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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Michigan man accused of attacking a police officer with a flagpole during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has been arrested in Florida, officials said.
Jeremy Rodgers, 28, of Midland, Michigan, faces several felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, according to court records. He was arrested Friday in Orlando, Florida, and made his initial court appearance there. The case will be prosecuted in District of Columbia federal court.
According to court documents, Rodgers joined with others in objecting to Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory over then-President Donald Trump. A mob stormed the Capitol to try to stop Congress from certifying election results for Biden over Trump, a Republican, authorities have said. Five people died in the violence.
According to the criminal complaint, surveillance video shows Rodgers carrying a blue flag attached to a wooden flagpole as he approaches a line of law enforcement officers guarding the entrance to the East Rotunda Door. Investigators said Rodgers used his flagpole to strike a U.S. Capitol police officer three times on the helmet and then swung the flagpole twice more in the direction of officers.
Rodgers also used the flagpole to prevent officers from closing the door so that he could enter the building, prosecutors said. Once inside, Rodgers removed railings so the others in the crowd could enter the building, officials said.
Rodgers was part of a crowd that pushed through a police line outside the entrance to the House Chamber, investigators said. After another scuffle with police, Rodgers paraded through the Rotunda waving his flag before finally leaving, officials said.
Online court records didn’t list an attorney for Rodgers who might speak on his behalf.
More than 1,000 people have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for alleged crimes related to the Capitol breach, according to officials. More than 350 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. | 2023-07-03T15:46:34+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/michigan-news/michigan-man-accused-of-striking-an-officer-during-the-us-capitol-attack-is-arrested-in-florida/ |
Arizona softball faces Texas in elimination game Sunday in Women's College World Series
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The Arizona Wildcats softball team will take on Texas Sunday in the Women's College World Series.
The winner will stay alive in the tournament, while the loser will be eliminated.
Texas lost Saturday to OKlahoma, 7-2, to fall into the elimination bracket.
Arizona lost its opener to Oklahoma State, but stayed alive in the elimination bracket after defeating Oregon State, 3-1, on Friday night.
Sunday's game in Oklahoma City starts at 4 p.m., Arizona time, and will be televised on ESPN2. | 2022-06-05T22:36:09+00:00 | azcentral.com | https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/ua/2022/06/05/arizona-softball-faces-texas-loser-bracket-game-sunday-womens-college-world-series/7524698001/ |
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami presentation in pictures
Here are some of the best images of the historic event that brought one of the soccer's legends to Inter Miami.
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Inter Miami made formal the signing of World Cup winner with Argentina Lionel Messi on Sunday with a memorable event featuring music, tricks and happy fans.
Here are some of the best images seen around the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale:
Fans weather the storm outside the DRV PNK Stadium holding life-like images of the new number 10 for Inter Miami.
From Argentina jerseys to customized shirts, fans rocked their best 'fits' for the historical event:
Inside the stadium, the atmosphere was electric as fans chanted, sang and dance whilst the rain poured down:
It did not take long for the celebration to get started as host Tony Cherchi gave a warm welcome to another new signing and a former Barcelona player, Sergio Busquets:
Then Mr. David Beckham himself went on center stage and helped introduce the man, the myth, the legend Lionel Messi: | 2023-07-17T16:35:16+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/lionel-messis-inter-miami-presentation-in-pictures/3072599/ |
Pantone’s Color of the Year is Viva Magenta
Each year, Pantone chooses a color that reflects the global culture. Last year, it was Very Peri, which according to Leatrice Eiseman, the Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, represented “a spritely, joyous attitude and dynamic presence that encourages creativity and imaginative expressions.”
This year, the color is Viva Magenta. Viva Magenta was chosen because it expresses “a new signal of strength.” You can already find this and similar shades popping up in home decor items, such as throw pillows and area carpets.
What is Pantone?
Pantone means “all colors.” The comprehensive system was created 70 years ago to solve color matching problems in the printing industry. Now Pantone colors are the easiest way to not only communicate which specific color you want, but to make sure your final product features that exact tone and tint.
Why is matching colors important?
Identity is essential. Especially when it comes to branding. Could you imagine keeping your job after you okayed using PMS 185 C when printing up a couple billion Coke cans? In case you didn’t know, and who would, if they weren’t a graphic designer, PMS 185 C is the color red that Pepsi uses in its logo. Coke’s Pantone color is actually PMS 484. Colors are specific. Using the right one is very important.
What is the Pantone Color of the Year?
Color isn’t just an aesthetic, it is a language. Color is a way that graphic artists and designers express themselves. In 1999, Pantone created the Pantone Color of the Year educational program to begin a global conversation about color, and how it reflects the times, much like music, films and other forms of expression.
The selection of the Color of the Year isn’t an attempt to influence and guide the design community. Instead, it is a reflection of a year-long study and conversations between color-attuned individuals from around the world. These individuals communicate all that is taking place around the world through a single color.
Why is the Color of the Year important?
There is no agenda for the Color of the Year. It isn’t a marketing ploy to make one color more popular, although that is often a side effect. The idea is to help companies and consumers understand the power of color and the meaning behind it. The Color of the Year can help demonstrate why people choose to buy or wear or decorate the way they do, and how color can affect mood and outlook. It also gives people insight on how the world perceives them when they express themselves with certain colors, and how colors help you forge an identity in both your business and your personal life.
What does Viva Magenta represent?
According to Pantone, Viva Magenta is “brave and fearless, a pulsating color whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, writing a new narrative.” It also represents a duality that straddles the virtual and physical world, mirroring our ability to live in both.
How to incorporate Viva Magenta in the home
The way you choose to use a color is as individual as the color itself. If you want to harness the full power of Viva Magenta, live boldly and go big. Add a large painting, sofa or carpet to a room to dominate the color scheme. If you prefer a more subtle influence, use a small pop of color, such as throw pillows or a floral arrangement. The choice, as always, is yours.
Home decor items that feature Viva Magenta
DecoExchange “Welcome To Our Home” Sign
Welcome friends and family with this gorgeous 18-inch round wooden door hanger that’s decorated with Viva Magenta. It also features festive Mardi Gras design elements and a natural wood grain. Sold by Amazon
East Urban Home Magenta Drift Print by Hannah Carlson
Beautify your living space with this colorful artwork. It features multiple shades of pink and magenta swirled into a cotton artist-grade canvas. The anti-shrink pine and anti-fade ultra chrome inks help ensure this piece remains vibrant for years to come. Sold by Wayfair
TangDepot Solid Velvet Throw Pillow Cover
Quickly make your sofa ready for 2023 with this decorative magenta throw pillow cover. It’s made with a soft velvet exterior and comes in several size options. Opt for a few different hues for an eye-catching accent. Sold by Amazon
Colores Colori Viva Magenta Notebook
Not only can you journal in this Viva Magenta notebook, but you can leave it on your coffee table to give your living room the pop of color it needs to be trendy. The 6- by 9-inch book has 100 lined pages for you to express yourself. Sold by Amazon
Charlton Home Kalf Abstract Magenta Area Rug
A rug can really pull a room together. This finely crafted option blends a vibrant magenta-based color palette with an intricate pattern to make your room come alive with an exuberant rebellious spirit. Sold by Wayfair
House of Hampton Peonies Floral Arrangement in Vase
This vibrant, lifelike faux floral arrangement gives your room a pop of color. It is a little pinker than the color of the year, but the splash of brightness can help provide a pleasing accent that makes the room work with other similar hues. Sold by Wayfair
Color of the Year 2023 Viva Magenta Premium T-Shirt
When you wear this stylish T-shirt that features a wisp of Viva Magenta, you can become the focal point that brightens up any room. This solid color shirt is made of 100% cotton and runs a little small for men, but fits true-to-size for women. Sold by Amazon
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Video shows missing Cornelius girl departing school bus 2 days before disappearance
Law enforcement provided WBTV with a summary of what happened days before Madalina Cojocari was reported missing.
Published: Dec. 20, 2022 at 11:08 AM EST|Updated: 5 hours ago | 2022-12-20T21:39:48+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/12/20/video-shows-missing-cornelius-girl-departing-school-bus-2-days-before-disappearance/ |
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia suspended all arms exports for 30 days, the defense minister said Friday, just days after the United States imposed sanctions on the Balkan country’s intelligence chief over alleged illegal arms deals and other criminal activities.
Defense Minister Miloš Vučević said that the export ban is necessary in order to fulfill the needs of the Serbian army and boost its combat readiness amid the simmering crisis in the Balkan region.
“It does not mean Serbia is going to war or calling for war, but we are looking at all security risks and challenges,” Vučević said.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić first announced the move several days ago. He cited “internal security” in Serbia as the reason for the ban while tensions simmer with neighboring Kosovo, a former Serbian province whose 2008 declaration of independence Belgrade doesn’t recognize.
Vučević said the decision will be reviewed after 30 days.
Serbia is formally seeking European Union membership, but it has refused to join Western sanctions against Russia. The U.S. and EU officials recently have stepped up efforts to get Serbia and Kosovo to reach an agreement, fearing possible new instability in Europe while the war continues in Ukraine.
Serbia has faced accusations that it was exporting weapons to countries under international ban, or to Russia and Ukraine. Vučević denied the reports.
“They keep accusing us that we sold to one side or the other,” he said.
The United States this week said the head of Serbia’s intelligence agency, Aleksandar Vulin, “has been implicated in transnational organized crime, illegal narcotics operations, and misuse of public office.”
“Vulin has maintained a mutually beneficial relationship with U.S.-designated Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Tesic, helping ensure that Tesic’s illegal arms shipments can move freely across Serbia’s borders.”
Serbia has promised to investigate U.S. claims. The Organized Crime Prosecutor’s office said Friday they will seek information and “concrete evidence” against Vulin from the U.S, the state RTS television reported.
Vulin, a close associated of Vučić, is known for his pro-Russia stance. He was appointed spy chief for the Balkan state last year after previously serving as both the minister of defense and interior.
Last August, Vulin visited Moscow, a rare visit by a European state official that reflected Belgrade’s continued ties with Moscow despite its condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine. Vulin then told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that “Serbia is the only state in Europe that didn’t introduce sanctions and was not part of the anti-Russian hysteria.”
Vučić has said that Washington imposed sanctions because of Vulin’s position on Russia, and not crime and corruption. Vulin’s ouster has been among the demands of weekslong street protests in Serbia that erupted in the wake of two mass shootings in early May.
There has been no reaction from Vulin to the sanctions, while his Movement of Socialists party has described the measures against their boss as an attack on Serbia, accusing the U.S. of “raping the truth.”
The U.S. so far has imposed sanctions on a number of officials from the Balkans accused of corruption and seen as threatening peace and stability in the region following the wars in the 1990s, and for helping “advance Russia’s malign activities in Serbia and the region.” | 2023-07-15T12:52:57+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/business/ap-business/ap-serbia-halts-arms-exports-after-us-sanctioned-the-countrys-spy-chief-for-alleged-illegal-arms-trade/ |
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BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, CMGE, a leading global IP-oriented game-based ecological company, announced that it has completed the investment in Continents Sport, and now CMGE holds 51% of the shares of Continents Sport and officially becoming its controlling shareholder. The flagship development project of Continents Sport is Code: Basketball 3V3, a cross-platform (pc, console and mobile phone) sport game jointly developed by Zhao Yongshuo (Korean), the "Father of Street Basketball" and Liu Jingbin (Chinese), the R&D head of Chinese version of Freestyle, A popular basketball game on PC.It is expected that the game will be tested by the end of 2022 and officially launched in mid-2023. In the meantime, CMGE will build a "street basketball game ecology" featuring Chinese style.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, has attached great importance to sports. In order to further the Healthy China Strategy and the national fitness strategy, China has accelerated its journey towards a leading sporting nation, and built public service systems for national fitness with higher level to give full play to national fitness in improving people's health, promoting human development, driving economic and social development and presenting the soft power in culture. For that purpose, the State Council has launched the National Fitness Program (2021-2025), with the aim to build better public service systems for national fitness, provide more convenient public fitness and increase the size of the national sport industry to CNY 5 trillion. In addition, as 3×3 basketball, a mode of street basketball, has been officially included as an official Olympic sport since the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, it is recognized as the world's most popular team sport in cities worldwide as an emerging sport style.
The popularity of 3×3 basketball among people has set a solid foundation for its development in China. Since China claimed men's and women's gold medals of 3×3 basketball at the 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018, women's gold medal of 3×3 basketball at FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019, and women's bronze medal of 3×3 basketball at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the development of 3×3 basketball in China is booming and now embracing a historical moment: the Super 3 league, that is aligned with the CBA 3X3 League, was officially launched on December 11, 2021. Yao Ming, the Chairman of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), said that the launch of Super 3 is conducive to promoting the popularization and improvement of 3×3 basketball in China and will be a pilot for the event management system reform of the CBA. As a local event IP, Super 3 will also cooperate with the FIBA and countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative to make the event a platform facilitating international sport cultural exchange.
In addition, the total market size of e-sports in China in 2020 was over CNY 145 billion as a result of the rapid development of mobile e-sports game and e-sport ecological market. It is estimated that, by 2021, the market size of e-sports would exceed CNY 180 billion. The inclusion of e-sports as an official sport in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s landmark move of announcing first-ever Olympic Virtual Series, amazing development of e-sports policies in multiple cities and launch of new e-sports games all are drivers to the continuous development of e-sports. In the future, e-sports will incorporate more sports and technological elements and further integrate with urban cultural development. What's more, e-sports is becoming more and more popular as it is now serving as an important role in people's daily life. As MOBA and tactical competition/shooting game events lead the development of e-sports, other types of e-sport games are also embracing their wonderful future. Among those games, sports games have raised widespread concern since 2020. Taking FIFA events as an example, in China, in addition to FIFA Online 3 Star League (FSL) and Chinese E-sports Football League (CEFL), Chinese Football Association (CFA) also established the national team for e-sports as international FIFA-based events have been launched. Both the member recruitment and establishment of China national e-sports football team and Shanghai e-sports training team indicate that national and local e-sports teams will be a common trend in the future. At the same time, events regarding console and VR games will diversify the ecology of e-sports games.
In the context of the construction of a leading sporting nation, the professionalization of 3×3 basketball and the rapid development of e-sports market, CMGE has made a brilliant decision to set foot in the sports game market. Focusing on 3×3 basketball (street basketball), CMGE determines to independently develop its cross-platform game Code: Basketball 3V3 and build a "street basketball-based e-sport ecology" featuring Chinese style.
The developer of the game Zhao Yongshuo, the "Father of Street Basketball", has over 21 years of experience in game development and profound influence over PC games and mobile games. He led the development of the PC game Freestyle. The game was launched in 2005, and has been operating for 16 years so far, boasting over 200 million players and a total revenue of over CNY 3.5 billion. In the e-sports industry, Freestyle has been included in the World Cyber Games (WCG) as a game, and given birth to three major events of Freestyle Professional League (FSPL), Super Freestyle Association (SFSA) and Freestyle International Association (FSIMA), making itself a popular on-line basketball game with over 125 million players. The development of Code: Basketball 3V3 is undertaken by the original developers of PC game Freestyle, Liu Jingbin and Zhao Yongshuo, whose partnership has lasted for years. This perfectly ensures the game quality and experience.
Similar to Freestyle, Code: Basketball 3V3, according to its developer, features street basketball bullfighting and gameplay of 2V2, 3V3, Olympic mode and others. The game uses Unity 3D engine for the special high definition rendering pipeline (HDRP) and elements of AAA games. While presenting realistic images and remaining street cultural elements, the game also combines elements of Chinese style in terms of audio-visual senses and world outlook. Street basketball gaming experience aside, Code: Basketball 3V3 also boasts DIY settings. Player skins, balls and courts can be personalized, including the colors and patterns of balls and styles of the court floor, walls and billboards of and around the court. Besides, the game also allows content creation. Players can upload design works and download them at the Design Workshop to develop personal styles.
Xiao Jian, the Chairman and CEO of CMGE said that, "We really appreciate the partnership with the two outstanding designers Zhao Yongshuo, the 'Father of Street Basketball' and Liu Jingbin. As a leading global IP-oriented game-based ecological company, CMGE actively responds to the 'National Fitness Program (2021-2025)' and will combine its strength and Continents Sport's rich experience in R&D and operation to develop Code: Basketball 3V3, a cross-platform Chinese-style street basketball game featuring Chinese style and related e-sports game events for basketball fans. With our efforts in the game and related events, we are looking forward to deepening our development in the global sports game market."
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The Lincoln FFA chapter has been awarded a Fall Semester-Long Living to Serve Grant in the amount of $1,200.
The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support semester-long service-learning projects that address needs related to community safety; environmental responsibility; hunger, health and nutrition; and community engagement during the fall semester.
Lincoln FFA plans to help address student safety in schools by purchasing supplies for “Stop the Bleed” kits, allowing the chapter to purchase materials and assemble kits to be placed in locations around all three Lincoln campuses.
On Oct. 24, Lincoln FFA held a meeting for members in grades 7-12 to assist in assembling each kit. Administration from each school and local SRO, Ryan Lundy, also attended and helped students decide on locations for the kits inside each school. The safety kits consist of 4 tourniquets, 4 chest seal packs, 4 trauma dressing packs, and 2 pairs of scissors.
The students learned about the uses of medical tools and how to apply them. The program provided over $60,000 to FFA chapters in 23 states. The 2022 Fall Semester-Long Living to Serve Grants are sponsored by Tractor Supply Company and Cargill. | 2022-11-18T17:18:51+00:00 | annistonstar.com | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/lincoln-ffa-awarded-grant-for-wound-care-kits-in-schools/article_8c3a9308-66e8-11ed-ae0a-df603f6ac50f.html |
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The Chicago White Sox had one hit — a single by Jake Burger — against talented Los Angeles Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin heading to the bottom of the fifth Wednesday.
They were down three runs when the offense appeared to be gaining momentum.
Burger led off with a homer to left. Gavin Sheets doubled and AJ Pollock walked.
But the promising inning fizzled and the Sox were held in check the rest of the way, falling 4-1 in front of 25,078 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Gonsolin got Danny Mendick to hit a grounder to shortstop Trea Turner, which turned into a force at second. Leury García struck out and Luis Robert flied out to center to end the team’s most serious threat.
“It wasn’t the best night,” García said. “But we have to just keep working and try to get better. We know we can get better.”
The Sox were limited to four hits, two by Burger. Gonsolin (7-0) allowed one run on three hits with five strikeouts and a walk in six innings.
“I give credit where credit is due: The pitcher has a (1.58) ERA and he’s undefeated,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said. “So evidently it wasn’t a piece of cake. But we did have two real good chances to add a run in the fourth and the (fifth).
“We didn’t get them over, didn’t get them in. So when a guy is pitching that well, every chance you get, you’ve got to mark and we didn’t.”
The first four hitters in the Sox lineup — García, Luis Robert, Yoán Moncada and José Abreu — went a combined 0-for-15 with a hit-by-pitch for Robert in the fourth.
“I feel like (bleep) at the plate,” said García, who struck out three times. “But I give it all I got. That’s all I got. I give it 100% and struck out three times. Nobody wants three strikeouts. But I just have to keep working and all the situations, they’re going to change.”
Robert stole second in the fourth and advanced on a flyout to third, where he was stranded. The Sox left two more runners on in the fifth.
Asked if he’s considering drastic changes to the lineup, La Russa said: “I consider everything. I also consider we won three in a row (entering Wednesday), so I’m not dumping a club just because they got beat one game where a guy with a 1.00 ERA shuts us down.”
The Dodgers struck early against Sox starter Johnny Cueto (0-3).
Turner singled with two outs in the first and Will Smith followed with a home run to left.
Cody Bellinger led off the second with a homer to right, giving the Dodgers a 3-0 lead.
“It was just a pitch that I hung in the middle of the strike zone and he took advantage of it,” Cueto said through an interpreter of Bellinger’s homer. “But after that, I got better.
“It was just a mistake, that pitch, and after that I focused on trying to (locate) my pitches down in the zone.”
Cueto retired 15 of the final 17 batters he faced, allowing only a walk in the fifth and a single in the sixth. He exited after six innings, allowing the three runs on four hits with five strikeouts and one walk.
“He’s buzzard luck as far as we haven’t been scoring a lot, but we don’t score at all for him,” La Russa said. “But he’s a pro. He keeps going out there and keeping us close. … He’s very impressive.”
The Sox have been held to three runs or fewer in four of Cueto’s five starts. The one time they surpassed the mark was in his Sox debut May 16 in Kansas City, where Robert hit a two-run homer in the 10th for a 5-3 victory.
“My focus is just to do my best every time I’m on the mound,” Cueto said. “I can’t focus on what happens around me. I just do my job and focus on that.”
The solid pitching continued for the Sox, but so did the offensive inconsistencies.
“Our offense got shut down and there were some at-bats that were not fun to take,” La Russa said. “I know the guys aren’t happy with them. To me, when a guy is pitching well against you and you have a couple of situations, you at least get a mark. You’ve got to mark.
“If it turns out to be a crooked number, that’s good too. But we didn’t do it.”
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Outside a Savannah apartment building, next to a food truck serving up po’boys sat a small box truck emblazoned with green leaves. Inside are wooden shelves of reusable cleaning products and a wall of big pump bottles.
This is the LiteFoot Company, which owner Katie Rodgers-Hubbard calls a “refillery.”
“We just help you kind of transition out of plastic,” she said. “We weigh the containers before and after and then everything’s just by ounce, so you can get a little bit, you can get a lot.”
When it’s time for new shampoo, or face wash, or dish soap, instead of throwing out the old plastic bottle and buying a new one, customers can just refill their old containers. The goal is to avoid using more fossil fuels like gas and oil that make climate change worse.
“There’s so much fossil fuel that goes into the production, and then also the recycling of plastic,” Rodgers-Hubbard said. “And so our goal should be to use things that are meant to last.”
This isn’t exactly a new idea. Grocery stores used to refill used glass Coca-Cola bottles. Milk used to be delivered in glass bottles that a delivery person would collect and the dairy would refill. Some natural food stores have offered services like this for decades.
But it’s having a resurgence as Georgia businesses turn to this old solution to help people combat climate change.
Several stores in Atlanta use a similar system, including sustainable beauty shop Fig and Flower. Owner Rachel Taylor said this does more than cut down on carbon use.
“We have all this plastic going into the ocean, and then you have microplastics,” she said. “So by just keeping your bottle and reusing it over and over and over again, you’re just not putting as much plastic out there.”
Plastic products don’t break down the way wood, paper and even metal eventually do, so plastic that ends up in the environment is there indefinitely. Horror stories abound of animals eating plastic they can’t digest, and microplastics, or infinitesimal plastic particles, have shown up everywhere from oceans and beaches to table salt and beer.
On the production end, most plastic is made from fossil fuels, meaning it starts its life in the ground as the same sort of oil that’s used for energy. Extracting it, transporting it and refining it into plastic all produce the greenhouse gasses that worsen climate change.
The Center for International Environmental Law calls plastic refining “among the most greenhouse-gas-intensive industries in the manufacturing sector — and the fastest growing.”
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, petrochemical and plastics companies plan to increase plastic production in the U.S by 40% over the next decade.
Most of that plastic can’t be recycled easily. The two kinds that can be recycled, the kind used for soda bottles and for milk jugs, often end up in a landfill anyway. In 2019, 5% of waste plastic in the U.S. was recycled, according to the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 86% went to landfills, while the rest was burned for fuel.
By contrast, both Fig and Flower and LiteFoot use plastic in what’s called a closed-loop system.
Products like shampoo and hand soap arrive at the stores in large plastic tubs. Once they’re empty, instead of going to a recycling center that might turn the tubs into new plastic products, or ending up in a landfill, those tubs go back to the manufacturers. They’re cleaned out and used again, just like the containers that customers bring to the stores to refill.
In the grand scheme of a global crisis, individuals and small businesses reusing containers is a tiny step. But Rodgers-Hubbard said she hopes this business model can influence bigger companies and governments, too.
“Every decision you make, the things that you spend money on, it sends messages to the people who are producing it,” she said.
The idea seems to be taking hold in Savannah, where after just over a year in business Rodgers-Hubbard is getting ready to open a brick-and-mortar store. In addition to the refillery, she also hopes to hold workshops on other sustainable practices, like composting or mending clothes instead of discarding them.
“My whole goal is to make sustainability simple and accessible for people,” she said.
That’s part of what brought new customer Samantha Keough to a recent LiteFoot pop-up: she was looking for a local business like this to avoid ordering online.
“Bringing in products from elsewhere just has such a big carbon impact,” she said. “If I can source it from here and find it from a farmers market or find it from a local company who makes it, it makes it a lot easier on the environment.”
Like Rodgers-Hubbard, she’s trying to reduce her own carbon footprint — and she hopes taking action herself will influence others around her.
“I have hopes and dreams of having kids myself, and I want them to be able to have a healthier environment,” Keough said. “And if I can do my little impact and everyone that I know does their little impact, maybe it’ll make a bigger impact.” | 2022-05-08T04:53:10+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Georgia-refilleries-helping-customers-cut-17157156.php |
SHANGHAI, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Even with the ever-changing situation, technological innovation is still the most critical component for biopharmaceutical companies' long-term development. This continuous innovation keeps companies up to date and promotes the evolution of R&D and the success of commercialization.
Recently, 12 of Viva's portfolio companies have achieved significant results and progress:
- Focus-X Therapeutics successfully reached an acquisition agreement with Full-Life Technologies.
- Aleta Biotherapeutics, Domain, Triumvira, ABM Therapeutics, and QureBio made substantial progress on pipelines.
- BioCasting, Cybrexa, and Anji Pharmaceuticals reached agreements with other companies in their respective segments.
- DTx Pharma, HAYA Therapeutics, and AIxplorerBio have successively won awards.
Keep reading for more details.
Focus-X Therapeutics, a Viva Biotech Portfolio Company, Successfully Reached an Acquisition Agreement with Full-Life Technologies
On Nov. 29, 2022, Focus-X Therapeutics (referred to here as "Focus-X"), a nuclide drug company that was invested in and incubated by Viva Biotech, successfully reached an acquisition agreement with Full-Life Technologies Co., Ltd. (referred to here as "Full-Life"). Under the terms of the acquisition, Full-Life will acquire Focus-X for US$245 million, including an upfront payment, potential development, regulatory, and sales-based milestone fees, and royalties on commercial sales. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023. When finished, this will be another pre-clinical acquisition of one of Viva's portfolio companies, after Dogma and Totient, which once again verifies the capabilities of project discovery and the professional post-investment support of Viva's investment team.
Focus-X develops targeted radiopharmaceuticals to treat cancer based on its proprietary peptide engineering technology. They completed their angel round in the third quarter of 2020, which was led by Viva. In addition to financial support, Viva also provided Focus-X with comprehensive incubation services to help it realize the transformation from "concept to product."
AIxplorerBio Won the "HCH Ventures Top Ten Overseas Talent Entrepreneurship Project"
On November 28, AIxplorerBio, invested and incubated by Viva BioInnovator, was invited to participate in the 2022 Pudong New Area Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit. Standing out from 300+ outstanding projects, AIxplorerBio won the "HCH Ventures Top Ten Overseas Talent Entrepreneurship Project." HCH2022 was co-hosted by Shanghai Association for Science & Tech, Pudong Technical and Economy Committee, and Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park Administrative Committee. AIxplorerBio continues to gather resources and talent advantages in the field of biomedicine and artificial intelligence in Pudong New Area and strives to accelerate the development of innovative drug R&D projects by introducing professional talents.
BioCasting and Corning Life Sciences Build an in Vitro 3D Model of CAR-NK Cells Infiltrating a Tumor's Extracellular Matrix to Help Target and Kill Tumor Cells
On November 22th, BioCasting-a company invested and incubated by Viva BioInnovator, announced jointly with Corning Life Sciences, and Olympus Microscopy the establishment of the "BioCasting Phenotypic Screening Platform Based on the Complex Disease Modeling and Bioimaging." All three companies will work together to build upyplatform.
The screening platform will integrate BioCasting's complex disease modeling technology platform, Corning Life Sciences' high-quality biotechnology products, and global experience, and the excellent biological imaging solutions of Olympus Microscopy's to provide customers with the highest quality drug screening services.
Aleta Biotherapeutics Receives Innovation Passport Designation for Biologic CAR T-Cell Therapy Engager ALETA-001
Aleta Biotherapeutics (Aleta), invested and incubated by Viva BioInnovator, is a privately held immuno-oncology company with novel biologic CAR T engagers that work in synergy with cell therapies to improve outcomes for patients. They announced that the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted an Innovation Passport under the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) for Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy Engager candidate ALETA-001 for the treatment of patients suffering from the B-cell malignancies, non-Hodgkin lymphoma a (NHL) and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), and who have failed to respond or have relapsed post-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy. ALETA-001 is expected to enter clinical development in 2023 with Cancer Research UK's Centre for Drug Development sponsoring and conducting a Phase 1/2a clinical trial.
Exelixis and Cybrexa Therapeutics Establish Exclusive Collaboration Providing Exelixis the Right to Acquire CBX-12, a Potential First-in-Class Peptide-Drug Conjugate of Exatecan
November 01, 2022 – ALAMEDA, Calif. & NEW HAVEN, Conn.–Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) and Cybrexa Therapeutics (Cybrexa), invested and incubated by Viva BioInnovator, announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive collaboration agreement providing Exelixis the right to acquire CBX-12 (alphalex exatecan), a clinical-stage, first-in-class peptide-drug conjugate (PDC) that utilizes Cybrexa's proprietary alphalex technology to enhance delivery of exatecan to tumor cells. CBX-12 is designed to increase the efficacy and reduce the toxicity of topoisomerase I inhibition by delivering exatecan, a highly potent, second-generation topoisomerase I inhibitor, directly to the tumor cells. This collaboration underscores Exelixis' commitment to expanding its clinical pipeline building upon its biotherapeutics and targeted drug therapy expertise.
CBX-12 is composed of a pH-Low Insertion Peptide (pHLIP®), a linker and exatecan. As an antigen-independent therapy, CBX-12 may have broad utility in patients who are not eligible for antigen-targeted therapies, including monoclonal antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), and has potential for use in combination regimens with other anti-cancer agents and immunotherapies.
DTx Pharma and HAYA Therapeutics are included in Clarivate's New "RNA Technology Companies to Watch" Report
London, U.K., October 25, 2022: Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT) announced the release of a new report called "RNA Technology Companies to Watch." The report comprehensively analyzes RNA companies' drug benefits, financing, and R&D activities to reveal emerging outstanding RNA companies in the medical field. Clarivate identifies seven innovators in the report, including DTx Pharma and HAYA Therapeutics, which are invested in and incubated by Viva BioInnovator.
In addition, on November 13, Haya Therapeutics was awarded the "Seed-Stage Finance Raise of the Year" award at the European Lifestars Awards held by LSX.
Domain Therapeutics to progress into clinical trials with its EP4R antagonist DT-9081 in solid tumors
Strasbourg, France – Montreal, Canada, October 19th, 2022 – Domain Therapeutics ("Domain" or "the Company"), invested and incubated by Viva BioInnovator, a drug discovery and development company focused on G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) in immuno-oncology (IO), announced that its proprietary IO candidate, DT-9081, has cleared its clinical trial applications (CTA) by the ANSM (Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé) in France and the AFMPS (Agence Fédérale des Médicaments et des Produits de Santé) in Belgium, enabling Domain to start its Phase I clinical trial. The first-in-human clinical trial is on track to initiate by the end of the year.
Anji Pharmaceuticals and Population Health Partners Enter into Strategic Collaboration to Jointly Address High Prevalence Human Disease
BOSTON, MA and NEW YORK – October 19, 2022 – Anji Pharmaceuticals, invested and incubated by Viva BioInnovator, and Population Health Partners announced that they have entered into a strategic collaboration, bringing together two complementary teams to jointly address high prevalence human diseases.
The initial focus of the Anji/PHP collaboration is to accelerate development of the two lead clinical assets in Anji's pipeline. ANJ900 (delayed-release metformin) is an investigational agent currently in Phase 3 trials to enable safe use of metformin in Type 2 diabetes patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). ANJ908 (pradigastat) is a novel DGAT1 inhibitor which has completed a successful Phase 2 study in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation (NCT04620161).
Triumvira Immunologics Announces Expansion of Cell Therapy Manufacturing Capabilities to Facility in South San Francisco and Previously Presents Initial HER2-Positive Solid Tumor Clinical Data at ESMO
Austin, Texas, South San Francisco, and Hamilton, Ontario – October 19, Triumvira Immunologics ("Triumvira"), invested and incubated by Via Bio, a company focused on the development of novel, targeted autologous and allogeneic TCR-T Cell Therapeutics, a clinical-stage company focused on the treatment of solid tumors, announced a multi-year agreement with AmplifyBio to use its facilities in South San Francisco, California, to manufacture the company's pipeline of cell therapy candidates. Triumvira expects the facility to be fully operational by 2023.
In September, Triumvira announced initial Phase 1/2 clinical data of TAC01-HER2 in HER2-positive solid tumors at the 2022 ESMO. The data showed that TAC01-HER2 was well tolerated in both dosing groups, and early signs of clinical activity were observed in the higher-dose group, with a disease control rate of 75%, including one partial ease.
ABM Therapeutics receives IND approval by the FDA for MEK inhibitor ABM-168 and appoints Zane Yang, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer
Shanghai, China / San Diego, USA, October 12, 2022 - ABM Therapeutics, invested and incubated by Viva BioInnovator, is biopharmaceutical company that focuses on small molecule research and development of novel drugs for the treatment of brain cancers. Recently, they announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted IND approval of ABM-168, a self-developed MEK1/2 inhibitor. This is also the second approved self-developed drug from ABM Therapeutics after ABM-1310. With this approval, ABM Therapeutics' upcoming Phase I clinical trial will recruit patients with advanced solid tumors, especially patients with concurrent brain metastases or primary brain tumors, aiming to explore the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of ABM-168 in such patients.
On October 10, ABM Therapeutics announced the appointment of Dr. Zane Yang as the company's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to lead the overall management of ABM Therapeutics. Dr. Yang will oversee the planning and execution of ABM's global clinical development strategies and participate in the creation and implementation of the company's business and development strategies. Dr. Yang has a rich professional and academic background with extensive experience in clinical research and development, as well as management.
US FDA Approval of IND for Q-1801 by QureBio.Ltd
SHANGHAI, China, Sep 24, 2022-- QureBio Ltd., invested and incubated by Viva BioInnovator, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on bi-specific antibodies and other engineered bio-therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, inflammation, and other serious disorders. In September, they announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted IND approval of Q-1801, a SIRPα/PD-L1 bi-specific antibody. Q-1801 is the first FDA-approved SIRPα/PD-L1 bi-specific antibody in the world. Approval of Q-1801, the second approved bispecific antibodies from QureBio.Ltd, has demonstrated its innovation capacity.
About Focus-X
Founded in 2020, Focus-X has developed a proprietary engineering platform to develop peptide radioligands that precisely deliver alpha or beta emitters to breakdown cancer cell DNA. The platform optimizes peptide radioligand vectors for key pharmaceutical attributes such as biodistribution, binding affinity, and in vivo stability. Such optimization can present significant challenges to other ligand targeting compounds such as antibodies. The company focuses on both validated targets and new mechanisms.
About AIxplorerBio
We are an AI-powered, structure-based drug R&D biotech company. We focus on the discovery and development of new medicines for immunological and neurodegenerative diseases. In the quest for the new medications, we are committed to creating a AI-powered, data-driven, structure-based, efficient drug R&D paradigm through introduction, cooperation and technological innovation.
About BIOCAST
Shanghai BIOCAST Co. Ltd ('BIOCAST') is a world leading Complex in vitro Model ('CIVM') solution provider. We offer biopharma/biotech clients high-quality disease-on-chip solutions, phenotypic image-based 3D assays and contract research services for their IND/NDA filling and internal Go/Not-Go decision.
BIOCAST has a world-class team with an unmatched combination of imaging expertise, assay development experiences, 3D disease modeling and with the latest technologies and data analysis capabilities. We develop and implement one-stop CIVM solution to our clients, including phenotypic screening, MOA research, efficacy and toxicity study, translational medicine and biomarker discovery.
About Aleta Biotherapeutics
Aleta Biotherapeutics is an immune-oncology company with a portfolio and platform of novel off-the-shelf biologic CAR T engagers (CTEs) that work in synergy with cell therapies to improve outcomes for patients. Aleta's CTEs bridge CAR T-cell therapies to target multiple tumor antigens, binding to existing tumor antigens and changing the tumor antigen expression to match the CAR T receptor. Aleta's CTEs address the critical issues of tumor antigen loss, density and heterogeneity, which optimizes the potential for potent killing by separately administered cell therapies, including existing CAR19 T-cell therapies.
About Cybrexa
Cybrexa is a privately held clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering novel antigen-independent tumor-targeting peptide drug conjugate (PDC) therapeutics. The company is led by a dynamic team of highly successful life science entrepreneurs and veteran drug development scientists. Cybrexa investors include Advantage Capital Connecticut, Connecticut Innovations, Elm Street Ventures and HighCape Capital. It is on a mission to create therapeutics that revolutionize the standard of care in oncology. Cybrexa's robust pipeline aims to combat breast, ovarian, non-small cell lung cancer and a range of other tumors. Its assets are built on Cybrexa's alphalex™ technology platform, which enables intracellular delivery of highly potent anticancer treatments. Cybrexa is based in New Haven, Conn. and was founded in 2017. For more information about Cybrexa, please visit www.cybrexa.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About DTx Pharma
DTx Pharma, Inc. is a privately-held biotechnology company based in San Diego, CA creating novel RNA-based therapeutics to treat the genetic drivers of disease. The company's proprietary delivery technology platform utilizes fatty acids as targeting ligands to enable the delivery of oligonucleotide therapies to tissues and cell types throughout the body. In preclinical studies, DTx has demonstrated cellular uptake and broad activity of oligonucleotides in the retina, muscle, heart, neurons, T cells, and other specialized cell types. To learn more about DTx Pharma, please visit www.dtxpharma.com.
About HAYA Therapeutics
HAYA Therapeutics is a precision therapeutics company that discovers and develops innovative tissue- and cell-selective genomic medicines for fibrotic diseases and other serious health conditions associated with aging, including cancer. The company's discovery engine focuses on long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) within the "dark matter" of the human genome -- key tissue and cell-specific drivers of fibrosis and other disease processes -- to identify novel targets and drug candidates with the potential for greater efficacy and safety than existing treatments.
About Domain Therapeutics
Domain Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company operating in France and Canada, is dedicated to the discovery and development of new drug candidates targeting G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs), one of the most important classes of drug targets. The company focuses on developing high-value drug candidates to tackle GPCR-mediated immunosuppression in immune-oncology. www.domaintherapeutics.com
About Anji Pharma
Anji Pharma is a clinical-stage company dedicated to bringing life-changing therapies to patients across the globe. Anji's asset-centric business model allows for speed and flexibility in building value, leveraging a clinical and regulatory core that operates with 'hub-and-spoke' efficiency. Anji has R&D expertise in Boston, Shanghai, and Berlin, and is preparing additional programs for early clinical development. For more info, visit www.anjipharma.com.
About Triumvira Immunologics
Triumvira Immunologics, Inc. ("Triumvira") is a clinical-stage company developing unique, non-gene edited, first-in-class targeted autologous and allogeneic T cell therapeutics that co-opt the natural biology of T cells to treat patients with solid tumors. The company's proprietary T cell Antigen Coupler (TAC) technology is a robust and versatile platform that activates natural T cell functions differently from cell therapies such as CAR-T and engineered T cell receptor (TCR) therapies. Triumvira is headquartered in Austin, Texas with research facilities in Hamilton, Ontario. For more information, please visit www.triumvira.com.
About ABM Therapeutics
ABM Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a mission to focus on the small molecule research and development of novel drugs for the treatment of cancer, and on brain cancer and cancer metastases. ABM has been building its broad and robust proprietary pipeline to construct a brain medicine R&D platform through collaboration with CROs. ABM's pipeline includes several programs in various stages of discovery and development, most of which have improved brain permeability to address the unmet needs of treating cancers and metastases in the brain.
About QureBio Ltd.
QureBio Ltd. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on innovative biopharmaceuticals for urgent and unmet clinical needs, such as the treatment of refractory cancers, inflammation and other serious disorders. Founded by experienced scientists from the relevant fields, QureBio Ltd. has built up a series of proprietary technologies for engineered bio-macromolecules, including innovative platforms for bi-specific and tri-specific antibodies.
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SOURCE VIVA BIOTECH HOLDINGS / PORDA HAVAS | 2022-12-01T11:47:00+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2022/12/01/latest-updates-12-vivas-portfolio-companies/ |
By KOSTYA MANENKOV and KARL RITTER
HELSINKI (AP) — In a leaked video, Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin is seen dancing and singing with friends at a private party. The 36-year-old leader poses for the camera. She sits on her knees, hands behind her head. She’s entangled in a group hug. She’s having a good time. | 2022-08-22T13:59:19+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/2022/08/finland-asks-does-a-prime-minister-have-a-right-to-party.html |
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Sweden’s prime minister that he has not seen any “tangible” moves to address Turkey’s concerns about her country joining NATO, Erdogan’s office said Saturday.
Erdogan called in a phone conversation with Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson for “binding commitments” from Sweden, as well as a “concrete change of attitude” in the country’s approach to fighting terrorism.
He added that Turkey had not seen “any tangible initiative from Sweden that would alleviate Turkey’s concerns at this point” about the Nordic nation’s request to become a NATO member, the president’s communications directorate said in a statement.
Sweden and Finland applied to join the Western military alliance in May following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Turkey, which is a NATO member, has so far blocked the applications, citing what Ankara considers to be a soft approach to organizations such as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
The PKK has waged a 38-year insurgency against Turkey that has left tens of thousands dead.
Turkey is demanding that Sweden and Finland grant extradition requests for individuals who are wanted in Turkey. Ankara claims the countries are harboring PKK members as well people it says are linked to a failed 2016 coup.
Turkey also wants assurances that arms restrictions imposed by the two countries over Turkey’s 2019 military incursion into northern Syria will be removed.
Finland and Sweden’s membership requests and Turkey’s objections are expected to be a central theme at a June 28-30 NATO summit in Madrid.
Erdogan earlier reiterated Turkey’s demands in a phone call with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the presidency said. | 2022-06-25T23:37:37+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/national-world/ap-international/turkish-president-sweden-hasnt-alleviated-nato-concerns/ |
March 23, 1968 - Nov. 30, 2022
LEROY — Stan L. Tarr, 54, of LeRoy, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, IL.
Visitation will be from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2022, at the LeRoy First United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 5, 2022, also at the church. Cremation rites will follow.
Stan was born March 23, 1968, in Olney, IL, to Kendall and Zana (Johnson) Tarr. He married Jennifer Wilson March 18, 1995, in Stanford, IL.
He leaves behind his daughter, Emerson Tarr and son, Jasper Tarr, of LeRoy; brothers: Brad (Amy), Travis (Amy), and Brock (Amanda) Tarr, all of Newton; eleven nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Andrea Tarr.
Stan received his Master's degree in Ruminant Nutrition from the University of Illinois. He coached the Livestock Judging team while getting his degree. Stan loved big. His impact was broad reaching. He loved working for Wyffels Hybrids. He was second to none as a leader to his Region 80 Team who he loved deeply and mentored with pride. He loved farming with Wilson Family Farms. He loved the Simmental cattle industry and took competing seriously in the showing both as a judge and when his kids were exhibiting. He enjoyed fishing in Canada with his family. His greatest loves on earth were his wife and two kids. Most of all, he loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Memorial donations may be made to Illinois Simmental Association, LeRoy Athletic Dept., and EDGE Youth Group. | 2022-12-02T20:08:20+00:00 | pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/obituaries/stan-l-tarr/article_8c94a930-aa99-56db-997d-694e13ec3258.html |
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Monday rejected a jailed publisher’s request to terminate his national security trial, pressing ahead with a landmark case seen as part of Beijing’s crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement.
Jimmy Lai, the 75-year-old founder of the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, faces up to life in prison if convicted under a Beijing-imposed national security law. His lawyers earlier filed an application to halt the trial, raising concerns that his case was being heard by three judges approved by the city’s leader, instead of a jury.
When Hong Kong returned to China in 1997, it was promised that trials by jury, previously practiced in the former British colony, would be maintained under the city’s constitution. But in a departure from the city’s common law tradition, the security law allows no-jury trials for national security cases.
On Monday, Judges Esther Toh, Susana D’Almada Remedios and Alex Lee unanimously rejected Lai’s request, saying there was no reason to believe they “would be biased, actually or apparently, against” Lai.
The national security law was enacted in June 2020 following months of anti-government protests calling for an investigation into police conduct during the unrest and universal suffrage. It outlaws secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign collusion to intervene in the city’s affairs, and has been used to stamp out dissent.
Lai is accused of conspiring with others to call for sanctions or blockades, or engage in hostile activities, against Hong Kong or China. He also faces a charge of collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security, and a separate sedition charge under a colonial-era law that is also increasingly used to crush the opposition.
Under the security law, the secretary for justice may direct national security cases to be tried without a jury if state secrets need to be protected, foreign forces are involved, or if the personal safety of jurors needs to be protected. In such cases, they will be heard by a panel of three hand-picked judges.
Earlier this month, Robert Pang, one of Lai’s lawyers, pointed to the lack of transparency in the appointment of the judges, saying that might affect the public’s confidence in the judiciary and the judicial process.
Pang also alleged the executive’s move to block British lawyer Timothy Owen from representing Lai could be fairly described as “persecution.”
In the ruling Monday, the judges disagreed that the city’s leader had a complete free rein in their selection. They said that judicial officers are appointed by the city’s leader upon the recommendation of an “independent advisory body.”
There was also no evidence to show that the committee for safeguarding national security, which blocked Owen from defending Lai, was acting in bad faith, they said. They added that a person has no right to insist on being represented by a lawyer who does not have a general right to practice in Hong Kong.
“It is certainly not the case that (Lai) is left without adequate and competent legal representation. Rather, (Lai) has the service of a firm of solicitors and a team of six counsel,” they wrote.
Lai’s trial, originally scheduled to begin Dec. 1, was postponed until September as the city awaited Beijing’s decision over a row on his decision to hire a British lawyer. Lai was sentenced to five years and nine months in a separate fraud case in December.
In a report last week, U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said Hong Kong authorities have used the security and sedition laws to target prominent pro-democracy figures, journalists and politicians.
The report said that he had raised Lai’s case with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng. The Hong Kong government firmly rejected what it called the slandering remarks in the report.
Also Monday, a separate trial opened for other less prominent activists who were allegedly part of a group that occupied the Hong Kong legislature for three hours during the 2019 protests. Among those who appeared in court was former student leader Althea Suen.
Suen pleaded guilty to the charge of rioting, according to local media reports. She wrote earlier on Facebook that she had no regrets over fighting for freedom, justice and democracy. | 2023-05-29T15:06:13+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-hong-kong-court-rejects-publisher-jimmy-lais-bid-to-terminate-his-national-security-trial/ |
To celebrate Independence Day 2002, Morning Edition asked listeners to write essays "describing where in the country you feel most American, most connected to history." Hear and read a sample of the responses.
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To celebrate Independence Day 2002, Morning Edition asked listeners to write essays "describing where in the country you feel most American, most connected to history." Hear and read a sample of the responses.
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HOUSTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meriplex, a nationwide leader in managed cybersecurity and IT solutions, is pleased to announce the asset acquisition of Oregon-based managed service provider (MSP), LightPoint. For over 20 years, LightPoint has been a trusted technology partner to SMBs and the Healthcare industry in the Pacific Northwest providing proactive Managed IT and security solutions with a personal touch. The acquisition fuels Meriplex's explosive growth and position to become the leading Managed Service Provider in the nation.
"We are excited to have LightPoint join Meriplex, expanding our physical presence in the Northwest and enhancing our expertise in the Healthcare industry," said David Henley, CEO of Meriplex. "With the addition of their exceptional team, we will secure our status of a best-in-class MSP/MSSP, providing a high-level of service and delivering security-first solutions to our clients nationwide."
The LightPoint acquisition enables Meriplex to strengthen their ability to service the Healthcare industry, a group for which MSP support has never been greater. As the scope of healthcare organizations grow more complex each year, while patient needs expand, it's critical for healthcare to work with the right MSP to ensure seamless transactions and secured patient data.
"In being acquired by Meriplex, our clients will continue to receive the excellent and personalized support they are accustomed to, while being backed with more resources, expanded offerings, sophisticated technology, and better scale," said Molly Moore, CEO of LightPoint. "We chose Meriplex because they share the same core values as we do, and together with our Healthcare expertise and their size and seasoned approach, we can provide more for our clients and employees."
As a fast-growing managed services provider, Meriplex focuses on strategically acquiring businesses in leading markets in order to establish a local presence in the region and acquire top talent to support their increasing large client base and nationwide growth. If you are interested in learning more about our M&A process, please reach out to us here.
Meriplex is a managed cybersecurity, IT, and SD-WAN solutions provider that enables transformation by combining secure, innovative technology with advanced expertise. As a trusted partner, we deliver business-driven solutions that provide the scalability and support needed to power growth for organizations. To learn more, visit www.meriplex.com or follow us on Linkedin.
For over 20 years, LightPoint has delivered highly personalized, proactive managed technology services for small to medium-sized businesses. LightPoint clients receive high-touch, friendly service while gaining the benefit of LightPoint's people, process and technology which delivers the functions of a large IT enterprise without the associated costs. To learn more, visit www.lightpointnw.com.
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Which modern wall clock is best?
In an age when smartphones and smartwatches tell the time and so much more, the idea of having a wall clock can seem old-fashioned. However, design sensibilities have kept surprising pace with the technological leaps that have tried hard to make wall clocks obsolete.
The best modern wall clock is the Sharp Atomic Clock. It uses a minimalist design that meshes with any modern dwelling and is feature-packed to prove its worth.
What to know before you buy a modern wall clock
What makes a wall clock “modern”
“Modern” wall clocks are so-called due to their design, functions or mix of both.
- Design: Modern design usually means it is one that is simple, minimal and clean. Essentially, modern design attempts to catch the eye by pleasingly blending in rather than popping out.
- Function: Many modern wall clocks are packed with features. The most common features are temperature readings and date displays, while other features include noiseless operation or backlighting.
Analog vs. digital
Analog clocks aren’t always old-fashioned, just as digital clocks aren’t always modern. When deciding between analog and digital, focus on how easily you need the clock to be read before browsing for a good design.
- Analog clocks take a little longer to read for most. In fact, children and some younger adults may not know how to read an analog clock at all. Some modern analog clock designs can be extra difficult to read, especially designs that remove the numbers.
- Digital clocks can typically be read at a glance, but the need for screens or other kinds of displays limits the range of possible designs.
What to look for in a quality modern wall clock
Noiseless operation
One of the best modern functions of a clock is the elimination of the “tick-tock” sound, which has haunted insomniacs for centuries. Some modern clocks even have noiseless pendulums for maximum aesthetics and minimum distraction.
Extra information
Many modern clocks display more than just the time. The most common extra information is the date, though how the date is displayed varies. For example, one clock may only show the numerical month and day while others only show the day of the week.
Temperature is also commonly displayed, whether it shows both the indoor and outdoor temperatures or only one.
Backlighting
If you’re regularly up late, having a clock with backlighting is a must. The best backlit clocks trigger the backlighting after it hits a certain time to preserve the battery.
How much you can expect to spend on a modern wall clock
Most modern wall clocks cost $50 or less, no matter the design or included functions. Clocks with a heavier emphasis on aesthetics can cost as much as $150. You can also find luxury-brand clocks that cost thousands of dollars.
Modern wall clock FAQ
How often do I need to change the batteries in my modern wall clock?
A. That depends on your clock and what type and quantity of batteries it uses. Some clocks need to have their batteries changed several times a year while others can last a whole year or more. To be safe, you should check your clock’s batteries once every three months.
What’s the difference between an indoor and outdoor modern wall clock?
A. The main difference is an outdoor modern wall clock has extra protections such as rust resistance and weatherproofing. These protections rarely affect the clock’s looks, so it should blend in indoors if that’s where you want to place it. Indoor clocks have no such protections and should never be hung outside.
Where should I place my modern wall clock’s outdoor temperature receiver?
A. It should be placed in a shaded and reasonably protected area. If it’s placed in an area that sees direct sunlight throughout the day, it will display an incorrectly higher temperature reading. If it’s not protected it won’t last as long as it should.
What’s the best modern wall clock to buy?
Top modern wall clock
What you need to know: There’s nothing more modern than a clean and efficient design.
What you’ll love: The time is atomic, meaning it automatically sets and adjusts. It displays the indoor temperature and uses an exterior receiver to read the outdoor temperature. It also displays the month, day and day of the week. It comes in black and silver.
What you should consider: The clock and outside receiver must be within 100 feet of each other. It isn’t backlit and the bottom half can be hard to read at a distance.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top modern wall clock for the money
Jomparis Silent Non-Ticking Round Wall Clock
What you need to know: This minimalistic and affordable clock is a good choice for any home.
What you’ll love: It’s available in 12- or 13-inch sizes and in nine color combinations, including classic black and white and a bold yellow and white. It makes no noises. The large numbers and tiny dots on the rim make it easy to glance at.
What you should consider: A few customers had issues with the batteries disconnecting, causing the clock to be out of sync. It also can be hard to read at a distance.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Yisiteone Classical Large Decorative Wall Clock
What you need to know: This is a good choice if decoration, not function, is your goal.
What you’ll love: It comes in medium or large sizes in either gold or black. Operation is completely noiseless. It requires some assembly but it goes quick and hanging is a dream. The pendulum adds a touch of movement to make the design more dynamic.
What you should consider: It’s expensive and it’s difficult — or downright impossible — to tell the time. It’s also practically invisible if it isn’t placed on a contrasting-colored wall.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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SAGINAW (WJRT) - Investigators say a 16-year-old boy is dead and a 21-year-old woman is recovering after a shooting in Saginaw.
Police say officers responded to a shots fired call at a Marathon gas station on East Holland Road a little before 10:30 p.m. Sunday. A short time later a vehicle with five people showed up at the hospital with the two gunshot victims, with the teen not surviving.
Investigators say the shooting happened in the parking lot of the gas station. No arrests have been made in the case. If you have any information, call Saginaw Police at 989-759-1761 or remain anonymous by calling CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-422-5245. | 2023-01-02T16:17:53+00:00 | abc12.com | https://www.abc12.com/news/teen-killed-woman-injured-in-saginaw-shooting/article_e7863b16-8a99-11ed-a4b7-2b835112938c.html |
Jordin Tootoo is the third member of Canada’s 2003 men’s world junior hockey team to deny any involvement in an alleged group sexual assault.
Tootoo, who was a member of the silver-medal winning team and played in the NHL for several seasons with Nashville, Detroit, New Jersey and Chicago, issued a statement Saturday calling for a full investigation into the “disturbing allegations.”
"I don't recall knowing or hearing about the incident in question during or after the tournament," Tootoo wrote on Twitter. "I was shocked when I heard about it in the media and will cooperate fully with any investigation."
Regional police in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have opened an investigation into the incident that allegedly happened when the city hosted the international tournament 19 years ago. Hockey Canada said it learned about the alleged sexual assault on Thursday and immediately informed Sport Canada and Halifax police of the allegations.
Carlo Colaiacovo and P-A Parenteau, who were Tootoo’s teammates on the 2003 national junior team and also played in the NHL, issued statements Friday saying they were not involved in the alleged sexual assault and they would participate in any investigations.
In 2015, Tootoo wrote a memoir titled “All The Way,” in which he discussed his experiences playing for Canada at the world juniors, including how the team was made up of “horny young men” and how “a few of the guys would get a couple of girls after practice and head into one of the rooms.”
Tootoo acknowledged Saturday that his memoir touched on the team’s sexual exploits, but also said he was struggling with alcohol addiction at the time. It was in that context that he said he couldn’t recall knowing or hearing about the alleged sexual assault.
Hockey Canada has already had funding from the federal government and corporate sponsors paused following allegations of a sexual assault involving eight members of the 2018 men's junior hockey team.
Those allegations came to light after media reports said Hockey Canada paid out an undisclosed settlement to the woman after she sued the organization, the Canadian Hockey League and the unnamed players. The woman was seeking $3.55 million.
On Wednesday, the police chief in London, Ontario, ordered a review of that force’s initial sexual assault investigation in June 2018.
The Canadian Press has reported Hockey Canada has maintained a fund that draws on minor hockey membership fees to pay for uninsured liabilities, including sexual abuse claims. Hockey Canada confirmed Tuesday that the fund exists but it would no longer be used to pay out claims over sexual assault allegations.
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Braves vs. Marlins Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - June 30
Friday's game between the Atlanta Braves (53-27) and Miami Marlins (48-34) matching up at Truist Park has a projected final score of 6-5 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of the Braves, who is listed as a small favorite by our model. The game will begin at 7:20 PM ET on June 30.
The probable starters are Mike Soroka for the Braves and Bryan Hoeing (1-1) for the Marlins.
Braves vs. Marlins Game Info & Odds
- When: Friday, June 30, 2023 at 7:20 PM ET
- Where: Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia
- How to Watch on TV: BSSE
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Braves vs. Marlins Score Prediction
Our pick for this contest is Braves 6, Marlins 5.
Total Prediction for Braves vs. Marlins
- Total Prediction: Over 10 runs
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Braves Performance Insights
- The Braves have played as the favorite in nine of their past 10 games and have gone 8-1 in those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, Atlanta and its opponents are 5-5-0 in its last 10 games with a total.
- In their last two games with a spread, the Braves covered the spread each time.
- The Braves have won 46, or 66.7%, of the 69 games they've played as favorites this season.
- This season Atlanta has won 22 of its 28 games, or 78.6%, when favored by at least -190 on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 65.5% chance of a victory for the Braves.
- Atlanta is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking third with 441 total runs this season.
- The Braves have the sixth-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (3.76).
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. Here, a look at the defendants and the first witnesses in the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell:
THE DEFENDANT:
Lori Vallow Daybell, 49, is a beautician by trade, a mother of three, and a wife — five times over. She’s pleaded not guilty to murder, conspiracy and grand theft charges in the deaths of her two youngest kids and her new husband’s previous wife.
Vallow Daybell’s first marriage, to a high school sweetheart when she was just 19, ended quickly. She married again in her early 20s, and had a son named Colby before divorcing. In 2001, Vallow Daybell married again, this time to a man named Joseph Ryan. The couple had a baby girl named Tylee in 2002, but divorced just a few years later. Ryan later died in his home of a suspected heart attack.
Charles Vallow, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, entered the picture several months later. Vallow Daybell joined the LDS church and the pair married in 2006. They later adopted Joshua Jaxon “JJ” Vallow.
But by 2019, that marriage had also soured. Charles Vallow filed for divorce, contending in court papers that Vallow Daybell also believed herself to be a deity tasked with helping to usher in the Biblical apocalypse.
The two were estranged but still married when Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, shot and killed Charles Vallow outside his Phoenix suburban home.
Cox told police the shooting was in self defense, and was never charged in the case. Shortly after Charles’ death, Vallow Daybell moved to eastern Idaho with JJ, Tylee and her brother Cox.
Chad Daybell became her fifth husband on November 5, 2019 — roughly two weeks after his previous wife Tammy Daybell died under suspicious circumstances.
Meanwhile, JJ and Tylee were missing. They were last seen in September, and they were declared missing in November after extended family urged police to investigate. Their bodies were found the following year buried in Chad Daybell’s yard.
CHAD DAYBELL:
Daybell, 54, was also a member of the LDS church and a self-published author who wrote doomsday-focused fiction loosely based on church teachings. He married Tammy Daybell in 1990, and they had five kids.
Prosecutors say he met Vallow Daybell at a conference in Utah in 2018. The two purportedly felt an “instant connection” and claimed they had been married to each other in a past life, according to police records. Friends of the couple told investigators that the pair shared the same unusual beliefs, including that they could tell if someone had been taken over by an evil spirit.
Chad and Lori led a group of friends in trying to cast out the supposed evil spirits by praying and doing “energy work,” prosecutors said. Friends told police that in some cases they determined a person had become a “zombie,” fully controlled by the evil spirit. Vallow Daybell claimed the only way to get rid of a “zombie” was to destroy the person’s body, prosecutors say, and one friend told police she heard Vallow Daybell call the children zombies before they disappeared.
Tammy Daybell was initially described as having died in her sleep of natural causes. But an autopsy showed she was asphyxiated to death, Prosecutor Lindsey Blake told jurors on Monday.
Chad Daybell is also charged in the triple murder case. Like Vallow Daybell, he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. He is expected to stand trial several months from now.
KAY WOODCOCK:
Woodcock is JJ’s grandmother, and she convinced Idaho police to check up on JJ after her normally regular phone calls and visits with the boy dried up. That “welfare check” in November of 2019 revealed that both kids were missing.
JJ’s father, Charles Vallow, is actually Woodcock’s brother: He adopted JJ as a baby because JJ’s biological parents — including Woodcock’s son — were unable to care for the child.
Woodcock was the first witness called to the stand on Monday. She told jurors that JJ was born with some disabilities and was diagnosed with autism. After Charles died, Woodcock feared Vallow Daybell no longer wanted the boy. She was also worried that JJ may had witnessed his father’s death.
“We were so worried about JJ, and did he see what happened to his dad,” Woodcock told jurors.
BRANDON BOUDREAUX AND MELANI PAWLOWSKI:
Melani Pawlowski is Vallow Daybell’s niece, and was previously married to Brandon Boudreaux, another witness to testify during the trial on Monday.
The couple was very close to Lori and Charles Vallow, Boudreaux said, even living with the Vallow family for a time. Boudreaux baptized Tylee into the LDS church when she was 8 years old, and the families spent many holidays together.
Melani aspired to be like her aunt, Boudreaux said. The two began attending religious meetings together in 2018, Boudreaux said, and soon Melani was insisting on visiting the LDS temple on a near-daily basis and arguing that they should spend $10,000 on food stockpiles for the end of the world.
In 2019 — after 10 years of marriage — the couple divorced. Boudreaux had only been living in his new rental home for two days in October of that year when someone driving a Jeep Wrangler shot at him outside the home. The bullet shattered a window but missed Boudreaux. He told police the vehicle looked just like one Charles Vallow had given Tylee.
Police were not yet investigating Tylee’s disappearance, but they would later reveal that she was last seen in early September — nearly a month before the shooting attempt on Boudreaux.
Prosecutors told the judge that they intend to prove the shooting attempt was part of a conspiracy advanced by Vallow Daybell — that if Boudreaux died, Vallow Daybell would have access to his money through her niece, Melani. | 2023-04-11T13:02:28+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/a-look-at-whos-who-in-the-murder-trial-of-slain-kids-mom/ |
PARIS (AP) — Met Gala fans, we have a new theme.
Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour convened a huddle of top Paris Fashion Week insiders Friday to announce that the theme of next year’s Met Gala will be the work of the late Karl Lagerfeld.
Taking place on the first Monday in May — May 1, 2023 — the world’s most fashionable fundraiser will celebrate the work of the German-born couturier, who worked at Chanel, Fendi and Chloe and died in 2019, at 85.
As ever, the Met Gala theme is borrowed from the accompanying exhibit at the Met’s Costume Institute. It will be entitled “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” and will gather some 150 of his creations to explore his “stylistic language.” Lagerfeld’s original sketches will also be on display.
“The exhibition will explore Lagerfeld’s complex working methodology, tracing the evolution of his fashions from the two dimensional to the three dimensional,” said the costume institute’s star curator, Andrew Bolton, in a statement. “The fluid lines of his sketches found expression in recurring aesthetic themes in his fashions, uniting his designs for Balmain, Patou, Chloé, Fendi, Chanel, and his eponymous label, Karl Lagerfeld, creating a diverse and prolific body of work unparalleled in the history of fashion.”
Presented in the museum’s Tisch Gallery, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” will be on view from May 5 through July 16, 2023. | 2022-10-01T11:24:41+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-next-years-met-gala-will-celebrate-the-late-karl-lagerfeld/ |
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Patriots look to extend Mayo, seeking offensive coordinator
The Patriots have started discussions for a long-term contract extension with linebackers coach Jerod Mayo and Bill Belichick will also begin interviewing candidates for offensive coordinator next week.
The team made the announcements in a statement Thursday. It comes on the heels of Mayo being sought for the second straight offseason for interviews for one of the NFL's open head coaching jobs. The Carolina Panthers are the latest team to request permission to talk to him, Mayo also interviewed last offseason for the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Patriots are looking to hire their first offensive coordinator since Josh McDaniels left following the 2021 season to take the Las Vegas Raiders head coaching job. Matt Patricia, an assistant with an extensive defensive pedigree, served as the Patriots' primary offensive play-caller this season.
But the unit struggled, with second-year quarterback Mac Jones regressing during an underachieving season that had the Patriots’ offense ranked in the bottom half of the league in points per game and red zone touchdowns.
Mayo, 36, played eight seasons and won a Super Bowl with the Patriots during the 2014 season before being hired as an assistant in 2019.
Well-respected among New England players, he has made no secret that he has head coaching aspirations.
“That’s never changed," Mayo said last month. “I think I’m ready to be a head coach in the league." | 2023-01-13T02:22:48+00:00 | wmur.com | https://www.wmur.com/article/patriots-extend-jerod-mayo-seek-offensive-coordinator-massachusetts/42479553 |
Toyota finally found a way to keep wheels from falling off its electric SUV
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business
Last June, Toyota warned owners of its first mainstream electric vehicle, the BZ4X, to stop driving their SUVs and have them transported to dealers because of a scary problem: the wheels could fall off after driving even just a few miles.
Now, more than three months later, Toyota has announced that it has finally figured out what was causing the problem, and it has a solution.
A supplier that made wheels for the SUV didn’t make them precisely according to Toyota’s specifications, Toyota spokesman Aaron Fowles said. A different supplier that made the hub bolts that attach the wheels to the axle also didn’t make them quite the right shape, he said. Those two incorrectly produced parts allowed the wheels to vibrate loose as the SUV was driven.
To fix the problem, Toyota will put on new wheels that will be attached with new bolts that will also have washers to help keep them tight. These new wheels, nuts and washers are being sent to Toyota dealers who will install them at no charge. Toyota said in an announcement that it hopes to begin putting the new wheels on customers’ SUVs by November.
Because the problem was discovered shortly after the SUV went on sale, it never became widespread. Only 260 BZ4Xs had been delivered to customers before the recall was announced. The Subaru Solterra, which was developed in collaboration with Toyota and is very similar to the BZ4X, was unaffected as Subaru hadn’t delivered any to customers before the issue was discovered.
In early August, Toyota said it had begun working with some customers to buy back the SUVs that they had purchased but weren’t able to drive. The company is offering customers the free use of another Toyota vehicle until the issue is corrected. Toyota also offered owners $5,000 toward their car payments or as a partial refund of the purchase price. Toyota extended the vehicles’ factory warranty by the amount of time that the SUVs have been taken out of service.
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Beautiful fall weather Sunday; Cooler air arrives for start of next week
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – A few sprinkles are possible during the early evening, otherwise we’ll continue to deal with overcast skies before midnight. Cloud cover will gradually clear overnight as temperatures fall into the upper 40s and low 50s. Winds will be breezy at times, out of the northwest at 5-15 mph.
A bright and beautiful fall day is in store for Sunday with seasonal temperatures in the upper 60s and mainly sunny skies. Winds will be strong out of the northwest at 10-20 mph.
Below normal temperatures settle into the region for the start of the work week on Monday with afternoon highs only in the low 60s. A mix of sun and clouds is expected throughout the day with strong northwest winds at 10-20 mph.
Get ready to add an extra layer for the midweek as even cooler air filters into the Upper Midwest. Daytime highs are only expected to be in the mid to upper 50s with mostly to partly sunny skies.
Temperatures will slowly rebound to near normal as we move closer to the weekend. Highs in the mid 60s are on tap for Thursday and Friday with partly sunny skies.
Highs in the low 70s are possible by next week. Rain chances are not expected in the next several days.
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Applebee's makes chicken wing-flavored lip glosses to 'spice up your next date night'
GLENDALE, Calif. - Applebee’s wants to put the "mmm" in makeup with a new collection of chicken wing sauce-inspired lip glosses.
The restaurant chain on Sunday debuted its new Saucy Gloss line, a collection of four lip glosses "inspired by Applebee’s wing sauces." It teamed up with the beauty brand Winky Lux to launch the new products in an effort to spice up customers’ date nights and make their "kisses more craveable."
The Saucy Gloss collection represents a variety of Applebee’s wings on the menu:
- Get Me Hot Buffalo: Creamy coral that packs the hot buffalo spice your ex could never have handled.
- Sweet Chile Kiss: Deep rich red kissed with a hint of fine golden chile specks that put the "mmm" in make out.
- Be My Honey Pepper: A gorgeous golden honey-spiced gloss with shimmering flecks that'll make you the queen bee of date night.
- Honey BBQ-T: A shiny, smoky barbecue hue with a side of honey sweetness to make your kisses downright craveable.
The new lip glosses are available at winkylux.com/saucygloss for $18 each or $65 for all four.
And because no restaurant chain’s lip gloss line could officially launch without a full-on music video to accompany it, Applebee’s has done that, too.
"Taste My Face," described by Applebee’s as the "makeout song of the summer," dropped with the collection.
"These lips are out of lockdown and inbound, so pucker up," a woman sings to a catchy dance beat. "I hope you like it spicy ‘cause I’m hot-sauced, glossed up."
Unusual collaborations like this are nothing new, and brands are increasingly thinking out-of-the-box as a form of marketing.
Fancy Feast, the popular brand of gourmet wet cat food, opened a new Italian restaurant in New York City called "Gatto Bianco by Fancy Feast" to bring medley recipes inspired by its cat food to humans.
Earlier this summer, Velveeta debuted a line of nail police that smells like actual cheese, KFC sold Mother’s Day bouquets full of fried chicken, and Taco Bell made a whole TikTok musical with Dolly Parton about its beloved Mexican Pizza that briefly returned to menus nationwide.
The Girl Scouts also debuted a cookie-inspired makeup line of eyeshadow palettes and lipsticks.
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An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people, authorities said.
Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6 temblor that struck Paktika province, but it comes as the international community largely has left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country last year amid the chaotic withdrawal of the U.S. military from the longest war in its history.
That likely will complicate any relief efforts for this country of 38 million people.
The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the death toll and said rescuers were arriving by helicopter. The news agency's director-general, Abdul Wahid Rayan, wrote on Twitter that 90 houses have been destroyed in Paktika and dozens of people are believed trapped under the rubble.
Footage from Paktika province near the Pakistan border showed victims being carried into helicopters to be airlifted from the area. Images widely circulating online from the province showed destroyed stone houses, with residents picking through clay bricks and other rubble.
Bakhtar posted footage of a resident receiving IV fluids from a plastic chair outside the rubble of his home and others sprawled on gurneys.
“A severe earthquake shook four districts of Paktika province, killing and injuring hundreds of our countrymen and destroying dozens of houses,” Bilal Karimi, a deputy spokesman for the Taliban government, separately wrote on Twitter. “We urge all aid agencies to send teams to the area immediately to prevent further catastrophe.”
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In neighboring Khost province, authorities believed there are also dozens injured and dead in the earthquake as well, Rayan said.
Neighboring Pakistan’s Meteorological Department put the earthquake at a magnitude 6.1. Tremors were felt in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and elsewhere in the eastern Punjab province. Some remote areas of Pakistan saw reports of damage to homes near the Afghan border, but it wasn't immediately clear if that was due to rain or the earthquake, said Taimoor Khan, a disaster management spokesperson in the area.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in a statement offered his condolences over the earthquake, saying his nation will provide help to the Afghan people.
The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the earthquake’s tremors were felt over 500 kilometers (310 miles) by 119 million people across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Mountainous Afghanistan and the larger region of South Asia along the Hindu Kush mountains, where the Indian tectonic plate collides with the Eurasian plate to the north, has long been vulnerable to devastating earthquakes. Poor construction for homes, hospitals and other buildings put them at risk of collapse in earthquakes, while landslides remain common across the mountains of Afghanistan.
In 2015, a major earthquake that struck the country’s northeast killed over 200 people in Afghanistan and neighboring northern Pakistan. A similar 6.1 earthquake in 2002 killed about 1,000 people in northern Afghanistan. And in 1998, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tremors in Afghanistan’s remote northeast killed at least 4,500 people.
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Associated Press writers Rahim Faiez and Munir Ahmed in Islamabad and Jon Gambrell and Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report. | 2022-06-22T07:04:04+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-255-people-state-run-media/2862848/ |
JAKARTA – Indonesia's leader launched the country’s first home-grown COVID-19 shot Thursday to help reduce the world’s fourth most populous nation’s dependency on imported vaccines.
President Joko Widodo announced the vaccine brand, IndoVac, as a new milestone of Indonesia’s pharmaceutical industry that will manufacture primary series vaccines, booster vaccines and vaccines for children, which have been in development since November 2021.
“From now on, we can produce our own COVID-19 vaccine,” Widodo said in an unveiling ceremony in West Java’s Bandung city. “And so we have independence in vaccine matters.”
During the ceremony, 15 residents who had not received any COVID-19 vaccine got their first IndoVac jabs.
Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority greenlighted emergency use authorization of IndoVac in September, with an efficacy above 80% after two shots. The vaccine passed an audit by the country’s highest Islamic body that the shot is fit for consumption by Muslims — a particularly important factor in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.
IndoVac, made by inserting the genetic code for the antigen into yeast cells, is developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma in collaboration with U.S.-based Baylor College of Medicine, a private, independent health sciences center in Houston, Texas.
Widodo said Bio Farma plans to produce 20 million doses of primary series vaccine this year and 40 million doses next year as the company expands its facilities. In 2024, production may further increase to 120 million doses per year, depending on demand and the market.
As of Thursday, 73% of Indonesia’s 234.6 million people eligible for shots were fully two-dose vaccinated, and about 27% had a first booster dose while just 0.3% had a second booster.
Indonesia had largely recovered from its delta surge, which was among the worst in Southeast Asia. Last July, a then-record of about 56,700 daily new cases saw the delta variant overwhelming hospitals on the main island of Java. In February, omicron set a new high of over 63,900 new infections.
Though cases dropped steeply at the end of March and into April, they have recently been rising again with around 1,800 cases a day in the past week.
Overall, Indonesia has reported more than 6.4 million infections and 158,263 deaths from COVID-19. The actual numbers are widely believed to be higher. | 2022-10-13T15:13:48+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/health/2022/10/13/indonesia-launches-its-first-home-grown-covid-19-vaccines/ |
Young author Lin Zhao garners first prize for her work Chao Xi Tu
BEIJING, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The award ceremony for the fifth Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize was held as scheduled on November 9, 2022. Young author Lin Zhao won first prize for her work Chao Xi Tu. The prize, co-sponsored by Swiss luxury watch brand Blancpain and China's most influential cultural brand Imaginist, aims to create a literary award that is impartial, authoritative, professional and enduring while honoring a work that is likely to stimulate international dialogue.
The theme of this year's prize is "From this moment on". The five judges, Liang Yong'an, Lin Bai, Liu Zheng, Luo Xiang, and David Der-wei Wang (in alphabetical order), made their choice after intense discussions at the jury meeting on the day of the award. Blancpain China vice president and Swatch Group China Management Committee member Jack Liao joined jury members Liang, Lin and Luo in presenting the trophy to the winner. The literary prize committee awarded the first prize author a cash prize of 300,000 yuan (approx. US$42,400, provided by Blancpain) and a Blancpain Villeret collection watch.
The five finalists, Guo Shuang, Huo Xiangjie, Lin Zhao, Wei Sixiao and Zhou Yuyang, all received the Young Friend of Blancpain award and a finalist's certificate from Mr. Liao and Imaginist founder Liu Ruilin. The other four finalists were each also granted a bonus of 20,000 yuan (approx. US$2,800, provided by Blancpain) to support their creative efforts and to encourage the young writers to continue their work.
Lin Zhao, the top prize author, said: "I want to extend my thanks to many people, as it is due to them that I have been given this opportunity to continue growing. I would also like to thank every reader who spent time with Frog and for the love that you gave Frog. I would like to share these words from the famous Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes as a word of encouragement -- before we can own the world, we must first own ourselves."
Mr Liao, the Blancpain China vice president, said in his speech that "2022 is an extraordinary year, with the Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize celebrating its fifth anniversary, a key milestone for the annual event. The purpose of the award is to provide a stage for and a spotlight on young writers so that book lovers everywhere can learn about and be encouraged to read their works. Every year in the past five years, we have moved a step closer to this goal. The list of the books penned by the finalists has become the "must-read" reference guide for young readers, while the judges' forum has become an event that they avidly follow."
The theme of this year's event "from this moment on" is not limited to today's list of finalists, but to all budding authors and lovers of the written word wherever they are! Let's start from this moment on to encourage more of the wonderful experience that can be made available to all by reading and creating."
Jury of the 2022 Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize (in alphabetic order)
Liang Yong'an, Postraduate Students Advisor for Literary Creation, Fudan University.
Lin Bai, author, one of the most important writers of contemporary Chinese women's experience.
Liu Zheng, literary critic, senior media editor, book reviewer.
Luo Xiang, Professor of Law.
David Der-wei Wang, Edward C. Henderson Chair Professor of Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations (and Department of Comparative Literature), Harvard University, literary critic.
About the Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize
The Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize, co-founded by Swiss luxury watch brand Blancpain and China's most influential cultural brand Imaginist, was created to uncover new and promising literary stars, support talented young authors and encourage the creation of Chinese-language novels.
Engagement of the members of the latest generation just entering adulthood is always a key indicator that determines the future of the world of literature. In the field of literary creation, talented young authors are always seeking an opportunity, while publishing platforms are looking for potential authors, and, at the same time, seek to attract more attention and garner more engagement. Many contemporary classical authors were discovered and recognized in their youth, as literary awards specifically designated for up and coming authors were available to them. For example, Naipaul, Coetzee and new Nobel Prize in Literature winner Kazuo Ishiguro all won the Man Booker Prize in their youth, and went on to earn the Nobel Prize in Literature at a later stage in their writing careers. Renowned Japanese authors, among them, Shusaku Endo, Kenzaburo Oe and Ryu Murakami, were each recipients of the Akutagawa Prize in their youth. In today's world, literary creation is a lonely and long road for young authors. The literary prize is designed to create a future that gives authors the space to focus on the creation of their works just as calligraphers are given the space and time to practice their craft.
Imaginist, the most influential publisher in China, has been dedicated to discovering the best authors who write in Chinese, offering an opportunity for thoughtful words to be published, while imagining another possibility for books. Works by Mu Xin, Kenneth Pai Hsien-yung, among others, have become even more valuable with the passage of time, nourishing the emotional life for generations of readers. Imaginist has, for a long time, been focused on publishing both the literary classics alongside the works of some of the most dynamic and thoughtful young authors who care about the human condition through the diverse collection of works that they have created with their open-minded insights.
Founded in 1735, Blancpain, the fine watchmaking brand from Switzerland, can pride itself in a long history going back 287 years. This creator of classic timepieces understands that the keepers of time that it creates are devices that go well beyond the material and physical, and that they speak to the faith, the feeling for aesthetics and the humanity that resides in each and every one of us. When one talks about the act of creation, it means the perseverance that must be maintained over an extended period of time, while bringing together the inspiration, skills, devotion and patience to create the structure, details and theme for each watch, which often calls for endless iterations of design while rethinking new ones to deliver true excellence in quality. Such an approach is very much in line with the essence that led to the creation of our literary classics. Literature is the extension of time. Blancpain, hand-in-hand with Imaginist, represent the literature penned by members of today's youngest generation who love literary creation and remain committed to making their contribution.
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Report: Deshaun Watson, NFLPA to sue NFL if suspended for season originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
The controversy surrounding Deshaun Watson will likely continue beyond arbitrator Sue Robinson’s decision on how long the Cleveland Browns quarterback should be suspended to begin the 2022 NFL season.
Robinson's recommendation to the league regarding the length of Watson's suspension might overlap with the first few days of Browns training camp next week, according to Yahoo's Charles Robinson. The NFL could opt to go with Robinson's decision regarding the length of Watson's suspension or, if the league is unsatisfied with how the arbitrator rules, appeal it and seek a longer, year-long suspension.
However the timeline unfolds, Charles Robinson reports that Watson and his legal team are prepared to sue the NFL if the year-long suspension is levied -- either from Robinson or from the league appeal.
"I'm told his camp and the NFLPA have already made the decision to file a lawsuit against the league in federal court," Robinson said.
The Browns open training camp Tuesday, July 26.
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Judge Robinson's ruling will be the first legal domino to fall -- whether it comes before or after the start of camp.
If Robinson rules for Watson to be suspended for all of the season, Watson and the NFLPA will likely file their lawsuit. If Robinson rules for Watson to be part of the season, the NFL could opt to appeal her decision.
A third possibility is that Robinson issues a conclusion that calls for no suspension at all for Watson. If that's the result, the NFL is expected to quickly file an appeal.
Watson, 26, sat out the 2021 NFL season with the Houston Texans before being traded this offseason to the Browns. He signed a five-year contract that is fully guaranteed and worth a total of $230 million with signing bonuses.
Watson's salary in year one with the Browns is $1,035,000, with the remaining base salary of $184 million spread across four years (2023 to 2026). | 2022-07-18T18:29:52+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/report-deshaun-watson-nflpa-to-sue-nfl-if-suspended-for-season/2884452/ |
MEMPHIS, Ten.. (AP)Memphis guard Ja Morant has been fined $35,000 for getting angry at a referee and not leaving the court ”in a timely manner” after he was ejected from Wednesday’s game against Minnesota.
The NBA announced the fine Saturday.
Morant was given a technical and tossed from the game with 1:22 left in the fourth quarter. He had 24 points in the 109-101 loss. The Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks was also ejected from that game.
The NBA said in a release that Morant directed ”inappropriate language toward a game official.”
Morant is averaging 28.2 points and 7.3 assists per game for Memphis, which is in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 13-9 record.
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DENVER — The Denver Nuggets are on the verge of a return to the conference finals for the first time since 2020 after dominating at home in Game Five over the Phoenix Suns.
It was a well-rounded Denver win, giving the Nuggets the upper hand in the series as it heads back to Phoenix on Thursday night.
In a Wednesday edition of the Locked On Nuggets podcast, hosts Matt Moore and Adam Mares discussed how the Nuggets won the game and what it means for the rest of the series.
“The team from 2019 and 2020, that team definitely either loses or this game is way closer,” Moore said. “They don’t put on that performance last night. This game is built differently and wired differently … and more mature.”
Nikola Jokic put up a triple-double while Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points apiece. But it was Jokic who led the way as an offensive engine once again.
“He needs to dominate this matchup, they don’t have the personnel to guard him,” Mares said. “He scores as well as anyone.”
After playing relatively poorly on the road in Phoenix, Murray bounced back with a solid all-around performance despite shooting 7-15 from the field.
“His feel for the game, his effort on defense, his engagement … his approach to the game last night was absolutely incredible,” Moore said.
The Nuggets also limited Phoenix’s best players, as Kevin Durant started the game 1-7 from the field and Devin Booker was forced into 42% shooting after missing only eight shots from the field in Games Three and Four combined.
“I think this was the hardest game for Devin Booker physically, and perhaps not coincidentally, it was the worst he shot,” Mares said.
The Suns host Game Six on Thursday night at 10 ET. | 2023-05-11T03:43:42+00:00 | 9news.com | https://www.9news.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-denver/denver-nuggets-show/how-denver-nuggets-responded-home-phoenix-suns/535-256ae772-1dfb-471f-950f-9115b3486e15 |
CLAY COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a plane crash in Clay County.
The FAA told News 10 that the plane involved in the crash was an Eipper Quicksilver. It is a single-engine "ultralight plane."The pilot was the only person on the plane.
The crash happened just after 4:30 near the Brazil Clay County Airport.
We talked to the airport's president. He told our crew the pilot was taken to Regional Hospital in Terre Haute with non-life-threatening injuries.
The FAA did not provide the pilot's name, but they did provide a tail number. The plane is registered to Steven Watts.
The FAA did not confirm that Watts was flying the plane - only the plane's tail number.
We will continue to follow this story and bring you more information as it becomes available. | 2022-07-14T02:07:53+00:00 | wthitv.com | https://www.wthitv.com/news/faa-investigates-ultralight-plane-crash-near-the-brazil-clay-county-airport/article_c4113292-030a-11ed-868a-877f180f5496.html |
BERLIN (AP) — Several people were injured by turbulence during a flight from the German city of Frankfurt to Mauritius on Thursday, the German news agency dpa reported.
Around 20 passengers and crew members on board Condor flight DE2314 were injured when the plane hit turbulence about two hours before landing, an airline spokesperson told dpa.
Mauritius is an archipelago nation whose main island is some 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off the southeast coast of Africa.
The airline spokesperson said those who were injured were being medically examined. It was not immediately clear how severe their injuries were, dpa reported. The cabin of the aircraft was supposedly also damaged but no further details were given.
The plane carried 272 passengers and 13 crew members and landed safely at 6:29 a.m. local time at an airport near the capital, Port Louis. | 2023-03-02T09:22:09+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/20-injured-by-turbulence-aboard-germany-to-mauritius-flight/BASBSI7GHVETHFZZQJXL4B5NVY/ |
Jackson Hospital doctor discusses ER overcrowding
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Emergency rooms in Alabama are once again facing an influx of patients, but this time it’s not because of COVID-19.
UAB reports the number of emergency room patients waiting on beds is at an all-time high. And that’s putting added stress on health care workers.
Doctors at Jackson Hospital say they are still seeing some patients for COVID, but the backlog of patients is mostly because people are seeking help in the emergency room for illnesses that are not life-threatening and that could be treated by their primary physician.
Dr. Max Capouano says the only reason to go to the ER is if you are having heart palpitations, shortness of breath, a seizure, stroke symptoms, slurred speech, chest pain or if you have been in a severe accident.
All other illnesses like sore throat, flu symptoms or cuts and bruises can be treated by your primary doctor.
Another reason Capouano says emergency rooms are backed up is due to many patients coming in without health insurance.
“When people don’t have insurance, they can use the emergency room as a primary care facility, and that really kind of backs up the system for everybody,” said Capouano. “Not only is there no continuity in care because they’re going to get their blood pressure medication refilled at this emergency or that that emergency room, and those physicians may not know or be aware of any other chronic illnesses or other medications you’re taking.”
To ensure that everyone is getting the care they need, Capouano says to look into medical insurance Medicare or Medicaid and see what you quality for. That’s another reason he says patients have such long waits in the ER. Sometimes waits can be seven or eight hours or even longer.
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LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP announced that the 2022 edition of Southern California Super Lawyers names Partner Pooja Nair and Associate Joshua Loeb as Rising Stars for their exemplary legal talent.
To be featured in this selective list, which includes no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state, individuals are identified as the top, up-and-coming attorneys in each market who are either 40 years of age or under or who have been practicing law for ten or fewer years.
As Chair of the Firm's Food, Beverage and Hospitality Practice, Nair is a go-to attorney for the food, beverage, and hospitality industries and handles partnership disputes, false advertising claims, employment disputes, and administrative law issues, including the Brown Act and California Public Records Act issues. Nair focuses on finding creative, long-term solutions to the business problems affecting companies of all sizes and industries, and combines litigation experience with a strategic perspective, to ensure that legal decisions make business sense.
Loeb is a real estate transactional attorney. His primary practice focuses on real estate acquisitions and dispositions of all asset classes, as well as the representation of both borrowers and lenders in connection with a variety of real estate financing transactions, including acquisition financing, construction financing, mezzanine loans, loan modifications and restructurings. He also has substantial experience in the preparation and negotiation of construction agreements on the developer's side for the construction of commercial, multi-family and high-end residential properties.
Selections are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, an affiliate of Thomson Reuters. The multi-phase selection process includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, and a peer review. For more information, visit superlawyers.com.
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP is a full-service firm that provides a broad range of business-related legal services including corporate law; litigation; intellectual property & technology law; real estate transactions and finance; construction & environmental law; tax planning and controversies; employment law; health care law; bankruptcy, receivership and reorganization; and estate planning. For more information, visit http://www.ecjlaw.com/
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60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ074-172000-
Richmond (Staten Island)-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with showers likely in the morning, then
partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ177-172000-
Northern Nassau-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely after midnight.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ179-172000-
Southern Nassau-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely after midnight.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs around 80. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ078-172000-
Northwest Suffolk-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ080-172000-
Southwest Suffolk-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ079-172000-
Northeast Suffolk-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ081-172000-
Southeast Suffolk-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ071-172000-
Southern Westchester-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds around
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely after midnight.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ070-172000-
Northern Westchester-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely after midnight.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index
values in the mid 90s in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ069-172000-
Rockland-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south after midnight.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values in the upper 90s in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ068-172000-
Putnam-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the lower 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph,
becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
NYZ067-172000-
Orange-
401 AM EDT Tue May 17 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs
around 70. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values in the upper 90s in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 50. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
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BRESCIA, Italy (AP) — An Italian court on Tuesday was hearing an appeal against turning a woman over to Belgium to face charges along with her parents in an influence-peddling scandal in the European Parliament.
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Sylvia Panzeri, a lawyer, is being sought to face charges of participating in a criminal group, corruption and money laundering in Brussels.
Panzeri, 38, is the daughter of ex-EU deputy Antonio Panzeri, who has been arrested in Brussels with three other suspects, and Maria Dolores Colleoni, whom Italian judges a day earlier ordered turned over to Belgian authorities on an arrest warrant that cited her role in managing gifts from Qatar and Morocco.
Antonio Panzeri and three other people were charged Dec. 9 with corruption, participation in a criminal group and money laundering. Belgian prosecutors are investigating if they “were paid large sums of money or offered substantial gifts to influence parliament’s decisions.”
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The allegations that cash and gifts were exchanged for political influence are at the heart of one of the biggest scandals to hit the European Parliament. Lawmakers last week suspended work on Qatar-related files and vowed to toughen lobbying laws. Qatar vehemently denies its involvement. The Moroccan Foreign Ministry declined comment on Tuesday.
Panzeri and her mother face five years in prison if found guilty of participation in a criminal group, corruption and money laundering, according to the warrants. Both are under house arrest at their home near Bergamo.
Colleoni denied the accusations contained in the arrest warrant, seen by the Associated Press, while addressing the court on Monday. After deliberating for five hours, the judges delivered a detailed decision to turn her over at the request of Belgian authorities.
Her lawyers are considering an appeal to Italy’s highest court, which must be filed within five days of the decision. The court then would have 10 days to issue a decision.
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Tarik El-Barakah in Rabat, Morocco, contributed to this story. | 2022-12-20T13:27:04+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Italian-court-hears-request-for-2nd-suspect-in-EU-17666160.php |
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Area sheriff's offices getting state money to help with their fight against illegal drugs.
Governor Mike DeWine announced three million dollars have been handed out to 44 law enforcement agencies statewide. Locally, the Allen County Sheriff's Office is getting nearly $89,000, and the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is receiving a little over $76,000. The Hardin County Sheriff's Office getting $5,000. Logan and Shelby Counties receiving a little over $6,000 each. The funds can be used to investigate drug trafficking organizations and disrupt the drug supply in their counties. | 2023-05-25T20:24:36+00:00 | hometownstations.com | https://www.hometownstations.com/local-sheriffs-offices-getting-funding-from-the-state-of-ohio-to-help-in-their-fight/article_83c59c94-fb2c-11ed-a3d5-1bbdef87f5ab.html |
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The father of modern reputation management advised countries, companies, and leaders on the highest-profile and most complex crises of our time
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard S. Levick, Esq., founder and CEO of eponymous firm LEVICK passed away April 11, 2023, due to cancer, his firm today announced. He was 65.
Richard was a trailblazer in the field of crisis communications, and his contributions to the industry cannot be overstated. He quite literally wrote the book on crisis and litigation communications and is without question the father of modern reputation management.
His seemingly boundless energy, passion, thirst for knowledge, and sense of humor made him a larger-than-life character. He was a trusted confidant and advisor to heads of state, CEOs, celebrities, athletes, politicians, and law firms, most of whom had him on speed-dial. (Also, a prolific podcast host and newsletter author.)
In a statement, the firm's leadership team noted that Richard's impact on the world of communications will be felt for years to come:
"We have lost a great man, an inspiring mentor, a pioneering leader, and a true friend to many of us in this business. We will miss Richard deeply, but his legacy will live on through the work that we do every day, the people who were made better for having known him, and the countless reputations that were saved because of him."
The firm plans to host a celebration of his life with details to be announced.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former vice squad officer has been found not guilty of murder and voluntary manslaughter charges stemming from the death of a woman he shot while working undercover almost five years ago.
Andrew Mitchell, 59, who served with the Columbus police force, had argued that he acted in self-defense. The Franklin County jury reached its verdict Tuesday after deliberating for about five hours.
The verdict came a year after Mitchell's first trial ended in a mistrial after another jury was unable to reach a verdict. Mitchell will remain in custody because he still faces multiple federal charges after being accused of forcing women to perform sexual acts in exchange for their freedom and lying to federal investigators. His trial on those charges is due to start in July and he has pleaded not guilty.
Mitchell was indicted after shooting and killing Donna Castleberry, 23, as she sat in his unmarked police vehicle in August 2018. He said he acted in self-defense after she stabbed him in the hand during an undercover prostitution investigation.
Defense attorney Mark Collins told The Columbus Dispatch that Mitchell's family was "overwhelmed" by the jury's decision and was happy to see what they considered justice done in the case. Castleberry's sister, Bobbi McCalla, told the newspaper the verdict was a "miscarriage of justice," adding that her family "thought the prosecutors did a really good job proving the kind of cop he was on that day in August." | 2023-04-19T15:14:03+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio/former-ohio-vice-officer-acquitted-in-womans-2018-death/DQDBWWOKMZAM5DHPGVGBVXHOKQ/ |
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AYR (formerly Singularity Systems Inc.), the next-generation Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) company, has been selected for BNY Mellon's Accelerator Program. The BNY Mellon program seeks out the best emerging technology companies and collaborates with them to create cutting-edge solutions that address emerging business challenges for the global financial industry.
"Across our enterprise, unlocking value from data is an essential component in the products and services we deliver to our clients across the financial economy," said Matt Wells, Managing Director, Global Payments, Markets, Issuer Services, and Treasury Services Operation at BNY Mellon. "We look forward to working with companies like AYR as we explore opportunities for intelligent automation to harness the value from next-gen document and data processing solutions, giving time back to the workforce and improving client satisfaction."
The BNY Mellon Accelerator Program was established to facilitate innovation and collaboration with the fintech ecosystem and its emerging leaders. The Program offers a streamlined approach for testing and validating new technologies and their use cases. With a proof-of-concept-based approach, participants focus on real business problems with the objective of addressing the evolving needs of BNY Mellon's clients. Underpinned by the spirit of entrepreneurship, founders and their teams benefit from opportunities to inform their product roadmaps and better scale their businesses with insights from BNY Mellon leadership, top venture capitalists, and exposure to BNY Mellon's larger ecosystem. The Program is focused on providing exceptional leadership to the technology and financial ecosystem, and supporting companies founded by diverse entrepreneurs.
"The AYR team is honored to be a part of the BNY Mellon Accelerator Program. We are working on solving customer challenges previously considered out of reach," said Tianhau Wu, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at AYR. "With a focus on the innovations from next-generation solutions, we continue to experience a growth in customer interest in the Intelligent Document Processing and automation markets.
With its world-class team of scientists and developers, AYR has pioneered new AI techniques that have modernized and democratized Intelligent Document Processing (IDP). The company, headquartered in Princeton, NJ, provides SingularityAI, an award-winning AI platform enabling enterprises to transform their raw data into actionable insight.
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The Trump Organization's former CFO is expected to admit to 15 felonies By Steve Inskeep, Andrea Bernstein Published August 18, 2022 at 5:04 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Longtime Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty on Thursday to a tax fraud scheme in New York. Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-08-18T10:06:22+00:00 | wlrn.org | https://www.wlrn.org/2022-08-18/the-trump-organizations-former-cfo-is-expected-to-admit-to-15-felonies |
WASHINGTON — Over the past eight months, Paul Whelan has watched helplessly as two other Americans detained in Russia, both imprisoned after him, were released in prisoner exchanges while he was left stranded behind the barbed wire of IK-17, a penal colony nearly eight hours from Moscow.
Russia insists that Whelan, 52, is a spy who was caught red-handed, one whose 16-year sentence for espionage is richly deserved. In the Kremlin’s harsh game of human bartering, that makes the asking price for his release higher than it was for basketball star Brittney Griner, who was convicted on drug smuggling charges but freed last week, and for Trevor Reed, who was sentenced for assaulting two Moscow police officers but released in April.
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As a result, supporters of Whelan and analysts say, there is no clear path for his release. Two men held by the United States and whose freedom Russian officials have sought for years, arms dealer Viktor Bout and drug-smuggling pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, were released in the deals for Griner and Reed. Russia refused repeated US efforts to include Whelan — who rejects his charges, saying he was set up — in the swap for Bout.
“Unfortunately, Russia has continued to see Paul’s case through the lens of sham espionage charges,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently said, “and they are treating him differently than they treated Brittney Griner.”
On Monday, Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser, said US officials would have “an engagement” with Russia about Whelan’s case this week.
Whelan’s sister, Elizabeth, said in an interview that a new approach is necessary. “I’ve had some wild and crazy ideas that I’ve been sharing with the government,” she said. Elizabeth Whelan spoke to Biden last week and to White House officials Monday.
Some analysts believe that the price for Whelan’s freedom might include relaxing an aspect of US sanctions on Russia, or even the serendipitous capture of a Russian agent somewhere in the world who could then be traded.
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Elizabeth Whelan conceded that confusion persisted about whether her brother might be guilty of the espionage that Russian prosecutors say he was committing when he visited Russia in December 2018. While at Moscow’s upscale Metropol hotel, Paul Whelan greeted a Russian acquaintance who handed him a USB stick. Minutes later, he was arrested by Russian agents, who said the device contained a classified list of Russian Federal Security Service agents.
“You have a lot of people out there talking very ignorantly, thinking he’s James Bond or something,” Elizabeth Whelan said.
The suggestion, at least, has been made in some prominent places. “Was he a spy?” Fox News host Tucker Carlson asked on his nightly show last week, even as he angrily denounced Biden’s failure to win Whelan’s release. “We can’t know for sure.” Some members of Congress expressed similar doubts after his arrest, people familiar with his case say.
Whelan is a former Marine, one who took a keen interest in Russia, traveling there often and making friends with people who have police and military backgrounds. He also happens to hold passports from Canada, Ireland, and Britain as well as the United States.
But Whelan, his relatives, and current and former US officials firmly reject the idea that he maintained a secret identity.
“He’s definitely not a spy. But he looks like one,” said John Sipher, a former official in the CIA’s clandestine service who ran the agency’s covert operations in Russia.
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American intelligence agencies have a strict policy of never confirming, or denying, that any individual worked for the US government as a spy or informant. But Biden administration officials insist that the charges against him are fabricated and have classified him, as they did Griner, as “wrongfully detained,” tantamount to a political prisoner.
And in private, US officials flatly state that Whelan was not an intelligence informant. He is, they said, what he appears to be: a slightly eccentric Russophile who was entrapped by an ambitious intelligence agent he had befriended years before, apparently not realizing the man’s full background.
Whelan was an avid traveler, his family says, who first visited Russia while on leave from an administrative military posting in Iraq. In keeping with his longtime habit of making friends in foreign countries, he got to know several Russians and even had an account on the Russian social media network VK. A police officer in Michigan for more than a decade before he joined the Marines, Whelan was working as head of global security for the Michigan-based auto parts maker BorgWarner at the time of his arrest.
“When he goes to a new country to visit, he stops in at the local police station or whatever,” his sister said, adding that he enjoyed exchanging law enforcement patches with other officers. “So when the Russians say he was asking about the police — of course! That’s Paul.”
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As for those passports: Whelan was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to British parents and moved to the United States. The government of Ireland often issues passports to people with Irish heritage.
Whelan’s family says he was in Moscow to attend the wedding of a fellow Marine to a Russian woman; the family has declined to name the couple on privacy grounds.
Whelan summarized his defense in memorable fashion at one court appearance in Moscow in 2019.
“Russia says it caught James Bond on a spy mission,” Whelan declared in a courtroom statement. “In reality, they abducted Mr. Bean on holiday,” he said, referring to a hapless 1990s British sitcom character.
Russia’s Kommersant newspaper has reported that Whelan’s phones had been under surveillance for many years and that he was recorded telling friends in the country he was interested in classified information. An actual spy, former officials said, would not have left such an electronic trail, sought out the kinds of friendships with ordinary Russians he valued or engaged in a meeting as risky as the one that led to his arrest.
Experts say Russia is known for planting evidence of espionage. Former journalist Nicholas Daniloff has recounted how, while serving as a Moscow bureau chief in the mid-1980s, a Russian friend handed him maps of Soviet military deployments that he had not requested. Daniloff was promptly arrested and eventually traded for a spy previously imprisoned by the United States.
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And Russia today is far too dangerous for US intelligence operatives to work without the kind of diplomatic cover that ensures that the worst that happens to them is that they are expelled, rather than imprisoned, Sipher said.
Whelan also received a “bad conduct discharge” from the Marines in 2008 for reasons the military said included “attempted larceny” and the use of another person’s Social Security number — which people familiar with intelligence said would have marked him as too unreliable for a sensitive espionage mission. He is unmarried; family members say he is deeply attached to his dog, Flora. | 2022-12-14T23:45:42+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/14/world/russias-sham-charge-spying-makes-whelans-case-hardest/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — As he played to a crowd of supporters in Robstown, Texas, former President Donald Trump drew cheers as he talked up his first two runs for the White House — and teased a third.
“In order to make our country successful, safe and glorious again, I will probably have to do it again,” he said last month.
That carefully placed “probably” may soon be gone from Trump’s stump speech. Aides to the former president are making quiet preparations for a 2024 presidential campaign that could be launched soon after next week’s midterm elections as Trump tries to capitalize on expected Republican wins to propel himself toward becoming the front-runner for his party’s nomination.
“I’m like 95% he’s going to run,” said Reince Priebus, Trump’s former White House chief of staff. “The real question,” he added, “is are other big challengers going to run? If President Trump runs, he will be very difficult for any Republican to defeat.”
Another campaign would be a remarkable turn for any former president, much less one who made history as the first to be impeached twice and remains embroiled in multiple and intensifying criminal investigations, including probes of classified information held at his Mar-a-Lago club and his effort to pressure election officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump has a history dating back to the 1980s of publicly toying with White House bids only to back down.
But Trump, according to people close to him, is eager to be back in the political game. While he has been talking up a bid since before he left the White House, aides and allies are now eyeing the two-week stretch after the Nov. 8 midterms as a possible window for an announcement, though they caution that he hasn’t made a decision and that — as always when it comes to Trump — things could change, particularly if the election results are delayed due to recounts or a possible runoff election in Georgia.
Indeed, even as discussions are underway about potential venues and dates for a formal announcement, Trump continues to tease the possibility of declaring his intentions at one of the rallies he’s planned for the election’s homestretch.
The preparations come as Trump has been stepping up his efforts to help midterm candidates in the election’s final weeks, hoping to piggyback off expected Republican gains in Congress to build momentum for his own campaign.
Trump has dramatically ramped up his spending after facing criticism for failing to financially help his favored candidates while continuing to vacuum up small-dollar donations. His newly launched MAGA Inc. super PAC has now spent more than $16.4 million on ads in a handful of competitive states, according to the ad tracking firm AdImpact, with additional investments expected through Election Day, according to people familiar with the effort, who, like others, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal operations.
And Trump continues to hold events to bolster his candidates, with 30 rallies so far in 17 states, along with dozens of virtual rallies and more than 50 candidate fundraisers. His final midterm rally blitz will take him to Ohio and Pennsylvania, two crucial presidential voting states where his endorsements helped candidates secure their nominations. He’ll also return to Iowa, which holds the first contest of the presidential nominating calendar.
In total, Trump’s Save America PAC says he has raised nearly $350 million this election cycle for Republican candidates and party committees, including online fundraising solicitations.
While Trump’s team has been identifying potential staff prospects in key states and drawing up paperwork to file should he move forward with an announcement, according to people familiar with the planning, one stressed that hiring has not yet commenced. Trump’s campaign, at least in its early months, is expected to remain headquartered in Florida and look much like his current political operation, overseen by the small clutch of advisers he’s fostered since leaving office — reminiscent of his famously threadbare 2016 campaign.
Chris LaCivita, the Republican strategist who was behind the “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth” campaign that badly damaged Democrat John Kerry’s 2004 presidential prospects, is working for Trump’s super PAC and expected to take on a senior leadership role in the campaign operation, according to people familiar with the conversations, as is Susie Wiles, the longtime Florida operative who has been overseeing his political efforts.
The 2024 campaign will effectively kick off when the polls close on Nov. 8, and potential challengers have spent months carefully laying the groundwork for their own expected campaigns. That includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely seen as Trump’s most formidable challenger and who has been cultivating a deep donor network as he runs for reelection.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Rick Scott and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton have been aggressively stumping for midterm candidates, as have former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Trump, meanwhile, faces mounting challenges. He remains a deeply polarizing figure, particularly after spending the last two years spreading lies about the 2020 election. And while Trump remains overwhelmingly popular among Republicans, an October AP-NORC poll found 43% said they don’t want to see him run for president in 2024.
Underscoring that polarization, many in Trump’s orbit had urged him to wait on an announcement until after the midterms to avoid turning the election into a referendum on him.
Others close to Trump remain skeptical that he will ultimately go through with another run, contending that his ego can’t take another loss or fearing a possible indictment. Others question whether he will ultimately end up on the ballot in 2024, even if he does launch a campaign.
Campaigns also need staff and Trump’s orbit has shrunk considerably over the last two years. Many former aides are expected to steer clear of another effort either because they have broken with Trump, have moved on, or are fearful that involvement could expose them to potential legal scrutiny — and lawyers’ bills.
For someone on the verge of launching a presidential campaign, Trump also remains unusually distracted by legal threats.
There is the Justice Department’s intensifying investigation into how hundreds of documents with classified markings ended up at his club in Palm Beach, Florida. State prosecutors in Georgia continue to probe his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, as do the DOJ and the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, which recently served him a subpoena demanding testimony.
In New York, Attorney General Letitia James has sued Trump, alleging his namesake company engaged in decades of fraudulent bookkeeping. The Trump Organization is now on trial for criminal tax fraud charges, and Trump recently sat for a deposition in a lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll, who alleges Trump raped her in the mid-1990s. Trump denies the allegations.
All the while, Republicans across the country, from high-dollar donors to longtime GOP leaders and rank-and-file voters, have been considering whether they want to stick with Trump.
At a recent Iowa Republican Party fundraiser headlined by Pence, voters praised Trump’s time in office but were mixed on whether they want him to mount another campaign.
“I’d like to see him run again,” said 81-year-old Jane Murphy, a longtime county Republican volunteer who lives in Davenport. “He makes me angry with some of the things he says. But he gets the job done, plain and simple.”
But Carol Crain, an eastern Iowa GOP activist, voiced reservations.
“I think a lot of Republicans are just tired of the drama and the fighting,” said Crain, 73. “It’s really wearing. Under their breath, people say it would be nice if he could endorse somebody and go away with grace.” | 2022-11-02T11:15:32+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/trumps-third-campaign-prepares-for-post-midterms-launch/ |
GUANGZHOU, China — GUANGZHOU, China — Fanhua Inc. (FANH) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $10.2 million.
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Emergency Rental Assistance Program Payments End in June
Wyoming’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will end its rental, utility and housing stability assistance payments in June, according to a news release from the Wyoming Department of Family Services.
Households with questions about their extension application status or what months they can apply for funding should contact the ERAP call center, which is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The toll-free number is 1-877-WYO-ERAP (1-877-996-3727).
Congress created the temporary federal relief program to provide emergency funds for state and local governments to keep their residents housed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wyoming launched its emergency relief program in April 2021.
It has helped 16,949 Wyoming households with $87 million in assistance.
“We are proud that this temporary program helped keep thousands of Wyoming households housed during these difficult times, and we are very grateful for the valuable support by our community based partners in every county,” said Korin Schmidt, director of the Wyoming Department of Family Services.
“We are now focused on closing the program responsibly and fairly, giving several months’ notice for households to adjust their finances accordingly and landlords to work with their renters," Schmidt said.
The U.S. Treasury Department recently awarded Wyoming $23.6 million, which is the state’s final allocation. State officials anticipate program funding will continue through June.
The Wyoming Department of Family Services, with assistance from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, administers the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, a U.S. Treasury initiative passed through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and expanded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Learn more at dfs.wyo.gov/erap. | 2023-02-10T22:47:53+00:00 | k2radio.com | https://k2radio.com/emergency-rental-assistance-program-payments-end-in-june/ |
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Reuters reporter Mica Rosenberg to discuss her team's investigation into allegations of child labor law violations at a Hyundai plant in Alabama.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)Tristen Newton scored 23 points, leading No. 20 UConn to an 83-59 win over Oregon on Thursday night at the Phil Knight Legacy tournament.
Jordan Hawkins scored 18 points, Adama Sanogo added 12 and Joey Calcaterra came off the bench to score 11 for the unbeaten Huskies (6-0).
”This is what I came here for,” Newton said. ”Big games, big moments.”
Kel’el Ware led the Ducks (2-3) with 18 points and nine rebounds off the bench. N’faly Dante contributed 15 points.
Oregon took an 8-5 lead in the opening minutes, but it was all Huskies after that. Newton scored 21 points in the first half on 5-for-6 shooting from 3-point range as UConn to a 39-28 lead at the break.
The Ducks were unable to fight their way back into the game in the second half and UConn’s lead ballooned to as many as 29 points.
”Just disappointed with the way we got out tonight and guarded,” Oregon head coach Dana Altman said. ”They got a lot of energy from all those threes they were hitting.”
UConn shot 47.6% from the field (30 for 63) and 45.9% (17 for 37) from 3-point range. Newton, Hawkins, Sanogo and Calcaterra accounted for 15 of UConn’s 17 3-pointers. Alex Karaban added two more.
”We’re a very good 3-point shooting team,” UConn head coach Dan Hurley said. ”Unlike our past teams, it’s a team that can go on runs because we’ve got multiple guys that can hurt you from the 3-point line.
Oregon struggled to find its rhythm, turning the ball over 17 times and shooting 33.3% (5 for 15) from beyond the arc.
BIG PICTURE
UConn: The Huskies handled business against an unranked Oregon team to remain undefeated.
Oregon: The Ducks were overmatched on virtually every level, unable to compete with UConn’s offensive firepower.
UP NEXT:
UConn: The Huskies will play the winner of the game between No. 12 Michigan State and No. 18 Alabama in the PKI semifinal game on Friday.
Oregon: The Ducks will play the loser of the game between No. 12 Michigan State and No. 18 Alabama in a consolation game on Friday.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There are plenty of Ohio State football players expected to be on NFL rosters this season, but some watched their journey come to an end this week.
The NFL required teams to have their rosters cut down to 53 players by 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Here’s an ongoing list of every former Buckeye who was cut following the preseason:
• Punter Drue Chrisman was released by the Cincinnati Bengals. Chrisman played for the Buckeyes from 2016-20.
• Tight end Rashod Berry was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Berry played for the Buckeyes from 2015-19.
• Defensive lineman Jalyn Holmes was cut by the New York Giants. Holmes played for the Buckeyes from 2014-17.
• Wide receiver Austin Mack was cut by the San Francisco 49ers. Mack played for the Buckeyes from 2016-19.
• Tight end Jake Hausmann was cut by the Washington Commanders. Hausmann played for the Buckeyes from 2016-20.
• Wide receiver Binjimen Victor was cut by the Baltimore Ravens. Victor played for the Buckeyes from 2016-19.
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If you or a loved one has questions and needs to talk to a professional about gambling, call the Ohio Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-589-9966 or the National Council on Program Gambling Helpline (NCPG) at 1-800-522-4700. | 2022-08-30T20:53:34+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/08/ohio-state-football-2022-preseason-roster-tracker-which-buckeyes-were-cut-after-the-preseason.html |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – There was a shooting Sunday afternoon in the 1400 block of S. Seneca. It happened around 1:30 p.m. Wichita police is currently on the scene investigating.
KSN has a crew there. We will provide more information as we learn more. | 2023-02-05T21:44:52+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wpd-responding-to-shooting-in-south-wichita/ |
Irina Hemmers to Join Thoma Bravo as a Partner to Lead London Office
SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, today announced that it will be expanding its presence internationally with the opening of an office in London. Thoma Bravo's London office will join the firm's existing offices in San Francisco, Chicago and Miami, each of which have recently experienced tremendous growth.
As part of this expansion, Irina Hemmers will join Thoma Bravo as a Partner to lead and grow the London office and help deepen the firm's presence across Europe. The London office will serve as the firm's hub for U.K. and European deals and will allow Thoma Bravo to further access the region's rich ecosystem of innovative and fast-growing software and technology companies.
"Europe is a critical market for the growth of Thoma Bravo, and the launch of a London office represents a significant step forward in our ability to partner with some of the best software companies in the world as we continue to extend our investment strategy globally," said Orlando Bravo, a Founder and Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo. "I am delighted to welcome Irina to the firm, and I am confident that her extensive investing and leadership experience will help accelerate our international presence."
Hemmers will be joining from Inflexion Private Equity where she led the technology investment team as Partner and Head of Technology. Prior to that, she was a Partner at Apax Partners. Hemmers holds a BA in business administration and management from Tulane University, a master's degree in international economic and business studies from Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck and an MPA in economics from Harvard Kennedy School.
Thoma Bravo is one of the largest private equity firms in the world, with more than $122 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2022. The firm invests in growth-oriented, innovative companies operating in the software and technology sectors. Leveraging the firm's deep sector expertise and proven strategic and operational capabilities, Thoma Bravo collaborates with its portfolio companies to implement operating best practices, drive growth initiatives and make accretive acquisitions intended to accelerate revenue and earnings. Over the past 20 years, the firm has acquired or invested in more than 380 companies representing over $190 billion in enterprise value. The firm has offices in Chicago, Miami and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.thomabravo.com.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Davon Barnes scored 17 points and Joirdon Karl Nicholas added a double-double to help Texas Southern defeat Alabama A&M 70-59 on Saturday night.
Barnes was 6-of-11 shooting with a 3-pointer for the Tigers (6-14, 2-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Nicholas added 13 points and 12 rebounds. John Walker III scored 12.
Omari Peek-Green led the Bulldogs (6-13, 2-4) with 11 points. Garrett Hicks and Messiah Thompson both scored nine. Hicks had four steals.
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Both teams next play Monday. Texas Southern visits Alabama State while Alabama A&M hosts Prairie View A&M.
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How many other cities the size of Cambridge lay claim to so many world-changing inventions?
Once called Newtown, the place had a decent shot at becoming the capital of Massachusetts in the 1600s. It lost out to Boston, got a college as a consolation prize, and has been pretty busy ever since.
Two new books out this month make a convincing case that when it comes to science, medicine, technology, literature, and social activism, Cambridge, with a population of about 118,000, has been a major driver of progress.
One is “Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators,” by the husband-and-wife team of Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta, and the other is “Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub,” by Bob Buderi. “Born in Cambridge” is a nicely illustrated greatest hits list, geared to history buffs and general readers; “Where Futures Converge” dives into the dynamics that make Kendall Square such a powerful engine of scientific breakthroughs and startup formation.
All three authors live in the city. Weintraub is a former Boston Globe science editor who now writes about health care for USA Today, and Kuchta is an urban design planner at Harvard. Buderi was the founder of the startup news outlet Xconomy, and editor of the MIT-published magazine Technology Review.
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Rather than serving up a book review, here’s a 20-question quiz based on the two books. Some questions may even stump people who’ve lived or worked in Cambridge for decades. If you get 15 or more right, you’re a superstar. The answer key is at the end.
1. One of the first successful manufacturing firms in Cambridge was Kimball & Davenport, which introduced central aisles, bathrooms, reversible seats, and shock absorbers to ________ travel. Unfortunately, it took some payment in stock, which sank the business.
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2. Combining rubber with woven fabric helped make this product — essential for fighting fires — much stronger: ______.
3. After a proposed merger with Harvard fell apart, this school moved from Boston to Cambridge, buying 46 acres for $775,000: _____.
4. The Swiss biopharma company Novartis maintains its largest research facility in Cambridge, in a building once owned by _____, which built the world’s biggest factory devoted solely to making candy.
5. A lab on the MIT campus worked to make ____ technology more precise and practically useful during World War II; it helped the Allies better aim their bombs and sink more German subs.
6. Harvard dropouts started Microsoft, Facebook, Fitbit, and _______, which began selling its first camera at the Jordan Marsh department store just in time for Christmas 1948.
7. Google acquired a small startup based in Cambridge and Palo Alto called ______ to help it get into the business of developing operating systems for mobile devices; that acquisition helped lead to a big Google branch office in Kendall Square and the world’s most popular mobile operating system.
8. Before most people knew that AI stood for “artificial intelligence,” Cambridge had a cluster of companies known as _________, which included firms such as Thinking Machines, Symbolics, Allied Expert Systems, and Lisp Machines.
9. In the 1970s, Cambridge Mayor Al Vellucci worried that lab research on recombinant DNA might unleash manmade diseases or Frankenstein monsters in his city. At the opening of the new Cambridge headquarters of the biotech company _____, the first company to receive a permit for working with recombinant DNA, Vellucci quipped, “It’s kind of hard for me to say ‘welcome,’ but we do welcome your taxes.”
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10. The first Black person to earn a PhD at Harvard, ________ had to find off-campus housing with a Black family because he could not live in the student dorms. “I was happy at Harvard, but for unusual reasons,” he wrote. “One of these circumstances was my acceptance of racial segregation.” He was later among the founders of the NAACP.
11. Despite not triumphing in MIT’s annual entrepreneurship competition, _______ has grown into a $1.8 billion company by building a global network that accelerates the delivery of Internet content.
12. Margaret Fuller was a book critic, war correspondent, and the first editor of transcendentalist __________________’s literary journal “The Dial.” When she left Cambridge for New York, in 1844, she became one of the first female professional journalists in America.
13. Tailors discouraged Elias Howe, but he kept working on his _________, until it was faster than any human.
14. A telegraph wire running from Harvard’s astronomical observatory into Boston was used by _________ to demonstrate that his new device for transmitting the human voice could work at long distances.
15. Considered an essential tool by anyone reading books and trying to emphasize certain key passages to refer to later, the ____________ was invented by Carter’s Ink in Cambridge in 1963.
16. Harvard’s Rumford Professor on the Application of Science to the Useful Arts invented ________, a leavening agent for bakers that was more reliable than yeast.
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17. During the ill-fated Apollo 13 space mission, engineers at _______ in Cambridge ran simulations of different rescue scenarios to help NASA bring the three astronauts home safely.
18. Steve Jobs once told an interviewer that ______’s spreadsheet software, invented in a Harvard Business School classroom, “propelled the success of Apple more than any other single event.”
19. Before Airbnb, Robin Chase’s Cambridge startup ______ made the “sharing economy” real, giving people access to an expensive asset on an hourly basis, with online reservations.
20. Early matches between Harvard and McGill University, and Harvard and Tufts, may have led to the modern version of ______, which the Harvard faculty officially abolished in 1884 because it was “brutal and dangerous.” (Despite the ban, games resumed a year later.)
The answers
1. Railroad
2. Hoses
3. MIT
4. NECCO, the New England Confectionery Company
5. Radar
6. Polaroid
7. Android
8. AI Alley
9. Biogen
10. W.E.B. DuBois
11. Akamai
12. Ralph Waldo Emerson
13. Sewing machine
14. Alexander Graham Bell
15. Yellow highlighting marker
16. Baking powder
17. Draper Labs
18. VisiCalc
19. ZipCar
20. Football
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Social Security recipients are expected to receive the largest cost-of-living adjustment in 40 years.
The adjustment, which will be announced on Thursday, is expected to be around 9%.
Coupled with a decline in the Medicare Part B premium, the Social Security boost will put more money in the hands of the 70 million Americans who receive benefits, including the growing number of grandparents caring for their grandchildren.
Seventy-year-old Cassandra Gentry is looking forward to a hefty cost-of-living increase in her Social Security benefits — not for herself but to pay for haircuts for her two grandchildren and put food on the table.
The three live in a Washington apartment building that houses 50 “grandfamilies” — where grandparents take care of children who do not have parents present.
Gentry, who took in her grandkids to keep them in a safe environment, says the boost in benefits will help her make ends meet.
“I never thought about contributing to Social Security when I was working, but now that’s what I depend on," the communications retiree said. “I depend on my Social Security to care for these kids."
It’s not just older people who will see an increase in their benefits. About 4 million children receive benefits, and an untold number of others also will be helped because they’re being cared for by Social Security beneficiaries, sometimes their grandparents.
The impact will be immense, especially for low-income retirees like Gentry, who feels the painful sting of high food and energy costs as she cares for a growing 12-year-old granddaughter and 16-year-old grandson. “They eat everything,” she joked.
She said the financial boost "is going to help us, and it's going to be a benefit because the cost of everything has gone up.” | 2022-10-10T19:21:35+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/social-security-recipients-expected-to-receive-largest-benefit-hike-in-4-decades |
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Rebecca Shaw, chief scientist at the World Wildlife Fund, about the organization's new Living Planet Report that shows a huge drop in global wildlife population.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Rebecca Shaw, chief scientist at the World Wildlife Fund, about the organization's new Living Planet Report that shows a huge drop in global wildlife population.
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(WJW) – WWE wrestler and actor John Cena is being honored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation for granting a landmark number of wishes.
The 45-year-old has marked more than 650 wishes, more than any other celebrity in history, according to Make-a-Wish and WWE.
John Cena granted his first wish in 2004.
“I just drop everything,” Cena said when he was honored for granting 500 wishes. “If I can offer a fantastic experience, I’ll be first in line to do my part.”
Make A Wish says he’s the most-requested celebrity by wish kids.
“…The reason I love Make-A-Wish so much is because those are those families’ wishes,” he said in a recent interview.
Many families stay in touch with Cena, telling him about how much it meant to the children who were able to spend time with him during their final days.
“Those are always difficult to read,” Cena said. “But at the same time, the strength of the parents in sending me a message about how much the time that I spent with their child meant to them, it’s very special.”
John Cena has also been honored for his support to veterans’ organizations and first responders. | 2022-06-20T18:51:46+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/john-cena-grants-record-650-wishes-with-make-a-wish/ |
Integration with leading billing and operations system providers Innovative Systems and Azotel automates provisioning, setup, and eliminates swivel chair management
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Alianza Inc. announced an expansion of its Technology Ecosystem Partner Program that helps service providers streamline their back-office operations, accelerate time to revenue, and reduce the cost of delivering cloud communications. By introducing integrations with two leading billing and back-office solutions — Innovative System's eLation and Azotel's SIMPLer — Alianza strengthens its commitment to making voice simple for service providers. Leveraging Alianza's powerful API suite, these integrations enable service providers to streamline management of communications services, safeguard customer data integrity, and eliminating the inefficiencies of swivel chair provisioning by automating the time-consuming and routine tasks typically associated with account provisioning and setup.
Alianza's integrations with Innovative Systems and Azotel benefit the companies' joint communications service provider customers by enabling their personnel to enter, update, and retrieve customer information in a single back-office platform that seamlessly integrates with Alianza's cloud communications platform. Additionally, the integrations provide data and insights within the billing systems, enabling service providers and broadband operators to resolve customer issues faster and easier, improving the end-user experience.
The integration with these billing and provisioning systems allow operators to:
- Streamline customer account setup and management in the Alianza Admin Portal, including phone number ordering, feature changes, end user password resets, and more.
- Check and change account status in the billing system.
- Automate device provisioning with the SIP credentials for the embedded phone ports on optical network terminals (ONTs) and residential gateways from leading broadband vendors.
Availability
Alianza's new integrations with Azotel and Innovative Systems are available for joint service provider customers. These build upon Alianza's existing billing system partnerships with GLDS, ETI Software, and NISC,
"At Alianza, we are committed to teaming up with industry leaders as well as start-ups to accelerate innovation, simplify operations, and drive revenue growth for our joint customers," said Kevin Mitchell, Vice President of Alliances and Partners for Alianza. "Our innovative, API-rich platform makes it easy to work with outstanding partners like Innovative Systems and Azotel, who share our focus on integration, to introduce world-class solutions for our service provider and broadband operator customers."
"Like us, Alianza has a keen focus on providing service providers and broadband operators with operational simplification," said John O'Hare, CEO for Azotel. "Their flexible APIs made the integration process easy and quick, and our combined solution will enable our joint customers to scale up their operations quickly and efficiently while providing an overall better customer experience to their end users."
"Innovative Systems is happy to unite eLation with Alianza for seamlessly managing VoIP services for our customer base," said Nathan Knuth, Vice President of Engineering for Innovative Systems. "As service providers are faced with additional regulatory and maintenance costs, using a cloud-based VoIP solution gives operators a convenient approach to providing voice services while reducing the burden on their IT, administrative, and technical staff."
Additional Information
About Alianza
Alianza delivers the only true cloud-native, carrier-grade communications platform built for service providers. Our proprietary full-stack cloud communications platform offers wholesale residential and business communications services, including voice, video conferencing, collaboration, text messaging, and standalone UC softphones. Our team of experts are passionate about transforming communications delivery and ensuring first-rate customer experiences for more than 200 service providers worldwide. As a result of the platform's exceptional quality and always-on availability, our service providers can innovate quickly and address the evolving demands of their end user customers in a way that is easy to manage, easy to consume, and highly profitable. Learn more about our solutions at alianza.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Azotel Technologies
Azotel Technologies develops integrated customer and network management solutions that help Fiber and Wireless Internet Service Providers improve their business operations, services, and profitability. Azotel has its headquarters in Cork, Ireland with deployments across 22 countries. For more information on Azotel products and services please contact your local Azotel distributor/reseller or visit www.azotel.com.
About Innovative Systems
Innovative Systems is a mission-critical enterprise software solution that enables independent service providers to seamlessly manage their business, deliver modern network services, and enhance existing offerings. Innovative's core products include eLation™, a market-leading Billing & Operations Support System (BSS/OSS), IPTV, a live streaming and cable television solution suite, and APMAX™, a hardware and software Voice over IP (VoIP) platform. Based in Michell, South Dakota, Innovative Systems is proud to support connectivity across the country, including delivering outstanding service to its Telecom, Cable, Municipality, Power, and Utility customers and their constituents. For more information, please visit www.innovsys.com.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a four-year, $120 million contract extension with guard Dejounte Murray, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.
The deal preserves the Hawks’ backcourt combination with Trae Young and Murray and keeps Murray on the roster for five years, through the 2027-28 season, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the extension has not been announced.
Murray hinted at the agreement on his Twitter account when he posted late Thursday “ATLANTA. Been Locked In From The Moment Y’all Accepted Me” and added ” LOYALTY OVER EVERYTHING Let’s Gooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
The Hawks helped to clear cap space for the extension on June 26, when they traded forward John Collins to the Utah Jazz for veteran forward Rudy Gay and a future second-round draft pick. Collins is guaranteed $25.3 million in the 2023-24 season. Gay, 36, is due approximately $6.5 million.
The extension was especially important for the Hawks following their significant commitment to Murray. On June 29, 2022, the Hawks traded Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs for Murray.
Murray, 26, averaged 20.5 points and 6.1 assists for the Hawks last season, creating the high-scoring backcourt duo with Young that was expected. Even so, the Hawks suffered another first-round loss in the playoffs following their midseason firing of coach Nate McMillan and the hiring of Quin Snyder as his replacement.
The Hawks finished 41-41, again unable to regain the promising form they showed when they advanced to the 2021 Eastern Conference finals.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-07-07T18:05:36+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/sports/ap-hawks-agree-to-120-million-4-year-contract-extension-with-murray-ap-source-says/ |
BOSTON — The desperate search for a submersible that disappeared while taking five people to view the Titanic wreckage has drawn attention to other deep-sea rescues.
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PISCES III SUBMERSIBLE
Fifty years ago, two British sailors sat trapped in a deep-sea submersible more than 1,500 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, facing an uncertain fate while an international team scrambled to figure out a way to free them.
In an incident that echoes the efforts to find and retrieve those trapped in the Titan submersible, Roger Chapman’s and Roger Mallinson’s lives hung on the success of the mission — which turned out to be the deepest known successful underwater rescue.
The operation illustrates the difficulty of carrying out deep water rescues.
The ordeal for Chapman and Mallinson began as the two were laying a transatlantic telephone cable about 150 miles (241 kilometers) off the coast of Cork, Ireland on August 29, 1973.
During what would otherwise have been a routine shift, water began flooding the aft section of the vessel, which measured only about six feet in diameter. The Pisces III would sink to about 1,575 feet (480 meters).
Once the vehicle reached the sea floor, the two could do little more than check for leaks and do their best to conserve oxygen. Unlike Titan, they were able to maintain communication with those on the surface.
The Pisces III was too deep for divers so the rescuers began searching for other options, One was a U.S. remote controlled submersible called CURV-III for Controlled Underwater Recovery Vehicle. The Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Navy also responded. Two similar submersibles — Pisces II and Pisces V — were also dispatched to the scene.
Rescuers managed to attach cables to the stranded submersible. With available oxygen running low and the two having eaten their only food — a can of lemonade and a cheese sandwich — rescuers began to hoist the Pisces III until it broke the surface of the water.
Chapman and Mallinson had to wait a bit longer as workers struggled for 30 minutes to open the hatch and allow fresh aid to rush in.
The two had been in the capsule for more than 84 hours and had an estimated 12 minutes of oxygen left when they were able to exit the cramped quarters.
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USS SQUALUS
Off the coast of New Hampshire, the diesel-electric submarine USS Squalus was on a test dive in March 1939 when a valve failure caused a portion of the sub to flood. The Squalus bottomed out at about 240 (73 meters) of water off the Isle of Shoals.
Rescue operations began the following day, according to the Navy History and Heritage Command. Fort the first time, the Navy used the McCann rescue chamber — a pear shaped steel chamber — that was lowered down to the sub and successfully transported surviving crew members to the surface. Over the next 13 hours, 33 surviving crew members were rescued. Twenty-six others drowned in the initial accident.
“During the emergency and the entire time we were on the bottom, all hands exhibited coolness and precision in carrying out the duties of their stations,” according to testimony of one of the sub survivors Lt. W.T. Doyle. “Orders of the Commanding Officer were carried out promptly and efficiently. In spite of the low temperature and cramped quarters there were no complaints. A finer quality or higher spirited group of men, than those on the Squalus, will never be surpassed.”
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RUSSIAN MINISUB
In 2005, a Russian AS-28 mini submarine sank in the Pacific Ocean after becoming entangled in a fishing net.
The AS-28 has been sent to investigate an underwater surveillance antenna that had been entangled in nets. As it surveyed the area, the sub became stuck in about 620 feet of water.
Seven trapped sailors started writing farewell letters to loved ones as water supplies dwindled and the air thinned in the claustrophobic mini-sub on the Pacific floor. But with only several hours of oxygen to spare, a British robotic vessel was able to free the sub.
Crew members recalled three days of darkness and frigid temperatures.
“It was cold, cold, very cold. I can’t even describe it,” one crew member with reddish hair said as the sailors walked ashore with dazed looks and bloodshot eyes after their vessel was cut loose from cables that had snagged it.
Soon after, Russia officials investigating the near-tragedy found problems with the rescue effort. Among them were reports that the Navy may have initially refused the sub’s request to be towed free, fearing damage to the underwater antenna assembly.
The response brought to mind the bungled response to the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster, in which most of the 118 members of the crew were killed instantly. As the submarine sank to the bottom of the sea, only about 350 feet (108 meters) below the surface, 23 men were able to flee to a rear compartment, where they waited for help. But delays in launching a rescue effort and then seeking Western help doomed the remaining crew who mainly died of suffocation.
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INDONESIAN SUB
Two years ago, an Indonesian submarine disappeared off the resort island of Bali with 53 sailors aboard.
The submarine lost contact after being granted clearance to dive. The Defense Ministry said a helicopter later spotted an oil slick near the dive’s starting position.
The Navy launched a frantic search and predicted the sub would run out of oxygen in the next several days. An underwater robot equipped with cameras found the lost submarine lying in at least three pieces on the ocean floor at a depth of 838 meters (2,750 feet). All 53 crew members died.
The cause of the German-built diesel-powered submarine sinking remains uncertain. The Navy previously said an electrical failure could have left the submarine unable to execute emergency procedures to resurface. Emergency survival suits that are normally kept in boxes were found floating underwater, apparently indicating the crew may have tried to put them on during the emergency.
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USS THRESHER
In 1963, the crew of a rescue ship listened helplessly after receiving an ominous message “exceeding test depth” before the nuclear-powered USS Thresher disintegrated under the crushing pressure of the sea in 1963. Killed were 129 sailors and civilians on a routine test dive off Cape Cod.
There was a massive search by air and surface forces using sonar, magnetometers and radiation detectors. Some floating debris was recovered. But it wasn’t until several months later that a deep-diving research bathyscaphe discovered the wreckage at a depth of about 8,500 feet.
The sub’s remnants cover a mile of ocean floor at a depth of 8,500 feet (2,590 meters), according to oceanographer Robert Ballard, who used his 1985 discovery of RMS Titanic as a Cold War cover for the fact that he had surveyed the Thresher on the same mission. | 2023-06-22T16:41:20+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2023/06/22/missing-sub-titanic-search-past-rescues-titan/8d01346e-1114-11ee-8d22-5f65b2e2f6ad_story.html |
Senators push to reform police’s cellphone tracking tools
NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that would limit U.S. law enforcement agencies’ ability to buy cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts, including back years in time, and sometimes without a search warrant.
Concerns about police use of the tool known as “Fog Reveal” raised in an investigation by The Associated Press published earlier this month also surfaced in a Federal Trade Commission hearing three weeks ago. Police agencies have been using the platform to search hundreds of billions of records gathered from 250 million mobile devices, and hoover up people’s geolocation data to assemble so-called “patterns of life,” according to thousands of pages of records about the company.
Sold by Virginia-based Fog Data Science LLC, Fog Reveal has been used since at least 2018 in criminal investigations ranging from the murder of a nurse in Arkansas to tracing the movements of a potential participant in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. The tool is rarely, if ever, mentioned in court records, something that defense attorneys say makes it harder for them to properly defend their clients in cases in which the technology was used.
“Americans are increasingly aware that their privacy is evaporating before their eyes, and the real-world implications can be devastating. Today, companies we’ve all heard of as well as companies we’re completely unaware of are collecting troves of data about where we go, what we do, and who we are,” said Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat.
Panelists and members of the public who took part in the FTC hearing also raised concerns about how data generated by popular apps is used for surveillance purposes, or “in some cases, being used to infer identity and cause direct harm to people in the real world, in the physical world and being repurposed for, as was mentioned earlier, law enforcement and national security purposes,” said Stacey Gray, a senior director for U.S. programs for the Future of Privacy Forum.
The FTC declined to comment specifically about Fog Reveal.
Matthew Broderick, a Fog managing partner, told AP that local law enforcement was at the front lines of trafficking and missing persons cases, but often fell behind in technology adoption.
“We fill a gap for underfunded and understaffed departments,” he said in an email, adding that the company does not have access to people’s personal information, nor are search warrants required. The company refused to share information about how many police agencies it works with.
Fog Reveal was developed by two former high-ranking Department of Homeland Security officials under former President George W. Bush. It relies on advertising identification numbers, which Fog officials say are culled from popular cellphone apps such as Waze, Starbucks and hundreds of others that target ads based on a person’s movements and interests, according to police emails. That information is then sold to companies like Fog.
Federal oversight of companies like Fog is an evolving legal landscape. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission sued a data broker called Kochava that, like Fog, provides its clients with advertising IDs that authorities say can easily be used to find where a mobile device user lives, which violates rules the commission enforces. And a bill introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden that is now before Congress seeks to regulate the way government agencies can obtain data from data brokers and other private companies, at a time when privacy advocates worry location tracking could be put to other novel uses, such as keeping tabs on people who seek abortions in states where it is now illegal.
“It wasn’t long ago that it would take high-tech equipment or a dedicated group of agents to track a person’s movements around the clock. Now, it just takes a few thousand dollars and the willingness to get in bed with shady data brokers,” said Wyden, an Oregon Democrat. “It is an outrage that data brokers are selling detailed location data to law enforcement agencies around the country — including in states that have made personal reproductive health decisions into serious crimes.”
Because of the secrecy surrounding Fog, there are scant details about its use. Most law enforcement agencies won’t discuss it, raising concerns among privacy advocates that it violates the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
Advocates on both sides of the aisle should be concerned about unrestricted government use of Fog Reveal, said former Virginia Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte, who previously served as U.S. House Judiciary Chairman.
“Fog Reveal is easily de-anonymized tracking of Americans’ daily movements and location histories. Where we go can say a lot about who we are, who we associate with, and even what we believe or how we worship,” said Goodlatte, who now works as a senior policy advisor to the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability. “The current political climate means that this technology could be used against people left, right and center. Everyone has a stake in curbing this technology.”
The New York Police Department used Fog Reveal at its Real Time Crime Center in 2018 and 2019, a previously undisclosed relationship confirmed by public records. A spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the NYPD used Fog on a trial basis, “strictly in the interest of developing leads for criminal investigations and lifesaving operations such as missing persons.” The department did not say if it was successful in either scenario.
Two nonprofits that have supported privacy rights cases in New York City said the tool exploited consumers’ personal data and was “ripe for abuse,” according to Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn.
“The lack of any meaningful regulation on the collection and sale of app data is both a consumer and privacy crisis,” Legal Aid Society Staff Attorney Benjamin Burger wrote in a recent post. “Both federal and state governments need to develop policies that will protect consumer data.”
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Burke reported from San Francisco.
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This story, supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, is part of an ongoing Associated Press series, “Tracked,” that investigates the power and consequences of decisions driven by algorithms on people’s everyday lives.
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Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-27T12:56:28+00:00 | ktiv.com | https://www.ktiv.com/2022/09/27/senators-push-reform-polices-cellphone-tracking-tools/ |
Animal sedative ‘zombie drug’ flooding opioid market: What you need to know
LOS ANGELES - Xylazine, an animal sedative drug, is currently flooding the illicit opioid market, resulting in overdoses and deaths.
In November, the Food and Drug Administration put out a warning for all healthcare professionals to be on the lookout for this sedative which is normally prescribed by veterinarians. It’s not approved for human consumption and can cause "serious and life-threatening side effects that appear to be similar to those commonly associated with opioid use," according to the FDA.
RELATED: FDA links opioid overdoses to animal sedative not for human consumption
But for the millions of people addicted to opioids like fentanyl and looking to top their last high, the additional risk is not their first concern.
To those under the thumb of opioid addiction, xylazine seems like an efficient alternative, but according to the Drug Enforcement Agency, taking xylazine can result in blurred vision, disorientation, drowsiness, staggering, coma, bradycardia, respiratory depression, hypotension, miosis, and hyperglycemia.
Kaiser health calls xylazine the "zombie drug" because users who report taking the drug say they’ve experienced side effects akin to a flesh-eating disease.
Of greater concern to medical experts is the fact that xylazine is a sedative and not an opioid, so opioid overdose reversal treatments like Narcan don’t work.
When the FDA first reported its concern over xylazine, it was not yet clear how widespread its use was. According to a report from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, xylazine — also known by its street name "tranq" — was found in over 90 percent of dope samples tested in the agency’s labs.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: Used needles are seen on the street during a city sweep of a homeless encampment, September 22, 2022 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
In a separate study published in June 2022, xylazine was detected in the drug supply of 36 states and the District of Columbia.
The New York Times reported on Jan. 7 that xylazine was found in 25 percent of all drug samples in New York City.
After it was approved by the FDA 50 years ago as a veterinarian-prescribed sedative, it is not listed as a controlled substance for animals or humans and is not subject to monitoring by law enforcement.
But in December, the Office of National Drug Control Policy announced that it was tracking the spread of xylazine.
"Xylazine, a drug used in veterinary medicine as a non-opioid sedative and analgesic, has been linked to an increasing number of overdose deaths and other serious harms. ONDCP is reviewing data on the use and effects of xylazine, and the voices of state, territorial and local officials are critical sources of such information," a White House Press release wrote on Dec. 27, 2022.
On Dec. 23, 2022, the journal Pediatrics published a study analyzing three cases of xylazine ingestion by toddlers.
Currently, the FDA is still investigating how exactly xylazine is entering the illicit drug trade for humans.
"FDA encourages health care professionals and patients to report adverse events in humans associated with possible illicit xylazine exposure to FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program. Complete and submit the report online at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm; or download and complete the form, then submit it via fax at 1-800-FDA-0178," the agency writes. | 2023-01-09T22:24:09+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/animal-sedative-zombie-drug-flooding-opioid-market-what-you-need-to-know |
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to stop violence triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at least 125 people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated.
Attention immediately focused on police crowd-control measures at Saturday night’s match between host Arema FC of East Java’s Malang city and Persebaya Surabaya. Witnesses described officers beating them with sticks and shields before shooting tear gas canisters directly into the crowds.
It was among the deadliest disasters ever at a sporting event. President Joko Widodo ordered an investigation of security procedures, and the president of FIFA called the deaths “a dark day for all involved in football and a tragedy beyond comprehension.” While FIFA has no control over domestic games, it has advised against the use of tear gas at soccer stadiums.
Brawls are common among rival Indonesian soccer fans, so much so that the organizer had banned Persebaya supporters from Arema’s stadium. But violence still broke out when the home team lost 3-2 and some of the 42,000 Arema fans, known as “Aremania,” threw bottles and other objects at players and soccer officials.
Witnesses said the fans flooded the Kanjuruhan Stadium pitch and demanded that Arema management explain why, after 23 years of undefeated home matches against Persebaya, this one ended in a defeat.
At least five police vehicles were toppled and set ablaze outside the stadium. Riot police responded by firing tear gas, including toward the stadium’s stands, causing panic among the crowd.
“The stadium turned into a smoke-filled battleground when police fired tear gas,” said Rizky, who goes by one name. He came with his cousin to watch the game.
“I felt hot and stinging in my eyes, I couldn’t see clearly while my head was dizzy and everything went dark … I passed out,” he said. When he woke up, he was already in the emergency room. He said his cousin died because of head injuries.
“We wanted to entertain ourselves by watching a football match, but we got disaster,” he said.
Another spectator, Ahmad Fatoni, said police had started beating the fans with sticks and shields, and they fought back.
“Officers fired tear gas directly at spectators in the stands, forcing us to run toward the exit,” he said. “Many victims fell because of shortness of breath and difficulty seeing due to tear gas and were trampled.”
He said he climbed the roof of the stands and only came down when the situation calmed.
Others suffocated and were trampled as hundreds of people ran to the exit to avoid the tear gas. In the chaos, 34 died at the stadium, including two officers, and some reports include children among the casualties.
“Some were trampled, some fell down and some got hit,” Rian Dwi Cahyono told Sky News from the hospital, where he was being treated for an injured arm. Asked what triggered the panic, he replied: “Tear gas.”
National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the death toll had been revised to 125 from 174, after authorities found some of the victims were counted twice. More than 100 were receiving intensive treatment in eight hospitals, 11 of them in critical condition.
East Java police chief Nico Afinta defended the use of tear gas.
“We have already done a preventive action before finally firing the tear gas as (fans) began to attack the police, acting anarchically and burning vehicles,” he told a news conference early Sunday.
Indonesia’s soccer association, known as PSSI, suspended the premier soccer league Liga 1 indefinitely in light of the tragedy and banned Arema from hosting soccer matches for the remainder of the season.
Grieving relatives waited for information about their loved ones at Malang’s Saiful Anwar General Hospital. Others tried to identify the bodies laid at a morgue while medical workers put identification tags on the bodies of the victims.
“I deeply regret this tragedy and I hope this is the last soccer tragedy in this country, don’t let another human tragedy like this happen in the future,” Widodo said in a televised speech. “We must continue to maintain sportsmanship, humanity and a sense of brotherhood of the Indonesian nation.”
He ordered the sports minister, the national police chief and the PSSI chair to conduct a thorough evaluation of the country’s soccer and its security procedure.
Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali said the incident “has certainly injured our soccer image.” Indonesia is due to host the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup from May 20 to June 11, with 24 participating teams. As the host, the country automatically qualifies for the cup.
In a statement, FIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed condolences on behalf of the global football community, saying “the football world is in a state of shock.” The statement did not mention the use of tear gas.
At the Vatican, Pope Francis said he was praying for “those who have lost their lives and for the wounded following clashes that erupted after a soccer game in Malang, Indonesia.”
The restriction on Persebaya fans from entering the stadium was imposed after clashes between supporters of the two rival teams in East Java’s Blitar stadium in February 2020 caused 250 million rupiah ($18,000) in damage. Brawls were reported outside the stadium during and after the semifinals of the East Java Governor’s Cup, which ended with Persebaya beating Arema 4-2.
Rights groups responded to the tragedy by blaming the use of tear gas in the stadium by police.
Citing FIFA’s stadium safety guidelines against the use of “crowd control gas” by pitch side stewards or police, Amnesty International called on Indonesian authorities to conduct a swift investigation into the use of tear gas and ensure that those who are found to have committed violations are tried in open court and do not merely receive internal or administrative sanctions.
Usman Hamid, executive director of Amnesty International Indonesia, said tear gas should only be used to disperse crowds when widespread violence has occurred and other methods have failed. People must be warned that tear gas will be used and allowed to disperse. “No one should lose their lives at a football match,” Hamid said.
Hundreds of soccer fans, mostly wearing black shirts, held a candlelight vigil on Sunday night at Gelora Bung Karno, Indonesia’s largest sport stadium in the capital, Jakarta, for the victims of the disaster. They sang songs they composed to lift the spirits of the grieving Aremanias.
Despite Indonesia’s lack of international accolades in the sport, hooliganism is rife in the soccer-obsessed country where fanaticism often ends in violence, as in the 2018 death of a Persija Jakarta supporter who was killed by a mob of hardcore fans of rival club Persib Bandung in 2018.
Data from Indonesia’s soccer watchdog, Save Our Soccer, showed 78 people have died in game-related incidents over the past 28 years.
Saturday’s game is already among the world’s worst crowd disasters, including the 1996 World Cup qualifier between Guatemala and Costa Rica in Guatemala City where over 80 died and over 100 more were injured. In April 2001, more than 40 people are crushed to death during a soccer match at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The apparent comeback of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the dramatic rise of his far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies in Israel’s general election this week have prompted little more than shrugs from many Palestinians.
“It’s all the same to me,” Said Issawiy, a vendor hawking nectarines in the main al-Manara Square of Ramallah, said of Netanyahu replacing centrist Yair Lapid and poised to head the most right-wing government in Israel’s history.
Over the past month, Issawiy had struggled to get to work in Ramallah from his home in the city of Nablus after the Israeli army blocked several roads in response to a wave of violence in the northern West Bank. “I’m just trying to eat and work and bring something back to my kids,” he said.
Some view the likely victory for Netanyahu and his openly anti-Palestinian allies, including ultranationalist lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir who wants to end Palestinian autonomy in parts of the occupied West Bank, as a new blow to the Palestinian national project.
The sharp rightward shift of Israel’s political establishment pushes long-dormant peace negotiations even further out of reach and deepens the challenges facing 87-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas, whose autocratic Palestinian Authority already seemed to many Palestinians as little more than an arm of the Israeli security forces.
“If you want to use the metaphor of a ‘nail in the coffin of the Palestinian Authority,’ that was done earlier,” said Ghassan Khatib, a former Palestinian peace negotiator and Cabinet minister. “This election is another step in that same direction.”
During his 12 years in power, before being voted out in 2021, Netanyahu showed scant interest in engaging with the Palestinians. Under his leadership, Israel vastly expanded its population of West Bank settlers — now some 500,000 — and retroactively legalized settler outposts built on private Palestinian land. The measures have entrenched Israel’s occupation, now in its 56th year since Israel captured the territory during the 1967 Mideast war.
Palestinians see successive Israeli governments as seeking to solidify a bleak status quo in the West Bank: Palestinian enclaves divided by growing Israeli settlements and surrounded by Israeli forces.
“We had no illusion that this next government would be a partner for peace,” said Ahmad Majdalani, a minister in the Palestinian Authority. “It’s the opposite, we see a campaign of incitement that began more than 15 years ago as Israel drifted toward extremism.”
The Gaza Strip’s militant Hamas rulers said the election outcome would “not change the nature of the conflict.”
But for the first time, surging support for Israel’s far right has made the Jewish supremacist party of Ben-Gvir the third-largest in the Israeli parliament.
Ben-Gvir and his allies hope to grant immunity to Israeli soldiers who shoot at Palestinians, deport rival lawmakers and impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of attacks on Jews. Ben-Gvir is the disciple of a racist rabbi, Meir Kahane, who was banned from parliament and whose Kach party was branded a terrorist group by the United States before he was assassinated in New York in 1990.
On the campaign trail, Ben-Gvir grabbed headlines for his anti-Palestinian speeches and stunts — recently brandishing a pistol and encouraging police to open fire on Palestinian stone-throwers in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood.
Some Palestinians have found reason for optimism. After Tuesday’s elections, they say, Israel will no longer present to the world the telegenic face of Lapid. A win for extremism in Israel, some say, could bolster the moral case for efforts to isolate Israel, vindicating activism outside the moribund peace process.
“It will lead to some international pressure,” said Mahmoud Nawajaa, an activist with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS, which calls for an economic boycott of Israel as happened to apartheid-era South Africa in the 1980s.
“Netanyahu is more honest and clear about his intentions to expand settlements. The others didn’t say it, even if it was happening,” Nawajaa added.
Lapid and his predecessor, Naftali Bennett, a former settler leader who rebranded himself as a national unifier, had presided over a wobbly coalition of right-wing, centrist and dovish left-wing parties, including the first Arab party to ever join a government.
Foreign leaders who shunned the divisive Netanyahu embraced what appeared to be a less ideological government. Bennett became the first Israeli leader to visit the United Arab Emirates after the countries normalized ties — an honor repeatedly denied to Netanyahu. President Joe Biden, who had a rocky relationship with Netanyahu, basked in Lapid’s warm welcome during his visit to Israel last summer.
But even as Lapid voiced support for the two-state solution during his address to the U.N. General Assembly in September, Palestinians saw no sign he could turn words into action. They watched Israel approve thousands of new settler homes on lands they want for a future state.
Israeli military raids in the West Bank have also surged after a series of Palestinian attacks in the spring killed 19 people in Israel. More than 130 Palestinians have been killed, making 2022 the deadliest since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005. The Israeli army says most of the Palestinians killed have been militants. But stone-throwing youths protesting the incursions and others not involved in confrontations have also been killed.
Even as final ballots were still being counted from the election, violence flared up with four Palestinians killed in separate incidents on Thursday.
“In terms of violence, the Lapid government has outdone itself,” said Nour Odeh, a Palestinian political analyst and former PA spokeswoman. “As far as new settlements and de facto annexation, Lapid is Netanyahu.”
Many young Palestinians have given up on the two-state solution and grown disillusioned with the aging Palestinian leadership, which they see as a vehicle for corruption and collaboration with Israel. Hamas and Fatah, the Palestinian party that controls the West Bank, have remained bitterly divided for 15 years.
A mere 37% of Palestinians support the two-state solution, according to the most recent report from Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki. In Israel the figures are roughly the same — 32% of Jewish Israelis support the idea, according to the Israel Democracy Institute.
“There is no horizon for a political track with the Israelis,” Odeh said. “We need to look inward … to re-legitimize our institutions through elections, and stand together on a united political platform.”
But on the crowded, chaotic streets of Ramallah on Wednesday, there was only misery and anger over the daily humiliations of the occupation.
“I hate this place,” said Lynn Anwar Hafi, a 19-year-old majoring in literature at a local university. “It’s like the occupation lives inside me. I can’t think what I want to. I can’t go where I want to. I won’t be free until I leave.” | 2022-11-03T19:55:02+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/ap-as-israels-far-right-parties-celebrate-palestinians-shrug/ |
Colorado celebrated the fourth annual DIVAs (Drag, Initiatives, and Variety Awards) with a packed house of over 350 people at X Bar on February 27. Hosted by DIVAs creator Jessica L'Whor, the ceremony was filled with cheers, tears and, of course, queers. The evening kicked off with a speech from Jessica Smith of Connect for Health Colorado (the awards' biggest sponsor), followed by a message from Representative Briana Titone. This year, all of the categories were presented in person, from Best DJ (which went to an emotional DJ Blaque Girl) to the Community Partner Award (given to Black Pride Colorado). However, rather than gpresent awards for Best Queer Bar and Best Queer Nightclub as usual, the DIVAS gave an honorary award to the Club Q shooting victims instead. Survivors gathered on stage to accept the award and share their stories, and there was hardly a dry eye in the building.
More than 2,500 votes were cast for the 2023 Colorado DIVAs, which also introduced some new categories, including the "Not So Fresh" Faces of Colorado Drag. While the "Freshest Faces of Colorado Drag" has always been a staple category (It actually predates the DIVAs, and was first introduced by Keith Garcia in Westword), there hasn't been a default award specifically for long-standing, established members of the Colorado drag community until now. Five "Not So Fresh" Faces were honored this year, and will reunite this Friday, March 10, at Triangle for a 10 p.m. show celebrating their wins, hosted by L'Whor. Then on March 26, the ten Freshest Faces will have their own show at 7 p.m. at Charlie's, hosted by L'Whor and Andrea StaxXx.
Without further ado, allow us to introduce you to the Ten Freshest Faces and Five "Not So Fresh" faces of Colorado drag.
The Ten Freshest Faces of Colorado Drag
Banana Splits (she/her)
Age: 25
Hometown: Northwood, New Hampshire
Years doing drag: I've been doing drag for seven years, Banana is three-years-old, but I've only been performing since last year when I moved here to Denver!
Drag style: My Drag is best described as a campy, crafty, clown! I love lots of color and goofy themes, with most people lovingly describing my drag as "stupid." I still love using thrifted/affordable materials whenever possible that I can then turn into something fantastic and uniquely Banana.
Favorite thing about drag: The process! There's so much that goes on behind the scenes like thrift shopping, music mixing, sewing, making hair and everything else that helps create the Banana you see on stage. Also, the community it's given me since moving to Colorado last June! I'm grateful for all of the friends and mentors that drag has given me, and to my non-drag friends who constantly come to shows and help me with concepts, photos, etc.!
Where to see Banana Splits: I'm currently performing in Denver Drag-O-Lympics at Tracks every Thursday at 9 p.m. Otherwise, Hamburger Mary's (So You Think You Can Drag is where I really broke into the scene) and Charlie's (shoutout to Andrea StaxXx and my fellow Slut Pupz) are where I'm performing most regularly!
Chode Malone (he/him in drag, they/them out of drag)
Age: 27
Hometown: Bentonville, Arkansas
Years doing drag: Just over two years.
Drag style: Chode does it all — aggressive pelvic thrusting to "Pony" by Ginuwine, aggressive pelvic thrusting dressed as Colonel Sanders with giant chicken legs singing "Chicken Fried" by Zac Brown Band, aggressive pelvic thrusting as a leather-daddy Grinch. In a few words — a lovable douchebag, a camp king.
Drag Family: Chode is part of the house of Planet PettyOne (Aria PettyOne being my amazing drag mom).
Favorite thing about drag: When I started drag I identified as a cisgender woman. At its core, drag is the performance of gender. And I quickly found that presenting as an exaggerated, campy, hyper masculine version of myself felt less performative than trying to be feminine. Presenting as a woman felt like a performance. Performing as a drag king felt like home. Drag allowed me to experiment with my masculine energy in a safe environment, and I would not be here — a trans nonbinary person on testosterone — without it. When I get to embrace the playfulness that is drag and combine it with masculinity and humor, I feel like the fullest version of myself. Plus who doesn't love an extra dollar.
Where to see Chode Malone: Across Durango and Four Corners area! Catch Chode at Planet Petty shows at 11th Street Station in Durango, hosted by their drag mom, Aria PettyOne.
Gucci Blaze-Greyskai (she/her)
Age: 22
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Years doing drag: One year
Drag style: Denver's resident Disney Princess!
Drag Family: Gucci is a proud member of the Shearz Haus, and the first daughter of the Blaze Haus.
Favorite thing about drag: Gucci's favorite thing about drag is redefining gender and raising questions about America's gender norms.
Where to see Gucci Blaze-Greyskai: Charlie's and X Bar.
Ivy Powers (any pronouns if used respectfully)
Age: 23
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Years doing drag: Technically I started drag in 2018, but stopped for a couple years during COVID, so my revamp was August of 2021.
Drag style: I am Denver's newest dumb blonde! I'm funny and personable and I LOVE a good Doja Cat number.
Drag Family: I am not apart of a “haus” per se, but I do have my amazing drag sister, Raquelle C Schelle, and amazing mother, Lulu Alnite.
Favorite thing about drag: What I love about drag is having a second persona that normally you don't have in your everyday life. Mikey is naturally quiet and reserved to strangers and such, but Ivy is loud and out with everyone. Also who doesn't love to put on a nice big wig and feel glamorous!
Where to see Ivy Powers: You can find me every second Wednesday hosting Deliciously Drag at Occidental Bar in LoHi with my drag sister Raquelle.
King Vaughnz (he/they)
Age: 22
Hometown: Irvine, California, but started drag in Boulder, Colorado
Years doing drag: Over three years.
Drag style: King Vaughnz is a bisexual, biracial, non-binary transmasc king from the House of Dazzle. He’s a Latinx heartthrob that has been performing on a national level, and doesn't plan on stopping. He strives to use his platform to advocate for marginalized communities whenever he can. His influences are Prince, Bruno Mars, Johnny Depp, Michael Jackson and MAX.
Drag Family: House of Dazzle.
Favorite thing about drag: The way some songs/artists take control of his performances. King Vaughnz loves the way in which he can take on that role and connect as if he was putting on a concert for the audience, aas well aas how he can be as sensitive or as sexual as he wants. He also enjoys networking, and helping others network. It’s always inspiring to listen and be able to share your story.
Where to see King Vaughnz: Check out his monthly show highlights on Instagram to find out where he's performing for the month. King Vaughnz has yet to have regular shows, but plans on producing some this year. His favorite venue to perform at is Hamburger Mary's, and his goal is to perform at all seventeen of their locations around the country.
Mario Wanna (he/they)
Age: 32
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Years doing drag: Almost two.
Drag style: Mario Wanna is a biracial androgynous drag king based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Mario started drag in 2021 at age thirty, proving that it is never too late to pursue something that brings you joy. You can spot Mario sporting his green beard and hair as a nod to his name, although on occasion other colors make an appearance. Drag has given Mario a therapeutic space for artistic expression, and helped heal the way he sees his body, as well as process childhood, relationship and religious trauma. This king enjoys portraying anything from the stereotypical "fuckboi" to conceptual interpretations, as well as shining light on social and emotional issues. Growing up very involved in theatre and music, he is happy to have found something that incorporates costuming, performance, dancing and occasionally live vocals. Mario is inspired by many kings he has seen on social media, as well as artists and singers who also enjoy blurring the lines between feminine and masculine, including River Glass, Axel Andrews, Harry Styles, Sam Smith and Janelle Monae. Mario hopes to inspire those around him to feel free to be their most authentic and unapologetically unique selves!
Drag Family: My mother is the one and only Porsha Demarco Douglas, and my father is the burlesque legend Alex Valdez.
Favorite thing about drag: My favorite thing about drag is how much it has helped me grow as a person. It has given me the confidence to live out loud and proud outside of my Mario persona. Also being able to be so heavily involved in the queer community and having a platform to speak on things like queer rights and equity for people of color.
Where to see Mario Wanna: Mario performs mostly in Colorado Springs and Denver. You can catch him often at Fritzy's, La Burla Bee or Luxe Daiquiri Lounge, where he hosts his monthly king-centered show every fourth Friday!
Raquelle C. Schelle (she/her)
Age: 22
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Years doing drag: One year
Drag style: My drag can be best described as conceptual with a fashionable twist. I love to come up with ideas and themes that aren’t always thought of and mix them with fashion references. I love to mix in references from decades such as the '60s, '70s and early 2000’s; I also explore artistic concepts and elements when it comes to presenting my drag (color, shape, texture, movements in art). My performance style is authentic and high energy! I can flip, twist and buck while truly embodying the song and or moment.
Drag Family: I am not associated with any haus, but I’m so beyond grateful and proud to say my drag mother is Lulu Alnite and drag sister is Ivy Powers.
Favorite thing about drag: My favorite thing about drag is the confidence and freedom it makes me feel. I always feel so beautiful and radiant while I’m in drag, and when I’m performing I feel like a pop star! All eyes are on me and they don’t leave till I’m off the stage, and I am so grateful for the queer community and cannot wait to move my way up in the Denver drag scene, as well as make more memories.
Where to see Raquelle C. Shelle: You can usually catch me over at Occidental, Triangle, Hamburger Mary’s and honestly all over Denver!
Sapphire StaxXx Bloomee (she/her)
Age: 21
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Years doing drag: Almost one year.
Drag style: My drag is all about being my inner self, a freedom that I don't get when I’m a male on a day-to-day basis. I’m known as a stunt queen because I do tricks and flips and splits. I get my drag from my drag mother, who is also my older brother, Faraiyah StaxXx Bloomee. She has given me the fantasy of drag, and I wouldn’t be anywhere without her and the StaxXx Navy. They have all supported me and my little time in drag.
Drag Family: StaxXx Navy
Favorite thing about drag: My favorite thing about drag is dancing.
Where to see Sapphire StaxXx Bloomee: My usual bookings are at my two favorite places, X Bar and Charlie's, and now every other Thursday at El Potrero.
Soña Rita (she/they)
Age: 25
Hometown: Hudson, Colorado
Years doing drag: I have been getting into drag since I was a teenager, performing since 2017, and professionally since 2019.
Drag style: As a Latinx non-binary drag queen, my drag explores my cultural and queer identities through the breaking of colonized gender norms and racialized expectations. In other words, I'm a party girl who loves to have fun and party! I love performing popular music covered and transformed into traditional Latin American genres, all while serving Latina goddess with a mustache! As a marginalized individual, I am expected in my day-to-day life to kneel to my oppression; in my drag, I strive to subvert that, and live life my way and give the world a glimpse into my version of happiness.
Drag Family: I co-mother (with my drag sister Zimmorah), the Haus of De Amantes, a drag family composed of Northern Colorado performers!
Favorite thing about drag: My favorite thing about drag is getting to feel beautiful in my own way!
Where to see Soña Rita: You can catch me in Greeley at High Brau Tap House for my drag bingo, and anywhere else in Colorado that will throw me at you!
Stella Diver (she/her)
Age: Old enough to fuck your dad.
Hometown: Long Beach, California
Years doing drag: Less than one year.
Drag style: My name is Stella Diver and I was born for the stage! My slogan is “Dive Into Passion” — it took me thirty years to realize that time waits for no one, so dive into what you are most passionate about! There is nothing I love more than performing and entertaining an adoring crowd, from comedy to fire breathing and everything in between. I live for interacting with my audience and making sure they have an amazing time. My favorite pastime is slamming chicken sammies after a long night of tequila, despite being vegetarian.
Favorite thing about drag: Having my partner Allspyce by my side as we navigate this journey in drag. She is my rock and has been a supportive force in all of this. There is nothing I love more than getting ready with her. Oh, and wigs! I love wigs!
Where to see Stella Diver: Hosting shows at Adrift. Some of my favorite places to perform are Charlie’s, Hamburger Mary’s, Tracks (once they ask me to headline) and Lucid when it was open. You can also find me officiating a mass wedding at Adams County second annual pride on June 10.
The Five "Not So Fresh" Faces of Colorado Drag
Andrea StaxXx (she/her)
Age: 34
Hometown: Oxnard, California
Years doing drag: Ten years.
Drag style: Andrea StaxXx is an entertainer and certified party girl. She always puts on a show no matter what. She doesn’t have a specific style; as long as she looks good in it, that’s all that matters. She’s a perfectionist when it comes to her drag, especially her makeup. She is the self-proclaimed Queen of the Rumple Minze!
Drag Family: StaxXx Navy
Favorite thing about drag: Being able to entertain and the adrenaline you get when you step on stage, plus meeting so many individuals who also enjoy doing the same.
Where to see them: Charlie's
Aria PettyOne (she/they)
Age: 31
Hometown: Durango, Colorado (by way of Mars)
Years doing drag: Four years.
Drag style: Aria PettyOne is the big, green, bitch of Durango. She is the Alien Queen bringing drag to rural communities throughout Colorado. She is a performer, producer, and party starter! Her goal is simple: to make other queer people in small towns feel comfortable to be themselves.
Drag Family: Aria is the leader of Planet Petty, a growing drag family based in Durango, Colorado.
Favorite thing about drag: My favorite thing about drag has been creating and nurturing a growing drag scene. I’m honored to be able to give other performers in my area multiple stages to express their creativity and art. Each year we have more and more people wanting to give drag a try, and it shows me that what we do as drag performers is much deeper than how we look or perform.
Where to see Aria PettyOne: Aria can be found weekly in Durango, Colorado. She also travels monthly throughout the Southwest.
Coco Bardot (she/her)
Age: 32
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
Years doing drag: Ten years.
Drag style: I am living the showgirl dream. I am a little bit Lizzo meets Rachel Berry, with the sex appeal of Dorothy Dandridge. I make my drag and burlesque speak out loud what's inside of my heart and mind. I hope to be a beacon of knowledge for other Black female entertainers of all types.
Favorite thing about drag: I love the switch from the mundane blah of real life into the Glamazon of my own imagination. I think drag lets me as pro-woman, pro-Black and as loud as I want to be, while making my passion a career.
Where to see Coco Bardot: You can see me gracing the stage of the Clocktower Cabaret, various private events, and brunching it up at multiple venues in the city.
Felony Misdemeanor (she/her)
Age: Old enough to know better.
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Years doing drag: 22 years.
Drag style: Felony is just fucking cool. She's down with you if you're down with her. Even if not, she wishes no ill will of anyone. She's loving, caring, loyal, funny as fuck, silly, sexy, outspoken, shy, knows her worth, a rebel, a leader, crazy, loud and horny.
Drag Family: I am the mother of the House of Misdemeanor.
Favorite thing about drag: My favorite part of drag is the spotlight. If a drag queen doesn't say she likes the spotlight, she's a lying ass bitch.
Where to see them: You can usually catch me at Hamburger Mary's, X Bar or your grandpa's house waiting for him to pass. I also do tons of weddings/birthdays/private parties/any celebration.
Porsha DeMarco Douglas (she/they)
Age: 35
Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Years doing drag: Almost eighteen years.
Drag style: I would describe my drag as very high-energy and in your face. I love to show the world that even though I'm larger than life (plus-size queen), I can kick, flip, split and buck with the best of them. I can deliver everything from comedy to inspirational ballads. You name it I can do it! I live by the motto of: "I may not always have the best costumes or the best hair, but the one thing you will remember about me is that I will always give you a show."
Drag Family: Drag-wise, I'm a part of the House of Douglas. I'm also a part of the ballroom scene representing the International Iconic House of NINJA.
Favorite thing about drag: My favorite thing about drag would have to be connecting with the crowd and being able to perform numbers that resonate with people. Sometimes people go through things and they use drag shows to get away from the issues. They show up and the song you're doing helps them release some of those feelings, and makes them feel seen.
Where to see them: You can catch me usually at Hamburger Marys, Tracks and X Bar.
For a full list of the 2023 DIVAs winners, visit the DIVAs website. | 2023-03-06T23:24:33+00:00 | westword.com | https://www.westword.com/arts/colorado-divas-2023-freshest-faces-drag-16303364 |
Actor Danny Masterson drugged, raped women, prosecutor says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Danny Masterson drugged then raped three women at his Hollywood-area home between 2001 and 2003, a prosecutor told jurors Monday in his opening statement in the retrial of the star of “That ‘70s Show.”
Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller said Masterson put substances into drinks that he gave to a longtime girlfriend and two women he knew through friend circles around the Church of Scientology, all of whom Masterson is charged with raping.
“The evidence will show that they were drugged,” Mueller told the jury.
Masterson has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers, who will give their opening statement later Monday, have denied any of the assaults took place, saying the accusers’ decades-old accounts are full of inconsistencies and not credible.
A mistrial was declared on all three counts at the end of Masterson’s first trial in November when jurors told the judge they were hopelessly deadlocked.
Direct discussion of the drug element was missing from the first trial, with Mueller instead having to imply it through the testimony of the women, who said they were woozy, disoriented and at times unconscious on the nights they described the actor raping them.
But Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo is allowing the direct assertion at the second trial.
The actor, 47, could get 45 years in prison if convicted.
Masterson, who has been free on bail since his 2020 arrest, sat at the defense table, with a large coterie of supporters behind him who also sat through his first trial. They included his wife, model and actor Bijou Phillips; his sister-in-law, “One Day at a Time” actor Mackenzie Phillips; and his brother, “Malcolm in the Middle” actor Christopher Masterson.
Actor Leah Remini, a former Scientologist who has become one of the church’s most vocal opponents on social media and through a TV series she hosted featuring dissident ex-members, sat in the front row of the courtroom in support of Masterson’s accusers.
Because the investigation that led to Masterson’s two trials did not begin until about 15 years later, there will be no direct or forensic evidence that he drugged the women, Mueller said.
But Mueller said he will call an analyst from the police toxicology unit, “who will tell you how some of the most common drug-facilitated sexual assaults, how some of the most common date rape drugs work, how quickly they’re metabolized, what side effects look like.”
The drugging allegations had echoes of the trial of Bill Cosby, where women testified to similar experiences. Cosby’s conviction after two trials of his own was permanently thrown out by Pennsylvania’s highest court.
Mueller spent much of his presentation on Masterson’s longtime girlfriend, an actor and model who he says will testify that their relationship had grown increasingly physically and sexually abusive before he raped her in December of 2001.
“After dinner, she recalls getting up to leave, and she has absolutely no memory after that,” Mueller said. “That’s the last thing she remembers until she wakes up the next afternoon, in bed, naked and alone.”
He said she’ll testify that Masterson laughed as he admitted to having had sex with her when she was unconscious.
Only five of 12 jurors voted to find Masterson guilty on this count in the first trial. Even fewer voted guilty on the other two. The District Attorney’s Office nonetheless decided to proceed with a second trial, and the women agreed to testify again.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually assaulted.
Mueller also told jurors that the women did not immediately go to authorities because they were told not to by officials in the Church of Scientology, and they were told what happened to them was not rape.
Masterson is a prominent member of the church. All three women are former members.
The church said in a statement after the women’s testimony in the first trial that it “has no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting criminal conduct of Scientologists, or of anyone, to law enforcement. Quite the opposite. Church policy explicitly demands Scientologists abide by all laws of the land.”
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-24T21:53:52+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/2023/04/24/actor-danny-masterson-drugged-raped-women-prosecutor-says/ |
Officials: 17-year-old killed, 6 others injured after semi rear-ends bus carrying students
SANDERS, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) – A 17-year-old girl is dead and six others are injured after a school shuttle van carrying 23 people was rear-ended by a semi-truck in Arizona Sunday morning, according to authorities.
State troopers responded to the crash which occurred near Sanders on I-40 around 9:30 a.m.
Investigators said traffic had slowed in the area after a rollover crash that morning. They said the school bus was slowing down when the semi-truck rear-ended it. The bus was pushed into a van directly in front of it and created a three-car pile up, according to AZFamily.
Police identified the teen girl as Kiarra Alma Gordon, a student at Holbrook Indian School, and said she died from her injuries in the crash. Officials said three others on the school van were hurt, but not seriously.
School officials said six students were treated at a hospital in Flagstaff. Three were released Monday while the other three remain hospitalized in stable condition. The school said trauma therapy counselors and chaplains are assisting students and staff.
The students were heading to Window Rock, the capital of the Navajo Nation, for a field trip when the accident took place.
The school released a statement on Facebook following the incident which said it was “a very sad day for the Holbrook Indian School community” and that their concerns were now for their parents and families as they all work to grieve the events.
Officials said they are continuing to investigate the crash.
Kiarra’s family has established a memorial fund for her. The details can be found here.
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American Rose Society honors Louisiana woman with "Heart of the Garden" award
ALEXANDRIA - How do you thank and honor someone who has spearheaded a $2million restoration project and overseen planting of hundreds of roses?
Give 'em a crystal bowl? Cash? Write a song around them?How about an award?
That is how the annual "Heart of the Garden Award" given by the AmericanRose Society came to be.
Its first recipient: former Society Prez Marilyn Wellan. To a surprisedWellan, the first "Heart" was presented in her Alexandria gardenduring a garden gathering, she and husband Myron Wellan hosted for 140in their yard filled, of course, with roses. The event was the finale ofthe society's convention for 300 : "Time for Roses-Come Home to inShreveport." Conventioneers hopped on four chartered buses in Shreveportfor the trip to Alexandria.
In her honor, the national award will be given annually "to a volunteerdedicated to the care, stewardship and advancement of America's RoseGarden," said Society Treasurer Carrie Bergs.
It was presented at the finale for the three-day convention. (Thegarden, where Wellan is well known for her volunteer work, is locatedin the Society's headquarters in Shreveport located on Jefferson-PaigeRoad near Greenwood.)
Upon their arrival at the Wellans, guests sipped wine, toured thegarden and talked roses even as a few sprinkles of rain fell before thebuffet was served and the surprise announcement applauded. Berg told her: "Marilyn it is our privilege to present you with anaward created in your honor to recognize your volunteer spirit anddedication to American's Rose Garden and the ARS."
Near tears, Wellan said she was unbelievably surprised and happy aboutthe award. "We all love our rose gardens and sharing them with friends. How happyI am to be here with you in my garden," she added.
Wellan's volunteerism takes many forms and Berg mentioned several.
Among them: "For coordinating the $2 million project -2017-2022- thattransformed the tired, weedy, shady, overgrown gardens of the AmericanRose Center in Shreveport into the gorgeous new America's RoseGarden...Something all of us can be so proud of today and for thefuture," said Bergs.
Society Note: For long time Society Executive Director Jon Corkern,there with wife Shelly and son Drew, the event was bittersweet.
"This is my last day," said Corkern, who is leaving the organization tobecome new executive director for National Association of Royalty Owners.
"We will never be able to replace your spirit...We will miss you," saidSociety Prez Diane Sommers | 2023-05-22T01:37:39+00:00 | shreveporttimes.com | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/2023/05/21/american-rose-society-honors-louisiana-woman/70228362007/ |
(The Hill) — The Biden administration is expected on Wednesday to announce it is canceling a chunk of student debt, even as it faces criticism that going too far could hamper efforts to fight off inflation.
Some progressive Democrats have argued that forgiving student debt could help their party and President Joe Biden in the midterm elections given the crushing debt facing millions of students. Yet there is also reason to think the plan carries some real political risk.
Recent polling shows a majority of Americans are worried about the impact debt forgiveness plans could have on inflation, a huge issue in the midterms.
Under the potential forgiveness plan, borrowers earning less than $125,000 per year could see at least $10,000 in cancellation of their federal student loans. The amount is much lower than many progressives aimed for but would mark the most significant forgiveness in federal student debt for borrowers ever.
The idea has drawn pushback from Republicans, who have strongly come out against Democratic-led proposals for student debt relief in recent months, denouncing them as unfair and inflationary.
“The federal government does not ‘forgive’ or ‘cancel; student loans — they take the debt and give it to every American, including those without a degree. It’s just wrong,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) tweeted on Tuesday.
An analysis released by the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) on Tuesday estimated the plan could run up about $300 billion in costs, with the potential to reach $330 billion if the effort is continued through the next decade for new borrowers and others who could qualify.
Kent Smetters, faculty director for PWBM, said the cost increase to continue the program for subsequent years would be much smaller in magnitude “because the assumption is that this is a one-time forgiveness per borrower.”
As for the impact the plan would have on inflation, Smetters estimated it to be more marginal in size, saying it would “basically barely show up in some sense in the standard inflation metric.” Though he added the plan could have future implications for inflation in higher education costs and “change how people finance college.”
“That could also change how colleges themselves price things,” Smetters said, asking, “Will colleges themselves actually increase tuition and capture a lot of the benefit?”
As for the impact the plan would have on inflation, Smetters estimated it to be more marginal in size, saying it would “basically barely show up in some sense in the standard inflation metric.”
Last month, annual consumer inflation hit 8.5 percent, easing from a four-decade high of 9.1 percent the prior month, though still much higher than what economists say is normal.
Republicans have pinned much of the blame on Democrats, specifically citing stimulus spending passed under the Biden administration as helping fuel inflation, as well as pandemic relief programs like the ongoing student loan pause.
Although experts have said government spending under both the Trump and Biden administrations has had an impact on inflation, they also downplay the effects of the years-long payment freeze on the recent spike in costs.
But the Biden administration is still facing pressure to end the relief as government spending attracts more attention amid rising inflation.
While Marc Goldwein, senior vice president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said the effects of extending a current pause on payments is “not gigantic,” he also said it’s one of the “most direct and instantaneous tools that the administration has” to combat inflation.
“It’s not large relative to the size of the inflation problem. But it’s large relative to the president’s tools to fight inflation,” Goldwein told The Hill last week.
However, advocates and Democrats pushing for forgiveness say rising prices underscore the need for continued relief to borrowers, citing economic hardship faced by lower income borrowers as inflation remains high.
“Inflation is most definitely a problem I think that we should be talking about, and it impacts student loan borrowers tremendously,” said Persis Yu, policy director for the Student Borrower Protection Center. “Especially low income student loan borrowers, who would really benefit from cancellation because they’re the folks who are spending more of their income right now on milk and bread.”
Advocates have also pushed back on plans by the White House to apply income restrictions to who is eligible for student loan forgiveness. But there are questions about whether the current income caps set at $125,000 are too high.
The recent PWBM analysis estimated about 70 percent of the debt forgiven under the proposed $10,000 plan “accrues to households in the top 60 percent of the income distribution.”
Smetters said roughly 30 percent “would go to the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution.” However, he also noted the analysis doesn’t account for racial demographics of borrowers, which advocates say is important to factor in.
Proponents of student loan relief often promote the effort as a means to promote racial equity, while noting the disproportionate burden faced by borrowers of color, especially Black borrowers, who experts say are more likely to borrow at higher rates and struggle with repayment.
“We often conflate income with wealth in that we’re not always capturing everybody who really needs assistance when we do means testing, in particular with income caps,” Yu said.
Yu particularly pointed to the yawning wealth gap between white and Black households, saying Black borrowers need higher incomes “to be able to afford homes, and to build savings, and retirement.” | 2022-08-24T12:13:18+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/hill-politics/biden-student-loan-plans-caught-in-inflation-debate-crosshairs/ |
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, June 6, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
403 AM CDT Mon Jun 6 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 113 expected.
* WHERE...La Salle, McMullen, Live Oak, Webb, Duval, Jim Wells,
Inland Kleberg and Inland Nueces Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 106 AND 110 DEGREES WEST OF I 69 C
THIS AFTERNOON...
The combination of above normal temperatures and higher dewpoints
will produce elevated heat indices between 106 and 110 degrees
today. There may be a few locations near the Rio Grande that may
approach 112 degrees for an hour or two between 1 and 4 PM.
Residents with outdoor activities planned are urged to drink
plenty of water, wear light weight and light colored clothing and
take frequent breaks from the heat. Young children and pets should
never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.
This is especially true during warm or hot weather when car
interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
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- SUN METALON Raises Additional US$2 Million from New U.S. and Japanese Investors to Accelerate Global Expansion -
- It Adds Industry Veterans Dr. Adrian Keppler and Mr. Mark Cook to Board and Leadership Team -
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. and KAWASAKI, Japan, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SUN METALON Inc. ( https://sunmetalon.com ), the pioneer in a revolutionary ultra-high-speed metal 3D printing technology, announced that it raised an additional US$2 million in its pre-series A extension. The funding was from new investors Impact Science Ventures, i-nest capital and Scrum Ventures, along with an existing investor D4V (Design for Ventures). This new financing round brings the total investment in SUN METALON to US$9.7 million.
Logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202304114725-O1-k9sl0798
In addition, former EOS CEO Dr. Adrian Keppler was appointed as an independent director and former 3D Systems VP Mr. Mark Cook as VP of Product and Business Development for global expansion.
Dr. Adrian Keppler
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"SUN METALON has a fascinating technology allowing to speed up the 3D Printing process of Metals significantly. This is what customers are looking for, especially in less demanding industries than aviation and medical. Besides that, SUN METALON has a highly ambitious leadership team gathering a group of very talented people both in Japan as well as the US. I'm honored and thrilled to join the team on its interesting journey becoming the dominant player in 'affordable' Metal 3D Printing!"
Mr. Mark Cook
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"As head of the metal LPBF product portfolio at 3D Systems, I understood the difficult challenge of penetrating broader manufacturing markets due to the inherent high cost per part because of the slow speed and lack of scalability of that technology. That knowledge allowed me to immediately recognize that SUN METALON's unique technology would provide a more revolutionary rather than evolutionary breakthrough in speed and overall cost per part. In addition to speed and cost improvements, the technology allows manufacturers to implement a true circular business model having a significant impact on their carbon footprint."
Comments from new investors and SUN METALON's CEO:
https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/attach/202304114725-O1-77XqJE6U.pdf
Company information
CEO: Kazuhiko Nishioka
Establishment: February 2, 2021
Company website: https://sunmetalon.com
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Paramount shutters MTV News, slashes workforce
Published: May. 9, 2023 at 9:41 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - Paramount Media Networks announced it’s pulling the plug on MTV News as it slashes its U.S. workforce by 25%.
The division’s president said in a memo to staff Tuesday that despite the media giant’s “success” in streaming, the company continues to feel pressure from broader economic headwinds.
The decision brings an end to the iconic music video network’s news division.
It once covered a range of issues from pop culture to politics and became a household name for Generation X and millennial adolescents.
MTV News had already been significantly scaled down in recent years.
In addition to MTV News, some units in the company are being eliminated altogether, most of which are in operations.
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Portugal product design team brings deep healthcare design expertise to precision neurology
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rune Labs, a precision neurology software and data platform company, today announced the creation of a team of lead designers based in Lisbon, Portugal who will be focused on expanding features and workflows for Rune Labs' StrivePD ecosystem for Parkinson's care. The subsidiary will also be Rune's first permanent presence in Europe.
Because people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease have a wide array of symptoms that vary from person to person, a personalized approach that takes into account each patient's unique disease experience is necessary when providing care. That's why Rune Labs developed StrivePD, a digital care ecosystem that enables people with Parkinson's to share their daily disease experience with their care team in between clinical visits. StrivePD aggregates multimodal data, ranging from peripherals such as an Apple Watch to implanted devices such as deep brain stimulation, to enable the care team to personalize treatment via the clinician web portal.
The Portugal design team will research and incorporate the Parkinson's patient experience across StrivePD, and work closely with the engineering and neuroscience teams to co-develop solutions that take into account researcher, clinician, and patient needs. The team will also be responsible for designing data-focused experiences that feature complex multi-modal datasets for neuroscience and patient care.
"Rune Labs is focused on enabling human-centered care to people living with Parkinson's, and the Portugal team of product designers will ensure that patients, clinicians, and researchers have a voice in our products," said Will Newby, VP of Product at Rune Labs. "StrivePD was developed to provide care teams with the necessary data to optimize each patient's treatment, but we want to ensure that Parkinson's patients are also directly involved in their care."
The design team members bring a wealth of experience in healthcare product design, particularly in creating user experiences that empower patients and provide caregivers with tools to improve treatment decision-making. The team has worked together for over seven years and developed 10 marketed products across data analytics and digital pathology. The majority of team members contributed to a patent for the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche.
Rune's first-in-class precision neurology software platform integrates electrophysiology, brain imaging, and device data together with wearable data and clinical labels. The combination provides researchers, drug developers, and clinicians with the tools to guide treatment, uncover hidden disease phenotypes, and design better-targeted therapies. Its lead product, StrivePD, allows patients to track their symptoms and medication use in advance of clinical visits. The platform also includes a comprehensive dashboard tool that helps movement disorder specialists and neurologists visualize various data sources, to identify patterns within and across patients to tailor and optimize care.
About Rune Labs
Rune Labs is a software and data analytics company for precision neurology, built to support care delivery and therapy development. StrivePD, our care delivery ecosystem for Parkinson's, enables patients and clinicians to better manage Parkinson's disease by providing access to curated dashboards that summarize a range of patient data sources. For therapeutics development, biopharma and medical device companies leverage our technology, network of engaged clinicians and patients, and large longitudinal real-world dataset to expedite their development programs.
For more information, please visit www.runelabs.io.
For more information on StrivePD, please visit Strive.group.
Media contacts:
Consort Partners for Rune Labs
runelabs@consortpartners.com
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Celebrating SCI-Arc's First 50 Years, Supporting Students for the Next 50
The gala dinner and awards will honor architect Frank Gehry, visual artist Alison Saar, Walt Disney Imagineering, and the Herald Examiner Building / Georgetown Company.
https://www.sciarc.edu/events/events/main-event-2022
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For 50 years, SCI-Arc has been restless, bold, and optimistic. We celebrate the tenacity of the figures and forces that created a movement never before seen in architecture education, which embraces the audacity of ever-shifting visions ahead. This year marks SCI-Arc's 50th anniversary, which will be commemorated with a special scholarship fundraising gala as well as free and accessible events and programs taking place throughout 2022.
On October 11th, friends and supporters of SCI-Arc are invited to gather for Main Event 2022, a scholarship fundraiser and celebration of the outrageous creativity that for 50 years has propelled our school's thought leadership in architecture and design. Main Event benefits the SCI-Arc Scholarship Endowment with net proceeds empowering more students to access the world-renowned school of innovation and architectural thinking. Our Main Event gala dinner and awards is SCI-Arc's primary fundraiser supporting student scholarships, allowing us to sustain our commitment to creating inclusive opportunities for students of all backgrounds, including those from communities underrepresented in architecture, to study at SCI-Arc.
At our gala dinner and awards presentation, we are thrilled to honor inimitable creative leaders including architect Frank Gehry, visual artist Alison Saar, Walt Disney Imagineering, and the Herald Examiner Building/ Georgetown Company, and recognize SCI-Arc's founding faculty. SCI-Arc's special 50th anniversary Main Event fundraiser is guaranteed to be remembered for years to come.
SCI-Arc takes the lead in reimagining the limits of architecture, reflecting on our first 50 years to propel us into the future, and producing the next generation of risk-takers who will push us towards the potential of the next 50 years. We look forward to reconnecting with and expressing our gratitude to all who have played a role in making SCI-Arc the remarkable school it is today, while reveling in the accomplishments of SCI-Arc's first 50 years.
Gala Program
October 11, 2022
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Gala dinner and awards honoring architect Frank Gehry, visual artist Alison Saar, Walt Disney Imagineering, and the Herald Examiner Building / Georgetown Company.
Celebrating founding director Ray Kappe alongside founding faculty Thom Mayne, Jim Stafford, Glen Small, Ahde Lahti, Bill Simonian, and Shelly Kappe.
For tickets and more information about the Main Event Gala, please visit the SCI-Arc website here
Gala Committee
Co-Chairs: Suzanne Boda and Tom Strickler
Committee Members: Barbara Bestor (M.Arch 1 '92), Jerry Neuman, Abigail Scheuer (M.Arch '93)
For more information, visit www.sciarc.edu
Location
The Vibiana
214 S Main St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls remain hopeful All-Star guard Zach LaVine will choose to re-sign with them rather than join another team as an unrestricted free agent.
Executive vice president Arturas Karnisovas has been consistent in saying publicly the organization wants to keep LaVine. And he did it again on Monday.
"We hope Zach is here for a long time, and nothing changed,” Karnisovas said at a news conference to introduce first-round draft pick Dalen Terry.
LaVine’s situation is obviously the biggest story hovering over the Bulls, with the free-agent negotiating period opening Thursday evening.
Karnisovas wants to keep intact a core that helped Chicago reach the playoffs for the first time in five years.
LaVine averaged 24.4 points and made his second straight All-Star team last year. It ended with his first trip to the playoffs in his eighth year as a pro. The Bulls lost in the first round to Milwaukee in five games.
LaVine’s four-year, $78 million contract is up and he said after the season that he plans to explore the market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career after five years in Chicago. He did not rule out returning to the Bulls, who can offer a max contract worth about $212 million. The most he can get from another team is approximately $157 million over four years.
How comfortable the Bulls are about offering a five-year deal is another question. Karnisovas played it coy when asked.
“I'm confident. I'm confident in approaching this free agency the next couple days, sitting down with our group, looking at a lot of things,” he said.
The past season wasn't exactly an easy one for LaVine. He dealt with a thumb injury early and was in and out of the lineup the final few months because of a left knee injury.
LaVine had platelet-rich plasma therapy, a cortisone injection and fluid drained from his knee in Los Angeles before the All-Star break. He had arthroscopic surgery on it last month.
“I think he's gonna be healthy,” Karnisovas said. “I think he's now progressing great.”
The Bulls went 46-36 and made the playoffs for the first time since 2017 following a major makeover, with DeMar DeRozan and LaVine leading the way. Chicago got off to a big start and finished with its best record since the 2014-15 team went 50-32 in former coach Tom Thibodeau’s final season.
The Bulls also went from leading the Eastern Conference to finishing sixth, losing 15 of their final 22 regular-season games. They dealt with a long list of injuries, making it tough for them to develop continuity and compete with the best teams.
“This group has been here only since October,” Karnisovas said. “We're still trying to get used to how to play with each other.”
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Bidens to attend 100th lighting of the National Christmas Tree
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be ushering in the holiday season with the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.
The official ceremony is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on the Ellipse.
This year’s event marks the 100th lighting of the National Christmas Tree. This will be the Bidens’ second year participating in the tradition.
The tradition began with former President Calvin Coolidge on Christmas Eve 1923, according to the National Parks Service. Coolidge lit a 48-foot Balsam fir from Vermont with red, white and green electric bulbs, sparking a timeless tradition.
This year a 27-foot white fir will be featured, The Washington Examiner reported, after its predecessor suffered a fungal disease that resulted in its removal.
While tickets for the ceremony have already been distributed through a lottery system, the tree will be opened to the public starting Dec. 2 until Jan. 1.
The Christmas spirit is already in full swing at the White House with Jill Biden unveiling the holiday theme, “We The People,” on Monday.
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Natural, breathable, lightweight materials deliver a luxurious sleep experience.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sustainability just got sexier. Avocado, the makers of top-rated, certified organic and sustainable products, recently debuted a new collection of luxurious robes and pajamas.
The collection includes a French Terry Robe, Cotton Gauze Robe, Long Sleeve Modal Top, Short Sleeve Modal Jumpsuit, and a Traditional PJ Set in short and long versions. Natural, sustainable materials deliver a breathable, lightweight, this-is-all-I-ever-want-to-wear feel. A classic, timeless cut adds an elevated touch. And high quality, durable materials mean you'll buy less, and wear it more.
"As sustainable as it is luxurious, this is unlike any other sleepwear," said Avocado's VP of Product Marketing Brooke Witt-Jones. "Put these on and you'll feel better about yourself — and the planet."
Avocado stitches their robes and pajama sets with all natural, 100% GOTS certified organic cotton and Lenzing certified modal. Farmers grow GOTS certified organic cotton without pesticides. It has about half the carbon footprint of conventional cotton and uses around 70% less water. GOTS also validates fair and ethical treatment for the farmers, which results in safer, more sustainable communities. Made from beech tree pulp, modal is a soft, sustainable material originally developed in Japan. The cellulose-based textile is durable and silky.
"Like all Avocado products, we've carefully crafted every detail, and we've analyzed every step of the supply chain to ensure we meet the highest ethical standards for social and environmental responsibility," adds Witt-Jones.
Through Avocado's commitment to 1% For the Planet, they'll donate 1% of all their sales to Protect Our Winters, a nonprofit dedicated to safeguarding the planet from climate change. Every order also comes with free carbon negative shipping.
From the beginning, Avocado just wanted a new kind of mattress. One that was greener — better for people and the planet — affordable, and comfortable. It was a simple idea rooted in a much bigger vision. Five years later, Avocado continues to expand — from bedding, to furniture, to their skin + bath collection, and their line of responsible loungewear. As the company grows, Avocado continues to redefine what it means to be a sustainable, ethical brand. Learn more at AvocadoGreen.com.
If you would like more information, please contact Jessica Hann at jessica@avocadomattress.com.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The body of a missing Grand Rapids man has been found in Cass County.
The body of Johnny Hollis Bolden, 76, was found around 8 p.m. Monday, June 5, in a heavily wooded area in Dowagiac, about a mile from where Cass County sheriff’s deputies found the man’s car.
He was last seen Tuesday, May 30, in the Rockford area. Police found his vehicle on Sunday.
About 60 volunteers were searching for Bolden when his body was recovered, Cass County sheriff’s deputies said. He had reportedly experienced dementia issues, police said.
Firefighters from 10 departments, tracking dogs from Michigan Professional Search & Rescue and rescuers from several other agencies, took part in the search effort, police said.
The incident is under investigation.
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Thinking of sending an unsolicited nude? Think again, say Michigan Dems. | 2023-06-06T11:13:20+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/06/body-of-missing-grand-rapids-man-recovered-in-cass-county.html |
You’ve heard of DUI? Well, BUI — boating under the influence of alcohol — also is illegal and dangerous.
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) wants Illinois boaters to be aware that BUI can be hazardous for passengers and swimmers, as well as other vessels on the water, according to a Friday news release.
With Illinois experiencing record high temperatures, boating on Illinois lakes and waterways has become a popular way for many people to keep cool and beat the summer heat. However, statistics show that when alcohol is involved, boating can be dangerous and even deadly.
According to the 2022 Illinois Recreational Boating Report, published by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, BUI was one of the top citations issued to Illinois boaters last year, coming in second only after life-jacket violations. On a national level, the U.S. Coast Guard reports BUI as being the leading contributor to fatal boating accidents in the U.S.
“We encourage Illinoisans to enjoy all that our great state has to offer,” said Illinois Liquor Control Commission executive director Lisa Gardner. “However, we want everyone to be aware that consuming alcohol while operating any vehicle, including boats, can have unintended consequences and puts everyone at risk.”
Illinois law prohibits the operation of any watercraft while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. A first-offense BUI is a class A misdemeanor, which can include penalties up to $2,500 as well as up to a year in jail.
Further, a BUI accident that causes the death of another person is a class 2 felony, carries an up to 14-year prison sentence, and up to $25,000 in fines. It is important to note that “watercrafts” include motorized and non-motorized vessels, such as motorboats, jet skis, canoes, kayaks, and row boats.
Statewide arrests for BUI have ranged from 72 in 2022 to 229 in 2006, according to the Illinois report.
The ILCC wants everyone in the state to have fun enjoying summer recreational water activities, but refrain from operating any watercraft under the influence of alcohol, the release says. | 2023-07-28T22:28:58+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/state-news/illinois-news/boozy-boating-not-just-dangerous-but-illegal/ |
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Steve Dettelbach, a former federal prosecutor, to run the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, making him the agency’s first confirmed director since 2015.
Dettelbach takes the reins of the agency as the Biden administration and the Justice Department are fighting to combat a surge in violent crime, gun violence and mass shootings that has touched both big cities and small rural communities across the nation.
Dettelbach was confirmed by the Senate in a 48-46 vote. He’s racked up endorsements from law enforcement officials, former Justice Department officials who worked for both Republican and Democratic administrations and victims of violence. Two Republican lawmakers, Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Rob Portman of Ohio, voted to confirm Dettelbach.
President Joe Biden hailed Dettelbach's confirmation and said Dettelbach “will play a leading role in ensuring robust implementation" of the widest ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades and other action to drive down violent crime.
“We have so much more to do,” Biden said in a statement. “I will continue to call on Congress to build on this momentum and ban assault weapons, expand background checks, and pass safe storage laws.”
Biden called Dettelbach an ”extraordinarily qualified and decorated career prosecutor with strong support across the law enforcement community.”
Dettelbach is a former federal prosecutor who served as U.S. attorney in Ohio from 2009 to 2016 and has run in the past for attorney general of Ohio. He worked in several other positions in the Justice Department and was involved in the prosecution of a man who firebombed an Ohio courthouse. He also served as the chairman of the civil rights subcommittee as part of the attorney general’s advisory committee under former attorneys general Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch.
Biden had to withdraw the nomination of his first ATF nominee, gun control advocate David Chipman, after it stalled for months because of opposition from Republicans and some Democrats in the Senate.
Both Republican and Democratic administrations had long failed to get nominees for the ATF position through the politically fraught process since the director’s position was made confirmable in 2006. Since then, only one nominee, former U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones, has been confirmed. Jones made it through the Senate in 2013 but only after a six-month struggle. Jones was acting director when President Barack Obama nominated him in January 2013 and left the role in 2015.
Earlier this year, the Biden administration removed the agency’s acting director, Marvin Richardson, from his position and replaced him with the U.S. attorney in Arizona, Gary Restaino. Restaino has juggled both jobs as Dettelbach’s nomination waded its way through the Senate. Richardson has been the agency's deputy director.
Dettelbach's confirmation was immediately hailed by advocates who highlighted his experience as a prosecutor and his work with law enforcement.
"Steve Dettelbach’s bipartisan confirmation vote is a watershed victory for the gun safety movement and further proof that the Senate logjam around this life-or-death issue is finally breaking,” said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety.
His nomination had been staunchly opposed by gun rights groups, including Gun Owners of America, which wrote a letter Tuesday to Senate leaders urging them to vote against him. | 2022-07-12T20:52:52+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2022/07/12/dettelbach-becomes-head-of-atf-1st-confirmed-chief-in-years/ |
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A group of Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut has proposed that the state follow Arkansas’ lead and ban the term “Latinx” from official government documents, calling it offensive to Spanish speakers.
The word is used as a gender-neutral alternative to “Latino” and “Latina” and is helpful in supporting people who do not identify as either male or female, according to the word’s backers.
But state Rep. Geraldo Reyes Jr. of Waterbury, the bill’s chief sponsor and one of five Hispanic Democrats who put their names on the legislation, said Latinx is not a Spanish word but is rather a “woke” term that is offensive to Connecticut’s large Puerto Rican population.
“I’m of Puerto Rican descent and I find it offensive,” he said.
Last month, Arkansas banned government officials from using Latinx on formal documents as part of several orders issued by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders within hours of her taking office.
Reyes said his motivations might be different from Sanders’, but he believes her decision was the right one.
The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., announced in 2021 that it would no longer use the term Latinx.
“The Spanish language, which is centuries old, defaults to Latino for everybody,” Reyes said. “It’s all-inclusive. They didn’t need to create a word, it already exists.”
But Maia Gil’Adi, an assistant professor of “Latinx and Multiethnic Literature” at Boston University, said the word actually dates back to Latino and Latina youth and queer culture in the 1990s, with the “x” being a nod to many people’s indigenous roots.
“The word Latino is incredibly exclusionary, both for women and for non-gender conforming people,” she said. “And the term Latinx is really useful because of the way it challenges those conceptions.”
David Pharies, a Spanish language professor at the University of Florida, said another movement would replace the “o” and “a” in many Spanish nouns referring to people with an “e.” He said that is something that would be easier for Spanish-speakers to pronounce than the word Latinx.
“Latinx was clearly a solution that was proposed outside the Spanish-speaking world,” he said.
It’s not clear how often the term Latinx has been used in state documents. A search for the word on the state government’s portal returned 945 hits for documents including press releases, blogs, and reports using the word. Michelle Dumas Keuler, an attorney for the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, told Hearst Connecticut Media that it uses the term in any a complaint it submits about housing, employment or other types of discrimination, when requested.
Reyes said he expects the bill to get a hearing before the Democratic-controlled Legislature’s Government Administration and Elections Committee during the current session.
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont’s spokesman, Adam Joseph, said the governor’s office will follow the debate as the bill moves through the Legislature. | 2023-02-02T16:19:53+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/ap-democratic-backed-connecticut-bill-would-ban-latinx-term/ |
NEW YORK, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cole Haan is launching its latest collaboration with designer and illustrator, Sophia Chang. The special-edition collection is Sophia's first-ever women's-exclusive collection and includes two footwear styles and one handbag silhouette that invites women everywhere to own their own style.
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Cole Haan is honored to launch this collaboration during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month. As a second generation Asian American, Sophia finds it important to write her own narrative, which for her, means owning her own style. She credits her community and the sights, sounds, and smells of New York City for providing a rich palette for her artistic aspirations. Her work, much like the city she attributes her creative voice to, is vibrant, eclectic, and filled with intentional hidden surprises that captivate her audience. As an ode to her style, Sophia designed this collection for the woman who isn't afraid of color or making a statement. The collection represents an extension of that idea through the use of vivid color, modern innovation and bold style in patterns that can be dressed up or dressed down.
"We are delighted to be working with Sophia Chang to celebrate this fantastic capsule collection made to inspire and empower women," said David Maddocks, Brand President of Cole Haan. "Inspiring women has been at the forefront of Cole Haan's mission since the very beginning. Sophia not only embodies this, but also relates to women who value self-expression which makes her the perfect partner to bring this capsule to life."
This special-edition collection is made up of three styles within Cole Haan's existing women's line; the Grand Ambition York Pump which delivers a sophisticated look with its modern sculptural block heel and sleek silhouette, the GrandPrø Topspin Sneaker, a classic court sneaker that deserves a place in every wardrobe, as well as the functional and roomy Grand Ambition Convertible Luxe Backpack. Both footwear styles feature Cole Haan's innovation for unparalleled comfort.
"I was very inspired by the creative direction of this collection," said Sophia Chang, designer and illustrator behind the collaboration. "As this is my third time collaborating with Cole Haan, I felt very comfortable working with their team and really enjoyed the process of taking their iconic women's styles that are already known and loved to a new level."
The collection is materialized in rich full-grain leather on the footwear styles while the backpack is crafted in a combination of full-grain leather and satin detailing. All feature Sophia's playful graphics, which have been brought to life through laser etching on the shoes and silkscreen print on the bag. Gold and scarlet details, inspired by a brilliant summer sunset, punctuate the otherwise neutral color palette, creating a product that is both wearable and fun.
The Cole Haan x Sophia Chang offering is available now on ColeHaan.com and select US, Japan and International stores. The GrandPrø Topspin Sneaker and Grand Ambition York Pump are offered in women's sizes and retail in the US for $170 and $220 respectively. The Grand Ambition Convertible Luxe Backpack retails in the US for $380.
About Cole Haan
Cole Haan is a global performance lifestyle brand serving always-connected, active professionals with innovative footwear and lifestyle accessories. With a 90-year heritage, Cole Haan infuses its products with time-honored craftsmanship and modern innovation, making footwear and lifestyle accessories that customers wear from work, to workout, to weekend. Cole Haan's mission is to inspire customers to live extraordinary lives.
About Sophia Chang
Sophia Chang hails from the borough of Queens, New York and in less than a decade, has championed a name for herself in the art, design and streetwear communities worldwide. Coupling her BFA from Parsons School of Design with a natural acumen for business, she has collaborated with top brands across multiple industries such as Samsung, Nike, Refinery29, Adidas, Apple, Footlocker, HBO, the NBA and more. As a gifted multimedia storyteller with the ability to create lucid and inspirited imagery, Sophia is expanding market boundaries and defining a new vivid, visual vocabulary. Passionate about the power of storytelling, she listens and interprets those stories to empower the community she loves and respects. Sophia is a creative engine that lives to propel her friends and clients to greatness.
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SOURCE Cole Haan | 2023-05-01T13:33:27+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2023/05/01/cole-haan-collaborates-with-illustrator-designer-sophia-chang-its-latest-capsule-collection-women/ |
The U.S. has new laws that could make it easier to prosecute war crimes in other countries — something spurred by the war in Ukraine.
NPR’s Deborah Amos reports.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-02-14T21:05:12+00:00 | kanw.com | https://www.kanw.com/2023-02-14/new-law-on-war-crimes-allows-u-s-to-prosecute-foreigners-in-country |
Survivor of White Rose group that resisted Nazis dies at 103
BERLIN (AP) — Traute Lafrenz, the last known survivor of a German group known as the White Rose that actively resisted the Nazis, has died. She was 103.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences to her family Friday, describing Lafrenz as a “wonderful and immeasurably brave woman.”
“Your mother was one of the few who, in the face of the crimes of National Socialism, had the courage to listen to her conscience and stand up to dictatorship, fascism and war.”
According to an obituary published in The Charleston Post and Courier, Lafrenz died on March 6. She had emigrated to the United States after the war, marrying fellow physician Vernon Page and eventually retiring to South Carolina.
Born in Hamburg on May 3, 1919, Lafrenz moved to Munich to study medicine at the age of 22, where she met Hans Scholl. Through him she became acquainted with other students who were opposed to the Nazis and months later took part in the White Rose’s risky efforts to distribute leaflets denouncing Hitler and his regime.
Several members, including Hans and his sister Sophie Scholl, were executed for their activity.
Lafrenz was arrested by the Gestapo secret police in 1943 but managed to hide her true involvement with the group and was sentenced to just one year of imprisonment. After her release, she was again detained until American troops freed her from a prison in Bayreuth in April 1945, days before the end of the World War II.
After emigrating, Lafrenz worked at a hospital in San Francisco, later living in Hayfork, California, and Evanston, Illinois.
She is survived by a daughter and three sons, as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, according to the obituary. A memorial service was planned Saturday for friends and family at Yonges Island.
Germany’s president said in his tribute that Lafrenz’s actions had served as an “inspiration for young people who campaign for freedom and democracy these days.”
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-10T19:53:44+00:00 | newschannel6now.com | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/03/10/survivor-white-rose-group-that-resisted-nazis-dies-103/ |
SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. – A man and woman showed up at a store to buy gift cards and handed over a pile of $20 bills. They stole from the store and nobody noticed at first.
The store clerk at a CVS in South Miami grabbed the cash, and didn’t notice the sharp thief with sleight-of-hand skills.
“The cashier doesn’t count it and that’s where the theft occurs,” said Sgt. Fernando Bosch, of the South Miami Police Department.
Detectives later realized the man had done it before at three other stores in Miami-Dade County. Cops want to put an end to this disappearing act estimated at about $1,800.
“I’m sure this is something they have practiced,” Bosch said. “They have practiced with each other.” | 2023-06-28T00:37:29+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/06/27/video-shows-thief-with-sleight-of-hand-skills-targeting-stores-in-miami-dade/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay became the youngest head coach in modern NFL history in part because he’s an excellent communicator and teacher who always seems to know what to say.
McVay is now the youngest coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl, and he’s already presenting the challenges of the upcoming season to his Rams in clear, concise terms.
“Let’s turn the page,” McVay said when asked to articulate his message to the defending champions. “Let’s not minimize what a great year last year was, but that’s not going to have anything to do with this year.”
It’s a familiar mindset for champions trying to repeat the greatest achievement of their professional lives. But McVay excels at the deceptively simple art of getting his players in the right frame of mind to perform, and he thinks the Rams will have no hangover from last February and a clear vision toward next February.
“We’re still hungry, even if we just won,” edge rusher Justin Hollins said. “Everybody wants another one. It’s football heaven. We want to stay in football heaven, you know what I mean?”
After five winning seasons, four playoff berths, three NFC West titles, two Super Bowl trips and one championship, the Rams know they can trust McVay. His team won nine of 10 down the stretch last season, all the way to that thrilling finale in its home stadium.
The challenge looming this season feels even bigger, but the Rams also seem quite capable of handling it.
“We realize that now we’re the ones with the targets on our back,” center Brian Allen said. “We’re not chasing the Tampa Bays, the teams that won the year before. We know we’re going to have a tough schedule this year, and we’re going to get everyone’s best shot. Bring it on.”
So the mindset is in place to become the NFL’s first repeat champions in 18 years, and the talent appears to be sufficient as well. The cornerstones of the title team are nearly all in place, from Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp to Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey.
There were changes, of course: midseason rental Von Miller, cornerback Darious Williams and right guard Austin Corbett all left for more free-agent money elsewhere, and left tackle Andrew Whitworth retired after spending the last five seasons of his decorated 16-year career as a key part of McVay’s project.
What remains is execution, health and luck. The Rams excelled in all of those areas last season, and they’re hoping this year is just as generous.
“Just because we did something last year doesn’t mean anything’s going to happen this year,” Stafford said. “We’ve got to go out there and earn it. Those opportunities that we got to play in those games last year were earned. You ask yourself, what kind of opportunities are you willing to earn? It comes with sacrifice and hard work and being a great teammate.”
DYNAMIC DUO
The Rams acquired quality over quantity in free agency by adding receiver Allen Robinson and inside linebacker Bobby Wagner.
Returning home to Southern California after a decade in Seattle, Wagner will be the Rams’ defensive signal-caller and a major contributor at a position traditionally discounted in Los Angeles’ roster-building strategy.
Robinson appears to be poised for a prolific year after eight seasons with Jacksonville and Chicago. The physical pass-catcher has never played with a quarterback of Stafford’s caliber, and the Rams need Robinson to produce after they traded Robert Woods.
RAISE THE KUPP?
Kupp will be hard-pressed to duplicate last season’s feats: He won the NFL’s triple crown of receiving, earned the AP’s offensive player of the year award and received All-Pro honors before claiming the Super Bowl MVP trophy with the eventual winning TD catch.
But the ever-industrious Kupp claims he can be even better, citing his run blocking and certain nuances of route-running.
“I think there’s a lot of parts of the game that my game was lacking,” Kupp said.
FRESH STARTERS
The Rams must replace seven starters from their Super Bowl team. Miller’s absence will be felt, but the Rams already were a strong pass-rushing team with Donald, Leonard Floyd and Hollins applying pressure before Miller arrived.
David Long Jr. and returnee Troy Hill appear to be starting defensive backs, while veteran Coleman Shelton has replaced Corbett on the line. Joseph Noteboom takes over for Whitworth at left tackle, and Riley Dixon is replacing four-time All-Pro punter Johnny Hekker.
OBJ’S NEXT JOB
At some point in the season, Odell Beckham Jr.’s injured knee likely will be healed enough for the veteran receiver to decide his next step. The Rams are publicly campaigning for Beckham to return to the team with which he caught a TD pass in the Super Bowl, but if Beckham looks ready to contribute down the stretch, there will be competitors for his services.
The fact that Beckham hasn’t already re-signed with LA during his rehab seems to be a discouraging sign for a reunion, yet Beckham clearly still feels close to the Rams, who overwrote a portion of his dramatic past. Beckham could be a huge midseason addition for the second straight year, or he could follow Miller’s path out the door with a ring and a half-season of memories for slightly more money.
SCHEDULE
Even though 10 of their 17 games are at SoFi Stadium, the Rams’ slate is considered the toughest in the league by some metrics, starting from that difficult opening-night showdown with Miller’s Bills. Both chances to break their embarrassing regular-season losing streak to the rival 49ers occur in October, while long trips to Tampa Bay, New Orleans and Kansas City all loom in November — followed by a chilly date in Green Bay on Dec. 19. Los Angeles hosts Denver on Christmas and plays a “road” game against the Chargers on New Year’s Day.
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More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2022-08-24T20:23:03+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/rams-think-they-have-talent-tenacity-for-super-bowl-repeat/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
BEIJING (AP) — The crew of China’s orbiting space station has completed the first of several planned spacewalks of their six-month mission, pushing such activities into the realm of routine for the country’s astronauts.
The China Manned Space Agency said that, during Friday’s seven-hour extra-vehicular activity, Fei Junlong and Zhang Lu carried out a number of tasks, including installing extension pumps outside the Mengtian laboratory module. The third member of the Shenzhou-15 mission, Deng Qingming, assisted from inside the station. The three are scheduled to carry out several other spacewalks during their time on board.
China completed the Tiangong station in November with the addition of the third of three modules, centered on the Tianhe living and command module.
China built its own station after it was excluded from the International Space Station, largely due to U.S. objections over the Chinese space programs’ intimate ties to the People’s Liberation Army, the military wing of the ruling Communist Party.
International security concerns around China were underscored last week when the U.S. military shot down an alleged Chinese military spy balloon that had drifted across the continental United States. China has maintained it was a civilian weather balloon that blew off course.
Tiangong weighs about 66 tons — a fraction of the 465-ton International Space Station. It can accommodate up to six astronauts, though only three will be on board for each mission.
With a lifespan of 10 to 15 years, Tiangong could one day be the only space station still up and running if the ISS retires around the end of the decade as expected.
China in 2003 became the third government to send an astronaut into orbit on its own after the former Soviet Union and the United States. It conducted its first spacewalk in September 2008 and the tempo of such activities has increased since the launch of the Tianhe module in 2021.
The country has also chalked up uncrewed mission successes: Its Yutu-2 rover was the first to explore the little-known far side of the moon. Its Chang’e 5 probe also returned lunar rocks to Earth in December 2020 for the first time since the 1970s, and another Chinese rover is searching for evidence of life on Mars.
An eventual crewed mission to the moon is also under consideration, although no timeline has been offered. | 2023-02-10T05:16:27+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/china-space-station-crew-completes-spacewalk/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
PARADISE, Mont. (AP) — Crews could face a difficult cleanup task after a 25-car train derailment spilled powdered clay and cases of beer beside a scenic western Montana river, leaving some cars off the tracks in a narrow, century-old tunnel with limited access, officials said.
“It’s a terrible spot to get in and out of,” Bill Naegeli, manager for Sanders County Disaster and Emergency Services, said of the derailment on the Clark Fork River. “The biggest issue is the cars derailed inside the tunnel” with little clearance.
Montana Rail Link has said nobody was hurt and no hazardous materials spilled Sunday morning in the derailment that left some cars precariously close to the banks of the river and some slightly dipping into the water in an area where the railroad tracks run between the base of the mountain and the river.
Seven cars are believed derailed in the narrow tunnel where it will be hard to extricate them, Naegeli said.
The train derailed Sunday across the river from Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort in Paradise, spilling the clay and cases of Coors Light and Blue Moon beer, in cans and bottles, the Missoulian reported.
A tanker car carrying butane was on its side, but it did not leak, Naegeli said.
A boom was deployed across the river to secure any cans or bottles of beer that enter the water and to monitor for any possible diesel impacts after a small amount of fuel spilled on the dirt from two refrigerator cars that derailed, said Andy Garland, spokesperson for Montana Rail Link, in a statement Monday.
“MRL has been in communication with both local and federal authorities and will conduct any necessary site remediation, including impacted soil removal in coordination with DEQ,” Garland said.
Directly across the river, some guest cabins at Quinn’s resort were evacuated as a precaution, the Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District said in a social media post.
Denise Moreth, the resort’s general manager, told the Missoulian that front desk workers heard a “loud, rumbling crash, and then they heard the train derailment.”
Garland said Sunday it was unclear how long it would take to remove the derailed cars and repair the tracks and railroad bed, which appeared to have been damaged when the cars slid off the tracks. Crews were working in the area on Monday.
The derailed area can only be reached by vehicles traveling on the blocked railroad track or by taking a boat across the river, Garland said Sunday.
The cause of the derailment is still under investigation, officials said.
Federal regulators and members of Congress are urging railroads to do more to prevent derailments after recent fiery wrecks involving hazardous chemicals in Ohio and Minnesota prompted evacuations.
Rail accidents including derailments have been trending downward in the U.S. as the number of miles traveled by trains decreases.
However, the rate of accidents per mile has been increasing, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. Railway unions contend rail transportation has become riskier in recent years following widespread job cuts.
Most rail accidents involve freight trains, and fatalities involving passenger trains are rare. | 2023-04-04T08:17:03+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/hard-cleanup-montana-train-derailment-spills-beer-and-clay/ |
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — Branden Grace won LIV Golf’s first stop on American soil, an event that drew critics and protestors alike because of the upstart series’ funding by Saudi Arabia.
Grace closed with a 7-under 65 on Saturday to finish at 13 under in the 54-hole tournament at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. The 34-year-old South African won $4 million.
The fledgling LIV series, fronted by CEO Greg Norman and funded by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, aims to challenge the PGA Tour. It has lured some players, including Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson, with the promise of big signing bonuses, hefty prize purses and fewer events.
Grace beat Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz by two strokes.
“Played flawless golf, played really, really well when I needed to do something special and came up and managed to pull it out,” Grace said. “But just what a great day, it was amazing to come here, this new format, this new everything is amazing and everybody here is having a blast.”
Ortiz, ranked No. 119 in the world, shot a 69. Johnson (71) finished four back with Patrick Reed (67).
The 48-man field in Oregon competed for a $20 million purse, with an additional $5 million prize fund for a team competition. There was no cut and even the last-place finisher earned a payday of $120,000. Charl Schwartzel won the tour’s inaugural event outside of London (and the team portion) and pocketed $4.75 million.
The Four Aces team, led by Johnson, won the team competition at Pumpkin Ridge.
LIV Golf also announced Saturday that English player Pat Casey has joined the series. Casey, 44, has won three times on the PGA Tour and 15 times on the European Tour, and is ranked No. 26 in the world. He has not played a tournament round since March because of injuries.
The PGA Tour has responded to the upstart tour by suspending every active member who competed in the first LIV event. Those who played in Oregon were also suspended unless they resign their tour memberships.
LIV Golf has been dogged by criticism since its inception, well before it came to tiny North Plains, about 20 miles west of downtown Portland.
The city’s mayor and 10 fellow mayors from nearby communities wrote the course’s Texas-based owner weeks ago, objecting that the event did not align with community values because of Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses, including the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
A group of families whose loved ones were killed by the terrorist attack on Sept. 11 came to North Plains on the tournament’s opening day to protest the event. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on that day in 2001 were Saudi citizens. The group plans a more sizeable demonstration for the next stop at Bedminster in New Jersey.
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon called out the tour for “sportswashing” to detract from Saudi Arabia’s human rights record. Wyden pointed to the 2016 hit-and-run death of 15-year-old Fallon Smart in Portland. A Saudi national was accused in the case but vanished before trial, and U.S. officials believe he was spirited out of the country with the help of the Saudi government. A protestor at the entrance on Friday held a sign that read “Fallon Smart, 2000-2016.”
The players faced tough questions before the tournament about their involvement, with most reciting pat answers and maintaining that golf can be a “force for good.” Others complained about the structure and grind of the PGA Tour.
LIV Golf touts that it’s “golf, but louder.” In addition to the simultaneous team competition, the tournaments feature shotgun starts, interactive fan activities and hip-hop blaring on the driving range.
Crowds on Saturday were better than Thursday and Friday. LIV Golf said it was a sellout, but would not reveal the number of tickets sold.
The tour’s next event is set for July 29-31 at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. Casey is expected to join at that time.
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More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-03T06:44:27+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/sports/ap-sports/branden-grace-wins-liv-golfs-first-us-tournament/ |
NEW ORLEANS — The game was only five minutes old, but new Ravens middle linebacker Roquan Smith’s impact was evident.
On second-and-3 at their own 29-yard line, the New Orleans Saints ran Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara behind the left guard and Smith slipped inside the gap to stop Kamara one yard short of a first down.
On the next play, the Saints ran Kamara off left tackle, only to have Smith beat a block and then double up with cornerback Marlon Humphrey to stop Kamara for no gain.
Ouch.
The Ravens haven’t had this type of physical presence in the middle since the days of Ray Lewis, who retired at the end of the 2012 season.
Let’s get this out of the way immediately: No one is comparing Smith with a Hall of Famer like Lewis. But the Ravens finally have a thumper in the middle.
A week after being acquired in a trade from the Chicago Bears, Smith finished with five tackles in his team debut as the Ravens beat the Saints, 27-13, on Monday night.
It’s hard to compare any defense with the Ravens’ record-setting group in 2000 and just as hard to get excited about a strong effort against a team that has Andy Dalton as the starting quarterback, but the addition of Smith creates a lot of opportunities to improve.
The Ravens (6-3) should get better because they have a bye week before facing the Carolina Panthers (2-6) on Nov. 20 at M&T Bank Stadium.
“I think y’all saw it,” said outside linebacker Justin Houston, who became the first Ravens player to record 2 1/2 sacks and an interception in a single game. “The plays that he made — I know there was a third-and-1 and he just came out of nowhere. He’s going to help this defense a lot to be where we want to be. We needed a guy like that, and I am so happy we were able to get him. I think that was crazy for them [Chicago] to let him go. I think he is one of the best linebackers in the game and to add him to this defense, that’s scary.”
Scary seemed to be an appropriate word in the Ravens’ locker room.
“Definitely,” Smith said. “I’m going to get accustomed, and it’s going to be scary after I get it all down pat, so I’m excited. I love the way [defensive coordinator] Mike [Macdonald] calls the game, so I think there’s going to be so many great things in store for us.”
Smith is one of the reasons why Houston played so well. The Ravens held New Orleans to 48 rushing yards on 15 attempts, while Kamara had just 30 yards on nine carries. When a team becomes one-dimensional, “go-fetch” players like Houston can just rush with reckless abandon.
It becomes worse for a quarterback like Dalton, who stares down his receivers and usually throws to his first option.
The Ravens finished with four sacks and seven hits on Dalton, the former Cincinnati Bengals starter. They batted down six passes. Smith can’t get total credit for the improved play, but he has helped change the dynamic.
“He played very well,” coach John Harbaugh said of Smith. “He made a few tackles in the run game; they were running some of the [run-pass options] in there, and he slipped in there and made a couple tackles on plays that could have gone a little further. He’s a heck of a player, heck of a guy. To come in and learn the defense that quickly says a lot about him.
“So, the defense deserves a lot of credit. [The Saints] basically had two two-minute drives, [that] was really all they really did throughout the course of the game. I think the stats would have been phenomenal, but those are two legitimate drives. We’ll look at those two drives, but I was proud of the way the guys played.”
Another beneficiary of Smith’s addition is weakside linebacker Patrick Queen. The 2020 first-round draft pick has never been a shock-and-shed type, relying more on speed and instincts. The ideal situation is to allow him to go straight ahead on blitzes.
On one play, the Ravens lined Smith up in the A gap in a passing situation. On the snap of the ball, he dropped into coverage, which allowed Queen to get a free run at Dalton. The play didn’t result in a sack, but it forces teams to prepare for that same look. Eventually, the sacks will come.
The addition of Smith also allows Macdonald to be more creative. In the fourth quarter, he blitzed both rookie safety Kyle Hamilton and Humphrey off the edge on the same play.
Macdonald can gamble a bit more because Smith finally gives the Ravens a middle linebacker who can cover a tight end or a running back like Kamara out of the backfield.
There are just more options, as evidenced by the Ravens allowing just 243 total yards against New Orleans. Each defensive stop allows the Ravens’ offense to control the ball and gives quarterback Lamar Jackson more chances to make an explosive play. The Ravens had a 15-minute advantage in time of possession Monday.
“I think this gives us a big boost,” Houston said of the win. “I think we know who we are. I think we had a lot of growing pains at the beginning of the season, and we are still growing. We still left a lot of plays out there tonight. The thing is what we have in mind as a defense is that it is every man in that room.
“It’s not just one or two guys. It’s the whole defense. We got a bunch of hungry dogs and they really want it. The sky is the limit and I think that is what we have.” | 2022-11-08T15:08:02+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/bs-sp-preston-ravens-roquan-smith-impact-saints-20221108-ndoct4zf5bfmhgmmd6z6a23o7m-story.html |
MONTREAL, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), the one-stop commerce platform for merchants around the world to simplify, scale, and create exceptional customer experiences, today announced that Merline Saintil is stepping down from its Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2022.
Saintil served on Lightspeed's Board for over two years and currently serves on the board of several technology companies, including Rocket Lab, GitLab, TD SYNNEX, Symbotic, and Evolv Technology.
"On behalf of our Board and management team, we thank Merline for her commitment and significant contributions to Lightspeed," said Dax Dasilva, Founder and Executive Chair of Lightspeed. "Since joining the Board, Merline, with her deep technology and product expertise, has provided us with perspectives that have helped Lightspeed achieve important milestones and paved the way for future success."
"It has been an honor to work with Lightspeed's Board and leadership team," said Saintil. "While I remain a strong believer in the Company and its strategy, I must step away at this time to give appropriate focus to my responsibilities serving on the boards of a number of other public companies."
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.
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- Collaboration places emphasis on personalized medicine; brings together key precision diagnostic and treatment delivery tools aimed at creating shorter, more comfortable and more effective treatments for patients
CHICAGO and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GE Healthcare and Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) announced today that they have signed a global commercial collaboration agreement designed to provide solutions that make it possible for more healthcare teams around the world to tailor patients' care at every stage of their treatment journey. The two companies will make available a comprehensive offering that brings together GE Healthcare's precision diagnostic tools and Accuray Incorporated's innovative radiation therapy delivery capabilities to advance the practice of radiation therapy and help deliver personalized care to patients diagnosed with cancer.
The practice of radiation therapy requires high quality imaging to determine the size, shape and characteristics of tumors, and sophisticated delivery technology to help precisely target tumors, while differentiating and minimizing dose to healthy tissue. As advanced imaging continues to enable earlier diagnosis and identification of smaller lesions - the need for precision and accuracy of treatment will be of equal importance to enable clinicians to diagnose and treat earlier stage cancers with confidence. By bringing together GE Healthcare's imaging solutions and Accuray radiation therapy technologies, the collaboration seeks to improve diagnosis and treatment across the spectrum of cancer care. The collaboration will initially focus on addressing challenges in the treatment of lung and brain cancers – with an emphasis on early detection; functional diagnostics to better inform planning decisions; and targeted, precise treatment delivery. Additionally, GE Healthcare and Accuray Incorporated will seek to drive digitalization and interoperability as healthcare systems look to build cancer care pathway solutions and streamline workflows in radiation oncology.
"Personalized medicine demands precision in both diagnosis and delivery," said Jan Makela, President & CEO of Imaging for GE Healthcare. "As we continue to build out our oncology offerings to help enable more precise, connected and compassionate care, we are committed to helping cancer care providers gain the upper hand through our suite of diagnostic technologies that help improve detection, as well as clinical and operational efficiency. In the face of complex diagnoses, we work to make the first image count in order to help shorten the window from diagnosis to treatment. We're excited about the opportunity to work with Accuray and expand access to our advanced imaging tools as we aim to provide a pathway to earlier diagnosis and better treatment options."
"The radiation therapy community is redefining personalized medicine with advances in technology that improve the cancer care continuum, from diagnosis to survivorship. For Accuray, this involves a continuous focus on innovation of our treatment planning and delivery technologies to help ensure medical care teams can deliver the most precise radiation treatments possible in the shortest amount of time," said Suzanne Winter, President & CEO of Accuray. "In 2022 it is estimated that more than one million U.S. cancer patients will receive treatment with radiation therapy1*. This statistic underscores the importance of our collaboration with GE Healthcare, a global leader in healthcare committed to creating best-in-class oncology solutions, to elevate the visibility of our solutions and ultimately, make potentially life-saving radiation therapy treatments available to more people."
As two U.S. based companies with a broad global reach, GE Healthcare and Accuray are committed to solutions designed with standard interoperability and interfaces that will allow integration with any vendor's systems providing customers with increased flexibility and choice. The agreement allows each party to continue to cooperate with other technologies. The collaboration will expand the reach for both companies to providers that want access to precise, accurate, and innovative solutions from diagnosis to treatment.
GE Healthcare is the $17.7 billion healthcare business of GE (NYSE: GE). As a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics and digital solutions innovator, GE Healthcare enables clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services, supported by its Edison intelligence platform. With over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 48,000 employees globally, the company operates at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health, digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and improve outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and researchers around the world.
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Accuray is committed to expanding the powerful potential of radiation therapy to improve as many lives as possible. We invent unique, market-changing solutions designed to deliver radiation treatments for even the most complex cases—while making commonly treatable cases even easier—to meet the full spectrum of patient needs. We are dedicated to continuous innovation in radiation therapy for oncology, neuro-radiosurgery, and beyond, as we partner with clinicians and administrators, empowering them to help patients get back to their lives, faster. Accuray is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with facilities worldwide. To learn more, visit www.accuray.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
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1 This is a calculation based on information found on the American Cancer Society website: Estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2022 (In 2022, there will be an estimated 1.9 million new cancer cases diagnosed, and 609,360 cancer deaths in the United States). Many people with cancer need treatment with radiation therapy. In fact, more than half (about 60%) of people with cancer have radiation therapy.
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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
Washington — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell significantly last week, a sign that the labor market remains strong even as the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates in an effort to cool the economy and slow inflation.
Applications for jobless claims fell to 211,000 for the week ending Dec. 10, down by 20,000 from the previous week’s 231,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Jobless claims are seen as a proxy for layoffs, and last week's level was the lowest in more than two months.
The four-week moving average of claims, which evens out some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 3,000 to 227,250.
About 1.67 million people were receiving jobless aid the week that ended Dec. 3, up 1,000 from the week before.
American workers have extraordinary job security at the moment, despite an economy some see in danger of tipping into a recession due to the aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve this year. The Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate seven times since March in an effort to slow the economy and bring down prices that are gobbling up Americans' paychecks.
On Wednesday, the Fed raised its short-term lending rate by 0.5 percentage points, a smaller increase than the previous four increases of 0.75 percentage points. Its key rate now stands in a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, the highest in 15 years.
In somewhat of a surprise, Fed policymakers forecast that their key short-term rate will reach a range of 5% to 5.25% by the end of 2023. That suggests that the Fed is poised to raise its rate by an additional three-quarters of a point and leave it there through next year.
Fed officials have signaled that to slow inflation, the unemployment rate needs to be at least 4%. Currently, the unemployment rate is 3.7%, a couple of ticks above a half-century low. U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs last month. There are nearly two job openings for every unemployed American.
Some economists expect the U.S. to slip into a recession next year as the Fed’s rate hikes increase borrowing costs and slow economic activity.
The housing market has been hit the hardest as mortgage rates that have more than doubled from a year ago have pushed many would-be buyers out of the market. Sales of previously occupied homes have fallen for nine straight months.
The technology and real estate sectors have been outliers in an otherwise robust job market, with Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, DoorDash, BuzzFeed, Redfin and Compass all announcing significant layoffs in recent months. | 2022-12-15T17:22:20+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/12/15/unemployment-benefits-fewer-americans-apply/69731221007/ |
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
01-18-34-35-38
(one, eighteen, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-eight)
Estimated jackpot: $345,000
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
01-18-34-35-38
(one, eighteen, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-eight)
Estimated jackpot: $345,000 | 2022-11-05T04:57:09+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Hit-5-game-17560369.php |
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