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LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Viktoria Kovalenko bore witness to the death of her husband and elder daughter when their car was hit by a shell in northern Ukraine.
By the time her loved ones got a proper funeral, she was 500 kilometers away, able to watch the burial only on a cellphone video sent to her by relatives.
Even in the relative peace of Lviv, a city little touched by violence in the war with Russia, it was an ordeal she couldn’t endure.
“Tears do not let me watch until the end,” she said as she played the video in a wooded area where she was pushing her one year-old daughter Varvara in a stroller.
In early March, Kovalenko and her family were in their car, fleeing the area of the city of Chernihiv, one of the war's most intensely besieged.
At a Russian checkpoint near the village Yahidne, a shell exploded.
The windows of the car shattered, she said, and she and 12-year-old daughter Veronika were injured by the broken glass.
The next thing she remembers is the voice of her husband shouting at them to leave the car.
Then she saw Veronika.
“She already was lying near the car, she was headless. I saw everything clearly, how the blood was coming out of the neck,” she said.
It was in those shocking moments that Viktoria's husband had also lost his life.
Viktoria and her younger daughter Varvara escaped, only to be caught by the Russian troops and taken to the basement of a school in Yahidne.
Locals said more than 300 villagers were forced into the basement. Then, during weeks of stress and deprivation, some began to die.
Kovalenko and Varvara spent weeks in the basement of the school, doing their best to stay alive.
Residents of Yahidne told The Associated Press they were made to remain in the basement day and night except for the rare times when they were allowed outside to cook on open fires or to use the toilet.
As people died one by one in the basement, neighbors were allowed from time to time to place the bodies in a mass grave in a nearby cemetery.
Kovalenko’s husband Petro and Veronika were at first buried in the woods, but later reinterred in the Yahidne cemetery, carried there in coffins along a rough path as friends and relatives wept and some placed flowers and in the grave and scooped in handfuls of dirt.
The re-burials took place after Russian troops left Yahidne in early April when forces pulled back to concentrate their fight in the eastern part of Ukraine.
Kovalenko’s searing memories are enmeshed in the twisted wreckage of their car.
And on a concrete block at a village checkpoing someone has spray-painted a macabre joke: the words “polite people,” the term that Russian authorities dubbed the forces who annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. | 2022-04-15T16:42:22+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/ukrainian-moms-pain-at-watching-daughters-burial-on-phone/6W6J2Y5UVZAWBLA3WNFTKAITHY/ |
The following items were taken from Northbrook Police Department reports, news releases and records. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
BATTERY
Ronald N. Goldburg of Wilmette was charged with two counts of felony battery June 30. A person reported to police June 26 he was allegedly punched on the face by an unknown individual, who turned out to be Goldburg, while getting food at a business in the 1500 block of Lake Cook Road. The incident was observed on a video surveillance camera at the business. The person positively identified Goldburg June 30. Goldburg was held for a bond hearing.
VIOLATION OF ORDER OF PROTECTION
Aaron M. Miller of Chicago was charged with violating an order of protection June 30. Miller allegedly violated the order by texting and calling multiple times, according to the victim. Miller was taken into custody and is awaiting a bond hearing.
THREATENING
Ryan A. Harris of Northbrook was charged with threatening a person June 30. After the victim accepted a friend request from an online social media site from Harris, Harris allegedly threatened the victim with serious bodily harm. Harris is awaiting a bond hearing.
WARRANT APPREHENSION
Lisa M. Guerrera of Waukegan was apprehended on a warrant from the Northbrook Police Department for four counts of forgery June 26. She was taken into custody by the Zion Police Department. Northbrook officers went to the Zion Police Station, took custody of her and transported her to court.
INVALID LICENSE
Angelika Accardi of Northbrook was charged with driving while license suspended, resisting a peace officer and possession of drug paraphernalia June 25. After a community service officer attempted to help Accardi move her disabled vehicle out of traffic near Waukegan and Voltz roads, the officer learned her license was suspended. A police officer arrived to take her into custody. She was released on bond and is scheduled to appear in Cook County court July 11 in Skokie.
Osman Lobo-Padilla of Waukegan was charged with driving without a valid license, driving an uninsured motor vehicle and speeding June 27. After stopping Lobo-Padilla near the intersection of Waukegan Road and Walnut Circle, police learned his license was suspended. He was released on bond and is scheduled to appear in Cook County court Aug. 4 in Skokie.
THEFT
Larry G. Hudson of Chicago surrendered to Northbrook police June 24 on a warrant for three counts of felony retail theft from a retail store in the 1500 block of Lake Cook Road. He was transported to Cook County Court and is next scheduled to appear in court July 15 in Skokie.
Julian C. Campbell of Chicago was taken into custody June 24 in Chicago on a warrant issued by the Northbrook Police Department for felony retail theft in the 1500 block of Lake Cook Road. He is next scheduled to appear in Cook County Court July 15 in Skokie.
Eric J. Inostroza of Joliet was charged with retail theft June 29. He was observed by store personnel shopping at a retail business in the 1500 block of Lake Cook Road. He placed items in a shopping bag and left the shop without paying. He is scheduled to appear in Cook County Court Aug. 11 in Skokie.
Two men purchased an item at a retail business in the 1000 block of Willow Road June 29. They attempted to return it after a short while and left the store with both the item and the cash refund.
A person reported an unknown individual stole a bicycle from a bike rack in the 1400 block of Shermer Road June 29.
A person reported an unknown individual stole a catalytic converter and attached oxygen sensor from the person’s vehicle parked in the 700 block of Skokie Blvd. June 25.
A person reported an unknown individual stole the catalytic converter from a rental car the person was using in the 900 block of Skokie Blvd. June 26.
A person reported an unknown individual stole the catalytic converter from their vehicle while it was parked in the 900 block of Skokie Blvd. June 26
BURGLARY
A person reported observing a man walk to a vehicle parked in the 2700 block of Dundee Road, enter it, take money left in the vehicle and then leave June 25.
Steve Sadin is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press. | 2022-07-05T01:15:48+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/ct-nbs-blotter-tl-0707-20220705-m7zef5yscrbjxkwqezklrs6meu-story.html |
Major pharmacies facing ADHD drug shortages amid record-high demand, report says
Published: Oct. 12, 2022 at 4:33 PM CDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
(CNN) - ADHD patients could have trouble filling their prescriptions.
Bloomberg reports pharmacy chains like CVS and Walgreens are having difficulty keeping Adderall in stock at locations across the country.
Adderall is a drug commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
According to Bloomberg, Walgreens says supply chain challenges are affecting its supply of Adderall.
Pharmacies have also reportedly seen a record-high demand amid the pandemic as diagnoses of mental health disorders have increased.
Bloomberg stated several drug manufacturers have had both generic and brand pills on backorder over the past month.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-12T21:55:12+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/2022/10/12/major-pharmacies-facing-adhd-drug-shortages-amid-record-high-demand-report-says/ |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Setting up and tearing down shows is nothing new in Las Vegas, but creating the NFL Experience is a mountain of a project.
As construction workers dodged camera crews and reporters who were on hand for a preview of the big event on Wednesday, it looked like it would take a miracle to finish in time for the crowds that will be there when the gates open at noon on Thursday. It’s a free event, so you can bet there will be crowds.
Stages, LED boards and a variety of vendor booths are still being pieced together as people zoom around the lot that’s just behind the High Roller. The small fields for various activities — a 40-yard dash, a field goal kick, a vertical jump, youth flag football clinics, dance-offs and the “FedEx Ground Challenge” — are already in place. The interactive events are sure to be crowd-pleasers.
But if the NFL Draft Theater is any indication, the NFL’s “football theme park” will be a hit with fans. The theater is ready to rock, and it’s where all the action will be as draft picks are announced. And when the picks have ended for the day, performers including Weezer, Ice Cube and Marshmello will take over. Yes, for free.
Football fans will have plenty to see, with memorabilia and displays that celebrate the game’s biggest stars. There’s an extra emphasis on the Raiders and their past and present.
So here’s to the crews that will be working tonight and right up to the opening of the event … Las Vegas is ready for the NFL Experience to deliver on the league’s reputation for quality events. Be safe out there, and let’s hope for light breezes instead of strong winds. | 2022-04-28T17:19:44+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/nfl-experience-theme-park-an-enormous-project/ |
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A University of Utah diver has been arrested and charged with raping a young woman in her dorm room during the first week of the school year last fall.
Prosecutors have charged Ben Smyth, a Canadian diver in his second year at Utah, with sodomy, sexual abuse and rape. In an indictment filed this week, detectives say Smyth went to a woman’s dorm room after confirming she was alone last August. He asked her to play “truth or dare” and then allegedly raped her while she resisted physically, said she “did not want to do that,” shook her head no and told him she was in pain.
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When detectives interviewed him, he initially denied knowing the woman but later acknowledged having sex with her and that she was in pain.
The indictment, which does not name the woman, also says that when detectives went to serve Smyth with a protective order to keep him away from the woman, a roommate said he had moved out. A private investigator later told detectives that Smyth had returned to Canada upon learning he was under investigation for rape.
In court documents, detectives also write that Smyth's friends described him as bragging “about the number of women he has sex with," which he compiled into a list to show others.
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The University of Utah athletic department said in a statement that Smyth was suspended from the men's swimming and diving team when the school was made aware of the allegations in February, before the Pac-12 Championships. Smyth did not compete this year but as a freshman took second in platform diving.
“We were made aware of a serious allegation involving a member of our men’s swimming and diving program. Upon being notified by the University’s Office of Equal Opportunity of a pending investigation, Ben Smyth was immediately suspended,” the department said.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said earlier this week after a warrant for Smyth's arrest was issued that his office was pursuing any means to return him to Utah. His office said Friday that Smyth had returned to the U.S. They declined to say whether he was in custody.
The diver's arrest is at least the second time Pac-12 swimming and diving has confronted rape allegations in recent years. In 2016, Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was found guilty of raping a woman after two graduate students caught him on top of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster on campus.
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Smyth's attorney, Scott Wilding, did not immediately respond to request for comment. | 2023-05-12T18:26:26+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/canadian-diver-charged-with-university-of-utah-18096532.php |
One year after an 18-year-oldmurdered 10 people at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood on Buffalo’s East Side, residents there say nothing has changed.
Renovated and reopened, but it doesn’t erase the damage from the May 14, 2022, racist attack.
The day still haunts Grady Lewis. He was standing just across the street when he heard gunfire.
"It was a tough day," said Lewis.
Residents in the neighborhood of Cold Springs say they want to see real change as they try to move forward from this tragedy.
"Me being 20 seconds 30 seconds away and knowing that I could have been one of those people on a wall. I don't want you ringing the bell for me. I would have wanted you to make sure nobody looks like me have that happen to them again. Make a real change in this country because this melanin is special," said Lewis.
Gary Heard, Paula Connors, Johnfredrick Daniels, and Grady Lewis are trying to be the positive change they want to see in their community by providing a space where people can feel safe again, right next door fromTops Friendly Market.
It’s been a collaborative effort, to bring this mural to fruition.
"I was really in a dark place, going through some rough times, and I'm a veteran," said Daniels. "I had to find something, and art like found me. So having the opportunity to be able to, you know, show the same thing that saved me, that may be able to save a couple more people or help a couple more people. Look on the bright side."
Organizers say the location will also have benches for people to sit on and lights to see the mural at night.
SEE MORE: Buffalo, NY marks 1 year since racist gunman killed 10 at Tops market
It’s one step forward, but Daniels says his community needs a whole lot more, like playgrounds for kids and dog parks where people can come together.
"I feel like there's just a community that needs more community," said Daniels.
But most importantly, he says they need more people in the community to step up.
"We need people that are part of the community or want to be part of it that's going to help and not people foreign or outsiders coming in just to take pictures and then leave or just to talk to the people and try to pour in some empathy and then leave. No, we need the people that's going to be there," said Daniels.
People like Paula Connors, who lives in Buffalo but not in the neighborhood, say she couldn’t just sit back and watch.
"For me not to step up just wouldn't have felt right," said Connors.
Not only a tribute to the 10 lives lost, but Connors also says she hopes people will see the mural, be inspired by their work, and encourage others to step up.
"I think what could be helpful is if they would look for grass-roots opportunities, really coming into the neighborhood, just like I did, and asking, what do you need? Ask the people, and then respond," said Connors.
As judge Susan Eagan, who sentenced the gunman to life in prison without parole, explains, redlining and systematic racism have plagued the community.
"The ugly truth is that our nation was built in part by white supremacy," said Eagan.
For Lewis, the fight isn’t over.
Despite the challenges, Cold Springs will always be home.
"I’m Buffalo weak over here. I want somebody to be strong for me and do the right thing," said Lewis.
The group also tells Scripps News they want to paint a second mural nearby, but they’ll need funding to do it.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-05-15T01:05:31+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/buffalo-ny-residents-demand-change-1-year-after-racist-mass-shooting |
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A sister who discovered a crime scene in which four people were shot to death arrived to broken glass, bullet holes, blood and guns strewn about the home, and the suspect was later arrested at the scene of a highway shooting with what appeared to be blood on him, according to state police.
Police found multiple cartridge casings of varying calibers in the vehicle driven by the suspect after shots were fired at vehicles along Interstate 295, wounding three people, state police said.
A state police affidavit released Thursday as the suspect, Joseph Eaton, made his first court appearance contained grisly details, a note found at the scene and a timeline for the events. Eaton showed no emotion during the brief hearing other than to acknowledge to the judge that he understood the charges.
One of his court-appointed attorneys, James Mason, acknowledged after the hearing that the shootings shook the state.
“What happened in Bowdoin is undeniably tragic. But I ask everybody to please reserve judgement,” he said.
Assistant Attorney General Leanne Robbins said the next step for law enforcement is to complete the investigation and present the case to a grand jury while victim advocates provide support to family and friends of the victims. “This is a horrible crime, unimaginable loss being faced by the victims, and our hearts go out to the victims,” Robbins said.
Police have yet to discuss what might have been a motive behind the shootings on a rural property in Bowdoin and then along a busy interstate highway about 12 miles (19 kilometers) from Maine’s largest city, Portland. Police also have not discussed what gun or guns were used, or how Eaton obtained them.
Eaton, 34, has been jailed since his arrest Tuesday at a chaotic scene along Interstate 295, where traffic backed up as heavily armed law enforcement searched the area.
Police say Eaton confessed to killing four people, including his parents, in Bowdoin and wounding three people while shooting at vehicles. Eaton is charged with four counts of murder for the killings in Bowdoin but has not yet been charged in the highway shootings, officials said.
He had been released four days before the shootings from the Maine Correctional Center in Windham. Police say his mother picked up from prison April 14 after he completed a sentence for aggravated assault.
The latest in a string of mass shootings in the United States began in the small town of Bowdoin, where four people were killed Tuesday, with three bodies discovered in a home and one in a barn, police said. The victims were identified as Joseph Eaton’s parents, Cynthia Eaton, 62, and David Eaton, 66, along with homeowners Robert Eger, 72, and Patricia Eger, 62, police said. The two couples were described as best friends.
Police previously said Eaton told them he began firing on several cars along I-295 soon thereafter because he thought he was being followed by police. Bullets struck a family in one of the vehicles, wounding Sean Halsey, 51; Justin Halsey, 29; and Paige Halsey, 25, police said. Paige Halsey was critically wounded, police said.
A state police affidavit indicated the discovery of the deaths in Bowdoin was made by Patricia Eger’s sister, who first noticed something was amiss when she saw blood on the steps leading into the home and then saw the carnage and a body. The affidavit noted all bodies were covered and that the family dog had been killed as well.
Investigators who arrived on the scene discovered an unsigned note on an island in the kitchen that referenced that someone had been molested, nothing was done about it and the writer wanted to be freed of pain.
The day before the shooting, a man believed to be Joseph Eaton posted an anguished live video on social media that referenced trauma including molestation. “Being molested and stuff, you know, it destroys somebody,” the man said. He also criticized people who call themselves Christians but are unwilling to forgive. | 2023-04-20T23:15:05+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/national/ap-us-news/suspect-charged-with-shooting-7-to-appear-in-court-in-maine/ |
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A tiny Nevada toad at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal power project has officially been declared an endangered species after U.S. wildlife officials temporarily listed it on a rarely-used emergency basis last spring.
“This ruling makes final the listing of the Dixie Valley toad,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a formal rule published Friday in the Federal Register.
The spectacled, quarter-sized amphibian “is currently at risk of extinction throughout its range primarily due to the approval and commencement of geothermal development,” the service said.
Other threats to the toad include groundwater pumping, agriculture, climate change, disease and predation from bullfrogs.
The temporary listing in April marked only the second time in 20 years the agency had taken such emergency action.
Environmentalists who first petitioned for the listing in 2017 filed a lawsuit in January to block construction of the geothermal power plant on the edge of the wetlands where the toad lives about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Reno — the only place it’s known to exist on earth.
“We’re pleased that the Biden administration is taking this essential step to prevent the extinction of an irreplaceable piece of Nevada’s special biodiversity,” said Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin regional director for the Center for Biological Diversity.
The center and a tribe fighting the project say pumping hot water from beneath the earth’s surface to generate carbon-free power would adversely affect levels and temperatures of surface water critical to the toad’s survival and sacred to the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.
The Fish and Wildlife Service cited those concerns in the final listing rule.
“The best available information indicates that a complete reduction in spring flow and significant reduction of water temperature are plausible outcomes of the geothermal project, and these conditions could result in the species no longer persisting,” the agency said.
“Because the species occurs in only one spring system and has not experienced habitat changes of the magnitude or pace projected, it may have low potential to adapt to a fast-changing environment,” it said. “We find that threatened species status is not appropriate because the threat of extinction is imminent.”
Officials for the Reno-based developer, Ormat Technology, said the service’s decision was “not unexpected” given the emergency listing in April. In recent months, the company has been been working with the agency and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to modify the project to increase mitigation for the toad and reduce any threat to its survival.
The lawsuit over the original plan to build two power plants capable of producing 60MW of electricity is currently before U.S. District Judge Robert Jones in Reno. It’s already has made one trip to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which refused in August to grant a temporary injunction blocking construction of the power plant the bureau approved in December 2021.
But just hours after that ruling, Ormat announced it had agreed to temporarily suspend all work on the project until next year. Then in late October, the bureau and Ormat asked the judge to put the case on hold while Ormat submitted a new plan to build just one geothermal plant, at least for now, that would produce only 12MW of power.
Ormat Vice President Paul Thomsen said in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday that the company disagrees with the wildlife service’s “characterization of the potential impacts” of its project as a basis for the listing decision. He said it doesn’t change the ongoing coordination and consultation already under way to minimize and mitigate any of those impacts “regardless of its status under the Endangered Species Act.”
“Following the emergency listing decision, BLM began consultation with the FWS, and Ormat has sought approval of a smaller project authorization that would provide additional assurances that the species will not be jeopardized by geothermal development,” he said.
“As a zero-emissions, renewable energy facility, the project will further the Biden administration’s clean energy initiatives and support the fight against climate change,” Thomsen said.
Donnelly agreed renewable energy is “essential to combating the climate emergency.”
“But it can’t come at the cost of extinction,” he said. | 2022-12-02T22:17:38+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/endangered-listing-for-nevada-toad-in-geothermal-power-fight/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress, died Monday night. She was 82.
Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Florida, the state where she had been residing.
The first woman elected to Congress from Colorado, Schroeder went on to serve 12 terms. She became one of the most influential Democrats for two decades but never chaired a major committee.
Schroeder was best known for getting a family leave bill passed, providing job protection for care of a newborn, sick child or parent.
In 1987, she tested the waters for the presidency, mounting a fundraising drive after fellow Coloradan Gary Hart pulled out of the race. She backed out because her heart wasn’t in it and she hated fundraising. | 2023-03-14T03:31:11+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/former-rep-pat-schroeder-pioneer-for-womens-rights-dies/QX72Z5AVNBA3LJZCDTK3LOIJ4I/ |
OCEANPORT, N.J. — Kentucky Derby winner Mage is expected to race for the first time since finishing third in the Preakness when the 3-year-old colt takes on seven rivals in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Saturday.
Tapit Trice, the Todd Pletcher-trainer colt who finished third in the Belmont Stakes and seventh in the Derby, also is 3-1 along with Mage.
Ramiro Restrepo, the co-owner of Mage, said the owners have been planning to race the colt in the Travers at Saratoga next month.
“We’re just trying to plot the best course of action through the summer to the Travers,” he said after the draw. “We thought the Haskell, with its prestige and tradition, being Grade 1 and the five weeks out to the Travers landed perfectly on the calendar. It just made sense to run in both Grade 1s.”
The winner of this race will earn a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic in November at Santa Anita Park in California, where Baffert is based. He also seems to like it in New Jersey. He has won this race a record nine times, the last one with Authentic in 2020.
“The Haskell has always meant a lot to us. It’s a very important race,” he said. “A lot of tradition. A lot of great horses have won that race. I love Monmouth Park.”
Arabian Knight, who is undefeated in two career starts, has not raced since winning a Grade 3 stakes in Arkansas in late January.
“He’s doing well. He’s pretty fit. I don’t particularly like the 8 (post),” Baffert said. “I was hoping to be in the middle somewhere. We freshened him up. He’s doing really well. I think he’s ready for the mile-and-an-eighth. I feel good about the way he’s going into the race. I think conditioning-wise, he’s ready for it.”
Geaux Rocket Ride drew the No. 1 post position and was made the 9-2 fourth choice. Mike Smith is listed to ride in the race that is scheduled to start at 5:47 p.m. ET and be televised by NBC Sports.
The rest of the field in post position order with colt, jockey and odds is: Awesome Strong, Jose Batista, 30-1; Salute the Stars, Joel Rosario, 8-1; Mage, Javier Castellano, 3-1; Tapit Trice, Luis Saez, 3-1; Howgreatisnate, Paco Lopez, 20-1; Extra Anejo, Tyler Gaffalione, 5-1 and Arabian Knight, John Velazquez, 5-2.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (CRDF) on Thursday reported a loss of $11.2 million in its first quarter.
The San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 23 cents per share.
The molecular diagnostic company posted revenue of $83,000 in the period.
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WXII 12 NEWS NEW HERE FOR THE FAMILY OF SHANE QUAIL, A ROBINSON AND THEIR ATTORNEY ARE SPEAKING OUT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS AFTER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HOURS ANNOUNCED FEDERAL CHARGES WILL NOT BE FILED IN HER DEATH. IT’S BEEN NEARLY SIX MONTHS NOW SINCE SHE DIED IN MEXICO WHILE ON VACATION WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS. TODAY, ONE OF HER ATTORNEYS SLAMMED DELAYS IN THE INVESTIGATION, SAYING THE AUTOPSY DONE IN THE US WAS DONE AFTER CARLOS BODY HAD BEEN EMBALMED. ROBINSON ALSO SAID THE REPORTS FROM THE SECOND AUTOPSY SHOWED BRAIN SWELLING, BUT SAID THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS INCONCLUSIVE OF. SO WHILE WE’RE HERE DISAPPOINTED, WE’RE NOT DETERRED. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PRESS ON. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEMAND THAT THERE’S A HIGH LEVEL OF DIPLOMATIC INTERVENTION IN THIS CASE. GIANCOLA ROBINSON’S DEATH CERTIFICATE SAYS SHE DIED AFTER SUFFERING A SEVERE SPINAL CORD INJURY AND A BROKEN NECK. A VIDEO LATER SURFACED THAT
Shanquella Robinson's family, attorney respond to federal charges not being pursued
Updated: 4:32 PM EDT Apr 12, 2023
Shanquella Robinson's family and their attorney spoke out Wednesday afternoon.Top Stories3 children, 1 woman killed in a shooting on Brookhill Drive, officers say1 dead, 1 injured after small plane crashes on US 421 in Guilford CountyNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks on Tricia Cotham's party changeGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereThis press conference came after the Justice Department announced that federal charges will not be filed in her death.It's been nearly six months since Robinson died in Mexico while vacationing with a group of friends.Attorney Sue-Ann Robinson slammed delays in the investigation.She said that the autopsy performed in the U.S. was done after Shanquella's body had already been embalmed."While we're disappointed, we're not deterred, we're going to press on and... demand that there's a high level of diplomatic intervention in this case," Robinson said. Robinson also said the reports from the second autopsy showed brain swelling but said the the cause of death was inconclusive.Shanquella's death certificate said she died after suffering a severe spinal cord injury and a broken neck.A video later surfaced that appeared to show Shanquella being beaten.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We LoveTRENDING STORIESKeep up with local news, weather, and current events with the WXII app here
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Shanquella Robinson's family and their attorney spoke out Wednesday afternoon.
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This press conference came after the Justice Department announced that federal charges will not be filed in her death.
It's been nearly six months since Robinson died in Mexico while vacationing with a group of friends.
Attorney Sue-Ann Robinson slammed delays in the investigation.
She said that the autopsy performed in the U.S. was done after Shanquella's body had already been embalmed.
"While we're disappointed, we're not deterred, we're going to press on and... demand that there's a high level of diplomatic intervention in this case," Robinson said.
Robinson also said the reports from the second autopsy showed brain swelling but said the the cause of death was inconclusive.
Shanquella's death certificate said she died after suffering a severe spinal cord injury and a broken neck.
A video later surfaced that appeared to show Shanquella being beaten.
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LONDON, UK — The breathtaking development of artificial intelligence has dazzled users by composing music, creating images and writing essays, while also raising fears about its implications. Even European Union officials working on groundbreaking rules to govern the emerging technology were caught off guard by AI's rapid rise.
The 27-nation bloc proposed the Western world's first AI rules two years ago, focusing on reining in risky but narrowly focused applications. General purpose AI systems like chatbots were barely mentioned. Lawmakers working on the AI Act considered whether to include them but weren’t sure how, or even if it was necessary.
“Then ChatGPT kind of boom, exploded,” said Dragos Tudorache, a Romanian member of the European Parliament co-leading the measure. “If there was still some that doubted as to whether we need something at all, I think the doubt was quickly vanished.”
The release of ChatGPT last year captured the world’s attention because of its ability to generate human-like responses based on what it has learned from scanning vast amounts of online materials. With concerns emerging, European lawmakers moved swiftly in recent weeks to add language on general AI systems as they put the finishing touches on the legislation.
The EU’s AI Act could become the de facto global standard for artificial intelligence, with companies and organizations potentially deciding that the sheer size of the bloc's single market would make it easier to comply than develop different products for different regions.
“Europe is the first regional bloc to significantly attempt to regulate AI, which is a huge challenge considering the wide range of systems that the broad term ‘AI’ can cover,” said Sarah Chander, senior policy adviser at digital rights group EDRi.
Authorities worldwide are scrambling to figure out how to control the rapidly evolving technology to ensure that it improves people's lives without threatening their rights or safety. Regulators are concerned about new ethical and societal risks posed by ChatGPT and other general purpose AI systems, which could transform daily life, from jobs and education to copyright and privacy.
The White House recently brought in the heads of tech companies working on AI including Microsoft, Google and ChatGPT creator OpenAI to discuss the risks, while the Federal Trade Commission has warned that it wouldn’t hesitate to crack down.
China has issued draft regulations mandating security assessments for any products using generative AI systems like ChatGPT. Britain's competition watchdog has opened a review of the AI market, while Italy briefly banned ChatGPT over a privacy breach.
The EU's sweeping regulations — covering any provider of AI services or products — are expected to be approved by a European Parliament committee Thursday, then head into negotiations between the 27 member countries, Parliament and the EU’s executive Commission.
European rules influencing the rest of the world — the so-called Brussels effect — previously played out after the EU tightened data privacy and mandated common phone-charging cables, though such efforts have been criticized for stifling innovation.
Attitudes could be different this time. Tech leaders including Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak have called for a six-month pause to consider the risks.
Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist known as the “Godfather of AI," and fellow AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio voiced their concerns last week about unchecked AI development.
Tudorache said such warnings show the EU's move to start drawing up AI rules in 2021 was “the right call.”
Google, which responded to ChatGPT with its own Bard chatbot and is rolling out AI tools, declined to comment. The company has told the EU that “AI is too important not to regulate."
Microsoft, a backer of OpenAI, did not respond to a request for comment. It has welcomed the EU effort as an important step “toward making trustworthy AI the norm in Europe and around the world.”
Mira Murati, chief technology officer at OpenAI, said in an interview last month that she believed governments should be involved in regulating AI technology.
But asked if some of OpenAI’s tools should be classified as posing a higher risk, in the context of proposed European rules, she said it’s “very nuanced."
“It kind of depends where you apply the technology,” she said, citing as an example a “very high-risk medical use case or legal use case” versus an accounting or advertising application.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans stops in Brussels and other European cities this month in a world tour to talk about the technology with users and developers.
Recently added provisions to the EU's AI Act would require “foundation” AI models to disclose copyright material used to train the systems, according to a recent partial draft of the legislation obtained by The Associated Press.
Foundation models, also known as large language models, are a subcategory of general purpose AI that includes systems like ChatGPT. Their algorithms are trained on vast pools of online information, like blog posts, digital books, scientific articles and pop songs.
“You have to make a significant effort to document the copyrighted material that you use in the training of the algorithm,” paving the way for artists, writers and other content creators to seek redress, Tudorache said.
Officials drawing up AI regulations have to balance risks that the technology poses with the transformative benefits that it promises.
Big tech companies developing AI systems and European national ministries looking to deploy them “are seeking to limit the reach of regulators,” while civil society groups are pushing for more accountability, said EDRi’s Chander.
“We want more information as to how these systems are developed — the levels of environmental and economic resources put into them — but also how and where these systems are used so we can effectively challenge them,” she said.
Under the EU's risk-based approach, AI uses that threaten people's safety or rights face strict controls.
Remote facial recognition is expected to be banned. So are government “social scoring” systems that judge people based on their behavior. Indiscriminate “scraping” of photos from the internet used for biometric matching and facial recognition is also a no-no.
Predictive policing and emotion recognition technology, aside from therapeutic or medical uses, are also out.
Violations could result in fines of up to 6% of a company's global annual revenue.
Even after getting final approval, expected by the end of the year or early 2024 at the latest, the AI Act won't take immediate effect. There will be a grace period for companies and organizations to figure out how to adopt the new rules.
It's possible that industry will push for more time by arguing that the AI Act's final version goes farther than the original proposal, said Frederico Oliveira Da Silva, senior legal officer at European consumer group BEUC.
They could argue that “instead of one and a half to two years, we need two to three," he said.
He noted that ChatGPT only launched six months ago, and it has already thrown up a host of problems and benefits in that time.
If the AI Act doesn't fully take effect for years, “what will happen in these four years?” Da Silva said. "That’s really our concern, and that’s why we’re asking authorities to be on top of it, just to really focus on this technology.”
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AP Technology Writer Matt O'Brien in Providence, Rhode Island, contributed. | 2023-05-09T14:43:02+00:00 | 9news.com | https://www.9news.com/article/news/nation-world/eu-ai-regulation/507-63b26fb0-aa56-41cb-bcf6-01955b073087 |
Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic are going to try again together in Dallas. Draymond Green is going to chase more championships with Stephen Curry in Golden State. And Jerami Grant is staying put in Portland, for serious money.
Those decisions came quickly Friday night as free agency in the NBA got off to its traditional fast and free-spending start — with more than $1 billion in deals getting struck in basically the first hour alone.
Irving agreed to a three-year, $126 million deal to remain with the Mavericks, who acquired him in a splashy move in February but sputtered down the stretch and missed the playoffs. A person with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press, the deal taking quite possibly the biggest name in free agency off the board.
The Mavs had made clear that keeping Irving was their top priority — and got it done in the first hour of the NBA's free agency window that opened at 6 p.m. EDT.
Grant is getting $160 million over the next five years, part of a plan that Portland hopes keeps Damian Lillard happy enough to not ask for a trade. Grant stays put, as does Kyle Kuzma in Washington.
Kuzma essentially doubled his annual salary, agreeing to a $102 million, four-year deal with the Wizards. Green got a new contract that'll pay him $100 million over four seasons with the Warriors. Both of those deals — first reported by ESPN and subsequently confirmed to AP by people with knowledge of the negotiations — got done very quickly once the offseason player movement window opened.
Kuzma had opted out of a contract that would have paid him $13 million in Washington this coming season; he'll now average $25.5 million over the next four years after scoring 21.2 points per game this past season.
Green staying put keeps him alongside Curry and Klay Thompson with the Warriors, where they have won four titles over the last decade. He opted out of a $27.6 million contract for this coming season, and now is under contract for more years.
The reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets lost a free agent they wanted to keep, with Bruce Brown agreeing to sign with Indiana, a person with knowledge told AP, on a two-year deal that could be worth $45 million. There is an option affecting the second year.
There was simply nothing the Nuggets could do to compete with that offer — they could only offer Brown $7.8 million for this season. Brown will average nearly three times that much over the next two years.
The team that Denver beat for that title, the Miami Heat, also lost a key player from their club. Gabe Vincent agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers — who went to the Western Conference finals before falling to the Nuggets.
Meanwhile, Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero has a new veteran with him in Orlando; Joe Ingles agreed to a two-year, $22 million deal to join the Magic. And Tre Jones will sign a two-year, $20 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs to play alongside No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama, agent Kevin Bradbury said.
CAP NUMBERS
Shortly before the 6 p.m. window opened, the NBA confirmed the financial particulars for the coming season.
The salary cap that goes into effect Saturday will be $136.021 million — the highest in league history, as expected. The tax level is $165.294 million.
All teams will have to commit at least $122.418 million in salaries for the coming year. The first apron level is $172.346 million, the second apron has been established at $182.794 million, the midlevel for non-tax teams is $12.405 million, for taxpayers it is $5 million, and the room mid-level is $7.723 million.
Most deals cannot be officially completed until July 6, when the league's offseason moratorium is lifted.
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TX El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Zone Forecast for Sunday, September 11, 2022
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National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
346 AM MDT Mon Sep 12 2022
TXZ418-122215-
Western El Paso County-
Including the cities of Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
and Upper Valley
346 AM MDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming east after midnight. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
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TXZ419-122215-
Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro,
and Fort Bliss
346 AM MDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming south this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 90.
Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
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TXZ420-122215-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-
Including the cities of Hueco Tanks and Loma Linda
346 AM MDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming south this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
80s. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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TXZ423-122215-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Including the cities of Fabens, Fort Hancock, and Tornillo
346 AM MDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the
mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 90.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
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TXZ421-122215-
Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
346 AM MDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph,
becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
80s. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ422-122215-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the city of Sierra Blanca
346 AM MDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
80s. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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TXZ424-122215-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the city of Indian Hot Springs
346 AM MDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
90s. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Injury Report Today - April 16
The injury report for the Denver Nuggets (53-29) heading into their NBA playoffs first round game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) currently features five players. The playoff matchup starts at 10:30 PM ET on Sunday, April 16 from Ball Arena.
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In their most recent game on Sunday, the Nuggets secured a 109-95 win over the Kings. Bruce Brown recorded 21 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets.
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Denver Nuggets Injury Report Today
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Game Info
- When: Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 10:30 PM ET
- Where: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
- TV: TNT, BSN, and ALT
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Nuggets Season Insights
- The Nuggets score 115.8 points per game, equal to what the Timberwolves allow.
- Denver is 38-4 when scoring more than 115.8 points.
- The Nuggets have been putting up 109.7 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that's a little lower than the 115.8 they've scored over the course of the 2022-23 campaign.
- Denver connects on 11.8 three-pointers per game (18th in the league) compared to its opponents' 11.4. It shoots 37.9% from deep while its opponents hit 34.4% from long range.
- The Nuggets rank second in the NBA with 116.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and 19th in the league defensively with 112.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.
Timberwolves Season Insights
- The Timberwolves average just 3.3 more points per game (115.8) than the Nuggets give up to opponents (112.5).
- Minnesota has put together a 29-16 record in games it scores more than 112.5 points.
- In their last 10 games, the Timberwolves are putting up 117 points per contest, 1.2 more than their season average (115.8).
- Minnesota knocks down 12.2 three-pointers per game (13th in the league) compared to its opponents' 12.3. It shoots 36.5% from deep, and its opponents shoot 36.9%.
- The Timberwolves' 111.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 23rd in the NBA, and the 111.1 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 10th in the league.
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It was a clamtastic celebration at Downtown Crossing Monday as Bostonians and visitors young and old slurped the city’s best at the 42nd Annual Chowderfest, sponsored by Boston Harborfest.
Approximately 135 gallons of chowder were served during the free event, according to organizers. | 2023-07-04T00:08:36+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/07/03/happy-as-a-clam-at-chowderfest/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Zion Williamson resumed his assault on backboards and basketball players, leaving both at the mercy of his skills and strength.
“It’s like he didn’t miss a beat,” New Orleans coach Willie Green said. “You just throw the ball to him and watch what he does.”
Williamson returned from a one-year absence with 25 points and nine rebounds, powering the Pelicans to a season-opening 130-108 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
The No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft looked fully recovered and explosive after being sidelined with a broken right foot, and his addition to a roster that made the playoffs without him could make the Pelicans a rising team in the Western Conference.
“Simply playing the game I love that I didn’t get to play for a long time just was a breath of fresh air,” Williamson said.
Ben Simmons also returned to action after a missed season but had the misfortune of having to cover Williamson for much of the brief time he was in the game. He fouled out early in the fourth quarter with four points, five rebounds and five assists, taking three shots.
“It takes time,” Simmons said. “Having back surgery and being away from the game for a year there are little things that your mind might tell you to do something, but your body’s not wanting to do that.”
Brandon Ingram scored 28 points and CJ McCollum had 21 for the Pelicans, who finished strong last season and opened impressively in this one. Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 13 rebounds and New Orleans outrebounded Brooklyn 61-39.
“This is a grown man’s league and the most physical team wins and New Orleans came into this with an intent to show why they’re going to be in the hunt for championships over the next few years,” Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving said.
Kevin Durant scored 32 points but was largely a one-man show, with no other Nets player in double figures until the final two minutes of the third quarter. Patty Mills had 16 points and Irving managed 15 on 6-for-19 shooting, going 0 for 6 from 3-point range.
The 6-foot-6, 285-pound Williamson was quick off his feet for rebounds and forceful with his moves into the paint, displaying his level of athleticism that’s rare even in the NBA. His basket-shaking dunk with about 8 1/2 minutes remaining brought some of the few cheers from a dejected crowd who watched the home team never lead and trail by as many as 26.
It was already 7-0 before Simmons made the first basket of Brooklyn’s season. The Pelicans raced to a 20-4 lead and Williamson’s layup made it 32-14 after one.
It was 58-50 at the half before Ingram scored 12 points and Williamson added 11 on 5-for-6 shooting in a 40-point third as the lead grew to 26 before the Pelicans took a 98-78 lead to the fourth.
It was a bad way to start the season for a Nets team that desperately wants to forget the last one. A first-round exit — when Simmons never played because of back problems after being acquired for James Harden — gave way to a tumultuous offseason in which Durant asked to be traded and the Nets refused to give Irving a contract extension, forcing him to pick up his option for this one and making it possible it’s his last in Brooklyn.
TIP-INS
Pelicans: Green said he could tell during the Pelicans’ playoff run last season that Williamson had moved beyond the disappointment of injury rehab to excitement for playing again. “It’s very difficult going through injuries, especially when you’re really young and you’ve been working your tail off to try and be prepared to come in and help your team and you suffer a setback,” Green said. “So he had to navigate through all of those things. Now coming back this offseason, he’s been in the gym all season and that smile is real.” … C Jaxson Hayes (torn elbow ligament) is “very close” to returning,” Green said.
Nets: Brooklyn was missing its two best outside shooters, with Joe Harris (sore left foot) and Seth Curry (left ankle) not ready for the start of the season. … Irving addressed the crowd before the start of the game and made a plea for the return of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison. “Everybody do your job. Please bring our sister home,” Irving said.
UP NEXT
Pelicans: At Charlotte on Friday night.
Nets: Host Toronto on Friday night.
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Police: Knife used in deadly attack targeting Idaho students
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four University of Idaho students found dead in an off-campus home were targeted, and the killer or killers used a knife or other “edged weapon” in the attack, police said Tuesday.
The Moscow Police Department made the announcement in a news release, adding that investigators were working to establish a timeline to recreate the victims’ activities before they were found dead Sunday. Police said the killings likely occurred in the early morning hours, and the bodies were found around noon.
The students’ deaths were considered to be “an isolated, targeted attack and there is no imminent threat to the community at large,” according to police, who earlier said evidence from the scene led them to believe there was no broader risk. Police provided no information about that evidence or why they believe the victims were targeted.
Autopsies expected to be completed later this week could provide more information about how the victims were killed.
Investigators were “following all leads and identifying persons of interest” in the case, the news release said. Monday night, police Captain Anthony Dahlinger told the Idaho Statesman that officers were searching for a suspect.
Police discovered the students’ bodies Sunday as they responded to a report of an unconscious person at a home steps away from the campus. The victims were identified as Ethan Chapin, a 20-year-old from Conway, Washington; Madison Mogen, a 21-year-old from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, from Avondale, Arizona; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, from Rathdrum, Idaho.
The university canceled classes on Monday, and said additional security staffers were available to walk students across campus if needed during the remainder of the week.
Still, the initial lack of information about the cause of the deaths — and the fact that police have said there is no one in custody — prompted many students to leave campus early, days before the Thanksgiving break was scheduled to begin.
A vigil for the slain students originally scheduled for Wednesday evening has been postponed until after Thanksgiving break, University of Idaho spokesman Kyle Pfannenstiel said in an email Tuesday.
In an earlier memo, University of Idaho President Scott Green urged university employees to be empathetic and flexible, and work with students who decided to leave classes to spend time with their families.
“Words cannot adequately describe the light these students brought to this world or ease the depth of suffering we feel at their passing under these tragic circumstances,” Green wrote of the slain students.
Police said anyone with information should contact the department and asked that people respect the privacy of the victims’ family and friends.
Brian Nickerson, the fire chief of the Moscow Volunteer Fire and EMS Department, said police were the first to arrive at the home. The first responders from the fire and EMS department didn’t go inside or transport anyone from the scene, Nickerson said.
The city of Moscow is a close-knit college town nestled in the rolling hills of north-central Idaho, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Spokane, Washington.
The university said Chapin was a freshman and a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, and Kernodle was a junior majoring in marketing and a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Mogen was a senior also majoring in marketing and a member of Pi Beta Phi, and Goncalves was a senior majoring in general studies and a member of the Alpha Phi sorority, the university said. The university also had different home town listed for Chapin and Kernodle than the towns listed in the Moscow Police Department release: The school said Chapin was from Mount Vernon, Washington, and Kernodle was from Post Falls, Idaho.
Shortly after Moscow police announced the homicide investigation, students at the University of Virginia were also told to shelter in place after police said a suspect gunned down fellow students on a bus as they returned from a school field trip. The shooting left three members of the school’s football team dead and two other students injured. The shooting touched off an intense manhunt Sunday, and authorities announced Monday that a suspect, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., had been apprehended.
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AP researcher Jennifer Farrar in New York and AP reporter John Antczak in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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Smartphone Data Discovery Leader Will Feature its Patented SaaS Framework in Delivering Efficiency and Cost-Certainty to the Premier Business Law Firm
IRVINE, Calif., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ModeOne Technologies, Inc., a leader in smartphone data discovery, today announced that it has entered into a managed forensics services partnership with business law firm Spencer Fane LLP to provide smartphone data collection and expert forensics services. Spencer Fane is a national law firm that has been recognized by The American Lawyer as one of the fastest growing on its Am Law 200 ranking of the largest firms in the United States. The firm's full-service legal services are delivered to clients by more than 400 attorneys in 22 offices across the United States.
"Our partnership with ModeOne allows Spencer Fane to better serve our clients with highly-efficient cell phone data acquisition and expert forensic services," said Philip Goodin, Esq., Spencer Fane's Legal Innovations and eDiscovery Counsel. "ModeOne's services in these areas have been first-rate, a five-star performance."
ModeOne offers the profession's first fully-remote, automated, and targeted solution for collecting evidentiary data from Apple (iOS) and Android mobile phones that doesn't require a physical mobile collection kit. The revolutionary technology materially reduces the "time to facts" for attorneys, minimizes manpower requirements, and cuts the typical cost of evidentiary data collection from mobile devices by a minimum of 50%.
Under this new program, ModeOne will assign a dedicated team of digital forensics experts to support data preservation and collection efforts from mobile devices, forensics analysis, and general evidence management.
"We are excited to work with an innovative firm dedicated to investing in cutting-edge technologies and process automation to reduce its clients' cost and speed of delivery," said Ryan Frye, ModeOne's senior vice president of forensics services. "Our managed-services pricing model will further reduce Spencer Fane's client costs versus standard transactional, line-item rate structures."
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ModeOne offers the industry's first automated, fully-remote mobile data acquisition solution with global reach. Our patented SaaS technology helps clients target, collect, and review emerging forms of digital data and short-message chat information quickly, accurately and with cost-certainty. It is the first mobile phone data acquisition solution that doesn't require a physical mobile collection kit. ModeOne is a validated technology partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network. The company supports litigation services providers, law firms, corporations, government entities, law enforcement agencies, and cybersecurity services firms. ModeOne's senior leadership and consulting team offers over 90 years of litigation services and technology experience in electronic discovery, enterprise data security, evidence management, and digital forensics. For more information about ModeOne, visit www.modeone.io. Also, please contact us at Info@modeone.io or call (949) 449-0116.
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This was a disappointment wrapped around a debacle. A disappointment because the Bills believed they had the goods to be the last team standing next month in Glendale, Ariz., and a debacle for how it ended. Hard truths produce hard lessons, though, Ryan O'Halloran writes.
This move comes as PSE named John Roth to the role of COO earlier this month.
The Bills enter the offseason with 21 unrestricted free agents and three restricted or exclusive rights free agents, and general manager Brandon Beane and the organization will be faced with some tough decisions in who to try to retain and at what price.
Jay Skurski grades the Buffalo Bills in their 27-10 season-ending loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Highmark Stadium.
"The Bills can’t run it back with this roster. No way, no how. It would be roster construction malpractice," Ryan O'Halloran writes.
The Buffalo Bills were not in the Cincinnati Bengals’ league Sunday. As painful as that is for Bills fans to read, it’s reality. The Bengals were the better team in every way, shape and form in their 27-10 victory at Highmark Stadium, Jay Skurski writes.
Toward the end of her life, Nikki Finke, the journalist who struck fear into the hearts of Hollywood power players, believed she was onto one …
"I can be honest now. There were several games I did not want him playing," she wrote. "For clarity, I am that mom who told him to tape a broken foot and finish a game."
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The love affair between Bills fans and the Cincinnati Bengals has ended, and you can give cornerback Eli Apple credit for that. | 2023-01-28T10:55:24+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/fiona/article_dece5510-f207-5495-bd75-e28caf52891d.html |
(The Hill) – New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Wednesday announced a civil lawsuit against former President Trump, the Trump Organization and three of his adult children, alleging over a decade of fraud.
The attorney general’s lawsuit alleges that the former president’s company falsely inflated and deflated the value of assets in order to pay lower taxes and get better insurance coverage.
The civil lawsuit is seeking $250 million in financial penalties and asking the State Supreme Court in New York to bar Trump and his children named in the suit from serving as an officer or director of any corporation registered or licensed in the state.
It also asks the court to bar Trump and the Trump Organization from any real estate acquisition in New York or from applying for loans from any financial institution in the state for five years.
Here are five things to know amid the lawsuit announcement.
The lawsuit comes after a three-year civil investigation
James has been leading a three-year investigation into the former president’s family business and finances in the state.
James at a press conference Wednesday said her office had interviewed more than 65 witnesses and reviewed millions of documents throughout the probe.
The attorney general said Trump “falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself and to cheat the system, thereby cheating all of us,” and that he did so with the help of his children and with two named former Trump Organization executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney.
The lawsuit alleges that the group engaged in a conspiracy to violate state laws, including falsifying business records, issuing false financial statements and committing insurance fraud, James argued.
Alleged federal crimes, including bank fraud, are being referred to federal prosecutors and the IRS.
For Trump, New York is close to home
The former president began his career in New York and started building his business empire there in 1976.
The Trump Organization is a real estate development company that owns and operates a number of resorts, hotels, golf clubs and other businesses in New York.
The famed Trump Tower looms on New York City’s Fifth Avenue, but toward the end of his four-year White House stint, Trump announced he was switching his primary residence from New York to Florida.
The then-president had retreated often to his private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida during his time in office, and has since made the resort his primary home — a move rumored to have been made for tax purposes.
But even after turning his back on Manhattan, Trump has maintained a large footprint in New York.
Trump’s two adult sons now run the Trump Organization, which he turned over in 2017 as he assumed the presidency.
Trump’s children are involved
The lawsuit names Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump alongside their father and alleges they engaged in a conspiracy to commit the fraud crimes.
Eric Trump was questioned back in 2020 and reportedly pleaded the Fifth to over 500 questions related to his work within the Trump Organization.
James subpoenaed Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. earlier this year, and all three were deposed. Trump sat for questioning last month and invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to all inquiries.
Trump’s children have played prominent roles in their father’s business orbit. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump both currently serve as executive vice presidents at the Trump Organization.
When Ivanka Trump served as a White House adviser to her father during his presidential term, her business connections to the Trump Organization raised concerns about conflicts of interest.
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump decried the lawsuit on social media after the announcement, accusing James of a “witch hunt” and arguing that the lawsuit is politically motivated to boost James’ reelection bid ahead of this year’s midterms.
“This is all about politics. Weaponizing her office to go after her political opponents!” Donald Trump Jr. said on Twitter after the announcement.
He and Eric Trump both shared video clips of James vowing to go after Trump as attorney general.
Former Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday critiqued James for trying “to drag the children into this.”
The fight between James and Trump has been intense
Like his sons, Trump has long dismissed the probe and argued that the investigation was politically motivated against him.
“Attorney General Letitia “Peekaboo” James, a total crime-fighting disaster in New York, is spending all of her time fighting for very powerful and well-represented banks and insurance companies, who were fully paid, made a lot of money, and never had a complaint about me, instead of fighting murder and violent crime, which is killing New York State,” Trump said on Truth Social shortly after the lawsuit was announced.
“She is a failed A.G. whose lack of talent in the fight against crime is causing record numbers of people and companies to flee New York. Bye, bye!”
James has been vocal about her inquiry into the former president, a fact that has fueled the Trumps’ arguments that her inquiry is politically motivated.
But the attorney general has consistently hit back at the criticisms.
“My office will follow the facts of any case, wherever they lead. Make no mistake: No one is above the law, not even the President,” James wrote on Twitter back in 2019.
She echoed the same sentiment after the lawsuit was announced Wednesday. “There aren’t two sets of laws for people in this nation: former presidents must be held to the same standards as everyday Americans,” James wrote on Twitter.
It’s not the only legal battle Trump is facing
As the longstanding New York investigation turns into a lawsuit, Trump continues to face a slate of other legal challenges, including probes and lawsuits over his presidential campaign, his time in office and his business practices.
The lawsuit comes in the wake of last month’s FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
Agents executing a search warrant at the Palm Beach, Fl., resort found over 100 classified documents and dozens of empty folders marked classified, taken from the White House and stored at Trump’s home after the end of his time in office.
Court records revealed investigators suspected Trump of multiple violations of the Espionage Act for his mishandling of the materials, and Trump’s legal team is now engaged in a battle to block the DOJ from reviewing the seized materials.
The Department of Justice and a House select committee also continue to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Members of the House committee have pushed for the DOJ, which has the power to prosecute that the committee lacks, to home their probe in on Trump and criminally investigate the former president.
The Jan. 6’s committee’s Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who has been the target of much ire from her former party leader for her work on the panel, said the investigation had gathered evidence of “a supreme dereliction of duty.”
In Georgia, a special grand jury is investigating the efforts of Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) has subpoenaed a number of prominent figures in Trump’s sphere as part of the inquiry, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.), Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Cleta Mitchell. | 2022-09-21T22:26:23+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/five-things-to-know-about-the-ny-ags-new-lawsuit-against-trump/ |
In late June, an unusual news headline made its way to social media: “‘THE’ is now trademarked in the United States, by Ohio State University.”
Many of the replies to the news were confused by the university’s action. “Imagine thinking you essentially ‘own’ this word,” one person jokingly replied with a screenshot of the word’s definition.
“I am so confused. They trademarked the regular old word ‘the’?” another person asked. “Or is it just the word in all caps for clothing? What significance does ‘the’ even have for them?”
THE QUESTION
Does Ohio State University now own the word “the?”
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, Ohio State University does not own the word “the.” Trademarks have to be for specific uses, and Ohio State’s is for apparel representing collegiate athletics.
WHAT WE FOUND
Ohio State’s interest with the word “the” has to do with how it was named. According to the university’s archives, it was renamed from Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College to The Ohio State University in 1878. An online version of The Verified Revised Statutes of the State of Ohio confirms the university’s claim: It was renamed to “The Ohio State University,” capital T and all.
The university is so serious about the “the” part of its name, that it went as far as trademarking the word with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Now, there’s a live, registered trademark for “THE” — the all-caps version of the word, not the word written out in lower case letters.
But that doesn’t mean Ohio State owns the word, or even the all-caps version of the word.
“A common misconception is that having a trademark means you legally own a particular word or phrase and can prevent others from using it,” USPTO says. “However, you don’t have rights to the word or phrase in general, only to how that word or phrase is used with your specific goods or services.”
As an example, USPTO explains that a small woodworking business can trademark its logo to distinguish itself from others in the woodworking field, but it cannot stop others from using a similar logo in fields not related to woodworking.
A closer look at Ohio State’s registered trademark reveals exactly that. It’s for “Clothing, namely, t-shirts, baseball caps and hats; all of the foregoing being promoted, distributed, and sold through channels customary to the field of sports and collegiate athletics.” That means team merch, as shown by an example in the trademark application.
Back in 2020, Ohio State announced it had filed a trademark to the grammatical article for “limited uses in apparel.” In its news release, the university explained it was a “defensive action” in response to designer Marc Jacobs’ trademark application to use the word on clothing in a way the university deemed similar to its brand.
“Ohio State’s application is for clothing and is only concerned with applications of ‘THE’ when used in ways that are associated with the university and its brand,” the news release said.
Although Marc Jacobs’ trademark application, which USPTO has not registered yet, is for clothing items “promoted, distributed, and sold through channels customary to the field of contemporary fashion,” Ohio State argued that Marc Jacobs’ trademark created a likelihood of confusion — basically their trademarks were so similar and the products they listed for its use were related enough, that someone might think one trademark is related to the other.
Ohio State later withdrew its opposition to Marc Jacobs’ trademark after the two sides came to an agreement, allowing Marc Jacobs’ application to continue. Should USPTO accept and register Marc Jacobs’ trademark application, then both Ohio State and Marc Jacobs will have a trademark for “THE” to be used on clothing, the only difference being the former will put it on athletics merchandise and the latter will put it on contemporary fashion items.
But even though The Ohio State University has a trademark for “THE,” people won’t have to pay Ohio State every time they use “the” in a sentence, and other other universities won’t have to drop “the” from their names.
The trademark only prevents other universities, let’s pick a random, unrelated school like the University of Michigan, from selling athletics apparel with a big all-caps “THE” emblazoned on the front and above the University of Michigan name or logo. | 2022-06-30T00:16:20+00:00 | king5.com | https://www.king5.com/article/news/verify/business-verify/ohio-state-osu-the-trademark-doesnt-own-word-copyright/536-b8185662-2f38-40ce-8b41-9add3a0ab121 |
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB") and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. ("AB Holding") (NYSE: AB) today announced that Seth Bernstein, President and CEO, will participate in the Goldman Sachs 2022 US Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 in a session that begins at 9:00 a.m. (CT).
A live audio webcast will be available in the Investor & Media Relations section of AB's website at www.alliancebernstein.com/investorrelations. An audio replay of the webcast will also be available on the site.
About AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals and private wealth clients in major world markets.
As of September 30, 2022, including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein, AllianceBernstein Holding owned approximately 36.5% of AllianceBernstein and Equitable Holdings, Inc. ("EQH"), directly and through various subsidiaries, owned an approximate 64.3% economic interest in AllianceBernstein.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has welcomed 143 new residents in the year since it launched, officials announced Tuesday.
The public-private program Ascend West Virginia said it has added a fourth destination where out-of-state workers can apply to live. Applications are being accepted immediately for the Elkins area in the northeastern part of the state.
Elkins is on the western edge of the Monongahela National Forest and is within reasonable distance of skiing and golf resorts. The town of about 6,900 residents hosts the Mountain State Forest Festival every fall.
Applications also are being accepted to the three areas previously announced since the program launched in April 2021: the northern college town of Morgantown, the Greenbrier Valley in the southeastern corner of the state, and the Eastern Panhandle.
Under the remote worker program, successful applicants will receive $12,000 along with free passes to indulge in whitewater rafting, golf, rock climbing, horseback riding, skiing and ziplining. The full relocation package is valued at more than $20,000.
“When we launched the program just over a year ago, no one could have predicted its immense success,” Brad D. Smith, who is the program's founder and current president of Marshall University, said in a statement. “We have recruited a tremendous amount of talent to our mountains, and the applications continue to roll in. We are thrilled to be expanding the program to a fourth location for those seeking a better work-life balance.”
West Virginia lost a greater percentage of its residents than any other state. From 2010 to 2020, the population dropped 3.2%, or about 59,000 people. It’s been such a problem due to long-term declines in the coal, steel and other industries that West Virginia is now the only state with fewer residents than it had in 1950.
In an effort to reverse the exodus, West Virginia is leveraging one of its most appealing assets, its “almost heaven” natural beauty, in direct appeals to outdoor enthusiasts whose jobs enable them to work from anywhere they choose.
The program has drawn more than 20,000 applicants since its launch. It has welcomed 87 new residents to Morgantown and 37 to the Greenbrier Valley. Others will relocate to the Eastern Panhandle early next year from 24 U.S. states and Canada. The program said its retention rate is 98%.
“Our mountain towns have some of the most warm and welcoming residents you'll find anywhere in the nation — they're waiting with open arms for these new folks to move in,” said Chelsea Ruby, secretary of the West Virginia Department of Tourism.
The program plans to welcome more than 1,000 new remote workers to the state over the next five years. The program was founded through a $25 million gift to West Virginia University by Smith, the former executive chairman of Intuit, and his wife, Alys. | 2022-11-29T21:02:05+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/2022/11/29/west-virginia-cash-for-worker-program-adds-4th-destination/ |
The Missouri House of Representatives proposed a bill Wednesday that would restrict women’s dress code in the state’s House, but would not tighten the dress code for men, eventually passing a version of the bill calling for women to cover their arms.
The dress code was updated from 2021, in which women could wear “dresses or skirts or slacks worn with a blazer or sweater and appropriate dress shoes or boots,” to now state that proper attire for women in the House would be “jackets worn with dresses, skirts, or slacks, and dress shoes or boots.”
The legislation was proposed by Rep. Ann Kelley (R), and was met with firm opposition from Missouri congressional Democrats.
Missouri state Rep. Raychel Proudie (D) called the motion “ridiculous” while speaking on the House floor, adding, “We are fighting — again — on a woman’s right to choose something and this time is how she covers herself,” according to Heartland Signal.
“Do you know what it feels like to have a bunch of men in this room looking at your top trying to decide whether it’s appropriate or not?” State Rep. Ashley Aune (D) asked the Missouri House floor, according to Heartland Signal, before going on to criticize the motion further as “ridiculous.”
Bill sponsor, State Rep. Ann Kelley (R), responded to Aune saying, “You would think that all you would have to do is say, ‘dress professionally’ and women could handle it!” reports Heartland Signal.
Other Democrats, such as State Rep. Peter Meredith weighed in on Twitter, criticizing Republican collegues, “the caucus that lost their minds over the suggestion that they should wear masks during a pandemic… is now spending its time focusing on the fine details of what women have to wear (specifically how to cover their arms) to show respect here.”
Women hold less than one-third of the state’s legislature, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and while the House dress code is debated every two years, the men’s dress code was not debated for the 2023 session.
Eventually, according to The Washington Post, the Missouri House passed a modified version of the proposal, which permits women to wear blazers, cardigans, and jackets, but still requires that their arms be covered. | 2023-01-13T23:47:12+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/missouri-house-adopts-new-dress-code-for-women-requiring-covering-of-arms/ |
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Gino Campiotti threw for a touchdown, Jordan Mahoney scored on a long interception return and Massachusetts defeated Stony Brook 20-3 on Saturday.
Campiotti's 18-yard pass to Cameron Sullivan-Brown opened the scoring early in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Stony Brook took possession at the UMass 22-yard line following a 10-yard punt by CJ Kolodziey of the Minutemen (1-2). On third-and-goal from the 11, Mahoney intercepted a Daron Bryden pass and returned it 94 yards for a touchdown.
The rest of the scoring came from the placekickers. Cameron Carson hit two field goals for UMass and Angelo Guglielmello connected once for the Seawolves (0-2).
Campiotti completed 10 of 15 passes for 90 yards and UMass won despite being outgained 333-264.
Bryden, a freshman, was 15-of-31 passing for 186 yards with two interceptions.
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By: Kat Bein By: Kat Bein | July 24, 2023 | Food & Drink
Tired of the same old restaurants and ready to explore the culinary world in your area? This curated list of best tasting menus across the United States has you covered!
Tasting menus allows chefs to curate your dining experience, crafting multi-course events that change with the seasons and highlight the best of their skills and ingredients. From Atlanta to Las Vegas, there is no end to the delicious cuisine that hones in on a variety of flavors, techniques and cultural flavors.
See also: Celebrate Summer With These BBQ Recipes By Chef Omar Tate
Whether you’re a foodie hunting down the newest Michelin star or looking to find a great place for a night out with friends, this list has something to explore on your next vacation—or staycation.
Atlanta - Lazy Betty
1530 DeKalb Ave. NE, Ste. F; 404-975-3692 / Website
Located in Candler Park, this family-owned restaurant was built around the tasting menu experience. Named after the Hsu siblings’ mother, Lazy Betty allows diners to choose between a four-course and seven-course experience, with vegetarian options and wine pairings. The open-concept kitchen affords the chance to watch as your meal is carefully prepared, giving the ultimate culinary experience. Previous menu items include roasted dry-aged duck with apple cider, foie gras pithivier and fermented apple mostarda. For more fantastic finds in the Atlanta area, check our full list of best tasting menus!
Aspen - BOSQ
312 S Mill St, 970-710-7299 / Website
Indulge in head chef Barclay Dodge’s tasting menu at BOSQ. Choose between a four or five-course experience, or go for the seven-plus experience, with frequent changes throughout the seasons to match the culinary team’s inspiration. The cocktail program mirrors this seasonality, and the wine list focuses on small, family-owned wineries—because BOSQ is also small and family owned! For more delicious eats in Aspen, check out the full list!
Boston - Asta
47 Massachusetts Ave.; 617-585-9575 / Website
At the intersection of traditional and modern lies Asta, the upscale New American eatery where rustic exposed brick and shining stainless steel come together. The tasting menu speaks to elegance and simplicity, artfully plating bold flavors and changing monthly at the chef’s discretion. Try delicate, flowery vegan fare or something more robust, like duck served with chocolate gastrique, parsnip and black trumpets. The great food doesn’t end here; check out the full list of best tasting menus in Boston!
Chicago - Alinea
1723 N. Halsted Street / Website
Co-owners chef Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas team up at one of the world’s best restaurants, and there’s no telling what boundary-pushing dishes are ahead. Up the ante and book the Kitchen Table, which offers a front-row seat to all the chef action. Check the full list of Chicago eateries and keep the food tour going!
Dallas - Uchi
2817 Maple Ave.; 214-855-5454 / Website
Tucked away in the Arts District, Uchi offers a sleek, nontraditional take on Japanese cuisine. Chef Tyson Cole and head sushi chef Paul Ko execute a spectacular menu, from hot and cold tastings, makimono and yakimono; to tempura, sushi and sashimi. Order omakase-style with three different tasting menus: the 10-course chef’s tasting, six-course signature tasting and various vegetarian tastings. Expect decadent dishes like the Hot Rock with wagyu beef and ponzu, or the Sakana Mushi, seasonal white fish with mushrooms, broccolini and tom kha. For more tasty treats, check the full list of best tasting menus in Dallas!
Hamptons - The Hampton Maid
259 East Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays; 631-728-4166 / Website
In addition to its breakfast and brunch services, The Hampton Maid now serves the R.AIRE tasting menu. Created by chef Alex Bujoreanu, the six-course meal uses the best local ingredients to create a worldly exploration of flavors and traditions. This is for the adventurous eater. To explore more great eateries in the Hamptons, check out the full list!
Hawaii - Pai Honolulu
55 Merchant St., Honolulu; 808-744.2531 / Website
This innovative restaurant features seasonal kaiseki-style course menus. These menus allow guests to enjoy a variety of dishes that capture the essence of its playful and beautiful cuisine. For more delicious meals on the island, take a look at the full list!
Houston - Degust
7202 Long Point Road; 281-707-4623 / Website
Co-chefs Javier Becerra and Rico Mackins fuse Spanish and Mexican Cuisine with Japanese culinary techniques at Degust. “Mi casa es su casa, ” they say, hoping the customers are left with the feeling of comfort and family as there are only three seatings a night at an intimate, 20-person round table. A seat at this table is $75 with an optional beverage pairing for an additional $45. Opening menu items include gulf fish, cilantro and blue corn, and a salsa flight served with duck carnitas, short rib, and pork al pastor with red corn tortillas. Find more great menus in Houston by checking out the full list!
Las Vegas - Le Cirque
3600 S Las Vegas Blvd.; 702-693-8100 / Website
With two Michelin stars and a AAA Five Diamond rating, Le Cirque has reopened its doors at Bellagio Hotel & Casino. Available for reservations Thursday through Sunday, the French favorite returns with world-renowned chef Dameon Evers—an alum of Thomas Keller's Bouchon Beverly Hills, Gordon Ramsay's namesake eatery in West Hollywood and Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak—at its helm. Guests can select from a six- or 10-course tasting menu, which can also be served vegetarian style, or opt for a three-course pretheater menu for a quicker yet equally satisfying dining experience. Fan-favorite menu items include the gateau of Hudson Valley foie gras, an almond cake featuring layers of foie gras; poularde roti, a chicken stuffed with truffle sausage and bacon; and decadent ganache chocolat beurre noisette bursting with chocolate ganache, Harry's Berries and Sicilian pistachio. To check out the full range of great Las Vegas menus, check out the full list!
LA - Providence
5955 Melrose Ave.; 323-460-4170 / Website
After 17 years, two Michelin stars and a constantly sold-out menu, Providence has truly taken sustainable seafood dining to a new level. With constantly changing chef’s tasting menus including a new vegetarian option, this restaurant consistently serves up a bar-raising experience for modern American seafood restaurants—thanks to chef and owner, Michael Cimarusti and co-owners, Donato Poto and Crisi Echiverr. From oysters and caviar to Tai sashimi and black cod, chef Cimarusti says it best: “We only use wild-caught, sustainable products, mostly from American waters and look to highlight their finest qualities.” For more great meals in Los Angeles, check out the full list of best tasting menus in the area!
Miami - Cote
3900 NE 2nd Ave., Miami; 305-434-4668 / Website
From the Michelin-starred and James Beard Award-nominated Korean Steakhouse, the premium restaurant COTE offers a unique tasting menu in the heart of Miami’s Design District. For $64 per person, guests can enjoy portions of aged ribeye, American wagyu flatiron, hanger steak and marinated short rib alongside a variety of sides and desserts. Under executive chef David Shim, the lively dining room allows space for state-of-the art tabletop grills for an immersive and one-of-a-kind supper experience. Check out the full list of best tasting menus in Miami here!
NYC - Odo
17 W. 20th Street / Website
Join Chef Hiroki Odo on a tasty journey that combines modern culinary techniques with a respect for each and every one of the products. This upscale restaurant offers a seasonal kaiseki tasting menu and a sushi omakase selection. Its famous cocktails deliciously complement the flavors of the generous sushi portions for an overall unforgettable dining experience. For more fantastic food in NYC, check out the full list!
Orange County - Marche Moderne
7862 Pacific Coast Hwy.; 714-434-7900 / Website
Located in Crystal Cove Shopping Center, this chic French eatery offers a five-course tasting menu complete with inventive small plates. Taste French delicacies from chef-owners Florent and Amelia Marneau—including the famous brown butter chestnut chicken with black truffle tapenade, and burnt honey yuzu with white chocolate and lemon confit. Check out the full list of best tasting menus in Orange County for more great spots!
Philadelphia - Double Knot
120 S. 13th St.; 215-631-3868 / Website
Double Knot, the Schulson Collective’s award-winning all-day multistory speakeasy, spends the evenings serving up alluring plates of sophisticated modern Japanese fare in the restaurant’s romantic, dimly-lit underground level. The chef’s tasting menu allows guests to choose 10 courses from each section of the menu—options include nori crust filet with cedar, miso butter and garlic confit, specialty sushi and sashimi, and the signature robata style meats cooked over hot coals. Check out the full variety of Philadelphia food with the full list of best tasting menus in the area!
San Diego - Addison
5200 Grand Del Mar Way; 858-314-1900 / Website
At Addison, San Diego’s first and only three-star Michelin restaurant, experience what it’s like to travel around the globe, yet stay in one place. Send your taste buds on a journey through flavors produced with regional ingredients and Southern California influences. Chef William Bradley helms the nine-course tasting menu, which changes with the seasons and is best enjoyed with curated wine pairings to elevate your unique dining experience. Here, you’ll experience the true allure of California gastronomy. For more fantastic San Diego haunts, check out the full list!
San Francisco - Atelier Crenn
3127 Fillmore St.; 415-440-0460 / Website
Taste the three-Michelin star brilliance of Dominique Crenn’s culinary artistry at Atelier Crenn. Reserve a Moveable Feast session and journey through a 14-course tasting menu while exploring the restaurant space. For more San Francisco delicacies, check out the full list!
Scottsdale - Cafe Monarch
6939 E. First Ave.; 480-970-7682 / Website
The prix fixe menu changes weekly and always features New American influences and seasonal, local ingredients. All servers are certified sommeliers who participate in weekly wine tastings to ensure optimal pairing recommendations. Cafe Monarch is by reservation only and offers accommodations for patrons with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free preferences. Check out the full list of best tasting menus in Scottsdale!
Silicon Valley - Protégé
250 California Ave., Palo Alto / Website
From the minds of Master Sommelier Dennis Kelly and Chef Anthony Secviar, Protégé serves up New American cuisine, featuring a seven-course chef’s tasting menu. Treat yourself to some of the most delightful wine and food pairings in Palo Alto. Keep the Silicon Valley food tour going by checking out the full list of menus here!
Washington D.C. - Pineapple and Pearls
715 Eighth Street SE / Website
Embark on an evening of fine dining that turns the tradition on its head. This elegant yet playful tasting menu is composed of four large courses served in an atmosphere that says "party on!" It's unlike any two-Michelin star restaurant you've yet experienced, to be sure. Check out the full list of best tasting menus in the D.C. area!
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Results could explain why drugs designed to remove amyloid deposits have failed to stop disease
NEW YORK, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A breakdown in how brain cells rid themselves of waste precedes the buildup of debris-filled plaques known to occur in Alzheimer's disease, a new study in mice shows.
The field argued for decades that such plaques, containing the protein amyloid beta, built up outside of cells as a crucial first step toward the brain damage observed in Alzheimer's disease. Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the Nathan Kline Institute, the new study challenges this idea, known as the amyloid cascade hypothesis.
The latest study findings argue instead that neuronal damage characteristic of Alzheimer's disease takes root inside cells and well before these thread-like amyloid plaques fully form and clump together in the brain.
Publishing as the cover article in the journal Nature Neuroscience online June 2, the study traced the root dysfunction observed in mice bred to develop Alzheimer's disease to the brain cells' lysosomes. These are small sacs inside every cell, filled with acidic enzymes involved in the routine breakdown, removal, and recycling of metabolic waste from everyday cell reactions, as well as from disease. Lysosomes are also key, researchers note, to breaking down and disposing of a cell's own parts when the cell naturally dies.
As part of the study, researchers tracked decreasing acid activity inside intact mouse cell lysosomes as the cells became injured in the disease. Imaging tests developed at NYU Langone Health and Nathan Kline (to track cellular waste removal) showed that certain brain cell lysosomes became enlarged as they fused with so-called autophagic vacuoles filled with waste that had failed to be broken down. These autophagic vacuoles also contained earlier forms of amyloid beta.
In neurons most heavily damaged and destined for early death as a result, the vacuoles pooled together in "flower-like" patterns, bulging out from the cells' outer membranes and massing around each cell's center, or nucleus. Accumulations of amyloid beta formed filaments inside the cell, another hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Indeed, researchers observed almost-fully formed plaques inside some damaged neurons.
"Our results for the first time sources neuronal damage observed in Alzheimer's disease to problems inside brain cells' lysosomes where amyloid beta first appears," says study lead investigator Ju-Hyun Lee, PhD.
"Previously, the working hypothesis mostly attributed the damage observed in Alzheimer's disease to what came after amyloid buildup outside of brain cells, not before and from within neurons," says Lee, a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and NYU Langone Health and research scientist at Nathan Kline.
"This new evidence changes our fundamental understanding of how Alzheimer's disease progresses; it also explains why so many experimental therapies designed to remove amyloid plaques have failed to stop disease progression, because the brain cells are already crippled before the plaques fully form outside the cell," says study senior investigator Ralph Nixon, MD, PhD.
"Our research suggests that future treatments should focus on reversing the lysosomal dysfunction and rebalancing acid levels inside the brain's neurons," says Nixon, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Cell Biology at NYU Langone, as well as director of the Center for Dementia Research at Nathan Kline.
Researchers say they are already working on experimental therapies to treat the lysosomal problems observed in their studies.
A recent study (published in April in Science Advances) by the NYU Langone team sourced one cause of the cell's waste disposal problems to a gene called PSEN1. The gene has long been known to cause Alzheimer's disease, but its additional role in causing the illness (through lysosomal dysfunction) is only now becoming clear.
Their recent work also showed that the neuronal damage in a PSEN1 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease could be reversed by restoring proper acid levels in lysosomes.
This work is covered by United States Patent 9,265,735 that is directed to methods of treating Alzheimer's disease based on reversing lysosomal de-acidification, the underlying cause of waste buildup. The terms and conditions of the patent are being managed in accordance with the policies of the health system.
According to the National Institute on Aging, more than 6 million Americans, most of them age 65 or older, have dementia, a progressive loss of thinking, remembering, and reasoning, due to Alzheimer's disease.
Funding for these studies was provided by National Institute of Health grants P01AG017617, P50AG025688, and R01AG062376.
Besides Lee and Nixon, other NYU Langone and Nathan Kline study investigators involved in this research are Dun-Sheng Yang, Chris Goulbourne, Eunju Im, Philip Stavrides, Ann Pensalfini, Cynthia Bleiwas, Martin Berg, Chunfeng Huo, James Peddy, Monika Pawlik, Efrat Levy, and Mala Rao. Additional co-investigators are Han Chan and Cedric Bouchet-Marquis, at Thermo-Fisher Scientific in Hillsboro, Ore.; and Mathias Staufenbiel, at the University of Tubingen in Germany.
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Former President Donald Trump told Mike Pence that he was “too honest” when he balked at the idea he could unilaterally sway the outcome of the 2020 election as Trump mounted an intense pressure campaign to bend Pence to his will, the former vice president writes in his upcoming memoir.
In “So Help Me God,” to be published Tuesday, Pence offers not only his first extensive comments about his experiences with Trump after the election and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, but also his first lengthy reflections on the 2016 campaign and the four years that followed.
Pence describes in detail Trump’s efforts to pressure him into blocking congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory through the ceremonial role he would play on Jan. 6. Trump became preoccupied with the idea that Pence could do something, although Pence’s chief lawyer had concluded that there was no legal authority for him to act on Trump’s behalf.
He writes that questions about whether there had been election fraud were swirling around Trump’s advisers early on. “Jared Kushner called me that day for advice,” he writes about the Saturday after the election. “He asked if I thought that fraud had taken place in the election.” Pence writes that he replied that there was likely some fraud in the election but he doubted it was why they lost.
Trump, Pence writes, tried various means of pressuring him, including mentioning that Pence was trending on Twitter in connection with speculation about what he would do. “If you want to be popular,” Trump said, suggesting that he should not take part in the certification at all, “don’t do it.”
By the first days of 2021, when Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, sued to try to force Pence to declare the winner of the election, Trump was upset that his vice president opposed the suit.
“You’re too honest,” Trump said, according to Pence, who recounts Trump telling him that “hundreds of thousands are gonna hate your guts” and “people are gonna think you’re stupid.”
Pence describes in the book how Trump worked with lawyer John Eastman to press him into doing something that the vice president was clear that he could not and would not do. He writes that on the morning of Jan. 6, Trump twisted the knife again in a phone call.
“You’ll go down as a wimp,” the president told the vice president. “If you do that, I made a big mistake five years ago!”
The vice president also shares dramatic details about escaping the rioters who had entered the Capitol while he was presiding over the certification that day. He confirms that he refused to leave the building when his lead Secret Service agent, Tim Giebels, pushed for him to do so as protesters swarmed the building, some chanting “Hang Mike Pence.”
“I told my detail that I wasn’t leaving my post,” Pence writes. “Mr. Giebels pleaded for us to leave. The rioters had reached our floor. I pointed my finger at his chest and said: ‘You’re not hearing me, Tim, I’m not leaving! I’m not giving those people the sight of a 16-car motorcade speeding away from the Capitol.’”
Pence also confirms that Trump never reached out to him to check on his safety. But when Kushner and Ivanka Trump asked Pence to meet with the president five days after the riot, he agreed.
“He looked tired, and his voice seemed more faint than usual,” Pence writes of Trump.
“‘How are you?’ he began. ‘How are Karen and Charlotte?’ ”
Pence writes that he “replied tersely that we were fine” and told him that his wife and daughter had been at the Capitol on Jan. 6. “He responded with a hint of regret,” Pence recounts. “‘I just learned that.’ He then asked, ‘Were you scared?’ ”
Pence replied that he was angry.
“You and I had our differences that day, Mr. President, and seeing those people tearing up the Capitol infuriated me.” Trump began to protest that “people were angry, but his voice trailed off,” Pence writes, adding that he told Trump that he needed to let it go. “Yeah,” Trump replied quietly.
As they talked, Pence writes, Trump said “with genuine sadness in his voice”: “What if we hadn’t had the rally? What if they hadn’t gone to the Capitol?” He added, “It’s too terrible to end like this.”
Pence offers up views about key moments in the administration, such as relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, as well as the controversy over Trump’s remarks regarding the march of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia.
He defended Trump, insisting that he thought the criticisms had been unfair. “Donald Trump is not antisemitic,” Pence insists. “He’s not a racist or a bigot. I would not have been his vice president if he was.” | 2022-11-10T05:11:23+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/in-new-book-pence-reflects-on-trump-and-jan-6/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ATIF Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: ATIF, hereinafter referred to as the "Company" or "ATIF") announced it has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement (the "Agreement") with Profitech Securities Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Profitech Securities"). Pursuant to the Agreement, for a period of one year, both the parties will pull their resources and organize international events to attract companies to participate in and promote financial activities. ATIF will actively provide financial advisory services and listing consulting advisory services for high-potential companies and work with Profitech Securities to facilitate a faster process for Hong Kong companies getting listed primarily on the US Capital Markets.
Jun Liu, president, Chairman and CEO of ATIF, expressed the hope to take this Agreement as an opportunity to consolidate the existing cooperation, further deepen the cooperation in the fields of enterprise listing counseling, securities trading services, strategic cooperation projects, fund investment, and jointly promote the extension and development of both sides of the business. At the signing ceremony for the Agreement, Jun Liu said: "With this new cooperation with Profitech Securities, ATIF will leverage its rich IPO counseling experience and diversified international financial consulting services to promote the cooperation on a wider, deeper and higher level, boosting the business of both the parties to accelerate the formation of a "1+1>2" multiplier effect and achieve mutual growth."
About Profitech Securities
Profitech Securities Limited is a licensed corporation in Hong Kong, central code: BOA307, incorporated in Hong Kong in 2018. Based in Hong Kong and facing the world, Profitech Securities provides securities trading, IPO, Chinese dollar bonds, listing guidance and other services based on Hong Kong license business and investment banking business. Relying on the advantages of the Internet, Profitech Securities provides customers with safe and convenient trading services and helps customers realize wealth accumulation.
About ATIF
ATIF Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: ATIF) is a Los Angeles-based financial company that provides professional and compliant IPO and M&A advisory services to companies through a combination of business, financial, counseling and consulting services. ATIF has extremely professional and skilled business and financial services experience, and has successfully provided dozens of companies with full U.S. IPO counseling and consulting services to date. ATIF owns a comprehensive financial services network platform www.IPOEX.com, developed by a strong team of technology development and network experts, which provides SMEs with one-stop services across digital finance, business consulting, asset securitization and digitization. ATIF was awarded the "Golden Bauhinia Award", the highest award in the financial and securities industry in Hong Kong, for "Top 10 Best Listed Companies".
Since its establishment in 2015, ATIF has insisted on being customer-centric. ATIF has guided dozens of companies to enter the capital markets and complete their leapfrog development. At present, it has established cooperative relations with a number of service agencies, supporting companies to complete the listing work and enhancing its ability to serve companies.
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Leody Taveras Player Prop Bets: Rangers vs. Padres - July 28
Published: Jul. 28, 2023 at 9:25 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Leody Taveras -- .162 average over his past 10 games -- will be in action for the Texas Rangers against the San Diego Padres, with Joe Musgrove on the hill, on July 28 at 9:40 PM ET.
He collected three RBI (going 2-for-5 with ) in his last game against the Astros.
Leody Taveras Game Info & Props vs. the Padres
- Game Day: Friday, July 28, 2023
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Padres Starter: Joe Musgrove
- TV Channel: SDPA
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +875)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +290)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +175)
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Leody Taveras At The Plate
- Taveras has 17 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 21 walks while batting .279.
- Among qualified hitters in MLB play, his batting average ranks 33rd, his on-base percentage ranks 84th, and he is 58th in the league in slugging.
- In 54 of 88 games this season (61.4%) Taveras has had a hit, and in 26 of those games he had more than one (29.5%).
- In 10 games this year, he has gone deep (11.4%, and 3.2% of his trips to the plate).
- Taveras has an RBI in 28 of 88 games this year, with multiple RBI in 13 of them. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in seven contests.
- He has scored at least once 36 times this year (40.9%), including 11 games with multiple runs (12.5%).
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Leody Taveras Home/Away Batting Splits
Padres Pitching Rankings
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Padres pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Padres' 3.81 team ERA ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Padres rank 13th in baseball in home runs given up (117 total, 1.1 per game).
- Musgrove (9-3 with a 3.25 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 91 1/3 innings pitched) tries for his 10th win when he makes the start for the Padres, his 17th of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Detroit Tigers, when he tossed six innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.25, with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .251 batting average against him.
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A year and a half after the fatal shooting of its cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the Alec Baldwin Western “Rust” is back on the market at the Cannes Film Festival, shopping for international buyers.
Last month, “Rust” resumed shooting in Montana to finish the independently financed production that shut down following Hutchins' death in October 2021. Matthew Hutchins, her widower, is serving as an executive producer on the film as part of a settlement over a wrongful death lawsuit.
The Cannes film market, which is in centered in the Palais des Festivals but has no relation to the official festival lineup, is where “Rust” was first formed as a production in 2000. Goodfellas, a sales company formerly known as Wild Bunch International, is handling sales.
“Rust” still lacks North American distribution.
New Mexico prosecutors dropped criminal charges against Baldwin in April. Involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were abandoned three weeks after a new prosecutor team took over the case, though the same charge currently remains for weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. Assistant director David Halls has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon.
Now, producers are seeking buyers for a film synonymous with Hutchins' on-set death. Director Joel Souza was also wounded.
“This is an unprecedented film in regards to the circumstances," producer Ryan Donnell Smith told The Hollywood Reporter. "We’re trying to keep realistic expectations but shepherd this in the best way we can.”
Baldwin, though, has booked another film circulating the Cannes market. The actor is to join the cast of “Kent State," a dramatization of the 1970 killing of four students by the National Guard protesting the Vietnam War on the Ohio college campus. In the film, written and to be directed by Karen Slade, Baldwin is to play Robert I. White, Kent State's then president. | 2023-05-18T00:09:00+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/in-cannes-rust-is-looking-for-buyers-and-alec-18105503.php |
Gun violence in US leaves long list of victims
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation’s staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make national news.
Take this weekend in Chicago. On Monday, a rooftop shooter opened fire into crowds gathered for an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb, killing at least seven people and wounding some 30.
Less talked about, Chicago Police say 68 people were shot in the city between Friday at 6 p.m. and just before midnight on Monday. Eight of them died.
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Most gun violence in America is related to seemingly ordinary disputes that spin out of control and someone goes for a gun. Often, the victim and the shooter know one another. They are co-workers and acquaintances, siblings and neighbors. They are killed in farming villages, small towns and crowded cities.
They are people like David Guess, a 51-year-old small-town father of four who had struggled with addiction and who police say was shot by an acquaintance and dumped in an Alabama forest near a place called Chicken Foot Mountain.
His killing drew little attention outside the rural stretch of northern Alabama where Guess grew up and later worked as a mechanic and truck driver. But his death shattered many lives.
“It’s been absolutely devastating” to the Guess family, said his brother, Daniel Guess. Their 72-year-old father, Larry, now rarely leaves his home and often doesn’t get out of bed.
Daniel didn’t just lose his brother in the shooting.
“I’ve lost my dad. too,” he said. “It is killing my dad.”
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Compared to much of the developed world, the United States is a murderous country. The United Nations estimates the U.S. homicide rate is three times that of Canada, five of France, 26 of Japan. According to some studies, there are more guns in America today than there are people.
But if Americans often see the country’s streets as ever more dangerous scenes of public mass killings, the reality is more complicated.
While mass killings soak up the vast majority of the attention, more than half of the U.S.’s roughly 45,000 annual firearm deaths are from suicide. Mass shootings — defined as the deaths of four or more people, not including the shooter — have killed from 85 to 175 people each year over the past decade.
Plus, while the U.S.’s gun killings spiked wildly in 2020, recent statistics indicate they are coming down this year in many cities.
Further complicating things: The data on firearm killings is woefully incomplete, with just over 60% of the country’s law enforcement agencies reporting crime statistics to the FBI’s national database.
“Our lack of shooting data is devastating for understanding gun violence trends,” said Jeff Asher, a data analyst and co-founder of the firm AH Datalytics, which creates its own crime database to try to get around some of those shortcomings. “This is a government issue, but citizens are forced to develop workarounds” to create a clearer picture of what is happening.
While the FBI collects nationwide crime data, participation is voluntary on the federal level and thousands of law enforcement agencies send nothing or partial information. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does a careful count of homicides, but its data on each death is limited.
So when politicians debate whether AR-15-style rifles lead to more killings, or if extended magazines that carry more bullets lead to more deaths, no one is really sure. CDC statistics for 2020, for example, shows that authorities know what kind of weapon was used in just 24% of firearm deaths. Both sides on the gun control debate, meanwhile, can frame what facts there are to suit their purposes.
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Across the nation, people are afraid.
Nearly a third said they can’t go anywhere without worrying about being the victim of a mass shooting, according to 2019 survey by the American Psychological Association. Nearly a quarter said they have changed how they live to avoid mass shootings, sometimes avoiding public events, malls and movie theaters.
But are they afraid of the wrong things?
“The coverage has given people the impression that things are different today, that we’ve never really experienced these (mass killings) before. But we have. It’s more common now, but it’s still extremely, extremely rare,” given the size of the U.S. population, said James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University who has been tracking mass killings since 2006 along with The Associated Press and USA Today.
Hyperventilating news coverage has contributed to the fear, he believes, with overwhelming, live coverage of mass shootings and reports that conflate mass shootings — where multiple people are injured — with mass killings. Just 5% of mass shootings end with four or more people dead, he said, “and only a quarter of those are in schools, churches and public places like that.”
Fox doesn’t downplay the horror of mass killings or the pain they inflict on victims, families and communities. But he worries that America’s reactions — active shooter drills, for instance, and bunker-like schools — produce outsized fears and misspent resources.
They also give people the wrong impression of how Americans are dying. Most homicides, he says, are one person killing another.
And one sure thing: You’ve never heard of most of those shooting victims.
They are people like Oneil Anderson, owner of the Love Cuts barbershop in Miami Gardens, Florida, who police say was killed in front of his shop in March, reportedly by a former customer. There’s Leslie Bailor, whose husband allegedly shot her repeatedly inside their central Pennsylvania home in April and then called police. She was dead when they arrived. There’s 18-year-old Jailyn Logan-Bledso, who was shot and killed two weeks ago at a gas station just outside Chicago by two men who stole her car and disappeared.
On June 26, Atlanta police say Brittany Macon, a 26-year-old employee at a Subway sandwich shop was shot and killed when a customer grew irate and opened fire. He also injured another employee. The customer, police said, was angry about having too much mayonnaise on his sandwich.
Homicides are often associated with big cities like Chicago, where police say the majority of killings have some tie to gang rivalries, which in recent years often fester on social media before spilling into the streets. But while Chicago’s homicide rate is high, with nearly 800 killings in the city of 2.7 million last year, its rate per capita is lower than many smaller cities.
Gun deaths are far from just a big city phenomenon. Nearly 30% of all gun deaths in 2020 were in smaller cities and rural parts of the country, according to the CDC. Half were in large cities and their suburbs, with around 20 percent in medium-sized cities and counties.
Lawrence County, Alabama, where Guess was killed, had two other killings that same week in March. That’s more than are killed in an average year in the county of 33,000, Sheriff Max Sanders told reporters in March.
Sanders couldn’t explain the surge in homicides. In one, a husband allegedly shot his wife during an argument and then took his own life. In the other, a son is accused of beating his mother to death with an ashtray and other objects from around the house because she got rid of his dog and refused to take him to see his girlfriend.
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David Guess’ death began with an argument over a car part.
Guess had struggled with addiction but had been clean for more than a month before his death, his brother Daniel said. He had adopted three of his four children and once contemplated becoming a preacher. In recent weeks, he lived in a camper parked next to his father’s trailer home.
He would, his brother said, “give you the shirt off his back.”
On March 5, court documents say David Guess drove down a dusty county road near the town of Hillsboro to the home of a man he knew. Late that night, another man, Charles Allan Keel, arrived. He insisted Guess owed him $1,500 for a catalytic converter, which have become valuable as scrap metal because of pricey metals inside them.
Keel, 43, along with his 17-year-old son and other men beat Guess, and someone hit him in the head with a pipe, police say. As Guess tried to escape, police say Keel shot him with a handgun. Five people were charged, but only Keel faces a murder charge.
Two days later, a delivery truck driver found David Guess’ remains near the forest road, two miles from where he’d been killed. Rings of charred black rubber marked where police say Keel and several accomplices had piled tires on top of the body and set it on fire.
Tears well in Larry Guess’ eyes as he sits at his battered wooden dining table and recalls the phone call David made to him around midnight on March 5. David implored his father to bring him $1,500 right away.
“If you don’t, he’s going to kill me,” David said. Larry responded that he couldn’t get that much money that quickly.
The last words he ever heard from his son before the line went dead were of David Guess imploring someone nearby: “Don’t hit me with that pipe again.”
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who has spent months in a Romanian jail on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, has won an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest, an official said Friday.
The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Tate’s appeal, which challenged a judge’s decision last week to extend his arrest a fourth time for 30 days, said Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT.
Tate, 36, a British-U.S. citizen who has 5.4 million Twitter followers, was initially detained in late December in Romania’s capital Bucharest, along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian women.
All four won an appeal Friday, and will remain under house arrest until Apr. 29, Bolla said. None of the four has yet been formally indicted. The court ruled in favor of their immediate release. Prosecutors cannot challenge the appeal court’s decision, which was final, Bolla added.
Tate, a professional kickboxer who has resided in Romania since 2017, was previously banned from various social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech. He has repeatedly claimed Romanian prosecutors have no evidence and alleged their case is a “political” conspiracy designed to silence him.
DIICOT said in a statement after the December arrests that it had identified six victims in the human trafficking case who were allegedly subjected to “acts of physical violence and mental coercion” and sexually exploited by members of the alleged crime group.
The agency said victims were lured with pretenses of love and later intimidated, placed under surveillance and subjected to other control tactics while being coerced into engaging in pornographic acts for the financial gain of the crime group.
In January, Romanian authorities descended on a compound near Bucharest linked with the Tate brothers and towed away a fleet of luxury cars that included a Rolls-Royce, a Ferrari and a Porsche. They reported seizing assets worth an estimated $3.9 million.
Prosecutors have said that if they can prove the cars’ owners gained money through illicit activities such as human trafficking, the assets would be used to cover the expenses of the investigation and to compensate victims. Tate unsuccessfully appealed the asset seizure.
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Stephen McGrath reported from Sighisoara, Romania. | 2023-03-31T20:53:04+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/romania-andrew-tates-detention-replaced-with-house-arrest/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Time now for StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, recording and sharing the stories of service members and their families. In 2008, Sergeant Matthew Perry was hit by three IEDs in one day while stationed in Afghanistan. He continued to serve, and a couple of years later, while on leave, he met his future wife, Captain Helen Perry.
HELEN PERRY: Our first date was Olive Garden, and that was very fancy for us then. You were kind of chunky.
MATTHEW PERRY: And devastatingly handsome - you forgot that one.
H PERRY: Devastatingly handsome - and you were funny and optimistic, and nothing could break you.
SIMON: But eventually, his traumatic brain injuries led to a grand mal seizure. And Helen, who was a trained army nurse, was able to resuscitate him before they reached the hospital. They came to StoryCorps to remember that day.
H PERRY: The doctor came in and started doing the neuro exams. What year is it. And you didn't know. What was your name? You lifted up your wrist and read your name off the bracelet. You said, Perry, Matthew R. And they said, do you know who this is? And you turned and looked at me and said, she seems familiar. You were still, like, real attached to me. Like, if you went for a test, you'd be like, she needs to come. And I remember I asked you one time, what if I had been the cleaning lady?
M PERRY: You might have just been taking out trash, but you were there.
H PERRY: But I was there. And then they sent you home, and you still had no memory. And then it's never come back. How do you hold on to memories?
M PERRY: Do I?
(LAUGHTER)
M PERRY: I don't hold on to memories. It's either - stays, or it doesn't stay. It's like reading the back cover of a movie, but not watching the movie.
H PERRY: Which I guess - you get to skip some of the boring parts.
M PERRY: What moments do you wish I could remember but can't?
H PERRY: That's kind of hard. Do you remember what you said when I posted the ultrasound on the bathroom mirror?
M PERRY: No.
H PERRY: You were like, what's this? And then you got very excited. But, I mean, I know you remember Ethan being born fairly well.
M PERRY: Yeah. I do remember Ethan's birth. I was the first one that got to hold him, and then I got to take him to the room and spend just a solid two hours just me and him, nobody else - don't 100% remember how I felt, though. That's the main parts I forget. It's the feeling and emotions part.
H PERRY: What are your biggest fears?
M PERRY: That I'm going to fail as a father.
H PERRY: You're a great daddy, though.
M PERRY: For the beginning part, I loved waking up and changing his diaper and feeding him. But when he gets older and starts asking me questions, that's going to be really tough 'cause it can be hard to tell him to do it this way or this way if I can't remember how to do it myself. Everybody else grows up, and they learn from their experiences. I don't get that.
H PERRY: You have been through hell and back. If people only knew what going to war does to people.
M PERRY: Am I still the same person?
H PERRY: You're still the same person. You still have this optimism about you and life and still make jokes. You're still just you.
SIMON: That was Captain Helen and Sergeant Matthew Perry in Orlando, Fla., for StoryCorps. Matthew eventually received a Purple Heart. He's now a proud stay-at-home father. Helen works around the world doing humanitarian and relief work in war zones. Their conversation has been archived at the American Folklife Center at the U.S. Library of Congress. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | 2022-10-09T23:03:21+00:00 | klcc.org | https://www.klcc.org/2022-10-01/after-a-marine-loses-his-memory-he-and-his-wife-navigate-a-new-kind-of-relationship |
WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 29, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
204 PM EDT Mon Aug 29 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties through 245 PM EDT...
At 203 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Chautauqua Institution, or 17 miles west of Jamestown, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Jamestown, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Allegany State Park, Westfield,
Lakewood, Silver Creek, Falconer, Mayville, Clymer, Long Point State
Park, Jamestown West, SUNY Fredonia, Frewsburg, Chautauqua
Institution, Lake Erie State Park, Findley Lake, Chautauqua, Busti
and Portland.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between exits 59 and 61.
Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 18.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4227 7976 4228 7973 4230 7975 4261 7914
4259 7913 4257 7914 4257 7912 4200 7878
4200 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 244DEG 32KT 4217 7957
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Which rug pad for hardwood floors is best?
Rug pads for hardwood floors can help you protect the flooring underneath your rug while bringing in some extra comfort and security to the rug that’s on top of the pad. The Original Gorilla Grip 9-by-12-Foot Rug Pad is a premium rug pad for hardwood floors.
What to know before you buy a rug pad for hardwood floors
Benefits
There are several benefits to using a rug pad for hardwood floors, including reducing noise, making your carpet feel more comfortable, improving the life of your rug and protecting your flooring.
Material
Rug pads for hardwood floors come in a wide range of different materials, including felt, cushiony foam, PVC, polymers and plant-based materials.
Size
There are some rug pads for hardwood floors that are as small as 2 by 3 feet while other rug pads for hardwood floors are as big as 12 by 20 feet. You can always trim a bigger rug pad if needed to fit a smaller area rug.
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Thickness
Rug pads meant to prevent slipping are usually fairly thin, while thicker rug pads range from about ¼-inch to slightly less than ½-inch thick.
Breathability
Most rug pads are breathable to prevent the build-up of moisture between the flooring and the rug pad.
Special features
Most rug pads for hardwood floors come with special features such as mold and mildew protection.
How much you can expect to spend on a rug pad for hardwood floors
Rug pads for hardwood flooring range in price from about $5-$60 or more depending on the material and size you select. Small rug pads for hardwood floors cost about $5, while larger rug pads go for about $60 or more. Expect to pay about $16-$100 for a thinner rug pad, while something with extra cushion and a slip-resistant backing will go for $25-$185.
Rug pad for hardwood floors FAQ
What’s the best kind of rug pad material if your main concern is sound insulation?
A. Rug pads tend to dull or block noise by absorbing the impact of sounds, such as footsteps. If your main concern is sound insulation, felt is an excellent material because its dense and soft fibers absorb shock. Felt rug pads come in different thicknesses, so if you find a felt rug pad product you like, you should be able to select a height that works well for your particular room or home.
How do you keep a rug pad for hardwood floors clean?
A. You should first read and follow the instructions on the rug pad you buy. Some rug pads, particularly the nonslip and thinner rug pads composed of polymer materials, can be washed either in a washing machine or by hand.
You can vacuum large and dense rug pads with a stick or hand vac, as long as it doesn’t create a strong suction that could damage the rug pad. For stains and spills, wipe down the rug pad with a wet cloth and pat it dry with a towel.
What are the best kinds of rug pads for small area rugs?
A. Small rugs usually slip more than wider and larger area rugs. That’s why you should look for slip-resistant and thin rug pads composed of eco-friendly or polymer materials to place under small area rugs, particularly the rugs located in kitchens and bathrooms where falls and slips usually happen.
What’s the best rug pad for hardwood floors to buy?
Top rug pad for hardwood floors
The Original Gorilla Grip 9-by-12-Foot Rug Pad
What you need to know: This rubber rug pad for hardwood floors from Gorilla Grip doesn’t damage or stain your hardwood floors.
What you’ll love: This rug pad features a hypoallergenic felt layer that is condensed stitched for sound reduction and durability. You can easily cut the pad to fit various dimensions.
What you should consider: The felt layer of this rug pad doesn’t grip the bottom of the rug very securely.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top rug pad for hardwood floors for the money
Colibyou Century Nonslip Rug Pad
What you need to know: This rug pad from Colibyou is an excellent option for people who want something environmentally friendly.
What you’ll love: This pad for comes with a nonslip coating you can revive after washing it in the washing machine, as well as a grid pattern that is simple to trim down for small area rugs.
What you should consider: This rug pad is thicker than similar polymer rug pads without being very cushioning.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Grip-It Ultra Stop, Nonslip 12-by-18-Foot Rug Pad
What you need to know: This rug pad for hardwood floors from Grip-It is perfect for backing small area rugs with a strong grip.
What you’ll love: It has a grid system to make it simpler to do customized trimming, and a mesh design that enables air to circulate through and underneath area rugs.
What you should consider: The mesh on this rug pad can leave waffle marks on sticky hardwood floors.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Wide receiver Devin Duvernay (concussion), outside linebacker Steven Means (ankle) and rookie cornerback Damarion “Pepe” Williams exited Sunday’s 42-38 loss to the Miami Dolphins because of injuries.
Coach John Harbaugh did not comment on the injuries after the game.
Duvernay suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter after he took a hard hit on a 16-yard completion with 4:23 left. Duvernay, who had a 103-yard kick return for a touchdown to start the game, jogged off to the sideline and was evaluated in the medical tent before being ruled out.
Duvernay’s concussion could affect the Ravens’ depth at wide receiver leading into next week’s game against the New England Patriots. James Proche II (groin) was inactive on Sunday.
Williams’ injury happened with 24 seconds left. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw an incomplete pass in the end zone to wide receiver Jaylen Waddle when Williams leaped and landed awkwardly. Williams remained on the ground, was attended to by trainers and limped off the field.
Means exited the game with 14:43 left in the second. Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert was tackled by Broderick Washington and Malik Harrison for a 3-yard loss, and Means remained on the ground in obvious pain. He took his helmet off and could not put any pressure on his right foot. Means was looked at by trainers before being carted off the field.
Means, who turned 32 on Friday, signed with the Ravens in the offseason before being cut and signed to the practice squad. After Means was activated for the Ravens’ season-opener against the New York Jets, Harbaugh announced this week that he was signed to the active roster.
With Means injured, the Ravens have depth issues at outside linebacker. Second-year pro Odafe Oweh and veteran Justin Houston are the only healthy outside linebackers, as Tyus Bowser and rookie David Ojabo are both recovering from torn Achilles tendon injuries.
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By GREGORY KATZ
LONDON (AP) — Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81.
Westwood’s eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. A cause of death was not disclosed.
“Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better,” the statement said. “She led an amazing life. Her innovation and impact over the last 60 years has been immense and will continue into the future.”
Westwood’s fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm. But she went on to enjoy a long career highlighted by a string of triumphant runway shows in London, Paris, Milan and New York.
The name Westwood became synonymous with style and attitude even as she shifted focus from year to year. Her range was vast and her work was never predictable.
As her stature grew, she seemed to transcend fashion, with her designs shown in museum collections throughout the world. The young woman who had scorned the British establishment eventually became one of its leading lights, and she used her elite position to lobby for environmental reforms even as she kept her hair dyed the bright shade of orange that became her trademark.
Andrew Bolton, curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, said Westwood would be celebrated for pioneering the punk look, pairing a radical fashion approach with the anarchic punk sounds developed by the Sex Pistols, managed by her then-partner, Malcolm McLaren.
“They gave the punk movement a look, a style, and it was so radical it broke from anything in the past,” he said. “The ripped shirts, the safety pins, the provocative slogans. She introduced postmodernism. It was so influential from the mid-70s. The punk movement has never dissipated — it’s become part of our fashion vocabulary. It’s mainstream now.”
Westwood’s long career was full of contradictions: She was a lifelong rebel who was honored several times by Queen Elizabeth II. She dressed like a teenager even in her 60s and became an outspoken advocate of fighting global warming, warning of planetary doom if climate change was not controlled.
In her punk days, Westwood’s clothes were often intentionally shocking: T-shirts decorated with drawings of naked boys, and “bondage pants” with sadomasochistic overtones were standard fare in her popular London shops. But Westwood was able to make the transition from punk to haute couture without missing a beat, keeping her career going without stooping to self-caricature.
“She was always trying to reinvent fashion. Her work is provocative, it’s transgressive. It’s very much rooted in the English tradition of pastiche and irony and satire. She is very proud of her Englishness, and still she sends it up,” Bolton said.
One of those transgressive and contentious designs featured a swastika, an inverted image of Jesus Christ on the cross and the word “Destroy.” In an autobiography written with Ian Kelly, she said it was meant as part of a statement against politicians torturing people, citing Chile’s Augusto Pinochet. When asked if she regretted the swastika design in a 2009 interview with Time magazine, Westwood said no.
“I don’t, because we were just saying to the older generation, ‘We don’t accept your values or your taboos, and you’re all fascists,’” she responded.
She approached her work with gusto in her early years, but over time seemed to tire of the clamor and buzz. After decades of designing, she sometimes spoke wistfully of moving beyond fashion so she could concentrate on environmental matters and educational projects.
“Fashion can be so boring,” she told The Associated Press after unveiling one of her new collections at a 2010 show. “I’m trying to find something else to do.” At the time, she was talking up plans to start a television series about art and science.
Her runway shows were always the most chic events, drawing stars from the glittery world of film, music, and television who wanted to bask in Westwood’s reflected glory. But still she spoke out against consumerism and conspicuous consumption, even urging people not to buy her expensive, beautifully made clothes.
“I just tell people, stop buying clothes,” she said. “Why not protect this gift of life while we have it? I don’t take the attitude that destruction is inevitable. Some of us would like to stop that and help people survive.”
Westwood was a self-taught designer with no formal fashion training. She told Marie Claire magazine that she learned how to make her own clothes as a teenager by following patterns. When she wanted to sell 1950s-style clothes at her first shop, she found old clothes in markets and took them apart to understand the cut and construction.
“It was not a very efficient way of making clothes, but it was a great way for me to build up my technique,” she told the magazine.
Westwood was born in the Derbyshire village of Glossop on April 8, 1941. Her family moved to London in 1957 and she attended art school for one term.
She met McLaren in the 1960s while working as a primary school teacher after separating from her first husband, Derek Westwood. She and McLaren opened a small shop on the King’s Road in Chelsea in 1971, the tail end of the “Swinging London” era ushered in by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
The shop changed its name and focus several times, operating as “SEX” — Westwood and McLaren were fined in 1975 for an “indecent exhibition” there — and “World’s End” and “Seditionaries.”
“Vivienne is gone and the world is already a less interesting place. Love you Viv,” tweeted Chrissie Hynde, the frontwoman of the Pretenders and a former worker at the couple’s store.
Westwood moved into a fresh type of designing with her “Pirates” collection, exhibited in her first catwalk show in 1981. That breakthrough is credited with taking Westwood in a more traditional direction, showing her interest in incorporating historical British designs into contemporary clothes.
It was also an important step in an ongoing rapprochement between Westwood and the fashion world. The rebel eventually became one of its most celebrated stars, known for reinterpreting opulent dresses from the past and often finding inspiration in 18th century paintings.
But she still found ways to shock: Her Statue of Liberty corset in 1987 is remembered as the start of “underwear as outerwear” trend.
She eventually branched out into a range of business activities, including an alliance with Italian designer Giorgio Armani, and developed her ready-to-wear Red Label line, her more exclusive Gold Label line, a menswear collection and fragrances called Boudoir and Libertine. Westwood shops opened in New York, Hong Kong, Milan and several other major cities.
She was named designer of the year by the British Fashion Council in 1990 and 1991.
Her uneasy relationship with the British establishment is perhaps best exemplified by her 1992 trip to Buckingham Palace to receive an Order of the British Empire medal from Queen Elizabeth II: She wore no underwear, and posed for photographers in a way that made that abundantly clear.
Apparently the queen was not offended: Westwood was invited back to receive the even more auspicious designation of Dame Commander of the British Empire — the female equivalent of a knighthood — in 2006.
Westwood is survived by her second husband, Austrian-born Andreas Kronthaler, and her two sons.
The first, fashion photographer Ben Westwood, was her son with Derek Westwood. The second, Joe Corre — her son with McLaren — co-founded the upscale Agent Provocateur lingerie line.
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Katz, a longtime correspondent for The Associated Press who died in 2020, was the principal writer of this obituary.
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Holliday girls basketball senior Jalynn Bristow earned our honor as athlete of the week.
Bristow racked up 56 points and 32 rebounds across two games at the state tournament, helping lead the Lady Eagles to their first basketball state title in school history!
Bristow was named class 3A state tournament MVP. | 2023-03-07T01:54:52+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/local-sports/athlete-of-the-week-jalynn-bristow-march-6-2023/ |
Funding led by Climate Investment will support Fero Labs' white-box artificial intelligence (AI) and deployments of new features that drive real-time emissions reduction for steel, cement, chemical sectors
NEW YORK, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fero Labs, an AI-driven manufacturing process optimization software company, today announced the close of a $15 million growth round led by Climate Investment ('CI', formerly OGCI Climate Investments), with additional participation from investors Blackhorn Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, and DI Technology. This round brings Fero Labs' total funding to date to $30 million.
Today, the manufacturing industry accounts for 25% of global carbon emissions, two-thirds of which come from steel, cement, and chemicals. Fero Labs works with some of the largest global players in these sectors, using AI to help their engineers make more efficient production decisions. To date, Fero Labs' software has uncovered upwards of $20M in savings for customers including Covestro, Gerdau and CELSA Nordic and reduced more than 100,000 tons of carbon emissions. With this new funding, the company plans to deploy new sustainability features that will accelerate commercialization across key industries, with the internal goal of reducing at least 800,000 tons of emissions by 2025.
"We are pleased to announce our latest funding as we continue to build our white-box AI technology to make factories greener," said Berk Birand, co-founder and CEO at Fero Labs. "The industrial sector is notoriously hard to decarbonize, and hardware solutions like carbon capture and storage come with a hefty price tag and daunting implementation process. White-box AI software requires no capital expenditure and can be quickly implemented. This means companies can immediately start reducing emissions and quantify emissions reduction more accurately with easy-to-understand dashboards and reports. Tangible proof of impact is a crucial part of the sustainability journey. The participating investors are the perfect long-term partners for us to bring on as we continue to work toward hitting our sustainability goals."
Fero Labs' software provides plant operators, with little-to-no data science background, access to powerful insights, enabling them to understand the root cause of any issue and deploy updates to ensure their plants operate sustainably and at peak performance. Fero Labs is unique in the industrial space for using white-box AI, which reveals the reasoning behind its predictions. Unlike the black-box AI popularly seen in tools like ChatGPT, Fero Labs makes it possible for users to know if they can trust the results.
"Fero Labs' AI software materially reduces industrial emissions in some of the highest emitting sectors," said Felicity O'Kelly, Investment Principal at CI. "The white-box algorithm approach engenders confidence even at the operator level, which is something that we haven't seen in the market before. Given CI's focus on driving accelerated carbon emissions reduction through high impact innovations, such as Fero Labs, we're excited to partner and support the next phase of the company's growth." Felicity has joined Fero Labs' Board of Directors alongside CI's Technology Director, Rick Cutright, who has joined as an observer.
"We're excited to work with the Fero Labs team as they empower process engineering teams across 'hard-to-abate' sectors. The team's expertise building AI and machine learning models that drive cost and emissions reductions throughout the manufacturing lifecycle makes them particularly well-suited to leverage applied deep learning for the energy transition. We believe differentiation in a crowded AI market can be found at the foundational data unit, and Fero Labs has a clear path to scale their advantage over time," said Melissa Cheong, Managing Partner at Blackhorn Ventures. Melissa has also joined the Fero Labs board as an observer.
In 2022, Fero Labs tripled its revenue and number of customers which span sectors including steel, cement, chemical, energy, food and more. To learn more about Fero Labs, please visit ferolabs.com.
About Fero Labs
Fero Labs makes process optimization software that is powering the next wave of industrial manufacturing. Headquartered in New York, Fero Labs aligns with leading global manufacturers to increase profitability and sustainability at the same time. Since launching in 2015, Fero software has provided industrial customers an average ROI of 233% and saved 200 million pounds of CO2 emissions. Follow us on LinkedIn.
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Climate Investment, formerly OGCI Climate Investments, is an independently managed specialist investor focused on accelerating capital-efficient decarbonization of heavy emitting sectors. Operational since 2017, its team of investment and technical experts has built a portfolio of over 30 outstanding technology and business model innovations that have collectively delivered 57 MT CO2e of greenhouse gas reduction in the period 2019-2022.
Climate Investment was founded by member companies of the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative ("OGCI"). They have invested in Climate Investment funds and deployed many of its portfolio innovations, supporting their early commercial development. Visit www.climateinvestment.com
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VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Nick Edwards' 20 points helped Valparaiso defeat Stonehill 77-67 on Wednesday.
Edwards had six rebounds, 12 assists, and four steals for the Beacons (6-7). Kobe King scored 18 points and added seven rebounds. Quinton Green shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points, while adding seven rebounds.
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The Skyhawks (4-10) were led by Isaiah Burnett, who recorded 12 points and three steals. Josh Mack added 10 points and two steals for Stonehill.
Valparaiso entered halftime up 36-20. King paced the team in scoring in the first half with 12 points. Edwards' 18-point second half helped Valparaiso finish off the 10-point victory.
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NEW YORK, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. ("MPT") (NYSE: MPW) between March 1, 2022 and February 22, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 12, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased MPT securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the MPT class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12794 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 12, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: Throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. ("Prospect"), which is MPT's third largest tenant and leases and operates 13 of MPT's facilities, was facing significant pressures affecting the profitability of its Pennsylvania properties; (2) as a result, there was a significant risk that Prospect would be unable to meet its rental obligations owed to MPT; (3) "given the elongated timing of the Pennsylvania recovery," the Company was reasonably likely to record an impairment charge to the real estate value of the Pennsylvania properties; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendant's positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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The Sunday afternoon update for severe weather clearly shows the projected path of a possibly significant severe weather event on Monday, June 13.
The Storm Prediction Center has updated the shape of possible severe weather in today’s afternoon update. The long corridor of possible severe wind gusts points to a need to watch for a derecho.
A derecho is a long-lasting straight-line wind event. NOAA defines a derecho as, “a wind damage swath that extends more than 240 miles and includes wind gusts of at least 58 mph or greater along most of its length.”
Michigan is not in tornado alley, but we are in derecho alley.
Tornado comes from the Spanish word tornar, to turn. Derecho is also a Spanish word meaning straight ahead.
Monday will have a clump of storms developing somewhere in Wisconsin or Illinois and racing across southern Michigan late Monday afternoon or evening.
This afternoon’s update shows the path the Storm Prediction Center expects for a line of severe thunderstorms.
The black-hatched area is where the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) targets what they call “significant severe weather.”
The discussion from SPC says, “Scattered severe thunderstorms should develop Monday across parts of the northern Plains, and from portions of the Midwest into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes all appear possible. Some of the winds could be significantly severe (75+ mph) across parts of the Midwest/Ohio Valley Monday afternoon/evening.”
“Given the strength of the flow aloft, and potential that a very well-organized bow evolves, potential for significant gusts is evident locally. A narrow corridor of widespread coverage of severe gusts is expected, though highlighting this corridor remains difficult.”
The Storm Prediction Center and I suggest to you that we will have to see where the initial thunderstorms form early Monday afternoon. The farther north the storms initially form, the more likely the severe swath of winds could sweep across southern Lower Michigan.
Here is a new radar forecast from the High Resolution Rapid Refresh Model (HRRR). It’s usually fairly accurate, and shows the severe storms early Monday evening.
Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Lansing, Jackson, Ann Arbor, Detroit and surrounding areas could be in the path of this severe storm complex.
Watch for more updates as the severe weather chance gets closer in time. At some point late Monday morning we should have a good feel for where the storms will form, and where they will track. | 2022-06-12T23:18:59+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/weather/2022/06/mondays-severe-weather-forecast-includes-possible-75-mph-winds-derecho-racing-across-southern-michigan.html |
New promotion features savings on popular Hankook tires
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global tire maker Hankook Tire announces its latest consumer promotion, the Grand Slam Rebate. As MLB teams prepare to battle for glory, Hankook celebrates the final weeks of baseball season by offering consumers up to $100 in savings on popular passenger, SUV and light truck tires.
According to the Hankook Tire Gauge Index, one-third of all Americans (31%) plan to take a trip by car this year, and 1 in 5 (20%) have already taken advantage of consumer rebates to save money. As consumers hit the roads again for their daily commutes and school runs, they can now take advantage of Hankook's Grand Slam Rebate to save on a new set of tires, such as the rugged on- and off-road Dynapro XT or the new Ventus S1 AS to deliver year-round sports performance in all weather conditions.
Consumers who purchase at least four tires from eligible lines between Sept. 26 and Nov. 6, 2022 will qualify for the Grand Slam Rebate. All rebates should be submitted online at hankookrebates.com.
Qualifying tires offered through the 2022 Grand Slam Rebate include:
For more information about the Hankook Grand Slam Rebate, please visit the Hankook rebate website.
Hankook Tire America Corp. is a growing leader in the U.S. tire market, leveraging investments in technology, manufacturing and marketing to deliver high-quality, reliable products that are safer for consumers and the environment. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Hankook Tire America Corp. markets and distributes a complete line of high-performance and ultra-high-performance passenger tires, light truck and SUV tires as well as medium truck and bus tires in the United States. Hankook Tire America Corp. is a subsidiary of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd., a Forbes Global 2000 company headquartered in Seoul, Korea.
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GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Salt Financial today announced a collaboration with MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) to create risk-controlled index solutions for insurance companies. The cooperation is expected to provide insurance companies and their clients with a new way to leverage MSCI's 50 years of expertise in investment research and index construction using Salt's patent-pending truVol® Risk Control Engine (RCE).
The use of historical intraday data for volatility forecasting in truVol is designed to help increase volatility targeting accuracy and responsiveness for risk control indexes. Combining MSCI's expertise in the broad spectrum of index construction and truVol's technology, the parties intend to create highly differentiated risk control indexes for the indexed annuity market.
"MSCI is recognized globally as a premier research and index provider, with vast expertise in many areas across the investment life cycle. We are excited to collaborate with such a distinguished firm," said Tony Barchetto, CEO, Salt Financial.
"This collaboration combines MSCI's industry-leading index franchise in global equity, factors, ESG and thematics, with Salt's next-generation risk management solutions using high frequency data. Our common ambition is to deliver innovative index solutions designed to address investors' needs and investment targets," said Stephane Mattatia, Global Head of Thematic Indexes and Derivatives Licensing at MSCI.
Retirement solutions are in great demand, fueled by an aging population, volatile and uncertain markets, and investors' desire for principal-protected products. MSCI will develop index solutions powered by Salt's truVol RCE aimed at the growing fixed index annuity market.
About Salt Financial
Salt Financial LLC is a leading provider of index solutions and risk analytics, powered by the patent-pending truVol® Risk Control Engine (RCE). We leverage the rich information contained in intraday prices to better estimate volatility to develop index-based investment products for insurance carriers, investment banks, asset managers, and ETF issuers. Salt is committed to collaborating with industry leaders to empower the pursuit of financial outperformance for investors worldwide. For more information, please visit www.saltfinancial.com.
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SOURCE Salt Financial | 2023-02-15T16:24:26+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2023/02/15/salt-financial-msci-announce-strategic-collaboration-develop-volatility-controlled-index-solutions/ |
CARY, N.C., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: FTHM), a national, technology-driven, end-to-end real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings for brokerages and agents, today announced that it will participate in the Stephens Annual Investment Conference on Wednesday, November 16 in Nashville.
Joshua Harley, Fathom's Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Marco Fregenal, the Company's President and Chief Financial Officer, will conduct a fireside chat at 1:00 p.m. CT. Harley and Fregenal will conduct one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the day.
The fireside chat will be webcast live on Fathom's investor relations website at www.FathomInc.com, and will be archived on the site for 90 days.
About Fathom Holdings Inc.
Fathom Holdings Inc. is a national, technology-driven, real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings to brokerages and agents by leveraging its proprietary cloud-based software, intelliAgent. The Company's brands include Fathom Realty, Dagley Insurance, Encompass Lending, intelliAgent, LiveBy, Real Results, and Verus Title. For more information, visit www.FathomInc.com.
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SOURCE Fathom Realty | 2022-11-02T13:10:42+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/prnewswire/2022/11/02/fathom-holdings-participate-stephens-annual-investment-conference-november-16/ |
Jolicoeur, who died Feb. 12, co-founded the hip-hop group De La Soul in the 1980s, while still in high school. The group brought a sense of fun and wit to the genre. Originally broadcast in 2000.
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Jolicoeur, who died Feb. 12, co-founded the hip-hop group De La Soul in the 1980s, while still in high school. The group brought a sense of fun and wit to the genre. Originally broadcast in 2000.
Copyright 2023 Fresh Air | 2023-02-17T19:30:49+00:00 | nepm.org | https://www.nepm.org/2023-02-17/remembering-de-la-soul-co-founder-david-jolicoeur-aka-trugoy-the-dove |
CHICAGO (WGN) — A St. Louis woman filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago against five cosmetic manufacturers, including L’Oreal, on Monday alleging their hair straightening products can cause uterine cancer.
Jenny Mitchell filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois, saying she was exposed to phthalates- and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in hair care products directly and proximately leading to her uterine cancer diagnosis.
The allegations in the lawsuit are against L’Oreal USA Inc. and L’Oreal USA Products Inc., Strength of Nature Global LLC, Soft Sheen Carson (W.I.) Inc., Dabur International Ltd. and Dabur USA Inc., and Namaste Laboratories.
Mitchell said she started using chemical hair straighteners when she was about 8 years old in the third grade.
“Society has made it a norm to look a certain way in order to feel a certain way,” said Mitchell.
Two decades later, at age 28, she went in for a fertility appointment and underwent a routine ultrasound. Three days later, she was told she had been diagnosed with uterine cancer. She subsequently had to get a hysterectomy.
The lawsuit states that endocrine-disrupting chemicals commonly found in hair straightening products can cause uterine cancer, specifically the highly toxic manufactured chemical known as DI-2-Ethylhexylphthalate, or DEHP.
“Millions of little girls have this put on their head at 7, 8, 9 years old, sometimes twice a month or every other month,” said attorney Diandra Debrosse Zimmerman.
Attorneys in the lawsuit point to a recent study released by the National Institute of Health that showed women who used chemical straighteners were at a higher risk of uterine cancer.
Of the 33,000-plus women who participated in the study over a decade, 378 of them developed uterine cancer, with those who reported using chemical hair relaxers being more than twice as likely to develop the disease as opposed to those who didn’t use them.
WGN reached out to the companies named in the lawsuit but did not immediately receive a response. | 2022-10-25T23:11:23+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/loreal-4-other-companies-accused-in-lawsuit-alleging-chemical-hair-straighteners-can-cause-uterine-cancer/ |
Dylan Blekicki tallied seven goals and one assist for Pingry, No. 15 in the NJ.com Top 20, as it defeated No. 16 Somerville 17-6 in Martinsville and won its fifth in a row.
Pingry (6-1) took an 11-2 lead into halftime pulling away in the third quarter and outscoring Somerville 5-2. Asher Ziv added two goals and four assists while Graham Stevens made 17 saves.
Dylan Knapp led Somerville (6-3) with three goals.
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Craig Epstein may be reached at cepstein@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @CraigEpstein18. | 2023-04-29T21:34:19+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/04/no-15-pingry-defeats-no-16-somerville-boys-lacrosse-recap.html |
Hot Rod’s Pizza reopens in new location
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Hot Rod’s Pizza is back in business, but the restaurant is in a new location.
In January, officials with the restaurant announced on Facebook that the business was moving into the old Pizza Hut on Combs Road.
The restaurant opened at 11 a.m. on Thursday.
The business was closed for approximately three weeks. WYMT spoke with one woman who says she is excited about the new location.
Miranda Davis said, “Yes, I think everyone is really excited to have a little bit more options that is closer to where they work, where they go to school, and can just step out with their friends, without having to take too much time to get there.”
The new location offers a buffet, a party room and dine-in services.
The restaurant’s hours will be 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Monday through Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, the business will be open from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The restaurant will be open from 12 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The buffet will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays and on Sunday’s from noon to 2 p.m.
Even though Hot Rod’s now offers dine in options, you can still get your food delivered or to-go.
Copyright 2023 WYMT. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-10T00:27:50+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2023/03/09/hot-rods-pizza-reopens-new-location/ |
MOAPA VALLEY, Nev. (KTNV) — People were left stranded in floodwaters south of Las Vegas, Nevada, Wednesday morning.
At approximately 1:30 a.m., the Moapa Valley Fire District (MVFD) received reports of two incidents where people were trapped in their vehicles in flood waters.
Arriving crews found a semi-truck that was stuck in flood water near State Route 168 at the Overton Wash Crossing. Firefighters say the driver was unable to get out of the vehicle due to flood waters rushing by his truck. MVFD swift water crews were able to reach the driver and bring them to safety.
The second incident occurred south of the first incident, in which arriving crews found a van with two people trapped inside by flood water that had risen to the windows. Due to the rushing waters and lack of access by swift water rescue members, a helicopter was called in to assist.
A crew was able to successfully hoist the two people from their vehicle to safety.
No one was injured during either incident.
State Route 169, south of Overton, will be closed until further notice while crews clean up the roads and remove the trapped vehicles.
This story was originally reported on ktnv.com. | 2022-09-14T21:19:23+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/firefighters-conduct-swift-water-rescues-near-las-vegas |
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd’s killing to as many as 6½ years in prison but to impose significantly stiffer yet unspecified sentences on two others.
They urged U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson to follow the nonbinding federal sentencing guidelines for former Officer Thomas Lane and impose a penalty between 5¼ and 6½ years on prison.
Prosecutors also said former Officer J. Alexander Kueng deserves a “substantially higher” sentence than Lane’s, but less than the 20 to 25 years Derek Chauvin is expected to get. And they said they’ll seek a ”comparable” sentence to Kueng’s for former Officer Tou Thao.
Both Lane and Kueng helped restrain Floyd on the night in May 2020 when Chauvin, who is white killed Floyd, a Black man, by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes despite Floyd’s fading pleas that he couldn’t breathe. Thao helped hold back a crowd of concerned bystanders.
The killing sparked immediate protests in Minneapolis that spread around the U.S. and beyond in a reckoning over police brutality and discrimination against people of color.
Chauvin reached a plea agreement in December that calls for a 20- to 25-year sentence. Prosecutors are seeking 25 years for him. Thao, Kueng and Lane went to trial and were convicted on related federal civil rights charges in February. Lane is white, Kueng is African American and Thao is Asian American.
Prosecutors said in a sentencing memo for Kueng that “several factors weigh heavily in favor of a lengthy prison sentence” for him.
They cited Kueng’s “abuse of state powers,” his “lack of acceptance of responsibility, including his (at-times obstructive and incredible) trial testimony,” the need to deter other officers from standing by when colleagues abuse arrestees who aren’t resisting, and the need for consistency with other cases of officers accused of failing to intervene to protect an arrestee from abuse.
Prosecutors noted how it was established at trial that Kueng “directed a helpful firefighter away from Mr. Floyd and rebuffed Lane’s questions about whether Mr. Floyd should be rolled on his side. He personally assessed that Mr. Floyd did not have a pulse, and then did nothing about it.”
And they said some of Kueng’s testimony “directly and obviously conflicted with other, irrefutable evidence presented at trial” in ways that amounted to perjury, particularly as it related to whether Kueng knew that Floyd “had a serious medical need.”
The prosecutors indicated they would lay out different reasons for a similar sentence for Thao in a separate memo that had not been filed as of Wednesday evening.
In a sentencing memo for Lane, prosecutors said a penalty within the federal guidelines range would be appropriate, but not less as the defense is seeking. They said Lane’s failure to provide aid that could have saved Floyd had “serious consequences” for Floyd and the broader community.
Attorneys for Lane and Thao have not filed their sentencing recommendations yet. A filing outlining what Kueng is seeking was not publicly available Wednesday, but his attorney filed another document Wednesday indicating he would seek a sentence below the guideline range.
Magnuson has not set sentencing dates for the four former officers. The federal civil rights cases were separate from the state murder and manslaughter charges against them.
Chauvin was convicted in state court last year of second-degree murder and sentenced to 22½ years. Lane accepted a plea agreement in May to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter and is awaiting sentencing on that count. Thao and Kueng, who turned down plea bargains earlier, are scheduled to go on trial Oct. 24 on state charges of aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. | 2022-06-30T02:25:23+00:00 | twincities.com | https://www.twincities.com/2022/06/29/federal-prosecutors-in-floyd-killing-seek-prison-sentences-of-5-years-and-more-for-3-ex-officers/ |
EUCLID, Ohio — A Euclid police officer charged with beating a driver during a traffic stop took the stand in his own defense on the third day of his trial Wednesday.
Michael Amiott told the Euclid Municipal Court why he punched and kicked Richard Hubbard after pulling him over for a traffic violation back in 2017.
When asked why he punched Hubbard, Amiott said Hubbard was resisting him.
“I’m throwing strikes because he was actively wrestling with me, he’s grabbing at my hands, he grabbed my foot and he tried to take me down to the ground,” Amiott said.
Amiott also said he used strikes because he did not want to use other weapons, and one of his hands was injured.
“I feel my hand pop when I broke my hand, and, at some point during this fight, I’m figuring out I can’t straighten my hand out, so that’s why I went to strikes,” he said.
During cross-examination, the city’s special prosecutor, Dominic Vitantonio, pointed out that Hubbard complied during the traffic stop, handing over his Ohio ID, car keys, and even getting out of the car in a timely manner.
Vitantonio says what the dash cam shows is Hubbard turning around — not resisting. After Amiott took Hubbard to the ground, even Amiott acknowledged Hubbard never hit back.
“During the three flurries of punches that you threw, did he swing back at you one time?” Vitantonio asked Amiott.
“While I was throwing the punches? No,” Amiott replied.
The prosecutor then brought up Amiott’s past.
Amiott resigned from Mentor’s police department in 2014 after he was told he would be terminated as the result of an internal investigation that included falsifying information on a police report.
The defense has a few more witnesses to call, including a use of force expert.
The judge still plans to wrap up the trial by the end of the week, even if they have to come to court on Saturday.
Amiott faces three misdemeanor charges — two counts of assault and one count of interfering with civil rights. He’s still currently a member of Euclid's police force, and works in the warrant service unit.
RELATED: Officer who was with Amiott during 2017 traffic stop testifies in Euclid officer’s assault trial
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DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Students at a small-town Alabama school, its flag flying at half-mast Monday, returned to class as investigators worked to piece together what happened at a Saturday night shooting that killed four people, including two Dadeville High School students.
The 485-student school is a center of civic life in Dadeville, population 3,200, where “Home of the Tigers” is painted on the water tower. The melee at a teenager’s birthday party also injured 28 at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio, were the teen-age sister of one of the victims was celebrating her Sweet 16.
The weekend was marked by a series of high-profile shootings in the U.S.. One left two people dead and four wounded Saturday in Louisville, Missouri; another resulted in four men being shot — one fatally — in Los Angeles; and a third left two women wounded at Lincoln University in southeastern Pennsylvania.
It wasn’t clear if all of the 28 people injured in Alabama were shot, although Heidi Smith, spokesperson for Dadeville’s Lake Martin Community Hospital, said 15 people with gunshot wounds were received there. Others were taken to other hospitals.
The dead include Marsiah Emmanuel “Siah” Collins, 19, of Opelika; Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 23, of Dadeville; Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, 18, of Camp Hill and Shaunkivia Nicole “Keke” Smith, 17, of Dadeville, Tallapoosa County Coroner Mike Knox told The Associated Press on Monday. Relatives had identified Dowdell and Smith on Sunday.
Tallapoosa County Superintendent Raymond Porter said counselors would be present at the school Monday. Smith said her hospital and others would provide at least some of those, saying students “are going to arrive today to a tragedy.”
“It’s going to be a tough time for graduation and for these kids and we will be here for them and their families for the duration,” Smith said.
It’s also unclear who may have started the shooting and why, or whether investigators have made any arrests. Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency did not take questions during news conferences Sunday. Officials repeatedly asked others to come forward with information on the shooting.
Dowdell was a Dadeville High School student who planned to attend Jacksonville State University to play football.
Michael Taylor, an assistant coach, said he met Dowdell when the boy was 9 and coached him in youth football. Taylor said the team was invited to Atlanta to play in the stadium used by the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons.
“He did some amazing things there, and he never stopped doing them since then,” he said. “He was the No. 1 athlete in the school.”
Smith was also a Dadeville High senior who managed the basketball and track teams.
Collins had played football at Opelika High School before graduating in 2022, his father, Martin Collins, told AL.com. Collins was an aspiring rapper and his father said Collins planned to attend Louisiana State University, where the father is a law student.
Keenan Cooper, the DJ at the party, told WBMA-TV the party was stopped briefly when attendees heard someone had a gun. He said people with guns were asked to leave, but no one left. Cooper said when the shooting began some time later, some people took shelter under a table where he was standing, and others ran out.
At least five bullet holes were visible in the windows of the front of the dance studio Sunday. Investigators combed the scene for more than 12 hours, including climbing onto the roof of the one-story brick building to look for evidence.
The shooting sparked what Mayor Frank Goodman said was a “chaotic” scene at the town’s small hospital, where emergency workers, relatives and friends swarmed on Saturday. Smith said six people were treated locally and have been released, but said others were transferred to larger hospitals in Birmingham, Montgomery, Opelika and Columbus, Georgia. She said transfers by helicopter were slowed by stormy weather Saturday.
“It’s very traumatic in a health care setting, in an emergency room setting when you have one gunshot wound come through, but when you have 15 and they’re all teenagers, our staff has been through a lot,” Smith said.
Antojuan Woody, from the neighboring town of Camp Hill, was a senior and fellow wide receiver with Dowdell on a Dadeville Tigers football team that went undefeated before losing in the second round of the playoffs last year. He said he and Dowdell had been best friends for all of their lives.
He described the victims “as great people who didn’t deserve what happened to them.”
Tallapoosa County Superintendent Raymond Porter said counselors would be present Monday at the system’s schools. Flags flew at half-staff outside Dadeville High Monday as an electronic sign displayed information about the prom and make-up days to take college entrance exams.
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Amy reported from Atlanta. | 2023-04-17T19:28:54+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/inquiry-continues-in-alabama-shooting-that-killed-4-hurt-28/ |
Work-from-home jobs offer a lot of flexibility, but not as much as some coveted "work-from-anywhere" jobs, where you can work anywhere in the world, on your own schedule.
But finding one of these jobs is not as easy as many people think.
Keri Shinault started working from home when the pandemic hit, and never wants to a return to the daily commute.
"It was 2 hours a day driving," she said. "It was a disaster."
This logistics coordinator for an HVAC company now appreciates the extra time her job allows for family and her hobby, painting.
"I love it at my company because it is flexible, and I have the ability to have a much better balance than I ever had," she said.
After working from home much of the past two years, many people have decided they like the flexibility and lower stress of working remotely, and they don't want to have to dress up every day and be in an office at 9 am.
Shinault says she would not have it any other way now.
Why work-from-anywhere jobs are most coveted
The most desirable work-from-home jobs are work-anywhere jobs, where there is no issue if you set up your desk at a beach house, a mountain cabin, or even in a foreign country.
Toni Frana of FlexJobs.com says these positions are "particularly attractive to people who like to travel or for military spouses who have to move around."
She says while many more companies are offering remote or hybrid options, only 5% of remote jobs are true work-from-anywhere positions.
So FlexJobs recently compiled a list of the top 30 companies offering work-from-anywhere jobs. You can see the full list here.
Among the companies is Consensys, where Samuel Akpan works while in Nigeria.
"My daily interaction is now with people from different backgrounds and different cultures and people from all over the world," he told us.
Sam Burda Works for another company on the list, Mod Squad.
She's based in the U.S. and says remote work allows more time for family.
"I was put in charge of my schedule, and that was very empowering," she said.
According to FlexJobs, however, companies can't always offer work-from-anywhere jobs because of the following:
- Tax restrictions.
- State licensing requirements.
- Closeness to clients.
- Proximity to the airport.
If you're looking to apply for a work-from-anywhere position, Frana says to make sure you have a dedicated office, a good high-speed internet connection, and no pets and young children running around to distract you.
"Be highly aware of any distractions. Make sure your communication is very concise and clear," she said.
That way--like Keri Shinault --you've got a shot at working in paradise, and you don't waste your money.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The outline of a bipartisan Senate agreement to rein in gun violence has no game-changing steps banning the deadliest firearms. It does propose measured provisions making it harder for some young gun buyers, or people considered threatening, to have weapons.
And there are meaningful efforts to address mental health and school safety concerns. It all reflects election-year pressure to act both parties feel after mass shootings in May killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York, and 21 more in Uvalde, Texas.
Details of the plan remain in negotiation between Democrats and Republicans, with disagreements over how tightly the initiatives should be drawn. That means the proposal’s potency — and perhaps whether some parts survive — remain undetermined as it’s translated into legislation.
Here’s what’s in and out of the agreement:
A STRENGTHENING, NARROWLY, OF BACKGROUND CHECKS
When people age 18 to 20 try buying firearms, the required federal background check would for the first time include their juvenile crime and mental health records. To allow time for getting data from state and local authorities, the process’ current three-day maximum would be extended up to seven more days, according to aides following the talks. Once the 10 days lapse, the buyer could get the weapon, even if the record search is incomplete.
Currently, dealers considered in the “business” of selling guns are required to get federal firearms licenses. Such sellers must conduct background checks. Bargainers want to cover more people who, while not running a formal business, occasionally sell weapons.
OTHER MEASURED CURBS
The framework calls for grants to help states enforce or enact “red flag” laws that let authorities get court orders temporarily taking guns from people deemed dangerous. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have such statutes, but some lack funds to enforce them robustly.
Penalties would be toughened for so-called straw purchasers, those buying guns for others who don’t qualify. More current or former romantic partners convicted of domestic abuse, or targeted with restraining orders by their victims, would be barred from getting guns. The ban applies today if the couple was married, lived together or had children together.
Inclusion of the tougher restrictions against straw purchasers and estranged partners were surprises because they’d been blocked by Republicans before.
ADDRESSING BROADER PROBLEMS
Democrats say there will be billions of dollars to expand mental health initiatives. This would pay for more community behavioral health centers, strengthened suicide prevention and violence intervention efforts and increased access to mental telehealth visits.
There would be new sums for school safety. These could include better security at building entrances, training for staff and violence prevention programs. The dollar amount is unclear.
HURDLES AHEAD
Democrats responsive to constituents who strongly favor gun curbs want the new law to be as stringent as possible. Republicans want nothing that would turn their adamantly pro-gun voters against them.
This means tough bargaining on the fine print of the legislation.
How narrowly will a new definition of which sellers need federal firearms licenses be written? Are there limits on which juvenile records would be accessible during background checks for younger buyers?
What conditions would states have to meet to qualify for “red flag” funds? What legal protections would people have if the authorities consider them too risky to have firearms?
How much money will the package cost? No one has said, though people familiar with the discussions say a ballpark $15 billion is possible. And how will it be paid for?
A leader of the effort, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., told reporters Monday that bargainers plan to pay for the costs with offsetting spending cuts or new revenues. The latter could be a no-go for Republicans.
Leaders hope the package can be written and approved before Congress begins its July 4 recess.
WHAT’S OUT?
President Joe Biden has proposed reviving the 1994 assault weapons ban, which expired after a decade, or raising the minimum age for buying one from 18 to 21. He wants to ban high-capacity magazines.
He’d repeal the legal immunity from liability protecting gun makers. He wants safe storage requirements for guns and a federal “red-flag” law to cover states without one.
None of those made it into the bill; nor did universal background checks. Biden backs the agreement anyway in the name of a compromise that would produce an achievement.
PROSPECTS AHEAD?
Ten senators from each party joined in announcing the gun outline and saying they backed it. Those numbers are not a coincidence.
They signal potentially enough support for passage by the 50-50 Senate, where Democrats will need at least 10 GOP backers to reach the usual 60-vote threshold. Besides Murphy, the other lead negotiators were Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
Approval in the Democratic-run House is expected, though complications could always emerge.
MORE RESTRICTIONS?
Another bargainer, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said he hopes Republicans will see that “the gun lobby is weaker than they think.” But there are signs that approving future restrictions will be challenging.
For one thing, this spurt of action on guns is Congress’ most significant since the now-expired assault weapons ban was enacted three decades ago. That spotlights how hardened positions can be lasting.
Another clue is the makeup of the agreement’s 20 announced supporters. Blumenthal and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., are the only two running for reelection this year.
Four others, all Republicans, are retiring in January: Sens. Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Rob Portman of Ohio and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.
The rest don’t face reelection until 2024 or 2026.
They are Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Mitt Romney of Utah.
The Democrats are Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Chris Coons of Delaware, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan.
Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, allied with Democrats, also backed the proposal.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Liquid Mobile, formerly Liquid Mobile IV, is revolutionizing access to health and wellness by expanding offerings and changing its name to better represent a commitment to providing groundbreaking access to whole-body wellness. The Kansas-City based company is launching new services straight to consumers' doorsteps in June 2023, including medical weight loss, hormone replacement therapy, labs, telehealth and aesthetics.
"We are excited to expand our business to include more services, providing the communities we serve with convenient and affordable solutions for the health and wellness journeys of our customers," said Christine Ricci, RN, CEO, and Founder of Liquid Mobile.
One of the first new services added is medical weight management. This tailored and personalized support program leverages cutting-edge treatments such as Semaglutide, Peptides, Tirzepatide, and Vitamin B and lipo-mino injections. Paired with nutritional advice from a team of expert clinicians, patients are equipped with the tools they need to reach weight loss goals and achieve optimal nutritional health.
Through in-clinic and mobile experiences, Liquid Mobile IV allows consumers in both Kansas City and Phoenix to choose where they receive comprehensive holistic treatments. Certified nurses will come straight to a client's door within two hours of a request to administer IV therapy for benefits like nausea & vomiting, migraine, performance recovery and essential hydration.
"Investing in your wellbeing is the greatest commitment you can make to yourself. We believe in empowering individuals with the tools they need to achieve optimal health," said Ricci. "That's why we prioritize medically proven procedures, administered by certified nurses with over 15 years of experience, to ensure the highest level of safety and results."
The new offerings include telehealth services patients can utilize to connect with experienced clinicians via video call any day of the week. Liquid Mobile's aesthetic services will incorporate botox and injectables, dermal fillers and microneedling – all with mobile offerings to secure convenience and privacy. Hormone replacement therapy for men and women can assist with mental clarity, focus, sleeping issues, depression, muscle mass loss, fat gain, anxiety and fragile bones.
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HHS releases records to GOP-led panel probing COVID “Wuhan lab leak” theory
The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department has released 900 pages of records to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, according to an HHS official, as the Republican-led panel launches its review of the Biden administration’s handling of the pandemic crisis.
Committee chairman Rep. Brad Wenstrup, Republican of Ohio, had requested records from the agency, including from National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, former White House COVID adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Beccera. The panel, which was previously controlled by Democrats, said it is probing whether COVID-19 originated from a lab in Wuhan, China and the Chinese Communist Party covered it up, as well as whether U.S. taxpayer dollars were being sent to the lab.
The committee requested phone records, calendars and dozens of sets of internal records from top federal health officials. Though HHS did not specify what records it shared with the panel Tuesday evening, an agency spokesperson told CBS News, “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is committed to working in good faith to address the Select Subcommittee’s oversight requests.”
Wenstrup told CBS News he will consider subpoenas against Fauci, Becerra and other key officials, if full responses and answers are not provided to the panel’s questions about COVID-19’s origins and the federal agencies’ response to the outbreak.
“I think there will be subpoenas for some,” Wenstrup said. “Just being honest with you — I would hope that we don’t have to do it very often.”
The theory of a Wuhan “lab leak” has been previously argued by Senate Republicans and has been a particular focus of GOP congressional investigators and some cable news talk segments.
Though Fauci has answered a series of questions about the theory, including in Senate hearings, Wenstrup said Fauci has not done so to the same extent before a House panel.
“We have concerns about (Wuhan), and the type of research and studies that were taking place there,” Wenstrup said. “So, we do want to dig in to that.”
The panel’s top ranking Democrat, Raul Ruiz, of California, said the committee must avoid allowing the investigation to fuel conspiracy theories about COVID. Ruiz told CBS News, “I want to make sure that we avoid — or they avoid — the extreme partisan rhetoric or a witch hunt that will villainize their targets.”
Ruiz said, “I don’t disagree that there is value in identifying the mechanism of identifying a virus quickly and our ability to quickly contain them. The question here is the method of the investigation.” He added, “We’re not interested in extreme partisan rhetoric that only fuels conspiratorial accusations, (which) villainizes individuals from the administration. We’re interested in taking a scientific approach in order to save American lives.”
The subcommittee on the pandemic is beginning its work under Republican control as the U.S. reaches the three-year mark of the pandemic. Wenstrup told CBS News the panel’s initial set of investigations will also probe the impact of school closures and stay-at-home orders.
“I would hope that we do it so that we can bring some clarity and transparency to the American people,” Wenstrup said. “The American people have a lot of distrust right now because they felt like they were told different things at different times.”
Ruiz argues the panel should also explore the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of Americans. The subcommittee, he said, should “ensure the pandemic response is done with equity, making sure that those most vulnerable receive the attention and resources to help save as many lives as we possibly can, to really understand the experience of isolation.”
Some Democrats have sharply criticized the inclusion on the panel of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, who has been accused of espousing conspiracy theories. Wenstrup said, “She has told me that she’s concerned about her children and the effects on businesses, which is part of what we want to take a look at.” He said, “I think those are reasonable things for us to look into.”
Greene did not immediately return requests for comment.
Wenstrup and Ruiz both pledged efforts for bipartisan work in interviews with CBS News, but both acknowledged the pandemic responses by state and federal governments have aroused fiercely partisan reactions. Wenstrup said he hopes that he and Ruiz “can change that narrative a little bit and we can move forward in a professional way and have America see the way that we’re trying to conduct this and get the answers for America so that we’re a better country and more prepared in the future.”
Ruiz said, “When you have individuals who are claiming false conspiracy for partisan reasons, you’re creating doubt in the scientific process of vaccines that we know has saved countless of lives already in the millions.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter in the criminal investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, and refused to permit the Justice Department to resume its use of the highly sensitive records seized in an FBI search last month.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon empowered the newly named special master, Raymond Dearie, to review the entire tranche of records taken in the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and set a November deadline for his work. In the meantime, she continued to block the department from using for its investigation roughly 100 documents marked as classified that were seized.
The sharply worded order from Cannon, a Trump appointee, will almost certainly slow the pace of the investigation and set the stage for a challenge to a federal appeals court. The department had given Cannon until Thursday to put on hold her order pausing investigators’ review of classified records while the special master completes his work. The department said it would ask the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene if she did not do so by then.
The Justice Department did not immediately comment on Thursday’s ruling.
Cannon, who last week granted the Trump team’s request for a special master over the objections of the Justice Department, made clear in her Thursday order that she was not prepared to blindly accept the government’s characterizations of the documents, saying “evenhanded procedure does not demand unquestioning trust in the determinations of the Department of Justice.”
She turned aside the department’s position that Trump could not have any ownership interests in the documents, and said she was receptive to the possibility that the former president could raise valid claims of privilege over at least some of the records. She noted ongoing disagreements between the two sides about the “proper designation of the seized materials” and the “legal implications flowing from those designations.”
“The Court does not find it appropriate to accept the Government’s conclusions on these important and disputed issues without further review by a neutral third party in an expedited and orderly fashion,” she wrote.
The selection of Dearie, a former federal prosecutor who for years served as the chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, came after both the Justice Department and Trump’s lawyers made clear they would be satisfied with his appointment as a so-called special master.
As special master, Dearie will be responsible for reviewing the entire inventory of documents taken during the search of Mar-a-Lago — the FBI says it recovered about 11,000 documents from the home during its search, including roughly 100 with classification markings — and segregating out any that may be covered by claims of executive privilege or attorney-client privilege. He is also tasked with identifying any personal materials of Trump’s that should possibly be returned to him.
The Justice Department said last week that it did not believe that the special master should inspect records with classified markings or evaluate the former president’s claims of privilege. Cannon rejected both positions Thursday, directing the special master to prioritize in his review the documents marked as classified, “and thereafter consider prompt adjustments to the Court’s Orders as necessary.” She set a deadline of Nov. 30 for the special master to complete the work.
The Justice Department has been investigating for months the hoarding of top-secret materials and other classified documents at the Florida property after Trump left office. Citing national security concerns, it has said its investigation would be harmed if the judge did not quickly lift her block on the department from continuing to make use of the classified records in its probe.
Cannon rejected that idea Thursday, saying “there has been no actual suggestion by the Government of any identifiable emergency or imminent disclosure of classified information arising from Plaintiff’s allegedly unlawful retention of the seized property.”
She added, “Instead, and unfortunately, the unwarranted disclosures that float in the background have been leaks to the media after the underlying seizure.”
She also said nothing in her order barred the department from “conducting investigations or bringing charges based on anything other than the actual content of the seized materials,” saying investigators were welcome to interview witnesses and collect information about the “movement and storage of seized materials.”
Trump’s lawyers had asked last month for a judge to name a special master to do an independent review of the records and filter out any that may be covered by claims of privilege. The Justice Department argued the appointment was unnecessary, saying it had already done its own review and Trump had no right to raise executive privilege claims that ordinarily permit the president to withhold certain information from the public and Congress.
Cannon disagreed and directed both sides to name potential candidates for the role.
The Trump team recommended either Dearie or a Florida lawyer for the job. The Justice Department said Monday that, in addition to the two retired judges whose names it submitted, it would also be satisfied with a Dearie appointment.
Dearie served as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York from 1982 to 1986, at which point he was appointed to the federal bench by then-President Ronald Reagan. He has also served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which authorizes Justice Department wiretap applications in investigations involving suspected agents of a foreign power.
Dearie was chief judge of the district from 2007 to 2011, when he took senior status. But the Justice Department has said he remains active and had indicated to officials that he was available for the position and could work expeditiously if appointed to it.
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Associated Press writers Michael Balsamo and Zeke Miller in Washington contributed to this report. | 2022-09-16T17:15:48+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-veteran-ny-judge-named-as-arbiter-in-trump-mar-a-lago-probe/ |
Which Avengers toy is best?
Endless fun and enjoyment can be had when you embrace your favorite characters and heroes from pop culture right at home. While the Avengers have long been championed by ardent comic book fans, the last decade has seen the superheroes explode in popularity due to the success of film and TV franchises.
Avengers toys are ubiquitous and incredibly varied, appealing to fans of all ages. The LEGO Marvel Avengers Helicarrier is an exciting and involved build for creatives young and old, but there are many more types of toys and characters to embrace for all interests, ages and play styles.
What to know before you buy an Avengers toy
Type
Toys come in a variety of forms, from interactive options to those that should be put on display. The most common Avengers toys take the form of action figures that allow fans to move and position figurines of various sizes, recreating famous scenes or simply having them adorn a shelf or desk.
Vehicles are somewhat similar to action figures as they allow fans to play solo or with friends, incorporating other toys to create elaborate scenes. Plush toys are similarly popular: they offer some interactivity but provide comfort and work well as decorations as well. Toys may also take the form of board games, video games, card games or role-playing attire. Check out the Avengers toys buying guide from BestReviews for more info.
Inspiration
It’s important to note that the Avengers characters may take different forms in toys. That’s because their comic book appearance tends to be different from how they are portrayed in film and TV. If buying a gift for someone, it’s worthwhile knowing if they are fans of the comics, the films or both.
Characters
The Avengers comprise a wide range of characters. In the films, the group initially features Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye. Both in the comics and in the films, however, the group grows to include Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, Ant-Man, Black Panther and many others. The Avengers are fairly diverse, with men and women from various backgrounds of various ages and orientations.
What to look for in a quality Avengers toy
Collectibles
Some Avengers toys are purely meant for display. These may be highly detailed and realistic action figures that come with a stand or artistic creations that should be hung on a wall or set on a shelf.
Vinyl Funko Pop! toys are popular collectibles. These 4-inch figurines feature large heads and eyes and are modeled after a range of characters in pop culture, including the Avengers. Most of them are offered in several different outfits and looks based on their many appearances in comics, film and TV, which means if you’re a fan of Iron Man, there are many options from which to choose.
Articulation
When it comes to action figures, detail is just as important as articulation, which determines how and where an action figure can move. Simple action figures may only feature a couple points, perhaps at the shoulders or waist. More elaborate options may include five or even 10 points of articulation, which offers increased movement and more creative expression during playtime. Those with no points of articulation are typically not meant to be played with but instead put on display.
Age range
Avengers toys are made for all ages, with safe and colorful toys made for toddlers, who likely aren’t too familiar with many superheroes, as well as options for adult fans as well. While it’s important not to overwhelm young ones with advanced toys above their age range, most toys don’t really have an upper age limit. If you’re an adult fan of the Avengers, embrace the toys you desire.
How much you can expect to spend on an Avengers toy
Avengers toys vary in price depending on the type. Most action figures and plushies cost between $10-$30, while LEGO sets can range from $50-$100. Vinyl Funko toys cost around $15.
Avengers toy FAQ
Are Avengers toys educational?
A. Playtime for children allows for mental and physical growth. It can foster motor skills, social skills and emotional intelligence. Some toys, particularly LEGOs, require patience, dedication and planning. Additionally, owning toys can instill a sense of responsibility, as youngsters want to take care of their possessions.
In terms of Avengers specifically, each character may resonate with a child due to their prevailing traits, whether they find success with their intellect, passion or determination.
Which popular characters are not part of the Avengers?
A. As the Avengers are part of Marvel Comics, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman of DC fame are not members. Depending on who you ask, the Guardians of the Galaxy are not considered Avengers but instead are their own group of interstellar heroes. However, most heroes fighting in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are considered Avengers by casual fans. Loki and Thanos aren’t Avengers, but the heroes do need villains to face off against, so they may also be included in toys.
What’s the best Avengers toy to buy?
Top Avengers toy
LEGO Marvel Avengers Helicarrier
What you need to know: This is a comprehensive, colorful LEGO build that features a range of exciting characters and welcomes kids and adults alike.
What you’ll love: It features over 1,200 pieces and seven minifigs, including Black Widow, Iron Man and Thor. A large MODOK figurine of battle is included. This build is great for interaction as well as display.
What you should consider: It is pricey, and many accessories may be easy to lose.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Avengers toy for the money
Hasbro Marvel Hulk vs. Abomination
What you need to know: This pair of detailed, interactive action figures are fun to play with or simply collect.
What you’ll love: You get two 6-inch action figures in Hulk and his nemesis Abomination, with nine points of articulation.
What you should consider: This set is inspired by a video game, not films or comics.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Playskool Heroes Captain American Jungle Squad
What you need to know: Colorful and durable, this set of six Avengers is geared toward younger fans.
What you’ll love: Made from a trusted name in kids’ toys, these Avengers are suitable for toddlers. The set features Iron Man and Black Panther, among others. The arms and legs move.
What you should consider: They are small in size and will lose value as kids age.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WASHINGTON, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology trailblazer and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree Paige Kassalen rounds out an exciting list of speakers that you won't want to miss on IEEE-USA's 50th Anniversary Cruise, presented by The IEEE Member Group Insurance Program. The cruise offers IEEE members and guests the opportunity of a lifetime to celebrate IEEE-USA's 50 years of service on an unforgettable voyage.
In her role as Head of Customer Operations at computer vision startup CrowdAI, Paige focuses on bringing AI solutions out of R&D to drive real-world decision making. She is also an IEEE member, author and contributor for IEEE-USA InSight, and has been a guest speaker on IEEE-USA webinars.
Earlier in her career, Paige worked on the Solar Impulse 2, which was the first solar-powered airplane to circumnavigate the globe. As the only female ground crew engineer on that project and a member of Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Paige brings a unique perspective to the cruise.
Paige will share her experiences in emerging technical fields and discuss empowering technical professionals, especially young professionals and women, to push the boundaries of their career. She will take the stage alongside metaverse expert and futurist Amy Peck and Graham Fuller from AMBA for a slate of lightning talks aboard Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas.
IEEE members and guests are invited to join us on this once-in-a-lifetime tropical excursion celebrating IEEE-USA's five decades serving U.S. IEEE members. From 16-20 October 2023, this four-night round-trip voyage will sail from sunny Orlando, FL (Port Canaveral), to the beautiful Bahamas, including stops in charming Nassau and exciting CocoCay.
The cruise offers a special opportunity to hear from these world-class speakers, enjoy private receptions, live entertainment, scheduled meetups and games with exclusive giveaways throughout the voyage.
"This will be an experience unlike any you've had before," said Ed Palacio, 2023 IEEE-USA President. "Whether you're looking to learn, network, or just unwind and have fun with your IEEE friends and colleagues, this cruise is the perfect chance to experience all that IEEE-USA has to offer."
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Clarity announced that it advised Utah-based XPS Technologies (XPS), a leading provider of multi-carrier ecommerce parcel shipping technology and solutions, in its acquisition by Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, in a transaction valued at up to $USD 140 million over two years.
XPS provides its cloud-based multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions directly to small-, medium- and large-sized ecommerce shippers. It also provides a white-label shipping platform to logistics services providers. The XPS platform helps customers streamline their ecommerce supply chain and reduce transportation costs by automatically importing orders, comparing carrier rates, printing shipping labels for all major carriers, and tracking through final delivery. The XPS platform is even more powerful with its integrations to leading ecommerce marketplaces, ERP providers and supply chain platforms.
"John Cooper, Susan Blanco and the Capital Clarity team were highly instrumental in enabling XPS to accomplish this monumental transaction. Capital Clarity's deep expertise in both the ecommerce and enterprise software industries enabled us to secure the ideal strategic partner to significantly enhance the trajectory of our business in both domestic and international markets." said Wasaga Clack, CEO of XPS Technologies.
"XPS complements our significant recent investments in the ecommerce fulfillment and shipping solutions domain," said Edward J. Ryan, Descartes' CEO. "We welcome the XPS customers, employees and partners to the Descartes community and, together, look forward to helping the community manage the full lifecycle of domestic and international ecommerce shipments."
Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use its modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Descartes' headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and the company has offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrea Flores, the former director of border management on the National Security Council under President Biden, about the expiration of Title 42.
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(NewsNation) — Irene Gakwa, 32, thrived upon her move to America. The recent immigrant from Kenya lived with her family in Idaho before moving to Gillette, Wyoming.
While in Idaho, Gakwa split time living with her brothers, making friends and taking classes in hopes of becoming a nurse. Then, she met a man on Craigslist named Nathan Hightman.
“It seemed OK. At that time, everything seemed OK. I didn’t really know Nathan, but I said, ‘If you’re going to date my sister, I really need to know about you and it’s going to take a time or two to hang out,’” Gakwa’s brother Kennedy Wainaiana recalled.
Wainaiana learned that in the summer of 2021, Gakwa moved with Hightman to Wyoming. The couple was engaged.
But Wainaiana grew concerned when he noticed that Gakwa’s texts had changed.
“We’re from Kenya and sometimes we mix English and a language called Swahili,” Wainaiana said.
He added that, “We mix a word of English and a word of Swahili, so I can tell that’s her. But then, on March 5, I texted her and asked her something. She texted back, and it was only English. So now that I know what I know, maybe it wasn’t her.”
Still, Wainaiana is desperate to know more. Gakwa was reported missing in March.
Hightman told police that Gakwa packed clothing into two plastic bags and announced that she was leaving Gillette, Wyoming. He said she entered a dark-colored SUV and left the area.
“I think that’s false,” Wainaiana said. “That’s a false story, something he was just saying to get the police off his porch.”
Police were back on his porch soon enough. They arrested Hightman and charged him with draining Gakwa’s bank accounts, deleting her email account and using her credit card at Walmart to buy a shovel, a pair of boots and a pair of pants.
Police report that Hightman said he did it to force her to contact him in the event she needed money.
Stacy Koester never met Gakwa and is not a professional searcher, but that hasn’t stopped her from putting in hundreds of hours of time looking for her.
Koester organized a search with horses that specialize in human decomposition, used cadaver dogs, and covered hundreds of miles.
“There’s a lot of vast open country and one main road may have 50 to 60 side roads, twists and turns. So, it’s covering the areas and making sure that you don’t go over those same places repeatedly,” Koester said.
Wyoming Truth journalist Jennifer Kocher is amazed at the determination of the searchers.
“I’ve covered many missing persons cases, and this one felt different because nobody at the searches knew who she was,” Kocher said.
Police have asked the public to be on the lookout for a 55-gallon metal drum that could be burned and abandoned.
“Most recent searches are kind of zeroing in on that barrel, which helps save time too because you can see a barrel from … in some cases, along the highway, so we’re kind of clumping through stuff. I have a ski pole that I use,” Kocher said.
Meanwhile the use of social media to find Gakwa is making for a bizarre twist in the case. Search organizer Stacy Koester was hit with a protective stalking order by none other than Nathan Hightman. He objected to her using his name and other information on TikTok.
“I was blown away by this because I’m not doing anything wrong. I’m looking for a missing woman,” Koester said.
Back in Idaho, “my parents spend sleepless nights,” Wainaiana said. “Just tell us the truth.”
NewsNation has reached out to Hightman’s attorney. We have not heard back yet.
Stacy Koester is expected to appear in court Thursday to deal with the protective stalking order that’s been filed against her.
Anyone with information on the case is urged to call the Gillette Police Department at 307-682-5155. | 2022-09-15T22:35:42+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/fiance-charged-with-draining-missing-womans-bank-accounts/ |
ATLANTA (AP) — Charles Stanley, a prominent televangelist who once led the Southern Baptist Convention, died Tuesday at his home in Atlanta at age 90, In Touch Ministries announced.
No cause of death was announced.
Born in rural Dry Fork, Virginia, Stanley was senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Atlanta for 50 years. The church grew rapidly after he became its leader in 1971, moving from central Atlanta to a suburban campus in 1997 to accommodate a growing flock in the sprawling urban area.
“We are forever grateful for his enduring legacy of faithful leadership and spiritual guidance,” the church said in a social media post.
But his greatest fame came from his role in hosting “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley,” a Christian teaching program that began airing on the newborn Christian Broadcasting Network in 1978. That led to the creation of a separate nonprofit, In Touch Ministries, that sent Stanley’s broadcasts across the nation and world through radio and television. It even created solar-powered audio players containing the Bible, some of Stanley’s sermons and other materials that are available in more than 100 languages. Stanley also wrote more than 40 books.
When Stanley stepped down from First Baptist as senior pastor in 2020, he said he wasn’t planning to stop preaching, instead focusing his energies on In Touch Ministries.
“I’ll continue to preach the gospel as long as God allows, and my goal remains the same: to get the truth of the gospel to as many people as possible as quickly as possible in the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God,” Stanley said in a video message to the church when he took on the title of pastor emeritus.
Stanley served two one-year terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1985 and 1986, at the peak of a time when theological conservatives were fighting to oust more moderate leaders from leadership roles in the convention and its seminaries, saying the church needed to be truer to Biblical authority.
“My election infuriated the opposition and ultimately revealed many of the underlying problems that had existed in the convention for a long time but had either been ignored or denied,” Stanley wrote in a 2016 autobiography. “All the liberal and moderate political forces of the Southern Baptist Convention were against me, which included seminary presidents and state convention newspapers.”
In his first term, Stanley helped stop congregations from ordaining women. His second election in 1985 was bolstered by a last-minute telegram of support from famous evangelist Billy Graham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
“After Stanley’s election, the battle subsided and eventually the moderates moved on from the fight or away from the denomination,” Ed Stetzer, executive director of Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College in Illinois, told the newspaper.
Stanley was also a devoted photographer of nature and the outdoors, with many of pictures reproduced by In Touch publications.
Stanley separated from his longtime wife, Anna, in the 1990s, before divorcing in 2000. Although First Baptist had barred divorced men as ministers, and Stanley had once said he would resign if his wife left him, the church affirmed him remaining pastor.
Some other evangelical Christians panned the decision. Dissenters included his son, Andy Stanley, who said he wanted his father to offer to quit and let the church decide. Instead, it was Andy Stanley who left the congregation and founded Northpoint Ministries, a network of eight evangelical Christian churches in Atlanta and its suburbs. He and his sister Becky survive Charles Stanley,
Despite the split, Andy Stanley told WAGA-TV that his father was a role model for pastors.
“Not just how to preach or how to build a church,” said Andy Stanley. “But how to get to a finish line with integrity and to be able to look back and be proud of everything that came before, and unfortunately that’s increasingly rare.” | 2023-04-19T02:39:11+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/charles-stanley-influential-baptist-preacher-dies-at-90/ |
Water polo coach convicted of sexual assault of teen players
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California water polo coach was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting teenage girls during underwater training sessions while he claimed to be preparing them for competition, prosecutors said.
Jurors convicted Bahram Hojreh — who coached for the International Water Polo Club in Los Alamitos, California, and Kennedy High School in nearby La Palma — of 22 felony counts including sexual battery and lewd acts on a child on nine teenage victims from 2012 to 2017, the Orange County District Attorney’s office said in a statement.
Hojreh, 46, was also convicted of a lesser assault charge on a tenth victim, prosecutors said.
During trial, victims testified that the coach abused them underwater during coaching sessions and claimed it was to “toughen them up” for competition. In some instances, their parents were poolside when the assaults occurred at an Olympic-size pool at a military base in Los Alamitos, prosecutors said.
“The wounds these young girls suffered at the hands of this monster may not be visible, but they are very, very real and they are scars that they will carry with them forever,” District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in the statement.
Hojreh is being held without bail pending sentencing. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 12.
A message seeking comment was left for his lawyer.
After the allegations, Hojreh was barred from participation in USA Water Polo events.
A group of players who accused him of abuse filed a lawsuit against the club and USA Water Polo, alleging they failed to protect them. Last year, they reached a $14 million settlement. | 2022-11-17T01:48:47+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2022/11/16/water-polo-coach-convicted-of-sexual-assault-of-teen-players/ |
By NICOLE WINFIELD
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
“Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an exclusive interview Tuesday with The Associated Press.
Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the world support laws that criminalize homosexuality or discriminate against LGBTQ people, and he himself referred to the issue in terms of “sin.” But he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds, and said bishops in particular need to undergo a process of change to recognize the dignity of everyone.
“These bishops have to have a process of conversion,” he said, adding that they should apply “tenderness, please, as God has for each one of us.”
Francis’ comments, which were hailed by gay rights advocates as a milestone, are the first uttered by a pope about such laws. But they are also consistent with his overall approach to LGBTQ people and belief that the Catholic Church should welcome everyone and not discriminate.
Some 67 countries or jurisdictions worldwide criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity, 11 of which can or do impose the death penalty, according to The Human Dignity Trust, which works to end such laws. Experts say even where the laws are not enforced, they contribute to harassment, stigmatization and violence against LGBTQ people.
In the U.S., more than a dozen states still have anti-sodomy laws on the books, despite a 2003 Supreme Court ruling declaring them unconstitutional. Gay rights advocates say the antiquated laws are used to justify harassment, and point to new legislation, such as the “Don’t say gay” law in Florida, which forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, as evidence of continued efforts to marginalize LGBTQ people.
The United Nations has repeatedly called for an end to laws criminalizing homosexuality outright, saying they violate rights to privacy and freedom from discrimination and are a breach of countries’ obligations under international law to protect the human rights of all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Declaring such laws “unjust,” Francis said the Catholic Church can and should work to put an end to them. “It must do this. It must do this,” he said.
Francis quoted the Catechism of the Catholic Church in saying gay people must be welcomed and respected, and should not be marginalized or discriminated against.
“We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity,” Francis said, speaking to the AP in the Vatican hotel where he lives.
Francis’ remarks come ahead of a trip to Africa, where such laws are common, as they are in the Middle East. Many date from British colonial times or are inspired by Islamic law. Some Catholic bishops have strongly upheld them as consistent with Vatican teaching, while others have called for them to be overturned as a violation of basic human dignity.
In 2019, Francis had been expected to issue a statement opposing criminalization of homosexuality during a meeting with human rights groups that conducted research into the effects of such laws and so-called “conversion therapies.”
In the end, after word of the audience leaked, the pope didn’t meet with the groups. Instead, the Vatican No. 2 did and reaffirmed “the dignity of every human person and against every form of violence.”
There was no indication that Francis spoke out about such laws now because his more conservative predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, recently died. The issue had never been raised in an interview, but Francis willingly responded, citing even the statistics about the number of countries where homosexuality is criminalized.
On Tuesday, Francis said there needed to be a distinction between a crime and a sin with regard to homosexuality. Church teaching holds that homosexual acts are sinful, or “intrinsically disordered,” but that gay people must be treated with dignity and respect.
Bantering with himself, Francis articulated the position: “It’s not a crime. Yes, but it’s a sin. Fine, but first let’s distinguish between a sin and a crime.”
“It’s also a sin to lack charity with one another,” he added.
Francis has not changed the church’s teaching, which has long riled gay Catholics. But he has made reaching out to LGBTQ people a hallmark of his papacy.
The pope’s comments didn’t specifically address transgender or nonbinary people, just homosexuality, but advocates of greater LGBTQ inclusion in the Catholic Church hailed the pope’s comments as a momentous advance.
“His historic statement should send a message to world leaders and millions of Catholics around the world: LGBTQ people deserve to live in a world without violence and condemnation, and more kindness and understanding,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of the U.S.-based advocacy group GLAAD.
New Ways Ministry, a Catholic LGBTQ advocacy group, said the church hierarchy’s silence on such laws until now had had devastating effects, perpetuating such policies and fueling violent rhetoric against LGBTQ people.
“The pope is reminding the church that the way people treat one another in the social world is of much greater moral importance than what people may possibly do in the privacy of a bedroom,” the group’s executive director, Francis DeBernardo, said in a statement.
One of the cardinals recently appointed by the pope – Robert McElroy, the bishop of San Diego — is among those Catholics who would like the church to go further, and fully welcome LGBTQ people into the church even if they are sexually active.
“It is a demonic mystery of the human soul why so many men and women have a profound and visceral animus toward members of the L.G.B.T. communities,” McElroy wrote Tuesday in the Jesuit magazine America. “The church’s primary witness in the face of this bigotry must be one of embrace rather than distance or condemnation.”
Starting with his famous 2013 declaration, “Who am I to judge?” — when he was asked about a purportedly gay priest — Francis has gone on to minister repeatedly and publicly to the gay and transgender communities. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, he favored granting legal protections to same-sex couples as an alternative to endorsing gay marriage, which Catholic doctrine forbids.
Despite such outreach, Francis was criticized by the Catholic gay community for a 2021 decree from the Vatican’s doctrine office that said the church cannot bless same-sex unions.
In 2008, the Vatican declined to sign onto a U.N. declaration that called for the decriminalization of homosexuality, complaining the text went beyond the original scope. In a statement at the time, the Vatican urged countries to avoid “unjust discrimination” against gay people and end penalties against them.
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WAUSAU, Wis. — The sister of Neena Pacholke, a beloved morning news anchor in the Midwest who had ties to the Tampa Bay area, wants people to know how much love she had for others.
"I want people to know how loved she was, how much she loved other people," Kaitlynn Pacholke wrote. "The world needs more Neenas."
Neena Pacholke died Saturday in Wisconsin, according to her news station WAOW-TV. A colleague confirmed with 10 Tampa Bay she died by suicide.
She was 27 years old.
"The entire team here at News 9 are absolutely devastated by the loss as we know so many others are as well," the news outlet said in a statement. "Neena loved this community and the people who lived here. She was a kind person with a big heart and a contagious smile and we will miss her greatly."
Neena Pacholke was reportedly engaged to be married.
“Sometimes you just don’t know what people are going through, no matter how much you think you know someone," Kaitlynn Pacholke told the Tampa Bay Times. "... My sister had access to every resource you could imagine. She was loved by everybody. She was so good at her job.”
The Times reported Neena Pacholke grew up in Tampa and in 2013 helped lead the Freedom High basketball team to its only state tournament berth.
She would later play for the University of South Florida's women's basketball team, lettering in three seasons as a point guard, the Times reported.
Neena Pacholke loved cats, her family and basketball, according to her former USF basketball teammate, Micah Kroll.
"Neena and I grew up playing basketball together. Maybe for the last ten years or longer," she said.
USF women's basketball head coach Jose Fernandez said he knew Neena Pacholke well because their families were close friends.
"It's been a tough couple of days as you know we lost a former student-athlete, Neena Pacholke over the weekend," Fernandez said.
Neena Pacholke's mom was also a basketball coach at Freedom High School. Her daughter went through tough times while on the team. In 2013, she lost her high school sweetheart to brain cancer, and her mom also battled cancer.
"She’s always been a fighter and a warrior, which is why something like this is so surprising because she’s always overcome so much hurt and tragedy," Fernandez said.
As far as Kroll and Fernandez knew, they weren’t aware of any warning signs before Neena Pacholke took her own life on Saturday.
"We don’t have all the details, we do know the cause of death, what lead to her taking her life, I’m sure we’ll find out," Fernandez said.
As loved ones search for the why, they said they will remember Neena Pacholke for her big heart.
"Her love for everything. She just truly deeply loved with her whole heart," Kroll stated.
According to a Facebook post in May, Neena Pacholke had been with News 9 since 2017. One of the many tributes to Neena Pacholke's memory came from her morning news co-anchor, Brendan Mackey.
"I have never met anyone in my entire life that is more loved than this girl. Everyday [sic] she made people smile, whether that was through a tv screen or just being an incredible friend. She was so happy and so full of life and a role model," Mackey wrote, in part, on Facebook.
"Let’s remember Neena Pacholke for the beautiful person she was. The brightest light in the room. The biggest smile and the funniest laugh," Mackey's post continued.
If you need help or know someone who does, you can call or text 988, which is the 24/7 national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Here in Florida, you can call the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay by dialing 211. For more information, you can also contact the Substance Abuse and mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) by calling 1-800-662-4357 or by clicking here. | 2022-08-31T20:08:22+00:00 | 11alive.com | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/neena-pacholke-wisconsin-news-anchor-dies/67-265e7a08-2719-4407-80be-aae78ecfdff7 |
The Buffalo Bills are expected to make their first pick of the 2022 draft quite late Thursday, extending the suspense.
With the Bills picking at No. 25, the team generally having a strong roster, and with the 2022 draft being harder to plot out without obvious landing spots for quarterbacks relative to years past, there’s no overwhelming consensus on whom the Bills might take.
Still, a few players have cemented themselves in the conversation.
The Buffalo News looked at 25 different mock drafts by national analysts. Fourteen of the 25 had the Bills going with a defensive player in the first round, with cornerback being the most projected position. Ten analysts said the Bills will pick a cornerback, given lack of depth and a chance to bolster the roster opposite Tre’Davious White.
Four predicted the team will add another wide receiver, and four said running back, with the latter group all going with Iowa State’s Breece Hall.
Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth was mocked to the Bills in seven of the 25 mock drafts, including by The Buffalo News’ Jay Skurski. The other two cornerbacks mentioned were Kaiir Elam of Florida and Trent McDuffie of Washington. Michigan’s Daxton Hill is listed as a safety, but he can line up at multiple spots.
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Iowa State's Hall followed Booth as the most common pick. Four players were selected in two mock drafts: McDuffie, Hill, Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson and offensive lineman Zion Johnson. | 2022-04-26T22:59:23+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/mock-draft-roundup-national-analysts-all-over-the-map-for-the-bills/article_8a830d4c-c599-11ec-93da-8feda98fb5a7.html |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s district attorney Monday released surveillance video showing the fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter by an on-duty Walgreens security guard, along with other footage and documents that she said support her decision not to file charges against the guard.
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins released the information amid public outcry over the April 27 death of Banko Brown, a 24-year-old who was not armed, outside a downtown Walgreens. Last week, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution urging her office and the police department to release more evidence. She cited self-defense in her decision not to charge the guard, Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony.
But the release of surveillance video did not appear to quell critics in a city dogged by brazen shoplifting and wide division over the appropriate responses to crime, particularly when the suspect is homeless or impoverished.
The footage, which does not have sound, shows Brown heading for the door with a bag in his hand when he is stopped by Anthony, who then punches him repeatedly. The two struggle until Anthony pins Brown to the ground. Meanwhile, shoppers continued to enter the store during the confrontation.
When Anthony lets Brown go, Brown picks up the bag and moves to exit the store. He turns around and appears to step toward Anthony, at which point Anthony lifts his gun and shoots once, sending Brown falling back onto the ground outside.
In a police interview, Anthony said he told Brown to put the items back, but Brown was aggressive and fought to keep the items. He said he told Brown he would let him go if he calmed down, and that Brown kept saying he was going to stab him. A knife was not found on Brown.
Anthony said he let Brown go, but he drew his gun and kept it pointed at the ground just in case Brown attacked. He said he shot when Brown advanced, not realizing Brown would just spit at him.
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton said in a statement that the video does not show justification for the shooting. He plans to join Board President Aaron Peskin in calling on the state attorney general for an independent review of the prosecutor’s decision.
But Jenkins, who initially discharged the case May 1, said that even after seeking more evidence, there was nothing to rebut the guard’s reasonable claim of self-defense. She pleaded with viewers to review all the evidence, including witness and police reports, especially since the video footage lacks sound.
“There will be a temptation, as human beings, to only view the video footage of this incident and nothing else. We are accustomed to seeing videos online, and that often is what captures our attention rather than going the extra step to look deeper,” she said in a news conference.
Brown, who struggled with homelessness, worked as a community organizer for the Young Women’s Freedom Center, a nonprofit that provides support for young women and trans youth.
“We do not need to see the video to know that Banko Brown’s killing was unjustified. Armed force is not a justified response to poverty,” said Julia Arroyo, the center’s co-executive director, in a statement Monday. “We must live with the sobering reality that he was killed for no other cause but $14.”
Arroyo has described Brown as smart and funny young man who, while shy, made friends easily.
Supervisor Dean Preston introduced legislation last week so that private security guards could not draw their firearms unless there is an actual and specific threat to a person.
Walgreens did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Walgreens, Target and other merchants downtown have complained about brazen shoplifting. Whole Foods recently announced it would temporarily shutter a downtown location, citing employee safety.
Kingdom Group Protective Services, which provides security for Walgreens, said in a statement that it is cooperating with law enforcement and could not provide further comment.
State records show Anthony has been licensed as a security guard since 2012.
Jenkins became district attorney last year after voters ousted her predecessor, Chesa Boudin, over criticism that he was too soft on crime. She pledged to be a fair but tough prosecutor who would not ignore blatant retail theft and open-air drug dealing.
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Associated Press reporter Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed. | 2023-05-16T02:43:48+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/san-francisco-da-releases-video-of-walgreens-security-guard-fatally-shooting-alleged-shoplifter/ |
TEXAS (KXAN) — A 6-year-old Texas boy has reportedly died after he and his father were struck by lightning in May.
Matthew Boggs went to pick up his two sons after they were dropped off by a school bus on May 15 in Bosque County, located northwest of Waco, The Dallas Morning News reports. The boy, Grayson, and his father were holding hands when Boggs was struck by lightning and the current passed through him and his son.
Boggs was pronounced dead following the lightning strike, authorities told The Dallas Morning News. After a monthlong stay in the hospital, Grayson died on Friday.
Extended family launched a GoFundMe, which has raised nearly $100,000 from approximately 2,000 donors.
“Grayson went to be with our Lord and his father,” an update from Friday read in part. “Please pray for the family at this time. Fly high, sweet boy.”
Matthew Boggs is survived by his wife; children, Elijah and Navaeh Smith; mother and father; and brothers, among other relatives, according to his obituary.
According to one analysis, Texas saw the most lightning in 2022, with over 27 million cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground bolts recorded.
The National Weather Service reported an average of 20 people die each year from lightning strikes, with hundreds more injured. Surviving a lightning strike can mean living with lifelong neurological complications as a result, per NWS.
Earlier this month, a longtime town maintenance worker in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey survived a lightning strike while working on a soccer field. The man, Eric Baumgartner, didn’t have a pulse when officers arrived on scene but emergency crews were able to revive him with an AED.
He was rushed to an area hospital and was listed in stable condition. | 2023-06-20T02:43:59+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/texas-boy-father-killed-after-being-struck-by-lightning-report/ |
SAN ANTONIO, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vehicle thefts continue to rise across the nation as USAA members have experienced an 8% increase in total theft of vehicles since 2021. USAA alone saw more than 20,000 vehicles stolen in 2022 and wants vehicle owners to be aware of how they can help safeguard their vehicles.
Top 10 States for USAA Vehicle Theft Claims in 2022:
- Texas
- California
- Colorado
- Washington
- Florida
- Georgia
- Virginia
- Oregon
- North Carolina
- Maryland
Keeping your vehicle secure is vital to the safety of yourself, your family, and your belongings. Here are five simple ways you can help prevent vehicle thefts:
- Never leave your keys inside your car when it is unattended.
- Always lock your car, even while driving.
- If you park outside, park in a well-lit area.
- Keep valuables out of sight from passersby.
- Install an anti-theft, vehicle immobilizer or tracking system.
For additional tips visit usaa.com/protectmycar.
USAA
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Membership eligibility and product restrictions apply and are subject to change. Auto insurance provided by United Services Automobile Association and its property and casualty affiliates, San Antonio, Texas.
Contact: USAA Media Relations
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SOURCE USAA | 2023-03-28T18:59:50+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2023/03/28/usaa-releases-top-10-states-vehicle-thefts/ |
TX Fort Worth TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, May 28, 2022
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885 FPUS54 KFWD 290835
ZFPFWD
Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
TXZ119-292130-
Dallas-
Including the city of Dallas
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing
to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ118-292130-
Tarrant-
Including the cities of Fort Worth and Arlington
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph, becoming 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ159-292130-
McLennan-
Including the city of Waco
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph, becoming 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ158-292130-
Bell-
Including the cities of Killeen, Temple, and Fort Hood
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph, becoming 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows around 70.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ104-292130-
Collin-
Including the cities of Plano, McKinney, Allen, and Frisco
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph, becoming 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ103-292130-
Denton-
Including the cities of Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville,
and Flower Mound
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up
to 30 mph in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ093-292130-
Grayson-
Including the cities of Sherman and Denison
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ092-292130-
Cooke-
Including the city of Gainesville
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
around 80. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ091-292130-
Montague-
Including the cities of Bowie and Nocona
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs around 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ102-292130-
Wise-
Including the cities of Decatur and Bridgeport
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, becoming 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ101-292130-
Jack-
Including the city of Jacksboro
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ100-292130-
Young-
Including the cities of Graham and Olney
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 10 to
20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ115-292130-
Stephens-
Including the city of Breckenridge
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 10 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with wind gusts up to 35 mph are possible.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ116-292130-
Palo Pinto-
Including the city of Mineral Wells
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, becoming 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ117-292130-
Parker-
Including the cities of Weatherford and Briar
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with wind gusts up to 35 mph are possible.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Breezy with lows in the lower 70s. South winds 20 to
25 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around
70. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ131-292130-
Hood-
Including the cities of Granbury and Oak Trail Shores
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ132-292130-
Somervell-
Including the city of Glen Rose
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ130-292130-
Erath-
Including the cities of Stephenville and Dublin
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with wind gusts up to 35 mph are possible.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ129-292130-
Eastland-
Including the cities of Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, and Gorman
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 15 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with wind gusts up to 35 mph are possible.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ141-292130-
Comanche-
Including the cities of Comanche and De Leon
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ142-292130-
Mills-
Including the city of Goldthwaite
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ156-292130-
Lampasas-
Including the city of Lampasas
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ157-292130-
Coryell-
Including the cities of Copperas Cove and Gatesville
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ143-292130-
Hamilton-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Hico
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ144-292130-
Bosque-
Including the cities of Clifton, Meridian, and Valley Mills
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ133-292130-
Johnson-
Including the cities of Cleburne and Burleson
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ134-292130-
Ellis-
Including the cities of Waxahachie, Ennis, and Midlothian
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ145-292130-
Hill-
Including the city of Hillsboro
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph, becoming 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ146-292130-
Navarro-
Including the city of Corsicana
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to
10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ161-292130-
Limestone-
Including the cities of Mexia and Groesbeck
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ160-292130-
Falls-
Including the city of Marlin
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 70.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ174-292130-
Milam-
Including the cities of Cameron and Rockdale
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ175-292130-
Robertson-
Including the cities of Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to
10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ162-292130-
Leon-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee,
and Oakwood
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ147-292130-
Freestone-
Including the cities of Teague, Fairfield, and Wortham
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ148-292130-
Anderson-
Including the city of Palestine
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ135-292130-
Henderson-
Including the cities of Athens and Gun Barrel City
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to
15 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ122-292130-
Van Zandt-
Including the cities of Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van,
and Edgewood
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ121-292130-
Kaufman-
Including the cities of Terrell, Kaufman, and Forney
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to
10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ120-292130-
Rockwall-
Including the cities of Rockwall and Heath
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ105-292130-
Hunt-
Including the cities of Greenville and Commerce
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ123-292130-
Rains-
Including the cities of Emory, East Tawakoni, and Point
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ107-292130-
Hopkins-
Including the city of Sulphur Springs
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ106-292130-
Delta-
Including the city of Cooper
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ095-292130-
Lamar-
Including the city of Paris
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to
20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ094-292130-
Fannin-
Including the city of Bonham
335 AM CDT Sun May 29 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph,
becoming 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to
20 mph, becoming 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming
10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - RBC Global Asset Management ("RBC GAM") today announced the launch of the RBC International Equity Fund and the RBC International Small Cap Equity Fund, two new mutual funds providing U.S. investors with the opportunity to invest in a wide range of equities across emerging markets and developed markets globally.
The RBC International Equity Fund invests primarily in mid-cap and large-cap companies located throughout the world, including both developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States. The fund sources its highest conviction ideas from RBC GAM's European and Asian Equity investment professionals who seek to uncover strong companies that display high and sustainable levels of profitability. The fund is designed for investors seeking economic, geographic and currency diversification outside of the United States.
The RBC International Small Cap Equity Fund adopts the same investment philosophy and process as its mid/large-cap counterpart, the RBC International Equity Fund, and harvests the in-depth investment insights generated by RBC GAM's well-resourced investment teams in London and Hong Kong. The fund provides investors with exposure to attractive smaller companies located in emerging and developed markets outside of the United States.
The RBC International Equity Fund and RBC International Small Cap Equity Fund are managed by David Lambert, Head of European Equities at RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited, based in London, UK.
"Even with the current macroeconomic challenges, U.S. investors remain committed to diversifying their portfolios globally with international equities," said Mr. Lambert. "The RBC International Equity Fund and RBC International Small Cap Equity Fund provide investors access to the global investment expertise of both RBC GAM's European Equity and Asian Equity teams."
The RBC International Equity Fund and the RBC International Small Cap Equity Fund are available in Class I, Class A, and Class R6 shares. The identifiers for the shares are listed below.
More information about RBC GAM's U.S. mutual funds can be found at
https://us.rbcgam.com/mutual-funds/default.fs.
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and includes money managers BlueBay Asset Management and Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management. RBC GAM is a provider of global investment management services and solutions to institutional, high-net-worth and individual investors through separate accounts, pooled funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and specialty investment strategies. The RBC GAM group of companies manage approximately $540 billion CAD in assets and have approximately 1,500 employees located across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
BEFORE INVESTING, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER A FUND's INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES. THIS AND OTHER INFORMATION IS IN THE PROSPECTUS, WHICH YOU CAN REQUEST BY CALLING 800.422.2766. PLEASE READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Funds invests in foreign securities, which involve greater volatility and political, economic, and currency risks, and differences in accounting methods. These risks may be greater in emerging markets. The Funds are new with no operating history. As a result, prospective investors have no track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.
Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.
The RBC Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC. Securities are offered through RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC.
NOT FDIC INSURED. NO BANK GUARANTEE. MAY LOSE VALUE.
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Which fireplace tools are best?
The winter months may bring frightful weather outdoors, but fireplace lovers rejoice in the opportunity to heat their homes with the traditional warmth and ambiance of a crackling fire. However, it can be difficult to build your fire, maintain its heat and keep everything safe, clean and organized without the proper tools.
The Amagabeli 5-Piece Fireplace Tool Set is the best choice for anyone looking to purchase all the equipment they’ll need this season due to its heavy-duty construction and convenient hanging rack.
What to know before you buy fireplace tools
Fireplace tool types
- Pokers are long, metal rods that usually have a barbed tip. They are used to dig into coals and push or pull burning materials to where you want them.
- Brooms are used to sweep ashes. Allowing ashes to accumulate in your fireplace is hazardous and results in dust escaping into the room.
- Shovels are used to remove ashes from your fireplace or scoop up hot coals so you can move them safely.
- Tongs let you grab burning material or add more logs to your fire from a distance.
- Bellows let you blow air into your fireplace to help with ignition.
- Firewood carriers are tough, durable bags for transporting wood from storage to the fireplace.
- Gloves designed for welding or forging can also be used while working in your fireplace. Select a pair that reaches high enough up your arm to prevent embers from landing on your bare skin or clothing.
Aesthetics
Because fireplace tools are usually kept out in the open, it’s important to select tools that suit your interior design. Most tools are black and rustic, offering a classic look. However, stainless steel tools are available for those who prefer a more modern take. You can purchase many tools with handles made of wood or an accent metal.
Safety
The primary function of any fireplace tool is to let you tend to your fire safely. Choose tools from reputable manufacturers to limit the possibility of them breaking or malfunctioning during use. Never let a fireplace tool sit in the fire, as it will heat up and become dangerous to touch.
What to look for in a quality fireplace tool
Construction
Most fireplace tools are made out of steel or wrought iron because these materials are strong enough to withstand heat without damage. Because you will be handling burning logs, select strong tools with handles that let you maintain a secure grip. Tools that are too thin can bend while manipulating heavy logs.
Tool kits
If you are in the market for more than one tool, a kit that includes a variety of them provides great value. Most kits include a hanging rack that lets you keep everything next to your fireplace or on the hearth. Choose a set that has a heavy, stable base to prevent the rack from falling over.
Multiple uses
If you don’t want to buy an entire set of tools, invest in one that can do multiple jobs. For example, a pair of quality tongs can manipulate items in your fireplace by picking them up or by pushing them around like a poker. You can use tongs and grabbers to add more wood to your fireplace without having to drop it in from a distance, causing sparks to fly.
How much you can expect to spend on a fireplace tool
Fireplace tools can cost as little as $15 or as much as $200, depending on the type of tool you purchase and whether or not you opt for an entire set.
Fireplace tool FAQ
Can I use fireplace tools at a campfire?
A. Fireplace tools can be used outdoors as long as you can maintain a safe distance from the fire. However, since most are designed to be kept inside, they may rust after exposure to outside humidity and moisture.
How do I clean my fireplace tools?
A. Use steel wool to gently scrub soot and residue from your tools. Depending on what material your tools are made of, you may also want to apply polish to keep them looking their best and prevent any corrosion from setting in.
What are the best fireplace tools to buy?
Top fireplace tools
Amagabeli 5-Piece Fireplace Tool Set
What you need to know: This kit contains everything you need to manage and clean your fireplace safely.
What you’ll love: This set includes a broom, a poker, tongs, a shovel and a rack to hang them all on. The included tools have a traditional iron appearance, but those looking for something more ornate can opt for gold handles.
What you should consider: Some quality control issues have been reported by users who feel that the welds holding the tools together are not as strong as they should be.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top fireplace tool for the money
What you need to know: These handy tongs let you grab and move logs and coals from a safe distance.
What you’ll love: Made out of tough metal, these tongs extend up to 26 inches and fold up tightly for storage. You can use them to work in your fireplace or to maintain the fire in your smoker or grill.
What you should consider: Buyers recommend not using these tongs for especially large, heavy pieces of wood because they are on the thin side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This log claw lets you grab thick logs or small coals with precision.
What you’ll love: Made out of durable steel, this claw features a 36-inch pole that keeps your arm far away from the flames. Thanks to its thick rubber handle, ergonomic lever and three fingers, you can use it with only one hand.
What you should consider: Users report that this device rusts easily.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government announced Tuesday a program that will provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the farm loan relief program funded from $3.1 billion set aside in the Inflation Reduction Act allocated toward assisting distressed borrowers of direct or guaranteed loans administered by USDA. The law was passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in August.
The USDA provides loans to about 115,000 farmers and livestock producers who cannot obtain commercial credit. Those who have missed payments, are in foreclosure or are heading toward default will get help from the USDA. Financial difficulties for farmers may be caused by a variety of issues including drought and transportation bottlenecks.
“Through no fault of their own, our nation’s farmers and ranchers have faced incredibly tough circumstances over the last few years,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The funding included in today’s announcement helps keep our farmers farming and provides a fresh start for producers in challenging positions.”
About 11,000 farm borrowers delinquent on direct or guaranteed loan payments for 60 days or longer are receiving automatic electronic payments to get them current on their loans. Each farmer with a direct loan received about $52,000 and those with guaranteed loans received about $172,000. The total cost for this group is nearly $600 million. Farmers who received this help will get a letter informing them that their payments have been made and they will remain current until their next annual payment is due in 2023, Vilsack said.
Another $200 million has been used to immediately help 2,100 farm borrowers after their loans had been foreclosed but who still owed money and had their tax refunds and other resources taken by the U.S. Treasury. The money will be used to pay the money these farmers owe to give them a fresh start, Vilsack said. The USDA said farmers in this category received an average of $101,000.
Another $571 million will be used help several additional groups including:
—7,000 farmers who during the COVID pandemic delayed loan payments to the end of their loans. This will cost $66 million.
—1,600 farmers that face bankruptcy or foreclosure will get help on a case-by-case basis with individual meetings to assess their problem and find solutions at a cost of $330 million.
—14,000 financially distressed farm borrowers facing cash flow problems who ask for help to avoid missing a loan payment will receive additional assistance. Vilsack said these issues could be brought on by drought or by low levels on the Mississippi River that is slowing barge traffic causing grain transportation issues. Up to $175 million will be available for this program.
The money announced Tuesday is the first round of payments designed to help insure the farmers stay in business or re-enter farming.
The remainder of the $3.1 billion will be used to help relax unnecessary loan restrictions and provide further assistance to be announced later, the USDA said.
Farmers assisted by the program have been found by the USDA to be distressed borrowers hard hit by pandemic-induced market disruptions exacerbated by more frequent, more intense, climate-driven natural disasters, the USDA said.
President Joe Biden and his administration continue to endure criticism for enacting a program to forgive some college loans but some of the Republican politicians who have criticized that program did not respond to questions about whether they support the farm loan help.
The USDA also provided $31 billion to help nearly a million farmers offset lower sales, prices and other losses due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2021 and 2022, the U.S. Government Accountability Office has said. | 2022-10-19T04:04:29+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/ap-usda-announces-1-billion-debt-relief-for-36000-farmers/ |
Chicago and Connecticut are no strangers to meeting in the postseason, having met now for three straight years.
They’ll face each other in the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs when the best-of-five series tips off on Sunday in Chicago.
The teams have split the previous two meetings, with Chicago winning last year en route to the franchise’s first championship. The Sky won last season’s playoff series 3-1 on their way to the championship and followed that up this year by going 4-0 during the regular season against Connecticut.
But those games were decided by an average of just 4.5 points.
“I think we probably snuck away with a couple games maybe we shouldn’t have won and we did,” Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot said. So, we’re not going into this series like, ‘Yeah, we beat them four times.’ And we’re very aware of that and we know what to expect from them. We just have to match their intensity, work really hard and play our game.”
Connecticut, which has never won a WNBA title, is in the semifinals for the fourth consecutive season hoping to return to the Finals for the first time since 2019, when it fell to Washington.
“This group wants to take another step, and there’s not one person that’s going to pick us to beat Chicago,” Sun coach Curt Miller said. “So we’re going to go with the underdog mentality and give it our best shot.”
Connecticut advanced Wednesday night with a 73-58 Game 3 victory at Dallas after splitting two games with the Wings at the Mohegan Sun arena. It was a character-check for the Sun, which last won a winner-take-all playoff game in 2004.
Chicago faced two elimination games against New York and also needed a Game 3 win on the road, beating the Liberty 90-72 to advance.
Sky center Emma Meesseman said that’s not the way they want the next series to play out. Last season, Chicago won despite being the lower seed. This year, the Sky are tied for the league’s best record with Las Vegas at 26-10, a game ahead of Connecticut, and will have three of the five games at home, if needed.
“If we can avoid the extra games, we want to do it,” Meesseman said. “We don’t want to wait until we have that pressure of having our backs against the wall or having the extra pressure of like, we have to do it or we go home. We just want to have that actual feeling, like the energy to be ready from the first game. So we just don’t want to wait, until it’s do or die.”
The series features two of the league’s top stars in Chicago’s Candace Parker and Connecticut’s Jonquel Jones, who have both stepped up their games in the postseason.
Parker, a two-time league MVP, raised her scoring from 13.2 points in the regular season to 14.3 in the first round and scored 14 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had eight assists in the deciding game.
Jones, last season’s MVP, went from 14.6 points to 16.7 points per game against the Wings. She had a 11 points and 10 rebounds in Wednesday’s series-clinching win.
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More WNBA playoffs: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-playoffs and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-08-27T22:15:25+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/ap-sun-and-sky-meet-in-second-straight-wnba-playoff-semifinal/ |
Once again, the German Design Council has honored technical innovations with its German Innovation Award in Berlin. DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH received an award for its new camera system that simplifies border checks.
BERLIN and HAMBURG, Germany, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With its CT1 Camera Tower, DERMALOG has developed a new technology for automated face capture. The solution's core is DERMALOG's integrated facial recognition, which ensures that the system automatically adjusts to a person's head height. An expert jury of the German Design Council has now honored the innovative camera system with the German Innovation Award 2022.
From a distance of up to 2 m, the CT1 captures faces and provides portraits that meet the latest ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) requirements. In addition, the DERMALOG solution features integrated PAD (Presentation Attack Detection) and a non-contact body temperature check. As a result, the CT1 is particularly suitable for operation in the area of screened national borders.
"Biometrics is becoming increasingly important in the field of border control," says DERMALOG CEO Günther Mull. "For example, biometric data is an important component of the future European Union entry/exit system. Our automated solutions significantly contribute to secure and fast data processing and ensure a seamless process at border crossings."
Besides the CT1 Camera Tower, DERMALOG offers another innovative solution with the DERMALOG Self Registration Kiosk. In addition to facial recognition, this kiosk also captures passport and fingerprint data. Both systems are already successfully in operation and support border authorities in numerous countries.
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SOURCE DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH | 2022-06-16T10:51:16+00:00 | wcjb.com | https://www.wcjb.com/prnewswire/2022/06/16/dermalogs-smart-border-control-solution-receives-innovation-award/ |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Once Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson slowed down, caught their breath and stopped rushing shots, the Splash Brothers got on a roll that proved too much for Dallas to stop.
Especially because Andrew Wiggins worked end to end to make sure Luka Doncic couldn't get going.
Curry had 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, Golden State held Doncic in check and the Warriors beat the Mavericks 112-87 on Wednesday night for a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
“Just make him work, that was the main thing,” Wiggins said.
Doncic scored 20 points but shot just 6 for 18 and 3 of 10 from deep. He made back-to-back 3-pointers late in the first half to get his team within 54-45 at the break, but Curry and Thompson heated up and helped the Warriors pull away in the second half.
“A great job. That’s it,” Doncic said. “They did a great job.”
Jalen Brunson scored 14 points but missed all five of his 3s for the surprising Mavs, who stunned the top-seeded Suns in a 123-90 thumping in Game 7 on Sunday in Phoenix.
Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Friday night at Chase Center, where the raucous, yellow-clad sellout crowd brought back memories of that 2007 “We Believe” Warriors playoff team led by Baron Davis that shocked the No. 1-seeded Mavericks in a six-game first-round upset at Oracle Arena.
That helped propel Golden State back to prominence. The Warriors reached five straight NBA Finals from 2015-19 but missed the playoffs the past two years before this run.
Wiggins added 19 points, getting Golden State going by making six of his first eight shots on the way to shooting 8 for 17. Jordan Poole also scored 19 off the bench.
Doncic received a scratch across his face early from a first-quarter swipe by Wiggins. The mark — “makes me look tough,” he quipped — went from the bridge of the star guard's nose across his right cheek under the eye. Doncic also tugged at his troublesome right shoulder that has been taped previously during these playoffs.
“They did a really good job. Wiggins picking him up full court,” Mavs coach Jason Kidd said. “They went box-and-one, they went zone. We understood coming into the series that we were going to see that. We’ll go back and look at the video and see what we can do better.”
Stopping Doncic, who was averaging 31.5 points in the playoffs, is the tall task this time after the Warriors already handled two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic of Denver in the first round, then Ja Morant early last series before his knee injury.
“I thought Wiggs was fantastic,” coach Steve Kerr said. "Doncic is as difficult a cover as there is in this league. ... It's important to make him work. He's so good. Any great player in the league you're trying to limit the damage that they do."
Curry hit two quick 3s in sparking a 10-2 burst to begin the third for a Golden State squad that eliminated Memphis in a six-game semifinal series. Thompson scored all of his 15 points after halftime.
“I didn't have a field goal in the first half but that will never discourage me," Thompson said. "I will always hunt my shot.”
Curry, last season's scoring champ, missed his initial five 3-point tries before connecting with 50 seconds left in the first half. But he got involved other ways by dishing out four assists and grabbing seven rebounds in the first half.
The last time he led the Warriors in rebounding in a playoff game was Game 3 at Toronto in 2019, when he had eight.
Kevon Looney remained in the starting lineup for Kerr as the coach made his return to the bench after sitting out the final three games against Memphis with COVID-19.
“It was great to be back. I missed being out there with the guys,” Kerr said. “Amazing atmosphere here at Chase and we're excited to keep going.”
Looney finished with 10 points, five rebounds and four assists after coming in to start the Game 6 clincher against the Grizzlies.
Kidd’s Mavericks couldn't keep up in a drastic contrast of styles featuring the slow-paced Dallas attack and up-tempo Warriors.
“We would like to play our pace but the Warriors have a unique pace, they're going to get out and put a lot of pressure on your defense in transition," Kidd said. "We have to be cautious of that. We don't want a track meet.”
MAVS FINED
Dallas received a $50,000 fine by the NBA — the team's second penalty this postseason — for “team bench decorum” during the Suns series after players and a member of the coaching staff remained standing for extended time far enough from the bench area that they were “encroaching upon the playing court during game action” during Game 7 against the Suns.
“Just trying to figure out what we did wrong to get the fine,” Kidd said. “... Who complained? It was a blowout so I don't think the fans were complaining. I thought the guys did what they were supposed to do. They were cheering on their guys.”
The previous fine against the Mavs was for $25,000 on May 6.
TIP-INS
Mavericks: Reggie Bullock shot just 4 for 12 — 3 of 10 from long range — for 12 points. Dallas was 11 of 48 behind the arc. ... The Mavericks were outrebounded 28-18 in the first half as Curry led all players with seven.
Warriors: F Otto Porter Jr. returned after missing Game 6 with soreness in his right foot and contributed 10 points and six rebounds in 23 minutes, one of seven Warriors to score in double figures. ... Golden State, which averaged 19.2 turnovers per game last series, had six in the first half leading to 11 Dallas points and 15 overall. ... Golden State improved to 7-0 at home this postseason. ... The Warriors are 21-2 in Game 1s since their 2015 title run that ended with the franchise's first championship in 40 years. ...
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NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-05-19T05:08:11+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Curry-s-21-points-12-boards-lead-Warriors-in-17183211.php |
PASADENA, Calif. — Vince Evans began his football career in Greensboro. Evans graduated from Ben L. Smith High School in 1973 and is quite possibly one of the best athletes to come through the school.
After his career at Smith was finished, Evans' dream was to play at the University of Southern California (USC). However, he wasn't offered a scholarship by then-head coach John McKay and Evans' test scores did not meet the qualifications to be accepted at USC.
Evans didn't let either of those things stop him from chasing his dream. He made his way to Los Angeles City College where he played for one year.
That one year in Los Angeles gave Evans the notoriety he was looking for. He was then brought in to be a part of the USC football season the next year.
After a rocky Junior season under center, his senior year, Evans led the Trojans to a Pac-8 championship (now the Pac-12), and an appearance in the 1977 Rose Bowl against #2 ranked Michigan.
"I got really lonely at times, that was the first time I ever had been away from home. In this huge city of Los Angeles, it was so much and so big, but fortunately, my focus and my aim were to get an education and play football", is how Evans described trying to adjust to moving from Greensboro to Los Angeles.
In that game, Evans scored a touchdown on a 1-yard bootleg run. He also completed 14 of 20 passes for 181 yards against the Wolverines' fifth-rated defense.
"It didn't get much better than that for a college athlete. Playing in front of 106,000 ppl in a nationally televised game against Michigan. It didn't get much better than that", is how Evans described his experience in the Rose Bowl.
Evans was named the Most Valuable Player of the game and went on to start his 18-year NFL career after being drafted in the 6th round of the 1977 draft.
Fast forward to 2022, and Evans will now be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, becoming the 27th Trojan player, coach, or administrator to be elected to this illustrious group.
Earlier this week, Evans was inducted in a private event held in Pasadena. He will also be honored in the annual Parade of Roses on Monday, Jan. 2, at 11 a.m. eastern standard time. | 2022-12-31T04:34:26+00:00 | wfmynews2.com | https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/sports/north-carolina-native-to-be-inducted-into-the-rose-bowl-hall-of-fame/83-1b2b1691-6787-4b6d-8db9-869797de73e1 |
Prattville teacher charged with having sexual contact with student
AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - Prattville police have charged a high school teacher with having sexual contact with a student.
According to police, Daniel James Forman, 31, is charged with being a school employee having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19.
Forman, who is listed as being a special education teacher at Prattville High School, was arrested on Thursday. Following his arrest, he was taken to the Autauga County Metro Jail and placed under a $45,000 bail.
Police say that no other information is being publicly released due to the nature of the investigation.
Autauga County Schools has not released a statement on Forman’s arrest.
clarification: According to Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson, Forman is charged with having sexual contact with a student, not sex. The two have a distinct difference according to Alabama Statute 13A-6-82(a).
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Massiah Browne, a 7-year-old boy, is being hailed as a hero for potentially saving the life of a toddler in a California swimming pool.
Massiah recounted to ABC’s “Good Morning America” the actions he took to save a 3-year-old toddler from drowning.
"I was just playing in the pool and then I saw a boy at the bottom of the pool," he told “GMA.” "And I went to go get him."
The toddler was 6 feet deep with his eyes and mouth open, Massiah said. That’s when the 7-year-old dove into the water, grabbed the boy’s arm and pulled him to the surface.
A Sacramento Fire spokesperson told ABC News that bystanders performed CPR on the boy before paramedics arrived. The boy was in critical condition at a hospital.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents not leave toddlers unsupervised near water. The AAP said that drowning is the No. 1 cause of injury death among children ages 1-4. | 2022-07-29T15:22:36+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/news/national/7-year-old-credited-with-saving-toddler-from-drowning |
A child died after he was shot in the torso at a home in northeast Miami-Dade, police said.
Miami-Dade Police responded after 5 p.m. in the 600 block of Ives Dairy Road, where they found the 10-year-old child with a gunshot to the upper body.
He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died, police said.
A preliminary investigation found another child in the house may have shot the 10-year-old, but police now say how he got shot is under investigation.
Five siblings were at the house together but no adults were home at the time of the shooting, police said.
It's unclear who the gun belonged to and whether it was secured prior to the shooting.
Officials have not released the child's identity.
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This is a developing story. Check back with NBC 6 for updates. | 2022-11-11T02:09:55+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/child-killed-in-shooting-at-ne-miami-dade-home/2906327/ |
Family of woman killed by suspected drunk driver shares her story at theme parks
ORLANDO, Fla. - Ally Goad’s family says she was obsessed with Universal Studios.
"I never saw her more elated than when she was running the streets of Universal," recalled Ally’s mom, Danette Goad.
Pictures of the 22-year-old from Oklahoma show her love for the parks - but February 2021 would be her last trip.
Later that year, she was killed by a suspected drunk driver.
"As a mom when your kids are alive… you do everything in your power to protect them," Danette said. "When you lose a child, your job changes, and your job becomes keeping their memory alive. So I just kind of feel like I’m doing my job."
Danette says that new job has taken her back to her daughter’s favorite place.
Goad and her daughter-in-law Emileigh are leaving painted rocks all over the park and beyond. They say "#AllyRocks405."
"It leads people to that Facebook so that they can see more of her and who she was and how amazing she was," Danette said.
They’ve met many strangers -- turned close friends – along the way.
"Finally we got to meet up with them, and it was just like family, to be honest. And soon as I met them… I was like, ‘What can I make? What can I do,'" said Ashley Cassidy of Mt. Dora.
Members of the crafting community are painting more rocks and making other items like cards and buttons that commemorate Ally and share her story.
"The support from all of these people that are doing crafts for her but never even knew her... just learned about her and were touched by her story. It warms our hearts and provides a little bit of healing," Danette said.
Danette says the man accused of hitting her daughter has yet to go to trial. | 2022-07-20T06:31:16+00:00 | wogx.com | https://www.wogx.com/news/family-of-woman-killed-by-suspected-drunk-driver-sharing-her-story-at-theme-parks |
MILLARD COUNTY, Utah — The body of a man reported missing since April 18 has been found in a hiking area in the west Utah desert.
According to the Millard County Sheriff's Office, the body of Jonathan Barratt Brantley, 22, of Longview, Texas, was positively identified after being discovered in the Notch Peak area on Thursday.
The cause of his death has not yet been determined.
Brantley had been missing since his car was discovered abandoned at Notch Peak and Tule Valley in the West Desert. His cellphone, according to deputies, was left inside the vehicle at the time.
“Our deepest condolences go out to Jonathan’s family and friends during this extremely difficult time," the sheriff's office said in a statement. "We express gratitude to all who put forth efforts in the search for Jonathan including those who spread the news of his search via social media.”
This story was first reported by Jack Helean at KSTU in Salt Lake City, Utah. | 2022-05-13T20:39:34+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/news/national/missing-texas-man-found-dead-in-west-utah-desert |
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation ("Sabre") (Nasdaq: SABR) today announced a refinancing of a portion of its existing indebtedness. Sabre incurred no additional indebtedness as a result of the refinancing above the refinanced amount, other than amounts covering the original issue discount (OID), certain interest, fees and expenses. The refinancing has meaningfully improved Sabre's debt maturity profile.
The refinancing included the application of the proceeds of a new $675 million term loan "B" facility (the "New Facility"), borrowed by its wholly-owned subsidiary Sabre GLBL Inc. ("Sabre GLBL") under its existing senior secured credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), with the effect of extending the maturity of approximately $647 million of the existing Term Loan B credit facility incurred prior to August 15, 2022 under the Credit Agreement. The New Facility matures on June 30, 2028 and offers Sabre the ability to prepay or repay the New Facility after 12 months or to prepay or repay at a 101 premium before that date. The interest rates on the New Facility will be based on Term SOFR, replacing LIBOR, plus an applicable margin.
The New Facility is guaranteed by Sabre Holdings Corporation and each subsidiary of Sabre GLBL that guarantees the Credit Agreement. The New Facility and the guarantees thereof are secured, subject to permitted liens, by a first-priority security interest in the same collateral that secures Sabre GLBL's other senior secured indebtedness, which is substantially all present and hereafter acquired property and assets of Sabre GLBL and the guarantors (other than certain excluded assets).
BofA Securities Inc. acted as lead left bookrunner, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and PNC Capital Markets LLC acted as joint bookrunners and BofA Securities Inc. acted as sole lead arranger. Bank of America, N.A. is the administrative agent and the collateral agent for the Credit Agreement.
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WILMINGTON, NC – The Morehead City Marlins found a way to beat Wilmington 2-1 in eleven innings on Monday for their first win over the Sharks on the season.
Trailing 1-0 headed to the ninth, the Marlins looked doomed for their fourth loss versus Wilmington. However, an error committed by the Sharks set up a scoring opportunity and Shayne Campbell delivered an RBI groundout to knot the game at one.
In extra innings, the Marlins escaped a huge jam in the bottom of the tenth thanks to a huge strikeout from Matt Hickey. In the top of the 11th, Ben Miller gave the Fish their first lead all night on an RBI groundout. Robbie Cowie came on to shut the door and secure the win for the Marlins who have now won three in a row.
Morehead City heads to Wilson Tuesday evening to clash with the Tobs at 7.
Tobs 6, HiToms 2
WILSON, NC – In the longest game of the year, the Wilson Tobs defeated the Highpoint-Thomasville HiToms by a final score of 6-2 on Sunday. Wilson stays perfect against HPT this year as they now lead the series three games to none.
The Tobs scored a run in the bottom of the first once again but would be quickly answered by the opposers. The Tobs would regain the lead in the third inning as Scott Mackiewicz would score his first at home this year.
As the teams walked off the field after the third inning, a lightning delay would begin that would last 58 minutes and the game would restart at 8:17 p.m.
Alex Hart got the start for Wilson and would throw six frames only allowing one run off of 78 pitches. Matt Schark would drive in a pair of runs in the fifth to give the Tobs a three-run lead. Efry Cervantes and Trey Paige would touch home from second and third respectively.
HPT would score off a wild pitch in the eighth inning for their second run of the game, but the Tobs would answer with two of their own to extend the lead to 6-2, the largest of the night.
Brent Franciso would enter the game in a non-save situation, and strike out two of the final four batters to secure the win for the Tobs.
Wilson returns home on Tuesday to face the Morehead City Marlins for the second time this year. Morehead City won the previous matchup 10-1 back in May. | 2022-06-14T19:44:47+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/sports/marlins-pick-up-first-win-of-season-over-wilmington/ |
A man has been charged with rape and other crimes in a series of sexual assaults on patients in a Kansas hospital, and a 76-year-old woman who says she was among his victims has blamed negligence and carelessness by the facility.
The woman filed a lawsuit Monday against Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Wichita seeking in excess of $75,000.
Miguel Rodela, 28, was charged last month with multiple counts of rape, attempted rape and battery, and is jailed on $250,000 bond. Rodela, who was neither a patient nor a hospital employee, was apprehended in the pre-dawn hours of June 15 after fighting with security guards. His attorney in the public defender's office declined to comment.
The 76-year-old woman said she awoke around 1 a.m. that day to a man manipulating her catheter. She told police she assumed he was fixing it but noticing he was wearing no gloves or medical attire, she told him to find someone else to fix the catheter, according to the probable cause affidavit.
SECOND SUSPECT ARRESTED IN KANSAS NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING
A nurse walked into the room, but when the man said he was a nursing student, the nurse left without questioning him. Soon after, the patient hit a call button to get the nurse to return and the man left. Security was summoned and the woman reported: "He violated me."
The lawsuit notes that Rodel was in the patient's room for more than 20 minutes.
"No patient should ever have to face such a violation of their dignity and safety, let alone in a hospital setting," her attorney, Matt Dwyer, at Hutton & Hutton Law Firm, said in a written statement.
9 SHOT, 2 TRAMPLED AT WICHITA, KANSAS NIGHTCLUB AS MAYOR CALLS FOR CITY TO ‘STAND UNITED’ AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE
But that wasn't the end, court records show. The security officer had just started checking surveillance video when he was alerted to another assault on the seventh floor. A nurse technician there found Rodela embracing an 82-year-old woman, his hands under the blankets. The patient said the man had kissed her on the mouth, according to the affidavit.
Soon after that, a security officer on the sixth floor spotted Rodela on top of a 47-year-old patient, lifting up her shirt. The patient had a traumatic brain injury that rendered her unable to speak and Rodela told a nurse he was her relative, although she was skeptical, according to the affidavit.
Under questioning, Rodela told police he had been drinking and having sexual fantasies about hospitalized patients. He said he entered the hospital through a door behind an employee, and that he came into contact with at least three patient. He said he rubbed and kissed them until they woke up, the affidavit said.
The hospital said in a written statement that it is reviewing its security procedures but declined to comment on the litigation.
The lawsuit notes that unionized nurses from the hospital held a one-day strike less than two weeks after the sexual assaults, identifying safety as one of their main concerns. | 2023-07-12T16:38:22+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/kansas-hospital-sued-by-76-year-old-woman-for-negligence/article_927a995a-ea61-5dbb-ba83-90dae1e6a334.html |
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkCognition, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) software solutions perfected for business, today announced it was selected by Adelson Education Campus, the only PK-12 Jewish community school in Nevada. The school is deploying SparkCognition's Visual AI Advisor to automatically detect threats, identify security breaches, and prevent safety and security incidents.
"One of the greatest challenges facing education today is ensuring the safety and security of our students, a requisite to providing an environment that has learning and development at its core," said Todd Peters, Head of School Safety at Adelson. "SparkCognition's AI-based school safety solution enables us to further enhance our capabilities to detect and prevent incidents on campus that could put our students and facility in harm's way."
The FBI reports that the Jewish community is consistently the most targeted religious group in the United States. In 2020, there were 327 reported antisemitic attacks or threats at Jewish institutions, including schools, which is an increase of 40% from 2019. They also reported that the vast majority (70-80%) of active shooter events are "staged" beforehand by the perpetrator, with weapons visible and the shooter secluded in a parking lot or stairwell up to 30 minutes before engaging in gunfire.
SparkCognition Visual AI Advisor provides Adelson School students, faculty, and staff members with real-time threat assessment, actionable insights, improved situational awareness, and automated responses and notifications. It leverages Adelson's existing CCTV cameras to transform data into actionable insights—allowing instantaneous alerts, alarms, and designated actions like initiating lock-down procedures. SparkCognition's Visual AI Advisor currently has 130,000 cameras under contract, is in over 16 countries, and offers more than 125 pre-built use cases. The solution deploys quickly and can be tailored using a low-code/no-code methodology that any school administrator or staff member can manage, with the school retaining sole access to the information to ensure privacy.
"This year, 2022, has seen the highest incident of school shootings in over forty years. Conventional methods of protection are reactive in nature and have failed to prevent active shootings, an unconscionable act of violence," said Stephen Gold, Chief Marketing Officer, SparkCognition. "What's required when seconds matter is a highly intelligent, always-on AI solution, that leverages the power of computer vision and machine learning to transform school safety into a proactive turnkey solution. We're proud to partner with Adelson, the preeminent educational institution in Las Vegas, to put AI to work in such a meaningful way."
Todd Peters will share more information about how visual AI fits into Adelson Schools' safety toolkit at the upcoming event, "School Safety: Preventing School Shootings with AI."
SparkCognition's award-winning AI solutions allow organizations to predict future outcomes, prescribe next best actions, and help ensure worker safety. We partner with the world's industry leaders to analyze, optimize, and learn from all types of data, augment human intelligence, drive profitable growth, and achieve operational excellence. Our patented AI technologies including machine learning, deep neural networks, natural language processing, and computer vision lead the industry in innovation and accelerate digital transformation. Our solutions allow organizations to solve critical problems—prevent unexpected downtime, maximize asset performance, deliver net-zero initiatives, and eliminate accidents, all while avoiding zero-day cyberattacks. To learn more about how SparkCognition's AI solutions can unlock the power in your data, visit www.sparkcognition.com.
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SHANGHAI, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- China's 2023 government work report states that the country will focus on expanding domestic demand and prioritize restoring and expanding consumption. The Ministry of Commerce has declared 2023 as the "Year of Consumption Boost," proposing ways to improve consumption conditions, create innovative consumption scenarios, cultivate a consumption atmosphere, and boost consumer confidence. With tourism being a critical aspect of post-pandemic consumption, the hotel industry will play a significant role in restoring and expanding consumption.
After the lifting of pandemic lockdowns, the market rebounded exceptionally quickly. According to Horwath HTL's "China Hotel Market Sentiment Survey Report for First Quarter of 2023," released in February of the same year, the overall market sentiment index has returned to positive territory for the first time in three years. In addition, the domestic hotel market has demonstrated a clear trend toward recovery, with many operators maintaining optimistic attitudes about the market.
Maintaining resilience in the face of pandemic challenges and achieving an 8.4% increase in 2022 revenue
H World Group Limited managed to overcome pandemic-related difficulties in 2022, maintaining its resilience and achieving excellent financial results. H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT)(HKEX:1179) ("H World" or the "Group") recently released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022 ("Q4-22") and the entire year of 2022 ("FY22"). Revenue increased by 10.7% year-over-year to RMB3.7 billion in Q4-22, in line with the previously announced revenue guidance of a 7% to 11% increase compared to Q4-21 and increased 8.4% year-over-year to RMB13.9 billion for FY22. Hotel turnover surged by 10.5% year-over-year to RMB13.1 billion in Q4-22 and increased 9.3% year-over-year to RMB49.6 billion for FY22.
He Jihong, the Group's Chief Financial Officer, stated, "Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic in China, the Group was able to achieve Adjusted EBITDA of RMB 610 million, Adjusted EBITDA before non-cash impairment and forex loss was RMB 1.74 billion. This accomplishment can be attributed to the strong recovery of our international business, as well as rigorous cost reduction efforts across the Group implemented both at the hotel level and within our headquarters."
H World Group's Europe-based business experienced a great recovery since its reopening in February 2022. Deutsche Hospitality (DH) saw a 22.9% increase in Average Daily Rate (ADR) and a 96.2% increase in full-year blended revenue per available room (RevPAR) compared to 2021. In the fourth quarter, Steigenberger hotels located in Qatar and Egypt drove the rebound of the blended RevPAR to 110% of 2019's performance. Additionally, the Legacy-DH segment's revenue in 2022 reached RMB3.2 billion, reporting a 108.5% year-over-year increase with an adjusted EBITDA of RMB134 million before impairment and unrealized losses.
Jin Hui, the CEO of H World, stated the Group displayed resilience while expanding its portfolio of new hotels in the face of pandemic challenges. The Group remained committed to its "Sustainable Quality Growth" strategy, opening 1,244 new hotels in 2022 while continuing to upgrade its existing brands' facilities to enhance the user experience. Additionally, Legacy-Huazhu established six regional branches as part of its organizational upgrade, strengthening its foundation for full market penetration and high-quality operations in the future. The Group exercised reasonable cost control measures, achieving a rental reduction of about RMB300 million in 2022. Even in the most challenging times in the industry, H World prioritized its franchisees as crucial partners of the Group's business. As such, the Group waived the franchise fee of around RMB 300 million for its franchisees.
China's consumption and economic recovery are strong; H World is confident in the potential of the Chinese market
The tourism and hotel industry in China has experienced a remarkable rebound following the lifting of the pandemic lockdown, with popular tourist cities becoming crowded, hotel occupancy rates rising, market investment transactions becoming active, and brands actively upgrading and expanding.
Jin Hui highlighted the hotel industry's recovery following the easing of the pandemic lockdown. Especially during the Spring Festival, the recovery of China's entire consumer market, especially the travel and vacation market, was highly robust. Moreover, the recovery is noticeable in economy-class, upper-midscale, and resort markets.
According to the Business Travel Outlook Survey for the first quarter of 2023 published by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), corporate travel spending is expected to increase in 2023, with many companies sending more employees on business trips. Additionally, sectors such as finance, insurance, professional services, and consulting are expected to experience robust growth in travel spending. A new GBTA survey of more than 600 travel buyers, travel suppliers, and industry professionals worldwide indicates that the business travel industry will continue to recover. Although business leaders have had to face a recessionary situation, three-quarters (78%) of respondents expect their companies to do very much (22%) or more (55%) business travel in 2023 compared to 2022. Only 15% anticipated the same level of business travel compared to the previous year, while 7% expected to travel less. Furthermore, 90% of respondents believed their employees were willing to travel for work, and 88% of respondents were more optimistic about the recovery of the business travel industry than the previous month.
Despite the economic slowdown in China in 2022 due to the pandemic and other factors, the international community generally believes that China's economic and social dynamics will be further released as the pandemic enters a new phase of prevention and control. As such, China is expected to continue being a "stabilizer" and "engine" of growth for the world's economic recovery. The American Chamber of Commerce in China, the British Chamber of Commerce, the German Chamber of Commerce, and many other foreign chambers of commerce in China said that China's adjustment of its pandemic prevention policy would help restore the flow of people and business travel between China and abroad and restore market optimism and that China would continue to be a priority investment destination for foreign investors. The World Bank's latest China Economic Briefing concluded that with the deterioration of global demand growth, the aggregate demand structure of China's economy is expected to shift gradually towards domestic demand. As consumer confidence improves and suppressed consumer demand is released, consumption will gradually recover, while infrastructure investment spending and rebounding investor sentiment will drive investment growth to pick up.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) predicts that China will have the world's largest tourism market by 2032, and China was also one of the largest markets before the pandemic. The 14th Five-Year Plan for Tourism Development in China clearly outlines the government's efforts to improve the tourism product supply system, stimulate the vitality of the tourism market, and create a new situation of multi-industry integration and development. The Chinese government will also expand the public tourism consumption system, improve tourism consumption services, and better cater to the multi-level and diversified needs of the people.
China has long been a top destination for inbound tourism and a significant source of outbound tourism, generating substantial revenue for the international tourism industry. As per relevant platform data, the volume of air tickets for some popular overseas destinations has increased significantly, and the demand for inbound tourism, visiting relatives, and business is being released. The Ministry of Commerce of China aims to collaborate with all stakeholders to create better conditions for the safe, healthy, and orderly movement of Chinese and foreign personnel, making positive contributions to developing international tourism and the world economy's recovery.
Regarding the post-pandemic era's prospects for China's hotel industry, Jin Hui is confident in the Chinese market, given the overall supply's rise due to China's long-term economic growth. The Group still holds optimistic expectations for the market in 2023, especially after the pandemic, and investor confidence is rising in the industry's overall recovery. In 2023, the Group aims to strengthen its foothold in the Chinese market and strive to maintain a positive development trend. Jin Hui acknowledges that hotel operations are in a long cycle, and companies need to maintain resilience during that period. He believes that on the one hand, the Group must continue to enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises. On the other hand, companies should innovate and adapt to different times and changes, matching the environment and challenges, to constantly pursue innovation and breakthroughs around customer needs.
Insisting on "Sustainable Quality Growth", with a network of high-quality hotels, upper-midscale brands layout, and digital management improvement progressing together.
In 2023, H World aims to strengthen its foothold in the Chinese market with a strategic focus on "Sustainable Quality Growth." To achieve this, the Group has identified three key areas: expanding its network of high-quality hotels, empowering upper-midscale brands, and upgrading its platform organization and digital operating system.
First, the Group will continue to expand its network of high-quality hotels. As the development of lower tier cities lags behind that of first and second-tier cities in China, the regional distribution of the hotel industry is relatively uneven. However, with China's economic development, urbanization, infrastructure construction, and logistics systems improving along with the increase of disposable income of residents in lower-tier cities, the lower-tier cities are developing unprecedented consumption potential. Thus, the Group will focus on developing and penetrating the lower-tier cities in China.
As of 2022, the number of Legacy-Huazhu hotels in China was 8,411, which is a net increase of 705. The number of hotels operating in lower tier cities increased to 38%, compared to 2021's 37%. The number of hotels under development was 2,544, of which 57% were lower tier cities compared to 56% in 2021. The number of cities covered by hotels in operation and under development increased from 1,062 at the end of 2021 to 1,126 at the end of 2022.
Second, the Group plans to accelerate the deployment of upper-midscale hotels as consumers increasingly demand more and better experiences and quality offerings. To meet these demands, the Group aims to gradually form leading brands in the entire upper-midscale market in China by sorting and adjusting its current brands like Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, MAXX, Manxin Hotel, Mercure, and Novotel. By the end of 2022, the Group has 523 upper-midscale hotels in operation and 287 upper-midscale hotels under development. The resort market is also a great concern to the Group. The Group has initiated comprehensive cooperation with many real estate enterprises and many government cultural tourism enterprises in China. The development of the resort market, its growth, and the establishment of the brand are all of great importance. Brands like Blossom House will be given good market placement and development opportunities.
Third, the Group recognizes that the digital economy represents the future direction of industrial development. In the highly competitive hotel industry, hotels can only maintain the leading position in the market by providing differentiated services. The application and popularization of digital technology in hotels can help the hotels build a younger, more convenient, and more fashionable image, with the hotels' service, marketing, and management mode more in line with the needs of mainstream customers.
The H World Group aims to build on the strong membership and traffic of H Rewards by exploring its potential and enhancing the benefits and services available to its members. As part of this plan, version 4.0 of the H Rewards program was launched in 2022, providing customers with new features such as intelligent laundry services, remote reservation options, and real-time updates on laundry status. This digital system offers increased convenience and value to customers. The percentage of online services has increased from 21% in 2021 to 71% in 2022. Additionally, the Group is utilizing digital and intelligent management tools to increase efficiency and reduce costs, including reducing the employee-to-guest ratio and streamlining operations.
International business is enjoying a strong recovery while the Group will continuously recruit top talent worldwide
In February of 2022, the European pandemic policy was released, providing new possibilities for overseas business development. He Jihong mentioned that the progress of the Legacy-DH business has increased rapidly due to the gradual resurgence of the market, with a significant upturn in RevPAR and revenue. The profit margin of the Legacy-DH business has significantly improved owing to the cost management and efficiency enhancements, indicating a shift from a loss to profit from operations. In the future, the Group will strive to enhance its member movement strategy, increase investment in the direct channel sales, and additionally better management efficiency while reducing operating costs via Group Digitalization.
Jin Hui highlighted that the Group would seek to integrate the Deutsche Hotels business more effectively and establish this business as the core of its overseas operations. The Group would also focus on creating a recognizable brand image for this business and maintaining its profitability in Germany, Europe, and the Middle East.
Furthermore, attracting high-end talents can effectively enhance the competitiveness of enterprises. Jin Hui noted that the Group constantly emphasizes cultivating a team of exceptional talents. In the era of change, building an agile and efficient organization and talent reserves to ensure a high-quality customer experience is the most vital challenge. The hotel industry needs numerous outstanding managers to lead it. Therefore, the Group recognizes the importance of recruiting talented individuals capable of providing first-rate service and adapting to the changing times.
Currently, the Group has emerged as the leading hotel chain in China. Jin Hui stated that the next phase of the Group's management goal would be to bring China's hotel industry to global standards and heights. To accomplish this, the Group must keep up with world-class companies in terms of management philosophy, talent requirements, and organizational capabilities.
The Group has always accorded significant importance to the growth and training of front-line staff and actively participated in school-enterprise cooperation initiatives. In 2021, the Group achieved the distinction of being one of the school-enterprise cooperative partners recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education, with their cases featured in the syllabus of various universities. Furthermore, the Group plans to scour Asia and the world to find exceptionally talented professionals with diverse backgrounds and expertise. The Group is confident that continuous innovation in business models and products can help it overcome any challenges and generate sustainable and high-quality growth for investors and the ecosystem at large. He Jihong also expressed her anticipation for the Group's future development, estimating a 61-65% growth in net revenue for Q1 2023 compared to Q1 2022, with the gross hotel opening target estimated at 1,400 hotels. Ji Qi, the Group's Executive Chairman, affirmed that the Group would further strengthen the Group's core competencies in operations and various platforms to build overall resilience.
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(The Hill) — The Justice Department is calling for one-time White House strategist Steve Bannon to serve six months of jail time and pay a $200,000 fine for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The recommendation comes ahead of a Friday sentencing hearing for Bannon, who was among the first four people to be subpoenaed by the panel, claiming executive privilege barred him from testifying before the panel despite their interest in actions he took well after his short stint in the White House.
A $200,000 fine is the maximum for the two counts of contempt of Congress – one for refusing to testify, and the other for refusing to produce any of the documents requested in the deposition.
That was a result, DOJ said, of his refusal to participate in a review of his finances that helps determine the extent of a fine a defendant will pay.
“For his sustained, bad-faith contempt of Congress, the defendant should be sentenced to six months’ imprisonment—the top end of the Sentencing Guidelines’ range—and fined $200,000—based on his insistence on paying the maximum fine rather than cooperate with the Probation Office’s routine pre-sentencing financial investigation,” DOJ wrote.
Bannon was subpoenaed by the panel in September of last year, with the full House voting to hold him in contempt roughly a month later.
That subpoena noted Bannon’s presence in the Trump campaign’s “war room” at the Willard Hotel, including involvement in a discussion with Republican lawmakers about objecting to election results.
They also sought to ask him about a comment of a Jan. 5 episode of his podcast where he said “all hell is going to break loose tomorrow.”
Bannon began his confrontation with the Justice Department with a fiery press conference he live streamed, vowing to fight the charges.
“I’m telling you right now, this is going to be the misdemeanor from hell for Merrick Garland, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. … We’re going on the offense,” Bannon said last November.
But shortly before trial, Bannon sought to cooperate with the committee, claiming Trump had freed him from the constraint of executive privilege that DOJ had determined did not apply to him.
“On the eve of trial, he attempted an about-face, representing to the Committee that former President Donald J. Trump had waived executive privilege and freed the Defendant to cooperate. But this proved a hollow gesture; when he realized that his eleventh-hour stunt would not prevent his trial, the Defendant’s cooperative spirit vanished,” DOJ wrote in Monday’s filing.
Ahead of trial a judge rejected most of the arguments Bannon’s defense team could present before the jury, and ultimately his legal team decided to call no witnesses and did not introduce any new evidence at trial.
Bannon’s upcoming sentencing comes over a year after he was first subpoenaed, a reminder of the delayed consequences for those that defy congressional investigators as the panel seeks to compel testimony from Trump.
Bannon is one of just two former White House officials where DOJ accepted a criminal contempt referral from Congress. It chose not to pursue charges against former chief of staff Mark Meadows or communications guru Dan Scavino but has charged White House aide Peter Navarro. | 2022-10-17T14:34:58+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/politics/justice-wants-6-month-jail-sentence-for-steve-bannon/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Corrections and Criminal Law Committee voted down Senate Bill 41 (SB41) last week. This bill pushes for harsher penalties for acts of animal cruelty.
SB 41 was proposed by Sen. J.D. Ford (D-Indianapolis). The bill would change animal cruelty charges from a Level 6 felony to a Level 5.
A Level 6 felony is considered the least serious felony in the state of Indiana. Those facing a Level 6 felony receive a sentence that ranges from six months to two and a half years in prison, and an advisory sentence of one year. Other Level 6 felonies include shoplifting, drug paraphernalia possession and resisting arrest.
Judges can also choose to reduce Level 6 felonies into Class A misdemeanors. The penalty for a Class A misdemeanor is 0 to 365 days in prison, and a fine of up to $5,000.
Changing animal cruelty offenses to a Level 5 felony would mean those facing charges would receive a sentence that ranges between one and six years in prison, and an advisory sentence of three years.
The bill failed on a 3-4 vote.
Although SB 41 did not pass, Sen. Ford and others who serve on the committee passed House Bill 1306 (HB 1306), which raises the killing of police dogs to a Level 5 felony.
HB 1306 will go to the Senate in upcoming months. | 2023-02-28T17:22:30+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/news/politics/senate-committee-votes-against-bill-that-gives-harsher-penalties-for-animal-cruelty-charges |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State All-Star guard Stephen Curry will be sidelined due to injuries to his left leg, the team said Sunday, and the Warriors aren’t sure how long he’ll be out.
Curry was diagnosed with partial tears to his superior tibiofibular ligament and interosseous membrane in his left leg and also has a lower-leg contusion. He left Saturday’s game against Dallas with 2:01 left in the third quarter, after his wrapped left leg — which he originally hurt Thursday in a matchup against Denver — appeared to buckle as he played defense.
He immediately began hopping in obvious discomfort, then left the game and didn’t return.
Curry, who is averaging 29.4 points per game this season, won’t play Monday against Oklahoma City. And with the All-Star Game two weeks away, it now seems very possible that Curry might not be there.
If Curry — or any of the other 24 players selected to the NBA All-Star Game — cannot participate in the Feb. 19 contest, Commissioner Adam Silver will select a replacement. Starters were chosen by a formula that included voting from fans, media and NBA players. Reserves were picked by NBA coaches.
Curry already has had one extended absence of the season, missing 11 games from Dec. 16 through Jan. 7 with a shoulder injury. The Warriors went 6-5 in those games.
The Warriors, like many teams in the Western Conference, have very little room for error in the playoff chase. Golden State is 27-26 and entered Sunday seventh in the West — three games back of third-place Sacramento but only one game ahead of 11th-place Portland.
The top six teams in each conference are assured playoff spots. The teams that finish between seventh and 10th will go to a play-in tournament to decide the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in each of the conference brackets.
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2023-02-05T23:04:27+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/sports/2023/02/05/warriors-say-curry-sidelined-with-left-leg-injury/ |
Judge denies Alabama AG’s request to stop release of 408 inmates
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UPDATE: A judge has denied the Attorney General’s request for a restraining order to stop the inmate release.
On Monday, Jan. 30, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Prison Commissioner John Hamm and Alabama Pardons and Paroles Director Cam Ward.
The lawsuit alleges the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) failed to meet the statutory victim notification requirements ahead of Tuesday’s retroactive inmate release.
“By close of business on Friday, Jan. 27, the Attorney General’s Office received an updated list of 412 inmates set to be released on Jan. 31,” the complaint stated. “This list indicates that roughly 60 percent of the offenders set to be released on Jan. 31 committed violent offenses against persons—at least 50 to-be-released inmates are serving time for committing murder or manslaughter. At the same time, the Attorney General’s Office received notice that the Department of Corrections had contact information for less than 20 victims—meaning, that less than 20 victims total have been contacted about their offenders’ impending release from prison.”
An emergency hearing was called for 3 p.m. on Monday in Montgomery Circuit Court.
ADOC has not responded to our request for information.
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Copyright 2023 WBRC. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-30T22:59:10+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/2023/01/30/alabama-ags-office-files-lawsuit-stop-release-408-inmates/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Edyth “Edie” Landau, the Oscar-nominated producer and executive vice president of National Telefilm Associates, has died at 95.
The longtime entertainment producer died of natural causes on Saturday in her home in Century City, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday.
After studying at Wilkes College, Landau began her trailblazing career in the entertainment industry. She moved to New York City, worked at National Telefilm Associates and launched The American Film Theatre. The company was founded by Ely Landau, who she later married.
She went on to produce Oscar-nominated films “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” “Hopscotch” and “The Deadly Game" — and television shows “The David Susskind Show," “The Play of the Week," “The Mike Wallace Interview,” and “Open End.”
Landau became an equal rights advocate, possibly sparked by helping in 1958 to change restrictions barring women from boarding all-male passenger planes. She attended the University of West Los Angeles School of Law and became a member of the State Bar of California in 1982.
Landau also started a Beverly Hills-based agency called Nannies Unlimited to help parents and guardians with childcare services.
Recently, Landau used poetry as a way of self-expression. She has released multiple poetry books, including “Smiles for Seniors: And Anyone Else Who Can Poke Fun at Themselves,” “Life in Two Lines: Poems to Make Seniors Smile,” “Life in the Coronavirus Era: Poems to Help Seniors Smile,” “Edie’s Book of Wisdom” and “Edie’s Anatomy Lesson.”
Her son, an Oscar-winning producer of "Titanic" and “Avatar," Jon Landau, posted a photo of the two on Instagram from his childhood Tuesday, with the caption:
“95+ incredible years. The top picture is me and my mom from when I was one year old, the bottom picture is from one week before her passing. Edie, thank you for all you taught me, thank you for the life example you always were, and thank you for all the love you bestowed on me. You will be in our hearts forever," he said.
Landau is survived by her three children. | 2022-12-28T21:46:07+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Edie-Landau-TV-and-film-producer-dies-at-95-17681741.php |
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