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TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Denison Mines Corp. ('Denison' or the 'Company') (TSX: DML) (NYSE American: DNN) today filed its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion & Analysis ('MD&A') for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Both documents will be available on the Company's website at www.denisonmines.com, SEDAR (at www.sedar.com) and EDGAR (at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml). The highlights provided below are derived from these documents and should be read in conjunction with them. All amounts in this release are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. PDF Version
David Cates, President and CEO of Denison commented, "During the second quarter, Denison capitalized on rising uranium prices with the sale of the Company's share of Canadian-origin production received from the successful SABRE mining test completed by the McClean Lake Joint Venture ('MLJV') in 2021. The SABRE test resulted in the production of over 175,000 lbs U3O8. By comparison, this test production represents over eight times the total mine production of uranium reported in the United States for 2021 – highlighting the importance of new sources of low-cost Canadian uranium supply as the global uranium market grapples with sanctions and self-sanctioning against Russian uranium supplies and progresses towards a geopolitical bifurcation where product origin could be crucial.
The Company's flagship Wheeler River development project is well positioned to respond to global demand for Canadian-origin uranium, and our efforts through the second quarter have produced several key developments that have advanced the project – namely, the receipt of regulatory approval from the Province of Saskatchewan to carry out the Feasibility Field Test ('FFT') planned for the Phoenix deposit and the achievement of key metallurgical milestones to define the components necessary for the Phoenix processing plant and confirm our ability to produce a saleable yellowcake. We were also pleased to report the execution of two important agreements with Kineepik Métis Local #9 ('KML') for (i) Denison's exploration and evaluation activities within KML's land and occupancy area, and (ii) the co-development of an agreement related to the advancement of the proposed Phoenix In-Situ Recovery ('ISR') uranium mining operation.
During the second half of the year, we are anticipating the completion of ISR field testing initiated at Wheeler River during the first quarter of the year and the transition of our efforts to focus on the preparation, construction, and operation of the Phoenix FFT. From a regulatory standpoint, we are approaching the submission of our draft Environmental Impact Statement for Wheeler River, which is expected to represent a key accomplishment in the environmental assessment and permitting process. On the exploration side, we will be participating in partner-operated programs and are planning to complete regional exploration drilling programs at Wheeler River and Waterbury Lake."
- Completed the sale of 40,000 pounds of U3O8 from MLJV production at a sales price of $74.65 (US$59.25) per pound U3O8.
In April 2022, Denison completed the sale of 40,000 pounds of U3O8, representing the Company's share of production from the SABRE test mining program completed at the MLJV in 2021. The uranium was sold at a price of $74.65 (US$59.25) per pound U3O8. - Received approval to construct and operate the Phoenix FFT
In July 2022, Denison announced that it had received approval from the Province of Saskatchewan to prepare, construct, and operate the facilities required to carry out the ISR FFT planned for the Phoenix deposit ('Phoenix') at the Company's 95% owned Wheeler River Uranium Project ('Wheeler River' or 'the Project'). The approval was granted by the Saskatchewan Minister of Environment and authorizes Denison to operate "pollutant control facilities" – which is typical for mining operations and allows for the management of material recovered from mineral extraction through to waste water treatment, discharge, and storage (as applicable). The approval followed the completion of a process involving the review of and consultation on the Company's permit application and supporting materials related to the FFT. - Achieved key milestone for Phoenix with completion of metallurgical test work to define Phoenix process plant components and confirmation of ability to produce Yellowcake
In August 2022, Denison announced the substantial completion of extensive metallurgical test work to define the mechanical components for the planned Phoenix processing plant as part of the Feasibility Study underway for Wheeler River. In addition, the metallurgical program has confirmed the ability to produce a yellowcake product that meets industry standard ASTM C967-13 specifications. - Executed agreements with KML
In June 2022, Denison announced that it has entered into a Participation and Funding Agreement with KML which expresses Denison's and KML's mutual commitment to the co-development of an agreement supporting the advancement of the ISR uranium mining operation proposed at Wheeler River. The Company also entered into an Exploration Agreement in respect of all of Denison's exploration and evaluation activities within KML's land and occupancy area. These agreements reflect Denison's commitment to the principles set out in the Company's Indigenous People's Policy and advancing reconciliation through taking action.
Denison Mines Corp. was formed under the laws of Ontario and is a reporting issuer in all Canadian provinces and territories. Denison's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol 'DML' and on the NYSE American exchange under the symbol 'DNN'.
Denison is a uranium exploration and development company with interests focused in the Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company has an effective 95% interest in its flagship Wheeler River Uranium Project, which is the largest undeveloped uranium project in the infrastructure rich eastern portion of the Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan. A Pre-Feasibility Study ('PFS') was completed for Wheeler River in late 2018, considering the potential economic merit of developing Phoenix as an ISR operation and the Gryphon deposit as a conventional underground mining operation. Denison's interests in Saskatchewan also include a 22.5% ownership interest in the MLJV, which includes several uranium deposits and the McClean Lake uranium mill, which is contracted to process the ore from the Cigar Lake mine under a toll milling agreement, plus a 25.17% interest in the Midwest Main and Midwest A deposits and a 67.01% interest in the Tthe Heldeth Túé ('THT', formerly J Zone) and Huskie deposits on the Waterbury Lake property. The Midwest Main, Midwest A, THT and Huskie deposits are located within 20 kilometres of the McClean Lake mill.
Through its 50% ownership of JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited ('JCU'), Denison holds additional interests in various uranium project joint ventures in Canada, including the Millennium project (JCU, 30.099%), the Kiggavik project (JCU, 33.8118%) and Christie Lake (JCU, 34.4508%).
Denison's exploration portfolio includes further interests in properties covering approximately 300,000 hectares in the Athabasca Basin region.
Denison is also engaged in post-closure mine care and maintenance services through its Closed Mines group (formerly Denison Environmental Services), which manages Denison's reclaimed mine sites in the Elliot Lake region and provides related services to certain third-party projects.
The technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by David Bronkhorst, P.Eng, Denison's Vice President, Operations who is a Qualified Person in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101.
Certain information contained in this press release constitutes 'forward-looking information', within the meaning of the applicable United States and Canadian legislation concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Denison.
Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as 'plans', 'expects', 'budget', 'scheduled', 'estimates', 'forecasts', 'intends', 'anticipates', or 'believes', or the negatives and/or variations of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will be taken', 'occur', 'be achieved' or 'has the potential to'.
In particular, this press release contains forward-looking information pertaining to the following: projections with respect to exploration, development and expansion plans and objectives, including the scope, objectives and interpretations of the Feasibility Study process for the proposed ISR operation for the Phoenix deposit, including the FFT and metallurgical testing programs described herein and the interpretation of the results therefrom; expectations regarding regulatory applications and approvals and the elements thereof, including the submission of the Environmental Impact Statement; expectations regarding Denison's joint venture ownership interests; expectations regarding the continuity of its agreements with third parties; and its interpretations of, and expectations for, nuclear energy and uranium demand. Statements relating to 'mineral reserves' or 'mineral resources' are deemed to be forward-looking information, as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions that the mineral reserves and mineral resources described can be profitably produced in the future.
Forward looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made, and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Denison to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For example, the results and underlying assumptions and interpretations of the PFS as well as de-risking efforts such as the ISR field programs discussed herein may not be maintained after further testing or be representative of actual conditions within the applicable deposits. In addition, Denison may decide or otherwise be required to extend its evaluation activities and/or the FS and/or otherwise discontinue testing, evaluation and development work if it is unable to maintain or otherwise secure the necessary approvals or resources (such as testing facilities, capital funding, etc.). Denison believes that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be accurate and results may differ materially from those anticipated in this forward-looking information. For a discussion in respect of risks and other factors that could influence forward-looking events, please refer to the factors discussed in Denison's Annual Information Form dated March 25, 2022 under the heading 'Risk Factors'. These factors are not, and should not be, construed as being exhaustive.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Any forward-looking information and the assumptions made with respect thereto speaks only as of the date of this press release. Denison does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information after the date of this press release to conform such information to actual results or to changes in Denison's expectations except as otherwise required by applicable legislation.
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The Cincinnati Zoo has named their newest baby hippo, Fritz, after an online vote by tens of thousands of his adoring fans.
After over 90,000 name suggestions came in from every state in the U.S. and over 60 countries, zoo employees narrowed it down to Fritz or Ferguson — Fritz won with 56% of the vote.
“We would have been happy with either name, but we really think the name Fritz fits this spunky little guy’s personality,” Cincinnati Zoo’s head hippo keeper Wendy Rice said in a press release.
Fritz, a male, is a little brother to the zoo’s already famous hippo, Fiona. Fiona was born six weeks premature and wasn’t able to stand on her own, though now she is healthy and happy at the zoo.
Staff at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden discovered the calf’s mother, 23-year-old Bibi, was pregnant around April Fools’ Day of this year. It came as a surprise because Bibi was on birth control.
“We also thought it was funny that it was suggested because Fritz is here due to Bibi’s birth control being ‘on the fritz’,” Rice said.
Only a few weeks old, Fritz spends his days bonding with his mother in a private enclosure, though the zoo said introductions will start soon. | 2022-08-16T17:28:36+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/fionas-baby-brother-gets-new-name-at-cincinnati-zoo/ |
President Biden said on Friday that he had the “strong inclination” not to approve of the Willow Project — a major oil project in Alaska — but did so out of concern for the legal ramifications.
“My strong inclination was to disapprove of it across the board but the advice I got from counsel was that if that were the case, I may very well lose…that case in court to the oil company and then not be able to do what I really want to do beyond that,” Biden said during a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“I thought it was the better gamble and a hell of a trade off to have the Arctic Ocean, the Bering Sea and so many other places off limits forever now,” he said.
The president likely meant to refer to the Beaufort Sea, where his administration recently announced sweeping protections, rather than the Bering Sea.
The Biden administration last week greenlit the 30-year drilling project that’s expected to produce 576 million barrels of oil over its lifespan, as well as 239 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
The approval frustrated progressives, who say the administration should not be approving additional decades of drilling in Alaska.
The day before the approval was announced, the Interior Department said that it would block 2.8 million acres in the Arctic Ocean’s Beaufort Sea.
It also said it would propose additional protections for 13 million acres of federally owned land in Alaska that have significant natural and historic value.
The department noted that no federal oil and gas lease sales had been held in the Arctic Ocean since 2007. | 2023-03-25T01:38:45+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/hill-politics/biden-said-he-had-strong-inclination-not-to-approve-willow-project/ |
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) is setting himself up as the liberal answer to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), advancing progressive policies across a range of culture war issues, including abortion, gun rights and, in particular, education.
In his State of the State address on Wednesday, Pritzker proposed massive increases to Illinois’s education budget while indirectly criticizing DeSantis and his highly publicized moves on Florida schools.
“There is a virulent strain of nationalism plaguing our nation, led by demagogues who are pushing censorship, with a particular attack right now on school board members and library trustees,” Pritzker said.
Democratic strategists are applauding the boldness from Pritzker and believe others in the party should emulate his willingness to come to the front lines to combat Republicans such as DeSantis on issues including education.
“DeSantis is someone who national Democrats haven’t really started to react to yet, so yes, it is interesting to see Gov. Pritzker on these education issues, on these culture — more of education issues, start to take him on,” said Democratic strategist Jon Reinish.
DeSantis, who is considered a probable 2024 White House candidate, has made headlines for multiple controversial moves on education, including book bans in schools, rejecting the AP African American studies course and banning discussion of LGBTQ issues for young students.
Pritzker said during his address that “it’s all meaningless if we become a nation that bans books from school libraries about racism suffered by Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron, and tells kids they can’t talk about being gay. It signals to Black and brown people and Asian Americans and Jews and Muslims that our authentic stories can’t be told.”
Like DeSantis, Pritzker was reelected by a double-digit margin last year after leaning into hot-button topics.
He’s moved to protect reproductive health and encouraged women from states where abortion is banned to seek refuge in his. Last month, he signed a ban on assault weapons that is currently the subject of multiple court challenges.
And, in 2019, he signed an executive order saying that Illinois schools must be “affirming and inclusive” of transgender and non-binary students.
“Look, I think if you’re J.B. Pritzker, you’re advocating for your own people,” Reinish said. “Illinois is a diverse state. Chicago was one of the most populous and diverse and prosperous areas of the country with all of the diversity and complexity of a big metro area. So J.B. Pritzker is going to battle for his own constituents.”
While DeSantis has laid out the reasoning behind his policies as protecting children from dangerous or inappropriate ideas, Pritzker said in his speech this week that is far from the real intention.
“It’s an ideological battle by the right wing, hiding behind a claim that they would protect our children but whose real intention is to marginalize people and ideas they don’t like,” he said.
Democratic strategist Fernand Amandi said he thinks it’s good for Democrats to push back on Republicans who are “weaponizing education,” but also “you can’t escape the idea that presidential politics is another one of the motivators fueling this engagement.”
“I think it’s probably good politics for any Democratic office holder who has national ambitions to try and establish themselves as a foil of Ron DeSantis,” Amandi said.
During his speech, Pritzker spent much of his time laying out priorities for pre-K, K-12 education and higher education. The governor said he wants an increase in $506 million to go towards K-12 and more than $200 million in early education that would go towards transportation, school funding and universal pre-K.
In a statement to The Hill, Natalie Edelstein, a spokesperson for Pritzker, didn’t mention DeSantis but took the opportunity to slam Republicans and show how Pritzker is setting himself up as an alternative to their policies.
“Governor Pritzker’s budget proposal invests heavily in our children and in the future of Illinois. The Land of Lincoln is one that doesn’t hide from the truth, it embraces it. While the GOP continues to offer nothing but demagoguery and conjecture, Governor Pritzker is proud to put forth his fifth consecutive balanced budget, accompanied by a vision for the state that brings everyone along and uplifts families everywhere. In Illinois, we will always be honest about our nation’s history,” Edelstein said.
In January, Pritzker went after DeSantis more directly over his administration’s decision to block the AP African American studies course in his state.
While Florida said the course had “no educational value,” objecting to the inclusion of sections on intersectionality and Black queer studies, Pritzker sent a letter to the College Board saying, “one Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history. In Illinois, we reject any curriculum modifications designed to appease extremists like the Florida Governor and his allies.”
When asked for comment about Pritzker’s speech and recent attacks on DeSantis, a spokesperson for the Florida governor sent a clip of DeSantis going after Pritzker during a Fox News interview regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
“Pritzker himself, he sent his family to Florida. He sent his family to Florida during the lockdowns, so while the people of Illinois are suffering under his petty tyranny, his family is down living in freedom in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said in the interview. “Our worst critics always somehow find a way to be in Florida.”
Pritzker, along with California’s Gavin Newsom, is one of the few Democratic governors drawing national attention for going toe-to-toe with their Republican counterparts.
“Governor Pritzker has seemingly picked up on the same strategy that Governor Newsom is in California in trying to draw a direct contrast not only with Ron DeSantis, but with today’s Republicans by picking fights with them on these cultural issues like education, which is now seemingly the Republicans’ Ground Zero culture war issue,” Amandi said.
As DeSantis becomes a rising star in the Republican Party and a potential 2024 candidate, Democrats say it is going to be imperative for their leaders to take on his policies and actions.
“I applaud [Pritzker]. I think it’s wise politics for sure to try and define DeSantis, not just for the people of Illinois, but for a national audience before DeSantis defines himself. It’s good politics for other Democrats to follow his lead,” Amandi said. | 2023-02-19T22:23:35+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/pritzker-embraces-role-as-desantis-foil-on-illinois-schools/ |
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny contesting prison regulations that allow prison officials to deprive him of stationery and pens.
Navalny is serving a nine-year sentence for fraud and contempt of court in a maximum security penal colony in Melekhovo 250 kilometers (150 miles) east of Moscow. This week, another trial against the Kremlin’s archfoe began right there in the penal colony on charges of extremism. If convicted, Navalny will remain behind bars for at least two more decades.
In the lawsuit considered by the Supreme Court on Thursday, Navalny complained that prison officials in the restricted housing unit, where he is held in isolation, no longer gave him a pen and paper.
“Some are being given a pen and paper for an hour. In some places, for 15 minutes, and a convict needs a week to finish a letter. In my case, the time for writing materials was removed from my schedule entirely. How come? The prison chief decided so, that’s how,” Navalny wrote in a typically sardonic social media post on the eve of the hearing.
The complaint is one of many the 47-year-old politician has filed against prison officials, alleging multiple violations of his rights as a convict. All of his lawsuits and petitions have been rejected by Russian courts.
Navalny appeared at the Supreme Court hearing via video link from the Melekhovo colony. During the hearing, Russian authorities argued that there was nothing wrong with prison regulations and that Navalny should be given a pen and paper whenever he asked for them, if he was not required to do something else at that time.
Navalny’s arguments that it doesn’t work that way in his prison were brushed off, and the court quashed his lawsuit.
Navalny, who exposed official corruption and organized major anti-Kremlin protests, was arrested in January 2021 upon returning to Moscow after recuperating in Germany from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.
While imprisoned, the anti-corruption crusader has spent months in a tiny one-person cell, also called a “punishment cell,” for purported disciplinary violations such as an alleged failure to properly button his prison robe, properly introduce himself to a guard or to wash his face at a specified time.
Navalny’s associates and supporters have accused prison authorities of failing to provide him with proper medical assistance and voiced concern about his failing health. | 2023-06-22T15:16:56+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/international/ap-international/russias-highest-court-quashes-navalnys-lawsuit-over-depriving-him-of-pen-and-paper-in-prison/ |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
9-4-3-5, Fireball: 6
(nine, four, three, five; Fireball: six)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
9-4-3-5, Fireball: 6
(nine, four, three, five; Fireball: six) | 2022-10-27T19:32:26+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-Four-Midday-game-17539122.php |
The Nation's Weather for Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
A slow-moving nor'easter will continue to bring rain and
gusty winds from the coastal mid-Atlantic region to southern
New England today. Above-normal tides and pounding waves
from the storm will continue coastal flooding and beach
erosion as well. The storm is forecast to move away tonight.
West of the storm, sunshine and warmth will extend from much
of the Midwest to much of the Southern states. As a cool
front moves away, showers are expected to depart South
Florida. Less humid air will filter southward over the
peninsula as cleanup and recovery efforts continue in the
wake of Ian. A front will produce a zone of clouds and
showers from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Missouri and eastern
Kansas. As thunderstorms linger in New Mexico and Colorado,
the rest of the West will be sunny and warm.
SPECIAL WEATHER
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DAILY EXTREMES
National High Tuesday 106 at Death Valley, CA
National Low Tuesday 16 at Bodie State Park, CA
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BALTIMORE, Md. — On Sunday morning at Memorial Episcopal Church, the sound of hymns, readings and sermons fill the stillness.
The stone church sits on a quiet street in Baltimore, where it has stood since the 19th century.
“This church was founded in 1860,” said Rev. Grey Maggiano. “My father was a historian and so whenever I am confronted with a piece of history, I'm both kind of excited but also a little intimidated.”
Memorial Episcopal Church is full of history. At times, a deeply disturbing history.
“The folks that came to found Memorial were very pro-slavery and pro-confederacy,” said Rev. Maggiano.
The profits from slaveholding plantations helped build the church, which did not integrate until the late 1960s.
“[During] that whole period, the church was advocating for segregation, segregation as policies and laws,” Rev. Maggiano said.
Yet, nothing could’ve prepared them for how the church’s history was about to reach out and touch them in the present.
“I am actually assigned to the church,” said Deacon Natalie Conway.
It all started when Deacon Conway started looking into her family’s genealogy, only to learn that one of the two main church founders had enslaved her family.
“I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’” she recalled thinking at the time. “My first inclination was to take a sledgehammer and knock those plaques down. The second inclination was, ‘I can't stay here and this is not where I want to be.’”
When she shared what she found out with Rev. Maggiano, memorial plaques to the slaveholding founders were covered, later removed, and placed outside in the back of the church.
Deacon Conway decided to stay.
“And God said, ‘Why do you think I put you there?’” she said.
However, the church felt more needed to be done.
“I think when Natalie came forward with her story, it brought all of that into focus,” Rev. Maggiano said, “and that's how reparations became part of the conversation.”
Reparations are often framed as simple financial compensation. However, Memorial Episcopal is going about it a little differently.
Enter Anthony Daryll Francis.
“It's a combination of building relationships with community organizers and leaders who are already doing the work,” he said.
As the church’s reparations organizer, Francis works to find local nonprofits that are already doing work in the Black community in Baltimore.
“For Grey and them to be accountable for their past and then to want to move forward and help others move forward that they have wronged in the past is really, I think, a big part of the battle,” Francis said.
The church’s reparations program focus on four main pillars: education, environmental justice, housing and criminal justice.
Through fundraising, they’ve raised $100,000 for the effort, so far, with plans to set aside $500,000 over the next five years.
Memorial Episcopal is not alone, though. There are churches in New York, Virginia, Georgia and Texas starting similar reparations programs.
On this Sunday, churchgoers at Memorial Episcopal listened to a presentation focused on reparations and additional help needed in education.
“I was struck by the importance of looking at each of the children in our schools as individuals and not as a cipher,” said Pam Fleming, who attends the church.
While Memorial Episcopal started out doing this independent of their national church leadership, that is about to change.
“The Bishops of the Episcopal Church just voted yesterday to set aside a portion of the Episcopal National Endowment for reparations and reconciliation work,” Rev. Maggiano said.
It is something that they view as beyond political.
“We based all of our work in Isaiah 58, which talks about repairing the breach, becoming restorers of the streets to live in,” Rev. Maggiano said. “That we are responsible for that reparation and that healing, helps people to understand this outside of the political dynamic.”
It is work that they see as a higher calling. | 2022-07-21T15:17:34+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/individual-churches-using-reparations-to-address-past-ties-to-slavery |
LOS ANGELES (AP)Mikal Bridges scored 27 points, Chris Paul added 15 points and 13 assists and the Phoenix Suns snapped a five-game losing streak with a 111-95 victory over the depleted Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.
Devin Booker scored 14 points in his return from a two-game absence with a hamstring injury for the Suns, whose longest skid in three years ended with a blowout of a Clippers lineup missing most of its important players. Phoenix took a 27-point lead in the first half and maintained a comfortable double-digit margin while closing out just its second win in eight games in December.
”Ain’t no easy nights in this league,” said Bridges, who went 11 for 18. ”I know they were missing some players, but they’re still in the league. We came out here and we played hard. Felt good to make some shots early.”
Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Norman Powell, Reggie Jackson and Ivica Zubac didn’t play, leaving Los Angeles without its top three scorers, four of its starters Wednesday in a victory over Minnesota, and five regular rotation players averaging a combined 74.5 points and 28.4 rebounds per game.
The Suns also were depleted: Deandre Ayton couldn’t play after injuring his ankle in the first half of Phoenix’s loss at Houston on Tuesday, and Cameron Payne sat out with a foot injury that incurred in the same game.
”I’m happy we finally got a win out of this road trip, and we’re going to try to keep this train moving,” Paul said.
Although Booker struggled with his shot from all ranges, going 6 for 22 and missing eight of his nine 3-point attempts, Bridges rebounded sharply from a 4-for-24 shooting effort against the Rockets.
”He’s a prideful player,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. ”He needed a forklift to get his lip off the ground the other night, he was so down about his performance. … When he’s shooting the ball like (tonight), we’re a pretty good team.”
Terance Mann scored a season-high 22 points for the Clippers, whose three-game winning streak ended. John Wall had 12 points and five assists in his second start for LA after sitting out Wednesday’s game with knee soreness.
”In the second half, we did a better job of attacking the paint and trying to make a play,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. ”We didn’t do that in the first half. I’m just proud of our guys to keep competing and keep trying to play the right way.”
Leonard sat out for the 21st time this season to rest his surgically repaired right knee. George sat for the ninth time this season, citing left knee soreness after playing in the previous six games.
Without their dynamic duo, the Clippers couldn’t come close to the standard they set in two home games over the previous three days, beating the NBA-leading Boston Celtics and the Timberwolves.
”It’s definitely real frustrating when we had a good thing going, had a nice little rhythm, figuring stuff out again, about to start a nice little win streak, I thought, and this happens,” Mann said. ”We’ve just got to figure it out from here now.”
TIP-INS
Suns: Bismack Biyombo had five points, five rebounds and five fouls while starting in place of Ayton. … Cameron Johnson missed his 21st straight game while recovering from knee surgery. … Jock Landale had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Clippers: Zubac left Wednesday’s game with left knee pain. … Powell hasn’t played since November due to a groin injury. … Jackson sat out for the second time in four games with a left Achilles injury.
UP NEXT
Suns: Host New Orleans on Saturday night
Clippers: Host Washington on Saturday.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports | 2022-12-17T04:08:15+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/sports/suns-snap-5-game-skid-with-111-95-win-over-depleted-clippers/ |
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Detectives identified a man who they said followed a woman to assault her inside her apartment in Coral Gables.
Surveillance video shows Evert Andres Esquivel Pichardo before the attack on May 19 at the Life Time condominium building, just west of U.S. 1, near Grand Avenue, according to the Coral Gables Police Department.
“This was not some random case,” Coral Gables Chief Edward Hudak, Jr. said. “This was a targeted stalking and attack.”
Esquivel Pichardo exited the elevator, followed the 25-year-old woman into her apartment, pushed her, and after she fell down, he partially removed his clothes and started to masturbate, according to the arrest report.
Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. | 2023-06-08T16:04:20+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/06/08/detectives-arrest-man-accused-of-following-woman-to-attack-her-at-coral-gables-apartment/ |
WAUKESHA, Wis. (TMJ4) — A Wisconsin jury found Darrell Brooks guilty of all six counts of 1st-degree intentional homicide for plowing an SUV through the Waukesha Christmas parade.
Brooks faced 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and 61 counts of felony reckless endangerment.
Prosecutors argued Brooks turned his red SUV into the parade on Nov. 21, 2021, after fleeing a fight with his ex-girlfriend despite warnings from police to stop.
Brooks, 40, at first pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease, which would have carried a sentence in a mental institution instead of prison. Just before the trial was about to begin, though, Brooks withdrew that plea, fired his public defenders and urged Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow to let him represent himself in his own trial, which she allowed.
Brooks has a high school equivalency diploma. He does not have training as a trial lawyer.
During the state's case in the first two-and-a-half weeks of the trial, District Attorney Susan Opper called a number of parade attack witnesses and responding police officers to take the stand. They testified that it was Brooks behind the wheel when the red SUV crashed through the parade. The state's witnesses also described the SUV entering the parade route and hitting parade participants.
Brooks, meanwhile, spent much of his time in court objecting to the questions prosecutors asked witnesses. On a number of occasions, Brooks launched into hours-long cross-examinations in which he argued that the trial wasn't fair. He also claimed the judge was "making up the law." At one point, Brooks took his shirt off, and several times refused to recognize his name. Brooks was so disruptive on one day of the trial that the judge ordered deputies to remove him from the courtroom.
Prosecutors rested their case on Thursday, Oct. 20, after a police detective on the stand said that a rap video Brooks made shows him standing with the SUV used in the parade attack.
On the same day, Brooks gave his opening statement, which he started by saying that he doesn't have well-prepared remarks so he will be “speaking from the heart.” Brooks did not provide his version of the parade attack, how he would defend his innocence or show who would testify and support his narrative of events, according to The Associated Press.
"It’s easy to look at the magnitude of something like this and form opinions. I think it’s easy to disregard a lot of factors. It’s easy to forget the other side of the coin," Brooks said during his opening statement.
“It’s important that you see me for who I am. No mask. For who I am. This is the moment for that. I pray that your eyes and ears remain as open as possible," Brooks said.
At the end of his opening statement, Brooks broke into tears and bent over his desk.
During closing arguments, Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper argued that Brooks' failure to stop before hitting people in the parade shows he intended to kill them.
"Not one person had to be hurt that day if he would have just stopped driving. He plowed through 68 different people. Sixty-eight. How can you hit one and keep going? How can you hit two and keep going? How can you hit three and keep going? It didn’t faze him a bit. He kept going until he got to the end and there were no more bodies to hit," according to DA Opper.
This story was originally reported by Jackson Danbeck on tmj4.com. | 2022-10-26T18:12:43+00:00 | wsfltv.com | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/jury-convicts-wisconsin-man-in-6-killings-for-christmas-parade-attack |
If you have a smart speaker and small children in the same household, you might be surprised to find what plays when they inevitably yell, "Alexa, play poop."
Copyright 2022 NPR
If you have a smart speaker and small children in the same household, you might be surprised to find what plays when they inevitably yell, "Alexa, play poop."
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-09-09T20:31:05+00:00 | nepm.org | https://www.nepm.org/2022-09-09/when-kids-yell-alexa-play-poop-youll-hear-these-songs |
WATCH: Family finds their missing dog while attending pet adoption event
NEW YORK (Gray News/TMX) - A lost dog has been reunited with its family after they all came together by chance at an animal adoption event.
The family’s dog named Mocha had been lost since they went on vacation for a week in January. They left her with a friend but were devastated to learn she was missing when they returned home.
According to the Animal Care Centers of New York City, Mocha was found tied to a post near one of its locations about a month ago and was brought in by a police officer.
“Volunteers and staff members noted that her temperament was that of a true family dog,” a spokesperson for the agency said.
This week, the animal care team shared a video of Mocha, who they were calling Sandy since she was taken in, recognizing her family while the agency was hosting the adoption event.
The family said they were at the event hoping to adopt another dog when they saw her.
“I’m telling you, this is my dog,” a man could be heard saying in the video while his children played with Mocha. “I can show you pictures.”
After verifying the family’s proof of ownership and witnessing the animal’s ecstatic reaction, the animal care team said Mocha was able to return home with her family.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. TMX contributed to this report. | 2023-06-10T19:08:30+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/2023/06/10/watch-family-finds-their-missing-dog-while-attending-pet-adoption-event/ |
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t have the authority to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. The decision was 6-3.
Here & Now‘s Jane Clayson speaks with James M. Van Nostrand, law professor and director of the Center for Energy & Sustainable Development at West Virginia University College of Law.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-06-30T17:28:47+00:00 | nepm.org | https://www.nepm.org/2022-06-30/supreme-court-rules-against-epa-in-carbon-emissions-regulation-case |
WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, June 12, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
701 PM EDT Sun Jun 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Ontario
County through 730 PM EDT...
At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Geneva, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Geneva, Phelps, Seneca Castle, Hall and West Junius.
This includes Interstate 90 near exit 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4279 7710 4297 7710 4299 7697 4288 7697
4287 7696 4287 7698 4284 7697 4279 7697
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 271DEG 17KT 4289 7704
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | 2022-06-13T00:51:44+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/weather/article/NY-WFO-BUFFALO-Warnings-Watches-and-Advisories-17236944.php |
Massive ‘doomsday fish’ stuns deep sea divers in international waters
Published: Jul. 19, 2023 at 6:15 PM EDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
(CNN) - A massive “doomsday fish” stuns deep sea divers in international waters.
Divers say they were dazzled by an enormous deep-sea oarfish recently spotted off the northeastern coast of Taiwan.
The 6-foot-long fish was found dotted with what appeared to be giant bite marks.
And if that isn’t ominous enough, the creature is known as a “messenger from the sea God’s palace.”
It has gained a reputation as being a “doomsday fish” as legend claims the oarfish appears just before natural disasters like tsunamis or earthquakes.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-19T22:25:20+00:00 | wfsb.com | https://www.wfsb.com/2023/07/19/massive-doomsday-fish-stuns-deep-sea-divers-international-waters/ |
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) today announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase, from time to time, of up to an additional 10 million shares of the company's common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions. Today's 10-million-share authorization is in addition to the approximately 3.8 million shares that remain under Robert Half's existing share repurchase program.
The company also announced that its board of directors has approved an increase to its quarterly cash dividend, from $0.43 to $0.48 per share. The cash dividend will be paid on March 15, 2023, to all shareholders of record as of February 24, 2023.
Founded in 1948, Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions and business consulting firm that connects people with meaningful work and provides companies with the talent and subject matter expertise they need to confidently compete and grow. The company offers contract and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, administrative and customer support roles.
Named to FORTUNE's World's Most Admired Companies®, the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index and Forbes' list of America's Best Employers for Diversity, Robert Half is the parent company of Protiviti, a global consulting firm that provides internal audit, risk, business and technology consulting solutions.
Robert Half has talent solutions and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide.
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SOURCE Robert Half | 2023-02-10T07:33:39+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2023/02/09/robert-half-announces-common-stock-repurchase-authorization-quarterly-dividend/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — As other nations see the impact of U.S. weapons in the Ukraine war, the Pentagon is getting more requests for them, including the high-tech, multiple-launch rocket system that Ukrainian forces have successfully used against Russian ammunition depots and other supplies, Defense officials said Friday.
Bill LaPlante, the department’s under secretary for acquisition, told reporters that the Pentagon has been working with the defense industry to increase production lines to meet both U.S. and international demands for certain weapons. And he said some countries have already begun asking about buying the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS.
As a result, he said, the U.S. has to both replace the HIMARS systems it sent to Ukraine — at a projected cost so far of about $33 million — but also predict the future demands in foreign sales.
According to the Pentagon, the department is already working to replace about $7 billion in weapons and equipment that was taken off the shelves so it could be delivered quickly to Ukraine. Of that, about $1.2 billion has already been contracted, and roughly half of that was for Stinger missiles.
Congress provided a total of $12.5 billion for such replacements so far this year, as well as another $6 billion to buy weapons and equipment directly from industry to send to Ukraine. The contracted items could take several years to come in.
Some of the money will be spent to invest in the defense industrial base so that companies can either expand or speed up their production.
“We remain committed to getting things on contract as quickly as possible, ultimately to send a clear and persistent demand signal to our partners in industry,” said LaPlante. As an example, he said, right now industry is producing about 14,400 rounds of ammunition for the Howitzer artillery gun every month, but the plan is to work up to 36,000 a month in about three years.
Even that amount, he noted, may not meet demands. So the U.S. Army has contacted other companies around the world to buy 250,000 rounds of that ammunition.
In some cases, LaPlante said, there are easy solutions to increasing the production capacity and in others it requires more creativity. Restarting the production of Stinger missiles, he said, forced contractors to come up with alternative parts to replace obsolete ones.
Sasha Baker, the defense under secretary for policy, said the new U.S. defense attache in Kyiv, Brig. Gen. Garrick Harmon, is trying to provide greater insight into what capabilities the Ukrainian forces are using most.
She said Harmon, who was appointed in July, gives the U.S. better oversight and the ability to get “real-time information about what the Ukrainians are seeing and experiencing and what they might need.”
LaPlante said he will meet with acquisition and weapons officials from other NATO and allied nations later this month to talk about how to resolve supply chain issues and ramp up production of needed equipment. He said the group will also discuss how the various nations can increase the use of equipment that is interchangeable and operates more easily with other allies’ systems. | 2022-09-10T00:54:27+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/ap-allies-push-for-us-weaponry-after-seeing-impact-in-ukraine/ |
TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, April 23, 2022
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ZFPLUB
Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
TXZ035-242215-
Lubbock-
Including the cities of Lubbock, Wolfforth, and Slaton
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the upper 80s.
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TXZ026-242215-
Childress-
Including the cities of Childress and Kirkland
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Breezy, cooler with highs in the
mid 70s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy and not as cool with lows in
the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
in the mid 90s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ021-242215-
Parmer-
Including the cities of Friona, Bovina, and Farwell
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs
in the lower 80s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in the
upper 80s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ022-242215-
Castro-
Including the cities of Dimmitt and Hart
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows around 50. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs around
90. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ023-242215-
Swisher-
Including the cities of Tulia and Happy
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the lower 50s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ024-242215-
Briscoe-
Including the cities of Silverton and Quitaque
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Not as cool with highs in
the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy and not as cool with lows in
the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
in the mid 90s. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ025-242215-
Hall-
Including the cities of Turkey and Memphis
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy and not as cool with lows in
the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
in the upper 90s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ027-242215-
Bailey-
Including the city of Muleshoe
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Lows around 40. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ028-242215-
Lamb-
Including the cities of Littlefield, Amherst, and Olton
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows around 50.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs
in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ029-242215-
Hale-
Including the cities of Plainview and Hale Center
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the lower 50s.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ030-242215-
Floyd-
Including the cities of Floydada and Lockney
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy and not as cool with lows in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
in the lower 90s. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ031-242215-
Motley-
Including the cities of Matador and Roaring Springs
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Cooler with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Not as cool with highs in
the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy and not as cool with lows in
the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
in the upper 90s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ032-242215-
Cottle-
Including the cities of Paducah and Cee Vee
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers. Breezy, cooler with highs in the mid
70s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ033-242215-
Cochran-
Including the cities of Morton and Whiteface
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ034-242215-
Hockley-
Including the cities of Levelland and Sundown
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds around
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs
in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ036-242215-
Crosby-
Including the cities of Ralls and Crosbyton
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Breezy, cooler with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs
in the lower 80s. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ037-242215-
Dickens-
Including the cities of Spur and Dickens
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers. Breezy and much cooler with highs in
the mid 70s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to
35 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs
in the lower 80s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ038-242215-
King-
Including the cities of Dumont and Guthrie
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Much cooler with highs in
the lower 70s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds around
15 mph, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs around 70. Northeast
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ039-242215-
Yoakum-
Including the cities of Denver City and Plains
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs
in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ040-242215-
Terry-
Including the cities of Brownfield, Meadow, and Wellman
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds around 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy, cooler with highs in the mid
60s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southeast with gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ041-242215-
Lynn-
Including the cities of Tahoka, New Home, and ODonnell
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the mid 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy, cooler with highs in the mid
60s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast around 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs
around 90.
$$
TXZ042-242215-
Garza-
Including the cities of Post and Lake Alan Henry
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers. Cooler with highs in the mid 70s.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy, cooler with highs in the mid
60s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs
in the lower 80s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ043-242215-
Kent-
Including the city of Jayton
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Much cooler with highs in the mid 70s. North winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming northeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ044-242215-
Stonewall-
Including the cities of Aspermont and Old Glory
325 AM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Much cooler with highs in the lower 70s. North
winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming northeast this afternoon. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Breezy with highs in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | 2022-04-24T09:05:33+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/weather/article/TX-Lubbock-TX-Zone-Forecast-17122691.php |
TIJUANA (Border Report) — Four people were killed and three others critically injured during an explosion Thursday afternoon at a natural gas storage facility in Tijuana.
The blast took place at a large cylinder-shaped storage tank that is used to fill smaller tanks that are sold and rented throughout the city of Tijuana, where most residents can’t get gas delivered to their homes via gas lines.
According to the Tijuana Fire Department, the explosion also created a gas leak that led to the evacuation of the immediate area for several hours.
It’s believed the victims were all employees at the facility, which is located on the east side of Tijuana.
The cause of the explosion is still being investigated. | 2023-04-12T02:02:52+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/border-report/gas-explosion-kills-four-critically-injures-three-others-in-tijuana/ |
Florida women arrested after fight in which woman's ear was bitten off
Two women were arrested in connection with a July 4 fight that resulted in one of them biting part of the other's ear off, Florida authorities said.
Dixie Stiles, 18, was charged with battery – touch or strike – and Macy Regan, 23, has been charged with felony battery causing bodily harm, the Bay County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
Deputies encountered the pair when they responded to an assault and battery call at 6530 Olokee St. in Callaway. An investigation revealed there was an unsupervised house party being thrown at nearby 6526 Olokee St. by minors, authorities said.
Just after midnight, a fight happened involving several men in a yard at the 6526 residence.
WOMAN'S REMAINS FOUND NEAR FLORIDA COAST IN 3 SUITCASES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
Regan was trying to leave to walk to her home at the 6530 address when she was confronted by Stiles, who accused her of stealing alcohol and vape pens, deputies said.
FIGHT BREAKS OUT AT FLORIDA MOVIE THEATER OVER SEATS: VIDEO
At some point, Regan allegedly pulled out a 9mm handgun from her waistband. Stiles shoved the firearm away and a fight ensued.
During the fight, Regan bit off the top of Stiles' ear, authorities said.
The ear was unable to be reattached. Multiple bruises and lacerations were also inflicted during the fight, the sheriff's office said. | 2023-07-30T20:31:08+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/florida-women-fight-womans-ear-bitten-off |
100% of the votes cast were voted for the merger approval
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HUB Cyber Security (Israel) Limited (TASE: HUB), a developer of Confidential Computing cybersecurity solutions and services ("HUB" or the "Company"), announced today that on October 27, 2022, at the extraordinary general meeting called pursuant to Section 350 of the Companies Law, 1999, its shareholders and optionholders voted to approve the previously announced SPAC merger with Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp (RNER) and delisting from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).
100% of the votes cast at the extraordinary general meeting (minus abstentions) were cast in favor of the approval of the SPAC merger and delisting from the TASE. The shareholders and option holders also voted to approve all other proposals presented at the meeting.
Additional approvals to be obtained before the merger can take place include, among others, the approval from the Israeli court, , the RNER stockholders and the clearance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
About HUB Cyber Security (Israel) Limited
HUB Cyber Security (Israel) Limited ("HUB") was established in 2017 by veterans of the 8200 and 81 elite intelligence units of the Israeli Defense Forces. The company specializes in unique Cyber Security solutions protecting sensitive commercial and government information. The company debuted an advanced encrypted computing solution aimed at preventing hostile intrusions at the hardware level while introducing a novel set of data theft prevention solutions. HUB operates in over 30 countries and provides innovative cybersecurity computing appliances as well as a wide range of cybersecurity services worldwide.
About Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp.
Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company sponsored by DC Rainier SPV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company managed by Dominion Capital LLC, whose business purpose is to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or HUB's or RNER's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "would", "seem", "expect", "intend", "will", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "future", "predict", "potential," "forecast" or "continue", or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by HUB and its management, and RNER and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and may differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of HUB or RNER. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: (i) expectations regarding HUB's strategies and future financial performance, including its future business plans or objectives, prospective performance and opportunities and competitors, revenues, products and services, pricing, operating expenses, market trends, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and HUB's ability to invest in growth initiatives and pursue acquisition opportunities; (ii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of negotiations and any subsequent definitive agreements with respect to the proposed transactions; (iii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against RNER, HUB, the Combined Company or others following the announcement of the proposed transactions and any definitive agreements with respect thereto; (iv) the inability to complete the proposed transactions due to, among other things, the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of RNER or HUB, to obtain certain governmental and regulatory approvals or to satisfy other conditions to closing, including delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals or complete regulatory reviews required to complete the proposed transactions; (v) the inability to obtain the financing necessary to consummate the proposed transactions; (vi) changes to the proposed structure of the proposed transactions that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations or as a condition to obtaining regulatory approval of the proposed transactions; (vii) the ability to meet stock exchange listing standards following the consummation of the proposed transactions; (viii) the risk that the announcement and consummation of the proposed transactions disrupts HUB's current plans and operations; (ix) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transactions; (x) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the Combined Company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its management and key employees; (xi) costs related to the proposed transactions; (xii) the amount of any redemptions by existing holders of RNER's common stock being greater than expected; (xiii) limited liquidity and trading of RNER's and HUB's securities; (xiv) geopolitical risk, including military action and related sanctions, and changes in applicable laws or regulations; (xv) geopolitical risk, including military action and related sanctions, and changes in applicable laws or regulations; (xvi) the possibility that RNER, HUB or the Combined Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (xvii) inaccuracies for any reason in the estimates of expenses and profitability and projected financial information for HUB; and (xviii) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in RNER's final prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated October 4, 2021 and "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in HUB's Registration Statement on Form F-4, filed with the SEC on August 24, 2022, as amended.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither HUB nor RNER undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements.
Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, HUB has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 containing a proxy statement/prospectus, and after the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, RNER will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Proposed Business Combination to its stockholders. This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed transaction and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed transaction. This press release is not a substitute for any registration statement or for any other document that HUB or RNER may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the proposed transaction, as these materials will contain important information about HUB, RNER and the proposed transaction.
When available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed transaction will be mailed to stockholders of RNER as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
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SOURCE Hub Security | 2022-10-31T13:10:04+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/10/31/hub-security-shareholders-approve-128b-nasdaq-spac-merger/ |
Former Atlanta police officer indicted in the 2019 shooting death of Jimmy Atchison
By Nick Valencia and Ray Sanchez, CNN
For more than three years, Jimmy Hill has kept a weekly vigil outside the offices of the Fulton County district attorney in Atlanta, distributing fliers about his son’s death at the hands of police and demanding justice.
This week, former Atlanta police officer Sung Kim was indicted on charges of felony murder, involuntary manslaughter and violation of oath by public officer in connection with the shooting death of 21-year-old Jimmy Atchison in January 2019, according to Jeff DiSantis, a spokesman for the DA’s office.
It’s not clear if Kim, who retired from the Atlanta Police Department, has an attorney.
“Oh man, it hasn’t hit me yet,” Hill said over the phone Friday night.
The case had languished amidst a backlog of thousands of cases in Fulton County caused in part by the Covid-19 pandemic, CNN previously reported.
“It’ll hit me in a minute,” Hill said. “I’m relieved but we still have a lot more to fight.”
Hill, 60, said he learned of the grand jury indictment from his attorney earlier Friday. His family expects to hold a news conference with the members of the NAACP and their attorney on Monday.
Atchison was shot and killed on January 22, 2019, by the Atlanta police officer. Atchison was unarmed when he was shot in the face after a foot chase.
An investigation by the previous administration at the Fulton County DA’s office found the shooting to be unjustified and recommended the officer who killed Atchison be charged with felony murder.
The officer has said he believed Atchison was armed but investigators later confirmed he was not, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported.
Officers were pursuing Atchison at an apartment complex while trying to arrest him on a warrant.
Georgia NAACP Chapter President Gerald Griggs said he received a letter from the DA’s office in April stating there was a backlog of 11,000 cases — attributable in part to the pandemic — plus an estimated 55,000 cases that were not properly closed by the previous administration, CNN has reported.
In recent years other families whose children have been killed by police have joined Hill at the weekly demonstrations, holding posters with photos and information about the cases.
“Some of these families are barely holding on to their sanity,” Hill told CNN in October. “People don’t understand what police brutality does to the family and the community. It challenges your mental health.”
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™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-18T01:13:35+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/2022/12/17/former-atlanta-police-officer-indicted-in-the-2019-shooting-death-of-jimmy-atchison/ |
CLEVELAND, OH (WLIO) - A recent study found children who play video games for three hours a day or more seemed to have better impulse control and memory. That was compared to children who did not play video games.
So, what does that mean for parents?
Psychologists say while the results of this study, which examined 2,000 children, ages 9 and 10 years old, are encouraging, there are still a lot of factors to consider, like how the measurements were taken. And more importantly, how the results translate into the real world. When a child spends too much time in front of a screen, or in this case playing video games, they're missing out on socialization.
Socialization is very important for a child when it comes to developing not only social skills, but use of language and understanding feelings. So, the doctors’ recommendation for parents would be to continue limiting screen time.
“Relating to screens though it may improve brain functioning, does not necessarily mean that it enables someone to be able to relate to others effectively. I think that's the key,” says Dr. Michael Manos of Cleveland Clinic Children’s.
The researchers of the study did note that more work needs to be done on this topic. They also plan to look further into how video games can impact a child as they mature.
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Survey will collect energy and water cost and consumption data to update the 1-100 ENERGY STAR® Score and EPA's Water Score for Multifamily Housing
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced that it has launched the 2023 Multifamily Energy and Water Survey, a national effort to collect and analyze whole property energy and water consumption and costs from 2022, together with property-specific characteristics, for a wide range of multifamily properties. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will use the anonymized data to update the 1-100 ENERGY STAR Score and EPA's Water Score for Multifamily Housing, which provide transparency into how a multifamily building's energy or water consumption compares to similar multifamily buildings in the United States.
The survey partners include Conservice, CRE Finance Council, Enterprise Community Partners, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Apartment Association, National Council of State Housing Agencies, National Multifamily Housing Council, NeighborWorks America, Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future, the Urban Land Institute, and WegoWise by Measurabl. Bright Power has been engaged to manage and administer the survey.
In 2011, Fannie Mae identified multifamily properties as a property class that did not have a federally supported national survey of utility consumption, costs, and building characteristics. Seeing this gap, Fannie Mae assembled a team of industry partners to survey multifamily property owners about their property characteristics and energy and water consumption and costs. This effort provided anonymized data to EPA, resulting in the creation of the inaugural 1-100 ENERGY STAR Score for multifamily in 2014 and the EPA Water Score for multifamily in 2017.
The 1-100 ENERGY STAR score for multifamily housing makes it easy to understand a property's energy performance compared to its peers and helps better assess the relative risk of each property. Properties receive a score on a 1 to 100 scale, which accounts for the property's energy use across fuel types and normalizes for weather, building characteristics, and business activity. This score represents the property's percentile ranking compared with similar buildings from the nationwide survey dataset.
"At Fannie Mae, we are committed to making multifamily properties greener and healthier for residents, and the launch of the 2023 Multifamily Energy and Water survey will provide valuable data for the industry," said Karyn Sper, Senior Director of Multifamily Green, Healthy Housing, and Duty to Serve at Fannie Mae. "By participating in this survey, property owners and managers will be helping the multifamily industry become more efficient and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
The 2023 Multifamily Energy and Water survey will conclude on June 30, 2023. Fannie Mae has created a website that contains information about the survey, the survey link, other helpful resources, and contact information.
About Fannie Mae
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PARIS, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridiam has achieved internationally recognized Certified B Corporation™ ("B Corp") status. The B Corp certification recognizes that Meridiam, together with its subsidiaries, has been designated as meeting high standards of social and environmental impact. Meridiam is one of a relatively small number of firms to have achieved B Corp certification. Over 150,000 companies have taken the B Corp Assessment since the beginning of the B Lab movement back in 2006, and as of December 2022, there are only +6,000 certified B Corporations across 159 industries in 87 countries around the world. These for-profit companies use the power of their businesses to build a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable economy.
The B Corp verification process is administered by the non-profit B Lab that measures a company's social and environmental performance. To become a Certified B Corporation, companies undergo an in-depth assessment with over 300 questions on the impact of their operations and business model on their workers, customers, communities, and environment, and must receive a minimum verified score on the B Impact Assessment.
Meridiam secured an overall score of 114.2 in its B Impact Assessment, when a company must score a minimum of 80 points on the assessment in order to become a B Corp, and companies taking the B Corp Assessment score an average of 51. The Firm's total was based on its individual Impact Area Scores in the areas of Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers.
"Since our inception in 2005, the alignment of our investment strategy with finding sustainable and responsible solutions has been our driving force," said Thierry Déau, Meridiam Founder and Chief Executive Officer. "We are very proud of receiving the B Corp certification, which recognizes our business philosophy, our corporate mission and our long-term vision. We are convinced that having a positive and measurable impact not only benefits communities, the environment and the broader community, but also mitigates risk and ensures a return on investment. We believe infrastructure that delivers the highest ethical and sustainability standards brings more value to communities and economies, and to our partner investors."
Already certified since 2019 as an independent investment Benefit Corporation under French law and an asset manager, Meridiam has since inception targeted positive social and environmental impact with the same determination as delivering financial performance for investors. The firm rigorously tracks, measures and monitors the impact of all its projects against Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets and the UN Sustainable Development Goals with the support of its proprietary ESG tool, Simpl.
About Meridiam
Meridiam was founded in 2005 by Thierry Déau, with the belief that the alignment of interests between the public and private sector can provide critical solutions to the collective needs of communities. Meridiam is an independent investment Certified B Corporation™ and an asset manager. The firm specializes in the development, financing, and long-term management of sustainable public infrastructure in three core sectors: sustainable mobility, critical public services and innovative low carbon solutions. With offices in Addis Ababa, Amman, Dakar, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Libreville, Luxembourg, New York, Washington, Paris, Toronto, and Vienna, Meridiam currently manages US$18 billion and more than 100 projects to date. Meridiam is certified ISO 9001: 2015, Advanced Sustainability Rating by VigeoEiris (Moody's), ISO 37001 Anti-Corruption certification by AFNOR and applies a proprietary methodology in relation to ESG and impact based on United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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‘Merry Christmas’: Woman wins $700K lottery prize, plans to donate money to church
FREMONT, N.C. (Gray News) - A woman in North Carolina is getting a holiday bonus thanks to the lottery.
According to the North Carolina Education Lottery, Donna Denton recently hit a $700,000 jackpot on a $10 Triple 777 ticket.
Denton reportedly purchased the winning ticket at a Fremont Food Mart and checked it with her husband when they returned home.
“We had a very merry Christmas,” Denton said. “This made Christmas a little happier.”
Lottery officials said Denton arrived at lottery headquarters on Wednesday to collect her prize. After required state and federal tax withholdings, the lucky winner took home $497,073.
“We were happy anyway,” Denton said. “Now we’re happier; this is a blessing.”
Denton, a production assembler, said she plans to donate some of her winnings to her church.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-31T02:25:59+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2022/12/31/merry-christmas-woman-wins-700k-lottery-prize-plans-donate-money-church/ |
PARIS, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ekinops (Euronext Paris - FR0011466069 – EKI), a leading network access and virtualization specialist, is proud to announce the participation of SixSq in the 5G-EMERGE project, which aims to develop solutions that leverage 5G technology and satellite broadcasting to put Europe at the vanguard of media delivery technology. The project is part of the European Space Agency (ESA) programme of Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) led by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The 5G-EMERGE project aims at developing an integrated satellite and terrestrial system based on open standards to enable high-quality content distribution services over multi-layer IP infrastructures. Telecommunications satellites will efficiently deliver high-demand content, including streaming of live events, as close as possible to the end user – to the 'edge'. The project includes demonstrations in 5G base stations, users' homes and vehicles.
A consortium of 20 companies from six European countries will collaborate on developing the distributed edge technology and service-delivery features. SixSq's contribution includes leading the demonstration work package and providing the edge-to-cloud software infrastructure based on its Nuvla.io B2B SaaS platform and marketplace of containerised applications, as well as its open source NuvlaEdge software.
SixSq CEO Marc-Elian Bégin said, "leveraging satellite broadcast and 5G is a great opportunity to deliver the right high-density content at the right location with the right customization. However, this requires fine-tuned orchestration of the entire value chain and this is what SixSq edge-to-cloud software provides. We are no stranger to big challenges posed by ESA and EBU and are looking forward to pushing the boundaries of edge-to-cloud, bringing together the space sector, 5G and multi-media content delivery."
"The 5G-Emerge project is yet another example of Ekinops' long commitment towards software innovation as a mean to add value to the telecommunications sector," commented Vincent Munière, Group Chief Technology Officer & VP R&D at Ekinops. "We are looking forward to helping set the bar in 5G services and content delivery."
For SixSq, this project is a unique opportunity to showcase its edge computing software's ability to orchestrate complex scenarios for a range of new commercial use-cases, ranging from maritime, vehicle, public transport, 5G and building applications. Working with market leaders in their domain, Nuvla.io will manage apps across the edge-to-cloud continuum.
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(KTLA) – A new Valentine’s Day-inspired meal is coming to participating McDonald’s restaurants nationwide, courtesy of rappers Cardi B and Offset.
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The meal includes the couple’s go-to McDonald’s order, plus items people can share with their special someone. The new meal combo will be available at participating restaurants starting on Valentine’s Day, according to the company.
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CA Eureka CA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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National Weather Service Eureka CA
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
This is an average forecast over a large and geographically diverse
area. For a specific forecast for your location...please refer to
the point and click forecast on our webpage at:
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Thursday.
CAZ101-130115-
Coastal Del Norte-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then slight chance
of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 48 to 58. North wind
10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear.
Areas of frost overnight. Lows 34 to 44. North wind 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs
50 to 60. Northeast wind around 10 mph shifting to the northwest
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 32 to 42. North wind around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 52 to 62. North wind around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 36 to
46. Highs 52 to 64.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
54 to 64.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 38 to
48.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs 48 to 58.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain
showers. Lows 34 to 44. Highs 48 to 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Crescent City 50 39 51 / 30 0 0
Klamath 54 37 58 / 30 0 0
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CAZ102-130115-
Del Norte Interior-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow showers.
Snow level 1500 to 2000 feet. Highs 39 to 54.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 25 to 35.
In the valleys, northwest wind up to 25 mph in the evening. At
higher elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs
43 to 58.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 27 to 37.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 47 to 61.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to
43. Highs 48 to 63.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers.
Highs 48 to 61. Lows 34 to 44.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Highs 39 to 54.
Lows 31 to 41.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 39 to 54.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gasquet 53 36 58 / 30 0 0
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CAZ103-130115-
Northern Humboldt Coast-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny.
Slight chance of rain showers in the morning. Highs 46 to 56.
North wind 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 33 to
43. North wind 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 49 to 59.
North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 32 to 42. North wind around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 52 to 62. North wind around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to
45. Highs 52 to 65.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
55 to 65.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 38 to
48.
.MONDAY...Rain likely. Highs 48 to 58.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain
showers. Lows 34 to 44. Highs 48 to 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
McKinleyville 52 37 53 / 20 10 0
Arcata 52 39 55 / 20 0 0
Eureka 51 37 53 / 20 0 0
Fortuna 51 37 55 / 20 0 0
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CAZ104-130115-
Southwestern Humboldt-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost in the morning. Slight chance of rain showers and snow
showers in the morning. Breezy. Snow level 2000 feet. Highs 40 to
54. North wind 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Windy. Lows
30 to 40. In the valleys, northwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming
north 5 to 15 mph overnight. At higher elevation, north wind
15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 45 to 59.
North wind 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 32 to 42. North wind 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 48 to 62. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to
44. Highs 48 to 63.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
50 to 61.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
36 to 46. Highs 46 to 61.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain
showers. Lows 33 to 43. Highs 43 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Honeydew 49 34 54 / 10 0 0
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CAZ105-130115-
Northern Humboldt Interior-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy early in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the
morning. Snow level 2000 feet. Highs 41 to 56. Northwest wind
around 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Areas of
frost overnight. Lows 26 to 36. In the valleys, northwest wind up
to 25 mph in the evening. At higher elevation, north wind 20 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 47 to 62.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 38.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 52 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to
43. Highs 57 to 72.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
53 to 68.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 35 to
45.
.MONDAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs 41 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers
and snow showers. Lows 29 to 39. Highs 41 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Orleans 56 36 62 / 20 0 0
Hoopa 54 38 60 / 20 0 0
Willow Creek 54 37 61 / 20 0 0
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CAZ106-130115-
Southern Humboldt Interior-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy late in the
morning then becoming sunny. Areas of frost in the morning.
Slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the morning.
Snow level 2000 feet. Highs 42 to 57. Northwest wind around
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost overnight. Breezy. Lows
27 to 37. In the valleys, northwest wind up to 25 mph in the
evening. At higher elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 48 to 63.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 27 to 37.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 51 to 66.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to
43. Highs 55 to 70.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
53 to 67.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows
35 to 45. Highs 52 to 67.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers
and snow showers. Lows 30 to 40. Highs 41 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Garberville 54 35 60 / 10 0 0
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CAZ107-130115-
Northern Trinity-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 43 to
58. Northwest wind around 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost overnight. Breezy. Lows
21 to 31. In the valleys, northwest wind up to 25 mph in the
evening. At higher elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 50 to 65.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 23 to 33.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 57 to 72.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to
41. Highs 62 to 77.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 58 to 73.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of
rain and snow. Lows 27 to 37. Highs 58 to 73.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 43 to 58.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Trinity Center 52 29 59 / 0 0 0
Weaverville 54 31 60 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ108-130115-
Southern Trinity-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost in the morning. Highs 40 to 55. Northwest wind around
20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 24 to 34.
In the valleys, northwest wind up to 25 mph in the evening. At
higher elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 46 to 61.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 35.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 52 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 32 to
42. Highs 56 to 71.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 52 to 67.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers.
Lows 32 to 42.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Highs 39 to 54. Lows 29 to 39.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 39 to 54.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hayfork 52 28 60 / 0 0 0
Ruth 48 27 56 / 0 0 0
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CAZ109-130115-
Mendocino Coast-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Windy. Highs 48 to
58. North wind 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to
30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Windy. Lows 34 to 44.
North wind 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Breezy. Highs
51 to 61. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 33 to 43. Northwest
wind 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 51 to 61. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to
46. Highs 51 to 63.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 53 to 63.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 39 to
49.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 48 to 58.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain
showers. Lows 35 to 45. Highs 48 to 58.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Fort Bragg 54 41 55 / 0 0 0
Point Arena 51 44 54 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ110-130115-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 47 to 62.
Northwest wind around 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Breezy. Lows 28 to
38. In the valleys, northwest wind up to 20 mph in the evening.
At higher elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 52 to 66.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 38. Northwest wind
around 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 54 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to 43. Highs
58 to 73.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 44.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 55 to 69.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers.
Lows 35 to 45.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs
45 to 59. Lows 33 to 43.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 46 to 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Leggett 53 35 58 / 0 0 0
Laytonville 52 32 58 / 0 0 0
Willits 55 32 58 / 0 0 0
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CAZ111-130115-
Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 45 to 60.
Northwest wind around 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 25 to 35. In the
valleys, northwest wind up to 25 mph in the evening. At higher
elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 49 to 64.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 28 to 38.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 54 to 69.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to
44. Highs 58 to 73.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 54 to 69.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 32 to
42.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and
snow. Highs 42 to 57. Lows 29 to 39.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 41 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Covelo 55 32 61 / 0 0 0
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Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Breezy. Highs
49 to 59. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Breezy. Lows 32 to
42. In the valleys, northwest wind up to 25 mph in the evening.
At higher elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 53 to 63.
Northwest wind around 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 41. Northwest wind
around 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 55 to 65.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to
46. Highs 55 to 69.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 57 to 67.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 38 to
48.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 49 to 59.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 33 to
43.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
50 to 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Boonville 54 34 58 / 0 0 0
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CAZ113-130115-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Breezy. Highs
49 to 61. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost overnight. Breezy. Lows 30 to
40. In the valleys, northwest wind up to 25 mph in the evening.
At higher elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 53 to 65.
Northwest wind around 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 41. Northwest wind
around 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 55 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 45. Highs
57 to 72.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 46. Highs
57 to 72.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 38 to 48.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 47 to 59.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 33 to 43.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
48 to 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Ukiah 60 35 63 / 0 0 0
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CAZ114-130115-
Northern Lake-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 45 to 60.
Northwest wind around 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost overnight. Breezy. Lows
27 to 37. In the valleys, northwest wind up to 25 mph in the
evening. At higher elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Breezy. Highs
48 to 63. North wind 20 to 25 mph in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 40.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 51 to 66.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to
44. Highs 56 to 71.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 53 to 68.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 33 to 43.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs 41 to 56.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows 27 to 37.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 41 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Pillsbury 58 33 63 / 0 0 0
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CAZ115-130115-
Southern Lake-
314 AM PDT Wed Apr 12 2023
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 52 to 64.
Northwest wind around 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost overnight. Breezy. Lows
32 to 42. In the valleys, northwest wind up to 25 mph in the
evening. At higher elevation, north wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Breezy. Highs
56 to 67. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 43.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 59 to 69.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to
47. Highs 59 to 72.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 59 to 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 38 to 48.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Highs 49 to 61.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 32 to
42.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs
49 to 61.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lakeport 57 35 61 / 0 0 0
Middletown 62 37 65 / 0 0 0
Clearlake 59 36 63 / 0 0 0
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WASHINGTON — About 10 percent of people appear to suffer long COVID after an Omicron infection, a lower estimate than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study of nearly 10,000 Americans that aims to help unravel the mysterious condition.
Early findings from the National Institutes of Health's study highlight a dozen symptoms that most distinguish long COVID, the catchall term for the sometimes debilitating health problems that can last for months or years after even a mild case of COVID-19.
Millions worldwide have had long COVID, with dozens of widely varying symptoms including fatigue and brain fog. Scientists still don’t know what causes it, why it only strikes some people, how to treat it — or even how to best diagnose it. Better defining the condition is key for research to get those answers.
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“Sometimes I hear people say, ’Oh, everybody’s a little tired,'" said Dr. Leora Horwitz of NYU Langone Health, one of the study authors. “No, there’s something different about people who have long COVID and that’s important to know.”
The new research, published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, includes more than 8,600 adults who had COVID-19 at different points in the pandemic, comparing them with another 1,100 who hadn’t been infected.
By some estimates, roughly 1 in 3 of COVID-19 patients have experienced long COVID. That’s similar to NIH study participants who reported getting sick before the Omicron variant began spreading in the United States in December 2021. That’s also when the study opened, and researchers noted that people who already had long COVID symptoms might have been more likely to enroll.
But about 2,230 patients had their first coronavirus infection after the study started, allowing them to report symptoms in real-time — and only about 10 percent experienced long-term symptoms after six months.
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Prior research has suggested the risk of long COVID has dropped since Omicron appeared; its descendants still are spreading.
The bigger question is how to identify and help those who already have long COVID.
The new study zeroed in on a dozen symptoms that may help define long COVID: fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, gastrointestinal symptoms, heart palpitations, sexual problems, loss of smell or taste, thirst, chronic cough, chest pain, worsening symptoms after activity, and abnormal movements.
The researchers assigned scores to the symptoms, seeking to establish a threshold that eventually could help ensure similar patients are enrolled in studies of possible long COVID treatments, as part of the NIH study or elsewhere, for an apples-to-apples comparison.
Horwitz stressed that doctors shouldn’t use that list to diagnose someone with long COVID — it’s a potential research tool only. Patients may have one of those symptoms, or many — or other symptoms not on the list — and still be suffering long-term consequences of the coronavirus.
Everyone's doing studies of long COVID yet "we don’t even know what that means,” Horwitz said. | 2023-05-25T23:26:54+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/25/nation/us-study-finds-1-10-get-long-covid-after-omicron-starts-identifying-key-symptoms/ |
PHOENIX (AP) — Even while watching last year’s Super Bowl, Bill Richards was planning how this year’s pregame show would look.
Richards is the lead producer for Fox’s Super Bowl pregame show for the fifth time. The five hours leading up to Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles is analysis, entertainment and pageantry all in one huge production.
“It’s a cloud. I don’t say that to feel negative, but it’s something that’s with you for at least a year,” Richards said earlier this week. “You’re always kind of like if you get something great for Week 7, do I save that for the Super Bowl?”
Even though Fox and Richards have had a year to prepare, the final rundown still wasn’t finalized as of Saturday afternoon.
Most of the features — especially the final two hours — are dictated by the teams, but Richards and his crew were able to get a couple done before the matchup between the Chiefs and Eagles was set two weeks ago.
Besides profiles on Arizona and Phoenix, which is hosting the Super Bowl for the fourth time, there will be a feature on the 50-year anniversary of the 1972 Miami Dolphins’ perfect season. Richards said he has been happy with that profile because it has the feel of bringing viewers into the locker room.
There will also be features that run the gamut from funny to thought-provoking.
“I think we do sports comedy as well, if not better than anybody,” Richards said. “So we’ll have a little bit of that. But this is our first Super Bowl with Tom Rinaldi (who was hired from ESPN in 2020) and I’m really excited about the stuff he’s gonna bring to it and kind of grab at a different type of emotion.”
The first three hours will be a mix of entertainment, celebrity interviews and other features before the focus turns to beginning to break down the game over the final two hours.
“It’s quite a challenge moving those chess pieces around, making sure to get the right stuff in and at the right time,” Richards said. “You really want things to flow. The attitude of the show is going to be different than at the end. If you’re going to get there early, it’s like showing up at a party, here’s the guys you want to hang out with. And then as you get closer and start focusing in, it’s a little more X’s and O’s and less music and fun.”
Besides figuring out where certain features air, Richards also has to divvy up time among the cast of 13 serving as either a host or analyst.
Host Curt Menefee said he will get to the stadium 3 1/2 hours before show starts at 1 p.m. EST. Besides doing the pregame show, Menefee and the Fox NFL Sunday team of Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan and Rob Gronkowski will be on at halftime and anchor postgame coverage.
“People keep asking how you do a pregame on Super Bowl Sunday, it’s all about pacing because it is a long day,” Menefee said. “It does go by fast once you’re in it and the excitement builds.”
The pregame show is not only a Fox Sports production. It includes appearances from those who have shows on Fox as well as some involvement from Fox News and Fox Business.
There’s also another reason why Super Bowl pregame shows are long — they make money. A 30-second commercial during the first couple hours of the pregame went for $100,000. That rate increases to closer to $3 million before kickoff.
Charissa Thompson — who hosts the Fox NFL Kickoff early show on Sundays during the season — will also handle some of the early hosting duties. Sean Payton remains a part of the coverage despite being hired by the Denver Broncos a couple weeks ago.
“If the pregame was six or seven hours, there would still be plenty of stuff to talk about and no shortage of entertainment,” Thompson said.
Fox Sports CEO and Executive Producer Eric Shanks has been involved in all of the network’s Super Bowl broadcasts. While he still looks back fondly on Fox’s first one in New Orleans in 1997, he has seen the network continue to grow as it airs the Super Bowl for the 10th time.
“I don’t think will replace the first one, because it was joining the other three networks in doing a Super Bowl. But I will say that this constantly gets bigger and more refined,” he said. “I think our storytelling has grown by leaps and bounds. And, quite honestly, our ability to make it a big event now with everything that we do.
“That first one won’t be replaced, but there’s nothing like the next one.”
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AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2023-02-12T20:48:36+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/sports/ap-foxs-super-bowl-pregame-planning-is-a-year-long-effort/ |
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign ministry summoned the French ambassador to “strongly condemn” the French senate’s decision to host Syrian Kurdish groups that Ankara considers to be terrorists, the Turkish state-run news agency reported Monday.
Pierre Laurent, vice-president of the French Senate, announced on Twitter Saturday that he hosted a delegation from northeast Syria last week to discuss the situation in the region. Media reports said the senate awarded medals to members of the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, and its women’s branch, the Kurdish Women’s Protection Units, in recognition of their fight against the extremist Islamic State group in Syria.
Anadolu Agency reported that Turkish officials protested to French Ambassador Herve Magro and reiterated Ankara’s expectations of solidarity from its NATO allies in its fight against terrorism. They also asked France not to support alleged efforts by Kurdish militants to “gain international credence,” according to Anadolu.
Turkey considers the two groups as extensions of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, which has waged a nearly four-decade long insurgency in Turkey and is listed as a terror organization by the United States and the European Union.
The United States and other countries however, regard the Syrian Kurdish groups as key allies in the fight against IS and have extended support to the organizations, frustrating Turkey.
That frustration is partly the reason for Turkey delaying Sweden and Finland’s membership to NATO. | 2023-03-27T23:32:26+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/world-news/turkey-calls-french-envoy-protests-hosting-of-syria-kurds/ |
Annual Indian Gaming Association Golf Tournament Kicking Off 2022 Mid-Year Conference with special guest John Daly on November 14 at 9am at the We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
Sponsors include San Manuel Casino, PlayForTickets.com, University of Phoenix, Ainsworth, and Gaming Labs International
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Indian Gaming Association, an intertribal national coalition of 254 federally recognized Tribal Nations dedicated to preserving tribal sovereignty and gaming, will be hosting the 2022 Mid-Year Conference in Arizona at the We-Po-Ka Casino from November 14 through 16. The conference will feature panel and roundtable discussions and a golf tournament to kick off one of the largest gatherings of Tribal leaders and gaming experts in the country.
"We are thrilled to regroup at the Mid-Year Conference quickly after the election to ensure we are well positioned to protect tribal sovereignty with the forthcoming new Congress, local and state elected officials," said Indian Gaming Association Chairman Ernie Stevens, Jr. "This gathering will give us an opportunity to discuss the outcomes in California's ballot measure on online sports betting, the first year of sports betting in Arizona, and current federal politics and policies impacting Indian Country."
To kickoff the event, IGA will be hosting a golf tournament with celebrity guest John Daly on Monday, November 14 at 9 am. A limited number of Foursomes are still available and can be purchased here.
Panel highlights include:
- Remembering The Fort McDowell Casino Raid
The Federal agents arrived at the Fort McDowell Casino before sunrise with their guns and Mayflower moving vans. Before they could haul away the casino's slot machines, they were surrounded by the concerned tribal citizens of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. The rest of the story is history - the tribe that fought the feds and won. Join us as we look back at this monumental event in tribal gaming history with the people who were there. - Arizona Sports Betting: One Year Later
It's been a year since the launch of sports betting in Arizona. With almost 20 licenses spread among commercial gaming and tribal gaming enterprises, it brought a new era of competition. The big question everyone is asking is how are the tribes doing in Arizona? In this session, we'll take a closer look at this question. We dig into the politics, policies and business of sports betting/online gaming in Arizona. - What's next for sports betting in California?
A deep dive into the outcomes of California propositions 26 & 27 and what's next for sports betting in California from the tribal and industry stakeholders.
For more information on the Mid-Year Conference or to receive a media credential to attend, please contact: IndianGamingAssociationPR@SunshineSachs.com.
You can find more information on registering for the golf tournament here.
For more information on registering for the tradeshow, please visit: midyear-nationalindiangamingshow.com.
Incorporated in 1985, Indian Gaming Association (IGA) is an inter-tribal association of federally recognized Indian Tribes united with the mission of protecting and preserving tribal sovereignty and the ability of Tribes to attain economic self-sufficiency through gaming and other forms of economic development. IGA operates as an educational, legislative, and public policy resource for tribal policy makers as well as the public, on issues related to Indian gaming and tribal community development. Learn more here: www.indiangaming.org.
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HONG KONG, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL Electronics, one of the dominant players in the global TV industry and a leading consumer electronics company, topped the global 98-inch TV category with the world's largest market share from Q1 to Q3 this year. TCL also ranked first in France, Italy, Australia and Pakistan in terms of sales performance for the 98-inch TV market, granting them the leading position overall so far.
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Under the branding signature to 'Inspire Greatness', TCL continues to provide high-quality products and groundbreaking innovations which play a pivotal role in the lives of consumers, by empowering them to elevate their home viewing experience with cinema-inspired technologies.
At IFA 2022, TCL presented the 98-inch QLED TV 98C735, the largest model in its XL Collection, to consumers. With its outstanding QLED 4K resolution, leading 100 percent+ color volume, and stunning brightness, it enables consumers to enjoy an immersive viewing experience with stunning image quality and breathtaking contrast. Its IMAX Enhanced display meets the highest certification standards for resolution and refresh rates, transforming sports fans into front-row spectators just as if they were in a stadium or providing movie lovers with a cinematic experience at home this holiday season.
In addition, a certain exciting football event is just around the corner. With an awe-inspiring large screen, TCL's XL Collection TVs are designed for sports enthusiasts to celebrate this football festival season at home, sitting courtside without leaving the comfort of their couch.
The XL Collection is also designed for displaying fast-moving, action-packed scenes at their native speed, providing a breathtaking experience for movies and video games.
TCL's position as the market leader for 98-inch TVs will continue to thrive through technological innovations and synergies with other product categories, such as its soundbars which further elevate the viewing experience by creating a fully integrated and immersive environment.
About TCL Electronics
TCL Electronics (1070.HK) is a fast-growing consumer electronics company and a leading player in the global TV industry. Founded in 1981, it now operates in over 160 markets globally. TCL specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of consumer electronics products ranging from TVs, audio and smart home appliances. Visit TCL home page at https://www.tcl.com.
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...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 35 to 55 MPH with gusts up to 80 MPH. Isolated
wind gusts 85 to 95 MPH are possible along the Interstate 25
corridor in eastern Platte County.
* WHERE...East Platte County and Central Laramie County including
the cities of Glendo, Wheatland, Chugwater, and Cheyenne.
* WHEN...8 AM MST until 5 PM MST Tuesday. The strongest winds are
expected during the late morning and early afternoon hours on
Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be
hazardous to light weight and high profile vehicles, including
campers and tractor trailers. Winds of this magnitude can also
lead to property damage.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of
58 mph or more can lead to property damage.
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Bystanders wait around the taped off area after reports of Cheyenne Police Department responding to a shooting in the area of Frontier Mall located at 1400 Dell Range Boulevard. Police were called to the area Monday at 6 p.m., and as of 7:51 p.m. were still actively searching for the suspect. Courtesy of Wyoming Tribune Eagle staff
Bystanders wait around the taped off area after reports of Cheyenne Police Department responding to a shooting in the area of Frontier Mall located at 1400 Dell Range Boulevard. Police were called to the area Monday at 6 p.m., and as of 7:51 p.m. were still actively searching for the suspect. Courtesy of Wyoming Tribune Eagle staff
CHEYENNE – Cheyenne Police are currently searching for a suspect in a shooting that took place earlier this evening near Frontier Mall.
CPD spokesperson Alex Farkas told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle that the call came in at 6 p.m. of a shooting "in the vicinity of the mall." She confirmed that there was a shooting victim and that the shooter was still at large, but would not provide a description of the suspect or say if one was available.
The victim's condition is not known at this time.
Farkas said she was not authorized to release any additional information as of 7:15 p.m., but that she would contact the WTE again once she had permission to do so.
A reporter at the scene said the area near the Verizon store southeast of the mail was taped off, and bystanders stood around the taped area in front of the JCPenney department store. Two trucks and a sedan with its doors open were surrounded by law enforcement vehicles, and a firetruck blocked the entrance off of Dell Range.
No other information was available, as bystanders and police didn't comment.
CPD's Facebook page was updated at 7:51 p.m., and officials reported that police were still actively searching the area for the suspect. Residents have been asked to avoid the area.
This is a developing story and will be updated as we obtain new information. | 2023-01-10T03:22:38+00:00 | wyomingnews.com | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/cheyenne-police-searching-for-shooter-in-incident-near-frontier-mall/article_1ed5e17c-908d-11ed-bfeb-83aab4cb90af.html |
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Postal Service dedicated its Lunar New Year: Year of the Rabbit Forever stamp at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
The public is asked to share the news on social media using the hashtags #LunarNewYear and #LunarNewYearRabbit.
"For more than three decades, the Postal Service has issued stamps highlighting the Lunar New Year, and they are some of the most successful stamp releases in our history. This is an important celebration for many Asian people, with an estimated 1.5 billion people around the world marking this special occasion," said Derek Kan, a member of the USPS Board of Governors, who served as the dedicating official. "As we use this stamp in the weeks ahead, let us reflect on the American journey, and the millions of Asian Americans who have helped walk it."
Other participants at the ceremony were London N. Breed, mayor of San Francisco; Fiona Ma, state treasurer of California, who served as the master of ceremonies; Jay Xu, director of the Asian Art Museum; Claudine Cheng, president of the APA Heritage Foundation; Donald Lu, president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce; and Linda Ng, national president of OCA — Asian Pacific American Advocates.
"I want to thank the United States Postal Service and their workers for all the hard work they do every day. This year, we are excited to be the city to introduce the release of the Year of the Rabbit Commemorative Forever Stamp," said San Francisco Mayor London Breed. "As we look forward to preparing for and celebrating the arrival of spring, this stamp symbolizes our continued commitment to working with one another not only during this time of the year but all year round."
The Year of the Rabbit begins Jan. 22 and ends on Feb. 9, 2024.
Lunar New Year is an important holiday for many Asian communities around the world. It is primarily celebrated by people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tibetan, Mongolian, Malaysian and Filipino heritage. Across these varied cultures, many traditions exist for ringing in a new year of good luck and prosperity. Parades and pageants are common with dancers, acrobats and musicians.
Personality traits and attributes are often associated with people born in the year of a particular animal. Those born in rabbit years are said to be elegant, graceful and kind. Pink, red and purple are lucky colors for rabbits, and plantain lilies are also said to be fortunate. Romantic compatibility, career trajectory and health prospects are also believed to be linked to one's birth sign.
Lunar New Year celebrations culminate on the night of the first full moon after Lunar New Year's Eve, known as the Lantern Festival in Chinese culture. In the United States and elsewhere, the festival is marked with grand parades and brilliant lanterns decorating public spaces.
"At the Asian Art Museum, our mission is to share a broader, richer and more inclusive story of the diverse America we live in today," said Jay Xu, the Barbara Bass Bakar director and CEO of the Asian Art Museum. "Hope characterizes the Year of the Rabbit in 2023 — and it fills me with hope to unveil this unique Lunar New Year stamp at our museum, and to showcase the power of art everywhere to help tell that special story with beauty and joy."
In observance of this holiday, the Postal Service introduced its third series of Lunar New Year stamps in 2020. This latest series will continue through 2031 with stamps for the Year of the Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Boar still to come.
Art director Antonio Alcalá worked on the stamp design with artist Camille Chew to create imagery that is fresh, fun and celebratory. Calling to mind the elaborately decorated masks used in the dragon or lion dances often performed during Lunar New Year parades, Chew's three-dimensional masks are a contemporary take on the long tradition of paper-cut folk-art crafts created during this auspicious time of year.
The Lunar New Year stamp is available in panes of 20.
The Lunar New Year stamp story can be viewed on the Postal Service social media pages at facebook.com/usps, U.S. Postal Service (@USPS) / Twitter and Stamps - YouTube.
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Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to more than 163 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America's most valued and trusted brands.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
For USPS media resources, including broadcast-quality video and audio and photo stills, visit the USPS Newsroom. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the USPS YouTube channel, like us on Facebook and enjoy our Postal Posts blog. For more information about the Postal Service, visit usps.com and facts.usps.com.
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With elections in November, Israeli leaders are debating the just-finished political experiment that saw right-wing Jewish parties working with Arab politicians.
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With elections in November, Israeli leaders are debating the just-finished political experiment that saw right-wing Jewish parties working with Arab politicians.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-07-08T11:44:46+00:00 | kgou.org | https://www.kgou.org/2022-07-08/a-jewish-palestinian-political-coalition-failed-could-it-work-in-the-future |
Better Business Bureau warns of fake charities
JACKSON, Tenn. — If you are looking to help those in need following a tragedy, be careful as not all charities are legitimate.
Leaders with the Better Business Bureau say scammers take advantage of those wanting to help others, especially during an unfortunate event.
“Every time there’s a tragedy, like I said, we see more and more of these fake charities pop up. And more and more, we’re seeing these fake pleads on these crowdfunding sites,” said Daniel Irwin, the Director of Public Relations and Outreach for the Better Business Bureau.
Irwin says to be careful of any group or organization that comes up right after a tragedy.
“There’s going to be a lot of them that pop up overnight. Again, not all of them are fake, not all of them are scams. Some of them have great intentions, but they’re just not able to provide the services that they claim they can,” Irwin said.
Irwin says to do your research if giving to a crowdfund site.
“Review the platform’s policies and procedures. Keep in mind that some crowdfunding sites take precautions in carefully screening, vetting and managing postings, but others don’t,” Irwin said.
He says many times scammers use these websites.
“A lot of times these GoFundMe pages, or these crowdfunding pages, will have names and pictures of victims, and they don’t always have permission to do so,” Irwin said.
Irwin says there ways to verify the legitimacy of a charity.
“We recommend giving to those that meet our standards, the BBB Standards for Charity, and you can find those at our charitable giving branch. It’s give.org and you can go there and find tips for donating and you can also see a list of reputable charities,” Irwin said.
Irwin says if you have been a victim of a scam, report it to the BBB on their website and also to the Federal Trade Commission.
Find more local news here. | 2022-05-28T05:09:16+00:00 | wbbjtv.com | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/05/27/better-business-bureau-warns-of-fake-charities/ |
PARIS (AP) — It was a maze of people, all crammed into about a three-foot-wide space separating the courtside seats at Accor Arena in Paris from the playing floor. Everyone wanted pretty much the same thing, a look at a French teenager who is the talk of the basketball world. They held up their phones for pictures as he walked down the sideline, outstretched their hands for greetings, most of them talking or shouting at once.
Victor Wembanyama seemed unfazed.
His 7-foot-3 frame just glided through the group with ease as he looked over the top of everyone and made his way to his seat. He found his chair, sat down, surveyed the scene for a moment and kept chatting with his family, almost oblivious to the spectacle that was happening around him, smiling and laughing and enjoying it all.
This is life now for the 19-year-old, the best player in France, the presumed No. 1 pick in the NBA draft later this year, the leading scorer and rebounder in his homeland’s top pro league, the All-Star Game MVP of that league, someone a few months away from signing a rookie NBA contract that will pay him more than $50 million over his first four seasons and landing endorsement deals that may make his basketball paychecks seem like pocket change.
“Victor,” Detroit Pistons guard and fellow French player Killian Hayes said, “is a gold nugget.”
Wembanyama’s averages of 21.4 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game all lead the French league. His team, Metropolitans 92 of Boulogne-Levallois, is 14-4 and sitting in second place about halfway through the season. Everywhere he goes, the arenas are jammed, to the point where his club has moved a home game in May from its own 4,000-seat court to the Accor Arena where the Pistons and Chicago Bulls played before a crowd of 15,885 on Thursday night with Wembanyama there as a fan.
“You know me,” Wembanyama said. “As long as we’re winning, I’m happy.”
He truly tries to keep it that simple. The people around him — his basketball team, his agents and advisors, and his family — are trying to do whatever they can to allow Wembanyama to enjoy his season. Interviews aren’t part of his daily routine right now, even though the media requests from all over the globe are a constant and will only ramp up as the NBA draft lottery, combine and draft near.
Yet his drawing power is unmistakable. Case in point: At the game Thursday, Wembanyama wasn’t seeking out the stars. The stars who were there — Formula One drivers, former NBA players, even Magic Johnson — sought him out.
“I had the chance to meet and talk to the best player in the world and this year’s number one pick in the NBA draft Victor Wembanyama!” Johnson tweeted, adding a couple of photos that showed his 6-foot-9 self just being overshadowed by the towering teen.
Officially, NBA teams can’t talk about Wembanyama yet, since he’s just a draft prospect. There hasn’t been a draft with such a small amount of mystery surrounding the No. 1 pick since LeBron James entered the league in 2003. The question isn’t who goes No. 1, but who picks No. 1, something that will be settled by the order of how the ping-pong balls fall at the draft lottery on May 16.
The draft is June 22, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will come onto the stage, say a brief welcome, then announce which team has the No. 1 pick and how it has five minutes to make its selection. He shook Wembanyama’s hand for the first time Thursday night in a private hello; he’ll shake it again with the world watching when he announces the No. 1 draft pick, too.
Until that night comes, Silver is trying to not do anything that will add to the pressure Wembanyama is, or soon will be, facing.
“Everything I hear has been enormously positive,” Silver told The Associated Press in Paris on Thursday. “Not just about his size, his strength, his agility, his skill on the court, but I’m told he’s a wonderful young man and that he’s very bright, he’s very engaged, humble at the same time.
“I just want to be fair to him,” Silver added. “You know, I don’t think it should be my role to anoint him as the next great one. I’ll let others do that. But I know the league is excited to have him. And the fact that he’s French, and the interest he will generate in this country but also in Europe is not lost on me. And so, all positive so far.”
There have been no signs that Wembanyama isn’t enjoying all the buzz, all the hype. At a road game in Dijon earlier this week, the home team ran out to a quick double-digit lead over Metropolitans 92 and a sellout crowd was screaming and stomping. Wembanyama didn’t react much; he went to the bench for a break, cheered on teammates as they trimmed the deficit, then returned to the floor and made three 3-pointers in a relatively short span to silence the building and help set the tone for what became another win.
He just went about his business, just as he did when trying to find his seat Thursday. He’ll be the center of attention wherever he goes for a long time, and few have any doubt that he can handle what comes his way.
“The sky’s the limit, for sure,” said Joakim Noah, a two-time NBA All-Star from France. “He has a lot of potential. But the journey still has to be written.”
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The San Francisco-based ridesharing company Lyft is facing 17 new lawsuits brought by users of its service from around the country, who claim the company failed to protect passengers and drivers from physical and sexual assault.
Of the lawsuits, 14 were from people who said they were sexually assaulted while using Lyft, and three said they were physically assaulted. At a news conference to announce the lawsuits, five of the plaintiffs shared their stories.
Stella Grant, a former Lyft driver from Chicago, described how an intoxicated passenger attacked her after Grant tried to confirm the rider's identity in August of 2020.
"She quickly began abusing me verbally and physically," Grant said. "She was really violent with me while I was driving. She cursed at me and punched at my head and my face and back."
Grant said that, after the assault, she was left bleeding and had to go to the emergency room. Doctors recommended she receive physical therapy, but she said that she couldn't afford it; after losing her job at the start of the pandemic, she had been relying on Lyft to support her family.
Responding to the allegations presented in the lawsuits, a spokesperson for Lyft said the company is "committed to helping keep drivers and riders safe."
"While safety incidents on our platform are incredibly rare, we realize that even one is too many. Our goal is to make every Lyft ride as safe as possible, and we will continue to take action and invest in technology, policies and partnerships to do so," the spokesperson said.
Katherine Rasta, a passenger from Phoenix, said she was sexually assaulted in June of 2021. Her driver made unwanted sexual advances throughout the drive, she said, and once they arrived at her destination, he locked the car doors and sexually assaulted her.
"Then he told me, 'This is our little secret. Don't tell anyone. Remember, I know where you live, and I know where your friends live now. I doubt you'll want any trouble, right?'" Rasta said.
All of the drivers and passengers said Lyft did practically nothing to help them after they reported their assaults, other than telling them they were sorry for their experience and that they would suspend the account of the driver or passenger who assaulted them. Two drivers said Lyft offered them a few hundred dollars after they reported their assaults, but did not follow up with them afterward.
Attorneys and victims called on Lyft to make its service safer by installing cameras inside of all Lyft vehicles, conducting biometric fingerprint scans and background checks for drivers, and eliminating a policy that allows users to order a Lyft ride for someone else.
Adam Wolf, one of the attorneys representing the Lyft users, said it was clear that the company did not care about its passengers or drivers.
"The thing Lyft is most concerned about protecting is its own profit margins," Wolf said.
Attorneys also claimed that Lyft's policy on not sharing user information after an assault without a court order creates a major obstacle to even the most basic criminal investigations or civil protective orders.
"Lyft is on the side of the perpetrators, not the victims," Wolf said.
A Lyft spokesperson accused attorneys at the conference of making false and misleading claims about the company's safety policies. The representative noted that over 99% of rides occur without a safety report, that the company requires yearly background checks for drivers, and that it cooperates with all law enforcement investigations when presented with a valid request. The spokesperson also said all drivers are required to take a community safety education course before driving.
The new lawsuits come three years after 14 women filed a lawsuit against Lyft claiming that, after being sexually assaulted or raped by drivers, Lyft failed to take action even when it was aware of drivers who were accused of assault and purposefully ignored victims' reports.
In 2021, Lyft revealed it had received over 4,000 reports of sexual assault from its users between 2017 and 2019. That report also showed that instances of sexual assault increased year after year, and included 360 total reports of non-consensual sexual penetration and 2,300 reports of "non-consensual touching of a sexual body part."
The plaintiffs in these most recent lawsuits said that the physical and psychological toll of their assaults is still fresh. Some said they pulled away from loved ones, and several reported having PTSD.
Amy Collins, a Lyft driver from Napa, Calif., said she was sexually assaulted in March of 2020 and described the outcome she wanted from the lawsuit.
"I hope that sharing my story, and my trauma, will get Lyft to care about the people who use its platform," Collins said.
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Bird flu sparks deli turkey shortage amid existing supply chain issues
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Supply chain issues and bird flu are making it harder for consumers to find turkey at grocery stores.
“I would say over the past two or three weeks here they’ve had a sign up saying there’s a shortage,” Lisa Andersen said of her recent shopping trips. “We’ve had some off-brands they don’t normally carry. Sometimes they are completely out.”
Some smaller companies can pivot from one supplier to another when supply gets low, but even so, it’s become a day-to-day guessing game.
“I can tell people we have turkey but tomorrow we won’t because the most recent supplier we found now is out of turkey,” Ed Gardeski, the general manager of a grocery store in Minnesota, explained.
Minnesota is the No. 1 turkey-producing state in the country, but even Gardeski said supply chain issues have been a problem since the beginning of the pandemic. This spring’s wave of bird influenza only compounded the issue.
“The main supplier for our deli slicing meat is about four months out now with getting that product back in,” Gardeski said.
While bird flu cases have dropped in Minnesota, there is concern a second wave of the flu could hit during the fall migration.
The good news is that deli meat should eventually catch up, and the USDA is not anticipating a turkey shortage for Thanksgiving.
Gardeski said consumers should think about placing their turkey orders earlier this year, just in case.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Brandon Miller scored 24 points, including 21 in the second half, to lead No. 4 Alabama to a 91-88 win over Memphis on Tuesday night.
Led by Kendric Davis’ 30 points, the Tigers (8-3) stayed close most of the way for a second upset of a Top 10 Alabama team in as many years and closed the gap in the final seconds.
Alabama had just climbed into the Top 5 after becoming the first team to beat two No. 1 teams — North Carolina and Houston — before January since Duke in the 1965-66 season.
Miller had eight rebounds, five assists and four 3s to help the Tide fight off the challenge this time. Marc Sears scored 12 of his 18 points in the first half and was 9 of 13 from the free throw line.
Noah Clowney, who has won the past two Southeastern Conference freshman of the week honors, fouled out with 11 points and nine rebounds. Jaden Bradley scored 10.
DeAndre Williams had 15 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 6:18 left for Memphis. Davis also fouled out late.
NO. 5 HOUSTON 74, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 46
HOUSTON — Ja’Vier Francis had career highs of 17 points and 15 rebounds, Marcus Sasser scored 17 points, and Houston rebounded from its first loss.
Sasser, a preseason All-American, was 6 of 10 from the field after shooting 2 of 11 and scoring nine points in Houston’s 71-65 loss to Alabama on Saturday. Francis was 7 of 10 as Houston (10-1) shot 50% on the night.
Kam Woods scored 26 points to lead the Aggies (4-5). Woods scored 17 of North Carolina A&T’s 21 first-half points and finished 10 of 18 from the field.
NO. 9 ARIZONA 99, TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 61
TUCSON, Ariz. — Azuolas Tubelis had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Arizona hit a season-high 15 3s to beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Tubelis, a 6-foot-11 junior from Lithuania, early in the game became the 53rd player in school history to reach 1,000 career points. He shot 9 of 16 and also had four assists.
Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 16 points off the bench, Oumar Ballo had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Cedric Henderson Jr. had 11 points for the Wildcats (9-1).
Corpus Christi (5-4) got 12 points from Simeon Fryer but overall shot only 30.7%. One of the smallest teams in Division I, the Islanders were outrebounded 52-32.
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PARIS (AP) — French unions called for new nationwide protests next week, which will coincide with King Charles III's planned visit to France, after more than 1 million people demonstrated throughout the country Thursday against unpopular pension reforms.
The Interior Ministry said the march in Paris, which was marred by violence, drew 119,000 people which was a record for the capital during the pension protests. Polls show that most French oppose President Emmanuel Macron's bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, which he says is necessary to keep the system afloat.
Building on the strong turnout, unions swiftly called for new protests and strikes on March 28, when the British king is scheduled to visit Bordeaux.
Nationwide, more than a million people joined protest marches held in cities and towns around the country Thursday, the ministry said.
The marches were held a day after Macron further angered his critics by standing strong on the retirement bill that his government forced through parliament without a vote.
Strikes upended travel as protesters blockaded train stations, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, refineries and ports.
In Paris, street battles between police and black-clad, masked groups who attacked at least two fast food restaurants, a supermarket and a bank reflected intensifying violence and drew attention away from the tens of thousands of peaceful marchers.
Police, pelted by objects and fireworks, charged multiple times and used tear gas to disperse rioters. A haze of tear gas fumes covered part of the Place de l'Opera, where demonstrators converged at the march's end. Police estimated the “radical elements” at some 1,000 people.
Amid the chaos, one police officer was seen falling to the ground with his shield. Colleagues dragged him to safety. Police said he was being treated but didn't elaborate or say whether there were other injuries.
Violence also marred other marches, notably in the western cities of Nantes, Rennes and Lorient — where an administrative building was attacked and the courtyard of the police station was set afire and its windows broken — and in Lyon, in the southeast.
Thursday's nationwide protests were the ninth organized by eight unions since January, when opponents still hoped that parliament would reject Macron's measure to raise the retirement age. But the government forced it through using a special constitutional measure.
In an interview Wednesday, Macron refused to budge from his position that a new law is necessary to keep retirement coffers funded. Opponents proposed other solutions, including higher taxes on the wealthy or companies, which Macron says would hurt the economy.
The Constitutional Council must now approve the measure. But opponents refuse to give up.
“We are trying to say before the law is enacted ... that we have to find a way out and we continue to say that the way out is the withdrawal of the law," the chief of the moderate CFDT trade union, Laurent Berger, told The Associated Press.
High-speed and regional trains, the Paris metro and public transportation systems in other major cities were disrupted. About 30% of flights at Paris Orly Airport were canceled.
The Eiffel Tower and the Versailles Palace were closed Thursday due to the strikes.
Protesters staged blockades on major highways and interchanges to slow traffic around big cities.
Violence, a recurring issue at protests, has intensified in recent days. Gerald Darmanin had said that 12,000 security forces would be in the French streets Thursday, with 5,000 in Paris,
Macron insisted Wednesday that the government's bill to raise the retirement age must be implemented by the end of the year.
Critics attacked him for the statement, describing him as “self-satisfied,” “out of touch” and “offensive.”
The Education Ministry said in a statement that about 24% of teachers walked off the job in primary and middle schools on Thursday, and 15% in high schools.
At Paris' Gare de Lyon train station, several hundred strikers walked on railway tracks to prevent trains from moving, brandishing flares and chanting “and we will go, and we will go until withdrawal" and “Macron, go away.”
"This year perhaps maybe our holidays won’t be so great," said Maxime Monin, 46, who stressed that employees like him, who work in public transport, are not paid on strike days. "But I think it’s worth the sacrifice.”
Fabien Villedieu, a unionist with SUD-rail, said the strike at France's railway company SNCF is open-ended. “There are actions every day everywhere ... with one, two, three or four protests. One, two, three or four blockades,” he said. “What do we need to do to make the government listen?”
In the northern suburbs of Paris, several dozen union members blocked a bus depot in Pantin, preventing about 200 vehicles from getting out during rush hour.
Nadia Belhoum, a 48-year-old bus driver participating in the action, criticized Macron’s decision to force the higher retirement age through.
“The president of the Republic ... is not a king, and he should listen to his people," she said.
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Elaine Ganley, Masha Macpherson, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Nicolas Garriga and Helena Alves in Paris contributed to the story. | 2023-03-23T20:39:18+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/politics/article/anger-at-macron-mounts-as-french-unions-hold-new-17855410.php |
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The three front-runners vying for the presidency of ethnically split Cyprus wound down their campaigns Friday, putting pronouncements of their leadership credentials ahead of issues two days before the election.
Opinion polls indicate that none of the three, who are all close associates of outgoing President Nicos Anastasiades, will muster more than half of the vote — the bar for an outright win in Sunday's voting.
The top two finishers will likely face each other in a runoff election a week later. Some 561,000 citizens are eligible to vote.
Averof Neophytou, 61, who took over the leadership of the country’s Democratic Rally party from Anastasiades, doubled down on his "safe choice" campaign theme, portraying himself as a steady hand with a surfeit of experience who can get things done.
“I’ve also understood that those who profess to usher in change will only manage to usher in chaos,” Neophytou told supporters during his final rally Thursday. “This is no time for experiments or mistakes.”
Career diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis, who served as Anastasiades' chief negotiator in peace talks with breakaway Turkish Cypriots, sharpened his message for voters who may be disgruntled after a decade of the outgoing president’s leadership. The communist-rooted AKEL party is supporting Mavroyiannis' candidacy.
“In this election, there are three front-runners but two choices – the continuation of this government or progressive change,” Mavroyiannis told his supporters. “Change is in your hands.”
Nikos Christodoulides, 49, a former government spokesperson and foreign minister, is running as an independent. Throughout the monthslong campaign, he hammered home the message that he’d be the president for all Cypriots irrespective of ideology or party affiliation.
“I have the experience and the knowledge, I have the relationships and above all else, I have the vision to see my country free and reunified,” he said at his final campaign rally.
Opinion polls have consistently put Christodoulides in the lead, with Mavroyiannis and Neophytou battling it out for the runoff spot.
Voters will expect the new president to quickly move to buttress an economy buffeted by Russia’s war in Ukraine as high inflation cuts deeply into the take-home pay of Cypriots.
Migration has also been a hot-button issue amid a continued influx of migrants that has made Cyprus one of the top European Union countries in terms of asylum applications per capita.
Capitalizing on Cyprus’ offshore natural gas deposits amid an energy crunch is another priority issue, as is getting back to the negotiating table with Turkish Cypriots to resolve the ethnic cleave that took place on the island in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. | 2023-02-03T16:42:18+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/cyprus-presidential-candidates-push-leadership-17761943.php |
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Enphase Energy Inc. (ENPH) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $153.8 million.
On a per-share basis, the Fremont, California-based company said it had net income of $1.06. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.51 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.27 per share.
The solar technology company posted revenue of $724.7 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $704 million.
For the current quarter ending in March, Enphase Energy said it expects revenue in the range of $700 million to $740 million.
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A Metro transit system employee in Washington, DC, was shot and killed trying to stop a gunman from targeting commuters Wednesday morning, police say.
Robert Cunningham, a mechanic in the power department, was identified by police as the person "who intervened on behalf of a customer ... at Potomac Avenue Station and was a victim of senseless gun violence," according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority on Wednesday.
At least two other people were shot and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and a suspect has been arrested, authorities said.
The shootings began shortly after 9 a.m. ET Wednesday on a Metrobus in southeastern Washington, when the gunman got in an altercation with a man on the bus. The two men got off the bus and the gunman shot that commuter, police said.
Then, the gunman entered the Potomac Avenue Metro Station and shot and injured a second commuter, police said. When the gunman aimed his weapon next at a female commuter, Cunningham tried to intervene and the gunman shot and killed him, police said.
The gunman then boarded a Metro rail car, investigators said, and passengers tackled him and "were able to disarm" him. Officers detained him soon afterward, police said.
Isaiah Trotman, 31, of Washington, DC, was identified by investigators as the gunman, and was arrested on charges of first degree murder while armed, kidnapping while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon, police said
The transit authority said of Cunningham in a statement: "Metro is mourning the loss of a heroic employee."
"Words cannot express how saddened we are to learn about the death of Mr. Cunningham," Paul C. Smedberg, chairman of the authority's board, said. "We understand that the employee acted with extreme bravery to help a customer who was being threatened by the shooter. "
A fourth person also sustained a hand injury during the incident, according to police.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As Juan Soto began the walk to the visitors' clubhouse at Nationals Park on Friday for the first time as an opposing player, he passed photos hanging on either side of the tunnel showing past Washington players — a gallery that already includes an image of him, smiling in a blue jersey with a red No. 22.
Then he ran into reliever Sean Doolittle, a teammate on Washington's 2019 World Series-winning squad, and they hugged and laughed before Soto ducked into the San Diego Padres' clubhouse.
The Nationals traded their homegrown, 23-year-old star to the Padres on Aug. 2, a move that would have been shocking a year or even months earlier. But not much has gone right for Washington since that 2019 title, making a long-term deal with Soto unlikely and motivating general manager Mike Rizzo to swap him and first baseman Josh Bell for a slew of San Diego's top prospects.
Ten days later, Soto was back — and a bit surprised by the horde of reporters who formed a cramped horseshoe around him in the Padres' dugout before the game.
“I didn’t know that so many people (were) going to be around me,” Soto said. “I know it’s the media and everything, but it feels kind of weird.”
Soto was struck by the oddity of returning to Washington so quickly after the trade. He realized his return trip was less than two weeks away and told teammates, “It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later.”
He said fitting in with the Padres has been “amazing” and an easy transition.
Soto made his debut on May 20, 2018, at age 19, and evolved from eye-popping teenager to World Series champion to a future free agent the Nationals felt they could not afford. His potential destination was the dominant storyline in baseball ahead of the trade deadline.
“I think people know me more now,” Soto said. “All the transitions, it’s just the same thing. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how big I am or how much the people know me. I’m still going to be the same guy. Anywhere I’m going, I’m going to be the same Juan Soto. So for me, for my family, for my friends, for my teammates, I’m going to be the same guy every day. So the transitions aren’t that bad. I’ve just been pretty cool with it, and still being the same Juan.”
Fans in Soto jerseys watched him take batting practice in a brown long-sleeve shirt and high brown socks. Soto wasn't sure what kind of reception he'd get once the game started. He typically ran to right field and pointed two index fingers at his cheering fans.
But he's proud of what he achieved in Washington, where he became one of baseball's best hitters and most popular players.
“I don’t know what they’re going to do,” Soto said. “I don’t know what they’re going to have for me or anything like that. But I just know I gave my 100 percent every time I was in that clubhouse and with that team. Every day they saw me coming out to the field, they saw my 100 percent. I don’t know how they’re going to react. But for me, I gave all that I had.”
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A gunman opened fire in Oslo's night-life district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving 10 seriously wounded in what police are investigating as a possible terrorist attack during the Norwegian capital's annual Pride festival.Investigators said the suspect, identified as a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, was arrested after opening fire at three locations in downtown Oslo.While the motive was unclear, organizers of Oslo Pride canceled a parade that was set for Saturday as the highlight of a weeklong festival. One of the shootings happened outside the London Pub, a bar popular with the city's LGBTQ community, just hours before the parade was set to begin.Police attorney Christian Hatlo said the suspect was being held on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and terrorism, based on the number of people targeted at multiple locations.“Our overall assessment is that there are grounds to believe that he wanted to cause grave fear in the population,” Hatlo said.Hatlo said the suspect’s mental health was also being investigated.“We need to go through his medical history, if he has any. It’s not something that we’re aware of now," he said.The shootings happened around 1 a.m. local time, sending panicked revelers fleeing into the streets or trying to hide from the gunman.Olav Roenneberg, a journalist from Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, said he witnessed the shooting.“I saw a man arrive at the site with a bag. He picked up a weapon and started shooting,” Roenneberg told NRK. “First I thought it was an air gun. Then the glass of the bar next door was shattered and I understood I had to run for cover.”Police inspector Tore Soldal said two of the shooting victims died and 10 people were being treated for serious injuries, but none of them was believed to be life-threatening.Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said in a Facebook post that “the shooting outside London Pub in Oslo tonight was a cruel and deeply shocking attack on innocent people."He said that while the motive was unclear, the shooting had caused fear and grief in the LGBTQ community.“We all stand by you,” Gahr Stoere wrote.Christian Bredeli, who was at the bar, told Norwegian newspaper VG that he hid on the fourth floor with a group of about 10 people until he was told it was safe to come out.“Many were fearing for their lives,” he said. “On our way out we saw several injured people, so we understood that something serious had happened."Norwegian broadcaster TV2 showed footage of people running down Oslo streets in panic as shots rang out in the background.Investigators said the suspect was known to police, as well as to Norway's security police, but not for any major violent crimes. His criminal record included a narcotics offense and a weapons offense for carrying a knife, Hatlo said.Hatlo said police seized two weapons after the attack: a handgun and an automatic weapon, both of which he described as “not modern” without giving details.He said the suspect had not made any statement to the police and was in contact with a defense lawyer.Hatlo said it was too early to say whether the gunman specifically targeted members of the LGBTQ community.“We have to look closer at that, we don't know yet,” he said.Still, police advised organizers of the Pride festival to cancel the parade Saturday.“Oslo Pride therefore urges everyone who planned to participate or watch the parade to not show up. All events in connection with Oslo Prides are canceled,” organizers said on the official Facebook page of the event.Norway has a relatively low crime rate but has experienced violent attacks by right-wing extremists, including one of the worst mass shootings in Europe in 2011, when a gunman killed 69 people on the island of Utoya after setting off a bomb in Oslo that left eight dead.In 2019, another right-wing extremist killed his stepsister and then opened fire in a mosque but was overpowered before anyone there was injured.___Karl Ritter in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, contributed to this report.
OSLO, Norway — A gunman opened fire in Oslo's night-life district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving 10 seriously wounded in what police are investigating as a possible terrorist attack during the Norwegian capital's annual Pride festival.
Investigators said the suspect, identified as a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, was arrested after opening fire at three locations in downtown Oslo.
While the motive was unclear, organizers of Oslo Pride canceled a parade that was set for Saturday as the highlight of a weeklong festival. One of the shootings happened outside the London Pub, a bar popular with the city's LGBTQ community, just hours before the parade was set to begin.
Police attorney Christian Hatlo said the suspect was being held on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and terrorism, based on the number of people targeted at multiple locations.
“Our overall assessment is that there are grounds to believe that he wanted to cause grave fear in the population,” Hatlo said.
Hatlo said the suspect’s mental health was also being investigated.
“We need to go through his medical history, if he has any. It’s not something that we’re aware of now," he said.
The shootings happened around 1 a.m. local time, sending panicked revelers fleeing into the streets or trying to hide from the gunman.
Olav Roenneberg, a journalist from Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, said he witnessed the shooting.
“I saw a man arrive at the site with a bag. He picked up a weapon and started shooting,” Roenneberg told NRK. “First I thought it was an air gun. Then the glass of the bar next door was shattered and I understood I had to run for cover.”
Police inspector Tore Soldal said two of the shooting victims died and 10 people were being treated for serious injuries, but none of them was believed to be life-threatening.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said in a Facebook post that “the shooting outside London Pub in Oslo tonight was a cruel and deeply shocking attack on innocent people."
He said that while the motive was unclear, the shooting had caused fear and grief in the LGBTQ community.
“We all stand by you,” Gahr Stoere wrote.
JAVAD PARSA/NTB/AFP via Getty Images
Police secure the area after a shooting in Oslo on June 25, 2022.
Christian Bredeli, who was at the bar, told Norwegian newspaper VG that he hid on the fourth floor with a group of about 10 people until he was told it was safe to come out.
“Many were fearing for their lives,” he said. “On our way out we saw several injured people, so we understood that something serious had happened."
Norwegian broadcaster TV2 showed footage of people running down Oslo streets in panic as shots rang out in the background.
Investigators said the suspect was known to police, as well as to Norway's security police, but not for any major violent crimes. His criminal record included a narcotics offense and a weapons offense for carrying a knife, Hatlo said.
Hatlo said police seized two weapons after the attack: a handgun and an automatic weapon, both of which he described as “not modern” without giving details.
He said the suspect had not made any statement to the police and was in contact with a defense lawyer.
JAVAD PARSA/NTB/AFP via Getty Images
Police secure the area after a shooting in Oslo on June 25, 2022.
Hatlo said it was too early to say whether the gunman specifically targeted members of the LGBTQ community.
“We have to look closer at that, we don't know yet,” he said.
Still, police advised organizers of the Pride festival to cancel the parade Saturday.
“Oslo Pride therefore urges everyone who planned to participate or watch the parade to not show up. All events in connection with Oslo Prides are canceled,” organizers said on the official Facebook page of the event.
Norway has a relatively low crime rate but has experienced violent attacks by right-wing extremists, including one of the worst mass shootings in Europe in 2011, when a gunman killed 69 people on the island of Utoya after setting off a bomb in Oslo that left eight dead.
In 2019, another right-wing extremist killed his stepsister and then opened fire in a mosque but was overpowered before anyone there was injured.
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Karl Ritter in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, contributed to this report. | 2022-06-25T09:49:50+00:00 | wxii12.com | https://www.wxii12.com/article/norway-mass-shooting-june-25-2022/40414416 |
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Deputies in Oregon launched a search-and-rescue mission after a climber fell hundreds of feet near the Old Chute area of Mt. Hood, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said.
The 43-year-old man was transported by helicopter off the mountain on Saturday with serious injuries.
Witnesses told the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office the climber lost his ice ax and fell approximately 600-700 feet from the summit ridge.
After nearly four hours, a rescue crew reached the injured climber and was able to give aid. Several hours later, a helicopter from the Oregon Army National Guard arrived at the location.
The Oregon Army National Guard hoisted the patient onto the helicopter and flew the climber to a Portland hospital.
Authorities said this was the second serious accident on the mountain in a week. | 2022-07-06T18:41:22+00:00 | kivitv.com | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/climber-rescued-from-mountain-after-falling-hundreds-of-feet |
A fan made a one-handed grab for the highlight reel Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
A dad with a baby strapped to his chest and a drink in his left hand made the one-handed catch when St. Louis' Tommy Edman popped up a foul ball into the stadium's second deck off the first-base line. All without spilling his drink.
And, he made it look so easy that the Dodgers took notice in a tweet titled, "Dad Power" that featured a photo of dad holding the ball, drink and baby.
The dad hoisted the ball in the air, drawing cheers from fans.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With countdowns and fireworks, revelers in major city centers across the Asia-Pacific region ushered in the first new year without COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic began in 2020.
While COVID-19 continues to cause death and dismay, particularly in China, which is battling a nationwide surge in infections after suddenly easing anti-epidemic measures, countries had largely lifted quarantine requirements, restrictions for visitors and relentless testing that had limited travel and places people can go to.
Celebrations are being held at the Great Wall in Beijing, while in Shanghai authorities said traffic will be stopped along the waterfront Bund to allow pedestrians to gather on New Year’s Eve. Shanghai Disneyland will also hold a special fireworks show to welcome 2023.
On the last day of the year marked by the brutal war in Ukraine, many in the country returned to capital Kyiv to spend New Year’s Eve with their loved ones. As Russia attacks continue to target power supplies leaving millions without electricity, no big celebrations are expected and a curfew will be in place as the clock rings in the new year. But for most Ukrainians being together with their families is already a luxury.
Still wearing his military uniform, Mykyta gripped a bouquet of pink roses tightly as he waited for his wife Valeriia to arrive from Poland on platform 9. He hadn’t seen her in six months. “It actually was really tough, you know, to wait so long,” he told The Associated Press after hugging and kissing Valeriia.
The couple declined to share their family name for security reasons as Mykyta has been fighting on the frontlines in both south and east Ukraine. Valeriia first sought refuge from the conflict in Spain but later moved to Poland. Asked what their New Year’s Eve plans were, Valeriia answered simply: “Just to be together.”
Concerns about the Ukraine war and the economic shocks it has spawned across the globe were felt in Tokyo as well, where Shigeki Kawamura has seen better times but said he needs a free hot meal this New Year’s.
“I hope the war will be over in Ukraine so prices will stabilize,” he said. “Nothing good has happened for the people since we’ve had Mr. Kishida,” he said, referring to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
“Our pay isn’t going up, and our condition is worsening. The privileged may be doing well, but not those of us, who are working so hard,” Kawamura said.
He was one of several hundred people huddled in the cold in a line circling a Tokyo park to receive free New Year’s meals of sukiyaki, or slices of beef cooked in sweet sauce, with rice.
“I hope the new year will bring work and self-reliance,” said Takaharu Ishiwata, who lives in a group home and hasn’t found lucrative work in years.
Besides the sukiyaki box lunches, volunteers were handing out bananas, onions, cartons of eggs and small hand-warmers at the park. Booths were set up for medical and other consultations.
Kenji Seino, who heads the meal program for the homeless Tenohasi, which means “bridge of hands,” said people coming for meals were rising, with jobs becoming harder to find after the coronavirus pandemic hit, and prices going up.
More than 1 million crowded along along Sydney’s waterfront for a multi-million dollar celebration based around the themes of diversity and inclusion.
New South Wales police issued an advisory before 7 p.m. stating that only people with tickets to attend the celebrations should head into the city because all vantage points were full.
More than 7,000 fireworks were launched from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and a further 2,000 from the nearby Opera House.
It was the “party Sydney deserves,” the city’s producer of major events and festivals Stephen Gilby told The Sydney Morning Herald.
“We have had a couple of fairly difficult years; we’re absolutely delighted this year to be able to welcome people back to the foreshores of Sydney Harbor for Sydney’s world-famous New Year’s Eve celebrations,” he said.
In Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city, a family-friendly fireworks display along the Yarra River as dusk fell preceded a second session at midnight.
The Pacific nation of Kiribati was the first country to greet the new year, with the clock ticking into 2023 one hour ahead of neighbors including New Zealand.
In Auckland, large crowds gathered below the Sky Tower, where a 10-second countdown to midnight preceded fireworks. The celebrations in New Zealand’s largest city were well-received after COVID-19 forced them to be canceled a year ago.
There was a scare in the North Island coastal city of Tauranga, about 225 kilometers (140 miles) from Auckland, when a bouncing castle was blown 100 meters (yards). Tauranga City Council reported one person was hospitalized and four people were treated on site.
In December 2021, five children were killed and four were injured in Devonport, Australia, when a gust of wind lifted a bouncing castle into the air at a school fair.
Authorities in military-ruled Myanmar announced a suspension of its normal four-hour curfew in the country’s three biggest cities so residents can celebrate New Year’s Eve. However, opponents of army rule are urging people to avoid public gatherings, claiming that security forces might stage a bombing or other attack and blame it on them.
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Associated Press journalists Henry Hou in Beijing, Renata Brito in Kyiv, Yuri Kagayema in Tokyo and Grant Peck in Bangkok contributed to this report. | 2022-12-31T16:11:55+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-cities-in-asia-ready-for-new-year-parties-after-covid-hiatus/ |
BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) ("Baidu" or the "Company"), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"Despite a challenging macro environment caused by Covid-19, Baidu Core generated RMB23.2 billion in revenues in the second quarter, while Baidu AI Cloud revenues maintained rapid growth momentum of 31% year over year and 10% quarter over quarter," said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. "Apollo Go further solidified its position as the world's largest autonomous ride-hailing service provider. Apollo Go completed 287K rides in the second quarter, and accumulated one million rides on July 20, becoming an important alternative means of people's everyday travel in the Yizhuang region of Beijing. Moreover, in a momentous landmark, Apollo Go became the first provider to offer fully driverless ride-hailing services – i.e. completely without human drivers present in the car - on open roads in Chongqing and Wuhan, allowing us to further scale up our operations at an accelerated pace."
"Baidu Core delivered a non-GAAP operating margin of 22% in the second quarter, up from 17% in the first quarter of 2022, as we continued to optimize our costs and enhance operational efficiency," said Rong Luo, CFO of Baidu. "Going forward, we remain committed to quality revenue growth and sustainable business models."
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights[1]
Operational Highlights
Corporate
- Forbes China placed Baidu on its 2022 China ESG 50 list.
AI Cloud
- Baidu AI Cloud was again ranked the No. 1 AI cloud provider, according to IDC's second half of 2021 report on China's public cloud market report, issued in June 2022.
- Baidu ACE smart transportation has been adopted by 51 cities, up from 20 cities a year ago, based on contract value of over RMB10 million, as of the end of the second quarter of 2022.
Intelligent Driving
- Apollo Go, Baidu's autonomous ride-hailing service, continued its solid progress in scaling operations.
- Apollo Go provided 287K rides in the second quarter of 2022. On July 20, 2022, Apollo Go reached one million accumulated rides, serving passengers on open roads.
- Apollo Go started offering fully driverless ride-hailing services on open roads and received the permits to collect fees from the passengers in Chongqing and Wuhan on August 8, 2022. This has made Apollo Go the first and only of its kind in China to provide ride-hailing services completely without human drivers present in the car.
- Apollo Go was granted the permits to charge fees for the driverless ride-hailing services on public roads of the Yizhuang region of Beijing on July 20, 2022.
- Apollo Go expanded into Hefei (Anhui) on July 11, 2022 and Chengdu (Sichuan) on July 22, 2022, and is now available in more than ten cities in China, including all the tier-1 cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen) and other major cities. - Baidu unveiled its 6th generation robotaxi vehicle Apollo RT6 in July 2022. RT6 is the first steering wheel-free, all electric model designed for fully driverless autonomous driving. Apollo RT6 is distinct from the previous generations that had otherwise been retrofitted on conventional vehicles.
Other Growth Initiatives
- Xiaodu continued to be ranked No.1 in smart speaker shipments in China for 1Q22, according to IDC and Canalys.
Mobile Ecosystem
- In June, Baidu App's MAUs reached 628 million, up 8% year over year, and daily logged in users reached 84%.
- Revenue from Managed Page grew by 10% year over year and reached 49% of Baidu Core's online marketing revenue in the second quarter of 2022.
iQIYI
- iQIYI's average daily number of total subscribing members for the quarter was 98 million, compared to 99 million for the second quarter of 2021 and 101 million for the first quarter of 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB 29.6 billion ($4.43 billion), decreasing 5% year over year.
- Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB 23.2 billion ($3.46 billion), decreasing 4% year over year; online marketing revenue was RMB 17.1 billion ($2.55 billion), decreasing 10% year over year primarily due to the resurgence of Covid-19 in certain cities in China, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB 6.1 billion ($906 million), up 22% year over year, driven by cloud and other AI-powered businesses.
- Revenue from iQIYI was RMB 6.7 billion ($994 million), decreasing 13% year over year.
Cost of revenues was RMB 15.2 billion ($2.27 billion), decreasing 5% year over year, primarily due to the decrease in content costs, partially offset by the increase in personnel related expense and other costs related to new AI business.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB 4.8 billion ($714 million), decreasing 16% year over year, primarily due to a decrease in channel spending and promotional marketing.
Research and development expense was RMB 6.3 billion ($939 million), which was basically flat from last year.
Operating income was RMB 3.4 billion ($508 million). Baidu Core operating income was RMB 3.2 billion ($485 million), and Baidu Core operating margin was 14%. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB 5.5 billion ($820 million). Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB 5.1 billion ($765 million), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 22%.
Total other income, net was RMB 151 million ($23 million), compared to a total other loss of RMB 2.4 billion last year, which included a fair value loss of RMB 3.1 billion from long-term investments. In the second quarter of 2022, we recognized a fair value gain of RMB 536 million. A significant portion of long-term investments, including but not limited to investments in equity securities of public and private companies, private equity funds and digital assets, is subject to quarterly fair value adjustments, which may contribute to net income volatility in future periods.
Income tax expense was RMB 25 million ($4 million), decreasing 99% year over year, primarily due to the reversal of certain tax expenses accrued for 2021 based on the 2021 tax return filed in the second quarter of 2022 and an increase in deduction on certain expenses that were considered non-deductible in the second quarter of 2021.
Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB 3.6 billion ($543 million), and diluted earnings per ADS was RMB 9.97 ($1.49). Net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB 3.7 billion ($555 million). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB 5.5 billion ($827 million). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB 15.79 ($2.36). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB 5.4 billion ($814 million), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 24%.
Adjusted EBITDA was RMB 7.1 billion ($1.05 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 24%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB 6.6 billion ($985 million) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 28%.
As of June 30, 2022, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB 189.4 billion ($28.28 billion), and cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments excluding iQIYI were RMB 184.5 billion ($27.55 billion). Free cash flow was RMB 5.5 billion ($823 million), and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB 5.5 billion ($826 million).
Conference Call Information
Baidu's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8.00AM on August 30, 2022, U.S. Eastern Time (8.00PM on August 30, 2022, Beijing Time).
Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of "Baidu Inc Q2 2022 Earnings Conference Call". Please follow the steps to enter your registration details, then click "Register". Upon registering, you will then be provided with the dial-in number, the passcode, and your unique access PIN. This information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.
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Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at https://ir.baidu.com.
About Baidu
Founded in 2000, Baidu's mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on NASDAQ under "BIDU" and HKEX under "9888". One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.
Contacts
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement Baidu's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, Baidu uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, non-GAAP net margin, non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Baidu believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of its recurring core business operating results, such as operating performance excluding non-cash charges or non-operating in nature. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to Baidu's historical performance and liquidity. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude certain items that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant component in the Company's results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company's data.
Non-GAAP operating income represents operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations and contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies and iQIYI's non-recurring employee severance costs.
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu represents net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies, iQIYI's non-recurring employee severance costs, disposal gain or loss, impairment of long-term investments, fair value change of long-term investments, charitable donation from Baidu, adjusted for related income tax effects. Baidu's share of equity method investments for these non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investees' books, accretion of their redeemable non-controlling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per shares, adjusted for related income tax effects, are also excluded.
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents diluted earnings per ADS calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares expressed in ADS. Adjusted EBITDA represents operating income excluding depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies, iQIYI's non-recurring employee severance costs, and share-based compensation expenses.
For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measure".
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Police: 3 dead, 2 injured in Kansas City bar shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A shooting at a nightclub in Kansas City, Missouri, left three people dead and two more injured early Sunday morning, KCTV reports.
The shooting happened at Klymax Lounge on Indiana Avenue at 1:25 a.m. Sunday.
Multiple officers from the Kansas City Police Department responded to the scene.
Police say that they found five victims, all believed to be adults. Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while the other three were transported to the hospital.
One of the deceased victims was found outside of the lounge and the other was found inside, according to authorities.
One of the victims taken to the hospital was pronounced dead soon after arriving there. Police say one victim at the hospital remains in critical condition and the other victim is considered stable.
Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators were at the scene early Sunday, gathering evidence and talking to potential witnesses, according to police.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-21T13:24:42+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/2023/05/21/police-3-dead-2-injured-kansas-city-bar-shooting/ |
The Hawthorne Hornets girls basketball team is set to host the Newberry Panthers for the Class 1A regional final Tuesday.
Hawthorne defeated Newberry 64-48 earlier this postseason in the 1A District 6 championship game behind 34 points from sophomore guard De’Mya Adams.
“We didn’t play a very good brand of basketball,” Panthers head coach Dameon Hughes said on his team’s performance in their loss to Hawthorne. “This time around, we’re ready.”
Newberry Success
The Panthers, led by freshmen guard Brandy Whitfield and senior guard Deasia Bryant, are 22-5 this season. After dropping two of its first three games, the Panthers rattled off a nine-game win streak. Following a loss to Forest High School, the Panthers then followed that up with a seven-game win streak.
In their last outing, Newberry defeated Hilliard 57-45 in the regional semifinals.
Hornets Continue to Buzz
As for Hawthorne, they come into the contest with a 12-5 record. Led by senior guard Jaz’lyn Jackson and sophomore guard De’Mya Adams, the Hornets have peaked at the right time. Following a three-game losing streak in January, Hawthorne won five out of its next six games and enter tonight’s regional final on a six-game winning streak. The Hornets defeated Madison County 61-50 in its regional semifinal matchup.
“It’s perfect timing for us to gel,” Hornets head coach Cornelius Ingram said. “I love where my ball club is.”
On the Field and Court
Ingram, a former Florida Gator football player, led the Hawthorne football team to the Class 1A State Championship victory before fulfilling his duties as the head coach of the girls basketball team. Ingram embraces the grind of coaching both football and basketball.
“It’s just a mindset,” Ingram said. “This is what I signed up for.”
Ingram and the Hornets will look to continue their postseason run tonight behind the support of their home crowd.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Hawthorne High School. | 2023-02-15T04:54:44+00:00 | wruf.com | https://www.wruf.com/headlines/2023/02/14/newberry-and-hawthorne-girls-hoops-set-for-regional-final-matchup/ |
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VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - SilverCrest Metals Inc. ("SilverCrest" or the "Company") is proud to release its inaugural Task Force for Climate Related Financial Disclosure ("TCFD") report and a corresponding Water Stewardship report based on conclusions from the TCFD report. SilverCrest is also pleased to announce the completion and final permanent connection of its 33 kilovolt ("KV") electrical powerline (the "Powerline") for the Company's Las Chispas Mine ("Las Chispas") located in Sonora, Mexico.
N. Eric Fier, CEO, remarked, "We are satisfied that the powerline is finally complete and fully energized to ensure adequate permanent electricity for Las Chispas. We look forward to concluding a milestone year which has included the on time and on budget construction of Las Chispas, ramp up of the mine and plant, declaration of commercial production, refinancing of debt and now the issuance of our inaugural TCFD and Water Stewardship reports. These reports are part of our continued commitment to being responsible partners in our communities and to use our resources to continually strive to enrich the lives of our stakeholders."
Chris Ritchie, President commented, "We chose to embrace the TCFD process early in our mine life so that we could understand the risks and opportunities that climate change posed to both our assets and the local communities in which we operate. This process enabled us to learn that water is the largest climate related issue for us, which encouraged early development of a meaningful water stewardship strategy. We are excited to work with our local farming and ranching communities to build long term economic and social resilience."
In May 2019, the Company's Board of Directors established a Safety, Environmental and Social Sustainability ("SESS") Committee to oversee corporate performance regarding environmental, social and governance ("ESG") and sustainability. Since 2020, SilverCrest's ESG performance has been included in the Corporate Key Performance Indicators ("KPI's") and directly relates to the compensation of the team. The Company has also established an ESG and climate management structure extending from corporate headquarter to the operational team in Mexico. Establishing this framework was a critical step to track, manage, and disclose findings as well as continuously look for ways to improve.
Comision Federal de Electricidad ("CFE") has now completed the refurbishment of a 27 kilometre ("km") section of its infrastructure and connected it to the 54 km section owned by the Company's subsidiary. As a result, Las Chispas now has full grid energization at the design capacity of 7.6 megawatt ("MW"). It is expected that the newly refurbished line will also improve the stability and reliability of the system. As a related benefit, the powerline replaces temporary diesel power generation with subsequent positive environmental impacts.
"We are happy to now have full grid energization with the 7.6 MW capacity expected to be sufficient for the life of mine. We are also satisfied with the deployment of our contingency plan which ultimately helped avoid material impacts to construction, commissioning or metal sales", commented Pierre Beaudoin, COO.
- Engaged a third-party consultant to conduct physical and transition climate risk assessments to identify the key climate risks faced by the Company as well as our local communities.
- The findings of the TCFD report, consultation with government agencies, and third-party reports identified that water is the key climate related risk to the Company's community given the area's heavy reliance upon farming and ranching for their livelihoods.
- The climate risk assessment concluded that the three primary climate related hazards are extreme heat, drought, and flooding. Additionally, the climate models used highlighted water stress in the region and forecasted droughts to increase in severity and frequency.
As a result of the findings, the Company and SESS Committee moved to develop a water stewardship strategy to address the vulnerabilities and opportunities. The Water Stewardship Report provides stand-alone detailed disclosure on water issues faced by the community and shares the work, investments and progress that have been made relating to climate related risks and water.
- Key operating metrics were established for the Las Chispas operation.
- The farming and ranching community relies heavily on ageing and deteriorating infrastructure that has become extremely vulnerable.
- The inaugural water stewardship plan has been developed as a five-year plan during which the Company has initially committed to invest a total of US$1.5M over 2022-2026.
- The key priorities identified were to (1) ensure efficient transportation of water from the river to the aqueducts servicing the farmers and ranchers, (2) upgrade the gravel aqueducts for efficient delivery so farmers can connect water their fields, (3) fix the sewage system in the community and (4) work to register the community for water concessions so that they become eligible for state and federal level funding for future projects.
- In 2022, SilverCrest's community related efforts included the refurbishment of the water intake valve, upgrade of 1 km of aqueducts (Bamori and Arizpe, Sonora), construction of 235 metres of gabions to protect the aqueducts in Arizpe and 272 metres of underground pipe for the water intake valve, replacement of 800 metres of the sewage system in the town of Arizpe and initiation of work to register the community for water related permits.
- In years 2023 to 2026, the Company plans to work to replace the sewage system in Arizpe, refurbish the aqueducts and work with the local and state level governments to identify and address projects that will benefit the community.
2023 will be the first full year of production for SilverCrest and it will serve as the Company's baseline year in terms of tracking and disclosing ESG related performance. The governance system created is intended to efficiently help monitor and disclose this key data so that we can work to constantly improve.
The full reports can be accessed at https://silvercrestmetals.com/sustainability/reporting where a PDF download is available in English.
SilverCrest is a Canadian precious metals exploration and production company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, that is focused on new discoveries, value-added acquisitions and production assets in Mexico's historic precious metal districts. The Company's principal focus is operating its Las Chispas Mine, in Sonora, Mexico. SilverCrest's ongoing initiative is to increase its asset base by expanding current resources and reserves, acquiring and developing high value precious metals projects and ultimately operating multiple silver-gold mines in the Americas. The Company is led by a proven management team in all aspects of the precious metal mining sector, including taking projects through discovery, finance, on time and on budget construction, and production.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation. These include, without limitation, statements with respect to the timing, costs and completion of the Company's ESG projects between 2023 and 2026. Such forward-looking statements or information are based on a number of assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the conditions in general economic and financial markets; availability of skilled labour; timing and amount of expenditures related to the ESG programs; and effects of regulation by governmental agencies. The actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of risk factors including: uncertainty as to the impact and the timing and content of work programs; environmental and other regulatory risks; project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses; and general market and industry conditions. Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements are made. The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this news release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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(NewsNation) — The son of a deceased housekeeper for the Murdaugh family is in support of an exhumation but believes there was no foul play in his mother’s death.
Tony Satterfield’s mother Gloria died inside the Murdaughs South Carolina property in 2018 after she tripped and fell. Alex Murdaugh then stole millions of dollars of insurance money that was intended for the Satterfield family.
Tony Satterfield said during a February court appearance that Murdaugh told him he would get his insurers to take care of him and his brother financially. Murdaugh eventually got settlements of more than $4 million, but Satterfield said his family found out after the killings and never saw any of it.
When Tony Satterfield learned about the theft, he felt “betrayed, shocked,” he said Tuesday on “CUOMO.”
The Murdaugh family told Satterfield’s sons she tripped over the four family dogs and died as a result of her injuries. An autopsy was never performed.
Tony Satterfield has since, with the help of other lawyers, collected more than $4 million from banks, officials and other lawyers involved in the settlements.
Now, South Carolina Law Enforcement investigators say they want to exhume Satterfield’s body after a jury found Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and 22-year-old son.
Satterfield’s attorney Eric Bland maintains that Gloria wasn’t intentionally killed. He says it will likely be difficult to determine if anyone or anything other than an accidental fall was responsible for her death.
“She flipped twice, so she had significant closed head injury and open head injury with 12 broken ribs,” Bland said. “The real issue is going to be if somebody was told before Paul or Maggie died … if they know something.”
The Associated Press and NewsNation writer Urja Sinha contributed to this report. | 2023-03-09T00:57:00+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/son-of-deceased-murdaugh-housekeeper-believes-no-foul-play/ |
CHICAGO, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alma, a global leader in the energy-based medical and aesthetic solutions industry, proudly announces the commercial availability of Alma Veil™. This advanced, dual-wavelength vascular laser workstation establishes a new standard in excellence by optimizing efficiency with remarkable efficacy across a comprehensive range of vascular and dermatological conditions.
Alma Veil is the core instrument equipped with three gold-standard technologies conveniently integrated into a single handpiece:
- 532 nm laser: specifically designed to target and address superficial vascular conditions
- 1064 nm laser: uniquely calibrated to address deeper vascular structures, and exceptionally safe for use on darker skin types
- MicroPulse™ mode: Offers a no-downtime skin renewal treatment, making it a versatile solution for all skin types
"At first glance, Alma Veil might seem like an ordinary 532/1064 nm vascular laser but having rigorously tested the device with a wide variety of 'real-world' vascular conditions (N=51), we've found it to be extraordinarily innovative," commented Jeffrey Hsu, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist at Oak Dermatology, based in the greater Chicago, Illinois area. "The most noticeable distinction my staff and I observed is the impressive degree of reliability this device offers. Furthermore, we're achieving our desired outcomes much faster than what we've typically seen with a 532/1064 nm vascular laser."
One distinct feature differentiating Alma Veil is its proprietary laser energy delivery – DermaCore™ Delivery. Breaking away from the conventional flat-top pulse profile, this innovative feature provides a unique pulse range, meticulously calibrated to simultaneously target both large and small vascular structures with each pulse, resulting in treatments that are more efficient and effective. In a pilot split-face study (N=4)1, Alma Veil demonstrated higher efficacy when compared to a leading 532/1064 nm vascular laser while operating at lower energy settings, enhancing patient comfort.
"We are extremely excited to be making our entrance into the vascular laser market, a significant cornerstone of any dermatology practice," expressed Keith Adams, President of Alma. "Staying true to our innovative spirit, we are not just entering the market – we have set our sights on fundamentally transforming it."
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*Alma Veil is commercially available in U.S.
About Alma
Alma is a global innovator of Laser, Light-based, Radiofrequency, Plasma, and Ultrasound solutions for the aesthetic and surgical markets. We enable practitioners to offer safe and effective procedures while allowing patients to benefit from state-of-the-art, clinically proven technologies and treatments. For more information, visit the company's website: http://www.almainc.com.
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AISD Balances Its Books With What Robin Hood Left Behind
Everybody gets a raise, but 600 positions are getting cut
By Maggie Q. Thompson, Fri., July 1, 2022
Amid a superintendent switch and a startling staff exodus, Austin ISD settled on a nearly $1.9 billion budget for its fiscal 2023 (through the next school year) on June 23 – but nearly half of that cash is owed to the state of Texas.
The recapture system, often called "Robin Hood," was instituted in 1993 after the state's wide disparities between wealthy and poor school districts had been ruled in violation of the Texas Constitution. It was not designed with a district like AISD in mind, one that includes some of the most expensive dirt in Texas but that also serves tens of thousands of high-need students from the disinvested and neglected parts of town. For years, the enormous AISD recapture payment – more than the next three districts combined – has left the district struggling to meet its basic needs, so it's been dipping into cash reserves. AISD Board of Trustees Prez Geronimo Rodriguez noted that next year's budget is balanced without going into reserves, the first one since 2017. That's crucial because the district's excellent bond rating – like a credit score for a public agency – could be threatened if the board dips into cash reserves for the 2022-23 budget.
Because property taxes have skyrocketed in the Austin area, the district's Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Ramos said the district's $846 million recapture payment is more than twice what staff had expected. He said the district is looking to ask the state for a discount in exchange for making the massive recapture payment on time. "A 10% discount would save us over $84 million and we can do a lot for employees with $84 million," Ramos said.
Even if the district gets no discount, though, it has still managed to make large investments in compensation to retain employees. The district saw a record number of resignations during the 2021-22 school year with 2,106 staff members leaving – a 22% increase over the previous school year – and to address that, next year's wages will rise across the board. At the same time, AISD will eliminate close to 600 positions including vacant positions for bus drivers, AISD police, and central office staff. Teachers will get a $1,000 base pay raise, and a 2% midpoint raise, which means the raise will be based on the median pay found in that pay grade.
That 2% raise will cost the district a total $6.3 million. Then teachers will get bonuses as well: a $2,000 retention stipend for full-time educators, $1,000 for part-time, and $500 for teachers who have been with the district for five years or longer. Ramos said AISD aims to become the highest-paying district for teachers in Central Texas by 2025. The district will also spend $8 million raising its minimum hourly wage from $13.50 to $16 and $1 million to increase minimum hourly pay for bus drivers from $17 to $21.
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Four years ago 21-year-old Jerrel Beamon graduated from Carroll High School in Riverside. Two weeks ago he performed at the iconic Apollo Theater in New York City. For someone who’s known he’s wanted to do comedy since he was 10, he seems to be on the right track.
While Beamon has been performing since 2019, his first foray into trying comedy was at a talent show in high school when he was 16. But according to him, that might not be the best way to start a comedy career.
“The show was in front of 300 people and I got third place,” Beamon recalled. “I wouldn’t advise that be your first time. I went to not just a school but a private Catholic school. People were laughing thinking this could go somewhere.”
His first open mic was at Wiley’s Comedy Club where he’s met many comedians that have helped him on his journey. Over the years he has honed his skills and style.
“I’m very thought-provoking about silly stuff,” he said. “I trick people into thinking I’m going to be deep and then it’s silly. It’s total misdirection.”
Beamon has traveled to many places to do comedy. During a show in Akron two years ago, Beamon was interrupted on stage by Bob Sumner, one of the co-creators of HBO’s Russell Simmon’s Def Comedy Jam. Sumner proclaimed that he “found his guy.”
“He had me fly out to the East Coast for a 30-minute special,” Beamon said. “He booked the night at the Apollo. It was a great honor. I had only been performing for three years. My first thought was ‘I made it.’”
As Beamon was walking up to the Apollo Comedy Club with his dad on Thursday, Feb. 2, he saw his name across the marquee. Beamon said that the show was sold out, and the whole night was surreal.
“I’m not usually too sappy but that was the most memorable thing right before (the show),” he said. “It was a little emotional. You go through so much in this journey and now I see the results come out of it at a historic place.”
Beamon took the stage after the host and stuck to his tried-and-true material. Although Beamon was performing in New York City, he made sure to give some love back to Dayton. He made sure the audience knew where he was from.
“Some people get to New York and want to talk about New York but I didn’t care,” he said.”I talked about Dayton. It was transcendent and they found it relatable. Some people who like your act want to know where you’re from and Dayton is who I am.”
Beamon made sure to shout out to Dayton comedians who have shown him love throughout his career. He currently hosts a podcast with Dayton comedian Ray Jackson called the “Unk & Nephew” podcast. Beamon wants to produce more of his own shows and promote local talent.
“I want to make comedy for the people,” he said. “I want to carve something out in the Midwest for the talent we have here. I want to give some shine to all the unsung people. I want to stay humble and professional. It’s gotten me this far.”
While he’s only been doing stand-up a short time, Beamon has a special in the works as well as numerous sold-out shows on the books. He stressed that getting into stand-up isn’t easy and being able to ignore some of the social media chatter is necessary.
“Don’t care about what people say about you failing,” he said. “You’ll be stronger and better. The audience didn’t see all the times that I failed but those moments have helped me get to where I am now.”
About the Author | 2023-02-17T21:37:25+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/what-to-know/dayton-comedian-performs-at-legendary-apollo-theater/DU4RILR56VD7RFETYBOBF6TWUI/ |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) today announced the closing of its previously announced acquisition of NBCUniversal's 67% stake in NBC Sports Washington from Comcast Corporation. MSE, which acquired 33% of NBC Sports Washington in 2016, now has full ownership of the regional sports network.
NBC Sports Washington is the exclusive local TV rightsholder for Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals games. The network is available throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, as well as parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia. Launched as Home Team Sports in April 1984, the network has served as the Capitals' and Wizards' regional TV partner since its inception.
Zach Leonsis, President of Media & New Enterprises at MSE, commented, "We are incredibly pleased to announce that we have officially closed on our transaction to acquire NBC Sports Washington. We look forward to welcoming all of our new teammates into the Monumental family, embarking on some exciting work to integrate the network into our platform, and building a best-in-class experience for our fans."
As part of the transaction, NBCUniversal will continue to assist in the operation of the network by providing corporate and shared services, including distribution, technical resources and production facilities, for up to 18 months. NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of NBCUniversal Local, operates a portfolio of six regional sports networks.
NBC Sports Washington is expected to retain its current name and branding through the 2022-23 season. A network re-brand is anticipated for the 2023-24 Capitals and Wizards seasons.
MSE's platform encompasses five professional sports teams: the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Washington Wizards, the WNBA's Washington Mystics, the NBA G League's Capital City Go-Go and the NBA 2K League's Wizards District Gaming. In addition, MSE owns and operates Capital One Arena and manages the MedStar Capitals Iceplex (practice facility for the Capitals), MedStar Health Performance Center (practice facility for the Wizards, Mystics and Go-Go), and EagleBank Arena (live performance venue on the campus of George Mason University in Virginia). Further, MSE was a first mover in the sports betting space, opening with Caesars Entertainment the first ever in-arena retail location in North America at Capital One Arena in 2020. It also launched a first-of-its kind regional sports streaming service for local and high school sports and exclusive Capitals, Wizards and Mystics content with Monumental Sports Network in 2016. MSE's broad media reach includes the social media channels of its sports teams and corporate properties – not only in English but also Japanese, Hebrew and Mandarin and coming soon in Spanish and Arabic – as well as native content web articles, video productions and streaming shows, radio broadcasts, podcasts, in-arena signage, and out-of-home video boards.
LionTree served as MSE's exclusive financial advisor on the transaction. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment is America's leading sports and entertainment family. Our people, players, teams and events bring excitement and joy to millions. We invest and innovate to consistently raise the game so we can deliver extraordinary experiences that will inspire and unite our community, our fans and our people. To learn more, please visit www.monumentalsports.com.
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company that connects people to moments that matter. We are principally focused on connectivity, aggregation, and streaming with 57 million customer relationships across the United States and Europe. We deliver broadband, wireless, and video through our Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky brands; create, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal Studio Group, Sky Studios, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, multiple cable networks, Peacock, NBCUniversal News Group, NBC Sports, Sky News, and Sky Sports; and provide memorable experiences at Universal Parks and Resorts in the United States and Asia. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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The Reporter's Notebook Podcast, Ep. 61: Melanie Majors
This week, we’re talking to Melanie Majors, the executive director of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. FOG was created because citizens have a fundamental right to know what their government is doing, and that includes the right to inspect public records and the right to attend public meetings.
FOG works to make sure these rights are strong and available to everyone. Sometimes, this means assisting individual citizens who are denied information by local or state government. It also means strengthening and broadening freedom-of-information laws through legislation and litigation. And it means educating the public and public officials about the letter and spirit of sunshine laws.
With New Mexico’s 60-day legislative session having just wrapped up, several bills of interest were winding their way through the legislature — bills that would have a tremendous impact on transparency and the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act.
For instance, Senate Bill 63 — sponsored by Sen. Bill Tallman, an Albuquerque Democrat, would shield the names of applicants of high-level government jobs, including city managers, school superintendents and police chiefs. Tallman contended the bill’s passage would attract a better pool of candidates. We’ll talk to Melanie about FOG’s opposition to that bill and what became of it.
Another proposed bill, House Bill 232, would revise New Mexico’s public records law to exempt from release certain cybersecurity records and law enforcement video of death notifications, nudity or certain other images. It would also require people requesting law enforcement video to include either a police report number, computer dispatch number or a date range. A request using a date range would need to include the officer’s name, time or location of what the requester is seeking. While FOG was involved in discussions surrounding the bill, the organization did not formally oppose the changes.
Damien Willis is a Lead Reporter for the Las Cruces Sun-News. He can be reached at 575-541-5443, dwillis@lcsun-news.com or @DamienWillis on Twitter.
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Police: Man accused of taping pacifier to baby’s mouth
SOUTH GREENSBURG, Pa. (WPXI) - A Pennsylvania man faces child endangerment charges after he allegedly taped a pacifier in his two-month-old baby’s mouth.
Around 8 p.m. on April 25, police said Jordan Hirst called friends and family in a panic because he didn’t know where his one-and-a-half-year-old son had gone.
According to police, two of those friends, along with three others that they called to help out, found his son lying on the floor next to his crib when they got to Hirst’s home.
Court documents reported there was dried blood in and around his nose.
Two people who came to help took the boy to his grandmother’s and returned to the house.
During that time, three of the others found Hirst’s baby in her crib with a pacifier allegedly taped in her mouth, police reported.
Police said all of those people Hirst called that night to help him find his son told them he was drunk when they got to his house.
According to court documents, Hirst told police he was so drunk, he didn’t remember anything that happened from 7 p.m. that night until 4 a.m. the next morning.
Just two years ago, Hirst was honored by the Irwin Council for his work saving a woman’s life when he was an EMT with the Irwin Volunteer Fire Department.
The fire department reported he resigned for a different position with Jeannette EMS in April 2022. Jeannette EMS has not commented on Hirst’s employment status at this time.
Copyright 2023 WPXI via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-27T19:57:48+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/2023/05/27/police-man-accused-taping-pacifier-babys-mouth/ |
The Nation's Weather for Monday, March 20, 2023
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
An expansive storm will bring precipitation farther into the
western United States today. Snow is likely to spread as far
east as Montana and southeastern Wyoming throughout the day.
Rain will be the dominant type of precipitation near the
Washington and Oregon coastlines and into much of eastern
Washington state. Snow will also be prevalent around the
Four Corners with rain farther south. The center of the
country will be largely quiet, with just some flurries or
snow showers expected in parts of northern Michigan and
perhaps Wisconsin along a cold front. Much of the East will
also be dry, but a slow-moving cold front will bring the
continued chance for showers and thunderstorms to South
Florida, especially along the Atlantic coast.
SPECIAL WEATHER
No new information for this time period.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS
No new information for this time period.
DAILY EXTREMES
National High Sunday 81 at Fort Lauderdale, FL
National Low Sunday -25 at Daniel, WY
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NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man who had barricaded himself for hours inside a Northwest Miami-Dade home surrendered.
38-year-old Donnell Bell was arrested at 9:26 p.m., Monday.
The man exited the home with his hands in the air and listened to commands made by officers.
A child was taken from the home by police before the man surrendered.
It all began around 2:12 p.m., when Miami-Dade police received calls regarding a man making threats who had barricaded himself inside a home.
Turns out the victim was his 17-year-old daughter.
Heavily armed police were seen in the area of the home, near Northwest 120th Street and 21st Court.
“They was asking him to come out, but he, umm, he wouldn’t come out,” said Henry Hope, a neighbor. “They had their guns out.”
Authorities told 7News they were working under the assumption that weapons were possibly inside the home.
Bell was charged with child abuse after an almost 8-hour stand-off with police, Monday.
The man came out peacefully as he was taken into custody. A boy, believed to be his son, was also retrieved from the home as an officer took him away.
Police said that the boy and two other juveniles are now in the custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Neighbors were relieved the situation ended peacefully but are shocked by what unfolded.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabe Madsen scored 25 points, making 6 of 9 3-pointers, and Utah cruised past Cal State Bakersfield 72-44 on Friday night.
Utah's 16-2 run to open the second half turned a 13-point halftime lead into a 52-25 blowout with 13:42 remaining. Madsen, who scored 14 points in the first half, added seven points in that run.
Branden Carlson, who had 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in Utah's season-opening win over Long Island, added 12 points, six rebounds, two blocks and three assists in this one. Ben Carlson had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Wilguens Exacte scored 10 points off the bench.
The Utes (2-0) shot 48% from the field, with 9 of 20 3-pointers, and were 13 of 20 from the free-throw line.
Antavion Collum scored 14 points and Kaleb Higgins had 13 for the Roadrunners (1-1). No other player scored more than six points.
Cal State Bakersfield shot 29.8% from the field and made only 6 of 11 from the free-throw line.
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Alabama police ask partygoers for images from birthday melee
DADEVILLE, Ala (AP) — Two days after gunfire erupted at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama — killing four people, including two high school seniors — state police are asking people to come forward if they have video or photographs from the party.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said it has worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to establish a digital tip line for videos and photos. As of Tuesday morning, officials had released little information about the investigation.
“Special Agents are still in the process of gathering and examining information,” the law enforcement agency said in its last public statement, which was issued Monday. “Investigators are still processing all of the evidence, in conjunction with completing interviews, in an effort to solidify a motive and potential suspects.”
In addition to the four young people killed in the shooting, another 32 were injured. The dead range in age from 17 to 23.
The melee rocked the sleepy town of about 3,200 people. Families were planning funerals instead of graduation celebrations for the two high school seniors.
The mother of a 23-year-old man who was shot and killed at the party went there to check on a younger family member who had feared trouble, his mother, Janett Heard, told AL.com. Relatives told the news outlet that the shooting began shortly after Holston arrived, and that he pulled his younger relative to safety before Holston himself was shot.
Holston was a 2018 Dadeville High School graduate who had played football at the school.
Lawmakers held a moment of silence on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday to remember those killed.
“It is a sad day for the state when something so senseless happens. Our hearts go out to the families and friends who lost loved ones in this attack and ask you to continue to pray for healing and recovery for the community,” state Rep. Ed Oliver of Dadeville said.
Members of the Legislative Black Caucus said it is time for the state to address gun violence. In 2020, Alabama had the fifth highest rate of gun deaths in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Caucus members, who hold a minority of seats in the GOP-controlled Alabama Legislature, spoke at a funeral home owned by Smith’s grandfather.
“I am tired of hearing the wails and the cries of parents and families that have lost their loved ones, and elected officials have not acted,” state Democratic Sen. Merika Coleman said.
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Kansas State vs. Florida Atlantic: Betting Trends, Record ATS, Home/Road Splits - Elite Eight
The No. 3 seed Kansas State Wildcats (26-9) and No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic Owls (34-3) will both be vying for a spot in the NCAA Tournament Final Four when they meet on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, beginning at 6:09 PM, airing on TBS. Kansas State is more likely to win the final game of the East Region bracket with bookmakers installing the as 2.5-point favorites. The matchup has a point total of 143.5.
Kansas State vs. Florida Atlantic Odds & Info
- Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023
- Time: 6:09 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Where: New York City, New York
- Venue: Madison Square Garden
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Kansas State vs Florida Atlantic Betting Records & Stats
- So far this season, the Wildcats have compiled a 23-10-0 record against the spread.
- Kansas State has been at least a -140 moneyline favorite 14 times this season and won all of those games.
- The implied probability of a win from the Wildcats, based on the moneyline, is 58.3%.
- Florida Atlantic is 21-11-0 ATS this year.
- The Owls have a win-loss record of 4-1 with odds of +115 or worse this year.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Florida Atlantic has a 46.5% chance of pulling out a win.
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Additional Kansas State vs Florida Atlantic Insights & Trends
- Kansas State is 7-3 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its past 10 contests.
- Six of Wildcats' last 10 contests have hit the over.
- Florida Atlantic has a 7-3 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall in its last 10 games.
- Four of the Owls' last 10 games have gone over the total.
- The Wildcats record 76.2 points per game, 11.4 more points than the 64.8 the Owls allow.
- Kansas State has a 16-6 record against the spread and an 18-6 record overall when putting up more than 64.8 points.
- The Owls' 78 points per game are 8.4 more points than the 69.6 the Wildcats give up to opponents.
- Florida Atlantic is 13-9 against the spread and 23-2 overall when it scores more than 69.6 points.
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(The Hill) — Voters in Wisconsin are set to pick the candidates on Tuesday for their marquee statewide races of the 2022 midterm elections, while Minnesota voters are set to choose a replacement for the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.).
Meanwhile, voters in Vermont appear likely to get a little bit closer to a history-making decision: sending the first woman to represent the state in Congress.
Here are six races to watch in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Vermont on Tuesday.
Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial primary
The Republican primary to take on Gov. Tony Evers (D) this fall is the latest proxy war unfolding between former President Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump is backing businessman Tim Michels in the race, while Pence came out in support of former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch late last month.
Recent polling in the race has been relatively scarce, but what’s clear is that it’s expected to be a tight race. A Marquette Law School poll conducted shortly after Michels scored Trump’s endorsement in early June found him and Kleefisch in a dead heat, while an Emerson College poll released over the weekend showed Kleefisch with a 2-point lead – still within the survey’s margin of error.
But there’s at least one complicating factor: both the Marquette poll and Emerson survey included Republican Kevin Nicholson among the list of candidates. Nicholson dropped out of the race in July, and it’s unclear whom his supporters will vote for on Tuesday.
Michels has also spent heavily in the race, dropping some $11 million of his own money into his campaign as of late July.
Wisconsin Senate primaries
The Democratic Senate primary was once seen as among the most competitive of the 2022 election cycle.
But that all changed in recent weeks as three of the top-tier candidates in the race suspended their campaigns and threw their support behind Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who’s now the clear favorite to clinch the nomination on Tuesday.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), meanwhile, is facing only one primary rival, David Schroeder, though the challenge isn’t seen as a serious threat to Johnson’s renomination.
Still, the Senate primaries are still poised to be closely watched because they will set up one of the most high-stakes general election match-ups of the year. Johnson is deeply loathed by Democrats and they’re eager to oust him this year. What’s more, a win in Wisconsin could prove pivotal for Democrats as they look to hold onto their paper-thin Senate majority.
Wisconsin 3rd District Democratic primary
Rep. Ron Kind’s (D-Wis.) decision not to seek reelection this year in Wisconsin’s redrawn 3rd Congressional District set off a scramble among Democrats to succeed him.
Among those running for the Democratic nomination are former Army Captain Deb McGrath, small business owner Rebecca Cooke and La Crosse City Councilor Mark Neumann. But the favorite to clinch the party’s nod on Tuesday is state Sen. Brad Pfaff, a former staffer for Kind and the top fundraiser in the primary.
The eventual winner will go on to face Republican Derrick Van Orden in the November general election. Van Orden, who unsuccessfully challenged Kind in 2020, is unopposed in the Tuesday primary and has already gotten outside support from groups like the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC aligned with House GOP leadership.
While Democrats are eager to hold onto Kind’s seat, it won’t be an easy task. The 3rd District leans Republican and Democrats no longer have the advantage of a longtime incumbent running for the seat.
Vermont at-large district primary
After Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced his retirement last year, Vermont’s lone House member, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) launched a bid to replace him, leaving his seat open for the taking.
Ultimately, five Democrats announced campaigns to succeed Welch in the House, but the field has since winnowed down to three candidates: state Sen. Becca Balint, Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and physician Louis Meyers.
Balint and Gray, however, are seen as the most likely picks on Tuesday. Both have raised around the same amount of money for their campaigns and have their own lists of high-profile supporters. Balint has the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), while Leahy has said that he cast his ballot for Gray.
If either woman wins on Tuesday, she will very likely go on to make history in November by becoming the first female to represent Vermont on Capitol Hill. While three Republicans are vying for the nomination to succeed Welch, Vermont’s at-large House seat leans heavily Democratic.
Minnesota 5th District Democratic primary
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will become the latest member of the “squad” – the group of progressive representatives – to face a primary challenge on Tuesday.
All in all, she’s facing four rival Democrats as she looks to secure a third term in the House, but her main challenge comes from Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, who’s racked up a list of Minnesota-based endorsers.
But ousting Omar won’t be easy. While Samuels has raised more than $1 million for his primary campaign, it’s still short of the roughly $2.4 million that Omar has pulled in. At the same time, the two-term congresswoman has the support of many of her fellow House members.
Still, Omar has proven a divisive figure since winning her seat in 2018; she’s a much-beloved figure among progressives, but has occasionally prompted frustration among her party’s moderate and establishment wings.
Of course, other “squad” members who have faced primary challenges this year – most recently Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) – have won renomination.
Minnesota 1st District special election
Republican Brad Finstad and Democrat Jeffrey Ettinger are facing off on Tuesday in a contest that will determine who will serve out the remainder of the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn’s (R-Minn.) term.
The district leans heavily Republican, making Finstad the heavy favorite heading into the Tuesday race.
But that doesn’t mean the results won’t carry any weight. Special elections are often seen as indicators of which party has momentum ahead of November. If Ettinger wins on Tuesday night – or even if he comes close – it will likely be seen as a sign that the political landscape may be improving for Democrats.
At the same time, both Finstad and Ettinger will also appear on the primary ballot on Tuesday that will decide the two parties’ nominees in the November general election. Ettinger isn’t facing a serious challenge, though Finstad will see a rematch against state Rep. Jeremy Munson, who lost a May primary for the special election by only about 1 percentage point. | 2022-08-09T14:28:14+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/key-races-to-watch-in-wisconsin-minnesota-and-vermont-primaries/ |
Company brings expert in-store experience outside of store walls through industry leading enhancements
PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As more people commit to a proactive and continuous wellness routine, demonstrating a shift in mindset and shopping preferences, GNC is adapting its global platform in service of customers' journey to Live Well. Driven by the opening of 75 new stores in 2022, several dozen in 2023 year-to-date, 88 new commitments, and another 15 agreements anticipated by year-end, GNC is building momentum for the future.
To deliver a modern, consumer-centric experience, GNC has redesigned the role of its brick and mortar locations, leveraging them as home bases from which innovative, tech-driven selling solutions are launched. And although each new store offers full retail capabilities and expert coaching, GNC has also extended the in-store experience through the introduction of a new social selling tool and mobile point-of-sale (POS) system:
- Social selling – Through Salesfloor, GNC is bridging and integrating the GNC.com and in-store coaching experience. Shoppers can speak with 100 of the company's incredible coaches through real-time chat functionality or video calls during which GNC experts walk through the store to help consumers build a routine and complete the transaction virtually.
- Point of sale – GNC launched, and continues to enhance, its fully mobile POS system which allows for curb side pickup, same day delivery, and online sales at GNC.com. With units available in every GNC district, the mobile POS enables coaches to sell beyond the store, including the capability to consult and sell products at external events.
"Our brick and mortar locations play a fundamental role in our business far beyond serving as a retail destination," Nate Frazier, Chief Operating Officer, GNC, said. "The improvements we've made from a tech standpoint allow us to untether ourselves from the physical store to be more active in the community and sell outside of our four walls to capture consumer interest wherever they want to shop."
These enhancements are built upon the successful launch of GNC's ship from store and buy online pickup in store capabilities which have taken off. These services enable GNC's retail locations to act as micro distribution centers, lightening the logistical and supply chain strain on the business overall.
With the most recent new store openings, GNC continues to build its strong national presence in thousands of cities across the country. The company is also opening a Pittsburgh flagship store this summer. Located less than one mile from GNC's global headquarters at 75 Hopper Place, the new store will feature approximately 2,400 square feet of retail space and serve as a hometown hub.
"We continue to recognize the importance of staying connected in our local communities, including our home base of Pittsburgh," Frazier continued. "The strategic expansion of our footprint, combined with innovative selling solutions and a strong field team, is allowing us to better service our consumers on their journey to Live Well."
GNC is also investing in the future of its field with the recent launch of GNC University, a training, certification, and content platform program available to all U.S. corporate and franchise store associates. Providing resources that enable continued growth and advancement, this programming sets GNC apart from competitors in developing talent to ultimately provide an expert consultative experience.
To learn more about GNC, please visit www.gnc.com.
About GNC
GNC is a leading global health and wellness brand that provides high-quality, science-based products and solutions consumers need to live mighty, live fit, and Live Well.
The brand touches consumers worldwide by providing its products and services through company-owned retail locations, domestic and international franchise locations, digital commerce and strong wholesale and retail partnerships across the globe. GNC's diversified, multi-channel business model has worldwide reach and a well-recognized, trusted brand. By combining exceptional innovation, product development capabilities and an extensive global distribution network, GNC manages a best-in-class product portfolio. www.gnc.com.
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MALVERN, Pa. — MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (VSH) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $72.8 million.
The chipmaker posted revenue of $855.3 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported profit of $428.8 million, or $2.98 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.5 billion.
For the current quarter ending in March, Vishay said it expects revenue in the range of $825 million to $865 million.
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Insurers and attorneys are warning about a deluge of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs’ attorneys ahead of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing on Friday of a sweeping list of tort reforms.
DeSantis signed the reform bill the day after it was passed by the Senate. The House passed it last week. It took effect immediately upon DeSantis’ signature.
Court systems throughout the state have seen large increases in new case filings since the legislative session opened, as it became evident that the reform package pushed by the insurance industry and large business interest was likely to become law.
A civil defense lawyers association on Thursday asked Florida’s chief justice of the Supreme Court to issue an emergency declaration giving defendants more time to respond to the torrent of litigation.
According to data from the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, which maintains a statewide court registry, 90,593 circuit civil cases were filed between March 17 and March 22 in Florida. That’s 77% of the 118,179 cases filed between Jan. 1 and March 22.
In South Florida’s tricounty region, 23,666 circuit civil cases were filed between March 17 and March 24 — 71% of the 33,315 filed this year through March 22.
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Circuit civil cases are those in which the value in dispute exceeds $30,000.
The new law includes steps to try to limit litigation against businesses and insurance companies. It reduces from four years to two years a statute of limitations for filing negligence lawsuits and largely eliminates “one-way attorney” fees that insurers can have to pay to cover the costs of plaintiffs’ lawyers.
Attorney John Morgan, founder of the personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan, acknowledged that his teams fanned across the state “in a Herculean effort” and filed about 25,000 suits before DeSantis signed the bill into law.
“If we hadn’t done it, our clients would have been looking at us, saying, ‘Why didn’t you do it?’ We would have been guilty of legal malpractice.’ It had to be done.”
Morgan said that negotiators representing Florida’s personal injury attorneys tried to persuade lawmakers to set a future date for the law to take effect “so we didn’t have to do this (file so many suits at once) and so the courts wouldn’t be burdened.”
An email circulated among insurance insiders on Thursday warned of Morgan & Morgan’s plan to file 25,000 suits during the week. In the email, a defense lawyer said he had spoken with a partner at Morgan & Morgan who said insurers will be sent a letter giving them five days to hand over the plaintiff’s policy limit or be targeted with full litigation.
Michael Carlson, president and CEO of the Personal Insurance Federation of Florida, which represents insurers, criticized the strategy.
Morgan and Morgan “are saying that they will send five-day demand letters for full policy limits, no negotiation, and if the carriers don’t agree by the fifth day, they will then file suit,” Carlson said in an email.
Mark Friedlander, communications director for the industry-funded Insurance Information Institute, said the reforms were initially scheduled to take effect on July 1 along with most other bills enacted during the Legislature’s session.
“But it was changed to ‘effective immediately’ because of the onslaught of new lawsuit filings that were anticipated between now and July 1,” he said.
Lawsuits filed against Florida insurers so far in 2023 “are on a record pace,” Friedlander said.
In a letter to Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz, the Miami-based Florida Defense Lawyers Association asked for an emergency order “allowing defendants additional time to respond to a complaint.”
The letter stated that more than 70,000 lawsuits have been filed between March 18 and March 23 to avoid the impact of the new law.
“This drastic increase in lawsuits will create a statewide issue that will impact the rights of defendants,” the letter said, adding it will cause defense firms and attorneys “undue burden and stress.”
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“There are not enough hours in the day to answer all of these complaints,” the letter said. “There may also be a delay in transmitting suit papers from [the Department of Financial Services] to the insurance companies to defense firms.”
It warns the delays could result in default rulings entered against “numerous defendants” and said an emergency order would enable “insurance companies, defense attorneys and law firms to stagger responses to help manage the mountain of lawsuits coming at them.”
An emergency order would help prevent defaults and subsequent motions from clogging the court system and overburdening judicial resources, the letter states.
A Florida Supreme Court spokesman said Friday afternoon that Muñiz has received the association’s letter but hasn’t taken any action.
A statement by the Florida Justice Association, a trade organization for plaintiffs attorneys, noted in a statement about the signing on Friday that the defense lawyers’ request was “unprecedented.”
The association’s president Curry Pajcic was quoted in the statement saying legislators were warned that an immediate effective date would force plaintiffs attorneys to file tens of thousands of lawsuits.
Court officials in Broward and Palm Beach counties said they were monitoring the caseload increase and will take appropriate measures to keep up.
Case filings in Broward County courts increased by nearly 700% from March 17 to March 23 compared to the same dates in 2022, a clerk of courts spokeswoman said. This year, Broward saw 15,732 civil and county cases filed. Last year, it was 2,021.
“There is nothing they can throw at us we can’t handle,” said Jack Tuter, chief judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County. “Since COVID, the county civil and circuit civil has done extraordinary work to reduce caseloads. It is another wait-and-see but we are prepared to handle anything that comes our way.”
On Thursday, Joseph Abruzzo, Palm Beach County Clerk of Court, said his office has processed 6,235 cases since the previous Friday. Typically, Palm Beach County seek 900 to 1,000 cases a month, he said.
“As soon as we know how the judiciary will manage the influx of cases, we will then be able to determine how the additional workload will impact our office,” Abruzzo said by text.
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The Miami-Dade Clerk of Court’s office did not respond to a request for information about the influx there, but the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal data shows that circuit civil case filings increased to 7,649 between March 17 and March 22, compared to 312 during the same dates in February.
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Opponents said the law would do nothing to lower insurance premiums and would hurt people seeking compensation from businesses that have harmed them.
Morgan predicted that former President Trump will tie DeSantis to the reforms during the upcoming campaign for Republican presidential nomination. He noted that motorcyclists, typically among Trump’s chief supporters, were against the measures because they reduce the amount of money they can collect in motorcycle crashes that result in injuries.
“The MAGA crowd is going to be hurt worst by this legislation,” Morgan said.
Morgan predicted that the new law will do nothing to reduce insurance premiums for Florida residents while making it more difficult to sue insurers when they deny or underpay claims. Instead of a one-way attorney law that allows attorneys to collect fees from insurers, now they will have to take a percentage of a policyholder’s settlement, he said.
But the Florida Chamber, which lobbied heavily for the reform, hailed it in a statement Friday as a first step toward “putting $5,000 a year back into the pockets of Florida families and begin to redirect the billions of dollars spent on frivolous lawsuits each year, enabling Florida families and local businesses to use those dollars to invest in their business, for everyday family expenses, or in their local communities.”
News Service of Florida contributed to this report. Ron Hurtibise covers business and consumer issues for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. He can be reached by phone at 954-356-4071, on Twitter @ronhurtibise or by email at rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com. | 2023-03-24T23:40:58+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-bz-case-filing-surge-before-tort-reform-20230324-7ze7uzxslbcndcaaessd4bmgzy-story.html |
SPARTA, Mich. — “If it weren’t for TV 13, I probably wouldn’t be holding this money in my hand,” John Gee exclaimed as he walked out of the bank with a stack of cash.
On Monday, John and his wife Carol received a FedEx package. Inside the envelope was a check for $4,000. It was a refund from Lowe’s. It came one week after the Sparta couple contacted the 13 ON YOUR SIDE Help Team, detailing what they called “ongoing issues” with Lowe’s.
It all started over a year ago, in December of 2021, when the Gees ordered a sliding patio door from the home improvement retailer. The door was damaged upon arrival, so a second was ordered. When it arrived, the Gees discovered it was the wrong size. That’s when they gave up on getting a new door and instead asked Lowe’s for a refund. Months went by, but that refund never came.
John and Carol, both in their 70s, said they spent hours on the phone with Lowe’s customer service reps, and they were told on numerous occasions that a check was on the way. Each time, the Gees said they stayed home waiting for the check, but it never showed up.
“We didn’t know what else to do, but we wanted an end to this,” Carol said. “It’s a strain and it’s a stress, day in and day out, getting these calls or calling and getting lies or being deceived. ’Your check is in the mail.’ We only had one person say ‘you know what? There was never a check issued.’ That was so disappointing.”
That’s when the 13 ON YOUR SIDE Help Team got involved. We called and emailed Lowe's corporate office, and it only took a few hours for the company to tell us they were sending a check. A little more than a week later, that $4,000 check finally arrived.
The Gees said they’ve been loyal customers at Lowe’s for many years, but this experience left them with a bad taste in their mouths.
“I will never order anything from them again,” John said. “All they want is your money, and once they have that, they’re done. They don’t care about you anymore.”
The Gees said they’re planning to use the $4,000 to purchase a new refrigerator and stove, but Lowe’s will not be getting their business for those big-ticket items.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said Friday that it’s cutting 8% of its global workforce as it looks to reduce costs, the latest in a wave of tech company layoffs.
The Stockholm-based company, which provides equipment for high-speed 5G wireless networks, said it is expecting to lay off 8,500 employees this year and into 2024 as part of a strategy to reduce its spending by 9 billion Swedish kronor ($857 million) by the end of this year.
“Our aim is to manage the process in every country with fairness, respect, professionalism and in line with local labor legislation,” Ericsson said in a statement.
The company in December announced its push to slash costs. It said Friday that it expects to see results in the second quarter as it simplifies and becomes more efficient, including cutting back its workforce of about 105,000 people worldwide.
“We are also working on our service delivery, supply, real estate and IT. We have already started to implement and accelerate various initiatives to help us reach” the cost-cutting goal, Ericsson said.
It comes as tech companies ranging from Spotify and Amazon to Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta have each slashed thousands of jobs in recent months. They had gone on hiring sprees over the past several years as demand for their products, software and services surged with millions of people working and studying remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last month, Ericsson reported profit of $1.86 billion and revenue of $26.93 billion for 2022. | 2023-02-25T13:07:08+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-telecom-maker-ericsson-to-cut-8-of-its-global-workforce/ |
As the U.S. shifts towards all-electric heating and cooling, Daikin delivers efficient chiller heat pump technology to reduce energy consumption and emissions
MINNEAPOLIS, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Daikin Applied Americas today announced the launch of the Trailblazer® HP, an air-cooled scroll chiller that uses heat pump technology to deliver electricity-powered heating and cooling for commercial buildings and industrial processes. The Trailblazer HP is built on a product platform that Daikin Applied has successfully leveraged in Europe, a region where heat pumps are prevalent — hitting a record high in sales in 2022. This marks a significant, cross-region collaboration between Daikin experts to bring the most innovative, effective solutions to U.S. customers.
"As a global brand, Daikin is uniquely positioned to combine the best in technology and talent to deliver innovative solutions across markets," said Jim Macosko, VP of Product Marketing for Daikin Applied. "Given the climate impact of heating and cooling commercial and industrial facilities, decarbonizing buildings is key to meeting carbon-reduction goals. That includes moving from fossil fuel-powered to all-electric equipment. And heat pumps are one of the primary technologies driving the electrification and increased efficiency of HVAC. They help create a better climate both inside and outside buildings."
The Trailblazer HP is an air-to-water heat pump chiller that provides a reversing function that allows the chiller to switch between cooling and heating modes based on the temperature requirements of the space or process being conditioned. In a cooling application, the refrigeration cycle allows for heat removal from the internal space, dissipating excess heat into the external air. In heating mode, the refrigeration cycle reverses and transfers heat absorbed from the outside air into the internal space or process.
In terms of efficiency, heat pumps reign supreme. Traditional heating systems that rely on fossil fuels or electric resistance heat operate with efficiencies in the range of 80 to 99 percent. With Trailblazer's advanced technology, however, the chiller is up to 300 percent efficient at typical operating conditions, which means it can transfer three times more heat than the energy used by the equipment. That leads to a significant reduction in energy use and direct greenhouse gas emissions, as well as day-to-day operating costs.
Available as a stock unit, Trailblazer HP's design allows for easy installation in new and retrofit applications, making it ideal for office buildings, schools, commercial retail spaces and a range of other facilities.
As an industry leader in inverter heat pump technology, Daikin continues to expand its commercial and residential offerings with products engineered to provide a highly efficient source for all-electric, non-fossil fuel burning heating, even in cold climates. Along with Trailblazer HP, the company also recently introduced VRV EMERION for commercial applications, providing either heat pump or heat recovery inverter technology.
To learn more about Trailblazer HP and the full range of Daikin Applied solutions, and to find a local sales representative, visit www.daikinapplied.com. Also, follow Daikin Applied on LinkedIn for the latest on commercial HVAC equipment, services and trends.
About Daikin Applied Americas
Daikin Applied, a member of Daikin Industries, Ltd., designs and manufactures advanced commercial and industrial HVAC systems for customers around the world. The company's technology and services play a vital role in creating comfortable, efficient and sustainable spaces to work and live — and in delivering quality air to workers, tenants and building owners. Daikin Applied solutions are sold through a global network of dedicated sales, service and parts offices. For more information or to locate a Daikin Applied representative, visit www.daikinapplied.com or call 800-432-1342.
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SOURCE Daikin Applied | 2023-05-16T15:22:48+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2023/05/16/daikin-applied-introduces-trailblazer-heat-pump-chiller/ |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LeBron James no longer has to do it all against Stephen Curry on the big stage, not even close. Anthony Davis plugs the middle and takes away the easy chances inside. Dennis Schröder has the energy to help chase No. 30 all over the court. D’Angelo Russell can hit a big shot with a hand in his face.
That’s the thing about these new-look Lakers — they take so much pressure off the game’s all-time scoring leader and LeBron believes in them, even with the defending champions on a 14-0 run with their home crowd rocking.
Davis had 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, James added 22 points and 11 rebounds dueling with Stephen Curry in their latest postseason showdown, and Los Angeles held off a late flurry by the Golden State Warriors to win an entertaining Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112 on Tuesday night.
“We’ve been playing playoff basketball for about 2 1/2 months now just to punch our clock to be able to play right now in the postseason,” James said. “We were very resilient tonight. … We know how great they are on their home floor, so to withstand that, it’s another good step for our ballclub.”
James’ 23 points were his third-fewest in 23 playoff games against the Warriors. His previous-low in a win was 27 in Game 7 of 2016 Finals.
Jordan Poole missed a 3-pointer to tie it with 9.7 seconds left as the Warriors’ rally in the closing minutes fell short. Curry’s 3 with 1:38 left tied the game, then Russell answered right back before Davis blocked a shot by Curry moments later. James missed the first of two free throws with 1:05 to go.
Poole’s 3 with 2:48 remaining cut the Lakers’ lead to 112-109, and James was called for traveling with 1:53 left.
For all-time scoring leader James and Curry — who has the most 3-pointers ever and is reigning NBA Finals MVP — this is a new chapter in the long rivalry between the superstars after they faced off in four straight NBA Finals from 2015-2018 while James played for Cleveland.
Curry scored 27 points, Splash Brother Klay Thompson had 25, and Kevon Looney grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds for his fourth game of this postseason with 20 or more. He also had 10 points and five assists. Thompson made a 3 with 5:19 to go that cut the Lakers’ lead to 112-104.
The defending champion Warriors will try to even the series in Game 2 on Thursday night back on their home floor at Chase Center, where LA fans could be heard chanting “Let’s go Lakers!” after the final buzzer.
Davis dominated from the opening tip, making 9 of his first 10 shots, while Russell scored 19 points and dished out six assists against his former team.
“I thought AD had a great game. Obviously he dominated and he got blocked four shots and altered some others,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “That’s what this team has been doing now for the last few months. They have been one of the best defensive teams in the league for a reason and he’s a huge part of that.”
James’ 3-pointer with 5:23 left in the third put the Lakers ahead by 10, 86-76. Then Thompson’s snazzy behind-the-back pass led to a dunk by Gary Payton II over James with 3:48 to go as Golden State cut it to 86-80 and forced a Lakers timeout.
The Lakers finished off Memphis in six games Friday night and had a couple of extra recovery days to get ready as Golden State was pushed to the distance by the young Sacramento Kings and won Game 7 on Sunday. The Warriors were the first reigning champion to come back from behind 2-0 and win a playoff series.
Curry went off for a playoff career-high 50 points, an NBA record for a Game 7. Kerr said he thought his team had an advantage having just played two days earlier.
But the revamped Lakers took it to Golden State just as they did winning the final three regular-season matchups — and Los Angeles is a far different team than the one that lost 123-109 here on Oct. 18 to start the season.
“It was a quick turnaround but can’t dwell on it,” Thompson said. “… So the morale is not low. We know we let one slip away.”
LOONEY ON THE BOARDS
Looney is leading the NBA in rebounds this postseason. He had seven rebounds by the 4:31 mark of the first and 13 by halftime on the way to double-digit rebounds in his sixth straight playoff game — with four 20-plus rebound performances.
He is the first player with four 20-plus rebound games in a postseason since Dwight Howard in 2009.
TIP-INS
Lakers: Thanks to Davis, the Lakers had 32 points in the paint in the first half to Golden State’s 12. The Lakers also were 16 of 17 from the free throw line in the first half and 25 for 29 overall — Davis making all eight of his attempts.
Warriors: Curry dropped to 15-8 against James in the playoffs. … The Warriors had been 13-0 all time — regular season and playoffs — when making at least 15 more 3s than their opponent (21 Tuesday to the Lakers’ six). … Golden State’s 106 shots are the most field-goal attempts in a playoff game that ended in regulation since 1990, and the Warriors also had 106 in Game 1 of the 2017 finals against James and the Cavs.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-03T14:34:34+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/sports/ap-sports/davis-james-deliver-as-lakers-top-curry-warriors-in-game-1/ |
Chicago Simeon's offense hit on all cylinders Thursday as it kept the scoreboard operators busy with an 86-41 win over Pontiac in an Illinois boys basketball matchup.
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A man has been arrested for the stabbing death of a 15-year-old student at Stagg High School in Stockton, California.
Police believe Anthony Gray, 52, may have attacked the girl at random. However, they are still investigating whether there was they had any connection prior to the attack.
Authorities say Gray entered the school through a gate and attacked the teenager before security and staff members intervened.
The girl died at a local hospital.
Gray was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on a murder charge. | 2022-04-19T14:30:57+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/man-arrested-for-fatal-stabbing-of-15-year-old-girl-at-california-high-school |
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected some points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.
The report was issued at the behest of Congress, which in March passed a bill giving U.S. intelligence 90 days to declassify intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Intelligence officials under President Joe Biden have been pushed by lawmakers to release more material about the origins of COVID-19. But they have repeatedly argued China’s official obstruction of independent reviews has made it perhaps impossible to determine how the pandemic began.
The newest report angered some Republicans who have argued the administration is wrongly withholding classified information and researchers who accuse the U.S. of not being forthcoming.
John Ratcliffe, who served as U.S. director of national intelligence under former President Donald Trump, accused the Biden administration of “continued obfuscation.”
“The lab leak is the only theory supported by science, intelligence, and common sense,” Ratcliffe said in a statement.
There was newfound interest from researchers following the revelation earlier this year that the Department of Energy’s intelligence arm had issued a report arguing for a lab-related incident.
But Friday’s report said the intelligence community has not gone further. Four agencies still believe the virus was transferred from animals to humans, and two agencies — the Energy Department and the FBI — believe the virus leaked from a lab. The CIA and another agency have not made an assessment.
Located in the city where the pandemic is believed to have began, the Wuhan Institute of Virology has faced intense scrutiny for its previous research into bat coronaviruses and its reported security lapses.
The lab genetically engineered viruses as part of its research, the report said, including efforts to combine different viruses.
But the report says U.S. intelligence “has no information, however, indicating that any WIV genetic engineering work has involved SARS-CoV-2, a close progenitor, or a backbone virus that is closely-related enough to have been the source of the pandemic.”
And reports of several lab researchers falling ill with respiratory symptoms in fall 2019 are also inconclusive, the report argues.
U.S. intelligence, the report said, “continues to assess that this information neither supports nor refutes either hypothesis of the pandemic’s origins because the researchers’ symptoms could have been caused by a number of diseases and some of the symptoms were not consistent with COVID-19.”
Responding to the report, the Republican chairs of the House Intelligence Committee and a select subcommittee on the pandemic jointly said they had gathered information in favor of the lab leak hypothesis. Reps. Mike Turner and Brad Wenstrup, both of Ohio, credited the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence for taking a “promising step toward transparency.”
“While we appreciate the report from ODNI, the corroboration of all available evidence along with further investigation into the origins of COVID-19 must continue,” Turner and Wenstrup said.
But Alina Chan, a molecular biologist who has long argued the virus may have originated in the Wuhan lab, noted the public version of the report did not include the names of researchers who fell sick or other details mandated by Congress.
The bill requiring the review allowed intelligence officials to redact information publicly to protect agency sources and methods.
“It’s getting very difficult to believe that the government is not trying to hide what they know about #OriginOfCovid when you see a report like this that contains none of the requested info,” Chan tweeted. | 2023-06-24T23:23:37+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/health/ap-health/us-intelligence-report-on-covid-19-origins-rejects-some-points-raised-by-lab-leak-theory-proponents/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden believes unions built the middle class. He also knows a rail worker strike could damage the economy ahead of midterm elections.
That left him in the awkward position Wednesday of espousing the virtues of unionization in Detroit, a stalwart of the labor movement, while members of his administration went all-out to keep talks going in Washington between the railroads and unionized workers in hopes of averting a shutdown.
United Auto Workers Local 598 member Ryan Buchalski introduced Biden at the Detroit auto show as “the most union- and labor-friendly president in American history” and someone who was “kickin’ ass for the working class.” Buchalski harked back to the pivotal sitdown strikes by autoworkers in the 1930s.
In the speech that followed, Biden recognized that he wouldn’t be in the White House without the support of unions such as the UAW and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, saying autoworkers “brung me to the dance.”
But back in Washington, officials in his administration were in tense negotiations to prevent a strike — one of the most powerful sources of leverage that unions have to bring about change and improve working conditions.
A stoppage could begin as early as Friday if both sides can’t agree on a deal. Out of the 12 unions involved, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 rejected a deal but agreed to prolong talks through Sept. 29. That bought a bit of time, but not necessarily any more certainty as a stoppage is still possible that could halt shipments of food and fuel at a cost of $2 billion a day.
Far more is at stake than sick leave and salary bumps for 115,000 unionized railroad workers. The ramifications could extend to control of Congress and to the shipping network that keeps factories rolling, stocks the shelves of stores and stitches the U.S. together as an economic power.
That’s why White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking aboard Air Force One as it jetted to Detroit, said a rail worker strike was “an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people.” The rail lines and their workers’ representatives “need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” she said.
Biden faces the same kind of predicament faced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 with coal and Harry Truman in 1952 with steel — how do you balance the needs of labor and business in doing what’s best for the nation? Railways were so important during World War I that Woodrow Wilson temporarily nationalized the industry to keep goods flowing and prevent strikes.
Inside the White House, aides don’t see a contradiction between Biden’s devotion to unions and his desire to avoid a strike. Union activism has surged under Biden, as seen in a 56% increase in petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board so far this fiscal year.
One person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss White House deliberations on the matter, said Biden’s mindset in approaching the debate was that he’s the president of the entire country, not just for organized labor.
With the economy still recovering from the supply chain disruptions of the pandemic, the president’s goal is to keep all parties at the table until a deal is finalized. The person said the White House saw a commitment to keep negotiating in good faith as the best way to avoid a shutdown while exercising the principles of collective bargaining that Biden holds dear.
Biden also knows a stoppage could worsen the dynamics that have contributed to soaring inflation and created a political headache for the party in power.
Eddie Vale, a Democratic political consultant and former AFL-CIO communications aide, said the White House is pursuing the correct approach at a perilous moment.
“No one wants a railroad strike, not the companies, not the workers, not the White House,” he said. “No one wants it this close to the election.”
Vale added that the sticking point in the talks was about “respect basically — sick leave and bereavement leave,” issues Biden has supported in speeches and with his policy proposals.
Jake Rosenfeld, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis, noted that the sticking points in the talks involve “more schedule predictability, and the ability to take time off to deal with routine medical procedures as well as emergencies.”
On a policy front, the administration generally supports these demands, and that lessens their “willingness to really play hardball with the unions who have yet to settle,” said Rosenfeld, who wrote the book “What Unions No Longer Do.”
Sensing political opportunity, Senate Republicans moved Wednesday to pass a law to impose contract terms on the unions and railroad companies to avoid a shutdown. Democrats, who control both chambers in Congress, blocked it.
“If a strike occurs and paralyzes food, fertilizer and energy shipments nationwide, it will be because Democrats blocked this bill,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
The economic impact of a potential strike was not lost on members of the Business Roundtable, a Washington-based group that represents CEOs. It issued its quarterly outlook for the economy Wednesday.
“We’ve been experiencing a lot of headwinds from supply chain problems since the pandemic started and those problems would be geometrically magnified,” Josh Bolten, the group’s CEO, told reporters. “There are manufacturing plants around the country that likely have to shut down. … There are critical products to keep our water clean.”
The roundtable also had a meeting of its board of directors Wednesday. But Bolten said Lance Fritz, chair of the board’s international committee and the CEO of Union Pacific railroad, would miss it “because he’s working hard trying to bring the strike to a resolution.”
Back at the Labor Department, negotiators ordered Italian food as talks dragged into Wednesday night. | 2022-09-15T07:16:26+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-bidens-tight-spot-a-union-backer-out-to-avert-rail-strike/ |
Queens and Wanna Bees play to pay for services at Children’s of Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you’re heading to Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade, you will be among Hollywood elite, nine-to-fivers, and more. Friday, the Sweet Potato Queens kicked it off with the goal of raising thousands of dollars for Children’s of Mississippi Hospital.
The Boss Queen Jill Conner Browne’s announcement of the winner of the Sweet Potato Queen’s Top Hat Brunch is the highlight of the festivities at Drago’s Restaurant. The room of queens, wanna bees, and royalty alike are partying with a purpose, playing to pay for Mississippi’s only children’s hospital.
“I love what Jill started,” said Queen Peachy Martha Gresham.
The Newnan, Georgia, resident has been attending for about 20 years and was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She understands the need.
“I’ve had my three-month checkup, and I’ve been good, no cancer. My tumor levels are below normal,” said Gresham, who brought her husband along for the first time.
Funds raised have purchased a customized $70,000 van for patients who live at the hospital. $180,000 went to six specialized beds for NICU patients.
“Jill, of course, keeps track of every dollar I make, and she’ll send me a bill for what I owe,” said Braveheart screenwriter, director, and filmmaker Randall Wallace.
The Memphis native has been supporting the efforts for decades.
“We got involved with creating the van, helping to have the van for the children there,” said Wallace. “The giraffe beds for the NICU unit. It’s something you just can’t resist. it does your heart good”.
The Boss Queen drifts from table to table, chatting with the legions who travel to Jackson to celebrate spring and keep ailing children at heart.
“They’re beginning a renovation total renovation of the cancer clinic at Children’s Hospital,” said Jill Conner Browne. “And so we have asked Friends (Friends of Children’s Hospital) to designate the funds that we raise this year to go to the renovation.”
Before the weekend is over, royalty from all walks of life will be raising a glass and donating money to the Friends of Children’s Hospital.
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Single-engine plane crashes near Superstition Mountains
A plane crashed in the Superstition Mountains area near Apache Junction, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.
A PCSO air support helicopter was able to confirm a crash site in the area and recovery efforts are currently underway at the site of the crash.
According to an emailed statement from Federal Aviation Administration officials, the plane involved in the crash was a single-engine Socata TB 30 Epsilon which took off from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa. Officials also noted that the plane crashed at around 8 a.m. Saturday morning.
“Multiple parties reported witnessing an incident involving a plane,” PCSO said in a tweet.
Two people were inside the plane during the incident, but their conditions have not been released. Officials from the PCSO are expected to hold a press briefing at Lost Dutchman State Park. | 2023-06-10T21:12:04+00:00 | azcentral.com | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2023/06/10/superstition-mountains-scene-of-plane-crash-saturday-morning/70309485007/ |
- The $42 million USD expansion demonstrates the company's continued investment to support its global customers which include hospitals and healthcare providers conducting cardiovascular surgery.
- Terumo Cardiovascular is one of the world's leading providers of perfusion products. The Costa Rica facility will produce the Company's complete line of custom perfusion circuits (tubing kits) which are used during cardiovascular surgery to conduct oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange in the blood in place of the lungs, so that vital organs continue to function.
- Terumo is the only perfusion circuit manufacturer in Costa Rica. By the close of 2022, local operations will employ about 300 associates.
CARTAGO, Costa Rica, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo Cardiovascular, a global leader in medical devices for cardiac and vascular surgery, marked the opening of its newest manufacturing plant in La Lima, Cartago, Costa Rica. The new facility is home to Terumo's Perfusion Circuit Technology and Manufacturing Center and welcomes the first company to produce this line of medical equipment in Costa Rica. The Company's $42 million USD investment in its global manufacturing operations supports its mission of Contributing to Society through Healthcare and saving lives.
Rodrigo Chaves, the President of Costa Rica, emphasized the country's position in the life sciences sector. "May this opening ceremony give rise to greater projects, where the quality of Costa Rican talent finds a place in best-in-class multinational operations such as Terumo, which has reached more than 160 countries and regions. Friends let's make this century of common history be one of great achievements together, where through commitment, excellence, vision, and technology we will reach together a new era of growth, both for Terumo and for the country," said the president.
For Robert DeRyke, President and CEO of Terumo Cardiovascular, Costa Rica operations will allow the company to better serve its customers and provide better patient care. "Our focus is on the patient. By strengthening our perfusion circuit manufacturing footprint in Costa Rica, Terumo Cardiovascular is better positioned to serve our global customers and provide effective solutions for patient care – today and well into the future," commented DeRyke.
DeRyke also highlighted the country's many advantages: "Costa Rica has a strong cultural alignment with Terumo Cardiovascular and the countries where we operate. Its economic and political stability, and strong commitment to sustainability, is an ecosystem-strengthening draw for numerous service and medical device manufacturers that tap into their highly skilled talent. This opening enhances our global competitiveness and helps us grow based on strategic investments."
Manuel Tovar, the Minister of Foreign Trade, highlighted, "In recent years, medical devices have become our main export product, making the country a regional leader and a key ally for companies in this sector. As a result, Terumo Cardiovascular is investing US $42 million in a new Perfusion Circuit Technology and Manufacturing Center in Costa Rica, the first plant of the cardiovascular division in Latin America. We are extremely proud to provide, together with leading companies like Terumo Cardiovascular, health to thousands of people worldwide."
Jorge Sequeira, the Managing Director of CINDE, also commented, "Currently, 83 medical device companies, including 13 of the top 30 in the world, have operations in our country. Terumo Cardiovascular´s growth is proof of this positioning of Costa Rica as one of the main hubs for this industry in the American continent."
The company's modern facility is 157,000 square feet and leverages state-of-the-art systems and a highly trained workforce. Costa Rica operations launched on August 3 and will primarily serve customers in the Americas and Australia. A second phase which launches in early 2023 will supply customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
Local operations are expected to employ about 300 associates by the end of 2022.
Terumo Cardiovascular manufactures and markets medical devices for cardiac and vascular surgery with an emphasis on cardiopulmonary bypass and intra-operative monitoring. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with manufacturing operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America. It is one of several subsidiaries of Terumo Corporation of Japan that is focused exclusively on cardiovascular surgery specialties. For more information, visit www.terumocv.com
Terumo (TSE: 4543) is a global leader in medical technology and has been committed to "Contributing to Society through Healthcare" for 100 years. Based in Tokyo and operating globally, Terumo employs more than 28,000 associates worldwide, to provide innovative medical solutions in more than 160 countries and regions. The company started as a Japanese thermometer manufacturer and has been supporting healthcare ever since. Now, its extensive business portfolio ranges from vascular intervention and cardio-surgical solutions, blood transfusion and cell therapy technology, to medical products essential for daily clinical practice. Terumo will further strive to be of value to patients, medical professionals, and society at large.
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FY22 Revenue rises to record $2.7B following sixth-consecutive quarter of double-digit growth; company doubles stock buyback program to $250M
- FY22 Pro Forma revenue growth of 21%; 16% in Q4
- FY22 Pro Forma organic net revenue growth of 14%; 8% in Q4
- Adjusted EBITDA of $451M in FY22, a 20.3% margin on net revenue
- Adjusted EBITDA of $123M in Q4, a 21.1% margin on net revenue
- FY22 Adjusted net income of $268M; $63M in Q4
- FY22 Adjusted EPS of $0.90; $0.22 in Q4
- FY22 Free Cash Flow of $270M; $268M in Q4
- FY22 Net New Business of $213M; $42M in Q4
- Reduced net debt by $47M versus prior year, ending with a net leverage ratio of 2.17x
- Issues 2023 Organic Net Revenue growth guidance of 7.5%-10% and 10%-14% ex-Advocacy
- Issues 2023 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $450M-$490M and Free Cash Flow conversion of 50%-60%
NEW YORK, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ: STGW) – Stagwell Inc. ("Stagwell") today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022.
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR HIGHLIGHTS:
- Q4 revenue of $708 million, an increase of 16% versus the prior year period; FY22 revenue of $2,688 million, an increase of 83% versus the prior year period
- Q4 revenue growth of 16% versus the prior year period and 13% ex-Advocacy; Pro Forma FY22 revenue growth of 21% versus the prior year period and 17% ex-Advocacy
- Q4 net revenue of $583 million, an increase of 12% versus the prior period; FY22 net revenue of $2,222 million, an increase of 75% versus the prior year period
- Q4 net revenue growth of 12% versus the prior year period and 10% ex-Advocacy; Pro Forma FY22 net revenue growth of 15% versus the prior year period and 13% ex-Advocacy
- Q4 organic net revenue growth of 8% versus the prior year period and 6% ex-Advocacy; Pro Forma FY22 organic net revenue growth of 14% versus the prior year period and 12% ex-Advocacy
- Q4 Adjusted EBITDA of $123 million, an increase of 19% versus the prior year period; FY22 Adjusted EBITDA of $451 million, an increase of 78% versus the prior year period
- Q4 Adjusted EBITDA growth of 19% versus the prior period and 10% ex-Advocacy; Pro Forma FY22 Adjusted EBITDA growth of 19% versus the prior period and 12% ex-Advocacy
- Q4 Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 21.1% on net revenue; FY22 Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 20.3% on net revenue
- Q4 net loss of $28 million versus net income of $5 million in the prior year period; FY22 net income of $66 million versus $36 million in the prior year period
- Q4 net loss attributable to Stagwell Inc. common shareholders of $6 million versus net income of $1 million in the prior year period; FY22 net income attributable to Stagwell Inc. common shareholders of $27 million versus $21 million in the prior year period
- Q4 Adjusted net income of $63 million; FY22 Adjusted net income of $268 million
- Q4 Adjusted earnings per share for Stagwell Inc. common shareholders of $0.22; FY22 Adjusted earnings per share of $0.90
- Q4 net new business of $42 million; FY22 net new business of $213 million
"Stagwell closed out 2022 with industry-leading double-digit growth, strong margin expansion, record free cash flow, record earnings per share, and a net debt ratio significantly below our target. We promised to transform marketing, and we have built game-changing AI and AR-driven products as we continue to grow and transform both our business and the industry," said Mark Penn, Chairman and CEO, Stagwell. "We look forward to another year of double-digit growth outside of our advocacy businesses in 2023, continuing our momentum."
Frank Lanuto, Chief Financial Officer, commented: "The Company reported a record $708 million of revenue in the fourth quarter, a 16% increase over the prior year and Adjusted EBITDA of $123 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin as a percentage of net revenue rose to 21.1% for the quarter and 20.3% for the year as a result of careful cost management. Free cash flows rose to $270 million driving down the Company's net leverage ratio to 2.17x."
Financial Outlook
2023 financial guidance is as follows:
- Organic Net Revenue growth of 7.5% – 10%
- Organic Net Revenue growth ex-Advocacy of 10% – 14%
- Adjusted EBITDA of $450 million – $490 million
- Free Cash Flow Conversion of 50% – 60%
- Adjusted EPS of $0.90 – $1.05
- Guidance assumes no impact from foreign exchange, acquisitions or dispositions.
Stock Repurchase Program
On March 1, 2023, the Board authorized an extension and a $125,000,000 increase in the size of our previously approved stock repurchase program (the "Repurchase Program"). Under the Repurchase Program, as amended, we may repurchase up to an aggregate of $250,000,000 of shares of our outstanding Class A Common Stock, with any previous purchases under the Repurchase Program continuing to count against that limit. The Repurchase Program will expire on March 1, 2026.
Conference Call
Management will host a video webcast and conference call on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. (ET) to discuss results for Stagwell Inc. for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022. The video webcast will be accessible at https://stgw.io/Q4andFYEarnings. An investor presentation has been posted on our website at www.stagwellglobal.com and may be referred to during the conference call.
A recording of the conference call will be accessible one hour after the call and available for ninety days at www.stagwellglobal.com.
Stagwell Inc.
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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Basis of Presentation
The acquisition of MDC Partners (MDC) by Stagwell Marketing Group (SMG) was completed on August 2, 2021. The results of MDC are included within the Statements of Operations for the period beginning on the date of the acquisition through the end of the respective period presented and the results of SMG are included for the entirety of all periods presented.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to its reported results, Stagwell Inc. has included in this earnings release certain financial results that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) defines as "non-GAAP Financial Measures." Management believes that such non-GAAP financial measures, when read in conjunction with the Company's reported results, can provide useful supplemental information for investors analyzing period to period comparisons of the Company's results. Such non-GAAP financial measures include the following:
Pro Forma Results: The Pro Forma amounts presented for each period were prepared by combining the historical standalone statements of operations for each of legacy MDC and SMG. The unaudited pro forma results are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial condition would have been had the combination actually occurred on the date indicated, nor do they purport to project the future consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial condition for any future period or as of any future date. The Company has excluded a quantitative reconciliation of Adjusted Pro Forma EBITDA to net income under the "unreasonable efforts" exception in Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K.
(1) Organic Revenue: "Organic revenue growth" and "organic revenue decline" refer to the positive or negative results, respectively, of subtracting both the foreign exchange and acquisition (disposition) components from total revenue growth. The acquisition (disposition) component is calculated by aggregating prior period revenue for any acquired businesses, less the prior period revenue of any businesses that were disposed of during the current period. The organic revenue growth (decline) component reflects the constant currency impact of (a) the change in revenue of the partner firms that the Company has held throughout each of the comparable periods presented, and (b) "non-GAAP acquisitions (dispositions), net". Non-GAAP acquisitions (dispositions), net consists of (i) for acquisitions during the current year, the revenue effect from such acquisition as if the acquisition had been owned during the equivalent period in the prior year and (ii) for acquisitions during the previous year, the revenue effect from such acquisitions as if they had been owned during that entire year (or same period as the current reportable period), taking into account their respective pre-acquisition revenues for the applicable periods, and (iii) for dispositions, the revenue effect from such disposition as if they had been disposed of during the equivalent period in the prior year.
(2) Net New Business: Estimate of annualized revenue for new wins less annualized revenue for losses incurred in the period.
(3) Adjusted EBITDA: defined as Net income excluding non-operating income or expense to achieve operating income, plus depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, deferred acquisition consideration adjustments, and other items. Other items include restructuring costs, acquisition-related expenses, and non-recurring items.
(4) Adjusted Diluted EPS is defined as (i) Net income (loss) attributable to Stagwell Inc. common shareholders, plus net income attributable to Class C shareholders, excluding amortization expense, impairment and other losses, stock-based compensation, deferred acquisition consideration adjustments, discrete tax items, and other items, divided by (ii) (a) the per weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus (b) the weighted average number of Class C shares outstanding (if dilutive). Other items includes restructuring costs, acquisition-related expenses, and non-recurring items, and subject to the anti-dilution rules.
(5) Free Cash Flow: defined as Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures, change in net working capital, cash taxes, interest, and distributions to minority interests, but excludes contingent M&A payments.
(6) Financial Guidance: The Company provides guidance on a non-GAAP basis as it cannot predict certain elements which are included in reported GAAP results.
Included in this earnings release are tables reconciling reported Stagwell Inc. results to arrive at certain of these non-GAAP financial measures.
This document contains forward-looking statements. within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Company's representatives may also make forward-looking statements orally or in writing from time to time. Statements in this document that are not historical facts, including, statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, future financial performance and future prospects, business and economic trends, potential acquisitions, and estimates of amounts for redeemable noncontrolling interests and deferred acquisition consideration, constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which are generally denoted by words such as "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "continue," "could," "create," "estimate," "expect," "focus," "forecast," "foresee," "future," "guidance," "intend," "look," "may," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would" or the negative of such terms or other variations thereof and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of current plans, estimates and projections are subject to change based on a number of factors, including those outlined in this section.
Forward-looking statements in this document are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company. Although the management of the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. The material assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based include, among others, assumptions with respect to general business, economic and market conditions, the competitive environment, anticipated and unanticipated tax consequences and anticipated and unanticipated costs. These forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and are subject to change based on a number of factors, including those outlined in this section. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events, if any.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
- risks associated with international, national and regional unfavorable economic conditions that could affect the Company or its clients;
- inflation and actions taken by central banks to counter inflation;
- the Company's ability to attract new clients and retain existing clients;
- the impact of a reduction in client spending and changes in client advertising, marketing and corporate communications requirements;
- financial failure of the Company's clients;
- the Company's ability to retain and attract key employees;
- the Company's ability to compete in the markets in which it operates;
- the Company's ability to achieve its cost saving initiatives;
- the Company's implementation of strategic initiatives;
- the Company's ability to remain in compliance with its debt agreements and the Company's ability to finance its contingent payment obligations when due and payable, including but not limited to those relating to redeemable noncontrolling interests and deferred acquisition consideration;
- the Company's ability to manage its growth effectively, including the successful completion and integration of acquisitions that complement and expand the Company's business capabilities;
- the Company's ability to develop products incorporating new technologies, including augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality, and realize benefits from such products;
- an inability to realize expected benefits of the combination of the Company's business with the business of MDC; (the "Business Combination" and, together with the related transactions, the "Transactions");
- adverse tax consequences in connection with the Transactions for the Company, its operations and its shareholders, that may differ from the expectations of the Company, including that future changes in tax law, potential increases to corporate tax rates in the United States and disagreements with the tax authorities on the Company's determination of value and computations of its attributes may result in increased tax costs;
- the occurrence of material Canadian federal income tax (including material "emigration tax") as a result of the Transactions;
- the Company's unremediated material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and its ability to establish and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting;
- the Company's ability to protect client data from security incidents or cyberattacks;
- economic disruptions resulting from war and other geopolitical tensions, terrorist activities and natural disasters;
- stock price volatility; and
- foreign currency fluctuations.
Investors should carefully consider these risk factors, other risk factors described herein, and the additional risk factors outlined in more detail in our 2021 Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 17, 2022, and accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, under the caption "Risk Factors," and in the Company's other SEC filings.
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William Contreras named All-Star, joins brother Willson originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Contreras brothers’ dream has been realized.
Braves catcher William Contreras earned first career All-Star selection Sunday, following his brother, Cubs catcher Willson Contreras, in being named to the team.
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Willson was voted in by fans as the National League’s starting catcher for the July 19 game at Dodger Stadium. William made it as a reserve, a process determined by player balloting.
William will join Willson in the starting lineup, replacing the injured Bryce Harper as the designated hitter.
William, who finished second in voting for the NL’s starting designated hitter spot, is having a strong season — his first extended run in the big-leagues.
Entering Sunday, he was hitting .266/.350/.568 with 11 home runs, tied for fifth among all catchers.
Willson reacted to the news on Instagram.
Willson and William have talked in recent weeks about potentially each being All-Stars this season, and the possibility of that happening was almost impossible to put into words.
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“You almost can't even dream about something like that,” William said when Atlanta came to town to play the Cubs in June. “But to have both brothers be All-Stars like that, I mean, it would just be unreal.”
Willson, when asked about the possibility during the last Cubs homestand, said he was “speechless”
“If we can make it together, we’re both going to enjoy it a lot,” Willson said. “My family would be really proud, and we would enjoy it. I’m speechless
“You just asked me, and I have so many things on my mind, thinking back to [childhood] days in my neighborhood in Venezuela, the long way that we had to come to make it to the big leagues.
“I can say a lot, but at the same time, I’m speechless.”
The significance of a Contreras brothers family reunion at the All-Star Game wasn’t lost on Bengie Molina, the eldest of the venerable Molina brothers trio that played in the bigs but never made an All-Star team together.
“That would be amazing,” Bengie told NBC Sports Chicago in June.
The Braves-Cubs June series at Wrigley was the first time the Contreras brothers squared off in the big leagues, which Willson called “the best moment of our life.”
The All-Star Game is certain to be another special moment. | 2022-07-11T00:51:42+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/cubs-willson-contreras-brother-william-each-named-all-stars/2802133/ |
COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TOCA Football, Inc. (TOCA), the world's first technology-enabled soccer experience company, today announced the expansion of its growing footprint in the Midwest with the acquisition of Total Sports. The acquisition includes seven premier indoor sports facilities that span across metro Detroit and northeast Ohio. With the addition of Total Sports, TOCA now operates 14 multisports centers in the Midwest, including five centers in Cleveland, and a 90,000-square-foot facility in Naperville, IL.
As part of this transaction, TOCA will be onboarding a group of world-renowned operators and a league business boasting over 900 teams. The seven Total Sports centers are nearly 1,000,000 square feet in total, plus an additional 400,000 square feet of outdoor synthetic turf baseball and softball fields. TOCA is taking over the first full field indoor facility in Michigan, with centers across the metro Detroit area and northeast Ohio. One of the centers is also the largest indoor youth-based sports facility in the state of Michigan and when combined, the centers average over two million annual visitors.
Beginning in 2023, TOCA, as an official training and entertainment facility partner of MLS, will integrate MLS content in all its Detroit training centers. Additionally, TOCA and MLS will jointly develop training curricula that leverages TOCA's proprietary technologies including its data-capture and analytics. The 10-year partnership will serve as a foundation for the long-term growth and development of soccer and reflects the region's commitment to investing in the sport's expansion.
"Expanding our existing Midwestern presence with the acquisition of seven new indoor sports venues in Detroit provides an incredibly exciting opportunity for TOCA. said Yoshi Maruyama, TOCA CEO. "Detroit is the perfect city to continue our mission of bringing the joy and excitement of soccer around the world. We want to welcome everyone, from beginners to highly experienced players, to come experience what our technology has to offer."
"TOCA's world-class athletic training technology is unlike any other in the sports tech market and will usher in the next chapter of player development in the Detroit community. With an emphasis on fully embedding itself within Detroit's athletic culture, we can't wait to see what's in store. We are thrilled to have provided the best resources for youth sports in Detroit for the last 25 years. TOCA is committed to maintaining that goal while retaining the core character of our Total Sports locations," said Tony Moscone, Owner Total Sports Complex.
TOCA Football, Inc. is a leading technology-enabled soccer training and entertainment company. TOCA has two divisions that comprise its global portfolio: TOCA Soccer, the largest operator of indoor soccer centers across North America, and TOCA Social, the world's first entertainment and dining experience built around immersive soccer-based game play, with a first venue at the iconic The O2 in London, and multiple venues opening globally in 2023. TOCA provides authentic soccer experiences that inspire everybody to play the world's most popular sport.
TOCA was founded in 2016 by two-time U.S. World Cup and former MLS and English Premier League midfielder Eddie Lewis. TOCA is led by a world-class management team and its Board of Directors is comprised of transformative leaders from the sports industry including Erik Anderson, former Executive Chairman and CEO of Topgolf, Abby Wambach, US Women's National Champion, Celeste Burgoyne, lululemon President Americas, and Julie Haddon, CMO of the National Women's Soccer League.
For more information please visit www.TOCAfootball.com
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s historical society can proceed with efforts to gain control of a set of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks currently maintained by a country club, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
At issue before the court were the 2,000-year-old Octagon Earthworks in Newark in central Ohio. The Ohio History Connection, which owns the earthworks, had sought to reclaim a lease held by the Moundbuilders Country Club to turn the site into a public park.
The historical society, a nonprofit that contracts with the state, proposed the site along with other ancient sites in Ohio for nomination to the UNESCO World Heritage List and argued it must control access to the earthworks for that nomination to proceed. But the society said its chief goal in taking over management of the earthworks is improving public access.
The court ruled 6-1 that the society can proceed with efforts to break its lease with the country club, which expires in 2078. Justices upheld two lower court rulings that found the society has not dealt with the country club in bad faith and has met the necessity standard for invoking eminent-domain rights. The high court sent the case back to trial court for resolution.
“This is an important win,” said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s spokesperson, Bethany McCorkle. “The court’s ruling enables the state to move forward with its plans to allow the public to visit this important piece of Ohio history, and indeed world history.”
A lawyer for the club did not return a call seeking comment.
American Indians constructed the site nearly 2,000 years ago. The layout of the earthworks, including eight long earthen walls, corresponds to lunar movements and aligns with points at which the moon rises and sets over the course of the 18.6-year lunar cycle.
The Ohio History Connection calls them “part cathedral, part cemetery and part astronomical observatory.”
Numerous tribes, some with historical ties to Ohio, want the earthworks preserved as examples of indigenous peoples’ accomplishments. The National Congress of American Indians, the Inter-Tribal Council representing tribes living in Northeast Oklahoma and the Seneca Nation of New York State are among those endorsing the historical society’s application to the heritage list.
Designating the Ohio earthworks as World Heritage Sites “would protect the earthworks from further development and destruction and be places to honor indigenous achievement,” the National Congress of American Indians said in a letter of support.
In 1892, voters in surrounding Licking County enacted a tax increase to preserve what was left of the earthworks. The area was developed as a golf course in 1911, and the state first leased the 134-acre property to Moundbuilders Country Club in the 1930s.
A Licking County judge ruled in May 2019 that the historical society can reclaim the lease via eminent domain. That ruling was upheld last year by the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals.
The club challenged the attempt to take the property, saying the Ohio History Connection did not make a good faith offer to purchase the property as required by state law. The country club says it has provided proper upkeep of the mound and allowed public access over the years.
In her dissent, Chief Justice-elect Sharon Kennedy said the trial court erred by failing to consider “the speculative nature of the necessity” of the historical society acquiring the property. She said she would have ordered that court to reconsider what the correct factors are for determining necessity before requiring the club to turn over the property.
A 2003 agreement between the historical society and the country club allows full, unfettered access to the site four days a year. The agreement also allows public access during daylight hours from November through March and Monday mornings the rest of the year, as long as the club hasn’t scheduled golf activities those days.
The historical society argued that public access to the site has actually been restricted since the 2003 agreement, with individuals and groups finding it increasingly difficult to schedule visits around golfers’ playing times and course maintenance, including pesticide and herbicide spraying.
Attorneys for the country club — referred to as MCC in court documents — contended that the historical society’s true intent for acquiring the country club’s property is to secure the World Heritage listing, which is a highly competitive process with low success rates, country club attorneys said in a September 2020 court filing.
They also alleged the historical society has neglected a nearby ancient earthwork known as the Great Circle, which it has operated as a park for nearly 80 years.
The historical society argued its proposal in 2020 to buy out the lease for $1.66 million was a good faith offer based on an independent appraisal, and that its primary goal is public access. The historical society denied the country club’s allegations that its plans for the site are contingent on a World Heritage list placement.
Creating a park at the Octagon Earthworks would “enable the History Connection and others to conduct research on the site on their own schedule, which would, in turn, allow the History Connection to better educate Ohioans (and the world) about the Earthworks and their historical importance,” Benjamin Flowers, the state Solicitor General, said in an October 2020 court filing. | 2022-12-07T19:53:42+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/ohio-high-court-sides-with-history-societys-access-to-earthworks/ |
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconic American heritage Tennis brand K-SWISS is thrilled to announce their sponsored athlete Cameron Norrie has won the Rio Open! This is his first ATP title of 2023.
Norrie's victory came just seven days after losing to world #2, Carlos Alcaraz, in the final of the Argentina Open ATP event. That loss did not slow him down as he made his way over to the Rio Open dominating his competition and landing him a spot in the finals. Norrie battled his way back after being down a set to defeat Alcaraz 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 in what was an incredible display of perseverance, determination, and belief.
This marks Norrie's second title on clay (his first being the Lyon Open) which will bump up his ranking to #12 in the world!
"Cam is off to a great start this year and just gaining momentum with the Rio Open win. We are proud to support him as he plays at the highest level and achieves new heights in his career," says David Malinowski, Director of K-Swiss Tennis.
K-SWISS is proud to partner with such an incredible athlete and provide him with the tools he needs to succeed.
The apparel and footwear worn by Norrie at the Rio Open are available now on
K-Swiss.com.
From the beginning, K-Swiss has been driven by an entrepreneurial spirit when two Swiss brothers moved to California to create a footwear brand focused on tennis. As avid skiers, the brothers took inspiration from leather ski boots to create tennis shoes that supported the aggressive side-to-side movement of tennis.
Introduced In 1966, the K-Swiss Classic was the world's first all-leather tennis shoe. It quickly gained worldwide acclaim and became a style statement both on and off the court, worn casually in country clubs and just as fashionably on city streets. Now, 57 years later, K-Swiss is building from its heritage as an American tennis brand and writing new chapters in its storied history. Paying homage to the hard work of our founders and the competitive nature of the game that inspired it all, K-Swiss is dedicated to outfitting and inspiring the next generation of tennis players.
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A global cybersecurity company, VU is one of the only vendors in Latin America implementing decentralized identity systems using Microsoft Entra Verified ID.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VU Inc., a global cybersecurity company with more than 350 million users worldwide, became one of the first global vendors specialized in identity verification to integrate Microsoft Entra Verified ID.
Microsoft Entra Verified ID is a decentralized identity system based on open standards that allows the user to onboard once and then reuse verifiable credentials in every place where it is needed (verify once). By expanding implementations of Microsoft's identity platform, VU gives individuals and organizations more control over their sensitive information and provides applications, devices and service providers with a higher degree of trust and security.
"We are used to talking about user permissions and access controls. This new technological implementation allows users to accept or reject attributes that could later be related to our person and, thanks to Microsoft Entra Verified ID, to a single digital identity. It is a paradigm shift in terms of privacy, confidentiality and management of our online digital assets," says Sebastian Stranieri, founder and CEO of VU, four times chosen Partner of the Year by Microsoft (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022) and one of the only companies in Latin America working alongside Microsoft in Entra Verified ID.
Sue Bohn, vice president, Identity and Network Access division at Microsoft says: "Privacy is key to any cybersecurity strategy. Entra Verified ID introduces a new paradigm in security because it enables individuals to own and control their digital identities and decide what they share and with whom, whether they are banks, universities, governments, or organizations."
Microsoft Entra Verified ID integrates the VU Identity Card product, a technology that creates secure and frictionless digital experiences. With flexible and simple processes on any device that focus on the user and security without impacting the business, it improves onboarding, authentication and biometric verification scenarios across the entire digital lifecycle of citizens and businesses.
About VU
Focusing on the new concept of Online Persona, VU provides strong identity verification methods for its users, enabling a more holistic authentication paradigm. By combining cybersecurity controls with geolocation, biometrics, and machine learning-based user behavior analysis, VU enables a continuous authentication process in which the user is viewed as a whole, rather than a set of credentials.
Today VU offers secure and frictionless digital experiences to more than 350 million people worldwide. It has more than 170 customers in 27 countries in Europe, the United States and Latin America. More information at www.vusecurity.com and follow us on twitter.com/vusecurity.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s highest judicial officer has resigned, an aide said Monday, a week after the country’s Supreme Court justices accused the top-ranking judge of corruption. Justice Tanko Muhammad denies the allegations.
Justice Muhammad resigned as the Chief Justice of Nigeria on Sunday night, his spokesperson told The Associated Press. But he didn’t provide an explanation for his decision, though local Channels Television cited health reasons, quoting unnamed sources.
The 68-year-old was appointed Nigeria’s chief justice in July 2019, replacing Walter Onnoghen who was prosecuted on corruption charges.
Muhammad’s resignation comes a week after 14 Supreme Court judges drafted a rare letter accusing him of graft.
The letter claimed that judges “were not accorded the privilege of travelling with accompanying persons as was the practice.” It also said the chief justice “totally ignored” the judges’ demand but travelled with his “spouse, children, and personal staff.”
The judges said that although the country’s National Assembly approved a budget increase for the Court, “we find it strange” that the “Court cannot cater for our legitimate entitlements. This is unacceptable!”
The new Chief Justice of Nigeria is expected to be announced and confirmed for office from among the Supreme Court judges in the coming days. | 2022-06-27T21:36:43+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/nigerias-chief-justice-resigns-amid-corruption-allegations/ |
Would you still visit a park if you knew thousands of bodies were below the surface?
“About 2,000 to 3,000 bodies are still said to be under the ground that we’re walking upon today,” said Rachel Strobolson with Denver Local Tours.
This is Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado. The park is popular for exercise, biking, hanging out with friends, you name it. However this same plot of land was formerly the site of Mount Prospect Cemetery. Adjacent to it used to be Mount Calvary Cemetery, which is now the Denver Botanic Gardens.
“By 1893, with pressure from the residents in the area, we basically asked the city to change it from a cemetery to a park” said Strobolson. “We hire one undertaker, his name was E.P. McGovern, to exhume and remove the bodies.”
Strobolson leads haunted history tours of this area in the fall. She said McGovern was paid $1.90 per casket. He started breaking up exhumed bodies into multiple children's caskets to make more money. But, the public was watching.
“They soon realize what E.P. McGovern and his crew were doing. They basically call for E.P. McGovern's head, they cancel the contract, and they never finish the job,” she said.
Meaning bodies were left behind. To this day, people are still finding them. In 2010 for example, four skeletons were found during irrigation work.
“People that live along the edges of the park report people tapping on the windows even though there's no tree branches that are there,” Strobolson said. “The bodies are still underneath us, and to think that we’re all picnicking, our dogs are running around, we’re all just hanging out here in the park, is so fascinating to me.”
The area’s past has been the inspiration for books and even a movie. | 2022-10-28T19:37:20+00:00 | koaa.com | https://www.koaa.com/news/national/this-park-was-once-a-cemetery-and-is-still-home-to-possibly-thousands-of-bodies |
ECU and Tulane baseball game suspended by weather in the 7th to be complete on Saturday
Green Wave lead 9-6 in the 7th
Published: Apr. 28, 2023 at 9:51 PM EDT|Updated: 59 minutes ago
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The ECU baseball game with Tulane was delayed by lightning and postponed by rain to be finished on Saturday at 2:30 resuming in the top of the 7th inning.
The Green Wave held a 9-6 lead with two runners in scoring position when the game was called.
The Pirates scored three runs in the first and had the lead 4-2 in the 5th when the Tulane offense started hitting the ball out of the yard. Teo Banks hit a pair of monster home runs as they got up 8-4.
There was a lengthy delay in hopes of finishing the game Friday night but will instead complete it on Saturday. The two were already slated to play two on Saturday afternoon.
Copyright 2023 WITN. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-29T02:50:53+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/2023/04/29/ecu-tulane-baseball-game-delayed-by-weather-be-complete-saturday-230-pm/ |
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham believes there should be a federal law that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Graham is expected to introduce a bill Tuesday despite it having virtually no chance of passing in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
The South Carolina senator is wading into the abortion debate less than two months from the midterm elections.
Democrats anticipate the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will energize their voters, who believe they were stripped of a fundamental right.
Graham told Fox News he believes his bill will show voters that Republicans aren't extreme, despite some GOP-led states already implementing near-total bans on abortion.
"This bill puts us in line with the rest of the world, so when you're on the campaign trail you have a chance to talk about what you're for," he said.
Graham's bill reportedly has exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of a mother. However, Fox News reports that doctors would face up to five years in prison for violating the law. | 2022-09-13T15:49:33+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/sen-graham-expected-to-introduce-15-week-abortion-ban-bill |
Accelerate Buying Decisions with Artificial intelligence
BOSTON, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaon Interactive, a leading provider of B2B interactive sales and marketing applications, today announced the addition of an AI-based navigation recommendation engine to its platform. This innovative capability helps B2B enterprises empower their prospects to make better and faster buying decisions. Users benefit by obtaining a personalized understanding of a potential solution's specific value to them.
According to Gartner, a staggering 83% of the B2B buyer's journey occurs without any direct involvement from salespeople. As a consequence, buyers find themselves adrift in a vast ocean of information, tasked with independently deciphering challenges and uncovering suitable solutions. This overwhelming process often leaves customers without a comprehensive grasp of each vendor's unique value proposition, ultimately leading to decisions driven by price or other commoditized factors.
Addressing this challenge head-on, Kaon has revolutionized B2B sales and marketing technology with the integration of an AI-powered navigation recommendation engine into its digital customer engagement platform. This groundbreaking advancement leverages state-of-the-art artificial intelligence algorithms to deliver hyper-personalized, interactive content that caters to buyers at every stage of their problem-solving journey.
With the new AI-navigation recommendation engine, buyers can effortlessly explore and evaluate complex solutions, gaining valuable insights tailored to their specific needs.
Emphasizing Kaon's commitment to delivering innovations that improve sales and marketing outcomes for its B2B clients, Gavin Finn, President & CEO at Kaon Interactive commented: "A growing number of business decision-makers demand more self-serve ways to evaluate highly complex solutions. Our platform's AI-enhanced capabilities empower buyers with more relevant and personalized information, enabling them to make well-informed decisions that align with their unique requirements."
By providing more personalized and relevant messaging, buyers can quickly assess the value of a solution to their specific challenges. In the absence of a traditional sales-led process, this accelerates the sales cycle, reduces research time, and significantly improves overall decision-making. Buyers can efficiently explore different features, benefits, and use cases, gaining a comprehensive understanding of how a solution aligns with their business objectives.
Kaon's AI-driven recommendation engine also enhances the collaboration between buyers and sales teams. With a more profound knowledge of the buyer's needs and preferences, sales professionals can engage in more meaningful conversations, tailor their value messaging, and address specific pain points. This fosters a stronger buyer-seller relationship and increases the likelihood of successful conversions.
The addition of the AI-powered navigation recommendation engine further solidifies Kaon Interactive's position as the industry leader in B2B interactive sales and marketing solutions. By continuously innovating and leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, Kaon remains committed to delivering exceptional buyer experiences and driving better sales outcomes for customers like IBM, Thermo Fisher Scientific, HPE, Dell Technologies, Parker Hannifin, Siemens, Amazon Web Services, and more.
To learn more about Kaon Interactive's AI-powered navigation recommendation engine and its interactive sales and marketing platform, please visit kaon.com.
About Kaon Interactive
Kaon Interactive is a B2B software company. Kaon's interactive sales and marketing applications simplify complex product and solution stories in a visually engaging way anywhere, anytime, to turn prospects into customers. Through its innovative platform, Kaon empowers organizations to create immersive digital experiences that engage and educate buyers, resulting in improved sales effectiveness and customer engagement. With the addition of an AI-powered navigation recommendation engine, Kaon continues to lead the industry by providing personalized solutions that enable buyers to make better-informed decisions faster. Kaon's applications are used by leading global B2B companies in life sciences, manufacturing, and technology industries across 195 countries and more than 2M unique users. For more information about Kaon, visit kaon.com.
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DETROIT (AP) — Attorneys representing sexual-assault victims of a former University of Michigan sports doctor are asking a judge to approve a settlement fund, a key step in a $490 million deal between the school and more than 1,000 people.
The settlement between the school and victims of the late Dr. Robert Anderson was announced in January, but there has been no public activity.
A request was filed under seal Monday in Detroit federal court, seeking the establishment of a “survivors settlement fund” and the appointment of someone to oversee the fund.
“The documents are currently under seal and I cannot comment on them,” attorney Richard Schulte, lead negotiator for victims, said Thursday. “The settlement is progressing overall. We are hopeful we’ll have more concrete news in the near future.”
Anderson died in 2008 after working at the university for nearly 40 years. He was director of the campus Health Service and a physician for multiple sports teams, including football.
Former athletes, students and others who had no connection to the university — mostly men — said they were molested by Anderson during routine physicals or other visits.
Coaches, trainers and other staff in the athletic department did not question Anderson’s status, despite complaints, rumors and even jokes among athletes about his behavior, according to a report commissioned by the school.
The settlement is one of several by universities following sex abuse scandals. Michigan State University paid $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by Larry Nassar, a campus sports doctor and a doctor for USA Gymnastics.
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Follow Ed White at http://twitter.com/edwritez | 2022-09-16T04:38:33+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national-sports/ap-judge-asked-to-approve-fund-for-u-michigan-docs-victims/ |
John Klingberg scored 68 seconds into overtime as the Anaheim Ducks came back to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Friday at Honda Center.
Tomas Hertl lost the puck near the Sharks’ blue line and Mason McTavish took over. He passed the puck to Troy Terry, who found Klingberg for a one-timer from the slot that beat Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen for his fifth goal of the season.
Timo Meier scored twice and Matt Nieto and Steven Lorentz each added one goal as the Sharks wrapped up their season series with the Ducks with a 1-0-3 record.
McTavish scored with 6:47 left in the third period to tie the game 4-4. The goal came after a giveaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who was looking to pass to Evgeny Svechnikov inside the Sharks’ zone.
The Sharks challenged the play for offside, feeling Adam Henrique did not get back onside before the puck was carried into the San Jose end. But after a lengthy review, the goal was ruled to be good, resulting in McTavish’s second goal of the game and ninth of the season.
Meier was credited with two second-period goals and finished with a staggering 10 shots on net for the Sharks, who were looking to win consecutive games for just the fourth time this season.
Kahkonen, who finished with 24 saves Friday, was also in net for the Sharks’ 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last Sunday at United Center.
Meier tipped two shots by Kevin Labanc past Ducks goalie Anthony Stolarz in the second period as the Sharks took a 4-3 lead. Initially, Labanc received credit for the goals, which came at the 10:16 and 13;20 marks of the second period, before the NHL made the changed.
The Sharks, who outshot the Ducks 39-23 during 5-on-5 play, host the NHL-leading Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Nieto and Lorentz both scored in the first period, with Lorentz’s goal at the 6:03 mark giving the Sharks a 2-0 lead.
On the play, Jonah Gadjovich, fished the puck out of the corner and fed the puck back to Karlsson, who fired the puck toward the net. Lorentz redirected the puck past Stolarz for his fourth goal of the season, giving Karlsson assists in 14 straight games.
Karlsson has two goals and 20 assists in his 14-game point streak, as he’s remained the NHL’s points leader among defensemen with 54.
Only seven NHL defensemen in the last 30 years have had point streaks of at least 14 games. He is also now the fifth blueliner in league history with assists in 14 straight games, following Paul Coffey (17 GP in 1985-86), Brian Leetch (15 GP in 1991-92), Phil Housley (14 GP in 1992-93) and Bobby Orr (14 GP in 1970-71)
Mistakes led to the Sharks’ first two goals against, as the Ducks tied the game 2-2.
A Marc-Edouard Vlasic turnover later led to Trevor Zegras’ 11th goal of the season at the 6:38 mark, and on a 4-on-4. McTavish skated around a tired Karlsson in the Sharks’ zone and put a pass right on the stick of Ryan Strome, who redirected it past goalie Kahkonen at the 14:15 mark. | 2023-01-07T06:56:06+00:00 | santacruzsentinel.com | https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2023/01/06/san-jose-sharks-cough-up-late-lead-lose-to-anaheim-ducks-in-overtime/ |
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans on holding a vote on his proposal, which included changes to various entitlement programs like food stamps. But the path to becoming a law is very steep.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans on holding a vote on his proposal, which included changes to various entitlement programs like food stamps. But the path to becoming a law is very steep.
Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-04-25T21:41:53+00:00 | delawarepublic.org | https://www.delawarepublic.org/2023-04-25/the-impact-that-kevin-mccarthys-debt-ceiling-proposal-would-have-on-food-stamps |
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