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Homelessness remains on the rise in the U.S.
In fact, it has been on the rise since 2017, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. While signs of an increase are most present in major cities, many suburban communities are seeing increases too.
Affluent suburbs impacted
Loudoun, Virginia, is a suburban community about 45 minutes from Washington, D.C.
"This is the most amount of individuals that we have seen experiencing homelessness," said Ryan Harrison, an employee with family services in Loudoun County.
The county is known for its quaint, historic districts and for having former President Donald Trump’s country club. It includes one of the wealthiest ZIP codes in the entire country.
However, like so many suburban communities in recent years, homelessness is on the rise in Loudoun County.
In fact, government officials say it's up 30% since 2019.
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"One cannot overstate the ramifications or the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic," Harrison told Scripps News."One being the inflated cost of housing and rent," Harrison added. "Many of our working-class families are priced out of the units that they are currently occupying.”
Harrison said homelessness in suburbs sometimes isn't as visible as it is in cities, with more people often choosing to live in shelters as opposed to the streets, but not having a home is still the same.
"Ultimately, it is up to that individual to see how they want to face this dramatic event," Harrison said.
White House plan
The rise in homelessness in suburbs and cities has attracted the attention of the White House. Last month, the Biden administration announced a plan to reduce homelessness by 25% by 2025.
Specific metro areas are being targeted, including Phoenix. The plan also targets the entire state of California.
These areas and others will soon have dedicated federal officials working with local partners to identify ways to get everything from housing vouchers to Medicaid assistance to help those in need more efficiently.
Over $5 billion in federal taxpayer dollars have been spent to reduce homelessness in the last two years.
SEE MORE: Florida city clamps down on feeding homeless without permit
Help is needed
Thomas Barnett says the issue goes well beyond government and money.
"Government alone can't do it," Barnett, a housing coordinator in Fairfax County, Virginia, tells Scripps News.
Barnett says better coordination among nonprofits is needed, as are more affordable housing options.
Barnett says the biggest thing needed may just be a better-informed public, emphasizing just because you live in the suburbs doesn't mean homelessness isn't impacting your community.
"I think homelessness in the suburbs has always been somewhat hidden," Barnett said.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-06-05T19:18:22+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/what-s-being-done-to-curb-homelessness-in-us-suburbs |
Pouring herself her latest steamy cup of ambition, Dolly Parton declared that it was “Better late than never!” as she joined TikTok.
Whether sensing the swift unraveling of Twitter or finally jumping on the pandemic-fueled trend, the country music legend made her debut on the video-sharing platform over the weekend and by Monday morning has already amassed a following of over 526,000 users and 1.4 million likes by posting a handful of clips introducing herself (as if she ever had to), retrospective montages and a shoutout to the #DollyTok sub-community on the app.
Yes, the beloved “9 to 5″ star and singer-songwriter can do it all (and has a cheeky TikTok clip to prove it too), catching up on the viral trends involving her life’s work and encouraging content creators to tag her in their videos.
Users indeed welcomed the “I Will Always Love You” and “Here You Come Again” musician with open arms, commenting that “the queen has entered the chat” and even begging for collaborations and remixes with famous #DollyTok personalities.
The 76-year-old fittingly arrived bearing gifts, too, TikTok said, with a new music clip that it’s positioning for users to make viral during the holidays.
“A sugary, down-home ditty that draws from traditional bluegrass styles, ‘Berry Pie’ is the ideal soundtrack for holiday baking adventures–successes or blunders! Whether you’re a professional patissier or attempting your first tart, ‘Berry Pie’ is the sound For You,” TikTok’s statement said.
“I like to cook and I love to bake/ Bread and cookies and pies and cakes/ I’m convinced my mama was right/ So I’m gonna bake him a berry pie,” she sings — and yodels — in the sweet clip. (As of press time Monday, three videos with the official sound had been posted, two of which were from the singer.)
The music icon, who is active on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, had already been embraced by the TikTok community well before her Sunday arrival, with thousands of users utilizing her hefty catalog for their creations.
Hashtags #Dolly, #DollyParton and #DollyTok have 6.4 billion video views combined and counting, TikTok said. Parton’s 1980 hit “9 to 5″ has more than 15,000 video creations, the 1973 hit “Jolene” has 28,000, and her 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers, “Islands in the Stream,” has more than 20,000 video creations.
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Monday mornings are tough, but this series isn't. Social Sightings is your quick look at interesting food tidbits that we've spotted recently. It goes down as easy as your first cup of coffee, and should whet your appetite for the week ahead.
How many food halls can the Denver area handle? The limit continues to be pushed, with two more opening soon. This time, though, they're in the suburbs.
Parkside Eatery is coming this summer to 14515 East Alameda Avenue in Aurora, in the same development where Halal Guys opened its first Colorado location last year. The food hall will include a central bar, communal seating area and five restaurant concepts: gluten-free bistro and bakery Gina’s Kitchen; Taco Choi, which started as a Korean barbecue food truck; Lucky Bird, a fried chicken spot that also has locations in Edgewater Marketplace and Silverthorne's Bluebird Market; and an ice cream concept that has yet to be named. Parkside currently has room to add one more local business to its lineup.
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The long-awaited Freedom Street Social will open the doors to its 12,000-square-foot space at 15177 Candelas Parkway in Arvada in July, and recently announced the nine vendors that will be serving up eats when it welcomes guests for the first time. They include Chicago-born deep-dish pizza chain Giordano’s; Osito, a fast-casual version of RiNo's Mister Oso from chef Blake Edmunds; Sushi Kuro; chef Tajahi Cooke's The BKFST Club; Lea Jane’s Hot Chicken; Johnny Good Burger; Balance Pan-Asian Grille, which will also have a dual bubble tea/wine bar; Jeremiah’s Italian Ice; and Pressed Coffee & Vinyl. Later, the food hall will add Cooke's the Chef Kitchen, a residency program that will bring in month-long pop-ups.
Instagram: @freedomstreetsocial | 2022-05-30T17:40:53+00:00 | westword.com | https://www.westword.com/restaurants/social-sightings-new-food-halls-arvada-aurora-14182112 |
ATLANTA (AP) — Two months after the 2020 presidential election, a team of computer experts traveled to south Georgia to copy software and data from voting equipment in an apparent breach of a county election system. They were greeted outside by the head of the local Republican Party, who was involved in efforts by then-President Donald Trump to overturn his election loss.
A security camera outside the elections office in rural Coffee County captured their arrival. The footage also shows that some local election officials were at the office during what the Georgia secretary of state’s office has described as “alleged unauthorized access” of election equipment.
Security footage from two weeks later raises additional alarms — showing two people who were instrumental in Trump’s wider efforts to undermine the election results entering the office and staying for hours.
The security video from the elections office in the county about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta offers a glimpse of the lengths Trump’s allies went in service of his fraudulent election claims. It further shows how access allegedly was facilitated by local officials entrusted with protecting the security of elections while raising concerns about sensitive voting technology being released into the public domain.
Georgia wasn’t the only state where voting equipment was accessed after the 2020 presidential election. Important information about voting systems also was compromised in election offices in Pennsylvania,Michigan and Colorado. Election security experts worry the information obtained — including complete copies of hard drives — could be exploited by those who want to interfere with future elections.
“The system is only as secure as the people who are entrusted to keep it secure,” said lawyer David Cross, who represents plaintiffs in a long-running lawsuit over Georgia’s voting machines.
The Coffee County security footage was obtained through that lawsuit, which alleges that Georgia’s touchscreen voting machines are vulnerable to attack and should be replaced by hand-marked paper ballots. The suit long predates and is unrelated to false allegations of widespread election fraud pushed by Trump and his allies after the 2020 election.
The alleged breach in Coffee County’s elections office also has caught the attention of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is overseeing an investigation into whether Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the 2020 election results in Georgia.
Last month, Willis cited the Coffee County activity, among other things, when she sought to compel testimony from Sidney Powell, an attorney who was deeply involved in Trump’s effort to undo the election results.
Emails and other records show Powell and other attorneys linked to Trump helped arrange for a team from data solutions company SullivanStrickler to travel to Coffee County, which Trump won by nearly 40 percentage points.
The surveillance video, emails and other documents that shed light on what happened there in January 2021 were produced in response to subpoenas issued in the voting machine lawsuit and were obtained by The Associated Press. Parts of the security video appear to contradict claims by some of the local officials:
— Footage captures Cathy Latham, then chair of the Coffee County Republican Party, arriving at the elections office shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2021, the day after the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol. Just a few weeks earlier, she was one of 16 Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Trump had won the state and declaring that they were the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors.
A few minutes after her arrival, she is seen outside greeting SullivanStrickler Chief Operating Officer Paul Maggio and two other people. Less than 10 minutes later, she escorts two other men into the building.
The video shows her leaving the elections office just before 1:30 p.m., roughly two hours after she greeted the SullivanStrickler team. She returns a little before 4 p.m. and then leaves around 6:15 p.m.
Latham said under oath during a deposition in August that she stopped by the elections office that evening for “Just a few minutes” and left before 5 p.m. Pressed on whether she had been there earlier in the day, Latham said she couldn’t recall but suggested her schedule as a teacher would not have allowed it.
A lawyer for SullivanStrickler said in an email attached to a court filing that Latham was a “primary point of contact” in coordinating the company’s work and “was on site” while that work was done.
Robert Cheeley, a lawyer for Latham said in an emailed statement that his client doesn’t remember all the details of that day. But he said she “would not and has not knowingly been involved in any impropriety in any election” and “has not acted improperly or illegally.”
— The video also shows Eric Chaney, a member of Coffee County’s election board, arriving shortly before 11 a.m. the same day and going in and out several times before leaving for the night around 7:40 p.m. Lawyers for the plaintiffs in the voting machine lawsuit wrote in a court filing that a photo produced by SullivanStrickler’s COO shows Chaney in the office as the copying is happening.
During a deposition last month, Chaney declined to answer many questions about that day, citing the Fifth Amendment. But when an attorney representing the county reached out to him in April regarding questions from the The Washington Post, Chaney wrote, “I am not aware of nor was I present at the Coffee County Board of Elections and Registration’s office when anyone illegally accessed the server or the room in which it is contained.” Chaney resigned from the elections board last month, days before his deposition.
Attempts to reach Chaney by phone were unsuccessful, and his lawyer did not respond to an email seeking comment.
— About two weeks after the initial breach, video shows Misty Hampton — then the county elections director — arriving at the elections office at 4:20 p.m. on Jan. 18, when it was closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. She unlocked the door and let in two men — Doug Logan and Jeff Lenberg, who have been active in efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.
Logan founded Cyber Ninjas, which participated in a partisan and ultimately discredited review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona. The two men remained inside until just after 8 p.m. and then spent more than nine hours there the next day. Lenberg returned for brief visits on at least three more days later that month.
Hampton resigned as elections supervisor in February 2021 after elections board officials said she falsified her timesheets. Attempts by the AP to reach her were unsuccessful.
In a statement released by its attorney, SullivanStrickler said the company was retained by attorneys to forensically copy voting machines used in the 2020 election and had no reason to believe they would ask its employees to do anything improper.
The Georgia secretary of state’s office said it opened an investigation in March and asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for assistance last month. State officials have said the system remains secure because of multiple protections in place. | 2022-09-07T05:42:34+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-video-fills-in-details-on-alleged-georgia-election-breach/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton laughs at the idea that she is some sort of secret philanthropist.
Sure, social media sleuths did piece together this week that the country superstar had been quietly paying for the band uniforms of many Tennessee high schools for years. And yes, it did take decades for her to reveal that she used the songwriting royalties she earned from Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You” to purchase a strip mall in Nashville in her honor and to support the surrounding Black neighborhood. Oh, and it did eventually come out that Parton had donated $1 million for research that helped create the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19.
“I don’t do it for attention,” she told The Associated Press in an interview, shortly before she received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy at Gotham Hall in New York City Thursday night. “But look! I’m getting a lot of attention by doing it.”
In fact, Parton believes she gets too much attention for her philanthropic work – which ranges from promoting childhood literacy to supporting those affected by natural disasters and providing numerous college scholarships through her Dollywood Foundation.
“I get paid more attention than maybe some others that are doing more than me,” Parton said, adding that she hopes that attention inspires more people to help others.
In her Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy speech, Parton said she doesn’t really have a strategy for her donations.
“I just give from my heart,” she said. “I never know what I’m going to do or why I’m gonna do it. I just see a need and if I can fill it, then I will.”
One need Parton does focus on filling is fostering a love of reading in children. Her Imagination Library initiative sends a free book every month to children under five whose parents request them. Currently, Parton sends out about 2 million free books each month.
“This actually started because my father could not read and write and I saw how crippling that could be,” she said. “My dad was a very smart man. And I often wondered what he could have done had he been able to read and write. So that is the inspiration.”
That program continues to expand. And last month, the state of California partnered with Imagination Library to make the program available to the millions of children under five in the state.
“That is a big deal,” she said. “That’s a lot of children. And we’re so honored and proud to have all the communities that make that happen because I get a lot of glory for the work a whole lot of people are doing.”
Parton said she’ll accept that attention because it furthers the cause. “I’m proud to be the voice out there doing what I can to get more books into the hands of more children,” she said.
Eric Isaacs, president of the Carnegie Institution for Science and a member of the medal selection committee, said Parton is a “tremendous example” of someone who understands the importance of philanthropy.
“Everyone knows her music,” he said. “They might know Dollywood for entertainment, more broadly. But now they’re going to know her for her philanthropy, which I’m not sure they have before.”
If Parton didn’t make philanthropy a priority in her life, it could be difficult to balance it with all her other pursuits.
She released “Run, Rose, Run,” a best-selling novel co-written with James Patterson, in March. She filmed the holiday movie “Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas” with Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus and Jimmy Fallon for NBC. And she will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 5, alongside Eminem, Lionel Richie and Pat Benatar – an honor she initially declined, but then graciously accepted.
“I’m ready to rock,” she said, adding that she has already written a new song, especially for that ceremony in Los Angeles.
But Parton is also ready to expand her philanthropic work. This year, she launched the Care More initiative at her Dollywood Parks and Resorts, which gives employees a day off to volunteer at a nonprofit of their choice.
“I think it’s important for everyone to do their share to help their fellow man,” she said. “This world is so crazy. I don’t think we even know what we’re doing to each other and to this world.”
Parton says she hopes the day of service will let people realize that “when you help somebody, it helps them, but it can help you more.”
“That’s what we should do as human beings,” she said. “I never quite understood why we have to let religion and politics and things like that stand in the way of just being good human beings. I think it’s important from that standpoint just to feel like you’re doing your part, doing something decent and good and right.” | 2022-10-14T15:53:52+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/dolly-partons-donation-strategy-i-just-give-from-my-heart/ |
Members of the Jan. 6 committee are pursuing additional witnesses and say they are receiving a lot of new evidence. Their public hearings are now going to extend into July.
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Members of the Jan. 6 committee are pursuing additional witnesses and say they are receiving a lot of new evidence. Their public hearings are now going to extend into July.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-06-22T21:19:34+00:00 | delawarepublic.org | https://www.delawarepublic.org/2022-06-22/the-jan-6-hearings-will-now-extend-into-july |
CHICAGO, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) and the Alzheimer's Association recently announced it is renewing their nationwide partnership, aimed at educating and engaging more than 2 million U.S.-based AME Church members in the fight against Alzheimer's, for five more years.
Since the partnership began in 2019, more than 1,600 AME Church members have attended dementia education programs. In addition, more than 5,000 AME Church members have participated in Connectional Purple Sunday events, which provide AME members with disease-related information and care and support resources available through the Alzheimer's Association.
"Diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental to the pursuit of our mission," said Dr. Carl V. Hill, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Alzheimer's Association. "Our work with the AME Church and other organizations that represent and advocate for underserved communities enables us to expand our outreach, providing more people with resources and support to address the Alzheimer's and other dementia crises."
According to the Alzheimer's Association, older Black Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than White Americans. Black Americans are also less likely to receive a timely diagnosis, with many receiving a diagnosis much later in the disease, when their medical needs are greater.
"It is our desire to create forums that educate while shining a light on the abundance of AME professionals who are trained and qualified to lead, guide and direct us on a wide variety of (holistic) health topics," said Dr. Miriam Burnett, Medical Director, AME Church International Health Commission. "We are grateful that we are positioned and excel in providing health education and promotion activities as well as potential services. As a result of this collaboration there would be expanded community outreach efforts; expanded awareness of support services for families affected by Alzheimer's; expanded opportunities to promote and influence dementia related public policy; expanded awareness to increase knowledge of Alzheimer's risks and symptoms; and expanded support for Alzheimer's programming and research."
About the Alzheimer's Association®
The Alzheimer's Association is a worldwide voluntary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia – by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia. Visit alz.org or call (800) 272-3900.
About the African Methodist Episcopal Church
The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church is the oldest and one of the largest historically African-American denominations in the country. The church has more than 2.5 million members across five continents in 39 countries located in 20 Episcopal districts. More than 2 million members reside in the US across 13 Episcopal districts. It remains one of the largest Methodist denominations in the world. The AME church has consistently advocated for the civil and human rights affecting individuals of African descent through social improvement, religious autonomy, and political engagement. Visit www.amechealth.org/alz.
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California school district heard concerns about campus safety Tuesday from students, parents, teachers and community members in the wake of a fatal stabbing at a high school, a day after the teenage suspect made his first appearance in court.
The 15-year-old freshman fatally stabbed one classmate and injured another last week in self-defense during a fight inside a classroom, prosecutors said. The attack stunned Santa Rosa, a city of about 175,000 residents in wine country 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of San Francisco.
The violence has prompted student protests and increased police presence at the Montgomery High School campus. The school district held a “listening session” Tuesday evening as detectives continued to investigate what prompted the initial fight.
Students took turns on the microphone, calling for increased access to counselors and describing the fear they felt when the campus was locked down.
“It’s a really tough time right now. Going to school is tough. It feels surreal,” Montgomery High student Joey Bowser told the crowd of a few hundred people gathered at an events center near downtown Santa Rosa.
Another teen said the school district needs to do a better job communicating with students and parents about campus threats.
The student speakers were followed by parents and educators, including a teacher who urged administrators to focus resources on the most vulnerable kids struggling to cope with the violence.
Although the teen stabbing suspect was initially booked on felony charges of homicide, attempted homicide and having a weapon on a school campus last week, prosecutors instead brought a manslaughter charge because the teen appeared to be acting in self-defense, the Press Democrat reported. Still, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office says the slaying was not justified under state law.
The freshman appeared in court Monday on one count of voluntary manslaughter with an enhancement for the use of a knife and one count of bringing a knife onto school grounds, the DA’s office said. The teen remains in jail and is due to return to court Friday for a detention hearing.
“There was some action taken on the part of the victim that did mitigate the actions by the minor that we charged, but that we concluded did not rise to the level of complete self-defense,” Sonoma County Assistant District Attorney Brian Staebell said.
Police say the altercation began when two groups of students were arguing last Wednesday outside an art classroom. Once inside, a 16-year-old junior from one of the groups confronted the freshman in the other group as more than two dozen students watched.
A fight broke out, and the freshman stabbed the 16-year-old with a knife at least three times, Santa Rosa police said. The 16-year-old, Jayden Jess Pienta, later died.
School officials broke up the fight, but the freshman got into another brawl with a different 16-year-old junior and stabbed him once in the hand, authorities said. The freshman fled and was later found hiding in a creek bed. Police have not determined what caused the students to fight originally.
“We are still investigating the motive, but we have no significant previous criminal contacts with any of the students involved in this incident,” Santa Rosa police Sgt. Chris Mahurin said Tuesday in an email. “We are working to get school records and determine if (this) school had addressed issues between these students. We do not have those records yet.”
Under state law, prosecutors cannot try anyone under the age of 16 as an adult, however, proceedings for certain crimes — including homicide — perpetrated by juveniles must be held in open court.
The teen’s attorney, the school district and the Montgomery High principal did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday. The Associated Press is not identifying the teenager because he is a juvenile.
About 200 students protested Monday during a walkout, saying they do not feel that school officials have done enough to address their safety on campus. | 2023-03-08T19:02:01+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/school-safety-talks-planned-after-california-fatal-stabbing/ |
- Seoul Tourism Organization releases 3 Seoul Tour promotional clips starring RM and Jin from BTS: 'deliciouSeoul', 'healingSeoul' and 'snapshotSeoul'
- Clips to be shown on outdoor screens in major cities incl. Tokyo, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur and aired on global TV media incl. CNN and BBC. Synergy with the city's promotional activities expected.
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A promotional video labeled '2022 Seoul Tour' featuring honorary tourism ambassador for the city of Seoul, BTS, was posted on the city's official Youtube channel 'VisitSeoul TV' (https://www.youtube.com/c/VisitSeoulTV).
This year BTS members RM and Jin reveal three shades of allure of the city ('deliciouSeoul', 'healingSeoul' and 'snapshotSeoul') by sharing how enjoyable their daily lives are in Seoul. After releasing the first episode of 'deliciouSeoul' on September 16 2022, a total of three episodes will be made public every week.
A large scale campaign promoting tourism in Seoul by showing promotional videos and flashing the city of Seoul's 'MY SOUL SEOUL' slogan on major media channels including CNN, BBC and CNA and outdoor screens in seven major Asian cities including Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok will continue till November. Giveaways will be given to those who post shots of outdoor screens displaying the clips on social media and for those seeking further information such as the broadcast period in specific countries please check out Seoul Tour's official social media channels such as the instagram page (@visitseoul_official).
Seoul Tourism Organization showed determination saying "we are hoping that the clips and global promotional activities with BTS etch Seoul as the primary destination of choice into the minds of all world travelers planning their long sought after post COVID-19 trips."
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Illegal border crossings by Cubans and Nicaraguans rose sharply in November while overall migration flows were little changed from October, U.S. authorities said Friday.
The snapshot is the latest detailed account of who is crossing the border from Mexico amid preparations to end a Trump-era asylum ban. It marked the third-highest monthly count of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Migrants have been denied a chance to seek asylum under U.S. and international law 2.5 million times since March 2020 under Title 42, a public health rule aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. It was scheduled to end two days ago until Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts announced a temporary hold.
Cubans, who are leaving the island nation in their largest numbers in six decades, were stopped 34,675 times at the U.S. border with Mexico in November, up 21% from 28,848 times in October.
Nicaraguans, a large reason why El Paso, Texas, has become the busiest corridor for illegal crossings, were stopped 34,209 times, up 65% from 20,920 in October.
Overall, Customs and Border Protection tallied 233,740 migrant encounters, up 1% from 231,294 in October. Mexicans were the largest nationality, followed by Cubans and Nicaraguans. Ecuadoreans were stopped 11,831 times, up 68% from 7,031 times.
High costs, strained diplomatic relations and other considerations have complicated the Biden administration’s efforts to use Title 42 on some nationalities, including Cubans and Nicaraguans.
Venezuelans were seen far less after Mexico agreed on Oct. 12 to begin accepting those expelled from the United States under Title 42. They were stopped 7,931 times, down 64% from 22,045 in October.
Russians were stopped 5,507 times, up 42% from 3,879. The vast majority were allowed into the United States under Title 42 exemptions in San Diego. The Associated Press reported last week that CBP was handing 40 exemptions a day to a private group to select people and that the group charged Russian speakers money for help getting them in the country.
CBP said Friday that those “who are unable to establish a legal basis to remain in the United States will be quickly removed” after Title 42 ends. Last week, authorities reported faster processing for migrants in custody on the border, more temporary detention tents, staffing surges and increased criminal prosecutions of smugglers. | 2022-12-24T15:59:13+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/politics/ap-cubans-nicaraguans-drive-migration-to-us-border-in-november/ |
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it does not plan to sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group because it wants to retain its stake in an “important strategic partner.”
Alibaba Group Holdings said in a filing Sunday that it will not participate in Ant’s share buyback program. It allows shareholders to sell back up to 7.6% of their holdings at an unspecified price that values the company at 567.1 billion yuan ($78.8 billion).
Ant, which operates one of China’s leading mobile payments services Alipay, has seen its valuation fall nearly 70% from about $280 billion ($38.9 billion) at the time it was planning an IPO in 2020. That was derailed by regulators who conducted an investigation into the firm and then fined it nearly $100 billion for violating laws and regulations in the payments sector.
Given the plunge in Ant’s valuation, investors who sell their shares to Ant will likely get far less than they would have gotten in 2020.
“Given that Ant Group continues to be an important strategic partner to Alibaba Group’s various businesses, Alibaba Group has decided that it will not sell any shares to Ant Group under the proposed share repurchase, so as to maintain its shareholding in Ant Group,” Alibaba said in the filing.
Alibaba had said earlier that it might sell shares during the program. Singapore state-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings also said it was considering selling some of its shares.
Founded by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, Ant Group’s Alipay is the primary payment method on Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall e-commerce platforms. It serves over a billion users.
Alibaba earlier this year split its businesses into six business groups to try to increase shareholder value. It plans to spin off those businesses into companies that could eventually go public and raise funding.
In May, Alibaba said that its cloud unit, headed by Alibaba’s former CEO Daniel Zhang, is expected to list within a year. | 2023-07-24T16:35:19+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/tech-news/ap-chinese-e-commerce-giant-alibaba-says-it-will-not-sell-shares-in-ants-buyback-program/ |
Blueberries, beloved by nutritionists for their anti-inflammatory properties, have joined fiber-rich green beans in this year's Dirty Dozen of nonorganic produce with the most pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental health organization.
In the 2023 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, researchers analyzed testing data on 46,569 samples of 46 fruits and vegetables conducted by the US Department of Agriculture. Each year, a rotating list of produce is tested by USDA staffers who wash, peel or scrub fruits and vegetables as consumers would before the food is examined for 251 different pesticides.
As in 2022, strawberries and spinach continued to hold the top two spots on the Dirty Dozen, followed by three greens - kale, collard and mustard. Listed next were peaches, pears, nectarines, apples, grapes, bell and hot peppers, and cherries. Blueberries and green beans were 11th and 12th on the list.
A total of 210 pesticides were found on the 12 foods, the report said. Kale, collard and mustard greens contained the largest number of different pesticides - 103 types - followed by hot and bell peppers at 101.
"Some of the USDA's tests show traces of pesticides long since banned by the Environmental Protection Agency. Much stricter federal regulation and oversight of these chemicals is needed," the report said.
"Pesticides are toxic by design," said Jane Houlihan, former senior vice president of research for EWG. She was not involved in the report.
"They are intended to harm living organisms, and this inherent toxicity has implications for children's health, including potential risk for hormone dysfunction, cancer, and harm to the developing brain and nervous system," said Houlihan, who is now research director for Healthy Babies, Bright Futures, an organization dedicated to reducing babies' exposures to neurotoxic chemicals.
Clean 15 option
There is good news, though. Concerned consumers can consider choosing conventionally grown vegetables and fruits from the EWG's Clean 15, a list of crops that tested lowest in pesticides, the report said. Nearly 65% of the foods on the list had no detectable levels of pesticide.
Avocados topped 2023's list of least contaminated produce again this year, followed by sweet corn in second place. Pineapple, onions and papaya, frozen sweet peas, asparagus, honeydew melon, kiwi, cabbage, mushrooms, mangoes, sweet potatoes, watermelon, and carrots made up the rest of the list.
Being exposed to a variety of foods without pesticides is especially important during pregnancy and throughout childhood, experts say. Developing children need the combined nutrients but are also harder hit by contaminants such as pesticides.
"Pesticide exposure during pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of birth defects, low birth weight, and fetal death," the American Academy of Pediatrics noted. "Exposure in childhood has been linked to attention and learning problems, as well as cancer."
The AAP suggests parents and caregivers consult the shopper's guide if they are concerned about their child's exposure to pesticides.
Houlihan, director of Healthy Babies, Bright Futures, agreed: "Every choice to reduce pesticides in the diet is a good choice for a child."
Blueberries and green beans
Nearly 90% of blueberry and green bean samples had concerning findings, the report said.
In 2016, the last time green beans were inspected, samples contained 51 different pesticides, according to the report. The latest round of testing found 84 different pest killers, and 6% of samples tested positive for acephate, an insecticide banned from use in the vegetable in 2011 by the EPA.
"One sample of non-organic green beans had acephate at a level 500 times greater than the limit set by the EPA," said Alexis Temkin, a toxicologist at the EWG with expertise in toxic chemicals and pesticides.
When last tested in 2014, blueberries contained over 50 different pesticides. Testing in 2020 and 2021 found 54 different pesticides - about the same amount. Two insecticides, phosmet and malathion, were found on nearly 10% of blueberry samples, though the levels decreased over the past decade.
Acephate, phosmet and malathion are organophosphates, which interfere with the normal function of the nervous system, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A high dose of these chemicals can cause difficulty breathing, nausea, a lower heart rate, vomiting, weakness, paralysis and seizures, the CDC said. If exposed over an extended time to smaller amounts, people may "feel tired or weak, irritable, depressed, or forgetful."
Why would levels of some pesticides be higher today than in the past?
"We do see drops in some pesticides since the early '90s when the Food Quality Protection Act was put into place," Temkin said. "But we're also seeing increases of other pesticides that have been substituted in their place which may not be any safer. That's why there's a push towards overall reduction in pesticide use."
Chris Novak, president and CEO of CropLife America, an industry association, told CNN the report "willfully misrepresented" the USDA data.
"Farmers use pesticides to control insects and fungal diseases that threaten the healthfulness and safety of fruits and vegetables," Novak said via email. "Misinformation about pesticides and various growing methods breeds hesitancy and confusion, resulting in many consumers opting to skip fresh produce altogether."
The Institute of Food Technologists, an industry association, told CNN that emphasis should be placed on meeting the legal limits of pesticides established by significant scientific consensus.
"We all agree that the best-case scenario of pesticide residues would be as close to zero as possible and there should be continued science-based efforts to further reduce residual pesticides," said Bryan Hitchcock, IFT's chief science and technology officer.
Switch sources, experts suggest
Many fruits and veggies with higher levels of pesticides are critical to a balanced diet, so don't give them up, experts say. Instead, avoid most pesticides by choosing to eat organic versions of the most contaminated crops. While organic foods are not more nutritious, the majority have little to no pesticide residue, Temkin said.
"If a person switches to an organic diet, the levels of pesticides in their urine rapidly decrease," Temkin told CNN. "We see it time and time again."
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If organic isn't available or too pricey, "I would definitely recommend peeling and washing thoroughly with water," Temkin said. "Steer away from detergents or other advertised items. Rinsing with water will reduce pesticide levels."
Additional tips on washing produce, provided by the US Food and Drug Administration, include:
Handwashing with warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after preparing fresh produce.
Rinsing produce before peeling, so dirt and bacteria aren't transferred from the knife onto the fruit or vegetable.
Using a clean vegetable brush to scrub firm produce like apples and melons.
Drying the produce with a clean cloth or paper towel to further reduce bacteria that may be present.
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Training camp is officially in full-swing.
The Browns can say that now after their first padded and live contact practice since camp broke last Saturday at The Greenbrier. They saved the first padded, high-intensity practice for a full week later, and it comes after a lighter five days of practice which head coach Kevin Stefanski called an "acclimation period" before the pads were worn Friday for the first time.
There were plenty of hits and full-speed drills scattered throughout Saturday, the penultimate day before the Browns head back to Cleveland.
Here's what went down in West Virginia.
- The best position group of the day was arguably the tight ends. TE David Njoku appeared to snag every ball thrown his way, including passes that might've been a bit off target. One of his best catches was a leaping grab he made in the back of the end zone during a one-on-one red zone period, and he followed the catch by accidentally falling into a net that was raised behind the goal post. Staff needed a minute to untangle Njoku, who still safely secured the ball.
- TE Harrison Bryant also had a good day. One of his best catches was a smooth sliding grab he made during a seven-on-seven period for about 30 yards. This appeared to be his most active day in the pass game, and he was more involved because TE Jordan Akins was sidelined for the practice.
Check out photos of the team during the fifth day of Training Camp
- Njoku also stacked several other highlight-reel plays, including a one-handed grab on a pass from Watson during a seven-on-seven period and another leaping catch made near the left sideline. Njoku high-pointed the ball perfectly and never lost grip of it as he fell to the grass.
- There were a few drops from receivers throughout the day, which isn't abnormal in training camp. When the drops happened, however, WR Marquise Goodwin, who has been sidelined for the start of training camp due to blood clots, dropped to the ground and completed push-ups. Goodwin has been in good spirits and has paid close attention to the practices despite his unfortunate start to the year.
- WR Elijah Moore hasn't gone a practice without warranting a note in our observations, and it's worth adding him in again because of where he lined up in the formation. He continues to constantly be used across the offense and has frequently been put in motion before plays. He lined up directly behind Watson in the backfield on one play and darted past the line of scrimmage during a play action rep. Watson looked to Moore for a completion but overshot him, and a good pass likely would've been a nice gain.
- Watson and Moore did connect on a few passes throughout team drills, though. The misses have been a rarity, and the duo have mainly shown solid chemistry throughout the week.
- CB Thomas Graham Jr. grabbed the lone interception of the day during the one-on-one periods, and it came from a pass that deflected off WR David Bell.
- CB A.J. Green II also had an excellent pass breakup on a fade pass intended for WR Cedric Tillman.
- The solid day for the tight ends includes a good showing from undrafted rookie TE Thomas Greaney, who had a great connection throughout the day with QB Kellen Mond. Greaney caught multiple passes that would've gone for first downs and was a reliable outlet for Mond, who likely had his best practice of the week.
- WR Anthony Schwartz practiced for the first time in training camp on Thursday and had one of the longer plays of the day, catching a touchdown that was north of 50 yards from Watson. Schwartz took advantage of a broken coverage from the second-team defense.
- After suffering a "minor tweak" in Sunday's workout, WR Amari Cooper practiced for the second straight day and had a few solid connections with Watson.
- RB Jerome Ford and WR Jakeem Grant did not practice for personal reasons. LB Matthew Adams and WR Mike Harley Jr. also remained sidelined. | 2023-07-30T05:04:38+00:00 | clevelandbrowns.com | https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/training-camp-observations-from-the-8th-day-at-the-greenbrier |
(NewsNation) — An assistant principal at Mount Pleasant High School in Providence, Rhode Island, has been placed on paid leave after sending an email to faculty and students requesting thousands of dollars to help settle a human smuggling debt.
On Jan. 26, assistant principal Stefani Harvey sent an email asking for donations to help a student “who came to America with ‘Coyote.'”
Harvey described “Coyote” as a “group that helps people,” although the term typically refers to someone who illegally smuggles migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border.
“This group gives you a time frame to make a payment of $5,000 dollars to those who bring them into the states,” Harvey wrote in the email.
The school administrator said the student needed “urgent support” to raise another $2,000 by February 1.
A representative for the school confirmed to NewsNation that the email did go out to staff and that the principal took steps to issue a retraction.
After calling the request “inappropriate,” the principal at the high school said all funds that had been donated would be returned.
Some Rhode Island parents are outraged.
“The danger and violence of the Mexican cartel quite literally came to the desk of public school teachers and it was sanctioned by their assistant principal and guidance counselor,” said Nicole Solas, a parent from Rhode Island who also works as a senior fellow with Independent Women’s Forum.
The students NewsNation spoke to said they want answers.
“It was not really talked about at all today,” one student told NewsNation. “It came out on like Friday. It wasn’t really talked about today. Especially with a group like that, having things to do with this school, it’s scary.”
On its website, the Mount Pleasant High school mission statement declares: “Mount Pleasant High School provides all learners with a meaningful and purposeful education through a wealth of opportunities to be connected to and feel secure within their school community.”
Solas said school administrators should have notified law enforcement, rather than ask for donations.
“This is a student in public school who is in danger,” said Solas. “His family could be killed in the country where he’s from if he doesn’t pay this money and instead of immediately notifying authorities we’re doing a fundraiser for the Mexican cartel.”
According to a United Nations report, human smuggling is a nearly $6 billion a year industry. It’s something Texas Sheriff Roy Boyd regularly sees firsthand.
“What we’re encountering in our area is cartels that have come in — they set up through their operatives, they set up stash sites — and they’re smuggling people through our communities,” said Boyd, who works in Goliad County.
The Rhode Island incident is just the latest evidence of a southern border in crisis as migrant encounters surge to record highs.
Solas called the student’s situation “heartbreaking.”
“We want the best for everybody but we also can’t deny how detrimental this is,” she said.
NewsNation reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment but the agency declined our interview request. | 2023-01-31T17:09:31+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/assistant-principal-requests-funds-to-pay-off-students-human-smuggling-debt/ |
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December and January brought us a smashing line-up of new titles on Netflix, from the long-awaited second season of 'Alice in Borderland' to Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'The Makanai', but there's no slowing down for February. On top of the standard rom-coms that are sure to crop up near Valentine's Day, a handful of dramas, uplifting comedies and thrilling suspense shows are due to hit Netflix Japan in the coming weeks.
From the world premiere of Netflix's original movie 'Call Me Chihiro' to the 2020 film 'Gift of Fire' which got overlooked during its release amid the pandemic, here are the best shows and films to look out for this February. Bear in mind that not all of these films offer English subtitles and regional restrictions may apply.
A Madder Red
Synopsis: Seven years after losing her husband in a traffic accident, Ryoko (Machiko Ono) is struggling to keep her family afloat amid the Covid-19 pandemic. When her café business goes under, Ryoko finds herself juggling jobs at a flower shop and a sex club to support her father-in-law, who is in a nursing home, as well as her middle schooler Junpei.
Overview: Machiko Ono is spectacular in this story about the minority class who suffered the most during the pandemic. While the film loses its footing a few times with its volatile plot devices and overly long runtime, 'A Madder Red' is filled with enough heart to make it worthwhile.
Available now
Call Me Chihiro
Synopsis: After leaving her job as a sex worker, a young woman named Chihiro decides to make a living by selling bento boxes in a small seaside town. Chihiro, who is unapologetically herself, initially comes across as a little unusual to some of the local residents, but makes a lasting impression on everyone who buys bentos from her.
Overview: Adapted from the popular manga 'Chihiro-san', this feature co-produced by Netflix and Asmik Ace, is making its world premiere on Netflix this month as well as at the Musashino-kan Shinjuku theatre on February 23. The film stars Kasumi Arimura as Chihiro and is directed by Rikiya Imaizumi ('By the Window'), who is regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of his generation.
Available February 23
Aggretsuko (season 5)
Synopsis: Retsuko is a 25-year-old red panda who works as an accountant. During the day, she gets pushed around by her boss and colleagues at the office, but at night, she hits a karaoke parlour and unleashes all her rage with death metal.
Overview: Cue the sad songs – this fifth season of Aggretsuko will be the final instalment of the hit Netflix series featuring Sanrio's most relatable heroine. The show proved to be especially popular among twenty-somethings, who found comfort in watching Retsuko dabble with dubious dating apps, put up with difficult coworkers and cry over her monthly bills like every other white-collar zennial.
While it appears things are about to get more complicated for Retsuko in the new season as she makes an unexpected foray into politics, we're crossing our fingers that we'll finally get an answer to the will-they-or-won't-they situation between her and Haida.
Available February 16
Gift of Fire
Synopsis: In 1940s Japan, a brilliant young scientist named Osamu Ishimura (Yuya Yagira) is tasked with building the world's first atomic bomb. This poses a dilemma for Osamu and his collaborators. Developing such a weapon would lead to an unthinkable level of mass destruction, yet failing to do so would leave Japan in risk of being the target of the nuclear attack.
Faced with growing pressure from their superiors and a growing sense of guilt as their peers are killed off in the war, Osamu and his team are effectively left with no choice but to work day and night to come up with successful results in a bid to end the war once and for all.
Overview: Anyone who has ever picked up a history book will know about the nuclear attack of Japan during World War II. What many people don't know, however, is the story of Japan's tense race to build the first atomic bomb before the United States or Soviet Union. In this gripping drama starring Yuya Yagira (named Best Actor at the 57th Cannes Film Festival for his performance in 'Nobody Knows'), director Hiroshi Kurosaki makes a bold attempt to shed light on a lesser known moment of history.
Available February 7
Elpis
Synopsis: Ena Asakawa (Masami Nagasawa) is a disgraced anchorwoman who is forced to leave her job at a broadcasting network after a tabloid leaks evidence of her having an affair. She then picks a new job with a late night variety programme, where she works closely with a wealthy but inexperienced director called Takuro Kishimoto (Gordon Maeda).
Soon after adopting her new position, Ena picks up a discrepancy in a case about a suspected serial killer on death row. Convinced that the convicted prisoner is actually innocent, Ena and Takuro team up with another reporter to track down the real culprit.
Overview: Suspense lovers will be excited to know that the fourth instalment of 'You' isn't the only thrilling series to catch on Netflix in February. Inspired by true events, 'Elpis' is a cleverly executed story of cat and mouse that made its debut at the MIPCOM showcase in Cannes last year.
Available now
Story of My Family
Synopsis: Juichi Miyama's relationship with his father Jusaburo – a famous Noh theatre actor – is a rocky one, to say the least. Though he spent his youth attempting to gain his father's approval, Juichi eventually went on to become a professional wrestler instead of following in his father's footsteps.
When Jusaburo's health takes a turn for the worse, Juichi braces himself for his father's death and prepares to receive the inheritance, but the ageing thespian surprises everyone by bouncing back from his illness. Soon after, Jusaburo makes a public announcement, declaring his decision to leave everything he has to his young new caretaker and leave nothing to his sons. Chaos ensues.
Overview: Its slapstick premise will intrigue anyone who's in the mood for a good laugh, but there's a lot more to this story than the teaser would lead you to believe. Written by Kankuro Kudo ('Go', 'Ikebukuro West Gate Park'), this offbeat comedy covers all the familiar drama, frustrations and absurdities that come with having a big family, which even high-flying, tough-guy wrestlers can't escape.
Available now
This article was published on January 27 and updated on February 3.
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The Texas House and Senate released their spending proposals on Wednesday for the next biennium, and they include billions of dollars for property tax relief, border security and pay increases for certain public workers.
Both chambers are proposing an appropriation of $288.7 billion in state and federal funds and $130.1 billion in general revenue to spend over the next two years.
“The state’s commitment to fiscal responsibility has paid major dividends, and the Texas economy is booming,” Sen. Joan Huffman, the Republican chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said in a statement.
The bills released are lawmakers’ first drafts, and drastic changes are expected to happen over the course of the legislative session. But it provides a clearer window into what lawmakers are marking as spending priorities.
Both chambers have tentatively earmarked $15 billion to provide property tax relief. That includes $3 billion to raise the homestead exemption from $40,000 to $70,000. The exemption reduces the taxable value of a homeowner's primary residence.
That has been a priority of the Republican-led Legislature and of Gov. Greg Abbott.
During Abbott’s inauguration speech on Tuesday, he alluded the state was going to give Texans the “largest” property tax cuts in the state’s history.
A reason why the state could provide such relief is due to its historic budget surplus of $32 billion.
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The budget proposals also earmark nearly $5 billion to fund Abbott's border security initiatives, including Operation Lone Star.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, said in a statement the budget bill “keeps our promises to Texans and charts a course for our state’s continued prosperity.”
School safety and education
The budget bills filed Wednesday would also allocate $600 million to the Texas Education Agency to help school districts “in implementing school safety initiatives.”
The issue of school safety is as relevant as it has ever been. Next week will be the eight-month anniversary of a teenage gunman attacking Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, killing 21 people.
Meanwhile, the proposed appropriation for the Basic Allotment — the state’s per pupil funding — remains unchanged at $6,160.
Education advocates have been calling for an increase to the funding.
Earlier this month, Brian Woods, the superintendent of Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, told The Texas Newsroom raising the funding would give teachers, counselors, nurses and librarians an automatic pay increase. | 2023-01-19T17:31:58+00:00 | kut.org | https://www.kut.org/politics/2023-01-19/texas-proposed-budget-tackles-property-taxes-border-security |
Inside “secret hideaway” where police arrested wanted fugitive
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MARATHON COUNTY, Wisconsin (WGBA) — In Marathon County, a 44-year-old man, wanted by authorities in Shawano County was arrested earlier this month in a secluded hideout.
According to court records, Shawn Clark was wanted on an active felony warrant for failing to register as a sex offender.
Police say he was discovered in a secret hideaway where he had been living for three months and was arrested on July 11th.
“It’s obvious from the sophistication of the establishment that he created that the was making an active effort to avoid going back to jail or avoiding additional charges. As far as the motive behind that? We really don’t know,” says Lieutenant Cory Gladden with the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office.
NBC 26 spoke with the property owner of where Clark was located who says, Clark owns the home next to the hideout. Tom Wahl says the “hideout” was just a fort Clark made with his kids.
“No it wasn’t a hideout,” says property owner, Tom Wahl. “He told me he’s come down here and slept When things go too hot and heavy he’d come out here to cool off, cool down get away.”
“He wasn’t hiding from nobody,” Wahl adds
“When I talked to him. And I’m certain the police sure in hell must have known where he was.”
According to the Marathon County land assessment records, Shawn Clark has owned the home next to the “hideout” since 2019.
Walk says Clark would spend time in the fort but lived in the house next door with his wife and children.
According to court records, Clark was found guilty of 1st-degree child sex assault in 2016 and has a criminal history of drug charges related to THC dating back to 1996.
In addition to the felony warrant for a sex offender registration violation in Shawano County, Clark is facing several charges related to the July 11th arrest, including drug and weapons charges.
Clark is currently being held on $1,500 cash bond in Shawano County Jail and will be in court again July 26th.
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ANAHEIM, Calif., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a clinical diagnostics leader, received FDA clearance for its new DxC 500 AU Chemistry Analyzer, an automated chemistry analyzer, expanding the company's clinical chemistry offering and demonstrating ongoing commitment to product innovation in the in vitro diagnostic industry. Designed for small-to-medium-sized laboratories, the DxC 500 AU Chemistry Analyzer is one of several recent Beckman Coulter solutions designed to optimize laboratory workflows and support critical clinical decisions.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – It’s been more than a month now since the newest COVID-19 booster shot rolled out, but most people haven’t gotten it. With winter coming soon, federal leaders are making a push to change that.
Less than 5% of eligible Americans have received the latest COVID booster shot, according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The White House hopes to see a fall surge in vaccinations.
“We really want to rev up the urgency. This is going to be a critical piece of protection as we enter the winter months,” White House assistant press secretary Kevin Munoz said.
White House COVID Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha says according to a new study, if most Americans do get boosted before winter, it could save as many as 90,000 lives.
“What happens in the weeks and months ahead will have a large impact on how the winter goes,” Jha said.
Some health experts partially blame the low booster rate on mixed messages. Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, says the communication about the booster has been inconsistent.
“People were kinda muddled in their messaging on who needs a booster, who benefits from a booster, what a booster is used for. That has led to a lack of enthusiasm,” Adalja said.
He thinks federal leaders need to specifically target their push to seniors and other high-risk people.
“When you look who is dying, the 300 to 500 people who die every day, they are high-risk individuals,” Adalja said. “Almost all of them are elderly and a lot of them have never been boosted.”
Dr. Jha argues that Congress’s failure to approve more coronavirus funding has limited their vaccine campaign.
“Congressional inaction has put the health and well-being of American people at risk,” Jha said.
Still, the White House says leaders found a way to make sure the booster is free and accessible. Now they just have to convince more people to get it.
“If you want to stay safe and healthy this fall and winter, the best thing you can do is get vaccinated,” Jha said.
Dr. Jha recommends getting the booster shot by Halloween so that your body builds up full immunity before Thanksgiving gatherings. | 2022-10-12T01:20:52+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/washington/washington-dc/low-covid-booster-rates-have-health-leaders-pushing-for-more-vaccinations/ |
Woman accused of stealing over $20,000 from Taylorville High School band boosters
A Taylorville woman accused of stealing over $20,000 from the Taylorville High School Band Boosters account has been arrested.
Bobbi J. Ward, 46, was arrested around 12:30 p.m. Friday after school district officials contacted Taylorville Police Department concerning possible theft of money from the account.
Ward was also arrested for deceptive practices because she wrote checks to herself from the account, said Taylorville police chief Dwayne Wheeler.
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School officials became concerned when checks started to bounce, Wheeler said. Deposits also were not being made into the account, he said.
"The school saw some discrepancies about possible theft, so we met with the school district after they contacted us," Wheeler added. "We saw the same things."
The alleged theft, Wheeler said, happened over a two-and-a-half-year period.
Ward was the treasurer of the band boosters, but was not an employee of the school district, Wheeler said.
The high school has concert, marching and jazz bands, according to a Facebook page.
Ward was being held at the Christian County Jail. If convicted, she could face 4 to 12 years behind bars.
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Child found behind couch dies after house fire: ‘The children were home alone’
MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia said a child has died after a house fire started in a neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office reports the fire broke out at a home around 2 p.m. and spread to another residence.
Arriving deputies were able to evacuate the surrounding homes and businesses behind the houses, as reported by WRDW.
However, two children were also said to be inside one of the homes.
Deputies said they were able to find an 11-year-old in an upstairs bedroom but couldn’t immediately find the second child due to the extent of the fire.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames and found 10-year-old Nicolas Mai in the downstairs living room behind a couch.
Nicholas’ parents, Tong and Toyet Tran, later arrived at the scene and followed an ambulance to the hospital, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
The Columbia County coroner said the 10-year-old boy died as a result of the fire.
“It is not known at this time how the fire started, but we do know that the children were home alone,” the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office shared in a statement.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigation division and fire marshal were also called to the scene.
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ANN’S GROVE, Guyana (AP) — Villagers in this tiny coastal community lined up on the soggy grass, leaned into the microphone and shared their grievances as someone in the crowd yelled, “Speak the truth!”
And so they did. One by one, speakers listed what they wanted: a library, streetlights, school buses, homes, a grocery store, reliable electricity, wider roads and better bridges.
“Please help us,” said Evadne Pellew-Fomundam — a 70-year-old who lives in Ann’s Grove, one of Guyana’s poorest communities — to the country's prime minister and other officials who organized the meeting to hear people's concerns and boost their party's image ahead of municipal elections.
The list of needs is long in this South American country of 791,000 people that is poised to become the world’s fourth-largest offshore oil producer, placing it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico and Norway. The oil boom will generate billions of dollars for this largely impoverished nation. It's also certain to spark bitter fights over how the wealth should be spent in a place where politics is sharply divided along ethnic lines: 29% of the population is of African descent and 40% of East Indian descent, from indentured servants brought to Guyana after slavery was abolished.
Change is already visible in this country, which has a rich Caribbean culture and was once known as the “Venice of the West Indies.” Guyana is crisscrossed by canals and dotted with villages called “Now or Never” and “Free and Easy" that now co-exist with gated communities with names like “Windsor Estates.” In the capital, Georgetown, buildings made of glass, steel and concrete rise above colonial-era wooden structures, with shuttered sash windows, that are slowly decaying. Farmers are planting broccoli and other new crops, restaurants offer better cuts of meat, and the government has hired a European company to produce local sausages as foreign workers transform Guyana’s consumption profile.
With $1.6 billion in oil revenue so far, the government has launched infrastructure projects including the construction of 12 hospitals, seven hotels, scores of schools, two main highways, its first deep-water port and a $1.9 billion gas-to-energy project that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told The Associated Press will double Guyana’s energy output and slash high power bills by half.
And while the projects have created jobs, it’s rare for Guyanese to work directly in the oil industry. The work to dig deep into the ocean floor is highly technical, and the country doesn't offer such training.
Experts worry that Guyana lacks the expertise and legal and regulatory framework to handle the influx of wealth. They say it could weaken democratic institutions and lead the country on a path like that of neighboring Venezuela, a petrostate that plunged into political and economic chaos.
“Guyana’s political instability raises concerns that the country is unprepared for its newfound wealth without a plan to manage the new revenue and equitably disburse the financial benefits,” according to a USAID report that acknowledged the country's deep ethnic rivalries.
A consortium led by ExxonMobil discovered the first major oil deposits in May 2015 more than 100 miles (190 kilometers) off Guyana, one of the poorest countries in South America despite its large reserves of gold, diamond and bauxite. More than 40% of the population lived on less than $5.50 a day when production began in December 2019, with some 380,000 barrels a day expected to soar to 1.2 million by 2027.
A single oil block of more than a dozen off Guyana’s coast is valued at $41 billion. Combined with additional oil deposits found nearby, that will generate an estimated $10 billion annually for the government, according to USAID. That figure is expected to jump to $157 billion by 2040, said Rystad Energy, a Norwegian-based independent energy consultancy.
Guyana, which has one of the world’s highest emigration rates with more than 55% of the population living abroad, now claims one of the world’s largest shares of oil per capita. It's expected to have one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, too, according to a World Bank report.
The transformation has lured back Guyanese such as Andrew Rampersaud, a 50-year-old goldsmith who left Trinidad last July with his wife and four daughters, encouraged by changes he saw in his country.
He makes some 20 pairs of earrings and four necklaces a day, mostly with Guyanese gold, but where he's really noticed a difference is in real estate. Rampersaud owns seven rental units, and before the oil discovery, he'd get a query every month or so.
Now, three to four people call daily. And, unlike before, they always pay on time in a country where a two-bedroom apartment now costs $900, triple the price in in 2010, according to Guyana’s Real Estate Association.
But many Guyanese, including those living in Ann’s Grove, wonder whether their community will ever see some of that wealth. Here, bleating goats amble down the village’s main road, wide enough for a single car or the occasional horse-drawn cart. Dogs dart through wooden homes with zinc roofs, and the sole marketplace where vendors once sold fruits and vegetables is now a makeshift brothel.
“I expected a better life since the drilling began,” said Felasha Duncan, a 36-year-old mother of three who spoke as she got bright pink extensions braided into her hair at an open-air salon.
Down the road, 31-year-old Ron Collins was busy making cinderblocks and said he didn’t bother attending the recent Saturday morning meeting with officials.
“It makes no sense,” he said, leaning on his shovel.
He doesn’t believe his village will benefit from the ongoing projects that have employed people such as Shaquiel Pereira, who's helping build one of the new highways and earning double what he did three months ago as an electrician. The 25-year-old bought land in western Guyana last month and is now saving to build his first home and buy a new car.
“I feel hopeful,” he said as he scanned the new highway from his car, pausing before the hourlong drive home.
His boss, engineer Arif Hafeez, said that while people aren't seeing oil money directly in their pockets by way of public wage increases, construction projects are generating jobs and new roads will boost the economy.
“They say it’s going to look like Dubai, but I don’t know about that,” he said with a laugh.
At a job fair at the University of Guyana, excitement and curiosity were in the air as students met with oil companies, support and services firms, and agricultural groups.
Greeting students was Sherry Thompson, 43, a former hospital switchboard operator and manager of a local inn who joined a company that provides services such as transportation for vice presidents of major oil companies.
“I felt like my life was going nowhere, and I wanted a future for myself,” Thompson said.
Jobs like hers have become plentiful, but it’s rare to find Guyanese working directly in the oil industry.
Richie Bachan, 47, is among the exceptions. As a former construction worker, he had the foundation, with some additional training, to begin working as a roustabout, assembling and repairing equipment in the offshore oil industry two years ago. His salary tripled, and his family benefits: “We eat better. We dress better. We can keep up with our bills.”
But beyond the slate of infrastructure projects and jobs they’re creating, experts warn the huge windfall could overwhelm Guyana.
“The country isn’t preparing and wasn’t prepared for the sudden discovery of oil,” said Lucas Perelló, a political science professor at New York’s Skidmore College.
Three years after the 2015 oil discovery, a political crisis erupted in Guyana, which is dominated by two main parties: the Indo-Guyanese People’s Progressive Party and the Afro-Guyanese People’s National Congress, which formed a coalition with other parties.
That coalition was dissolved after a no-confidence motion approved by a single vote in 2018 gave way to snap general elections in 2020. Those saw the Indo-Guyanese People’s Progressive Party win by one seat in a race that's still being contested in court.
“That’s why the 2020 elections were so important. Everyone knew what was at stake,” Perelló said.
The USAID report accused the previous administration of a lack of transparency in negotiations and oil deals with investors, adding that the “tremendous influx of money opens many avenues for corruption.”
When The Associated Press asked Prime Minister Mark Phillips about concerns over corruption, his press officers tried to end the interview before he interjected, saying his party had a zero-tolerance policy: “Wherever corruption exists, we are committed to rooting it out.”
Guyana signed the deal in 2016 with the ExxonMobil consortium, which includes Hess Corporation and China’s CNOOC, but did not make the contract public until 2017 despite demands to release it immediately.
The contract dictates that Guyana would receive 50% of the profits, compared with other deals in which Brazil obtained 61% and the U.S. 40%, according to Rystad Energy. But many have criticized that Guyana would only earn 2% royalties, something Jagdeo said the current government would seek to increase to 10% for future deals.
“The contract is front-loaded, one-sided and riddled with tax, decommissioning and other loopholes that favor the oil companies,” according to a report from the Ohio-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Aubrey Norton, leader of the opposition People’s National Congress that was part of the coalition that signed the deal, told AP that it made mistakes: “I have no doubt about that. And therefore, moving forward, we should rectify those mistakes."
Activists also have raised concerns that the oil boom will contribute to climate change, given that one barrel of fuel oil produces on average about 940 pounds (about 425 kilograms) of carbon dioxide, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
AP reached out to ExxonMobil for comment about how it handled the deal in Guyana and environmental concerns. Through company spokeswoman Meghan Macdonald, ExxonMobil's top official in Guyana agreed to an interview. But Macdonald repeatedly canceled, and the company offered no other comment to AP.
Norton said he was concerned about the current government’s focus on building infrastructure instead of developing people, adding that he worries the oil wealth will intensify ethnic divisions in Guyana and create other problems: “It will result in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.”
Jagdeo, the vice president who once served as president, told AP that his party has created a special fund for oil revenues with safeguards to prevent corruption, including appointment of an independent monitor and a board of directors to oversee the fund along with the finance minister.
Parliamentary approval also is needed to decide how the funds would be used, he said, adding that oil revenues currently represent only a third of Guyana’s budget and that increases in salaries might happen later: “At this point in time, we are not awash with money.”
“We have seen the mistakes made by other countries,” he said. “We have to be cautious.”
Despite the oil boom, poverty is deepening for some as the cost of living soars, with goods such as sugar, oranges, cooking oil, peppers and plantains more than doubling in price while salaries have flatlined.
Many are still scraping by, like Samuel Arthur, who makes $100 a month selling large, heavy-duty plastic bags in Georgetown and other areas, hauling some 40 pounds of weight every day.
“All we live on is promises,” he said of the oil boom. “I have to do this because I don’t have any other way to survive.”
It’s the kind of need familiar to many in Ann’s Grove.
When the meeting between residents and officials ended, the prime minister pledged that most requests would be fulfilled.
“Looking forward to your promise,” resident Clyde Wickham said. Officials nodded and vowed to return with more details on how they'll help Ann's Grove.
Hopeful residents clapped. Like Wickham, many say they'll work to hold the government to its word.
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VALLEY MILLS, Texas (FOX 44) – The Valley Mills Police Department has launched a criminal investigation after a potential spread of COVID-19 at a City Hall Council meeting.
The department said in a statement that it received several citizen complaints on Wednesday – alleging that a City public official “knowingly” let someone diagnosed with COVID-19 to enter the meeting on Monday night.
Witnesses say the public official assisted the carrier into the building and “recklessly exposed” those in attendance to COVID-19. In addition, it was also reported that the public official failed to alert the mayor, Council, and those in attendance that the carrier was permitted inside to join the audience.
Based on these complaints, Valley Mills PD has launched a criminal investigation to determine if evidence constitutes an offense of Deadly Conduct. This investigation is ongoing. | 2022-07-14T14:37:35+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/mclennan-county/possible-covid-19-exposure-at-valley-mills-council-meeting/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won't lose their government-funded health insurance over the next year under a new policy announced Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration.
California already pays for the health care expenses of low-income adults 25 and younger, regardless of their immigration status. A new law scheduled to take effect in January 2024 would extend those benefits to cover all adults who, but for their immigration status, would qualify for the state's Medicaid program.
But between now and when that new law takes effect in 2024, about 40,000 young adults who already have Medicaid in California are expected to lose their benefits because they are older than 25. Monday, the state Department of Health Care Services announced it would continue to cover those young adults through the end of 2023 to make sure they won't lose their benefits.
“Providing continuous coverage means that tens of thousands of young Californians won’t face a disruptions in care, keeping them covered and healthier as a result,” said Jose Torres Casillas, policy and legislative advocate for Health Access California, a consumer health care advocacy group. “California is again leading the way in making our health care system work better for all communities, regardless of income, age, or immigration status.”
Nationwide, about 22.1 million people were living in the country illegally in 2020, or about 7% of the population, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health care nonprofit. These people are not eligible for most federal public benefit programs, even though many have jobs and pay taxes.
Some states, including California, have used their own money to cover the health care expenses of this group. Eighteen states provide prenatal care to people regardless of their immigration status, while five states and the District of Columbia cover all children from low-income families regardless of their immigration status. California and Illinois recently made older adult immigrants eligible for their Medicaid programs.
California was the first state to pay for the health care expenses of some adults living in the country illegally when, in 2019, state lawmakers voted to make people 25 and younger eligible for Medicaid regardless of their immigration status.
That policy took effect in 2020, right when the COVID-19 pandemic started. The federal government issued a public health emergency, meaning no one could lose their Medicaid benefits. That's why lots of young immigrants in California have been able to stay on Medicaid, even though they are now older than 25 and are technically no longer eligible.
The federal public health emergency is expected to end soon. When it does, all of those young adults who are now older than 25 would lose their benefits once they came up for renewal. Instead, the Newsom administration said it would delay those renewals until the end of 2023, giving them time for the new law to take effect.
“Protecting these young adults–who currently have Medi-Cal–from losing coverage, only to become eligible again shortly thereafter, will prevent needless gaps in health care services and medication that people need," said Connie Choi, policy director at the California Immigrant Policy Center. | 2022-08-23T02:33:00+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/California-to-protect-health-benefits-for-young-17390858.php |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia residents are being told that they may want to drink only bottled water following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in neighboring Bucks County.
Bucks County health officials said Sunday that a leak late Friday evening at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township spilled between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a water-based latex finishing solution into the river. Officials said it is non-toxic to humans and no known adverse health effects have been reported in the county.
Mike Carroll, deputy managing director for Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability, said there had been no sign of contaminants in city water but officials “cannot be 100% certain” traces won’t show up Sunday afternoon. He called health risks from the material “very low if present at all” but said officials wanted people to be aware so they could consider using bottled water to drink or cook with to further minimize any risk.
The city water department said in an update Sunday evening that water “will remain safe to drink and use” at least through Monday, based on the time it takes water to move through treatment and water mains before reaching customers.
Officials said intakes to the city’s Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant were closed after the spill but they were opened overnight to maintain minimal water levels to avoid damage to equipment and to supply water for fire safety and other other essential needs.
State environmental officials are leading the response. Pennsylvania American Water said its Yardley Water Treatment plant about 15 miles (24 kilometers) upstream of the release remains unaffected. Aqua said it shut off the intake to its Bristol water system to protect customers and had seen no impact from the spill.
Trinseo senior vice president of manufacturing and engineering Tim Thomas told WPVI-TV Saturday that the material posed no risk to the public. “It’s like the material you find in paint,” he told the station. “It’s your typical acrylic paint you have in your house, that’s what really this material is, in a water base.”
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This story has been corrected to show that officials said water is safe at least through Monday. | 2023-03-27T15:56:59+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/ap-top-headlines/philadelphia-residents-warned-about-chemical-spill-in-river/ |
BERLIN (AP) — Those behind a suspected arson attack on a German hotel intended to house refugee families will be tracked down and held to account, a top security official in eastern Germany said Saturday.
Police said windows were broken and a fire broke out shortly after 5 a.m. Friday at the Spreehotel on the outskirts of Bautzen in what authorities believe was an anti-foreigner attack. Four employees staying in the building managed to escape unharmed and the fire was extinguished.
Armin Schuster, the interior minister of Saxony state, said he believed the attackers intended to “lay waste” to the entire building, which was to house an initial group of 30 refugees from countries including Syria, Afghanistan and Russia starting next week.
Schuster said everything would be done to find the culprits and insisted they did not represent German society.
“On the contrary! They will pay for this,” German news agency dpa quoted him saying.
The former hotel already was used to house refugees between 2015 and 2017, and was the target of an attempted arson attack in 2016. Bautzen saw tensions between migrants and locals flare that year amid an influx to Germany of people seeking shelter from conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.
The city, located east of Dresden near the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic, has become a stronghold of the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
Last week, a fire destroyed a shelter for Ukrainian refugees on Germany’s Baltic coast in what authorities say could have been arson.
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Follow all AP stories on migration at https://apnews.com/hub/migration | 2022-10-30T04:34:43+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/ap-international/ap-german-official-vows-culprits-will-pay-for-arson-attack/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts to deceive the public about voting and elections remain a top concern for state election officials as they dig into preparations for the 2024 election.
Misinformation and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools to create false and misleading content were cited in interviews with several secretaries of state gathered recently for their national conference. Other top concerns were staffing and the loss of experienced leaders overseeing elections at the local level. The officials were gathered in Washington for the annual summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State.
“The cliché here is true,” said Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, a Democrat. “You hope for the best, but plan for the worst. So, we’re planning for the worst, which is that multiple communications channels will be filled with false and misleading information.”
State election officials in Michigan and Colorado said they were particularly concerned about the rise of AI and the implications of it being misused by foreign adversaries seeking to meddle in U.S. elections. They pointed to altered videos, known as deepfakes, that rely on facial mapping and AI to make it appear that real people are saying things they never said.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said she convened a working group in her office to game out potential risks, after a 2020 presidential election that was marred by false claims and attacks on voting. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said state and federal regulations requiring disclosures of AI-generated content are needed along with boosting public awareness.
“We can’t necessarily put the genie back in the bottle, but we can educate citizens about how to receive that information,” said Benson, a Democrat. “And it becomes much easier if there are disclaimers alongside it that says, hey, this is fake.”
Some state election officials said they would not be deterred by a recent court order by a federal judge in Louisiana that limited federal agencies when it comes to contacting social media companies about content deemed false or deceptive with a few exceptions. On Friday, an appeals court temporarily paused the order.
“The injunction doesn’t apply to state officials, so I’m going to keep talking to whoever the hell I want to talk to,” said Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat. “If you know somebody is out there lying and it hurts voters, they’re literally telling voters the wrong day or the wrong places to vote, literally giving them bad information on purpose, you should be able to shut that down because that’s interfering with the voter’s right to vote.”
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and others pointed to various ways of combating misinformation that don’t involve communicating with social media companies. LaRose, a Republican, mentioned one instance in which his staff took a social media post that was spreading misinformation, added a “false” label across it and reposted it while contacting local news to ensure they were aware the original post was not true.
“We’ve worked to actively combat false information, but the way we do it is by spreading copious amounts of truth,” LaRose said.
West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner, a Republican, praised the federal court ruling and said he was more concerned about the federal government being the one to spread false information. He said he is supportive of efforts by House Republicans to investigate federal agencies over their activities before the 2020 presidential election.
“I think this is the big story going and it far outweighs all this other stuff that we’re talking about here at this conference with regards to cybersecurity and, you know, trusted sources, and on and on,” Warner said. “The federal government shouldn’t be in there telling Americans what they can and can’t hear, see, believe, Google, that sort of thing. So hopefully we’re gonna get it straightened out.”
Chris Krebs, the former director of the U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency during the Trump administration, has defended the work his agency did in 2020. In a social media post after the court order, Krebs said his agency only connected state and local election officials with social media companies and did not filter or review any content.
Officials in Pennsylvania and Kentucky both cited staffing as a concern. In Pennsylvania, there has been considerable turnover among those overseeing local elections, driven largely by retirements and increased stress. Al Schmidt, a Republican appointed as Pennsylvania’s chief election official, said the risks are many and the margin for error is small.
“The most dangerous thing is when you lose experienced election workers, you lose institutional memory, you lose all that experience, and it’s replaced by people who are less experienced and who are more likely to make a mistake — and to make a mistake in an environment where every mistake is being perceived as being deliberate or malicious,” he said.
The multi-day conference was the first since several Republicans announced plans earlier this year to leave a bipartisan effort aimed at improving the accuracy of voter lists and identifying fraud, prompting consternation from their Democratic counterparts.
The decisions were made as the Electronic Registration Information Center, more commonly known as ERIC, was targeted by conspiracy theories surrounding its funding and purpose. Republicans cited other reasons for their exit and have been working on an alternate system for sharing data among individual states.
Several Democratic officials said they were uninterested in any alternative to the ERIC system, which still includes a few Republican-led states. They expressed hope that large-population states like California and New York, which are not currently part of ERIC, will join.
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, a Republican, said he is exploring his state’s options. A court order requires the state to participate in ERIC, according to Adams, but several surrounding states and Florida, where many of his state’s residents retire, are leaving or do not participate.
“Even if ERIC were hunky-dory, I still need to find ways to get information from 30-plus states that aren’t in ERIC,” Adams said.
The conference largely avoided controversial subjects during panel discussions, focused instead on sharing best practices. Several officials said partisan divisions are set aside so they can collaborate on improving elections.
Warner said a Michigan official approached him to talk about efforts in West Virginia to improve voting among active-duty military, and Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab said he planned to talk with his staff about plans to assist voters with hearing impairments after learning of Minnesota’s efforts.
“There’s still so much more that we agree on than what we disagree on,” said New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, a Democrat. “And we’re all a bunch of thieves at the end of the day — we steal ideas from each other and it’s like that’s a really cool program, I want to do that in my state.”
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North Dakota Game and Fish stocking lakes across the state
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The Game and Fish Department fisheries staff have been busy stocking lakes all across the state.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department manages around 450 lakes statewide, which means the two federal hatcheries are busy raising walleye fingerlings for stocking and future angler opportunities.
“We’re going to be plus or minus a few fish of 10 million. we’re going to be really close to an all-time record or, you know, an amazing year, let’s put it that way,” said NDGF fisheries supervisor Jerry Weigel.
Fisheries biologists decide what lakes to stock based on netting surveys on district lakes around the state.
“We stocked just a little bit over 170 lakes across the state. That’s down a little bit because of not having full potential out of Valley City with the zebra mussel issue and our trying to limit that to the three lakes that are positive for zebra mussels,” said Weigel.
Weigel said around 2 million fingerlings were stocked in Lake Sakakawea, 310,000 in Devils Lake, and 842,000 in Stump Lake.
“So the eggs are collected by our state folks taken to the federal hatchery at Riverdale or Valley City. They then rear the fish out in earthen ponds for 30 to 40 days and we end up with our one and a quarter to inch and a half walleye fingerlings right now. And the state, we come back in and truck the fish to all these 170 plus lakes,” said Weigel.
The reason for stocking walleye fingerlings is because some lakes don’t have a lot of natural reproduction.
“So we’re able to create walleye fisheries in areas that never would otherwise be. The other really unique thing we’re finding is, is in a lot of this prairie pothole center part of the state, these lakes are crazy productive, and they’ll grow a walleye to a say, a pound in two years,” said Weigel.
Weigel said there were several other fish species stocked statewide, like 450,000 salmon in Lake Sakakawea, rainbow trout in a variety of lakes and community fisheries. This is the first time since the hatcheries existence, not one lake was stocked with northern pike because of weather delays and hatchery space, but the pike populations are doing OK.
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Brand Provides the Ultimate Football Watching Experience In a 'Home-Sized" Pack of Pepsi, Built to Make Every Gameday #BetterWithPepsi
PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Football is back, and Pepsi is proving to fans everywhere that football watching is #BetterWithPepsi with the debut of its latest innovation-- the "Pepsi 18 Week Pack," a tiny home that one lucky fan will have the chance to live in for all 18 weeks of the 2022 NFL season. The Pepsi 18 Week Pack takes gamedays to an entirely new level, ensuring everything you need for a marathon day of football is within reach – literally.
"With the new NFL season getting underway, we knew we had to show up for football fans with new ways to innovate around their football watching experience. Tapping into the 'Tiny Home' phenomenon – something that is typically a shrine to minimalism – we turned a pack of Pepsi into a truly immersive experience of unapologetic football fandom, tricking it out from the floor to the ceiling with the best possible football watching experience," said Todd Kaplan, Chief Marketing Officer – Pepsi. "With the launch of our 'Pepsi 18 Week Pack,' we are excited to expand upon the various football viewing innovations we have launched over the years – from the Pepsi Gametime Fridge TV to the Pepsi Turkeytron – as we are always looking for new ways to help fans enjoy their football watching more unapologetically. The 'Pepsi 18 Week Pack' is outfitted with turf carpet, field-goal themed décor, a football shaped ottoman to heat and store your favorite eats, a Pepsi Gametime Fridge TV, bleacher seats, and so much more - all right at one lucky fan's fingertips, beside a season long supply of ice-cold Pepsi Zero Sugar. It truly is unlike anything else."
Pepsi tapped Super Bowl champion and recent retiree Andrew Whitworth to unveil and tour the prime piece of unapologetic real estate in a new Pepsi digital content spot, immediately available for viewing here. After 16 straight years as a professional offensive lineman, most recently for the LA Rams, this season is Whitworth's first as an official full-time football watcher, and it's through his eyes that fans will see the multifunctional Pepsi 18 Week Pack.
"With football season finally back, and it being my first year off the field, I'd love to spend gamedays taking in all the action from the Pepsi 18 Week Pack," said Andrew Whitworth. "Pepsi made sure the lucky winner will be geared up for the NFL season with a fun atmosphere that I know I'd love coming home to for some non-stop football watching. I might have to put my cleats back on and block the winner from taking the Pepsi 18 Week Pack."
The Pepsi 18 Week Pack Features
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- Snacking Made Easy: Whether it's condiments, dips, hotdogs, or wings, there's no shortage of storage in the football-shaped ottoman or "hottoman" that doubles as a food warming tray to keep snacks at their ideal temperature, ready to consume at a moment's notice, all without leaving your seat.
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- Lofty Goals: Above the main room is a perfect-sized loft with an open layout, featuring an additional TV area to strategize and keep tabs on your fantasy team throughout the season.
How to Score the Pepsi 18 Week Pack
One lucky football watcher can score the Pepsi 18 Week Pack via a sweepstakes on Instacart. To enter for the chance to win, fans must purchase two 12-packs of Pepsi (any flavor) through Instacart– and save their receipt before receiving an automated SMS message to enter the sweeps. Instacart account required. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Instacart is neither a sponsor nor administrator of the sweepstakes. Void Where Prohibited. US res. of 48 cont. US/ DC, 18+ (19+ for AL/NE). Ends 9/12/22, 11:59:59pm ET. The NFL Entities have not offered or sponsored this Sweepstakes in any way. See Official Rules at (LINK).
Throughout the NFL season, Pepsi will also unveil additional consumer engagement opportunities, digital and linear content, national and local fan-forward activations and much more. To make sure you're up to date on the latest, be sure to follow @Pepsi on Twitter and Instagram.
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TORONTO, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Shoplazza is proud to launch its new identity as the company refreshes its look to the global market. The previous brand identity, the logo, and the look have accompanied Shoplazza through the last five fruitful years. Also, they witnessed the birth and the growth of Shoplazza with its 360,000+ merchants, global investors, and worldwide partners.
As Shoplazza is marching toward the global market, its featured cross-border eCommerce store building technology is widely recognized. To embrace a more diversified market and audience profile, Shoplazza needs to change with the times. That said, a change is inevitable and imperative to help the global market understand who this company is. But the backbone of Shoplazza remains the same.
Shoplazza's previous logo was created during the exponential growth period, sending out a message that Shoplazza always opens its door to merchants, partners, investors, and employees. This time, the company concludes all the concepts and core strategies that supported the most fundamental operation and management style through various angles and perceptions.
A more succinct expression of a brand's core strategy and philosophy is concluded, 'Open to More .' Shoplazza continues its open-collaboration strategy with the merchants, partners, investors, and employees. The gene and character of the brand are more distinctive than ever. The root of Shoplazza's success lies at the center of its open strategy of collaborating with partners and creating value for the merchants.
What is a brand?
"Brand" is a jargon that people always talks about. But rarely can it be explained. Therefore, Shoplazza is defining it this time as an instinct, a gut feeling, an immediate reaction to a brand.
How does the company express itself as Shoplazza?
Shoplazza's new brand identity is expressed across different mediums. A brand new launched home website, as well as an award-winning admin console where the merchants can build and command the online store from one place.
Its new logo and brand tone also extend to all social media platforms and partners' web pages. Once you type 'Shoplazza' into the search engine, Voilà! New Shoplazza awaits you.
How does Shoplazza share the brand voices?
Shoplazza continues to voice out not just for spreading the words of its featured product and service, but also for the merchants, partners, investors, and employees. Therefore, the audiences from any part of the world will be able to get to know the Shoplazza people, the most invaluable assets to the brand, via different channels. Audiences may read various topics from Shoplazza blog, where the company continues to offer from-the-trench insights, brand voices, and peoples' stories so that the market may know it better.
"My brand grows global with Shoplazza"
Shoplazza has catered to many new startup businesses while growing and expanding the business scope and its merchants. Its featured DTC services have been lifetime partners to many of Shoplazza's high-valued merchants. Shoplazza started from a less than 10 people's team, now scaling up to more than 350 employees across different global offices. The company understands not just the labor pain but also the growing one. Therefore, Shoplazza knows profoundly how to accompany its clients with each step along their business journey. The company is extending its excellent services to serve more startups and small to medium businesses with its barrier-free online store building cloud.
Shoplazza becomes Shoplazza
To create a brand that would take Shoplazza into the future—and show the world who it really is—the company wanted to tie together these three areas.
Having a consistent voice across the whole brand is how the company can build trust. Trust is not a writing principle, but it's created when using principles to help the brand communicate with its audiences.
Keeping the tone of voice consistent and checking communication against these principles is vital in building trust with its merchants. Being engaging, bold, and considered in all messaging will establish a clear voice for Shoplazza.
The logo
The logo is iconic and is a bold and distinct representation of Shoplazza. The following guidance ensures it always looks its best.
The Icon
The icon represents the growth and endless possibilities when using Shoplazza. The two shapes from its brand language come together to create the S.
The Color
The colors help Shoplazza stand out. The palette is bold and expressive, with built-in flexibility to suit a wide variety of applications.
Primary color
Red is Shoplazza's primary color. Its Red is bold and vibrant, capturing audiences' attention and creating a distinct and memorable look for its brand.
Secondary color
Its secondary colors include Cobalt, Ice, Peach, Cream, Grey, Black, and White. These colors compliment and contrast its primary Red to build a rich and exciting world of colors for Shoplazza.
To live its brand—and for people to feel proud of Shoplazza—Shoplazza knows it has to continue to provide the best the company can to the merchants, and continue to give back in its efforts toward win-win strategies for small business owners. And always stay true to the vision and values that guide Shoplazza.
Now, Shoplazza is proud to say it finally has something that fits. It has built a brand that the company hopse inspire people to act through passion and empathy and the one that brings actual changes to you and your loved families.
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Kremlin critic Bill Browder wants governments to step up efforts to get to the riches squirreled away by Russian oligarchs and linked to President Vladimir Putin by forcing the accountants, lawyers and others who set up murky legal and financial structures to become whistleblowers.
Browder, author of the nonfiction best-seller "Freezing Order: "A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath," says Russia's war in Ukraine has increased attention on how oligarchs are custodians of the Russian leader's wealth.
"But the oligarchs are not naïve," Browder told The Associated Press on Tuesday at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. "They've hired the best lawyers, best asset protection specialists, and there are shell companies and trust companies and offshore companies and nominees and proxies — and the whole thing is extremely well thought-through."
The founder of Hermitage Capital, an early investor in post-Soviet Russia, Browder raised the alarm after his Russian tax adviser, Sergei Magnitsky, died in a Russian prison in 2009. He has become arguably one of the world’s biggest critics of Putin ever since.
Speaking to the AP in Davos, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda — a sharp critic of Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine — acknowledged it’s not easy to follow the “dark and dirty money” of Russian oligarchs.
“But we have to do this: To investigate and of course to freeze the assets as much as possible, and then afterward to find a legal framework to use them for restructuring or recovery or just rebuilding of Ukraine after the war,” he said.
Nauseda also called for more action to exclude Russia from the SWIFT international banking payment system.
“We did some partial steps, but this is not sufficient enough, and we have to exclude — or de-SWIFT — more Russian banks. Then probably we could expect that Russian society will start to feel the pain,” he said, alluding to reports of support in Russia for Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Browder credited Biden administration efforts to put a squeeze on Putin and his government since the war began by putting a freeze on assets of Russia’s central bank, chasing the oligarchs, halting exports of technology to Russia and supplying weapons to Ukraine.
But when it comes to getting Russian oligarchs’ money, “we’re only scratching the surface,” Browder said.
“There’s only 35 oligarchs out of 118 who are on the Forbes (richest people) list who have been sanctioned by either the U.S., EU, U.K., Canada or Australia. We need to get 118,” he said.
Browder says their money is held in top banks in places like London, New York and Zurich as well as in real estate, hedge funds and private equity funds:.
“It’s right in front of our eyes and the amounts are unbelievably big," he said. “I estimate that since Vladimir Putin took power, he and the 1,000 people around him have stolen $1 trillion from the Russian state. And that money is stored in our financial capitals.”
He acknowledged that what he sees as the solution is “quite radical” — forcing "the people who set up these structures, the enablers, the lawyers, the accountants, the trustees under law to become whistleblowers for the government.”
“In other words, put an amendment into all money laundering and all sanctions law to say that people who are involved in setting up structures for sanctioned individuals have to come forward with the information to the government — or face a punishment of fines and imprisonment,” Browder said.
Jacques Attali, a former top French government official and past president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, expressed hesitation about Browder’s idea.
To begin with, “it must be said that a lawyer shouldn’t do anything illegal — and that would be enough,” said Attali, an eminence grise at Davos. “A lawyer is necessarily at the service of his or her client.”
“You can strengthen legislation. You can’t ask a lawyer to turn in his or her client,” he said.
Vitaly Klitschko, mayor of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, supported the idea of further cracking down on Russian oligarchs' money, saying, “I think we have to use every leverage to stop the aggression, and it’s not a secret that the Russians use the money for (Putin’s) army.”
“Right now, sanctions work pretty well. Why? Because sanctions stop the financing of the Russian army,” Klitschko said.
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COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — Students spread out in their rural Kansas classroom, answering questions with a partner about invaders atop elephants attempting to sack Rome more than 2,000 years ago.
“Do you want to read?” one of the third graders, Parker, asked his partner after the lesson on the Punic Wars. “Because I’m not really good.”
Bekah Noel told her students to jot down answers for their partners if they needed extra help writing or spelling. Halfway through the school year, with some of her students reading nearly 200 words per minute and others struggling to sound out around 10, she has had to make a lot of tweaks like this.
Exiting from the pandemic, the assumption might be that Noel’s students should be among the least scathed. The tiny, 900-student school system in Columbus pivoted to remote learning briefly in March 2020 before going back in person that fall, initially without masks. While some U.S. students spent a year or more learning online, pandemic school in rural Kansas was as normal as it got.
But the upheaval still took a toll. Students and teachers got sick, social distancing made it hard to teach kids in small groups, and the pace of teaching ground to a crawl. Three years later, Noel has more third graders than ever who are reading below grade level. That’s the true elephant in the room.
“I have kids,” Noel said midway through the year, “that legitimately cannot read.”
Noel is used to adapting to students’ needs, and she has been pulling out all the strategies in her toolkit. She pairs strong and struggling students, reads questions aloud and jots down dictated answers for students to rewrite in their own handwriting.
As the pandemic was raging, the district also adopted a new strategy: a reading curriculum that is heavy on phonics — a stressful gamble that the science-backed curriculum might help kids catch up.
There are signs the changes are helping, particularly for older students. Educators from other schools have been coming to observe the changes. But this is third grade, the last year students are typically taught to read.
And time is running out.
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During a group session in October, third grader Emmett Mayfield and a classmate dismantled the word “athletic” with paraprofessional Jessica Seitz. Columbus used federal pandemic relief money to double the number of paraprofessionals assigned to help its small groups of struggling students.
“How many syllables do we have?” she asked. Emmett answered: “Three.”
It was part of a lesson on closed syllables, a term that refers to a vowel being followed by a consonant. This matters because it creates a short vowel sound, meaning the letter “A” in the word is pronounced as “ah.” If it was a long vowel, it would sound more like the name of the letter.
“Make a fist,” Seitz instructed. “We are closing that door. The consonant is stopping that vowel from saying its name.”
This type of lesson is a common one now that the district emphasizes the so-called science of reading that is gaining momentum nationwide. Schools piloted two new reading curriculums for a few weeks in November and December of 2020, as COVID-19 case levels soared.
Spared initially, small towns in rural Kansas were so overwhelmed that hospitals had to fly patients hundreds of miles away for treatment. Parker’s mom, Chelsea Brinson, a medical assistant, was testing droves of COVID samples at a clinic. “Everybody was stressed out,” said Brinson, who now works as a nurse’s assistant in the district.
Students started masking. But that meant mask breaks were added to the already disrupted schedule.
Reading specialist Kelly Walters asked the overwhelmed teachers whether they wanted to put the reading pilot on hold.
“One hundred percent of our staff said, ‘No, we want to move forward,’” recalled Walters, who struggled so much to learn to read herself that she suspects an undiagnosed case of dyslexia was to blame.
The program they picked weaves phonics and other reading changes throughout the curriculum. No longer are those elements mostly isolated to worksheets. Staff praised it, which was encouraging to Walters, who tested the materials on her youngest child, just 3 at the time, while stuck at home early in the pandemic.
“As a mom, who was a struggling reader, to give that gift —” she said, and then stopped and corrected herself. “I shouldn’t have said it was a gift, because it’s not a gift. It’s a right.”
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In late November, Noel taught a science lesson on the skeletal system. Like the rest of the curriculum, it also incorporated reading instruction, with “structure” among the vocabulary words she highlighted.
“Have you ever seen a house being built before?” Noel asked. The students blurted out examples before she continued: “And they’ll have the wood up first, and it will be like beams.”
She then asked whether the word “structure” was a noun, verb, adjective or adverb. Why, she then asked, was it one of the vocabulary words in a lesson on the skeletal system?
Parker shared his answer: “Because our spine holds up the rest of our body.” Noel rewarded him with a fist bump.
Parker started the year reading at the level of a first grader. He was, Noel, said, “embarrassed.” Midway through the year he seemed stuck, learning new skills and then seeming to forget it all. Staff were worried. He was flagged for a special education assessment.
When the pandemic first closed schools in 2020, Parker was a kindergartener. His mom recalled “freaking out,” trying to figure out what to do with him. To get him to do schoolwork, his grandmother or someone else had to sit beside him at all times. Otherwise, Parker said, he would “squirrel off.”
Columbus and many other rural school systems reopened that fall. With strong opposition to masks locally, the district instead added “sneeze guards” to desks. But in-person school was far from normal. The pandemic had hobbled one of teachers’ most effective tools: small groups.
Typically, they would pull kids from different classes to create groups targeting specific skills, Noel said. But with COVID, they were trying to keep each of the classes separated to limit the spread of disease. And then there was COVID itself. Between illnesses and quarantines, students and staff were missing two weeks or more of school multiple times throughout the year.
“It was taking us two days to do something that would have taken us one,” Noel said.
Noel was infected twice, forced to miss school again just this past fall because of a COVID-sickened child. Parker caught COVID in first grade, missing two weeks of school.
Across the country, federal data show, the disruptions wrought by the pandemic were accompanied by widespread learning setbacks, even in states that saw students return quickly to in-person learning. Among those showing the largest learning losses are this year’s crop of third graders, who were in kindergarten when the pandemic hit, a foundational year for learning to read.
Now Noel’s students and other third graders are under pressure to master reading ahead of later grades, where literacy is key to learning everything else.
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By late January, it was time to show off at “Books and Breakfast,” with parents, grandparents, preschool-age siblings and friends visiting Highland School to see what the children were learning. The students sprawled around the school building, eating doughnuts and reading books to their special guests.
As Emmett read aloud from “Grumpy Monkey,” he got some help with the word “discovery” and plowed ahead, reading clearly how the bananas were “too sweet.”
“I used to didn’t like to read,” said Emmett, who started the year reading more like an early second grader, “but I just started reading.”
At home, though, he is still resisting reading, said his mother, Jessica Mayfield, a 39-year-old hospital lab technician. She blames it in part on those “awful” days of virtual learning. There were meltdowns, and she fretted even then that he would fall behind, with those early years of school so “crucial.”
Mayfield, herself an avid reader, doesn’t know what more the district could have done. “I think,” she said, “it’s just to be expected.”
Assessments showed 13 of Noel’s 24 students are reading below grade level. Many of them are kids who moved to the district in the middle of this school year. Nine have been getting the most intensive so-called tier-three level of support. Some of her students scored so highly they were evaluated for the gifted program. In a rarity, none fell in the middle tier group of kids needing just a little extra help.
It’s a trend seen elsewhere around the country as the pandemic widened the gap between higher- and lower-performing students.
Noel is working harder than ever to keep her advanced students from getting bored, assigning them special projects. Grace Epler, an advanced reader who is prone to finishing assignments early, sometimes spends her free time making up math problems, helping her classmates or playing educational games on her iPad.
State tests are looming, and it weighs heavily on Grace.
“They compare this school to all the other elementary schools in Kansas, and it scares me,” she said at lunchtime, her wrist in a pink splint after a swing mishap. “I might get, like, five wrong.”
This even though she reads nearly anything put in front of her. She is particularly partial to a book the kids wrote and illustrated themselves that documented what they will miss most about their soon-to-close school, a building filled with quirks like a toilet in an old shower stall.
Many kids in Noel’s class are progressing, but not as much as she would like.
“Those highs grew even more,” Noel said. “And the lows, they grew, but they’re still quite a bit lower.”
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One day in April, Emmett and Parker were taking a turn in the small group getting extra reading help. After talk of the basketball and softball seasons, the small group took turns reading a book called “A Prince Among Donkeys,” with lots of words and spelling patterns they’ve seen before.
Parker rested his hand on his forehead, reading: “To Adam’s surprise, Emma smelled.” Then, a quick correction: “smelled” to “smiled.”
Imperfect though it was, something had happened over these months of phonics drills and small-group work. When the special education testing came back, not only did it show he didn’t qualify, but he also made so much progress he was close to reading at the level of a beginning third grader.
“I actually do like reading now,” Parker explained. He described evenings spent on the couch with his mother, practicing. He and Emmett are now obsessed with the same book series about a superhero cat. “It’s just fun to do.”
When Parker finished his turn reading, he had the choice of picking who would go next. But he didn’t choose Emmett or any of the other kids.
“Can I pick myself?” he asked. And he kept reading.
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Kids may not exactly jump for joy to learn that the health care overhaul makes it easier for them to get their teeth cleaned, filled and straightened.
Tooth decay ranks as the No. 1 chronic disease in children, and better dental insurance coverage could help address the problem. But many children's health advocates worry that there won't be enough dentists available to meet the need.
Some children will gain access through the requirement that individual and small group health plans sold on the state-based health insurance exchanges and on the private market offer pediatric dental coverage.
Pediatric dental coverage is already required under Medicaid, but many children aren't enrolled and even if they are, often they don't receive services.
The health care law may give more children access to dental coverage through the program as it expands coverage in many states to adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Advocates expect that as more parents enroll in the program, more children will gain dental coverage.
But dental coverage is helpful only if there are providers available who are willing to see those children.
"Many dentists aren't comfortable seeing young children," says Colin Reusch, a senior policy analyst at the Children's Dental Health Project who co-authored a recent study on the law's pediatric dental coverage. "They're not cooperative in the dental chair."
Families of children who are covered under Medicaid often encounter additional problems. They run into language or transportation barriers, or can't find a dentist who accepts Medicaid patients.
A 2010 report by the Government Accountability Office found that fewer than half of the dentists in 25 out of 39 states treated any Medicaid patients in the previous year.
In addition, some areas, including rural communities, just don't have enough dentists. "We have huge and well-documented access problems in this country, with 45 to 50 million people living in dental shortage areas," says Shelly Gehshan, director of the Pew Children's Dental Campaign.
Dentists, though, say there's no shortage of practitioners. "We think the number of providers is more than acceptable," says Robert Faiella, president of the American Dental Association. According to research, he says, 73 percent of dentists have the capacity to accept more patients.
But distribution can be a problem, he concedes. "We're trying to find ways to work with community health centers and local dentists to provide that safety net to meet that need more equitably," he says.
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Kraft Heinz recalls ready-to-eat ham and cheese loaf products
Published: Dec. 6, 2022 at 10:27 AM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - The Kraft Heinz Company announced a recall of its ham-and-cheese loaf due to cross-contamination concerns.
The company is recalling about 2,400 pounds of its ready-to-eat Oscar Mayer Ham and Cheese Loaf.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the products may have fallen victim to cross-contamination with under-processed material.
There are no reports of any illnesses related to the recall at this time.
Consumers are advised to take the loaf to the place of purchase for a refund or throw it out.
More information about the recall can be found on the USDA’s website.
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Fernando Alonso made the switch from Alpine to Aston Martin for the 2023 Formula 1 season, and his new team is already making use of the two-time F1 champion’s star power with a video featuring Alonso behind the wheel of the Aston Martin DBX707 SUV.
Alonso philosophizes about the perfect lap, noting that while computers can predict the limit, a driver’s intuition can exceed it. Yet, in a voiceover over a mock test session at an unnamed track, Alonso concedes that the perfect lap “is always out of reach.”
The Spaniard’s handling of the DBX707 is dramatic but doesn’t seem like the work of a driver looking to achieve the perfect lap. There’s some untidy sliding, and a bit of grass gets clipped. Still, it’s impressive to watch a double F1 champion hustle this SUV around a track.
Aimed at the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT, the DBX707 is an upgraded version of the regular DBX, boasting more power, a stiffer chassis, and bigger brakes to handle it all. The twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 makes 697 hp and 663 lb-ft of torque, increases of 155 hp and 147 lb-ft over the regular DBX. All-wheel drive is still standard, but the 707 uses a 9-speed automatic with a torque converter instead of the standard DBX’s 9-speed dual-clutch gearbox to handle the extra power.
Would-be Alonsos can use the new transmission for racing-style launches at 4,000 rpm, getting the DBX707 from 0-60 mph in 3.1 seconds and on to a top speed of 193 mph. Aston Martin has also discussed taking the DBX707 to the Nürburgring to challenge the Cayenne’s lap record, and while one was spied at the ‘Ring in 2022, we haven’t received any updates since then. A new record would be a good way to celebrate Aston’s 110th anniversary this year.
Alonso joins Aston Martin’s F1 team this year as the replacement for Sebastian Vettel, who retired at the end of the 2022 season. He’ll be teamed with Lance Stroll, son of team owner and current Aston Martin Chairman Lawrence Stroll, and looking to improve on his ninth-place points finish with Alpine last year. Alonso won both of his championships with the French team, then racing under the Renault name, in 2005 and 2006.
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After gaining 30 pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo is finally getting back into fighting shape.
Early pandemic lockdowns, endless hours on his laptop and heightened stress led Murillo, 27, to reach for cookies and chips in the barracks at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Gyms were closed, organized exercise was out and Murillo’s motivation to work out on his own was low.
“I could notice it,” said Murillo, who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighed as much as 192 pounds. “The uniform was tighter.”
Murillo wasn’t the only service member dealing with extra weight. New research found that obesity in the U.S. military surged during the pandemic. In the Army alone, nearly 10,000 active duty soldiers developed obesity between February 2019 and June 2021, pushing the rate to nearly a quarter of the troops studied. Increases were seen in the U.S. Navy and the Marines, too.
“The Army and the other services need to focus on how to bring the forces back to fitness,” said Tracey Perez Koehlmoos, director of the Center for Health Services Research at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland, who led the research.
Overweight and obese troops are more likely to be injured and less likely to endure the physical demands of their profession. The military loses more than 650,000 workdays each year because of extra weight and obesity-related health costs exceed $1.5 billion annually for current and former service members and their families, federal research shows.
More recent data won’t be available until later this year, said Koehlmoos. But there’s no sign that the trend is ending, underscoring longstanding concerns about the readiness of America’s fighting forces.
Military leaders have been warning about the impact of obesity on the U.S. military for more than a decade, but the lingering pandemic effects highlight the need for urgent action, said retired Marine Corps Brigadier General Stephen Cheney, who co-authored a recent report on the problem.
“The numbers have not gotten better,” Cheney said in a November webinar held by the American Security Project, a nonprofit think tank. “They are just getting worse and worse and worse.”
In fiscal year 2022, the Army failed to make its recruiting goal for the first time, falling short by 15,000 recruits, or a quarter of the requirement. That’s largely because three-quarters of Americans aged 17 to 24 are not eligible for military service for several reasons, including extra weight. Being overweight is the biggest individual disqualifier, affecting more than 1 in 10 potential recruits, according to the report.
“It is devastating. We have a dramatic national security problem,” Cheney said.
Extra weight can make it difficult for service members to meet core fitness requirements, which differ depending on the military branch. In the Army, for instance, if soldiers can’t pass the Army Combat Fitness Test, a recently updated measure of ability, it could result in probation or end their military careers.
Koehlmoos and her team analyzed medical records for all active duty Army soldiers in the Military Health System Data Repository, a comprehensive archive. They looked at two periods: before the pandemic, from February 2019 to January 2020, and during the crisis, from September 2020 to June 2021. They excluded soldiers without complete records in both periods and those who were pregnant in the year before or during the study.
Of the cohort of nearly 200,000 soldiers who remained, the researchers found that nearly 27% who were healthy before the pandemic became overweight. And nearly 16% of those who were previously overweight became obese. Before the pandemic, about 18% of the soldiers were obese; by 2021, it grew to 23%.
The researchers relied on standard BMI, or body mass index, a calculation of weight and height used to categorize weight status. A person with a BMI of 18.5 to 25 is considered healthy, while a BMI of 25 to less than 30 is considered overweight. A BMI of 30 or higher is categorized as obese. Some experts claim that the BMI is a flawed measure that fails to account for muscle mass or underlying health status, though it remains a widely used tool.
In Murillo’s case, his BMI during the pandemic reached nearly 32. The North Carolina Army soldier knew he needed help, so he turned to a military dietician and started a strict exercise routine through the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, program.
“We do two runs a week, 4 to 5 miles,” Murillo said. “Some mornings I wanted to quit, but I hung in there.”
Slowly, over months, Murillo has been able to reverse the trajectory. Now, his BMI is just over 27, which falls within the Defense Department’s standard, Koehlmoos said.
She found increases in other service branches, but focused first on the Army. The research squares with trends noted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which warned that in 2020, nearly 1 in 5 of all service members were obese.
The steady creep of obesity among service members is “alarming,” said Cheney. “The country has not approached obesity as the problem it really is,” he added.
Putting on extra pounds during the pandemic wasn’t just a military problem. A survey last year of American adults found that nearly half reported gaining weight after the first year of the COVID-19 emergency. Another study found a sharp rise in obesity among kids during the pandemic. The gains came in a country where more than 40% of American adults and nearly 20% of children struggle with obesity, according to the CDC.
“Why would we think the military is any different than a person who is not in the military?” said Dr. Amy Rothberg, an endocrinologist at the University of Michigan who directs a weight-loss program. “Under stress, we want to store calories.”
It will take broad measures to address the problem, including looking at the food offered in military cafeterias, understanding sleep patterns and treating service members with issues such as PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, Rothberg said. Regarding obesity as a chronic disease that requires comprehensive care, not just willpower, is key. “We need to meet military members where they are,” she said.
A new category of effective anti-obesity drugs, including semaglutide, marketed as Wegovy, could be a powerful aid, Rothberg said. TRICARE, the Defense Department’s health plan, covers such drugs, but uptake remains low. Since June 2021, when Wegovy was approved, just 174 service members have received prescriptions, TRICARE officials said. Novo Nordisk, which makes Wegovy, funded the security group’s report, but didn’t influence the research, Rothberg said.
“People are working hard at their weight and we have to give them whatever tools we have,” Rothberg said. | 2023-04-02T20:58:32+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/pandemic-pounds-push-10000-u-s-army-soldiers-into-obesity/ |
BAODING, China, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IT Tech Packaging, Inc. (NYSE American: ITP) ("IT Tech Packaging" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, announced today that, it had received a deficiency letter ("Letter") from NYSE American LLC ("NYSE American" or the "Exchange") stating that the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards as set forth in Section 1003(f)(v) of the NYSE American Company Guide ("Company Guide").
The Letter stated that because the Company's common stock had been trading for a low price per share for a substantial period of time, the Company was not in compliance with Section 1003(f)(v) of the Company Guide. The NYSE American staff determined that the Company's continued listing is predicated on it effecting a reverse stock split of its common stock or otherwise demonstrating sustained price improvement within a reasonable period of time, which the staff determined to be until December 23, 2022. The Company intends to complete a reverse stock split in order to regain compliance with the listing standards set forth in the Company Guide.
About IT Tech Packaging, Inc.
Founded in 1996, IT Tech Packaging, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products and single-use face masks in North China. Using recycled paper as its primary raw material (with the exception of its tissue paper products), ITP produces and distributes three categories of paper products: corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. With production based in Baoding and Xingtai in North China's Hebei Province, ITP is located strategically close to the Beijing and Tianjin region, home to a growing base of industrial and manufacturing activities and one of the largest markets for paper products consumption in the country. ITP has been listed on the NYSE American since December 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.itpackaging.cn/.
Forward-looking Statement
This release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, opinion, belief or forecasts of future events and performance. A statement identified by the use of forward-looking words including "will," "may," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "estimate," "should," and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including market and other conditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform to actual results or changes in expectations, except as required by law.
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Joel Embiid NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: 76ers vs. Celtics - May 3
The Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid included, will be in action at 8:00 PM on Wednesday versus the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
Below, we dig into Embiid's stats and trends to help you find the most appealing prop bets.
Joel Embiid Prop Bets vs. the Celtics
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Joel Embiid Insights vs. the Celtics
- Embiid has taken 20.1 shots per game this season and made 11 per game, which account for 19.3% and 21.8%, respectively, of his team's total.
- He's made one threes per game, or 6.4% of his team's makes from beyond the arc this season.
- The 76ers rank 26th in possessions per game with 99.8. His opponents, the Celtics, have a middling offensive tempo, ranking 16th with 101.9 possessions per contest.
- The Celtics allow 111.4 points per game, fourth-ranked in the NBA.
- The Celtics concede 44 rebounds per game, ranking 18th in the league.
- In terms of assists, the Celtics are second in the league, giving up 23.1 per contest.
- Looking at 3-pointers, the Celtics are ranked fifth in the NBA, giving up 11.6 makes per contest.
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The 10th installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise was off to the races this weekend, knocking “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” out of first place and easily claiming the No. 1 spot at the box office. “Fast X” earned $67.5 million in ticket sales from 4,046 North American theaters, according to estimates from Universal Pictures on Sunday.
It’s on the lower end of openings for the series which peaked with “Furious 7’s” $142.2 million launch, the sole movie in the series to surpass $100 million out of the gates. “Fast X’s” domestic debut only ranks above the first three. The last movie, “F9,” opened to $70 million in 2021.
But this is also a series that has usually made the bulk of its money internationally, often over 70%. True to form, overseas it’s on turbo drive. “Fast X” opened in 84 markets internationally, playing in over 24,000 theaters, where it earned an estimated $251.4 million. The top market was China with $78.3 million, followed by Mexico with $16.7 million. And it adds up to a $319 million global debut — the third biggest of the franchise.
“It’s a global franchise with a very broad audience,” said Jim Orr, Universal’s head of domestic distribution. “The themes resonate across the world.”
Directed by Louis Leterrier (who took over from Justin Lin during production), “Fast X” brings back the familiar crew including Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Jordana Brewster and adds several newcomers, like Brie Larson, Rita Moreno and a villain played by Jason Momoa. The ever-expanding cast also includes Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood and Helen Mirren.
Reports say the movie cost $340 million to produce, not including marketing.
Reviews were mixed for “Fast X,” the beginning of the end for the $6 billion franchise, which currently has a 54% on Rotten Tomatoes. AP’s Mark Kennedy wrote in his review that, “It has become almost camp, as if it breathed in too much of its own fumes” and that it’s also “monstrously silly and stupidly entertaining.”
According to exit polls audienecs were 29% Caucasian, 29% Hispanic and 21% Black, and 58% were between the ages of 18 and 34. They gave the film a B+ CinemaScore.
In its third weekend, Disney and Marvel’s “ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ” made an estimated $32 million in North America to take second place. It’s now made $266.5 million domestically and $659.1 million globally.
Third place went to another Universal juggernaut, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which is now in its seventh weekend and available to rent on VOD. Nevertheless, it earned an additional $9.8 million in North America, bringing its domestic total to $549.3 million.
“ Book Club: The Next Chapter ” added $3 million in its second weekend to take fourth place, while “Evil Dead Rise” rounded out the top five in its fifth weekend with $2.4 million.
“Mario” and “Fast X” are just the latest success stories for Universal, following hits like “Cocaine Bear” and “M3GAN.” And later this summer, on July 21, they’ll release Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer.”
“Universal as a studio is just on a roll like no other by having this incredible slate of films from all different types of genres,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “They’ve created a release strategy that’s really picture perfect so far.”
“Fast X” doesn’t have an entirely open runway though. Next weekend there will be sizable competition in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid,” in addition to a slew of crowd-pleasers hoping to catch a Memorial Day weekend audience, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus in “ You Hurt My Feelings ” and the broad comedy “ About My Father,” with Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Fast X,” $67.5 million.
2. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” $32 million.
3. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” $9.8 million.
4. “Book Club: The Next Chapter,” $3 million.
5. “Evil Dead Rise,” $2.4 million.
6. “John Wick: Chapter 4,” $1.3 million.
7. “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” $1.3 million.
8. “Hypnotic,” $825,000.
9. “MET Opera: Don Giovanni,” $701,025.
10. “BlackBerry,” $525,000.
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Follow AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr: www.twitter.com/ldbahr. | 2023-05-22T01:57:43+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-fast-x-speeds-to-no-1-knocks-guardians-3-to-2nd/ |
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — From the death penalty to gender identity to abortion, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard bearer as he prepares to launch a presidential campaign sometime after the legislative session ends this week.
With the help of GOP supermajorities in the statehouse, the Republican has been able to push through an aggressive agenda during the legislative session that's expected to form the base of his White House run.
Here's a look at some of the policies:
ABORTION
DeSantis has signed a bill banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, but it won't take effect unless the state’s current 15-week ban is upheld in an ongoing legal challenge that is before the state Supreme Court, which is controlled by conservatives.
A six-week ban in Florida would strike a devastating blow to abortion access in the South, since the nearby states of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have banned the procedure at all stages of pregnancy. Georgia forbids it after cardiac activity can be detected, which is around six weeks.
Critics, including some Republicans, have slammed the six week law as extreme, given that most women do not even realize they are pregnant in that timeframe.
“DON'T SAY GAY”
The DeSantis administration has expanded the controversial law critics call “Don't Say Gay" to cover all grades, banning classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
The move came after DeSantis signed a bill last year that prohibited such lessons through the third grade, a policy he has championed as a means to protect children from sexualization.
But this year the DeSantis administration quietly put forward a proposal before the state Board of Education to expand the policy to grades 4-12, unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health instruction that students can choose not to take. The board, which is appointed by DeSantis, approved the proposal and its set to go into effect in the coming weeks.
DeSantis' education officials have said the policy is intended to make clear that teachers should adhere to state education curriculum.
PRONOUNS
DeSantis is expected to soon sign a bill that prevents school staffers or students from being required to refer to people by pronouns that don’t correspond to the person’s sex.
The bill, which passed this week, also bars school employees from asking students what pronoun they use and bans staffers from sharing their pronouns with students if the pronoun does not correspond with the staffer's sex.
Additionally, the proposal would make it the policy of every public school that "a person’s sex is an immutable biological trait and that it is false to ascribe to a person a pronoun that does not correspond to such person’s sex."
DEATH PENALTY
DeSantis has signed two major death penalty bills this year.
The first ends a unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing, allowing capital punishment with jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution. Only three states out of the 27 that impose the death penalty do not require unanimity. Alabama allows a 10-2 decision, and Missouri and Indiana let a judge decide when there is a divided jury.
The change came in response to a verdict that spared the life of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter, who killed 17 people in 2018.
The other death penalty bill DeSantis signed allows the death penalty in child rape convictions, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned capital punishment in such cases.
The law intended to get the conservative-controlled U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a 2008 ruling that found it unconstitutional to use capital punishment in child sexual battery cases.
Florida is among a handful of states with existing laws that allow for capital punishment on child rape convictions but has not used the punishment given the high court ruling. The Florida Supreme Court has also ruled against the use of capital punishment in sexual battery convictions.
DeSantis said he believed the Supreme Court’s decision was “wrong."
GUNS
Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill DeSantis signed this session.
The new law will allow anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida to carry one without a permit. It means training and a background check will not be required to carry concealed guns in public. It takes effect July 1.
Nearly 3 million Floridians have a concealed weapons permit. While a background check and three-day waiting period will still be required to purchase a gun from a licensed dealer, they are not required for private transactions or exchanges of weapons.
DeSantis has said he thinks Florida should go even further and allow people to openly carry guns. While some lawmakers have pushed for open carry, it doesn’t appear the Legislature will pass such legislation this session.
Still, the governor has boosted the law, releasing a statement that read “Constitutional Carry is in the books” after he signed it into law.
DIVERSTIY
Another bill that awaits the governor's signature is one that bans colleges from using state or federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a consistent target of DeSantis.
Such initiatives, sometimes referred to as DEI, have come under increasing criticism from Republicans who argue the programs are racially divisive.
The proposal comes a year after he signed legislation dubbed the Stop WOKE Act, which restricts certain race-based conversations and analysis in schools and businesses. The law bars instruction that says members of one race are inherently racist or should feel guilt for past actions committed by others of the same race, among other things.
DISNEY
DeSantis also continued his long-running feud with Disney this year.
The company came into his crosshairs for criticizing the so-called “Don't Say Gay” law last year.
As punishment, DeSantis dissolved Disney World’s self-governing district and appointed a new board of supervisors that would oversee municipal services in the sprawling theme parks. But before the new board came in, the company pushed though an 11th-hour agreement that stripped the new supervisors of much of their authority.
Disney sued DeSantis in federal court in a case that said the governor waged a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” after the company opposed the sexual orientation and gender identity law.
Now, DeSantis is poised to sign bills to enhance state oversight of the resort’s monorail as well as undo agreements made by the Disney board before the state took it over. | 2023-05-04T19:17:01+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/desantis-stacks-conservative-agenda-presidential-18079139.php |
Very few good things came out of the pandemic, but here’s one: Traffic congestion is way down, at least in Seattle.
While some cities have recovered and even surpassed their 2019 traffic-congestion levels, Seattle in 2022 remained far from its peak, according to a new report from Kirkland-based INRIX, a traffic data and car technology company.
Traffic congestion last year was down 38% in Seattle from 2019, which is the third-biggest drop among the 25 most congested U.S. urban areas. Sacramento had the biggest decline, at 44%, followed by Providence, Rhode Island, at 40%.
INRIX analyzed traffic congestion in 295 U.S. urban areas. Many places, including Seattle, saw their lowest levels of traffic congestion in 2021, at the height of the pandemic. As things started to return to normal in 2022, traffic congestion increased across the board. But most cities did not bounce back to their 2019 levels.
Among the 25 most congested areas, only four exceeded their pre-pandemic traffic congestion in 2022: Las Vegas (up a remarkable 156%), Miami, Nashville and Chicago. San Francisco’s levels were equal to 2019.
The report notes smaller urban areas have largely returned to pre-pandemic congestion levels while most of the largest and most congested places have lagged behind.
Whatever the reason, Seattle is, for now, not among the worst urban areas for traffic congestion. Remember when Seattle was inside the Top 10? At our worst — in 2017 and 2018 — INRIX ranked us sixth in the U.S. for time lost sitting in traffic.
Since the start of the pandemic, Seattle has dropped down in the rankings for worst congestion in the U.S. In 2022, we ranked 19th among U.S. urban areas, sandwiched between Austin and Concord, California. Globally, we ranked 93rd, between Bari, Italy, and Lugano, Switzerland.
Here’s one data point to illustrate the change: In 2018, Seattle drivers lost 138 hours to traffic congestion, on average, according to INRIX. That number was just 48 hours last year.
Chicago had the nation’s worst traffic in 2022, with the average driver losing 155 hours to traffic congestion. Worldwide, Chicago ranked just slightly behind London, which had the worst traffic in the world, with drivers losing 156 hours to congestion.
The report also includes an estimate of what congestion costs the typical driver in each city. It turns out these costs may be one of the very few bargains we get as Seattle-area residents.
INRIX pegged the average cost of congestion here at $779 in 2022 — and while that’s not insignificant, it ranked fifth lowest among the 25 most congested areas. In No. 1 Chicago, the typical driver lost $2,618 in congestion-related costs. Note that those dollar amounts don’t include fuel cost increases, which cost the average American driver $134 more in 2022 than in 2021, according to INRIX.
But we still have one stretch of road that ranks among the worst in the nation. In Tacoma, southbound Highway 167 from 15th St. S.W. to Valley Avenue East, ranked as the 17th-worst corridor in the country. Drivers lost an average 14.5 minutes per day on this road during their late-afternoon commutes. | 2023-01-12T14:19:03+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-traffic-hasnt-made-a-u-turn-to-pre-pandemic-levels/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
New Role for Board of Directors and Leadership Team Member Joe Proctor and Promotion of Michael McKenna to General Manager and Executive VP, Aesthetics
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Laboratories ("Crown") is happy to announce that the company's commitment to Skin Science for Life has led to additional corporate growth, heightening the company's pursuit of superior innovation supported by a world-class Leadership Team. Today, this endeavor is reflected by Joe Proctor and Michael McKenna stepping into new roles that will drive greater Aesthetics' performance and business unit growth.
Joe Proctor will transition from General Manager, Aesthetics into the Head of Innovation and Corporate Development for Crown Aesthetics. Joe is the founder of Crown Aesthetics and SkinPen and is an international award-winning entrepreneur and innovator. He launched Bellus Medical (Crown Aesthetics) in 2012 to help leading physician-directed practices around the world grow their businesses. His keen sense for innovative opportunities that enhance our science-backed aesthetic portfolio has set the stage for new products and assets to be added to our Aesthetics division next year and beyond. Joe will remain on the Leadership Team and Board of Directors.
"I am looking forward to focusing my efforts to help Crown achieve its growth goals over the next several years," said Joe. "I am pleased to see Mike McKenna promoted into a new role within the organization. I am confident he will do a great job and am looking forward to watching the aesthetics division continue to flourish under his leadership."
As a result of Joe's transition, Crown is also happy to announce the promotion of Michael McKenna from Global VP of Aesthetic Sales to General Manager and Executive VP, Aesthetics. Mike will oversee all commercial operations for the Aesthetics division. Mike has been in various sales and leadership roles in dermatology and aesthetics for the past 25 years. He has been an executive sales leader with Crown Aesthetics since 2017, during which time sales have grown 372% and show no signs of slowing down. Mike will hold a seat on the Leadership Team.
"I'm pleased to be taking on this new role in the company," said Mike. "Joe had a vision for this company and that was to lock arms with our accounts, provide best in class service and help them grow their business. We will continue to drive that vision by providing more science-based solutions and support to our loyal customers."
"We are proud of Crown's evolution and for the new opportunities that are arising daily for our employees," said Jeff Bedard, President and CEO of Crown. "Joe is well respected in the industry and brings immediate credibility to the table. Mike is a proven leader and a strategic thinker. He works collaboratively with others to achieve results, bringing people together to reach goals as a team."
About Crown Laboratories, Inc.
Crown, a privately held, fully integrated global skincare company, is committed to developing and providing a diverse portfolio of aesthetic, premium and therapeutic skincare products that improve the quality of life for its consumers throughout their skincare journey. An innovative company focused on skin science for life, Crown's unyielding pursuit of delivering therapeutic excellence and enhanced patient outcomes is why it has become a leader in Dermatology and Aesthetics. Crown has been listed on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies List for eight years and has expanded its distribution to over 38 countries. For more information, visit www.crownlaboratories.com.
About Crown Aesthetics
Crown Aesthetics, the premier medical aesthetics company, is dedicated to helping leading practices around the world grow their businesses. We do that by delivering dramatic results in rejuvenation and restoration. Our minimally-invasive innovations – SkinPen®, the first FDA-cleared microneedling device; MicroPen EVO™, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) systems ProGen PRP™ Advantage and Eclipse PRP®, VOTESSE™, a hair health system; and the post-microneedling protocol Skinfuse®– act as "gateway" products that drive new and highly satisfied patients into practices. Based in Dallas, Texas, Crown Aesthetics sets industry standards for efficacy, safety, and innovation. As a result, our customers consistently deliver the best aesthetic care in the business. For more information, please visit www.crownaesthetics.com.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX) today announced that it will present in a fireside chat at Chardan's 6th Annual Genetic Medicines Conference on Tuesday, October 4th, 2022:
Chardan's 6th Annual Genetic Medicines Conference
Date: Tuesday, October 4th, 2022
Fireside chat: 1:30 p.m. ET
Location: Westin Grand Central, New York, NY
A live webcast of the fireside chat can be accessed in the Investors section of REGENXBIO's website at www.regenxbio.com. An archived replay of the webcast will be available in the Investors section of REGENXBIO's website for approximately 30 days following the presentation.
REGENXBIO is a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company seeking to improve lives through the curative potential of gene therapy. REGENXBIO's NAV Technology Platform, a proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene delivery platform, consists of exclusive rights to more than 100 novel AAV vectors, including AAV7, AAV8, AAV9 and AAVrh10. REGENXBIO and its third-party NAV Technology Platform Licensees are applying the NAV Technology Platform in the development of a broad pipeline of candidates, including late-stage and commercial programs, in multiple therapeutic areas. REGENXBIO is committed to a "5x'25" strategy to progress five AAV Therapeutics from our internal pipeline and licensed programs into pivotal-stage or commercial products by 2025.
Contacts:
Dana Cormack
Corporate Communications
dcormack@regenxbio.com
Investors:
Chris Brinzey, ICR Westwicke
339-970-2843
chris.brinzey@westwicke.com
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- The partnership will see Fluent Commerce's Headless OMS and Mercaux's Next Generation Composable In-Store Platform combine to turn "fulfilment into an experience" by facilitating a frictionless omnichannel fulfilment & checkout experience for customers
- In-Store customers will now be able to build, checkout and fulfil mixed "Universal Baskets" of items from that store, other stores and online, in one single transaction
- Fluent Commerce and Mercaux are both members of the MACH Alliance, an independent organisation on a mission to future proof enterprise technology and to propel current and future digital experiences with open and connected enterprise tech.
NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercaux, The Next Generation In-Store Experience, Universal Basket & Checkout Platform, today announced a partnership with Fluent Commerce, the leading provider of a distributed Order Management Solution. The partnership is set to open up big opportunities for retailers looking to leverage their stock, both online and in-store, to provide customers with easy access to the endless aisle, company-wide inventory and flexible fulfilment options for a frictionless omnichannel shopping experience.
Fluent Order Management architecture provides retailers with the tools to connect their technology systems, sync inventory in near real-time, and update fulfilment logic. As a result of the seamless integration with Fluent Order Management, Mercaux is able to surface near real-time omnichannel inventory and offer flexible fulfilment options to store associates and customers in-store using their assisted selling and self-service digital experience solutions.
As fellow members of the MACH Alliance, both companies seek to provide solutions that champion flexibility, speed and agility. Mercaux and Fluent Commerce composable architectures ensure that it is quick and easy for retailers to switch on these enhanced functionalities within Mercaux's In-Store Solutions. The partnership is set to bring much-needed fluidity to customer's multi-touch omnichannel journeys through the creation and transaction of mixed baskets.
Speaking of the partnership, Chad Hooker, VP Global Channel & Alliances, commented, "As companies that are underpinned by MACH principles, we share the same philosophy and want to deliver solutions in the same manner. We look forward to being able to extend our offering further into the in-store space by placing our incredible insights and logic into the hands of Sales Associates and Customers through Mercaux's Next Generation In-Store Platform."
Olga Kotsur, Co-Founder and CEO of Mercaux shared her thoughts: "We recognise Fluent Commerce as a fellow leader in the composable retail technology space, and through this partnership we will be transforming fulfilment into a positive customer experience by incorporating their best-of-breed OMS features with our own assisted selling, clienteling and checkout capabilities."
Kotsur concluded, "Fluent Order Management encompasses the very best of a traditional OMS, but with the innate flexibility of a MACH-based, SaaS offering. Retailers and shoppers will finally be able to enjoy the benefits of Next Generation Checkout with the inclusion of mixed omnichannel baskets and flexible fulfilment, right the way through to an enhanced post-purchase experience with the introduction of smart returns."
About Mercaux
Mercaux is a Next Generation In-Store Experience, Universal Basket and Checkout Platform.
The Experience layer redefines how customers interact with the physical store, through assisted selling and self-service solutions. Universal Baskets are created from these solutions that follow the customer wherever they continue their omnichannel experience. Next-Gen Checkout allows customers to complete the transaction anywhere, using any payment.Mercaux is a member of the MACH Alliance where a thorough business and technical due diligence of Mercaux's platform to ensure that MACH philosophies, principles and architectures are adhered to.
When clients adopt digital tools in their stores, they typically go live in 2-4 weeks with the initial solutions and see an increase in conversion, loyalty and units per transaction (UPT). On average they experience a sales uplift of 8% and 5x+ ROI.
More information at mercaux.com
About Fluent Commerce
Fluent Commerce is a global software company focused on distributed order management for commerce. Both B2C and B2B organizations rely on their cloud native, highly flexible and fully scalable distributed order management platform to transform fulfillment complexity into a competitive advantage. Fluent Order Management provides accurate and near real-time inventory availability across multiple locations, order orchestration, fulfillment optimization fulfillment location management, in-store pick and pack, customer service, and reporting. This enables retailers, brands, and B2B organizations to fulfil orders profitably while delivering the best customer experience possible.
Fluent Commerce works with organizations such as JD Sports, L'Oréal, Ted Baker, Santoni, LVMH and Dulux. For more information visit fluentcommerce.com
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two deliberating jurors at the rape trial of former “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson were dismissed Monday because they have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo replaced the jurors with two alternates and told the panel to start over with deliberations.
The jurors were returning Monday from a week off after telling Olmedo on Nov. 18 that they were deadlocked and could not reach a verdict on any of the three rape counts against Masterson after nearly three days of deliberations.
The judge told them it was too soon to declare a mistrial and to keep deliberating when they returned from the holiday break.
Masterson, 46, is charged with the rape of three women, including a former girlfriend, in his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003.
He has pleaded not guilty, and the defense said the acts were consensual. | 2022-11-28T23:56:08+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-2-sick-jurors-lost-from-deliberations-at-masterson-trial/ |
Agents rescue 47 cats from extreme heat while living in car with owner
HARRIS, Minn. (Gray News) - Nearly 50 cats were rescued from a vehicle that was parked in sweltering temperatures at a rest stop in Minnesota.
The Animal Humane Society reports agents removed 47 cats on Tuesday after it was called to the rest stop by the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota State Patrol officers.
Officials with the organization said the cats were released to the AHS by their owner, who had been living with them in the vehicle for some time. 14 other cats from the vehicle were released to a local rescue organization before Tuesday.
Representatives with the humane society said the cats ranged in age from less than a year to more than 12 years old.
According to the AHS, despite the extreme heat and unsanitary conditions inside the vehicle, most of the cats had only minor medical issues.
The organization reported the owner of the cats was assessed on the scene by paramedics and provided with medical resources.
Currently, the cats are being cared for, examined, and evaluated by AHS veterinary and animal behavior staff. Once clear, officials said they would be available for adoption.
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The WooSox are back and their home games are going to include “Battle Burgers” that will change for every opponent as well as cute little “fish bowl” drinks that come with little helmets.
That’s right, baseball is back at Polar Park and the concessions are getting some fun new features and improvements.
We’re heading into the third season of Worcester Red Sox games at Polar Park, but there are still telltale signs of development — around the stadium and in the concession stands.
While outside vendors like George’s Coney Island Hot Dogs and BT’s Smokehouse deservedly get a lot of attention, Polar Park’s culinary team has continued to develop, expand and improve the food and drink options.
Polar Park’s concessions are run by Professional Catering Services, who work with dozens of teams across the country, from the Hartford Yard Goats in Connecticut to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in California.
The team is headed up by director of operations Alex Lilley as well as chefs Thomas Whalen and Stephanie Conrad, who developed the menu and are the masterminds behind this year’s new additions and changes.
Here’s a rundown of new options and items to keep an eye out for, ranging from “Battle Burgers” and lobster rolls to $12 taco/margarita specials on Tuesdays:
‘Battle Burgers’
(Battle Burger Meal Deal - $14 | Available at “Behind Home Plate”)
What are Battle Burgers? They’re a rotation selection of special limited-edition burgers for every opponent at Polar Park this season.
The burger stand, Behind Home Plate, will be rotating through different options, changing every time the WooSox start a new home series.
Here are the first three Battle Burger options to keep an eye out for this year, with the Syracuse Mets getting the first nod:
Syracuse Battle Burger (Topped with shaved steak, pepper jack cheese, bacon, fried onion straw and BBQ sauce) - This burger is modeled after the “Garbage plate,” which is an upstate New York culinary icon. The tangy BBQ sauce and wonderful mix of ingredients create an experience that’s part-burger, part-BBQ sandwich. (Available 3/31-4/2, 7/4-7/9 and 9/12-9/17)
Columbus Battle Burger (Cincinnati-style chili, cheddar, cole slaw, and garlic aioli) - For the second home series, we’ve got some inspiration from Ohio as we get a burger topped with Skyline-style chili. The combination of chili and cole slaw was unusual at first, but it really works. There’s a fun sweet and crunchy element. (Available 3/11-3/16)
Scranton Wilkes-Barre Battle Burger (topped with chili, cheddar cheese, diced onions, garlic truffle aioli) - This is a Coney Island-style chili dog turned into a burger. It’s great, giving you these hearty, meaty flavors. It hits the same notes as a chili dog, but turns up the meat levels to 10. (Available 3/25-3/30 and 8/15-8/20)
Other Battle Burgers to keep an eye out for this year include a Philly Cheesesteak-inspired burger when they face the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in May and June. There will also be a seafood-inspired burger for the September series against the Norfolk Tides.
‘Fish Bowl’ Souvenir Margaritas
(Frozen Margarita in a Souvenir - $18 | Available at the Corona Cabana in Left Field)
The most adorable addition to the concessions lineup is this little fish bowl drink that gives you a margarite that comes with a little helmet you can put a straw through.
Taco Salads
(Ground Beef Taco Salad - $14 | Black Bean Taco Salad - $12 | Available at “Nacho & Ice Cream” on the third base-side concourse)
Good news: There’s something relatively healthy you can eat at the park. Both the beef and black bean (vegetarian, not vegan) versions come with pico de gallo, onions, cilantro, cheddar cheese, guacamole, sour cream and tortilla chips.
Taco Tuesdays
(Three Tacos and a Margarita - $12 | Available at the Taste of Worcester on Summit Street on Tuesdays only)
This is probably the best deal you can get at Polar Park. For the price you’d normally pay for a drink, you also get three tacos (with either beef or black beans). Note: This deal (and tacos in general) are only available on Tuesdays). On other days, the Taste of Worcester will be taken over by local businesses offering parts of their menu at the park.
Lobster Roll & Clam Chowder
(Lobster Roll - $23 | Clam Chowder - $8 | Available at the Lobster Cart in Left Field)
After introducing the lobster roll as a part-time feature last year, the WooSox are bringing it back with its own cart, which will be located behind the berm in left field.
This lobster roll is classic Massachusetts style, featuring cold lobster with mayonnaise, parsley, dill and some lettuce for crunch. The roll comes on a toasted brioche boll and features kettle chips as well.
Tenders and Burgers Together
(Chicken Tenders & Fries - $12 | All American Cheeseburger - $7 | Located at both “Behind Home Plate” and “Infield Fry)
This is a minor tweak to the concession options that are aimed at making things easier for fans. Rather than have chicken tenders and burgers only available at specific stalls, fans can grab both at either stand behind home plate.
This is aimed at making it so parents looking for kid-friendly favorites don’t have to stand in multiple lines. | 2023-03-30T09:47:31+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/worcesterredsox/2023/03/new-foods-at-polar-park-battle-burgers-for-every-opponent-fish-bowl-with-mini-helmet.html |
Alex Verdugo Player Prop Bets: Red Sox vs. Tigers - April 8
Published: Apr. 8, 2023 at 11:23 AM EDT|Updated: 49 minutes ago
Alex Verdugo -- 1-for-4 in his most recent game -- will be in action for the Boston Red Sox versus the Detroit Tigers, with Joey Wentz on the hill, on April 8 at 4:10 PM ET.
In his previous game, he went 1-for-4 against the Tigers.
Alex Verdugo Game Info & Props vs. the Tigers
- Game Day: Saturday, April 8, 2023
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Comerica Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Tigers Starter: Joey Wentz
- TV Channel: BSDET
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +1000)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +155)
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Alex Verdugo At The Plate
- Verdugo has a triple, a home run and two walks while hitting .333.
- He ranks 38th in batting average, 65th in on base percentage, and 69th in slugging among qualifying hitters in MLB.
- Verdugo has picked up a hit in 85.7% of his seven games this season, with at least two hits in 42.9% of them.
- He has homered in one of seven games, and in 3.1% of his plate appearances.
- In two games this season, Verdugo has picked up an RBI, and in both of those games he had multiple runs batted in.
- He has scored at least once five times this season (71.4%), including one multi-run game.
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Alex Verdugo Home/Away Batting Splits
Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Tigers pitching staff ranks last in the league with a collective 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Tigers have a 6.20 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Tigers pitchers combine to surrender 11 total home runs at a clip of 1.6 per game (to rank 22nd in the league).
- Wentz (0-1) makes the start for the Tigers, his second of the season.
- His last appearance came on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the lefty tossed 5 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up four hits.
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Jurors at Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial in South Carolina will get to hear evidence about what crime scene technicians discovered when they tested a rain jacket found three months after his wife and son were killed, a judge ruled Tuesday.
The decision was the second win for prosecutors in as many days. Judge Clifton Newman on Monday allowed prosecutors to call witnesses who are expected to testify that Murdaugh was stealing money from his law firm and clients and committing other financial crimes long before the killings.
Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial in the shootings of his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, on June 7, 2021, at their Colleton County home. He faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted of murder.
Defense attorneys asked the judge to prevent further testimony about the raincoat after the caretaker for Murdaugh’s ailing mother testified that she saw him bring a “blue something, looked like a tarp” into his mother’s home nine days after the killings.
State agents got a search warrant four months after the killings and found a tarp but also a blue rain jacket. Prosecutors said in their opening statement that the inside of the jacket was covered in gunshot residue left behind when a weapon is fired.
Defense attorneys said prosecutors didn’t connect the jacket to Murdaugh through the caretaker’s confusing testimony and that it would be unfair and harmful to his case to let state agents testify about what the testing on the jacket found.
Newman said Tuesday that it should be up to the jury to decide.
The defense did an “effective job in cross-examination in raising questions as to the credibility of the witness. And that is the exact job the jury has to do — weigh the credibility of the witness,” the judge said.
But Newman’s decisions could also help the defense. If Murdaugh is found guilty, the decisions could be brought up on appeal.
The extra witnesses will extend a trial that reached its 12th day on Tuesday with no end to the prosecution’s case in sight. During jury selection, jurors were told that the case could last three weeks.
Issues with the long trial were starting to crop up. One alternate was dismissed Tuesday after he had to go to the emergency room. Another juror told the judge Monday that he wasn’t sure if he could continue next week, but he later said he made arrangements with his job.
“As time passes, attrition kicks in,” Newman said. “We’ve done well so far.”
Tuesday’s testimony started with Jeanne Seckinger, who is the office manager and chief financial officer for the law firm Murdaugh’s family founded more than a century ago.
Murdaugh took money from legal settlements that was supposed to go to clients by routing it to a fake company that he created and that had a similar name to the company the law firm had intended to send it to, Seckinger said. The real company would have then dispensed the money to the firm’s clients. The companies’ similar names helped Murdaugh avoid detection, she testified.
Seckinger said she confronted Murdaugh about almost $800,000 in missing law firm fees on the day of the killings. But during the conversation, Murdaugh found out doctors had told his father he would die within days. Seckinger said all the grief ended the investigation into the missing fees until things settled down.
After an extensive investigation, the firm determined that Murdaugh took more than $5 million from clients, and it is in the process of paying them everything they were owed, Seckinger said.
For nearly two hours, Seckinger went over dozens of checks Murdaugh sent to his fake company. Prosecutor Creighton Waters would ask the client’s name, the amount and the endorsing signature. Then he asked why the law firm had to pay the money back.
“Alex had stolen it,” Seckinger said again and again.
On cross-examination, she agreed with defense attorney Jim Griffin that Murdaugh faces criminal charges for each client.
Griffin also asked Seckinger if it was true that Murdaugh started stealing in 2011, “Some 10 years before the murders of Maggie and Paul?”
“That’s correct. He managed to fool a lot of people, myself included,” Seckinger said.
Seckinger also said that at the time Murdaugh’s son and wife were killed, no clients had complained of missing money.
Among those expected to testify later this week is a witness who will talk about how Murdaugh secured $4 million in settlements for the family of the Murdaughs’ longtime housekeeper who had died in a fall. Murdaugh allegedly kept the money for himself. | 2023-02-07T22:47:39+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/national/ap-jurors-hear-about-blue-rain-jacket-in-alex-murdaugh-trial/ |
CNN entertainment reporter Chloe Melas asks Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and his longtime partner Lauren Sanchez why they chose country music star Dolly Parton as the latest Bezos Courage and Civility Award recipient.
Dolly Parton is the latest recipient of the Bezos Courage and Civility Award.
"Jeff [Bezos] and I are so proud to share that we have a new Bezos Courage and Civility Award winner — a woman who gives with her heart and leads with love and compassion in every aspect of her work," Bezos' longtime partner, Lauren Sanchez, posted on Instagram alongside a video of their speech Friday before awarding the grant to the country music legend. "We can't wait to see all the good that you're going to do with this $100 million award, @DollyParton."
Keep scrolling for a photo gallery of Dolly Parton through the years
Parton is also known for her philanthropy. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's vaccine research efforts. It was partly used to fund Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine.
She said in an interview at the time with BBC's "The One Show," that she felt "honored and proud."
"I just felt so proud to have been part of that little seed money that will hopefully grow into something great and help to heal this world," she said. "I'm a very proud girl today to know I had anything at all to do with something that's going to help us through this crazy pandemic."
Dolly Parton arrives at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
In 1988, Parton established the Dollywood Foundation, and eventually The Imagination Library, a program that helps children across the world access books.
Among her philanthropic efforts in her home state of Tennessee, Parton also created the Dolly Parton Scholarship, which provides $15,000 to recipients towards a college education.
Bezos, the founder and former head of Amazon.com , said at a press conference at the time that the grant had no string attached.
"They can give it all to their own charity," Bezos said last year. "Or they can share the wealth. It is up to them."
Photos: Dolly Parton through the years
Dolly Parton, country music singer-composer in February 1975. (AP Photo/RCA)
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Country Music stars Dolly Parton, left, and Minnie Pearl, right, are seen at the Country Music Awards show in October 1977, Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo)
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Les Paul, right, and Chet Atkins, left, are presented Grammys by Dolly Parton and Freddie Fender, second from right, at 19th annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 19, 1977 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/George Brich)
George Brich
Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash are shown at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn., in 1978. (AP Photo)
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Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton sing a duet during a television special made at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House for broadcast, Feb. 14, 1979. The CBS program marks the first joint appearance of comedienne Burnett and country-western music star Parton. (AP Photo)
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From left, Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin get together Dec 12, 1980 at a Los Angeles news conference to promote their soon-to-be released movie "9 To 5". (AP Photo/Wally Fong)
Wally Fong
Singer and actress Dolly Parton attends a party following the premiere of her movie "9 to 5" on Dec. 12, 1980, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Harms, File)
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Singer Dolly Parton, Nov. 10, 1982. (AP Photo/Humphrey)
Humphrey
Actor Sylvester Stallone, left, and actress and singer Dolly Parton, sit in a horse-drawn carriage during the filming of the movie Rhinestone, on West Broadway in lower Manhattan, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1983, in New York. The movie is being made for 20th Century Fox. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani)
Mario Suriani
Entertainer Dolly Parton, wearing a wedding dress, is shown with 300-pound wrestler Hulk Hogan during taping of a television special in Los Angeles, Ca., on Sept. 14, 1987. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith)
BOB GALBRAITH
Stars of the film Steel Magnolias pose backstage at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York Nov. 5, 1989 at the movie's premiere. Shown from left: Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts and Daryl Hannah. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
ED BAILEY
Country singer Dolly Parton is the center of attention as she unveils a pair of ceremonial street signs in front of Radio City Music Hall in New York, Tuesday, May 11, 1993. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Dolly Parton poses with a rose in her New York hotel room on Sept. 26, 1994. A bundle of energy, Parton bares her soul in her autobiography while working on a new TV show and pitching her new line of wigs, cosmetics and ladies' wear. (AP Photo/Eric Miller)
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Singers Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris, from left, pose in New York Feb. 11, 1999. They have released a second recording together, "Trio II." (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)
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During a news conference for the opening of the Dixie Stampede in Orlando, Fla. Wednesday June 18, 2003 Dolly Parton fields a question. Parton was all dolled up like an American flag to publicize her Dixie Stampede in Orlando.(AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
PETER COSGROVE
Country singer Dolly Parton rehearses for the Capitol Fourth 2003 Concert in front of The Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 3, 2003. The celebration scheduled for Friday is to feature performances by Parton, James Ingram and the Chieftains, and a fireworks show. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
LAWRENCE JACKSON
Country music legend Dolly Parton relaxes at her office in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005. Parton will begin touring this month to promote her new album, "Those Were the Days." (AP Photo/John Russell)
JOHN RUSSELL
Dolly Parton plays the fiddle with Stuart Duncan while performing the song "Those were the Days" from Parton's new album Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005, in Moline, Ill. (AP Photo/Quad City Times, Louis Brems)
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Country singer Dolly Parton rehearses the Oscar nominated best original song "Travelin' Thru," from the film "Transamerica," during a rehearsal for the 78th Academy Awards on Monday, Feb. 27, 2006, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2005 will be presented on Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
CHRIS CARLSON
Country singer and songwriter Dolly Parton, nominated for an Oscar for best original song for "Travelin' Thru" from the film "Transamerica," arrives for the 78th Academy Awards Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles. Parton will perform the song during the show. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
KEVORK DJANSEZIAN
Reba McEntire, left, performs "How Blue" with Dolly Parton during taping of "CMT Giants" honoring Reba McEntire, Thursday night, Oct. 26, 2006, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The show is scheduled to air on Saturday, Nov. 18. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
MARK J. TERRILL
The 2006 Kennedy Center honorees pose for a group photo at the State Department in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006. From left to right are: Zubin Mehta, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Singers Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, film director Steven Spielberg, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and conductor Zubin Mehta are being celebrated by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for their contributions to American culture. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Country singer Dolly Parton performs during her concert in Ijsselhallen in Zwolle, north eastern Netherlands, on March 18, 2007, as part of her European tour. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Dolly Parton appears on the NBC "Today" television program in New York Wednesday, April 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Country music entertainer Dolly Parton performs during the 75th Anniversary Rededication Event at the Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at the Tennessee-North Carolina border. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
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Patricia Resnick, left, Dolly Parton, and Stephen Oremus, pose for a picture in New York, Thursday, April 23, 2009. Parton wrote the music and lyrics for "9 to 5: The Musical", as well as starred in the film version, Resnick wrote the screenplay for the movie and the book to accompany the new musical and Oremus is the Music Director of the musical. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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U.S singer Dolly Parton performs at Glastonbury music festival, England, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Thousands of music fans have arrived for the festival to see headliners Arcade Fire, Metallica and Kasabian. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
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Dolly Parton arrives at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Dolly Parton poses in the press room with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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Dolly Parton, left, and Katy Perry perform “Coat Of Many Colors” at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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Dolly Parton presents the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Lily Tomlin, from left, Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda present the award for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or a movie at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Hosts Reba McEntire, from left, Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton appear at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Dolly Parton, center, performs "God Only Knows", "There Was Jesus", and "Faith" with Joel Smallbone, left, and Luke Smallbone, right, of For King & Country at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Vancouver’s shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia’s government will not support Vancouver’s bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province, a move that places Salt Lake City closer to bringing the Games back to Utah.
BC’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sports said Thursday that the cost of staging an Olympics was the main reason the government could not support the effort.
“The current bid has an estimated cost of $1.2 billion and $1 billion in additional risk, and when we measured that against our government’s priorities, we believe we need to focus on people,” Lisa Beare said.
Canada’s Olympic committee said it was “taking time to process” the B.C. announcement and is planning a news conference Friday.
If Vancouver bows out, it would leave Salt Lake City and Sapporo, Japan, as the two remaining candidates.
Salt Lake City hosted the Olympics in 2002 and has said that with some of the infrastructure from those games still in play, it is ready to bring the games back.
Though the Salt Lake City bid appeared more primed for 2034, officials there and at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have consistently said they would be able to host in 2030 if called upon.
A 2030 Games would create issues in the United States, as it would come less than two years after the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and would force a reworking of many of the sponsorship arrangements in place for those games.
Sapporo hosted the Winter Olympics in 1972 and was in the bidding process for 2026 until it dropped out.
The IOC is expected to choose the host for 2030 next year.
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LenioBio GmbH, the German life science biotech offering a disruptive protein manufacturing technology, today announced the appointment of Mr. Jasper Levink to its Leadership Team in the role of Chief Business Officer.
In his new role as Chief Business Officer, Mr. Levink will be responsible for driving LenioBio's business development and business strategy.
"We are thrilled that Jasper Levink has agreed to take this senior role at LenioBio," said CEO, Remberto Martis. "The company will benefit from Mr. Levink's extensive expertise in business and strategy development in biotech. The appointment of Jasper Levink comes at a time where we have scaled our platform and now need to expand our business development efforts."
Mr. Levink joined LenioBio in January 2022 as Lead of the Business Unit for Alternative Proteins, where he has focused on promoting LenioBio's expression platform for applications in alternative protein applications such as cultured meat and cosmetics. He will continue in this role in parallel to his new appointment.
"I am inspired by the potential of LenioBio's ALiCE® technology. I am particularly excited about the ways ALiCE® can disrupt the discovery, development and manufacturing of drugs." said Mr. Levink "I look forward to working with the rest of the leadership team to develop our business towards achieving these goals. "
Mr. Levink brings to LenioBio over 11 years of experience in business development and strategic consulting within the life sciences and healthcare sectors. Until recently, he held senior roles at ttopstart BV where he supported scientists and companies in acquiring funds and building smarter strategies, securing over €500 million in funding. Mr. Levink is also co-founder of a care facility for youngsters with mental health issues and co-founder of doccs, a Dutch organization improving GP care.
This new appointment comes following the announcement that the company had achieved a critical milestone with the successful scaling of its cell-free protein synthesis platform, ALiCE® to an industrial scale.
Full details of the LenioBio Leadership team can be found online at www.leniobio.com/team.
About LenioBio
LenioBio is a protein expression platform company committed to the advancement of transformative technology for the discovery, development, and large-scale production of proteins, unconstrained by the limitations of the cell.
LenioBio was established as a legal entity in Germany in September 2016, with offices in Dusseldorf and R&D and production labs in Aachen. For more information visit Leniobio.com and follow LenioBio on LinkedIn.
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The murder of George Floyd pushed millions into the streets calling for justice and police reform.
And while the officers involved in Floyd's death have been found guilty and are behind bars, some say, three years later, the structural problems that lead to Floyd's death have not been addressed.
The number of people killed by police annually has risen, according to The Washington Post. In fact, 2022 had the largest number of police shootings since 2015.
"We need to really fundamentally examine our entire system," said Puneet Cheema, manager of the Legal Defense Fund's Justice in Public Safety campaign.
Along with many other reforms, Cheema is calling for better data to accurately measure police behavior.
"Those are an undercount, and we don't know how much of an undercount," Cheema said. "This is an enormous problem that disparately impacts Black and Brown communities, disability communities, and our governments aren't even taking it seriously enough to measure it."
The FBI has attempted to create a national use of force database but has run into trouble due to a major lack of participation from local police.
One reform that has taken off is mental health response teams paired with police.
"87% of the calls that they go on do not end in custody," Cheema said.
Cities and counties in Texas, Colorado, Washington, New York and Georgia have launched programs to pair social workers with police.
"It's not just a police officer there to keep the safety under control; it's also the mental health clinician there to make sure that you get what it is that you need," Cheema said.
SEE MORE: What is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act?
One in 4 fatal police shootings involve people with untreated severe mental illness, according to the Treatment Advocacy Center.
In the Obama and Biden administrations, consent decrees have been a popular tool for reforming departments.
The consent decree is a court order mandating a group of reforms that is agreed to by the Department of Justice and local law enforcement.
Nearly two dozen consent decrees are ongoing in places like Louisville, Chicago and Baltimore.
While effective, they have also been known to be expensive and lengthy.
The DOJ recently moved to end its consent decree with Seattle Police Department after more than 10 years.
Hanging over all of this is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
"We demand that Congress pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Joe Biden will sign it," Vice President Kamala Harris said.
The bill enacts several reforms like banning no-knock warrants, changing the standard to prosecute officers from "willful" to "reckless" and creating a national "police misconduct registry."
But the bill has stalled in Congress on multiple occasions — often because of qualified immunity, which shields officers from being individually sued for their on-duty actions.
"It should go. Congress should eliminate it," said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans. "It's judge-made law. It gives a police officer protections that every other municipal employee does not have. Firefighter doesn't have it. The tax collector doesn't have it. The property assessor doesn't have it. The ambulance driver doesn't have it, and it creates an immunity that makes it harder to hold them liable."
In a statement, President Joe Biden once again called for passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
"May we ensure that George Floyd's legacy and the legacy of so many others we also honor every day are not solely about their deaths, but what we do to honor their memory," he said.
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NEW YORK — A former CIA software engineer charged with causing the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history defended himself at the start of his trial Tuesday, telling jurors he was falsely accused and the victim of a political witch hunt.
He said the government had built a case that was “literally forensically impossible” after singling him out for prosecution as the guilty party during a “political witch hunt” and then working backward to present jurors with “an alternative reality, an upside-down world, a government twilight zone.”
“The trial evidence will absolutely prove my innocence,” Schulte told jurors in Manhattan federal court. “Because I am in fact innocent.”
Schulte made his opening statement after Assistant U.S. Attorney David Denton told the jury that the evidence would prove that Schulte was responsible for an unprecedented leak that brought critical intelligence gathering around the world “to a crashing halt.”
He said years of work and millions of dollars spent to develop tools that enabled the CIA’s digital sleuths to spy on foreign adversaries “went up in smoke” as Schulte gave “precious secrets of America’s national defense” to the world.
The so-called Vault 7 leak revealed how the CIA hacked Apple and Android smartphones in overseas spying operations and efforts to turn internet-connected televisions into listening devices.
Prior to his arrest, Schulte worked as a coder at the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Denton portrayed the government’s case against Schulte as airtight, saying there was “devastating proof of this man’s crimes.”
He said Schulte was motivated to leak the materials because he believed the CIA had disrespected him. So he tried “to burn to the ground” the very work he had helped the agency to create, the prosecutor said.
Denton said Schulte, after his arrest, continued his crimes by trying to leak additional classified materials from prison as he carried on an “information war” against the government.
But Schulte contested the portrayal, saying he was inspired to serve his country ever since the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks, when as a 12-year-old boy in the 7th grade, he vowed to do whatever he could to prevent another day like that.
Hired by the CIA in 2010, Schulte said he worked on a team that helped verify the location of Osama bin Laden before the al-Qaida leader was killed in a U.S. overnight raid in Pakistan.
“No one has ever questioned my loyalty or patriotism,” he said, adding “That is until now.”
Clad in a coat and tie, he also decried his treatment for the last five years in federal jails, telling jurors: “My very life is in our hands. Put yourself in my shoes.”
After the jury was sent home for the day, Judge Jesse M. Furman told Schulte he had at times crossed the line between testifying and presenting an opening statement and warned him to be more careful going forward.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is calling on House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to “publicly reprimand” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after the congresswoman during a hearing showed explicit photos of Hunter Biden engaged in sex acts — a display that was sharply rebuked by Democrats.
In a letter to Comer on Wednesday, Raskin — the top Democrat on the Oversight panel — said Greene’s display at last week’s hearing “clearly violated House rules,” pointing to congressional decorum.
“I therefore urge you to publicly reprimand Rep. Greene by issuing a statement condemning her actions as an affront to the dignity, propriety, and decorum of the Committee,” he added.
Raskin also asked Comer to announce that “explicit pornographic images of people engaging in sex acts” like the ones Greene displayed will not be allowed to be shown during congressional proceedings without “clear legislative relevance, prior approval from both the Majority and Minority, and written consent from any individual featured in the exhibit.”
Greene displayed the images during an Oversight Committee hearing last week that featured testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who allege prosecutors slow-walked the investigation into Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son.
During her allotted time for questions, the congresswoman held up posters that showed graphic sexual photos from the laptop hard drive that allegedly belonged to Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden’s face was visible in the photos, but others in the images involved in the sex acts had their faces censored with black boxes.
Greene alleged Hunter Biden improperly utilized his company to write off payments made to prostitutes. IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler, one of the whistleblowers testifying, would not confirm the claim. But he said deductions were made that were believed to be for escorts, and a payment that was made out to be for a golf membership was actually for a “sex club.”
Comer has not publicly condemned or criticized Greene for the photos. And on Tuesday, he and Greene sent a letter to Justice Department (DOJ) officials expressing concern that “DOJ disregarded the victims who were sexually exploited by Hunter Biden,” pointing to testimony from last week’s hearing.
“Congressional testimony indicates that Hunter Biden paid prostitutes — victims — and used such payments as tax expenses for one of his companies,” the letter reads.
The pair went on to ask to “analyze legislation that penalizes federal prosecutors who do not uphold victims’ rights — regardless of the defendant’s last name or political affiliation — and ensures that funds designed for victim related programs are used appropriately by DOJ.”
In a statement responding to Raskin’s letter, Comer cited “the young women” Hunter Biden “involved in his illegal activities.”
“It speaks to Ranking Member Raskin’s priorities that he is more concerned about Hunter Biden’s embarrassment than the young women he involved in his illegal activities. I hope Ranking Member Raskin will join me in asking the Justice Department about Hunter Biden’s Mann Act violations and why the victims’ rights have been ignored,” Comer said in a statement.
Raskin on Wednesday criticized Comer for failing to condemn Greene for her display.
“Your failure to halt Rep. Greene’s display of pornographic photography during Committee proceedings undermines the integrity of this Committee and the House of Representatives,” he wrote.
“During an interview, you had an opportunity to disavow her lewd display, but instead you further undermined the integrity of this Committee by dismissing its significance and expressing only support for her actions,” he later added. “Just today, when asked about a picture of Rep. Greene’s graphic posters that showed you in the background, you glibly told a Politico journalist you ‘wished that it had been taken from the opposite angle and gotten Glen[n] Grothman in the background instead of me.’”
The Maryland Democrat warned that if Comer does not condemn Greene for her actions, he would be setting a poor precedent.
“It is incumbent upon you to make clear that Rep. Greene’s use of pornographic images at a public hearing clearly violated House rules and to ensure that we are not subject to repeated incidents or similarly unacceptable actions in future hearings,” Raskin wrote. “If this was acceptable for Rep. Greene, you are establishing it as acceptable for all Members.”
Adding to the criticism, Hunter Biden’s lawyer last week filed an ethics complaint against Greene, requesting that the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) “immediately” initiate a review of the Georgia Republican’s conduct.
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Like everyone else, saxophonist, composer and D.C. native Braxton Cook was hit hard by the covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns. In his case, though, it was just part of a whole array of stressors.
“As my therapist would put it, so many foundational, situational things that used to feel so secure had suddenly been uprooted,” says Cook, who is now 32 and will perform April 12 at Songbyrd. “I started to feel shaken to my very core. It took a lot of prayer, therapy, journaling, conversations with my family, and just some alone time with everything to really parse it out.”
In the end, it was music that allowed Cook to make sense of everything. His new album, “Who Are You When No One is Watching?,” is the product of his turning some of those journal entries and conversations into songs. This helped him to come to grips with the seismic turns his life was taking and also, by externalizing them, to release some anxiety about them.
“The project just became healing for me,” he says. “That’s what music always has been, but even more so this project. Maybe it’s just that I’ve gotten older, and things have gotten heavier and a bit deeper.”
His music has taken on more heft and depth, too. Even before his 2009 graduation from Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, Cook had built a reputation in the D.C. area as a jazz prodigy. His fleet and fluent bebop was a regular and popular presence on District bandstands like Twins and HR-57. After two years at Georgetown University (where his father was a law professor), Cook transferred to New York’s prestigious Juilliard School to hone his craft.
But if he played straight-ahead jazz in the clubs and the classrooms, Cook had other ideas brewing. The saxophonist grew up on gospel, soul and hip-hop, and even in his youth was searching for ways to blend those styles. His time in New York, both on the music scene and immersed in the city’s rhythms, gave him the inspiration and confidence to stand up for that vision.
“My place, sonically, in the world of jazz has always been something I’ve thought about and talked about — with mentors and people with opinions all around me — since I was a kid,” he says. “But ultimately, you have to find your own voice and make your own decisions. It’s no different than the whole idea of adulthood, really.”
For Cook, “Who Are You When No One Is Watching?,” his fourth full-length album, is the confluence of those currents of musical and personal maturity. While it’s instantly recognizable as progressive jazz circa 2023, it also hews closer to mainstream R&B than any music he’s made yet.
Along with his alto saxophone and other acoustic instruments, the album uses electronic textures, hip-hop- and trap-inspired beats, plus Cook’s own vocal — an element he’s been developing since at least his 2017 album “Somewhere in Between” — which is not only credible but downright appealing.
The record also makes substantial use of guest artists. These include Chicago trumpeter Marquis Hill, Jamaican vocalist Masego and, most prominently, Cook’s own parents, who appear in snippets of recorded conversations with their son.
“It’s a part of jazz tradition to honor your past and your history to really be able to forge forward and know where you’re going,” Cook says. “And that’s part of moving forward as a man, too.”
The album’s title works on multiple levels as well. It refers most obviously to an oft-repeated quote about the definition of personal integrity. But it’s also a comment on a modern world where it’s increasingly rare to find that no one is watching.
“There’s an over-curation that exists in our lives: Essentially, our phones have become the new television,” he remarks. “And there’s a disconnect sometimes between the personality we’re trying to maintain on those screens and then who we really are.”
It’s worth noting as well that Cook has undergone much of this evolution far removed from the view of his longtime acquaintances, in D.C. as well as New York. He’s become who he is while no one was watching.
But the saxophonist chuckles at the notion that audiences at Songbyrd might find a different Braxton Cook looking back at them from the stage.
“Come on, man. People that know me, they’re going to say, ‘Yeah, same old,’” he says. “I’ve still got that love at the center of it all. That’s where my music comes from.”
April 12 at 7 p.m. at Songbyrd, 540 Penn St. NE. songbyrddc.com. $15-$18. | 2023-04-05T11:21:16+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2023/04/05/braxton-cook-dc-concert/ |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Earlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church and launched an investigation into the bishop of Matagalpa, Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, accusing him of inciting violent actors “to carry out acts of hate against the population.”
This is not the first time President Daniel Ortega has moved aggressively to silence critics of his administration. In 2018 the government raided the headquarters of the newspaper Confidencial, led by journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, who is considered one of the most prominent critics of Ortega. Then, throughout 2021, authorities arrested seven potential presidential candidates for that year’s November elections.
Here’s a look at the fraught relationship between the church and the government amid a political standoff that’s now in its fifth year, with no end in sight.
WHO IS DANIEL ORTEGA?
Ortega, 76, is a former guerrilla with the leftist Sandinista National Liberation Front who helped overthrow dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979 and first served as president from 1985 until he left office in 1990 after being voted out.
He lost three more elections after that before returning to power in 2007. He won a fourth consecutive term in the 2021 ballot, which is widely discredited since he faced no real opposition.
Ortega’s opponents regularly compare him to Somoza for his authoritarian tendencies, and also accuse him of dynastic ambitions. His wife, Rosario Murillo, is his powerful vice president.
Under Ortega, Nicaragua has cultivated strong ties to allies Cuba and Venezuela, two staunch foes of the U.S. government.
HOW DID THE UNREST BEGIN?
A social security reform in 2018 triggered massive protests backed by businesspeople, Catholic leaders and other sectors. The government’s response was a crackdown by security forces and allied civilian militias in which at least 355 people were killed, about 2,000 hurt and 1,600 jailed, according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Political stability has never fully returned.
Months before last year’s vote, a poll found that support for five opposition candidates put Ortega’s re-election in real doubt. Within weeks all five were arrested, along with two other potential candidates. Authorities accused them of responsibility for the 2018 unrest, saying it was tantamount to a “terrorist coup” attempt purportedly backed by Washington.
“Ortega decided to suppress any possibility of losing. … And that meant arresting everyone,” political analyst Oscar Rene Vargas told The Associated Press back then.
WHAT ROLE HAS THE CHURCH PLAYED?
Nicaragua is predominantly Catholic, and the church was close to the Somozas from the 1930s until the 1970s, when it distanced itself from politics after many abuses were attributed to the dictatorship. The church initially supported the Sandinistas after Somoza’s ouster, but that relationship frayed over time due to ideological differences. Under Ortega, Catholic leaders have often backed the country’s conservative elite.
When the protests first erupted, Ortega asked the church to serve as mediator in peace talks, though they ultimately failed.
The Nicaraguan church has been notably sympathetic toward the protesters and their cause. In April 2018, Managua’s cathedral sheltered student demonstrators and was a place for collecting food and money to support them.
Figures such as Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes and Managua Auxiliary Bishop Silvio Báez have been outspoken in rejecting violence. Brenes called the demonstrations justified, and Báez rejected any political decision that would harm the people. Báez left the country in 2019 at the Vatican’s request, a transfer that was lamented by the opposition and celebrated by the ruling Sandinistas.
Ortega has responded by accusing some bishops of being part of a plot to overthrow him and calling them “terrorists.”
In March the papal nuncio in Managua, Monsignor Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag, who participated as a mediator and lobbied for the release of jailed government opponents, was forced by Ortega’s administration to leave the country in what the Vatican called an “unjustified decision.”
WHAT ABOUT THE LATEST CHURCH-STATE CONFLICT?
The church radio stations were shuttered by the government Aug. 1, and police investigating Álvarez, the Matagalpa bishop, accused him of “organizing violent groups.”
Álvarez has called for profound electoral reform to “effectively achieve the democratization of the country” and also demanded the release of some 190 people he considers political prisoners. Last month he staged a fast in protest of what he called persecution against him.
Since Aug. 3, authorities have confined Álvarez to the episcopal complex where he lives. After six days without making public statements, he reappeared Thursday in a live social media broadcast at a Mass, accompanied by six priests and four lay people who are also unable to leave the complex.
The Archdiocese of Managua has expressed support for Álvarez. The conference of Latin American Catholic bishops decried what it called a “siege” of priests and bishops, the expulsion of members of religious communities and “constant harassment” targeting the Nicaraguan people and church.
On Saturday, hundreds of Nicaraguans attended a Mass under a heavy police presence after the government prohibited a religious procession in Managua.
Church leaders announced a day earlier that the National Police had banned the planned procession for Our Lady of Fatima for reasons of “internal security.” Instead, the church called the faithful to come peacefully to the cathedral.
HAS THERE BEEN ANY RESPONSE FROM THE VATICAN?
For almost two weeks, the Vatican was publicly silent about the investigation of Álvarez. The silence drew criticism from some Latin American human rights activists and intellectuals.
On Friday, Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the Organization of American States, expressed concern about the situation and asked both parties to “seek ways of understanding.”
Cruz’s remarks came during a special session of OAS in which its Permanent Council approved a resolution condemning Ortega’s government for the “harassment” and “arbitrary restrictions imposed on religious organizations and those that criticize the government.”
Cruz said the Holy See wishes to “collaborate with those who are committed to dialogue as an indispensable instrument of democracy and guarantor of a more humane and fraternal civilization.”
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Associated Press writers Nicole Winfield at the Vatican and Christopher Sherman in Mexico City contributed to this report.
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Caltrans officials say southbound Highway 101 is closed at the base of Nojoqui Grade to land a helicopter following a traffic accident.
There is no estimated time of reopening, officials say.
Northbound Highway 101 closed temporarily just north of Mariposa Reina but reopened to traffic just before 7 a.m.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO) — Theodore Savinov was out shoveling on Friday in central Sioux Falls where he had others in mind.
“People walk through here, so it’s kind of annoying to walk through six inches of snow,” he said.
Property owners in Sioux Falls have to clear snow from sidewalks within 48 hours of the end of a snowfall. Matt Tobias, neighborhood revitalization manager with the City of Sioux Falls, says that the city has responded to more than 1,000 complaints about snowy sidewalks this winter.
“We’ve been enforcing the ordinance to the best we possibly can with all the different snows we’ve had because a lot of the snows we’ve been getting have been coming one after another,” Tobias said.
People in violation of the 48-hour rule could face a fine. Tobias says you need to look out for those who may not be able to easily navigate a couple inches of snow.
“Make sure that it’s wide enough for a wheelchair to get down,” Tobias said. “Make sure that it’s clear down to the pavement, that they’re accessible.”
There’s a lot of winter left and shoveling isn’t always an easy or easy-going activity. So, it makes good sense to think of others.
“Be neighborly, try to help your neighbors out when you possibly can,” Tobias said. “You’re running the snowblower down your sidewalk, doesn’t hurt to go a little farther, especially if you know someone that’s in need.”
“Oftentimes, you’re not the one walking on your own sidewalk, but other people will be,” Savinov said. | 2023-01-28T05:26:48+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/top-stories/snowy-sidewalks-and-the-48-hour-rule-in-sioux-falls/ |
SEOUL, South Korea — The deputy commander of the U.N. Command said Monday it has started conversations with North Korea over an American soldier who ran into the North last week across the Koreas' heavily armed border.
Gen. Andrew Harrison said the process has started through communications lines set up at the Joint Security Area between the Koreas under the armistice agreement that stopped the fighting of the 1950-53 Korean War. He said the well-being of Pvt. Travis King remains the command's primary concern, but refused to provide more details, citing the sensitivity of the discussions.
North Korea has remained publicly silent about King, who crossed the border last Tuesday while he was supposed to be heading to Fort Bliss, Texas.
U.S. officials have expressed concern about his well-being and said previously that North Korea was ignoring their requests for information about him.
Harrison said he "remains optimistic," but said there was no way to know how the conversation with North Korea would proceed. Civilian tours to the Joint Security Area have been suspended since King's dash across the border.
King's crossing came at a time of high tensions in the Korean Peninsula, where the pace of both North Korea's weapons demonstrations and the United States' combined military exercises have intensified in a tit-for-tat cycle.
Harrison's comments came hours after South Korea's military said a nuclear-propelled U.S. submarine arrived at a port on Jeju Island in the second deployment of a major U.S. naval asset to the Korean Peninsula this month. The arrival of the USS Annapolis adds to the allies' show of force to counter North Korean nuclear threats.
Last week, the USS Kentucky became the first U.S. nuclear-armed submarine to come to South Korea since the 1980s. North Korea reacted to its arrival in Busan by test-firing ballistic and cruise missiles in apparent demonstrations that it could make nuclear strikes against South Korea and deployed U.S. naval vessels.
In between those launches, North Korea's defense minister issued a veiled threat insisting the Kentucky's docking in South Korea could be grounds for the North to use a nuclear weapon against it. North Korea has used similar rhetoric before, but the statement underscored how much relations are strained now.
Analysts say North Korea may wait weeks or even months to provide meaningful information about King to maximize leverage and add urgency to U.S. efforts to secure his release. Some say North Korea may try to wrest concessions from Washington, such as tying his release to the United States cutting back its military activities with South Korea.
The United States and South Korea have been expanding their combined military exercises and increasing regional deployments of U.S. strategic assets like bombers, aircraft carriers and submarines in a show of force against North Korea, which has test-fired around 100 missiles since the start of 2022.
The Annapolis, whose main mission is destroying enemy ships and submarines, is powered by a nuclear reactor but is armed with conventional weapons. The Annapolis mainly docked at Jeju to load supplies, but Jang Do Young, a spokesperson of South Korea's navy, said the U.S. and South Korean militaries were discussing whether to arrange training involving the vessel.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-07-24T08:24:06+00:00 | nepm.org | https://www.nepm.org/national-world-news/2023-07-24/un-command-says-its-communicating-with-north-korea-over-detained-u-s-soldier |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February.
Two congressional sources and one person familiar with the matter confirmed plans for the visit. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the highly sensitive nature of the trip. They said Zelenskyy’s visit, while expected, could still be called off at the last minute due to security concerns.
The visit to Washington is set to include an address to Congress on Capitol Hill and a meeting with President Joe Biden. It comes as lawmakers are preparing to vote on a year-end spending package that includes about $45 billion in emergency assistance to Ukraine and as the U.S. prepares to send Patriot surface-to-air missiles to help stave off Russia’s invasion.
The latest tranche of U.S. funding would be the biggest American infusion of assistance yet to Ukraine, above even Biden’s $37 billion emergency request, and would ensure that funding flows to the war effort for months to come.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi encouraged lawmakers to be on hand for Wednesday evening’s session.
“We are ending a very special session of the 117th Congress with legislation that makes progress for the American people as well as support for our Democracy,” Pelosi wrote Tuesday in a letter to colleagues. “Please be present for a very special focus on Democracy Wednesday night.”
Zelenskyy has — almost daily — addressed various parliaments and international organizations by video and he has sent his wife to foreign capitals to drum up assistance.
On Tuesday, he made a daring and dangerous trip to what he called the hottest spot on the 1,300-kilometer (800-mile) front line, the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s contested Donetsk province. In a video released by his office from the Bakhmut visit, Zelenskyy was handed a Ukrainian flag and alluded to delivering it to U.S. leaders.
“The guys handed over our beautiful Ukrainian flag with their signatures for us to pass on,” Zelenskyy said in the video. “We are not in an easy situation. The enemy is increasing its army. Our people are braver and need more powerful weapons. We will pass it on from the boys to the Congress, to the president of the United States. We are grateful for their support, but it is not enough. It is a hint — it is not enough.”
The U.S. has committed almost $20 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24, according to figures from the Pentagon. The U.S. is also providing intelligence to Ukrainian forces and helping Ukraine fend off Russian cyberattacks and efforts at sabotage, American and Ukrainian officials have said.
The visit comes at an important moment as the White House braces for greater resistance from a Republican-controlled House that’s signaled it will put more scrutiny on aid for Ukraine in the new Congress. GOP leader Kevin McCarthy has said his party’s lawmakers will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine.
Biden and Zelenskyy frequently have held phone calls in coordination with the White House announcing new tranches of military assistance for Ukraine. The calls have been mostly warm, with Biden praising Ukraine for remaining steadfast against the Russians and Zelenskyy thanking the U.S. president for support.
The one exception was a June phone call soon after Biden notified Zelenskyy an additional $1 billion package was headed to Ukraine. Zelenskyy didn’t miss a beat in listing additional assistance he said Ukraine needed. That irked Biden, who underscored to Zelenskyy the American people’s generosity.
The brief moment of tension hasn’t caused any lasting difficulty, according to officials familiar with the episode.
Earlier this month, several Ukrainian officials — including Foreign Relations Committee Deputy Chairwoman Maria Mezentseva and parliament members Olena Khomenko and Lesia Zaburanna — traveled to Washington to meet with U.S. lawmakers to thank them for American assistance and emphasize the need to keep the money flowing.
Zelenskyy addressed Congress by video link in March. Wearing an army green T-shirt with the Ukrainian flag behind him, he argued that the U.S. and Ukraine shared common dreams and goals.
“Democracy, independence, freedom and care for everyone, for every person, for everyone who works diligently, who lives honestly, who respects the law,” he said then. “We in Ukraine want the same for our people. All that is normal part of your own life.”
His visit comes in the final days of Pelosi’s House speakership. Republicans will take control of the House in January, while Democrats retain power in the Senate. While Republicans set to chair key national-security committees push for continued support of Ukraine, there are growing concerns among the GOP rank-and-file about the cost and duration of the effort.
Pelosi, who visited Zelenskyy earlier this year in Kyiv, said it was “overwhelming” to see the Ukrainians’ commitment to democracy.
“They are fighting for democracy for all of us.”
News of Zelenskyy’s visit was first reported by Punchbowl News. | 2022-12-21T03:19:30+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/ap-ukraines-zelenskyy-preparing-to-visit-dc-on-wednesday/ |
Updated January 14, 2023 at 9:25 PM ET
Rounds of heavy rain, wind and snow are battering California once again, prompting flood alerts and power outages in several regions.
The storms are expected to continue at least through the weekend, the National Weather Service said. President Joe Biden has declared the storms a major disaster and ordered federal aid to supplement local recovery efforts in affected areas.
Flood warnings were issued across the Bay Area and Central Valley, including in Mendocino, Napa, Marin, Sonoma, Sacramento, Merced and Fresno counties.
Evacuations were ordered in Monterey County on the central coast, where the Salinas River's overtopped banks inundated farmland.
To the east, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited the hart-hit Merced County on Saturday, joined by local officials.
"The reality is that this is just the eighth of what we anticipate will be nine atmospheric rivers — we're not done," Newsom said at a news conference.
Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto said 5,000 homes were under evacuation orders in the area, which he says is experiencing record flooding.
Further south, a flood warning was issued for Santa Cruz County. Rising flood waters from the San Lorenzo River on Saturday morning forced residents to evacuate their small low-lying communities of Felton Grove and Soquel Village.
Since last month, a series of atmospheric rivers has pummeled the state. Since then, at least 19 people have died in storm-related incidents, and a 5-year-old who was swept away by floodwaters in San Luis Obispo County remains missing. The governor said the recent weather events have resulted in more deaths than the state's last two years of wildfires.
More than 24,000 customers were without electricity on Saturday evening, according to poweroutage.us, having dropped from more than twice that number since the Saturday morning.
The state will continue to see periodic rain into Wednesday, with 2-4 inches expected to drop along the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, according to the Weather Prediction Center.
"The end is in sight," for this round of storms, said meteorologist David Roth.
In Montecito, a wealthy enclave in Santa Barbara County, residents are still cleaning up after floods covered roads in mud and triggered mudslides earlier this past week.
The town didn't suffer a repeat of 2018, when 23 people died in catastrophic debris flows. Much of the community was ordered to evacuate on the 5-year anniversary of the incident; residents were a bit more on edge with the parade of storms and have been heeding warnings from officials.
"I think there's a reality setting in of, you know, this isn't something that's just going to happen intermittently," said Montecito resident Erika Gabrielli. "But with climate change and other things happening, we may have to start to prepare for what a new normal could look like."
Helen Barrington of CapRadio and Matt Guilhem of KCRW contributed to this report.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-01-15T08:49:11+00:00 | upr.org | https://www.upr.org/npr-news/2023-01-14/california-storms-bring-more-heavy-rain-flooding-and-power-outages |
Another earthquake strikes Turkey, two weeks after massive quake killed tens of thousands
A magnitude 6.4 aftershock struck Turkey on Monday, two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria.
The quake hit Defne, in Turkey's southern Hatay province, near the Syrian border, Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) said Monday.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) also reported the quake as being of magnitude 6.4 at a depth of 10 kilometers.
AFAD warned people to stay away from the coastline as a precaution on Monday as the country's vice president urged residents to stay away from damaged buildings.
The powerful aftershock follows a deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Feb. 6 that left more than 46,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria.
CNN teams in Adana, Turkey felt the quake, as did eyewitnesses in Gaziantep and Mersin. | 2023-02-20T19:21:25+00:00 | wmur.com | https://www.wmur.com/article/turkey-another-earthquake-weeks-after-massive-quake/42995365 |
Can an upstart, independent union stage a repeat victory?
That's the question on Staten Island this week as more Amazon warehouse workers vote on whether to join the Amazon Labor Union.
Roughly 1,500 workers who work in a facility sorting packages for delivery are eligible to vote in the election. Voting, which is taking place in person under a tent outside the warehouse, began at 4:30 a.m. on Monday and concludes at 11 p.m. on Friday.
The election comes less than a month after the Amazon Labor Union won a historic victory, unionizing the first Amazon warehouse in the U.S. — a massive facility across the street where some 8,300 workers pick and package up items for customer orders. Led by former and current Amazon workers, the Amazon Labor Union accomplished what well-established unions with deep pockets had long set their sights on but failed to accomplish.
The Amazon Labor Union is calling for longer breaks, better health and safety policy, and raises, among other demands. In Amazon warehouses, the work is fast-paced and physically demanding, with workers lifting packages as heavy as 50 pounds.
In the weeks since the union's win, union president Chris Smalls says he's heard from workers at more than a hundred other Amazon facilities, expressing interest in unionizing.
Meanwhile, Amazon continues to fight back, spending millions of dollars on anti-union consultants and filing objections in the election it lost.
Amazon says the National Labor Relations Board's regional office in Brooklyn, which oversaw the election, favored the union and facilitated its victory. The company also raised objections to some of the Amazon Labor Union's actions, charging that organizers harassed and threatened employees who weren't supporting the union and handed out marijuana to workers in return for their support. In fact, the union organizers have spoken openly about providing workers with marijuana, but not as a bribe.
A hearing will be held to consider these objections at a future date.
Meanwhile, the union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, still hangs in the balance, with hundreds of contested ballots unresolved. Both Amazon and the Amazon Labor Union have filed objections in that election.
And a petition for a union election at a 200-person Amazon facility in Bayonne, New Jersey, was withdrawn just days after it was filed. The union behind the petition, Local 713 International Brotherhood of Trade Union, has no contact name or number on its website. Since 2012, two of its leaders have been indicted on corruption chargers. A lawyer for the union declined further comment on the election petition or its withdrawal.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-04-25T10:47:23+00:00 | delawarepublic.org | https://www.delawarepublic.org/npr-headlines/2022-04-25/a-2nd-amazon-warehouse-on-staten-island-begins-voting-on-a-union |
DALLAS (AP) — A man accused of killing 22 elderly women in the Dallas area and stealing jewelry and valuables has been linked by DNA evidence to one of the deaths, a prosecutor said Monday. The development could counter earlier defense claims that all the evidence against Billy Chemirmir is circumstantial.
Chemirmir, 49, is on trial for capital murder in the death of 87-year-old Mary Brooks.
It’s Chemirmir’s third trial. His first trial, in the smothering death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris, ended in a mistrial last November when the jury deadlocked. He was retried and found guilty in April and sentenced to life without parole. If convicted in Brooks’ death, he’ll receive a second sentence of life without parole.
Prosecutor Glen Fitzmartin said in opening statements that while presenting evidence in the deaths of Brooks and Harris, he would also show that DNA links Chemirmir to the death of 80-year-old Martha Williams.
Chemirmir has maintained his innocence. His attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf Monday, but declined to make an opening statement.
His arrest was set in motion in March 2018 when Mary Annis Bartel — 91 at the time — told police that a man had forced his way into her apartment at an independent living community for seniors, tried to smother her with a pillow and took her jewelry.
Before Bartel died in 2020, she described the attack in a taped interview that was played to jurors Monday, as it was in the earlier trials. She said the minute she opened her door and saw a man wearing green rubber gloves, she knew she was in “grave danger.”
“He said: ‘Don’t fight me, lie on the bed,’” Bartel said.
Police said when they found Chemirmir the next day in the parking lot of his apartment complex, he was holding jewelry and cash, and had just thrown away a large red jewelry box. Documents in the box led them to the home of Harris, who was found dead in her bedroom, lipstick smeared on her pillow.
Following Chemirmir’s arrest, police across the Dallas area reexamined the deaths of other older people that had been considered natural, even as their families discovered missing jewelry.
He has been charged with 22 counts of capital murder in deaths spanning May 2016 to March 2018. Four of those indictments were added this summer.
Evidence presented at previous trials showed Harris and Chemirmir were checking out at the same time at a Walmart just hours before she was found dead.
According to evidence, Brooks had gone shopping at the same Walmart just weeks earlier. When Brooks was at the Walmart, Chemirmir was sitting in his car in the parking lot, watching people, Fitzmartin said.
“She leaves, he leaves. His phone, you will hear, follows from the Walmart to her house,” Fitzmartin said. “She arrives at her house and she’s not heard from again, ever.”
The day after that trip to Walmart, Brooks’ grandson found her dead in her condo, groceries still in bags on the counter.
Most of the people Chemirmir is accused of killing lived in apartments at independent living communities for older people. He’s also accused of killing women in private homes, including the widow of a man he had cared for in his job as an at-home caregiver.
In a video interview with police, Chemirmir told a detective that he made money buying and selling jewelry and had also worked as a caregiver and a security guard.
Fitzmartin said Monday that Williams and Bartel lived in the same community, and that Williams had been found dead in her apartment about two weeks before the attack on Bartel.
As Williams’ family cleaned out her home, they discovered “there was something not right,” including missing items and a pillow with an odd stain, he said.
DNA found on that pillow can’t exclude Chemirmir, Fitzmartin said, and a search of Chemirmir’s vehicle turned up gloves with DNA that was a match for Williams.
Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot, a Democrat, sought life sentences rather than the death penalty when he tried Chemirmir on two of his 13 capital murder cases.
In an interview with The Dallas Morning News, Creuzot said he’s not against the death penalty, but among things he considers when deciding whether to pursue it are the time it takes before someone is executed, the costs of appeals and whether the person would still be a danger to society behind bars. Chemirmir, he added, is “going to die in the penitentiary.”
Chemirmir’s attorneys said in his previous trials that prosecutors didn’t prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Prosecutors in neighboring Collin County haven’t said if they will try any of their nine capital murder cases against Chemirmir. | 2022-10-04T01:39:24+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/ap-trial-to-begin-for-man-accused-of-killing-22-elderly-texans/ |
Happy Thursday. If you flew yesterday, we hope you reached your destination. Send travel woes and news tips to rachel.roubein@washpost.com.
House GOP focus on antiabortion centers and infants, bypassing any strict abortion bans
House Republicans took their first abortion votes in their new role controlling the chamber, passing two pieces of legislation with their razor-thin majority.
Largely along party lines, the House passed a measure aimed at compelling doctors to provide care to infants that survive an abortion, a situation that’s rare. And Republicans, along with three Democrats, voted to adopt a resolution — meaning it carries no real legislative weight — condemning attacks on antiabortion facilities, groups and churches.
But the proposals are more measured than the legislation Republican leaders had considered introducing if they had won a larger majority in the midterms. Republicans are already getting pressure from the antiabortion movement to go further, and at least one key lawmaker, Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.), says he’s planning to again introduce his bill to restrict abortions across the country after 15 weeks, Marianna Sotomayor and I reported yesterday.
- “You have congressional Republicans, including House Republicans who are supposed to be the more ideological and less cautious, doing the most cautious thing I think they could do,” Mary Ziegler, a professor of law at the University of California at Davis, said referring to yesterday’s votes.
More from Ziegler:
What are Republicans doing with this bill? Trying to return to pre-Dobbs politics by painting the opposition as "extreme" by advocating for an incremental (and in this case, likely extremely, extremely low-impact) measure. Not sure this works in a post-Dobbs America/1 https://t.co/LJLecwAnaa
— Mary Ziegler (@maryrziegler) January 11, 2023
The details
The House passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in a 220-210 vote yesterday afternoon. Some experts say there were already protections for infants included in a 2002 law and even before that established infants have the rights of a full person.
The legislation — which received pushback from abortion rights groups — adds new penalties, including fines or imprisonment of up to five years for health-care providers who don’t comply. Don’t expect the bill to go anywhere in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (Tex.), an antiabortion Democrat who won a contentious primary runoff race last year, was the only Democrat who voted for the legislation. But he voted against the resolution condemning attacks on antiabortion facilities.
- “I agree with protecting the pro-life facilities, but I’m one of those, ‘Hey, make it balanced. You should include also abortion clinics,’” he told The Health 202 after leaving the House floor.
That resolution was adopted in a 222-209 vote. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called the measure “straightforward,” saying its aim was to “appreciate the good work that happens at crisis pregnancy centers.” As The Health 202 reported previously, there was an uptick in suspected arson and vandalism against antiabortion groups and pregnancy resource centers around the time of the leaked Dobbs decision earlier this year.
Democrats countered that abortion providers have been under attack for decades, noting specifically the 2009 murder of physician George Tiller in Kansas. A majority of Democratic women wore white in silent protest, a sign of support for women’s rights that stems from the suffrage movement.
- Reps. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Tex.), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) were the only Democrats to support the measure.
More from Marianna:
House Republicans passed antiabortion measures today that were more modest than ones leaders had considered putting on the floor before the midterms, which gave them a much smaller majority after voters rebuked them on the issue, with @rachel_roubein https://t.co/nyzj4mp7hg
— Marianna Sotomayor (@MariannaReports) January 11, 2023
What’s next
At the end of last year, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) detailed three abortion-related bills the chamber would vote on during the first two weeks of the new Congress.
But Republican leadership never scheduled a vote on the third measure, which would have permanently barred federal funds from being used for abortions, a policy that’s annually tucked into government funding bills. Smith has already introduced the bill, and said he believes there could be a vote on the measure potentially in a few weeks.
Meanwhile, he’s planning to reintroduce legislation banning abortion after 15 weeks, though it’s unclear whether House Republican leaders will decide to bring it to the floor. The proposal was met with fierce criticism when Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) released it ahead of the midterms, with some Republicans fearing that discussing abortion before the elections could negatively influence undecided voters.
- “I think they’re for it, but they haven’t said yes or no,” Smith said of whether Republican leadership would schedule a vote.
Antiabortion leaders are already pushing more restrictions, urging House Republicans to pass a ban on abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected, which typically occurs around six weeks of pregnancy, among other demands.
- The House GOP is starting with the “very basic minimum,” Kristan Hawkins, the president of Students for Life of America, said of yesterday’s votes. “Would I have liked to see a more aggressive prevention act introduced and voted on? Absolutely,” she said.
Agency alert
👀 More details on drug price negotiations
The Biden administration outlined its road map for allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs for the first time, a central plank of Democrats’ health-and-climate bill passed last summer.
Here are a few key dates:
- Sept. 1: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will publish a list of 10 drugs subject to negotiations with manufacturers.
- Oct. 1: That’s the deadline for manufacturers of selected drugs to sign an agreement with the federal health department to conduct negotiations.
- Aug. 1, 2024: The negotiation period ends.
- Sept. 1, 2024: CMS publishes the maximum fair prices, which is the upper limit of the negotiated price for each drug.
- Jan. 1, 2026: The new price for the first 10 drugs takes effect.
Also of note: CMS says it’ll solicit feedback on its plans through asking for comments on certain topics, as well as holding stakeholder calls, quarterly strategic meetings and monthly technical calls with agency staff.
Reproductive wars
Talk of prosecuting women roils antiabortion movement
Alabama’s attorney general became the most prominent Republican official yet to suggest that pregnant women could be prosecuted for taking abortion pills, citing a state law first passed to protect children from the risks of home-based methamphetamine labs, The Post’s Caroline Kitchener and Ellen Francis report.
The details: Alabama has a near-total abortion ban on the books, but that legislation targets providers and exempts people receiving abortions from liability. In recent days, the state’s Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office suggested that pregnant women could still be prosecuted under a separate 2006 state law, which has been used to punish women for drug consumption during pregnancy — a practice the Alabama Supreme Court has since upheld.
Underscoring the tensions, a spokesman for Marshall later appeared to back away from endorsing the prosecution of abortion seekers in a statement to The Post.
Marshall’s comment reflects a simmering divide within the antiabortion movement, which has long sought to treat women seeking abortions as “victims” and not as targets for punishment. National antiabortion groups were quick to distance themselves from Marshall’s statement, reiterating that they are focused on prosecuting the people who are distributing abortion pills illegally.
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America:
We need to keep our focus focusing on the predators and the abortion cartel....not the victims, as a mother and her preborn child are the targets of an industry selling death by abortion.
— Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) January 11, 2023
In other abortion news from across the country …
In Nebraska: A Republican lawmaker who sponsored a failed total abortion ban last year announced her intent to introduce legislation later this week banning abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected, the Omaha World Herald reports.
In Illinois: Lawmakers approved a measure that would shield patients and providers traveling to obtain abortions and gender transition health care from out-of-state legal action. The bill now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who is expected to sign it, the Associated Press reports.
In Virginia: Republican lawmakers kicked off the 2023 legislative session yesterday by introducing a 15-week abortion ban, which includes narrow exceptions for rape, incest or the life and health of the patient.
Yes, but … The Virginia measure faces long odds after Republican Kevin Adams conceded yesterday to Democrat Aaron Rouse in the special election to fill a vacant state Senate seat. While a Rouse victory does not change control of the Senate, it flips the seat and gives Democrats a boost by widening their majority to 22-18, The Post’s Karina Elwood and Laura Vozzella note.
The Post’s Caroline Kitchener:
Breaking: Republican Kevin Adams concedes in Virginia state senate race -- a major, major victory for abortion rights.
— Caroline Kitchener (@CAKitchener) January 11, 2023
Youngkin and state Republicans have been pushing for a 15-week abortion ban. This Democratic win means that ban will be very difficult to pass.
Coronavirus
Researchers might have found why omicron is seemingly less deadly
A controversial coronavirus experiment at Boston University identified a mutation in the omicron variant that might explain why it doesn’t appear to be as deadly as the original strain, our colleague Joel Achenbach writes.
Until now, scientists have primarily studied omicron’s heavily mutated spike protein to understand why the variant is less pathogenic than the strain that emerged in Wuhan, China. But after manipulating the virus, researchers discovered that a mutation of a protein called nsp6 might play an even larger role in why the variant has a seemingly lower potential to cause severe disease, according to a report published yesterday in the journal Nature.
Flashback: The report comes three months after an early version of the study ignited a media firestorm and set off fears that such manipulation of the coronavirus could unleash a more dangerous variant. The work, thought not significantly different than other experiments, prompted questions about greater government oversight.
Coronavirus winters are becoming the new normal
White House covid-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha is warning that the nation could see brutal and long-lasting seasonal surges of cold-weather illnesses for years to come as the coronavirus becomes a permanent fixture, further straining hospitals’ ability to care for other serious illnesses, The Post’s Lena H. Sun and Joel report.
Jha described a scenario where the typical winter logjam of patients begins much earlier than usual — in August or September — because of covid-19. It’s a darker scenario than what the Biden administration has portrayed in the past, and one Jha said that most Americans have yet to realize.
“I just think people have not appreciated the chronic cost, because we have seen this as an acute problem,” Jha told The Post. “We have no idea how hard this is going to make life for everybody, for long periods of time.”
In other health news
- The federal health department renewed the covid-19 public health emergency yesterday, a declaration that lasts another 90 days.
- First lady Jill Biden is “feeling well” after surgeons successfully removed two cancerous skin lesions from her right eye and chest yesterday, our colleague Yasmeen Abutaleb reports.
- Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was discharged from the hospital yesterday and will continue his recovery from home nine days after his collapse and cardiac arrest on the field, The Post’s Mark Maske reports.
Health reads
Sugar rush
Thanks for reading! See y'all tomorrow. | 2023-01-12T13:12:14+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/12/house-passes-two-abortion-related-measures-ahead-march-life/ |
LEMAY, Mo. — Terrifying video shows a speeding car going airborne and crashing into a house outside St. Louis, killing the driver inside.
The crash happened Tuesday afternoon and was captured on home security cameras across the street in a neighborhood in suburban Lemay.
Following the first impact, the car flew into a second home. According to KTVI, a family was inside the living room at the time of the accident, but no one was injured.
Police said the driver of the car was a 73-year-old woman who died at the scene, but added that speeding was not an apparent factor in the accident.
This story was originally published by Jeff Tavss at Scripps News Salt Lake City. | 2023-07-19T21:48:06+00:00 | kivitv.com | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/video-car-goes-airborne-into-home-killing-driver |
WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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650 FPUS56 KSEW 220954
ZFPSEW
Zone Forecast Product for Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for .TONIGHT THROUGH TODAY..., Friday, Friday night, and
Saturday.
WAZ558-222300-
Seattle and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Federal Way, and Kent
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy until late afternoon then becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming
southwest in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to 20 mph becoming south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South wind around
10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South wind
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North wind to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Seattle 69 55 68 / 10 10 10
$$
WAZ559-222300-
Bremerton and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bremerton and Silverdale
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming
southwest in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to 25 mph becoming south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South wind to
10 mph becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
wind to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North wind to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bremerton 68 51 67 / 10 10 10
$$
WAZ507-222300-
Everett and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville,
and Arlington
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast wind
10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South wind to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming south to 10 mph
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East wind
around 10 mph becoming north to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Light wind
becoming northwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Edmonds 69 55 66 / 10 10 10
Everett 69 54 66 / 10 10 20
$$
WAZ509-222300-
Tacoma Area-
Including the cities of Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, and Sumner
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy late in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to 20 mph becoming south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South wind around 10 mph becoming
west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
wind to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Light wind becoming
north to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Puyallup 72 53 69 / 10 10 10
Tacoma 70 53 68 / 10 10 10
$$
WAZ556-222300-
Bellevue and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and Issaquah
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy until late afternoon then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest wind around 10 mph
becoming south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind
around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellevue 70 55 68 / 10 10 10
$$
WAZ555-222300-
East Puget Sound Lowlands-
Including the cities of Gold Bar, Enumclaw, North Bend,
and Buckley
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. South wind to 10 mph
becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest wind to 10 mph becoming
south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind to
10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gold Bar 70 52 68 / 10 10 10
Enumclaw 69 50 67 / 10 10 10
North Bend 73 50 70 / 10 10 10
$$
WAZ503-222300-
Western Whatcom County-
Including the cities of Bellingham, Blaine, and Lynden
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Breezy, sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind 15 to
25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts
to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. South wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South wind
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East wind to
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellingham 69 54 66 / 10 30
Sumas 72 53 67 / 10 40
$$
WAZ506-222300-
Western Skagit County-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley,
and Burlington
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind 10 to
20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South wind to 10 mph becoming
southeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southeast wind to
10 mph becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind to
10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Anacortes 70 53 68 / 10 30
Mount Vernon 71 53 67 / 10 10 20
$$
WAZ001-222300-
San Juan County-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Eastsound,
and Roche Harbor
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South wind 10 to 20 mph becoming
west after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper
60s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South wind
10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind to
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Friday Harbor 70 49 68 / 10 40
Eastsound 67 54 64 / 10 40
$$
WAZ510-222300-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Port Townsend and Port Ludlow
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast wind
10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph with
gusts to 20 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. East wind around
10 mph becoming west after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West wind to
10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oak Harbor 66 52 64 / 10 20
Port Townsend 69 49 66 / 10 20
$$
WAZ511-222300-
Hood Canal Area-
Including the cities of Hoodsport and Brinnon
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Southwest wind 10 to
20 mph. Gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to 25 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest wind to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
wind to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light wind
becoming northeast to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Shelton 69 50 67 / 10 10 10
$$
WAZ504-222300-
Southwest Interior-
Including the cities of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Centralia,
and Toledo
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South wind 10 to
15 mph with gusts to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest wind to 10 mph becoming
south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South wind to
10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northwest wind to
10 mph becoming west after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Light wind
becoming north to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Chehalis 71 51 70 / 10 10 10
Olympia 71 50 69 / 10 10 10
$$
WAZ512-222300-
Lower Chehalis Valley Area-
Including the city of Montesano
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest wind to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest wind
to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Light wind becoming west to 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West wind
to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast wind to
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
WAZ514-222300-
Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-
Including the cities of Sequim and Port Angeles
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Light wind becoming
variable to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Wind variable to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Wind variable to 10 mph becoming light in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Wind
variable to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Wind variable to
10 mph becoming light in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Port Angeles 66 50 63 / 10 30
Sequim 69 48 67 / 10 20
$$
WAZ515-222300-
Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-
Including the cities of Joyce and Clallam Bay
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest wind 10 to
15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows around 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
60. Wind variable to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Wind
variable to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Sekiu 63 52 60 / 30 50
$$
WAZ517-222300-
Central Coast-
Including the cities of Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Westport,
and Ocean Shores
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South wind 10 to
15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South wind 10 to
15 mph with gusts to 20 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Southeast wind to 10 mph becoming south in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South wind
to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East wind to
10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hoquiam 63 56 62 / 10 10 20
$$
WAZ516-222300-
North Coast-
Including the cities of Neah Bay, La Push, and Forks
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast wind 10 to
15 mph becoming south with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. South wind to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower
60s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south with gusts to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southwest wind to
10 mph becoming east after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast wind to
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in
the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Forks 66 52 66 / 20 50
$$
WAZ513-222300-
Olympics-
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Snow level near 9500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Snow level near
9000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Snow level near 8500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hurricane Ridge 56 42 52 / 10 20
$$
WAZ567-222300-
Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties-
Including the cities of Marblemount and Concrete
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with
a slight chance of showers after midnight. Snow level near
7000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level
near 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Snow level near 8500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mount Baker 57 43 49 / 10 40
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Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties-
Including the cities of Snoqualmie Pass, Darrington, and Index
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet. Afternoon
pass temperatures in the upper 50s. West wind in the passes 10 to
15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 12000 feet. West
wind in the passes 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Snow
level near 8500 feet. Afternoon pass temperatures in the upper
50s. West wind in the passes around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
West wind in the passes around 10 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
Afternoon pass temperatures in the mid 60s. Light wind in the
passes.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Snoqualmie Pass 60 43 59 / 10 10 10
Stevens Pass 57 42 55 / 10 10 10
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Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties-
Including the cities of Randle, Packwood, Ashford, and Morton
254 AM PDT Thu Sep 22 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers late in the
morning. Snow level near 7500 feet.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 12500 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 11500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 14500 feet.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 14000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Freezing level near 12000 feet.
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Federal judge convicts Confederate flag-toting man, son of charges related to Capitol riot
A federal judge on Wednesday convicted a Confederate flag-toting man and his son of charges that they stormed the U.S. Capitol together to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden delivered the verdict from the bench after hearing two days of testimony without a jury for the trial of Delaware residents Kevin Seefried and his adult son, Hunter.
McFadden convicted both Kevin and Hunter Seefried of a felony count: obstruction of an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress for certifying the Electoral College vote.
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The judge also convicted both men of misdemeanor charges that they entered a restricted area of the Capitol and illegally demonstrated inside the building. But he acquitted Hunter Seefried of other misdemeanor charges for clearing a shard of glass from a broken window at the Capitol.
McFadden, whom President Donald Trump nominated in 2017, presided over two previous bench trials for Capitol riot defendants. He acquitted one of all charges and partially acquitted another.
Widely published photographs showed Kevin Seefried carrying a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol after he and Hunter Seefried, then 22, entered the building through a broken window.
FBI agents said they didn't find any evidence linking Kevin Seefried or his son to any far-right extremist groups. Kevin Seefried told an agent that he didn't view the Confederate flag as a symbol of racist hate.
The Seefrieds' trial included the first public testimony of Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman, who has been lauded for his bravery during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Trump supporters. Goodman led a group of rioters away from the Senate chamber as senators and then-Vice President Mike Pence were being evacuated. He also directed Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, to turn around and head away from the mob. | 2022-06-15T22:34:40+00:00 | wtae.com | https://www.wtae.com/article/federal-judge-convicts-confederate-flag-toting-man-son-of-charges-related-to-capitol-riot/40302261 |
OXON HILL, Md. — Trips to Mar-a-Lago. Glowing speeches. Front-row seats at major events.
The first Republican presidential primaries are nearly a year away and the candidate field is unsettled. But already, a shadow contest of another sort is underway with several Republicans openly jockeying to position themselves as potential running mates to Donald Trump, the early front-runner for the nomination.
“A lot of people are right now auditioning,” Trump boasted to supporters in Florida last month.
The mere mention of a running mate this early in the process is a departure from the traditional timeline of presidential primaries, where candidates typically spend the opening months of a campaign introducing themselves to voters and sharing their visions for the country. But as a former president, Trump needs no introduction and is eager to project an air of inevitability around his campaign, particularly as attention builds around Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely seen as his toughest potential GOP rival.
Trump campaign officials insist that the vice presidential search is not something they have been actively discussing.
“We appreciate all support for President Trump, but the clear focus is on making sure that he wins the Republican nomination and is well-positioned to win the general election in 2024,” said Jason Miller, a longtime Trump adviser.
That, however, hasn’t stopped some could-be candidates from taking full advantage of opportunities to be in close proximity to Trump, at his club and at events. The dynamic was on full display earlier this month at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where a trio of women who have been mentioned as possible contenders sat in the audience to cheer Trump’s headline speech.
They were Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Elise Stefanik of New York and Kari Lake, the news anchor-turned-failed-Arizona gubernatorial candidate who ended her remarks at a keynote event dinner by kissing a portrait of Trump that was placed on stage.
While Trump, according to people who have spoken to him, is in no rush to make a decision and understands that he has to let the nomination process play out, he has nonetheless talked through possible choices since well before he formally announced his candidacy last fall. In those conversations, he has indicated his interest in selecting a woman this time around.
But allies say Trump is looking, first and foremost, for someone who will be unabashedly loyal after feeling burned by former Vice President Mike Pence for refusing to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
In 2016, running as a celebrity businessman with no experience in politics, Trump chose a person who was, in many ways, his total opposite, picking the Indiana governor and former congressman who could bolster his standing with conservatives and the religious right.
Trump, this time, is looking for someone more like himself, said Michael Caputo, a longtime friend and adviser who believes Stefanik would be Trump’s best choice.
“I think the president learned a lot from his experience with Pence,” he said. “I think this time Trump’s going to be looking for someone cut from the same cloth he is, not from a different, complementary cloth.”
While Trump is looking for someone with star power, he has also signaled that he is reluctant to choose someone who might overshadow him in the race.
Among those who are seen as most eager for the job is Lake, who is popular with Trump’s MAGA base and won — and then promoted — a CPAC straw poll that asked audience members whom they would like to see as the Republican vice presidential nominee. She is seen as unequivocally loyal to the former president, but detractors note she lost her only race and continues to dispute the results, which would draw attention to Trump’s own election failures and intensify criticism that he is too focused on the past.
She said in a statement that she is “100% dedicated to serving as Arizona Governor” — even though Democrat Katie Hobbs, who defeated lake, now holds he job — and “will also work to make sure President Trump gets back in the White House ASAP. Anything outside of those two goals is nothing but a distraction.”
A person close to Lake said that she has had no formal discussions about the role is currently gearing up for a potential run for the Senate. But the person, who, like others, insisted on anonymity to discuss private conversations, also said Lake is unapologetically pro-Trump and would likely do anything he asked.
Greene, the flame-throwing congresswoman who recently proposed a “national divorce” between red and blue states, is also seen as eager for the role. She was a constant presence at Trump’s midterm rallies, often speaking during the pre-show program, and has been a frequent visitor to Florida, including sharing dinner with Lake at a local restaurant, Rocco’s Tacos, on Valentine’s Day.
“She sees herself on the short list for Trump’s VP. Paraphrasing Cokie Roberts, when MTG looks in the mirror she sees a potential president smiling back,” Steve Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist who frequently hosts Greene on his podcast, told NBC, referring to the late political reporter.
When asked about her vice presidential ambitions recently, Greene told reporters, “That’s up to President Trump who he chooses.”
Stefanik is also frequently mentioned as a likely contender, but has taken what allies describe as a more subtle approach. She endorsed Trump before he even announced he was running, and has become one of his chief defenders on the Hill. During CPAC, Stefanik used her speech to call for Trump’s reelection and introduced him at a private event organized by his super PAC. Trump, in turn, praised her as a “rocket ship.”
People close to Stefanik say that, instead of overtly angling for the position, she is focused on doing her job as GOP conference chair and a member of the House Intelligence Committee, believing that if she does it well, good things will follow. But she nonetheless has the support of several Trump allies, who see her as disciplined and less risky than other potential options, and also point to her record for winning swing, suburban districts.
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Stefanik, in an interview, said she had not discussed the position with Trump, though she has previously said she would be honored to serve in his administration.
“We have a lot of work to do over the next two years and I am gonna work no matter what to make sure that we have a Republican president, House and Senate in 2024,” she said. “So that’s what I focused on, and it’s a big job.”
Trump has also discussed other potential running mates, including his former ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, who has been reluctant to criticize the former president since launching her bid. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, who would be the first Black man on a Republican presidential ticket, is seen as another potential option.
Allies say both are serious about running for president in their own right, not in hopes of angling to serve as vice president or in another Cabinet post, though many believe Haley, in particular, would be open to an offer.
Also mentioned as possible contenders: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who is considering her own presidential run; Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a supporter of the former president in 2016 and 2020; and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who appeared alongside the former president as he visited the state Monday.
“We’re going to have a lot of great choices for vice president. We’re gonna pick a great one,” Trump said during his swing through Iowa.
Associated Press writers Michelle L. Price and Meg Kinnard contributed to this report. | 2023-03-16T14:51:05+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-trump-vp-pick-20230316-cbqgonqpirbwjkjleo5nlkaixy-story.html |
Gift Supports Research During the Next Two Years at the MCW Cancer Center
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Paula & Rodger Riney Foundation is providing $5.9 million to the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) to advance new scientific and clinical discoveries in multiple myeloma research focused on immunotherapies and long-term survivorship among patients.
"We are pleased to partner with the MCW Cancer Center in our shared aspiration of finding a cure for multiple myeloma," said Rodger Riney. "Since the establishment of the Foundation, we have sought out the most innovative work in the field, and we are very excited about the promise MCW's research shows for treating this complex disease."
For more than two decades, MCW has worked closely with healthcare partners to provide patients with research-based myeloma clinical care and access to some of the most pivotal cancer clinical trials and medical discoveries in the country. This includes critical findings in immune therapies – an approach that deploys the body's natural immune defenses to slow the spread of cancer cells.
This investment by the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation marks yet another significant gain in momentum for the MCW Cancer Center in the battle against cancer and ranks its efforts among other notable Foundation recipients including the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Mass General Cancer Center and the Mayo Clinic.
Along with MCW's experience in leading and participating in first-in-human clinical trials, the institution is a major source for new discoveries in multiple myeloma and related cancers.
MCW was among the first institutions in the world to produce its own source of CAR T-cells designed to target two antigens on cancer tumors and provoke an immune response from the body. This work began in 2017 in a phase I clinical trial and resulted in safe and promising outcomes for patients with cancers of the immune system. It is now part of a multi-institution phase II trial to determine outcomes in a larger set of patients.
This investment by the Paula & Rodger Riney Foundation will support cancer research projects during the next two years and promote ongoing advancement of MCW's work in immunotherapies to treat patients who are long-term survivors of myeloma.
"We are grateful for this transformative support from the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation," said Gustavo Leone, PhD, director of the MCW Cancer Center and the Dr. Glenn R. and Nancy A. Linnerson Endowed Chair for Cancer Research. "There has never been a more exciting time to be at the forefront of this pioneering research. The scientific advancements we will make with this gift will yield much needed benefits for generations of patients and families facing a diagnosis of multiple myeloma."
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SOURCE Medical College of Wisconsin | 2022-08-25T17:51:21+00:00 | wagmtv.com | https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2022/08/25/paula-amp-rodger-riney-foundation-provides-59-million-accelerate-multiple-myeloma-research/ |
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Thursday ruled that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August, rejecting the American journalist’s appeal to be released.
The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court ruled last month to keep him in custody until Aug. 30, but his lawyers had challenged the decision.
Gershkovich, wearing a black T-shirt and light blue jeans, looked tense and paced inside a glass defendant’s cage while waiting for the hearing to begin at the Moscow City Court. Then other journalists in the courtroom were asked to leave and the proceedings took place behind closed doors.
The ruling was broadcast to reporters, who watched it on two large TV screens in a separate room in the courthouse.
While waiting for the judge, Gershkovich smiled and chatted to his parents, who were present. U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy also attended.
“Evan continued to show remarkable strength and resiliency in these very difficult circumstances,” she told reporters afterward.
Tracy said she was “extremely disappointed” by the ruling, reiterating that Gershkovich was “an innocent journalist” and Russia’s charges against him were baseless.
“Such hostage diplomacy is unacceptable, and we call on the Russian Federation to release him,” she said.
Gershkovich and his employer have denied the allegations, and the U.S. government has declared him to be wrongfully detained.
His arrest in the city of Yekaterinburg rattled journalists in Russia, where authorities have not detailed what, if any, evidence they have to support the espionage charges.
Gershkovich is being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which is notorious for its harsh conditions. Tracy said the U.S. Embassy was denied consular access to Gershkovich on three occasions since she last visited him in jail in April.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters the ministry is considering another visit request from the embassy. | 2023-06-22T12:25:51+00:00 | twincities.com | https://www.twincities.com/2023/06/22/moscow-court-rules-us-journalist-evan-gershkovich-must-stay-in-jail-until-late-august/ |
One lucky winner will take home a year's supply of nutritious, shelf-stable protein
CHICAGO, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling all home chefs and corned beef lovers! Hereford Proteins—a provider of high-quality, non-perishable protein products since 1915—is giving away a year's supply of Hereford Corned Beef through their national Year of Hereford Corned Beef Sweepstakes, open on March 17 and closing May 5, 2023.
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SCOTUS decides: Should tech companies be held accountable for what others put on their platforms?
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Eight years ago, 23-year old Nohemi Gonzalez was one of 130 people killed during the Paris attacks.
Nohemi’s family believe the gunman were recruited to ISIS and radicalized by videos promoted on YouTube.
They’ve decided to sue the tech giant, and the case hits the Supreme Court this week.
It asks the fundamental question: should tech companies be held liable for what others put on their platforms?
“How much smarts we should demand of a piece of software is, I think, a good question,” said cybersecurity expert Matthew Curtin.
Since 1996, there has been a protection called Section 230.
The rule shields tech companies from being sued for what’s on their platform.
For example, if someone tweets something libelous about you, you can sue the user - but you can’t sue twitter.
Gonzalez Vs. Google could remove that protection.
“If we have the ability to go after a piece of software or somebody running a piece of software or what somebody else has injected into the system, the idea is basically going to be, how do we automate anything?” asks Curtin.
Gonzalez family lawyers argue the protections allow rampant harmful content – But Curtin says the case has the potential to clamp down on what anyone is able to post.
“anything that is going to reduce information availability is going to be a tool that somebody is using to suppress a viewpoint that they don’t like. And that has never worked out well for us in the history of our species.”
Oral arguments for the case will be held Tuesday, but we won’t know a verdict until the justices come out with their opinions in June.
Copyright 2023 Gray DC. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-20T22:09:42+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2023/02/20/scotus-decides-should-tech-companies-be-held-accountable-what-others-put-their-platforms/ |
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — As people mourned the slain leader of an armed civilian defense movement, his younger brother warned Friday that he and others who fought with Hipólito Mora would take up arms again if the government does not provide swift justice.
Mora, a beloved lime grower-turned-vigilante leader, inspires loyalty in the rural west of Michoacan state. And much as they did when he led an uprising a decade ago, residents feel abandoned by the government to the whims of multiple criminal organizations battling over the territory.
“If the governor does nothing to get us justice in the next few days and get these (gangsters) out of here, we’re going to call on the people; we’re going to take up arms,” Guadalupe Mora Chávez, the slain leader’s younger brother, said. He said many people had called him offering their support and ready to join the fight again.
“There has to be justice,” Mora Chávez said. “If the government doesn’t do it, we are going to do it.”
The Michoacan state prosecutors’ office said Mora was killed Thursday when unidentified gunmen cut off his SUV and his bodyguards’ pickup truck on a street in La Ruana, his hometown. The assailants opened fire, riddling Mora’s vehicle with bullets, and then set it on fire, the prosecutors’ office said.
Three other men, believed to be members of his security detail, were also killed. Prosecutors said one of the four bodies matched Mora’s description.
Mora was one of the last surviving leaders of Michoacan’s armed vigilante movement, in which farmers and ranchers banded together to expel the Knights Templar cartel from the state in 2013 and 2014.
In more recent years, Mora unsuccessfully ran for congress and governor. He continued speaking out about the violent gangs and went back to tending his lime orchards.
His younger brother blamed another homegrown cartel terrorizing the area for Mora’s killing. “The cartel that is here, the Viagras, were the ones who killed him,” Mora Chávez said.
Mora Chávez said he saw armed men driving around La Ruana earlier Thursday and called his brother to warn him. He said his brother told him he was aware.
Mora Chávez, who lives beside a local military base for Mexican army and National Guard troops, said that after seeing armed men in town, he climbed onto his roof to look over a base wall. There was no one inside.
The soldiers had left the base early Thursday and did not arrive at the scene until after the attack, which lasted nearly an hour, he alleged. He does not think it was coincidence.
“They left in agreement with them (the attackers) so that they could come him and kill them,” Mora Chávez alleged. “The townspeople threw buckets of water to put out (the fire) and (the troops) didn’t arrive.”
The security forces at the base in La Ruana fought to keep the hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation cartel from entering but did nothing against the homegrown Viagras as they extorted locals and taxed everything from tortillas to soft drinks and beer, suffocating local business, the grieving brother alleged.
Mora Chávez said people should remember his brother as “a leader who fought for his people, but unfortunately, this government didn’t support him. It was against him.”
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador denied the military was in any way involved in Mora’s death.
Michoacan Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla had asked Mora to leave La Ruana for his own safety, López Obrador said the governor had told him.
Meanwhile, in the state capital, Morelia, another person who fought alongside Mora read Friday from what he said was a posthumous message from the slain leader.
“I said it many times, I knew this day would come,” David Cevallos said as he read the words that he said Mora composed at some point before his death. “I said it, I am going to die fighting.”
The message also addressed those in power, telling government leaders to “focus on the citizens before your campaigns and your pockets.”
“Don’t let my death be in vain, and to my family, my friends, my loyal followers, do what you have to do so that the fight that I started continues being on behalf of a just cause for citizens,” Mora wrote.
Back in La Ruana, small knots of people, perhaps 50 in all, gathered quietly on the dirt road outside the home where Mora’s coffin lay, surrounded by candles and religious imagery.
Many of the mourners — some of whom participated alongside Mora in the 2013 uprising — spoke on condition of anonymity, citing their fear of the drug cartel gunmen who they say still lurk in the area. Mora’s brother lamented fear had kept more people from showing up to pay their respects.
One relative drew a long sigh when asked if the yearslong struggle to throw out the cartels was worth it. “No,” she said, “I think it wasn’t. We’re worse off now than we were.”
López Obrador said Mora’s killing was very regrettable. But he also said that violence in Michoacan state had antecedents. The president then embarked on one of his preferred harangues about how former President Felipe Calderón launched the failed war on drugs from the very state of Michoacan, something López Obrador blames for the violence that continues to plague Mexico today.
Asked during his daily news briefing Friday to comment on Mora’s killing, López Obrador said, “That is a remnant of the violence that the government sponsored and allowed.”
A relative of Mora’s who also requested anonymity fearing reprisals brushed off the president’s assurance that Mora had been warned he was in danger. “This is his town. His lime orchards are here, he was watching them,” the relative said. “Of course he had to come back. How wouldn’t he?”
Mora’s brother accused the governor of being in bed with the Viagras. “Those who govern here are supporting organized crime,” he said.
At the spot a short distance away from where Mora died, there was nothing left but a charred patch of dirt street, traces of a tire, someone’s eyeglasses and broken glass. The windows of a house facing the street were completely shot up.
There was no visible presence of the National Guard, soldiers or police.
A witness to Thursday’s attack who requested anonymity out of fear said the attack had been an ambush. The witness said that while under attack, Mora got out of his armored SUV and returned fire. After he was killed, the attackers set fire to his vehicle and started shouting in celebration.
A video showed gunmen firing from inside a white truck with what appeared to be wood slat sides around its bed. A number of shots from a large caliber gun thunder, followed by rapid fire from a machine gun.
Others in the town felt bereft and unprotected following Mora’s death.
“(Mora) answered for the people, he fought,” a retired lime packer said as he and his wife had lunch at a local restaurant. “Now who is going to look after us?”
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Fernanda Pesce contributed; Christopher Sherman and María Verza contributed from Mexico City. | 2023-07-01T11:21:16+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/national/ap-international/ap-as-mexican-town-mourns-slain-anti-gang-leader-brother-warns-community-would-take-up-arms-again/ |
The 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Odds & Preview: Rose Zhang
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is underway, and Rose Zhang is currently in 12th place with a score of -1.
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Rose Zhang Insights
- Over her last 17 rounds, Zhang has shot below par on eight occasions, while also shooting two bogey-free rounds and 12 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- She has posted a top-five score in one of her last 17 rounds, while ranking among the top 10 scores of the day twice.
- Over her last 17 rounds, Zhang has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round once, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on seven occasions.
- Zhang has won one of her past five tournaments.
- Zhang has finished within three shots of the leader in one of her past five events. In that span, she finished within five shots of the winner two times and with a better-than-average score three times.
- Zhang has made the cut four times in a row, and hopes to continue that run this week.
Over the last year
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KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Insights and Stats
- Zhang finished 12th on the leaderboard in her previous appearance at this event, in 2023.
- Baltusrol GC measures 6,621 yards for this tournament, 394 below the average course on the Tour in the past year (7,015).
- The average course Zhang has played in the past year has been 6,621 yards, the exact distance Baltusrol GC will measure at for this event.
Zhang's Last Time Out
- Zhang was in the 64th percentile on par 3s at the Mizuho Americas Open , with an average of par on the 16 par-3 holes.
- She finished in the 85th percentile on par 4s at the Mizuho Americas Open , averaging 3.95 strokes on those 41 holes.
- On the 16 par-5 holes at the Mizuho Americas Open , Zhang was better than 95% of the competitors (averaging 4.56 strokes).
- Zhang carded a birdie or better on three of 16 par-3s at the Mizuho Americas Open , better than the field average of 1.4.
- On the 16 par-3s at the Mizuho Americas Open , Zhang had three bogeys or worse (more than the field average of 2.3).
- Zhang carded more birdies or better (six) than the field average of 4.8 on the 41 par-4s at the Mizuho Americas Open .
- At that most recent outing, Zhang's performance on the 41 par-4s included a bogey or worse four times (the field's average was worse, at 6.9).
- Zhang finished the Mizuho Americas Open registering a birdie or better on six par-5 holes, while the field averaged 3.4 on the 16 par-5s.
- The field at the Mizuho Americas Open averaged 1.9 bogeys or worse on the 16 par-5s, but Zhang 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
- Zhang Odds to Win: +1600 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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(iSeeCars) — So you’re thinking of selling your car. With used car prices still elevated due to supply chain issues, it’s a seller’s market when it comes to selling or trading in your vehicle.
Although you’re likely to get a good price for your used car, there are some options that can get you a higher profit than others. Or, if you’re willing to sacrifice the highest price in favor of convenience, we also have the most convenient places to list your vehicle.
Whether you want to complete the whole process online, visit a dealership, or sell your car privately, we break down the best places to sell your used car.
iSeeCars
Powered by big data analytics, iSeeCars.com brings much needed information transparency to used car shopping. Drawing from over 25 billion data points, iSeeCars applies its unique algorithms to objectively analyze, score and rank over 4 million cars for sale and tens of thousands of dealers. These data-driven insights take the guesswork out of car buying and empower the consumer to make informed shopping decisions.
iSeeCars isn’t just for car buying; you can sell your car on iSeeCars too. The iSeeCars Price My Car Tool is free to use and features a built-in price analysis tool to help sellers find the right price for their listing. The tool also provides assistance on listing your car on other sites to get it seen by millions more potential buyers.
Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book (KBB)
Autotrader is a popular website for both car buyers and sellers. Autotrader is owned by Cox Automotive, which is the same parent company as Kelley Blue Book. Kelley Blue Book was originally a source that dealerships would consult for used-car market values; today, it has grown into a major consumer website that helps owners value their trade-ins and shop for used vehicles.
Autotrader provides resources for sellers whether they want to sell to a dealership or a private party. You can sell your vehicle directly to a dealership or Kelley Blue Book through the site’s instant cash offer tool, or you can list it on the site to find a private party buyer. Autotrader does charge $49 to list your car, but it includes a free Carfax history report and allows for free renewal after a month for up to one year.
CarGurus
With an audience of over 30 million new visitors each month, CarGurus has become one of the top sites to search for used cars. CarGurus offers two options for selling your car: either through a dealer or through a private party.
The CarGurus “Instant Cash Max Offer” tool asks sellers to enter their VIN or license plate number, and then sends your vehicle information to its dealer network. The dealers then bid on your vehicle and provide you with the highest offer. Once you accept an offer, a CarGurus truck will come pick up your car and pay you via check or bank transfer.
Or, you can sell your car privately on CarGurus listing platform for a $4.95 Iisting price using the site’s Sell My Car feature. You’ll also pay $99 to CarGurus when your vehicle sells.
CarMax
Similar to the CarGurus Instant Cash Max Offer, CarMax has the option for an instant online offer or you can bring your vehicle to one of their 238 locations nationwide for an appraisal.
The appraisal team will give you a written offer that is valid for seven days, which will allow you to shop around for a better offer or to secure your replacement vehicle. Keep in mind that this offer is non-negotiable.
Carvana
Carvana is a used car dealer that has pioneered buying and selling a car online. To sell your car through Carvana, enter your vehicle’s VIN or license plate number on the Sell Your Car page on Carvana ’s website.
When you’ve answered all the necessary questions, enter your email and select “get your offer.” It will calculate for around 30 seconds, and your offer will appear. Or, if it is unable to give you an instant offer, it will let you know the offer is pending and you will receive your offer the following day. With Carvana, there’s no haggling and this offer is final. Once you complete the necessary information, a Carvana representative will contact you within three business days and will request information like a photo of your odometer, a picture of the title, and photo identification.
Then schedule an appointment for Carvana to come and pick up your vehicle. When Carvana picks up your car, they will inspect your vehicle to make sure it is how you described. If everything looks good, they will issue you your check on the spot or process the payment to your bank account.
VROOM
Selling your car to VROOM, another online car buying site, is similar to selling your car to Carvana. First you enter the details of your vehicle, including mileage, VIN, condition, and history. Then you will receive an instant offer that will be good for seven days or 250 miles. You will next have to upload your registration and ID and schedule your pick up, which is free within the contiguous United States. You will receive your payment when the vehicle is picked up.
For a more in-depth look at these two online car dealers, see our Carvana VS. Vroom story.
eBay Motors
If you want to sell a vehicle that’s old, antique, or just obscure, eBay Motors is a good place to list your vehicle. The famous online marketplace has had its automotive section for a few years now, and while it’s not as easy as selling your to a local dealer, it draws a niche audience for enthusiasts looking for eclectic and unique cars. It costs between $19 to $79 dollars to list your vehicle, depending on the price of your car and your preferred selling package options, including how many pictures you want to show.
eBay Motors provides two main choices for marketing your vehicle. The first is an auction-style, which awards the sale to the highest bidder. The second is the fixed-price format, which allows you to set your own price and includes the Best Offer feature to allow buyers to submit their best offer.
Each listing comes with a free AutoCheck vehicle history report.
Facebook Marketplace
Facebook Marketplace isn’t just for yard sale items, it’s also a great place to sell your vehicle due to its vast reach and ease of use. Another perk is that many potential buyers may have a commerce profile that allows you to vet them by looking at their previous listings. Or, you can look at their Facebook profile as an additional way to vet them beforehand.
It’s free to list a car on Facebook marketplace,and you are also able to target specific groups. Because it’s a private sale, you will likely get more of a profit than you would by selling to a dealer. While selling your car privately will yield you a bigger profit than trading it in, car buyers may find that it isn’t worth the added hassle. You will have to show your car to prospective buyers and go through the trouble of transferring your car title at the DMV, both of which you wouldn’t have to do if you sold your vehicle to a traditional or online dealer.
Craigslist
What was once the preeminent place to sell your vehicle on the internet, the anonymous world of Craigslist, now has lots of competition. If you want a free place to list your car and target a local audience, a Craigslist classified ad is a viable option. You just have to be wary of potential scams and have a safe place for potential meetings and test drives.
Bring-A-Trailer
Bring-A-Trailer is a niche site for auto enthusiasts that lists classics and rare vehicles. To list your vehicle on Bring-A-Trailer you have to apply, as all vehicles are not selected. Bring-A-Trailer is very selective with its inventory.
If your vehicle is accepted, you can opt for the classic submission for $99, or the Plus submission that includes professional photos for $349. The listings also include a free CarFax vehicle history report.
Cars and Bids
The Cars and Bids vehicle auction site was launched in 2020 as a direct competitor to Bring-A-Trailer. To submit your vehicle to Cars and Bids, you need to provide a brief description, VIN and photos. You also have the option to set a reserve for the vehicle, or to hold the auction without a minimum price. You will have to pay a $89 selling fee for your first listing, while subsequent listings will cost $49. You can also refer to our guide for more about the differences between Bring-A-Trailer Vs. Cars and Bids.
How Do I Sell My Car: The Bottom Line
If you are looking to sell your car, either because you are buying a new car or if you are just looking to unload your vehicle, there are many options out there. You can either visit a physical car dealership, or sell your car through an online dealership. Dealerships also make it easy to trade your car in for a new (or new-to-you used) car. Because the car selling process is so easy, you can get quotes from multiple dealers to see which will get you top dollar. Or, you can set your own asking price by selling your car to a private party by listing it online. Just remember that while private sales may get you the most money, they have the added hassle of the vehicle title transfer and having to arrange vehicle showings.
Once you’ve narrowed down the place to sell your car, refer to our handy guide that details How to Sell Your Car.
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Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations
KINGSHILL, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through the end of the federal budget year in September 2023, and provide tens of billions of dollars in new aid to Ukraine for its fight against the Russian military.
Biden had until late Friday to sign the bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.
The Democratic-controlled House passed the bill 225-201, mostly along party lines, just before Christmas. The House vote came a day after the Senate, also led by Democrats, voted 68-29 to pass the bill with significantly more Republican support.
Biden had said passage was proof that Republicans and Democrats can work together.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader who hopes to become speaker when a new session Congress opens on Jan. 3, argued during floor debate that the bill spends too much and does too little to curb illegal immigration and the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. from Mexico.
“This is a monstrosity that is one of the most shameful acts I’ve ever seen in this body,” McCarthy said of the legislation.
McCarthy is appealing for support from staunch conservatives in the GOP caucus, who have largely blasted the bill for its size and scope. Republicans will have a narrow House majority come Jan. 3 and several conservative members have vowed not to vote for McCarthy to become speaker.
The funding bill includes a roughly 6% increase in spending for domestic initiatives, to $772.5 billion. Spending on defense programs will increase by about 10%, to $858 billion.
Passage was achieved hours before financing for federal agencies was set to expire. Lawmakers had approved two short-term spending measures to keep the government operating, and a third, funding the government through Dec. 30, passed last Friday. Biden signed it to ensure services would continue until Congress sent him the full-year measure, called an omnibus bill.
The massive bill, which topped out at more than 4,000 pages, wraps together 12 appropriations bills, aid to Ukraine and disaster relief for communities recovering from natural disasters. It also contains scores of policy changes that lawmakers worked to include in the final major bill considered by that session of Congress.
Lawmakers provided roughly $45 billion for Ukraine and NATO allies, more than even Biden had requested, an acknowledgment that future rounds of funding are not guaranteed when Republicans take control of the House next week following the party’s gains in the midterm elections.
Though support for Ukraine aid has largely been bipartisan, some House Republicans have opposed the spending and argued that the money would be better spent on priorities in the United States.
McCarthy has warned that Republicans will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine in the future.
The bill also includes about $40 billion in emergency spending, mostly to help communities across the U.S. as they recover from drought, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Biden signed the bill Thursday in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he is spending time with his wife, Jill, and other family members on the island of St. Croix. The Bidens are staying at the home of friends Bill and Connie Neville, the White House said. Bill Neville owns US Viking, maker of ENPS, a news production software system that is sold by The Associated Press.
Also in the bill are scores of policy changes that are largely unrelated to spending, but lawmakers worked furiously behind the scenes to get the added to the bill, which was the final piece of legislation that came out of that session of Congress. Otherwise, lawmakers sponsoring these changes would have had to start from scratch next year in a politically divided Congress in which Republicans will return to the majority in the House and Democrats will continue to control the Senate.
One of the most notable examples was a historic revision to federal election law to prevent a future president or presidential candidate from trying to overturn an election.
The bipartisan overhaul of the Electoral Count Act is a direct response to-then President Donald Trump’s efforts to persuade Republican lawmakers and then-Vice President Mike Pence to object to the certification of Biden’s victory on Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the Trump-inspired insurrection at the Capitol.
Among the spending increases Democrats emphasized: a $500 increase in the maximum size of Pell grants for low-income college students, a $100 million increase in block grants to states for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, a 22% increase in spending on veterans’ medical care and $3.7 billion in emergency relief to farmers and ranchers hit by natural disasters.
The bill also provides roughly $15.3 billion for more than 7,200 projects that lawmakers sought for their home states and districts. Under revamped rules for community project funding, also referred to as earmarks, lawmakers must post their requests online and attest they have no financial interest in the projects. Still, many fiscal conservatives criticize the earmarking as leading to unnecessary spending.
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Associated Press writer Kevin Freking in Washington contributed to this report.
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The Mets optioned pitcher Tylor Megill to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday.
The move comes a day after Megill surrendered five runs (four earned), four walks and four hits over 2.1 innings of work in a loss against the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
“It’s more so the embarrassing part for me,” Megill said after the Mets lost, 10-8, on Wednesday. “Our offense has gone out there and they’re putting up great at-bats and getting the run support. It’s the frustrating part for me — I’m not helping the team out because I’m not doing my job”
The right-hander is having a rocky 2023 campaign, going 6-4 with a 5.17 ERA over 15 starts. The team hoped Megill would get on track after allowing just one run and no walks over six innings against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 16. But his subsequent performance in Wednesday’s loss to the Astros continued Megill’s trend of inconsistency that has plagued him the whole season.Tylor Megill roughed up as Mets losing streak hits 7 with ugly 14-7 loss to the Pirates
The Mets didn’t immediately announce a corresponding move on Thursday.
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Remembering 2 victims killed in Missouri school shooting
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A mom, a gym teacher and a cross-country coach; an aspiring dancer, weeks away from her 16th birthday. Those were the victims that were killed in the Central Visual and Performing Arts school shooting in Missouri on Monday morning.
“She was a ray of sunshine to everyone,” said Andre Bell, father of shooting victim Alexandria Bell. “To know her is to know happiness. To know her is to know caring and compassion. My daughter is everything. If you knew her, you knew the true meaning of happiness.”
[Student, teacher killed in south St. Louis school shooting | Suspect was former student ]
Andre Bell remembered his daughter in an interview.
“You know how everybody says your child has a little piece of you or you been around somebody for so long they begin to act like you,” Andre Bell said. “That’s what it was.”
Derek Rapp met Jean Kuczka, the other victim of the school shooting, through charity bike rides that raised money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
“She stepped forward instead of stepping back, and she did that time and time again,” Rapp said.
He said he wasn’t surprised when he heard from Kuczka’s loved ones that said she sacrificed her own life to protect her students during the deadly shooting.
“When it was time to sign up for a ride, she was one of the first people to sign up. She did it with conviction, zeal, and that’s apparently the same way she finished things in order to save lives for students,” Rapp said.
Both victims were killed when 19-year-old Orlando Harris entered the school that morning and began shooting, authorities said.
According to Central Visual and Performing Arts principal Kacy Shahid, when the school day started on Monday, Alexandria Bell’s mom stopped by campus to drop off her daughter’s glasses that she left at home.
“So, when Alex got off the bus, I asked her, ‘Aren’t you going to need these? Because you can’t see without those.’ And we shared an exchange about how did you get them,” said Shahid. “And I explained how Mom brought her glasses.”
Two hours later, Harris shot Alexandria Bell and Kuczka to death.
On top of her teaching duties, Kuczka coached cross-country and led the student council.
Kuczka was a wife, mother of five and grandmother of six.
“All of her children and her grandchildren, she loved them dearly,” said Shahid. “She will be greatly missed by our school community and by the entire student body.”
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Huntingdon dominates Guilford 47-7
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WSFA) - The Huntingdon Hawks dominated the Guilford Quakers inside Armfield Athletic Center in Greensboro, NC Saturday afternoon.
The Hawks scored the first points in the football game. Quarterback Landon Cotney passed to wide receiver Tyler England for a 22-yard touchdown with 4:04 remaining in the first quarter. With just 59 seconds left, Huntingdon scored again as Cotney rushed for a 29-yard TD, but the field goal attempt was no good. The Quakers remained scoreless.
Huntingdon continued their leading position into the second quarter of the game as they scored two more touchdowns. Guilford managed to get on the scoreboard in this quarter as QB Bailey Baker passed to WR Tre Alexander for a 75-yard touchdown.
The Hawks led the Quakers 27-7 at halftime.
Huntingdon continued to bring the heat as they scored the only points in the second half of the game. Running back Kahari McReynolds rushed for a three-yard TD with 3:50 left in the third quarter. This was followed by two more TDs in the fourth and final quarter, although one included a missed field goal attempt.
The Hawks went on to defeat Quakers 47-7.
Huntingdon is now 2-1 for the season. They will return home to play against Belhaven next Saturday at 1 p.m. CT.
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
ROME (AP) — The head of Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order admitted Wednesday that a famous Jesuit priest had been convicted of one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church some two years before the Vatican decided to shelve another case against him for allegedly abusing other adult women under his spiritual care.
The Rev. Arturo Sosa, the Jesuit superior general, made the admission during a briefing with journalists that was dominated by the scandal over the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik and the reluctance of both the Vatican and the Jesuits to tell the whole story behind the unusually lenient treatment he received even after he had been temporarily excommunicated.
Rupnik is unknown to most Catholics but is a giant within the Jesuit order and the Catholic hierarchy because he is one of the church’s most sought-after artists. His mosaics depicting biblical scenes decorate the basilica in Lourdes, France, the Vatican’s own Redemptoris Mater chapel, the John Paul II institute in Washington and are due to grace the new basilica in Aparecida, Brazil.
The scandal involving Rupnik erupted last week when three Italian blogs — Silere non Possum, Left.it and Messa in Latino — began revealing allegations of spiritual, psychological and sexual abuse against Rupnik by women at a Jesuit community with which he was affiliated in his native Slovenia.
The Jesuits initially responded with a statement Dec. 2 that confirmed a complaint had been received in 2021 but said the Vatican’s sex abuse office had determined that the allegations, dating from the 1990s in Slovenia, were too old to prosecute. The Jesuits said they decided nevertheless to keep in place “precautionary restrictions” on his ministry that prohibited him from hearing confessions, giving spiritual direction or leading spiritual exercises.
The statement posed more questions than it answered and entirely omitted the fact — first reported by Messa in Latino and later confirmed by The Associated Press — that Rupnik had been convicted and sanctioned by the Vatican after a 2019 complaint that he had absolved a woman in confession of having engaged in sexual activity with him.
The so-called absolution of an accomplice is one of the most serious crimes in the church’s canon law and brings with it automatic excommunication for the priest that can only be lifted if he admits to the crime and repents — something Rupnik did, Sosa said in response to a question from the AP.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith “said it happened, there was absolution of an accomplice,” Sosa said. “So he was excommunicated. How do you lift an excommunication? The person has to recognize it and has to repent, which he did.”
Sosa had previously insisted the Jesuits weren’t hiding anything else about Rupnik. Asked why the Jesuits hadn’t revealed the confession-related conviction, Sosa said Wednesday that “they were two different moments, with two different cases.”
Sosa then contradicted the Jesuits’ earlier statement and said the restrictions on Rupnik’s ministry actually dated from that confession-related conviction, and not the 2021 allegations that the Vatican’s sex crimes office decided to shelve because they were deemed too old to prosecute.
There has been no explanation for why the office, which regularly waives statute of limitations for abuse-related crimes, decided not to waive it this time around, especially considering the previous conviction for a similarly grave offense against an adult woman. The office, now called the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, is headed by a Jesuit, has a Jesuit sex crimes prosecutor and had as its No. 2 at the time someone who lived in Rupnik’s Jesuit community in Rome.
Sosa was asked what, if anything, Francis knew about Rupnik’s case or whether he intervened. Sosa said he “could imagine” that the prefect of the dicastery, the Jesuit Cardinal Luis Ladaria, would have informed the pope of such a decision.
Officials at the Dicastery either didn’t respond to emails seeking comment or declined to comment, referring questions to the Vatican spokesman, who in turn referred questions to the Jesuits.
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Homebot is integrating with Total Expert to offer lenders an automated client management experience
DENVER, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Homebot, the award-winning, customer engagement and retention portal that empowers consumers to build wealth through homeownership, today announced a new integration with Total Expert, the only CRM and customer engagement platform purpose-built for modern financial institutions. The integration automates client list management, allowing lenders to streamline the delivery of Homebot digests and develop meaningful customer relationships right away.
"With the mortgage market rapidly changing, the consumer experience is more important than ever," said Charlie Pratt, CEO of Homebot. "Allowing homeowners and homebuyers to engage with personalized educational content on their terms results in a high fidelity approach to relationship building, and a natural conversation starter for our customers who proactively monitor their consumers' engagement. In partnering with Total Expert, we're creating an even easier way for lenders to build those meaningful relationships at scale. "
"Consumers crave knowledge and education on financial wellness, and the lenders that offer these services are setting themselves apart," said Joe Welu, founder and CEO of Total Expert. "That's why it's imperative that financial institutions deploy a new approach to marketing—one that educates, engages, and advises consumers toward financial literacy and health. Partnering with Homebot is a natural fit to empower our customers, like Fairway, to continue delivering value and building deeper relationships through a relevant, relatable customer journey."
With this new integration, contacts in Total Expert can be assigned a unique group, which will automatically upload those contacts to Homebot with their unique loan and home information. Total Expert customers can also use the Journeys feature in Total Expert to upload any new contacts into Homebot automatically when those contacts meet a specific criteria, or achieve specific triggers within a Journey. This integration marks the first of two feature announcements, ultimately aiming to unlock Homebot's actionable client behavioral data into Total Expert's powerful CRM.
"The Fairway team is excited for the new Total Expert integration with Homebot," says Sarah Kubischta, AVP CRM Operations at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. "This integration will help create a seamless experience for our clients and sales team. We are thrilled that our clients will now be able to take full advantage of the vast educational resources Homebot has to offer." She continues, "By providing these educational resources, current homeowners can make informed decisions based on their home equity, and how it can help during the home search process."
Total Expert delivers purpose-built CRM and data-driven customer engagement solutions for more than 175 modern financial institutions. The Total Experience Platform unifies data, marketing, sales, and compliance solutions to provide a cohesive experience across the customer lifecycle. Total Expert turns customer insights into actions to increase loyalty and drive growth for banks, lenders, credit unions, and other financial services firms. For more information visit totalexpert.com.
Homebot is a client engagement and retention portal that maximizes repeat and referral business for lenders by empowering its 10 million+ consumers to build wealth through homeownership. The award-winning portal delivers personalized, actionable intelligence throughout the entire homeownership lifecycle to every client and prospect. With an average 50% monthly engagement rate, Homebot ensures lenders and agents remain the trusted advisors that consumers rely on to make informed decisions about the largest asset they may ever own, their home.
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SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene" SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class medicines for hematology and oncology, today announced that it will host its R&D Day for the investment community on November 15th (Virtual English Session) and November 17th (Hybrid Mandarin Session in Shanghai) since its inception to review Antengene's R&D strategy and pipeline, the commercial launch of XPOVIO® (selinexor) underway in China and other markets in Asia, and other important company updates.
"We look forward to updating the investment community during Antengene's R&D Day 2022," said Dr. Jay Mei, Antengene's Founder, Chairman and CEO. "Over the last year, Antengene has successfully transitioned to an innovative commercial-stage global biopharmaceutical company with a robust pipeline of 15 novel, clinical and preclinical programs based on proprietary and validated targets for oncology including mTORC 1/2, ERK 1/2, PD-L1/4-1BB, CD73, ATR, Claudin 18.2 and the potentially first-in-class CD24, plus the company's fully-integrated R&D and manufacturing operations."
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About Antengene
Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK) is a leading commercial-stage R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative first-in-class/best-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, in realizing its vision of "Treating Patients Beyond Borders".
Since 2017, Antengene has built a broad and expanding pipeline of 15 clinical and preclinical assets, of which 10 are global rights assets, and 5 came with rights for Asia Pacific markets including the Greater China region. To date, Antengene has obtained 24 investigational new drug (IND) approvals in the U.S. and Asia, and submitted 6 new drug applications (NDAs) in multiple Asia Pacific markets, with the NDA for XPOVIO® (selinexor) already approved in mainland China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Australia.
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PERTH, Australia (AP) — Volunteers worked frantically on a second day Wednesday to save dozens of pilot whales that have stranded themselves on a beach in Western Australia, but more than 50 have already died.
Nearly 100 long-finned pilot whales, stranded themselves Tuesday on the beach by the city of Albany, on the southern tip of Western Australia, south of Perth.
They were first spotted swimming Tuesday morning near Cheynes Beach east of Albany. As the day progressed, the pod began moving closer to the beach, sparking the concern of conservation officers. By 4 p.m., a large stretch of the shoreline was covered in beached whales.
Reece Whitby, Western Australia’s environment minister, said it was particularly frustrating because it’s not known why the phenomenon occurs.
“What we’re seeing is utterly heartbreaking and distressing,” he told reporters. “It’s just a terrible, terrible tragedy to see these dead pilot whales on the beach.”
Fifty-two whales had perished, and volunteers are doing what they can to try and save 45 still alive, he said.
“People are committed to doing what they can to save as many whales as they can,” Whitby said.
Western Australia state’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions set up an overnight camp to monitor the whales.
Peter Hartley, a manager from the department, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. that the volunteers were trying to get the living whales back into the water and encourage them to swim away.
“We are optimistic that we will save as many as we can,” Hartley said.
The team tasked with helping the whales includes Perth Zoo veterinarians and marine fauna experts. They have been using specialized equipment, including vessels and slings.
Hundreds of volunteers also offered to help — so many that officials said they had enough registered volunteers and urged other members of the public to stay away from the beach.
Drone footage released by the department showed the whales clustering and forming into a heart shape before stranding themselves on the beach.
“This is just an amazing event,” Joanne Marsh, the owner the Cheynes Beach Caravan Park told the ABC. “We’ve never seen anything quite like this.”
Wildlife experts said the unusual behavior of the whales could be an indicator of stress or illness within the pod. Pilot whales are highly social animals and often maintain close relationships with their pods throughout their lives.
Macquarie University wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta said the drone footage could suggest the whales had become disoriented, although she said the exact reasons for mass strandings remain unclear.
“The fact that they were in one area very huddled, and doing really interesting behaviors, and looking around at times, suggests that something else is going on that we just don’t know,” she said.
She said she thought it unlikely the whales were trying to avoid a predator.
“They often have a follow-the-leader type mentality, and that can very much be one of the reasons why we see stranding of not just one but many,” Pirotta added.
The incident is reminiscent of one in September, in which some 200 pilot whales died after a pod stranded itself on the remote west coast of Tasmania, off Australia’s southeastern coast.
The following month, nearly 500 pilot whales died after stranding themselves on two remote beaches in New Zealand. | 2023-07-26T13:06:47+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/international/ap-nearly-100-pilot-whales-strand-themselves-on-an-australian-beach-half-have-died-despite-efforts/ |
MILWAUKEE, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, today announced that it plans to release 1st quarter earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Management will discuss the results the same day in a live webcast at 7:30 a.m. Central Time (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time), which can be accessed on the company's website.
The webcast will be available for replay at the same URL beginning at 10:30 a.m. Central Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Time) on April 20, 2023. The replay will remain available for 30 days in this location. Supplemental financial information referenced in the webcast and the text of the 1st quarter press release can be found on the company's website, in the section titled "Financial Information," after 7:30 a.m. Central Time on April 20, 2023.
About ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions – creates substantially more value for candidates and clients across more than 70 countries and territories and has done so for 75 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality, and Disability, and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th time – all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent. For more information, visit www.manpowergroup.com.
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MARGATE, FLA. (WSVN) - A pair of crafty crooks made off with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a South Florida store.
The shoplifters distracted employees as they snatched shapewear off the hangers, last Thursday, at a family-owned Peppertree Plaza store off West Sample Road in Margate.
Now, the store owners hope surveillance video will help catch them.
The owner’s son, Santiago Ospina, explains.
“We get the products from Colombia,” he said, “and we work really hard to get the stuff that we have.”
Store surveillance video from Fajas Colombianas Forestal shows two women taking what’s not theirs in just 20 minutes.
“Put everything and stuff in the bag,” said Ospina, “and my dad didn’t notice.”
These two women, the owners said, stole close to $3,000 of women’s shapewear.
“They saw the camera, that there is a camera, but they don’t care,” said Ospina.
Store owner Augusto Ospina was behind the counter at the time. His son said the women were shouting questions at his dad from across the store in an attempt to distract him.
“My dad sorta gave them space. My dad stayed over there, and they like start to put stuff in their skirt,” said Ospina.
After they got what they were after, around 10 items, they left.
“And my dad didn’t notice,” said Ospina.
This is a tough break for a hardworking family investing in their future. They’ve put a great deal of money in this store and another location at Festival Market Place in Pompano Beach.
“It’s really sad, it’s really hard for us,” said Ospina.
If you have any information on these thieves or their whereabouts, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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A first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373, almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007.
LCG Auctions, which hosted Sunday’s sale, said the 4GB iPhone model was 20 times rarer than the 8GB model released at the same time for $599. That’s largely because the 4GB model was discontinued two months after launch given customer preference for the larger memory size.
“A new bar was set Sunday night,” said Mark Montero, the founder of LCG Auctions. “We are thrilled to be a part of this fantastic record breaking sale.”
It is the third original iPhone to sell for record prices at auction in the past year. An 8GB model sold for $63,356 in February and another 8GB model fetched $39,340 in October 2022. All were factory sealed in their original packaging.
The iPhone is one of the world’s most successful electronic products and helped make Apple the first publicly held company with a $3 trillion market value. The Cupertino, California, company reached that milestone 16 years after the first iPhones were sold. | 2023-07-19T13:14:59+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/tech-news/ap-first-gen-iphone-sells-at-auction-for-almost-380-times-its-original-price/ |
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for U, AZN, AMZN, MELI, and ASML.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for LULU, GM, FIVE, T, and ACB.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 2, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Litchfield County in northern Connecticut...
East central Dutchess County in east central New York...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 506 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Amenia, or 16
miles north of Sherman, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Torrington, New Hartford, Amenia, Sharon, Litchfield, Northwest
Harwinton, Terryville, Cornwall Bridge, New Hartford Center, Dover
Plains, Harwinton, Goshen, Warren, Cornwall, Bantam, West
Torrington, Torringford, Haight Vineyard, Pequabuck and Kelly
Corner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to
the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov...
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Bipartisan effort reignited to expand medical access to rural communities
Eligible clinicians could receive as much as $200,000 for committing to work in a rural area for five years.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - According to a recent study, nearly 30 percent of rural hospitals are in danger of closing. Now a bipartisan group of lawmakers want to do something to tackle the issue.
Carrie Cochran-McClain, chief policy officer with the National Rural Health Association, said rural America has longstanding challenges with access to health care providers and the COVID-19 pandemic only made things worse.
“Coming out of the pandemic, we really need to make sure that we have a robust rural health workforce in our rural health care facilities,” said Cochran-McClain.
A January report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform shows more than 200 hospitals are at “immediate risk” of closing. They were losing money before the pandemic and don’t have the reserves to cover their losses to keep their operations going.
Cochran-McClain said, “And that has impact not only on the individuals living in rural, but the facilities, the hospitals, the clinics, other’s ability to provide needed health care services.”
Cochran-McClain said medical school graduates want to work in rural areas but cannot afford the hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt from medical school and not be paid as much as medical professionals do in cities and suburbs. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers recently re-introduced the Rural American Health Corps Act.
“We’re told that in Alaska, some 6300 job openings, placements are available throughout the state in the health care field. As I talk to people around Alaska, I know that that number is real and perhaps even a bigger gap than that,” said Murkowski.
The bill creates a loan repayment program in which eligible clinicians can receive as much as $200,000 for committing to work in a rural area for five years. However, Adam Kissel with The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, says more federal money is not the answer.
“Well, it’s disappointing that college and university and professional school tuition is so high. And that’s because of the easy money that the federal government gives. And it causes about 65% of every new dollar in subsidized aid to be taken by the universities and the grad schools without providing any extra benefits,” said Kissel.
When asked what kind of care people in rural areas could access if the market dictated hospitals close near them, Kissel said, “It’s unlikely that so many of these hospitals and medical centers would actually close. But I think we’re going to see again, if the demand goes up, the prices go up, and more people go to those places. So supply and demand solves a lot of problems. Market failure is often a myth.”
This is the third time the bill has been introduced. Senator Murkowski said she spoke with the chair and ranking member of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee who want to pass the bill by the end of the year.
Copyright 2023 Gray DC. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-20T21:33:03+00:00 | fox5vegas.com | https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/04/20/bipartisan-effort-reignited-expand-medical-access-rural-communities/ |
GR Mitchell
Winner: Cabinetry, Hardware Store, Place To Buy Building Materials/Supplies
A Favorite: Grills, Smokers & Accessories, Place to Buy Paint
With over 50 years supporting builders, remodelers, and homeowners GR Mitchell continues to grow their business in a way that benefits you, the customer. In an industry dominated by big box and chain competitors, GR Mitchell has held on to its small-town values and service while expanding their business.
As their welcoming storefront remains highly visible from a major route just south of Lancaster city, GR Mitchell is best-known in the local community as a retail hardware store. Covering over 11,000 sq. ft. of home and hardware products, their efforts to offer handymen, DIY’ers, gardeners and even grilling enthusiasts with supplies they need to get the job done are paying off. If 50k stocked items aren’t enough, an expansive offering of special-order home maintenance and construction products expand their aisles further.
But when you talk about GR Mitchell, building materials should come to mind. With a long history in the lumber and millwork industries, GR Mitchell’s supply business drives their day-to-day operations. Staffers service projects of any size: from large commercial builders needing full truckloads of material to novice DIY’ers looking for advice. GR Mitchell’s showroom is also designed to cater to both pros and homeowners, providing an easy and inviting way to browse through trim, decking and railing, door and window, cabinetry, and countertop options.
Stop by their Willow Street campus, visit them online at GRMitchell.com, or call 717-464-2999 for help starting your next repair or remodel project. | 2022-08-29T06:03:52+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/readerschoice/lancaster-s-go-to-for-home-hardware-building-materials/article_fe98b482-1ccb-11ed-95f7-bf56beffb45b.html |
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s outgoing prime minister, Sanna Marin, said Wednesday that she will resign as the leader of her Social Democratic Party at the next party congress in the autumn, saying she hopes it will enable her “to open a new page in my own life.”
“Now is the time to get in line again and leave the chairman’s place,” Marin, 37, said during a news conference in Helsinki. She said she would continue as a lawmaker in Parliament.
The Social Democratic Party came in third in Sunday’s election, dashing Marin’s hopes of staying on as prime minister. Finland’s main conservative party claimed victory in an extremely tight three-way race in which right-wing populists took second place.
Marin, who has been prime minister since 2019, is a highly popular figure internationally and at home, but acknowledged that her premiership had put a strain on her personally.
“My endurance has been put to the test,” Marin admitted.
She said her Cabinet has gone through some rough periods in the past years and the center-left government has had to resort to difficult decisions. Marin has won praise, among other things, for steering Finland through the COVID-19 pandemic and championing the country’s NATO bid together with President Sauli Niinistö, and for being a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Her private life and active social media usage have received a lot of international coverage during her premiership. Marin said she hopes to be able to live “a slightly more peaceful life” in the future.
“These have been exceptionally difficult years and difficult times,” Marin said, “Now that the election result is like this, I consider that I have the opportunity to open a new page in my own life.”
Marin’s Cabinet will officially resign on Thursday. Talks to form a new government are to begin next week under the leadership of Petteri Orpo, the head of the National Coalition Party.
The Social Democrats would be open to being a part of the new government, too, Marin said. However, she ruled out the possibility of taking a ministerial post herself. The party congress of the Social Democrats takes place in September. | 2023-04-05T12:23:31+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/outgoing-finnish-leader-marin-steps-down-as-party-leader/ |
(NewsNation) — Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore has banned the display of the “thin blue line” flag at public events and station lobbies.
The mandate, issued Saturday, comes in response to the flag’s divisive symbolism — some believe it represents support for law enforcement, while others say it’s become a symbol of far-right ideology and white supremacism.
“While I do not personally view the ‘Thin Blue Line Flag’ in the same manner as the community member and others, its display in our public lobbies can be divisive,” Moore said in part of a statement issued to NewsNation affiliate KTLA.
Jerry Rodriguez, a former LAPD captain and former deputy commissioner for the Baltimore Police Department called the move “unfortunate.”
“Things like this where the officers, the rank and file, the unions believe that it is a further demonstration of their lack of support could have a negative impact on morale, productivity, and that relates right to the crime surge,” he said on an appearance on Morning in America on Monday.
The flag in question is a black-and-white colored U.S. flag with a single blue stripe in the middle.
Moore has also prohibited using the thin blue line patch on officer uniforms or bumper stickers on police vehicles. Displaying the flag on non-public property such as an officer’s locker, personal workspace or personal vehicle is still allowed, officials said.
Rodriguez said it’s unfortunate because he doesn’t think there’s a “quick fix.”
“Rather than having an open discussion with this one individual, the chief chose to take down all the flags in public areas of the departments. I understand his actions; we don’t need things that distract from the day-to-day work,” he said.
However, Rodriguez said the union, the Los Angeles Police Protective League, and the officers don’t see necessarily see the chief’s actions this way and that is where the difficult work lies ahead.
“They see this as a very glaring, another example of the department not standing up for its rank and file. We know that policing is becoming a difficult job, more so because in some communities, there’s a lack of trust,” he said. “While the threat for the officers is getting higher and increasing, they’re feeling less and less supported by the communities they serve, and in this case, they’re saying by the chief who is supposed to protect them.” | 2023-01-24T19:21:35+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/lapd-chief-bans-public-displays-of-thin-blue-line-flag/ |
US Secret Service seizes $286 million in fraudulently obtained Covid relief funds
By Josh Campbell, CNN
US Secret Service investigators have seized $286 million in illegally obtained coronavirus pandemic relief funds, the agency announced Friday.
An investigation run by the service’s Orlando, Florida, field office determined conspirators fraudulently submitted small business pandemic relief loan applications “using fabricated or stolen employment and personal information,” the agency said. The US Secret Service said criminals used a third-party payment system and over 15,000 accounts to conceal and move illegal funds.
The US Secret Service has ramped up efforts to target criminals who unlawfully obtained pandemic relief funds two years since the coronavirus pandemic begun.
“Since 2020, the Secret Service has seized over $1.4 billion in fraudulently obtained funds and assisted in returning approximately $2.3 billion to state unemployment insurance programs,” the agency said Friday, noting it had launched nearly 4,000 investigations.
David Smith, assistant director of the US Secret Service Office of Investigations, said by aiding in the return of nearly $2.3 billion in stolen funds over the last 30 months, the agency has demonstrated “a clear and firm commitment to the vitality of American businesses across the country.”
“The Secret Service is dedicated to safeguarding the integrity of the nation’s financial systems against fraud and holding those responsible to account for their criminal activity,” Smith said in a statement.
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden signed into law two bipartisan bills to address fraudulent criminal acts committed under pandemic relief programs. Both laws extend the time period prosecutors have to prosecute individuals who committed fraud through the Paycheck Protection Program or Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, extending the statute of limitations for criminal and civil enforcement against a borrower to 10 years.
In December, the US Secret Service tapped a senior official, Roy Dotson, to work with law enforcement agencies across the country on the issue. In April, federal prosecutors charged 21 people for allegedly seeking to defraud government health care programs of $149 million through a variety of pandemic-related scams, including selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards and submitting claims for unnecessary medical tests.
In March 2021, a year after passage of the $2 trillion economic aid legislation, the CARES Act, federal investigators identified more than half a billion dollars in fraud and charged 474 people with crimes related to theft of money from Covid-19 relief programs.
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CNN’s Chandelis Duster contributed to this report. | 2022-08-26T17:44:15+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/2022/08/26/us-secret-service-seizes-286-million-in-fraudulently-obtained-covid-relief-funds/ |
Claire Liu 2023 French Open Odds
Claire Liu plays Ylena In-Albon to open play in the French Open in Paris, France (in the round of 128). In her previous tournament (the Internazionali BNL d'Italia), she was knocked out by Marta Kostyuk in the round of 64. Liu has +50000 odds to be crowned champion at Stade Roland Garros.
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Liu at the 2023 French Open
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: May 21 - June 10
- Venue: Stade Roland Garros
- Location: Paris, France
- Court Surface: Clay
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Liu's Next Match
In her opening match at the French Open, on Sunday, May 28 (at 5:00 AM ET) in the round of 128, Liu will face In-Albon.
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Claire Liu Grand Slam Odds
- French Open odds to win: +50000
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Liu Stats
- Liu last played on May 12, 2023, a 0-6, 4-6 loss to No. 40-ranked Kostyuk in the Round of 64 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
- Liu is 16-20 over the past 12 months, with no tournament titles.
- Liu has a record of 1-3 on clay over the last 12 months.
- Liu, over the past year, has played 36 matches across all court types, and 20.9 games per match.
- Over the past 12 months, Liu has played four matches on clay, and 24.3 games per match.
- Liu, over the past year, has won 62.4% of her service games and 31.5% of her return games.
- Liu has been victorious in 62.5% of her service games on clay over the past year and 28.6% of her return games.
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