text stringlengths 80 124k | date_download stringdate 2022-04-02 20:48:07 2023-07-31 23:59:06 | source_domain stringclasses 387
values | url stringlengths 21 528 |
|---|---|---|---|
WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 12, 2022
_____
WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
105 PM PST Sun Dec 11 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to 8
inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra, Yosemite NP outside of
the valley, Yosemite Valley and Upper San Joaquin River.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to 6
inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Sierra Nevada above 3,000 feet from San Joaquin River
Canyon southward to South End of the Upper Sierra in Tulare
County.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The cold wind chills
as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin
in as little as 30 minutes.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches
in the higher elevations. Around one inch on the Tehachapi Pass
and the Grapevine along I-5 in Kern County. A dusting up to an
inch at elevations down to 3,000 feet.
* WHERE...Tehachapi, Grapevine and Frazier Mountain Communities.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning commute.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
_____
Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | 2022-12-11T21:47:43+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/weather/article/CA-WFO-SAN-JOAQUIN-VALLEY-Warnings-Watches-and-17646799.php |
Updated August 8, 2022 at 10:43 PM ET
Former President Donald Trump said on Monday that FBI agents had searched his Mar-a-Lago club and residence in Palm Beach, Fla., and opened his safe.
The FBI and Department of Justice declined to comment, although Eric Trump said Monday night that he was told the search was related to the possible mishandling of government secrets the Justice Department is known to be investigating after the National Archives retrieved White House records from Mar-a-Lago.
"The purpose of the raid was, from what they said, was because the National Archives wanted to corroborate whether or not Donald Trump had any documents in his possession," the former president's son told Fox News. "And my father has worked so collaboratively with them for months. In fact, the lawyer that's been working on this was totally shocked. He goes, 'I have such an amazing relationship with these people and all of a sudden, on no notice, they send 20 cars and 30 agents?'"
The younger Trump said he got a call about the search being executed on Monday morning and informed his father.
The search, which would have required a court order from a federal judge, signals the former president is under greater scrutiny from federal investigators than was previously known.
In a statement put out by his political action committee, Trump said Mar-a-Lago was "under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents."
"After working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate," the statement said.
Trump went on to blame Democrats who don't want him to run for president in 2024 for the incident, and said the same people also want to stop Republicans from winning in the midterm elections.
Search would likely need top DOJ approval
While there is no indication that prosecutors are on the verge of charging Trump, or that he will ultimately be charged, the search marks a significant step. In order to get a warrant, investigators would have had to demonstrate to a judge that there was probable cause to believe that a crime had been committed and that evidence of the crime was at Mar-a-Lago.
A search of a former president's home would likely need to be approved at the highest levels of the Justice Department. A department spokeswoman declined to comment whether Attorney General Merrick Garland had signed off on the Mar-a-Lago search.
A White House official said they did not receive notice of the search, and referred questions to the Justice Department.
Earlier this year, the National Archives and Records Administration said it had recovered 15 boxes of White House records and other items from Trump's Florida club, sparking a Justice Department investigation.
Trump's announcement of the search sparked a firestorm on the right, with Republicans accusing Democrats of weaponizing the federal bureaucracy.
"The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said in a statement. He promised oversight of the department, should Republicans win the House in November, and warned Garland, "preserve your documents and clear your calendar."
Trump's 2024 plans may weigh on prosecutors
Monday's action also comes as the Justice Department was ramping up its investigations into Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election — though there have not been reports of an investigation into Trump himself.
As Trump teases another run at the White House, former federal prosecutor Brian Jacobs told NPR that another Trump candidacy could weigh on DOJ prosecutors, but wouldn't impact any potential investigations.
"I think prosecutors in the Department of Justice all know that they are not allowed to select the timing of investigative steps or criminal charges for the purpose of affecting any election," Jacobs said.
Trump was not in Florida on Monday. While Mar-a-Lago is his official residence, it's a seasonal club and the former president spends the summer months primarily up north, often at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J. He was seen outside Trump Tower in New York City on Monday evening.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-08-09T10:15:58+00:00 | kcbx.org | https://www.kcbx.org/npr-top-news/npr-top-news/2022-08-08/trump-says-fbi-agents-searched-his-mar-a-lago-home-in-florida |
- Driver Alex Bowman will race in the paint scheme featuring Milestone Super Hero Static on July 10 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Unique design and Ally's "Heroically" theme also integrated into fire suit and helmet
DETROIT and BURBANK, Calif., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ally Financial, Milestone Media, DC, and Warner Bros. Discovery today unveiled a new paint scheme for the Ally-sponsored No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE of Hendrick Motorsports, in support of their joint program, The Milestone Initiative. Driver Alex Bowman will race in the electrifying paint scheme for the Quaker State 400 on July 10 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In addition, Bowman will wear a custom fire suit and hand painted Milestone helmet.
Announced in 2021, The Milestone Initiative is collaborative program between Ally, DC, Milestone Media and Warner Bros. Discovery to mentor and train the next generation of comic book storytellers from Black and diverse backgrounds, both professionally and financially. Founded in 1991, Milestone Media is the first Black owned comic book and media company, famous for creating Super Heroes Static, Icon & Rocket, Hardware, and Blood Syndicate. DC is the publishing partner for Milestone comic books; the company initially published titles under the Milestone imprint from 1993 to 1997, then renewing the relationship in recent years and publishing new, updated versions of their core Milestone Super Heroes.
Designed in collaboration with DC's creative services team, the car features Milestone Super Hero Static to drive awareness and interest for The Milestone Initiative among NASCAR fans. As Milestone's electricity-wielding Super Hero, the designers leaned into incorporating Static's electrical effects into the overall design, with the electricity emanating from the character's hands on the hood integrated into not only the paint scheme, but the fire suit and helmet as well. The Milestone Initiative, sponsored by Ally, is a continuation of the mission of Milestone's founders, ensuring a talent pool of diverse creators who can impact our culture in incredible ways through storytelling.
"Ally believes representation matters which is why we teamed up with Milestone Media, DC and Warner Bros. Discovery to share the stories and history of Milestone Comics with a new generation," said Andrea Brimmer, chief marketing and public relations officer for Ally. "We're committed to being a catalyst for change and celebrating diversity in everything we do. Our hope is that this incredible paint scheme, featuring an iconic Black Super Hero, will help make the sport we love a more inclusive space for all."
"From its earliest days, Milestone has always been about mentorship, storytelling and shifting the paradigm when it comes to comic books and entertainment through our characters," said Milestone Media partner and award-winning producer Reggie Hudlin. "To have both The Milestone Initiative and our most popular Super Hero represented on the NASCAR stage is an incredible opportunity to share our vision and expose our mission to a new and evolving audience."
"Working with Ally and Milestone Media on The Milestone Initiative has been an incredible experience," said Anne De Pies, DC SVP and General Manager. "DC and Milestone are passionate about inclusive storytelling that speaks to everyone and being able to share that message on the #48 car with NASCAR fans in addition to our core comic book fans is a great opportunity."
"Ally does a really good job of bringing the NASCAR community together and having Static on the car is another way Ally is doing it right," said Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. "I think it is really neat to have a superhero on the No. 48 Ally Chevy at Atlanta and to be able to help with Ally's goal of making NASCAR more inclusive is a unique opportunity that I am proud to be a part of."
For further images and news on Ally, please visit http://media.ally.com. For more information on The Milestone Initiative, visit the website at www.dcuniverse.com/milestone. For the latest news on all of DC's Super Heroes, visit the main site at www.dccomics.com, and follow @DCComics and @thedcnation on social media. The DC UNIVERSE INFINITE digital subscription service offers a combination of classic Milestone titles from the early 90's, as well as some of the current comics available in comic book stores. DC UNIVERSE INFINITE is not intended for children and is not available in all countries. For more information and a free trial (where applicable), check out www.dcuniverseinfinite.com.
About Ally Financial
Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a digital financial services company committed to its promise to "Do It Right" for its consumer, commercial and corporate customers. Ally is composed of an industry-leading independent auto finance and insurance operation, an award-winning digital direct bank (Ally Bank, Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender, which offers mortgage lending, point-of-sale personal lending, and a variety of deposit and other banking products), a consumer credit card business, a corporate finance business for equity sponsors and middle-market companies, and securities brokerage and investment advisory services. Our brand conviction is that we are all better off with an ally, and our focus is on helping our customers achieve their strongest financial well-being, a notion personalized to what is important to them. For more information, please visit www.ally.com and follow @allyfinancial.
For more information and disclosures about Ally, visit https://www.ally.com/#disclosures.
About Milestone Media
Milestone Media produces film, television, publishing, and other forms of entertainment spotlighting diverse storytelling by creative voices. Fan-favorite characters from the Milestone universe include Static and the Static Shock animated series, Icon, Rocket, Hardware, Blood Syndicate and more. Milestone Media was co-founded in 1993 by celebrated writer Dwayne McDuffie and award-winning artist Denys Cowan, along with Black Enterprise magazine SVP and Editor-In-Chief Derek Dingle, and artist/educator Michael Davis. In 2015, award-winning writer, director and producer Reginald Hudlin joined Milestone co-founders Denys Cowan and Derek Dingle as a partner, helping to drive forward the company's multimedia initiatives spotlighting Milestone characters.
About DC
DC is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics and graphic novels in the world and home to some of the most iconic and recognizable characters ever created. As a creative division, DC is charged with strategically integrating its stories and characters across film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, interactive games, and the DC UNIVERSE INFINITE digital subscription service and community engagement portal. For more information visit dccomics.com and dcuniverseinfinite.com.
About Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.
Contacts:
Cristi Vazquez for Ally:
cristianna.vazquez@ally.com
Michael Shelling for DC:
michael.shelling@dcentertainment.com
Kirsten McKenna for Warner Bros. Discovery:
kirsten.mckenna@warnermedia.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Ally Financial | 2022-06-29T20:30:54+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2022/06/29/ally-dc-milestone-media-warner-bros-discovery-reveal-nascar-paint-scheme-inspired-by-milestone-initiative/ |
Country
United States of America US Virgin Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands Canada Mexico, United Mexican States Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Cuba, Republic of Dominican Republic Haiti, Republic of Jamaica Afghanistan Albania, People's Socialist Republic of Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of American Samoa Andorra, Principality of Angola, Republic of Anguilla Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S) Antigua and Barbuda Argentina, Argentine Republic Armenia Aruba Australia, Commonwealth of Austria, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bangladesh, People's Republic of Barbados Belarus Belgium, Kingdom of Belize Benin, People's Republic of Bermuda Bhutan, Kingdom of Bolivia, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana, Republic of Bouvet Island (Bouvetoya) Brazil, Federative Republic of British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago) British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria, People's Republic of Burkina Faso Burundi, Republic of Cambodia, Kingdom of Cameroon, United Republic of Cape Verde, Republic of Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad, Republic of Chile, Republic of China, People's Republic of Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia, Republic of Comoros, Union of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, People's Republic of Cook Islands Costa Rica, Republic of Cote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Cyprus, Republic of Czech Republic Denmark, Kingdom of Djibouti, Republic of Dominica, Commonwealth of Ecuador, Republic of Egypt, Arab Republic of El Salvador, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faeroe Islands Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands Finland, Republic of France, French Republic French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon, Gabonese Republic Gambia, Republic of the Georgia Germany Ghana, Republic of Gibraltar Greece, Hellenic Republic Greenland Grenada Guadaloupe Guam Guatemala, Republic of Guinea, Revolutionary
People's Rep'c of Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Guyana, Republic of Heard and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras, Republic of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China Hrvatska (Croatia) Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic Iceland, Republic of India, Republic of Indonesia, Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq, Republic of Ireland Israel, State of Italy, Italian Republic Japan Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Kazakhstan, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait, State of Kyrgyz Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon, Lebanese Republic Lesotho, Kingdom of Liberia, Republic of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein, Principality of Lithuania Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Macao, Special Administrative Region of China Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Madagascar, Republic of Malawi, Republic of Malaysia Maldives, Republic of Mali, Republic of Malta, Republic of Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritius Mayotte Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco, Principality of Mongolia, Mongolian People's Republic Montserrat Morocco, Kingdom of Mozambique, People's Republic of Myanmar Namibia Nauru, Republic of Nepal, Kingdom of Netherlands Antilles Netherlands, Kingdom of the New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua, Republic of Niger, Republic of the Nigeria, Federal Republic of Niue, Republic of Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway, Kingdom of Oman, Sultanate of Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Palau Palestinian Territory, Occupied Panama, Republic of Papua New Guinea Paraguay, Republic of Peru, Republic of Philippines, Republic of the Pitcairn Island Poland, Polish People's Republic Portugal, Portuguese Republic Puerto Rico Qatar, State of Reunion Romania, Socialist Republic of Russian Federation Rwanda, Rwandese Republic Samoa, Independent State of San Marino, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Senegal, Republic of Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles, Republic of Sierra Leone, Republic of Singapore, Republic of Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia, Somali Republic South Africa, Republic of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Spain, Spanish State Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of St. Helena St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Pierre and Miquelon St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Suriname, Republic of Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Switzerland, Swiss Confederation Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan, Province of China Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand, Kingdom of Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of Togo, Togolese Republic Tokelau (Tokelau Islands) Tonga, Kingdom of Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Tunisia, Republic of Turkey, Republic of Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda, Republic of Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland Uruguay, Eastern Republic of Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia, Republic of Zimbabwe | 2022-10-05T18:16:09+00:00 | hometownstations.com | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/staying-healthy-during-cold-and-flu-season/article_92052498-440a-11ed-8156-2350dff61fee.html |
A portion of Kuhio Avenue in Waikiki remains closed as crews repair a possible 24-inch water main break between Paoakalani and Ohua avenues.
As of about 11:30 a.m. today, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply reported that all lanes in the work area remain closed as crews continue work to repair the possible main break.
Motorists should use alternate routes, as repairs will be ongoing until further notice.
BWS began investigating the main break on Tuesday morning, and closed lanes overnight.
The excavation process is complicated due to the presence of other utility lines near the water main, said BWS. No customers are affected at this time. | 2023-06-29T00:12:14+00:00 | staradvertiser.com | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/06/28/breaking-news/kuhio-avenue-closed-as-crews-address-water-main-break/ |
The 2022 Tulsa City-County Library’s Summer Reading Program is nearly here, and we are excited!
During the summer, we do our best to make both reading and coming to the library fun and rewarding. That’s why the Charles Page Library has great programs in store for all ages this summer.
It all begins with a kickoff event June 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring the whole family to get signed up for the Summer Reading Program, and start the summer off with fun for everyone!
Weather permitting, we will have activities both inside and outside.
And that is just the beginning. We have programs for all ages throughout the summer.
All programs are listed in our event guide, which you can get for free from any Tulsa library branch. Programs and events are also listed online at events.tulsalibrary.org/events.
Here are some programs for each age group at the Charles Page Library that we are particularly excited about next month:
People are also reading…
Littles (ages 0-4): We offer weekly storytimes in our meeting room every Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., but the June 14 storytime will take place at Triangle Park downtown! We will have buttons for families who attend this extra-amazing storytime.
Children (ages 5-12): Professor Universe will be here on Wednesday, June 8, from 2 to 3 p.m. to teach kids about the ocean in an entertaining, interactive presentation. Then on Friday, June 10, from 2 to 3 p.m., musician Will Parker will put on a fun, interactive show for the whole family.
Teens/tweens (ages 12-18): On Friday, June 17, from 2 to 3 p.m., teens and tweens can build a pendulum and use it to create a unique painting to take home. Please wear clothing you don’t mind getting paint on.
Adults (age 18+): We will have a Hydroponic Plant Swap on Thursday, June 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. Come and get a free houseplant cutting propagated in water. If you have some cuttings to share, feel free to bring them and swap with others.
All of these programs are held on a first-come, first-served basis and while supplies last.
These are only a handful of the great programs we have planned for this year’s Summer Reading Program. Don’t forget to check online for more or stop by and get one of our event guides.
We hope you come and have fun with us at the library this summer! | 2022-05-24T22:26:07+00:00 | tulsaworld.com | https://tulsaworld.com/community/sandsprings/news/library-corner-the-library-is-the-cool-place-to-be-for-summer-fun/article_b11cf562-d881-11ec-bdd2-0fde632e319c.html |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Call him Kyle Busch, call him by one of his nicknames or call him the most prolific active driver in NASCAR.
At race three, on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, Busch scored his first win in his new No. 8 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. It snapped a 28-race skid, came at the site of his first career Cup Series win in 2005 and was a victory in his 19th consecutive season, breaking a record he shared with Richard Petty.
By all indications, Busch’s fast start with RCR hould be problematic to his challengers. If they’ve got a problem with what very well might be a season-long redemption tour, they can take it up with Joe Gibbs and Austin Dillon.
It was Gibbs who after 15 seasons allowed Busch to hit the free agent market because longtime sponsor M&M’s was leaving NASCAR. And it was Dillon who persuaded Childress, his grandfather, to bring Busch over to fledgling RCR.
Mind you, Busch didn't have a ton of options when it became clear that his time in the No. 18 Toyota had come to an end. Tyler Reddick showed last year that RCR had rebounded enough to win some races, but the reality is the Chevrolet team had won just eight total Cup races in eight years and its last Cup title was in 1994 with the late Dale Earnhardt.
Even so, Childress was willing to take on the driver he once tried to beat up for wrecking another RCR driver. Now “Rowdy” seems determined to disrupt NASCAR’s season.
Kyle Larson, who returned from a nearly yearlong suspension in 2021 to win 10 races and the Cup title while routing the competition, celebrated the win by his new Chevrolet teammate.
“The guy is one of the best race car drivers of all time and will always be,” Larson posted on Twitter after the race. “I’m glad it only took him 2 races to remind the world.”
Busch, a two-time Cup champion who with 61 wins — most of all active drivers — ranks ninth on NASCAR’s all-time list, has a clean slate with a new team eager to embrace him. Busch is one of the most technical and car savvy drivers, and he gives RCR and Chevrolet an immediate professor to help improve its cars. His 225 victories across all three NASCAR national series is a record.
With all that good comes the bad and the ugly.
His moodiness, sarcasm and propensity for landing himself in sticky situations doesn’t matter to Childress, who was only interested in hiring a winning driver. The fans seem OK with it, too: Busch has always been one of NASCAR’s most polarizing drivers but received a rousing ovation during his celebratory bows to the crowd.
“Rowdy Nation is growing, loud and proud. Watch out, we’re going to take over,” Busch said. “I would say that we need to continue on and pour the gas on the fire right now, and go out there and continue to get wins and have fast cars and run up front.”
There was swift backlash against JGR, which allowed Busch to leave when terms couldn’t be reached on a new contract. Joe Gibbs needed a sponsor for Busch, and Busch has admitted he not only turned down an early extension offer, but told Fox Sports before the Daytona 500 that he didn’t “feel comfortable” if Gibbs put his personal money into any deal to keep the driver.
Busch’s win at Fontana opened up a torrent of social media abuse against JGR, which former teammate Denny Hamlin responded to Monday on his podcast.
“Fans are having a field day with the JGR Twitter right now. ‘See, we told you.’ People have to understand Joe Gibbs wanted to sign Kyle Busch. They really tried, and they gave him a very, very good offer, but he did not want to take it,” Hamlin said.
“I see them all dragging JGR, and even if I’m unbiased here, this was a tough situation,” Hamlin continued. “It was a situation where they wanted him back. That company would cease to exist if they had to pay Kyle what he was demanding. Especially after losing (sponsor) Mars. It would be impossible.”
None of it matters at this stage to Busch, who publicly thanked Childress and his wife, Judy, for rescuing him when his career seemed at a dangerous crossroads.
“We’re making history, right?” Busch said. “I can’t say enough about Austin giving me a call, first and foremost, but then Richard and Judy giving me this opportunity to go out here and race for wins. It’s just been super, super rewarding so far each week to just be a part of the conversation and be in the mix.
“I hope that we’re able to repay them a lot over this year and the next few years to come before I decide it’s all said and done.” ___
AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-02-27T21:47:45+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/auto-racing/column-kyle-busch-out-to-prove-he-is-still-best-in-nascar/2023/02/27/71236c78-b6e0-11ed-b0df-8ca14de679ad_story.html |
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan bill to prevent and treat opioid addiction is on its way to becoming law.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Ossoff’s bipartisan Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act Wednesday to help rural communities experiencing a high level of opioid overdoses respond to the crisis.
Sens. Ossoff and Chuck Grassley’s, R-Iowa, bill passed the Senate last December.
The bipartisan bill will surge federal dollars to provide rural communities with the support they need to combat the epidemic and prevent addiction.
“Like so many Georgians, I’ve lost friends to the opioid epidemic,” Ossoff said. “My bipartisan bill with Sen. Grassley will fund efforts to prevent and treat addiction and save lives. I am bringing Republicans and Democrats together to address the opioid crisis.”
“Today’s passage of the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act is a critical step forward in our ongoing effort to curb the opioid crisis,” Grassley added. “Our bill will help communities in Iowa and across the country prevent and handle any surge in opioid overdoses. I urge President Biden to sign this bipartisan legislation into law quickly to help prevent cases of opioid overdose and addiction.”
The bipartisan bill will identify current gaps in prevention, treatment, and recovery services for those who interact with the criminal justice system in rural areas and establish new efforts to address the opioid crisis in that community.
Congressmen Conor Lamb, D-Pa., and Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced companion bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives last year.
“The opioid epidemic has affected every community across the country, including western Pennsylvania,” Lamb said. “This crisis has been especially devastating in rural areas. This commonsense legislation will enable rural communities to implement evidence-based solutions and promising practices that utilize the unique assets of their communities to help combat this issue.”
“I am proud that the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act — which I introduced with my colleague Conor Lamb — passed the House and will soon be signed into law,” Feenstra said. “This important, bipartisan bill will help the most vulnerable in our rural communities recover from addiction and provide our first responders with the support they need to save lives. In 2021 alone, nearly 100,000 Americans died from a drug overdose. That is unacceptable, and I’m encouraged that this legislation will help prevent opioid abuse and overdoses in rural America and nationwide.”
Leading national health and law enforcement agencies praised the bill.
“The National Rural Health Association is proud to support the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act introduced by Sen. Ossoff and Sen. Grassley,” Alan Morgan, CEO of the organization, said. “This legislation will help rural communities across the nation receive grant funding to reduce opioid deaths by formalizing the Department of Justice Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic Initiative. As the opioid epidemic continues to worsen, it is critical that the federal government continues to invest in successful programs that help save lives, particularly in rural areas.”
“A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing) fully supports the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act,” officials with the organization wrote. “It is critical that we support rural communities in addressing opioid overdoses, especially during the pandemic. Too many people are at high risk of overdose, and there are concerning gaps in treatment and recovery services, especially for people with substance use disorders who become entangled in the criminal justice system.”
“From housing to transportation and employment training, there is a significant gap in recovery support services in rural communities,” Patty McCarthy, chief executive officer of Faces & Voices of Recovery, said. “Yet, there are also strong assets in rural America for local leaders to tap in building these supports. We urge Congress to enact the Rural Area Opioid Prevention Program Act to sustain the vital efforts to reduce overdose in high-risk rural areas and create opportunities for more individuals and families to achieve long-term recovery from addiction.”
Recommended for you
Several animals in Albany are looking for their forever homes. In order to adopt from the Albany Humane Society, interested persons must submit and have their applications approved. Click for more.Albany adoptable pets - week of December 7 | 2022-12-08T23:08:37+00:00 | albanyherald.com | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/ossoff-sponsored-bipartisan-opioid-prevention-bill-headed-to-presidents-desk/article_100dd830-7737-11ed-af73-434bad21cb2e.html |
ASHBURN, Va., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SteelCloud LLC, a leading STIG and CIS cyber compliance software developer, announced today its ConfigOS technology has been licensed to a major U.S. energy company to secure nuclear power critical assets.
SteelCloud's software will be used to harden assets using the STIG (Security Technical Implementation Guide) system-level controls. The initial implementation will be deployed to support the NIST security framework. The ConfigOS agent-less architecture provides unique benefits to critical infrastructure operators because it performs its cyber work without the need to load software on the assets that it secures.
According to Gartner, "attacks on organizations in critical infrastructure sectors have increased dramatically, from less than 10 in 2013 to almost 400 in 2020 — a 3,900% change." Gartner also predicts that by 2025, "30% of critical infrastructure organizations will experience a security breach that will result in the halting of an operations- or mission-critical cyber-physical system."
"Protecting critical infrastructure is increasingly becoming a top priority for government regulators due to the potential impact of potential breaches, said Brian Hajost, SteelCloud Chief Operating Officer. "Our years of experience in classified environments and weapon systems, positions us to be a valuable resource to security-focused utility companies. Our ConfigOS automation software effectively and efficiently, gets and keeps, organizations compliant with the industry-standard STIG controls and CIS Benchmarks."
SteelCloud's ConfigOS software is currently implemented in hundreds of commercial and government organizations. Use cases for ConfigOS range from business, cloud, SCADA, and weapon systems. ConfigOS scans and remediates hundreds of system-level controls in minutes. Automated remediation rollback as well as comprehensive compliance reporting and SIEM dashboard integration is provided. ConfigOS was designed to harden hundreds of system-level controls around an application stack in about 60 minutes - typically eliminating weeks or months from the RMF accreditation timeline. ConfigOS addresses Microsoft Windows workstation and server operating systems, SQL Server, IIS, IE, Chrome, and all of the Microsoft Office components. The same instance of ConfigOS addresses CISCO network devices, Apache, Red Hat 5/6/7/8, SUSE, CENTOS, Ubuntu, and Oracle Linux. Learn more at https://www.steelcloud.com/configos-cybersecurity/.
SteelCloud develops STIG and CIS compliance software for government and commercial customers. Our products automate policy and security remediation by reducing the complexity, effort, and expense of meeting government security mandates. SteelCloud has delivered security policy-compliant solutions to enterprises worldwide, simplifying implementation and ongoing security and compliance support. SteelCloud products are easy to license through our GSA Schedule 70 contract. SteelCloud can be reached at (703) 674–5500 or info@steelcloud.com. Additional information is available at www.steelcloud.com, or contact Jamie Coffey at jcoffey@steelcloud.com.
View original content:
SOURCE SteelCloud LLC | 2023-01-19T17:05:38+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2023/01/19/steelcloud-cyber-software-locks-down-nuclear-power-utility-company-it-infrastructure/ |
Man struck, killed by Amtrak train traveling at 80 mph, deputies say
DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) – A man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Indiana late Wednesday night, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said they received a call in the late hours of Wednesday about someone trespassing on the tracks.
Deputies said while they were on their way to respond to that call, a second person called to report that the alleged trespasser was struck by an Amtrak train near U.S. 6 and C.R. 47.
The train was traveling almost 80 mph when the man was struck, deputies said. They also said the man was running on the tracks at the time.
First responders pronounced the man dead at the scene. The man has not yet been identified by the coroner.
The crash remains under investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
Copyright 2023 WPTA via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-16T15:50:54+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/2023/03/16/man-struck-killed-by-amtrak-train-traveling-80-mph-deputies-say/ |
It was an eventful week for the Chicago Sky with huge road victories over Connecticut and New York as well as a visit with former President Barack Obama.
The Sky went 2-1 on a three-game road trip, edging the Sun and Liberty after a close loss to Washington. Chicago was able to overcome the second triple-double of New York's Sabrina Ionescu's career with a last-second 3-pointer by Courtney Vandersloot.
Before embarking on the trip, the Sky spent about 20 minutes with Obama at his office in Chicago. The meeting was set up by the team's ownership group.
“It was amazing. I know him from being from Illinois,” Candace Parker said. “The first time I met him I was like 14. To see him was cool. "
Chicago coach James Wade, one of three Black male head coaches in the WNBA, was moved by the meeting.
“Once he comes into the room you're in awe” he said. “All these feelings come up since he changed the way you think. He gave you hope for what you can imagine and what your kids can imagine.
“All those come to light when he talks to you. Having that feeling there was something you can't put into words.”
Wade and the players said Obama talked about many of their strengths and weaknesses.
“He knows the players. He told them how they play and what they do," Wade said. “He’s not just a basketball guy, but he’s a WNBA fan. He’s a Chicago Sky fan. To know he watches us and knows our players is pretty cool.”
POWER POLL
This week’s WNBA poll:
1. Las Vegas (11-2): The Aces continue to be the class of the league with the dominant inside-outside combination of A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum.
2. Connecticut (10-4): The Sun play three games this week with matchups against Atlanta, Seattle and Washington. Connecticut is still looking to get more consistent on the defensive end without Jasmine Thomas (ACL).
3. Chicago (9-4): The Sky have won five of their last six games and Emma Meesseman has been a major reason why. The free agent signee averaged 17.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists last week.
4. Washington (9-6): The Mystics got a scare when Elena Delle Donne had her back tighten up in a win over Chicago. The team has been cautious with her return this season after she missed all of last year. In her absence, Myisha Hines-Allen stepped up to help fill the void.
5. Seattle (8-5): The Storm have been on a roll lately, winning three straight behind Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd. The two have combined to average over 47 points a game during the winning streak.
6. Atlanta (7-6): The Dream have dropped two in a row and have a challenging week ahead with road games against top teams Connecticut and Chicago.
7. Phoenix (5-8): Three straight wins have lifted the Mercury out of the bottom of the standings. Next up this week are games at Washington, Indiana and Dallas.
8. Dallas (6-7): The Wings have struggled at home this season going 1-4 and hope to change that when Las Vegas, Phoenix and Los Angeles all come to Dallas this week.
9. New York (5-9): Sabrina Ionescu has been a major reason for the Liberty's success lately as they've gone 4-2 over their last six games. She's averaging 24.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists during that span and tied the WNBA record with her second career triple-double on Sunday against Chicago.
10. Los Angeles (5-8): A coaching change didn't immediately help the Sparks, who were routed in their lone game last week. Having some practice time under Fred Williams hopefully will help the Sparks get better on defense.
11. Indiana (4-12): The Fever snapped a five-game skid with a win over Minnesota thanks in part to No. 2 pick NaLyssa Smith. She's been a bright spot for the team this season and is part of the talented young core the franchise is building around.
12. Minnesota (3-11): The Lynx lost center Sylvia Fowles indefinitely to a knee injury last week. Fowles is playing her final season in the WNBA this year.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Breanna Stewart of Seattle was voted the AP Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks. Stewart averaged 25.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists to help the Storm to three wins. Ionescu of New York and Wilson of Las Vegas also received votes.
HEARING ABOUT BRITTNEY
The Phoenix Mercury had a meeting with State Department officials on Monday to learn about the Biden administration's effort to secure Brittney Griner's release from Russia.
“Knowing the State Department at the highest level, from U.S President Joe Biden to the team that is working on bringing back all Americans who are wrongfully detained, gives us a lot of confidence that they’re working on it,” Mercury guard Diana Taurasi said in a release from the team.
DOCUMENTING HISTORY
A documentary ("Unfinished Business) about the New York Liberty debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival on Monday. The Liberty are the only remaining original WNBA franchise not to win a title. The film gave a behind-the-scenes look at last year's team as well as splicing in footage and interviews with many former Liberty greats like Teresa Weatherspoon.
“It was great to be part of that film and spend a night out with this group,” Ionescu said on the red carpet before the premiere. “As the film title states we still have work to do.”
GAME OF THE WEEK:
Storm at Liberty, Sunday. The Storm visit New York in what is most likely Sue Bird's final appearance in her hometown as a player. Bird has said that this will most likely be her final year in the WNBA.
___
More AP women’s basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-06-14T19:37:33+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Sky-have-eventful-week-with-pair-of-wins-Obama-17241070.php |
COMBES, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Police are investigating the death of two men found at a home in Combes.
The owners of the residence at the 500 block of Staton Street said they found one man slumped over and the other man’s body was blocking the entrance to a doorway.
The two men were said to be tenants at the home.
ValleyCentral will update this story as more information becomes available. | 2023-04-26T17:35:47+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/pd-police-investigate-bodies-found-in-combes-residence/ |
Celebrate New Mexico: Peanut crop in New Mexico
Celebrate New Mexico: Peanut crop in New Mexico
OUR STATE’S PEANUT INDUSTRY. YEAH, WE’RE OUT HERE IN PORTALES, FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT PEANUTS. FUN FACT FOR YOU. A PEANUT IS NOT ACTUALLY A NUT. IT’S A LAKE. YOU SO THOUGH ITS MAKEUP RESEMBLES MOST NUTS, THESE ARE GROWN IN THE GROUND, NOT ON A TREE. FROM THERE, THEY COME HERE. HAMPTON FARMS PROCESSING CENTER IN PORTALES, WHERE THEY ROAST SALT SEASONAL AFTER COPING IT, OUR ROASTED PRODUCT HAS INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY THE MACHINES AND WORKERS HAVE TO MOVE FAST. THERE’S A LOT TO GET THEY PROCESS ABOUT £2.2 MILLION OF PEANUTS A MONTH AND THEY STILL HAVE A TOUGH TIME MEETING DEMAND THE ORDERS FOR PEANUTS HAVE INCREASED BUT THE HARVEST HAS DECREASED BECAUSE WE ARE LACKING RAIN. THE FIRST PEANUTS IN THIS REGION WERE HARVESTED IN 1914. IT’S NOW A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY HERE IN THE LATE SIXTIES, FARMERS SWITCHED TO A NEW VARIETY. THE VALENCIA PEANUT, WHICH WHAT PORTALES IS KNOWN FOR. THEY ARE A SWEETER TASTING PEANUT. AND THERE’S USUALLY THREE KERNELS TO SHOW AND THEY HAVE A RED SKIN TO IT. THE SWEETNESS MAKES THEM PERFECT FOR NATURAL PEANUT BUTTERS. IF YOU EAT COSTCO’S KIRKLAND BRAND GOOD CHANCE THE PEANUTS INSIDE CAME FROM THIS REGION, DO YOU GET SICK OF THEM ARE YOU STILL NO KNOW I LOVE THE SMELL OF THEM IT’S A TREAT TO BE AROUND. I’M TO
Advertisement
Celebrate New Mexico: Peanut crop in New Mexico
In this Celebrate New Mexico story, Todd travels to the far eastern part of the state to look at the peanut industry. He explains why the variety of peanuts grown near Portales are perfect for natural peanut butters.Watch the video in the player above for more.
In this Celebrate New Mexico story, Todd travels to the far eastern part of the state to look at the peanut industry.
He explains why the variety of peanuts grown near Portales are perfect for natural peanut butters.
Advertisement
Watch the video in the player above for more. | 2022-10-19T17:44:55+00:00 | koat.com | https://www.koat.com/article/celebrate-new-mexico-peanut-crop-in-new-mexico/41712925 |
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate
Connor McDavid has put together the first 150-point season in the NHL since the mid-1990s, Erik Karlsson could be the first defenseman to hit 100 points and the Boston Bruins have made history.
Put all that together and who will win the league's major awards this year seems pretty obvious.
McDavid could again be the unanimous choice for the Hart Trophy as league MVP, Karlsson is a favorite to win the Norris Trophy for a third time and the Bruins could sweep for top goaltender, defensive forward and coach honors.
HART
Who will win: Connor McDavid, Edmonton.
Other contenders: Mikko Rantanen (Colorado), David Pastrnak (Boston), Jack Hughes (New Jersey).
FanDuel Sportsbook odds: Off the board.
McDavid won it unanimously in 2021, and the Oilers captain by surpassing 60 goals has only strengthened his position as the best hockey player in the world. The last player to record 150 points in a season was Mario Lemieux and, before that, Wayne Gretzky.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche have been ravaged by injuries and Rantanen is their most consistent star not to miss time. Pastrnak, like McDavid, reached the 60-goal plateau, and Hughes has the Devils back in the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
NORRIS
Who will win: Erik Karlsson, San Jose.
Other contenders: Adam Fox (N.Y. Rangers), Josh Morrissey (Winnipeg), Rasmus Dahlin (Buffalo), Miro Heiskanen (Dallas).
FanDuel odds: Karlsson (-400), Fox (+1000), Morrissey (+1200).
No defenseman has reached 100 points since Brian Leetch in 1991-92. Karlsson accomplishing that at the age of 32, makes him the most likely choice, even though the Sharks have been out of contention most of the season.
Fox won the Norris in 2021 and has since added penalty-killing responsibilities as the Rangers prep for the playoffs. Morrissey has nearly doubled his career high in points, Dahlin has put in a strong year at age 22 and Heiskanen has added more offensive production to his all-around game.
VEZINA
Who will win: Linus Ullmark, Boston.
Other contenders: Juuse Saros (Nashville), Ilya Sorokin (N.Y. Islanders), Jake Oettinger (Dallas), Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg).
FanDuel odds: Ullmark (-4000), Saros and Sorokin (both +2000).
The only knock against Ullmark. He has started only 47 games in a tandem with Jeremy Swayman that will get Boston the William Jennings Trophy for fewest goals allowed. But Ullmark's .938 save percentage is the highest by any goalie with 40-plus appearances in a season since the Bruins' Tim Thomas in 2010-11, and his 1.89 goals-against average is the best since Dwayne Roloson in 2003-04.
Sorokin and good friend Igor Shesterkin of the Rangers, the reigning Vezina winner, have pushed into the conversation with Tampa Bay's Andrei Vasilevskiy for the best at the position in the NHL. Saros, Oettinger and Hellebuyck all had great years, but Ullmark had the best of his career for the NHL's top team.
SELKE
Who will win: Patrice Bergeron, Boston.
Other contenders: Mitch Marner (Toronto), Jordan Staal (Carolina).
FanDuel odds: Off the board.
Bergeron has already won the Selke five times and been a finalist each of the past 11 seasons, and at age 37 he still sets the standard for being an elite all-around forward. The Bruins captain has won 60.6% of faceoffs (third in the league), plays almost two minutes a game on the penalty kill and consistently draws the toughest matchups — winning them a vast majority of the time.
When Bergeron retires, there will be stiff competition as to who's the best defensive forward in the league. Until then, there's no debate.
CALDER
Who will win: Matty Beniers, Seattle.
Other contenders: Stuart Skinner (Edmonton), Mason McTavish (Anaheim), Owen Power (Buffalo), Matias Maccelli (Arizona), Wyatt Johnston (Dallas).
FanDuel odds: Beniers (-750), Skinner (+750), McTavish, Power and Maccelli (each +2000).
Beniers looks like the runaway leader as the top scorer in his class and after helping the Kraken make the playoffs in their second season.
Skinner emerged as the Oilers' starting goaltender and helped them overcome defensive deficiencies. Maccelli has made a late push to be second among rookie scorers, but the Coyotes have not been anywhere near the playoff race, unlike the Kraken or Johnston and the Stars..
JACK ADAMS
Who will win: Jim Montgomery, Boston.
Other contenders: Todd McLellan (Los Angeles), Dave Hakstol (Seattle), Rod Brind’Amour (Carolina).
FanDuel odds: Off the board.
Montgomery has coached the Bruins to the most wins in a season in NHL history, a triumphant return after being dismissed by the Stars in 2019. Nine-time Stanley Cup-winning Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman praised others but said on performance alone the award should go to Montgomery.
“He’s positive, he’s got a lot of confidence,” Bowman said. “He seems to have kept the confidence up with the team.”
McLellan leading the Kings back to the playoffs speaks for itself. Hakstol has turned the Kraken around quickly, and Brind'Amour is always in the conversation because of the Hurricanes' consistency.
___
AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-04-11T10:47:09+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/mcdavid-for-mvp-assessing-the-choices-for-top-17890205.php |
Barricade situation forces road closure in west Las Vegas Valley
West Flamingo Road is shut down in both directions Wednesday between Ravenwood Drive and Rainbow Boulevard as police deal with an armed barricade situation in the west Las Vegas Valley.
Police responded around 10:15 a.m. to a residence on the 7000 block of Clearwater Avenue, near Flamingo and Rainbow, for a report of a family disturbance, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.
Two armed subjects at this location are refusing to surrender. Nearby residences are being evacuated, and SWAT and crisis negotiators are headed to the scene.
There are no reported injuries. People are advised to avoid the area.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on Twitter. | 2022-09-14T21:17:58+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/barricade-situation-forces-road-closure-in-west-las-vegas-valley-2639850/ |
Comedian Kevin Hart awarded a $10,000 business grant to Indianapolis restaurant Black Leaf Vegan, according to a post from their social media accounts.
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation and Kevin Hart’s Gran Coramino Tequila announced funding for 50 small businesses led by Black and Latinx entrepreneurs. The Black Leaf Vegan was the only business in Indiana to be awarded.
“It makes us feel seen and like were on the right track,” said Derrick Slack, co-owner of Black Leaf Vegan. “It makes us feel like the things that we’re striving for are possible.”
The Black Leaf Vegan also owns two food trucks and plans on spending the award on cafe equipment as well as a cushion for payroll.
“We want Kevin Hart to come here. We really want him to come, sit down, and bask in the light of what he’s already shined on us and see the resources that he has provided us,” said Slack. | 2023-03-31T20:40:12+00:00 | wtlcfm.com | https://wtlcfm.com/3483889/kevin-hart-awards-10000-to-plant-based-indy-restaurant/ |
Students and staff at Haverhill High School had to shelter in place and one student was taken into custody Thursday after police responded to the school for a report of a potentially armed student who was making threats, according to police.
At 1:51 p.m. Haverhill police tweeted that no weapons had been found and one student had been placed under arrest.
“HPD responded to HHS for a report of a potentially armed student making threats,” the tweet said. “The student was located by police and no weapons have been located. The school was temporarily in a shelter in in place that has since been lifted.”
Advertisement
1 student was placed under arrest.
— Haverhill Police (@HaverhillPolice) May 26, 2022
Emily Sweeney can be reached at emily.sweeney@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @emilysweeney and on Instagram @emilysweeney22. | 2022-05-26T19:23:27+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/26/metro/student-taken-into-custody-haverhill-high-school-after-alleged-threats-police-say/ |
LOS ANGELES, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton-Selway Fine Art is proud to present Graphic Summer, the most recent addition to our auction series bringing together a diverse group of artists who all used graphic elements in exciting and groundbreaking ways. This summer auction will showcase vibrant colors, bold lines, and pop symbolism associated with artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Helen Frankenthaler, Shepard Fairey, and KAWS to name a few - all of whom changed the art world and redefined a genre.
Graphic Summer auction offers a unique opportunity for both experienced and emerging collectors to acquire works of art that will elevate their collections to the next level. If you are in the Los Angeles area, please join us in person for our VIP highlights preview over cocktails on Sunday, July 24th. We invite you to participate in this auction, no matter where you may be by visiting hsfaauctions.com and signing up today!
Our Graphic Summer auction runs July 18th – 28th, and includes work by Bambi, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mr. Brainwash, Vija Celmins, Salvador Dali, Jim Dine, Shepard Fairey, Helen Frankenthaler, David Hockney, Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, KAWS, Jeff Koons, David LaChappelle, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Longo, Heiner Meyer, Takashi Murakami, Opie, Pablo Picasso, Ken Price, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Marvel's' Alex Ross and Stan Lee, Ed Ruscha, Wayne Thiebaud, and William Wegman. For a full list of works sign into our auction: www.hsfaauctions.com.
Hamilton-Selway Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA
8678 Melrose Avenue West Hollywood, CA 90069
310-657-1711
Hamilton-Selway Fine Art is an internationally prominent gallery specializing in Pop Art limited edition prints and paintings. For three decades, our client list has included esteemed members of the Hollywood community, billionaire investors, Academy Award winning actors, and people of all walks of life who simply love art.
For more information about the auction or for general press inquiries please visit our website: www.hamiltonselway.com or contact Ron Valdez at 310-657-1711 / Ron@hamiltonselway.com
Twitter: @hamiltonselway
Facebook: Hamilton-Selway Fine Art
Instagram: hamiltonselwayfineart
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE HAMILTON-SELWAY FINE ART | 2022-07-15T03:30:29+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/07/15/hamilton-selway-fine-art-presents-graphic-summer-our-upcoming-art-auction/ |
April 12, 1969 - Feb. 7, 2023
CLINTON — Pam Wheeler, 53, passed away peacefully February 7, 2023, at her home.
Pam was born on April 12, 1969, the daughter of Don and Joyce Wilson, LeRoy. She married Scott Wheeler of Clinton, IL, on February 16, 2002.
Pam is survived by her beloved husband, Scott Wheeler, Clinton; children: Nathan and Nick Smart, OR; six grandchildren; a brother, Kevin (Angela) Wilson, Monticello; nephew, Jack Wilson, AZ; and niece, Ava Wilson, Monticello; loving in-laws, Richard and Linda Wheeler, Clinton; close friends: Diane Cusey, Kim and Jim Brady, all of Clinton. Pam loved her friends and family unconditionally and will be missed by all.
Pam was proceeded in death by her parents, Don and Joyce Wilson.
She went to LeRoy High School and spent several years in the restaurant hospitality industry. She was a die-hard Cubs and Packers fan and was passionate about advocating for Breast Cancer Awareness and supporting others in need.
She had a kind and generous heart and spirit, and she never met a stranger. Pam was also driven, when she wanted to get something done, she got it done. She fought and survived cancer for almost nine years.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for friends and family. | 2023-02-11T18:46:10+00:00 | pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/obituaries/pamela-d-wilson-wheeler/article_1b874df1-fa1f-550a-94c5-7f2d923ee8b5.html |
HOUSTON, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Mergers & Acquisitions is proud to announce the opening of a Houston, Texas, office. The new location will be led by Coleman Payne, serving as Managing Partner.
Coleman joins the team with extensive experience across the M&A industry. In his 17+ year career, he has led over $100 billion in M&A transactions, most recently with Deloitte Consulting's M&A practice. Prior to Deloitte, Coleman and his brother Jackson helped build and sell their family business, Rio Bravo Oilfield Services.
Having served as a sell-side advisor, buy-side advisor, and buyer and seller himself, Coleman recognizes the distinct challenges entrepreneurs face. He brings the expertise and sophistication of big-firm M&A transactions to the world of small business owners, leveraging his breadth and depth of experience to tailor his approach to each client's needs.
Coleman holds an undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.
Metro Houston is home to over 2.3 million people and more than 160,000 registered businesses. There has been increasing demand for M&A advisory as many business owners evaluate their options and exit strategy.
"The decision to expand our presence in Houston is an exciting step in our business growth strategy. We look forward to Coleman's leadership in serving entrepreneurs in this market," said Jay Offerdahl, President and Founder of Viking Mergers & Acquisitions. "Coleman's level of experience makes him uniquely qualified to guide entrepreneurs across Texas with the most important financial transaction of their lives – selling their business."
About Viking Mergers and Acquisitions
Viking provides exit strategies and M&A services to middle-market business owners. In business since 1996, 50% of Viking's brokers are former business owners. Viking has an 85% close rate, representing over 800 successful transactions.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Viking Mergers & Acquisitions | 2023-07-14T16:30:05+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2023/07/14/viking-mampa-accelerates-growth-opens-houston-office/ |
NEW YORK, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in MP Materials Corp. f/k/a Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. ("MP Materials" or the "Company") (NYSE: MP) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of MP Materials investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between May 1, 2020 and February 2, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
MP investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. ("FVAC") had overstated its due diligence efforts and expertise with respect to identifying target companies to acquire; (ii) FVAC performed inadequate due diligence into Legacy MP Materials prior to the business combination, or else ignored significant red flags regarding, inter alia, Legacy MP Materials' management, compliance policies, and Mountain Pass's profitability; (iii) as a result, the Company's future business and financial prospects post-business combination were overstated; (iv) MP Materials engaged in an abusive transfer price manipulation scheme with a related party in the People's Republic of China to artificially inflate the Company's profits; (v) MP Materials' ore at the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility was not economically viable to harvest for rare earth metals; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in MP Materials during the relevant time frame, you have until April 25, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
jlevi@levikorsinsky.com
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Levi & Korsinsky, LLP | 2022-04-14T11:37:52+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2022/04/14/mp-lawsuit-alert-levi-amp-korsinsky-notifies-mp-materials-corp-fka-fortress-value-acquisition-corp-investors-class-action-lawsuit-upcoming-deadline/ |
HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Youdao, Inc. ("Youdao" or the "Company") (NYSE: DAO), a leading technology-focused intelligent learning company in China, today announced that it will report its second quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, August 18, 2022, before the open of the U.S. markets.
The earnings teleconference call with simultaneous webcast will take place at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 18, 2022 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2022). Youdao's management will be on the call to discuss the quarterly results and answer questions.
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.youdao.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible by phone one hour after the conclusion of the live call at the following numbers, until August 25, 2022:
About Youdao, Inc.
Youdao, Inc. (NYSE: DAO) is a leading technology-focused intelligent learning company in China dedicated to developing and using technologies to provide learning content, applications and solutions to users of all ages. Building on the popularity of its online knowledge tools such as Youdao Dictionary and Youdao Translation, Youdao now offers smart devices, STEAM courses, adult and vocational courses, and education digitalization solutions. In addition, Youdao has developed a variety of interactive learning apps. Youdao was founded in 2006 as part of NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999), a leading internet technology company in China.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.youdao.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Jeffrey Wang
Youdao, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-8255-8163 ext. 89980
E-mail: IR@rd.netease.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Emilie Wu
Tel: +86-21-6039-8363
E-mail: youdao@thepiacentegroup.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: youdao@thepiacentegroup.com
View original content:
SOURCE Youdao, Inc. | 2022-08-02T09:02:16+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/08/02/youdao-report-second-quarter-2022-financial-results-august-18/ |
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Cleveland Cavaliers tip off their first playoff appearance in five years on Saturday, taking on the New York Knicks in a best of seven series. This past week leading into the postseason action has come with plenty of preparation, gearing up the young roster for what's to come.
On Wednesday at Cleveland Clinic Courts, the Cavs held shootaround practice and meetings. The meeting went long and practice was intense. Simulated crowd noise filled the building as the team worked on communicating through roaring fan sounds and the energy it can bring.
"We've got some stuff pumped in on the loudspeaker during our drills during some of the time when we're playing, just again to simulate that energy and how important communication is through that," said head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. "There's a lot of small things that we're doing that are trying to set the stage a little bit to let them know just how important those things are."
For many on the Cavs roster, this is the first taste of a postseason in their careers.
Guys like Darius Garland and Evan Mobley are excited for their first playoff series, especially after having the experience from the play-in tournament last season.
"I think it prepared us a good amount. It was definitely a playoff atmosphere. I saw the play-in game yesterday, it was definitely a playoff atmosphere out there too," Mobley said. "So I think it prepared us for the pressures and all the fans and all that, but we're going to go out there, do our job and play as good as we can."
Personally, Garland can't wait for the experience to become reality. This moment has been on his mind since he entered the NBA.
"It's a long time from last year to now, so it's been always on my mind. It's good to finally be in a series...playing actually a seven game series," Garland said. "It's going to be fun. I've been waiting for it for four years now."
As the two inch closer to their playoff debuts, they've been working hard with the rest of the team—both physically and mentally.
From hitting the gym early and staying there late, to running extra drills and keeping their bodies ready, the Cavs have dedicated themselves to being ready for what poses to be a physical match up against the Knicks.
Mentally, the Cavs have been staying grounded and focused—making sure they get enough rest, enjoying time at home, spending time with family. Then, come game prep, the Cavs are communicating heavily with each other, taking lessons from guys like Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Caris LeVert and Ricky Rubio who have been to the playoffs before.
"We've been talking, having a lot of conversations about playoffs—guys that's already been there, coaches as well, anybody in the program honestly that's been in the playoffs or been far, just spilling their knowledge and just trying to soak it all up," Mobley said.
Garland has been soaking it all in as well, ramping up conversations that he's been having all year long and getting ready to implement them into action.
"Most of the guys on the team haven't been in the playoffs, so we all just had conversations in the locker room asking them what does it feel like being in the playoffs? What is it mentally, what is it physically?" Garland said. "The conversation has been had all season, so we know a little bit of it. They always tell us you won't know until you're really in it. So we're just really waiting now."
The biggest takeaway for Garland is one that the rest of the young roster would bode well to remember—one that may keep them even-keeled through the series, however long it lasts.
"We had a conversation a couple days ago actually, they said 'When you get the first win or you get a win, it feels like the best thing ever. Then when you lose it's like the worst thing ever.' So it's going to be a roller coaster, but you just have to keep your head," Garland said.
As for Saturday, the Cavs are also preparing for a high-energy crowd inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. They've experienced what Cavs fans bring in the regular season, but for most of the roster, this is their first time feeling the buzz of playoffs in Cleveland.
That is something that they'll have to wait to see to believe—and something they're ready to be a part of.
"Want Rocket just packed out, really want it loud" Garland said, smiling. "I think it's a white out, so it should be lit."
Watch live and local news any time:
Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more. Download now on your Apple device here, and your Android device here.
You can also catch News 5 Cleveland on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube TV, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu Live and more. We're also on Amazon Alexa devices. Learn more about our streaming options here. | 2023-04-13T00:39:37+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/basketball/cavaliers/crowd-noise-early-workouts-sharing-lessons-cavs-hard-at-work-preparing-for-first-playoff-series-in-5-years |
Shreveport non-profit is taking over the streets by cleaning one block at a time
A Shreveport non-profit is taking over the streets and making Shreveport a clean and beautiful environment.
Recently Shreveport Green Neighborhood and Education Program enlisted neighbors to commit to keeping their blocks clean. “This new cleanup initiative was created to attract citizens who want to keep their own streets litter free while walking to get exercise”, said Casaundra Calloway, Neighborhood & Education Program Director at Shreveport Green.
This initiative has proven to work in Shreveport. In 2022, Shreveport Green began the Keeping My Block Clean Project," which attracted over 60 people from 15 neighborhoods. "
Keeping My Block Clean is a project where citizens are removing trash from residential blocks weekly.
Prior to beginning this clean-up effort, individuals who are interested are required to attend a brief training and then they are given their personal litter grabber and a five-gallon bucket that contains the slogan – “Keeping My Block Clean Because I Care”
Any Shreveport resident interested in participating in this program they should sign up by April 14, and contact Casaundra at 219-1888 ext.20 or email: ccalloway@shreveportgreen.org.
Read: Are two Northwest Louisiana lakes infested with alligators?
Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com. | 2023-04-07T03:12:49+00:00 | shreveporttimes.com | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2023/04/06/shreveport-non-profit-is-taking-over-the-streets-by-cleaning-one-block-at-a-time/70088515007/ |
Britney Spears' friends and family are worried about the singer's well-being, so much so that ET has learned there was a planned intervention to address her mental health and substance abuse issues.
A source tells ET that the 41-year-old pop star has "struggled with drugs over the years," and that family and friends grew so concerned recently that they planned an intervention. ET has reached out to Spears' rep for comment. According to TMZ, which first broke the news, the intervention was planned for Tuesday but the plan never got off the ground after Spears got wind of it.
The outlet reported, citing multiple sources, that the plan included Spears' manager renting a house where Spears would spend two months while she received medical treatment and psychological counseling. Husband Sam Asghari, the manager, an interventionist and doctors were all reportedly planning to confront Spears at the Los Angeles home and try to convince her she needed to get help.
But those plans, TMZ reports, fell through when Spears became "somewhat aware" of the plan and the intervention -- which did not involve Spears' father, Jamie, nor her two sons, Jayden and Sean -- was scrapped. But according to the outlet, Spears did meet with a doctor late Wednesday afternoon and it "went well."
The news comes exactly two weeks after Spears made a public plea with her fans to respect her privacy, after fans called authorities to perform a wellness check at her home last month. Spears, who was at Target trying on clothes with Sam on Wednesday, called the act an invasion of her privacy and a line she implored fans not to cross again.
As fans know, Spears was under a 13-year conservatorship, which was terminated in November 2021.
RELATED CONTENT: | 2023-02-10T02:04:38+00:00 | wgrz.com | https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/britney-spears-family-and-friends-planned-an-intervention-due-to-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-issues/603-02d3b6af-9713-4ed8-afae-9418cb827923 |
eTip's digital tipping solution offers guests and associates of BWH Hotel Group properties a truly digital and fast tipping experience
PHOENIX, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BWH Hotel Group® has selected eTip, a leader in cashless tipping, as an endorsed digital tipping solution. Using eTip, BWH Hotel Group will create a seamless, secure, and easy-to-use digital tipping experience that will allow guests to express gratitude to hardworking hotel associates through pre-selected or custom tipping. eTip will be available at properties within the BWH Hotel Group portfolio – including Best Western® Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotel Group® hotels in the United States and Canada.
Online and digital payments continue to rise to the point when it is now reported that only 16% of U.S. customers still carry cash. eTip addresses this lack-of-cash dilemma by digitally empowering guests to financially give to those who rely on tips while removing complexities and friction points found in traditional tipping models.
"We are committed to providing the best possible experience for our guests and bringing value to BWH Hotel Group hoteliers and their associates," said Michael Morton, Vice President, Brand Management, BWH Hotel Group. "We're excited to offer eTip digital tipping solution as a convenient way our valued guests can show appreciation to our dedicated hotel associates. We are equally excited to offer our associates a choice to receive their tips in real-time directly into their bank accounts. Innovation and caring are at the heart of our brand and we're proud to partner with eTip to innovate the tipping experience for guests and hoteliers alike."
eTip requires no mobile app download or login credentials. All guests need to do is scan a QR code using the camera on their mobile phone, tap the banner that appears on their screen, and then securely tip using their preferred payment method. eTip also offers "tap to tip," which gives users the ability to pay through an NFC-enabled QR-code. The feature is activated by a user tapping their smartphone on the QR code, automatically opening the profile of the associate or department the guest wishes to tip. Once the guest leaves a tip electronically, associates can receive the tip in their bank account in real-time1 through Visa Direct, eliminating the need to wait for a tip to be paid through the weekly or bi-weekly payroll process. eTip makes digital tipping easier and faster for guests and associates.
"We are seeing an increase in market demand for a fast, reliable, and fully digitized tipping experience for hotel guests and employees in the hospitality industry," said Yanilsa Gonzalez-Ore, Senior Vice President of Visa Direct. "eTip now offers a digital tipping solution, enabled by Visa Direct, to BWH Hotel Group, helping to modernize that process for their guests and employees."
- No app required. Guests don't need to download yet another app on their phone. eTip opens directly in their phone's browser.
- Flexible and secure payment options. Guests can tip with their preferred payment method such as debit/credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more.
- Automatic tip disbursements. eTip's collaboration with Visa allows tip disbursement in real-time1 to any bank account with an eligible Visa card via Visa Direct.
- Individual and/or pooled tipping. managers can allocate tips to individual associates or pool tips by team/department.
- White labeling. Enables BWH Hotel Group to easily design the system with their brand image.
- Easy to use. eTip does all the heavy lifting, including onboarding, payment processing, tip payouts and reporting.
"Too many hardworking employees hang in the balance of today's increasingly cashless society. It's time tipping caught up to the present day," said Nicolas Cassis, CEO of eTip. "We're excited to partner with BWH Hotel Group to enable cashless tipping and ensure their guests always have the opportunity to tip. We've been piloting with BWH Hotel Group for some time, as they wanted to be very intentional in this offering. What we found through this pilot and our own research is that the average associate increased the size of their tip percentage by 60%, and their average number of tips increased by five times. We are thrilled BWH Hotel Group saw the kind of impact through us to be convinced we could scale alongside them and elevate the experience for both their guests and associates."
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, eTip is an app-less, cashless, and contact-free tipping solution trusted by some of the US's largest hotels, cruise lines, casinos, resorts, and sports venues. With eTip, guests can safely and securely tip staff to show their appreciation and express gratitude. Using the power of technology, innovation and gratitude, eTip is on a mission to financially empower every individual and business that relies on tips. For more information, please visit etip.io.
BWH Hotel Group is a leading, global hospitality network comprised of three hotel companies, including WorldHotels™ Collection, Best Western® Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotel Group®. The global network boasts approximately 4,500 hotels in over 100 countries and territories worldwide*. With 18 brands across every chain scale segment, from economy to luxury, BWH Hotel Group suits the needs of developers and guests in every market.
*Numbers are approximate, may fluctuate, and include hotels currently in the development pipeline.
For Media Inquiries:
Katie Ray
Director, Public Relations
BWH Hotel Group
katie.ray@bwhhotelgroup.com
1 Actual fund availability depends on receiving financial institution and region.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Best Western Hotels & Resorts | 2022-12-07T18:45:05+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2022/12/07/bwh-hotel-group-partners-with-etip-visa-offer-digital-tipping-us-canada/ |
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate
A look at what's happening around the majors on Sunday:
___
OH THOSE O'S!
Ryan Mountcastle, Trey Mancini and the surprising Baltimore Orioles try for their eighth straight win, which would match their best streak in 17 years.
The last time the O's won eight in a row was 2005 with a team that included Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa.
Dean Kremer combined with four relievers to pitch the O's past the Angels 1-0 Saturday at Camden Yards for their seventh straight victory. That equaled Baltimore's longest string of success since 2017.
Coming off a 52-110 record, the Orioles are 42-44 and only a few games out of a wild-card spot. They're 28-20 since a 14-24 start.
Los Angeles dropped to 1-7 on a nine-game trip and at 38-48 is a season-worst 10 games under .500. The Angels are 14-35 since a 24-13 start.
Orioles right-hander Austin Voth (0-1, 7.20), claimed on waivers from Washington last month, starts against lefty José Suarez (1-2, 4.30 ERA).
MIAMI ACE
A few hours before he’s likely to be picked for the NL All-Star team, Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara (9-3, 1.82 ERA) pitches against the Mets at Citi Field.
The 26-year-old Alcantara is a top contender to start for the National League on July 19 at Dodger Stadium. He struck out 10 in eight shutout innings of two-hit ball Tuesday against the Angels.
THE FOUR-A’S CLUB
The Oakland Athletics have gotten exactly four hits in four straight games, and have managed to win two of them.
The A’s beat AL West-leading Houston 3-2 on Saturday at the Coliseum. When the game ended, the top hitter in the Oakland lineup was Ramón Laureano — with a season average of .242.
The Athletics next face right-hander Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 4.04), who will pitch for the second time since coming off the injured list. He allowed five runs and nine hits in four innings against the Royals on Monday.
A’s lefty Cole Irvin (3-6, 3.55) has one win in nine starts since coming off the injured list on May 22.
DEVERS OUT
All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers will sit out Sunday night when Boston finishes its four-game series against the Yankees at Fenway Park.
Devers exited Friday night's loss because of a sore back that forced him to make an early exit. Boston manager Alex Cora says the team will see how Devers is feeling on Monday.
The 25-year-old Devers was selected Friday as the American League’s starting third baseman for the second straight year. Hours later, he hurt his back crashing into a side rail going for a foul ball.
Devers is hitting .327 with 19 home runs and 51 RBIs.
Jameson Taillon (9-2, 3.63 ERA) starts for the AL East-leading Yankees against Nick Pivetta (8-6, 3.68).
FRANCO AILING
Rays shortstop Wander Franco will see a doctor on Monday, two days after leaving a game because of discomfort in his right hand and wrist.
The 21-year-old Franco has played just 58 games this season, slow by a quadriceps and other leg trouble.
Franco is hitting .260 with five home runs and 23 RBIs.
CARD-NILS
Nolan Arenado and the Cardinals have gone 46 innings without scoring an earned run on a hit. The last one St. Louis got came on Nolan Gorman’s RBI single in the first inning on Tuesday at Atlanta.
The Cardinals have lost seven of nine. They got just two hits in a 1-0 loss at home to Philadelphia on Saturday.
Rookie right-hander Andre Pallante (2-4, 3.03 ERA) start for the Cardinals. Veteran reliever Nick Nelson (3-1, 4.17) start as an opener for the Phillies.
___
More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-10T02:15:14+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/LEADING-OFF-O-s-go-for-8th-win-in-row-Devers-17295024.php |
2022 Cathay Sustainable Finance and Climate Change Summit Featured Leaders from Industry, Government, Academia, and a Live-Streamed World Climate Summit from COP27
TAIPEI, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—COP27—called for more commitments and aggressive action on an array of issues critical to tackling our current climate emergency. As world-leaders, negotiators, civil groups, climate activists, and CEOs met in Sharm el-Sheikh from November 6 to 18, Cathay Financial Holdings (Cathay FHC) invited people with resources from around the world—from the industrial, governmental, and academic sectors—to take urgent action to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, build resilience, adapt to the inevitable impact of climate change, and deliver on commitments to finance climate action in nature and developing regions.
The 6th Cathay Sustainable Finance and Climate Change Summit, which took place in Taiwan from November 13 to 14, once again impressed participants with Cathay FHC's ambitious and climate-focused 2-day summit agenda.
On the first day, Cathay FHC took the initiative by working with the World Climate Foundation (WCF) to feature a live stream of the World Climate Summit (WCS)/Investment COP at the summit. It should be noted that the WCS/Investment COP is considered the most important COP side event, and over the past 13 years, it has become a key platform for connecting markets with policies and is also the leading business and investment forum at the annual international climate negotiations. Cathay FHC recognizes that "speed and scope" are important in a unified effort to fighting climate change. By teaming up with WCF to bring in expertise and experience from around the world, Cathay FHC hopes to facilitate even more of the collaborations that are necessary for the innovation, investments, and policies needed to achieve climate targets.
Hong-Tu Tsai, the chairman of Cathay FHC, was invited to open the 2022 WCF Investment COP with a keynote speech. As the first speaker from Taiwan to set the scene for this flagship COP side event, Tsai encouraged forward-looking planning and action. Cathay FHC itself has long put sustainability at the heart of its decision-making. For example, Cathay FHC is currently the chair of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change; participates in Climate Action 100+, Asia Utilities Engagement Program, and Valuing Water Financial Initiatives; is the first financial institution in Taiwan to join RE100; was approved by the Science Based Target initiative; and is not only a pioneer of green finance but also one of the largest fund providers in Taiwan. Tsai believes that financial recourses and sound investments are needed to address climate change, not only to reduce emissions, but also to promote adaptation to the existing impact of climate change and to build resilience. Transitioning to a world green economy will go far in building a sustainable economy while also unlocking new opportunities and innovative solutions.
Chang-Ken Lee, president of Cathay FHC, also joined a WCS/Investment COP highlighted session entitled "Enabling Climate Solutions of Tomorrow." Currently, renewable energies dominate investment in new power generation. Lee pointed out the importance of shifting loans towards financing renewables projects. These actions are having a direct impact on the availability of capital for renewable energy projects. Also by engaging key decision-makers from various sectors in the energy-transformation process, Cathay FHC hopes to strengthen synergies, networks, and platforms not only for internal stakeholders, but also for the renewable-energy industry and other business sectors.
On the second day of the summit, well-known leaders of Taiwan's domestic industry, government, and academic sectors shared their experiences with hundreds of in-person participants and thousands of viewers via the digital platform. The chief investment officer of Cathay FHC, Sophia Cheng, was especially pleased that Taiwan has gradually stepped up its support of climate-change adaptation. With an event like this, Cathay FHC hopes to accompany and guide people—especially in the business sector—in identifying paths to sustainability.
"Let's lead the world together to a healthier direction and ensure sustainability," Tsai encouraged the audience at the end of his keynote at WCS/Investment COP. Truly, the world is in a climate crisis that is demanding that we must now take aggressive action to address climate change at all levels. More leadership from all governments, businesses, and people in all areas of society is urgently needed, and more action will mean more hope and inspiration, causing more governments, businesses, cities, and communities to follow.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | 2022-11-16T06:42:20+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2022/11/16/cathay-fhc-delivers-businesses-people-planet/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. authorities moved Monday to seize two luxury jets — a $60 million Gulfstream and a $350 million aircraft believed to be one of the world’s most expensive private airplanes — after linking both to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
A federal magistrate judge signed a warrant authorizing the seizure of the Gulfstream and a Boeing jet that authorities said was worth less than $100 million before a lavish customization.
The action takes place just days after the United States announced new sanctions and penalties on Russian oligarchs and elites, Kremlin officials, businessmen linked to President Vladimir Putin and their yachts, aircraft and firms that manage them.
President Joe Biden promised after Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine to pursue Russian elites’ “ill-gotten gains.”
A representative for Abramovich did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a release Monday that his office was using every legal tool available to respond to “Russian’s illegal war in Ukraine.”
“Our international partners — nations devoted to the rule of law — far outnumber those jurisdictions where these aircraft can safely hide, and our investigation of illegal exports in violation of U.S. law will continue unabated,” he said.
Matthew S. Axelrod, assistant secretary of commerce for export enforcement, said the Commerce Department had made recent changes to keep its enforcement actions public regarding unprecedented export controls stemming from the invasion of Ukraine.
He said the action “provides notice to the world of our commitment to enforce those controls aggressively in a transparent way.”
Andrew Adams, a prosecutor who heads the unit pursuing the assets of Russian oligarchs, said the public nature of Monday’s action is meant to remind “members of the aviation, insurance, and financial industries that these aircraft constitute tainted property under active investigation by the United States.”
Justice Department officials say they have received strong support from companies and organizations and from countries that in the past had been viewed as safe havens for parking illegal assets.
Abramovich, who recently sold his stake in Chelsea, a Premier League football club in London, is among the wealthier Russians whose assets are being watched for sanctions violations after the Ukraine invasion.
In explaining the move to seize the planes, an FBI agent wrote in an affidavit that the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft and the Gulfstream G650ER plane are subject to seizure because they have been moved between March 4 and March 15 without licenses being obtained in violation of sanctions placed against Russia.
According to the affidavit, Abramovich controlled the Gulfstream through a series of shell companies. The plane, it said, is believed to have been in Moscow since March 15.
The Boeing, meanwhile, is believed to be in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, following a roundtrip March 4 flight from Dubai to Moscow, the affidavit said.
___
Associated Press Writer Fatima Hussein in Washington contributed to this report. | 2022-06-07T03:47:43+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/u-s-seeks-to-seize-2-luxury-jets-linked-to-russian-oligarch/ |
March 5, 1928-May 23, 2023
WATERLOO-Luella E. “Lou” Collins, 95, of Waterloo, formerly of Evansdale, died Tuesday, May 23 at the Martin Center, Western Home Communities, Cedar Falls.
She was born March 5, 1928 in Gilbertville, daughter of William Joseph and Clara Margaret Schmitz Knipp. She married William Adrian Collins on April 19, 1954 in Missouri. He preceded her in death in 1985. She married Erwin “Erv” Wehling on August 29, 2002. He preceded her in death in 2019.
Lou graduated from Immaculate Conception Catholic High School and received her Practical Nursing Degree from St. Francis. During her nursing career, she worked in departments of nursing, oncology and hospice at St. Francis Hospital, Schoitz Hospital and Covenant Medical Center, retiring April 1, 1993.
Lou was a member of Catholic Daughters of the Americas for over 50 years, serving as Vice Regent for 2 years. She was a member of St. Edward Catholic Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and sang in the choir. She was a volunteer for Cedar Valley Hospice and the Gallagher Bluedorn, and was a member of the Serra Club of Waterloo. She enjoyed dancing at Electric Park Ballroom and she was strongly devoted to her Catholic faith.
Survivors include: two sons, Johnpaul of Cedar Falls and William K. of Gilbert, Ariz.; three daughters, Christie Twaites, Sherry (Ron) Peters and Paula (Doug) Moore all of Waterloo; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Lou Roethler of Georgia.
Preceded in death by: her parents; her husbands; son-in-law, Bob Twaites; five brothers, James, Donald, John, Marvin and Robert Knipp.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, at St. Edward Catholic Church with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery both in Waterloo. Public visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, where there will be a 4:30 p.m. C.D.A. rosary and a 7:00 p.m. vigil service. Visitation will continue from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.
Memorials may be directed to: St. Edward’s, Columbus Catholic High School or Cedar Valley Hospice.
Online condolences may be left at: www.hagartywaychoffgrarup.com. | 2023-05-28T05:49:41+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/luella-e-lou-collins/article_12d120c7-f94e-551e-87a2-2f5975ef36f3.html |
For decades, the Goo Goo Dolls have remained a premiere rock act.
The band is once again making Albuquerque a tour stop in support of its 14th studio album, “Chaos In Bloom.” The show is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 18, at Kiva Auditorium.
Lead singer and guitarist John Rzeznik said about Albuquerque, “It’s such a unique sort of culture compared to other places in the country; it’s got a very strong identity of its own, and it’s nice to absorb that for the time we’re there.”
The Goo Goo Dolls entered the rock scene in 1987 and found mainstream success in 1995 after releasing “A Boy Named Goo,” powered by the single “Name.”
In 1998, “Dizzy Up The Girl” brought even more success. The quadruple-platinum album featured the band’s hits “Iris” and “Slide.”
The Goo Goo Dolls were the only artist to land three tracks on Billboard’s “Top 100 Pop Songs 1992-2012” chart. “Name” was listed at No. 24, “Slide” came in at No. 9 and “Iris” was ranked the top overall song on the chart. The song recently eclipsed over a billion streams on Spotify.
Rzeznik admitted that when he hears the Goo Goo Dolls’ songs now on the radio, he’s inclined to switch the station.
“I’m always kind of like, all right, thank you, I’m grateful for this, and then I turn it off because it makes me really self-conscious,” he said.
The band’s popularity can be attributed to expert songwriting and welcoming lyrics. Not only do fans enjoy the Goo Goo Dolls’ sound, they embrace and find comfort in the words that both Rzeznik and bassist Robby Takac sing. “Chaos In Bloom” continues that seamless trend.
For the first time, Rzeznik produced the band’s full album, and the collection reminds listeners of the evolution of the Goo Goo Dolls to remain relevant in the music world. Both Rzeznik and Takac offer songs about relationships, society, status, perspective, mental outlook and hope, wrapped within infectious rhythms.
Rzeznik said the overall theme of “Chaos In Bloom” was anxiety, and that the band pushed the boundaries with certain songs, challenging the modern industry norm with satire and tension.
“The last few years have been pretty chaotic and crazy,” he said. “Everything becoming hyper-politicized and civility being thrown out the window, and a lot of civil unrest in the streets.”
Rzeznik referenced a point where the band walked out of the recording studio during the middle of a protest march, saying “it was very impactful to feel what was going on.”
“These are really interesting times,” he added.
The Goo Goo Dolls capture the essence of time within their songs, no matter the era, which makes them, well, timeless. Selling 15 million records worldwide, holding the all-time radio record for most top 10 singles, and constantly building a loyal fanbase proves such to be true.
“I just want to make sure I give it all away, as much as possible,” Rzeznik said about being a songwriter and entertainer. “I enjoy when people enjoy themselves; it makes me happy to move an audience.” | 2022-11-17T01:19:26+00:00 | abqjournal.com | https://www.abqjournal.com/2550342/after-decades-the-goo-goo-dolls-remain-a-premiere-act.html |
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Sen. Joe Manchin has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the West Virginia lawmaker tweeted Monday.
The 74-year-old Democrat said he's fully vaccinated and boosted.
“I will isolate and follow CDC guidelines as I continue to work remotely to serve West Virginians," he said.
Manchin’s absence could impact voting in the Senate later this week. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are able to vote remotely by proxy, but members of the U.S. Senate are not.
Lawmakers are expected to take a final vote on a bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States this week. The bill making its way through the Senate is a top priority of the Biden administration.
The legislation would add about $79 billion to the deficit over 10 years, mostly as a result of new grants and tax breaks that would subsidize the cost that computer chip manufacturers incur when building or expanding chip plants in the United States. | 2022-07-25T15:16:29+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2022/07/25/sen-manchin-isolating-after-positive-covid-test/ |
The 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Odds & Preview: Hye-jin Choi
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is underway, and Hye-jin Choi is currently in 17th place with a score of E.
Looking to place a wager on Hye-jin Choi at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship this week? Keep reading for the betting odds and stats you need before you make your picks.
Put together your best lineup of golfers and you could win cash prizes! Sign up for FanDuel Fantasy using our link for the best first-time player offer.
Hye-jin Choi Insights
- Over her last 17 rounds, Choi has scored better than par 11 times, while also posting 14 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- She has registered a top-five score three times and a top-10 score six times in her last 17 rounds.
- Over her last 17 rounds, Choi has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round four times, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on 13 occasions.
- Choi has finished in the top 20 five times in her past five appearances, and as high as the top 10 in one.
- In her past five tournaments, Choi has finished within five shots of the leader one time and with a better-than-average score five times.
- Choi is hoping for her eighth consecutive finish in the top 20 this week.
- Choi will attempt to extend her streak of made cuts to 15 by qualifying for the weekend once again.
Over the last year
Sign up today for BetMGM and get our new player bonus offer! Once you've signed up, check out the latest PGA odds and place your bets with BetMGM.
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Insights and Stats
- Choi has one top-five finish in her past two appearances in this tournament. Her average finishing position has been 11th.
- Choi has made the cut in each of her last two trips to this event.
- The most recent time Choi played this event was in 2023, and she finished 17th.
- The par-71 course measures 6,621 yards this week, which is 394 yards shorter than the average Tour stop during the past 12 months.
- Courses that Choi has played in the past year have measured an average of 6,570 yards, 51 yards shorter than the 6,621-yard Baltusrol GC this week.
Choi's Last Time Out
- Choi was in the 73rd percentile on par 3s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, with an average of 2.90 strokes on the 20 par-3 holes.
- She finished in the 71st percentile on par 4s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, averaging 4.00 strokes on those 32 holes.
- On the 20 par-5 holes at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Choi was better than 92% of the golfers (averaging 4.40 strokes).
- Choi shot better on par 3s than most players her last time out, recording a birdie or better on five of 20 par-3s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give (the tournament average was 2.0).
- On the 20 par-3s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Choi carded three bogeys or worse (the other competitors averaged 2.1).
- Choi had more birdies or better (five) than the field average of 3.0 on the 32 par-4s at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give.
- In that most recent outing, Choi's par-4 showing (on 32 holes) included a bogey or worse five times (worse than the field average, 4.8).
- Choi ended the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give registering a birdie or better on 12 par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 6.4 on the 20 par-5s.
- The field at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give averaged 1.1 bogeys or worse on the 20 par-5s, but Choi finished without one.
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Time and Date Info
- Date: June 22-25, 2023
- Course: Baltusrol GC
- Location: Springfield, New Jersey
- Par: 71 / 6,621 yards
- Choi Odds to Win: +2200 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
Watch live golf without cable on all your devices with a seven-day free trial to Fubo!
All statistics in this article reflect Choi's performance prior to the 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Not all offers available in all states, please visit offer pages for the latest promotions for your area. Must be 21+ to gamble, please play responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, contact 1-800-GAMBLER.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-23T06:37:25+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/sports/betting/2023/06/24/hye-jin-choi-kpmg-women-s-pga-championship-lpga-tour-odds/ |
SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MoonXBT, the leading crypto social trading exchange, signed the MOU with Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) on Oct, 11th at One Central Tower in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. MoonXBT will work with SERC closely in cooperation to promote the development of the digital assets in Cambodia in the regards of raising awareness and human resources, etc.
The MOU signing conference was attended by some of the highest level officials and guests including the chief director of SERC, Sou Socheat, the vice dean of China Development Institute (CDI), Dr. Qu, the former vice president of Bank of China, Dr. Wang, and the deputy head of division at securities and exchange commission of Cambodia, Pich Rithy.
MoonXBT, represented by its country manager Anderson, is the only crypto exchange at site among other attendees to have signed the MOU. MoonXBT is also the second crypto exchange after Binance who also signed the MOU with SERC in June this year, to become a working partner with SERC.
Mr. Sou Socheat, the chief director of SERC, made a post emphasising the cooperation between SERC, CDI and MoonXBT on his personal Facebook account as well.
This is great recognition of the legitimacy and professionalism of MoonXBT as a crypto exchange platform given that it can be chosen as a second exchange following Binance to work with SERC, according to Anderson, the country manager of MoonXBT.
Moreover, it showcases MoonXBT's total capability to work in compliance with regulations. "This means much more than getting licences from local government, this is the trust to MoonXBT from the top government straightforward," says Anderson. In addition to Cambodia, MoonXBT is also working with local regulators in other countries and regions as well. But with this start, the platform is expected to get regulatory recognition in more countries soon.
According to the MOU, MoonXBT will provide support to the SERC for further development, adoption, and implementation of related frameworks and laws pertaining to new financial products including the digital assets.
With the digital asset adoption and transaction developing in the region of Southeast Asia at high speed, Cambodia is striving to become a leading runner. By working with crypto exchanges, it will have the help to lay the foundation for the establishment of a regulatory framework for digital assets.
Although founded for less than three years, MoonXBT has built a firm brand as an innovative and fast-growing crypto social trading platform especially in Southeast Asia. It now has users from Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia from the region, and it is one of the top three crypto derivative exchanges in Vietnam.
MoonXBT now has more than two hundred thousand users covering about 100 countries. It has even seen a great spike in trading volume in September in spite of the bearish crypto market after it has launched multiple creative crypto derivatives such as perpetual contract and 2022 MoonXBT Football Token product. Its flagship product copy trading is also attracting more and more professional and rookie traders to come onto the platform which has contributed stable and constant cash flow.
"Signing the MOU is definitely a milestone for the development of MoonXBT. It will take this chance to fast forward its global regulatory compliance work, and will also use the experience it has gathered in the region to promote the development of Cambodia's digital asset class," says Anderson of MoonXBT.
For more information, please visit : www.moonxbt.com
Follow MoonXBT for more updates:
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE MoonXBT | 2022-10-12T03:38:12+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/10/12/moonxbt-announces-country-level-cooperation-with-cambodia-signing-mou-with-serc/ |
The names of 336 military service members appear on the World War II memorial in downtown Bloomington. The number did not appear after the first sentence of the story "Honoring the Fallen" was inadvertently omitted in Sunday's edition of The Pantagraph.
Correction for Nov. 7, 2022
Related to this story
Eighty years after he died and was seemingly cursed to an unmarked, mass grave in a faraway land, John L. Ferguson is finally home.
Efforts underway at the McLean County Museum of History aim to preserve the legacy of the county's fallen sons killed in World War II. | 2022-11-06T21:23:42+00:00 | pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/correction-for-nov-7-2022/article_5f01c414-5e06-11ed-9432-87b5a479c12c.html |
Dingle, Ronald Lee
Ronald Lee Dingle, 80, passed away on July 1, 2023 at his home in Beavercreek, Ohio. He was born February 15, 1943, in Dayton, Ohio and married Barbara from Centerville, Ohio in 1965. He worked for Ohio University teaching Recreation Studies in the school of Health and Human Services, where he served as the first Recreation Coordinator from 1966 -1999. He retired with Emeriti and continued to teach fall quarter until 2013. He left a strong impact on many as a respected and much-loved teacher, mentor, leader, co-worker and friend. A memorial service will be held July 29, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in Athens, Ohio at Athens First United Methodist Church with a celebration of life, reception and luncheon immediately following and a toast at 3:00 p.m. at Jackie O's Pub and Brewery.
Please share memories and photos for the family to compile into a book at https://everloved.com/life-of/ronald-dingle/memories | 2023-07-16T06:03:27+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/dingle-ronald/TC6OJNJ2ORAAJEDLDHXHKCQ444/ |
Now that Netflix has announced it would begin charging fees for password sharing, you (or someone sharing your login) might be considering switching to a separate account. If you do, you’ll be glad to learn that the streaming service provides a way to transfer any profile.
The Profile Transfer feature allows users to keep their viewing history (including ratings), personalized recommendations, My List titles, saved games and gaming handle, plus other saved items or settings when they begin using their own accounts.
Transferring your profile requires two actions. First, you must enable profile transfers on the primary account. Then, you can transfer a profile to a new account.
How To Turn On Profile Transfers
Netflix will notify you when profile transfers are available for your account. Once you’ve received that email, you can begin the process. Sign in to Netflix in a browser on a computer, phone or tablet and select the primary account.
Next, hover over the downward-facing arrow icon in the upper-right corner and choose Transfer Profile. You can also choose Account. If you take this route, go to the Settings section, select Turn on profile transfers and then choose Allow.
You will receive an email confirming that you want to enable profile transfers. In that email, click the Enable Instantly option. If you do not follow this step, the feature will turn on automatically in two days. A Netflix confirmation says the feature will be automatically disabled in two years.
How To Transfer A Profile
Once you have enabled profile transfers, you can transfer an eligible profile for someone who wants to start a new account. However, you won’t be able to transfer a profile to an existing account.
Sign in to Netflix with a browser on a computer, phone or tablet and go to the Account page. Then, in the Profiles and Parental Controls section, choose the profile you want to transfer to a new account.
In the Transfer Profile section, select the Transfer link. Next, enter the email address and password that will be used to log into the new account.
The on-screen prompts will walk you through setting up the account. Wait for the profile transfer to complete, and the new account will be ready.
Netflix keeps a copy of the transferred profile on the original account. However, if you prefer, you can delete it by going to Manage Profiles, selecting the profile and choosing Delete Profile.
By Tricia Goss, for Newsy.
Newsy
About Newsy: Newsy is the nation’s only free 24/7 national news network. You can find Newsy using your TV’s digital antenna or stream for free. Check the website for the ways you can watch Newsy.
This story originally appeared on Don't Waste Your Money. Checkout Don't Waste Your Money for product reviews and other great ideas to save and make money. | 2022-11-02T20:40:56+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/netflix-account-sharing-ending-how-transfer-profile |
Which Ugg slippers are best?
Ugg slippers are well-known for their luxurious look and feel. And they’re not only comfortable and soft, they’re also durable. While their upfront cost might be a bit high, their quality makes up for it. If you take care of them, they can last several years.
The Ugg Women’s Coquette Slippers are a top choice because they boast a classic slipper design, and as with all the brand’s best styles, they’re made with leather uppers and natural footbeds.
What to know before you buy Ugg slippers
About Ugg slippers
The Ugg brand was launched in 1978 by Brian Smith, an Australian living in Southern California. While Smith started his footwear journey with a classic boot made from his favorite material, sheepskin, it wasn’t long before he expanded from boots to footwear of all kinds, plus apparel, accessories and homeware.
Ugg slippers go beyond standard designs because they use premium natural materials to make them durable and soft. Many styles preserve the classic sheepskin aesthetic, with all-natural lining and thick rubber outsoles that take you anywhere. Some are also water-resistant, giving them even more versatility.
Ugg slipper styles
While you might have a particular pair of Ugg slippers in mind, it’s helpful to know which styles are available. There are four silhouettes to consider.
- Classic: These sport an enclosed toe box, a rubber outsole and an open back.
- Slides: This slip-on design has a rubber footbed with an enclosed toe box, and some varieties come with an elastic strap at the heel.
- Closed heel: These fully encase the foot with a closed heel and toe box. Designs such as a moccasin have a higher heel than Ugg’s Tasman design, which has a short lip to secure your heel.
- Open-toe: These boast plush straps that cover the top of your foot and have an open toe box.
How to find your size
Regardless of your usual shoe size, it’s best to measure and compare your foot measurements to Ugg’s sizing chart to ensure that you get the right ones. There are three steps to finding Ugg slippers that fit.
- Draw a straight line longer than your foot down the center of a piece of paper.
- Place your foot on the line and mark your longest toe and heel.
- Measure the distance between your toe and heel marks.
What to look for in quality Ugg slippers
Leather uppers
Many of Ugg’s slippers are made of thick, flexible top-of-the-line sheepskin for maximum comfort and durability. While Ugg also makes slippers from other materials, such as cotton and wool, which are also soft and cozy, few materials are as long-lasting as that original sheepskin.
Natural lining and insoles
What makes Ugg slippers soft and durable is natural lining and footbeds made of lush sheepskin and wool. They’re also breathable and moisture-wicking, which means the materials draw moisture away from your foot to keep them comfortable and dry, reducing odor-causing bacteria.
Treadlite outsoles
Ugg’s Treadlite outsoles are made of thick rubber that is lightweight, flexible and durable. The material ensures maximum comfort as you walk around your home. It’s tough enough to wear outdoors, too, so you’re free to travel to the mailbox and beyond if you choose to keep your slippers on.
How much you can expect to spend on Ugg slippers
While you might be able to find some short-lived styles on sale, classic varieties are typically between $90-$150.
Ugg slippers FAQ
How can you ensure that your slippers stay smelling fresh?
A. Try getting a shoe spray that kills bacteria, which is the odor-causing culprit. Some brands even sell scented sprays, such as floral fragrances, eucalyptus or cedar.
How can you ensure that your Uggs are authentic?
A. The best way to guarantee the authenticity of your slippers is to get them from Ugg’s official Amazon store or another authorized dealer.
What are the best Ugg slippers to buy?
Top Ugg slippers
What you need to know: Whether you’re walking around the house and want to keep your feet warm or headed out for a quick errand, these are the perfect slippers for indoor and outdoor use.
What you’ll love: These leather slippers have Ugg’s iconic sheepskin collar, lining and footbed. They’re also made with the brand’s durable Treadlite outsoles to protect your feet, and come in 10 colors, sizes 5 to 12.
What you should consider: Some reviewers said they run a little big and suggested sizing down if you are in between sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Ugg slippers for the money
What you need to know: These have a classic moccasin design and water-resistant uppers.
What you’ll love: These suede slippers have a wool lining and insole for a breathable, comfortable fit, and a rubber outsole for indoor and outdoor use. They come in 15 varieties in sizes 5 to 12 with standard- and wide-width options.
What you should consider: Some people reported that these run a little small and suggested sizing up if you are in between sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: These enclosed indoor-outdoor moccasins give you the comfort of a slipper and the freedom of a shoe.
What you’ll love: They have durable rubber outsoles and are made with water-resistant suede for added protection. They have wool lining and insoles for added comfort, and come in 16 colors in sizes 7 to 18 with regular, wide and extra wide varieties.
What you should consider: Some reviewers said these run a little small and suggested sizing up if you are in between sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Want to shop the best products at the best prices? Check out Daily Deals from BestReviews.
Sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter for useful advice on new products and noteworthy deals.
Ella Scott writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money.
Copyright 2023 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-28T16:26:23+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/reviews/br/shoes-br/comfort-br/best-ugg-slippers/ |
Bridging the generational gap: Austin’s Huffman shares love of baseball with his son
Published 5:05 pm Tuesday, July 11, 2023
When Joe Huffman enters Marcusen Park, he is flooded with memories, but he’s not done with Austin’s historic baseball diamond quite yet.
Joe, who graduated from AHS in 2000, has seen many life changing moments take place at Marcusen. He married his wife Ellie on the infield, and he also played VFW and amateur baseball at the Park.
“When I was a kid, this was the place. The Southern Minny Stars were playing here and you had Juan Berenguer and Ariel Martin playing,” Joe said. “To get to play here for the VFW, it was pretty cool. This is what I think of when I think of Austin baseball.”
Joe took a break from baseball six years ago, but with his son Nolan turning 12 years old, he’s thrown himself back into the sport. Joe is coaching the Austin 12A All-Star baseball team and he’s also come back and pitched a few games for the Austin Greyhounds.
Both tasks have proved challenging and rewarding.
“In the first game (with the Hounds), we had a bunch of the players on the team and their parents come out and support me. It got my adrenaline going pretty good,” Joe said. “Hopefully Nolan’s learning a little bit from me. He’s keeping me young and he’s putting me in my place a little bit too. Sometimes he’ll ask why I threw a curveball when the guy wasn’t hitting my fastball.”
Nolan has been able to build a strong bond with his father through baseball, even if he isn’t overly impressed with his dad’s fast ball anymore.
“He looked really old out there,” Nolan said of watching Joe pitch for the Hounds.
Nolan, who attends Pacelli Catholic Schools, has gained a greater appreciation for baseball in recent years and he’s also stayed busy by playing wiffle ball with friends. He also gets the occasional game of catch in with his dad.
When it’s game time, the two Huffmans are on the same page as Nolan is also a pitcher.
“He’s coached me the whole time, so it’s nothing different. We get along great,” Nolan said.
While Nolan isn’t familiar with the Southern Minny Stars, he has gained an appreciation for Angels’ superstar Shohei Ohtani.
“He can pitch and hit at the same time,” Nolan said. “I try to do it, but it’s hard to be good at both.”
Coaching All-Stars baseball has been a trip down memory lane for Joe, who played on Gabby Weiss’s 12-year-old All-Star team when he was a kid.
“All of the kids looked forward to playing All-Stars back then,” Joe said. “This was the first year that Nolan wanted to play travel ball.”
As a coach, Huffman has had to adjust to following regulations, scheduling tournaments and doing all of the other work behind the scenes besides the things that happen on the field, where he is very much in his element.
“We’ve got 12 good kids on the team and it’s been good,” Joe said.
Baseball fans may see Nolan’s first name and wonder if he was given the namesake of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. The answer is complicated.
Joe’s wife Ellie originally suggested the name and Joe was more than happy to go along with it.
“I was all for it,” Joe said. “I used to collect baseball cards and Nolan Ryan was one of the better cards you could get.”
With Nolan going to Pacelli, he will eventually play baseball at Marcusen Park, just like his dad. He’s already working on trying to one-up Joe as Nolan has learned to throw a wicked wiffle ball against his dad in the backyard.
“He owns me quite a bit when I hit against him and he makes me look pretty silly with a wiffle ball,” Joe said. “He and his buddies are all in with baseball and I was super excited about that. I was never a parent to push him into something that I wanted him to do. I introduced him to it and in the last couple of years he’s fallen in love with baseball and it’s been great.” | 2023-07-12T00:50:48+00:00 | austindailyherald.com | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2023/07/bridging-the-generational-gap-austins-huffman-shares-love-of-baseball-with-his-son/ |
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Dominion Energy Inc. (D) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $711 million.
On a per-share basis, the Richmond, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 83 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.18 per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.19 per share.
The energy company posted revenue of $4.28 billion in the period.
For the current quarter ending in July, Dominion Energy expects its per-share earnings to range from 70 cents to 80 cents.
The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.95 to $4.25 per share.
_____
This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on D at https://www.zacks.com/ap/D | 2022-05-05T13:00:30+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Dominion-Energy-Q1-Earnings-Snapshot-17149837.php |
ATLANTA, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapid Fire Protection Group, DBA Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is pleased to announce the acquisition of Paradise Fire Protection. The purchase strengthens Pye-Barker's presence in Utah and expands its market density in the suburban communities north of Salt Lake City.
Paradise Fire Protection, headquartered in Logan, Utah, specializes in installation, inspection, testing and maintenance of fire alarms, sprinklers, and extinguishers. Paradise Fire owner John Blankman and his team have built a strong reputation in the market, establishing Paradise Fire as the preferred life safety company in the Cache Valley.
"Joining Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is like expanding my family. It's the most well-regarded total life safety company in the nation, with great people, a genuinely supportive culture, and high customer satisfaction. I'm excited to continue to grow my business with this team," said John Blankman of Paradise Fire.
"It's an honor to work with John Blankman and the Paradise Fire team. They're true stewards of the life safety industry, always acting in the best interest of their customers in the Cache Valley," said Pye-Barker CEO Bart Proctor.
Blankman and his highly trained employees will stay on, and the business will continue to operate as normal with additional resources from Pye-Barker.
About Rapid Fire Protection Group
Rapid Fire Protection Group is one of the largest brands in the Pye-Barker family of companies, a fully integrated collective of fire safety and alarm security services for the commercial sector. Rapid Fire Protection specializes in providing fire suppression services to new construction builds nationwide. The company joined the Pye-Barker family in July 2021.
About Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety is a leading provider of fire and life safety protection services, with over 125 locations spanning the Continental US and headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Since its founding in 1946, Pye-Barker Fire's core values have been unwavering in providing honest and reliable service through its highly trained and dedicated employees. Pye-Barker Fire invests heavily in providing best-in-class training for its team while offering industry competitive benefits. To learn more about Pye-Barker Fire, visit www.pyebarkerfire.com.
Contact:
Rod DiBona
(605) 391-3553
rodd@rfpg.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Pye-Barker Fire & Safety | 2022-05-20T14:38:24+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/05/20/pye-barker-fire-amp-safety-acquires-paradise-fire-protection-utah/ |
SAN ISIDRO DEL PALMAR, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Agatha caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 11 people and left 20 missing, the governor of the southern state of Oaxaca said Tuesday.
Gov. Alejando Murat said rivers overflowed their banks and swept away people in homes, while other victims were buried under mud and rocks.
“There were fundamentally two reasons” for the deaths, Murat told local media. “There were rivers that overflowed, and on the other hand, and the most serious part, were landslides.”
Murat said the deaths appeared to be concentrated in a number of small towns in the mountains, just inland from the coast. But he said there were also reports of three children missing near the resort of Huatulco.
Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season.
It made landfall Monday afternoon on a sparsely populated stretch of small beach towns and fishing villages in Oaxaca.
It was a strong Category 2 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, but it quickly lost power moving inland over the mountainous interior. Remnants of Agatha were moving northeast Tuesday into Veracruz state.
Murat said power had been restored to some communities near the coast, but that some bridges had been washed out and mudslides blocked a number of highways.
San Isidro del Palmar, only a couple miles inland from the coast, was swamped by the Tonameca river that flows through town.
Residents waded through neck-deep water to salvage what items they could from their homes, walking gingerly with piles of clothing atop their heads and religious figures in their arms.
Argeo Aquino, who has lived in the town his whole life, said he could recall only two other occasions when he saw such flooding.
“The houses are totally flooded, so they are getting everything out,” Aquino said Monday as he watched his neighbors. "There are stores, houses. More than anything else, we have to try to save all the good material, because everything else is going to be washed away.”
The Tonameca's brown waters reached the windows of parked cars and the minibuses used for local transportation.
Nearby, heavy rain and high winds lashed the beach town of Zipolite, known for its clothing-optional beach and bohemian vibe. The wind howled for about six hours on Monday, aid Silvia Ranfagni, manager of the Casa Kalmar hotel in Zipolite.
“The sound of the wind was really loud, high-pitched,” said Ranfagni. “It started at 1 p.m. when the telephone coverage went out and it didn't calm down until 7:30.”
“A lot of trees were down, roads washed out,” she said. “A lot of metal and thatched roofs were blown off.”
Agatha formed on Sunday and quickly gained power. It was the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific, said Jeff Masters, meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections and the founder of Weather Underground. | 2022-06-01T04:03:07+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/hurricane-agatha-kills-10-leaves-20-missing-in-south-mexico/4UMATQGHKZFXTD4DMF6BENKN7Y/ |
DAKAR – Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was convicted Thursday of corrupting youth but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor and making death threats against her.
The court sentenced Sonko to two years in prison. He did not attend his trial in the capital, Dakar, and was judged in absentia. His lawyer said a warrant had not been issued yet for the politician's arrest.
“With this verdict, the authorities want to prevent him from standing in the next presidential election,” lawyer Cire Cledor Ly said.
Sonko placed third in Senegal's 2019 presidential election and is popular with the country’s youth. His supporters maintain his legal troubles are part of a government effort to derail his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.
Sonko is considered President Macky Sall’s main competition and has urged Sall to state publicly that he will not seek a third term in office.
Corrupting young people, which includes using one's position of power to have sex with people under age 21, is a criminal offense in Senegal that is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to more than $6,000.
Under Senegalese law, his conviction would bar Sonko from running in next year’s election, said Bamba Cisse, another defense lawyer.
“The conviction for corruption of youth hinders his eligibility because he was sentenced in absentia, so we can’t appeal,” Cisse said.
However, the government said Sonko can ask for a retrial once he is imprisoned. It was unclear when he would be taken into custody.
Tensions were rising across the country before Sonko’s conviction and sentencing. Tight security surrounded the court as well as Sonko's house on Thursday, and many businesses closed for fear of violence.
Shortly after the verdict was announced, clashes erupted throughout the country. At least one person was killed in the Casamance region, according to the government. In Dakar, protesters threw rocks, burned vehicles and in some places erected barricades while police fired tear gas.
“The verdict cements the criticism that Sall’s government is weaponizing the judiciary to eliminate prominent rivals that could shake his rule,” Mucahid Durmaz, senior analyst at global risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft, said.
“Despite being presented as a beacon (of) democracy, the Sonko cases demonstrate the structural issues Senegal grapples with. The court decision and the prospect of Sall’s bid for a third term in the election next year will fuel fierce criticism around erosion of judicial independence and democratic backsliding,” Dumaz said.
Earlier demonstrations turned violent in the leadup to the trial. At least one person was killed and several injured during a “freedom caravan” orchestrated by Sonko last week from his hometown of Ziguinchor, where he is the mayor, to the capital some 750 kilometers (465 miles) away. | 2023-06-02T16:28:39+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2023/06/01/senegal-opposition-leader-sonko-convicted-of-corrupting-youth-acquitted-of-rape/ |
(Mass Appeal) – It’s apple season and there are so many amazing recipes to incorporate this tasty fruit into your cooking. Fitness and Nutrition Expert Danielle Formaro from Mighty Mama Nutrition and Fitness is here to share one of her favorite breakfast ideas involving apples.
Ingredients
Topping:
2-3 favorite apples, thinly sliced
1⁄2 Tsp. ground cinnamon
Avocado oil
For the pancakes:
1 cup whole wheat or white whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oat flour
3 Tbsp. baking powder
Dash of Salt
1⁄2 tsp. apple pie spice
1-1⁄2 cups almond milk
1 large egg (beaten)
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tsp grade A maple syrup
4 tbsp. butter (melted)
1/2 cup fresh apple sauce or organic store bought apple sauce
Directions
On medium heat drizzle some oil in a pan, add apple slices, sprinkle with cinnamon and let cook until softened, about 5-8 minutes. Toss occasionally. Then turn off heat.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and apple pie spice in a small bowl and set aside.
Combine milk, egg, vanilla extract, maple syrup and butter in a medium bowl, and whisk together.
Add flour mixture to wet mixture and mix together until there are no lumps.
Add apple sauce to the batter, and mix together.
Heat large, nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Pour 1/4 to ⅓ cup of batter onto the skillet and cook
about 2 minutes, or until sides start to bubble. Then with a
spatula, flip to the other side, and cook for an additional 1
to 1-1/2 minutes.
Continue with remaining batter.
Then top with cooked apples and enjoy! | 2022-10-03T19:38:03+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/massappeal/start-your-day-off-right-with-apple-pie-pancakes/ |
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Damar Hamlin has made it to the Super Bowl.
The Buffalo Bills safety made his third appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week, this time on the field at State Farm Stadium prior to Sunday's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
It’s been a little more than a month since Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati. Sunday’s appearance was another milestone in his remarkable recovery.
“I’m allowing that to be in God’s hands,” Hamlin said in an interview with Fox’s Michael Strahan. “I’m just thankful he gave me a second chance.”
During the pregame pageantry, the NFL honored the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals training and medical staffs, along with the staff at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. A minute later, Hamlin joined them, putting his hands together to form a heart. He also received hugs from several of the first responders.
He also appeared on stage at “NFL Honors” on Thursday night.
“My entire life, I felt like God was using me to give others hope and now with a new set of circumstances, I can say he’s doing what he’s always done,” Hamlin said Thursday. “I have a long journey ahead, a journey full of unknowns and a journey full of milestones, but it’s a lot easier to face your fears when you know your purpose.”
Hamlin collapsed on the field after a collision with Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins on Jan. 2. The sight of an elite-level athlete nearly dying on the field sent a shock across the NFL and the world.
___
AP Sports Writer John Marshall contributed to this report.
___
AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2023-02-13T01:53:44+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/hamlin-makes-appearance-on-field-at-super-bowl-17780241.php |
The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment
PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement, sentenced Rafaela Vasquez, 49, to three years of supervised probation for the crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. Vasquez told police that Herzberg “came out of nowhere” and that she didn’t see Herzberg before the March 18, 2018, collision on a darkened Tempe street.
Vasquez had been charged with negligent homicide, a felony. She pleaded guilty to an undesignated felony, meaning it could be reclassified as a misdemeanor if she completes probation.
Authorities say Vasquez was streaming the television show “The Voice” on a phone and looking down in the moments before Uber’s Volvo XC-90 SUV struck Herzberg, who was crossing with her bicycle.
Vasquez’s attorneys said she was looking at a messaging program used by Uber employees on a work cellphone that was on her right knee. They said the TV show was playing on her personal cellphone, which was on the passenger seat.
Defense attorney Albert Jaynes Morrison told Garbarino that Uber should share some blame for the collision as he asked the judge to sentence Vasquez to six months of unsupervised probation.
“There were steps that Uber failed to take,” he said. By putting Vasquez in the vehicle without a second employee, he said. “It was not a question of if but when it was going to happen.”
Prosecutors previously declined to file criminal charges against Uber, as a corporation. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded Vasquez’s failure to monitor the road was the main cause of the crash.
“The defendant had one job and one job only,” prosecutor Tiffany Brady told the judge. “And that was to keep her eyes in the road.”
The contributing factors cited by the NTSB included Uber’s inadequate safety procedures and ineffective oversight of its drivers, Herzberg’s decision to cross the street outside of a crosswalk and the Arizona Department of Transportation’s insufficient oversight of autonomous vehicle testing.
The board also concluded Uber’s deactivation of its automatic emergency braking system increased the risks associated with testing automated vehicles on public roads. Instead of the system, Uber relied on the human backup driver to intervene.
It was not the first crash involving an Uber autonomous test vehicle. In March 2017, an Uber SUV flipped onto its side, also in Tempe when it collided with another vehicle. No serious injuries were reported, and the driver of the other car was cited for a violation.
Herzberg’s death was the first involving an autonomous test vehicle but not the first in a car with some self-driving features. The driver of a Tesla Model S was killed in 2016 when his car, operating on its Autopilot system, crashed into a semitrailer in Florida.
Nine months after Herzberg’s death, in December 2019, two people were killed in California when a Tesla on Autopilot ran a red light, slammed into another car. That driver was charged in 2022 with vehicular manslaughter in what was believed to be the first felony case against a motorist who was using a partially automated driving system.
In Arizona, the Uber system detected Herzberg 5.6 seconds before the crash. But it failed to determine whether she was a bicyclist, pedestrian or unknown object, or that she was headed into the vehicle’s path, the board said.
The backup driver was there to take over the vehicle if systems failed.
The death reverberated throughout the auto industry and Silicon Valley and forced other companies to slow what had been a fast march toward autonomous ride-hailing services. Uber pulled its self-driving cars out of Arizona, and then-Gov. Doug Ducey prohibited the company from continuing its tests of self-driving cars.
Vasquez had previously spent more than four years in prison for two felony convictions — making false statements when obtaining unemployment benefits and attempted armed robbery — before starting work as an Uber driver, according to court records.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-28T20:16:49+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/07/28/backup-driver-1st-death-by-fully-autonomous-car-pleads-guilty-endangerment/ |
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's prime minister has ordered a review of the ban on the country's Oscar entry, the movie Joyland, days after the measure was imposed, one of his advisers said.
The movie, which features a love story between a married man and a transgender woman, is Pakistan's entry for next year's Academy Awards and was a prizewinner at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
But the film has caused controversy in Muslim-majority Pakistan and state censors last week banned its showings at movie theaters, reversing a previous all-clear for release.
According to a tweet late on Monday from Salman Sufi, an adviser to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, a high-level committee is being set up to assess Joyland and review the ban.
Transgender people are considered outcasts by many in Pakistan, despite some progress with a law that protects their rights and a landmark Supreme Court ruling designating them as a third gender,
"The committee will assess the complaints as well as merits to decide on its release in Pakistan," Sufi tweeted. He could not immediately be contacted for more details.
The movie's director, Saim Sadiq, called the ban "unconstitutional and illegal."
Joyland was scheduled for release in Pakistan on Friday.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-11-15T11:09:42+00:00 | iowapublicradio.org | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2022-11-15/pakistans-prime-minister-orders-review-of-ban-on-oscar-entry-joyland-an-aide-says |
There is a lot of talent in New Jersey and players around the Burlington County Scholastic League have proven that so far this season. But who have emerged as some of the best in the league?
The NJ Advance Media boys basketball staff has taken a look at the stats and standings. We’ve gone over the performances and have put some serious thought into the process. | 2023-01-13T16:15:31+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/01/who-are-the-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year-candidates-in-the-burlington-county-league.html |
Biden to address climate summit on 1st leg of around-the-world trip
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is heading to a global climate meeting with a giant domestic investment in tow — and he's likely to face questions about how far the U.S. will go to pull other large greenhouse gas emitters along.
His attendance Friday at the U.N. climate conference, known as COP27, in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is the first stop on an around-the-world trip that will also take him to a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in Cambodia and a Group of 20 summit meeting for leaders of the world’s largest economies in Bali, Indonesia.
RELATED: Countries not doing enough to avoid 'catastrophic global warming': UN
Biden boarded Air Force One late Thursday buoyed by a stronger-than-expected showing by the Democratic Party in Tuesday's midterm elections, congressional passage this year of the largest climate investment in U.S. history and Russian military setbacks on the Ukrainian battlefield.
At the climate conference, Biden will discuss a new supplemental rule coming Friday that cracks down on methane emissions, a measure that expands on a similar regulation his administration released last year.
The 2021 rule targeted emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming — from existing oil and gas wells nationwide, rather than focusing only on new wells as previous Environmental Protection Agency regulations have done. But this year's rule goes a step further and affects all drilling sites, including smaller wells that emit less than 3 tons (2.7 metric tonnes) of methane per year.
He also will spotlight one of his key domestic successes — the Democrats’ massive health care and climate change bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act.
The U.S. commitment of some $375 billion over a decade to fight climate change gives Biden greater leverage to press other nations to make good on their pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition the global economy toward cleaner energy sources.
Biden will be in a far different position from last year’s gathering, which came about during a particularly unhappy stretch in the bill’s tortuous path to passage.
That summit resulted in additional global commitments to meet the temperature targets agreed to in the Paris Climate Accord, which Biden rejoined after his predecessor, Donald Trump, pulled the U.S. from the deal.
Paris Climate Agreement: What it is, how it started and what happens now that the US has rejoined
In his remarks, Biden will also argue that "good climate policy is good economic policy," while calling on all major emitting countries to "align their ambition" to the international goal of trying to limit future global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the White House.
But even with these fresh efforts, America and the world have a long way to go to meet emissions targets that scientists hope will contain global warming. And the political will for more investment — as the global economy faces new headwinds — is shrinking.
Speaking at the COP27 summit Wednesday, former U.S. vice president and climate activist Al Gore called Biden a "climate hero in my book," adding that "passage of the Inflation Reduction Act represents the most significant pro-climate legislation ever passed by any nation in all of history."
It remained to be seen whether Biden would address the item top of mind at the climate talks: loss and damage. That’s international negotiations language for asking rich countries like the United States, the top historic polluting nation, to pay what are essentially reparations for damages caused to poorer vulnerable nations that don’t emit much heat-trapping carbon dioxide.
In the past, the U.S. has been against even talking about the issue, but it has now softened its stance, agreeing to discussions. Biden's climate envoy, John Kerry, has even mentioned it in speeches. However, the U.S. doesn’t want liability to be part of any deal and when it comes to paying, Congress and the public have been reluctant to embrace many types of climate aid — and this is the most controversial type.
"I wish the U.S. would say something constructive about loss and damage’’ because it could get a vital issue moving, Princeton University climate and global affairs professor Michael Oppenheimer said.
Global eagerness for shifting away from fossil fuels has been tempered by the roiling of world energy markets after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At home and abroad, Biden is pressing oil and gas producers to boost production to meet demand and bring down prices that have funded the Kremlin’s war effort.
Prospects for a significant breakthrough are further dampened as major emitters such as China and India are sending less-senior delegations. Biden administration officials have tried to lower expectations for results and instead cast the meeting as a return to U.S. leadership on the issue.
RELATED: Why historically low Mississippi River water levels may affect what you pay at the grocery store
Biden leaves Washington with votes still being tallied in key races that will determine control of both chambers of Congress. Still, the president was buoyed as Democrats performed stronger than expected. He was likely to learn the results of the races that will sharply impact his ability to get things done in Washington while he was overseas.
Meanwhile, Trump appeared set to announce another bid for the White House while Biden was in Asia, a contrast the incumbent’s advisers felt would only benefit Biden.
While in Egypt, Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, where they are to discuss the two nations' strategic partnership, the Israel-Palestinian conflict and regional security issues.
Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry told The Associated Press on Thursday that he understood Biden's visit in Sharm el-Sheikh to be "an indication of the political will to move the process forward" on tackling global warming.
"We hope ... it will resonate within the collective will of the negotiating groups that the United States is party to, but also in creating a momentum for the conference, for the parties to deliver what is expected," he said.
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden would also broach the issue of human rights with El-Sisi, whose government has taken an authoritarian turn, and with other leaders on the trip.
"He feels you’re not the American president — you’re not really doing your job as American president — if you’re not raising issues of human rights," said Sullivan.
Sullivan said Biden and other senior officials would also advocate for the release of imprisoned Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, whose family said they were told by prison officials he was undergoing an undefined medical intervention amid a hunger strike that escalated Sunday.
After the brief stop in Egypt, Biden will continue on to Cambodia for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to reinforce the U.S. commitment to the region in the face of China's increasing assertiveness.
Later, in Indonesia, Biden is set to hold his first sitdown as president with a newly empowered Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was awarded an unprecedented third, five-year term as the Chinese Communist Party leader during the party’s national congress last month amid increasingly strained U.S.-China relations.
The White House has been working with Chinese officials over the last several weeks to arrange the meeting. Biden told reporters Wednesday that he intended to discuss with Xi growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over the self-ruled island of Taiwan, trade policies, Beijing’s relationship with Russia and more.
"What I want to do with him when we talk is lay out what each of our red lines are and understand what he believes to be in the critical national interests of China, what I know to be the critical interests of the United States," Biden said. "And determine whether or not they conflict with one another."
Biden will also aim to demonstrate global resolve to stand up to Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and meet with two critical new partners in the effort to support Ukraine’s defense: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that he was skipping the gatherings, averting a potentially awkward encounter. Sullivan said Biden had no plans to interact with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is attending in Putin's stead.
In Cambodia, Biden will also discuss North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs in a trilateral meeting with leaders of South Korea and Japan.
___
Kim reported from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AP writers Seth Borenstein in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani and Matthew Daly in Washington contributed to this report. | 2022-11-11T15:01:05+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/biden-in-egypt-address-cop27-climate-summit-2022 |
YA'AN, China, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5th Big Data Application Practice Conference was held in China-Ya'an Big Data Industrial Park on July 29th, 2022. The conference prioritized focus on technological innovation and development of the big data industry, as well as the integrated development of big data with relevant industries and realms. The conference also explored and discussed the establishment of Ya'an as a regional big data industrial base to tap into the support of the guiding national strategies.
As one of the key big data industrial bases in western China, the Ya'an Big Data Industrial Park commenced operation on June 28th, 2019. With constructed machine rooms totaling over 150,000 square meters and more than 20,000 racks, Ya'an is currently the largest single big data center in Sichuan Province, boasting the highest construction standard and best cost-efficiency.
Ya'an, home to the industrial park, is also a charming city full of attractions. Not only is this city a birthplace of tea culture, it is also the first place in the world where the first giant panda was scientifically discovered.
Easy accessibility, comfortable environment, low operation costs and developed network are essential conditions that have convinced big data corporations to settle in the industrial park.
Transportation is extremely convenient in Ya'an, as Chengdu is within reach in one hour whether journeyed by rail or highway. The local annual average temperature of 15.6oC is conducive to natural heat dissipation and cooling of big data operation, resulting in reduction of power consumption. As one of the top ten hydropower bases in China, Ya'an's power supply is guaranteed to be stable and reliable. The relatively low electricity cost can effectively cut operating costs of enterprises and achieve "zero carbon" emissions. At the same time, the Ya'an Big Data Industrial Park is directly connected to primary national backbone network hub nodes, and the developed communication network is instrumental to realizing data storage, trading, research and development, and application.
Upon the launch of the national "East Digital, West Computing" (that is, channeling data from the eastern areas to the western regions for storage and computing) project, the Ya'an big data industries have also ushered in opportunities for sustainable development. After three years of development, the 1st Data Center of Ya'an Big Data Industrial Park has commenced operation, the scale and volume of which are ranked first-class nationwide. The comprehensive operating cost of the industrial park amounts to only 60% of the average level in the Chengdu-Chongqing region, and it has already attracted an array of leading Chinese companies to set up operation in the park, including Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent, Baidu and China Mobile. A total of 169 big data and related industry projects have been signed, with an accumulated investment of over 48 billion yuan.
It has been estimated that the digital economy of Ya'an will exceed 50 billion yuan by 2025. Ya'an will achieve breakthroughs in diversified cloud services, intelligent computing power, innovation applications and talents cultivation, deeply anchoring itself in the development of the Chengdu-Chongqing Dial-city Economic Circle and leveraging the industrial park's construction of China-Yayun Digital Technology City to realize transformation from an industrial zone into a digital new city.
View original content:
SOURCE China-Ya'an Big Data Industrial Park | 2022-08-03T05:25:35+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2022/08/03/digital-city-rises-yaan-china/ |
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Buffalo built a lead with Cole Snyder’s passing and Alex McNulty’s kicking.
The Bulls put the Camellia Bowl away with an unrelenting barrage of fourth-quarter runs by Tajay Ahmed for a 23-21 victory over Georgia Southern on Tuesday.
Snyder passed for 265 yards and Ahmed took over the final quarter with 14 carries.
“This was kind of a small episode of kind of who we’ve been and what our season looked like,” Buffalo coach Maurice Linguist said. “Just tough yards, grind out play after play. And kind of throw a blanket over the scoreboard and just pound the rock, is what we say.”
The Bulls (7-6) chewed up the clock with runs from Ahmed on 11 consecutive plays and one pile-pushing final first down. The former walk-on, who was awarded a scholarship in the spring, finished with 27 carries for 98 yards and a touchdown.
That last first down meant quarterback Kyle Vantrease and Georgia Southern (6-7) couldn’t get the ball back for a final chance against Vantrease’s former team, with whom he spent five years and started 26 games before transferring.
“I’ve always believed great quarterbacks provide hope and every game we walked into he provides hope,” first-year Eagles coach Clay Helton said. “If we got that ball back one more time, you just knew that that hope was there.”
Snyder, a Rutgers transfer, completed 21 of 38 passes, including a 32-yard touchdown to game MVP Justin Marshall to outduel his predecessor.
Quian Williams gained 100 yards on five catches, and Marshall caught 11 passes for 127 yards in what the graduate transfer from Louisville called his best college game. The last catch was Marshall’s biggest, and a replay upheld the on-field call that Marshall’s right foot stayed in bounds.
“We all were talking amongst the offense,” he said. “We looked at it one time and I saw it and said that’s definitely a catch. They’re wasting time reviewing it.”
Vantrease completed 28 of 45 passes for 352 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Beau Johnson had five catches for 118 yards.
It was Buffalo’s third straight bowl win after going 0-3 in bowls. And the victory came after an 0-3 start this season.
“They wrote us off. They questioned,” Linguist said. “They weren’t sure if we were going to finish, and then here we are at the end. We got a ring. We’re (bowl) champions.”
Buffalo had a cushion thanks to Dylan Powell’s interception and return across midfield in the fourth quarter. Ahmed then carried nine straight times but was stopped on three runs starting from the 2.
The Bulls had to settle for a 23-14 lead with McNulty’s third field goal of the second half with 8:38 left. That FG was a school record, No. 49 of his career.
Vantrease and Georgia Southern stayed alive with a 13-play, 90-yard drive. On fourth-and-7 from his own territory, Vantrease hit Johnson for a 42-yard gain. Then Jjay McAfee made a grab in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown with 3:38 left.
Georgia Southern needed only 26 seconds in the second half to wipe out a 14-6 deficit, thanks to a fumble, Vantrease’s 79-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Thompson and a two-point conversion.
“It has been a wonderful ride this season, and I can’t thank our seniors enough for the foundation that they’ve led and laid for this team,” Helton said. “In my opinion, the best is yet to be. Sometimes you fight your guts out and it just doesn’t go your way at the end, and that’s what this team did.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Georgia Southern: Once known for the triple option and loads of runs, Helton implemented a pass-oriented offense. Vantrease broke the Eagles’ bowl record with his 11th completion — on the opening drive of the second quarter.
Buffalo: Held onto the ball for more than 38 minutes in the game, and converted 12 of 19 third-down plays, largely on Snyder passes. The last was a 9-yarder to Marshall on the sideline to keep the final drive going.
SNOWED IN
Buffalo’s band, cheerleaders, and radio crew weren’t able to make the bowl game because flights were canceled out of their city, which saw a massive winter storm and at least 27 storm-related deaths.
Linguist said the team flew out 12 hours earlier than expected.
“If we did not do that, I’m not sure we would have even made it down here in time to play the game,” he said.
UP NEXT
Georgia Southern: Must replace Vantrease and most of the offensive and defensive line starters before opening the 2023 season at home against The Citadel.
Buffalo: Opens the 2023 season at Wisconsin on Sept. 2 with Snyder, safety Marcus Fuqua and tailback Mike Washington expected back.
___
More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/ap_top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/mrxhe6f2 | 2022-12-28T17:08:08+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/sports/sports-news/ap-snyder-buffalo-top-georgia-southern-23-21-in-camellia-bowl/ |
‘Happy’ and ‘mad’: 2 visions in Colorado governor’s race
By JAMES ANDERSON
Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado’s Democratic governor, Jared Polis, has emphasized in his reelection campaign his efforts to ease inflation’s burdens on families and fight crime while touting first-term triumphs in health care affordability, public education funding and climate policy. Crime, drugs, inflation and underperforming schools are the chief talking points for his challenger, Republican Heidi Ganahl, a University of Colorado regent and successful entrepreneur. Ganahl is targeting women voters with a “#MadMom” campaign and vows to shrink government, eliminate income taxes and ask voters what to do about abortion rights. Once a swing state, Colorado has shifted to blue over the past decade and Ganahl is trying to become its first Republican governor since 2007. | 2022-11-02T15:22:56+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/11/02/happy-and-mad-2-visions-in-colorado-governors-race/ |
Former FBI analyst sentenced for keeping classified documents at Kansas City-area home
(AP) – A former FBI analyst has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for keeping classified documents at her Kansas City-area home.
Kendra Kingsbury, 50, pleaded guilty in October to two counts of unlawfully retaining documents related to national defense. She was sentenced Wednesday to three years and 10 months in prison.
As an intelligence analyst in the FBI’s Kansas City, Missouri, office, Kingsbury had a high-level security clearance that gave her access to national defense and classified information. She worked in that role from 2004 to Dec. 15, 2017.
During her plea hearing, she admitted that she took 386 classified documents and kept them in her home in North Kansas City, Missouri. She also admitted that she retained and destroyed other classified and/or national defense information, the U.S. Justice Department said in a news release. She kept the documents on hard drives, compact discs and other storage media.
The information she took included documents classified at the secret level, some of which included U.S. efforts related to counterterrorism, details on specific FBI investigations, and sensitive operations in national security investigations and the FBI’s technical capabilities, the release said.
She also kept documents from another government agency that described intelligence sources and methods related to efforts to collect intelligence on terrorist groups, as well information on activities of emerging terrorists, federal prosecutors said.
An investigation into how Kingsbury may have used the documents “revealed more questions and concerns than answers,” according to the release. The investigation found that a number of suspicious calls to and from numbers associated with counterterrorism investigations, the release said, but Kingsbury has declined to say why she contacted those individuals.
In a court document submitted before the sentencing, Kingsbury’s attorneys asked that she be sentenced to probation. Although the document does not indicate a motive for Kingsbury’s actions, her attorneys note that she self-reported having taken the documents, had no previous criminal record and successfully met all legal requirements while on pre-trial release.
Her attorneys say Kingsbury had several serious medical and family issues that began shortly after she started working for the FBI, and has experienced public embarrassment and employment difficulties since she was fired from the agency. She most recently lived in Garden City, Kansas, where she was a single mother and the caretaker for her elderly mom.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-22T20:12:11+00:00 | mysuncoast.com | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2023/06/22/former-fbi-analyst-sentenced-keeping-classified-documents-kansas-city-area-home/ |
MINNEAPOLIS, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Ascent Solutions, a global leader in cybersecurity services, announced a key addition to its leadership team. Sophanny Schwartz will serve as Managing Director of Human Resources. Schwartz brings over 20 years of global human resource experience in technology, consulting, manufacturing and retail, including her last role at Schwan's Company as the Vice President of HR Global Supply Chain, Logistics and Strategic Capital Investments and spent over a decade at Accenture.
"Ascent is experiencing explosive growth," JD Harris, CEO, said. "Sophanny has an incredible wealth of experience in hiring strategy and human capital management. Her expertise is a crucial component to scaling our hiring strategy while keeping Ascent's one-of-a-kind culture at the center of everything we do. I couldn't be prouder to have a leader of Sophanny's caliber joining Ascent in our mission to save the world through cybersecurity."
Schwartz previously led corporate and consulting Human Resource departments across Asia, Europe and North America at the executive level, supporting leadership teams and representing thousands of employees. She brings experience in mergers and acquisitions, talent management, change management, talent acquisitions and the championing of company culture.
"I love human capital's role in high-growth industries like cybersecurity," Schwartz said. "Our vision and trajectory at Ascent excite me. I'm thrilled I'm joining at an inflection point like this and that I can bring my consulting and leadership experience to develop talent and drive business excellence. I'm eager to make Ascent's culture even more prominent in the cyber industry."
Leveraging recent investment, Ascent aims to bridge the cybersecurity talent gap and double its workforce in 2022, most notably at its new location in Coppell, Texas. Schwartz will play a key role in talent acquisition and development for the new campus. Her expertise in physical location expansions and talent growth will bolster Ascent's position as a leader in the cybersecurity services and consulting sector.
Ascent is hiring cybersecurity talent today. Apply for more details.
Ascent is the partner to solve the most challenging cybersecurity problems. The firm is built to evolve cybersecurity posture, modernize Microsoft solutions, and manage entire security ecosystems. With constantly advancing capabilities, including incident response and CMMC, Ascent provides organizations with the consulting excellence and operational expertise needed to build a safer tomorrow. For more information visit www.meetascent.com.
Contact
Addalai Nowlin, Content Specialist, Ascent Solutions
addalai.nowlin@meetascent.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Ascent Solutions | 2022-06-24T09:27:09+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2022/06/24/cybersecurity-firm-ascent-solutions-expands-executive-team-with-key-new-hire/ |
The products and services mentioned below were selected independent of sales and advertising. However, Simplemost may receive a small commission from the purchase of any products or services through an affiliate link to the retailer's website.
If you’re considering participating in Dry January by giving up alcohol for the month, you’re not alone.
According to Curren Goodden Associates, a company that researches the food and drinks market, 35% of U.S. adults took part in Dry January in 2022, either completely abstaining from alcohol or swapping it for beverages like non-alcoholic beer and other virgin adult options.
Dry January began in 2013 when it was first hosted by Alcohol Change UK, a British charity. Today, the initiative is now easier than ever to participate in thanks to the rise of drinks like non-alcoholic beer, wine and cocktails for those that want something to drink, but also want to ditch the booze. According to CGA, non-alcoholic drinks have added $295 million in revenue to the bar and restaurant industry by attracting customers who may have otherwise stayed home.
Along with the non-alcoholic beer you can buy in stores from brands like Budweiser and Guinness, take a look at some of the drinks — including non-alcoholic beer, non-alcoholic wine and even non-alcoholic spirits — you can find right on Amazon.
Seedlip Spice 94, 23.7 Ounces ($27.19)
A calorie-free and sugar-free spirit alternative, Seedlip Spice 94 combines notes of allspice, cardamom and grapefruit. It can be enjoyed alone over ice or combined with ginger ale, tonic water or your favorite mixer.
This drink has more than 1,000 5-star reviews. Customers say they were pleasantly surprised at the taste. One customer even offered up their favorite recipe.
“I love the added aromas and complexity Seedlip Spice 94 adds to a non-alcoholic cocktail,” wrote Amazon customer KimR. “Here is my drink: 1 oz seedlip spice 94, juice of whole meyer lemon, carbonated water, and simple syrup with a hint of vanilla (very easy to make at home which also makes it very inexpensive.)”
Parch Non-Alcoholic Cocktails, 8-Pack ($44.95)
The brand Parch has two mocktail flavors available on Amazon, both priced at $44.95 for an eight-pack. Choose between Prickly Paloma or Spiced Pinarita or a variety pack of both for around $5.62 per can.
The drinks are made with 100% plant-based ingredients including organic Weber’s blue agave, ashwagandha, L-theanine, American ginseng and gamma-aminobutyric acid. They’re designed to provide complex flavor as well as stress relief. Reviewers like the smoky, nuanced flavors and say they mix well.
BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Beer, 12-Pack ($55.99)
If you’re typically a beer drinker, this 24-pack of BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Beer is priced at $55.99, or just $2.33 per can. The pack includes the brand’s Punk IPA, Elvis Juice, Hazy IPA and Nanny State Golden Ale.
With more than 100 5-star reviews, the beer has a total of 4.4 out of 5 stars. Customers say it tastes like real beer and consider this their favorite brand of non-alcoholic beer.
“This was surprisingly good and comparable to IPAs. You could tell something was missing, but all in all, for no alcohol it exceeded my expectations,” wrote Amazon customer mikeyp18. “Unfortunate the price for non alcoholic beers is more than regular beer, but this was pretty good value compared to other name brands.”
Lyre’s Amaretti Non-Alcoholic Spirit, Amaretto Style, 23.7 Ounces ($35.99)
Lyre’s Amaretti Non-Alcoholic Spirit can take the place of a classic liqueur if you pour it over ice or mix it with lemon, orange and maraschino to make an amaretto sour.
Customers give this mock liqueur 4 out of 5 stars from more than 280 ratings. They say it tastes like actual amaretto without the alcohol smell, has a great flavor and makes a good stand-in for classic drinks.
Tost All-Natural Alcohol-Free Sparkling Beverage, 25.4 Ounces, 3-Pack ($31.34)
An alcohol-free alternative to champagne, this TÖST All-Natural Alcohol-Free Sparkling Beverage is priced at $31.34 for three bottles, making each one just $10.45. Made with agave for a balanced sweetness, it features notes of white tea, white cranberry and ginger.
This sparkling beverage has 4.4 out of 5 stars from almost 400 ratings. Customers say it tastes like wine, has a good flavor and is very bubbly, making it perfect for celebrations.
Monday Zero Alcohol Gin, 750ml, ($33.99)
Inspired by classic London Dry gin, Monday Zero Alcohol Gin has no carbs, gluten, sugar or calories. It’s designed for mixing up alcohol-free cocktails like a gin and tonic, gimlet or martini.
Priced at $33.99 for a 750ml bottle, it has more than 860 5-star reviews. Customers say it tastes like real gin, is great for making drinks and is perfect for Dry January.
“I bought this thinking it might make dry January a bit more fun — and it is doing just that! I look forward to my evening mocktail, and suspect when I return to my real G&T I will use less gin and add the Monday in its place,” wrote Amazon customer K. Peterson. “The packaging is terrific so the bottle looks lovely on the bar cart. Very impressed with this company and its product.”
High Rhode by Kin Euphorics, 16.9 Ounces ($49.99)
High Rhode by Kin Euphorics is a non-alcoholic aperitif with herbal notes of bitters, tart citrus, spices and a floral finish. It contains caffeine, L-theanine, vitamin B6 and rhodiola rosea designed to boost immunity and cognition while alleviating stress. It has no sugar and two grams of carbs
The brand suggests pairing it with tonic or sparkling water, honey or agave, or the fruit juice of your choice, then garnishing it with citrus wedges, cherries or rosemary. This beverage has more than 300 5-star reviews.
“I ADORE the stuff in this bottle!” reviewer MWM posted. “The wonderful High Rhode buzz minus the booze aftermath, is delightful! It’s a sunny-disposition kind of feeling.”
Partake Brewing Non-Alcoholic Craft Brew Pale Ale, 12-Pack ($29.99)
Partake Brewing Non-Alcoholic Craft Brew comes in a pack of 12 for $29.99. The non-alcoholic beer has 10 calories, 0 grams of carbs and no sugar.
Made with natural ingredients and a mix of fruity and floral hops, the brand’s pale ale has flavors of orange zest and grapefruit and a whisper of pine. It gets a 4.4 out of 5-star rating from more than 110 reviewers, who like its flavor and find it refreshing.
Lyre’s Classico Grande Non-Alcoholic Spirits, Sparkling Wine Style, 25.4 Ounces ($16.65)
Lyre’s Classico Grande Non-Alcoholic sparkling wine has notes of fresh peach and Granny Smith apples. This bottle is priced at $18.50, but you can save 10% for a limited time by clipping a coupon at checkout, taking the price to $16.65.
The brand suggests serving it chilled in a flute in place of champagne or adding it to soda with an orange to create a non-alcoholic Amalfi spritz. This product has a 4.4 out of 5-star rating from more than 130 customers.
Sutter Home Fre White Zinfandel Non-Alcoholic Wine 750 ml ($19.99)
Priced at $19.99, this Sutter Home Fre White Zinfandel Non-alcoholic Wine has more than 300 5-star reviews, with customers saying it tastes just like Sutter Home’s actual white zinfandel wine.
While some people said it was a bit sweeter than actual wine and they could taste a bit of a difference, those that used it for cooking said it made their dish taste the same as if it were actual wine.
Want to try out Dry January for yourself this year? Harvard Medical School has offered some tips for how to successfully stay away from alcohol in January 2023. One includes finding a good substitute non-alcoholic drink — and with the list above, you’re well on your way!
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Check out Simplemost for additional stories. | 2023-01-03T19:52:17+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/non-alcoholic-beer-virgin-adult-drinks-try-dry-january |
Anthony Davis NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Lakers vs. Grizzlies - April 26
The Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis included, take the court versus the Memphis Grizzlies at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
In this piece we'll examine Davis' stats and trends, helping you with your prop bets.
Anthony Davis Prop Bets vs. the Grizzlies
Looking to bet on one or more of Anthony Davis' player prop bets? Sign up at DraftKings with our link to get a first deposit bonus today!
Anthony Davis Insights vs. the Grizzlies
- This season, Anthony Davis has made 9.7 field goals per game, which adds up to 15.4% of his team's total makes.
- Davis' opponents, the Grizzlies, have one of the fastest offensive tempos, ranking sixth, averaging 104.1 possessions per game, while his Lakers average 104.8 per game, second-highest among NBA teams.
- On defense, the Grizzlies have allowed 113 points per contest, which is 11th-best in the NBA.
- On the boards, the Grizzlies are ranked 21st in the league, giving up 44.4 rebounds per game.
- In terms of assists, the Grizzlies are 26th in the NBA, giving up 26.4 per contest.
- Conceding 13 made 3-pointers per game, the Grizzlies are the 25th-ranked team in the league.
Anthony Davis vs. the Grizzlies
Want another way to try to win cash prizes? Add Davis or any of his Lakers teammates to your lineup in FanDuel Daily Fantasy NBA contests. Use our link to sign up and get a great offer for new users. (See website for offer details, not available in all areas.)
Not all offers available in all states. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has developed a gambling problem or addiction, contact 1-800-GAMBLER.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-26T19:27:43+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/sports/betting/2023/04/26/anthony-davis-nba-playoffs-player-prop-bets-lakers-vs-grizzlies/ |
Spartanburg man faces years in prison for month-long crime spree
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Solicitor Barry Barnette announced that a Spartanburg man was recently sentenced for breaking into nearly 12 businesses in 2021.
Barnette said 36-year-old Wayne Patrick Bryant pleaded guilty to 9 counts of second-degree burglary, three counts of receiving stolen goods, six counts of petty larceny, two counts of grand larceny and one count of breaking into a motor vehicle. Bryant was sentenced to 40 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $25,000 in restitution.
According to Barnette, from July 7 to August 8, 2021, Bryant reportedly broke into small businesses at night and stole items such as running shoes, gift cards, clothing, computers and cash.
Deputies said they used surveillance footage to identify Bryant. During their investigation, deputies also learned that Bryant used his girlfriend’s car during the crimes and stayed in hotel rooms she rented.
Deputies took Bryant into custody on August 11, 2021, at the South Blackstock Road hotel. They added that he had a lot of stolen items with him when they found him. Bryant was also wanted for a violation of his probation.
Bryant’s prior criminal record included convictions for second-degree burglary, grand larceny, receiving stolen goods, malicious injury to personal property, financial transaction card fraud, use of vehicle without owner’s consent and driving under the influence.
Copyright 2022 WHNS. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-09T22:26:48+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/11/09/spartanburg-man-faces-years-prison-month-long-crime-spree/ |
1/6 panel to hear from Raffensperger, others Trump pushed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House 1/6 committee is set to hear from the caretakers of American democracy — elections workers and local officials — who fended off Donald Trump’s pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election, at times despite frightening personal attacks.
The hearings investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol resume Tuesday to probe Trump’s relentless effort to undo Joe Biden’s victory in the most local way — by leaning on officials in key battleground states to reject ballots outright or to submit alternative electors for the final tally in Congress. The pressure was fueled by the defeated president’s false claims of voter fraud which, the panel says, led directly to the riot at the Capitol.
Embattled Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is scheduled to testify about Trump’s phone call asking him to “find 11,780″ votes that could flip the state to prevent Biden’s election victory.
Raffensperger, with his deputy Gabe Sterling and Arizona’s Republican state House Speaker Rusty Bowers, are scheduled to be key witnesses, along with Wandrea “Shay” Moss, a former Georgia election worker who, with her mother, have said they faced such severe public harassment from Trump allies they felt unable to live normal lives.
“I’m appalled at what I saw,” Bowers said of the hearings in an interview Monday with The Associated Press after arriving in Washington. “I think it illuminates something we need to see big time, and take stock of ourselves. And I hope it would sober us.”
The Tuesday hearing, the fourth by the panel this month, stems from its yearlong investigation into Trump’s unprecedented attempt to remain in power, a sprawling scheme that the chairman of the Jan. 6 committee has likened to an “attempted coup.”
Tuesday’s focus will review how Trump was repeatedly told his pressure campaign could potentially cause violence against the local officials and their families but pursued it anyway, according to a select committee aide. And it will underscore that fallout from Trump’s lies continues to this day, with elections officers facing ongoing public harassment and political challengers trying to take over their jobs.
While the committee cannot charge Trump with any crimes, the Justice Department is watching the panel’s work closely. Trump’s actions in Georgia are also the subject of a grand jury investigation, with the district attorney expected to announce findings this year.
“We will show during a hearing what the president’s role was in trying to get states to name alternate slates of electors, how that scheme depended initially on hopes that the legislatures would reconvene and bless it,” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told the Los Angeles Times on Monday.
Schiff, who will lead much of Tuesday’s session, said that the hearing will also dig into the “intimate role” the White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, had in the plot to pressure Georgia state legislators and elections officials.
Raffensperger, Georgia’s top election official, rebuffed Trump’s request that he “find” enough votes to overturn Biden’s win in the state — a request caught on tape during a phone call days before the Jan. 6 attack.
During the call, Trump repeatedly cited disproven claims of fraud and raised the prospect of a “criminal offense” if Georgia officials did not change the vote count. The state had counted its votes three times before certifying Biden’s win by a 11,779 margin.
The public testimony from Raffensperger comes weeks after he appeared before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating whether Trump and others illegally tried to intervene in the state’s 2020 election, and after Raffensperger beat a Trump-backed challenger in last month’s primary election.
Sterling, Raffensperger’s chief operating officer, became a notable figure in Georgia’s long post-election counting, and recounting, of the presidential ballots, with his regular updates often broadcast live to a divided nation. At one point, the soft-spoken Republican implored Americans to tone down the heated rhetoric.
“Death threats, physical threats, intimidation — it’s too much, it’s not right,” he said.
Bowers is expected to discuss the pressure he faced to overturn Arizona’s results — requests from Trump advisers that the Republican state leader on Monday called “juvenile.”
In an interview with the AP after arriving in Washington ahead of the hearing, Bowers said he is expected to be asked about a call with Trump during which lawyer Rudy Giuliani floated an idea to replace Arizona’s electors with those who would vote for Trump.
Bowers also revealed a second phone call with Trump in December 2020 that he said was mainly small talk, although Trump also referenced their first conversation.
Moss, who had worked for the Fulton County elections department since 2012, and her mother, Ruby Freeman, a temporary election worker, filed a defamation lawsuit in December 2021. Moss claimed conservative outlet One America News Network and Giuliani falsely spread allegations that she and her mother engaged in ballot fraud during the election. The case against OAN has since been dismissed with a settlement.
Both Bowers and Moss, along with Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., the panel’s vice chair, were among recipients of this year’s John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage award “for their courage to protect and defend democracy.”
The select committee also plans Tuesday to untangle the elaborate “fake electors” scheme that was aimed at halting Biden’s election win. The plan sought to have representatives in as many as seven battlegrounds — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada and New Mexico — sign certificates falsely stating that Trump, not Biden, had won their states.
Conservative law professor John Eastman, a lawyer for Trump, pushed the fake electors in the weeks after the election. Trump and Eastman convened hundreds of electors on a call on Jan. 2, 2021, encouraging them to send alternative slates from their states where Trump’s team was claiming fraud.
The fake electors idea was designed to set up a challenge on Jan. 6, 2021 when Congress met in joint session, with Vice President Mike Pence presiding over what is typically a ceremonial role to accept the states’ vote tallies. But the effort collapsed, as Pence refused Trump’s repeated demands that he simply halt the certification of Biden’s win — a power he believed he did not possess in his purely ceremonial role.
The committee says it will also show Tuesday that it has gathered enough evidence through its more than 1,000 interviews and tens of thousands of documents to connect the varying efforts to overturn the election directly to Trump. At least 20 people in connection with the fake electors scheme were subpoenaed by the House panel.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-21T04:40:13+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2022/06/21/16-panel-hear-raffensperger-others-trump-pushed/ |
PHOTOS: Zoo welcomes third baby elephant in just over a year
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - An Omaha zoo has welcomed another baby elephant to the family.
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium shared photos of its newest male African elephant calf on Thursday.
Zoo officials said Lolly, an 11-year-old African elephant, gave birth to a male calf at about 2:30 a.m. The zoo says both the mother and son are doing well.
The birth marked the third African elephant calf born at the zoo, joining siblings Eugenia and Sonny who were born in January 2022.
WOWT reports the Elephant Family Quarters will be closed at the zoo to the public to allow Lolly to bond with her new calf. Guests will be able to view all three calves when the quarters reopen.
The zoo is also expecting the birth of a fourth elephant calf later this year.
Copyright 2023 WOWT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-03T02:35:15+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/2023/03/03/photos-zoo-welcomes-third-baby-elephant-just-over-year/ |
Did you lose money on investments in Olaplex Holdings? If so, please visit Olaplex Holdings, Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, reminds investors of the deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in a securities class action lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Olaplex Holdings, Inc. ("Olaplex" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OLPX) pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's initial public offering conducted on or around September 30, 2021 (the "IPO" or "Offering"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California and alleges violations of the Securities Act of 1933.
Olaplex manufactures and sells hair care products. The Company offers hair care shampoos and conditioners for use in treatment, maintenance, and protection of hair. Olaplex purports to participate in the "prestige segment" of the haircare market, which the Company claims is "expected to be the fastest growing segment of the global haircare market from 2020 to 2025."
On August 27, 2021, Olaplex filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC in connection with the IPO, which, after several amendments, was declared effective by the SEC on September 29, 2021 (the "Registration Statement"). On October 1, 2021, Olaplex filed a prospectus on Form 424B4 with the SEC in connection with the IPO, which incorporated and formed part of the Registration Statement (collectively, the "Offering Documents").
Pursuant to the IPO, Olaplex issued 73,700,000 shares of its common stock to the public at the Offering price of $21 per share for approximate proceeds of $1,466,445,750 to the Company, after applicable underwriting discounts and commissions.
The Offering Documents were negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and was not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing its preparation. Specifically, the Offering Documents made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) macroeconomic pressures and competition in the haircare market were more robust than the Company had represented to investors; (ii) accordingly, the Company was unlikely to maintain its sales and revenue momentum; (iii) as a result, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to achieve the financial and operational growth projected in the Offering Documents; and (iv) as a result, the Offering Documents were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
On September 29, 2022, a Piper Sandler analyst downgraded Olaplex to Neutral from Overweight, stating that her work revealed that "competition and misinformation pose growing risks to the company." In addition, the analyst indicated that she anticipated investments in marketing and education were needed to offset the headwinds and noted that there was "little room for valuation upside given the risks at play."
On this news, Olaplex's stock price fell $1.33 per share, or 12.15%, to close at $9.62 per share on September 29, 2022.
Then, on October 18, 2022, Olaplex issued a press release in which "the Company revised its guidance for the 2022 fiscal year". Olaplex said it now expects fiscal year 2022 revenue between $704 million and $711 million, significantly down from its prior guidance range of $796 million to $826M. Olaplex stated that "[t]he Company's updated guidance primarily reflects a slowdown in sales momentum that it attributes to macro-economic pressures, increased competitive activity including discounting, and a moderation in new customer acquisition, as well as inventory rebalancing across certain customers which the Company believes are in response to these same macro-economic pressures."
On this news, Olaplex's stock price fell $5.55 per share, or 56.69%, to close at $4.24 per share on October 19, 2022.
As of the time the complaint was filed, the price of Olaplex common stock continues to trade below the Offering price of $21 per share, damaging investors.
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 17, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as lead plaintiff. If you choose to take no action, you may remain an absent class member.
If you purchased or otherwise acquired Olaplex common stock, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit Olaplex Holdings, Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com.
Since 1993, Bernstein Liebhard LLP has recovered over $3.5 billion for its clients. In addition to representing individual investors, the Firm has been retained by some of the largest public and private pension funds in the country to monitor their assets and pursue litigation on their behalf. As a result of its success litigating hundreds of lawsuits and class actions, the Firm has been named to The National Law Journal's "Plaintiffs' Hot List" thirteen times and listed in The Legal 500 for ten consecutive years.
ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. © 2022 Bernstein Liebhard LLP. The law firm responsible for this advertisement is Bernstein Liebhard LLP, 10 East 40th Street, New York, New York 10016, (212) 779-1414. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter.
Contact Information:
Peter Allocco
Bernstein Liebhard LLP
https://www.bernlieb.com
(212) 951-2030
pallocco@bernlieb.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Bernstein Liebhard LLP | 2023-01-12T08:45:15+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/prnewswire/2023/01/12/olaplex-holdings-inc-nasdaq-olpx-shareholder-class-action-alert-bernstein-liebhard-llp-reminds-investors-deadline-file-lead-plaintiff-motion-securities-class-action-lawsuit-against-olaplex-holdings-inc-nasdaq-olpx/ |
Bruce Cassidy and the Vegas Golden Knights are looking to kick things off on the right foot on opening night when they take on the Los Angeles Kings.
Puck drop is for 10 p.m. ET and can be streamed on ESPN for free.
fuboTV offers new subscribers a free, seven-day trial. Check it out here. SlingTV is offering new users half off their first month -- check them out here.
More from The AP:
Golden Knights eye return to postseason under Bruce Cassidy
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One year after missing the playoffs for the first time in the franchise’s existence, the Vegas Golden Knights are eyeing a return with their third coach in six seasons.
Bruce Cassidy replaced Peter DeBoer after both were fired from their respective jobs after last season.
Cassidy arrives from Boston, where he had a 245-108-46 record and led the Bruins to six straight playoff appearances.
DeBoer was dismissed May 16 after Vegas missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Vegas added veteran Phil Kessel to bolster the offense, which took a hit when Max Pacioretty was traded to Carolina to make room under the salary cap.
Owner Bill Foley proclaimed, “Playoffs in three, Cup in six” before the team’s inaugural campaign, which adds a bit of pressure to Cassidy’s first season, which will also be Vegas’ sixth in the NHL.
EICHEL’S HEALTH
Jack Eichel, who in November became the first NHL player to undergo artificial disk replacement surgery on his neck, enjoyed a normal offseason and came into training camp healthy for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign.
“It’s nice to be healthy and have nice peace of mind that I knew where I would be come September and I’d have my health and have an opportunity to have a training camp and preseason and build towards a regular season,” said Eichel, who had 14 goals and 11 assists in 34 games with Vegas last season.
GOLD STONE
The only discomfort Mark Stone said he’s feeling these days is the type of pain he’s willing to endure. Feeling recovered from a lumbar discectomy in May, the team captain said he’s welcomed soreness due to daily workouts or practices.
“It’s in areas that are a good stiff, using muscles that I really didn’t use for a full year,” said Stone, who missed 45 games last season. “It’s nice to kind of get that soreness back in the legs and stuff like that.”
The 37 games he played last season were his fewest since the 2013-14 campaign, when he appeared in 19 games.
PHIL A VOID
After feeling “lost” the last few years in Arizona, Kessel said the opportunity to play for a team that wants to contend was enticing enough to make him cross the state line.
“I’m excited to be here, I got a lot to prove,” said Kessel, who finished with a career-worst eight goals along with 44 assists last season. “I’m here to prove that it’s the same me.”
Kessel has appeared in 982 consecutive NHL games, the longest active streak, and is seven away from tying Keith Yandle’s record of 989. He’s one goal away from becoming the 13th U.S.-born player to score 400 NHL goals.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Offseason hip surgery ended goaltender Robin Lehner’s season before it began, leaving general manager Kelly McCrimmon with a quandary considering backup Laurent Brossoit’s status would be in question with his own offseason hip surgery.
Logan Thompson, the AHL Goalie of the Year in 2019, could be the leading candidate to start. Thompson went 10-5-3 with a .914 save percentage in 19 appearances with Vegas last season.
Adin Hill, whom the Golden Knights acquired in a trade with the San Jose Sharks shortly before training camp, and journeyman Michael Hutchinson, who has had stops in Winnipeg, Florida, Colorado and Toronto, are also in camp.
EYE ON THE SCHEDULE
If all goes according to plan, Kessel will tie Yandle’s mark in Las Vegas on Oct. 24 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and will break the record the next night in San Jose. The Knights’ longest homestand is seven games from Jan. 5 to Jan. 21, while their longest road trip immediately follows from Jan. 22 to Feb. 9. Cassidy will return to Boston on Dec. 5, and the Knights will host the Bruins on Dec. 11.
___
More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -119, Golden Knights -101; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings host the Vegas Golden Knights for the season opener.
Los Angeles had a 44-27-11 record overall and went 15-14-4 in Pacific Division play last season. The Kings scored 235 goals while allowing 232 for a +3 goal differential last season.
Vegas went 43-31-8 overall and 16-7-3 in division games a season ago. The Golden Knights scored 262 goals while giving up 244 for a +18 goal differential last season.
INJURIES: Kings: Drew Doughty: out (wrist), Sean Walker: out (lower body).
Golden Knights: Nicolas Hague: out (lower body), Laurent Brossoit: out (undisclosed), Robin Lehner: out (hip), Nolan Patrick: out (undisclosed), Brett Howden: out (undisclosed), Shea Weber: out (lower body).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2022-10-12T01:01:00+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/sports/2022/10/how-to-watch-golden-knights-vs-kings-nhl-opening-night-for-free.html |
On June 16, county hazmat teams for Hunterdon, Warren, Somerset, Sussex, and Morris counties were at the Suburban Propane facility located on Route 31 in Washington Township (Warren County) for a training drill about propane.
The training covered how propane is stored, transported, safety features on trucks and at facilities, leaks, and other topics. | 2022-07-12T18:35:23+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2022/07/multi-county-hazmat-training-drill-take-place-in-washington-twp.html |
By ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian leaders, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday night.
The visit came as American officials have continued to press Russia to release Griner, who was sentenced last month to nine years in prison in a drug possession case, and Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive serving a 16-year sentence on espionage-related charges. The U.S. government regards both as wrongfully detained.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in July that the U.S. had made a “substantial proposal” to Russia to facilitate a swap. Though he did not detail the terms, a person familiar the matter said the U.S. had offered to release convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
In in interview with The Associated Press last month, Richardson said he was hopeful about the chances of a two-for-two prisoner swap. In cases like this, Richardson said at the time, “it’s proportional — two-for two.”
The person who confirmed Richardson’s visit insisted on anonymity to discuss private negotiations. The Richardson Center for Global Engagement, which Richardson founded, issued a statement declining to comment on his visit. The nature of the dialogue and any outcome were not immediately clear.
CNN was first to report Richardson’s visit.
_____
Follow Eric Tucker on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/etuckerAP
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2022-09-14T02:31:58+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/09/13/richardson-visits-moscow-as-griner-whelan-remain-jailed/ |
Justice Department looking into PGA Tour deal with LIV’s Saudi backers, AP source says
(AP) - The Justice Department has begun to examine an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf to determine whether it violates federal antitrust statutes, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The inquiry is in its early stages, and it isn’t clear yet whether the Justice Department would take any enforcement action, the person said. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the inquiry and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the story. The PGA Tour did not immediately comment.
The PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund came together in a partnership that was negotiated so privately over two months that none of the players and some board members were aware.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan had been critical of LIV Golf since the rival circuit began poaching some of golf’s biggest names with signing bonuses of $100 million or more, money provided by the Public Investment Fund.
The PGA Tour suspended players who defected to LIV, such as Phil Mickelson, leading to 11 players and eventually LIV to file an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour last August. The PGA Tour then filed a countersuit, and the case was not expected to go trial until at least 2024.
Part of the agreement is to drop all litigation.
The Justice Department already was looking into antitrust issues since last summer.
Monahan has described the agreement announced June 6 as a “framework” with plenty of details still to be determined.
The agreement was for the PGA Tour, European tour and the PIF to pool commercial business and rights into a separate, for-profit company. The PGA Tour would continue to operate with its tax-exempt 501-c-6 status.
In a letter to various lawmakers sent last week, Monahan said he would be CEO of the new commercial entity, which he described as a subsidiary of the PGA Tour.
Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of PIF, would be chairman. Al-Rumayyan, Monahan and two PGA Tour board members who brokered the deal — New York attorney Ed Herlihy and investment banker Jimmy Dunne III — would form the executive committee.
“The PGA Tour will at all times hold the majority of the Board seats and be in control of this new entity, regardless of the size of PIF’s investment,” Monahan said in the letter. “The PIF will be a minority investor in the new commercial entity, while the PGA Tour will be the majority equity investor. At its core, the PIF is investing in the PGA Tour as it has invested in other U.S.-based companies.”
On Wednesday, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Justice Department’s antitrust division to scrutinize the agreement.
“Significantly, the deal appears to have a substantial adverse impact on competition, violating several provisions of U.S. antitrust law, regardless of whether the deal is structured as a merger or some sort of joint venture,” the senators wrote.
___
Balsamo reported from Washington, Ferguson from Los Angeles.
___
AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-15T22:42:01+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/2023/06/15/justice-department-looking-into-pga-tour-deal-with-livs-saudi-backers-ap-source-says/ |
McDonald’s ends test of meatless burger in US
Published: Jul. 31, 2022 at 4:56 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
(CNN) – McDonald’s is ending a trial run of the McPlant burger.
The McPlant is made with a plant-based protein, produced by Beyond Meat.
The test run generated a lot of interest in Beyond Meat with investors. However, Beyond Meat’s stock slid more than 5% Thursday.
Investors seem excited about Beyond Meat’s next move, Beyond Fried Chicken, which is coming to KFC.
McDonald’s future plans for the McPlant burger are unclear for now.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-31T22:32:32+00:00 | mysuncoast.com | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/07/31/mcdonalds-ends-test-meatless-burger-us/ |
CANNES, France, June 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 2019, there has been a significant acceleration in the digitization process of the Chinese consumer market, driven by changing consumer behaviors and market dynamics. This transformative shift has further intensified in recent times, creating new opportunities and challenges for brands to adapt and thrive in the digital landscape.
Reconnecting after three years, Tencent Marketing Solution made a remarkable presence at the 70th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where Zeus Jiang, Corporate Vice President of Tencent, joined industry leaders in a discussion on Long-termism in Digital Marketing on June 20th. The discussion emphasized the significance of digitization and scientific marketing for sustainable brand operations.
Kiki Fan, General Manager of Industrial Sales Operations at Tencent Marketing Solution also delivered a keynote speech entitled "China's Digital Market: A Growth Roadmap" on June 21st, where she shared invaluable insights from years of marketing expertise in the Chinese market. Meanwhile, Tencent Marketing Insights (TMI) collaborated with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to unveil the "A New Chapter to Digital Future - 2023 Report on Digital Trends of China's Luxury Market," providing profound analysis and predictions. Tencent Marketing Solution also utilized the occasion to enhance its Joint Business Partnership (JBP), reinforcing its collaborative efforts with partners as part of its ongoing commitment.
Industry Leaders Explore Long-Termism in Digital Marketing:
Insights from Zeus Jiang and Prominent Advertising Figures
On June 20th, Zeus Jiang, Corporate Vice President of Tencent, participated in a discussion organized by "Modern Advertising" media alongside Zhang Guohua, the president of the China Advertising Association and the global vice chairman of the International Advertising Association, and Dai Lijuan, the editor-in-chief of "Modern Advertising." The discussion centered around the concept Long-Termism in Digital Marketing. Zeus Jiang said: "On the one hand, brands should focus on the digitization of commodity assets and crowd assets, leveraging technology to enhance the recommendation efficiency and optimization capabilities of advertisements. On the other hand, brands can utilize scientific marketing to fully leverage Tencent's multi-traffic scenarios, effectively linking product characteristics and desired outcomes to achieve sustainable long-term operations."
Social Commerce Innovation
Seamlessly Connecting with Consumers through Weixin Brand.com 2.0
"Weixin has become brand zone areas to distribute useful information to their customers. Through friend recommendations, article browsing, video watching, information searching, product purchases, and loyalty programs, we are redefining the new online customer journey for our clients, and forging a deeper connection with their customers," explained Kiki Fan, General Manager of Industrial Sales Operations at Tencent Marketing Solution. Today, consumers increasingly seek brands that align with their values, making effective communication between brands and consumers crucial. Weixin Mini-Programs have emerged as a space for explosive growth and the evolution of Brand.com 2.0. Data reveals that in 2022, Weixin Mini-Program sales reached trillions RMB of transactions, experiencing a remarkable 460% increase since 2019. Global brands have established official flagship stores and customer service centers within Weixin Mini-Program, seamlessly integrating social elements with Tencent's robust service ecosystem. This innovative approach represents a new paradigm in social commerce, paving the way for customized brand management in China's digital era.
To support brands in their marketing endeavors, Tencent Marketing Solution has introduced an intelligent tool called RACE. Leveraging on various data from its diverse platforms, RACE provides valuable insights into science-driven marketing strategies. These insights guide brands in optimizing ad placement and maximizing marketing efficiency.
Resilient Growth in China's Luxury Market Spending
Digital Innovation Brand Equity and Sustainable Growth
To help luxury brands harness the potential of the Chinese market, Tencent Marketing Solution organized a press conference themed "A New Chapter to Digital Future" on June 20, unveiling the 2023 Tencent Luxury Report and sharing valuable insights and effective strategies for luxury brand marketing.
In today's ever-changing digital landscape, where consumer-brand interactions are increasingly digitalized, it's crucial for brands to elevate their digital marketing strategies. "Over the past three years, Weixin has introduced a lot of innovative advertising formats to improve the impact to our customers. Moreover, our intelligent data tools enable us to assist our clients in measuring the extent of this impact and other relevant metrics," said Ms. Fan.
The report points out that the Chinese market has fully recovered and demonstrated strong resilience. It is estimated that luxury spending by Chinese consumers is expected to grow by 15-20% and reach 550 billion RMB by the end of 2023. Veronique Yang, BCG Managing Director and Senior Partner, said, 'The underlying forces behind luxury spending are the upper middle class and affluent consumers in China. We find that despite the ups and downs in the macro environment, this group of consumers remains relatively intact, and the luxury experiences in China are almost on par with the international markets right now.'
The thriving digital ecosystem is one of the key drivers behind the strong performance of the Chinese market. Lin An, BCG Managing Director and Partner, emphasizes the importance of understanding the key consumer journeys of each brand and the role of diverse touchpoints. He said: "We need to know exactly what the key consumer journeys of our brand are, what the role of all the diverse and complicated touchpoints is, how to allocate resources, and what kind of products and services to provide. We believe this group of consumers is the future driver of growth in China, and capturing and activating them will pose challenging questions for brands."
Regarding the catering of consumer demand for digitalization and the business needs of brands, Dan Shu, Head of the Luxury and Beauty Goods Industry at Tencent Marketing Solution, emphasized the importance of focusing on brand assets for the long-term development of luxury brands. He said: "We realize that we should focus more on brand asset over just sales volume by promotions, so we are doing the sustainable work to formulate sustainable strategies for luxury brands within the Tencent ecosystem." To establish brand equity, various approaches such as festival marketing, event marketing, and youth activation are adopted. Brands can leverage Weixin Mini-Program, paid traffic, Weixin Search, and travel retail to drive business growth. George Xie, Head of the Luxury and Beauty Goods Industry Planning at Tencent Marketing Solution, highlighted the impact of the digital wave on luxury consumption. He said: "Under the development of digital wave, the transformed online channels, evolving consumer behaviors and innovative digital marketing strategies have jointly shaped a new luxury consumption experience."
Global Joint Business Partnership Upgrade
Empowering Brands for Sustainable Growth
During the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Tencent Marketing Solution engaged in extensive discussions with its four strategic partners, GroupM, Publicis Groupe, Omnicom Media Group, and Dentsu, resulting in an upgrade to its global Joint Business Partnership. Ethen Zhang, Deputy General Manager of Channel Sales Department, Tencent Marketing Solution, emphasized the collaborative potential. "With Tencent's product ecosystem and our partners' global client network, we have the opportunity to deepen our collaboration in areas such as integrated marketing strategies, content partnerships, leveraging marketing science and advertising technology, and more. Together, we'll deliver sustainable solutions that truly make a difference for our esteemed clients."
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Tencent | 2023-06-25T17:36:38+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2023/06/25/unignorable-chinese-market-unlocking-weixins-potential-business-growth/ |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Sarah Sanders won the Republican nomination for governor in Arkansas on Tuesday, putting her on a clear path to lead a solidly red state where Donald Trump’s popularity has overshadowed questions about his administration’s credibility that she faced during her time as White House press secretary.
Sanders won the GOP primary for the office her dad, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, held for a decade after a race where she shattered fundraising records. Sanders bombarded the state’s airwaves with TV ads invoking the former president and going after his favorite targets, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Sanders headed into the primary virtually assured of the nomination, and she remains a heavy favorite in the general election in a state that hasn’t voted for a Democrat for governor since 2010. Nuclear engineer and ordained minister Chris Jones won the Democratic nomination in Tuesday.
During her victory speech Tuesday, Sanders didn’t mention Trump or Biden and invoked the fatal shooting of at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school as a “stark and humbling reminder of just how precious life is.”
“Every single life has value and the most vulnerable among us should be those that we are fighting for and protecting the most,” Sanders said. “I can assure you that in my administration, that’s exactly what we will do. We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they’re as safe as they are in the classroom, the workplace, the nursing home, because every stage of life has value.”
As Trump’s spokesperson, Sanders was one of his closest White House aides and was the face of an administration that contributed to the nation’s stark divide. She’s running at a time that Republicans around the country are adopting the president’s rhetoric and approach on a number of issues, including immigration policy and the way race is taught in schools.
Sanders joked Tuesday night about her shift from press secretary to nominee.
“When I worked at the White House, nobody ever cheered when I went up to the podium,” she said. “This is different, but I like it a whole lot better.”
During Sanders’ nearly two-year tenure at the White House, she scaled back daily televised briefings after repeatedly sparring with reporters who aggressively questioned her. She faced questions about her credibility, particularly after special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed that Sanders admitted making an unfounded claim to reporters about FBI agents’ reaction to director James Comey’s firing. But she also earned reporters’ respect working behind the scenes to develop relationships with the media.
She faced similar credibility questions after Rudy Giuliani, one of Trump’s personal attorneys, surprised the White House by saying on national TV that Trump had reimbursed his then-fixer Michael Cohen for the $130,000 Cohen had paid porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep quiet during the campaign about an alleged past sexual encounter with Trump. Trump has denied Daniels’ claim.
The White House had failed to disclose the reimbursement. Sanders said she didn’t know anything about the repayment until Giuliani disclosed it.
Sanders in her ads embraced Trump’s endorsement and his rhetoric, promising to use the state’s top office to fight Biden and the “radical left,” something that’s awfully hard to find in a state where no Democrat holds statewide or federal office. She also invoked Trump’s one of Trump’s favorite targets, the national news media.
“As White House press secretary, I never had to worry about the far left and their allies at CNN or the New York Times defining me,” Sanders says in one TV spot. “Because I have a creator who’s already done that.”
But she danced more delicately around some of Trump’s biggest grievances, especially his lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.
Sanders in interviews has stopped short of calling the presidential election stolen, unlike Trump-endorsed candidates in Pennsylvania, Georgia and elsewhere were running on his false claims. Sanders said she thinks Trump has the right to call the election stolen, though she said she can’t say how much fraud there was in 2020. An Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by Trump has found fewer than 475 — a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election.
“What I do know is the country would be infinitely better off right now if Donald Trump was in the White House,” Sanders told the AP in an interview earlier this month.
She also avoided publicly criticizing outgoing Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, even after the former president labeled Hutchinson a RINO — Republican In Name Only — for vetoing an anti-transgender law. Sanders said she would have signed that measure, which the GOP Legislature enacted by overriding Hutchinson. Hutchinson, who is considering a run for president in 2024, has often split with the former president.
Hutchinson endorsed Sanders in November after her two chief rivals for the nomination — Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge — dropped out to seek other offices. Hutchinson was barred by term limits from seeking reelection.
Trump publicly encouraged Sanders to run for governor when she left the White House in 2019 to return to her home state.
Sanders was already well known in Arkansas politics, going back to when she appeared in ads for her father’s campaigns. She managed Sen. John Boozman’s 2010 election and worked as an adviser to Sen. Tom Cotton’s in 2014. She appeared in ads endorsing Boozman, who won the GOP primary for his seat after fending off challenges from the right.
Sanders has run on a promise to phase out the state’s income tax, though she’s stopped short of giving a timeline for doing so or offering details on how she’d pay for the loss in revenue.
Sanders defeated former talk radio host Doc Washburn, who mounted a long shot bid against her in the primary by trying to paint her as not conservative enough partly because of her endorsement from Hutchinson and backing of Boozman.
Jones, who won the Democratic nomination in a five-person primary, launched his campaign last year with a video that quickly went viral and contrasted with Sanders’ rhetoric. During his victory speech, he continued that theme, presenting himself as a more unifying figure than Sanders.
“Arkansans are clear that we are sick and tired of the politics of division,” Jones said.
Jones is among dozens of Black Democrats who are winning in areas that Trump has won, in the hopes of mobilizing more voters. Arkansas has never elected an African-American to statewide or federal office.
Before jumping into the governor’s race, Jones headed the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs. He has dubbed his platform “PB&J,” which he says stands for preschool, broadband and jobs.
___
Follow AP for full coverage of the midterms at https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections and on Twitter, https://twitter.com/ap_politics | 2022-05-25T07:06:18+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/politics/trump-press-secretary-sanders-wins-gop-arkansas-governor-nod/ |
(KTXL) – Memorial Day, a federal holiday commemorating those who died while serving in the military, was celebrated on the same day of the month every year for a century before Congress voted to move it to always land on a Monday.
According to the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), by the end of the Civil War in 1865, several places across the country were holding tributes to fallen soldiers by placing flowers on their graves on different days, often in the spring.
In 1868, Major General John A. Logan, the head of a group of Union veterans, declared that the group would observe Decoration Day, as it was called at the time, on May 30 that year. According to the VA, that date came to be adopted by various states and military facilities over time.
In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which made Memorial Day a federal holiday that always landed on the last Monday of May starting in 1971.
The act also created or moved three other federal holidays to be on Mondays: Washington’s Birthday (often referred to as Presidents Day), Columbus Day, and Veterans Day. Veterans Day was later returned to its original set date of November 11.
The holidays were moved in part to allow workers in the country to enjoy long weekends. In signing the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, President Lyndon B. Johnson hoped to encourage Americans to use the time for leisure.
“The bill that we sign today will help Americans to enjoy more fully the country that is their magnificent heritage. It will also aid the work of Government and bring new efficiency to our economy…
This will mean a great deal to our families and our children. It will enable families who live some distance apart to spend more time together. Americans will be able to travel farther and see more of this beautiful land of ours. They will be able to participate in a wider range of recreational and cultural activities…
The private employer will enjoy similar gains in efficiency. The Monday holiday will stimulate greater industrial and commercial production, sparing business and labor the penalty of midweek shutdowns.”
Pres. Johnson, June 28, 1968
Johnson’s vision doesn’t always work out as planned. According to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 90% of civilian workers got Memorial Day as a paid holiday in 2018, but the rate was much lower for Washington’s Birthday (24%) and Veterans Day (19%). | 2022-05-30T21:17:28+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/why-memorial-day-was-moved-to-always-be-on-monday/ |
Robert S. Yates, died on August 24, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Tucson, AZ, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Eleanor Corcilius Yates.
In his youth, he was active in Boy Scouts, earning the rank of Eagle Scout, the Order of the Arrow, and serving as an acolyte at Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Syracuse, NY. He received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Dallas, Irving, TX, and a Master's degree in Regional and Community Planning from Penn State University, College Park, PA. As a professional community, urban, and regional planner, he worked in various communities throughout Lancaster County.
His interests included politics, local and world news, and end-time prophecy. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed seeing them grow into responsible citizens.
The faith he loved and exemplified is a loving legacy he passes on to his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Christine, his daughters Robin (wife of Brian), Kristin (partner of Barrett Lash) and Karin, and grandchildren: William, Jonathan, Ariana, Collin, Ethan, Alicia, and Braiden.
Friends will be received on Wednesday, August, 31, 2022 from 10:30-11AM at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 501 E. Orange St., Lancaster, PA, with the Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11AM. Interment in Riverview Burial Park. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to a charity of one's choice. To send a condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com
A living tribute » | 2022-08-28T05:53:42+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/robert-s-yates/article_62852f1c-ce37-5355-b9b2-7d51f36fdbe6.html |
A pall hung over the gathering of the leadership of 14 religious orders of Charity Sisters in Halifax, Nova Scotia, last month. Among them were the New York Charities who, in April, decided to eventually dissolve their community and will no longer accept new members as they are on a “path to completion.”
The significance is that Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, planted the seeds for their order when she sent three sisters to New York City in 1817 to start an orphanage. Eight years prior, in Maryland, Seton had founded the Sisters of Charity — the first community for religious women in the U.S. In 1846, the Sisters of Charity of New York spun off into a separate order.
Sister Maureen Shaughnessy, the General Superior of the separate New Jersey Charities who was at that meeting, told me: “We’ll be facing the same decision in the next 10 years.” She had served as the head of the order from 2003 to 2011 when there were about 500 sisters in the community.
Yesterday, she started her second four-year term after finishing one that began in 2019. Today there are 164 N.J. Charities with the average age of 83.
Sister Mary Canavan, now 94 and a Charity for 75 years living in Jersey City, was General Superior from 1987 to 1995 when there were about 1,000 Sisters in the order. She said the order at one time in the 1960s almost approached 2,000 members.
Mother Mary Xavier Mehegan started the N.J. branch in 1859. They staffed the powerhouse parish schools in Jersey City, Union City, Kearny and Harrison. At Our Lady of Grace in Hoboken, they had over 2,000 students in the grammar school and also staffed its orphanage with more than two dozen sisters living in the convent. They educated my mother, Grace, and her siblings at St. Bridget’s, Jersey City. And they also ran several high schools in Hudson County.
Vatican II changed all that as more sisters moved out of traditional teaching into ministries that promoted social justice, among other areas.
Shaughnessy, who was my professor of catechetical theology in the seminary, remains “hopeful.” She does not know what will replace the traditional religious life and claims, “we don’t own our charism.” Meaning that others can take it up and shape it for a new millennium.
One group can be their Seton associates, some 250 mostly women, and some men, who support the sisters in their own way as they live their own lives. They embrace the spirituality of the Charities handed down from St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac, two 17th-century French contemporaries. Shaughnessy summed it up as: “Live for others and not yourself.”
And that resonated with Rosemary Carroll, the first lay, paid director of the group from 2009 to 2021 when she saw the group grow from 170 to 325 members. She brought to the role a wealth of experience in journalism, public relations and development to advance the mission of charity. She graduated from now-St. Elizabeth’s University twice after a master’s degree in theology and was president of their alumnae.
“It was like being part of the family,” she said.
Since associates live all over the country where Sisters of Charity have been missioned, she started a newsletter so all could keep in touch with each other.
Carroll noted a “bittersweet moment” when there were more associates than actual vowed sisters. So, I asked Theresa Nolan, 29, who now works in the development office of her alma mater, St. Vincent Academy in Newark, why she did not enter the convent.
“I don’t feel being a sister is my vocation,” she said but added, “Being an associate is like being a sister without being a sister.”
She is among the two dozen younger associates. Sister Margaret Killough is her sponsor. (The Killoughs lived across the street from me on Magnolia Avenue in Jersey City, and as a boy I used to see them visiting in their old habits. Sister Maureen was the long-time principal of Sacred Heart in Jersey City and has passed.)
Nolan also moderates a group at St. Vincent’s called “Toward Boundless Charity,” an extracurricular activity in the school. About a dozen girls do a “lot of service” outside of school, she said. Four Charities girls’ high schools offer this program.
The N.J. Charities also count perhaps hundreds of thousands living alums from their institutions who have been formed in that spirit. Carroll sees part of the future of religious life resting “very much with the laity as the future of the church.” She said the associates offer “church and charism where they live and minister. They touch lives and draw people to the church.”
Nonagenarian Canavan, a revered Sister of Charity, has always seen the lay associates “dedicated to our ministries like we are and doing something new.” In leadership and in retirement, she is still a visionary.
The Rev. Alexander Santora is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph, 400 Willow Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030. Email: padrealex@yahoo.com; Twitter: @padrehoboken. | 2023-07-02T13:08:25+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/opinion/2023/07/whats-next-for-sisters-of-charity-as-members-age-faith-matters.html |
Virginia State Police troopers dispatched to investigate Irvo Otieno’s death at a mental hospital last month found that the handcuffs and leg irons used on Otieno had been cleaned and stowed away in a vehicle before they arrived on the scene, according to a legal brief filed Wednesday by a prosecutor.
Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man, was shackled when seven Henrico County sheriff’s deputies and three employees at Central State Hospital piled on him for 11 minutes until he went limp, surveillance video shows. The medical examiner ruled his March 6 death a homicide by asphyxiation. Otieno’s family has said he urgently needed mental health treatment.
Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill filed court papers Wednesday requesting a single trial for the 10 deputies and hospital workers, who have all been indicted on second-degree murder charges. The prosecutor’s filing included previously undisclosed details about the events surrounding Otieno’s death, which she compared to a “medieval” method of execution called pressing.
“The significant external pressure … prevents adequate expansion of the rib cage during breathing, even though the airways may be clear,” Baskervill wrote.
According to Baskervill, Otieno was taken from the county jail to the hospital on a temporary detention order for medical treatment. There, sheriff’s deputies and hospital staff piled on him, and Otieno stopped moving as of 4:39 p.m., Baskervill wrote. Otieno had an enlarged heart and was at risk of acute arrhythmia as he was held down, she added.
At 4:40 p.m., a nurse administered an injection that contained olanzapine, an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and diphenhydramine, an antihistamine for treating allergies and colds, according to the filing.
Hospital staff first called 911 to report that Otieno was not breathing at 4:40 p.m., after he had stopped moving, Baskervill wrote.
Otieno was pronounced dead at 5:36 p.m., after a Dinwiddie County rescue squad responded. Almost two hours later, at 7:28 p.m., Virginia State Police dispatch received a call from Central State Hospital requesting assistance with a death investigation, Baskervill said.
“Special Agents took photographs of what was left of the scene and Special Agents conducted interviews with the defendants whom they found huddled together in a break room of sorts in the hospital building,” Baskervill wrote. “State Police discovered that, prior to State Police arrival, the handcuffs and leg-irons that had been placed on Otieno by the Henrico Sheriff's Office at the Henrico Jail prior to transport had been cleaned and placed back in Henrico transport vehicles.”
Baskervill did not indicate whether she thought cleaning and stowing the restraints was a deliberate attempt to hide evidence from a crime scene. She did not specify who cleaned and stowed the shackles. She declined to comment beyond the filing Wednesday.
Attorneys for most of the defendants declined to comment or did not respond to requests for comment. “The only thing I can really say is that I’ve received it and will review it,” said G. Russell Stone Jr., the attorney for sheriff’s deputy Dwayne Bramble, when asked about the new filing.
Stephen A. Mutnick, who represents sheriff’s deputy Randy Boyer, said Boyer “denies that there was an illegal or wrongful act on his part.”
Mutnick said Baskervill’s decision to include “references to medieval torture and football pileups” in a motion on a complex legal issue was “interesting.”
“The facts of this case must be determined in a court of law, not in the court of public opinion, and these references appear to be metaphors solely meant to manipulate the passions of the public,” Mutnick said in a statement.
While she argued that all 10 defendants should be tried simultaneously because each participated in restraining Otieno, Baskervill conceded in the filing that “the most culpable persons as first-degree principals would be those on his torso.”
“But, anyone participating in the restraint would have been contributing to Otieno’s death by maintaining his prone body position, thus preventing him from becoming supine or upright” and able to breathe again, she added.
An autopsy cannot determine who held down which body part, Baskervill said. But the prosecutor previously released hospital surveillance video showing Otieno’s entire stay in Central State Hospital, from the time sheriff’s deputies drag him into a hospital admissions room in handcuffs and leg irons, to the 11 minutes in which they restrain Otieno on the ground, to the moment when they release his limp body. The video also shows CPR efforts and the injection he was given.
“It is not irrelevant that if one person here had acted differently, then Otieno may very well have been able to survive,” Baskervill wrote. “Nor is it irrelevant that if one person had encouraged the others to act differently and urged others to stop applying lethal pressure to Otieno, Otieno might well still be with us today.”
Mark Krudys, a civil rights attorney who represents Otieno’s family, did not respond to a request for comment about the filing. | 2023-04-26T20:53:27+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/26/irvo-otieno-death-handcuffs-cleaned-stowed/ |
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Kansas native who led an all-female Islamic State battalion when she lived in Syria has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the maximum possible sentence.
Fluke-Ekren, 42, admitted that she led the Khatiba Nusaybah, a battalion in which roughly 100 women and girls — some as young as 10 years old — learned how to use automatic weapons and detonate grenades and suicide belts.
One of Fluke-Ekren's daughters was among those who said she received such training. The daughter and Fluke-Ekren's oldest son both urged the judge to impose a maximum sentence.
They said they were physically and sexually abused by their mother, and described the mistreatment in horrific detail in letters to the court. Fluke-Ekren denied the abuse.
Fluke-Ekren's status as a U.S.-born woman who rose to a level of leadership status in the Islamic State makes her story unique among terror cases. Prosecutors say the abuse she inflicted on her children from a young age helps explain how she went from an 81-acre farm in Overbrook, Kansas, to an Islamic State leader in Syria, with stops in Egypt and Libya along the way.
Fluke-Ekren asked for just a two-year sentence so she could raise her young children. She said at the outset of a lengthy speech that she takes responsibility for her actions but spent most of her speech rationalizing her conduct. | 2022-11-01T19:35:17+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Kansas-mom-gets-20-years-for-leading-Islamic-17550094.php |
RENO, Nev., Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyDrop (formerly Flirtey) has released episode one of a documentary series "The SkyDrop Story", to tell the historical story of the first FAA-approved drone delivery on US soil.
Watch on SkyDrop's YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/OHLt8RFPGNY
The first episode titled "The Kitty Hawk Moment" focuses on the first FAA-approved drone delivery on US soil, which was conducted by SkyDrop in Wise, Virginia. This drone delivery represented the "Kitty Hawk Moment" for the drone delivery industry.
The delivery drone that made this first delivery will be going on display in the "Thomas W. Haas We All Fly" exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in 2022. The museum also displays the 1903 Wright Flyer that made the first official flight of a powered heavier-than-air flying machine.
SkyDrop (formerly Flirtey) is a full-stack solutions provider of hardware and software for autonomous last-mile drone delivery and owns extensive patents. SkyDrop is the pioneer of the commercial drone delivery industry, with a mission to make delivery instant for everyone, and a vision of drone delivery that is safer, speedier, quieter, cheaper, and greener. The company first made history in 2015 when it conducted the first-ever FAA-approved drone delivery in the US. Learn more at www.GetSkyDrop.com
Media Contact: media@getskydrop.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE SkyDrop | 2022-09-23T15:40:28+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2022/09/23/skydrop-releases-kitty-hawk-moment-episode-one-documentary-series/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators are trying to make a methodical case that President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election led directly to his supporters’ insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The House panel investigating the attack has held the first two in a series of hearings providing its initial findings after a yearlong probe and more than 1,000 interviews. The committee has shown clips not only from the violent attack on the Capitol, but also from its own closed-door interviews with Trump aides and associates who were trying to dissuade him from spreading falsehoods about an election he lost.
A rundown of what we’ve learned so far from the public hearings of the select Jan. 6 committee — and what’s next:
REBUFFED ON ELECTION NIGHT
One after one, video excerpts have been played of Trump’s aides describing their conversations with the just-defeated president as returns came in on election night and in the days afterward, as it became increasingly obvious that he had lost to Democrat Joe Biden. The committee is trying to establish that Trump pushed lies about widespread election fraud despite hearing clear evidence that it didn’t happen.
As the aides tried to be realistic with the president, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani took the opposite approach, telling him on election night that he should declare victory right away, according to the testimony. It was four more days until Biden was declared the winner.
Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, said she knew it was clear that the results would not be final on election night. Campaign aide Jason Miller said a better sense of the numbers was needed before making any declarations. Campaign manager Bill Stepien said he advised Trump to tell reporters that the race was too early to call, that he was proud of the campaign he ran and that he was in a good position to win.
But Trump didn’t listen. Miller said that Trump told the room that anyone who didn’t agree with Giuliani was being “weak.” He went out and publicly declared the election “a fraud on the American public.”
“Frankly, we did win this election,” Trump said.
FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS COME UP EMPTY
In the weeks after the election, the Department of Justice investigated Trump’s claims of widespread fraud. States and localities that had counted the votes did their own checks. None found evidence to support the claims that Trump and Giuliani were pushing.
Attorney General Bill Barr, who resigned from office after publicly declaring there was no evidence of widespread fraud, described his interactions with the president as he tried to convince him of the facts. Not only was Trump angry, but he was becoming “detached from reality,” Barr said in a videotaped deposition.
Barr said that when he would tell Trump “how crazy some of these allegations were, there was never, there was never an indication of interest in what the actual facts were.”
Two in-person witnesses at the committee’s hearing on Monday talked about Trump and Giuliani’s pressure to try and overturn the results in their states. BJay Pak, a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta who resigned as Trump pressured Georgia officials, said his office investigated Giuliani’s “reckless” claims about fraud in the state and found them to be “simply untrue.”
Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt, the only Republican on the city’s election board, said Trump’s claims about fraud in his city were “fantastical” and thorough investigations turned up nothing of the sort.
FUNDRAISING USING FALSE CLAIMS
The panel detailed Trump’s fundraising off his own falsehoods. He and his allies raised hundreds of millions after the election, the committee said, and broadly misled donors as to where some of the money was going. Some of the dollars that were advertised as going to an “election defense fund” actually benefitted groups and entities connected to Trump’s family and friends.
“Not only was there the Big Lie, there was the Big Ripoff,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., a member of the panel.
After the hearing Monday, Lofgren said on CNN that Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, was paid $60,000 for a short speech at Trump’s rally ahead of the insurrection.
A REMINDER OF THE VIOLENCE
While some of the committee’s findings are new, some of the evidence they are presenting is not. But the seven Democrats and two Republicans on the panel want to remind the public of what happened that January day – not only how violent it was, but the lies that led up to it.
At the initial hearing on June 9, the panel showed new video of police officers being beaten as Trump’s supporters broke into the Capitol and interrupted the certification of Biden’s victory. Images from body cameras and security video showed the huge and angry crowd as it surged toward the entrances and shattered windows and doors, repeating Trump’s claims about fraud.
Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards described a bloody “war scene” and hours of hand to hand combat. She was one of the first officers injured, thrown to ground as the first rioters pushed past bike racks. She suffered a head injury and still hasn’t yet returned to the same unit.
“It was carnage,” she said. “It was chaos.”
WHAT’S NEXT
While the schedule is fluid, the committee plans up to five additional hearings to lay out its findings. While the first two hearings showed the violence of the siege and documented Trump’s resistance as his aides and allies initially tried to present the facts of his November loss, future hearings will describe how he continued to push the lies and eventually set his sights on the congressional certification of Jan. 6.
On Thursday, the panel will describe Trump’s efforts to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to illegally delay the electoral count or to object to Biden’s win as he presided over the congressional certification. In a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the committee’s Republican co-chair, said the panel will examine Trump’s “relentless effort on Jan. 6, and in the days beforehand, to pressure Vice President Pence to refuse to count lawful electoral votes.”
Rep. Cheney also included a preview clip: former White House lawyer Eric Herschmann telling the committee in a video interview that he had told John Eastman, a lawyer who was working with Trump to push the false fraud claims, that he needed to “get a great effing criminal defense lawyer. You’re gonna need it.”
Other hearings will review Trump’s pressure on Justice Department officials and what was happening in the White House as the violence unfolded at the Capitol.
“The Trump campaign legal team knew there was no legitimate argument — fraud, irregularities or anything — to overturn the election,” Cheney said at Monday’s hearing. “And yet President Trump went ahead with his plans for Jan. 6 anyway.”
A CRIMINAL REFERRAL?
After the hearings, the committee says its investigation will continue. And panel members will ultimately have to make a decision about whether they have found criminal activity and, if so, whether they should refer it to the Justice Department. The department, which is conducting its own investigation, could take or leave the recommendation.
Committee members have been debating that issue, but have emphasized a referral is not their main goal.
“We’re making a report to the American people about what happened, why it happened and how we need to protect ourselves in the future,” said Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat on the committee.
___
Associated Press writer Kevin Freking contributed to this report. | 2022-06-15T07:31:40+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/jan-6-hearings-what-weve-learned-and-whats-next/ |
2 shot, killed trying to rob jewelry store at Magic Mall in Orlando, police say
ORLANDO, Fla. - Two people are dead after being shot trying to rob a jewelry store at the Magic Mall in Orlando, police said Friday. Two suspects are reportedly still at large.
According to Orlando police, officers swarmed the Magic Mall on West Colonial Drive just before noon. Police say a jewelry booth inside the mall was robbed by four suspects. They say at least one of the suspects was armed.
"The store owner shot at the suspects," police said in an email to FOX 35. "One suspect was found deceased on scene. The three other suspects fled in a vehicle that was later found at a nearby location."
MORE NEWS: 15-year-old boy kills 5 people in North Carolina mass shooting
Police say one of the suspects was inside the vehicle with a gunshot wound and was transported to the hospital where he died.
No other suspects have been located. This is an ongoing investigation.
SKYFOX flew over the scene and spotted over a half a dozen Orlando police cars in the parking lot with crime scene tape surrounding the strip mall.
Check back for updates. | 2022-10-14T18:03:44+00:00 | fox35orlando.com | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/2-shot-killed-trying-to-rob-jewelry-store-at-magic-mall-in-orlando-police-say |
(NewsNation) — Donald Trump’s lawyer says “it doesn’t appear” they would object to releasing the search warrant that prompted Monday’s search of his Mar-a-Lago home.
The Department of Justice has moved to unseal the warrant linked to the Mar-a-Lago search. Former President Trump’s legal team has until 3 p.m. ET Friday to respond. They can either object to the release of the search warrant or agree to it.
If they agree, the world would see what the government is seeking in their search warrant and what FBI agents took from Mar-a-Lago.
The former president’s attorney, Christina Bobb, was at Mar-a-Lago during the search. She joined “On Balance with Leland Vittert” on Thursday night and said if offered optimism they would give the green light, but would not commit.
“It doesn’t appear at this time like we would object, but the court has ordered the Department of Justice to coordinate with us and to work on how that release would take place and what that would look like. Our team has responded. We have reached out to the Department of Justice to coordinate that and have not been able to make contact,” Trump’s attorney Christina Bobb said.
She added: “We’re waiting to hear back from them. We’re very eager. We know that people want information, and we’re eager to respond as best as possible in coordination with the Department of Justice so we’re just waiting to hear back from them.”
Near the end of Leland Vittet’s interview with Bobb, she expressed that she was not sure if they would support releasing the affidavit.
Sources confirmed to NewsNation the execution of the search warrant is linked to an investigation into whether or not the former president mishandled presidential records related to the discovery of boxes full of White House records that were taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump left office.
Trump maintains that the search was neither necessary nor appropriate, calling it “prosecutorial misconduct.”
The search of a former president’s home is unprecedented, which presents the question of how presidential records are handled.
The Presidential Records Act from 1978 establishes public ownership of all presidential records and developed a way presidents must manage their records.
Under the act, the president is responsible for the management and keeping of presidential records and must separate personal records.
The act allows the president to get rid of records that no longer have administrative, historical, informational or evidentiary value but only after the views of the Archivist of the United States on the proposed disposal have been made available in writing.
Once a president leaves office, the law requires presidential records to be automatically transferred into the legal custody of the archivist. This applies to the records of all presidents and vice presidents and began with the Reagan Administration.
House Republicans believe the enforcement of the Presidential Records Act under Trump differs from previous presidents. In response to the Mar-a-Lago search, Republicans with the Oversight and Reform Committee asked for all documents and communications between any employee or agent of National Archives and Records Administration, the FBI or Department of Justice and the Offices of the United States Attorneys regarding Trump.
The committee is also looking for all communication between NARA employees about documents Trump possesses, all documents submitted to a U.S. federal district court or magistrate or judge, and all documents that illustrate the process of how NARA collects documents during a presidential transition.
A judge reportedly signed off on the FBI’s search warrant for Mar-a-Lago last week, but investigators did not take at least 12 boxes from the resort until Monday when Trump was in New York.
Trump says the search was a “surprise attack” and claimed that his team had been cooperating with the Department of Justice since June.
During a pending investigation, documents typically remain sealed, but the Department of Justice requested to have the warrant unsealed due to the public’s clear and powerful interest. | 2022-08-12T03:21:14+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/trumps-lawyer-doesnt-appear-we-will-reject-warrant-release/ |
After a challenging school year, summer is here, and so is summer reading.
Iowa children’s book experts joined Charity Nebbe on Talk of Iowa to share recommendations for kids of all ages to stay engaged with reading this summer.
Guests
- Amanda Lepper – co-owner Dog Eared Books in Ames
- Devin Redmond – Iowa City-based teacher and librarian
- Becky Preston – Des Moines Public Library youth librarian at the Forest Avenue Branch
Board books
The Button Book by Sally Nicholls
"It's not often you find a book that is guaranteed to crack kids up, but The Button Book has achieved it. Every page has a button that you can encourage your little reader to press to make a silly sound. Previously published for preschoolers as a picturebook, this new edition brings it to the toddler crew."
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Hands On! by Anne Wynter
"Wynter brings us an interactive toddler adventure where readers can practice all the fantastic things hands and feet do from the perspective of a toddler. This is the perfect age to read a few pages and imitate the actions!"
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
I'm Thinking of a Farm Animal by Charlotte Guillain
"Kids love interactive books, especially at the toddler age. Readers are given many hints about what animal is hiding. The pull tabs make this classic theme come to life and toddlers will love making animal sounds as they reveal the answer to the guessing game on each page."
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Picture books
Anzu: The Great Kaiju by Benson Shum
"A kaiju is supposed to be scary and destructive, but what if they love flowers and happiness?"
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Big Truck Little Island by Chris Van Dusen
"A big truck gets stuck on a small island’s tiny road, blocking traffic and bringing the entire island to a standstill. But in an act of ingenuity, teamwork, and trust, townspeople on either side of the roadblock trade cars so each can complete their day’s tasks while the big truck gets unstuck. What makes the story even more fun is that it's based on a true story from a small island off the coast of Maine, and Van Dusen includes those details in the afterword."
Recommended by Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Crocodile Hungry by Eija Sumner
"This one will have adults and kids laughing out loud. Crocodile is hungry but he can't seem to find any food he wants in the fridge. He tries to go all over the place looking for something to eat with some dramatic results. He just can't understand the response he gets from animals and people as he tries to quiet his rumbling tummy. Preschoolers will eat this one up!"
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion written by Stephen W Martin and illustrated by Dan Tavis
"Fluffy McWhiskers is a cat so cute, those who lay eyes on her immediately explode due to the cuteness overload. Fluffy takes the losses to heart and decides to make herself scarce, to better protect humanity. A deserted island seems to offer the perfect solution, but poor Fluffy is incredibly lonely. Until she meets a big-eyed pug so cute, their explosion powers cancel each other out. This book is not only irresistibly cute, it is immensely funny."
Recommended by Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
"A sweet (and suspenseful!) picture book about a little owl who always wanted to be a courageous and clever knight."
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Mina by Matthew Forsythe
"Matthew Forsythe has a talent for writing children’s books with dry humor and stunning colored-pencil illustrations. Mina is the story of a young mouse with a dim-witted, but well-meaning parent. Her father brings home many inconvenient things from the world outside their tree home — tin cans to make his jokes louder, stamp art he thinks will be “worth something” someday. But he crosses the line when he brings home a “squirrel” that’s really a cat. Mina’s instincts tell her they’re in for trouble. There’s a fun twist to the story when it comes to what saves Mina and her father."
Recommended by Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Out of a Jar by Deborah Marcero
"A picture book that tells the story of what happens if we bottle up our emotions, rather than feeling them."
Recommended by Devin Redmond and Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Pink, Blue, and You! by Elise Gravel
"This is an easy and accessible book that offers great questions between the reader and listener about gender and gender stereotypes."
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Skater Baby by Jack Noel
"A funny book about a baby who escapes from lots of adults in the community — on a skateboard!"
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Trees by Tony Johnston
"Look no further for your perfect summer read. Each page shows trees from a different angle with truly stunning artwork that all ages will marvel at. This oversized book will make you crave a walk in the forest and will help grow a love of the natural world."
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
What Goes Inside? by Magda Gargulakaova
"This title is more like a game than a story! On one side of the spread there is a box or container, and the reader is challenged to guess what is inside. The next side will show dozens of possible answers. I can't think of a better vocabulary builder. After reading this you might be tempted to make your own matching drawing, or play the guessing game with everyday situations."
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore
Early Readers
Doggo and Pupper Save the World by Katherine Applegate
"Another early reader book about two friends who are very good helpers, even when one might be feeling extra afraid."
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
The Good Egg by Jory John
"This book follows the good egg as he tries to decide what to do at a talent show, but doesn't think he has anything special to bring to the table."
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
I Really Want a Bigger Piece by Ziefert
"Really Bird books help kids process really big feelings. In this story, Really Bird really wants to have the same sized piece of the pie as their friends, and they talk about sharing equally."
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
It's a Sign by Jarrett Pumphrey
"Kids adore the Elephant & Piggie series, but when they're done it can be hard to know what to read next. Luckily there is a spin-off of books called Elephant & Piggie Like Reading where new authors are recommended by our familiar friends with the same wonderful illustrations and humorous stories. Each story has an intro from Mo Willems with his characters! It's a Sign follows some new friends who are learning to write so they can make a sign for their club!"
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard
"A beginning chapter book about a third-grader who becomes his community’s favorite barber! This book has about the same amount of words as Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones."
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Look What We Can Do by Candy James
"A funny beginning reader book about two friends who really want to win a talent show!"
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Secret Spy Society: The Case of the Missing Cheetah and Secret Spy Society: The Case of the Curious Scouts written and illustrated by Veronica Mang
"On a dark and stormy night, three curious girls discover the existence of a secret society formed by the great female spies of history. The girls are enlisted to help one of the spies, the glamorous, Jazz-era dancer and actress Josephine Baker, track down her missing pet cheetah. The books offer great adventure and fascinatingly true information about talented and brave women of the past. A third in the series is already planned."
Recommended by Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local libraryGraphic Novels
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris
"A LOL comic about a cat who must rescue the moon from a pack of rats eating it! It’s also about a ragtag group of friends."
Recommended by Devin Redmond and Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Just Roll with It by Lee Durfey-Lavoie & Veronica Agarwal
"A girl with anxious and OCD tendencies relies too much on her 20-sided die to help her make decisions. A great book about learning about our mental health."
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local libraryMiddle grade and chapter books
The Girl in the Lake by India Hill Brown
"India Hill Brown is a master of writing scary stories for kids that will make you shriek but also teach you about history. She weaves in research about segregation and its impact on the Black community, both in the past and the present day."
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
The Last Cuentista, by Donna Barba Higuera
"Newbery winner about a girl who travels to another planet after an apocalypse. Despite efforts from the Collective to erase all memories, Petra remembers her life on Earth, her love for her family and her abuelita’s folklore."
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm
"Bell is a pretty normal kid, except for the fact that he lives on Mars. Part of the American settlement, he isn't allowed to make contact with any of the other countries, even for emergencies. Everything is running smoothly until the adults start to fall ill and the kids have to break the rules to stay alive. This is such a great sci-fi book for kids because it will get them asking questions and imagining how different life can be based on what you experience and how you are raised. For instance ... on mars algae loaf is a normal dinner. YUCK!"
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
New From Here by Kelly Yang
"A book about leaving 15 years of life in Hong Kong and moving to San Francisco in the very early days of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Recommended by Devin Redmond and Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
"A story of generosity and kindness coming from a community’s most feared inhabitant."
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Pony by RJ Palacio
"Pony, a horse, Silas, a boy, and Mittenwool, a ghost, and their adventures across the American landscape. This book is set in the mid-1800s."
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce
"Published in 2020, author Elizabeth Bunce’s middle-grade debut, Premeditated Myrtle won the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery in 2021. Born and raised in Ames, Bunce devoured classic mysteries as a child. Her Myrtle Hardcastle series, now numbering three books, is set in Victorian England with a heroine that refuses to be constrained by gender norms. Obsessed with criminology, 12-year-old Myrtle sets out to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding her wealthy next-door neighbor’s death. Though written for grade-schoolers, Bunce’s plot development is sophisticated, keeping readers on their toes with surprises at every turn. Fun detail: the Campanile that plays a major role in Book 2 is modeled after Iowa State’s iconic Campanile."
Recommended by Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Wild River by Rodman Philbrick
"Survival enthusiasts will love Philbrick's latest! A group of kids gets stranded without adults after a flood washes away their campsite. To survive, they have to work together and pool resources, but that turns out to be the hardest thing of all when one group member turns out to be a bully. Fans of Hatchet will love the nature details!"
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local libraryYoung adult books
Gallant by Victoria Schwab
"Dark family secrets, a haunted mansion, a secret world? Teens who love fantasy will be hooked! Our main character, Olivia, grows up in an orphanage thinking she has been abandoned. One day she gets an invitation to come back to her family home and it is just chock-full of secrets and a very moody cousin. She also communicates with sign language, which gives the reader a unique perspective because we know what she is saying, but many characters do not. She can also see ghouls and she is trying to uncover the secret behind why she was abandoned as a child. This is a great story for the full range of teen ages, as it manages to be haunting without excessive gore."
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostertag
"This is a very sweet love story. Morgan is a teen girl who is imprisoned by her idea of how other people see her. She is part of a group of friends and a family that are all caught up in their own problems and fail to see how much Morgan is struggling. The truth starts to come out, however, when she is saved from drowning by a girl with her own very magical secrets."
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
"California transplant Chloe Green moved to small-town Alabama with her moms to care for her dying grandma, and they ended up staying to see Chloe through graduation from an elite, Christian, high school. Chloe is obsessively chasing valedictorian honors, and the only thing standing in her way is Shara Wheeler – the epitome of private-school perfection: beautiful, blonde, smart, dates the quarterback, walks the straight-and-narrow. But a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe, then disappears. Determined not to win valedictorian by default, Chloe sets out to track Shara down. The story is heavily influenced by McQuiston's experience in Christian private school in Louisiana, a topic she addresses in a note to her readers in the front of the book. While the book addresses heavy topics like homophobia and religious trauma, I Kissed Shara Wheeler is ultimately a joyful book about friendship and finding ourselves."
Recommended by Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
"A historical fiction book about a boy living under Romania’s tyrannical dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989."
Recommended by Devin Redmond
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Kiss and Tell by Adib Korrahm
"This contemporary romance really digs into issues all teens have, but with the flashy setting of a boy band on tour. Hunter grapples with what his image is supposed to be and how it contrasts with the realities of his life. Korrahm has such a strong voice, it is easy to feel the internal conflict along with Hunter. This is such an emotional book but it's also a lot of fun!"
Recommended by Becky Preston
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
"Eight-year-old Billy wants to head west on the Lincoln Highway, chasing their mother, who left them years prior. Everett, burdened by responsibility at 18 years of age, wants to forge a life in a booming city where he can put his skills as a jack-of-all-trades to use. Their journey is thwarted, however, by unexpected events that lead them on an epic journey. This is a beautiful story of hope and innate goodness – a picture of both the promise of America and the ways in which the country has failed so many of its people. A wholly original, yet timeless story. You will love each and every one of the characters. And the cherry on top? Ames makes an appearance!"
Recommended by Amanda Lepper
Find from your local bookstore | Find at your local library
Adult readers, check out Talk of Iowa’s 2022 summer book guide. You can also check out what the IPR staff is reading, and share your latest favorites with the rest of our audience. | 2022-06-09T17:44:00+00:00 | iowapublicradio.org | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/arts-life/2022-06-09/talk-of-iowa-2022-summer-reading-kids-young-adults |
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union’s plan to reduce the bloc’s gas use by 15% to prepare for a potential cutoff by Russia this winter has been met with sharp skepticism by Spain and Portugal, two governments that are usually big supporters of the bloc.
Madrid and Lisbon on Thursday said they would not support the initiative announced by European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday. The proposal by the EU’s head office would start with voluntary reductions but it also wants the power to make 15% savings mandatory for bloc’s 27 nation in the event of an EU-wide energy emergency provoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Spain and Portugal, however, said making reductions obligatory is a non-starter. They noted that they use very little Russian gas compared to other EU nations such as Germany and Italy and that there are scant energy connections linking them to the rest of Europe.
“We will defend European values, but we won’t accept a sacrifice regarding an issue that we have not even been allowed to give our opinion on,” Spain’s Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera said.
“Not matter what happens, Spanish families won’t suffer cuts to gas or to the electricity to their homes,” she said. “(The measure) would serve for nothing if the gas that could not be used by Spanish industries could not then later be used by the homes or industries of other countries.”
Portugal’s secretary for the environment and energy, João Galamba, said the proposed measure was “unsustainable” and “disproportionate.”
“The whole logic behind rationing presupposes interlinked (European gas distribution) systems and it appears the European Commission forgot about that,” he told the Portuguese newspaper Publico.
He added that “Portugal was for years and years disadvantaged because it had no links” to the rest of Europe’s energy distribution network and the country has always had to buy “more expensive gas.”
The reduced electrical connections and gas pipelines between Spain and France led to the EU allowing Iberian countries to install their own price control mechanisms this spring.
All EU countries — as well as many nations around the world — are battling soaring inflation driven by energy prices.
Spain’s left-wing coalition government has faced protests by drivers and farmers in recent months due to price hikes. Inflation in Spain peaked over 10% in June, compared to 8.6% for the eurozone.
Spain relied on gas for 27% of its electricity in June, compared to 48% from renewable sources, according to Enagás, the operator of Spain’s natural gas network. Russia has provided Spain with 10% of its gas imports this year, behind the United States (34%), Algeria (25%) and Nigeria (14%), Enagás said.
Spanish officials also noted their expanded infrastructure for importing LNG — liquified natural gas. With six plants in Spain and one in Portugal, they account for one-third of Europe’s LNG processing capacity.
The reduced electrical connections and gas pipelines between Spain and France led to the EU allowing Iberian countries to install their own price control mechanisms this spring to tackle soaring energy costs.
EU nations will discuss the proposed gas-saving measures at an emergency meeting of energy ministers next Tuesday.
___ AP writer Barry Hatton contributed to this report from Lisbon.
___
Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
___
Follow the AP’s coverage of climate change issues at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment | 2022-07-21T22:41:43+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/business-news/spain-portugal-reject-eu-plan-to-cap-natural-gas-use/ |
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Angel Reese had 26 points and 22 rebounds to help No. 3 LSU outlast Texas A&M for a 72-66 victory Sunday.
Alexis Morris added 22 points before fouling out late to help LSU (23-0, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) remain undefeated ahead of next week’s showdown with top-ranked and undefeated South Carolina. It was Reese's 23rd consecutive double-double.
The Tigers won their first eight SEC games by an average of 23 points, but needed overtime to get an 82-77 win over Georgia last week before Sunday’s close game with the Aggies.
An 8-0 run by Texas A&M (6-15, 1-10), capped by six consecutive free throws, cut the lead to 66-62 with less than two minutes to go. Reese made two free throws before Kay Kay Green made 1 of 2 free throws on the other end to leave LSU up 68-63 with less than a minute left.
Last-Tear Poa added two free throws for the Tigers to push it to 70-63 seconds later. LSU forced a turnover and Reese added a basket to make it 72-63 with 17 seconds left to secure the victory.
Sahara Jones had 14 points for the Aggies, who lost their third straight.
Tineya Hylton made a 3-pointer for A&M after a turnover by Reese to cut the lead to 3 early in the fourth quarter. But Reese was fouled on the next two possessions and made three free throws to make it 52-45.
Another 3 by the Aggies, this one from Jones, cut it to 4 again. But Ladazhia Williams made an off-balance layup to start a 6-2 spurt that pushed the lead to 58-50 with 5 ½ to go.
Texas A&M used a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 5. But Flau’jae Johnson grabbed a steal and finished with a jump shot as the first of six straight points by the Tigers to make it 66-55 with three minutes left.
The Tigers led by 13 at halftime.
TIP-INS
LSU: Johnson had 11 points ... The Tigers made 3 of 9 3-pointers. ... LSU made 21 of 26 free throws.
Texas A&M: Hylton had 12 points. ... A&M scored 20 points of LSU's turnovers. ... A&M made 6 of 17 3-pointers.
UP NEXT
LSU: Visits top-ranked South Carolina next Sunday.
Texas A&M: Visits Mississippi State next Sunday.
___
AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
Credit: Michael Wyke
Credit: Michael Wyke
Credit: Logan Hannigan-Downs
Credit: Logan Hannigan-Downs
Credit: Logan Hannigan-Downs
Credit: Logan Hannigan-Downs
Credit: Logan Hannigan-Downs
Credit: Logan Hannigan-Downs | 2023-02-05T21:37:20+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/reeses-double-double-helps-no-3-lsu-over-texas-am-72-66/LAJMSNBJ3JEMDHWJVO36D7ALI4/ |
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inpixon® (Nasdaq: INPX) ("Inpixon" or the "Company"), the Indoor Intelligence® company, today announced that it received notice from Nasdaq on November 1, 2022 that the Company has regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). In order to regain compliance, the Company's common stock was required to maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 or more for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
Nasdaq determined that for the last 18 consecutive business days, from October 7, 2022 to October 31, 2022, the closing bid price of the Company's common stock has been at $1.00 per share or greater. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and Nasdaq has advised that this matter is now closed.
About Inpixon
Inpixon® (Nasdaq: INPX) is the innovator of Indoor Intelligence®, delivering actionable insights for people, places and things. Combining the power of mapping, positioning and analytics, Inpixon helps to create smarter, safer, and more secure environments. The company's Indoor Intelligence and mobile app solutions are leveraged by a multitude of industries to optimize operations, increase productivity, and enhance safety. Inpixon customers can take advantage of industry leading location awareness, RTLS, workplace and hybrid event solutions, analytics, sensor fusion, IIoT and the IoT to create exceptional experiences and to do good with indoor data. For the latest insights, follow Inpixon on LinkedIn, and Twitter, and visit inpixon.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
All statements in this release that are not based on historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While management has based any forward-looking statements included in this release on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the control of Inpixon and its subsidiaries, which could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not limited to, the fluctuation of economic conditions, the impact of COVID-19 and other global events on Inpixon's results of operations and global supply chain constraints, Inpixon's ability to complete strategic transactions and realize anticipated benefits, Inpixon's ability to integrate the products and business from acquisitions into its existing business, the performance of management and employees, the regulatory landscape as it relates to privacy regulations and their applicability to Inpixon's technology, Inpixon's ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement and other continued listing requirements, the ability to obtain financing if needed, competition, general economic conditions and other factors that are detailed in Inpixon's periodic and current reports available for review at www.sec.gov. Furthermore, Inpixon operates in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment where new and unanticipated risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Inpixon disclaims any intention to, and undertakes no obligation to, update or revise forward-looking statements.
Inpixon Contacts
General inquiries:
Inpixon
Email: marketing@inpixon.com
Web: inpixon.com/contact-us
Investor relations:
Crescendo Communications, LLC
Tel: +1 212-671-1020
Email: INPX@crescendo-ir.com
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Inpixon | 2022-11-02T14:14:19+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/prnewswire/2022/11/02/inpixon-reports-compliance-with-nasdaqs-listing-requirement/ |
BLOOMINGTON — Dozens of neighborhood revitalization leaders across the state will convene in downtown Bloomington from Oct. 18 to 20 for the Illinois Main Street Conference.
The event provides an opportunity for community revitalization professionals, volunteers, advocates and civic leaders to learn about time-tested practices and the latest innovations to foster economic growth in Illinois' downtown districts, according to a news release.
“Throughout the great state of Illinois, our main streets are the foundation of business, community, and culture in each and every region, providing space for shared experiences and diverse opportunities that enhance lives,” Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton stated in the news release.
Attendees will participate in educational sessions exploring the best practices for building leadership pipelines, learn to develop economic vitality plans and explore Bloomington's historic downtown community.
The conference also will bring back the Illinois Main Street Awards, which recognizes and honors communities for excellence in revitalization.
Registration for the conference is open through Oct. 14. For more information, visit www.ilmainstreet.org. | 2022-09-21T18:40:51+00:00 | pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/bloomington-chosen-to-host-illinois-main-street-conference/article_61ad2d48-39d0-11ed-a1bb-8bfb6a2b5e1e.html |
CLARKS HILL, Ind. (WFLI) — A boil order remains in effect for the town of Clarks Hill.
Town officials say the order will likely last until at least Friday.
WLFI will have more information as it becomes available.
CLARKS HILL, Ind. (WFLI) — A boil order remains in effect for the town of Clarks Hill.
Town officials say the order will likely last until at least Friday.
WLFI will have more information as it becomes available. | 2023-03-09T17:06:13+00:00 | wlfi.com | https://www.wlfi.com/news/boil-order-in-effect-for-the-town-of-clarks-hill/article_ebf73908-be96-11ed-b5f7-bf30ec5f78a3.html |
WARREN, Mich., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULH) announced that Tim Phillips, Universal's Chief Executive Officer, and Jude Beres, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at Cowen's 15th Annual Global Transportation & Sustainable Mobility Conference.
The event will begin at 12:20 PM ET on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, and will be broadcast live via webcast at http://www.universallogistics.com. To access the event, click on "Investor Relations" and follow the link to the webcast. A link to the replay will be available following the event.
About Universal
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. ("Universal") is a holding company that owns subsidiaries engaged in providing a variety of customized transportation and logistics solutions throughout the United States, and in Mexico, Canada and Colombia. Our operating subsidiaries provide customers with supply chain solutions that can be scaled to meet their changing demands and volumes. Universal's consolidated subsidiaries offer customers a broad array of services across the entire supply chain, including truckload, brokerage, intermodal, dedicated, and value-added services. In this press release, the terms "us," "we," "our," or the "Company" refer to Universal and its consolidated subsidiaries.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | 2022-08-18T21:50:27+00:00 | mysuncoast.com | https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/08/18/universal-logistics-holdings-participate-cowens-15th-annual-global-transportation-amp-sustainable-mobility-conference/ |
Police: Baby recovered in alleged carjacking, kidnapping on Detroit's east side
A 9-month-old child has been recovered safely after an alleged carjacking and kidnapping incident Friday on the city's east side, Detroit Police Chief James White said.
"The good news is we were able to recover the child," he told the media during a noon briefing on the corner of Maddelein and Rex avenues about a block from where the alleged incident happened and near Seven Mile Road and Morang Avenue. "The child is unharmed and being checked out by doctors and will be returned to family members or guardians momentarily."
Police were called at about 9 a.m. Friday to a location in the area of Seven Mile and Crusade Street for a report of a carjacking and kidnapping, the chief said. Officers immediately distributed a description of the vehicle and the suspect and canvassed the area.
White said investigators determined the incident stemmed from a domestic dispute. Detectives believe the child's mother was dropping off a man with whom she has a relationship at work when they had some sort of confrontation and he drove off in the vehicle with the child, he said.
"I do not know if the man is the child's father at this time," White said. "The good news is we were able to track him down and find the child unharmed.
Police learned there were at least two children in the vehicle, but the woman was able to remove one of the children before the man sped away.
The chief also said police are now investigating whether the woman filed a false report.
cramirez@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | 2023-01-06T18:40:22+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/01/06/police-baby-in-alleged-carjacking-kidnapping-on-detroits-east-side-recovered/69785175007/ |
President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday night to a divided House chamber that featured bipartisan moments intertwined with partisan heckling.
The speech — which spanned just over 70 minutes — included an impromptu, and informal, policy negotiation with Republicans and a solemn moment that captivated the entire chamber. There were also outbursts of enthusiasm from Democrats, and a testy interaction between two lawmakers shortly before the address.
Here are the five biggest moments from Biden’s speech.
Greene calls Biden a ‘liar’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called Biden a “liar” while he was discussing potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare as part of a debt limit deal.
“Instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some Republicans, some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset,” Biden said, prompting loud boos in the chamber.
A number of Republicans shook their heads in disapproval, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who was seated behind the president.
“Anybody who doubts it, contact my office,” Biden added. “I’ll give you a copy of the proposal.”
Greene then yelled “liar.”
Biden traps GOP on Social Security, Medicare cuts
After Republicans erupted in boos following Biden’s statement that some want to sunset Social Security and Medicare, the president expressed happiness at what had just transpired.
“We’ll I’m glad to see, I tell you, I enjoy conversion,” Biden said, prompting laughs.
“So folks, as we all apparently agree, Social Security and Medicare is off the books now, right?” the president told the crowd, adding “we got unanimity.”
Some Republicans have suggested reforming entitlements — including increasing the retirement age for Social Security — but McCarthy has said that any cuts to Social Security and Medicare are off the table when it comes to debt ceiling negotiations. Republicans are pushing for spending cuts as part of any increase to the borrowing limit.
Parents of Tyre Nichols receive bipartisan standing ovation
President Biden prompted a rare moment of intense silence when he introduced the parents of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old man who died in Memphis last month after being brutally beaten during a traffic stop.
“Joining us tonight are the parents of Tyre Nichols, welcome,” Biden said, prompting a standing ovation among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, “who had to bury Tyre last week.”
“As many of you personally know, there’s no words to describe the heartbreak and grief of losing a child. But imagine, imagine if you lost that child at the hands of the law,” he added.
The chamber, which had featured a number of raucous moments earlier in the speech, was completely quiet as he spoke.
Biden then discussed “the talk that Brown and Black parents have had to have with their children,” before detailing a conversation he had with Nichols’s mother.
“Here’s what Tyre’s mother shared with me when I spoke to her. When I asked her how she finds the courage to carry on and speak out. With the faith in God she said her son was a beautiful soul, and something good will come from this,’” Biden said. “Imagine how much courage and character that takes.”
“It’s up to us. To all of us. We all want the same thing,” he added. “Neighborhoods free of violence. Law enforcement who earns the community’s trust. Just as every cop when they pin on that badge in the morning has a right to be able to go home at night, so does everybody else out there. Our children have a right to go home safely.”
Bowman screams ‘let’s go Joe’
Progressive Democrats — who are not always Biden’s biggest fans — were fired up during the president’s speech, emerging as some of the most enthusiastic members in the House chamber.
“Mr. President, that was awesome,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) yelled to Biden shortly after he finished his remarks.
That was not the only time Bowman showed his excitement. When Biden said public school teachers should receive a raise, the New York Democrat — who is a former teacher in a Bronx public school — let out a lively “yeah.” And when the president said “no billionaire should be paying a lower tax rate than a school teacher or firefighter,” Bowman and Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) screamed “let’s go Joe.”
At one point, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) yelled “you tell ‘em Joe.”
Romney, Santos exchange words before speech
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) were caught on camera exchanging words before Tuesday night’s speech when the senator walked into the chamber and passed the embattled freshman congressman, who was positioned next to the aisle that senators and other dignitaries entered through.
Romney tore into Santos after the speech, calling him “a sick puppy.”
“I don’t know the exact words I said. He shouldn’t have been there. Look, he’s a sick puppy. He shouldn’t have been there,” he told reporters.
“I don’t think he ought to be in Congress and he certainly shouldn’t be in the aisle trying to shake the hand of the president of the United States and dignitaries coming in. It’s an embarrassment,” he added.
Santos has drawn scrutiny after admitting that he embellished his resume, and for submitting campaign finance reports that have prompted questions. But despite the controversy, the lawmaker has said he will remain in Congress. McCarthy has stopped short of calling on him to resign, noting that the Ethics Committee will look at his situation.
“He shouldn’t be in Congress and they’re going to go through the process and hopefully get him out,” Romney said of Santos. “If he had any shame at all, he wouldn’t be there.”
Santos shot back at Romney on Twitter: “Hey @MittRomney just a reminder that you will NEVER be PRESIDENT!” | 2023-02-08T08:28:33+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/hill-politics/the-five-biggest-moments-from-bidens-state-of-the-union-address/ |
ROME — Still attempting to get his nearly unbeatable form back following his time away from the tour, Novak Djokovic took another step in the right direction with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Aslan Karatsev in his opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday.
It was the type of point that Djokovic pulled off day after day last year when he came within one match of completing a calendar-year Grand Slam — sweeping all four major titles in the same year.
Playing on a court that is one of his favorites, Djokovic celebrated the point by making a gesture with his hands that urged the Campo Centrale crowd to applaud even louder — bringing many fans to their feet.
“You always hope you can play some exciting and attractive points and come out as a winner of those points and celebrate with the crowd,” Djokovic said. “That’s what the crowd is looking for — they’re looking for energy, excitement, fight and they want to see some good tennis.
“We had some nice points today. It’s always great to play in the colosseum of tennis,” the 20-time Grand Slam champion added.
It was a fairly clean performance for Djokovic, who had only 10 unforced errors to Karatsev’s 36.
Djokovic needs to reach the semifinals in Rome to stay No. 1. Otherwise, Daniil Medvedev will take the top spot and the top seed at the French Open, which starts in 12 days.
Djokovic missed several key tournaments earlier this year because he was not vaccinated against the coronavirus — which led to him being deported from Australia ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam.
Still seeking his first title of 2022, Djokovic lost the final in his home Serbia Open to Andrey Rublev then was beaten by 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid Open semifinals last weekend.
Djokovic will next face either three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka or compatriot Laslo Djere.
Also on the red clay courts of the Foro Italico, big-serving John Isner eliminated Miami Open semifinalist Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 6-3 and will next face 10-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal.
Diego Schwartzman, a finalist in Rome two years ago, saved two match points before eliminating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3).
Grigor Dimitrov beat American qualifier Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-4 and will next face fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Sebastian Baez, who recently won a clay-court title in Estoril, Portugal, extended his winning streak to eight matches with a 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-2 victory over fellow qualifier Tallon Griekspoor. Baez next plays Alexander Zverev.
In the women’s tournament, there was a first-round matchup later between two U.S. Open winners — reigning champion Emma Raducanu and Bianca Andreescu, who raised the trophy in 2019.
Also, Madrid Open runner-up Jessica Pegula rallied past Liudmila Samsonova 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
American qualifiers Madison Brengle and Lauren Davis both advanced in straight sets. Brengle beat fellow qualifier Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-3 and Davis defeated 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-3.
Amanda Anisimova, another American and a French Open semifinalist in 2019, held off Czech qualifier Tereza Martincova 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 and will next play Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic.
Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, was beaten 6-1, 6-2 by Ekaterina Alexandrova.
___
More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
___
Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/AndrewDampf | 2022-05-10T16:35:23+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/tennis/djokovic-wins-opener-at-italian-open-with-vintage-scrambling/2022/05/10/e4189f28-d07c-11ec-886b-df76183d233f_story.html |
LONDON (AP) — Voters went to the polls Thursday in three electoral districts of England, with the governing Conservative Party braced for a drubbing over a cost-of-living crisis and a morale-sapping string of political scandals.
The elections for House of Commons seats are being closely watched because they let voters in three distinct areas of England — a small town in the north, the rural southwest, and the London suburbs — deliver a verdict on the party that has governed Britain since 2010, ahead of a national election due next year.
Three opinion polls this week gave the left-of-center Labour Party a lead of at least 15 points over the Conservatives nationwide.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Conservative lawmakers the three by-elections would be a “tough battle,” but said he still thought the party could win the next general election.
“I promise you we can do this, but we can only do it together as one team,” he told the fractious Conservative caucus on Wednesday evening.
The special elections are part of the still-rippling shockwaves from the turbulent term of ex-leader Boris Johnson. He quit as a lawmaker last month, almost a year after resigning as prime minister, when a standards watchdog concluded he’d lied to Parliament about lawbreaking parties in his office during the coronavirus pandemic.
An ally followed Johnson out the door, and another lawmaker has resigned amid sex and drugs allegations, triggering the three by-elections.
Labour hopes to win Johnson’s old seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in suburban London, as well as the mixed urban-rural Selby and Ainsty constituency vacated by Johnson ally Nigel Adams in northern England. The centrist Liberal Democrats are favored to win in southwest England’s Somerton and Frome, whose Conservative legislator, David Warburton, quit over allegations of cocaine use and sexual misconduct.
Labour leader Keir Starmer will face pressure of his own if the party doesn’t win Johnson’s old seat, where the Conservatives are focusing on a divisive local issue – a pollution-cutting levy on older gas-powered and diesel vehicles introduced by London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan.
A trio of Conservative defeats would increase grumbles that Sunak is failing to turn the party’s fortunes around after the mayhem caused by the scandal-plagued Johnson. The last time a governing party lost three by-elections in one day was in 1968 under Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Sunak became prime minister after being selected leader of the governing party in October. He inherited an economy reeling from the brief term of ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss, who quit after six weeks in office when her tax-cutting economic plans drove up the cost of government borrowing and hammered the pound.
That worsened a cost-of-living crisis that has seen the Bank of England hike its central interest rate at 13 consecutive meetings, to 5%, in a bid to tame inflation that is falling but remained at a still-high 7.9% in the year to June. Four in 10 renters say they are struggling to pay the rent and millions of homeowners face steep increases in their mortgage payments.
The soaring cost of living has driven hundreds of thousands of public sector workers, including doctors and nurses, out on strike, worsening pressure on the overstretched public health care system.
Bad results in Thursday’s voting could prompt Sunak to shake up his government with a Cabinet shuffle – currently penciled in for September – as early as Friday.
Polls in the three areas close at 10 p.m. (2100GMT), with results expected early Friday. | 2023-07-20T21:15:11+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-the-uks-governing-conservatives-are-braced-for-a-drubbing-from-voters-in-3-special-elections/ |
Trial’s opening statements to begin for slaying of 8 family members
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - The first trial in the 2016 execution-style shooting deaths of eight members of the Rhoden family will resume Monday with opening statements after a weeklong delay because of the illness of the special prosecutor, court records show.
The murder trial of George Wagner IV is being held in Pike County Common Pleas Court in Waverly, Ohio, about 99 miles east of downtown Cincinnati. Pike County Common Pleas Court Judge Randy Deering is presiding.
The slayings are considered the state’s biggest and most complex homicide investigation to date, resulting in more than 1,000 tips, hundreds of people interviewed and dozens of search warrants.
Pike County massacre: Complete trial coverage
Wagner IV, 30, is the first member of his family of four who was all charged in the case to go on trial.
He is accused of killing Christopher Rhoden, 40; his older brother, Kenneth Rhoden, 44; his cousin, Gary Rhoden; his former wife, Dana Lynn Rhoden, 37, and their children: Clarence “Frankie” Rhoden, 20, Hanna Mae Rhoden, 19, Christopher Rhoden Jr., 16, and Frankie’s fiancé, Hannah Gilley, 20.
The victims were found fatally shot in the head, some while sleeping, in mobile homes and a camper on April 22, 2016.
Wagner IV was indicted and arrested along with three other members of his family in November 2018 on a total of 22 charges, including eight counts of aggravated murder.
He’s also charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, four counts of aggravated burglary, three counts of tampering with evidence, one count each of forgery, unauthorized use of property, interception of wire, oral or electronic communications, obstructing justice, and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
The trial began late last month with the final selection of jurors, who then toured key locations in the case.
With more than 250 people on the potential witness list, attorneys have told the jury to expect the trial to last anywhere from six to eight weeks.
Depending on how long opening statements take, the prosecution could call their first witnesses on Monday.
Wagner IV has pleaded not guilty, and his lawyers have argued the confessions of his brother and mother last year prove he didn’t shoot and kill anyone.
Special Prosecutor Angela Canepa agreed in a December 2021 hearing that Wagner IV didn’t kill anyone.
In the state of Ohio, however, someone can be sentenced to death for an aggravated murder conviction if they help plan it or cover it up.
The judge denied a motion from Wagner IV’s lawyers during that hearing to dismiss the eight aggravated murder charges.
[Eldest Wagner son didn’t kill anyone in Pike County massacre: court docs]
[Pike County Massacre: Judge allows shoe expert to testify]
Two key witnesses for both the prosecution and defense will be George’s younger brother, Edward “Jake” Wagner, and his mother, Angela Wagner.
Both pleaded guilty last year for their roles.
Jake Wagner, 28, was charged with eight counts of murder and 15 other charges including gun specifications, conspiracy, burglary, possession of dangerous ordnance and tampering with evidence.
He admitted to killing five members of the Rhoden family, shooting a sixth, and spying on the family before the killings, tampering with evidence, and obstructing the yearslong search for the killers.
In exchange, prosecutors say they will drop the possibility of the death penalty for his entire family, and he agreed to serve eight life sentences without parole.
His lawyer said Jake Wagner “knows he’s going to die in prison without any judicial relief.”
He is held at the Franklin County Jail.
Jake was the ex-boyfriend of one of the victims, Hanna Mae Rhoden.
Authorities have said the motive of the slayings stemmed in part over a custody dispute between a young daughter Jake Wagner and Hanna Rhoden had together.
Jake was also charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor for having sexual contact with Hanna Mae Rhoden when she was 15 and he was 20 years old.
The couple split up, and a bitter custody dispute ensued over their daughter, with Hanna Mae Rhoden refusing to sign shared custody papers, according to prosecutors.
“They will have to kill me first,” she wrote in a 2015 Facebook message, prosecutors have said.
Jake Wagner also was upset she was seeing another man and became pregnant with that man’s child and was exposing their daughter to people he felt she should not be.
That compelled the Wagner family to plot the killings, buying supplies such as ammunition, magazines, clips and parts to build gun silencers, according to prosecutors.
His mother pleaded to conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, several counts of aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence, and other charges as part of a plea deal.
The remaining eight counts of aggravated murder were dismissed.
The prosecution is recommending the 51-year-old woman serve 30 years in prison with no possibility of the death penalty. She currently is held at the jail in Delaware County.
The other Wagner still facing trial and accused of actually shooting and killing anyone is the family patriarch, George “Billy” Wagner III, 50.
He has pleaded not guilty and remains locked up at the Butler County Jail.
He is charged with eight counts of aggravated murder, four counts of aggravated burglary, three counts of tampering with evidence, two counts of unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance and single counts of conspiracy, forgery, unauthorized use of computer or telecommunications, interception of wire, oral or electronic communication, obstructing justice and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
Copyright 2022 WXIX via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-12T12:44:26+00:00 | wnem.com | https://www.wnem.com/2022/09/12/trials-opening-statements-begin-slaying-8-family-members/ |
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved way for workers and patrons to communicate through a plastic barrier," said an inventor, from Bakersfield, Calif., "so I invented the BARRIER SPEAKER. My design allows users to communicate clearly and without the need to shout, repeat or misunderstand the conversation."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective communication device for use with protective plastic barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, it helps to prevent misunderstandings and frustration. It also enhances safety and communication. The invention features a practical design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for businesses. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Fresno sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-FMB-179, 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.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE InventHelp | 2022-12-29T18:33:29+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2022/12/29/inventhelp-inventor-develops-communication-device-plastic-barriers-fmb-179/ |
The late-stage presentation of evidence to a Florida grand jury is the latest sign that former President Trump may face trial in Miami as prosecutors work to insulate the Mar-a-Lago case from legal challenges stemming from the location of the proceedings.
Special counsel Jack Smith has for months been calling witnesses before a Washington, D.C., grand jury on the matter, but a recent flurry of activity in the case — just days after Trump’s attorneys met with Justice Department prosecutors in D.C. — has instead been in Florida.
This week, a handful of witnesses have been appearing in Florida, including Trump aide Taylor Budowich, who tweeted Wednesday that he was compelled to answer questions in the probe.
The move is a sign Smith is weighing filing charges there in addition to or instead of D.C., as defendants have a right to face trial where the alleged crime took place.
Jack Smith, the Department of Justice’s chief of the Public Integrity Section, was the prosecutor named as special counsel to oversee investigations related to former President Donald Trump, has a long career confronting public corruption and war crimes. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Determining the venue isn’t a low-stakes decision. A defendant can move to dismiss charges they believe haven’t been brought in the correct location.
“It signals that charges are likely to be in Florida, which also signals that I think the special counsel likely did not believe that he had venue for one or more of the charges in D.C.,” Brandon Van Grack, a former top national security lawyer with the Department of Justice (DOJ) who is now in private practice, told The Hill.
But bringing the charges in Florida raises other considerations.
“For viewers who might be thinking, ‘Who cares as long as there are charges? Whether it’s D.C. or Florida, why does the venue matter?’ It really could make a huge difference. The jury pool is different. The judges are different,” Andrew Weissmann, who was one of the lead prosecutors on the Mueller investigation, said during an appearance on MSNBC.
“Also, D.C. is a location where the court is very used to dealing with classified information. There’s an expertise there. So in terms of speed, getting this case to trial, the venue matters.”
More Trump coverage from The Hill:
- Trump requests new trial in E. Jean Carroll case
- Pro-Pence super PAC targets Trump over Jan. 6 in first ad
- GOP warns of pushback ahead of looming Trump indictment
- Pence says he hopes DOJ ‘thinks better’ of indicting Trump in documents case
Trump’s legal team has been informed he is a target in the Mar-a-Lago probe, a move that usually precedes the filing of charges.
Trump could face a multitude of charges in connection with the mishandling of records at Mar-a-Lago, including Espionage Act charges for willful retention of documents, as well as obstruction of justice charges stemming from the effort to keep them.
But while the effort to recover the documents stemmed from Washington — first from the National Archives and then from the DOJ — the timeline of the movement of the documents is at play in the case.
Trump’s legal team argued in a Supreme Court brief that he was still president while the boxes containing the classified documents were moved to Florida.
If true, his team may be able to successfully argue to a judge that the conduct in question was initiated in the Sunshine State.
Though the DOJ could try to make the case that Trump had involvement in the packing of the boxes during the D.C.-based transition, Van Grack notes that several circuits have determined that preparatory acts alone cannot be used to determine venue.
For obstruction of justice charges too, much of the activity appears to have occurred in Florida.
Prosecutors have zeroed in on a number of actions at Mar-a-Lago, from the failure to turn over all classified records following a subpoena last summer to video camera footage showing the movement of boxes in and out of a storage room.
A D.C. judge compelled testimony from Trump attorney Evan Corcoran after determining he may have been misled about how many documents remained at Mar-a-Lago. Corcoran returned 38 in response to the June 2022 subpoena, while the FBI found over 100 more when they searched the residence in August.
Attorney Mathew Evan Corcoran representing former Trump advisor Steve Bannon leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman United States District Court House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 22, 2022. (Greg Nash)
Judges can pierce attorney-client privilege if they believe legal advice was given in furtherance of a crime, and Corcoran has since recused himself from the case.
Most recently, CNN reported that prosecutors have also been asking questions about the flooding of a room that housed servers of security footage after a Mar-a-Lago employee drained a pool.
Obstruction charges in this case require proving a defendant knowingly concealed records and that they knowingly sought to impede an investigation.
While subpoenas for the documents and video footage may have been issued in Washington, the D.C. circuit has held that the venue must be tied to where the unlawful conduct was committed.
On that front, prosecutors could be eyeing charges for more than just Trump.
DOJ officials have also been examining Walt Nauta, Trump’s valet who was spotted on security camera footage moving some of the boxes.
Timothy Parlatore, who until last month served as one of Trump’s attorneys in the matter and who has maintained the former president should not face charges in the probe, said there would be no basis for charging Nauta in D.C., and the same holds true for Trump.
“Ultimately, I haven’t seen anything in this case that would indicate that D.C. has jurisdiction. It’s something that when [top DOJ prosecutor] Jay Bratt opened the investigation, he started with a D.C. grand jury. I don’t think they had any basis to believe that there was jurisdiction in D.C. but that’s what he did. And that’s what Smith inherited,” Parlatore said.
“If they’re actually now getting down to where the rubber meets the road, they have to really consider, can they make out venue.”
Attorney Timothy Parlatore leaves the U.S. Federal District Court on December 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
It’s not entirely an either/or decision for Smith.
Prosecutors could bring different charges in different jurisdictions, trying Trump in two different cases.
Some see a benefit to bringing certain charges in D.C., where judges more routinely deal with classified information and some consider the jury pool to be more favorable to the DOJ.
On the warrant to search Mar-a-Lago, prosecutors also noted they were investigating charges for concealment or removal of government records, a crime that requires showing a willful effort to keep the government from accessing its documents.
The charge could be one of the safest bets for bringing in D.C.
“The existence of a separate grand jury in Florida considering evidence in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case strongly suggests that there may be *two* indictments due to venue issues, as there was in the [Paul] Manafort case,” Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor, wrote on Twitter, referencing Trump’s former campaign manager.
“Certain potential crimes occurred *only* in Florida.”
But Van Grack said he doesn’t think that’s likely, given the DOJ’s own timeline considerations.
“It’s not that you can’t bring charges into different districts. But let’s also keep in mind, the special counsel, the Department of Justice has to try this case as quickly as possible to minimize the impact on the election. So the notion of bringing two different cases in two districts, I think would seem unlikely,” he said.
“You can do it. It delays things. It takes additional time. And I think it would be unlikely considering the time pressure that the Department of Justice is under to pursue that course.”
Weissmann wrote Thursday that the safest bet is to bring the case in Florida.
“All else being equal, the prudent prosecutor will be reluctant to choose a venue where, if the government gets the venue decision wrong, it cannot proceed to try the defendant in another district for her crimes,” he wrote.
“Thus, although Florida may be a less advantageous district for the government — given its jury pool and its judges, who are less steeped in handling classified document cases … Florida is legally a less risky venue at this juncture.” | 2023-06-08T20:29:58+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/hill-politics/venue-matters-trump-charges-could-come-from-florida-federal-grand-jury/ |
Through Jan. 1
- 15 year old shot hours before new year in north Laredo
- Out & About: Laredons captured in the border nightlife
- LPD: Missing teen last seen in truck near Fasken Blvd., Mines Rd.
- Skulls found at Mexican airport being shipped to US
- 200 years combined experience honored as 7 retire from LFD
- United's Jalomo surpasses 1,000-career points
- TAMIU gets fresh for Spring with indoor/outdoor refreshes
- Health, tennis leader Dr. Alfredo Treviño dies at 79 on Christmas
- Woman arrested for allegedly selling food stamps
- Video: Watch Laredoan compete on The Price is Right, win a car
- ‘Did I actually just win?': Laredoan on her Price is Right win
- Dr. Victor Trevino named LMT's Laredoan of the Year
- DEA operation in Laredo yields numerous arrests
- Cigarroa family brings vital cardiovascular procedure to LMC
- LPD still seeking suspect in fatal shooting
- Ranked: Laredo's most popular news & entertainment stories in 2022 | 2023-01-02T19:52:16+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/NASCAR-Xfinity-Laps-in-Top-15-17690009.php |
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police are asking drivers to avoid the area of Bidwell Parkway and Potomac Avenue as crews work to fix a gas leak.
The leak is in the 900 block of Elmwood Avenue, according to a BPD tweet.
Drivers are asked to find a different route.
Patrick Ryan is a digital producer who has been part of the News 4 team since 2020. See more of his work here. | 2022-05-05T21:55:56+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/drivers-asked-to-avoid-bidwell-parkway-and-potomac-avenue-due-to-gas-leak/ |
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | 2022-11-22T23:48:00+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/entertainment/2022/11/21/ap-top-entertainment-news-at-1013-p-m-est/ |
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) is the latest Democrat to distance herself from the president, saying in a new ad that she “doesn’t work for Joe Biden. She works for you.”
“Joe Biden’s letting Ohio solar manufacturers be undercut by China. But Marcy Kaptur’s fighting back, working with Republican Rob Portman. protecting our jobs. Communist China’s not happy,” a narrator says in the 30-second ad.
“Neither is extremist J.R. Majewski. He opposes Marcy’s all-of-the-above energy plan. Majewski let Ohio energy jobs die, but Marcy fights for every Ohio job. Marcy Kaptur: She doesn’t work for Joe Biden. She works for you.”
Majewski called Kaptur’s campaign ads “dishonest” in a statement on Twitter.
“The people of #OH09 know @Marcy_Kaptur works for @JoeBiden despite her dishonest ads. Marcy’s had 40 years to stand against her party by virtue of her vote. However, time after time, she’s voted with Joe and @SpeakerPelosi,” he tweeted. “Don’t blame them now Marcy. You had your opportunity.”
Majewski, in his statement, quote-tweeted a tweet by a Times reporter who noted that a clip of Kaptur saying in 2020 that “it would be my honor, to not just vote for Joe Biden, but to work for him and Sen. Kamala Harris “ was being shared by the House Republicans’ campaign arm.
But Kaptur’s remarks demonstrate the extent to which Democrats are going to distance themselves from the president ahead of the midterms, especially in battleground states that will prove decisive over whether Democrats retain control in either chamber. Her seat is rated as a “toss up” by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
In recent weeks, several Democrats have either side-stepped questions about whether they want to see Biden run again or have said they would not support him. The president has been mired in lagging approval ratings, though he has seen several developments considered positive for him and his party recently, including the passage of Democrats’ sweeping reconciliation package.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment. | 2022-08-19T21:26:07+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/hill-politics/ohio-democrat-distances-herself-from-biden-in-new-ad/ |
The College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) kicked off on Sunday at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. Events will be held through Saturday, Jun. 18 with approximately 400 of the country's top student athletes representing more than 11 regions and 100 different colleges and universities.
The CNFR has been held annually in Casper since 1999, except for 2020, when the rodeo was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This is our home,” said Jim Dewey Brown, Commissioner of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA), which oversees the CNFR. “Casper, Wyoming has been a great home for the CNFR. And, you know, the community embraces this [rodeo].”
Prior to its long-time tenure in central Wyoming, it was held in Rapid City, South Dakota for two years, and Bozeman, Montana for 26 years. When Casper was selected to host the event, it beat out larger cities in more populous states, including Fort Worth, Texas. It’s slated to stay in Casper until at least 2027, Brown said.
“It’s fairly centrally located to our geographical area for the regions and the weather’s nice generally and the community is really behind this rodeo,” Brown added.
About 3,500 student athletes participate in rodeo at colleges and universities nationwide, Brown said. This number is eventually narrowed down to the sport’s top performers that make it to Casper.
The cancellation of the rodeo in 2020 due to COVID-19 saw some competitors already qualify for the CNFR, though they had to qualify again the next year as there was no automatic qualification for the following years’ event. It’s estimated that the cancellation cost Casper about $2 million.
Brown, who became Commissioner of the NIRA in January, is seeking to market the sport as well as expand its reach.
“With high school rodeo and pro rodeo, college rodeo sits right in the middle,” he said. “We want to continue growing the sport of rodeo and growing our participation. That’s always [our] number one priority.”
Wyoming will be hosting another national finals rodeo event when the National High School Finals Rodeo comes to Gillette again next month.
Tickets for this year’s CNFR events can be purchased on the Ford Wyoming Center’s website. | 2022-06-13T21:11:40+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/news/2022-06-13/the-college-national-finals-rodeo-is-back-in-casper-this-week-for-its-22nd-year |
HOUSTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Registered Agent Solutions, Inc. ("RASi"), A Lexitas Company, announced its acquisition of Allstate Corporate Services. Headquartered in New York, Allstate has been a leading Corporate Filing and Registered Agent company for over 19 years. This acquisition demonstrates RASi's continued accelerated growth in the Registered Agent industry and expands their footprint in the Tri-State region.
"With over 15 years of working closely together, we have built a tremendous partnership in which our companies have been well-aligned and successful in servicing thousands of mutual clients. It is fitting that this acquisition is the next step in formalizing this partnership and our commitment to all the employees and clients we collectively serve," said Sean Prewitt, President of RASi.
Sal Abecasis, President of Operations at Allstate, stated "We are excited about joining RASi who has been our trusted partner for so many years. We look forward to the combined synergies of two companies that share the same culture and vision in servicing the needs of our clients."
"We are thrilled to become part of the Lexitas group of companies. By formally joining the RASi division, we are able to streamline the process for our registered agent clients and add more service offerings to our joint service operations," said Steven Weiss, VP of Operations at Allstate.
RASi is a professional registered agent service company, which provides the best value for corporate and registered agent services through innovative technologies, competitive pricing, and quality service. With offices in all 50 States, DC, and international jurisdictions, RASi represents thousands of companies across the nation. RASi was acquired by Lexitas in 2020. For more information visit https://www.rasi.com/ and https://allstatecorporateservices.com/.
Founded in 1987, Lexitas is a leading national provider of legal support services to law firms, corporations, and insurance companies and is a portfolio company of funds advised by Apax. Services include court reporting, record retrieval, registered agent, process service, legal staffing, document review and commercial contracts outsourcing. For more information visit https://lexitaslegal.com.
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Lexitas | 2022-08-23T12:35:43+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2022/08/23/rasi-lexitas-company-announces-acquisition-allstate-corporate-services/ |
Guests can experience the magic of the holidays when they stay in limited-time whimsical suites this month and next at Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties in Chicago, San Diego and Las Vegas
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When you want your next trip to feel like coming home for the holidays, IT MATTERS WHERE YOU STAY™! This season, Hilton and Hallmark Channel have partnered to give travelers, fans and viewers alike the chance to live inside one of the network's wildly popular "Countdown to Christmas" movies. Guests can enjoy watching their favorite Hallmark Channel holiday movies during their stay from the comfort of limited-time, custom-designed Hallmark Channel "Countdown to Christmas" Holiday Suites by Hilton at three Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties across the United States.
This holiday season, Yuletide lovers can enjoy a stay in a "Cozy Christmas" suite at Hilton Chicago, a "SoCal Christmas" suite at Hilton San Diego Bayfront or a "Glam Christmas" suite at Hilton Las Vegas at Resorts World. The specialty suites will deliver the signature hospitality the company's flagship brand is known for, while providing guests with festive décor, holiday cheer and an immersive experience.
"This exciting partnership represents our commitment to spreading the light and warmth of hospitality year-round and especially during our guests' stays this holiday season," said Matt Schuyler, chief brand officer, Hilton. "Gathering to enjoy Hallmark Channel's 'Countdown to Christmas' movies is a beloved tradition for so many, and we're delighted to collaborate with the network to bring the magic of the films into our suites to care for our guests with unforgettable experiences and make lasting holiday memories during their stay."
Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Hallmark Channel will deck the halls of the hotel suites, each with its own unique flair paying homage to the property's locale and to the holiday storytelling that have made "Countdown to Christmas" a beloved tradition for millions of fans each year.
A warm and cozy experience awaits at Hilton Chicago in a suite complete with a custom crochet Christmas tree and knit accent wall perfect for snapping a snuggly selfie. The comforting holiday abode also features knit-wrapped presents, a hot cocoa bar, gingerbread decorating and yet another one-of-a-kind Christmas tree for guests to enjoy a personal tree lighting ceremony. Outside the suite, the historic Hilton Chicago continues to wow with its 24-foot lobby Christmas tree decorated with nearly 2,000 inches of garland and a gingerbread hotel featuring a replica of the Chicago skyline. Children visiting Hilton Chicago can also take part in fun holiday activities, including finding Santa's Missing Button to ensure a spot on the "Nice List" and receiving a sweet treat.
For those who prefer a warmer climate over a North Pole vibe, Hilton San Diego Bayfront offers a SoCal Christmas suite, featuring everything from surfboards to a beach umbrella to coastal-themed Christmas trees and even a snow cone machine – all accompanied by picturesque views of the San Diego Bay. Suite guests can craft custom ornaments and decorate cookies shaped like surfboards while enjoying a jukebox playing holiday favorites. After a snow cone or two, head to the hotel's heated bayfront pool for a winter swim or warm up by the waterfront fire pits at Hudson & Nash.
Glitter, glitz and glam make up the hotel suite at Hilton Las Vegas at Resorts World. A shimmering photo wall made of sequin holiday trees serves as the festive backdrop to a dazzling space filled with sparkly oversized presents, glamorous wreaths and a ceiling decked out in shiny tinsel. Guests can sip hot cocoa from chic mugs or savor a glass of wine while bedazzling ornaments during a Hallmark Channel movie marathon. The festivities can continue beyond the suite with a treatment at the resort's expansive spa or a meal at any of its more than 40 food and beverage spots.
Hallmark Channel typically attracts tens of millions of viewers for their 'Countdown to Christmas' movies each year.
"Our goal during the holidays is to provide ways for people to enjoy the ultimate, most sensationally memorable Christmas experience, and this collaboration truly delivers," said Lara Richardson, chief marketing officer, Hallmark Media. "Staying in these one-of-a-kind suites created in partnership with Hilton and the creative minds behind Hallmark Channel's beloved 'Countdown to Christmas' celebration is the perfect gift to share with friends or family this season."
Every night at 8 p.m., guests in all three hotel suites can partake in a themed Christmas tree lighting. Each suite will also include a Hallmark Channel holiday movie collection of old favorites and new hits along with popcorn and movie snacks for a very merry binge-watching session.
Reservations for Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas" Holiday Suites by Hilton will be available to book starting at 11:00 a.m. EST/8:00 a.m. PST on November 18, with stays running from November 18 to December 26 at Hilton Chicago; from November 18 to December 31 at Hilton Las Vegas at Resorts World; and from November 21 to December 31 at Hilton San Diego Bayfront.
To enjoy a sneak peek of the "Countdown to Christmas" Holiday Suites by Hilton or book a stay, visit Hilton.com/Hallmark.
To learn more about Hilton Hotels & Resorts, visit stories.hilton.com
For over a century, Hilton Hotels & Resorts has set the benchmark for hospitality around the world, providing new product innovations and services to meet guests' evolving needs. With more than 600 hotels across six continents, Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties are located in the world's most sought-after destinations for guests who know that where they stay matters. Experience a positive stay at Hilton Hotels & Resorts by booking at hiltonhotels.com or through the industry-leading Hilton Honors app. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits. Learn more about Hilton Hotels & Resorts at stories.hilton.com/hhr, and follow the brand on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 18 world-class brands comprising more than 7,000 properties and more than 1.1 million rooms, in 123 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed more than 3 billion guests in its more than 100-year history, earned a top spot on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list and been recognized as a global leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for five consecutive years. Hilton has introduced several industry-leading technology enhancements to improve the guest experience, including Digital Key Share, automated complimentary room upgrades and the ability to book confirmed connecting rooms. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the nearly 146 million members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money can't buy. With the free Hilton Honors app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone. Visit stories.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
Hallmark Channel, owned by Hallmark Cards, Inc., is Hallmark Media's flagship 24-hour cable television network. As the country's leading destination for quality, feel-good entertainment, Hallmark Channel delivers on the 100-year legacy of the Hallmark brand. The network's lineup of signature original content includes movies, primetime scripted series, and specials. Dedicated to helping viewers celebrate holidays, seasons, and life's special moments, Hallmark Channel is home to a host of annual programming events, including the highly successful Countdown to Christmas, which has become a pop culture phenomenon and a beloved holiday tradition for millions of viewers. Rounding out the network's slate are some of television's most classic comedies and series, including The Golden Girls, Frasier, and Reba.
For more information, please visit www.crownmediapress.com
To visit the network website, please visit www.hallmarkchannel.com
Hallmark Channel on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, TikTok
View original content to download multimedia:
SOURCE Hilton | 2022-11-15T06:23:35+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2022/11/15/hilton-partners-with-hallmark-channel-offer-holiday-suites-themed-fan-favorite-countdown-christmas-movies/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, isolated in the White House residence with COVID-19, signed two measures Friday aimed at curbing fraud in pandemic relief programs.
The legislation, which passed Congress with bipartisan support, extends the statute of limitations to give prosecutors more time to file criminal charges.
“The American people deserve to know that their tax dollars are being spent as intended,” Biden said. “My message to those cheats out there is this. You can’t hide. We’re going to find you. We’re going to make you pay back what you stole and hold you accountable under the law.”
By some estimates, billions of dollars that were supposed to help small businesses and people who lost their jobs could have ended up in the hands of fraudsters. The Justice Department has named a special prosecutor to target the issue.
“The watchdogs are back,” Biden said.
The president spoke from a White House balcony, where he’s delivered other public remarks while he’s been isolating with a rebound case of COVID-19.
He originally tested positive on July 21 and was treated with the anti-viral drug Paxlovid. He tested negative twice and ended several days of isolation, only to test positive again last Saturday.
The rebound case brought a recurrence of mild symptoms, including a cough.
The president’s personal physician, Dr. Kevon O’Connor, wrote Friday that the cough “has almost completely resolved,” although Biden still tested positive that morning.
COVID-19 has scrambled some of Biden’s plans. For example, he canceled a personal visit with veterans demonstrating for health care legislation outside the U.S. Capitol, making a video call instead.
However, recent days have also been a dramatically productive time for his presidency. Democratic lawmakers reached an agreement on legislation to lower prescription drug prices, collect more tax revenue from corporations and spend hundreds of billions of dollars to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Biden was also in isolation when he announced the killing of Ayman al-Zawahri, the al-Qaida leader, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
The president is counting on testing negative again soon. On Monday, he’s scheduled to visit Kentucky, which has been devastated by flooding. | 2022-08-06T12:54:03+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/politics/ap-politics/still-isolating-biden-signs-anti-fraud-pandemic-bills/ |
How to Watch the WNBA on Sunday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
The WNBA's five-game schedule today is not one to miss. The outings include the Washington Mystics playing the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Catch live WNBA games, plus tons of other sports and shows, with a free trial to Fubo!
Today's WNBA Games
The Connecticut Sun face the Washington Mystics
The Mystics look to pull off an away win at the Sun on Sunday at 3:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
Records and Stats
- CON Record: 13-5
- WAS Record: 10-7
- CON Stats: 84.4 PPG (fourth in WNBA), 79.2 Opp. PPG (third)
- WAS Stats: 80.5 PPG (seventh in WNBA), 77.4 Opp. PPG (first)
Players to Watch
- CON Key Player: Alyssa Thomas (14.5 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 8.1 APG)
- WAS Key Player: Brittney Sykes (12.2 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.4 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: -3
- CON Odds to Win: -149
- WAS Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 158.5 points
The Indiana Fever host the Dallas Wings
The Wings hit the road the Fever on Sunday at 4:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- IND Record: 5-13
- DAL Record: 9-9
- IND Stats: 82.2 PPG (sixth in WNBA), 85.9 Opp. PPG (ninth)
- DAL Stats: 83.9 PPG (fifth in WNBA), 83.1 Opp. PPG (eighth)
Players to Watch
- IND Key Player: Aliyah Boston (14.8 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 2.4 APG)
- DAL Key Player: Satou Sabally (18.1 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 3.5 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: -2
- DAL Odds to Win: -132
- IND Odds to Win: +108
- Total: 170.5 points
Watch live WNBA games on all your devices! Sign up now for a free trial to Fubo.
The Phoenix Mercury face the Los Angeles Sparks
The Sparks travel to face the Mercury on Sunday at 6:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: AZFamily and Spectrum Sports
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- PHO Record: 3-14
- LAS Record: 7-11
- PHO Stats: 76.9 PPG (12th in WNBA), 85.9 Opp. PPG (ninth)
- LAS Stats: 78.9 PPG (ninth in WNBA), 81.6 Opp. PPG (sixth)
Players to Watch
- PHO Key Player: Brittney Griner (19.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.7 APG)
- LAS Key Player: Nneka Ogwumike (19.8 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 3.1 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: -1
- PHO Odds to Win: -115
- LAS Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 162.5 points
The Minnesota Lynx play the Las Vegas Aces
The Aces go on the road to face the Lynx on Sunday at 7:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
Records and Stats
- MIN Record: 9-9
- LVA Record: 16-2
- MIN Stats: 79.9 PPG (eighth in WNBA), 82.8 Opp. PPG (seventh)
- LVA Stats: 92.6 PPG (first in WNBA), 78.4 Opp. PPG (second)
Players to Watch
- MIN Key Player: Napheesa Collier (22.0 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 2.7 APG)
- LVA Key Player: A'ja Wilson (19.8 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 2.2 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: -14
- LVA Odds to Win: -1451
- MIN Odds to Win: +825
- Total: 171.5 points
Buy gear from your favorite teams and players NOW at Fanatics!
The Chicago Sky face the Atlanta Dream
The Dream take to the home court of the Sky on Sunday at 8:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Marquee Sports Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- CHI Record: 8-10
- ATL Record: 9-8
- CHI Stats: 78.1 PPG (11th in WNBA), 81.3 Opp. PPG (fifth)
- ATL Stats: 86.6 PPG (third in WNBA), 87.6 Opp. PPG (12th)
Players to Watch
- CHI Key Player: Courtney Williams (9.2 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 6.1 APG)
- ATL Key Player: Allisha Gray (18.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 3.1 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: -1.5
- CHI Odds to Win: -122
- ATL Odds to Win: -100
- Total: 169.5 points
See links for offer details, offers not available in all states and areas. Must be 21+ to gamble. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, contact 1-800-GAMBLER.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-09T12:03:55+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/sports/betting/2023/07/09/wnba-odds-how-to-watch/ |
North Carolina school district planning to put AR-15 in every school in the event of another school shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Madison County school system in North Carolina says it plans to put AR-15 rifles in emergency safes in all of its six schools as part of a new incentive for increased security in the wake of the deadly Uvalde, Texas, school shooting earlier this year when 19 children and two teachers were killed in a fourth-grade classroom.
"We were able to put an AR-15 rifle and safes in all of our schools in the county," Sheriff Buddy Harwood told the Asheville Citizen-Times. "We’ve also got breaching tools to go into those safes. We’ve got extra magazines with ammo in those safes."
Harwood said the rifles will ideally allow police to quickly defend against a school shooting. Harwood criticized the police that responded to the Uvalde shooting saying the time they took to respond to the shooting cost lives.
"Those officers were in that building for so long, and that suspect was able to infiltrate that building and injure and kill so many kids," said Harwood.
"I do not want to have to run back out to the car to grab an AR, because that’s time lost. Hopefully we’ll never need it, but I want my guys to be as prepared as prepared can be," he added.
Gun makers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade, according to a House investigation unveiled last month.
The weapons have been used in massacres that have horrified the nation, including one that left 10 people dead at a grocery store in Buffalo and another where 19 children and two teachers were shot to death in Uvalde, Texas.
The Committee on Oversight and Reform said some ads mimic popular first-person shooter video games or tout the weapons' military pedigree while others claim the guns will put buyers "at the top of the testosterone food chain."
Those sales tactics are "deeply disturbing, exploitative and reckless," said Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York. "In short, the gun industry is profiting off the blood of innocent Americans."
Gun makers, on the other hand, said AR-15-style rifles are responsible for a small portion of gun homicides and the blame must go to the shooters rather than their weapons.
"What we saw in Uvalde, Buffalo and Highland Park was pure evil," said Marty Daniels, the CEO of Daniel Defense, the company that made the weapon used in Texas. "The cruelty of the murderers who committed these acts is unfathomable and deeply disturbs me, my family, my employees and millions of Americans across this country."
However, he added later in testimony before the committee, "I believe that these murders are local problems that have to be solved locally."
Gun violence overall spiked in 2020, but recent statistics indicate it is coming down this year in many cities.
The Associated Press contributed to this story. It was reported from Los Angeles. | 2022-08-06T00:51:25+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/north-carolina-school-district-planning-to-put-ar-15-in-every-school-in-the-event-of-another-school-shooting |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.