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Children and teenagers have seen sharp increases in COVID-19 case counts recently, led by 10- to 19-year-olds who saw a 59.6 percent jump in the latest weekly report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Experts said the figures were likely showing the effect of students going back to school and spreading the virus to each other.
The start of school leads to “a lot more social mixing. The last couple of falls we’ve definitely seen a big spike when schools started up. Some of that is certainly what we’re seeing now,” said Andrew Lover, an assistant professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Though the percentage increase is high, the case numbers are relatively low. The number of confirmed cases over a two-week period among 10- to 19-year-olds increased from 1,191 to 1,901, the highest number since early June.
Children ages 0 to 9 saw a smaller increase in cases: 15.1 percent. Within that number, though, there were two different stories: an 8.7 percent increase among children ages 0 to 4 and a 27.8 percent increase among children 5 to 9.
Lover said children 0 to 4 likely saw a smaller increase than those slightly older because the youngest children are staying at home or are in year-round day care.
The two-week case counts released by DPH ran up to Sept. 17. The numbers will be updated by another week when the state releases new data on Thursday.
Matthew Fox, a professor of epidemiology and global health at the Boston University School of Public Health, said in an e-mail, “I do think it is not surprising that with summer over and school being back in session that there are rising cases. I do think that school is the most likely explanation.”
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The DPH releases a two-week count of confirmed cases, broken down by age, every week. The total for all age groups increased by 12.6 percent. Other age groups saw increases of less than 8 percent, with the exception of 20- to 29-year-olds, who saw a 16.9 percent increase.
Experts have cautioned there may be a COVID-19 rebound during the fall and winter and have urged people to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others, as well as take other precautions.
Experts say children generally develop less severe disease than older adults, but some do get serious cases, and the possible long-term effects of cases are not fully understood. Children can also transmit the disease to others at school or at home. Vaccinations are recommended for children 6 months and older.
Fox said it was likely that the increase in COVID-19 cases among youth would “mean more cases in the elderly, but we don’t know that it will be a lot, and we know that that [elderly] population is the most likely to be vaccinated and boosted.”
Lover said he expected the case increases to “quiet down in the next month or so, but then probably when people start to travel a lot for the Thanksgiving and December holidays, we’ll see some upticks.”
“It’s worrisome,” he said. “We could certainly be in for some surprises.” The big question, he said, is whether a new variant will emerge that can evade the immunity the population has developed from vaccinations and prior infections.
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The state’s official case numbers do not include the results of widespread at-home rapid testing. The state has also discontinued its program of testing and reporting COVID-19 cases in schools.
“I would have preferred we still had counting of cases in schools just because they serve as a sign that an increase in cases is coming (as does the wastewater data) but at the same time, cases is probably no longer the best metric and we need to see what is happening with severe cases. I’m watching the hospitalization data more closely,” Fox said in an e-mail.
Lover also said he was keeping an eye on hospitalizations, which are currently on a plateau and have not shown signs of taking off.
“Testing is way down nationwide so it’s becoming a lot harder to get a sense of what’s going on. We’re kind of stuck with looking at hospitalizations,” he said.
Massachusetts Teachers Association President Max Page said in a statement that the “rising case counts are not surprising, since educators anticipated this development with the return of students to our public schools and colleges.”
“We have been consistently advocating for the state to remain engaged in supporting communities, schools and colleges with access to testing and vaccines,” Page said. He also said that districts and campuses that feel it is necessary to mandate mask use “should be supported in that decision.”
“Educators want to be able to continue to teach in person and to keep their students and communities — and themselves — safe. COVID-19 remains a significant health risk that requires flexible and rapid responses in places where we see cases rising,” Page said.
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Dr. Mary Beth Miotto, president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said, “I don’t think any of us are surprised” by the case increases. “I think we all knew we would run into this in the winter and even in the fall.”
Respiratory viruses make a comeback during colder weather, said Miotto, who practices at the Mattapan Community Health Center. “The temperature starts going down. People go inside and they spread it,” she said.
The COVID-19 increases come as other childhood respiratory illnesses are already “skyrocketing,” she said.
Miotto urged people to take advantage of tools that science has provided that weren’t available earlier in the pandemic, such as getting their children vaccinated and boosted, and getting them tested if they develop symptoms. “We need to use the tools that we have that can make us feel — and truly be — safer,” she said.
She urged parents to seek out answers if they have any questions about getting their children vaccinated. “Ask a lot,” she said, saying information is available from doctors, nurses, school nurses, local public health officials, pharmacists, and federal and state public health websites.
“If you have concerns about vaccinating children, asking the people who know is a good idea,” she said. “There’s no questions that aren’t good questions.”
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The Department of Public Health said in a statement that the state was “committed to ensuring families have access to free, safe, and effective COVID-19 vaccines.”
It said the state has coordinated more than 480 free “family-friendly” vaccine clinics through the summer and into September and also offers mobile pop-up clinics in settings such as schools, community organizations, and community colleges.
The Boston Public Health Commission said Friday that there had been an uptick in cases and hospitalizations in the state’s largest city.
Officials urged people to take a variety of steps, including testing for COVID-19 before and after large gatherings, staying home and isolating if you’re sick or test positive for COVID-19, contacting a health care provider about treatments if you have COVID-19, gathering outside if possible, and opening windows and doors to improve ventilation.
“The upticks in our metrics across the board are a reminder that COVID-19 is still spreading throughout our communities and that people can still get very sick from this virus,” Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, the public health commissioner, said in a statement.
Martin Finucane can be reached at martin.finucane@globe.com. | 2022-09-28T10:07:56+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/28/nation/covid-cases-increase-sharply-among-mass-children-teens-school-starts-fall-arrives/ |
MILWAUKEE — Ann Wilson is canceling her show at Summerfest on Saturday, June 25 at the BMO Harris Pavilion after a band member and four crew members tested positive for COVID-19, organizers announced Tuesday.
Steve Miller Band will now be headlining the BMO Harris Pavilion on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 during Summerfest.
Reserved seat tickets for Steve Miller Band on Saturday, June 25 will go on sale Wednesday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m.
“The health and safety of the audience and my colleagues comes first," Wilson said in a statement. | 2022-06-21T23:04:00+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/ann-wilson-cancels-summerfest-show-replaced-by-steve-miller-band |
ST. LOUIS (AP)Dakota Hudson pitched six shutout innings, Paul Goldschmidt drove in three runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 Thursday night.
St. Louis star Nolan Arenado had two hits after deciding to appeal a two-game suspension from Major League Baseball for his role in a brawl with the Mets on Wednesday.
Tommy Edman and Tyler O’Neill drove in two runs each for the Cardinals, who won their second game in a row after a three-game losing streak.
Pavin Smith hit a two-run homer for Arizona, which had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Hudson (2-1) gave up one hit in his 84-pitch stint. He struck out four and walked three. He did not allow a hit until Daulton Varsho singled with one out in the sixth.
”After the second inning, I started making tighter pitches, a little more consistent,” Hudson said. ”It felt good trying to work that slider off the sinker.”
Hudson underwent Tommy John surgery in late September of 2020 and missed the majority of last season while recuperating.
”There was really good action on that sinker,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. ”On top of that, the cutter was impressive. When he’s in the zone, it’s hard to make solid contact.”:
O’Neill had run-scoring sacrifice flies in the first two innings to help the Cardinals to a 5-0 lead against Arizona starter Humberto Castellanos.
Goldschmidt, who had three hits, added a two-run single in the sixth.
Edman and Goldschmidt had RBI hits to close out a three-run outburst in the second. Castellanos (1-2) gave up five runs on five hits over two innings.
The Cardinals, whose 15 hits were all singles, improved to 99-61 against Arizona, which came into the league in 1998.
St. Louis, a team known for its power, has failed to homer in the last eight games.
”There’s a lot of ways to win,” Goldschmidt said, ”And we’ve got to be good at every facet of the game.”
The Diamondbacks managed just one baserunner through the first five innings.
”It was a clunker,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. ”We didn’t come out and do the things I wanted us to do. We got sucker punched. It took us four or five innings to get into the flow of the game,”
St. Louis rookie Brendan Donovan recorded his first career hit, a single in the eighth inning.
BANNED FOR BRAWLING
Arenado was suspended shortly before first pitch and decided to appeal. The third baseman ducked a high pitch from Mets reliever Yoan Lopez in the eighth inning, sparking a benches-clearing fracas. He’s eligible to play until his appeal is processed.
”I respect the decision that the league took,” Marmol said. ”Obviously, it’s being appealed for a reason.”
St. Louis reliever Genesis Cabrera was also suspended one game for his part in the melee. He chose to serve the suspension Thursday night.
ADVENTURE ON THE BASE PATHS
St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina, not known for his speed, beat out an infield hit up the middle in the sixth inning. He promptly recorded his first stolen base of the season.
Molina has not been thrown out in his last 10 stolen base attempts.
”He knows when to do it and today was the right time for it,” Marmol said.
Harrison Bader also stole a bag, and the Cardinals have 17 successive thefts. They have a league-leading 19 stolen bases in 20 attempts this season.
BIG NUMBERS
The Cardinals welcomed their 50 millionth fan to Busch Stadium III. They have played 1,221 home games since the stadium opened on April 10, 2006. They are the fastest to reach that mark, eclipsing the record of 1,259 games set by the San Francisco Giants in Oracle Park to 2000-2015.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Diamondbacks: RHP J.B. Wendelken was placed on the 10-day injury list.
Cardinals: OF Dylan Carlson was relegated to designated hitter duty after injuring his toe on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
RHP Adam Wainwright (2-2, 3.86) will face Arizona LHP Madison Bumgarner (0-1, 1.00) in the second game of the four game set on Friday. Wainwright is 11-5 with a 3.28 ERA in 18 appearances against Arizona. He has earned wins in five of his last six starts against the Diamondbacks. Bumgarner has not allowed a run over his last two outings.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports | 2022-04-29T19:57:22+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/mlb-baseball/hudson-goldschmidt-lift-cardinals-over-d-backs-8-3/ |
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two explosions Monday at a counterterrorism police facility in northwest Pakistan killed at least 12 people and wounded at least 50, police said.
Senior police officer Ataullah Khan said an initial blast at the facility in the Swat Valley district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was followed by a larger, more intense one.
Associated Press images from the blast scene showed destroyed cars and downed trees, and at a local hospital bloodied victims being carried inside on stretchers.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but the Pakistani Taliban have claimed similar attacks since ending a cease-fire with the government last year.
The explosions came hours after police said a counterterror operation in the province’s Lakki Marwat district took place in which three militants and one police officer were killed. It was not immediately clear if the attacks were related.
Khan said part of the counterterrorism police building collapsed and rescue workers retrieved the bodies of dead and wounded. He said the death toll could increase.
The police complex also houses the Kabal city police station and the headquarters of a reserve police force but the main damage was done at the counterterrorism department building, Khan said.
The picturesque Swat Valley was once the stronghold of Islamic militants who imposed strict Sharia, or Islamic, rule in the region. The army carried out a massive operation there in 2007 that flushed out the militants and restored normalcy.
The Pakistani Taliban, formally known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, is a separate group from Afghan Taliban but linked to them.
The TTP has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 when U.S. and NATO troops were leaving the country after 20 years of war. Many of its leaders and fighters have found sanctuaries in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover there. | 2023-04-25T13:39:52+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/world/pakistani-police-say-2-blasts-at-facility-in-nw-kill-7/ |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — One current and one former Rhode Island police officer are facing charges related to the alleged embezzlement and misuse of police union funds, the state attorney general's office said.
Former North Providence Lt. Dennis Stone was indicted by a grand jury on embezzlement and a false tax return charges, according to a statement Tuesday from Attorney General Peter Neronha.
North Providence Detective Christopher Petteruti faces embezzlement charges, authorities said.
Stone's attorney said he could not comment because he had not seen the evidence in the case. An email seeking comment was left with Petteruti's attorney.
Both defendants, as members of the executive board of the North Providence Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, used their access to union bank accounts to embezzle funds for personal expenses, authorities allege.
Stone bought meals at a restaurant, online study materials, and made retail purchases, authorities said. He also filed false tax returns for six years related to a part-time waiter job at a restaurant, the attorney general alleges.
Petteruti withdrew union money from ATMs, and spent union funds to gamble at a casino, authorities said.
Both pleaded not guilty and were freed on $10,000 personal recognizance. | 2023-02-01T20:18:11+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/1-current-1-former-officer-face-union-17757203.php |
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory Saturday that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals.
Second-half substitute Haji Wright cut the U.S. deficit to 2-1 in the 76th minute when Christian Pulisic’s cross hit his trailing foot and popped over goalkeeper Andries Noppert and into the net. But Dumfries, who assisted on the first two goals, scored on a volley in the 81st.
“When you play a team with so much quality like that and you give them three, four chances, they’re going to put three or four away,” United States captain Tyler Adams said. “We can show that we can hang with some of the best teams in the world, some of the best players in world, and that’s a lot of progress for U.S. soccer. We’re moving in the right direction, for sure, but we need to keep pushing, because we’re not there yet. But we’re close.”
Runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010, the Oranje extended their unbeaten streak to 19 games and face Argentina or Australia on Friday.
It was a disappointing end for a rebuilt U.S. team hoping to advance past the round of 16 for the first time since 2002. Using the second-youngest squad in the tournament, the Americans achieved the bare minimum to consider the World Cup a success, beating Iran in their group-stage finale to reach the knockout round.
But just like in 2010 against Ghana and 2014 against Belgium, the United States was eliminated in the round of 16. The Americans are winless in 12 games against European opponents at the World Cup since 2002, losing six, and are 1-7 during the tournament’s knockout rounds.
“I think we made some progress,” United States coach Gregg Berhalter said. “When people look at our team, they see a clear identity. They see guys that go out and fight for each other. They see the talent on the field. We made progress, but on this particular night we came up short.”
Pulisic, playing four days after getting hurt during his game-winning goal against Iran, had a chance to put the United States ahead in the third minute but Noppert, playing in only his fourth international match, blocked his point-blank shot. With the Americans seeking an equalizing goal, Noppert dived to stop Tim Weah’s 25-yard effort in the 42nd.
The crowd of 44,846 was well back from the field at renovated Khalifa International Stadium, which has an athletics track and was more subdued than the raucous spectators for the match against Iran.
While the United States had the better play at the start, the Dutch went ahead after breaking the American press. Dumfries one-timed a pass from the right flank as Depay streaked unmarked into the penalty area. His right-footed shot from 14 yards beat goalkeeper Matt Turner to the far post in the 10th minute for his 43rd international goal, moving him into sole possession of second place on the Dutch career scoring list behind Robin van Persie’s 50.
The goal was the first allowed by the United States from the run of play in the tournament. In 37 World Cup matches, the Americans have never won a game in which they trailed.
The Netherlands doubled the lead on virtually the final kick of the first half, in the first minute of stoppage time. After a quick series of exchanges following a throw-in, Dumfries got a cross around Tyler Adams and found Blind wide open at the penalty spot. Blind scored only his third international goal — his first in eight years. Gio Reyna fed an open Weston McKennie in the 54th, but he skied his shot over the crossbar.
Wright entered in the 67th and scored his second international goal, sparking U.S. hopes. But Dumfries was left unmarked by Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson and used his left foot to volley Blind’s cross.
“Just looking around that locker room, the silence is deafening,” Turner said. “We all want to create moments for people back at home to fall in love with the game and tonight was not one of those nights, unfortunately.”
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
The starting lineup for the United States was its youngest for a World Cup knockout match at 25 years, 86 days. The previous low was 27 years, 19 days for the 1930 semifinal loss to Argentina.
TRAINER’S ROOM
United States forward Josh Sargent did not dress after injuring his right ankle against Iran.
UP NEXT
The Netherlands will next play Friday at Lusail Stadium, the site of this year’s final.
The Americans begin the 2026 cycle with a match against Serbia on Jan. 25 in Los Angeles and face Colombia three days later in Carson, California. The games are not on FIFA dates, meaning mostly Major League Soccer players will be used.
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AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-12-03T18:08:53+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/netherlands-eliminates-us-in-round-of-16-at-world-cup/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Senate Democrats are in a tough spot politically as they attempt to show the party is not soft on crime after a vote to nix updates to the District of Columbia’s criminal code thrust the hot-button issue back into the spotlight.
Despite the sizable Democratic support for the resolution to block a crime bill passed by the D.C. City Council, the GOP is almost certain to use the subject to bludgeon the party in power — especially in cities and suburban areas where they think gains are possible.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said as much in a speech from the Senate floor Wednesday, warning Democrats that the issue will continue to haunt the opposing party.
“The Democrats’ flip-flop is good news for the residents of D.C. and the 300-plus-million Americans who deserve to be able to visit their nation’s capital in peace. But Democrats are not getting off the hook this easy,” McConnell said. “They are not going to be able to duck the heat for the violent crime surge to which their policies, their rhetoric, and their political movement have directly contributed.”
Thirty-three Senate Democrats voted on Wednesday with every Republican present to pass the resolution blocking D.C.’s crime bill. Fourteen senators who caucus with Democrats voted against the resolution, while Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) voted present. Four members missed the vote, including three Democrats.
The lopsided vote came after President Biden last week said he would not veto the measure if it reached his desk — reversing his earlier position backing D.C.
Democrats are still conscious of the dilemma they face, especially in the early stages of the 2024 cycle where all things are usually political.
“It’s not a made-up issue. Our critics will raise that point every time,” Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2 Senate, told reporters. “I think that, in fairness, we want criminal sentencing that’s tough, it’s smart and just throwing the book at somebody isn’t always the right issue.”
Durbin voted against the resolution, breaking with other members of Senate leadership including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
For weeks, Republicans have been on offense over the District’s bill, calling out provisions that lessen penalties for some types of violent crime, including robberies and carjackings that have become fixtures on the nightly news in the nation’s capital.
That chatter grew to a crescendo over the past week as Biden, perhaps sensing that more Democrats than just some moderates were considering support for the resolution, threw his weight behind it.
By the time Wednesday’s vote rolled around, the number of Democrats vowing the vote “yes” on the resolution was in the double digits.
However, the GOP pressure intensified.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Wednesday rolled out an ad campaign targeting 15 House Democrats who voted against nixing the crime bill.
Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), the NRCC’s chairman, said in a statement that the ads are “just a preview” of what’s to come this cycle. Overall, 173 Democrats voted against the resolution last month.
“The public had about as much as they can take of these ‘woke’ policies that are detached from reality,” Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), the leading co-sponsor of the measure, told The Hill. “Frankly, the reality of it is: when these policies are implemented, it makes the cities less safe. [D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser] said that herself.”
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the District has experienced 101 carjackings during 2023 alone, roughly the same as the 106 reported by this point last year, with 22 of this year’s cases having been closed. Fourteen people have been arrested.
Biden, in announcing his support for the resolution, specifically cited the issue of carjacking.
Homicides in Washington, D.C., are up 33 percent from the same time last year.
Every vulnerable Senate Democrat — headlined by Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Jon Tester (Mont.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio) — sided with the GOP on the bill, joining 31 House Democrats who broke with their party last month.
But the national drumbeat from Republicans isn’t going away anytime soon, especially after the defeat of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) in her reelection bid last week. Democrat Paul Vallas finished first with nearly double the support of Lightfoot after running a campaign centered on a “tough on crime” message.
“It’s an important issue. It’s on people’s minds. We’ve got to respond to it,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told The Hill.
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said that the party needs to “stand up for safe communities,” noting that Republicans voted against funding police when Democrats passed the American Rescue Plan in early 2021.
However, some top Democrats believe the D.C. City Council’s bill has been used as a trojan horse by the GOP to push a number of Democratic senators to block a measure for unnecessary reasons.
According to Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), not only should the District be able to govern itself, but the bill in question isn’t nearly as soft as it has been made out to be — an argument that Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) made during the Senate Democratic caucus lunch on Tuesday.
“I think that’s the sad thing here. If you take a look at the bill and analyze it, it has a lot of good issues from the point of view of public safety,” Cardin said.
“It’s sad that we fell into this trap,” Cardin continued. “Because I think we did fall into a trap.”
However, Republicans are unbowed in their criticism of Democratic handling of crime across the country and are promising that it will be a centerpiece of their messaging in the coming months, if not longer.
“I think this is one of the defining issues of the 2024 cycle,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). | 2023-03-09T13:07:13+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/hill-politics/democrats-face-tough-fight-on-crime-even-after-helping-overturn-dc-bill/ |
China Spring ISD continues conversation on possible 4-day week for ‘23-’24 school year
CHINA SPRING, Texas (KWTX) - Some of the most highly attended meetings regarding the four-day school week in Central Texas are in China Spring.
Two weeks in a row China Spring students, parents and staff packed the elementary school’s cafeteria to weigh the pros and cons of a four-day school week.
School leaders say they are short at least two to three substitute teacher’s everyday on most every campus. This is causing math teachers to fill in for English teachers, and vise versa.
By reducing their need for substitutes, district leaders say they can save money and improve the educational experience.
“The significance is that it’s that many more days that a highly qualified teacher is teaching your student,” said CSISD Superintendent Marc Faulkner during the meeting.
They also have hope that this new schedule will improve many of their current concerns like a drop in attendance, student and teacher mental health, and school funding.
In order to keep the meeting organized and timely, parents wrote down questions on a piece of paper that was then handed to the superintendent to read and answer.
Some of the questions included what parents who work five days are supposed to do and would this change how our students learn.
KWTX spoke with a couple of teachers who could not be on camera, but they did say they are in favor of the change.
With teacher retention and the substitute shortage top of mind, one school leader advocated for the benefits this will have for educators.
They say that retaining and recruiting high quality teachers and support staff is going to improve the quality of learning.
Copyright 2023, KWTX. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-23T05:07:39+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2023/02/23/china-spring-isd-continues-conversation-possible-4-day-week-23-24-school-year/ |
CHAMPAIGN (WCIA) — A fast start saw No. 21 Illinois take a 19-10 lead on No. 6 Indiana Wednesday night but the Hoosiers (17-1, 7-1 B1G) rallied, closing the first half on a 16-5 run, beating the Illini (15-4, 5-3 B1G) in front of an announced crow of 5,583 at State Farm Center.
Genesis Bryant led Illinois in scoring with 18 points, one of four players in double figures for the Illini. Kendall Bostic added 17 points and 11 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season, with Adalia McKenzie (15) and Makria Cook (14) both in double figures as well.
“We’re going to learn from this,” Illinois head coach Shauna Green said. “We’re going to grow from this game. We’re still a young and inexperienced team really. These are moments these are opportunities for us to learn and grow from. This team has never been in a lot of these moments so its our first time going through a lot of these things together.”
Mackenzie Holmes scored a game high 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Hoosiers. Grace Berger missed the previous game in the series last month, she returned and put up 17 points, going 7-of-10 from the field.
“I really think its just kind of learning to stay together when that team goes on a run,” Illinois junior forward Kendall Bostic said. “I mean No. 2 and No. 6 team in the country, they’re going to go on a scoring run, but we just have to be able to stick together like withstand their run and and be able to punch back and I think by the end of the season we’ll be more prepared for stuff like that.”
Illinois returns to the court Sunday visiting Northwestern for a 2 p.m. tip-off at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Illini beat the Wildcats in Champaign on Jan. 5 85-79. | 2023-01-19T04:10:34+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/sports/your-illini-nation/no-6-indiana-takes-down-no-21-illinois-in-first-top-25-home-game-for-illini-since-2000/ |
Multi-Unit Franchise Partner Plans to Develop 25 'Scenters' in Dallas Market
JUPITER, Fla., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everything is bigger in Texas and Scenthound, the nation's first and only wellness-based routine dog care concept with locations across the U.S., is growing bigger in Texas with the opening of their newest location in Allen, Texas. This latest Texas opening is the first for new Franchise Partner James Webb with 24 more locations planned for the Dallas market. This is the 9th Texas location to open and follows the recent opening of Scenthound in Cypress, Texas.
"As the leader of one of the largest Orangetheory franchises in the country, I spotted something very similar in Scenthound and I knew I could make a continued impact on Texas by partnering with them and joining their tremendous growth and making a lasting impact on the pet care industry," expressed Webb. "Scenthound's distinctive approach to dog wellness, complemented by their membership-driven framework and the remarkable innovation demonstrated by their team, is why I am excited to expand further in Dallas."
Scenthound is establishing itself as the preeminent solution for routine and preventive dog care and offers an easy and affordable way for dog parents to get the routine care their pups need in order to stay clean and healthy. In the last year, Scenthound has doubled in size with more than 225 locations open or in development across 23 states.
"We are excited to continue expanding in Texas, one of the fastest-growing states in the nation. With the help of our dedicated franchise partners, we're able to offer the best care to dog parents and continue our mission to improve the lives of dogs by providing personalized, convenient, and accessible routine care," said Tim Vogel, CEO of Scenthound.
Before becoming a Scenthound Franchise Partner, Webb owned and oversaw the management of 33 Orangetheory Fitness franchises throughout North Texas and the development and opening of BeBalanced Centers throughout Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin.
Webb spent more than 40 years in the medical field, first as a radiologic technologist. After moving to Dallas in 1983, he began working as the Director of Radiology at an area hospital, and for the next 13 years, worked on the executive team for various medical imaging companies. In 1996, he started the first of several companies and became a key leader in the industry. Webb currently lives in Frisco, Texas with his wife Cathy. Together, they have five children and six grandchildren.
Scenthound's rapid expansion has resulted in several notable accolades. Most recently, Scenthound was honored with two prestigious Stevie Awards at the 2023 American Business Awards including a gold Stevie for "Fastest Growing Company of the Year - Up to 100 Employees." In addition, Scenthound was a finalist for the South Florida Business Journal Business of the Year award and was named to the 2023 Top 200 Franchise list by Franchise Business Review, after earning a spot in Inc. Magazine's 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies and Entrepreneur's 150 Top New and Emerging Franchises in 2023 and 2022.
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Founded in 2015, Scenthound, the nation's first dog wellness franchise concept, offers membership-based services for affordable and accessible routine dog care. With a unique focus on pet health and hygiene, the brand's services are elevated through the integration of innovative technology, including its proprietary S.C.E.N.T. Check® (Skin, Coat, Ears, Nails and Teeth) detailing an assessment of each dog's external well-being following its monthly visit to a 'Scenter.' Today, Scenthound has finalized plans for over 225 franchised and corporate-owned locations across 23 states and is positioned for explosive growth across the U.S. For more information about Scenthound's unique membership offerings, visit Scenthound.com or follow the brand on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. To find out more about franchise opportunities, visit Franchise.Scenthound.com.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Browning came off the bench to go 19 of 24 for 173 yards and a touchdown, leading the Cincinnati Bengals to a 16-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday in a preseason game contested mostly by backups.
Tight end Justin Rigg caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Browning with 4:34 remaining to secure the win in the rematch of last season's Super Bowl, which Los Angeles won 23-20.
Two days after the teams were involved in a benches-clearing brawl at a joint practice during which Rams star Aaron Donald swung a helmet, the game proceeded without incident. Both teams also appeared to avoid any serious injuries in their preseason finale.
Third-string quarterback Bryce Perkins scrambled for the Rams' only touchdown with 11:25 remaining.
The game was more notable for the players who didn’t play. Sidelined Bengals regulars included quarterback Joe Burrow, who is back at practice after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on July 26, the day before training camp opened.
Other Bengals absentees included wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, running back Joe Mixon and rookie safety Dax Hill, Cincinnati’s top draft pick who’d already put together an impressive training camp.
Notable missing Rams starters included defensive tackle Donald, quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Cooper Kupp.
Evan McPherson connected on field goals of 39, 38 and 35 yards to give the Bengals (1-2) a 9-0 halftime lead. He went 9-for-10 in the preseason.
Perkins finished 14 of 19 for 143 yards for the Rams (1-2). He also gained 33 yards on eight carries.
Bengals backup quarterback Brandon Allen played most of the first half, going 11 of 15 for 130 yards.
UP NEXT
The Rams host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Sept. 8, in the first game of the NFL's regular season.
The Bengals host division rival Pittsburgh on Sept. 11.
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More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-08-28T02:00:48+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Browning-leads-Bengals-past-Rams-16-7-in-Super-17402764.php |
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong this week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s 1997 return to China, a state news agency said Saturday, in his first trip outside the mainland since the start of the coronavirus pandemic 2 1/2 years ago.
Xi also will attend the inaugural meeting of the territory’s newly installed government, Xinhua News Agency said. It gave no indication how long Xi would stay in Hong Kong or other details.
Whether Xi, who is president and general secretary of the ruling Communist Party, would visit Hong Kong at all for the anniversary had been in doubt due to the territory’s struggle to control a surge in infections this year.
The anniversary follows the jailing of pro-democracy activists and a crackdown on political activity in Hong Kong that has prompted warnings the ruling party is ruining the territory’s status as a global business and financial center.
Xi hasn’t traveled outside mainland China since an official visit to Myanmar in January 2020 shortly before Beijing acknowledged the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in the central city of Wuhan and started imposing travel controls. | 2022-06-25T03:59:12+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/chinas-xi-to-visit-hong-kong-for-handover-anniversary/ |
BRISTOL, Conn. (WTNH) – Up to 50,000 people were expected to pack a football stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut, to say their final farewell to two police officers who were killed in a suspected ambush last week.
Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy of the Bristol Police Department were shot and killed on Oct. 12 while responding to a 911 call. The shooting wounded a third policeman, Officer Alec Iurato.
State Police Sgt. Christine Jeltema said the officers were responding to a report of domestic violence when they encountered someone outside the house and shots were fired. State police said in a news release that the 911 call appeared to have been “a deliberate act to lure law enforcement to the scene.”
Sources close to the investigation previously confirmed to Nexstar’s WTNH that the suspects used an AR-15-style firearm in the shooting. Those sources also told WTNH that 14 guns were seized from the home during the investigation.
The 35-year-old suspect was shot and pronounced dead at the scene. His brother, 32, was also shot and taken to St. Francis Hospital for treatment of his wounds.
Processions for the fallen officers began at 8:55 a.m. Friday. The two routes will lead mourners to Rentschler Field, a soccer/football stadium in East Hartford.
In the wake of the officers’ deaths, Bristol has seen immense support from the community, including thank-you notes that now cover its police department, a cruiser blanketed in flowers from mourners, and help from several nonprofit organizations who stepped up amid the tragedy.
Schools in the towns of North Haven and Bristol had closed Friday in observance of the funeral. Another town’s students were released earlier this week so school buses could be used to transport mourners to and from Hamzy’s wake.
The funeral comes a week after thousands gathered in Bristol, holding candles outside the police department, as Hamzy’s body was brought by the station one final time. His body was in the back of a tactical unit vehicle, and his uniform mounted on the front bumper, as the crowd clapped and yelled “thank you for your service.”
Hundreds of people attended Hamzy’s calling hours on Wednesday in Terryville. His family has created the Officer Alex Hamzy Memorial Fund in his honor, with future grants going toward organizations his family recommends.
DeMonte was honored at a private ceremony Thursday in North Haven. The 10-year veteran of the force leaves behind a pregnant wife and two children.
DeMonte and Hamzy were posthumously promoted by the Bristol Police Department. They will be ceremoniously promoted during the funeral.
In the first days following the deaths, a nonprofit organization announced it would take over the mortgage on DeMonte’s home. And this week, The Hometown Foundation announced it had a goal of raising $500,000 for the three officers’ families and will host a ride on Oct. 30 to honor them.
Other efforts have included a local barbershop that offered free haircuts to Bristol officers, and the community placing signs to honor the officers.
The Miami Dolphins, the New York Yankees and ESPN’s headquarters have paid special tribute, as well.
The two have been called heroes for their work, which has included volunteering with Brian’s Angels, an organization that helps the homeless. They also participated in a lip sync video challenge.
Their names were added Thursday to the Law Enforcement Memorial at the Connecticut Police Academy in Meriden. The decision to add them was unanimous, according to a statement from the memorial’s foundation. A formal ceremony will be held in May.
Both DeMonte and Hamzy have been nominated to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, as well. | 2022-10-21T15:49:47+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/community-bids-final-farewell-to-fallen-connecticut-police-officers-suspected-of-being-ambushed-in-line-of-duty/ |
By The Associated Press
The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow abruptly reached a deal with the Kremlin to go into exile and sounded the retreat.
The brief revolt, though, exposed vulnerabilities among Russian government forces, with Wagner Group soldiers under the command of Yevgeny Prigozhin able to move unimpeded into the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and advance hundreds of kilometers (miles) toward Moscow. The Russian military scrambled to defend Russia’s capital.
Under the deal announced Saturday by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Prigozhin will go to neighboring Belarus, which has supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Charges against him of mounting an armed rebellion will be dropped.
The government also said it would not prosecute Wagner fighters who took part, while those who did not join in were to be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry. Prigozhin ordered his troops back to their field camps in Ukraine, where they have been fighting alongside Russian regular soldiers.
Putin had vowed earlier to punish those behind the armed uprising led by his onetime protege. In a televised speech to the nation, he called the rebellion a “betrayal” and “treason.”
In allowing Prigozhin and his forces to go free, Peskov said, Putin’s “highest goal” was “to avoid bloodshed and internal confrontation with unpredictable results.”
Some observers said Putin’s strongman image has taken a hit.
“Putin has been diminished for all time by this affair,” former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst said on CNN.
Moscow had braced for the arrival of the Wagner forces by erecting checkpoints with armored vehicles and troops on the city’s southern edge. About 3,000 Chechen soldiers were pulled from fighting in Ukraine and rushed there early Saturday, state television in Chechnya reported. Russian troops armed with machine guns put up checkpoints on Moscow’s southern outskirts. Crews dug up sections of highways to slow the march.
Wagner troops advanced to just 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Moscow, according to Prigozhin. But after the deal was struck, Prigozhin announced that he had decided to retreat to avoid “shedding Russian blood.”
Prigozhin had demanded the ouster of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, whom Prigohzhin has long criticized in withering terms for his conduct of the 16-month-long war in Ukraine. On Friday, he accused forces under Shoigu’s command of attacking Wagner camps and killing “a huge number of our comrades.”
If Putin were to agree to Shoigu’s ouster, it could be politically damaging for the president after he branded Prigozhin a backstabbing traitor.
The U.S. had intelligence that Prigozhin had been building up his forces near the border with Russia for some time. That conflicts with Prigozhin’s claim that his rebellion was a response to an attack on his camps in Ukraine on Friday by the Russian military.
In announcing the rebellion, Prigozhin accused Russian forces of attacking the Wagner camps in Ukraine with rockets, helicopter gunships and artillery. He alleged that Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff, ordered the attacks following a meeting with Shoigu in which they decided to destroy the military contractor.
The Defense Ministry denied attacking the camps.
Congressional leaders were briefed on the Wagner buildup earlier last week, a person familiar with the matter said. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. The U.S. intelligence briefing was first reported by CNN.
Early Saturday, Prigozhin’s private army appeared to control the military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, a city 660 miles (over 1,000 kilometers) south of Moscow, which runs Russian operations in Ukraine, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said.
Russian media reported that several helicopters and a military communications plane were downed by Wagner troops. Russia’s Defense Ministry has not commented.
After the agreement de-escalated tensions, video from Rostov-on-Don posted on Russian messaging app channels showed people cheering Wagner troops as they departed. Prigozhin was riding in an SUV followed by a large truck, and people greeted him and some ran to shake his hand. The regional governor later said that all of the troops had left the city.
Wagner troops and equipment also were in Lipetsk province, about 360 kilometers (225 miles) south of Moscow.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin declared Monday a non-working day for most residents as part of the heightened security, a measure that remained in effect even after the retreat.
Ukrainians hoped the Russian infighting would create opportunities for their army to take back territory seized by Russian forces.
“These events will have been of great comfort to the Ukrainian government and the military,” said Ben Barry, senior fellow for land warfare at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He said that even with a deal, Putin’s position has probably been weakened.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Saturday, shortly before Prigozhin announced his retreat, that the march exposed weakness in the Kremlin and “showed all Russian bandits, mercenaries, oligarchs” that it is easy to capture Russian cities “and, probably, arsenals.”
Wagner troops have played a crucial role in the Ukraine war, capturing the eastern city of Bakhmut, an area where the bloodiest and longest battles have taken place. But Prigozhin has increasingly criticized the military brass, accusing it of incompetence and of starving his troops of munitions.
The 62-year-old Prigozhin, a former convict, has longstanding ties to Putin and won lucrative Kremlin catering contracts that earned him the nickname “Putin’s chef.”
He and a dozen other Russian nationals were charged in the United States with operating a covert social media campaign aimed at fomenting discord ahead of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election victory. Wagner has sent military contractors to Libya, Syria, several African countries and eventually Ukraine.
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Associated Press writers Danica Kirka in London, and Nomaan Merchant in Washington, contributed.
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Follow AP coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine-war | 2023-06-26T12:42:01+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/06/25/russian-mercenary-group-revolt-against-moscow-fizzles-but-exposes-vulnerabilities/ |
What are the best cargo sweatpants?
Whether you’re just lounging around or on the go, sweatpants are easy to wear and comfortable. Though they’re casual apparel, cargo sweatpants are now considered a fashionable item when paired with the right pieces. They are especially loved for the multifunctional design their pockets bring and the versatility they create in outfits.
For a classic pair of cargo sweatpants that are comfortable with a laid-back style, the Pro Club Heavyweight Fleece Cargo Pants are a top pick.
What to know before you buy cargo sweatpants
Fit
Sweatpants should not be too tight or too droopy. Unless you’re going for a specific look, sweatpants that hang loosely off the body will appear sloppy. On the other hand, a too-tight pair will be uncomfortable and may highlight any bulges you have. The best fit is snug enough to complement your figure and loose enough to be easy to move around in.
Fabric
Cargo sweatpants are traditionally made from pure cotton fleece because it is comfortable and breathable. Some brands mix cotton with small percentages of other materials such as spandex, polyester or nylon to add to the structure or feel. Spandex adds stretchiness while nylon aids in wicking away sweat. Polyester makes the sweatpants less likely to shrink.
Design
Most cargo sweatpants have sleek cuts with drawstrings that can be either internal or external. Their pockets can be either straight or side-slitted as a stylish detail. And of course, they have more pockets than are usually seen on a pair of sweatpants.
Additionally, they can have either elastic cuffs that scrunch around the ankles or classic jogger cuffs that are ribbed. Some cargo sweatpants have no cuff at all but wider leg openings.
Activity
Some cargo sweatpants are designed for leisure while others are meant for more active wear or for athletic activities. If you are wearing them to relax or run errands, a roomy design will work for you. However, If you’re going to be active while wearing them, choose a pair that is a bit snug and has a good amount of stretch in it, allowing full-range movements.
What to look for in quality cargo sweatpants
Durability
A top pair of cargo sweatpants should remain in good condition after at least eight to 12 months. With high-quality cotton, there should be no noticeable frays, tears or pilling on the material. (Pilling would cause unsightly lint balls to form on your sweatpants.)
Some materials are thinner than others, but they should not be transparent. That signals cheap, low-quality material that will not last. A good way to test for transparency is by holding the sweatpants up directly against a bright source of light. If you can see a lot of light through the fabric, it is of poor quality.
Elasticity
Even though most sweatpants do not use zippers or buttons, they tend to be somewhat elastic and easily adjustable for a high level of comfort. Elastic waistbands and drawstrings in the legs mean that you get a good fit and can adjust the tightness at the legs for your comfort or the way you’re styling the pants. Additionally, a good pair of cargo sweatpants retains its shape and doesn’t lose any elasticity even after washing.
Feel
Sometimes the lining is made from a material different from that used on the outside. A good pair of cargo sweatpants should have a lining that feels soft and adds a layer of warmth. Because this is directly against the skin, it should not be scratchy or itchy.
How much you can expect to spend on cargo sweatpants
Depending on the brand and type of material used, they cost about $20-$70.
Cargo sweatpants FAQ
How long should sweatpants be?
A. Sweatpants should not fall over your shoes but should cuff or stop just at the ankle length.
How do I keep my cargo sweatpants from shrinking?
A. They should be air-dried as much as possible to avoid too much shrinkage.
How many pockets should cargo sweatpants have?
A. They will have a minimum of four to six pockets, following the classic cargo pants style. However, some designs have even more.
What are the best cargo sweatpants to buy?
Top cargo sweatpants
Pro Club Heavyweight Cargo Sweatpants
What you need to know: This loose-fit pair of sweatpants has an untapered bottom, a drawstring closure and pockets lined with Velcro.
What you’ll love: The heavyweight fleece fabric makes it a cozy, comfortable choice to lounge or run errands in. It has roomy leg space and the drawstrings around the ankles are easily adjustable, making it versatile for a range of looks. It comes in seven colors.
What you should consider: The heavy fabric is quite warm, so it’s not suitable for warm weather or hotter climates.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top cargo sweatpants for the money
Champion Women’s Powerblend Joggers
What you need to know: This classic pair of jogger-style cargo sweatpants has ribbed hems.
What you’ll love: The front cargo pockets have ribbed detailing. The tapered leg offers a simple but fashionable silhouette. The mix of cotton and polyester makes these a good choice for both athletic and leisure purposes.
What you should consider: Some of the colors are different from what is pictured.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Adicolor Essentials Trefoil Cargo Pants
What you need to know: This is a slim-fit pair of ’90s-inspired cargo sweatpants.
What you’ll love: They have a clean, minimalist style with a classic Adidas trefoil design on the leg. Their ribbed cuffs add comfort to the sleek design and they’re easy to dress up or down. They come in black or gray.
What you should consider: They’re on the more expensive side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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President Biden is butting heads with Catholic bishops again, this time over same-sex marriage protections expected to reach his desk this week.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) opposes the Respect for Marriage Act, arguing it doesn’t include enough leeway for religious organizations.
“I disagree,” Biden, only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, told reporters on Tuesday about the bishops’ objections.
The fight between Biden and the bishops is all too familiar after the they spent much of his first year in the White House trying to deny him communion over his stance on abortion rights.
Conservative Catholic bishops had called for the church not to offer communion to Biden or other pro-abortion rights politicians, but, in November of last year, the USCCB signaled an end to the debate by issuing a document on communion without mentioning the president or other politicians.
Before the document was finalized, Biden received support from Pope Francis, who the president said told him he should keep receiving communion.
Throughout his time as president, Biden has consistently called for protections for abortion access, and he has often been found attending Catholic mass either in Wilmington, Del., or in Washington.
Biden also regularly calls for defending the rights of LGBTQ Americans.
He has urged Congress to send him the Senate-passed bill that would repeal of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which recognized marriage as “only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.”
The White House describes the Respect for Marriage Act as “personal” to the president, presenting another balancing act for Biden between his faith and his support for a social issue that is in opposition to the church’s teaching.
The House is posed to pass the bill this week after the Senate cleared the measure last week in a 61-38 vote. Twelve Republicans joined on to the bill once it included an amendment outlining some protections for religious beliefs.
That amendment was also crucial for gaining support from religious institutions because it shields them from having to provide services supporting same-sex marriage. Faiths and groups including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities all support the religious freedom protections in the bill.
But the changes haven’t been enough for the Catholic bishops.
“This bill fails to include clear, comprehensive, and affirmative conscience protections for religious organizations and individuals who uphold the sanctity of traditional marriage that are needed,” said Bishop Robert E. Barron, chairman of the USCCB’s committee on laity, marriage, family life and youth.
Barron added that “decades of social and legal developments” have led to society losing sight of the “purpose of marriage.”
Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, while the Catholic Church is one of several that only recognizes marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
The debate over same-sex marriage was resurrected this summer when the Supreme Court ended the decades-long right to abortion access by overturning Roe v. Wade. In Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion for that ruling, he called on the court to also reconsider the precedent for Obergefell v. Hodges.
Since then, Biden and other Democrats have sought to move quickly to protect marriage equality, and the White House celebrated the Senate passing the bill as a historic step.
“This is a huge step forward,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the first openly LGBTQ person to serve as White House press secretary, said last week. “And it is historic that we saw this movement from Congress in a bipartisan way to protect same-sex marriage.”
—Updated at 6:29 p.m. | 2022-12-06T23:55:45+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hill-politics/same-sex-marriage-bill-pits-biden-against-catholic-bishops-again/ |
Updated May 25, 2023 at 4:25 PM ET
The U.S. Supreme Court Court on Thursday significantly curtailed the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the nation's wetlands and waterways. It was the court's second decision in a year limiting the ability of the agency to enact anti-pollution regulations and combat climate change.
The challenge to the regulations was brought by Michael and Chantell Sackett, who bought property to build their dream house about 500 feet away from Idaho's Scenic Priest Lake, a 19-mile stretch of clear water that is fed by mountain streams and bordered by state and national parkland. Three days after the Sacketts started excavating their property, the EPA stopped work on the project because the couple had failed to get a permit for disturbing the wetlands on their land.
Now a conservative Supreme Court majority has used the Sackett's case to roll back longstanding rules adopted to carry out the 51-year-old Clean Water Act.
While the nine justices agreed that the Sacketts should prevail, they divided 5-to-4 as to how far to go in limiting the EPA's authority.
Narrowing the scope of the law
Writing for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito said that the navigable waters of the United States regulated by the EPA under the statute do not include many previously regulated wetlands. Rather, he said, the CWA extends to only streams, oceans, rivers and lakes, and those wetlands with a "continuous surface connection to those bodies."
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joined by the court's three liberal members, disputed Alito's reading of the statute, noting that since 1977 when the CWA was amended to include adjacent wetlands, eight consecutive presidential administrations, Republican and Democratic, have interpreted the law to cover wetlands that the court has now excluded. Kavanaugh said that by narrowing the act to cover only adjoining wetlands, the court's new test will have quote "significant repercussions for water quality and flood control throughout the United States."
In addition to joining Kavanaugh's opinion, the court's liberals, signed on to a separate opinion by Justice Elena Kagan. Pointing to the air and water pollution cases, she accused the majority of appointing itself instead of Congress as the national policymaker on the environment.
Reaction to the opinion
President Biden, in a statement, called the decision "disappointing."
It "upends the legal framework that has protected America's waters for decades," he said. "It also defies the science that confirms the critical role of wetlands in safeguarding our nation's streams, rivers, and lakes from chemicals and pollutants that harm the health and wellbeing of children, families, and communities."
Two former EPA chiefs saw Thursday's decision as a major setback for the nation's environment, and its future in combating the effects of climate change. William K. Reilly, who served as EPA administrator in the George H. W. Bush administration, said that while he understands the economic objections of farmers and builders to many wetland regulations, the Supreme Court's decision is "too broad" and will only limit further the already disappearing wetlands that protect many parts of the country from flooding and drought.
Carol Browner, who served as EPA administrator in the Obama administration, echoed those sentiments, calling the decision "a major blow to the landmark Clean Water Act and the federal government's ability to protect our people from pollution and its negative health side effects."
The decision also dismayed environmental groups.
"I don't think its an overstatement to say its catastrophic for the Clean Water act," said Jim Murphy of the National Wildlife Federation. Wetlands play an "enormous role in protecting the nation's water," he said. "They're really the kidneys of water systems and they're also the sponges. They absorb a lot of water on the landscape. So they're very important water features and they're very important to the quality of the water that we drink, swim, fish, boat and recreate in."
As in last year's case limiting the EPA's ability to regulate air pollution from power plants, the decision was a major victory for the groups that supported the Sacketts — mining, oil, utilities, and in today's case , agricultural and real estate interests as well.
The court's second opinion
In another decision Thursday that involved the takings clause of the Constitution, the court unanimously ruled in favor of a 94-year-old widowed grandmother in Minneapolis, whose condominium was seized for failure to pay property taxes.
The decision is important because Minnesota is one of about 20 states that handle the sale of such defaulted properties without sharing the proceeds with the previous owner. In this case, the owner, Geraldine Tyler, owed $15,000 in back taxes, penalties and fees, but when the county sold the condo for $40,000 she got none of the $25,000 surplus.
The county argued that she would have gotten nothing regardless because she owed $61,000 in mortgage and unpaid homeowners association fees. But writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts said that the county unconstitutionally kept $25,000 that belonged to Tyler. And if she had gotten the money, she could have, at the very least, used it to pay off some of her other debts.
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Asian markets rebound after First Republic Bank gets rescued by US lenders
By Laura He, CNN
Asian markets rebounded Friday after First Republic Bank was rescued by a group of major US lenders, which eased worries about the current banking turmoil.
First Republic Bank is set to receive a $30 billion lifeline from a group of America’s largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Truist.
The news calmed panicked investors, who worried about a banking crisis in the aftermath of the collapse of two US banks and the turmoil at Credit Suisse. On Thursday, US stocks closed higher, with tech shares staging a rally.
On Friday, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng opened higher and rose 1.8% by the afternoon, leading gains in the region. China’s Shanghai Composite gained 1.4%. Japan’s Nikkei increased 1.2%, and South Korea’s Kospi added 0.7%.
The indices have recouped some losses after heavy declines on Thursday.
Chinese tech, property and financial shares rallied across the board. Baidu soared 16% in Hong Kong, after some securities firms gave positive preliminary reviews of the company’s ChatGPT-like app.
Country Garden surged more than 9%, leading real estate developers higher, after China’s property market showed early signs of recovery. Official data indicated on Thursday that new home prices for February rose for the first time since August 2021.
“Following the recent global financial instabilities, First Republic Bank was expected to be the next domino to fall,” said Yeap Jun Rong, a market analyst at IG. “But an industry-wide rescue to shore up the bank’s finances provided some much-needed reassurances to mitigate further banking jitters.”
Global investors have been holding their collective breaths for a week after the rapid collapse of two US banks stoked fears about the health of the banking sector.
Worries deepened on Wednesday after shares of Credit Suisse plummeted in Europe. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have taken emergency measures to shore up confidence, including protecting deposits at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and giving a $54 billion lifeline to Credit Suisse.
On Thursday, European shares closed higher after Credit Suisse received credit support, and the European Central Bank stuck with its plan to hike interest rates by half a percentage point.
“This [ECB rate hike] is good news against the background of persistently high inflation rates,” Ulrike Kastens, economist for Europe at DWS, wrote in a research note on Friday. “At the same time, it reaffirms its intention to intervene with liquidity measures if financial market stability is threatened.”
Investors are now awaiting the Federal Reserve’s rate decision next week. They widely expect the US central bank to raise rates by 25 basis points.
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Sets stage for dramatic growth for leading online eyewear company
LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Online eyewear retailer Eyebuydirect is rebranding to embody its new purpose of celebrating individuality. The brand is committed to encouraging shoppers to shed societal pressures and lean into the emotional power of eyewear not only to see well, but also to express themselves.
Vision is a wonderfully transformative human sense, and glasses have the potential to amplify the effect by uplifting mood and emboldening their wearer. In fact, confident, happy, and stylish are amongst the top emotions people feel when wearing glasses according to a recent study conducted by Eyebuydirect and YouGov.
"Eyebuydirect is proud of its history of innovation and growth," said Sunny Jiang, CEO at Eyebuydirect. "We're ready to take the next step and we needed a stronger brand, purpose, mission and vision for the next stage in our development. The foundation of our success is based on our customers. We deliver high quality, affordable eyewear in thousands of styles so they can see well and express their unique individuality. This rebrand not only better reflects what we are about, but also creates a great foundation for our growth plans."
Eyebuydirect aims to provide the most convenient way to purchase prescription eyewear online with premier services like Virtual Try-On, 2-Day Delivery, and 365-Day Product Guarantee. Eyebuydirect debuts new frame designs for shoppers every other week, offering consumers a constant stream of fresh styles to help customize their look. Special collections from designer brands, such as Ray-Ban and Oakley complement its own offerings. It all adds up to being the best place for consumers to shop eyewear online.
Today, consumers often own multiple pairs of eyewear. In fact, 92% of people own 1-5 pairs of glasses and 72% of people own 1-5 pairs of sunglasses*. With frames that start at $6, Eyebuydirect is making it easier than ever for shoppers to embrace self-expression — collecting a range of styles to match their mood on a whim.
Eyebuydirect has a track record of innovation and customer-centric development, which has led to remarkable growth since its inception in 2006. Nothing, though, is more important than its commitment to providing great value, which is the hallmark of all great brands. The new branding features a new video highlighting the company's new promise.
For more information, please visit https://www.eyebuydirect.com/.
Established in 2006, Eyebuydirect is the leading online destination for prescription eyewear that delivers on style, convenience, and accessibility. With over 3,000 frames starting at $6 USD/$9 CAD, Eyebuydirect is committed to helping everyone celebrate their individuality with the perfect frames to fit their personality. Virtual Try-On technology and 2-Day Delivery on thousands of frames makes shopping for eyewear efficient and easy. And with the Buy 1 Give 1 Program, a pair of glasses is donated to the most underserved communities worldwide for every order placed. Eyebuydirect is a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest provider of eyecare products and services.
*In a recent study conducted by YouGov
To learn more, please visit www.eyebuydirect.com or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
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SOURCE EyeBuyDirect | 2022-07-19T14:03:46+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2022/07/19/eyebuydirect-rebrand-cements-new-positioning-that-empowers-individuality/ |
Charlevoix astronaut named 93rd Annual Venetian Festival Grand Marshal
CHARLEVOIX — The Venetian Festival has announced Captain Josh Cassada as the 93rd Annual Grand Marshal.
Cassada is a NASA astronaut, captain, physicist, U.S. Naval Test Pilot instructor, naval aviator, mission commander and co-founder of Quantum Opus, LLC.
As the pilot of the recent SpaceX Crew-5 mission, Cassada, 49, was one of four astronauts to spend six months aboard the International Space Station. The U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew contributed to hundreds of experiments to prepare human exploration beyond Earth, as well as to benefit life right here at home.
More:Charlevoix man heading to International Space Station with SpaceX
He is the husband of Charlevoix native Megan (Friedly) Cassada. Megan graduated from Charlevoix High School in 1993 and is the daughter of the late John and Marilyn Friedly. When they are in town, Megan and Josh reside on Belvedere Avenue with their two boys, Quinn and Graham, in a home that was originally purchased and restored by her parents.
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Cassada grew up in Minnesota before relocating to Michigan to earn his BA in physics from Albion College. He later earned his MA and Doctorate in Physics from the University of Rochester.
Cassada has served in 23 combat missions, including Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Operation Unified Assistance.
The Venetian Street Parade will take place on July 22 during the weeklong Venetian Festival.
Complete festival event listings can be found in the printed festival booklets and flyers around town, as well as at venetianfestival.com.
— Contact reporter Annie Doyle at (231)675-0099 or adoyle@charlevoixcourier.com. Follow her on Twitter, @adoylenews | 2023-07-14T19:54:52+00:00 | petoskeynews.com | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/charlevoix/2023/07/14/charlevoix-astronaut-named-93rd-annual-venetian-festival-grand-marshal/70405426007/ |
Mindtickle Announces New Releases Intended to Rally Enablement and RevOps Around Key Drivers of Sales Productivity
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindtickle, the global leader in revenue enablement technology, today announced the release of new capabilities designed to make it easier for revenue organizations to align all revenue teams around critical drivers of productivity. The announcement unveils Mindtickle's revenue productivity platform with solution suites built for both enablement and rev ops teams.
Mindtickle will introduce the release tomorrow as part of their digital event called "Time for a Revenue Productivity Rally: Mindtickle's Spring 2023 Announcement." The event will feature Mindtickle customers, leadership, and keynote speaker Steffaney Zohrabyan, all speaking about how revenue organizations can jumpstart revenue productivity by aligning their revenue teams around two key productivity drivers: 1) developing critical skills faster, and 2) leveraging a more relevant set of data points to achieve revenue goals more reliably.
Speaking about today's release, Mindtickle President of Go-to-Market, Eric Anderson, said, "When the chips are down, the best teams pull off their best performances. To rally your team to increase revenue productivity, your customer-facing teams need the right skills to perform when it matters most, and they need their leaders to make smart, data-informed decisions to put them in the right positions to succeed. That's exactly what this release is designed for."
Mindtickle's Spring 2023 release includes:
- Centralized access to all revenue productivity solutions - Right within Mindtickle, revenue organizations can now access sales readiness, sales content management, conversation intelligence, sales forecasting, and coaching tools in one unified view.
- Custom content sharing & tracking - Easily create and share custom content with buyers Personalize collateral to make it specific to each account without losing marketing-approved messaging or design.
- Faster launching of enablement programs - With new advanced templatization, ready-to-deploy content, and automated content sync throughout the Mindtickle platform, enablement teams are launching expert programs in less than half the time.
- Post-call reports via Generative AI - Mindtickle makes it easier for reps to follow up on customer conversations. After a call, reps get automated call summaries, insights, and next-best actions so they can write emails or create buyer engagement experiences easily.
- Smart content attribution & revenue impact data - Understand the impact that content has on real deals in the field. Correlate content engagement with revenue outcomes to inform your strategies for developing and deploying content.
Regarding the releases, Krishna Depura, co-founder and CEO of Mindtickle said, "Mindtickle is driving revenue outcomes for our customers by focusing on not just sellers, but all the teams that impact revenue retention and growth. By aligning your revenue enablement and ops teams around the same goals, strategies, and data, our customers are rallying for productivity. In the future we see Enablement and Operations working even closer together on the shared goal of changing rep behaviors in the field.."
Steffaney Zohrabyan, a leader in sales enablement innovation at Cisco and the keynote speaker at the live announcement tomorrow, emphasized how critical this alignment is to success in the modern revenue organization:
"Hoping for a few star sellers or miracle last-second deals to meet your number is going to lead to disappointment quarter after quarter. You need a full team of players who are coached on the right skills, and you need to use data to put them in optimal positions to impact revenue where it can be most productively impacted. That means enablement and ops need to work closely together toward shared goals-–the core revenue outcomes the company needs."
The digital event was the first of two product announcements planned for this year. The date and theme for the Fall 2023 event will be announced this summer.
Those interested can learn more about the newly announced products and features and register for the live announcement here: Time for a Revenue Productivity Rally: Mindtickle's Spring 2023 Announcement.
About Mindtickle
Mindtickle is the market-leading sales readiness and operations platform, helping revenue leaders at more than world-class companies to grow revenue by increasing knowledge, understanding ideal sales behaviors, and adapting to change. Mindtickle is recognized as a market leader by top industry analysts and is ranked by G2 as both the #2 enterprise software product and #7 sales product. Visit www.mindtickle.com or find us on LinkedIn to learn more.
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SOURCE Mindtickle | 2023-04-24T15:37:41+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2023/04/24/mindtickle-launches-its-revenue-productivity-platform-with-suite-enablement-revops-solutions/ |
Metamora HS senior does 'great job' of running the show for the basketball team
METAMORA – Increased experience, leadership and strength accompany Drew Tucker into his senior season.
And a lot more muscle for that matter.
The Metamora senior made a concerted effort to improve his power in the offseason, hitting the weight room religiously and training harder than ever. He points to the double-overtime loss to Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin in the Class 3A title game as motivation.
“That was the huge key in just the playoffs and the state championship game,” Tucker said of the physicality level. "We all kind of got beat up and pushed around.”
More:4 reasons why Metamora is favored to return to the IHSA basketball state finals
Tucker is noticeably bigger, having added a considerable amount of mass to his 6-foot-2 frame. Metamora coach Danny Grieves noticed the time his point guard spent honing his craft.
Early in the season, Tucker’s explosiveness in the paint ranks up there with some of the state’s best Class 4A schools.
“Last year, he was not quite as strong physically,” Grieves said. "Now, he’s as good as anybody I've seen going to the rim whether it be (Chicago) St. Rita or Joliet West or us. It's good to have him healthy and playing strong.”
With the graduation of Zack Schroeder, who was Journal Star Player of the Year last season, Tucker has been called upon for added responsibility. He was recently named team captain with junior Tyler Mason. But fully expect Ethan Kizer, Tyson Swanson and Matthew Zobrist to all play roles in steering the ship this season.
Tucker says he’ll use his three years of varsity experience to direct his teammates.
“Missing Zack, it’s a huge difference,” Tucker said. “He was extremely vocal and just had a great sense for the game.”
Metamora opens Mid-Illini Conference play against rival Washington on Tuesday.
The Redbirds, who are ranked No. 4 by The Associated Press, are playing a schedule that includes a trip to Mississippi at the end of the month. This comes after facing teams from Florida and Texas over Thanksgiving at The Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions. Metamora also plays Sacred Heart-Griffin on Jan. 16 in a rematch of last year's state title game.
Previously:13 Division I-bound college basketball players at the Washington Tournament of Champions
This past Saturday’s 64-52 win over Chicago Lincoln Park was a test for Metamora, which got eight points, four assists and two rebounds from Tucker.
“He's a guy that’s done a great job of running our show (as) point guard,” Grieves said.
Consistency throughout the season will be important. Every team will be giving the Redbirds their best shot based off last season’s success. Maintaining a high level of play from the opening tip to the final buzzer remains the emphasis.
“We need to keep our focus throughout the whole game,” Tucker said. “We, at times, we don’t look like we don’t want to be out there. That can’t happen. When we’re having fun, we play a lot better.”
Once basketball ends, Tucker will make his return to track and field. He’s played baseball for the last three years and this upcoming spring will be allowed to be a dual-sport athlete.
After winning the IESA Class AA high jump state title as a seventh grader, Tucker, whose sister, Carly, is on the Illinois State women’s track & field team, has only practiced jumping. He cleared 6-foot-5, a height that would placed him third in the state this past spring.
“It’s really exciting,” he said of jumping again. “I’ve missed it, kind of.”
Adam Duvall is a Journal Star sports reporter. Email him at aduvall@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @AdamDuvall. | 2022-12-06T16:00:40+00:00 | pjstar.com | https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/12/06/ihsa-basketball-metamora-senior-does-great-job-of-running-the-show/69698285007/ |
CA San Francisco Bay Area Zone Forecast for Friday, May 13, 2022
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San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Zone Forecast
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
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values for large geographic areas. For a more site specific
forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco
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CAZ505-150100-
Coastal North Bay...Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 60s to lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph
increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
50s to lower 70s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the 50s to upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Point Reyes 47 65 50 63 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ503-150100-
Sonoma Coastal Range-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph
increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to around
20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph...becoming west around 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs around 70.
$$
CAZ502-150100-
Marin Coastal Range-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Breezy. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph...becoming 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows around 50. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
Highs near 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s
to lower 70s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
CAZ506-150100-
North Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to 80s. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s.
West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s. West winds
5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 60s to lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
40s to mid 50s. Highs in the 70s to 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s to
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s to
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Rosa 44 88 51 83 / 0 0 0 0
San Rafael 49 82 53 75 / 0 0 0 0
Napa 46 86 52 82 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ504-150100-
North Bay Interior Mountains-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to
20 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 50.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s.
Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s
to mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Berryessa 50 86 60 84 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ006-150100-
San Francisco-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower
50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s. West winds 10 to
20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the lower 50s.
West winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Francisco 49 70 53 66 / 0 0 0 0
Ocean Beach 49 64 52 62 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ509-150100-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper
40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 60s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
CAZ508-150100-
San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower
50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
near 70. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Highs in the
upper 60s to mid 70s. Lows around 50.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SFO Airport 51 72 54 67 / 0 0 0 0
Oakland 49 77 54 71 / 0 0 0 0
Fremont 47 80 53 73 / 0 0 0 0
Redwood City 48 81 52 73 / 0 0 0 0
Mountain View 49 79 55 73 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ510-150100-
East Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. West winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming
southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 50.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
40s to mid 50s. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the upper 40s to lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs near 80.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Concord 47 88 54 81 / 0 0 0 0
Livermore 46 86 53 77 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ513-150100-
Santa Clara Valley...including San Jose-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds around
5 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 70s. Light winds...becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
80s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Jose 48 84 55 77 / 0 0 0 0
Morgan Hill 44 87 52 81 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ512-150100-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the lower 60s to mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the 60s to
70s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 60s to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.
$$
CAZ515-150100-
East Bay Hills-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
Highs around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
CAZ514-150100-
Eastern Santa Clara Hills-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s. Highs
in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
70s. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
CAZ529-150100-
Northern Monterey Bay-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear except patchy fog. Lows in the
upper 40s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower
80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph in
the evening...becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds...
becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming northeast
around 5 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
70s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Cruz 44 83 49 76 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ530-150100-
Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower
to mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid
70s to upper 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph...
becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Monterey 47 75 52 67 / 0 0 0 0
Big Sur 48 82 56 74 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ528-150100-
Northern Salinas Valley...Hollister Valley...and Carmel Valley-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear except patchy fog. Lows around
50. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper
70s to mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the 70s. West winds around 5 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 60s
to mid 70s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the 70s to
lower 80s. Lows in the upper 40s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Salinas 44 77 50 70 / 0 0 0 0
Carmel Valley 44 83 52 73 / 0 0 0 0
Hollister 43 86 52 78 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ516-150100-
Southern Salinas Valley...Arroyo Seco...and Lake San Antonio-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph
decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Light winds...becoming northwest
5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs around 80.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
King City 43 90 55 86 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ517-150100-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s to mid
50s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s. North winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 60s to lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the mid 40s to
lower 50s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to
20 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s to mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
40s to lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s.
Highs in the mid 60s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s. Highs
in the lower 60s to mid 70s.
$$
CAZ518-150100-
Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County including
Pinnacles National Park-
301 AM PDT Sat May 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. North winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 70s to lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming
northwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
to mid 50s. Highs in the 70s to 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s to lower 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pinnacles NP 41 90 54 84 / 0 0 0 0
$$
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P.I. Works, a leading provider of AI driven mobile network automated management and optimization solutions, has announced the launch of its new Radio Access Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC) to further enhance its EXA product offering and increase its automation use-cases through wide range of its existing and 3rd party rApps
RESTON, Va., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- P.I. Works' non-RT RIC over its field proven EVO platform with its Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) functionality will enable the efficient automation, operation, and optimization of hybrid networks, a mix of both purpose-built and Open RAN elements. This will result in improved network performance and accelerated Open RAN adoption. P.I. Works' Open RAN standard-compliant architecture offers a wide range of deployment opportunities to the operators, while field-proven nature of the solution assures carrier-grade reliability.
P.I. Works' RIC platform provides:
- A single platform for automated hybrid network management of both purpose-built and Open RAN networks with its rich multi-vendor support and dynamic abstraction.
- A set of AI-powered Service Management and Orchestration products and use-cases to enhance automation network capabilities.
- Continuously growing portable custom use-cases via Novel rApp Sandboxing Framework including development kits, mock APIs for testing and onboarding APIs for CI/CD enablement beyond O-RAN standards
- Marketplace with rich set of ready-to-use rApps, such as PCI and RSI Optimizers, Energy Saving, Coverage Optimization, Capacity Optimization and Traffic Steering, Special Event Handling, and many more.
- External enrichment data correlation capabilities with diverse third-party data sources such as mobile app reports, geolocation, Customer Experience Management systems, trouble ticketing systems and others.
- Multi-cloud deployment support for public and private clouds, and Software-as-a-Service offering.
"We are excited to launch the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) offering as addition to our automation product offering to automate management and optimization of green-field and brown-field Open RAN networks, which we believe will help to increase efficiency and speed up transformation in the industry," said Djakhongir Siradjev, CTO of P.I. Works. "Our RIC provides mobile operators with an easy-to-use, cost-effective way to deploy and manage Open RAN networks in a unified and standardized manner. It shall also simplify creation of new rApps, increase their portability across the ecosystem, and enable new opportunities for innovation and growth for our existing and future customers to provide better subscriber experience."
"The launch of P.I. Works' RIC, which will allow us to offer our customers variety of rApps, is another milestone in our mission to revolutionize the mobile network industry." added Dr. Erol Hepsaydir, VP of Solutions and Business Development at P.I. Works "With our innovative solutions and commitment to customer success, P.I. Works is poised to continue its growth and leadership in the industry."
For more insights about P.I. Works solutions, visit P.I. Works at Mobile World Congress 2023 Barcelona in Hall 2, #2K20. Click here to learn more about P.I. Works' showcase at MWC.
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SOURCE P.I. Works | 2023-02-22T07:37:49+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2023/02/22/pi-works-announces-general-availability-its-non-real-time-ran-intelligent-controller-non-rt-ric-further-accelerate-open-ran-adoption-by-mobile-operators/ |
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, responding to Associated Press investigative stories on the Supreme Court, said Tuesday it was time for the justices to bring their conduct in line with the ethical standards of other branches of government.
“If they just establish the basic standards of every other branch of government, it would give us much more confidence in their integrity,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said. He commented in Vilnius, Lithuania, where he was attending the NATO summit as part of the U.S. delegation.
The AP published stories showing that Justice Sonia Sotomayor, aided by her staff, has advanced sales of her books through college visits over the past decade; that universities have used trips by justices as a lure for financial contributions by placing them in event rooms with wealthy donors, and that justices have taken expenses-paid teaching trips to attractive locations that are light on actual classroom instruction.
The series comes after stories over the past six months that have raised ethical concerns about the activities of the justices. Durbin and other lawmakers in Washington have announced a vote next week on legislation that would require the court to adopt an ethics code. While the measure is unlikely to pass, it sends a signal of discontent about the court.
The nation’s highest court operates without an ethics code, instead following what Chief Justice John Roberts has referred to as a set of foundational “ethics principles and practices.”
Asked Tuesday about the AP stories, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who also sits on the Judiciary Committee, called them “powerful reports” that amount to a “drip-by-drip-by-drip indictment of a Supreme Court that seems answerable to no one for ethical breaches.
“The chief justice really ought to be taking these into account for the sake the court and the country because the Supreme Court will no longer exist as a truly viable institution if it continues the failure to face the need for a code of ethics,” he said.
In contrast, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, another member of the Judiciary Committee, said he believes Congress should leave the ethics issue to the court and that the Democrats’ pursuit of ethics reform “is part of a long-standing assault against the court that the left feels is undermining a lot of things they’ve accomplished over the years by judicial action. To me, that’s the motivating factor.”
“I think it’s a co-equal branch of government we don’t have jurisdiction over. Secondly, I think this is part of a false narrative that the court is out of control and needs Congress to save it,” Cornyn said.
Kathleen Clark, a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis and an expert in legal ethics, said the latest reporting reveals the extent to which “ethics problems at the Supreme Court is an equal opportunity scandal.
“It’s not just about Clarence Thomas and (Samuel) Alito,” Clark said, referring to earlier media reporting about the two conservative justices. “It’s an institutional rather than individual problem.”
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Megerian reported from Vilnius, Lithuania. AP writer Kevin Freking in Washington contributed to this report. | 2023-07-13T11:12:21+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-senators-call-for-supreme-court-to-follow-ethics-code-like-other-branches-of-government/ |
Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year.
In other words, women have to work nearly 15 months to earn what men make in 12 months.
82 cents on the dollar, and less for women of color
This is usually referred to as the gender pay gap. Here are the numbers:
- Women earn about 82 cents for every dollar a man earns
- For Black women, it's about 65 cents
- For Latina women, it's about 60 cents
Those gaps widen when comparing what women of color earn to the salaries of White men. These numbers have basically not budged in 20 years. That's particularly strange because so many other things have changed:
- More women now graduate from college than men
- More women graduate from law school than men
- Medical school graduates are roughly half women
That should be seen as progress. So why hasn't the pay gap improved too?
Francine Blau, an economist at Cornell who has been studying the gender pay gap for decades, calls this the $64,000 question. "Although if you adjust for inflation, it's probably in the millions by now," she jokes.
The childcare conundrum
Blau says one of the biggest factors here is childcare. Many women shy away from really demanding positions or work only part time because they need time and flexibility to care for their kids.
"Women will choose jobs or switch to occupations or companies that are more family friendly," she explains. "But a lot of times those jobs will pay less."
Other women leave the workforce entirely. For every woman at a senior management level who gets promoted, two women leave their jobs, most citing childcare as a major reason.
The "unexplained pay gap"
Even if you account for things like women taking more flexible jobs, working fewer hours, taking time off for childcare, etc., paychecks between the sexes still aren't square. Blau and her research partner Lawrence Kahn controlled for "everything we could find reliable data on" and found that women still earn about 8% less than their male colleagues for the same job.
"It's what we call the 'unexplained pay gap,'" says Blau, then laughs. "Or, you could just call it discrimination."
Mend the gap?
One way women could narrow the unexplained pay gap is, of course, to negotiate for higher salaries. But Blau points out that women are likely to experience backlash when they ask for more money. And it can be hard to know how much their male colleagues make and, therefore, what to ask for.
That is changing: a handful of states now require salary ranges be included in job postings.
Blau says that information can be a game changer at work for women and other marginalized groups: "They can get a real sense of, 'Oh, this is the bottom of the range and this is the top of the range. What's reasonable to ask for?'"
A pay raise, if the data is any indication.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-03-14T10:52:33+00:00 | upr.org | https://www.upr.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-03-14/its-equal-pay-day-the-gender-pay-gap-has-hardly-budged-in-20-years-what-gives |
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Pigeon Forge’s Winterfest will be bigger and brighter than ever this year with one million LEDs being added to the all-new Winterfest Wonders of Light Walking Trail.
The additions were made possible through a $1.5 million investment in the Pigeon Forge Winterfest celebration which will expand to include the city’s Riverwalk nature trail.
The new 20 displays are programmed to music with some standing more than 25 feet tall. There are walk-thru arches, a colorful 52-foot-long caterpillar, larger-than-life flowers, and more. The expansion brings the total number of light displays to 40 located. The addition is also the largest single investment in Pigeon Forge Winterfest since it began in 1989.
“When you enter the greenway, you’ll be in a canopy of lights as you walk through with existing snowflakes. You’re going to encounter a 52-foot caterpillar along the way, as well as a 20-foot fountain. You’re gonna see some large turtles, some fireflies, dragonflies, and Old Man Winters’ even gonna make an appearance as you walk along the greenway,” said Sue Carr, marketing manager for Pigeon Forge.
According to the city, the festival is one of the country’s largest free outdoor lights festivals. In years past, more than two million people have come to the Great Smoky Mountains gateway city for Winterfest.
“Pigeon Forge Winterfest is one of our city’s most popular events that has transformed a shoulder tourism season into one of our busiest and most successful,” said Pigeon Forge City Manager Earlene Teaster. “The Winterfest Wonders of Light Walking Trail, a $1.5 million investment, represents our city’s commitment to offering our visitors something new to experience with their families and friends, and it also showcases Pigeon Forge’s scenic Riverwalk nature trail.”
Once finished, the Winterfest Wonders of Light Walking Trail will go span the Riverwalk the access point in the city’s Municipal Parking Lot to the approximate intersection of Old Mill Avenue and Butler Street.
People will be able to get to the light display via the six-mile out-and-back Riverwalk which has several access points, including one at the city’s Patriot Park, the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, the Old Mill and the city’s Municipal Parking Lot. The trail is paved and it is pet-(leashes required) and wheelchair-friendly.
Winterfest kicks off on Nov. 10 and continues through Feb. 19. | 2022-09-28T01:00:05+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/sevier-county-news/1-5-million-investment-expanding-pigeon-forges-winterfest/ |
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered at least half a dozen pumpkin pies to Massachusetts firefighters during a Thanksgiving Day show of appreciation and his toddler grandson walked away with a red fire hat topping his blond curls.
“Oh wow,” Biden was heard to say upon seeing Beau Biden, who is nearly 3, emerge from the headquarters building wearing the hat. The president was with the firefighters who had lined up outside the building to welcome him.
Biden had expressed appreciation for firefighters and other emergency personnel earlier in the day when he and his wife, Jill, spoke by telephone to the hosts of NBC’s broadcast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
“I want to say thanks to the firefighters and police officers, first responders. They never take a break,” he said during the call. The Bidens spoke later Thursday with units from each of the six branches of the U.S. military, stationed in Europe, at sea, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the White House said.
“We remember them every single day,” he said during the broadcast. “God bless our troops.”
Jill Biden appeared to try to get her grandson to talk to the firefighters, but Beau would not look up. She was overheard saying she did not know why he was being so quiet.
During a brief conversation with reporters, Biden said he hopes the upcoming Republican-controlled House will continue U.S. aid to Ukraine. He also said his team is involved in negotiations to avoid a freight rail strike in early December that could further disrupt the economy.
After the visit, Biden returned to the Nantucket home where he is taking in the holiday with family, including son Hunter and his wife, Melissa — who are Beau’s parents — and daughter Ashley.
The family’s Thanksgiving menu included thyme-roasted turkey, stuffing and sherry gravy, seared scallops, three kinds of pie and the president’s favorite ice cream, chocolate chip.
They are camping out at a sprawling waterfront compound along Nantucket Harbor owned by David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm. Biden celebrated Thanksgiving at the home in 2021.
The Bidens have a more than 40-year tradition of spending Thanksgiving on the Massachusetts island. | 2022-11-25T03:57:38+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/ap-biden-brings-thanksgiving-pies-to-nantucket-first-responders/ |
HR technology leader continues to innovate machine-learning personalization technology including ChatGPT to drive enhanced employee benefits experience and self-service.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Businessolver®, a leading SaaS-based benefits technology platform today announced their 2023 product strategy which includes expanding its overall AI capabilities beyond their traditional virtual benefits assistant SofiaSM and delivering that intelligent experience throughout the employee's entire interaction with their benefits. Additionally, Businessolver is first to market in the benefits technology industry to leverage OpenAI's ChatGPT 3.5 Turbo service to their existing and proprietary Natural Language Understanding (NLU) framework, all to greatly improve the service delivered through their benefits platform, Benefitsolver™.
"As the market leader in benefits industry innovation, this strategic move empowers our clients to tackle today's benefits engagement challenges," said Rae Shanahan, Businessolver's Chief Strategy Officer. "Our advanced, intuitive technology bolsters employee engagement and self-service, while providing our Businessolver team with smarter tools that deliver superior outcomes in overall service. This is a pivotal step in our platform's evolution that demonstrates our commitment to Tech with Heart."
Sofia, Businessolver's AI benefits assistant technology, was implemented within Benefitsolver in 2017 to support employee self-service via in-platform chat, mobile, and phone call using natural language and large language models.
Industry-first Benefitsolver enhancements integrate ChatGPT into Sofia and existing platform capabilities.
Businessolver will enhance existing proprietary AI and language models with the addition of ChatGPT to expand Sofia's and Benefitsolver's in-platform capabilities, personalizing the end-to-end benefits experience for each user based on their unique needs and behaviors.
Businessolver is leveraging Microsoft's HIPAA-compliant Azure OpenAI service to improve Sofia's current NLU capabilities. This integration involves pre-processing member's questions to identify actions and sentiment, resulting in a faster and more accurate response to employee benefits-related questions. Additionally, it improves Sofia's ability to manage more complex questions by summarizing the true intention and sentiment of an employee's need while still employing Businessolver's proprietary AI models to understand the context of a question within the employee benefits domain. Their proprietary models are built on 25 years of benefits chat and transcription data.
"This is very exciting for us at Businessolver as we know that ChatGPT has the ability to refine and improve our overall AI framework, while still leveraging the core components of our proprietary AI technology that we have been investing in for the last six years," said Shanahan.
The evolution of AI across the benefits platform and technology
In addition to the exciting enhancements with ChatGPT, Businessolver also announced its ability to infuse Sofia's AI services throughout the entire employee experience. They have expanded Sofia's AI abilities beyond the chat and call functions and infused those services through the entire platform to dynamically serve up targeted, personalized, and relevant benefits information throughout each employee touchpoint, similar to other consumer technology experiences. "We take what we know about each individual and predict how to best serve them content as well as reorder menu options that are most applicable to their stage of life or unique situation," said Shanahan. "We do all of this to remove the burden of understanding benefits from the employee themselves and instead place that burden on the technology that was built to serve them."
The dynamic nature of serving content and data to the employee has also been expanded to Businessolver's Service Center as well. Businessolver has enhanced their call center phone experience with a personalized, dynamic interactive voice response (IVR) menu that will change based on individual employees' information and behaviors just as is being done through self-service in the Benefitsolver platform.
Today, Sofia and Businessolver's service-related technologies help:
- Drive 80% of all impressions for point solutions in member chat sessions
- Influence an 18% engagement rate (click or call) through Sofia impressions
- Support employee self-service with an average 90% same-day resolution rate through Sofia chat and a 29% resolution rate over the phones (meaning the employee did not need to speak to a live advocate)
Personalization is table stakes for employee benefits engagement and HR efficiency.
According to Businessolver's 2023 Benefits Insights report, 85% of employees are confused about their benefits, but AI-driven personalized support can improve end-to-end engagement with right-fit benefits year-round:
- 60% of employees who used personalized decision support at enrollment elected a high-deductible health plan with an HSA, more than three times higher than employees who did not have personalized support available to them.
- 70% of employees are willing to engage their claims data to further personalize their benefits experience.
"Our product vision is to be a change agent within the healthcare landscape and that starts by supporting employees in their benefits engagement," said Shanahan. "The work we are doing to bring greater intelligence to the experience in our technology and service will ensure that vision is realized."
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Dr. Danielle Henderson, Indiana University Health clinical psychologist joined News 8 Saturday to talk about the true meaning of “quiet quitting.”
“It doesn’t necessarily mean what it might imply by the words. What it’s meaning is essentially reframing or rethinking about how you’re working,” Henderson said.
“A lot of us have a tendency to maybe do above and beyond what we’re called for in our jobs and our duties. “Quiet quitting” is encouraging to do work within the framework of your job and maybe not go too far beyond that,” Henderson said.
Learn more by watching the video. | 2022-09-24T19:53:26+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/news/what-does-quiet-quitting-actually-mean/ |
Ex-Trump aide Navarro indicted; Meadows won’t be charged
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been indicted on charges that he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the Justice Department spared two other advisers, including the ex-president’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, from criminal prosecution.
The department’s decision to not prosecute Meadows and Dan Scavino, another adviser to former President Donald Trump, was revealed in a letter sent Friday by a federal prosecutor to a lawyer for the House of Representatives. The move was reported hours after the indictment of Navarro and a subsequent, fiery court appearance in which he vowed to contest the contempt of Congress charges.
The flurry of activity comes just days before the House committee leading the investigation into the riot at the Capitol holds a primetime hearing aimed at presenting the American public with evidence it has collected about how the assault unfolded. The split decisions show how the Justice Department has opted to evaluate on a case-by-case basis contempt referrals it has received from Congress rather than automatically pursue charges against each and every Trump aide who has resisted congressional subpoenas.
The committee’s leaders called the decision to not prosecute Meadows and Scavino “puzzling.” In a statement late Friday, Reps. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said: “We hope the Department provides greater clarity on this matter. ... No one is above the law.”
Though the Justice Department has referred multiple Trump aides for potential prosecution for refusal to cooperate, Navarro is only the second to face criminal charges, following the indictment last fall of former White House adviser Steve Bannon.
Navarro, 72, was charged with one contempt count for failing to appear for a deposition before the House committee and a second charge for failing to produce documents the committee requested.
During an initial court appearance, he alleged that the Justice Department had committed “prosecutorial misconduct” and said he was told he could not contact anyone after being approached by an FBI agent at the airport Friday and put in handcuffs. He said he was arrested while trying to board a flight to Nashville, Tennessee for a television appearance.
“Who are these people? This is not America,” Navarro said. “I was a distinguished public servant for four years!”
Each charge carries a minimum sentence of a month in jail and a maximum of a year behind bars.
The Justice Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland had been facing pressure to move more quickly to decide whether to prosecute other Trump aides who have similarly defied subpoenas from the House panel.
The New York Times first reported on the decision to not charge Meadows and Scavino. A person familiar with the decision who was not authorized to discuss it publicly confirmed it to The Associated Press on Friday. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington, which made the decisions regarding each of the Trump aides, declined to comment Friday.
Meadows, a close Trump adviser seen by House investigators as a vital witness to key events, initially cooperated with the committee, turning over more than 2,000 text messages sent and received in the days leading up to and of the attack. But in December, Meadows informed the committee that he would not sit for a deposition. Scavino was held in contempt in April after declining to cooperate with Congress.
A lawyer for Meadows did not immediately return messages Friday night. Stan Brand, an attorney representing Scavino, said he had not yet received the letter from the U.S. attorney’s office, but he’d heard the news through a third party. “I’m grateful that the Justice Department exercised their discretion to decline prosecution,” Brand said.
The indictment against Navarro alleges that when summoned to appear before the committee for a deposition earlier this year, he refused to do so and instead told the panel that because Trump had invoked executive privilege, “my hands are tied.”
After committee staff told him they believed there were topics he could discuss without raising any executive privilege concerns, Navarro again refused, directing the committee to negotiate directly with lawyers for Trump, according to the indictment. The committee went ahead with its scheduled deposition on March 2, but Navarro did not attend.
The indictment, dated Thursday, came days after Navarro revealed in a court filing that he also had been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury this week as part of the Justice Department’s sprawling probe into the insurrection. The subpoena to Navarro, a trade adviser to Trump, was the first known instance of prosecutors seeking testimony from someone who worked in the Trump White House as they investigate the attack.
“This was a preemptive strike by the prosecution against that lawsuit,” Navarro told Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui during his court appearance. “It simply flies in the face of good faith and due process.”
Navarro made the case in his lawsuit Tuesday that the House select committee investigating the attack is unlawful and therefore a subpoena it issued to him in February is unenforceable under law. He sued members of the committee, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the U.S. attorney in Washington, Matthew M. Graves, whose office is now handling the criminal case against him.
In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Navarro said the goal of his lawsuit is much broader than the subpoenas themselves, part of an effort to have “the Supreme Court address a number of issues that have come with the weaponization of Congress’ investigatory powers” since Trump entered office.
Members of the select committee sought testimony from Navarro about his efforts to help Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election, including a call trying to persuade state legislators to join their efforts.
The former economics professor was one of the White House staffers who promoted Trump’s baseless claims of mass voter fraud. Trump, in turn, promoted a lengthy report Navarro released in December 2020, which Navarro falsely claimed contained evidence of the alleged misconduct and election fraud “more than sufficient” to swing victory to his former boss.
Despite the opposition from several Trump allies, the Jan. 6 panel, comprised of seven Democrats and two Republicans, has managed to interview more than 1,000 witnesses about the insurrection in the past 11 months and is now preparing for a series of public hearings to begin next week. Lawmakers on the panel hope the half-dozen hearings will be a high-profile airing of the causes and consequences of the domestic attack on the U.S. government.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-04T06:33:59+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/2022/06/04/ex-trump-aide-navarro-indicted-meadows-wont-be-charged/ |
Which playpen is best?
Every parent knows about the dreaded silence that falls when children get into things they shouldn’t be while you aren’t looking. You can avoid this by using a playpen. Playpens can also help keep toys from being scattered to the four winds by containing everything to a designated play area in addition to occasionally doubling as barriers and fences to make an entire room a playpen.
The best playpen for many occasions and needs is the Baby Care Funzone Play Pen. This highly durable and incredibly safe playpen has effortless setup and takedown. It’s pretty expensive but well worth it.
What to know before you buy a playpen
Types
Standard: Standard playpens have no floor and generally come in adjustable sizes, with four to 14 individual panels. They typically include gates for easy entrance and exit and are often secured to the floor using suction cups or balanced on feet.
Portable: Portable playpens are meant for when you’re on the go. They have a floor to protect your child from the uncomfortable ground and are typically collapsible or at the very least have a carrying case to store panels and the floor.
Playpen material
Plastic: Plastic playpens are generally thick though lightweight. They’re durable, very easy to clean and often come in a wide range of bright colors. They’re less likely to scratch hardwood flooring and they sometimes come with activity panels to help entertain your child. They don’t last very long in the sun as sunlight will bleach out the color and weaken the plastic.
Wood: Wood playpens are thinner than plastic but also heavier. They generally don’t have any activity panels and last even shorter outside, thanks to absorbing moisture. This also means they don’t hold up to chewing. They sometimes have feet to add to stability and limit scratching of hardwood floors. They tend to have a more refined look over plastic that some might desire.
Panel quantity
Where you plan on using your playpen and how often affect how many panels you typically need. You might want to have extras in case of damage or for adjusting play space as required. Certain configurations of panels are also sturdier.
What to look for in a quality playpen
Safety
Playpens generally have a Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association certification label, which shows compliance with all safety standards set by the Consumer Products Safety Commission. If your prospective playpen doesn’t have this, look for a different playpen.
Height
Playpens are generally 20 inches tall at a minimum, so children can’t climb out, but many playpens are taller than this. If you want your playpen to last as long as possible, choose one that has a lot of extra height so your child won’t be able to grow and escape for a long time.
Gate
Some playpens include a gate for easy entrance and exit. These are often usable with one hand to make using the gate and holding your child easy. A playpen without a gate means you’ll have to lift your child in and out when in use.
How much you can expect to spend on a playpen
Playpens can be quite expensive with higher quality and a larger play area space. You can find most average playpens for $100 or a bit less, but some can be well over $150.
Playpen FAQ
Can you buy extra panels if you need to without buying an entire extra playpen?
A. Many playpen, but not all, manufacturers sell extra panels in extension packs. If you think you’ll need more later, check before purchasing if there are extension packs available. Otherwise, you might find yourself needing to repurchase the full playpen.
Do standard playpen types fold up for storage?
A. No, standard playpens don’t fold up for storage. The panels can be taken apart and stacked out of the way to take up less space when not needed, but if easy storage is high on your list of what to look for, purchase a portable playpen.
What’s the best playpen to buy?
Top playpen
What you need to know: Although this playpen is expensive, the easy setup and takedown and large play area make this the top playpen pick.
What you’ll love: Rounded edges and durable construction make this an incredibly safe playpen for children inside and outside.
What you should consider: There are some reports of rare instances of the door not closing or opening easily, plus it isn’t very portable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Top playpen for the money
Dreambaby Brooklyn Converta Playpen
What you need to know: This dual-purpose mesh playpen can function as a fence or barrier when needed.
What you’ll love: The mesh provides excellent visibility and folds down very easily for maximum storage capability.
What you should consider: It has a smaller play area and corners that seem a bit weak, which doesn’t match up to the slightly high cost.
Where to buy: Sold by Target
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This might be a rather pricey option, but the high quality and additional features make it worth the investment.
What you’ll love: The interlocking panels make setup and takedown incredibly easy, and there’s a swinging door for accessible entrance and exit.
What you should consider: There are gaps in the panels a child can use to climb out of the playpen.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
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Vice President Harris said Saturday that the U.S. has formally determined that the Russian military's actions in Ukraine constitute war crimes and demanded that the perpetrators be held accountable by the international community.
"In the case of Russia's actions in Ukraine, we have examined the evidence. We know the legal standards and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity," she said at the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany.
Harris emphasized the importance of the global community standing up for Ukraine and continuing to keep pressure on Russia.
"Let us be clear, Russian forces have pursued a widespread and systemic attack against a civilian population," she said. "Gruesome acts of murder, torture, rape, and deportation. Execution-style killings, beatings, and electrocution. Russian authorities have forcibly deported hundreds of thousands of people form Ukraine to Russia — including children."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday issued a supporting statement saying the U.S. will work to hold those responsible to account, while emphasizing the importance of this designation. Blinken is attending the meeting.
"We reserve crimes against humanity determinations for the most egregious crimes," he said. "Today's determination underlines staggering extent of the human suffering inflicted by Moscow on the Ukrainian civilian population. This determination also reflects the deep commitment of the United States to holding members of Russia's forces and other Russian officials accountable for their atrocities against the people of Ukraine."
Last March, the Biden administration announced officials had assessed that members of Russia's military forces have committed war crimes.
Ukraine is not a state party to treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). But the country has exercised its rights to accept the court's jurisdiction over alleged war crimes occurring within its borders. On Feb. 28, 2022, shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the ICC prosecutor announced he would seek authorization to open an investigation into allegations of war crimes in Ukraine.
Still to come: Blinken's meeting China's top diplomat
As tension between the U.S. and China lingers, Blinken is set to meet with China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, for talks this weekend in Munich. This will be the highest level of contact between the U.S. and China since the security balloon incident.
The relationship between China and the U.S. has been fraught since the Feb. 4 shootdown of what the Biden administration maintains was a Chinese surveillance balloon that made its way across the continental U.S.
Beijing, however, insists that the balloon was a civilian craft used for scientific research, and that shooting it down was an overreaction and a violation of international practice.
Blinken had been scheduled to visit Beijing on Feb. 5-6, but postponed the trip after the balloon made headlines.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-02-18T14:58:16+00:00 | kosu.org | https://www.kosu.org/world-news/2023-02-18/the-u-s-says-russian-actions-in-ukraine-are-crimes-against-humanity |
Updated May 22, 2023 at 10:15 AM ET
Target is recalling around 4.9 million candles sold in-store and online because the jars can crack or break and cause burns and lacerations.
The retail giant announced the recall of the store's Threshold Glass Jar Candles in conjunction with federal regulators last week.
Target received 137 reports of the candle jar cracking and breaking during use. There were at least six injuries as a result, which included "lacerations and severe burns."
"Target is committed to providing high quality and safe products to our guests," company spokesperson Joe Unger said in an emailed statement.
"If a guest owns any items that have been recalled, they should return them for a full refund," Unger added.
The recall includes varieties of 5.5 ounce one-wick candles, 14 ounce three-wick candles and 20 ounce three-wick candles in scents ranging from warm cider and cinnamon to ocean air and moss and many more.
Customers with any of the affected candles are being advised to stop using them right away. A list of the affected item numbers is available on Target's website, and users can find their item number on the bottom of their candle jar.
The candles, which cost between $3 and $20 and were sold from August 2019 through last March, can be returned for a full refund. Customers can return the candles at any Target store or ship them back to the company with a prepaid label.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-05-22T16:53:26+00:00 | kanw.com | https://www.kanw.com/npr-news/2023-05-22/target-is-recalling-nearly-5-million-candles-that-can-cause-burns-and-lacerations |
The White House on Thursday bashed Republican governors for sending migrants to Democratic-run cities such as Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., and Washington, D.C., in an attempt to make a point about immigration policy.
“It’s really just disrespectful to humanity. It is — it doesn’t afford them any dignity, what they’re doing, when you’re abandoning families and children in a place where they were told they were going to get housing, in a place where they were told they were going to get jobs,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “It is just cruel.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) flew two planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday. He has been sending migrants to “sanctuary” cities or states, which limit their cooperation with federal immigration authorities
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has repeatedly made similar moves, including sending two buses of migrants to Vice President Harris’s residence in Washington that arrived on Thursday.
“The fact that Fox News and not the Department of Homeland Security, the city or local NGOs were alerted about a plan to leave migrants, including children, on the side of a busy D.C. street makes clear that this is just a cruel, premeditated political stunt,” Jean-Pierre said.
Jean-Pierre wouldn’t say if what is being done is illegal, deferring to the Department of Justice, but stressed that there is a process in place for handling migrants in the U.S.
“There’s a legal way of doing this, for managing migrants. Republican governors interfering in that process and using migrants as political pawns is shameful, is reckless and just plain wrong. And remember, these are people who are fleeing communism, who are fleeing hardship,” she said.
Jean-Pierre said she hasn’t spoken to Biden specifically on his response to the migrants being dropped off.
She said the White House is working to manage the consequences of these bus loads of people and has been in touch with the cities and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“They deserve better than being left on the streets of D.C. or being left in Martha’s Vineyard. They deserve a lot better than that,” Jean-Pierre said. “And as we have done many times in response to attempts to create chaos and confusion by Republican governors, we are working to manage the kind of consequences of these two stunts as well.” | 2022-09-15T22:35:23+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/hill-politics/white-house-calls-governors-sending-migrants-to-dc-marthas-vineyard-disrespectful-to-humanity/ |
LucidLink Filespaces Recognized as Integral Resource that Powers Oscar-Winning Films, Hit TV Shows, and Live Sports Broadcasts
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LucidLink, the cloud-native file service provider, has been named a winner of TVTech's Best of Show Awards at the 2023 NAB Show. The award recognizes LucidLink's innovative approach that provides seamless access to data and real-time collaboration for creative professionals, powering production and post-production workflows for teams around the world.
LucidLink transforms the cloud into local storage allowing users to stream data directly from the cloud, eliminating the need to download or synchronize. This SaaS solution enables organizations to reliably and securely access any size or type of file over global distances making it easier for content creators to access their data in the cloud from any location.
Most recently, LucidLink powered production of the Oscar-winning film The Boy, The Mole, the Fox and the Horse, which took home Best Animated Short Film at this year's awards. A team of over 120 creatives relied on LucidLink to collaborate around the world, in over 15 countries during the height of pandemic lockdowns, making it one of the first-ever Academy Award winning films to be produced by a fully remote team.
"It's an honor to be recognized by TVTech in this year's Best of Show Awards for NAB," says Peter Thompson, CEO of LucidLink. "LucidLink is built for and by the creative professionals whose hard work inspires so many, and we take pride in helping them bring their visions to life."
TVTech's Best of Show Awards are a prestigious honor in the broadcasting industry, recognizing innovative products and solutions that have the potential to transform the way content is created, distributed, and consumed. LucidLink's flagship Filespaces technology was selected as a winner from hundreds of entries and judged by a panel of experts in the industry.
The 2023 NAB Show was held in Las Vegas from April 17-20 and featured the latest products and technologies in the broadcasting industry. LucidLink was showcased at the event, along with other innovative products and solutions from around the world.
For more information, please visit www.lucidlink.com.
About LucidLink
LucidLink gives creative professionals instant access to their data for real-time collaboration from anywhere. Its award-winning SaaS solution, Filespaces, provides best-in-class security and high-performance scalability to run cloud-based workflows for maximum efficiency and productivity in production and post-production environments. The service is compatible with most major cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and IBM. It supports all major operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS. LucidLink is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company maintains an office in Sofia, Bulgaria, with remote employees across North America, Europe, and Australia. Visit us at lucidlink.com.
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Firm leverages secure cloud for efficient content access and collaboration through the #1 trusted cloud platform for legal professionals
LIMA, Peru and SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Haga clic aqui para ver el Comunicado de Prensa en español. García Sayán Abogados (GSA) has selected and implemented NetDocuments, the worlds #1 cloud platform where legal professionals do work, to improve the Firm's productivity and security, and streamline its hybrid work environment.
The Firm, which distinguishes itself by upholding one of the most rigorous standards of client confidentiality, switched to NetDocuments to address the challenges of working remotely, including content access, collaboration and maintaining productivity levels while out of the office.
Remote Realities
While many countries in Latin America had remote work regulations prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most were rigid, which required adjustments to allow employers to rapidly adapt to their new remote, and now hybrid, reality. Upon the onset of the pandemic, GSA quickly enhanced its remote work technologies, including implementing NetDocuments to accommodate greater flexibility and less onerous remote working options.
Several years ago, the firm made a strategic commitment to invest in technology as a top area of growth, and the decision to select and rely on a cloud-only technology platform like NetDocuments underpins this approach. "We knew we wanted an innovative and technologically advanced cloud solution and that is how we discovered NetDocuments," stated Alberto Varillas, Firm Managing Partner and expert in oil and gas legislation, labor and immigration law. "While our previous document management technology met some of our basic document needs, it did not offer adequate alternatives for a new remote reality."
As part of the system transition, the Firm was able to take files that had been stored locally and across numerous data sources and centralize them quickly in the NetDocuments cloud platform.
"Initially, when we moved to a remote/hybrid workplace, we thought it would be temporary. However, as it stands today, we have the ideal balance of 'in office' and remote, and the right technology to support our hybrid working model," stated Varillas. "Moving to the cloud has allowed us to easily access documents, discussions, and matters, regardless of where our attorneys are in the world, and they can access these materials when they need them. It was clearly the smart thing to do."
GSA partnered with Alfredo Reátegui and Lima-based Pronet S.A.C. to maximize adoption across the Firm and ensure a smooth implementation and user training.
In addition to streamlining its hybrid work environment and being able to enhance content security, the GSA team is taking full advantage of NetDocuments powerful search tools to easily find and access documents and data. "We are really taking advantage of NetDocuments powerful search, and are finding it much easier to use, faster and more comprehensive and accurate than other platforms we used before," added Varillas.
"We are thrilled to partner with García Sayán to help them realize their cloud-based, hybrid working vision," stated Marriott Murdock, Senior Regional Director, Latin America, at NetDocuments. They are now leading with the cloud and can collaborate more easily –– and securely –– all of which contributes to delivering the best client service."
For more information about NetDocuments, please click here. | 2022-08-11T13:10:24+00:00 | hjnews.com | https://www.hjnews.com/news/state/garc-a-say-n-streamlines-and-secures-hybrid-working-with-netdocuments/article_594ab47f-2e73-5ecf-b78a-51011550dfa2.html |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets announced that it will celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the inaugural 1988-89 Hornets season during the 2023-24 NBA campaign.
Officials said the celebration of Charlotte basketball will include a series of 35th anniversary games that will feature a new classic edition uniform, themed in-arena programming and promotional items, and appearances by former Hornets players.
In one of the highlights of the 35th Anniversary, the Hornets and the Charlotte Museum of History are collaborating to create a new exhibit about the team’s history.
The “Hive at 35” exhibit will include interactive spaces, a timeline of Carolinas basketball history, and plenty of artifacts, from the original teal-and-purple Hornets jerseys and game-worn shoes to commemorative items from the team’s inaugural season and other milestone events.
The exhibit will open to the public on October 10.
The Hornets also unveiled a 35th-anniversary logo which includes the current Hornets logo over pinstripes with the words “35 Years” at the top and the years “1988” and “2023” at the bottom.
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A new report from the American Cancer Society has found that the U.S. cancer mortality rate has fallen by one-third since 1991. But this isn’t a result of medical breakthroughs — it is in large part due to behavioral changes, such as less people smoking due to public health campaigns and policy changes — and better treatment for late-stage cancers as well as improved screening.
Here & Now host Deepa Fernandes speaks with Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic, about this surprising news.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Millions of Americans remain out of work due to long COVID, study finds
(CNN) - A new study has found that long COVID is preventing up to 4 million Americans from working.
The Brookings Institution estimates two to four million people are out of work due to long COVID, with 3 million full-time workers representing 1.8% of the entire U.S. civilian labor force.
The study said long COVID is a combination of symptoms that emerge months or even years after initially recovering from the virus.
People suffering from long COVID can face a range of symptoms that can make it challenging to work, including brain fog, anxiety, depression, fatigue and breathing problems.
The findings come as many industries struggle with severe labor shortages contributing to the worst inflation in four decades.
Brookings calls for government actions to ease the economic burden of long COVID, including better prevention and treatment and expanded paid sick leave.
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AMES, Iowa (AP)Ashley Joens scored 24 points, Emily Ryan had 12 points and eight assists and No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Texas 66-61 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Joens completed a three-point play with 2:37 left to give Iowa State a 61-55 lead, but she missed two free throws at 1:45 and Texas took advantage when Rori Harmon sank a baseline jumper to make it 61-57. Iowa State had two chances at the other end following an offensive rebound and Denae Fritz made a 3-pointer from the corner for a seven-point lead. Joens added two free throws with 14.2 seconds left to seal it.
Lexi Donarski had 11 points and Fritz scored 10 for Iowa State (16-7, 8-5 Big 12). Donarski and Joens had three 3-pointers apiece as the Cyclones went 8 of 15.
Joens and Donarski each made a 3-pointer in the final minute of the third quarter to help Iowa State extend its lead to 52-40. Donarski added an open 3-pointer in the opening 70 seconds of the fourth quarter for a 15-point lead.
Texas’ first 3-pointer of the game, in 12 attempts, came with 4:18 left in the fourth. Shay Holle added another 3-pointer on the Longhorns next possession to get within 57-53 after a 13-2 run.
Harmon scored nine of her 19 points in the first quarter and Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda added 10 points for Texas (20-7, 11-3), which had a seven-game winning streak end. The Longhorns were 5 of 12 from the free-throw line compared to 12 of 20 for Iowa State.
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INDIANAPOLIS — As drivers look for relief from the high gas prices, scammers are seeing an opportunity.
The Better Business Bureau is warning about fake “gas cards” being sent to your phone. Instead of getting some relief from the pump, victims find themselves facing even more problems.
The scam involves someone sending a link that would enter you into a contest to win free gas. The scammers hope people facing sticker shock at the pump will click on the link without thinking about it.
“Scammers keep up on these trends, and so they know what’s going on in the news, and they know what’s going on in our community. They really try to profit off that,” said Shelbi Felblinger, community outreach coordinator for the BBB Central Indiana.
This is a form of “smishing”, a mashup of short message service (SMS) and phishing. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said these types of scams are becoming more commonplace.
People who fall prey to these types of scams may find their personal information being manipulated, which scammers can sell or use in other scams. They may also entice you to download malware to their device.
BBB advocates say just like with any other scam, there are warning signs you can look for. Check to make sure everything is spelled correctly, especially the name of the website or company that’s supposed to be offering the prize. If you end up clicking the link in the text, look at the design of the website. Most official sites look like they were made by professionals.
The best plan of action is just to ignore the message in the first place.
“Some scammers will ask you to text either stop or no to stop receiving future texts. Don’t reply at all,” said Felblinger. “Once you do, this tells the scammer that your phone is actually active, and you may find yourself victim in future scams.”
The FCC said there are some things you can do to avoid becoming a victim of a smishing attempt:
- Never click links, reply to text messages or call numbers you don’t recognize.
- Do not respond, even if the message requests that you “text STOP” to end messages.
- Delete all suspicious texts.
- Make sure your smart device OS and security apps are updated to the latest version.
- Consider installing anti-malware software on your device for added security.
The bottom line is to stop before you engage and avoid the urge to respond. If you think the text is phony, block it and delete the message before reporting the number to the BBB.
If you think you fell victim to smishing, you should contact law enforcement to report the scam. You can also file a complaint with the FCC at no cost. | 2022-06-21T18:38:14+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/scammers-targeting-people-seeking-relief-from-high-gas-prices/ |
NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Vertiv Holdings Co ("Vertiv") (NYSE: VRT) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that: (a) purchased or otherwise acquired Vertiv securities between February 24, 2021, and February 23, 2022, inclusive; and/or (b) purchased Vertiv shares in or traceable to the Company's secondary public offering of Class A common stock conducted on or around November 4, 2021.
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BEIJING (AP) — China will take “resolute and strong measures” should the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi proceed with reported plans to visit Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Pelosi, who is second in line to the presidency, is due to visit the self-governing island China claims as its own territory in August, according to a report in the Financial Times.
She was originally scheduled to visit in April but had to postpone after she tested positive for COVID-19.
Pelosi would be the highest ranking American lawmaker to visit the close U.S. ally since her predecessor as speaker, Newt Gingrich, traveled there 25 years ago.
China has vowed to annex Taiwan by force if necessary, and has advertised that threat by flying warplanes near Taiwanese airspace and holding military exercises based on invasion scenarios. It says those actions are aimed at deterring advocates of the island’s formal independence and foreign allies – principally the U.S. – from coming to its aid, more than 70 years after the sides split amid civil war.
A visit by Pelosi would “severely undermine China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, gravely impact the foundation of China-U.S. relations and send a seriously wrong signal to Taiwan independence forces,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijiang said at a daily briefing.
“If the U.S. were to insist on going down the wrong path, China will take resolute and strong measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Zhao said.
China in recent days has also ratcheted up its rhetoric over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, demanding the cancellation of a deal worth approximately $108 million that would boost its armed forces’ chances of survival against its much bigger foe. China has the world’s largest standing military, with an increasingly sophisticated navy and a huge inventory of missiles pointed across the 180 kilometer (100 mile) -wide Taiwan Strait.
“The Chinese People’s Liberation Army … will resolutely thwart any form of interference by external forces and separatist plots of ‘Taiwan independence,'” the Defense Ministry said in a statement posted on its website Tuesday.
While Washington maintains a policy of “strategic ambiguity” over whether it would defend Taiwan in a conflict with China, U.S. law requires it must ensure the island has the means to defend itself and consider threats to its security as matters of “grave concern.”
Washington maintains only unofficial relations with Taiwan in deference to Beijing, but is the island’s strongest political ally and source of defensive arms.
Zhao gave no details about what potential actions China might take in response to Pelosi’s visit, but Beijing has generally used military flights and war games to indicate its discontent. Chinese pilots have also been accused of aggressive action toward surveillance aircraft from the U.S. and its allies operating in international airspace off the Chinese coast, while using lasers and other methods to harass foreign warships in the South China Sea.
China’s most serious threat against Taiwan came in 1995-96, when it held military exercises and lobbed missiles into waters north and south of the island in response to a visit to the U.S. by then-President Lee Teng-hui. | 2022-07-19T14:56:02+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/china-threatens-strong-measures-if-pelosi-visits-taiwan/ |
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy energy industry press releases from PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the energy and natural resources industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- American Battery Factory Selects Tucson, Arizona, as Site for its First Battery Cell Gigafactory in United States
The site will serve as ABF's official headquarters and will be the country's largest gigafactory for the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells at approximately 2 million square feet, providing an estimated $1.2 billion in capital investment, $3.1 billion in economic impact to the state and accelerating the growth of the clean energy economy across the country. - Savant Teams with Sunnova to Deliver Smart Power Solutions
A Savant/Sunnova smart power solution seamlessly monitors and controls energy from the grid as well as home solar systems and generator power, creating an optimized ecosystem for any home. - DEKRA Opens Vehicle-Grid Innovation Laboratory in Partnership with California Energy Commission
ViGIL seeks to transform the transportation sector by improving the interoperability of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. It also seeks to increase capacity and throughput of EVSE standards testing and expand testing for electric vehicle charging equipment. - Future Minerals Forum enlists think tanks to champion innovation and develop thought leadership
By working with industry experts and opinion formers, FMF seeks to shape global conversations on minerals and metals by delivering insights that support the development of the industry, predicated on strict environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. - Jacobs Wins New Contract to Support UK Fusion Program
Subject to competition under the framework, Jacobs' project delivery professionals will be embedded in client teams at UKAEA, the U.K.'s national fusion laboratory, to work on some of the world's most advanced research into machine design, robotics, materials science and fusion fuel. - Cognizant Expands SAP Capabilities for Energy and Utilities Clients with Acquisition of Utegration Rob Vatter, Executive Vice President of Cognizant's Enterprise Platform Services, said, "In bringing together Utegration's experienced, specialist team with our global scale in SAP and digital transformation, we have a strong new set of capabilities designed to address the market's critical transformation needs."
- New Jersey's Last Operating Coal Fired Power Plant Imploded
"The Logan demolition today marks the end of the coal era in New Jersey and a major step towards the state's clean energy future," said Ramón Cruz, President of the Sierra Club. "Battery storage will play an instrumental role in bolstering a clean grid, all without polluting our air or endangering the health of vulnerable communities." - Inexpensive Catalysts and Syzygy Plasmonics Photoreactors Open the Door for Broader Hydrogen Adoption
The reactors use light instead of heat from combustion to power chemical reactions and can produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel from ammonia. - Reneum awarded prestigious Filecoin Green grant to supercharge a Web3-powered transition to renewable energy
The two companies are set to address the shortcomings of traditional renewable energy storage solutions for digital environmental assets, paving the way for a new standard of transparency, trust and access to renewable energy markets. - Duke Energy completes restoration to all customers in Moore County and surrounding counties Approximately 45,000 customers were initially affected when two substations in the county were attacked and vandalized on Saturday. The company continues to work with local, state and federal agencies on the investigation.
- CEP Renewables Completes Largest Landfill Solar Project in North America
This 25.6 megawatt (dc) solar project is located in Mount Olive, New Jersey and has enabled the township to recoup nearly $2.3 million in past taxes while at the same time transitioning the former Combe Fill North Landfill Superfund site into a revenue-generating, clean energy asset. - U.S. Department of Energy Rolls Out Energy Improvement Grants for Public Schools This historic investment in K-12 public schools will help impoverished and rural school districts across the nation make vital energy improvements to school facilities to achieve more significant cost savings and ultimately create healthier academic environments for all students.
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Trump, Abbott and Cruz among scheduled speakers at NRA convention in Houston
HOUSTON (Gray News) - The National Rifle Association’s annual convention is scheduled this week in Houston, with some big names on the agenda as confirmed speakers.
The event is planned to take place at the George R. Brown Convention Center, just about a five-hour drive from where at least 21 people were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.
According to the NRA, a few of the featured speakers at the convention include Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Sen. Ted Cruz and former President Donald Trump. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and NRA-ILA Executive Director Jason Ouimet are also on the agenda as confirmed speakers.
NRA representatives said the annual leadership forum is one of the most politically significant and popular events in the country. Additionally, the NRA said the convention features the nation’s top Second Amendment leaders in government, media and the entertainment industry.
The NRA leadership forum has scheduled on-site registration beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday, with planned events running through Sunday at 5 p.m. at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-25T21:41:56+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/2022/05/25/trump-abbott-cruz-among-scheduled-speakers-nra-convention-houston/ |
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP)Terry Collins scored 30 points as Mississippi Valley State beat UAPB 78-74 on Saturday night.
Collins added five rebounds and three steals for the Delta Devils (5-25, 4-12 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Rayquan Brown scored 15 points and added nine rebounds. Tyronn Mosley shot 5 for 13 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 1 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding 11 rebounds.
Chris Greene led the Golden Lions (10-19, 6-10) in scoring, finishing with 25 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Shaun Doss added 19 points and nine rebounds for UAPB. In addition, Kylen Milton had 15 points and two steals. The loss is the seventh straight for the Golden Lions.
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Both teams next play Thursday. Mississippi Valley State hosts Alcorn State and UAPB hosts Jackson State.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-02-26T17:59:34+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/collins-scores-30-mississippi-valley-st-defeats-uapb-78-74/ |
TOKYO (AP) _ Canon Inc. (CAJ) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $430.8 million.
The Tokyo-based company said it had profit of 41 cents per share.
The office machine company posted revenue of $7.29 billion in the period.
Canon shares have declined 2.5% since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased slightly more than 1% in the last 12 months.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Sunlight filters through shattered windows, casting a glow upon the dusty furniture and fragments of glass strewn across the floor of the office belonging to Oleksandr Vinkovskyi, director of a Kyiv business where visually impaired people worked.
Vinkovskyi is blind, and can’t see the scale of damage caused by debris from one of many Russian-fired drones on the Ukrainian capital last month. But he knows that 80 people, including 54 with a disability who used to work there manufacturing circuit breakers, sockets and hangers, are now out of work.
Most of the windows have been shattered, the doors broken, equipment ruined, and a gaping hole marks the wall on the third floor. Vinkovskyi has halted the operation for now, deeming it too dangerous for his employees.
“A visually impaired person goes to work not only to earn money, but also to communicate, interact, and be part of society in some way,” said Vinkovskyi. “And I don’t know how to estimate this loss.”
Losing the place of work is just one of a multitude of challenges that people with visual impairments face across Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022. In the past month, when Russia predominantly targeted the capital during the night as people slept, the struggles multiplied, making it even more challenging for the visually impaired to orient themselves.
“A visually impaired person can’t locate where the explosion happened. For them, every explosion feels like it’s happening in their home,” Vinkovskyi said. “They don’t know the scale of what happened, and that brings additional stress.”
The sounds that visually impaired people rely on as their primary means of navigating their surroundings are incredibly vivid and sensitive. As a result, the explosions evoke heightened fear and distress.
Larysa Baida, the program director of the National Assembly of People with Disabilities of Ukraine, said that many individuals experience states of panic in such situations. In response, the organization has been providing psychological assistance and rehabilitation to support visually impaired people during the war.
“I’m still confused and can’t come to my senses,” said Volodymyr Holubenko, 62, who is blind and is the administrator of the business where visually impaired people worked, when recalling the day of the attack.
“I heard everything. Our doors at home were shuddering,” said Holubenko, who lives near the facility.
Holubenko, who has been working at the company for 47 years, described May as a very challenging month. However, he says he feels more protected this year compared to the previous one, when the war was in its early stages. He closely follows the news about the promises of Ukraine’s Western allies to supply anti-aircraft defense systems and eagerly awaits their delivery.
Olesia Perepechenko, executive director of nongovernmental organization Modern Sight and herself blind, says she starts hearing the missiles flying and explosions even before her husband, mother or anyone else hears them.
“I hear these sounds slightly earlier, and the anxiety comes slightly earlier. And that’s why my agitation is so acute,” Perepechenko said.
She lives in the Kyiv province and said that Russia’s nightly barrages in May were particularly challenging.
“When Shaheds constantly fly over you, when the noise of drones just doesn’t stop, it drives me to hysteria. Why is it hovering above our house?” she said, referring to the Iranian-made drones that Russia frequently sends into Ukraine.
“I understand that it’s not just one hanging there — one flies by, and then a few more follow. And that noise, it becomes this long, monotonous hum of a drone.”
She finds it psychologically “very frightening” and hard to cope with in the moment that it’s happening.
“I cry, I seek solace in my mother, I hug her and comfort her or run to my husband, leaning on him.”
After one of the many attacks in May was over, she burst into tears, and grabbed ice cream from the freezer to “cope with the stress.”
“At that moment, I longed for something comforting, pleasant. And for some reason, it seemed to me that ice cream would help, although later, of course, I turned to valerian,” she said, referring to a sedative.
“People with vision impairment or blindness are vulnerable and disproportionally affected by the war,” said Ariane Laplante-Lévesque, the technical specialist in Eye and Vision and Ear and Hearing Care at the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe. For one, it becomes more difficult for them to navigate streets or new physical environments, she said.
Perepechenko recalls Russia’s extensive missile strikes during the winter, aimed at destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. During the frequent power outages caused by the damage to power stations, Perepechenko once found herself trapped in an elevator.
“I felt like I was going to die there, suffocating,” she recalled.
Since then, she has been attending therapy sessions to overcome the constant fears for her life brought on by the war. She has found it helpful, as she plans to continue living in a country that is constantly ravaged by the ongoing war.
She also vividly recalls the challenges she faced in navigating Kyiv, where she works, and the nearby village where she lives when Russian troops withdrew from the regions last year.
“Walking was impossible. I walked with a cane, and there were constantly these anti-tank traps and pieces of burnt debris scattered on the sidewalks,” she said. “It was very dangerous and scary.”
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2023-06-15T16:36:33+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/ap-health/visually-impaired-people-in-ukraine-struggle-to-cope-during-russian-missile-attacks/ |
LDH says child immunizations across the board are trending downward
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Fewer children are rolling up their sleeves for a vaccine, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic came around, routine immunizations for diseases like polio, measles, and the flu were not nearly as controversial as they are these days.
However, Louisiana State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter spoke at Press Club Monday, July 10, and said annual immunizations for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade have decreased over a period of two years.
“We still exceed national benchmarks on this, but those numbers have been slipping,” Dr. Kanter explained.
Dr. Kanter said even a small decrease of a couple percentage points can mean a lot more on paper. He adds many folks were left in the crossfire of mixed messages around the pandemic, which would explain the decreases.
“These anti-vax untruths are just out there in a way that’s more prominent than it has been in years past and there’s a real movement behind that now,” Kanter added.
On top of the struggle to regain lost ground with public trust, LDH is also facing potential budget cuts. Lawmakers voted to cut $100 million from LDH, and when matched with federal dollars, it’s more like $800 million.
The governor has since put the money back with his veto authority. However, calls to reverse the governor’s veto along with others have grown.
“I’ll be shocked if that was overridden. I think most people understand that those services are important and the compounding loss when you factor in the federal match would be devastating, particularly in a year where we have a budget surplus,” Kanter continued.
Lawmakers must have their ballots turned in to the legislature by Thursday, July 13, and the public should know by next week whether or not a veto session will happen.
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After getting pounded by intense thunderstorms and one of the biggest tornado outbreaks in state history Saturday night, New Jersey could get hit by more strong thunderstorms this week. That’s the word from weather forecasters — but as of now, they don’t think the storms will be as widespread or as severe as the ones that pummeled the state last weekend.
Forecasters say a strong low pressure system from the west is expected to move across our region and send a cold front through on Thursday. Although there’s a chance the cold front will trigger some strong or severe thunderstorms, the National Weather Service says tornadoes are unlikely, because the atmospheric conditions will likely be different from Saturday’s conditions.
“It’s definitely a different setup from what we saw on Saturday,” said Ray Martin, a meteorologist at the weather service’s regional forecast office in New Jersey. “It has some potential” to produce severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts.
Martin said the “upper-level dynamics associated with the system” on Saturday helped trigger the intense thunderstorms, which spawned the tornadoes. “We had a very strong disturbance move through on Saturday, combined with the warm surge that we saw when the sun came out. So we had wind shear. We had a near-perfect environment for tornadoes.”
Wind shear — when winds suddenly change their speed or direction over a short distance in the atmosphere — helped cause the rotation that’s needed for tornadoes to form, Martin said.
As of now, forecasters are not anticipating the same type of atmospheric conditions on Thursday. The Storm Prediction Center, a federal agency affiliated with the National Weather Service, says there is a “marginal,” or low, risk of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds in New Jersey on Thursday.
Forecasters from AccuWeather agree there’s a risk of some severe thunderstorms in New Jersey on Thursday, but they believe isolated tornadoes will be more likely in areas farther west of our region, because the storm system will be stronger in those areas.
Steven DiMartino, a meteorologist who heads the NY NJ PA Weather forecasting company, said it’s too early to rule out an isolated tornado in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania region on Thursday, but residents should prepare for stormy weather.
“Some of these thunderstorms as they move through will be capable of very heavy downpours, frequent lightning, small hail, wind gusts certainly over 40 mph, possibly exceeding 55 mph — pushing into the severe category,” DiMartino said in a forecast video on YouTube.
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Len Melisurgo may be reached at LMelisurgo@njadvancemedia.com. | 2023-04-04T19:47:02+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/weather/2023/04/nj-weather-more-severe-thunderstorms-on-the-way-this-week-heres-what-forecasters-say.html |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top civil servant at the Dutch foreign ministry apologized Monday after an independent investigation found widespread racism at the government department in the Netherlands and at its diplomatic outposts around the world.
“Racism cannot and should not have a place in our organization,” the ministry’s secretary-general Paul Huijts said.
“We are sorry that we have apparently not been able to offer a work environment in which there is no place for this sort of occurrence,” he said. “For that I offer, on behalf of the management board, our apologies.”
Civil servants called in an independent research bureau to investigate racism at the ministry following Black Lives Matter protests across the world and in the Netherlands.
The bureau’s report said that racism at the ministry ranges “from aggressive, direct, overt and conscious to subtle, indirect, hidden, unintentional or unconscious — and that bicultural employees and locally hired employees of color experience various forms of racism.”
In a letter to lawmakers, Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said it was “extra painful” to find racism at his ministry, “because every form of discrimination is prohibited and we advocate internationally for justice.” He said the ministry “will do everything we can to eliminate racism within our own organization.”
In 2020, amid the global reckoning with racism following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the United States, Prime Minister Mark Rutte conceded that racism was a problem in the Netherlands, a nation that has long considered itself a bastion of tolerance.
“There are also people living in the Netherlands who in that regard feel that they don’t fully fit in, that they can’t play a full role in this society,” he said at the time. “That is also a Dutch problem. There is racism here, too. There is discrimination here, too.”
Hoekstra said his ministry would adopt recommendations laid out in the report to tackle racism and make it easier for staff to report incidents.
“We stand for a ministry in which every member of staff is respected and valued,” he wrote in his letter to parliament. | 2022-12-13T06:00:05+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/ap-report-uncovers-widespread-racism-at-dutch-foreign-ministry/ |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Enochian BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOB) between January 17, 2018 and June 27, 2022, both dates inclusive, (the "Class Period"), including common stock issued by Enochian in a private placement offering on or about February 16, 2018, of the important September 26, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Enochian BioSciences securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Enochian BioSciences class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6517 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 26, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) co-founder and inventor, Serhat Gumrukcu, was engaged in a variety of frauds; (2) Gumrukcu was not a licensed doctor anywhere in the world; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Gumrukcu's purported contributions to Enochian lacked a reasonable basis; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Enochian had overstated its commercial prospects; (5) Gumrukcu had improperly diverted approximately $20 million from Enochian to entities he owned; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Enochian's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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ZHUHAI, China, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Daily Mail Pakistan:
In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, one healthcare expert has emerged as a leading authority: Dr.Umar Saeed. With an impressive academic background and extensive experience in infectious diseases, Dr.Saeed has made significant contributions to the field and gained recognition both locally and internationally.
Dr.Umar Saeed's expertise is rooted in his remarkable qualifications, including multiple degrees from prestigious institutions worldwide. Holding post-doctoral training in South Korea and a Ph.D. from a renowned South Korean institution, he possesses invaluable insights into infectious diseases and global healthcare practices. Furthermore, his affiliation with esteemed institutions such as Harvard University (USA) and the Royal College of Physicians (UK) enhances his credibility as a medical professional.
Certifications from organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO), the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (UK), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (USA) underscore Dr.Umar Saeed's commitment to staying at the forefront of medical advancements and global health standards.
Dr. Saeed's extensive research, with over 100 published articles in top-ranked medical journals focusing on infectious diseases, has made a significant impact on the scientific community. With more than 1700 cumulative citations, his standing as a prominent figure in the medical field is solidified. In an exclusive interview, Dr.Umar Saeed shared valuable insights on the latest advancements, global preparedness, and ongoing challenges in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
When asked about staying updated with the latest research, Dr.Saeed emphasized the importance of continuous learning and collaboration. He actively seeks out new knowledge to enhance his understanding in the ever-evolving landscape of the pandemic.
Acknowledging the efforts made by various countries in the fight against COVID-19, Dr.Umar Saeed expressed gratitude for their provision of medical supplies, foreign funding, and vaccine distribution. He specifically praised nations such as China, Europe, and Arabian countries for their crucial contributions. Dr.Saeed also emphasized the significance of prevention measures in containing the spread of the virus.
In terms of global pandemic preparedness, Dr.Umar Saeed offered valuable suggestions for governments and health organizations worldwide. He emphasized the need for collaborative efforts, knowledge sharing, and addressing unique regional challenges. Additionally, he advocated for the inclusion of young scientists in research and development, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence and engineering sciences, to strengthen defense mechanisms against future outbreaks.
Dr. Saeed also highlighted the importance of adopting successful strategies implemented by China in western epidemic prevention policies. He praised China's efforts in restricting the spread of the virus and called for the implementation of similar prevention measures globally. He referred to a preclinical trial conducted in Pakistan, which showed promising results for a Chinese vaccine. While the initial trial demonstrated high antibody levels, Dr.Saeed explained that a follow-up dose was necessary to maintain sustainable protection. He emphasized the time-consuming nature of vaccine development and stressed the importance of global cooperation in overcoming challenges.
Dr.Umar Saeed emphasized the need for united action by countries and health organizations to safeguard global health. Collaboration, implementation of prevention strategies, conducting clinical studies, and addressing future epidemics were identified as crucial steps in protecting lives worldwide.
The 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) held significant importance for Dr.Umar Saeed, as it made progress on several global health issues. With representatives from 194 WHO Member States, the WHA called for a global ceasefire to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of essential health services.
It also approved a resolution on strengthening the global health architecture and advocated for increased investment in research and development of new vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Dr.Saeed viewed the WHA as a demonstration of countries' commitment to working together to improve global health.
In these challenging times, healthcare professionals like Dr.Umar Saeed serve as beacons of hope. Their expertise, dedication, and tireless efforts foster international collaboration and reinforce our collective commitment to overcoming this global crisis.
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Elton John testifies for the defense in Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial
LONDON (AP) — Elton John testified Monday for the defense in Kevin Spacey ‘s sexual assault trial.
John appeared remotely from Monaco to testify after his husband, David Furnish, said Spacey only once attended the annual gala the singer held at his Windsor home.
One of the alleged victims accused Spacey of aggressively grabbing his crotch while he was driving with him to the ball in 2004 or 2005.
Spacey testified that he only attended the event in 2001. Furnish testified earlier that he had checked photographs and that was the only year Spacey attended.
John said Spacey spent the night at the house after the ball the one time he attended.
Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges that include sexual and indecent assault counts and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
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The dominos are starting to fall in the U.S. economy.
As the Federal Reserve pumps the brakes on the economy, many American companies are retrenching. There is a growing fear that as the central bank aggressively hikes interest rates to fight high inflation, it could tip the U.S. economy into a recession, and executives are cutting back.
A host of companies have announced job cuts or hiring freezes in just the last two weeks. They range from Tesla and JPMorgan Chase to Redfin and Coinbase.
Netflix last week announced a second round of job cuts for the year, this time eliminating around 300 positions. Earlier this year, the entertainment company announced it had lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade. Since then, Netflix has eliminated roughly 450 positions.
A key question on the minds of many economists is whether this is the tip of the iceberg with a lot more job cuts coming, or whether it will stop here – a much-needed froth clearing from a sizzling economy.
Job market is "unsustainably hot," says Fed chief
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says he and his colleagues are trying to stabilize a job market that is "unsustainably hot." Wages have been rising at a fast clip in an economy where the unemployment rate is at 3.6%, which is very close to its pre-pandemic low.
"You have two job vacancies essentially for every person actively seeking a job, and that has led to a real imbalance in wage negotiating," Powell said when answering questions at a press conference two weeks ago.
The Fed chair is aware of the pain that will be inflicted on more people as he wrestles with inflation and tries to tame it.
"We don't seek to put people out of work," he said. "But we also think that you really cannot have the kind of labor market we want without price stability."
So far, the job cuts have been mostly contained to a few industries, according to Andy Challenger, senior vice president at Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a company that tracks layoffs nationwide.
"We haven't seen a huge amount of cuts yet," he says. "But we're seeing these large increases in layoffs in a handful of industries that seem to us to be potential bellwethers for the rest of the economy if things slow down significantly in the next few weeks and months."
Pandemic darlings are cutting the most
A lot of recent layoffs have come from what have been hot, high-growth parts of the economy that did especially well during the pandemic.
For instance, the exercise equipment company Peloton took off when gyms closed. Similarly, Netflix's popularity soared when people were stuck at home, binge-watching TV shows and movies.
But now, people are going out for entertainment, movie theaters and gyms are open, and fewer people need expensive exercise bikes. In February, Peloton's CEO stepped down, and the company cut almost 3,000 jobs.
Similarly, the trading app Robinhood attracted millions of investors, who opened new accounts during the pandemic. People were flush with money from big stimulus checks from the federal government. Others saw bank balances balloon from reduced travel and eating at home. The stock market was hot and many wanted to trade.
Robinhood hired aggressively to keep up with this growth, growing six-fold, from 700 people to around 3,800, CEO Vlad Tenev said.
Two months ago, Robinhood laid off 9% of its staff. Tenev said he is now scrutinizing the company's headcount growth targets.
"Doing so enables us to be more resilient in hard times, and stronger during the good," he said in a memo to Robinhood employees.
Tech, housing, crypto are other layoff hotspots
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who reportedly told employees he had a "super bad feeling" about the economy, announced plans to cut the car company's salaried workforce by around 10%.
Several other tech companies, including Cameo, Carvana, and the payment business Bolt, have also reduced staff.
Perhaps no industry exemplifies the speculative exuberance of the last few years than crypto, which ballooned in size as the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies surged. But in June, during a sharp sell-off, a number of crypto companies scaled back.
Crypto.com reduced its staff by 5%, and Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange run by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, reduced its headcount by 10%. Coinbase, which operates one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, laid off more than 1,000 people, or close to 20% of its workers.
"We grew too quickly," CEO Brian Armstrong told his employees. "Our employee costs are too high to effectively manage this uncertain market."
As mortgage rates rise at the fastest pace in history, heads roll at home lenders
Another part of the economy that went gangbusters during the pandemic was the housing market. As the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero, borrowing costs were cheap, and many people were looking to move.
But this year, the housing landscape has changed dramatically. The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is approaching 6%, compared to just over 3% at the start of the year. There has been a decline in applications for mortgages, as a result, and there also have been industry job cuts.
JPMorgan Chase is laying off hundreds of employees that work on home lending. The staffing decision "was a result of cyclical changes in the mortgage market," according Shannon O'Reilly, a spokeswoman for the bank.
Earlier this month, the real estate broker Compass cut 450 employees, or about 10% of its staff, and Redfin reduced its overall headcount by 8%.
"A layoff is always an awful shock, especially when I've said that we'd go through heck to avoid one," wrote Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, in a memo to staff. "But mortgage rates increased faster than at any point in history."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-06-29T12:19:52+00:00 | wbfo.org | https://www.wbfo.org/2022-06-29/job-cuts-are-rolling-in-heres-who-is-feeling-the-most-pain-so-far |
NEW YORK (PIX11) — New York City has a moral and legal obligation to house the migrants being bused in from Texas, according to Mayor Eric Adams.
“That is what we have done and what we will continue to do,” Adams said.
As the buses continue to arrive in Manhattan, the city shelters have been overwhelmed. Adams said 11 emergency shelter locations have been opened.
The mayor attacked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for targeting NYC and admonished Abbott for sending the migrants on 45-hour bus rides without water and supplies.
“Why has he targeted New York City? Why has he turned this into a political statement instead of a personal statement for people who are seeking assistance,” Adams said.
The mayor joined PIX on Politics Sunday morning to discuss the migrants, polio, and more.
Watch the video player above for the full interview. | 2022-08-14T13:29:52+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/politics/pixonpolitics/on-the-record-with-mayor-eric-adams-nyc-will-fulfill-its-moral-and-legal-obligation-to-house-migrants/ |
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish government researchers said Sunday they had identified 357 foreign fighters who went missing during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), the conflict that foreshadowed World War II.
Researchers confirmed the names of 212 fighters from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, according to a statement from the government Sunday. Some 102 are of German origin, 70 Austrian and 40 Dutch. It gave no information on how many people of other nationalities had been identified.
The identified combatants fought within the International Brigades, military units set up by the Communist International to fight against General Francisco Franco’s fascist forces. Some 40,000 foreign men and women joined up as volunteers, fighting alongside the forces of the democratic Second Spanish Republic and against the rise of fascism in Europe in late 1930s.
The findings are based on a year of research in records held in documentary archives in Spain and Russia. Researchers combed through the daily lists of casualties and missing soldiers compiled by officers in the International Brigades.
The names of private soldiers were frequently omitted from the lists, making the research process more difficult. These lists are held in the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History, in Moscow. Researchers also dipped into the main archives on the Spanish Civil War located in Spain.
By cross-referencing documents, researchers were also able to identify the likely area where the soldiers died or were badly wounded. It is an important step toward locating their remains inside mass graves scattered across the country.
This research provides “very valuable information that gives us the opportunity to contact the families of the missing combatants and, in the future, to intervene in the mass graves that have been located,” said Alfons Aragoneses, head of the project.
All those identified were part of the Thälmann Brigade, a Communist unit made up largely of anti-Nazi Germans. The battalion was active on the Ebro River front in northeastern Spain between March and September 1938, the site of the longest and deadliest battle of the war.
The research is ongoing and it is funded by Catalan regional government, with the aim of contributing to the country’s historical memory. The second phase of the project will try to identify missing militiamen from Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and the United States. The final step would require opening the graves in search of bodies.
Historians estimate nearly 10,000 foreign volunteers died in combat on Spanish soil during the war. How many are still unidentified, buried inside graves, remains unknown.
The Spanish Civil War served as a testing ground for Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy prior to World War II. This triggered an international outcry to try to save the Republic’s democratic government, which eventually succumbed to Franco in 1939. | 2023-07-30T20:41:40+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-spain-identifies-212-german-austrian-and-dutch-fighters-who-went-missing-during-spanish-civil-war/ |
People who believe they are descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can now provide genetic material to help scientists when they begin trying to identify remains of possible victims.
Danny Hellwig, laboratory director with Intermountain Forensics, said Wednesday that researchers are not ready to begin trying to match DNA for identification, but an outpouring of requests from local residents on how to provide genetic material led them to begin the process of accepting donations.
“That’s what prompted this,” Hellwig said. “We didn’t expect the amount of support and willingness to help… people have jumped out of the woodwork” to offer their DNA for testing.
Black people who had ancestors in Tulsa in 1921 are sought, Hellwig said.
“What we need is to populate these databases with family lines” of direct descendants, making identifications of the remains possible within days, Hellwig said.
“If we’re only matched with very distant relatives it can take much longer,” with previous efforts to make such matches taking four years or more, he said.
The Salt Lake City nonprofit foundation is examining 14 sets of remains removed from a local cemetery a year ago and has said at least two of the remains contains enough usable DNA for testing for possible identification.
The remains have not been confirmed as victims of the 1921 massacre, a finding that officials say could be impossible because of the length of time since they died.
People can provide their information from genealogy sites such as ancestry.com or 23andme.com and upload that to www.tulsa1921dna.org, but it isn’t known when the process of trying to match the DNA will begin.
Hellwig said donor have the option to prohibit their information from being shared with other agencies, including law enforcement, and can remove their information at any time.
The 1921 massacre occurred when a white mob descended on Greenwood, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Tulsa. More than 1,000 homes were burned, hundreds were looted and the thriving business district known as Black Wall Street was destroyed.
A search for the graves of massacre victims began in 2020 and resumed last year with nearly three dozen coffins containing remains of possible victims recovered.
Investigators haven’t said when they’ll analyze additional sites where suspected mass graves are located, but potential search areas are planned, according to city officials in Tulsa.
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For AP coverage of the 100th Tulsa Race Massacre anniversary, go to https://apnews.com/hub/tulsa-race-massacre | 2022-07-14T17:27:04+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/descendants-of-possible-tulsa-massacre-victims-can-give-dna/ |
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PITTSBURGH, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) plans to issue its second quarter financial and operating results after market close on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, and will host a conference call with securities analysts on Thursday, July 28, 2022, beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Topics of the teleconference will include financial and operating results, and other matters, with respect to the second quarter of 2022. A brief Q&A session for securities analysts will immediately follow the discussion.
To access the live audio webcast of the conference call, visit EQT's investor relations website at ir.eqt.com. A replay will also be available via EQT's investor relations website for seven days following the live call.
Investor Contact:
Cameron Horwitz
Managing Director, Investor Relations & Strategy
412.395.2555
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EQT Corporation is a leading independent natural gas production company with operations focused in the cores of the Marcellus and Utica Shales in the Appalachian Basin. We are dedicated to responsibly developing our world-class asset base and being the operator of choice for our stakeholders. By leveraging a culture that prioritizes operational efficiency, technology and sustainability, we seek to continuously improve the way we produce environmentally responsible, reliable and low-cost energy. We have a longstanding commitment to the safety of our employees, contractors, and communities, and to the reduction of our overall environmental footprint. Our values are evident in the way we operate and in how we interact each day – trust, teamwork, heart, and evolution are at the center of all we do. To learn more, visit eqt.com.
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GENEVA (AP) — Picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago, FIFA’s president at the time Sepp Blatter said Tuesday, again citing a meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy and Michel Platini for swaying key votes.
The 86-year-old Blatter spoke with the Swiss newspaper group Tamedia in his first major interview since being acquitted with Platini in July of financial misconduct at FIFA after a trial at federal criminal court.
“It’s a country that’s too small,” Blatter said of Qatar, the smallest host by size since the 1954 tournament in Switzerland. “Football and the World Cup are too big for that.”
The 32 teams will play 64 games in eight stadiums in and around the city of Doha which has been transformed since 2010 by massive construction projects to prepare for the World Cup.
Games start on Nov. 20 with about 1.2 million international visitors expected to arrive in Qatar during the World Cup. With limited places to stay in the host nation, some will commute in from neighboring states.
“It was a bad choice. And I was responsible for that as president at the time,” said Blatter, who has long said he voted for the United States. Its bid was beaten by Qatar in the final round of a five-candidate contest to be 2022 host.
It became part of FIFA lore that an expected U.S. victory swung toward Qatar at a meeting Sarkozy hosted in Paris in the week before the Dec. 2, 2010 vote by FIFA’s executive committee.
French soccer great Platini, then president of European soccer body UEFA and a vice president of FIFA, was invited by then-state president Sarkozy to his official residence. The crown prince of Qatar, now the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, was also there.
Blatter on Tuesday repeated his claim that Sarkozy put pressure on Platini, and again gave his version of a telephone call Platini made to him after the Paris meeting that the World Cup voting plan had changed.
“Thanks to the four votes of Platini and his (UEFA) team, the World Cup went to Qatar rather than the United States. It’s the truth,” Blatter said of the 14-8 voting result.
In comments to the Associated Press in 2015, Platini broadly confirmed the significance of that meeting in Paris.
“Sarkozy never asked me to vote for Qatar, but I knew what would be good,” Platini told an AP reporter in Zurich seven years ago. He acknowledged that he “might have told” American officials that he would be voting for their 2022 bid.
Blatter did not specifically refer to criticism of Qatar on labor and human rights issues since 2010.
However, he did question why his successor as FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has moved to live in Qatar for at least the past year.
Blatter noted growing calls, by rights groups and several FIFA member federations including the U.S. and England, to create a compensation fund for families of workers who died or were injured. Qatar’s government has resisted the calls and described them as a “publicity stunt.”
“What can FIFA say if its president is in the same boat as Qatar?” Blatter said of Infantino choosing to live in Doha.
FIFA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the interview.
Blatter, who went to Moscow during the 2018 World Cup as a guest of Russia while he and Platini were suspended by FIFA from soccer, told the Swiss newspaper reporters he would watch games in the coming weeks on television at his apartment in Zurich.
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AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-11-09T05:54:35+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/sports/ap-blatter-says-picking-qatar-as-world-cup-host-was-a-mistake/ |
Rep. Kevin Brady plays in 25th, final Congressional Baseball Game
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A former draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in the early 70s, Rep. Roger Williams, R-TX, manages the Republican baseball team.
Williams said he’s run a tight ship ever since the team began practice.
Rep. Roger Williams: (R-Texas) said, “It was March first, it was sleeting that day,” Williams said. “5:30-7 every single day. These guys are committed. And we try to run everything like we would if we were in Spring Training down in Florida.”
Fellow Texas Republican Rep. Kevin Brady has been part of 25 Congressional Baseball games.
Brady says the game helps lawmakers work across the aisle.
Rep. Kevin Brady: (R-Texas) commented “I’ve made, not just friends among our Democrat competitors, but have worked together on legislation. So, I really think this game, sports unites people, and this game unites people too.”
It’s not just about bipartisanship. Lawmakers say they were able to raise 1.7 million dollars for Washington D.C. area charities.
This is the 113th year of the contest.
Democrats have generally held the upper hand in recent history, but Republicans won 10-0 in 2022.
It wasn’t all baseball at Nationals Park. There were environmental activists protesting the event.
The U.S. Capitol Police provided additional security.
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WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP members can take advantage of several benefits now available from new and existing providers. The wide-ranging list of benefits include savings and an enhanced offer from AARP® Real Estate Benefits from Realogy, and five new providers: Freshly, AARP® Moving Services powered by Shyft, Schlotzsky's, McAlister's Deli, and AARP Online Fitness powered by LIFT session.
"We are continuously looking for opportunities to expand benefits for AARP members and we are eager to share the new ways members can save this summer," said John Larew, AARP Services President and CEO. "From access to trusted real estate agents, to weekly meal plan subscriptions, to moving services, these benefits touch on categories that are important to AARP members and their needs."
- AARP® Real Estate Benefits from Realogy – An enhanced offer from AARP® Real Estate Benefits from Realogy allows members to receive $300 - $7,200 money back based on the sale purchase of your home. This member benefit recently increased from $300 - $5,500, making the program even more advantangeous for AARP members who buy or sell a home. Members have access to real estate agents from Realogy's trusted real estate brands, including Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, Century 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Corcoran Group, and ERA® Real Estate. There is no fee to sign up, and depending on the location of your home, you will receive your benefits as cash, as a gift card, or as a commission reduction.
- Freshly – AARP members receive a 20% discount on a weekly meal plan subscription from Freshly. Members can select from fresh (never frozen), fully prepared meals that are delivered to their door and ready to eat in three minutes or less.
- AARP® Moving Services powered by Shyft – AARP members save up to $250 when they book moving services through Shyft. Dedicated Shyft Move Managers are trained to compare multiple pricing options among verified moving companies, lock in a rate upon booking, and help oversee your move.
- Schlotzsky's – AARP members save 10% at all participating Schlotzsky's locations in-store and for online orders when they link their AARP membership to their Schlotzsky's Rewards account.
- McAlister's Deli – AARP members save 10% at all participating McAlister's Deli locations in-store and for online orders when they link their AARP membership to their McAlister's Rewards account.
- AARP Online Fitness powered by LIFT session – AARP Online Fitness powered by LIFT session is a digital fitness program designed by experts and geared toward people 50-plus. The program offers free webinars presented by a wide variety of health professionals, including nutritionists and registered dieticians, psychiatrists, and top fitness instructors. The subscription service offers a wide selection of live and on-demand workouts, instructional videos on proper technique, a personalized fitness plan and access to one-on-one coaching and small group training. AARP members save 50% off the annual subscription and 20% off personal coaching.
For more information about the benefits AARP members have access to, visit aarp.org/viewbenefits. AARP commercial member benefits are provided by third parties, not by AARP or its affiliates. AARP and its affiliates do not employ real estate agents and do not endorse the agents or brokerages made available by Realogy.
Realogy is moving the real estate industry to what's next. As the leading and most integrated provider of U.S. residential real estate services encompassing franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses as well as a mortgage joint venture, Realogy supported approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021. The company's diverse brand portfolio includes some of the most recognized names in real estate: Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®. Using innovative technology, data and marketing products, high-quality lead generation programs, and best-in-class learning and support services, Realogy fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,700 independent sales agents in the U.S. and approximately 136,700 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories, helping them build stronger businesses and best serve today's consumers. Recognized for ten consecutive years as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies, Realogy has also been designated a Great Place to Work four years in a row, named one of LinkedIn's 2021 Top Companies in the U.S., and honored on the Forbes list of World's Best Employers 2021.
Freshly is a weekly subscription service delivering fresh, chef-cooked meals directly to customers' doors that can be heated and served in three minutes. All that is needed is a microwave and fork to get a satisfying lunch or dinner on the table. With a corporate mission to break down the barriers to healthy eating, Freshly believes that taste and health don't need to be compromised for convenience. Freshly's food philosophy is centered on less sugar, less processed ingredients, and more nutrients. Developed by chefs and nutritionists, the menu features better-for-you versions of classic comfort foods with smart ingredient swaps. Freshly makes eating better easier than ever, one box at a time. Headquartered in New York, Freshly has operations in Phoenix, Arizona; Savage, Maryland; Linden, New Jersey; Commerce, California; and Austell, Georgia. To learn more about Freshly, visit www.freshly.com.
Shyft is a fintech-powered marketplace for the global moving industry. Our technology has automated and redefined the end-to-end moving process - using video technology to create a contactless, yet thoughtful moving experience for customers around the world. Shyft works with over 400 verified moving companies and has provided a safe and secure move to customers from 68 different countries.
To learn more about Shyft or to book your move, please visit www.shyftmoving.com.
Schlotzsky's® is a fast-casual restaurant franchise that started in 1971 and is home to The Original® oven-baked sandwich. The brand started in Austin, Texas and the made-to-order menu options still include bold flavors and fresh ingredients inspired by the food scene in Austin. Schlotzsky's has more than 320 restaurants across 24 states that are serving delicious hot sandwiches on sourdough buns baked from scratch each day, specialty pizzas and fresh salads. Plus, many locations offer warm, oven-baked Cinnabon® cinnamon rolls. Check us out online at www.schlotzskys.com to find a store near you.
Founded in 1989, McAlister's Deli® is a fast casual restaurant chain known for its genuine hospitality, sandwiches, spuds, soups, salads, desserts and McAlister's Famous Sweet Tea™. In addition to dine-in and take-out service, McAlister's Deli also offers catering with a selection of sandwich trays, box lunches, desserts, a hot spud bar and more. With numerous industry accolades, the McAlister's Deli brand has more than 470 restaurants in 27 states. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. For more information, visit McAlistersDeli.com.
LIFT session, part of the LifeSpeak Inc. family of companies, is a digital fitness platform that helps wellness providers offer premium digital fitness services to their clients. With LIFT session's best in-class video on demand, virtual personal training, virtual group training and wellness broadcast services LIFT session is capable of extending its partner's service offering beyond their physical locations and make their service offerings available to clients anywhere. By offering services through wellness providers and businesses, LIFT session offers its online fitness platform to millions of customers globally. To learn more, follow LIFT session on Instagram (@liftsession) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/lift-session) or visit www.liftsession.com.
AARP Services, founded in 1999, is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of AARP. AARP Services manages the provider relationships for and performs quality control oversight of the wide range of products and services that carry the AARP name and are made available by independent providers as benefits to AARP's millions of members. The provider offers currently span health products, financial products, travel and leisure products, and life event services. Specific products include Medicare supplemental insurance; credit cards, auto and home, mobile home and motorcycle insurance, life insurance and annuities; member discounts on rental cars, cruises, vacation packages and lodging; special offers on technology and gifts; pharmacy services and legal services. AARP Services also engages in new product development activities for AARP and provides certain consulting services to outside companies.
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence and nearly 38 million members, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org, www.aarp.org/espanol or follow @AARP, @AARPenEspanol and @AARPadvocates, @AliadosAdelante on social media.
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Right to the point: Homeowners who are retired and on a fixed income should be exempt from school taxes.
For some, it takes two months of fixed income to pay the yearly school tax.
Please make this exemption happen.
Most retired, fixed-income homeowners have paid a lifetime of these taxes. Again, please make these homeowners exempt.
Ronn Roden
Lancaster Township | 2023-05-28T09:45:30+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/retired-homeowners-need-exemption-letter/article_498a4578-faf7-11ed-a8b5-e34a39f905b2.html |
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Weber Inc. (NYSE: WEBR) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Weber Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's August 2021 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 27, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in WEBR:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/weber-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31884&from=4
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Weber Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases; (2) as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably likely to decrease; (3) due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through"; (4) the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Weber you have until September 27, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Weber securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the WEBR lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/weber-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31884&from=4.
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What are the top-rated Moon Juice products?
Moon Juice is a Los Angeles-based beauty and wellness brand that offers plant-based products, including adaptogenic stress-calming supplements, skin care products and snacks. Founded in 2011 by cookbook author and wellness influencer Amanda Chantal Bacon, the brand strives to nourish and elevate the body and the mind.
Moon Juice touts its ingredients as clean, pure and free from toxins. It’s 100% cruelty-free and most of its products are vegan. The company advocates a holistic approach and uses a combination of traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic herbs for its supplements and blends.
Best Moon Juice products
Moon Juice Magnesi-Om Berry Unstressing Drink
A great way to get your daily dose of magnesium and a better night’s sleep, this magnesium and L-theanine powder can be mixed with water every night before bed to restore balance on a cellular level for relaxation, sleep and brain health. The mixed berry flavor tastes delicious and monk fruit adds a touch of sweetness. It can also help ease fatigue, muscle aches and migraines.
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Moon Juice Blue Beauty Adaptogenic Protein
If you follow a plant-based diet, you can add this vegan protein powder to your favorite post-workout drink for the extra boost you need after an intense cardio or strength training workout. Bio-fermented brown rice protein is enriched with adaptogenic herbs such as blue spirulina, amla and ashwagandha to help combat fatigue, weight gain and accelerated aging.
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This blend of adaptogens not only helps boost your mental stamina and alertness but also helps combat the effects of stress and anxiety. It combines lion’s mane mushroom, rhodiola, ginkgo, ashwagandha, maca and astragalus, which are known to support cognitive function and improve focus and memory. It has a bitter, malty taste that pairs well with coffee, tea, milk and chocolate.
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Moon Juice Collagen Protect Vegan Creamer
Drink your way to supple, youthful skin with this collagen creamer formulated to target fine lines and hydrate your skin from the inside out. It provides essential nutrition to your cells with a blend of silver ear mushroom, tocos and hyaluronic acid to help promote the body’s natural collagen production and replenish the skin’s moisture. It’s the perfect addition to your coffee or smoothie.
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This invigorating blend features powerful adaptogens such as ginseng, cordyceps, eleuthero, ashwagandha, rhodiola, schisandra and astragalus to boost your energy and endurance. It also aids in speedy muscle recovery and promotes a healthy immune system. Just scoop a teaspoon of this powder into your coffee, tea, milk or citrus beverages every morning for a quick pick-me-up.
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Moon Juice SuperHair Daily Hair Nutrition
If you’re looking to grow stronger, thicker hair, consider these supplements. Besides being packed with nourishing ingredients such as biotin, kelp and plant extracts to help grow healthier, more lustrous hair, these are also infused with adaptogens such as ashwagandha and ginseng to help relieve stress. All you have to do is take four capsules every morning, with or without food.
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Moon Juice Pearl 10:1 Concentrated Extract
This pearl extract powder not only helps stimulate your body’s natural collagen production but also helps boost cell turnover and even out skin tone to leave you with fresh, bright and rejuvenated skin. It pairs well with everything, including milk, tea, coffee, smoothies and tonics. You can also add a pinch of this mix to your moisturizer or raw honey for a face mask.
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You can get glowing skin, shiny hair and twinkling eyes with this powerful blend of herbs and adaptogens that combat stress and help restore your skin back to its natural radiance. It contains superfoods such as goji berry powder, amla berry extract and ashwagandha root and leaf extract to nourish the skin and protect it from free radicals. It goes especially well with tea, nut milk or water.
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Moon Juice Acid Potion Resurfacing Exfoliator
This nourishing exfoliator contains a mix of glycolic, lactic and salicylic acids to gently slough away dead skin, unclog pores, smooth skin texture and stimulate collagen production. It also contains niacinamide and reishi to help hydrate, soothe and balance the skin. The brand recommends using it at least three nights a week, after cleansing and before your serum or moisturizer.
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Moon Juice Milk Cleanse Gentle Foaming Wash
This gentle face wash lets you wash away makeup and impurities without stripping your skin’s natural barriers. It’s formulated with coconut ferment, silver ear mushroom, adaptogenic reishi and vitamin E to promote hydration and healthy barrier function. It’s also free of sulfates and is formulated to match the skin’s pH, so your skin is left feeling nourished and balanced. It’s suitable for all skin types.
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Moon Juice Schisandra Antioxidant Superberry
This supplement contains schisandra, an antioxidant-rich berry that’s highly prized in traditional Chinese medicine for its detoxifying and revitalizing properties. It helps boost your energy levels and increases the body’s resistance to stress. It also helps with liver function and protects the skin from toxins and environmental stress. The formula tastes great in a smoothie or mixed with a glass of iced tea or juice.
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Moon Juice Reishi Nootropic Supershroom
Reishi is a calming adaptogen known to help reduce the effects of stress on the body, enhance mood and support concentration. It’s also great for your immune system and overall wellness. This jar of reishi mushroom extract is packed with 700 milligrams of disease-fighting beta-glucans per serving. It has an earthy flavor that pairs well with smoothies, tea, coffee and tonics.
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Knife used in targeted attack of 4 University of Idaho students found dead, police say
MOSCOW, Idaho - Four University of Idaho students found dead in an off-campus home were targeted, and the killer or killers used a knife or other "edged weapon" in the attack police said Tuesday.
The Moscow Police Department made the announcement in a news release, adding that investigators were working to establish a timeline to recreate the victims’ activities before they were found dead Sunday. Police said the killings likely occurred in the early morning hours, and the bodies were found around noon.
The students’ deaths were considered to be "an isolated, targeted attack and there is no imminent threat to the community at large," according to police, who earlier said evidence from the scene led them to believe there was no broader risk. Police provided no information about that evidence or why they believe the victims were targeted.
Autopsies expected to be completed later this week could provide more information about how the victims were killed.
Investigators were "following all leads and identifying persons of interest" in the case, the news release said. Monday night, police Captain Anthony Dahlinger told the Idaho Statesman that officers were searching for a suspect.
Police discovered the students’ bodies Sunday as they responded to a report of an unconscious person at a home steps away from the campus. The victims were identified as Ethan Chapin, a 20-year-old from Conway, Washington; Madison Mogen, a 21-year-old from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, from Avondale, Arizona; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, from Rathdrum, Idaho.
The university canceled classes on Monday, and said additional security staffers were available to walk students across campus if needed during the remainder of the week.
Still, the initial lack of information about the cause of the deaths — and the fact that police have said there is no one in custody — prompted many students to leave campus early, days before the Thanksgiving break was scheduled to begin.
A vigil for the slain students originally scheduled for Wednesday evening has been postponed until after Thanksgiving break, University of Idaho spokesman Kyle Pfannenstiel said in an email Tuesday.
In an earlier memo, University of Idaho President Scott Green urged university employees to be empathetic and flexible, and work with students who decided to leave classes to spend time with their families.
"Words cannot adequately describe the light these students brought to this world or ease the depth of suffering we feel at their passing under these tragic circumstances," Green wrote of the slain students.
Police said anyone with information should contact the department and asked that people respect the privacy of the victims’ family and friends.
Brian Nickerson, the fire chief of the Moscow Volunteer Fire and EMS Department, said police were the first to arrive at the home. The first responders from the fire and EMS department didn’t go inside or transport anyone from the scene, Nickerson said.
The city of Moscow is a close-knit college town nestled in the rolling hills of north-central Idaho, about 80 miles southeast of Spokane, Washington.
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The university said Chapin was a freshman and a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and Kernodle was a junior majoring in marketing and a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Mogen was a senior also majoring in marketing and a member of Pi Beta Phi, and Goncalves was a senior majoring in general studies and a member of the Alpha Phi sorority, the university said. The university also had different home town listed for Chapin and Kernodle than the towns listed in the Moscow Police Department release: The school said Chapin was from Mount Vernon, Washington, and Kernodle was from Post Falls, Idaho.
Shortly after Moscow police announced the homicide investigation, students at the University of Virginia were also told to shelter in place after police said a suspect gunned down fellow students on a bus as they returned from a school field trip. The shooting left three members of the school’s football team dead and two other students injured. The shooting touched off an intense manhunt Sunday, and authorities announced Monday that a suspect, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., had been apprehended. | 2022-11-15T22:04:25+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/knife-used-in-targeted-attack-of-4-university-of-idaho-students-found-dead-police-say |
(Our Auto Expert) – Research shows that American adults of all ages and income levels are getting swept up in the luxury goods boom, including cars, that is currently underway. But what exactly is a luxury car?
A luxury vehicle promises quality, craftsmanship, exclusivity, and a high price tag. Luxury car makers BMW and Mercedes grew during 2022, when many car companies declined at the end of the pandemic.
According to Bain & Co research, millennials and younger generations will make up 80 percent of luxury spending by 2030, showing the growth in luxury cars.
This year, according to Forbes’s real-time billionaire ranking, Bernard Arnault, the CEO of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, even overtook tech emperor Elon Musk as the richest person on Earth with an estimated $232 billion. This is a demonstration of the importance of luxury to the market.
The average price of luxury items has spiked by 25 percent in the last year. Mercedes-Maybach presents Night Series – the next chapter in the brand’s mission of evolving its curated portfolio and creating moments in which magic is born.
It showcases striking details such as dark chrome elements, surfaces that catch the light like a cut jewel, and interiors that elevate Maybach’s design to new heights.
The progressive design package is available across the Mercedes-Maybach model range – EQS SUV, GLS, and S-Class. Maybach is expecting a new and younger audience with these vehicles. The price tag of the night edition will be around $30,000 more than the regular Maybach vehicles for this exclusive luxury trim level.
BMW is one of the world’s strongest luxury brands. The 2023 BMW i7 xDrive60 is just the latest in a growing line of new BMWs that are as startlingly good to drive as they are startling to look at.
Given the company’s history, you’d expect any all-new 7 Series to be a great car, but getting the electric version so right on the first go-round is worthy of commendation.
Rolls Royce will launch their new hyper luxury all-electric car later this year, “Spector.”
Spector is worth around $600 million annually in income for Rolls Royce. Alfa Romeo, the historic Italian luxury brand, will be making a new play in the American market with the sub-compact plug-in hybrid CUV, the Tonale.
Alfa Romeo will continue to promote its limited edition cars and SUVs, including the high-performance Stelvio special editions.
Luxury car sales are on the rise, and with new models being introduced, it’s clear that the market is expanding.
Whether you’re a fan of BMW, Mercedes, Maybach, Rolls Royce, or Alfa Romeo, there’s something for everyone in the luxury car market, despite your age or Income level. | 2023-05-30T17:41:21+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/automotive/luxury-car-sales-are-on-the-rise-with-millennials/ |
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy auto and transport industry press releases from PR Newswire, including vehicle updates from Jeep, Alfa Romeo, and Toyota.
NEW YORK, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the auto and transportation industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
- Jeep® Brand Provides a Glimpse of Its Advanced AI and Autonomous Off-Road Driving Technology
Installed in two electrified Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe models, this AI and autonomous off-road driving technology can enhance the experiences of seasoned off-roaders, as well of customers who are new to driving the trail. - LAND Ramps Up Production of Electric Vehicles with Series A Funding
The round allows LAND to expand its production team as well as hand build the electric vehicles at its newly renovated 30,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. - Spirit Airlines Expands its Pilot Pipeline with North Texas-based US Aviation Academy
Ryan Rodosta, Senior Director of Flight Operations and System Chief Pilot at Spirit Airlines, said, "We're adding new planes and new destinations, and our continued growth makes this the perfect opportunity to start working toward a career on the flight deck with us." - U.S. News Unveils the 2023 Best Cars for Teens
"Each vehicle that won a Best Cars for Teens award offers strong crash test ratings and helpful active safety features, so there's a better chance of being protected if a collision occurs," said Jim Sharifi, managing editor of U.S. News Best Cars. - Plenitude and Energica together to provide new innovative solutions for electric mobility
The first goal of the agreement is to apply electric mobility to the nautical sector through a joint innovative project for the installation of charging stations in Italian ports, to offer customers new displacement options also in water. - Alfa Romeo Announces All-new Tonale Official Electric Range and MPGe as Vehicles Arrive in US "We are happy to announce the official EPA electric range of 33 miles and 77 MPGe for the Alfa Romeo Tonale, which will allow many of our customers to drive their daily commutes without tapping the fuel tank," said Larry Dominique, SVP, head of Alfa Romeo North America.
- Introducing the World's First Battery Tanker 'X': The Inaugural Ship of Power Ark 100
The first Battery Tanker is scheduled for domestic and international field testing starting in 2026. This electric propulsion vessel boasts a length of 140 meters and will be equipped with 96 containerized marine batteries, providing a total capacity of 241MWh. - Southwest Airlines Wins SEAL Award for Innovation in Sustainability and Focus on Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Helen Giles, Director Environmental Sustainability at Southwest Airlines, said, "In hard-to-abate sectors like the airline industry, driving meaningful progress on environmental sustainability requires every possible tool available. We're grateful to be recognized by the SEAL Awards for our innovative approach to decarbonization." - FLO to Showcase New Fast Charging Technology at EVS36
FLO will demonstrate the FLO UltraTM fast charger which can charge most EVs to 80% in 15 minutes and is built to meet both NEVI and Buy America Act requirements. - Perrone Robotics Unveils Groundbreaking Fusion of GPT AI and MAX Robotics Operating System for Autonomous Vehicles
By harnessing GPT AI's natural language processing and deep learning capabilities, MAX gains enhanced perception, reasoning, and planning capabilities, resulting in improved safety, efficiency, and adaptability. - LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group to Establish Battery Cell Manufacturing Joint Venture in the U.S.
"Two strong leaders in the auto and battery industries have joined hands, and together we are ready to drive the EV transition in America," said Youngsoo Kwon, CEO of LG Energy Solution. - Indian Motorcycle and Veterans Charity Ride Partner to Celebrate June as Veteran Motorcycle Therapy Month
The goal of the program is to support each new veteran as they transition back to civilian life through camaraderie, motorcycle adventures and additional programs that maximize the brotherhood and sisterhood formed throughout all branches of the United States military. - 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Touches Down in Driveways This Summer
Available in three powertrains across three grades: the well-balanced 2.4L turbo gas engine, the efficient 2.5L hybrid and the ultimate performance-seeking, 362 horsepower Hybrid MAX, the Grand Highlander is perfectly packaged for the road trip ahead.
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Some Latinos in Colorado say one barrier to enjoying outdoor recreation is a lack of maps and signage in Spanish. An organization near Aspen is trying to fix that.
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Some Latinos in Colorado say one barrier to enjoying outdoor recreation is a lack of maps and signage in Spanish. An organization near Aspen is trying to fix that.
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LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SprintRay is thrilled to announce SprintRay Crown™ by BEGO, a 3D printing resin poised to help improve the quality of restorative care in digital dentistry.
SprintRay Crown™ by BEGO is a material collaboration between the two companies, that allows dental professionals to 3D print crowns and other restorations in their offices for a fraction of the cost of other methods. At just $2 material cost per crown and a print time of fewer than 60 minutes, SprintRay Crown™ is poised to improve the accessibility of custom dental care.
"With this new material introduction, SprintRay continues to shape the future of the dental industry, widening the reach and scope of digital technology," remarked Sumeet Jain, Vice President of Materials at SprintRay. "By reducing the cost and lead times associated with restorative procedures, we're enhancing dentistry for patients and doctors."
SprintRay Crown™ by BEGO at a glance:
- FDA 510(k) cleared for definitive restorations
- Outstanding marginal integrity
- Easy to handle, easy to polish
- Formulated for radiographic visibility
"Dental 3D printing solutions, especially for durable restorations, are becoming increasingly important. In addition to the excellent material properties and good esthetics, are the low material costs, the speed in production and the customizability of the dental objects," said Thomas Kwiedor, Head of Business Development 3D Printing for BEGO. "The expansion of the partnership with SprintRay and the introduction of SprintRay Crown will further accelerate this trend."
SprintRay Crown™ by BEGO is a ceramic-filled hybrid material for 3D printing permanent single crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers. It delivers an excellent fit and reproducible results, allowing dental professionals to provide budget-friendly custom restorations confidently.
About SprintRay
SprintRay is a dental technology company, that builds end-to-end 3D printing ecosystems for dental professionals. SprintRay designs and manufactures user-friendly and cutting-edge manufacturing solutions, including dental 3D printers, 3D printing software, curing technology, washing systems, and innovative materials. Dental care providers can deliver best-in-class care by leveraging SprintRay's highly-specialized, affordable technologies. For more information, visit www.sprintray.com.
About BEGO
The BEGO Group is a global leading specialist in the field of prosthodontics and implant dentistry. Founded in 1890, the traditional German company provides dental technicians and dentists with innovative devices, instruments, materials, implants, services and methods for the production and processing of dental restorations. BEGO as an owner-managed company, now run in its fifth generation by Managing Partner Christoph Weiss, employs a global workforce of approx. 500 – and this number continues to grow. In 2015, BEGO was also the first company in the dental industry to market a 3D printing system ("Varseo"), developed inhouse both with and for dental laboratories, for the fabrication of a wide range of dental restorations made from high-performance resins. BEGO has been a pioneer in dental 3D printing with the Selective Laser Melting (SLM) for over 20 years. For more information, please visit: https://www.bego.com
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Anna Sorokin, the real-life ‘Inventing Anna,’ is out of jail
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
Anna Sorokin, the fake heiress Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” is based on, was released from ICE detention on Friday.
Juda Engelmayer, a spokesman for Sorokin, confirmed her release in an email to CNN Friday night.
“She will remain under the supervision of ICE, but will be able to fight her deportation free from physical custody,” said John Sandweg, a former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement who’s on Sorokin’s legal team.
Immigration Judge Charles Conroy cleared the way for Sorokin’s release earlier this week, setting her bond at $10,000 and requiring her to follow certain conditions. Among them: staying off social media and remaining at the same residential address 24 hours a day while her case proceeds.
The judge’s ruling also said ICE may use an ankle monitor to keep tabs on Sorokin.
A spokesman for ICE said Sorokin was being released Friday after the judge’s ruling.
She’d been in ICE detention for 17 months, according to her attorney — mostly at the Orange County Correctional Facility in upstate New York, about 60 miles from New York City.
“We are grateful that the Court agreed that her continued detention is unnecessary,” Sandweg said in a statement Friday.
Sorokin was found guilty of stealing more than $200,000 from banks and friends while scamming her way into New York society, the Manhattan District Attorney said after her 2019 conviction.
Her case drew widespread attention after a 2018 New York magazine article.
That article became the basis of Shonda Rhimes’ “Inventing Anna,” a dramatization that released on Netflix in February and quickly became one of the streamer’s most popular shows. Actress Julia Garner, best known for her Emmy-winning role as Ruth on “Ozark,” played Sorokin.
She sued ICE over Covid boosters
The show ends with Sorokin’s conviction. But in real life, the drama has continued.
Sorokin was released from jail in February 2021 after serving nearly four years on theft and larceny charges. But it wasn’t long before she ended up back behind bars.
ICE took custody of Sorokin on March 25, 2021. In November, the Board of Immigration Appeals granted an emergency stay in her case, according to ICE. She’s been fighting her deportation — and also joined a group of plaintiffs suing the agency earlier this year, alleging they’d requested and been denied Covid booster shots while in custody. They dropped their lawsuit in March after receiving the shots, according to court records.
While she’s been detained, frequent posts have been made on Sorokin’s social media accounts. Recently they’ve highlighted Sorokin’s artwork, which was featured in a New York show in May.
Earlier this year an attorney representing Sorokin told NBC News that he feared her deportation when he couldn’t reach her, but word later emerged that she was still in ICE custody.
She spoke out from behind bars in a podcast interview
Soon afterward, Sorokin spoke out from behind bars, telling the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she never claimed to be a German heiress.
“I was from Germany, which was true, but nobody ever asked me about my job,” Sorokin said. “Nobody asks who are your parents and how much money do they make. It’s just outrageous.”
She told host Alex Cooper that she never “told any senseless lies.”
But she admitted — sort of — to lying about her status and background.
“I guess I did,” she said. “I mean, I cannot tell an exact instance, but I’m sure.”
Sorokin also said she was surprised by the public’s fascination with her story.
“It was just really a surprise to me that people would be, like, so interested in the way I went about the things, because it just made so much sense to me,” she said.
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DALLAS, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eye-catching lifestyle inflatables from Gemmy are sure to spark conversation and joy this Christmas season! From a giant 12.5-ft archway to sushi with Santa, these unique scenes are available at The Home Depot.
Welcome guests with the incredible Santa Archway Inflatable. A grand entrance to your home or holiday gathering, this head-turning archway measures 12.5-ft tall and 12-ft wide. Topped with a giant Santa head, the red archway is anchored by two green mittens, one with a candy cane and one with a festive "Merry Christmas" sign.
Calling all foodies! "Maki the Season Bright" with Gemmy's Santa Sushi Inflatable scene. Santa bellies up to the sushi bar to share a meal with his favorite penguin pals in this charming holiday inflatable. Accented with candy cane-striped stools, Santa enjoys sushi with a jolly smile.
Santa and Mrs. Claus carry beautifully wrapped presents in the luxurious Santa's Vintage Roadster Inflatable. With red and green snowflake accents and a silver reindeer hood ornament, this snappy inflatable makes a stylish statement for Christmas decorators and car enthusiasts alike.
Work off the milk and cookies with two inflatables featuring Santa getting his sweat on! Workout fans will love the Santa Fitness Bike Inflatable. This merry red and green scene features the big guy getting in his workout wearing Santa-inspired athleticwear. Decorators looking for their holiday zen will find it in the Santa Yoga Inflatable. Perfect for yoga fans, this relaxed Santa sits in a meditative pose and wears a shirt that reads "Om for the Holidays".
Animal lovers will adore the plush, long-haired Chinese Crested Holiday Hound Inflatable. Dressed for the season in a snowflake-embellished red sweater with green metallic accents and a Santa hat, this dog playfully holds its tongue out in anticipation of delicious Christmas treats!
Shop these humorous lifestyle Christmas inflatables in-store and online at The Home Depot.
Gemmy Industries is a leading seasonal lighting and decor innovator that has changed the way America decorates for the holidays. As the originator of Airblown® Inflatable and LightShow® lighting, Gemmy is a trendsetter in making homes festive for every special occasion. For more information on product lines and retailers, go to www.gemmy.com.
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FIRST ROCK BAND IN 17 YEARS TO ACHIEVE THAT FEAT
RETURN OF THE DREAM CANTEEN HITS #1 ON BILLBOARD TOP ALBUM SALES CHART AND #1 ACROSS THE GLOBE
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elevating to another level once more, Red Hot Chili Peppers score two #1 studio albums in 2022 with the release of Return of the Dream Canteen. Throughout a rollercoaster journey earmarked by astounding milestones, the quartet reach rarified air yet again. As a result, they notably stand out as "the first rock band in 17 years to achieve this feat." Moreover, Return of the Dream Canteen bowed at #1 on the Billboard Top Album Sales Chart —just like its predecessor Unlimited Love did back in April. Plus, it reached #1 in numerous countries around the globe.
The musicians just wrapped up the biggest tour in their history to date by headlining Austin City Limits Music Festival for two consecutive weekends. Following their final concert of 2022, frontman Anthony Kiedis joined Joe Rogan for the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. A fascinating and powerful conversation ensued for nearly three hours between Kiedis and Rogan. Check it out HERE.
Upon arrival, Return of the Dream Canteen incited universal critical applause. Pitchfork hailed it as "surprisingly introspective" and affirmed, "It does show the funky monks keeping the faith in their unquenchable spirit." Rolling Stone noted, "Dream Canteen finds the Chilis meditating on trademark grooves (first single 'Tippa My Tongue' is classic Chilis), life's falsities ('Fake as Fu@k') and peace and love ('Peace and Love')." NME exclaimed, "the Chilis continue to have the most fun possible," and Clash put it best, "The band promised that they weren't going to play it safe with this record, and it seems to have paid off."
This year, the band garnered an MTV Europe Music Award nom for Best Rock and scored three American Music Awards nominations for "Favorite Rock Artist," "Favorite Rock Album" for Unlimited Love and "Favorite Rock Single" for "Black Summer." The AMAs air live November 20th on ABC. Meanwhile, the stadium tour continues in January 2023 across New Zealand and Australia.
Return of the Dream Canteen blossomed during the same sessions that yielded the group's chart topper Unlimited Love—which landed at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart back in April and arrived as the biggest rock album of the year.
For these 17 tracks, the band collaborated with longtime producer and creative confidant Rick Rubin. Together, the musicians tapped into the power of their union once more, translating communal inspiration into bursts of inter-dimensional instrumentation, primal rhythms, and thoughtful lyrical provocations. As such, the LP kaleidoscopically projects the spirit of these four individuals in the form of one glorious collective that's as vibrant, visceral, and vital as ever. Leaning on an endless and enduring brotherhood independent of all boundaries, it's simply Red Hot Chili Peppers…
To herald the record, the band unveiled lead single "Tippa My Tongue" which hit #1 at Alternative radio. "Tippa My Tongue" extends the band's record for the most #1's in the history of Billboard's Alternative Airplay Chart (15). Red Hot Chili Peppers also notch their fourth #1 on Billboard's Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart. It is the band's second #1 on that chart following "Black Summer's" 14-week reign at #1 earlier this year. No other band in history has achieved two #1 singles on Billboard's Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart in the same year. Right out of the gate, Rolling Stone applauded "Tippa My Tongue" as "a sexually suggestive romp that evokes all the quintessential quirk's of the California funk-rock outfit's extensive catalog," and CLASH summed it up best as "a Red Hot Chili Peppers masterclass." Billboard attested, "The sinewy funk-rock track recalls Chili Peppers of yore, with frontman Anthony Kiedis playing with lyrical double entendre."
The Red Hot Chili Peppers recently took home the prestigious Global Icon Award, and delivered a showstopping performance at the MTV VMAs. No. 1 single "Black Summer" also won the award for Best Rock.
Allow Red Hot Chili Peppers to welcome you to Return of the Dream Canteen.
'Return of the Dream Canteen' feels like a nod to the creative prosperity of a psychedelic desert. Something about the four of us wandering into a time and place that had less definition than normal lead to more music. We just kept sipping away. The canteen was generous. Just when a blubberously funky baseline seemed like it might lie dormant without a dance partner, its song fellows would show up to party. John's tenacious focus on treating every song as though it was equal to the next helped us to realize more songs than some might know what to do with. In a world where a single track release is typical, we decided to release back to back double records. We feel good about it. Pass the canteen. Red Hot Chili Peppers
For more information on the new album and tour please visit https://redhotchilipeppers.com.
- Tippa My Tongue
- Peace And Love
- Reach Out
- Eddie
- Fake As Fu@k
- Bella
- Roulette
- My Cigarette
- Afterlife
- Shoot Me A Smile
- Handful
- The Drummer
- Bag Of Grins
- La La La La La La La La
- Copperbelly
- Carry Me Home
- In The Snow
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(The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new guidelines for the amount of lead that can be in processed food for babies and small children under the age of 2, a move the agency says would result in significant reductions in the exposure to the toxic metal.
The new guidance includes a limit of 10 parts per billion of lead in fruits, some vegetables and yogurts and 20 parts per billion in root vegetables and dry cereals. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said the new standards could result in a 24 percent to 27 percent reduction in exposure to lead from the foods.
“The proposed action levels announced today, along with our continued work with our state and federal partners, and with industry and growers to identify mitigation strategies, will result in long-term, meaningful and sustainable reductions in the exposure to this contaminant from foods,” Califf said in a statement announcing the new regulations.
These foods absorb vital nutrients from the environment, which also means they absorb toxins such as lead that can be harmful to people when consumed, the agency explained in the announcement. It is not possible to entirely eliminate such contaminants from the food supply.
The new guidance from the agency comes as a 2022 study found that nearly all homemade and prepackaged baby foods contained some levels of toxic heavy metals such as lead and arsenic.
The study, conducted by Healthy Babies Bright Futures alliance, found that 94 percent of prepackaged foods contained the toxins.
The FDA’s new guidance is part of its Closer to Zero program, which seeks to reduce childhood exposure to contaminants. | 2023-01-24T23:14:28+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/fda-issues-guidance-to-reduce-lead-exposure-in-baby-food/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, the co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull and founder and owner of the Red Bull Formula One racing team, has died. He was 78.
Officials with the Red Bull racing team at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, announced Mateschitz's death Saturday. There was no immediate word where he died, or a cause of death.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of motor sports governing body FIA, said Mateschitz was "a towering figure in motor sport."
"The thoughts of all the FIA family are with his loved ones at this time and he will be greatly missed."
Mateschitz gained fame as the public face of Red Bull, an Austrian-Thai conglomerate that says it sold nearly 10 billion cans of its caffeine and taurine-based drink in 172 countries worldwide last year.
Mateschitz not only helped the energy drink become popular around the world, but also built up a sports, media, real estate and gastronomy empire around the brand.
With the growing success of Red Bull, he significantly expanded his investments in sports, specifically motorsports and extreme sports, and Red Bull now operates football clubs, ice hockey teams and F1 racing teams. Red Bull also has contracts with hundreds of athletes in various sports and a deep driver development program to get racers to the top level.
"It's been hard news for everyone — what he has meant for Red Bull, and of course the sport, and especially for me," said Max Verstappen, who wrapped up his second consecutive F1 title two weeks ago.
Verstappen on Sunday at Circuit of the Americas will try to tie Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel with an F1-record 13 victories in a season, and he'll also attempt to clinch the constructors championship for Red Bull.
"What he has done for me, my career so far, and in general my life, it's really tough, it's a really tough day," Verstappen said. "There's still a race ahead and we're going to try to make him proud tomorrow."
Mateschitz and Thai investor Chaleo Yoovidhya founded the company in 1984 after Mateschitz recognized the potential in marketing Krating Daeng – another energy drink created by Chaleo – for a western audience. Red Bull says Mateschitz worked on the formula for three years before the modified drink was launched under its new name in his native Austria in 1987.
Under Mateschitz' stewardship, Red Bull quickly increased its market share, first in Europe, then in the United States, helped by marketing campaigns promoting the drink's claimed stimulating properties and extensive sponsorship agreements in motorsports, soccer, extreme sports and the music industry.
The Red Bull Racing team has enjoyed success in Formula 1, winning the constructors' championship in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, while German driver Vettel won four drivers' championships in row while signed to the team.
Verstappen started in Red Bull's driver development program and became the youngest driver in F1 history to start a grand prix when he started with the junior Toro Rosso team at age 17 in 2015. The Dutchman is now the most dominant driver in the sport.
"So many of us have to be so grateful to him for the opportunities he's provided and the vision he had, the strength of character, and never being afraid to follow dreams, and chase dreams. That's what he did here in F1, proving that you can make a difference," Red Bull team principal Christian Horner told Sky Sports F1.
"We're just incredibly grateful for him, everything that he's done, everything that he's supported us with over the years," Horner added. "So many drivers, so many team members, so many people in this pit lane owe him so much. He was incredibly proud of the team, incredibly proud of everything we've done and have been achieving, and he's been a passionate supporter and the backbone of everything that we do."
Red Bull operates soccer teams in top divisions across Austria, Germany, Brazil and the United States. The company started by buying Austrian club SV Austria Salzburg in 2005 and rebranding it in the company colors under the name Red Bull Salzburg.
It repeated the move in Germany, where it bought fifth-tier club SSV Markranstädt in 2009, rebranded it as RasenBallsport Leipzig, and financed its steady progress through the league system till it was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2016. German league regulations prevented the company from naming the team Red Bull Leipzig – its name in German, RasenBallsport, means "grass ball sport Leipzig" but the club just refers to itself as RB Leipzig.
Mateschitz also made headlines for his populist views. He previously criticized German chancellor Angela Merkel for her handling of the refugee crisis over 2015-16. The Austrian Servus TV station, owned by Red Bull Media House GmbH, is known for promoting right-wing provocative views.
Mateschitz bought the Jaguar Racing team from previous owner Ford at the end of 2004 and rebranded it as Red Bull for the 2005 season. Later that year, he then also bought Minardi and renamed it Toro Rosso, astutely using it as a feeder team for Red Bull.
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By REBECCA SANTANA
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Performers such as Gladys Knight or the Irish band U2 usually would be headlining a concert for thousands, but at Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors the tables were turned as they and other artists were feted for their lifetime of artistic contributions.
Actor, director, producer and human rights activist George Clooney, groundbreaking composer and conductor Tania León, and contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant will join Knight and the entire crew of U2 in being honored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The organization honors a select group of people every year for their artistic influences on American culture. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their respective spouses were in attendance.
Biden paid tribute to the honorees before the ceremony at the White House Sunday afternoon, praising them before a star-studded East Room crowd as an “exceptional group of artists.”
“Thank you for showing us the power of the arts and ‘We the People,’” Biden said.
He highlighted Clooney’s on-camera work and off-screen charity endeavors, from helping 9/11 victims’ families to supporting a gun control campaign led by the survivors of the Parkland school shooting.
“He is unrelenting and undaunted,” Biden said. “That is character in real life. And that is George Clooney.”
Biden hailed Grant’s voice as “a true gift from God that she shares with everyone,” thanked León for ’breathing new sounds into the soul of the nation,” and said he has all of Knight’s songs on his iPhone.
“We’re going to get on that midnight train,” Biden said of Knight. “Because I speak for all Americans when I say we we’d rather live in your world than be without you in ours.”
Biden, noting his love of Irish poets, called U2 “four sons of Ireland, poets in their own right” whose music “has changed the world.”
“We would do well to remember today at a moment when there’s too much hate, too much anger, too much division here in America, and quite frankly, around the world,” Biden said. “We have to remember today, as their song goes: ‘We are one but we’re not the same. We get to carry each other.’”
On the red carpet ahead of the Kennedy Center show, Clooney, with his wife, Amal, beside him, joked that after seeing friends like Don Cheadle and Julie Roberts in attendance he was worried his tribute would be more of a “roast.”
Growing up in a small Kentucky town, he said, he watched the Kennedy Center Honors on TV adding that he was excited to be part of a fraternity that includes actors such as Paul Newman and Henry Fonda.
During the ceremony, an emotional Patti LaBelle called Knight her “everything,” saying they had been friends for six decades and seen each other through laughter and tears. “We do everything together,” LaBelle said. “I am honored to honor you tonight.”
Country music superstar Garth Brooks, citing Knight’s “roots in country music,” sang her classic “Midnight Train to Georgia.”
U2 has sold 170 million albums and been honored with 22 Grammys. The band’s epic singles include “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” “Pride (In the Name of Love)” and “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” Lead singer Bono has also become known for his philanthropic work to eradicate poverty and to raise awareness about AIDS.
Grant is well known for crossover pop hits like “Baby, Baby,” “Every Heartbeat” and “That’s What Love is For.” She’s sold more than 30 million albums, including her 1991 record “Heart in Motion,” which introduced her to a larger pop audience.
León said during an interview when the honorees were announced that she wasn’t expecting “anything spectacular” when the Kennedy Center initially reached out to her. After all, she’s worked with the Kennedy Center numerous times over the years going back to 1980, when she was commissioned to compose music for a play.
But the 79-year-old Pulitzer Prize winner said she was stunned to learn that this time the ceremony was going to be for her.
León left Cuba as a refugee in 1967 and eventually settled in New York City. She’s a founding member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem and instituted the Brooklyn Philharmonic Community Concert Series.
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Florida rapper 'SpotemGottem' arrested after Miami jet ski chase
MIAMI - A Florida rapper was arrested by police this weekend after a jet ski chase in Miami. Nehemiah Harden, also known as "SpotemGottem," was arrested after an officer spotted a black and orange Seadoo jet ski in a restricted zone with posted signs, according to a Miami Police arrest affidavit obtained by FOX Television Stations Tuesday.
The 19-year-old allegedly started doing "S" type turns near anchored boats, according to the arrest report. An officer attempted to get the rapper’s attention to conduct a traffic stop, but Harden allegedly looked at the officer and sped off on the jet ski swerving through anchored boats and swimmers near the area.
The officer tried to stop Harden using lights and sirens, but the entertainer refused to stop and continued to ride away, per the report.
Harden was eventually stopped and arrested by Miami Police. The Jacksonville native was booked Sunday night on several charges, including eluding law enforcement and reckless operation of a boat, according to booking information FOX Television Stations obtained from the Miami- Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department.
Miami Police wrote in their arrest report that Harden had "a willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others and property (boats) at a speed or in a manner as to endanger himself or others."
Harden will appear in court before a judge Tuesday, law enforcement officials offered. The rapper is best known for his 2020 hit single "Beat Box."
This story was reported from Washington, D.C. | 2022-06-28T19:34:52+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/florida-rapper-arrested-jet-ski-chase |
COLUMBUS, Ga., July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We are incredibly shocked and saddened to learn of the senseless loss of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest serving prime minister in Japan. Prime Minister Abe will be long remembered for his dedication to improving Japan's economy and his steadfast commitment to providing a woman-friendly work environment through his 'womenomics' policy, which sparked a national call to action to promote more women into leadership positions throughout Japan, a policy that was warmly embraced by Aflac Incorporated.
"Mr. Abe was a well-respected leader across the world. Our most sincere condolences go out to his family, his global circle of friends, and to all of the people of Japan."
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BUCHA, Ukraine — To understand how much the Kyiv suburb of Bucha has recovered in the past year, take a look at the photos above and below.
Above is Olha Kornych, 58, who was cleaning up at her newly rebuilt, tan, two-story stucco home.
"The rebuilding started in March this year, and they finished it recently. They're still planting trees," said Kornych. The inside is still a bit messy, but she hopes to move back in soon.
Below is the photo of her street, Vokzalna Street, from early April of last year, just after the Russian forces had been driven out of Bucha, which is a few miles northwest of Kyiv.
Kornych recalled the terrifying day in February last year when Russian tanks came rumbling down her narrow street.
"Around 7:30 in the morning, the convoy of tanks passed by. We drank tea and coffee and watched TV. We didn't panic at first," she said. "Then we heard the machine guns. We barely managed to make it to the basement."
She was one of nine family members and neighbors who took refuge in her basement as a Russian tank took up a position in her yard, and many others filled the street.
"We were stuck in the cellar until the end of the battle. It was horrible," said Kornych. She said they were able to escape at the end of the day, but the tanks remained for weeks.
New homes, a concert and a memorial
The rebuilt homes in Bucha are just one example of how the town is coming back to life.
On a recent Saturday evening, residents packed into an open-air theater in Bucha's main park for an energetic concert.
Families strolled the lush, manicured grounds on a gentle summer night that looked like it could be almost any small town in Europe.
"Rebuilding at the fastest pace possible is very important. This provides the psychological support our citizens need, so they can see the city being renewed," Bucha's mayor, Anatolii Fedoruk, told NPR.
He said more than 3,000 homes and structures were damaged or destroyed during the Russian occupation that lasted for nearly the entire month of March 2022. About half are now in some stage of reconstruction, and the mayor hoped that figure will reach 70% by the end of the year.
Yet even this day was filled with somber moments.
The mayor dedicated a newly built Wall of Honor, with silver plaques featuring the names of 501 civilians killed during Russia's occupation in March of last year.
Dozens of additional plaques are blank, reflecting the 80 bodies still not positively identified.
"We demand justice. We demand that even after we achieve victory, the Russians must be punished for what they did here," Fedoruk said.
Reminders of destruction left by the Russians
A short distance away, the scars of the Russian invasion remain. Mangled, rusting vehicles. Homes and shops pierced by bullets and shrapnel.
Much of the money to rebuild homes in Bucha came from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, based in Decatur, Ill. The foundation operates mostly in poor countries in Africa and Latin America. Buffett said he came to Ukraine because the need is so great.
"These people did nothing wrong. They did not deserve this. They did not ask for this. It should not have happened to them. And they've lost everything," he said.
Buffett has made eight trips to Ukraine since last year and his foundation has committed $450 million to multiple projects around the country.
He spoke to NPR via Zoom from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. He was wearing a flak jacket because Kherson was yet again under a shelling attack.
"It's a war on civilians. It's a war on global food security. It's a war on freedom. It's a war on democracy. And it's a war on sovereignty," he said. "This is a war that everybody should care about."
A roundabout in Bucha has been renamed Buffett Square, marked with a large sign. This is a place he's more famous than his father, billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
Howard Buffett gives credit to the local groups that have done so much to rebuild Bucha, and recalled a recent visit to the rapidly renovating town.
"It's just amazing to see it. I mean, it's just it's an incredible change. It has to give people hope," Buffett said.
Bucha's revival is happening more rapidly than in other ravaged places. The war still rages in the south and east. Even in relatively stable areas, Ukraine lacks the resources to rebuild.
The cost will be astronomical. Estimates put the nationwide reconstruction figure at somewhere between $400 billion to more than $1 trillion.
There's talk of seizing frozen Russian assets abroad — around $350 billion — and giving that money to Ukraine, though so far it's just one idea under discussion.
Meanwhile, back at the concert, as the music comes to a close, the audience rises to a standing ovation to express its appreciation — and to imagine better days ahead.
Greg Myre is an NPR national security correspondent. Follow him @gregmyre1.
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The lawyers representing migrants suing Florida Gov. Ron Desantis for flying them to Martha's Vineyard months ago filed a new motion to keep the litigation in Massachusetts.
The attorneys for the group of about 50 migrants mostly from Venezuela want a judge to reject changing the venue of the lawsuit to Florida, according to the Boston Herald.
"Defendants chose to send class plaintiffs to Massachusetts, and Martha’s Vineyard specifically, because they believed it presented the ideal conditions to abandon the individual plaintiffs, catch a small community off guard, generate the most media coverage, and harm their political opponents," the motion says.
If DeSantis, his administration, and the private companies said to have helped coordinate flying the migrants from San Antonio, Texas, briefly to Florida and then to the Massachusetts island last September wanted to "‘protect litigants, witnesses and the public against unnecessary inconvenience and expense,’ they could have chosen to forgo this scheme and leave the individual plaintiffs alone entirely," the migrants' attorneys wrote in court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts last week.
FLORIDA BILL CLEARS $12M FOR DESANTIS' MIGRANT RELOCATION PROGRAM MONTHS AFTER MARTHA'S VINEYARD FLIGHTS
"Instead, defendants manufactured this stunt from beginning to end – recruiting individuals in Texas to highlight an issue supposedly affecting Florida, choosing the island where former President Obama owns property – and now feign indignance that they should have to answer for their actions and may be held responsible in the district that they targeted," they added.
DeSantis administration lawyers have argued that Massachusetts state law permitting courts to obtain personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants does not apply to state government entities, noting the Republican governor and other defendants would be subjected to a "burden of appearing" because they are 1,300-plus miles away in Florida.
DeSantis' team further contends Massachusetts has "minimal" interest in adjudicating the dispute, and the District of Massachusetts does not have jurisdiction over Florida state defendants "for the independent reason that sovereign immunity prohibits Massachusetts from hauling a sister state and its officials into Massachusetts courts."
"To be sure, the planes landed in Massachusetts. But plaintiffs’ claims all arose before the plane touched down," the lawyers representing DeSantis' administration wrote in court documents.
‘SHUT DOWN THE BORDER IMMEDIATELY’: DESANTIS ADDRESSES MIGRANT SURGE AMID END OF TITLE 42 PANDEMIC MEASURE
The initial lawsuit accused DeSantis of carrying a "fraudulent and illegal scheme," breaking federal law, and violating constitutional rights. It alleges the Republican Florida governor and his transportation secretary, Jared Perdue, interfered with the "orderly administration of the federal immigration system."
"Defendants and their unidentified accomplices designed and executed a premeditated, fraudulent, and illegal scheme centered on exploiting this vulnerability for the sole purpose of advancing their own personal, financial and political interests," it says.
Also last week, DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718, a state immigration bill cleared by the Republican legislature "to combat the dangerous effects of illegal immigration caused by the federal government’s reckless border policies." The legislation makes using E-Verify mandatory for any employer with 25 or more employees, imposes enforceable penalties for those employing illegal immigrants, and enhances penalties for human smuggling.
The bill also prohibits local governments from issuing IDs to illegal immigrants, invalidates ID cards issued to illegal immigrants in other states, and requires hospitals to collect and submit data on the costs of providing health care to illegal aliens.
The legislation also allocates $12 million to continue the "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program" to relocate illegal immigrants to sanctuary jurisdictions.
The initiative started with the flights to the liberal enclave of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, which had touted broad support for sanctuary policies. Local leadership quickly claimed the wealthy islanders did not have enough resources to support the migrants, who were bussed to a military base in Cape Cod. The move was intended to challenge Democrats' hypocrisy toward asylum seekers and protest federal immigration policy under the Biden administration. | 2023-05-14T21:15:23+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/migrants-attorneys-want-lawsuit-against-ron-desantis-over-marthas-vineyard-flights-to-stay-in-massachusetts/article_e904a843-7209-559b-bb14-e094959bf840.html |
NEW YORK – Besides eating turkey and visiting with family, sports on television occupied the time of many Americans over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Some marquee contests led to some TV milestones, including the most-watched regular season pro football game ever and most-seen soccer game on American television, the Nielsen company said.
The Dallas Cowboys' defeat of the New York Giants shown on Fox Thanksgiving Day was seen by an estimated 42 million people, Nielsen said. Two teams with national followings, both having strong years, playing on a day where there's a captive audience, led to the record. The previous best was a December 1990 game between the Giants and San Francisco.
Fox's telecast of the World Cup match between the U.S. and England reached 15.38 million people on Friday. That alone beat the previous U.S. record-holder, the 1994 World Cup championship, and didn't even count the audience on Telemundo, which lifted the total U.S. audience to nearly 20 million.
The Michigan-Ohio State college football game on Saturday — two traditional rivals both undefeated going into the matchup, playing a game with big scoring plays — was seen by 17 million people. That was the biggest audience for a regular season college football game since 2011, and the largest ever for Fox, Nielsen said.
They may not have been record-setters, but CBS and NBC both had strong numbers for their Thanksgiving games. The 31.6 million who watched Buffalo and Detroit was the most popular game on CBS so far this season, Nielsen said.
Meanwhile, NBC's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was seen by 25.8 million people, the most popular entertainment program of the year.
NBC was the week's most popular network, averaging 8.2 million viewers in prime time. CBS had 4.1 million, Fox had 3.41 million, ABC had 3.35 million, Univision had 1.1 million, Ion had 870,000 and Telemundo had 820,000.
ESPN led the cable networks with a 2.99 million average in prime time. Hallmark had 1.71 million, Fox News Channel had 1.64 million, Paramount had 1.24 million and MSNBC had 772,000.
ABC's “World News Tonight” won the evening news ratings race with an average of 8.9 million viewers. NBC's “Nightly News” had 7.3 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.3 million.
For the week of Nov. 14-20, the 20 most-watched prime-time programs, their networks and viewerships:
1. NFL Football: New England at Minnesota, NBC, 24.78 million.
2. “NFL Postgame” (Thursday), Fox, 21.66 million.
3. NFL Football: Green Bay at Philadelphia, NBC, 19.57 million.
4. “NFL Pregame” (Thursday), NBC, 18.13 million.
5. “NFL Pregame” (Sunday), NBC, 14.85 million.
6. NFL Football: San Francisco at Arizona, ESPN, 11.17 million.
7. “Football Night in America, Part 3,” NBC, 10.77 million.
8. “The OT,” Fox, 9.11 million.
9. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.03 million.
10. “Yellowstone,” Paramount, 8.36 million.
11. “The Masked Singer,” Fox, 7.86 million.
12. “FBI,” CBS, 7.54 million.
13. “NCIS,” CBS, 6.85 million.
14. College Football: Florida at Florida St., ABC, 6.71 million.
15. College Football: Notre Dame at USC, ABC, 6.68 million.
16. “The Equalizer,” CBS, 6.56 million.
17. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 6.19 million.
18. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 5.98 million.
19. “Football Night in America, Part 2,” NBC, 5.97 million.
20. “NFL Pregame” (Monday), ESPN, 5.87 million. | 2022-11-30T23:24:53+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/entertainment/2022/11/30/sports-on-tv-joins-turkey-parade-as-holiday-traditions/ |
Russia pushes to block 2nd city in eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are trying to block a city in eastern Ukraine, the region’s governor said Saturday, after their relentless assault on a nearby city forced Ukrainian troops to begin withdrawal after weeks of intense fighting.
Russia also launched missile attacks on areas far from the heart of the eastern battles.
Serhiy Haidai, governor of the Luhansk region, said on Facebook that Russian forces are attempting to blockade the city of Lysychansk from the south. That city lies next to Sievierodonetsk, which has endured relentless assault and house-to-house fighting for weeks.
After Haidai said Friday that Ukrainian forces had begun retreating from Sievierodonetsk, military analyst Oleg Zhdanov said some of the troops were heading for Lysychansk. But Russian moves to cut off Lysychansk will give those retreating troops little respite.
Russian bombardment has reduced most of Sievierodonetsk to rubble and cut its population from 100,0000 to 10,000. Some Ukrainian troops are holed up in the huge Azot chemical factory on the city’s edge, along with about 500 civilians.
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Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk have been the focal point of the Russian offensive aimed at capturing all of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region and destroying the Ukrainian military defending it — the most capable and battle-hardened segment of the country’s armed forces. The two cities and surrounding areas are the last major pockets of Ukrainian resistance in the Luhansk region — 95% of which is under Russian and local separatist forces’ control. The Russians and separatists also control about half of the Donetsk region, the second province in the Donbas.
Some 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) to the west, four Russian rockets hit a “military object” in Yaroviv, Lviv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy said. He did not give further details of the target, but Yaroviv has a sizable military base used for training fighters, including foreigners who have volunteered to fight for Ukraine. That base was hit by Russian rockets in March, killing 35 people.
The Lviv region, although far from the front lines, has been hit by other rockets during the war, destroying fuel storage areas.
About 30 Russian rockets were fired on the Zhytomyr region in central Ukraine on Saturday morning, killing one Ukrainian soldier, regional governor Vitaliy Buchenko said.
In the north, about 20 rockets were fired from Belarus into the Chernihiv region, the Ukrainian military said.
A senior U.S. defense official, speaking in Washington on condition of anonymity, on Friday called the Ukrainians’ move out of Sievierodonetsk a “tactical retrograde” to consolidate forces into positions where they can better defend themselves. This will add to Ukraine’s effort to keep Russian forces pinned down longer in a small area, the official said.
Following a botched attempt to capture Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, in the early stage of the invasion that started Feb. 24, Russian forces have shifted their focus to the Donbas, where the Ukrainian forces have fought Moscow-backed separatists since 2014.
After repeated Ukrainian requests to its Western allies for heavier weaponry to counter Russia’s edge in firepower, four medium-range American rocket launchers have arrived, with four more on the way.
The senior U.S. defense official said Friday that more Ukrainian forces are training outside Ukraine to use the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, and are expected back in their country with the weapons by mid-July. The rockets can travel about 45 miles (70 kilometers). Also to be sent are 18 U.S. coastal and river patrol boats.
The official said there is no evidence Russia has been successful in intercepting any of what has been a steady flow of military aid into Ukraine from the U.S. and other nations. Russia has repeatedly threatened to strike, or actually claimed to have hit, such shipments.
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TAIPEI, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE, the world's leading computer brand, wowed the creator community with its completely re-designed AERO series laptops since their launch earlier this year. Above all, the AERO 16 creator laptop is particularly designed with graphic designers, video editors, and photographers in mind, delivering X-Rite™ certified and Pantone® validated (Delta E<1) color accuracy. Combined with the Super Narrow Bezel 4K+ OLED display and VESA-certified DisplayHDR™ 500 True Black, the AERO 16 laptop brings true-to-life colors that make creators' inspirations come alive.
To share such a creative edge, GIGABYTE is inviting the whole community to join AERO 16 Relay Challenge and pass on the joy of color and creation on social platforms. The campaign is led off with the Color Relay Challenge. Starting from August 10, participants are invited to apply the AERO 16-themed Instagram AR filter and complete the tasks for a chance to win awesome prizes.
The campaign will be later succeeded by the Creativity Relay Challenge. GIGABYTE will be teaming up with several world-renowned content creators, including Asia Ladowska, Carles Dalmau, Elenamics, Elliot Ulm and Li Cambon. These creative talents will be split into two, as each team will create a piece of art in a relay format based on the subjects of realness and freedom. Each talent will be using the AERO 16 laptop and let their creativity fly thanks to its powerful performance and perfect color accuracy. Starting from August 23, everyone can visit Official Facebook Page and vote for their favorite artwork for a chance to win a custom AERO 16 laptop featuring the winning design.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows.
Humans and animals naturally pick up static charges as they go about their days. And those charges are enough to give ticks a boost to their next blood meal, according to a study published Friday in the journal Current Biology.
While the distance is tiny, “it’s the equivalent of us jumping three or four flights of stairs in one go,” said study author Sam England, an ecologist now at Berlin’s Natural History Museum.
Ticks are “ambush predators,” explained Stephen Rich, a public health entomologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
They can’t jump or fly onto their hosts, he said. Instead, they hang out on a branch or a blade of grass with their legs outstretched — a behavior known as “questing” — and wait for people or animals to pass by so they can grab on and bite.
It seemed that ticks were limited to how far they could stretch on their “tippy toes,” England said. But now, scientists are learning that static charges may help expand their reach.
“They can now actually end up latching onto hosts that don’t make direct contact with them,” he said.
The researchers looked at a species of tick called the castor bean tick, which is common across Europe. This bloodsucker and its cousins are major culprits in spreading diseases to animals and humans, including Lyme disease, and are most active in warm months.
Researchers found that when they charged up electrodes and placed them near young ticks, the creatures would whiz through the air to land on those electrodes.
A normal level of static — the charge that fur, feathers, scales or clothes pick up with movement — could pull the critters across gaps of a fraction of an inch (a few millimeters or centimeters), according to the study. While those distances may seem small to us, for a tiny tick, they represent a big leap, England said.
In the future, there might be ways developed to reduce that static, experts said. But for now, Rich said people should keep using classic tick prevention measures, including repellents, to keep themselves safe from bites.
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With Toku Eyes' artificial intelligence platform, the eye is not only the window to the soul — it is now a window to the state of your health
AUCKLAND, New Zealand , May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toku Eyes, the New Zealand-based developer of a multi-modal artificial intelligence platform for instant healthcare diagnostics, today announced it is bringing its newest technology (ORAiCLE™) to the United States. ORAiCLE™ can assess the cardiovascular risk of an individual through a retinal scan, more accurately than the current gold standard and is more cost-effective and easily-accessible through locations such as pharmacies and self-service retinal photo kiosks.
136 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes today, and over the next ten years, one in three will have a heart attack, while one in ten will go blind. Yet, more than 80 percent of these outcomes are preventable if those with high-risk are identified early. However, the methods used to identify high-risk people have traditionally been inaccurate, costly, and invasive. 40 percent of those with diabetes or prediabetes cannot even access critical screening due to distance or lack of appointments.
It is often unknown that the cardiovascular system is able to be photographed through the eye. Toku Eyes has created ORAiCLE™ as an AI platform to recognize minute changes in the blood vessels, capillaries, and arteries, pigmentation, calcification, etc., and use this to stratify the person's risk of having a cardiovascular event, such as a stroke or heart attack, in the next 5 years. Research results suggest that ORAiCLE™ can be more accurate than traditional risk calculators that are being used in advanced healthcare systems (such as the Mayo Clinic's equation in the United States).
Its proprietary patent-pending technology uses an image of the back of the eye taken from a retinal camera, allowing the test to be done almost anywhere, especially with new retinal cameras becoming smaller and more portable. Additionally, learning to use a retinal camera and the AI software requires minimal training, which means anyone can conduct the test. Within seconds of receiving an image, Toku Eyes' AI platform can then assess the risks of a cardiovascular event or blindness and provide personalized wellness and lifestyle advice or indicate the need for specialist referral for preventative care.
"Using the eye as a diagnostic device for conditions outside the eye makes it so now opthamologists can begin to talk to the cardiovascular surgeon. This has huge potential that will ramify throughout medicine," said Professor John Marshall, the inventor of laser eye surgery.
While ORAiCLE™ is focused on assessing cardiovascular risk using retinal images, Toku Eyes has already developed another product (called THEIA™) which is focused on identifying blinding conditions using similar retinal images. Toku eyes is aiming to provide the most comprehensive, cost-efficient and accurate risk assessment for heart attacks and blindness, using the combination of its two platforms (ORAiCLE™ & THEIA™). This is especially important for people with diabetes or pre-diabetes.
Toku Eyes' platform is already being used as part of diabetic screening service in both the public and private sectors in New Zealand. It is also live in 20 clinics in India with the goal to be in 70 by the end of the year. Its AI technology also works accurately even with low-quality images, as opposed to others like Google who have tried to develop similar technology.
As part of its US expansion, Toku Eyes is partnering with EyeCheq which is creating a network self service retinal image kiosks across the US. It is also partnering with Unified-Imaging, a multi-modal imaging repository which connects a variety of primary and specialty clinics across the United States. Through these partnerships and more, Toku eyes is planning, subject to finalizing regulatory clearances, to be present at more than 1500 locations across the US by 2025.
"If you can see the future, you can change it," said Ehsan Vaghefi, co-founder and CEO of Toku Eyes. "By looking inside the eyes, we get an in-depth view of what is happening inside the entire body to better assess the risk factors of each individual and identify high-risk individuals before their condition worsens. Our goal is to make health screening simple and easy to access for the entire population so we can get in front of underlying health risks and improve patient outcomes."
About Toku Eyes
Toku Eyes is the developer of a multi-modal artificial intelligence platform for instant healthcare diagnostics, personalized prognostics and general health risk assessments using retinal images to screen for preventable blindness. Led by a team of endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, optometrists, and AI specialists, Toku Eyes provides patients with a window to their future health. For more information, visit tokueyes.com.
THEIA is not currently commercially available in the United States
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Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocks on reappointment of elections chief in key presidential battleground
By Fredreka Schouten
(CNN) — The top election official in Wisconsin appears poised to remain in her post for now – after state election commissioners deadlocked Tuesday on her reappointment.
Meagan Wolfe, the administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, has been targeted by Republican lawmakers and conservative activists ever since the 2020 election saw Joe Biden flip this crucial swing state on his way to the White House. Her term was slated to end Saturday.
The stalemate has added to uncertainty about the future of election oversight in a key presidential battleground ahead of the 2024 elections.
During a meeting Tuesday, a majority of the six-member commission that oversees elections voiced support for Wolfe, a widely respected nonpartisan administrator. But Democrats on the state elections commission effectively blocked an up-or-down vote on her reappointment, saying they had no assurances that the Republican-controlled state Senate would confirm Wolfe for a second, four-year term.
In the end, all three Democrats abstained on the question of her reappointment. The commission, evenly divided between Democratic and GOP appointees, requires at least four “yes” votes to take action.
In a news conference immediately after the vote, Wolfe said she had not “fully digested” the commission’s actions. But she said her intention was to ensure that the agency and local election officials “have the stability” needed to carry out next year’s elections.
Democrats relied on a 2022 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling to argue that Wolfe could remain in her post. In that case, the then-conservative majority on the court ruled that lawmakers cannot replace an appointed official until their post is vacant. The justices held that the end of a term does not constitute a vacancy.
Commissioners said they were aware that litigation over Wolfe’s status was likely.
“Absent a promise from the Senate to confirm Meagan Wolfe, I don’t think we should even play this game,” Democratic Commissioner Mark Thomsen said as he opposed even holding a vote on the reappointment. “I will take my shots with the court, rather than at the Senate.”
The commission’s chair, Republican appointee Don Millis, said he was “very concerned” that Wolfe’s status as a holdover would lead to questions about the legitimacy of her future actions and further feed election conspiracy theories in the state.
Wolfe has defended the 2020 election and pushed back against rampant, unfounded claims that widespread election fraud marred the results of the presidential contest that year. Biden won Wisconsin by nearly 21,000 votes, a victory that has survived multiple lawsuits and election reviews.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Health Matters is bringing its award-winning Fall Summit & Health Fair to Hollywood. Leveraging our expertise in creating spaces where Black Americans can take a moment to learn how to better manage their mental and physical well-being, we have created a free, day-long event with the aim of helping our community take better care of themselves, their loved ones, and their community.
Join us on October 1st for this special event virtually or in-person at The Center at Cathedral Plaza, 555 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles from 8:30am to 6:00pm PST. It will include panels, workshops, and activities featuring health and wellness experts, thought leaders and celebrity guests who are passionate about bringing health awareness to our community.
Our goal is to help build health equity for the Black American community, especially patients and caregivers looking for support while managing their health journeys. That is why we have included sessions that will address why Black Americans have a shorter life expectancy than white Americans and how structural racism is directly linked to our health outcomes. We also plan to cover how to minimize risk factors to avoid chronic disease and gain confidence to better communicate with your healthcare provider.
- In-person and virtual presentations by the nation's leading experts on Alzheimer's/dementia, breast cancer, clinical trial participation, hATTR Amyloidosis, HIV/AIDS, patient advocacy, prostate cancer, shingles, mental health and more.
- Notable celebrities sharing their personal health journeys including actress Vanessa Bell Calloway, Run the World star Amber Stevens West, actor and philanthropist James Pickens, Jr., actor, singer and director Vanessa Estelle Williams, actor Dawnn Lewis and comedian Michael Colyar.
- Emmy-award winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will be presented with the Black Health Matters Impact Award for her advocacy as the founder of DIVAS Simply Singing! Raising Health Awareness.
- Free on-site health screenings (cancer, blood pressure, glucose and more).
- Complimentary breakfast, lunch and snack will be served.
- Special concert by singer and songwriter, Chante' Moore.
Register for this exciting and impactful event free at www.blackhealthmatters.com.
The Black Health Matters Fall Summit and Health Fair is sponsored by a blue-chip list of corporations and highly regarded non-profit organization. The Presenting Sponsors are AstraZeneca and Genentech, the Platinum Sponsors include AARP, Sanofi, Janssen's Research Includes Me, Travere and ViiV. Gold sponsors are Amgen, Alnylam, Bristol Myers Squib, GSK and Janssen. Supporting sponsors are Vertex and the American Cancer Society.
Black Health Matters (BHM) is the leading health, wellness and chronic disease interactive digital platform dedicated to improving health outcomes among African Americans. Launched in 2012 (one year prior to Black Lives Matter) and rooted in Black communities, our mission is to improve health literacy, which includes addressing health care, health policy, health equity, and health disparities for positive outcomes. For more information go to www.blackhealthmatters.com
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MINNEAPOLIS – This postseason, the Nuggets can’t blame a torn ACL, a third back surgery, a lack of perimeter defenders or claim that two-time MVP Nikola Jokic ran out of gas without much help.
They can’t say Aaron Gordon had too much responsibility on his plate or that their roster was devoid of title experience.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope checks that championship box, and a whole bunch of other invaluable ones, too.
In Caldwell-Pope, Bruce Brown and Christian Braun, Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth added rugged defensive pieces that former president Tim Connelly, who’s now shepherding Denver’s first-round playoff opponent, did not. What’s the difference so far this postseason, as the Nuggets have built a commanding 3-0 lead over Minnesota? It’s the defense.
They can’t say the roster didn’t have a healthy balance of veterans, either, with Jeff Green, DeAndre Jordan and Ish Smith giving them an unofficial leadership council that can soothe locker room turmoil and set an example for the team’s younger players. The latter two aren’t even in the playoff rotation, yet they’ve been nothing but additions to the locker room aggregate.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone has everything, in playoff experience, veteran weight, and superstar talent, a tenured coach could ask for. At least for this first round, he’s even got more institutional knowledge of an opponent than normal with the T-Wolves’ former head coach (Ryan Saunders) handling the defensive schemes.
The roster weaknesses, excuses, asterisks and caveats that engulfed the conversation over Denver’s last two postseason runs aren’t applicable to this year’s version.
Booth’s masterclass in roster assembly – and the dual returns of Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. – made sure of that.
Gordon, particularly last postseason, was unfairly cast as the poster boy for Denver’s weaknesses. Consider all that the Nuggets were missing in Murray’s spirited swagger, Porter’s outlandish confidence and the three-headed defensive monster Booth brought in this offseason. Those shortcomings fell at the feet of Gordon, whose postseason averages (13.8 points on 42.6% shooting) were underwhelming while being spotlighted as Denver’s No. 2 option.
That’s why Gordon’s comments, seated along the baseline among a throng of reporters on Friday morning, carried so much weight.
I asked him how much more comforting it was to enter a postseason with a healthy group of guys around him considering all the weight he’d carried against Golden State in the first round of last year’s playoffs.
“I mean, it means a lot to have those guys back, Mike and Jamal, and then with the additions of KCP and Brucey, having Jeff with us like he was last year, too,” Gordon said. “… Just having that continuity and that camaraderie is huge. It’s on us now and we’re going to step up to that. We really are appreciating that and knowing that it’s on us. I can’t say that enough.”
“It’s on us,” is an acknowledgment that the Nuggets have everything they need to win a championship.
Asked to clarify exactly what I thought he meant – that it’s a chance to maximize an opportunity – Gordon emphasized his statement.
“That’s really what it comes down to,” he said. “… It’s on us.”
It’s a level of accountability that’s refreshing, accurate and honest all at once. Anyone who judged the Nuggets on the past two postseasons, as a referendum on Jokic, the team-building or even Malone, wasn’t assessing the full scope. Gordon believes they’ve got enough, and whatever Denver’s postseason fate, the culpability or acclaim should rest at the feet of the players and coaching staff.
The Nuggets have waited years for this moment. It’s a reminder that championship windows are fickle and that each successive playoff game isn’t a given. Los Angeles’ Kawhi Leonard was healthy, and then he wasn’t. This opportunity Denver has should be cherished, and thus far, they’ve made the most of it.
“It’s on us,” is an acknowledgment that no one else is responsible for how deep the Nuggets dance this summer and can finally yield a true, honest assessment of whether this iteration is good enough or not.
If it is, Gordon’s willingness to call it early won’t be forgotten.
Want more Nuggets news? Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis. | 2023-04-23T12:05:56+00:00 | denverpost.com | https://www.denverpost.com/2023/04/23/nuggets-journal-aaron-gordon-postseason-fate/ |
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The city of McAllen has named a new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Commerce Board.
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation (BCIC), Josh Mejia, has been named the new President and CEO of the McAllen Chamber of Commerce Board.
Mejia announced his resignation from the BCIC during the regular monthly board meeting, on May 26, 2022. He will continue to serve as CEO until Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Under Mejia, the BCIC was able to grow financially and spearhead large projects such as the Bridge Center for Business and Commercialization, according to a press release from the BCIC.
“There is nothing more gratifying than serving in a position that allows you to work for the ultimate benefit of the community you were born and raised in. There is a reason these types of organizations are so valuable to communities and an even better reason why we should continue to support the staff and board of directors at the BCIC to continue excelling at what they do best,” said Mejia in the BCIC press release.
Mejia will be taking over from Blanca Cardenas who served as the Interim President and CEO for the McAllen Chamber over the last eight months. Cardenas will continue her role as Vice President of Membership Services, according to a press release from the McAllen Chamber.
“I am beyond thankful to have been selected as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the McAllen Chamber, and I look forward to working alongside stakeholders and partners to help define a new chapter in economic growth and tourism for the community,” said Mejia in the McAllen Chamber press release.
Mejia will begin his new position on June 29, 2022. | 2022-06-01T01:05:07+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/former-bcic-director-named-mcallen-chamber-president-ceo/ |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayme Hoskins is tapped in to Philly sports fans.
The wife of Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins has let fans crush some World Series beers on her tab. Jayme Hoskins has turned into a baseball barfly and let the free beers fly during recent Phillies’ postseason games.
The beer runs are nearly as popular as the ones the Phillies poured on against the Astros in Game 3, a 7-0 drubbing that included a homer from Rhys.
Wearing a red Phillies blazer with “Hoskins” printed on the back, Jayme had fans chanting her name Wednesday night as she sidled up to the closest bar to right field on the concourse before Game 4.
She had previously tweeted out section 104 as the corner bar of her choice at Citizens Bank Park and sent out a hint she could be found there again about 30 minutes before first pitch — and her husband set to take the field at first base.
“If you know anything about baseball and it’s quirks then you know where beers are about to be,” she tweeted.
One bartender painted Hoskins “No. 17″ in red on her cheek and wore the first baseman’s “Ring the Bell” T-shirt. Another exclaimed, “she wants 50 more?” when Jayme ordered another round.
Yes, of 50. At $17 a pop.
Hoskins may as well have been Rhys as fans mobbed her for selfies, and she took a knee for a group photo with dozens of World Series suds suckers. She was polite — she is a Phillies fan, after all — and asked the drinkers to have their IDs ready and to say “please” and “thank you” to the servers sliding out Buds at a faster rate than her husband is crushing postseason homers.
She sent her first “beer here!” tweet when the Phillies clinched the NL pennant in Game 5 of their Championship Series against San Diego. She joked on Twitter that someone should buy her a beer.
Hoskins said she then decided, “No, I’m buying you all a beer.”
She kept up the boozy tradition — the couple hosted a charity event this year at Philly’s Yards Brewery — and has no plans to stop for Game 5 on Thursday night
“I’ve been hearing about Red October for about seven years,” she said. “It has not disappointed in any way. It’s been amazing.
“And I know it’s not over!”
Joseph Connolly of South Philly, wearing a Bryce Harper jersey, sipped his first free Hoskins beer at the first World Series game of his life. The 28-year-old Phillies fan read Hoskins’ tweets and, ahem, just happened to linger in the area at the same time frame as her tweets from previous beer giveaways.
“It’s one of the more generous things you could ever do,” he said.
Rhys Hoskins was on board with his wife playing baseball bartender.
“Whatever it takes right now, really,” he said before Game 4. “She’s having a lot of fun with it. Obviously, the fans are enjoying it, too.”
Hoskins, though, just might pass on one of those Budweiser tall boys. The slugger’s beer of choice: Yuengling.
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-11-03T22:12:20+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/sports/ap-wife-of-phillies-hoskins-puts-beers-on-her-world-series-tab/ |
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says Ghana has reported two possible cases of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease, which if confirmed would mark the first-ever such infections in the West African country.
The disease, a very infectious hemorrhagic fever in the same family as Ebola, is spread to people by fruit bats and transmitted among people through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people and surfaces, WHO said.
Marburg is potentially very harmful and deadly: Case fatality rates in past outbreaks have ranged from 24% to 88%.
WHO says a preliminary analysis of samples taken from two patients from Ghana’s southern Ashanti region — both of whom died — turned up positive, but they were forwarded for full confirmation to the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, Senegal, which works with the U.N. health agency.
The two patients had been taken to a local hospital with symptoms including diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting, WHO said in a statement.
“Preparations for a possible outbreak response are being set up swiftly as further investigations are underway,” WHO said, adding that it is deploying experts to support health authorities in Ghana.
WHO said that if confirmed as Marburg, the cases would mark only the second time that the disease has been detected in West Africa — after Guinea confirmed a single case detected in August. The outbreak in Guinea was declared over five weeks later.
Previous Marburg outbreaks and individual cases have appeared in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, WHO said. | 2022-07-08T18:36:52+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/international/ap-international/who-ghana-reports-2-suspected-cases-of-marburg-virus/ |
For nearly two years, Sarah Huckabee Sanders served as the voice of the Trump administration. On Tuesday night, the now-Arkansas governor will serve as the voice of the entire Republican Party, giving its official response to President Biden’s State of the Union address.
Sanders, who left her position as White House press secretary in July 2019 and last month was sworn into the same governor’s seat that her father held for more than a decade, finds herself at her highest position yet in a GOP that is at an intersection between Trumpism and potential new leaders.
Several of the potential Republican alternatives to the firebrand former president are, like Sanders, building their resumes in governors’ mansions. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just two of the national-name Republicans said to be considering challenging Trump for the 2024 White House nomination.
As the party grapples with its trajectory, Sanders will take a stage that has the potential to catapult politicians to prominence — or see them flop at the opportunity.
The youngest governor in the country, she is still seen as a reliable ally to Trump. She was rewarded for her fierce loyalty to his administration, fending off the media as the Trump team dealt with countless controversies and scandals. Trump offered a resounding endorsement of Sanders in her bid for Arkansas governor.
In her brief tenure as Arkansas governor so far, Sanders has attacked red meat issues such as critical race theory and gender inclusivity. She has been highly critical of the Biden administration but has ducked questions about continuing her support for Trump in 2024.
The choice by Republican leadership to draft Sanders for the State of the Union response could be seen as a safe one: She is both a young politician who says she is ready to articulate the party’s “optimistic vision” and someone not seen as a threat to Trump’s campaign to return to the Oval Office
The State of the Union response is usually delivered by younger figures in the party who are seen as having a rising profile. In 2018 and 2019, Democrats tapped Georgia governor hopeful Stacy Abrams and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to deliver the responses to Trump’s address.
While for figures like Abrams and Whitmer the response turned out to be a good stage to garner more name recognition, it is also a stage that has chewed up others.
Then-Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R) response to President Obama’s 2009 State of the Union address was largely received as a failure. Jindal ran for president in 2016 but garnered little support and dropped out after five months, endorsing Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), another Republican widely mocked for his Obama State of the Union response.
But Sanders will have the opportunity to communicate a vision for a party that is still dealing with the aftermath of the less-than-stellar 2022 midterms.
Delivering the response from Little Rock, Sanders will follow a president who will most likely take a victory lap for Democratic achievements in the past two years and set the tone for a potential reelection campaign.
The speech is a high watermark in Sanders’s young political career, and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has billed it as “must-watch.”
“She is a servant-leader of true determination and conviction,” McCarthy said. “I’m thrilled Sarah will share her extraordinary story and bold vision for a better America on Tuesday. Everyone, including President Biden, should listen carefully.” | 2023-02-07T01:55:50+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/politics/hill-politics/sarah-huckabee-sanders-reaches-highest-gop-standing-yet-with-response-to-biden/ |
The Nikola Tre FCEVs will be among the first produced by the Nikola Iveco Europe joint venture
ULM, Germany, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, and IVECO, the brand of Iveco Group (MI: IVG) that designs, manufactures, and markets heavy, medium, and light-duty trucks, today announced a Letter of Intent for an order of 100 Class 8, heavy-duty Nikola Tre hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) from GP JOULE, a system provider for integrated energy solutions based in Reussenkoege, Germany. The Nikola Tre FCEVs in the European 6x2 variant will be manufactured by the joint venture between Nikola and Iveco Group at the site created in Ulm, Germany.
Thirty of the initial 100 Nikola Tre FCEVs are expected to be delivered to GP JOULE within 2024. This will be followed by the delivery of the remaining 70 vehicles in 2025, with the possibility for GP JOULE to acquire them through GATE - Green & Advanced Transport Ecosystem, Iveco Group's all-inclusive electric truck rental model. IVECO will provide the essential maintenance and service functions. GP JOULE will make the 100 Nikola trucks available to its customers in transport and logistics. The order is subject to GP JOULE's successful application for KsNI funding, Germany's program to support the acquisition of vehicles with alternative, climate-friendly drives. Furthermore, starting in 2026, GP JOULE and Iveco Group have agreed to market additional FCEVs to customers in Europe. GP JOULE will provide them with 100% green hydrogen at their hydrogen refueling station network.
Michael Lohscheller, President and CEO, Nikola Corporation, said, "The order from GP JOULE will be an example of how the Nikola Tre FCEV can further support commercial customers in Germany in their transition towards zero-emissions several years ahead of other OEMs, which helps to achieve the goal of decarbonizing the transportation sector."
Andre Steinau, Managing Director at GP JOULE HYDROGEN, declared: "100% renewable energy for all, this is what drives us. Together with Nikola and IVECO, we offer our customers all the components for climate-neutral heavy-duty transport from a single source: from the production and purchase of green hydrogen to the hydrogen filling stations to the fuel cell trucks and service that meet their needs. This is the easy entry into emission-free freight transport."
Simone Olivati, President, Financial Services, Iveco Group commented: "We are very pleased by the choice of GP JOULE and that with this agreement, thanks to our innovative GATE rental model, we will bring hydrogen mobility to customers in Germany and progress on the decarbonization of road freight transport. GATE is dedicated to meeting the needs of both battery and hydrogen fuel cell electric commercial vehicle customers, initially serving both the IVECO and Nikola brands. This agreement is a chance to start offering our comprehensive service based on a pay-per-use formula that will allow customers access to the propulsion of tomorrow."
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry. As a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure, Nikola is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
For more information, visit www.nikolamotor.com or Twitter @nikolamotor.
Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "outlook," and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the company's expectations regarding its business, the potential benefits received from the LoI with GP JOULE, the effect of the LoI on company truck sales; the company's business model and strategy; the company's expectations regarding its projected truck builds and related specifications; the company's expectations for its trucks and market acceptance of electric and hydrogen powered trucks; and market opportunity. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of Nikola's management and are not predictions of actual performance. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to general economic, financial, legal, regulatory, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; the potential effects of COVID-19; the outcome of legal proceedings to which Nikola is, or may become a party; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the recently completed business combination; the conversion of pre-orders into binding orders; risks related to the rollout of Nikola's business and the timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on Nikola's future business; the availability of capital; and the other risks detailed from time to time in Nikola's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and other documents Nikola files with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and Nikola specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
GP JOULE is active as an integrated energy supplier in all areas of the energy value chain: from production to consumption – and from consulting to financing and project planning to construction and service. GP JOULE produces and markets wind and solar power, green hydrogen and thermal energy, and uses the energy where it is most effective: in electric and hydrogen mobility, in households and in industry. This is how GP JOULE has been shaping the energy system with a future in Europe from Germany since 2009. For a secure, independent and sustainable energy supply. For 100% renewable energy for all. GP JOULE was awarded the German Mobility Prize 2022 for the hydrogen mobility project eFarm.
For more information, visit www.gp-joule.de
IVECO is a brand of Iveco Group N.V. (MI: IVG) which designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, off-road trucks, and vehicles for applications such as off-road missions. The brand's wide range of products include the Daily, a vehicle that covers the 3.5 – 7.2 tons vehicle weight segment, the Eurocargo from 6.5 – 19 tons and, in the heavy segment above 16 tons, the IVECO WAY range with the on-road IVECO S-WAY, the off-road IVECO T-WAY and the IVECO X-WAY for light off-road missions. Within Iveco Group, close to 21,000 individuals work for the IVECO brand globally, supported by 4,200 sales and service outlets in over 160 countries, guaranteeing technical support wherever an IVECO vehicle is at work.
For more information about IVECO, visit www.iveco.com
For more information about Iveco Group, visit www.ivecogroup.com
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