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March Madness is here! Here is what to know about the women’s NCAA Tournament, including the favorites and underdogs as well as key games and how to watch: TOP SEEDS
The top four seeds in the tournament are South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford. Each is in a region, some tougher than others (on paper). We break them down for you: SOUTH CAROLINA (32-0): The defending national champions are the No. 1 overall seed and the Greenville I Region breaks down favorably. It includes two teams in No. 2 seed Maryland (25-6) and No. 4 seed UCLA (23-9) who the Gamecocks beat earlier this season. South Carolina is loaded, with two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke.
INDIANA (27-3): After a loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament semis, some wondered if the Hoosiers might miss out on a top seed. They landed it in the Greenville II Region and start against either Tennessee Tech or Monmouth. Mackenzie Holmes leads Indiana with 22.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Top challengers include No. 2 seed Utah, No. 3 seed LSU and No. 4 seed Villanova, which is led by scoring sensation Maddy Siegrist.
VIRGINIA TECH (27-5): The Hokies won their first ACC Tournament championship and will lead the Seattle 3 Region. Elizabeth Kitley has stepped things up down the stretch as Virginia Tech won its final eight games. Virginia Tech could have to navigate No. 4 seed Tennessee in the Sweet 16 and No. 2 seed UConn or No. 3 seed Ohio State after that.
STANFORD (28-5): The committee looked to Stanford’s steadiness for much of the season in giving it the top seed in the Seattle 4 Region. The Cardinal are led by Cameron Brink and Haley Jones, who have combined to score more than 28 points per game this season. Look for a potential high-wattage battle for the Final Four against No. 2 seed Iowa, led by national player of the year candidate Caitlin Clark.
GAMES TO WATCH
No. 3 seed Notre Dame (25-5) vs. No. 14 seed Southern Utah (23-6), Friday. The Fighting Irish’s chances for a deep run will certainly be affected by how seriously do-everything leader Olivia Miles is hurt. She left the ACC Tournament quarterfinals two weeks ago with a knee injury.
Monmouth (18-13) vs. Tennessee Tech (22-9), Thursday, ESPNU. Monmouth, surprise winners of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, have not played in the NCAA tourney since 1983 and get the chance to extend its stay in a First Four contest Wednesday. Either the Hawks or the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champions in Tennessee Tech, both 16 seeds, will have to take on top-seed Indiana on Friday.
No. 5 seed Louisville (23-11) vs. No. 12 seed Drake (22-9), Saturday. The Cardinals were a Final Four team a season ago and start their journey back as a No. 5 seed. They’ll open things against Drake (22-9), which was seeded fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament yet defeated Belmont to take the league’s automatic bid. Louisville is led by Hailey Van Lith, who’s averaged 19.2 points a game this season.
No. 4 seed Villanova (28-6) vs. No. 13 seed Cleveland State (30-4), Saturday. Villanova features one of the country’s best players in Maddy Siegrist, a two-time Big East player of year. The Wildcats are in a stacked region with top seed Indiana, No. 2 seed Utah and No. 3 seed LSU in front of them. Cleveland State won the Horizon League and made the NCAAs for the first time since 2010.
HOW TO WATCH
Every game of the women’s tournament will be available on ESPN’s networks or streaming, with fans encouraged to navigate to the “Watch” tab on ESPN’s sites. The NCAA will have a women’s basketball specific March Madness app by AT&T.
There are multiple sites listing game times and other details, including the NCAA site.
BETTING GUIDE Who’s going to win the national championship? The betting favorites as of this week to reach the Final Four are (in order): South Carolina, UConn, Stanford, Indiana, Iowa and LSU, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The Gamecocks are a heavy favorite to become the first repeat champion in the women’s tournament since UConn won the last of four straight in 2016.
MARCH MADNESS CALENDAR Selection Sunday set the brackets for First Four games (March 15-16) and first- and second-round games (March 17-20) at multiple sites across the country.
Sweet 16 weekend brings a twist this year for the women’s teams: There will be two regional sites instead of four, with Greenville, South Carolina, and Seattle each hosting eight teams.
Where is the women’s Final Four? In Dallas, where the semifinals are March 31 and the championship game is April 2. As it happens, the men’s Final Four is a four-hour drive down the road in Houston that same weekend.
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JACKSON, Ga. — Virgil Delano Presnell Jr., was set to become the first person executed by Georgia in 2022 and the seventh nationwide until a judge temporarily halted the execution Monday night.
The Georgia man is convicted for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of an 8-year-old girl and the kidnapping and rape of a 10-year-old girl.
Presnell's execution was originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.
The 68-year-old death sentence was overturned 30 years ago in 1992 but was later reinstated in March 1999. Presnell has spent 46 years on death row.
11Alive spoke to Attorney and Legal Editor for Interrogating Justice, Peter Tomasek to learn more about the cost of a death row prisoner in the U.S.
What is the cost of a death row prisoner?
"The most expensive type of prisoner to have is a death row prisoner," said Tomasek.
According to Interrogating Justice, the average federal prisoner costs about $37,500 per year compared to a death row prisoner, which would cost about $60,000 to $70,000 per year.
Independent nonprofit national research and policy organization, the Vera Institute shows Georgia's average annual cost per inmate in state prison as $19,977 in 2015.
Why do inmates tend to stay on death row for so long?
"The simple answer is that it's just the appeals process," said Tomasek.
The Death Penalty Information Center lists "that prisoners on death row in the U.S. typically spend more than a decade awaiting execution or court rulings overturning their death sentences."
According to the nonprofit, "more than half of all prisoners currently sentenced to death in the U.S. have been on death row for more than 18 years."
"With a lot of these death penalty cases, you're also usually looking for newly discovered evidence. So each time you maybe find something new, you can restart that process again. And so just going through that appeals process, it takes time," said Tomasek.
How much do taxpayers pay out of their pockets that go to prisons in Georgia?
"It would be hard for me to say exactly... how much each taxpayer would pay because it's going to depend on how much you make and who pays what with tax rates, that sort of thing," said Tomasek. | 2022-05-17T21:48:32+00:00 | 11alive.com | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/trials/high-cost-behind-death-row-explained/85-f5d6dfa4-6a44-4724-aa87-b6c9fbdd8a56 |
VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands (AP) — A passenger train slammed into a construction crane and derailed near The Hague in the early hours of Tuesday, sending two carriages into a field next to the tracks. One person died and 19 were hospitalized, Dutch emergency services said.
Police opened an investigation to establish if any crime was committed. Another independent probe was opened into the cause of the crash.
Television images showed people using temporary bridges and ladders to cross a narrow drainage canal running alongside the rails to reach the stricken train in the darkness. Many windows in the train carriages were broken. It was not clear if that happened during the accident or as passengers attempted to escape.
Two of the bright yellow and blue train carriages came to rest perpendicular to the tracks across the small canal and partially in a field. What appeared to be the front of the train was badly damaged. Other parts of the train were partially derailed.
Video footage from inside the train in the immediate aftermath of the crash showed chaotic scenes as passengers tried to get out of the wreckage in darkness.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima also expressed their sympathy in a tweet, and Willem-Alexander visited the site late Tuesday morning.
The four-carriage passenger train was carrying about 50 passengers at the time of the crash.
John Voppen, CEO of the rail network company Pro Rail, said that the passenger train and a freight train both hit a crane that was being used to carry out maintenance work. He said the crane was on tracks that were not being used by train traffic and it is not clear how the trains collided with the crane.
“We don’t understand how this could have happened,” he told reporters at a news conference.
The identity of the person killed in the accident was not immediately released. But Dutch media reported that the person was part of a maintenance team from construction company BAM working on the railway. The company did not immediately return a call seeking confirmation.
The maintenance team had been at work on the rails between the cities of Leiden and The Hague when the crash happened around 3:25 a.m. (0125 GMT) in the town of Voorschoten.
Railway company NS also said in a statement that a passenger train, a freight train and a construction crane were involved in a collision, but the company gave no further details.
“Like everyone else, I’m full of questions and we want to know exactly what happened,” NS CEO Wouter Koolmees said in a statement. “A thorough investigation must be carried out. At the moment, all attention is focused on the wellbeing of our travelers and colleagues.”
The regional coordinator of emergency services said that 11 of the injured passengers were treated in homes near the line and 19 were transported in a fleet of ambulances to five hospitals, including a “calamity hospital” opened in the central city of Utrecht.
“A terrible train accident near Voorschoten, where unfortunately one person died and many people were injured. My thoughts are with the relatives and with all the victims. I wish them all the best,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a tweet.
Ingrid de Roos, a spokeswoman for local fire services, told news show WNL that a small fire broke out at the rear of the train but was quickly extinguished.
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Corder reported from The Hague. | 2023-04-04T13:45:41+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/1-dead-several-injured-in-train-crash-near-the-hague/ |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Two candidates who were endorsed by former President Donald Trump won Michigan Republicans’ backing for attorney general and secretary of state at a convention Saturday, clearing their path to face Democratic incumbents in the fall.
The meeting of thousands of delegates was a test of Trump's clout in the party.
His allies — attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno, a lawyer, and secretary of state candidate Kristina Karamo, a community college instructor — emerged victorious from three-person fields at the 10-hour “endorsement” convention in downtown Grand Rapids.
The political newcomers support Trump’s false claims about his 2020 loss in the swing state. They will be officially nominated at a second convention in August and challenge Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in November.
Karamo won handily with two-thirds of the vote. DePerno was just shy of the majority needed in an initial vote. But he won a runoff over former legislative leader Tom Leonard that was paused and later restarted after the ballot order of races did not match what was shown on screens flanking the stage.
Trump has said his preferred candidates would not let Michigan be “stolen” in the next presidential election. He lost the state by 154,000 votes to Joe Biden. Trump's slate drew criticism, however, within a wing of the GOP that views the candidates as unelectable in the fall and was frustrated that party leaders openly backed them rather than be neutral.
State Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser said such critics are “poor losers."
“We're going to unite together, and we will be able to win this election this fall,” he said.
DePerno’s main rival for the nomination was Leonard, the party’s 2018 attorney general nominee whom Trump later nominated for U.S. attorney in western Michigan. State Rep. Ryan Berman, who finished third, urged his supporters to back Leonard in the runoff.
Bernadette Smith, one of the party’s vice chairs, said DePerno “is the only candidate who will fight for election integrity.” As DePerno's supporters walked to the front of the hall to demonstrate their support, a video played of Trump touting DePerno and calling Leonard a “RINO” — or Republican in name only.
DePerno unsuccessfully sued after human error led rural Antrim County to erroneously show a local victory for Biden over Trump. It was quickly corrected but was used to spread misinformation about voting equipment.
DePerno was in "the field working when no one else was,” Smith said.
He may face repercussions over the Antrim lawsuit.
DePerno recently confirmed that the state’s Attorney Grievance Commission is investigating him. Nessel last year began a separate probe after a Republican-led legislative committee said people were making baseless allegations about the results in Antrim to raise money or publicity for their own ends. The panel’s report did not specify whom should be investigated, but the people mentioned in it include DePerno.
Republican U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman supported Leonard.
“Mark my words: Democrats are motivated and we will only win if we put our best candidates forward,” he said. “I truly believe he's the only candidate in this race with integrity, grit, determination and the skills to not only win in November but to perform the duties of attorney general on day one.”
DePerno, however, said he can unite Republicans and defeat Nessel.
“She is literally drunk on power and we are going to end that,” he said.
In the secretary of state's race, Karamo defeated state Rep. Beau LaFave and Chesterfield Township Clerk Cindy Berry.
“We're going to make sure that our election results is something that everyone can be confident in,” Karamo said.
In a sign of how pervasive election falsehoods have become, the party used machines to tabulate votes but, in a change, also hand-counted the ballots in a compromise with activists.
Nominees for Michigan’s statewide races are chosen at conventions except in gubernatorial and U.S. Senate primaries. The midterm election climate is expected to favor Republicans, but incumbent attorney generals and secretaries of state rarely lose.
The state Democratic Party said the GOP should be “ashamed” of its endorsed candidates. Chair Lavora Barnes called Karamo a “fear-spreading, inexperienced extremist” and said DePerno is a Trump “lackey" willing to protect the former president but not all Michiganders.
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Credit: Daniel Shular/MLive.com | 2022-04-24T05:18:44+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/michigan-gop-picks-candidates-with-trump-clout-on-the-line/VLX425H36BHNTPD4V43WLAPEG4/ |
New Mexico State indefinitely suspended its men’s basketball program Friday night in a virtually unheard of move that the university says is unrelated to a fatal shooting involving one of its players last year.
The school also placed first-year coach Greg Heiar and his staff on administrative leave for what it said were violations of university policy and separate from the Nov. 19 shooting of a student from rival University of New Mexico. Aggies power forward Mike Peake was suspended in early December while a third-party investigator looks into his involvement in the shooting in Albuquerque.
The shutdown of a Division I program in midseason for reasons other than a spate of injuries or, more recently, a COVID-19 outbreak, is virtually unheard of. SMU’s football program canceled its 1988 season after the NCAA handed it the “death penalty” the year before, but that move was made before the season was underway.
New Mexico State’s game against California Baptist on Saturday has been canceled, and it is unknown how many more of the team’s five remaining games, all in the Western Athletic Conference, will also be wiped out.
The program has been teetering since the night of the Nov. 19 shooting. Shortly after the shooting, Heiar loaded the team onto a bus and left town, minus Peake and three players who had picked him up and taken him to the hospital with a leg injuries. Police stopped the bus on its way back to the school’s campus, three hours south in Las Cruces.
Peake has not been charged in the shooting. The district attorney in Albuquerque is conducting a separate investigation.
The school’s announcement said Friday’s move was not related to the shooting and its aftermath. The board of regents released a separate statement saying it supported “the action taken by the university leaders and is confident a full and thorough investigation will be conducted.”
The Aggies had previously canceled the game against the Lobos in Albuquerque that had been scheduled for the day after the shooting, along with the Dec. 3 rematch in Las Cruces.
The Aggies have won seven WAC titles and made eight appearances in March Madness since 2007. They are supposed to move into Conference USA next year. But this year, they have struggled to a 9-15 record — including 10 losses in their last 12 games — under Heiar, who took over for Chris Jans when he left for Mississippi State. Jans went 122-32 in five seasons and took the Aggies to three tournaments.
Leadership at the school is also in flux. The board of regents recently decided not to renew the contract of Chancellor Dan Arvizu, which expires in June. Over the past 14 months, both the school’s president and provost have resigned or been removed from their positions.
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AP Basketball Writer John Marshall contributed to this report.
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HOUSTON (AP) _ Vaalco Energy Inc. (EGY) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $6.9 million.
The Houston-based company said it had net income of 11 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, were 56 cents per share.
The oil and natural gas explorer posted revenue of $78.1 million in the period.
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Report tracks a sharp increase in anxiety and disengagement among seniors compared to last year
The lingering effects of the COVID pandemic continue to have an impact on social activities and travel
Nearly half of respondents spend three or more hours a day online
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, eHealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: EHTH) (eHealth.com), a leading online private health insurance marketplace, released results from a survey of more than 3,500 Medicare beneficiaries exploring their lifestyles and physical and mental health. eHealth's original research draws a portrait of Medicare beneficiaries who are active, social, and very engaged online. However, it also uncovers concerning trends in mental health and wellbeing:
- 42% of seniors are experiencing a loss of interest in things they used to enjoy, compared to 21% in March of 2022 (an increase of 100%); 39% say they are currently experiencing anxiety, compared to 24% in March of 2022 (an increase of 63%).
"This trend is concerning, but perhaps not surprising," said eHealth CEO Fran Soistman. "As we discovered last year, the main drivers of anxiety and depression among seniors are financial stress and politics or current events. In an era of inflation and divisive political and cultural change, seniors (many of whom live on a fixed income) may be especially vulnerable. At eHealth our health benefits advisors are licensed insurance agents who are trained to serve seniors' coverage needs with sensitivity and care and provide them with helpful guidance."
eHealth's report draws a portrait of Medicare beneficiaries who are:
- Still avoiding crowds and travel post-COVID: 59% are less likely to go on a cruise, 36% are less likely to attend a concert, and 32% are less likely to fly. However, that's an improvement over August of 2022, when those figures were 73%, 56% and 52%, respectively.
- Prioritizing family over friends for a high quality of life: A close relationship with family was most commonly cited (by 22%) as the number one factor for a high quality of life; only 6% said having good friends was most important.
- Physically active: Nearly half (49%) get four or more hours of exercise per week; walking is by far the most popular form of exercise, enjoyed by 79% of respondents.
- Digitally engaged: 48% say they spend three or more hours online per day; only 2% don't go online at all. In addition, 48% say they are most likely to get information about health and wellness through online searches.
- Not getting enough sleep: Nearly three-quarters (72%) say they get seven or less hours of sleep per night; the National Institutes of Health recommends 7-9 hours per night for older adults.
Read the full report for additional highlights.
eHealth's report is based on a voluntary survey of 3,582 beneficiaries who enrolled in Medicare plans through eHealth, with coverage in effect at the time of the survey, which was conducted in June of 2023. Additional methodology information is provided at the end of the report.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with conservative columnist Mona Charen about the Conservative Political Action Conference, which just wrapped, and what it tells us about the future of the GOP.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with conservative columnist Mona Charen about the Conservative Political Action Conference, which just wrapped, and what it tells us about the future of the GOP.
Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-03-05T22:54:55+00:00 | kgou.org | https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2023-03-05/cpac-shows-many-in-republican-party-arent-ready-to-move-on-from-trump |
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s main opposition parties easily bested other contenders with virtually all the votes counted from Sunday’s general election, fulfilling many voters’ hopes that the balloting would serve as a pivotal chance for change nine years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup.
With 99% of the votes counted by early Monday morning, the junior opposition Move Forward Party had eked out a small edge over the favored Pheu Thai Party, whose leaders earlier in the night conceded they might not finish on top.
The winner of Sunday’s vote is not assured the right to form the new government. A joint session of the 500-seat House of Representatives will be held with the 250-member Senate in July to select the new prime minister, a process widely seen as undemocratic because the Senators were appointed by the military rather than elected but vote along with Sunday’s winning lawmakers.
Sunday’s voter turnout was about 39.5 million, or 75% of registered voters.
The maverick Move Forward Party captured just over 24% of the popular vote for the House of Representatives’ 400 constituency seats and an almost 36% share of the vote for seats allocated in a separate nationwide ballot for the 100 members elected by proportional representation.
Pheu Thai Party lagged slightly behind with just over 23% for the constituency seats and about a 27% share for the party list.
The tally of constituency votes gave Move Forward 113 House seats and Pheu Thai 112, according to the Election Commission, which did not give a projection for party list seats.
Prayuth’s United Thai Nation Party held the fifth spot in the constituency vote with almost 9% of the total, but it placed third in the party-preference tally with close to 12%. Its constituency vote gave it 23 House seats.
The three parties were considered before the vote to the most likely to head a new government. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 36-year-old daughter of the former billionaire populist Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, had been favored in opinion polls to be chosen the country’s next leader.
Move Forward’s leader, 42-year=old businessman Pita Limjaroenrat, now seems as likely a prospect.
Prayuth had been blamed for a stuttering economy, shortcomings in addressing the pandemic and thwarting democratic reforms, a particular sore point with younger voters.
The returns were a good sign for democratization, said Saowanee T. Alexander, a professor at Ubon Ratchathani University in northeastern Thailand.
“This is people saying that we want change … They are saying that they could no longer take it. The people are very frustrated. They want change, and they could achieve it,” she said.
Move Forward outperformed even optimistic projections, and the party appeared poised to capture all, or almost all, 33 House seats in the capital Bangkok.
Along with Pheu Thai, it campaigned for reform of the military and the monarchy. But Move Forward put those issues closer to the heart of its platform, earning a more radical reputation.
Its outspoken support for minor reforms of the monarchy, while winning younger voters, antagonized conservatives to whom the royal institution is sacrosanct.
Pheu Thai is the latest in a string of parties linked to former Prime Minister Thaksin, who was ousted as prime minister by an army coup in 2006. Pheu Thai candidate Paetongtarn is his daughter. The government of her aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra, who became prime minister in 2011, was toppled in the coup led by Prayuth.
Pheu Thai won the most seats in the last election in 2019, but its archrival, the military-backed Palang Pracharath Party, succeeded in cobbling together a coalition with Prayuth as prime minister. It relied on unanimous support from the Senate, whose members were appointed by the military government after Prayuth’s coup and share its conservative outlook.
Ubon University’s Alexander cautioned that the current situation remains “very unpredictable,” and that the Election Commission could unilaterally affect the results. In the past, it has used its authority to disqualify opposition parties or otherwise cripple challenges to the conservative establishment.
Move Forward’s Pita would be a possible target for what the opposition, from bitter experience, calls dirty tricks. A candidate from the military-backed Palang Pracharath Party last week filed a complaint with the Election Commission and the National Anti-Corruption Commission, charging that Pita had failed to list a stock shareholding on a statutory declaration of his assets. Pita denied any wrongdoing, and the accusation hinges on a minor technical point.
However, the leader of the Future Forward Party, the forerunner of Move Forward, lost his seat in Parliament on similar technical grounds, and his party ended up being dissolved. It had also been seen as a radical challenge to the military-backed royalist establishment.
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Associated Press writer Jintamas Saksornchai contributed to this report. | 2023-05-15T00:01:13+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/thai-election-underway-with-opposition-favored-to-top-polls/ |
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WASHINGTON , Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nevada leveraged $509.6 million in federal highway and bridge formula funds in FY 2022 to help jumpstart 113 new improvement projects in communities across the state during the first year of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a review of U.S. Treasury Department data through September 30 shows.
"A key takeaway from the Treasury data is that the bipartisan infrastructure law is working in year-one as intended, with state transportation departments disbursing funds and projects breaking ground," said American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black, who prepared the report.
"The economic and quality of life benefits of the infrastructure law will become even more apparent as funding continues in coming years," adds ARTBA Chair Paula Hammond, a WSP USA senior vice president. "The beneficiaries of these long-term investments will be the American traveling public in their communities."
President Joe Biden signed the IIJA into law Nov. 15, 2021. Nearly 90 percent of IIJA's highway funds are dispersed by existing formula to states, with the remainder distributed through discretionary grant awards and other allocated programs.
Nationally, over 29,000 IIJA projects were launched through the end of September. The five largest projects supported by formula funds in Nevada are:
- Road Improvements and Widening on SR 159 Charleston Blvd SR 159 - $44.4 million
- Improvements to I-515, Clark County, from Sunset Rd. Interchange to Wyoming Ave - $42.6 million
- Pavement Rehabilitation on I 80 - $29.1 million
- Repaving and Improvements on SR 376, Nye County - $29.0 million
- Roadway Widening, Repaving on US 95, Nye County - $23.8 million
To access national and state project data, visit: artbahighwaydashboard.org.
Established in 1902, the Washington, D.C.-based ARTBA advocates for infrastructure investment and policy that meet the nation's need for safe and efficient travel.
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will launch a national investigation into soccer match-fixing and the probe could have “international repercussions,” Justice Minister Flavio Dino said Wednesday.
Dino’s announcement follows a request from the Brazilian country’s soccer confederation amid a sprawling state investigation that led local clubs and Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids to suspend several footballers from its activities.
The probe of the state of Goias initially targeted matches from last season in Brazil’s top flight, but has expanded into second-division matches. Prosecutors said some of the athletes were paid between 50,000 and 100,000 Brazilian reals ($10,000 to $20,000) to get booked or give penalties to their rivals.
Brazil’s justice minister said on Twitter that the country’s federal police will open a probe “due to the evidence of match-fixing in sports events, with inter-state and international repercussions.”
After Dino’s announcement, MLS said in a statement that one player it did not identify had been suspended from club activities due to reports on his alleged involvement with unlawful sports gambling.
The decision came hours after newspaper O Globo reported that Brazilian midfielder Max Alves of the Colorado Rapids had been named in the probe. The Colorado Rapids confirmed in a statement that the suspended footballer is a member of their squad, but did not identify him either.
Alves has not made comments about the case.
Earlier, Brazil’s Athletico said on its social media channels that 20-year-old left-back Pedrinho and 22-year-old midfielder Bryan Garcia had been suspended “preemptively” until the end of the investigation by prosecutors in the state of Goias.
Cruzeiro, Fluminense and America made the same decisions about 29-year-old midfielder Richard, 23-year-old defender Vitor Mendes, and 37-year-old right-back Nino Paraiba, respectively.
Coritiba said late Wednesday it had reached the same decisions about two of its players who were also reportedly named in the probe: 28-year-old striker Alef Manga and 29-year-old midfielder Jesus Trindade. A lawyer for both players denied they had any involvement in the scheme.
None of players have responded to a request for comment from The Associated Press. They also haven’t commented on social media.
Brazilian media raised concerns about the performances of many of those players in matches from the 2022 season, and added they could be targets of the “Maximum Penalty” probe that began in February.
Internacional said in a statement that midfielder Mauricio will not play against Athletico in a Brazilian Serie A match later on Wednesday after local media linked him to the scandal. The club from Porto Alegre also said it trusts the player, who denied any wrongdoing, and added that he will continue in its squad.
Prosecutors did not confirm to the AP that these players are under investigation.
But state prosecutors reported in a statement that 16 people will stand trial in the case, including seven other players.
One of the players on that list, Santos defender Eduardo Bauermann, was suspended by his club on Tuesday.
The AP had access to the case against Bauermann and other players, in which he shows knowledge about the scheme and involvement in it. The prosecutors’ evidence alleges that the Santos defender not only exchanged text messages offering up match-fixing but also suggested in November he could bring in two of his teammates to help the scheme.
“We are all upset; me, the squad, the journalists,” Santos coach Odair Hellmann said about Bauermann during a press conference after his team beat Bahia 3-0 in a Brazilian top-flight division match on Wednesday. “We have to see him as role model of what not to do.”
The Brazilian soccer confederation (CBF) said in a statement it had asked the government to investigate so it can “centralize all the information about the cases under investigation.”
The soccer body added “there is no possibility” that the nation’s top-flight division would be suspended, arguing that it “is also a victim of those possible criminal acts,” and urging that “the punishment of athletes and other members of the fraudulent scheme takes place in vehement fashion.”
“I am working with FIFA and other international bodies, besides clubs and Brazilian federations, with the intent of fighting every kind of crime, fraud or wrongdoing in soccer,” CBF chairman Ednaldo Rodrigues said in the statement. “I defend the preemptive suspension (of players) based on concrete suspicions and even the ban from sport in proven cases.”
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When dinosaurs ruled the Earth, we tend to think of the mammals at the time — including our distant ancestors — as small and quivering in the shadows.
"We've always had this picture of mammals as the literal underdogs," says Elsa Panciroli, a paleontologist at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. "They're being trampled. They're cowering in the darkness at night, just trying to avoid being eaten."
But a remarkable new fossil, originating in the early Cretaceous some 125 million years ago and now described in the journal Scientific Reports, conjures a rather different possibility. It consists of two intertwined skeletons — an upstart mammal sinking its teeth into a much larger dinosaur.
"Our best guess is that the mammal was in the middle of attacking the dinosaur," says Jordan Mallon, one of the authors of the new study and a paleobiologist at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
If true, such a revelation shakes our traditional view of dinosaur domination and mammal submission. It suggests a more complex ancient food web in which certain dinosaurs were prey and some mammals were predators.
In the case of this particular fossil that was unearthed in modern-day northeast China, "this mammal appears to have been particularly gutsy or voracious," Mallon says.
A fossil that tells a story
The fossil is preserved in stunning detail due to the nearby eruption of an ancient volcano, which caused ash and sudden mud flows to preserve everything in the area. They would have buried the early horned dinosaur and mammal instantly, Mallon says, in the middle of the attack.
Often, a fossil is a pile of scattered bones. It's rare for a fossil to record a behavior like this because a behavior, unlike a bone, tends to leave no trace.
But here, a story leaps out to Mallon — one of combat preserved in rock.
"The dinosaur is called Psittacosaurus," says Mallon, "what we call the 'parrot-beaked dinosaur' because it has a beak much like a parrot for ingesting plant matter. It was about the size of a small to medium-sized dog."
In the fossil, Psittacosaurus is on its side, its skeleton curled in a semicircle. Tucked up against the dinosaur is a mammal called Repenomamus, which Mallon calls "maybe a badger-sized animal."
Repenomamus was among the largest mammals of its day. But it's only a third the size of Psittacosaurus.
Mallon points to the way that one of the mammal's paws is clutching the dino's lower jaw, while another grips a hind leg. "And the lower jaw of the mammal is biting onto some of the dinosaur's ribcage," he says.
For Mallon and his Chinese and Canadian colleagues, the conclusion is clear — Repenomamus was attacking an herbivorous dinosaur three times its size.
'An ecosystem full of ninjas'
Elsa Panciroli, who wasn't involved in the research, isn't ready to commit to that conclusion.
"The jury might be out a little bit for me as to whether the dinosaur had already died, maybe only just recently," she says, "or was in a very, very weakened state rather than it having been hunted down by this mammal."
The study authors say that the mammal wasn't scavenging the dinosaur because its bones have no bite marks. And they say that the position of the bodies suggests an active attack was in progress.
"We already knew that mammals did occasionally prey on at least baby dinosaurs," says Mallon. "What's new here is even a fully grown Psittacosaurus wasn't necessarily safe from these smaller mammalian predators."
And Mallon points to other modern-day analogs of smaller animals attacking and preying upon larger ones: a wolverine taking down a caribou "if it's desperate," or a ferret attacking a larger hare.
Regardless of the interpretation of the fossil, Panciroli says it bears witness to a more elaborate Cretaceous food web. "It's just a lot more complex and rich than that oversimplified narrative that we used to rely on."
It's unlikely that this kind of interaction — of a smaller mammal attacking a larger dinosaur — was all that common. Usually, it was the dinosaurs gobbling up the mammals.
"It was almost like, an ecosystem full of ninjas," says Mallon, referring to raptor dinosaurs like Daliansaurus, Graciliraptor and Sinovenator.
That's what makes this particular specimen all the more special.
"These fossilized moments in time," says Mallon, "really allow us to make these quantum leaps in our inferences to be able to reconstruct these ancient ecosystems."
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No. 1 (East) Broken Arrow (25-1): Coach Beau Wallace's Tigers are coming off their most impressive win of the year, 68-52, over No. 2 Putnam North as OSU signee Connor Dow led the way with 24 points. Broken Arrow is 1-7 in its last seven state appearances. Wallace started on the Tigers' lone state title team in 1997.
No. 1 (West) Edmond North (23-2): Dylan Warlick, last year's state tournament MVP, averages 14.9 points and 8.4 rebounds for the defending champions. Another top player is TO Barrett, who averages 16 points. Coach Scott Norris' top seven players include six juniors and 6-7 senior TJ Strong. They Huskies are 20-0 in 6A teams and have won 15 in a row.
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No. 3 (West) Norman (18-7): Coach Cory Cole's Tigers are tall and experienced. Their starting lineup includes four players at least 6-foot-6 and four seniors plus junior Trashaun Combs-Pierce, who averages 14 points and 10 rebounds. They have won 10 of their last 11.
No. 4 (East) B.T. Washington (15-9): The Hornets look for their fourth state title since 2010 and first since 2019. Coach Eli K. Brown III’s team is led by guards Ty Holdman, BJ Harris and Lathan Boone. In the quarterfinals, they will try to avenge last year's semifinal loss to Edmond North, which defeated BTW 81-58 early this season.
No. 5 (East) Owasso (17-8): Coach Brian Montonati's Rams have won 14 of their last 16. Their starting lineup includes freshman guards Jalen Montonati, who averages 19 points and seven rebounds, and Boden Williams. Senior forward Brandon Mann has been a force inside all season, averaging 15 points and seven rebounds. Owasso is 1-2 in a trio of four-point decisions against Broken Arrow.
No. 5 (West) Choctaw (17-8): The Yellowjackets are going to state for the first time since 1967. Coach Jermaine Simpson's top eight players include five juniors, two sophomores and senior Camren Hunt, the leading scorer at 11 points per game -- three others average at least 10 points.
No. 6 (East) Moore (19-6): Just like last year when they reached the title game, former Bristow coach Gregg Hardin's Lions are peaking at the right time with eight consecutive wins.
No. 7 (West) Deer Creek (18-8): The Antlers, at state for the first time since 2015, don't have any seniors among their top eight players. Clyde Davs Jr. and Hudson Lindsonmeyer average 12 points each.
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New York City's monkeypox case numbers don't show the full picture of how bad the outbreak is, and demand for vaccines in the city is outstripping supply, city Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said Tuesday.
When asked on CNN whether he thought the current numbers reflect the full picture, Vasan replied, "I think we can say definitively it's not. And that's because only now are we seeing clinical testing starting to ramp up."
Vasan said officials were encouraged that there are now five commercial labs partnered with the federal government to significantly expand capacity to ensure that doctors can order tests and get results quickly.
"I think we're going to see cases rise all across this country over the coming weeks as clinical testing increases," he said.
Vasan described the monkeypox vaccine rollout as "challenging," saying some of the issues were on the city in terms of technical glitches, "but the really root issue here has been access to vaccine supply. And that's a national issue."
While the government is working to get more monkeypox vaccine doses, he said, New York City has nearly 30% of the cases in the country and hasn't gotten the supply equal to the impact as an epicenter of the outbreak.
"We need to start seeing much more vaccine, and the rest of these things will smooth out as people can get access to the preventive therapies that they want," Vasan said.
New York is vaccinating people who are at risk of getting or transmitting monkeypox or who are at risk of a severe outcome if they do get the virus, he explained.
"We're not vaccinating known cases; we're vaccinating people who are exposed, and so we're seeing demand for that mostly being really outstripping our supply," Vasan said, adding that 9,200 vaccination appointments were fully booked seven minutes after they went online Friday.
"We really need much more vaccine. I know that our partners are working hard in Washington and elsewhere, but we need that as soon as possible."
The prescribing information for the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine recommends two doses given four weeks apart. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says both doses are needed for full protection. But New York officials have decided to focus on giving more people one shot rather than giving a full course to a smaller group, Vasan said.
The best thing for the city is "getting shots in arms as quickly as possible," Vasan said. That doesn't mean officials don't agree that two shots are ideal, "but we are in an environment of increasing cases, extreme demand and extremely constrained supply, and in that environment, it's incumbent upon us to get shots in arms as quickly as possible because we do believe one shot does confer significant protection, if not as much as two shots."
Vasan also spoke about the public health messaging from his department around monkeypox, saying it is a "really challenging clinical and epidemiologic question" that's under debate at the health department, as well nationally and internationally. There needs to be some humility in the fact that although monkeypox has been around for decades, this outbreak is affecting a new population and behaving in new ways, he said.
"I will say very clearly though that gay men, men who have sex with men and the LGBTQ community writ large, have had their sexual practices and behaviors dissected and prescribed and permitted mostly by heterosexual people and policymakers who are heterosexual for decades. And that we have found is, over the years, especially coming out of the HIV movement, really, really damaging and stigmatizing and discriminatory," Vasan said.
"As well, I will say that abstinence as a message doesn't really work. We know this. It's not a good public health tool because it's really about giving people the information to make safe choices but understanding we need to meet them where they are with those choices and give them the information to tell them how monkeypox is transmitted."
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A bipartisan duo of lawmakers, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah.), are urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to further its investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by events companies Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
In a letter sent on Thursday to Jonathan Kanter, DOJ’s Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General, the senators wrote that they’re “concerned about the state of competition in America’s ticketing industry,” noting how Live Nation and its widely-used subsidiary Ticketmaster have used monopoly power and anti-competitive status to harm fans and artists.
Both senators, who serve as members of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, conducted a hearing on the topic last month after news reports detailed significant service failures and delays on Ticketmaster’s website in November as fans tried to purchase concert tickets for Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour.”
In the aftermath of the Swift concert tickets fiasco, several of the pop star’s fans have filed lawsuits against Ticketmaster claiming antitrust violations among other things.
Live Nation president and CEO Michael Rapino testified under oath and answer questions during last month’s hearing, with Klobuchar and Lee sending a letter to the company pressing for answers on the lack of competition in the ticketing and live entertainment industry.
“We recently held a bipartisan hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee at which the President of Live Nation testified under oath, as did other industry participants, including an artist, a secondary market ticketing company, a promoter, and industry experts…As an initial matter, other than Live Nation’s executive, every witness at our hearing testified that Live Nation is harming America’s music industry,” the senators wrote in their letter.
The lawmakers also wrote in their letter that Live Nation has “largely failed” to answer the questions they have during and after the meeting that included how many of the top 100 arenas the company provides ticketing services and whether the company would commit to “having third-party audits to confirm that it is neither threatening to retaliate or actually retaliating against venues that select other ticketing services providers after the consent decree expires.”
“Live Nation’s responses amount to “trust us.” We believe that is wholly insufficient,” the senators wrote. “We thank you for your prompt attention to these matters and encourage the Antitrust Division to take action if it finds that Ticketmaster has walled itself off from competitive pressure at the expense of the industry and fans.”
Thursday’s letter comes after the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a warning to Ticketmaster earlier this month after pop/R&B star Beyoncé announced her highly-anticipated Renaissance World Tour.
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After tumbling out of the first round of the NFL draft, Will Levis finally found a home with the Tennessee Titans, who traded up Friday night to select the former Kentucky quarterback with the No. 33 overall pick.
After not taking a quarterback in Thursday's first round, the Titans made an aggressive move for their potential quarterback of the future one night later by agreeing to a trade with the Arizona Cardinals, who acquired a second-round pick (No. 41 overall) and third-round pick (No. 72) in this year's draft and a third-rounder in 2024.
The Titans also received a third-round pick (No. 81) from the Cardinals to land Levis, who was widely projected to be selected in the first round Thursday but was still available ahead of Friday's second round.
Levis completed 65.4% of his passes last season at Kentucky for 2,406 yards, 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The two-time captain finished his career with a 17-7 record as a starter, tying Terry Wilson for Kentucky's second-most quarterback wins since 1993.
With veteran Ryan Tannehill expected to be the Titans' starter this season, Levis will get the opportunity to spend a year in an understudy role. At age 35, Tannehill's contract has two voidable years at a combined $9.2 million in cap charges after the 2023 season.
Barring any setbacks, Levis will take over as the starter in 2024 if the Titans void the remaining two years on Tannehill's deal. In the meantime, Levis will compete with Tennessee's 2022 third-round pick, Malik Willis, to be Tannehill's backup under new offensive coordinator Tim Kelly.
The Titans started their draft by taking Northwestern offensive tackle Peter Skoronski at No. 11 overall Thursday night as they continued rebuilding their offensive line.
This is the second straight draft the Titans have traded up and drafted a quarterback. Former general manager Jon Robinson, who was fired in December, traded up last year to take Willis out of Liberty at No. 86 overall.
Willis started three of the eight games he played, and he threw for 276 yards with three interceptions and no touchdowns before being benched for Joshua Dobbs, who was signed Dec. 21 to help get Tennessee into the playoffs.
Tannehill passed for 2,536 yards with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions last season.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. | 2023-04-29T00:37:49+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36315027/titans-select-levis-no-33-overall-pick-nfl-draft |
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency overnight after a leak in a California gas pipeline that supplies unleaded and diesel fuel to storage facilities in southern Nevada.
Energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan expects "pipelines to resume operations this afternoon and begin delivering fuel to their respective market areas later today," spokeswoman Katherine Hill said Saturday.
The expected resumption of operations comes after a leak was detected Thursday in a California gas pipeline that supplies unleaded and diesel fuel to storage facilities in southern Nevada.
The leak had prompted Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo to declare a state of emergency overnight.
The declaration allows the state to receive federal resources and waivers as it deals with the pipeline repair time line and finds alternative fuel sources.
Kinder Morgan's latest statement said the company had "isolated the source of the release within our Watson Station in Long Beach, California."
Nye County, Nevada, tweeted Saturday, "Systems are now coming back online" and "fuel should be flowing within a few hours."
Officials cautioned residents against panic buying while service is being restored.
No injuries or fire were reported from the leak, a Kinder Morgan spokeswoman told CNN.
"At approximately 4 p.m. Pacific Time Thursday, Kinder Morgan began investigating a release inside its Watson Station in Long Beach, California," said Katherine Hill.
The pipelines in-valves "have been isolated and shut down while we work to resolve this issue," said a company statement.
"The appropriate regulatory agencies have been notified, and an investigation into the cause and quantity of the release will be conducted. We are working closely with our customers on potential impacts," said the statement.
Kinder Morgan is "one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America," according to its website.
"Kinder Morgan operates approximately 3,000 miles of refined products pipeline that serves Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Texas," the company says.
When an NFL team takes a big lead only to have their opponent erase it, it's devastating for the loser and electrifying for the winner. OLBG gathered and ranked the biggest blown leads by every team in the NFL. Here are each team's biggest meltdowns. Click for more.Biggest blown lead in every NFL team's history | 2023-02-11T20:19:46+00:00 | albanyherald.com | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/pipelines-to-renew-operations-after-fuel-leak-that-prompted-nevada-state-of-emergency/article_938822eb-4a0a-50f5-99c0-997659acdb65.html |
NEW YORK, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Dentsply Sirona Inc. ("Dentsply Sirona" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: XRAY). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Dentsply Sirona and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On April 19, 2022, Dentsply Sirona issued a press release announcing the termination of Chief Executive Officer Don Casey, effective immediately, and stating that Casey "will cease to serve as a member of the Company's Board." On this news, Dentsply Sirona's stock price fell sharply during intraday trading on April 19, 2022.
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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CSL recognized in Forbes and Statista's Best Large-sized Employer category for the fourth time since 2018.
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global biotechnology leader CSL has again been recognized among America's Best Employers by Forbes and Statista.
This is the second straight year CSL has been named to the Forbes list of America's Best Large-sized Employers and the fourth time since 2018. CSL was also ranked as a top U.S. employer by Forbes in 2022, 2019 and 2018.
"CSL shines as an employer that delivers a promising future and inclusive workplace for those seeking a rewarding career developing and delivering critical therapies for patients and public health," said Elizabeth Walker, CSL's Chief Human Resources Officer. "Our continued recognition from Forbes is proof positive of our growing reputation as a destination employer in the U.S."
The majority of CSL's 32,000-employee strong global workforce lives and works in the U.S. In addition to operating more than 300 plasma donation centers, CSL's U.S. presence includes manufacturing sites in Kankakee, Illinois, and Holly Springs, North Carolina, an R&D hub in Pasadena, California, and CSL Behring's operational headquarters in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
The Forbes rankings are based on responses from about 45,000 Americans working for businesses with more than 5,000 employees. The evaluation is determined by recommendations from employees that were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family. Respondents were also asked to nominate companies other than their own. Forbes' final list includes the 500 large employers that received the most recommendations.
Over the past year, CSL has also been named to Forbes' Global 2000 and Switzerland's Best Employers lists.
More information on working at CSL can be found at CSL.com/careers and at CSLPlasma.com/careers.
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CSL (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY) is a leading global biotechnology company with a dynamic portfolio of lifesaving medicines, including those that treat hemophilia and immune deficiencies, vaccines to prevent influenza, and therapies in iron deficiency, dialysis and nephrology. Since our start in 1916, we have been driven by our promise to save lives using the latest technologies. Today, CSL – including our three businesses, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor – provides lifesaving products to patients in more than 100 countries and employs 32,000 people. Our unique combination of commercial strength, R&D focus and operational excellence enables us to identify, develop and deliver innovations so our patients can live life to the fullest. For inspiring stories about the promise of biotechnology, visit CSLBehring.com/Vita and follow us on Twitter.com/CSL.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey for a second day on Friday railed against a group of Western countries that temporarily shut their consulates in Istanbul, accusing them of failing to share information on the security threat that led to the closures and of aiming to cause harm to Turkey.
This week, nine Western nations either closed down their consulates in Istanbul or issued travel warnings to citizens visiting Turkey, citing security threats. The measures angered Turkey, which on Thursday summoned the countries’ ambassadors in protest. Turkey’s interior minister accused the countries of waging “psychological warfare” and attempting to wreck Turkey’s tourism industry.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu insisted that the nine countries did not share information with Turkish authorities about the alleged security threat. His ministry has identified the nine countries as the United States, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Britain, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy.
“They tell us that they have concrete information that there is a threat. … But where did it come from, where is the threat, who will carry it out? There is no information about that,” Cavusoglu said during a joint news conference with his Argentinian counterpart.
“We asked our Interior Ministry. They say there is no concrete sharing of information. … We asked our intelligence agency. There is no concrete sharing of information.”
The minister also said Turkey suspects an “ulterior motive” behind the closures, including alleged intent to hurt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections that are likely to be held on May 14.
“If they are trying to create the image that Turkey is unstable and that there is a threat of terrorism, this does not fit friendship or the spirit of alliance, he said. “This is especially true before the elections. If they are trying to put the (ruling party) government, the Presidential government, in a difficult situation, our people know very well what is behind it. … It won’t serve their purpose.”
The German Embassy this week cited the risk of possible retaliatory attacks following Quran-burning incidents in some European countries in announcing the closure of its consulate. The U.S. embassy cautioned its citizens about possible attacks against churches, synagogues and diplomatic missions as well as other places that Westerners frequent.
In November, a bombing on Istanbul’s bustling Istiklal Avenue, located in the heart of the city and near a number of foreign consulates, killed six people and wounded several others. Turkish authorities blamed the attack on Kurdish militants.
Radical Islamic groups and leftist militants have also carried out deadly attacks in Turkey the past.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Thursday that Turkey had conducted as many as 60 operations against the Islamic State group so far this year and detained 95 people. Last year, close to 2,000 IS suspects were detained in more than 1,000 operations against the group, he said.
Last weekend, Turkey’s foreign ministry issued a travel warning for European countries due to anti-Turkish demonstrations and what it described as Islamophobia. The warning followed demonstrations the week before outside the Turkish Embassy in Sweden, where an anti-Islam activist burned the Quran and pro-Kurdish groups protested against Turkey. | 2023-02-03T21:27:30+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-turkey-says-west-failed-to-share-details-of-security-threat/ |
Phoenix police release footage of officers shooting during standoff with armed man
Phoenix police released a critical incident video that showed edited clips of body-camera footage involving a police shooting that occurred on May 24 near 32nd Street and Union Hills Drive.
Sgt. Andy Williams, a department spokesperson who narrates the video, said a community member flagged down a nearby police sergeant about a man attempting to steal a vehicle about 3 p.m.
According to Williams, the sergeant spotted the man and followed him as he fled. As the sergeant followed the man, police received a 911 call from a woman claiming a man attempted to steal her truck while she was inside it.
Police played a portion of the 911 call, during which the woman said the man told her he had weapons but she didn't believe that was true.
Footage from the sergeant's body camera shows the sergeant exiting his vehicle and pointing a weapon at the man while ordering him to get on the ground. The man seems to ignore the sergeant and continues fleeing on foot, causing the sergeant to get back in his vehicle and follow the man.
Williams said the sergeant called for backup and established a perimeter with other officers after the man climbed over a fence in a residential area. Officers and K-9 units searched through various yards for the man when he shot at them about 4 p.m.
Body-camera footage shows a handful of officers in a yard when multiple gunshots can be heard. Williams said the shots only came from the suspect during that video clip.
Police found the man and said he had broken into an unoccupied home. Williams said the man shot multiple vehicles that officers were using as cover. One officer returned fire using a rifle but didn't strike him.
Body-camera footage from the officer who returned fire shows him firing nearly a dozen times behind a white GMC Sierra pickup truck. Williams said the officer and two sergeants then used cover fire to suppress the man while the officer and one of the sergeants moved to another vehicle parked farther away from the home.
Williams also showed body-camera footage from the two sergeants who also provided cover fire with their handguns. One sergeant stayed behind the pickup truck.
Williams said patrol officers cordoned off the area and evacuated nearby residents or had them take shelter in their homes. Members of Phoenix police's Special Assignment Unit arrived in armored vehicles and used a PA system to negotiate with the man. Williams said SAU members also used tear gas to avoid another shootout with the man.
Williams said the man exited the residence about three hours after the initial shooting. Footage shows the man on the home's first story roof as he climbs down a ladder police offered before taking him into custody.
The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries before being booked into jail on multiple charges, which include 17 counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and residential burglary.
Police did not identify the man as of Tuesday afternoon.
Detectives recovered what appeared to be two rifles, a shotgun and a handgun, which police say the suspect used, Williams said.
Williams said the officer who fired the rifle is a four-year veteran with the department while the two sergeants who fired their handguns were 13- and 32-year veterans with the department.
The department launched a criminal and internal investigation into the shooting as is standard protocol when police fire their weapons.
Reach the reporter Perry Vandell at 602-444-2474 or perry.vandell@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @PerryVandell.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico’s central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes.
There were at least some early reports of damage to buildings from the quake, which hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey, which had initially put the magnitude at 7.5.
It said the quake was centered 37 kilometers (23 miles) southeast of Aquila near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states and at a depth of 15.1 kilometers (9.4 miles).
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said via Twitter that the secretary of the navy told him one person was killed in the port city of Manzanillo, Colima when a wall at a mall collapsed.
In Coalcoman, Michoacan, near the quake’s epicenter, buildings were damaged, but there were not immediate reports of injuries.
“It started slowly and then was really strong and continued and continued until it started to relent,” said 16-year-old Carla Cárdenas, a resident of Coalcoman. Cárdenas ran out of her family’s hotel and waited with neighbors.
She said the hotel and some homes along the street displayed cracks in walls and segments of facades and roofs had broken off.
“In the hotel, the roof of the parking area boomed and fell to the ground, and there are cracks in the walls on the second floor,” Cárdenas said.
She said the town’s hospital was seriously damaged, but she had so far not heard of anyone injured.
Mexico’s National Civil Defense agency said that based on historic data of tsunamis in Mexico, variations of as much as 32 inches (82 cm) were possible in coastal water levels near the epicenter. The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said that hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coasts within 186 miles (300 kilometers) of the epicenter.
Irlanda Villa, of coastal Coahuayana, Michoacan near the border with Colima, said some walls had fallen, but the big fear was that a tsunami would follow. “We were afraid the sea would go out, but in the end everything is fine.”
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum tweeted that there were no reports of damage in the capital
Alarms for the new quake came less than an hour after a quake alarms warbled in a nationwide earthquake simulation marking major quakes that struck on the same date in 1985 and 2017. The magnitude 8.0 quake centered near the coast of Guerrero state in 1985 killed at least 9,500 people. More than 360 people died in the magnitude 7.1 quake that struck in 2017.
“This is a coincidence,” that this is the third Sept. 19 earthquake, said U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Paul Earle. “There’s no physical reason or statistical bias toward earthquakes in any given month in Mexico.”
Nor is there a season or month for big earthquakes anywhere on the globe, Earle said. But there is a predictable thing: People seek and sometimes find coincidences that look like patterns.
“We knew we’d get this question as soon as it happened,” Earle said. “Sometimes there are just coincidences.”
The quake was not related to or caused by the drill an hour or so earlier, nor was it connected to a damaging temblor in Taiwan the day before, Earle said.
Humberto Garza stood outside a restaurant in Mexico City’s Roma neighborhood holding his 3-year son. Like many milling about outside after the earthquake, Garza said the earthquake alarm sounded so soon after the annual simulation that he was not sure it was real.
“I heard the alarm, but it sounded really far away,” he said.
Outside the city’s environmental ombudsman’s office, dozens of employees waited. Some appeared visibly shaken.
Power was out in parts of the city, including stoplights, snarling the capital’s already notorious traffic.
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AP writers Christopher Sherman in Mexico City and Seth Borenstein in Washington contributed to this report. | 2022-09-20T13:38:15+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/world-news/ap-international/ap-strong-earthquake-shakes-mexicos-pacific-coast/ |
Judge weighs challenge to gag order in University of Idaho killings
By GENE JOHNSON
Associated Press
A judge overseeing the case against Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last fall, is set to hear arguments Friday over a gag order that largely bars attorneys and other parties in the case from speaking with news reporters.
A coalition of more than 30 media organizations has challenged the order, saying it violates the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech and a free press, as has a lawyer for one of the victim’s families. But prosecutors and the defendant’s lawyers insist it’s needed to prevent prejudicial news coverage that could damage Kohberger’s right to a fair trial.
“It remains appropriate to have an Order reminding lawyers and their agents of the rules of engagement in this country and that we try cases in court, not in the press,” one of Kohberger’s attorneys, Jay Weston Logsdon, wrote in a memo to the court this week.
Kohberger, 28, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary in connection with the stabbing deaths in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022. Second District Judge John C. Judge entered not guilty pleas on his behalf last month. Prosecutors have not said if they will seek the death penalty.
The bodies of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were found at a rental home across the street from the University of Idaho campus. The slayings shocked the rural Idaho community and neighboring Pullman, Washington, where Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminology at Washington State University.
The case has garnered widespread publicity, and in January Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall issued a “nondissemination” order barring attorneys, law enforcement agencies and others associated with the case from talking with the press or issuing statements unless they are quoting directly from a court document.
The Idaho Supreme Court in April declined to vacate the gag order, saying the news organizations, including The Associated Press, should have first asked the lower court to lift the order. The justices did not weigh in on whether the gag order violates First Amendment rights.
The news organizations subsequently did ask the lower court to revoke the order, and Judge scheduled arguments for Friday. The media coalition says that while it respects the defendant’s right to a fair trial under the Sixth Amendment, the court should not have issued a gag order without evidence that right would be infringed by their ability to speak with attorneys involved in the case.
“Intervenors agree that there has been, and will continue to be, great publicity surrounding this case,” the coalition’s attorneys wrote. “But publicity alone is not prejudicial. … The State’s and Mr. Kohberger’s failure to present any evidence of prejudicial news coverage, and the Court’s failure to consider alternative measures, means the competing constitutional rights here were improperly balanced and the Gag Order should be vacated.”
Shanon Gray, an attorney for the Goncalves family, has also asked the judge to lift the gag order, saying he should be allowed to speak on the family’s behalf.
Gag orders that prohibit journalists from writing about certain cases are considered to be severely problematic under the First Amendment. But the U.S. Supreme Court and other appeals courts have upheld some that prohibit attorneys, police or others involved in a case — those with privileged information about it — from speaking with reporters to begin with, as a way to avoid influencing potential jurors or otherwise jeopardizing a defendant’s right to a fair trial. | 2023-06-09T05:52:58+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/06/08/judge-weighs-challenge-to-gag-order-in-university-of-idaho-killings/ |
HAMBURG, Germany — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a slow start to beat Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Hamburg European Open on Thursday as Francisco Cerundolo stunned Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-2.
Cerundolo, ranked 22 places below No. 8 Rublev, is on a seven-match winning streak after taking his first career tour title in Bastad, Sweden, last week. Cerundolo’s next opponent is another Russian — Aslan Karatsev, who won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 against qualifier Daniel Elahi Galán.
In the women’s draw, top-seeded Anett Kontaveit reached the semifinals after Andrea Petkovic retired injured while Kontaveit was leading 6-0, 2-0. Petkovic suspected it was an adductor strain, she said in comments reported by German agency dpa.
Kontaveit will next play Anastasia Potapova, who upset 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova 6-1, 6-3. The other semifinal match pits Maryna Zanevska against American Bernarda Pera.
Zanevska beat fourth-seeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4, 7-5, while Pera swept aside Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-1.
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Assurant Inc. (AIZ) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $7.3 million.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of 14 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.01 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1 per share.
The insurer posted revenue of $2.55 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $2.58 billion, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.62 billion.
Assurant shares have declined 14% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P's 500 index has declined 19%. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $134.70, a decline of 17% in the last 12 months.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh has seen all he needs to know that Aaron Rodgers is all in with the New York Jets.
For one, the four-time NFL MVP has been practicing with the team during voluntary workouts, something Rodgers hadn’t done his last few offseasons with Green Bay.
But there’s something else. And it goes far beyond the football field.
“You just see a fire in a guy’s eye when you’re sitting and talking to him,” Saleh said Friday after the team’s first rookie minicamp practice. ”He’s coming to win. You can just feel it in his voice. You can see it in his eyes and the way he’s going about his business.”
Rodgers was acquired last week by the Jets, who got a player they believe will help them snap a 12-year playoff drought that is the longest active slump in the NFL — and lead them deep into the postseason.
But these are the early days of that journey, and there were some who wondered about Rodgers’ commitment to the process — especially since he stayed away from the Packers the past few years until mandatory practices. At his introductory news conference last Wednesday, the 39-year-old quarterback said he intended to be around the Jets often throughout the offseason.
That has been the case so far. Rodgers has also been taking in his new town with his Jets teammates, attending two Knicks playoff games and a Devils-Rangers postseason showdown at Madison Square Garden.
“As a coach, you want them all here all the time, but I just felt like for him, he’s a very smart individual, very deep and very thoughtful,” Saleh said. “So I was never worried about whether or not he was going to be here. I always felt like if he did want to be here, he was going to be here, if he decided to be a Jet.
“Because he is so competitive and he does understand that he has to get acclimated to the new building. He’ll have to get the receivers acclimated to him and he’ll have to get the verbiage and get everybody in to help him get everybody on the same page.”
The Jets are holding rookie minicamp this weekend with their draft picks, including first-rounder Will McDonald, taking the field along with undrafted free agents. But Rodgers and the veterans practiced and held meetings earlier in the week, and the quarterback made an immediate impression.
“I’ve never been around a quarterback quite like him, personally,” Saleh said. “All his experience, his communication. … He practically is another coach out there. He’s pretty impressive.”
Saleh and a contingent of Jets representatives, including owner Woody Johnson and general manager Joe Douglas, flew out to Rodgers’ home in Southern California to court him in March, and then waited for the quarterback to make his decision on his playing future. It was reported Rodgers also provided the Jets with a “wish list” of players he’d like to play with if he came to New York.
Saleh dispelled the widely circulated notion it was a list of demands by Rodgers, calling it “a silly narrative.”
“It’s very common for new faces to want old faces to be able to come in and help accelerate the installation of a program,” Saleh said.
The Jets coach said he had players he wanted to join him when he took over in 2021, including Solomon Thomas, Marcell Harris, D.J. Reed, Kwon Alexander and Laken Tomlinson. Saleh cited what Tom Brady did when he went to Tampa Bay and gave his input on players who could help the Buccaneers win.
New York has six players who were teammates of Rodgers in Green Bay, including four signed in free agency: wide receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, backup quarterback Tim Boyle and offensive linemen Billy Turner. But Saleh also attributed that influx of former Packers players to offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who served in the same role in Green Bay from 2019 to 2021.
“So of course, you’re going to surround a coach with people who he feels will be able to plant the flag,” Saleh said. “So that whole narrative of what people are trying to put on the quarterback, I think it’s tired. But it’s common practice in the NFL.”
NOTES: Fifth-round RB Israel Abanikanda and sixth-round DB Jarrick Bernard-Converse were the first of the Jets’ seven draft picks to sign their rookie deals. … The Jets signed 13 undrafted free agents before rookie camp: DE Deslin Alexandre (Pittsburgh), WR Jason Brownlee (Southern Mississippi), LB Claudin Cherelus (Alcorn State), S Trey Dean (Florida), RB Travis Dye (USC), WR Xavier Gipson (Stephen F. Austin), LB Maalik Hall (Southeastern Oklahoma State), TE E.J. Jenkins (Georgia Tech), LB Caleb Johnson (Miami), OL Brent Laing (Minnesota-Duluth), CB Derrick Langford (Washington State), WR T.J. Luther (Gardner-Webb) and S Marquis Waters (Texas Tech).
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Turtle recovering after being hit by a car while ‘looking for love’ during mating season
BOYCE, Va. (Gray News) – A snapping turtle’s shell was broken while likely on the hunt for love, and employees at the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center are helping it put back the pieces.
According to the center, many turtle species are mating this time of year and crossing roads to find potential partners, often getting hit in the process.
A Good Samaritan saw this turtle on the road and brought it in for care, the center said in a post on Facebook.
The turtle suffered severe fractures to the upper portion of its shell. According to the center, the body cavity could be seen, but there was no penetration.
“Given the large portion of missing bone, the prognosis is guarded, but we are doing everything possible to get this turtle healed up and hopefully back out later this year,” the center wrote in the post.
If you find an uninjured turtle near the road and are in a safe position to stop, only move it across the road and in the direction it was headed.
“Never move a turtle to a ‘better location,’ like a pond, lake or area away from a highway. They know where they want to be,” the center explained.
The wildlife center also said to never lift a turtle by the tail because it could cause permanent spinal damage, and to never make them bite a stick or other object as it could damage or break its jaw.
Lift the turtle from the hind end to scoot it safely across the road.
“Never put your hands near the face of ANY turtle as ALL turtles are capable of biting,” the center warned.
If you spot an injured turtle, call your closest wildlife rehabilitator for help.
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Developed by Maestra Ronera Jassil Villaneuva Quintana, only 460 Bottles of the Limited-Edition 'Andrés Brugal' Sipping Rum and Travel-Inspired Case are Available Worldwide
MIAMI, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Home to 134 years of Dominican rum mastery, Brugal today unveils its newest and most exclusive expression to date, Andrés Brugal. The ultra-premium rum was expertly crafted by fifth generation Maestra Ronera Jassil Villanueva Quintana as an homage to founder Andrés Brugal's pioneering spirit of exploration and generations of maestros who traveled the globe to share the passion, warmth and joy of Brugal's liquid artistry. This is the brand's first ever release that skillfully blends two double aged reserves with first fill single casks. At $2,800 each, only 460 bottles are available worldwide, with 50 exclusively sold in the U.S.
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"This limited-edition bottling is a journey that started over a century ago. Andrés Brugal combines special single cask family reserves and our signature double aging technique to tell a dual story of my family's legacy of rum making, as well as my own as Maestra Ronera," said Jassil Villanueva Quintana.
Andrés Brugal's deep, warm and radiant amber liquid boasts rich, balanced notes of roasted coffee beans and freshly harvested Cacao, layered gently with the sweet fragrance of homemade dulce de leche fudge and the buttery softness of Dominican rum cake. On the palate, an enchanting combination of oak, vanilla bean and sweet caramel flan dance together in harmony, and are complimented by fresh ripe berries, delicate notes of aromatic black peppercorns and sweet cloves. The silky, long-lasting dry finish is intensely rich with warming, woody spices. Jassil Villanueva Quintana notes, "Quintessentially Dominican flavors combine to create an extraordinary liquid of astounding character that pushes the boundaries of discovery. With a touch of sweetness on the nose, and a well-rounded, long-lasting mouthfeel, this full-bodied rum is a true celebration of the distinctive flavors of Puerto Plata."
Brugal and the Dominican Republic's youngest and first ever female master of rum, Jassil's vast knowledge of the casks around her is revealed in the incredible array of local flavors unlocked in this rare bottling. Andrés Brugal is equal parts personal tribute to the treasures of her homeland of Puerto Plata and reverence for all she has learned from the generations before her. A staple of the Brugal family heritage, maestros are encouraged to pursue their own journey to bring out the very best of Brugal rum, progressively building on the accomplishments of their predecessors in a never-ending voyage of discovery that began with founder Don Andrés.
Settling in the Dominican Republic after journeying from Spain and Cuba, Don Andrés Brugal founded Brugal in 1888 with his sons. They cultivated sugar cane first and then began to distill rum, harnessing the warmth of the tropical sun to cask-age and imbue their spirit with complexity and flavor. Don Andrés then set sail once again to share the very best of Dominican rum with the world, and each successive generation of Maestros has since followed in his footsteps. They mastered the nuanced art of cask selection and ageing, which led to the brand's signature double ageing technique and use of Bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks.
This exclusive release is bottled in a limited-edition, hand-blown crystal decanter and presented in a bespoke display cabinet inspired by the iconic traveling cases earlier Maestros used in their voyages. Rendered from American oak, its exterior surfaces are etched with an iconic diamond pattern redolent of the netting that surrounds many of Brugal's bottles – a symbol of the need to protect precious cargo. Skillful joinery unfurls beautifully: twin segments fold down to reveal the hand-blown crystal decanter secreted within, and a sea of surrounding mirrored surfaces create a halo of reflected light that illuminates the rum's rich amber liquid. These surfaces are subtly etched with a map of the world, symbolic of Brugal's journey of excellence that began with the first journey of Don Andrés' from Spain to the Caribbean.
134 years later, the legacy continues in an endless pursuit of perfection. Andrés Brugal is the first of several ultra-premium releases anticipated from the legacy rum brand in the coming years. For more information on Brugal, the home of rum mastery in the Dominican Republic, please visit: www.brugal-rum.com
ANDRES BRUGAL QUICK FACTS:
- $2,800 USD/bottle
- 460 bottles available worldwide and 50 exclusively in the U.S.
- 41.5% ABV
- A skillful blend of two double aged reserves with first fill single Bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks.
- Appearance: Deep warm radiant amber
- Aroma: Rich notes of roasted coffee beans expertly balanced with the scent of freshly harvested Cacao, layered gently with the sweet fragrance of homemade dulce de leche fudge and the buttery softness of Dominican rum cake.
- Palate: An enchanting combination of oak, vanilla bean, and sweet caramel flan dance in harmony on the tongue, complemented by the freshness of ripe berries and delicate notes of warming aromatic black peppercorns and sweet cloves.
- Finish: Intensely rich with warming woody spices to create a silky and complex long-lasting dry finish.
ABOUT BRUGAL:
Home to 134 years of rum mastery, Brugal is an award-winning premium rum producer from the Dominican Republic. An esteemed portfolio of high-quality, top shelf aged rums tells the story of five generations of liquid mastery that began in 1888 by legendary founder Andrés Brugal. After traveling from Spain and Cuba, Don Andrés and his family settled in Puerto Plata and began distilling a uniquely light and pure spirit, harnessing the warm, tropical sun to imbue their spirit with complexity and flavor to create elegant, aromatic and smooth Dominican rum. Since its foundation, Brugal's cherished traditions and production expertise has been passed down through five generations of Maestros Roneros, each continuing to innovate. This mindset ensures that each expression remains of the highest quality, yet relevant through the decades. Over 130 years later, the legacy of Brugal continues to bring out the very best in our rum.
ABOUT EDRINGTON:
Edrington's vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands. Edrington owns some of the leading Scotch whisky and rum brands in the world, including The Macallan, Brugal Rum, Highland Park, The Glenrothes, The Famous Grouse, Naked Malt and Noble Oak bourbon. Edrington also has strategic partnerships with No.3 London Dry Gin and Wyoming Whiskey in the American Whiskey category.
Edrington is headquartered in Scotland and employs over 3,500 people in its wholly owned and joint venture companies, with over 70% employed overseas. We own our route to market in 16 countries and distribute our brands to more than 100 countries around the world through joint ventures and third-party agreements.
Edrington's principal shareholder is The Robertson Trust, which has donated over £320 million to charitable causes in Scotland since 1961. Our business is underpinned by the Edrington values of giving, respect, integrity and excellence.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond said Wednesday that it will shutter stores and lay off workers in a bid to turn around its beleaguered business.
The home goods retailer based in Union, New Jersey, said it will close about 150 of its namesakes stores and slash its workforce by 20%. It estimated those cuts would save $250 million in the company’s current fiscal year. It also said it is considering selling more of its stock to shore up its finances and had lined up more than $500 million of new financing.
But it will keep its buybuy Baby chain, which earlier this year it considered selling.
Bed Bath & Beyond’s stock fell more than 21% Wednesday and is down 65% in the last 12 months.
Mired in a prolonged sales slump, the company also announced it will revert to its original strategy of focusing on national brands, instead of pushing its own store labels. That reverses a strategy embraced by its former CEO Mark Tritton, who was ousted in June after less than three years at the helm. It said it would get rid of one-third of its store brands, which had started to be rolled out in the last year or so.
“There’s still an incredible degree of love for Bed Bath & Beyond,” Mara Sirhal, the newly named brand president of Bed Bath & Beyond, told industry analysts Wednesday. “We must get back to our rightful place as the home-category destination, and our goal is to achieve this by leading with the products and brands our customers want.”
As of May, the retailer operated a total of 955 stores, including 769 Bed Bath & Beyond stores, 135 buybuy Baby stores and 51 stores under the names Harmon, Harmon Face Values or Face Values. As of February, it had roughly 32,000 employees.
Time is of the essence for the company heading into the critical holiday shopping season. It said it expects a 26% decline in comparable sales for its fiscal second quarter, which ended Saturday. It burned through $325 million of cash in the quarter.
Sirhal said the retailer wants to get back to being a place where shoppers find innovative items. For example, Bed Bath & Beyond was the first to bring items like the air fryer and the single-serve coffee maker to its customers, she said.
Neil Saunders, managing director at GlobalData Retail, said he applauds the strategic shift. But he said that task is “easier said than done” and will require much closer relationships with suppliers to secure unique offerings.
“If Bed Bath & Beyond simply stocks the same sort of things as can be found at Target, Walmart, or Amazon, then it will struggle to differentiate and will find margins compressed as it needs to match on price, ” he said.
Bed Bath & Beyond has been facing lots of turbulence recently. Its shares made a monstrous run from $5.77 to $23.08 in a little more than two weeks in August, in trading reminiscent of last year’s meme-stock craze, when out-of-favor companies suddenly became darlings of smaller-pocketed investors.
But the shares fell back to earth after a deep-pocketed investor, activist Ryan Cohen, the billionaire co-founder of online pet-products retailer Chewy Inc., sold his entire stake i n the company. In March, Cohen had purchased a nearly 10% stake i n Bed Bath & Beyond, giving investors hope he could turn around the company’s finances.
The stock ended Wednesday down $2.58 at $9.53.
The company said that it is still searching for a permanent CEO. Board member Sue Gove took over as interim CEO, replacing Tritton. Chief Operating Office John Hartmann is leaving the company, and it’s eliminating that position.
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This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the GlobalData analyst’s last name. It’s Saunders, not Sanders. | 2022-09-01T10:34:14+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-shares-of-bed-bath-beyond-fall-on-possible-stock-sale/ |
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Umpires_Home, Ryan Wills; First, Mark Carlson; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Ryan Additon.
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) ("M&T") announced today the election of Carlton J. Charles, Senior Vice President, Treasury and Risk Management at Hearst, to its Board of Directors, effective January 18, 2023. Upon his election, Mr. Charles was appointed as a member of the Nomination and Governance Committee of M&T's Board. Mr. Charles was also elected to the Board of Directors of M&T Bank, M&T's principal banking subsidiary.
Mr. Charles serves as Corporate Treasurer for Hearst, a leading global, diversified information, services, and media company with operations in 40 countries. He oversees the company's risk management activities as chairman of the Risk Working Group, which he helped establish at Hearst. Mr. Charles also leads insurance operations for the company, serves as Chairman of Level Up Ventures, a venture capital unit within Hearst focused on Black and Latino entrepreneurs, and is currently guiding an effort to further diversify Hearst's roster of vendor partners. Mr. Charles serves on the Hearst Board of Directors and the Board of Advisors for HearstLab, Hearst's platform for nurturing the growth of early-stage, women-led companies.
"Carlton's financial acumen, commitment to innovation, and purpose-driven leadership have strengthened the operations of global enterprises, empowered teams to deliver meaningful results, and uplifted traditionally underrepresented communities," said René F. Jones, M&T Chairman, and CEO. "His election to the M&T board adds to the valuable and diverse perspectives in our boardroom as we work to ensure our growing company meets the evolving needs of our communities, customers, employees, and shareholders."
During his tenure at Hearst, Mr. Charles developed an operational risk management program and has focused on the company's cybersecurity and data privacy needs as chair of the Risk Working Group. Additionally, he launched the Hearst Risk Summit, an annual convening of Chief Financial Officers and Chief Technology Officers from across Hearst's businesses to discuss the enterprise's critical risks.
"I'm excited to join M&T's Board of Directors and help the company continue to deliver on its purpose of making a difference in people's lives," Mr. Charles said. "M&T's robust capabilities and caring, empathetic approach to serving customers and communities have positioned the company for sustained growth."
Before Hearst, Mr. Charles served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operational Risk Officer at Moody's Corporation, where he was an early architect of Moody's Enterprise Risk Management program. His prior career experiences included roles with International Paper and Viacom.
A resident of New York City, Mr. Charles serves on the board of BUILD. This organization helps children in underserved communities develop critical skills such as entrepreneurship to achieve future economic empowerment. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Charles earned his MBA in finance from the University of Chicago and holds a master's in public policy, and a bachelor's degree in quantitative economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
About M&T Bank
M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services in 12 states across the eastern U.S. from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.
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TAIPEI, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's leading computer brand - GIGABYTE announces it has been named a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree for the AORUS STEALTH 500. Standing out from a record-high number of submissions in this year's program, this proprietary computer assembly kit was recognized for its unique design concept and innovation that makes assembling a clean and sleek PC build easier than ever.
GIGABYTE's AORUS STEALTH 500 provides an assembly kit designed to simplify cable management and installation, which troubles many users when building a custom PC. Through the reconfiguration of the connectors along with custom cutouts on the PC chassis, most cables become easier to connect while being neatly hidden at the back of the chassis. Without the cable clutters, the PC interior is much cleaner and more organized for better airflow, thereby allowing a more stable system due to better cooling efficiency. AORUS STEALTH 500 streamlines the building process for PC builders, making the entire experience more fun and rewarding.
For CES 2023, GIGABYTE launches its B760 series motherboards and RTX™ 4070 Ti series graphics cards. The B760 series motherboards come with BIOS settings that allow users to hit the perfect balance between performance and temperature. The entire B760 lineup is further tuned to optimize DDR5 compatibility on both the hardware and the firmware ends for supporting the fastest memory speed up to DDR5-7600. These boards are also DIY-friendly; the EZ-Latch designs make component swaps a breeze.
GIGABYTE RTX™ 4070 Ti series graphics cards use the signature WINDFORCE cooling system, combined with alternate-spinning technology, for enhanced cooling efficiency. The AORUS RTX™ 4070 Ti MASTER features the new Bionic Shark Fans that effectively reduce turbulence and noise. There is also a built-in LCD screen on the side to display key performance stats or customized content.
GIGABYTE also introduces a trio of new laptops at CES 2023. The gaming-focused AORUS 17X/15X with upgraded cores are equipped with the WINDFORCE Infinity cooling technology and a 240Hz QHD display, ensuring the smoothest gameplay with minimal latency even at ultra settings. The AERO 16 OLED is GIGABYTE's top-of-the-line creator laptop featuring a 4K+ OLED screen that is factory calibrated by the world's color authorities X-Rite™ and Pantone® Validated for the most accurate color production one can find on a creator laptop.
For more AORUS Stealth 500 Computer Assembly Kit info, please refer to: https://bit.ly/aorus_stealth_500
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Essence Healthcare, Humana and Medica among the best.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, today revealed the 2023 Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage to assist Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in finding the right medical insurance plans for their needs during annual open enrollment, October 15 - December 7, 2022.
The Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage identifies private insurance companies that offer highly rated plans. Insurance companies were recognized if their Medicare Advantage plans received an average rating of 4.5 stars or higher across all plans within a state.
The 2023 ratings highlight insurance companies that are among the best in overall coverage, low premium plans, member experience and prescription coverage. Those named to the Honor Roll include Essence Healthcare, Humana, Kaiser Permanente and Medica.
"Many Medicare beneficiaries can be overwhelmed by the annual opportunity to find a Medicare plan that aligns with their personal health needs," said Sumita Singh, senior vice president and general manager of Healthcare at U.S. News. "The Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage serve the broader U.S. News mission to provide trusted information and rankings that help Americans navigate complex health care decisions."
U.S. News analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to populate its comparison tool and identify the Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage plans. CMS rates individual plans on a scale of one to five stars. The U.S. News methodology analyzes insurers in a given state with plans rated three stars or higher by CMS.
For more information, visit Best Insurance Companies for Medicare Advantage.
About U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives and communities. A multifaceted digital media company with Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate and 360 Reviews platforms, U.S. News provides rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live events. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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Agreement increases wages, provides financial stability for West Virginians at a time of economic uncertainty
LETART, W.Va., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Felman Production, a Letart, WV-based metallurgy manufacturing company led by Mordechai Korf and Uriel Laber employing dozens of West Virginia workers, announced today it has reached a labor agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) and its affiliated Local Union No. 5171, ensuring dozens good-paying union jobs to West Virginians and bolstering the region's manufacturing footprint.
As of July 1, 2022, the amended labor agreement includes immediate wage increases for all union workers at Felman Production's Letart-based facility. The increases across the multiple bargaining units range from 7.5% to 12.1%. The previous labor agreement between Felman Production and USW expired in September 2023, and the amended labor agreement announced today extends the agreement through September 2024. The USW has represented the workers at Felman since the plant was built in 1952. The workers at Felman are recognized as USW Local 5171.
Roy Martin, Staff Representative at USW District 8, said: "Today is a great day for the working men and women of USW Local 5171. The competitive-paying, family-sustaining jobs at Felman Production are great for our members, their loved ones, and the community they live in. We hope with this agreement, Felman will attract future employees and sustain the current employees for years to come."
Vitaliy Anosov, Plant Manager at Felman Production, said: "We are pleased to have successfully negotiated this agreement with the USW. The increased cost of living across the country has been burdensome for workers all across the country, and we are happy to support our employees in the current economic situation. Under the leadership of Mordechai Korf and Uriel Laber, Felman Production has always prided itself on being a 'union shop,' and we look forward to a long cooperation with USW and our employees."
About Felman Production
Felman Production, LLC, is a West Virginia-based producer of high-quality ferrosilicomanganese, an important element that increases the tensile strength, toughness, stiffness, wear resistance, and hardenability of steel, helping to improve the safety and effectiveness of the end product. The plant is strategically located along the Ohio River, near New Haven, Mason County, and is accessible by major transportation modes, including rail, water, and truck. The plant has its own barge facility and internal rail system.
Felman Production is one of only two companies in the United States that produces critically important silicomanganese. By utilizing multiple furnaces, which operate around-the-clock, the company can produce approximately 105,000 metric tons of silicomanganese annually at its 190 plus acre facility.
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New Cannabis Lineup Includes Live Resin from Company's Island Flower Brand; Summer-Themed Limited Edition Marmas Marmalade Bites; and Crystal Clear Cartridges and Disposable Vape Pens in a Host of New Varieties
PHOENIX, Ariz., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced the expansion of its award-winning brand portfolio in Massachusetts with the launch of: a new live resin line from the Company's popular California brand, Island Cannabis Co. ("Island"); a limited-edition summer lineup from Marmas Marmalade Bites; and Crystal Clear Cartridges and Disposable Vape Pens in a host of new varieties. The Company's new lineup is now available for purchase at 4Front's Mission Dispensaries in Georgetown, Worcester and Brookline and partner dispensaries across the Bay State.
"As more Bay State consumers resonate with the quality of our high-quality brands and competitive pricing, we continue to see basket sizes increase," said 4Front CEO Leo Gontmakher. "We believe the rollout of these popular brands in new alternate formats offers a little something for everyone at a price point that doesn't break the bank. Our commitment to delivering innovative cannabis brands and products at competitive prices remains unwavering, and we look forward to bringing this suite of crowd pleasers to more of our core markets like Illinois in the near future."
Island Live Resin Disposable Cartridges and Disposable Vapes: Made from freshly harvested, uncured cannabis and preserving all the freshness and terpene profiles of their respective strains, Island's new live resin line includes: 1g disposable live resin vape pens and 1g live resin cartridges with a ceramic core, which are available in a host of new varieties. Approachable, simple and transparent, the new, compact branded hardware each features high-flow technology, making Island Vapes the perfect complement to any good summer festivities – whether you are headed to a concert, hitting the beach or just chilling at home.
Limited-Edition Marmas Marmalade Bites Celebration Collection: Marmas Marmalade Bites's new limited-edition variety pack includes twenty marmalade gummies at 5mg THC per gummy. These tasty red (Sour Cherry), white (Piña Colada) and blue (Blue Raspberry) treats are the perfect way to celebrate the Fourth of July and are unlike any other cannabis-infused chews on the market. Famous for their unique texture that is both tender and satisfying, these bites deliver with just the right amount of sweetness. As opposed to traditional gummies, Marmas Marmalade Bites come individually wrapped, are gluten-free, vegan and do not contain gelatin, making them the perfect guilt-free treat.
Crystal Clear Cartridges and Disposable Vape Pens: Already a Massachusetts consumer brand favorite, Crystal Clear launched a new lineup of cartridges and disposable vape pens that deliver a great high – every time. Each of Crystal Clear's proprietary blends replicates a flower's terpene profile to create the same high without tars and resins for an experience that is discreet, potent and easy on the throat. Beginning in July, check out the newly expanded line-up now featuring the "all-in-one" 1g disposable, rechargeable vape pen.
For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com and https://missiondispensaries.com/.
4Front Ventures Corp. ("4Front" or the "Company") (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
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PHOENIX, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) ("4Front" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced that it has entered into a consulting agreement with Leo Gontmakher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, the Company has agreed to: (i) pay Mr. Gontmakher an annual base fee of US$400,000 payable in regular installments; (ii) issue 6,000,000 subordinate voting shares in the capital of the Company (each a "SVS") at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS as a signing bonus; (iii) if Mr. Gontmakher completes the initial term of the Consulting Agreement ending December 31, 2023, issue 1,800,000 SVS if certain financial metrics of the Company are achieved by year-end 2023 and such number of SVS sufficient to make him a 1.00% owner calculated on a fully diluted basis to the extent not the case at the time of issuance, such SVS to be priced in accordance with the Canadian Securities Exchange policy at the time of issuance; and (iv) if Mr. Gontmakher remains continuously retained through the date of the closing of a transaction that results in a Change in Control (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Gontmakher shall be eligible to receive a portion of the transaction bonus pool allocated for senior executives, which shall be equal to 1.00% of the fair market value of all consideration paid to the Company's stockholders in the transaction, subject to applicable terms and conditions.
In addition, the Company has agreed to issue 3,300,250 SVS at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.17 per SVS to Mr. Gontmakher in connection with his fiscal year-end 2022 compensation package (collectively with the issuances contemplated by the Consulting Agreement, the "Gontmakher Issuances").
The Company also announced that it has agreed to issue a total of 9,853,830 restricted share units ("RSUs"), at a deemed issue price of CAD$0.165 based on the closing price of the SVS on July 27, 2023, to certain officers and employees of the Company in payment of fiscal year-end 2022 bonus entitlements. The RSUs are fully vested as of the grant date and represent the right to receive one (1) SVS upon the earliest to occur of a change in control, disability, death, unforeseeable emergency, separation from service other than for cause, or the date that is eighteen (18) months following the grant date, each as more particularly described in the applicable restricted share unit agreement (collectively, the "RSU Grant").
Additionally, the Company has entered into a definitive agreement with its senior secured lender, LI Lending, LLC (the "Lender") to extend the maturity date, reduce the interest payable, and expand the third-party financings available under the December 17, 2020 Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement ("Loan") between 4Front and the Lender on the terms and conditions set out in the amending agreement (collectively, the "Extension"), as initially announced in a press release dated May 6, 2023. Under the Extension, the Lender has extended the maturity date of the Loan to May 1, 2026 and reduced the interest payable to 12.0% per year, payable monthly.
Currently, the Lender holds a senior secured position on all assets of 4Front and certain of its subsidiaries and the right of consent over any additional financings secured by those assets. Pursuant to the Extension, the Lender consents to equipment financing collateralized by 4Front equipment of up to US$5 million; secured convertible debt senior to the Loan collateralized by all assets of 4Front of up to US$10 million; and secured debt senior to the Loan collateralized by the assets of new Illinois retail locations of up to US$20 million, with Lender agreeing to take a junior secured position on those assets.
Under the terms of the Extension, the Lender will receive a number of warrants equal to 33% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date (US$17,061,000) each exercisable into one SVS for a term equal to the term of the Loan and with an exercise price not less than US$0.17 (each a "Warrant"). If 4Front obtains a bona fide offer from a third party to refinance the Loan within six months of the effective date of the definitive documents effectuating the Extension, the Lender will have the option to match the proposed terms of the offer or keep the Loan in force; upon exercise of either option, the Lender's Warrant coverage will be reduced to 30% of the Loan balance as of the current maturity date. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan up to US$8 million, 75% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. If 4Front obtains permitted secured debt senior to the Loan in excess of US$8 million (up to the US$10 million maximum), 100% of the Warrants will become exercisable by cashless exercise. The Extension also provides that the Company will pay the Lender an origination fee equal to 1.00% of the Loan balance at the current maturity date (US$51 million), payable in cash on May 1, 2024.
Under the terms of the Extension, while the Loan is outstanding, if 4Front unilaterally removes its CEO or President from their current positions without either cause or Lender consent the maturity date of the Loan will be accelerated to the date that is 30 days after the first unilateral removal.
Leo Gontmakher, the CEO and a director of the Company, and Roman Tkachenko, a director of the Company, each own 14.28% of the Lender.
Participation of related parties of the Company in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant constitute "related party transactions" as defined under Multilateral Instrument - 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements provided under sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(a) of MI 61-101 on the basis that participation in the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant by insiders will not exceed 25% of the fair market value of the Company's market capitalization and also because the SVS trade only on the Canadian Securities Exchange. A material change report was not filed in connection with the participation of the insiders at least 21 days in advance of the closing of the Gontmakher Issuances and RSU Grant, which the Company deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
4Front is a national, vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator who owns or manages operations and facilities in strategic medical and adult-use cannabis markets, including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington. Since its founding in 2011, 4Front has built a strong reputation for its high standards and low-cost cultivation and production methodologies earned through a track record of success in facility design, cultivation, genetics, growing processes, manufacturing, purchasing, distribution, and retail. To date, 4Front has successfully brought to market more than 20 different cannabis brands and over 1800 products, which are strategically distributed through its fully owned and operated Mission dispensaries and retail outlets in its core markets. As the Company continues to drive value for its shareholders, its team is applying its decade of expertise in the sector across the cannabis industry value chain and ecosystem. For more information, visit https://4frontventures.com/.
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking, such as statements containing the terms and conditions of the proposed Extension, the entering into of definitive documentation and regulatory approval and other forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words and phrases such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of such words and other comparable terminology. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Any forward-looking statements expressing an expectation or belief as to future events is expressed in good faith and believed to be reasonable at the time such forward-looking statement is made. However, these statements are not guarantees of future events and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond 4Front's control. Therefore, you are cautioned against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in any forward-looking statement. Except as required by applicable law, including Canadian and U.S. federal securities laws, 4Front does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform them to actual results or revised expectations.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines said Friday that it will suspend flights between Philadelphia and Madrid for a few weeks this spring because of delays in receiving new Boeing jets that have been plagued by production problems.
American said it will offer passengers on the route alternative travel arrangements in May and early June.
A spokeswoman for American said the airline still plans to offer “a robust international network this summer.”
American and other airlines have had deliveries of new Boeing 787 jets delayed much of the last two years while Boeing worked to satisfy the Federal Aviation Administration that it has fixed production problems on the two-aisle planes.
The FAA approved resuming deliveries earlier this month. American is scheduled to receive three of the planes this year.
Boeing said it is working with customers, including American, on timing of deliveries and regrets the impact on airline operations. A spokeswoman said Boeing is focused on working with suppliers and stabilizing production.
American's decision was reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal. | 2023-03-25T01:43:21+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/short-on-planes-american-will-suspend-some-17859338.php |
LAS VEGAS (AP) — LeBron James came to Las Vegas for a preseason game. And a pitch.
James, who has spoken in the past about wanting to eventually own an NBA franchise — with Las Vegas on his mind — has sent another crystal-clear message to Commissioner Adam Silver, reminding him of his plans.
“I know Adam is in Abu Dhabi right now, I believe. But he probably sees every single interview and transcript that comes through from NBA players,” James said after the Lakers’ matchup with the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. “So, I want the team here, Adam. Thank you.”
James smiled after finishing that thought, knowing full well that Silver would soon hear every word.
Silver is indeed in Abu Dhabi, for preseason games this week between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. The league certainly was aware of James’ remarks; a story about what he said was posted Thursday morning to the NBA website.
Silver has spoken of expansion plans many times in recent years, but there has also been a clear belief that the NBA won’t move forward on adding teams until the next collective bargaining agreement and television deals are complete.
That said, Silver has called Las Vegas “a great sports market.”
“As I said before, at some point, this league invariably will expand, but it’s not at this moment that we are discussing it,” Silver said earlier this year. “But one of the factors in expanding is the potential dilution of talent.”
James said in June on his show “The Shop: Uninterrupted” that he wants to own a team and wants it to be in Las Vegas, which has long been mentioned as a possible expansion site. The city has become a basketball epicenter of sorts in recent years, playing host to the NBA Summer League — featuring all 30 teams, and often with James sitting courtside for some Lakers games — along with many major USA Basketball events. It’s also the home of the newly crowned WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces and was the site of the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham said he thinks “it’s only a matter of time” before Las Vegas gets a team, calling it “a no-brainer.”
“It has rapidly become an NBA market,” Ham said. “When you look at Summer League and that whole layout, the way it’s done now, I remember a day when you barely knew the NBA was in the city during Summer League. And now, it’s like a huge extravaganza. It’s a whole rollout, a whole layout of excitement.”
Fans in Las Vegas gave James loud ovations Wednesday night, and he responded by scoring 23 points in 18 minutes. He appeared in only the first half, making 8 of his 11 shots.
He looked right at home. And if Las Vegas becomes a business home one day, James clearly wouldn’t mind.
“It’s the best fan base in the world and I would love to bring a team here at some point,” James said. “That would be amazing.”
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More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-10-06T20:46:24+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-lebron-in-vegas-he-makes-an-expansion-pitch-to-adam-silver/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars in the U.S. because the seat belt pretensioners can explode and injure vehicle occupants. Three injuries have been reported, two in the U.S. and one in Singapore.
In a letter to the Korean automaker, government regulators said that the driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt pretensioners can explode upon deployment and send shrapnel throughout the vehicle. Pretensioners tighten the belts in preparation for a crash.
The recall, which expands and replaces three previous recalls, includes 2019-2022 Accents, 2021-2023 Elantras and 2021-2022 Elantra HEVs, or hybrid electric vehicles. Vehicles repaired under the previous recalls will need to be brought to dealerships again for the new remedy.
Owners will be able to take their recalled vehicles to dealerships where the seat belt pretensioners will be fit with a cap at no cost. Hyundai is expected to notify owners by July 15, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said.
For more information, owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460 and reference recall number 229. They can also call the NHTSA vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to http://www.nhtsa.gov.
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You’ve probably seen sidewalk signs advertising a “Palm Reading” or passed by a shop with crystal balls on the display window. You might’ve even seen this in a movie or show.
Psychics have been around for centuries claiming to predict the future and to connect people with the deceased. Forty-one percent of American adults today even believe in them, according to a 2018 Pew Research Center poll.
Many have turned to psychics during the pandemic for spiritual guidance. While the concept of psychics and spiritual advisors has been around for centuries, the internet has made it easier than ever to access these services from anywhere in the world. As a result, there has been an explosion in the number of online psychic reading services available today. However, with so many options to choose from, it can be difficult to know which services are reputable and which are scams. That’s why it’s important for anyone seeking spiritual guidance through online psychic readings to do their research and find the best online psychic reading services of 2023. By reading reviews, checking credentials, and seeking out recommendations from trusted sources, individuals can ensure that they are getting the most accurate and meaningful readings possible.
While many online psychic reading services offer free trials or introductory rates, it’s important to approach free online psychic readings with caution. Some unscrupulous individuals may use the guise of a free reading to gather personal information or sell dubious products and services. It’s important to carefully read the terms and conditions of any free online psychic readings and only provide personal information to trusted and reputable sources. Additionally, it’s important to remember that even the best online psychic reading services may not be able to offer accurate or helpful guidance to every individual. It’s always a good idea to approach online psychic readings with an open mind and a healthy dose of skepticism.
The New York Times reports:
James Alcock, a professor of psychology at York University in Canada, who has spent his career looking at belief systems and debunking scientific studies of the paranormal, said he is unsurprised (albeit concerned) by the appeal of such services. “If you look throughout history, whenever there has been some sort of upheaval or some sort of collective anxiety in society, interest in psychics has shot up,” he said.
“The reason is simple,” Mr. Alcock continued. “People experience a lack of control and anxiety. We’d all like the pandemic to end.” And without definitive answers from scientists, physicians or elected officials, people are turning to more spurious sources for reassurance.
As part of our “Ask A” series, we sit down with two psychics to ask them about what they do and how they do it. We also talk about the psychology of what we believe with two professors.
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Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts
Are you a “Star Wars” fan? If you want to treat yourself to some “Star Wars” memorabilia or send a gift to a fellow fan, there’s plenty of merchandise available to commemorate one of the most popular science fiction franchises of all time.
Finding the perfect “Star Wars” gift can be tricky. Big fans may already have a lot of gear, and it can feel daunting to find something unique, special and memorable that feels original. Well, it’s just a matter of knowing where to look. Here’s 16 of the best gifts for “Star Wars” fans that you might not have considered before.
Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts for kids
Pillow Pets Star Wars R2-D2 Sleeptime Lite
This 11-inch plastic night light looks like the head of R2-D2 and projects stars outward in three different color modes. It goes through batteries fast, but it does include a 20-minute timer, so you don’t have to worry about wasting the batteries all night long. Batteries are not included.
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Marvel Color Your Own Star Wars
A coloring book for all ages with 120 pages of “Stars Wars”-themed imagery from “A New Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”
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eKids Star Wars Kylo Ren And First Order Trooper Kids Walkie Talkies
A fantastic option for kids ages 3 and up, this set features a Kylo Ren walkie-talkie and a First Order trooper walkie-talkie. They work up to 500 feet apart, but the batteries are not included.
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Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts for teens
LEGO Star Wars Boba Fett Helmet Building Kit
The LEGO Boba Fett Helmet Building Kit is perfect for those who have outgrown less complex Lego products but still like to build. This 625-piece set lets you construct a 3D model of Boba Fett’s helmet that stands 8.5 inches tall and displays nicely on any shelf or desk.
Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars: Outer Rim
This board game is for one to four players and anyone 14 or older. Players set out across the galaxy to forge a new “Star Wars” adventure of their own as one of the eight different mercenaries, bounty hunters or smuggler characters.
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Star Wars Stainless Steel Millennium Falcon Pendant Necklace
This 3.5-inch Millennium Falcon pendant with great detailing comes in a gift box and is equipped with a 24-inch chain and a lobster-claw clasp.
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Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts for adults
Wild Tribe 2 Pack Frozen Ice Ball Maker
This set features two blue silicone, BPA-free molds that make 2.4-inch Death Star ice cubes, Jell-O molds or chocolate treats. The molds are dishwasher safe.
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Star Wars Unisex R2-D2 Stud Earrings
This pair of R2-D2 earrings is 3D casted and made with stainless steel. A licensed hanging card is included with purchase.
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Star Wars Millennium Falcon Retro May The 4th Be With You T-Shirt
This 100% cotton “May the 4th Be With You” T-shirt features a vintage-inspired design of the Millennium Falcon and comes in four different colors. Wear this on May 4 to impress your “Star Wars” friends, or wear it any day of the year.
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Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts for super fans
Hasbro Star Wars Black Series Imperial Stormtrooper Electronic Voice Changer Helmet
This is a collector’s edition helmet that electronically changes the wearer’s voice to sound like a true stormtrooper. Batteries are not included.
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JVMU Rechargeable Star Wars Lightsaber
Choose from seven colors and three modes while using this lightsaber. The combat sound effects and light flash mode make this model feel like the real deal. After charging for 3 hours, it will be powered up for 72 hours.
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Star Wars Wedding Ring by Bloom Jewelers
If you plan on marrying a “Star Wars” super fan, you might want to consider this customizable ring. It’s available in black, yellow gold, silver and rose gold. The ring is laser engraved with popular “Star Wars” characters.
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Hasbro Star Wars The Child Animatronic Edition Toy
Suitable for ages 5 and up (but fun for everyone), this 7.2-inch tall animatronic Grogu doll from “The Mandalorian” giggles and babbles. It can also raise its arms and blink its eyes. You can even put it down for a nap! It doesn’t walk, but there are over 25 sound/motion combinations. The batteries are included.
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By ANDREW DeMILLO (Associated Press)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders painted a dystopian portrait of the country in her rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, leaning heavily into Republican culture war issues and accusing Biden of pursuing “woke fantasies.”
Speaking from the governor’s mansion in Little Rock, Sanders sounded a lot like her former boss, Donald Trump, as she warned of a nation whose ideals are under attack and whose citizens are fighting for their freedoms.
“While you reap the consequences of their failures, the Biden administration seems more interested in woke fantasies than the hard reality Americans face every day,” said Sanders, the former White House press secretary. “Most Americans simply want to live their lives in freedom and peace, but we are under attack in a left-wing culture war we didn’t start and never wanted to fight.”
Sanders, 40, delivered the speech less than a month after being sworn in as the first female governor of Arkansas. The daughter of former Gov. Mike Huckabee, she is also the first Arkansan to deliver the response to a president’s State of the Union since Bill Clinton as governor in 1985.
Sanders’ speech was a reintroduction for the former press secretary, who as Trump’s chief spokesperson scaled back daily televised briefings after repeatedly sparring with reporters who aggressively questioned her.
She didn’t mention Trump by name during Tuesday’s speech, which embraced conservatives’ fights against the way race is taught in public school. She called Biden’s administration “completely hijacked by the radical left.”
“The dividing line in America is no longer right or left,” she said. “The choice is between normal or crazy.”
Sanders’ speech was a stark contrast to Biden’s address, which sought to reassure the country and urged Congress to work with him on rebuilding the economy.
With her speech, GOP leaders gave a platform to a figure linked closely to Trump, who remains influential within the party even as Republicans question how much of a hindrance his quest to return to the White House has become. The star turn for Sanders also puts the spotlight on the nation’s youngest governor at a time when recent polling suggests that even many Democrats view the 80-year-old Biden’s age as a liability.
Sanders highlighted that contrast, citing Biden’s age as the oldest U.S. president.
“It’s time for a new generation of Republican leadership,” she said.
Her speech comes as a Republican field for 2024 is beginning to form to challenge Trump, 76, as he seeks the White House for a third time. The field includes former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who served as U.N. ambassador under Trump and is expected to launch her candidacy next week.
Sanders’ predecessor, former Gov. Asa Hutchinson, is also considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination. Hutchinson has been an outspoken critic of Trump and has said Trump being the GOP’s nominee would be the “worst scenario” for the party.
Sanders, who served roughly two years as White House press secretary, focused heavily on her criticism of Biden during her successful bid for governor last year. She frequently railed against the Democratic president’s COVID-19 pandemic response, immigration policies and other stances.
But since the election, Sanders has mostly avoided weighing in on Trump, who endorsed her bid for governor and was featured in her campaign materials. Sanders hasn’t said whether she plans to endorse Trump, who’s making a third bid for president.
In her speech Tuesday, Sanders praised her time in the Trump administration and the work they accomplished. She also talked about her diagnosis last year with thyroid cancer, and said she is cancer-free after undergoing surgery.
Sanders also embraced the criticism of technology companies that has become a rallying cry for Republicans after Trump was suspended from social media sites following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Trump has since been reinstated on Twitter, and Meta last month said the former president’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be restored.
In her speech, Sanders complained that “big government colludes with Big Tech to strip away the most American thing there is — your freedom of speech.”
“That’s not normal. It’s crazy, and it’s wrong,” she said.
Sanders portrayed Biden as weak on national security, saying his “refusal to stand up to China, our most formidable adversary, is dangerous and unacceptable.” The comment came days after the American military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that drifted through U.S. airspace.
Officials have said other Chinese balloons transited the U.S. airspace at least briefly at multiple points during the Trump administration but those incursions were not detected until after Biden took office.
The culture wars are familiar territory for Sanders, who signed executive orders within hours of taking office that were cheered by conservatives. They included a prohibition on teaching critical race theory in public schools and a ban on most state agencies using the gender-neutral term Latinx.
Sanders has also said she’d support Arkansas enacting a measure similar to Florida’s law banning instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. Critics have dubbed Florida’s measure the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
The president, who’s expected to announce in the next few months that he’ll seek reelection, faces a tough political environment and a divided Congress. Polling released this week by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed just 37% of Democrats say they want him to seek a second term.
Sanders delivered the speech the day before she’s set to unveil an education proposal she’s called her priority in this year’s legislative session. Sanders has said the proposal will include teacher pay raises and some form of school choice that would allow public money to pay for private schooling.
“We will educate, not indoctrinate our kids, and put students on a path to success,” she said.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) —
A mother whose son was found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road eight years ago is opening a private investigation into his death after raising almost $90,000 amid the publicity surrounding the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh.
There is no current evidence linking Stephen Smith's death to the Murdaugh family, the lawyers for the mother say. State investigators, who are also looking into Smith's death, have remained tight-lipped about taking over the case around the same time police said Murdaugh killed his wife and son. He is serving a life sentence for those killings.
But the lack of evidence hasn't stopped speculation. And that attention in turn helped Sandy Smith raise in less than two weeks more than $87,000 through Go Fund Me. Her goal was $15,000 — enough to pay to exhume her son's body and have a private autopsy.
“It's important to me because I love my son and since I couldn’t protect him, I’m going to fight for him,” Sandy Smith told reporters Monday as her lawyers announced the private investigation.
Stephen Smith was found dead in the middle of a two-lane Hampton County road on July 8, 2015. His car with the gas cap removed and his wallet still inside was found a short distance away
The trooper who responded didn't think it was a hit and run, but the pathologist who did the autopsy theorized Smith was hit in the head by the side mirror of a passing truck that did not stop.
Police said it appeared he ran out of gas and was walking for help, but attorney Eric Bland, who is representing the Smith family, said Smith didn't make any calls on his cellphone and his shoes, which were tied loosely, were still on his feet. People hit by cars are often found without their shoes from the force of the wreck.
Smith's family thinks his injuries, including head injuries and a dislocated arm bent behind him, indicate he was beaten to death and dropped on the highway. There were no skid marks on the road or debris like broken glass or mirror parts found nearby, said Ronnie Richter, another lawyer for the Smiths.
State agents took over the case in 2021, though they have never said why they decided to do that or whether it is linked to information found during the investigation into the death of Alex Murdaugh's wife and son. Troopers typically investigate traffic deaths in South Carolina, where state agents typically investigate other crimes.
State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel reached out to Smith’s new lawyers to ask if they will share any new information they find through the autopsy or any other investigation, agency spokesperson Renée Wunderlich said.
“We do believe it was a murder,” Keel told The State newspaper on Tuesday night. “We don’t believe it was a hit-and-run.”
Investigators think people might be more willing to talk now that the murder trial is finished, said the Smith family attorney Bland.
The first step for the private investigation will be getting permission from a judge to exhume Stephen Smith's body. The backing of state agents would likely help that request.
Bland also hopes the private investigators can gather and analyze cellphone data from Smith and the people he was communicating with to reconstruct who he was hanging out with and what he was doing not just right before his body was found but also in the weeks before his death.
“Stephen had to live a secret life. Being young and gay in the Lowcountry was not an easy thing to do," Bland said.
Smith and Alex Murdaugh's surviving son, Buster, went to the same high school, leading to rumors that the Murdaugh family was involved in his death. Richter went out of his way this week to say they have no evidence Buster Murdaugh was involved in anything with Smith.
The talk has gotten so loud, Buster Murdaugh issued a statement Monday, saying he could no longer ignore the “vicious rumors” as he grieves “over the brutal murders of my mother and brother. I love them so much and miss them terribly. ”
He said he is being harassed and targeted by defamatory comments.
"These baseless rumors of my involvement with Stephen and his death are false," Buster Murdaugh wrote in his statement. “I unequivocally deny any involvement in his death, and my heart goes out to the Smith family."
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NEW YORK (AP) — An intense police search of the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann is now complete, authorities said Tuesday as they ended a 12-day hunt for evidence that involved ripping up the yard and the discovery of basement vault containing hundreds of weapons kept by the man accused of killing at least three women more than a decade ago.
At a press conference outside the Massapequa Park home where Heuermann lived with his wife and two kids, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said police had found a “tremendous amount of information” during their search.
He declined to describe the bulk of the material, but said there was not a “singular piece of evidence” that jumped out to him.
The search turned up at least 279 weapons kept inside a thick basement vault large enough for a person to walk into, Tierney said. Police took boxes of additional evidence from the house, which he described as a “very cluttered environment.”
An effort in recent days to dig up the backyard in search of possible clues about where the murders were committed did not yield any “large items of evidence,” he added.
A coalition of law enforcement agencies have been pouring over the property since July 14th, when Heuermann was arrested and charged with killing three women – Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello, and Megan Waterman – and dumping their bodies along a remote stretch of coastal highway near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach more than a decade ago. Prosecutors identified him as the prime suspect in the death of a fourth woman, Maureen Brainard-Barnes.
Heuermann, who worked as an architect in Manhattan, has denied the charges through his lawyer.
The killings, all of which involved women engaged in sex work, happened while Heuermann’s family members were out of town, according to court papers. There is no indication his wife or children had knowledge of the crimes, Tierney said.
During the search, police used a scanning technology to identify “disturbances” in the ground outside Heuermann’s property, Tierney said. An excavator dug up the yard, and investigators with shovels could be seen scraping through freshly upturned earth.
Police were also seen pulling a large doll encased in glass and a portrait of a woman with a bruise on her face from the house. All of the material recovered from the house will soon be tested for DNA and blood samples that may be relevant to the case.
“We won’t know exactly what we have for quite some time, just given the sheer volume of evidence that was taken,” Tierney said.
The end of the search comes as police in Las Vegas and South Carolina are beginning their own investigations into whether the suspect may have been connected to any unresolved cases. Heuermann owns a timeshare in Las Vegas and planned to retire in a remote area of South Carolina, where his brother currently lives.
Tierney declined to discuss specifics in the other cases on Tuesday, but noted the investigation “is not limited to New York state.”
Heuermann is due back in court on August 1st. | 2023-07-25T21:22:34+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-investigators-pour-over-evidence-from-the-home-of-alleged-gilgo-beach-serial-killer-as-search-ends/ |
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial will get to see for themselves the rural hunting estate where his wife and son were killed, following in the footsteps of other juries that have viewed crime scenes in cases that captured the nation’s attention.
Crime scene visits by juries are relatively rare but have occurred in a number of other high-profile prosecutions, including the 1995 murder trial of O.J. Simpson and last year’s trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina attorney, is accused of killing his wife and son at dog kennels near their home on June 7, 2021, as his career and finances were crumbling. Murdaugh has denied any role in the fatal shootings.
Here’s a look at the practice of having juries view crime scenes and some other notable cases:
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A JURY VISITS A CRIME SCENE?
In a criminal trial, both the defense and the prosecution can request that juries view a crime scene and it’s generally up to the judge to decide whether to approve it. In many cases, it doesn’t happen because the trial is taking place years later, so the scene has changed and taking jurors there could provide a false impression of what happened.
In some cases, however, crime scene visits can be useful to give jurors a sense of distance or other physical features that don’t come across in photos and other evidence presented in court, said Steven Benjamin, a Richmond, Virginia, defense attorney who is not involved in the Murdaugh case.
“It permits a 3D appreciation for what has otherwise been a two-dimensional presentation in court,” said Benjamin, a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
When jurors are taken to the scene of a crime, they are generally advised not to share their thoughts with one another because deliberations don’t begin until both sides are done presenting evidence. The attorneys are typically present but instructed by the judge not to say or point out anything to the jurors, Benjamin said.
“What it is not is a scene reenactment,” Benjamin said.
WHY DOES MURDAUGH’S TEAM WANT JURORS TO GO THERE?
The distance between the kennels where the bodies were found and the home where Murdaugh says he had been napping has been a key component of the trial.
Only 16 minutes passed between when the victims stopped using their cellphones and Murdaugh left the house about 1,100 feet (335 meters) from the crime scene. Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian said the jury must see the sprawling 1,700-acre (690-hectare) property to “appreciate the spatial issues.”
Prosecutors opposed the visit because the scene has changed significantly in the 20 months since the killings. Trees planted between the Murdaugh home and the kennels have grown taller and thicker over that period — blocking the line of sight they allege would have allowed Murdaugh to see the kennel lights when he says he returned from visiting his mother.
Bill Nettles, a criminal defense lawyer and former South Carolina U.S. attorney who is not involved in the case, said the visit could give jurors a “sense of scale” to make more-informed decisions about the timeline and other questions — such as whether Murdaugh could have heard the gunshots across the grounds — that have arisen during the trial.
“I can see how both sides can benefit from a jury seeing that,” Nettles said. “In the interest of justice, it is probably a good thing for them to see it.”
IN WHAT OTHER CASES HAVE JURORS VISITED THE CRIME SCENE?
The most notable recent example was the sentencing trial for Cruz, who pleaded guilty to killing 14 students and three staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The visit in that case was requested by prosecutors, who said jurors needed to see the scene to understand the horror of what happened. The defense vigorously objected, arguing that taking the jurors to the school would play to their emotions and that photos and videos were sufficient.
The building had been sealed off and left largely untouched — except for the removal of victims’ bodies and some personal items — before jurors visited last year and retraced the steps Cruz took on Feb. 14, 2018. Inside, they saw bullet holes in walls and shards of glass from windows shattered by gunfire. Large pools of dried blood still stained classroom floors.
Nearly three decades earlier, jurors in the Simpson trial toured the scene where prosecutors alleged that he killed his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Jurors saw the spot where Nicole Brown Simpson and Goldman’s bloodied bodies were found on the walkway leading up to her Brentwood condominium.
Prosecutor Marcia Clark said at the time that taking jurors to see the narrow, confined walkway would show “the reason why one person could accomplish this, and how the victims were cornered.”
Simpson was acquitted of the killings but was later found liable for the deaths in a civil suit.
In 2003, jurors went to the North Carolina home of novelist Michael Peterson where his wife’s body was found at the bottom of a staircase. Defense attorneys argued that Kathleen Peterson had died in a 2001 accidental fall.
“They were very curious about how far up they can go up that stairwell,” said Raleigh News & Observer reporter Demorris Lee, who went with the jurors, according to a Court TV report. “Many of them went up to about the fourth, fifth step and would turn back and look, even wave their hands to see, look behind them to see if they can fall or if they can possibly catch themselves.”
That trial ended with Peterson’s conviction for murder, but a judge later ordered a new trial, and Peterson entered a special plea in 2017 acknowledging prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him of manslaughter.
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Richer reported from Boston. Associated Press reporter Terry Spencer contributed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Middle school children are seriously at risk for wide-spread abuse. Who is advocating for them? Statistics show that if a student succeeded in middle school, they are likely to be a high school graduate and continue to secondary schools.
“ND Measure 2” seeks to legalize recreational marijuana. Have we not learned how young people have acquired vaping and vaping marijuana incidents? Can you imagine what teachers will have to do in order to try to instruct young people who are high on THC in their classrooms?
We should be learning from the example of Denver, Colorado. What of the rise in mental health issues, violence and abuse incidents? World Health Organization (WHO) has extensive research on the short- and long-term effects of THC and it doesn’t demonstrate healthy outcomes.
Where are the organizations who should be fighting this issue like “Brighter Future Alliance” is proactively on radio advertisements. Where are the Drug and Alcohol treatment programs like West Central Human Services, who receive large donations: Are they waiting for this “Measure 2” to pass so they can get paid to conduct prevention initiatives? Why haven’t the public and private schools come out against Measure 2?
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Lastly, I wish to address uninformed people who try to claim and justify that Dakota Nations use of THC as some kind of intellectual life style practice. In fact originally, Dakotans never used hallucinogenic at all. Currently, the Native American Church cautions against recreational use of THC.
Please North Dakotans don’t allow “Measure 2” to pass and harm our youth.
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Things are going from bad to worse for former President Trump. And last week didn’t do him any favors.
A major poll showed Trump trailing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) by a wide margin in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up with perhaps his most formidable potential primary opponent.
And a self-described “major announcement” from Trump drew eye rolls after it was revealed to be a new way for the president to make money by selling digital trading cards with his likeness.
The landscape is unlikely to get any better for Trump in the coming days, with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot set to release its final report and announce criminal referrals targeting Trump and his allies.
Two separate polls showed DeSantis surging ahead of Trump in head-to-head scenarios for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
A USA Today-Suffolk University poll released Tuesday found that 56 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters prefer DeSantis, while only 33 percent would support Trump. On Wednesday, a Wall Street Journal poll found DeSantis leading Trump among likely Republican voters 52 percent to 38 percent.
While it’s unlikely Trump and DeSantis would be the only two candidates for voters to choose from, the polls showed concrete evidence of the former president’s potentially loosening grip on the GOP in the weeks since he announced his third White House campaign.
Not as politically damaging but perhaps just as concerning for some of Trump’s allies was the former president unveiling a line of digital trading cards bearing his likeness after he’d promised a “major announcement.”
Trump allies have been frustrated by a lack of activity around the former president’s 2024 campaign since he officially announced his candidacy in mid-November. There was some hope that the “major announcement” would be related to campaign staffing or events in early voting states.
Instead, it was a commercial venture for the former president — and one in which the money would go to Trump personally, not his campaign. The 45,000 cards sold out at $99 each in less than 24 hours.
“Whoever’s advising this stuff is a good idea needs to be fired. This is NOT 2016,” Robby Starbuck, a Trump-aligned commentator who briefly ran for a House seat in Tennessee, tweeted in response to the announcement. “We’re in an economic crisis, fighting total cultural degradation, fighting to save our country and facing an enemy that wants to control our lives. People want to see fight right now, not NFT cards.”
Stephen Bannon, who served as a chief strategist for Trump on his 2016 campaign and in the White House, appeared exasperated by the trading cards during his radio show on Thursday.
“I can’t do this anymore,” Bannon said after a video played promoting the cards, which feature Trump as an astronaut, a golfer and superhero, among other images.
“He’s one of the greatest presidents in history, but I’ve got to tell you, whatever business partner, anybody in the comms team, anybody at Mar-a-Lago, and I love the folks down there, but we’re at war. They ought to be fired today,” Bannon said.
The announcement even drew mockery from President Biden, who used the opportunity to tweet out some of his own “major announcements,” including a prisoner swap to free WNBA star Brittney Griner, the signing of legislation to protect same-sex marriage and falling gas prices.
Trump’s rough week also came in stark contrast to some of the Republicans against whom he may be campaigning for the party’s presidential nomination in 2024.
DeSantis, who has emerged as the preferred alternative to Trump among many voters and conservative commentators, signed legislation on Thursday cutting roadway tolls for more than 1 million Florida commuters.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who has also received some buzz as a possible 2024 candidate, released his proposed 2023 budget on Thursday that included a suggested income tax cut that he said would save Virginians more than $700 million per year.
The hits could keep coming for Trump in the next several days.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol will hold its final event on Monday, during which it will publicly release its list of criminal referrals and vote to publish its final report two days later.
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said the panel has not finalized the referrals, but it has repeatedly indicated it believes Trump broke the law in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump, for his part, appears ready to put up a fight.
“How can they January 6th unselect committee make criminal referrals when they haven’t spoken about, or studied, those that rigged the 2020 election, the troops not being brought in by Pelosi, or now, the election fraud determinatively revealed by Twitter?” Trump posted in all caps on Truth Social. “These are the real criminals!!!” | 2022-12-19T00:25:33+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/hill-politics/after-a-week-of-sagging-polls-and-mockery-trump-faces-looming-jan-6-action/ |
Although this year marks only the third Juneteenth considered a national holiday, it has been celebrated and commemorated for well over a century.
Its origins date back to June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation nearly 30 months earlier.
According to the Smithsonian,Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston that day to deliver the news to the last remaining slaves in the U.S. Once they were freed, slavery officially came to an end in the U.S.
"A lot of slaveholders had taken their slaves to Texas to try and outrun the end of slavery or Union troops," said Brenna Greer, an associate professor of history at Wellesley College. "Juneteenth represents the celebration of that Emancipation. It's a much more complicated story than that."
Greer noted that there have been efforts to make Juneteenth a federal holiday for many years. It was not until 2021 that Congress officially made the day a holiday. That means federal offices, banks and other services will mostly be closed on Monday.
A number of businesses and organizations previously made the day a holiday.
According to Pew Research,28 states recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday. In most of those states, state offices will close. Texas was the only state to permanently recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday prior to 2020. The state adopted it as a holiday starting in 1980.
"One of the things that people often ask me is how to celebrate Juneteenth, and I make a point of saying that some people look at it as a celebration, but some people look at it as a solemn day to consider freedom or the state of freedom of Black people throughout U.S. history," said Greer. "Use it as a day of reflection and or a day of service towards activities or initiatives that move or advance Black freedom."
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- Sen. Lindsey Graham on Monday introduced legislation that would raise the mandatory retirement age of commercial airline pilots from 65 to 67.
- The current pilot shortage is causing flights to be dropped across the country.
As the country's pilot shortage fuels flight cuts, Sen. Lindsey Graham is introducing legislation that would raise the mandatory retirement age for commercial airline pilots to 67 from 65.
The "Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act" would also require pilots over the age of 65 to maintain a first-class medical certification that needs to be renewed every six months.
"We've got to get more people in the queue to be pilots, but we also have to adjust our age in a reasonable rational way to keep people in the cockpit," Graham, R-S.C., said at a news conference Monday. "Other countries allow people to fly to 67 and beyond. And I am confident that this is a bipartisan issue."
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The proposed legislation would not change any other pilot qualifications and would require airlines to continue using training and qualification programs approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The FAA didn't immediately comment on the bill. In 2007, the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots was raised to 65 from 60.
The pilot shortage comes after airlines offered early retirement packages during the Covid-19 pandemic as travel demand vanished and training and licensing slowed. Airlines had already been staring down a wave of retirements before the pandemic.
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Now, major U.S. airlines are scrambling for ways to attract pilots and get them trained faster. Airlines have also offered scholarships and, in United's case, opened a flight training academy to help teach more pilots and ease the financial burden on students.
Earlier in the year, Delta Air Lines stopped requiring four-year college degrees for its pilots, joining other airlines. And in April, regional carrier Republic Airways petitioned the U.S. government to allow pilots to fly for its airline with 750 flight hours — half of the 1,500-hour requirement — if they went through its training program. There are exemptions to the 1,500-hour rule, such as for military pilots.
Some regional airlines, including for American Airlines, recently announced big pay bumps to attract and retain pilots.
Training for prospective pilots is expensive and time-consuming, presenting a major hurdle for airlines desperate for them. It costs about $92,000 for pilots to get their initial license in a full-time seven-month program at ATP Flight School, the largest flight school in the country. It can take an additional 18 months or longer for a pilot to build up enough hours to fly.
Since 2019, 71% of airports have lost flights, said Drew Remos, senior director of government affairs with the Regional Airline Association, at the news conference Monday. Nine airports have lost service completely, he said.
"Under this legislation, approximately 5,000 pilots would have the opportunity to continue to fly over the next two years, and in turn, help keep communities connected to the air transportation system," Remos said. "And as early retirements increase, this number will grow providing even more relief."
In the next four years, 14,000 pilots will be forced to retire because of the mandatory retirement age of 65, Graham said Monday.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has acquired a previously unknown ancient papyrus bearing a Hebrew inscription dated to around 2,700 years ago that had long been in possession of a Montana resident, the country’s antiquities authority said Wednesday.
The scrap of papyrus — scarcely larger than a postage stamp with four lines of angular script — is one of just a few from the region in the Late Iron Age, archaeologists said. The Israel Antiquities Authority said it authenticated its age using radiocarbon dating, which corresponded with the age of the text’s writing style.
Joe Uziel, director of the Judean desert scrolls unit, said the matching radiocarbon date and paleographic style makes him “very certain” that it is not a modern forgery.
The papyrus, which bears the Biblical name Ishmael, was likely looted sometime in the last century from a cave in the Judean Desert, he said.
Its provenance and journey from the desert to Montana six decades ago and now to Jerusalem remain nebulous.
The antiquities authority declined to name the Montana resident but said the man’s mother obtained the artifact during a visit to what was then Jordanian-occupied east Jerusalem in 1965 and brought it to the United States.
Jordanian law that was in force at the time severely restricted the sale of antiquities and prohibited the export of artifacts without a permit from the minister of antiquities. It wasn’t clear whether the woman possessed such authorization.
Numerous scroll fragments from the arid region near the Dead Sea that have emerged on the antiquities market in recent years, including several at Washington’s Museum of the Bible, have proven to be forgeries.
The antiquities authority showed the papyrus to the press at its labs in Jerusalem alongside two other ancient Hebrew fragments it holds — one found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the 1950s and a second that was seized from the antiquities black market in 2016 and believed to have been looted from a cave.
Eitan Klein, head of the Israeli antiquities’ theft prevention unit, said the Montana man’s mother may have either purchased the object from Khalil Iskander Shahin — a Bethlehem-based antiquities dealer better known as “Kando,” who traded in many of the originally discovered Dead Sea Scrolls — or may have been given the papyrus by the curator of the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem.
How Shahin or the curator, both of whom have since died, obtained the papyrus remains uncertain.
The unidentified Montana man inherited the papyrus after his mother’s death. An Israeli academic noticed a photo of this previously undocumented text in a colleague’s unpublished papers and notified Klein, who tracked down the owner, the antiquities authority said.
Klein said the man was invited to Jerusalem in 2019 and the sides came to an unspecified “arrangement” whereby the papyrus was given to the Israeli authorities. | 2022-09-07T19:29:18+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/science/ap-science/ap-israel-acquires-papyrus-with-hebrew-inscription-from-montana/ |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
6-6-8-3
(six, six, eight, three)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were:
6-6-8-3
(six, six, eight, three) | 2022-06-03T20:27:43+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Day-game-17218106.php |
The Multi-hyphenate Superstar will Serve as Brand Ambassador & Culture Advisor to Skills-Based Fantasy Leader, Collaborate on Brand Expansion and Community Initiatives
ATLANTA, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PrizePicks, the largest fantasy sports operator in North America, announced today that multi-platinum recording artist Meek Mill has joined the company as Brand Ambassador & Culture Advisor. The Grammy-nominated icon will be focused on onboarding new audiences to the PrizePicks platform and integrating the brand within the hip-hop community.
In addition to utilizing his highly followed and engaging social media channels, Meek Mill will be featured in upcoming PrizePicks advertisements and in-app promotional initiatives.
"Most people know that I'm an avid sports fan and I especially love watching the NBA and the NFL," Meek Mill said. "When I first discovered PrizePicks, I was hyped by how easy it was to use the platform and how many people were actively engaging with each other in the app. I'm excited to be partnering with PrizePicks and look forward to expanding the brand's presence in the hip-hop community."
To celebrate the partnership, PrizePicks sponsored Meek Mill's Birthday Party in Miami to close out Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix weekend. Miami is a top market for the southern-based daily fantasy sports company.
Meek Mill recently launched his 'Culture Currency' campaign, centered around identifying and supporting his network of artists, athletes and entertainers to take better advantage of their influence on culture, and open up more opportunities for them within the entertainment, brand and business space.
As a Brand Ambassador & Culture Advisor to PrizePicks, Meek will work with the company to integrate this initiative into the PrizePicks fantasy sport gaming community and its social channels, predominantly via its rapidly growing Discord community and highly-engaging Twitter presence.
"While our identity is largely sports gaming to date, our broader goal is to be the ultimate complement to the sports viewing experience and much of that premise centers around our vibrant community," Adam Wexler, PrizePicks Co-Founder & CEO said. "For years now, our team has been following Meek's rise. We believe he will be a great cultural advocate for our brand and more importantly, a valuable addition to the PrizePicks community."
About PrizePicks
PrizePicks is the fastest-growing sports company in North America according to the 2022 Inc. 5000 rankings and the largest skill-based fantasy sports operator in North America. The company was recognized as the Fantasy Sports Business of the Year Award by the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association and as the Fantasy/DFS Operator of the Year by EGR North America. With current & past partnerships including NASCAR, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta United, Atlanta Falcons and Miami Marlins, PrizePicks is the most fun, fast and simple version of daily fantasy sports, covering a wide variety of sports leagues from the NFL and NBA to esports titles League of Legends & Counter-Strike. Founded and headquartered in Atlanta, GA, the PrizePicks workforce has grown to over 300 in the past year, with the company recently being recognized as a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
9-5-5, SB: 2
(nine, five, five; SB: two)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
9-5-5, SB: 2
(nine, five, five; SB: two) | 2023-01-24T05:21:01+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Three-Evening-17737394.php |
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers upped their efforts Thursday to save eight miners who have been trapped in a pit at an illegal mining area since late Tuesday evening.
The joint search and rescue team was racing against time as they brought in six larger submersible water pump machines to suck the water out from the hole, and tried to close off openings where water seeped in from the groundwater basin. Smaller pumps used Wednesday failed to lower the water level.
“We will do further assessment when the water entry points have been closed and the puddles are dry,” Adah Sudarsa, head of the local search and rescue office, said in a statement.
The eight workers were trapped in a 60-meter-deep (196-foot-deep) mining hole on Indonesia’s main island, Java, after water suddenly inundated the mining area in the hours just after they entered the pit.
A miner who was outside the pit in Banyumas district saw water building up in a pit nearby and asked the eight workers to get out. Another worker checked later and saw the miners were still in the hole, which was flooding. They tried to extract water using a water pump but the water hadn’t yet receded, Central Java police spokesperson Stefanus Satake Bayu Setianto said in a written statement, adding that the gold mining area has no license.
Landslides, flooding and tunnel collapses are some of the other hazards miners face in Indonesia, where small artisanal and often unauthorized mining operations can be found. Much of gold ore processing involves highly toxic mercury and cyanide, and workers frequently use little or no protection.
Ten miners died in a coal mine explosion in West Sumatra province in December. In February 2019, more than 40 people died after a makeshift wooden structure in an illegal gold mine in North Sulawesi province collapsed because of shifting soil and the large number of mining pits.
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Jaeden Jones scored 16 points in leading five players in double figures as fourth-seeded Colonia downed top-seeded South Plainfield, 64-45, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 tournament in South Plainfield.
Colonia (21-8) will host sixth-seeded Snyder in the final round on Monday.
James Curet put in 14 points while Zachary Smith sank four 3-pointers for his 12 points, and Aiden Derkack and Anthony Gooden added 11 points apiece for Colonia, which has won four of its last five contests.
Colonia defeated South Plainfield in the final round of the tournament last year.
Tareak Williams paced South Plainfield (23-6) with 17 points while Brandon Dean delivered 15 more.
Snyder 76, Payne Tech 62
Samir Jordan just missed a triple double with a game-high 23 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists as sixth-seeded Snyder held off seventh-seeded Payne Tech, 76-62, in the semifinal of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament in Jersey City.
Snyder (17-11) will play at fourth-seeded Colonia in the final round on Monday. The Tigers made it as far as the first round of the tournament last season.
Ahmad Robertson dropped in three 3-pointers in his 17 points while Troy DaCruz added 16 points for Snyder, which opened with a 21-6 run and never looked back.
Jahmir Payoute completed a double double of 14 points and 12 rebounds in the victory.
Isaiah Oliver led Payne Tech (19-10) with 16 points while Gerald Edwell delivered 15 points and 11 boards.
Jamir Westry posted 12 points, six rebounds and three steals in the loss.
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- H.S. football: Wagner 42, Buda Hays 21Quick Take: Wagner scored twice on big plays late in the first half to take control en route to a 42-21 victory over Hays in a District 12-5A-I matchup Thursday night at Rutledge Stadium. The...By Joseph Myers | 2022-10-21T15:49:27+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Detroit-Pistons-Stax-17524751.php |
Bus driver was drunk on Fireball whisky driving 35 boys up to YMCA camp, charges say
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CARLTON, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Cannon Falls man has been charged with DWI after investigators say that he drove a bus carrying 35 boys, all between the ages of 11 and 14, and two adult chaperones while drunk on Fireball whisky.
The incident happened Sunday morning. Troopers with the Minnesota State Patrol say that someone flagged a charter bus veering from shoulder to shoulder on Interstate 35.
The bus was transporting the kids from a YMCA group to a Y camp in northern Minnesota, investigators say. Troopers observed the bus drive across a lane of traffic and into the shoulder, and tried to pull the bus over but the driver did not notice the emergency lights.
Ultimately, they pulled up next to the driver and sounded their sirens, which finally led the driver to pull over. Upon stopping him, troopers noted that he appeared to have glassy eyes, slurred speech and was moving slowly. The bus also started to roll because the driver didn’t engage the parking brake, the complaint says.
After failing all field sobriety tests, the driver — identified as 49-year-old Patrick Bullard — blew a 0.257 on a preliminary breath test. The legal limit in Minnesota while operating a commercial vehicle is 0.04.
He told officers that he’d last consumed alcohol “three hours ago,” but a search of his backpack revealed an open 1.75-liter bottle of Fireball, which was about one-third empty. There was a plastic cup in a holder near the driver’s seat that also contained an alcoholic beverage.
One of the two adult chaperones on the trip say they observed Bullard drinking from the plastic cup while driving.
He was taken into custody. The complaint says that when told he could contact an attorney, he instead called his boss, and then refused to submit to another breath test, “because I don’t want to.”
“In 34 years I’ve never dealt with anything like this before,” said John Benjamin, president of Northfield Lines “it was a complete shock to us.”
A spokesperson from Northfield Lines told WCCO that Bullard is no longer an employee. The spokesperson said that a number of others had interacted with him in the garage that morning and he seemed “in good shape.” The spokesperson also said Northfield Lines requires its drivers to subject themselves to random testing.
Bullard faces four counts, including DWI and refusal to submit to a chemical test; as well as possessing an open bottle. Prosecutors say that having children on the bus constitutes an aggravating factor.
“I hope this bus driver never is in another position to hold lives in his hands,” a parent of one the campers told WCCO.
“It’s a sad situation,” said Benjamin “I can just thank God that the children are safe.”
YMCA of the North released statement about the situation Tuesday, saying in part, “We are very appreciative of the work of the State Patrol and the Carlton County officials to ensure the safety of our campers and our employees. We will be monitoring any actions taken by Northfield Bus Lines as we review our relationship with them for the future.”
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Parking in Boston may not be any easier to find or less expensive, but the city does claim that you’re about to be able to use a cleaner app to try to pay for it.
Come Aug. 15, the city will switch its ParkBoston app over a ParkMobile platform, meaning the app that you can use to pay the city’s periodically increasingly pricey parking meters will now look different.
“This new app offers an improved user experience and supports our goal of making City services convenient, clear, and accessible to residents and visitors,” Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge said in a statement Monday.
The city says it will allow for more payment options, have mobile alerts when you’re session is about to expire so you can fend off the ever-eager meter maids and, in the most notable change, will include a GPS feature to show nearby open spots and a “Find My Car” option.
People have been able to use the current app for several years to pay virtually rather than scrounging for change. ParkMobile says people can use the app created by them to pay for parking in more than 350 cities nationwide, so one bonus, it claims, will be that you won’t have to download many parking apps if you’re traveling.
For those who have wallets with funds in the previous version of the ParkBoston application, the city said, Boston will begin initiating refunds to credit cards on file on Aug. 13. People will have to update the app on or after Aug. 15 or else the application won’t work going forward.
David Hoyt of ParkMobile told the Herald that the app can be a “decision-making tool” because it shows available parking and can reserve spots in the city’s pricey garages.
He said that the service is funded through 35-cent “convenience charges” on all app-based payments. He said those are already in effect, so the price won’t be going up for people in practice. | 2022-07-19T00:37:38+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/18/boston-to-change-parking-app-next-month/ |
‘It seemed like a sign’: Biden recounts spontaneous meeting with priest who gave Beau his last rites
By Kevin Liptak, CNN
President Joe Biden on Friday recounted his spontaneous meeting with the priest who delivered last rites to his son Beau during a visit to a holy shrine in Ireland.
“It was incredible to see him. It seemed like a sign,” Biden said during remarks in Ballina, adding that the encounter had come “out of the blue.”
The unplanned meeting with Fr. Frank O’Grady made for an emotional moment during a sentimental return to Ireland for the president, who was exploring his family roots.
While Biden was planning to learn more about his long-ago ancestors who departed here during the famine, he found a connection to his more recently departed son during a visit to the Knock Shrine, a Catholic site of pilgrimage where it’s said the Virgin Mary appeared to parishioners in 1879.
O’Grady retired to Ireland from the United States after 30 years, including time working at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, where Beau Biden died. When the president arrived at Knock, he was informed that the priest who administered his son’s last rites was there.
“I gotta meet him, I gotta meet him,” Biden said, according to an account of the episode in The Irish Times.
O’Grady didn’t have the requisite security approval to meet the president. But it was quickly resolved, and the two met for about 10 minutes.
“He laughed, he cried, it just kind of hit the man, you could just (see) how deeply it all felt and meant to him,” Fr. Richard Gibbons, the Knock parish priest, told The Irish Times.
A White House official confirmed the account, and said the moment was not planned ahead of time.
Biden has spent much of his time in Ireland exploring his roots alongside his sister, Valerie, and his son Hunter.
But his late son was on his mind as well. Throughout the sometimes-rainy trip, Biden kept his head dry with a baseball cap from the Beau Biden Foundation.
Speaking to parliament, he said it was Beau Biden, who died in 2015 of brain cancer at the age of 46, who should be standing where he was.
“He should be the one standing here giving this speech to you,” Biden said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Brennen scored 12 points and Manhattan breezed to a 68-52 victory over Saint Peter's on Sunday.
Brennen was 4-of-9 shooting, including 2 for 4 from distance, and went 2 for 3 from the foul line for the Jaspers (9-14, 7-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Anthony Nelson and Samir Stewart added 11 points apiece.
Kyle Cardaci led the way for the Peacocks (10-14, 5-10) with 16 points. Isiah Dasher added 11 points and two blocks. Corey Washington had seven points and two blocks.
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Man late for flight accused of threatening plane
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man who missed his flight allegedly threatened to blow up the plane. It happened at Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday.
Airport spokesperson Bob Kerlik said Allegheny County police responded to a call shortly after 4:30 p.m. about a perceived threat to an American Airlines flight scheduled to depart from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia.
Shortly after Rachel Riordan got off her flight at the airport, she said she saw chaos unfolding in Terminal B.
“It was an American flight, so the B terminal. I think it was like B26 or 27,” she said. “I saw a lot of law enforcement in the B Terminal prior to arriving in that central area. But once I got there, I saw a crowd of people. The policemen and the elevated policemen with the body armor were storming through the B Terminal and running.
“I asked when I got to that central area and was told that they were evacuating the B Terminal and there was a lockdown,” Riordan said.
A ticketed passenger was late for his flight, missed boarding, then made a threat against the aircraft to gate agents. Police responded and took the man into custody.
Sources said they arrested the man who said he had a bomb in his checked bag.
The plane was emptied and swept for explosives. Passengers were rebooked.
The airport spokesperson said a portion of gates were cleared, but Terminal B was not evacuated.
“It sounds to me like it was just a threat, nothing. You know, he wasn’t going to act on anything so really, you know, puts it into perspective how the words can, some simple words can really disrupt the entire airport,” Riordan
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Social Security cost-of-living adjustment could be much smaller next year
Social Security recipients are on track to receive a more modest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year as once red-hot inflation continues to cool off.
The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan group that focuses on issues relating to older Americans, estimated the adjustment could be about 3%, based on March inflation data, which showed the consumer price index climbed just 0.2% from the previous month and is up 5% from last year, the lowest pace since May 2021.
The annual Social Security change is calculated based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or the CPI-W, which rose just 4.5% over the past year.
Should Social Security beneficiaries see a 3% increase in their monthly checks next year, it would mark a steep decline from 2023, when recipients saw an 8.7% bump – the highest in four decades.
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An increase of that magnitude would raise the average retiree benefit of $1,827 by about $54 per month.
Still, it is a very early estimate and is subject to change, according to Mary Johnson, a policy analyst at the Senior Citizens League who conducted the research. The Social Security Administration will release the final adjustment percentage in October.
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"If inflation continues to fall at the current rate it appears that the COLA for 2024 will be lower than 3%," Johnson said. "Although easing inflation should relieve older consumers, new survey findings from The Senior Citizens League indicate that recent steep inflation has had long-lasting financial impacts on many older households, making recovery difficult."
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Between January 2021 and December 2022, the average Social Security benefit fell short of high inflation by about $1,054 in total.
This year's 8.7% benefit increase has exceeded the actual rate of inflation every month so far in 2023 by about 2.6%, according to the group's analysis, or roughly $44.90 per month. But average benefits have recovered only $179.40 since the start of the year – and that's the amount before the deduction of the Medicare Part B premium.
The standard Part B premium is $164.90 this year, down from $170.10 in 2022.
The group has pushed Congress to adopt legislation that would index the adjustment to inflation specifically for seniors, such as the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly, or the CPI-E. That index specifically tracks the spending of households with people aged 62 and older, and is more encompassing of their expenses – which includes Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket health care costs.
"An inflation measure that does not adequately measure and accurately accounts for the portion of income spent on healthcare tends to undercount the actual rate of inflation and shortchange the Social Security COLA," Johnson said. | 2023-04-18T06:42:16+00:00 | wogx.com | https://www.wogx.com/news/social-security-cost-of-living-adjustment |
SINGAPORE , Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed one of Australia's largest private investment groups committing US$500 million to seed a minimum US$25 billion Ukraine Green Growth Initiative. The fund is expected to grow to at least US$100 billion.
This investment fund will focus on primary infrastructure such as energy and communications to build a digital green grid, so Ukraine can become a model for the world as a leading digital green economy.
Dr Andrew Forrest and President Zelenskyy announced the investment by the Tattarang Group at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore today.
President Zelenskyy said: "Andrew and I have agreed we will not replace communist era rubbish Russian infrastructure, instead we will leapfrog to the latest technology. We will take advantage of the fact that what the Russians have destroyed can readily be replaced with the latest, most modern green and digital infrastructure.
"This innovative initiative will facilitate the world's first green digital economy and the fastest growing economy in Europe, if not the world."
Dr Forrest said: "Our investment fund will help to step beyond the wire lines of the past and accelerate digital communications development.
"The US$25bn Ukraine Green Growth Initiative will be the home of professional and sovereign investment with the aim of helping rebuild Ukraine in one generation, whilst delivering returns to investors.
"We will seed the Initiative with a US$500 million investment. I invite professional investors, fund managers and sovereign funds and all who believe invading another country should now be forever consigned to the historical garbage bin of humanity's worst mistakes, to join us."
The Ukraine Green Growth Initiative will work with the global investment community to achieve rapid reconstruction of Ukraine post-hostilities.
A period of consultation for the investment fund has been ongoing since early March and has included Dr Forrest briefing US President Joe Biden, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, and the international business community including UN Special Envoy Michael Bloomberg, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock Larry Fink and their teams.
Dr Forrest spent nearly a week in Ukraine and visited Kyiv in June, meeting the majority of Ukraine's Cabinet including President Zelenskyy, where the strategy was agreed.
Dr Forrest said: "Ukraine can enter a golden era. By business backing Ukraine, we're sending a message to the world. I want every government to know that as soon as hostilities cease global business will be ready to help rebuild immediately.
"We will build a new future, not simply replace the past. We want Ukrainian people to know that we will be there with you, helping you to deliver strong economic growth in Europe."
President Zelenskyy welcomed Dr Forrest's commitment.
The President said: "The whole world can see how Russia, unable to win on the battlefield, terrorises civil infrastructure. The price of reconstruction is growing with each new strike. One day the aggressor will pay for everything in full, but our people cannot wait for electricity and heat for months.
"We need to restore Ukraine now! That is why this project is so timely. I thank its initiators: Andrew Forrest and Larry Fink of BlackRock for their commitment and strong signal to the global business community.
"Together we will not only rebuild Ukraine, protecting people's lives, but also make it an attractive place for global business."
Following an introduction by Dr Forrest in September, BlackRock has worked closely with the Ukrainian Government, last week signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a framework for consultative assistance in developing a special platform to attract private capital for the recovery and support of Ukraine's economy.
The MoU formalised a discussion in early September between President Zelenskyy, Mr Fink and Dr Forrest around opportunities for attracting public and private investment in Ukraine.
First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko after signing the Memorandum said: "It is very important for us to demonstrate to the whole world that the war does not disallow investment in Ukraine. After all, investments are the key to the future rapid and effective economic recovery.
"Therefore, we have high expectations for cooperation with BlackRock's FMA division. We hope that this "investment platform" will become an effective mechanism for mobilizing private and public capitals in key sectors of our economy."
The Forrests' philanthropic organisation Minderoo Foundation has already contributed millions of dollars to help the Ukrainian people, including funding the first humanitarian grain shipment out of Ukraine in August, and providing critical grain storage facilities for farmers whose crops would have otherwise perished.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private Japanese moon lander went into free-fall while trying to land on the lunar surface last month, company officials said Friday, blaming a software issue and a last-minute switch in the touchdown location.
The spacecraft belonging to the company ispace was originally supposed to land in a flat plain. But the target was changed to a crater before December’s launch. The crater’s steep sides apparently confused the onboard software, and the 7-foot (2-meter) spacecraft went into a free-fall from less than 3 miles (5 kilometers) up, slamming into the lunar surface.
The estimated speed at impact was more than 300 feet (100 meters) per second, said the company’s chief technology officer, Ryo Ujiie.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed the crash site the next day as it flew overhead, revealing a field of debris as well as lunar soil hurled aside by the impact.
Computer simulations done in advance of the landing attempt did not incorporate the terrain of the new landing site, Ujiie said.
CEO and founder Takeshi Hakamada said the company is still on track to attempt another moon landing in 2024, and that all the lessons learned will be incorporated into the next try. A third landing attempt is planned for 2025.
If successful, ispace would have been the first private company to land a spacecraft on the moon. Only three governments have achieved that: Russia, the United States and China. An Israeli nonprofit tried in 2019, but its attempt also ended in a crash landing.
Named Hakuto, Japanese for white rabbit, the spacecraft and its experiments were insured, according to Hakamada. The United Arab Emirates had a mini lunar rover on board that was lost in the crash.
Two U.S. companies have lunar landers awaiting launch later this year from Cape Canaveral, in partnership with NASA.
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CDC advisers endorse more traditional Novavax COVID shot
(AP) - U.S. adults who haven’t gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax -- a more traditional kind of vaccine, influential government advisers said Tuesday.
Regulators authorized the nation’s first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19 last week, but Novavax shots cannot begin until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends how to use them.
Most Americans have gotten at least their primary COVID-19 vaccinations by now, but CDC officials said between 26 million and 37 million adults haven’t had a single dose -- the population that Novavax, for now, will be targeting.
“We really need to focus on that population,” said CDC adviser Dr. Oliver Brooks, past president of the National Medical Association. Hopefully, the vaccine “will change them over from being unvaccinated to vaccinated.”
While it’s unclear how many will be persuaded by a more conventional option, “I’m really positive about this vaccine,” agreed fellow adviser Dr. Pablo Sanchez of Ohio State University.
THE NOVAVAX DIFFERENCE
All of the vaccines used in the U.S. train the body to fight the coronavirus by recognizing its outer coating, the spike protein -- and the first three options essentially turn people’s cells into a temporary vaccine factory. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines deliver genetic instructions for the body to make copies of the spike protein. The lesser-used Johnson & Johnson option uses a cold virus to deliver those instructions.
In contrast, the Novavax vaccine injects copies of the spike protein that are grown in a lab and packaged into nanoparticles that to the immune system resemble a virus. Another difference: An ingredient called an adjuvant, that’s made from the bark of a South American tree, is added to help rev up that immune response.
Protein vaccines have been used for years to prevent other diseases including hepatitis B and shingles.
HOW WELL IT WORKS
Large studies in the U.S., Mexico and Britain found two doses of the Novavax vaccine were safe and about 90% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19. When the delta variant emerged last summer, Novavax reported a booster dose revved up virus-fighting antibodies that could tackle that mutant.
Typical vaccine reactions were mild, including arm pain and fatigue, but regulators did warn about the possibility of a rare risk, heart inflammation, that also has been seen with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, mostly in teen boys or young men.
But early on, manufacturing problems delayed the Novavax vaccine — meaning the shots were studied long before the omicron variant hit, so it’s not clear how well they hold up against the immune-evading mutant.
Still, Novavax points to lab testing that shows the first two shots do spur production of virus-fighting antibodies that are cross-protective against omicron, including the BA.5 subtype that’s currently the nation’s top threat. A booster dose further revved up cross-protective antibodies.
HOW TO USE NOVAVAX SHOTS
The CDC’s advisers unanimously endorsed the two-shot primary series. But several noted that it was important for regulators to clear a booster by the time, five or so months after their last dose, that Novavax recipients will need one.
Also, the two doses typically are given three weeks apart. But CDC officials said that like with other COVID-19 vaccines, it’s possible to wait up to eight weeks for the second dose — except for people at the highest risk, who need protection quickly.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, must sign off on the advisory panel’s recommendations for adults to get the first two Novavax doses. In its first purchase, the U.S. government bought 3.2 million doses.
The Novavax vaccine also is used in Europe, Canada, Australia, South Korea and other countries. Many allow booster doses, and European regulators recently cleared the shots to given as young as age 12.
The Maryland-based company likewise expects U.S. authorization of a booster dose and teen vaccinations to follow fairly soon.
And like other vaccine makers, Novavax is testing shots updated to better match the newest omicron subtypes -- in anticipation of another round of boosters this fall and winter.
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Sparrow Health System lifts some COVID-19 visitor restrictions
E.W. Sparrow Hospital and Sparrow Specialty Hospital in Lansing are lifting many of the visiting restrictions that were first put into place during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Lansing-based hospitals will no longer require visitors to check in in the hospital lobby. Patients with COVID-19 will be allowed an unlimited number of visitors per day (although only one at a time), as opposed to the only two visitors allowed a day previously.
But visitors are still required to wear personal protection equipment to try to prevent the spread of virus, which has resulted in 2,988,654 cases and 40,767 deaths in Michigan since the first detection here in March 2020.
"The changes are aimed at better supporting our patients and their medical needs since an important aspect of care and healing is having loved ones present when possible," Sparrow Health System said in a news release.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and its Michigan counterpart MIOSHA "are also no longer enforcing COVID screening rules and there is a general industry trend of lessening visitor restrictions," according to the health system, which is in the process of merging with the University of Michigan Health system.
Visitors are still required to wear a face mask and to be free of signs of illness. Visitors are limited to those 12 years and older. Teens 12 to 17 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Only two people are allowed to visit a single patient at a time. Those that violate rules may be asked to leave.
The changes came after the Michigan Health and Human Services Department reported 10,927 cases of COVID-19 during past week, which equated to an average of about 1,561 cases per day. It represented a nearly 24% decrease from a daily average of 2,046 cases a week prior when 14,323 cases were added.
The state tally does not include those who test positive with an at-home test.
The visitor policy changes are only for the E.W. Sparrow Hospital and the Sparrow Specialty Hospital. Other Sparrow hospitals are not changing their restrictions.
Regular visiting hours are between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
The Sparrow policies are a contrast with visitation policies at Corewell Health East, where no visitation usually is allowed for COVID-positive patients.
The Corewell system makes exceptions allowing one support person or parent to visit a day if the COVID-positive patient is a woman in labor, a child 21 years or younger or an adult with a disability.
Corewell also bans all children under 5 years from visiting the system's hospital patients except under "extraordinary circumstances, such as severe illness of a parent or sibling, or end-of-life situations" because of an increase in viruses such as RSV and the flu.
All visitors age 5 and older are required to wear a mask during visits because of the sharp increase in respiratory viruses in addition to COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, according to Corewell East policy.
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South Carolina State beats North Carolina Central 26-24
Published: Oct. 22, 2022 at 10:35 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Corey Fields threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns and South Carolina State beat North Carolina Central 26-24 on Saturday.
Kendrell Flowers rushed for 79 yards and a score for South Carolina State (3-4, 1-0 MEAC). Shaquan Davis had six grabs for 116 yards and two scores.
Davius Richard was 11 of 24 for 177 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for North Carolina Central (5-2, 1-1).
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ATLANTA, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees (the "Board") of each of Invesco High Income Trust II and Invesco Senior Income Trust (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") today announces the payment of the following dividends:
Effective August 1, 2018, the Board of Invesco High Income Trust II (NYSE: VLT) approved a Managed Distribution Plan (the "VLT Plan") for the Fund, whereby the Fund increased its monthly dividend to common shareholders to a stated fixed monthly distribution amount based on a distribution rate of 8.5 percent of the closing market price per share as of August 1, 2018, the date the VLT Plan became effective. The VVR Plan and the VLT Plan are collectively referred to herein as the "Plans."
The Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Invesco Senior Income Trust (NYSE: VVR) (the "Fund") approved an increase in the monthly distribution amount payable to common shareholders pursuant to the Fund's Managed Distribution Plan (the "Plan"). Effective April 1, 2022, the Fund will pay its monthly dividend to common shareholders at a stated fixed monthly distribution amount of $0.026 per share, an increase from a stated fixed monthly distribution amount of $0.021 per share.
The following tables set forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the sources indicated. You should not draw any conclusions about the Funds' investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Plans. All amounts are expressed per common share. Each Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution is estimated to be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in a Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Funds' investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income." The amounts and sources of distributions reported in the 19(a) Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend on each Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The monthly distributions are based on estimates and terms of each Fund's Plan. Monthly distribution amounts may vary from these estimates based on a multitude of factors. Changes in portfolio and market conditions may cause deviations from estimates. These estimates should not be taken as indication of a Fund's earnings and performance. The actual amounts and its sources may be subject to additional adjustments and will be reported after year end.
Each Fund's Performance and Distribution Rate Information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Fiscal Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate and the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate. Each Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. NAV performance may be indicative of a Fund's investment performance. The value of a shareholder's investment in each Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Funds' Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Fund will provide its shareholders of record on the record date with a 19(a) Notice disclosing the sources of its dividend payment when a distribution includes anything other than net investment income.
The Plans will be subject to periodic review by each Fund's Board, and a Fund's Board may terminate or amend the terms of its Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund's shareholders. The amendment or termination of a Fund's Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of such Fund's common shares.
The amount of dividends paid by each Fund may vary from time to time. Past amounts of dividends are no guarantee of future dividend payment amounts.
Investing involves risk and it is possible to lose money on any investment in the Funds.
For additional information, shareholders of the closed end fund may call Invesco at 800-983-0903.
About Invesco Ltd.
Invesco Ltd. is a global independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. Our distinctive investment teams deliver a comprehensive range of active, passive, and alternative investment capabilities. With offices in more than 20 countries, Invesco managed $1.4 trillion in assets on behalf of clients worldwide as of June 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.invesco.com.
Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd. It is an indirect, wholly owned, subsidiary of Invesco Ltd.
Note: There is no assurance that a closed-end fund will achieve its investment objective. Shares are bought on the secondary market and may trade at a discount or premium to NAV. Regular brokerage commissions apply.
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Third Quarter 2022
- Net income of $191 million, or $1.17 per GAAP diluted share
- Net Sales of $1.7 billion
- Combined adjusted EBITDA of $394.7 million
- Repurchased $37.2 million of stock
IRVING, Texas, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) today reported net income attributable to Darling Ingredients of $191 million, or $1.17 per diluted share for the third quarter 2022, compared to net income attributable to Darling Ingredients of $146.8 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2021. The company also reported net sales of $1.7 billion for the third quarter of 2022, as compared with net sales of $1.2 billion for the same period a year ago.
"Darling Ingredients delivered another strong quarter, carrying great momentum to finish the year with record earnings," said Randall C. Stuewe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Darling Ingredients Inc. "Strong worldwide demand for fats and proteins will continue to be a tailwind for our global ingredients business. Diamond Green Diesel III is expected to come on-line within the next week, six months ahead of schedule. This, once again, showcases our strength and expertise to satisfy demand for decarbonization solutions in a meaningful way."
For the nine months ended Oct. 1, 2022, Darling Ingredients reported net sales of $4.8 billion, compared to net sales of $3.4 billion for the same period in 2021. Net income attributable to Darling Ingredients for the first nine months of 2022 was $581.1 million, or $3.54 per diluted share, as compared to net income attributable to Darling Ingredients of $495.2 million, or $2.96 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2021.
Combined adjusted EBITDA was $394.7 million for the third quarter 2022, compared to $289.6 million for the same period in 2021. On a year-to-date basis, combined adjusted EBITDA totaled $1.13 billion for 2022, as compared to $928 million for the same period in 2021.
Under Darling Ingredients' share repurchase program, the company repurchased approximately 609,000 shares of common stock during the third quarter for a total of $37.2 million, bringing the total stock repurchased year to date 2022 as of Oct. 1, 2022, to approximately 1.58 million shares of common stock for a total of $103.1 million.
As of Oct. 1, 2022, Darling had $126.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $1.35 billion available under its committed revolving credit agreement. Total debt outstanding as of Oct. 1, 2022 was $3.3 billion. The leverage ratio as measured by the company's bank covenant was 2.48 as of Oct. 1, 2022. Year-to-date capital expenditures totaled approximately $257.1 million.
On Aug. 1, 2022, Darling Ingredients completed the acquisition of FASA Group, the largest independent rendering company in Brazil. On Oct. 18, 2022, Darling Ingredients announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the shares of Gelnex, a leading global producer of collagen products for approximately $1.2 billion USD in cash. Darling Ingredients also announced on Nov. 2, 2022, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Polish rendering company, Miropasz Group for approximately €110 million Euros.
Darling Ingredients reaffirms its previously announced forecast for full year 2022 of $1.55-$1.6 billion combined adjusted EBITDA.
Segment Financial Tables (in thousands)
(unaudited)
Segment EBITDA consists of segment income (loss), less equity in net income from unconsolidated subsidiaries, less equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel, plus depreciation and amortization, plus acquisition and integration costs, plus restructuring and impairment charges, plus Darling's share of DGD Adjusted EBITDA.
Segment Financial Tables (in thousands) continued
(unaudited)
Segment EBITDA consists of segment income (loss), less equity in net income from unconsolidated subsidiaries, less equity in net income of Diamond Green Diesel, plus depreciation and amortization, plus acquisition and integration costs, plus restructuring and impairment charges, plus Darling's share of DGD Adjusted EBITDA.
Darling Ingredients Inc. reports Adjusted EBITDA results, which is a Non-GAAP financial measure, as a complement to results provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) (for additional information, see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" included later in this media release). The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional useful information to investors. Adjusted EBITDA, as the Company uses the term, is calculated below:
Reconciliation of Net Income to (Non-GAAP) Adjusted EBITDA and (Non-GAAP) Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA For the Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended October 1, 2022 and October 2, 2021
About Darling
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) is the largest publicly traded company turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy. Recognized as a sustainability leader, the company operates more than 270 plants in 17 countries and repurposes approximately 15% of the world's meat industry waste streams into value-added products, such as green energy, renewable diesel, collagen, fertilizer, animal proteins and meals and pet food ingredients. To learn more, visit darlingii.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Darling Ingredients Inc. will host a conference call to discuss the Company's third quarter 2022 financial results at 9 am Eastern Time (8 am Central Time) on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
Due to historically high call volume, the company is offering participants the opportunity to register in advance for the conference through the following link: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10171165/f47e536d62
Registered participants will receive an email with a calendar reminder and a dial-in number and PIN that will allow them immediate access to the call on November 9, 2022.
To listen to the conference call, participants calling from within North America should dial 1-844-868-8847; international participants should dial 1-412-317-6593. Please asked to be joined to the Darling Ingredients call. Please call approximately ten minutes before the start of the call to ensure that you are connected.
The call will also be available as a live audio webcast that can be accessed on the Company website at http://ir.darlingii.com. Beginning two hours after its completion, a replay of the call can be accessed through November 16, 2022, by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (U.S. callers), 1-855-669-9658 (Canada) and 1-412-317-0088 (international callers). The access code for the replay is 3834610.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized accounting measurement under GAAP; it should not be considered as an alternative to net income, as a measure of operating results, or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity and is not intended to be a presentation in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is presented here not as an alternative to net income, but rather as a measure of the Company's operating performance. Since EBITDA (generally, net income plus interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is not calculated identically by all companies, this presentation may not be comparable to EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA presentations disclosed by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated in this presentation and represents, for any relevant period, net income/(loss) plus depreciation and amortization, goodwill and long-lived asset impairment, interest expense, income tax provision, other income/(expense) and equity in net loss of unconsolidated subsidiary. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating the Company's operating performance compared to that of other companies in its industry because the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes and certain non-cash and other items that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.
Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA to Foreign Currency is not a recognized accounting measurement under GAAP. The Company evaluates the impact of foreign currency on its adjusted EBITDA. DGD Joint Venture Adjusted EBITDA (Darling's share) is not reflected in the Adjusted EBITDA or the Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA to Foreign Currency (Non-GAAP).
As a result, the Company's management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure to evaluate performance and for other discretionary purposes. In addition to the foregoing, management also uses or will use Adjusted EBITDA to measure compliance with certain financial covenants under the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities, 6% Notes, 5.25% Notes and 3.625% Notes that were outstanding at Oct. 1, 2022. However, the amounts shown in this presentation for Adjusted EBITDA differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facilities, 6% Notes, 5.25% Notes and 3.625% Notes, as those definitions permit further adjustments to reflect certain other non-recurring costs, non-cash charges and cash dividends from the DGD Joint Venture. Additionally, the Company evaluates the impact of foreign exchange impact on operating cash flow, which is defined as segment operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization.
Information reconciling forward-looking combined adjusted EBITDA to net income is unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. The Company is not able to provide reconciliations of combined adjusted EBITDA to net income because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted, such as the impact of volatile commodity prices on the Company's operations, impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations, depreciation and amortization and the provision for income taxes. Preparation of such reconciliations for Darling Ingredients Inc. and the Company's joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel, would require a forward-looking balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flow, prepared in accordance with GAAP for each entity, and such forward-looking financial statements are unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. The Company provides a range for its combined adjusted EBITDA outlook that it believes will be achieved; however, it cannot accurately predict all the components of the combined adjusted EBITDA calculation.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information:
{This media release contains "forward-looking" statements regarding the business operations and prospects of Darling Ingredients Inc. and industry factors affecting it. These statements are identified by words such as "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "intend," "could," "may," "will," "should," "planned," "potential," "continue," "momentum," "combined adjusted EBITDA guidance" and other words referring to events that may occur in the future. These statements reflect Darling Ingredient's current view of future events and are based on its assessment of, and are subject to, a variety of risks and uncertainties beyond its control, each of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, existing and unknown future limitations on the ability of the Company's direct and indirect subsidiaries to make their cash flow available to the Company for payments on the Company's indebtedness or other purposes; global demands for bio-fuels and grain and oilseed commodities, which have exhibited volatility, and can impact the cost of feed for cattle, hogs and poultry, thus affecting available rendering feedstock and selling prices for the Company's products; reductions in raw material volumes available to the Company due to weak margins in the meat production industry as a result of higher feed costs, reduced consumer demand or other factors, reduced volume from food service establishments, or otherwise; reduced demand for animal feed; reduced finished product prices, including a decline in fat and used cooking oil finished product prices; changes to worldwide government policies relating to renewable fuels and greenhouse gas("GHG") emissions that adversely affect programs like the U.S. government's renewable fuel standard, low carbon fuel standards ("LCFS") and tax credits for biofuels both in the United States and abroad; possible product recall resulting from developments relating to the discovery of unauthorized adulterations to food or food additives; the occurrence of 2009 H1N1 flu (initially known as "Swine Flu"), Highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza (collectively known as "Bird Flu"), severe acute respiratory syndrome ("SARS"), bovine spongiform encephalopathy (or "BSE"), porcine epidemic diarrhea ("PED") or other diseases associated with animal origin in the United States or elsewhere, such as the outbreak of African Swine Fever ("ASF") in China and elsewhere; the occurrence of pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks, such as the current COVID-19 outbreak; unanticipated costs and/or reductions in raw material volumes related to the Company's compliance with the existing or unforeseen new U.S. or foreign (including, without limitation, China) regulations (including new or modified animal feed, Bird Flu, SARS, PED, BSE, ASF or similar or unanticipated regulations) affecting the industries in which the Company operates or its value added products; risks associated with the DGD Joint Venture, including possible unanticipated operating disruptions and issues relating to the announced expansion project; risks and uncertainties relating to international sales and operations, including imposition of tariffs, quotas, trade barriers and other trade protections imposed by foreign countries; difficulties or a significant disruption in our information systems or failure to implement new systems and software successfully, risks relating to possible third party claims of intellectual property infringement; increased contributions to the Company's pension and benefit plans, including multiemployer and employer-sponsored defined benefit pension plans as required by legislation, regulation or other applicable U.S. or foreign law or resulting from a U.S. mass withdrawal event; bad debt write-offs; loss of or failure to obtain necessary permits and registrations; continued or escalated conflict in the Middle East, North Korea, Ukraine or elsewhere, including the Russia-Ukraine war; uncertainty regarding the exit of the U.K. from the European Union; and/or unfavorable export or import markets. These factors, coupled with volatile prices for natural gas and diesel fuel, climate conditions, currency exchange fluctuations, general performance of the U.S. and global economies, disturbances in world financial, credit, commodities and stock markets, and any decline in consumer confidence and discretionary spending, including the inability of consumers and companies to obtain credit due to lack of liquidity in the financial markets, among others, could cause actual results to vary materially from the forward looking statements included in this release or negatively impact the Company's results of operations. Among other things, future profitability may be affected by the Company's ability to grow its business, which faces competition from companies that may have substantially greater resources than the Company. The Company's announced share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and purchases of shares under the program are subject to market conditions and other factors, which are likely to change from time to time. Other risks and uncertainties regarding Darling Ingredients Inc., its business and the industries in which it operates are referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Darling Ingredients Inc. is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.}
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Sarah Mooney on Wednesday was sworn-in as Palm Beach County school district's police chief.
Mooney has worked in various capacities for the West Palm Beach Police Department for more than two decades, working her way up from patrol officer to police chief.
She was the city's police chief from February 2017 to June 2019, before the mayor announced her reassignment as chief of police for emergency management.
Speaking at a ceremony, Mooney says her working relationship with other police agencies will help her lead the district.
"The school district is a very unique community. And it requires a multifaceted approach in order to get the job done," Mooney said. "In this job there will always be challenges but with the community support, these challenges can be turned into opportunities."
Mooney said traditional police work is different than policing in the school system but "it's still all about the community."
School board members unanimously approved Mooney last month. It's the department’s fourth police chief in about a year.
One of the school district's main priorities is to increase manpower and fill police vacancies.
School Board chairman Frank Barbieri, a former police officer, says Mooney is fully qualified and will be responsible for all of the active shooter response training of officers and other agencies.
"A school officer is unique," said Barbieri, "serving on the most important beat there is, protecting our children and our staff." | 2022-05-04T21:50:39+00:00 | wlrn.org | https://www.wlrn.org/local-news/2022-05-04/palm-beach-county-school-district-gets-fourth-police-chief-in-a-year |
At the end of two campaign parties, the message was different late Tuesday night.
Republican Tom Kean Jr. predicted victory over incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski in New Jersey’s tightest House race in the midterm elections, while Malinowski insisted was too close to call.
“We are gonna win this thing tonight!” Kean, the former minority leader of the state Senate, told his supporters in Basking Ridge shortly before midnight.
But about a half-hour’s drive away, Malinowski told his own supporters in Garwood that he’s “still standing.”
“It is too close to call. We’re going to go home tonight uncertain,” he said, while a nearby TV screen displaying live election results showed Kean with the advantage.
The Associated Press had not called the race in the state’s 7th District as of 1 a.m. But CNN had projected Kean as the winner. With 95% of the precincts reporting, Kean held a 52.3% to 47.7% lead.
The incumbent argued there was enough uncertainty over the number of ballots yet to be counted — including vote-by-mail ballots — that made it impossible to call the race this early.
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The race — a rematch of a race Malinowski won by a hair two years ago — is one of the most closely watched in the nation as control of Congress is up for grabs Tuesday, with Democrats seeking to hold on to both the U.S. Senate and House and Republicans aiming to retake the chambers.
Malinowski beat an incumbent Republican to flip the district in 2018 and then won re-election in 2020 by a razor-thin margin over Kean.
All 12 of New Jersey’s House seats — 10 of which are controlled by Democrats — topped the ticket in the state Tuesday. Democrats kept the nine other districts they controlled, while Republican incumbents won the other two.
The Malinowski-Kean race was the only one outstanding Wednesday morning.
Kean left little doubt about what he felt happened.
“To all of you who gave their time, their faith, their passion, and their trust, thank you,” he said. “This district and throughout this nation, we have been given a choice to change the course of history. My solemn pledge, to serve with dignity, to listen and to learn, and to earn this responsibility.
His father, former Gov. Tom Kean, said “he was very proud” of his son’s efforts and that he encouraged him “to keep on fighting.”
Kean Sr. added “it’s not easy defeating a sitting” member of Congress.
Rutgers University political science professor and congressional expert Ross Baker called the Malinowski-Kean race “a microcosm of the political battleground of American congressional elections in 2022.”
Kean came into the race with an edge. The former state senator came close to unseating Malinowski two years ago. He left the state Legislature in January and challenged Malinowski again to represent the newly reconfigured 7th district, which extends through cities, suburbs and farms across the entire width of New Jersey, from the Arthur Kill to the Delaware River, and became far more Republican. When Malinowski ran for re-election in 2020, Democrats outnumbered Republicans, 184,627 to 175,038. This year, there were 206,646 Republicans to 189,489 Democrats.
Kean was also the state senator representing the 21st legislative district, which includes portions of the 7th congressional district, from 2003 to 2022.
An ABC News/Washington Post poll released Sunday said 80% of likely voters mentioned the economy as the most important issue on their minds, and that Republicans could better handle the issue by 52% to 38% over Democrats. The second was inflation at 77%, and they gave the GOP a 50% to 38% on that issue as well.
Shortly after the polls closed at 8 p.m., the mood at Kean’s victory gathering at the Olde Mill Inn in Basking Ridge was boastfully confident and briefly profane. State GOP Chairman Bob Hugin called incumbent Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-11th Dist. — who won re-election Tuesday — a “great candidate but a piece of sh*t congresswoman,” because she votes in lockstep with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”
After his remarks to the boisterous crowd, Hugin told reporters he regretted using profanity against Sherrill.
“I’m going to call her tomorrow and apologize,” Hugin said. “I made a mistake.”
He said he was just trying to “rev up the crowd.” Sherrill’s challenger Paul DeGroot was also in the crowd and addressed the well-wishers.
Somerset County Chairman Tim Howes predicted: “We will make history tonight by getting rid of Nancy Pelosi.
“The road to Republican Majority has led through Basking Ridge,” Howes said.
But by about 10:30 p.m., the crowd started thinning out as early returns showed Malinowski was as much as nine percentage points ahead.
At about 10:50 p.m., however, Kean spokesman Harrison Neely asked the crowd for patience because the returns were breaking their way.
“We are very close to being able to call this,” Neely said. “Hang in there a little longer.”
Brian Semcer, a voter from Chester, in Morris County who came to Kean’s victory party, said he waited in line for more than 2-1/2 hours to cast his ballots. So did hundreds of others.
Shortly after 11:30 p.m., the crowd starting cheering and member of Kean’s team walked into the ballroom to the tune of “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty.
The music that played at Malinowski’s party? “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John.
NJ Advance Media Staff Writers Brent Johnson, Jonathan D. Salant, and Riley Yates contributed to this report.
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Matt Arco may be reached at marco@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at @MatthewArco. | 2022-11-09T06:39:22+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/politics/2022/11/in-njs-tightest-house-race-kean-says-hell-win-malinowski-calls-its-too-close-to-call.html |
Hyundai is already done with its budget Aston Martin phase and moving into the future.
On Sunday, the 2024 Hyundai Sonata debuted ahead of its formal introduction at the Seoul auto show on March 30. Light on details and long on design and technology updates, the refreshed Sonata looks to cut a new path forward.
Gone is the Aston Martin-like grille. It’s replaced by a look seemingly inspired by “RoboCop.” The updated exterior sports new front and rear ends with full-width LED lighting, hidden inset horizontal headlights, and a grille that nearly overtakes the entire front clip. The nose follows the styling of the 2024 Kona.
Out back, a new black panel with a textured finish sits beneath full-width taillights. Sportier N Line models gain quad exhaust tips and model-specific double five-spoke 19-inch wheels. Every Sonata now features a rear spoiler, and Hyundai said the updated aerodynamics aid both with fuel economy and high-speed stability.
Inside, the revised dashboard features two 12.3-inch screens mounted under one curved piece of glass. The digital gauge cluster’s tachometer and speedometer design looks similar to that of the Ford F-150 and upcoming 2024 Ford Explorer. The touchscreen also appears to have a new interface not seen in a Hyundai to date.
Hard buttons remain for core infotainment functions, along with a volume knob. Two knobs are retained for the climate control system, but a new touchscreen interface will be the main point of contact for most climate controls. A new column-mounted shifter similar to what’s found in the Ioniq 5 juts out from the bottom right of the steering column, and the three-spoke steering wheel has a new design.
Aside from saying it’ll come in standard and N Line trim, Hyundai isn’t talking powertrains, efficiency, trim features, or pricing yet. The automaker hasn’t even said when the 2024 Sonata will arrive in the U.S.
Stay tuned as more information becomes available.
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Former Ohio school worker sentenced for role in January 6th Capitol attack
Christine Priola sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A former Cleveland schools worker was sentenced Friday for her role in the deadly January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Priola appeared with her lawyer in Courtroom 9 of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, DC.
The 50-year-old is charged with interrupting a joint session of Congress by breaching the Capitol and eventually the Senate chambers. Lawmakers were meeting to certify the Electoral College vote and the 2020 presidential election results.
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan gave Priola 15 months of prison time, a year of supervised release, and $2,000 in fines of restitution.
In seven videos, soon to be released to the public, Justice Department attorney Jolie Zimmerman showed Priola’s intent to stop a peaceful transfer of power.
It was the sign Priola was holding that makes her easily identifiable in the videos. Priola’s sign reads “the children cry out for justice” on one side. On the flip side it reads, “we the people take back our country.”
During most of the hearing, Priola sat looking down at her clasped hands until she was allowed to address the judge.
In her comments, Priola expressed remorse saying she was “horrified” by seeing herself in those videos and that’s she’s trying to take steps to redeem herself especially with her loved ones.
The judge is allowing Priola to voluntarily surrender herself. Her lawyer asked that she be allowed to serve her time at Alderson, an all-female prison in West Virginia.
The Gray Washington News Bureau did speak to Priola’s lawyer after the sentencing. He declined an interview sharing he was concerned since Priola has previously received death threats.
Copyright 2022 Gray DC. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-28T22:22:30+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/2022/10/28/former-ohio-school-worker-sentenced-role-january-6th-capitol-attack/ |
After years of fatigue from juggling student learning and responding to a global health crisis, there’s a sense of relief as educators and students head back to school this week and next week.
COVID-19 protocols have changed drastically from this time last year. School leaders say it’s a year to refresh and return to the basics: student learning, building community and supporting families.
That’s especially the case for Tyee High School Principal Victoria Terry and her team of building administrators, who were ready to spring into action Thursday — the first day of school for the Highline School District.
“We are going to put Tyee on the map this year to showcase all the great things that we’re doing,” said Terry. Other major school districts, including Seattle and Lake Washington, start back after Labor Day, although the threat of a strike could delay Seattle’s start date.
Chris Reykdal, the state superintendent of public instruction, says one of his main messages to schools this fall is the importance of building relationships.
“Getting to know your students, teachers knowing their kids … building that sense of expectations where the student also owns some of that responsibility, it’s back,” he said.
Here’s what else is changing as school gets back in session:
Embracing the next phase of COVID-19 rules
The look and feel will be significantly different as classrooms shed strict COVID-19 protocols like masks and social distancing rules.
“Students will be seated in collaborative learning groups… they can come to carpet and circle time and all of those things,” said Jennifer Hodges, principal of Rose Hill Elementary in the Lake Washington School District.
The statewide mask mandate lifted in March, and in early August, health officials released new guidance for schools to prepare for this school year. The most notable change: Students exposed to the coronavirus no longer have to “test to stay” — they won’t have to keep taking coronavirus tests in order to remain in the classroom.
Schools will continue to develop their own measures — and they could change as the school year progresses — but many are eager to start the school year without such intense protocols.
COVID-19 outbreaks must still be reported to students, staff and families, though schools and districts can choose how to report them. Seattle Public Schools and the Northshore School District, for example, will use online data dashboards. Other schools and districts may communicate news of outbreaks through newsletters or memos.
Homing in on instruction
Schools are very much still responding to the pandemic, but the emphasis has shifted to making up for missed opportunities and wide learning gaps. School leaders are thinking about how to engage students in the classroom and give teachers the tools to work with learners who have had vastly different pandemic experiences.
Hodges says teachers felt that masks made it more difficult to connect with students or teach them certain skills. They’re still recommended, and some districts (such as Seattle) will continue to provide them. But many teachers expect more students to drop the masks this year, which comes as a relief to some.
“Students read facial expressions and cues… part of our social skills curriculum is to teach students how to interpret physical responses to things,” Hodges said.
Hodges said a group of special education students will return to her school this year after being served by other programs during the pandemic. She and her staff are developing and using more UDL practices — that stands for universal design for learning — to create more accommodating and flexible spaces.
“It’s really exciting because we want all students to be a part of their school community,” she said.
At Tyee, teacher trainings have focused on inclusive practices, especially for special education and multilingual students. “This year we’re making a really big emphasis on modeling what it looks like in the classroom to build that sense of belonging,” said Tyee Assistant Principal Jay Novelo. “We spent all this time making sure our staff feel that way as well.”
One thing that’s top of mind for the Tyee team is attendance — that’s why they’re hyperfocused on cultivating a sense of belonging for students, which can make them more likely to show up to class and engage, Terry said. “We’re going to be checking our attendance extremely early to try to catch those kids, to try to make connections with them… it’s huge.”
Staff shortages
As some school districts struggle with staffing — like in Kent, where a teachers strike delayed the start of the school year — others say they have not seen severe teacher shortages. However, they’re in need of more instructional assistants, paraeducators, bilingual teachers and other staff.
Reykdal said Washington isn’t facing shortages like those seen on the national level, but there are regions of the state or certain types of jobs that remain difficult to fill.
“It’s still a real challenge to get enough educators who are certified in supporting students with disabilities,” he said.
Finding school leaders is tough, too. “We’re having a heck of a time convincing people who have been in the classroom to become building-level administrators — they have seen that job over the last several years and many of them say ‘No, thank you,'” he said.
A spokesperson for Seattle Schools said that as of Aug. 1, 121 vacant certificated positions were in the process of being filled for the start of the school year. The district is in dire need of lunchroom assistants, crossing guards and school bus monitors.
And while Seattle now contracts with two school transportation providers — First Student and Zum — both companies face driver shortages which will affect some bus routes at the start of the school year. Families will be notified before Sept. 7, the first day of school, if they won’t be getting bus service.
“Once our partners are fully staffed with more drivers, we will add back bus routes as quickly as possible,” the district has told families.
Starting Thursday, through the state’s $17 billion transportation package, youth ages 18 and younger can ride King County Metro buses and Sound Transit’s Link light rail system and other public transit for free, with a youth ORCA card or current middle or high school ID.
Building a sense of community
During the pandemic, student mental health needs and challenges skyrocketed, and the excitement of the new school year is tinged with anxiety for some.
At Bothell High School in the Northshore School District, Principal Juan Price got a sneak preview this week about what the first day of school on Thursday could be like. A palpable mix of nerves, excitement and surprise filled the campus as the teens stopped by with their families to get student ID cards, meet with school counselors and manage other affairs.
Price says he wants his teachers to focus first on making kids feel like they belong. “Some kids are coming in a little apprehensive,” he said.
On “Link Day,” a freshman orientation program, participating staff were told not to use the day to discuss curriculum, rules and expectations, but rather to devote themselves to getting to know students.
“Start learning names! Why do you love your subject matter? Keep the energy up,” a staff memo read.
Niteshni Pillai said she’s worried and excited for her children this year as they transition into new grades. Her oldest, Krish, will be a Bothell freshman, and she and her son introduced themselves to Price during a back-to-school fair. Krish, a golfer, said he’s looking forward to starting classes, meeting new people and finally being able to play his sport on a team.
One of his new classmates, Brianna Castro, is also looking forward to a chance to play her sport at the high school level: football. “I’m excited but I’m kind of scared because I’m a girl and I might get judged,” she said.
While she’s got a strong group of friends and family supporting her, she said after two years of uncertainty and learning in a pandemic, “There’s a lot of stuff going on still,” with students continuing to mentally process their experiences and emotions.
Another incoming Bothell freshman, Andreas Gardner, said students are still getting used to being back in school buildings, with many kids navigating new hallways and lockers.
Being unmasked can also help students connect and socialize with each other. During a recent back-to-school event at Auburn High School, student volunteers flashed bright smiles and waved at classmates as they dropped by the school to pick up their IDs, school supplies and browse informational booths.
“Compared to the first year of high school, I feel very confident heading into this year. We literally get to see new faces,” said Raviel Dutov, an incoming Auburn High School junior. His class started their freshman year remotely, and some students have struggled to make close connections with their peers and teachers.
“I’m definitely trying to be more social and out-there,” said classmate Andy Ha. | 2022-09-01T16:07:14+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/washington-prepares-for-a-school-year-with-fewer-health-protocols-new-challenges/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
At least 38 people were injured in a Manhattan apartment building fire Saturday morning, which authorities believe was caused by a lithium ion battery connected to a micromobility device.
Of the injuries, two were critical, five were serious and the rest minor, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said in a news conference.
Authorities received calls about fire and smoke at the building on East 52nd Street shortly before 10:30 a.m., the commissioner said. Fire units were on scene in "just over three minutes" after first receiving reports and encountered a "heavy fire condition" on the building's 20th floor, FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb said during the news conference.
Two civilians were rescued from the apartment with the fire, Leeb said. Fire personnel used ropes to make the rescues, he said.
"Fire, EMS and dispatch did an extraordinary job rescuing a number of civilians, including an incredible roof rescue," Kavanagh said, adding that fire personnel were working in "unbelievably dangerous conditions."
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What you need for Nintendo Switch Sports
The Nintendo Switch is a gaming console that can host many games across different categories and difficulty levels. One popular title is Nintendo Switch Sports, a game that has six sports in one. The game can be played locally or online by one to four players, making it fun for friends and family members.
What is Nintendo Switch Sports
Consider the spiritual successor to 2006’s popular Wii Sports, Nintendo Switch Sports is a new video game that launched in April 2022. It takes advantage of motion control to get a player moving around physically and is designed so people can play with others either in person or online. Similar to Wii games, it also has the option for players to customize their character and screen name.
Some of the games, such as volleyball, bowling and tennis, require three to four players. But with one or two players, you have access to the following games:
- Soccer
- Badminton
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Bowling
- Chambara
Most of these sports are straightforward and play similarly to their real-life counterparts. One lesser-known game is chambara, which is a Japanese sport that’s a cross between jousting and fencing.
Although Nintendo Switch Sports only includes six sports right now, more are planned for the future. In fall 2022, the company plans to add golf to the game.
Gaming console and equipment
Switch Dock
When you purchase a basic Nintendo Switch, you receive a Switch Dock. This lightweight device lets you connect the console to a television so you can play video games on the big screen. Since Nintendo Switch Sports is both a party game and designed to encourage physical activity, it’s more playable and fun when displayed in this way.
The Dock comes with an HDMI port that can be connected to a television with an HDMI cable, which the standard bundle for the Nintendo Switch also comes with. However, if you want a shorter or longer cord, or if something happens to the original one, you need to get a separate cable. Once you have it, simply connect the cable to the ports on the Dock and the television and play.
Joy-Cons
Several items come with the standard Nintendo Switch console bundle, including two basic Joy-Cons. These small controllers can be connected on the left and right sides of the console, as well as used separately when the console is docked in the Switch Dock.
The Joy-Con controllers come with motion control. Not every Nintendo Switch game requires this, but it’s essential for Nintendo Switch Sports. If you don’t have controllers with motion controllers, the game won’t be able to detect your movements, making the game difficult to play or even unplayable.
The standard Joy-Cons come in red and blue, but you can also buy new ones separately if you want specific colors or themes. Common options include:
- Standard gray
- Zelda blue
- Neon pink and neon green
- Pokemon yellow
- Neon orange and purple
- Luigi green
- Mario red
- Yellow and blue
- Transparent purple
Choosing controllers that match the game or your personality are a great way to add to the fun. Also, if you want to play with four people locally, you need to get additional Joy-Cons since the original package only comes with two.
Joy-Con straps
Joy-Con straps are a recommended accessory for those playing active games such as Nintendo Switch Sports. When you’re using the Joy-Cons separately from the console, you can connect straps to each controller. This makes it easier to press the SL and the SR buttons while keeping them from flying out of your hands while playing.
Another useful accessory is the Nintendo Leg Strap. This connects around the player’s leg and can hold either the left or right Joy-Con controller to detect leg movements. This is helpful when playing Soccer Shoot-Out! on Nintendo Switch Sports.
Nintendo Switch case
A Nintendo Switch case is another useful accessory. Not only is it designed to protect the console, but it can also add to the entertainment value by adding a specific color or theme while playing.
Multiplayer subscription
Nintendo has a subscription service, Switch Online, that gives you access to different games and features. With it, you can play certain games online with other people. Although it’s not required for local gameplay, you need a subscription to play Nintendo Switch Sports online with other people.
Once you have a subscription, you can set up a room for other people with the code to play the game. Or you can join an existing room that someone else has made. Alternatively, you can choose to play with anyone without being invited. If you have a subscription and play online, you can also earn items to customize your in-game avatar.
Nintendo offers memberships ranging from one to 12 months. It also has options that give you access to other games. There are also family membership options at a discount.
8 best things you need to enjoy Nintendo Switch Sports
Nintendo Switch — OLED Model With White Joy-Con
This is the seven-inch OLED version of the Nintendo Switch Console. It comes with 64 GB of internal storage, the white Nintendo Dock and two white Joy-Con controllers and straps. The screen can be converted into tabletop mode by flipping the back side, which is ideal for those who prefer smaller displays. The crisp display and large storage space are the two biggest upgrades over the original Switch console.
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Nintendo Switch With Neon Blue And Neon Red Joy‑Con
If you want a basic Nintendo Switch Console with a Dock and two Joy-Con controllers, this one is for you. It comes with four color options and either 64, 128 or 256 GB memory.
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Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo Switch)
This video game has six interactive games to choose from, including bowling, tennis and football, making it perfect for enjoying an afternoon with friends either locally or online.
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Two-Pack Leg Strap Compatible With Nintendo Switch Sports
These leg straps are designed to be used with the Nintendo Switch Sports game, specifically for soccer. Each strap can hold one Joy-Con controller. They also have Velcro that’s easily adjustable to fit around most leg sizes.
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This pack includes two Joy-Cons, the left and the right, with seven color options, including neon pink and neon green. They can be used on their own or connected to the console. They come with a gyro-sensor and an accelerometer, making them perfect for Nintendo Switch Sports. They also come with Joy-Con grips, so it’s easy to secure them to your wrists.
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Wrist Strap For Switch Joycon — One Pair Lanyard Attachments
If you want separate wrist straps, these come with a secure lanyard and can be tied around your wrist to keep you from losing the controllers while playing games. They’re compatible with Joy-Con controllers.
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This separate Nintendo Switch Dock is the perfect replacement for anyone whose original Dock was broken or lost. It can take compatible games and display them on the big screen. It comes with an HDMI cable.
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Nintendo Switch Online 12-Month Individual Membership
This digital code gives you a year-long online membership so you can play video games with other players remotely through an internet connection. It also gives you access to many classic games from the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Inflation weighs on back-to-school buying for many families
NEW YORK (AP) — To understand the impact of surging inflation on this year’s back-to-school spending, look no further than children’s rain boots with motifs like frogs and ladybugs made by Washington Shoe Co.
Spending held steady for these evergreen items even after the Kent, Washington-based business was forced to pass along 15% price increases in January to its retail clients because of soaring transportation costs. But by May, as gas and food prices also surged, shoppers abruptly shifted away from the $35 higher-end rain boots to the no-frills versions that run $5 to $10 cheaper, its CEO Karl Moehring said.
“We are seeing consumers shift down,” said Moehring, noting dramatic 20% sales swings in opposite directions for both types of products. “Wages are not keeping up with inflation.”
This back-to-school shopping season, parents — particularly in the low to middle income bracket — are focusing on the basics while also trading down to cheaper stores amid surging inflation, which hit a new 40-year high in June.
Last week, Walmart noted higher prices on gas and food are forcing shoppers to make fewer purchases of discretionary items, particularly clothing. Best Buy, the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain, cited that inflation has dampened consumer spending on gadgets. Both companies cut their profit forecasts as a result.
Such financial struggles amid the industry’s second-most important shopping season behind the winter holidays mark a big difference from a year ago when many low-income shoppers, flush with government stimulus and buoyed by wage increases, spent freely.
Matt Priest, CEO of trade group Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America, noted that last year, the group’s retail members saw a noticeable uptick in online sales mid-month when shoppers received their monthly child tax credit checks that amounted to a couple of hundred dollars. This season, without that bump, he expects shoppers will buy fewer shoes for their children and rely on private label brands.
Inflation has squeezed household finances for Jessica Reyes, 34, who took her daughters Jalysa, 7, and Jenesis, 5, to a “Back to School Bash” event last month in the Chicago’s northside that offered free backpacks filled with supplies for students.
“I feel like everything is going up these days,” she said at the event. “We’re a one-income household right now ... so I think it’s greatly affected us in all areas, in bills and in house necessities and school necessities.”
Out shopping, her girls were drawn to the school supplies featuring TV characters and animals they love, but she’ll focus on the plain versions.
“They want the cute ones, you know, the kitty ones. And those are always more expensive than the simple ones. And same thing with folders, or notebooks, or pencils,” Reyes said.
Earlier, Manny Colon and his daughters Jubilee, 8, and Audrey, 5, stopped by the back-to-school event to pick out backpacks.
Colon, 38, works at his daughters’ elementary school. He said his spouse has had to pick up extra work because of high prices for school supplies, groceries and gas.
“I think it’s definitely impacted us,” he said.
Multiple forecasts point to a solid back-to-school shopping season.
Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks spending across all payment forms including cash, forecasts back-to-school spending will be up 7.5% from July 14 through Sept. 5 compared with the year-ago period when sales rose 11%. For the 2020 back-to-school period, sales fell 0.8% as the pandemic wreaked havoc on schools’ reopening plans and back-to-school shopping.
Still, higher prices are propping up much of the numbers.
A basket of roughly a dozen supply items showed a price increase of nearly 15% on average for this back-to-school season compared with a year ago, according to retail analytics firm DataWeave. The price of backpacks are up nearly 12% to an average of $70, for example.
Back 2 School America, an Illinois-based nonprofit that distributes back-to-school kits to kids from low-income families, has seen “a significant increase in costs of supplies,” including a 10% increase from their vendor with another possible mark-up on the way, said the organization’s CEO Matthew Kurtzman. And shipping costs have also gone up.
Thanks to increased support this year, Back 2 School America will be able to cover the new costs and is on track to distribute more kits than ever before — 12,000 so far, and more than 30,000 by the end of August, Kurtzman said. But the funding isn’t guaranteed in the future as worries about a recession increase.
Retailers face big challenges to get shoppers to spend, particularly on clothing.
Walmart said last week it was taking extra discounts on clothing to clear out inventory. Analysts believe those sales will exert more pressure on other rivals to discount more to stay competitive. However, Walmart said it’s encouraged by the early signs for sales of school supplies.
Meanwhile, Gap’s low-price Old Navy division is guaranteeing a price freeze on its denim from July 29 through the end of September.
As for Washington Shoe, Moehring said he’s shifting production away from higher priced children’s boots to more value-priced products in the months ahead. The company still sees annual sales ahead of last year, but he’s being cautious.
“I believe it is a muddy outlook,” he said.
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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko began her quest for the largest prize in women’s golf history by hitting a tree and making bogey on a par 5. The rest of Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship couldn’t have gone better.
Ko responded with eight birdies, including four in a row late in the round at Tiburon Golf Club, that sent her to a 7-under 65 and a one-shot lead in the LPGA Tour season finale.
So much as at stake this week, even beyond the $2 million prize to the winner.
Ko has a one-point lead in the race for LPGA Tour player of the year. She would appear to be a lock to win the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average. Both are worth a point in her bid to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame.
“If I’m holding the trophy, holding all the trophies or no trophy … I just want to have a good week,” Ko said. “These opportunities don’t come along very often. I want to try to grab it when it’s there.”
It’s all right in front of Ko, who has two wins in what she considers her most consistent year on the LPGA Tour.
And right behind are plenty of challengers.
Danielle Kang and Pajaree Anannarukarn of Thailand were at 66, Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland and Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea were at 67 and the group at 68 included Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson.
Korda missed four months earlier this year because of surgery for a blood clot in her left arm. She finally is back to full strength, and her victory last week up the coast at Pelican Golf Club allowed her to return to No. 1 in the women’s world ranking.
Henderson had to withdraw last week with back pain, and the Canadian wasn’t even sure she would be able to play. But she made an adjustment in her swing, and it allowed her to get around Tiburon with a respectable 68.
Henderson has an outside shot at player of the year, though she would have to win and have Ko and Minjee Lee finish third or worse.
Lee, who already has set an LPGA Tour record with $3.7 million in earnings this season, opened with a 71. Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, the 19-year-old who reached No. 1 in the world until Korda took it back, had a 73.
Ko could only laugh at her start of the tournament by hitting a tree.
“It’s almost like I had two tee shots,” he said. “Even though I bogeyed a par 5, I knew plenty of holes were going to play downwind. I tried not to get too frustrated. The first four holes into the wind are a beast. I knew if I could hang on and be patient, there would be a lot of opportunities.
“I was able to grab a lot of them on the back nine.”
And that started with a par. She was quick on a chip from just off the 13th green and watched it run some 12 feet by the hole. Ko made the par putt, and she was off and running, making four straight birdies. It helped that two were par 5s.
Korda gave up an easy birdie chance on the par-5 17th when she drove it so long she had only 159 yards left. But she came up well short and failed to get up-and-down. That was a product of what she referred to as getting fooled too often by the end.
Korda had a chance at all the awards last year until Jin Young Ko beat her, making it the third straight year the South Korean star had won at Tiburon.
Making it four in a row will be difficult. Jin Young Ko opened with a 72 as she continues to deal with an ailing left wrist.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Seven months after a decisive statewide vote affirmed abortion rights in Kansas, the Republican-controlled Legislature's annual session in some ways looks a lot like previous ones, with multiple anti-abortion proposals.
But key players are focusing on incremental changes, instead of a ban. Their biggest goal this year is getting more financial help for centers that discourage abortions while offering free pregnancy and post-pregnancy services. An income tax credit for donors is one of three proposals that have gained traction in the state's Republican-controlled Legislature. The other two deal with medical malpractice insurance and telemedicine abortions.
Though abortion opponents have pulled some punches — quickly nixing an idea to try to pursue a 15-week ban — abortion-rights supporters argue even the limited changes being sought defy the will of voters.
“These extreme legislators think they know better than us what our families need to stay safe and healthy,” Ashley All, the main spokeperson for the campaign against the August ballot measure that would have allowed lawmakers to greatly restrict or ban the procedure, said in an email.
But abortion opponents contend that vote didn't preclude any new restrictions.
“You don’t have a full understanding of what that vote said about Kansas because of the complexities behind it," Senate President Ty Masterson, a Wichita-area Republican, told reporters. “So I just disagree that that’s the case, that it cuts against the grain of Kansas."
Kansas voters were the first in the U.S. to weigh in on the abortion issue after U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June. They resoundingly defeated a proposal to add an amendment to the Kansas Constitution stating that it does not grant the right to abortion.
That vote reset the national debate because the state leans Republican and has elected strong anti-abortion legislative majorities since the 1991 “Summer of Mercy” protests outside a Wichita clinic that was among a few in the nation known to perform third-trimester abortions.
The ballot measure was abortion foes' attempt to overturn a 2019 decision of the Kansas Supreme Court declaring access to abortion a matter of bodily autonomy and therefore a "fundamental" right under the state's Bill of Rights.
Senate Democratic Leader Dinah Sykes, from the Kansas City-area, where the vote was especially lopsided in favor of abortion rights, said anti-abortion lawmakers are showing that they still intend to try to ban all abortions.
“And they will do it one piece at a time,” she said.
The proposed anti-abortion amendment specifically asked voters to give "the people, through their elected state representatives and state senators" the power to "pass laws regarding abortion." All, who campaigned against it, said the answer was a "19 points clear" no, referring to the final margin.
Many state restrictions remain despite the vote. Patients must wait 24 hours before getting an abortion, and minors must have the written consent of a parent or guardian. Most abortions are banned at 22 weeks.
But other restrictions are on hold, with two separate lawsuits before the Kansas Supreme Court over banning the most common second-trimester abortion procedure and imposing special health and safety rules specifically for abortion providers. A state law requiring the doctor to be in the same room with a patient taking their first dose of abortion medication also is on hold in the state courts.
One bill approved by the Senate last week would require the doctor to be physically present to write a prescription for pregnancy-ending pills — banning online or teleconference prescribing. Another would prevent abortion providers who can't get their legally required malpractice insurance in the private market from turning to a state fund providing it.
The proposed income tax credit is an attempt to strengthen the state's 50-plus network of centers that discourage women from having abortions through counseling or by providing free services, including pregnancy tests, sonograms and even housing. Arizona, Mississippi and Missouri have such credits, and Kansas' would be worth $10 million a year to donors.
Supporters say the centers address the financial needs of vulnerable women, girls and families. But opponents say they coerce women and provide inaccurate information — a contention the centers deny.
Jeanne Gawdun, a lobbyist for Kansans for Life, the state’s most politically influential anti-abortion group, said opponents of the August ballot measure assured voters that rejecting still would leave limits on abortion “because they knew for decades, Kansans have supported reasonable regulations."
"There are things that can be passed, but when those are brought up, all of a sudden, oh, well, ‘The vote, the vote, the vote,’” Gawdun said.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
Issued by National Weather Service Norman OK
215 AM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Trinity River At Dallas affecting Dallas County.
For the Trinity River...including Dallas...Moderate flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Trinity River At Dallas.
* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 38.0 feet, Moderate flooding will begin along the
river both above and below the Commerce Street bridge.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 38.6 feet.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 38.6
feet early this morning. It will then fall below flood stage
just after midnight tonight.
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The U.S. Secretary of State is expected to talk with China's top foreign diplomat during a conference in Munich. Tensions between both nations are high over an alleged surveillance balloon.
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As fighting continues between two warring factions in Sudan, the U.S. military is deploying more troops and capabilities in the region to assist with possible evacuations for embassy staff.
According to Lt. Col. Phil Ventura, Department of Defense spokesperson, the movement represents U.S. Africa Command "conducting prudent planning for various contingencies."
A U.S. citizen has died amid the fighting in Sudan, a State Department spokesman confirmed on Thursday evening.
President Biden authorized the decision to pre-position forces, National Security spokesman John Kirby explained during Thursday’s White House briefing. He added the authorization came in the last couple of days and the pre-position is "in case there’s a need for evacuation."
"That so called cease-fire, that didn’t hold very long. So people are still being hurt," he said. "We have good accountability of all our government personnel there working in and out of the embassy ... they are still sheltering in place where they are."
Much of the fighting in Sudan has taken place in the heart of the capital city, as a struggle takes place between two military factions — the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who have worked together since the military coup in 2019 that stymied a transition to a democratic civilian government.
An initial framework for a deal was reached in December between the military and civilian groups. When it came time for the two forces to integrate, however, the cooperation broke down.
"Neither party was really ready to make some of the compromises that were being expected of them,” said Susan Stigant, director of Africa programs at the United States Institute of Peace. "So now the challenge ... is if you can get the fighting to stop, if the two leaders will accept. What does a process look like? What do talks look like that could actually get a pathway towards some sort of more stable and a civilian led government that Sudanese really fought so courageously and have paid with their lives for over the past four years and frankly, the three decades before that."
The World Health Organization reports at least 330 people have died and more than 3,000 have been injured. The agency also said more than a dozen hospitals, the majority in Sudan’s capital, were "reportedly non-functional due to attacks."
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Wednesday an NSC official on background told Scripps News that due to the uncertainty of the fighting and closure of the airport, Americans in the country should have no expectations of a government-coordinated evacuation. The official added the State Department has urged Americans not to travel to Sudan since last October.
An American Diplomatic convoy was under fire while in Sudan just days ago, but Kirby told reporters at the time "There’s no indication that either side is deliberately going after or trying to hurt or target Americans."
"It’s obviously a dangerous situation," he said. "And that’s a good example, of how even if there is not a deliberate targeting, somebody could still get hurt or killed."
On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to leaders on both sides to urge a 24-hour cease-fire. Despite reports of continued violence, and despite Blinken's earlier comments that the cease-fire "didn’t hold very long," the State Department's current view is that the cease-fire mostly held.
The State Department urges the military groups to extend it through Sunday.
"Our viewpoint also is that the 24-hour cease-fire that was announced on the 19th has mostly held, but we think that the extension of it is important for a number of reasons — allowing for the flow of necessary humanitarian materials, but also to ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel as well," said principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel.
Secretary Blinken "urged both military leaders to implement and uphold a nationwide ceasefire and sustain it through at least the end of Eid al-Fitr, Sunday, April 23," Patel said.
Patel said they’ve been in communication with U.S. citizens in the region about safety measures, but officials have not indicated government coordinated evacuations.
"Khartoum International Airport and Sudan’s border with Chad is closed. And due to the unfortunate and uncertain and very fluid security situation in Khartoum, and again because of the closure of the airport, it’s not safe to undertake a U.S. government-coordinated evacuation of private American citizens at this time," Patel said.
A department spokesperson told Scripps News they established a Sudan Military Conflict Task Force "to oversee the Department’s planning, management, and logistics related to events in Sudan" and a consular task force in D.C. "to communicate directly with U.S. citizens, provide them with the latest safety and security information, and request information from them to see how we can best assist."
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres tweeted that "humanitarian operations in Sudan are virtually impossible at this moment. Warehouses, vehicles and other humanitarian assets have been attacked, looted and seized."
Humanitarian operations in Sudan are virtually impossible at this moment.
Warehouses, vehicles and other humanitarian assets have been attacked, looted and seized.
Targeting humanitarian workers and humanitarian assets must end.
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NO. 23-4-00304-0
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE
In the Matter of the Estate of: MARY JOANN HILLESLAND, Deceased
The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the latter of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 1.40.020(1)(c), formally (3); or (2) four months after the date of the first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 1.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.
Date of Filing Copy of Notice to Creditors With Clerk of Court: February 8, 2023
Date of First Publication: February 15, 2023
Personal Representative: Rita M. Dierck
Attorney for Personal Representative:
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Walkers fight to end Alzheimer’s disease by taking one step at a time
NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) - People across the state are moving one step at a time to end Alzheimer’s disease.
The Alzheimer’s Association - East Carolina Chapter invited residents of Craven County and the surrounding areas to walk in solidarity to honor those affected by Alzheimer’s. Saturday morning, over 100 people participated in the walk at Union Point Park in New Bern.
At Saturday’s walk, Tameka Bright, mid-day host on WCCG 104.5 FM in Fayetteville emcced the event. Bright grew up in New Bern and served as a caregiver for her brother who had developed dementia as a result of a stroke. She lost her brother in Feb. 2021; he is buried in New Bern.
During the ceremony, the colors of the Promise Garden flowers were represented to display people’s connection to Alzheimer’s and their personal reasons to end the disease.
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s serves as the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research with 17 walks occurring across North Carolina. So far, over $43,000 of their $57,000 goal has been raised. They are accepting donations through Dec. 31 at act.alz.org/newbern
The Eastern North Carolina Chapter is offering opportunities to get involved and make a difference because 356,000 caregivers provide care to more than 180,000 people that live with the disease in North Carolina.
To sign up as a walker or team captain or to learn more about sponsor and volunteer opportunities of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event - please visit act.alz.org/newbern or call 800-272-3900.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Known as a rapper, super producer and music mogul, Jermaine Dupri is astonished that 30 years have passed since he founded his label, So So Def. That milestone comes as Dupri leads a celebration of 50 years of hip-hop on Saturday at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans.
Missy Elliott, the first woman in hip-hop to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, will headline the night inside the Superdome, but Dupri is curating a center stage segment that lets everyone know “The South Got Something To Say.”
“Atlanta’s dominance in rap is an unheard of force,” Dupri said in an interview with The Associated Press. “And I think we have to recognize that.”
Dupri, for the first time, brings together a group of artists — Big Boi, T.I., Ludacris, Gucci Mane and Lil Jon — all on one stage.
“I’m just trying to represent my city the best way that I feel I can,” Dupri said when asked what festival fans can expect. “It’s about the unity, having this much power on stage together at one time, man! We all have had shows together but not as one unit. This is almost like the super friends coming together. Be excited. We have like an hour of nonstop hits coming.”
Dupri notes that the festival usually skewed its concert series talent toward an older hip-hop demographic through artists whose shows were considered “clean.”
“I remember performing there a few years back and we were told we cursed too much on the show, that we had too much profanity for the audience. That was the last time Frankie Beverly and Maze performed so you can imagine the audience was in the 40- to 70-year-old demographic,” he said. “This is the first time Essence is showcasing hip-hop at this level. I asked them if they are prepared for us to do a real, uncensored show and they said they’re ready. I hope you all are too.”
Dupri said he plans to reflect the genre’s lifestyle as well as the music during this one-night-only experience.
“I’ve asked Karl Kani to dress me for this event so I can feel as nostalgic as possible. I want to make sure I have all the elements or at least try to capture all of them, including the fashion, the dances, the emcees, the DJs and be a true B-Boy,” he said.
Dupri said he understands why people are still questioning whether hip-hop is here to stay.
“I think people have always felt that hip-hop was lesser than the music that came before, like R&B and rock. I think a lot of times when hip hop artists don’t take the performance aspect as serious as they should I can see why. That’s what creates that conversation. That’s why I’m taking this show as serious as possible,” he said. “Hip-hop comes with so many different layers. You’ve got Pharrell as men’s creative director for Louis Vuitton, Future as creative director for Lanvin. That’s indicative of what hip hop does and how it infects the human race and the places we live in. It’s hard to think it would ever go away. It’s a lifestyle that will continue to keep growing.
“Once I was infected with this as a kid, you realize it’s not going anywhere. I started in 1984, an era of music that was addictive as I could ever imagine crack was.”
Dupri described the longevity of his career as “amazing.”
“It’s almost unbelievable,” he said. “I remember thinking back then whether I would even last a year. When Kris Kross came out, I asked myself how long would this group be around. When So So Def celebrated 25 years, it felt like we were celebrating 100. To get past that, that 25th, is just amazing.”
Dupri said he’s proud of the work he’s done and the artists he’s been able to find and mentor along the way, including Da Brat and Bow Wow and more recently, Latto and J.I The Prince — products of his talent competition show, “The Rap Game.”
“When I see how far these artists are and those that came from my show, I wonder do people realize how far ahead of the game I am,” he said. “This is a very competitive space we live in. True statement. The world met this girl (Latto) on a TV show and we chose her as the first winner. Does that mean JD knew or saw something way before the rest of the world? Yes. Now, we have nothing to do with her success to date, but she’s still a branch from the JD tree, from me keeping my ear to the streets and being able to spot talent.”
“The majority of artists I find, usually are someone no one wants to sign at the time. This was not something I wanted to do at first,” he added. “But God put me here to work with younger talent and artists and create a space to see them win. All it does when I see their success is it feels like a graduation to me. I’m proud to see that.” | 2023-07-01T13:01:34+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-jermaine-dupri-commemorates-50-years-of-hip-hop-at-essence-festival-of-culture/ |
The contents of a letter purportedly written by Meghan Markle and sent to King Charles III -- in which she identified a "senior" royal who expressed "concerns" about the color of her son, Archie's, skin -- found their way into a UK newspaper and sent royal correspondents into a frenzy, culminating with accusations Meghan leaked the letter. But a rep for the Duchess of Sussex tells ET that such a suggestion is "false and frankly ridiculous."
The royal drama unfolded after The Telegraph on Friday night posted a story claiming Charles wrote to Meghan following her and Prince Harry's March 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey. The outlet reported that Meghan wrote back to the then-Prince of Wales and raised concerns about "unconscious bias" and racism, after Meghan revealed to Oprah that there were "concerns and conversations about how dark [Archie's] skin might be when he's born."
The Telegraph reported that "it is understood that both the King and the Duchess acknowledged that the individual's remark was not made with malice."
After the report was published, royal reporters and royal fans took to social media and accused Meghan of leaking the letter. Most notably, the royal correspondent for The Sunday Times, Valentine Low, went as far as asking on Twitter, "The question is, why does the Sussex camp want to leak all this? Is it Meghan trying to prevent an outbreak of peace between Harry and his father? And intriguing that they should resort to the sort of briefing that they condemned in others."
Low backtracked those comments and tweeted, "Given that legal letters have been sent by the Sussexes' lawyers as well as the palace's since the story was published, it seems I was wrong in assuming that it came from the Sussex camp. Sorry to all about that. But even more intriguing!"
In a statement to ET, a spokesperson for Meghan says, "The Duchess of Sussex is going about her life in the present, not thinking about correspondence from two years ago related to conversations from four years ago." The spokesperson added, "Any suggestion otherwise is false and frankly ridiculous. We encourage tabloid media and various royal correspondents to stop the exhausting circus that they alone are creating."
The latest royal upheaval comes just weeks before Charles' coronation ceremony on May 6 in London. Harry will be in attendance without Meghan, who will instead be staying at their home in Montecito, California, with the couple's two children, son Archie, who is turning 4 on the day of the coronation, and daughter Lilibet, 1.
A source close to the family also told ET that Prince William has "no interest" in speaking to the Spare author ahead of the festivities.
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MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WATE) — A Morristown woman is learning how to walk again after a car accident took the life of her unborn child and almost her own life as well.
The accident happened back in December but Brianna Campbell’s life has been forever changed.
Campbell grew up in Morristown.
“My mamaw and papa raised me from about two weeks old until seventh grade. I was in foster care and got moved around a lot until I aged out and came back home,” said Campbell.
She has a two-year-old son named Carson.
“Oh man, he’s a mess. He’s fun he’s always on the go boy. He helps me smile,” said Campbell.
Nearly nine months ago, Campbell found out she was pregnant again.
“When I found out I was pregnant I was nervous. I just didn’t know how I was going to do it alone and then I just adapted to it and then I was ready for him. I was so ready for him. I had everything he needed, and he was almost here,” she explained.
But then the unthinkable happened.
“I was driving down the interstate, leaving Morristown going towards the Knox area in that direction, and it had been raining for a few days and it was raining really bad, and a semi had come over in my lane, and where the roads were so wet I went over into the ditch and I remembered feeling the fear I felt because my car wouldn’t stop.”
Campbell’s car went into a ditch and then into a cement wall. She was rushed to the emergency room where she had broken ribs, collapsed lungs, a broken back, and a broken foot. She had to have several blood transfusions and five separate surgeries including a c-section and surgery on her pancreas.
She survived. However, her baby did not.
“He had a heartbeat on the way to the hospital but then when we got to the hospital, his heart had stopped. They did the c-section, and then they kept him intubated, and then they pulled the plug and let him take his last breath with me. I wasn’t awake, but I will always be thankful for the pictures that were taken, so I’ll always have that,” said Campbell.
She says that they’ve already buried the baby who she named Jasper but she would like to buy him a headstone for his grave.
She’s not able to work while she’s in physical therapy three times a week and she only had liability insurance on her car. The rest she’s having to pay out of pocket.
Campbell said that it’s her son that keeps her going.
“Carson it’s a big one. I knew that he was a reason I had to get better and get out of the hospital and push myself to get up and go to groups and reach out for help.”
She wants Carson to know that his baby brother will always be loved.
Campbell has taken to social media to help cope with her loss, posting her story on social media in hopes to help others who have gone through similar situations. One of her posts has over a million views. | 2023-01-27T00:54:36+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/hamblen-county-news/morristown-woman-recovering-after-losing-unborn-child-in-car-crash/ |
Elon Phoenix (2-8) at Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-9)
The Phoenix are 0-3 in road games. Elon is second in the CAA with 13.4 assists per game led by Sean Halloran averaging 5.2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Winston Hill is scoring 10.6 points per game and averaging 4.3 rebounds for the Blue Hose. Crosby James is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Presbyterian.
Halloran is scoring 13.2 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the Phoenix. Zac Ervin is averaging 11.0 points for Elon.
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How to Watch the Warriors vs. Lakers: Streaming & TV Channel Info for Western Conference Semifinals Game 2
Published: May. 4, 2023 at 3:31 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers are facing off in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, with Game 2 next to come.
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Warriors vs. Lakers Game Info
- When: Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Chase Center in San Francisco, California
- TV: ESPN
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Warriors vs Lakers Additional Info
Warriors Stats Insights
- The Warriors are shooting 47.9% from the field this season, one percentage point higher than the 46.9% the Lakers allow to opponents.
- Golden State is 35-14 when it shoots higher than 46.9% from the field.
- The Warriors are the eighth-ranked rebounding team in the league, the Lakers sit at sixth.
- The Warriors record only 2.3 more points per game (118.9) than the Lakers give up (116.6).
- Golden State has a 35-15 record when putting up more than 116.6 points.
Lakers Stats Insights
- The Lakers have shot at a 48.2% rate from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points above the 46.9% shooting opponents of the Warriors have averaged.
- Los Angeles has put together a 33-18 straight-up record in games it shoots above 46.9% from the field.
- The Lakers are the sixth-ranked rebounding team in the league, the Warriors sit at 14th.
- The Lakers put up only 0.1 more points per game (117.2) than the Warriors allow (117.1).
- When it scores more than 117.1 points, Los Angeles is 32-8.
Warriors Home & Away Comparison
- The Warriors score 119.7 points per game when playing at home, compared to 118.2 points per game on the road, a difference of 1.5 points per contest.
- Golden State is ceding 111.7 points per game this season when playing at home, which is 10.8 fewer points than it is allowing on the road (122.5).
- In terms of three-point shooting, the Warriors have performed better when playing at home this season, averaging 17.1 treys per game with a 39.1% three-point percentage, compared to 16.2 threes per game and a 37.9% three-point percentage when playing on the road.
Lakers Home & Away Comparison
- In 2022-23 the Lakers are averaging fewer points at home (117 per game) than away (117.3). But they also are conceding fewer points at home (113.8) than on the road (119.4).
- At home, Los Angeles concedes 113.8 points per game. Away, it gives up 119.4.
- This season the Lakers are collecting more assists at home (25.7 per game) than away (24.9).
Warriors Injuries
Lakers Injuries
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TORONTO, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Givex Information Technology Group Limited (TSX: GIVX) (OTCQX: GIVXF) (the "Company" or "Givex") announces that it has completed its continuance out of the Province of British Columbia and into the Province of Ontario under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the "Continuance"), and has changed its name from "Givex Information Technology Group Limited" to "Givex Corp".
The Continuance and Name Change was overwhelmingly approved by the shareholders of the Company by a special resolution passed at the Company's annual and special meeting held on May 26, 2022 (the "Meeting") with an approval rate of 98.3% of the votes cast at the Meeting. In addition, shareholders of the Company were given rights of dissent with respect to the Continuation.
As noted in the Company's management information circular in respect of the Meeting, on account of the majority of the Company's management and the head office of the Company being located in Ontario, the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") determined that it would be most efficient and cost effective for the Company to be governed by the laws of Ontario and authorized the Continuance and Name Change on April 19, 2022. The rationale for the Name Change is to ease certain administrative and logistical matters and to revert to how the Corporation was referred to during its twenty-two year history prior to completing its reverse takeover transaction and listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange in December of 2021.
The ticker symbol of the Company in connection with the Continuation and Name Change remains the same. A copy of the Certificate of Continuance once issued by the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services will be available on SEDAR at www.SEDAR.com.
Givex (TSX: GIVX) (OTCQX: GIVXF) is a global fintech company providing merchants with customer engagement, point of sale and payment solutions, all in a single platform. We are integrated with 1000+ technology partners, creating a fully end-to-end solution that delivers powerful customer insights. Our platform is used by some of the world's largest brands, comprising approximately 118,000 locations across more than 100 countries. Learn more at givex.com.
Additional information on Givex can be found by reviewing its profile on SEDAR at www.SEDAR.com.
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Back Porch: Charlie’s Fried Chicken
Good Day Cooking
Published: Jul. 21, 2023 at 11:01 AM CDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
Charlie’s Fried Chicken
Ingredients
- Chicken, cut in pieces
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tbsp salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- Chef Ron's Signature Seasoning
- Frying Oil
Directions
- In a bowl, combine the salt, pepper and Chef Ron seasoning. Add the flour to another bowl.
- Prepare chicken by seasoning each piece of chicken to your taste with the seasoning mixture. Then dip each piece in the egg and drag through flour until coated well.
- Fill a large pot or deep fryer half full with oil and heat to 350 degrees F. Place the chicken in and fry until dark and crisp. The thighs and legs will take longer to cook - about 15 minutes - than the breast and wings, which will take about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let sit for five minutes.
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Customers Leverage AI-Powered Solutions to Elevate Product Delivery
MONROVIA, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parasoft, a global leader in automated software testing for over 35 years, today shared the latest updates on its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities for UI, API, functional, and static analysis testing that span across the entire SDLC. It's critical to leverage AI/ML to reach higher levels of software test automation. Parasoft has done exactly that by optimizing its solutions with innovative AI/ML features that accelerate test creation, maintenance, and execution.
Read Caesars Entertainment's success story showing the measurable benefits that AI provides to software testing. The global leader in gaming and hospitality says that they accelerated testing and delivery by automating testing for both UI and API tests with Parasoft solutions. They improved UI test automation by more than 96% and reduced API test execution time by 97%.
Companies in all industries that develop software can benefit from the power of AI integrated with Parasoft Smart Testing for Java, Selenium, and API applications. According to IDC MarketScape's Worldwide Cloud Testing 2022 Vendor Assessment,1 "Parasoft has added AI/ML capabilities across a number of testing practices, including UI testing, API testing, functional testing, and static analysis, seeking to make it easier for developers to create, maintain, and execute tests and remediate the findings."
Smart test execution with test impact analysis augments testing, making it more intelligent, more effective, and better with each release. By tracking the code that each test covers and correlating that with the changes in the code base, Parasoft prioritizes the subset of tests that need to be executed to validate the code changes. As a result, test impact analysis helps teams save valuable time and get quicker feedback from their CI/CD pipeline.
Additionally, Parasoft uses AI to create tests automatically from the recording of manual UI testing, which simplifies the development of API test suites. These tests can then be reused for load, performance, and security testing. Watch this video to see how the Smart API Test Generator works.
"AI/ML capabilities have greatly improved the challenges facing today's testing organizations from creation through execution, maintenance, and optimization. Organizations that aren't deploying testing with AI/ML capabilities are at a serious disadvantage," said Arthur Hicken, evangelist at Parasoft.
Working with this technology for over five years, Parasoft continues to take the lead on expanding AI/ML across multiple solutions and techniques within the Continuous Quality Platform. Following are real ways that Parasoft puts AI/ML to work:
- Automate unit test generation and parameterization for Java.
- Automate API test generation and maintenance.
- Self-heal the execution of Selenium tests.
- Improve the adoption of static analysis efficiency through prioritization and risk models.
- Predict the impact of coding violations and patterns in analytics/reporting to determine best developer match to fix a specific violation.
Contact Parasoft today to find out how your development team can benefit from AI-powered, ML-driven software testing solutions.
1. "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Testing 2022 Vendor Assessment — Empowering Business Velocity," March 2022 | Doc #US47097221.
Parasoft helps organizations continuously deliver quality software with its market-proven, integrated suite of automated software testing tools. Supporting the embedded, enterprise, and IoT markets, Parasoft's technologies reduce the time, effort, and cost of delivering secure, reliable, and compliant software by integrating everything from deep code analysis and unit testing to web UI and API testing, plus service virtualization and complete code coverage, into the delivery pipeline. Bringing all this together, Parasoft's award winning reporting and analytics dashboard delivers a centralized view of quality enabling organizations to deliver with confidence and succeed in today's most strategic ecosystems and development initiatives — security, safety-critical, Agile, DevOps, and continuous testing.
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TOKYO, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Bergen, Norway and Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative will hold an event in Bergen on Feb. 28, 2023, to mark the 150th anniversary of Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen's discovery of the leprosy bacillus, M. leprae, in 1873. On the same day, there will also be a commemorative webcast.
Among the speakers at the event giving their perspectives on the past, present and future of leprosy will be Mayor of Bergen Linn Kristin Engø, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa, Dr. Hansen's great-grandson Abbi Patrix, persons affected by leprosy from Brazil and Ghana, and experts from the university and city.
Their remarks, along other presentations on topics including the history of leprosy in Norway, the Bergen Leprosy Archives and Dr. Hansen's legacy today, will be featured in the webcast. Both the physical event and webcast are scheduled to include video messages from WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Ethiopia Minister of Health Dr. Lia Tadesse.
Details of the event in Bergen can be found on the University of Bergen website: https://www.uib.no/en/ledelsen/157014/armauer-hansen-2023-anniversary
To register for the webcast, visit the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative website: https://sasakawaleprosyinitiative.org/latest-updates/initiative-news/3257/
Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen first observed the causative agent of leprosy at his laboratory in Bergen on Feb. 28, 1873. His discovery of the M.leprae bacillus was of historic significance, marking the first time that a pathogen had been identified as causing a disease in humans. It also had far-reaching consequences for global health, helping to transform approaches to disease and infection.
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. It is considered to be one of the oldest diseases in human history and references to it are found in the Bible and other ancient texts. Before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted case-finding activities, some 200,000 new cases were being reported annually. Until Dr. Hansen's discovery, leprosy was often regarded as a divine punishment or a curse. Its disfiguring effects caused fear and those it affected were isolated and shunned.
The first breakthrough in treatment emerged in the 1940s, but it wasn't until the 1980s—some 100 years after Hansen's discovery—that an effective cure became available in the form of multidrug therapy.
But old images of leprosy remain deep-rooted and the disease is still marked by social stigma. In some parts of the world, persons affected by leprosy face discrimination and restricted opportunities for education, employment and social participation. Meanwhile, fear of stigma may prevent those who suspect they have the disease from seeking treatment, leading their condition to worsen and inviting further discrimination.
In some countries, leprosy is known today as Hansen's disease, in an effort to distance the disease from the negative associations of the term leprosy.
The Feb. 28 event and webcast are part of Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative's ongoing "Don't Forget Leprosy" campaign launched in 2021 to ensure that leprosy is not overlooked amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
An international symposium on leprosy to be held in Bergen on June 21-22, 2023 as part of the 150th anniversary commemoration of Dr. Hansen's discovery also comes under the campaign.
About the University of Bergen (UiB)
UiB is a medium-sized European University in Norway, with about 18,000 students and 4,000 faculty and staff. Seven faculties cover most of the traditional university disciplines. The faculties include 40 different specialized departments, multidisciplinary research centers and institutes.
About Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative
The Initiative (https://sasakawaleprosyinitiative.org/) is a strategic alliance between WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa (https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en/who/message/profile), The Nippon Foundation (https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en) and Sasakawa Health Foundation (https://www.shf.or.jp/en) for achieving a world without leprosy and problems related to the disease. Since 1975, The Nippon Foundation and Sasakawa Health Foundation have supported the national leprosy programs of endemic countries through the WHO, with support totaling some US$200 million to date. In cooperation with the Japanese government and other partners, the foundations have played an important role in advocating with the United Nations, helping to secure a 2010 UN General Assembly resolution on elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members and the appointment of a UN Special Rapporteur on leprosy by the UN Human Rights Council in 2017.
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Hanford CA
123 AM PST Fri Jan 6 2023
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central California, including the following
areas, Bakersfield, Buena Vista, Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5,
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma, Coalinga - Avenal,
Delano-Wasco-Shafter, Frazier Mountain Communities, Fresno-Clovis,
Fresno-Tulare Foothills, Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra, Grant Grove
Area, Grapevine, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore, Kaiser to Rodgers
Ridge, Kern River Valley, Los Banos - Dos Palos, Mariposa Madera
Foothills, Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra, Merced - Madera -
Mendota, Mojave Desert Slopes, Piute Walker Basin, Planada - Le
Grand - Snelling, San Joaquin River Canyon, Sequoia NP, South End
San Joaquin Valley, South End Sierra Foothills, South End of the
Lower Sierra, South End of the Upper Sierra, Southeast San Joaquin
Valley, Tehachapi, Visalia - Porterville - Reedley, West Side
Mountains South of 198, West Side Mountains north of 198, West
Side of Fresno and Kings Counties, Yosemite NP outside of the
valley and Yosemite Valley.
* WHEN...From late Saturday night through late Tuesday night.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area creeks
and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A couple of systems will bring rain throughout the region
beginning late Saturday night. The first system will continue
into Sunday and bring mainly moderate rain while possibly
heavy at times, although flooding is possible due to
saturated soil from recent heavy precipitation. After a brief
break from heavy precipitation on Sunday evening, more
widespread heavy rain associated with an atmospheric river
may lead to flooding across the region from early Monday
morning until early Wednesday morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon State Hospital is facing a $54,000 fine for failing to investigate workplace injuries.
The citation, brought by the state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, alleges that from January 2021 to June 2022 the hospital didn’t investigate every time workers suffered an injury or illness that caused them to miss work, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. The hospital didn’t look at ways to prevent future injuries and illness from occurring, according to the citation.
The state hospital is a secure psychiatric facility that largely houses people charged with crimes, but who need mental health treatment before their cases can proceed. In recent years, it has struggled to admit people within the required seven days of being ordered into their care.
Last year, the hospital documented over 300 cases that resulted in thousands of hours away from work, according to the citation. Oregon OSHA also said about 40% of the injury and illness cases in 2022 were the result of workplace violence and most of those cases weren't investigated.
The Oregon State Hospital, like other hospitals, has struggled with staffing throughout the pandemic. At times, the National Guard has been called in to help.
A unnamed hospital spokesperson says they plan to pay the fine and are working to address the issues. | 2022-09-22T03:28:36+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Oregon-State-Hospital-issued-54K-workplace-17458420.php |
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