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Pine Island teacher/coach arrested and charged with sexually assaulting student
Published: May. 26, 2023 at 9:44 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
PINE ISLAND, Minn. (KTTC) – A Pine Island teacher and coach was arrested for suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student.
According to Rochester Police Department (RPD), 24-year-old Lindsey Schneeberger of Rochester was arrested Thursday after she was accused of assaulting the student at her home in Rochester.
Schneeberger is listed as a Physical Education teacher at Pine Island schools.
She is currently awaiting arraignment at the Olmsted County Detention Center.
Copyright 2023 KTTC. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-26T15:55:49+00:00 | kttc.com | https://www.kttc.com/2023/05/26/pine-island-teachercoach-arrested-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-student/ |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Editor's note: The above video is from an earlier Webb Space Telescope discovery in March 2023.
The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet: the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth.
NASA unveiled the latest snapshot Wednesday, revealing 50 baby stars in a cloud complex 390 light-years away. The region is relatively quiet yet full of illuminated gases, jets of hydrogen and even dense cocoons of dust with the delicate beginnings of even more stars.
“Prepare to be awestruck!” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson tweeted, noting that the image “presents star birth as an impressionistic masterpiece.”
“One year in & the adventure has only just begun!” added NASA’s second in command, Pamela Melroy.
All of the young stars appear to be no bigger than our sun. Scientists said the breathtaking shot provides the best clarity yet of this brief phase of a star’s life.
"Our own sun experienced a phase like this, long ago, and now we have the technology to see the beginning of another’s star’s story,” Klaus Pontoppidan, who served until recently as project scientist, said in a statement.
This cloud complex, known as Rho Ophiuchi, is the closest-star forming region to Earth. With no stars in the foreground of the photo, NASA noted, the details stand out all the more. Some of the stars display shadows indicating possible planets in the making, according to NASA.
Webb — the largest and most powerful astronomical observatory ever launched into space — has been churning out cosmic beauty shots for the past year. The first pictures from the $10 billion infrared telescope were unveiled last July, six months after its liftoff from French Guiana.
It’s considered the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, orbiting Earth for 33 years. A joint NASA-European Space Agency effort, Webb scans the universe from a more distant perch, 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away.
Still ahead for Webb: Astronomers hope to behold the earliest stars and galaxies of the universe while scouring the cosmos for any hints of life.
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The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content. | 2023-07-12T13:20:49+00:00 | ktvb.com | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/nation-world/webb-space-telescope-captures-moment-of-stellar-birth-dramatic-close-up-50-baby-stars/507-556734df-2453-4833-bd8b-f08410840148 |
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — In one of his first acts as Nebraska’s governor, Republican Jim Pillen named his predecessor to the state’s vacant U.S. Senate seat on Thursday.
Pillen surprised no one in naming fellow Republican Pete Ricketts to the seat vacated Sunday by Ben Sasse.
The governor said 111 people applied for the vacant seat and nine people — all Republicans — were interviewed. He said he chose Ricketts based on their shared conservatism and Ricketts’ promise that he would later run to be elected to the seat.
“I don’t believe in placeholders. I believe that every day matters. … Placeholders don’t have any accountability to the people,” Pillen said.
Ricketts said he would fight for conservative values and a strong national defense, and would work to hold leaders in Washington accountable for waste and fraud.
“This is an unexpected opportunity,” Ricketts said. “I am humbled and grateful.”
He also promised to continue Sasse’s vocal criticism of the Chinese Communist Party, saying he will work with Republican colleagues in the Senate to reduce China’s geopolitical influence.
Ricketts’ appointment came even after some fellow Republicans expressed reservations about Pillen selecting his benefactor.
Pillen was elected in November in large part because of Ricketts’ backing, which included more than $100,000 of his own money contributed directly to Pillen’s campaign. Ricketts also gave nearly $1.3 million this year to the political action committee Conservative Nebraska, which ran a slew of attack ads against Pillen’s primary opponents, including the Trump-backed candidate, Charles Herbster.
The reproach was repeated Thursday by state Democrats.
“Gov. Pillen appointed Pete Ricketts in order to pay him back for buying the governor’s seat,” Nebraska Democratic Party Chairwoman Jane Kleeb said in a statement. “This is the most blatant pay-to-play scheme we’ve seen in our state, and it’s happening right in front of us all. Nebraskans deserve a Senator who will work for them, not someone who buys elections as a hobby.”
On Thursday, Pillen rejected criticism that his selection of Ricketts amounted to backroom dealing.
“Anybody who knows me knows that’s just not in my DNA,” Pillen said, adding that he has “way too much respect for Nebraskans” to select anyone he didn’t believe would be elected by the majority of voters.
Pillen handily defeated Democrat Carol Blood in the November general election in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat as governor since 1994. But the GOP primary was much closer, with Pillen squeezing past Herbster to win the nomination in a nine-person race.
Ricketts will serve two years before a special election is held in 2024 to finish out the last two years of Sasse’s term. He would then have to seek reelection in 2026 for a full six-year term.
Sasse announced last fall that he would be leaving the Senate just two years into his second six-year term to take a job as president of the University of Florida.
Ricketts steps into his new role as one of the richest senators in the chamber, with a reputation for using that wealth to back conservative causes and candidates. Ricketts put his net worth at about $50 million when he ran for a second term as governor in 2018.
Ricketts is expected to be sworn in when the U.S. Senate reconvenes on Jan. 23. | 2023-01-13T04:40:22+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/ap-political/ap-nebraska-governor-names-predecessor-to-us-senate-seat/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — A local non-profit is providing free essentials for foster parents and kids in foster care.
The Villages of Indiana offers free clothes, school supplies, toiletries and other items at their Villages shop.
When a child is placed in foster care, it can happen with little to no notice to prepare. That can put a stressful financial burden on the families. This is meant to help relieve that.
“It’s very important. When my kids come in here, they usually get like a duffle bag you know, and they get whatever they need,” said foster parent Mary Sizemore. She currently has four foster kids, and they are all teenagers.
“A lot of people don’t really want to deal with the teenagers. They think that the teenagers are going to come in and cause problems, but I’ve had really good success stories with our teenagers.”
She says the Village Shop has really helped her out, and she knows it helps other foster families too.
“I mean you’ve got foster parents who do emergency placements, and you have a kid coming through the middle of the night who has nothing and you’re able to come up here to get what you need,” said Sizemore.
“For foster families or foster parents, they really don’t get a big stipend from the state and it’s a financial burden,” said Villages’ community engagement manager Krista Hays.
Families are able to bring their kids in to pick out what they want.
“Just to see the look on their face to be able to go through the racks and look at something and be like, ‘I like this,'” said Hays.
Sizemore says it’s a huge resource, but they could benefit from more donations of larger sizer for older kids.
“The Villages gave all the kids coats, we had a hard time getting coats because they were mainly for the smaller youth and not our teenagers.”
Anyone interested in donating to the Villages can visit their website for more information. | 2022-06-06T14:52:55+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/morning-news/pay-it-forward/non-profit-provides-resources-for-foster-kids-including-often-overlooked-teens/ |
ATLANTA (AP) — Five of the 19 students in teacher Chelsea Grant’s third grade classroom are reading below grade level.
When it’s time to read aloud on a recent Friday, the students show vastly different levels of skill and confidence.
“Remember you read with expression, feeling and fluency,” Grant told her Atlanta students. “I want to feel it.”
Two girls puff up their chests and read like they’re trying out for the school play, while the rest stay seated. Some read slowly and haltingly. Many trip over tricky words – “phosphorescent” and “radiance” – and a few get stuck on simpler ones. Others don’t volunteer at all.
Grant’s students -– “my babies” as she calls them –- spent the better part of the 2020-2021 school year learning from home. It was first grade, a crucial year for learning to read.
Many are still far behind.
Mounting evidence from around the country shows that students who spent most of the time learning remotely during the 2020-2021 school year, many of them Black and Latino, lost about half of an academic year of learning. That’s twice as much as their peers who studied in person that year.
Third graders are at a particularly delicate moment. This is the year when they must master reading or risk school failure. Everything after third grade will require reading comprehension to learn math, social studies and science. Students who don’t read fluently by the end of third grade are more likely to struggle in the future, and even drop out, studies show.
“Those students are very vulnerable,” said John King Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Education and president of the Education Trust, a Washington, D.C., think tank that advocates for improving access to high-quality education for low-income students and students of color.
“You just worry, are kids going to get all they need? If not, there’s the risk of a lost generation of students.”
Atlanta has taken more drastic steps than most other cities to make up for that lost learning. The 50,000-student district was one of the only school systems to extend the school day. Elementary school students attend seven hours of school, half an hour more than before the pandemic.
“We know that part of the best practice (to improve) performance is to have time with students,” said Atlanta Superintendent Lisa Herring in a recent interview. She and her team settled on adding time to the school day because it was one of the only things they could control, she said. They also added summer school seats, but couldn’t require it for most students.
During the extra 30 minutes, students who are behind attend small-group tutoring. If done well, tutoring has a greater impact than most other interventions, studies show.
Grant’s student Malaysia Thomas, 8, attended summer school for reading and math, and now attends small-group tutoring for both subjects. “It’s fun,” Thomas said of tutoring. “But there are all of these big words I can’t read.”
Her mother, Diamond Anderson, interjects: “I have seen her tremendously improve … and I’m grateful for any extra help,” she said.
Brandi Thomas noticed her daughter Drew, who is also in Grant’s class, fell behind during the pandemic. Her daughter wasn’t able to solve problems or answer questions as quickly as most of the other students. And she couldn’t read well. “She was frustrated that she couldn’t keep up. It was hard to watch her struggle,” Thomas said.
Drew wasn’t able to attend summer school because her mother, a single parent and hairdresser, needed to work as many hours as possible during the summer to support her family. But Drew has attended tutoring at school.
Thomas went a step further last year and hired her own tutor for Drew, three times a week.” I just knew it would take a village to get her up to speed,” she said. With that extra help, Drew can now “read backwards and forwards,” said Thomas.
Even with all Atlanta is doing, some experts are wondering if that city, never mind other districts, is doing enough to help students become proficient readers and master other subjects.
Los Angeles added four optional days to this year’s school calendar, added summer school capacity and has left it up to schools to decide how to provide tutoring. New York City created an afterschool program for students with special needs to receive tutoring and other services and plans to reduce class sizes at certain schools. Boston adopted a new approach to teaching children to read, added summer school seats and contracted an online tutoring company for students to use at home.
Evidence from around the country shows that even when schools provide some of these services, such as optional after school tutoring or summer school, many parents aren’t using them.
“I don’t think most school districts have a realistic sense of what it’s actually going to take to make up for the losses,” said Harvard University economist Thomas Kane, who has studied the impact of the pandemic on student learning. He advocates for extending the school year by four to five weeks, for a couple of years, although he admits the idea is politically unpopular.
Atlanta’s plan, which extends the school day and offers tutoring for a total of three years, “would seem to be enough –- at least on paper,” Kane wrote in an email. Students would need to attend enough days of summer school, which is often a challenge for districts, and small group tutoring sessions would need to be small with three children or fewer.
He estimates Atlanta students lost a total of 18 weeks of instruction in math and 12 weeks in reading between March 2020 and the end of the 2020-2021 school year. The longer school day and summer school give those kids a little less than six weeks in extra time.
Atlanta school leaders say their testing shows students are making improvements, but wouldn’t say what percentage are seeing growth or whether they’re on track to become proficient.
“There’s clearly some areas where we need to hone in even more,” said Herring. “We’ve got some work to do. … But there is urgency to make up for the disruptions.”
In the meantime, some parents won’t wait and are finding the extra resources on their own. Brandi Thomas says hiring her own tutor for her daughter was the right thing to do.
The other day the mother and daughter were at a stop light, and Drew started reading a billboard advertising a law firm. “She read the words ‘attorney’ and ‘settlement,’ ” Brandi said. “I was like, ‘OK! You can read.’ ”
Thomas doesn’t plan to give up the private tutor for her daughter. “I just can’t let her fall behind,” she said.
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The Associated Press education team receives support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The AP is solely responsible for all content. | 2022-08-31T10:23:35+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-high-stakes-year-begins-for-kids-still-learning-to-read/ |
(The Hill) – Comedian Chris Rock said he has declined an invitation to host the next Academy Awards in the wake of his physical altercation with actor Will Smith at this year’s ceremony.
Rock made the remarks during a comedy show in Phoenix on Sunday, also telling those in attendance that he declined an appearance in a Super Bowl commercial as well, according to the Arizona Republic.
The 57-year-old comedian said returning to the Oscars after telling a joke that got him slapped by this year’s eventual “best actor” winner would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to go back to the restaurant,” the Arizona Republic reported.
“He’s bigger than me,” Rock said. “The state of Nevada would not sanction a fight between me and Will Smith.”
While presenting at the Academy Awards in March, Rock made a disparaging joke about the hair of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, referencing actress Demi Moore’s appearance in the 1997 film “G.I. Jane.”
Pinkett Smith, the host of Facebook’s Red Table Talk, has been vocal about her struggles with alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss.
Smith then walked on stage and slapped Rock before returning to his front-row seat.
In response, the Academy’s Board of Governors announced they have placed Smith on a 10-year ban from attending any Academy event.
Smith issued a public apology to Rock last month.
“Chris, I apologize to you,” he said in an Instagram post, adding that he has reached out to Rock to talk out their differences. “My behavior was unacceptable. And I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.” | 2022-08-30T14:52:04+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/entertainment-news/chris-rock-says-he-declined-invite-to-host-the-oscars-next-year/ |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – An Arkansas woman is praising a teenager who drove miles out of his way to return a wallet he found in the parking lot of a Walmart on Thursday.
Dee Harkrider, 61, said she had no idea she had left her wallet behind in a shopping cart at the Forrest City, Arkansas, store, and was amazed when she learned a young man had found the wallet and was headed her way.
“Anybody could have picked that up,” said Harkrider. “He could have just taken it into the store, but he took it upon himself to bring it to me. I’m just overwhelmed.”
Nineteen-year-old Delivontae Johnson said he went to Walmart to replace a tire. He said he parked in a pharmacy spot and immediately noticed the wallet.
“I wasn’t supposed to be parking in that spot but thank God I did,” said Johnson.
Johnson said he found Harkrider’s driver’s license, started driving to her home in Wynne, and was able to get in touch with her through Facebook.
“I live in Wynne, but I was in Palestine. So, that young man detoured and came to Palestine and brought me my wallet,” said Harkrider.
The two met up in the parking lot of a restaurant. Harkrider said she hugged Johnson and asked him to take a picture with her to post on Facebook because she was grateful for what he had done.
“I wanted people to know what this young man had done for me. I had to share it,” Harkrider said.
Harkrider also gave Johnson a $20 bill tucked inside her wallet and said she wished she could have done more.
“No, ma’am. It was more than I expected,” said Johnson.
Johnson, an East Arkansas Community College student, said he was glad to have the gas money. He also said his mom was proud of him.
“She said I did a good job. I’m glad she raised me to be the man I am today,” Johnson said.
Johnson and Harkrider are now Facebook friends and even found out they have a friend in common. Johnson said she wants people to know there are still good people out there who want to help each other.
“God watched over me. He brought this angel into my life,” she said. “God sends people for a reason into each other’s lives.”
Johnson said that a week earlier, he had blown out his tire after hitting a pothole on his way to church. He said he was happy things worked out the way they did.
“I once heard in church from a pastor the devil will strike before God begins to bless,” Johnson said.
Harkrider said she has no doubt God will bless Johnson for his act of kindness and hopes they stay in touch for years to come.
“You’re stuck with me now,” joked Harkrider. | 2023-01-18T03:21:02+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/good-news/arkansas-grandma-befriends-teen-after-he-returns-lost-wallet/ |
The Team Behind Award-Winning Jamaican Restaurant Jrk! Launches Line of Flavorful Jerk Sauces
MIAMI, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sauces by Jrk! is excited to announce the launch of their line of handcrafted Jamaican sauces. Behind Sauces by Jrk! is the acclaimed team from Miami's award-winning Jamaican restaurant, Jrk!, which includes Executive Chef Wayne Sharpe and Culinary Consultant Chef Stephen Brown. The trio of sauces, consisting of a Bonnet Hot Sauce, a Jerk Ranch, and a Jerk Sauce, were created with authenticity and flavor top of mind.
The Sauces by Jrk! team strives to bring the flavors of Kingston to their customers' kitchens, offering products that feature fresh and clean ingredients. Flavors are available in the following bundles:
+ The Variety Pack ($39.95) - One of each of their famous sauces. The perfect introduction to a world of Jamaican flavor.
+ Bonnet Hot Sauce Pack ($41.95) - A 3-pack of their spiciest sauce with a burst of flavor. The fan favorite hot sauce is made with only the finest, locally-sourced Jamaican scotch bonnet peppers.
+ Jerk Ranch Pack ($44.95) - A 3-pack of their Jerk Ranch - classic, creamy ranch meets their signature Jerk Sauce for a mouthwatering kick.
+ Jerk Sauce Pack ($47.95) - A 3-pack of Chef Wayne's signature Jerk Sauce with the perfect combination of heat.
"Chef Wayne has a uniquely creative mind, and together we are injecting something fresh, fun, and delicious into traditional Jamaican food," says Chef Stephen Brown. "We've transformed Chef Wayne's original recipes into inspired, flavorful sauces that will turn Sauces by Jrk! into a category-defining consumer brand."
Executive Chef Wayne Sharpe, a Jamaican native, brought his passion and knowledge of Jamaican cuisine and culture to Miami. His 20 years of business and kitchen management experience culminated in the opening of Jrk! in December 2020. Now the signature Jrk! flavors that the Miami community and beyond have grown to love are available online, giving people everywhere the ability to recreate those flavors at home. During the development of Sauces by Jrk!, culinary professional and entrepreneur Chef Stephen Brown drew inspiration from his 10-plus years of industry experience and his passion to create memorable flavors.
"I want every dreamer to know that dreams can come true; if you can think it, see it, feel it - then it's possible," says Executive Chef Wayne Sharpe. "Passion and research have led to the creation of these three incredible flavors that will change how the modern consumer interacts with Jamaican cuisine."
For more information and to place your order today, visit www.saucesbyjrk.com and follow the team @saucesbyjrk on Instagram and TikTok
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SOURCE Sauces by Jrk! | 2022-09-30T13:48:45+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/09/30/sauces-by-jrk-now-available/ |
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER TODAY
LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, UMe announces the release of EP3 featuring four brand new tracks from Ringo Starr, to be released on September 16, 2022, pre-order HERE. These four new tracks were all recorded at Starr's Roccabella West studio just as he did for his Change The World and Zoom In EPs, featuring longtime collaborators Steve Lukather, Linda Perry, Dave Koz, José Antonio Rodriguez, and Bruce Sugar. Ringo's instantly recognizable vocals, feel-good lyrics, easy-breezy melodies, and frequent and new collaborators created songs that span the spectrum of pop, country, reggae and rock and roll. EP3 will be available September 16th digitally and on CD, and on 10" vinyl and as a limited edition translucent royal blue cassette on November 18, 2022.
"I am in my studio writing and recording every chance I get. It's what I have always done and will continue to do, and releasing EPs more frequently allows me to continue to be creative and give each song a little more love." - RINGO
- World Go Round
- Everyone and Everything
- Let's Be Friends
- Free Your Soul (feat. Dave Koz and José Antonio Rodriguez)
The upbeat rocker "World Go Round," written by Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams, continues to spread Ringo's positive message of hope and togetherness. The track features Ringo on vocals, drums, and percussion, Steve Lukather on guitar, Joseph Williams on keyboards, with background vocals provided by Joseph Willams, Billy Valentine, Zelma Davis and Maiya Sykes.
Written by Linda Perry, "Everyone and Everything" captures the classic Ringo Starr sound and features Ringo on vocals, drums and percussion along with Linda Perry on guitar and percussion. Billy Mohler lays down bass and guitar, Damon Fox provides melotron, piano and wurly, with all background vocals by Linda Perry, Billy Valentine, Zelma Davis and Maiya Sykes.
Featuring an infectious dance groove, "Let's Be Friends" was written by Ringo's longtime engineer Bruce Sugar along with Sam Hollander, with Ringo Starr handling vocal and drum duties, Nathan East on bass, Steve Lukather playing guitar, Bruce Sugar on keyboards, percussion and horn arrangement, handclaps and percussion by Sam Hollander, and Billy Valentine, Zelma Davis and Maiya Sykes on background vocals.
Written by Ringo Starr and Bruce Sugar, the soothing, rhythmic sound of "Free Your Soul" transports the listener to an island beach on a clear warm night under a full moon. With Ringo on vocals, drums and handclaps, the song also features Dave Koz on tenor sax and José Antonio Rodriguez on nylon guitar, Nathan East on bass, Bruce Sugar on keyboards, percussion and horn arrangement, and Billy Valentine, Zelma Davis and Maiya Sykes providing backing vocals.
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SOURCE Universal Music Enterprises | 2022-07-29T14:07:41+00:00 | wcjb.com | https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/07/29/ringo-starr-releases-ep3-featuring-4-new-tracks/ |
Weintraub succeeds Daniel Neal, who moves into Executive Chairman role
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kajeet®, a world-class provider of managed IoT connectivity solutions and private wireless networks, appointed Ben Weintraub as the company's new CEO effective January 1, 2023. Weintraub previously served as president and COO, during which time he helped lead the company's significant growth and developed a streamlined approach to business. Weintraub succeeds Daniel Neal, who together founded Kajeet in 2003. Neal will now serve as executive chair of the board for Kajeet. This announcement aligns with Kajeet's 20th year in business.
"The timing is right for Ben to take on the role of CEO," commented Daniel Neal. "We started this journey over 20 years ago and Ben has been an integral part of our success along the way. His laser-focused determination has been a key factor in the development of many of the systems, technologies, and processes that that have brought success to Kajeet and its many customers. It is time for Ben to continue to take Kajeet to new heights, building upon the Kajeet entrepreneurial spirit."
Weintraub will focus his efforts on company growth, continued technology innovation, and delivering customer value in the IoT space. As executive chair of the board, Neal will remain active in building the Kajeet brand. Both leaders have been strong proponents of "Connectivity for Good" over the past 20 years with a passion aimed at closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States. That commitment has expanded into other areas such as healthcare, where the lack of connectivity can adversely impact the health of society's most vulnerable.
"I am honored and excited to take on the role of CEO," said Weintraub. "Daniel Neal and I founded Kajeet 20 years ago to make a difference in the lives of people through the use of technology. We remain steadfast in our mission to bring innovative solutions to public sector organizations and enterprise businesses."
An inventor and wireless industry pioneer and expert, Weintraub has more than two decades of experience founding and leading successful, high-growth technology companies. Weintraub started in the wireless industry in 1997 with the founding of Simply Wireless, one of the nation's largest authorized wireless retailers. Prior, he served six years in the U.S. Navy working in the nuclear surface ship propulsion program. Weintraub received bachelor's and master's degrees in aerospace engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Budzinski will help get Trump
After the FBI recovered top-secret documents from Mar-a-Lago last August, former President Donald Trump raised the specter of America facing “problem ... the likes of which we’ve never seen before” if he is indicted.
Now Trump didn’t say whether the problems would depend on whether he’s indicted for inciting insurrection, interfering in elections, violating the espionage act, obstructing justice, evading taxes or defrauding his donors. However, I am confident that whichever crime is charged, our “problem” overwhelmingly will be relief and joy, even among Republicans, not the mass violence that Trump so shamefully insinuates will occur on his behalf.
This joyful moment may never happen, however, if congressional Republicans gain power. The few Republicans that do condemn Trump’s lawlessness or publicly state that the 2020 election was legitimate, like U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming or local GOP Congressional candidate Matt Hausman, have lost their primary elections, and Republican leadership in Washington has made clear that they will further Trump’s campaign to permanently occupy the White House.
Voters here in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District should know that Republican candidate Regan Deering declined to affirm the fairness of the 2020 presidential election during the Republican debate last June (see YouTube) and legitimized concerns about its “integrity.”
By failing to condemn Trump’s toxic attack on our republic, Deering proved she is no Liz Cheney. Only a vote for Democrat Nikki Budzinski can help prevent a Republican-controlled House from attempting to block the Department of Justice’s pursuit of equal justice under the law for everyone, even former presidents.
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Ms. Betty’s Kitchen LLC, a new restaurant specializing in soul and comfort food, is now open in Moraine.
“This restaurant is going back to the day where food was cooked from scratch,” said Steven Champion, owner of Ms. Betty’s Kitchen LLC. “We cut and slice our sweet potatoes. We cut our cabbage. We do our greens. We do everything from scratch.”
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Ms. Betty’s Kitchen LLC is located at 4200 S. Kettering Boulevard in Moraine. The space previously housed Granny’s 4200 Place, a family-owned restaurant that closed in 2014.
Champion has worked in the food service industry for 52 years in nursing homes, retirement centers and hospitals where he learned everything from budgeting to ordering. He said he decided to open his own restaurant after a friend from his church, Revival Center Ministries in Dayton, had passed away. He planned to move to Houston, Texas, but his friend told him he needed to stay here, and if he did, he would open a restaurant. Nearly a year after she passed away, Champion said he signed the lease for the new restaurant.
Ms. Betty’s Kitchen LLC features “old school cooking,” Champion said. The restaurant is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday with a rotating menu. Entrees include BBQ ribs, baked chicken, meatloaf, chicken spaghetti, oxtail, fish and much more. Sides vary from cabbage, collard greens and macaroni and cheese to candid yams and pinto beans. Champion said he also has vegetarian options. Prices for meals range from $12.50 to $20.
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The restaurant was developed in tribute to Champion’s mother, Betty, who was an avid cook and helped him get his first job in food service at a nursing home in Springfield. He said she passed away in 2015.
The atmosphere of the restaurant is expected to make customers feel like they are home, Champion said. The restaurant has couches and games, including Checkers, where customers can enjoy each other’s company while waiting for their food.
He explained his mother always cooked everything from scratch, which serves as his inspiration.
Champion said he looks forward to meeting the Moraine community and encourages customers to reach out if they have ideas for a new dish.
“I’m looking forward to pleasing everyone,” Champion said. “To give them old school food cooked from the heart and soul.”
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) is proud to announce the release of its updated guideline for the care and management of people with or at risk for diabetes mellitus. The guideline features 170 updated and new evidence-based clinical practice recommendations for diabetes at every stage, including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Released in conjunction with the AACE Cardiometabolic Conference, the guideline addresses a variety of new topics related to management of diabetes, including COVID-19 vaccination, telehealth, social determinants of health, male and female infertility, secondary diabetes, and nutritional supplements. Additionally, the 2022 guideline includes expanded sections on management of hyperglycemia in the hospital setting and hypoglycemia, quality of life recommendations on sleep hygiene and depression, and updated safety-oriented recommendations on occupational risk and risk of cancer.
"The updated diabetes guideline—created by clinicians, for clinicians—can be used by the multi-disciplinary care teams that are involved in the care and management of diabetes," said S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACP, MACE, president of AACE and an author of the guideline. "The guideline is framed to support person-centered, team-based clinical decision-making, which importantly puts the patient at the center to improve care for people with prediabetes and diabetes." The writing team of nearly 30 experts was led by co-chairs Drs. Larry Blonde and Guillermo Umpierrez and section leaders Drs. Reddy and Janet McGill.
The 2022 guideline update synthesizes thousands of articles to provide health care professionals with the latest evidence-based information on the total care of diabetes. Particularly important updates of this guideline include the following:
- Complications-centric recommendations for the use of pharmacotherapy for the management of persons with diabetes
- Recommendations for management of comorbidities and complications, including obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, retinopathy, neuropathy, diabetic/chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.
"The guideline takes a fresh look at the latest evidence in today's environment and provides robust guidance for clinicians to ensure we are providing the highest standards of care," said Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACE, interim president elect and treasurer of AACE and an author of the guideline. "AACE has led the way with clinical knowledge of endocrinology since 1991, and I am proud that with this updated guideline, we can continue to be a proactive force in providing diabetes education, support, and guidance."
To view the full diabetes guideline, visit https://pro.aace.com/disease-state-resources/diabetes/clinical-practice-guidelines/2022-aace-clinical-practice-guideline.
To learn more about AACE, visit www.aace.com.
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Police nab kidnap suspect, find missing children after nearly yearlong search
HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (Gray News) - Authorities in Florida say they were able to find two missing children this week who were last seen nearly a year ago.
According to the High Springs Police Department, officers located the children on Wednesday after they conducted a routine tag check on a vehicle.
Police said the vehicle tag came back to owner 36-year-old Kristi Gilley, who was a reported fugitive.
The department said officers found Kristi Gilley and the children in disguise while shopping in a Winn-Dixie supermarket.
According to High Springs police, the children, identified as 11-year-old Brooke and 12-year-old Adrian Gilley, had been reported as missing from Missouri since March 2022.
Police said Kristi Gilley, a noncustodial parent of the kids, was arrested on a kidnapping warrant out of Clay County, Missouri.
The children were turned over to the Florida Department of Children and Families Services and will be reunited with their birth family, according to authorities.
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James Corden, host of CBS' "The Late Late Show," was briefly banned from a popular New York City restaurant on Monday after the owner accused him of being "abusive" to his staff over order errors. Corden's ban was lifted after he called to apologize, the restaurateur said.
"James Corden is a hugely gifted comedian, but a tiny cretin of a man," Keith McNally, the owner of French restaurant Balthazar, wrote on Instagram. "And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago."
CBS News has reached out to Corden's team for comment.
McNally, who opened the restaurant in SoHo in 1997 and has been referred to by The New York Times as "the restaurateur who invented downtown," said he doesn't often "86 a customer," but that he felt he had to after his staff's experience. He pointed to two separate incidents: one in June and another in October.
McNally wrote that in June, Corden was in the restaurant and found a hair after eating his main course. He showed it to a manager, who apologized. But then Corden allegedly became "extremely nasty" and demanded "another round of drinks" and that the restaurant pay for all of the drinks he had up until that point.
Most recently, on October 9, Corden was said to be at Balthazar with his wife Julia Carey for brunch. The restaurant said chaos ensued after his wife received her order: she had asked for an egg yolk omelette with gruyere cheese and salad, and it arrived with "a little bit of egg white mixed with the egg yolk." When the kitchen remade her omelette, they added a side of home fries instead of salad.
"That's when Corden began yelling like crazy to the server," McNally wrote . "'You can't do your job! Maybe I should go into the kitchen and cook the omelette myself!'"
McNally said the order was fixed and Corden and his wife were given champagne glasses to "smooth things out" but the talk show host was still "nasty to the server."
Hours after McNally's first post calling out Corden's behavior, he made a second post, this time saying that the ban had been lifted after Corden called him and "apologized profusely."
"Having f---ed up myself more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances," McNally wrote, joking that if Corden allowed him to host his show for 9 months, his ban would be rescinded. "...Anyone magnanimous enough to apologize to a deadbeat layabout like me (and my staff) doesn't deserve to be banned from anywhere. Especially Balthazar. ... All is forgiven."
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BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – It’s one of the most potent moves in far Southwest Virginia football and Graham running back Ty’Drez Clements busted it out Thursday night at Mitchell Stadium.
Relying on a jump cut that left defenders grasping, the 5-foot-8 junior rushed for 115 yards as the Graham G-Men rolled to a 41-13 win over the Wise County Central Warriors in the opening round of the Region 2D playoffs.
How did Clements develop his signature running style?
“I just grinded in the lab over the summer. That’s what it takes,” Clements said.
One of the many lab settings for Clements came at the famed Football University in Philadelphia.
“I’ve always had that move, but I’ve been able to improve it over time,” Clements said. “A lot of my success goes to the work of my linemen. Those guys are always working on their blocking schemes.”
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Graham coach Tony Palmer said the potential for Clements is limitless.
“Ty’Drez is quick as a cat and he finishes every run,” Palmer said. “Ty’Drez is only about 165 pounds but he makes an impact. That’s an outstanding player.”
Adjusting to the windy conditions, Graham (11-0) compiled a total of 234 yards on the ground and built a 27-7 halftime advantage.
“Our offensive line did a great job, and our other running backs did their jobs,” Palmer said.
Freshman Daniel Jennings (6-1, 205) supplied 83 rushing yard and two scores for the G-Men.
Wise Central made a statement in its first drive. With senior Alec Gent doing most of the work, the Warriors covered 83 plays on nine running plays. In addition to his speed, Gent bounced and spun off initial hits.
Graham answered with a 61-yard drive, with Clements scoring from the five.
Following an interception at midfield by 5-10 sophomore Jamel Floyd, the G-Men went up 13-7 with 1:02 left in the opening quarter as senior quarterback Brayden Meadows hit Floyd on an 18-yard pass in the back of the end zone.
Meadows missed several games earlier this season due to injury.
“Brayden did an outstanding job running the offense,” Palmer said. “We’re happy to have him back.”
The G-Men extended their margin to 20-7 at the 9:37 mark of the second quarter as 6-1 senior Gage Sawyers blocked a punt and 5-11 senior Braden Watkins returned the ball 25 yards for a touchdown.
Fans were treated to a blowing rain late in the second quarter. That did not stop Meadows from hitting Watkins with a 29-yard TD pass with just eight seconds left in the half.
Graham added a 1-yard scoring run by Jennings with 4:45 remaining in the third quarter to go up 34-7.
Gent led the Warriors with 150 yards rushing on 24 carries with two scores.
“We came out strong, and then we shot ourselves in the foot and let Graham get some momentum,” Wise Central coach Jason Mullins said. “We came into the game a little beat up, but we fought to the end against a good team.”
Mullins praised Gent, who spent the past three years in an apprentice role.
“Alec played behind some good kids,” Mullins said. “This was the year to shine for Alec, and he took full advantage of that opportunity.
“Alec ran for around 1,300 yards this season, and the best football for Alec is still ahead of him. He’s still growing and we’re going to try to get him a place to play in college.”
Despite the big margin, Palmer sees reason for improvement
“To be honest, we’re not particularly happy with the way we played defense,” Palmer said. “We want to be more stingy and relentless than that.”
Wise Central 7 0 0 6-13
Graham 13 14 7 7-41
Scoring Summary
WC – Gent 52 run (Onate kick)
G – Clements 5 run (Nash kick)
G – Floyd 18 pass from Meadows (kick failed)
G-Watkins 25 return of blocked punt (Nash kick)
G – Watkins 29 pass from Meadows (Nash kick)
G – Jennings 1 run (Nash kick)
G – Jennings 41 run (Nash kick)
WC – Gent 18 run (run failed)
Team Stats
First Downs: WC 13, G 16; Rushes-Yards: WC 170, G 234; Passing Yards: WC 43, G 22; Comp-Att.-Int.: WC 8-13-1, G 3-5-1; Fumbles-Lost: WC 1-0, G 2-1; Penalties-Yards: WC 3-25, G 8-75; Punts-Average: WC 2-36, G 1-57
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Guerrero brings significant leadership experience to the fastest-growing multi-line P&C insurance
company in the U.S.
Branch also announced the appointment of Joseph B. Anderson, Jr. to its Board of Directors
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Branch®, a full-stack insurance company that uses data, technology, and automation to make home and auto insurance completely frictionless, announced the hiring of Thommy Guerrero as the company's first CFO. Guerrero comes to Branch following nearly a decade as an operator at a high-growth insurance-related business, and brings deep experience in M&A, fundraising and public markets.
"We could not be more excited about Thommy joining our leadership team," said Branch CEO and cofounder Steve Lekas. "His comprehensive understanding of insurance distribution models and his experience as a leader, mentor, and investor will be essential to our continued growth."
Said Guerrero, "Branch is in a class by itself, combining best-in-class technology with a deep core competency in insurance, creating an exciting runway for continued growth. I am thrilled to be joining Steve and the Branch leadership team on this exciting journey. I look forward to helping Branch build lasting relationships with customers and financial partners as the company continues to expand into new product and geographic areas."
Most recently, Guerrero served as the Head of Finance and Corporate Development at MediaAlpha, where he spent seven years developing new partnerships and overseeing M&A and fundraising efforts, including during MediaAlpha's IPO. He has served on the Finance and Capital Markets teams at Starwood, Ares Management, Morgan Stanley, and PWC. In addition, Guerrero is an investor and advisor to several organizations including Acrew Capital, Cap Table Coalition, Mundial Media, and Functional Finance. He also serves as a mentor at Black Ambition and as a SELF fellow at the Management Leadership for Tomorrow.
Guerrero is not the only exceptional leader to have recently joined Branch. The company also disclosed that Joseph B. Anderson, Jr. joined Branch as an Independent Director earlier this year. Anderson joined the Branch Board of Directors with an extensive career in leadership and business management. After serving two tours of duty with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam, Anderson began his business career with General Motors at Pontiac Motor Division, eventually rising to become a General Director within the Fisher Guide Division of General Motors Corporation. After 13 years, Anderson left GM to become the President and CEO of Composite Energy Management Systems, Inc (CEMSI). He is currently the majority owner, Chairman, and CEO of TAG Holdings, LLC, which owns several manufacturing, service and technology-based companies in North America. Over the course of its history, TAG Holdings has engaged in 15 acquisitions and joint ventures.
Anderson's role at Branch continues his career of board positions and upper-level company management. His past board positions include Chairman and Director roles at multiple companies including USAA, RiteAid, the Business Leaders for Michigan, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago-Detroit Branch, and the U.S. Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council.
"Big goals require big talent, and we could not have found a better fit with what we're doing than Joe. With his years of experience, In the short time he has served on our Board of Directors, Joe's counsel and experience have proved essential both to me and to Branch" said Lekas. "Joe is aligned with Branch's goals and his leadership strengthens our Board and brings valuable perspectives to our growing company."
With these recent additions, the leadership team guiding Branch has reached new levels of expertise while increasing the company's commitment to and understanding of community. Both Anderson and Guerrero bring decades of community leadership and involvement to their work at Branch.
About Branch
Branch is home and auto insurance that's simple to buy and built for savings. Through its revolutionary instant-bind capability, Branch removes all of the friction associated with getting covered, helping consumers bundle their home and auto with ease. Branch is a Public Benefits Corporation and manages a reciprocal exchange, an organization in which the policyholders are the actual owners of the policy premiums. The structure is built to align incentives and provide members with as much savings as possible. Branch further provides its members with access to a number of community-based products – which help members save even more by leveraging the power of their networks.
Branch was launched in 2019 by insurance veteran Steve Lekas and tech entrepreneur Joe Emison, and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Branch is underwritten by the Branch Insurance Exchange, Everspan Insurance Company, and General Security National Insurance Company (GSNIC) and backed by SCOR. To learn more, visit Branch.com.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday at Harvard University and near Chinese consulates in New York and Chicago to support protesters who have called for that country’s leader to step down amid severe anti-virus restrictions in the biggest demonstrations against the government in Beijing in decades.
About 50 protesters, mostly students at the elite Ivy League school, sang songs in both Chinese and English and chanted slogans in both languages, including, “We are not slaves, we are citizens!” “We don’t want dictatorships, we want elections!” and “Step down, Xi Jinping,” a reference to China’s president.
Many who had gathered at the statue of university namesake John Harvard wore masks — not because of COVID-19 but concerned that if they are recognized by Chinese authorities, their families back home would face repercussions.
Relatives could face harassment or even lose a job, said Wayne, a Harvard graduate student from China participating in the demonstration who did not want his full name used out of concern for relatives at home.
In New York, about 400 people gathered across the street from the consulate, holding signs saying “Citizen Dignity Freedom” and “Free China.”
In Chicago, about 200 demonstrators gathered in front of the Chinese consulate. Some chanted: “We don’t want PCR tests, we want food!” and “We don’t want a dictator, we want votes!”
Protesters brought flowers, lit candles, and blocked their faces with signs, masks and with blank sheets of paper, which Chinese protesters have used as a symbol of defiance of government censorship.
“I came because I want to do everything I can to help my people,” said a 21-year-old dressed in a hazmat suit, a reference to the suits worn by people who administer mandatory COVID-19 tests in China.
She asked to be identified only as a performance artist because her parents are members of the Chinese Communist Party and she has concerns they could face arrest if she was identified.
“They would be very worried” if they knew she was protesting, she said.
Chinese authorities’ restrictive “ zero-COVID ” strategy has led to demonstrations in at least eight mainland cities and Hong Kong. They have been called the most widespread protests since the 1989 student-led Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement.
Some Chinese universities have sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday. Security forces detained an unknown number of people and stepped up surveillance.
A protest also was held at Columbia University on Monday, and demonstrations supporting the Chinese people have either been held or are planned at other U.S. universities in the coming days.
The Harvard protesters also laid flowers at the base of the statue — a famous spot in Harvard Yard usually surrounded by tourists — to honor the 10 people killed in a fire in northwestern China last week, deaths that some blamed on the strict anti-virus controls.
Brabeeba Wang, a former Harvard student who is now studying neuroscience at the nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology, went unmasked and played his violin to accompany the singing.
“It’s great to see people fight for their freedom and fight for their freedom of speech,” said Wang, originally from Taiwan.
He called the protesters in China “courageous” for standing up to the government.
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New solution will bridge the gap between the next generation of investors for Fidelity Institutional clients
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zogo, a technology company that works with financial institutions to promote financial education and wellbeing through short-form content, today announced its inclusion in the Fidelity Alliance Network, a network of experienced providers offering discounts and special offers to help advisory firms add more value to their service model. Fidelity Institutional® clients will now have discounted access to Zogo's modules that make it easier to engage with young investors on topics most relevant to their life stage and to help educate the next generation of investors. Through the Fidelity Alliance Network, Fidelity Institutional clients can work directly with Zogo to bridge the financial education gap by providing their clients with educational materials to better understand their investments.
"It's clear that younger investors are curious about their financial future, and there's never been a more important time for financial advisors to provide this type of education to their clients," said Shyam Pradheep, general manager of Zogo. "By being part of the Fidelity Alliance Network, we have an opportunity to engage with financial advisors across America who can leverage our modules to educate the next generation of investors."
Financial advisors are continuously adapting their strategies to expand their client roster and meet the next generation of investors where they are in their journey. According to data from Fidelity, 85% of young investors would like some form of behavioral coaching from their advisors to help them avoid making mistakes, procrastinating, or making rash decisions, and roughly 67% of young investors expect their advisor to provide services beyond financial advice and investment management. Additionally, 63% agree that advisors should play an important role in providing access to sophisticated investment strategies like alternatives, but more than half (55%) of young investors believe that aligning investments to their values is more important than getting maximum returns. However, advisors have only reached out to 13% of clients' children, and only one in five advisors have an asset-weighed client age under 60 years oldi.
"Arming advisors with the education necessary to facilitate key conversations with the next generation of clients is a top priority," said Anand Sekhar, Fidelity's vice president of Practice Management & Consulting. "Encouraging financial literacy can help firms evolve and unlock significant growth opportunities that next generation investors provide."
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NATSO, representing truck stops and travel plazas, and SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, commended the Biden Administration for permitting summertime sales of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol (E15) to ensure optimal fuel availability for consumers during the busy summer driving season.
"E15 enables fuel retailers to improve gasoline's emissions characteristics while lowering fuel prices at the pump," said David Fialkov, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs at NATSO and SIGMA. "We commend the Biden Administration for taking this important step to allow us to continue doing that."
NATSO and SIGMA, which represent more than 80 percent of the motor fuel sales in the United States, have long supported a legislative fix to permanently allow year-round E15, but in recent months have asked EPA to permit summer E15 sales in 2023.
High inflation, coupled with lingering supply chain disruptions and geopolitical unrest have injected volatility into the supply chain that is unlikely to change in coming months. Current fuel supplies are adequate to meet consumer demand, but supplies can quickly shift amid higher seasonal demand or unexpected market disruptions, such as hurricanes or refinery outages.
About NATSO and SIGMA
NATSO is the trade association of America's travel plaza and truckstop industry. Founded in 1960, NATSO represents the industry on legislative and regulatory matters; serves as the official source of information on the diverse travel plaza and truckstop industry; provides education to its members; conducts an annual convention and trade show; and supports efforts to generally improve the business climate in which its members operate. For more information, visit NATSO.com.
SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers represents a diverse membership of approximately 260 independent chain retailers and marketers of motor fuel. While 67 percent are involved in gasoline retailing, 83 percent are involved in wholesaling, 56 percent transport product, 39 percent have bulk plant operations, and 20 percent operate terminals. Member retail outlets come in many forms including truckstops, traditional "gas stations," convenience stores with gas pumps, cardlocks, and unattended public fueling locations.
Contact: Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman
Vice President, Public Affairs
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MANILA, Philippines — (AP) — A Philippine ferry carrying 120 passengers and crew members caught fire at sea on Sunday and a coast guard vessel was deployed to rescue those onboard and try to extinguish the flames, coast guard officials said.
The M/V Esperanza Star caught fire at dawn while traveling from Siquijor province to Bohol province in the central Philippines, the coast guard said. It did not immediately say how many people have been rescued from the ferry or if there were casualties.
Photos and video released by the coast guard show flames and black smoke billowing from two decks at one end of the ferry as coast guard personnel onboard another vessel used a water cannon to try to put out the fire. A fishing boat and one other vessel could be seen nearby.
None of the 65 passengers and 55 crew members could be seen aboard the burning ferry based on the photographs and video released by the coast guard.
Sea accidents are common in the Philippine archipelago because of frequent storms, badly maintained vessels, overcrowding and spotty enforcement of safety regulations, especially in remote provinces.
In March, a fire broke out and raged overnight on a ferry carrying about 250 people and killed at least 31 passengers and crew members off the southern island province of Basilan, the coast guard said.
In December 1987, the ferry Dona Paz sank after colliding with a fuel tanker, killing more than 4,300 people in the world’s worst peacetime maritime disaster.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are available now. Experts recommend people get their shots as the weather gets colder.
Dr. Scott Stienecker, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist with Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, joined the Daybreak team Tuesday to talk about how the updated vaccines differ from those available before.
“These vaccines are made using an mRNA technology which allows us to basically take a piece of protein that we want to copy and them make a vaccine out of that specific protein. In this case, it’s the outer capsule of the COVID virus, that spike protein, that allows us to make antibodies that will attack and attach to that,” Stienecker said.
The Moderna vaccine is available for anyone over 18 that received their primary series of vaccines at least two months ago, and is ready for their booster. The Pfizer vaccine is available for anybody over 12 who had their primary series of vaccines at least two months ago and is ready for a booster.
Steinecker says people who have had COVID-19 recently should still get vaccinated.
“I would absolutely recommend everybody get vaccinated before Christmas, before the holidays, because I think that we’re going to start to see a significant surge again,” Stienecker said.
Steinecker also recommends people get their flu vaccine.
Visit the state’s coronavirus website for more information. | 2022-10-12T02:52:21+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/news/vaccinecentral/updated-covid-19-vaccines-available-for-hoosiers/ |
A Linden man was charged with sexually abusing three children and an adult, Union County prosecutors said Friday.
Johan A. Osorno, 35, faces charges including sexual assault, multiple counts of endangering the welfare of a child, criminal sexual contact and one count of attempted criminal sexual contact, according to authorities.
Linden police received a report in late June involving the sexual assault of two children and the investigation was referred to the prosecutor’s office special victims unit, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said in a statement.
The investigation led detectives to two more alleged victims. An adult reported being molested while underage between 2018 and 2020, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Bryan Tiscia, who is prosecuting the case. The other victim was allegedly abused by Osorno as an adult, prosecutors said.
A judge ordered Osorno to be detained ahead of further court proceedings, the prosecutor’s office said. Defense attorney information was not immediately available.
Authorities said the investigation was continuing and asked anyone with information to call Union County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit Detective Craig Famoso at 908-578-1036.
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Noah Cohen may be reached at ncohen@njadvancemedia.com. | 2022-07-22T23:00:12+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/union/2022/07/nj-man-charged-with-sex-abuse-of-3-kids-adult-prosecutor-says.html |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Powell “can opener” has struck again, damaging another vehicle on Thursday.
A low-hanging railroad bridge on Central Avenue Pike at Irwin Drive in Powell has been the site of multiple accidents, leading locals to name it the “can opener”.
The bridge claimed another victim on Thursday, when a truck tried to pass under it and had its top peeled back like a can. As of yesterday afternoon a police report had not yet been filed.
The bridge sits at 11 ft. 11 inches, which is too short for most box trucks and other large vehicles to go under without an accident. The road leading to the bridge has many signs stating the low clearance, yet vehicles are still being torn apart.
According to police reports, the bridge has caused at least three other accidents this year. One in January, February, and March. | 2022-06-24T23:23:49+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/powell-can-opener-strikes-again-damages-another-vehicle/ |
— Closes additional funding under option to increase existing term loan —
NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. ("AWH" or the "Company") (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH), a multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis operator focused on bettering lives through cannabis, is pleased to announce that it has closed on $36.5M of additional funding under the increase option of its existing term loan credit facility. In August 2021, the Company announced it had closed on a US$210 million Senior Secured Term Loan credit facility with Seaport Global Securities LLC as lead manager.
"We appreciate the support from our lenders and are pleased to secure $36.5 million of additional financing. This financing will support our investments in near-term growth initiatives including the expansion of our Pennsylvania assets and acquisition of MedMen NY. We continue to explore all financing options including additional capacity under the term loan increase option," said Dan Neville, Chief Financial Officer of AWH.
About Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc (AWH):
AWH is a vertically integrated multistate cannabis operator with licenses and assets in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. AWH owns and operates state-of-the-art cultivation facilities, growing award-winning strains and producing a curated selection of products for retail and wholesale customers. AWH produces and distributes its in-house Simply Herb, Ozone, and Ozone Reserve branded products. For more information, visit www.awholdings.com.
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Forward-looking information and statements involve and are subject to assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual events, results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future events, results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking information and statements herein. Such factors include, among others: the risks and uncertainties identified in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, and in the Company's other reports and filings with the applicable Canadian securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that any forward-looking information and statements herein are reasonable, in light of the use of assumptions and the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in such information and statements, there can be no assurance that any such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, and accordingly, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such risks and uncertainties and should not place undue reliance upon such forward-looking information and statements. Any forward-looking information and statements herein are made as of the date hereof, and except as required by applicable laws, the Company assumes no obligation and disclaims any intention to update or revise any forward-looking information and statements herein or to update the reasons that actual events or results could or do differ from those projected in any forward-looking information and statements herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Raise a cold one “For the Shoe.”
Bud Light is helping Colts fans kick off the regular season with new, limited-edition “For the Shoe” cans and bottles.
The new packaging is available to Colts fans 21 and older at participating retailers around the Indianapolis area.
Bud Light has special cans for 24 of the league’s 32 teams. Here’s a look:
- Indianapolis Colts: “For the Shoe”
- Arizona Cardinals: “Rise Up Red Sea”
- Atlanta Falcons: “Rise Up”
- Baltimore Ravens: “Ravens Flock”
- Buffalo Bills: “Bills Mafia”
- Carolina Panthers: “Go ‘Thers!”
- Cincinnati Bengals: “Who Dey!”
- Cleveland Browns: Here We Go Brownies”
- Denver Broncos: Mile High Salute”
- Detroit Lions: “One Pride”
- Houston Texans: “We Are Texans”
- Jacksonville Jaguars: “DUUU-VAL!”
- Kansas City Chiefs: “Chiefs Kingdom”
- Los Angeles Rams: “Whose House? Rams House!”
- Miami Dolphins: “Do It for the Fins!”
- New England Patriots: “Forever New England”
- New Orleans Saints: “Geaux Saints!”
- New York Giants: Go Big Blue!”
- Philadelphia Eagles: “Fly Eagles Fly”
- Pittsburgh Steelers: “Blitz Burgh”
- San Francisco 49ers: “Faithful to the Bay”
- Seattle Seahawks: “We Are 12”
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: “Raise the Flags”
- Tennessee Titans: “Titan Up” | 2022-08-30T15:47:54+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/sports/colts/kick-off-colts-football-with-special-for-the-shoe-cans-and-bottles/ |
Migration is the biggest issue on the table at the Summit of the Americas this week. What can the regions leaders do to help relieve the crush and human misery at their borders?
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Migration is the biggest issue on the table at the Summit of the Americas this week. What can the regions leaders do to help relieve the crush and human misery at their borders?
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-06-07T22:34:52+00:00 | kunm.org | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-07/the-biggest-and-most-complicated-topic-at-the-summit-of-the-americas-migration |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – A 22-year-old man was rescued after he spent nearly eight hours in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Station in St. Petersburg.
U.S. Coast Guard crews stated that they were dispatched near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge around midnight after they received calls about a person spotted in the water near the bridge.
According to officials, the U.S. Coast Guard along with the St. Petersburg Fire Rescue continued searching for the 22-year-old until about 4:30 a.m., when crews spotted him in the water near Egmont Key.
The Coast Guard stated that the man had been dragged into the Gulf by a barge and spent nearly eight hours there.
Authorities said the man was “alert and conscious” after he was rescued and was taken back to the Coast Guard station to meet with EMS before being taken to a nearby hospital.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast Facebook page, the 22-year-old is reportedly in stable condition.
“Our crew was able to rescue this person from the water thanks to our quick response and joint agency efforts,” Petty Officer Third Class Justin Swaim said in a statement. “All of the assets on scene responded with extreme professionalism during the rescue efforts and ultimately resulting in a life being saved.” | 2023-03-06T13:48:33+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/22-year-old-rescued-after-spending-nearly-8-hours-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ |
Alexander Zverev vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | French Open
In the quarterfinals of the French Open on Wednesday, Alexander Zverev (ranked No. 27) faces Tomas Martin Etcheverry (No. 49).
In the Quarterfinal, Zverev is the favorite against Etcheverry, with -300 odds against the underdog's +240.
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Alexander Zverev vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry Match Information
- Tournament: The French Open
- Round: Quarterfinals
- Date: Wednesday, June 7
- TV Channel: Tennis Channel
- Venue: Stade Roland Garros
- Location: Paris, France
- Court Surface: Clay
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Alexander Zverev vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry Trends and Insights
- Zverev advanced past Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in the Round of 16 on Monday.
- Etcheverry advanced past Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6, 6-0, 6-1 in the Round of 16 on Monday.
- In his 26 matches over the past 12 months across all court types, Zverev has played an average of 25.2 games.
- Zverev has played 13 matches on clay over the past year, and 21.6 games per match.
- Etcheverry has averaged 24.4 games per match in his 42 matches played in the past year across all court types, while winning 50.6% of the games.
- In 26 matches on clay courts in the past 12 months, Etcheverry has averaged 23.1 games per match and 9.7 games per set, winning 52.7% of the games.
- Dating back to 2015, Zverev and Etcheverry have not played against each other.
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As Niagara County Community College moves ahead with its night college, it has found the program’s new leader.
Tammy Bruno has been named evening college director, starting her new role this past Monday. She was first introduced at the NCCC Board of Trustees’ April meeting.
“I really believe in the power of education to change people’s lives,” Bruno said. “I really believe in the mission of community colleges.”
Most recently, Bruno was the assistant dean of Niagara University’s College of Education, taking on the role in 2007. Prior to that, she worked as an English teacher across a number of school districts, including Lewiston-Porter.
The evening college launched as a pilot this past semester, caters to students who are working, have been out of school for a while and want to study at night or weekends. The program has has a range of support through academic advisement, career counseling, tutoring and financial services.
The initial program offerings target education, business, accounting, licensed practical nursing and computer-aided drafting and design. They mean to broaden choices for many different types of students, whether they are not college-aged or are already working in a field and want to add more skills
“It’s the next step for me,” Bruno said. “It’s something I’m passionate about, higher education providing an opportunity for social mobility for students.”
VP of Academic Affairs Lydia Ulatowski said this has been in the works over the past year as part of the college’s strategic enrollment management plan. Data shows the school did not have as many part-time students as it wanted.
While NCCC has always offered some courses at night, they were not packaged they way they are now.
“Some curriculums have to have an in-person presence,” Ulatowski said.
This addition comes as the NCCC, like many other state community colleges, has experienced a consistent decline in enrollment over the past decade. From 2012 through 2022, enrollment went down by nearly 3,000 students, 43%. Over the same time period, SUNY community college enrollment declined by around 83,000, 34.4%.
New SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. said during his campus visit last month that parts of the state are facing declining populations and few 18-year-olds. They also need to be reaching potential students not in schools and make sure they grow programs that match regional economic development.
In the first semester, 628 students were enrolled in 62 sections of classes that started at 4 p.m. or later.
Part of Bruno’s job is to talk with local businesses, industries, educational, and medical facilities to recruit students and see what their needs are. Ulatowski said People Inc. reached out wanting to get their nurses aid to upscale to LPN’s, so they started this night program for them.
Bruno has lived in Niagara County her whole life and is NCCC alumni, starting out there before graduating from the University at Buffalo with an English degree. She also has two Master’s degrees in English Education and Higher Education and is finishing her PhD in Leadership and Policy.
“I took some of the best classes of my life here,” Bruno said, figuring out what she wanted to do at the community college. “I though about working here since then because they had such a big impact on me.”
As the college goes on, Ulatowski said, the college will reassess what programs are popular and continue from there. They also plan on having weekend classes. | 2023-05-06T13:33:40+00:00 | niagara-gazette.com | https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/tammy-bruno-named-head-of-nccc-night-college/article_c40b8f26-e843-11ed-8799-ff60ef93aa9b.html |
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets traded wide receiver Denzel Mims to the Detroit Lions on Thursday, parting ways with the disappointing 2020 second-round draft pick who requested to be dealt last summer.
The Jets, who announced the teams agreed to terms on the trade, also sent a 2025 conditional seventh-round pick to the Lions for a conditional sixth-rounder in 2025.
New York told Mims it would release him if the Jets couldn’t find a trade partner, two people with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce its intentions.
Mims was excused from joining the team when rookies and veterans reported for training camp Wednesday. The team’s first camp practice with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback was Thursday.
“I wish him luck,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said shortly before the trade was announced. “I appreciate Denzel, appreciate what he did. And sometimes a change of scenery is always good, it’s good for everybody. But he’s a big boy, he’s big, long, strong and fast and he’ll have an opportunity, if everything gets done, to play for another team and show why everyone was so excited about him.”
Mims requested a trade last summer when he became unhappy about his reduced role in the offense. New York chose to instead keep the former Baylor star, but he finished with just 11 catches for 186 yards in 10 games.
Nearly a year later, Mims received his wish for a fresh start elsewhere.
In Detroit, Mims joins a wide receiver group that includes Amon-Ra St. Brown, Marvin Jones Jr., Kalif Raymond, Josh Reynolds and seventh-rounder Antoine Green. The Lions needed depth at the position after Jameson Williams, the team’s first-round pick last year, was suspended along with fellow receivers Quintez Cephus and Stanley Berryhill in April for violating the NFL’s gambling policy.
Williams is eligible to return in Week 7, but Cephus and Berryhill were since waived by Detroit.
In three seasons with New York, Mims had 42 catches for 676 yards and no touchdowns in 30 games, including 15 starts.
Mims dealt with hamstring issues early as a rookie, but showed some flashes with 23 catches for 357 yards in nine games.
A case of food poisoning caused him to lose 20 pounds during the 2021 offseason and he dealt with a rough bout of COVID-19 during the season — and his role in new offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur’s system dwindled. He finished with just eight catches for 133 yards in 11 games.
Mims was still low on the depth chart last summer and was never able to see consistent snaps — prompting his trade request.
Even with Rodgers now at quarterback and Nathaniel Hackett the Jets’ offensive coordinator, Mims likely would have had a tough time cracking New York’s rotation. Garrett Wilson, last season’s NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, tops a depth chart that includes Corey Davis, Allen Lazard, Mecole Hardman and Randall Cobb — all of whom were likely ahead of Mims.
Mims is the second wide receiver recently drafted by the Jets to be traded. Elijah Moore, a second-rounder in 2021, was dealt to Cleveland in March after he also requested a trade last season because of frustration over his limited role in the offense.
NOTES: The Jets signed WR Alex Erickson and S Dane Cruikshank. Erickson has 96 catches for 1,141 yards and a touchdown in six NFL seasons spent with Cincinnati, Carolina and Washington. He has also returned punts and kickoffs. Cruikshank has been a key special teams performer and backup on defense during four years with Tennessee and last season with Chicago. … The Lions released K Michael Badgley to make room on the roster for Mims and placed QB Hendon Hooker, TE Derrick Deese Jr. and DL Zach Morton on the non-football injury list. Badgley was 20 of 24 of field-goal attempts last season with the Lions and made all 33 of his extra points. Hooker, a third-round pick in April, had his final season at Tennessee cut short by a knee injury from which he’s still recovering.
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AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2023-07-21T16:48:53+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-jets-send-wide-receiver-denzel-mims-to-the-lions-in-a-trade-that-includes-2025-draft-picks/ |
We are always learning about the amazing capacities of dogs and other animals, and the Oct. 18 Health & Science article “Yes, your dog really can sense that you’re upset” is further testimony to their ability to be a barometer — in this case, to detect anxiety in humans. That is a very good thing, perhaps giving humans that extra push to seek care or change our ways.
However, let’s also recognize that because dogs (and other animals) are generally so sensitive and tuned in to us, they also take it on the chin. In other words, animals have an unerring capacity to mimic and absorb our physical and emotional conditions. Stress, buried emotions, yelling and family fights impact our domestic animals. So, in addition to being grateful for having their extraordinary ability to help us, let’s remember it’s a two-way street. We want to take care of ourselves, not just to resolve our own issues but also to reduce the stress and impact of our lifestyle and conditions on our beloved animals, who might suffer anxiety, depression, heart issues, cancer and other conditions right alongside us — something that is untenable for most animal lovers.
Barbara Elisse Najar, Potomac | 2022-10-25T21:18:51+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/25/amazing-capacities-dogs-other-animals/ |
SHANGHAI, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OBiO Technology (Shanghai) Corp., Ltd. ('OBiO', SSE:688238.SH), a gene and cell therapy-focused biotechnology company, serving as a contract research organization for vectorology and functional genomics studies, and providing contract development and manufacturing services of IND-enabling CMC, clinical and commercial manufacturing, today announced that research on novel manufacturing technologies via its OVersatile™ platform will be presented at the American Society of Cell & Gene Therapy (ASCGT) 25th Annual meeting on May 16-19, 2022 in Washington, D.C.
Empowered by robust manufacturing technologies and a comprehensive quality control system, the OVersatile™ platform enables flexible and high-quality process development and manufacturing solutions for a variety of gene and cell therapy products. Through research and development on novel manufacturing technologies with enhanced manufacturability, developability, and efficiency, the platform facilitates a high-titer, large-scale production capability and provides versatile development possibilities for various demands. The presentations highlight research on the upstream process development of herpes simplex virus and vaccinia virus products with the application of novel manufacturing technologies.
Details of the poster presentations:
Title: Development of Scalable Vaccinia Virus-Based Vector Production Process Using Dissolvable Porous Microcarriers
Session Date/Time: Monday, May 16, 2022, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. EST
Session Title: Vector Product Engineering, Development or Manufacturing I
Abstract Number: 414
Poster Board Number: M-295
Title: High-Titer Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1-Based Vector Manufacturing Using Univercells Technologies' Production System
Session Date/Time: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. EST
Session Title: Vector Product Engineering, Development or Manufacturing II
Abstract Number: 768
Poster Board Number: Tu-273
About OBiO
OBiO Technology (Shanghai) Corp., Ltd. (OBiO, SSE:688238.SH) is a gene and cell therapy-focused biotechnology company founded in 2013. In China for global customers, we offer holistic research, development, and manufacturing solutions for vectorology studies, functional genomics, process and analytical development, IND-enabling CMC, clinical and commercial manufacturing. With "enable gene therapy for better lives" as our mission, we are committed to providing high-quality service to global customers, advancing your product from bench to clinic, and bringing benefit to populations around the world. For more information about OBiO, visit www.obio-tech.com.
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Class 5A/4A
1, Catholic (5-1): The Bears opened District 4-5A play with Daniel Beale throwing 5 first-half TD pass vs. league newcomer Liberty. Catholic hosts Central this week.
2, Zachary (4-1): A win over Woodlawn on ESPNU and the return of QB Eli Holstein put the Broncos where they need to be going into a their next big 4-5A game with Scotlandville Friday.
3, Scotlandville (4-2): The Hornets put up huge numbers in their Week 6 win over Central, also putting themselves in position for a showdown with Zachary this week.
4, Lutcher (5-1): Another week and another big win for the Class 4A Bulldogs, who are riding a four-game winning streak and the play of QB Dwanye Winfield, who already cracked the 1,000-yard barrier for both passing and rushing.
5, Denham Springs (5-1): The Yellow Jackets opened District 5-5A with a win over Livingston Parish rival Live Oak that included two pick-sixes by up-and-coming DB Dashawn McBryde.
6, Dutchtown (3-2) and East Ascension (2-4): And speaking of 5-5A, these two teams might look like the black-and-blue entries. However, both posted impressive wins last week to open league play and are battle tested.
8, Woodlawn (2-4): That loss to Zachary last week was by a wide margin. But the Panthers have plenty of playmakers led by QB Rickie Collins (LSU) and DB Jordan Matthews (Tennessee) and will be a problem for someone.
9, Plaquemine (6-0) and West Feliciana (6-0): Both District 6-4A teams are unbeaten and won by impressive margins in Week 6. The stage is set for a potential Week 10 showdown at Plaquemine.
On the outside looking in: Brusly, Live Oak, St. Amant, Walker.
Class 3A and below
1, University (4-2): After early losses to two 5A schools, including 5A/4A No. 1 Catholic, the Class 3A Cubs have been nothing short of dominant. And they meet Madison Prep in a biggest 6-3A game to date on Friday.
2, St. James (5-1): All the Wildcats of District 8-3A have done is win since losing a season-opener to East St. John. Kaden Williams ran for 183 yards and scored 5 TDs vs. Lake Charles College Prep last week.
3, Madison Prep (4-2): Much like U-High, the Chargers only losses were to Class 5A schools. How will MPA match up with the Cubs this week? Inquiring minds and potential playoff opponents want to know.
4, Dunham (5-1) and Episcopal (6-0): Both teams are ranked in the LSWA’s top 10 for Class 2A ahead of their Thursday showdown in District 6-2A. Last year’s game was decided in the final seconds. It could be more of the same this time around.
6, Southern Lab (3-2): The Kittens bounced back from their Week 5 loss loss to Dunham with a shutout of Central Private to open District 9-1A play last week.
7, Parkview Baptist (5-1): After beating Collegiate BR easily in Week 6, the Eagles have a two-game winning streak and are 2-1 in District 6-3A.
8, East Feliciana (4-2): The Tigers trailed at halftime but overpowered Baker in the second half of their 6-2A opener. EFHS now has three straight wins.
9, Catholic-PC (6-0) and Ascension Catholic (4-2): Two more Class 1A teams with championship pedigrees close out this top 10. CHSPC hosts Opelousas Catholic for a key 6-1A game Thursday.
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(CNN) — Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds is interested in buying the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
“I am trying to (buy the Senators),” Reynolds told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. “It’s very expensive, so I need a partner with really deep pockets.
“It’s called a consortium, when you form a group together to buy an entity and it’s such a fancy way of saying, ‘I need a sugar mommy or a sugar daddy,’ and if that doesn’t work out, I’ll buy a US senator which anyone can afford.”
On Friday, the franchise announced “a process has been initiated for the sale” of the club.
“This was a necessary and prudent step to connect with those deeply interested parties who can show us what their vision is for the future of the team,” Senators chairman and governor Sheldon Plener said in the Friday statement.
“A condition of any sale will be that the team remains in Ottawa.”
Former long-time owner Eugene Melnyk died “peacefully” after an illness, his family and team announced in March.
Reynolds was born in Vancouver but spent time in Ottawa.
“I grew up in Vancouver which has my heart always, but I also grew up in Ottawa, Canada, as I spent a long time in Vanier, which is a little town right inside Ottawa,” Reynolds said.
Reynolds currently co-owns Wrexham AFC, a Welsh football club in England’s fifth tier, with Rob McElhenney, the creator of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
The Senators are currently last place in the Atlantic Division, sitting at 4-7-0 on the year.
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NEW YORK -- It all comes down to the big finale on the "Jeopardy! Masters" Tournament tonight!
James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio, and Mattea Roach face off in a best-of-two-games competition.
Holzhauer had been leading the pack with points, but in tonight's finale, the points are reset for this heat of the game.
"I love this about American sports events, the heat. The heat can go from the play into the finals probably, but it's just an amazing run that you don't get if you don't have that playoff at the end," Holzhauer said.
Roach made it into the finale via a tiebreaker with contestant Andrew He in the semi-finals and wasn't sure who had won the right to the big finale.
"Just the presentation of it really surprised me. Andrew had been so, so strong through the quarter-final rounds," Roach said. "You can initially not be the strongest player in the initial season or in the quarter-finals in this case, but then if you have a hot streak in playoffs later on, that can propel you through and I guess that's what happened for me."
Amodio said that his strategy changed a bit going into the finale because felt he had to always go for the largest amount possible on a "Daily Double."
"I was a little bit more aggressive because we're all going for the same questions so I have to take a few risks and that may or may not pay out," he said.
As competitive as this trio is, they have a great respect for one another and all say they have developed a unique friendship.
"They're all fabulous people, and we're all friends now," Holzhauer said. "We live in different parts of the country, but anytime I'm in their neck of the woods, I'm going to look them up."
One thing is for certain, there are enormous bragging rights, not only with the prize money but with the coveted Trebek Trophy given to the champion in honor of late "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek.
"Alex Trebek has always been an icon and a legend to me and just knowing that I'm playing on his stage, playing his game on his stage is a tremendous feeling," Amodio said.
"Jeopardy! Masters 'The Finals'" airs Wednesday, May 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET/ PT on ABC. | 2023-05-24T20:01:36+00:00 | abc30.com | https://abc30.com/jeopardy-jeopardy-masters-finale-the-final/13294313/ |
TX Lake Charles LA Zone Forecast for Saturday, May 6, 2023
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Zone Forecast Product
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
TXZ180-070945-
Tyler-
Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe,
Spurger, Warren, and Woodville
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
$$
TXZ201-070945-
Hardin-
Including the cities of Lumberton and Silsbee
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Temperature falling into the lower 80s in the afternoon.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ515-070945-
Upper Jefferson-
Including the cities of Beaumont and China
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Temperature falling into the
lower 80s in the afternoon. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ615-070945-
Lower Jefferson-
Including the cities of Nederland, Port Arthur,
Sea Rim State Park, and Sabine Pass
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Temperature falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ516-070945-
Northern Orange-
Including the city of Mauriceville
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Temperature falling into the lower 80s in the afternoon.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Temperature falling into
the lower 80s in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ616-070945-
Southern Orange-
Including the cities of Orange, Bridge City, and Vidor
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds around 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ259-070945-
Northern Jasper-
Including the cities of Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville,
Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, and Roganville
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ260-070945-
Northern Newton-
Including the cities of Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown,
Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, and Call
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
$$
TXZ261-070945-
Southern Jasper-
Including the cities of Gist, Buna, and Evadale
343 AM CDT Sun May 7 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Temperature falling into the lower 80s in the afternoon.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
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NEW YORK (AP) — If it was show time at any of the city’s myriad off-Broadway theaters, audience members could likely expect to see a theatrical giant in their midst — playwright Terrence McNally.
McNally had a five-night-a-week habit of stopping into small theaters far from the bright lights of Broadway to support emerging playwrights, recalled his husband, producer Tom Kirdahy.
“When we first met, I was astonished at his commitment. We would go to all sorts of hole-in-the-wall theaters all over New York just because he’d heard there was an exciting new writer,” said Kirdahy. “Every artistic director downtown likely has a story about Terrence popping up in their theater without notice and without fanfare.”
In McNally’s honor, Kirdahy on Thursday unveiled the creation of the Terrence McNally Foundation, a nonprofit which hopes to encourage “bold new voices in the American theater by providing financial and institutional support to emerging playwrights.” The foundation will also be supportive of LGBTQ+ causes. The announcement comes on what would have been McNally’s 84th birthday.
One foundation initiative is The Terrence McNally New Works Incubator, which is designed to support three emerging playwrights each year with financial support, mentorship and a one-week developmental workshop culminating in a presentation of their work. The Rattlestick Theater, which McNally championed, was chosen as the venue.
The submission process is free and open to the public. The selection panel for the inaugural group of McNally fellows includes Sheila Callaghan, Stephen Karam, MJ Kaufman, Donja R. Love, Taylor Mac, Lynn Nottage, Paula Vogel and Chey Yew.
Nottage, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who teaches fledgling playwrights, said she knows how difficult it is to break through and find opportunities. She would often spy McNally offering his support simply by his presence.
“I know what it’s like to be that young artist who is immensely nervous and looks across the aisle to see someone like Terrence McNally there, who would give you a smile or thumbs up, and just feel reassured,” she said.
McNally, who died in 2020, won Tony Awards for the plays “Love! Valour! Compassion!” and “Master Class” and the musicals “Ragtime” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” Late in life, despite carrying an oxygen tank, he would climb stairs and navigate over patrons to see off-Broadway plays.
“While Rattlestick is not a Broadway theater, Terrance just fundamentally believed that early career playwrights needed support, and Rattlestick feels like the right home to do that,” said Kirdahy.
“We know so many stories of writers who stopped writing because they were bartending or waiting tables or paralegals in law firms and were unable to find the time to write and get the kind of necessary mentorship that helps writers succeed. He was determined to do his piece in combating that, or at least supporting worthy writers who were risk takers.”
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Mark Kennedy is at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits | 2022-11-03T19:28:17+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-emerging-playwrights-get-a-boost-in-terrence-mcnallys-honor/ |
Percentages: FG .482, FT .742.
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3-Point Goals: 12-27, .444 (LaVine 6-9, White 3-6, Caruso 2-4, Williams 1-1, Beverley 0-2, Vucevic 0-5).
Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: None.
Blocked Shots: 4 (Williams 2, Beverley, LaVine).
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Turnovers: 15 (Caruso 3, Drummond 3, DeRozan 2, LaVine 2, White 2, Beverley, Dosunmu, Vucevic).
Steals: 9 (Beverley 4, White 3, LaVine, Vucevic).
Technical Fouls: None.
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Percentages: FG .500, FT .821.
3-Point Goals: 14-35, .400 (Bogdanovic 8-12, Ivey 2-4, Burks 2-7, Joseph 1-3, Hayes 1-4, Wiseman 0-1, Diallo 0-2, McGruder 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 1.
Blocked Shots: 2 (Bagley III, Bogdanovic).
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Turnovers: 16 (Ivey 4, Hayes 3, Wiseman 3, Bogdanovic 2, Diallo 2, Bagley III, Burks).
Steals: 8 (Hayes 3, Bogdanovic, Burks, Ivey, Joseph, McGruder).
Technical Fouls: Pistons, 10:02 second; Pistons, 00:09 fourth.
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Missouri governor signs bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, some adults
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor.
Beginning Aug. 28, Missouri health care providers won’t be able to prescribe those gender-affirming treatments for teens and children. Most adults will still have access to transgender health care under the law, but Medicaid won’t cover it.
Gender-affirming surgeries for inmates and prisoners will be outlawed.
The law is set to expire in 2027 as part of a Republican compromise with Senate Democrats.
Gov. Mike Parson also on Wednesday signed legislation that would ban transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams from kindergarten through college. Both public and private schools face losing all state funding for violating the law.
Parson called on the Republican-led Legislature to pass the bills in the final weeks of its session and threatened to keep them working past their May 12 end date if they don’t.
Republican leaders of the House and Senate pledged months ago to pass the bills, but the chambers disagreed on how restrictive the bans should be.
The House ultimately took up the Senate’s toned-down version of the health care bill, which includes an exception that allows transgender minors to continue receiving gender-affirming health care if they have already started treatment.
Missouri’s bans come amid a national push by conservatives to put restrictions on transgender and nonbinary people, which alongside abortion has become a major theme of state legislative sessions this year.
A legal challenge to the laws is possible. When the Legislature first passed the bills, the ACLU of Missouri said it “will continue to explore all options to fight these bans and to expand the rights of trans Missourians.”
The state’s Planned Parenthood clinics have been ramping up available appointments and holding pop-up clinics to start patients on treatments ahead of the law taking effect.
“We will continue to do everything in our power to ensure all patients are supported, seen, and cared for,” said Yamelsie Rodríguez, president and CEO, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, in a statement. “Any patient wanting to continue their gender-affirming care in a state that welcomes people of all identities: our Fairview Heights, Illinois, health center is open to you and we are here to help you make plans to get care.”
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican now campaigning for reelection, launched an investigation in February into St. Louis’ Washington University Transgender Center. A former staffer had complained that doctors were prescribing hormones too quickly and without enough mental health wraparound services. An internal Washington University review found no malpractice.
Bailey has since expanded his investigation to any clinic offering pediatric gender-affirming care in Missouri, and demanded records from a St. Louis Planned Parenthood where doctors provide such health care.
In April, Bailey took the novel step of imposing restrictions on adults as well as children under Missouri’s consumer-protection law. A judge temporarily blocked the limits from taking effect as she considers a legal challenge.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consello, the financial services advisory and strategic investing platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sameer Khanna to the position of Chief Technology Officer, Consello Tech. Mr. Khanna has spent over fifteen years leading software engineering teams and has experience working in multiple industries and sectors including healthcare, enterprise SaaS, e-commerce and digital marketing.
At Consello, Mr. Khanna will be responsible for building the firm's bespoke tech stack, a centralized system that will enable Consello to have a data-driven enterprise function as a key component of both its investing and advisory offerings globally. He will work under the guidance of the division's President, Oscar Salazar.
Before joining Consello, Mr. Khanna was most recently Senior Vice President of Engineering at Pager, a virtual care platform that brings together concierge services with advanced technology to help patients navigate, coordinate, and access whole person healthcare. Prior to Pager, he was the Chief Technology Officer at Sotheby's Home/Viyet, an online consignment marketplace that specializes in vintage and antique furniture, decorations, art, and accessories; Sotheby's acquired Viyet in 2018. Mr. Khanna also held various senior tech positions at a number of highly regarded start-ups, including Lot18, Bandwith Productions and Zezza Network.
"Sameer has an outstanding track record of building multiple, highly successful software platforms," said Declan Kelly, Chairman and CEO of Consello. "His collaboration with Oscar and their team of engineers and data scientists will, over time, help us build a tech stack that can accelerate our delivery capability across the Consello platform."
"We are delighted to welcome Sameer to the company," said Oscar Salazar, CEO of Consello Tech. "We have collaborated previously together for a number of years, and I am very confident that his experience across several industries will be of great help to us as we advance Consello Tech."
The data driven tech stack, utilizing AI and machine learning, will produce predictive analytics that will serve to inform and expand all of Consello's divisions, as well as provide significant commercial advantage to Consello's clients and investments.
About Consello
The Consello Group is a financial services advisory and strategic investing platform. At Consello we invest capital to grow companies, and we execute for our banking clients across industries. We also offer business development services to help companies grow and a digital assets advisory business to help companies participate in the global digital financial services ecosystem. Consello offers these four distinct but integrated lines of businesses all on one platform: Investing, Digital Assets Advisory, Growth and Business Development, and Investment Banking and M&A Advisory.
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Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Wednesday's results
Brandon 6 Regina 2
Calgary 3 Prince Albert 1
Moose Jaw 5 Lethbridge 3
Everett 3 Kamloops 2 (OT)
Friday's results
Prince Albert 2 Red Deer 1
Calgary 2 Moose Jaw 1 (SO)
Brandon 3 Portland 2
Swift Current 5 Saskatoon 4 (SO)
Seattle 6 Regina 0
Medicine Hat 3 Edmonton 2
Everett 4 Prince George 2
Kelowna 3 Kamloops 2
Vancouver 3 Tri-City 2 (OT)
Victoria 6 Spokane 3
Saturday's results
Saskatoon 6 Red Deer 2
Prince Albert 6 Brandon 2
Moose Jaw 6 Seattle 2
Prince George 3 Everett 1
Swift Current 6 Medicine Hat 4
Edmonton 3 Lethbridge 2 (SO)
Tri-City 6 Victoria 4
Kamloops 5 Kelowna 1
Vancouver 2 Spokane 1
Sunday's results
Calgary at Regina, 4 p.m.
Portland at Winnipeg, 5:05 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Medicine Hat at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Portland at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Portland at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Everett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. | 2023-01-08T08:25:51+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-17702607.php |
Former deputy to oppose McNamara for McLennan County sheriff
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - As a U.S. Department of State contractor, Jeff Aguirre worked with a team to train Afghan National Police officers and to create a police command structure in war-torn Afghanistan before joining a United Nations team to help rebuild poverty-stricken Haiti.
Now, Aguirre, a former McLennan County Sheriff’s Office investigator, says he wants to bring his law enforcement and team-building experience back to the sheriff’s office to give it the leadership he says is sorely lacking under McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara.
Aguirre, 50, a Texas Anti-gang Unit investigator for the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office, announced his candidacy for McLennan County sheriff at a campaign event Tuesday evening at the Karem Shrine near Speegleville.
“People have reached out to me from inside the walls of the sheriff’s department as well as from across the community, and with my experience and background, I believe I am a good fit for the sheriff of McLennan County,” Aguirre said. “Some of the concerns people have in these conversations, I think, are valid. And that is that Parnell will be 78 after this election. People are concerned with his age and his health and what happens if he is ever unable to fulfill his role.”
Aguirre and McNamara will square off in the March 2024 Republican primary, with McNamara, who has been dubbed “America’s Sheriff” by local party members, seeking his fourth term as sheriff.
The 77-year-old McNamara was a longtime deputy U.S. marshal, as were his father and brother. He was the inspiration for Jeff Bridges’ Oscar-nominated role as a Texas Ranger in the film “Hell or High Water.” McNamara’s cousin, Taylor Sheridan, wrote the screenplay and has gone on to other major successes as the creator of the Yellowstone television series.
Sheridan was a special guest at a March fund-raising event for the sheriff, giving McNamara, arguably one of the most popular elected officials in the county, a major edge in the campaign war chest department.
Aguirre knows he has his work cut out for him but says he feels more than ready for the challenge of managing the department’s 500 employees and $53 million budget.
“America doesn’t have a sheriff,” Aguirre said. “We tend to put a lot of stock as a society into people’s celebrity. We need an experienced, viable option. I understand what I am up against. I understand that people consider his name to be giant. But I’m OK with this fight.
“I know it’s going to be an uphill climb. I know what I’m up against. I’m excited for the challenge. I am a man of faith. I believe I am going to be OK in this. I have never told anybody God promised me a victory. I think God promised me a race, and if the lessons I need to learn are in that race, then I’ll learn them. If they are in the victory, I’ll take that, too.”
As for McNamara, he didn’t coin the “America’s Sheriff” sobriquet, but he hasn’t tried to suppress others from using the moniker, either.
“I’m just the sheriff of McLennan County, and I am just proud to be the people’s sheriff in McLennan County,” McNamara said. “I’m not going to say anything about (Aguirre’s comments). “I’m just going to continue to do the good job we are doing for the county and to do everything we can to keep our citizens safe and ride herd on the lawless. I am just so proud to be our citizens’ voice in law enforcement.”
Aguirre grew up in South Waco and lived there before moving to Valley Mills with his mother to start his high school years. After graduation, he attended McLennan Community College before going to work at the McLennan County Jail in 1995.
He graduated from the policy academy and worked for the Hewitt Police Department for eight years.
While working in Hewitt, Aguirre became part of a multi-jurisdictional drug task force. When the grant funds dried up for the task force, Aguirre went to work from 2006 to 2010 for a State Department contractor as an international police liaison officer embedded with the military in Afghanistan.
Aguirre said his team was charged with creating a command structure, along with personnel, finance, human resources and criminal intelligence departments.
“There were guys from all over the country coming together, and it was the perfect combination of people,” Aguirre said. “Once the State Department saw what we did, they moved us all as a unit, which hadn’t happened before, and dropped us in Kabul, where we created the Kabul Capital Police Command. Sitting with the chief in Kabul, Afghanistan, means inheriting 5 million people and 11,000 police officers in a war zone with all the problems that come with that.
“And that is before you throw in a multi, multi-million dollar budget. We did really well creating that. It’s the model for police departments across the country now,” Aguirre said. “One of the things that makes me feel I am right for this job is we created that in a war zone, with a language barrier, a culture barrier, a religious barrier, and we were still effective in communicating our point and achieving success. There is a lot to be said for that.”
Aguirre next went to Haiti from 2010 to 2013 as part of a State Department contractor loaned out to the United Nations to help rebuild Haiti, which was racked with poverty, political unrest, disease, floods and earthquakes.”We went there with the idea of standing up police departments and changing their view from a Napoleonic style of rule to a more democratic style,” Aguirre said. “It was a challenge because a lot of that change was not as necessary on the police level as it was on the justice system level.”
Aguirre came home in 2013 and rejoined the sheriff’s department, becoming a founding member of McNamara’s newly organized crime unit.
“We did a lot of great work,” Aguirre said. “We were tasked with combatting the narcotics trade in this area. Our focus was dismantling criminal enterprises, and we were good at it. Unfortunately, the founding members after 10 years are not there anymore.”
He left the sheriff’s office in July 2022 and went to work as an investigator in former DA Barry Johnson’s office. When Josh Tetens defeated Johnson, Aguirre stayed on, working with his wife, Amber, who was a 25-year sheriff’s office employee before going to work as a DA’s office investigator.
Aguirre laments the dozens of former colleagues who he said left the sheriff’s office because of conflicts or dissatisfaction with how things were being operated.
“Having been on the inside, I think the sheriff’s department is lacking in leadership,” Aguirre said. “It is easy to see what goes on on the outside because it’s what goes on on the outside that gets in the news. It’s the inner working, the strife, the conflict and the retirements and the people who walked away that you don’t see.
“Over the last seven or eight years, most of the people who have walked away have gotten back into law enforcement. They didn’t walk away because they wanted to. They walked away because they had to,” Aguirre said.
Aguirre said the sheriff’s office has moved backward in its retention of valuable deputies, jailers and others, adding that the jail is woefully understaffed and the county suffers when it spends valuable resources to train employees only to lose them to other agencies.
“Parnell was my friend for two decades,” Aguirre said. “He has surrounded himself with people who have taken advantage of his trust and his loyalty. He has had bad advice. This is not a campaign against Parnell as much as it is a campaign against the people around him. There is no meritocracy in the building. If you want something, you become somebody’s buddy, you ask for it and you get it. It’s the good ol’ boy system in overdrive.
“We need leadership. We need somebody around those men and women to teach them, to guide them, to lead them and get them to stay. We can’t continue to keep paying money for people to get classes and go to schools and to become better police officers only to have them go somewhere else,” Aguirre said.
Aguirre said it is “inexcusable” and “unthinkable” that the sheriff’s office still does not have officer-worn body cameras, adding that McLennan County is one of the few agencies in Texas whose deputies don’t have them.
McNamara said that while he is not opposed to body cams for his officers, every deputy’s vehicle is equipped with dash cams and officers have a device on their uniforms that records audio.
“The state has not mandated body cams, that I am aware of, and we are in complete compliance with regulations,” McNamara said.
McNamara acknowledged that there were 50 vacancies in jail staffing a year ago, but said they are hiring as quickly as they can. Currently, there are 21 positions that need to be filled, he said.
“We are in total compliance as far as staffing is concerned and the jail was recently certified in April and we were in total compliance with the State Jail Standards Commission,” McNamara said.
McNamara defeated former Chief Deputy Randy Plemons and former Waco Police Lt. Patrick Swanton in his first two elections, while running unopposed for his third term. He participated in robust debates in his first two campaigns, but said he likely will decline Aguirre’s offer for a public debate.
“There is nothing to debate,” McNamara said. “My record stands on its own and I am proud of what we have done. There is no sense in that.”
Copyright 2023 KWTX. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-16T23:04:49+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2023/05/16/former-deputy-oppose-mcnamara-mclennan-county-sheriff/ |
The BET Awards air on Sunday night, and at least one notable person is highly unlikely to be in attendance: Lil Nas X. In case you missed it, the pop star is presently incensed with the network because his name was nowhere to be found when nominations were announced earlier this month. That same day, he sent out a now-deleted tweet: "thank you bet awards. an outstanding zero nominations again. black excellence!" And for the last few weeks, the masterful social media provocateur has been trolling BET and teasing "Late to Da Party," a new song that dropped on Friday and includes the repetitive chant, "F*** BET!"
I can hear the snark chiming in already: So ... you mean to tell me a super famous wealthy celebrity is out here complaining about not being nominated for a totally subjective award? Who even cares?
I hear you. The ego is strong with this one. But – it's not quite that simple.
Lil Nas X's dismay has stemmed in part from the sense that his very overt queerness – still relatively rare for a pop star of his status, especially a Black male one – had something to do with the omission. In another since-deleted tweet, he wrote, "I just feel like black gay ppl have to fight to be seen in this world and even when we make it to the top mfs try to pretend we are invisible."
BET's response, in part, was that the network "love[s] Lil Nas X," and that its Voting Academy is made up of "nearly 500 entertainment professionals ... No one from BET serves as a member of the Voting Academy."
So it's crucial to note here that Lil Nas X has been nominated for two BET Awards and performed at the ceremony twice in the past; last year's ended with him sharing a passionate kiss with one of his male background dancers. He's also won two BET Hip-Hop Awards, and received two nominations at last year's ceremony. And since coming out in 2019 at the height of "Old Town Road" pandemonium, he's garnered an unprecedented and overwhelming amount of support from fans and celebrities alike.
But! He's also faced plenty of homophobia and derision from online trolls and celebrities, too. (See, for one, rapper Boosie Badazz, who seems to have a sickening, violent obsession with antagonizing him.) And his flamboyance has been criticized by other queer people, who have accused him of being too "in your face" about his sexuality, especially following that BET Awards performance. His suspicions about why he was snubbed this year, after releasing a critically acclaimed and commercially successful debut album, haven't just appeared in a vacuum. (Meanwhile, his collaborator on "Industry Baby," the polarizing white rapper Jack Harlow, curiously scored a nod for Best Male Hip Hop Artist, and is also set to perform Sunday.)
Lil Nas X's contentions with BET speak to a paradox that's played out in high-profile fashion over the last decade: How to square the ostensible subjectivity of entertainment awards with historical biases among awards voting groups? Drake and Frank Ocean, for instance, have protested the Recording Academy and the Grammys, accusing the organization of being dismissive of Black artists. Ocean declined to submit his album Blonde for consideration – "[The Recording Academy] just doesn't seem to be representing very well for people who come from where I come from, and hold down what I hold down," he told the New York Times. For this year's ceremony, Drake withdrew his two nominations for Certified Lover Boy, piling on to a long run of criticisms he's had for the Grammys – "I'm apparently a rapper, even though 'Hotline Bling' is not a rap song," he said during an interview in 2017, adding, "The only category that they can manage to fit me in is in a rap category, maybe because I've rapped in the past or because I'm Black."
Like Lil Nas X, Drake and Ocean have won awards from the same institutions they criticize, but I don't think that, or the fact that there are undoubtedly some self-serving interests at play, necessarily invalidates those arguments. Awards ceremonies do have a lot of issues to contend with, starting with who, exactly, is doing the voting, and how. Just last year, it was announced that the Grammys would eliminate its secret nominating committees, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been working to diversify its membership against the backdrop of #OscarsSoWhite. The disgraced Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents the Golden Globes, came under intense scrutiny last year for its lack of Black membership. The industry seems to know it's got a problem.
Often the retort to accusations of bias with these awards is that perhaps the work wasn't good enough to be nominated, or win; "subjectivity" and "meritocracy" are easy ideas to get behind. But those two things are exactly that – ideas that are rarely, if ever, borne out in practice. Lobbying, expensive campaigning, and so many other factors go into putting these awards together every year, that it's impossible to suggest with a straight face that the only barriers to becoming a nominee or winner lie with the art itself. You need only recall how Green Book won Best Picture over, among other things, Roma and Black Panther, or Macklemore – Macklemore, people! – won Best Rap Album over Kendrick Lamar.
Back to Lil Nas X. The BET Awards are not the Grammys or the Oscars or even the Golden Globes. To the outside world, they're more like MTV's Video Music Awards, a ceremony where it's all about the fashion and the performances, and where almost no one's going to remember who won the year prior, much less who was nominated. I can't recall ever seeing an artist, movie, or show presented as a "BET Award-winner."
Yet they do seem to matter to the artists and the industry itself, and for Lil Nas X, there's something about feeling rejected by his Black peers, in a predominantly white industry that has found every way to shun or dismiss them all at some point or another, that makes it particularly upsetting for him. When someone on Twitter pointed out his Grammy wins, he responded, "this is my point exactly how can i get acknowledged by the most acclaimed award show in the world and then not even just 1 nomination from my own people? is that not crazy?"
OK, "most acclaimed award show" seems like a stretch, but I get his point. Awards shows are faulty metrics of talent or artistry, but they're also a part of the game. They exist to feed egos, but when you're Black and queer, that recognition – or lack thereof – just hits different.
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Rolls-Royce this week announced that its final Dawn has been built, ending the chapter on the most successful convertible in the marque’s history.
Both the Dawn and its Wraith coupe sibling have been unavailable in the U.S. since 2021, but Rolls-Royce kept taking orders for other markets until March of last year.
Rolls-Royce hasn’t said whether it has built the last Wraith but production of the coupe was also scheduled to end this year. To mark the end of the Wraith’s production, the final 12 cars will be a special Black Badge Wraith Black Arrow edition.
With the Wraith and Dawn gone, fans of Rolls-Royces sporting two-doors will have to settle for the fully electric Spectre, which is due on sale later this year and at present only a coupe. Rolls-Royce hasn’t said whether there will be a convertible based on the Spectre platform.
Despite being the bestselling convertible in Rolls-Royce history, the Dawn’s sales were only a fraction of Rolls-Royce’s total. Combined sales of the Wraith and Dawn in 2022 represented just 10% of the record 6,021 sales Rolls-Royce made in 2022. The bulk of sales were made up by the Cullinan, followed by the Ghost and Phantom.
The Dawn arrived for the 2016 model year and changed very little over the years. Unlike most convertibles which feature cramped 2+2 seating, the Dawn is a true four-seater with individual seating for all occupants. It’s also endowed with a twin-turbo 6.6-liter V-12 with 563 hp that delivers a 0-60 mph time of 4.9 seconds.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Welltower Inc. ("Welltower" or the "Company") (NYSE: WELL).
If you suffered losses exceeding $50,000 investing in Welltower stock or options and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310). You may also click here for additional information: www.faruqilaw.com/WELL.
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Faruqi & Faruqi is a leading minority and Woman-owned national securities law firm with offices in New York, Pennsylvania, California and Georgia.
Welltower operates a REIT principally focused on the rental of skilled nursing facilities and senior housing facilities. According to an analyst report published by Hindenburg Research, the Company's largest tenant, a non-profit health system in the Midwest called ProMedica, previously accounted for 12% of the company's annual Net Operating Income. ProMedica faced severe distress and began breaching bond covenants in early 2022, threatening Welltower's investment.
The Hindenburg report further discloses that on November 7th, 2022, Welltower announced a solution: it would transfer the operation of 147 skilled nursing facilities out of ProMedica and into a new joint venture with a health care operator called Integra Health. The deal helped fuel a 9% spike in Welltower's stock. Welltower's CEO said that Integra provided a "well-capitalized strategic partner" resulting in Welltower being paid 4% more in cash rent under the new JV, coming out ahead despite the distressed situation.
The Hindenburg report concludes that, "Despite the high praise from Welltower's management and claims of being a well-experienced operator, Integra seems to barely exist. The entity was registered 6 months ago, according to Delaware corporate records. Its website was registered on the same day."
On this news Welltower's shares fell sharply in value thereby damaging investors.
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Stuart McWhorter stepping down as director
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stuart McWhorter is stepping down as chairman of the board of directors of Nashville-based FB Financial Corporation. He is rejoining Governor Bill Lee's administration and replacing Bob Rolfe as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
McWhorter will be succeeded as chair by William F. (Bill) Carpenter III, one of the nation's most accomplished health care executives. Carpenter was a founding employee of LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company which, under his leadership, grew to become a Fortune 500 business. He served as LifePoint's Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2018 and was chair of its board of directors from 2010 to 2018.
"I have enjoyed my time serving FirstBank and am leaving to continue working to advance Tennessee's economic future with Governor Lee's administration," said McWhorter. "Bill Carpenter has a proven track record for many influential industry organizations, and I have full confidence in his ability to fill this seat." Prior to joining LifePoint, Carpenter was a partner at the law firm of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, where his practice consisted primarily of corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and health care regulatory matters. While at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, he also served as head of the firm's health law group.
"We have the utmost gratitude and respect for Stuart and his commitment to FirstBank, and we wish him all the best in his new role as commissioner," said Chris Holmes, President and CEO. "Bill's decades of legal and corporate experience and invaluable knowledge of the Nashville community make him an ideal fit for this role. We anticipate a seamless transition in leadership and look forward to continuing FirstBank's success under his leadership."
Throughout his professional career, Carpenter has been a devout community leader through his involvement in various organizations and boards. Additionally, Carpenter is a past member of the board of directors of the American Hospital Association, the past chairman of the boards of directors of Federation of American Hospitals and Nashville Health Care Council and past member of the board of directors of Nashville Public Radio. In addition, Mr. Carpenter has served on the boards of directors of many local community organizations, including NashvilleHealth, the Center for Medical Interoperability and United Way of Greater Nashville. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trust at Montgomery Bell Academy.
About FirstBank
Nashville-based FirstBank, a wholly owned subsidiary of FB Financial Corporation (NYSE: FBK), is the third largest Tennessee-headquartered bank, with 82 full-service branches across Tennessee, South Central Kentucky, Alabama and North Georgia, and a national mortgage business with offices across the Southeast. The bank serves five of the major metropolitan markets in Tennessee and, with approximately $12.6 billion in total assets, has the resources to provide a comprehensive variety of financial services and products.
Contact:
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CLEVELAND — Another week, another FedEx Ground Player of the Week nomination for Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb.
Chubb has been nominated for his third straight performance, this time based on his game against the Pittsburgh Steelers under primetime lights Thursday.
During the game, Chubb rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, while the Browns handily split up the offense with a strong pass game as well.
This week, Chubb is up against Bears running back Khalil Herbert (157 rushing yards, 20 carries, two touchdowns) and Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson (141 rushing yards, 17 carries, one touchdown).
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1. Have you ever wondered how a brain really looks and feels, or what happens to your brain when you hit your head?
On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. you can visit the Grand Rapids Public Museum and find out from scientists at the MSU College Of Human Medicine Neuroscience Fair.
You'll meet scientists and discover the marvels of the brain through hands-on activities for all ages.
New this year, walk inside the "mega brain" a larger-than-life inflatable brain exhibit.
2. Next Tuesday is World Down Syndrome Day, a day that celebrates the highlights and accomplishments of those living with down syndrome.
This weekend though, the Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan is inviting everyone to a free community dance and party on Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at the Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports and Inclusion Center.
The organization provides programs and services for more than 300 local families. The dance party has a 90's theme and people with down syndrome, their family, friends and the public are invited to this free, all-ages event.
3. John Ball Zoo will open for the 2023 season on March 24.
The opening day will feature the zoo's new logo and the new animals that have found a home in Grand Rapids.
These include a female snow leopard, bald eagles, a coati, and a sloth.
Plus for farm lovers, several goats and sheep have joined Red's Hobby Farm following the retirement of some others last month.
4. Family–friendly activity options are once again available at the Salvation Army Kroc Center during spring break week, April 3-7.
Open swim, climbing wall, and gymnasium hours are extended to help parents make sure they never hear, "I’m bored!" New this year, guests can use Kroc's online registration system to reserve an open swim session and pay in advance to cut down on wait times when they arrive.
Day passes are only $12 per person for all ages during that week and as always, Kroc Center members get unlimited free access to all activities.
Learn more at grkroccenter.org.
5. The culinary team at Grand Rapids Community College must be out of this world because they could become the next group to send a meal to astronauts doing research at the International Space Station.
GRCC is among ten teams that will compete in a cook-off in Houston next month.
Since September they've been going over NASA nutritional guidelines and researching how foods affect astronauts in low gravity.
This is the fourth year GRCC culinary students have competed. The 2019-2020 team placed second. | 2023-03-17T16:50:11+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/morning-mix/morning-buzz-march-17-2023 |
2023 Wyoming High School 3A-4A Girls Basketball Regional Scoreboard
Post-season basketball is here for teams in Classes 3A and 4A with regional tournaments that are from Thursday through Saturday.
Two wins qualify a team for the state tournament next week in Casper. With two losses, a team is eliminated.
Afton, Casper, Mountain View, and Torrington will host the regional tournaments this weekend. This schedule is according to brackets sent to WyoPreps. It is subject to change.
3A EAST REGIONAL – Torrington (High School)
THURSDAY, MARCH 2:
Final Score: Game 1: (NE-2) Newcastle 38 (SE-3) Torrington 25
Final Score: Game 2: (SE-1) Douglas 73 (NE-4) Glenrock 17
Final Score: Game 3: (SE-2) Wheatland 31 (NE-3) Moorcroft 30
Final Score: Game 4: (NE-1) Buffalo 69 (SE-4) Rawlins 35
FRIDAY, MARCH 3:
Game 8: Torrington vs. Glenrock, 9 a.m.
Game 9: Moorcroft vs. Rawlins, 10:30 a.m.
Game 5: Newcastle vs. Douglas, 3 p.m.
Game 6: Wheatland vs. Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4:
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 6, 10:30 a.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 5, 9 a.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 6 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (if necessary)
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 3 p.m. – Championship Game
3A WEST REGIONAL – Mountain View (High School)
THURSDAY, MARCH 2:
Final Score: Game 1: (NW-1) Powell 46 (SW-4) Lander 30
Final Score: Game 2: (SW-2) Lyman 42 (NW-3) Worland 41
Final Score: Game 3: (SW-1) Pinedale 55 (NW-4) Thermopolis 20
Final Score: Game 4: (SW-3) Mountain View 57 (NW-2) Lovell 42
FRIDAY, MARCH 3:
Game 8: Lander vs. Worland, 9 a.m.
Game 9: Thermopolis vs. Lovell, 10:30 a.m.
Game 5: Powell vs. Lyman, 4 p.m.
Game 6: Pinedale vs. Mountain View, 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4:
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 6, 10:30 a.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 5, 9 a.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 7 p.m. – 3rd Place Game
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 4 p.m. – Championship Game
4A EAST REGIONAL – Casper (Natrona County HS & Natrona MAC)
THURSDAY, MARCH 2:
Final Score: Game 1: (NE-1) Thunder Basin 68 (SE-4) Cheyenne South 12
Final Score: Game 2: (SE-2) Cheyenne Central 39 (NE-3) Sheridan 38
Final Score: Game 3: (SE-3) Laramie 63 (NE-2) Campbell County 51
Final Score: Game 4: (SE-1) Cheyenne East 40 (NE-4) Natrona County 34
FRIDAY, MARCH 3:
Game 5: Cheyenne South vs. Sheridan, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Campbell County vs. Natrona County, noon
Game 7: Thunder Basin vs. Cheyenne Central, 3:30 p.m.
Game 8: Laramie vs. Cheyenne East, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4:
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 9 a.m. (MAC)
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 9 a.m. (NCHS)
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 12:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (MAC)
Game 12: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 12:30 p.m. – Championship Game (NCHS)
4A WEST REGIONAL – Afton (Star Valley High School & Middle School)
THURSDAY, MARCH 2:
Final Score: Game 1: (SW-1) Green River 55 (NW-4) Riverton 35
Final Score: Game 2: (NW-2) Rock Springs 53 (SW-3) Evanston 39
Final Score: Game 3: (NW-1) Cody 65 (SW-4) Jackson 6
Final Score: Game 4:(NW-3) Kelly Walsh 42 (SW-2) Star Valley 37
FRIDAY, MARCH 3:
Game 8: Riverton vs. Evanston, 9 a.m.
Game 9: Jackson vs. Star Valley, 10:30 a.m.
Game 5: Green River vs. Rock Springs, 3 p.m.
Game 6: Cody vs. Kelly Walsh, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4:
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 6, 9 a.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 5, 10:30 a.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 3 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (at SVMS)
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 3 p.m. – Championship Game | 2023-03-03T11:57:46+00:00 | k2radio.com | https://k2radio.com/2023-wyoming-high-school-3a-4a-girls-basketball-regional-scoreboard/ |
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
Michigan moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, with TCU at No. 3 and Southern California at No. 4 behind top-ranked Georgia after four top-10 teams lost on the final day of regular-season games.
The Bulldogs (12-0) are No. 1 for the eighth straight week and 11th time this season in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. Georgia received 58 first-place votes and Michigan received the other five.
The Wolverines (12-0) reached a season-high No. 2 after beating Ohio State, which dropped the Buckeyes three spots to No. 5.
TCU (12-0) has its highest ranking since reaching No. 2 in the 2015 season, and USC (11-1) has its best ranking this late in the season since finishing the 2016 season at No. 3.
Other top-10 teams to fall were LSU, Clemson and Oregon. LSU’s loss to Texas A&M dropped those Tigers five spots to No. 11. Clemson’s loss to South Carolina sent it falling three spots to No. 10 The Ducks’ fourth-quarter collapse against Oregon State cost Oregon a spot in the Pac-12 title game and five spots in the poll, where it fell to No. 15.
Alabama was No. 6, just ahead of Tennessee, which beat the Crimson Tide on a last-second field goal at home earlier this season.
No. 8 Penn State and No. 9 Washington both have their best rankings of the season. The Huskies haven’t been in the top 10 since the 2018 season, when they peaked at No. 6.
POLL POINTS
This was the eighth regular-season week since 2017 where four top-10 teams lost, including the second this season. Three of those weeks occurred in 2017.
The last time five or more top-10 teams lost in the same regular-season week was 2016. The week of Nov. 12, 2016, five top-10 teams lost, all to unranked opponents.
The results: Iowa 14, No. 2 Michigan 13; Pittsburgh 43, No. 3 Clemson 42; USC 26, No. 4 Washington 13; Georgia 13, No. 8 Auburn 7; and Mississippi 29, No. 10 Texas A&M 28.
IN
— No. 23 UTSA (10-2) made its season debut in the AP Top 25. The Roadrunners reached the rankings last year for the first time in the short history of the program.
Texas-San Antonio became an FBS school in 2012. The defending Conference USA champions peaked at No. 15 last season and will head into a second straight C-USA title game ranked.
— No. 20 South Carolina (8-4) is back in the rankings after its second straight upset of a top-10 team. The Gamecocks beat Clemson on Saturday after taking down Tennessee last week. South Carolina was ranked for one week in October, but then immediately lost to Missouri.
— No. 25 Mississippi State (8-4) returned to the rankings for the second time this season.
OUT
— Mississippi (8-4) fell out of the rankings for the first time this season. The Rebels reached No. 7 after starting 7-0 but finished the season losing four of five.
— Cincinnati (9-3) is out again. The Bearcats have bounced in and out for most of the season. Losing to Tulane on Friday dropped them out again.
— Coastal Carolina (9-2) dropped out after being routed by James Madison but still has a spot in the Sun Belt championship game next week.
CONFERENCE CALL
Pac-12 — 6 (Nos. 4, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17).
SEC — 6 (Nos. 1, 6, 7, 11, 20, 25).
ACC — 3 (Nos. 10, 14, 24).
Big Ten — 3 (Nos. 2, 5, 8).
Big 12 — 3 (Nos. 3, 13, 21).
American — 2 (Nos. 18, 22).
Conference USA — 1 (No. 23).
Independent — 1 (No. 19).
RANKED vs. RANKED
Championship week features matchup of ranked teams in five conferences:
— No. 11 LSU vs. No. 1 Georgia, Southeastern Conference championship.
— No. 3 TCU vs. No. 13 Kansas State, Big 12 championship.
— No. 4 USC vs. No. 12 Utah, Pac-12 championship.
— No. 10 Clemson vs. No. 24 North Carolina, Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
— No. 18 Tulane vs. No. 22 UCF, American Athletic Conference championship.
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WASHINGTON — More than 2,000 guests including world leaders, aristocrats and celebrities witnessed as King Charles III was crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday.
As guests arrived, the church buzzed with excitement and was abloom with fragrant flowers and colorful hats. Among them were U.S. First Lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, eight current and former British prime ministers as well as Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Emma Thompson.
Hundreds of heads of state attended the ceremony, including Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia. President Joe Biden did not attend the ceremony, keeping alive the streak of a president never attending a British royal coronation.
"American Idol" judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie were also in attendance.
The pair are headlining the Coronation Concert, a massive event at Windsor Castle that celebrates the newly crowned royals.
The concert starts on Sunday before a crowd of 20,000 people and will be broadcast live to the rest of the world. Perry and Richie join a collection of global icons and artists performing at the show.
Both Perry and Richie have close royal ties with King Charles, serving as ambassadors to the King's charities.
According to the BBC, the Coronation Concert is aimed to "celebrate a new chapter in the nation's history, with themes of love, respect and optimism." The concert will also feature a "Lighting up the Nation" show which will illuminate signature locations across the U.K. using lasers, projectors and drone displays. | 2023-05-06T13:35:09+00:00 | wgrz.com | https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/nation-world/coronation-guests-jill-biden-katy-perry-lionel-richie/507-4bf1ae44-c69f-4a1e-a4ac-2f2ef7bafe07 |
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's foreign minister is seeking the United Nations' help securing long-term aid for survivors of deadly, record-breaking floods before recovery funds run out next month, Pakistani officials said Friday.
That grim threshold could come as soon as Jan. 15, according to Chris Kaye, the country director for the World Food Program. Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Friday that he’s seeking the U.N.'s support for raising money from "key donors, development institutions and the private sector” to refuel the recovery effort. Kaye said that without new aid, the looming depletion would mark “a very serious crisis ahead of us as we go into 2023.”
He told a news conference in the capital, Islamabad, along with the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator Julien Harneis on Thursday, that the number of people in Pakistan in need of critical food assistance is likely to increase the previously estimated 4 million people to 5.1 million during the winter. According to U.N. officials in Pakistan, the international body has only received a third of the $816 million in emergency aid it sought in October.
The winter chill is contributing urgency to the crisis, he said. Some of the supply from the World Food Program was recently looted by flood victims in a water-ravaged area in Pakistan's Khairpur district in the southern Sindh province, where the floods affected 12 million people and killed 796.
“People are desperate and we need to help them," he said.
Meanwhile, authorities in Pakistan are trying to arrange funds to provide shelter and food to flood victims amid winter. Bhutto Zardari said Friday that he met with the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The leader of the international body “reaffirmed full support and cooperation of the UN, both for ongoing humanitarian relief work as well as for long-term recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction” work in Pakistan’s flood-hit areas, Bhutto Zardari said.
Bhutto Zardari also met with Guterres on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of Group of 77, a coalition of 134 mainly developing nations and China, in New York. Bhutto-Zardari said he also thanked the U.N. chief for agreeing to co-host an international conference on “climate resilient Pakistan" in Geneva early next month.
The climate-induced floods since mid-June have killed more than 1,700 people. Pakistani officials say 23,000 survivors are still living in tents in flood-hit areas in Sindh province. | 2022-12-16T13:23:14+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Pakistan-seeks-UN-help-as-flood-aid-for-survivors-17658325.php |
YOUNGSTOWN (WJW) — Actor Gary Friedkin, known for his roles in such shows as “Happy Days” and “Young Doctors in Love,” died from COVID-19 complications Friday in an Ohio hospice. He was 70.
According to an obituary by the Warren Tribune Chronicle, Friedkin had been hospitalized for 3 1/2 weeks before his death. It says he died peacefully with his brother and sister-in-law by his side.
According to the obituary, he was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and graduated from The Rayen School. He was trained at the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University.
He eventually moved to Los Angeles and started his acting career, which also featured a role as an Ewok in the “Star Wars” trilogy.
The obituary went on to say:
“While Gary may have been short of stature, he was a giant amongst his family and friends. His legacy will live on as stories are told and retold for years to come by all who loved him.” | 2022-12-09T22:01:37+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/gary-friedkin-happy-days-star-wars-actor-dies-at-age-70/ |
Looking for something to do? Here are some things going on the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6 in the Chicago suburbs and northwest Indiana. Events are current as of press time; please check websites for updated information and COVID-19 restrictions.
Live music on the street
Bom’ the Lot2: Live Street Art and Music Festival will be held from noon to 10 p.m. Oct. 1 at Aurora City Parking Lot H in Aurora. Tickets are $5. At 14 Middle Ave. Go to eventbrite.com and search for Bom’ the Lot2.
Anything for You
Ledisi will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond. Tickets are $30-$70. At 777 Casino Center Drive. Go to caesars.com/horseshoe-hammond.
Hey Jude
The Fab Four — The Ultimate Beatles Tribute will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet. Tickets are $32.50-$52.50. At 102 N, Chicago St. Call 815-726-6600 or go to rialtosquare.com.
Romantic journey
North Central College Theatre Department presents “Constellations” from Oct. 6 to 9 at Meiley-Swallow Hall in Naperville. Tickets are $10-$14. At 31 S. Ellsworth St. Call 630-637-7469 or go to finearts.northcentralcollege.edu/.
Take the Highway
The Marshall Tucker Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. Tickets are $32.50-$67.50. At 203 N. Genesee St. Call 847-263-6300 or go to geneseetheatre.com.
Email any events in the Chicago suburbs for consideration at least two weeks in advance to wweber@tribpub.com. | 2022-10-03T17:20:02+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-ent-five-things-st-1007-20221003-j253lzkkyrh3bixhcbxqfivdre-story.html |
STURGIS - Justina June "Gussie" Lewis, 88, died at her home in Sturgis on Monday, August 29, 2022.
Gussie was born July 7, 1934, in Sioux Falls, SD, to James and Marguerite (Castle) Adams.
She grew up in loving family surrounded by siblings and cousins. Gussie met her future husband and love of her life, Dwane Lewis, at the age of 15 while ice-skating at Drake Springs in Sioux Falls. They were married on August 28, 1952. She was blessed with 10 children, 31 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Gussie is survived by nine children, Dwane (Denise) Lewis, Catherine (Dana) Shay, James (Joan) Lewis, David Lewis, Edward (Colleen) Lewis, Mary (Mike) Jensen, Carol (Jim) Hamilton, Robert (Shalae) Lewis, and Julie (Greg) Bernal.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dwane; and son, Mark; sons-in-law, James Riddle, and Robert Hamilton; and countless loved ones.
Visitation will be September 2, 2022, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel, Sturgis from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. with a rosary to follow.
Mass of Christian burial will be held September 3, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis. Inurnment will be at a later date. | 2022-09-01T05:54:49+00:00 | rapidcityjournal.com | https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/obituaries/justina-june-gussie-lewis/article_56ed0b86-a70b-58e2-8f66-c0db1bdffed4.html |
The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Steve Wynn to compel the hotel and casino magnate and Republican megadonor to register as an agent of China.
Wynn, a former finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, is accused of relaying a request from a senior Chinese official asking that the Trump administration remove a Chinese national who had sought asylum in the United States. His activities, prosecutors assert in the lawsuit, included discussing Beijing’s interests directly with Trump during a dinner in June 2017 and providing the Chinese national’s passport photos to the president’s secretary.
“In so doing, from at least June 2017 through at least August 2017, the Defendant acted as an agent for foreign principals Sun and the PRC and engaged in political activities on their behalf in the United States,” the complaint states.
The Chinese national is a businessperson who had left China in 2014 and was later charged with corruption, according to the complaint. Lawyers for Wynn did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An inquiry to Wynn Resorts, which he headed until 2018, also went unanswered.
“The filing of this suit — the first affirmative civil lawsuit under FARA in more than three decades — demonstrates the department’s commitment to ensuring transparency in our democratic system,” Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen, who heads the Justice Department’s national security division, said in a news release. “Where a foreign government uses an American as its agent to influence policy decisions in the United States, FARA gives the American people a right to know.”
Wynn was advised three times, beginning in 2018 and finally last month, to register under FARA but declined to do so, according to the complaint.
The Justice Department has said that Wynn was approached to work with China by longtime GOP and Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy, who worked under Wynn as deputy RNC finance chairman after Trump’s 2016 election as president. Broidy pleaded guilty in October 2020 to acting as an unregistered foreign agent, admitting to accepting millions of dollars to secretly lobby the Trump administration for Malaysian and Chinese interests. Broidy agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for a recommendation of leniency at sentencing, which remains pending, and to forfeit $6.6 million.
Wynn stepped down as RNC finance chairman in January 2018 and as CEO of Wynn Resorts the following month in the face of allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has denied.
Wynn and his wife have contributed about $2.5 million to Republican candidates and committees in the first three months of this year alone, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. | 2022-05-17T22:47:45+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/17/us-sues-steve-wynn-china/ |
CVS wants to be the doctor for Medicare patients
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN
CVS is buying a primary care doctor’s network, moving the pharmacy deeper into providing physician services for patients.
The company announced Wednesday that it plans to pay $10.6 billion to acquire Oak Street Health, a primary care provider mainly for adults on Medicare Advantage. Oak Street has 160 health care clinics in 21 states.
Medicare Advantage, also known as Medicare Part C, is a type of Medicare health plan offered by a private company that contracts with Medicare. It enrolls nearly half of all Medicare beneficiaries.
CVS for years built out retail stores and basic MinuteClinics. It also became a pharmacy benefits’ manager. In 2018, CVS bought Aetna, making it one of the largest health insurers in the country. Although CVS has not been a primary care practice in the past with a network of doctors, the company has said it wants to move into the area.
The company is trying to keep pace with rivals and control costs. In the future, CVS could offer an insurance plan to consumers in Oak Street’s network for lower premiums, said Sean Nicholson, the director of the Sloan Program in Health Administration at Cornell University.
A flurry of deals between health insurers and primary care providers kicked off in recent years. Insurance rivals UnitedHealth Group’s Optum arm and Humana have recently expanded their primary care services.
“In the last three years, health insurers have become increasingly interested in purchasing primary care practices and employing physicians,” Nicholson said.
Traditionally, health insurers have contracted with physicians, not employed them. But insurers believe that if they have a strong physician network, they can better control the cost and quality of medical care, he said.
Additionally, private Medicare plans typically offer higher reimbursement rates from the federal government than traditional Medicare, and CVS wants to capitalize on this, he said. The Biden administration announced a rule last week cracking down on Medicare private plans that have overcharged the federal government.
CVS’ retail rivals have also been moving into primary care.
Walgreens has attached doctors’ offices to hundreds of its stores in a deal with primary care network VillageMD and took a majority stake in the company. Backed by Walgreens, VillageMD purchased primary care provider Summit Health for $9 billion earlier this year.
Amazon said last year that it plans to buy primary care provider One Medical for roughly $4 billion.
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LOCAL NEWS
Hood Canal Bridge to be kept open during summer weekends
May 22, 2023, 1:08 PM | Updated: 3:27 pm
(Photo from WSDOT)
The Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) has changed its closure schedule of the Hood Canal Bridge with the goal of keeping it open for as many weekends as possible for those traveling to the Olympics this summer.
Repairs to the bridge between Jefferson and Kitsap counties will no longer require closing the bridge for four weekends during peak travel time, and assuming the weather holds.
100+ mile Hood Canal Bridge detour will mess with summer weekends
“The new dates strike the best balance between securing critical materials needed to make repairs to the bridge and installing those materials during calm weather when traffic volumes are lower,” said Assistant Region Administrator of Construction MaryLou Shannon.
Instead of four long-term weekend closures of the bridge, WSDOT decided to separate the work into phases. The closures are:
May 13 to May 17
- 10 p.m. Saturday, May 13, to 10 a.m. Sunday, May 14
- 11 p.m. Monday, May 15, to 4 a.m. Tuesday, May 16
- 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, to 4 a.m. Wednesday, May 17
- 11 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, to 4 a.m. Thursday, May 18
May 20 to May 24
- 11 p.m. Monday, May 22, to 4 a.m. Tuesday, May 23
- 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, to 4 a.m. Wednesday, May 24
- 11 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, to 4 a.m. Thursday, May 25
June 10 to June 14
- 10 p.m. Saturday, June 10, to 10 a.m. Sunday, June 11
- 11 p.m. Monday, June 12, to 4 a.m. Tuesday, June 13
- 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, to 4 a.m. Wednesday, June 14
- 11 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, to 4 a.m. Thursday, June 15
June 17 to June 21
- 10 p.m. Saturday, June 17, to 10 a.m. Sunday, June 18
- 11 p.m. Monday, June 19, to 4 a.m. Tuesday, June 20
- 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, to 4 a.m. Wednesday, June 21
- 11 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, to 4 a.m. Thursday, June 22
WSDOT’s Mark Krulish said they need to replace a key bridge component.
“We are repairing the center lock mechanism on the bridge,” Krulish said. “It is the mechanism that holds the bridge together.”
This work was supposed to happen in 2021, but was postponed because of the pandemic. It was rescheduled for last year, but supply chain issues pushed it to 2023.
Krulish stated this work cannot be done in bad weather.
“We’re going to be in the water, and we’re going to be suspended from a bridge, so the water absolutely has to be calm in order to do this,” he said. “The time to do that is in the summer.”
The state is trying to finalize which weekends it will perform the work, fully realizing that this will create huge problems getting around.
“We know every weekend on the Olympic Peninsula, there is a huge event that draws tons of people, but what we’re looking at most is when’s the weather the best,” Krulish said.
More than 18,000 people use the bridge every day, and on summer weekends, it can be way more than that. These weekend closures were going to have a major impact.
The construction could still close the bridge in September as WSDOT works to securely connect both halves of the bridge and install new shock absorbers. Work will begin on that Sep. 10, and could include both weekday and weekend nighttime closures. | 2023-05-23T00:13:28+00:00 | mynorthwest.com | https://mynorthwest.com/3891851/hood-canal-bridge-to-be-kept-open-during-summer-weekends/ |
WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Thursday, September 8, 2022
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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
236 AM PDT Thu Sep 8 2022
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville
Out 10 Nm and Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape
Shoalwater Out 10 Nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots
and/or seas 10 feet or higher are expected to produce hazardous
wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners,
especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid
navigating in these conditions.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 30 kt and seas 6 to 11 ft at 9
seconds.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
10 to 60 nm.
* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Friday.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 8 to 10 ft at 12
* WHERE...Coastal Waters From Cape Flattery To James Island Out
10 Nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning.
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt.
* WHERE...Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest winds north of the San Juan
Islands.
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NASA has returned the Artemis I rocket to the launching pad at the Kennedy Space Center with the hopes of blasting the rocket toward the moon on Nov. 14.
The mission has been surmounted by mechanical and weather delays for months.
The Artemis I mission has been delayed multiple times since officials first tried to launch it Aug. 29. The spacecraft had issues with a hydrogen leak that required NASA to reseal a tank. After performing bleed tests on the tank in September, NASA planned on moving forward with a launch before Hurricane Ian’s development.
The rocket was removed from the launching pad to protect it from Hurricane Ian.
Engineers have performed standard maintenance and repairs in preparation for the launch.
The next Artemis mission isn't scheduled until 2024. While Artemis I will be unmanned, Artemis II will send four astronauts on a flyby of the moon. Artemis III is expected to include a crewed mission to the moon's surface.
NASA has not said whether the months of delays to Artemis I could push back the launch of Artemis II. | 2022-11-04T15:39:22+00:00 | wsfltv.com | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/nasas-artemis-i-rocket-is-back-on-the-launching-pad |
HOUSTON, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share on the company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to be paid on July 15, 2022, to stockholders of record on June 15, 2022.
About KBR
We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission critical roles in 34 countries.
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long- term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.
Visit www.kbr.com
Forward Looking Statement
The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future financial performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the significant adverse impacts on economic and market conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the company's ability to respond to the resulting challenges and business disruption; the recent dislocation of the global energy market; the company's ability to manage its liquidity; the outcome of and the publicity surrounding audits and investigations by domestic and foreign government agencies and legislative bodies; potential adverse proceedings by such agencies and potential adverse results and consequences from such proceedings; changes in capital spending by the company's customers; the company's ability to obtain contracts from existing and new customers and perform under those contracts; structural changes in the industries in which the company operates; escalating costs associated with and the performance of fixed-fee projects and the company's ability to control its cost under its contracts; claims negotiations and contract disputes with the company's customers; changes in the demand for or price of oil and/or natural gas; protection of intellectual property rights; compliance with environmental laws; changes in government regulations and regulatory requirements; compliance with laws related to income taxes; unsettled political conditions, war and the effects of terrorism; foreign operations and foreign exchange rates and controls; the development and installation of financial systems; the possibility of cyber and malware attacks; increased competition for employees; the ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions; and operations of joint ventures, including joint ventures that are not controlled by the company.
The company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks, and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss some of the important risk factors that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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(iSeeCars) — If you’re in the market for a new car, you might be wondering what you should do with your old car.
Just as there are many places to buy a car, there are also many places where you can sell one. Or, you can even take on the process yourself and do a private sale.
If you’re looking for a convenient and hassle-free way to sell your vehicle, you should consider the online retailer Carvana. While selling a car to Carvana is convenient, is it a good idea? And how is it possible to sell your car without leaving your home? We answer these important questions and more.
Carvana: How it Works
While many automotive dealers shifted to an online-selling model in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Carvana has actually been selling cars online since 2013. The Carvana car buying experience allows customers to handle every step of the car buying process completely online including purchasing, financing, and trading in. Carvana will even deliver the vehicle right to your door for free if you live within one of their local markets. Otherwise, you can pay a delivery fee or pick up your car at one of their famous vending machines at the location that’s most convenient for you. Carvana has a large inventory of over 15,000 vehicles, which have all undergone a 150-point inspection process. One potential downside is that Carvana doesn’t have any physical locations, so you cannot test drive their vehicles before purchasing. But, car buyers will have seven days after buying the car to try it in their everyday environment, and Carvana offers a seven-day money-back guarantee in case you decide you don’t want to keep the vehicle. All advertised prices are final, as Carvana offers no-haggle pricing. More information on How Carvana Works can be found here.
Will Carvana Buy Any Used Car?
According to Carvana’s website, they will buy any car as long as it’s newer than 1992, can safely perform a test drive, and has a working odometer.
How Do I Sell My Car to Carvana?
If you’ve never traded in a vehicle, you might not understand the process and how the car trade-in process works. Or, you might wonder how the process at Cavana differs from your local dealer. Here are the three basic steps to selling your car to Carvana:
Step 1: Do Your Research
Before you sell your car to Carvana, you should always do your research. You can refer to some helpful online tools to help you estimate your car’s trade-in value including the iSeeCars Price my Car Tool, Kelley Blue Book (KBB), or Edmunds. Understanding these prices can give you a starting point and help you understand how much your car is worth.
Step 2: Get Your Instant Offer
Make sure you have your vehicle’s VIN or license plate number handy and go to the Sell Your Car page on Carvana’s website. Then you can begin the process to get an instant offer from Carvana in less than two minutes. In fact, we did it ourselves using a stopwatch and clocked in at an impressive 1 minute 32 seconds.
The process is simple! After you enter your VIN or license plate number, you will likely be prompted to enter other vehicle details like your vehicle’s trim. It will then ask you to select one of the following: “sell” if you want to sell your vehicle outright, “trade in” if you are planning on buying another vehicle from Carvana, or “not sure” if you want to see what your offer is and decide later.
You’ll have to answer a few identifying questions and confirm details about your car including mileage, color, engine, and drivetrain, and then you will be prompted to answer more questions about the vehicle’s features. Lastly, you will have to answer questions about your vehicle’s condition such as if there are any scratches or dings, if it’s been in an accident, or if there’s any damage to the vehicle. It will also ask if there is a loan on your vehicle or if it is leased. In that case, you will have to enter your loan or leasing information. If you have a loan, make sure you have your loan company, remaining balance, and monthly payment information handy; and if you are leasing, you will need to know your lease company, payoff amount, and monthly payment.
When you’ve answered all the necessary questions, enter your email and select “get your offer.” It will calculate for around 30 seconds, and then your offer will appear. Or, if it is unable to give you an instant offer, it will let you know the offer is pending and you will receive it the next day. Remember, there’s no haggling and this offer is final. Once you complete the necessary information, a Carvana representative will contact you within three business days.
Step 3: Closing the Deal
The next step depends on if you are selling your car or trading it in.
Selling
If you decide to sell your car to Carvana without purchasing one from the retailer, it will ask you to upload a picture of your odometer, a picture of the vehicle title, and photo identification such as a driver’s license. If you don’t have a physical copy of your title, you can get one from your local DMV. It will also ask how you want to get paid, which includes three options: a physical printed check, a direct deposit into your checking account, or an instant payment to your debit card.
Then schedule an appointment for Carvana to come and pick up your vehicle.
When Carvana picks up the car, they will go through a checklist to make sure the vehicle is how you described it. Then they will issue you your check on the spot or process the payment to your account.
Trading In
If you decide to accept Carvana’s trade-in offer, and purchase a new vehicle from Carvana, you will apply your trade-in toward the purchase of your vehicle.
Your vehicle will then be picked up when your new one is delivered, or if you are picking your vehicle up from a vending machine, you will drop it off there. Your car will then be inspected to make sure it matches your description. Carvana will hold onto your car during your seven-day trial period in case you decide you don’t want to keep your new vehicle.
Will Carvana Pay Me the Most Money for My Used Car?
Just as you would when buying a car, it’s always a good idea to shop around. Keep in mind that your offer from Carvana is good for seven days, which gives you time to see if you can get a better offer elsewhere. Be sure to get prices from other dealers such as CarMax or other local dealers. (Be sure to refer to this article which details the process of selling a car to Carmax.) If you’re buying a car from Carvana, it might be tempting to buy and sell at the same place, but it might be worth the inconvenience if you can get a better offer from another retailer. Also, Carvana’s offer is haggle-free, while you might be able to negotiate with other dealers.
However, selling a car through Carvana or any used retailer will not get you as much money as doing a private sale through iSeeCars.com, Craigslist, or Autotrader. However, Carvana provides a more convenient selling experience, especially because it will save you the hassle of advertising the car and coordinating showings. Carvana will also handle all paperwork and registration information, whereas private sellers will have to make a trip to the dreaded DMV.
Bottom Line
Carvana offers a hassle-free way to sell your car versus selling to a private party or to another dealer. Unlike CarMax or other used car dealers, you can complete the entire transaction without leaving your home. However, this convenience can come at a cost. While Carvana offers competitive pricing for your used car, you might find a better offer at another car dealership or make even more money with a private sale.
If buying or selling a car online appeals to you, be sure to check out our articles about other online retailers including CarMax vs. Carvana and Carvana vs. VROOM to help you decide which used vehicle retailer is best for you.
Even if you aren’t convinced that online car shopping is for you, it doesn’t hurt to at least get your real offer from Carvana if you are selling your vehicle. After all, the whole process only takes two minutes!
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If you’re interested in a new car or a used car, be sure to check out iSeeCars’ award-winning car search engine. It uses advanced algorithms to help shoppers find the best car deals across all vehicle types and provides key insights and valuable resources, like the iSeeCars free VIN decoder and Best Cars rankings. Filter by make, model, price, and special features to find the best deal on your next vehicle. | 2023-01-08T16:38:30+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/automotive/how-to-sell-your-car-to-carvana/ |
By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Leo Varadkar returned for a second term as Ireland’s prime minister on Saturday as part of a job-sharing deal made by the country’s coalition government.
Lawmakers voted to approve Varadkar’s nomination to replace Micheál Martin during a special session of the Dail, the lower house of Ireland’s parliament. He will be officially confirmed later at a meeting with President Michael D. Higgins.
Martin has served as Ireland’s leader, or taoiseach, since an election in 2020 that produced a historic coalition agreement between his Fianna Fáil party and Varadkar’s Fine Gael.
Forming a government along with the smaller Greens, the parties agreed Martin would hold the top job with Varadkar as his deputy for the first half of a five-year term, before the men switched posts.
The government faces a daunting set of challenges, including a housing crisis, soaring energy costs, an overstretched health care system and thorny post-Brexit relations with the United Kingdom.
In an acceptance speech, Varadkar promised to tackle the housing and cost of living crises during the remainder of the government’s term, “offering hope and housing, economic opportunities and a fair start for all.”
Martin, 62, submitted his resignation to Higgins on Saturday morning. He said it had been “the honor of a lifetime” to serve as taoiseach and he was “looking forward to the second phase of this government.”
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are both centrist parties, with a fierce rivalry stemming from their origins on opposite sides of Ireland’s civil war a century ago. They have dominated Irish politics for decades but had never formed a government together before.
Their coalition deal shut out left-wing nationalist party Sinn Fein, which won the largest share of votes in the 2020 election but was unable to assemble enough support to govern. The two centrist parties have long shunned Sinn Fein because of its historic links to the Irish Republican Army and decades of violence in Northern Ireland, but it continues to build support, especially among younger voters.
Varadkar, 43, served as prime minister between 2017 and 2020 — the country’s youngest-ever leader and first openly gay prime minister. Varadkar, whose mother is Irish and father is Indian, was also Ireland’s first biracial taoiseach.
Varadkar said that attention during his first term had understandably focused on what his election represented for Ireland. But now, he said, “I think we should focus on where our country is now and what needs to be done as we prepare for our next century of statehood.”
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(iSeeCars) — While questions about electric vehicles and their ability to serve mainstream consumers remain, there’s no denying the automotive industry’s increasing focus on electrification and the inevitable crossover from internal combustion to electricity as the powertrain of choice.
This doesn’t mean we’ll all be driving electric models next month, next year, or even next decade. But government regulations from countries like China and the U.S., as well as localized requirements across cities in Europe and states like California, are forcing every automaker to plan for a fully electric future.
In the near term we’ll likely see an uptick in plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models, as these can offer zero-emission, all-electric driving for between 10 and 60 miles of range, and high EPA efficiency ratings; all while still providing a long range solution for owners that don’t want to deal with EV chargers on an extended road trip. But PHEVs aren’t fully electric, so they don’t get the latest EV tax credits just enacted by congress and they ultimately won’t be legal to sell in several markets by the mid-2030s. To bridge this gap, and save money, several automakers have designed modular platforms allowing both hybrid and electric versions of a vehicle to be built on the same chassis.
We’ve seen a major uptick in new car EV offerings from traditional brands over the past 2 years, including models from Ford (Mustang Mach E), General Motors (Cadillac Lyriq), Hyundai (Ioniq 5), Mercedes-Benz (EQS), and Porsche (Taycan). We’ve also seen startups like Lucid (Air) and Rivian (R1T) release their first production models, while both traditional and start-up brands assure us more are on the way.
Let’s take a look at what the next 12-24 months looks like for future electric cars.
Alfa Romeo Giulia
Alfa Romeo’s first fully electric vehicle will debut in 2025 with the electric Giulia sedan. The high-performance sedan is expected to have an all-electric range of just under 500 miles and rapid charging capability of 20 miles per minute.
Acura ZDX
Acura previewed its first all-electric SUV as the Precision EV concept. Now known as the ZDX, the all-electric SUV concept borrows its platform from parent company’s Honda Prologue (see below). Acura’s first electric vehicle is set to launch in 2024.
Audi Q6 e-Tron
Following up on its recently released Q4 e-Tron, Audi will release the 2024 Q6 e-Tron in two body styles, extending the brand’s electric SUV offering with a larger, more luxurious model featuring Audi’s trademark exterior and interior styling (which we quite like).
Audi Sphere Concepts
If the Q6 e-Tron is still too traditional for your tech-oriented eyes, Audi has released three “Sphere” concepts over the past year, and all of them look pulled from a Buck Rogers movie set. We really like the SkySphere and GrandSphere, and Audi has suggested a production version is coming…
Chevrolet Blazer
An electric version of the Blazer small SUV is slated to debut in summer 2023. The Blazer will offer a high-performance SS trim, with 557 horsepower and 648 pound-feet of torque. Its more practical base trim starts at under $45,000.
Chevrolet Corvette
The highly anticipated all-electric Chevrolet Corvette is set to debut in 2025. Similar to the Mustang, the Corvette name will expand to multiple body styles, including the coupe, convertible, and even an SUV.
Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet will launch its first electric pickup next year, riding on GM’s Ultium platform (also used by the Hummer EV) while offering all-wheel drive and up to 400 miles of driving range. The Silverado looks good on paper and should give Ford’s F-150 Lightning some competition.
Fisker Ocean
Henrik Fisker has proven, repeatedly, he can design a beautiful car. He’s also proven (at least once) he can’t launch a successful car company. But he’s at it again with the Fisker Ocean, a sleek electric SUV that is supposed to be built by Magna in Austria and arrive soon. It’s first deliveries have recently begun.
Honda Prologue
Honda hasn’t done much in the all-electric world. Yet. But the 2024 Prologue is meant to change all that with a fully electric SUV. Honda claims it will offer a range on par with its conventional SUVs and it will have a long wheelbase to maximize interior space.
Hyundai Ioniq 7
If the sleek looks of the recently launched Ioniq 6 don’t appeal to you, the 2024 Ioniq 7 will go the complete opposite direction. An upright, boxy utility device meant to offer a maximum (and high tech) interior space, the 7 should have a 300-plus-mile range.
Jeep Recon EV
The success of Jeep’s hybrid 4xe models has confirmed a ready and willingness for Jeep buyers to go all electric. It makes sense when one considers the instant torque that comes from an electric motor and how it aids four-wheel-drive endeavors when off roading. The Recon concept is based on the popular Wrangler and is set to debut for the 2025 model year.
Kia EV 9
If you think the EV9 is just Kia’s version of the Hyundai Ioniq 7…well…you’re right. But electric vehicles are expensive to produce and sell, so saving money by spinning two models off one nearly-identical chassis is smart business. Plus the EV9 looks even cooler than the Ioniq 7.
Land Rover Range Rover EV
Land Rover hasn’t given many details other than that it will be on a new platform, but an electric version of the Range Rover midsize SUV is expected to debut in 2024.
Lexus RZ450e
Is it time for an electric version of Lexus’ perpetual top-selling RX? Maybe past time? Well here it comes, riding on the same platform as Toyota’s bZ4x and the Subaru Solterra. Advanced all-wheel drive (AWD) and interior controls should give it a high-tech-luxury look and feel.
Lotus Eletre
One might expect Lotus’ first EV to be a svelte roadster that finally breaks the “all EVs are heavy” rule. But even Lotus can’t deny physics, so its first electric car is an SUV that still manages some impressive performance figures, including 0-60 in 2.9 seconds and 370 miles of range. Deliveries are expected to begin in summer of 2023.
Maserati Grecale Folgore
Get used to seeing the “Folgore” attached to Maserati’s future models, as the term means “thunderbolt” and it’s the designation for the brand’s electric models. The Grecale already exists as a luxury SUV with traditional and hybrid drivetrains. Soon an all-electric model will debut.
Polestar 3
The Polestar 1 was an interesting performance coupe, and the Polestar 2 offered effective utility in a compact package. But the Polestar 3 will be a true SUV, with all the interior space and functionality that term promises. Range is predicted at 372 miles, and it looks cool, too. Deliveries are expected to begin in early 2024.
Porsche Macan Electric
The 2024 Porsche Macan will offer an all-electric drivetrain and an advanced 800-volt electric charging system to fill the battery as quickly as possible. Rumors of 250 miles capture in 20 minutes sound promising, as does an active rear spoiler and Porsche-worthy driving dynamics.
Tesla Cybertruck
Even allowing for “Elon Musk Time” this Tesla model is way late. Lucky for Musk, his latest Model Y offering has proven quite popular, and there’s apparently no end in sight (yet…) to Tesla’s demand. Still, he’s letting everyone from Ford to Rivian beat him to market in the pickup truck segment. The launch of the Cybertruck has been delayed, but is expected in 2024.
Volkswagen ID. Buzz
Is there a more appropriate successor to the original VW Microbus than an electric version called the VW ID. Buzz? We don’t think so, and with electric power this version will actually get out of its own way. We’re hoping the early reports of a 250-mile range prove pessimistic. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2024.
Volvo EX90
Platform sharing strikes again, this time in the form of Volvo’s all-electric EX90 and the aforementioned Polestar 3. But again, that’s okay if each model has its own personality, and the Volvo EX90 will likely share much of its exterior with Volvo’s Concept Recharge (yay!).
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Partnership to bring powerful Web3 capabilities to digital, mobile, and social media innovation for brands.
LOS ANGELES and JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vatom™, a leading Web3 company based in California, today announced its selection as the lead Web3 platform partner of prolific digital agency YONDER. YONDER, a subsidiary of WPP plc, will leverage Vatom's best-in-class Web3 capabilities to create new value for brands seeking to unlock the power of the burgeoning ownership economy. With this partnership, Vatom will become the core Web3 platform for YONDER's Immersive Web and Smart NFT service offering.
"Having executed several successful projects using the Vatom platform, the decision to fully commit to this partnership was a no-brainer," said Rick Joubert, CEO of YONDER. "We will continue to integrate Vatom technology into our own tech stack to complement the significant investments we've been making in talent and skills development in the Web3 space. YONDER shares Vatom's unique vision for the future of brand-consumer engagement and value exchange – this has been key to our collaboration to date and lays an important foundation for the future of our partnership," concluded Rick Joubert.
The announcement follows shortly on the heels of a first-ever electric vehicle launch in the metaverse, the VolvoVerse. A collaboration between multiple WPP agencies including YONDER in support of the launch of the Volvo XC40 Recharge in India, this project leveraged Vatom's Web3 platform to enable a highly successful launch at scale in a developing market – with access to the VolvoVerse made possible via no more than a personal computer or Smartphone.
"YONDER possesses a rare understanding of how Web3 technology will revolutionize the digital media landscape, and we're thrilled that they have taken a long-term view on us as their primary Web3 partner," said Eric Pulier, founder, and CEO of Vatom.
About Vatom
Vatom is the first feature-complete Web3 platform, built with an easy-to-use no-code, plug-in architecture that enables a new form of customer engagement. With our platform companies can create their own virtual spaces, distribute a simple, consumer friendly Web3 wallet, create, buy, sell, exchange smart NFT's, and launch their own branded marketplaces and social tokens. What Salesforce is to the Enterprise we are to Web3.
Please visit www.vatom.com for more company information.
About YONDER:
YONDER is a full-service digital agency with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. YONDER has positioned itself for growth as a specialist solution provider to brands and agencies in the Web3 and Meta ecosystems and has made significant investments in capacity to support this positioning. The agency has a high-quality portfolio of direct and indirect clients and counts a robust team of software engineers, UX specialists, Web3 creatives, digital media strategists and managers and community managers among its growing team of almost seventy passionate professionals. For more about YONDER, visit www.yonder.co.za and follow @Yonder_ZA on Twitter and LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/yonder-za/
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
JH-AS-4D-6D-9S
(JH, AS, 4D, 6D, 9S)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
JH-AS-4D-6D-9S
(JH, AS, 4D, 6D, 9S) | 2022-09-30T00:33:18+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Poker-Lotto-game-17476765.php |
Top TCU Players to Watch vs. Gonzaga - Second Round
Drew Timme and Damion Baugh are two players to watch on Sunday at 9:40 PM ET, when the Gonzaga Bulldogs take on the TCU Horned Frogs in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Ball Arena.
In the article below, we'll give you all the info you need to know about who to watch in this matchup on TBS.
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How to Watch TCU vs. Gonzaga
- Game Day: Sunday, March 19
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Arena: Ball Arena
- Location: Denver, Colorado
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TCU's Last Game
On Friday, in its last game, TCU defeated Arizona State 72-70. With 26 points, Mike Miles was its top scorer.
TCU Players to Watch
Baugh is the Horned Frogs' top assist man (5.9 per game), and he produces 12.5 points and 4.6 rebounds.
Emanuel Miller is the Horned Frogs' top rebounder (6.6 per game), and he produces 12.3 points and 1.8 assists.
Miles is posting team highs in points (17.6 per game) and assists (2.6). And he is contributing 2.8 rebounds, making 49.2% of his shots from the field and 35.6% from 3-point range, with 1.4 treys per contest.
The Horned Frogs get 8.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game from JaKobe Coles.
The Horned Frogs receive 7.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1 assists per game from Charles O'Bannon Jr..
TCU Top Performers (Last 10 Games)
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Ozzy Osbourne says he is done touring, cites declining health
Published: Feb. 1, 2023 at 12:52 PM EST|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - It’s the end of an era for Ozzy Osbourne.
On Wednesday, the rocker announced he’s officially done touring – and is canceling all upcoming shows – due to his declining health.
The 74-year-old said in a statement on Instagram, though his voice is fine, his body is weak and “not physically capable.”
The Grammy award winner has had a series of health setbacks in recent years, including a spine injury from an accident and a Parkinson’s diagnosis.
His post said ticket refunds will be made available.
Meanwhile, Osbourne said his team is working on ways for him to be able to perform without having to travel.
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NOVOMYKOLAIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — An unexploded rocket sticks out of a field, and another is embedded in the ground of the farm compound. Workers found a cluster bomb while clearing weeds, and there’s a gaping hole in the roof of the shrapnel-scarred livestock barn.
All work has halted on this large eastern Ukrainian farm, whose fields and buildings have been hit so many times by mortars, rockets, missiles and cluster bombs that its workers are unable to sow the crater-dotted land or harvest crops like wheat.
Returning to planting and harvesting “will be difficult, very difficult,” said Viktor Lubinets, who handles crop production at the Veres farm. Even if the fighting ends, the fields must first be cleared of unexploded ordnance and shrapnel.
And the fighting is far from over. The roar of an incoming projectile fills the air, the nearby detonation shaking the ground and sending a plume of black smoke into the sky. Lubinets barely flinches.
“I’ve got used to it. It was frightening during the first couple of days, but now — a person can get used to anything,” the 55-year-old said, the smoke dissipating behind him. “And we have to work. If we give all this up, we will abandon, other farmers will abandon, what will happen then?”
Agriculture is a critical part of Ukraine’s economy, accounting for about 20% of gross national product and 40% of export revenue before the war, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. The country is often described as the breadbasket of Europe and millions rely on its affordable supplies of grain and sunflower oil in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia where many already face hunger.
But Russia’s invasion in late February has dealt a heavy blow, damaging farmland, crops, livestock, machinery and storage facilities, as well as severely hampering transport and exports.
The FAO estimated in July that preliminary damage to the industry ranges from $4.3 billion to $6.4 billion — 15% to 22% of the total value of Ukraine’s pre-war agriculture sector, estimated at $29 billion.
The Veres farm is a stark example. Its 5,700 hectares (14,085 acres) of land would usually grow wheat, barley, corn and sunflowers, and it had 1,500 cattle.
But its location made it particularly vulnerable in what has been largely an artillery war. It lies in an almost direct line between the strategic city of Izium, seized by Russian forces in early April and retaken by Ukraine in September, and Kramatorsk, the largest city in the eastern Donetsk region still in Ukrainian hands.
The farm complex has been hit 15 to 20 times, Lubinets says, and he’s lost count of how many times the fields have been struck. The grain storage has been shelled, the electricity generation facility was destroyed, and multiple rockets rained down on the cattle barn — empty since the livestock was sold off as the war started. Of a prewar workforce of 100 employees, most were evacuated and only about 20 remain.
Workers managed to plant wheat, but they didn’t have time to harvest it. The crops burned down during a bombing on July 2.
Lubinets was devastated. As an agronomist, he had been looking forward to examining the results of five new types of wheat they had planted, part of annual research on crop performance.
“All this research work was destroyed,” he said. “You see, how can I feel? How can a person feel if you wanted to do something, but somebody came and ruined it?”
Some farms in the area have been luckier. Nearly 10 kilometers (six miles) to the southwest of Novomykolaivka, a combine harvester moves methodically up and down a field, slicing dried sunflowers from their stalks and pouring their black seeds into waiting trucks.
The war forms a jarring backdrop. The machine is scarred by shrapnel from an exploding rocket, and a nearby field is mined. Helicopters skim over the sunflowers and corn, and fighter jets streak low above the rolling plains.
Farmworkers, breaking for lunch in the field, ignore the booms of distant shelling.
“It became very hard and scary to work during the war, because you don’t know what to expect and where,” said 36-year-old worker Maksim Onyshko. “The war has never brought anything good. Only sorrow and harm.”
Sergiy Kurinnyi, director of the 3,640-hectare KramAgroSvit farm, said it had been risky to plant sunflowers in May without knowing whether the front line would engulf the fields.
“We could see with our naked eyes the military action,” Kurinnyi said. “So there was a risk of whether we could harvest these crops, but we decided to take this risk.”
It paid off, with good weather helping produce a decent yield from the 1,308 hectares of sunflowers. They also planted 1,434 hectares of wheat, 255 hectares of barley, 165 hectares of winter rapeseed and some animal feed crops. They lost 27 hectares of wheat to a fire triggered by bombing but managed to harvest the rest.
A rocket strike killed 38 of the farm’s 1,250 cattle in April, prompting managers to sell off most of the remaining herd, keeping 215 cattle in its dairy production. The next day, a rocket hit the equipment storage area, destroying a grain harvester and damaging other equipment, Kurinnyi said.
Calculating the total loss from the war isn’t easy, Kurinnyi said, but he estimated that about 10 million hryvnias (about $270,000) had been lost from crop production and around 1 million hryvnias ($26,700) for the 38 cattle killed in the strike.
With Ukraine’s counteroffensive pushing the front line further east, he said they were more confident of being able to plant and were starting to prepare the soil for winter crops.
But for the heavily damaged farm where Lubinets works, a return to the fields is still far off.
“We had been living calmly before this war, we had been working, we had … achieved something, had been striving to do something — and now what?” he said. “Everything has been damaged, everything has been destroyed, and we have to rebuild all this, starting from scratch.”
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Follow AP’s coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine and the food crisis at https://apnews.com/hub/food-crisis. | 2022-09-21T20:12:17+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/business-beat/ap-business/ap-front-line-farming-bombs-disrupt-critical-ukraine-industry/ |
(Motor Authority) — MTV’s “Pimp My Ride” is making a comeback, albeit in the U.K. and without original host Xzibit.
Filling in for hosting duties will be British rapper Lady Leshurr, and it remains to be seen if she’ll be able to match Xzibit’s sublime mix of hilarity and goofiness that made the original so popular with car and non-car people alike.
Six episodes have been filmed and the first goes live on MTV UK’s YouTube channel on August 19. The garage where the magic will happen is Wrench Studios, which is based in Ashford, U.K, and run by two brothers. Two cars that we know will be on the show are a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle and a 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT.
There will be a new focus this time around, and that will be on the environment. The show will highlight the environmental benefits of do-it-yourself style mods using refurbished parts found on eBay’s Certified Recycled Hub, which features used OEM parts. There will still be extreme modifications, we’re told, so expect loud colors, crazy sound systems, and plenty of screens.
The original show, while a huge hit for MTV, was not without controversy. For example, there were certain mods only being added for filming but then removed, usually for safety reasons, or cars being modified to look cool but not actually drive well. Some owners also sold their cars soon after being handed back the keys.
Interestingly, there’s been a number of spin-offs. There have been shows filmed in Brazil, France, Indonesia, and even a previous U.K. version that ran from 2005 to 2007 and featured British DJ Tim Westwood as the host. | 2022-08-04T00:59:20+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/automotive/mtvs-pimp-my-ride-coming-to-the-uk/ |
Nuggets vs. Heat: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Home/Road Splits
Published: Jun. 9, 2023 at 12:23 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
The Denver Nuggets are 3.5-point favorites heading into Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat at FTX Arena on Friday, starting at 8:30 PM ET on ABC. The Nuggets have a 2-1 series lead. The matchup has an over/under set at 210.5 points.
Nuggets vs. Heat Odds & Info
- When: Friday, June 9, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET
- Where: FTX Arena in Miami, Florida
- TV: ABC
Check out the latest NBA odds and place your bets on this matchup with BetMGM Sportsbook.
Nuggets Betting Records & Stats
- Denver's games this season have featured more combined points than this contest's total of 210.5 points 69 times.
- The average total in Denver's games this year is 228.3, 17.8 more than this matchup's over/under.
- The Nuggets' ATS record is 45-37-0 this season.
- Denver has been the favorite in 61 games this season and won 43 (70.5%) of those contests.
- Denver has a record of 38-12, a 76% win rate, when it's favored by -165 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The implied probability of a win from the Nuggets, based on the moneyline, is 62.3%.
Heat Betting Records & Stats
- Miami has played 58 games this season that have gone over 210.5 combined points scored.
- The average total for Miami's games this season has been 219.3, 8.8 more points than this matchup's over/under.
- So far this season, Miami has put together a 30-52-0 record against the spread.
- The Heat have been chosen as underdogs in 23 games this year and have walked away with the win seven times (30.4%) in those games.
- Miami has a record of 5-9, a 35.7% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +140 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- Miami has an implied victory probability of 41.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Nuggets vs. Heat Over/Under Stats (Regular Season)
Additional Nuggets Insights & Trends
- The Nuggets have gone 8-2 in their past 10 contests, with a 6-4 record against the spread in that span.
- In their past 10 contests, the Nuggets have hit the over four times.
- Against the spread, Denver has played better when playing at home, covering 25 times in 41 home games, and 20 times in 41 road games.
- The Nuggets record 115.8 points per game, six more points than the 109.8 the Heat allow.
- When Denver totals more than 109.8 points, it is 39-22 against the spread and 48-13 overall.
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Additional Heat Insights & Trends
- Miami has gone 5-5 over its last 10 contests, with a 6-4 record against the spread in that span.
- The Heat have hit the over in four of their past 10 contests.
- Against the spread, Miami has had better results away (16-25-0) than at home (14-27-0).
- The Heat's 109.5 points per game are just three fewer points than the 112.5 the Nuggets give up.
- Miami is 15-15 against the spread and 22-8 overall when it scores more than 112.5 points.
Nuggets vs. Heat Betting Splits
Nuggets vs. Heat Point Insights
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HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police say they are searching for a car involved in a hit-and-run that injured a pedestrian in Luzerne County.
On Friday around 6:30 p.m., the Hanover Township Police Department say officers responded to the report of a car that hit a pedestrian near the Preston Section Park N Ride.
Officials said the car involved in the crash fled the scene and the victim was transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators said the victim described the car as a black Ford sedan. They told officers the car was going south towards the Hanover Industrial Estates.
Police ask anyone who may have seen the crash is asked to contact police at (570)825-1254 or send a tip through their CRIMEWATCH page. | 2023-02-18T23:39:20+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/crime-courts/pedestrian-injured-in-hit-and-run-police-looking-for-driver/ |
Last month, Yelp released its first-ever list of the 50 most loved food, restaurant and retail brands in the U.S. The company says these companies reflect the values of the Yelp user community — they are affordable, have great customer service, and offer consistent, high-quality products.
Some of the brands that made the top five may surprise you. Some will probably not! What they have in common, according to the Yelp blog, is that they offer good value for the money and have loyal fans and communities. The choices also indicate that people love their food; while retail brands are represented throughout the 50 top brands, four out of the top five are either restaurants or places that sell food.
Yelp decided on these brands by looking at food and retail brands that had more than 200 locations in at least 25 U.S. states. They had to have more than 500 reviews and at least one review for every two locations in 2022. Each brand received a loyalty score, which consisted of the brands’ 2022 review rating and the percentage of business page views from returning visitors.
Listed below are the top five brands. Are any of them on your personal list?
1. Trader Joe’s
Did you know that “Trader Joe” is a real guy? Joe Coulombe started the national grocery chain in Pasadena, California, in 1967. The store quickly made a name for itself not by stocking big brands, but by offering unique and interesting finds and everyday basics under the company’s own label.
“I have an ideal audience in mind,” Coulombe told the Los Angeles Times in 1981. “This is a person who got a Fulbright scholarship, went to Europe for a couple of years and developed a taste for something other than Velveeta.”
In other words, he created Trader Joe’s for well-educated, well-traveled customers, and it looks like that strategy has worked. Trader Joe’s buys direct and in volume to get the best prices and doesn’t charge suppliers fees, resulting in lower costs that has turned the company — which earned $16.5 billion in revenue in 2020 — into a phenomenon with 530 stores across the nation.
2. Nothing Bundt Cakes
Who doesn’t love the classic round cakes you cook in a bundt pan? Back in 1997, founders Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz started this company in their home kitchens in Las Vegas after Tripp brought a bundt cake to her friend’s house and the two started discussing how to frost it. They started franchising in 2007. Today, the chain has more than 500 stores in more than 40 states and Canada.
The handcrafted cakes are available in four different sizes and several different flavors and baked daily. According to this recent post on the company’s Facebook, even “The Mandalorian”‘s Grogu, who canonically loves to eat whenever he can, is a fan.
3. Kung Fu Tea
Now this one was a surprise to us, but a welcome one. Who knew this boba tea purveyor had more than 350 locations across North America? Kung Fu Tea calls itself “America’s largest bubble tea brand” and prides itself on serving tea “freshly brewed at the perfect temperature using premium tea leaves.”
The company started opening stories in 2010 in Queens, New York and started franchising a year later. It stands at No. 57 on Entrepreneur’s 2023 list of fastest-growing franchises. The company is focused on providing an authentically Asian and Asian-American experience, but hopes to make the Taiwanese drink with tapioca pearls a mainstream treat. So far, so good.
The brand celebrated its position on the Yelp list on Twitter:
We've been named Yelp's #3 Most Loved Brand!
Thanks for supporting us in our mission to spread the joys of bubble tea for all #boba #bubbletea #bobagang #KFT #milktea #bobabesties #americasbubbletea #bobamilktea #bobatea #bobalife #bobaaddict #bobarista #bobatime pic.twitter.com/PhXdKCmsaG— Kung Fu Tea (@kfteausa) May 4, 2023
4. First Watch
This daytime-only restaurant chain was launched in 1983 by John Sullivan and Ken Pendery in Pacific Grove, California, but has since had a few owners and went public in 2021. Named for a nautical term, the locations are only open from 7 a.m.–2:30 p.m., a single shift during which it serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Despite that limitation, the restaurants have been thriving; Restaurant Business reports that First Watch rebounded quickly from the pandemic and that each location generates about $1.6 million. As of two years ago, there were about 423 locations in 28 states.
First Watch is known for its fresh ingredients, generous portions and traditional breakfast fare, plus some creative options, like the Tacos Al Pastor Hash shown on Facebook.
5. Floor and Decor
The only non-food-related business in the top five, Floor and Decor is a specialty retailer that sells hard-surface flooring — we’re talking tile, wood and stone, plus related tools and accessories. Maybe you’ve seen their huge warehouse stores.
This company was founded in Florida and is headquartered in Atlanta. What sets it apart? Well, it has a large in-stock selection and promises low prices. It also offers free design services and installation along with storage and delivery. Each store has a local focus, so it can offer experiences and products that meet the needs of different markets.
As of about a year ago, this chain had 160 locations in 33 states — and planned to add 500 more to that count in the next decade. According to Forbes, its sales growth (12.6%) is three times higher than that of hard surface flooring as a while (4%) between 2016–2021.
This Facebook post showcases a black basalt limestone tiling that looks perfect in the bathroom:
Other favorite brands that Yelp placed in its top 50 include The Cheesecake Factory, Olive Garden, HomeGoods, Lululemon, Shake Shack, Dave & Busters, Costco, Culver’s, Nike and Starbucks. Yelp also ranked the best-liked brands in different states and most-loved food items (like P.F. Chang’s chicken lettuce wraps and Insomnia cookies) from well-loved brands. To find out whether your favorite brand is represented, you’ll want to check the full list here.
This story originally appeared on Don't Waste Your Money. Checkout Don't Waste Your Money for product reviews and other great ideas to save and make money. | 2023-05-24T06:00:19+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/yelp-reveals-food-retail-brands-we-like-the-most |
The first time James "Spinner" Spinosa saw a driverless machine pick up a massive shipping container and move it through a shipyard was during a trip to Rotterdam in 1989.
He was amazed, and in equal measures, alarmed.
A rising star in the West Coast dockworkers union, his mind went immediately to his union brothers and sisters back home – truck drivers and crane operators – whose jobs would be in jeopardy.
But that wasn't all. The same day, Spinosa peeked through an open door into a room that was not part of the tour.
"Lo and behold, here was about six or eight people on computers, interfacing with what they were showing us in the yard," he says. "I knew then, this was major changes. We have to get this work."
"Machines don't pay taxes"
Fast forward 33 years. Automation poses a bigger threat to union jobs now than ever before. Three terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are now partly or fully automated, and several more are contemplating it. It's become the hot-button issue in the contract negotiations between dockworkers and the shipping industry that started in May.
Now retired, Spinosa takes a forward-looking view, believing the union must look for the jobs of tomorrow to avoid being left behind.
But at the waterfront, current union dockworkers fear giving up any more ground.
"These machines don't pay taxes. They don't help our local economy. They don't help with infrastructure," says Yvette Bjazevic, who's worked on the docks for 20 years. "We should all be outraged."
But Spinosa's take on the future is shaped by his experiences leading the International Longshore and Warehouse Union through tumultuous times.
Rather than block technological advancements, Spinosa doubled down on the fight for union jobs. Whatever technology was being used on the docks, he wanted to make sure that union workers were there, ready to take on new roles.
It's an approach similar to one the ILWU has embraced almost since its founding.
Hooks used to bring in crates of fruit. Now cranes haul massive shipping containers
Spinosa followed his uncles to the waterfront in 1969, when the ships crossing the ocean were much smaller — like rowboats, he jokes — and most cargo was still handled by hand. Longshoremen used different types of hooks for different types of cargo, be it crates of fruit, bales of cotton, or sacks of borax.
"The old-timers that we worked with, they would take you under their wing, and they would show you how to actually handle cargo, stow cargo properly, and stay safe," Spinosa recalls.
But that all changed with the advent of shipping containers, the colorful steel boxes that are now standard across the global shipping industry.
A controversial agreement
No longer were gangs of longshoremen needed in the holds of ships. A single crane operator could lift entire containers full of goods at once.
"Instead of having 75 or 90 men working on a ship, you might have many fewer, 10 or so, able to do the same amount of work or more work," says historian Robert Cherny, author of an upcoming biography of the ILWU's longtime president Harry Bridges.
The union had foreseen the threat to jobs then. In the 1960s, Bridges negotiated a controversial agreement. The union would accept the use of containers and cranes and other forms of mechanization as long as there was something in it for the workers. Above all, guaranteed wages — regardless of whether there was work.
"As far back as the late 1930s, early 1940s, the union had always said they were willing that the employers would introduce labor-saving machinery, but that the union had to be consulted, and the union had to essentially get a piece of it," says Cherny.
Spinosa sums it up this way: Union dockworkers would go along with mechanization, as long as mechanization took them along.
"Whatever work is necessary for the future, hopefully we're there and we're doing it"
Spinosa clung to that basic tenet throughout his career. In the 1980s, he accepted that computers were bringing efficiencies to the work of marine clerks, who had for decades mapped out the movement of containers by hand. But he fought to ensure that a union worker would be in front of those computers.
"As long as equipment needs to be moved on the terminals, it's done by the ILWU," he says. "The problem arises when it becomes robotic."
Spinosa worries that the union doesn't know enough about the technology being brought to the ports today to fight for the jobs that may come open tomorrow. Employers in the shipping industry are not exactly opening their doors and announcing new positions, he says. It's up to the union to figure it out.
"We have to have an offensive posture. We have to go find those jobs," he says. "We have to understand this industry like never before."
He's urged the union to bring on experts in automation to figure out who's sitting at all the computers and what exactly they're doing.
"That's how we're going to try to protect the industry, so that whatever work is necessary for the future, hopefully we're there and we're doing it," he says.
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"Have this baby, and I will help you."
For decades, Tere Haring has been making this promise to the pregnant women of San Antonio. She runs a crisis pregnancy center called Allied Women's Center out of a small house a few miles from the city's downtown. Women often come here for free pregnancy tests. When those tests come up positive, Haring and her volunteer staff try to dissuade them from pursuing abortion.
"I feel like [if] you talked a woman out of an abortion, you owe her more," Haring says.
To these women and all the others who walk in her door, Haring hands out things like formula, food, baby clothes and cash. Someone needs a high chair? She finds one. Coming up short on rent or an electric bill? She writes a check.
Haring says her clients' needs have gone up in the past year. In one recent month, she gave out three times as much money as she did the year before.
Much of Texas is least 300 miles away from the closest abortion provider — and the state has felt acutely the impact of the Supreme Court's decision last June to end the right to an abortion. Some experts estimate there have been at least 25,000 fewer procedures across the state since that law changed.
For at least one woman who wanted but was unable to have an abortion this year, Haring has been a rare source of help. It's not enough.
More pregnancies means more people in need
Haring's phone is always ringing. Her services include talking women through all sorts of problems. "Go to the women's shelter," Haring advises one woman over the phone a recent day. The woman is in an abusive relationship. She has four kids. "Be brave," Haring tells her.
The woman says she'll be by for diapers later.
She talks to another woman who has a leak in her roof. "So is the water leaking from the rain?" Haring asks. No, says the woman, the air conditioner. Try some Teflon tape, she advises. "If that doesn't work, call me back."
The woman on the other end of that call, Anna, has been a regular recipient of help in the last few months. She and her husband, Tony, did not want to use their full names for this story; they worry about the impact it could have on their family. They met Haring in the midst of a crisis several months ago, when they tried — and failed — to terminate a pregnancy.
Anna and Tony live 40 minutes outside of San Antonio, in a small town of just a few thousand people. They met in high school in Los Angeles, both second generation immigrants. Six years ago, seduced by the promise of cheaper living and adventure, they packed up their three kids and traded the California big city life for that of the Texas countryside.
"We kind of went with it," Anna says, standing outside the house. "Now we're here."
Things haven't gone as they imagined.
They used their savings to move into a five-bedroom house on a farm. They bought some animals. But with Tony working full time driving a truck, the farm life turned out to be tough.
"You see movies or TV shows about people living in farms and how easy it is," says Tony, gazing out over their now-empty plot of land. "Please."
They made it work for a few years. They'd wanted a big family, and the babies kept coming: six kids, all boys. But then COVID hit, and Tony lost his job. "When it rains, it pours," Anna says. "And it started pouring on us."
Without cash coming in, the couple couldn't maintain things on the farm. Systems started failing. The washing machine is one of many appliances that needs fixing. Piles of laundry overflow baskets on their upstairs landing.
The air conditioner broke. Tony's truck broke, dimming his work prospects even more. The hot water heater broke, leaving them no way to bath the boys. Then last winter, Anna found out she was pregnant again.
"All I could think about," Anna says, "I need an abortion because there's no way I can deal with everything going on right now." The thought of taking care of the boys and having another baby was terrifying to her.
Traveling to another state just wasn't an option
For many Texans, the closest clinic offering abortion access is in Albuquerque, N.M. Getting there from San Antonio is at least eight hours by car. That trip was prohibitively expensive for Anna and Tony.
They reached out to a nonprofit that offers funding for people in this situation, but even with financial help, they couldn't make it work.
Anna was facing "driving by myself, getting the procedure done and driving back home by myself," she says.
Tony is now working whatever odd jobs he can find in order to keep them afloat. The family couldn't afford for him to take even one day off. For Anna, the thought of loading up all the boys and taking them with her just seemed impossible.
That's when she got in touch with Tere Haring at the crisis pregnancy center.
"I still struggle with thinking that I'm gonna have another baby in our situation right now," says Anna. "But yeah, she contributed to making it easier for me to accept."
Among other things, Haring's organization bought the family a new water heater and arranged for its installation. But things are falling apart faster than they can get repaired.
"This is where our kids were sleeping," says Tony, pointing to a set of bunk beds in the upstairs bedroom. The air conditioner leak is almost directly over the bunk beds. Without AC, mold blooms across the ceiling in the Texas heat. The entire family has moved into one bedroom downstairs.
"It's just taking steps back," Tony says. "The house represents you — you want it to look nice." He says he's determined to model tenacity for his boys through this difficult time, hoping they might someday draw a lesson from it.
"I know how stress is so bad for the pregnancy," Anna says. "I'm trying not to stress out, but it's very difficult right now."
Few places to turn for people forced to carry pregnancies
Cathy Nix is the program director for San Antonio Coalition for Life. The anti-abortion group celebrated the Supreme Court's decision a year ago to overturn Roe v. Wade. Nix says the state of Texas is working to help women with unplanned pregnancies find resources.
"Come on in. The doors are open," Nix says. "We're ready to help you."
She points to the state's Alternatives to Abortion program, which is meant to provide resources and counseling for those who can't or don't get abortions. But whether or how this help will reach women like Anna, she's not sure.
"I mean, I don't have numbers," Nix says. She believes the state should offer "as much help as they possibly can," but concedes that it will never meet 100 percent of the need.
"Poverty will always be there," she says. "Struggle is part of the human condition."
Struggle is something Anna and Tony say they've had enough of. Their baby is due soon. "The light at the end of the tunnel ... I can't see it right now," Anna says. Tony is worried, but he says he's not scared.
"I am," says Anna. "I'm scared right now."
Scared mostly for her children, she says. Sometime around September, she'll have seven.
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(The Hill) – A federal judge on Wednesday said he would give Stephen Bannon’s lawyers an opportunity to argue for the dismissal of criminal contempt of Congress charges, of which the former Trump White House adviser was convicted by a jury last week.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols denied Bannon’s motion for an outright acquittal on the charges but said in a brief order Wednesday that he would allow the defense team to further argue their motion to dismiss the indictment after they were prevented from calling members of the House Jan. 6 select committee to testify at last week’s trial.
Nichols said he “would benefit from further briefing” on the issue and ordered Bannon’s lawyers to submit a filing by Aug. 5.
The judge had previously denied the defense team’s motion to allow testimony from all nine members of the select committee at trial. But he expressed reservations about the decision and indicated in recent weeks that he would be willing to revisit the matter.
The constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause generally shields members of Congress from being compelled to testify in court proceedings. Bannon’s lawyers argued earlier this month that immunity is in tension with Bannon’s constitutional rights as a criminal defendant in a case over whether he unlawfully defied a committee subpoena.
“Mr. Bannon respectfully argues that because [select committee members] set in motion the prosecution of Mr. Bannon, they should not have been allowed to retreat behind the Speech or Debate Clause when evidence of their actions (and their testimony concerning the same) are directly relevant to Mr. Bannon’s charges, and essential to securing his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights,” Bannon’s lawyers wrote in a filing earlier this month.
The defense team has argued Bannon was denied a fair trial when Nichols foreclosed the possibility of subpoenaing lawmaker testimony. They declined to call any witnesses to testify before a jury last week.
The jury convicted Bannon on two contempt counts after hearing from just two witnesses during the weeklong trial. They spent less than three hours deliberating before reaching a verdict on Friday. | 2022-07-27T22:30:31+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/judge-bannon-can-argue-to-throw-out-contempt-charges-after-conviction/ |
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville police said they recovered the body of a missing man Friday afternoon.
According to Brownsville police, the body was located Friday in a resaca near 525 Paredes Line Road. Police say the body is that of Juan Antonio Garcia, who was last seen Jan. 13 at Lindale Drive.
Garcia’s body was recovered less than a block away from where he was last seen.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available. | 2023-02-03T22:56:10+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/police-body-found-in-brownsville-resaca-2/ |
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Hanger of the International Committee of the Red Cross about efforts to escort civilians out of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Hanger of the International Committee of the Red Cross about efforts to escort civilians out of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
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Super Typhoon Mawar closes in on Guam as residents shelter, military sends away ships
HONOLULU (AP) — Residents of Guam stockpiled supplies, battened down windows and abandoned wood and tin homes for emergency shelters as Super Typhoon Mawar bore down as the strongest storm to approach the U.S. Pacific territory in decades.
The U.S. military sent away ships, President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration and anyone not living in a concrete house was urged to seek safety elsewhere ahead of Mawar, which could arrive as a monster Category 5 storm.
Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero said on social media that the emergency declaration will support the mobilization of resources into Guam, which is “especially crucial given our distance from the continental U.S.” Guerrero ordered residents of coastal, low-lying and flood-prone areas of the territory of over 150,000 people to evacuate to higher elevations.
Federal assistance will be needed to save lives and property and “mitigate the effects of this imminent catastrophe,” Guerrero said in a letter to the president requesting a “pre-landfall emergency” for Guam. Officials warned residents who aren’t in fully concrete structures — some homes on the far-flung island are made of wood and tin — to consider relocating.
Guam is a crucial hub for U.S. forces in the Pacific, and the Department of Defense controls about a third of the island. Rear Adm. Benjamin Nicholson, Joint Region Marianas commander, authorized the evacuation of defense personnel, dependents and employees in areas expected to be affected
All ships were moved out to sea as a standard precaution, according to the Navy, and any personnel remaining on the island were sheltering in place. About 6,800 U.S. service members are assigned to Guam, according to the Pentagon.
With rain from the storm’s outer bands already falling on the territory, the National Weather Service said the storm had been upgraded to a Category 4 “super typhoon,” meaning maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 kph) or greater. Its center was about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southeast of Guam early Wednesday local time and was moving to the north-northwest, according to the weather service.
The weather service said the storm was intensifying and warned of a “triple threat” of winds, torrential rains and life-threatening storm surge on Guam. The weather service said the storm could hit southern Guam around midday Wednesday, which is Tuesday evening in the continental United States. Guam lies west of the International Date Line and is a day ahead of the U.S. mainland and Hawaii, which is 3,800 miles (6,115 kilometers) to the east. Manila, the Philippine capital, is 1,600 miles (1,575 kilometers) to the west.
If Guam doesn’t take a direct hit, it will be very close, said Patrick Doll, the lead weather service meteorologist in Tiyan, Guam. Mawar is a Malaysian word that means “rose,” he noted.
Mawar was expected to arrive as a Category 5 storm with 160 mph (257 kph) winds Wednesday afternoon, Doll said, and a direct hit would be the first of that category since Super Typhoon Karen in 1962. The last super typhoon to hit Guam was Category 4 Pongsona in 2002, he said.
Guerrero urged residents in a YouTube message to remain calm and ordered the National Guard to help those in low-lying areas evacuate as people stocked up on water and generators.
“We are at the crosshairs of Typhoon Mawar,” she said. “Take action now, stay calm, stay informed and stay safe.”
A storm surge of 6 to 10 feet (2 to 3 meters) above the normal high tide was expected and could reach as high as 15 feet (4 1/2 meters). Surf was expected to build sharply in the next day or two along south- and east-facing reefs, with dangerous surf of 20 to 25 feet (6 to 7 1/2 meters) into Wednesday, the weather service said.
The storm was moving at only 3 mph (5 kph) but had an eye 17 miles (27 kilometers) wide, meaning people at the typhoon’s center could see calm conditions for over three hours and conclude, far too soon, that the worst is over, Doll said. As the eye leaves, the winds could rise to 150 mph (241 kph) in minutes, so people should remain sheltered until the government gives the all-clear, he said.
“Folks may say, ‘Hey it’s over, we could go outside and start cleaning up,’” Doll said. “That is totally wrong.”
The weather service warned that “considerable damage” was expected, including non-reinforced concrete walls being blown down, fuel storage tanks rupturing, overturned cars and uprooted trees that could cut off residential areas for days or weeks.
Guam resident Albert Eliasson told KUAM News he was battening down and stocking up, including ensuring there was enough water to drink and flush toilets.
“Just making sure that we have things prepared, shutters on the windows that need it,” he said.
Another resident, Oshean Saralu, told KUAM he too was doing everything he could to prepare: “We usually pack everything up for most of our stuff inside our garage and just secure everything, especially the windows.”
Rota, an island in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, was also under a typhoon warning, Doll said. Tinian and Saipan, in the Northern Marianas, were under tropical storm warnings. Some people in those areas are still in temporary shelters or tents after Category 5 Super Typhoon Yutu in 2018, Doll noted.
Typhoon season runs from July 1 to Dec. 15 in the western North Pacific, according to the weather service.
“Mawar isn’t terribly unusual in location, but certainly in strength,” said University of Albany atmospheric science professor Kristen Corbosiero, a tropical cyclone expert. Usually one or two storms a year come within 50 miles of the island, she said.
The western Pacific is “a notorious breeding ground for intense tropical cyclones,’’ said Yale Climate Connections meteorologist Jeff Masters. “They’ve got a much bigger area to romp around in and more time to intensify.”
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned that in a warmer world, the number of Category 4 or stronger storms will increase by 10% — and Mawar “could well be a harbinger of the type of battering that the U.S. could expect to see,” Masters said.
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AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein and writer Sarah Brumfield contributed from Washington.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s energy minister announced plans Friday to ease bureaucratic hurdles for solar power as the country set a new record for photovoltaic installations during the first quarter.
Europe’s biggest economy added 2.7 gigawatts of solar power capacity during the first three months of 2023, putting it on course to beat the target of 9 GW this year, compared with 7 GW in 2022.
Energy Minister Robert Habeck said that he hoped Germany would for the first time install new PV capacity in the double-digits this year, an important milestone in the country’s effort to become carbon neutral by 2045.
The government wants to have 215 GW of solar installed in Germany by 2030, more than tripling existing capacity in seven years.
To achieve that increase, Habeck announced a series of measures that would cut red tape, including accelerating the planning and approval process for PV on buildings and on unbuilt land.
While many of the changes concern minor bureaucratic issues that had a considerable deterrent effect on businesses and individuals wanting to use solar power, other measures are aimed at boosting production of PV panels in Germany and training workers to install them.
Solar power was responsible for more than 10% of Germany’s electricity production last year, compared with about 23% from wind. The country aims to generate 80% of its electricity from all forms of renewables by 2030.
Habeck, a member of the environmentalist Green party, has faced allegations of nepotism in recent days over the way key positions in his ministerial portfolio were filled since he took office at the end of 2021.
Asked about the criticism, Habeck said mistakes had been made with the appointment of the head of the German Energy Agency, a government think tank, but insisted that other positions had been filled in a transparent way with safeguards to prevent conflicts of interest. | 2023-05-05T18:41:04+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/germany-to-ease-solar-rules-as-new-installations-surge/ |
Report Includes Practical and Actionable Recommendations to Develop and Implement State and Local EV-Charging Policies
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report issued today from the Fuels Institute's Electric Vehicle Council, A Best Practice for EVSE Regulations, harnesses the vast market experience of key stakeholders to identify those policies implemented by authorities having jurisdiction that support the efficient installation of electric vehicle charging stations as well as those that impede such installations.
The report serves a critical need identified by previous EVC reports, as well as those published by other organizations, that the soft costs incurred navigating inadequate or outdated regulatory requirements are a significant barrier to development of a robust EV charging infrastructure.
"While many localities around the country are beginning to plan for EV growth, research has revealed that most states and localities that were surveyed had little to no policies at all respecting public EV charging." states John Eichberger, Executive Director of the Fuels Institute. "This is expected to change quickly in the next several years as states and localities recognize the need to prepare for the rise in electrification and receive funding from different sources. Many state and local officials for the first time will have to consider developing and implementing policies to expand infrastructure."
Policy topics addressed in this guide include the following:
- defining public utility and allowing kWh charging
- installation-related policies
- operation-related policies
- EV-charging incentive programs
- utility-related policies
- expedited permitting requirements
- parking requirements
- EV-ready building code requirements
- signage requirements
- technical requirements
The guide concludes with best practice recommendations from regulated entities themselves, that is, stakeholders that have accumulated years of experience installing and operating EV-charging infrastructure around the U.S. Stakeholders from the EV-charging industry, fuel retailing, utility, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) shared their expertise and actionable and practical recommendations as AHJs begin to develop and implement EV-charging policies.
The Fuels Institute, founded by NACS in 2013, is a non-profit research-oriented think tank that evaluates market issues related to vehicles and the fuels that power them, incorporating the perspective of diverse stakeholders to develop and publish peer-reviewed, comprehensive, fact-based research projects. The Fuels Institute is a non-biased organization that does not advocate.
Contact:
Marjorie Kass
mkass@fuelsinstitute.org
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1 injured in Newton County shooting
Published: May. 29, 2023 at 3:58 PM EDT|Updated: 26 minutes ago
NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Newton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a man injured on Monday afternoon.
According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a “penetrating trauma incident” at a home on East Lawn Way in Covington around 2:45 p.m.
Deputies say the victim is a man in his “early 20s.” He was rushed to a local hospital with a gunshot wound. The current extent of his injuries is unknown at this time.
Deputies added that a man in his “early 20s” was detained in connection to the shooting.
Police have not released the identity of the victim or the man who was detained.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s Friday, November 4. Here’s what you need to know in news and weather to start your day.
A 35-year-old woman is behind bars this morning, charged with first degree murder and arson.
Court documents show that Joel Koskan, a Republican candidate for a District 26 Senate seat in South Dakota, is charged with child abuse.
Two Nebraska men were arrested after a traffic stop outside of Summit. The Roberts County Sheriff’s Office says it happened near a business on U.S. 12 just after 10:30 last night.
A group of former law enforcement and military members are sharing their support for legalizing recreational marijuana in the state.
Three Sioux Falls city council members are speaking out in favor of Wholestone’s proposed pork plant in Sioux Falls and say you should vote ‘no’ on the slaughterhouse ordinance.
Election day is less than a week away and county auditors are preparing for the big day.
Tripp county plans to hand count ballots for the election next week. | 2022-11-04T13:52:55+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/on-the-go/candidate-charged-with-child-abuse-former-cops-support-legal-marijuana/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol has asked Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, for an interview, the panel’s chairman said Thursday afternoon.
Thomas, a conservative activist, communicated with people in President Donald Trump’s orbit ahead of the attack and also on the day of the insurrection, when hundreds of Trump’s supporters violently stormed the Capitol and interrupted the certification of Joe Biden’s victory.
“We have sent Ms. Thomas a letter, asking her to come and talk to the committee,” Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic chairman of the panel, told reporters after a three-hour public hearing Thursday. He didn’t specify a time or date for an interview.
The chairman said her name could also come up at some point in the panel’s hearings that are being held throughout June.
Earlier in the day, Thompson and committee vice-chair Liz Cheney had both said it was time for her to come in voluntarily and provide testimony with the nine-member panel after investigators discovered information that refers to Thomas — known as Ginni — in communications they have obtained relating to one of Trump’s lawyers, John Eastman.
In response, Thomas told the conservative news site Daily Caller on Thursday that she “can’t wait to clear up misconceptions,” suggesting she would comply with a request to testify.
Eastman, who was advising Trump in the weeks and days ahead of the attack, was a central figure in the committee’s third public hearing Thursday. Lawmakers laid out their case regarding the pressure campaign Trump waged, with a legal assist from Eastman, against then-Vice President Mike Pence to try to get him to object or delay Biden’s certification on Jan. 6.
On his blog Thursday, Eastman posted a single email from Thomas on Dec. 4, 2020, in which she asks Eastman for a status update for a group she describes as “grassroots state leaders.”
“OMG, Mrs. Thomas asked me to give an update about election litigation to her group. Stop the Presses!” the headline on the blog post reads.
Eastman also said he never discussed with either Thomas “any matters pending or likely to come before the Court.”
Thomas did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.
It is not the first time members of the panel have said they want to talk to Thomas. In March, lawmakers on the committee said they were considering inviting her for a witness interview about text messages with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on the day of the attack. But she still has not spoken to the panel.
She has been critical of the Jan. 6 committee and signed a letter with other conservatives calling on House Republicans to expel Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois from the GOP conference for joining the panel.
Thomas also urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona to choose their own slate of electors after the 2020 election, arguing that results giving Joe Biden a victory in the state were marred by fraud.
She has acknowledged she attended the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse but left before Trump spoke and his supporters later stormed the Capitol.
Justice Thomas was the only member of the Supreme Court who voted against the court’s order allowing the Jan. 6 committee to obtain Trump records that were held by the National Archives and Records Administration. The court voted in January to allow the committee to get the documents.
The court on Thursday did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the justice.
The emails between Eastman and Thomas were first reported by The Washington Post. ___
Associated Press writer Mark Sherman contributed to this report.
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For full coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings, go to https://www.apnews.com/capitol-siege | 2022-06-17T03:30:15+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/politics/jan-6-panel-wants-to-hear-from-ginni-thomas-chairman-says/ |
There is a sly, casual sense of humor that permeates the music of Mikaela Mullaney Straus, who writes and performs as King Princess. Her songs mix the emotions of crushing love and lust with playful asides of self-deprecation, all of which make for a unique, self-assured style. And that self-assuredness is on full display in the indie pop singer's Tiny Desk concert, featuring King Princess performing three songs from her most recent album, Hold On Baby.
Lyrics like, "You look the same. Did you stop smoking weed? Or trying to please your dad?" from the opening "Cursed" — an ode to the difficulties of encountering an old, toxic friend — burn a little brighter in the naked, largely acoustic sound of King Princess' set. Partway through the next song, the loving "Winter is Hopeful," explicitly inspired by the artist's girlfriend, she takes a beat to laugh at a set of bar chimes being rung to perfection. "I love that," she says, before returning to sing, her voice vibrating with a soulful urgency.
"If you're feeling saucy today, you can join in with the band," King Princess says before her finale, "Let Us Die," a punchy, fuzzed-out pop-rock song on the record that transforms here into a guitar-strummed jam session. "If the only way to love you is to let us die," she sings, her lyrics pulling together images of a break-up that's like a car driven off a cliff, poison-drinking and fingers stuck in sockets, "I will if I have to." Is this girl for real? If the gut-punching confidence with which King Princess sings here is any indication, yes, she is.
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Diverse Ecosystem of Global Technology, Finance and University Leaders Join as First OpenWallet Foundation Members, Many More Expected
BRUSSELS and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Linux Foundation Europe, an independent trusted supporter and vendor-neutral home for open source projects in Europe, today announced the official formation of the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF). This new, collaborative effort will develop open source software to support interoperability for a wide range of wallet use cases, including making payments, proving identity, storing validated credentials such as employment, education, financial standing, and entitlements — to enable trust in the digital future.
Inaugural Premier members sponsoring the OWF include Accenture, Gen, Futurewei and Visa. General members sponsoring the foundation include American Express, Deutsche Telekom / T-Systems, esatus AG, Fynbos, Hopae, IAMX, IDnow, IndyKite, Intesi Group, Ping Identity, SmartMedia Technologies (SMT), Spruce and Swisscom.
Additionally, 20 leading nonprofits and academic and government entities have joined the foundation, including Customer Commons, Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF), Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC), Digital Dollar Project, Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ), Digital Identity and Data Sovereignty Association (DIDAS), DizmeID Foundation (DIZME), Hyperledger Foundation, Information Technologies ics and Telematics Institute / Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH/ITI), Johannes Kepler University Linz, ID2020, IDunion SCE, Mifos Initiative, MIT Connection Science, Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP), OpenID Foundation, Open Identity Exchange (OIX), Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, and the Trust Over IP Foundation (ToIP).
The OWF will not publish a wallet itself, nor offer credentials or create new standards. Instead, its open source software engine aims to become the core that other organizations and companies leverage to develop their own digital wallets. The wallets will seek feature parity with the best available wallets and interoperability with major cross-border projects such as the EU's Digital Identity Wallet.
"Wallets are critical infrastructure for payments, for identity, and for secure access. Open source – driven by collaboration among for-profits large and small, non-profits, and government leaders – is a great role model for infrastructure that is vital for digital societies and benefits everyone," said Daniel Goldscheider, Founder of the OpenWallet Foundation. "With open source at the core of wallets, like it is at the core of web browsers, anyone can build a digital wallet that works with others and gives consumers the freedom to maintain their identity and verifiable credentials and share relevant data when, where, and with whom they choose."
With such a consequential and diverse group of members, OWF underscores how important it is to have an open foundation to support a plurality of digital wallets to ensure consistency, interoperability, and portability while protecting consumer privacy.
"The world needs a place to store digital assets that matter, and the work of this foundation has the potential to redefine the credentials landscape globally, creating in turn much better digital experiences for people everywhere and new market opportunities," said Gabriele Columbro, general manager of Linux Foundation Europe. "The EU has been a leading force in data privacy and consumer protection, and efforts like OWF offer a concrete opportunity for policy makers to "shift left" their engagement, enabling a continuous and transparent feedback cycle between regulations and regulated technology. That's why we are honored to bring such a relevant group of cross-industry players together in OWF under Linux Foundation Europe. "
The OWF is the second project hosted by Linux Foundation Europe. Project Sylva was added in November 2022 to create an open source telco cloud software framework.
Launching in tandem with OWF is a new report, Why the World Needs an Open Source Digital Wallet Right Now, from the OWF in partnership with Linux Foundation Research. The report notes:
- Digital wallets are the world's leading payment method for e-commerce and point-of-sale retail. In 2021, the value of digital wallet transactions came to $15.9 trillion.
- Hundreds of digital wallets exist, but suffer from a host of problems, including vendor lock in, no interoperability, questionable security, and limited capabilities.
- New wallets are underway, too, but without them all staying in sync, every country or organization that issues credentials could become a walled garden. IDs and wallets from elsewhere won't work, disrupting travel, international students, and mobile workforces.
- The future will include multiple wallets, which is why we need a world-class wallet engine to ensure that interoperability is built in.
Quotes from inaugural members are available here.
For more information about the project and how to participate in this work, please visit: openwallet.foundation.
Join Open Wallet Foundation members for a livestream and Q&A on February 23rd, at 5:00 pm CEST/11:00 am ET. Register here.
About Linux Foundation Europe
Linux Foundation Europe was launched in September 2022 to facilitate open collaborations originating in Europe that succeed on a global scale, supporting one of the largest and most influential open source ecosystems in the world. The Linux Foundation and Linux Foundation Europe together are supported by more than 3000 members internationally. The Linux Foundation is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world's infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, Hyperledger Foundation, PyTorch, RISC-V, and more. Linux Foundation Europe methodology focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit linuxfoundation.eu.
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Safety leader underscores the importance of electrical safety and other safety services & solutions designed to protect workers
CHICAGO, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With two years of the COVID-19 pandemic impacting how businesses evaluate employee safety and with 2,000 workers treated for arc flash related injuries each year, now is the time for businesses to consider protocols like electrical safety to further protect their workers. Today at the 2022 ASSP Safety Conference in Chicago, The Master Lock Company is highlighting its Arc Flash and Electrical Safety Services, an end-to-end offering that helps companies of all sizes mitigate electrical hazards and achieve regulatory compliance.
Master Lock's arc flash and electrical safety experts counsel businesses through the whole process with hands-on attention. The end-to-end services include arc flash assessments, infrared (IR) scanning, electrical safety training, and auditing. All of which help mitigate the hazards of a potential arc flash event and help businesses achieve compliance with NFPA 70E®, OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S and the National Electric Code.
"As facilities continue to operationally return to normal, it's important for businesses to reevaluate and reconsider potential safety hazards and risks that workers can be exposed to," said Bill Belongea, safety services program manager at The Master Lock Company. "Arc flash and other electrical injuries are a common hazard in many work environments – and while businesses can't avoid incidents all together, they can implement proven policies and procedures to significantly reduce the risk to their employees."
With services that follow OSHA and NFPA 70E standards, businesses can take a first step in achieving compliance with an arc flash risk assessment. The assessment includes collecting data to create an accurate one-line diagram representing the electrical distribution system for the entire plant or facility. Additionally, licensed professional electrical engineers follow the requirements of IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E to perform short circuit and protective device coordination studies, calculate incident energy at each piece of equipment, identify opportunities to mitigate arc flash, and create and apply the arc flash warning labels.
The Master Lock Company enhances its arc flash risk assessment with comprehensive evaluation and guidance to implement effective electrical safety programs. Services include electrical safety policy development, IR thermography inspection, electrical audits and NFPA 70E compliance training.
Safety professionals at the 2022 ASSP Safety Conference can stop by The Master Lock Company booth (#616) from June 27-29 to learn more about Master Lock Electrical Safety Services and other end-to-end lockout products and services. For more information, visit the Arc Flash and Electrical Safety Services or Lockout Tagout Solutions sections on MasterLock.com.
About The Master Lock Company
For over 100 years, The Master Lock Company has been recognized around the world as the authentic, enduring name in padlocks and security products. The Master Lock Company offers a broad range of innovative security, safes and safety solutions for consumer, commercial, and industrial end-users. Master Lock Company LLC is an operating unit of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., a leading consumer brands company. Headquartered in Deerfield, Ill., Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. (NYSE: FBHS), is included in the S&P 500 Index. For more information about Master Lock visit www.masterlock.com.
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NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – An 81-year-old man was saved by a Good Samaritan after a bee attack left him with a broken hip.
Carl Amos, of Maysville, was mowing his yard last Friday when bees started to swarm him.
“I hit some of them with my hands and you just can’t kill ’em fast enough,” said Amos.
The man said they were aggressive and relentless.
“They were going in my hair and going in my ears and in my nose, and I thought I better keep my mouth shut because those bees will be in my mouth,” said Amos.
He did everything to get rid of them.
“I crunched ‘em and then they didn’t come out, so I blew and then some of them came out and then I stuck my finger in my nose and pulled them out,” he said.
At one point he started to run, but he fell and injured his leg.
“I fell to the ground and I knew I had broken my leg because I heard it pop, so I thought this is not good,” said Amos, who had actually broken his hip.
While he was on the ground, the bees kept stinging. He said it lasted three hours.
“I said, ‘Dear Lord, I’m going to try to make it but I don’t think I can without you,’” said Amos, getting emotional while replaying the day’s events.
But then a man came by from a business located near his home and called for an ambulance.
Amos was taken to a local hospital where doctors and nurses worked to take out stingers.
“I would say over 100. … He had so many on his face and his hands,” said Dr. Savannah Phillips, referring to the number of stingers.
It took a team to get rid of the stingers, Phillips said.
“A lot of the nurses and techs kind of formed together to try to get as many as they could out before we transferred him out to the other campus to where he would have his hip surgery,” said Phillips.
Amos was taken to another hospital for his surgery. He is now resting and rehabbing.
His family said it appears to have been “killer” bees, or Africanized bees, that attacked him.
There is a GoFundMe set up to support Amos through his surgery, his rehab and to pay for the bees to be removed.
His daughter, Heather Garvey, said in the fundraising statement that “the bee hive will have to be removed before he can even go home.”
“After all this,” she said, “he is in good spirits but it will be a long road to recovery.”
Amos said if it wasn’t for the good Samaritan, he might not be alive.
“I feel like I owe him my life,” he said. | 2023-06-01T14:25:45+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/over-100-bees-attack-81-year-old-oklahoma-man-for-hours-causing-him-to-break-hip/ |
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Sema4 Holdings Corp. ("Sema4" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SMFR; SMFRW). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Sema4 and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On July 22, 2021, CM Life Sciences, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company, completed its business combination with Mount Sinai Genomics, Inc., and the combined public entity was renamed Sema4. Less than a year later, on June 14, 2022, Sema4 announced that its Chief Financial Officer had departed.
Then, on August 15, 2022, after the market closed, Sema4 announced changes to its research and development leadership team, including that its founder was stepping down from the organization and leaving his role as President and Chief R&D Officer. The Company also disclosed that it was eliminating approximately 13% of its workforce as part of a series of restructuring and corporate realignments. Additionally, Sema4 lowered its fiscal 2022 revenue guidance to $245 million to $255 million from its prior guidance of $305 million to $315 million.
On this news, Sema4's stock fell $0.80, or 33.3%, to close at $1.60 per share on August 16, 2022, thereby injuring investors.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Upscale, Fast Casual Dining Powerhouse with House-Crafted Menu Now Open in Parker
PARKER, Colo., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted cheese steaks, turkey subs and more, debuted a new location in Parker at 11153 S Parker Rd Unit C, Parker, CO 80134 on August 29. Capriotti's brings the Parker community its 45-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house and hand-pulling them every morning and other favorites like the made-from-scratch meatballs using premium, fresh ingredients.
Capriotti's is known for its wide array of sandwiches including The Bobbie, made with fresh oven-roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayo, the Capastrami, made with hot pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and homemade coleslaw and the cheesesteak is made with premium steak, chicken or Impossible plant-based meat and melted cheese plus hot or sweet peppers. The Parkers Capriotti's will offer a convenient order-ahead option, in addition to third-party delivery services. The new shop will bring 20 new jobs to the Parker community.
This will be the second location that Jaime and Jared Beard and their father, Greg Joseph, own and operate. Their first location opened in July 2021 in Highlands Ranch, CO. Seeing how successful their first location has been, they were inspired to bring Capriotti's to other residents in Colorado. Being extremely involved in the Highlands Ranch community, the trio is excited to bring that same commitment to another community.
Parker Capriotti's fans can download the CAPAddicts Rewards app on iOS and Android to earn and redeem rewards and score free food. The restaurant also features online ordering. Capriotti's in Parker offers catering for any event from corporate events to birthday parties with items such as party trays with cold subs, box lunches or a hot homemade meatball bar.
Capriotti's is open from Mon-Fri 10 AM – 9 PM, Sun. 11 AM – 8 PM. For additional information, visit www.capriottis.com or call the location at (720) 630-7646.
About Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
Founded in 1976, Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is an award-winning national franchised restaurant chain that remains true to its 45-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house every day. Capriotti's fresh ingredients, homemade subs and unique menu items have won numerous accolades including being named one of the "10 Great Places for a Surprising Sandwich" by USA Today and many "Best of" awards across the country. Capriotti's cold, grilled and vegetarian subs, cheese steaks and salads are available at more than 170 locations across the U.S. Capriotti's signature sub, The Bobbie®, was voted "The Greatest Sandwich in America" by thousands of readers across the country and reported by AOL.com. Capriotti's fans can also download the CAPAddicts Rewards app for iOS and Android, where they can earn and redeem rewards. For more information, visit capriottis.com. Like Capriotti's on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Instagram.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PhRMA Foundation today announced the appointment to its Board of Directors of Aida Habtezion, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Pfizer, Maha Radhakrishnan, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Biogen, George Addona, PhD, Senior Vice President and Head of Discovery, Preclinical and Translational Medicine at Merck Research Laboratories, and Lori Reilly, Esq, Chief Operating Officer at PhRMA.
The PhRMA Foundation is a 57-year-old nonprofit that fosters biopharmaceutical innovation and value-driven health care by investing in the frontiers of research. The Foundation catalyzes the careers of promising researchers through competitive, peer-reviewed grants and fellowships.
"These new Board members bring to the PhRMA Foundation a diversity of experience and perspective that is critical as we enter the next era of change for the biopharmaceutical industry," said Amy M. Miller, PhD, President of the PhRMA Foundation. "I look forward to working with our Board of Directors to chart a path forward for the organization and support the rapidly evolving field."
As chief medical officer, Dr. Habtezion leads Pfizer's Worldwide Medical & Safety organization responsible for ensuring that patients, physicians, and regulatory agencies are provided with information on the safe and appropriate use of Pfizer medications. Prior to joining Pfizer, she was a practicing physician and scientist at Stanford University's School of Medicine, where she led a large translation research lab focused on understanding disease mechanisms and identifying potential immune-based therapeutic targets for pancreatic and intestinal inflammatory diseases and their long-term complications such as cancer.
"As a longtime academic researcher who transitioned to industry, I greatly value the PhRMA Foundation's unique role in funding promising young scientists conducting research that helps seed the biopharmaceutical industry's future efforts to deliver new medicines to patients," Dr. Habtezion said. "I am eager to partner with the Foundation's Board and staff to ensure the continued success of this respected organization."
Biogen's Dr. Radhakrishnan is one of the foremost experts on medical affairs strategy and health outcomes research currently serving as chief medical officer. She brings extensive experience in overseeing external engagement approaches with academic institutions, key opinion leaders, patient advocacy groups, payers, and regulators. Prior to joining Biogen, Dr. Radhakrishnan held leadership roles at Sanofi, Bioverativ, Bristol Myers Squibb, United Health Group, and Cephalon.
"By investing in promising scientists and researchers, the PhRMA Foundation is playing a foundational role in helping the biopharmaceutical industry adapt to changing realities," Dr. Radhakrishnan said. "With this evolution, there are many challenges the PhRMA Foundation's programs can help the industry address. One thing remains clear — we all must come together across the industry to advance science and improve meaningful and measurable patient outcomes."
Dr. Addona has worked at Merck since 2008 and currently oversees early-stage pipeline, early human studies, and biomarker development. Previously, he was Vice President of Quantitative Biosciences, playing a critical role in Merck's drug discovery organization by leading a multidisciplinary team focused on preclinical programs across all the company's therapeutic areas. Prior to joining Merck, he held roles with Novartis and Praecis Pharmaceuticals.
"Our industry stands at an inflection point where emerging technologies and new therapeutic modalities are creating exciting opportunities in medicine and vaccine discovery and development," Dr. Addona said. "I look forward to working with my fellow Board members at the PhRMA Foundation to foster innovative research and inspire a new and diverse generation of biopharmaceutical scientists."
Due to a change in the Foundation bylaws, Ms. Reilly joins the Foundation's Board as PhMRA's ex officio representative. A longtime leader in developing and advocating for practical policy solutions that bring medicines to patients, Ms. Reilly oversees PhRMA's advocacy activities and alliance development work and provides strategic leadership to the organization and its members. Prior to her 20 years of service at PhRMA, she served as counsel to the U.S. House Committee on Commerce and to a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
"Research is critical to advancing new medicines and informing the policy environment that paves the way for patients to access those medicines," Ms. Reilly said. "The PhRMA Foundation fills a critical niche for the biopharmaceutical industry, helping to fuel innovation and build thoughtful approaches to promote a value-driven health system."
The PhRMA Foundation fosters biopharmaceutical innovation and value-driven health care by investing in the frontiers of research. The Foundation catalyzes the careers of promising researchers through competitive, peer-reviewed grants and fellowships in the fields of drug delivery, drug discovery, translational medicine, value assessment and health outcomes research. Since its founding in 1965, the Foundation has awarded more than $110 million to over 2,700 researchers from diverse backgrounds at more than 300 institutions. To learn more, please visit www.phrmafoundation.org.
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HAMILTON COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — Someone stole a tiny house in Colorado and hauled it to Kansas. But thanks to some Kansas deputies, the homeowner is getting the house back.
Hamilton County Sheriff Michael Wilson said the Colorado State Patrol notified his office Sunday evening to be on the lookout for a tiny house and that it was possibly headed toward Coolidge. It had been taken from a farm in Otero County, Colorado.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office found the house at Scoular Grain in Coolidge. Wilson said, for some reason, three men were attempting to install lights on the tiny house. He said their final destination was going to be Reno County.
One of the alleged suspects is from Reno County. The other two are from Colorado.
The sheriff said the men also allegedly had a stolen trailer and a Bobcat. He said the suspects are being held in jail on suspicion of possession of stolen property.
The tiny house is valued at $9,000. The sheriff said the $33,000 Bobcat was stolen out of Castle Rock, Colorado, and the $25,000 trailer is from Florida.
Wilson has talked to the owner of the house. The owner said he had been storing it on his farm and was not living in it. The sheriff said the house would be released to the owner. | 2023-05-01T18:06:57+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/stolen-tiny-house-found-at-kansas-grain-elevator/ |
PRAGUE (AP) — Three energy companies including U.S. Westinghouse, France’s EdF and Korea’s KHNP will by vying to build the Czech Republic’s newest reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power station, authorities said Wednesday, as the country strives to become more energy independent and wean itself of fossil fuels.
State-controlled power company CEZ says final bids for the contract to build the reactor will be placed at the end of September next year and a winner announced in 2024. The new reactor should become operational by 2036. The new reactor should become operational by 2036.
Earlier this year, the Czech government excluded Russia’s energy giant Rosatom and China’s CNG from the tenders process on security grounds.
The new reactor will complement Dukovany’s four 510-megawatt units that were completed in the late 1980s.
The government estimated in March the project would cost around 6 billion euros ($6.22 billion) but that could change due to high inflation driven by soaring energy prices.
The Czech Republic already relies on six nuclear reactors to generate more than a third of its total electricity. Besides the four in Dukovany, state-controlled power company CEZ operates another two 1,000-megawatt reactors at the Temelin plant. CEZ will be in charge of the tender.
Unlike its western neighbors Austria and Germany, the Czech Republic is doubling down on nuclear power and renewable energy sources after deciding to phase out coal as a fuel for energy generation by 2033 in order to reduce carbon emissions.
Another two European Union countries in Central Europe, Slovakia and Hungary, have also been working to expand nuclear power production while another neighbour, Poland said in October it selected Westinghouse to build the central European country’s first nuclear power plant as part of an effort to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence. | 2022-11-30T23:29:52+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/business/ap-3-energy-companies-vying-to-build-new-czech-nuke-reactor/ |
Study finds 98% of surveyed enterprises say they have been negatively impacted by a cybersecurity breach in their supply chain, an increase from 2021.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueVoyant, an industry-leading cyber defense company that combines internal and external cybersecurity, today released the findings of its third annual global survey into supply chain cyber risk management. The study reveals that 98% of firms surveyed have been negatively impacted by a cybersecurity breach that occurred in their supply chain. This is up slightly from 97% of respondents last year. Digital supply chains are made of the external vendors and suppliers who have network access that could be compromised.
"The survey shows that supply chain cybersecurity risk has not decreased and, in fact, more enterprises than ever have reported being negatively impacted by a cybersecurity disturbance in their supply chain," said Adam Bixler, BlueVoyant's global head of supply chain defense. "The good news is that across industries and regions, organizations are making supply chain defense a priority, but these organizations need to better monitor suppliers and work with them to remediate issues to reduce their supply chain risk."
Other key survey findings include:
- 40% of respondents rely on the third-party vendor or supplier to ensure adequate security.
- In 2021, 53% of companies said they audited or reported on supplier security more than twice per year; that number has improved to 67% in 2022. These numbers include enterprises monitoring in real time.
- Budgets from supply chain defense are increasing, with 84% of respondents saying their budget has increased in the past 12 months.
- The top pain points reported are internal understanding across the enterprise that suppliers are part of their cybersecurity posture, meeting regulatory requirements, and working with suppliers to improve their security.
"While supply chain defense is a challenge, there are solutions for enterprises to better defend against this risk," said James Rosenthal, BlueVoyant's CEO and co-founder. "Enterprises should continuously monitor their supply chain to be able to quickly remediate threats. As companies are being negatively impacted by supply chain disturbances, they must prioritize this risk with the appropriate budget."
The study was conducted by independent research organization, Opinion Matters, and recorded the views and experiences of 2,100 chief technology officers (CTOs), chief security officers (CSOs), chief operating officers (COOs), chief information officers (CIOs), chief info security officers (CISOs), and chief procurement officers (CPOs) responsible for supply chain and cyber risk management in organizations with more than 1,000 employees across a range of industries. These include: business services, financial services, healthcare and pharmaceutical, manufacturing, utilities and energy, and defense. It covered 11 countries: U.S., Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
The 2021 research was also conducted by Opinion Matters and recorded the views and experiences of 1,200 CTOs/CSOs/COOs/CIOs/CISOs/CPOs in similar enterprises and the same industries. It covered six countries: U.S., Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the U.K., and Singapore.
Analysis of the responses from different commercial sectors revealed considerable variations in their experiences of supply chain risk:
- While healthcare and pharmaceutical was the third-highest vertical in terms of experiencing greater board scrutiny for supply chain risk at 42%, the sector also indicates the lowest likelihood to increase budget for external resources to bolster supply chain cybersecurity, by a margin of 7% below the next closest vertical. This sector is also the least likely of any vertical (34%) to have no way of knowing if an issue arises with a third party's environment.
- The energy sector was most likely to report negative impact from at least one supply chain breach in the last year (99%) but 49% are monitoring supply chain cyber risk regularly or in real time, and 44% are updating senior leadership monthly or more frequently. In addition, energy companies say they are increasing their budget for supply chain cyber risk by an average of 60%.
- In manufacturing, 64% of respondents say that supply chain cyber risk is on their radar and 44% say they have established an integrated enterprise risk management program.
Learn more about the full global BlueVoyant research report: "The State of Supply Chain Defense: Annual Global Insights Report," including analysis across countries and vertical sectors.
About BlueVoyant
BlueVoyant combines internal and external cyber defense capabilities into an outcomes-based platform called BlueVoyant Elements™. Elements is cloud-native and continuously monitors your network, endpoints, attack surface, and supply chain plus the clear, deep, and dark web for vulnerabilities, risks, and threats; and takes action to protect your business, leveraging both machine learning-driven automation and human-led expertise. Elements can be deployed as independent solutions or together as a full-spectrum cyber defense platform. BlueVoyant's approach to cyber defense revolves around three key pillars — technology, telemetry, and talent — that deliver industry-leading cybersecurity to more than 700 clients across the globe.
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