suspect climate change is at work in two different ways.
The biggest way is simple physics. As the atmosphere warms it holds more water, 4% more for every degree (7% more for every degree Celsius), scientists said.
Think of the air as a giant sponge, said UCLA and Nature Conservancy climate scientist Daniel Swain. It soaks up more water from parched ground like a sponge “which is why we’re seeing worse droughts in some places,” he said. Then when a weather system travels further, juicy with that extra water, it has more to dump, causing downpours.
Another factor is the stuck and wavier jet stream — the atmospheric river that moves weather systems around the world — said Woodwell’s Francis. Storm systems don’t move and just dump huge amounts of water in some places. Other places, like China, are stuck with hot weather as cooler, wetter weather moves around them.
“When that jet stream pattern gets amplified, which is what we’re starting to see happen more often, then we notice more of these big whiplash events,” Francis said.
When the ground is so hard from drought, water doesn’t seep in as much and runs off faster in flood, Francis and others said.
This will only get worse as climate change worsens, so “it highlights the type of events that we need to adapt to, that we need to harden ourselves against,” said Princeton University climate scientist Gabriel Vecchi.
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emphasized what it called compounding weather disasters as a future threat.
“Frankly how fast and how badly it’s now playing out is a surprise to many of us,” said IPCC report co-author Maarten van Aalst, director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre in the Netherlands. “It’s scary how quickly it is appearing in front of our eyes.”
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2022-08-23T20:21:35+00:00
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pahomepage.com
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https://www.pahomepage.com/news/science/weather-whiplash-summer-lurches-from-drought-to-flood/
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Man arrested in connection to 2017 killings of 2 teen girls in Indiana, authorities say
A man has been arrested in the 2017 killings of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, in Delphi, Indiana, authorities said Monday.
Richard M. Allen, of Delphi, was arrested on two counts of murder, Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said at a news conference.
"The arrest of Richard M. Allen of Delphi on two counts of murder is sure a major step in leading to the conclusion of this long-term and complex investigation," Carter said.
Abby and Libby set out on a hike at the Delphi Historic Trails during a day off from school on Feb. 13, 2017 – but never returned.
A massive search began after the teens failed to meet Libby's dad that afternoon for a ride home. Eighteen hours later, their bodies were found in the woods, close to an abandoned railroad bridge they'd been photographing during their hike.
Abby posted a photo to Snapchat of the girls crossing the railroad bridge a short time before they were killed.
But another image Libby captured drew headlines across the country: a grainy, pixelated image of a man in a blue jacket and jeans on the bridge. Shortly after the killings, Indiana State Police released that image of the man they believed to be a suspect in the double homicide, CNN previously reported.
State police also released an audio recording of the alleged killer saying the four words that continue to terrorize Delphi: "... guys ... down the hill," in the hopes the public might identify the suspect's voice.
In 2019, police released a new sketch and additional video from one of the girl's cell phones.
The killings devastated the Delphi community, which rallied to find the killer. Investigators received a dozen or more new tips every day, Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland said in 2019.
Libby's grandparents, Mike and Becky Patty, issued a passionate appeal for help in 2021.
"Realizing life goes on, life is busy, people forget," they said in a letter to the public. "Please understand, at one time that was us also. But not now, we are stuck in time looking for a monster that murdered two young girls. We are only asking for one minute out of your day. If it was your child or loved one, would you think that is too much to ask?"
In December 2021, detectives with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office and Indiana State Police asked for the public's help regarding the social media profile for "anthony_shots," which was used from 2016 to 2017 on Snapchat, Instagram and possibly other social media sites, according to a state police news release.
The catfish account "used images of a known male model and portrayed himself as being extremely wealthy and owning numerous sports cars," the release said. "The creator of the fictitious profile used this information while communicating with juvenile females to solicit nude images, obtain their addresses, and attempt to meet them."
Investigators have identified the model pictured in the photos and said, "he is not a person of interest in the investigation."
Detectives, however, are seeking information about "the person who created the anthony_shots profile," according to the news release.
Last week, Cynthia Rossi, a friend of Abby and Liberty who grew up near them, told CNN that there was "a lot of hopefulness" that Monday's announcement will provide closure to the case.
"I'm glad that justice will be served, hopefully, that that's what the news is, but a part of me will always have died with them that day, and a part of me will never fully find peace and justice," Rossi said.
Delphi resident Shirley Goyer said the town "is ready for the news" on Monday. Many people will be present during the news conference in anticipation that police might have caught the person responsible for Abby's and Liberty's deaths.
"There's a lot of people that will be there. We've been waiting for this, so it's a good thing that we're finally getting to the end of it, I hope," Goyer said.
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2022-10-31T15:12:53+00:00
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kcci.com
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https://www.kcci.com/article/delphi-indiana-2017-killings-of-2-teen-girls/41818733
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The latest The Why? Behind the Dine™ reveals while 54% of consumers are eating out less often, about one-third are reducing spending to curtail rising foodservice costs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services provider in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, today released its sixth edition of The Why? Behind the Dine, a research report providing foodservice-specific insight bolstered by the expertise of its CORE Foodservice division.
Acosta's findings show that while most consumers (54%) are dining out less often due to inflation, about one-third are choosing to trade down rather than trade out, opting for less expensive restaurant and meal options to counter rising prices.
"COVID-19 hit the foodservice industry hard," said Travis King, President of CORE Foodservice. "While recovery remains on track for 2024, consumers are feeling the pinch of inflation and reacting accordingly. To continue participating in dining out activities, many are sharpening their focus on costs."
While just over 50% of consumers consider food quality the top priority when eating out, meal price has grown in importance, particularly among fast casual diners. When it comes to choosing a restaurant, cost is now the second most significant factor for fast casual diners surveyed by Acosta –– a notable shift from menu variety in August 2021.
"Consumer priorities are evolving, but interest in dining out remains stronger than expected during an inflationary period," said King. "This is largely due to pent up demand resulting from COVID-19 and an increased reliance on foodservice as employees return to the office. But inflation's tipping point is yet to come. As financial strain worsens, quality service is becoming increasingly important. Providing a valuable dining experience will be critical to incentivize cost-wary consumers in the coming months."
Acosta's The Why? Behind The Dine report was gathered via online surveys using the company's proprietary shopper community, conducted in March 2022.
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2022-05-19T15:36:44+00:00
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kwtx.com
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https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2022/05/19/new-acosta-report-explores-rising-impact-inflation-consumer-dining-habits/
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of Jan. 6, but the defeated president was becoming “detached from reality” and clinging to outlandish theories to stay in power, the committee investigating the Capitol attack was told Monday.
On election night itself, Trump was “growing increasingly unhappy” and refusing to accept the results as they came in, former campaign manager Bill Stepien said in testimony played before the House panel.
Son-in-law Jared Kushner tried to steer Trump away from attorney Rudy Giuliani and his far-flung theories of voter fraud that advisers believed were not true. Trump would have none of it.
The back-and-forth intensified in the run-up to Jan. 6. Former Justice Department official Richard Donoghue recalled breaking down one claim after another — from a truckload of ballots in Pennsylvania to a missing suitcase of ballots in Georgia —- and telling Trump “much of the info you’re getting is false.”
“He was becoming detached from reality,” said former Attorney General William Barr, who called the voting fraud claims “bull——,” “bogus” and “idiotic,” and resigned in the aftermath. “I didn’t want to be a part of it.”
The witness testimony was shown as the House committee focused on the “big lie,” Trump’s false claims of voter fraud that fueled the defeated Republican president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and provoked a mob of his supporters to lay siege to the U.S. Capitol.
The panel also provided new information about how Trump’s fundraising machine collected some $250 million in the aftermath of the November election to keep fighting, mostly from small-dollar donations from Americans. One plea for cash went out 30 minutes before the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
“Not only was there the big lie, there was the big ripoff,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., opened Monday’s hearing saying Trump “betrayed the trust of the American people” and “tried to remain in office when people had voted him out.”
As the hearings play our for the public, they are also being watched by one of the most important viewers, Attorney General Merrick Garland, who must decide whether his department can and should prosecute Trump. No sitting or former president has ever faced such charges.
“I am watching, I will be watching all of the hearings,” Garland said Monday at a press briefing at the Justice Department. “I may not be able to watch all of it live, but I’m sure I will be watching all of it, and I can assure you the Jan. 6 prosecutors are watching all of the hearings as well.”
Biden was getting updates but not watching “blow by blow,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Stepien was to be a key in-person witness Monday but abruptly backed out of appearing live because his wife went into labor. Stepien, who is still close to Trump, had been subpoenaed to appear. He is now a top campaign adviser to the Trump-endorsed House candidate, Harriet Hageman, who is challenging committee vice chair Liz Cheney in the Wyoming Republican primary.
The panel marched ahead after a delayed morning scramble, showing previously recorded testimony from the Republican aides as Trump latched on to repeated false claims about the election although those closest told him the theories of stolen ballots or rigged voting machines were not true.
Stepien and senior adviser Jason Miller described how the festive mood at the White House on election night turned as Fox News announced Trump had lost the state of Arizona to Joe Biden, and aides worked to counsel Trump on what to do next.
But he ignored their advice, choosing to listen instead to Giuliani, who was described as inebriated by several witnesses. Giuliani issued a general denial on Monday, rejecting “all falsehoods” he said were being said about him.
Stepien said, “My belief, my recommendation was to say that votes were still being counted, it’s too early to tell, too early to call the race,.”
But Trump “thought I was wrong. He told me so.”
Barr, who had also testified in last week’s blockbuster hearing, said that Trump was “as mad as I’d ever seen him” when the attorney general later explained that the Justice Department would not take sides in the election.
Chairman Thompson and vice chair Cheney, led the hearing after last week’s prime-time session drew nearly 20 million Americans to see its findings.
For the past year, the committee has been investigating the most violent attack on the Capitol since the War of 1812 to ensure such an assault never happens again. Lawmakers hope to show that Trump’s effort to overturn Biden’s election victory posed a grave threat to democracy.
Monday’s hearing also featured live witnesses, including Chris Stirewalt, a former Fox News Channel political editor who declared on Election Night that Arizona was being won by Biden.
Also appearing was the former U.S. attorney in Atlanta, BJay Pak, who abruptly resigned after Trump pressured Georgia state officials to overturn his defeat. Trump wanted to fire Pak as disloyal, but Pak stepped down after Trump’s call became public in which he urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to overturn Biden’s win in the state.
The panel also heard from elections lawyer Benjamin Ginsberg who discussed the norms of election campaign challenges, and former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt, the only Republican on the city’s election board, who told the panel that regardless of how “fantastical” some of the claims that Trump and his team were making, the city officials investigated. He discussed facing threats after Trump criticized him in a tweet.
As he mulls another White House run, Trump insists the committee’s investigation is a “witch hunt.” Last week he said Jan. 6 “represented the greatest movement in the history of our country.”
Nine people died in the riot and its aftermath, including a Trump supporter shot and killed by Capitol police. More than 800 people have been arrested in the siege, and members of two extremist groups have been indicted on rare sedition charges over their roles leading the charge into the Capitol.
Additional evidence is to be released in hearings this week focusing on Trump’s decision to ignore the outcome of the election and the court cases that ruled against him, and beckon supporters to Washington on Jan. 6 to overturn Biden’s victory as Congress was set to certify the Electoral College results..
Lawmakers left no doubt as to their own view whether the evidence is sufficient to proceed.
“Once the evidence is accumulated by the Justice Department, it needs to make a decision about whether it can prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt the president’s guilt or anyone else’s,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif, a panel member. “But they need to be investigated if there’s credible evidence, which I think there is.”
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Associated Press writers Kevin Freking and Michael Balsamo and Farnoush Amiri in Washington and Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.
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For full coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings, go to https://www.apnews.com/capitol-siege.
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2022-06-13T20:14:47+00:00
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localsyr.com
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https://www.localsyr.com/news/politics/1-6-panel-to-hear-trump-campaign-manager-probe-election-lie/
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An entrepreneur who has worked in manufacturing, energy and banking has been sworn into the West Virginia Legislature to take over the seat of a delegate who left to become one of the governor's advisers.
Republican Andrew Anderson of Charleston became the newest member of the West Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday, a House spokesperson said.
Anderson will represent the 35th District to complete the unexpired term of former Republican Del. Larry Pack of Kanawha County. The district currently includes the southwestern part of Kanawha County: South Charleston, Dunbar, Jefferson and St. Albans.
Anderson was appointed to the seat by Republican Gov. Jim Justice after being recommended by the Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee. He has filed with the Secretary of State's office to run against Democratic Del. Kayla Young in the new 56th district in the November election.
Anderson has nearly 20 years of business and industry experience in manufacturing, energy, and banking, and currently serves as a Business Development Officer for Cooperative Business Services, according to a press release.
Anderson is from Cross Lanes, and graduated from the Kanawha County public school system. He has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University.
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2022-08-25T22:34:37+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/New-GOP-lawmaker-sworn-in-to-fill-seat-left-by-17398612.php
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Spoiler alert! Warning: spoilers ahead of Shazam!: Fury of the Gods. Don't read on if you don't want to know!
After that Superman fake-out in the first movie, Shazam!: Fury of the Gods director David F. Sandberg knew that if he was going to pull off another DC cameo in the sequel, it would have to be for real this time.
And he pulled it off! Just as all hope seemed lost in the final act, Wonder Woman aka Diana Prince (Gal Gadot), appeared to save Shazam (Zachary Levi) and leave her favorite fanboy swooning.
"We wanted to poke fun at the first movie where we had to obscure Superman’s face," Sandberg told ET's Ash Crossan ahead of the film's release. "On this one, I actually didn't believe it was going to happen, because she was in the script from day one but... Gal couldn't be there [for some of the filming] so we had to do it with a stand in. I was like, 'This is going to be the exact same thing as in the first one where you never see the head!'"
"But then we were actually able to shoot with Gal and I mean, that enables us to have fun with it," he added, "because if she hadn't and we had teased all of these things -- people would've been so mad."
It's a fun moment, but does it mean anything for the future of the DCEU -- particularly now that James Gunn and Peter Safran have taken the helm at DC Studios and started shaking up some of the franchises?
"What [Gunn and Safran] have said is that what we've done in these two Shazam movies doesn't contradict anything they're doing with their new plans," Sandberg shared. "You could do more Shazam movies if you wanted to. So, we'll see how that all works out. I don't know the full plans, I just know that there's nothing in these movies that would interfere."
As for Gadot's future as Wonder Woman? "I don't know, but I think she'll be around," Sandberg offered.
Fury of the Gods' mid-credits scene also leaves things pretty open-ended for Shazam himself, who gets a visit from Peacemaker A.R.G.U.S. agents Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland) and John Economos (Steve Agee) who invite him to join the Justice....Society.
Shazam agrees, despite being a little bummed that it's not the team-up that includes Wonder Woman -- though it remains to be seen what that means for the character's future.
"I just do one thing at a time," Sandberg said. "When we did the first [Shazam] there was no thoughts of like, 'Oh, what's the second one going to be?' Just focus on one movie and make it have a proper ending then figure out whatever comes next."
However, he did admit that he is "absolutely" into the idea of spinning off one of Shazam's side characters.
"There are all different characters we could do something like that with," he pondered, naming Darla (Meagan Good/Faithe Herman) or Freddy (Adam Brody/Jack Dylan Grazer) as good candidates for fun adventures. "I mean, they're all pretty cool characters that you could do more with."
Shazam!: Fury of the Gods is in theaters now.
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2023-03-19T11:25:31+00:00
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wgrz.com
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https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/shazam-fury-of-the-gods-director-david-f-sandberg-on-that-epic-dc-cameo-exclusive/603-1e3f8758-2e43-492d-bae2-92cd8f3b0dc0
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(NewsNation) — Crews are searching for a missing submersible on a mission to view the wreck of the Titanic. The Titan lost contact with the crew of the Canadian research vessel Polar Prince approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes after submerging on Sunday morning.
It’s unclear why the sub lost contact or, if found, what state the vessel and crew may be in. Over the years, few underwater rescues have been completed. Here’s how submarine rescues in the past have happened.
HMS K13, 1917
During World War I, the Royal Navy HMS K13 was on a training mission in Gareloch, Scotland, with 80 people on board. Once in the lake, the vessel failed to level out at 20 feet, and it was pulled underwater.
Four ventilators in the engine had not been properly closed, flooding the submarine, according to reports. It was the middle of the night when people on the surface realized something had gone wrong and the rescue mission wasn’t able to be launched until the following day.
Rescuers were able to attach an air line to the ballasts and inflate them to bring the submarine back to the surface where the hull could be cut open in an attempt to rescue the crew. While 48 made it, 32 of the crew did not survive the rescue.
USS Squalus, 1939
In another training incident, the USS Squalus was off the coast of New Hampshire, carrying 56 Navy personnel and three civilians when an air valve in the engine room failed, flooding the compartment. Of those on board, 26 immediately perished as the sub sank under 240 feet of water, according to the National Medal of Honor Museum.
The 32 crew and one civilian in the forward compartments sent up a location marker and used Morse code to communicate with rescuers from the USS Sculpin. In addition to being trapped in a flooded submarine, those on board also faced the risk of chlorine gas that had begun leaking from the battery compartment.
A newly-developed rescue chamber was used to bring the survivors to the surface in four trips. The Navy divers involved in the rescue were awarded the Medal of Honor.
Pisces III, 1973
Two men were aboard the commercial submarine Pisces III as it worked to lay transatlantic telephone cables, BBC reports. As the Canadian submarine was being towed to a ship, the hatch broke off the aft compartment and the vessel plunged to a depth of 1,575 feet.
The men on board were in contact with rescuers as they worked to conserve the 66 hours of oxygen they had left. They positioned themselves as high up as possible and avoided speaking or moving to conserve air.
Over two days, multiple efforts to lift the sub failed. Eventually, crews were able to bring the vessel to the surface but it took another 30 minutes to remove the hatch. When the two crewmen were finally free, they had only 12 minutes of oxygen left.
AS-28, 2005
The Russian AS-28 ran into trouble after becoming tangled in a fishing net during a military exercise. The rescue vessel had five days of oxygen on board, but a Russian Navy spokesperson later said there were only 24 hours of air on board, with no clear reason for the discrepancy.
Initial efforts to rescue the sub failed and Russia called for international help, something they had failed to do in the 2000 sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine, resulting in the death of all 118 on board.
British and American rescue crews eventually freed the vessel and brought it to the surface with four to six hours of air remaining for the seven crew members on board.
As of Monday night, crews are continuing to search for the submarine in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean.
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2023-06-20T03:01:18+00:00
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krqe.com
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https://www.krqe.com/news/world/how-many-times-have-submarine-rescues-succeeded/
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MIAMI >> Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Florida went on the attack Tuesday in her first debate against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, accusing him of being a serial liar, while Rubio criticized her for supporting President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. Each accused the other of being an extremist on abortion.
Rubio, a two-term senator, and Demings, a three-term congresswoman and former Orlando police chief, faced questions at the West Palm Beach debate on topics including inflation, voting rights, gun violence, immigration and foreign policy.
Florida has increasingly shifted rightward in recent election cycles, giving Rubio the advantage as Republicans have gained a voter registration advantage in the state. But Demings clearly saw the debate as an opportunity to take Rubio on forcefully as she tries to become the state’s first Black senator.
Rubio skirted a question on whether he would support a federal abortion ban with no exceptions and instead called Demings’ position extreme because she would not say what limits on abortion she would support.
“Every bill I have ever sponsored on abortion and every bill I’ve ever voted for has exceptions,” Rubio said.
“What we know is that the senator supports no exceptions,” Demings responded. “He can make his mouth say anything today. He is good at that, by the way. What day is it and what is Marco Rubio saying?”
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, Rubio has expressed his personal opposition to abortion in all cases while saying he’d back abortion-restricting statutes that include exceptions. Demings supports abortion access at least until fetal viability, saying the government should not be the one to determine that.
On gun control, Demings accused Rubio of not doing enough to change laws to prevent shootings, including mass killings at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in 2018.
“How long will you watch people being gunned down in first grade, fourth grade, high school, college, church, synagogue, grocery store, movie theater, a mall and a nightclub and do nothing?” Demings said.
But Rubio defended his opposition to gun restrictions, saying some proposals would not have stopped many of the mass shootings and Americans have a Second Amendment right to protect themselves.
“Everything she is for would have done nothing to stop any of those shootings,” Rubio said. “Every one of these shooters would have passed the background check that she keeps insisting on. No one here is in favor of mass shootings and violence.”
To address inflation, Rubio said the U.S. needs to stop spending so much money, citing some pandemic relief funds, and to boost domestic oil production. He chastised the Biden administration for its decision to release more oil from the U.S. strategic reserve to help bring down prices at the pump.
“Oil reserves do not exist to win midterms,” Rubio said.
Demings said the pandemic relief money was necessary to help hurting families and businesses.
“Of course the senator who has never run anything at all but his mouth would know nothing about helping people and being there for people when they are in trouble,” Demings said.
Rubio also attacked Demings for not passing legislation in Washington, saying all she had done was get post offices named after people. Demings angrily rejected his characterization, noting the buildings were named after police officers who died in the line of duty.
“It’s embarrassing that you think that honoring a person who was a hero by naming a federal building after them is nothing,” she said.
Demings repeatedly accused Rubio of distorting her record and positions on issues.
“I am really disappointed in you because I think there was a time when you did not lie in order to win,” she said.
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2022-10-19T02:58:13+00:00
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staradvertiser.com
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https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/18/breaking-news/demings-goes-on-attack-against-rubio-in-florida-senate-debate/
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OAKWOOD — Oakwood High School’s drama department, idle since 2020 due to COVID-19, returns to the stage with its production of "Escape Room" at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school gym.
Director Maddie Wakeland has been working with a crew of 11.
A 2017 Salt Fork grad, Wakeland is Project Success site director for Oakwood who has helped pump new life into drama club.
“I think the best part is that most of the kids have never had experience in theater,” Wakeland said. “It’s great to be the one to introduce the world of theater to them.”
Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students.
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2023-04-20T15:57:37+00:00
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news-gazette.com
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https://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/theres-drama-at-oakwood-in-a-good-way/article_44f13b82-23b6-5769-9951-c77d3e89d883.html
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PITTSBURGH, PA (WBOY) — The longest active playoff streak, not only in the NHL but in all of North American professional sports, has come to an end.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will miss the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2006 following their 5-2 home loss against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday and the subsequent New York Islanders’ 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.
New York’s victory punches their playoff ticket and makes it mathematically impossible for the Penguins to make the playoffs, meaning that Pittsburgh will have to watch the 2023 NHL Playoffs from the sidelines.
Following New York’s victory against Montreal, the official Pittsburgh Penguins Twitter account posted: “And with that, the Penguins 16-season playoff streak comes to an end.”
Despite the heartbreaking news for fans, Pittsburgh’s season is not over yet. The NHL regular season officially ends on Friday, April 14 with the Penguin’s final game being a matchup against the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Thursday, April 13.
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2023-04-13T04:07:22+00:00
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wboy.com
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https://www.wboy.com/sports/penguins-16-season-playoff-streak-officially-snapped/
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
05-20-22-29-30
(five, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-nine, thirty)
Estimated jackpot: $102,000
¶ Maximum prize: $45,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
05-20-22-29-30
(five, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-nine, thirty)
Estimated jackpot: $102,000
¶ Maximum prize: $45,000
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2022-07-23T03:07:51+00:00
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sfgate.com
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https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Badger-5-game-17323928.php
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When President Biden announces his reelection bid in the coming weeks, he’ll enter a grueling 18-month phase of nonstop travel, sprinting from one swing state to another.
It’s expected to be a far different presidential election cycle than in 2020, when during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden campaigned largely from the comforts of his Delaware basement.
Even some allies wonder if Biden, who will turn 81 this year, can handle the rigors of the campaign, on top of his daily duties as president. Democrats are aware, more than ever, that his rivals will be watching for every verbal gaffe, messaging misfire and physical stumble to highlight his weaknesses and his age.
“It’s really going to put the president to the test,” said one Democratic strategist who has worked on recent presidential campaigns. “Campaign travel is brutal for all of us, but he has to travel from place to place and be at the top of his game at every stop because he’ll be scrutinized more than any other recent candidate.”
Republicans, the strategist added, “are already making age and mental acuity part of their argument.” The operative pointed to recent coverage on conservative outlets of Biden tripping on the stairs of Air Force One or when he fell off his bike last year because his foot got caught in the pedal.
“They’re going to be looking for anything to show he’s not up for the job and because he’ll be on the road a lot, there will inevitably be some moments,” the strategist said.
Or as another strategist put it: “The more he’s out there, the more likely he is to make a gaffe.”
2024’s campaign is not 2020’s
Before the pandemic began, some in Bidenworld wondered if they should winnow down events at the end of the day, when their candidate was prone to make more blunders.
In 2020, as Americans largely worked from home and social-distanced because of the pandemic, Biden built a small television studio in his Wilmington basement where he could deliver speeches and speak directly to voters without leaving his house, particularly during the tail end of the primary and start of the general election cycles. His pre-vaccination message was consistent: I’m staying home and following science.
And while then-President Donald Trump and other Republicans ridiculed Biden for “hiding” at home while they continued to travel, it was a strategy that paid off for him in the end.
Allies acknowledge there will be a higher bar for Biden this cycle.
Basil Smikle, the director of the Public Policy Program at Hunter College, who has served as a strategist and the executive director of the the New York State Democratic Party, said there will be more scrutiny not only of Biden’s interaction with voters but the “evaluations of his vigor as a campaigner.”
“He benefits from being able to control his environment now as president more so than he did in 2020,” Smikle said. “But even through that lens, the critiques may be more significant.”
Biden: ‘Watch me’
Biden has sought to quiet the criticism ahead of his expected campaign launch in April or May. He made a surprise overnight trip to Ukraine last month, traveling to the embattled nation on a 10-hour train ride. And he continues to crisscross the country to showcase his policies, as he did this week when he traveled to California.
“…How many 30-year-olds could travel to Poland, get on the train, go nine more hours, go to Ukraine, meet with President Zelensky?” first lady Jill Biden said in an interview with CNN earlier this month. “So, look at the man. Look what he’s doing. Look what he continues to do each and every day.”
Since taking office, those in Bidenworld say the president has become immune to the endless headlines about his age and mental capacities. “His view has always been, ‘Yeah, and?’” one ally said. “He knows better than most what a busy campaign is like, and he wouldn’t run again if he knew he wasn’t up for it.”
When reporters have asked him what he says to pundits and other observers who doubt an octogenarian can run for reelection, he has often replied, “Watch me.”
A Yahoo News/YouGov poll out earlier this month showed that 68 percent of voters surveyed said Biden is “too old for another term.” The poll also indicated that 48 percent of Democrats agreed that age is a problem for Biden.
But Democratic strategist Christy Setzer said campaigns have to adapt to the candidate they have, “whether that means doing long-form interviews over quick hits or fewer events or whatever.
“Biden is going to win in 2024 based on accomplishments and vibes and an understanding that he’s not looking to burn the country down,” Setzer said. “Not events stamina.”
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2023-03-19T12:53:25+00:00
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upmatters.com
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https://www.upmatters.com/hill-politics/bidens-camp-confident-hes-up-to-rigors-of-campaigning-even-amid-doubts/
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops on Sunday successfully pressed their swift counteroffensive in the northeastern part of the country, even as a nuclear power plant in the Russia-occupied south completely shut down in a bid to prevent a radiation disaster as fighting raged nearby.
Kyiv's action to reclaim Russia-occupied areas in the Kharkiv region forced Moscow to withdraw its troops to prevent them from being surrounded, leaving behind significant numbers of weapons and munitions in a hasty retreat as the war marked its 200th day on Sunday.
A jubilant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mocked the Russians in a video address Saturday night, saying that “the Russian army in these days is demonstrating the best that it can do — showing its back."
He posted a video of Ukrainian soldiers hoisting the national flag over Chkalovske, another town reclaimed in the counteroffensive.
While most attention was focused on the counteroffensive, Ukraine's nuclear energy operator said the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, was reconnected to Ukraine's electricity grid, allowing engineers to shut down its last operational reactor to safeguard the plant amid the fighting.
The plant, one of the 10 biggest atomic power stations in the world, has been occupied by Russian forces since the early days of the war. Ukraine and Russia have traded blame for shelling around it.
Since a Sept. 5 fire caused by shelling knocked the plant off transmission lines, the reactor was powering crucial safety equipment in so-called “island mode” — an unreliable regime that left the plant increasingly vulnerable to a potential nuclear accident.
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation at the plant in a call Sunday with French President Emmanuel Macron, the Kremlin said.
Ukraine's military chief, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyy, announced that its forces had recaptured about 3,000 square kilometers (about 1,160 square miles) since the counteroffensive began in early September. He noted that Ukrainian troops are only 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) from the border with Russia.
Kharkiv Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said Ukrainian troops have reclaimed control of more than 40 settlements in the Kharkiv region, noting he couldn't give a precise number because the operation is still unfolding.
Defense Minister Anna Malyar said Ukrainian forces are firing shells containing propaganda into areas where they seek to advance.
”One of the ways of informational work with the enemy in areas where there is no Internet is launching propaganda shells," she wrote on Facebook. "Before moving forward, our defenders say hello to the Russian invaders and give them the last opportunity to surrender. Otherwise, only death awaits them on Ukrainian soil.”
The Russian pullback marked the biggest battlefield success for Ukrainian forces since they thwarted a Russian attempt to seize the capital, Kyiv, at the start of the nearly seven-month war. The Kharkiv campaign came as a surprise for Moscow, which had relocated many of its troops from the region to the south in expectation of a counteroffensive there.
In an awkward attempt to save face, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday the troops' withdrawal from Izyum and other areas was intended to strengthen Moscow's forces in the neighboring Donetsk region to the south.
The explanation sounded similar to the justification Russia gave for pulling back from the Kyiv region earlier this year when they failed to take the capital.
The Russian forces around Izyum have been key for Moscow's effort to capture the Donetsk region, and their pullback will dramatically weaken its capability to press its offensive on Ukrainian strongholds of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk to the south.
A map released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday showed its forces retreating to a narrow patch of land along the border.
Igor Strelkov, who led Russia-backed forces when the separatist conflict in the Donbas erupted in 2014, mocked the Russian Defense Ministry's explanation of the retreat, suggesting that handing over Russia's own territory near the border was a “contribution to a Ukrainian settlement.”
The retreat drew an angry response from Russian military bloggers and nationalist commentators, who bemoaned it as a major defeat and urged the Kremlin to step up its war efforts. Many scathingly criticized Russian authorities for continuing with fireworks and other lavish festivities in Moscow that marked a city holiday on Saturday despite the debacle in Ukraine.
Just as the Russian forces were hastily pulling back from Izyum under Ukrainian fire on Saturday, Putin attended the opening of a huge Ferris wheel at a Moscow park, although it reportedly closed for repairs soon thereafter. He also inaugurated a new transport link and a sports arena.
The action underlined the Kremlin's narrative that the war it calls a “special military operation" was going according to plan without affecting Russians' everyday lives.
Pro-Kremlin political analyst Sergei Markov criticized the Moscow festivities as a grave mistake.
“The fireworks in Moscow on a tragic day of Russia’s military defeat will have extremely serious political consequences,” Markov wrote on his messaging app channel. “Authorities mustn’t celebrate when people are mourning.”
In a sign of a potential rift in the Russian leadership, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed head of Chechnya, said the retreat resulted from blunders by the Russian military leadership.
“They have made mistakes and I think they will draw the necessary conclusions,” Kadyrov said. “If they don’t make changes in the strategy of conducting the special military operation in the next day or two, I will be forced to contact the leadership of the Defense Ministry and the leadership of the country to explain the real situation on the ground."
Despite Ukraine’s gains, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the head of NATO warned Friday the war would likely drag on for months. Blinken said the conflict was entering a critical period and urged the West to keep supporting Ukraine through what could be a difficult winter.
The U.S. and its NATO allies have been working to make sure that Ukrainian forces have “the things that they most need right on the moment,” said Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
“And we are seeing the Ukrainians with a tremendous patriotic resolve -- but also after eight years of joint training with the U.S. military, going back to 2014 with the Crimea invasion -- we’re seeing the combined effect of collaborative training and resources that are right on time right at the moment, showing that Vladimir Putin’s grandiose dissolutions about what he might do in Ukraine are hollow and they’re failing,” he told CNN.
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2022-09-11T16:19:27+00:00
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springfieldnewssun.com
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Georgia is known as the Peach State but warming winters means fewer chill hours needed for fruit. Growers and horticulturists are now experimenting with new varieties.
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Georgia is known as the Peach State but warming winters means fewer chill hours needed for fruit. Growers and horticulturists are now experimenting with new varieties.
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2022-08-14T14:15:05+00:00
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wksu.org
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https://www.wksu.org/2022-08-14/encore-rising-temperatures-could-threaten-georgia-peaches
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BUHL -- Residents of this town are reaping the benefits of lower gas prices, but the secret has gotten out.
Now, people are coming from all over to fill up their gas tanks.
Prices stood at $4.69 on Monday at a couple gas stations in Buhl, while the lowest prices in Twin Falls appear to hover around $5. Gas prices in Buhl have been substantially lower for weeks.
“Response has been tremendous,” said Carl Kelly, owner of Kelly Oil in Buhl. “People come from all over the valley -- from Gooding, Wendell, Twin Falls and Kimberly.”
Interstate travelers also find themselves coming to Buhl, after checking their GasBuddy app, which points motorists in the direction of lower gas prices.
Twin Falls resident Shannon Marie Weeks said it’s worth it to go out of the way to get to Buhl. “I live in Twin Falls and commute to Meridian three days a week,” she said. “It only adds 10 minutes to my commute to go that way and it's totally worth it for the savings.”
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What’s behind the lower prices? Kelly is playing coy.
He doesn’t want to outright say that he started the trend toward lower prices, but “maybe I did,” he said.
In fact, other Buhl residents point to him.
“He was the cheapest for a good bit before all the other stations started to match his,” said Tammy Larkin, of Buhl.
Kelly said he saw people struggling with the higher gas prices and decided to do something about it.
“Prices were extremely high; it was hurting everyone here,” Kelly said. He says he is still making money despite the price drop, as he sells gasoline and motor oil from the store, which got its start in Buhl in 1969. He doesn’t sell snacks like convenience stores.
He won’t go into specifics about profit margin, but “I can tell you it (our profit) isn’t a lot, but it's enough for us. We are smaller; we don’t have a lot of overhead,” he explained.
It’s been about three months, Kelly said, that he’s been extra-diligent about keeping prices low.
Motorists appreciate his efforts.
“He certainly made things easier for a lot of us,” Larkin said.
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2022-07-25T19:57:49+00:00
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magicvalley.com
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https://magicvalley.com/motorists-travel-to-buhl-for-lower-gas-prices/article_441bf28a-0c4b-11ed-96d2-b7322cd8a290.html
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WALTHAM, Mass. and DUBLIN, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Q32 Bio, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing biologic therapeutics to restore immune homeostasis, and Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP), today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2 multi-center proof-of-concept study in adult subjects to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ADX-914 in persistent, moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD). Q32 Bio and Horizon are developing ADX-914, a fully human anti-IL-7Rα antibody that re-regulates adaptive immune function, in collaboration.
"The dosing of the first patient in our Phase 2 trial of ADX-914 is an important milestone for both companies that underscores our commitment to delivering novel, disease-modifying treatments to individuals with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases," said Jodie Morrison, Board Member and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Q32 Bio. "We appreciate our close collaboration with Horizon as we advance ADX-914 in the clinic."
"We are excited to advance the development of ADX-914 in patients suffering from moderate to severe atopic dermatitis," added Jason Campagna, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of Q32 Bio. "Auto-reactive T cells that have escaped immune regulation have a central role in autoimmune skin diseases, including AD, and ADX-914 has the potential to attenuate this pathology and help restore immune homeostasis by targeting both the IL-7 and TSLP signaling pathways."
"ADX-914 represents a potential unique approach to correcting immune system dysregulation," said Elizabeth H.Z. Thompson, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Horizon. "The start of this Phase 2 trial marks a significant moment in our collaboration with Q32 Bio, which we hope will result in meaningful advances for patients with autoimmune diseases such as atopic dermatitis."
AD is the most common type of eczema and affects more than 25 million people in the United States. In individuals with AD, the immune system is overactive, triggering inflammation that damages the skin barrier.
ADX-914 is a fully human anti-IL-7Rα antibody that re-regulates adaptive immune function by blocking signaling mediated by both IL-7 and TSLP. Q32 has recently completed a biomarker-enabled Phase 1 study characterizing pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of ADX-914 that demonstrated pharmacological effect on T cells in healthy volunteers. Q32 Bio has initiated a Phase 2 trial in atopic dermatitis and is planning to initiate a Phase 2 trial in a second autoimmune disease in 2023.
In August 2022, Q32 Bio and Horizon announced that they had entered into a collaboration and option agreement to develop ADX-914 for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Under the terms of the agreement, Horizon is obligated to fund development through completion of two Phase 2 trials of ADX-914, with Q32 being operationally responsible for the conduct of all program-related activities. Horizon received an option to acquire the ADX-914 program, exercisable through a period following completion of the Phase 2 trials.
Q32 Bio is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing biologic therapeutics targeting powerful regulators of the innate and adaptive immune systems to re-balance immunity in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Q32 Bio's lead programs, focused on the IL-7 / TSLP receptor pathways and complement system, address immune dysregulation to help patients take back control of their lives.
The company's most advanced program, ADX-914, is a fully human anti-IL-7Rα antibody that re-regulates adaptive immune function and is being developed in collaboration with Horizon Therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including Phase 2 trials in both atopic dermatitis and an undisclosed indication. The IL-7 and TSLP pathways have been genetically and biologically implicated in driving several T cell-mediated pathological processes in numerous autoimmune diseases.
Q32 Bio's lead program for innate immunity, ADX-097, is based on a novel platform enabling tissue-targeted regulation of the complement system without long-term systemic blockade – a key differentiator versus current complement therapeutics. Q32 Bio is currently conducting a first-in-human, Phase 1, ascending dose (SAD/MAD) clinical study of ADX-097 for the treatment of complement disorders. For more information, please visit www.Q32bio.com.
Horizon is a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines that address critical needs for people impacted by rare, autoimmune and severe inflammatory diseases. Our pipeline is purposeful: We apply scientific expertise and courage to bring clinically meaningful therapies to patients. We believe science and compassion must work together to transform lives. For more information on how we go to incredible lengths to impact lives, visit www.horizontherapeutics.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to expected activities and payments under the collaboration between Horizon and Q32 and the potential benefits of ADX-914. These forward-looking statements are based on Horizon's and Q32's current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with development, regulatory approval and commercialization of novel therapeutic candidates, the timing of development activities under the collaboration; the fact that the collaboration is subject to early termination and the fact that Horizon has limited control over the development of the ADX-914 program prior to exercising its acquisition option. For a further description of these and other risks facing Horizon, please see the risk factors described in Horizon's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in those filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and Horizon undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, except as may be required by law.
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Wyoming Governor Gordon and 24 Other Republican Governors Oppose Biden’s WOTUS Rule
Governor Mark Gordon and 24 other Republican governors issued a joint letter to President Joe Biden opposing the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and are calling on him to delay implementation until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling in Sackett v. EPA.
Per a recent press release from the governor's office, Gordon and the other governors argue that President Biden’s most recent revision only further complicates the efforts to create certainty for rural communities.
They argue "the Biden Administration’s overburdensome bureaucratic agenda could not come at a worse time for American families struggling with high inflation and rising gas prices."
“The rule is problematic in and of itself, but its timing is particularly troubling given record inflation and gas prices that threaten the livelihoods of so many communities,” the letter reads. “Those who rely on farming and small business as a backbone of their local economies are particularly vulnerable. Another burdensome and overbroad regulation from the federal government could not come at a worse time for America.”
President Biden’s WOTUS rule is being implemented months before the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide Sackett, which could significantly alter EPA’s regulatory authority.
The letter continues, “The substance of the rule hinders State governments as we seek to give clarity and consistency to businesses, farms, and individuals regarding the regulatory framework for water. The broad definitions used in the 514- page document only add to the confusing and complicated history of WOTUS. In fact, it appears that the EPA is seeking to regulate private ponds, ditches, and other small water features.”
Joining Governor Gordon as signatories to the letter are: Governors Brad Little (ID), Kay Ivey (AL), Mike Dunleavy (AK), Sarah Sanders (AR), Ron DeSantis (FL), Brian Kemp (GA), Eric Holcomb (IN), Kim Reynolds (IA), Tate Reeves (MS), Mike Parson (MO), Greg Gianforte (MT), Jim Pillen (NE), Joe Lombardo (NV), Chris Sununu (NH), Doug Burgum (ND), Mike DeWine (OH), Kevin Stitt (OK), Henry McMaster (SC), Kristi Noem (SD), Bill Lee (TN), Greg Abbott (TX), Spencer Cox (UT), Glenn Youngkin (VA) and Jim Justice (WV).
A copy of the letter may be found here.
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2023-01-31T21:08:53+00:00
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k2radio.com
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https://k2radio.com/wyoming-governor-gordon-and-24-other-republican-governors-oppose-bidens-wotus-rule/
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Ahead of the 2023 back-to-school season, JanSport set to launch classic tee, hat and beanie collection
DENVER, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JanSport, America's favorite backpack company, is leaning into its historic roots in the apparel industry by launching a line of tees, hats and beanies. JanSport's Classic Tees embrace the brand's nostalgic yet on-trend aesthetic with designs that resonate with their core consumer, Gen Z.
For more than 50 years, JanSport has continued to be more innovative, with each backpack, bag and accessory designed with its consumers top of mind. Now, it is extending this commitment into the apparel space, starting with its new line of Classic Tees. The JanSport Classic Tees are made with 100% Climate Considerate Cotton, which is farmed using practices intended to keep carbon out of the atmosphere and in our soils. This collection of tees features classic JanSport branding and bold prints, with each design providing an opportunity for self-expression with every wear, just like JanSport's range of backpacks and accessories.
Launching later this summer, JanSport will unveil a line of on-trend hats and beanies featuring the classic JanSport logo. The hat designs include the Broken in Dad Cap and Classic Trucker Hat, both available in the brand's popular corduroy fabric and colors such as black, antique white, hydrangea, deep juniper and curry. The hats are made with 100% BCI Cotton Twill or Cord. The beanie designs include Classic and Tall fit options and are made with 100% Recycled Poly. Both styles are available in JanSport's well-known pack colors, including black, coconut, deep lake and a skip daisy print.
"While backpacks are at our core, JanSport also has a deep-rooted history in the apparel industry," says Alexandra Reveles, Vice President Global Brand Management at JanSport. "For over 30 years, we created athletic jerseys and apparel for college students and we're excited to revisit this category for our core consumers, Gen Z, starting with the launch of our Classic Tees."
JanSport's Classic Tees are now available for purchase on JanSport.com for $35.00 each. JanSport's Hats and Beanies will be available beginning in August 2023 on JanSport.com and range from $24.00-$30.00.
About JanSport
JanSport, a division of VF Outdoor, LLC., was founded in 1967 in the Pacific Northwest by three pioneers in the outdoor industry and headquartered in Denver, CO. From the beginning, JanSport has lived true to its purpose; Always With You. The brand is a true and trusted ally throughout all life adventures and values inclusivity, authenticity, and self-expression. With sustainability at its core, JanSport is committed to improving the environmental impact of its products through material and manufacturing innovations while continuing to provide the same durability, versatility, and long-life JanSport packs are known for. Though the brand began by manufacturing and marketing world-class outdoor backpacks, the product offerings today include daypacks, bags and accessories sold on www.jansport.com, in department stores, and in specialty and boutique retail locations worldwide.
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2023-06-15T18:54:26+00:00
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kcbd.com
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https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2023/06/15/jansport-ventures-into-new-categories-with-classic-tees-hats-beanies/
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New laser cut, 2D card designs inspires more fun, meaningful ways to create magical moments this holiday season
BOSTON, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lovepop, leading designer of magical pop-up cards and gifts, introduces three brand new card collections, Lovepop Paperpop®, Lovepop Moments™️ and Lovepop Press™️, to its existing assortment of beautiful, high-quality pop-up cards, gifts and decor that help people share love for all occasions.
"Every day, we pour our hearts into creating beautiful, fun and meaningful ways for our customers to share love and connect with others," said Wombi Rose, Lovepop Co-Founder and CEO. "We love bringing continued innovation to our products, making it even easier to bring more people together, whether you're celebrating an important milestone, a holiday or an everyday moment."
The new collections feature the beautiful and unexpected designs the company is known for. Prices begin at $5 for a single card, a lower price than Lovepop's existing collection of iconic 3D pop-up cards. The collections are also offered in convenient box sets of 12 and 24 for even more value and ease heading into the holiday season.
- Lovepop Paperpop® ($7 per single card, $49 for set of 12, $89 for set of 24): Featuring Lovepop's signature 3D designs that pop up and fold flat, Paperpop cards also feature eye-catching front graphics and a coated satin finish. Box sets of 12 and 24 make it easy to plan ahead, stock up and save for any celebration.
- Lovepop Moments™️ ($7 per single card, $49 for set of 12): Moments cards feature a high quality, double layer paper with an intricate laser cut design for contrast. This beautiful collection is an elegant, elevated way to celebrate everyday moments with its new, memorable design technique.
- Lovepop Press™️ ($5 per single card): The perfect card option for anyone, these premium flat cards are made with high quality textured paper. Fun, witty and playful text accompanies a fully printed design on the cover for this collection of memorable cards.
Lovepop Paperpop®, Lovepop Moments™️ and Lovepop Press™️ cards are available for purchase on Lovepop.com. New designs will be added to all collections throughout the year. Discover the magic at Lovepop.com.
About Lovepop
Lovepop is on a mission to create one billion magical moments, with 46,934,600 total magical moments created to-date. Founded by naval architects, Lovepop combines art and engineering to stretch the bounds of the imagination and create magical cards and gifts that bring people together. Whether you're celebrating a holiday, an important milestone, or an everyday moment, Lovepop's thousands of unique designs make it easy to share love with meaning, creativity, and fun. For more information visit Lovepop.com.
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2022-09-23T14:32:10+00:00
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kswo.com
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https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2022/09/23/lovepop-introduces-new-card-categories-accelerating-its-business-with-expanded-assortment/
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs are eager to leave nearly two decades of playoff futility behind them.
Seizing an opportunity to prove they're no longer a team that falls short at the most important time of the year, the Leafs ended an 11-game losing streak in elimination games and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in overtime Saturday night.
The victory gave Toronto its first postseason series win since 2004 and sends the Maple Leafs into the Eastern Conference semifinals against Boston or Florida.
The Bruins and Panthers are tied 3-3 in their first-round series. Game 7 is Sunday in Boston.
“It's felt different all season,” coach Sheldon Keefe said. “It's nice to sit up here and say it is different.”
The Maple Leafs were 0 for 7 in playoff appearances from 2013 to 2022, including first-round exits each of the past six seasons.
To get past Tampa Bay, Toronto won three times in overtime on the road and ended the Lightning's run of three straight appearances in the Stanley Cup Final. The visiting team won five of six games, with the Maple Leafs taking Games 3, 4 and 6 in Tampa despite being outplayed for long stretches.
Defenseman Morgan Rielly said he and teammates were both happy and relieved to finally get over the hump. He also said it's difficult to pinpoint exactly what's different about this season's team,
“It's a tough question,” said Rielly, who scored the winning goal in Game 3. “I don't think there's any right answer.”
John Tavares had his first career playoff hat trick in a home victory in Game 2 and delivered the series winner at 4:35 of overtime Saturday night.
A year ago, the Lightning rallied from 2-1 and 3-2 series deficits to eliminate the Maple Leafs from the opening round in seven games. This time, Toronto twice trailed in the third period before coming from behind to win in OT.
“Even when they were being leaned on by us, they were opportunistic,” said Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, who felt the Lightning played better against Toronto this year than they did in eliminating the Maple Leafs in 2022.
“For a team and organization that has really had struggles in the playoffs, at some point they were going to get a break,” Cooper added. “It just sucks it was in a series against us.”
Now that they've finally managed to escape the first round, Keefe and his players say there's no room for complacency.
"It's been a long time coming for a lot of players in our locker room, a long time coming for me, and Leafs nation," Keefe said.
“At the same time,” Tavares added, “it's just one step.”
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2023-04-30T15:03:28+00:00
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TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, February 2, 2023
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157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
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Austin-
Including the cities of Sealy and Bellville
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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Highs around 70.
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showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
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Including the cities of Pearland, Alvin, and Angleton
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
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around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
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partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around
5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
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sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
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Brazos-
Including the cities of College Station and Bryan
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs
in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Burleson-
Including the cities of Caldwell and Somerville
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 50. Lows in the
lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper
50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
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in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Chambers-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell,
and Old River-Winfree
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in
the upper 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs
around 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ210-041000-
Colorado-
Including the cities of Columbus, Eagle Lake, and Weimar
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs
around 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ227-041000-
Fort Bend-
Including the cities of Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land,
Rosenberg, First Colony, and Pecan Grove
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ238-041000-
Inland Galveston-
Including the cities of League City and Friendswood
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows
around 40. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 50. East winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ198-041000-
Grimes-
Including the city of Navasota
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ213-041000-
Inland Harris-
Including the city of Houston
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ163-041000-
Houston-
Including the city of Crockett
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the lower 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ235-041000-
Inland Jackson-
Including the cities of Edna and Ganado
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around
5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
around 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ200-041000-
Northern Liberty-
Including the cities of Liberty, Cleveland, and Dayton
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the lower 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ176-041000-
Madison-
Including the city of Madisonville
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the lower 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs
in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ236-041000-
Inland Matagorda-
Including the city of Bay City
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the
upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around
5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ199-041000-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Conroe and The Woodlands
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs
around 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ179-041000-
Polk-
Including the cities of Livingston and Corrigan
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs around 70. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ178-041000-
San Jacinto-
Including the cities of Shepherd and Coldspring
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows around 50.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ164-041000-
Trinity-
Including the cities of Trinity and Groveton
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the lower 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ177-041000-
Walker-
Including the city of Huntsville
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ212-041000-
Waller-
Including the cities of Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire,
and Waller
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ197-041000-
Washington-
Including the city of Brenham
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ226-041000-
Wharton-
Including the cities of El Campo and Wharton
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ300-041000-
Southern Liberty-
Including the city of Devers
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in
the upper 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds around
5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Southeast winds around
5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ313-041000-
Coastal Harris-
Including the cities of Pasadena and Baytown
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in
the upper 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs around 70.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ338-041000-
Coastal Galveston-
Including the cities of Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cool. Near steady temperature in the lower
50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ337-041000-
Coastal Brazoria-
Including the cities of Lake Jackson, Freeport, and Clute
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the upper 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 50.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ336-041000-
Coastal Matagorda-
Including the city of Palacios
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the upper 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 40s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ335-041000-
Coastal Jackson-
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the upper 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the
upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around
5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
around 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ436-041000-
Matagorda Islands-
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cool. Near steady temperature in the mid
50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ437-041000-
Brazoria Islands-
Including the city of Surfside Beach
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and not as cool. Near steady
temperature in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs
around 70. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ438-041000-
Galveston Island-
Including the city of Galveston
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the mid 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and not as cool. Near steady
temperature in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 60.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ439-041000-
Bolivar Peninsula-
157 AM CST Fri Feb 3 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and not as cool. Near steady
temperature in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
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2023-02-03T08:30:30+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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https://www.lmtonline.com/weather/article/tx-houston-galveston-tx-zone-forecast-17761264.php
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Bucking historic midterm election trends, Democrats wrested control of state legislative chambers away from Republicans in Michigan and Minnesota while also gaining full control of state capitols in Maryland and Massachusetts.
The Democrats’ gains in Tuesday’s elections gave them power to set the agenda on topics ranging from state taxes and spending to contentious social issues in four states that previously had politically divided governments.
Democrats also gained legislative seats in Pennsylvania, another important presidential swing state where Republican lawmakers have held majorities against a Democratic governor.
Future control of several legislatures — including Republican-led Arizona’s and Democratic-led Nevada’s — remained unclear Wednesday as votes were still being counted. The New Hampshire House clerk said results show an almost even partisan divide in the 400-member chamber. That could set the stage for either unprecedented bipartisanship or major gridlock.
Democrats were thrilled with the results so far, especially since the president’s party almost always suffers legislative losses during midterm elections.
“By all accounts, this election should have been a landslide for Republicans. Instead, their so-called red wave is looking more like a puddle,” said Jessica Post, president of the national Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.
Republicans entered the election with full control of both legislative chambers and the governor’s office in 23 states, compared to 14 for Democrats, with the rest divided.
Democrats already controlled both legislative chambers in Maryland and Massachusetts but picked up their governorships by capturing seats being vacated by Republicans.
Even with Democratic gains, Republicans still will control more states and more total legislative seats.
Only twice since 1900 had the president’s party posted a net increase in state legislative seats during a midterm election — in 1934 during the Great Depression and in 2002, a year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
This year, “it’s becoming apparent that if either side gains seats, it’s going to be a narrow margin relative to history,” said Ben Williams, the NCSL’s principal for elections and redistricting.
Republicans said going into the election that they would be happy to keep what they held, though they had targeted several states for potential gains.
Despite some losses, Republicans withstood bigger Democratic spending in some states and “an incredibly challenging political environment” to maintain a majority of state legislatures, said Andrew Romeo, communications director for the Republican State Leadership Committee.
A summertime U.S. Supreme Court’s decision ending a half-century of national abortion rights — and returning the issue to states — gave Democrats a new campaign theme to counter Republican ads blaming Democrats for rising inflation and economic concerns.
In Michigan, voters passed a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights while narrowly electing Democratic legislative majorities. Lawmakers were running for the first time in new districts drawn by an independent citizens committee that gave Democrats a better chance than the previous districts draw by the GOP-led Legislature.
When newly elected lawmakers take office along with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, it will mark the first time in 40 years that Democrats wield full control of Michigan government.
State Sen. Jeremy Moss, campaign co-chair for Michigan’s Senate Democrats, said voters would see a different policy focus.
“We really have to restore the dignity of Michigan’s middle and working class,” Moss said. “That includes uplifting labor rights. That includes reversing this tax shift that Republicans placed upon them. That includes pushing forward on equal protection under the law.”
Though the economy was the top issue for Michigan voters, a majority also said the abortion ballot initiative was very important and that their views aligned most closely with the idea that abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of more than 3,200 of the state’s voters.
Republican House Speaker Jason Wentworth attributed the loss to redistricting and “special interests from all over the country” that aided Democrats. He predicted that Republicans would regain the chamber in two years.
In Minnesota, Democrats won control of the state Senate from Republicans while also defending their House majority against a Republican takeover attempt. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz also won reelection.
Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday that their agenda could include codifying abortion rights, legalizing recreational marijuana and increasing education funding, among other things.
Amy Koch, a former Republican Minnesota Senate majority leader turned political strategist, said the GOP should have won Tuesday. But she said Republicans failed to appeal to women who opposed the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and “were just upset with the GOP brand.”
“If Republicans don’t address that, we are never going to win statewide,” Koch said.
Republicans controlled both of Pennsylvania’s legislative chambers heading into the election. But Democrats made significant gains in the House, with some Democrats even predicting the chamber could flip their way by the time all the votes are counted.
The political shift was aided by more favorable districts drawn by four top lawmakers and a tie-breaking outsider, a slew of Republican retirements and victories by Democrats in high-profile races for governor and U.S. Senate.
By contrast, Ohio Republicans expanded their legislative majority while running under new districts drawn by a Republican-controlled redistricting commission. The maps remained in place for this election even though the state Supreme Court said they are unconstitutional and must be redrawn in the future.
Republicans won 26 of the 33 Ohio Senate seats — the largest supermajority since 1951, according to Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman.
Republicans also made gains in South Carolina, winning more than two-thirds of the House seats for the first time since at least Reconstruction.
But Republicans were short in their quest for veto-proof majorities in both legislative chambers in North Carolina and Wisconsin — two states with Democratic governors.
Alaska was among the states where legislative control might not be determined for a while.
Under the state’s new ranked choice voting system, if no one wins more than 50% of first-choice votes in a race, the next-choice votes for eliminated candidates will be tabulated in a process that’s expected to occur Nov. 23. But even that might not determine legislative control, because Alaska lawmakers don’t always organize along party lines. After the last two general elections, it took weeks into the next legislative session before the House formed a leadership coalition.
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Lieb reported from Jefferson City, Mo., Associated Press writers Becky Bohrer in Juneau, Alaska; Joey Cappelletti in Lansing, Mich.; Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, S.C.; Samantha Hendrickson in Columbus, Ohio; Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis; Holly Ramer in Concord, N.H., and Mark Scolforo in Harrisburg, Pa., contributed to this report.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the midterm elections at https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections and check out https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections to learn more about the issues and factors at play.
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2022-11-10T06:39:45+00:00
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wboy.com
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https://www.wboy.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-democrats-buck-midterm-history-to-win-control-of-4-states/
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VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund is now available for investment. Starting today, investors can purchase shares during a two-week subscription period. The fund will begin pursuing its investment objective on November 16, 2022.
Managed by Ninety One North America, Inc., the fund takes a structured, research-driven approach to investing that targets companies seeking to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon world. Portfolio managers Deirdre Cooper and Graeme Baker invest in companies that they believe will benefit from long-term structural tailwinds driven by the global transition to a lower-carbon economy. The fund invests in approximately 25 companies involved in activities including renewable energy, resource efficiency, and electrification.
"Creating funds with enduring investment merit is the cornerstone of Vanguard's disciplined product development efforts," said Dan Reyes, head of Vanguard Portfolio Review Department. "Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund is designed to meet the long-term investment needs and preferences of clients who want a concentrated, actively managed fund focused on decarbonization."
The fund caters to environmentally conscious investors who have a higher risk tolerance and want to augment a broadly diversified portfolio. At launch, the fund will have both Investor Shares (ticker: VEOIX, expense ratio: 0.75%, minimum initial investment: $3,000) and Admiral Shares (VEOAX, 0.60%, $50,000).
Since its founding in 1975, Vanguard has been a leader in active management. Vanguard partners with world-class investment advisors to offer investors a broad range of actively managed equity, bond, and balanced funds.
The Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund is the first Vanguard fund managed by Ninety One. The fund's portfolio managers have extensive expertise and a proven track record in global and decarbonization investing. Deirdre Cooper is head of sustainable equities at Ninety One and has developed deep experience in sustainable investing throughout her 25-year career in the industry. Graeme Baker is a portfolio manager on the sustainable equities team with 16 years of industry experience.
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What's happening in Arizona high school softball playoffs?
The final week of the year in Arizona high school sports is upon us. For state softball tournaments, that means a full week of battles leading up to Friday and Saturday’s championship games in Tempe. Here’s where things stand entering the home stretch:
6A
After a regular season that proved impossible to predict, the 6A playoffs are living up to their wide-open billing.
No. 4 seed Phoenix Xavier Prep — the reigning state champions and preseason favorites — has stormed into the semi-finals, allowing just six runs over its first three games. That’s thanks to senior Riley Flynn, who has pitched every inning so far, striking out 25 along the way and pitching a quarter-final no-hitter against No. 1 seed Phoenix Desert Vista.
The other team to reach the semi-finals without a loss is Mesa Red Mountain, another preseason favorite that had an underwhelming regular season en route to securing the No. 11 seed. The Mountain Lions upset Gilbert Perry, Queen Creek and Chandler Basha to get to this point. Ace Taylor Trowbridge has allowed just two earned runs through 21 innings across those three games while Red Mountain’s offense has come to life, scoring 16 runs so far.
Those two teams are joined in the semi-finals by No. 3 Queen Creek and No. 13 Chandler Hamilton, both of whom won in the losers’ bracket Tuesday afternoon to stay alive. Both those teams, though, will need to win consecutive games against Xavier Prep and Red Mountain, respectively, since they already have one less.
Hamilton’s run to this point is especially impressive as the Huskies dropped their opener against Xavier Prep before winning four straight elimination games to stay live. The final one, last Tuesday, came in a stunning 13-1 blowout of No. 1 Desert Vista.
5A
The reason that Surprise Willow Canyon secured the No. 1 seed is the same reason that they’re in the semi-finals. Marissa McCann, the Wildcats’ junior ace, is one of the best — if not the best — players in the state.
Through three playoff games, she’s struck out 43, walked two and given up four hits in 21 scoreless innings. Her ERA on the season is now 0.19.
In that context, it’s almost impossible to see Willow Canyon losing. No. 2 seed Waddell Canyon View, though, has put together an impressive run to the semi-finals in its own right, using a powerful offense to reach that point. Junior infielder Savannah Groshong has been particularly impressive, going 8-for-11 with six runs scored so far.
Tuesday’s elimination matchups with the semi-finals on the line pit Tucson Catalina Foothills against Cave Creek Cactus Shadows and Lake Havasu against Tucson Sunnyside.
4A
The first three rounds of the 4A playoffs have been quite the statement for Tucson softball.
In the top half of the bracket, Tucson Salpointe Catholic has won its three games by a combined 28-3 scoreline. The top-seeded Lancers might be the best team in the state across all six levels, but No. 3 seed Tucson Canyon del Oro is proving its caliber as well, advancing to the semi-finals with a combined winning margin of 31-6.
No. 2 Phoenix Greenway got a one-hit, 15-strikeout shutout from junior Kaitlyn Terry to stay alive Thursday, but even if the Demons can win Tuesday’s rematch against Cottonwood Mingus Union — to whom they lost, 6-4, in the second round — they would have to beat Salpointe Catholic twice in the semi-finals because of their earlier loss.
The two other remaining teams are Surprise Paradise Honors and Flagstaff Coconino, who play Tuesday for the right to play Canyon del Oro in the semis. Paradide Honors infielder Amailee Morales has carried a strong season into the playoffs, going 5-for-9 with two doubles and a home run so far.
3A
It’s the top two seeds in Friday’s 3A state championship game as No. 1 Tucson Sabino takes on No. 2 Winslow.
Winslow has taken a rocky path to the title game, scraping through the last two rounds with a pair of 8-7 wins. The Bulldogs are going to have to play a much cleaner game on Friday against Sabino, which is 31-3 and undefeated against 3A schools. The Sabercats have strolled to the championship, winning each game by at least nine runs to get to this point.
2A
The top two seeds in 2A — Benson and Eagar Round Valley — remain alive in the semi-finals. They’re joined by No. 5 Kingman Academy and No. 6 Willcox, who upset Santa Cruz Valley and Mohave Valley River Valley, respectively, to get to this point.
The semi-finals will take place Thursday ahead of Friday evening’s championship game.
1A
If you’re looking for close games or upsets, 1A hasn’t been the place to get them so far. Not only are the four top seeds are in the semi-finals, but No. 1 San Manuel has won its first two games by a combined 40 runs, No. 2 Superior by a combined 19 runs, No. 3 seed Williams by a combined 14 runs and No. 4 Bagdad by a combined 36 runs.
Having four dominant teams in the semi-finals, though, should set up an exciting final two rounds with the title on the line.
Theo Mackie covers Arizona high school sports and Phoenix Rising FC. He can be reached by email at theo.mackie@gannett.com and on Twitter @theo_mackie.
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2022-05-11T03:04:46+00:00
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FILE - The Netflix logo is displayed on the company's website, Feb. 2, 2023, in New York. Netflix gave audiences first looks at some planned and upcoming projects including “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “One Piece” and the third season of “Bridgerton” at a fan event on Saturday, June 17.
Netflix hypes ‘The Last Airbender,’ ‘One Piece’ at starry fan event
Netflix gave audiences first looks at some planned and upcoming projects including “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “One Piece” and the third season of “Bridgerton” at a fan event on Saturday
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will study whether to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways.
EPA has not revised its rules dealing with the nation's largest animal operations — which hold thousands of hogs, chickens and cattle — since 2008. The agency said in 2021 it planned no changes but announced Friday it had reconsidered in response to an environmental group's lawsuit.
While not committing to stronger requirements, EPA acknowledged needing more recent data about the extent of the problem — and affordable methods to limit it.
“EPA has decided to gather additional information and conduct a detailed study on these issues in order to be able to make an informed decision as to whether to undertake rulemaking,” the agency said.
Food & Water Watch, whose lawsuit prompted the agency's reversal, said a new approach was long overdue.
“For decades EPA’s lax rules have allowed for devastating and widespread public health and environmental impacts on vulnerable communities across the country,” Tarah Heinzen, the group's legal director, said Monday.
Beef, poultry and pork have become more affordable staples in the American diet thanks to industry consolidation and the rise of giant farms. Yet federal and state environmental agencies often lack basic information such as where they're located, how many animals they're raising and how they deal with manure.
Runoff of waste and fertilizers from the operations — and from croplands where manure is spread — fouls streams, rivers and lakes. It's a leading cause of algae blooms that create hazards in many waterways and dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Erie.
Under the Clean Water Act, EPA regulates large farms — known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs — covered by federal pollution permits. Federal law requires only those known to discharge waste to obtain permits, although some states make others do so.
EPA's most recent tally shows 6,266 of the nation's 21,237 CAFOs have permits.
In its plan, the agency said its rules impose “substantial and detailed requirements” on production areas — barns and feedlots where animals are held, plus manure storage facilities — as well as land where manure and wastewater are spread.
While prohibiting releases to waterways, the rules make exceptions for production area discharges caused by severe rainfall and for stormwater-related runoff from croplands where waste was applied in keeping with plans that manage factors such as timing and amounts.
In deciding whether to revise the rules, EPA said it would consider how well they're controlling pollution and how changing them would bring improvements.
The agency conceded its data on discharges to waterways is “sparse,” with a preliminary analysis based on reports from only 16 CAFOs. In addition to seeking information from more farms, EPA said it would assess whether discharges are widespread nationally or concentrated in particular states or regions.
It also will look into practices and technologies developed since the rules were last revised, their potential effectiveness at preventing releases, and their cost to farm owners and operators. Under the law, new requirements on farms must be “technologically available and economically achievable.”
Revising water pollution rules typically takes several years, three full-time employees and $1 million per year for contractor help, EPA said. The study will determine whether “the potential environmental benefits of undertaking rulemaking justify devoting the significant resources that are required," it said.
Livestock groups have said government regulation is strong enough and that voluntary measures such as planting off-season cover crops and buffer strips between croplands and waterways are the best way to curb runoff. The American Farm Bureau Federation declined comment Monday.
Environmental groups argue regulations should cover more farms, require better construction of manure lagoons to avoid leaks, and outlaw practices such as spreading waste on frozen ground, where it often washes away during rainstorms or thaws.
“We're not talking about really expensive fixes here," said Emily Miller, staff attorney with Food & Water Watch. “We need the standards to be stronger so they actually prevent discharges as they're supposed to do.”
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2023-01-23T22:52:56+00:00
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TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Rover® Moving and Storage, the innovative company developed by PODS® Founder, Pete Warhurst, announces the launch of its much anticipated franchising program. After experiencing rapid growth over the last two years, the company is looking to add approximately 20 franchise locations in 2023.
The company's executive management team brings over 100 years of moving and storage experience and will provide franchisees with detailed training and the use of the brand's trademark, technologies and processes. Ideal franchisee candidates must be qualified investors with operational and business experience.
"As we expand the Red Rover brand across the U.S., we want to partner with savvy and experienced individuals who want to be a part of an exciting, new concept that is creating a new category in the moving and storage industries – Fetchable Moving and Storage®," said Peter Warhurst, CEO and founder of Red Rover. "Expanding via franchising will enable us to grow our footprint more quickly. While our current model already services almost two thirds of long-distance movers in the country, it is important to offer our concept to more local movers and storers. We believe that together with our franchisees we can create an innovative company that fills a huge need in the industry."
Founded in 2020, Red Rover has quickly expanded to 15 markets across the United States. In 2022, the company opened locations in Chicago, Denver, Ft Myers FL, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Diego and Washington D.C.
A new moving and storage solution, Red Rover is focused on providing moving and storage solutions that are more affordable and flexible than traditional rental trucks or portable storage. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Red Rover was founded by Peter Warhurst, who founded PODS® and is a renowned innovator in the moving and storage industry. For more information, please visit RedRovers.com/franchising.
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2023-01-18T14:04:25+00:00
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — According to Russian state TV, the future of the Ukrainian regions captured by Moscow’s forces is all but decided: Referendums on becoming part of Russia will soon take place there, and the joyful residents who were abandoned by Kyiv will be able to prosper in peace.
In reality, the Kremlin appears to be in no rush to seal the deal on Ukraine’s southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the eastern provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk, even though officials it installed there already have announced plans for a vote to join Russia.
As the war in Ukraine nears its six-month mark, Moscow faces multiple problems in the territory it occupies -– from pulverized civilian infrastructure that needs urgent rebuilding as colder weather looms, to guerrilla resistance and increasingly debilitating attacks by Kyiv’s military forces that have been gearing up for a counteroffensive in the south.
Analysts say that what could have been a clear victory for the Kremlin is becoming something of a muddle.
“It is clear that the situation won’t stabilize for a long time,” even if referendums eventually are held, says Nikolai Petrov, a senior research fellow in Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia Program. “There will be the guerrilla movement, there will be underground resistance, there will be terrorist acts, there will be shelling. … Right now, the impression is that even the Kremlin doesn’t really believe that by holding these referendums, it would draw a thick line under it.”
Moscow’s plans to incorporate captured territories were clear from the outset of the Feb. 24 invasion. Several weeks in, separatist leaders of the self-proclaimed “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk, which the Kremlin recognized as independent states, voiced plans to hold votes on becoming part of Russia. While forces backed by Moscow control almost all of Luhansk, some estimates say Russia and the separatists control about 60% of the Donetsk region.
Similar announcements followed from Kremlin-backed administrations of the southern Kherson region, which is almost completely occupied by Russians, and in the Zaporizhzhia region, large swaths of which are under Moscow’s control.
While the Kremlin coyly says it is up to the residents to decide whether they formally want to live in Russia or Ukraine, lower-level officials talked about possible dates for the balloting.
Senior lawmaker Leonid Slutksy once mentioned July, although it did not occur. Vladimir Rogov, a Moscow-installed official in the Zaporizhzhia region, suggested the first half of September. Kirill Stremousov, a Kremlin-backed official in Kherson, talked about scheduling it before the end of the year.
As summer wanes, there is still no date for the referendums. Pro-Russian officials in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia say the votes will take place after Moscow takes full control of the rest of the Donetsk region, but the Kremlin’s gains there have been minimal recently. Still, campaigns promoting the votes are reportedly well underway.
Russian TV shows cities with billboards proclaiming, “Together with Russia.” Stremousov reports from Kherson almost daily on social media about his trips around the region, where he meets people adamant about joining Russia. In the Russian-controlled part of Zaporizhzhia, the Moscow-installed administration already has ordered an election commission to prepare for a referendum.
Balloting aside, there are other signs that Russia is planning on staying.
The ruble has been introduced alongside the Ukrainian hryvnia and has been used to pay out pensions and other benefits. Russian passports were offered to residents in a fast-track citizenship procedure. Schools were reported to have switched to a Russian curriculum, starting in September.
Russian license plates were given to car owners by traffic police, with Kherson and Zaporizhzhia assigned Russian region numbers 184 and 185. The Russian Interior Ministry, which oversees the traffic police, did not responded to an Associated Press request for comment to clarify how that was legal, given that both regions are still part of Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials and activists, meanwhile, paint a picture that contrasts sharply with the Russian TV portrayal of a bright future for the occupied territories under Moscow’s generous care.
Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai told AP that 90% of the population in the province’s large cities has left. Devastation and squalor “reigns” in the cities and towns seized by Russia, he said, and there are only a few villages not under Moscow’s control after weeks of exhausting battles.
Residents use “water from puddles” and build “a bonfire in the yard to cook food on, right next to garbage, Haidai said.
“Our people that manage to return home to collect their belongings don’t recognize towns and villages that used to blossom,” he added.
The situation isn’t as dire in the southern city of Kherson, which sits just north of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, according to pro-Ukrainian activist Konstantin Ryzhenko. Kherson was captured without much destruction early in the war, so most of its infrastructure is intact.
But supplies of essential goods have been uneven, and prices for food and medicine brought in from Russia have spiked, Ryzhenko told AP, adding that both are of “disgustingly low quality.”
Early in the war, thousands of Kherson residents regularly protested the occupation, but mass repressions forced many either to flee the city or to hide their views.
“Demonstrations have been impossible since May. If you publicly express anything pro-Ukrainian, an opinion on whatever subject, you are guaranteed to be taken into detention, tortured and beaten there,” Ryzhenko said.
Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov, whose city in the Zaporizhzhia region also was occupied early in the war, echoed Ryzhenko’s sentiment.
Mass arrests and purges of activists and opinion-makers with pro-Kyiv views began in May, said Fedorov, who spent time in Russian captivity for refusing to cooperate. More than 500 people in Melitopol remain in captivity, he told AP.
Despite that intimidation, he estimated that only about 10% of those who remain in the city would vote to join Russia if a referendum takes place.
“The idea of a referendum has discredited itself,” Fedorov said.
Kherson activist Ryzhenko believes a referendum would be rigged because “they’re already talking about voting online, voting at home. … So, you understand, the legitimacy of this voting will be nil.”
Russian political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin said that because so many people have left the occupied regions, “there will be nothing close to a proper polling of the population about their preferences.”
But Ukrainian authorities still have to regard such votes as a serious issue, said Vadim Karasev, head of the Kyiv-based Institute of Global Strategies think tank.
“After the referendums take place, Russia will consider the southern lands as part of its own territory and view Ukrainian attacks as attacks on Russia,” Karasev said in an interview.
He said the Kremlin might also be using the threat of referendums to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree to negotiations on Moscow’s conditions or else risk “losing the south” and a large part of its vital access to the sea.
Zelenskyy has said that if Moscow goes ahead with the votes, there will be no talks of any kind.
In the meantime, Ukrainian forces continue sporadic strikes against the Russian military in the Kherson region. On Thursday, Ukraine’s Operational Command South reported killing 29 “occupiers” near the town of Bilohirka, northeast of Kherson, as well as destroying artillery, armored vehicles and a military supply depot.
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2022-08-27T11:48:16+00:00
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80-year-old photography student inspires class on his birthday
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY/Gray News) - An 80-year-old student at a Wisconsin college with a love for photography celebrated his birthday with his class.
Randy Ryoti is not your usual college student and said he lives by his own motto.
“When you stop learning, you get old, and I’m not getting old,” Ryoti said.
Truer words have never been spoken for Ryoti, who recently turned 80.
Ryoti is auditing a photography class at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. But it turns out he’s not the only one learning. He’s also an inspiration to many in the class.
Ryoti said, when it comes to your birthday, no matter which one, there’s an unspoken rule.
“On your birthday you bring treats, so I brought a couple of pies to celebrate,” Ryoti said.
It’s a celebration among friends or fellow classmates he likes to call kids.
“When you are 80, they are kids,” he said.
Every Tuesday, Ryoti joins his fellow students for an Introduction to Photography class.
“I want the same skill digitally that I had in film,” he said.
Ryoti is proficient in film. He was an Army photographer stationed in Germany for three years. When he returned home from service, he opened his own photography business.
He said the hustle and bustle of his business started to take a toll on his love for photography, however, at 50 years old he closed his business and opened a new one.
Ryoti said he bought an old post office in Brillion, Wisconsin, and opened a pizza shop.
But Ryoti is always on the move. This past August, he sold his pizza shop and decided to try photography again. However, a lot has changed in those decades away from the camera.
“So I had to find someplace that would bring me from film to digital and bring me out of the Dark Ages to the 21st century,” Ryoti said.
Ryoti asked to audit professor Sarah Detweiler’s class at the university.
“I was like, ‘What the heck,’ then he told me how old he was and I was like, ‘Well, here we go,’” she said. “Because he had such a great attitude, I thought, ‘Why not?’”
Ryoti has a good attitude and he comes to class every week. Even fellow students can feel his love for photography.
“I think of the quote, ‘If it excites me, then I will take a good photo.’ He gets so excited and ready to see the whole process all the way through,” said junior Abby Rush.
Ryoti acts as an inspiration to others, including Monica Lee, a student returning to finish her art degree.
“When I walked in the first day, I was like, ‘Sweet, I’m not the oldest one here,’” she said.
Lee said Ryoti gives her hope for her own future.
“He teaches all of us you are never too old to learn something new. It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” Detweiler said.
And it certainly isn’t over for Ryoti.
“I am not tired. No, I’m just catching my wind. Stretching out for the home stretch,” he said.
Following the photo class, Ryoti said he will be taking photos for the love of taking photos. He hopes his classmates find that purpose too, even if it takes a few more classes.
“I signed up for the second semester,” he said. “I am coming back. My good days are tomorrow, and the day after, and I am going to continue making them.”
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2022-12-14T22:36:44+00:00
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National Western Life Insurance Company (National Western Life), a wholly owned subsidiary of National Western Life Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWLI), announced the execution of an annuity reinsurance transaction with Aspida Life Re Ltd. (Aspida Re), a Bermuda based reinsurer rated "A-" (Excellent) by A. M. Best and "A-" by KBRA. The transaction was effective July 1, 2022.
The reinsurance transaction is a strategic move designed to support plans previously announced by National Western Life to grow its business by expanding its distribution footprint and creating new market opportunities. This includes bringing new products to market through exclusive, proprietary distribution channels, as well as banks. "This reinsurance relationship helps us to better strengthen our position in the market as we prepare to launch several new products offering new and innovative solutions for the financial marketplace," stated Chad J. Tope, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at National Western Life.
National Western Life chose Aspida Re based on Aspida Re's industry leading investment expertise and strong financial strength ratings. The partnership will improve National Western Life's product competitiveness, increase financial flexibility, and provide an opportunity for incremental earnings.
"The reinsurance transaction with Aspida Re allows us to continue our growth strategy in a smart, methodical way," commented Ross R. Moody, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of National Western Life. "Ultimately, this will drive our growth strategy by providing us with the ability to offer more compelling rates in the market." Included in the transaction is reinsurance of an inforce block of National Western Life fixed-indexed annuities of $250 million. National Western Life will continue to administer and service these policies ceded to Aspida Re.
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National Western Life Group, Inc. is the parent organization of National Western Life Insurance Company, which is the parent organization of Ozark National Life Insurance Company, both stock life insurance companies in aggregate offering a broad portfolio of individual universal life, whole life and term insurance plans, as well as annuity products. At June 30, 2022, the Company maintained consolidated total assets of $13.3 billion, consolidated stockholders' equity of $2.1 billion, and combined life insurance in force of $20.3 billion.
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2022-08-09T16:30:16+00:00
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https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/08/09/national-western-life-focuses-growth-by-announcing-reinsurance-transaction/
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76ers vs. Nets: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Home/Road Splits
Published: Apr. 15, 2023 at 2:22 AM CDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago
The Brooklyn Nets are 8.5-point underdogs heading into Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, starting at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN. The matchup has an over/under of 214.5.
76ers vs. Nets Odds & Info
- When: Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET
- Where: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- TV: ESPN
Check out the latest NBA odds and place your bets on this matchup with BetMGM Sportsbook.
76ers Betting Records & Stats
- Philadelphia and its opponents have gone over 214.5 combined points in 56 of 82 games this season.
- Philadelphia's outings this year have an average total of 226.1, 11.6 more points than this matchup's over/under.
- The 76ers' ATS record is 48-34-0 this season.
- This season, Philadelphia has been favored 56 times and won 41, or 73.2%, of those games.
- Philadelphia has a record of 10-4, a 71.4% win rate, when it's favored by -350 or more by bookmakers this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the 76ers have a 77.8% chance to win.
Nets Betting Records & Stats
- Brooklyn has combined with its opponent to score more than 214.5 points in 57 of 82 games this season.
- The average over/under for Brooklyn's matchups this season is 225.9, 11.4 more points than this game's point total.
- Brooklyn is 43-39-0 ATS this year.
- The Nets have come away with 14 wins in the 38 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Brooklyn has won two of its four games when it is the underdog by at least +275 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Brooklyn has a 26.7% chance of pulling out a win.
76ers vs. Nets Over/Under Stats (Regular Season)
Additional 76ers Insights & Trends
- The 76ers have a 5-5 record against the spread while going 5-5 overall over their past 10 contests.
- The 76ers have hit the over in six of their last 10 contests.
- Philadelphia has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (25-16-0) than it has in road affairs (23-18-0).
- The 115.2 points per game the 76ers record are just 2.7 more points than the Nets give up (112.5).
- When Philadelphia totals more than 112.5 points, it is 35-11 against the spread and 41-5 overall.
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Additional Nets Insights & Trends
- Brooklyn has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall in its last 10 contests.
- In their past 10 games, the Nets have gone over the total five times.
- In 2022-23 against the spread, Brooklyn has a lower winning percentage at home (.488, 20-21-0 record) than away (.561, 23-18-0).
- The Nets score an average of 113.4 points per game, just 2.5 more points than the 110.9 the 76ers give up to opponents.
- When it scores more than 110.9 points, Brooklyn is 35-15 against the spread and 35-15 overall.
76ers vs. Nets Betting Splits
76ers vs. Nets Point Insights
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2023-04-15T07:56:18+00:00
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Red Sox vs. Braves Probable Starting Pitchers Today - May 10
The Atlanta Braves (25-11) bring a three-game win streak into a home contest versus the Boston Red Sox (21-16) at 7:20 PM ET on Wednesday.
The Braves will give the nod to Max Fried (2-1, 2.08 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 3 on the season, and the Red Sox will counter with Brayan Bello (1-1, 5.71 ERA).
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Red Sox vs. Braves Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
- Time: 7:20 PM ET
- TV: MLB Network
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
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- Probable Pitchers: Fried - ATL (2-1, 2.08 ERA) vs Bello - BOS (1-1, 5.71 ERA)
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Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Brayan Bello
- The Red Sox are sending Bello (1-1) to make his fifth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 5.71 ERA and 19 strikeouts through 17 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty's last appearance was on Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he tossed five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- In four games this season, the 23-year-old has an ERA of 5.71, with 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .338 against him.
- Bello will try to build upon a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he's averaging 4.3 innings per outing).
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Max Fried
- Fried (2-1) will take to the mound for the Braves and make his sixth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Friday, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed eight hits in six innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 2.08 and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .232 in five games this season.
- He has started five games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in one of them.
- In five starts, Fried has pitched through or past the fifth inning four times. He has a season average of 5.2 frames per outing.
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2023-05-10T17:40:47+00:00
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Rhode Island attorney general sues manufacturers of ‘forever chemicals’
May 25, 2023, 10:07 AM
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha filed a lawsuit Thursday against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, saying they have caused significant harm to the state’s residents and natural resources.
Neronha faulted the companies for engaging in what he described as “a massive and widespread campaign to knowingly deceive the public,” moving assets to avoid paying for damages, and manufacturing, marketing and selling hazardous chemicals for decades while knowing the risks.
The complaint, filed in Providence County Superior Court, alleges the companies violated state environmental and consumer protection laws.
“We are still uncovering the consequences of exposure to these hazardous chemicals by Rhode Islanders, but the burden of this enormous cost should be borne by the companies who made, marketed, and sold these products,” Neronha said.
The American Chemistry Council, an industry group, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
PFAS, which stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have been linked to cancer and other health problems in humans. They are called “forever chemicals” because they don’t degrade in the environment and remain in the bloodstream.
They were used for years in firefighting foams, nonstick frying pans, water-repellent fabrics, stain-resistant rugs and other products.
Rhode Island’s General Assembly recently prohibited food packaging containing PFAS.
Other states have taken similar actions.
Massachusetts last year sued more than a dozen companies involved in the manufacture or marketing of the chemicals, also alleging they knowingly polluted the environment and endangered public health.
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2023-05-25T22:39:50+00:00
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mynorthwest.com
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https://mynorthwest.com/3893217/rhode-island-attorney-general-sues-manufacturers-of-forever-chemicals/
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Damar Hamlin is 'a positive energy bubble' at Bills facility
As the Buffalo Bills prepare to play the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday in the AFC playoffs divisional round, Bills head coach Sean McDermott has told reporters that safety Damar Hamlin is at the team facility almost daily.
"It's limited, just overall, but he comes in and — it really just started really today or yesterday — just trying to get back to a little bit of a routine, just getting himself acclimated again, taking it one baby step at a time," said McDermott on Wednesday as he spoke about Hamlin.
Sunday's Bills-Bengals reunion will come 20 days after Hamlin, a defensive player in his second NFL season, suffered a cardiac arrest and fell to the ground in front of a shocked stadium following a tackle.
That night, players were in tears as they watched a medical team resuscitate the 24-year-old before an ambulance carried him off the field in critical condition.
The remainder of the Bills-Bengals game was canceled as Hamlin remained hospitalized and NFL teams and fans across the league paid tribute to the football player with T-shirts, signs, jersey patches and on-field prayers.
Hamlin was discharged last week after a hospital stay watched nationwide that involved him being sedated and put on a ventilator.
Video below: Bills praise trainer who was first to deliver CPR to Hamlin on the field
McDermott said Hamlin isn't attending team meetings at this stage, but that the 24-year-old is "dipping his toe back in here and getting on the road to just getting back to himself."
Hamlin's return to the team has been a welcome presence says offensive lineman Dion Dawkins.
"His appearance, like walking around here, it's a positive thing and to see three [Hamlin wears the No. 3 on his jersey] just smile and just wave and just put his hearts up and keep it pushing. It's a positive energy bubble that's just floating around the facility," said Dawkins.
Quarterback Josh Allen agreed that Hamlin's presence has been able to ease the emotional strain on the players.
"With guys being able to see a little bit of Damar and I know coach said he's been in the building, guys being able to see him and talk with him. I think that kind of alleviates most of that," said Allen.
Since Hamlin's injury, the Bills went on to finish second in the AFC behind the Kansas City Chiefs before narrowly beating the Miami Dolphins 34-31 in the Wild Card playoff round, setting themselves up for a rematch with the Bengals in the divisional playoff.
When Bengals' quarterback Joe Burrow was asked about facing the Bills again he said, "It's just another game, another playoff game."
"Obviously what happened, that's always in the back of everybody's minds, but now it's win or go home. I think that's what everybody's mostly focused on."
The Bills-Bengals game's kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET on Sunday.
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2023-01-19T13:49:28+00:00
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wmur.com
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https://www.wmur.com/article/damar-hamlin-is-a-positive-energy-bubble-at-bills-facility/42564256
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The Dark Knight is hanging up his cape.
Former New York Mets ace Matt Harvey announced his retirement from baseball on Friday. The 34-year-old last played in 2021 and shared his retirement news via social media.
“To the fans, most importantly the NY Mets fans: you made a dream come true for me,” Harvey wrote on Instagram. “A dream I never could have thought to be true. Who would have thought a kid from Mystic, CT would be able to play in the greatest city in the world, his hometown. You are forever embedded in my heart.
“Goodbye, Baseball. And thank you.”
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Harvey began his MLB career with the Mets in 2012.
The next year, he gained superhero status, gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated as “The Dark Night of Gotham” and starting the 2013 All-Star Game at his home ballpark of Citi Field. He finished fourth in NL Cy Young voting after going 9-5 with a 2.27 ERA and 191 strikeouts.
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Tommy John surgery in October 2013 kept Harvey out for the entire 2014 season. He returned in 2015 and was part of a Mets team that won the NL pennant before falling to the Kansas City Royals in the World Series.
Harvey played in New York until May 2018, when he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. From there, Harvey’s MLB journey included stops with the Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles. His final MLB start came on Sept. 8, 2021, with the Orioles.
Last May, MLB suspended Harvey for 60 games for distributing a prohibited drug of abuse, violating the league’s joint drug program.
For his career, Harvey had a 50-66 record, 4.42 ERA and 867 strikeouts.
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2023-05-05T15:39:44+00:00
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nbcchicago.com
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https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/former-mets-ace-matt-harvey-announces-retirement-from-baseball/3134813/
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(The Hill) – The ongoing drug shortages impacting the U.S. are now threatening to exhaust two commonly used forms of penicillin, Pfizer said in a warning to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday.
Pfizer alerted the FDA that there is “a limited supply and impending stock out” of Bicillin L-A and Bicillin C-R, two of its injectable penicillin products.
Bicillin L-A is used to treat strep infections in the throat, nose or skin; syphilis or syphilis-like infections; and also to prevent problems stemming from strep. Bicillin C-R is also used to treat strep infections in the throat, nose, skin or soft tissues as well as scarlet fever, pneumonia and ear infections.
Bicillin injections are colloquially referred to as the “peanut butter shot” in the military due to the color of the drug. The injection is widely known as being particularly painful. Neither of these drugs are available in lower-cost generic forms.
Pfizer cited a “complex combination of factors” for the shortage, including an increase in demand and a rise in syphilis rates.
The company estimated that supplies of Bicillin C-R would be depleted around the third quarter of this year, while pediatric pre-filled syringes of Bicillin L-A would be depleted even earlier.
This warning comes amid shortages of several other crucial medications. Cancer centers in the U.S. are reporting shortages of two key chemotherapy drugs, while the Adderall shortage that was announced late last year persists.
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2023-06-13T23:33:31+00:00
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nwahomepage.com
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https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/pfizer-warns-fda-of-shrinking-penicillin-supply/
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How Michigan universities are changing security, campus protocols after MSU tragedy
After a shooter recently killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University, universities throughout the state are re-evaluating security protocols on their own campuses.
The Free Press reached out to all public in-state universities with questions about campus security, including whether their classroom doors have locks easily deployed from the inside and if they can remotely lock all exterior building doors at the same time.
Most offered some information. But representatives from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, Saginaw Valley State University, Lake Superior State University and Ferris State University did not respond to questions.
Here's what they said.
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University of Michigan
Spokesperson Melissa Overton provided the following statement:
“The Division of Public Safety and Security (DPSS) continually evaluates our security posture and practices. Access control systems are used across campus and Michigan Medicine. In collaboration with our campus partners, we work to understand their needs, evaluate risk and make recommendations that balance safety, access and a sense of community.
“However, providing safety and security services on a large, public campus requires more than access control. It requires a layered approach, including deploying staff and community resources and building trust and relationships with those we serve.”
In a separate statement, she also said, "U-M began installing door locking mechanisms for our classrooms and class labs in August 2019. As the project continues, several interconnected locking systems have been installed in large classrooms with multiple entrances. In addition, we continue to assess and identify opportunities to enhance the safety and security of our community. We do not disclose which doors have been completed yet."
University of Michigan-Flint
Spokesperson Robb King said security assessments and discussions are ongoing following the MSU shooting.
"All academic buildings are open (and unlocked) to those who are faculty, staff or students or someone with a business necessity, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday. After 6 p.m. all campus buildings require MCard (swipe card) access to enter. All campus buildings require swipe card access on Saturdays and Sundays.
"All campus buildings are equipped with remote locking systems. The Department of Public Safety’s Operation Center has the capability of locking down all exterior doors."
Western Michigan University
Spokesperson Paula M. Davis provided the following statement:
"Access to WMU residence halls and apartments requires card access or a key for entry 24/7. The University's academic and administrative buildings are open during business hours, which vary depending on how the building is used. Academic buildings are open for day and evening classes as well as for public events. After business hours, buildings are inaccessible without an access card or key. The WMU Department of Public Safety can centrally lock down all buildings with card access, which encompasses nearly all buildings. The department can also centrally lock classrooms with card access.
We also have systems in place to safeguard the campus community, including our sworn, accredited police force that patrols campus 24/7/365, a centralized video surveillance system that's tied in to the more than 1,500 cameras that cover campus and the centralized lock down capability noted. The safety of our campus community is our top priority."
Wayne State University
Spokesperson Matt Lockwood provided the following statement:
“Our campus is and will remain an open campus. We have multiple security protocols in place, but it is impractical to lockdown classroom buildings 24 hours a day. The university, and specifically our police department, are constantly looking to improve campus safety. The police department does have the ability to lockdown buildings from its headquarters.
Northern Michigan University
Spokesperson Derek Hall provided the following statement:
"As a public university, many of Northern Michigan University’s buildings are, and will continue to be, open to the public during regular operating hours. Student residence halls are only accessible through a card access system. NMU’s Campus Police Department has the ability to automatically lock buildings from a central location, and (a) linked security camera allows campus officials to communicate and monitor activity remotely. NMU’s security protocols and campus training activities are comprehensive and updated frequently."
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Michigan Technological University
Spokesperson Stefanie Sidortsova provided the following statement:
"As a public entity, Michigan Tech creates a welcoming environment for our students and the community at large while maintaining certain security measures that help protect, to the best of our ability, the safety of our campus. While our Public Safety and Police Services department, as well as our Incident Command Team, regularly evaluate these security measures, tragic events so close to home prompt additional review and consideration. An ad hoc task force is currently reviewing campus safety and emergency procedures and will provide the University’s administration with recommendations for improvement."
Grand Valley State University
Spokesperson Mary Eilleen Lyon provided the following answers in response to specific Free Press questions.
"Our housing areas are locked 24/7 with electronic access. As a state institution, the remainder of our buildings are open to the general public during normal business hours. All classroom spaces on the campuses have individual locks that are easily operated to secure any interior classroom space.
"We want to wait for the final report from Michigan State University to look at our own policies and procedures to identify best practices and any changes we would consider implementing.
"Our integrated and comprehensive 24/7 police dispatch is able to secure all exterior doors to the Allendale, Pew Grand Rapids and the Health campuses."
Eastern Michigan University
Spokesperson Walter Kraft provided the following answers to Free Press questions. He also acknowledged EMU does not have the ability to lock all exterior doors simultaneously, but it "is among the several measures being reviewed and considered."
"Like most colleges and universities, EMU is committed to ensuring an accessible and welcoming campus while also working diligently to ensure the safety of our students and employees. Residential buildings always require card swipe access, which is limited to residents. Other non-residential buildings are open during regular business hours, and some non-residential buildings are open during later hours, such as the Student Center. Hours are determined by the range of activities scheduled inside each building. All buildings are locked outside of business hours with access limited to swipe card access.
"The MSU incident has certainly led to additional discussions about safety protocols and how we can further keep our students and employees safe. ... This includes the update of building hours regularly based on usage and operations."
He noted EMU has more than 1,000 cameras on campus that are monitored around the clock, 70 blue-light emergency stations and offers regular training sessions related to possible on-campus active shooter situations.
Central Michigan University
Spokesperson Aaron Mills provided the following answers to specific questions from the Free Press.
"Like most public universities, our residence halls require a campus ID to gain access to the buildings, and there also are public-serving academic and non-academic buildings on campus that do not require check-in or ID card access. As a public-serving university, CMU’s campus serves as a hub for our students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners. We are proud to offer educational and engaging learning experiences not only for students, but also for their families and for taxpayers throughout the state. ... We strive to be an open, welcoming campus while also maintaining a safe environment for teaching, learning and research.
"We have been many conversations and discussions this week about building access on our campus...We are always exploring options to add new layers of security to our campus. We are exploring opportunities to remotely place academic and administrative buildings into secure mode, a control currently in place in our residential buildings. However, as a public-serving institution and an open campus, it would not be feasible to lock down every building on campus 24 hours a day.
"Using electronically controlled doors, the CMU Police Department has the ability to remotely place residential halls in secure mode. ... We continue to review best practices for educational institutions to improve our layered approach to security and will continue to build upon the strong foundation already in place on campus."
Oakland University
Spokesperson Brian Bierley said the university cannot lock all exterior buildings simultaneously, but the school is reviewing security protocols.
"When the classroom is unoccupied, they should be locked. Each professor makes their own decision whether to lock or leave the door unlocked when they are conducting class."
"Most doors now can be locked externally using a key and we have been adding high-quality inside locks to classrooms and working student laboratories over the past five years. This has been done through university funding and external fundraising efforts as we build new buildings and remodel existing buildings."
Oakland University Police Chief Mark Gordon provided additional comments:
"The best way to protect yourself should you find yourself in an active shooting incident is to be prepared in advance. That requires forethought and creating an action plan. Here at Oakland, we teach our community the Run, Hide, Fight techniques hoping that one of the three approaches will keep you safe. We know from previous shooting incidents in our nation that those with a pre-planned action plan increase their likelihood of survival tremendously."
Contact Dave Boucher: dboucher@freepress.com, and follow him on Twitter @Dave_Boucher1. Contact David Jesse: 313-222-8851 or djesse@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter:@reporterdavidj
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2023-02-27T18:08:34+00:00
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freep.com
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https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2023/02/27/michigan-university-campus-security/69948769007/
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High school graduation shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt at Xavier University
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An elderly woman was killed and two males wounded when an argument between two females erupted into gunfire Tuesday at a university campus after a high school graduation there, New Orleans police said.
The males received wounds that were not life-threatening — one hit in a shoulder, the other in a leg, authorities told news outlets. Police did not give their ages.
The gunfire occurred about 11:45 a.m. near the Xavier University of Louisiana Convocation Center, where Morris Jeff Community School held its high school graduation Tuesday morning.
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A little more than an hour later, investigators were setting evidence cones near empty shell casings, a pair of shoes, and a handgun that lay near a minivan with a flat tire. Others were using cellphones to take photographs through the windows of a car.
A man comforted a young woman in a graduation gown as they sat at the rear of a minivan inside the parking lot marked off with crime scene tape — a lot about the size of a city block. Crime scene tape marked another vehicle about a block away, with an officer posted there.
Deputy Superintendent Chris Goodly told reporters he did not know whether the people who fought in the parking lot were the ones who pulled guns, or how many guns or bullets were fired.
Three people were being questioned, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
"Multiple subjects were detained at the scene for questioning. No arrests have been made as of this writing," police said in a news release around 3 p.m.
RELATED: 1 dead in shooting during high school graduation at Tennessee college
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards noted that the shooting came two weeks after four people were wounded in a shooting outside another high school graduation at Southeastern Louisiana University.
"Those who perpetuate these senseless acts of violence will be brought to justice," Edwards said. "We must do more to keep our communities safe, and this means we must do more to ensure that those who pose an unacceptable risk of harm to others aren’t able to acquire or keep firearms.
"In light of recent gun violence in Buffalo and Uvalde, gun safety discussions and action involving expanded background checks and red flag laws are very much in order."
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The shooting comes as New Orleans is grappling with rising homicides. The Metropolitan Crime Commission reported 120 homicides as of May 30, up from 80 a year earlier and 51 at this time in 2019 — a year when killings marked a 49-year low.
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2022-06-01T05:47:39+00:00
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fox35orlando.com
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https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/high-school-graduation-shooting-leaves-1-dead-2-hurt-at-xavier-university
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Organizations donate $25,000 to UF food pantry
Published: Nov. 29, 2022 at 11:55 PM EST|Updated: 18 minutes ago
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The University of Florida food pantry is getting a $25,000 donation to help put food on the table for people across North Central Florida.
UF officials announced the donation from the Pepsi Stronger Together Initiative and Winn-Dixie.
Employees from Pepsi and Winn-Dixie will deliver groceries to the Hitchcock Field and Fork Pantry on Wednesday morning.
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2022-11-30T05:15:02+00:00
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Cheney continues to lead in campaign donations
U.S. House candidate second quarter campaign finance reports filed last Friday show Republican incumbent Liz Cheney continues to lead in contributions.
Cheney continues to lead in campaign donations
U.S. House candidate second quarter campaign finance reports filed last Friday show Republican incumbent Liz Cheney continues to lead in contributions.
She raised close to $2.94 million between April and the end of June, which matched the contributions seen in the last quarter. Overall, the candidate’s principal campaign committee has collected more than $13 million since the beginning of 2021.
Cheney is among the top 10 House incumbents in Congress who have raised the most money this election cycle, according to data from the government transparency group Open Secrets. The candidate who has raised the most is currently Rep. Val Demings, R-Fla., who has brought in $42.4 million since last year, and Cheney is ranked No. 9.
Although she is not the largest fundraiser in the nation, she is in first place among her four challengers in the Republican primary Aug. 16.
Harriet Hageman, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, follows in contributions. She raised $1.8 million this past quarter, and $3.87 million overall so far this election cycle, according to her most recent report to the Federal Election Commission. Her campaign announced Friday that the amount she raised in the first two weeks of July pushed her over the $4 million mark, and it will appear in the next fundraising report.
WYDOT crew helps rescue eight ducklings
CODY (WNE) — Three members of the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Cody’s longtime bird rescuer were crucial in saving a family of ducklings under a cattle guard in Wapiti.
It all started when Susan Ahalt received a call Wednesday night from a woman in Wapiti whose friend, when driving on the property, had heard cheeping from under a cattle guard.
The property owner called Ahalt of Ironside Bird Rescue, and the “Bird Lady” responded, but couldn’t reach the ducklings.
Although Ahalt went out the next morning, she still couldn’t catch them in her net, so WYDOT was called, as the cattle guard is on a state easement.
Jim Berry of WYDOT said his crew, including Shaun Emmett and Joe Klein, was at the shop getting ready for another job when they got the call.
The crew cut off a section of the cattle guard and lifted it with a front-end loader. Then, Berry and Klein went down into the hole to grab the eight ducklings.
“We’d try to get a hold of them and they slipped through our hands,” Berry said.
But one-by-one, the ducklings were handed up to Ahalt.
“These guys all cared,” she said of the WYDOT workers. “Three big, burly guys and they picked up these teeny little ducks.”
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2022-07-22T13:14:52+00:00
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a man accused of exploiting the East Palestine train derailment disaster with a sham charity he used to collect more than $100,000.
The lawsuit, filed on Monday, accuses Michael "Mike" Peppel of operating an "unlawful charity using a high-profile disaster to divert donations away from the intended recipients."
Fast Facts
A Norfolk Southerntrain carrying toxic chemicals derailed on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, located in Northeast Ohio's Columbiana County.
The derailment released over a million gallons of hazardous materials from at least 39 railcars, with substances running into nearby Sulfur Run as well as other waterways. Since the derailment, East Palestine residents have reported feeling ill.
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Red Flags
Second Harvest Food Bank in Northeast Ohio started getting flooded with calls and emails after the explosive train derailment. But the messages raised red flags for executive director Michael Iberis.
"This particular website was tugging at their hearts and saying, 'Look, we got this problem down here, and we have created this entity to be able to help those people on the ground with water and other things — and we are partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley,'" Iberis told Scripps News reporter Morgan Trau.
But that partnership wasn’t real.
People from around the country asked Iberis and his team if they were affiliated with the Ohio Clean Water Fund. After enough calls, he published on their website that they were not with the fund.
"This is where it started to unravel," the charity director said.
Peppel, upon seeing the posts from Second Harvest denying their relationship, reached out to Iberis.
"He was indicating to me that 'maybe there's some kind of a misunderstanding here' and 'I have $10,000 for you,'" Iberis said.
Peppel did deliver the $10,000, and after he did, that was when Iberis said he knew this was a scam.
"It was definitely something that had to be taken to a higher level," the director said. "That's when we referred it to the attorney general."
SEE MORE: CDC investigators sick after studying East Palestine derailment
Lawsuit
In the scathing lawsuit, Yost alleged that Peppel and others had pocketed at least $131,000 of the more than $141,000 raised from more than 3,200 donors.
“The idea that somebody would so brazenly exploit a disaster situation and the good hearts of people who want to help is unconscionable,” Yost said. “I’m mad as hell about this, and we’re going to make sure this sham charity gets shut down.”
Peppel used more than $90,000 of the funds on "administration fees," according to the lawsuit.
The suspect said he needed that much money because "utilizing a texting service to raise money is costly," Youngstown news station WFMJ-TV reported.
Financial expert Michael Goldberg said that doesn't make sense.
"A typical charity spends 75% of its budget on programs, according to Charity Navigator," Goldberg said. "So in the case of the gentleman who is raising money and he's saying that 75% of the money is going towards data and other fees, is completely out of whack with what the standards are — and frankly, it's a red flag."
Yost also cited the discrepancies in his filing as a charity. The Ohio Clean Water Fund was formed as a limited liability company in March 2023 by Peppel, but the IRS has not recognized them as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
"Peppel is profiting illegally from this well-publicized tragedy with his unlawful charity, Ohio Clean Water, and rampant deceptive and fraudulent practices," Yost said.
Yost sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop Peppel from engaging in more "charitable" solicitations.
"He just took advantage of the people of East Palestine, who suffered enough by being victimized not only by Norfolk Southern but now from this person who lives in the same county that they do," Iberis said. "And then he victimized all the people that sent money, the 3,000 people that actually sent money because they cared."
Peppel and his legal team did not respond to requests.
"Have you seen any other parts of that money since this report came out?" Trau asked Iberis.
"We have not," he responded.
SEE MORE: Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment
Aftermath
As of right now, the case will be heard in the Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas.
On Tuesday, Judge Scott Washam granted Yost's temporary restraining order, saying there is "good cause" to believe that defendants Peppel and/or Ohio Clean Water have "unlawfully solicited funds" and that their order would be "in the public interest."
This means that Peppel must cease all types of solicitations. He is also not allowed to transfer property or funds. The order remains in effect for 13 more days.
"They should be put in jail, as far as I'm concerned," Iberis said about people who commit this type of fraudulent behavior. "That's where they belong."
Iberis and his team plan to attend all hearings.
"Obviously, he's a total scoundrel; there's no question about it," the director added.
The first hearing is scheduled for April 20.
“Here’s a message for anybody else who might hope to profit from the situation in East Palestine: Don’t even think about it,” Yost said.
Who is Peppel?
Working around Capitol Square in Columbus, Peppel is a well-known name. He stopped working as Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli's legislative aide on Feb. 3, the day of the derailment. Rulli represents Salem, and his district encompasses East Palestine. He also worked as an aide to U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, also in the same area.
Rulli did not respond to comment, and a Senate spokesperson declined to comment on the pending litigation. Johnson's team did not respond.
Peppel's bio has been removed from places he has previously worked and from a company he was supposed to work at. McKinley Strategies, run by TimkenSteel CEO Ward Timken, Jr., told the Columbus Dispatch that the company "decided not to bring him on when allegations about the charity fund came to light."
The fact that Peppel was working in government should worry everyone, Iberis added.
"I think that we seriously need to talk to our elected officials about... doing more to shore up the process for identifying scammers," he said.
As a society, he said, people should be worried when scammers are working in the government.
SEE MORE: Mistrust stirs on East Palestine crisis as Ohio sues Norfolk Southern
How to help East Palestine
Second Harvest is still collecting funds to help the town, but only from their website or location.
For those wanting to make a charitable contribution, Yost encouraged donors to research charities.
Anyone can visit the attorney general’s Good Giving Guidelines and Research Charities webpage to check whether charities have complied with registration requirements.
This article was written by Morgan Trau for Scripps News Cleveland and Cincinnati.
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A look at what’s happening around baseball Monday:
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HOTLANTA
After another slow start to the season, the reigning World Series champion Braves are surging like an October contender once again, riding an 11-game winning streak into a series at Washington.
It’s the club’s best stretch since winning 14 straight from July 26 to Aug. 9, 2013. Atlanta has outscored opponents 74-30 with 22 homers during the run, and the pitching staff has a 2.32 ERA over the same span.
Braves right-hander Ian Anderson (5-3, 4.53 ERA) has two victories in that time, although he also has a 5.25 ERA his past two starts — Atlanta scored 13 runs behind him in each game. He’ll face Nats righty Josiah Gray (6-4, 4.33) to start the series.
LYNN IS IN
Lance Lynn will return from the injured list and pitch for the White Sox a day earlier than planned after manager Tony La Russa shuffled his rotation in response to Michael Kopech’s injury Sunday.
Kopech left a start against Texas after 13 pitches with right knee discomfort, and La Russa ended up using Johnny Cueto — Monday’s projected starter — in relief. Kopech was optimistic he’ll return soon, and La Russa said the right-hander could be back by next Sunday.
Lynn was slated to return Tuesday but instead will take Cueto’s vacated spot for the opener of a series at Detroit. Lynn had right knee surgery during spring training and has yet to pitch this season. The 35-year-old was 11-6 with a 2.69 ERA over 28 starts last year.
MASTERFUL MARLIN
Miami right-hander Sandy Alcantara tries to keep up his impressive run when he starts against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
The 26-year-old Alcantara (6-2, 1.61 ERA) has allowed just three earned runs in 48 innings over his last six starts.
Aaron Nola (4-4, 3.50) pitches for Philadelphia, which had its nine-game winning streak end Sunday with a loss to Arizona.
BACK TO WRIGLEY
The Cubs return home with a season-high six-game losing streak as lefty Justin Steele (1-5, 4.79 ERA) takes on Yu Darvish (5-3, 3.61) and the Padres.
Chicago got hammered 18-4 on Sunday at Yankee Stadium, and was outscored 28-5 while getting swept in a three-game series.
The Cubs fell to 4-23 overall against the Yankees, including a pair of World Series sweeps in the 1930s by New York teams starring Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio. The Cubs are 0-12 in the Bronx.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Live updates from Saturday's second and third rounds of the Masters (all times local):
2:50 p.m.
The Masters says its prize money this year will be $18 million, an increase from $15 million a year ago. The winner will get $3,240,000. That's more than the entire purse ($3.2 million) at the Masters 25 years ago.
None of the majors has matched the PGA Tour's $20 million purse for its elevated events — The Players Championship has a $25 million purse.
The next major is the PGA Championship, and PGA of America officials have been waiting to see what the Masters would do with its purse. The PGA Championship also was at $15 million last year.
The U.S. Open purse last year was $17.5 million, while the British Open purse was $14 million.
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2:35 p.m.
Brooks Koepka has opened a four-stroke lead over Jon Rahm and is beginning to put some distance between the rest of the field in a rain-drenched third round of the Masters.
But three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson is lurking on the fluctuating leaderboard.
Mickelson is 1 under through six holes Saturday and has moved into a tie for fifth place eight shots behind Koepka, who is 13 under. Collin Morikawa is in third place, six shots back at 7 under in third place.
Amateur Sam Bennett has fallen off the pace and is 2 over for the day, seven shots behind.
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11:15 a.m.
LIV star Brooks Koepka holds a two-shot lead at the Masters over Jon Rahm at 12 under following the conclusion of the weather-delayed second round.
Despite a steady rain, the third round will get underway at 11:30 with players teeing off in threesomes from both the front and back nine as tournament officials look to squeeze in as much golf as possible with more bad weather in the forecast.
Amateur Sam Bennett is four shots behind at 8 under. First round co-leader Viktor Hovland is seven shots back after a shooting 73, leaving him in a tie for fifth place with Collin Morikawa.
Rahm took to the course Saturday morning at 9 under through nine holes and rallied to pull to within one shot on the lead on two occasions, but a bogey on 18 amid a heavy downpour left him two shots behind Koepka. Koepka finished his second round on Friday and will be fresh for the third round.
Tiger Woods made the cut — barely — for the 23rd straight year, tying a tournament record. For those fans harboring hopes of another miracle run and sixth Masters title by Woods, the largest 36-hole comeback in Masters history came from Jack Burke Jr., who overcame an eight-shot deficit to beat amateur Ken Venturi in 1956. Woods trails by 15 strokes.
It poured throughout the completion of the second round and the course is growing more saturated following an overnight rain, making play increasingly more difficult.
“I you manage to break 70 this afternoon in these conditions it will be a pretty good score,” said Shane Lowry.
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10:35 a.m.
Tiger Woods has backed into more history at the Masters.
On a cold, rainy morning, Woods made his 23rd consecutive cut at the Masters despite closing the weather-delayed second round with back-to-back bogeys.
He ties the record shared by Gary Player and Fred Couples. Woods has never missed the Masters cut since turning professional.
Woods finished the round with a 1-over 73 and walked off the course a shot above the projected cut line of 2-over 146. But the line climbed to 3 over when Justin Thomas made a bogey at the 17th.
Woods' spot in the final two rounds was secured when Thomas failed to make a birdie at the 18th.
Thomas wound up missing the cut himself when he made another bogey at the 18th.
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10 a.m.
Tiger Woods is in danger of missing the Masters cut for the first time in his professional career.
Woods closed out his weather-delayed second round with back-to-back bogeys for a 1-over 73. That left him with a 3-over 147 at the midway point of the tournament.
At the moment, he's below the projected cut line of 2 over. But there's a chance Woods could play the final two rounds if either Justin Thomas or Sungjae Im drops another shot coming in.
If so, the top-50 cut line would move to 3 over.
Woods has made 22 consecutive cuts at the Masters since turning pro. He is one away from tying the record shared by Gary Player and Fred Couples.
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8:30 a.m.
It appears that Fred Couples will be playing the rest of the weekend at the Masters.
The 1992 champion finished his second round with a bogey, leaving him at 1 over for the championship and inside the projected cut line. That would make the 63-year-old Couples the oldest player to make the cut at Augusta National, beating the mark that Bernhard Langer set during the 2020 tournament by about 3 1/2 months.
It also would be the 31st career cut for Couples, trailing only Jack Nicklaus' record of 37.
At one point, Couples made 23 straight cuts to tie Gary Player for the longest such streak at the Masters. Five-time champion Tiger Woods can join them by making the cut Saturday. He had six holes left in the cold, rainy weather and was right on the projected cut line of 2 over. Woods has never missed the cut as a professional.
Players are trying to finish the second round, which was suspended Friday due to weather, before the third round begins later Saturday. The temperature is in the 40s with a cold drizzle and rain is expected to continue throughout the day with storms possible.
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8 a.m.
The second round of the Masters resumed after storms brought down three pine trees the previous day and ground play to a halt. Brooks Koepka has the clubhouse lead at 12 under with Jon Rahm among those giving chase.
There were two stoppages during the second round Friday, the first for 21 minutes and the second for the day. The second suspension came moments after the three massive pines fell near the 17th tee. Nobody in their vicinity was hurt.
The forecast for the rest of the weekend calls for more rain and high temperatures in the 50s.
Rahm resumed his second round three shots back of Koepka with the back nine still to play. Also yet to finish their second rounds were Viktor Hovland, who shared the first-round lead and was 6 under, and Cameron Young, who was 5 under.
Tiger Woods was bundled up in a stocking cap and puffy vest as he warmed up under floodlights before the sun rose on the practice range Saturday. He was 2 over and just inside the cut line with seven holes left to play. The five-time Masters champion is trying to make his 23rd consecutive cut at Augusta National, tying the record shared by Gary Player and Fred Couples. Woods has never missed one at the Masters as a professional.
Also in contention is U.S. Amateur champion Sam Bennett, who finished his second round and is 8 under. That's the second-best 36-hole score by an amateur at the Masters behind only Ken Venturi, who was one better in 1956.
Louis Oosthuizen did not return to finish his second round. He was 7 over before withdrawing due to injury.
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2023-04-08T18:57:29+00:00
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates , Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- e&, formerly known as Etisalat Group, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management, as a founding partner of FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX, the biggest sporting event in the Middle East, bringing the best in entertainment and digital experiences for residents and motorsport enthusiasts alike.
As a founding partner for the signature event, e& will work closely with Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management and Formula 1® in driving consumer engagement with digital experiences.
Since e&'s global transformation to a technology and investment conglomerate earlier this year, the company has continued its journey with steady progress in creating innovative solutions using next-generation technologies. This has created limitless possibilities built on connections, connectivity and collaboration. Through its specialised business pillars, the Group continues to bring more power, freedom and joy to its customers, delivering technology solutions that create and enable platforms for smart connectivity, holistic digital experiences and entertainment.
Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO, e&, said: "These are exciting times for us and we are delighted to partner with the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the season finale and a world-renowned motorsports event that brings the best of global sport and entertainment to the UAE. Our multi-year strategic partnership with such a premium global brand offers us multiple opportunities to not only build new relationships and enhance customer experiences but also to seal our brand positioning as the global technology and investment conglomerate that digitally empowers societies."
"Today, the country is a global destination of sports; given the world-class facilities and diverse landscape, the UAE and the emirate of Abu Dhabi will be more prevalent on the world's sporting calendar. We are proud to be part of this global show alongside other reputed global brands, a next-generation, technology-driven sport appealing to a broad and ever-growing audience that resonates with the values of e& and its ambitions of transforming into a global technology and investment conglomerate. The event will give us an opportunity to explore possibilities that will elevate the visitor experience in the most innovative way at Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix."
Saif Al Noaimi, CEO, Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management, said: "We are proud and honored to announce e& as a founding partner to the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Having the world's eyes on Abu Dhabi during Race Week, provides e& with an excellent platform for the brand to tell its global transformation story, as it grows and evolves. The 14th edition of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix promises to be a fantastic event, with exceptional demand following last year's record-breaking race weekend, we look forward to welcoming thousands of global F1® fans to Yas Island, we will once again create some unforgettable memories for visitors from around the world in front of our biggest ever crowds. We look forward to e& joining us on that journey."
This year's race weekend takes place from November 17-20 at Yas Marina Circuit, with the 2022 F1® season-finale following an action-packed four days of entertainment and racing action. Fans can look forward to the thrills of live action at Yas Marina Circuit, the fun-filled adventures of Yas Island and the iconic Yasalam After-Race Concerts at Etihad Park.
With the world's biggest motorsport stars heading to the iconic Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday 20th November, fans can look forward to an incredible spectacle as the F1® season comes to a close later this year in Abu Dhabi.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Another U.S. congressional delegation is visiting Taiwan as tensions remain high with China over its claims to the self-governed island.
A steady stream of U.S. visitors have come to meet with Taiwanese officials since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited in early August. Since then, China has stepped up its military harassment of Taiwan, sending warships, warplanes and even drones towards the island on a daily basis.
The eight-member bipartisan delegation is scheduled to meet with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday.
It is led by Florida Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who is among lawmakers who introduced a bill that would allow the U.S. to lend weapons to support Taiwan, similar to a bill that had passed to lend weapons to Ukraine. Last week, the Biden administration approved a $1 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
The other visitors are Hawaii Democrat Kaiali’i Kahele and Republicans Scott Franklin of Florida, Joe Wilson of South Carolina, Andy Barr of Kentucky, Darrell Issa of California, Claudia Tenney of New York, and Kat Cammack of Florida.
Pelosi was the highest-level member of the U.S. government to visit Taiwan in 25 years. China responded by holding extended military exercises that included firing missiles over the island and sending ships across the midline of the Taiwan Strait, which was long a buffer between the two sides. Some of the missiles landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
China sees high-level foreign visits to the island as interference in its affairs and de facto recognition of Taiwanese sovereignty. China's recent military drills were seen by some as a rehearsal of future military action against the island, which U.S. military leaders say could come within the next few years.
Following Pelosi's trip, a U.S. senator and another congressional delegation visited Taiwan, as well as public officials from Japan and Palau. Further, both Arizona and Indiana's governors made visits with a focus on semiconductors, the industry which Taiwan's companies dominate.
The U.S politicians have called their visits a show of support for the island.
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Which Batman plush is best?
The world’s greatest detective and caped crusader might have an intimidating presence to supervillains, but in plush toy form, Batman isn’t easily able to frighten anyone. Of course, there are tons of different styles and other characters from DC stories to consider when looking for a plush.
If you want the best Batman plush for collectors and super fans, the YuMe Batman 80th Anniversary Collector Plush is the top choice. With a cute design and three different styles, it appeals to kids and adults who love Batman.
What to know before you buy a Batman plush
Looking for more Batman stuff?
Batman plush toys are fun, but there’s much more available inspired by the Dark Knight if you don’t care about it being a plush toy specifically. Figures and collectibles of all kinds can be found to celebrate one of the most famous superheroes of all time.
Size
Large plush toys can be nice for kids to hug or cuddle, but a large plush could be difficult for small children to carry around or handle. If you want a Batman plush that can be attached to a backpack or keychain, a miniature plush doll might be the best choice. Smaller plush toys can be more convenient for travel, so consider the portability of a plush before you buy.
Gifts
If you’re looking for a Batman plush to give as a gift, consider the recipient. There are Batman plush toys that are better for children to play with, while some designs and styles are intended for adult fans and collectors. There are Batman plush toys intended for dogs or other pets to play with, so it’s possible to find a Batman plush toy suitable for anyone.
What to look for in a quality Batman plush
Softness
The plush material should be soft and squishy, especially if a kid will be using it. Consider the stuffing material for a larger plush doll before you buy; in a smaller Batman plush, it may be too difficult to tell the difference anyway. The best Batman plush toys have fabric that’s soft to the touch in addition to being squeezable.
Details
Many plush designs are highly stylized and omit details for a simplified and cute style. The problem is that there’s a fine line between exaggerating only the important and identifying details of a character and forgetting important aspects of the design. Depending on the details of the Batsuit that are most important to you, not all plush toys may represent Batman the way you want.
Collecting
Some Batman plush toys are part of larger plush collections and series. Quality options may be collectible plushes that are fun stand-alone items while also being part of a group. The benefit of starting a collection with a Batman plush is that Batman on his own doesn’t feel like an incomplete collection.
How much you can expect to spend on a Batman plush
Smaller Batman plush toys can be found for $10-$20. It may cost more if the plush is larger or has higher value as a collector’s item.
Batman plush FAQ
Are there plush toys for other DC characters?
A. There are tons of DC plush toys out there, but they vary greatly in quality. You might find some other iconic plush characters in blind box collections. If you’re looking for large plush toys of other DC superheroes, it’s tricky to find big plush of a suitable quality. Mini plush dolls for other characters such as Supergirl and Wonder Woman are out there. It’s generally easier to find action figures or statues of iconic DC comics characters than plush dolls.
What’s the most unusual Batman plush?
A. Batman suits or stylized depictions of the character in plush form can look pretty odd or unique. If you want a very brightly colored Batman plush (perhaps similar in style to the blue and gray suit worn by Adam West), it could be difficult to find. Probably one of the most unusual Batman plush designs is a doll that doubles as a little coin bank for safely storing money. Another unusual Batman plush is Gund’s Fuzzy Blue Batman, which is a classic stuffed bear dressed in a Batman costume.
What’s the best Batman plush to buy?
Top Batman plush
YuMe Batman 80th Anniversary Collector Plush
What you need to know: This anniversary collector’s plush comes in a simple but sleek display box for safe storage and shelf display.
What you’ll love: It’s available in three different Batsuits. The plush is highly stylized with a large head and overall cute appearance. The plush material is high quality and very soft.
What you should consider: It’s a bit on the expensive side; you might be able to find the plush for less from other sellers. Some customers reported that the box arrived damaged.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Batman plush for the money
Toynk DC Comics Heroez Clipz Batman Collectible Mini Plush
What you need to know: This affordable and easily portable plush Batman clips right onto a keychain or bag so you can bring the Dark Knight with you anywhere.
What you’ll love: It measures about 4 inches in height. This plush has a Batsuit with gloves, utility belt, boots and cape. The small scale makes it good for travel or a stocking stuffer.
What you should consider: The plastic clip isn’t easily detachable or particularly sturdy, but the low price is hard to beat for a simple little decoration.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Franco Cuddle Pillow Buddy LEGO Batman
What you need to know: This large plush inspired by his design in “The Lego Batman Movie” is a fun plush for fans of Lego, Batman or both.
What you’ll love: It measures about 20 inches tall. The plush is soft and squishy polyester, easy for kids to hug. The surface can be spot-cleaned if needed. The plush is shaped similarly to a Lego minifigure, with the unique Lego hand shape and everything.
What you should consider: Some customers have reported receiving a damaged product.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLP, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ: SBCF)'s merger with Professional Holding Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, Professional shareholders would receive 0.8909 shares of Seacoast common stock for each share of Professional common stock. If you are a Seacoast shareholder, click here to learn more about your rights and options.
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When: Elizabeth Township supervisors meeting, May 8.
What happened: Township supervisors approved advertising the bidding process for upgrades to the municipal building located at 423 Southview Drive in Lititz.
Background: The firm Schillaci Architects Ltd., based in Stevens, is currently working on plans for the design and architectural services for the new addition, including a conference room. The process started in March, and according to Loren Miller, township administrator, this phase of the project should be completed over the next month.
Expansion needed: When reached via phone May 10, Miller estimated the project cost should be around $450,000. The last expansion occurred in 1990, and improvements are needed to accommodate for better public meeting space and to facilitate in the election process since the municipal building serves as a polling place, Miller said. The addition should be completed by mid-2024.
Penn-Elm Park: Supervisors discussed renovations to Penn-Elm Lions Club Park, including new restrooms and other enhancements. The township took over control of the park from Penryn Fire Company last month, with a lease agreement for 25 years.
Details: The restrooms are outdated and in need of improvements and maintenance, said Miller on May 12. “The restroom facilities are not ADA-compliant,” he said, referring to the law that states bathrooms must accommodate people with disabilities. At the meeting, Glenn Martin, road superintendent, said, “The shed needs some work. It’s not in good shape.” Also, the park safety lights are not set on timers or motion-detection sensors. That will be evaluated and addressed, Miller said.
What’s next: Supervisors didn’t make a decision at the meeting. Chair Michael S. Diehl indicated this will be addressed in coming months.
Next meeting: The next board meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m. June 12.
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2023-05-19T11:36:37+00:00
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lancasteronline.com
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LAS VEGAS – The competitors stand rigidly upright with their hands behind their backs, waiting to absorb a brutal slap to the face.
When the open-handed blow is delivered, there's a sharp report and the reaction can be dramatic. Some fighters barely move, while others stumble backward or fall to the floor. Some are knocked out.
UFC President Dana White is selling slap fighting as the next big thing in combat sports, putting his money and the resources of one of the world's foremost mixed martial arts organizations behind the Power Slap League. The Nevada Athletic Commission has sanctioned the league for competitions in Las Vegas.
"It’s a home run,” said White, who is among several UFC officials involved in the league.
Some slap-fighting beatdowns have gone viral, including a video from eastern Europe showing a man who continues to compete even as half of his face swells to seemingly twice its size. Such exposure has led to questions about the safety of slap fighting, particularly the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative brain disease believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head. A former chairman of the commission, which regulates combat sports in Nevada, says approving the league was a mistake.
Chris Nowinski, cofounder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, agrees, calling slap fighting “one of the stupidest things you can do.”
“There’s nothing fun, there’s nothing interesting and there’s nothing sporting,” Nowinski said. “They’re trying to dress up a really stupid activity to try to make money.”
White and the competitors remain unfazed, comparing commentary on slapping to the negative reaction the UFC faced in its infancy more than 20 years ago.
“I think it’s definitely overblown with the topics of CTE and the damage that we’re taking,” said Ryan Phillips, a Power Slap League fighter. "I think a lot of people still just don’t understand that it’s still a slap.”
Concerns about concussions leading to CTE, which can cause violent mood swings, depression and memory loss, aren’t confined to combat sports. The disease has shown up in the brains of former rugby players, and the NFL and college football have taken steps to cut down on blows to the head by changing rules regarding tackling and other hits. CTE can only be detected during an autopsy.
Despite the naysayers, White said he believes slap fighting will follow a similar trajectory to mixed martial arts, which the late Sen. John McCain referred to as “human cockfighting" in 1996, when the UFC didn’t have weight classes or many rules. McCain’s criticism helped force the organization to become more structured, leading to its widespread acceptance.
White said the ratings of the TBS reality show “Power Slap: Road to the Title” bear out the early popularity of what to many is still a curiosity.
White said he realized there could be a market for the sport in the U.S. when he clocked the millions of YouTube views of slap fighting videos from eastern Europe in 2017 and 2018. The videos were often poorly produced, the slap matches unregulated. White became convinced that fights with written rules and shot with professional video equipment could convert many internet viewers into dedicated, paying fans.
The Nevada commission gave slap fighting some much needed legitimacy when it unanimously sanctioned the sport in October and a month later awarded White a license to promote it.
But White’s enterprise was hampered when he was captured on video slapping his wife on New Year’s Eve. White apologized, but has acknowledged it damaged efforts to get the league off the ground. White is no newcomer to controversy: Former UFC fighters Kajan Johnson and Clarence Dollaway filed a lawsuit in 2021 against Endeavor, the organization’s parent company, alleging that UFC takes an inordinate share of the profits.
But White is charging ahead.
Three qualifying events have taken place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, ahead of the March 11 telecast on the streaming platform Rumble in which champions will be crowned in four weight classes.
Power Slap fights are typically three to five rounds. The fighters take turns hitting each other in the face with an open hand, and those on the receiving end stand with their hands behind their backs. A fighter has up to 60 seconds to recover and respond after receiving a blow. Fighters can earn up to 10 points based on the effectiveness of the slap and the defender’s reaction.
Fights can end in a decision, knockout, technical knockout or disqualification, such as for an illegal slap. All slaps are subject to video review. Each event has two referees and three judges.
Also present are a supervising doctor and a physician or physician’s assistant, plus three EMTs and three ambulances. White has touted the safety record of the UFC, but has not talked specifically about injuries in the Power Slap League.
White says slap fighting is safer than boxing or mixed martial arts because each contestant usually takes only three blows per bout. In boxing, White said, that number could be 400 or more, and that doesn’t include the shots taken during sparring. There is no sparring in slap fighting, he noted.
Nowinski of the concussion foundation said while there may be no sparring in practice sessions, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen elsewhere. He said comparing boxing to power slapping is misleading because slap fighters take a full blow each time.
"You can slip (boxing) punches,” Nowinski said. But in slap fighting “you’re taking out everything that’s interesting to watch and everything sporting (from boxing) and just doing the brain damage part.”
Nowinski said slap fighters don’t make enough money to justify the risk. The Power Slap League wouldn’t disclose how much it pays fighters, but said in a statement that participants are compensated for every match and can also earn "appearance fees” and “additional discretionary bonuses.”
Stephen J. Cloobeck, who was chairman of the state commission when it sanctioned slap fighting, said White and former UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta sold him on the legitimacy of the sport.
“I made a mistake,” Cloobeck said. “I'm not happy about it."
The commission recently approved amended rules to better define what constitutes a legal slap in an effort to minimize serious injuries.
“The No. 1 thing is the health and safety of the fighter,” commission Chairman Anthony Marnell III said at a Feb 15 meeting. “Always has been, always will be."
But he went on to say: “It seems like there is a market for this, whether you like it or not.”
Phillips, the slap fighter, said participants can defend themselves without losing points, such as rolling away before the hand makes impact.
And the fighters know if they lose the coin toss and get slapped first, it will hurt.
“I know what’s coming,” fighter Vernon Cathey said. “I’m tensing up. There’s a lot of stuff I can do to protect myself.”
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2023-03-08T15:00:13+00:00
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Impact Day: Sunshine to Rain
Impact Day: Sunshine to Rain
SEVEN DAYS. IT WAS FANTASTIC. AND EVEN A PORTION OF TODAY WAS LOVELY. AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TEMPERATURES OVER THE LAST SEVEN DAYS, YOU CAN SEE IT WAS A CLEAR AIM INTO THE EIGHTIES AND SEVENTIES AND IT FELT WONDERFUL. NOW, TODAY WE HIT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 80 DEGREES HERE AND MILWAUKEE. AND THIS MIGHT BE THE LAST TIME WE SEE THIS FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE TEMPERATURES ARE SWINGING COOLER. SOME AREAS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE ARE ALREADY NOTICING SOME COLDER AIR MOVING IN. 50 RIGHT NOW IN EAU CLAIRE. AND AS YOU STEP BACK THROUGH MINNESOTA IN A MINI ATLAS, ROCHESTER THERE IN THE FORTIES, THIS IS BECAUSE WE’RE TRACKING OUT A COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWING TO THE EAST AS WELL AS THIS LOW. AND THAT’S GOING TO STIR UP THE ATMOSPHERE. ALREADY DOING SO, BRINGING RAIN AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS IOWA. AND THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO ILLINOIS HERE TONIGHT. AND WE COULD EVEN SEE SOME OF THAT WET WEATHER. NOW WE NOTICE A LOT OF RAIN ON THE RADAR AT THE MOMENT, BUT FOR SOME AREAS, THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW. WE COULD ALSO TAP INTO SOME SNOW. BUT THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL SEEMS TO SAY TO OUR NORTH AS WELL AS TO THE WEST ACROSS, SAY, LA CROSSE, INTERISLANDER. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY PLANS SUNDAY TO HEAD OUT TO MINNEAPOLIS, WE’LL ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING AT SOME WINTER WEATHER RETURNING TO THE FORECAST. IT’S DEFINITELY A STARK CHANGE HERE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AS WE HAVE BEEN SITTING SO SUNNY AND QUIET NOW THROUGH TONIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO START TO NOTICE SOME MORE SHOWERS AND MAYBE A FEW MORE RUMBLES OF THUNDER. 10 P.M., JUST SO VERY ISOLATED ACTIVITY LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. WE REALLY WON’T SEE MOISTURE BECOME A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO YOUR SUNDAY MORNING AND WE’LL NOTICE BY EIGHT AND NINE AND THE FURTHER EAST YOU ARE, YOU GET A BETTER OPPORTUNITY AT A BREAK. THE FURTHER WEST YOU GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THAT’S WHERE WE START TO TAP INTO SOME MOISTURE. NOW, AS WE HEAD INTO OUR SUNDAY NIGHT, MORE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD BACK IN IN PLACES LIKE MENOMINEE FALLS, BURLINGTON, SALEM, AS WELL AS KENOSHA, DUE TO THE WEST, WE HAVE SOME BLUES ON THE MAP THROUGH WHITEWATER, BACK THROUGH JANESVILLE THAT’S INDICATING THAT SNOW, THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH IN THAT COLDER AIR COMING OUT OF THE NORTH AND WEST. THERE, TRANSITIONING RAIN TO SNOW AS WE HEAD INTO OUR MONDAY MORNING. SO FOR SUNDAY HERE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN, WE’RE LOOKING AT RAIN. BUT BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY, WE’LL BE LOOKING AT SOME SNOWFLAKES RETURNING. TONIGHT, WE STILL HAVE SOME DRY TIME. ONCE AGAIN, NOT SEEING SOME RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LIGHTING UP UNTIL LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOR MOST, BECOMING A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD. TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 50. SOME SPOTS, SUCH AS TOBOGGAN IN THE UPPER FORTIES, AS WE LOOK AT TOMORROW, IT’S AN IMPACT DAY AGAIN AND THAT’S BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THAT WET WEATHER ONCE AGAIN ON AND OFF IN NATURE THROUGH OUR SUNDAY AND THEN WE’LL BE LOOKING AT THOSE TEMPERATURES FOR THAT SUNDAY ALSO COMES WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. WE’RE TALKING GUSTS CLOSE TO 30 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TUESDAY, WE GET A BREAK FROM IT ALL AND TEMPERATURES START TO MODERATE BACK INTO THE FIFTIES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDN
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A change of scenery worked out just fine for Katie Ledecky.
Shifting coasts and coaches after last summer’s Tokyo Olympics, the American swimmer turned in another stellar performance at the world championships, set a pair of world records and capped 2022 as The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, selected by a panel of 40 sports writers and editors from news outlets across the country.
Ledecky, who previously won the award in 2017, edged out American track star Sydney McLaughlin in balloting announced Wednesday.
The two tied in total points, but Ledecky got the nod based on 10 first-place votes to McLaughlin’s nine. Basketball standout A’ja Wilson finished third.
“I know so many great athletes have won this honor,” Ledecky said. “I’m really happy — happy with how my year went, and also excited about the future.”
Ledecky, who won her first Olympic gold medal in 2012 at age 15, has managed to stay on top in female freestyle swimming’s longest pool events for the better part of a decade.
She has held the long-course world record in both the 800- and 1,500-meter free since 2013, rarely facing a serious challenge in either of those grueling races.
At this year’s world aquatics championships in Budapest, Hungary, Ledecky touched first in the 800 by more than 10 seconds and won the 1,500 by nearly 15 seconds. She also claimed gold in the 400 free and was part of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200 free relay.
Before 2022 was done, Ledecky added two more world records to her ledger. She set short-course marks in both the 800 and 1,500 a week apart — even though she rarely competes in the 25-meter pool.
But the real enjoyment for Ledecky comes when no one is cheering her on, when it’s just her and her coaches and teammates, putting in the long, lonely hours of training.
“I might be one of the few swimmers who loves the training even more than the racing,” she said. “Don’t get me wrong: I love the racing, too. But I truly enjoy going to practice every day. I’m excited when I go to bed for practice in the morning.”
Last year, after an Olympic performance that was a slight disappointment by her lofty standings, Ledecky left coach Greg Meehan and the Stanford University team where she had competed and trained while earning a psychology degree.
Her top priority was getting closer to her family in the Washington, D.C., area. She was intrigued by the program that Anthony Nesty, a rising star in the coaching ranks, had built at the University of Florida.
One of Nesty’s freestylers, Bobby Finke, surprisingly swept gold in the men’s 800 and 1,500 free at Tokyo. Another, Kieran Smith, captured an unexpected bronze.
So, Ledecky moved nearly 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers) from Palo Alto, California, to Gainesville, Florida.
“It’s been a lot of fun every day,” she said. “This is the right place for me to be at this point in my career. I’m training really well and learning a lot along the way.”
The shift to Nesty and a program where she usually trains with the men seems to have pushed the 25-year-old Ledecky to even greater heights.
Nesty said one of his main challenges is making sure Ledecky doesn’t train too hard.
“She needs to understand that once you get older, the body is different,” the coach said. “I have to tell her, ‘Katie, you’ve got understand you’re not 18 anymore.’ The body will get tired. When it gets tired, it’s OK to throttle back a little bit.”
Moving to Florida has led to other changes.
Always a bit reserved, Ledecky now seems far more willing to speak up — even holding her own in good-natured trash talk with her male teammates, according to Nesty.
“This group is a very competitive group, a fun group and, at times, pretty chatty,” he said. “It seems to have made her pretty chatty. You’ve gotta be with our group. I think our group has kind of made her come out of her shell a little bit.”
Ledecky agreed.
“Guys are guys. They love to trash-talk with each other,” she said with a smile. “I’ll poke a little fun at the some of the guys, give them a little push here and there. I’m definitely pretty comfortable in this environment now.”
Ledecky tackled a brutal program at the Tokyo Games, where women competed in the 1,500 free for the first time. As expected, she swept the 800-1,500 double but came up short to Australian rival Ariarne Titmus in two shorter freestyle events.
Ledecky settled for silver behind Titmus in the 400 and didn’t even win a medal in the 200, finishing 1 1/2 seconds behind the Aussie in fifth place.
It was the first time Ledecky failed to win a medal in an Olympic race.
“There were some things I would’ve liked to be better in Tokyo,” she conceded. “But also, I was really stretching myself, I was swimming 1,500 at the Olympics for the first time, while also swimming the 200 free. The events were even on the same day, which is something I don’t think anyone else was doing. It was a challenge I had set my mind to for many years, something I wanted to take on. I don’t regret taking that on.”
The fifth-place finish was certainly an anomaly in Ledecky’s stellar career.
Over three Olympic appearances, she has claimed seven gold medals and three silvers. At the biennial world championships, Ledecky has piled up a staggering 19 gold medals along with three silvers.
She has every intention of going faster.
Ledecky is focused squarely on the 2024 Paris Games, where she’ll likely compete in at least four events. She even is glimpsing ahead to her home-country Olympics at Los Angeles in 2028.
She’ll be 31 by then but sees no reason why she can’t stay on top.
“I’m always setting new goals for myself,” Ledecky said. “I enjoy the process more and more every year. What it takes to stay at this level. What it takes to continue to have your eyes set on something that’s a couple of years away.”
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Paul Newberry is a national sports writer for The Associated Press. Write to him at pnewberry(at)ap.org
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2022-12-28T16:46:48+00:00
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EIGR) between March 10, 2021 and October 4, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important January 9, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Eiger securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Eiger class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9654 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 9, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants overstated Eiger's clinical and regulatory drug development expertise; (2) defendants failed to properly assess, and/or ignored issues with, the design of the TOGETHER study and its ability to support the peginterferon lambda Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA"); (3) there were issues with the conduct of the TOGETHER study and/or the TOGETHER study was not properly designed for the peginterferon lambda EUA in the current context of the pandemic; (4) as a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was unlikely to approve the submission of a peginterferon lambda EUA; (5) as a result of all the foregoing, peginterferon lambda's regulatory and commercial prospects for the treatment of COVID-19 were overstated; and (6) as a result, Eiger's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded during the July Fourth mass shooting in a Chicago suburb.
Cooper Roberts took bullets in the chest during the shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven dead. His family said his spine was severed and he is paralyzed from the waist down. The Brewers hung a jersey in their dugout with the name Roberts and Christian Yelich’s jersey number, 22.
Cooper’s family said Friday that he had regained consciousness for the first time since the shooting. They said doctors don’t believe he suffered any brain damage.
“The strength to go through something like that is unimaginable,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said before the team’s game Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “We’re doing such a small thing, but hopefully it can maybe make one part of the day for them a little bit better.”
The Brewers said in a statement that “we are working on other initiatives to connect players with Cooper and his family, but the priority for now is to focus on their recovery.”
“We’re happy he’s a Brewer fan and want to recognize that and let their family know we’re thinking about them,” Counsell said.
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2022-07-09T13:11:56+00:00
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Russia have taken a key step toward linking their banking systems in a move that further boosts their cooperation in the face of Western sanctions, an Iranian official said.
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At a signing ceremony on Sunday, Mohsen Karami, the deputy central bank governor, said banks in the two countries had connected their messaging networks following agreements reached over the past year, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
It was not clear whether those links would allow for the transfer of funds, and services were not yet available to bank customers. Karami said 100 banks in 13 other countries were connected to the network, without naming them.
There was no immediate comment from Russia or the United States, which has worked with its allies to isolate both countries.
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In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, Western countries banned key Russian banks from the Belgium-based SWIFT financial messaging system, which daily moves billions of dollars around the world among more than 11,000 banks and financial institutions.
The Trump administration took similar action against Iranian banks as it reimposed crippling sanctions after withdrawing the U.S. from a nuclear agreement with world powers in 2018.
Cutting banks off from the SWIFT system severely limits a country's ability to acquire foreign capital and trade internationally, and is among the toughest financial sanctions available.
Iran and Russia have strengthened ties following Russia's invasion, with Iran supplying attack drones that have dive-bombed infrastructure and other civilian targets across Ukraine. After initially denying that it had armed Russia, in November Iran acknowledged the drones transfer, saying it took place before the war began.
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Russia's vast oil reserves and trade ties with China and India have thus far largely cushioned it from Western sanctions.
Iran has struggled for years in the face of similar sanctions linked to its disputed nuclear program. Its currency fell to an all-time low late last year, further hobbling the economy, draining people's life savings and adding fuel to nationwide anti-government protests.
Efforts to revive the 2015 agreement, which lifted sanctions on Iran in return for strict limits and stepped-up surveillance of its nuclear activities, hit an impasse several months ago.
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Rent prices hit record high for 17th month in a row
Published: Aug. 24, 2022 at 8:45 AM EDT|Updated: 18 minutes ago
(CNN) - Rent prices across the country have hit a record high again.
For the 17th month in a row, the national median rent hit a new record of high of $1,879 a month, up more than 12% from a year ago.
The South and Northeast have seen the largest increases, with Miami renters getting hit the hardest. Their rent is up 26% from last year.
The good news is there are some early signs the market may be starting to cool off, according to Realtor.com.
For the past six months, even though prices have gone up, the percentage of growth is not quite as high.
Experts say this is a step in the right direction.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brock Purdy’s magical run from being the last pick in the NFL draft to winning his first seven starts for the San Francisco 49ers ended when Haason Reddick knocked him out in the first quarter of the NFC championship game.
Purdy was forced to return in the second half despite an elbow injury after Josh Johnson left with a concussion. But he threw only two passes and handed off the rest of the game.
By that time, the 49ers already trailed the Eagles 21-7 and couldn’t get anything going in the 31-7 loss Sunday.
From Trey Lance to Jimmy Garoppolo to Purdy, the 49ers overcame quarterback injuries throughout the season, winning 12 straight games to reach their third conference title game in four years.
Down to their fourth-string QB for almost two quarters, the 49ers (15-5) had no chance against the Eagles (16-3).
Purdy, the seventh-round pick from Iowa State, was outstanding after stepping into the lineup in December. He threw for 1,374 yards, 13 TDs and four interceptions in the regular season and became a finalist for AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Purdy completed both of his passes before Reddick drilled his right arm on a play that was ruled a fumble. The Eagles recovered the fumble and the injury proved to be a game-changer.
The 36-year-old Johnson was signed off Denver’s practice squad for his fourth stint with the 49ers after Garoppolo was injured in December. He had thrown just two passes this season before entering to face Philadelphia’s ferocious defense.
Johnson was 7 of 13 for 74 yards with one turnover before Ndamukong Suh’s hit took him out of the game.
A fifth-round pick by the Buccaneers in 2008, Johnson is 1-8 as a starter in 15 seasons with 14 different teams, the most for a player in league history. He also played in the United Football League, Alliance of American Football and XFL.
Johnson was overmatched in his first playoff experience.
The 49ers played with no discipline, committing costly penalties throughout the game. They were flagged 11 times, including a couple penalties that changed possession.
On Philadelphia’s second scoring drive, a pass interference call on San Francisco’s Jimmie Ward on an incomplete pass on third-and-7 gave the Eagles a first down. An illegal contact penalty on Charvarius Ward gave the Eagles another first down later in the drive and Miles Sanders ran in from the 13 for a 14-7 lead.
Johnson fumbled two plays later, the Eagles recovered at the 49ers 30 and Boston Scott scored on a 10-yard run to make it 21-7 right before the half.
A roughing-the-punter penalty on San Francisco’s Jordan Mason gave the Eagles a first down at the 49ers 35 in the third quarter. Jalen Hurts finished that drive with a 1-yard TD run for a 28-7 lead.
Niners coach Kyle Shanahan made a mistake on the opening drive that led to Philadelphia’s first touchdown. He didn’t challenge a 29-yard catch by DeVonta Smith on fourth-and-3 to the 49ers 6. Smith immediately signaled for the Eagles to run a play without a huddle and they quickly scurried to the line of scrimmage to do it.
Replays showed the ball appeared to hit the ground, so Shanahan missed an opportunity to overturn the call and change possession. Sanders then scored on a 6-yard run.
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2023-01-29T23:43:32+00:00
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ourmidland.com
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https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/brock-purdy-49ers-ousted-by-eagles-in-nfc-title-17750173.php
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Charlevoix looking into deer cull options
CHARLEVOIX — The Charlevoix City Council is once again looking into a mass extermination of deer in the neighborhood north of the bridge near Mt. McSauba.
Dozens of citizens attended the city council meeting on Monday, Aug. 15 to express their frustration with the hoofed animals destroying their gardens, eating their flowers and creating a general nuisance.
Council last held the deer culling discussion in 2020 and, finding a lack of community support at the time, postponed any action.
However, after receiving several complaints about the deer, Charlevoix City Manager Mark Heydlauff put the issue back on the council’s agenda this week.
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The response from the public was resoundingly in favor of some type of deer management implementation.
One example during public comment came from Susan Beckett, who lives in the north side of the city, who would like to grow her own vegetables but hasn’t been able to because of the deer. She also spoke about the potential health risks associated with the animals.
“There are so many of them and they are so brazen,” she said. “They don’t even bother to get out of the road. I am assuming this is putting us at a greater risk for deer ticks and Lyme disease.”
Not everyone attending the council meeting was in favor of the culling.
“It always makes me nervous when someone decides out the kindness of their heart that they want to eradicate something,” said Tim Kish, a homeowner on Michigan Avenue.
The problems associated with increased deer populations in neighborhoods are shared in communities throughout Michigan. This year, a third culling occurred in Ann Arbor, ordered by the University of Michigan, in a continued attempt to control the situation.
Similar to their culls in 2015 and 2018, the university's plan entailed sharpshooters using rifles with silencers and shooting exclusively from elevated positions, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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At the time, the university acknowledged deer populations rebound quickly after culls, a criticism often leveled at those who use the practice. However, they explored alternatives, such as contraception and relocation, but found them to be ineffective or not permitted.
After hearing public comment, the Charlevoix City Council decided to further investigate the issue.
Heydlauff said he will bring his recommendations for action sometime within the next month and will be contacting the USDA and the DNR for assistance.
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2022-08-19T17:15:03+00:00
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petoskeynews.com
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https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/charlevoix/2022/08/19/charlevoix-city-council-reexamines-deer-cull/65408753007/
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In March 2020, the Denver Central Library, at 10 West 14th Avenue, closed to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Library leadership took advantage of the closure to begin some major construction projects that had already been budgeted. Although some of those projects were far enough along to allow much of the first floor to reopen last July, the vast majority of the Central Library remains off limits.
"I get that people keep asking the question, 'Well, if your elevators are done, why can't we just come in and go up to a different floor? We don't have to impact the other floors.' But the way this building is set up, if you open any of it, it's basically all open, so we would have to staff our security team up for the full building, which we have not been able to do," says Rachel Fewell, Central Library administrator. But while she notes that the closure beyond the first floor is partially a hiring issue, it's also helping facilitate the ongoing construction projects.
The Central Library has a total of 500,000 square feet, and only 9,000 square feet are currently open to the public. Kids can access the brand-new Children's Library, which opened in April, and pick up books and other materials on the first floor; they can also request rare books and documents from the Western History Collection. But most of the library will remain inaccessible until early 2024, predicts Fewell.
When people are finally allowed to roam through the rest, they'll notice some major changes. One of the most significant: The former event space that Fewell calls "a crusty basement thing" will be replaced by a larger space on the first floor, named Park View, which will rise two stories and have the capacity for 400 people seated theater-style or 200 at round tables.
"This will be way more accessible. We can host after- and before-hours programming here, which we had a lot of difficulty doing in the building before," Fewell says.
The escalators are a thing of the past, too; the library is replacing them with stairs and better elevators. "Stairs are quiet. Escalators...escalators are loud," says Fewell.
The library will also have new restrooms (the first-floor facilities have already been replaced) and more meeting and study rooms available for public use.
Some of the furniture will be new, too. The fourth-floor computer area will boast triplex tables with only three computers per unit, separated by barriers, rather than the eight computers that were formerly jammed together on big tables. "That caused a lot of conflict because you're sitting very, very close, right next to somebody," says Fewell. The new triplex tables have already been deployed on the first floor, and "they've been a resounding success," she adds.
Not only is the area above the first floor of the library still inaccessible, but so is the exterior of the library. The grounds have been fenced off for more than two years.
"I feel like there is a lot of confusion about our fence and why it's been up and why it's been up for so long and for so much of the building," Fewell says. "We are doing a massive construction project, and we're using the fence as kind of a yard for our construction storage. We have to keep the fence up until this project is over. ... Believe me, I talk every week about, can we take some of it down? How about we shrink this part?"
Parts of the Central Library date back to the 1950s. In the early ’90s, renowned architect Michael Graves designed a huge renovation and expansion of the original. That project was funded with $91.6 million in bond money. While the building earned national acclaim when it debuted in 1995, changes in the way people use libraries — as well as two decades of wear and tear — inspired the current work.
The entire construction project will end up costing the library over $50 million, according to the latest estimates. Much of that funding comes from Elevate Denver bond money approved by Denver voters in 2017. Voters approved $937 million worth of bond projects then, including $69 million for library projects.
While the library system has largely been reliant on bond funding for major projects, it gets the vast majority of its annual budget — over $45 million this year — from the Denver general fund. But Denver City Librarian Michelle Jeske is now asking Denver City Council to place a question on the November ballot that would increase DPL's funding by $31.6 million annually, through a property tax increase. The library estimates that the increase would cost the average Denver homeowner about $50 a year.
The decision to ask Denver voters for that annual bump came after the DPL formed a 22-person task force to formulate the library's future strategy and held community meetings to discuss possibilities.
"We asked our community what they wanted, we created a plan for how to make the world-class library our community envisioned," says Jeske. "And now we want to ask the voters if they will help fund that plan."
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2022-07-19T18:08:16+00:00
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westword.com
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https://www.westword.com/news/denver-central-library-undergoing-major-construction-project-14536135
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