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Milwaukee road rage shooting: 1 injured
Police have not made any arrests
Milwaukee road rage shooting: 1 injured
Police have not made any arrests
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Milwaukee road rage shooting: 1 injured
Police have not made any arrests
Milwaukee police are investigating a road rage shooting early Wednesday morning.It happened near 21st Street and North Avenue around 1:30 a.m.Police say a 34-year-old Milwaukee man was shot while driving and crashed into a light pole. He was taken to the hospital where he is expected to survive.Police have not made any arrests.Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or P3 Tips App.
MILWAUKEE —
Milwaukee police are investigating a road rage shooting early Wednesday morning.
It happened near 21st Street and North Avenue around 1:30 a.m.
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Police say a 34-year-old Milwaukee man was shot while driving and crashed into a light pole.
He was taken to the hospital where he is expected to survive.
Police have not made any arrests.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or P3 Tips App. | 2022-06-15T14:17:32+00:00 | wisn.com | https://www.wisn.com/article/milwaukee-road-rage-shooting-1-injured/40298222 |
Marcos Giron vs. Hugo Dellien: Live Stream, TV Channel, How to Watch | Wimbledon
Published: Jul. 3, 2023 at 11:30 AM EDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
A match between Marcos Giron (No. 65) and Hugo Dellien (No. 171) is slated for Tuesday, July 4 as part of the Round of 128 of Wimbledon.
You can watch Dellien try to knock off Giron on ESPN.
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Marcos Giron vs. Hugo Dellien Date and TV Info
- Round: Round of 128
- Date: Tuesday, July 4
- TV Channel: ESPN (Watch on Fubo)
- Court Surface: Grass
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Giron vs. Dellien Matchup Info
- Giron most recently competed on June 25, 2023 in the Round of 32 of Mallorca Championships, and the matchup finished in a 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 loss to No. 333-ranked Guido Pella .
- In French Open (his most recent tournament), Dellien was eliminated in the Round of 128 by No. 35-ranked Nicolas Jarry, 4-6, 4-6, 2-6.
- This is the first time that Giron and Dellien have gone head to head in the last five years.
Giron vs. Dellien Odds and Probabilities
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Double the Impact in 2022 with Two Winners of the Play It Forward Giveaway
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dormie Network, a collection of private destination golf clubs, is pleased to announce two winners of the second annual Play It Forward giveaway: Make-A-Wish Foundation and Sisters Across America.
The giveaway, presented in partnership with leading golf event management and fundraising platform GolfStatus, celebrates those who are golfing for good. Entrants were asked to nominate a golf tournament fundraiser for a $10K donation, and were entered to win their own one-year private golf membership and $10K to spend onsite.
The Pro-Am for Wishes at Penn Oaks Golf Club, held on August 15, 2022, benefits Make-A-Wish, Philadelphia, Delaware, and Susquehanna Valley, in support of life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Since the chapter's founding in 1986, more than 7,500 wishes have been granted for children in the local community, helping them build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight their illness.
Sisters Across America provides support and mentoring for young minority women pursuing professional golfing careers, raising money through two annual golf fundraisers. Current mentee Lakareber Abe, a 26-year-old alum of the University of Alabama, recently qualified to play in her first LPGA event. Sisters Across America's support helps remove the mentees' concerns for financial viability and allows them to focus on improving their game. The group also teaches juniors, to further expand access to the game.
Cassandra Doty, co-founder and President of Sisters Across America, notes that the concept was developed on the golf course with a group of friends, who had all taken up the game later in life. "We wanted to support the next era of young players, and because tomorrow is a promise to no one, we decided to start right then," she said.
The Play It Forward giveaway is part of Dormie Network and the Dormie Network Foundation's commitment to supporting organizations in its four giving pillars of youth golf, environmental initiatives, military / first responder organizations, and healthcare / humanitarian efforts.
About Make-A-Wish
Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Make-A-Wish is the world's leading children's wish-granting organization, operating in every community in the United States and in nearly 50 countries worldwide. Together with generous donors, supporters, staff and more than 24,000 volunteers across the U.S., Make-A-Wish delivers hope and joy to children and their families when they need it most. Make-A-Wish aims to bring the power of wishing to every child with a critical illness because wish experiences can help improve emotional and physical health. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 520,000 wishes worldwide; more than 350,000 wishes in the U.S. and its territories alone. For more information about Make-A-Wish America, visit wish.org.
About Sisters Across America
Sisters Across America, Inc. consists of golfers and non-golfers who are bound by passion for the mission. Since its 2006 inception, the organization continues to embrace activities with respect, integrity, and teamwork. Sisters Across America, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation of women from across America, committed to carrying out its mission, vision and goals. Learn more at sistersacrossamerica.com.
About GolfStatus
GolfStatus is golf's premier tournament management solution and golfer engagement platform. Its full-service event management software streamlines outings from start to finish, yielding professional, high-end events while also saving time and improving the event experience for golfers, sponsors, and golf facilities. Through GolfStatus.org, its powerful technology is accessible to nonprofits to streamline golf fundraisers and help event organizers use them to engage more supporters, raise more mission-critical funds, drive impact, and do more good. Visit golfstatus.org.
About Dormie Network
Dormie Network is a national network of private destination golf clubs that includes ArborLinks in Nebraska City, Nebraska; Ballyhack Golf Club in Roanoke, Virginia; Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas; Dormie Club in West End, North Carolina; Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey; Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana; and a seventh course built from the ground up in the Nebraska Sandhills, with a planned opening of 2024. Each offers a premier golf experience in a relaxing and accommodating environment ideal for business or leisure. Learn more at dormienetwork.com.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
5-1-5
(five, one, five)
¶ Top Prize $500
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
5-1-5
(five, one, five)
¶ Top Prize $500 | 2022-09-27T05:16:42+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Evening-game-17468961.php |
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sy Woon, the Florida representative for the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, about how to care for pets during heat waves.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sy Woon, the Florida representative for the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, about how to care for pets during heat waves.
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 22nd, 2022, Competition Interactive's Running Rich Reels Slot Game received unanimous Final Approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission. Competition Interactive aims to shake up the world of casino gaming with its social, competitive, and hybrid skill-based games which can now be enjoyed in Las Vegas casinos including New York New York and The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod.
Positively received by both operators and players for its interactivity, high-end graphics, and innovative gameplay. The hybrid chance/skill game is the world's first and only slot game with a steering wheel that allows players to use their skill in an arcade-style race to determine bonus payback. This unique arcade-style racing experience will enable players to drive for cash on 6 fairytale-themed courses with a modern twist.
The Las Vegas based gaming start-up, Competition Interactive, offers land-based and on-line social, competitive, skill-based fun with next generation game designs. Leading casino architect and CEO of Competition Interactive Paul Steelman and Chief Creative Executive of Competition Interactive Keith Winters, a digital media and animation veteran, lead the team. In addition, the small team consists of Robert Quinones, Lead Software Engineer, Roland Lavallee, Lead Hardware Engineer, and Connie Stafford, Director of Compliance. Paul and Keith developed the company due to their casino visionary expertise and their passion for evolving the casino gaming experience.
"As a Las Vegas gaming manufacturer, we are thrilled that we brought the casino industry the first-ever gambling racing game. We are closer to merging the world of land-based casino gambling with the world of interactive video games. The time for Next Generation gambling games is now." says Keith.
"I always loved what Stan Fulton (RIP) and Randy Adams created with the Wheel of Gold, now Wheel of Fortune slot machine. Why couldn't the bonus be a video game driving experience? Keith Winters and I created and financed Running Rich the first slot machine that features a video driving game bonus. It has been successfully evaluated in Nevada and California and has received approvals from the Nevada Control Board and Commission. We feel the excitement of the ride to come" says Paul.
For more info:
competitioninteractive.com
runningrichracing.com
View the sizzle reel at youtube.com/@RunningRichReels
Follow on:
Facebook @CompInteractive
Instagram @compinteractive
You Tube @competitioninteractive
Competition Interactive is an innovative gaming manufacturer that is changing the casino gaming world one experience at a time. They are bringing the familiarity of playing arcade and console style video games to the exciting environment of the casino floor.
Headquartered in Las Vegas, Competition Interactive was born from the love of game design and the passion for evolving the casino gaming experience. It's a team of gamers, designers, artists, developers, engineers, and entrepreneurs bringing years of gaming experience to the company. Competition Interactive is dedicated to "Changing the Game" and striving to modernize the industry.
Contact:
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JB Public Relations
jennifer@jbpublicrelations.com
(702) 234.9385 cell
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Two Step" game were:
12-14-20-25, Bonus: 10
(twelve, fourteen, twenty, twenty-five; Bonus: ten)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Two Step" game were:
12-14-20-25, Bonus: 10
(twelve, fourteen, twenty, twenty-five; Bonus: ten) | 2023-01-17T05:16:31+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Two-Step-game-17721946.php |
NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") (NYSE: IBM) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between April 4, 2017 and October 20, 2021.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in IBM, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against IBM includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Strategic Imperatives Revenue and growth, CAMSS and CAMSS Components' revenue and growth, and the Company's Segments' revenue and growth were artificially inflated as a result of the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives Revenue; (ii) the Company's present success and positive future growth prospects concerning its Strategic Imperative business strategy were being fueled by the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperative Revenue and, as a result (iii) the Company misled the market by portraying the Company's Strategic Imperative's financial performance and future prospects more favorable than they actually were as a result of the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives.
DEADLINE: June 6, 2022
Aggrieved IBM investors only have until June 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out 13 batters — the most ever for a Mets pitcher who threw five or fewer innings — but didn’t factor into the decision Sunday, when the NL East leaders beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 to complete a four-game sweep.
The Mets scored four in the eighth to break the tie.
Terrance Gore pinch-ran in place of Tomas Nido, who hit a single off Robert Stephenson (2-2). Gore stole second after three throws to first by Manny Bañuelos, took third when catcher Jason Delay’s throw sailed into centerfield and scored on Brandon Nimmo’s bloop single.
Daniel Vogelbach added a one-out, two-RBI single and Eduardo Escobar had a run-scoring groundout.
Joely Rodríguez (1-4) struck out a career-high five in two perfect innings.
The Mets stranded 12 runners in the first seven innings. But Jeff McNeil had an RBI single in the first and drew a bases-loaded walk in the second, when Pete Alonso hit into a run-scoring forceout.
Mets pitchers combined to strike out 20 batters, tying the big league record for a nine-inning game.
DeGrom allowed a leadoff double to Oneil Cruz in the first before retiring the next 15 batters, 13 by strikeout. Sid Fernandez (June 30, 1986) and Oliver Perez (Sept. 12, 2006) each struck out 11 batters in five-inning starts for the Mets.
DeGrom threw 26 pitches in the first — his most since a 29-pitch fifth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 9, 2021 — but needed just 61 pitches between the second and fifth.
Zack Collins, making his third appearance with the Pirates since being acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays, led off the sixth with his first hit for Pittsburgh and Delay followed with a single before Cruz homered just beyond the right-centerfield fence to chase deGrom.
The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner set a big league record by allowing three earned runs or fewer for the 40th straight start, breaking a tie with Jim Scott (1913-14).
Pirates starter Johan Oviedo gave up three runs in four innings.
TENSIONS FLARE
The benches and bullpens cleared but no punches were thrown after Pete Alonso was hit on the left elbow by an Oviedo pitch in the first inning.
It marked the fifth time a Pirates pitcher plunked a Mets batter since Saturday. Oviedo and Alonso exchanged words and gestures and Jeff McNeil helped steer Alonso towards first base while players milled about. After a couple minutes, the teams began heading to their benches and bullpens while “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” played at Citi Field.
The plunking of Alonso marked 102nd time this season the Mets have been hit by a pitch, three shy of tying the major league record set by the Cincinnati Reds in 2021.
Words also appeared to be traded between Mets second baseman Luis Guillorme and Pirates designated hitter Bryan Reynolds after Reynolds — who reached base when he was hit by Seth Lugo — slid beyond the bag on an inning-ending forceout in the sixth. Several Mets and Ke’Bryan Hayes, who hit the grounder,— remained on the right side of the infield as Reynolds and Guillorme conversed from a distance.
JOAN HODGES
The Mets held a moment of silence prior to first pitch in memory of Joan Hodges, the widow of Hall of Famer and 1969 “Miracle Mets” manager Gil Hodges.
Joan Hodges died Saturday night at 95 years old, a little less than two months after Gil was officially enshrined in the Hall of Fame. She is survived by the couple’s three children.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: RHP JT Brubaker (right arm inflammation), who exited his start after three innings Friday night, was placed on the 15-day injured list. Pittsburgh recalled RHP Luis Ortiz from Triple-A Indianapolis.
Mets: RHP Max Scherzer (left oblique) will be activated to start Monday night, when New York starts a road trip with the opener of a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. … Manager Buck Showalter said RHP Drew Smith (right lat) could be activated as soon as Tuesday. Smith hasn’t pitched since July 24.
UP NEXT
Pirates: Have not yet announced a starter for Tuesday, when Pittsburgh continues its Big Apple swing with the opener of a two-game series against the Yankees.
Mets: Scherzer (9-4, 2.26 ERA), pitching for the first time since Sept. 3, will be making his fourth attempt at earning the 200th win of his career.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-09-19T07:20:12+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-degrom-fans-13-over-5-innings-mets-sweep-pirates/ |
Airline passenger finds blood, fecal matter on carpet beneath his seat
(CNN) - Air France is investigating after a man on a flight a last month made a gruesome discovery.
The carpet at his feet was soaked with blood and fecal matter.
It happened as Habib Battah was flying from Paris to Toronto. He was with his wife and their cats.
Battah said he noticed a foul odor coming from the footwell under their seats, which is where the cat carrier was.
Battah got on his hands and knees to check on the cats and take a closer look.
That’s when he realized the carpet had a large wet dark stain. It had soaked the cat carrier.
The crew told Battah that a day earlier, a passenger had suffered a hemorrhage on the plane.
A cleanup had been ordered, but it’s not clear if the floor was ever cleaned.
Battah’s flight was full, so he and his wife could not move seats.
Air France said in a statement it regrets the situation.
Battah said Air France called him three days later.
The airline offered to have the cats washed and a $500 voucher. He declined.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-10T15:48:22+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/2023/07/10/airline-passenger-finds-blood-fecal-matter-carpet-beneath-his-seat/ |
NBA's Iman Shumpert arrested at DFW Airport with a 'sizeable' amount of marijuana
DFW AIRPORT - Iman Shumpert was placed under arrest at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on July 30 after TSA screeners found a ‘sizeable’ amount of marijuana inside his backpack.
After TSA screeners searched the bag, the 32-year-old Shumpert told officers it was marijuana inside, according to the airport.
A Glock magazine with 14 9mm rounds was also inside the backpack, but no gun was found.
The airport's legal department says Shumpert then asked if there was any way he could still make his flight because he was on the way to pick up his daughter.
Officers then placed Shumpert in handcuffs.
He was charged with possession of more than 4 ounces, but less than 5 pounds of marijuana.
Shumpert played in the NBA from 2011-2021. | 2022-08-04T19:12:56+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/former-nba-player-iman-shumpert-arrested-at-dfw-airport-with-a-sizeable-amount-of-marijuana |
By FRANK BAJAK (AP Technology Writer)
The Department of Energy and several other federal agencies were compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments, but the impact was not expected to be great, Homeland Security officials said Thursday.
But for others among what could be hundreds of victims from industry to higher education — including patrons of at least two state motor vehicle agencies — the hack was beginning to show some serious impacts.
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told reporters that unlike the meticulous, stealthy SolarWinds hacking campaign attributed to state-backed Russian intelligence agents that was months in the making, this campaign was short, relatively superficial and caught quickly.
“Based on discussions we have had with industry partners … these intrusions are not being leveraged to gain broader access, to gain persistence into targeted systems, or to steal specific high value information— in sum, as we understand it, this attack is largely an opportunistic one,” Easterly said.
“Although we are very concerned about this campaign and working on it with urgency, this is not a campaign like SolarWinds that presents a systemic risk to our national security or our nation’s networks,” she added.
A senior CISA official said neither the U.S. military nor intelligence community was affected. Energy Department spokesperson Chad Smith said two agency entities were compromised but did not provide more detail.
Known victims to date include Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles, Oregon’s Department of Transportation, the Nova Scotia provincial government, British Airways, the British Broadcasting Company and the U.K. drugstore chain Boots. The exploited program, MOVEit, is widely used by businesses to securely share files. Security experts say that can include sensitive financial and insurance data.
Louisiana officials said Thursday that people with a driver’s license or vehicle registration in the state likely had their personal information exposed. That included their name, address, Social Security number and birthdate. They encouraged Louisiana residents to freeze their credit to guard against identity theft.
The Oregon Department of Transportation confirmed Thursday that the attackers accessed personal information, some sensitive, for about 3.5 million people to whom the state issued identity cards or driver’s licenses.
The Cl0p ransomware syndicate behind the hack announced last week on its dark web site that its victims, who it suggested numbered in the hundreds, had until Wednesday to get in touch to negotiate a ransom or risk having sensitive stolen data dumped online.
The gang, among the world’s most prolific cybercrime syndicates, also claimed it would delete any data stolen from governments, cities and police departments.
The senior CISA official told reporters a “small number” of federal agencies were hit — declining to name them — and said “this is not a widespread campaign affecting a large number of federal agencies.” The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the breach, said no federal agencies had received extortion demands and no data from an affected federal agency had been leaked online by Cl0p.
U.S. officials “have no evidence to suggest coordination between Cl0p and the Russian government,” the official said.
The parent company of MOVIEit’s U.S. maker, Progress Software, alerted customers to the breach on May 31 and issued a patch. But cybersecurity researchers say scores if not hundreds of companies could by then have had sensitive data quietly exfiltrated.
“At this point, we are seeing industry estimates of several hundred of victims across the country,” the senior CISA official said. Federal officials encouraged victims to come forward, but they often don’t. The U.S. lacks a federal data breach law, and disclosure of hacks varies by state. Publicly traded corporations, health care providers and some critical infrastructure purveyors do have regulatory obligations.
The cybersecurity firm SecurityScorecard says it detected 2,500 vulnerable MOVEit servers across 790 organizations, including 200 government agencies. It said it was not able to break down those agencies by country.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in the Treasury Department uses MOVEit, according to federal contracting data. Spokeswoman Stephanie Collins said the agency was aware of the hack and has been monitoring the situation closely. She said it was “conducting detailed forensic analysis of system activity and has not found any indications of a breach of sensitive information.” She would not say how the agency uses the file-transfer program.
The hackers were actively scanning for targets, penetrating them and stealing data at least as far back as March 29, said SecurityScorecard threat analyst Jared Smith.
This is far from the first time Cl0p has breached a file-transfer program to gain access to data it could then use to extort companies. Other instances include GoAnywhere servers in early 2023 and Accellion File Transfer Application devices in 2020 and 2021.
The Associated Press emailed Cl0p on Thursday asking what government agencies it had hacked. It did not receive a response, but the gang posted a new message on its dark web leak site saying: “We got a lot of emails about government data, we don’t have it we have completely deleted this information we are only interested in business.”
Cybersecurity experts say the Cl0p criminals are not to be trusted to keep their word. Allan Liska of the firm Recorded Future has said he is aware of at least three cases in which data stolen by ransomware crooks appeared on the dark web six to 10 months after victims paid ransoms.
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AP reporters Sara Cline in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Eugene Johnson in Seattle and Nomaan Merchant and Rebecca Santana in Washington contributed to this report. | 2023-06-18T04:18:53+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/06/16/a-russian-ransomware-gang-breaches-the-energy-department-and-other-federal-agencies/ |
TAMPA, Fla. — After months of speculation, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen finalized their divorce on Friday, the Buccaneers quarterback confirmed on social media.
"We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together," Brady wrote in an Instagram story.
According to TMZ, lawyers for Brady and Bündchen worked with a mediator to reach property and custody settlements. They will mutually petition for dissolution of marriage in Florida, CNN added.
The 45-year-old Super Bowl champion said he and Bündchen, 42, made the decision to divorce "after much consideration."
"The decision to end a marriage is never easy but we have grown apart and while it is, of course, difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we had together and only wish the best for Tom always," Bündchen added in a separate post.
Brady and Bündchen wed in 2009 and have two children together. Brady also has a 15-year-old son from a previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan. The two said they will continue to prioritize their children through co-parenting.
This announcement comes amid earlier divorce rumors following Brady's decision to return to the NFL in March, just more than a month after he announced his retirement.
It also comes after a series of events including Brady missing 11 days of preseason and Bündchen's interview with Elle Magazine in which the supermodel said, "Obviously, I have my concerns—this is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present."
"I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again. But ultimately, I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for [them]. He needs to follow his joy, too," she added.
Following Brady's absence in the preseason, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles said previously it's a personal issue and "that's all I can tell you."
The seven-time Super Bowl champion has let out some of his frustrations with being away from the people he loves while focusing on his profession.
"I haven't had a Christmas in 23 years and I haven't had a Thanksgiving in 23 years," Brady said on the Let's Go!" podcast released on Sept. 12. "I haven't celebrated birthdays with people that I care about that are, you know, born from August to late January." | 2022-10-28T16:25:05+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/nfl/tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-divorce/67-8ec765c6-4191-4f0c-9a3a-f9aed00423bc |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, December 29, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
347 PM CST Thu Dec 29 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Burleson County through 415 PM CST...
At 346 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dime Box, or 8 miles east of Lexington, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph. We are monitoring some weak
rotation with this storm as well.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Chriesman.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3065 9678 3064 9666 3040 9681 3043 9685
3043 9687 3046 9688 3046 9690 3047 9691
3049 9690 3050 9691 3051 9690 3054 9692
3054 9694 3057 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 189DEG 15KT 3045 9686
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
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RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The game was sparsely attended; it was midweek and the match wasn’t going to be a nail-biter: the Association Sportive des Forces Armees Royales, a powerhouse in women’s soccer here, ended up crushing its Moroccan national women’s professional league opponent 7-0.
One young fan in the stands was excited regardless.
Dressed in a jersey reading “Morocco” in Arabic, 5-year-old Aliae Benazzouza descended to the pitch to meet the players. A favorite of hers, Fatima Tagnaout, who plays for Morocco’s national women’s team and for the armed forces team known as ASFAR, wrapped her arms around Aliae as they posed for photos. Aliae waved at another player. During the game, she would make her way to the front of the stands for a better view.
“I was very happy,” Aliae said.
After years largely in the margins, Moroccan women’s soccer is gaining new ground, capturing the imagination of some girls like Aliae, winning the hearts and minds of more parents, and chipping away at a traditional view of soccer as a men’s game. Morocco’s national team, dubbed the Atlas Lionesses, will make its debut this month at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the first to qualify from the Arab world, where many are wild for the men’s game.
“I teach (my daughters) confidence, not fear,” said Idriss Benazzouza, Aliae’s father. “Sports don’t differentiate between genders.”
He said the Lionesses’ achievement “shows how women’s soccer has progressed” in the North African country and has filled him with joy. He added, though, that not everyone he knows shares his enthusiasm due to conservative views or religious beliefs against women wearing shorts.
The national team’s upcoming Women’s World Cup appearance follows their male counterpart’s history making feat as the first African or Arab team to reach the World Cup semifinals. Last year’s run galvanized support from other Arab countries.
Morocco’s 2022 hosting of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations drew large numbers of spectators and catapulted the country to the upcoming global tournament. It marked a watershed moment in perceptions for many, soccer officials and players say.
“The qualification of the women’s team for the finals at the Africa Cup of Nations, the media momentum and the wide audience that followed … breathed new life into women’s soccer in Morocco,” said Khadija Illa, president of the national women’s soccer league.
The on-the-pitch victories, she said, were the culmination of efforts in recent years by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to develop soccer, including for women. Female players and teams traditionally suffered from neglect here and in the Arab world.
“Everything related to women requires struggling for,” Illa said. “We’re not 100% where we want to be, but we have put sound structures in place.”
Those include the hiring of Atlas Lionesses’ coach Reynald Pedros and moves by the Moroccan federation to support women’s clubs with such things as salaries. Providing financial help was part of an agreement announced in 2020 for the growth and professionalization of female soccer; goals included establishing a national under-17 championship and increasing the number of female players.
“There’s no success without financial support,” Illa said. Still, she said, large salary gaps exist between male and female players at Moroccan clubs, adding, “We’re still at the beginning of the road.”
She cited a sports-study program that searches for youthful talent and provides girls who qualify with housing, schooling and soccer practice.
Bahya El Yahmidi, who oversees women’s soccer at ASFAR, said with victories, attitudes have been evolving.
“In the beginning, there was such talk as ‘You belong in the home or in the kitchen’ … or girls would wait for their fathers or brothers to leave before they could sneak out to play,” she said. “But later, a brother would come with his sister, a father with his daughter.”
For Hiba Karami, who plays for another local team, Fath Union Sport, the advancement in women’s soccer has made a dream of hers a reality.
Last year, Karami was one of the players representing Morocco in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Karami loved soccer because her older sister played.
When there were naysayers, Karami paid little heed.
“Some kids or men would say that women belonged in the kitchen and weren’t made for soccer,” she said. “I knew that I loved the game and that I will play.”
Boys in the neighborhood accepted her “because I played better than they did,” she said.
In recent years, Karami said, she’s seen women’s soccer receive more attention. She was overjoyed to see many turn up to support the national team during the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
She only wishes that had happened sooner; her sister died.
“I wish she were here to witness my achievements,” Karami said, breaking into tears.
The senior Lionesses’ ascent fuels her resolve. “This has made me work harder, aspire for more, dream.”
Atlas Lionesses’ and ASFAR player Ghizlane Chebbak is increasingly seeing the star power she and some of her peers are enjoying in the eyes of young fans.
“Our efforts and perseverance in the field of soccer haven’t gone in vain; people have understood that we have the right to play this sport,” the 32-year-old said.
Nouhaila Benzina, who also plays for the national team and ASFAR, said her soccer career has opened up new worlds for her. The 25-year-old never saw soccer at odds with her modest attire and the Islamic headscarf she wears on and off the pitch.
Many, she said, depict her as a role model.
“This … makes me want to work harder to show girls that they can achieve great things.”
In parts of the Middle East and North Africa, women’s soccer can be shackled by lack of financing or conservative attitudes in some areas, while making new pushes in others when there are official efforts to develop the game.
Illa said the Moroccan team’s rise offers hope.
“Nothing is impossible,” she said. “If they work and plan, other teams can make it too.”
Attitudes vary in Arab cities.
In Gaza, ruled by the militant Hamas group, shopkeeper Ahmed Qoffa said he rooted for Morocco’s men’s team but takes issue with female players wearing shorts.
“If it is within the legal, cultural and societal limits, then there is no problem,” he said.
Elsewhere in the region, many were unaware of the Atlas Lionesses’ breakthrough.
“They always give attention to men’s sports more than women’s, especially in our countries,” said Hadeel Sleiman. She is a fan from Lebanon.
In Egypt, 61-year-old Hassan Yousef argued that soccer “is a rough game that is not at all fit for women,” adding he wouldn’t enjoy watching women play.
Dr. Husam Mokhtar, a Libyan in Egypt, said he doubts women’s soccer can become as popular as men’s, adding that “soccer is a men’s game.”
His 13-year-old daughter, Miral, disagreed. “Every sport should be played by everyone,” she said.
Back in Morocco, Fath Union Sport players practiced on a recent day.
Among them was 11-year-old Inass Belattar, who once thought only boys could play soccer because she had never seen girls playing on the street.
She now dreams of a career as a soccer player, or a coach, but also an engineer.
“Girls can do anything,” she said. “I want to play abroad and be famous around the world.”
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Associated Press journalists Wafaa Shurafa in Gaza City, Gaza Strip and Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut contributed reporting.
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3 years after pandemic declared, COVID-19 is still here
(AP) - On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines.
The virus appears here to stay, along with the threat of a more dangerous version sweeping the planet.
“New variants emerging anywhere threaten us everywhere,” said virus researcher Thomas Friedrich of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Maybe that will help people to understand how connected we are.”
With information sources drying up, it has become harder to keep tabs on the pandemic. Johns Hopkins University on Friday shut down its trusted tracker, which it started soon after the virus emerged in China and spread worldwide.
Saturday marks three years since the World Health Organization first called the outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020, and the United Nation’s health organization says it’s not yet ready to say the emergency has ended.
A look at where we stand:
THE VIRUS ENDURES
With the pandemic still killing 900 to 1,000 people a day worldwide, the stealthy virus behind COVID-19 hasn’t lost its punch. It spreads easily from person to person, riding respiratory droplets in the air, killing some victims but leaving most to bounce back without much harm.
“Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in California.
We’ve become numb to the daily death toll, Topol says, but we should view it as too high. Consider that in the United States, daily hospitalizations and deaths, while lower than at the worst peaks, have not yet dropped to the low levels reached during summer 2021 before the delta variant wave.
At any moment, the virus could change to become more transmissible, more able to sidestep the immune system or more deadly. Topol said we’re not ready for that. Trust has eroded in public health agencies, furthering an exodus of public health workers. Resistance to stay-at-home orders and vaccine mandates may be the pandemic’s legacy.
“I wish we united against the enemy — the virus — instead of against each other,” Topol said.
FIGHTING BACK
There’s another way to look at it. Humans unlocked the virus’ genetic code and rapidly developed vaccines that work remarkably well. We built mathematical models to get ready for worst-case scenarios. We continue to monitor how the virus is changing by looking for it in wastewater.
“The pandemic really catalyzed some amazing science,” said Friedrich.
The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t need to be at the forefront of people’s minds,” said Natalie Dean, an assistant professor of biostatistics at Emory University. “That, at least, is a victory.”
Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins, said the current omicron variants have about 100 genetic differences from the original coronavirus strain. That means about 1% of the virus’ genome is different from its starting point. Many of those changes have made it more contagious, but the worst is likely over because of population immunity.
Matthew Binnicker, an expert in viral infections at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said the world is in “a very different situation today than we were three years ago — where there was, in essence, zero existing immunity to the original virus.”
That extreme vulnerability forced measures aimed at “flattening the curve.” Businesses and schools closed, weddings and funerals were postponed. Masks and “social distancing” later gave way to showing proof of vaccination. Now, such precautions are rare.
“We’re not likely to go back to where we were because there’s so much of the virus that our immune systems can recognize,” Ray said. Our immunity should protect us “from the worst of what we saw before.”
REAL-TIME DATA LACKING
On Friday, Johns Hopkins did its final update to its free coronavirus dashboard and hot-spot map with the death count standing at more than 6.8 million worldwide. Its government sources for real-time tallies had drastically declined. In the U.S., only New York, Arkansas and Puerto Rico still publish case and death counts daily.
“We rely so heavily on public data and it’s just not there,” said Beth Blauer, data lead for the project.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still collects a variety of information from states, hospitals and testing labs, including cases, hospitalizations, deaths and what strains of the coronavirus are being detected. But for many counts, there’s less data available now and it’s been less timely.
“People have expected to receive data from us that we will no longer be able to produce,” said the CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
Internationally, the WHO’s tracking of COVID-19 relies on individual countries reporting. Global health officials have been voicing concern that their numbers severely underestimate what’s actually happening and they do not have a true picture of the outbreak.
For more than year, CDC has been moving away from case counts and testing results, partly because of the rise in home tests that aren’t reported. The agency focuses on hospitalizations, which are still reported daily, although that may change. Death reporting continues, though it has become less reliant on daily reports and more on death certificates — which can take days or weeks to come in.
U.S. officials say they are adjusting to the circumstances, and trying to move to a tracking system somewhat akin to how CDC monitors the flu.
THEN AND NOW
“I wish we could go back to before COVID,” said Kelly Forrester, 52, of Shakopee, Minnesota, who lost her father to the disease in May 2020, survived her own bout in December and blames misinformation for ruining a longtime friendship. “I hate it. I actually hate it.”
The disease feels random to her. “You don’t know who will survive, who will have long COVID or a mild cold. And then other people, they’ll end up in the hospital dying.”
Forrester’s father, 80-year-old Virgil Michlitsch, a retired meat packer, deliveryman and elementary school custodian, died in a nursing home with his wife, daughters and granddaughters keeping vigil outside the building in lawn chairs.
Not being at his bedside “was the hardest thing,” Forrester said.
Inspired by the pandemic’s toll, her 24-year-old daughter is now getting a master’s in public health.
“My dad would have been really proud of her,” Forrester said. “I’m so glad that she believed in it, that she wanted to do that and make things better for people.”
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Associated Press writers Laura Ungar and Mike Stobbe contributed.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — Ron Sexton, known as Donnie Baker on “The Bob & Tom Show,” died Friday, show officials confirmed.
The 52-year-old Indianapolis native and resident of Tampa, Florida, had been on tour with his stand-up comedy show in Ohio at the time of his death, the show said.
Sexton was known by millions of listeners for the comedic characters he played on air, including Donnie Baker, Kenny Tarmac Floyd the Trucker and his spot-on celebrity impersonations.
His family released a statement about his passing in a Facebook post Saturday: “He was Donnie Baker to most of you, but Ron and Dad to us. Please respect our privacy at this time and pray for our family.”
The show said in a statement on Facebook that Sexton was a longtime member of the ensemble cast.
Ron was a much-loved colleague and friend, and we will miss him greatly. We send our sincerest condolences to his family and friends. He made many, many people happy during his more than 20 years with “The Bob & Tom Show,” and we will remember him with love and gratitude.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesper Fast could only shake his head in disbelief after missing an early open-net putaway, a play that took on growing weight as the Carolina Hurricanes found themselves in an overtime.
“Yeah, it was hard to get over that one,” Fast said.
He certainly made amends, pushing the Hurricanes through to the Eastern Conference final and eliminating the New Jersey Devils.
Fast deflected in a shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi on a power play at 7:09 of overtime, lifting the Hurricanes to a series-ending 3-2 victory Thursday night.
Fast’s deflection while shielding Akira Schmid set off a celebration for the Hurricanes, who never led until the final play and twice trailed by a goal before winning the best-of-seven series 4-1.
In the first tight game of the second-round matchup, Fast’s winner came after New Jersey’s Jonas Siegenthaler was sent to the box for a delay-of-game penalty for sending a puck out of play from his own zone. It also came with Fast in his second game back on the power-play unit.
“I know that he was shaking his head in the first period,” Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin said, “but to get it in the end is awesome for him.”
Slavin and Brent Burns also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made 27 saves.
This marks Carolina’s first trip to the Eastern Conference final since 2019, which came during Rod Brind’Amour’s first season as coach. The Hurricanes are now in their fifth straight playoff season, a veteran group that has pushed through two series despite losing multiple scoring forwards.
They’ll next face the winner of the Florida-Toronto series, with the Panthers leading that one 3-1.
“We’re stacking memories here, and they’re giving them to me, too,” said Brind’Amour, the captain on Carolina’s Stanley Cup winner in 2006. “So it’s pretty special.”
Dawson Mercer and Timo Meier scored for New Jersey. Schmid stopped 36 shots after being chased early in the second in Game 1 here and then after the second in Game 2.
“I said this morning they’d give me everything they had,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. “They gave me everything they had.”
The first four games of the series had been filled by lopsided results, with each decided by at least four goals and a starting goaltender chased early.
The Hurricanes had been in this position in Round 1, with a chance to close out the New York Islanders on home ice in Game 5. They lost that one and instead had to clinch the series with an overtime road win in Game 6.
This time, they needed a dramatic finish to avoid a repeat.
The Devils’ exit comes in a season where a young group arrived to postseason contention earlier than expected.
New Jersey finished one point behind the Hurricanes in the Metropolitan Division for the league’s third-best point total (112) and the franchise’s first playoff appearance in five years, then pushed past the rival New York Rangers in seven games despite falling behind 0-2 for its first playoff series win since 2012.
“We knew we had to play better and I think the whole team bought in,” Devils captain Nico Hischier said. “The effort was there and we had our chances.”
MISSED CHANCES
Both teams missed on apparent easy putaways that loomed large as the game pushed into OT.
The Hurricanes’ early chances included Seth Jarvis’ deflection banging off the right post roughly 6 minutes in. Then came Paul Stastny finding Fast at the top of the crease — only to see Fast lift the puck over the exposed net in a play.
“You’ve just got to have a short memory,” Fast said. “It was hard at the time but you’ve just got to focus on the next shift.”
The Devils’ frustrating moment came in a wild second-period sequence.
Meier stole possession behind the Carolina net and started a pass-heavy sequence near the crease before the puck found its way back to him on the opposite side for a putaway chance. But Meier send the puck harmlessly through the crease.
“When Timo missed the empty net to make it 3-1, I thought and I said this might come back to haunt us,” Ruff said.
BANGED-UP STAR
Ruff said he didn’t know if Devils star forward Jack Hughes would be ready due to an upper-body injury. Hughes saw 14:16 of ice time and got one shot.
“I’m going to give him a lot of credit,” Ruff said. “I didn’t think he was going to be able to play tonight.”
NOTEWORTHY
McLeod had a huge defensive play with about 6 1/2 minutes left in the third, getting his stick in to disrupt Fast’s attempt on an empty goal after Schmid had lost the puck behind the net. … Carolina finished with a 39-29 shot advantage. … The Devils were 1 for 24 on the power play this season against the Hurricanes before Meier’s second-period goal. … Carolina’s Jordan Martinook assisted Slavin’s second-period goal, pushing him to 10 points in the series after a scoreless first round. … Former North Carolina State and current Buffalo Bills running back Nyheim Hines sounded the pregame storm-warning siren for the Hurricanes to take the ice.
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FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — A person was arrested after a military Humvee crashed into the Army office building for commanders and other top leaders at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia.
The vehicle plowed through the glass front doors of the Army post’s headquarters building Monday morning. No injuries were reported and a suspect was taken into custody, the Army Criminal Investigation Division said in a statement.
The agency did not identify the suspect or say what charges that person faces. Spokespersons for Fort Stewart and the Criminal Investigation Division did not immediately respond to phone and email messages seeking further information Tuesday.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin was found not guilty Wednesday of a misdemeanor charge of failing to register a political committee at a trial in southern New Mexico.
The verdict from a 12-member jury capped a two-day trial in Alamogordo, the community where Griffin served as an Otero County commissioner until he was banished from office last year for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
The dismissed charge against Griffin carried a potential punishment of up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
Jurors deliberated for more than nine hours before delivering the verdict. The decision interrupts a string of adverse legal decisions for Griffin, who remains barred from elected office under a judge’s decision upheld by the New Mexico Supreme Court in February.
Griffin said in a text message that he felt “blessed to be judged by a jury of peers” in his home community and has “never felt as vindicated.”
In 2019, Griffin forged a group of rodeo acquaintances into the promotional group called Cowboys for Trump, which staged horseback parades to spread President Donald Trump’s conservative message about gun rights, immigration controls and abortion restrictions.
Griffin invoked free speech protections in declining to register and disclose donors to Cowboys for Trump, while expressing concern that financial contributors might be harassed.
In closing arguments Wednesday, prosecutors argued that Griffin used Cowboys for Trump to explicitly link political advocacy to appeals for online donations, while flouting registration and financial disclosure requirements for political committees that are designed to ensure transparency and fairness in elections.
They said Griffin was a politician in his own right who clearly advocated for Trump while the president was a candidate for reelection, and that Griffin also promoted political positions on border enforcement, gun rights, abortion and more.
But the jury wasn’t persuaded. Defense attorney Jonathan Miller portrayed Griffin as “just a guy who rides a horse” and tried to do the right thing by registering Cowboys for Trump as a for-profit corporation and notifying donors that they cannot deduct donations from taxes.
Miller, a public defender, said Griffin’s intention was to speak boldly and openly about common sense convictions and national pride — without yielding to government control through the regulation of nonprofit groups.
“He shouldn’t be punished for showing his pride in his country,” Miller said.
Griffin’s attorney also accused state campaign finance regulators of bias and singling out Cowboys for Trump for enforcement.
Since early 2020, Griffin has resisted pressure to register the group as a political committee, including filing an unsuccessful petition with the 10th District Court of Appeals.
The secretary of state’s office initially prevailed in a June 2020 arbitration decision that ordered Cowboys for Trump to register as a political committee, file expenditure and contribution reports and pay a fine of $7,800. Griffin never complied with the agreement.
Griffin was previously convicted in federal court of a misdemeanor for entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, without going inside the building. Last year, he became the first elected official to be banished from elected office in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol building, which disrupted Congress as it was trying to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
While still a county commissioner, Griffin joined with Republican colleagues in refusing to certify results of the June 2022 primary election based on distrust of the voting systems used to tally the vote, even though the county’s election official said there were no problems. The board ultimately certified the election on a 2-1 vote with Griffin still voting no based on a “gut feeling.” | 2023-03-03T00:54:49+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/ap-trump-cowboy-found-not-guilty-of-campaign-finance-charge/ |
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Curtis Thompson shoots 1-over 71 in round one of the Travelers Championship
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Curtis Thompson chips it close to set up birdie at Travelers
In the opening round of the 2022 Travelers Championship, Curtis Thompson makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.
In his first round at the Travelers Championship, Curtis Thompson hit 10 of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation, finishing at 1 over for the tournament. Thompson finished his day tied for 93rd at 1 over; J.T. Poston and Rory McIlroy are tied for 1st at 8 under; Xander Schauffele and Martin Laird are tied for 3rd at 7 under; and Webb Simpson, Charles Howell III, and Patrick Cantlay are tied for 5th at 6 under.
Thompson got a bogey on the 462-yard par-4 10th, getting on the green in 3 and two putting, moving Thompson to 1 over for the round.
After a 238 yard drive on the 296-yard par-4 15th, Thompson chipped his second shot to 8 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved Thompson to 1 under for the round.
On the 171-yard par-3 16th, Thompson's his chip went 14 yards to the green where he rolled a two-putt for bogey. This moved him to even-par for the round.
On the 341-yard par-4 second, Thompson had a bogey after hitting the green in 3 and two putting, moving Thompson to 2 over for the round.
After a 313 yard drive on the 574-yard par-5 sixth, Thompson chipped his third shot to 9 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved Thompson to 1 over for the round.
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SAMBAZON continues spreading the delicious powers of açaí with their new college & university opening
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAMBAZON, the leading supplier of certified fair trade and organic açaí, has opened a new SAMBAZON Açaí Bowls location at California State University, Northridge. In partnership with Chartwells Higher Education, the campus food service provider, a Grand Opening event to celebrate the debut will take place on September 12th, 2022 – a day for students and faculty to taste complimentary samples of açaí bowls, play Corn "Bowl" – SAMBAZON's take on the traditional backyard corn hole game, and enter Giveaways for gifts and grand prizes on the university campus. SAMBAZON's co-founder and CEO Ryan Black will be on site for the festivities commemorating SAMBAZON Açaí Bowls new college campus opening and third location within the Southern California region.
"We are thrilled to expand our footprint and bring our SAMBAZON branded açaí bowl shop concept to CSUN's campus. Opening our doors on a college campus like this is a major milestone," said Ryan Black. "We started SAMBAZON to introduce the amazing superfood açaí to the world, and this expansion helps us further this mission."
Located in the Campus Store Complex, SAMBAZON Açaí Bowls offers delicious and vibrant açaí bowls. The opening menu includes SAMBAZON's Berry Açaí Bowl, Protein Açaí Bowl, Chocolate Peanut Butter Açaí Bowl and Strawberry Sunrise Açaí Bowl. The shop also offers fresh fruit smoothies, oatmeal and coffee.
"We look forward to serving students and faculty Açaí. A healthy concept - SAMBAZON is an exciting new brand for us and we're very excited to partner with them on campus." Omar Glavez, District Manager – Chartwells Higher Education.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing former President Donald Trump and three of his adult children, alleging business fraud, the politician announced Wednesday morning.
James said Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and his company falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to get banks to give him favorable interest rates. James is seeking to bar the former president and his children from never running a company in New York again. She also wants Trump to pay back the $250 million he received.
James said Trump claimed money he didn’t have and that here are 200 examples of alleged fraud in the complaint, like declaring his home was three times bigger than it was. She is also referring the matter to the federal authorities to conduct a criminal investigation.
She called the findings “astounding” and Trump’s alleged actions “the art of the steal.”
“They all should be held accountable,” James said. “No one is above the law.”
The long-running civil probe involves allegations that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, misstated the value of prized assets like golf courses and skyscrapers, misleading lenders and tax authorities. Last month, Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions during his deposition.
In May, James’ office said that it was nearing the end of its probe and that investigators had amassed substantial evidence that could support legal action against Trump, his company, or both. The Republican’s deposition was one of the few remaining missing pieces, the attorney general’s office said. | 2022-09-21T16:30:19+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/politics/ny-attorney-general-set-to-make-major-announcement/ |
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Concerns are rising around Capitol Hill as the two-day impasse among Republicans over who should serve as Speaker effectively keeps the chamber in limbo.
Republicans have signaled some signs of progress within the party as talks remain ongoing; however, it remains unclear if House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) can cobble together enough votes to take the Speaker’s gavel.
Frustrations are running high on both sides, as members say the stalemate is keeping Congress from performing basic functions. Below are just a few of those operations.
Swearing-ins
One of the biggest hang-ups lawmakers point to is the effect the delay has had on the ceremonial swearing-in of new members.
Experts say lawmakers are stuck effectively until the House accepts a Speaker — a delay that is also keeping Congress from installing heads of its various committees.
The historic stalemate marks the first time in a century that a Speaker was not determined in the initial ballot. But with six ballots down and the path to resolving the impasse uncertain, it remains unclear when Republicans will be able to find a solution.
Rep. Brendan Boyle (Pa.), who is set to become the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, said he hasn’t been able to meet with his “Republican counterpart because that hasn’t been chosen yet.”
“They’re not going to choose committee chairs like contested races until after the vote for Speaker,” he said.
Bringing legislation to the floor
Republicans lament the hold-up the fight has had on legislation that House GOP leadership had hoped to bring up at the start of the new Congress.
“People care about real issues like border security, like inflation, like energy reliability, oh, like defining the 87,000 IRS agents — which is what we would’ve voted on today,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said late Tuesday.
Crenshaw is referring to legislation Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) said the newly GOP-led House is supposed to vote on that targets funding aimed at bolstering the IRS — part of a sweeping economic bill Democrats passed without GOP support last year.
The GOP-backed legislation faces a tough road ahead in the Democratic-led Senate. But it is among a list of ambitious bills spanning hot-button issues such as abortion, immigration and crime that are key to the party’s agenda.
Committee operations
The longer the fight drags out, the longer members on both sides say it will take for the chamber’s various committees to begin their work.
“Committees can’t hire their staff members as well because there are no committee chairs and ranking members,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.), the incoming chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who previously chaired the House Intelligence Committee, told The Hill on Wednesday that the Intelligence panel is among those that would likely see the biggest impacts from the hold-up, noting, “Nobody on our committee can go down and get briefed on things.”
“The committee will need to be reconstituted. And most of the materials are only accessible to members of the committee and until reconstituted there are no members of the committee,” he told The Hill. “So Intel is more impacted really than probably just about any other committee.”
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) raised similar concerns. “I sit on the House Intelligence Committee. We oversee all 19 intelligence agencies. We are currently offline,” he told CNN.
“We have a third, one of our three branches of government, offline right now. That is a very dangerous thing for our country, and it cannot continue much longer,” he also said.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (Wis.), who serves on the Intelligence panel and the House Armed Services Committee, told reporters on Wednesday that he also ran into problems, pointing to a planned meeting with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
“I’m a member of the Intel Committee. I’m on the Armed Services Committee, and I can’t meet in the SCIF [sensitive compartmented information facility] to conduct essential business. My point is we have work to do that we can’t do right now,” he said at a press conference.
Pay for certain staff
Boyle also said lawmakers might not have until even mid-January to resolve the issue before some staff could see issues with pay.
“I believe there’s a date of Jan. 13, regarding pay for committee staff,” Boyle said. “So that’s one date to look at if this dysfunction were to continue that long.”
In a guidance from the House Administration Committee first reported by Politico last month, committees were warned of the risk a delay in installing a Speaker would have on pay for certain staff.
“Committees need to be aware that should a House Rules package not be adopted by end of business on January 13 no committee will be able to process payroll since the committee’s authority for the new Congress is not yet confirmed,” the memo stated, according to the report.
Al Weaver contributed. | 2023-01-05T16:21:58+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/hill-politics/what-cant-the-house-do-without-a-speaker-2/ |
GRAPHIC: Caught on video: Car theft suspect slashes K-9 with knife
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - A Manatee County K-9 is recovering from injuries after a suspected car thief slashed it with a knife before being apprehended, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies say at about 4 p.m. Friday, Christopher Darlington, 36, was spotted in a stolen car in the parking lot of a Walmart. When the driver saw deputies, he intentionally rammed a patrol vehicle with the stolen car, drove over a shopping cart corral and fled.
A sheriff’s office helicopter spotted the fleeing vehicle in the 3600 block of U.S. 301 running off the road and crashing into a fence.
GRAPHIC WARNING: Video and images in this story may contain disturbing content.
Darlington climbed out of the vehicle and broke into an unoccupied house on 27th Street East, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies surrounded the house but Darlington refused to surrender to deputies. When deputies entered the house, they found Darlington armed with two large knives in the master bedroom.
As the K-9 unit approached, Darlington swung the blades at K-9 Loki, cutting him on his nose and face. Darlington was quickly apprehended.
Loki, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois, received 12 stitches to his face. He is expected to make a full recovery and be back to work in about two weeks. No other deputies were injured.
Deputies said they discovered a substance they suspect to be fentanyl on Darlington. They also found him to be in possession of stolen property taken from the residence.
Darlington had two outstanding warrants for contempt of court.
He is now charged with a list of other crimes, including possession of stolen vehicle, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and felony criminal mischief.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation's most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, on Friday ordered a hold on federal approval of mifepristone in a decision that overruled decades of scientific approval. His ruling, which doesn't take immediate effect, came practically at the same time that U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, essentially ordered the opposite in a different case in Washington. The split likely puts the issue on an accelerated path to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Kacsmaryk, a former federal prosecutor and lawyer for the conservative First Liberty Institute, was confirmed in 2019 over fierce opposition by Democrats over his record opposing LGBTQ rights. He was among more than 230 judges installed to the federal bench under Trump as part of a movement by the Republican president and Senate conservatives to shift the American judiciary to the right.
He’s the sole district court judge in Amarillo — a city in the Texas panhandle — ensuring that all cases filed there land in front of him. And since taking the bench, he has ruled against the Biden administration on several other issues, including immigration and LGBTQ protections.
Interest groups of all kinds have long attempted to file lawsuits before judges they see as friendly to their points of view. But the number of conservative lawsuits filed in Amarillo has spawned accusations of “judge shopping” or that right-wing plaintiffs are seeking out Kacsmaryk because they know they'll get a sympathetic ear.
“Why are all these cases being brought in Amarillo if the litigants who are bringing them are so confident in the strength of their claims? It’s not because Amarillo is convenient to get to,” said University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck. “I think it ought to alarm the judges themselves, that litigants are so transparently and shamelessly funneling cases to their courtroom.”
The Justice Department quickly appealed Kacsmaryk's decision to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. And for now, the drug that the Food and Drug Administration approved in 2000 appeared to remain immediately available in the wake of the conflicting rulings in Texas and Washington.
Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone in the body and is used with the drug misoprostol to end pregnancy within the first 10 weeks. The lawsuit in the Texas case was filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom, which was also involved in the Mississippi case that led to Roe v. Wade being overturned.
Legal experts warned of questionable arguments and factual inaccuracies in the suit for months, but Kacsmaryk essentially agreed with all the plaintiffs’ major points, including their contention the FDA didn’t adequately review mifepristone’s safety. Medical groups, by contrast, point out mifepristone has been used by millions of women over the past 23 years, and complications occur at a lower rate than with other routine procedures like wisdom teeth removal and colonoscopies.
During confirmation hearings before he took the bench, Kacsmaryk told lawmakers it would be “inappropriate” for a judge to allow their religious beliefs to impact a matter of law. He pledged to “faithfully apply all Supreme Court precedent."
“As a judicial nominee, I don’t serve as as a legislator. I don’t serve as an advocate for counsel. I follow the law as it is written, not as I would have written it,” Kacsmaryk said at the time.
Before the abortion pill case, Kacsmaryk was at the center of a legal fight over Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, which required tens of thousands of migrants seeking asylum to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
In 2021, he ordered that the policy be reinstated in response to a lawsuit filed by the states of Texas and Missouri. The U.S. Supreme Court overruled him and said that the Biden administration could end the policy, which it did last August. But in December Kacsmaryk ruled that the administration failed to follow federal rulemaking guidelines when terminating the practice, an issue that the Supreme Court didn’t address.
He has also ruled that allowing minors to obtain free birth control without parental consent at federally funded clinics violated parental rights and Texas law.
In other cases, he has ruled that the Biden administration wrongly interpreted part of the Affordable Care Act as prohibiting health care providers from discriminating against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. And he sided with Texas in ruling against Biden administration guidance that said employers can’t block workers from using a bathroom consistent with their gender identity.
In another case — brought by states challenging a Department of Labor rule — the Justice Department recently tried to get the case moved out of his district, writing in a court filing that “there is no apparent reason—other than judge shopping" that explains why the lawsuit was filed in Amarillo. In denying the bid to move the case, Kacsmaryk wrote that the law “does not require the Court to guess as to Plaintiffs’ subjective motivations for choosing” to file there.
Kacsmaryk’s decisions have been “consistent with what a lot of conservatives were hoping for, and a lot of progressives were fearful of,” said Daniel Bennett, an associate professor at John Brown University in Arkansas, who wrote a book on the conservative Christian legal movement. “This is not a judge who’s necessarily going to be riding the fence.”
Kacsmaryk's detractors said his past writings and legal work revealed extremist views and animus toward gay and transgender people. In articles before being nominated, he wrote critically of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that established a nationwide right to an abortion and the Obergefell decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationally.
In 2015, he slammed an effort to pass federal gender identity and sexual orientation protections, writing that doing so would “give no quarter to Americans who continue to believe and seek to exercise their millennia-old religious belief that marriage and sexual relations are reserved to the union of one man and one woman.”
A year later, he signed a letter that quoted another article as describing the “belief that one is trapped in the body of the wrong sex” as a “fixed, irrational belief” that is “appropriately described as a delusion.”
Kacsmaryk’s defenders say he has been unfairly maligned.
Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project, a conservative judicial advocacy group, said Kacsmaryk has shown no evidence of bias on the bench. He noted that Kacsmaryk was deemed “qualified,” by the American Bar Association, which means he satisfied what the group describes as “very high standards with respect to integrity, professional competence and judicial temperament.”
“These allegations that he’s biased are completely unfounded and they unfairly conflate his legal advocacy with bigotry,” Davis said. “These Democrat politicians are sending a message to Christians and other people of faith that they are not allowed in the public square.”
Before joining the bench, Kacsmaryk worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in Texas and was involved in such cases as the prosecution of Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, the former Texas Tech University student from Saudi Arabia convicted in a failed bomb plot.
In 2014, Kacsmaryk joined the First Liberty Institute, which calls itself the “largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty for all Americans.” Kacsmaryk noted during his confirmation process that the group has represented all faiths.
Among the litigants he defended as the institute's deputy general counsel was an Oregon bakery that refused to provide a cake for a same sex-couple’s wedding.
“Obviously, his decisions have been really disappointing to progressives and left-leaning folks and been very pleasing to those on the right,” Bennett said. “But that’s kind of the nature of our judicial branch right now, especially with these hot-button issues.”
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Richer reported from Boston. | 2023-04-08T14:19:57+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/abortion-pill-order-latest-contentious-ruling-by-17886031.php |
LAS VEGAS, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BLUETTI, a leading provider of innovative and eco-friendly energy solutions, announced its sponsorship of the SDGs Promotion Special Collaboration Project, "Avex Beach Paradise", held in Kamakura Yuigahama.
This initiative aims to create a comfortable beach experience for visitors while promoting sustainable energy practices and raising awareness of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Harnessing the Sun's Power: A Beach House Revolution
The Avex Beach Paradise beach house revolutionizes the beach experience by generating electricity with BLUETTI's efficient PV120S and PV350 solar panels. This clean and renewable energy is stored in BLUETTI power stations and then used to cover different power needs.
Beachgoers could keep their drones, cameras, and phones always powered to capture the beautiful scenes and happy moments, or power their portable fans, projectors, and game consoles to have more fun from small power stations, like BLUETTI EB3A or EB70S, which are placed on some table of the beach house. These mobile power sources have multiple AC and DC ports, even including wireless charging pads for multi-task charging.
At the bar counter in the VIP areas, the BLUETTI AC500 and B300S modular power giants will provide up to 5,000W of power for energy-hungry devices such as freezers, air conditioners, and kitchen appliances. Visitors can also explore other power solutions and juice up their devices in the display areas. BLUETTI's new release, the AC60, packs a punch and is resistant to water splashes and dust, making it the perfect power companion for beach activities.
Empowering a Sustainable Future
The collaboration between BLUETTI and Avex Beach Paradise showcases the potential of eco-friendly energy solutions in real-world settings. By witnessing the beach house's self-sustaining capabilities, visitors are encouraged to reflect on their energy consumption habits and switch to greener lifestyles.
Since its founding, BLUETTI has empowered people from all walks of life to experience the benefits of sustainable energy and reduce their carbon footprint. To date, the company has generated an impressive 883,075 kWh of electricity through solar power, resulting in a significant reduction of approximately 880 tons of CO2 emissions. With an unwavering commitment to making clean energy accessible to every household for a sustainable future, BLUETTI continues to drive positive change through various initiatives and efforts.
About BLUETTI
BLUETTI has been committed to promoting sustainability and green energy solutions since its inception. By offering eco-friendly energy storage solutions for both indoor and outdoor use, BLUETTI aims to provide exceptional experiences for our homes while also contributing to a sustainable future for our planet. This commitment to sustainable energy has helped BLUETTI expand its reach to over 100 countries and gain the trust of millions of customers worldwide.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The family of a New York City firefighter killed last month when a tree fell onto the car he was driving at the Biltmore Estate has filed a lawsuit accusing the North Carolina tourist attraction of gross negligence.
Casey Skudin died from his injuries and his wife, Angela Skudin and their two sons were also hurt, including their 10-year-old son, who was knocked unconscious and sustained multiple fractures to his spine and sternum, the lawsuit filed on behalf of Skudin’s family states.
The suit claims the Biltmore “knowingly and intentionally kept a massive, rotted tree on its property next to a main road where Defendants knew it would cause great harm when it fell,” news outlets reported. It claims Biltmore knew the tree posed a danger to guests and tried to keep it by installing steel cables. The complaint names The Biltmore Company, Biltmore Estate Wine Company, and Village Hotel on Biltmore Estate as defendants.
“Defendants decided to install inadequate cable to try and merely keep the tree upright, instead of taking the appropriate measure of cutting the tree down and eliminating the potentially fatal risk,” the complaint states.
In a statement Wednesday, Biltmore noted there were multiple accounts of a short duration high wind event around that time and denied “all allegations of willful or intentional conduct on the part of Biltmore, as well as the allegations of negligence.”
“There are no words to express our deep sorrow for the Skudin family’s unimaginable loss and we offer them our deepest sympathy,” Biltmore said in the statement. | 2022-07-21T16:23:52+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/family-sues-biltmore-after-fallen-tree-kills-ny-firefighter/2022/07/21/04f0acf4-090d-11ed-80b6-43f2bfcc6662_story.html |
Which Fortnite Funko Pop is best?
Fortnite is the most popular battle royale in video game history. Epic Games created a unique, colorful and highly competitive game that pits 100 players against each other on an ever-changing map. Players drop in from the Battle Bus, search for loot, supplies and weapons that they use against their opponents. The game’s style looks almost cartoonish, which has spawned some truly unique and interesting characters.
Many of these characters have been transformed into vinyl toys from company Funko Pop. You can collect and display these unique toys that showcase the intricate designs of the playable Fortnite characters. The best Fortnite Funko Pop is the Fishstick figure, which features a walking goldfish geared up and ready for battle.
What to know before you buy a Fortnite Funko Pop
Fortnite seasons
Fortnite has frequent updates known as Seasons that come every few months. They’re free to download and often bring new features to the game. They can include new characters, items, utilities and even changes to the overall map. The part most looked forward to in any new season is the skins. Skins and characters are interchangeable terms in Fortnite. Peely the banana and Fishstick the walking fish are both characters in the lore of Fortnite and skins you can purchase in the game.
Rarities
Fortnite has its own in-game rarity system to let players know how valuable or strong an item is. This can apply to weapons, pickaxes, skins and other items. Generally speaking, this system starts at Handmade, which uses the color white and goes all the way up to Mythic, representing gold items. White weapons are the weakest, they output the least amount of damage and are the most common items in the game. Gold items are very rare and you may not even come across one in a given game.
Skins
When a game features skins, they’re really referring to in-game characters or outfits. In every game, including Fortnite, you start off with a default skin. This is usually a generic-looking character with little detail to their outfit. As you progress in the game, you can earn new skins or purchase them through the Item Shop. Skins are a huge part of Fortnite in particular because of the game’s third-person viewpoint. Unlike a first person shooter, third-person games show the entire character model as you run around the map. Since players can see their character while playing, it gives them more incentive to purchase skins.
What to look for in a quality Fortnite Funko Pop
Pickaxes
Pickaxes are the main tools players use to harvest materials in Fortnite. These materials are then used to build structures to protect yourself and your teammates from opponents. Fortnite Funko Pop toys don’t often come with pickaxes. However, you can find certain high-quality figures that have their own pickaxe. Skull Trooper, for example, comes with his signature Reaper pickaxe.
Limited-time skins
Like it or not, part of the selling point for certain Fortnite skins is that they’re only offered for a limited time. This helps to keep certain skins of the rare variety. The rarer the skin, the more valuable it becomes in the game. While skins aren’t resellable, they still offer a fair amount of clout if you’re rocking a rare skin. Funko Pop has taken some of these originally rare skins from the game and turned them into collectable figures. Black Knight is one of the earliest skins to become popular. It was released in Season 2 back in 2017. Funko created an equally rare Black Knight toy which can be purchased in vinyl form.
Loot Llama
The famous Loot Llama in Fortnite is a piñata llama that’s filled with valuable and rare items. This can include gold weapons, lots of ammunition and plenty of medical supplies. Believe it or not, there’s actually a Funko Pop Loot Llama available as well. This rare character isn’t playable in the actual game, yet it’s been turned into a fun collectable item in real life. The llama is blue and purple and wears a brown muzzle and saddle.
How much you can expect to spend on a Fortnite Funko Pop
Fortnite Funko Pop toys cost $9-$12.
Fortnite Funko Pop FAQ
Are Fortnite Funko Pop toys considered rare?
A. Funko no longer makes Fortnite vinyl figures, so to some collectors, they can in fact be considered rare. This is especially true for the figures that make up the rare Fortnite in-game skins like Black Knight and Skull Trooper.
How tall are Funko Pop toys?
A. Most Funko Pop toys are the same size. They normally stand about 3.75 inches tall and are around 1.5 inches wide. This can vary by character in some cases, but each standard Funko figure is the same height.
What’s the best Fortnite Funko Pop to buy?
Top Fortnite Funko Pop
Funko Pop Games: Fortnite Fishstick
What you need to know: Fortnite Season 8 saw the release of Fishstick, which you can now own in classic Funko Pop style.
What you’ll love: Fishstick is a goldfish-style character that’s among one of the most popular skins in Fortnite. This small vinyl figure wears a hat along with a bright blue one-piece suit and brown belt. Fishstick is holding their fishy hand up to their face.
What you should consider: The arms and legs look slightly different than the in-game character.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Fortnite Funko Pop for the money
Funko Pop Games: Fortnite Peely
What you need to know: Peely the walking banana was the main character from Fortnite’s Season 8.
What you’ll love: This figure shows Peely waving to his fans with a smile on his face. The top of his head, or the top of the banana, is peeling away slightly exposing the fruit underneath. He has brown knees and brown soles. Peely is a fan favorite and one of the most iconic Fortnite skins of all time.
What you should consider: This figure is best suited for children older than the age of 6.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Funko Pop Games: Fortnite Skull Trooper
What you need to know: Skull Trooper will go up in the Fortnite skin hall of fame because of its unique skull outfit and matching pickaxe.
What you’ll love: Not all Funko Pop come with pickaxes, but the Skull Trooper comes complete with its signature Reaper harvesting tool, which looks like the Grim Reaper’s scythe. Skull Trooper wears an all black-and-white suit and comes with a painted face to look like a skull. Plus, it glows in the dark.
What you should consider: This Funko toy will be more valuable if kept inside its original packaging.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
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PORT ARTHUR, Texas, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States shrimp industry recently made its case to maintain antidumping orders on imported shrimp from India, Thailand, and Vietnam before the International Trade Commission (ITC). On April 11, 2023, the ITC conducted a hearing in connection with its Third Sunset Review on the antidumping orders. The American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) presented five witnesses from shrimp processors in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida who relayed stories about the continuing injury caused by ever- increasing volumes of dumped imported shrimp. After the hearing ASPA Board President Trey Pearson urged the industry to keep fighting. "Despite an all-time low market share of 6.3% and extremely low operating margins, ASPA's members remain united and committed to do whatever it takes to survive. We appreciate the Commission providing our members the opportunity to tell their stories in hopes that we continue to have some discipline on imported shrimp."
Notably, several US Senators and Congressmen weighed in with letters of support to the ITC. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has long supported the domestic shrimp industry in its battle against unfair trade, noting in his letter to the ITC that "[w]e must use every tool at our disposal to help these hardworking Americans remain competitive and endure that the rich tradition of this industry are passed down to future generations." Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), as well as Congressmen Garret Graves (R-LA) and Randy Weber (R-TX) have also supported the industry's efforts either through testimony or otherwise. Trey Pearson thanked the elected officials noting that "the shrimp industry is very fortunate
to have the unwavering support of many elected officials who recognize its cultural and economic significance."
ASPA was joined at the ITC hearing by members of the Southern Shrimp Alliance who also raised their voices in support of the antidumping orders and likewise thanked the elected officials for sending letters.
The ITC will vote on maintaining or revoking the antidumping orders on June 1, 2023.
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HELENA - The Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) kicks off the 2022 flu shot season next week.
Enrolled Montana veterans will have several options to make getting a free flu shot easy.
Veterans who are enrolled with VA healthcare will be offered flu shots at their Montana VA primary care appointments.
Flu vaccines are also available to enrolled veterans at pharmacies and urgent care locations across Montana.
Veterans can search by entering in their home zip code at https://www.va.gov/find-locations to find a location.
Many local Montana VA clinics will also be holding additional flu shot options, such as drive-in flu clinics or walk-in options.
“Flu is always a preventable respiratory infection,” said Montana VA Executive Director Dr. Judy Hayman. “The flu shot is a safe, compassionate way we can protect others by stopping the spread of the flu virus.”
The flu vaccine gets updated annually, and the VA advises that veterans get a flu shot each year.
VA officials note that the flu shot is safe and effective, and a person cannot get the flu from the flu shot.
Montana VA’s Flu Shot Clinic Schedule (by location)
Billings, Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow VA Clinic (1775 Spring Creek Lane, Billings)
- October 5 Drive-Through Flu Clinic: From 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (in the parking lot)
- Walk-in flu shots are available every Thursday beginning October 6 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 pm in the Ben Steele Conference room.
Bozeman Travis W. Atkins VA Clinic (1101 E. Main Street, Bozeman)
- October 5 Walk-In Flu Clinic: From 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Butte VA Clinic (40 Three Bears Drive, Butte)
- October 12 Drive-Through Flu Clinic: From 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
- Walk-in flu shots are available every Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Cut Bank (8 Second Avenue Southeast, Cut Bank)
- Walk-in flu shots are available Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and again from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Fort Harrison/Helena (3687 Veterans Drive, Fort Harrison)
- October 5 Drive-Through Flu Clinic: From 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (Parking Lot A)
- Walk-in flu shots are available in the Primary Care Clinic (2nd floor conference room) every Thursday (beginning Sept. 29) from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Glasgow (630 2nd Avenue South, Suite A, Glasgow)
- Walk-in flu shots are available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Glendive VA Clinic (2000 Montana Avenue, Glendive)
- October 4 Drive-Through Flu Clinic: From 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
- Walk-in flu shots are available Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Great Falls VA Clinic (1400 29th South, Suite 1, Great Falls)
- Walk-in flu shots are available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Kalispell VA Clinic (31 Three Mile Drive, Suite 102, Kalispell)
- Walk-in flu shots are available every Wednesday in October from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.
Miles City VA Clinic (316 S Haynes Avenue, Miles City)
- October 5 Drive-Through Flu Clinic: From 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (North side of clinic)
- Walk-in flu shots are available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Missoula David J. Thatcher VA Clinic (3885 West Broadway Street, Missoula)
- October 13 Walk-In Flu Clinic: From 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
- Walk-in flu shots are available every Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. | 2022-09-29T20:09:45+00:00 | ktvq.com | https://www.ktvq.com/news/montana-news/montana-va-providing-flu-shot-clinics |
TIPPECANOE — A man was shot Wednesday morning during a domestic disturbance on I-65 in Tippecanoe County Wednesday morning.
According to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies reporter to a medical emergency and possible domestic disturbance near the 167 mile marker Wednesday morning.
When they arrived at the scene, they found a man had been shot by his girlfriend.
Investigation found the couple, who drive semi-trucks in shifts, got into an argument and the boyfriend struck the female while she drove.
After being hit, the woman stopped the truck and was thrown into the sleeper area by the boyfriend, according to police.
The boyfriend then reportedly began driving again before stopping and going back into the sleeper area with his girlfriend. The girlfriend then shot the boyfriend, according to police.
The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
No arrests were made in the incident. | 2023-05-03T15:34:27+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/tippecanoe-county/girlfriend-shoots-boyfriend-during-disturbance-on-interstate-65-in-tippecanoe-co |
Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses Exceeding $50,000 In Eyepoint To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – The U.S. Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for a grant program to help communities create jobs and better economies.
The new pilot program aims at investing hundreds of millions of dollars in communities with distressed economies and job markets.
“There’s a lot of communities that need to transition but they need investment to transition,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.
Raimondo says the grants will create opportunities in people’s hometowns.
“Maybe a coal community or maybe a rural community where they’re just stuck, and they need an investment,” Raimondo said. “We have $200 million in total. We will be selecting somewhere between four and eight communities, so each community will receive tens of millions of dollars.”
Secretary Raimondo says the flexible funds can be used for different types of programs like job training or opening up new office buildings.
“The recompete pilot program is really exciting because this is meant to be a long-term economic development investment,” said Stephanie Martinez Ruckman with the National League of Cities.
Martinez-Ruckman added that the grants should make a significant difference, in part, because the money will be distributed over 10 years “to create long-term quality jobs and increasing prime age employment rates across the country.”
Communities should apply alongside other stakeholders, like companies or universities.
If the pilot is successful, the program could grow by another $800 million. | 2023-06-29T21:27:16+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/washington-dc/commerce-department-launches-pilot-program-to-bolster-jobs-distressed-economies/ |
(NEXSTAR) — If you spend your days worried about your floofy feline bolting out of an open door — or just hiding from you inside the house — you’re not alone. As cat owners connect on social media, once-odd ideas like walking your cat or training cats to “go” outside are now more accepted. But the outdoors still pose lots of threats to your cats.
A 2018 study published in the academic journal Animals found at least 15% of cat owners lost their pets at least once during a five-year period. According to the researchers, only 61% of the 1,210 cats studied were found within a year.
As more and more people are using software and devices to keep tabs on kids, keys and phones, pets are a natural consideration — and there are many ways to do it.
Tile, the company behind the popular Tile tracking device, recently released its answer — and it’s specifically made for cat-tracking.
Tile for Cats, according to the Life360-owned company, pairs its small Tile Sticker tracker into a silicone collar accessory. Tile says the Sticker has a 250-feet Bluetooth range and can be used with or without a subscription to Tile. The device costs $39.99.
“Pets play an important role in our lives and we strive to meet the needs of the entire family, or chosen family,” said Life360 co-founder and CEO Chris Hulls. “Our designers saw that users were seeking ways to monitor their cat’s whereabouts and creating makeshift attachments. So it was a no-brainer to develop a much-needed cat accessory for our ecosystem that connects and protects everyone and everything that matters most.”
In March, PC Mag ranked the Best Pet Trackers and GPS Dog Collars for 2023, with reviewers rating trackers based on factors such as durability and best for iPhone-Android users.
The $149 Fi Smart Dog Collar Series earned notes for most durability, while an Apple AirTag ($29) was recommended for iPhone users.
Meanwhile, when it comes to GPS (which is different than Bluetooth location), safety news outlet SafeWise ranked the Jiobit (also by Life360) as the best for cats. This device costs $149 and Safewise’s Safety and Tech Reporter Rebecca Edwards explained that it also has AI features that learn a wearer’s behavior and can help pinpoint oddities.
Researchers in the 2018 Animals-published study say cats that enter shelters in the U.S. and Australia are reclaimed at much smaller percentages than dogs. The shelter reclaim percentage for dogs is between 26% and 40%, while only about 2%-4% of cats are reclaimed once they are sheltered.
Though tracking microchips are very common in pets, some research shows that veterinarians are less likely to recommend microchipping for cats than for dogs.
Where do cats go when they go missing?
A different study of lost pets published in Animals in 2012 found that 59% of lost cats were found in their own neighborhoods, echoing the finding of the 2018 study, which found 75% of cats were found within 500 meters of where they got out. Curiously, it was also found that some cats may even be found in neighbors’ homes after they were able to make their way in.
According to this research, about 30% of cats returned home on their own. | 2023-04-28T13:15:10+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/offbeat/tile-for-felines-how-often-do-cats-get-lost-and-how-can-you-track-them/ |
BOYERTOWN, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClimeCo, a leader in the management and development of environmental commodities, has partnered with Enaleia to remove plastic pollution from vital fishing areas. Enaleia is a non-profit that engages coastal communities to collect plastic on land and in the ocean to reduce pollution and improve marine biodiversity conservation. This partnership will support Enaleia's newest project in Kenya, contributing to the generation of plastic credits through Verra. With additional funding from ClimeCo and the sale of the credits, Enaleia estimates they will collect 1,000-3,000 tonnes of plastic annually in Kenya.
"A plastic credit is an environmental commodity that represents the collection or recycling of one tonne of plastic material, which can be used in companies' ESG, CSR, and sustainability programs," says Chris Parker, ClimeCo's Director of Plastic Program. "Our approach is to create a system solution to the ocean plastic challenge."
Enaleia, along with other professional entities that are experts in sustainable development, are collaborating with ClimeCo and the Kwale Recycling Center in Kenya to make sure that the plastic will not only be collected but also integrated into the circular economy.
The Kenya project supports over 350 fishers in Kwale County by empowering them to collect abandoned nets, gear, and marine litter. This number will increase to 800 people from the coastal communities in the following months. The waste is then taken to Kwale Recycling Center, a local collection and recycling company that transports and processes it into useful materials and products.
"Through the plastic credit model, we can set up large-scale plastic cleanup projects that can create a real impact on our oceans," says Lefteris Arapakis, Enaleia's Co-Founder and Director. "Taking into consideration that around 20% of ocean plastic is lost fishing gear, by empowering the fishing communities at this scale, we can not only clean up significant amounts of plastic but also prevent further ocean plastic pollution."
This project incentivizes and encourages the fishing community to use more sustainable fishing practices, including the reduction of overfishing by pausing and limiting their fishing activities while collecting plastic. It also provides a supplemental source of income to an area experiencing some of the highest poverty rates in the country.
To learn more, email us at info@climeco.com.
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US opens probe into Freightliner trucks automatically braking without obstacle in road
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking on big Freightliner trucks can stop unexpectedly for no apparent reason.
It’s at least the third recent investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into glitches with the technology, which has the potential to save lives because it can make vehicles stop or slow down for stopped or slowed traffic.
The probe covers about a quarter-million trucks made by Daimler from the 2017 through 2022 model years.
The agency says in documents posted on its website Tuesday that it has 18 complaints from owners alleging that brakes on Freightliner Cascadia trucks can come on without an obstacle in the road.
The reports say the trucks can brake without warning or any input from the driver. The braking ranges from partial application with little loss of speed to full application, bringing the trucks to a complete stop on the road.
The agency says it tested one of the trucks, and it stopped for a steel trench plate on the road. Daimler Trucks said the trench plate does not represent real-world driving.
NHTSA says it will determine whether the braking problem is an unreasonable risk to safety.
The complaints don’t cite any crashes or injuries due to the problem.
In February of 2022, the agency began investigating complaints that Teslas operating on the automaker’s partially automated driving systems can suddenly stop on roadways for no apparent reason. NHTSA says more than 750 Tesla owners have complained of false braking.
During the same month, the agency opened an investigation of more than 1.7 million Hondas for a similar problem. At the time NHTSA said it had 278 complaints about the problem.
The U.S. government is in the process of adopting regulations to require automatic emergency braking on all new passenger vehicles and heavy trucks.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-30T16:01:29+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/2023/05/30/us-opens-probe-into-freightliner-trucks-automatically-braking-without-obstacle-road/ |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)Albany men’s basketball coach Dwayne Killings, athletic director Mark Benson, and the university are being sued by a former walk-on regarding a pregame incident a year ago that involved physical contact and what happened in the aftermath.
The lawsuit, first reported by The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, was filed this week in federal court in the Northern District of New York by Luke Fizulich. It charges Killings with assault and battery and ”tortious interference” for allegedly hampering Fizulich from continuing his studies at the university and hindering his chances of transferring to another school by spreading ”a negative word” about him to other schools.
Killings, who is Black, allegedly assaulted Fizulich before a road game early last season. Frizulich, who is white, is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for his ”emotional and psychological well-being, damages to reputation, loss of educational and athletic opportunities, future economic losses, and loss of future career prospects.”
Fizulich was a sophomore who had transferred from Marquette University, where Killings had served as an assistant. He played in 22 games last season and then entered the transfer portal.
The school conducted an investigation after officials were made aware of the allegation on Feb. 27. The investigation confirmed there was physical contact between Killings and a member of the men’s basketball team during a pregame hype circle in late November. The incident was not reported until the administration received a complaint.
Killings was given a five-game suspension, which he completed on Monday, the day the lawsuit was filed. He also was fined $25,000. The university’s investigation concluded that it was an isolated incident. Killings admitted his mistake and apologized.
The lawsuit also claims that the university initially decided to fire Killings after the investigation, but local business and civil rights leaders pressured the school not to. It also claims that and the university showed preference to the coach ”because of his race” and alleges the school violated a section of the Civil Rights Act that prohibits racial discrimination by programs that receive federal funds. Benson is cited for breach of contract.
A university spokesman said the school cannot comment on pending litigation.
”The University at Albany is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for all students and fully and impartially investigates all allegations of misconduct against university employees,” the statement said. ”The university previously disclosed the resolution of that investigation.”
Killings, in his second season, signed a five-year contract when he was hired to succeed Will Brown after the 2020-21 season. Four members of Killings’ staff have since left for other programs.
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HughesNet Fusion plans combine satellite and wireless technologies for a high-speed, low-latency internet experience
GERMANTOWN, Md, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite communications for over 50 years, today announced it started rolling out a new low-latency satellite internet offering to consumers in select U.S. markets. Available as HughesNet® Fusion plans, the multipath offering seamlessly blends Geostationary (GEO) satellite and wireless technologies into a fast and responsive satellite internet experience.
"With HughesNet Fusion plans, we are solving the latency challenge inherent with GEO technology, while maximizing the many advantages of these time-tested satellites, including low cost, reliability, dense capacity and widespread availability," said Pradman Kaul, president of Hughes. "GEO satellites are the workhorses of the connected ecosystem, essential for meeting the demand for connectivity everywhere, particularly in rural areas, whether alone or in combination with other transports such as wireless and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites."
The Hughes multipath technology was previewed for reporters at the SATELLITE conference in March 2022. Today, HughesNet customers in select markets who want a faster, more responsive satellite internet experience can take advantage of the HughesNet Fusion plans.
Kaul continued: "We are rapidly entering an era in which hybrid connectivity—both multi-transport and multi-orbit—will be commonplace. To realize that connected future, at Hughes we are integrating different transports with smart technologies and managed services to create a dynamic, always-on, connected environment that we call the ActiveComms Ecosystem. The HughesNet Fusion plans are an outcome of that approach."
"HughesNet Fusion plans elevate satellite internet as we know it today," said Peter Gulla, senior vice president, Hughes. "The multipath solution represents our continued commitment to meet the changing needs of those who live where other high-speed providers do not reach. The launch of our ultra-high density JUPITER™ 3 satellite next year will bring further service enhancements, including service plans with speeds up to 100 Mbps down."
When using satellites for internet access, signals travel a long distance from device to a satellite in space and back. The time it takes for the signal to travel is known as latency. This delay doesn't impact most online activities but can be noticeable when, for instance, browsing content-rich sites and video conferencing.
Delivering low-latency satellite connectivity with 25 Mbps download speeds and No Hard Data Limits, HughesNet Fusion plans are available today to HughesNet customers in select regions across the country. Hughes aims to roll out the offering in markets across the U.S. later this year.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, provides broadband equipment and services; managed services featuring smart, software-defined networking; and end-to-end network operation for millions of consumers, businesses, governments and communities worldwide. The Hughes flagship Internet service, HughesNet®, connects millions of people across the Americas, and the Hughes JUPITER™ System powers Internet access for tens of millions more worldwide. Hughes supplies more than half the global satellite terminal market to leading satellite operators, in-flight service providers, mobile network operators and military customers. A managed network services provider, Hughes supports nearly 500,000 enterprise sites with its HughesON™ portfolio of wired and wireless solutions. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes is owned by EchoStar. To learn more, visit www.hughes.com or follow HughesConnects on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a premier global provider of satellite communication solutions. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communications technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments. For more information, visit www.echostar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
©2022 Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company. Hughes and HughesNet are registered trademarks and JUPITER is a trademark of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Football season is almost here, and the Indianapolis Colts are hosting two watch parties for away games.
The team's season kicks off on September 11 on the road against the Houston Texans. A watch party is happening beginning at 10 a.m. in the Bottleworks District, located at 856 Carrollton Avenue.
The event will feature a live muralist, photos and autographs with Colts Cheerleaders, live entertainment, giveaways and more before kickoff at 1 p.m. The game will be shown live on multiple screens.
RELATED: Colts newcomer Yannick Ngakoue surprises local teachers with gift boxes full of supplies
On October 6, a watch party will be held in Carmel at Midtown Plaza for the Colts vs Denver Broncos Thursday Night Football game. Activities begin at 5:30 p.m. and kickoff is at 8:15 p.m.
Food and drink specials will be offered at restaurants around Midtown. Fans can also bring their own food, drinks, blankets and chairs. All bags and items are subject to be searched and no grilling will be allowed.
Midtown Plaza is located at 365 Monon Boulevard. | 2022-08-27T14:24:58+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/sports/colts/indianapolis-colts-holding-watch-parties-for-season-opener-thursday-night-game-in-october |
Dodgers second. Justin Turner singles to right field. Cody Bellinger strikes out swinging. Chris Taylor doubles to deep left center field. Justin Turner scores. Gavin Lux grounds out to first base, Darin Ruf to Jakob Junis. Chris Taylor to third. Mookie Betts grounds out to shortstop, Evan Longoria to Darin Ruf.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.
Giants second. Joc Pederson singles to center field. Darin Ruf strikes out swinging. Evan Longoria doubles to deep left field. Joc Pederson scores. Brandon Crawford singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Evan Longoria scores. Thairo Estrada pops out to first base to Freddie Freeman. Curt Casali strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 2, Dodgers 1.
Giants fourth. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. Darin Ruf homers to left field. Evan Longoria grounds out to shortstop, Trea Turner to Freddie Freeman. Brandon Crawford lines out to deep right center field to Mookie Betts.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 3, Dodgers 1.
Dodgers fifth. Gavin Lux homers to center field. Mookie Betts grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Darin Ruf. Freddie Freeman grounds out to shallow right field, Donovan Walton to Darin Ruf. Trea Turner strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 3, Dodgers 2.
Giants fifth. Thairo Estrada flies out to center field to Cody Bellinger. Curt Casali singles to shallow infield. Austin Slater pinch-hitting for Luis Gonzalez. Austin Slater singles to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Curt Casali to third. Throwing error by Justin Bruihl. Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging. Wilmer Flores is intentionally walked. Joc Pederson singles to right field. Wilmer Flores to third. Austin Slater scores. Curt Casali scores. Darin Ruf singles to right field. Joc Pederson to second. Wilmer Flores scores. Donovan Walton lines out to center field to Cody Bellinger.
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Giants 6, Dodgers 2.
Giants eighth. Joc Pederson flies out to shallow center field to Trea Turner. Darin Ruf homers to center field. Donovan Walton grounds out to shallow infield, Gavin Lux to Freddie Freeman. Brandon Crawford flies out to deep left center field to Cody Bellinger.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 7, Dodgers 2. | 2022-06-11T06:46:45+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/L-A-Dodgers-San-Francisco-Runs-17234874.php |
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy travel industry press releases from PR Newswire, including summer travel trends and free camping locations across the U.S.
NEW YORK, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the travel industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- The Points Guy Releases First-of-its-Kind Trends Report Ahead of the Year's Biggest Travel Moments
Overall, while fears of a recession are looming, it isn't currently hindering trips for Americans as they're continuing to travel and invest in these experiences. With work-from-home policies more prevalent than pre-pandemic, vacations are longer, with the line between business and leisure blurred. - VAI Resort to Debut in 2024: Arizona's Largest and Boldest Hotel, Entertainment and Culinary Destination
Imagine a $1 billion, 60-acre resort oasis destination rising from the Arizona desert landscape. Imagine a hotel room transforming into the most incredible concert seat to view world-renowned artists and entertainers performing from the $40 million VAI stage in an unprecedented amphitheater and live entertainment venue. - Disney Springs® Resort Area Hotels Offer Room Rates Starting at $97 for Stays May 1 - August 31, 2023
Disney Springs® Resort Area Hotels include seven properties conveniently located in the Walt Disney World® Resort with spacious accommodations, luxurious amenities, dining, and recreation offerings. - New Study Uncovers Whether EVs Can Compete with Gas Cars Traveling Iconic American Road Trips
The study determined that for every 100 miles driven along these popular routes, an EV owner will save $11 but will add 25 minutes, on average. An EV trip increased travel time by over 13 hours on one route, but less than 2 hours on another. - The Dyrt Releases Curated Collection of 5,000 Free Camping Locations
Campers can use this feature to navigate more than 5,000 free camping locations including dispersed campsites, free established campgrounds, and free camping on public lands — and find out if permits are required and how to get them. - Wallabing's Innovative Peer-To-Peer RV Rental Platform Offers RV Owners and Renters the Open Road to Revenue, Adventure, and Peace of Mind
"Owners make more, renters pay less" is the simple but powerful concept at the core of the Plano, Texas-based company's business, which streamlines the RV ownership and rental experience, and has increased its inventory by 682% in six months. - Wynn Al Marjan Island unveils design vision; upcoming resort to be new architectural landmark in the UAE
Set in a pristine setting overlooking the azure waters of the Arabian Gulf, Wynn Al Marjan Island rises more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) above the sea, welcoming visitors to a premium luxury experience, including exceptional entertainment and gaming amenities. - Alaska Airlines launches partnership with STARLUX Airlines
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CINCINNATI, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) today reported:
- Third-quarter 2022 net loss of $418 million, or $2.64 per share, compared with net income of $153 million, or 94 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2021, after recognizing a $557 million third-quarter 2022 after-tax reduction in the fair value of equity securities still held.
- $95 million or 45% decrease in non-GAAP operating income* to $114 million, or 73 cents per share, compared with $209 million, or $1.28 per share, in the third quarter of last year.
- $571 million decrease in third-quarter 2022 net income, compared with third-quarter 2021, reflecting the after-tax net effect of a $476 million decrease in net investment gains and a $114 million decrease in after-tax property casualty underwriting income.
- $60.01 book value per share at September 30, 2022, down $21.71 since year-end.
- Negative 24.0% value creation ratio for the first nine months of 2022, compared with positive 12.4% for the same period of 2021.
Financial Highlights
Insurance Operations Highlights
- 103.9% third-quarter 2022 property casualty combined ratio, up from 92.6% for the third quarter of 2021.
- 14% growth in third-quarter net written premiums, including price increases, premium growth initiatives and a higher level of insured exposures.
- $264 million third-quarter 2022 property casualty new business written premiums, up 15%. Agencies appointed since the beginning of 2021 contributed $19 million or 7% of total new business written premiums.
- $21 million third-quarter 2022 life insurance subsidiary net income, up $10 million from the third quarter of 2021, and 4% growth in third-quarter 2022 term life insurance earned premiums.
Investment and Balance Sheet Highlights
- 8% or $14 million increase in third-quarter 2022 pretax investment income, including an 8% increase for stock portfolio dividends and a 7% increase for bond interest income.
- Three-month decrease of 4% in fair value of total investments at September 30, 2022, including a 2% decrease for the bond portfolio and a 7% decrease for the stock portfolio.
- $3.836 billion parent company cash and marketable securities at September 30, 2022, down 24% from year-end 2021.
Investments Lead Profits
Steven J. Johnston, chairman and chief executive officer, commented: "Investment income in the third quarter of 2022 continued to contribute to a positive operating profit. Steady cash flow from 10 consecutive years of underwriting profit helps fuel our investment approach, allowing us to continually invest new money in both the equity and fixed-maturity securities markets.
"As previously announced, losses from Hurricane Ian pushed our third-quarter combined ratio to 103.9%. Confident in our balance sheet, we were able to focus on what was important: outstanding claims service. I applaud the efforts of our associates who worked quickly to comfort those who had experienced loss and get them moving toward recovery.
"Our property casualty insurance business remains profitable for the year so far, recording a 99.2% combined ratio through the end of September, within our long-term goal of a 95% to 100% combined ratio.
"For both the third quarter and first nine months of the year, our combined ratios before catastrophes rose compared to 2021's excellent results. These ratios, which filter out much of the effects of severe weather, continue to include increased uncertainty of estimated ultimate losses, due in part to elevated paid losses reflecting economic or other forms of inflation."
Tackling Inflation in Insurance
"Our sophisticated pricing models give us a robust view of the many factors impacting our business. We can examine these elements to clearly see the actions we need to take to address inflation.
"When considering new or renewal business, our underwriters are focused on risk selection and pricing discipline. Our continued strong net written premium growth of 14% on both a quarterly and nine-month basis reflects our management of both exposure growth and net rate increases that factor in expected inflation effects. Premium growth also benefits from 162 new agency appointments so far this year and our efforts to gain a larger share of each agency's business.
"In this inflationary environment, we must keep up with increases in the costs of building materials when pricing property coverage. For our homeowners business, we automatically apply an inflation factor on all renewal policies to adjust exposure amounts. On commercial property policies, we use third-party data to evaluate insurance to value for each account. For the third quarter, we averaged a commercial property premium increase effect roughly double what it was a year ago.
"Looking at only the average amount of renewal price increases can mask the actual impact of segmentation and the fact that policies are priced on an account-by-account basis with some experiencing higher than average increases and some experiencing lower than average increases – based on the risk factors appropriate for that individual account. However, personal auto is one line of business where we see the need for rate increases nearly across the board. Inflation levels our industry hasn't experienced in decades, combined with increasingly distracted drivers, continue to push both severity and frequency of claims higher."
Confidence in the Future
"Our confidence in our ongoing ability to produce value for our shareholders far into the future is unwavering. Our talented and dedicated associates are working vigorously with the independent agents who represent us to drive our multi-pronged strategy to continue growing our insurance business profitably."
- $212 million or 14% growth of third-quarter 2022 property casualty net written premiums, and nine-month growth also of 14%, reflecting premium growth initiatives, price increases and a higher level of insured exposures. Cincinnati Re® and Cincinnati Global Underwriting Ltd.SM in total contributed 3 percentage points to property casualty growth for both the third quarter and first nine months of 2022.
- $34 million or 15% increase in third-quarter 2022 new business premiums written by agencies and a nine-month increase of 16%. The third-quarter growth included an $11 million increase in standard market property casualty production from agencies appointed since the beginning of 2021.
- 162 new agency appointments in the first nine months of 2022, including 52 that market only our personal lines products.
- 11.3 percentage-point third-quarter 2022 combined ratio increase that reflects elevated inflation effects including an increase of 4.2 points from higher commercial umbrella incurred loss and loss expenses.
- 9.4 percentage-point nine-month 2022 combined ratio increase that reflects elevated inflation effects including an increase of 3.5 points from higher commercial umbrella incurred loss and loss expenses.
- 2.4 percentage-point third-quarter 2022 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $43 million, compared with 6.4 points or $102 million for third-quarter 2021.
- 2.8 percentage-point nine-month 2022 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 7.2 points for the first nine months of 2021.
- 4.7 percentage-point increase, to 61.0%, for the nine-month 2022 ratio of current accident year losses and loss expenses before catastrophes, including an increase of 2.1 points in the ratio for commercial umbrella current accident year losses.
- 1.3 percentage-point decrease in the third-quarter 2022 underwriting expense ratio, compared with the same period of 2021, primarily due to lower levels of profit-sharing commissions for agencies.
- $89 million or 10% growth in third-quarter 2022 commercial lines net written premiums, primarily due to higher agency renewal written premiums. Nine percent growth in nine-month net written premiums.
- $85 million or 11% increase in third-quarter renewal written premiums, with commercial lines average renewal pricing increases in the mid-single-digit percent range.
- $4 million or 3% increase in third-quarter 2022 new business written by agencies and an 8% nine-month increase, as we continue to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market.
- 18.4 percentage-point third-quarter 2022 combined ratio increase, including an increase of 1.2 points from higher catastrophe losses and an increase of 4.4 points from higher commercial umbrella current accident year losses.
- 15.9 percentage-point nine-month 2022 combined ratio increase, including an increase of 2.6 points from higher catastrophe losses and an increase of 3.8 points from higher commercial umbrella current accident year losses.
- 0.4 percentage-point third-quarter 2022 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $4 million, compared with 11.5 points or $107 million for third-quarter 2021.
- 1.7 percentage-point nine-month 2022 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 10.1 points for the first nine months of 2021.
- $67 million or 15% growth in third-quarter 2022 personal lines net written premiums, including higher renewal written premiums that benefited from rate increases. Third-quarter 2022 net written premiums from our agencies' high net worth clients grew 38%, to $249 million. Fourteen percent growth in nine-month personal lines net written premiums.
- $28 million or 53% increase in third-quarter 2022 new business premiums written by agencies, including expanded use of enhanced pricing precision tools and an increase of $3 million from excess and surplus lines homeowner policies. The high net worth portion of increases in new business written premiums was $22 million for the third quarter and $60 million for the nine-month period.
- 1.8 percentage-point third-quarter 2022 combined ratio increase, including a decrease of 4.1 points from lower catastrophe losses and an increase of 6.4 points from higher current accident year loss and loss expenses that includes estimates for rising economic inflation for our personal auto and homeowner lines of business.
- 1.6 percentage-point nine-month 2022 combined ratio increase, including a decrease of 4.4 points from lower catastrophe losses and an increase of 4.2 points from higher current accident year loss and loss expenses reflecting an inflationary environment.
- 2.0 percentage-point third-quarter 2022 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $8 million, compared with 0.8 points or $3 million for third-quarter 2021.
- 4.5 percentage-point nine-month 2022 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 3.1 points for the first nine months of 2021.
- $17 million or 16% growth in third-quarter 2022 excess and surplus lines net written premiums, including higher renewal written premiums that benefited from price increases averaging in the high-single-digit percent range. Nineteen percent growth in nine-month net written premiums.
- $2 million or 6% increase in third-quarter new business written by agencies, reflecting a highly competitive market particularly for larger policies.
- 0.2 percentage-point third-quarter 2022 combined ratio improvement, including a decrease of 0.8 points from lower catastrophe losses and a decrease of 2.4 points from underwriting expenses offset by an increase in current accident year loss and loss expenses.
- 3.5 percentage-point nine-month 2022 combined ratio improvement, including a decrease of 1.3 points from underwriting expenses and an increase in current accident year loss and loss expenses.
- 6.0 percentage-point third-quarter 2022 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $7 million, compared with unfavorable development of 3.2 points or $3 million for third-quarter 2021.
- 3.8 percentage-point nine-month 2022 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 2.0 points of unfavorable development for the first nine months of 2021.
- Less than $1 million increase in third-quarter 2022 earned premiums, including a 4% increase for term life insurance, our largest life insurance product line.
- $17 million increase in nine-month 2022 life insurance subsidiary net income, primarily from more favorable impacts from the unlocking of interest rate and other actuarial assumptions and more favorable mortality experience.
- $447 million or 32% nine-month 2022 decrease, to $945 million, in GAAP shareholders' equity for the life insurance subsidiary, primarily from a decrease in unrealized investment gains on fixed-maturity securities.
- $14 million or 8% rise in third-quarter 2022 pretax investment income, including an 8% increase in equity portfolio dividends and a 7% increase in interest income from fixed-maturity securities.
- $1.188 billion third-quarter 2022 decrease in pretax total investment gains, summarized in the table below. Changes in unrealized gains or losses reported in other comprehensive income, in addition to investment gains and losses reported in net income, are useful for evaluating total investment performance over time and are major components of changes in book value and the value creation ratio.
- $22.071 billion in consolidated cash and total investments at September 30, 2022, a decrease of 14% from $25.805 billion at year-end 2021.
- $11.734 billion bond portfolio at September 30, 2022, with an average rating of A3/A. Fair value decreased $199 million during the third quarter of 2022, including $294 million in net purchases of fixed-maturity securities.
- $8.840 billion equity portfolio was 42.1% of total investments, including $4.548 billion in appreciated value before taxes at September 30, 2022. Third-quarter 2022 decrease in fair value of $670 million, including $7 million in net purchases of equity securities.
- $6.29 third-quarter 2022 decrease in book value per share, including an addition of $0.73 from net income before investment gains that was offset by $6.04 from investment portfolio net investment losses or changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities, $0.29 for other items and $0.69 from dividends declared to shareholders.
- Value creation ratio of negative 24.0% for the first nine months of 2022, including positive 3.7% from net income before investment gains, which includes underwriting and investment income, and negative 27.1% from investment portfolio net investment losses and changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities.
For additional information or to register for our conference call webcast, please visit cinfin.com/investors.
About Cincinnati Financial
Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers primarily business, home and auto insurance through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its two standard market property casualty companies. The same local independent insurance agencies that market those policies may offer products of our other subsidiaries, including life insurance, fixed annuities and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. For additional information about the company, please visit cinfin.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This is our "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our business is subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements in this report. Some of those risks and uncertainties are discussed in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 1A, Risk Factors, Page 32.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to:
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that could affect results for reasons such as:
- Ongoing developments concerning business interruption insurance claims and litigation related to the COVID-19 pandemic that affect our estimates of losses and loss adjustment expenses or our ability to reasonably estimate such losses, such as:
- Unusually high levels of catastrophe losses due to risk concentrations, changes in weather patterns (whether as a result of global climate change or otherwise), environmental events, war or political unrest, terrorism incidents, cyberattacks, civil unrest or other causes
- Increased frequency and/or severity of claims or development of claims that are unforeseen at the time of policy issuance, due to inflationary trends or other causes
- Inadequate estimates or assumptions, or reliance on third-party data used for critical accounting estimates
- Declines in overall stock market values negatively affecting our equity portfolio and book value
- Prolonged low interest rate environment or other factors that limit our ability to generate growth in investment income or interest rate fluctuations that result in declining values of fixed-maturity investments, including declines in accounts in which we hold bank-owned life insurance contract assets
- Domestic and global events, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, resulting in capital market or credit market uncertainty, followed by prolonged periods of economic instability or recession, that lead to:
- Our inability to manage Cincinnati Global or other subsidiaries to produce related business opportunities and growth prospects for our ongoing operations
- Recession, prolonged elevated inflation or other economic conditions resulting in lower demand for insurance products or increased payment delinquencies
- Ineffective information technology systems or discontinuing to develop and implement improvements in technology may impact our success and profitability
- Difficulties with technology or data security breaches, including cyberattacks, that could negatively affect our or our agents' ability to conduct business; disrupt our relationships with agents, policyholders and others; cause reputational damage, mitigation expenses and data loss and expose us to liability under federal and state laws
- Difficulties with our operations and technology that may negatively impact our ability to conduct business, including cloud-based data information storage, data security, cyberattacks, remote working capabilities, and/or outsourcing relationships and third-party operations and data security
- Disruption of the insurance market caused by technology innovations such as driverless cars that could decrease consumer demand for insurance products
- Delays, inadequate data developed internally or from third parties, or performance inadequacies from ongoing development and implementation of underwriting and pricing methods, including telematics and other usage-based insurance methods, or technology projects and enhancements expected to increase our pricing accuracy, underwriting profit and competitiveness
- Intense competition, and the impact of innovation, technological change and changing customer preferences on the insurance industry and the markets in which we operate, could harm our ability to maintain or increase our ability to maintain or increase our business volumes and profitability
- Changing consumer insurance-buying habits and consolidation of independent insurance agencies could alter our competitive advantages
- Inability to obtain adequate ceded reinsurance on acceptable terms, amount of reinsurance coverage purchased, financial strength of reinsurers and the potential for nonpayment or delay in payment by reinsurers
- Inability to defer policy acquisition costs for any business segment if pricing and loss trends would lead management to conclude that segment could not achieve sustainable profitability
- Inability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends consistent with current or past levels
- Events or conditions that could weaken or harm our relationships with our independent agencies and hamper opportunities to add new agencies, resulting in limitations on our opportunities for growth, such as:
- Actions of insurance departments, state attorneys general or other regulatory agencies, including a change to a federal system of regulation from a state-based system, that:
- Adverse outcomes from litigation or administrative proceedings, including effects of social inflation on the size of litigation awards
- Events or actions, including unauthorized intentional circumvention of controls, that reduce our future ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
- Unforeseen departure of certain executive officers or other key employees due to retirement, health or other causes that could interrupt progress toward important strategic goals or diminish the effectiveness of certain longstanding relationships with insurance agents and others
- Our inability, or the inability of our independent agents, to attract and retain personnel in a competitive labor market, impacting the customer experience and altering our competitive advantages
- Events, such as an epidemic, natural catastrophe or terrorism, that could hamper our ability to assemble our workforce at our headquarters location or work effectively in a remote environment
Further, our insurance businesses are subject to the effects of changing social, global, economic and regulatory environments. Public and regulatory initiatives have included efforts to adversely influence and restrict premium rates, restrict the ability to cancel policies, impose underwriting standards and expand overall regulation. We also are subject to public and regulatory initiatives that can affect the market value for our common stock, such as measures affecting corporate financial reporting and governance. The ultimate changes and eventual effects, if any, of these initiatives are uncertain.
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Definitions of Non-GAAP Information and Reconciliation to Comparable GAAP Measures
(See attached tables for reconciliations; additional prior-period reconciliations available at cinfin.com/investors.)
Cincinnati Financial Corporation prepares its public financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Statutory data is prepared in accordance with statutory accounting rules for insurance company regulation in the United States of America as defined by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, and therefore is not reconciled to GAAP data.
Management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its primary business areas – property casualty insurance, life insurance and investments. Management uses these measures when analyzing both GAAP and non-GAAP results to improve its understanding of trends in the underlying business and to help avoid incorrect or misleading assumptions and conclusions about the success or failure of company strategies. Management adjustments to GAAP measures generally: apply to non-recurring events that are unrelated to business performance and distort short-term results; involve values that fluctuate based on events outside of management's control; supplement reporting segment disclosures with disclosures for a subsidiary company or for a combination of subsidiaries or reporting segments; or relate to accounting refinements that affect comparability between periods, creating a need to analyze data on the same basis.
- Non-GAAP operating income: Non-GAAP operating income is calculated by excluding investment gains and losses (defined as investment gains and losses after applicable federal and state income taxes) and other significant non-recurring items from net income. Management evaluates non-GAAP operating income to measure the success of pricing, rate and underwriting strategies. While investment gains (or losses) are integral to the company's insurance operations over the long term, the determination to realize investment gains or losses on fixed-maturity securities sold in any period may be subject to management's discretion and is independent of the insurance underwriting process. Also, under applicable GAAP accounting requirements, gains and losses are recognized from certain changes in market values of securities without actual realization. Management believes that the level of investment gains or losses for any particular period, while it may be material, may not fully indicate the performance of ongoing underlying business operations in that period.
For these reasons, many investors and shareholders consider non-GAAP operating income to be one of the more meaningful measures for evaluating insurance company performance. Equity analysts who report on the insurance industry and the company generally focus on this metric in their analyses. The company presents non-GAAP operating income so that all investors have what management believes to be a useful supplement to GAAP information. - Consolidated property casualty insurance results: To supplement reporting segment disclosures related to our property casualty insurance operations, we also evaluate results for those operations on a basis that includes results for our property casualty insurance and brokerage services subsidiaries. That is the total of our commercial lines, personal lines and our excess and surplus lines segments plus our reinsurance assumed operations known as Cincinnati Re and our London-based global specialty underwriter known as Cincinnati Global.
- Life insurance subsidiary results: To supplement life insurance reporting segment disclosures related to our life insurance operation, we also evaluate results for that operation on a basis that includes life insurance subsidiary investment income, or investment income plus investment gains and losses, that are also included in our investments reporting segment. We recognize that assets under management, capital appreciation and investment income are integral to evaluating the success of the life insurance segment because of the long duration of life products.
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
Other Measures
- Value creation ratio: This is a measure of shareholder value creation that management believes captures the contribution of the company's insurance operations, the success of its investment strategy and the importance placed on paying cash dividends to shareholders. The value creation ratio measure is made up of two primary components: (1) rate of growth in book value per share plus (2) the ratio of dividends declared per share to beginning book value per share. Management believes this measure is useful, providing a meaningful measure of long-term progress in creating shareholder value. It is intended to be all-inclusive regarding changes in book value per share, and uses originally reported book value per share in cases where book value per share has been adjusted, such as adoption of Accounting Standards Updates with a cumulative effect of a change in accounting.
- Written premium: Under statutory accounting rules in the U.S., property casualty written premium is the amount recorded for policies issued and recognized on an annualized basis at the effective date of the policy. Management analyzes trends in written premium to assess business efforts. The difference between written and earned premium is unearned premium.
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‘We’ve made a mistake’: Frisco police mistakenly pull over family headed to a basketball tournament with guns drawn
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN
(CNN) — The Frisco, Texas, police chief issued an apology on Friday after a family from Little Rock, Arkansas, who were headed to a basketball tournament in Grapevine, was mistakenly pulled over in a “high-risk stop,” after a Frisco officer ran the car’s plates as being from Arizona, instead of Arkansas, leading police to believe it was stolen, according to body camera video and information released by police.
On July 23, a Frisco police officer saw a black Dodge Charger with an out-of-state license plate leave a hotel and ran a check of the vehicle’s license plate. According to a news release from Frisco Police, when entering the information, the officer mistakenly entered the plate as being from Arizona, instead of Arkansas, causing an incorrect registration return and leading the officer to believe that the vehicle was possibly stolen.
The officer then initiated a “high-risk traffic stop” on the Dallas North Tollway and waited for backup officers to arrive, the release said. Police closed the southbound lanes of the tollway and conducted the high-risk stop, which the department said is “standard procedure for stolen vehicles.”
Body camera video from two officers, released by the department on Friday, shows the mother who was driving and her 6th grade son, who was in the back seat, being ordered out of the vehicle.
“Slowly exit the vehicle. Face away from us. (…) Turn around. Do not face us,” says one officer who has his gun drawn toward the car. “Everybody in the car – hands outside the window. (…) Driver, slowly lift up your shirt, only for us to see your waistband. Slowly spin around.”
“If you reach in that car, you may get shot so be careful. Do not reach in the car,” the officer shouts once they have been told, by the driver, that her licensed handgun is locked in the glove compartment.
Police say an incident review is underway.
“We made a mistake,” Frisco Police Chief David Shilson said in a statement Friday. “Our department will not hide from its mistakes. Instead, we will learn from them. The officer involved quickly accepted responsibility for what happened, which speaks to integrity. I’ve spoken with the family. I empathize with them and completely understand why they’re upset.”
The body camera video shows the officer who initiated the stop taking the mother aside and questioning her about her car’s tags. The woman tells the officer that the children in the back of the car are her son and nephew. Meanwhile, body camera video shows the driver’s husband talking to a second officer, saying “Listen sir, this is my wife’s car. We’re just in a basketball tournament.”
“I’m a basketball coach. Look at this bro,” he continues, as his son can be heard crying.
“I got conceal carry … Y’all put a gun on my son for no reason.”
A Frisco police sergeant then arrived, and officers realized a mistake had been made.
One officer explains that it was an honest mistake.
“That’s a terrible experience,” responds the father. “You all got to do your job, but we’re all legit,” he said.
“It looks like I made a mistake,” the officer tells the family after her sergeant ordered officers to stand down and called off the high-risk stop. “So I ran it AZ for Arizona, instead of AR – and that’s what happened.”
The father then responds, “It could have gone all wrong for us.”
Distraught, the driver’s husband can then be seen turning away from the officers and breaking down in tears.
“We’re so sorry that happened like this. We had no intent on doing this, you know?” another officer tells the family. “We’re humans as well and we make mistakes. I’m not justifying anything, I’m just saying, like, it wasn’t a computer that ran it. It was our human error that did this. So please forgive us.”
According to police, the incident review was initiated that day to determine “what happened, how it was managed, and to evaluate what needed to be addressed to prevent this from happening in the future.” Police said an ongoing review would identify further changes to the department’s “training, policies, and procedures” needed.
“I apologized on behalf of our department and assured them that we will hold ourselves accountable and provide transparency through the process. This incident does not reflect the high standard of service that our officers provide on a daily basis to our residents, businesses and visitors,” the chief added in his statement.
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Anthony Davis NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Lakers vs. Warriors - May 2
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Digital care management platform will help Constitution Surgery Alliance standardize best practices across multiple facilities
NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Force Therapeutics announced that Constitution Surgery Alliance (CSA), an operator of 21 ambulatory surgical centers throughout the Northeast, is implementing its digital care management platform to reduce cost and quality variation for all total joint replacements and spinal surgeries. The Force Therapeutics platform delivers video-based education and virtual physical therapy, while providing clinicians with real-time progress updates for proactive monitoring of patients' recovery.
CSA will launch the Force platform at three surgery centers affiliated with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn.: the Hartford Surgery Center, Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center, and Glastonbury Surgery Center. Following national trends, approximately 40% of Hartford Hospital's orthopedic surgery volume is moving from the inpatient setting to outpatient surgery centers. While the three facilities currently complete an estimated 800 annual total joint and spine procedures, volume is soon expected to rise to approximately 2,000 procedures per year.
"The Force platform will help us develop a scalable, best-practices model for outpatient orthopedic procedures that centers on the value of virtual patient education and data analysis," said Kris Mineau, president and CEO of Constitution Surgery Alliance. "By tracking performance at the procedure, facility, and population levels, CSA will have the data it needs to demonstrate superior or equivalent clinical outcomes, which will in turn drive surgeon recruitment and greater volume for our ambulatory surgery centers."
By March 2023, CSA will implement the Force Therapeutics platform at two additional surgery centers, with plans to expand geographically to centers in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Leadership will leverage the platform to support the organization's pursuit of advanced orthopedic accreditation by the Joint Commission as it builds an orthopedic Center of Excellence program. The Force platform averages high collection rates of 89% of preoperative and 88% of postoperative patient-reported outcomes and facilitates automatic data reporting to national registries.
"As an orthopedic surgeon, I'm thrilled that my same-day surgery patients will have direct access to their care teams through the Force platform," said Dr. Robert Carangelo, director of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at the Bone and Joint Institute at Hartford Healthcare and director of Arthroplasty at Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center (OASC). "The platform helps us create a cohesive patient experience, as the patient's preoperative education, care path, and virtual therapy are all evidence-based and provider-driven. Our patients know they can message us at any time with questions."
Orthopedic surgeons who already use the Force platform at Hartford Hospital advocated for its selection by CSA, as they were familiar with the software's benefits and ease of use. The platform's early identification of at-risk patients helps clinicians provide targeted interventions to patients in need of additional support, reducing the risk of complications while enabling better workload balancing. The tool also drives high levels of patient engagement across the episode of care, which allows practices to collect relevant data on key performance indicators such as length of stay, patient satisfaction, and readmission.
"We're pleased to be selected as Constitution Surgery Alliance's partner in quality orthopedic care," said Bronwyn Spira, founder and CEO of Force Therapeutics. "The Force platform will help CSA's surgery centers optimize how they run and manage their practices. By standardizing clinical pathways, Force will help these sites improve outcomes, minimize additional costs, and deliver a first-class patient experience."
Founded in 2010, Force Therapeutics is the leading patient engagement platform and research network designed to help clinicians intelligently extend their reach. The Force platform leverages video and digital connections to directly engage patients at every step of the care journey – from the point of surgery scheduling to post-op recovery and beyond. Backed by millions of clinically validated patient data points and insights from more than 70 leading healthcare centers across the country, Force Therapeutics is proven to drive more effective recovery, lower costs, and improve patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Philip Anast
Amendola Communications for Force Therapeutics
panast@acmarketingpr.com
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Frantic calls from witnesses reporting a mass shooting at a Louisville bank were released Wednesday by police — including from a woman who was on a virtual meeting and saw the shooter, as well as one from the man’s mother, who told a 911 operator that her son “currently has a gun and is heading toward” the bank, the AP reported.
“I need your help. He’s never hurt anyone, he’s a good kid,” said the woman, who identified herself as the gunman’s mother.
[READ MORE: 911 calls show chaotic moments during Kentucky bank shooting]
Five people lost their lives in the incident and several others were injured. Bodycam footage was released on Tuesday evening during a press conference.
On Wednesday, police posted the 911 calls made during the shooting. You can hear the calls in the video below. | 2023-04-12T19:56:56+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/04/12/i-need-your-help-hear-911-calls-from-the-louisville-mass-shooting/ |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — By now it's as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage soon follow.
It happened after Sandy Hook, after Parkland, after the Orlando nightclub shooting and after the deadly rampage earlier this month at a Buffalo grocery store. Within hours of Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, another rash began as internet users spread baseless claims about the man named as the gunman and his possible motives.
Unfounded claims that the gunman was an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, or transgender, quickly emerged on Twitter, Reddit and other social media platforms. They were accompanied by familiar conspiracy theories suggesting the entire shooting was somehow staged.
The claims reflect broader problems with racism and intolerance toward transgender people, and are an effort to blame the shooting on minority groups who already endure higher rates of online harassment and hate crimes, according to disinformation expert Jaime Longoria.
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"It's a tactic that serves two purposes: It avoids real conversations about the issue (of gun violence), and it gives people who don't want to face reality a patsy, it gives them someone to blame," said Longoria, director of research at the Disinfo Defense League, a non-profit that works to fight racist misinformation.
In the hours after the shooting, posts falsely claiming the gunman was living in the country illegally went viral, with some users adding embellishments, including that he was "on the run from Border Patrol."
"He was an illegal alien wanted for murder from El Salvador," read one tweet liked and retweeted hundreds of times. "This is blood on Biden's hands and should have never happened."
The man who authorities say carried out the shooting, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, is a U.S. citizen, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a news conference on Tuesday.
Other social media users seized on images of innocent internet users to falsely identify them as the gunman and claim he was transgender. On the online message board 4Chan, users liberally shared the photos and discussed a plan to label the gunman as transgender, without any evidence to back it up.
One post on Twitter, which has since been deleted, featured a photo of a trans woman holding a green bottle to her mouth, looking into the camera, headphones hanging from one ear.
"BREAKING NEWS: THE IDENTITY OF THE SHOOTER HAS BEEN REVEALED," claimed the user, saying the shooter was a "FEMBOY" with a channel on YouTube.
None of that was true. The photo actually depicted a 22-year-old trans woman named Sabrina who lives in New York City. Sabrina, who requested her last name not be published due to privacy concerns, confirmed to The Associated Press that the photo was hers and also said she was not affiliated with the purported YouTube account.
Sabrina said she received harassing responses on social media, particularly messages claiming that she was the shooter. She responded to a number of posts spreading the image with the misidentification, asking for the posts to be deleted.
"This whole ordeal is just horrifying," Sabrina told the AP.
Another photo that circulated widely showed a transgender woman with a Coca-Cola sweatshirt and a black skirt. A second photo showed the same woman wearing a black NASA shirt with a red skirt. These photos didn't show the gunman either — they were of a Reddit user named Sam, who confirmed her identity to the AP on Wednesday. The AP is not using Sam's last name to protect her privacy.
"It's not me, I don't even live in Texas," Sam wrote in a Reddit post.
Authorities have released no information on the gunman's sexuality or gender identification.
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar fit both unfounded claims about Ramos in a single now-deleted tweet that also misspelled his name. "It's a transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos," Gosar tweeted Tuesday night.
Gosar's office did not return a message seeking comment.
In some cases, misinformation about mass shootings or other events are spread by well-intentioned social media users trying to be helpful. In other cases, it can be the work of grifters looking to start fake fundraisers or draw attention to their website or organization.
Then there are the trolls who seemingly do it for fun.
Fringe online communities, including on 4chan, often use mass shootings and other tragedies as opportunities to sow chaos, troll the public and push harmful narratives, according to Ben Decker, founder and CEO of the digital investigations consultancy Memetica.
"It is very intentional and deliberate for them in celebrating these types of incidents to also influence what the mainstream conversations actually are," Decker said. "There's a nihilistic desire to prove oneself in these types of communities by successfully trolling the public. So if you are able to spearhead a campaign that leads to an outcome like this, you're gaining increased sort of in-group credibility."
For the communities bearing the brunt of such vicious online attacks, though, the false blame stirs fears of further discrimination and violence.
Something as seemingly innocuous as a transphobic comment on social media can spark an act of violence against a transgender person, said Jaden Janak, a PhD candidate at the University of Texas and a junior fellow at the Center for Applied Transgender Studies.
"These children and adults who were murdered yesterday were just living their lives," Janak said Wednesday. "They didn't know that yesterday was going to be their last day. And similarly, as trans people, that's a fear that we have all the time."
A look at some of America's deadliest school shootings
Intro
Until the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High School in 1999, the number of dead in U.S. school shootings tended to be in the single digits. Since then, the number of shootings that included schools and killed 10 or more people has mounted. The most recent two were both in Texas. On Tuesday, 18-year-old attacker killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. In May 2018, a 17-year-old killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School near Houston. Most of the victims were students.
Columbine High School, April 1999
Red Lake High School, March 2005
Virginia Tech, April 2007
Sandy Hook Elementary School, December 2012
Umpqua Community College, October 2015
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, February 2018
Santa Fe High School, May 2018
Robb Elementary School, May 2022
Swenson reported from Seattle. Associated Press writers Angelo Fichera and Karena Phan contributed to this report. | 2022-05-26T13:17:05+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/horrifying-conspiracy-theories-swirl-around-texas-shooting/article_c14f2942-2118-5d6d-bd14-833174df32d9.html |
GOP, Dem Senate bargainers struggle to finalize gun deal details
Democratic and Republican senators were at odds Thursday over how to keep firearms from dangerous people as bargainers struggled to finalize details of a gun violence compromise in time for their self-imposed deadline of holding votes in Congress next week.
Lawmakers said they remained divided over how to define abusive dating partners so they could be legally barred from purchasing firearms. Disagreements were also unresolved over proposals to send money to states that have “red flag" laws that let authorities temporarily confiscate guns from people deemed dangerous by courts, and to other states for their own violence prevention programs.
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, a lead GOP bargainer, seemed visibly unhappy as he left Thursday's closed-door session after nearly two hours, saying he was flying home. The election-year negotiations were prompted by last month's mass shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, at which a total of 31 people were slain.
“This is the hardest part because at some point, you just got to make a decision. And when people don’t want to make a decision, you can’t accomplish the result. And that’s kind of where we are right now," Cornyn said.
“I'm not frustrated, I'm done," he added, though he said he was open to continued discussions.
Lawmakers have said an agreement must be completed and written into legislative language by this week's end if Congress is to vote on the legislation by next week, after which it begins a July 4 recess. Leaders want votes by then because Washington has a long record of talking about reacting to mass shootings, only to see lawmakers' and voters' interest fade quickly over time.
Other bargainers seemed more optimistic, saying much of the overall package has been agreed to and aides were drafting legislative language.
“A deal like this is difficult," Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a lead Democratic negotiator, said when the meeting ended later. “It comes with a lot of emotions, it comes with political risk to both sides. But we’re we’re close enough that we should be able to get there."
The measure would impose just small-scale curbs on firearms. It lacks proposals by President Joe Biden and Democrats to prohibit assault-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in Buffalo and Uvalde, or to raise the legal age for purchasing assault rifles from 18 to 21.
Even so, it would be Congress’ most robust move against gun violence since 1993. A ban lawmakers enacted that year on assault weapons took effect in 1994 and expired after a decade. Scores of high-profile mass shootings since have yielded little from Washington but partisan deadlock, chiefly due to Republicans blocking virtually any new restrictions.
Twenty senators, 10 from each party, agreed to the outlines of a compromise measure last weekend. Top bargainers — Murphy, Cornyn and Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C. — have labored ever since to translate it into details.
Their framework would include also access to the juvenile records of gun buyers age 18-20. Both shooters in Buffalo and Uvalde were 18, and both used AR-15 style automatic rifles, which can load high-capacity magazines.
The plan would also include added spending for mental health and school safety programs, tougher penalties for gun trafficking and requirements that more gun dealers obtain federal firearms licenses.
The agreement has been endorsed by Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. | 2022-06-16T22:57:11+00:00 | kcci.com | https://www.kcci.com/article/gop-dem-senate-struggle-finalize-gun-deal/40315135 |
DENVER (AP) — Seventeen former Major League Baseball scouts who say they were discriminated against because of their age sued the league, its teams and Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver. The former scouts allege violations of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 along with laws in 11 states and New York City.
The scouts, ranging from 55 to 71, allege they were discriminated against from 2020-22. They say MLB and the teams “have acted to prevent the reemployment of older scouts or refused the reemployment of older scouts.”
They also say an MLB provision that offsets scouts’ salaries when they sign with a new team — but are still being paid by a previous team from which they’ve been fired — is discriminatory.
MLB said in a statement it looks “forward to refuting these claims in court,” but it does not comment on pending litigation.
The ex-scouts also allege MLB in 2015 ended a listing of scouts eligible for employment, the decision to end the MLB Scouting Bureau in 2018 was discriminatory and MLB used analytics and the coronavirus pandemic as pretexts to eliminate older scouts.
“This lawsuit is about age discrimination within a sport that supposedly values history, tradition and putting the best possible product on the field,” lawyer Mitchell C. Abeita of Kilgore & Kilgore said in a statement.
The plaintiffs are headed by former Chicago Cubs scout James S. Benedict, who was terminated in 2020. They seek class-action certification.
The former scouts allege violations of laws in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Utah.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, artist-first music streaming and discovery platform Audiomack announced the debut of Premiere Access, a first-of-its-kind feature that allows artists to reward their biggest fans by making a yet-to-be-released song or album available on Audiomack before its wide release.
"Artists deserve the most powerful tools possible to build their work into financially thriving enterprises," Audiomack VP of Product Charlie Kaplan said. "Music companies have the opportunity and obligation to enable creators to explore diverse means of monetization and help realize their work's financial potential."
Premiere Access provides a new way for artists on Audiomack to generate revenue beyond the traditional form of streaming. Now, artists can upload their work to Audiomack, select the Premiere Access feature if they are enrolled in the Audiomack Monetization Program (AMP), and select the period of exclusivity for their release's supporters.
Premiere Access builds upon Audiomack Supporters, which the platform launched in December 2021, to allow fans to directly contribute to songs and albums from the artists they love. To be eligible for Supporters, artists must apply for and gain access to the Audiomack Monetization Program (AMP), or distribute their music to Audiomack through one of many participating partners, including but not limited to Warner Music Group, Amuse, AudioSalad Direct, DistroKid, EMPIRE, FUGA, Stem and Vydia.
Audiomack launched the new feature with several top-performing artists on the platform, including Nigerian superproducer Pheelz, Nigerian rapper Laycon, and U.S. singer Almira Zaky.
Audiomack has found that over half of all independent artists using the Supporters feature have increased their earnings by at least 30% via direct fan contributions. Since the feature's launch eight months ago, over 25,000 artists on the platform have received direct support.
About Audiomack
Audiomack, which launched in 2012, currently reaches more than 20 million monthly users globally. The streaming and discovery service has played an integral role in breaking new acts, such as Roddy Ricch and Kaash Paige; served as a trusted partner to Eminem and Nicki Minaj, among other notable artists, to debut exclusive releases; and helped rising African stars, such as Omah Lay, reach an international audience. As of January 2021, Audiomack is the top-ranked music streaming app on Apple's iOS in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Senegal, and Kenya.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday fired coach Nate McMillan, who was unable to follow up on the success of leading the team to the 2021 Eastern Conference finals.
Atlanta general manager Landry Fields announcing the firing. The Hawks are 29-30 and in eighth place in the East this season.
Assistant coach Joe Prunty will serve as interim coach. Prunty joined the Hawks in July 2021 as lead assistant.
The 58-year-old McMillan went 99-80 as Atlanta’s coach, including a 27-11 record as interim in the second half of the 2020-21 season. His success that season earned him the full-time position.
McMillan was frustrated in his attempts to improve Atlanta’s defense, a consistent weakness that weighed down a team led by high-scoring guard Trae Young.
McMillan denied reports early this season that he considered resigning.
Overall in 19 seasons, McMillan has a 760-668 record with the Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers and Hawks.
“I would like to thank Nate for his leadership and professionalism during his time with the Hawks,” Fields said in a statement. “He is truly a class act, and we appreciate the graciousness and work ethic he brought with him every day.”
The Hawks finished 43-39 in the 2021-22 season and, after escaping the play-in tournament, lost to the Miami Heat 4-1 in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Atlanta then added more emphasis to a win-now approach by trading Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray.
The trade formed a backcourt pairing of All-Star guards in Murray and Young and placed more heat on McMillan to guide the Hawks back to the top of the conference.
Instead, the Hawks have struggled near .500 most of the season. They lost four of six games before the All-Star break and are only one game ahead of 10th-place Toronto in the East. The slide left Atlanta closer to falling out of the play-in tournament than moving into the No. 6 spot for a guaranteed playoff position. The New York Knicks are sixth, 3 1/2 games ahead of Atlanta.
“Decisions like these, especially in-season, are always extremely difficult, but we believe it’s in the best interest of our team to move forward with another voice leading the way,” Fields said.
McMillan dealt with persistent rumors he had disagreements with Young. Fields’ desire to seek “another voice” could be a sign McMillan’s message had worn thin with Young and other players.
This has been a season of turnover for Hawks’ leadership. Travis Schlenk stepped down as team president on Dec. 21 as Fields assumed control of daily operations. Kyle Korver was named assistant general manager on Jan. 16 as the team continued to remodel its front office.
Fields and Korver are working with principal owner Tony Ressler’s son, Nick Ressler, the director of basketball and business operations, in the new management team.
McMillan’s 760 wins rank 18th all-time. In 11 trips to the postseason, his teams have a 28-48 record, including a 11-12 record with Atlanta.
This is not Prunty’s first experience as an interim coach. He posted a 21-16 record as Milwaukee’s interim coach over the final 37 games of the 2017-18 season. He was an assistant with Milwaukee from 2014-18.
Prunty also served as an assistant with the Phoenix Suns (2018-19), Brooklyn Nets (2013-14), Cleveland Cavaliers (2010-13), Portland Trail Blazers (2008-10), Dallas Mavericks (2005-08) and San Antonio Spurs (2000-05), where he won three NBA championships.
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INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after a person was shot Tuesday on Indianapolis' near north side.
It happened around 8 p.m. in the 3700 block of Clifton Street at Bertha Ross Park, which is just south of 38th and Dr. Martin Luther King Junior streets.
Few details were immediately available, but an IMPD spokesperson confirmed one person was taken to a hospital in stable condition with apparent gunshot injuries.
Police said two people have been detained, but it's not clear what role, if any, they may have played in the incident.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | 2023-05-17T01:15:33+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/police-1-wounded-in-indianapolis-shooting-clifton-street-crime/531-88d53cc9-c764-4c50-99d2-68c3834bdb4a |
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race is back for another round of mysterious drag superstars. Join a new group of celebrities and Werkroom legends tonight at 8/7c on VH1.
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race invites stars from outside the Drag Race family to join in on the magic and compete for a charity of their choosing (and against each other, of course). Each paired with a mentor and/or drag mother from a previous season of the groundbreaking reality series, RuPaul’s Drag Race, these celebs are challenged to create an entirely new persona—and with the help of their glamorous new relative, bring them to life on stage.
RuPaul does not hold back. Just because some of these stars have never walked in heels...doesn’t mean they won’t have to strut on the runway and tackle the Snatch Game. Featuring quick drag, a mini challenge, maxi challenge, and a lip sync for the win, this fun-filled spinoff series pushes contestants to step outside their comfort zones and emerge with a renewed confidence, stardom, and performance power. Tune in tonight at 8/7c on VH1 to watch the season 2 premiere of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race.
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HOUSTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) ("Group 1" or the "Company"), an international Fortune 300 automotive retailer with 204 dealerships located in the U.S. and U.K., announced today the appointments of Gillian Hobson as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary and Kimberly Barta as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
Hobson joins Group 1 from Vinson & Elkins in Houston where she has served as a member of the firm's management committee and as Group 1's primary relationship attorney. During her 22-year tenure, she was part of the mergers and acquisition/capital markets practice group and represented public and private companies in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital-raising transactions, securities law and corporate governance matters. Hobson received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center.
Hobson succeeds Darryl M. Burman, who is retiring as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Group 1. Since 2006, Burman has been responsible for all domestic and international legal matters at Group 1, following a distinguished 23-year corporate and securities legal career in Houston.
As the first Chief Marketing Officer at Group 1, Barta is responsible for leading the strategy, development, and execution of Group 1's marketing, communications, and advertising initiatives. She will play a vital role in developing customer research, leveraging big data and creating relevant marketing messaging. She will also lead Group 1's efforts in increasing awareness and adoption of AcceleRide®, Group 1's customer experience platform. Prior to joining Group 1, Barta served in marketing leadership roles for brands including Nike's innovation lab, SOREL, and Dr. Martens®, where she helped transform the customer experience, increase brand trust, preference and advocacy.
"We are privileged to welcome these two accomplished executives to the Group 1 leadership team. Gillian and Kimberly are proven professionals who bring skill sets to Group 1 that will help drive our strategic growth and customer-centric initiatives," said Daryl Kenningham, Group 1's President and CEO. "We'd also like to thank Darryl Burman for his 16 years of service to the company. Darryl was instrumental in supporting much of Group 1's expansion during that time and we wish him the best in his retirement."
ABOUT GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
Group 1 owns and operates 204 automotive dealerships, 275 franchises, and 46 collision centers in the United States and the United Kingdom that offer 35 brands of automobiles. Through its dealerships and omni-channel platform, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related vehicle financing; sells service and insurance contracts; provides automotive maintenance and repair services; and sells vehicle parts.
Group 1 discloses additional information about the Company, its business, and its results of operations at www.group1corp.com, www.group1auto.com, www.group1collision.com, www.acceleride.com, www.facebook.com/group1auto, and www.twitter.com/group1auto.
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TCU will look to build on its best performance of the season when its squares off against winless California on Friday in the opening round of the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla.
Clemson and No. 25 Iowa are on the other side of the final four of the tournament bracket, with the winners and losers of Friday’s games squaring off on Saturday in the championship and consolation games.
The Horned Frogs (3-1) bounced back from a loss at home to Northwestern State that dropped them out of the Top 25 with a dominating 95-60 home win over Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 17. TCU never trailed and led 53-26 at the half.
The Horned Frogs finished 10 of 20 from beyond the arc and hit 17 of their 19 free throws in the win.
Emanuel Miller led TCU with 16 points, with JaKobe Coles adding a career-high 15 points, Micah Peavy hitting for 12 points and Chuck O’Bannon tallying 11. Big 12 preseason player of the year Mike Miles Jr. missed his second straight game with a left foot injury but is expected back for Friday’s contest.
TCU was also without Damion Baugh, who sat out his fifth game of a six-game suspension to start the season. He will be available for the Horned Frogs game against Providence on Nov. 30.
“Coaches challenged us, they were talking about how our defense wasn’t like it was last year,” Peavy said. “So I think we took that personal and we showed that in the win over ULM by just diving on the floors, getting our first charge of the season.”
The injury-racked Golden Bears (0-5) have started the season with a historic thud, losing their first five games in a season for the first time in history. Cal’s latest game ended with a 59-55 defeat at home to Texas State on Monday.
Devin Askew led Cal with 17 points while Lars Thiemann added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. The Golden Bears held Texas State to 33.9-percent shooting from the floor and were within a point twice in the final 19 seconds before the visitors canned their free throws to close the game.
“We’re always this close,” Thiemann said. “We keep putting ourselves in a bad situation before we come to that point.”
Cal and TCU have met twice before but not since 1999, with both the Golden Bears winning both of those contests on neutral courts.
–Field Level Media | 2022-11-25T15:42:36+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/ncaa-mens-basketball/tcu-looks-to-keep-cal-winless-in-emerald-coast-classic/ |
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "My wife is at increased risk from Covid-19. I wanted to create a way to protect her by keeping hand sanitizer handy," said an inventor, from Rock Hill, S.C., "so I invented the LIFE SAVOR CLIP. My design offers a convenient alternative to storing hand sanitizer in a purse, pocket or car."
The invention ensures that hand sanitizer is easily accessible when needed. In doing so, it helps to reduce the spread of germs and viruses. As a result, it increases convenience and sanitation and it provides added peace of mind during the current pandemic. Additionally, the invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the general population.
The original design was submitted to the Charlotte sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CNC-802, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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RED LODGE — Evacuation orders in Red Lodge were starting to be lifted Tuesday as power began returning to homes and businesses, area emergency officials said at a community meeting in Red Lodge.
Between 80 and 100 people filled the bleachers at Red Lodge High School for the community's first meeting since the Rock Creek floods destroyed roads, bridges and homes in the area.
Western Montana All Hazard Incident Management Team has been brought into town to help deal with finances and logistics going forward.
As of now, the water in town has receded and although there are concerns with the weather, there is no potential for another massive flood, according to emergency-management officials.
The boil water advisory is still in effect, according to fire officials, adding that they are unaware of any known contaminants in the water.
Although the town will take years to get back to where they were at this time last year, the community is doing everything possible to get the town back, Carbon County Commissioner Bill Bullock said at the meeting. | 2022-06-15T18:37:55+00:00 | krtv.com | https://www.krtv.com/floods/evacuation-orders-slowly-lifting-in-red-lodge |
CNN: Uvalde sheriff’s office had no active shooter policy at time of massacre
(CNN) - New details have emerged about went wrong in the police response at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman killed 21 people, including 19 children.
Just over six months since the Robb Elementary shooting, families of the victims gathered in force at the Uvalde courthouse. They’re still demanding to know what failures allowed the 19 children and two teachers who died to go without help for more than an hour while they were trapped alone with the gunman.
Families of those who lost loved ones say they are determined to get anyone in charge that day held accountable and fired.
“That’s the mission now... One by one, they’re going to fall,” said Javier Cazares, father of 9-year-old shooting victim Jackie Carazes.
At a county commissioner’s meeting, a highly anticipated, independent review of the Uvalde Sheriff’s Department revealed it had no active shooter policy at the time of the mass shooting.
“There was no active shooter policy. There were only definitions. It did define what active shooters were, and there were portions that dealt with critical incidences and how officers would respond to that, but there was no active shooter policy,” said Richard Carter, who conducted the review.
The report did not examine the actions of the officers and their failures that day, only the policies that were in place.
Last week, a CNN investigation into Uvalde Sheriff Ruben Nolasco revealed the highest ranking law enforcement official in the county failed to organize a response, even after he was informed of 911 calls from inside the classroom asking for help.
Nolasco says he didn’t hear that call, even though body camera footage showed he was within earshot of multiple radios and was told by another officer on scene.
Speaking in November, the sheriff said he thought his response was adequate.
Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell is blocking any records or videos from being released while her investigation into the failure is ongoing. Her reasoning is wearing thin on the victims’ families and the Uvalde mayor, who sued her last month, asking a judge to compel the release of information to the city.
Mitchell has said her investigation could take years.
Mariano Pargas was acting Uvalde City police chief on the day of the shooting. A CNN investigation revealed he had direct knowledge of the phone call and even confirmed the details with the Uvalde dispatcher. He still failed to organize help.
“All I can say is that a lot of the stuff that’s been put out there, that is not the way it happened,” he said.
Pargas resigned from the police department before the city could fire him but is still a Uvalde County commissioner, a post he was reelected to in November.
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DALLAS, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cushing® MLP & Infrastructure Total Return Fund (NYSE: SRV) (the "Fund") declared monthly distributions of $0.45 per common share for each of September, October and November, 2022. The Fund's monthly distribution for August 2022 was $0.15 per share. These monthly distributions will be payable to common shareholders pursuant to the table below:
Additional information regarding these distributions is set forth below:
The Fund highlights that this is an increased distribution rate compared to what it has distributed previously. The Fund's September, October and November 2022 distributions, annualized, reflect a distribution rate of approximately 12.68% of the Fund's NAV as of August 30, 2022. The Fund's management and Board of Trustees have been monitoring its trading dynamics and further, believe investors prefer higher and consistent distributions.
John Musgrave, the Fund's portfolio manager, in supporting the distribution increase said:
We believe that 2020 marked a key inflection point for the midstream sector. The events and actions of 2020 catalyzed and accelerated needed change. Midstream company management teams were given a clear mandate: reduce risk, generate free cash flow and increase shareholder returns. Now over two years since the onset of the pandemic, hydrocarbon volumes and cash flows have proven to be either more resilient than expected or recovered faster than expected. Rebounding hydrocarbon demand, rising commodity prices and the overall strength in underlying midstream fundamentals combined with pervasive capital discipline have underpinned a momentous shift to positive free cash flow generation for the sector. This positive and accelerating free cash flow generation has driven a more expansive approach to shareholder value, including debt reduction, shareholder buybacks and dividend growth.
The Fund's Board of Trustees considered various alternatives and believes that the Fund's increased distribution rate benefits shareholders by providing them with liquidity and flexibility in managing their investment in the Fund. Shareholders have the option of reinvesting distributions in additional shares of the Fund or receiving them in cash. Shareholders may consider reinvesting their distributions through the Fund's dividend reinvestment plan which may at times provide additional benefit to shareholders.
The Fund's net investment income can vary significantly over time; however, the Fund seeks to maintain a more stable monthly distribution per share. The distributions paid by the Fund for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income for that monthly period. The Fund may distribute more than the entire amount of the net investment income earned in a particular period, in which case all or a portion of a distribution may be a return of capital. Return of capital is the return of a portion of the shareholder's original investment. In any given year, there can be no guarantee the Fund's investment returns will exceed the amount of distributions. To the extent the amount of distributions paid to shareholders in cash exceeds the total net investment returns of the Fund, the assets of the Fund will decline, which may have the effect of increasing the Fund's expense ratio. In addition, in order to make such distributions, the Fund may have to sell a portion of its investment portfolio at a time when independent investment judgment might not dictate such action. Shareholders should not assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net income or profit. Alternatively, the Fund may also distribute less than its net investment income in a particular period. The undistributed net investment income may be available to supplement future common share distributions. Undistributed net investment income is included in the Common Shares' net asset value, and, correspondingly, distributions from net investment income will reduce the Common Shares' net asset value.
With each distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders that will provide estimated information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution. The final determination of such amounts will be made and reported to shareholders in early 2023, after the end of the calendar year when the Fund determines its earnings and profits for the year. It is currently anticipated, but not certain, that approximately 86% of the Fund's distributions will be treated as a return of capital. Accordingly, the Fund's distributions should not be used as a measure of performance or confused with yield or income. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in each notice will be estimated, are likely to change over time and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its full fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send each shareholder a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell shareholders how to report distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The distribution shall be paid on the payment date unless the payment of such distribution is deferred by the Fund's Board of Trustees upon a determination that such deferral is required in order to comply with applicable law or to ensure that the Fund remains solvent and able to pay its debts as they become due and continue as a going concern.
The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company with an investment objective of seeking a high after-tax total return from a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in a portfolio of energy infrastructure midstream and related investments. The Fund will invest no more than 25% of its Managed Assets in securities of MLPs that qualify as publicly traded partnerships under the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SRV."
There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. Investments in the Fund involve operating expenses and fees. The net asset value of the Fund will fluctuate with the value of the underlying securities. It is important to note that closed-end funds trade on their market value, not net asset value, and closed-end funds often trade at a discount to their net asset value.
Cushing is an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Cushing serves as investment adviser to affiliated funds and managed accounts.
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Cushing® Asset Management, LP
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This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the laws of such state or jurisdiction.
This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are "forward-looking statements." Although the Fund and Cushing believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the company's reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required by law, the Fund and Cushing do not assume a duty to update this forward-looking statement.
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Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) on Tuesday introduced legislation that would make higher-ethanol fuel blends available year-round, a top priority among Midwestern lawmakers in particular.
The sale of so-called E15, which is 15 percent rather than 10 percent ethanol, is restricted during the summer. Last year, as already-climbing gas prices spiraled following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Biden suspended the restrictions. The Environmental Protection Agency has since announced a proposed rule that would authorize its sale year-round, but it would not take effect until 2024.
“By ensuring consumers can access E15 gasoline throughout the year, our bipartisan legislation will benefit our economy, decrease prices at the pump, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” Klobuchar said in a statement. “It’s critical that we diversify our fuel supply and invest in affordable energy solutions. I look forward to working with Senator Fischer to pass this bipartisan bill.”
“Our bipartisan legislation is the only permanent, nationwide solution to unleashing the power of year-round E15. It’s why we’ve been able to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from the oil/gas, biofuel, ag, and transportation sectors to support our legislation,” Fischer said in a statement. “:”Negating the need for a patchwork of regulations will ensure all Americans can enjoy lower costs at the pump. With this unique coalition of support, I’m more optimistic than ever that we can make year-round E15 a reality.”
Fischer and Klobuchar previously introduced legislation for year-round ethanol sales in summer 2021, but that move came in the wake of a court ruling that threw out a Trump-era EPA rule allowing year-round sales.
The bill comes as the attorneys general of Nebraska and Iowa announced their intent to sue the Biden administration over the delay of the rule, citing the Clean Air Act’s provision allowing waivers for certain fuel-blending regulations. The Renewable Fuels Association, which has long backed the push for year-round sales, welcomed the bill in a statement.
“Enough is enough—it’s time to finally remove the burdensome and nonsensical barrier that has blocked consumer access to cheaper, cleaner E15 for far too long,” RFA President Geoff Cooper said in a statement. “With the summer driving season right around the corner, we call on Congress to move quickly and adopt this legislation as soon as possible.” | 2023-03-15T21:24:05+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/hill-politics/klobuchar-fischer-introduce-bill-to-make-higher-ethanol-fuel-available-year-round/ |
MEBANE, N.C. — The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two bodies found in Mebane Sunday afternoon.
Investigators announced even while they are waiting for the official medical report, they believe the victims are 14-year-old Lyric Woods and 18-year-old Devin Clark.
Both teens vanished Friday night, according to officials. Woods was reported missing Saturday while Clark, who lived in Alamance County, was reported missing just hours before he was found dead Sunday.
A man who lives near the site where the bodies were found said he heard gunfire late Friday night or early Saturday morning.
“Around 12:30 or 1 a.m. I sat down and watched TV for about an hour. All of the sudden, I heard about 10 shots going off together, quite fast,” neighbor David White said.
White heard shots coming from the field across from his home on Buckhorn Road.
“A minute after that, five more shots went off,” he said.
Now, a red cross sits buried in the grass.
It’s the spot where two men on four-wheelers found Woods and Clark shot to death on Sunday.
Woods was a freshman at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough.
According to the missing person report filed by her parents, Woods was living with her mother two miles away from where she was found.
Her stepfather, Shane Cannada, noticed Woods was not in her bed Saturday morning.
All of her things were left in her room, except for an iPad.
Cannada told investigators he believes she left the home Friday night through an unlocked back door.
K-9s tracked Woods’ scent from a pillowcase in the trails near their home.
A neighbor told investigators they spotted Woods in a car around 3 a.m. Saturday. K-9s indicated she left in a vehicle as well.
Investigators took Woods’ laptop, phone and iPad into custody.
Meanwhile, Clark was not reported missing to Mebane police until Sunday afternoon.
His mother, Tiffany Concepcion, told CBS 17 that his father filed the report.
Concepcion feels like she’s being left in the dark after she first learned about her son’s death via social media.
“They never called me. They would not let me see my son,” she said.
Concepcion said the former football player at Eastern Alamance High School was a good kid, with hopes of playing professionally.
Now, she said she can’t begin to grieve until she finds out what happened.
“I don’t want no parent to go through losing their child. It’s a painful thing,” Concepcion said. “[Woods] was 14. Their daughter was killed just like my [son]. At the end of the day, there’s more to the story than what I was told. I just want answers.”
On social media, Woods’ grandfather posted that he is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who helps investigators solve his granddaughter’s murder.
Additionally, a representative with Alamance-Burlington School System sent the following statement to CBS 17:
“Our ABSS family and community are deeply saddened today about the death of one of our Eastern High School students, Devin Clark. Devin was a former Eagles Football player and will always be remembered as a kind-hearted, gentle giant who was well liked by his classmates. The loss of a student is a difficult and challenging situation that can generate a high level of anxiety and distress in students. During this time, as the school community processes this tragic news and copes with grief, ABSS will have additional counselors from across the District at Eastern High School to support our students and staff. We encourage families to talk with their children about this tragic event. Discussing thoughts and feelings about this situation is important in helping your child work through their grief. Our condolences and thoughts go out to Devin’s family, friends, and classmates and to the Orange County School community who are also grieving the loss of a student there.”
Two GoFundMe’s have been started to help the families of Woods and Clark. | 2022-09-20T03:02:24+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/relatives-community-speak-out-after-teens-found-shot-dead-in-orange-county/ |
Open Enrollment scams abundant during Medicare/Medicaid open enrollment
Medical identity theft could result in losing access to health benefits
InvestigateTV - As millions of Americans go through open enrollment for Medicare and Medicaid experts warn of a popular form of imposter fraud where scammers scheme to steal critical health information.
Kathy Stokes, who runs the Fraud Watch Network for AARP, said con artists use fake caller ID names and numbers to impersonate Medicare or popular healthcare organizations in order to steal your information and sell it on the dark web to the highest bidder.
“Specifically with Medicare, it’s basically trying to get a Medicare beneficiary to believe something that’s not true—in order to convince them to give their Medicare number to you,” Stokes said. “We really have to focus on not engaging to begin with because they’re that good. Once we engage, it could be game over!”
The AARP shared testimonies from people who contacted their fraud hotline. Complaints included scammers offering fake gifts and posing as Medicare agents. In separate instances victims turned over social security numbers and credit info to fraudulent callers.
Hilary Donnell works for Aura, a digital safety company. She’s heard from victims of medical identity theft who have lost more than $13,000 dollars in fake medical bills.
Donnell says in some of the worst cases this scam can also affect a victim’s health.
“Medical identity theft can result in the victim losing access to their health benefits, facing delays in getting critical care or even getting a misdiagnosis or the wrong treatment plan because of a medical history that was created by a scammer and that isn’t real for that victim,” Donnell explained. “These scams can affect anybody and they can take a variety of different forms. Hackers are becoming more and more sophisticated in an effort to convince you to fall victim to this scam.”
Before you give out your health care information, experts like Donnell said think about what you’re doing and don’t be afraid to hang up the phone.
If you have been contacted by a suspicious person, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services says you can report any concerns about potential fraud by calling 1-800-633-4227.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-23T20:24:34+00:00 | wnem.com | https://www.wnem.com/2022/11/23/open-enrollment-scams-abundant-during-medicaremedicaid-open-enrollment/ |
AVERAGE HIGH FOR JUNE 15TH: 79°
AVERAGE LOW FOR JUNE 15TH: 54°
THURSDAY’S SUNRISE: 5:31 AM
THURSDAY’S SUNSET: 8:45 PM
Elmira, N.Y. (WETM) – Some sunshine returns today. How long does it last? Details below:
TODAY:
Clouds decrease this morning giving way to some sunshine for our Thursday. A stray shower does look to linger throughout the day. By the late afternoon and evening, clouds build in and showers develop ahead of a cold front tonight.
TONIGHT:
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are the case tonight as a cold front moves through.
TOMORROW:
Our active weather pattern continues for Friday with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
REST OF THE WEEK:
For the weekend, we are trending quieter. Some stray showers and thunderstorms look possible on Saturday but Sunday is a dry day. This dry weather does not stick around for long. Stray showers return for Monday but the better opportunity for more widespread showers is Tuesday and Wednesday.
Have a great day!
THURSDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. STRAY SHOWERS
HIGH: 78 LOW: 54
FRIDAY: CLOUDY. SHOWERS/STORMS
HIGH: 72 LOW: 53
SATURDAY: BROKEN CLOUDS. STRAY SHOWERS/STORM
HIGH: 73 LOW: 52
SUNDAY: SUN & CLOUDS
HIGH: 79 LOW: 52
MONDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. STRAY SHOWERS
HIGH: 82 LOW: 56
TUESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE SHOWERS
HIGH: 78 LOW: 55
WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE SHOWERS
HIGH: 77 LOW: 53
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Tyler Alexander, Tigers’ bullpen lead 4-3 win over Angels
By DAVE HOGG
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Alexander pitched six strong innings and the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen finished off a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers had lost two straight and 10 of 12.
Alexander (3-7) allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk in six innings, notching his first win in eight starts this season. Detroit’s bullpen then pitched three hitless innings, with Gregory Soto throwing the ninth for his 23rd save.
“I liked the way I finished, especially the way I started,” said Alexander, who allowed one run in each of the first three innings. “I couldn’t get the ball inside like I wanted. I didn’t make any mechanical adjustments — I just made better pitches in the last three innings.”
The Tigers’ bullpen has been strong all season, but the starting pitching leads the American League with a 3.15 ERA since the All-Star break. That hasn’t been enough to overcome the team’s lack of offense — Detroit is 9-21 in that stretch — but manager A.J. Hinch is encouraged.
“We’re at a point where we expect a good start,” he said. “and we expect to win if we give our bullpen a lead.”
Los Angeles’ Reid Detmers (4-4) took the loss, allowing four runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings.
“I was just having a hard time getting settled in,” said Detmers, who was 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA in his past six starts. “Nothing felt right coming out of my hand, and I’m not sure why. I’ll have to go back and watch the video.”
Angels manager Phil Nevin wasn’t worried about the loss of velocity on Detmers’ fastball, saying “his slider was right where we expect it … He said he felt fine, so it is more than likely a mechanical issue.”
Unlike Friday’s game, which the Angels won 1-0 in two hours and 15 minutes, hits and runs were common for both teams in the early innings.
Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a double and scored on Luis Rengifo’s base hit, and the Angels took a 2-0 lead in the second on Andrew Velazquez’s homer.
The Tigers scored twice on five hits and a bases-loaded walk in the second inning, and could have had more if right fielder Taylor Ward hadn’t thrown Jonathan Schoop out at the plate. Schoop injured his right ankle on the slide and was replaced by Kody Clemens.
“It’s an ankle sprain, and he’s day-to-day,” Hinch said of Schoop. “We haven’t scored a lot lately, and (third-base coach) Ramon (Santiago) was probably trying to be aggressive, especially with a wet ball.”
Adell put Los Angeles up 3-2 with a sacrifice fly in the top of the third, but Jeimer Candelario had one of his own in the bottom of the inning.
Victor Reyes gave the Tigers a 4-3 lead with an RBI single off reliever Jaime Barra in the fifth.
LOST COUNT
The Tigers had a runner on second with two out in the third inning when Tucker Barnhart hit a groundball to Velazquez at short. Instead of making the easy throw to first, Velazquez threw to a startled Rengifo at third. Luckily for Velazquez, Mike Trout prevented any further damage with a leaping catch of a line drive.
“He said he knew how many outs there were, but the runner cut in front of him and he lost his focus for a second,” Nevin said. “It was a mistake, but Mike bailed him out.”
SILENT SOUND
Technical problems knocked out the Comerica Park sound system for a couple of innings, leaving the game without walk-up music, batter announcements or big-screen entertainment between innings. Normal sounds resumed in the fifth inning.
UP NEXT
The teams are scheduled to finish their weekend series Sunday, although rain is in the forecast all day. Ohtani (10-7, 2.69 ERA) will face Eduardo Rodriguez (1-3, 4.38), who was reinstated from the restricted list Friday after being away from the team since early June to deal with family problems.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-08-20T22:26:40+00:00 | kyma.com | https://kyma.com/sports/ap-sports/2022/08/20/tyler-alexander-tigers-bullpen-lead-4-3-win-over-angels-3/ |
CHICAGO, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Performance Trust Capital Partners is excited to announce the launch of a new Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) trading desk with the addition of members from the Cross Point Capital team led by Jared Gogek and Alex Navin. The group will expand Performance Trust's presence in credit products by adding in-house expertise in CLOs.
"We feel incredibly fortunate to lift out the collective expertise from Cross Point Capital which will be immediately additive to our platform. This strategic expansion will fit perfectly with our existing success in credit products. It's a big win for our clients," said Eric P. Brown, President of the Institutional Group at Performance Trust.
"We are honored to join Performance Trust Capital Partners, a Firm with an incredible culture built around delivering differentiated service and execution to clients," said Jared Gogek.
"Performance Trust's client-first ethos made the Firm a natural fit for our team. This combination will bring immediate scale to the CLO trading business, and we are eager to expand the array of asset classes clients can access at the Firm," said Alex Navin.
For nearly 30 years, Performance Trust has partnered with financial institutions to improve their long-term performance through a unique and customized approach. The Institutional Group at Performance Trust is a leading partner for banks, insurance companies, hedge funds, and asset managers that provides superior product expertise and exceptional execution.
About Performance Trust Capital Partners:
Performance Trust is committed to helping financial institutions improve their long-term performance and deliver shareholder value. We are focused on creating unimaginable futures together and offer a unique and customized approach in the financial services industry. For more information, go to www.performancetrust.com. Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC.
CONTACT: Pamela Shanahan, (312) 521-1690, pshanahan@performancetrust.com
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership.
U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the new NATO-Ukraine Council, a permanent body where the 31 allies and Ukraine can hold consultations and call for meetings in emergency situations.
The setting is part of NATO’s effort to bring Ukraine as close as possible to the military alliance without actually joining it. On Tuesday, the leaders said in their communique summarizing the summit’s conclusions that Ukraine can join “when allies agree and conditions are met.”
“Today we meet as equals,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday at a joint news conference with Zelenskyy. “I look forward to the day we meet as allies.”
The ambiguous plan for Ukraine’s future membership reflects the challenges of reaching consensus among the alliance’s current members while the war continues, and has frustrated Zelenskyy even as he expressed appreciation for military hardware being promised by Group of Seven industrial nations.
“The results of the summit are good, but if there were an invitation, that would be ideal,” Zelenskyy said, through a translator.
Despite his disappointment, the Ukrainian leader was more conciliatory on Wednesday than the previous day, when he harshly criticized the lack of a timeline for membership as “unprecedented and absurd.”
“NATO needs us just as we need NATO,” he said alongside Stoltenberg.
Ukraine’s future membership was the most divisive and emotionally charged issue at this year’s summit. In essence, Western countries are willing to keep sending weapons to help Ukraine do the job that NATO was designed to do — hold the line against a Russian invasion — but not allow Ukraine to join its ranks and benefit from its security during the war.
“We have to stay outside of this war but be able to support Ukraine. We managed that very delicate balancing act for the last 17 months. It’s to the benefit of everyone that we maintain that balancing act,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Wednesday.
Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, whose country lies on NATO’s eastern flank and has a long, troubled history with Russia, said he would have preferred more for Ukraine.
“There will always be a difference of flavor of how fast you would want to go,” he said. However, Karins added, “at the end of it, what everyone gets, including Ukraine, and what Moscow sees is we are all very united.”
Amanda Sloat, senior director of European affairs for the U.S. National Security Council, defended the summit’s decisions.
“I would agree that the communique is unprecedented, but I see that in a positive way,” she told reporters on Wednesday.
Sloat noted that Ukraine will not need to submit a “membership action plan” as it seeks to join NATO, although she said “there are still governance and security sector reforms that are going to be required.” The action plan is usually a key step in the process that involves advice and assistance for countries seeking to join.
Symbols of support for Ukraine are common around Vilnius, where the country’s blue-and-yellow flags hang from buildings and are pasted inside windows. One sign cursed Russian President Vladimir Putin. Another urged NATO leaders to “hurry up” their assistance for Ukraine.
However, there’s been more caution inside the summit itself, especially from Biden, who has explicitly said he doesn’t think Ukraine is ready to join NATO. There are concerns that the country’s democracy is unstable and its corruption remains too deeply rooted.
Under Article 5 of the NATO charter, members are obligated to defend each other from attack, which could swiftly draw the U.S. and other nations into direct fighting with Russia.
Defining an end to hostilities is no easy task. Officials have declined to define the goal, which could suggest a negotiated ceasefire or Ukraine reclaiming all occupied territory. Either way, Putin would essentially have veto power over Ukraine’s NATO membership by prolonging the conflict.
Wednesday’s commitments will include a new G7 framework that would provide for Ukraine’s long-term security.
The British foreign ministry said the G7 would “set out how allies will support Ukraine over the coming years to end the war and deter and respond to any future attack.” The ministry added that the framework marks the first time that this many countries have agreed to a “comprehensive long-term security arrangement of this kind with another country.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement that supporting Ukraine’s “progress on the pathway to NATO membership, coupled with formal, multilateral, and bilateral agreements and the overwhelming support of NATO members will send a strong signal to President Putin and return peace to Europe.”
Sloat said the commitments will show Russia “that time is not on its side.”
Moscow reacted harshly to the G7 plan.
“We consider this extremely ill-judged and potentially very dangerous,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He added that “by providing security guarantees to Ukraine, they’re infringing on Russia’s security.”
Although international summits are often tightly scripted, this one has seesawed between conflict and compromise.
At first leaders appeared to be deadlocked over Sweden’s bid for membership in the alliance. However, Turkey unexpectedly agreed to drop its objections on Monday, the night before the summit formally began. The deal led to boasts of success from leaders who were eager for a display of solidarity in Vilnius.
“This summit is already historic before it has started,” Stoltenberg said.
Erdogan has not commented publicly on the deal, over Sweden’s membership, even during a Tuesday meeting with Biden where Biden referenced “the agreement you reached yesterday.”
However, Erdogan appeared eager to develop his relationship with Biden.
The Turkish president has been seeking advanced American fighter jets and a path toward membership in the European Union. The White House has expressed support for both, but publicly insisted that the issues were not related to Sweden’s membership in NATO.
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Associated Press writers Karl Ritter and Liudas Dapkus contributed to this report. | 2023-07-12T13:18:52+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-nato-prepared-to-back-ukraine-in-its-fight-against-russia-but-not-to-extend-membership/ |
- Conference call is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. EST today with guest speaker Dr. Hania Bednarski, oncoplastic breast surgeon and cryoablation specialist skilled in using the ProSense System
- Regulatory filings submitted in the United States for ProSense for treatment in breast cancer
- Achievement of Medicare coverage code for case-by-case reimbursement
- Regulatory approval received in Brazil for ProSense cryoprobes and introducers for treatment in several indications
- Regulatory filings submitted in Canada and Vietnam for ProSense for treatment in numerous indications
CAESAREA, Israel, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IceCure Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) ("IceCure" or the "Company"), developer of minimally-invasive cryoablation technology, the ProSense® System, that destroys tumors by freezing as an alternative to surgical tumor removal ("ProSense"), today reported financial results as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and operational and commercial highlights for the third quarter.
Third Quarter 2022 Commercial and Operational Highlights
- FDA De Novo Classification Request Filed for Marketing Authorization of ProSense with Breakthrough Indication of Early-Stage Low-Risk Breast Cancer Patients at High Risk to Surgery: Shortly after the end of the third quarter, IceCure submitted a De Novo Classification Request regulatory filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for marketing authorization based on ICE3 clinical trial ("ICE3") interim analysis of ProSense for the indication of early-stage (Luminal A T1 invasive) low-risk breast cancer in patients who are at high risk to surgery (not suitable for surgical alternatives). This indication alone represents approximately 43,000 women in the U.S. annually. Following the release of final ICE3 5-year follow-up data, expected in the first half of 2024, IceCure plans to file for a broader indication with the FDA, reflecting the entire study population of early-stage (Luminal A T1 invasive) low-risk breast cancer for patients age 60 and over, representing approximately 65,000 women in the U.S. annually. Luminal A breast cancer for women of all ages is estimated at 144,000 cases annually in the U.S. In the future, IceCure intends to explore more indications for additional subgroups that are part of the total group of Luminal A breast cancer.
- Medicare Coverage Milestone Achieved for Reimbursement: In November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") assigned ProSense breast cancer cryoablation procedures with a CPT Category III code—0581T to ambulatory payment classification 5091, Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures—which will go into effect on January 1, 2023. Under the CPT Category III code, IceCure's procedure is priced for coverage by the CMS at approximately $3,400 for the facility fee alone. Additional coverage, including payment for the physician, is expected upon establishment of the permanent CPT Category I code, which is conditioned on several factors including the Company's receipt of FDA marketing authorization of ProSense for breast cancer.
- ProSense Cryoprobes and Introducers Receive Regulatory Approval in Brazil: ProSense cryoprobes and introducers, essential single-use disposable components of ProSense, received regulatory approval from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency ("ANVISA") for several indications including breast and other cancers, benign tumors, and palliative intervention. As ProSense is considered a Class III medical device, the application was filed separately with ANVISA and is currently pending approval.
- Regulatory Applications Filed in Canada and Vietnam: As part of its global market rollout, IceCure submitted a regulatory filing with the Department of Medical Equipment and Construction ("DMEC") of Vietnam's Ministry of Health for ProSense and accessories. The application covers numerous indications including benign and malignant breast tumors. IceCure also submitted a regulatory filing with Health Canada for approval of ProSense and its cryoprobes for the treatment of numerous indications including benign and malignant breast tumors and other indications.
"We have edged closer to commercialization of ProSense for breast cancer in the U.S. with our recent FDA filing for marketing approval, and the assignment of a Medicare CPT III reimbursement code. IceCure has taken a leadership role in the industry based on our vast ICE 3 breast cancer cryoablation clinical data and by receiving the CMS's first payment assignment for cryoablation of breast cancer," stated IceCure's CEO Eyal Shamir. "While our quarterly revenues may continue to fluctuate in the near future, increased sales of our disposable cryoprobes during the current nine month period ended September 30, 2022 point to greater end-user adoption and more people being treated with ProSense. We believe this is a positive indication for the market acceptance of our liquid-nitrogen-based cryoablation therapy which will translate into sales."
Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, revenue decreased by 22% to approximately $2.1 million, compared to approximately $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease is due to decreased revenue recognition of approximately $0.5 million from the distribution agreements with Terumo Corporation and a decrease in sales of new systems, which was partially offset by higher sales of disposable probes as previously sold and installed systems were utilized for procedures in clinical settings. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, sales in the U.S. and Europe increased by 65% and 37%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2021. The increase in sales in the U.S. and Europe was offset by a decrease in sales in Asia and other territories.
Gross profit was approximately $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to approximately $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Gross margin was approximately 46% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to approximately 56% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease in gross margin compared to the same period last year was attributable to the decrease in sales and in revenue recognition from the Terumo distribution agreement.
Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were approximately $6.9 million, compared to approximately $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was attributed to acceleration in the development of IceCure's next-generation single-probe system and due to clinical and regulatory activities.
Sales, marketing and general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were approximately $6.9 million, compared to approximately $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was attributed to the Company's expanding commercialization efforts and to increased Nasdaq listing-related expenses.
Total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were approximately $13.8 million, compared to approximately $8.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to increased development, commercialization, and Nasdaq listing-related activities.
As a result of lower revenue and increased operation activities, net loss reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased to approximately $13 million, or $0.35 per share, compared with a net loss of approximately $6.7 million, or $0.25 per share, for the same period last year.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents including short-term deposits of approximately $14.2 million, compared to approximately $25.6 million as of December 31, 2021.
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A replay of the conference call will be available on IceCure's website at: https://ir.icecure-medical.com/news-events/events-presentations
About IceCure Medical
IceCure Medical (Nasdaq: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) develops and markets ProSense®, an advanced liquid-nitrogen-based cryoablation therapy for the treatment of tumors (benign and cancerous) by freezing, with the primary focus areas being breast, kidney, bone and lung cancer. Its minimally invasive technology is a safe and effective alternative to hospital surgical tumor removal that is easily performed in a relatively short procedure. The system is marketed and sold worldwide for the indications cleared to-date by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and approved in Europe with the CE Mark.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal securities laws. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. For example, IceCure is using forward looking statement in this press release when it discusses pursuit of regulatory approvals in various jurisdictions, strategic plans, commercial growth, expansion of clinical applications, potential market adoption and future sales of its minimally-invasive cryoablation technology, advancing regulatory and commercial strategies and expected quarter-over-quarter revenue variations and other key business and operational highlights for future periods. Because such statements deal with future events and are based on IceCure's current expectations, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results, performance, or achievements of IceCure could differ materially from those described in or implied by the statements in this press release. The forward-looking statements contained or implied in this press release are subject to other risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on April 1, 2022, which is available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
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MISSOULA - Turkeys are the centerpiece of the holiday meal, but there’s a lot more to the large bird.
This edition of A Wilder View takes a look at some interesting facts that you can share at the dinner table.
As part of Thanksgiving festivities, families across the nation enjoy a turkey dinner. But how well do you really know the centerpiece of this tradition?
Your holiday turkey is a Saurischian dinosaur – yes a dinosaur!
Saurischian falls into the same category as a T-rex and velociraptor, so they’ve been around for millions of years.
Turkeys are among the five largest flying birds in the world.
According to the National Wild Turkey Federation, they can fly at speeds up to 55 mph, although they usually choose to stay on the ground.
Here they can be pretty speedy too as a running turkey can reach up to 25 mph.
They also have incredible vision. Their eyes can see three times greater than 20/20 and have a peripheral vision of around 270º.
Turkeys are known for the gobbling sound they make, but only males can make the iconic sound.
Female turkeys will cluck much like a chicken, yelp, and even purr like a cat.
If you don’t hear them but find their droppings you can determine a turkey’s gender from what they leave behind.
Males produce spiral-shaped poop and females’ poop is shaped like the letter J.
Studies have also shown that snood length — that fleshy thing on the forehead of males — is associated with turkey health.
Studies also found that female turkeys prefer males with long snoods and that snood length can also be used to predict the winner of a competition between two males.
It may be hard to imagine turkeys roaming around 10,000 years ago at the same time saber-toothed tigers and wooly mammoths were walking the Earth.
But according to the University of Illinois turkeys have been around way longer than that — they’ve been here for over 10 million years.
So, how did they get their name?
It seems strange that a bird Native to North America is named after a faraway country. Well, their name is kind of a mistake.
When turkeys became popular to eat in England, they tasted similar to guinea fowl that were imported from the country Turkey and thus gave the bird its now familiar name.
Benjamin Franklin never actually proposed the turkey as a symbol for America, but he did praise it in a letter as “a much more respectable bird” than the bald eagle.
Although it’s tradition to celebrate Thanksgiving with a turkey nowadays, the 1621 Thanksgiving dinner with English colonists and Native Americans only might have involved a turkey.
From the only surviving documents that reference the original meal, we do know that deer, wildfowl, and corn were for sure on the menu.
Wild turkeys were hunted to near extinction by the early 1900s, reaching around 30,000 individuals.
But restoration programs across North America have brought the numbers up to seven million today. | 2022-11-23T17:25:12+00:00 | ktvh.com | https://www.ktvh.com/news/a-wilder-view-interesting-turkey-facts-for-thanksgiving |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It’s an annual occurrence in the NBA. Teams change head coaches and the roster of candidates who should get those jobs starts getting bandied about, and especially in recent years those lists almost always included Black candidates.
Case in point: Ime Udoka, who is of Nigerian descent.
For five years, he was one of those can’t-miss candidates but never got hired. That is, until the Boston Celtics gave him the opportunity. And all Udoka did in Year 1 was reach the NBA Finals.
“I don’t understand what took so long, to be honest,” Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said.
Udoka’s hiring by the Eastern Conference champion Celtics, who open the NBA Finals on Thursday night against the Golden State Warriors, was part of a transformative year for the league when it comes to diversity within the coaching ranks. In the last 12 months, eight coaching jobs have been filled by Black candidates — and for the first time, half the league’s franchises, 15 of the 30, have Black head coaches.
“It means a lot,” said Golden State assistant Mike Brown, one of the eight recent Black hires; he’s taking over the Sacramento Kings when this series ends. “When my son, and my oldest son’s about to have his first son, when they turn on the TV and they see people that look like them leading an NBA team on the sidelines, it can be inspiring.
“For me, carrying the torch and then passing it to the next generation is something that I think about often — not just for my family, but for others out there.”
Detroit’s Dwane Casey, Phoenix’s Monty Williams, Cleveland’s J.B. Bickerstaff, Philadelphia’s Doc Rivers, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Tyronn Lue, Houston’s Stephen Silas and Atlanta’s Nate McMillan are the seven Black coaches who had their current jobs last season. They’ve been joined in the last year by Udoka, Brown, Portland’s Chauncey Billups, Dallas’ Jason Kidd, Orlando’s Jamahl Mosley, Washington’s Wes Unseld Jr., New Orleans’ Willie Green and last week, the Los Angeles Lakers hired Darvin Ham.
Mosley interviewed for nine jobs before getting hired in Orlando. Ham, like Udoka, had been a can’t-miss name for years, but never got a chance until now.
“Darvin is about as good a guy as you’re going to see, a big competitor,” Boston’s Al Horford said. “Extreme competitor. The Lakers are really lucky to have a guy like him. He’s the kind of guy that you want.”
It’s been nearly 60 years since Bill Russell broke the NBA coaching color barrier when he became the first Black man to coach a team; he accepted the role as player-coach of the Celtics starting with the 1966-67 season and won a championship in his second season.
Al Attles and Lenny Wilkens were the next two Black coaches to get opportunities; they would eventually become champions as well. There have been roughly 260 different coaches in the NBA, excluding short-term interim fill-ins, since Russell was hired, and 1 out of 3 of those coaches have been Black. But most of those Black coaches have either lasted in their first job no more than three years or not gotten a second chance at leading a team.
Players wanted that to change. Evidently, so did other coaches.
“For many years qualified young coaches of color like Ime Udoka, Jamahl Mosley, Willie Green, Wes Unseld Jr., Darvin Ham and Stephen Silas, to name just a few, were not getting consistent opportunities to interview for NBA head coaching positions,” said Indiana coach Rick Carlisle, the president of the National Basketball Coaches Association. “The last two years changed everything. The league office has tirelessly made franchises more aware of the qualifications and journeys of these talented young coaches. This increased awareness has led to qualified coaches of all backgrounds having greater opportunity to interview and the numbers speak for themselves.”
Part of that awareness came from a meeting that three league officials — Commissioner Adam Silver, chief people and inclusion officer Oris Stuart and president of social responsibility and player programs Kathy Behrens — had with Carlisle, representing the NBCA, in February 2019.
Out of that meeting, the NBA Coaches Equality Initiative was born. The NBCA worked with the league in many ways to get it started, including the building of a database; in a couple of clicks, teams in need of coaches could get information, including qualifications, experience and even an on-camera interview in some cases, on every available candidate.
“You have to talk about these issues all the time,” Silver said Thursday. “If you care about diversity and inclusion in your workplace … it has to become a focus.”
There are still areas where the NBA can improve in terms of diversity. Most front-office positions are not held by people of color and Michael Jordan is the lone Black principal owner of a franchise; Jordan leads the Charlotte Hornets, the only team that has a coaching vacancy right now.
It’s an issue, and while there has been improvement in some areas, Silver wants more.
“There’s more work to be done,” Silver said.
That said, the numbers in the NBA wildly exceed the other major U.S. pro leagues.
There are three Black coaches in the NFL: Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, Houston’s Lovie Smith and Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles. That does not include Miami’s Mike McDaniel; his father is Black, but McDaniel identifies as biracial. The person McDaniel replaced in Miami, former coach Brian Flores, is suing the Dolphins and the NFL for what he says is racial discrimination in hiring practices.
“Our league leads the charge,” Mike Brown said. “Hopefully other leagues will follow suit.”
But he also points out that he longs for a day when 50% of the coaches in a league being Black won’t seem like a milestone, saying that’s “the dream.” And Silver echoed those sentiments.
“I’m particularly proud of numbers and roughly 50% of our head coaches are Black now, the goal is that that’s not newsworthy,” Silver said. “And when people are hired, the first reaction isn’t the color of their skin.”
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SHANGHAI, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BJ Bioscience, Inc. BJ Bioscience, a biotech company focusing on discovery and development of novel biologics for cancer immunotherapy, today announced that it entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with MSD (Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA). The collaboration will allow for the evaluation of safety and efficacy of BJ-001, a tumor-targeting IL-15 fusion protein, in combination with MSD's anti-PD-1 therapy KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial.
BJ Bioscience will evaluate BJ-001 plus KEYTRUDA as part of the company's ongoing trial in patients with locally advanced/metastatic solid tumors. In this trial, BJ-001 is studied as monotherapy or in combination with KEYTRUDA, for safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and antitumor activity.
In monotherapy dose escalation cohorts, BJ-001 has demonstrated tolerable safety profiles, favorable PK/PD profiles, and encouraging preliminary efficacy results.
"BJ Bioscience is excited to collaborate with MSD, one of the world's leading multinational pharmaceutical companies," said Joe Zhang, MD, PhD, cofounder and CEO of BJ Bioscience. "Many consider KEYTRUDA to be one of the gold-standard medicines in the cancer immunotherapy arena. We believe BJ-001 may be a promising addition to this area. Our preclinical studies demonstrated that the combination of BJ-001 and an anti-PD-1 antibody was well-tolerated and showed promising early antitumor activity compared to either drug alone as monotherapy. With its tumor-targeting properties, we're looking forward to evaluating BJ-001 in combination with KEYTRUDA as a potential new treatment option to benefit more cancer patients. This investigational combination is a key component of our BJ-001 development program."
KEYTRUDA® is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
About BJ-001
BJ-001 is a tumor-targeting IL-15 fusion protein, designed to expand and activate cancer-fighting natural killer (NK) cells and CD8+ T cells, and to have selected distribution in tumors with high integrin-expression. Preclinical data have demonstrated the ability of BJ-001 to accumulate in integrin-expressing tumors. Clinical data to date have shown Best-in-Class properties of BJ-001, including tolerable safety, dose-dependent and encouraging magnitude of stimulation and expansion of NK cells and CD8+ T cells with no impact on immunosuppressive regulatory T cells.
About BJ Bioscience, Inc.
BJ Bioscience Inc. is a clinical stage biotech company creating next generation of immunotherapies for cancer, inflammation and autoimmunity using its trade secret protected antibody discovery and screening technology and SIB® bispecific antibody platform. BJ Bioscience's lead asset, BJ-001, is in Phase 1 clinical studies in the US and China. For more information, please visit the BJ Bioscience website: www.bjbioscience.com.
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PHOENIX — Mary Jane Rynd, who has led the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust as CEO since 2018, has announced that she intends to retire, and the high-profile Valley nonprofit has already named her successor with a transition plan underway.
Steve Zabilski will be the nonprofit's new president and CEO effective April 1, 2023. Just last week, Zabilski said he would step down as CEO of St. Vincent de Paul Phoenix Diocesan Council, after nearly 20 years with the nonprofit.
In addition to the leadership change, the nonprofit's board of trustees has also named three new members: Lori Higuera, assistant general counsel – employment with Phoenix mining giant Freeport-McMoRan; Paul Mulligan, president and CEO, Catholic Charities Community Services; and Ed Zuercher, former Phoenix city manager and managing director, government and public sector for Ernst & Young (EY) LLP. They will join the board effective Sept. 1. | 2022-09-01T16:21:39+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/business/virginia-g-piper-charitable-trust-ceo-to-retire-successor-named |
New Zealand police file 5 murder charges against man accused of starting deadly hostel fire
By NICK PERRY
Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police have filed five murder charges against the man they say lit a deadly fire at a Wellington hostel two weeks ago. Police had earlier filed arson charges against the man, accusing him of setting fire to a couch and to the hostel itself. He has remained in jail since his arrest two days after the fire. More than 100 people were staying at the Loafers Lodge hostel when the fire tore through the building. Some people fled in their pajamas, while others were rescued by firefighters from the roof or jumped from windows. | 2023-06-01T08:24:55+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/06/01/new-zealand-police-file-5-murder-charges-against-man-accused-of-starting-deadly-hostel-fire/ |
Airlines, gov’t trade blame as air travel woes continue
(CNN) - Air travel troubles continue. Day after day, there are thousands of flight delays and cancellations.
But whether it’s an airline issue or a Federal Aviation Administration issue depends on who you ask.
After another week of air travel pain across the country, with the Labor Day rush fast approaching, pressure is increasing on airlines to perform better.
Monday alone, more than 14,000 flights were canceled nationwide, the fourth highest of the summer.
Both Southwest and American Airlines delayed more than 40 percent of all their flights.
“Our flight was canceled yesterday. Now we’re back again today. It was canceled this morning and now we’re back again,” passenger Sylvia Ibarra said.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said hiring at its training center in Denver has made its pandemic recovery quicker than others.
Since the start of this year, United has hired 1,500 new pilots in hopes of alleviating staffing shortages and canceled flights.
In total, U.S. airlines have canceled more than 44,000 flights since June.
“All airlines are not created equal,” Kirby said.
In an exclusive interview, he put some of the blame back on the federal government.
Last week, the FAA said a shortage of air traffic controllers delayed flights into Newark, JFK and LaGuardia by up to two hours.
“Frankly, the bigger challenges are not the airlines themselves; they’re all the support infrastructure around aviation that hasn’t caught up as quickly,” Kirby said.
United has had 5,000 cancellations this summer.
When asked what he would say to somebody who sees this as an airline issue rather than some other cause, Kirby responded, “Well, first I would say we’re doing everything we can to get the airline running reliable. We know that’s the most important thing for customers. It’s our No. 1 priority. We had ground stops for the entire day, and when the FAA says you can’t land airplanes at the airport, you’re going to have delays and cancellations.”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg insisted air traffic control issues do not account for many cancellations this summer.
In a letter to airline executives, he said, “The level of disruption Americans have experienced this summer is unacceptable” and told airlines to “review their customer service commitments to passengers. I’m calling on the airlines to step up their game before we have to do even more.”
For United, that starts with training that focuses on quality.
“Our growth plan, the most aggressive growth plan of any airline in the history of aviation, is really the driver behind the need for our pilots,” said Mike Bonner, a captain and United Airlines pilot.
With Labor Day on the horizon, United is expecting big numbers, close to what was seen July 4, when air travel numbers were the highest since March 2020.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Three Knoxville men have been arrested after they allegedly stole a rifle, ammunition and other equipment from law enforcement vehicles during a burglary spree in Knox County.
Knoxville Police Department‘s Property Crimes investigators responded to a vehicle burglary in the 300 block of Gallant Fox Way on Nov. 23. The victim had his passport, drivers license, backpack and laptop, valued at an estimated $1,600 taken from his truck between 3-6 a.m.
Several other vehicle burglaries had occurred in the same area on Oct. 14 in a similar time of day.
During the course of the investigation, investigators also found that a marked KPD cruiser, a marked Tennessee Highway Patrol Cruiser, and a marked Knox County Sheriff’s Office cruiser were burglarized in Knox County on the same date and time period as these incidents.
The KPD cruiser was burglarized on the 5700 block of Lyons View Pike, and police discovered a KPD Colt M4 Rifle was taken from the vehicle with three loaded Magpul magazines, valued at $1,500. On the 800 block of Londontown Way, a THP cruiser was burglarized, and a THP ballistic vest and gas mask, valued at $3000, were stolen out of the cruiser.
In another Oct. 14 burglary, a Smith and Wesson M&P shield firearm valued at $600 was stolen from a vehicle in the 500 block of Camp Light Way.
Officers also listed a second burglary on Oct. 14 in the 8100 block of Ivy Falls Way that where a 2021 Ford Raptor suffered an estimated $4,000 in damage, according to court documents.
Brandon Douglas, 18, of Knoxville, Marques A. Smith, 22 of Knoxville, and William Allan Richard Johnston, 20, of Knoxville are charged in relation to the incident. A fourth suspect mentioned in the general sessions docket is a female juvenile.
On November 16, police went to Smith’s apartment for a parole and probation check. Police said five stolen firearms listed in a database from separate vehicle burglaries, including the rifle stolen from the KPD cruiser, THP ballistic vest and Smith and Wesson M&P shield firearm were located in a search of Smith’s bedroom.
The general sessions docket said that video recovered from the scenes show a Chevrolet Trax with several suspects inside, and that several days later video captured of a matching vehicle involved in a vandalism at Sacred Heart Church helped police identify Johnston, Douglas, and the female juvenile. According to police, Johnston and Marques were roommates.
Smith is charged with possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia, five counts of theft of a firearm less than $2,500, theft of property between $2,500 and $10,000, theft of property between $1,000 and $2,500, vandalism between $2,500 and $10,000, and five counts of burglary of a motor vehicle.
Johnston is charged with five counts of burglary of a motor vehicle, theft of property and vandalism, each up to $1,000, theft of property between $1,000 and $2,500, and vandalism between $2,500 and $10,000.
Douglas is charged with five counts of burglary of a motor vehicle, theft of property between $1,000 and $2,500, and vandalism between $2,500 and $10,000.
Both Smith and Johnston are listed in the Knox County Criminal Justice System as in jail, although Douglas in not listed as in jail. No bond is listed for Smith or Johnston. | 2022-12-08T22:57:12+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/crime/rifle-ballistic-vest-stolen-from-police-cars-in-knoxville-burglary-spree/ |
Flynn, Gingrich testimony sought in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election filed paperwork Friday seeking to compel testimony from a new batch of Trump allies, including former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed petitions seeking to have Gingrich and Flynn, as well as former White House lawyer Eric Herschmann and others, testify next month before a special grand jury that’s been seated to aid her investigation.
They join a string of other high-profile Trump allies and advisers who have been called to testify in the probe. Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and Trump attorney who’s been told he could face criminal charges in the probe, testified in August. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s attempt to fight his subpoena is pending in a federal appeals court.
Flynn did not immediately respond to email and phone messages seeking comment, and his lawyer also did not immediately return an email seeking comment. Gingrich referred questions to his attorney, who did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment. Herschmann could not immediately be reached for comment.
Willis has said she plans to take a monthlong break from public activity in the case leading up to the November midterm election, which is one month from Saturday.
Each of the petitions filed Friday seeks to have the potential witnesses appear in November after the election. But the process for securing testimony from out-of-state witnesses sometimes takes a while, so it appears Willis is putting the wheels in motion for activity to resume after her self-imposed pause.
When she wants to compel testimony from witnesses who don’t live in Georgia, Willis has to use a process that involves getting judges in the states where they live to order them to appear. The petitions she filed Friday are essentially precursors to subpoenas.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who’s overseeing the special grand jury, signed off on the petitions, certifying that each person whose testimony is sought is a “necessary and material” witness for the investigation.
The petition for Gingrich’s testimony relies on “information made publicly available” by the U.S. House committee that’s investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
It says he was involved along with others associated with the Trump campaign in a plan to run television ads that “repeated and relied upon false claims about fraud in the 2020 election” and encouraged members of the public to contact state officials to push them to challenge and overturn the election results based on those claims.
Gingrich wrote an email to people associated with the Trump campaign that said, “The goal is to arouse the country’s anger through new verifiable information the American people have never seen before,” the petition says. That would lead them to pressure state lawmakers and governors, he wrote.
Gingrich was also involved in a plan to have Republican fake electors sign certificates falsely stating that Trump had won the state and that they were the state’s official electors even though Democrat Joe Biden had won, the petition says.
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McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The number of asylum-seeking migrants encountered on the Southwest border continue to drop daily since Title 42 was lifted, and DHS reports the surge of Venezuelans coming to cross has all but ended.
Meanwhile Texas and Florida are moving troops and resources to the border, but DHS officials say they aren’t necessarily coordinating with federal authorities.
About 4,000 asylum seekers per day have been apprehended on the border this week. That’s down from 4,400 per day over the weekend. And it’s a drop of 56% from last week when over 10,000 individuals per day were encountered crossing the border from Mexico, DHS Assistant Secretary Blas Nuñez-Neto said Wednesday.
There has been a huge decrease in Venezuelans — by 98% — along the border, he told reporters.
Prior to the lifting of Title 42, about 2,400 Venezuelans per day were encountered on the border — most in the South Texas border town of Brownsville, where they were turning themselves in large groups at an abandoned golf course that is near a university baseball field.
But so far this week, an average of 50 Venezuelans per day have been encountered on the border.
Nuñez-Neto said that “thousands of non citizens including over a thousand nationals from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua have been returned to Mexico and to over 18 other countries under our Title 8 authorities.”
Title 8 enforcement orders immediately replaced Title 42 when the pandemic-era health restrictions that had prevented migrants from claiming asylum at the border to stop the spread of coronavirus were lifted at 10:59 p.m. CT on Thursday.
DHS says non-citizens who do not apply for asylum interviews via the CBP One app, and cross illegally in between U.S. ports of entry, will be sent back to Mexico or their home countries under Title 8.
More Mexicans than Venezuelans
Now, Border Patrol said it is encountering more Mexicans — about 1,000 daily at the border. The next most populous group are Colombians — about 510 per day — and 470 Guatemalans per day, he said.
The number of Mexican nationals attempting to cross the border, however, has dropped from nearly 2,000 per day prior to the lifting of Title 42, he said.
“This transition is the culmination of nearly two years of preparation and a whole of government approach to return to traditional title eight immigration processing,” he said, adding: “It is still too soon to draw any firm conclusions here about where these trends will go in the coming days and weeks. And we continue to monitor the situation on our border and in Mexico, and along the transit routes in real-time.”
CBP One app glitches or fixes?
Asylum-seekers must apply for interviews at U.S. ports of entry using the CBP One app, which has been hotly criticized by migrants and migrant advocates who say since its rollout in January the app continues to glitch and give them “error” messages.
As he has several times before, Nuñez-Neto defended the app, saying they have processed over 5,000 individuals through appointments made on the app and each day they offer 1,000 appointments throughout the day, with the app only down for one hour a day.
“The application is working well and we continue to make changes to make it easier to use for migrants,” he said.
Florida and Texas send border troops
In response to a question about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott both surging state law enforcement to the Southwest border, he indicated the Republican lawmakers’ actions could be “political.”
On Tuesday, DeSantis announced he is sending 1,100 National Guard soldiers and law enforcement to the Texas border, as well as technology, to help control illegal immigration. This includes:
- 800 Florida National Guard soldiers
- 200 Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers
- 100 Florida State troopers
- 20 wildlife officers
- 5 fixed-wing aircraft
- 17 drones
- 10 boats
- 2 mobile command vehicles
“The impacts of Biden’s border crisis are felt by communities across the nation, and the federal government’s abdication of duty undermines the sovereignty of our country and the rule of law,” DeSantis said. “At my direction, state agencies including law enforcement and the Florida National Guard are being deployed to Texas, with assets including personnel, boats and planes. While Biden ignores the crisis he created, Florida stands ready to help Texas respond to this crisis.”
Abbott has surged thousands of Texas National Guard to the border. They currently are unspooling miles of barbed wire along the Rio Grande. Since Operation Lone Star began in 2021, 370,000 migrants have been apprehended, and over 18,000 of them have been bused to Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City, Abbott’s office told Border Report.
This includes buses that just began this week from Anzalduas Park in Mission, Texas, where an overflow of asylum seekers are being housed.
“We need to make sure that any actions taken on the border that involve law enforcement personnel are coordinated with the federal government and with our state and local partners. There is outstanding coordination taking place at the local level each and every day. We have seen however, at times, that, you know, Governor DeSantis, and Governor Abbott take actions that are being done, really for purely political reasons,” Nuñez-Neto said.
Newly appointed Texas Border Czar Mike Banks tweeted Sunday: “Amid the chaos, I want to commend the tenacious and fearless defense of the border by @TXMilitary. They stand tall and steadfast, ready to face any challenges that may come their way. Thank you for all your hard work!” | 2023-05-17T23:25:53+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/dhs-daily-drops-of-asylum-seekers-at-southwest-border/ |
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican leaders will vote Wednesday on censuring or expelling lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, a transgender state representative who's been silenced on the state House floor since last week after telling colleagues they would “have blood on their hands” over their votes to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender children.
Zephyr's supporters disrupted Monday's House session and authorities arrested seven people in a confrontation that Republicans claim Zephyr had encouraged. The first-term Democrat received notice from House leaders Tuesday night informing her of the plan to consider disciplinary action against her, according to a letter she posted on social media.
“I’ve also been told I’ll get a chance to speak," Zephyr tweeted. "I will do as I have always done — rise on behalf of my constituents, in defense of my community and for democracy itself.”
The move to discipline Zephyr is the latest development in a standoff over whether Montana Republicans will let the lawmaker from Missoula speak unless she apologizes for her remarks last week on the proposed ban. Conservative Republicans have repeatedly misgendered Zephyr since the remarks by using incorrect pronouns to describe her.
Much like events in the Tennessee Statehouse weeks ago — where state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, two Black lawmakers, were expelled after participating in a post-school shooting gun control protest that interrupted proceedings — Zephyr’s punishment has ignited a firestorm of debate about governance and who has a voice in democracy in politically polarizing times.
Montana’s House speaker canceled Tuesday’s floor session without explanation.
“Republicans are doubling down on their agenda of running roughshod over Montanans’ rights — to free expression, to peaceful protest, to equal justice under the law," House Minority Leader Kim Abbott said of the plan to discipline Zephyr.
Zephyr’s remarks, and the Republican response, set off a chain of events that culminated in a rally outside the Capitol at noon Monday. Protesters later packed into the gallery at the Statehouse and brought House proceedings to a halt while chanting “Let her speak.” The scene galvanized both her supporters and and those saying her actions constitute an unacceptable attack on civil discourse.
Such a protest won't be allowed to happen on Wednesday. Republican leaders said in the letter to Zephyr that the gallery will be closed “to maintain decorum and ensure safety.”
Speaker Matt Regier called the disruptions a “dark day for Montana.”
“Currently, all representatives are free to participate in House debates while following the House rules,” Regier told reporters Tuesday. “The choice to not follow the House rules is one that Rep. Zephyr has made. The only person silencing Rep. Zephyr is Rep. Zephyr. The Montana House will not be bullied.”
It's under Regier's leadership that the House has persisted in preventing Zephyr from speaking. He and other Republicans said her remark was far outside the boundaries of appropriate civil discourse and demanded she apologize before being allowed to participate in legislative discussions.
“There needs to be some consequences for what he has been doing,” said Rep. Joe Read, who frequently but not always used incorrect pronouns when referring to the Democrat.
He claimed Zephyr gave a signal to her supporters just before Monday's session was disrupted. He declined to say what that was other than a “strange movement.”
"When she gave the signal for protestors to go into action, I would say that’s when decorum was incredibly broken,” Read added.
The events have showcased the growing power of the Montana Freedom Caucus, a group of at least 21 right-wing lawmakers including Read that has spearheaded the charge to discipline Zephyr. The caucus re-upped its demands and rhetoric Monday. In a statement that misgendered the Democrat, they said Zephyr's decision to hoist a microphone toward the gallery's protesters amounted to “encouraging an insurrection."
Although several protesters resisted law enforcement officers trying to arrest them on Monday, Abbott pushed back at characterizing the activity as violent. She acknowledged it was disruptive, but called the demonstration peaceful. She said public protests were a predictable response to a lawmaker representing more than 10,000 constituents not being allowed to speak and questioned bringing in officers in riot gear to handle the chanting protesters.
“It was chanting, but it absolutely was not violent," she said. “Sometimes extreme measures have a response like this."
There were no reports of damage to the building and lawmakers were not threatened.
Zephyr said the seven arrested were “defending democracy. In an earlier speech, she said the sequence of events that followed her remarks illustrated how they had struck a chord with those in power.
"They picked me in this moment because I said a thing that got through their shield for a second," she told a crowd of supporters gathered on the Capitol steps near a banner that read “Democracy dies here.”
She has said she does not intend to apologize and argued that her “blood on your hands” remark accurately reflected the stakes of such bans for transgender kids.
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Metz reported from Salt Lake and Brown reported from Billings, Montana. | 2023-04-26T16:08:42+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/politics/article/montana-transgender-lawmaker-faces-censure-or-17919745.php |
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than 3,000 firefighters and over 60 aircraft battled wildfires Sunday in Portugal that authorities say have injured 29 people.
Authorities said 12 firefighters and 17 civilians required medical assistance to treat minor injuries caused by the blazes, as reported by Portuguese state television RTP and other local media. By Sunday afternoon, Portugal’s Civil Protection Agency said more than 3,000 firefighters were combating active fires.
The European Union on Sunday activated its firefighting air fleet assistance program that allows member nations to share resources to help Portugal. Spain, which has also endured wildfires recently, quickly responded by mobilizing two firefighting planes to send to its Iberian neighbor, according to the EU crisis commissioner, Janez Lenarcic.
Portugal’s government said it has deployed 60 aircraft to support its ground crews.
Portugal has long suffered large, and sometimes tragic, forest fires. In 2017, out-of-control wildfires killed more than 100 people.
The European Union says climate change has the continent facing one of its hardest years for natural disasters such as droughts and wildfires.
Across the border in Spain, a fire in the southwest led authorities to evacuate 30 people from homes as a precaution. Some 115 firefighters backed by helicopters and planes were deployed to that fire near the village of El Ronquillo.
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa postponed his plans to visit Mozambique this week “in view of the weather forecasts that indicate a very serious worsening of the risk of rural fires.”
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa likewise canceled his trip to New York where he was scheduled to speak at the U.N. Economic and Social Council.
In June, 96% of the southern European country was classified as being in either in “extreme” or “severe” drought.
The fires have caused authorities to increase a state of alert already in place. Portugal’s government declared a state of heightened alert Saturday that will run through Friday.
“This means (…) we can automatically and preventively activate all emergency and civil protection plans at all territorial levels,” said Interior Administration Minister José Luís Carneiro.
The wildfires are coming as Portugal is enduring a heat wave with temperatures expected up to 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit). The country has adopted restrictions barring public access to forests deemed to be at special risk, banned the use of farm machinery and outlawed fireworks.
Costa, in a message on Twitter, reminded citizens not to light any fires outdoors or use heavy farm machinery that can cause sparks.
“Preventing fires is the best help we can give our firefighters,” the prime minister wrote.
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The sight of Japanese fans at a World Cup bagging trash after a match — win or lose — always surprises non-Japanese. Japanese players are famous for doing the same in their team dressing room: hanging up towels, cleaning the floor, and even leaving a thank-you note.
The behavior is driving social media posts at the World Cup in Qatar, but it's nothing unusual for Japanese fans or players. They are simply doing what most people in Japan do — at home, at school, at work, or on streets from Tokyo to Osaka, Shizuoka to Sapporo.
“For Japanese people, this is just the normal thing to do,” Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu said. “When you leave, you have to leave a place cleaner than it was before. That’s the education we have been taught. That’s the basic culture we have. For us, it's nothing special.”
A spokeswoman for the Japanese Football Association said it's supplying 8,000 trash bags to help fans pick up after matches with “thank you” messages on the outside written in Arabic, Japanese, and English.
Barbara Holthus, a sociologist who has spent the last decade in Japan, said cleaning up after oneself is engrained in Japanese culture.
“You’re always supposed to take your trash home in Japan, because there are no trash cans on the street," said Holthus, the deputy director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies. “You clean your classroom. From a very young age you learn you are responsible for the cleanliness of your own space.”
Many Japanese elementary schools don't have janitors, so some of the clean-up work is left to the young students. Office workers often dedicate an hour to spruce up their areas.
“It’s partly cultural, but also the education structures have been training you for a long time to do that," Holthus added.
This is Japan's seventh straight World Cup, and their cleanliness began making news at their first World Cup in 1998 in France.
Prior to the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike cautioned that visiting fans would have to learn to clean up after themselves. However, the problem never materialized after fans from abroad were banned from attending the Games because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tokyo has few public trash receptacles. This keeps the streets cleaner, saves municipalities the costs of emptying trash cans, and keeps away vermin.
Midori Mayama, a Japanese reporter in Qatar for the World Cup, said that fans collecting rubbish was a non-story back home.
“Nobody in Japan would report on this,” she said, noting the same clean-up happens at Japanese professional baseball games. “All of this is so normal.”
It may be normal to Japanese, but Alberto Zaccheroni, an Italian who coached Japan from 2010 to 2014, said it’s not how most teams act when they travel.
“Everywhere in the world players take their kit off and leave it on the floor in the changing room. Then the cleaning staff come and collect it,” he said. “Not the Japanese players. They put all the shorts on top of the other, all the pairs of socks and all the jerseys.”
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TOKYO, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced today a prototype sedan equipped with approximately 30 devices born from free ideas and ingenuity. The Contemporary Lifestyle Vehicle, created through a bricolage approach, is to be on display at the Nissan Global Headquarters Gallery here from March 24 to April 2 and also viewable on Nissan's YouTube channel starting today.
The prototype is based on the iconic Skyline and packed with devices that can help users comfortably eat, sleep, and play in the car. To create this usability without compromising the vehicle's functionality and stylish design, Nissan introduced devices through a process of trial and error, fusing them with AI to achieve surprising functions not imaginable from the outside appearance. In this way the vehicle enables daily experience that suits modern lifestyles. By adopting a bricolage approach instead of a conventional engineering one, the team was able to set goals and reach them optimally and efficiently, thereby creating something beyond expectations.
Tetsuro Ueda, an expert leader in Nissan's Mobility & AI Laboratory, said: "Innovation to enrich people's lives is our corporate purpose. But, innovation is not limited to unprecedented advanced technologies such as electrification and intelligence. Innovation is also about finding new possibilities in what already exists and finding ways to make experience more pleasant. Bricolage is well-suited for this kind of innovation. Above all, it was a lot of fun for us to prototype. This Contemporary Lifestyle Vehicle is a modern interpretation of the idea of eating, sleeping and playing in a sedan. We believe that innovation from bricolage is also effective in addressing sustainability issues. The Contemporary Lifestyle Vehicle is just the first step in demonstrating the impact of bricolage on manufacturing. We will continue to explore innovations and deliver excitement."
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) will host a conference call at noon Eastern Time (ET) on Monday, May 8, 2023, to discuss its first quarter results. To attend the call, please use the information below for dial-in access. When prompted on dial-in, please utilize the conference ID and ask for the "DISH Network Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call."
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A live webcast will be available on DISH's Investor Relations website at http://ir.dish.com the day of the call. A webcast replay will also be available for 48 hours after the call.
DISH will distribute its financial results prior to the call, which will also be posted to the Investor Relations website at http://ir.dish.com.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Over $1 million in federal funding has been given to New Mexico businesses for providing sustainably-sourced wood products. The finances are from the Forest Service’s Wood Innovations Grant Program.
Grant Recipients
- $113,958 to RC Forest Products LLC in La Luz for their “Supporting Biomass Wood Products Manufacturing” project
- $300,000 to Mount Taylor Manufacturing in Milan for their “Enhanced Sawmil Volume, Value, and Employment” project
- $300,000 to Got Wood NM LLC in Tularosa for their “Increased Biomass Timber Utilization” project
- $300,000 to Architecture 2030 in Santa Fe for their “The Mass Timber Tipping Point” project
The New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) says, “These investments in sustainable businesses support the objectives of the Forestry Division’s Forest Action Plan Restoration Economy strategy, which identifies the goal of enhancing sustainable communities, businesses, and jobs throughout the state. Wood biomass generated through forest and watershed restoration projects provide a sustainable wood supply that generates heat, energy, timber, and non-timber forest products to meet community needs.”
For more information regarding the wood grant program, click here. The EMNRD says the next application period will be in the fall. | 2023-06-16T16:58:43+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/environment/new-mexico-businesses-rewarded-for-sustainable-practices/ |
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Night" game were:
5-0-7, WB: 6
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King of Valentine’s Day spreads positivity through message of love
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The “King of Valentine’s Day” is back. The South Valley man has made a name for himself by pulling off grand gestures of love for his wife.
This year, Lonnie Anderson went with the crop circle approach. He made a heart in a field in the South Valley with his wife’s name “Anne” in the middle.
But, it’s where Anderson is spreading his message of love this year, that makes this Valentine’s Day a little different.
“We just named it, The Heart Maker – like heartbreaker, but heartmakers,” said Anderson. “It’s not going to last forever, you know. But, love lasts forever.”
For nearly three decades, Anderson with the help of those in his community have been making grand gestures of love for his wife Anne.
“That’s what I really appreciate about the South Valley, is that all these stories are about love,” Anderson said. “We’re going to hold hands, and I’m going to say ‘Happy Valentine’s Day.’”
This year – with permission – he used the “Heart Maker” to create a massive heart in a field for Anne. But he’s also taking his Valentines from years past and using them to spread love.
At Siembra Leadership High School, he shared his story of a troubled and violent childhood – and shares how he’s turned around his life.
“I think that’s what these kids understand more than anything, that – the more negative you put in the world the more negative comes back to you. And the more positive comes in the world – absolutely it comes back to you, 10 times over,” said Anderson. | 2023-02-14T03:49:06+00:00 | kob.com | https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/king-of-valentines-day-spreads-positivity-through-message-of-love/ |
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano suffered a fracture in his neck during Game 6 in Seattle on Friday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.
Cogliano is sidelined indefinitely, according to the person who spoke to the AP on Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the injury.
Cogliano was hit into the boards from behind by Kraken forward Jordan Eberle. He went to the locker room as Eberle served a penalty for boarding.
Cogliano later returned to a game that Colorado won 4-1 to tie the first-round series at 3-3. Game 7 is Sunday in Denver.
Eberle was not given a hearing for supplemental discipline. Colorado saw defenseman Cale Makar suspended for Game 5 after his hit on Jared McCann.
Sportsnet first reported Cogliano’s injury and status that he’s out indefinitely.
The 35-year-old Cogliano was an instrumental piece in the franchise’s third Stanley Cup championship last season. He brings grit, tenacity and experience to the ice for the banged-up Avalanche. His 120 career playoff games are the most of any current Avalanche player.
Colorado is already without captain Gabriel Landeskog, who has been sidelined all season after knee surgery. They’re also missing Valeri Nichushkin for personal reasons. Nichushkin has not played since Game 2, on April 20, when he scored in Colorado’s 3-2 victory.
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AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this report.
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AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-04-30T19:59:30+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-source-cogliano-out-indefinitely-with-fracture-in-neck/ |
Indiana State’s football program began spring action this week at Memorial Stadium.
This will be the sixth year in charge of the ship for coach Curt Mallory.
“We want to build our depth,” he said after the second day of reps Wednesday morning. “We got a lot of experience back. The energy was really good.”
He has an initial eye on how his guys in the trenches evolve. He said the defensive line is looking to stock depth and the O-line is in search of continuity and chemistry.
“It’s going to start up front,” Mallory said. “I’ve talked to the team about this and it’s always been our M.O., how we are going to be up front?”
He has some returners to work with to have a purposeful push at the outset of hitting the field.
Senior Lucas Hunter will be a fixture at the defensive line. Last year, he had 35 stops, 4½ in the backfield, a sack, a blocked kick and a recovered fumble.
“Really I just want to keep honing my craft,” Hunter, who was an All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection for his play and an academic honor, said. “Keep getting better at the little things, the details, overall I really want to become a better pass rusher, as well, so that’s my big [focus] for this spring.”
The Indianapolis native said they have a strong mix of linemen.
“I love those guys, we’ve been together for a while now,” Hunter said. “We’ve got some new guys that came in. I think we got a great group and a lot of depth this year. I think we can really show out on the field this year.”
Hunter said the next-level progress for the Sycamores is consistency on both sides of the pigskin, and picking up the slack for the other to weather a rough patch.
Sophomore quarterback Cade Chambers came out last year and turned in a credible season after a year of watching from the sideline.
The Rookie of the Year in the conference accounted for 12 scores (eight through the air) and nearly hit 1,000 yards in the air for a 104.2 yards average per game. He tossed three picks and completed 45% of his attempts.
The Sycamores seek a rebound season. They were 2-9 overall and 1-7 in the league last year, but four MVFC matchups were by one score.
“A lot of those games I can look back and especially, I can see two or three times when if I made this throw or made this read, we could have maybe got a first down and kept the drive going to win the game,” Chambers said. “Really we got to put the emphasis on finishing and continue to be great at the small details, the ups and downs.”
Chambers the reps and time now to sync with targets like senior Harry Van Dyne, senior Dakota Caton, sophomore Ethan Chambers and junior Kevin Barnett ahead of his second year.
“[There are] a lot of guys that have been stepping up,” he said. “[Sophomore] DeAndre Rhodes, [listed at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds], is another guy that has kind of been in the shadows but he’s really athletic, really tall, fast, can catch everything. [There are] a couple of guys that are kind of in the shadows that are stepping up and making their name known.”
The Indiana State spring game will be April 29, after the team has practiced 15 times. | 2023-03-31T04:32:14+00:00 | tribstar.com | https://www.tribstar.com/sports/spring-formation-sycamores-return-to-gridiron-at-memorial-stadium/article_048bebc4-ce7a-11ed-bef3-7b715dd07950.html |
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street after the government reported that inflation cooled more than expected last month, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve is about to dial down the size of its interest rate hikes.
The Fed is widely expected to raise its benchmark rate a half-point Wednesday, smaller than the past four mega-increases of three-quarters of a point. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Tuesday, the Nasdaq rose 1% and the Dow rose 0.3%. Treasury yields fell sharply.
On Tuesday:
The S&P 500 rose 29.09 points, or 0.7%, to 4,019.65.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 103.60 points, or 0.3%, to 34,108.64.
The Nasdaq rose 113.08 points, or 1%, to 11,256.81.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 13.75 points, or 0.8%, to 1,832.36.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 85.27 points, or 2.2%.
The Dow is up 632.18 points, or 1.9%.
The Nasdaq is up 252.20 points, or 2.3%.
The Russell 2000 is up 35.70 points, or 2%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 746.53 points, or 15.7%.
The Dow is down 2,229.66 points, or 6.1%.
The Nasdaq is down 4,388.16 points, or 28%.
The Russell 2000 is down 412.95 points, or 18.4%. | 2022-12-13T21:39:35+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/How-major-US-stock-indexes-fared-Tuesday-17651871.php |
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies are preparing to launch a major counteroffensive against former President Trump as the second-term governor enters the 2024 race for the GOP’s White House nomination.
DeSantis is well behind Trump in national polls, but his team largely brushes off the challenge of taking on the former president, arguing there is plenty of time for the Floridian to make up ground and that his message of “conservatism plus result” will resonate with GOP primary voters.
“We haven’t really been preparing for Day 1. We’ve been preparing for the months ahead of Day 1 even,” an adviser with Never Back Down, the main super PAC backing DeSantis’s presidential bid, told The Hill.
“We’ve been building and employing tactics that have put him in an incredibly strong position and, arguably, a stronger position than Trump.”
DeSantis is jumping into the race with both feet, as advisers say there won’t be any lag between Wednesday’s announcement — which will be included in an unusual interview with Twitter CEO Elon Musk — and an operation that is up-and-running.
Never Back Down is preparing a $100 million voter outreach effort and has begun assembling a team of staffers and organizers in the first 18 states on the GOP primary calendar.
The group has already been playing a critical support role for DeSantis. When the governor decided to make a surprise stop in Des Moines earlier this month during a swing through Iowa, Never Back Down staffers went to work, helping organize a crowd for DeSantis at the last minute.
The adviser said that Never Back Down has already knocked on more than 26,900 doors in Iowa alone. Similar efforts in New Hampshire are also underway, the adviser added.
“It’s a one-two punch of wanting to be aggressive, well-organized and well-placed,” the adviser said. “We’re going to force the Trump campaign and his supporters to try to keep up.”
Trump has signaled for months that he sees DeSantis as his most dangerous potential rival, and has been blasting away at his former ally with television ads and Truth Social messages criticizing the Florida governor.
It’s made a difference in national polls, where Trump is the clear front-runner and leads DeSantis by an average of 30 points.
The lack of a response from DeSantis and his operation has at times worried supporters, who fear Trump is building too insurmountable a lead and worry the loyalty many Republican voters have with the former president is being underestimated.
DeSantis’s backers acknowledge that the governor will have to do more than just out-organize Trump given the relentless attacks from the former president.
Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor who’s supporting DeSantis for the 2024 nomination, said that the governor still needs to find a way to punch back against the former president’s attacks.
“Gov. DeSantis has assembled a strong team. I’ve met these folks,” Eberhart said. “Once he’s in the race, I would like to see him start hitting back at Trump and return all this incoming fire.”
One possible line of attack that multiple DeSantis allies have floated is going after Trump on some of the key culture war issues that have defined the governor’s political rise.
“You essentially have the former president arguing for Disney over DeSantis,” the Never Back Down adviser said. “He’s argued against fetal heartbeat bills over DeSantis even when it’s a very wounding issue for him in Iowa and South Carolina.”
Money may provide an advantage for DeSantis.
While DeSantis’s campaign itself will have to start fundraising from scratch, his old state political account is sitting on more than $80 million that it will be able to transfer to supportive PACs that can run ads, fund organizing efforts and test strategies.
DeSantis’s political operation has also assembled a massive network of business leaders to help raise money for his nascent campaign. A senior official with the governor’s political shop described the effort last week as “potentially the biggest bundler operation in Republican presidential primary history.”
Those fundraisers gathered at the Four Seasons hotel in Miami on Wednesday, following the governor’s announcement, to begin raising funds for his campaign.
Despite the wide gap between DeSantis and Trump in early national polls, state-level surveys paint a more encouraging picture for the governor, especially in the early voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, which often give their winners critical jolts of momentum.
While the RealClearPolitics average shows Trump leading DeSantis by nearly 37 points nationally, the governor is running only about 12 points behind in Iowa and 18 points behind in New Hampshire. Likewise, DeSantis has largely outpaced Trump in his overall favorability rating in early state-level polls.
There are still high hurdles for DeSantis to overcome. Besides Trump, there are five other Republicans seeking the party’s 2024 nomination and more are likely to join the field soon. Eberhart said DeSantis’s biggest obstacle will be making the primary a binary choice between him and the former president.
“We need to avoid a repeat of 2016, when a crowded field allowed Trump to win with a plurality,” Eberhart, the GOP donor, said. “That’s the biggest challenge DeSantis needs to navigate.”
Yet Trump still remains deeply popular among Republican voters — a fact that even DeSantis’s allies see as a challenge to be overcome. The adviser to Never Back Down conceded that “there’s still established, residual support for the former president,” but added, “there’s a lot of growing enthusiasm and support for Ron DeSantis.”
“The former president has a base of support in some instances that will be tough to crack,” the adviser said. “The good news is, so does Ron DeSantis.
“This isn’t spin or it’s frankly not even a television ad. It’s what people are telling us on the ground, especially in the early states where they’re paying a great deal of attention.”
Exactly how DeSantis and his allies plan to sharpen their case against Trump remains a moving target. Never Back Down has already spent upwards of $10 million on television ads seeking to bolster DeSantis. Still, with the governor’s formal entrance into the race, his supporters say he’s now freed up to confront Trump more directly.
“DeSantis has the record. He has the policy chops. He has the money,” Eberhart said. “Game on.” | 2023-05-25T12:32:47+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/hill-politics/desantis-allies-prepare-major-trump-counteroffensive/ |
Indiana officials are still trying to identify a child whose body was found last month inside a suitcase in a heavily wooded area in southern Indiana.
The Indiana State Police in Sellersburg are asking for the public's help to identify the child, who was described as Black, between 5 and 8 years old, about 4 feet tall, with a slim build and a short haircut. Police said the child died at some point within the week prior to his body being discovered.
An autopsy conducted last month did not provide any answers to the child's cause of death. However, police are hopeful that the pending toxicology report will offer more information and "hopefully lead us in a direction to solve this," Sgt. Carey Huls with the Indiana State Police told CNN.
The child's body was found inside a hard-shell suitcase with a "distinctive Las Vegas design on its front and back," Indiana State Police said in a statement. State police were called to investigate after an area resident who was mushroom hunting discovered the suitcase on April 16 and immediately called 911, the agency said.
Huls told CNN affiliate Wave3 that the integrity of this investigation is "utmost," adding that "unless we can determine that releasing information is going to help the investigation instead of hinder it, that's what we have to go by at this point."
The investigation is not "precluding anything," Huls told Wave3, adding that the child "could be from any part of the world as far as we're concerned."
State police detectives are leading the investigation and the department established a toll-free tip line for the case, which has received between 500 and 1,000 calls, according to Huls. Investigators hope the image of the suitcase will lead to tips that can help them identify the child.
"We are getting a lot of people on the internet searching for missing children, which is not what we need right now," Huls told CNN. "We have contact with all of those agencies and we are always checking that. We don't have a match there."
Huls said police anticipate that the child will not be listed on any registry and they are looking for individuals who might have first-hand knowledge that could lead to the child's identification and clarity on the circumstances of his death.
Anyone with information that could help identify the boy is urged to call the toll-free tip number established for the case at 1-888-437-6432.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A jury is now deciding whether a Fresno attorney who worked with children is guilty of having a long-term sexual relationship with a child.
Police arrested Jennifer Walters in August 2019 for having sexual relations with a teenager from the time he was 13.
Two months later, she filed a police report saying the boy sexually assaulted her and today, that's her defense at trial.
The bottom line for jurors in the child sex crimes trial against Jennifer Walters is whether she had a years-long sexual relationship with a teenage boy.
Prosecutors say she did, starting when she was 35 and the boy was 13, and ending only after his parents found out and reported her to police.
But she says they only had one sexual contact and it was rape.
She reported it in October 2019, more than two months after officers arrested her at the Los Angeles Airport.
"He's not on trial but our argument is perhaps he should be," said defense attorney Mark Broughton.
"Knowing how serious that type of false allegation is, it's offensive that she would do that," said prosecutor Kaitlin Drake. "It's her last ditch effort to try to save herself, but at the end of the day it's offensive."
The boy testified about a gradual escalation of his sexual relationship with Walters over a four-year stretch, starting when he'd stay overnight at her house in the summer of 2015 and continuing after she moved in with the boy's family later that year.
"Our argument to you is that it never happened," Broughton said. "It was made up by (the boy)."
Drake says the sordid relationship almost came to the surface a few times, including once when the boy's mother interrupted a make out session in the laundry room.
"The defendant wants you to believe that was just barely a peck," the prosecutor said. "But in reality, (the boy's mother) describes that was ongoing kissing and that's what brought her to look into the laundry room."
Drake says saved Snapchat messages back up the boy's testimony.
In one of them, the teen told Walters in colorful language that he was desperate to have sex with her.
She replied "Down boy lol", which prosecutors said would be an unusual reaction from a rape victim to her rapist.
Defense attorney Mark Broughton called the messages a red herring.
Prosecutors say Walters could face up to 24 years in prison if she's convicted on all 15 felony counts. | 2022-10-04T00:50:00+00:00 | abc30.com | https://abc30.com/fresno-attorney-jennifer-walters-relationship-with-child-court-case/12292212/ |
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released body camera footage that shows Border Patrol agents were concerned that a tribal member they fatally shot last month may have been carrying a handgun during an encounter on a remote corner of the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona.
The man, Raymond Mattia, 58, died shortly after the shooting the night of May 18 outside a home in the reservation’s Menagers Dam community near the U.S.-Mexico border. Audio of a telephone call included with the video confirms the agency’s earlier report that the Tohono O’odham Nation Police Department called agents for help responding to a report of shots fired.
The video released late Thursday shows Mattia throwing a sheathed machete at the foot of a tribal officer and then holding out his arm, actions that the CBP mentioned in its earlier account of events. Although the time stamp lists when the incident occurred as early May 19, the time is adjusted to -0400, which is four hours behind UTC and the same as EST.
After Mattia was shot and on the ground, an agent declares: “He’s still got a gun in his hand.”
The footage also shows several agents asking repeatedly whether anyone had found a firearm as they moved in to handcuff Mattia. There was no sign a handgun was found.
CBP said earlier that the three Border Patrol agents who opened fire and at least seven others at the scene were wearing body cameras and activated them during the shooting. The agents involved in the shooting are on leave with pay.
The Pima County Medical Examiner separately released its examination report Friday, which said Mattia had nine gunshot wounds. An accompanying toxicology report showed Mattia had a high blood alcohol level and drugs in his system, including amphetamine and oxycodone.
The FBI and Tohono O’odham Nation are investigating the shooting but have not released any findings. The shooting is also under review by CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
No air ambulance was available to take Mattia to a hospital because of bad weather, CBP said, and despite lifesaving efforts, he was declared dead at the scene after consultation with a physician at a Tucson hospital.
CBP says it has issued about 7,000 body cameras to agency workplaces under a program launched in August 2021.
This year, it has released body camera video of several fatal shootings involving its agents, most recently a fatal shooting near Las Cruces, New Mexico, on April 2.
In that case, agents shot a man they say came after them with a wooden club after he went through a checkpoint without stopping and led them on a nearly 23-mile (37-kilometer) chase. | 2023-06-23T22:31:14+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/newly-released-body-camera-footage-shows-border-patrol-agents-shooting-a-tribal-member-in-arizona/ |
NEW YORK – U2 is returning to the concert stage later this year for the first time since 2019 but without one of the original quartet, as drummer Larry Mullen Jr. is on the injured list.
The band offered a hint about its reemergence on the biggest stage possible — in a commercial that aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday — and announced it would play a series of shows this fall to open the new MSG Sphere venue in Las Vegas.
The concerts will be focused on the band's 1991 album, “Achtung Baby.”
“We need to get back on stage and see the faces of our fans again,” band members Bono, the Edge and Adam Clayton said in a statement Sunday.
No other dates were announced beyond Las Vegas, although it's unlikely a show will be built for just one city. In 2017 and 2019, the band did a worldwide concert tour based on its “Joshua Tree” album.
Mullen is arguably the band's founder; the four members met in his Dublin kitchen to answer an ad he had placed on a high school bulletin board seeking musicians. U2 wouldn't detail his health concerns, but a report in The Washington Post in November said the drummer had issues with his neck and elbows that needed surgery.
Only twice before has the band taken stage without all four members — when Clayton missed a gig in Australia for health reasons in 1993, and after Mullen broke his foot in a motorcycle accident in 1978, according to Bono's book, “Surrender.”
Mullen will be replaced in Las Vegas by Dutch drummer Bram van den Berg.
Next month U2 is planning to release the disc “Songs of Surrender,” featuring re-recorded and re-imagined versions of 40 songs from its catalog.
The Edge said he was impressed by the state-of-the-art sound and video system being constructed for the MSG Sphere. “We all thought about it and decided we'd be mad not to accept the invitation,” he said. | 2023-02-13T11:15:28+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/entertainment/2023/02/13/u2-returning-to-stage-in-las-vegas-minus-one-of-quartet/ |
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The summit between China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin amounted to a love fest between a power-thirsty Communist and failed empire builder.
Xi has taken total control of his country, crushed self-rule in Hong Kong and resorts to obvious lies to justify his aggressive intent. Putin faces an arrest warrant for kidnapping children, bombs to pieces a country that wants to face west and resorts to obvious lies to justify his aggressive intent.
China’s boss makes two sharply conflicting claims. He says that he wants to mediate a peaceful end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Yet he favors Russia and won’t be visiting Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Maybe a phone call. He is openly hostile to the extension of western style democracy, just what Ukraine seeks.
Upon arriving in Moscow, Xi stated that China and Russia shared the goal of a multi-polar world, not one under the American democratic model. While China enjoys basking in the glow of American and European prosperity, by harvesting investments and pushing cut-rate exports, it opposes the system that makes that possible.
Nuclear-armed Russia with vast territory and cheap oil for sale is becoming China’s junior partner. Xi strokes Putin’s ego and backs his efforts to keep Europe in turmoil. They may have differences, but their alliance, founded on hostility to the U.S., grows stronger.
Why does China seek to win a competition with the U.S.? For one thing, there is power for its own sake. Xi is tired of his country taking second place among world powers. Thanks to its huge population, it will soon have a larger economy than the U.S. For him, that is just the start.
Perhaps even more important may be Xi’s worry about the global spread of popular rule under variations of the American system of government. China is controlled by the Communist Party with no dissent allowed. That control would likely end if the people were allowed free elections. Preventing the spread of democracy and undermining its popularity is essential.
For Putin, China’s policy and his own anguish about NATO are just about the same. While NATO has no designs on Russian territory, Putin harbors his country’s historical worry that Western Europe will invade the motherland. He wants Ukraine as Russia’s buffer, no matter what the Ukrainians want.
This is how the U.S. and its friends see the two major powers settling in as their long-term adversaries. The divide may not equal the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union, but it is a bitter rivalry. Beyond a matter of survival, it is a no-holds-barred competition to subvert the other side and win dominance in Asia, Africa and even Latin America.
America and Europe plus Japan (the world’s third largest national economy), Britain, Canada, Australia and South Korea together are immensely richer and more powerful than China-Russia. They are beginning to respond. For example, as Xi visited Putin in Moscow, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Zelensky in Kyiv.
The success of the response to the China-Russia challenge depends on America and its allies acting as partners. The U.S. must favor international cooperation over outmoded isolation.
As the West responds to the new challenge, it should recognize its vulnerability. Problems with democracy and free enterprise, despite their surpassing value, serve to help China and Russia to discredit them. It’s essential to see ourselves as others see us.
In what should be the world’s most prosperous country, people who are homeless struggle for shelter and the drug economy is practically a country within a country. In some cities, the police and the people are in conflict. The problems of the third world and resulting massive immigration issues have so far revealed a leaderless and dumfounded system worldwide.
Freedom is abused by partisan politicians who undermine democracy in their own quest for power. Imagine an attack on the Capitol to overturn an election or a presidential candidate who concludes the Ukraine war is merely a “territorial dispute” or politicians who tamper with voting to guarantee their permanent hold on office.
Big corporations and their wealthy ruling class avoid paying for their privileges and oppose reasonable regulations. That leaves government strapped for funds to provide essential services and unable to prevent bank failures or nail tax cheats. Greed overcomes loyalty, endangering the people the government is supposed to represent and serve.
To some degree, the biggest challenge comes more from ourselves than from our avowed adversaries. I always remember the admonition of my favorite mythical presidential candidate, the long-ago comic strip’s Pogo Possum: “We have met the enemy and he is us.”
The Xi-Putin meeting unveiled their united hostility to Western values and their intent to defeat our hopes and ambitions. It should also motivate the West to enhance and promote those values in deed as well as word. | 2023-03-25T12:02:03+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/03/25/opinion/opinion-contributor/u-s-allies-challenged-by-china-russia-summit/ |
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