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WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 18, 2022
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
152 AM PDT Mon Jul 18 2022
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 285...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 285...
* Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and
critically dry vegetation will greatly increase the spread
potential of any new and existing fires.
* Affected area:
For the Red Flag Warning...Fire Weather Zone 285 from Alturas
west, including Tionesta and Canby..
For the Fire Weather Watch...The Northwest portion of FWZ 285
from Canby north and west, including Tionesta and Newell.
* Wind: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* Humidity: 8 to 11 percent.
* Additional Details: Tuesday, isolated critical conditions are
possible in the higher terrain in the areas near the Rush Creek
and Juniper Creek RAWS. The limiting factor for now is not
meeting the duration criteria for winds.
* View the hazard area in detail at:
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
If you have not packed your evacuation kit yet, now is the time to
do so. This includes items like important documents and essentials
you cannot live without. Fill your vehicle's fuel tank. Visit
ready.gov/kit for more information.
Plan now to avoid using equipment that could cause sparks during
the period when critical weather conditions are possible. Visit
weather.gov/medford/wildfire for links to fire restrictions in
your area.
ZONE 284...
critically dry vegetation will greatly increase the spread
potential of any new and existing fires.
In Northern CA...The northeast portion of FWZ 284, including
Macdoel, Tennant, and Dorris.
* Wind: Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* Humidity: 8 to 12 percent.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible during the valid watch time. These conditions could
promote the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-
threatening. Check weather.gov/medford for forecast updates and a
possible upgrade of the this watch to a Red Flag Warning.
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | 2022-07-18T10:19:52+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/CA-WFO-MEDFORD-Warnings-Watches-and-Advisories-17311503.php |
US declares health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
(AP) — The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency amid rising cases.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the decision during a briefing Thursday afternoon.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s previous story follows below:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
The announcement will free up federal money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity ahead of an official announcement.
The declaration comes as the Biden administration has faced criticism over monkeypox vaccine availability. Clinics in major cities such as New York and San Francisco say they haven’t received enough of the two-shot vaccine to meet demand, and some have had to stop offering the second dose to ensure supply of first doses.
The White House said it has made more than 1.1 million doses available and has helped to boost domestic diagnostic capacity to 80,000 tests per week.
The monkeypox virus spreads through prolonged and close skin-to-skin contact, including hugging, cuddling and kissing, as well as sharing bedding, towels and clothing. The people who have gotten sick so far have been primarily men who have sex with men. But health officials emphasize that the virus can infect anyone.
The announcement comes three days after the Biden administration named top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as the White House coordinators to combat the monkeypox outbreak.
News of the expected declaration was first reported Thursday by Politico.
Such a declaration is an important — and overdue — step, said Lawrence Gostin, a public health law expert at Georgetown University.
“It signals the U.S. government’s seriousness and purpose, and sounds a global alarm,” he said.
Under a declaration by the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency can draw from emergency funds, hire or reassign staff to deal with the outbreak, and take other steps to control the virus.
A public health emergency can be extended, similar to what happened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gostin said the U.S. government has been too cautious and should have declared a nationwide emergency earlier. Public health measures to control outbreaks have increasingly faced legal challenges in recent years, but Gostin didn’t expect that to happen with monkeypox.
“It is a textbook case of a public health emergency,” Gostin said. “It’s not a red or a blue state issue. There is no political opposition to fighting monkeypox.”
The government’s decision comes after others have made similar declarations.
Last week, the World Health Organization called monkeypox a public health emergency, with cases in more than 70 countries. A global emergency is WHO’s highest level of alert, but the designation does not necessarily mean a disease is particularly transmissible or lethal.
California, Illinois and New York have all made declarations in the last week, as have New York City, San Francisco and San Diego County.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-04T19:23:36+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/2022/08/04/us-declare-health-emergency-over-monkeypox-outbreak/ |
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Learn more about this listing and others from McKenna Real Estate. | 2022-08-05T00:54:08+00:00 | urbanmilwaukee.com | https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2022/08/04/mke-listing-remodeled-harambee-home/ |
A meteotsunami was recorded in Florida last week.
Clearwater Beach chairs were toppled last Wednesday, and the National Weather Service issued multiple special marine warnings throughout the day and into the evening.
The agency shared a photo of the incoming storm at around 9:28 a.m. ET.
Water levels peaked at around 4 feet, weather officials told The Associated Press. But what is a meteotsunami?
4 DEAD, 3 REMAIN MISSING FOLLOWING CHINESE LANDSLIDES
Meteotsunamis are large waves caused by storms, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
While tsunamis are triggered by seismic activity, meteotsunamis are driven by air-pressure disturbances often associated with fast-moving weather events, including severe thunderstorms and squalls.
The storm creates a wave that moves towards the shore and is amplified by a shallow continental shelf and inlet, bay or another coastal feature.
They have been observed to reach heights of 6 feet or even more.
Identifying such events is challenging, the administration notes, because its characteristics are nearly indistinguishable from a seismic tsunami.
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Meteotsunamis can be confused with wind-driven storm surges or a seiche. Seiches are standing waves with longer periods of water-level oscillations, whereas meteotsunamis are progressive waves that are limited to the tsunami frequency band of wave periods. Sometimes they can occur simultaneously, and seiches are usually limited to partially or fully enclosed basins like Lake Erie.
These uncertainties make it difficult to predict a meteotsunami and warn the public of a potential event, but scientists have identified atmospheric conditions that are likely to generate a meteotsunami and continue to work on ways to forecast them.
This Florida meteotsunami was around 2.5 feet higher than the forecast wave height.
The weather service does not issue specific advisories for meteotsunamis.
They occur around the world, including the Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Coast and the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-06-27T17:56:40+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/florida-was-hit-by-a-tsunami-last-week-but-likely-not-the-kind-youre-thinking/article_13272af4-59e2-5126-bb5a-a6aba319971a.html |
Miracle League opens spring season Saturday
The Miracle League of Wichita Falls is opening their spring season this Saturday.
According to a release from the YMCA of Wichita falls, the Miracle League is a baseball league dedicated to providing children with cognitive and physical disabilities an opportunity to participate in "America’s favorite pastime."
The season will begin with a special celebration at 9 a.m. April 1.
During the season, a special surface is placed on the field allowing players in wheelchairs or walkers to participate. Additionally, each child is paired with a buddy who helps them any way they need.
“We’re thrilled to be able to provide this opportunity to children in our community. The Miracle League removes barriers that can keep kids with cognitive and physical disabilities from participating in sports and gives them a chance to have fun, make friends and be active,” said a YMCA representative.
To learn more about the local Miracle League or other YMCA programs and how you can get involved, visit www.ymcawf.org.
Miracle League of Wichita Falls 2023 Spring Schedule
WEEK 1 - April 1
9 a.m. Diamondbacks vs. Rangers
10 a.m. Braves vs. Astros
11 a.m. Cubs vs. Angels
Noon Yankees vs. Twins
WEEK 2 - April 8
9 a.m. Braves vs. Twins
10 a.m. Cubs vs. Rangers
11 a.m. Yankees vs. Angels
Noon Diamondbacks vs. Astros
WEEK 3 - April 15
9 a.m. Cubs vs. Twins
10 a.m. Diamondbacks vs. Angels
11 a.m. Braves vs. Rangers
Noon Yankees vs. Astros
WEEK 4 - April 29
9 a.m. Yankees vs. Rangers
10 a.m. Cubs vs. Astros
11 a.m. Diamondbacks vs. Twins
Noon Braves vs. Angels
WEEK 5 - May 6
9 a.m. Twins vs. Astros
10 a.m. Cubs vs Yankees
11 a.m. Rangers vs Angels
Noon Diamondbacks vs Braves
WEEK 6 - May 13
9 a.m. Diamondbacks vs. Yankees
10 a.m. Rangers vs. Astros
11 a.m. Cubs vs. Braves
Noon Twins vs. Angels
Team Notes: No Games April 22 – Special Olympic Area 9 Spring Games. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Jessica Clayton, Miracle League Coordinator: P: (940) 782-2772 // E: jclayton@ymcawf.org. | 2023-03-27T23:41:10+00:00 | timesrecordnews.com | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/03/27/miracle-league-opens-spring-season-saturday/70053560007/ |
BEIJING, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Third Qingdao Multinationals Summit, Multinationals Promotion - Binzhou was held on Monday in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, aiming to promote win-win cooperation between Binzhou city and multinational companies.
The event, themed "Opening up, Innovation and Win-Win Cooperation, Boosting Global Economic Recovery", was jointly hosted by Binzhou Municipal People's Government, China Development Research Foundation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group.
At the event, 24 project deals with a total investment of 27.22 billion yuan were signed, involving sectors such as new energy, new materials, high-end chemicals, aluminum and equipment manufacturing, animal husbandry, aquatic product industry, culture and tourism, modern services and next generation information technology.
Song Yongxiang, secretary of the CPC Binzhou Municipal Committee, said in his keynote speech that Binzhou boasts unique advantages that contain opportunities of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Investors in Binzhou can enjoy the city's strategic opportunities, as Binzhou is involved in some major national strategies such as the Yellow River Basin ecological protection and high-quality development, the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and the Bohai-rim region, according to Song.
Binzhou has rich cultural heritage resources, said Song. The earliest human activity site found in Binzhou dates back to 8,500 years ago. Sun Tzu culture, the Yellow River culture and the Red culture have become the sources of vitality for the vigorous development of the city's culture and tourism sectors.
Meanwhile, rich natural resources such as oil, natural gas, solar energy and wind energy have made Binzhou an ideal place for enterprises to develop and utilize clean energies.
Song also stated that Binzhou is committed to growing real economy. It has cultivated hundred billion yuan-level industrial clusters of high-end aluminum, fine chemicals, intelligent textiles, food processing, animal husbandry and aquatic products, with the main business income exceeding 1.1 trillion yuan last year.
As an open city, Binzhou has established economic and trade relations with 186 countries and regions.
Besides, the city has pro-innovation and creation climate, comfortable living environment, and friendly business environment.
All these advantages constitute new impetus for the city's innovative development and sustainable growth, said Song, adding that enterprises are sincerely welcomed to make investment and start business in Binzhou.
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NEW YORK (NEWS10) — On Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that workers outside of New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County will see the minimum wage increase from $13.20 to $14.20. In addition, the minimum wage for home care aids will increase to $16.20 per hour in counties in upstate New York.
“With inflation and a national labor shortage impacting our state’s economy, my team is doing everything possible to put money in New Yorkers’ pockets and address the rising cost of living,” Governor Hochul said. “Fair, competitive wages are essential for helping families thrive and attracting top talent to our state, and our administration remains committed to using every tool at our disposal to move New York’s economy forward.”
New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon said, “By raising the minimum wage, we are helping to lift up our neighbors across New York State. Advancing the multi-year increases has helped businesses adjust to the steady changes while providing low-wage workers the ability to better support themselves and their families.”
Minimum wage in New York is calculated based on where an individual works and their industry. An estimated 200,000 New Yorkers in upstate counties will benefit from this wage increase, 44% of which are full time workers and of those, nearly 25% are supporting children below age 18. | 2022-12-21T20:18:35+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/top-stories/minimum-wage-in-upstate-new-york-to-increase-on-december-31/ |
Three Highly Lauded and Previously Unreleased Bob Marley & The Wailers Concerts From London's Rainbow Theatre To Be Released On June 3, 10, And 17
Revised Exodus: Deluxe Edition Releasing June 24
'Legacy' YouTube Series Wins 2022 Webby Award For Episode Eight - "Rebel Music"
LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning today and throughout June, The Marley Family, Island Records, and UMe mark the 45th anniversary of Exodus – named the "Best Album of the 20th Century" by Time magazine in 1999 – with the digital premiere of three of the four nights from Bob Marley & the Wailers' historic run at London's Rainbow Theatre and a consolidated, revised digital Exodus: Deluxe Edition.
Following an assassination attempt in Kingston, Jamaica, in December 1976, Bob Marley and his band moved to London – in "exodus" from their home country – and recorded tracks for what became both the Exodus and Kaya albums. Marley's Exodus, featuring the timeless tracks "Jamming," "Three Little Birds," "One Love/People Get Ready," and the epic title song, came first, which led to early positive reviews, ten early dates around Western Europe and shows at the Rainbow Theatre in London's Finsbury Park during release week. But an injury to Bob led to the abrupt cancellation of the rest of the Exodus tour, including expected U.S. breakthrough shows scheduled for late summer, leaving June 1-2-3-4 the final performances by the Wailers that year.
"London was one of Daddy's favorite places to be; it's the city where his songwriting and creativity thrived. The Exodus album and his shows at The Rainbow are incredible examples of that. I'm so excited that his fans will finally be able to hear all four shows, in their entirety, the way they were meant to be heard, for generations to come." - Cedella Marley
A select number of tracks from each of the four nights of the Live at the Rainbow recordings have been included on previously released Deluxe Editions of Exodus, and audio and video of the full concert on June 4 was released during the year-long 75th Birthday Celebration, #Marley75, in 2020. Most of the legendary performances from the previous three nights, however, feature slightly different setlists – as well as alternate arrangements – that have never been heard until now. Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at the Rainbow: 1st June 1977 will debut June 3, the exact 45th anniversary of the original album's release; Live at the Rainbow: 2nd June 1977 will follow on June 10; and Live at the Rainbow: 3rd June 1977 will conclude the series on June 17. Across the three dates are 29 previously unreleased performances combined – that's more than ¾ of the shows. Listen to Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at the Rainbow: 1st June 1977 now HERE.
To round out the 45th Anniversary celebration, a revised and newly remastered Exodus: Deluxe Edition will also be released digitally on June 24. The Deluxe Edition features the ten original tracks from the album, plus 18 Singles & Sessions tracks; 13 of them are culled from two previous Deluxe Editions and adds previously unreleased tracks "Natural Mystic (Alternate Version)," and "The Heathen (Alternate Version)," and the rare 7-inch versions of "Exodus," "Jamming" and "Punky Reggae Party,' the original B-side to "Jamming." In addition to the unreleased tracks, the last two cuts were previously unavailable at all streaming services. Closing the deluxe are two additional bonus tracks: the edited live versions of "So Much Things To Say" from the June 1st show, previously released on the Deluxe Edition of Exodus 40 – The Movement Continues in 2017, and "Exodus," the finale from the Rainbow's June 2nd set, previously featured on the album's 2001 Deluxe Edition. Each performance is otherwise presented unedited within their respective live set. Click HERE to preorder Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus: Deluxe Edition. To listen to Bob Marley & the Wailers' Exodus: Deluxe Edition beginning June 24, click HERE.
In other news, Bob Marley: Legacy Episode Eight - "Rebel Music" recently received the Webby Award for the outstanding Video in Music category. The Webby Awards recognize the year's best of the internet, featuring websites, podcasts, apps, and other internet services, and the 26th Annual Webby Awards was the biggest in history, with more than 14,000 entries from over 70 countries and nearly 2 million votes cast by nearly 500,000 users. Bob Marley: Legacy, an ongoing mini-documentary series, features a collection of intimate conversations and interviews with his family, friends, and fans, woven together with his original music, remixes, and covers. Episode Eight - "Rebel Music" presents a global conversation about the importance of Bob Marley's work as a political and social activist and explores what Bob Marley fought for, who he influenced and why. This unique YouTube series provides fans a refreshing and cinematic journey through the life, legacy, and relevance Bob Marley still holds in this present day. Bob Marley: Legacy Episodes 1-9 are available on Bob Marley's official YouTube page. Watch Bob Marley: Legacy HERE
Exodus 45th Anniversary Track Lists:
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Live at the Rainbow: 1st June 1977
Listen to Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at the Rainbow: 1st June 1977 now HERE
1. Natural Mystic (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 5:10 *
2. So Much Things To Say (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 6:14
3. Guiltiness (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 7:27 *
4. The Heathen (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 8:06
5. I Shot the Sheriff (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 5:32 *
6. War/No More Trouble (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 9:55
7. Positive Vibration (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 5:32*
8. No Woman, No Cry (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 6:06
9. Lively Up Yourself (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 14:09
ENCORE
10. Jamming (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 7:56
11. Get Up, Stand Up (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 8:15
12. Exodus (Live at the Rainbow, June 1, 1977) 16:18
All tracks PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED except * issued on Exodus 40 - The Movement Continues: Deluxe Edition
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Live at the Rainbow: 2nd June 1977
Listen to Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at the Rainbow: 2nd June 1977 beginning June 10, HERE
1. Rebel Music (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 5:46
2. Burnin' and Lootin' (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 5:11
3. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 3:29
4. The Heathen (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 4:58
5. I Shot the Sheriff (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 4:46
6. Crazy Baldhead/Running Away (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 6:05
7. War/No More Trouble (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 7:44 **
8. No Woman, No Cry (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 7:53
9. Lively Up Yourself (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 9:41
ENCORE
10. Jamming (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 7:06 **
11. Get Up, Stand Up (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 7:26
12. Exodus (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977) 12:55
All tracks PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED except ** issued on Exodus: Deluxe Edition
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Live at the Rainbow: 3rd June 1977
Listen to Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at the Rainbow: 3rd June 1977 beginning June 17, HERE
1. Trenchtown Rock (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 5:48
2. Rebel Music (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 5:05
3. Burnin' and Lootin' (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 6:15 ***
4. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 4:15
5. The Heathen (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 5:21
6. I Shot the Sheriff (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 4:50
7. War/No More Trouble (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 9:14
8. Crazy Baldhead/Running Away (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 7:09
9. No Woman, No Cry (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 7:41
10. Lively Up Yourself (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 9:04
ENCORE
11. Jamming (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 6:24 ***
12. Get Up, Stand Up (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 7:30
13. Exodus (Live at the Rainbow, June 3, 1977) 11:35 ***
All tracks PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED except *** issued on Exodus 40 - The Movement Continues: Deluxe Edition
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Exodus: Deluxe Edition
Listen to Bob Marley & The Wailers Exodus: Deluxe Edition beginning June 24, HERE
ORIGINAL LP
1. Natural Mystic 3:27
2. So Much Things To Say 3:08
3. Guiltiness 3:20
4. The Heathen 2:32
5. Exodus 7:40
6. Jamming 3:32
7. Waiting In Vain 4:03
8. Turn Your Lights Down Low 3:40
9. Three Little Birds 3:01
10. One Love / People Get Ready 2:52
SINGLES & SESSIONS
1. Natural Mystic (Alternate Version) 3:35 previously unreleased ^
2. The Heathen (Alternate Version) 2:24 previously unreleased ^
3. Exodus (7") 3:59
4. Exodus (Version) 3:08
5. Jamming (7") 3:18 ^
6. Jamming (12") 5:52
7. Jamming (Dub) 3:04
8. Punky Reggae Party (7" B-side) 4:25 ^
9. Punky Reggae Party (12" B-side) 6:50
10. Punky Reggae Party (12") 9:18
11. Punky Reggae Party (12" Dub) 8:48
12. Waiting In Vain (Advert Mix) 3:59
13. Waiting In Vain (Alternate Version) 4:44
14. Roots (7" B-side) 3:43
15. Three Little Birds (Alternate Mix) 2:58
16. Keep On Moving 6:25
17. Keep On Moving (Dub) 7:15
18. Exodus LP Radio Ad 1:07
19. So Much Things To Say (Live at the Rainbow, June 1 1977 - edit) 4:25
20. Exodus (Live at the Rainbow, June 2, 1977 - edit) 11:46
^NEW TO STREAMING
ABOUT BOB MARLEY
Bob Marley, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, is notable not only as the man who put reggae on the global map but as a statesman in his native Jamaica, he famously brought together the country's warring factions. Today, Bob Marley remains one of the 20th century's most important and influential entertainment icons. Marley's lifestyle and music continue to inspire new generations as his legacy lives on through his music. In the digital era, he has the second-highest social media following of any posthumous celebrity. The official Bob Marley Facebook page draws more than 74 million fans, ranking it among the Top 20 of all Facebook pages and Top 10 among celebrity pages. Marley's music catalog has sold millions of albums worldwide. His iconic collection LEGEND holds the distinction of being the longest-charting album in the history of Billboard magazine's Catalog Albums chart and remains the world's best-selling reggae album. Marley's accolades include inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1994) and ASCAP Songwriters Hall of Fame (2010), a GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award (2001), multiple entries in the GRAMMY® Hall Of Fame, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2001). For more information, visit bobmarley.com and facebook.com/bobmarley.
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LOS ANGELES – Megan Thee Stallion is a three-time Grammy winner and hip-hop superstar, but her success wasn't enough to shield the 27-year-old artist from the power of widespread misinformation and social media vitriol leveled against her after she was shot in 2020.
The Houston-born rapper, whose legal name is Megan Pete, was shot multiple times in both feet after leaving a Hollywood Hills party in 2020 with rapper Tory Lanez and former assistant Kelsey Harris. Megan needed surgery to remove the bullet fragments from her feet.
Megan accused Lanez of wielding the gun. The ensuing onslaught of criticism reached a fever pitch this month during Lanez's assault trial. Experts say it stems from misogynoir, a specific type of misogyny experienced by Black women.
Tia Tyree, a professor at Howard University, described misogynoir as “contempt, dislike" or mistreatment of Black women.
Tyree, whose research focuses on representations of Black women in mass media, social media and hip-hop culture, emphasized that misogynoir has been part of the Black female experience in the U.S. for centuries, dating back to the beginnings of American slavery.
“Many people see the term, and they’re intrigued by it. They think, ‘Wow, what is this new thing happening to Black women?’" she said. "And that’s the most disappointing part of the narrative about misogynoir. There’s nothing new about the mistreatment and disrespect of Black women in the United States.”
Megan named Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, as the shooter in an Instagram Live video three months after the shooting. She said she did not tell Los Angeles police responding to the scene because she was afraid for her safety.
The shooting happened on July 12, 2020, less than two months after George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Fear of police violence could have played a role in her reluctance to share specifics with officers, Tyree said, adding that Black women are expected to protect Black men in society.
A cycle of silence prevents many Black women from sharing their experiences, explained Melvin L. Williams, a professor at Pace University who studies hip-hop feminism, Black male rappers and hip-hop culture.
“They face industry blackballing and fewer professional opportunities when they speak out," Williams said.
Megan alleged that Lanez and his team spread misinformation about the shooting. Social media users have claimed that Lanez never shot her and have posted about her sexual history to discredit her.
Lanez, who is charged with three felonies, has maintained his innocence. In closing arguments this week, his lawyers argued that Harris was the shooter and that Megan tried to create a more sympathetic narrative by blaming Lanez.
Harris' attorney has declined to comment on her involvement.
“Tory came out and told so many different lies — about me not being shot, about him not being the shooter and making this all about a sex scandal," Megan testified last week.
When jury deliberations began Thursday, misinformation claiming that Lanez had already been acquitted abounded. Social media platforms have also played host to intense scrutiny of Megan’s story — specifically her credibility.
Rappers Drake and 21 Savage mentioned her in their joint album with specific lyrics that attempted to discredit her allegations. 50 Cent posted memes mocking her interview with Gayle King as well.
Megan is "infiltrating what is a very hypermasculine space,” Tyree said, referring to hip-hop culture. “And just as any other hypermasculine space, there are bro codes that exist, and she is at the point bumping up against them, and you see the response for it.”
She is a part of a chorus of Black women — including #MeToo founder Tarana Burke and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters — who have spoken out about violence against women. Burke and Waters signed an open letter supporting Megan.
Social media attacks against Megan have drawn comparisons to television coverage in the 1990s of Anita Hill’s congressional testimony and, more recently, to online racist hate targeting Meghan Markle. Another recent example was Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard, which drew many social media posts that spread misinformation and cast doubts on Heard's credibility.
Northwestern University law professor Deborah Tuerkheimer, the author of “Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers,” noted that these trials came five years after the #MeToo movement sparked a global social reckoning, followed by a backlash.
“We can look at this outpouring of stories as being really significant and meaningful, and it is, but until we can have figured out how to fairly judge credibility, and how to hold perpetrators to account in a meaningful way, then I think there’s just a lot of work left to be done,” Tuerkheimer said.
Race is a key difference in the treatment of accusers, said Izzi Grasso, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington who studied misinformation around the Depp-Heard trial.
Grasso's research concluded that people with marginalized identities are disproportionately targeted for harassment, online misinformation campaigns and discriminatory content moderation. The online world reflects the “systems of power and domination that we see in the real world,” Grasso said.
Moya Bailey, a Northwestern University professor who coined the term misogynoir, found that social media platforms such as TikTok and Twitter perpetuate harmful stereotypes about Black women because it’s profitable.
Algorithms normalize the dehumanization and objectification of Black women for other people’s pleasure or ambivalence, Washington University in St. Louis professor Raven Maragh-Lloyd said.
Lanez has claimed that Harris and Megan were fighting over him. People are more likely to see content about Megan’s sexual history as “some sort of justification" for not believing her — or for blaming her for getting shot, Maragh-Lloyd said.
She said it comes down to what sells — and misogynoir provides the fuel: “To perpetuate misinformation about Black women’s bodies or Black women’s desires, it’s going to garner clicks and eyeballs.”
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Haile reported from New York. | 2022-12-23T19:26:16+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/entertainment/2022/12/23/megan-thee-stallion-misogynoir-at-center-of-shooting-trial/ |
MIAMI, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curve Health, a software & services company that provides connected senior care for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), today announced the hiring of Amanda Pritchard as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Pritchard will direct the company's financial planning and serve a key role in strategic decision-making as Curve scales nationwide.
Curve Health empowers SNFs and their nurses to expand their care offerings for residents and their families, thus improving the patient care experience and reducing hospitalizations. Curve's solution goes beyond telemedicine to include live diagnostics, health information exchange, predictive analytics, smart billing, and business intelligence.
A study by Western Journal of Emergency Medicine found care provided through the Curve Health platform reduced SNF patient hospital admissions by as much as 80%. Curve's solution combines best-in-class technology with a team of seasoned healthcare and nursing home professionals.
"I have had the privilege of supporting family members going through different stages of their life. This has fueled a passion for the advancement of healthcare delivery," said Pritchard. "Curve is on a mission to support those who need help the most, and I couldn't be more proud to be part of the team making this happen."
Pritchard brings a unique skill set to Curve following 20 years in public and private companies in healthtech, fintech, manufacturing and accounting. She began her career as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers and most recently served as the VP of Finance at 6 Degrees Health. Amanda obtained her Bachelor and Master's in Accounting at the University of Southern California.
"We're thrilled to bring Amanda onboard at this inflection point in our growth," said Rob MacNaughton, Curve's CEO. "Amanda's expertise across industries will serve the company well as we deliver our best-in-class platform to skilled nursing and home health organizations as well as the providers we support to deliver optimal care."
The integration of Curve Health's platform enables nurses to expand care options available to residents in SNFs. Residents are directly connected from their rooms with remote providers through a tablet, allowing collaboration with onsite nurses who execute treatment plans. Enhanced care is made available through advanced predictive analytics, ensuring more accurate identification and treatment of medical conditions, and accurate execution of advanced care plans. Additionally, business intelligence analytics enable SNFs to improve staffing allocation, and smart billing features provide appropriate reimbursement for remote physician groups.
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Curve Health is senior care without walls. Founded in April of 2020 on a platform that's reduced patient transfers from Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) to Emergency Departments by 80%, Curve advances connected senior care by bridging the silos that hinder healthcare delivery today; enabling physicians to remotely care for patients in SNFs, at home, in ambulances or wherever they may be. Curve combines telemedicine, a health information exchange, predictive analytics, and smart billing into a single platform, resulting in higher quality care + significant return on investment while ensuring the most seamless patient experience. To learn more visit: www.curvehealth.com.
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In his first TV interview since being federally charged, former President Donald Trump was pressed by Fox News' Bret Baier on a number of topics.
A large portion of the interview focused on the classified documents case in which Trump was recently indicted. The federal indictment alleges the former president told an aide to move boxes to other locations, even after telling attorneys he'd complied with a federal subpoena.
The indictment includes transcripts from a conversation recorded in a July 2021 meeting that features Trump pointing to a pile of papers and talking to a writer about material relating to General Mark Milley's plan to attack Iran. Trump denied having the document.
"That was not a document," Trump said in the interview. "I didn't have a document per se. There was nothing to declassify. These were newspaper stories, magazine stories and articles."
FOX NEWS' BRET BAIER: I'm just saying that the indictment says — the recording, and the people in the room who testified.
DONALD TRUMP: These people, very dishonest people, they're thugs.
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The interview lasted more than an hour, during which Trump repeated falsehoods about the outcome of the 2020 election.
According to a Harvard-Harris poll that was released after the federal indictment, 59% of Republicans said they would choose Trump in the GOP primary. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is his closest competition in the poll: 14% of Republicans said they would vote for him.
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By TRISHA AHMED (Associated Press/Report for America)
Transgender kids and adults in North Dakota won’t be able to access bathrooms, locker rooms or showers that match the gender they identify with in places like college dorms or jails, under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Doug Burgum.
The American Civil Liberties Union has said that so far this year, more than 450 bills attacking the rights of transgender people have been introduced in state legislatures.
Burgum’s office announced Wednesday that he had signed the bill the previous day. The measure passed the state House and Senate with veto-proof majorities.
Dorms and living facilities controlled by the state board of higher education are affected, as well as correctional facilities for youths and adults. Restrooms and shower rooms will be designated for use exclusively by males or exclusively by females. Transgender or gender-nonconforming people will need to get approval from a staff member to use the restroom or shower room of their choice.
The governor’s office declined to comment on the bill Wednesday.
Rep. Eric Murphy was one of three Republicans who defied their party and voted against the bill when it was in the House.
“I don’t try to be polarizing. I just don’t think there was a need for the legislation,” the lawmaker from Grand Forks said in an interview after the new law was announced.
Murphy, a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of North Dakota, said he doesn’t think there needs to be a law to tell school officials how to handle this issue.
Republican Rep. Jeff Hoverson supported the bill. “Why would you not want a men’s bathroom to be for men, and a women’s bathroom to be for women?” the Minot representative said Wednesday.
Experts say gender is a spectrum, not a binary structure consisting of only males and females, and it can vary by society and change over time. Sex refers to biological characteristics, such as chromosomes, hormones and reproductive anatomy, which can also vary or change in understanding over time, or be medically and legally altered.
Last week, the governor signed a bill that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18.
That measure also received veto-proof support from GOP lawmakers — although some Republicans did vote against it, alongside all Democrats.
Earlier this month, Burgum also signed a transgender athlete ban into law after it similarly passed the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities. In 2021, Burgum vetoed a bill that would have imposed a transgender athlete ban at that time, but House and Senate lawmakers did not have enough votes back then to override his veto.
Republican lawmakers across the country are also banning gender-affirming care for minors. Restrictions have gone into effect in eight states this year — including conservative Utah and South Dakota — and are slated to in at least nine more by next year.
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Trisha Ahmed is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Trisha Ahmed on Twitter: @TrishaAhmed15
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This story has been updated to correct that the bill was signed Tuesday and announced Wednesday. | 2023-04-26T18:53:05+00:00 | twincities.com | https://www.twincities.com/2023/04/26/north-dakota-limits-bathroom-use-for-transgender-people/ |
I’ve always been fascinated with bridges, ever since as a youngster our family drove across the Mackinac Bridge for the first time.
The bridge – which was the world’s longest suspension bridge when it opened on Nov. 1, 1957, connecting Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas – was an engineering marvel. Even today the iconic structure is the world’s fifth longest suspension bridge (8,614 feet) and is the longest in the western hemisphere.
At the other end of the spectrum was a two-span iron truss bridge that opened in 1896 that crossed the Black River near North Bend, WI. By the time I was old enough to drive in 1980, the roadway was covered with wooden planks which rumbled every time you crossed.
But it was a convenient shortcut between our farm and my then girlfriend’s (now wife Sherry) farm near Mindoro. I crossed that bridge on a late Sunday evening and was surprised to hear on the news the next morning that it had collapsed later that night. I learned later it went down after being struck by a driver.
There also are a series of bow string bridges along the McGilvray road that cross the swampy backwaters of the Black River connecting La Crosse and Trempealeau counties – once a major highway route. Five of those bridges were restored and preserved along a walking trail today in part of the Van Loon Wildlife Area.
One of my favorite bridges was the old bridge at Wabasha, MN that crossed the Mississippi from Nelson, WI. The bridge featured two 90-degree turns as you spiraled down coming down into Wabasha. It certainly wasn’t a favorite with semi-truck drivers who would sometimes get hung up.
That and many other Mississippi River bridges were eventually replaced or rehabilitated, like the downstream communities of Winona and La Crosse, where two spans now cross the river. Next year a new $81 million bridge project will start across the Mississippi connecting Wisconsin to Lansing, IA, replacing the Blackhawn Bridge.
While most bridges that have outlived their purpose are rehabilitated or demolished, others are just sort of forgotten until they succumb to the elements. There’s a bridge near Ettrick, WI just off Hwy. 53 that was once part of a road that crossed Beaver Creek. It’s slowly sinking into the creekbed.
But other bridges still stand as road reconstruction and relocation leaves them out of the public view.
The Waterloo Truss Bridge spans the La Crosse River near West Salem on Old County Road B. The span was also called the Iron Overheard Truss Bridge.
Officially a La Crosse County historic site, the bridge is the last overhead truss road bridge in La Crosse County and is located on what was the historic old road route between La Crosse and West Salem.
The bridge opened in 1911 – replacing the previous wooden structure – and is constructed of iron, using a pin-jointed design. That allowed for the bridge parts to be assembled on site. It was made by the Hennepin Bridge Company, a Minneapolis company started by Lawrence Johnson in 1905. Johnson – born in Germany – worked for other bridge companies before founding his own. The company was active in building bridges from Wisconsin to Montana.
It’s unclear when the Waterloo bridge was closed to vehicular traffic – probably sometime in the late 1990s. Today the approach is closed with concrete barriers but you can still walk across the asphalt base and enjoy the peaceful setting.
I’d love to hear about any old or unique bridges near you. Send me photos. Bridges connect us.
Chris Hardie spent more than 30 years as a reporter, editor and publisher. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and won dozens of state and national journalism awards. He is a former president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Contact him at chardie1963@gmail.com. | 2022-09-11T18:14:25+00:00 | leadertelegram.com | https://www.leadertelegram.com/country-today/yarns-of-yesteryear/the-stories-of-bridges/article_8aba3c64-ba0d-5b20-8a10-448cbc614616.html |
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno says he is exploring the possibility of selling the franchise.
Moreno purchased the Angels in 2003, a year after they won the World Series. He has spent aggressively on aging free agent stars like Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton, but the club hasn’t been back to the Fall Classic since he became owner.
Los Angeles is set to miss the postseason for the eighth straight year despite featuring AL MVPs Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani.
“It has been a great honor and privilege to own the Angels for 20 seasons,” Moreno said in a statement. “Although this difficult decision was entirely our choice and deserved a great deal of thoughtful consideration, my family and I have ultimately come to the conclusion that now is the time.”
Moreno’s announcement comes at a critical moment for the franchise, with Ohtani set to be a free agent after the 2024 season. Ohtani, a two-way sensation who left Japan and joined the Angels in 2018, has made it clear he wants to play for a contending team. If the franchise can’t sign Ohtani to a long-term deal, it may decide to trade him before he has a chance to leave as a free agent.
Trout, a three-time MVP, is signed through the 2030 season on a $426.5 million, 12-year deal. He’s appeared in just three postseason games with the Angels, all in 2014, despite having been the best player in baseball for most of the last decade.
The team has retained Galatioto Sports Partners as financial advisor for the process and said it will not have any additional comment.
Moreno, a Mexican-American born in Arizona, is the only non-white controlling owner in Major League Baseball. The Angels are the second MLB team currently for sale, joining the Washington Nationals.
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As part of the brand's Hometown Contests, Klondike is partnering with Joel McHale to award one lucky winner the chance to win a block party honoring their hometown and to be featured on Limited Edition Klondike Bar packaging.
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Klondike – the original challenger brand – is teaming up with comedian, actor and TV host Joel McHale to invite fans to show off what their hometown would do for a Klondike. To challenge fans around the nation, Klondike is embarking on the ultimate road trip, popping up in three U.S. cities to find the most creative hometown and reward them with their very own summer block party and the chance to be featured on Klondike Bar limited edition packaging.
Now through July 16, 2023, Klondike invites fans nationwide – virtually or in person in New York City, Austin and Pittsburgh (hometown of Klondike!) to the Klondike 'What Would You Do' Challenge Mobile to show off their hometown pride by completing a 'What Would You Do': Hometown Edition challenge on-site and enjoy free treats (while supplies last).
To complete a 'What Would You Do for a Klondike': Hometown Edition challenge, fans need to include 4+ of their family members, friends or neighbors by posting a photo or video on Instagram with #WWYDHometownContest, tagging and following @KlondikeBar to enter*. Creativity and out-of-the-box thinking is encouraged to prove why they are the #1 hometown and will be judged on:
- Group Participation: Exemplifies a sense of community and includes at least 4 total participants.
- Creativity: Showcases out of the box thinking, originality and unique ideas
- Klondike Spirit: Incorporates Klondike brand identity, including: 'What Would You Do' jingle, product, brand colors, polar bear mascot, etc.
The Klondike 'What Would You Do' Challenge Mobile is traveling to Austin and Pittsburgh before making its final stop in New York City on National Ice Cream Day:
- Austin, TX - Sat. 6/24 from 11AM-7PM: Jo's Coffee on South Congress Ave
- Pittsburgh, PA – Sun. 7/9 from 1:30-7:30PM: Market Square Downtown between 4th and 5th Avenue
- New York City, NY - Sun. 7/16 from 11AM-7PM: Union Square Plaza; 862 Broadway between 17th and 18th Street
The challengers will be judged by the Klondike team and Joel McHale himself and one lucky winner will receive a personalized shoutout video from Joel for their hometown, in addition to an exclusive block party AND will be featured on Limited-Edition Klondike Bar packaging.
"You know what Klondike and I have in common? We're both challengers at heart and we both love to celebrate fun, spontaneous acts of silliness," said Joel McHale. "So, when Klondike told me they were challenging hometowns to prove who's #1," he continued, "I couldn't wait to get involved and am excited to see what people all over the country will do for a Klondike. I've been a longtime fan of the brand and now, I get to judge the Klondike Hometown Contest! How sweet is that?!"
So, whether you are forming an acapella group to remix the 'What Would You Do' jingle or getting your office to play jump rope with a chain made of paper clips, Klondike wants to see if your hometown has what it takes.
"We have been asking fans 'What Would You Do for a Klondike' for more than 100 years and this year, it's been fun to raise the stakes and ask entire communities and hometowns across the country to show off what they would do for a Klondike," said Bentley King, U.S. Head of Ice Cream Operations at Unilever. "It was really fun to partner with Joel McHale, an instigator just like Klondike, to head out on the road and not only see how creative the hometowns could get, but also see communities come together to show their hometown pride."
No need for a challenge? Not a problem! Stop by grocery retailers nationwide to purchase Klondike Bars, Cones and Sandwiches. To find your favorite Klondike products nearest to you, please visit https://www.klondikebar.com/us/en/where-to-buy.html.
*NO PURCH NEC. Open to 50 US & DC, 18. Ends 7/16/23. Video Submissions must not exceed 90 seconds. Rules link in bio. Details of party are Sponsor-specified up to $5,000. For official rules, visit unileversweepsrules.com/klondikehometownscontest.
About Unilever North America
Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream products, with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. Worldwide, we have 127,000 employees and generated sales of €60.1 billion in 2022. Our leading brands in North America include Dove, Knorr, Hellmann's, Magnum, Axe, Ben & Jerry's, Degree, Seventh Generation, TRESemmé, and Vaseline.
Our vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business and to demonstrate how our purpose-led, future-fit business model drives superior performance. We have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business.
The Unilever Compass, our sustainable business strategy, is set out to help us deliver superior performance and drive sustainable and responsible growth, while:
1. improving the health of the planet;
2. improving people's health, confidence and wellbeing;
3. and contributing to a fairer and more socially inclusive world.
For more information on Unilever U.S. and its brands visit: www.unileverusa.com
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About Klondike®
Klondike® was born in 1922 when the original Klondike® bar was handmade by dipping square slices of ice cream into pans of rich, delicious milk chocolate. Today, millions of Americans have come to love Klondike®'s delicious variety of frozen novelty products and the "What would you do for a Klondike®?" advertising slogan which has become an American icon and commonly referenced in pop culture.
Klondike® bars with their distinctive silver wrapper, square shape, and famous chocolaty coating remain top selling novelties in the ice cream category. There are currently 10 unique stickless bar varieties in a variety of delicious flavors. Through the years, Klondike® has innovated into other formats as well, including sandwiches and cones making it a true frozen snacking destination to meet all needs.
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2 young men arrested in fatal shooting of high school football star
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) – Two young men are in custody for the fatal shooting of a Georgia high school football star.
According to police, 17-year-old Elijah DeWitte was found dead Wednesday night in the Sugarloaf Mills Mall parking lot in Gwinnett County, about 27 miles northeast of Atlanta. He was there spending the evening with friends at Dave & Buster’s.
Police said DeWitte, a senior at Jefferson High School, had multiple gunshot wounds.
On Thursday, deputies arrested 19-year-old Chandler Richardson and 18-year-old Kemare Bryan in Anderson, South Carolina, about 100 miles northeast of where the shooting took place.
A judge denied bond for both suspects, and they were expected to be extradited to Gwinnett County early this week.
An investigation revealed that the shooting was not random and that all parties involved knew each other. Police said the shooting was the result of a dispute that escalated.
Elijah DeWitt’s father Craig DeWitt told WANF he forgives the shooters who killed his son.
“You know, we don’t know the kids. We don’t know their backgrounds. We don’t know their story. They’re forgiven from me,” Craig DeWitt said.
Elijah DeWitt’s family said he was a standout wide receiver on the football team, starting to get interest from Division 1 schools – he had just been invited to the University of Georgia for a recruiting visit at the Bulldogs’ game Saturday.
Elijah DeWitt’s mom Dawn DeWitt said some of her son’s organs have already been donated to others.
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Fire at Buckeye Chipotle restaurant leaves man with severe burns
A 23-year-old man was left with 60% burns on his body after a fire broke out at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant near Watson and Yuma roads Thursday.
Fire crews were called at about 5 a.m. and found the man outside the restaurant, according to Tommy Taylor, a spokesperson with the City of Buckeye Fire Medical Rescue. He was treated at the scene and taken to the Maricopa Burn Center.
The fire was extinguished by the restaurant's fire suppression system that was activated in the kitchen area, according to Taylor. Officials were investigating the incident and possible causes.
The restaurant and two businesses next to it were closed until further notice.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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Danish automaker Zenvo has revealed an ultra-exclusive version of its TSR-S hypercar. Dubbed TSR-GT, it’s limited to just three examples—which have already sold out.
The last planned model built on Zenvo’s TS platform, which dates back to the TS1 that launched at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the TSR-GT was designed for a higher top speed than the current TSR-S. Zenvo claims the TSR-GT will reach 263 mph, compared to 202 mph for the TSR-S. For reference, that should make the TSR-GT faster than the 256-mph Rimac Nevera, touted as the world’s fastest production EV, although the Zenvo’s top speed hasn’t been officially confirmed.
To achieve that, Zenvo altered the bodywork to reduce drag, fitted a longer final-drive ratio, and increased power. The flat-plane crank 5.8-liter twin-supercharged V-8 now makes 1,360 bhp (or about 1,379 hp), up from 1,177 bhp before (or 1,193 hp). The upgraded engine is also designed to run on standard pump gasoline or E85 fuel, which is a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.
Modifications to the bodywork include a new elongated rear spoiler that, unlike the crazy rear wing on the TSR-S, is fixed in place, along with aero wheels covers. Zenvo also gave the TSR-GT a more luxurious interior, with leather upholstery replacing the bare carbon fiber on the TSR-S, and leather-edged velour floor mats designed to reduce cabin noise.
Production will take place at Zenvo’s Danish plant. While the three-unit production run will make the TSR-GT one of the rarest supercars in existence, it’s worth noting that Zenvo has only been building five examples of the TSR-S per year. The company hasn’t disclosed pricing for the TSR-GT, but it will likely cost more than the TSR-S, which was priced at the equivalent of $1.6 million in 2020.
Zenvo plans to launch its next model, based on a new platform, in the third quarter of 2023. In addition to the new underpinnings, it’s expected to feature a V-12 hybrid powertrain with electric motors used to spool turbochargers. Output is expected to be in the neighborhood of 1,800 hp, and the in-house-developed V-12 will reportedly be capable of revving to 10,000 rpm.
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CHANGZHOU, China, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 50th IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (IEEE PVSC) recently announced that Dr. Yifeng Chen, technical leader and associate vice president of technology in Trina Solar, will receive the 2023 IEEE Stuart R. Wenham Young Professional Award for his outstanding achievements in the science and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion.
Headquartered in New York, USA, the Institute is one of the world's largest professional technical organizations. It was founded in 1963. In 2014, the Institute established the Young Professional Award, which was later renamed as the IEEE Stuart R. Wenham Young Professional Award in honor of Prof. Stuart Wenham. The award is given annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the science and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion, including work on PV materials, devices, modules, and/or systems.
As technical leader in Trina Solar, Dr. Chen leads the R&D team to encourage technological innovation and transfer to mass production. To date, Trina Solar has set 25 world records in terms of solar cell conversion efficiency and module power output. The 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cell efficiency has reached 25.3% in mass production, which benefits the customers and PV industry.
The 50th IEEE PVSC will be held on June 11 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA. Dr. Chen will receive the award and give an extended oral presentation on high-performance of 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells and modules. Dr. Chen said: "This award is also a recognition of Trina Solar, and particularly, every researcher in R&D team. In the future, we will further accelerate the industrialization of high-efficiency technologies, promote the application of high efficiency and reliable Vertex modules."
Dr. Chen was also the winner of the "SiliconPV Award" (SiliconPV conference, Hameln, Germany), and the "Young Researcher Award" at the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC, Kyoto, Japan).
This award fully recognizes the achievements of Dr. Chen and his team in high efficiency solar cell and modules R&D, and underscores Trina Solar's position as a global leader in the field of PV technology. Trina Solar will enhance its R&D in advanced high efficiency 210/210R products with n-type i-TOPCon technology, to develop products with better performance and higher value to global customers.
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- Partnership to develop gas solutions with a low global warming potential (GWP) used in the production of semiconductors
- Alternative etchant gas from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in practical testing at Micron
DARMSTADT, Germany, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, and Micron Technology, Inc., an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions, join forces to develop gas solutions with a low global warming potential (GWP). After a year of iterative collaboration, Micron is now testing an alternative low-GWP Etch gas from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany's Research & Development unit to validate its process performance to replace a traditional, high-GWP material. The goal: new, more sustainable gas solutions are to be introduced permanently into production in the future.
"Sustainability needs collaboration. We must not think in silos or limit ourselves merely to our corporate boundaries. The entire value chain is called upon to explore new, joint paths in order to achieve even more together", said Kai Beckmann, Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and CEO Electronics, adding that "Micron has set itself ambitious sustainability goals, as we have done. We are pleased to be able to contribute to their success."
"Our new target aims at 42% emissions reduction across Micron's global operations from 2020 levels by 2030. We take a multifaceted approach toward meeting our net-zero operational commitments. This includes investing in advanced abatement systems, prioritizing use of gases with lower global warming potential, sourcing energy-efficient equipment, and purchasing renewable instead of fossil fuel-generated energy", said Sanjay Mehrotra, President and Chief Executive Officer of Micron. "We are glad to have a reliable partner in Merck to help us achieve these goals", he added.
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and Micron look back on a long-standing, trusted business relationship. The test of a new gas with low global warming potential is to be just the beginning of the cooperation in the area of sustainability. Both companies are working to find new materials to replace various etching gases with high global warming potential that are used in dry etch and chamber cleaning applications. This can contribute to achieving the sustainability goals of both companies.
In May 2022, the independent Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has confirmed that Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany's climate targets corresponded to the current status of climate science. Consequently, the company is helping to limit global warming to 1.5°C, thus meeting the requirements of the Paris Agreement. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has committed to lowering its absolute direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. The majority of these greenhouse gas emissions is stemming from process-related emissions during the production of specialty chemicals for the electronics industry. With improved processes, the company can significantly reduce those emissions in the future. At the same time Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany aims to reduce its indirect emissions along the entire value chain (Scope 3) by 52% per euro value added by 2030. The baseline year is 2020. The company's progress is documented in the sustainability report 2021.
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About Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, operates across healthcare, life science and electronics. Around 60,000 employees work to make a positive difference to millions of people's lives every day by creating more joyful and sustainable ways to live. From advancing gene editing technologies and discovering unique ways to treat the most challenging diseases to enabling the intelligence of devices – the company is everywhere. In 2021, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, generated sales of € 19.7 billion in 66 countries.
The company holds the global rights to the name and trademark "Merck" internationally. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada, where the business sectors of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operate as EMD Serono in healthcare, MilliporeSigma in life science, and EMD Electronics. Since its founding in 1668, scientific exploration and responsible entrepreneurship have been key to the company's technological and scientific advances. To this day, the founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed company.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes.
The cause early Saturday morning was a little more mundane than an alien invasion or the appearance of a portal to the far reaches of the universe. It was simply excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California about three hours before the spiral appeared.
Sometimes rockets have fuel that needs to be jettisoned, said space physicist Don Hampton, a research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
“When they do that at high altitudes, that fuel turns into ice,” he said. “And if it happens to be in the sunlight, when you’re in the darkness on the ground, you can see it as a sort of big cloud, and sometimes it’s swirly.”
While not a common sight, Hampton said he’s seen such occurrences about three times.
The appearance of the swirl was caught in time-lapse on the Geophysical Institute’s all-sky camera and shared widely. “It created a bit of an Internet storm with that spiral,” Hampton said.
Photographers out for the northern lights show also posted their photos on social media.
The rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Friday night with about 25 satellites as its payload.
It was a polar launch, which made it visible over a large swath of Alaska.
The timing of the fuel dump was timed correctly for visibility over Alaska. “And we got that really cool looking spiral thing,” he said.
While it looked like a galaxy going over Alaska, he assures it wasn’t.
“I can tell you it’s not a galaxy,” he said. “It’s just water vapor reflecting sunlight.”
In January, another spiral was seen, this time over Hawaii’s Big Island. A camera at the summit of Mauna Kea, outside the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s Subaru telescope, captured a spiral swirling through the night sky.
Researchers have said it was from the launch of a military GPS satellite that lifted off earlier on a SpaceX rocket in Florida. | 2023-04-18T01:47:35+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/dont-miss-this/odd-spiral-appears-amid-northern-lights-in-alaska-night-sky/ |
Oklahoma
2023 record: 30-1
Looking back: Oklahoma opened Big 12 conference play with a three-game sweep at Iowa State. OU ran its winning streak to 22 games with eight home runs in a Saturday doubleheader that included five-inning wins (13-3 and 10-0). The Sooners have won 79 of their past 81 Big 12 regular-season games and 47 straight against the Cyclones.
Looking ahead: The Sooners face Texas in a three-game home series that also revisits last season’s Women’s College World Series championship series. OU will host the Longhorns at Hall of Fame Stadium on Friday (6 p.m., ESPN+) and also has 11 a.m. home games against UT at Marita Hynes Field on Saturday and Sunday. The weekend games will be broadcast on ESPN2.
Notable: Oklahoma leads the nation in seven major categories: Batting average (.391), doubles per game (2.29), fielding percentage (.991), on-base percentage (.478), scoring (8.97 runs per game), shutouts (19) and slugging percentage (.715). ... OU is second nationally in home runs per game (1.84) and third in ERA (1.00).
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2023 record: 29-2
Looking back: OSU started the week with a 2-0 win against North Texas on Wednesday before moving opening conference play against No. 20 Baylor in Stillwater. The Cowgirls opened with a 6-5 win in the 11th inning on Friday, thanks to a walk-off single from third baseman Megan Bloodworth. OSU would win the next two games 5-0 and 5-1 to complete a series sweep.
Looking forward: The Cowgirls won’t play a conference game this week, instead heading to Tulsa for a Wednesday game against the Golden Hurricane at 5 p.m. OSU ends the week in San Antonio, playing a Saturday doubleheader against Incarnate Word at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Notable: The Cowgirls moved into the No. 1 spot in the RPI after this weekend’s series sweep … OSU pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl tossed a one-hitter against Baylor on Saturday…OSU has outscored opponents 217-66 this season…Second baseman Rachel Becker extended her on-base streak to 31 consecutive games.
Tulsa
2023 record: 14-14
Looking back: In its only outing last week, the Hurricane lost 5-2 at Missouri State on Wednesday. TU tied the game at 2 in the third before the Bears scored three runs in the fourth and fifth innings, taking advantage of mistakes.
Looking ahead: TU hosts OSU in a sold-out game Wednesday before opening American Athletic Conference play this weekend with a home series against Memphis.
Notable: Haley Morgan continues to lead the Hurricane, batting .409 and scoring 27 runs. She had a crucial triple against Missouri State that was TU’s highlight of the game. ... Claira Skaggs and Kailyn Bearpaw have 18 RBI through 28 games. ... Maura Moore has pitched nine complete games and has an ERA of 2.78 with 51 strikeouts.
— From Staff Reports | 2023-03-27T23:09:56+00:00 | tulsaworld.com | https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/ou/softball-roundup-osu-at-tu-featured-game-this-week/article_8452a450-b89b-11ed-87ce-c72dde8c73e0.html |
BEIJING (AP) — Growth in Chinese factory activity was weak in September, export orders fell and employers cut jobs, two surveys showed Friday, adding to pressure on lackluster economic growth.
A monthly purchasing managers’ index released by business news magazine Caixin fell to 48.1 from August’s 49.5 on a 100-point scale in which readings below 50 indicate activity contracting. A separate PMI by an official industry group rose to 50.1 from 49.4.
“The surveys suggest that China’s economy continued to lose momentum,” Zichun Huang of Capital Economics said in a report.
That adds to complications for Chinese leaders who are trying to reverse an economic slump after growth fell to 2.2% in the first six months of 2022, less than half the 5.5% official target.
Those efforts have been hampered by weak global and Chinese consumer demand and a slump in real estate activity caused by an official crackdown on the industry’s use of debt.
Caixin’s index of new export orders fell to a four-month low of 48.1 from 49.8 and the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing said its separate index declined to 47 from 48.1. Both said measures of employment were in negative territory, showing companies cut jobs.
“We think the economy will remain weak heading into 2023,” Huang said. | 2022-09-30T15:16:32+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-china-manufacturing-weak-adding-to-economy-pressure/ |
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — A major makeover is underway for the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center, which that name will soon change into the Great Lakes 360.
The CEO of the Aquarium of Niagara, Gary Siddall, tells 7 News reporter Yoselin Person, there will be 15 living exhibits that will be part of the Aquarium of Niagara’s upcoming expansion.
“You can see the Gorge, the Niagara River, you can see the mist of the falls so for us it seems like a 360-degree view of this beautiful area,” he says.
“That has given us the platform to talk about all things Western New York wildlife so the entire site is going to be programmed with animals that live and inhabit the Niagara Region and the Great Lakes as a whole.”
This is a $5 million investment that will expand the aquarium’s footprint.
“Those funds are through partnerships with both local and private foundations as well as public dollars through New York and Niagara County and the City of Niagara Falls,” Siddall says.
Siddall says construction will be done by Turner Construction.
Some demolition has already happened inside the former Niagara Gorge Discovery Center.
The hope is once this project is complete it will connect visitors with the wildlife living in Western New York.
“This gives the community the reason to be so proud of what we have here in the City of Niagara Falls,” the CEO says. “And we’re asking everyone to give us the time and the chance to prove that things are really changing.”
The Great Lakes 360 project is expected to be completed by the Spring of 2024. | 2023-05-26T22:08:36+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/construction-happening-at-one-of-the-former-buildings-at-the-aquarium-of-niagara |
The 360° campaign—celebrating the holiday season with bold fashion, memorable luxury gifts, and philanthropy—launches today.
DALLAS, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neiman Marcus proudly announces the launch of its Holiday 2022 campaign titled Make the Moment. This brand new, company-wide endeavor incorporates a 360° approach, inspiring joyful festivity, new twists on traditions, and big-hearted inspiration across advertising, in-store visuals, special events, digital content, and videos, as well as the revered Christmas Book and annual Fantasy Gifts.
"Our Make the Moment campaign is an extension of our brand idea, Live Your Luxury," says Darren "Daz" McColl, Chief Marketing Officer, Neiman Marcus. "It takes the freedom and the boldness of individual style and places it in a holiday setting, where highly memorable, tradition-twisting moments are made. It's a celebration of optimism and inclusivity in which relationships are cherished. Our Make the Moment stories highlight Neiman Marcus' unique ability to curate and deliver the extraordinary."
Make the Moment's visual tone centers on festivity, community, and meaningful celebration. A joyous reflection of inclusivity is also key, and of critical importance this holiday season. Whether demonstrating love and admiration through romantic, friendly, familial, or professional settings, Make the Moment's message is that the holidays, while full of merrymaking and socializing, are also a time for creating moments powered by purpose, authenticity, and intent. The digitally led campaign appears both virtually and in stores, while concurrent content is distributed via email, paid and organic social media marketing, special events, store experiences, and more. A light hearted video series depicts customers in various gift-seeking and occasion styling scenarios with their trusted style advisor to reinforce our strategy to empower every customer with the luxury of a relationship. Make the Moment was predominantly shot on location in New York, from Manhattan's hotels, bars, and private homes, to idyllic Upstate settings, with advisor videos shot in LA.
Make the Moment's anchor element is the beloved Christmas Book, Neiman Marcus' annual tome dedicated to seasonal shopping and festive finery. (The Christmas Book has been continuously reimagined for over ninety years.) It is composed of relevant story-based chapters, opening with a curated collection, All Through the House. All Through the House frames home and holiday entertaining alongside occasion-ready fashion, while a diverse, multi-generational family energetically blends unconventional holidaymaking (a Christmas tree set up by the pool, for one) with tried-and-true traditions. Ultimately, the spirit is ebullient, the mood is high, and the smiles are wide as this family celebrates the night before with kid-like mischief (piling a golf cart high with gourmet treats, for one) and, of course, the boldest and chicest of the season's sartorial offerings, with over 260 brands — ranging from Saint Laurent to Christian Louboutin to Moncler — featured in the mix.
All Through the House sets the stage for the rest of The Christmas Book, which includes stories such as High Note, a Christmas song-inspired shoot that's all about an extroverted, season spotlight-stealing wardrobe, and RSVP Me, which is dedicated to beauty and jewelry; it focuses on those pre-party instances of quiet time, when excitement is building for the night ahead. Overall, optimism, inclusivity, and unforgettable moments abound across vignettes that depict eveningwear, elegant daywear, element-ready outerwear and ski-wear, tailored looks and more, for your key holiday moments. Make the Moment encourages Neiman Marcus customers to welcome the new and the unexpected this year by partially letting go of convention and adding a 'live your luxury' twist to your traditions by embracing a mindset of fun, freedom, and positivity. When this happens, indelible joy-filled moments are made.
The Christmas Book features a unique new feature for 2022: an Augmented Reality (AR) experience activated by a QR code on the cover, which empowers customers to become their own creators. Neiman Marcus has created a series of AR experience filters: A "NM Christmas Tree" and a "NM Christmas book." When scanning the QR code, smartphones will automatically open Instagram stories, with both filters at the ready. The Christmas Tree filter allows for the virtual decoration of a tree that you can virtually place inside your home, office, by the pool or wherever you choose, while the Christmas Book filter inspires customers to take a photograph that will function as a custom cover shot, so you can appear as part of the traditional Christmas Book cover.
Make the Moment also serves as a complementary vehicle to launch Neiman Marcus' dedicated Ski & Snow collection. This distinct curation—with a dedicated section in campaign and The Book-–includes both technical-wear and après ski essentials. Ski and snow, in addition to the categories above, will be promoted throughout Make the Moment's omni-channel campaign.
Neiman Marcus style advisors are on hand to assist and curate customers' holiday season dressing needs, with inspiration from Make the Moment or if going a different route (a moment is only a moment if it's individual and special to the creator). From exclusive gifts to home decor and entertaining essentials, style advisors are there to help create your gifting moments, guiding customers every step of the way through in-store consultations or virtual video calls, emails, texts, or direct messages. Neiman Marcus' inCircle program is available to offer services such as gift wrapping, boxing, and more.
Featured in The Christmas Book are Neiman Marcus' famed Fantasy Gifts, which, in 2022, are all about creating unforgettable and inimitable moments in line with the campaign's name. Bold, thrilling, joyful, and philanthropic (proceeds from Fantasy Gift sales are donated to a range of charitable causes), these one-of-a-kind exclusive creations include:
- A Regal Moment: A Cartier tiara, which may be converted to a necklace, of over 600 diamonds circa 1935 ($3.2 million). Charitable giving: The Heart of Neiman Marcus.
- A Dream Moment: A custom Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV rendered in collaboration with Mattel's Barbie (including a Barbie pink paint scheme, $330,000). Charitable giving: Barbie Dream Gap Project, an ongoing global initiative that partners with charities to help remove barriers by providing equal opportunities for girls.
- An Equestrian Moment: An exclusive trip to Aspen to participate in private polo lessons with Ignacio "Nacho" Figueras and Melissa Ganzi (while staying in the ultra-luxe St. Regis and attending the Aspen Polo Tournament, $295,000). Charitable giving: Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County- Neil S. Hirsch Family Boys & Girls Club of Wellington
- A Festive Moment: A custom curation of holiday decorations by Jim Marvin, the beloved master of special-occasion staging ($190,000). Charitable giving: The Heart of Neiman Marcus.
- A Connoisseur Moment: A Hestan Napa Valley luxury weekend, including intimate cooking classes with renowned Chef Thomas Keller. To also include a round of golf with Chef Keller and Hestan CEO and Founder Stanley Cheng, dinner at the French Laundry and other exquisite dining experiences, and an exclusive Hestan CopperBond cookware set ($175,000). Charitable giving: The Keller Restaurant Relief Fund, which supports members in need from the restaurant community.
- A Sweet Moment: A custom space-themed mini-golf course installation at home by the experiential art maestros Sweet Tooth Hotel ($200,000). Charitable giving: The Boys & Girls Club of America.
- A Bespoke Moment: A personalized reinterpretation of a signature fragrance and Parisian escape with the perfumer Maison Francis Kurkdjian ($65,000). Charitable giving: The Heart of Neiman Marcus.
- An All-Star Moment: Shoot hoops with none other than NBA legend Scottie Pippen and his son, Lakers guard Scotty Pippen Jr. ($333,333). Charitable giving: Chi Prep Academy, a non-profit private high school that focuses on introducing athletes to business practices as they relate to sports.
This holiday season, Neiman Marcus is proud to back another philanthropic endeavor: The company is a long-standing partner of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, whose dedicated mission is to build great futures for all young people by addressing issues including food insecurity, lack of academic access, and inequality. Neiman Marcus has donated more than $1,000,000 over time, and invites customers to make online and in-store donations to Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Neiman Marcus credit card holders may also donate).
The Holiday 2022 campaign is now viewable online at NeimanMarcus.com and all Neiman Marcus stores.
Neiman Marcus customers may discover exclusive access, world-class service, and one-of-a-kind experiences both online and in person. As a fashion authority and established industry leader, Neiman Marcus welcomes customers to visit our stores and explore private shopping appointments with expert style advisors.
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ABOUT NEIMAN MARCUS
Neiman Marcus is a Dallas-based luxury retailer, providing customers access to exclusive and emerging brands, anticipatory service, and unique experiences since 1907. Each day, Neiman Marcus connects with customers worldwide while delighting them with exceptional experiences across a 37-store presence in the U.S., the largest U.S. e-commerce luxury platform, and industry-leading remote selling and personalization technology. From delectable dining and indulgent beauty services to bespoke experiences and exclusive products, there is something for everyone. To keep up with the latest news and events at Neiman Marcus, visit neimanmarcus.com or follow the brand on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
Neiman Marcus Group is a relationship business that leads with love in everything we do for our customers, associates, brand partners, and communities. Our legacy of innovating and our culture of Belonging guide our roadmap for Revolutionizing Luxury Experiences. As one of the largest multi-brand luxury retailers in the U.S., with the world's most desirable brand partners, we're delivering exceptional products and intelligent services, enabled by our investments in data and technology. Through the expertise of our 10,000+ associates, we deliver and scale a personalized luxury experience across our three channels of in-store, eCommerce, and remote selling. Our NMG|Way culture, powered by our people, combines individual talents into a collective strength to make life extraordinary. Our flagship brands include Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. For more information, visit neimanmarcusgroup.com.
THE BOOK CREDITS
COVER
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Pamela Libonati, Malcolm Hall, Rob Sesser
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Stephen Arevalos, Jennifer Hart, Jessica Oviedo
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Matthew Hudak
Photographer: Multiple (listed in stories below)
Models: Multiple (listed in stories below)
Location: Multiple (listed in stories below)
Story - ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Pamela Libonati
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Lisa Garcia
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Selina Gordevich-Lowes
Photographer: Tom Schirmacher
Models: MUSE_Sylke Golding, Carlotta Kohl @ elite, Theresea Hayes @ Muse, Yuka @ Society, JAG_Molly Constable, Lucas Cristino @ Next, FUSION_Daniel Lonnstrom
Location: Private home in Tri-state area
Story - HIGH NOTE
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Malcolm Hall
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Leads: Sonya Mueller & Jessica Oviedo
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Matthew Hudak
Photographer: Guy Aroch,
Models: IMG_Zoey Barnard, HEROES_Delilah Koch, ELITE_Samile Bermanneli, NEXT_Jessie Li, SOUL_Mbaye
Locations: Walker Hotel Greenwich Village, Space Karaoke in Koreatown NYC, Joe's Pizza on Carmine Street in West Village
Story - PEAK STYLE
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Pamela Libonati
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Jessica Oviedo
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Matthew Hudak
Photographer: Tiffany Dawn Nicholson
Models: ELITE_Mileshka, DNA_Luis Paredes
Location: NYC studio location
Story - HOLIDAY HELPER
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Rob Sesser
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Stephen Arevalos
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Matthew Hudak
Photographer: Blair Getz Mezibov
Models: FORD_Chase Dusatko, dog_Gertie
Location: Walker Hotel Greenwich Village, NYC
Story - SAVOR THE SEASON
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Malcolm Hall
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Jennifer Hart
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Amy Adams
Photographer: Tom Schirmacher
Models: ELITE_Anisa Dagher,
Location: Private home in NYC
Story - RSVP ME
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Malcolm Hall
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Jennifer Hart
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Adrienne Garcia
Photographer: Tom Schirmacher
Models: JAG_Seynabou, SOUL_Conrad Solaka
Location: Private home in NYC
Story - ON THE MERRY & BRIGHTSIDE
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Pamela Libonati
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Jessica Oviedo
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Matthew Hudak
Photographer: Jennifer Livingston
Models: NEXT_Vanessa Ouma
Location: Private home in Dallas
Story - DEAR SANTA...
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Pamela Libonati
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Jennifer Hart
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Selina Gordevich-Lowes
Photographer: Jeff Stephens
Story - THE 2022 FANTASY GIFTS
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Lori Stadig
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Stephen Arevalos
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Selina Gordevich-Lowes
Photographer: Nagi Sakai
Model: Women_Vanessa Tyagi
Location: Dallas studio
Story – A MOMENT OF MAGIC
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Leslie Laudo
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Sonya Mueller
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Selina Gordevich-Lowes
Photographer: Jeff Junkin
Story - GIFT THE MOMENT
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Leslie Laudo
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Lisa Garcia
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Matthew Hudak
Photographer: Jeff Junkin
Story - WHITE ELEPHANT PARTY
Creative Director, Art: Tim Flannery
Art Direction: Leslie Laudo
Creative Director, Design: Lori Dibble
Design Lead: Jennifer Hart
Creative Director, Copy: Stacey Yervasi
Copy Lead: Selina Gordevich-Lowes
Photographer: Jeff Junkin
VIDEO
Director: Jeff Gonick
Producer: Valerie Gomez
CREATIVE AGENCY AND PRODUCTION COMPANY FOR MAKE THE MOMENT:
Young Hero
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Yasmani Grandal Player Prop Bets: White Sox vs. Angels - May 30
Published: May. 30, 2023 at 5:26 AM CDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
The Chicago White Sox, including Yasmani Grandal (.243 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 82 points below season-long percentage), battle starting pitcher Tyler Anderson and the Los Angeles Angels at Guaranteed Rate Field, Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET.
In his last game he had a hitless showing (0-for-2) against the Angels.
Yasmani Grandal Game Info & Props vs. the Angels
- Game Day: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Angels Starter: Tyler Anderson
- TV Channel: NBCS-CHI
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -175)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +425)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +180)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +125)
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Yasmani Grandal At The Plate
- Grandal has nine doubles, four home runs and 13 walks while batting .258.
- Grandal has picked up a hit in 24 of 45 games this year, with multiple hits 11 times.
- Looking at the 45 games he has played this season, he's homered in four of them (8.9%), and in 2.4% of his trips to the plate.
- Grandal has had an RBI in 10 games this season (22.2%), including five multi-RBI outings (11.1%).
- He has scored in 24.4% of his games this year, with two or more runs scored in 6.7%.
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Yasmani Grandal Home/Away Batting Splits
Angels Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Angels has a collective 8.9 K/9, which ranks 12th in the league.
- The Angels have the 15th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.17).
- Angels pitchers combine to rank 13th in baseball in home runs given up (60 total, 1.1 per game).
- The Angels are sending Anderson (2-0) to the mound for his 10th start of the season. He is 2-0 with a 4.81 ERA and 30 strikeouts through 48 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Thursday, the lefty threw six innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up one earned run while surrendering five hits.
- The 33-year-old has a 4.81 ERA and 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings across nine games this season, while giving up a batting average of .279 to his opponents.
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Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses Exceeding $100,000 In Silvergate To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options
NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Silvergate Capital Corporation ("Silvergate" or the "Company") (NYSE: SI) and reminds investors of the February 6, 2023 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.
If you suffered losses exceeding $100,000 investing in Silvergate stock or options between November 9, 2021 and November 17, 2022 and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310). You may also click here for additional information: www.faruqilaw.com/SI.
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The complaint filed in this class action alleges that 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: (1) that the Company's platform lacked sufficient controls and procedures to detect instances of money laundering; (2) that Silvergate's customers had engaged in money laundering in amounts exceeding $425 million; (3) that, as a result of the foregoing, the Company was reasonably likely to receive regulatory scrutiny and face damages, including penalties and reputational harm; and (4) that, 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.
On November 15, 2022, Marcus Aurelius Research tweeted that "Recently subpoenaed Silvergate bank records reveal $425 million in transfers from $SI crypto bank accounts to South American money launderers. Affadavit from investigation into crypto crime ring linked to smugglers/drug traffickers."
On this news, the Company's Class A common stock price fell $6.13, or 17%, to close at $29.36 per share on November 15, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
On November 17, 2022, The Bear Cave newsletter released an article about several companies with potential exposure to recently collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, including Silvergate. The article highlighted the connection linking Silvergate to a money laundering operation that transferred $425 million off cryptocurrency trading platforms.
On this news, the Company's Class A common stock price fell $3.00, or 10.7%, to close at $24.90 per share on November 18, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
The court-appointed lead plaintiff is the investor with the largest financial interest in the relief sought by the class who is adequate and typical of class members who directs and oversees the litigation on behalf of the putative class. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision to serve as a lead plaintiff or not.
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP also encourages anyone with information regarding Silvergate's conduct to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.
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STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A serial killer may have ambushed five men in central California separately in recent months, shooting them to death alone in the dark, and police are baffled as to why the victims were targeted.
None of the men were robbed or beaten before their killings — which all took place within a radius of a few square miles — and none appear to have known each other, Stockton Police Officer Joseph Silva said Monday. The shootings also do not seem to be related to gangs or drugs, either.
Stockton police on Sunday announced an $85,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the slayings, which date back to July 8. Authorities also released a grainy still image of a “person of interest," dressed all in black and wearing a black cap, who appeared in videos from several of the crime scenes.
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The latest killing occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday, when a 54-year-old man was shot in a residential area just north of downtown.
None of the shootings have been captured by video cameras and no firearms have been recovered.
“We don’t have any video of anybody holding any gun or actually committing a crime,” Silva said in a phone interview Monday.
Still, the available footage, as well as ballistics evidence, link the five killings, he said. All five men were shot by a handgun, though it's not yet clear if it was the same gun used in each crime.
“It definitely meets the definition of a serial killer,” Silva said. “What makes this different is the shooter is just looking for an opportunity and unfortunately our victims were alone in a dark area.”
There may even be multiple people involved in the violence. “To be honest, we just don’t know,” he said. “This person or people who are out doing this, they are definitely very bold and brazen.”
Police said the victims were each walking alone or in a parked car when they were killed in the evening or early morning in the city of 320,000 residents about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of the state capital, Sacramento.
The ages of the victims range from 21 to 54; four of the men were Hispanic and one was white. | 2022-10-03T21:07:40+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/police-5-california-killings-may-be-work-of-serial-killer/article_d6c980cf-b9ab-59b1-9010-277d846d1638.html |
SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With its LEAF OS and EX500 thin client, NComputing has secured Citrix Ready® Premium Endpoint validation from Citrix, a business unit of Cloud Software Group. Bringing both hardware and software together for the first time for Citrix products and services, NComputing aims to simplify migrations to virtual desktops, apps and cloud workspaces.
"We've excelled at bringing high-performing, low-cost endpoints to Citrix over the years. Now, with the capabilities in our LEAF OS offering, we can also breathe new life into 3rd-party devices," said Young Song, Founder and CEO, NComputing. "Whether you're trying to extend the life of existing clients, need to expand your hardware base, or simply want to homogenize the deployment, LEAF OS realizes the goal of easy, centralized management and control."
Non-standard hardware? No problem.
NComputing LEAF OS is a fully locked-down Linux-based operating system designed specifically for secure, high-performance access to virtual desktops, apps and cloud workspaces. This software endpoint solution transforms any x86-64 PC, laptop or thin client into a secure and centrally managed Citrix endpoint, delivering access to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops™ and Citrix DaaS™.
LEAF OS addresses security, corporate data leakage, patch management and central manageability concerns for companies with work from home, BYOD and cost-saving initiatives.
Advanced multimedia capabilities, including Microsoft Teams optimization, HDX Adaptive Transport, Browser Content Redirection (BCR) and extensive USB peripheral device support, are cornerstones of the LEAF OS foundation.
Standard hardware? Meet the new standard.
EX500, based on x86-64 CPU architecture, has all the bases covered. Features include 4K Ultra HD video, dual monitor ports, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, broad peripheral support and Wi-Fi.
Powered by LEAF OS, the EX500 makes deployments easy. Plug them in and manage them all via NComputing's PMC Endpoint Manager software along with any other device running LEAF OS.
Administrators set up device profiles with all settings and configurations, then push them out to an individual or group of devices. Schedule device firmware updates, access the summary dashboard or view the detailed event logging. Manage devices located in local and wide area networks (WAN). Work from home and hybrid workforce deployments are fully supported. Users are always up to date with the latest Citrix technology.
"Chain of Trust" Provides Enterprise-level Security
LEAF OS endpoint solution provides secure boot support on x86-64 platforms, protecting the system against malicious code by ensuring only authenticated software runs on the device. This verification process validates each step of the endpoint boot process, establishes a chain of trust and prevents viruses and other malicious software from running on the system.
"The combination of Citrix with the EX500 thin client and LEAF OS software endpoint enables people to securely work from anywhere, using almost any device," said Chris Fleck, Vice President, Ecosystems and Verticals, Citrix, a Business Unit of Cloud Software Group. "We are pleased to see NComputing achieve validation of EX500 and LEAF OS as Citrix Ready Premium Endpoint, further expanding the list of NComputing solutions that have been Citrix Ready verified."
Learn more about NComputing products in the Citrix Ready Marketplace.
- LEAF OS: https://citrixready.citrix.com/ncomputing/ncomputing-leaf-os.html
- EX500: https://citrixready.citrix.com/ncomputing/ncomputing-ex500.html
About NComputing
Founded in 2003, NComputing is a leading provider of Enterprise Ready thin clients for desktop virtualization and cloud computing solutions, with more than 70,000 customers and 20 million daily users in 140 countries. NComputing has been working closely with Citrix since 2012 and was the first to market Citrix HDX ready System-on-chip (SoC) based thin clients. Removing the barriers through a unique formula of simplicity, performance, and value, NComputing's integrated solutions serve global customers in key verticals, such as education, healthcare, and government.
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HELSINKI, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortaco Group, the leading strategic partner to the heavy off-highway equipment and marine industries, has started a capacity extension project at a vehicle cabin Business Site Holic in Slovakia. The investment will consist of a 4.000 m2 factory extension, an increased manpower of 90+ people and new equipment. The construction work will be started in Q1-2023 and it is scheduled to be finalised in
Q4-2024.
"I am happy to announce the start of factory extension after intensive preparations. It builds a critical cornerstone to the current and future growth of FORTACO BUISARD CABINS -business. The new factory is a critical platform to further support our customers by offering vehicle cabin assembly and production capacity based on a high degree of automation and strong operational excellence", says Lars Hellberg, President & CEO of Fortaco Group.
"In Holic, we have more than doubled our net sales during the last two years. The recent announcement of the investment in the additional capacity and technology will allow us to develop our business even further. Investing into automatization also means investing into the future. We are very excited about the opportunities ahead, enabling our employees and community to thrive", says Juraj Prachar, Managing Director of Fortaco Holic, s.r.o.
"Three vehicle cabin plants, three nice locations, three teams, and one common target: the best-in-class service and vehicle cabins for our customers. Our new strategic alliance FORTACO BUISARD CABINS is moving fast forward. After the start of production with two new customers in Holic during the last 12 months, this extension is a perfect answer to pursue the growth of our European footprint", says Jean-Guy Cocaign, President & CEO for Buisard Cabins.
Fortaco's factory in Holic, Slovakia offers vehicle cabin manufacturing capabilities to the world's leading OEM customers, including design and engineering, and aftermarket services. FORTACO BUISARD CABIN's footprint comprises of three modern factories with the best-in-class equipment in Sablé-sur-Sarthe France, Kurikka Finland, and Holic Slovakia.
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Fortaco is the leading brand independent strategic partner to the heavy off-highway equipment and marine industries offering technology, assemblies, vehicle cabins, and steel fabrications. Fortaco Group has operations in multiple European and Asian Business Sites and Technology Hubs, which are supporting our global customers.
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KOB 4 teams up with Blakes’s Lotaburger for the Morning Shift Salute. To nominate a deserving team, come back to this page Friday to fill out the nomination form.
KOB 4 teams up with Blakes’s Lotaburger for the Morning Shift Salute. To nominate a deserving team, come back to this page Friday to fill out the nomination form. | 2023-01-09T23:31:19+00:00 | kob.com | https://www.kob.com/morning-shift-salute/ |
Finding out that shrinkflation, adorkable, subvariant and even pumpkin spice are now officially in the dictionary might make you exclaim “Yeet!”
ICYMI, those are five of the 370 words and phrases that Merriam-Webster added to its dictionary this month, the publisher announced Wednesday. Oh yeah, ICYMI, short for “in case you missed it,” was also added.
“Some of these words will amuse or inspire, others may provoke debate. Our job is to capture the language as it is used,” Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster's editor at large, said in a statement. “Words offer a window into our ever-changing language and culture, and are only added to the dictionary when there is clear and sustained evidence of use.”
Worldwide inflation has made shrinkflation a household word. It is defined by the Springfield, Massachusetts publisher as “the practice of reducing a product’s amount or volume per unit while continuing to offer it at the same price.” Think, going to the grocery store and finding that orange juice is no longer available in 64 fluid ounce (1.9 liter) cartons, just 59 ounce.
Pumpkin spice — that polarizing blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and allspice that's used to flavor, well, just about everything every fall these days — has been around for years but is finally in the dictionary.
Many of the words are slang or used informally on social media. Adorkable, a mashup of dorky and adorable, means “socially awkward or quirky in a way that is endearing.” Yeet is either “used to express surprise, approval, or excited enthusiasm” or as a verb to mean “to throw especially with force and without regard for the thing being thrown,” according to Merriam-Webster's definition.
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic has pushed terms once heard almost exclusively in medical circles onto everyone's tongue, including subvariant, booster dose, and emergency use authorization, which are all new dictionary entries.
Many new words are drawn from popular culture, including the verb MacGyver, inspired by the television character who can make or repair just about anything with ordinary items within reach.
If all the new words are overwhelming, try listening to the calming dawn chorus, defined as: “the singing of wild birds that closely precedes and follows sunrise especially in spring and summer.” | 2022-09-08T17:26:03+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/ICYMI-pumpkin-spice-among-new-Merriam-Webster-17427607.php |
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Wellness ("Standard" or "the Company") has announced that its sister company The Forest will open its first medical marijuana dispensary in Missouri in the Westport historic neighborhood of Kansas City. The Forest Kansas City ("the Forest") will begin serving patients from its location at 706 Westport on October 7. The dispensary will have hours of operation of 10 AM – 7PM on Monday through Saturday and 10AM – 6PM on Sundays.
"We are excited to expand access to medical cannabis to patients in Missouri and build strong relationships in the Kansas City community," said Devin Mullins, General Manager of The Forest.
The Forest plans to carry products grown and manufactured at its sister facility, operated by Standard Wellness, as well as products from a variety of other cultivators and manufacturers.
"We believe in patient choice, and to that end, we will have a full compliment of flower, edibles, vapable oil, topicals, and concentrates," Mullins said.
"Our mission is to improve the quality of life through safe and easy access to cannabis," said Jared Maloof, Standard Wellness CEO. "Standard Wellness has recently finished construction on a state-of-the-art cultivation and manufacturing facility in Vandalia, Missouri where we are proud to say that the Company will ultimately employ over a hundred Missourians."
Standard Wellness strives to consistently provide quality products to consumers and empower patients to use alternative medicine to find relief and live happier lives.
As a medical cannabis business, we take our obligation to our patients and our communities very seriously and we understand the impact of our decisions, from packaging to price point. With this responsibility top of mind, we aim to create a new standard in the medical marijuana industry for quality, care, innovation, and education.
Founded in 2017, Standard Wellness became the first vertically integrated medical marijuana company in Ohio when it was awarded cultivation and processing licenses, and a dispensary license through its sister company, The Forest, in 2018.
Since then, with these core values at the center of all the Company does, Standard has expanded its footprint to include cannabis licenses in Utah, Missouri, and Maryland.
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(NEXSTAR) – A delivery driver for DoorDash is no longer working for the company after a viral video appeared to show him cursing at a customer for leaving what he deemed to be an insufficient tip.
Lacey Purciful, the Texas resident at the receiving end of the DoorDasher’s anger, had uploaded surveillance footage of the exchange on TikTok over the weekend.
In the clip, the DoorDash driver could be seen removing Purciful’s order from an insulated bag. She then thanked him, to which he responded with, “You’re welcome.”
But he wasn’t done.
“I just want to say, it’s a nice house for a $5 tip,” the DoorDasher said, while turning to walk away.
“You’re welcome,” Purciful replied.
“F— you,” the Dasher yelled back.
Purciful also included on-screen text which suggested her order only came to $20, meaning she left him a 25% tip.
“My lovely Dasher Corey believes I should be tipping 50%,” Purciful wrote in a caption on TikTok.
In the days since the clip was posted, the video has been viewed more than 25 million times on TikTok alone. The clip also kicked off a debate on tipping, though most commenters agreed that $5 was fair for a $20 pizza order. (Purciful also claimed the restaurant was “not at all” far from her home.)
“As a former doordash of 4 years, you tipped him correct,” one commenter wrote.
“I would be going on the app and taking [the $5] back,” another viewer claimed.
DoorDash, meanwhile, has confirmed the delivery driver has been “removed” from its platform.
“Respectfully asking for a tip is acceptable but abusing or harassing someone is never acceptable,” a representative for the company wrote in an emailed statement shared with Nexstar. “We’ve removed this Dasher from our platform and reached out to the customer.”
“Our rules exist to help ensure everyone who uses our platform — Dashers, customers, merchants — have a safe and enjoyable experience. We expect everyone to treat others with respect and we will enforce our rules fairly and consistently.”
Along with DoorDash’s statement, the company’s email included links to DoorDash webpages outlining its pay structure, which suggested drivers are paid per delivery in addition to receiving tips. They can also earn bonus pay for working during peak hours, or undertaking “challenges,” according to DoorDash.
DoorDash also allows customers to leave an additional tip for Dashers after they complete a delivery — which is something Purciful claims she often does.
A representative for DoorDash did not elaborate on any compensation offered to Purciful in the wake of the viral incident, though she mentioned in a follow-up post that she was given a $5 credit. | 2023-07-05T20:45:00+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/doordash-drops-driver-who-swore-at-customer-in-viral-video-weve-removed-this-dasher-from-our-platform/ |
One good thing that happened during the pandemic is that people got out their old bikes or bought new ones and started riding them.
And across the country, cities are trying to accommodate this boom in cycling by developing more bike lanes and trails.
But amid a sharp increase in fatalities and serious injuries among cyclists hit by cars and trucks, some cycling advocates say there's often a disconnect between efforts to encourage more biking and ensuring the safety of bicyclists who are using streets that are primarily designed to move cars and trucks through city neighborhoods and urban centers quickly.
Our roads have not always been built to prioritize cars, because the first vehicles to use the nation's streets weren't automobiles; they were carriages and bikes. In fact, the League of American Bicyclists has been around since 1880, long before cars.
"We lobbied Congress at the end of that century to get the first paved roads in the United States," says Bill Nesper, the League's executive director, who adds that it wasn't until after World War II that our streets became so car centric.
"And it continues to this day, a prioritization of moving vehicles as quickly as possible through places," Nesper says. "And it's absolutely true that people moving and getting around by foot and by bike is an afterthought, you know, if thought about at all."
But many cities, including Chicago, are now trying to change that.
"We've all had our own close calls"
Earlier this spring, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Transportation Commissioner Gia Biagi announced a new a new $15 million plan to develop and connect 48 new miles of bike trails and corridors, vowing "to build out the most connected system of trails and corridors anywhere in the country," as Biagi said in a recent speech to the City Club of Chicago.
That's in addition to 125 miles of new bike lanes on city streets, with a goal of having a total of 500 miles of bikeways citywide in the next two to three years.
"We have never built bike infrastructure this quickly in our city's history," Biagi said. And to encourage more Chicagoans to get out and ride, Biagi said "we're going to give away 5,000 bikes to Chicago residents. Free bikes! And a helmet and a bike lock!"
The line drew applause at the civic group's luncheon but many of those who ride bikes in Chicago are not clapping. In fact, they've been in a somber mood more often than not lately, because in recent weeks, three cyclists have been hit and killed by cars in incidents cycling advocates say could have been prevented with safer infrastructure and road design.
"I hate putting these on. I hate everything about this," says Christina Whitehouse, founder of the group "Bike Lane Uprising," at a recent memorial event for Gerardo Marciales. She and dozens of other cyclists joined the 41-year old's fiancée and family in placing a ghost bike, a bike spray painted white, at the intersection where he was killed by a driver who used a turn lane to bypass traffic stopped at red light.
"The reason so many people are here is because we've all had our own close calls," Whitehouse told the crowd, with many nodding in agreement.
The number of bicyclists hit by vehicles has been rising at an alarming rate since the pandemic started
Whitehouse says she was painting Gerardo's ghost bike the night before, when she got word that another cyclist was killed across town.
"I can't keep up with this. We've been buying materials for ghost bikes in bulk," Whitehouse says. "We now have to restock."
Since the pandemic began, the number of bicyclists hit by vehicles has been rising at an alarming rate; pedestrians, too, for that matter. And Whitehouse and others say the problem isn't just drivers speeding and breaking traffic laws, but also road and intersection design and how infrastructure is built and maintained can put cyclists at risk.
At the site of the second fatal collision, a driver on a two-lane street swerved across the center line and slammed head on into the cyclist riding in the other direction.
Amy Rynell of Chicago's Active Transportation Alliance says that street used to have a concrete planter in the median but the city removed it.
"Had that had been in place, that cyclist would still be alive today," Rynell says. "So removing that infrastructure under the auspices of speeding cars up made that street much more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists."
Like many cities, Chicago has been adding bike lanes to its street grid, painting white stripes 4 to 6 feet apart feet on certain thoroughfares, giving cyclists their own lane.
But Rynell says drivers often don't respect them. She's speaking from a spot on Chicago's busiest cycling street, Milwaukee Avenue, where two cyclists have been killed while riding in the bike lane, one of them earlier this month.
Rynell says she rode in that bike lane to get there.
"Every minute I encountered a car parked in the lane, which meant it's not a safe bike lane for me to ride in, because the only way for me to go forward is to go into traffic," Rynell says.
"Paint is not protection," Whitehouse added. "It's not gonna prevent anyone from running me over."
Bike Lane Uprising documents bike lane violations on its website and maps problem areas around the city. Volunteer members upload photos and videos of cars and trucks stopping, parking and driving in bike lanes, as they're often used by cars queuing up for car washes, e-commerce and food delivery vehicles, Uber and Lyft drivers picking up and dropping off riders, and even city Department of Transportation (DOT) and police vehicles. Violations are rarely, if ever, enforced.
Advocates say concrete curbs or barriers can better separate and protect bike lanes from speeding vehicles
Across the country, the number of cyclists that are seriously injured or killed is soaring. According to the National Safety Council, 1,260 bicyclists were killed in 2020, up 16% from the year before and an increase of 44% over the past decade.
Preliminary figures recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicate cycling fatalities rose another 5% in 2021.
"While there's been a lot of infrastructure that has been put in the past 20 years, like bike lanes, and protected bike lanes, more connected off-street trails, there still aren't safe places to ride in most communities, where people feel safe," says Bill Nesper of the League of American Bicyclists.
"We believe that (for) all of our streets, there is an engineering solution to this," Nesper adds.
At a minimum, experts suggest painting bike lanes green so they stand out more, and providing more separation by adding plastic bollards between car and bike lanes, although those bollards are easily run over by cars and trucks with little damage to the vehicle. In Chicago and other northern cities, snow plows often knock them down in the winter months.
Advocates say concrete curbs or barriers can better separate and protect bike lanes from speeding car and trucks, even if that means eliminating a lane for traffic or on-street parking.
Our hope is that infrastructure will be built BEFORE people die. Gerardo lost his life due to safety hazards known since 2018 - bollards were added today. We have conflicting feelings about these flex posts. It’s an improvement but folks are still running the light at full speed. pic.twitter.com/moAsEc18Yy
— Bike Lane Uprising® (@bikelaneuprise) May 10, 2022
Many cities have been infrastructure upgrades to help make safer conditions for cyclists
Chicago and many other cities have been making such infrastructure upgrades. In fact, the city of Chicago has already made traffic design changes and added safety features at two of the locations where cyclists this year have been hit and killed by cars and plans are underway to redesign the streetscape at the the third location
And with billions in infrastructure cash flowing from Washington, D.C., cycling advocates say there's an opportunity to do much more.
Earlier this month, the Biden administration opened grant applications for funding made available under the new "Safe Streets and Roads for All" program Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the president signed into law last November. The program will allocate $6 billion over five years to reducing roadway crashes and fatalities, by helping cities and states identify the most dangerous corridors and intersections and will prioritize safety improvement projects that will protect pedestrians and cyclists in addition to motor vehicle drivers.
Improving urban transportation safety for all users starts with putting cyclists, pedestrians and those using scooters, e-bikes and other alternative mobility modes on a level playing field with car and truck drivers, says P.S. Sriraj, director of the Urban Transportation Center at the University of Illinois - Chicago.
"There is this lack of awareness about sharing the road between different modes, between motorists and bicyclists," he says.
"The U.S. has this perception about modes other than automobiles being inferior and that needs to be addressed right from the get go," Sriraj adds.
The way forward to creating safer transportation spaces, Sriraj says, must include what he calls "the three E's" - Education, Engineering and Enforcement.
"You need to educate the drivers, you need to educate the bicyclists as to how they are supposed to be using that space that right of way," he says. "You need to engineer the system so that it's better ... and there's also the enforcement angle," to ensure that those who violate traffic laws are held accountable.
But he adds that urban planners have to walk a delicate line in balancing the need to build safe bicycling infrastructure at a time road congestion is getting worse, because cars and trucks are not going away any time soon.
"It's easy to say you need to create car-free zones, draconian policies (that limit or eliminate driving)," Sriraj says. (But) those are never going to happen. Not in this country."
"We just have to figure out a way out of the situation based on some common sensical goals."
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MINOT, N.D. (KXNET) — The Roosevelt Park Zoo has euthanized Mashama, its 21-year-old male giraffe.
According to a news release, it was a bittersweet day for all involved as no one wanted to see him go but also wanted to do what was best for Mashama.
Health issues grew increasingly worse prompted zoo staff to closely monitor the gentle giant’s quality of life.
Mashama had come to a point where the decision was needed regarding his future and what it would look like as he dealt with painful age-related issues, making it difficult for him to get around.
The zoo assembled a team of veterinarians, both local and even from out-of-state, along with a reproductive physiologist and endocrinologist for the procedure.
As the zoo was working out the various logistics for the procedure, it also wanted to focus on research that could go to help other giraffes in the future.
Zoo staff, local veterinarians, and the guests from out of town all gathered just before sunrise for a brief meeting to make certain that everything was in place and ready to go.
As darkness began to fade, Mashama’s keepers shifted him outside and began a training session, as they had done hundreds of times before.
Because of the training, the anesthesia medication was able to be injected by hand, which is a part of the normal training routine to allow staff to give annual vaccinations as opposed to utilizing a tranquilizer dart.
This was exponentially less stressful for both the animals and their keepers. This was Mashama’s first immobilization in the 19 years he resided at the Roosevelt Park Zoo.
As for the immobilization, it took a little longer than anticipated, when he went down. It was as if he was just sitting down.
He was right by the gate and leaned against it as he rested his head on the top bar of the rail fence.
The zoo staff couldn’t have asked for anything better.
As part of the planning process, the zoo reached out to professionals in the field that had requested data for various projects associated with giraffes.
While euthanasia is always a last resort, it was inevitable. So, the zoo wanted to make sure the loss could potentially help other giraffes.
Once he was immobilized, the reproductive physiologist was able to collect reproductive material along with multiple samples of blood for a variety of purposes.
Following Mashama’s euthanasia, he was moved off the exhibit to another location so the veterinarian team could conduct the postmortem exam.
The zoo does this for every animal that passes away in the zoo, but this was a rare opportunity to gather data for a wide range of projects.
X-rays were taken of Mashama’s feet, joints, head, and anything else that was requested or was thought to be helpful in the future.
The specialists used a special ultra-sound designed to measure the thickness of the fat layer beneath his hide in various locations.
After Wednesday, research stated that by measuring the fat layer and comparing it to the estimated body score, future scoring will become more scientifically accurate. This will help future animals at the zoo immensely.
Body measurements were requested and taken for an out-of-state animal search and rescue that is working on a portable tripod and bi-pod systems to help lift giraffes and get them on their feet.
All of this and more will serve to increase the knowledge of giraffes and help improve how to manage and care for giraffes in the future.
Mashama was born at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, IL on Aug. 29, 2001, and came to the Roosevelt Park Zoo in May 2003.
While here, Mashama sired nine calves with Kianga, the 22-year-old female.
With Mashama gone, Kianga will remain at the zoo with Amani, their last calf born last fall. It is yet to be determined whether he was able to sire a 10th calf, but the zoo should know for sure next year.
Wednesday was a great example of people working together for a common cause and would not have been possible without the hard work of the zoo staff, the local veterinarians that volunteered their time, the park’s maintenance team, and especially the visiting professionals that made the trip to Minot to support the staff during this difficult procedure.
Mashama will be missed, but in his loss, the zoo feels optimistic about all the information he provided that will help serve giraffes around the world for generations to come. | 2022-09-22T00:57:43+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/roosevelt-park-zoo-euthanizes-mashama-the-male-giraffe/ |
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ATLANTA (AP) — Charlie Morton was dominant on the mound, Matt Olson and Robbie Grossman went deep, and the Atlanta Braves won their eighth straight game with a 5-0 blanking of the NL East-leading New York Mets on Tuesday night.
After dropping four of five in New York less than two weeks ago, the Braves haven't lost since. They made it two in a row over the Mets at Truist Park, pulling within 3 1/2 games of the division leaders.
New York has been outscored 18-1 at the midway point of the four-game series.
Morton (6-5) surrendered three hits and a walk in 6 2/3 innings, posting his fourth double-figure strikeout game of the season with 12 Ks.
That was quite a contrast to the Mets' starting situation.
For the second night in a row, their pitcher was lifted after two innings because of an injury. This time, it was 10-game winner Taijuan Walker making the early exit because of back spasms.
The previous night, Carlos Carrasco went out with a strained left oblique. A 13-game winner, he was placed on the injured list before the game and is expected to miss up to a month.
R.J. Alvarez, who was called up from Triple-A Syracuse before the game, took over for Walker and surrendered a 413-foot homer to Grossman, the second batter he faced. The blast into the right-field seats was Grossman's first homer for the Braves since being acquired from Detroit ahead of the trade deadline.
Alvarez (0-1) also marked a couple of firsts.
The 31-year-old right-hander made his first appearance in the majors since 2015 — a span of nearly seven years spent mostly in Triple-A — and finally earned his first big league decision.
Just not the one he wanted.
Before he was done, Alvarez served up an even deeper homer to Olson, a two-run shot for his 25th of the season. Right fielder Starling Marte didn't even budge as the 443-foot drive sailed far over his head — a no-doubter as soon as it left the bat.
Olson added a run-scoring single in the seventh to finish with three RBIs on the night.
Alvarez worked 2 1/3 innings, giving up four hits, three runs and three walks. At least he managed to stay on the mound longer than either of New York's last two starting pitchers.
Dylan Lee took over for Morton in the seventh and struck out Jeff McNeil with two runners aboard to end New York's biggest threat.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: The injuries to Walker and Carrasco could be a huge blow to the New York rotation. The 35-year-old Carrasco is 13-5 with a 3.92 ERA, while Walker is 10-3 with a 3.36 ERA. ... 3B Eduardo Escobar (left oblique) was scratched from the lineup before the game and appears headed for the injured list. The Mets are expected to call up one of their top prospects, Brett Baty, to fill in at third.
Braves: RHP Mike Soroka, who has twice torn his right Achilles tendon, took a huge step in his two-year recovery. He pitched four scoreless innings for High-A Rome in his first official rehab appearance, surrendering only one hit with eight strikeouts and no walks. ... C Chadwick Tromp went on the 10-day IL with a strained left quadriceps sustained last weekend in his Atlanta debut. .With Travis d'Arnaud recovered from a lower leg injury, Tromp is likely headed back to Triple-A when he's healthy.
UP NEXT
New York RHP Max Scherzer (8-2, 1.93 ERA) looks to beat the Braves for the third time this season. He has allowed one run on seven hits over 14 innings in his two previous starts against Atlanta, with 20 strikeouts and no walks. The Braves counter with RHP Jake Odorizzi (4-4, 3.80), who will be making his third start since coming over from Houston at the trade deadline. He is is 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA for the Braves, having surrendered 14 hits and four walks in 8 2/3 innings.
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NY New York NY Zone Forecast for Saturday, September 17, 2022
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National Weather Service New York NY
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
NYZ072-182000-
New York (Manhattan)-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
NYZ073-182000-
Bronx-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
NYZ176-182000-
Northern Queens-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
NYZ178-182000-
Southern Queens-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ075-182000-
Kings (Brooklyn)-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up
to 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
NYZ074-182000-
Richmond (Staten Island)-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts
up to 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
NYZ177-182000-
Northern Nassau-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
NYZ179-182000-
Southern Nassau-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
NYZ078-182000-
Northwest Suffolk-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ080-182000-
Southwest Suffolk-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
$$
NYZ079-182000-
Northeast Suffolk-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A
chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ081-182000-
Southeast Suffolk-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. A
chance of showers. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ071-182000-
Southern Westchester-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ070-182000-
Northern Westchester-
329 AM EDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
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Maria Timofeeva vs. Nadia Podoroska: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Hungarian Grand Prix
Maria Timofeeva will face Nadia Podoroska in the Hungarian Grand Prix semifinals on Saturday, July 22.
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Maria Timofeeva vs. Nadia Podoroska Match Information
- Tournament: The Hungarian Grand Prix
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, July 22
- Venue: Romai Tennis Academy
- Location: Budapest, Hungary
- Court Surface: Clay
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Maria Timofeeva vs. Nadia Podoroska Trends and Insights
- Timofeeva defeated Kaja Juvan 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- Podoroska will look to stay on track after a 6-1, 6-3 victory over No. 69-ranked Elina Avanesyan in the quarterfinals on Friday.
- Through 11 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces), Timofeeva has played 22.4 games per match and won 53.3% of them.
- In her eight matches on clay over the past 12 months, Timofeeva has played an average of 21.3 games.
- Podoroska has averaged 20.7 games per match through her 22 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, while winning 45.1% of the games.
- On clay, Podoroska has played seven matches and averaged 20.6 games per match and 8.5 games per set.
- This is the first time that Timofeeva and Podoroska have matched up in the last five years.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, YouTube's #1 kids ensemble, Toys and Colors, reveals a brand new single entitled "Colors" with a one-week YouTube exclusive premiere. It officially marks the group's debut release under Republic Records: Kids & Family and pocket. watch, the leading kids and family studio.
Watch the music video for "Colors"—HERE.
Pre-save "Colors," which will be available October 28, 2022—HERE.
Download cover art —HERE.
This also notably stands out as the first proper original single from Toys and Colors. On the track, the bright and bubbly production underlines an instantly chantable chorus inspiring kids to sing along. The accompanying visual proves equally uplifting and undeniable, transporting kids to the magical Kaleidoscope City universe, a technicolor world built by pocket.watch in Unreal Engine. The franchise highlights the importance of diversity, varied points-of-view, and conflict management, helping kids to become global citizens.
"I am beyond thrilled to be partnering with pocket.watch on this exciting project that's generated over 421 billion streams across all its properties on YouTube alone," said Bree Bowles, VP, Marketing and Strategy, Republic Records. "The team are undoubtable leaders within the space. From the second I heard "Colors," I knew this was the next big song in the world of kids. Emma, Jannie, Alex, and Eric have bought so much energy, love, and excitement to the track and I am elated the world finally gets to hear it."
"Colors" is the perfect song to introduce Toys and Colors' massive global audience to the new world of Kaleidoscope City, and we're thrilled to partner with Republic Records Kids and Family group on the debut single," said Amanda Klecker, Vice President of Marketing, pocket.watch. "We're excited about what we're doing together with this new music division focused on the kids and family sector."
Toys and Colors remains one of the biggest, boldest, and brightest family juggernauts on all of YouTube around the world. The preeminent kids ensemble has impressively generated north of 65 billion views and counting in addition to attracting 77 million YouTube subscribers. It has quietly become the #11 U.S.-based channel overall. Starring Emma, Jannie, Alex, and Eric, Toys and Colors continue to produce premier family entertainment at the highest level.
Stay tuned for more news and announcements soon.
Republic Records: Kids & Family launched as the official children's division of Republic Records in 2022. The newly created division will cater to audiences ages 0-12 with fun and family-friendly music, collaborations, and experiences tailored to early development. Aimed to entertain the whole family, it offers engaging, educational, and explorative content, leveraging innovative partnerships with trusted brands such as Nickelodeon and many more. With an emphasis on high quality music and world-class presentation, Republic Records: Kids & Family appeals to little ears and beyond.
For more information on Republic Records: Kids & Family visit: http://kidsandfamily.republicrecords.com
Pocket.watch is the leading studio building kids and family entertainment franchises with the most popular digital creators in the world. Pocket.watch harnesses the power of audiences built on YouTube and expands them across all types of diverse kids and family platforms and experiences. The company brings kids more of what they love from these creators by producing original video and audio content, mobile games, metaverse worlds, live events and robust consumer products lines ranging from toys to toothbrushes. Key pocket.watch franchises include Ryan's World, Love, Diana, Onyx Monster Mysteries and Toys and Colors: Kaleidoscope City.
The company's content library, consisting of tens of thousands of kids and family videos, is distributed globally on over 40 platforms, generating hundreds of millions of hours of viewership every month. The content library comprises many seasons of the company's breakthrough MishMash™ format alongside pocket.watch originals including the Emmy-nominated Ryan's Mystery Playdate and the animated series Onyx Monster Mysteries and Love, Diana Adventures.
Pocket.watch's gaming division, p.w Games, boasts multiple mobile game successes including Love, Diana Fashion Fabulous and Tag with Ryan, which together boast over 40 million downloads.
The company generates massive value for advertisers and digital creators through their in-house creative and media agency, clock.work, which creates best in class media and branded entertainment campaigns with the world's largest advertisers, marrying the massive reach of the pocket.watch network audience with custom integrations and scaled media programs across YouTube, YouTube Kids, mobile gaming, OTT channels and the metaverse.
Founded in 2017 by Chris M. Williams (CEO), the company's headquarters and filming studios are located in Culver City, Calif. The executive team includes studio veterans and visionaries from a mix of traditional and digital entertainment backgrounds, including Xavier Kochhar, Albie Hecht, Jon Moonves, and Kerry Tucker.
For more information about pocket.watch, please visit pocket.watch.
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SAN DIEGO — The jaguar's range in the 1800s stretched from the Amazon rainforest to the southern United States.
But by the mid-20th century jaguars had been hunted out of the U.S. and were no longer seen north of the Mexican border.
However, a jaguar was sighted in Arizona as recently as January 6, 2021.
Ganesh Marin is a Biologist working on his PhD from the University of Arizona. He focuses on animal movement along the Arizona and Mexico border in the Cajon Bonita watershed.
"The Jaguars we saw in the Borderlands, Valerio, and Bonito were also males. The good news about them is they are young. You can find an astonishing amount of diversity. I'm talking Puma's, Black Bears, Beavers, and then there's Jaguars and this is incredible."
The first Jaguar showed up in March 2021 in Cuenca Los Ojos, a protected area located in Sonora, Mexico. The area is a Sky Island in the Sierra Madre that allows the Jaguar to traverse the mountain range and avoid the heat of the desert.
"When you have young like the ones we reported, it means the moment is not far. Males disperse first, females are slower, and female Jaguars could soon be in the United States.
Besides hunting, loss of habitat was a huge part of why Jaguars were lost in the United States.
"Jaguars are considered a near threatened species because there has been a loss of 20% to 40% of their range," said John Koprowski who is a professor at the University of Wyoming and is Marin's PhD advisor.
Koprowski adds that the Sky Islands in the Sierra Madre Mountains are what makes it possible for the Jaguars to move north.
"But this wonderful tapestry, this mosaic of diverse habitats that are connected to make the movement between Island, jump across an inhospitable desert environment to get to a more lush mountain environment," said Koprowski.
And with this pair of male Jaguars, Benito and Valerio making it so far North they're sending a message.
"They're essentially telling us there's some connectivity available and there's suitable habitat," said Koprowski.
Marin says keeping these corridors open and persevering areas like Cuenca Los Ojos, will support the Jaguars' return to the United States.
"We need to have all these mountainous areas and all the big washes and deep canyons in Mexico and the United States still open," said Marin.
With these two males establishing territory a female is likely to follow.
"My previous advisor, Dr. Gerardo Ceballos said that could happen within five years, I'm hopeful for that."
Editor’s Note: This article previously stated that researchers recently spotted a pair of male jaguars crossing into Arizona from Sonora, Mexico. That has been updated with this information: a Jaguar was sighted in Arizona as recently as January 6, 2021.
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WATCH RELATED: New petition aims to protect dwindling Great Hammerhead Shark population from extinction | 2022-08-21T20:41:11+00:00 | newscentermaine.com | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/outreach/jaguars-spotted-near-arizona-border/509-97fb411c-66dd-4b09-b92c-f6e191b9f26c |
- 75% of spending over next three years consists of electric grid infrastructure improvements
- Upgrades aim to make the grid more resistant to severe weather and reduce the duration of outages
- Creating a flexible, two-way grid also enables renewables, EVs and supports economic development and new jobs
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy Progress today asked North Carolina regulators to review its rates as the company continues to strengthen the electricity grid, reducing power outages for customers and facilitating a clean, secure energy future in a manner that supports economic development across the state.
Over the past five years, infrastructure upgrades helped avoid more than 1.3 million extended customer outages, saving more than 3 million hours of total lost outage time for customers.
"Our customers count on us to deliver affordable, reliable and increasingly clean energy every day," said Stephen De May, Duke Energy's North Carolina state president. "We're sensitive to the financial pressures our customers face, and we remain committed to keeping rates as low as possible."
Duke Energy Progress serves about 1.5 million customers in central and eastern North Carolina and in the Asheville region. This is the first rate case the utility has initiated since 2019.
Since its previous rate case, Duke Energy Progress has driven out more than $100 million in annual operating costs (2018 to 2021) to relieve pressure on customer rates. Those savings will be passed on to customers in this case.
The company has proposed a gradual rate increase over three years. If approved by the NCUC, the net increase in retail revenues in year one is about $326 million or 8.5%, followed by $151 million (3.9%) in year two and $138 million (3.6%) in year three – a total 16% increase by late 2025.
Beginning Oct. 1, 2023, the monthly impact for a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per month would be an increase of $14.72, from $126.43 to $141.15 per month, followed by a $5.62 increase in October 2024 and a $5.21 increase in October 2025.
Customers struggling to pay their energy bills might qualify for a new Customer Assistance Program proposed as part of the rate case – if approved, it would reduce monthly bills for the company's most vulnerable customers by $42 per month. Duke Energy Progress has also proposed new energy efficiency programs available to all customers, with potential savings that could significantly offset the proposed rate increase, and new time-of-use rates to help customers take more control over their energy bill.
To learn more about these programs, details of the company's proposal and the rate review process, visit duke-energy.com/DEPNCRates.
Duke Energy Progress
Duke Energy Progress, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,500 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 1.7 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 29,000-square-mile service area in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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‘So pure and beautiful’: Bruce Willis holds infant granddaughter for Father’s Day
Published: Jun. 21, 2023 at 10:47 AM CDT|Updated: 51 minutes ago
(Gray News) – Actor Bruce Willis was captured in a sweet moment holding his new granddaughter on Father’s Day.
Willis’ daughter, Rumer Willis, shared photos on Instagram of her father holding his first grandchild, Louetta Isley Thomas Willis.
Baby Louetta was born in April.
“Seeing my father hold my daughter today was something I will treasure for the rest of my life,” Rumer Willis wrote in an Instagram post on Sunday. “His sweetness and love for her was so pure and beautiful.”
In March, Bruce Willis’ family said that the 68-year-old actor was stepping away from acting due to his declining health. Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia, which then progressed to frontotemporal dementia.
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30-year-old male fatally shot Monday night. | 2023-02-11T12:46:46+00:00 | herald-review.com | https://herald-review.com/luna/article_b5971916-b969-5c68-a4df-138908481a6a.html |
NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of student aid startup Frank shook her head repeatedly Thursday as a prosecutor claimed that she tricked J.P. Morgan Chase into paying $175 million for her business by lying about its client base.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Micah Fergenson described criminal charges against Frank founder Charlie Javice and codefendant Olivier Amar, the company’s chief growth officer, to a federal judge at a pretrial hearing during which each of them entered pleas of not guilty to an indictment unveiled Wednesday.
Fergenson said the deal two years ago was consummated only after Javice and Amar “created a fake data set” in response to the bank’s data validation request to make it appear that Frank had over 4 million customers rather than the roughly 300,000 clients the company actually had.
As Fergenson spoke, Javice, a Miami, Florida, resident, repeatedly shook her head.
The prosecutor said Javice, 31, and Amar, 49, produced lots of data for J.P. Morgan Chase but that “it was all fake.”
He said the pair paid $100,000 to purchase college student data with over 4 million names and contact information, but when the bank tested about 400,000 of the entries, the “response was horrible.”
“A lot of the emails didn’t work,” Fergenson said.
Javice’s attorney, Alex Spiro, predicted that yet-to-be-disclosed communications between J.P. Morgan Chase executives at the bank will ultimately support his client’s contention that she did not act illegally.
He said prosecutors were “just regurgitating” the claims J.P. Morgan Chase made in a lawsuit against his client. He said prosecutors would typically gather evidence such as communications among the bank’s employees before bringing criminal charges.
After Spiro spoke, Fergenson acknowledged that prosecutors still must review hundreds of thousands of documents before enough evidence will be given to defense lawyers that a trial date could be set as early as Aug. 15, when the next pretrial hearing is scheduled.
Lawyers for Amar did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Javice was arrested in April. Authorities said then that she would have pocketed $45 million from the deal.
Javice had appeared on the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list of young professionals with admirable careers.
In 2017, she founded TAPD Inc., which operated under the name Frank, to provide an online platform to simplify the process of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a federal government form used by students to apply for financial aid for college or graduate school. | 2023-07-14T19:03:29+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/ap-founder-of-student-aid-startup-frank-shakes-head-as-prosecutor-describes-case-against-her/ |
Billionaire Jeff Bezos says he wants to give most of his money to charity
(CNN) - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he plans to give away most of his fortune during his lifetime.
Bezos said he wants to devote the bulk of his $124 billion net worth to fighting climate change and supporting people who can work to unify humanity.
This marks the first time he’s has announced plans to give away much of his wealth.
Bezos has taken criticism in the past for not signing The Giving Pledge - the promise by hundreds of the richest people in the world to donate most of their wealth to charitable causes.
He said legendary singer Dolly Parton stands as a shining example of someone with capacity to bring people together to help solve challenges.
Parton is the most recent recipient of the Bezos Courage and Civility award, which comes with a $100 million grant.
Bezos is ranked as the fourth-wealthiest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
He serves as Amazon’s executive chair after stepping down from the company’s CEO role in 2021.
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Police: Man, woman sought in connection with shooting of off-duty security guard in Center City
PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department's Shooting Investigation Group are asking for the public's help to identify two suspects wanted in connection with a Center City shooting.
Authorities say the shooting occurred on April 4 around 7:30 p.m. on the 900 block of Filbert Street in the Center City section of the city.
A 39-year-old off-duty security guard who works at the Fashion District was walking to catch the bus when he realized he was shot in the leg, police say.
Officials released surveillance video of two suspects on Thursday, saying they are searching for a man and woman in connection to the shooting.
No additional details were released by authorities.
Anyone with information on the shooting or the identity of the suspects is asked to contact Philadelphia Police at 215-686-8477 or submit an anonymous tip here. | 2023-04-20T13:12:42+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/police-man-woman-sought-in-connection-with-shooting-of-off-duty-security-guard-in-center-city |
Police in Las Vegas have arrested a county official on an open murder charge in the death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, who was found stabbed outside his home on Saturday.
Authorities on Thursday announced the single count of murder against 45-year-old outgoing Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles.
"This is a terrible and jarring homicide – one that has deeply impacted Las Vegas," Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said during a press conference.
"Every murder is tragic, but the killing of a journalist is particularly troublesome," he added.
The evidence against Telles mounted in the days following the death of German, 69.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Captain Dori Koren said investigators found Telles' DNA at the crime scene and also recovered blood-stained shoes and a straw hat that matched those worn by the suspect in surveillance video.
Authorities also towed a red GMC Denali from Telles' home, the same kind of vehicle the suspect drove, police said.
Police arrested Telles on Wednesday, wheeling him from his home on a medical stretcher. Koren said Telles had self-inflicted wounds that were not life-threatening.
Though authorities did not ascribe a motive to the killing, German had recently written a series of articles about mismanagement and disarray in the public administrator's office helmed by Telles. Upset by the articles, Telles had lashed out at German on social media.
"Telles was also upset, from what we found out later, that there was additional reporting that was pending," Koren said.
Telles, a Democrat, lost his reelection bid in a June primary.
German's family, in a statement shared by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, said they were shocked, saddened and angry over his killing.
"Jeff was a loving and loyal brother, uncle and friend who devoted his life to his work exposing wrongdoing in Las Vegas and beyond," the statement said.
"Jeff was committed to seeking justice for others and would appreciate the hard work by local police and journalists in pursuing his killer."
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Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” shook up theaters with an estimated $30.5 million in weekend ticket sales, but — in a box-office rarity — “Elvis” tied “Top Gun: Maverick," which also reported $30.5 million, for No. 1 in theaters.
Final figures Monday, once Sunday's grosses are tabulated, will sort out which film ultimately won the weekend. With a high degree of accuracy, studios can forecast Sunday sales based on Friday and Saturday business, though numbers often shift by a few hundred thousand dollars.
But for now, the unlikely pair of “Elvis” and “Maverick” are locked in a dance off (if you favor “Elvis”) or a dead heat (if you prefer “Maverick”). That it was this close at all was due to both a better-than-expected opening for “Elvis” and remarkably strong continued sales for “Top Gun: Maverick." The “Top Gun” sequel reached $1 billion in worldwide box office in its fifth week of release.
“Elvis,” starring newcomer Austin Butler as Presley, came into the weekend with expectations closer to $25 million. Among recent music biopics, a $30.5 million debut puts the King ahead of the pace of Elton John ("Rocketman" launched with $25.7 million in 2019) though not in the same class as Freddie Mercury ("Bohemian Rhapsody" opened with $51.1 million in 2018).
“I'm less concerned with who's number one and who's number two, and I'm more concerned that we hit this big number given that this audience has been the slowest to return to movie theaters," said Jeff Goldstein, distribution chief for Warner Bros.
About 60% of the audience for “Elvis” was over the age of 35. Older audiences have been among the most hesitant to return to theaters in the pandemic but that's changing — in part, Goldstein noted, because of “Top Gun," which brought back fans of the 1986 original.
“Elvis,” which cost about $85 million to make, was propelled by strong reviews (78% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), good word of mouth (an A- CinemaScore) and a glitzy Cannes Film Festival premiere. It added $20 million overseas over the weekend.
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“Elvis” ranks as Luhrmann's second best opening after 2013's “The Great Gatsby” ($50.1 million). Luhrmann was on the cusp of beginning production in Australia when, in an indelible early moment in the pandemic, star Tom Hanks tested positive for COVID-19.
“‘Elvis’ was a risky proposition: the music is dated, the character is not directly familiar, and the lead actor is unproven on the big screen,” David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research wrote in a newsletter. “But critics and audiences are responding. This is the Baz Luhrmann show, a music, dance and sex appeal spectacular — it’s a hit.”
Meanwhile, “Top Gun: Maverick” continues to soar. The Paramount Pictures film became the first 2022 release to reach $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales, and the first starring Tom Cruise to do so.
In its fifth weekend of release, “Maverick” dipped just 32% domestically to bring its total so far to $521.7 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters. It continues to move up the record books, sitting 15th all-time domestically, not accounting for inflation. Internationally, the “Top Gun” sequel added another $44.5 million.
The “Elvis”/"Top Gun" showdown — along with the new Blumhouse horror release “The Black Phone” and big holdovers in “Jurassic World: Dominion” and Pixar's “Lightyear" — made for one of the most competitive, and busy, weekends in movie theaters in the pandemic era.
Most studios came away celebrating, though Disney's “Lightyear” dropped a steep 65% in its second weekend. After opening softly last week, the “Toy Story” spinoff grossed $17.7 million domestically, falling to fifth place. “Lightyear,” which has made $152 million worldwide to date, will soon face more competition for families with the Friday release of “Minions: The Rise of Gru.”
Counterprogramming came from Universal Pictures' “The Black Phone," the Scott Derrickson-directed supernatural thriller starring Ethan Hawke as an escaped killer. The Blumhouse production rode strong reviews (84% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) to a better-than-expected launch of $23.4 million.
After two weeks in first place, Universal's “Jurassic World: Dominion” took in $26.4 million, sliding to third. It's now passed $300 million domestically, and hauled in $746.7 million globally.
A much smaller-scaled film, “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” debuted with good sales in limited release. The warmly received stop-motion animation film, in which Jenny Slate voices a one-inch-tall mollusk with a googly eye, opened with $169,606 on six screens, for a per-screen average of $28,267.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. (Tie) “Elvis,” $30.5 million.
1. (Tie) “Top Gun: Maverick,” $30.5 million.
3. “Jurassic World: Dominion,” $26.4 million.
4. “Black Phone,” $23.4 million.
5. “Lightyear,” $17.7 million.
6. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” $1.7 million.
7. “Jugjugg Jeeyo,” $725,000.
8. “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” $533,000.
9. “The Bob's Burgers Movie,” $513,000.
10. “The Bad Guys,” $440,000.
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BEIJING, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 18th, one of the industry leaders in carrier-neutral hyperscale data center solutions, Chindata Group ("Chindata" or "the Group") (Nasdaq: CD), released its third annual Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") Report (the "ESG Report"). The 2021 Chindata ESG Report includes details about the company's approach towards carbon neutrality under the "DATA" strategy and outlines the Chindata's mission of supporting a better life with sustainable data storage facilities.
Detailed within the ESG Report is the company's "DATA" strategy, which stands for zero-carbon-first, environmental sustainability, tech-driven, and maintaining a willingness to take the lead. Chindata notes the underlying thinking and processes involved in developing the newest generation of green data centers, relying on the Power Usage Effectiveness (the "PUE") metric as a core indicator of the "greenness" of the centers. According to a 2021 data survey released by a global authoritative data center standard organization, Uptime Institute, the average PUE of global hyperscale data centers is 1.57. For Chindata, the annual average operating PUE over the last three years was 1.21, 1.22, and 1.21, respectively, markedly lower than the industry average.
"Chindata is the first in the industry to propose a 100% renewable energy target and a carbon neutral roadmap, focusing on green site selection, green construction, green operation, and a zero-carbon strategy," said Wu Huapeng, CEO of Chindata. "We will strive to adhere to the green and sustainable targets we have set for ourselves and contribute to the national strategy of carbon neutrality to realize the net emission goals set out in the Paris Agreement and support a better future."
The 100% renewable target was first set by Chindata in early 2019 and Chindata became the first Chinese tech company to make the pledge. Since then, Chindata refined the roadmap in 2020 with the aim of ensuring by 2030, and 100% of its new hyperscale data centers in China would be powered by renewables. In 2021, the Group set a new target to expand the 100% renewable energy-powered data centers to the rest of the world by 2040, including data centers in emerging markets such as Malaysia, India, and Thailand.
From a technical standpoint, Chindata has invested immense resources in developing green and efficient solutions across the entire life cycle of a data center, throughout site selection, construction, and operations. The Group has also produced a number of leading carbon-friendly innovations, including the modularization of key buildings and components, as evidenced by the MY06 project in Johor, Malaysia, in which manufacturing and construction was completed off-site and transported for installation. This method not only lessens the impact on the surrounding environment due to minimal construction, but also greatly reduces the length of time of construction, providing further benefits to the Group. By the end of 2021, Chindata was in possession of and had applied for a total of 280 patents, the number of which has been steadily increasing over the past three years and places the Group in a leading position in the industry.
As outlined in the ESG Report and evidenced by the Group's commitment to carbon-neutral development, Chindata attaches great importance to sustainability and ESG. Recognizing values of stability and compliance, the Group has established a "five-in-one governance system"of corporate governance, operations, internal controls, effective risk management, business ethics, and supply chain management, forming a solid foundation for long-term and ethical development.
About Chindata Group
Chindata Group is a leading carrier-neutral hyperscale data center solution provider in Asia-Pacific emerging markets and a first mover in building next-generation hyperscale data centers in China, India and Southeast Asia markets, focusing on the whole life cycle of facility planning, investment, design, construction and operation of ecosystem infrastructure in the IT industry. Chindata Group provides its clients with business solutions in major countries and regions in Asia-Pacific emerging markets, including asset-heavy ecosystem chain services such as industrial bases, data centers and networks.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — There's nothing like cooling off at the pool during the summertime in Arizona. It's something everyone enjoys. Even cougars.
On Tuesday night, Kathy Binke, who lives north of McDowell Peak in far north Scottsdale, noticed something moving in her backyard. Looking out her window, she noticed a massive mountain lion taking big gulps of water from her pool.
At one point, the cougar locked eyes with her but kept drinking.
She took a video of the interaction and showed it to her neighbors, wanting to warn them of what she had just witnessed.
“I’m like, 'That’s big. That’s a big nasty kitty cat,'” Kimberly Weeldreyer, one of those neighbors, said.
Weeldreyer's concern immediately turned to her two dogs. She was worried about if they would be okay going outside and not knowing where the mountain lion was prowling.
“If I’m going to enjoy my pool, I’m going to have to keep one eye open, one eye closed,” Weeldreyer said.
The video also surprised the president of Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium, Kristy Hayden.
“I was blown away,” Hayden said.
“Typically, when you see mountain lions, they’re such an elusive species, even reclusive from humans, so oftentimes the footage you see is them running or they aren’t clear," she said.
Hayden said mountain lions typically hunt at night. During the day, especially in summer, they hunker down and find a cool resting spot.
It's also very rare to see a mountain lion out in the open, but Hayden said with developments happening all over the valley, cougar sightings are becoming more common.
“Especially on those parts of the valley that are more on the outskirts that are more in the wild," Hayden said.
If someone comes face to face with a mountain lion out in nature, Hayden said you should never turn around and try to run.
That could trigger the cougar's instinct to chase after someone and attack. Instead, she recommends keeping eye contact with the big cat and try to make yourself look as big as possible to scare it off.
Hayden also recommends that those who come in contact with a mountain lion contact Arizona Game and Fish so they can track its whereabouts.
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As the U.S. grapples with record inflation and a bearish stock market, cryptocurrency is crashing. The value of Bitcoin has fallen some 65% from all-time high last year, while crypto companies Celsius and Binance have frozen its users’ accounts in recent days. In 2021, the cryptocurrency market was worth $3 trillion. Now, it’s worth less than a third of that. | 2022-06-15T01:07:25+00:00 | kcrw.com | https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/economy-recession-debt-climate-change-squid-game/cryptocurrency-stocks-drop?utm_source=KCRW&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=kcrw-news-rss |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
2-9-4-4
(two, nine, four, four)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
2-9-4-4
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SEMINOLE, Okla. (AP) — A storm system spawned several tornadoes that whipped through areas of Texas and Oklahoma, causing damage to a school, a marijuana farm and other structures.
There were no reports of serious injuries following the Wednesday night tornadoes, but the system was causing flooding in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas, and more stormy weather was expected Thursday.
Significant damage was reported in the Oklahoma city of Seminole, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma City, where Gov. Kevin Stitt said damage assessments were underway after he toured the area Thursday.
“(We’re) getting all the resources and supplies that the city wants and needs,” including generators, Stitt said. “Thank the Lord that nobody was hurt” and no deaths have been reported.
Nearly 4,500 customers were without power early Thursday afternoon, according to Oklahoma Gas & Electric, 96% of the utility customers in the city.
The Academy of Seminole took a direct hit but no one was injured, the school said on Facebook.
Video footage from Oklahoma TV station KOCO showed a tornado hit a marijuana farm in the nearby town of Maud.
Several roads and highways were closed Thursday morning in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas because of flash flooding.
In Texas, a “large and dangerous tornado” was spotted Wednesday in the rural community of Lockett, about 170 miles (275 kilometers) northwest of Dallas, said the National Weather Service office in Norman, Oklahoma.
There were no significant injuries or deaths to residents in Wilbarger County, Sheriff Brian Fritze told KAUZ-TV. He said several homes and barns appeared to sustain extensive damage.
The Wednesday storms were the latest in several rounds of severe weather in the central United States. Last week, a tornado damaged more than 1,000 buildings in the Wichita suburb of Andover, Kansas. Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students died in a car crash while returning from storm chasing.
More stormy weather was expected Thursday from Texas into parts of the South. The storms could bring more tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds, and the threat of severe weather will continue Friday in parts of the South and over the weekend in the central Plains and Midwest, the weather service said. | 2022-05-05T19:29:05+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/tornadoes-strike-texas-oklahoma-more-storms-in-forecast/ |
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. pet industry--long famous for recession-resistant growth and often (though not recently) a darling of Wall Street – posted its most significant growth ever in 2021.
Moreover, as reported in Packaged Facts' just-released U.S. Pet Market Focus: Pet Stores & Pet Specialty Retailing, sales of pet specialty retailers and e-tailers topped $31 billion, with a 18% growth rate surpassing that of the pet and vet industry overall.
It's not all smooth sailing, of course. Inflation remains a primary concern across consumer goods markets, with a range of factors combining into the perfect storm of economic pressures. "Manufacturers across the pet market have slowly increased their prices," according to report analyst Shannon Brown, "spurred by challenges in acquiring ingredients, packaging materials, and a host of other items that go into making and selling pet products."
Fueling inflation are supply chain issues that began with the 2020 COVID-19 shutdowns, though have since been compounded by surging consumer spending, additional shipping delays, overcrowded warehouses, and shortages of both shipping containers and long-haul truck drivers.
Pet product marketers must contend with demand for ingredients that are increasingly difficult to acquire. At times, store shelves remain unfilled and force pet owners to pay more for or to purchase different products or brands than they typically would, a challenge that can disproportionately affect key pet product growth areas such as "fresh" (refrigerated/frozen) pet food.
U.S. pet owners and pet product shoppers are well aware of the shifting landscape, as comparing Packaged Facts' 2021 Survey of Pet Owners with this year's iteration shows. For example, 59% report spending more on pet products than they used to, up from 45% in 2021, and 45% are spending more on pet products and attributing it directly to COVID-19, up from 34% in 2021.
Even so, pet specialty retailers and e-tailers maintain a strong hand. The pet specialty market saw a flurry of activity between 2020 and 2022, with Chewy approaching $10 billion in annual sales, PetSmart's $2.4 billion bond deal, and Petco's IPO. And there are several high-performing franchises among brick-and-mortar pet specialty retailers, including the recently acquired Pet Supplies Plus and Woof Gang Bakery chains.
In-store services have become critical to pet specialty retailers' success in competing with Amazon and mass-market brick-and-mortar stores (though Walmart is also flying the pet services flag). Grooming and boarding services feature prominently among pet specialty retailer marketing messages, as do veterinary care and the new dog training particularly important to Millennials.
Moreover, store brand products have long been a strength of the pet store channel, with the key pet specialty retailers expanding their private label offerings in the past few years. As recessionary conditions put pricing pressure on all pet categories, store-brand products are well-positioned to leverage their status as premium and on-trend yet affordable options, especially in the kingpin pet food category.
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NEW YORK — When the horn sounded on the greatest victory in the history of Florida Atlantic athletics, Nick Boyd and Bryan Greenlee hopped onto the press row table to celebrate.
Instead of going to the locker room, some of the Owls players made their way up into the stands to sing “New York, New York” with their fans.
The Boca Raton, Florida-based school that has only been competing in Division I for the last 30 years, and had just one previous appearance in the NCAA Tournament, is now a victory away from the Final Four.
The Owls used a second-half push led by Michael Forrest to beat fourth-seeded Tennessee 62-55 on Thursday night in the Sweet 16.
Ninth-seeded FAU (34-3) will play third-seeded Kansas State in the East Region final at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
“Yeah, our guys definitely feel like they belong on this stage,” fifth-year coach Dusty May said.
Even before the tournament started, this was the unquestionably the greatest season in FAU history. Now the Owls are one of the biggest stories in all of sports.
“We're just a scrappy group,” Boyd said. “Unbreakable.”
Johnell Davis led the Owls with 15 points and Forrest finished with 11, including eight in a crucial second-half run where FAU took control.
The Volunteers (25-11), who were looking for the second Elite Eight appearance in program history, shot just 33% — including 6 of 23 from 3-point range. Josiah-Jordan James and Jonas Aidoo scored 10 points apiece.
“Certainly proud of the effort that these guys have given us all year, through tough times with injuries, but when it ends like this, it’s always disappointing because we want it all and came up short,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said.
Barnes has made 27 NCAA appearances with four schools, but he has reached the Elite Eight only twice and never gone to a Final Four.
The game was slogging along at Tennessee’s style and pace. The No. 1 defense in the country, according to KemPom metrics, was making FAU work hard for shots.
Then the Owls started hitting the 3-pointers they had been missing for much of the first 30 minutes.
“We got great shots even in the first half when they were in us a little bit,” Boyd said. “The second half, they dropped, we broke it open a little bit.”
Forrest made consecutive 3s to put FAU up 41-39 with 9:49 left, the Owls' first leads since the opening minute.
Forrest capped a personal 8-0 run with driving layup that put the Owls up by four.
Meanwhile, Tennessee couldn’t buy a bucket. The Vols went six minutes during which they scored four points.
“Obviously we missed open shots, they missed open shots,” James said. “But we were disappointed in the way we played. We knew we had to play tougher, but we were up five points, so ...”
Brandon Weatherspoon’s putback of a 3-point miss off the side of the backboard made it 51-41 with 6:47 left.
The Vols had one more push left. James swished a 3 with 3:33 left to cut the Owls' lead to 55-50.
The Owls then turned up the defense, getting a key stop that led to a fast-break layup by Boyd that put FAU up 57-50 with 2:31 left.
The Owls salted it away with free throws from there, as the orange-clad Vols fans emptied out of MSG and the outnumbered FAU fans took over.
Owls fans serenaded May's wife, Anna, with an “F-A-U!” chant before finally filing out of The Garden.
May compared Tennessee’s defensive physicality to rugby. He meant it as a compliment, and his Owls showed they could play tough, too.
“We feel like we're physical as well,” Boyd said.
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FAU: The Owls managed to outrebounded the bigger Vols 40-36, including 12 offensive rebounds that they turned into 14 second-chance points.
“We know we’re not the tallest team,” 7-foot-1 center Vlad Goldin said. “So we know we have to be quick to the ball. We have to be physical. We have to raise our physicality. But it’s not something to be scared of.”
Tennessee: The Vols were challenged offensively much of the season, and became even more limited when they lost point guard Zakai Zeigler.
Zeigler blew out his right knee against Arkansas on the last day of February, but there was no way the Long Island native was missing a trip back to New York. Zeigler was on the sideline, using a scooter to roll onto the court at times to join team huddles and provide encouragement.
Tennessee went 7-8 from Feb. 1 to the end of the season.
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Michigan football RB coach Mike Hart collapses, taken off field at Indiana
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Michigan football running back coach Mike Hart collapsed on the sideline during the first quarter of Michigan's game against Indiana.
With 4:54 left in the quarter — just after Indiana scored a touchdown to tie the game, 7-7, and Michigan's special teams unit was ready to head on the field — Hart suddenly collapsed while standing near midfield.
His team gathered around him and everybody on the field, on both sidelines, took a knee. Medical personnel tended to Hart and made a barricade around him holding towels up to block the view from the sideline. After about 10 minutes, Hart was brought onto a stretcher and placed on a cart that took him off the field.
Video from the TV broadcast showed U-M running backs Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards visibly upset on the sideline, crying while Michigan staffers consoled them. Hart appeared responsive as he left the field, moving his head; a number of Indiana staffers walked up to the cart to speak to Hart as it drove off.
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Fox TV sideline reporter Jenny Dell reported that Hart was joined by his wife on the sideline before leaving for the hospital and that Hart was alert while on the stretcher
Hart, who was a former standout running back for Michigan from 2004-07, was the Indiana running backs coach from 2017-20 before taking over the same role in Ann Arbor in 2021.
After three years in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts, Hart moved to the coaching ranks as a quality control coach for Eastern Michigan. He then was a running backs coach for two years at EMU, one year at Western Michigan and one year at Syracuse before going to Bloomington. | 2022-10-08T17:53:06+00:00 | freep.com | https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2022/10/08/michigan-football-mike-hart-collapses-taken-off-field-indiana/69549285007/ |
Senate bill would allow transgender medical procedures for minors without parental consent
OLYMPIA, Wash. (KPTV/Gray News) - Lawmakers are considering a bill in Washington state that would remove parents’ ability to intervene in their children’s medical care in certain circumstances.
KPTV reports that Senate Bill 5599 supporting youth and young adults seeking protected health care services has recently passed the House, paving the way for Gov. Jay Inslee’s approval.
The bill reportedly allows host homes for runaway youth to house them without parental permission. Furthermore, the host homes would not need to notify parents about where their kids are or if they are getting medical interventions if there is a compelling reason not to, which includes a youth seeking protected health services.
Shelters would be able to contact the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families instead of contacting parents.
Opponents have criticized the bill. Those opposed have said a parent’s job is to protect their child and that the bill strips parents of that ability.
The law, according to Republican Sen. John Braun, would violate the rights of parents.
“The only thing [the bill] would do is cause harm by driving a wedge between vulnerable kids and their parents, at a time when a teen lacks the perception and judgment to make critical life-altering decisions,” Braun said.
Democratic Rep. Tana Senn showed her support for the bill after it passed the House.
“I am saying tonight to them that I see you, that I affirm you, that I hear you, that I love you,” Senn reportedly said in a town hall.
Other states, including California, are exploring similar laws.
A bill was reportedly filed in California in March that would allow adolescents to be admitted to a group home without parental agreement with clearance from school counselors. That bill is currently being considered in the state Senate.
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PHOENIX – Arizona Democrats vowed Saturday to fight for women's rights after a court reinstated a law first enacted during the Civil War that bans abortion in nearly all circumstances, looking to capitalize on an issue they hope will have a major impact on the midterm elections.
Republican candidates were silent a day after the ruling, which said the state can prosecute doctors and others who assist with an abortion unless it's necessary to save the mother's life. Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for governor, and Blake Masters, the Senate candidate, did not comment.
Katie Hobbs and Kris Mayes, the Democratic nominees for governor and attorney general, implored women not to sit on the sidelines this year, saying the ruling sets them back more than a century to an era when only men had the right to vote.
“We cannot let (Lake) hold public office and have the power to enact extreme anti-choice policies that she’s spent her entire campaign touting,” Hobbs said during a news conference outside the attorney general's office. “As Arizona’s governor I will do everything in my power and use every tool at my disposal to restore abortion rights in Arizona.”
The ruling presents a new hurdle for Republicans who were already struggling to navigate abortion politics. It fires up Democrats and distracts attention from the GOP's attacks on President Joe Biden and his record on border security and inflation less than three weeks before the start of early and mail-in voting, which are overwhelmingly popular in Arizona.
Abortion rights are particularly salient among suburban women, who play a decisive role in close elections in Arizona.
“In Arizona, with a draconian abortion law in effect today, I think you will see suburban women take a real look at Democratic candidates who promise to do something even if it’s not in their power,” said Barrett Marson, a Republican consultant.
Democrats have poured tens of millions of dollars into television advertising focused on abortion rights, and women have been registering to vote in greater numbers than men across the country.
The old law was first enacted among a set of laws known as the “Howell Code” adopted by 1st Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1864. It has been periodically re-adopted throughout the state’s history, including in 1901 and as recently as the 1970s.
Lake has spoken positively of Arizona's territorial ban on abortion, which she called “a great law that's already on the books.” She has called abortion “the ultimate sin” and has also said abortion pills should be illegal.
Masters called abortion “demonic” during the GOP primary and called for a federal personhood law that would give fetuses the rights of people. He’s toned down his rhetoric more recently, deleting references to a personhood law from his campaign website and dropping language describing himself as “100% pro-life."
More recently, Masters has said he would support a bill proposed by Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., that would ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of rape, incest or risk to the physical health of the mother. He has also said he supports a different Arizona law that seeks to ban abortions at 15 weeks.
Neither the Lake nor Masters campaign responded to requests for comment.
“Their silence speaks volumes,” said Mayes, the Democratic attorney general candidate. "They know how absolutely unpopular this 1901 law is. They know how indefensible it is. And they know that when Nov. 8 comes the people of Arizona are going to resoundingly reject this extreme abortion ban this attack on the people of Arizona by voting them down.”
If elected, Mayes said, she would not enforce the abortion law and would direct county prosecutors to do the same. She said she believes it violates the privacy rights guaranteed by the state constitution.
Hobbs said she'd push lawmakers on her first day in office to repeal the abortion ban, a long shot for a Legislature that is widely expected to be controlled by Republicans. Failing that, she said she'd support a ballot measure giving the voters the chance to decide in the 2024 election.
Hobbs also said she'd veto any legislation that further restricts abortion.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemned the ruling, which she said would have “catastrophic, dangerous and unacceptable” consequences.
“Make no mistake: this backwards decision exemplifies the disturbing trend across the country of Republican officials at the local and national level dead-set on stripping women of their rights," Jean-Pierre said in a statement. | 2022-09-24T22:04:29+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2022/09/24/gop-quiet-as-arizona-democrats-condemn-abortion-ruling/ |
CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Pick 5 Evening" game were:
5-3-6-3-3
(five, three, six, three, three)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Besides eating turkey and visiting with family, sports on television occupied the time of many Americans over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Some marquee contests led to some TV milestones, including the most-watched regular season pro football game ever and most-seen soccer game on American television, the Nielsen company said.
The Dallas Cowboys’ defeat of the New York Giants shown on Fox Thanksgiving Day was seen by an estimated 42 million people, Nielsen said. Two teams with national followings, both having strong years, playing on a day where there’s a captive audience, led to the record. The previous best was a December 1990 game between the Giants and San Francisco.
Fox’s telecast of the World Cup match between the U.S. and England reached 15.38 million people on Friday. That alone beat the previous U.S. record-holder, the 1994 World Cup championship, and didn’t even count the audience on Telemundo, which lifted the total U.S. audience to nearly 20 million.
The Michigan-Ohio State college football game on Saturday — two traditional rivals both undefeated going into the matchup, playing a game with big scoring plays — was seen by 17 million people. That was the biggest audience for a regular season college football game since 2011, and the largest ever for Fox, Nielsen said.
They may not have been record-setters, but CBS and NBC both had strong numbers for their Thanksgiving games. The 31.6 million who watched Buffalo and Detroit was the most popular game on CBS so far this season, Nielsen said.
Meanwhile, NBC’s coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was seen by 25.8 million people, the most popular entertainment program of the year.
NBC was the week’s most popular network, averaging 8.2 million viewers in prime time. CBS had 4.1 million, Fox had 3.41 million, ABC had 3.35 million, Univision had 1.1 million, Ion had 870,000 and Telemundo had 820,000.
ESPN led the cable networks with a 2.99 million average in prime time. Hallmark had 1.71 million, Fox News Channel had 1.64 million, Paramount had 1.24 million and MSNBC had 772,000.
ABC’s “World News Tonight” won the evening news ratings race with an average of 8.9 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 7.3 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.3 million.
For the week of Nov. 14-20, the 20 most-watched prime-time programs, their networks and viewerships:
1. NFL Football: New England at Minnesota, NBC, 24.78 million.
2. “NFL Postgame” (Thursday), Fox, 21.66 million.
3. NFL Football: Green Bay at Philadelphia, NBC, 19.57 million.
4. “NFL Pregame” (Thursday), NBC, 18.13 million.
5. “NFL Pregame” (Sunday), NBC, 14.85 million.
6. NFL Football: San Francisco at Arizona, ESPN, 11.17 million.
7. “Football Night in America, Part 3,” NBC, 10.77 million.
8. “The OT,” Fox, 9.11 million.
9. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.03 million.
10. “Yellowstone,” Paramount, 8.36 million.
11. “The Masked Singer,” Fox, 7.86 million.
12. “FBI,” CBS, 7.54 million.
13. “NCIS,” CBS, 6.85 million.
14. College Football: Florida at Florida St., ABC, 6.71 million.
15. College Football: Notre Dame at USC, ABC, 6.68 million.
16. “The Equalizer,” CBS, 6.56 million.
17. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 6.19 million.
18. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 5.98 million.
19. “Football Night in America, Part 2,” NBC, 5.97 million.
20. “NFL Pregame” (Monday), ESPN, 5.87 million. | 2022-12-01T17:04:02+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-sports-on-tv-joins-turkey-parade-as-holiday-traditions/ |
‘She was one-of-a-kind’: Family and friends remember woman found beaten to death
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - Family and friends gathered to remember a 61-year-old woman who died last week after she was allegedly beaten by a man she knew.
Those who knew Constance Reddix gathered at Talking Bull Saloon in Middletown Friday night. Amidst music, food, raffles, pictures and memorabilia dedicated to the woman, there was also mourning for her loved ones at her loss.
Authorities said they found Reddix’s body beaten beyond recognition inside a car on the lot of Midwestern Auto Sales in Middletown on March 14.
Police arrested 33-year-old Darnell Dollar and charged him with murder in Reddix’s death. They said he hit Reddix multiple times and dragged her down an alley.
Reddix’s family said she met him at a homeless shelter in Hamilton. The two reportedly only knew each other for a few months.
Kelly Booker, Reddix’s niece, said Dollar seemed like a normal person.
“I always told him, ‘Just make sure that you keep my aunt safe’,” she told WXIX. “He’s a monster. He’s an evil, evil person.”
Reddix’s family said they remember her as a woman who always saw the best in people and would give the shirt off her back to anyone in need.
“She just always did sweet gestures,” Booker said. “Anything that reminded her of someone, she would get it.”
Reddix’s family said she didn’t deserve what happened to her.
“It hurts,” Kathy Hibbard, Reddix’s sister, said.
Hibbard said Reddix was “a kid at heart.”
“She loved her children and she loved her grandchildren,” Hubbard said. “She loved anybody’s kids. She was very giving, and very caring. Trusted too much.”
Booker said her aunt was “one-of-a-kind.”
“She sang like nobody was watching,” she said.
Reddix’s family said she was a woman with a light that far outshines the painful reality of her tragic death.
“She was the star of the show,” Booker said. “She’s up there having her own karaoke song right now.”
Dollar was jailed on a $1 million bond.
Copyright 2023 WXIX via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-26T22:02:29+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2023/03/26/she-was-one-of-a-kind-family-friends-remember-woman-found-beaten-death/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – New COVID-19 data has been released by the Indiana Department of Health.
The state’s tallies — shown in the timeframes of the previous week, previous month, previous year, and “All Time” — are being updated only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The department says 7,101 Hoosiers tested positive for COVID-19 in the previous week.
Also in the previous week, a total of 15 Hoosiers died, and no probable deaths were reported. The state has recorded 22,830 deaths for all time from the coronavirus.
The “all time” count for Indiana shows 1,750,973 Hoosiers have tested positive for the virus, and a total of 20,079,520 tests have been administered.
The state says 449 Hoosiers were hospitalized Sunday with COVID-19.
IDOH says 9,777,305 vaccine doses have been given in Indiana, and 3,785,630 Hoosiers are fully vaccinated. That’s about 58.1% of the population age 5 and older.
According to the Regenstrief Institute, 1,592,937 Hoosiers are estimated to have recovered from the virus.
According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 535,607,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 6,310,000 deaths.
More information, including interactive graphs, can be found here. | 2022-06-14T03:04:37+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/news/coronavirus/indiana-reports-7101-new-covid-19-cases-15-deaths-in-previous-week/ |
By AAMER MADHANI, JOSEPH KRAUSS and CHRIS MEGERIAN
Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — With no clear path to getting peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians back on track, President Joe Biden offered American money Friday as a balm while visiting a local hospital.
“Palestinians and Israelis deserve equal measures of freedom, security, prosperity and dignity,” he said while visiting the East Jerusalem Hospital Network, which serves Palestinians. “And access to healthcare, when you need it, is essential to living a life of dignity for all of us.”
Although $100 million in proposed healthcare assistance requires U.S. congressional approval, Biden is also announcing $201 million for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, plus smaller amounts for other assorted programs.
Israel has also committed to upgrading wireless networks in the West Bank and Gaza, part of a broader effort to improve economic conditions.
After leaving the hospital, Biden was to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
His trip to the West Bank is being met with skepticism and bitterness among Palestinians who believe Biden has taken too few steps toward rejuvenating peace talks, especially after President Donald Trump sidelined them while heavily favoring Israel.
When Biden finished speaking at the hospital, a woman who identified herself as a pediatric nurse at another healthcare facility thanked him for the financial assistance but said “we need more justice, more dignity.”
The last serious round of negotiations aimed at creating an independent Palestinian state broke down more than a decade ago, leaving millions of Palestinians living under Israeli military rule.
Israel’s outgoing government has taken steps to improve economic conditions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. But Yair Lapid, the caretaker prime minister, does not have a mandate to hold peace negotiations, and Nov. 1 elections could bring to power a right-wing government that is opposed to Palestinian statehood.
Meanwhile, the 86-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Palestinian Authority administers parts of the occupied West Bank and cooperates with Israel on security, is more representative of the status quo than Palestinian aspirations.
His Fatah party lost an election, and control of Gaza, to the Islamic militant group Hamas more than 15 years ago. He called off the first national elections since then last year — blaming Israel — when Fatah appeared to be heading for another crushing defeat. Polls over the past year have consistently found that nearly 80% of Palestinians want him to resign.
Biden acknowledged this week that while he supports a two-state solution, it won’t happen “in the near-term.” The U.S. also appears to have accepted defeat in its more modest push to reopen a Jerusalem consulate serving the Palestinians that was closed when President Donald Trump recognized the contested city as Israel’s capital.
Palestinian leaders also fear being further undermined by the Abraham Accords, a diplomatic vehicle for Arab nations to normalize relations with Israel despite the continuing occupation. Biden, who heads next to Saudi Arabia to attend a summit of Arab leaders, hopes to broaden that process, which began under Trump.
Hours before Biden was set to become the first U.S. leader to fly directly from Israel to the kingdom, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation announced early Friday “the decision to open the Kingdom’s airspace for all air carriers that meet the requirements of the Authority for overflying.”
It signaled the end of its longstanding ban on Israeli flights overflying its territory — an incremental step toward the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel that builds on the strong, but informal ties the erstwhile foes have developed in recent years over their shared concerns about Iran’s growing influence in the region.
Biden hailed the decision in a statement Friday as an important step to “help build momentum toward Israel’s further integration into the region.”
There’s been hardly any mention of the Palestinians over the past two days, as Biden has showered Israel with praise, holding it up as a democracy that shares American values. At a news conference with Biden, Lapid evoked the U.S. civil rights movement to portray Israel as a bastion of freedom.
It all reeked of hypocrisy to Palestinians, who have endured 55 years of military occupation with no end in sight.
“The idea of shared values actually makes me sick to my stomach,” said Diana Buttu, a Palestinian lawyer and political analyst. “I don’t think Israeli values are anything that people should be striving towards.”
Both Biden and Lapid said they supported an eventual two-state solution in order to ensure that Israel remains a Jewish-majority state. But Biden is expected to announce little beyond financial assistance, including $201 million for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.
Biden proposed $100 million, subject to U.S. congressional approval, for hospitals in east Jerusalem that serve Palestinians. Another $15 million is for humanitarian assistance, plus $7.2 million for programs to promote cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians.
His approach, often referred to as “economic peace,” has limitations.
“You can’t buy a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” said Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former U.S. State Department official. “It doesn’t work, because that’s not what drives this conflict.”
That sentiment was on display in the West Bank on Thursday, where dozens of Palestinians gathered to protest Biden. More protests were expected Friday.
“Mr. Biden is trying to marginalize the Palestinian issue,” said Mustafa Barghouti, a veteran Palestinian activist. “If he does not allow Palestinians to have their rights, then he is helping Israel kill and end the very last possibility of peace.”
At this point, the Palestinian goal of an independent state in east Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza — territories Israel seized in the 1967 Mideast war — appears more distant than ever.
Israel is expanding settlements in annexed east Jerusalem and the West Bank, which are now home to some 700,000 Jewish settlers. The Palestinian view the settlements — many of which resemble sprawling suburbs — as the main obstacle to peace, because they carve up the land on which a Palestinian state would be established. Most of the world considers them illegal.
Military rule in the West Bank has sown widespread despair, contributing to a recent wave of violence. A 15-year blockade of Gaza, which Israel says is needed to contain Hamas, has helped fuel four devastating wars. Jerusalem, home to famed holy sites and the emotional heart of the conflict, is as volatile as ever.
Israel has its own grievances — including Palestinian Authority payments to the families of prisoners and slain attackers, which Israel says incentivize violence. The PA defends the payments as a form of welfare for those it sees as victims of the conflict.
It’s unclear if eliminating the “martyrs’ fund” would advance the goal of statehood. Israel is dominated by nationalist and religious parties that are opposed to a Palestinian state and view the West Bank as the biblical and historical heartland of the Jewish people.
Well-known human rights groups have concluded that Israel’s seemingly permanent control over millions of Palestinians amounts to apartheid. One of those groups, Israel’s own B’Tselem, hung banners in the West Bank ahead of Biden’s visit.
Israel rejects that label as an attack on its very existence, even though two former Israeli prime ministers warned years ago that their country would be seen that way if it did not reach a two-state agreement with the Palestinians. The U.S. also rejects the apartheid allegations.
Biden will also likely see banners calling for justice for Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank in May. Israel says she might have been struck by Palestinian gunfire, while investigations by The Associated Press and other media outlets support Palestinian witnesses who say she was shot by Israeli forces.
The U.S. says she was likely killed by Israeli troops but that it appeared to be unintentional, without saying how it reached those conclusions. That angered many Palestinians, including Abu Akleh’s family, who accused the U.S. of trying to help Israel evade responsibility for her death.
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Krauss reported from Ottawa. Megerian reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Josef Federman in Jerusalem and Zeke Miller in Washington contributed to this report.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2022-07-15T12:51:41+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/07/15/biden-heads-to-west-bank-with-little-to-offer-palestinians-4/ |
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia and its ally Belarus were invited to compete at the Asian Games on Thursday in the next step to qualifying teams for next year's Paris Olympics in an arrangement brokered by the International Olympic Committee.
The IOC indicated on Wednesday that it favors allowing Russians to compete at the 2024 Olympics as neutral athletes. Russia and Belarus have been barred from almost all international competitions in Olympic sports following the invasion of Ukraine.
Competing in qualifying events administered by the Olympic Council of Asia could sidestep possible tensions if Russia were to compete in European events as usual.
The Asian Games will be in Hangzhou, China, in September and October, and function as Olympic qualifiers in several sports including archery and boxing. Some other sports host their own Asia-specific qualifying competitions.
“The OCA believes in the unifying power of sport and that all athletes, regardless of their nationality or the passport they hold, should be able to compete in sports competitions,” the OCA said in a statement.
“The OCA has offered to give eligible Russian and Belarusian athletes the opportunity to take part in competitions in Asia, including the Asian Games.”
The OCA added it “remains on standby” until the IOC and the individual sports' governing bodies finalize the conditions for Russia and Belarus to compete.
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More AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-01-26T11:48:33+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/russia-belarus-invited-to-asian-games-an-17743128.php |
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) – When a mansion in Franklin, Tennessee caught fire online for being physically on fire in its Zillow listing, Mike Thakur and his family saw potential.
The home, a 25-year-old mansion nestled in the hills of Williamson County, caught fire amid renovations and was largely destroyed in the subsequent blaze.
The Zillow listing went viral when the previous owners used a photo of the home with flames erupting from the roof as part of the listing with the caption, “TRAGIC TOTAL LOSS by FIRE, of a CLASSIC MANSION!!! Sold As is!!”
But while a significant portion of the home was burned to the ground and the rest affected by smoke damage, Thakur saw the property and thought his family could use the bones to make their new family home.
The family was thinking of moving to Tennessee from their Houston, Texas, home after visiting previously and falling in love with the area.
“We toyed with the idea of building a home for ourselves, so we always knew that, whatever we did next, we wanted the ability to make it our own and not just live with the decisions of what other folks had made. You can try and remodel, but it can be a little harder,” Thakur told Nexstar’s WKRN.
There is plenty of potential in the home, Thakur said.
“Just driving up to the property, it’s got a real presence. It sits high up on a hill with these big ole columns that are very fitting for this middle Tennessee area. It just looks like a great house when you drive up,” he said. “It’s that kind of dream home idea that we could live in something magnificent.”
When they first came to see the home, it was still largely blocked by fire crews after extinguishing the flames. The family wasn’t able to fully enter the home, but they took some peeks inside where they could and saw how much work had previously been put into the home before the fire.
“Somebody’s put so much thought and care into it, and we thought we can salvage these pieces and bring some of the old house back but still kind of make it a new, modern twist version of that,” Thakur said.
Demolition is ongoing for all the parts that can’t be salvaged. Construction crews with Sage Construction in Nolensville will spend about two weeks tearing down molded insulation, ripping out smoke-damaged drywall and flooring and sweeping out soot and ash-covered debris. Then, Thakur will work with architects to see what needs to be completely removed and what can be reutilized in the new version of the home.
“Our goal is we really want to be in the house by Thanksgiving as a family, or at least by Christmas. That’s kind of our mental goal. I don’t know that anybody else thinks that’s possible, but that’s what Mikey says,” he added.
Renovations of the home won’t fully restore the home back to exactly how it was; rather, Thakur and his family will transform the home into their personal family home. Ideally, he told WKRN, the home would have a little bit more of an open plan, or be more “free-flowing” than it previously was. The basement will have a studio for Thakur to film YouTube videos and a gym.
“We’re a pretty together family, so we like to be able to hang out,” he said, noting that the kitchen area will be an important one.
While he likes a clean, minimalist design, one more ornate feature that he’s thinking of keeping is the wrought iron staircase railing. Moving up the staircase, one side of the railing is a single piece of iron and was joint in place, according to Thakur. But design choices are a long ways away, especially given the state of some areas of the home.
Thakur said he was mostly struck when they initially saw the charred remains of the closet where fire investigators believe the blaze began.
“When you drive up to the house, you see this corner and it’s just not there. It’s just gone. You come into the house, and you stand there, and everything’s black. All the wood is charred and singed,” he said. “I think that’s the piece that stands out most for me is just how severe that damage was. Then you flip that and compare it to the other half of the house that the fire didn’t even get there and touch it. It’s almost crazy that this much of the house still remains when that much of it just disappeared.”
Thakur has also been documenting the sale and renovation process on his YouTube channel. YouTube is what he calls a “hobby,” and he primarily makes tech reviews on his main channel, but he created a side channel specifically to document the Franklin house project.
While he and his oldest son, who works for him full time, were looking at the home, they decided to go ahead and invite people to “come along for the ride.”
“Why don’t we see if anybody’s interested and see if they want to tag along,” he asked himself. “Maybe we’ll get some great ideas. Maybe we’ll get some help if we get stuck with an idea of how to do something. If we get lucky, maybe somebody will help us figure out how to pay for some windows as well. We just thought it could be neat.”
His first video about the house, “I Bought A Burned Down Mansion,” has over 38,000 views so far, and his channel has nearly 5,600 subscribers. But while the online following is nice, Thakur has been most impressed with the people in his new neighborhood who have offered their assistance and welcomed him into the area.
“We’ve had a lot of folks who have been really, really nice just in the local area,” he said. “Lots of folks welcoming us to the neighborhood, saying it was great to see the house get bought. We’ve had some folks reach out to see if we want some help, and we’ve met some contractors and things through that, which has been great.”
In fact, Thakur told WKRN, his current construction team doing demolition work was one he came into contact with because of his initial video.
“The thing that’s blown us away the most has been how friendly Nashville and Franklin has been towards us. It’s really been a blessing,” he said.
To follow along on Thakur’s home remodel journey, you can follow him on YouTube here. | 2023-03-01T02:37:12+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/tennessee-mansion-shown-burning-in-zillow-listing-gets-new-life-youtube-channel/ |
Seattle U Redhawks (18-10, 9-6 WAC) at Grand Canyon Antelopes (18-10, 9-6 WAC)
The Redhawks are 9-6 against conference opponents. Seattle U has a 3-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rayshon Harrison is scoring 16.7 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Antelopes. Gabe McGlothan is averaging 12.7 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting 51.4% over the past 10 games for Grand Canyon.
Cameron Tyson averages 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Redhawks, scoring 18.3 points while shooting 33.2% from beyond the arc. Riley Grigsby is averaging 13.9 points and 6.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for Seattle U.
LAST 10 GAMES: Antelopes: 6-4, averaging 80.3 points, 33.5 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points per game.
Redhawks: 4-6, averaging 65.5 points, 33.2 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 37.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-02-23T09:01:23+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/ellis-and-grand-canyon-host-seattle-u/2023/02/23/e1ac074e-b356-11ed-94a0-512954d75716_story.html |
3 juveniles arrested after reportedly leading police on chase in stolen car
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Three juveniles have been arrested after reportedly leading police on a chase in a stolen car.
The Shreveport Police Department says on Saturday, April 29 around 1 a.m., officers saw a suspicious vehicle in a gas station parking lot in the 6200 block of Pines Road. That’s just off I-20 near the Shreveport Regional Airport.
Police say as officers drove toward the vehicle, it sped off “erratically.” Officers drove after the car, and discovered the Hyundai sedan in question had recently been reported stolen.
Police chased the car through the city and parish. The driver finally stopped and the people inside tried to run away.
SPD reports the arrest of three juveniles. The driver was charged with aggravated flight from an officer and illegal possession of stolen things. A firearm was also seized during the incident, police say.
No injuries were reported.
CRIME IN THE ARKLATEX
Copyright 2023 KSLA. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-01T22:53:48+00:00 | ksla.com | https://www.ksla.com/2023/05/01/3-juveniles-arrested-after-reportedly-leading-police-chase-stolen-car/ |
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — A wildfire near a small northeastern New Mexico community in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains that is the biggest fire in the U.S. is expected to keep growing.
Authorities say the fire near the town of Las Vegas could be fanned Tuesday by wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour that could last through the weekend.
"A strike team of mutual aid structure engines requested by San Miguel County and the City of Las Vegas will be working in cooperation with the team to provide protection for the city," fire officials said.
The blaze has charred 228 square miles, burned at least 172 homes and prompted some Las Vegas residents to leave.
Firefighting crews are battling on several fronts to prevent the fire from pushing into more populated areas.
The fire is a result of two wildfires merging in April. It could become one of the largest in New Mexico’s recorded history. It is only 20% contained. | 2022-05-03T19:59:08+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/wildfire-torching-new-mexico-pine-forests-keeps-growing |
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) joined Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), a key vote in the House, Wednesday in voicing strong support for Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) proposal to raise the debt limit and cut spending.
Scott, who chaired the Senate Republican campaign arm in 2022, and Rosendale said it’s time “to end the tyranny flowing out of Washington by ending the reign of bureaucrats in the executive branch who are currently undermining Congress” through regulations empowered by the Inflation Reduction Act and other bills passed by the Democratic Congress in 2021 and 2022.”
“The Republican solution to America’s debt ceiling problem is to return power back to where it belongs: with the American people,” they wrote in a joint Fox News op-ed.
“The proposal released by Speaker McCarthy won’t be popular with the Washington elites that have gotten rich in decades of government waste, but it is being totally embraced by the American people who are fed up with Congress not being accountable to them,” they wrote.
They took aim at Biden’s budget proposal to Congress, which they argued would add up to nearly $4.8 trillion in new taxes, including a $37 billion tax increase on domestic energy producers.
Scott is emerging as one of the most vocal proponents in the Senate for attaching major spending reforms to debt-limit legislation.
Rosendale’s support for McCarthy’s plan is significant because he was previously viewed as one of the swing votes the Speaker needed to muster 218 votes required to pass it.
Rosendale initially opposed McCarthy’s bid to become Speaker in January.
But on Wednesday he and Scott hailed McCarthy’s leadership.
“The truth is that there is a strong, conservative Republican Party all across America that is demanding action to put our nation back on a path to fiscal sanity,” they wrote. | 2023-04-26T20:47:40+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/politics/hill-politics/scott-rosendale-throw-support-behind-mccarthys-debt-limit-plan/ |
President Biden presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in a ceremony that provided a feel-good moment for a White House grappling with polls indicating an overwhelming majority of Americans think the country is on the wrong track and low approval ratings for Biden.
The 17 honorees range from 25-year-old Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast in history who has become an advocate for victims of sexual assault, to 91-year-old Fred Gray, who Biden called one of the "most important civil rights lawyers in our history."
"Today, [Biles] adds to her medal count of 32 — I don't know if you're going to find room," Biden chuckled as he delivered remarks in the East Room at the White House. He praised Biles for her courage "to turn personal pain into a greater purpose, to stand up and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves," and noted she's the youngest person ever to receive the Medal of Freedom.
Biden also acknowledged soccer star Megan Rapinoe's "remarkable career" and her campaign for equal pay for women.
"Beyond the World Cup titles to Olympic medals, Megan is a champion for an essential American truth: that everyone, everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect."
The recipients of the Medal of Freedom often reflect the sitting president. Former President Donald Trump presented the award to some of his staunchest political allies, like Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and radio host Rush Limbaugh, along with athletes from one his favorite sports — golf.
Biden's honorees Thursday included Republicans and Democrats alike and featured giants in the labor and civil rights movements, two groups that have been central to his long political career.
Recipients included retired Air Force Gen. Wilma Vaught, one of the most decorated women in the history of the U.S. military, Diane Nash, who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and organized major civil rights campaigns, and the late Richard Trumka, former president of the AFL-CIO and United Mine Workers.
"No one did more work for American workers than he did," Biden said of Trumka.
"His work was fierce, always trying to do the right thing for working people," Biden said. "In more than 30 years of friendship, he was always honest, fair and tough and trustworthy — the guy you want your corner."
Also honored was Sister Simone Campbell, a member of the Sisters of Social Service and former Executive Director of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice organization.
Biden recalled Sister Campbell's efforts as part of the "nuns on the bus" tour to "make the moral case that health care is a right in this country, not a privilege, and the obligation to help other people most in need."
"She's the embodiment of a covenant of trust, hope and progress of our nation and I'm happy to call her my friend," Biden said.
Biden joked that he "wasn't supposed" to tell a particular story in his remarks before proceeding to recall a meeting when he was vice president with Pope Benedict, who asked him for advice.
"I smile and I said, 'Well, one piece of advice. Go easy on the nuns — they're more popular than you are,'" he said to laughter from the audience. "The fact that six weeks later, he retired, I don't know if it had anything to do with it."
Biden also honored former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., who was the youngest woman ever elected to the Arizona state Senate and went on to serve in the U.S. Congress. She was shot in the head and severely wounded in 2011 during a constituent event. Her husband, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, is up for reelection this November.
"Gabby is one of the most courageous people I have ever known," Biden said.
He called Giffords' endurance "proof that we can channel the pain and sorrow we see too often in America in a movement that will prevail," before noting the passage of the recent bipartisan gun safety bill.
'If there’s any angels in heaven, they’re all nurses.'
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Among those receiving the Medal of Freedom from Pres. Biden is Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse in New York who became the first person in the U.S. to receive the COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials. pic.twitter.com/yx0GpN77ix
Also honored was Sandra Lindsay, a New York critical care nurse who served on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response and was the first American to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials.
"If there's any angels in heaven, they're all nurses, male and female," Biden said.
He noted Lindsay's vaccination card and badge are part of a Smithsonian exhibit on the coronavirus pandemic.
Receiving the award posthumously is the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a decorated Vietnam War veteran who died in 2018 of brain cancer. McCain and Biden served alongside each other in the Senate and found themselves on opposite sides of the 2008 presidential race when McCain was the Republican nominee and Biden was then-Sen. Barack Obama's running mate.
“I never stopped admiring John. Never said a negative thing about him in my life because I knew his honor, his courage and his commitment.”
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Pres. Biden posthumously awards the late Republican Sen. John McCain with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. https://t.co/ykshxwGP7P pic.twitter.com/f4swBs0uKt
Biden spoke of his personal and professional relationship with McCain, whom he met while serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
"John and I traveled the world together," Biden said. "We became friends. We agreed on a lot more than we disagreed on."
"The two things we never talked about — never talked about his imprisonment in the Hanoi Hilton, nor the death of my wife and my daughter," Biden remembered. "Somehow, we seemed to sort of understand one another. It was a long time ago. We both wanted to make things better for the country that we both loved and that never wavered."
Biden added: "In fact, I admit to my Democratic friends, I'm the guy that encouraged John to go home and run for office, for real, because I knew what incredible courage, intellect and conscience he had."
Cindy McCain, who endorsed Biden in 2020, accepted the medal on her late husband's behalf.
Biden also honored Khizr Khan, a Gold Star father and founder of the Constitution Literacy and National Unity Center. Khan garnered national attention speaking at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, where he challenged Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. and offering to lend the then-GOP candidate his pocket copy of the Constitution.
Also honored Thursday were Julieta García, the first Hispanic woman to serve as a college president, inventor and innovator Steve Jobs (posthumous), Father Alexander Karloutsos, the former Vicar General of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, former Sen. Alan Simpson, and civil rights advocate Raúl Yzaguirre.
Actor and director Denzel Washington, another honoree, was not able to attend in person after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Biden himself received this honor in 2017, when then-President Obama surprised his outgoing vice president with the medal. Obama called Biden a "lion of American history."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again, this time into a version for children as young as 3.
Gone is the contentious hourglass figure for My First Barbie, which launched Thursday ahead of July's live-action film about the icon starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
The slightly softer-bodied Barbie follows on the high heels of tall, petite and curvy iterations that were released five years ago in a massive makeover.
My First Barbie is 13.5 inches tall, 2 inches taller than traditional Babs, with a larger waist that de-emphasizes the bust line (it remains in place, however), and flesh-tone modesty undergarments permanently attached.
Her fashion is more kid-like, with playful heart, star and flower designs on jammies and flouncy preschool-friendly dresses and swim gear. Her accessories are larger for littler hands, and her hair is extra long for easier brushing.
My First Barbie's limbs are moveable, like some past versions of the doll, and her facial features remain recognizable. A huge milestone: Her fingers and thumbs are connected, eliminating a frequent complaint that Barbie's hands get caught in her clothes when children try to put them on.
Lisa McKnight, a Mattel executive vice president and global head of Barbie and dolls, told The Associated Press the company created the new version in response to feedback from parents.
“We talk to parents and kids almost 365 days a year,” she said. “We started hearing a theme around younger kids wanting to play with Barbie. Parents were concerned that their children at the preschool age didn’t have the fine motor skills to have a positive play experience with our traditional fashion doll.”
The first rollout of the new doll includes four diverse skin tones and hair textures.
Critics of 63-year-old Barbie, intended to symbolize a girl in her late teens, have long cited her dimensions as promoting unattainable, sexualized body standards for girls. My First Barbie, at a price point of $19.99, goes a long way in eliminating that issue.
McKnight wouldn’t directly address the criticism or whether My First Barbie has a place in turning around that negative view.
Research is mixed on whether Barbie's bad rap on body issues and her adult-leaning fashion sense have any impact on children, said Jody LeVos, once a leader of Mattel's child development and learning team and now chief learning officer for Begin, a company that creates learning apps and other educational fare for kids.
Among parents, she said, “there's a big nostalgia factor” when it comes to Barbie.
“I don’t think there's one specific doll that’s most appropriate. I think doll play allows children to really practice storytelling skills, perspective taking and social interactions,” LeVos said.
The Barbie line’s overall sales have soared in recent years after a period of decline in 2013.
Joaniko Kohchi, director for Adelphi University’s Institute for Parenting, questioned Mattel's motives.
“If we’re going to think about Mattel guiding our choices then we have already kind of limited them,” she said.
McKnight made it clear that My First Barbie will not be a separate, parallel Barbie universe. She said new content featuring the doll will hit Barbie's YouTube channel later this month, with an animated special about the planning of a surprise party.
Andrea Werner, a pediatric occupational therapist in West Hartford, Connecticut, and mother of a preschooler and an infant, supports doll play as developmentally valuable.
“There are plenty of dolls on the market,” she said. “Companies will always be trying to sell consumers the next best thing.”
Kohchi isn't entirely sold on My First Barbie as appropriate.
“We know that if you’re going to hand a child an image and say, this is beauty or this is wonderful or look how pretty that is, it should resemble the child a little bit more closely,” she said. “It’s certainly still a little older than a preschooler.”
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DENVER (AP) — The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff’s deputy while suffering a mental health crisis won a $19 million settlement, the largest in state history, in a deal announced Tuesday. But they also achieved key changes in policing, including crisis intervention training for officers responding to people in distress which, they hope means no one else will have to die like their son.
The shooting of Christian Glass after his SUV became stuck in the mountain town of Silver Plume last year drew national attention and prompted calls to reform how authorities respond to people with mental health problems.
“If we can save one more family from ever having to go through this, if we can stop some other poor person being gunned down by police for no reason, then that will be the major achievement,” Sally Glass said in an interview along with her husband, Simon Glass.
Under the deal, Clear Creek County, where Christian Glass was killed, will establish a crisis response team and its sheriff’s office will train and certify all deputies in crisis intervention.
The state of Colorado, which had three officers on the scene of Glass’ June 11, 2022, killing, in addition to those from local agencies, will create a virtual reality training scenario for the Colorado State Patrol based on the shooting that will focus on de-escalation in stressful situations involving officers from different agencies. The program focuses on encouraging officers to intervene if they think a fellow officer is going too far or needs to step away from an incident.
“Speak up and say something and stop the onslaught,” said Simon Glass. “None of them did what they should have done that night, and if they had, he’d be alive.”
There was no indication from body camera footage that officers from other agencies attempted to stop the breach of the vehicle before Christian Glass was shot.
“It was like a group bullying situation,” Sally Glass said.
First and foremost, however, Simon and Sally Glass wanted to clear the name of their son, a creative and gentle artist who was born in his father’s native New Zealand. At one of their son’s funerals, held in the England where Sally Glass is from, attendees believed the initial police report — later acknowledged to be misleading — that described Glass as the aggressor.
“It was awful,” said Simon Glass, before Sally Glass added the settlement shows “they lied.”
The sheriff’s office also apologized for its initial news release on the shooting, which it said “did not give an accurate description of what occurred” and citing the finding of an outside investigation that found the force with “was not consistent with that of a reasonable officer.”
A park will also be dedicated to Christian Glass. Separately, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has pledged to display the young man’s artwork on state government property.
The settlement, which the communities of Georgetown and Idaho Springs also joined, is the largest for a police killing in Colorado, topping the $15 million settlement reached in 2021 for the death of Elijah McClain, and also ranks among the top in the United States, Rathod said. His law firm, Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC, also represented the mother of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died in 2019 after police in the Denver suburb of Aurora forcibly restrained him and a paramedic injected him with the powerful sedative ketamine.
Former Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy Andrew Buen, who shot Glass, and his supervisor, former Sgt. Kyle Gould, are both being prosecuted in Glass’ death. A grand jury found they needlessly escalated the standoff after he called 911 for help. Gould was not at the scene but was watching events unfold on body camera footage and authorized officers to remove Glass from his vehicle, according to court documents.
Lawyers for both officers unsuccessfully tried to get the charges against them thrown out. While Buen’s lawyer objected to how information was presented to the grand jury, Gould’s lawyer argued that Glass needed to be evaluated for drugs, alcohol and mental health problems and could not just be allowed to leave. Their lawyers did not immediately return calls or emails seeking comment on the allegations Tuesday.
In response to police killings of people in mental distress, reformers have pushed for crisis intervention and de-escalation training for police and even alternative policing programs where mental health responders are sent to some emergency calls instead of law-enforcement.
Some cities, including Denver, have programs where EMTs and mental health clinicians can be dispatched instead of police. But the area where Glass was killed, about an hour’s drive away from Denver, did not have that option at the time.
Glass, whose car became stuck on a dirt road, initially told the dispatcher he was being followed and made other statements which the indictment said showed he was paranoid, hallucinating or delusional and experiencing a mental health crisis.
Officers’ body camera footage showed Glass refusing to get out of his car, making heart shapes with his hands to officers and praying: “Dear Lord, please, don’t let them break the window.”
After roughly an hour of negotiations, officers decided to breach the car even though there was no indication that Glass posed a danger or was suspected of a crime, according to the grand jury.
Once the window was smashed, body camera footage shows officers peppering Glass with bean bag rounds, then tasing him. Glass brandished a knife in “a state of complete panic and self-defense” before twisting in his seat to thrust a knife in an officer’s direction, according to the grand jury. Buen then fired his gun five times into Glass.
The grand jury found that at no point was the other officer in “imminent danger of being stabbed by Mr. Glass.”
“But for the decision by Gould to remove Mr. Glass from the vehicle there is no reason to believe that Mr. Glass would have been a danger to any law enforcement personnel, to himself, or to any member of the public,” the indictment said. | 2023-05-23T20:08:37+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-family-of-colorado-man-killed-by-police-during-mental-health-crisis-gets-19-million-settlement/ |
Now you see a new “official” label on some high-profile Twitter accounts, now you don’t.
Twitter began adding gray “official” labels to some high-profile accounts Wednesday to indicate that they are authentic, the latest twist in new owner Elon Musk’s chaotic overhaul of the platform and its verification system. A few hours later, the labels started disappearing.
“Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months,” he tweeted. “We will keep what works & change what doesn’t.”
The rollout appeared arbitrary, with some politicians, news outlets and well-known personalities getting the official label and others not. Musk seemed to acknowledge the confusion and embraced his role as “Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator” as he invited users to send him complaints.
Media sites like The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal received an official designation, as did companies like Nike, Apple and Coca-Cola. And then they were gone.
Before they disappeared, the labels were causing confusion. For instance, users in London could see an “official” label attached to a BBC News account, but the label didn’t show up for users in the U.S.
YouTube personality and author John Green jokingly noted that he got the label, but his younger brother and “vlogging” partner Hank Green didn’t make the cut. But then John Green’s label was gone, too. Another popular YouTuber, Marques Brownlee, who posts videos on technology, tweeted he got the label, then tweeted again that it disappeared, which attracted the attention of Musk himself.
“I just killed it,” Musk responded, though at first it wasn’t clear if he was referring specifically to Brownlee’s label or the entire project.
The site’s current system of using what are known as “blue checks” confirming an account’s authenticity will soon go away for those who don’t pay a monthly fee. The checkmarks will be available at a yet-to-be-announced date for anyone willing to pay a $7.99-a-month subscription, which will also include some bonus features, such as fewer ads and the ability to have tweets given greater visibility than those coming from non-subscribers.
The platform’s current verification system has been in place since 2009 and was created to ensure high-profile and public-facing accounts are who they say they are.
Experts have expressed concern that making the checkmark available to anyone for a fee could lead to impersonations and the spreading of misinformation and scams.
The gray label — a color that tends to blend into the background whether you use light or dark mode to scroll Twitter — was an apparent compromise. But it was expected to lead to more confusion, as Twitter users accustomed to the blue check as a mark of authenticity would now have to look for the less obvious “official” designation.
Esther Crawford, a Twitter employee who has been working on the verification overhaul, said Tuesday on Twitter that the “official” label would be added to “select accounts” when the new system launches.
“Not all previously verified accounts will get the ‘Official’ label and the label is not available for purchase,” said Crawford, who recently was the subject of a viral photo showing her sleeping on the floor of a Twitter office while working to meet Musk’s deadlines.
Crawford said those receiving the label would include government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures.
There are about 423,000 verified accounts under the outgoing system. Many of those belong to celebrities, businesses and politicians, as well as media outlets.
But a large chunk of verified accounts belong to individual journalists, some with tiny followings at local newspapers and news sites around the world. The idea was to verify reporters so their identities couldn’t be used to push false information on Twitter. | 2022-11-10T01:47:11+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/twitter-adds-gray-official-mark-to-some-major-verified-accounts/ |
(NEXSTAR) — Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday in southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm, making it one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S. It has caused streets to flood and smashed trees along the coast, knocking out power for more than one million people as it slowly started to crawl across the state.
Meteorologists do expect Ian to downgrade to a Category 1 storm Wednesday night and into Thursday, but it is still likely to leave a trail of destruction.
Yet there have been worse storms — based on wind speed, fatality rates, and costs — in the U.S.
In terms of wind speed, an unnamed Category 5 hurricane that hit Florida on Sept. 3, 1935, holds the all-time record with maximum wind speeds measured at 185 mph. Ian’s wind speed of 150 mph at landfall puts it among the top, ranking among Hurricane Charley, which hit Florida in 2004, and Hurricanes Ida (2021) and Laura (2020), which both hit Louisiana. These three storms also had maximum wind speeds of 150 mph.
A storm with a slightly lower maximum wind speed, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, is the deadliest weather disaster in U.S. history. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm killed between 6,000 and 12,000 people.
Hurricane Katrina is considered one of the most devastating hurricanes in U.S. history, both in lives lost and monetary losses. The NHC reports Katrina caused roughly $75 billion in damages in the New Orleans area and along the Mississippi coast. Adjusted based on the 2022 Consumer Price Index, a recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that’s about $186.3 billion today. Katrina, which reached Category 5 intensity, is responsible for the deaths of anywhere between 1,200 and 1,500 people.
Katrina was the deadliest to strike the United States since the 1928 San Felipe-Okeechobee Hurricane that slammed Puerto Rico and southern Florida killed more than 2,000 people.
The NHC’s recent report that adjusted costs for 2022 lists 2017’s Hurricane Harvey as the second-most costly storm, causing an adjusted total of $148.8 billion. Other highly damaging storms listed in the report include Hurricanes Maria ($107.1 billion), Sandy ($81.9 billion), and Ida ($78.7 billion).
Some of the most devastating to hit Florida include 1992’s Hurricane Andrew, which hit as a Category 5 storm and caused roughly $55.9 billion (adjusted for 2022) in damage. Hurricane Charley, which followed a similar track that Hurricane Ian has been following, caused an adjusted $24.6 billion in damages.
It’s too soon to say exactly how devastating Ian has and will be in the U.S. Before making its way to Florida, Ian tore through western Cuba. State media reported two deaths in the province: a woman killed by a falling wall and another by a collapsed roof.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-09-29T01:34:07+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/these-are-some-of-the-worst-hurricanes-to-ever-hit-the-us/ |
Murals believed to be nearly 400 years old have been discovered at an apartment in northern England following a kitchen renovation.
Luke Budworth, 29, his partner Hazel Mooney, 26, and their dog Leonard had temporarily moved out of the one-bedroom apartment in the cathedral city of York while their new kitchen was being fitted in December.
Then Budworth received a call from the contractors. He told CNN Monday: "In a very casual way they said, 'did you know there's a painting behind here?'"
By the time Budworth went to take a look, the new kitchen cupboards were on the wall, covering the frieze -- the only evidence of the discovery was a blurry picture taken by the fitters.
Though disappointed, Budworth, a research data analyst at the University of Leeds, suspected that a similar "bit of paneling" on the other side of the open plan living area may be hiding something too.
"It was painted the same as the rest of the wall and I knew it was hollow," he said. "I always thought it was probably just covering some pipes."
His suspicion proved correct. "It was a matching piece," he said.
According to Budworth, both friezes measure about 9 feet by 4 feet -- though they are cut off at the top by the ceiling.
The old city of York is encircled by an ancient wall and Budworth's apartment, which he bought in October 2020, lies within that in Micklegate -- one of the city's main streets. The apartment, which sits above a cafe and a charity book shop, is part of a Grade II listed Georgian building dating back to 1747.
"We thought maybe it was Victorian wallpaper, but it was way, way beyond how old I thought it was initially," said Budworth.
The newly exposed frieze depicts a Biblical scene in which a man in a cage is pulled along by an angel. There is also a man in a white cart who, according to Budworth, "looks like he's riding to the kingdom of heaven."
"Really excited," Budworth contacted Historic England, a public body that looks after the country's historic environment. A representative was then sent to survey the artwork and take some detailed professional photographs.
Historic England gave the couple a high quality, life size replica of the frieze and advised them to cover it up in order to preserve it.
Undertaking some historic detective work, Budworth went online and found that both friezes featured scenes from a 1635 book called "Emblems," written by poet Francis Quarles.
"The wall paintings pre-date the flat itself," said Budworth, explaining that the artwork was carried out on a wall of a building that no longer exists. In other words, the building was constructed around an existing wall.
The paintings are believed to have been created between 1635, when "Emblems" was written, and 1700 when such artwork fell out of fashion, Historic England has advised the couple, according to Budworth.
'Fascinating' find
Though the couple do not have the resources to invest in professional conservation of the exposed frieze, they have been keen to incorporate it in their decor.
Budworth said: "If we could find some sort of funding to help conserve it I would be willing to go to the extent of taking the [kitchen] cupboards off the wall but unfortunately I don't see that happening. The other one though will be preserved as best we can."
Historic England confirmed to CNN that it had visited the property and had now passed on images of the paintings to the Conservation of Wall Painting department at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.
In a statement to CNN, a spokeswoman for Historic England said: "The discovery of these 17th century murals in a home in Micklegate, York is fascinating. They were first discovered in 1998 then covered over. We have been involved with documenting the murals and supporting the present owner with how best to look after them since they were rediscovered recently.
"They raise various questions about the ages of the buildings in this row of historic homes and the history of Micklegate itself. Finds like this tell us that our historic homes have many secrets and we've been pleased to work with this homeowner on looking after these murals for the future."
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BOSTON – Dr. Seuss fans might find their hearts growing three sizes this coming holiday season with the release of a sequel to the 1957 classic children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”
The new book picks up one year after the original, and like the first, teaches a valuable lesson about the true spirit of the holiday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Random House Children’s Books announced Thursday.
The sequel entitled “How the Grinch Lost Christmas!” is not based on a newly discovered manuscript by Seuss — whose real name was Theodor Geisel — but was written and illustrated by an author and artist with previous experience in the Dr. Seuss universe.
“One of the most asked questions we receive from Seuss fans of all ages is ‘What do you think happened to the Grinch after he stole Christmas?” said Alice Jonaitis, executive editor at Random House Children’s Books, in a statement.
The original Grinch book has sold nearly 10 million copies in North America alone and like other Seuss books has been translated into multiple languages. It was made into a 1966 animated TV special narrated by Boris Karloff, a 2000 live-action movie starring Jim Carrey and a computer-animated film in 2018 with Benedict Cumberbatch voicing the Grinch.
The new book, scheduled for release Sept. 5, is written by Alastair Heim and illustrated by Aristides Ruiz. Heim has written Seuss-themed books like “If I Ran Your School" and “I Am the Cat in the Hat.” Ruiz has illustrated the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library books for more than two decades.
“All throughout writing the story, I couldn’t fully believe that I was actually getting to play in the amazing creative sandbox Dr. Seuss created all those decades ago,” Heim said in an email.
Working on the Grinch sequel was an awesome responsibility, Ruiz said via email.
“When I heard of the opportunity to be a part of this project, I jumped at the chance only to find that it was difficult and daunting to approach adding to or expanding such an esteemed and treasured part of the American Christmas canon," he said.
In the original, the Grinch tries to ruin Christmas for the people of Who-ville by making off in the middle of the night with all the material trappings and sumptuous food of the holiday.
When the Whos gather to sing on Christmas morning, the Grinch realizes that the holiday is not about toys and feasting, but about joyously celebrating with family and neighbors and as Seuss wrote, the Grinch's “heart grew three sizes that day.”
In the sequel, the Grinch wants to show how much he loves the holiday by winning Who-ville’s Christmas Crown with the most spectacular Christmas tree ever seen, according to Dr. Seuss Enterprises.
But when his plan goes awry, the Grinch turns into his old, cold-hearted self, until his friend Cindy-Lou Who, reminds him that Christmas is not all about winning.
Geisel, who died in 1991 at age 87, authored dozens of books, including “Green Eggs and Ham” and “The Cat in the Hat.”
Some of his work has been criticized in recent years because of racist imagery that in 2021 prompted Dr. Seuss Enterprises to cease publication of six books, including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo.”
But his work remains popular. Forbes magazine ranked him eighth on a 2022 list of the highest-paid dead celebrities, with $32 million in earnings. | 2023-02-23T15:22:26+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2023/02/23/dr-seuss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-gets-a-sequel/ |
Ariana Grande shared a difficult message with her millions of social media followers Tuesday.
The 29-year-old "Dangerous Woman" singer hopped on TikTok for a rare video addressing "concerns" about her body.
"I don’t do this often," she said. "I’m not good at it and I don’t like it."
She added, "I just wanted to address your concerns about my body and talk a little about what it means to be a person with a body, and to be seen and be paid such close attention to."
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Grande has largely stayed out of the spotlight while filming a two-part adaptation of the musical "Wicked" with Cynthia Erivo, which is slated for a Christmas Day 2024 release.
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"I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on peoples bodies, no matter what. If you think you’re saying something good or well-intentioned, whatever it is — healthy, unhealthy, big, small, this, that, sexy, not sexy — we just shouldn’t," she said. "We should really work towards not doing that as much.
"There are ways to compliment someone or to ignore something that you see, that you don’t like… that I think we should help each other work towards just… being safer and keeping each other safer."
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The former Disney star made a list of important reminders for her fans when it came to discussing beauty standards.
"There are many different kinds of beautiful. There are many different ways to look healthy and beautiful," she said. "I know, personally for me, the body that you've been comparing my current body to, was the unhealthiest version of my body.
"I was on a lot of antidepressants and drinking on them and eating poorly and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my healthy. But that, in fact, wasn’t my healthy."
Ariana has endured a few particularly traumatic experiences in the last few years. She's been honest about the post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety she's suffered following the fatal bombing at her Manchester Arena concert in 2017, which killed 22 people.
More than 800 people suffered physical and psychological injuries following the bombing, according to the BBC.
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Her former boyfriend, musician Mac Miller, died of an accidental drug overdose one year later in September 2018. One month later, Grande ended her engagement with fiancé Pete Davidson.
"I know I shouldn’t have to explain that, but I do feel like maybe having an openness and some sort of vulnerability here… something good might come from it," she said. "I don’t know. That’s the first thing — how we can look different."
The Grammy award winner added, "You never know what someone is going through, so even if you are coming from a loving place and a caring place, that person probably is working on it or has a support system that they are working on it with. You never know, so be gentle with each other and with yourselves."
Her final plea with fans was to extend a little love their way. She told them they're "beautiful no matter what phase you're in."
"No matter what weight, no matter how you like to do your makeup these days, no matter what cosmetic procedures you’ve had or not or anything — I just think you’re beautiful," the "God is a woman" singer said.
Grande married real estate broker Dalton Gomez in 2021. | 2023-04-12T04:34:12+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/ariana-grande-addresses-concerns-about-her-body-we-can-look-different/article_8a5f6aa0-3b22-53f6-bc58-7e8954161543.html |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the Rio Grande baseball team preps for the postseason, four seniors have decided to play ball at the next level. Eduardo Cardenas has committed to Pima Community College while Antonio Carmona, Jose Galindo and Marcus Sanchez will be playing at Luna Community College.
Head coach Orlando Griego has sent over 130 players to play college baseball during his tenure with Rio Grande, and it has set a standard for new players entering the program every year. The fact that three in this year’s class will all be going on to the same team makes the milestone even more special for them.
“It feels good, it’s exciting, it’s like what you’ve been wanting to do forever,” said Galindo. “My freshman year I saw the seniors do it and I’ve always wanted to do it so, when I got to do it, it was a great feeling. It’s great just having your brother beside you at college from high school since freshman year. It’s fun, I’m excited.”
There are still a few weeks left in the high school baseball season. Up next for Rio Grande is a non-district game against Cibola on Thursday. Before the Ravens will close out the regular season hosting Santa Fe for a double-header on Saturday. Currently, at 7-1 in the district and 16-5 overall, the team is set to qualify for the state tournament beginning on May 6. | 2022-04-26T21:42:17+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/local-sports/four-rio-grande-baseball-players-commit-to-play-in-college/ |
LONDON (AP) — The death of Queen Elizabeth II set in motion a tightly choreographed series of ceremonial and constitutional steps, as Britain undergoes a period of national mourning and enters the reign of King Charles III.
A long-established 10-day plan, code-named Operation London Bridge, covers arrangements for the queen’s final journey to London and state funeral. Here is a look at what will happen in the coming days:
Saturday, Sept. 10
— King Charles III met at St. James’s Palace with senior officials known as the Accession Council and was officially proclaimed king. With a trumpet fanfare, an official read the proclamation aloud from a palace balcony. It was also read out in other locations across the U.K.
— At Parliament, new British Prime Minister Liz Truss and senior lawmakers took an oath of allegiance to the new king before holding a day of tributes to the late queen.
__ Prince William and his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, was joined by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to view floral tributes left by the public in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.
— Near Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the queen’s three younger children — Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — and their families read some of the hundreds of floral tributes to the queen.
Sunday, Sept. 11
— The queen’s oak coffin will be carried from Balmoral Castle in Scotland by six gamekeepers from her estate and driven to Edinburgh, passing through towns and villages so people can pay their respects along the route. It rests overnight at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in the Scottish capital.
— In London, the king hosts a reception for diplomats from the 14 other Commonwealth countries where he is king.
Monday, Sept. 12
— The queen’s coffin, accompanied by the king and queen consort, travels to Edinburgh’s St. Giles’ Cathedral where it will stay for 24 hours so the public can pay their respects. Members of the royal family will hold a vigil by the coffin in the evening.
— King Charles II and Camilla, the Queen Consort, will visit Parliament to receive condolences from the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
— The royal couple then fly to Edinburgh where they attend a service of remembrance for the queen, visit the Scottish Parliament and meet senior officials.
Tuesday Sept. 13
— The queen’s coffin is taken by hearse to Edinburgh Airport. It will be flown by the Royal Air Force to London and taken to Buckingham Palace.
— The king and Camilla visit Northern Ireland, where they meet politicians and faith leaders and attend a service of remembrance at St. Anne’s Cathedral.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
— The coffin is transported from Buckingham Palace to Parliament on a gun carriage, with the king and other royals walking behind.
— It is placed in Parliament’s medieval Westminster Hall, where the archbishop of Canterbury conducts a short service. The queen will then lie in state for four days, until the morning of her funeral. Members of the public will be able to pay their respects and troops will keep a round-the-clock vigil.
Friday, Sept. 16
— The king and queen consort will visit Wales.
Monday, Sept. 19
— The queen’s coffin will be taken from Westminster Hall to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral that begins at 11 a.m. Leaders and dignitaries from around the world are expected to attend. The funeral marks the end of 10 days of national morning, and the day will be a public holiday across the U.K.
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Apple has a long history of designing products that aren’t the first to be introduced in a particular category but still redefine the market. With the company unveiling a headset equipped with virtual and augmented reality technology already available in other devices, here is a look back at some of Apple’s other breakthrough products:
THE MACINTOSH COMPUTER, UNVEILED JANUARY 1984
Heralded by a now-most famous TV commercial, the Macintosh computer lived up to the revolutionary promise made by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during its 1984 unveiling. Among other things, the Mac ushered in the era of the graphical user interface (known as “GUI” in tech parlance) and the navigational mouse. In many ways, it was the first realization of Jobs’ vision to turn computers into “a bicycle of the mind.”
THE IPOD, UNVEILED OCTOBER 2001
Although it wasn’t the first of its kind, the iPod changed the way people thought about digital music players just like Jimi Hendrix changed the way thought about the guitar. The iPod was compact, stylish, initially capable of storing up to 1,000 songs (the capacity would extend far beyond that of the first model in 2001). It then spawned the iTunes story that provided a legal way to buy and download music at a time of rampant piracy. The device also signaled Apple might evolve into something more than a computer maker.
THE IPHONE, UNVEILED JANUARY 2007
It’s difficult to overstate how much the iPhone has changed the world. In technical terms, it introduced the convenience of touchscreens at the time that a physical keyboard was still all the rage on the top-selling smartphone – the BlackBerry – when Jobs first took out what was all-in-one computer, camera and music player out of his pocket in 2007. A year later, Apple would open a store that would make it common to think there must be an app for just about anything, render the BlackBerry obsolete and make smartphones indispensable.
THE IPAD, UNVEILED JANUARY 2010
The iPad created a middle ground between laptops and smartphone. The tablet provided people with a quicker, more convenient way to browse the web, check email, and read books than a laptop on a larger screen than smartphones – an advantage that became even more important as video streaming craze took off. The iPad’s success also pressured Microsoft to start building in more touchscreen options and adding other tablet-like features for its Windows operating system that powers most laptop and desktop computers.
THE APPLE WATCH, UNVEILED SEPTEMBER 2014
The Apple Watch created a device that made it possible to wear something akin to a smartphone on your wrist because it included cellular capability. It also offered some of the same apps people use on their smartphones. Apple initially marketed its smartwatch almost like a fashion accessory before pivoting once it realized that its fitness and health tracking features were the tools that people seemed to find most valuable.
AIRPODS, UNVEILED SEPTEMBER 2016
The AirPods helped popularize wireless headphones with an Apple chip that provided more reliable and stable connections with devices while making it easy to shift from one gadget to another. The product also served another key purpose for Apple: AirPods quickly muted the initial outrage of the company’s decision to remove the headphone jack from iPhones in 2016 while creating another lucrative sales channel. | 2023-06-05T21:01:05+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/business/ap-business/see-apples-pivotal-product-announcements-through-history/ |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes pleaded with Chiefs coach Andy Reid to let him stay in the game on Saturday.
He argued with trainers, assistant coaches and anyone else within earshot on the Kansas City sideline to let him play through an injured right ankle.
“I’m not coming out of a playoff game,” Mahomes would say later, “unless they take me out.”
Well, the Chiefs did, forcing him to get X-rays late in the first half of their divisional game against Jacksonville.
But when they came back negative, and Mahomes proved he could protect himself in the halftime locker room, Reid decided to let his All-Pro quarterback back on the field — and he gamely led them to victory.
Mahomes finished with 195 yards passing and two touchdowns, the second capping a 75-yard drive late in the fourth quarter, and lifted Kansas City to a 27-20 victory over the Jaguars and a spot in a fifth straight AFC championship game.
Mahomes also vowed to be ready for next week against the winner of Sunday’s game between Cincinnati and Buffalo. If the Bengals win, they will be back at Arrowhead Stadium; if the Bills win, they’re headed to Atlanta.
Chad Henne led a 98-yard touchdown drive while Mahomes was out. Travis Kelce had a career-high 14 catches for 98 yards and two scores. Marquez Valdes-Scantling hauled in the eventual clinching TD pass with about 7 minutes left in the game.
“It’s a credit to the team I have around me, the coaches around me and the organization in general,” Mahomes said. “We try to do whatever we can to be in this position, to get to the AFC championship game and find a way to the Super Bowl.”
The Jaguars, who rallied from a 27-0 deficit to beat the Chargers in the wild-card round, squandered two chances to mount another late rally. The first ended when Jamal Agnew had the ball pop loose inside the Chiefs 5 with about 5 1/2 minutes to go, and the second when Jaylen Watson made a leaping, one-handed interception near midfield.
The Jaguars’ last-gasp chance ended when Kansas City recovered an onside kick with 24 seconds to go.
Trevor Lawrence finished with 217 yards passing with a touchdown toss to Christian Kirk, who was briefly hurt midway through the fourth quarter but returned to finish the game. Travis Etienne added 62 yards rushing and a touchdown.
“When you get this far you don’t want to only go this far,” the Jaguars’ Foyesade Oluokun said. “You want to keep going.”
“I don’t really have the words right now,” Lawrence added. “The Chiefs did more today than we did.”
Long before Mahomes hobbled to the sideline in pain, he was at his creative best, driving the Chiefs downfield on their opening possession.
There was a shortstop-style sidearm sling to JuJu Smith-Schuster, a key third down pass to Kelce as he was being dragged to the turf, and the flip pass to his tight end that gave Kansas City a 7-0 lead.
The Jaguars came right back, taking advantage of a big kickoff return and a short field.
Lawrence, whose four touchdown throws helped to stun the Chargers last week, proceeded to hit Kirk for the matching touchdown.
Then, the complexion of the game changed.
Mahomes was moving up in the pocket when Arden Key brought the full weight of his body down on the quarterback’s ankle. Mahomes hobbled to the huddle and managed to get through three more plays to end the first quarter, then was on the field two more plays before Harrison Butker kicked a 50-yard field goal.
During the Jaguars’ ensuing possession, Mahomes got into a heated argument with Reid and the training staff. He then threw down his coat and headed to the locker room, forcing Henne to take over midway through the second quarter, just as the 37-year-old journeyman did two years ago in a playoff win over Cleveland.
“Yeah, I did not want to go, and they kind of gave me the ultimatum that I wasn’t going back in unless I went in there,” said Mahomes, who cheered on Henne’s 98-yard drive from the sideline, wearing a puffy winter coat on a cold, sleeting night.
As the second half began, though, that familiar red No. 15 jersey was trotting back onto the field.
“It was a short leash,” Reid acknowledged. “If I felt like he wasn’t able to handle it, he would have been out.”
His right ankle heavily taped, Mahomes struggled to move around, but simply his presence seemed to calm the Chiefs — and their angst-filled fan base. Butker added a second 50-yard field goal late in the third quarter to extend the lead to 20-10, and when the AFC South champs answered with a touchdown of their own, so did the Chiefs.
Mahomes drove them downfield for one last score that proved to be the margin of victory.
“We know that if it’s up to Pat, he’s going to be in there. I’m sure he had some words with everyone on the sideline that he wanted to be in there as fast as possible,” Kelce said afterward.
“It’s just a different feeling when one-five is in there. He can make anything happen, even on one ankle.”
STATS AND STREAKS
Mahomes improved to 5-0 in the divisional round of the playoffs. He’s thrown 28 TD passes and three interceptions in 10 home playoff games. … Henne was 5 of 7 for 23 yards and a score. … Jacksonville had eight wins as an underdog this season, tied for the most in the Super Bowl era.
UP NEXT
The Chiefs wait to hear whether they play the Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium or the Bills in Atlanta for a spot in their third Super Bowl in four years. The Jaguars turn their attention to the free agency and the NFL draft.
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IMF approves deal with Egypt for $3 billion support package
CAIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has approved a deal that will provide a $3 billion support package to cash-strapped Egypt over a period of almost four years, with the agreement expected to draw in additional $14 billion in financing for the Middle East country. The IMF announcement late on Friday came after a preliminary agreement was reached in October between Egypt and the fund, literally hours after Egypt’s central bank introduced a series of reforms, including a hike in key interest rates by roughly 2 percentage points. The Egyptian economy has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine, events that have played havoc with global markets and hiked oil and food prices worldwide. | 2022-12-17T09:59:41+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/2022/12/17/imf-approves-deal-with-egypt-for-3-billion-support-package/ |
Nicholas Latifi will leave the Williams Formula 1 team at the end of the 2022 season, which also marks the end of his current contract.
A replacement will be announced at a later date, the team said on Friday.
His teammate, Alex Albon, will continue with the squad in 2023 and beyond after signing a contract extension in August.
Williams is the team where Latifi made his F1 debut in 2020, though the Canadian man failed to make much of an impression in the ensuing years, having scored just seven points in 55 starts.
This became much more apparent earlier in the September at the Italian Grand Prix where Williams reserve driver Nyck de Vries, filling in for an ill Albon, scored two points in his maiden race. Latifi is still on zero points with most of the season behind him.
The stellar performance means de Vries is now a favorite for Latifi’s seat, though Williams has other options. The list includes U.S. driver Logan Sargeant, who is part of the Williams Driver Academy and currently competes in Formula 2. There’s also Daniel Ricciardo, who leaves McLaren at the end of 2022 and has yet to sign with another team. Oscar Piastri will fill Ricciardo’s seat at McLaren.
Alpine is still without a replacement for Fernando Alonso, who next season will join Aston Martin as the replacement for the retiring Sebastian Vettel. Meanwhile, AlphaTauri announced on Thursday current driver Yuki Tsunoda will stay with the squad in 2023. Pierre Gasly will also continue with AlphaTauri in the new season.
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Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson dies at age 26
(AP) - Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died at age 26, his agent confirmed Wednesday.
“We are deeply saddened to confirm the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson,” agent Safarrah Lawson said in a statement. “He was a wonderful young man full of love and life. He will be remembered not just as a football player, but as a great father, son, brother and friend. The family ask for your continued prayers.”
Neither Lawson nor the Ravens announced the cause of death.
Ferguson, nicknamed “Sack Daddy,” played three NFL seasons, all with Baltimore.
“We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson,” the Ravens said in a statement. “He was a kind, respectful young man with a big smile and infectious personality. We express our heartfelt condolences to Jaylon’s family and friends as we mourn a life lost much too soon.”
Ferguson set the career sacks record in the college Football Bowl Subdivision (45) when he played at Louisiana Tech.
He was drafted by the Ravens in the third round in 2019, and played in 38 games as a pro with 4 1/2 sacks.
Born Dec. 14, 1995, in St. Francisville, Louisiana, Ferguson played high school football and basketball at West Feliciana. At Louisiana Tech, his 45 sacks were one better than another Ravens linebacker, Terrell Suggs, achieved at Arizona State.
Ferguson was a third-team AP All-American in 2018.
“The LA Tech Family mourns this morning’s tragic news of the sudden death of former Bulldog great, Jaylon Ferguson,” the Louisiana Tech football program tweeted. “We will remember his God-given talents on the field and his infectious personality off of it. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.”
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR
AP Sports Writer
GENEVA (AP) — Created to help protect athletes after the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal, the sport’s international investigations agency has set new safeguarding standards with a view to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation published a “Gymnasts 2028” strategy Thursday to better protect athletes from harassment and abuse, investigate complaints, prosecute disciplinary cases and monitor national federations.
“The idea is to really put gymnasts at the center of our thinking throughout everything we do,” Alex McLin, the independent foundation’s director, told The Associated Press in an interview.
The GEF was created and funded by the sport’s governing body, the International Gymnastics Federation, in the fallout from the scandal of long-time U.S. team doctor Larry Nassar, who is now in prison.
Since 2019, the foundation has worked to address systemic issues it describes as “the inherent power imbalances between gymnasts, coaches, judges, and administrators, a culture of control, tolerance of harmful and unethical behaviors, the vulnerabilities of young gymnasts.”
“We realized early on that the sort of issues we were facing would likely take a decade to address,” said McLin, an American who is an expert on sports governance.
That made 2028, when Los Angeles will host the Olympics “a good benchmark for us to organize ourselves,” he said.
A generation of leaders have left USA Gymnastics since Nassar’s abuse of hundreds of athletes emerged in 2016, and a new management structure of women’s teams was put in place.
“US Gymnastics has gone through an incredible transition where it’s a completely different organization from what it used to be,” McLin said. “That shift is not happening with the same speed everywhere but that momentum is certainly there.”
Since 2020, claims of bullying and abusive cultures were made by gymnasts in countries including Australia, Britain, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
“A large majority of what we do relates to cases of maltreatment,” said McLin, whose organization has handled at least 135 cases in its first four years.
Two cases not connected to abuse but related to unethical conduct led to bans for a pair of prominent officials well-connected in Olympic circles: Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach Irina Viner and Australian sports executive Kitty Chiller.
“We are conscious that these are not decisions that could be taken necessarily by the (International Gymnastics Federation) previously in the former setup because of the political considerations,” McLin acknowledged.
Viner’s two-year ban for criticizing judges in Tokyo will exclude her from next year’s Paris Olympics, even if Russian athletes are allowed back into competition.
Her strict, critical coaching style was starkly shown in a documentary, “Over The Limit,” made ahead of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The film followed the preparations of eventual gold medalist Margarita Mamun.
“There is a level of awareness that simply wasn’t there before and that can only be good,” McLin said, praising such programs and investigative reporting into a bullying culture in gymnastics. “What we need is better prevention, but that starts with awareness.”
Seeking to be more sensitive handling complaints by young athletes, the GEF wants to manage cases in a less adversarial way. McLin also wants to ensure the investigators picked for specific cases, plus the disciplinary and appeal judges, have the skills to be aware of trauma suffered by athletes.
“We need to be respectful of all of those who have suffered and for whom, even in 2028, watching the Olympics I am sure will be triggering to some,” McLin said. “That is something we can never lose sight of.”
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More AP coverage of the Paris Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-03-23T14:21:48+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2023/03/23/ethics-agency-to-better-protect-gymnasts-for-la-olympics/ |
North Carolina high court backs move forcing school spending
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A local North Carolina judge had the power to transfer large amounts of taxpayer dollars from government coffers to state agencies to carry out a plan to address longstanding education inequities, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
In another landmark decision from school funding litigation that began three decades ago, the court’s Democratic majority declared it was legitimate for Superior Court Judge David Lee last year to order the movement of $1.75 billion from state coffers to agencies to implement an education remedial plan he approved earlier.
Republican legislative leaders argued that only the General Assembly has authority to appropriate money, citing language within the North Carolina Constitution.
But in a 4-3 decision, justices agreed with Lee — who died last month — that previous Supreme Court decisions in the case, along with the constitution’s declaration addressing the people’s “right to the privilege of education,” gave him authority to order funds be spent without a specific General Assembly law.
Associate Justice Robin Hudson, writing the 139-page majority opinion, described this an “extraordinary” situation in which the courts can intervene after a 1997 Supreme Court ruling that found there was a constitutionally protected right for children to obtain the “opportunity for a sound basic education.” In 2004, justices declared that the state had failed to live up to that mandate.
As did Lee, Hudson cited the repeated unwillingness of other parts of state government to provide the resources necessary to comply with those rules for ordering the transfer.
“For twenty-five years, the judiciary has deferred to the executive and legislative branches to implement a comprehensive solution to this ongoing constitutional violation,” Hudson wrote. “Today, that deference expires.”
The opinion is a huge victory for the plaintiffs in the litigation first filed in 1994 and their education allies, which include Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. He was not named a legal party in the case but his office helped develop the remedial plan that Lee ultimately designed.
Another trial judge earlier this year reduced Lee’s proposed transfer to $785 million, citing the passage of education funding in the 2021 state budget law. Hudson said Friday the case should be returned to Lee’s successor, Judge Mike Robinson, to recalculate the need in light of this year’s budget law.
“Once those calculations have been made, we instruct the trial court to order those state officials to transfer those funds to the specified state agencies,” Hudson added.
The eight-year remedial plan that Lee signed off on directed at least $5.6 billion be spent on things like improving teacher recruitment and salaries, hiring more school support personnel, expanding pre-kindergarten and boosting funding to educate students with disabilities.
Legislative leaders haven’t been parties in the litigation until recently and in legal briefs even questioned whether Lee had any basis to impose a remedial plan that covered all 100 counties. Hudson rejected that argument and others from lawmakers.
Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr., who wrote an 88-page dissenting opinion for the court’s three Republicans, said it’s clear that the power to appropriate funds rests solely with the General Assembly.
“If legislative power over appropriations is absolute, then the judicial branch has no role in this endeavor,” wrote Berger, who is the son of Senate leader Phil Berger, a Rockingham County Republican.
Instead, the younger Berger wrote, “the majority today now joins in denying legislative defendants due process, the fundamental fairness owed to any party, and usurps the legislative power by crafting policy and directly appropriating funds.”
The justices ruled barely two months after hearing oral arguments and four days before statewide elections for two associate justice seats, both held by Democrats Sam Ervin IV and Hudson. Ervin is seeking reelection, while Hudson is retiring.
Republicans can obtain a majority if they win at least one of the seats, which potentially could open the door for the Supreme Court to revisit the case.
Both major parties have controlled at one time the General Assembly and the Executive Mansion since the 2004 ruling. But Democrats led by Cooper embraced the remedial plan. Republican legislators have touted state budget laws that keep increasing K-12 spending and education policy improvements.
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Featuring Brand-new OLED Models, Expanded Portfolio of Ultra-lightweight LG gram Laptops Is Designed to Meet the Diverse Needs of Today's Consumers
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG) is introducing an expanded LG gram lineup, which offers more diversity than ever thanks to the arrival of the exciting, new gram Ultraslim and gram Style, at CES 2023. LG gram continues to provide both power and portability, packing premium specs into sleek, ultra-lightweight form factors delivering take-anywhere convenience and exceptional user experiences.
Headlining the LG gram showcase at CES 2023 is the brand-new LG gram Ultraslim (model 15Z90RT), the thinnest gram model yet. A laptop designed for users seeking supreme portability, the Ultraslim has an ultra-light weight of just 998 grams and a depth (when closed) of only 10.99 millimeters; around the same thickness of a smartphone or notepad. Even though it is the most svelte gram in the 2023 lineup, the 15Z90RT still supplies impressive image quality and processing power, packing a 15.6-inch OLED display with Anti-glare Low Reflection (AGLR) coating and Intel®'s 13th Gen Raptor Lake chip with Performance Cores (P-Cores). Further enhancing the excellent portability of the new model is the inclusion of an ultra-compact adapter. 1
LG gram Style laptops, offered in 16- and 14-inch versions (models 16Z90RS and 14Z90RS) have been created for people who love to express their unique style wherever they go. Both gram Style models sport an elegant glass design that makes each of the available color options shine and shift dynamically; moving and changing depending on the light and angle. The focus on design continues inside the new grams where a 'hidden' haptic touchpad with soft LED backlighting illuminates at the user's touch.
Despite the attention to aesthetics, LG gram Style laptops deliver far more than just good looks. Each has a 16:10, OLED Anti-Glare Low Reflection display with a high refresh rate, and features an Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake P-Core CPU and a Gen4 NVMe™ solid-state drive (SSD). Like all other models in the diverse 2023 gram lineup, the 16Z90RS and 14Z90RS support Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI connectivity, and offer atmospheric audio with Dolby Atmos, which is new to LG gram this year.
Along with the new-for-2023 Ultraslim and Style, this year's lineup features new gram 17, 16, 15 and 14 laptops (models 17Z90R, 16Z90R, 15Z90R and 14Z90R); each providing the brand's signature combination of strong performance and light, compact design. Great for productivity and entertainment, the latest 17- and 16-inch grams are equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce™ RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, Intel's 13th Gen Raptor Lake P - Core CPU, and a Gen4 NVMe™ SSD. Each of the new models weighs in at less than 1.45 kilograms – despite having a large battery2 that can handle more than 20 hours of video playback on a single charge3 – and comes with the same conveniently compact adapter included with the gram Ultraslim.
LG's newest grams also boast superb picture quality, with all models employing an IPS panel with anti-glare coating. New for this year, variable refresh rate (VRR)4 support will enable LG gram users to enjoy seamless, tear- and stutter-free graphics when gaming, while the arrival of Dolby Atmos will deliver immersive audio that helps bring movies, music and games to life.
LG gram 2-in-1 and +view for LG gram also welcome upgraded models for 2023. The new 2-in-1, which comes in 16- and 14-inch sizes (models 16T90R and 14T90R), gives users the freedom to switch from laptop to tablet, or vice versa, whenever they choose. Along with its 4-way super-slim bezel design and sturdy yet slim aluminum frame, the latest 'convertible' gram boasts a suite of pre-installed notetaking and drawing applications optimized for use with the LG Stylus Pen (Wacom AES 2.0). Meanwhile, LG's portable monitor, +view for LG gram (model 16MR70) lets users double their screen real estate and enjoy easier multitasking wherever they go. Enhanced for the new year, the latest version of LG's portable screen solution features dual USB Type-C™ ports, enabling users to connect to two devices simultaneously and enjoy the convenience of two-way power delivery.
"Welcoming the arrival of the brand-new gram Ultraslim and gram Style, the 2023 LG gram lineup gets even more diverse," said Seo Young-jae, senior vice president and head of the IT business unit of LG Electronics Business Solutions Company. "A leading brand in the ultra-lightweight laptop market for the last decade, LG gram will continue to introduce new form factors to meet the changing needs and tastes of consumers worldwide."
Visitors to CES 2023 in Las Vegas from January 5-8 can experience the latest LG gram products at LG's booth (#15501, Las Vegas Convention Center). The new LG gram lineup will be launching globally starting from next month, with U.S. pricing and availability being announced at a later date.5
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Rangers second. Josh Jung flies out to left center field to Cody Bellinger. Josh H. Smith singles to left center field. Jonah Heim singles to shallow center field. Josh H. Smith to third. Travis Jankowski doubles. Jonah Heim to third. Josh H. Smith scores. Bubba Thompson reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Travis Jankowski to third. Jonah Heim scores. Throwing error by Nick Madrigal. Marcus Semien doubles to right field. Bubba Thompson scores. Travis Jankowski scores. Corey Seager called out on strikes. Nathaniel Lowe grounds out to second base, Nico Hoerner to Eric Hosmer.
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Rangers 4, Cubs 0.
Cubs second. Cody Bellinger walks. Trey Mancini strikes out swinging. Edwin Rios homers to center field. Cody Bellinger scores. Eric Hosmer grounds out to second base, Marcus Semien to Nathaniel Lowe. Nick Madrigal called out on strikes.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rangers 4, Cubs 2.
Rangers fourth. Jonah Heim strikes out on a foul tip. Travis Jankowski reaches on error. Fielding error by Eric Hosmer. Bubba Thompson doubles to left field. Travis Jankowski scores. Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. Corey Seager flies out to deep left field to Ian Happ.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Rangers 5, Cubs 2.
Rangers sixth. Jonah Heim singles. Travis Jankowski strikes out on a foul bunt. Bubba Thompson triples to deep right center field. Jonah Heim scores. Marcus Semien singles to shallow center field. Bubba Thompson scores. Corey Seager doubles to deep left field. Marcus Semien scores. Nathaniel Lowe called out on strikes. Adolis Garcia flies out to deep center field to Cody Bellinger.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 8, Cubs 2. | 2023-04-09T22:20:34+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/texas-chicago-cubs-runs-17887484.php |
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (PIX11) – Firefighters continued to battle a wildfire in northern New Jersey Friday morning.
In West Milford, more than 700 acres of land have burned. Echo Lake Road remained closed between Route 23 and Macopin Road as the fire has grown more than five times its original size. Officials are calling it the “Canoose Fire.”
Much has changed in the last 24 hours and one major difference is the intensity of the smoke. Driving north on Route 23 on Thursday morning, you were able to see and smell the smoke from at least 7 miles away. By Friday morning, the smell of smoke was present about 3 miles away. Visibility has also improved but isn’t back to normal yet.
Here are the latest numbers from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service:
- The fire has covered 720 acres, but first responders are making progress on containment after experiencing a setback on Thursday.
- They initially had the fire at 40% contained, but a second fire caused the blaze to grow, lowering containment to 25%.
- It is now back up but to 35% contained.
Officials said the unusually warm weather is playing a part in these fires.
“We’ve had some significant fire weather throughout the state starting on Monday through today. The fuel conditions are extremely dry. We’ve had low humidities and we’ve also had winds,” said Joe Battersby, with the NJ Forest Fire Service.
Five residential structures were evacuated. No damage or injuries have been reported.
First responders are hoping to get the upper hand by conducting burnout operations. | 2023-04-14T11:07:41+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/new-jersey/west-milford-wildfire-continues-to-burn-after-firefighting-setbacks/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A little over a year after being celebrated at the Kennedy Center, Joni Mitchell will return to Washington for another lifetime achievement honor: the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
Mitchell, 79, is widely regarded as among the greatest singer-songwriters of her time, with her best known works including “Chelsea Morning,” “Big Yellow Taxi” and “Free Man in Paris.”
“Joni Mitchell’s music and artistry have left a distinct impression on American culture and internationally, crossing from folk music with a distinctive voice whose songs will stay with us for the ages,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said in a statement released Thursday. “Joni Mitchell’s music has so many artists and music lovers all singing her tunes.”
Mitchell, who lives in Los Angeles, will be honored March 1 at a tribute concert airing March 31 on PBS stations. Previous winners of the Gershwin prize include Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Carole King.
“This is a very prestigious award,” Mitchell said in the statement. “Thank you for honoring me.”
Mitchell was also honored as the MusiCares person of the year before last year’s Grammys. After nearly two decades away, she returned to the stage in August and plans to perform again this coming June. | 2023-01-12T13:24:46+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/entertainment-news/ap-joni-mitchell-to-receive-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden — a president who wants to move past fossil fuels — is rushing to increase oil supplies ahead of next month’s midterm elections.
Administration officials have teased that additional oil can be released from the U.S. strategic reserve as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by nations in OPEC+. The prospective loss of 2 million barrels a day — 2% of global supply — has had the White House saying that Saudi Arabia sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin and pledging that there will be consequences for supply cuts that could prop up energy prices.
Multiple White House officials say that the U.S. strategic reserve contains roughly 400 million barrels of oil, and Biden could order an additional release as early as Wednesday, when chief of staff Ron Klain said he is set to deliver remarks on his administration’s efforts to lower gas prices. Still, reserves are at their lowest levels since 1984 after Biden in March announced the release of 180 million barrels over six months. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss plans publicly ahead of a White House announcement.
Bloomberg News reported Monday that the administration is moving toward an additional release of 10 million to 15 million barrels. That range would not cover even one full day’s use of oil in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration.
Biden has pledged to speak about his plans to reduce gasoline prices this week. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to say what policies Biden will discuss, telling reporters at Tuesday’s briefing, “I will let the president speak for himself.”
Jared Bernstein, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said that a past release of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve contributed to a decline in prices at the pump this summer. That decline ended last month as prices began to rise again, though they’ve eased somewhat in the past week.
Bernstein suggested to Fox News Sunday that the reserve is large enough that the White House could tap it again.
“There are still 400 million barrels of oil in the strategic reserve — it is more than half full,” Bernstein said, adding that Biden had not yet made a final decision on releasing more barrels.
Biden still faces political headwinds because of gas prices. AAA reports that gas is averaging $3.87 a gallon, up from a month ago when falling prices at the pump suggested that the president and his fellow Democrats were faring better in surveys.
An analysis Monday by ClearView Energy Partners, an independent energy research firm based in Washington, D.C., suggested that two states that could decide control of the evenly split Senate — Nevada and Pennsylvania — are sensitive to energy prices. The analysis noted that gas prices over the past month rose above the national average in 18 states, which are home to 29 potentially “at risk” House seats.
Even if voters want cheaper gasoline, expected gains in supply are not materializing because of a weaker global economy. The U.S. government last week revised downward its forecasts, saying that domestic firms would produce 270,000 fewer barrels a day in 2023 than was forecast in September. Global production would be 600,000 barrels a day lower than forecast in September.
The hard math for Biden is that oil production has yet to return to its pre-pandemic level of roughly 13 million barrels a day. It’s about a million barrels a day shy of that level. The oil industry would like the administration to open up federal lands for drilling, approve pipeline construction and reverse its recent changes to corporate taxes.
But Biden has resisted the policies favored by U.S. oil producers. Instead, he’s sought to reduce prices by releasing oil from the U.S. reserve, shaming oil companies for their profits and calling on greater production from countries in OPEC-plus that have different geopolitical interests, said Frank Macchiarola, senior vice president of policy, economics and regulatory affairs at the American Petroleum Institute.
“If they continue to offer the same old so-called solutions, they’ll continue to get the same old results,” Macchiarola said.
Because fossil fuels lead to carbon emissions, Biden has sought to move away from them entirely with a commitment to zero emissions by 2050. When discussing that commitment nearly a year ago after the G-20 leading rich and developing nations met in Rome, the president said he still wanted to also lower gas prices because at “$3.35 a gallon, it has profound impact on working-class families just to get back and forth to work.”
Since Biden spoke of the pain of gas at $3.35 a gallon and his hopes to reduce costs, the price has risen another 15.5%.
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Robert Garrigus shoots 8-over 78 in round two of the Wells Fargo Championship
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Robert Garrigus hit 8 of 18 greens in regulation during his second round at the Wells Fargo Championship, finishing at 7 over for the tournament. Garrigus finished his day tied for 127th at 7 over; Jason Day is in 1st at 10 under; Max Homa is in 2nd at 7 under; and Denny McCarthy, Luke List, Kurt Kitayama, and James Hahn are tied for 3rd at 6 under.
After hitting his second shot into the native area, Garrigus hit his next to the right side of the fairway. He hit his fourth shot to the green and had a two-putt for a bogey on the par-5 10th. This moved Garrigus to 1 over for the round.
On the 470-yard par-4 11th, Garrigus had a bogey after hitting the green in 3 and two putting, moving Garrigus to 2 over for the round.
After a 278 yard drive on the 299-yard par-4 14th, Garrigus chipped his second shot to 9 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved Garrigus to 1 over for the round.
On the 190-yard par-3 17th, Garrigus's tee shot went 198 yards to the left rough and his chip went 11 yards to the green where he rolled a two-putt for bogey. This moved him to 2 over for the round.
On the 225-yard par-3 third, Garrigus's tee shot went 211 yards to the left side of the fairway and his chip went 27 yards to the green where he rolled a two-putt for bogey. This moved him to 4 over for the round.
Garrigus got a bogey on the 440-yard par-4 fourth, getting on the green in 3 and two putting, moving Garrigus to 5 over for the round.
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Las Vegas man accused of attacking bus driver for not taking daughter to school
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5/Gray News) - A Las Vegas man is accused of attacking a Clark County School District bus driver after he refused to take his daughter to school.
The suspect identified as Otis Tanner, faces multiple charges after the Aug. 18 incident.
According to CCSD Police, the incident occurred around 6:34 a.m. as Valley High School Students were being taken to school.
According to CCSDPD, the bus driver was on his route when a man walked onto the bus.
The driver reportedly told the suspect to exit, but he refused.
The suspect reportedly positioned his body in the aisle, telling the bus driver, “make me, make me,” when he was told to exit the bus.
The bus driver reportedly grabbed the suspect’s arm, which led to him hitting the driver in the face multiple times with a closed fist, the arrest report said.
The suspect also reportedly kicked the driver from the bus to the ground outside and continued punching him, according to the report.
The bus driver told CCSDPD that he feared for his life and the lives of the students, according to the report.
Eventually, the driver pulled out a tire iron from the bus for self-defense.
The suspect then told the driver he was now a “mark” and that he “will be watching for him,” CCSDPD said in the report.
The altercation stemmed from an incident on Aug. 17, after the suspect’s daughter was not on the student list to be transported on his bus, so the driver refused to take her.
The bus driver reported feeling dizzy and sore after the altercation, causing him to request medical treatment because he thought he was going to vomit, CCSDPD said.
Multiple students had videos of the incident, according to CCSDPD.
Videos showed the bus driver grabbing the suspect’s arm to remove him from the bus before he started hitting the driver, the report said.
The suspect was arrested Aug. 19 near his home.
He told police he knew why he was stopped and admitted to hitting the driver multiple times, the report said.
He will face charges of burglary, battery on a protected person, and threat to a school employee.
According to court records, his bail was set at $25,000. His next court appearance was set for Sept. 27.
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‘First of its kind’ Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a bill that he says will make Illinois the first state in the nation to outlaw book bans.
Illinois public libraries that restrict or ban materials because of “partisan or doctrinal” disapproval will be ineligible for state funding as of Jan. 1, 2024, when the new law goes into effect.
“We are not saying that every book should be in every single library,” said Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who is also the state librarian and was the driving force behind the legislation. “What this law does is it says, let’s trust our experience and education of our librarians to decide what books should be in circulation.”
The new law comes into play as states across the U.S. push to remove certain books in schools and libraries, especially those about LGBTQ+ themes and by people of color. The American Library Association in March announced that attempts to censor books in schools and public libraries reached a 20-year high in 2022 — twice as many as 2021, the previous record.
“Illinois legislation responds to disturbing circumstances of censorship and an environment of suspicion,” said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation.
To be eligible for state funds, Illinois public libraries must adopt the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights, which holds that “materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation,” or subscribe to a similar pledge.
Downers Grove Democrat Rep. Anne Stava-Murray sponsored the legislation in the Illinois House of Representatives after a school board in her district was subject to pressure to ban certain content from school libraries.
“While it’s true that kids need guidance, and that some ideas can be objectionable, trying to weaponize local government to force one-size-fits-all standards onto the entire community for reasons of bigotry, or as a substitute for active and involved parenting, is wrong,” Stava-Murray said Monday at the bill’s signing, which took place at a children’s library in downtown Chicago.
Despite Giannoulias’ assertion that “this should not be a Democrat or Republican issue,” lawmakers’ approval of the bill splintered across party lines, with Republicans in opposition.
“I support local control,” said House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, a Republican who voted against the measure, in an emailed statement. “Our caucus does not believe in banning books, but we do believe that the content of books should be considered in their placement on the shelves.”
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities are building defensive positions in occupied areas of Ukraine and border regions of Russia, reflecting fears that Ukrainian forces may attack along new sections of the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line of a war nearing its ninth month.
In recent weeks, Ukraine has focused its counteroffensive mostly on the Kherson region. Their relentless artillery strikes cut the main crossings across the Dnieper River, which bisects the southern region, leaving Russian troops on the west bank short of supplies and vulnerable to encirclement.
Kirill Stremousov, the deputy head of the Russian-installed regional administration in Kherson, said Sunday in a radio interview that Russian defensive lines “have been reinforced and the situation has remained stable” since local officials strongly encouraged all residents of the region’s capital and nearby areas Saturday to evacuate by ferry to the river’s east bank.
The region is one of four that Russian President Vladimir Putin illegally annexed last month and put under Russian martial law on Thursday. Kherson city has been in Russian hands since the early days of the war, but Ukraine’s forces have made advances toward reclaiming it.
About 20,000 Kherson residents have moved to places on the east bank of the Dnieper River, the Kremlin-backed regional administration reported. The Ukrainian military said Sunday that Russia’s military also withdrew its officers from areas on the west bank, leaving newly mobilized, inexperienced forces.
The Ukrainian claim could not be independently verified.
As Ukraine presses south after liberating the Kharkiv region in the north last month, authorities in the western Russian provinces bordering northeastern Ukraine appeared jittery.
The governor of Russia’s Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, said Sunday that two defensive lines have been built and a third one would be finished by Nov. 5.
Defensive lines were also established in the Belgorod region, Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said. He posted pictures Saturday of lines of pyramid-shaped concrete blocks to block the movement of armored vehicles.
More defensive positions are being built in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, according to an announcement by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a millionaire Russian businessman dubbed “Putin’s chef.” Prigozhin owns the Wagner Group, a mercenary military company that has played a prominent role in the war.
He said his company was constructing a “Wagner line” in the Luhansk region, another of the Ukrainian provinces Putin illegally annexed last month. Prigozhin posted images Wednesday showing a section of newly built defenses and trench systems southeast of the town of Kreminna.
The British Defense Ministry said Sunday that “the project suggests Russia is making a significant effort to prepare defenses in depth behind the current front line, likely to deter any rapid Ukrainian counteroffensives.”
Russia’s forces captured Luhansk several months ago. Pro-Moscow separatists declared independent republics in the region and neighboring Donetsk eight years ago, and Putin made controlling all of both provinces a goal at the war’s outset.
The Institute for the Study of War, a think tank in Washington, said Sunday that Russia’s latest strategy of targeting power plants appeared aimed at diminishing Ukrainians’ will to fight and forcing the government in Kyiv to devote more resources to protecting civilians and energy infrastructure.
It said the effort was unlikely to damage Ukrainian morale but would have significant economic impacts.
Nine regions across Ukraine, from Odesa in the southwest to Kharkiv in the northeast, saw more attacks targeting energy and other critical infrastructure over the past day, the Ukrainian army’s general staff said. It reported a total of 25 Russian air strikes and more than 100 missile and artillery strikes around Ukraine.
The Russian attacks forced the emergency suspension of fertilizer production at a major chemical plant in northwestern Ukraine. The company that operates the plant, Rivneazot, said Sunday the suspension did not pose an environmental risk.
Russian S-300 missile strikes overnight hit a residential neighborhood in the city of Mykolaiv, injuring three people, according to the Ukrainian military’s southern command. Two apartment buildings, a playground and a warehouse were damaged or destroyed, it said in a Facebook post.
Images posted on Telegram by local media and officials showed an apartment building with one side sheared off, and piles of rubble amid puddles on the adjacent ground.
Ukrainian counteroffensive forces in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, meanwhile, targeted Russian-held facilities, notably in the town of Nova Kakhovka, and carried out 17 air strikes in the overall campaign, according to the Ukrainian army’s general staff.
In a Telegram post Sunday, the Ukrainian military claimed to have destroyed 14 Iranian-made Russian drones over the past day.
The mayor of Enerhodar, home to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, reported an attack on a hotel used by Russian occupying forces and people who collaborate with them. It was unclear if anyone was hurt.
Elsewhere, Ukraine’s security service said Sunday it had detained the longtime chief of a major aircraft engine factory, accusing him of collaborating with Russia by supplying military equipment for Russian attack aircraft.
Viacheslav Bohuslaiev, president of the Motor Sich plant in Zaporizhzhia, and another top factory official were charged with collaboration and “assisting the aggressor state.”
Ukrainian security service SBU said in a statement that the two were accused of colluding with a Russian arms maker close to the Kremlin to supply Ukrainian-made engines and spare parts to Russian forces. The SBU described a complex scheme using intermediaries in three countries to evade sanctions against Russia.
Motor Sich is one of Ukraine’s leading manufacturers and has been a key maker of aircraft engines since Soviet times. Its facilities have been repeatedly targeted by Russian strikes during the war.
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Alfa Romeo took to Twitter on Tuesday to confirm the reveal of a new model on Aug. 30, tipped to be a supercar inspired by the 33 Stradale of the 1960s.
The reveal date is in the same week as the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, just to the north of Alfa Romeo’s hometown of Milan.
The automaker posted a teaser photo together with the confirmation of the reveal date. Also included was the message “The courage to dream,” in Italian.
The teaser photo shows what appears to be a vent, though it’s hard to gauge whether the vent is located at the front or rear of the vehicle.
It’s not the first time Alfa Romeo has teased the mystery model.
A video posted last New Year’s Eve on Alfa Romeo’s Instagram account asked viewers if they were ready for 2023 and then ended with the statement “we are,” at which point one of the taillights of the new model was shown briefly.
The taillight featured a round design, similar to what Alfa Romeo used on its former 4C sports car, but a red dash through the middle formed what appears to be the number 6, leading to rumors the mystery model is a new 6C supercar.
Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato last summer hinted that Alfa Romeo could launch a supercar to mark the end of the road for the internal-combustion engine, as the automaker plans to go the full-electric route starting in 2026. As the rumored engine for the car is Alfa Romeo’s own turbocharged 2.9-liter V-6, the 6C name makes a lot of sense. The 4C was powered by a turbo-4 and the previous 8C Competizione by a V-8.
Alfa Romeo as recently as 2018 was planning to launch a modern 8C supercar powered by the same V-6. Plans for the car, along with a planned Giulia-based coupe, were scrapped the following year as Alfa Romeo’s parent company at the time, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, entered negotiations about a merger with France’s PSA Group. Those negotiations resulted in the formation of Stellantis two years later.
While a new supercar isn’t certain, we know Alfa Romeo is preparing a subcompact crossover for launch in 2024 as its first EV. The crossover will be a close cousin of the Jeep Avenger and recently revealed Fiat 600e.
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Forty-seven. That’s how many days of child care Kathryn Anne Edwards’ 3-year-old son has missed in the past year.
RSV, COVID-19 and two bouts of the dreaded preschool scourge of hand, foot and mouth disease struck one after another. The illnesses were so disruptive that the labor economist quit her full-time job at the Rand Corp., a think tank. She switched last month to independent contract work to give her more flexibility to care for her son and 4-month-old daughter.
In the first and even second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, multi-week quarantines and isolations were common for many Americans, especially children. But nine weeks of missed child care, nearly three years in?
“The rest of the world has moved on from the crisis that I’m still in,” said Edwards, who studies women’s issues. “That’s sometimes how it feels like to me.”
This fall and winter have upended life for working parents of little children, who thought the worst of the pandemic was behind them. The arrival of vaccines for younger children and the end of quarantines for COVID exposure were supposed to bring relief.
Instead, families were treated to what some called a “tripledemic.” Flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus cases collided, stressing children’s hospitals and threatening the already imperiled child care system. Even parents of babies with less serious cases of COVID-19 have run into 10-day isolation rules that have taxed the patience of employers.
A record-high 104,000 people missed work in October because of child care problems, surpassing even early pandemic levels, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows. Child care-related absences fell to 59,000 in November, but numbers still surpass typical pre-pandemic levels.
The instability has hurt many working parents’ finances. Most of those who missed work in October because of child care problems didn’t get paid, according to an analysis from the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank.
Now, doctors are bracing for the number of sick children to rise after families gathered for the holidays.
“I think we’re going to have to be ready to do it all over again,” said Dr. Eric Biondi, director of pediatric hospital medicine at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Maryland.
Illnesses among teachers and children have strained a child care system that’s already short-staffed.
“This is the worst year I’ve ever seen in my entire life,” said Shaunna Baillargeon, owner of Muddy Puddles Early Learning Program in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. She faces “a constant battle of staff and children being sick with a different virus every day,” with no backups if a teacher calls in sick.
At the Washington, D.C., day care where Jana Williams teaches, illness has caused classroom shutdowns almost weekly since October. Her 19-month-old daughter is also enrolled there, coming down with the same viruses.
“It’s stressful,” she said before Christmas, when she was home with her sick toddler. “You want to stay home and care for your child. But then it’s like, you have to get to work.”
During the early months of the pandemic, women in the prime of their careers left the labor market at a rate far exceeding men. They were more likely to work in the service-oriented fields that were decimated, and they often were caring for children, Edwards said.
Women have since returned to the workforce, particularly women of color, said economist Diane Swonk of professional services firm KPMG.
But the participation of prime-age working women in the U.S. lags most industrialized nations, Swonk said. Advocates have long blamed the country’s lack of universal preschool and paid family leave.
Finding child care and heading back to work has proved far from simple. At the pandemic’s height, more than one-third of day care jobs were lost, Edwards said. Staffing hasn’t fully recovered. As of November, the country had 8% fewer child care workers than before the pandemic, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows.
The strong labor market has driven up the cost to hire new workers. That means child care spots are pricey and hard to find. Even centers with openings may close when staff or kids are sick.
That babies and toddlers are prone to illnesses adds to the challenge. In the wake of COVID, day cares are more anxious about accepting a snotty toddler.
Isolation guidelines have hit parents of babies especially hard. While older preschoolers who have COVID-19 may return with masks after five days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends children under 2 stay home for 10 days, or until they test negative twice, 48 hours apart.
One issue is masks aren’t recommended for the under-2 crowd. Their smaller airways mean wearing them can increase the risk of suffocation, according to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio.
Not all centers are adhering to the CDC’s guidance. But many are following it to the letter, or even going further.
When Chicago educator Tamisha Holifield and her daughter had COVID-19 in May, the toddler had to miss 15 days of child care. Bouts of colds have followed, in what Holifield described as a “constant whirlwind” of sickness that has been stressful both financially and emotionally.
“It’s a major inconvenience. But I’m a single parent, so I don’t have a choice. If I drop the ball, the game is over,” Holifield said.
Disruption from illness can have ripple effects on young kids. Unduly stressed parents can become a stress on the baby, which can in turn cause sleep, gastrointestinal or socialization problems, said Dr. Sherri Alderman, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician.
The situation has also strained employers. Brad Lukas, chief nursing officer at Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital in Michigan, has seen eight or nine nurses calling out per shift, some because of sick children.
“We’re seeing a lot of people reduce their hours,” Lukas said. His own wife cut back nursing shifts so she can mostly stay home with their young children.
The continued chaos for young families is isolating, especially when other Americans’ lives are back to normal, said Lauren Hipp, early learning chief at MomsRising, an advocacy organization.
“I feel pretty angry about it,” said Hipp, whose own 2-, 6- and 8-year-old children have been wracked with illnesses, including RSV. “To feel like society has passed you by is a really difficult and lonely feeling.”
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AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe in New York contributed to this report. Hollingsworth reported from Kansas City, Missouri, and Savage from Chicago.
Savage is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
The Associated Press education team receives support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. AP is solely responsible for all content. | 2023-01-03T13:22:26+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Move-on-from-COVID-Child-care-disruptions-17691046.php |
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