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CADDO COUNTY, Okla. — A mail carrier in Cyril is being awarded for her efforts that led to the rescue of a 5-year-old girl and kickstarting the search for her sister.
Mail carrier Maci Myers was given the Postmaster General Hero Award, given to those who perform a heroic act above and beyond the call of duty while on the job.
A press release from the United States Postal Service said while on her mail route in January, Myers noticed a little girl wandering outside of a home.
Myers stopped and asked the girl if she was OK and her answers made Myers uneasy. She immediately called local authorities.
The child was the 5-year-old sister of 4-year-old Athena Brownfield, whose remains were found a week later. Court documents say one of the caregivers of the children killed Brownfield and buried her near Rush Springs.
"That simple act led to the revelation of a horrible crime, and, undoubtedly, saved the life of the child," said USPS.
"It was a week I will never forget. I am grateful I was at the right place at the right time to help the older sister get to safety," said Myers.
Myers and her husband actively participated in the week-long search for Brownfield and the community's fundraising efforts for the care of the 5-year-old girl. | 2023-05-23T14:23:18+00:00 | fox23.com | https://www.fox23.com/news/local/award-given-to-mail-carrier-who-kickstarted-search-for-athena-brownfield/article_d33bb284-f967-11ed-86ff-03294e80c71c.html |
"Health care and wellness access for today's workers in today's workplace."
ATLANTA, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CarynHealth, a health care software and management services company, announces its CuramLife™ health care and wellness access program is available for small business employers nationwide. CuramLife allows employers to subscribe employees into its platform of virtual health care and wellness access and, most significantly, a concierge service providing one-on-one guidance through its health care tools, and assistance in getting reduced fees and the best self-pay outcomes for employee hospital visits.
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SOURCE CarynHealth | 2022-11-28T15:49:05+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/11/28/curamlife-unique-employee-health-care-accessconcierge-service-combo-hits-employer-market/ |
By RAQUEL REDONDO and JOSEPH WILSON
Associated Press
MADRID (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro began a state visit to Spain on Wednesday to seek support for his peace plan for the South American country while urging for greater action against climate change from Europe.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia greeted Petro and his wife in Madrid, where they will later attend a state dinner hosted by the Spanish royals.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist leader, is a backer of Petro, an ex-rebel who became Colombia’s first leftist president last year.
One of the main topics on his agenda is his peace process with the National Liberation Army (ELN), a communist-inspired guerrilla organization still active after the dissolution of FARC, a group which spent decades pursuing rebellion.
Colombia’s government and the ELN started talks in November, shortly after Petro was elected president. Petro has called the talks a cornerstone of his effort to resolve a conflict that dates back to the 1960s.
Last week, ELN militants killed nine Colombian soldiers in an attack, complicating efforts by Petro to negotiate a lasting peace.
The Colombian leader seeks Spain’s full support for his plan, which he will likely explicitly obtain from Sánchez, according to reports from high-ranked officials in the European country.
Starting in July, Spain is set to hold the European Union’s rotating presidency, a six-month period in which Madrid aims to revitalize Europe’s relations with Latin America. That includes plans by Spain to hold a summit between Latin America and the EU in the early days of its presidency.
Petro, 63, started his speech before the joint session of parliament by recalling the importance of his early reading of Don Quijote and the role of Spain in Colombia’s cultural imagination, but he quickly moved on to warning of what he called the existential threat to humanity posed by global climate change.
The environmental message was timely for Spain’s lawmakers, who are managing a prolonged drought after a record-hot 2022.
“We are on the brink of extinction or change,” Petro said. “There is no time to waste. This is no longer just a political debate — it’s an order given to us by science. You can believe or not believe as if this were a religious question, but this is still science.”
Lawmakers from Spain’s far-right Vox party left the chamber before his speech in protest against the leftist leader. Vox supporters held a small protest outside the parliament.
The visit to Europe comes two weeks after Petro traveled to Washington to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden amid deep differences on drug policy and Venezuela. But they did find some common ground on their concern for the adverse effects of climate change.
Spain recently announced a collaboration with the United States and Canada on establishing migrant centers in Latin America to facilitate orderly and safe migration.
“It is a step forward for Spain, which is taking the initiative regarding a certain lack of action by Europe in this matter,” Anna Ayuso, senior researcher for Latin America at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), told The Associated Press.
Spain is the leading European recipient of Latin American migration — some 500,000 Colombians live in Spain — and in recent months it has sponsored specific initiatives to accept migrants from American countries in humanitarian situations. One of these initiatives was offering nationality to 100 Nicaraguan opponents exiled by Daniel Ortega in February 2023.
“There is a shift of strategy from emphasizing containment, as promoted by (former U.S. President Trump), to facilitating orderly migration and preventing irregular migration, which, in the end, encourages international crime,” Ayuso said.
Petro’s is the only state visit that Spain is set to host this year. Felipe and Letizia welcomed Petro and his wife, Verónica Alcocer, whose car arrived at the Royal Palace accompanied by soldiers on horseback. A military band played and cannons were fired in their honor.
The Colombian leader will sit down with Sánchez on Thursday, when he will attend a meeting with the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations.
The confederation is the country’s leading business group, representing 2 million companies and self-employed entrepreneurs. Petro is expected to push his economic agenda, particularly in green energy and digitization.
“Petro wants to present Colombia before Europe not only as a country committed to peace but also a stable one that deserves the trust of investors,” Ayuso said.
On Friday, Petro will visit Salamanca University, where he studied.
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Joseph Wilson contributed to this report from Barcelona. | 2023-05-03T14:26:09+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2023/05/03/colombias-petro-urges-spain-to-lead-eu-on-climate-change/ |
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Three defendants from an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle desert encampment rejected compromise offers from prosecutors to resolve kidnapping, terrorism and weapons charges in proceedings Friday at U.S. District Court in Albuquerque.
The U.S. government’s case against sisters Hujrah and Subhannah Wahhaj, along with Subhannah’s husband Lucas Morton, will proceed toward a likely trial scheduled for September after the defendants affirmed their rejection of confidential offers to plead guilty in return for specific sanctions.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laura Fashing asked each one a series of questions to verify that they had reviewed and understood the plea offers and consequences of rejecting them and proceeding toward trial.
“Did anybody threaten you or force you to take the position that you did not want to accept the government’s plea offer?” Fashing asked.
“No. … It was my decision,” Hujrah Wahhaj said.
Plea offers are still in limbo for two additional defendants in the case. Siraj Ibn Wahhaj is expected to reject a plea offer but did not attend Friday’s hearing because of health issues.
Jany Leveille has agreed to accept a potential prison sentence of 12-15 years with the dismissal of kidnapping and terrorism-related charges — but prosecutors may withdraw the offer based on responses from other defendants, under terms of a “global” plea proposal. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque declined to comment further Friday.
The five defendants were arrested in August 2018 as state agents searched for a sickly 3-year-old who had been reported missing by his mother in Georgia. Sheriff’s deputies and state agents initially found 11 hungry children and a small arsenal of ammunition and guns on a remote compound in Taos County, New Mexico. After days of searching, the deputies and agents recovered the decomposed remains of the 3-year-old in an underground tunnel.
Authorities have said the deceased child, Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, suffered from untreated disabilities as father Siraj Ibn Wahhaj and Leveille performed daily prayer rituals over him — even as he cried and foamed at the mouth. Authorities also said Leveille believed medication suppressed the group’s Muslim beliefs.
Forensic specialists determined the child died several months prior to the recovery of his body.
Kidnapping charges have not been filed against Siraj Ibn Wahhaj in the alleged abduction of Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj because they are father and son.
Leveille is accused of flouting prohibitions on firearms possession and transportation based on her status as a Haitian national without legal standing in the U.S. after she overstayed a visa without seeking renewal. Convictions also could result in her removal from the U.S.
An initial grand jury indictment alleged Leveille and her partner instructed people at the compound to be prepared to engage in jihad and die as martyrs and that one more relative was invited to bring money and firearms.
All five defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and providing material support to each other as potential terrorists by crossing state lines with firearms and training at the New Mexico compound.
Defense attorneys have said their clients would not be facing terrorism-related charges if they were not Muslim.
Morton is acting as his own legal counsel after declining his right to a public attorney.
Morton told the judge Friday that a security lockdown within the Cibola County Correctional Center at Milan was interfering with his access to a law library to prepare for his defense in court. | 2023-02-26T00:53:36+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/ap-trial-looms-in-case-of-boys-death-at-remote-armed-compound/ |
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caprice Capital Partners, LLC recently underwrote, agented, and served as a sole lender on a 1st lien term loan for Break The Floor Productions ("Break The Floor" or the "Company"). Caprice partnered with Geyser Holdings on its purchase of the Company.
Russell Geyser, Geyser Holdings' founder commented: "The Caprice team was a pleasure to work with and we are extremely pleased to have their support as a growth-minded financing partner for the Company. Caprice's ability to execute with certainty under a tight timeline was instrumental."
Founded in 1999, by a dance industry veteran, Break The Floor is a dance entertainment company providing touring productions, dance workshops, photo and video production, events and apparel. With a broad reach of over 300K+ dancers annually, Break The Floor is one of the preeminent dance entertainment companies in the nation. Break The Floor is the industry standard for dance entertainment and produces ~140 live touring dance conventions and competitions annually catering to different dance styles and skill levels for dancers aged 4 through 18.
Jon Finch, Partner at Caprice commented: "We are excited to partner with Geyser Holdings and Break The Floor in its next phase of growth as a leading dance entertainment company in North America." Robert Choi, Vice President at Caprice, added "Geyser Holdings will provide value-added financial and strategic operational expertise."
Caprice Capital Partners, LLC is a Los Angeles based, relationship-driven private investment firm focused on providing tailored debt and non-control equity solutions to entrepreneurial, non-sponsor backed companies in the lower middle market.
Caprice partners with founder-owners as well as independent sponsors and search funds to support buyout, growth, and recapitalization initiatives. Caprice is most effective with shareholders and management teams that are seeking true partnership and better alignment from their non-control capital partners, particularly given the strategic nature and often complex and time-constrained circumstances of the transaction.
Caprice is industry-agnostic and situation-specific, often providing solutions to companies at or near an inflection point. Caprice tends to be the sole lender providing a capital solution between $5-$50 million to companies with at least $2 million of EBITDA.
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth served as Caprice's legal counsel on the transaction.
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jcline@capricecapital.com
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SOURCE Caprice Capital Partners | 2022-08-03T16:51:55+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/prnewswire/2022/08/03/caprice-capital-partners-llc-provides-acquisition-financing-dance-entertainment-company/ |
Mother, daughter pilot crew takes inaugural flight together
(Gray News) – A mother and daughter pilot duo recently flew their first flight together, making history for Southwest Airlines.
“It’s been a dream come true,” Captain Holly Petitt said in a news release. “First, I found this career and fell in love with it, and then that one of my kids fell into this and in love with this career too. It’s surreal.”
Holly Petitt and her daughter, First Officer Keely Petitt, flew from their hometown of Denver to St. Louis on Flight No. 3658 for their inaugural flight together in July.
Holly Petitt started her career in aviation as a flight attendant and realized she wanted to learn to fly planes after riding the jumpseat in the flight deck, Southwest Airlines said.
She pursued her goals, training, obtaining certifications and taking flight lessons all while having three children and supporting her family as a full-time mom. Eventually, she was able to become a pilot for Southwest Airlines.
Kelly Petitt, who grew up around the airline’s family, decided to follow in her mother’s footsteps and also become a pilot.
Early in her education, Keely Petitt landed an internship with Southwest, which paved the way for her to learn more about a career in aviation.
“Southwest was always the end goal for me,” Keely Petitt said. “There was really never any other option.”
The Petitts are now Southwest Airlines’ first mother and daughter flight crew team.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-04T16:24:24+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/2022/08/04/mother-daughter-pilot-crew-takes-inaugural-flight-together/ |
Ex-housekeeper sues Jeff Bezos, claims discrimination
SEATTLE (AP) — A former housekeeper for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says she and other employees suffered unsafe working conditions that included being forced to climb out a laundry room window to get to a bathroom anytime the Bezos family was home.
In a lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court in Seattle this week, Mercedes Wedaa, a longtime housekeeper for wealthy Seattle-area residents including the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, claims she was discriminated and retaliated against when she complained about a lack of rest breaks or an area where staff could eat.
Harry Korrell, an attorney for Bezos, called the claims absurd and said Wedaa filed the lawsuit against Bezos and two companies that manage his properties and personal investments, Zefram LLC and Northwestern LLC, only after her demand for a $9 million payout was rejected.
“Ms. Wedaa made over six figures annually and was the lead housekeeper,” Korrell said in an emailed statement. “She was responsible for her own break and meal times, and there were several bathrooms and breakrooms available to her and other staff. The evidence will show that Ms. Wedaa was terminated for performance reasons.”
According to the lawsuit, Zefram hired Wedaa in September 2019 as “house coordinator” and she was initially the only housekeeper on staff, though contract employees were brought in occasionally. Another housekeeper was added about a year later, and by late last year, Wedaa was the lead housekeeper, supervising a handful of others.
Wedaa contends in the lawsuit that she sometimes worked up to 14 hours a day but was never told she was entitled to rest breaks. She also says there was no room designated for the housekeepers to rest in and that they sometimes ate meals in a laundry room.
When the Bezos family was home, the housekeepers were allowed to enter the house only to perform cleaning functions. According to the complaint, that created situations in which housekeepers could not exit the laundry room because its only door led into the residence. Instead of going out that door, housekeepers for a period of 18 months would sometimes have to climb out the laundry room window onto a path that led to a mechanical room, enter through the mechanical room, and go downstairs to a bathroom.
“Because there was no readily accessible bathroom, Plaintiff and other housekeepers spend large parts of their day unable to use the toilet even though they needed to,” the complaint says. “As a result of this, the housekeepers frequently developed Urinary Tract Infections.”
It isn’t clear in the complaint how the housekeepers entered the laundry room to begin with, how long they were expected to remain in there if the family was home or whether they could use a restroom when they entered the house to perform cleaning tasks. Wedaa’s Seattle-based attorney, Patrick Leo McGuigin, said he didn’t have further details at this early stage of the lawsuit.
“I did not question my client ad nauseum,” he said. “She had to climb out a window. That’s the key fact. ... I can’t explain every circumstance and every piece of evidence there is. There’s a lot of discovery to take place.”
Wedaa “has worked hard all her life, she is a very credible person and compelling evidence supports her claims,” he said.
According to the complaint, Wedaa, who is Hispanic, reported to house managers who were white. She said she complained about undocumented workers being brought in on a contract basis, a lack of rest breaks and unsafe working conditions. She also complained that an assistant house manager treated the Hispanic housekeepers differently from white staff on the property and retaliated against her by demoting her and installing a white housekeeper as the lead housekeeper.
Though Wedaa was never disciplined over her job performance, she was eventually fired over the complaints, the lawsuit says.
“Defendants cited the ridiculously concocted reason that she appeared ‘unhappy’ and that this was having a negative effect on the housekeeping team,” it states.
The lawsuit against Bezos, who is one of the world’s wealthiest people, seeks damages in an amount to be determined at trial.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-03T21:14:56+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/11/03/ex-housekeeper-sues-jeff-bezos-claims-discrimination/ |
BUFFALO, NY. (WKBW) — Texas’ Bijan Robinson, to most, is the top running back in this year’s 2023 NFL draft class.
But if the Bills keep their pick late in the first round there’s a good chance Robinson could be off the board. If they’re looking to bolster the backfield. So here’s an alternative. Alabama’s Jahmyr Gibbs
“He translates to today’s back in the NFL. Which is a lot of emphasis on catching the ball out of the backfield," says BamaOnLine.com senior analyst Travis Reier. "But he’s also a guy that can hit the home run”
At five 5'9'' and 199 pounds, Gibbs ran a 4.36 in the 40 yard dash at the NFL Combine. When you compare him to a Bijan Robinson, Reier says Gibbs’ upside really depends on finding an offense that will utilize him correctly.
“As far as explosiveness is concerned I think Jahmyr is more of that guy than Bijan. But if we’re talking 20 carries then Bijan is probably the better fit. Although if you think about Jahmyr. You give him 12 to 15 carries and you throw it to him seven or eight times, that's 20 touches."
Reier says the downside to Gibbs would be his durability. But putting him around someone like Josh Allen and the playmakers here in Western New York would ease his load management.
And just like his would be teammate Nyheim Hines. Gibbs can also help Buffalo in other phases of the game.
“He’s certainly from day one going to give you that versatility in the passing game. And also even in the kick return game. He can do that as well," Reier added. "So he’s got some special teams ability too if you want to do that with him.
It’s clear Gibbs is going to make whichever team he winds up on better. The Bills may not need an immediate need for his type of skill set in the backfield. But if he falls into their lap when their first pick rolls around. It might be tough to pass up on Jahmyr Gibbs. | 2023-04-05T20:44:00+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/sports/buffalo-bills/2023-nfl-draft-prospect-profile-alabama-running-back-jahmyr-gibbs |
National Subscription Meal Delivery Service Adds Vegan Meal Plan to Impressive Selection of Doctor-Designed, Chef-Prepared Meals
NAPLES, Fla., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BistroMD adds a vegan program to the company's already impressive, inclusive, nutritious, and scientifically supported meal programs. As one of the top healthy subscription meal delivery services in the United States, bistroMD continually works to provide an inclusive menu for a wide range of dietary restrictions, preferences, allergies, and medical concerns. Joining the company's Signature (Men's/Women's), Heart Healthy, Gluten Free, Diabetic Friendly, Keto Flex, and Menopause plans, the Vegan program offers members a 100% plant-based option that provides more protein than the average vegan diet while remaining carb-conscious. All bistroMD programs are designed by Chief Medical Officer and co-founder, Dr. Caroline Cederquist to meet the unique nutritional foundation she developed over 30 years of working with patients to achieve holistic health, weight loss, and overall wellness.
Vegan diets typically require extensive preparation and knowledge about food and nutrition. To adequately meet their nutritional needs, many following a vegan diet spend countless hours online, in the grocery store, and in the kitchen. Many heat-and-eat vegan meals that are found in grocery stores are ultra-processed, high in carbohydrates and have low nutrient density. In contrast, bistroMD's vegan program is rich in whole foods, powered by plant protein, and crafted with high-quality ingredients. What's more, the program was created by a medical doctor, a team of nutritionists, and professional chefs to ensure that each menu option is 100% plant-based, has high nutrient density, provides a healthy balance of macronutrients, and above all, tastes delicious.
"The vegan program is a slight departure from bistroMD's roots as a high-protein weight loss program; however, we wanted to create this plan because over the years we have received countless requests asking for plant-based menu options," says Dr. Caroline Cederquist. "BistroMD's vegan program will allow those on a plant-based diet to have a healthy and convenient option."
BistroMD's vegan plan is available in the contiguous United States. Access to dietitians and an online support community is included in membership. For more information about bistroMD and the vegan meal program, please visit bistromd.com.
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melissa.cederquist@bistromd.com
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SOURCE BistroMD | 2023-05-09T17:10:06+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2023/05/09/bistromd-announces-new-vegan-meal-program/ |
BOSTON (AP) — He hit a championship-winning shot with Michael Jordan. He calls the shots for Stephen Curry.
From clutch to coach, Steve Kerr has done it all for some of basketball’s biggest winners. Any team that can claim to be a dynasty across the last 30 years of the NBA has some link to Golden State’s coach.
Now back in Boston, the winning Warrior is a victory away from a ninth NBA championship. It used to be that to win that much, you had to be a Celtic.
Kerr just has to beat them.
If the Warriors win Game 6 on Thursday night, forget about another banner being hung in Boston. Instead, Kerr will be celebrating underneath them.
If so, he will credit Curry and Klay Thompson, just as he did as a player with Jordan and Scottie Pippen, or Tim Duncan and David Robinson, when trying to explain his success.
“Just hanging around the right people,” he said with a smile. “You hang around superstars long enough, you’re going to get some residual success falling your way.”
There's more to it than that, of course. Talent may take a team to the top, but staying there — and then getting back again after being knocked down — demands more than that. It requires understanding the personnel on the court and the personalities in the locker room.
It means thinking the game as well as playing it, and Kerr does that with the best of them.
“The man’s knowledge for the game is second to none,” Thompson said.
Kerr hasn’t won quite like Bill Russell, the Celtics Hall of Fame center who pocketed 11 rings as a player. Nor as much as Phil Jackson, who won 11 of his own as a coach.
Yet, when it comes to combining winning as a player and a coach, few have done it better than Kerr.
He won five titles in uniform with Chicago and San Antonio. Add in three as Golden State’s boss on the bench, and he is the first person in NBA history to win at least three championships as a player and a coach.
Throw in a couple stints as an analyst for TNT around his time as general manager of the Phoenix Suns, and Kerr has seen NBA basketball from almost every angle.
“I mean, Steve has had such an incredible, unique career, from player to coach, GM. He just knows how to jell talent together,” Thompson said. “Then he draws from his playing days, which is really cool to hear and talk about, playing with Mike and Scottie, the Twin Towers in San Antonio.”
Kerr wasn't a player like those Hall of Fame talents. A second-round pick in the 1988 draft, he started only 30 games in his career. He never averaged double figures in any of his 15 seasons, sticking around that long by being a good teammate and a better shooter.
Most players aren't superstars, and because he wasn't, Kerr makes it a point of reaching out to players like himself.
Celtics guard Derrick White remembers Kerr helping make him comfortable when he was promoted to the U.S. roster for the 2019 Basketball World Cup after originally only being a player on the team practicing against the Americans.
“Any time I needed a question or anything during that whole USA experience, he was there for me,” White said.
Said Kerr: “I definitely identify with role players more than I can identify with a star player, just because I have the experience of coming off the bench and trying to figure out a role and all that stuff."
Being a role player doesn't mean Kerr didn't have a big role.
Curry may be considered the greatest outside shooter ever, but it's Kerr whose 45.4% career mark from 3-point range is tops in NBA history. He knocked down the jumper to secure the Bulls' 1997 championship, joking during the victory celebration in Chicago that he stepped up to take the shot because Jordan didn't feel comfortable doing so.
The confidence Kerr showed on the floor then is the same he demonstrates in the huddle now, a resolve that Draymond Green says makes the Warriors feel “invincible.”
“There are times where we get a little rattled as a team and he’s just right there, steady force, like ‘Hey, man, just calm down, settle down,’” Kerr said.
No surprise. He's the same guy who once got in a fistfight with Jordan at practice.
These Warriors needed that steadiness more than during their run of three titles in four years from 2015-18. With Thompson still recovering from injuries well into the season and then Curry and Green going down after he returned, Golden State was hardly at full strength before the playoffs and certainly not the powerhouse of recent years.
“We’ve had to figure some things out on the fly,” their coach said.
Teams with Kerr usually do.
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Credit: Steven Senne | 2022-06-16T07:57:29+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/the-kerr-dynasty-player-or-coach-warriors-boss-just-wins/IXTPHKGK2JEVNHGTWIYLYJBPCY/ |
17-year-old American makes mark in international ice skating
American figure skater Ilia Malinin swept his Grand Prix assignments by taking the men's gold medal at the Grand Prix of Espoo on Saturday, making the rising 17-year-old star one of the favorites to win at Grand Prix Final.
The stop in Finland replaced the Rostelecom Cup, which was stripped from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, and helped to finalize the field for the annual showdown of the world's best beginning Dec. 8 in Turin, Italy.
Malinin won his senior Grand Prix debut at Skate America to begin the season before triumphing at Espoo Metro Areena, where his score of 278.39 points was enough to hold off Shun Sato of Japan and Kevin Aymoz of France.
Malinin scored 280.37 at Skate America, which stands as the highest men's score of the Grand Prix season.
Mai Mihara of Japan also swept her Grand Prix assignments, winning the MK John Wilson Trophy before beating Belgium's Loena Hendrickx and countrywoman Mana Kawabe in Finland.
Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini of Italy won the pairs competition at Espoo with 189.74 points, easily outdistancing Germany's Alisa Efimova and Ruben Blommaert. Anastasiia Metelkina and Daniil Parkman of Georgia were third.
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada followed their ice dance victory at Skate Canada by winning in Finland, scoring 219.49 points for the best score of the Grand Prix season. Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker were second for the U.S., with Finland's Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis taking third before a celebratory home crowd.
The American team will be well-represented at the Grand Prix Final, where Malinin will try to make it four straight for the U.S. following Olympic champion Nathan Chen's streak of three in a row before the COVID-19 pandemic. He'll be chased by Daniel Grassl of Italy and a quartet of Japanese: Sato, Shoma Uno, Kao Miura and Sota Yamamoto.
Fifteen-year-old Isabeau Levito of the U.S. qualified in the women's event along with Mihara, Hendrickx, Olympic bronze medalist Kaori Sakamoto and Rinka Watanabe of Japan and Kim Yelim of South Korea.
World champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier and the duo of Emily Chan and Spencer Howe will represent the U.S. in pairs. Ghilardi and Ambrosini also qualified along with Italian teammates Sara Conti and Niccolo Macci, while Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan and Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada round out the field.
The tightest competition might come in ice dance, where Gilles and Poirier and fellow Canadians Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen will be in the field. So will Olympic teammates Hawayak and Baker and Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S., Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson and Italians Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri. | 2022-11-27T05:22:59+00:00 | 4029tv.com | https://www.4029tv.com/article/17-year-old-american-makes-mark-in-international-ice-skating/42074787 |
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HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A new production and distribution facility in Kentucky will bring an investment of over $16 million and 203 full-time jobs to Hopkinsville, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
Elevate Windows and Doors LLC will use an existing 100,000-square-foot (9,290-square-meter) building for the operation, according to a news release from the governor's office Thursday.
The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved an agreement with the company to provide up to $2.25 million in tax incentives.
The jobs will include 183 light manufacturing and shipping positions and 20 office jobs. Production is expected to start as soon as April.
Elevate manufactures windows and doors for residential new construction and replacements. The company was founded in 2018. | 2022-09-30T08:19:54+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Window-and-door-manufacturer-locating-plant-in-17477316.php |
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Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition. | 2022-07-05T21:46:58+00:00 | kpcc.org | https://www.kpcc.org/2022-07-05/the-u-s-supreme-court-term-in-review |
Thomas Meyer previously played a key role in Walmart and Uber Eats drone delivery programs
RENO, Nev. , June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyDrop continues to expand drone delivery into the restaurant and retail industries by hiring Thomas Meyer as the Vice President of Business Development to engage industry-leading brands. Thomas previously played a key role in Walmart and Uber Eats drone delivery programs.
Thomas, a pioneer in the drone delivery industry, introduced the first electrically powered multi-copter to the U.S. in 2006. He was a significant part of the ground-breaking pathfinder program with BNSF railway in 2015, overseeing the first approved routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights as the technology provider. He played a key role in Walmart's first drone delivery project in 2017, and in Uber Eats program for food delivery by drone in 2019. Thomas has a passion for drone delivery and has experienced the value of drone delivery for communities. Thomas' win-win approach to customer relationships is rooted in a deep understanding of economic and technological customer needs and the goal to provide optimized end-to-end solutions for client-specific use cases.
SkyDrop's Vice President of Business Development Thomas Meyer said, "I am looking forward to working with the great team at SkyDrop, and SkyDrop's industry-leading product that has pioneered the drone delivery industry. SkyDrop and I share the vision that drone delivery connects people through accessibility, giving them more free time at their disposal, protecting the environment by reducing the carbon footprint of last-mile delivery, and positively affecting the cost of goods to consumers by lowering delivery costs."
The last-mile drone delivery industry is at an inflection point with major retailers including Walmart and Amazon, among others, announcing plans to expand drone delivery operations this year. SkyDrop and Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (Domino's), signed an agreement earlier this year to launch the second phase of commercial drone deliveries in New Zealand.
SkyDrop's technology empowers businesses to become first-movers and innovation leaders in the industry, enabling drone delivery from your local store to your door, unlocking lower delivery costs, and billions in potential new revenue. The benefits of drone delivery go beyond cost savings as it increases sales and customer loyalty by shortening delivery times, exceeding customer expectations, and saving valuable customer time. Drone delivery improves the product quality and customer satisfaction, especially with food, providing a fresher and better tasting product by getting it to the consumer faster.
SkyDrop is a full-stack solutions provider of hardware and software for autonomous last-mile drone delivery and owns extensive patents. SkyDrop offers a mature, comprehensive system that includes both air and ground technology, enabling a seamless and frictionless workflow at any restaurant or store location.
SkyDrop is solving the last-mile delivery problem with technology that is speedier, safer, quieter, cheaper, and greener.
To contact Thomas, email: solutions@getskydrop.com
SkyDrop (formerly known as Flirtey) is a full-stack solutions provider of hardware and software for autonomous last-mile drone delivery and owns extensive patents. SkyDrop is the pioneer of the commercial drone delivery industry, with a mission to make delivery instant for everyone, and a vision of drone delivery that is safer, speedier, quieter, cheaper, and greener. The company first made history in 2015 when it conducted the first-ever FAA-approved drone delivery in the US.
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A process server wrote in an affidavit that he was attempting to deliver the federal court subpoena Monday at Paxton’s home and ultimately had to leave the document on the ground. He said the Republican avoided him for more than an hour from inside his house, then dashed toward the truck and the couple drove off.
Paxton, who is facing a variety of legal troubles as he seeks to win a third term in November, said he avoided the server out of safety concerns and said the news media should be ashamed for reporting on what happened.
“It’s clear that the media wants to drum up another controversy involving my work as Attorney General, so they’re attacking me for having the audacity to avoid a stranger lingering outside my home and showing concern about the safety and well-being of my family,” Paxton wrote on Twitter Monday night.
On Tuesday, a judge hearing the lawsuit by nonprofit groups that want to help Texans pay for abortions out of state granted Paxton’s request to quash the subpoena. The attorney general wrote in court documents that he and his wife were “accosted” by the process server and the judge also granted Paxton’s request to seal the affidavit, which had been publicly accessible for hours.
Ernesto Martin Herrera said in the affidavit that he arrived at Paxton’s home in the Dallas suburb on McKinney Monday morning and knocked on the front door, which had a window in it. Paxton could initially be seen approaching the door but then turned back. Republican Sen. Angela Paxton opened it, telling the process server her husband was on the phone, according to the court document, which was first reported by The Texas Tribune.
More than an hour later, the affidavit says, Paxton walked out of the garage but then turned around and ran back inside when Herrera walked up the driveway and called his name. A few minutes after that, Angela Paxton allegedly came out, opened the rear driver-side door of a truck in the driveway, got in the driver’s seat and started the truck.
“A few minutes later I saw Mr. Paxton RAN (sic) from the door inside the garage towards the rear door behind the driver side,” Herrera wrote, adding that Paxton ignored his calls that he was there to serve the attorney general legal documents. Herrera said he left the subpoena on the ground beside the truck but the couple drove off without taking it.
Paxton was indicted in 2015 on state securities fraud charges but is yet to face trial amid long delays over where the felony case should be heard and payment for the special prosecutors. The FBI is investigating Paxton over allegations of corruption that eight of Paxton’s own deputies leveled at him two years ago. The Texas state bar has also brought a lawsuit seeking to discipline Paxton for allegedly misleading the U.S. Supreme Court in his suit seeking to challenge Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
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NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (OSW) on Wednesday reported a loss of $2.3 million in its fourth quarter.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tim Cone is the Phil Jackson of coaching basketball in the Philippines. He’s the Gregg Popovich. He’s the Bill Belichick.
Technically, those comparisons sell Cone a bit short. Jackson, Popovich and Belichick — a trio that’s among the greatest coaches in recent decades across pro sports — have combined for 22 championships as head coaches in their leagues. Cone has 24.
Yet for the last couple of weeks, Cone was an assistant coach for the first time in his life. He was on the Miami Heat staff during NBA Summer League, looking for new ideas, new things to teach, different ways to think about the game.
“It’s just been eye-popping for me,” Cone said. “Honestly, the whole reason I’m here is to bring things back, introduce them to our league. Because you know, anything that’s good, it’s copied. So I’m going to bring things back, do some things over there that’s new, other coaches will pick it up and hopefully that’ll elevate all of us in our league and elevate the level of basketball.”
Cone’s presence was just part of this year’s international feel to Summer League, which almost always has some sort of element that serves as a reminder of the game being a global one. China and Croatia sent their national teams to Summer League in past years, and this summer, there were no fewer than 86 international players on the rosters in Las Vegas — meaning roughly one in every five players in the league were born outside of the U.S.
And the world is watching: For example, when Fanbo Zeng of China got his first basket of Summer League for the Indiana Pacers, it became national news in his country.
“He’s got a great feel for the game,” Pacers assistant coach Ronald Nored said.
Some of the foreign-born players in Las Vegas will be on NBA rosters this season. Others will end up in the G League, and many will play overseas.
Cone’s future wasn’t in any doubt: He is headed back to the Philippines on Thursday to resume his season. He coaches Barangay Ginebra in the Philippines Basketball Association, perennially the most successful team in the league. And this experience will make his star shine a little more brightly, especially given who he was spending time with in Las Vegas.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is a Filipino-American. Basketball is the national sport in the Philippines, and the Heat are always huge news there because of Spoelstra — who has visited his mother’s homeland in the past amid great fanfare and will be back next year as part of USA Basketball’s coaching staff for the Basketball World Cup if the Americans qualify as expected.
Cone, like Spoelstra, is an Oregon native. They’ve known each other for years. The seeds for Cone joining the Heat summer staff were planted a few years ago when a player from the Philippines came to Las Vegas for work with another NBA team.
“I was on the phone with Spo and he goes, ‘Why aren’t you here, doing that with us?’” Cone said. “That was like three years ago and then the pandemic happened. Last year, we were in the playoffs in my own league back home, so I couldn’t come. This year, we spoke again, and the subject was brought up. Lo and behold, I’m here. And I mean, it just has been an amazing, amazing experience.”
Spoelstra points to Cone’s 24 championships and calls him an “absolute legend.”
“Tim, obviously, has such extensive head coaching experience,” Spoelstra said. “He’s been a great resource. Tim has great emotional intelligence. He’s extremely humble. He’s here for a great experience. From a head coaching perspective, he’s a great guy to just bounce ideas off. It’s been really good for both sides.”
And Cone’s presence in Las Vegas was just another reminder that the game is more global than ever.
“There’s no question about it now,” Spoelstra said. “There’s players coming from every single region.”
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AUSTIN, Texas, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP), the largest professional membership organization representing the nation's 355,000 licensed nurse practitioners (NPs), is pleased to announce Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, as the association's new president. On June 25, Ferrara succeeded April N. Kapu, DNP, who had served with distinction as AANP President since 2021.
"Dr. Ferrara is widely known and respected. We are honored to have him as AANP's new president," said AANP CEO Jon Fanning. "As an AANP Board of Directors member over the past seven years, he has played an instrumental role in developing strategies to raise awareness of the high-quality, patient-centered care provided by NPs, while also advocating for Full Practice Authority. We look forward to his leadership as more and more patients choose nurse practitioners as their health care provider."
"I am proud to represent the voices of more than 355,000 licensed NPs nationwide and the lifesaving care we deliver in countless patient visits each year," said Ferrara. "As nurse practitioners, we play a vital role in health care delivery, and I am committed to fostering professional growth, advocating for our interests and promoting our invaluable contributions to patient outcomes."
Ferrara is an actively practicing NP with years of clinical and health policy development experience, from which he drew to help secure full and direct access to NP-delivered care for patients in the state of New York. Ferrara formerly served as executive director of the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State. He is a member of the senior leadership team at Columbia University's School of Nursing, serving as the associate dean of clinical affairs and associate professor. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the NP primary care faculty practice located in New York City, where he teaches health policy in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
Ferrara has a special interest in health information technology and the integration of evidence-based practice into daily practice. His doctoral work examined the impact of group health visits on the health of patients with Type 2 diabetes and the extent that this intervention led to better health outcomes. Ferrara has been honored with the AANP New York NP State Award for Excellence and inducted as a Fellow of AANP, the American Academy of Nursing and the New York Academy of Medicine.
As president of AANP, Ferrara will lead the organization in advancing the NP role by shaping health care policy, driving research and innovation and promoting high-quality, person-centered care. He will work with AANP's board of directors, members, CEO and stakeholders to further elevate the role of NPs as essential providers within the health care system.
As Ferrara succeeded Kapu and began his two-year term as president, Kapu started her one-year term as AANP Immediate Past-President.
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. It represents the interests of the more than 355,000 licensed NPs in the U.S. AANP provides legislative leadership at the local, state and national levels, advancing health policy; promoting excellence in practice, education and research; and establishing standards that best serve NPs' patients and other health care consumers. As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®, AANP represents the interests of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. To locate an NP in your community, visit npfinder.com. For more information about NPs, visit aanp.org.
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That's when FEMA sponsored the Great ShakeOut, to prepare areas across the country for earthquakes, even in Colorado, "considered a region of minor earthquake activity" by the U.S. Geological survey. But while Mother Nature may focus her considerable powers on other national disasters in the area, there's still Uncle Sam to consider.
Back in the '60s, metro Denver suffered through a series of earthquakes stemming from a 12,000-foot-deep injection well constructed at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, a U.S. Army munitions manufacturing site and dump created during World War II on farmland just northeast of Denver.
The Army began injecting waste fluids into the well in March 1962, and a series of earthquakes erupted shortly thereafter, starting at 4:32 a.m. on April 24; by the end of December 1962, 190 earthquakes had been recorded at the Cecil H. Green Geophysical Observatory at Bergen Park. And there was a whole lot of shaking going on in the years that followed.
The strongest in the series occurred on April 10, 1965, when schools were dismissed in Boulder and legislators moved away from the chandeliers in the Colorado State Capitol; the Colorado School of Minds rated that shock at 5.0 in magnitude.
In early 1966, the Arsenal stopped dumping waste in the well, but the biggest quake yet hit at 6:35 a.m. August 9, 1967, a 5.3 shocker that caused serious damage in Northglenn. Five more quakes hit metro Denver that November, including a 5.2 magnitude event on November 26.
In September 1968, the Army began removing fluid from the injection well, and the quakes eventually ended.
In its account of the cleanup of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, what had been rated a Superfund site, the Army website offers this history of the injection well:
Deep well injection for liquid waste has been safely used for many years at sites throughout the United States without documented damage to human health or the environment. After an extensive study of deep injection wells across the country by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it was concluded that this procedure is effective and protective of the environment.Today, the former chemical manufacturing and storage facility is the cleaned-up Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, home to some of the metro area's best hikes, scenic drives and activities ranging from wildlife-watching to lectures on beavers.
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal deep injection well was constructed in 1961, and was drilled to a depth of 12,045 feet. The well was cased and sealed to a depth of 11,975 feet, with the remaining 70 feet left as an open hole for the injection of Basin F liquids. For testing purposes, the well was injected with approximately 568,000 gallons of city water prior to injecting any waste. However, when the Basin F liquids were actually introduced, the process required more time than anticipated to complete because of the impermeability of the rock. The end result was approximately 165 million gallons of Basin F liquid waste being injected into the well during the period from 1962 through 1966.
The waste fluid chemistry is not known precisely. However, the Army estimates that the waste was a more dilute version of the Basin F liquid which is now being incinerated. Current Basin F liquid consists of very salty water that includes some metals, chlorides, wastewater and toxic organics. From 1962 — 1963, the fluids were pumped from Basin F into the well. From 1964 — 1966, waste was removed from an isolated section of Basin F and was combined with waste from a pre-treatment plant, located near Basin F, and then pumped into the well. The waste from the pre-treatment plant was generally a solution containing 13,000 parts per million sodium chloride (salt), with a pH ranging from 3.5 to 11.5. The organic content of the solution was high but is largely unknown.
The injected fluids had very little potential for reaching the surface or useable groundwater supply since the injection point had 11,900 feet of rock above it and was sealed at the opening. The Army discontinued use of the well in Feb. 1966 because of the possibility that the fluid injection was triggering earthquakes in the area. The well remained unused for nearly 20 years.
In 1985 the Army permanently sealed the disposal well in stages. First, the well casing was tested to evaluate its integrity. Any detected voids behind the casing were cemented to prevent possible contamination of other formations. Next, the injection zone at the bottom 70 feet of the well was closed by plugging with cement. Additional cement barriers were placed inside the casing across zones that could access water-bearing formations (aquifers). The final step was adding Bentonite, a heavy clay mud that later solidified, to close the rest of the hole up to the ground surface.
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Taking a daily multivitamin might be associated with improved brain function in older adults, a new study says, and the benefit appears to be greater for those with a history of cardiovascular disease.
The findings did not surprise the researchers -- rather, they were shocked, said Laura Baker, an author of the study and professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.
"I have to use the word 'shocked,' " Baker said.
The researchers -- from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, in collaboration with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston -- analyzed cognitive function in older adults who were assigned to take either a cocoa extract supplement containing flavonoids, a multivitamin or a placebo every day for three years. No one, not even the researchers, knew who was assigned to which daily routine until the results were revealed.
"We really believed that the cocoa extract was going to have some benefits for cognition based on prior reports of cardiovascular benefit. So we're waiting for that big reveal in our data analysis -- and it was not cocoa extract that benefited cognition but rather the multivitamin," Baker said. "We are excited because our findings have uncovered a new avenue for investigation -- for a simple, accessible, safe, inexpensive intervention that could have the potential to provide a layer of protection against cognitive decline."
But she added that she and her team are not ready to recommend that older adults immediately add a daily multivitamin to their routine based on these results alone.
The findings, published Wednesday in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, are not definitive and cannot be generalized to the public. More research is needed to confirm them.
"It's too soon to make these recommendations," Baker said. "I feel like we need to do this in one other study."
Finding connections in brain health
The new study included 2,262 people, 65 and older, who were enrolled between August 2016 and August 2017 and followed for three years. The participants completed tests over the phone annually to evaluate their cognitive function. They were scored on recalling stories, showing verbal fluency and ordering digits, among other tests.
The researchers analyzed function, based on test scores, among those who took cocoa extract daily compared with a placebo, and among those who took the daily multivitamin compared with a placebo.
The researchers found that three years of taking the multivitamin appeared to have slowed cognitive aging by 1.8 years, or 60%, compared with the placebo. Daily cocoa extract supplementation for three years did not affect cognitive function, the researchers wrote.
The study -- supported by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health -- also found that multivitamins were most beneficial for older adults who had a history of cardiovascular disease.
"It's well-known that those with cardiovascular risk factors could have lower levels in their blood of vitamins and minerals. So supplementing those vitamins and minerals could improve cardiovascular health and, by virtue of that, improve cognitive health -- and we know that there's a strong connection between cardiovascular health and brain health," said Dr. Keith Vossel, a professor of neurology and director of the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer's Research and Care at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Thanks to that connection between cardiovascular and brain health, taking steps to prevent cardiovascular disease or other chronic diseases -- such as maintaining a healthy diet and exercise -- can benefit the brain too, said Vossel, who was not involved in the new study.
"If we can really eliminate or really prevent chronic diseases, we could prevent dementias," he said. "Roughly up to 40% of dementia could be prevented with just better preventative measures throughout life's span."
The specific factors driving this link between a multivitamin and cognitive function are unclear and require more research, but Baker and her team think the findings might be connected to the way multivitamins can benefit people who might be lacking in micronutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin E, magnesium or zinc.
"With aging, the situation can get worse. A lot of our older adults do not have adequate nutrition for a number of reasons," Baker said.
"As we get older, we are more likely to have medical conditions that can compromise micronutrient sufficiency," she said. "The medications that we take for these conditions can also affect micronutrient sufficiency by interfering with the body's ability to absorb these essential nutrients from the diet."
'We've been down this road a little before'
Other studies have had mixed results in the association between certain vitamins and supplements and dementia risk, Vossel warned.
"We've been down this road a little before with vitamins and dementia research. For many years, dementia specialists were recommending vitamin E based on some early promising results with vitamin E and cognition, and especially those with Alzheimer's disease. But then, the results have been mixed since then," Vossel said.
Older adults should talk to their primary care physician before starting a vitamin or supplement routine, he added.
"Supplementing is usually safe, but it needs to be monitored carefully, especially for those who have memory loss, because overdosing with vitamins can be very dangerous," Vossel said. "Even with vitamin E overdosing or taking high levels of vitamin E can increase the risk of bleeding. So these are just some considerations."
Overall, the new study's findings are encouraging, said Heather Snyder, vice president of medical and scientific relations at the Alzheimer's Association.
"There's certainly follow-up work that we need to see happen -- particularly independent confirmation in studies that are in larger and more diverse populations -- but this is encouraging," she said. "There is more research that needs to be done to understand what it might be in the multivitamin that may have a benefit."
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The family of an Illinois woman killed in a 2022 crash while she and two children were parasailing in the Florida Keys filed a second lawsuit connected to her death this week and reflected on the tragic end to a family vacation about a year ago.
Supraja Alaparthi, 33, was killed after being dragged across the water and slamming into a bridge last June while strapped into a parasail. Her husband, Srinivasrao Alaparthi, told reporters Thursday that his family has taken the last year “one day at a time” but misses her dearly.
“I can’t help but think that if the people we trusted … had done their jobs, my wife would still be with us today,” he said. “We trusted these companies, but they let us down in the worst possible way.”
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigated the crash last year and found the boat captain cut the line holding Alaparthi and the two boys because the parasail was “dragging” in high winds from a sudden summer storm.
Her husband, daughter and other horrified family members watched from the boat as they were dragged across the water and struck a bridge, attorneys said Thursday at a news conference in Chicago. It came days after filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the captain, a crew member and a Florida resort company that owns the marina where the boat was based.
“I’m a life-long Florida resident and our state can do better for people that come from out of state to enjoy our waters, our boats, our sun,” attorney Pedro Echarte said, calling for more required training and closer transparency and enforcement around existing standards.
Online court records did not list attorneys representing the captain, crew members and resort company named in the suit.
The two boys on the parasail with Alaparthi were both hurt; the lawsuits did not specify their injuries but described them as “severe and permanent.” Srinivasrao Alaparthi told reporters that his son and nephew are doing better physically but still dealing with “emotional trauma” tied to the crash.
Attorneys for the family last June filed a separate wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit against the boat company. That case is still pending. An attorney representing the company did not immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday.
According to the family’s attorneys, the Alaparthis, their two children and extended family members were visiting the Keys from their home in Elk Grove Village outside Chicago when they booked the parasailing trip. The lawyer said family members told employees they would come back the next day if the weather prevented parasailing but were reassured it would be OK.
The boat captain, Daniel Gavin Couch, was charged by Florida authorities in September with manslaughter in the crash. The Florida public defender’s office representing Couch in the criminal case declined Thursday to comment on that case, which is still pending. | 2023-06-08T22:59:05+00:00 | winknews.com | https://winknews.com/2023/06/08/second-lawsuit-death-illinois-mom-florida-parasailing/ |
Biden 'confident' there will be no U.S. debt default
Washington – President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is confident the U.S. will avoid an unprecedented and catastrophic debt default, saying talks with congressional Republicans have been productive as he prepared to leave for a global summit in Japan.
“I’m confident that we’ll get the agreement on the budget and America will not default," Biden said from the Roosevelt Room of the White House. He said he and lawmakers will come together “because there's no alternative.”
Biden’s remarks came just before he departed Washington for the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan, and one day after he convened a second Oval Office meeting with congressional leaders to determine how to avert debt default.
The president and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tasked a handful of negotiators to try and close out a final deal, with negotiations beginning late Tuesday. Those people include Steve Ricchetti, counselor to the president; legislative affairs director Louisa Terrell and Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young for the administration, and Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., a close McCarthy ally, for the Republicans.
“I think at the end of the day we do not have a debt default,” McCarthy told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday. “The problem is, the timeline is very short.”
Negotiators have been scrambling to strike an agreement that would unlock a path forward for raising the debt limit by June 1, which is when the Treasury Department says the U.S. could begin defaulting on its obligations and trigger financial chaos.
The national debt currently stands at $31.4 trillion. An increase in the debt limit would not authorize new federal spending; it would only allow for borrowing to pay for what Congress has already approved. | 2023-05-17T16:26:41+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/17/biden-confident-there-will-be-no-u-s-debt-default/70227760007/ |
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Senate Democrats are finding themselves in a tough spot as they try to figure out how to best respond to revelations that President Biden had improperly stashed classified documents at his personal office in Washington and in his garage in Delaware.
The Democrats’ position is made trickier by not knowing exactly how sensitive the documents are, nor how they came into Biden’s possession during or after his service as vice president in the Obama administration.
Downplaying or dismissing the seriousness of the situation will be difficult after Democrats relentlessly hammered former President Trump for improperly storing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago — though there are important differences between Biden’s and Trump’s situations.
“The classified documents stuff will be painful because Democrats made such a huge thing out of the Trump classified documents thing. The reality is everything is under the sun is classified and officials treat them as they stay in office [or leave] with less and less respect,” said Robert Borosage, a progressive activist and co-director of Campaign for America’s Future.
He said the gravity of Biden’s political problem “depends on what the documents are.”
“Whether the investigations damage Biden depends on what they find,” he said of efforts by House Republicans. The new House GOP majority hasn’t been shy about its plans to inflict as much political damage on the president as possible by shining a light on his handling of classified documents, as well as the business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed veteran prosecutor Robert Hur to serve as special counsel to investigate whether Biden’s possession of the classified documents violated the law and merits charges. He made the announcement just a few hours after the White House confirmed the discovery of a second cache of documents.
Garland had come under pressure from Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Josh Hawley (Mo.), two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who called for equal treatment of Biden and Trump. Garland appointed career prosecutor Jack Smith to serve as special counsel overseeing investigations of Trump in November.
Senate Democrats, who control the committees and have subpoena power in the upper chamber, have responded cautiously so far.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) earlier this week called for administration officials to brief his committee on which documents were in Biden’s possession, something he also asked for when Trump was discovered to be holding onto classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
Warner, however, drew a distinction between Biden, who turned over the documents immediately to the U.S. National Archives, and Trump, who engaged in “a month-long effort to retain material actively sought by the government,” according to Warner’s statement.
A Senate Democratic aide said it’s “impossible to know” how Biden’s personal possession of classified documents will play out until “we know more about the facts — what’s the nature of these documents?”
“I don’t read much into the fact that a special counsel has been appointed. I don’t think Garland had much choice. I’m sure we will find out sooner or later if one could reasonably understand how these documents got to where they were,” the source added. “Are these things problematic?”
But Democrats are praising Biden for alerting the Justice Department to the problem and immediately turning over the documents in question, in contrast to Trump’s refusal to hand over sensitive information, which prompted the FBI to raid his residence in September.
Senate Republicans, on the other hand, are playing offense right out of the gate, demanding to know why the Justice Department waited several months, until after the midterm election, to make the disclosure.
“Many questions remain as to why the discovery of classified documents — found several days before the midterm election — was not announced until after the election,” Graham said in a statement Thursday. “The bottom line is we need to fully understand what happened in both cases — involving President Trump and Biden — to make sure our system works in a way to protect our national security interests.”
Ross K. Baker, a professor of political science at Rutgers University, who served several Senate fellowships, said Biden’s best defense would be to fully admit any mistakes he made and cooperate with the Justice Department investigation.
“It’s one of these situations where it’s really important to be as forthcoming as possible and admit when there have been careless errors made. I don’t think there’s any suggestion at all that these papers were being used for some political purpose,” he said. “Sometimes it’s important for even a president to admit a mistake.”
Baker called the improper possession of classified information the biggest scandal of Biden’s term in office so far.
He said Democrats who want to defend Biden need to follow the president’s lead.
“The president is pretty good about coming across to the public as sincere and even penitent if the occasion presents himself. He’s got to be the opposite of Trump on this,” he said. “Biden has been very straightforward about the fact that the papers were in his possession and should have been returned but weren’t.”
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who has the tough job of defending 23 Democratic-controlled Senate seats in the 2024 election, on Thursday sought to shift the focus back onto what he called the House Republicans’ “extreme” agenda.
“In the last week Republicans have given a free pass to wealthy tax cheats, empaneled a committee to undermine and threaten law enforcement, undercut women’s healthcare, and put forward a draconian budget plan that will lead to cuts to Medicare and Social Security and defunding the police,” Schumer said in a statement. “Senate Democrats will put the American people first and stand as a firewall to this extreme MAGA Republican agenda.”
A Senate Democratic aide said one way to defend Biden from efforts by Republican lawmakers to tarnish his reputation is to point out various issues of greater practical importance to the American public that Democrats believe the new House GOP majority is failing to address.
House Republicans, who control a slim five-seat majority, already plan to investigate Biden and his administration on multiple fronts, ranging from what they are calling the “weaponizing” of the federal government against conservatives to the business dealings of Biden’s family.
“There’s a limit to how much protection can be done, but you can make clear what the House Republicans are failing to pay attention to,” the aide said. “When the Republicans go off the deep end, Democrats have the ability to explain and defend the president on the basis of what is actually going on.” | 2023-01-13T13:20:33+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/hill-politics/democrats-in-tough-spot-with-biden-classified-documents/ |
You’ll soon be able to work out your body and emotions thanks to the new Apple Fitness+ Taylor Swift workout program.
The platform announced Thursday that it has designed a series of new workouts around her music, which includes her forthcoming Midnights album.
“Get ready to sweat, Swifties. In our next Artist Spotlight, you will be able to work out to the tunes of @taylorswift, including tracks from her monumental new album Midnights,” the platform revealed on Instagram.
Fans can jam to Taylor while will working out with Apple Fitness instructors on the treadmill, while doing high-intensity interval training or practicing yoga. For yoga, songs on the workout playlist include the Fearless (Taylor’s Version) deep cut of “Breathe” featuring Colbie Caillat, the Taylor’s version of “Wildest Dreams” and two mystery songs off the Midnights album.
The treadmill workout features more upbeat songs, such as her new versions of “Love Story” and “Red.” The playlist also includes some mystery Midnights tracks.
Finally, the HITT course features a shorter playlist, with songs like “You Need to Calm Down” and “22.”
It appears there are only three workout programs available right now, based on the Instagram reveal.
Taylor joins a growing list of artists who have their own Apple Fitness+ workout program. Previous artists to be highlighted by Apple include Elton John, Katy Perry, Queen and BTS.
Midnights arrives next Friday, October 21.
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Man indicted in Wesley Hook murder case enters guilty plea
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - Nearly three years after his death, the family of Wesley Hook is getting closer to the answers they have been searching for.
Hook disappeared in June of 2020 and was found dead, burned in a car, one month later. In October of that year, indictments were handed down to Eric Deleon, Krystle Williams, and Enos Little.
Williams entered a guilty plea for charges of kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence in November 2021. But since then, there has been little movement in the case.
Following mediation, Deleon- one of the three people accused of his murder- entered a guilty plea Wednesday, confessing to the charge of kidnapping Hook. The guilty plea comes with a sentence of 30 years- dropping the charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence.
Hook’s family was involved with mediation and signed a plea agreement. They say they hope to see remorse as he thinks about their son while incarcerated during the next 30 years.
He will be sentenced April 20 at 9 a.m.
Copyright 2023 WYMT. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-08T19:41:40+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2023/03/08/man-indicted-wesley-hook-murder-case-enters-guilty-plea/ |
Japan revises GDP to nearly flat, showing fragile recovery
By YURI KAGEYAMA
AP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew at an annual pace of 0.1% in October-December, in a downgrade from an earlier 0.6% increase. The data released Tuesday show the world’s third-largest economy barely eking out growth. The Cabinet Office’s revised figure for seasonally adjusted gross domestic product, or GDP, for the last three months of 2022 showed growth on quarter was flat, down from an earlier estimate given in February at 0.2% growth. The annual rate shows what the growth would have been if the on-quarter rate continues for a year. The numbers underline Japan’s fragile recovery, although the easing of COVID-related restrictions has helped. | 2023-03-09T03:54:26+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/03/08/japan-revises-gdp-to-nearly-flat-showing-fragile-recovery/ |
Which stair treads are best?
Stairs, whether indoors or outdoors, can be dangerous for some people and even animals to use. Stair treads aim to remove much of the risks by providing a high-traction surface to your otherwise risky surfaces. They aren’t all about function though — many stair treads have fun and attractive patterns if you simply want to liven up your stairs.
The best stair treads are the Bungalow Flooring Waterhog Stair Treads, Boxwood Collection. The design is pleasingly floral, and they don’t require adhesive to stay put.
What to know before you buy stair treads
Size
Stair treads come in all sizes to best fit any size of stairs. Before shopping, measure your stairs’ surface area. Covering the entirety of it is unlikely, plus it rarely looks good. As such, aim to find stair treads that leave roughly 1-2 inches of empty space on the sides and no more than 1 inch of empty space on the top and bottom. Most stair treads are 22-36 inches long.
Quantity
Stair treads always come in packs with most packs including between two to 15 treads. Pay close attention to how many treads are included — it can often be hard to parse through all the numbers thrown at you in product descriptions to find the count.
When determining how many treads you need, remember to count the floors as well. For example, if you have stairs with three steps you should buy five treads. Three for the actual steps and one each for the top and bottom floor.
Design
Most stair treads are simple one-color pieces, but others offer all manner of designs. Most of these designs are purely decorative, but others may have special properties such as being reflective or glow-in-the-dark.
What to look for in quality stair treads
Easy installation
The best stair treads include a way to be installed. This usually takes the form of specialized pre-applied adhesive but bottoms covered in rubber can have plenty of grip without needing adhesive.
Common installation methods for treads that don’t include a method are double-sided tape and staples, both of which can damage the stairs underneath.
Resistances
There are three important resistances to check for when shopping for high-quality stair treads: moisture, stain and fade.
- Moisture resistance is more important for outdoor treads as they’ll be in direct contact with rain, etc. Indoor treads also need resistance as the bottoms of your shoes will drag in moisture.
- Stain resistance focuses on fighting off the effects of mud, grass and any other debris shoes attract.
- Fade resistance also keeps your treads looking fresh. Outdoor treads will need to resist the bleaching effects of direct sunlight while indoor treads will need to resist higher levels of traffic.
How much you can expect to spend on stair treads
Stair treads come in packs of varying costs making it best to focus on the price per tread. Low-cost treads typically cost less than $5 with midrange treads costing $5-$10 and high-cost treads running up to $20 or more.
Stair treads FAQ
How should I prepare my stairs before adding treads?
A. Your stairs need to be as clean and as dry as possible before adding your new treads. Use a wet cloth to remove as much dirt, debris and any residues first, followed by thoroughly drying the stairs with a separate cloth. Don’t apply your treads until your stairs are completely dry, letting them air out after manually drying them if need be.
What’s the best adhesive to use with stair treads?
A. The best adhesive depends on what stair treads you have. Most stair tread products directly recommend certain types of adhesive to use with double-sided tape being the most frequently recommended. Better stair treads include peel-and-stick adhesives so you don’t need to worry about it.
What are the differences between indoor and outdoor stair treads?
A. The main differences are material and level of traction. Outdoor stair treads are usually made of rubber or plastic so they can best resist all the effects of weather. They also typically have higher levels of traction as many outdoor stairs have no guardrail to hold on to.
What are the best stair treads to buy?
Top stair treads
Bungalow Flooring Waterhog Stair Treads, Boxwood Collection
What you need to know: The leaf pattern adds a little touch of elegance compared to plain treads.
What you’ll love: They’re available in seven colors and four sizes and can be used indoors and out. Each square yard of tread can hold up to 1.5 gallons of water. They use a rubber grip underneath that can hold to any surface.
What you should consider: It only includes four treads per pack, making it expensive — even more so for the larger-sized treads. Some consumers had issues with the treads curling up on the ends.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top stair treads for the money
EdenProducts Nonslip Carpet Stair Treads
What you need to know: These are perfect for indoor stairs.
What you’ll love: They measure 8 inches by 30 inches and come in five colors and multiple pack sizes. It uses an anti-moving backing, not an adhesive, so your stairs remain undamaged. They can be cleaned via vacuum or by tossing them in your washing machine.
What you should consider: The adhesive on the back struggles to stick to slick stairs. They are shipped folded over and need to be pressed flat before installing them.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Worth checking out
LifeGrip Anti-slip Traction Treads
What you need to know: These are an excellent purchase for outdoor stairs.
What you’ll love: These come in a pack of 10 and are available in three sizes. They come in four designs — standard black, black and yellow caution, black with a glow-in-the-dark strip and black with a reflective strip. Installation is as easy as peeling and sticking.
What you should consider: The adhesive may come undone in harsh weather conditions. They are packaged in a wound-up roll so they need to be flattened before installation.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-10T02:04:12+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/reviews/br/home-br/home-improvement-br/best-stair-treads/ |
Kira Miner: Storm chances diminish toward the evening
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was another stormy night in eastern New Mexico and it’s carrying into the morning but those chances will diminish toward the evening.
That’s when the heat from the day will burn off, reducing the energy those storms have.
For much of the state, it will be dry and warm but don’t expect it to stay that way for long.
Meteorologist Kira Miner explains in her full forecast in the video above.
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Ethan Carter led the Proctor offense out of the gates in their first game of the season a 9-1 win over Mesabi East in Aurora on Thursday, April 13.
Carter was 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Tanner Ross and Nick Terhaae added two hits apiece for the Rails.
Terhaar took the mound for Proctor, allowing just one hit and no runs in five innings. He fanned 12 Giants batters.
Duluth Marshall 10, Aitkin 0
Pitcher Owen Marsolek put the Northland on notice that he’ll be one of the region’s toughest pitchers, as the Hilltoppers sophomore set down 14 Gobblers on strikes in just five innings at Wade Stadium on Thursday night.
Marsolek allowed just one hit as the Hilltoppers rolled to a run-rule victory.
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Moose Lake/Willow River 19, Cook County 0
The Rebels, coming off a trip to the Class A state championship game, largely picked up where they left off, as Alexis Hoffman pitched them to a four-inning no-hitter on Tuesday in Willow River.
Only an error blemished Hoffman’s outing, which included seven strikeouts.
On the offensive end, five Rebels players had multi-hit games. Megan Hattenberger was 3-for-4 with a triple, stole two bases and drive in three, while Sandra Ribich was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Hallie Klavu had a single, a triple and drove in four.
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Chisago Lakes 15, Hermantown/Proctor 5
The lacrosse season got underway for the Stealth, but host Chisago Lakes had the upper hand, with Jake Haseltine recording a hat trick and three other Chisago Lakes players scoring two goals apiece. | 2023-04-14T04:24:39+00:00 | duluthnewstribune.com | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/prep/prep-report-rails-hilltoppers-start-baseball-season-with-wins |
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HOUSTON — After running from UTSA’s bench to the corner of the end zone on the opposite sideline, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor at last found himself surrounded by about eight Roadrunners.
He was desperate to escape the dousing of a Gatorade cooler on a rainy day with temperatures in the mid-40s at Rice Stadium, so he went on the attack, dragging the tub of icy water toward the ground and sending the contents splashing onto his feet.
Lest the players count that as a minor victory, Traylor removed his sneaker during his postgame news conference and raised his foot in the air to reveal a dry sock, wrapped protectively in a plastic bag.
“What they don’t realize is I'm a veteran, straight East Texas,” Traylor said. “I’m good to go, boys. They didn’t get me.”
Initially, Traylor said he was also resistant to a trophy celebration, but he eventually relented.
After a 41-7 win against Rice on Saturday that earned UTSA the regular season crown in Conference USA and the right to host the league title game in two weeks, the Roadrunners rejoiced with the group of fans who braved the elements, raising the black championship trophy in the air.
“I need that in my life, because I’m such a ‘Next, next, next,’” Traylor said. “Sometimes you have to stop and smell the roses and appreciate what you’ve done here.”
Takeaways from a dominating win:
Surviving the cold
Underneath a line of tents on the sideline, UTSA’s players huddled around heaters and drank hot chocolate and chicken broth between series, with Traylor saying the team “attacked every angle we could” to keep warm.
The Roadrunners also altered their warmup routine, not changing into their full uniforms until they were ready to take the field for kickoff.
“When we were on the sideline, we were warm,” quarterback Frank Harris said. “That got those guys motivated. Coach Traylor said, ‘If you want to stay warm, get out there and score quickly, and get back under the heaters.’ I think those guys really took that to heart.”
Safety Kelechi Nwachuku said managing the weather was something UTSA “really focused on all week,” and linebacker Dadrian Taylor said the group “handled it excellent.”
Surging on the ground
With as many as five offensive tackles out due to injury for stretches of the season, the Roadrunners leaned on a quick-passing approach for much of the year, picking up more yards through the air than on the ground in each of the first eight weeks.
As the line has moved closer to full health and continued to develop depth, the Roadrunners have picked up more yards rushing than passing in three of the past four weeks, with Traylor calling consistency up front the biggest difference.
On Saturday, the Roadrunners ran for a season-high 262 yards, passing for a season-low 132.
“We just keep getting better,” Harris said. “Calling out our IDs up front with the O-line, running backs hitting the hole and trusting the hole. They’re just going to keep getting better for us.”
Blitzing the backups
For the second straight week, the Roadrunners’ offense had the luxury of facing an opponent that was without its top option at quarterback.
With TJ McMahon out and Wiley Green leaving due to an injury in the first quarter, Rice turned to Shawqi Itraish and AJ Padgett at quarterback, mixing in a few direct snaps to running back Juma Otoviano.
The Owls eventually compiled 225 yards through the air, but on just 20 of 42 attempts with an interception.
“I’ve been through that, so I’m very empathetic to coaches,” Traylor said. “I feel bad for Mike (Bloomgren) and that staff, because that’s just hard to operate, when that guy goes down.”
During last week’s 51-7 rout against Louisiana Tech, backup quarterback Landry Lyddy started for the Bulldogs in place of Parker McNeil and completed 14 of 26 passes for 138 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
Turnover crush
After forcing just eight turnovers in the first nine games of the season, the Roadrunners have come up with eight takeaways in the past two weeks.
UTSA notched five in last week’s blowout of Louisiana Tech and came through with three more Saturday.
Nwachuku created a strip sack on a safety blitz around the left edge, Jamal Ligon forced a fumble that Taylor recovered, and Clifford Chattman cut underneath an in-breaking route for an interception.
“Nothing has been different,” Nwachuku said. “We do the same things in practice, really emphasize it, and we wanted to get them early in the season. But you just trust your training and what the coaches say. Ultimately, the turnovers will come.”
Harris continues to shine
From the opening quarter Saturday, Traylor could tell that Harris had a mentality that he “just won’t be denied.”
Harris scrambled for touchdowns of 63 and 16 yards and added a 15-yard scoring rush on an option keeper, matching his career best with three touchdowns on the ground. He also connected on 11 of 14 passes for 103 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
“He’s getting to be literally the most unique player I've ever coached in my life,” Traylor said. “I’ve coached some fantastic ones, but he’s different.”
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Twitter: @GregLuca | 2022-11-20T01:39:21+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/colleges/utsa/article/Roadrunners-Extra-Points-UTSA-41-Rice-7-17598084.php |
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XLCS Partners, Inc., a leading middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce it served as exclusive advisor to CyberGuard Compliance, LLP (CGC) in its sale of assets to Atlantic Street Capital (ASC).
Founded in 2009, CGC is a one-stop provider of non-discretionary IT compliance and cybersecurity solutions including SOC, HITRUST™, and PCI audits; vulnerability assessments; penetration testing; and other compliance/cybersecurity services for companies ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Unlike many competitors, CGC is exclusively focused on IT-compliance and cybersecurity audits, assessments, and related services.
ASC is a private equity firm that invests in lower middle market companies poised for the next level of growth. The firm targets entrepreneurial management partners and fundamentally sound companies between $4 million and $25 million of EBITDA that will benefit from capital investment and ASC's value-added strategic and operational support. As a result, ASC works closely with management to unlock their business' underlying value and help them succeed.
"The XLCS team, led by Anthony Contaldo, was extremely responsive to our needs and very professional with all key stakeholders involved in the transaction," commented Jim Jimenez, CGC Managing Partner.
"Given the attractiveness of CGC, we knew we had to engage the right investment banking partner to navigate the incredible interest shown from potential investors," said Tim Roncevich, CGC Managing Partner. "XLCS proved to be a fantastic partner to CGC, allowing us to find the right private equity firm to accelerate growth into the future."
XLCS acted as the exclusive M&A advisor to CGC and the transaction was led by Anthony Contaldo, Partner. The transaction was completed June 13, 2022.
About XLCS Partners, Inc.
XLCS Partners is an investment banking firm providing M&A advisory services to select clients globally. More information is available at www.xlcspartners.com.
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SAN RAFAEL VALLEY, Arizona (AP) —
Work crews have steadily erected hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers topped by razor wire along Arizona’s remote eastern boundary with Mexico in a bold show of border enforcement by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey even as he prepares to leave office.
Until protesters slowed, then largely halted the work in recent days, Ducey pressed forward over the objections of the U.S. government, environmentalists and an incoming governor who has called it a poor use of resources.
Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs said last week she was “looking at all the options” and hasn’t decided what to do about the containers after her Jan. 5. inauguration. She previously suggested the containers be repurposed as affordable housing, an increasingly popular option for homeless and low-income people.
“I don’t know how much it will cost to remove the containers and what the cost will be,” Hobbs told Phoenix PBS TV station KAET in an interview Wednesday.
Federal agencies have told Arizona the construction on U.S. land is unlawful and ordered it to halt. Ducey responded Oct. 21 by suing federal officials over their objections, sending the dispute to court.
Environmental groups say the containers could imperil natural water systems and endanger species.
“A lot of damage could be done here between now and early January,” said Russ McSpadden, a Southwest conservation advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity who has regularly traveled to the site since late October.
Ducey insists Arizona holds sole or shared jurisdiction over the 60-foot (18.2 meter) strip the containers rest on and has a constitutional right to protect residents from “imminent danger of criminal and humanitarian crises.”
“Arizona is going to do the job that Joe Biden refuses to do — secure the border in any way we can.” Ducey said when Arizona sued the U.S. government. “We’re not backing down.”
The federal agencies want Ducey’s complaint dismissed.
Border security was a focus of Donald Trump’s presidency and remains a potent issue for Republican politicians. Hobbs’ GOP rival, Kari Lake, campaigned on a promise to dispatch the National Guard to the border on her first day in office. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, recently reelected to a third term, has pushed to keep building Trump’s signature wall on the mostly private land along his state’s border with Mexico and has crowdsourced funds to help pay for it. He also has gotten attention for busing migrants to Democratic-led cities far from the southern border, including New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Ducey’s move comes amid a record flow of migrants arriving at the border. U.S. border officials have stopped migrants 2.38 million times in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, up 37% from the year before. The annual total surpassed 2 million for the first time in August and is more than twice the highest level during Trump’s presidency, in 2019.
Ducey’s container wall effort began in late summer in Yuma in western Arizona, a popular crossing point, with scores of asylum-seekers arriving daily and often finding ways to circumvent the new barriers. The containers filled areas left open when Trump’s 450-mile (724 km) border wall was built. But remote San Rafael Valley — the latest construction site — is not typically used by migrants and was not contemplated in Trump’s wall construction plan. McSpadden said he has not seen migrants or Border Patrol agents there, just hikers and backpacking cyclists.
The construction there stretches from oak forests in the Huachuca foothills southeast of Tucson and across the valley’s grasslands. As of the middle of last week, cranes had transported more than 900 blue or rust-colored metal containers down a dirt road freshly scraped into the landscape, then double stacked them up to 17 feet (5.2 meters) high alongside waist-high vehicle barriers of crisscrossed steel. Workers bolted the containers together and welded sheet metal over gaps.
Still, yawning gaps remain in the new container wall, including an open space of several hundred yards (meters) on terrain far too steep to place the containers. In some low lying wash areas there are gaps nearly three feet (1 meter) wide.
Environmental activists demonstrating at the Cochise County site in the past week largely stopped the work in recent days by standing in front of construction vehicles. One recent day, a dozen demonstrators sat atop stacked containers or in camp chairs near tents and vehicles where they sleep.
The work in Yuma cost about $6 million and wrapped up in 11 days with 130 of the containers covering about 3,800 feet (about 1,160 meters). The Bureau of Reclamation told Arizona it violated U.S. law by building on federal land. The Cocopah Indian Tribe also complained the state did not seek permission to build on its nearby reservation.
The newer project is far larger, costing some $95 million and using up to 3,000 containers to cover 10 miles (16 km), in Arizona’s southeastern Cochise County. The U.S. Forest Service also told Arizona to halt its work in the Coronado National Forest, and recently alerted visitors to potential hazards posed by construction equipment involved in the state’s “unauthorized activities.”
The Center for Biological Diversity has sided with the federal government’s position that the construction violates U.S. law.
While Ducey’s lawsuit does not address environmental concerns, groups like the center say the work in the Coronado National Forest imperils endangered or threatened species like the western yellow-billed cuckoo and the Mexican spotted owl, as well as big cats including the occasional ocelot.
The biologically diverse region of southeastern Arizona is known for its “sky islands,” or isolated mountain ranges rising over 6,000 feet (1,828 meters) above “seas” of desert and grasslands. Wildlife cameras in the region regularly photograph black bears, bobcats, ringtails, spotted skunks, white-nosed coatis and pig-like javelina.
McSpadden said the work has toppled oak and juniper trees and he’s found spools of razor wire and other construction debris on national forest land.
Environmentalists warn of the dangers of placing the containers atop a watershed of the San Pedro River that floods during the monsoon season each summer. Just south of the border lies a protected area called Rancho Los Fresnos, home to the beaver, a threatened species in Mexico.
Biologist Myles Traphagen of Wildlands Network told a briefing on border issues last month that much damage caused during the Trump administration’s border wall construction was never fixed. Last year, he mapped the Arizona and New Mexico sections of that border wall to highlight damaged areas. A report this year highlights areas the group considers priorities for reconstruction.
Dynamite blasts forever reshaped the remote Guadalupe Canyon in Arizona’s southeast corner. Towering steel bollards closed off wildlife corridors, preventing animals like tiny elf owls, pronghorns and big cats from Mexico to cross into the U.S. to hunt and mate.
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Snow reported from Phoenix. Follow her on Twitter: @asnowreports | 2022-12-11T15:21:31+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/ap-arizona-gov-ducey-stacks-containers-on-border-at-terms-end/ |
More experience is coming to the Colorado offensive line.
On Friday, former Kent State left guard Jack Bailey announced that he has committed to play for the Buffaloes. Bailey, who started all 12 games at Kent State last season, put his name into the transfer portal earlier this week.
At CU, Bailey will be reunited with his head coach, offensive line coach and a teammate from Kent State.
This winter, first-year CU head coach Deion Sanders hired former Kent head coach Sean Lewis as offensive coordinator and former Golden Flashes offensive line coach Bill O’Boyle to coach the Buffs’ linemen.
CU also previously added tackle Savion Washington, the Flashes’ top-rated lineman in 2022, as a transfer.
Bailey, listed at 6-foot-3, 285 pounds, has two years of eligibility remaining. He became a starter midway through the 2021 season and started each of the Flashes’ last 18 games.
According to Pro Football Focus, Bailey led Kent State’s offense with 880 snaps played in 2022 and he was the second-highest graded lineman on the team – behind Washington.
Per PFF, Bailey didn’t allow any sacks and only gave up seven quarterback pressures during the 2022 season. He was penalized eight times. During his career at Kent State, he allowed just one sack in 1,416 snaps played. Although mainly a guard, he played some snaps at center in 2021.
Bailey is the seventh transfer offensive lineman added by Sanders’ staff this offseason.
Washington, Tyler Brown (Jackson State), Isaiah Jatta (Snow College) and Jack Wilty (Iowa Central Community College) were all starters at their previous school, while Yousef Mugharbil (Florida) was a backup. All of them enrolled at CU in January and are currently going through spring practices.
CU has also added Landon Bebee, a starter from Missouri State who is expected to join the Buffs in the summer.
In addition to the newcomers, the Buffs have three returning starters on the offensive line: junior tackles Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan and Jake Wiley and sophomore center Van Wells. | 2023-04-08T04:40:37+00:00 | denverpost.com | https://www.denverpost.com/2023/04/07/football-recruiting-former-kent-state-ol-commits-to-cu-buffs/ |
In the second matchup of the season between last season’s Eastern Conference finalists, the New York Rangers will look for another victory over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.
The teams opened the campaign going head to head on Oct. 11 in New York, where the Rangers prevailed 3-1 to get a bit of satisfaction after falling in six games to the Lightning last spring.
If form holds true, center Mika Zibanejad should be right in the middle of any New York productivity.
In a 29-goal output during the 2021-22 regular season, Zibanejad torched the Lightning for four goals and a shootout winner.
He netted the lone goal in a shootout to give New York a 4-3 win on New Year’s Eve in Tampa, then he notched a hat trick two days later in a 4-0 victory over the Lightning in New York. He beat Tampa Bay for a third time when he scored the tiebreaking goal in the last minute for a 2-1 win in Tampa on March 19.
At home against the Lightning in the 2022-23 season opener, Zibanejad scored twice — netting a game-winning marker — and Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin made 25 saves.
The Rangers were held in check Tuesday by the Washington Capitals and goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who stopped 32 shots in a 4-0 triumph. It was the second time New York was blanked this season.
Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said he felt he didn’t need to analyze portions of the game or blame the loss on the team’s preceding four days off.
“Let’s face it, one team showed up ready to win and wanted to win a hockey game, and the other team didn’t,” Gallant said. “They had the same (time off). We just didn’t play well.
“We looked sloppy every way on the power play, missing shots, missing the net a lot. We just had a bad game. (Kuemper) was outstanding, played a great game and did a good job, but a lot of (our) guys didn’t show up to play hard tonight.”
Since the end of a seven-game winning streak, New York has dropped two of its past three.
The Lightning broke a two-game losing streak on Wednesday night by cruising past the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-1.
Tampa Bay got two goals from Brayden Point, giving him a team-best 19, and a strong defensive effort anchored by goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who beat Montreal for the 11th straight time in the regular season.
Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, who notched two assists, said a key to improving to 13-4-1 on home ice was winning on special teams.
Point scored on Tampa Bay’s lone power play, while the penalty-kill unit stopped all five Montreal man advantages.
“It’s something we’ve talked about, and we want the penalty kill to be the difference-maker in games,” Hedman said on the Bally Sports Sun broadcast. “Arguably, that’s where games are won and lost, so we try to stay out of the box as much as we can. … We’ve done a good job killing them.”
Across the past 11 games, Tampa Bay has killed off 29 of its opponents’ 31 power plays.
Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov took over the NHL lead in assists on Monday when he collected his 37th on Point’s power-play goal in the first period. He had been tied with both members of the Edmonton Oilers’ high-scoring duo, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
–Field Level Media | 2022-12-30T14:22:37+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/nhl-hockey/mika-zibanejad-rangers-hope-to-light-up-lightning-again/ |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China’s ambassador to Australia says relations between the two countries are at a “new juncture” with the election of a new Australian government and the first minister-to-minister talks in more than two years.
Ambassador Xiao Qian gave an upbeat assessment of the potential for the bilateral relationship in a weekend speech to the Australia-China Friendship Society in the west coast city of Perth. The speech was published Monday on the embassy’s website.
“The international, political and economic landscape is undergoing profound and complex changes. The China-Australia relationship is at a new juncture, facing many opportunities,” Xiao said.
“My embassy and the Chinese consulates-general in Australia stand ready to work with the Australian federal government, state governments and friends from all walks of life to move forward the China-Australia relationship along the right track to the benefits of our two countries and two peoples," Xiao added.
Xiao’s speech Saturday came a day before Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe’s hourlong meeting with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles on the sidelines of a regional security summit in Singapore.
Marles described the meeting as a “critical first step” in repairing bilateral relations. But observers are wary of describing the meeting as a thawing of a diplomatic deep freeze between the countries.
Dennis Richardson, a former head of Defense, Foreign Affairs and the spy agency Australian Security Intelligence Organisation as well as a former Australian ambassador to the United States, noted that both governments took their first opportunity to have ministerial contact since Australia’s government changed at elections May 21.
Bilateral relations had soured in the nine years that a conservative coalition had held power.
“The fact that they agreed to talk at the very first opportunity is noteworthy,” Richardson told Australian Broadcasting Corp on Monday.
“I don’t think we should get too far down the track on this. We have a long way to go,” Richardson added.
Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst in defense strategy and capability at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute think tank, warned against overstating the significance of the meeting.
“They had an hourlong meeting where they exchanged, in a frank and full manner, their respective views. That does not equate to restoring the status quo ante of the Australian relationship as it existed prior to 2015 when the relationship was reasonably good,” Davis said.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang wrote to congratulate Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese days after his election victory in a gesture seen by some as China seeking to reset the relationship.
Albanese responded by urging China to show goodwill by lifting a series of official and unofficial trade barriers created in recent years to a range of Australian exports worth billions of dollars including coal, wine, barley, beef and seafood.
Bates Gill, a Macquarie University expert on Chinese foreign policy, suspected Beijing would not budge on trade sanctions.
“It would have to come at some price of Australia agreeing to Chinese demands. I just don’t think the politics at the moment are going to allow for that,” Gill said.
Bilateral relations plumbed new depths early in the pandemic when Australia called for an independent investigation into the origins of and responses to COVID-19.
China’s latest ambassador to Australia has set a more conciliatory tone since he arrived in Canberra in January than his predecessor, Cheng Jingye, did.
Cheng warned in 2020 of Chinese trade boycotts if Australia persisted with its call for a COVID-19 inquiry. | 2022-06-13T06:36:59+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/China-s-envoy-to-Australia-says-2-nations-at-new-17237264.php |
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Dec. 17, 2022 — No. 17 Oregon St. 30, vs. Florida 3
Dec. 30, 2021 — Wisconsin 20, Arizona State 13
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Dec. 21, 2019 — Washington 38, No. 18 Boise State 7
Dec. 15, 2018 — No. 19 Fresno State 31, Arizona State 20
Dec. 16, 2017 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: LAS VEGAS BOWL: Boise State 38, Oregon 28
Dec. 17, 2016 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: San Diego State 34, Houston 10
Dec. 19, 2015 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Utah 35, BYU 28
Dec. 20, 2014 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Utah 45, Colorado St. 10
Dec. 21, 2013 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Southern Cal 45, Fresno St. 20
Dec. 22, 2012 — MAACO BOWL: Boise St. 28, Washington 26
Dec. 22, 2011 — MAACO BOWL: Boise St. 56, Arizona St. 24
Dec. 22, 2010 — MAACO BOWL: Boise St. 26, Utah 3
Dec. 22, 2009 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: BYU 44, Oregon St. 20
Dec. 20, 2008 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Arizona 31, BYU 21
Dec. 22, 2007 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: BYU 17, UCLA 16
Dec. 21, 2006 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: BYU 38, Oregon 8
Dec. 22, 2005 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: California 35, BYU 28
Dec. 23, 2004 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Wyoming 24, UCLA 21
Dec. 24, 2003 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Oregon St. 55, New Mexico 14
Dec. 25, 2002 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: UCLA 27, New Mexico 13
Dec. 25, 2001 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Utah 10, Southern California 6
Dec. 21, 2000 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: UNLV 31, Arkansas 14
Dec. 18, 1999 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Utah 17, Fresno St. 16
Dec. 19, 1998 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: North Carolina 20, San Diego St. 13
Dec. 20, 1997 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Oregon 41, Air Force 13
Dec. 19, 1996 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Nevada 18, Ball St. 15
Dec. 14, 1995 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Toledo 40, Nevada 37, OT
Dec. 15, 1994 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: UNLV 52, Central Michigan 24
Dec. 17, 1993 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Utah St. 42, Ball St. 33
Dec. 18, 1992 — LAS VEGAS BOWL: Bowling Green 35, Nevada 34
Note: Las Vegas Bowl (1992-2009); MAACO Bowl (2010-12) | 2022-12-18T00:40:56+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Las-Vegas-Bowl-Winners-17661530.php |
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)Giannis Antetokounmpo scored five of his 34 points in the final two minutes Monday night to help the Milwaukee Bucks hold off a late Orlando rally in a 109-102 win over the Magic.
Bobby Portis added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, and Jrue Holiday added 17 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists.
Franz Wagner led Orlando with 25 points. Markelle Fultz and Paolo Banchero added 20 points each. Banchero also had 12 rebounds for the Magic, who lost their ninth straight.
A reversal of a charging call against Antetokounmpo with exactly two minutes left in the game gave Milwaukee a big boost.
After a 3-pointer by Terrence Ross got Orlando within four points with 2:20 left, Antetokounmpo was called for a charge. But officials reversed the ruling, putting the Bucks star at the line and fouling Orlando’s Moritz Wagner out of the game.
”It was a big play. It’s good officiating,” said Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer. ”It wasn’t a challenge. We were going to challenge it, but they went to the officiating review based on the restricted area. It’s very, very important.
”It’s a big swing. Mo Wagner was very good for them tonight, and for him to not be able to finish the last few minutes.”
During the review, the officials determined that Wagner had not set his feet in advance of the contact with Antetokounmpo.
”Honestly, you never want to be in a position at the end of a game to not have the power,” said Wagner, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds. ”So even if (the call) went my way, I still put myself in that position with cheap fouls. I regret those three cheap fouls that I got before that. But that’s life, and I’ve got to do better next time.”
Antetokounmpo made one free throw and scored on a subsequent layup, putting the Bucs up 104-97 with 1:22 remaining.
Antetokounmpo was 8 for 11 from the free throw line, though did have one taken away for not shooting within the allotted 10 seconds. He is 49 for 67 (73%) since a three-game stretch in November where he shot a horrible 13 for 38 (34%).
”As I’ve said, 10 games ago, I wasn’t at my best,” Antetokounmpo said. ”Now I’m making some. I’m shooting it better and hopefully I can keep this up. And I believe I’m going to keep this up.”
Antetokounmpo, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Holiday hit 3-pointers on a 16-0 Milwaukee run midway through the first half while Orlando went scoreless for 5 1/2 minutes. The spurt left the Bucks with an 11-point lead that they stretched to 19 late in the third period.
Fultz and Banchero led a charge to get the Magic back in it. A layup by Franz Wagner trimmed Milwaukee’s lead to 98-92 with 3:30 left and the Magic missed several open 3-point shots with a chance to get closer. They shot 8 for 32 for the game from behind the arc.
Antetokounmpo finished with 13 rebounds and five assists and Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said his team defended him about as well it could.
”I think they did a great job of building a wall in front of Giannis,” Mosley said. ”I know he got downhill a few times and he’s tough to stop. Understanding that he’s MVP (caliber), our guys did as best they could standing in front of him.”
TIP-INS
Bucks: The Bucks have beaten the Magic 12 straight times. … AJ Green had 12 points in 10 minutes off the bench. … C Brook Lopez got the night off, leaving George Hill as the only Buck to have played in all 23 games. … G Grayson Allen was out with a foot injury.
Magic: The Magic bench shot 6 for 32 including Cole Anthony’s 0 for 9. … G Jalen Suggs missed his 11th game due to a sore right ankle. … C Wendell Carter Jr. (right plantar fascia) missed his 10th game. … C Mo Bamba missed a fifth straight game with back pain.
UP NEXT
Bucks: Host Sacramento on Wednesday.
Magic: Host L.A. Clippers on Wednesday. | 2022-12-06T12:14:09+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/nba/bucks-antetokounmpo-hold-off-magic-109-102/ |
Hobbs, Velma
Velma J. Hobbs, age 90, of Fairborn, passed away, peacefully, Monday, April 24, 2023. She was born June 15, 1932, the daughter of Joseph Szabo and Anna (Yaky) Szabo in Dayton, OH.
Velma was a proud member of her beloved church Mary Help of Christians, where she was a member of the church choir for over 55 years. In addition, Velma was an honored soloist who spent every day practicing her art of song; a honored member of the Daughters of Isabella for over 51 years, dedicated to helping the people of the church and surrounding community.
Velma was afflicted with the disease of Alzheimer's. An unforgiving disease that took so much. A disease that took her memory, her ability to speak, sing and walk but also kept her from knowing of the horrors of our present society. Mom was devastated by 9/11 but was comforted by the flag and a country that stood together in the fight for the preservation of this great nation.
Velma served as an election poll worker and presiding judge where she spent every election for over 50 years making sure that the election laws and procedures were strictly adhered to.
Velma acted as a substitute secretary for Principal Ron McDermott Fairborn City Schools. Velma also worked as a secretary for the United Methodist Church in Fairborn.
Velma was kind, strong willed, loving and extremely attentive, especially to the grandchildren that she and her loving husband Pat helped raise
Brian, Christina Hill, and Casey Hobbs. She found joy in attending all the sporting and band events of all her children and grandchildren. She was proud of each and every one of her family's successes and accomplishments. Velma will be lovingly missed.
She is preceded in death by her best friend and loving husband of 60 years, H Patrick Hobbs. Her beautiful daughter Judith (Judy) Lovejoy; son-in-law Timothy Lovejoy; her loving sisters Veronica (Keith) Owens, Mary Ann (Bob) Planner, Frances (Ralph) Leslie, Rosie (Gene) Shockey and eldest sister Helen Szabo. Brothers Jacob (Jack) Sepeck and Steve Sepeck; great grandson Liam Hobbs; best friend and choir mate Pat (Patricia) Mascarella.
She is survived by her loving daughter and caregiver Teresa (Teri) Hobbs, her future son-in-law and caregiver Raymond (Dr Ray) Dysas, her grandchildren Christina (Zach) Hill Norman, great grandchildren Zoey and Brooklyn Norman; grandson Brian (Kelsey) Hill, great grandchildren Raylee, Layla and Thomas Patrick Hill; granddaughter Casey (Nick) Hobbs Nevius + 1; Her daughter Patricia (Wilson "Duke") Dillmore, grandson Cody Dillmore; son Joseph (Diana "Dee Dee") Hobbs, grandson Joseph "Joey" (Brenda) Hobbs , great granddaughter Jocelyn Hobbs; granddaughter Sarah (Josh) Chrum, great grandchildren Leslie and Levi Chrum. Her eldest grandson Adam Lovejoy, Amy Lovejoy, great grandchildren Nick Lovejoy, Courtney (Philip Stamas) Lovejoy, great great granddaughter Amelia Stamas;
Grandson Jacob (Tina) Lovejoy, great grandchildren Nate, Shane and Holly Lovejoy.
A Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Monday, May 1, 2023, at the Belton-Stroup Funeral Home, 422 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn. Where a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Mary Help of Christians, 954 N. Maple Avenue, Fairborn, OH 45324, Father Ambrose, Celebrant. Burial to follow at Fairfield Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Velma and Pat Hobbs memorial scholarship fund for Carroll High School. Condolences can be made to the family at www.beltonstroup.com
Funeral Home Information
Belton-Stroup Funeral Home - Fairborn
422 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road
Fairborn, OH
45324
https://www.beltonstroup.com/?utm_campaign=legacytraffic&utm_source=legacy&utm_medium=referral | 2023-04-29T05:55:26+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/hobbs-velma/564JN2WQKNA4RNOOF4GHU3JBZA/ |
Police: Man exposes himself, leaves bodily fluid on Food Lion worker
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. - A Virginia man has been charged for exposing himself to a Food Lion grocery store worker and leaving bodily fluid on her.
Prince William County Police arrested 31-year-old Michael Earl Alexander on Saturday after he met with police earlier in the day.
Alexander is charged with sexual battery, indecent exposure and obscene sexual display. He’s currently being held without bond.
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Authorities said they responded to the Food Lion on 6306 Hoadly Road in Manassas on Friday to investigate an assault.
A 58-year-old female employee said she was followed by a man in the store who had been known to visit the store and had encounters with female employees in the past.
The employee told officers that the man occasionally approached her and had a brief interaction before walking away. When the employee went back to stocking aisles, she said she was approached from behind by the same man.
The employee said when the man walked away, she felt an unknown fluid on her pants.
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Officers then watched the surveillance video and said it showed the man watching the female employee on multiple occasions from other aisles in the store.
"At one point, the man approached the employee from behind while exposing himself and making obscene motions unbeknownst to the employee who was facing away from the man," authorities said in a Facebook post.
"Preliminarily, the liquid found on the employee is believed to be bodily fluid based on the man’s behavior and interactions after approaching the employee from behind," the post continued.
Police said the man then left the store and drove away.
FOX Television Stations has reached out to Food Lion for comment.
This story was reported from Los Angeles. | 2022-06-26T20:16:44+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/police-man-exposes-himself-leaves-bodily-fluid-on-food-lion-worker |
EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - For locals who have been frustrated with their garbage service, perhaps some relief is on the way. A new option for garbage will soon be available.
Four friends banded together to create a new, and hopefully more affordable waste disposal option to the Chippewa Valley. They call it Trash on Trucks.
"We know garbage. We know how it works in this city. We are very familiar with this community, the industry," said co-owner Jasie Mullen.
Trash on Trucks is already licensed in Eau Claire and Altoona, and services can start in September. Mullen said they plan to expand their service soon to other communities.
You can learn more about this new service on their website. | 2022-08-10T02:39:14+00:00 | wqow.com | https://www.wqow.com/eye_on_eau_claire/new-local-waste-disposal-option-coming-to-the-chippewa-valley/article_680527ce-1840-11ed-9cfd-0fc363b0dac4.html |
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — Residents of low-income communities in New Jersey that would get a second gas-fired power plant nearby are urging the governor to halt the project, which they said flies in the face of an environmental justice law he signed with great fanfare over two years ago — but which has yet to take full effect.
Competitive Power Ventures wants to build the second plant beside one it already operates in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, about 22 miles (35 kilometers) south of Newark. The company says the expansion is needed because of growing demand for energy, pitching it as a reliable backup source for solar and wind energy when those types of power are not available.
But residents of the mostly minority neighborhood of Keasbey, as well as surrounding low-income and minority towns, say the second plant will pump even more pollution into an area that already suffers disproportionately from it.
They say their communities are precisely the types of places that are supposed to be protected by the law Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed in 2020, calling it the toughest environmental justice law in the nation. The measure is designed to ensure low-income and minority communities that are already overburdened with pollution are not forced to accept additional sources of it.
“We have enough pollution here,” said Jean Roy, an asthma sufferer from Woodbridge. He noted that the state’s two largest highways — the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway — run through Woodbridge, which is already highly industrialized.
“Don’t add more,” he said. “It would be nice to see the plant built in some of the more affluent and pretty areas.”
The governor’s office referred inquiries to the state Department of Environmental Protection, which considers Keasbey “an overburdened community” under the environmental justice law.
But because CPV’s application for an air quality permit was deemed complete in 2017 — before the new law was signed — the pending measure does not apply to it, said Larry Hajna, a DEP spokesperson. An administrative order issued by the governor requires CPV to take certain steps, including holding the public comment session it hosted Tuesday night.
The company is obligated to respond to concerns raised at the hearing, and the DEP can impose special conditions on permit approvals for the project “as may be necessary to avoid or minimize environmental or public health stressors upon the overburdened community to the maximum extent allowable by law,” Hajna said.
During Tuesday’s hearing, residents lambasted the state, saying they’re angry that the environmental justice law still has not taken full effect. They voiced suspicion that this and other proposed power plants will be approved before the new rules take hold in April.
Chris Nowell of the environmental group Food & Water Watch said Murphy should not “allow this plant to beat the buzzer by one month.” If that happens, he asked, “Do you think we would have any faith in the DEP left at all?”
The American Lung Association gives Middlesex County, which includes Woodbridge, a grade of “F” for ground-level ozone pollution.
Numerous speakers from Woodbridge and neighboring communities told of their children’s struggles with asthma and other ailments, which they attribute to growing up in a polluted industrial area.
James Dabrowski, secretary of the NAACP chapter in the neighboring city of Perth Amboy, recalled a terrifying incident with his 1-year-old son.
“We had to rush him to the hospital in an ambulance because he couldn’t breathe,” he said. “CPV already has one massive fossil fuel plant in Keasbey spewing out toxins. The last thing we need is another power plant right next to it.”
Daniel Heyden of nearby Metuchen said he lives just over two miles from the existing CPV plant, and his 2-year-old son also had to be hospitalized in intensive care with an extreme form of asthma. He now must take three different medicines a day.
CPV, which is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, says its proposed second plant “will be one of the most efficient and lowest emitting generation facilities of its kind” as it provides enough electricity to power 600,000 homes and businesses. The company says its new plant will allow the closure of older, less efficient and more polluting facilities.
CPV said Tuesday the greenhouse gas emissions from the new plant would be “at the lowest level achievable in the U.S. from a natural gas-fired electric generating station.”
It still needs over a half-dozen environmental permits from state and federal authorities.
Only a tiny handful of speakers supported the project, including a retired union worker and a current union official praising the jobs it would create.
But most speakers said the health consequences of another power plant in the area would far outweigh any economic benefits.
“Your jobs mean nothing to me,” said Brian Russo, an environmentalist from northern New Jersey who used to work in the Woodbridge area. “There will be no jobs on a dead planet.”
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Australia's equity manager is the latest firm to join 50+ asset managers leveraging Eze Eclipse in APAC
WINDSOR, Conn., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced that Fairlight Asset Management, a Sydney, Australia–based global equity manager, has selected Eze Eclipse as its front-to-back investment management platform. The emerging asset manager is the latest firm to join over 50 asset managers of all sizes leveraging Eze Eclipse in APAC.
"When we set out to upgrade our existing workflows, we were looking for a provider to help streamline operations and scale business," said Ian Carmichael, Senior Portfolio Manager and Partner at Fairlight. "Eze Eclipse fits our needs perfectly. The all-in-one front-to-back solution is helping us optimize our team's activities and the tightly integrated and easy-to-use compliance engine simplifies managing global portfolios."
Eze Eclipse features 60 pre-built compliance rule templates and allows firms to build custom rules to accommodate unique restrictions. The system is also helping Fairlight reconcile its full investment book of record daily.
"We are excited to work with Fairlight to help the team grow their strong portfolio," said Michael Hutner, General Manager of SS&C Eze. "We have a long history of servicing clients across APAC and are proud to support this expanding market. Eze Eclipse is ideally suited to support emerging and growing managers. We continue to make significant investments in the platform, regularly releasing new features to meet our clients' needs."
Since its launch in the APAC market in 2019, Eze Eclipse has become a top choice for investment technology for emerging hedge funds and institutional managers across the Asia Pacific and was named "Best Cloud Tech Provider - Public" at the HFM Asia Services Awards 2021 for exceptional innovation, customer service, and business performance.
SS&C has continued to build on its investment management offerings in APAC. SS&C Eze officially launched in Japan in June, with Hiroki Allen taking over operations. SS&C Eze is Tokyo Metropolitan Authority's Qualified Outsourcing Provider, supporting emerging and growing managers launching funds in the region. In addition, SS&C Eze continues to grow its managed services across APAC.
Fairlight Asset Management is an employee-owned boutique firm investing exclusively in global equity markets. We are focused on contributing to superior investment outcomes for our clients through exceptional performance. Our team take an ethically-aware, quality-driven approach to investing, dedicated to deep fundamental research of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of investee companies. Principals invest the majority of their liquid assets in the business and the fund itself in order to maximise alignment with investors and partners.
SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale and technology.
Additional information about SS&C (Nasdaq: SSNC) is available at www.ssctech.com.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borr Drilling Limited (the "Company") (OSE and NYSE: BORR) has today filed with U.S Securities and Exchange Commission its Unaudited Interim Financial Report for the three months ended March 31, 2022 on Form 6-K.
The report is attached to this release and can also be found on the Company's website www.borrdrilling.com and the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission website, www.sec.gov.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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The Defense Department is reporting high levels of toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water near several of its bases, according to new data released by the department.
Drinking water testing near bases in Washington state, Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan found levels of the chemicals well above a health threshold set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
PFAS is the name for a group of thousands of chemicals, some of which have been linked to health issues such as kidney and testicular cancer and liver damage.
The substances have been used in products such as firefighting foam, which is used by the military. For this reason, PFAS can be found near military bases and can contaminate nearby water.
They are often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they build up in the human body and environment instead of breaking down over time.
While it has long been known that PFAS have leached into groundwater near military installations, the new data provides an official glimpse into how it is impacting nearby drinking water.
While the EPA has said that levels of two types of PFAS called PFOA and PFOS should not exceed 70 parts per trillion (ppt) — and states have called for even lower levels — findings at some of the bases far exceed that.
One assessment from October found a sample of drinking water near the Naval Air Station at Washington State’s Whidbey Island contained 4,720 ppt of PFOS. In September, a sample containing 208 ppt of PFOA was detected.
Meanwhile, a drinking water sample near Washington state’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord Yakima Training Center was found to have 800 ppt of PFOS in January. A separate sample from January at the base was found to have 130 ppt of PFOA.
A sample from near Pennsylvania’s Willow Grove base was found to have 864 ppt of PFOS in October.
Meanwhile an August sample from around Florida’s Naval Air Station Whiting Field was found to have 206 ppt of PFOA in August. A sample from December was found to have 130 ppt of PFOS.
A November sample from Michigan’s Camp Grayling Army Airfield was found to have 119 ppt of PFOA.
“These levels are extremely high,” Jared Hayes, policy analyst at the Environmental Working Group, said in a statement.
“For too long, service members and people living in communities near military installations have been the victims of the Pentagon’s failure to act,” Hayes added.
A Department of Defense (DOD) spokesperson did not immediately respond to request for comment. but the findings note that where PFOA or PFOS levels exceeded the EPA’s advisory as a result of department activities, the DOD “immediately took actions to address the drinking water exposure.”
The department was required to disclose the drinking water testing under fiscal 2022’s National Defense Authorization Act. | 2022-06-01T12:59:57+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/pentagon-reports-high-levels-of-forever-chemicals-in-drinking-water-near-bases/ |
The Tony Award-winning actor starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, as well as the TV series Murder, She Wrote. Lansbury died Oct. 11. Originally broadcast in 2000.
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The Tony Award-winning actor starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, as well as the TV series Murder, She Wrote. Lansbury died Oct. 11. Originally broadcast in 2000.
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- Annual Meeting scheduled for June 30, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time
- Nikola urges ALL stockholders of record at the close of business on April 4, 2022, who have not yet voted, to vote by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time on June 29, 2022
PHOENIX, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and energy infrastructure solutions, today released a letter to stockholders in connection with its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled for June 30, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The letter urges stockholders to vote "FOR" each proposal, including a proposal to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock, as described in Nikola's definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2022. Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 4, 2022, are entitled to vote. The meeting will be held virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NKLA2022 via live audio webcast.
The full text of the letter follows:
June 7, 2022
Important Voting Information for Nikola Annual Meeting on June 30, 2022
Dear Fellow Stockholders,
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am reaching out to you directly to ensure you vote in advance of Nikola's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 30, 2022. Your support is needed for each of the proposals and your participation in Nikola's future is important.
Vote Your Shares Today – By Mail, Telephone, or Internet:
- Nikola encourages ALL stockholders, including individual holders, to vote regardless of the number of shares held. You must actively vote your shares so they can be counted as FOR each of the proposals.
- Stockholders as of the close of business on April 4, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting, should vote their shares even if they no longer own them.
- Voting will remain open until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time on June 29, 2022.
- The meeting will be held virtually on June 30, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NKLA2022 via live audio webcast.
- You can vote by mail by completing, signing, dating and returning the proxy card.
- To vote your shares by telephone, please call Alliance Advisors, Nikola's proxy solicitor, toll-free, at (855) 935-2562. Overseas voters can call 1-(207) 607-7123. You can also contact Alliance Advisors if you have any questions about how to vote your shares.
- Internet voting platforms are open for voting. If you hold shares in "street name," you may vote by internet by following the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee. You can vote online through a service provided by your broker by going to www.proxyvote.com. Before visiting the above websites, please make sure you have your control number, which has been shared with this mailing and has accompanied this distribution.
- If you have already submitted your vote, no further action is required.
After adjourning our annual meeting on June 1, 2022, Nikola had received the necessary number of votes from stockholders to approve Proposals 1, 3, and 4. These proposals were related to election of directors, a non-binding advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers, and ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm. As for Proposal 2, approximately 64% of shares voted were in favor of authorizing Nikola to increase the number of shares of common stock. However, this proposal requires a majority of all outstanding common stock for approval, and therefore the number of votes received was insufficient to pass this proposal.
That is why we are communicating with you today. Your vote FOR Proposal 2 is very important. As described in the proxy statement, the additional authorized shares would provide us with increased financing and capital raising flexibility to support our need for additional capital to support the growth of our business and could be used for other business and financial purposes that our board of directors deems are in Nikola's best interest, including the acquisition of other companies, businesses or products in exchange for common stock, attraction and retention of employees through the issuance of additional securities under our equity incentive plans, and implementation of stock splits and issuance of dividends in the future.
I continue to be even more confident in our company's future as a pioneer in zero-emission transportation in 2022 and beyond. Thank you for your continued support of Nikola.
Sincerely,
Mark Russell, Chief Executive Officer and President
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry. As a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure, Nikola is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.nikolamotor.com or Twitter @nikolamotor.
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including statements relating to Nikola's business, the potential use of additional shares of common stock and any expected benefits to Nikola from any such shares of common stock. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by words such as "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to risks related to the ability to obtain stockholder approval of the proposal; potential impact of market and other general economic conditions; design and manufacturing changes and delays; general economic, financial, legal, regulatory, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; the potential effects of COVID-19; the outcome of legal, regulatory and judicial proceedings to which Nikola is, or may become a party; demand for and customer acceptance of Nikola's trucks; risks associated with development and testing of fuel-cell power modules and hydrogen storage systems; risks related to the rollout of Nikola's business and the timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on Nikola's business; the availability of capital; and the factors, risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of Nikola's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 filed with the SEC, in addition to its subsequent filings with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, Nikola assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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Gigi Hadid is opening up about her life as a mom. In a new interview, the 27-year-old model shares her morning routine with her 2-year-old daughter, Khai, whom she shares with her ex, Zayn Malik.
In WSJ. Magazine's Spring 2023 Women's Fashion issue, Hadid reveals that, as a natural morning person, she gave up coffee around the time of Khai's arrival. Now, she uses her toddler's 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. wake-up as her alarm clock every morning.
"Whatever time she’s waking up, I’m waking up," Hadid tells the outlet. "I have a very mom morning routine."
After she and Khai have awoken, they sit down for breakfast. "I eat whatever Khai's having," Hadid says. "I make her pancakes and sausages every day."
"For Christmas, she asked me what I was going to ask Santa for and so I said I wanted a new pancake pan. I ordered myself, via Santa, this cool cake pan," she shares. "Each little circle pancake is a different animal, so she can have lion pancakes or llama pancakes. It's really fun."
Throughout the day, Khai keeps her mom busy, which also helps Hadid stay in shape.
"Running after my 2-year-old," Hadid says of her exercise routine. "We walk a lot. We do yoga together. With lifting her and running around all day and going to the park, I get moving."
Outside of motherhood, Hadid is busy modeling and running her label, Guest in Residence. She keeps with everything with a little help from Khai's craft supplies.
"I have to handwrite my schedule. If I'm good at something, it's organization, scheduling and making sure that all of my different projects are getting time," she says. "That also helps me give a lot of time to Khai. [My schedule] is so janky. It can be [on] Khai's craft paper. This month it's [on] a yellow piece of paper. And it's literally a square calendar with six lines to make seven days. I take a picture on my phone, and I edit through the month then I'll do all the edits and rewrite it the next month."
Earlier this month, a source told ET that Hadid "is feeling balanced, happy, and focusing her energy on her career and daughter," adding that the model's "main priority is her daughter and keeping things positive and chill."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes tried to get a message to then-President Donald Trump that urged him to fight to stay in power and “save the republic," according to trial testimony on Wednesday.
Rhodes, who is on trial for seditious conspiracy in the U.S. Capitol attack, said in his message, sent through an intermediary, that the Oath Keepers would support the Republican president if he invoked the Insurrection Act and called them up as a militia.
The message never made it to Trump. The intermediary — a Texas software developer and military veteran who testified he had an indirect way to reach the president — was taken aback by it and went to the FBI instead.
“That’s asking for civil war on American ground ... that means blood is going to be shed on streets where your families are,” Jason Alpers told jurors. He decided not to pass along Rhodes' words. “It would have wrapped me into agreeing with that ideology in some way, which I did not.”
Jurors also heard a recording Alpers made of his meeting with Rhodes in a Dallas-area parking lot, where the Oath Keepers leaders said "we should have brought rifles,” in reference to the Capitol riot. The group did have a large stash of weapons in a hotel room in nearby Virginia, but didn't use them that day.
Alpers testified as prosecutors wrap up their case against Rhodes and four associates in the most serious case stemming from the Jan. 6 attack to go to trial yet. Prosecutors sought to show that Rhodes continued plotting to stop the transfer of presidential power even after the Capitol riot, which delayed the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's electoral victory.
Alpers' connection to Trump is unclear, and he didn't elaborate on how he could have gotten the message to him. Alpers went to the FBI a few months later with the recording of his mid-January 2021 meeting with Rhodes.
The two men had a mutual acquaintance and Alpers agreed to meet the antigovernment group leader to potentially pass along a message to Trump. He met Rhodes with a group of supporters in a parking lot of an electronics store in the Dallas area.
Alpers recorded the meeting with a thumb-drive recording device to protect himself and ensure he had an accurate depiction of the message, he said. After chatting with Alpers, Rhodes wrote down a message on Alpers' phone for the president.
In it, Rhodes implored Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act and promised that the Oath Keepers would support him if he did.
“You must use the Insurrection Act and use the power of presidency to stop him. All us veterans will support you,” Rhodes wrote. If Trump didn't act, Rhodes warned that Trump and his children would “die in prison." He urged Trump to “go down in history saving the republic” and not “surrender to enemies.”
In the meeting, Rhodes also vented his frustration with the president to his new acquaintance.
“If he's not going to do the right thing and he’s just gonna let himself be removed illegally then we should have brought rifles,” Rhodes said, according to the recording of meeting. “We should have fixed it right then and there. I'd hang (expletive) Pelosi from the lamppost," Rhodes said, referring to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Rhodes' lawyers have said their client didn't commit seditious conspiracy because he believed Trump was going to invoke the Insurrection Act and call up the Oath Keepers as a militia to put down what Rhodes saw as a coup by Democrats. The Insurrection Act gives presidents broad authority to call up the military and decide what shape that force will take. Trump floated invoking it at other times in his presidency but never did.
Rhodes' lawyers have argued their client was merely lobbying a president to utilize a law.
While questioning Alpers on the stand, defense attorneys sought to portray the message as another bombastic way to call on an elected official to invoke a law. Alpers also acknowledged that he didn’t turn over the recording to the FBI immediately, saying he initially didn't want to get involved.
Rhodes and his co-defendants are the first among hundreds of people arrested in the Capitol riot to stand trial on seditious conspiracy, a rare Civil War-era charge that calls for up to 20 years behind bars. The stakes are high for the Justice Department, which last secured such a conviction at trial nearly 30 years ago, and intends to try two more groups on the charge later this year.
On trial with Rhodes, of Granbury, Texas, are Kelly Meggs, leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers; Kenneth Harrelson, another Florida Oath Keeper; Thomas Caldwell, a retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer from Virginia, and Jessica Watkins, who led an Ohio militia group. They face several other charges in addition to seditious conspiracy.
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Associated Press writer Alanna Durkin Richer in Boston contributed to this report.
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Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta | 2022-11-02T18:18:33+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/witness-oath-keepers-head-tried-to-reach-trump-after-jan-6/4TRANEPD6RANTLR6POUL77RQFU/ |
(The Hill) – President Biden on Monday said he does not expect the U.S. economy to enter a recession ahead of a key report on gross domestic product (GDP) that could show the economy contracting.
“We’re not going to be in a recession in my view,” Biden told reporters after a virtual event focused on semiconductor legislation.
“The employment rate is still one of the lowest we’ve had in history. It’s in the 3.6 [percent] area. We still find ourselves with people investing,” Biden continued. “My hope is we go from this rapid growth to steady growth, so we’ll see some coming down. But I don’t think we’re going to, God willing, I don’t think we’re going to see a recession.”
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release second-quarter GDP data on Thursday. If it shows negative growth, it will mark the second consecutive quarter where the economy contracted, an indicator that often is used by economists to mark a recession.
Numerous White House officials have spent the past week pushing back on the idea that the economy is in recession based purely on the data that will come out Thursday.
“Even if that number is negative, we are not in a recession now,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday on NBC. “And I would, you know, warn that we should be not characterizing that as a recession.”
Jared Bernstein, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, told reporters last week that data on payroll employment, the unemployment rate and consumer spending are all “very much inconsistent with a recessionary call, given where we are right now.”
White House officials have also pointed to the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit group of economists, as a greater authority on what constitutes a recession. The group considers a recession “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months.”
The Biden administration has been grappling with high inflation for months, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year injecting uncertainty into global supply chains.
Biden and his team have argued they are hoping to transition the economy from the rapid growth out of the valley of the coronavirus pandemic to a more stable trend of growth as things stabilize and many Americans return to some semblance of normalcy. | 2022-07-26T02:40:34+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/national/biden-god-willing-i-dont-think-were-going-to-see-a-recession/ |
- WEMIX trade to be supported by fiat currencies on Mercado Bitcoin
- WEMIX team working towards listing on more exchanges that support local fiat currencies
- Rapid and massive expansion anticipated as Brazil consists of the Top 2 number of users of WEMIX PLAY
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WEMIX, the utility coin of the world's biggest blockchain gaming platform (WEMIX PLAY), successfully completed its listing on Mercado Bitcoin, the largest crypto exchange in Brazil, on Feb 14, 5 pm (UTC).
The listing enabled WEMIX trading via Brazilian Real, the country's official fiat currency, largely enhancing the accessibility for Brazilians.
Founded in 2013, Mercado Bitcoin is the largest crypto exchange in Brazil. It provides trading and staking services for 200+ crypto assets, NFT, fantokens, blockchain academy and more. Investors in its parent company 2TM group, valued USD 2.1 billion, include Softbank, GP Investments and Mercado Libre. The enterprise value of Mercado Libre, a NASDAQ-listed company, exceeds 570 billion USD. The company is considered as the Amazon of Latin America.
Brazil, the biggest blockchain gaming market in Latin America, has an extensive user base of WEMIX PLAY. As WEMIX trading became more accessible using Brazil's fiat currency, WEMIX team expects a boost for its flagship games such as MIR4 and MIR M, and overall WEMIX ecosystem.
The WEMIX team plans to explore more exchanges that support WEMIX-fiat trading for the expansion of the WEMIX ecosystem.
As part of the launch program, Mercado Bitcoin will introduce the Learn-to-Earn program, which aims to provide useful information about the WEMIX ecosystem and the utility of its coin, to its Brazilian users, on March 8th.
About WEMIX
WEMIX is a blockchain gaming platform developed by WEMIX Pte. Ltd, providing services that include a cryptocurrency wallet, decentralised exchange, NFT marketplace, WEMIX token staking programme and the game gateway. WEMIX Pte. Ltd. is a subsidiary of Wemade, the developer and owner of "The Legend of Mir" IP, a highly successful game with over 500 million users. For more information, visit www.WEMIXnetwork.com
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Zoo officials say they are working to find a way to keep an Andean bear named Ben inside his enclosure after he escaped Thursday for the second time this month.
The bear, named Ben, was outside for less than an hour and was found only about 100 feet away from his habitat, zoo officials said in a statement. The 4-year-old bear, who weighs about 300 pounds, was tranquilized and returned to the enclosure..
Visitors and zoo staff were kept inside zoo buildings during Ben's escapade.
The bear escaped on Feb. 7 by tearing apart clips that attached stainless steel mesh the frame of the enclosure's door. He did not wander far and was outside for about 90 minutes being returned.
In response, the zoo added stainless steel clips with 450 pounds of tensile strength to the mesh but Ben managed to snap those clips on Thursday.
Zoo officials said they are working on alternative ways to secure the enclosure and will seek advice from the the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Bear Taxon Advisory Group. | 2023-02-24T22:30:03+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/st-louis-zoo-bear-has-second-brief-escape-from-enclosure/3FZLQKR3I5GJJNMBOD3JDGVTWA/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry’s memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10.
The book will be called “Spare” and is being billed by Penguin Random House, as an account told with “raw, unflinching honesty” and filled with ”insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.”
In a statement released Thursday, Penguin Random House summoned memories of the stunning death in 1997 of Prince Harry’s mother, Diana, and of Harry and his brother, William, “walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow — and horror.”
“As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling — and how their lives would play out from that point on,” the statement reads in part.
“For Harry, this is his story at last.”
The memoir’s title is an apparent reference to Prince Harry’s being a royal “spare,” not the first in line to succession. William, Prince of Wales, is next in line.
The 416-page book will come out in 16 languages, from Dutch to Portuguese, and also will be released in an audio edition read by Prince Harry. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will be using proceeds from “Spare” to donate to British charities. He has already given $1.5 million to Sentebale, an organization he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS.
Penguin Random House identifies Prince Harry as “a husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist.”
Royals watchers and the public at large have speculated endlessly since the book was first announced in July 2021, billed as “intimate and heartfelt” and tentatively scheduled for this year.
The Duke of Sussex had already revealed a news-making willingness to discuss his private life when he and his American-born wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were interviewed for a March 2021 broadcast by their neighbor in Santa Barbara, California, Oprah Winfrey. The couple spoke of Meghan’s deep unhappiness with her new life in England, the alleged racism within the royal family and Harry’s fear that his wife’s life might be endangered had they remained in his native country.
In 1992, Diana worked with author Andrew Morton on her explosive memoir “Diana: Her True Story,” in which she described at length her unhappy marriage to the future King Charles, Harry’s father.
Harry and Meghan stepped back from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to the U.S. Harry told Winfrey that his family cut him off financially and that he helped pay for his security with money left to him by his mother. They have launched numerous initiatives, including a Netflix production deal and the “impact-driven non-profit” Archewell Foundation.
The book’s delay led to rumors that Harry was hesitating to say too much about his family, or was perhaps revising the narrative after his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September. He has spoken of being estranged from his brother, William, although the siblings and their wives appeared in public together during the mourning period following the Queen’s death.
“Penguin Random House is honored to be publishing Prince Harry’s candid and emotionally powerful story for readers everywhere,” the global CEO of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, said in a statement. “He shares a remarkably moving personal journey from trauma to healing, one that speaks to the power of love and will inspire and encourage millions of people around the world.” | 2022-10-27T12:39:22+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/national-world/prince-harrys-much-anticipated-memoir-spare-due-out-in-january/ |
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The world’s burning of coal, oil and natural gas this year is putting 1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air than last year, bad news for the fight against climate change but with an odd twist, according to scientists who track emissions.
China’s carbon pollution was down 0.9% this year compared to 2021, while emissions in the United States were 1.5% higher, said a study by scientists at Global Carbon Project released early Friday at international climate talks in Egypt. Both are opposite long-term trends. American emissions had been steadily dropping while Chinese emissions had been rising — until this year.
In both cases, it is a reaction to the pandemic and perhaps a bit of the energy crisis created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, study lead author Pierre Friedlingstein of the University of Exeter told The Associated Press. He said those two factors make this year’s data chaotic and hard to draw trends from. China’s lockdown in 2022 to try to control renewed COVID-19 is a major factor in that country’s drop, he said.
Much of the jump was in transportation — cars and air travel — with people’s limits on travel during the pandemic wearing off, Friedlingstein said.
While global carbon pollution is still increasing, it isn’t increasing at as fast a rate as 10 or 15 years ago. But overall scientists said this is bad news because it is pushing Earth closer to hitting and then passing the globally adopted threshold of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.
“It means we better get ready to blow past the target and enter a world that humans have never experienced,’’ said Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer, who wasn’t part of the research team.
Friedlingstein’s team — along with other scientific reports — figure Earth can only put 380 billion metric tons (419 U.S. tons) of carbon dioxide into the air before Earth reaches the 1.5-degree mark. That’s about 9 to 10 years worth of emissions, meaning the globe will likely hit that point around 2031 or 2032.
“The time for 1.5 is running out,” Friedlingstein said.
“This is bad news,” said Brown University climate scientist Kim Cobb, who wasn’t part of the research team. “It’s hard to see any silver lining in rising emissions, when we must cut emissions in half by 2030 to keep global warming to an absolute minimum.”
In 2022, the world is on track to put 36.6 billion metric tons (40.3 billion U.S. tons) of carbon dioxide in the air from energy and cement use, the study calculated. That’s the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza in carbon dioxide spewed every 75 minutes.
In addition to the United States seeing emissions go up, India had a 6% increase in 2022, while Europe had a 0.8% drop. The rest of the world averaged a 1.7% carbon pollution jump.
Pollution from coal jumped 1% from last year, for oil it went up 2% and for natural gas it went down 0.2%, the report said. About 40% of the carbon dioxide comes from burning coal, 33% from oil and 22% from natural gas, Friedlingstein said.
The team calculates emissions levels through the early fall using data provided by top carbon-emitting countries, including the U.S., China, India and Europe, and then makes projections for the rest of year.
While there are limitations to projections, Oppenheimer said: “This is the A-team on CO2 emissions and the carbon cycle. They know what they’re doing.”
Carbon emissions from fossil fuels plunged 5.3% in 2020 but rebounded 5.6% last year, spurred by China, and now have completely erased the pandemic drop and are back on a slowly rising trend, Friedlingstein said.
The team also looks at overall emissions, including the effects of land use. When land use is factored in, emissions are flat, not rising slightly, he said.
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$100,000 Raised to Benefit People with Disabilities
DES PLAINES, Ill., Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A holiday wrapping party held on December 17, 2022 marked the last event to benefit Glenkirk organization, the IBJI CARES Foundation's 2022 Charity Partner. IBJI CARES raised $100,000 for the organization over a three-year period, and spent many hours supporting them at events to benefit individuals with disabilities who live in group home settings.
"We 'wrapped up' our partnership with one last volunteer event," says Glenkirk CEO Kim Berenberg.
Under normal circumstances, the IBJI CARES Foundation selects a new charity partner each year. COVID changed those rules. In December 2019, IBJI CARES selected Glenkirk as its 2020 Charity Partner, but due to the pandemic, Glenkirk's fundraising efforts and events were limited so the partnership was extended into 2021 and then 2022 to meet the pledged amount of $100,000.
"We have enjoyed working with Glenkirk these past three years to support individuals with disabilities and are so grateful to have supported the community in this way," says Dr. Vanessa Yee, PT, DPT, IBJI CARES Chairperson. "Although this charity partnership is ending, we look forward to staying in touch with our friends at Glenkirk."
During the pandemic, according to Berenberg, Glenkirk was challenged to keep vulnerable residents safe and cared for at home.
"That year, IBJI CARES donations funded the expansion of technology within our residential homes to provide access to telehealth, therapies, and fitness programs," Berenberg said. "These supports became invaluable tools throughout the pandemic to keep our programs running and our participants healthy."
The collaboration over the three-year partnership enabled Glenkirk to implement pandemic-related wellness and behavioral health initiatives and open a new group home in Northbrook to provide six individuals with disabilities opportunities to lead full lives in the community.
"Additionally, IBJI CARES funding has assisted Glenkirk in expanding our community employment program, which matches adults with disabilities with local businesses to create inclusive work opportunities," Berenberg said.
Volunteer days have included landscaping projects to beautify homes and outdoor spaces while fundraising efforts have included raffles and two charity golf outings held at Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling.
In 2023, IBJI CARES will partner with Over the Rainbow, an Evanston-based nonprofit organization benefiting persons with disabilities who desire to live independently.
The IBJI CARES Foundation is the philanthropic arm of IBJI. CARES stands for Compassionate Allied Rehabilitation Enabling Society. Formed in 2018, the nonprofit organization empowers employees and patients to promote the benefits of wellness, healthy movement, and positive lifestyles with neighbors near and far through fundraising, education, community outreach, and service opportunities. For more information, visit ibji.com/ibjicares.
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Meet the cosmic rock stars headed for the moon
By Katie Hunt, CNN
I was briefly transfixed by April’s full moon as it peeped out of London’s clouds on Wednesday night — it was a reminder of how the silvery orb shapes the course of life on Earth.
Medieval moon watchers were similarly captivated by our celestial neighbor, making detailed descriptions of lunar phases and phenomena that have proved unexpectedly useful to scientists trying to solve a volcanic mystery on Earth today.
The moon is also poised to inspire a future generation. This week, NASA and its international partners marked an exciting milestone as the Artemis program moved a step closer toward its goal to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface.
Defying gravity
Meet the first cosmic rock stars of a new era of lunar exploration.
NASA has revealed four astronauts who will lead the first crewed moon mission in more than half a century.
The team will begin training for the Artemis II lunar flyby, slated to launch in November 2024. The roughly 10-day journey may take the astronauts farther into space than any human has traveled.
The crew includes the first woman and person of color to be assigned to a lunar mission.
Trailblazers
Researchers at New York’s Rockefeller University have developed a virtual reality maze for lab mice.
For days, the mice were allowed to explore the maze — finding rooms that contained sugar water or deterrents such as a puff of air to the face.
Why go to all this effort? Scientists hoped to demystify how memories are stored, and what they uncovered surprised them.
The study team found that long-term memories took root in an area of the brain that hasn’t typically been associated with memory processing — the anterior thalamus.
The finding suggests the brain region should be a key area of study for researchers attempting to help patients with conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease who are able to recall old memories but may have trouble remembering new information.
Discoveries
A geometry problem that has been puzzling scientists for 60 years has likely been solved by an amateur mathematician who discovered a brand-new shape.
Called “The hat” because it vaguely resembles a fedora, the elusive 13-sided shape is an “einstein” (from the German “ein stein,” or “one stone”). That means the new form can completely cover a surface without ever creating a repeated pattern — something that had not yet been achieved with a single tile.
The shape is publicly available, even for 3D printing, and it’s not going to be copyrighted. But think twice before using it to tile your bathroom walls.
Other worlds
Strong radio signals detected 12 light-years away suggest that an exoplanet might have a magnetic field — and perhaps even an atmosphere.
Previously, researchers have identified magnetic fields on exoplanets similar to Jupiter, a gas giant. But YZ Ceti b is the best candidate spotted so far for a rocky Earth-size exoplanet with a magnetic field, according to a new study.
The discovery has astronomers excited because a magnetic field, which protects the atmosphere that shelters life on Earth, could point to a world that potentially could support life.
(And if you want to know why space has its own unit of measurement, check out science educator Bill Nye’s explanation of light-years.)
Fantastic creatures
Snakes don’t just slither across the ground. They can launch themselves through the air and even climb smooth surfaces. Now, for the first time, researchers have recorded a species that has a highly unusual mechanism for escaping danger.
The dwarf reed snake is small and nocturnal. It hides in leaf litter or under rocks or logs during the day and is found across Southeast Asia.
The diminutive creature deploys a gravity-defying cartwheel when threatened by predators such as birds and the striped coral snake.
This acrobatic behavior hasn’t been formally observed in any other species of snake or reptile, researchers said.
The wonder
Dive into these remarkable reads.
— An odd-looking fish swimming 5 miles beneath the waves of the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ever filmed.
— Eggs are a symbol of new life, but fossilized specimens also have lots to say about the past.
— See which animals make up “The New Big 5” in a stunning wildlife photography book.
— The James Webb Space Telescope captured a striking image of ice giant Uranus’ rings.
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HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (FOX 44) – Detectives with the Harker Heights Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division need your help to identify a suspicious vehicle.
The vehicle pictured below was involved in a Burglary of a Building incident at Freedom + Storage, located at 13805 Farm to Market 2410.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Compass Minerals International, Inc..
CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of all purchasers of Compass Minerals common stock between October 31, 2017 and November 18, 2018, inclusive.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) costs at the Company's salt mine in Goderich, Ontario were increasing rather than decreasing; 2) defendants had misrepresented the amount of salt the Company was able to produce at Goderich using the new continuous mining and continuous haulage equipment; and 3) the known and ongoing production shortfalls the Company was experiencing were reasonably expected to reduce its future operating income.
DEADLINE: December 20, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/compass-minerals-class-action-lawsuit-submission-form/?id=33949&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of CMP during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is December 20, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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CHICAGO, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Voting is open today to determine who will be the winners in Oak Point University's "Calling All #BadassNurses" contest. Launched during National Nurses Week, Oak Point University, an academic leader that has prepared students for successful careers as nurses and nurse leaders since 1914, has selected 18 finalists from more than 400 submissions. The public is encouraged to vote for winners in two grand prize categories (Oak Point University alum and non-alum) now through 11:59 p.m. CDT on Thursday, June 30. All finalists are listed in random order at badassnurses.org.
"We are proud to celebrate nurses who demonstrate dedication, perseverance, and resilience every day," said Therese A. Scanlan, EdD, president of Oak Point University. "They are true badasses in the sense that they put their very best on the line and help their patients on the road to better health."
The contest is part of the "Built to Be Badass" campaign that features nurses and their stories with the goal to share with the world what nurses do every day is not only difficult but highly challenging—in all aspects—emotionally, physically, and intellectually. And that they do their jobs with empathy, grace, determination, and grit. Nurses are smart, resilient, and resourceful like no other. They are true badasses.
Phase one of the campaign, appearing on billboards, transit advertising, and radio in the Chicagoland area — utilizes Oak Point University alumni stories to illustrate the "badassery" of nursing in action and offered inspiration for the next generation of nurses. Hearing the life stories and career arcs, the far-from-ordinary career opportunities, and the paths that led from anguish to metamorphosis give "Built to Be Badass" the power to connect.
Eighteen standout finalists were selected from the pool of submissions and awarded a $500 gift card. The public may vote for one finalist in each category (alum and non-alum) once a day through June 30. The finalists with the most votes in each category will determine the two grand prize winners; each will receive a badass vacation for two and the opportunity to appear in phase two of the "Build to Be Badass" campaign. The two "Calling All #Badass Nurses" grand prize winners will be announced on July 7. Meet the finalists and vote today at badassnurses.org.
Oak Point University, formerly Resurrection University, is a private, not-for-profit nursing and health sciences educational institution committed to creating a healthy tomorrow, with campuses in Chicago and Oak Brook, Illinois. The University offers undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing, undergraduate programs in radiography, and micro-credentialing through its School of Emerging Education. Oak Point offers the most cutting-edge SIM technologies available in the region and is a top option for those seeking degrees and certifications in health care. Visit oakpoint.edu for more information.
Entrants must be U.S. residents and eighteen (18) years of age or older. Nominees must be a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse, a legal U.S. resident, and twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of nomination. The nomination period begins on 5/6/2022 at 12:00 a.m. CDT and ends on 6/10/2022 at 11:59 p.m. CDT. Public voting of finalists starts on or about 6/15/2022 at 12:00 p.m. CDT and ends on 6/30/2022 at 11:59 p.m. CDT. Sponsored by: Oak Point University, Chicago and Oak Brook, IL. For entry form and official rules at visit badassnurses.org.
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Philadelphia Phillies reliever David Robertson is out of the division series against the Atlanta Braves with a celebration injury.
Manager Rob Thomson said Robertson strained his right calf jumping up in the air when Bryce Harper homered against the Cardinals in the last round.
Phillies-Braves Game 1 is Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta.
"He's devastated," Thomson said of Robertson, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "He knows how big a part he is to this club."
The 37-year-old Robertson was effective for the Phillies after an August trade from the Cubs -- posting six saves in 11 games with a 2.70 ERA. He threw one inning against St. Louis in Game 1 of the wild-card series and picked up a win.
The Phillies used a closer-by-committee approach for a chunk of the season. Nobody on the team had more than 12 saves. Converted starter Zach Eflin picked up his first save in Game 2 against the Cardinals. | 2022-10-11T15:32:42+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34775067/philadelphia-phillies-david-robertson-hurt-celebrating-nlds |
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The German non-governmental organization Sea-Watch on Wednesday accused the Libyan coast guard of threatening to shoot down their monitoring plane that helps the group document the interception of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
According to an audio recording of the threats, the Libyan coast guard vessel allegedly ordered the NGO plane to “get out of Libyan territorial” waters despite being in international waters where Malta is responsible for coordinating search and rescue operations. The incident occurred Tuesday.
“Please be informed that you are within European Search And Rescue Area, this is not Libyan territorial waters. This is not Libyan territorial waters, over,” a member of the Sea-Watch crew flying overhead responded to the Libyan authorities via radio.
“Get away from Libyan territorial otherwise we’ll shoot you by some missiles,” the Libyan Coast Guard vessel allegedly responds back.
The Libyans ultimately pulled dozens of migrants onto their vessel and proceeded to shoot the rubber boat with what appeared to be incendiary ammunition, setting it on fire, according to footage of the interception released by Sea-Watch.
A spokesman for the Libyan coast guard did not immediately answer phone calls and messages seeking comment. Maltese authorities have also not yet responded to questions sent by AP via phone and email.
It is not the first time European NGOs operating in the Mediterranean reported threats or violent behavior by the Libyan Coast Guard. Last year, the European Union-funded and trained Libyan coast guard was caught on camera chasing and shooting in the direction of a migrant boat.
But Sea-Watch says this is the first time that their plane, the Seabird, was targeted.
“Especially for the crew this was really scary,” said Felix Weiss, a spokesperson for Sea-Watch’s airborne operations. Weiss said Tuesday’s incident is making them reassess the risks with flying over the Central Mediterranean to document human rights violations.
Although Weiss said it’s unlikely Libyan authorities would follow through on their threats to bring down the plane, their behavior has become increasingly unpredictable and aggressive. “The so-called Libyan coast guard are carrying AK-47s with them and they have already used them several times,” Weiss said.
The Central Mediterranean is known as the deadliest migration route in the world with nearly 3,000 deaths since January 2021 according to the International Organization for Migration.
The EU, Italy and Malta have for years been criticized for outsourcing migrant interceptions and rescues to the war-torn country.
Upon their return to Libya, migrants and refugees are held in government-run detention centers where torture, rape and killings have been documented extensively. A U.N. fact-finding mission has found that the systemic abuse of migrants there may amount to crimes against humanity.
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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian teams on Wednesday rescued one person alive and worked to save others from the rubble of a collapsed building in the capital Amman, officials said. State media said at least five people have been killed and at least 10 others remain missing.
Amer Sartawi, a security spokesman, said so far eight people were counted as injured.
The four-story residential building collapsed on Tuesday for reasons that remain unclear. The country’s prime minister has ordered an investigation.
The building was located in Jabal al-Weibdeh, an older district of the Jordanian capital that is popular among wealthier residents and expatriates but also includes some poorer areas.
Jordan is a close Western ally that has long been seen as a bastion of stability in the volatile Middle East. | 2022-09-14T13:31:12+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-at-least-10-still-trapped-in-jordan-building-collapse/ |
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) _ Alignment Healthcare Inc. (ALHC) on Thursday reported a loss of $40.2 million in its third quarter.
The Orange, California-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 25 cents per share.
The Medicare Advantage insurer posted revenue of $360.3 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $333.7 million.
For the current quarter ending in December, Alignment Healthcare said it expects revenue in the range of $338 million to $343 million.
The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.41 billion to $1.42 billion.
Alignment Healthcare shares have decreased almost 5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $13.40, a decline of 33% in the last 12 months.
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Austin is a lovely boy, an easy-going child with many interests who loves exploring new opportunities. He enjoys going to the park, the beach, and the movies. Austin enjoys going to the arcade and playing with Legos and video games. He likes helping to cook, ride bikes and rollerblade, along with crafts and music.
Austin does well in school and enjoys going there. He has developed some great attachments at his school and he regularly comes home with a gold star for being the star student of the day. Austin likes practicing and maintaining things that he has learned in school such as reading, engaging in math workbooks or spelling workbooks
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To learn more about adoption from foster care visit www.mareinc.org . Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) can give you guidance and information on the adoption process. Reach out today to find out all the ways you can help children and teens in foster care. | 2023-04-02T05:29:02+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/04/02/austin-likes-sports-games-and-going-to-school/ |
MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Tonight: Friday, May 5
Looking for Friday's probable pitchers? Below, we list the expected starting pitchers for every game. Keep an eye out for one of the most exciting matchups of the day, which features Cristian Javier starting for the Astros, and Luis Castillo taking the hill for Mariners.
Read on to find the probable starters for every game on the docket for May 5.
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Today's Probable Starting Pitchers
Marlins at Cubs Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Edward Cabrera (2-2) to the mound as they face the Cubs, who will hand the ball to Justin Steele (4-0) for the matchup between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for Marlins at Cubs
- CHC Odds to Win: -165
- MIA Odds to Win: +140
- Total: 9 runs
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Blue Jays at Pirates Probable Pitchers
The Toronto Blue Jays will send Chris Bassitt (3-2) to the mound as they play the Pirates, who will give the start to Rich Hill (3-2) when the teams play on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Blue Jays at Pirates
- TOR Odds to Win: -145
- PIT Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 9 runs
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Yankees at Rays Probable Pitchers
The New York Yankees will send Jhony Brito (2-3) to the mound as they face the Rays, who will give the start to Yonny Chirinos (1-0) when the clubs meet on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Yankees at Rays
- TB Odds to Win: -200
- NYY Odds to Win: +165
- Total: 8.5 runs
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White Sox at Reds Probable Pitchers
The Chicago White Sox will send Lance Lynn (0-4) to the mound as they play the Reds, who will give the start to Hunter Greene (0-1) for the game between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for White Sox at Reds
- CIN Odds to Win: -115
- CHW Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 8.5 runs
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- Total: 8 runs
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The Colorado Rockies will send Antonio Senzatela (0-0) to the bump as they face the Mets, who will hand the ball to Kodai Senga (3-1) for the matchup between the teams Friday.
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- COL Odds to Win: +195
- Total: 8.5 runs
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- CLE Odds to Win: +105
- Total: 8.5 runs
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The Baltimore Orioles will send Dean Kremer (2-1) to the mound as they face the Braves, who will counter with Max Fried (2-0) for the matchup between the teams Friday.
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- Total: 8.5 runs
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The Oakland Athletics will send Kyle Muller (0-2) to the bump as they face the Royals, who will counter with Brad Keller (2-2) when the teams face off on Friday.
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- OAK Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 9.5 runs
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The Detroit Tigers will send Matthew Boyd (1-2) to the mound as they face the Cardinals, who will hand the ball to Jordan Montgomery (2-4) when the clubs face off Friday.
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- Total: 8 runs
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Rangers at Angels Probable Pitchers
The Texas Rangers will send Dane Dunning (2-0) to the hill as they play the Angels, who will counter with Tyler Anderson (1-0) when the clubs face off on Friday.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers will send Clayton Kershaw (5-1) to the mound as they take on the Padres, who will give the start to Yu Darvish (1-2) for the matchup between the clubs Friday.
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- WSH Odds to Win: +155
- Total: 9 runs
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The Houston Astros will send Javier (2-1) to the bump as they face the Mariners, who will look to Castillo (2-0) when the teams play on Friday.
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- HOU Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 7 runs
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The Milwaukee Brewers will send Corbin Burnes (3-1) to the bump as they take on the Giants, who will counter with Sean Manaea (0-1) for the matchup between the teams Friday.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party and a Democratic state lawmaker have been charged with trespassing after refusing to leave a protest in Tallahassee against a bill to ban abortions after six weeks.
Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried and Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book were among a small group of protestors arrested late Monday near the state Capitol building and charged with misdemeanor trespass.
The demonstration came hours after the Republican-controlled state Senate approved a proposal to ban abortions after six weeks. The bill, which has the backing of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, is expected to pass the Legislature and become law.
Videos on social media show people chanting “shame” as officers led protestors away in handcuffs. The Tallahassee Police Department issued a statement that said protestors were told they would have to leave after sunset, but 11 people refused to go and were arrested for trespassing. | 2023-04-04T19:42:30+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/politics/article/florida-democrats-charged-after-abortion-rights-17878372.php |
I have two teenagers, a boy and a girl. One tallish, one smallish; one bookish, one jockish; in most things they are opposites. Except in their shared appreciation for the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz small pickup truck.
Save my soul, they are both driving age and they share a desire to not have a boring car. Don’t quit on this generation yet. They keep talking about the Santa Cruz, more so than any other car and despite my steering them towards the Ford Maverick hybrid.
“I can throw my stuff in the back and lock it,” my daughter said about the built-in tonneau cover and her stinky hockey gear.
“It just looks cool,” my son said.
“Cooler than 37 mpg combined?” I retorted in reference to the ongoing Maverick versus Santa Cruz debate.
“This one has AWD.”
He was right. And my pointing out the 22 mpg combined on the Santa Cruz AWD tester didn’t dissuade either of them from the coolness factor that lingered long after my week-long loan of a top 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD.
Here were the main points of debate.
Pro: It just looks cool
I can’t get more out of them on this. Is it the Tucson’s winged grille tipped with daytime running lights? The chunky headlight housings, the black cladding, the pentagram running-man wheels? Or is it just an antidote to all the boring crossover SUVs, which itself was an antidote to the boring minivans I grew up with? They’re not nearly as enamored of El Caminos. And a neighbor swapped out her Nissan Murano Cross Cabriolet for a Santa Cruz. I had to mention it. Whatever the case, different is cool, and the Santa Cruz has it.
Con: Crime scene touchscreen
The Santa Cruz shares more than just a platform with the Hyundai Tucson. The one downside of that is the reliance on shiny gloss black plastic on the entire center stack, from the 10.3-inch touchscreen to the touch-sensitive climate panel below it. It holds dust and fingerprint smudges like a crime scene, and when sunlight hits it, germophobes must look away. I might as well add to the chorus of complaints about Hyundai’s larger touchscreens’ incompatibility with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, despite the tester’s wireless smartphone charger.
Pro: Control layout
On the Limited trim, the center console armrest has a diving board edge for the heated and cooled seat buttons. They’re not hidden in the touchscreen or crammed in a crowded panel of smudgeable climate buttons. You don’t even have to move your arm to change the setting.
Con: Relatively inefficient
The Santa Cruz can be had with one of two powertrains carried over from the Tucson, but neither of them is a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid. The base inline-4 with front-wheel drive has an EPA rating of 22 mpg city, 26 highway, 23 combined. The tester’s turbo-4 with all-wheel drive has a 19/27/22-mpg rating. A hybrid option would make it stand strong against the Maverick.
Pro: Drives like a crossover
Hyundai equips the Santa Cruz with a self-leveling rear suspension shared with the larger Hyundai Palisade that detects vehicle load and ratchets up the stiffness when the bed is loaded. When it’s unloaded, it rides as quiet and comfy as a crossover thanks in part to its independent suspension and unibody design. From inside, the only tell that it has a bed comes from the available power sliding rear window.
I still haven’t tested the standard 2.5-liter inline-4 that makes 191 hp and 181 lb-ft. I might prefer it for my teens over the 2.5-liter turbo-4 that makes 281 hp and 311 lb-ft. It’s a sporting choice I love, but I don’t want them testing a 60-mph sprint in the sub-seven-second range.
Pro: Parks like a crossover
More than a foot longer than the Tucson and 1.6 inches wider, the Santa Cruz poses a problem I never thought of until I had teen drivers: the perils of the high school parking lot. I’ve heard at least half a dozen stories from friends whose teens scraped a pole or a bumper in a lot full of bad judgment. But it’s 4.0 inches shorter than a Ford Maverick, so it’s somewhat easier to negotiate tight spots.
It also comes standard with automatic emergency braking and blind-spot monitors and rear cross-traffic avoidance that automatically hits the brakes if it detects a vehicle moving perpendicular in the path of a Santa Cruz that’s backing up.
Con: Expensive
The base SE starts at about $27,000, which is about $2,000 more than the Maverick hybrid. AWD adds $1,500, which is reasonable. There’s no way I would get them a Limited like my tester that exceeded $41,000. The Santa Cruz is too new to be affordable as a used car, so if anyone can spare the winning Lotto numbers, hit me up.
Pro: 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty
And it comes with three years or 36,000 miles worth of scheduled maintenance.
Con: Small, bowed bed
The bed is hardly a con, but it’s smaller than the Maverick’s. It measures out to 48.4 inches at the top, and wider at the bottom. Sure, sheets of plywood will fit over the wheel wells with straps, and the gate set at a mid-setting, but this bed is more for play than work with a 660-pound payload.
Pro: Lockable tonneau cover
On most Santa Cruz trims, a built-in tonneau cover with a lock comes standard. We hauled stinky hockey goalie stuff back there, and fit two pairs of snow skis diagonally in ski bags, but the longest measured only 173 cm. Taller skiers might need a rack, or to leave the tonneau cover in the half open position. To lock it, give a 90-degree turn to the small turnkey on the underside of the cover; it won’t lock even though the power tailgate opens and locks with the fob.
The cover remains within reach from the tailgate by a strap attached to the bed wall with a carabiner, which seems like an afterthought, and like many other tonneau covers, if someone really wanted to break in, they could bust through it. A locking cargo floor doubles up on security.
Overall, the lockable tonneau is a great feature to have straight from the factory, and it keeps contents safe from the weather and out of view from fools.
The kids are alright and the kids are right when it comes to the Santa Cruz. Let’s see how much the summer jobs help.
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2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD
Base price: SE costs $26,595 including $1,295 destination
Price as tested: $41,825
Drivetrain: 281-hp 2.5-liter turbo-4 with an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic and all-wheel drive
EPA fuel economy: 19/27/22 mpg
Pros: Cool bod, good ride, bed storage and functions, excellent warranty
Cons: Price, bed shape, smudgy stack, no hybrid option
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The Bend-La Pine School District is seeking voter approval of nearly $250 million in bonds in the upcoming election.
The bonds are earmarked for safety and security improvements in all the schools and renovations in some of the older schools. Here’s how the money would be spent if voters say yes to measure 9-155.
If voters approve, new dead bolts will be installed this school year on all 6,000 doors in all Bend-La Pine schools.
“The first thing you notice on these locks is that you can see from across the room that this door is locked or unlocked. That’s a big cue in a moment of crisis,” said Steve Cook, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent.
“If there’s something happening, if an intruder gets into a school, visually you want to be able to see that because a lot of decisions need to be made very quickly and that’s a very easy indicator. Secondarily, the fact this door lock doesn’t need to be locked with a key that’s only in the hands of an adult means any individual in a classroom can be behind a locked door very quickly. We would train to that for students and staff,” Cook said.
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In addition to deadbolts on every door in every school, some of the older schools will have their main offices re-designed to improve visitor management and security in front entries.
“We’ve got cameras throughout schools. We’ve got secure vestibule entries into each of our schools. You can gain entry to the school office but you can’t get past that. Those will continue. That technology will be in all of our schools. I don’t believe we are in the market for metal detectors,” Cook said.
All 33 schools in the district are slated for maintenance, additions and modernizations to heating, ventilation, cooling and lighting systems.
Bend High School, where some classes take place in the hallways because the 70-year-old classrooms are too small, is due for significant upgrades.
“We got feedback from students, staff, the public. As it sits now the only pieces that we know of are the Robert D. Maxwell Center, the red brick and glass sets the tone for the architectural style,” said Christoper Reese, Bend High School Principal. “We hear loud that students and staff like natural light. They also like a campus feel.”
The Bend High School Master Plan proposes replacing most of the school’s old classroom wings with a four-story tall instructional building.
The Bend High auditorium, Punk Hunnell Stadium and newer buildings would remain.
“We want to honor the tradition and pride and continue that with a new facility,” Reese said. “We’re exited to work on the master plan and a timeline on keeping instruction here while construction is going on so we don’t have to displace the student body as construction is completed.”
Cook says property tax rates should not change because two existing bonds are retiring at the same time the new one, if approved, would take effect.
Click here for a complete list of proposed improvements to every school. | 2022-10-26T03:58:57+00:00 | centraloregondaily.com | https://centraloregondaily.com/bend-la-pine-250-million-dollars-measure-9-155/ |
A 5th victim has died after a Louisville bank employee opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle. An officer is among those critically injured
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Laura Ly, John Miller and Holly Yan, CNN
Hours after a Louisville bank employee armed with an AR-15-style rifle gunned down his colleagues during a staff meeting, the tragedy intensified as a fifth victim died from her injuries.
The 25-year-old gunman in Monday morning’s deadly rampage had been on the brink of getting fired, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation said. Connor Sturgeon livestreamed his gruesome attack, officials said, before he was killed in a shootout with police.
The massacre “happened very quickly” in the Old National Bank conference room, said bank manager Rebecca Buchheit-Sims, who attended the staff meeting virtually and watched in horror as gunfire exploded on her computer screen.
“I witnessed people being murdered,” she told CNN. “I don’t know how else to say that.”
Those killed were Joshua Barrick, 40; Juliana Farmer, 45; Tommy Elliott, 63; and James Tutt, 64, police said. Deana Eckert, 57, died later Monday.
The assailant had interned at the bank for three summers and been employed there full-time for close to two years, his LinkedIn profile showed. Sturgeon had been notified he was going to be fired from his job at the bank, the law enforcement source said.
The gunman left a note for his parents and a friend indicating he planned to carry out a shooting at his workplace, the source said, though it is unclear when the message was found.
Sturgeon was still firing when officers arrived, police officials said. At least two were injured, including a rookie who was shot in the head and hospitalized in critical condition.
The gun used in the shooting was an AR-15-style rifle, a federal law enforcement source told CNN. The AR-15 and its offshoots have been the weapon of choice in many of the most horrific mass shootings in recent memory, including the Covenant school shooting in Nashville just two weeks ago that’s reignited a fierce political fight over gun control.
The semi-automatic rifle is the most popular sporting rifle in the US, and 30% of gun owners reported having owned an AR-15 or similar-style rifle, according to the 2021 National Firearms Survey.
Monday’s massacre was the 146th mass shooting so far this year with four or more victims, not including a gunman, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ordered flags across the state to fly at half-staff until Friday evening to honor the Louisville victims, but some Democratic lawmakers shared concern the expressions of grief will come and go without meaningful gun violence solutions.
“My worry is that everybody will raise their fists in anger and mourn and then in six weeks, eight weeks we go back to doing the same — nothing,” state Sen. David Yates told CNN on Monday. “I hope that they all don’t have to die in vain like so many of the other victims of these mass shootings. Maybe something positive can come from it.”
President Joe Biden echoed his repeated push for gun reform legislation and called on Republican lawmakers to join Democrats to take action.
“Too many Americans are paying for the price of inaction with their lives. When will Republicans in Congress act to protect our communities?,” the president tweeted.
How the massacre unfolded
The shooting began around 8:30 a.m., police said, about 30 minutes before the bank opens to the public. Bank staff were holding their morning meeting in a conference room when the shooter opened fire, said Buchheit-Sims, the bank manager.
One bank employee frantically called her husband as she sheltered inside a locked vault, her spouse Caleb Goodlett told CNN affiiliate WLKY. By the time he called 911, police already knew about the shooting, he said.
“Just a very traumatic phone call to get,” Goodlett told the affiliate. His wife was not seriously hurt, he said
Nickolas Wilt, a 26-year-old rookie officer, ran toward the gunfire and was shot in the head, interim Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said. He had graduated from the police academy just 10 days before the shooting.
Wilt underwent brain surgery and was in critical but stable condition as of Monday afternoon, the chief said.
The bank sits on the fringe of Louisville’s developing downtown business district, said state Sen. Gerald Neal, who represents the district where the shooting happened.
“You wouldn’t really expect anything to happen at this location,” he said.
Despite the shock of the shooting in Kentucky’s most populated city, Neal thinks discussions about gun control in the state will still be an “uphill battle,” he said.
“This is not a state that’s friendly to those who would think about gun reform … or gun control in some way or even reasonable, as you might consider, gun steps that we could take in terms of restricting them. This is not that state. However, the effort continues.”
Victim was an ‘incredible friend’ and mentor
One of the slain victims, bank senior vice president Tommy Elliott, was remembered by local and state leaders as a close mentor and beloved community leader.
“Tommy was a great man. He cared about finding good people and putting them in positions to do great things. He embraced me when I was very young and interested in politics,” Yates, the state senator, told CNN. “He was about lifting people up, building them up.”
Elliott was also close friends with Beshear and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, who said he spent Monday morning at the hospital with Elliott’s wife.
“It is painful, painful for all of the families I know,” Greenberg said. “It just hits home in a unique way when you know one of the victims so well.”
Beshear remembered Elliott as an “incredible friend” and also called the others who were killed “amazing people” who will be missed and mourned by their communities.
The city is setting up a family assistance center in collaboration with the American Red Cross to provide support for those impacted, Greenberg said.
“To the survivors and the families, our entire city is here to wrap our arms around you,” Greenberg added.
Members of the Old National Bank executive team, including CEO Jim Ryan, were in Louisville on Monday after the shooting, the company said on Facebook.
“As we await more details, we are deploying employee assistance support and keeping everyone affected by this tragedy in our thoughts and prayers,” Ryan said in a statement Monday morning.
Gunman had worked at bank for years
Before Monday’s shooting, the gunman had not had “any prior engagement” with police, the interim chief said.
He graduated in December 2020 from the University of Alabama, where he earned his bachelors degree and a masters degree in finance, according to a spokesperson for the university.
After three consecutive summers interning at Old National Bank, he was hired as a Commercial Development Professional in June 2021, according to his LinkedIn profile.
One of Sturgeon’s former high school classmates who knew the shooter and his family well said the horrific news Monday came as a “total shock.”
“I can’t believe it,” said the former classmate, who asked not to be identified and has not spoken with Sturgeon in recent years. “I can’t even say how much this doesn’t make sense.”
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled Tommy Elliott’s last name.
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CNN’s Artemis Moshtaghian, Celina Tebor, Caroll Alvarado, Kristina Sgueglia, Sara Smart and Eric Levenson contributed to this report. | 2023-04-11T13:27:43+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2023/04/11/what-we-know-about-the-gunman-who-opened-fire-at-a-louisville-bank/ |
RACINE, Wis. — Perhaps nothing feels as good as helping a struggling child or teen.
A local police department is doing just that with the help of a team of volunteers. It's all part of the Wings to Fly program in Racine.
Smiles are more frequent for 18-year-old Justyce Nelson. It was a fun weekend — Nelson became a pilot!
But for a long time, smiles were absent from Nelson's face.
"I faced a lot of challenges since I was in high school. I lost both of my parents," she says.
Young people like Justyce are why Racine Police Officer Travis Brady organized Wings To Fly. The Racine Police Department is the first in the country to sponsor a program like this.
"It's incredibly rewarding to see the smile on their faces. We had eight students today, many have never flown in a plane. Some have already signed up for another event. It's one of the most rewarding things that we can do," Brady says.
Wings to Fly offers an experience to teens and elementary students who've faced a traumatic event. The program specifically aims to serve females and minorities. All of the pilots are volunteers — including Laurie Probst from Sheboygan falls.
"I like to give back," she says. "I went into teaching to give back and as a pilot I experience it as a second career. I'd rather give kids a chance in aviation."
The opportunity does not come cheap.
"The local EAA Chapter has a lot of scholarships to help them get their pilot license, which is about a $10,000 fee," Brady says. "So, if these kids are dedicated and they love this and they stick to it, we will continue to help them along the way. If we can get one to get their license at 16 or 18, we can set them up for a lifetime of success."
And for youth struggling, Wings to Fly is a Godsend.
"It's been very helpful. It helped me get through a lot," Nelson says. "Sometimes I thought I couldn't do it, but then I knew I had people that were there to help me, and it helped me get through a lot."
Nelson shares that during her toughest times, she was a loner, hesitating to ask for help. And she has advice for other teens overcoming loss.
"Find people that care, that are there for you. Don't push them away. I tried to push people away and it didn't work. They knew that I needed help and they stayed by me. Stick with the people that are trying to be there for you," she says.
And as the small planes lift with precious cargo, so do spirits.
"I feel fortunate, and I feel blessed to be able to give kids an opportunity I do not have. I'm living vicariously through them right now," Brady says. "To see kids, take off and wave off the plane and land with the biggest smile they possibly can and to be given a flight jacket which is a statement piece in aviation, we are giving them a gift. We can literally change the dynamics of a family through a one-day event."
Thanks to Wings to Fly, earth angels make it easier for young ladies like Nelson to rise.
"I feel like I'm doing good, like I've accomplished a lot. I feel like I'm doing this for [my parents] to make them proud."
And officer Brady smiles as he watches the young people take to the air.
"It's so rewarding watching them!"
Nelson flashes a bright beautiful smile as she poses for pictures. | 2022-08-15T17:48:09+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/positively-milwaukee/wings-to-fly-program-helps-young-people-explore-bright-futures-in-aviation |
ATLANTA, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Safe-Guard Products International, LLC, the leading provider of branded protection products for the automotive, RV, powersports and marine industries is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The company is focused on closing out a strong year with plans for additional growth in 2023.
From its founding in 1992, Safe-Guard has dramatically grown and adapted each decade in business. The company continues to lead the industry with relevant and timely products to match customer and consumer demand, while also keeping an eye on the future and what may be needed as the industry evolves. A small team of 22 agents administering 19,000 Theft Protection contracts in 1992 has matured into a workforce of over 700 and more than 5 million contracts annually throughout the US and Canada.
"After joining the company in 2008, I think many of us had an idea of where this company could go," said Safe-Guard CEO Randy Barkowitz. "However, it is a testament to our employees, management team and customers that we have continued to realize the sustained growth and level of success we have achieved over the last 30 years. I'm proud to work alongside our talented team of professionals."
Between inception and 2008, many of Safe-Guard's core products were launched and partnerships with key OEMs, agents, and financial service companies were critical to the company's maturation. Over the course of the subsequent 15 years, key hires, additional partnerships with clients and industry giants like GM Financial, Hyundai Capital, Nissan Canada, and AutoNation have propelled Safe-Guard's growth.
Executive leadership has been instrumental in exceeding growth goals while advancements in technology and innovation remain a driving force behind the company's product offerings.
"As we expand our footprint with new clients and dealers, our focus will remain on providing innovative business solutions that help those most important to us sell efficiently and provide desired and valuable training and coverage that will strengthen the relationships our customers have with their stakeholders," added Barkowitz.
Today over 130,000 claims are processed each month for more than 65 brands powered by Safe-Guard Products, protecting over 40 million consumers throughout North America.
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Boblo Boats documentary to hit theaters in September
A documentary exploring the history of Boblo Island amusement park and its ferries will have its theatrical release in September, with a two-week exclusive stint in select Detroit theatres beginning Sept. 16, the film's producers announced Monday.
“Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale,” which was screened at the 2021 Freep Film Festival and awarded the Hometown Talent Award, is narrated from the perspective of the steamboat SS Columbia, voiced by Motown star Martha Reeves, as it follows preservationists' efforts to save her sister ship Ste. Claire from the scrapyard.
“I became fascinated with the story when a woman told me about her psychic connection with a ferry boat,” said local filmmaker Aaron Schillinger as he prepared for the cinema debut of the feature-length documentary.
The two steamships transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, one of America’s earliest amusement parks, before it shut down in 1993.
The film also tells the story of civil rights pioneer Sarah E. Ray, who forced the integration of Boblo Island in 1945.
“So many Detroiters remember the halcyon days of sailing to Boblo Island. Fewer remember the courageous stand of Sarah E. Ray,” said Desiree Cooper, author and former Detroit Free Press columnist who co-wrote the film.
Related: She was kicked off a Boblo Boat for being Black. Now her home is a historic site.
More: Learn about the Detroiter who fought for Black people to ride the Boblo boats
The tale of Sugar Island, a former amusement park directly neighboring Boblo Island that was purchased by African Americans in response to Boblo’s segregationist policies, is also told in the film.
Archival footage digitized by the Detroit Historical Society is also featured in the film.
An extended run of the film is planned at The Mariner theater in St. Clair County's Marine City, where it will be accompanied by a special Boblo museum exhibit through September. Following the premiere screenings, there will be Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and the Boblo Boat restoration teams.
“I look forward to sharing all the progress we have made on Ste. Claire with the audience,” said Steve Faraj, restoration supervisor of Ste. Claire.
Faraj’s team completed rebuilding the first three decks of Ste Claire that were destroyed in a 2018 fire. They plan to complete the rest of the structure by the end of this year.
Brendel Hightower is an assistant editor at the Detroit Free Press. Contact her at bhightower@freepress.com. | 2022-07-18T22:57:22+00:00 | freep.com | https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2022/07/18/boblo-boats-detroit-ferry-tale-documentary-theatres-september/10090105002/ |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Transportation Security Administration said it’s “alarmed” at how many guns are turning up at certain U.S. airports, and the agency expects to find more.
“There appears to be an epidemic of ammunition that is cropping up at our security checkpoints — one that is easily preventable,” said Thomas Carter, TSA’s Federal Security Director for New Jersey, last month. “Guns, ammunition and security checkpoints don’t mix. Guns and ammunition are never allowed to pass through a security checkpoint to be carried onto a flight, even if a traveler has a concealed carry permit.”
At John Glenn Airport in Columbus, Ohio, for example, a TSA spokesperson said with only about half of the year over, the airport is on pace to surpass 2021 in the number of guns stopped at checkpoints.
“While our passenger volumes have not yet fully returned to pre-pandemic levels, we are seeing even higher numbers of firearms, most of them loaded,” Ohio TSA Federal Security Director Don Barker said.
The TSA shared data on the airports where the most guns are seized:
The most guns are seized by TSA at the country's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta. Two Texas airports (in Dallas and Houston) and two Florida airports (Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando) also make the top-10 list.
“The most common excuses we hear from travelers is that ‘I didn’t know it was in my bag’ or ‘I forgot it was in there.’ But there is no excuse for trying to bring a handgun on a flight,” Carter said. “Responsible gun owners know where their guns are at all times.”
Every gun stopped can come with a steep price for the person trying to carry it on a plane. TSA said that the first time it finds a passenger with a loaded handgun, it can charge them a civil penalty of $4,100. Those penalties can go as high as $13,910 per violation. If someone caught is a member of TSA PreCheck, the agency said they can also lose those PreCheck privileges for an unspecified duration of time.
TSA does, however, allow people to travel with firearms in their checked luggage. The gun has to be unloaded and stored in a locked hard container inside the baggage, and the passenger has to declare the gun is inside their luggage at the ticket counter when checking it. | 2022-07-17T18:21:42+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/the-us-airports-where-tsa-finds-the-most-guns/ |
(NerdWallet) – Logistics in general, and supply chains in particular, weren’t something Black Friday shoppers thought about much. Until the pandemic hit and empty shelves were where baby formula, produce and, yes, toilet paper once stood.
Are we past shipping bottlenecks, clogged ports of entry and long-haul trucking issues? How will supply chains and inventory levels impact Black Friday bargains?
There is good news.
Black Friday is here now
It probably comes as no surprise that Black Friday has become something of a misnomer. Retailers have already launched pre-holiday discounts, and the National Retail Federation’s latest consumer survey shows that 38% of consumers plan to start shopping for the winter holidays earlier this year than they typically do.
And 45% of the 2,000 consumers surveyed by NRF and Prosper Insights & Analytics in September said they intend to shop in stores this Black Friday.
But wait. Aren’t we still living under the bind of supply chain issues? We’ve seen the video of ships clogging major ports, loaded with containers going nowhere.
“In addition to seeking alternate ports, using air freight and looking for alternate suppliers, many retailers brought in merchandise early this year to beat rising inflation and ongoing supply chain disruption issues,” Jonathan Gold, vice president of supply chain and customs policy for the NRF, said by email.
“You don’t have a hundred ships sitting out in the harbor outside the ports of LA and Long Beach right now, so that has improved,” says John Haber, chief strategy officer for Transportation Insight, a logistics management company.
The products in ample supply
The retail industry reports well-stocked warehouses, and the discounts have begun.
“Retailers have taken a number of steps to ensure they are prepared for increased consumer demand and have the necessary inventory in stock for the start of the season,” Gold said.
Haber says his company serves almost 15,000 customers, many of them retail, and “most of them have too much inventory — and some of them have way too much inventory.” Some products are still sitting in containers, not due to a transportation problem but to a lack of room in distribution centers, he adds.
The overstocked issue stems from retailers ordering too much inventory following the empty shelves that plagued profits last year, Haber says. “So companies went overboard in bringing in a ton of inventory much earlier this year prior to peak season.”
And then, inflation hit, and consumer demand dropped rapidly.
What product categories are seeing the deepest inventory? Clothing, electronics and toys appear to be in good supply.
Macy’s told the NRF that over half of its holiday stock would be new items — the most in recent history. Nike has announced “aggressive markdowns” to clear its backlog of inventory.
Target has already announced discounts on toys, appliances and electronics. Meanwhile, Walmart has tipped that toys, electronics, home decor and beauty products will be in the bargain bin. It has increased in-stock inventory on the items expected to sell best, including TVs, tablets, furniture, wireless headphones and robotic vacuums.
With the housing industry in decline as mortgage rates rise, shoppers may also find deals on major appliances — items that were often in short supply during the pandemic.
Are there lingering shortages?
While essentials such as baby formula and some grocery items may still be in short supply, the gift-giving season seems well stocked. Nearly 90% of 100 retail executives surveyed in August by accounting firm KPMG expect minimal or no shortages during the holidays.
However, “anything that requires a chip” may be scarce, Haber says. So many products have semiconductor chips in them these days, including consumer electronics such as gaming devices, televisions, computers of all sizes — and smartphones. If such items are on your shopping list, you may want to buy when you see a decent deal and know the retailer’s return or price-matching policy should you find a better price later.
What could go wrong?
There are several possible setbacks that could impact last-minute deliveries of retail stock.
Amazon workers in Illinois recently staged a walkout during the second Amazon Prime sale of the year. More than 20,000 union workers who build and maintain railroad tracks have rejected a labor agreement, once again triggering fears of a rail strike. And pilots for FedEx are seeking a federal mediation process involving pension benefits.
Add in possible weather delays and you can see just how vulnerable the supply chain can be. Your best option may be to do Black Friday shopping early and take advantage of all that inventory already on the shelves. | 2022-11-04T17:35:07+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/this-black-friday-promises-the-gift-of-fewer-supply-chain-issues/ |
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create enhanced ammunition to increase speed and velocity during flight," said an inventor, from Glenside, Pa., "so I invented the PROJECTILE AND MUNITION INCLUDING PROJECTILE. My design would help the projectile maintain stability along an intended trajectory."
The invention provides improved ammunition for firearms. In doing so, it increases speed, accuracy, and distance. It also offers added stability in flight. As a result, it could enhance performance among shooters. The invention features an innovative design that is easy to use so it is ideal for law enforcement, the military, owners of firearms, hunters, target shooting enthusiasts, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Philadelphia sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-PLB-203, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Perez drove brilliantly at the 2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix over the weekend to take home not only the win in the main race on Sunday but also in the new standalone Sprint race held on Saturday.
With points up for grabs in both events, it means Perez is now only a few points shy of the title lead, held by fellow Red Bull driver and reigning champion Max Verstappen.
Perez led a Red Bull one-two finish in the main race at the Baku City Circuit, with Verstappen crossing the line two seconds behind his teammate. Rounding out the top three was Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who finished 21 seconds behind the winner.
Leclerc started the race on the pole but couldn’t match the pace of the two Red Bull drivers and soon trailed them, with Verstappen in the lead and Perez close behind. Lady luck then shone on Perez, when AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries came to a stop on lap 10. Verstappen, who was complaining about his rear tires sliding, pitted immediately, while Perez held out.
The safety car was then called only at the end of that lap, disadvantaging anyone who pitted earlier. Perez pitted toward the end of lap 11 and managed to come out in the lead spot, with Leclerc in second and Verstappen in third.
The safety car eventually left the track at the end of lap 14, after which Verstappen was able to quickly pass Leclerc. However, he couldn’t get the best of his teammate and by lap 17 Perez had already built up a gap of one second. Despite a series of fastest laps, Verstappen wasn’t able to catch Perez, who held on to the lead spot until the finish.
Further back, Leclerc held off a late charge from Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, who had to settle for fourth place. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz rounded out the top five, after managing to hold off Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages.
With their latest points haul, the Red Bull drivers now have a clear lead in the 2023 Drivers’ Championship. Verstappen remains on top with 93 points, with Perez close behind with a tally of 87 points. Fernando Alonso is third with 60 points. In the Constructors’ Championship, Red Bull leads with 180 points, versus the 87 of Aston Martin and 76 of Mercedes. The next race on the calendar is the Miami Grand Prix, scheduled for this weekend.
Below are the full results from the 2023 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix:
1) Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing
2) Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing +2.137 seconds
3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +21.217 seconds
4) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +22.024 seconds
5) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +45.491 seconds
6) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +46.145 seconds
7) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +51.617 seconds
8) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +74.240 seconds
9) Lando Norris, McLaren +80.376 seconds
10) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri +83.862 seconds
11) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +86.501 seconds
12) Alexander Albon, Williams +88.623 seconds
13) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +89.729 seconds
14) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri +91.332 seconds
15) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +97.794 seconds
16) Logan Sargeant, Williams +100.943 seconds
17) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +1 lap
18) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
NC) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo – DNF
NC) Nyck De Vries, AlphaTauri – DNF
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Jonathan India drove in Spencer Steer from third base with a game-ending chopper against Colorado’s five-man infield, sending the Cincinnati Reds past the Rockies 3-2 on Friday night.
Steer, who hit his first career home run in the fifth in his major league debut, led off the ninth with a double against Alex Colomé (2-7) and went to third on a one-out wild pitch. Jake Fraley was intentionally walked and took second on fielder's indifference.
The Rockies moved into the stacked infield with three fielders on the left side. India hit a bouncer up the middle that shifted center fielder Garrett Hampson caught on the grass in front of second base, but he had no play on Steer. India was credited with a single.
Fraley tied it at 2 when he greeted Dinelson Lamet with a leadoff homer in the seventh. It was Fraley's first career pinch-hit homer.
Each team had a player connect for his first career home run.
Sean Bouchard’s two-run drive in the third landed four rows deep in the left field lower deck and gave Colorado a 2-0 lead. Steer’s leadoff shot in the fifth, also his first career hit, landed on the green turf in front of the center field batter’s eye.
Alexis Díaz (5-2) gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth to get the win.
Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland pitched around eight hits to last 5 2/3 innings. He gave up one run with a walk and three strikeouts while remaining winless in five starts since Aug. 4 at San Diego.
Sidearm right-hander Justin Lawrence walked the first batter he faced to load the bases before striking out Jose Barrero to end the sixth.
Luis Cessa lasted a season-high five innings in his fourth start of the season after being moved from the bullpen to shore up Cincinnati’s injury-ravaged rotation. Cessa allowed four hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: OF Yonathan Daza (shoulder) started in center field and went 3 for 4 for Triple-A Albuquerque at Sugar Land in the first game of his rehab assignment on Thursday. He was scheduled to play seven innings on Friday.
Reds: RHP Hunter Greene (shoulder) threw 27 pitches in the game and another eight in the bullpen afterward in the first game of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday against Indianapolis. Greene will make at least one more start, Reds manager David Bell said.
UP NEXT
Rockies RHP Germán Márquez (7-10, 4.97) was roughed up for nine runs, eight earned, and a career-high tying 12 hits in his last start in Cincinnati on June 12, 2021. Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (3-5, 4.30) hasn’t won in six starts since July 25.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-09-03T03:17:12+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/India-chopper-against-5-man-infield-lifts-Reds-17416716.php |
PERTH, Australia — Substitute Amalie Vangsgaard scored in the 90th minute as Denmark beat China 1-0 at the Women’s World Cup on Saturday.
The win saw the Danes go level with European champions England at the top of Group D after its 1-0 win against Haiti earlier in the day.
KEY MOMENTS
Josefine Hasbo had looked like blowing Denmark’s chance of victory after missing a golden opportunity to score early in the second half. With an open goal to aim at, she headed over the bar from inside the area.
Vangsgaard was more clinical when her chance came, with a looping effort from deep in the box that bounced before crossing the line.
It was a cruel way for China to lose after stifling the Danes with its disciplined defense. Denmark failed to register a single shot on target in the first half, while China managed just one when Zhang Linyan forced a save from the edge of the box.
China substitute Wang Shuang was denied by Lene Christensen at the start of the second half.
WHY IT MATTERS
Denmark’s celebrations underlined just how important the win could be to its hopes of advancing to the round of 16. Haiti pushed England all the way earlier to suggest it could provide a tough test for the other teams in Group D at its first appearance in a World Cup.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
“I’ve waited a long time for the first international goal, so I must have saved it for the best time. It’s super important that we got off to a good start to the World Cup.” Amalie Vangsgaard, Denmark.
WHAT’S NEXT
Denmark plays England in Sydney on Friday and China travels to Adelaide to face Haiti on the same day.
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More AP Women’s World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-womens-world-cup | 2023-07-22T15:37:06+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/2023/07/22/womens-world-cup-denmark-china-match-summary/ff91bc3c-2899-11ee-9201-826e5bb78fa1_story.html |
BURLINGAME, Calif., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inflammatix, a pioneering molecular diagnostics company, announced today the appointment of Heiner Dreismann, PhD, as a member of the company's board of directors.
Dr. Dreismann brings to Inflammatix more than 35 years of experience in the life sciences and healthcare industries and is regarded as a pioneer in the early adoption of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, one of the most ubiquitous technologies in molecular biology and genetics research today. He was CEO of Roche Molecular Systems from 2000-2006 after various leadership roles in Roche's global Diagnostic Division. Besides Inflammatix, Dr. Dreismann currently serves on several boards of public, private, and non-profit organizations.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Dreismann to the Board. We envision host response-based diagnostics to become ubiquitous as did PCR and couldn't think of a better person to guide us on our journey. In addition to understanding how to launch groundbreaking technology, we plan to leverage Heiner's executive, board and technical experiences to inform strategic decisions as we approach commercialization," said Inflammatix CEO and Co-Founder Timothy Sweeney, MD, PhD.
Dr. Dreismann commented, "I am so impressed by the Inflammatix approach of immune-based diagnostics, and with the extensive data published to date. Host response diagnostics are poised to finally address significant unmet needs in acute infections, sepsis, and other conditions. I'm excited to help Inflammatix bring their important products to patients worldwide."
About Inflammatix
Inflammatix, Inc., is an innovative molecular diagnostics company developing novel diagnostics that rapidly read a patient's immune system to improve care and reduce major public health burdens. The company's initial focus is acute infections and sepsis, where its tests combine proprietary biomarkers and advanced machine learning to help physicians quickly get the right treatments to the right patients. Each test will be developed to run on the company's sample-to-answer isothermal instrument platform, enabling the power of precision medicine at the point of care. The Sunnyvale, California-based company is backed by top-tier investors including Khosla Ventures, Northpond Ventures, D1 Capital Partners, Think.Health Ventures, the Stanford StartX Fund, and OSF Ventures.
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Russell Report: SEC cracks down on unruly football fans
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Well at least we now know how many SEC football games will be played in 2024--the first year Texas and Oklahoma come into the league.
After much wrangling at the SEC’s annual meeting between playing eight or nine league games, eight won out. As only the SEC can do, it will have a special show on June 14 to announce the exact matchups. In other words, who plays who in the league.
The schedule will feature one permanent opponent and seven rotating opponents and the division format goes away. The two teams with the best record will play for the SEC championship. This schedule is temporary--look for more debate on this in the near future.
The league also beefed up its policy on storming the field. Clearly, the league wants this to stop now.
It increased the fines to $100,000 for a first offense, $250,000 for a second and $500,000 for a third. And, the league will now force teams to create security for the visiting team and officials before, during and after games to prevent contact with fans. If fans do storm the field, a clear path off the playing surface must be created. If you go to Gator games, that’s been done for years--but now everyone will have to do it in some form or fashion.
As the NBA finals continue, a tip of the cap to Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who might be one of the most underrated and underappreciated coaches of our time.
When we start talking about great NBA coaches, his name is rarely mentioned, but it should be. He’s been to the NBA finals seven times in 15 years and he’s won two championships while producing over 660 wins with 11 winning seasons overall. And he’s in the running to win another championship now with his team back in the finals. Give the man some love.
Finally, Gator Nation is still buzzing about the amazing accomplishment of the Florida men’s golf team, coming back from the brink I don’t know how many times to eventually win a national championship.
Coach J.C. Deacon and his veteran team not only won a championship, but also provided Gator fans with a much-needed shot of pride back into the overall athletic program. After seasons in which football and basketball didn’t do much and grumbling about what coach might be the right fit or why this team can’t do that, this win was a chest pumper--a pride in being a Gator moment, an emotional rollercoaster ride that thrilled to the end... and the ride was great. Think of this--Florida is now one of only two schools to win a national title in each complete season since 2008-2009. That’s pretty darned good too.
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4 dead, 10 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Hopkins County
HOPKINS COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A fatal crash in Hopkins County involving five vehicles ended with four dead and 10 injured Sunday evening.
According to a fatality report released by Texas Department of Public Safety, Sulphur Springs authorities responded to a multi-vehicle crash on State Highway 19 at around 5:44 p.m.
According to the report, Gerald Lee Adams, 60, was headed north on Highway 19 in a Ford pickup when he failed to control its speed and struck a 1998 Toyota. The impact of the collision pushed the Toyota into the southbound lane of Highway 19 where the driver then collided with two vehicles. The driver of the 1998 Toyota who was pushed onto the southbound lane, Celestino Reina, 60, and the passengers, Celia Reina, 60, Maria Reina, 22, and Dariul Rodriguez, 7, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Drivers and passengers that collided with the 1998 Toyota were reported injured.
After the collision with the Toyota, the report states Adams then continued north on Highway 19 and collided with another driver. Both the driver, Rebecca Harris Goodson, 69, and her passenger, Joyce Marie Moore, 72, survived the crash.
Copyright 2022 KLTV. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-05T16:12:23+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2022/12/05/four-dead-10-injured-multiple-vehicle-crash-hopkins-county/ |
Are Kentucky schools safe? Assessing laws following Texas shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Kentucky safety officials plan to use the events of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas as a learning lesson, just as they did when the state had a school shooting of its own in 2018.
“There’s a lot of folks who are now talking, ‘Okay, what are we going to do that’s preventative, we’ve got to do something,’” Ben Wilcox, state school security marshal said. “We have, we did it three years ago, and it’s working.”
In 2019, the General Assembly made sweeping changes to ensure schools were safer after two students were shot dead the year before at Marshall County High School.
Under the School Safety and Resiliency Act which passed in 2019, schools are required to implement security measures even before a visitor steps inside of the building. The main entrance doors remain locked with a camera buzzer used to identify those coming inside, and classroom doors stay locked during instruction.
The law also mandates other measures, including safety assessments in schools and mental health and active shooter training for both teachers and school resource officers.
In addition, the law passed in 2019 requires every school in Kentucky to have an armed officer inside the building, however, just 43% of schools in the state do.
Last legislative session, lawmakers passed an additional measure to help districts that did not have the resources to put SROs in every building. The law requires the state to collect data from each district without SROs to determine the reason why they are unable to place them in schools, whether it’s due to lack of money or manpower. State safety officials will then present that data to the General Assembly which will work to budget for certain resources to get more armed officers inside schools.
“It’s not designed to punish the districts that don’t have officers, it’s to find out what the district needs to get those officers,” Wilcox said. “We haven’t been able to present that yet. We have to know how many officers we need, what’s it going to cost, what’s it costing already?”
Executive director of the Kentucky Center for School Safety, Jon Akers told WAVE News armed officers in schools go through intense training on policing, active shooter response, and mental health.
“These individuals in the schools serve as role models, mentors,” Akers said. “They’re not just there to see how many people they can arrest. They’re there to get into prevention.”
It’s difficult to measure how helpful SROs are in preventing danger inside a school, but Wilcox said it likely happens often.
“Having an armed officer on the premises can act as a deterrent,” Wilcox said. “We don’t know how many active shooter situations didn’t happen because we had an armed officer. I also wish I had the data of how many active shooter incidents that didn’t happen because that officer was a trusted adult to somebody in the school who was able to work with students, so we didn’t get to that point.”
Safety officials also stressed the fact that schools cannot keep children safe 24/7. They encouraged the public and parents to help protect children when they’re out of the classroom by reporting suspicious social media activity to police and paying attention to what your child is doing.
Copyright 2022 WAVE. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-28T00:09:42+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2022/05/27/are-kentucky-schools-safe-assessing-laws-following-texas-shooting/ |
In a round led by Left Lane Capital, AnswersNow secures capital to provide more families with access to expert-level autism support.
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AnswersNow, the next-gen platform for digital Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) with a mission to deliver high-quality, personalized therapy to all, today announced it has closed $11 million in Series A financing. The round was led by Left Lane Capital, a venture capital and growth equity firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology businesses. Additional backing was provided by new and existing investors, including American Family Institute for Social Impact, Blue Heron Capital, Difference Partners, and former Kadiant CEO Lani Fritts.
AnswersNow will use the funding to expand the reach of its ABA therapy services into more states across the U.S., to grow its skilled team of PhD and Master's-level clinicians, and to improve the user experience of its interactive virtual platform.
"One of the most significant pain points for families of individuals with autism, ADHD and other developmental disabilities is access to quality care. AnswersNow is changing that with our approach and our virtual platform," said Jeff Beck, AnswersNow CEO and Co-founder. "This latest round of funding enables us to impact the lives of more families, many of whom have been sitting on waitlists for months, or who live in areas where there's not even one board-certified clinician. With no waitlist and a robust team of PhD and Master's-level clinicians on-hand, we can quickly connect families to individualized, effective therapy from the safety and comfort of their homes."
Henry Toole, at Left Lane Capital said, "AnswersNow challenges the status quo by providing high-touch, quality virtual care for people diagnosed with autism. They've already helped individuals reach incredible milestones across their communication, self-care and behavior skills. We are thrilled to partner with the team at AnswersNow to help them redefine how care is delivered to families across the U.S., especially in areas that lack access to high-quality care."
Founded in 2017, AnswersNow pairs families with a dedicated clinician for behavioral therapy sessions hosted on its custom-built virtual platform. The platform was designed with the help of clinicians to mirror the controlled environment of an in-person therapy experience. It uses special screen features that eliminate distractions and integrated activities focused on things like memory and recognition to engage clients in their care. In 2022 alone, the platform enabled the company's clinical team to facilitate 10,000+ hours of therapy.
In a recent feedback survey, 96% of AnswersNow parents and caregivers reported seeing improvements in their family members' behavior and or language skills, and 100% said they were satisfied with their care. This funding will allow AnswersNow to develop more features that will further enhance the effectiveness and ease of its virtual care delivery.
AnswersNow currently employs a network of clinicians from across the country, and partners with the nation's leading health insurers, including Medicaid, United Health Care, Aetna, Cigna, Anthem and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
"Our mission at AnswersNow has always been to make the world as big as possible for the individuals we serve," said Jeff. "We're thrilled to be collaborating with Left Lane Capital and a group of investors who clearly understand that mission and are committed to expanding access to care."
ABOUT ANSWERSNOW:
AnswersNow is transforming the autism therapy experience for families by increasing the immediacy, accessibility and quality of care through our personalized virtual ABA therapy. In 2022, our proprietary digital platform enabled our network of PhD and Master's-Level clinicians to facilitate 10,000+ hours of therapy to families in Georgia and Virginia. For more information, please visit www.getanswersnow.com.
ABOUT LEFT LANE:
Left Lane Capital is a New York-based global venture capital firm investing in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies. Left Lane's mission is to partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs creating category-defining businesses fundamental to the human condition and spirit. Previous investments include GoStudent, Masterworks, M1 Finance, Tovala, FightCamp, Wayflyer, Blank Street, and more. For more information, please visit www.leftlanecap.com.
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Ohio's governor signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in class after 24 hours of training. Republicans tout the move as a way to increase safety; educators worry it could lead to more danger.
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Trailing 2-0 in their series against the Sacramento Kings, Draymond Green was suspended for a pivotal Game 3.
In Game 2, Green stepped on the chest of Kings' Domantas Sabonis, which led to a flagrant foul 2 and an ejection, but the league felt he needed a further punishment.
The defending champion Golden State Warriors have not faced a two-games-to-nothing deficit since 2007 and have not been knocked out in the first round of the NBA playoffs since 2014.
Thankfully, Golden State took home a 114-97 win, thanks to 36 points from Stephen Curry.
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Although Green will be back for Game 4 and is pretty much forgiven, since his Warriors won the game he missed, it's going to take him a while to get over missing the game.
"I know everyone wants to hear my thoughts on the suspension. I never knew you could be suspended for a flagrant two that happened seven years ago," he said on his podcast, citing that the NBA had suspended him "based in part on Green's history of unsportsmanlike acts."
"And I also didn’t know you get suspended for interacting with a crowd that’s flipping you double birds and yelling your name and chants that ‘You suck.' Saying that, my guys played well. My guys played really well, stepped up to the challenge, and it was absolutely incredible to see. I hope everyone enjoyed the game. I mean, I can’t say I really enjoyed the game, quite frankly. There’s nothing worse."
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This wasn't the first time Green was suspended for a playoff game — he was suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals. The Warriors were leading LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 3-1 in that series, and the rest is history.
Getting suspended from Thursday night's bout didn't compare to missing that game, Green admitted, but it was probably a close second.
"To get suspended from Game 5 of the NBA Finals, there’s never another NBA game that you could suspend me from that’ll be like, ‘Oh my god, I’m suspended.’ But just not being able to participate in the dog fight with my brothers part is the worst. So, I’m very thankful for the effort that the guys put out there yesterday to save our season," he said.
"By the way, being suspended from a game at this point in my career, it will never affect me from an emotional standpoint outside of my fellas was in a dog fight — is in a dog fight — and just not being able to participate in that dog fight, that’s crushing. Because you just feel like you’re leaving them out there by themselves, leaving them astray to just figure it out. So, to not participate in that dog fight, that’s what bothers me the most."
Golden State now trail 2-1 with a chance to tie the series on their home court Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. | 2023-04-23T00:08:01+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/sports/national-sports/warriors-draymond-green-says-there-was-nothing-worse-than-being-suspended-from-pivotal-game-3/article_270dea94-22df-54d3-958c-b6b8d754d15d.html |
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MIAMI (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Florida went on the attack Tuesday in her first debate against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, accusing him of being a serial liar, while Rubio criticized her for supporting President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. Each accused the other of being an extremist on abortion.
Rubio, a two-term senator, and Demings, a three-term congresswoman and former Orlando police chief, faced questions at the West Palm Beach debate on topics including inflation, voting rights, gun violence, immigration and foreign policy.
Florida has increasingly shifted rightward in recent election cycles, giving Rubio the advantage as Republicans have gained a voter registration advantage in the state. But Demings clearly saw the debate as an opportunity to take Rubio on forcefully as she tries to become the state's first Black senator.
Rubio skirted a question on whether he would support a federal abortion ban with no exceptions and instead called Demings' position extreme because she would not say what limits on abortion she would support.
“Every bill I have ever sponsored on abortion and every bill I’ve ever voted for has exceptions,” Rubio said.
“What we know is that the senator supports no exceptions," Demings responded. "He can make his mouth say anything today. He is good at that, by the way. What day is it and what is Marco Rubio saying?”
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade, Rubio has expressed his personal opposition to abortion in all cases while saying he’d back abortion-restricting statutes that include exceptions. Demings supports abortion access at least until fetal viability, saying the government should not be the one to determine that.
On gun control, Demings accused Rubio of not doing enough to change laws to prevent shootings, including mass killings at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in 2016 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland in 2018.
“How long will you watch people being gunned down in first grade, fourth grade, high school, college, church, synagogue, grocery store, movie theater, a mall and a nightclub and do nothing?” Demings said.
But Rubio defended his opposition to gun restrictions, saying some proposals would not have stopped many of the mass shootings and Americans have a Second Amendment right to protect themselves.
“Everything she is for would have done nothing to stop any of those shootings,” Rubio said. “Every one of these shooters would have passed the background check that she keeps insisting on. No one here is in favor of mass shootings and violence."
To address inflation, Rubio said the U.S. needs to stop spending so much money, citing some pandemic relief funds, and to boost domestic oil production. He chastised the Biden administration for its decision to release more oil from the U.S. strategic reserve to help bring down prices at the pump.
“Oil reserves do not exist to win midterms,” Rubio said.
Demings said the pandemic relief money was necessary to help hurting families and businesses.
“Of course the senator who has never run anything at all but his mouth would know nothing about helping people and being there for people when they are in trouble," Demings said.
Rubio also attacked Demings for not passing legislation in Washington, saying all she had done was get post offices named after people. Demings angrily rejected his characterization, noting the buildings were named after police officers who died in the line of duty.
“It’s embarrassing that you think that honoring a person who was a hero by naming a federal building after them is nothing,” she said.
Demings repeatedly accused Rubio of distorting her record and positions on issues.
“I am really disappointed in you because I think there was a time when you did not lie in order to win,” she said. | 2022-10-19T01:44:21+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Demings-goes-on-attack-against-Rubio-in-Fla-17518387.php |
Meet 'Parc Narc Dan,' the Florida man calling out bad parking one citation at a time
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - What is your biggest annoyance when it comes to bad parking: a car parked over the line, taking of two spots, or parking over a driveway or sidewalk?
Well, one Florida man is taking matters into his own hands. Meet Dan Wise, better known on YouTube as Brevard County's "Park Narc Dan."
He's not an officer and cannot arrest you, but he's not afraid to issue his very own "citations" for those poor park jobs he sees while running his daily errands.
"I have these cards on me and when I drive around I see people parked like idiots I would put cards on their window," he said.
His cards do into hold back: "You parked like an idiot," reads one side. While the other reads, "Do better next time. Don't be a pile of [poop emoji]."
Here are the possible infractions one can be "cited" for:
- Parking over line
- Taking more than 1 spot
- Inventing a parking spot
- Parking in a handicapped spot with no permit
- No parking zone
"There's so many people that are truly handicap and so many people who need these spots that I felt like I'm doing a public service, kinda like what Batman would do," Wise said.
And like Batman, he has his own sidekick – Sir Ted, his four-legged friend.
He's started to post some of his videos on YouTube to make people more aware of where and how they park.
And again, with no law enforcement credentials, not everyone will like his fake citations.
He recalled one time someone shoved him in downtown Melbourne after Wise was recording him coming out of a business.
"I get a lot of the gun slingers out there, that are it's a 'stand your ground state," come put that in my house, or I'm going to shoot you, all kinds of crazy things. I don't suggest anyone to do this."
Wise said now he gets people on social media reporting bad park jobs or asking if they can hand out his cards.
"What's next is ‘Park Narc Dan’ is going to keep the streets safe, make it easy for people, make sure no one gets towed. So by me going out there and putting a card on your car so as much as you might be aggravated, I am really doing you a favor," he said.
FOX 35 did reach out to local authorities to get their reaction, but did not immediately hear back. | 2023-04-12T21:32:12+00:00 | fox35orlando.com | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/meet-parc-narc-dan-the-florida-man-calling-out-bad-parking-one-citation-at-a-time |
President Biden on Thursday praised Congress for passing legislation that will avert a rail strike, implementing a labor agreement between freight rail carriers and unionized workers.
“Congress’ decisive action ensures that we will avoid the impending, devastating economic consequences for workers, families, and communities across the country,” Biden said in a statement. “I will sign the bill into law as soon as Congress sends it to my desk.”
Senators voted 80 to 15 on a House-passed bill, with some Democrats voting against the labor deal because it didn’t include the sick leave provision.
The president said he shares in the reluctance by unions and some Democrats to override the union ratification process, but reiterated that the impacts of a rail strike on the U.S. economy would be too severe.
He said that by passing the bill, lawmakers “spared this country a Christmas catastrophe in our grocery stores, in our workplaces, and in our communities.”
A tentative Biden-backed agreement was approved by labor and management negotiators in September, but not every rail union has signed on.
The deal provides rail workers with 24 percent raises over five years and makes it easier for workers to miss time for medical appointments, but a sticking point was that the deal did not include more paid sick leave.
Biden has said he supports increasing paid leave accommodations for rail workers, but that it should be addressed separately from the bill. Earlier on Thursday, the Senate rejected a proposal to provide rail workers the additional sick leave their unions had sought. The proposal to add sick leave had passed the House narrowly on Wednesday.
“I have long been a supporter of paid sick leave for workers in all industries — not just the rail industry — and my fight for that critical benefit continues,” he said in the statement.
Biden had warned about the economic consequences of a rail strike, including that union workers would be out of work, communities would struggle to get chemicals that ensure clean drinking water and farmers and ranchers would be unable to feed their livestock.
The president on Monday had called on Congress to immediately adopt the tentative agreement, without any modifications. The deadline to avoid a strike is Dec. 9.
Since the deal was stuck in September, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had been in regular touch with labor leaders and management but saw no path to resolve the dispute at the bargaining table. The secretaries recommended that the administration seek congressional action to solve the issue.
Walsh and Buttigieg went to Capitol Hill on Thursday to brief Democrats before the bill was passed. | 2022-12-01T22:56:33+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/hill-politics/biden-praises-congress-for-passing-bill-to-avert-rail-strike/ |
Abortion rights won't be on the Arizona ballot in November as signature drive comes up short
An effort to ensure abortion rights in Arizona failed to get enough signatures to get on the November ballot, but supporters say they've tapped into a vein of voter activism that could fuel a similar effort in 2024.
The Right to Reproductive Freedom Act would have left matters from birth control to abortion in the hands of women and their doctors, and would have barred any government efforts to penalize or restrict any licensed medical professional who provide services involving reproductive rights.
Opinion:Arizona Republicans who would ban all abortions are about to hit the boulder
The ballot drive sprang up in the aftermath of the leak in early May of a draft U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion. By mid-May, the petition drive was launched to collect the minimum 356,467 signatures needed to qualify for the Nov. 8 ballot. On Thursday's deadline to submit signatures, the committee pressing the ballot initiative said it had fallen short of that goal, saying it had gathered more than 175,000 signatures in 61 days.
"This is the largest volunteer-driven ballot measure campaign in the history of our state — and we are only just beginning," Dr. Victoria Fewell said of the campaigns more than 3,000 volunteers. "This may have started from a moment, but it is growing into a lasting statewide movement."
Fewell is a Tucson-based OB-GYN and Chair of Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom.
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Reach the reporter at maryjo.pitzl@arizonarepublic.com and follow her on Twitter @maryjpitzl.
Support local journalism. Subscribe to azcentral.com today. | 2022-07-08T00:26:25+00:00 | azcentral.com | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2022/07/07/arizona-abortion-ballot-measure-fails-gather-enough-signatures/10005989002/ |
PHOTOS: Black Smoke in Glenrock Caused by Active Fire at Black Hills Lignite Plant
There is currently an active fire at the Black Hills Lignite Plant in Glenrock, Wyoming.
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That's according to Converse County Emergency Management, who posted to social media that the thick, black smoke in Glenrock is due to the fire.
"The Glenrock Fire Department is on scene at this active fire outside of the buildings," Converse County Emergency Management wrote on their Facebook page. "There is no threat to the community and is contained to the Lignite Plant property."
K2 Radio has reached out to the Glenrock Fire Department and will update this story with more information as it becomes available.
LOOK: Dramatic Photos Show Fires Near Wyoming Border
The Richard Spring and Lame Deer fires near the Wyoming border threatened several communities in southern Montana. Currently, firefighters are nearing complete containment on the blazes. | 2022-09-29T03:01:02+00:00 | k2radio.com | https://k2radio.com/photos-black-smoke-in-glenrock-caused-by-active-fire-at-black-hills-lignite-plant/ |
The Baltimore Ravens turned on their phone for business on Tuesday by signing Lamar Jackson to a non-exclusive franchise tag.
The Dolphins aren’t calling.
Bigger question: Will anyone?
There’s a pause right now as no team seems to have immediately stepped up to call Jackson.
That’s not a great surprise from the Dolphins. I’ve said and re-said from the start of this offseason the Dolphins should explore the market for Jackson or Aaron Rodgers to measure the cost in terms of dollars and draft picks. That’s just part of doing due diligence.
I’ve also written from the start the Dolphins don’t seem to have any interest – or enough capital to make a trade even if they wanted to do so.
That’s why I’ve also said Tua Tagovailoa should be expected to be the Dolphins starter next year, just as general manager Chris Grier and coach Mike McDaniel have said all along. ESPN’s Jeff Darlington reported the Dolphins aren’t in the Jackson derby.
The franchise tag means Jackson gets $32 million next season from Baltimore (as of now). The starting point to trade for Jackson is two first-round picks and a mega-contract. Too much? Well, in real terms it’s not assuming his knee is fine form last year’s injury. In practical terms, though, the Dolphins don’t have a first-round pick to give this year like other teams.
Again: There are more practical places for Jackson to end up than with his hometown team. The logical places if Baltimore doesn’t match the offer from a team is Atlanta or Carolina. Both need quarterbacks and have the kind of offensive-minded coaches to make Jackson fit nicely. Each is in the NFC, too, meaning Baltimore would be more apt to send him there.
There are reports around Atlanta and Carolina, though, that they aren’t interested in Jackson.
Would the Jets be interested? Indianapolis? Hello, is anyone interested in a multiple league MVP?
Either they know something about his knee concerns or … there’s a backlash to Deshaun Watson breaking all guaranteed dollars with his contract to Cleveland. It smells of something fishy if no team is interested in Jackson.
As far as Aaron Rodgers, there were reports the Jets were to meet with him on Tuesday. The Jets are under big pressure to land him considering there’s no viable Option B if they aren’t interested in Jackson.. Zach Wilson, anyone?
2. Baltimore is playing this Jackson situation in the manner you’d expect one of the best-run franchises to do so. They’ve never said they’ll trade him, meaning teams have to come to them. They offered a big deal to Jackson before last season. They’re now betting that no other NFL owner wants to give the size of guaranteed money that Cleveland did for Deshaun Watson. We’ll see how this plays out for them. But they’re not scared of letting the most important player in their franchise test his price on the open market. Like …
3. The New York Giants caved on Daniel Jones if the initial reports of his contract are true. We’ll have to see what the guaranteed money is and how the deal is structured. The initial report is he got $82 million guaranteed in a four-year, $160-million deal. Ask this: What other team was going to give Jones that much money? He had a nice 2022. But is he a top 10 quarterback? He got Brian Daboll constructing the offense and looked decent. Jones shouldn’t have wanted to leave New Yok now that he’s got a good system. The Giants could have tagged him the next two years for a $42 million average and got more answers on him.
4. Part of the Giants thinking was surely to sign Jones and keep the franchise tag for running back Saquon Barkley. That means Barkley, the Raiders’ Josh Jacobs and Cowboys’ Tony Pollard were given the franchise tag and, thus, taken off the market. No big surprise there. But it means there’s no great running backs out there and the Dolphins should do what they did last year and not invest heavily at the positon. There’s plenty of good running backs out there.
5. The Cowboys’ tagging Pollard, as expected, means tight end Dalton Schultz is a free agent. If the Dolphins want to spend on a tight end, he’d be a good hope. He blocks as he’s the 14th rated run-blocking tight end, according to PFF (San Francisco’s George Kittle is rated 11th in the same system and loved by McDaniel).
() | 2023-03-09T10:05:13+00:00 | denverpost.com | https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/08/hyde5-what-lamar-jackson-signing-franchise-tag-means-to-dolphins-if-anything-at-all/ |
Leody Taveras Player Prop Bets: Rangers vs. Royals - April 19
Published: Apr. 19, 2023 at 7:26 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Leody Taveras -- 0-for-1 in his most recent game -- will be in action for the Texas Rangers versus the Kansas City Royals, with Brady Singer on the mound, on April 19 at 2:10 PM ET.
In his previous game he had a hitless showing (0-for-1) against the Royals.
Leody Taveras Game Info & Props vs. the Royals
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Royals Starter: Brady Singer
- TV Channel: BSKC
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +775)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +240)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +150)
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Leody Taveras At The Plate
- Taveras is batting .105 with a double and a walk.
- Taveras has gotten a hit in two of six games this year, but has had no multi-hit games.
- He has not homered in his six games this year.
- Taveras has driven in a run in one game this season, and it was more than one in that game.
- He has scored a run in two games this season, but just one run each time.
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Leody Taveras Home/Away Batting Splits
Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Royals pitching staff ranks 20th in the league with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Royals have a 5.22 team ERA that ranks 24th among all league pitching staffs.
- The Royals rank 24th in baseball in home runs given up (25 total, 1.4 per game).
- Singer gets the start for the Royals, his fourth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 7.88 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, the righty went five innings, giving up eight earned runs while surrendering 10 hits.
- In three games this season, the 26-year-old has a 7.88 ERA and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .308 to opposing batters.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-19T13:57:38+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/sports/betting/2023/04/19/leody-taveras-mlb-player-prop-bets/ |
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