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House Republicans on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to increase congressional authority over the federal rulemaking process, a move that would usurp power from government agencies in favor of elevating elected lawmakers.
The legislation — titled the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS) Act — cleared the chamber in a largely party-line 221-210 vote. One Democrat — Rep. Jared Golden (Maine) — broke from the party and supported the measure.
The measure was initially scheduled to be considered in the House last week, but the vote was delayed because 11 conservatives launched a revolt in the chamber that halted floor action for nearly a week. The GOP rebels were protesting the debt limit deal struck by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Biden, which was signed into law earlier this month to avoid a default.
The impasse, however, finally broke Tuesday when the 11 conservatives agreed to advance the REINS Act and four other bills to the floor, unleashing them for final votes.
Republicans have argued Congress should have control over the federal rulemaking process rather than federal agencies because the officials that run them are not elected by voters.
“It’s long past time we limit the rampant executive overreach that makes up the fourth branch of government and rein in the nameless, faceless bureaucrats in basements across Washington, D.C.,” Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), the sponsor of the bill, wrote in a statement following the vote.
The measure would require that all major rules proposed by federal agencies be approved by Congress before taking effect.
A “major rule,” according to the legislation, is any federal rule or regulation that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; leads to a significant increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies or geographic regions; or one that has a notably unfavorable effect on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation or the capacity of enterprises in the U.S. to compete with foreign initiatives.
Although the bill has little chance of being considered by the Democratic-led Senate, let alone signed into law by President Biden, it would represent a major shift in the federal rulemaking process and strip significant authority from the executive.
It could also undercut the influence of agency experts and outside advocates that contribute to the rulemaking process.
Federal agencies have broad authority to issue rules — but that power in many ways stems from Congress. Congress regularly calls on agencies to craft the regulations needed to carry out policies approved by lawmakers.
The rulemaking process requires a public notice and comment period, and agencies are required to show they considered the feedback from the public in crafting their final rule. Regulations also often include a cost-benefit analysis, requiring agencies to show regulations are needed despite any costs they may impose on the industry. The final rule generally takes effect no less than 30 days after it is published in the Federal Register by the agency.
The bill was opposed by pro-regulation groups, arguing the process is needed to protect consumers — from putting limits on polluting industries to ensuring the safety of food and medication.
But by requiring Congress to vote to approve regulations, advocates argue that inaction alone could be used to block needed guidance.
“By giving one chamber of Congress veto power over any new significant public health and safety protection, no matter how noncontroversial or sensible it may be, the REINS Act is designed to leverage the dysfunction and obstructionism that plague our political process to block agencies’ efforts to fulfill their statutory mandates to pursue public protections,” Elizabeth Skerry, a regulatory policy expert with Public Citizen, a left-leaning advocacy group, told Congress when it considered the bill in March.
The group also pointed to a train derailment in Ohio as a byproduct of inaction, noting the Trump administration chose not to move forward with a regulation that would have required updated braking systems.
The majority of the Democratic caucus also opposed the measure. During debate on the House floor Tuesday night, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said the bill was “bad legislation” and warned about regulations Republicans could block after the recent floor revolt.
“We are considering this bill just a week after a splinter group of the far-right Republicans voted down a rule and held our legislative calendar hostage all to prove a point about a debt ceiling that already has passed Congress and has been signed by the president,” Nadler said. “Even before this radical move, I had no doubt that the REINS Act would grind to a halt the most impactful actions by our regulatory state.”
“But now after seeing what a handful of members will do to make a point, I am certain we cannot let bad measures like this move forward,” he added.
The Republican-led House has introduced multiple resolutions aimed at blocking Biden administration rules since taking the majority in January. On Wednesday, the chamber cleared a measure that seeks to block a Biden administration rule pertaining to pistol stabilizing braces.
And on Wednesday, the House voted to block a proposed rule from the Biden administration that governs efficiency requirements for gas and electric cooking appliances.
House Republicans included the REINS Act in their bill to raise the debt limit and implement spending cuts, which cleared the chamber in a largely party-line vote in April. It was not, however, incorporated in the debt limit agreement Biden and McCarthy struck, which angered conservatives.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) pointed to the exclusion of the measure from the debt limit agreement when discussing the conservative blockade floor last week.
“I’m not here for failure theater. I’m not here for just the performance of politics. I actually want to produce something for the American people,” Boebert said. “So when Limit, Save, Grow had the REINS Act, a great regulatory reform, included in it and that was ditched on the side of the road, completely surrendered, and then the next week we’re gonna show up to Washington, D.C., and vote on the REINS Act as a standalone bill where we know it’s dead on arrival in the Senate.”
“That is performative theater, and I am not here for that. I’m not doing messaging bills and show votes when we had an opportunity to pass real regulatory reform for the American people,” she added. | 2023-06-14T22:40:14+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/hill-politics/house-gop-votes-to-increase-congressional-authority-over-federal-rulemaking/ |
EXPLAINER: Abortion, tech and surveillance
(AP) - With abortion now or soon to be illegal in over a dozen states and severely restricted in many more, Big Tech companies that vacuum up personal details of their users are facing new calls to limit that tracking and surveillance. One fear is that law enforcement or vigilantes could use those data troves against people seeking ways to end unwanted pregnancies.
History has repeatedly demonstrated that whenever people’s personal data is tracked and stored, there’s always a risk that it could be misused or abused. With the Supreme Court’s Friday overruling of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, collected location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuous period and ovulation-tracking apps could be used to prosecute people who seek an abortion — or medical care for a miscarriage — as well as those who assist them.
“In the digital age, this decision opens the door to law enforcement and private bounty hunters seeking vast amounts of private data from ordinary Americans,” said Alexandra Reeve Givens, the president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based digital rights nonprofit.
IT’S ALREADY HAPPENING
Until this past May, anyone could buy a weekly trove of data on clients at more than 600 Planned Parenthood sites around the country for as little as $160, according to a recent Vice investigation. The files included approximate patient addresses — derived from where their cellphones “sleep” at night — income brackets, time spent at the clinic, and the top places people visited before and afterward.
It’s all possible because federal law — specifically, HIPAA, the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — protects the privacy of medical files at your doctor’s office, but not any information that third-party apps or tech companies collect about you. This is also true if an app that collects your data shares it with a third party that might abuse it.
In 2017, a Black woman in Mississippi named Latice Fisher was charged with second-degree murder after she sought medical care for a pregnancy loss.
“While receiving care from medical staff, she was also immediately treated with suspicion of committing a crime,” civil rights attorney and Ford Foundation fellow Cynthia Conti-Cook wrote in her 2020 paper, “Surveilling the Digital Abortion Diary.” Fisher’s “statements to nurses, the medical records, and the autopsy records of her fetus were turned over to the local police to investigate whether she intentionally killed her fetus,” she wrote.
Fisher was indicted on a second-degree murder charge in 2018; conviction could have led to life in prison. The murder charge was later dismissed. Evidence against her, though included her online search history, which included queries on how to induce a miscarriage and how to buy abortion pills online.
“Her digital data gave prosecutors a ‘window into (her) soul’ to substantiate their general theory that she did not want the fetus to survive,” Conti-Cook wrote.
Fisher is not alone. In 2019, prosecutors presented a young Ohio mother’s browsing history during a trial in which she stood accused of killing and burying her newborn baby. Defense attorneys for Brooke Skylar Richardson, who was ultimately acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges, said the baby was stillborn.
But prosecutors argued she’d killed her daughter, pointing in part to Richardson’s internet search history, which included a query for “how to get rid of a baby.” She was later acquitted.
INDUSTRY RESPONSE
Technology companies have by and large tried to sidestep the issue of abortion where their users are concerned. They haven’t said how they might cooperate with law enforcement or government agencies trying to prosecute people seeking an abortion where it is illegal — or who are helping someone do so.
Last week, four Democratic lawmakers asked federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving millions of mobile phone users by enabling the collection and sale of their personal data to third parties.
“Individuals seeking abortions and other reproductive healthcare will become particularly vulnerable to privacy harms, including through the collection and sharing of their location data,” the lawmakers said in the letter. “Data brokers are already selling, licensing and sharing the location information of people that visit abortion providers to anyone with a credit card.”
Apple and Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Governments and law enforcement can subpoena companies for data on their users. Generally, Big Tech policies suggest the companies will comply with abortion-related data requests unless they see them as overly broad. Meta, for instance, pointed to its online transparency report, which says “we comply with government requests for user information only where we have a good-faith belief that the law requires us to do so.”
Online rights advocates say that’s not enough.
“In this new environment, tech companies must step up and play a crucial role in protecting women’s digital privacy and access to online information,” said Givens, of the Center for Democracy and Technology, said. For instance, they could strengthen and expand the use of privacy-protecting encryption; limit the collection, sharing and sale of information that can reveal pregnancy status; and refrain from using artificial intelligence tools that could also infer which users are likely to be pregnant.
WHAT ABOUT PERIOD APPS?
After Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, some period-tracking apps tried to assure users that their data was safe. But it helps to read the fine print of the apps’ privacy policies.
Flo Health, the company behind a widely-used period tracking app, tweeted Friday that it would soon launch an “Anonymous Mode” intended to removes personal identity from user accounts and pledged not to sell personal data of its users.
Clue, which also has a period tracking app, said it keeps users’ health data — particularly related to pregnancies, pregnancy loss or abortion — “private and safe” with data encryption. It also said it uses auditing software for regulatory compliance and removes user identities before their data is analyzed by the scientific researchers the company works with.
At the same time, the company acknowledged that it employs “some carefully selected service providers to process data on our behalf.” For those purposes, it said, “we share as little data as possible in the safest way possible.” But Clue offered no further details.
BURDEN ON THE USER
Unless all of your data is securely encrypted, there’s always a chance that someone, somewhere can access it. So abortion rights activists suggest that people in states where abortion is outlawed should limit the creation of such data in the first place.
For instance, they urge turning off phone location services — or just leaving your phone at home — when seeking reproductive health care. To be safe, they say, it’s good to read the privacy policies of any health apps in use.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation suggests using more privacy-conscious web browsers such as Brave, Firefox and DuckDuckGo — but also recommends double-checking their privacy settings.
There are also ways to turn off ad identifiers on both Apple and Android phones that stop advertisers from being able to track you. This is generally a good idea in any case. Apple will ask you if you want to be tracked each time you download a new app. For apps you already have, the tracking can be turned off manually.
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Associated Press Writers Amanda Seitz and Marcy Gordon contributed to this story.
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Astros vs. Blue Jays: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Run Line, Home/Road Splits
The Houston Astros and Yordan Alvarez will hit the field against the Toronto Blue Jays and Whit Merrifield on Thursday at 7:07 PM ET, in the final game of a four-game series at Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays are +110 moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the favored Astros (-135). The game's over/under is listed at 8.5 runs.
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Astros vs. Blue Jays Odds & Info
- Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023
- Time: 7:07 PM ET
- TV: MLB Network
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Venue: Rogers Centre
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- The Astros have played as the favorite in six of their past 10 games and have won three of those contests.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Astros and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
- The Astros have five wins against the spread in their last eight chances.
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Astros Betting Records & Stats
- The Astros have won 25 of the 43 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (58.1%).
- Houston has a record of 21-14 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -135 or shorter (60% winning percentage).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Astros a 57.4% chance to win.
- Houston has combined with opponents to go over the total 30 times this season for a 30-31-1 record against the over/under.
- The Astros have an 8-6-0 record against the spread this season (covering 57.1% of the time).
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DUBLIN, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) on Thursday, December 8, 2022, approved the fiscal year 2023 third quarter cash dividend of $0.68 per ordinary share, representing an 8% increase over the prior year. This quarterly declaration is consistent with the dividend announcement made by the company in May 2022. Medtronic is a constituent of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index, having increased its annual dividend payment for the past 45 consecutive years. The dividend is payable on January 13, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 21, 2022.
About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people across more than 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), visit www.Medtronic.com and follow @Medtronic on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were:
04-11-18-19-27-34-39-40-43-46-48-56-57-60-64-65-70-72-73-75, BE: 65
(four, eleven, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-seven, thirty-four, thirty-nine, forty, forty-three, forty-six, forty-eight, fifty-six, fifty-seven, sixty, sixty-four, sixty-five, seventy, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-five; BE: sixty-five) | 2022-12-13T19:50:36+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Midday-game-17651434.php |
With an administrative stay from the Supreme Court set to expire late Wednesday, the future of access to the abortion pill mifepristone is uncertain.
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With an administrative stay from the Supreme Court set to expire late Wednesday, the future of access to the abortion pill mifepristone is uncertain.
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Dad charged with murder in crash that killed improperly restrained 3-year-old
ROCKY MOUNT, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) – A Missouri father has been charged with second-degree murder for the car-crash death of his 3-year-old son who was not properly restrained.
Larry Lunnin, 40, is charged with second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, two counts of child abduction, failing to drive on the right side of the roadway, and failing to secure a child in a child restraint or booster.
Investigators said the crash happened Saturday afternoon when Lunnin drove off the road, hit a sign, then rolled his soft-top Jeep. The 3-year-old boy was not properly restrained in a car seat, but he was wearing a seat belt.
Another child in the Jeep suffered minor injuries.
Investigators also said Lunnin did not have custody of the children, as a judge gave the children’s mother full custody in March.
A judge ordered Lunnin in contempt of court after he failed to show up in court to hand over the children. In an interview after the fatal Jeep accident, investigators said Lunnin claimed he never received that court order.
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LOS ANGELES – Malik Monk scored a career-high 45 points, De’Aaron Fox had the go-ahead basket and finished with 42 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in double overtime in the second-highest scoring game in NBA history.
Detroit beat Denver 186-184 in triple overtime on Dec. 13, 1983, in the highest-scoring NBA game. The Kings are third on the scoring list with the 176 points and the Clippers fourth.
The Clippers had a 175-169 advantage with 1:57 remaining before the Kings scored the final seven points, including Fox's jumper with 36.5 seconds remaining. The Clippers had the final shot, but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 44 points for Los Angeles and Paul George added 34.
Russell Westbrook started and made his Clippers debut after he cleared waivers Wednesday. He had 17 points, 14 assists and five rebounds in 39 minutes before fouling out with 1:49 remaining in the second overtime.
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PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered armed members of groups monitoring ballot drop boxes in Arizona to stay at least 250 feet away from the locations following complaints that people wearing masks and carrying guns were intimidating voters.
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Liburdi said those groups or anyone working are also barred from filming or following anyone within 75 feet (23 meters) of a ballot drop box or the entrance to a building that houses one. They also cannot speak to or yell at individuals within that perimeter unless spoken to first.
The temporary restraining order requested by the League of Women Voters of Arizona applies to Clean Elections USA as well as The Lions of Liberty and the Yavapai County Preparedness team, which are associated with the far-right anti-government group Oath Keepers.
"It is paramount that we balance the rights of the defendant to engage in their constitutionally protected First Amendment activity with the interest in the plaintiffs and in voters casting a vote free of harassment and intimidation," Liburdi said.
Local and federal law enforcement have been alarmed by reports of people, some armed, watching 24-hour ballot boxes in Maricopa County — Arizona's most populous county — and rural Yavapai County as midterm elections near. Some voters have complained alleging voter intimidation after people watching the boxes took photos and videos, and followed voters.
Sheriff's deputies have been providing security around the two outdoor drop boxes in Maricopa County after a pair of people carrying guns and wearing bulletproof vests showed up at a box in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa. The county's other 24-hour outdoor drop box is at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in downtown Phoenix, which is now surrounded by a chain link fence.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, a Republican, has called on voters to immediately report any intimidation to police and file a complaint with his office. Arizona's Secretary of State Katie Hobbs last week said her office received six cases of potential voter intimidation to the state attorney general and the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as a threatening email sent to the state elections director.
The U.S. attorney's office in Arizona has vowed to prosecute any violations of federal law but said local police were at the "front line in efforts to ensure that all qualified voters are able to exercise their right to vote free of intimidation or other election abuses."
The temporary order issued by Liburdi on Tuesday will be in effect for two weeks and the cooperation from the monitoring groups "shall not be construed as an admission they have engaged in any of these activities," the judge added.
The 250 foot (76 meter) perimeter around drop boxes also applies to group members wearing body armor.
Other stipulations include the groups post on their websites and social media that it is untrue that dropping off multiple ballots is illegal in all cases. Exceptions are allowed for family members, members of the same household and caregivers.
Alexander Kolodin, the lead attorney for the defendants, said the League of Women Voters of Arizona ultimately failed to completely shut down the monitors' mission. Still, the groups are not happy about the limits.
"They're worried they can't record what happens within the 75 feet. They may have missed an opportunity to deter unlawful conduct," Kolodin said. "Today's order may make drop box voting a little less secure."
This lawsuit was folded into another case before Liburdi.
On Friday, the judge said Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans failed to make its argument against Clean Elections USA. A second plaintiff, Voto Latino, was removed from the case.
"Defendants have not made any statements threatening to commit acts of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group of individuals," the judge wrote.
Liburdi concluded that "while this case certainly presents serious questions, the Court cannot craft an injunction without violating the First Amendment." The judge is a Trump appointee and a member of the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization.
Luke Cilano, a Lions of Liberty board member, said the organization had dropped its "Operation Drop Box" initiative on Wednesday "due to being lumped in with people who don't adhere to the law and our rules of engagement."
The Lions of Liberty are not associated with Clean Elections USA, he said. They are connected to the Yavapai County Preparedness Team. But he says the team was not involved in ballot box monitoring.
Similar groups around the United States have embraced a film that has been discredited called "2000 Mules" that claims people were paid to travel among drop boxes and stuff them with fraudulent ballots during the 2020 presidential vote.
There's no evidence for the notion that a network of Democrat-associated ballot "mules" has conspired to collect and deliver ballots to drop boxes, either in the 2020 presidential vote or in the upcoming midterm elections.
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When I told Ellen Johnson Sirleaf that I have a 4-year-old granddaughter who "knows what she wants and how to get it," she said, "That's the spirit!"
It's a spirit that has characterized the remarkable life of the 83-year-old Liberian, the first democratically elected woman president in Africa and one of three winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Known as Africa's "Iron Lady," she was honored for her work to secure women's rights and to give women seats at the table in peace-building after her country's civil war.
Sirleaf's new mission is to bring attention to the fight against malaria. She is in Washington, D.C., today – the officially designated World Malaria Day – to meet with U.S. senators and others in an effort to gain support for anti-malaria efforts.
Her visit comes at a critical time. There were 241 million cases of malaria in 2020, the most recent year for which data are available, up from 227 million cases the year before. Deaths increased, too. The pandemic shoulders much of the blame for hindering access to health care.
The interview has been edited for length.
What gives you the impetus to stay in the public arena?
When you're on a working trail for a long time, it's hard to stop.
And your motivation is ...
To achieve certain improvements, and one of them has to do with my own country and my own continent – to continue to work for the development of Africa.
Do you have personal experience with malaria?
In my childhood. Somewhere between the ages of 10 and 15, I had a case of malaria.
Do you remember how you felt?
Oh, your body weakens, you don't sleep well, you don't eat well.
You were lucky and survived.
I've had friends die from that.
And malaria still persists.
Malaria has existed for so long and affects Africa more than any other infectious disease. Because of COVID-19 the focus on malaria has weakened, and progress addressing malaria has also weakened.
Do you feel as if the world does not pay as much attention to malaria because it is a problem in lower resource countries?
Yes, I do. Health and sanitation facilities are not strong in these countries. That contributes to the growth of mosquitoes. There's lots of response to that but the response is not equal to the threat.
Does it make you angry that malaria seems a forgotten disease?
It makes me concerned and makes me stronger in fight.
Where did you get your spirit of fight?
I had a mother who was strong. Our father [became] ill while we were children. She had to carry the burden. She fed the family, she took care of him, she made sure we got an education. That's the kind of strength that makes a difference. It's not a physical fighting strength but it's a mental strength.
What would it take to vanquish malaria?
You've got to have funding to be able to get the facilities in place and to do the training. It's unfortunate but that's it — it takes money. It takes financial resources and then human resources.
And in this work to beat malaria, the community health worker plays a role.
Who took the tests? Who served the patients in hospitals and clinics? These were community health workers. They didn't have fully specialized training but they carried the responsibility, they were on the front line to recognize symptoms, report it, deliver the aid.
You know they don't get the kind of recognition as a trained specialist [such as a nurse or physician] would, they don't get the compensation consistent with the service they render. In Africa, we recognize this, and we'd like to put the emphasis on training [more] community health workers.
Regarding COVID, there has been much talk of vaccine inequality – the fact that rich nations have ample supplies of vaccine and other countries do not. Does that surprise you?
You answered that pretty quickly.
Self-interest is human nature, isn't it? The richer countries of the world have to put emphasis on their own citizens, and so they sought to vaccinate 100% of their population and that meant that others would be left behind.
This is one time our African corporate sector responded and put up resources to buy vaccines through what is called COVAX [the global vaccine distribution body set up to supply lower income countries).
The COVID vaccine isn't the only new medical breakthrough. There is now an approved vaccine for malaria.
Let's face it the scientists went to work with COVID-19 and got vaccines in record time.
Malaria has existed for decades and there was never a vaccine for malaria [until 2021]. Just think how many people died because there was no attention to it because it was a poor country problem and a poor country disease.
Can I ask: Is the term "poor country" an appropriate description for countries that aren't, well, wealthy.
Let's correct that. It should be low-income countries. If you look at the natural endowment in many of these countries you cannot say they are poor. They are just poorly managed ... or poorly led.
Could we transition and talk politics for a minute? There aren't many women who have been elected president of a country. What advice do you have for women seeking political office?
Women have to be determined to compete. Women have to have a specific goal they want to achieve and ensure that they stay on course with self-confidence. It's going to take effort to break the stereotypes that women face and all the barriers because [it is] a male-dominated world. And [they've] got to be prepared to take criticism as women are always subjected to criticisms, sometimes unfairly.
In your own political career, is there anything you would do differently in retrospect?
I guess I could have locked everybody up for corruption!
It's an honor to interview a Nobel Prize winner. Could you share your memory of getting the news?
I was on a campaign trail, so I wasn't thinking about anything international. I was trying to win my election. I was in a vehicle on a bad road trying to go to a political rally when I got the call.
What did you say to the caller?
Why?
They said, "I can't give you any details. The committee is going to tell you the reason why." I knew it had to do with the many years of managing a war-torn country, bringing credibility to the country, giving hope to the people of Liberia who had lost all hope for two decades.
Did the prize help your campaign?
It did eventually but not right away. People in Liberia were looking to see how was I going to make sure they got a job and their children could go to school. Politics are all local.
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- The Company closes the year as the top revenue-generating cannabis company in Canada
- The Company also announces the opening of its 150th Canna Cabana location
CALGARY, AB, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - High Tide Inc. ("High Tide" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: HITI) (TSXV: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets, is pleased to reflect on its key milestones for 2022, a year that saw record growth for the company. From becoming the top revenue-generating cannabis company in Canada to being recognized as one of Canada's "Top Growing Companies" for the second year in a row by the Globe and Mail, to the growth of its unique Cabana Club loyalty program to over 900,000 members, to entering a new lucrative vertical in the United States with the launch of cannabis seed sales, the Company continuously demonstrated that it is committed to the further diversification of its ecosystem while remaining a leader in bringing innovation to the cannabis retail landscape.
High Tide's 2022 Highlights:
- Total revenue for the nine months ended July 31, 2022, increased to CAD$248.6 million from CAD$127.3 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2021. Concurrent with the release of the Company's fiscal third quarter results, it disclosed that annualizing the revenue generated in the month of August 2022 results in a current revenue run rate exceeding CAD$400 Million. High Tide has become the top revenue-generating1 cannabis company in Canada, according to New Cannabis Ventures2.
- Generated same-store sales increases of 46% during the three months ended July 31, 2022, compared to the same quarter in the prior year and 18% compared to the prior quarter.
- Delivered rapid growth in its unique Cabana Club loyalty program, which is the largest bricks-and-mortar cannabis loyalty program in Canada with over 900,000 members.
- Launched Cabana Elite, the first-of-its-kind cannabis paid membership loyalty program in Canada.
- Entered the British Columbia market, with six stores operating at the end of 2022. The Company also anticipates the organic opening of its location in Kamloops, BC, imminently.
- Added 45 new Canadian stores, both organically and through accretive acquisitions, closing the year at 150 stores across Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
- Achieved a top 10 ranking in the diversified industries stocks category by the TSX Venture 50 for 2022.
- Ranked 21st out of 430 in the Globe and Mail's annual ranking of Canada's "Top Growing Companies" with 1970% revenue growth over three years. This marks the second year in a row the Company has earned a spot on this prestigious list.
- Closed a $19 million senior secured credit facility with connectFirst Credit Union Ltd., with an initial 5-year term, at connectFirst's floor interest rate.
- Rolled out 175 proprietary Fastendr Kiosks across 120 Canna Cabana stores.
- Launched its Cabana Cannabis Co. white-label offerings in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
- Entered a new lucrative vertical in the United States with the launch of cannabis seed sales through its subsidiaries GrassCity and Smoke Cartel.
- Launched first-of-its-kind exclusive annual '420' prize package car giveaway valued at over $42,000.
- Increased international customer database to over 3 million, including approximately 2.4 million customers in the United States through its ancillary cannabis e-commerce platforms.
- Grew its World Vision sponsorship support to 300 children internationally after committing to sponsoring two additional children for every new store that opens in Canada.
- Increased its total employment footprint from just over 900 to over 1,400 during 2022 in order to manage growth.
The Company also announced today that its Canna Cabana retail cannabis store located at 170 Queen Street North, Etobicoke, Ontario, will begin selling recreational cannabis products and consumption accessories for adult use tomorrow, December 31, 2022. This first Etobicoke store is Canna Cabana's 150th in Canada and the 49th in Ontario. Anchored by two major discount retailers, this store is located within a major commercial plaza in the inner Toronto suburb of Etobicoke, containing a national arts and crafts retail chain. It is also a short drive away from Sherway Gardens, a large mall in the Greater Toronto Area that brings in customers from surrounding municipalities, like Mississauga, Canada's seventh largest city, which do not permit bricks-and-mortar cannabis sales within their boundaries.
"Once again, I would like to thank our loyal customers, team members and our shareholders for their ongoing support as we delivered yet another landmark year for High Tide, despite geopolitical, supply chain and economic challenges worldwide. With their support, we were able to execute our business plan, which saw us emerge as the top revenue-generating cannabis company in Canada. Our rapid revenue growth and positive adjusted EBITDA continue to expand as we leveraged the strengths of our diversified cannabis ecosystem, and experienced strong growth in our Cabana Club loyalty program, which now sits at over 900,000 members. I am optimistic that this continued growth in both revenue and customer loyalty will be recognized by the capital markets as macro-level global challenges outside of our control ease through 2023," said Raj Grover, President and Chief Executive Officer of High Tide.
"Despite most cannabis companies facing fierce challenges across the cannabis value chain, we have continued on our forward trajectory, delivering on our goals which included opening 150 locations in 2022 through laser-focused execution. The results we've yielded in Canada over the last couple of years give me confidence that our team will continue to execute and deliver in large and exciting markets like the United States and Germany as relevant laws and regulations materialize. I have said it before and want to re-iterate now that our ambition is to become a top-five MSO with significant retail operations beyond North America. We continue to strengthen our business with every passing year, and look forward to delivering yet another year of solid growth and significant market share gains heading into 2023," added Mr. Grover.
High Tide is a leading retail-focused cannabis company with bricks-and-mortar as well as global e-commerce assets. The Company is the largest non-franchised cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 150 current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. The Company is also North America's first cannabis discount club retailer, under the Canna Cabana banner, which is the single-largest cannabis retail brand in Canada, with additional locations under development across the country. High Tide's portfolio also includes retail kiosks and smart locker technology – Fastendr™. High Tide has been serving consumers for over a decade through its established e-commerce platforms, including Grasscity.com, Smokecartel.com, Dailyhighclub.com, and Dankstop.com and more recently in the hemp-derived CBD space through Nuleafnaturals.com, FABCBD.com, BlessedCBD.co.uk, BlessedCBD.de, and Amazon United Kingdom, as well as its wholesale distribution division under Valiant Distribution, including the licensed entertainment product manufacturer Famous Brandz. High Tide was featured in the Report on Business Magazine's ranking of Canada's Top Growing Companies in both 2021 and 2022 and was named as one of the top 10 performing diversified industries stocks in the 2022 TSX Venture 50™. High Tide's strategy as a parent company is to extend and strengthen its integrated value chain while providing a complete customer experience and maximizing shareholder value.
For more information about High Tide, please visit www.hightideinc.com and its profile pages on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. These statements relate to future events or future performance. The use of any of the words "could", "intend", "expect", "believe", "will", "projected", "estimated" and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on the Company's current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events.
The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the Company's business objectives and milestones and the anticipated timing of, and costs in connection with, the execution or achievement of such objectives and milestones (including, without limitation, proposed acquisitions and store openings); the Company's future growth prospects and intentions to pursue one or more viable business opportunities; the development of the Company's business and future activities following the date hereof; expectations relating to market size and anticipated growth in the jurisdictions within which the Company may from time to time operate or contemplate future operations; expectations with respect to economic, business, regulatory and/or competitive factors related to the Company or the cannabis industry generally; the market for the Company's current and proposed product offerings, as well as the Company's ability to capture market share; the Company's strategic investments and capital expenditures, and related benefits; the distribution methods expected to be used by the Company to deliver its product offerings; the competitive landscape within which the Company operates and the Company's market share or reach; the performance of the Company's business and the operations and activities of the Company; the Company adding the number of additional cannabis retail store locations the Company proposes to add to the Company's business upon the timelines indicated herein, and the Company remaining on a positive growth trajectory; the Company making meaningful increases to its revenue profile; the Company completing the development of its cannabis retail stores; the Company's ability to obtain, maintain, and renew or extend, applicable authorizations, including the timing and impact of the receipt thereof; the realization of cost savings, synergies or benefits from the Company's recent and proposed acquisitions, and the Company's ability to successfully integrate the operations of any business acquired within the Company's business; and the Company continuing to grow its online retail portfolio through further strategic and accretive acquisitions.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. A discussion of some of the material risk factors applicable to High Tide can be found in the "Non-Exhaustive List of Risk Factors" section in Schedule A to the Company's current annual information form, as such factors may be further updated from time to time in its periodic filings, available at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and reflect the Company's expectations as of the date hereof and are subject to change thereafter. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise, or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
This press release may contain future oriented financial information ("FOFI") within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation about annualized revenue and current revenue run rate, which is all subject to the same assumptions, risk factors, limitations, and qualifications as set out in the above "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements". FOFI is not presented in the format of a historical balance sheet, income statement or cash flow statement. FOFI does not purport to present the Company's financial condition in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and there can be no assurance that the assumptions made in preparing the FOFI will prove accurate. The actual results of operations of the Company and the resulting financial results will likely vary from the amounts set forth in the analysis presented, and such variation may be material (including due to the occurrence of unforeseen events occurring subsequent to the preparation of the FOFI). The Company and management believe that the FOFI has been prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting management's best estimates and judgments as of the applicable date. However, because this information is highly subjective and subject to numerous risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the FOFI as necessarily indicative of future results. Except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update such FOFI.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to talk up his crime prevention plans during a visit to Pennsylvania, where Democrats and Republicans are looking for ways to gain leverage on the issue ahead of November’s midterm elections.
The White House said Biden will use his Tuesday visit to call out Republicans for opposing his proposal to restore a ban on assault-style weapons.
Both parties worked together in a rare effort to pass bipartisan gun safety legislation earlier this year after massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, but Biden has repeatedly said more needs to be done.
As a U.S. senator, Biden played a leading role in temporarily banning assault-style weapons, including firearms similar to the AR-15 that have exploded in popularity in recent years, and he wants to put the law back into place.
“A majority of Americans support this ... the NRA opposes it,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. “So we’re going to hear from the president about the importance of making sure we protect our communities.”
Biden’s speech at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre comes as Democrats try to blunt Republican efforts to use concern about crime to their advantage in the midterms.
It’s a particularly fraught issue in Pennsylvania, a key swing state where a U.S. Senate seat and the governor’s office are up for grabs.
The Republican candidate for governor, Doug Mastriano, accuses Democrat Josh Shapiro of being soft on crime as the state’s twice-elected attorney general, saying at one recent event that crime has gone up on his opponent’s watch and that Shapiro “stands aside” as homicides rise across Pennsylvania.
Homicides have been increasing in Pennsylvania, but overall crime seems to have fallen over the last year, according to state statistics.
As attorney general since 2017, Shapiro has toured the state discussing the need to crack down on gun trafficking and ghost guns, and to recruit more police officers. Last December, he said that state agents and Philadelphia police officers working together had reduced the number of shootings in areas that were confronting gun violence related to drug trafficking.
Shapiro plans to attend Tuesday’s event with Biden.
The Republican U.S. Senate nominee, heart surgeon turned television celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz, has tried to portray the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, as extreme and reckless on crime policy.
Fetterman has endorsed recommendations that more geriatric and rehabilitated prisoners can be released from state prisons without harming public safety. Oz and Republicans have distorted that into the claim that Fetterman wants to release “dangerous criminals” from prisons or that he’s in favor of “emptying prisons.”
Fetterman does not plan to be in Wilkes-Barre with Biden, but he’s expected to march in Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade when the president visits Monday. Biden also will be in Pennsylvania on Thursday for a prime-time speech that the White House said will address “the continued battle for the soul of the nation” and defending democracy.
It’s unclear whether crime will end up as a pivotal issue in November.
Only 11% of U.S. adults named crime or violence as one of the top five issues they consider most important for the government to work on in the next year, according to an AP-NORC poll conducted in June. That’s unchanged since December, and it’s well below the percentage naming many of the other top issues for Americans.
Biden has tried to balance his approach to crime by acknowledging voters’ fears and praising law enforcement, but also urging more accountability for officers.
He’s rejected the activist slogan “defund the police,” which Republicans have used as a cudgel against Democrats in general, by calling for more money for cops.
Jean-Pierre said Monday that Biden will speak in Wilkes-Barre about the “simple basic notion that when it comes to public safety in this nation, the answer isn’t to defund the police, but to fund the police.”
Biden also plans to talk about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the role that law enforcement played in defending Congress. He previously focused on that issue in a virtual address to the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives on July 25.
“The police were heroes that day,” he said. “Donald Trump lacked the courage to act. The brave women and men in blue all across this nation should never forget that. You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-cop.”
Biden’s trip to Wilkes-Barre was originally scheduled for July 21 but was cancelled when the president contracted COVID-19 and went into isolation while he was contagious.
Biden has laid out a $37 billion plan for addressing crime and boosting law enforcement resources. He wants Congress to spend $13 billion to help communities hire and train 100,000 police officers over five years. Another $3 billion would go to clearing court backlogs and resolving cases involving murders and guns, and $5 billion more would go to support programs that could help stop violence before it occurs.
In addition, Biden is looking for $15 billion to provide grants to initiatives for preventing violent crime or creating public health responses to nonviolent incidents.
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Levy reported from Harrisburg, Pa. Associated Press writer Emily Swanson contributed to this report. | 2022-08-30T13:13:25+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/08/president-biden-to-talk-crime-gun-control-in-swing-state-pennsylvania.html |
Horvat scores 2 to lead Canucks to 6-4 win over Senators
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Bo Horvat scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks rallied to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4. Jack Studnicka, Brock Boeser, Ilya Mikheyev and Elias Pettersson also scored for Vancouver, and Connor Garland had two assists. Spencer Martin had 37 saves. Tim Stutzle, Claude Giroux, Drake Batherson and Travis Hamonic scored for Ottawa, which has lost six straight. Cam Talbot had 22 saves. | 2022-11-09T06:03:58+00:00 | kyma.com | https://kyma.com/sports/ap-sports/2022/11/08/horvat-scores-2-to-lead-canucks-to-6-4-win-over-senators/ |
This summer, there is a new activity for South Florida families to participate in that's being offered by Brightline.
The company is offering a "Summer Passport" for kids 12 and under that allows them and their families to explore several places in South Florida.
The price tag? $5.
Parents must bring their children to one of the Brightline stations to pick up a passport for their child.
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The passport book has space for several stickers given at different Brightline stations.
With enough stickers comes free prizes. If a child visits four stations and receives four stickers, they collect a swag bag.
If they collect the grand prize of eight stickers, they get several goodies and prizes for the whole family.
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The Summer Passport also offers free kids' admission to top local attractions, including the Frost Museum of Science and the Miami Children's Museum.
To get free access for your child, present your child's Brightline ticket at entry and they'll get free entry.
Guests can purchase the $5 ticket after buying one adult-price ticket at any Brightline station or online. The offer expires on September 5.
You can learn more about this program by clicking here. | 2022-07-16T02:17:52+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/brightline-presents-passports-to-kids-under-12-to-travel-across-south-florida/2806247/ |
A Buffalo man has been arrested on charges of stealing a fire truck as well as burglarizing Deep South Taco on Ellicott Street in two separate incidents on the same day, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
Yassin A. Abdikadir, 25, faces four felony charges.
He faces two felonies involving the fire truck incident: fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession – as well as five misdemeanors. He struck three vehicles while operating the fire truck, according to a release from the District Attorney's Office.
Abdikadir is accused of taking more than 50 bottles of alcohol from Deep South Taco and faces two felonies related to the restaurant incident: third-degree burglary and fourth-degree grand larceny. He also faces a misdemeanor count of fourth-degree criminal mischief.
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If convicted of the highest charge, he faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. There were no details released as to when Abdikadir was arrested. He was arraigned Friday morning before Judge Carrie Phillips in Buffalo City Court. The defendant is scheduled to return to court for both cases on Aug. 26. He was released on his own recognizance because the charges do not qualify for bail, the report said.
At 2:29 a.m. Thursday, the suspect is accused of breaking into Deep South Taco, 291 Ellicott St., where he allegedly entered a storage cabinet and stole about 50 bottles of alcohol, valued at roughly $2,000. But he was not done.
Fewer than 24 hours later, Abdikadir is accused of stealing a Buffalo Fire Department Engine 1 truck at 11:53 p.m. Thursday near West Huron and Main streets. He allegedly struck three parked vehicles before abandoning the emergency vehicle on Delaware Avenue near Allen Street, about a mile away from where it was reported stolen.
Ben Tsujimoto can be reached at btsujimoto@buffnews.com, at (716) 849-6927 or on Twitter at @Tsuj10. | 2022-07-15T19:50:00+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/buffalo-man-accused-of-stealing-fire-truck-and-burglarizing-restaurant/article_88dce2b8-0461-11ed-9cc6-138b8ecd0097.html |
SALAMANACA, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York State police announced that 46-year-old Troy Lafferty of Salamanca was arrested on December 26 for first-degree rape.
Police said on August 29 troopers received a possible rape complaint in the Town of Ellicottville and the investigation determined he did engage in sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion with a 30-year-old victim.
Lafferty was arraigned in the Town of Ellicottville Court and released under supervision. He is scheduled to reappear in January 2023. | 2022-12-29T15:52:11+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/salamanca-man-arrested-by-nysp-for-rape |
(NEXSTAR) – Country music group Lady A has announced the postponement of the band’s Request Line Tour in order to support co-vocalist Charles Kelley on his “journey to sobriety.”
The group shared the news via social media on Thursday, confirming the tour would be pushed off until sometime in 2023.
“Being on the road with our fans is our greatest joy, so it was a hard but important decision to make,” reads a statement attributed to Lady A.
“We are a band, but more importantly … we’re family,” the statement continued. “We’re proud to say that Charles has embarked on a journey to sobriety. So, right now in order to be the healthiest, strongest and most creative band we can be, Lady A will take the time with the support of our families and team of professionals to walk through this together. It’s early on this road, but we are determined to do what will best set us up for many more years together. We’re grateful for your patience.”
Lady A’s Request Line Tour was scheduled to kick off on Aug. 13 and 14 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The band said ticketholders would be contacted in “the coming days” with more information.
Several venues, including the South Dakota State Fair and the Colorado State Fair, have already started looking for replacement acts, Nexstar’s KELO and KDVR are reporting. A number of new concert dates — scheduled for 2023 — also appear to have been added to the band’s website as of Thursday afternoon.
Lady A, which formed in Nashville, comprises of Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood. The group has won 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, nine American Country Awards and seven Grammys, among others awards and accolades, since releasing their first album (as Lady Antebellum) in 2008. | 2022-08-04T21:07:27+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/entertainment/lady-a-postpones-request-line-tour-until-2023-amid-members-journey-to-sobriety/ |
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has said he is confident his contract stand-off with the club will end "in a good way."
De Gea's deal at Old Trafford is set to expire at the end of the season, and United have an option to extend it by another year. Sources have told ESPN the club have chosen instead to start negotiations over a longer agreement.
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However, if fresh terms are not agreed and United do not trigger his extension, De Gea could leave for free in the summer, although the 32-year-old said he expects to stay.
"I'm very relaxed," De Gea said after the 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Tuesday.
"I'm just focused on training, perform as best as I can. But, for sure, it's going to end in a good way."
De Gea has made more than 500 appearances for United since arriving from Atletico Madrid in 2011.
Sources have told ESPN that United are in talks about a deal for Jack Butland to provide backup for De Gea, with Martin Dubravka having returned to Newcastle United after his season-long loan was cut short.
Ten Hag is keen to bolster his goalkeeper department in January, but De Gea remains his No. 1 and the goalkeeper said he wants to stay at the club for the rest of his career.
"I hope so," he added. "I was saying this is my club. I've been here many, many years and it's a huge honour to be here and I'm so happy here."
De Gea kept a third clean sheet in a row in the win over Bournemouth and was praised by Ten Hag afterwards following a string of saves in the second half.
United have not conceded a Premier League goal at Old Trafford since September and have not lost a league game at home since the opening day of the season.
"That's how it should be to come here," De Gea said.
"It should be a tough place for the teams, let's see in the future. We are playing really well, we have to keep the momentum as much as we can and prepare every game as a final and recover well. We have to recover really well because we play a lot of games [this month]." | 2023-01-04T13:22:30+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4844201/david-de-gea-confident-man-united-contract-talks-will-end-in-good-way |
Officially, the Ravens’ training camp in Owings Mills ended Wednesday. In reality, well, that light at the end of the preseason tunnel is still pretty dim.
“It feels like we’re in the middle of it,” outside linebacker Steven Means said with a grin Tuesday.
The Ravens still have two games to play and two more roster cut-downs to figure out before their regular-season work can begin in earnest. On Sunday, they’ll face the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium, where they can extend their NFL-record preseason winning streak to 22 games.
The nationally televised game will be light on stars, with both teams expected to rest several starters. That won’t rob the matchup of its intrigue, though. Here’s a key Raven to watch at each position.
Quarterback: Tyler Huntley
Lamar Jackson is sitting out Sunday’s game. So is Arizona starter Kyler Murray. Backup Colt McCoy missed the Cardinals’ preseason opener with arm soreness. All of which sets up an intriguing possibility: Huntley and Trace McSorley, who battled in Ravens training camp last summer, facing off as starters.
Huntley impressed in the Ravens’ preseason win over the Tennessee Titans, finishing 16-for-18 for 109 yards and a touchdown, and he could have more playmakers around him Sunday. Huntley typically relies on quick hitters — his longest completion against Tennessee was a 22-yarder to tight end Isaiah Likely — but the Ravens need to sharpen their downfield passing attack. If Huntley could connect on one or two deep shots, it’d help burnish his profile in prime time.
Running back: Mike Davis
With J.K. Dobbins working his way back to full strength and Gus Edwards not yet cleared to practice, Davis remains atop the Ravens’ depth chart. He showed nice vision toward the end of training camp, taking a couple of cutback runs to the second level in practices. He’s also a dependable pass blocker, as he showed on a handful of punishing chip blocks against Tennessee.
The Ravens’ opener didn’t produce much separation in the running back competition — “They all look pretty decent,” coach John Harbaugh said after the game — but with Corey Clement released, there should be more opportunities to go around. At this point in the preseason, Davis doesn’t need to author any highlight-reel runs. A performance that cements his starting credentials wouldn’t hurt, though.
Wide receiver: Jaylon Moore
Moore wasn’t as productive against the Titans as Shemar Bridges (four catches for 62 yards and a touchdown) or Makai Polk (six catches for 43 yards). But he also saw less of the field. Polk got 47 snaps on offense; Bridges had 31. Moore, meanwhile, had his two catches for 15 yards over 26 snaps.
There might still be a job to win at wide receiver, and one preseason game alone won’t decide anything. Moore, after two years on the Ravens’ practice squad, was one of the team’s top receivers early in camp before fading somewhat. Bridges and Polk failed to build on their preseason performances, turning in quiet weeks at camp. Moore’s experience will help his roster chances, but so would a breakout game.
Tight end: Nick Boyle
The Ravens have been cautious with Boyle, who’s avoided setbacks in camp after two seasons of knee troubles. As part of the team’s ramp-up plan, he ended camp sitting out every third day. But after watching the preseason opener from the sideline, Boyle could play Sunday. He said earlier this month that he needed to play in the preseason: “I think those are the kind of reps you can’t get out on the practice field, although you’re in pads.”
Boyle, 29, has dropped weight since last season, but his technique can still make him indispensable as a blocker. He’s looked more and more comfortable in practice, picking up outside linebacker Odafe Oweh in pass protection on long-developing play-action designs. He even knocked Oweh to the ground before releasing into the flat in Monday’s practice.
Offensive line: Tyre Phillips
With left guard front-runner Ben Powers starting at right guard against Tennessee, it was Phillips who opened the game Thursday at left guard. He later moved over to left tackle, where his play dropped off. But Harbaugh said Wednesday that Phillips is “not out of the competition [at left guard] by any stretch.”
Ben Cleveland should also see time at left guard against Arizona, but Phillips is seemingly Powers’ top challenger for the Week 1 job. The 2020 third-round pick moves well in space, has a wide frame and, most importantly, feels he can trust his body to hold up. He’s also impressed in one-on-one battles. “I’ve been nicked up my last two years,” Phillips said Wednesday. “But this year, over the offseason, I did a lot of work on my body, and I feel as healthy as ever.”
Defensive line: Justin Madubuike
Madubuike missed the Ravens’ preseason opener and two weekend practices with migraines, but he had one of his best practices of camp Tuesday, winning his one-on-ones in a pass-rushing drill against starting right guard Kevin Zeitler and reserve guard Kahlil McKenzie.
This is an important preseason for Madubuike, one of the NFL’s better young run defenders and a projected starter along the Ravens’ defensive line. If he can be more disruptive as a pass rusher, his role on third down should grow. Sunday’s game will be a good litmus test: The Cardinals’ projected starting guards, Justin Pugh and Will Hernandez, aren’t close to Zeitler’s level, and Arizona allowed three sacks and eight quarterback hits overall in its opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Outside linebacker: Steven Means
Means’ story is one of the best of the Ravens’ preseason. When the 31-year-old signed in June, he wasn’t exactly a journeyman player; Means played 38 games over his three final healthy seasons in Atlanta, starting 14 games last year for the Falcons. But he also seemed like a long shot to make the Ravens’ 53-man roster.
In camp, though, Means was regularly one of the first outside linebackers out at practice, diligently working on his craft and flashing in team drills. Against Tennessee, he had a sack and three tackles. And on Tuesday, he spoke glowingly of a Ravens franchise that he said “resurrected my career” in 2014, when he first signed with the team despite doubts about his future in football. “Eight years later, I wind up coming back, and it’s a blessing. I owe a lot to this organization.”
Inside linebacker: Kristian Welch
Welch, now in his third year in Baltimore, was quiet against Tennessee, finishing with just two tackles in 35 defensive snaps. He looked a step slow in the open field against quarterback Malik Willis and the Titans’ skill players. Rookie Josh Ross, meanwhile, had a team-high four tackles in 22 defensive snaps and led all Ravens defenders with 15 special teams snaps.
Welch’s familiarity with the Ravens’ defense and his special teams ability are assets in his push to make the team’s 53-man roster. The Ravens probably also don’t have to worry about sneaking undrafted linebackers like Ross or Diego Fagot onto their practice squad, either. But this close to the cut-down deadline, on-the-bubble players have to prove themselves all over again.
Cornerback: Kyle Fuller
If the Ravens’ most established players are sitting out Sunday’s game, Marlon Humphrey figures to have the night off. Marcus Peters is still on the road to recovery. That could mean a starting role at cornerback for Fuller, who hasn’t shied away from taking on the Ravens’ top wide receiver, Rashod Bateman, in camp.
After an up-and-down start to camp, the Baltimore native has helped solidify a secondary that gave Jackson and the Ravens’ passing game headaches over the final week of practices. Starting Cardinals wide receivers Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and DeAndre Hopkins are expected to sit out Sunday’s game, but Fuller could find himself matched up with speedy rotational pieces like Rondale Moore and Andy Isabella. They should present a nice test — and a welcome change of pace — after weeks of battling familiar faces in practice.
Safety: Kyle Hamilton
Every game should offer more clues about how the Ravens plan to use Hamilton this season, even if his Week 1 role is as the third safety behind Marcus Williams and Chuck Clark. Hamilton’s NFL debut wasn’t perfect — he missed a couple of tackles, including a whiff in the red zone that the elusive Willis turned into a touchdown run — but there were more positives than negatives.
The Ravens moved Hamilton around the field before the snap, lining him up as a box safety and as a deep safety. The first-round pick looked fluid and comfortable in coverage shells that used both one and two high safeties. He showed an awareness of passing concepts. He flew in from deep to scoop up a fumble. He even played 10 snaps on special teams, where his size and athleticism stand out.
Specialist: Jordan Stout
Stout had an “outstanding” debut against Tennessee, special teams coordinator Chris Horton said, averaging 47.8 yards per punt on four attempts. Could he get a look at some field-goal attempts in the preseason? Stout, who kicked at Penn State, booted a couple from 50-plus yards in practice Wednesday, including one with Justin Tucker as the unlikely holder.
“If it comes up, I think that would be a consideration,” Horton said. “Again, he has done it all. But our job is to see how the game goes, see what happens and just let him play the game. And if it comes up, we’ll handle it the right way.”
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Calling Secretariat a Triple Crown winner actually might understate his dominance. The colt not only won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes in 1973 — he finished each in record time.
It just took 39 years for that part of his incredible sweep to become official.
When Secretariat won the Preakness a half-century ago, he was a star but not yet a legend. His 31-length romp in the Belmont was still to come, and although his back-to-front surge on the first turn at Pimlico was spectacular, the colt’s final time of 1 minute, 55 seconds wasn’t all that noteworthy. It was a second slower than the Preakness mark set two years earlier by Canonero II.
But the dispute over that time was only beginning, and it wasn’t until 2012 when Penny Chenery — Secretariat’s owner — finally succeeded in securing her horse’s Preakness record. She died in 2017 at age 95.
“It was something that Mrs. Chenery really wanted to do in her lifetime,” said Amy Zimmerman, a senior vice president at Santa Anita Park who also works with NBC on its Preakness coverage. “She wanted to set the record straight. She’s the one that really pushed for it to be done.”
After Secretariat’s Preakness, it was clear something was amiss. Although the electronic timing device said 1:55, two Daily Racing Form clockers independently recorded the race at 1:53 2/5. Pimlico’s official hand clocker had it at 1:54 2/5.
Stewards determined there were “extenuating circumstances” with the electronic device, but it was the Pimlico clocker whose figure carried the day. The official time was changed to 1:54 2/5 — not quite good enough to beat Canonero II’s 1:54. In July 1973, the Maryland Racing Commission acknowledged the possibility that Secretariat had set a record, but it wasn’t officially recognized.
“It would appear that Secretariat might have run the 1973 Preakness somewhat faster than Canonero II ran the same race in 1971,” the commission said, according to minutes dated July 10, 1973. “The commission, however, is bound by its rules and regulations which provide that the official time of any race is that which is clocked by the official timer.”
So the 1:54 2/5 time would stand. The commission’s order also included a bit of a declaration: “To change records established by the official timer because of later electronic analyses of such events would be destructive of the integrity of all sporting events.”
That statement may have reflected a world that was still uneasy about allowing technology too much latitude to fix errors on the field of play. The debate persists today, even as instant replay becomes increasingly normalized. It’s one thing to use technology to correct mistakes while competition is ongoing, but doing it well after the fact is a bit different.
In 2010, Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost a perfect game because of a missed call by an umpire. Nowadays, instant replay could fix that — but it would be reviewed immediately. Not days or years after the fact.
In 1998, with Secretariat’s Preakness time still a bone of contention, Bruce Spizler — Maryland’s assistant attorney general — sent the commission a letter. He concluded that the commission’s regulation still mandated that 1:54 2/5 should remain the official time.
That regulation, however, was eventually repealed and replaced. The new one said that in the event of a problem with the electronic timing device, the official time of the race could be determined by the official timer — or by another method deemed accurate and reliable by the commission.
At the request of Chenery, as well as Pimlico president Tom Chuckas, the commission held a hearing on the matter in 2012. Zimmerman, then an executive producer at Horse Racing Television, was one of a half-dozen witnesses.
By then, Canonero II’s 1:54 was no longer the time to beat. Tank’s Prospect in 1985 and Louis Quatorze in 1996 had won the Preakness in 1:53 2/5, and Curlin in 2007 had finished slightly slower, in 1:53.46. Tapes of the 1973, 1985 and 1996 races were digitized, with a stopwatch and digital frame counter superimposed.
That process revealed Secretariat had finished in 1:53, according to the commission’s order. His first quarter-mile was faster than the electric timer recorded but his other fractional times were the same, lending credence to the idea that the electronic timer was inadvertently started early.
When the recordings were run simultaneously, they showed Secretariat crossing the finish line “approximately one to one and a half lengths before Tank’s Prospect and Louis Quatorze,” according to the commission.
The witnesses agreed that Secretariat ran the race in 1:53, and the commission ordered the official time changed.
Secretariat still holds all three Triple Crown time records.
“It’s quite amazing,” Zimmerman said. “If you calculated all the number of horses that have run in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont combined in 50 years, and not one of them has run faster in any of those races.”
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Somalia, extremists claim over 100 killed in intense battle
By OMAR FARUK
Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government and al-Qaida-linked fighters are both claiming more than 100 people were killed in their deadliest battle since the government launched a major military offensive against the extremists in August. The government asserted that more than 100 al-Shabab extremists died early Friday after they attacked a Somali National Army base that was recently retaken from the fighters’ control. The government said seven soldiers were killed in the “intense attack” but that the military remained in control of the base in the Galgudud region village of Galcad. A spokesman for Al-Shabab reported that more than 150 Somali soldiers and officers were killed. Neither side’s claim could be independently verified. | 2023-01-20T13:26:02+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/01/20/somalia-extremists-claim-over-100-killed-in-intense-battle/ |
NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ("Axsome" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AXSM) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-03925, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Axsome securities between December 30, 2019 and April 22, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Axsome securities during the Class Period, you have until July 12, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Axsome is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the development of novel therapies for central nervous system disorders in the United States. The Company is developing, among other product candidates, AXS-07, a novel, oral, rapidly absorbed, multi-mechanistic, and investigational medicine for the acute treatment of migraine.
Axsome consistently touted AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects in anticipation of the Company's submission a New Drug Application ("NDA") to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for AXS-07 for the acute treatment of migraine (the "AXS-07 NDA") based on the drug's positive results in two Phase 3 trials. However, unbeknownst to investors, the Company's preparation and eventual submission of the AXS-07 NDA was plagued with chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") issues.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Axsome's CMC practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07 and its manufacturing process; (ii) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 NDA on its initially represented timeline; (iii) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the FDA reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (iv) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (v) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On November 5, 2020, Axsome issued a press release reporting the Company's third quarter 2020 results. That press release disclosed that the Company "plans to submit the [AXS-07] NDA to the FDA in the first quarter of 2021, versus previous guidance of the fourth quarter of 2020, to allow for inclusion of supplemental manufacturing information to ensure a robust submission package."
On this news, Axsome's stock price fell $5.22 per share, or 6.99%, to close at $69.51 per share on November 5, 2020.
Then, on April 25, 2022, Axsome disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that, "[o]n April 22, 2022, Axsome . . . was informed by the [FDA] that [CMC] issues identified during the FDA's review of the Company's [NDA] for its AXS-07 product candidate for the acute treatment of migraine are unresolved." That filing also disclosed that "[b]ased upon the time remaining in the NDA review cycle, the Company expects to receive a Complete Response Letter [('CRL')] with respect to this NDA on or about the Prescription Drug User Fee Act target action date of April 30, 2022."
On this news, Axsome's stock price fell $8.60 per share, or 21.99%, to close at $30.50 per share on April 25, 2022.
Finally, on May 2, 2022, Axsome announced that it received a CRL from the FDA regarding the AXS-07 NDA for the acute treatment of migraine. According to the Company, "[t]he principal reasons given in the CRL relate to [CMC] considerations" including "the need for additional CMC data pertaining to the drug product and manufacturing process."
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Several teens are recovering after being shot in Chicago Sunday, with the youngest injured being a 13-year-old male, a 14-year-old female, a 14-year-old male, and a 15-year-old male.
The shootings come as the city saw another violent weekend, with at least six dead and more than 29 wounded as a result of gun fire.
Chicago Police Superintended David Brown is expected to provide an update on the city's recent public safety efforts at 11 a.m. Monday.
The first fatal shooting of the weekend was reported at approximately 6:16 p.m. Friday in the 2300 block of East 71st Street.
Police say a 22-year-old man was riding a scooter when a person driving a Hyundai Sonata struck him. The victim then ran westbound on 71st Street when a person got out of the Sonata and fired shots, striking him in the head and chest.
He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
Just two hours later in the 600 block of East 60th Street, a 45-year-old man was shot in the chest, and police found him lying unresponsive in a park.
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The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Two men were standing on a sidewalk in the first block of West Cermak at approximately 2:14 a.m. when shots were fired, striking both victims.
A 30-year-old man was shot in the chest, and was pronounced dead at the scene by police.
A second victim, another man, was shot in the back and face, and was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. He later died from his injuries, officials said.
No suspects are in custody, and Area Three detectives are investigating.
Sunday morning at approximately 12:20 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person slumped over the wheel of a vehicle in the 7000 block of South Ada when they discovered a man lying in the passenger side of the car.
Police say the man was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot in the left side of his head.
No suspects are in custody at this time.
Just after 1 p.m. in the 12400 block of South Harvard, a 28-year-old man was found unresponsive in the backyard of a residence after he had been shot multiple times, according to police.
Authorities say the man was pronounced dead at the scene, and an investigation remains underway.
Here are the rest of the weekend’s shootings so far. Suspects are not in custody in any shooting unless otherwise noted.
Monday –
- A 14-year-old male and an 18-year-old man were walking on a sidewalk at 1:01 a.m. in the 7000 block of South Normal Avenue when someone inside a black SUV pulled up and began firing shots. The 14-year-old was struck in the right leg, and the man was struck in the left foot. Both were transported to a nearby hospital in good condition
- At 3:51 a.m., a 15-year-old male was dropped off at Loretta Hospital in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the right leg. According to police, details of the attack are unknown.
Sunday –
- At 11:16 p.m. in the 8200 block of South Wentworth Avenue, a 32-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk when a male approached on foot and fired shots, police said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound to the foot in good condition. No one is in custody.
- In the 3700 block of South Langley at approximately 2:35 p.m., police say a 13-year-old male broke into a Kida and was confronted by the owner of the vehicle, a 26-year-old male. The male, who authorities say have a valid concealed carry license, produced a handgun and fired shots towards the 13-year-old. The teen was taken to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg.
- At approximately midnight in the 9200 block of South Marquette Avenue, a man was sitting on his porch when a van pulled up and a person inside opened fire, striking him in the hand. Police say the man was taken to an area hospital in good condition.
- A 34-year-old man was driving in the 3000 block of South Ashland Avenue at approximately 12:11 a.m. when he was shot in the lower back. He was taken to an area hospital in good condition, police said.
- In the 1300 block of South Sawyer at approximately 12:36 a.m., a 31-year-old woman was standing on a sidewalk when a verbal altercation broke out near her. Police say one of the individuals then fired gunshots, and she was struck in the right leg and ankle. She was hospitalized in good condition.
- Police say a man was walking in the 200 block of West 75th Street at approximately 3:45 a.m. when a black sedan fired shots, striking him in the right calf. He was taken to an area hospital in good condition.
- At approximately 4:18 a.m. in the 500 block of East 75th Street, three people were standing outside when they were shot. A 51-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the neck, a 26-year-old woman was shot in the left elbow, and a 30-year-old man suffered a graze wound to his left calf, and all three were hospitalized in good condition.
- A 45-year-old man was walking in the 3500 block of South Damen Avenue at approximately 4:25 a.m. when he was shot in the abdomen and left hip. Police say he was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
- In the 500 block of East 105th Street at approximately 12:25 p.m., a 24-year-old woman was hit in the arm by a gunshot. She was taken to an area hospital in good condition, police said.
- Just before 5 p.m. in the 1200 block of West 81st Street, a 14-year-old girl was inside a residence when she was shot in the face. Police say she was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
- In the 2500 block of West 70th Street at approximately 7:11 p.m., a 14-year-old boy was near a sidewalk when a dark-colored vehicle approached and a person inside opened fire, striking the teen in the buttocks and side. The teen was taken to an area hospital in good condition, police said.
- Police say a 17-year-old boy was approached by an unknown assailant in the 8400 block of South Parnell at approximately 7:45 p.m. when he was shot in the abdomen and leg. The teen was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, police said.
Saturday –
- At approximately 12:07 a.m. in the 2000 block of East 67th Street, two men were standing on a sidewalk when a person in a black sedan fired shots, police said. A 24-year-old was hit in the left leg, and a 25-year-old was hit in the right leg, and both were taken to area hospitals in good condition.
- Police say a 30-year-old man was driving in the 3900 block of West Grand Avenue at approximately 1:07 a.m. when he was shot by a person in another vehicle. The man was taken to an area hospital in good condition after being shot in the left leg and left arm.
- A 40-year-old woman was riding in a vehicle in the 3400 block of West Madison at approximately 1:10 a.m. when shots were fired from another car, striking her multiple times. Police say she was taken to an area hospital in fair condition.
- In the 3300 block of West Augusta at approximately 4:57 a.m., a 29-year-old man was driving eastbound when a person in a dark-colored SUV fired shots, striking him in the left arm. The man, who also suffered graze wounds to his back, was taken to an area hospital in good condition, according to police.
- At approximately 5:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of South California, a 40-year-old man was struck in the wrist by gunfire, police said. The man was taken to an area hospital in good condition.
- Police say a 31-year-old man was standing near an alley in the 500 block of East 72nd Street at approximately 6:24 p.m. when he was shot in the hand. The man was self-transported to an area hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
- In the 3800 block of West Madison at approximately 8:21 p.m., a 56-year-old man was standing on a sidewalk when he was shot four times, according to police. The man was taken to an area hospital in good condition.
- A man was walking on a sidewalk in the 6500 block of South Saint Louis at approximately 11:13 p.m. when he was shot by an individual in a white van. Police say the man was taken to an area hospital in good condition.
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- At approximately 5:10 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Washburn, a 30-year-old man was riding a bike when he was shot in the abdomen and legs by an unknown assailant. Police say he was taken to an area hospital, where his condition was later stabilized.
- A 23-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle in the 1700 block of West 47th Street at approximately 11:25 p.m. when he was shot in the left leg. Police say he was taken to an area hospital in fair condition. | 2022-09-12T11:56:17+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/6-dead-at-least-28-wounded-including-7-teens-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/2937266/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
0-6-4, SB: 9
(zero, six, four; SB: nine)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
0-6-4, SB: 9
(zero, six, four; SB: nine) | 2022-05-11T04:53:42+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Three-Evening-17164097.php |
Southwest offering pass to fly a friend for free
Published: Apr. 4, 2023 at 9:55 PM CDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago
(CNN) - Planning a summer vacation? Don’t forget to take a buddy!
Southwest Airlines is bringing back its Companion Pass promotion that allows travelers to designate one person to fly with them for free.
To qualify, a member of Southwest’s frequent flyer program needs to register for the promotion.
The passenger then has to purchase a ticket by Wednesday night for a flight scheduled before May 24.
Once that’s done, the companion pass will be added to the account.
The buddy pass will work on as many flights as they want between Aug. 15 and Sept. 30.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-05T03:42:38+00:00 | newschannel6now.com | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/04/05/southwest-offering-pass-fly-friend-free/ |
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods split the fairway with his opening shot Thursday, confidently plucking his tee from the ground before his ball had even landed, and set off with grim-faced determination for a steamy trek around Augusta National.
The rest of his day at the Masters was mostly just grim.
There were two wicked lip-outs on the front side. A pitch shot dumped in a greenside bunker on the back. Some bad luck off the tee at 18, which left him with a painfully awkward stance. And on just about every hole, a pronounced limp — the evidence of the crash on a suburban Los Angeles road just over two years ago that crushed bones in his right leg and ankle.
By the time Woods struggled through the finishing hole, failing to get up and down from another bunker, he had shot 74 — good enough to stay in contention to play the weekend but hardly good enough to actually contend. He has never missed the cut at the Masters as a professional.
“Most of the guys are going low today. This was the day to do it,” Woods said. “Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be a little bit better, a little bit sharper, and kind of inch my way through it.”
Or at least hobble through it.
It was the worst opening round for Woods at the Masters since 2005, when he followed a 74 with 65-66-71 to capture the fourth of his five green jackets. Recent history suggests that duplicating that comeback will be tough, though: He shot 78-78 on the weekend last year, and is now a combined 16 over for his last four rounds at Augusta National.
The four consecutive rounds over par is Woods’ longest such streak since first driving down Magnolia Lane in 1995.
“Today was the opportune time to get the round under par,” he said, “and I didn’t do that.”
The five-time champion had the best view for a couple of golfers who did.
Viktor Hovland used an eagle at the second to propel him to an opening 65, and Xander Schauffele shot 68, on a day that red numbers dominated the scoreboards.
“It’s really cool just to be around him,” said Hovland, who was low amateur at the Masters in 2019, when Woods won his most recent green jacket. “He’s been such a huge influence to the game of golf, and obviously watched him hours growing up. And to get to play with him for the first time today was very special, and especially to play this round so well.”
Woods actually outdrove both Hovland and Schauffele at the first, and was cruising along until the third, when he caught a pitch shot high on his club face and left it short of the green. Woods ran his next chip past the hole, missed a slippery downhill putt and walked off with his first bogey of the day.
Then came the lip-outs: a vicious one at the fifth, the same hole on which Woods began using his driver as a walking stick, and another at the seventh, which left him 3 over and searching for some positive vibes.
They came briefly with a birdie at the eighth, only to dissipate when Woods dumped his pitch into the bunker at No. 11 and made bogey. He looked like he might catch momentum again with a long birdie putt at the 15th and an approach stuck close for birdie at the 16th, only to watch a near-perfect drive at the 18th come to rest too close to a fairway bunker.
Woods tried several stances before planting his left foot in the grass, high above him, and digging his right in the sand. He proceeded to send a line drive from there into the greenside bunker, losing his balance and hopping away on his left leg.
“Hop on the left leg is fine,” he said. “If I did it on the other one, not so fine.”
Woods splashed out of that bunker, missed the par putt and began his halting walk to the clubhouse to sign his card.
“I didn’t give myself very good looks,” he said. “Need to do a better job of that going forward.”
Indeed, the round was hardly vintage Woods, yet the feel around Augusta National was unmistakably classic.
Patrons stacked four-, five- and sometimes six-deep for a chance to see him, then walked quickly ahead — running being strictly forbidden — to find a prime spot to see him again. They clapped politely when he’d tap in for par, roared like the old days for his three birdies, and showered him with adulation when his round was over.
At one point, after waiting an hour for Woods to come through and then watching him play an approach shot from the fairway right in front of them, one gentleman turned to his buddy and said: “Well, we can go home now.”
Without a few more birdies, and a few less mistakes, that’s where Woods will be headed soon, too.
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Following the Best First Quarter in the Company's History, DDN Announces Significant Enhancements to its New Range of Hybrid AI Storage Platforms
HAMBURG, Germany, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- (ISC, Booth #C313) DDN®, the global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and multicloud data management solutions, today announced AI, deep learning and analytics software enhancements to its data storage systems to help customers in their AI-driven digital transformation initiatives.
AI has become an indispensable strategic tool to drive business value, and organizations increasingly turn to DDN for its expertise in architecting and deploying data storage solutions, which simplify and accelerate AI data management at any scale. DDN's first quarter of 2022 was its most successful in the company's history and was driven by massive customer demand for DDN's scalable AI-enabled data storage systems. DDN sold 84% more AI systems in Q1 2022 than in the same quarter in 2021.
"In these times of economic uncertainty, organizations need proven technology partners to help them achieve successful AI-driven business transformation with significant business value," said Alex Bouzari, CEO of DDN. "With DDN's global team of experts, proven data platforms designed specifically for AI and tight integration with the AI ecosystem, our customers will de-risk their AI strategies and greatly accelerate success and productivity."
DDN's software enhancements improve data security, performance, monitoring, and capacity per appliance. DDN's new hybrid storage systems use next generation networking SAS4, which doubles both capacity and performance at a very attractive price point. Customers can now deploy up 900 hard drives and 16 petabytes of data in a single rack behind DDN's advanced NVMe AI appliances.
DDN also launched EXAScaler® 6.1, a new release of its parallel filesystem, delivering optimized AI integration and data security. DDN's Hot Pools and Hot Nodes features, both enabling advanced flash performance into applications, can now be combined with DDN's end-to-end encryption.
Find out more by visiting DDN's booth (#C313) at ISC 2022 in Hamburg, Germany and setting up a meeting with DDN executives to discuss your at-scale AI requirements at https://ddn.com/company/events/isc-high-performance-2022.
DDN is the world's largest private data storage company and the leading provider of intelligent technology and infrastructure solutions for Enterprise At Scale, AI and analytics, HPC, government and academia customers. Through its DDN and Tintri divisions the company delivers AI, Data Management software and hardware solutions, and unified analytics frameworks to solve complex business challenges for data-intensive, global organizations. DDN provides its enterprise customers with the most flexible, efficient and reliable data storage solutions for on-premises and multi-cloud environments at any scale. Over the last two decades, DDN has established itself as the data management provider of choice for over 11,000 enterprises, government, and public-sector customers, including many of the world's leading financial services firms, life science organizations, manufacturing and energy companies, research facilities, and web and cloud service providers.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to approve on Thursday a large expansion of health care and disability benefits for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in response to concerns about their exposure to toxic burn pits.
Passage of the bill will cap years of advocacy work by veterans groups and others who liken burn pits to the Agent Orange herbicide that Vietnam era veterans were exposed to in Southeast Asia.
The bill would expand the window of eligibility for free medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. That window would double for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans from five years after discharge to 10.
The legislation would also presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing the veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service. Currently, more than 70% of disability claims related to burn pit exposure are denied by the VA due to lack of evidence, scientific data and information from the Defense Department.
The legislation would also benefit many Vietnam War-era veterans by including high blood pressure in the list of conditions presumed to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange. And, it would extend Agent Orange presumptions to veterans who served in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam and American Samoa.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said scores of America's veterans went off to serve their country in perfect health only to come back and get sick from toxic exposure, and when they applied for disability benefits, oftentimes found out they didn't qualify.
“It's a confounding indignity for our nation's heroes to sacrifice everything for our country only to come home, get sick and discover the VA is not there for them," Schumer said. “They have to fend for themselves.”
The bill will increase federal spending by about $283 billion over 10 years and does not include offsetting spending cuts or tax increases to help pay for it. The House in March approved similar legislation that would have cost more than $320 billion over 10 years. The House will have to approve the Senate measure also to get it to President Joe Biden to be signed into law, and it is expected to do so.
The military routinely used open burn pits set ablaze with jet fuel to dispose of tires, batteries, medical waste and other materials during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A 2020 study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that health studies provided insufficient evidence to determine whether exposure to burn pit emissions is linked to 27 adverse respiratory conditions such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and lung cancer. The authors of the study said the uncertainty doesn’t mean that there is no association — only that there was insufficient data to draw definitive conclusions.
But lawmakers said that stories from constituents tell a different and more definitive tale, and they are reluctant to wait for an irrefutable link between veterans' maladies and their exposure to toxic burn pits.
“Whenever you have to make that connection airtight, that's difficult on many things," said Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind. “In this case, I think the evidence is such that there's some causal relationship. I hear from so many that were over there and got the symptoms fairly close after their service was over. That's not now and then. You hear it fairly often."
Most Republicans are expected to vote for the bill. About half of the GOP senators voted no on a procedural vote to advance the legislation, miffed about the inability to vote on amendments to the bill, but some indicated they will support final passage. Some also are expected to oppose the bill because of fiscal concerns.
“That's way too much money," said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., of the projected $283 billion price tag.
An expansion of health care and disability benefits could tax an already stressed VA system, which lawmakers sought to address by authorizing 31 new medical clinics in 19 states and boosting investments in computer systems for the processing of disability claims.
Most Republicans in the House voted against that chamber's version of the legislation. The Senate version trimmed some of the costs early on by phasing in certain benefit enhancements. Sen. Jon Tester, the chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, said the bill was “about righting a wrong that has been ignored too damn long."
“There's always cost of war," Tester said, “and that cost is never fully paid when the war ends." | 2022-06-16T15:34:06+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/senate-set-to-enhance-benefits-for-vets-exposed-to-burn-pits/CLJMRFIZQNGJJIKTFPHOG2SS3A/ |
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County (ELCHC) Chief Executive Officer Gordon L. Gillette announced his retirement to the ELCHC Board of Directors on Monday, August 1, 2022. After four years of dedicated service as the CEO of the ELCHC and more than three decades at TECO, Gillette plans to enjoy his retirement.
Gillette said, "I came to the Coalition after retiring with 36 years of service from TECO, where much of my non-profit volunteer work had been in education. It has been my distinct pleasure to work with a strong leadership team to serve the families and children of Hillsborough County. With 90% of brain development occurring before age 5, this work is of paramount importance for every child. We have made great progress in early learning in our County, and I am proud to have led the Coalition during this time."
Under Gillette's leadership, the Coalition reduced the waitlist from several thousand to zero, decreasing the time families wait for services, created new local programming aimed at preparing children for kindergarten. He led the Coalition during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping child care business owners stay in business, including raising rates four times to increase the amount per child received by child care programs participating in the School Readiness program. Gillette is also credited with bringing INCENTIVE$ to the Coalition, resulting in more than $1MM in wage supplements to early education teachers in the County.
Established by the State Legislature, the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County (ELCHC) is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on promoting school and life success for young children and their families through quality school readiness services and supports. The ELCHC administers School Readiness and VPK (Voluntary Prekindergarten) programs in Hillsborough County, offers teacher trainings and coaching, and provides Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) along with other services that daily serve more than 20,000 children and their families.
Contact: Alison Fraga
Phone: 813-205-6205
Email: afraga@elchc.org
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WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1144 PM EDT Mon Aug 1 2022
...A line of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of
southwestern Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties through 1245 AM
EDT...
At 1142 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Findley Lake, or 14 miles east of Erie, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Jamestown, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Allegany State Park, Westfield,
Lakewood, Falconer, Mayville, Clymer, Long Point State Park,
Jamestown West, SUNY Fredonia, Frewsburg, Chautauqua Institution,
Lake Erie State Park, Findley Lake, Chautauqua, Busti, Portland and
Sheridan.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between exits 61 and 59.
Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 17.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4226 7976 4241 7956 4244 7950 4249 7945
4253 7938 4254 7935 4230 7877 4200 7894
4200 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 305DEG 37KT 4213 7980
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Takeoff's mother files wrongful death lawsuit against venue where Migos rapper was killed
HOUSTON - The mother of Migos rapper Takeoff has filed a lawsuit against the owners of the Houston venue where her son was shot and killed in November.
Takeoff killed in Houston; who is he?
Takeoff's mother, Titania Davenport, of Georgia, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Harris County District Court by Order of the Probate Court of Fulton County, Georgia. The lawsuit alleges that the owners of 810 Billiards & Bowling failed to provide adequate security on the night of Takeoff's death.
Takeoff, whose real name is Kirsnick Ball, was shot and killed on November 1, 2022, at a party at 810 Billiards & Bowling. The lawsuit alleges that the shooting stemmed from an argument between two men on the venue's balcony.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Takeoff of Migos performs onstage during Global Citizen Live on September 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
Davenport's lawsuit alleges that the venue owners were negligent in failing to provide adequate security, including metal detectors, security guards, and surveillance cameras. The lawsuit also alleges that the venue owners failed to enforce a no-weapons policy.
Takeoff Shooting: Search warrant reveals second shooter involved in deadly shooting
The lawsuit seeks compensation for all medical expenses, funeral, and burial expenses, necessary expenses, pain and suffering, wrongful death, estate damages, and all other damages permissible by Texas law.
Takeoff, 28, was one of three members of the Grammy-winning hip-hop group Migos. The group released their debut album, "Yung Rich Nation," in 2013. They have since released four more albums, including "Culture," which was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Houston nurse who tried to help Takeoff speaks about the tragic shooting
Takeoff's death was a shock to the music industry. He was widely mourned by fans and fellow artists.
The lawsuit is the latest development in a case that has drawn national attention. The shooting has raised questions about gun violence and security at nightclubs and other venues.
Patrick Xavier Clark, left, charged with the murder of Migos rapper Takeoff, right. (Harris County Sheriff's Office/Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
The man charged in the death of the Migos rapper, Patrick Xavier Clark has been indicted by a grand jury on May 25. | 2023-06-11T18:50:01+00:00 | fox13seattle.com | https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/takeoff-mother-files-lawsuit-against-810-billards |
Downtown was filled with music Friday and Saturday as the first Springfield Jazz and Blues Fest hit the right notes with the public as seven groups hit stages at Springfield Commons Park and Mother Stewart’s Brewing Company.
A mix of local groups and regional and national performers, led by celebrated jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli as the Friday evening headliner, brought people from as far as St. Louis to experience the two-day, admission-free festival. The event is presented by the Kiwanis Club of Springfield.
Plenty of summer sunshine complemented the setting and nightfall saw even more people crowd Commons Park as the John Pizzarelli Trio performed after 9:30 p.m. He was the attraction that brought Scott and Barbara Smith all the way from St. Louis.
The couple wanted to do a weekend getaway and were already fans of Pizzarelli and had met him. They decided to make a weekend of it, staying in Yellow Springs, where they planned to get in some hiking when not listening to music, experience the craft beers at Mother Stewart’s, cheese curds at Young’s Jersey Dairy and see family during the trip.
“Being admission-free is the best; we can pay for part of our stay with what we save,” said Scott Smith.
The couple also found the Ohio weather refreshing opposed to St. Louis. Should the festival continue as an annual event, it may be a regular summer stop for the Scotts.
“It’s great to have something like this we could keep going to,” Barbara Scott said.
Others like Morris and Jacqueline Holloway of Springfield weren’t necessarily jazz or blues fans but found a shady bench in the park to try it out. It was the setting that drew them as much as the art.
“I like this park, it’s beautiful,” Morris Holloway said.
Credit: David A. Moodie
Credit: David A. Moodie
Darren Holland of Springfield saw it as a chance to give his wife some alone time by bringing his young daughters ages 10 months and 2½ years in a stroller. He already likes jazz and thought it a good opportunity to share with his girls, who love dancing.
The Hollands will skip the second day of the Jazz and Blues festival and instead make a stop Saturday at the Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition.
“Having two kids, it’s not always easy to go to things and having festivals close helps,” Holland said.
The Kiwanis Club of Springfield worked to make the festival a rounded event by including a kids’ area with inflatables, food trucks, a few vendors, places to sit and move about. They were grateful for the several people who sponsored to make it a free festival including Springfield’s John Legend.other Stewart’s was filled as well with several food trucks as visitors filled the outdoor area near the stage and inside. There was also room for people who wanted to dance.
Some of the most convenient seats belonged to those living in the townhouses across the street from the park. Doug and Luktan Nave didn’t know they’d get free live entertainment outside their front doors, where all they had to do was set up lawn chairs.
“This is a great thing for downtown. It’s nice to be in the middle of things,” Doug Nave said.
The couple along with dog Penny often sit on their balcony and listen to the music across the street at Mother Stewart’s when bands perform.
They’d like to see more in the park, which they consider their front yard and sometimes feels like somewhere else.
“You’d think you were in New York or Washington, D.C. but you’re in Springfield,” said Doug Nave.
Todd Stoll, who leads the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra that helped spark an interest in jazz locally and coordinated the talent for the festival, said the event was designed to expose various types of jazz and blues.
Credit: Bill Lackey
Credit: Bill Lackey
Pizzarelli, one of the biggest names in jazz who has performed with superstars like Paul McCartney and more than 20 albums to his credit, had the audience dancing, grooving and laughing as he had a comedian’s timing in between playing Great American Songbook tunes and how he became interested in these songs and began his career.
His guitar skills also had the audience applauding consistently. Pizzarelli said after the show he hoped that type of reception would lead people to learn more about jazz if they didn’t already know.
“People hear that and now they might go out and look for more jazz music,” he said.
Pizzarelli was glad to help inaugurate the festival as an ambassador of jazz. And though he’s used to playing shows in big cities, this offered a different experience.
“Those places are bigger, but there’s not as many local groups and that has a nice feeling to have,” he said.
Saturday’s performers included bluesman Marquise Knox, who has toured with ZZ Top and Cheap Trick and a mix of local and national talent as the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra performed with Samara Joy, one of the up-and-coming stars of the jazz world. Stoll said this was a rare chance to see a star as she ascends.
About the Author | 2022-08-21T16:05:12+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/first-springfield-jazz-and-blues-fest-is-hit-with-the-crowd/JPXGNJTSVNCLLCTNUIGPM2A3XU/ |
One of the few clinics offering gender-affirming care for transgender patients in Tennessee has been forced to give medical information on all of their trans patients to the state's attorney general.
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One of the few clinics offering gender-affirming care for transgender patients in Tennessee has been forced to give medical information on all of their trans patients to the state's attorney general.
Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-06-23T09:59:24+00:00 | kunm.org | https://www.kunm.org/2023-06-23/patients-at-a-tenn-clinic-that-offers-gender-affirming-care-receive-troubling-email |
How to watch PGA Championship, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times, live stream
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Editor's note: The PGA of America, which owns and operates the PGA Championship, controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. PGA TOUR LIVE coverage will resume next week at the Charles Schwab Challenge
Round 3 of the PGA Championship from Oak Hill Country Club begins on Saturday.
Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners share the lead at 5-under par heading into the weekend.
Oak Hill, which underwent a hearty restoration a few years ago, looks much different compared to the last time it played host, But the venue continues to be one of the most iconic in American championship golf.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Television: Saturday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-10 a.m. (ESPN+), 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN), 1 p.m.-7 p.m. (CBS).
Alternate Telecast: Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-10 a.m. (ESPN). 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Featured Groups: Various AM/PM, available on ESPN+
Radio: Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. (SiriusXM/Westwood One)
Stream: More information on international YouTube streaming of the 2023 PGA Championship will be available during tournament week. | 2023-05-20T19:16:54+00:00 | pgatour.com | https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2023/05/20/how-to-watch-2023-pga-championship-at-oak-hill-round-3-leaderboard-tv-times-tee-times-live-stream |
Panopto is named a Leader in enterprise video for
the 7th consecutive year.
SEATTLE, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Panopto, the leading video management system provider in enterprise and higher education markets, today announced it has been positioned by Aragon Research, Inc. in the Leader section of the Aragon Research Globe™ for Enterprise Video, 2023.i
"Increasingly, enterprises are understanding the role of video as an important part of the business, just as the demand from employees and customers is surging," says Jim Lundy, Founder, CEO, and Lead Analyst at Aragon Research. "Whether it is executive communications, training, or support, video content helps to speed up the process."
The Aragon Research Globe for Enterprise Video is an independent evaluation of video technology providers in both strategy and performance dimensions across four groups: leaders, contenders, innovators, or specialists. Panopto is positioned as a Leader for demonstrating comprehensive strategies that align with industry direction and market demand and effectively performing against those strategies.
"We believe our positioning as a Leader in the Aragon Research Globe for Enterprise Video reflects our commitment to helping organizations share knowledge using video," says Jason Beem, CEO of Panopto. "We are positioned for sustained global growth as we invest in our products, people, and integrations within the enterprise landscape."
Panopto is the leading all-in-one video platform for knowledge sharing, helping companies increase employee engagement and productivity by enabling easy creation and sharing of interactive video content with clear, measurable outcomes.
According to the Globe, as demand for both produced video content and user-generated video content grows, video content management is now more important than ever before.
Panopto provides unique meeting recording and video management integrations with unified communications tools including Microsoft Teams and Zoom, as well as learning management systems including Cornerstone and Docebo. It also offers comprehensive inside-video-search of every spoken and written word via automatic speech recognition (ASR) and optical character recognition (OCR) technology, as well as automatic AI-powered transcription in 21 languages.
"Panopto transforms every meeting, training, and presentation video into intelligent assets that help your business meet its goals," says Beem.
About Panopto
A pioneer in video capture, storage, and search technology since 2007, Panopto serves more than 10 million end users and is trusted by Fortune 1000 companies and leading academic institutions including GE, Qualcomm, Nike, UCLA, and Yale. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in Pittsburgh, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney, Panopto is consistently recognized as a leader in video management and continues to receive industry recognition for its innovation, rapid growth, and company culture. For more information, visit www.panopto.com.
i. Aragon Research "Aragon Research Globe for Enterprise Video, 2023" by Jim Lundy, March 2023.
Aragon Research does not endorse vendors, or their products or services that are referenced in its research publications, and does not advise users to select those vendors that are rated the highest. Aragon Research publications consist of the opinions of Aragon Research and Advisory Services organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Aragon Research provides its research publications and the information contained in them "AS IS," without warranty of any kind.
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MIRAMAR, Fla. – Police are investigating after a 3-year-old girl nearly drowned in a pool on Tuesday night in Miramar.
According to Miramar Police Department, the home is located near the 200th block of Southwest 29th Court.
Authorities said the girl was transported to Memorial Miramar Hospital and is in critical condition.
Detectives have not said what led up to the near drowning.
Officials have not given any other information at this time.
This is a developing story. | 2022-11-23T00:30:06+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/11/22/police-investigating-after-3-year-old-girls-near-drowning-in-miramar/ |
Which streaming device is better, Sonos Port or Sonos Amp?
People have used music for millennia to convey messages, ideas and feelings. As technology developed over the last century, we started to bring music into our homes.
It wasn’t until a few decades ago that we could do so without wires, cables or cords. Not everything is wireless, though, which is where Sonos is merging the traditional with the cutting edge.
Sonos Port
Sonos Port is an amazing device in your home if you subscribe to music streaming services but have a home theater system that isn’t wireless. Older systems don’t have Bluetooth connections or Wi-Fi capabilities, so you can’t listen to Spotify through them. But Port lets you do that by connecting the system’s wires to the small box.
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Sonos Port pros
The obvious advantage of the Port is that the device lets you stream all your audio apps and services through any active speakers in your home. It is also compatible with Apple’s AirPlay 2, so you’re not limited to only using the Sonos app. Active speakers have a built-in amplifier and only require a power source.
In addition to the Wi-Fi connection and digital coax ports, it has several analog RCA inputs, letting you connect different audio devices, such as a turntable or CD player, using an auxiliary cable. If you run it in conjunction with an amplifier, the automatic 12-volt trigger turns on your amplifier for you.
Sonos Port cons
The Port is an upgraded version of the Connect, which Sonos discontinued in 2020. The announcement and subsequent end-of-life status of the Connect didn’t sit too well with some users, especially those who had bought their gadgets a few months before.
In many ways, users saw the Port as a “con,” as they felt the events were ill-timed. To add to their dismay, there isn’t much technological difference between the Connect and the Port. The company says the Port delivers a richer sound and is updated to be compatible with newer technology, but these are probably features Connect users didn’t miss.
Sonos Amp
Like the Port, the Amp is an updated version of the discontinued Sonos Connect: Amp. It essentially functions the same way as the Port, but there is one significant difference. The Amp powers passive speakers, while the Port cannot.
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Sonos Amp pros
The wireless amplifier is an excellent choice if you are looking for a central gadget that you can use to stream all your audio content. It is only compatible with passive speakers, which shouldn’t be an issue for most users.
Passive speakers are the most common in many houses, as they’re the default audio source for hi-fi systems or separate speakers that connect through ordinary speaker wires. There are easy-to-use touch controls on the front, and the amplifier produces 125 watts per speaker channel.
For physical connections, the Amp has a line-in and an HDMI ARC port, so you hook up your television or streaming box and have the audio playing through the connected speakers. In addition to your TV, the physical connections let you connect other devices such as a turntable or a CD player.
Wireless capabilities include Wi-Fi and Apple AirPlay. This is handy when listening to music through a streaming service such as Spotify. You simply pair your cellphone with the Amp and select the tracks you want to play. The Amp then transmits the audio through any connected speakers.
Sonos Amp cons
You can’t fault the Amp for only being compatible with passive speakers, which is why Sonos made the Port. If you have either of the speaker systems, there is a gadget for you. However, it would be great if any of the wireless devices could switch between active or passive mode.
You might also run into some trouble if you have bipolar towers with passive speakers and active subwoofers. It can be done, but you’ll need a splitter to connect both subwoofers as the Amp only has one dedicated subwoofer output.
And as with the Port, some users are unhappy with how Sonos managed the rollout of the Amp. It’s the successor to the Sonos Bridge, and the now-discontinued amplifier was still sold only a few months before getting yanked from shelves. This left many Bridge users with a brand-new audio device that stopped receiving updates and firmware upgrades — making it all but obsolete.
Should you get a Sonos Port or Amp?
This is a rare case where neither the release date nor model number decides which is best for you. Rather, it’s determined by your home audio setup. Both provide you with excellent quality streaming through your speakers but use different components to do so.
Simply put, the Port is the better option if you have active speakers in your home. However, if you have passive speakers that draw power directly from an amplifier, the Sonos Amp is the right choice.
To ensure you buy the correct gadget, you must know which speakers you have in your home. It can irreparably damage your home theater system, turntable or outdoor speakers if you use the incorrect player.
But let’s pretend that you have both active and passive speakers. Then which one should you get? Here, the choice becomes a bit clearer in favor of the Amp. It puts out 125 watts per speaker channel, has a sleek design with touch buttons and is compatible with most devices through the wireless connection. These include Sonos’ Sonance range of architectural speakers such as in-ceiling, in-wall or outdoor audio devices.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban headlined a Dallas right-wing politics meet. He has a record of xenophobic and homophobic actions, along with suppressing the press and anti-democratic reforms.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban headlined a Dallas right-wing politics meet. He has a record of xenophobic and homophobic actions, along with suppressing the press and anti-democratic reforms.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-08-04T21:58:49+00:00 | klcc.org | https://www.klcc.org/2022-08-04/hungarys-prime-minister-addressed-prominent-republicans-at-right-wing-meet-in-dallas |
The Neillsville Warriors took the Fall Creek Crickets 60-35 in the fourth round of the WIAA girls’ basketball playoffs. The teams played at Altoona High School. Neillsville will play Colfax for the sectional championship at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Warriors kicked off the matchup with a shot from Paris Opelt, which was answered by a 3-pointer from Fall Creek senior Jenna Anders.
Opelt sank another two for the Warriors, followed by a free throw from senior Delaney Rochester and another from freshman Jess Kuhn.
Opelt sank another layup, and a foul gave her another attempt at the line, which she sank.
The Warriors made 18 points from the free throw line Thursday night.
“I thought we took good care of the basketball against the pressure, got them into some foul trouble where, I think, maybe they’re used to turning some people over,” Niellsville head coach John Gaier said.
A shot from Fall Creek’s Anders put the Crickets back on the board again, but a 3-pointer from Neillsville’s Amelia Trunkel put the Warriors even further ahead with a score of 14-5.
Kambell Sell answered back for the Crickets, chipping away at their deficit, but a free throw attempt awarded to Kuhn started the Warriors on a 9-point scoring run.
A 3-pointer from Opelt, followed by a shot from Kuhn, followed by another Opelt 3-pointer put the Warriors up 23-7 over the Crickets.
A pair of free throws from Fall Creek freshman Jasmin Heuer put the Crickets on the board again with 3 minutes left in the half.
A free throw from Trunkel with 1:15 left made for five points off free throws in the first for the Warriors.
Another bucket sunk by Heuer in the final minute put the Crickets into the double digits, and a pair of baskets from Kuhn and sophomore Sydney Subke put the Warriors up 28-11 at the end of the first half.
The Crickets found their footing in the second half, scoring several times early on. Sophomore Kennedy Tumm responded to an Opelt basket, bringing the score to 30-13.
Opelt scored again and with a shooting foul called on the Crickets, she brought the score up 33-13.
A pair of baskets from Heuer and Senior Tori Marten attempted to decrease the Crickets’ deficit, and a 3-pointer from Rochester aimed to even that back out for the Warriors.
Tumm responded with a 3-pointer of her own, bringing the Crickets up to 20 points against the Warriors’ 36.
The Warriors started on a 7-point run with 13:05 left in the game, which was ended by a pair of free throws from Fall Creek’s Sell.
Gracie Marten followed that up for the Crickets with a 3-pointer to bring the Warriors’ lead down to 18 points.
The Warriors would continue to hold tight to their lead, despite baskets from Heuer, Sell and Gracie Marten.
The Crickets’ final shot of the season was a 3-pointer from senior Lexi Gustafson with less than 2 minutes left.
The Warriors finished with a final bank shot form sophomore Kaylee Lawrence, bringing the final score to 60-35.
The Crickets will graduate eight seniors from their team this year: Riley Nicks, Tori Marten, Lexi Gustafson, Jenna Anders, MaKenna Klawiter, Megan Johnston, Marissa Dunham and JaneyAnne Grossinger.
As for Neillsville, they will keep up their undefeated streak as they take on Colfax Saturday in the sectional championship.
“[When] you get to this level, everybody’s good,” Gaier said. “And we’re gonna have to go out and you’re gonna have you’re gonna have to beat people because they’re not gonna beat themselves.”
The winner of Saturday’s game will head to the state tournament. | 2023-03-03T04:57:12+00:00 | leadertelegram.com | https://www.leadertelegram.com/sports/neilsville-remains-undefeated-after-win-over-fall-creek-in-fourth-round-of-playoffs/article_2f6da06c-b976-11ed-9356-735092f7b2bd.html |
Playing with a winning hand, New Berlin trumped Peoria Quest Charter 46-33 in an Illinois boys basketball matchup on December 9.
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The Boss will soon be featured on one of the biggest radio shows in the world.
New Jersey native and legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen is set to make an appearance on The Howard Show sometime in October — his debut on the iconic shock jock’s program on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. | 2022-10-18T21:27:11+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/10/bruce-springsteen-set-to-appear-on-howard-stern-for-first-time.html |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — ETSU announced on Tuesday that Josh Spainhour was named the new Director of Basketball Sport Performance.
ETSU men’s basketball head coach Books Savage added Spainhour to his staff, saying he’s one of the best young strength coaches in the nation, according to a release from ETSU.
“We are really excited to welcome Josh Spainhour to our ETSU family,” said Savage. “Josh is one of the best young strength coaches in the country. He possesses great knowledge and passion for training and his dedication to helping our student-athletes develop is unmatched.”
Spainhour is joining the ETSU Buccaneers after spending the last year at Wake Forest, the release said. He worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Wake Forest under former ETSU Director of Basketball Sport Performance, Mike Starke.
The release said Spainhour was instrumental in training Tyree Appleby, who was named Associated Press Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.
“I am thrilled to join the ETSU men’s basketball program as Director of Sports Performance,” said Spainhour. “I look forward to working with the players to improve their strength and conditioning. I am excited to elevate this program and be a part of this community that has always been so supportive of ETSU Athletics and the basketball program. I am thankful to Coach Savage for bringing me on board and giving me this opportunity. I look forward to experiencing the energy that our fans will bring inside Freedom Hall.” | 2023-04-11T21:51:36+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/sports/college-sports-2/etsu-bucs/josh-spainhour-named-etsus-director-of-basketball-sport-performance/ |
Pelé nears 1 month in hospital with no sign of improvement
SAO PAULO (AP) — One of Pelé's daughters said Wednesday she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great’s hospitalization nears one month.
The three-time World Cup winner’s cancer has advanced, and doctors at Albert Einstein hospital recently said he’s under “elevated care” related to “kidney and cardiac dysfunctions.”
Pelé was admitted to the Sao Paulo facility on Nov. 29. The hospital hasn’t published any updates in the past week.
“These moments are hard to explain. Sometimes it is a lot of sadness and despair, in other moments we laugh and speak about fun memories,” Kely Nascimento said on Instagram.
Other family members are also at the hospital.
“And what we learn the most from all of this is that we have to seek one another, hold each other tight. That’s the only way this is worth it. Everyone together,” she wrote.
One of Pelé's sons, Edson Cholbi Nascimento, who is known as Edinho, visited on Saturday but returned on Tuesday to a southern Brazil city where he works as a soccer coach. He has not spoken to journalists since he left Sao Paulo.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who is globally known as Pelé, had a colon tumor removed in September 2021. Neither his family nor the hospital have specified whether it had spread to other organs.
Newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported last weekend that Pelé's chemotherapy was not working and that doctors had decided to put him on palliative care. Pelé's family has denied that report.
Pelé led Brazil to victory in the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cups and remains one of the team’s all-time leading scorers with 77 goals. Neymar tied Pelé's record during the latest World Cup.
Several tributes and get-well soon wishes were made for the former footballer during the Qatar tournament, which was won by Argentina.
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Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-28T20:13:11+00:00 | atlantanewsfirst.com | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/12/28/pel-nears-1-month-hospital-with-no-sign-improvement/ |
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday told leaders of six Balkan countries that aspire to join the European Union that “it is high time to overcome regional conflicts” and stand together as Russia wages war in Ukraine.
Scholz and the European Union’s top officials joined leaders from Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania for a meeting at which they are expected to sign agreements on easing regional travel arrangements and mutual recognition of academic qualifications. They are also expected to discuss energy issues.
Scholz highlighted the need to deliver on the countries’ longstanding desire to join the EU, which he said “is in our interest.”
But, with tension brewing again between Serbia and Kosovo this week, he said that the nations themselves need to overcome problems that have slowed their path to the EU and pointed to “a sense of urgency.”
“Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine forces us to stand together to preserve Europe’s freedom and security,” Scholz said. “It is high time to overcome regional conflicts that have continued for far too long — conflicts that divide you and hold your countries back on your European path.”
“The normalization process between Serbia and Kosovo in particular must speed up, so let’s get it done,” he added. Serbia doesn’t recognize its former province’s 2008 declaration of independence.
Alongside regional reconciliation and cooperation, “the challenges of irregular migration, corruption and organized crime are crucial issues for all of us,” Scholz said, adding that the Balkan countries’ commitment to align visa policies with those of the EU is “essential in this context.”
Germany and others have been pushing Serbia in particular to tighten its entry policies as an increasing number of migrants have tried to reach wealthier western European countries via the Balkans in recent months. | 2022-11-03T11:24:43+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/germany-urges-western-balkan-leaders-to-resolve-conflicts/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Federal Trade Commission probes Twitter data practices after Elon Musk’s layoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter and trying to obtain his internal communications as part of ongoing oversight into the social media company’s privacy and cybersecurity practices, according to documents described in a congressional report.
The FTC has been watching the company for years since Twitter agreed to a 2011 consent order alleging serious data security lapses. But the agency’s concerns spiked with the tumult that followed Musk’s Oct. 27 takeover of the company.
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee published excerpts from the FTC’s letters Tuesday as part of a report alleging that the agency was overreaching “to harass Elon Musk’s Twitter.”
The House said the requests amounted to a deluge of “demands about its personnel decisions in each of the company’s departments, every internal communication relating to Elon Musk and even Twitter’s interactions with journalists” who Musk’s team allowed to see certain employee emails and messages.
Those documents were dubbed “The Twitter Files” and were meant to show how the company made decisions to moderate content before Musk took over.
In a response to the House report, the FTC said, “Protecting consumers’ privacy is exactly what the FTC is supposed to do. It should come as no surprise that career staff at the commission are conducting a rigorous investigation into Twitter’s compliance with a consent order that came into effect long before Mr. Musk purchased the company.”
Twitter had already paid a $150 million penalty in May, about five months before Musk’s takeover, for violating the 2011 consent order. An updated version established new procedures requiring the company to implement an enhanced privacy-protection program as well as beefing up information security.
But in November, a group of Democratic senators called those commitments into question and asked the FTC — led by Chair Lina Khan, a Democrat — to investigate any possible violations amid concerns that reports of Twitter’s disorder and drastically reduced staff under Musk posed serious security risks.
The FTC said at the time it was “tracking recent developments at Twitter with deep concern.”
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-08T17:31:07+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/2023/03/08/federal-trade-commission-probes-twitter-data-practices-after-elon-musks-layoffs/ |
Alexandra Koon finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds as unbeaten Elizabeth won, 58-41, over Gov. Livingston in Berkeley Heights.
Alani Gordon added 12 points while Ashanti Dewalt put in 10 more for Elizabeth (8-0), which led 33-16 at halftime.
Gov. Livingston is now 5-3.
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WASHINGTON — The mother of late singer Aaron Carter is publicly calling on police to do more to investigate her son's death, accusing authorities of focusing too much on his struggles with drug addiction.
The 34-year-old "I Want Candy" singer and former child star was found dead in his California home on Nov. 5. Authorities at the time said a house sitter found Carter in the bathtub of his home and resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.
As part of her public plea on Wednesday, Jane Schneck, formerly Jane Carter, posted disturbing photos from what she said was the scene of Carter's death.
"Still trying to get a real investigation for the death of my son Aaron Carter," Schneck wrote in her Facebook post. "I want to share these death scene photos with you all because the coroner wrote it off as an accidental drug overdose."
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has officially deferred announcing a cause of death "Pending Additional Investigation."
"They never investigated it as a possible crime scene because of his addiction past," Schneck added. "But they allowed people to go in and out. Although a lot of potential homicide information was there for years."
The photos she shared show a bath tub full of greenish-brown water and what appear to be dirty clothes on the floor. It's unclear who exactly took the photos, but Schneck said the pictures were not taken by the police.
She added that Carter "had a lot of death threats" and "many people who were making his life miserable."
Carter had publicly struggled with substance abuse and mental health. In 2017, he attended rehab and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and marijuana charges. In 2019, Carter said on an episode of the talk show “The Doctors” that he was taking medication for acute anxiety, manic depression and multiple personality disorder.
In September, Carter said he went into rehab for the fifth time in the hopes of regaining custody of his young son, Prince, with his fiancé Melanie Martin.
In a follow-up Facebook post, Schneck explained that she's "totally supported by the family and friends who know I had to post the awful photos" and said there "are people who must be held accountable."
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-03-02T22:49:20+00:00 | wfmynews2.com | https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/nation-world/aaron-carter-death-scene-photos-shared-by-mom/507-46899081-c7fd-4ea5-9f21-2d744ad7c639 |
Greenville schools buy acre of land for $1 dollar, and other board meeting updates
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County School Board is giving the green light to purchase new land for future additions at one elementary school. The cost of the purchase is what turned some heads-but not in the way you might think.
$1 that is how much the board agreed to pay for about 1 acre of land next to Stone Academy. The seller was the city of Greenville.
The city currently owns the land, it’s a part of Croft Park. the park is right next to Stone Academy, it looks just like the schools playground. Then down from that across from the school’s main parking lot is a small field, that’s the land the school district bought.
The district was able to get this acre from the city--- they say to use for any future expansion of Stone Academy. to say it’s a good deal, is an understatement, Fox Carolina looked up the cost of some other land lots for sale in that neighborhood. According to Rocket Homes, the cost for just under 1 acre is selling for more than $250,000. The closer you get into downtown, lots can cost millions. It was a decision the board approved fairly quick and easy.
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard of us purchasing a piece of property for $1 and especially in a land-locked area where property is at prime price,” said Lynda Leventis-Wells, school board area 22 representative.
They only purchased the field, nothing will happen to the park itself, it’ll still be open for neighborhood use. The district says there are no plans for expansion already in place for Stone Academy, this is just a proactive step as the population continues to grow.
IN OTHER NEWS:
The board also approved expanding COVID leave through this school year for staff. The funding of $3.8 million for the extension comes from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund or ESSER funds which must be spent by 2024. The extension allows staff to get paid for 80 hours instead of 40, so two weeks of COVID sick pay. If they don’t use all the money at the end of the school year it can be reallocated to something else. They said since the start of school this year, 130 staff have been out with COVID.
They also waived the reduced lunch fee. If you don’t qualify for free or reduced lunch, you still have to pay, this only applies to students who were paying a reduced lunch price.
Copyright 2022 WHNS. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-24T04:09:03+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/08/24/greenville-schools-buy-acre-land-1-dollar-other-board-meeting-updates/ |
BANGKOK (AP) — A suspect wanted in in connection with an alleged stock manipulation scheme that led a small New Jersey delicatessen to be listed as a public company worth $100 million has agreed to his voluntary extradition to the United States after being arrested last week on the resort island of Phuket, a Thai legal official said Friday.
Peter Coker Jr. is sought by U.S. authorities on charges of fraud and shares manipulation in connection with two companies, Hometown International and E-Waste Corp, that had been traded over the counter. Two other men indicted on the same charges, Peter Coker Sr., and James Patten, were arrested in the United States last year. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Coker Jr., a partner at a financial services company in Hong Kong.
The Bangkok law firm representing Coker Jr. did not immediately respond to phoned requests for comment about the case.
The alleged illegal activities came to light in 2021, when media reports surfaced that Hometown International, whose sole asset was a delicatessen in Paulsboro, New Jersey, had a valuation of about $100 million. The anomaly was initially publicized by David Einhorn, a hedge fund manager, who joked in a letter cautioning his clients about the company that “The pastrami must be amazing.”
The three indicted men were accused of trading shares of Hometown International and E-Waste Corp back and forth among a small group of investors to pump up the price. The U.S. District Court in New Jersey indictment alleges that they intended to merge with a private company in order to draw the attention of public investors and sell off their own stock at the inflated prices.
Thai police said U.S. officials informed them of the 54-year-old Coker Jr.’s possible entry into Thailand in December last year, and he was tracked to his residence near a popular tourist spot of Surin beach in Phuket, for which he signed a one-year-lease. He was arrested Jan. 11.
The police statement said he had entered Thailand several years ago with a passport from the eastern Caribbean island of St. Kitts and Nevis, which is one of many nations that sells citizenship in exchange for investment.
Teerat Limpayaraya, a prosecutor in Thailand’s Attorney General’s office, said Coker Jr. is being held in a Bangkok jail pending extradition.
“Mr. Coker Jr. voluntarily consented to be extradited to the U.S., which has simplified the court’s legal process. We have to complete a 30-day waiting period as required by Thai law before sending him back,” said Teerat. “He was visibly frail when he was taken in and told us that he needs medical treatment for his liver disease. We believe that he entered Thailand with a possible plan to settle here.”
A video released by the police showed Coker Jr. sitting in a chair wearing a T-shirt and shorts in his seaside residence as Thai police read out details of search and arrest warrants to him. Later, as he was escorted to a police vehicle, he appeared to need assistance walking.
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Find more of AP’s Asia-Pacific coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/asia-pacific | 2023-01-21T12:00:57+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/news/national-news/ap-thailand-holds-suspect-in-100-million-deli-case/ |
When Michael Stasik started his soccer career at Richards, he was going to be a freshman forward for a program that had a hard time winning, to say the least.
In his final high school game Wednesday night, Stasik took the field as a senior goalkeeper for the Bulldogs, who were playing for the first time in a sectional.
How did they get from there to here?
“It was difficult, but we learned from our mistakes,” Stasik said of his rookie year. “We practiced hard every day. We played hard and physical, and we were willing to do anything to change it around.”
The journey for Stasik and fifth-seeded Richards ended with a 1-0 loss to second-seeded Washington in the semifinals of the Class 2A Brother Rice Sectional in Chicago.
Even in defeat, however, Richards (15-10-2) could walk away with a great sense of accomplishment. It was the first time the Bulldogs had a winning season since 2017.
Washington (13-5), which finished third in the state last year in Class 2A, plays top-seeded Mount Carmel (13-3-5) at 10 a.m. Saturday in the sectional final.
The Patriots cashed in on Angelo Williams’ goal with 14:05 left in the first half.
But while Stasik did not get the win Wednesday night, he came up huge Friday in a 1-0 victory over Bremen for the program’s first regional championship.
“Some of the saves he made against Bremen were amazing,” Richards coach Rafal Slomba said. “It was 0-0 in the first half and a kid was going on a breakaway. We’re thinking, ‘Oh, snap, it’s about to go in the back of the net.’ And he comes up with a huge one-on-one save.
“That kid keeps us in the game and wins us a regional championship. He stood on his head for so many of our games.”
Stasik said he played for the Chicago Fire North organization at age 8.
“I used to be a striker, but I made my way down,” he said. “I like being a goalie. I watched professional goalies play, and they inspire me.”
Richards’ trio of Stasik, Musa Mohammad and Rinor Haziri plan on playing next season for Moraine Valley Community College.
Mohammad, who scored 11 goals this fall, said he’s following his father Wali’s footsteps. Wali was a left-footed kicker in Palestine, and Musa is also left-footed.
Meanwhile, junior Ahmed Dhalai finished the season with 35 goals and has found the net 67 times in his career — both Richards program records.
He seemed to take the loss the hardest. He was audibly sobbing when Slomba and assistant coaches Christian Cunningham and Eric Cunningham gave their final postgame speech.
“I really wanted to win this game,” Dhalai said. “When I was in sixth grade, all of my friends played for Richards and I was like, ‘Man, I wish I was in high school. I really want to play for this school.’ I always wanted to make history.”
Consider that done, but there is more to make in the future.
Daily Southtown
“We enjoyed being here, but we were expecting to win,” he said. “We wanted to make more history. I’m really excited about next year, my senior year. I can’t wait.”
Stasik plans to keep an eye on the team’s progress next year.
“There will be big things coming up for sure,” he said. “The underclassmen know what to expect next year. I think they are ready.
“If they can practice over the summer and over the winter indoors, I believe they can win the sectional.”
Stasik also has good things to say about Dhalai, who has been invited to a camp at Illinois-Chicago and will likely pick up college interest in the offseason.
“He’s the key to our team,” Stasik said of Dhalai. “He has a bright future. I could tell. He’s going to be special, that’s for sure.”
Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown. | 2022-10-27T05:21:15+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-bso-brr-sect-st-1028-20221027-hrueyhsa6jehhfferlqmbu6y7m-story.html |
As the US experiences near-record inflation, there's one category where you might see some relief this summer. That is hard to believe if you shop for gas, groceries, or back-to-school clothing.
Parents like Quinn Hoffman say inflation is taking a bite.
"I mean, it's definitely more expensive," she said. "Anywhere you go, it has been a challenge."
Shopper Lena Bright was struggling with the price of clothing and shoes. "Clothes are very expensive," she said.
But that is not the case with some electronics.
Electronics not seeing an inflationary price hike
Tim May, who supervises installations at an electronics store called Alamo Electronics says he is seeing some price cuts this summer.
"Well, we've seen great buys on 4k televisions," he said. "Technology is getting better and better, and prices are not any more now than they were 3 or 4 years ago."
The price of a big screen TV is down almost %13 from June of last year to June of this year, according to the consumer price index.
Shoppers may also be able to find deals on smartphones and laptops this summer too.
According to the latest government numbers:
- HDTV prices are down %12.7
- Smartphone prices are down %20
- Video cameras and gear prices are down %4
- Computer prices are down about %1
The stimulus-check-fueled shopping boom is ending, with shoppers having less money to spend on TVs, laptops and phones. Especially with higher gas and grocery prices.
Bankrate.com's Ted Rossman says people are spending more money outside the home rather than on furnishings, as they did in 2020 and 2021.
"If people are spending more on travel and dining,' Rossman said, "they're gonna be spending less on electronics and appliances and clothing and things like that."
The supply chain is also slowly improving, Rossman said.
"The fact that all of a sudden there's more supply at a time when there's less demand, this may actually cause prices to either come down or at least level off."
The National Retail Federation says sales at electronic stores are down nearly nine percent this year, which means stores have an incentive to move products.
Look for more sales in the weeks ahead, especially over Labor Day weekend. That way you don't waste your money.
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GOGEBIC COUNTY, MI – This week, the state approved a reroute of an important Upper Peninsula snowmobile trail segment, allowing it to remain open this winter, officials announced.
The trail serves as a crucial part of the winter tourism economy for several western U.P. communities.
In September, the new owners of a ski resort revoked permission for snowmobiles and ATVs to operate on their property. The decision created a gaping hole in Trail No. 2, eliminating access between Wakefield and Ironwood, which would also affect Bessemer.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources approved a reroute of Trail No. 2 this week, preserving connectivity between the western U.P. communities.
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“This is great news for snowmobiling and the communities that rely on its economic lifeblood in the western Upper Peninsula,” said Ron Yesney, U.P. trails coordinator with the DNR Parks and Recreation Division. “We will continue to work on establishing this route in concert with our numerous partners involved in this effort.”
The new segment will route snowmobilers onto Old U.S. 2 and then through an easement on private property. There are no road crossings on this route, compared to crossing five lanes twice in the previous iteration through the ski resort.
The city of Wakefield and Bessemer Township can cancel their permits for the trail reroute with 14 days of notice.
“The trail permissions will stay in place as long as the trail remains safe and conflicts between motorists and snowmobiles along Old U.S. 2 and Cemetery Road do not occur,” Yesney said.
Snowmobilers should travel at a safe speed, observing municipal speed limits and riding with caution and respect, the DNR said.
The trail is managed by the DNR and the Gogebic Range Trail Authority. Other entities that made the reroute possible are the city of Wakefield, Bessemer Township, Gogebic County Road Commission, and private landowners Cory and Sandra Leuzzo who granted permission for the trail to be rerouted through their property.
For information on DNR closures to trails, boating access sites and other amenities, visit Michigan.gov/DNRClosures.
For more information on snowmobiling in Michigan, visit Michigan.gov/Snowmobiling.
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Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon infelicitously said a few years ago that the goal of the MAGA movement was “to flood the zone with s–t.” In other words, to disinform citizens – disorient them – to the point where they no longer can distinguish fact from fiction.
That’s happening again right now, with the long-awaited release of the Durham Report. Actually, I doubt that you, as a sane discerning citizen, have been long-awaiting it. But the propagandists in the MAGA echo chamber certainly have.
You may dimly remember what this probe was supposed to be about. John Durham, a right-wing prosecutor, was tasked by the Trump regime with proving that the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe was a hoax conspiracy concocted by Hillary Clinton and the “deep state,” or something like that. Durham became a special counsel and was given free rein by Merrick Garland to chase down and confirm Trump’s fantasy that he’d been framed during the 2016 campaign.
Well, the Durham Report was finally released earlier this week, and after four years of cooking, Durham has served up a dish with all the heft of a collapsed soufflé.
Trump has long insisted that he was victimized by a far-flung conspiracy, “the crime of the century.” Durham found no evidence of any such crime – or any crimes, for that matter. In his 300-page report, he charged a grand total of nobody – no top FBI officials, no intelligence officials, no Hillary aides, nada.
His most momentous accusation (we’re grading on a curve here) is strictly a procedural thing. He thinks the FBI in 2016 should’ve launched a “preliminary” probe of Russia’s activities on Trump’s behalf, based on what the agency knew at the time, instead of launching its “full” probe. And even that so-called revelation comes with a qualifier; in his words, there was “no question the FBI had an affirmative obligation to closely examine” Trump-Russia ties, based on the initial tips it had received.
None of these findings are surprising. Durham’s probe was always destined to fail, because the facts of what happened in 2016 have long been established: Russia helped the Trump campaign, and top Trumpists were not only fine with it, they lied about it. These facts were detailed three years ago in a 1000-page report by the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee, which found “a direct tie between senior Trump campaign officials and the Russian intelligence services,” replete with “opportunities for Russian intelligence services to exert influence over, and acquire confidential information on the Trump campaign…a grave counterintelligence threat.”
But, as we sadly know, MAGA-world is impervious to facts. The Durham Report may be a dud when measured against the rigors of reality, but it’s still grist for MAGA weaponization, with fresh opportunities (quoting Bannon) to “flood the zone” with you know what. Such as, ‘The FBI was too zealous!’ and ‘Defund the FBI!’ And even though Durham didn’t come close to unearthing the so-called “crime of the century,” just chant it anyway. That’s what Jim “Gym” Jordan and other Trumpists are doing.
And when there’s a “crime of the century,” surely some people need to be jailed, right? House Republican Dan Crenshaw says “this Durham Report is a lock ’em up moment.” But what about the fact that Durham charged nobody, and cited no statutes that would justify charging anybody? Crenshaw tweeted an answer to that one: “If they (statutes) don’t exist, it’s time we created them.”
But the prize goes to Senator Tommy Tuberville, the ex-pigskin coach and denizen of the disinformation zone: “If people don’t go to jail for this, the American people should just stand up and say, ‘Listen, enough’s enough. Let’s don’t have elections anymore.’”
There you have it, the quintessence of fascism, articulated by someone who’s too stupid to grasp the import of his words.
So the Durham Report is the new ButWhatAbout, it’s handy ammo for the false equivalence crowd. And the only way we can defeat those people is to relentlessly flood the zone with facts. In an address at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, CNN international anchor Christiane Amanpour, a vocal critic of last week’s CNN-certified Trump rally, offered this wisdom:
“Be truthful, but not neutral. Bothsidesism is not always objectivity. It does not get you to the truth. Drawing false moral or factual equivalence is neither objective or truthful…I refuse any more to say or to concede that we live in a post-truth world, because that is lazy and it is ultimately a self-fulfilling prophecy. We need to seek to provide and defend the truth.”
You don’t need to be an aspiring journalist to heed that advice. | 2023-05-22T18:57:41+00:00 | tylerpaper.com | https://tylerpaper.com/the-hyping-of-durhams-dud-report/article_dee8bb6a-f8ca-11ed-a40d-2ba94cef3332.html |
January 3, 1930 - June 6, 2022
Beloit, WI - Una Orline Shultz, 92, of Beloit, WI, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022 at Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care Inpatient Unit in Janesville, WI.
She was born on January 3, 1930, in Three Rivers, MI, the daughter of Roy and Theresa (Pake) Lawrence. Her parents moved to Beloit when she was quite young and Una continued to make Beloit her home. She was a 1948 Beloit High School graduate.
Una was formerly employed by Freeman Shoes for 44 years as a stitcher until her retirement. She was an active member of First Baptist Church since her baptism in 1942. Una served on numerous committees, was actively involved in the adult Sunday school class - BYKOTA, American Baptist Women's group, Rachel Circle and lovingly cared for the flower beds around the church for many years. She was a member of Freeman's 20 year club and the Class of 1948 monthly social luncheons. Una had a green thumb and enjoyed spending time in her vegetable and flower gardens. She was a talented seamstress, her skills ranged from replacing broken zippers to reupholstering furniture and making matching drapes. Una travelled extensively in the states, including trips to Alaska and Hawaii. She loved being active and on the go. "Someone says go, and I'm gone." Una will be dearly missed by so many and always remembered for her generosity, kindness, gratitude, strong work ethic, love of nature and quick wit. She was fondly called "The Energizer Bunny."
Survivors include her brother, Richard Lawrence; special nephew, Jim Lawrence; lifelong friend, Lucile Smith and her family; along with many nieces, nephews and friends.
Una was predeceased by her parents; daughter, Luana (Shultz) Passmore; brothers, Edgar, Robert and Duane Lawrence; and sisters, Caryl Lawrence and Audrey Sullivan.
The family would like to give a heartfelt thank you to every member of the Inpatient team at Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care for the skillful and loving care of Una, always treating her with dignity, respect and kindness. You helped us see the stars though the darkness.
A Funeral Service for Una will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at First Baptist Church, 617 Public Ave., Beloit, WI, with Pastor Walt Hoshaw officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, MI. Visitation of Remembrance will be held from 3:00 p.m. until the time of service Thursday in the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Una's name may be given to the First Baptist Church Building fund, Beloit, WI.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.daleymurphywisch.com. | 2022-06-08T03:48:10+00:00 | beloitdailynews.com | https://www.beloitdailynews.com/records/obituaries/una-o-shultz/article_a688c131-8f9b-5c22-a5b5-337765a1c134.html |
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister said Monday he was unaware that the country’s intelligence service had been bugging an opposition politician’s mobile phone for three months, insisting that he wouldn’t have allowed it had he known.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who faces elections next year, made the remarks in a televised address to the nation three days after a wiretapping scandal led to the resignations of the head of the National Intelligence Service, Panagiotis Kontoleon, and the general secretary of the prime minister’s office, Grigoris Dimitriadis.
“What happened might have been in accordance with the letter of the law, but it was wrong,” Mitsotakis said. “I didn’t know about it and obviously, I would never have allowed it.” The National Intelligence Service, known by its acronym EYP, answers directly to the prime minister’s office, a change Mitsotakis brought about himself after winning 2019 elections.
Mitsotakis said the mobile phones of Nikos Androulakis, who had been running for the leadership of the socialist PASOK opposition party at the time, had been placed under “legal surveillance” from Sept. 2021 for three months. The wiretaps had been halted “automatically” a few days after Androulakis won the party leadership race, he said, but did not elaborate on why the opposition politician was targeted.
“Even though everything happened legally, the National Intelligence Service underestimated the political dimension of the particular action,” Mitsotakis said. “It was formally adequate, but politically not acceptable. It should not have happened, causing rifts in citizens’ trust of the national security services.”
The prime minister said that since the handling of the issue was inappropriate, the head of EYP “was removed immediately” and his own office’s general secretary “assumed the objective political responsibility” by resigning.
On Friday, the prime minister’s office did not give any reason for Dimitriadis’ resignation. But a government official insisted it was “related to the toxic climate that has developed around him” and that it had nothing to do with spyware targeting Androulakis’ phone.
Androulakis filed a complaint with prosecutors at Greece’s Supreme Court on July 26 saying there had been an attempt to bug his cellphone with spyware named Predator.
The opposition politician, who is also a member of the European Parliament, said he became aware of the Predator bugging attempt after being informed by the European Parliament’s cyber security service a few days earlier.
Androulakis was considered the favorite to succeed his party leadership vote. As head now of Greece’s third largest party, he is likely to hold the balance of power in the next election – due by mid-2023 at the latest – if no party wins enough seats to form a government without needing a coalition partner, as current opinion polls suggest.
“I never expected the Greek government to put me under surveillance with the darkest practices,” Androulakis said Friday following the resignations.
Panos Skourletis, parliamentary representative of the main opposition SYRIZA party, said Richard Nixon resigned as U.S. president exactly 48 years go because of a similar scandal and that his party expects Mitsotakis to “at least do the same today … to apologize and resign.”
Responsibility for the wiretaps, Skourletis said on private Open TV, “in no way … stop at Mr. Dimitriadis and Mr. Kontoleon.”
In April, Greek financial journalist Thanassis Koukakis said he had been notified by digital rights group Citizen Lab that his phone had been the target of surveillance by Predator software from July to September 2021. The Committee to Protect Journalists had called for a “swift and thorough investigation … (to) determine who orchestrated that monitoring, and hold them to account.”
The government has denied it uses Predator software, and Mitsotakis did not mention the journalist in his Monday address.
The prime minister said the government would propose changes to how EYP operates, including increasing its accountability and parliamentary supervision, and making internal changes to bolster transparency, personnel training and internal controls.
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Derek Gatopoulos in Athens contributed. | 2022-08-08T14:50:13+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/greek-pm-unaware-of-prominent-politicians-wiretap/ |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich sees the glaring problem on the weekly game film.
Too many interceptions and too many fumbles have led to too many one-possession losses.
Indy watched it happen again Sunday. Two more giveaways cost them scoring chances in a 17-16 loss to Washington, leaving players and coaches alike scrambling to make a turnover turnaround.
“The good thing about these mistakes is no one team is causing them,” receiver Parris Campbell said Monday. “It’s all internal, it’s a all self-inflicted and they can be fixed. But it’s got to be fixed now. We have that ability to change it and band together as an offense and fix those things.”
For eight weeks, though, the problems have persisted.
Last week, Reich benched 2016 league MVP Matt Ryan one day after he threw two more interceptions in a critical loss at AFC South-leading Tennessee. Despite being inactive against the Commanders, the 37-yeard-old Ryan still leads the NFL with nine interceptions and 12 total giveaways. He’s also still tied with Chicago quarterback Justin Fields for the most fumbles (11).
Still, the Colts (3-4-1) were far from flawless following Ryan’s demotion.
His replacement, Sam Ehlinger, played reasonably well in his starting debut and defending league rushing champ Jonathan Taylor averaged nearly five yards per carry. But each lost fumbles against Washington.
It’s not just a handful of players making mistakes. Indy, which shared the league lead in turnover margin last season, is now tied for the most giveaways this season with 16. They’re also 31st in turnover margin at minus-8.
And the solution, Reich and his players believe, rests solely in their hands.
“We’ve taken a lot of pride in being good in the turnover ratio over the years,” Reich said. “It’s each coach, each player asking what can I add to the equation so we can do a better job? We’ve got to get back to our ways of winning the turnover battle.”
WHAT’S WORKING
Defense. Despite the lack of takeaways, Gus Bradley’s unit has been one of Indy’s few constants this season. Yes, it gave up 10 points in the final five minutes to Taylor Heinicke and the Commanders, but allowing just 17 points should be good enough to win games.
WHAT NEEDS HELP
Red-zone offense. In addition to the turnover woes, Indy continues to be inefficient inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. They’ve settled for far too many field goals, including another when they failed to score from inside Washington’s 1. The same problem exists in short-yardage, third-down situations.
STOCK UP
Campbell. The fourth-year receiver has put together the best three-game stretch of his career. While he didn’t score this week, like he did the previous two, he showed big-play ability. He had two receptions for 43 yards and one carry for 28, giving him 23.7 yards per touch.
STOCK DOWN
RT Matt Pryor. After starting the season at left tackle and moving to right tackle before settling in at right guard, Pryor’s struggles have continued. He’s still allowing too much pressure and was called for two more penalties Sunday.
INJURIES
Defensive lineman Tyquan Lewis was carted off the field on Washington’s final drive and Reich confirmed Monday that Lewis has ruptured patella tendon in his left knee that will end his season. Lewis suffered the same injury to his right knee last year on Halloween. Now Indy needs to find a replacement for a key rotational player.
Reich did not provide an update on Taylor, who left in the first half with a twisted ankle. Trainers retaped the ankle and Taylor finished the game. But he missed two games earlier this season with a sprained ankle. Reich doesn’t anticipate knowing Taylor status for New England until later this week.
KEY NUMBERS
1 — Though the Colts have struggled mightily through the first eight weeks and already made a quarterback change, they are one game out of a playoff spot at No. 9 in the AFC.
NEXT STEPS
Ehlinger made quick decisions with his arm and legs and also showed the ability to throw deep. Reich was impressed with much of what he saw from his new quarterback, though there’s certainly room for improvement. But Ehlinger’s presence seemed to help Indy’s ground game get going and forced Washington off the line of scrimmage, opening up passing lanes. The real test comes this weekend when Ehlinger matches wits with Patriots coach Bill Belichick. | 2022-11-01T02:03:52+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/sports/indianapolis-colts/colts-know-cleanup-must-begin-with-turnover-turnaround/ |
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U.S. shoppers pulled back on spending in November compared to October, in the biggest dip in almost a year. And for once, lower prices and sales seem to be part of the story.
Retail spending declined 0.6% last month as holiday shopping kicked into gear, according to the latest report from the U.S. Commerce Department. In October, retail sales had increased 1.3%.
Compared to a month earlier, people spent less on cars and gas, clothes and sporting goods, furniture and electronics. At the same time, spending kept climbing at grocery stores and at restaurants and bars.
All this happened as inflation appeared to slow down. Prices have been easing in many of the same categories: cars, gas, furniture and appliances. In November stores also pushed big sales — on clothes, TVs, computers and smartphones — as they faced a persistent glut of inventory.
More people also shifted their spending to activities. This, too, may account for some of the retail-spending decline. People are commuting and traveling, going out to eat and party, slowly going to back to more services than goods.
"If you look very closely at the details, today's retail sales report actually tell the story of a consumer that is way more engaged in the real world service economy compared to a year ago," Wells Fargo economists wrote.
Of course, many people have also tightened their shopping budgets in response to inflation. Stores like Walmart and Target, for example, say they have watched shoppers pull back from discretionary items, like clothes and home decor while they spent more on necessities, like food and gas.
Compared to a year earlier, shoppers did spend more in November, by 6.5%, but that does lag the inflation rate, which was 7.1% last month. Spending was up 16% at gas stations, almost 9% more at grocery stores and 14% more at bars and restaurants.
And it's worth noting that this November is being compared to last November, when people were in the midst of an almost two-year pandemic shopping frenzy. This holiday season, the National Retail Federation still expects shoppers to spend between 6% and 8% more than they did last year.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-12-15T16:07:26+00:00 | wbfo.org | https://www.wbfo.org/2022-12-15/retail-spending-dips-as-holiday-sales-bite-into-inflation |
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham is proposing an age limit for South Carolina politicians — a cap that would cut off the 75-year-old incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster — and making a veiled argument that even fellow Democrats like President Joe Biden are staying “in office way past their prime.”
“Our country and our state are being run by a geriatric oligarchy, people who stay in office way past their prime,” Cunningham says in a campaign video, provided Wednesday to The Associated Press ahead of its public release.
“Some of these folks have been clinging onto power for 30, 40, even 50 years,” Cunningham says. “The folks who are making a career out of politics are making a mess of our country.”
Cunningham proposes instituting a 72-year-old age limit for South Carolina politicians, a retirement bar already in effect for the state’s judges, and one that would take a constitutional amendment, approved by voters, to implement. South Carolina currently requires judges to retire officially at age 72, although jurists are allowed to stay on the bench in a fill-in capacity beyond that age limit.
Cunningham ends the two-minute video by making a bipartisan appeal for support from those who may have previously voted for Biden, former President Donald Trump, or McMaster “sometime in the last 40 years.”
Cunningham, who recently turned 40, has frequently jabbed at McMaster’s age, arguing that the Republican — who has served in a variety of public roles including lieutenant governor, U.S. attorney and South Carolina attorney general, for the majority of the past four decades — has “been in politics longer than I’ve been alive.”
But Cunningham’s campaign wouldn’t answer questions Wednesday about whether the Democrat would argue that Biden — who has supported Cunningham since his 2018 run for Congress — is too old to serve.
When he took office last year at age 78, Biden was sworn in as the oldest president in the nation’s history, displacing Ronald Reagan, who left the White House in 1989 when he was 77 years and 349 days old. According to an AP-NORC survey conducted in January, more than three-quarters of Democrats said they felt confident that Biden “has the mental capability to serve effectively as president” or “is healthy enough to serve effectively as president.” However, 8 in 10 Republicans do not have much or any confidence in either his physical health or mental capacity.
Republicans including U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, have called on Biden to resign, calling him “incoherent, incapacitated and confused.” Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley — who served the Trump administration as U.N. ambassador — proposed “some sort of cognitive test” for aging politicians, following a series of gaffes by Biden.
McMaster campaign manager Mark Knoop told the AP that South Carolina had benefited from “the leadership, hard work and ingenuity of people of all ages and backgrounds” and called Cunningham’s notion “an insult to every senior in this state.”
In the video, Cunningham also floats ending South Carolina’s income tax — a practice already undertaken in a handful of other states — “to keep more money in your pocket.”
Cunningham, who served one term in the U.S. House before losing his 2020 reelection bid to Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, won a five-way primary June 14 to secure South Carolina’s gubernatorial nomination. McMaster defeated his primary opponent
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Meg Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP. | 2022-06-23T02:39:13+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/politics/sc-dem-seeks-age-limit-for-geriatric-politicians/ |
RALEIGH N.C. (WNCN) – During a time when antisemitic acts in North Carolina are growing, state democrats have re-introduced a bill to expand penalties for hate crimes and regulate how they’re recorded.
Acts of hate against Jewish people in North Carolina have increased across the last two years, according to a recent report from the Anti-Defamation league.
“It is very scary, deeply concerning. We’ve had antisemetic flyers in this neighborhood,” Rabbi Eric Solomon at Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh, said. “We have security at our synagogue. Every single time we gather, certainly on the sabbath [and] other times.”
Solomon said he welcomes a larger state effort to increase punishment for hate crimes, as well as require law enforcement to keep a database of hate crimes.
“We’ve got amazing support from local law enforcement, but we’d like to have that support from legislature as well,” Solomon said.
Democrat Jay Chaudhuri has introduced the bill four times in six years. Chaudhuri said he wants to send a message to communities that feel targeted, as well as make sure every incident is recorded properly through law enforcement.
“That they have a voice and that we are listening to their voices and that they are protected,” Chaudhuri said. “I’m going to keep pushing this bill for as long as I serve in the Senate.”
CBS 17 News has contacted Republican Senator Phil Berger’s office for comment. | 2023-04-15T01:15:28+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/as-antisemitism-rises-in-nc-rabbi-speaks-on-hopes-for-hate-crime-prevention-bill/ |
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has certified the design for what will be the United States’ first small modular nuclear reactor.
The rule that certifies the design was published Thursday in the Federal Register. It means that companies seeking to build and operate a nuclear power plant can pick the design for a 50-megawatt, advanced light-water small modular nuclear reactor by Oregon-based NuScale Power and apply to the NRC for a license.
It’s the final determination that the design is acceptable for use, so it can’t be legally challenged during the licensing process when someone applies to build and operate a nuclear power plant, NRC spokesperson Scott Burnell said Friday. The rule becomes effective in late February.
The U.S. Energy Department said the newly approved design “equips the nation with a new clean power source to help drive down” planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
It’s the seventh nuclear reactor design cleared for use in the United States. The rest are for traditional, large, light-water reactors.
Diane Hughes, NuScale’s vice president of marketing and communications, said the design certification is a historic step forward toward a clean energy future and makes the company’s VOYGR power plant a near-term deployable solution for customers. The first small modular reactor design application package included over 2 million pages of supporting materials, Hughes added.
However, David Schlissel at the Ohio-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis expressed concerns about the costs. Schlissel, who has studied the history of the nuclear power industry and the finances of the NuScale project, expects they will continue to go up, which could limit how many NuScale reactors are built. He said he thinks they’re not competitive in price with renewables and battery storage.
Hughes said from wind and solar to hydrogen and nuclear, energy projects have seen cost increases due to changing financial market dynamics, interest rate hikes and inflationary pressures on the sector’s supply chain that have not been seen in decades. NuScale’s VOYGR power plant remains a cost competitive source of reliable, affordable and carbon-free energy, she added.
For many, nuclear power is emerging as an answer as states and countries transition away from coal, oil and natural gas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the worst effects of a warming planet.
Roughly 40 serious concepts are in development for the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors worldwide. China was the first to connect a next-generation reactor to its grid to produce about 200 megawatts of electricity. A high-temperature, gas-cooled reactor began operating in 2021.
The U.S. Energy Department said it provided more than $600 million since 2014 to support the design, licensing and siting of NuScale’s VOYGR small modular reactor power plant and other domestic small reactor concepts. The department is working with Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems to demonstrate a six-module NuScale VOYGR plant at the Idaho National Laboratory. The first module is expected to be operational by 2029.
NuScale has signed 19 agreements in the U.S. and internationally to deploy its small reactor technology. Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Kathryn Huff said small modular reactors are no longer an abstract concept.
“They are real and they are ready for deployment thanks to the hard work of NuScale, the university community, our national labs, industry partners, and the NRC,” Huff said in a statement. “This is innovation at its finest and we are just getting started here in the U.S.”
NuScale has also applied to the NRC for approval of a larger design, at 77 megawatts per module, and the agency is checking the application for completeness before starting a full review, Burnell said. | 2023-01-21T15:41:00+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-1st-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-certified-for-use-in-us/ |
By BRENDAN CLAREY
THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER
(The Center Square) — After a Monday morning shooting at a Christian school in Nashville that left three 9-year-old students and three staff dead, the nation is once again talking about the best way to protect children in schools from gun violence.
Leaders on both sides of the aisle have responded to the latest deadly school shooting tragedy at The Covenant School, further evidence of a nation divided on how best to stanch such violent killings.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department identified the student victims as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. They were all 9 years old. The staff members who were killed in the attack were Cynthia Peak, 61; headmaster Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61
Police killed the shooter at the scene and identified the 28-year-old transgender woman Monday. Police said the shooter’s attack was planned.
President Joe Biden commended the Nashville police Monday for responding so quickly to the incident and called on Congress to pass his “assault weapons” ban.
“The shooter in this situation reportedly had two assault weapons and a pistol,” President Biden said. “I call on Congress again to pass my assault weapons ban. It’s about time that we began to make some more progress.”
Republican lawmakers told the media that such a ban would likely not have been able to prevent the deadly shooting.
“It’s a horrible, horrible situation, and we’re not going to fix it,” said Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett, according to NBC News. “Criminals are going to be criminals.”
“I don’t see any real role that (Congress) can do other than mess things up,” Rep. Burchett told the media. “I don’t think you’re gonna stop the gun violence. I think you’ve got to change people’s hearts.”
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said on Twitter that the shooting should be investigated as a hate crime.
“We should be clear about what happened in Nashville. Police say the shooting was ‘targeted.’ That makes it a federal hate crime – against Christian children and teachers,” Sen. Hawley wrote. “Targeting victims on the basis of religious affiliation is a hate crime. It should be investigated as such.”
“All federal resources necessary should be brought to bear,” Sen. Hawley continued. “And those individuals or groups who have spread a message of hate against the Christian community — which resulted here in horrific violence — should be held to account.”
Tennessee State Rep. Bo Mitchell, D-Nashville, told the Tennessee state House that lawmakers don’t want to take handguns and hunting rifles away from citizens.
“We don’t need an assault rifle with 30 shot capacity on our street. It’s not safe for police, it’s not safe for anybody,” Rep. Mitchell said. “So please don’t say you’re pro-life and then vote to put more weapons on the street.”
Police released video of how the shooter entered the building by using the firearms to shoot the glass out of the doors. The shooter also took aim at police vehicles as they arrived on the scene. Police entered the building and fatally shot the attacker about 14 minutes after the 9-1-1 call was placed, according to NBC News. | 2023-03-29T14:06:34+00:00 | newspress.com | https://newspress.com/school-shooting-in-nashville-crystallizes-national-divides-over-prevention-measures/ |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba was sworn in Monday as the Treasurer of the United States, the first Native American to hold that office.
Her signature will now appear along with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on U.S. currency.
Yellen hailed the appointment at the Treasury Department ceremony as a sign of the Biden administration's “respect for, and commitment toward, our nation-to-nation relationship, trust and treaty responsibilities, and Tribal sovereignty and self-determination.”
“For all our progress — there is more work to do to strengthen our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribal governments," Yellen said in prepared remarks.
They were joined by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to lead that department, and members of Treasury’s Tribal Advisory Committee.
Malerba, who will remain lifetime chief of the Mohegan Indian Tribe which is made up of roughly 2,400 people, previously worked as a registered nurse, and has served in various tribal government roles.
Biden appointed her U.S. treasurer in June and as overseer of a new Office of Tribal and Native Affairs at the Treasury Department.
She is tasked with finding new ways to help tribes develop their economies to overcome challenges that are unique to tribal lands, among other responsibilities.
As part of the ceremony, Malerba signed a book presented by Bureau of Engraving and Printing Director Len Olijar, who will engrave her signature. Her official signature will appear as “Lynn Roberge Malerba" in honor of her maiden name.
A Treasury official said her name will appear on currency in the coming months.
“We all know that, historically, many promises have not been kept to the indigenous peoples of this nation. But we can and will do better,” said Malerba, who wore a red and black tribal ensemble and matching headdress. “My appointment is a promise kept.”
“When barriers to economic development are eliminated, tribal communities will thrive and prosper," she said. "We know, when there is robust tribal economic development, our local and state communities prosper as well."
She added that the moment made her think deeply of her parents. “My name will be on currency, when it was so difficult for them to get money in their lifetime,” she said during the ceremony.
For Malerba, she said she hopes her presence at Treasury will help other Americans feel pride in honoring their culture.
“Katantuoot, wuyunomsh United States qa wuyunomsh kiyawin,” she said. “Great spirit bless these United States and bless us all.” | 2022-09-12T21:06:05+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Malerba-sworn-in-as-1st-Native-American-in-US-17436468.php |
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The U.S. deputy secretary of state said Monday the prime minister of the Solomon Islands “missed an important opportunity” by failing to attend a memorial service to mark the anniversary of a key World War II battle, amid concerns the South Pacific island nation is building closer ties with China.
Wendy Sherman and U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy were among dignitaries who attended a dawn service near the capital of Honiara on Sunday to commemorate the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Sherman’s father, Marine Mal Sherman, and Kennedy’s father, the late President John F. Kennedy, almost died in fighting on the Solomons. Kennedy had been the commander of a patrol torpedo boat that was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer. Sherman was wounded during the Guadalcanal campaign, which was the Japanese army’s first defeat of WWII.
Local media reported that Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who signed a security pact with China this year, appeared to have snubbed the ceremony, a claim his office later denied.
Sherman declined to say whether she considered the prime minister’s absence a snub. She said Sogavare “will have to answer to his own citizens about why he made the choice that he did,” in an apparent reference to the next election.
“I said to the prime minister directly that I was so sorry that obviously his schedule did not allow him to come because he missed an important opportunity,” Sherman told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
“This was a place where international leaders gathered to say that the work with Solomon Islanders, at the time of World War II, was decisive in victory, in ensuring freedom and democracy. And so I really felt sorry for the prime minister because I think he missed an important opportunity,” she added.
Sogavare denied a snub, telling the Solomons Star News newspaper in a statement that the government was well represented at all events over three days marking the anniversary at ministerial levels.
The statement said newspaper claims of a snub were misleading and lacked understanding of protocols applied at such events.
The pact with China has raised fears of a Chinese naval base being established within 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) of Australia’s northeast coast. A Chinese military presence in the Solomons would put it not only on the doorstep of Australia and New Zealand but also in close proximity to Guam, the U.S. territory that hosts major military bases.
Both the Solomons and China have denied their pact will lead to a Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific.
Sherman said Sogavare had repeated the assurance during her recent visit that there would be no Chinese base.
“This is a situation where we will all watch very carefully to see what happens here. It is quite critical,” Sherman said.
In April, a U.S. delegation to Honiara led by Kurt Campbell, the National Security Council Indo-Pacific coordinator, and Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, warned that the United States would take unspecified action against the Solomons should the agreement with China pose a threat to U.S. or allied interests.
Sogavare accused the U.S. and Australia of threatening and disrespectful behavior.
China’s growing influence in the Pacific has led the United States to commit to reopening an embassy in Honiara that it closed in 1993. Washington has also committed to opening embassies in Tonga and Kiribati, a Micronesian state that, like the Solomons, recently switched its allegiance from Taiwan to Beijing.
A Solomons ceremony on Monday, a day after the commemoration that Sherman and Kennedy attended, was briefly interrupted when an assailant armed with a pair of scissors attacked a Japanese sailor.
Radio New Zealand reported that the victim was part of a Japanese navy media team and was stabbed in the neck, receiving minor injuries.
The report quoted medics as saying the sailor required stitches but was doing well. Bloody Ridge community chief Wesley Ramo said the suspect was from a neighboring community and was under the influence and mentally unstable.
Also attending the ceremony were Makoto Oniki, Japan’s state minister of defense, and Peeni Henare, New Zealand’s defense minister.
The suspect reportedly tackled the sailor to the ground during the attack before locals and U.S. military personnel stepped in and detained him. Police then took him away. The ceremony resumed after a short break. | 2022-08-09T03:25:43+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/political-news/us-official-says-solomon-islands-leader-missed-opportunity/ |
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Deputies are searching for three suspects wanted in an attempted burglary of a gun shop on West Colfax Avenue.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Machine Gun Tours in Lakewood was the target of an attempted burglary that occurred at 6 a.m. on Thursday. Deputies said the suspects drove a truck through the front of the shop.
Once the suspects rammed through the front of the shop, they were deterred by the alarms and took off without any merchandise.
Deputies are now looking for a mid-2000s silver GMC Sierra truck. Deputies said the truck has a large dent on the driver’s rear, the rear window is shattered, and the passenger side mirror is missing.
Surveillance photos from the shop also captured one of the three suspects wanted in the burglary.
Deputies are crediting the business owners with properly securing their weapons in a way the robbers couldn’t take them.
Anyone with information about this attempted robbery, vehicle, or suspects is asked to contact the JCSO tipline at 303-271-5612. | 2022-07-29T19:10:45+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/local/suspects-wanted-for-attempted-burglary-of-gun-shop/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James is not only coming back for a 21st season, he’s coming back in his original uniform number.
James will return to No. 23 next season, a move the Los Angeles Lakers revealed Saturday by tweeting a picture of his back with James’ name and number showing on the gold jersey.
James has alternated between No. 23 and No. 6 after wearing 23 when he entered the NBA in 2003 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was in No. 6 while becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader last season, a number now retired by the league following the death of Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Bill Russell.
Rich Paul, James’ agent, told ESPN that James decided to make the switch out of respect for Russell.
James said Wednesday during the broadcast of the ESPY Awards that he would continue playing next season.
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- Study Finds a Nine Per Cent Increase in Daily Weight Gain for Cows Fed Using HydroGreen Fresh Forage
- Study Validates Value for Carbon Commercialization Using HydroGreen Fresh Forage Emission Reductions, Validates Potential for Additional Cash Flow Stream
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CubicFarm® Systems Corp. ("CubicFarms" or the "Company") (TSX: CUB) a leading local chain agricultural technology company, today announced the preliminary results of its methane and carbon dioxide-equivalent reduction study (the "Carbon Study") and beef finishing carcass study (the "Carcass Study"). The Company also provided updates related to the Company's HydroGreen division and previously announced carbon commercialization program and a corporate update.
Study data indicates significant improvements in animal performance and a reduction in the environmental footprint of cattle, while providing compelling unit economics and payback period.
Carcass Study
- Results through the beef finishing stage demonstrated approximately a nine per cent increase in daily weight gain, a six per cent increase in dry matter intake, and a four per cent increase in nutritional efficiency
- Confirmed: In line with previous studies, the Carcass Study showed that feeding beef cattle HydroGreen fresh forage lowered methane emissions by approximately 48 per cent on a per kilogram weight gain basis
Carbon Study
- A preliminary lifecycle analysis indicates total carbon dioxide equivalents ("CO2e") reduction in the range of approximately 1.8 to 2.3 tonnes per head per annum for beef cattle, largely dependent on certain assumptions related to daily rate of gain versus control
- Six commercial scale HydroGreen Automated Vertical Pastures™ ("AVPs") generating fresh forage have the potential to reduce over 5,000 metric tonnes of CO2e per year
Quantification of Value
- The daily rate of gain increase of 0.13 kilograms per day, when combined with an assumed approximately USD$6.61 realized revenue per kilogram of weight gain1, results in daily increased revenue of approximately USD$0.86, or USD$314 annually, per animal fed fresh forage grown using commercial scale AVPs exclusive of additional qualitative benefits described below under "Premium Co-Benefits"
- Carbon credits could conservatively realize between USD$12.50 to over USD$20 per tonne of CO2e at current pricing in various offset markets, which is expected to increase with global net zero commitments. The opportunity given compliance market acceptance, or with party-to-party carbon inset sales, could be significantly greater
Verra Carbon Standard certification can be used to monetize greenhouse gas ("GHG") emission reductions by converting them into tradeable carbon credits. The enteric methane reductions are understood to be categorized under the VM40001 methodology, which would allow for sales in carbon credit offset markets.
HydroGreen has filed patent applications that protect its proprietary growing methods, including HydroGreen's indoor growing system hardware design. Over the past several months, HydroGreen has filed eight additional patent applications related to HydroGreen's process and benefits of sprouting grains, reducing methane in beef cattle, and improving fertility in cattle.
In addition to the Carbon Study and the Carcass Study beef data, previously announced research data demonstrated that feeding dairy cows HydroGreen fresh forage lowers methane emissions by approximately 24 per cent on a per unit milk output basis. HydroGreen continues to pursue further dairy studies to extend the addressable carbon commercialization for the dairy market.
Global consumer demand for beef and dairy is expected to grow for the foreseeable future2 as global living standards rise. To mitigate the environmental effects of increased global consumer demand for beef and dairy, livestock producers will need to invest in innovative solutions to reduce methane emissions from cattle, such as HydroGreen technology.
By pre-selling farm-based inset and offset carbon credits to organizations with net-zero goals, the Company believes it is ideally positioned to create recurring cash flow from operations and capture carbon credit streams as demand and value of carbon credits increase.
In addition to the methane reduction from feeding cattle fresh forage grown in commercial scale AVPs, the Company identified premium co-benefits, including:
- Reducing the number of acres needed to grow feed crops
- Land upcycling by substituting 15 to 20 per cent of conventional feeds
- Diminished fuel and energy use contributing to a 7.4 per cent reduction in fuel and energy emissions
- Potential qualitative benefits, which remain to be fully validated, include fewer liver abscesses, optimized fat distribution, and an improvement in rumen papillae length and width
"It isn't often that a globally applicable technology can both benefit the environment and drive performance increases supported by compelling unit economics," said Dave Dinesen, Chief Executive Officer, CubicFarms. "HydroGreen continues to prove its value as a leading livestock feed technology that not only significantly improves animal performance and delivers meaningful environmental benefits, but also positions us to enter the carbon credit market."
A total of 223 CubicFarm System and HydroGreen sales orders under contract that are pending manufacturing, installation, and site readiness, are valued at approximately USD$30.7 million:
CubicFarms has completed Phase I of its rapid project to achieve commercial validation of its larger FreshHub configuration using the CubicFarm System technology and approach, prior to the installation of the first FreshHub targeting the end of December 2023. Phase II is currently underway, with Phase III equipment being ordered for installation:
HydroGreen's Automated Vertical Pastures™ technology utilizes a unique process to sprout grains, such as barley and wheat, in a controlled environment with minimal use of land, labour and water. HydroGreen's fully automated indoor growing technology performs all growing functions including seeding, watering, lighting, harvesting, and re-seeding – all with the push of a button – to deliver nutritious fresh forage for livestock without the typical investment in fertilizer, chemicals, fuel, field equipment, and transportation. Automated Vertical Pastures™ not only provide superior nutritious feed to benefit the animal, but also enables significant environmental benefits to the farm.
CubicFarms is a leading local chain agricultural technology company developing and deploying technology to feed a changing world. Its proprietary ag-tech solutions enable growers to produce high quality, predictable produce and fresh livestock feed with HydroGreen Nutrition Technology, a division of CubicFarm Systems Corp. The CubicFarms™ system contains patented technology for growing leafy greens and other crops onsite, indoors, all year round. CubicFarms provides an efficient, localized food supply solution that benefits our people, planet, and economy.
For more information, please visit www.cubicfarms.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Dave Dinesen"
Dave Dinesen, Chief Executive Officer
Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including, without limitation, statements with respect to: the Company's ability to qualify the methane reduction achieved through AVPs for carbon credits, the quantification of value of the AVPs and the market for carbon credits generally, the expected completion date of projects under contract and the anticipated dates for completion of Phase II and Phase III of the FreshHub Commercial Validation Project. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including: verification, cancellation and other risks associated with carbon credits; reduction in demand for carbon credits; changes in government regulation; estimates of market opportunity for carbon credits and forecasts of market growth may prove to be inaccurate. Such statements can be identified by the use of words such as "intend", "expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate", "estimate", "scheduled", "forecast", "predict", and other similar terminology, or state that certain actions, events, or results "may", "can", "could", "would", "might", or "will" be taken, occur, or be achieved.
These statements reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future events, performance, and results and speak only as of the date of this news release. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Except as required by securities disclosure laws and regulations applicable to the Company, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if the Company's expectations regarding future events, performance, or results change.
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- SECOND QUARTER REVENUE OF $120.9 MILLION; UP 5% SEQUENTIALLY; UP 2% YEAR-OVER-YEAR
- SECOND QUARTER SEQUENTIAL INCREMENTAL MARGINS, EX-ITEMS, 43%, DRIVEN BY RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION
- SECOND QUARTER GAAP EPS OF $0.15; EPS, EX-ITEMS, $0.12
- RENEWS AND EXTENDS REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY THROUGH 2026
- ANNOUNCES Q3 2022 QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
AMSTERDAM, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE: "CLB US" and Euronext Amsterdam: "CLB NA") ("Core", "Core Lab", or the "Company") reported second quarter 2022 revenue of $120,900,000. Sequential revenue growth was adversely impacted by approximately $2,000,000, due to the devaluation of the Euro and British Pound, as well as a decrease in revenue from operations based in Russia. Core's operating income was $11,700,000, with earnings per diluted share ("EPS") of $0.15, all in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Operating income, ex-items, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $9,600,000, yielding operating margins of 8%, sequential incremental margins of 43%, and EPS, ex-items, of $0.12. An adjustment to reverse previously recognized stock compensation expense was recorded during the second quarter of 2022 for certain performance share awards which are no longer expected to vest. A full reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures is included in the attached financial tables.
Core's CEO, Larry Bruno stated, "First, our thoughts remain with our Ukrainian employees and their families during the on-going conflict. Turning to Core's results during the second quarter of 2022, we achieved sequential improvement in revenue, operating income, operating margins and EPS; these financial improvements occurred despite somewhat greater than expected business disruptions associated with the geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Aside from the areas affected by this conflict, Core sees improving momentum in both onshore and offshore client activity across our global operations."
Russia-Ukraine Conflict
The on-going geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine, along with the associated European and U.S. sanctions, presents some measure of uncertainty for Core's business and financial performance. Over the course of the second quarter of 2022, the military conflict continued and European sanctions against Russian crude oil imports were expanded.
As part of Core's Reservoir Description laboratory network, the Company provides analytical services on crude oil, natural gas and derived products, including both reservoir condition analysis and ambient condition assay work. Disruptions in assay work in parts of Europe, Russia and Ukraine have persisted with the continuing conflict, while traditional supply lines of crude oil and derived products are realigning to new logistical patterns. Given that current global demand for these liquid hydrocarbons remain near pre-conflict levels, Core Lab expects supply patterns to continue realigning, and demand for the Company's associated laboratory services to trend back toward pre-conflict levels.
Liquidity, Free Cash Flow and Dividend
On 9 June 2022, Core Lab announced a $60,000,000 At-The-Market ("ATM") equity offering program. As of 27 July 2022, the Company had not sold any shares under the ATM program.
On 25 July 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to renew and extend its revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility was extended through 25 July 2026 with an aggregate borrowing commitment of $135,000,000, and includes a $50,000,000 accordion option. Additionally, the terms of the Credit Facility provide an increase to the maximum permitted leverage ratio to be equal to (a) 2.75:1.00 through the fiscal quarter ending 30 September 2022; and (b) 2.50:1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending 31 December 2022. For additional information regarding the Credit Facility, see the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company on 26 July 2022.
Core Lab initially began to refocus the use of free cash towards reducing long-term debt in the first quarter of 2020. The Company maintains this focused effort and continues to apply free cash primarily towards reducing long-term debt. Long-term debt has been reduced from $295,900,000 as of 31 December 2019 to $171,900,000 as of 30 June 2022, or a cumulative debt reduction of $124,000,000 over the last 30 months. Core will continue applying free cash towards reducing debt until the Company reaches its target leverage ratio (calculated as total net debt divided by trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA) of 1.5 times or lower. The following graph summarizes the progress towards reducing the leverage ratio during 2021 and the impact both the Russia-Ukraine conflict and significantly higher COVID-19 cases have had on the Company's leverage ratio during the first half of 2022.
Core continues to focus on maximizing free cash flow ("FCF"), a non-GAAP financial measure defined as cash from operations less capital expenditures. For the second quarter of 2022, cash from operations was $600,000 and capital expenditures were $3,200,000, yielding FCF of $(2,600,000). Cash from operations declined sequentially in the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to three factors:
- The Russia-Ukraine conflict negatively impacted the level of sales and revenue as the Company exited the first quarter and began the second quarter of 2022. Consequently, cash collections on accounts receivable were lower during the second quarter of 2022.
- Additional cash was also used to fund working capital requirements, as product sales continue to increase, supply chains remain challenged, and inflationary factors are resulting in higher levels of inventory.
- Cost reduction plans and associated severance obligations accrued in the first quarter of 2022 have been partially executed in the second quarter of 2022. Additionally, unfunded liabilities associated with certain employee retirement plans were paid from operating cash flow.
Core expects the growth in working capital associated with higher levels of inventory to moderate, cash from operations to strengthen and the Company to generate positive free cash in future quarters. Core's free cash will continue to be returned to its shareholders via the Company's regular quarterly dividend as well as being focused towards reducing long-term debt.
On 27 April 2022, Core's Board of Supervisory Directors ("Board") announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share of common stock, which was paid on 31 May 2022 to shareholders of record on 9 May 2022. Dutch withholding tax was deducted from the dividend at a rate of 15%.
On 27 July 2022, the Board approved a cash dividend of $0.01 per share of common stock payable in the third quarter of 2022. The third quarter dividend will be payable on 29 August 2022, to shareholders of record on 8 August 2022. Dutch withholding tax will be deducted from the dividend at a rate of 15%.
Reservoir Description
Reservoir Description operations are closely correlated with trends in international and offshore activity levels, with approximately 80% of revenue sourced from outside the United States. Reservoir Description revenue in the second quarter of 2022 was $75,800,000, up 1% sequentially and down 3% year-over-year. While underlying activity has improved in multiple international regions, there are two primary factors impeding the overall revenue growth: 1) the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and 2) devaluation of the Euro and British Pound. Revenue from operations in Russia in the second quarter of 2022 decreased approximately $800,000 sequentially, and $2,300,000 year-over-year; the revenue decline was $3,200,000 for the first half of 2022 when compared to 2021. Additionally, the sharp devaluation of both the Euro and British Pound during 2022 lowered revenue billed in these currencies when translated into U.S. dollars by $2,900,000 for the second quarter of 2022 and $4,800,000 for the first half of 2022, when compared to 2021. Operating income for the second quarter of 2022 on a GAAP basis was $5,900,000, while operating income, ex-items, was $5,000,000, yielding operating margins of 7% and sequential incremental margins of 102%.
Core Lab's eighty-plus years of expertise evaluating both subsurface geology and fluid flow through natural, porous media are providing Reservoir Description with opportunities in emerging energy transition initiatives. In addition to Core's multi-faceted engagement in Carbon Capture and Sequestration ("CCS") projects, described over the past several quarters, the Company has also been engaged to evaluate subsurface cores tied to lithium extraction opportunities. Lithium is a valuable commodity, essential to the creation of high efficiency batteries. During the second quarter of 2022, Core Lab, under the direction of 3PL Operating Inc., commenced work on a multi-well core project from Railroad Valley, Nevada. 3PL Operating Inc. has targeted a Pliocene continental evaporite sequence with extensive metalliferous deposits that include: sodium, phosphorous, tungsten, boron, lithium, and other metals, potentially making the Railroad Valley deposit one of the most promising in the world of this type. Multiple cored intervals from the 3PL Operating, Inc. Li 10-28 and Li 11-18 wells were recovered from the subsurface and stabilized at the wellsite with Core Lab's proprietary CoreSta™ technology. CoreSta™ is a superior preservation technology specifically invented for friable and unconsolidated formations. Upon arrival at the laboratory, these cores were immediately scanned using Core Lab's proprietary Non-Invasive Testing and Reservoir Optimization ("NITROSM") technologies. Among these, Dual Energy Computed Tomography ("DECT") quickly provided experts at 3PL Operating, Inc. with lithologic information and a wide range of geological and petrophysical parameters, as well as high resolution (millimeter-scale) 3D digital images of the recovered cores. The cores are now progressing through the laboratory analytical program. Geological insights and petrophysical parameters obtained from this analytical program will provide a robust dataset of physical measurements that 3PL Operating, Inc. will use for both economic assessment of the strata and to establish optimized development strategies. All of the analytical data for this important project are being hosted in Core Lab's secure RAPID™ database, which 3PL Operating, Inc. will use as a shared digital workspace.
Also in the second quarter of 2022, a client company in Latin America employed Core Lab's proprietary technologies to improve the utility of heavy and extra-heavy crudes from an onshore field by blending them with lighter crude oils. Laboratory fluid testing, including assessment of the potential for the precipitation of organic solids, is required to verify the viability of the resultant blends. Responding to this need, Core Lab developed and executed a testing protocol using its proprietary imaging system for magnified viewing of fluids and fluid interactions at high temperatures and pressures. This technology uses two methods to evaluate and measure asphaltene flocculation: 1) a high-resolution trinocular microscope for pressurized fluid imaging ("PFI"), and 2) a near infrared ("NIR") spectrophotometer. Combined, these technologies determine the size and shape of flocculated particles at various temperatures and pressures. Successful development and deployment of these technologies, coupled with the growing market for heavy oil blends, has led to the commissioning of similar studies for additional clients in South America in the second half of 2022.
Production Enhancement
Production Enhancement operations, which are focused on complex completions in unconventional, tight-oil reservoirs in the U.S., as well as conventional offshore projects across the globe, posted second quarter 2022 revenue of $45,100,000, up 11%, both sequentially and year-over-year. Operating income on a GAAP basis was $4,900,000, while operating income, ex-items, was $3,900,000, yielding operating margins of 9% and sequential incremental margins of 18%. In the quarter, Core's proprietary product sales experienced growth and market penetration in both U.S. and international markets.
During the second quarter of 2022, working with a client in the North Sea, Core Lab successfully launched its innovative energetic perforating system, Helios™, aimed at improving the efficiency of plug-and-abandonment ("P&A") programs. Helios™ is a technology that creates a high-density perforation matrix, providing improved access to the cement between the outermost casing and the geologic formation. The optimized perforation matrix allows for greater circulation and more efficient removal of debris in the annular space during the perf and wash process. The operator first perforated the casing with the Helios™ technology, and then, utilizing a specialized jet wash tool, circulated fluid between the perforated casing and the formation to create a clean annulus. Cement plugs were subsequently set to secure the well for abandonment. Core's Helios™ technology provided the opportunity to significantly reduce P&A expenses by decreasing rig time, saving the operator up to $4,000,000 per abandoned well versus conventional section milling. Helios™ provides Core's clients with an effective and efficient solution when executing multimillion-dollar P&A programs and demonstrates how Core's Production Enhancement engineers are able to adapt downhole technological advances to evolving industry needs.
Also during the second quarter of 2022, Core's SpectraStim™, SpectraScan™, and PackScan® downhole imaging technologies were utilized in a client's deepwater Gulf of Mexico well to assess a frac pack completion. A successful frac pack requires an effective annular pack; this includes uniform proppant placement across the annulus between the casing and the sand control screen, along with ample proppant reserve above the top of the screen, to accommodate in-filling of any initial voids in the pack. When a successful frac pack is placed, the well is protected from the influx of formation fines that can cut the screen, damage surface facilities, and fill the wellbore with produced solids, all of which can restrict production and potentially compromise the completion. Based upon traditional volumetric measurements during the frac pack treatment, the frac pack was initially interpreted to have been successfully placed. However, when Core's Production Enhancement engineers analyzed the diagnostic data from its SpectraScan™ and PackScan® logging tools, the results revealed a major void in the annular pack, as well as inadequate proppant reserve to cover the top of the screen and/or fill the annular void. Core's team recommended a top-off proppant pumping procedure to ensure complete screen coverage. A relog using Core's PackScan® showed the top-off procedure was successfully completed, avoiding a multimillion-dollar remedial completion intervention.
Return On Invested Capital
The Board and the Company's Executive Management continue to focus on strategies that maximize return on invested capital ("ROIC") and FCF, factors that have high correlation to total shareholder return. Core's commitment to an asset-light business model and disciplined capital stewardship promotes capital efficiency and are designed to produce more predictable and superior long-term ROIC.
The Board has established an internal performance metric of demonstrating superior ROIC performance relative to the oilfield service companies listed as Core's Comp Group by Bloomberg, as the Company continues to believe superior ROIC will result in higher total return to shareholders. Bloomberg's calculations using the latest comparable data available indicate Core Lab's ROIC of 3.8%.
Industry and Core Lab Outlook and Guidance
As we look ahead to the second half of 2022 and into 2023, Core anticipates the crude-oil commodity price will remain elevated, but to be moderately volatile as crude-oil supply and demand may be impacted by uncertainties related to slowing global economic growth. Crude oil supply is projected to tighten as production growth faces limitations due to prolonged underinvestment in many regions around the globe. These crude-oil market fundamentals are reflected in the year-over-year increase in international onshore and offshore rig counts, with oilfield drilling programs being executed and capital spending plans expanding for 2022, 2023 and beyond. Core sees these as leading indicators of a growing international multi-year cycle.
With Core Lab having more than 70% of its revenue exposed to international activity, both business segments remain active on international projects. The Company will have revenue opportunities when wells are completed, stimulated, and once reservoir rock or fluid samples have been collected. Core continues to see modest improvement in client activity across many international regions including the South Atlantic Margin, Latin America, and the Middle East. However, Core Lab's Russia, Ukraine and Western Europe laboratory networks present some uncertainty, as the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict continues and sanctions on Russia have expanded.
Core expects Reservoir Description revenue to improve by low-to-mid single digits in the third quarter of 2022. Year-to-date the international rig count has been flat. When the international rig count sustains improvement and Core's clients drill and sample their reservoirs, Core's Reservoir Description segment is expected to outperform the changes in industry activity levels.
Core's Production Enhancement segment is more exposed to U.S. onshore activity and typically correlates to well stimulation and completion programs. The third quarter 2022 U.S. rig count is projected to increase sequentially, however, the rate of growth for completions may potentially be limited by the availability of third party frac equipment and crews. Consequently, Core's Production Enhancement segment revenue is projected to increase sequentially by mid-to-high single digits.
For the third quarter of 2022, Core projects continued improvement in U.S. activity and moderate improvement in international, offshore and deepwater markets. The realignment of crude-oil supply lines is projected to continue into the third quarter of 2022, having a sequential positive impact on Reservoir Description's assay laboratory testing in the affected regions. Core projects third quarter 2022 revenue to range from $123,000,000 to $129,000,000 and operating income of $10,100,000 to $13,300,000, yielding operating margins of approximately 9%. EPS for the third quarter of 2022 is expected to be $0.13 to $0.18.
The Company's third quarter 2022 guidance is based on projections for underlying operations and excludes gains and losses in foreign exchange. Third quarter 2022 guidance also assumes an effective tax rate of 20%.
Earnings Call Scheduled
The Company has scheduled a conference call to discuss Core's second quarter 2022 earnings announcement. The call will begin at 7:30 a.m. CDT / 2:30 p.m. CEST on Thursday, 28 July 2022. To listen to the call, please go to Core's website at www.corelab.com.
Core Laboratories N.V. is a leading provider of proprietary and patented reservoir description and production enhancement services and products used to optimize petroleum reservoir performance. The Company has over 70 offices in more than 50 countries and is located in every major oil-producing province in the world. This release, as well as other statements we make, includes forward-looking statements regarding the future revenue, profitability, business strategies and developments of the Company made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Federal securities law. The Company's outlook is subject to various important cautionary factors, including risks and uncertainties related to the oil and natural gas industry, business conditions, international markets, international political climates, including the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict, public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and any related actions taken by businesses and governments, and other factors as more fully described in the Company's most recent Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These important factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations of the Company's performance and are subject to a variety of factors, some of which are not under the control of the Company. Because the information herein is based solely on data currently available, and because it is subject to change as a result of changes in conditions over which the Company has no control or influence, such forward-looking statements should not be viewed as assurance regarding the Company's future performance.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release, except as required by law.
Visit the Company's website at www.corelab.com. Connect with Core Lab on Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Non-GAAP Information
Management believes that the exclusion of certain income and expenses enables it to evaluate more effectively the Company's operations period-over-period and to identify operating trends that could otherwise be masked by the excluded Items. For this reason, management uses certain non-GAAP measures that exclude these Items and believes that this presentation provides a clearer comparison with the results reported in prior periods. The non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, as more fully discussed in the Company's financial statements and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Return on Invested Capital
Return on Invested Capital ("ROIC") is presented based on management's belief that this non-GAAP measure is useful information to investors and management when comparing profitability and the efficiency with which capital has been employed over time relative to other companies. The Board has established an internal performance metric of demonstrating superior ROIC performance relative to the oilfield service companies listed as Core's Comp Group by Bloomberg. ROIC is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income.
ROIC of 3.8% is defined by Bloomberg as Net Operating Profit After Tax ("NOPAT") of $14.7 million divided by Average Total Invested Capital ("Average TIC") of $384.8 million where NOPAT is defined as GAAP net income before minority interest plus the sum of income tax expense, interest expense, and pension expense less pension service cost and tax effect on income before interest and tax expense. Average TIC is defined as average of beginning and ending periods' GAAP stockholder's equity plus the sum of net long-term debt, lease liabilities, allowance for doubtful accounts, net balance of deferred taxes, and income tax payable.
Free Cash Flow
Core uses the non-GAAP measure of free cash flow to evaluate its cash flows and results of operations. Free cash flow is an important measurement because it represents the cash from operations, in excess of capital expenditures, available to operate the business and fund non-discretionary obligations. Free cash flow is not a measure of operating performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation nor construed as an alternative consideration to operating income, net income, earnings per share, or cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities, each as determined in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow should not be considered a measure of liquidity. Moreover, since free cash flow is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP and thus is susceptible to varying interpretations and calculations, free cash flow as presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.
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The company announces initial investment of $2.6 million with an additional estimated $9.5 million expected over 5 years
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc. ("Conterra Networks") today announced its continued investment in fiber network growth across Calcasieu Parish with its initial investment of $2.6 million and an additional estimated $9.5 million expected over 5 years.
Conterra Networks designs and builds its 100% fiber network with symmetrical service and speeds of up to 10 Gbps and 99.99% network reliability. The company's local team manages the all-fiber network, which is now available to approximately 4,322 Calcasieu Parish businesses and growing.
"We continue to prioritize the communities we serve by investing in local network infrastructure," said Craig Gunderson, President and CEO of Conterra Networks. "This investment is critical to the growth in Calcasieu Parish. With the ever-increasing business connectivity requirements, we are always committed to enabling limitless communications opportunities for our customers by providing access to custom-designed, ultra-high-capacity broadband networks."
Conterra Networks is expanding and investing in communities in Louisiana, including Jeanerette, Loreauville, New Iberia, Abbeville, Erath, Maurice, Opelousas, Monroe, West Monroe, Lake Charles, Bossier City, Alexandria, and Natchitoches.
The expansion is part of the company's growing network infrastructure across the United States. To date, Conterra Networks has 13,250 fiber miles, 2,700 schools served, and over 7,500 on-net locations.
To learn more about Conterra Networks and the expansion efforts in Louisiana, visit www.conterra.com.
Founded in 2001, and now operating 13,250 fiber miles, Conterra Networks is one of the largest remaining independent broadband infrastructure companies in the United States based on its optical fiber and fixed wireless network assets and annual recurring revenues. The company is owned by affiliates of APG and Fiera, along with significant participation by the company's senior management team. For more information about Conterra Networks, please visit www.conterra.com.
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SOURCE Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings, Inc. | 2022-07-14T19:58:45+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/07/14/conterra-networks-continues-invest-fiber-network-growth-across-calcasieu-parish/ |
What is Huski Chocolate? The story behind the Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson's sponsor
Marcus Ericsson's win at the Indianapolis 500 is especially sweet for a Swedish chocolate company.
Huski Chocolate, a Stockholm-based brand, joined the Chip Ganassi Racing team as Ericsson's primary sponsor in 2020.
It's origins stem from all-natural hot chocolate, born in the mountains of Sweden. Today, brewed from "a secret family recipe," Huski Chocolate has grown from serving skiers and mountaineers to race trailers of Formula 1, according to the company website.
For the Swedish driver, this year's Indy 500 win was his first ever.
During a wild 2022 race, the brand was cheering on their favorite Indy 500 driver. "5 laps to go, and then you can enjoy some chocolate," they said at one point.
The company also has another tie to racing. The CEO of Huski Chocolate Americas is NASCAR veteran and one-time INDYCAR driver Stanton Barrett.
In the post-race ceremony, despite his homeland ties to chocolate, Ericsson did not indulge in a sweetened beverage.
Contact Rashika Jaipuriar at rjaipuriar@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter @rashikajpr. | 2022-05-29T22:01:48+00:00 | indystar.com | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/indy-500/2022/05/29/huski-chocolates-tie-indy-500-and-marcus-ericcson/9988643002/ |
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The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission. | 2023-02-08T05:58:38+00:00 | pgatour.com | https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/players/international |
Cavaliers vs. Knicks: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - NBA Playoffs Game 1
The Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks are playing in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, with Game 1 on tap.
In this article, you will take a look at odds and spreads for the Cavaliers vs. Knicks matchup across multiple sportsbooks.
Cavaliers vs. Knicks Game Info
- Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
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Cavaliers vs. Knicks Odds, Spread, Over/Under
Check out the odds, spread and over/under for this matchup posted on multiple sportsbooks.
Cavaliers vs. Knicks Betting Trends
- The Cavaliers outscore opponents by 5.4 points per game (scoring 112.3 points per game to rank 25th in the league while allowing 106.9 per contest to rank first in the NBA) and have a +441 scoring differential overall.
- The Knicks put up 116 points per game (11th in league) while giving up 113.1 per contest (12th in NBA). They have a +240 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 2.9 points per game.
- These two teams average a combined 228.3 points per game, 11.3 more points than this matchup's total.
- These teams allow a combined 220 points per game, three more points than this matchup's over/under.
- Cleveland has covered 42 times in 82 matchups with a spread this season.
- New York has covered 45 times in 82 games with a spread this season.
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Country singer Eric Church announces upcoming Outsiders Revival Tour
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Gray News) – Country music singer Eric Church announced on Twitter an upcoming outdoor summer tour – The Outsiders Revival Tour.
“We have never done an outdoor summer tour,” the tweet reads. “Never headlined amphitheaters. Never brought a summer experience to your town that featured artists we want to share the summer with. Until now.”
The tour kicks off on June 22 in Milwaukee and wraps up in Tampa on Sept. 30. Church will hit 26 cities across the U.S. and Canada.
Several artists, including Travis Tritt, will join the award-winning country artist across various venues throughout the summer.
“When I approach touring, I’m always inspired by a new experience, a new way to gather, to express ourselves sonically and visually. Whether it’s solo, in the round, double down; being able to bring a different perspective has always brought out our best creatively,” Church said in a press release.
Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com, with presale access available to Church Choir members starting Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-11T17:59:07+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/2023/01/11/country-singer-eric-church-announces-upcoming-outsiders-revival-tour/ |
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Anycubic, a globally-renowned 3D printer company, wrapped up its Anycubic X Yale Funbotics 3D Modeling & Printing Camp on Dec 11. The company's first education incubation project was held in collaboration with Yale Funbotics, with the aim of introducing 3D printing to children and how to build and use Anycubic 3D printers. The printing camp was also held in July and October and gave children an introduction to the world of 3D printers, an understanding of how a 3D printer works, and a general overview of 3D modeling, slicing, and 3D printer operations.
Introducing 3D printing to students
Inspired by Anycubic's vision — "For Freedom to Make" — the company's 3D printing education incubation project was founded in Shenzhen on September 2, 2020. The project embodies Anycubic's aspiration of helping everyone to achieve the freedom of creation and invention using 3D printing technologies.
The Anycubic X Yale Funbotics 3D Modelling Printing Camps were designed for 4th to 12th-grade students. All the camps ran virtually over Zoom, and each lasted for three days. On the first day, the students were taught to assemble their 3D printers, the Anycubic Kobra, which is auto-leveling and beginner-friendly. After this assembling process, students were able to gain a deeper understanding of how a 3D printer works.
The next day, the printing camp students learned how to model designs in CAD. In this section, mentors guided the students on how to design basic objects, how to slice and print their objects, and helping them solve problems as they came up. By learning how to model more complex items, the children learned that designing is an iterative process and continuous adjusting and troubleshooting is part of the design process.
On the last day, students learned how to slice, print, and troubleshoot their own models. This class showed the children how troubleshooting is part of the design process, and that when a print doesn't work, it doesn't constitute a failure but is simply a normal part of learning about 3D printers. This motivated students to try again - tweaking the measurements of the design, adding more support, and adjusting the printing temperature - increasing their satisfaction when the print does eventually work.
The difference that the 3D print camps made for Anycubic and Funbotics
Yale Funbotics is a non-profit organization that was founded to provide the resources, technology, and opportunities for under-represented youth to ignite their passion about STEM. The founder of Yale Funbotics, Pranav Avasarala, said:" Providing 3D printers to these students gave them a new avenue to unleash their imagination and fall in love with STEM. From pencil and phone cases to Harry Potter wands, the kids were thrilled by how much they could create and excited to experiment with new designs.
The Anycubic X Funbotics camps not only introduced and showed young students how much fun STEM is but gave them the opportunity and resources to pursue the field in the future. Funbotics plans to continue our partnership with Anycubic to promote STEM education in underrepresented communities. We are working on adding to the 3D modeling and printing curriculum to teach students how to print, assemble and program their own autonomous robots. We are also opening our Funbotics Lab Centers for students to come and work on their engineering projects. We are incredibly grateful to the Anycubic team - without your support, such a monumental impact would not have been possible."
"3D printing technology is a powerful learning tool to enhance STEM Teaching and Learning and can involve people in active learning, design thinking, and problem-solving. We are excited to join Funbotics to promote STEM education with the 3D Modeling and Printing Camps. Seeing the students actively engaging in the design process, unleashing their imagination, and completing some real-world product design tasks with 3D printed prototypes makes us think, "3D printing is helping the youth change the world," said James Ouyang, Vice President of Anycubic. "We have much appreciated the help from Yale Funbtics. These 3D print camps have established an excellent springboard for us to promote the incubation program overseas. We look forward to achieving more success in our future collaboration".
About Anycubic
Anycubic is a leading company in the 3D printing industry that specializes in 3D printer R&D, manufacturing and sales, providing many affordable, high-performance, and smart printers for different customers, consumers, hobbyists, schools, and product designers. Since its establishment in 2015, we have been committed to propelling 3D printing technology to enable people from all walks of life to unleash their imagination and turn creativity into reality. For more information about Anycubic, please visit the company's website.
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(NEXSTAR) – We’re in for a busy storm season, according to the latest forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In fact, meteorologists predict up to 20 named storms between now and the end of November.
Even though those storms have yet to form, we already know what they’ll be called if and when they do materialize.
The World Meteorological Organization already decided on a list of 21 names. When a tropical storm strengthens to wind speeds of 39 mph or higher, it gets a name from the list, starting in alphabetical order.
There are 26 letters in the alphabet but only 21 names chosen, seeing as the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are all left off because they aren’t common enough to be easily understood in local languages spoken in North America, Central America and the Caribbean (areas all affected by hurricanes).
We’ve already seen three named storms this season: Alex, Bonnie and Colin. The next three named storms would be Danielle, Earl and Fiona.
If a tropical storm strengthens into a hurricane (winds stronger than 74 mph), it keeps the same name.
In the event that this year’s hurricane season exceeds expectations and produces more than 21 named storms, additional names will be pulled from a backup list agreed upon by the World Meteorological Organization. The WMO used to use Greek letters after the primary list was exhausted, but said it caused too much confusion and abandoned the system in 2021.
The list of names cycles through and repeats every six years. Storms deemed particularly destructive have their names retired from the list of possibilities and replaced by another name starting with the same letter. | 2022-08-13T17:54:08+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/2022-hurricane-names-are-set-heres-what-theyll-be/ |
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court says it will not hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border.
The justices on Thursday removed from their calendar the case involving Title 42, which justified the quick expulsion of migrants on public health grounds. A court spokeswoman provided no explanation and the case has not been dismissed. The court's action follows a legal filing from the Biden administration saying the case soon will be moot.
Government lawyers pointed to President Joe Biden’s recent announcement that the emergency declarations tied to the COVID-19 pandemic will end May 11. The administration said the end of the public health emergency will also mean the end of Title 42.
Republicans and even some Democrats in border states have opposed Biden’s efforts to end the Title 42 policy. They say the United States is not prepared for the expected influx of people who will come to the border with Mexico once the policy ends.
In December, the justices were deeply divided when they agreed to prevent the policy from ending pursuant to a judge’s order and they set the case for argument. Five justices agreed to do so while four justices — the court’s three liberals and conservative Neil Gorsuch — disagreed. The case itself involved the ability of states to intervene in a lawsuit over the policy.
The policy dates to March 2020 when — under pressure from the White House — the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order limiting migration at the nation’s borders with Mexico and Canada, saying it was necessary to reduce the virus’ spread. The order said the facilities where migrants are held were not designed to quarantine people or allow for social distancing.
The authority for that order came from Title 42 of the Public Health Service Act, which gives federal health officials extraordinary powers during a pandemic to limit transmission of an infectious disease.
Officials have expelled asylum-seekers inside the United States 2.5 million times under Title 42. | 2023-02-17T06:15:18+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2023/02/16/supreme-court-wont-hear-arguments-title-42-case-as-planned/ |
It's been one month since the Ohio freight train derailment. Here's what's happened since
A toxic train wreck in Ohio ignited a dayslong inferno, spewed poisonous fumes into the air, killed thousands of fish and left residents wondering if it's safe to live in East Palestine.
The fiery derailment in early February prompted fears of a catastrophic explosion of vinyl chloride — a highly flammable chemical linked to an increased risk of cancer. After a mandatory evacuation order, crews released vinyl chloride into a trench and burned it off — averting an explosion but spawning new health concerns.
Officials have said tests show the air and municipal water are safe and allowed residents to return home. But some have reported a variety of new health problems including rashes, nausea, bloody noses and trouble breathing.
Train operator Norfolk Southern must handle and pay for all necessary cleanup, and the company has sent some hazardous waste out of state — fueling more questions about safety.
CNN is chronicling the latest events as new information unfolds. Here's what we know:
Independent lab testing finds elevated levels of chemical of concern in air
The mobile lab monitoring for air pollution found acrolein — a potential chemical of concern — at higher levels than normal, the scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and Texas A&M said at a news briefing Friday. The researchers said the levels of acrolein were notably high at the derailment site. They don't know what impact the chemical could have on residents' health, they said.
When compared with levels in downtown Pittsburgh, levels of acrolein in the East Palestine area ranged from five times lower to three times higher on Feb. 20.
Video below: Erin Brockovich returns to East Palestine
Acrolein is a clear liquid at room temperature and it is toxic; it can cause inflammation and irritation of the skin, respiratory tract and mucous membranes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The chemical is used to control plants, algae, rodents and microorganisms.
While acrolein was not on the list of chemicals carried on the derailed train cars, it can be created during the combustion of fuels, wood and plastics, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
The lab found that values of benzene, toluene, xylenes and vinyl chloride were below the minimal risk levels for intermediate exposures as set by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
The team said there were no "hotspots," found in their mobile sampling and that the analysis corroborates the data collected by the federal EPA between Feb. 8 and Feb. 22.
Investigating health impacts
Some said they had experienced health problems since returning to their homes after the derailment. Others said they had lost their jobs or stopped going to work at jobs they felt were too close to the site. They are worried about their children or grandchildren potentially being exposed to toxins and having health problems down the road.
Some people say they continue to experience symptoms such as headaches, vomiting, dizziness and persistent coughs, and they feel puzzled by ongoing tests of the town's air and water that have not detected chemicals at levels that are known to pose health risks.
Video below: Residents seek answers over Ohio train derailment
Data from some surveys are starting to come available. On Friday, the Ohio Department of Health released preliminary data from its ACE survey, and out of 168 completed, 74% of people said they experienced headaches, 64% reported anxiety, 61% reported coughing, 58% listed fatigue, and 52% said they had irritation, pain or burning of their skin.
The health department is still collecting surveys through its health assessment clinic, which will be open again next week.
Work has begun to remove the train tracks near the derailment
Remediation started a quarter mile from the derailment site on the south track.
The process will involve removing one side of the tracks, digging out the contaminated soil, conducting sampling, and then replacing the tracks. The same would then be done on the side of the other tracks. Around 1,900 feet of rail will be pulled up on both sets of tracks, DeWine's office said.
Approximately 3.2 million gallons of liquid waste and about 1,700 tons of solid waste have already been removed from the derailment site, the governor's office announced in a news release Friday, citing the state's EPA. The wastewater and solid waste have been transported to sites in Ohio and elsewhere, including Michigan, Indiana and Texas, according to the release.
Norfolk Southern must test for dioxins, EPA says
In addition to the site cleanup, the EPA is requiring Norfolk Southern to test directly for the presence of dioxins — compounds considered to have significant toxicity and can cause disease. The testing will be conducted with oversight by the agency, according to a statement released Thursday.
Video below: Pennsylvania Senate committee to subpoena Norfolk Southern CEO
The EPA will direct immediate cleanup of the area if dioxins are found at a level that poses any unacceptable risk to human health or the environment, according to the statement. The EPA will also require Norfolk Southern to conduct a background study to compare any dioxin levels around East Palestine to dioxin levels in other areas not impacted by the train derailment.
NTSB: Train venting devices may have not functioned
In an investigative update on the derailment published Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board also said it was "looking closely" at aluminum protective covers used on three of the vinyl chloride tank cars that derailed.
Investigators believe the aluminum covers on some tank cars may have melted in the fire and dripped into some pressure relief devices, "possibly degrading their performance," the agency said.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told CNN earlier Thursday addressing this issue would not have prevented the derailment.
The pressure relief valves from these cars will undergo further examination later this month, the NTSB said.
Residents express anger and frustration
On Thursday night, some area residents came to the local high school auditorium for a town hall meeting — their first chance to confront Norfolk Southern since the spill — and expressed similar anger and frustration.
The company was ordered to appear at the town hall by the EPA after declining to participate in earlier events.
"One thing I would like to say ... is that we are sorry. We're very sorry. We feel horrible about it," said Darrell Wilson, who was representing the company.
The room erupted with shouts of "Buy us out!"
"Do the right thing," one man shouted. "Tell Alan to buy us out," referring to Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw.
Several people said they believed staying in their homes was making them ill, but they couldn't afford to go anywhere else. They want the railroad to buy their homes, which they feel have lost value since the spill.
"Get us out!" some yelled.
"We are going to do the right thing," Wilson said, responding to the shouts.
Wilson said the company had leased office space in town "and we signed a long lease. So we're gonna be here for a long time," he said.
But when asked whether there had been talk of the company relocating residents, he said there had not. | 2023-03-04T16:20:28+00:00 | wyff4.com | https://www.wyff4.com/article/one-month-since-ohio-train-derailment/43187633 |
Taylor Swift responds to Ticketmaster fiasco
(Gray News) – Taylor Swift is speaking out about the Ticketmaster fiasco that has made headlines all week.
In part, Swift wrote on her Instagram story Friday morning, “There are a multitude of reasons why people had such a hard time trying to get tickets and I’m trying to figure out how this situation can be improved moving forward.”
Swift also expressed frustration with Ticketmaster, saying she asked the company many times if they could handle this type of demand, “and we were assured they could.”
Swift’s full statement reads:
The public on-sale for The Eras Tour, which was scheduled for Friday, was canceled due to “extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand,” Ticketmaster announced Thursday.
As of Friday afternoon, Ticketmaster has not yet announced a backup plan for the public on-sale.
Unprecedented demand for pre-sale tickets led to major issues for Ticketmaster earlier this week.
While hundreds of thousands of tickets were sold during the pre-sale, many fans were stuck in a queue for several hours with thousands of people ahead of them in line. Ticketmaster’s website eventually crashed.
The Eras Tour starts March 17 in Glendale, Arizona, and ends Aug. 9 in Los Angeles.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-18T19:29:29+00:00 | atlantanewsfirst.com | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/11/18/taylor-swift-responds-ticketmaster-fiasco/ |
Top Player Prop Bets for Cavaliers vs. Knicks NBA Playoffs Game 1 on April 15, 2023
Donovan Mitchell and Julius Randle are among the players with prop bets on the table when the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks square off at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Saturday (opening tip at 6:00 PM ET).
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Cavaliers vs. Knicks Game Info
- Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
NBA Props Today: Cleveland Cavaliers
Donovan Mitchell Props
- The 28.3 points Mitchell has scored per game this season is 1.2 fewer than his prop total set for Saturday (29.5).
- Mitchell's per-game rebound average -- 4.3 -- is 0.2 less than his prop bet over/under in Saturday's game (4.5).
- Mitchell has averaged 4.4 assists per game, 0.1 less than Saturday's assist over/under (4.5).
- Mitchell's 3.6 made three-pointers per game is 0.1 more than his over/under in Saturday's game (3.5).
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Evan Mobley Props
- The 14.5-point total set for Evan Mobley on Saturday is 1.7 less than his season scoring average.
- He averages 0.5 more rebounds than his prop bet Saturday of 8.5.
- Mobley's assists average -- 2.8 -- is 0.3 higher than Saturday's over/under (2.5).
- He has connected on 0.3 three-pointers per game, 0.2 fewer than his over/under on Saturday.
Darius Garland Props
- The 21.6 points Darius Garland scores per game are 0.1 more than his over/under on Saturday.
- Garland averages 0.2 more rebounds than his over/under on Saturday (which is 2.5).
- Garland averages 7.8 assists, 0.3 more than Saturday's over/under.
- Garland averages 2.4 made three-pointers, which is less than his over/under on Saturday (2.5).
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NBA Props Today: New York Knicks
Julius Randle Props
- The 24.5-point over/under set for Randle on Saturday is 0.6 lower than his scoring average of 25.1.
- Randle has grabbed 10 boards per game, 2.5 more than his over/under for Saturday's game.
- Randle's assist average -- 4.1 -- is higher than Saturday's assist prop bet (3.5).
- Randle has hit 2.8 three-pointers per game, which is more than his over/under on Saturday (2.5).
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police released body-camera video Thursday from a six-hour standoff that ended with officers fatally shooting a Black Minneapolis man, but the images did not show whether he was holding a gun or threatening officers.
Authorities had said previously that two police snipers shot and killed 20-year-old Andrew Tekle Sundberg early last Thursday. His family has said he was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Mayor Jacob Frey and interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman declined to characterize the footage from officers at the scene. They urged anyone who might have other videos to come forward.
The police videos included audio of gunshots and officers saying “shots fired,” but the recordings did not make clear whether it was Sundberg or police who fired the shots.
Huffman said at a news conference that she had met with Sundberg’s parents and that they had seen the videos.
The family’s attorney, Jeff Storms, did not immediately reply to messages seeking comment.
Police went to the scene Wednesday night after a 911 call from a neighbor of Sundberg's who said he was firing a gun into her apartment, endangering her and her 2- and 4-year-old sons. One video from an officer in a stairwell showed officers bringing them to safety.
Police tried for hours to persuade Sundberg to surrender. They can be heard on one video, from an officer on ground level, telling him just minutes before he was shot that he was under arrest.
“We don't want to hurt you, we just want to go home,” one officer said.
The video from ground level showed Sundberg leaning in and out of his third-floor window, but it did not make clear what he may have been holding, nor did it show him being shot.
A video from one of the snipers across the street did not show Sundberg at all, but one officer could be heard asking “Is that a cellphone?” before saying the word “gun." Two shots could be heard. It also appeared to show one officer pulling the trigger of his rifle.
Investigators collected a .38-caliber handgun with an extended magazine from a bed in Sundberg's apartment, and live .45-caliber cartridges from a closet and a bowl in the living room, according to search warrant affidavits released Friday.
John Baker, a professor of criminal justice studies at St. Cloud State University who trains aspiring officers, said in an interview Tuesday that the key question to determining if the shooting was justified was whether there was an imminent threat to officers or others at the specific time they fired.
The shooting of Sundberg, who often went by his middle name of Tekle, stoked some activists’ mistrust of the Minneapolis Police Department and their perception that officers are quick to take Black lives while going to greater lengths to capture white suspects alive.
Police spokesman Howie Padilla said the department has so far not identified video showing “the clearest image” of what happened. He asked anyone with additional video to notify the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which is investigating the shooting. | 2022-07-20T22:21:20+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Police-video-doesn-t-show-if-man-held-gun-before-17318195.php |
LETTER: Reading and phonics instruction
February 4, 2023 - 9:01 pm
Regarding “why Johnny might finally learn to read (January 25).”
Before you get too excited about a full phonics approach to teaching reading remember that you can spell “fish” “ghoti” (the “gh” in enough, the “o” in women, and the “ti” in nation) ghoti = fish.
Teaching reading is difficult. You’ll look for shortcuts to get a six year-old going phonics help but it’s only a too. There is much more to it. | 2023-02-05T05:36:22+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/letters/letter-reading-and-phonics-instruction-2724002/ |
Dear Editor: I was born the middle child in a wonderful family of five children. But guess what? There were two or three more in between who were miscarried and never born. (Poor Mom, she must have been pregnant half her life!)
Why is our family not larger? Who knows — the Lord works in mysterious ways. Maybe one reason is so I can deliver this message to you today to remind you that even the God in whose name you’re acting in did not intend for every fetus to be born, and that is OK with him. And that the laws you’re proposing are far more punitive than his forgiving, loving, generous will.
What would Jesus do? Well, this is what he did with our family. That is what he does everywhere. What Jesus never did was criminalize doctors or women — not even prostitutes.
With this in mind, how should we be proceeding now?
Mark Tyler
Sauk City | 2022-10-27T17:08:34+00:00 | captimes.com | https://captimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/letter-what-would-jesus-do-about-abortion/article_a049c78a-edd9-5ced-b61e-a7b51aca3e90.html |
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Summer travel season is almost upon us, and we have a hunch you probably already know where you want to go. (Have you already locked in your tickets?) Travel during the warm-weather months might be a mix of places to drive and fly, sightseeing weekdays and fun-in-the-sun beach weekends. No matter what kind of trip you have on the docket, certain essentials can help you feel on top of your game wherever you are, from the TSA line to the ocean. So whether you’re traveling with the kids or flying solo, we’ve curated five highly rated travel essentials from Walmart and Amazon that can help keep you organized so you can focus on having fun.
TSA-Approved Packism Clear Toiletry Bag ($14)
This three-pack of TSA-approved clear toiletry bags from Packism will get you and two friends or family members through security easily. Each bag measures 7.5 by 5.5 by 2.2 inches and is equipped with a sturdy zipper.
Rated as Amazon’s Choice for clear toiletry bags, people liked using all three for themselves, making one bag for 3-1-1 items and using the others to organize chargers and non-liquid or gel items. Others commented on how they appreciated the study thick plastic.
Bay Laurel Turkish Beach Towel ($21)
Have you ever noticed how small the beach towels at resorts are? Or if you’re staying at an Airbnb, they might not even be available. Make sure you’re covered with a towel that puts all others to shame. The Bay Laurel Turkish Beach Towel is lightweight and comes with its own bag, which means you can say goodbye to having a beach bag full of sand. With 34 towel/bag options in different color combinations, you’re sure to find one that best fits your personality and style. Available on Amazon for $20.95, people liked the extra large size, absorbency and quick-drying properties.
Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch Ultra Radiance ($10)
If the ocean is calling you this summer, go and enjoy it in all its beauty. Wearing reef-friendly sunscreen can help you relax in the water without causing any harm to nearby plants and fish. Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch Ultra Radiance sunscreen does more than simply protect your skin from the sun, it also softens it while leaving behind a beautiful glow. An 8-ounce bottle is $9.97 at Walmart with water-resistant coverage that lasts up to 80 minutes.
Plush Velvet Travel Jewelry Box Organizer ($20)
Make sure your jewelry arrives at your destination untangled. This kit will keep your jewelry organized and contained. It comes with seven slot rolls, three rectangular compartments and an earring nook. Measuring just 3.75 by 3.75 inches, it’s small enough to toss in your carry-on bag, which allows you to keep your jewelry with you at all times.
Available in nine colors, the box is on sale for $19.99. This jewelry organizer is rated as Amazon’s No. 1 best-seller in the jewelry box category and has an average score of 4.7 out of 5 stars. One person liked it so much that she bought it in several colors for herself and gifted it at Christmas to others.
Furtalk Women’s Beach Sun Hat ($26)
Protect your scalp, face and shoulders with a wide-brimmed straw hat this summer. You can find this foldable one on Amazon that easily transports across the country (or the sea) for $25.99. Available in two sizes and several color/ribbon combinations, this Furtalk beach hat hat looks great with a swimsuit or dress. With an average of 4.6 out of 5 stars and more than 22,000 global ratings, people found it fit well and kept its shape after being crammed into a suitcase.
What kind of summer fun are you planning?
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New York (PIX11) Hollywood continues to hit the pavement with SAG-AFTRA now on strike along with the writers of the WGA. Familiar faces such as Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon joined her fellow actors to take a stand. Brent Lang, executive editor at ‘Variety,’ speaks to PIX11’s Dan and Kala on how long the strike could go and how it can affect movies and television moving forward. | 2023-07-20T20:16:15+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/morning/hollywood-on-strike/ |
(The Hill) – When the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June, it thrust abortion into the center of many midterm races.
Many Democrats have made the right to abortion a central issue in their campaigns, casting GOP-backed restrictions as out of step with the majority of Americans, who generally support some legal access to the procedure.
Most Republicans running for the House and Senate have kept a distance from proposals for a federal abortion ban while saying the issue should be left to voters at the state level.
Some states will do just that in November, with direct ballot initiatives that will determine the future of abortion access in the state.
But in a handful of races, the outcome in November could decide whether abortion remains legal in the state by shifting the balance of power in state governments.
Pennsylvania
Republicans currently hold majorities in the Pennsylvania state House and Senate and in recent years have attempted to introduce legislation that would further restrict abortion.
But Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has thwarted those efforts with his veto pen.
The outcome of the race to replace him could have dramatic repercussions on abortion access in the state.
Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro, the outgoing attorney general, has vowed to protect abortion if elected, while Doug Mastriano, his opponent backed by former President Trump, said following the Supreme Court decision that “Roe V. Wade is rightly relegated to the ash heap of history”.
He’s also previously said that people who have abortions should be charged with murder.
And as a state senator, Mastriano was one of the lead sponsors of a bill in 2019 that would have made abortion illegal in Pennsylvania once a fetal heartbeat was detected, which usually occurs around six weeks of pregnancy.
“We definitely think that if Doug Mastriano wins and if the Republicans maintain control of the state legislature that they will definitely move to pass an abortion ban,” said Ianthe Metzger, director of state advocacy communications at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Republicans are projected to maintain control of both chambers, while Shapiro holds a comfortable lead over Mastriano.
Katie Glenn, who is the state policy director for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said if Mastriano could pull off an upset, an abortion ban at 15 weeks is “definitely on the table.”
If Shapiro wins, she expects the status quo. “Shapiro has staked himself out as being very pro-abortion, so I think it would be more of the same,” she said.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin was among the states with a pre-Roe abortion ban on the books, and following the June decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned the abortion precedent, the ban dating back to 1849 was reinstated.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called a special legislative session in an attempt to repeal the ban, but Republican opposition in the state legislature resulted in the session ending with the law still in place.
Since then, Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has refused to use resources from his department to prosecute abortion providers and has encouraged district attorneys in Wisconsin to follow suit.
Kaul is running for reelection against Republican Eric Toney, who has promised to enforce the pre-Roe ban if elected, and even advocated for district attorneys to be able to prosecute abortion cases across county lines.
So far, no one has been prosecuted under the law, as abortion providers in the state have ceased performing the procedure due to the lack of legal clarity.
The ban has narrow exceptions when the life of the mother is in danger, with violators facing up to six years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Kaul has filed a lawsuit challenging the 1849 law that is expected to eventually work its way to the Supreme Court, which could decide whether it is enforceable.
“In order for abortion to return to Wisconsin … one of two things need to happen. One the courts need to declare that the law is unenforceable or two our state legislature needs to repeal the criminal abortion ban,” said Tanya Atkinson, the CEO of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin.
If the Supreme Court were to overturn the law, the governor’s race would become crucial to the future of abortion in the state, with Republicans currently holding 57 of the 99 seats in the State Assembly and 21 of the 33 in the Senate.
Evers is up for reelection and in a tight race against Republican challenger Tim Michels, who largely supports the pre-Roe ban
“If Tony Evers loses, I think that the Republican governor with the Republican legislature would move to ban, to pass a new ban,” said Metzger. “So even if the 1849 ban is still in litigation, and we’re still waiting to see if that is enforceable or not, I think that if they have full power, they will pass a new ban and not even worry about the pre-Roe ban.”
North Carolina
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is the only major obstacle blocking Republicans in North Carolina’s state legislature from restricting abortion in the state.
Since the overturning of Roe, Cooper has been adamant in his defense of abortion access, even signing an executive order protecting patients who traveled to North Carolina from states where abortion was banned from being prosecuted at home.
Republicans in the state legislature need to flip just five seats to gain a supermajority, which would make Cooper’s veto pen impotent. Three additional seats in the House and two in the Senate would give the GOP the necessary three-fifths majority.
Abortion in North Carolina was previously legal up until the point of fetal viability, which is around 24 weeks of pregnancy; however, a 20-week abortion law that had been halted came into effect after the Dobbs decision.
Metzger said that if Republicans achieve a veto-proof majority, she expects them to pass a ban.
“I think they would try to pass a ban and the governor would not be able to override it,” said Metzger. “I do think that that’s a real possibility.”
Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life Committee, was hopeful, though less certain of that outcome.
“If we’ve got the votes to protect unborn children, I hope they would do that,” said Tobias.
State Senate leader Phil Berger (R) has said he would support restricting abortion after the first trimester, while House Speaker Tim Moore (R) has said that he would favor a fetal heartbeat bill.
Metzger said that a ban in North Carolina could have reverberating effects on neighboring states where abortion is restricted, such as Tennessee, which has a total abortion ban.
The chances of the GOP picking up additional seats have also been bolstered by new district maps making previously solid Democratic seats more competitive for Republicans, according to The Charlotte Observer. | 2022-10-25T14:56:37+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/elections-could-impact-abortion-access-in-these-states/ |
Joe Kapp, the hard-nosed quarterback who routinely ran into tacklers instead of away from them while leading the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl and California to its last Rose Bowl, has died. He was 85.
Cal confirmed that Kapp died on Monday. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for the last 15 years and was residing in an assisted living facility, his son J.J. Kapp said.
The family made plans to send his brain to UC San Francisco researchers for study of the potential connection between his dementia and hits he took to the head with his punishing playing style.
After a stellar collegiate career at Cal that was capped by an appearance in the 1959 Rose Bowl, Kapp went on to star in Canada before making it to the NFL. He took over for Fran Tarkenton in Minnesota and led the Vikings to a Super Bowl appearance in the 1969 season before losing to Kansas City.
Kapp is the only quarterback to lead his team to a Rose Bowl, Grey Cup and Super Bowl. He still holds a share of the NFL single-game record with seven touchdown passes, in a 1969 win over Baltimore.
“It was kind of like having your own superhero living in your house,” J.J. Kapp said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.
Known as a fighter on the field, Kapp was the subject of a Sports Illustrated cover story that dubbed him “The Toughest Chicano.” That was the title of Kapp’s autobiography published in 2019 and co-authored by J.J. Kapp and two other friends.
Kapp, whose mother was Mexican American, was a fierce advocate for the Latino community who worked with activist Cesar Chavez for farmworker rights. He also dabbled in acting, with credits that include a role in the 1974 film “The Longest Yard” about a prison football team.
He was a trail blazer as one of the first Mexican-American stars in pro football and remains with Jim Plunkett one of only two Mexican Americans to start at quarterback in a Super Bowl.
Kapp also later coached his alma mater for five seasons and was on the sideline for one of the most memorable plays in school history when the Golden Bears returned a kickoff with five laterals to beat rival Stanford on the final play in 1982, scoring the touchdown with the Cardinal band on the field.
When he was hired to coach at Cal before the 1982 season, he vowed not to drink his favorite alcoholic beverage tequila until the Bears made another appearance in the storied bowl game. They never made it back in his lifetime. Kapp had a 20-34-1 record in five years at Cal, his final game being the biggest upset in the history of the rivalry with Stanford when the Golden Bears won as 21-point underdogs.
“Playing for and coaching at Cal meant the world to him,” J.J. Kapp said.
His grandson, Frank Kapp, also was a member of the Golden Bears last decade. Kapp was cognizant of the toll the sport took on his body and mind, but nonetheless he was proud of his career.
“He used to tell people to put your son in piano lessons and not let them play football, but he let me play and he let my brother play,” J.J Kapp said, adding: “He never regretted playing football.”
Kapp spent his first eight seasons in the CFL with Calgary and the BC Lions. He took the Stampeders to the playoffs in his second season and led the Lions to back-to-back Grey Cup appearances, winning it all in his second try in 1964.
“Along with helping put the Lions on the map after some lean early years, Joe also served as a trailblazer for quarterbacks making a name for themselves on both sides of the border,” the BC Lions said in a statement.
He then went to the NFL in 1967 as part of a complicated trade between teams in different leagues and replaced Tarkenton, who had been traded by Minnesota to the New York Giants.
Kapp helped the Vikings make the playoffs before losing to Baltimore in 1968 and then threw 19 TD passes and led Minnesota to a 12-2 record the following year when he finished second in MVP voting.
He ran and threw a TD pass against Cleveland to lead Minnesota to a 27-7 victory in the 1969 NFL title game. The Vikings then lost the last Super Bowl before the merger to Kansas City. Always a team-first player, Kapp was voted Most Valuable Player by the Vikings that season but refused to accept it on his stance that all 40 players on the roster were equally valuable. He coined the mantra “40 for 60,” referencing every player giving his best for all 60 minutes of the game.
“Men like Joe Kapp are the cornerstones the Minnesota Vikings franchise was built upon,” Vikings owner Mark Wilf said. “Joe’s toughness and competitive spirit defined the Vikings teams of his era, and his tenacity and leadership were respected by teammates and opponents alike.”
Kapp left as a free agent the following season and played briefly for the Patriots in 1970. He refused to sign with the team after New England drafted Jim Plunkett first overall in 1971 and never played again. He filed an antitrust suit against the league that he eventually lost, but it helped pave the way for the free agency system that eventually took hold.
Kapp was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and moved around California as a child before becoming a four-sport athlete at Hart High School in Newhall and becoming the first person in his family to attend and graduate from college. Kapp helped lead Cal to the Pacific Coast Conference title in 1958 and the accompanying trip to the Rose Bowl, where the Bears lost to Iowa. He also played basketball at Cal.
Kapp was survived by his second wife, Jennifer Kapp; four children and six grandchildren. His first wife, Marcia Kapp, died in 2005.
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Harley-Davidson Homecoming riders share tricks to keep track of bikes
GREENFIELD, Wis. - Thousands and thousands of bikers are parking their motorcycles at Harley-Davidson locations across the area for the 120th anniversary this weekend.
When looking into a sea of motorcycles after spending the day at "Harley Fest" – how do they find their rides? For Ace Mead and some other riders, the answer to that question is simple.
"I could walk down this whole strip and pick my bike out," said Mead. "It’s like your kid, you know your kid if you see it – we know our bikes when we see it."
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"We love our bikes so much, that we remember them like a mother in a department store knows where her children are," said Edward Bailey.
They consider their rides to be like family. While others are able to spot theirs with the help of furry family.
Harley-Davidson Homecoming 120th anniversary
"I bring my dog, and we travel here," said Helen Kowalski. Her pup loves their bike so much, she could sniff it out any day.
"She’s on my lap. She has a custom harness, and she lies on my lap."
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But it's not as easy for all Harley enthusiasts. Thankfully, Damion and Jeri Campbell have some Easter eggs on their motorcycle to help with the search when dusk comes.
"Our tell is my wife has a sparkly helmet, and it’s always hung on the handlebars. So, we always seem to find our bike. That’s our tell-tale sign," Damion said.
And to avoid the maze at the end of the night, the couple follows this reminder: "Get home before dark, mom always said that." | 2023-07-15T03:03:01+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/harley-davidson-homecoming-lost-bikes |
Charles Simic, acclaimed poet adept at wordplay, dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Simic, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who awed critics and readers with his singular art of lyricism and economy, tragic insight and disruptive humor, has died at age 84.
The death of Simic, the country’s poet laureate from 2007-2008, was confirmed Monday by executive editor Dan Halpern at Alfred A. Knopf. He did not immediately provide additional details.
Author of dozens of books, Simic was ranked by many as among the greatest and most original poets of his time, one who didn’t write in English until well into his 20s. His bleak, but comic perspective was shaped in part by his years growing up in wartime Yugoslavia, leading him to observe that “The world is old, it was always old.” His poems were usually short and pointed, with surprising and sometimes jarring shifts in mood and imagery, as if to mirror the cruelty and randomness he had learned early on.
In “Two Dogs,” Simic writes of how one dog in “some Southern town” and another in the New Hampshire woods reminded him of a “little white dog” who became “entangled” in the feet of marching German soldiers. “Reading History” is a sketch of the “vast, dark and impenetrable” skies for those “led to their death.” In “Help Wanted,” life is a cosmic joke, and the narrator a willing dupe:
They asked for a knife
I come running
They need a lamb
I introduce myself as the lamb
But Simic also loved wordplay (“The insomniac’s brain is a choo-choo train”), catcalls (“America, I shouted at the radio/Even at 2 a.m. you are a loony bin!”) and the interplay of great thoughts and everyday follies: “What was that fragment of Heraclitus/You were trying to remember/As you stepped on the butcher’s cat?” he wrote in “The Friends of Heraclitus.” In “Transport,” sex becomes a near-literal feast of the senses:
In the frying pan
On the stove
I found my love
And me naked
Chopped onions
Fell on our heads
And made us cry
It’s like a parade,
I told her, confetti
When some guy
Reaches the moon
His notable books included “The World Doesn’t End,” winner of the Pulitzer in 1990; “Walking the Black Cat,” a National Book Award finalist in 1996; “Unending Blues” and such recent collections as “The Lunatic” and “Scribbled in the Dark.” In 2005, he received the Griffin Poetry Prize and was praised by judges as “a magician, a conjuror,” master of “a disarming, deadpan precision, which should never be mistaken for simplicity.” He was fluent in several languages and translated the works of other poets from French, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, and Slovenian.
His 2022 collection “No Land in Sight” presented a dark vision of contemporary life, such as the poem “Come Spring” and its warning: “Don’t let that birdie in the tree/Fool you with its pretty song/The wicked are back from hell.”
In 1964, Simic married fashion designer Helene Dubin, with whom he had two children. He became an American citizen in 1971 and two years later joined the faculty of the University of New Hampshire, where he remained for decades.
Born Dusan Simic in Belgrade in 1938, the year before World War II began, he would describe his youth as “a small, nonspeaking part/In a bloody epic.” His father fled to Italy in 1942 and was apart from the family for years. Home was so oppressive that Simic came to see the war as a needed escape.
“The war ended the day before May 9, 1945, which happened to be my birthday,” he told the Paris Review in 2005. “I was playing in the street. I went up to the apartment to get a drink of water where my mother and our neighbors were listening to the radio. They said, ‘War is over,’ and apparently I looked at them puzzled and said, ‘Now there won’t be any more fun!’ In wartime, there’s no parental supervision; the grown-ups are so busy with their lives, the kids can run free.”
Simic would refer to Hitler and Stalin as his “travel agents.” Nazi rule gave way to Soviet-backed oppression and Simic emigrated to France with his mother and brother in the mid-1950s, then soon to the U.S. His family settled in Chicago, where his high school was once attended by Ernest Hemingway, and he became interested in poetry — for the art and for the girls. His parents unable to pay for college, he spent a decade working at jobs ranging from a payroll clerk to house painter while taking night classes at the University of Chicago and eventually New York University, from which he graduated in 1966 with a degree in Russian studies.
His first book, “What the Grass Says,” came out in 1967. He followed with “Somewhere Among Us a Stone is Taking Notes” and “Dismantling the Silence,” and was soon averaging a book a year. A New York Times review from 1978 would note his gift for conveying “a complex of perceptions and feelings” in just a few lines.
“Of all the things ever said about poetry, the axiom that less is more has made the biggest and the most lasting impression on me,” Simic told Granta in 2013. “I have written many short poems in my life, except ‘written’ is not the right word to describe how they came into existence. Since it’s not possible to sit down and write an eight-line poem that’ll be vast for its size, these poems are assembled over a long period of time from words and images floating in my head.”
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-10T14:36:57+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/2023/01/10/charles-simic-acclaimed-poet-adept-wordplay-dies-84/ |
Jason Vosler Player Prop Bets: Reds vs. Pirates - April 20
Published: Apr. 20, 2023 at 3:23 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Cincinnati Reds, including Jason Vosler (hitting .125 in his past 10 games, with a double, a walk and two RBI), take on starting pitcher Roansy Contreras and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, Thursday at 6:35 PM ET.
In his previous game he had a one-hit performance (1-for-4) against the Rays.
Jason Vosler Game Info & Props vs. the Pirates
- Game Day: Thursday, April 20, 2023
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Stadium: PNC Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Pirates Starter: Roansy Contreras
- TV Channel: SportsNet PT
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -149)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +190)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +155)
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Jason Vosler At The Plate
- Vosler has two doubles, a triple, three home runs and two walks while hitting .173.
- This season, Vosler has recorded at least one hit in seven of 17 games (41.2%), and had multiple hits twice.
- Looking at the 17 games he has played this season, he's homered in three of them (17.6%), and in 5.6% of his trips to the dish.
- In 29.4% of his games this year, Vosler has had at least one RBI. He's picked up more than one in 17.6% and driven in three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- In four of 17 games this season, he has scored, including multiple runs once.
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Jason Vosler Home/Away Batting Splits
Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 22nd in the league.
- The Pirates have the 12th-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (4.10).
- The Pirates rank 11th in baseball in home runs given up (20 total, 1.1 per game).
- The Pirates are sending Contreras (1-1) to the mound for his fourth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when he threw six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- In three games this season, the 23-year-old has a 6.00 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .310 to opposing batters.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-20T20:48:49+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/sports/betting/2023/04/20/jason-vosler-mlb-player-prop-bets/ |
(AP) — What many Americans hoped would be the first normal holiday season in three years has instead been thrown into crisis by inflation, with Christmas on the horizon.
Food banks and charities across the country are reporting higher than expected levels of food insecurity as prices rise and food becomes less accessible to millions of American families.
Although the pandemic has largely faded, months of rising prices have driven working families back to the food bank lines. And that’s left charitable organizations struggling to meet the demand. | 2022-11-30T23:56:17+00:00 | kurv.com | https://www.kurv.com/higher-food-prices-worsen-hunger-crisis-this-holiday-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=higher-food-prices-worsen-hunger-crisis-this-holiday-season |
In a 21-0 vote with one abstention, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency authorize Novavax's two-dose vaccine against COVID-19.
In comments to the committee before its vote, Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA's top vaccine official said, "We speak to making available another option for those who might not otherwise take a vaccine."
During the panel's deliberations, Dr. Eric Rubin, editor in chief of The New England Journal of Medicine, said that data for the Novavax vaccine look a lot like those for the mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.
By the same regulatory criteria, he said, "it's not that difficult a decision now" to recommend authorization. Nonetheless, he said he was disappointed that there wasn't more data about how the Novavax vaccine performed against current variants of the coronavirus. "We're looking at efficacy against strains that don't exist any longer," he said.
An FDA summary found the Novavax COVID vaccine had 90% efficacy in protecting people against mild, moderate and severe disease. The main study that the agency used to evaluate the Novavax vaccine's efficacy included about 30,000 patients in the U.S and Mexico. But data collection ended in late September 2021, months before omicron was detected in the U.S.
The Novavax vaccine uses copies of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein produced in a factory rather than snippets of genetic code to instruct the body's cells to make the protein that prompts an immune response. Both approaches have proved succesful against COVID-19.
There is some evidence the Novavax vaccine may cause a rare swelling of the heart that also occurs sometimes in people who get one of the other COVID-19 vaccines. The problem has also been seen with mRNA vaccines. But the committee concluded that the benefits of the Novavax vaccine outweigh the risks.
The FDA typically follows the recommendations of its advisers but isn't bound to do so.
If the agency authorizes the Novavax vaccine, the final step before it could be rolled out would be an endorsement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-06-07T21:28:14+00:00 | delawarepublic.org | https://www.delawarepublic.org/npr-headlines/npr-headlines/2022-06-07/advisers-to-the-fda-back-novavax-covid-vaccine |
Biden to announce Australia submarine deal in San Diego
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet with two of America’s closest allies to announce that Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet, amid growing concerns about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Biden is traveling Monday to San Diego, where he will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for talks on the 18-month-old nuclear partnership known by the acronym AUKUS.
The partnership, announced in 2021, paved the way for Australia’s access to nuclear-powered submarines, which are stealthier and more capable than conventionally powered boats, as a counterweight to China’s military buildup.
San Diego is Biden’s first stop on a three-day trip to California and Nevada. He will discuss gun violence prevention in the community of Monterey Park, California, and his plans to lower prescription drug costs in Las Vegas. The trip will include fundraising stops as Biden steps up his political activities in advance of his expected plans to announce next month a run for reelection in 2024.
Australia is purchasing up to five Virginia-class boats as part of AUKUS, according to two people familiar with the arrangement who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the plans. A future generation of submarines will be built in the U.K. and in Australia with U.S. technology and support. The initial plans call for all of the Australian subs to be constructed in Adelaide, Australia.
The U.S. would also step up its port visits in Australia to provide the country with more familiarity with the nuclear-powered technology before it has such subs of its own.
Biden will also hold bilateral meetings with Albanese and Sunak, an opportunity to coordinate strategy on a range of global challenges, including Russia’s war in Ukraine and the global economy.
The secretly brokered AUKUS deal included the Australian government’s cancellation of a $66 billion contract for a French-built fleet of conventional submarines, which sparked a diplomatic row within the Western alliance that took months to mend.
Meanwhile, China has argued that the AUKUS deal is in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, arguing that transfer of nuclear weapons materials from a nuclear-weapon state to a non-nuclear-weapon state is “blatant” violation of the spirit of the pact. Australian officials have pushed back against the criticism, arguing that it is working to acquire nuclear-powered and not nuclear-armed submarines.
“The question is really how does China choose to respond because Australia is not backing away from what it — what it sees to be doing in its own interests here,” said Charles Edel, a senior adviser and Australia chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “I think that probably from Beijing’s perspective they’ve already counted out Australia as a wooable mid country. It seemed to have fully gone into the U.S. camp.”
Before he leaves the White House, Biden will first deliver remarks on his administration’s extraordinary efforts to safeguard depositors and protect against broader economic hardship after the second- and third-largest bank failures in the nation’s history.
“The American people and American businesses can have confidence that their bank deposits will be there when they need them,” Biden said in a statement Sunday night. “I am firmly committed to holding those responsible for this mess fully accountable and to continuing our efforts to strengthen oversight and regulation of larger banks so that we are not in this position again.”
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-13T12:06:15+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/2023/03/13/biden-announce-australia-submarine-deal-san-diego/ |
A judge considering whether the Department of Justice is compelled to release additional documents following last week’s search at President Donald Trump’s resort home in Florida ruled portions of the documents can be made public. Scripps and several other major media companies motioned last week to have the documents released.
Last week, the Department of Justice, with the consent of Trump’s legal team, released the search warrant and inventory. The warrant indicated that the DOJ was investigating three possible crimes involving classified documents leaving the White House and being stored at Mar-a-Lago. The inventory confirmed that investigators seized 11 boxes of classified documents, some considered top secret.
The DOJ expressed concerns that releasing additional documents would jeopardize its investigation.
Judge Bruce Reinhart said a redacted version of the affidavit can be released. The judge added that there are portions of the affidavit that can be released without jeopardizing the investigation.
"I'm not prepared to find that the affidavit should be fully sealed based on the record he has now,” he said, according to CNN.
The judge gave the DOJ a week to submit its redactions.
Generally, search warrants are sealed during ongoing investigations. Affidavits are even more protected as they could indicate the rationale behind the search warrant.
Attorney General Merrick Garland argued that because Trump had confirmed the search publicly and the immense public interest in the case, the public should examine the search warrant.
But going one step further by releasing the affidavits and supporting documents was a step too far for the DOJ.
"The redactions necessary to mitigate harms to the integrity of the investigation would be so extensive as to render the remaining unsealed text devoid of meaningful content, and the release of such a redacted version would not serve any public interest," the DOJ argued to Reinhart. | 2022-08-18T20:39:00+00:00 | kivitv.com | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/judge-partially-denies-doj-request-for-trump-search-documents-to-remain-sealed |
For most people, running even one marathon seems unthinkable. Completing one every day for a year would appear downright impossible. But one man has proven that it’s not, and in doing so, he has inspired thousands of people and significantly helped a good cause.
Fifty-three-year-old Gary McKee completed his 365th marathon of 2022 on New Year’s Eve. Over the year, he raised more than $1.3 million for charity.
McKee’s father was diagnosed with cancer in 1997. Although he died several years later from an unrelated illness, the avid runner has continued his efforts to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice at Home West Cumbria.
More than 100 people ran a marathon with him over the course of the year, and several dozen cycled alongside him. His wife, Susan, and three children, Alfie, Beau and Minnie, also provided support and encouragement.
McKee and others have been documenting his journey online, on a Facebook page called Marathon Man 365. Here he is on Christmas, wearing an appropriate costume for his daily run:
“My wife always has sandwiches and cakes made up, so we can always replenish and go again,” he told The Sun. “Susan’s always supported everything I’ve ever done. When I told her it would be difficult, the first thing she said to me was, ‘Well, you’re still going to do it anyway, aren’t you?'”
After accomplishing his challenge, he shared a photo on his Facebook page, surrounded by some of the runners he has inspired.
“Give a man a fish you feed him for a day, teach him to fish you feed him for life.” he wrote in the post. “My job here is done. Believe.”
McKee is no stranger to running challenges. In 2021, he ran 110 marathons to raise money for several charities. He typically runs his 26.2-mile route in the mornings before working afternoon shifts at a nuclear plant.
“My company has been good about allowing me to work from home a bit too, which has been great as it takes any time out of the commute and allows me to recover quicker,” McKee told Runner’s World.
Around 35,390 supporters donated 1,131,168 English pounds (almost $1,354,000), surpassing his fundraising goal of 1,000,000 pounds.
“The achievement and the money raised by Gary will make a huge difference to people living with cancer at what has been an acutely challenging time during the pandemic,” Sue McDonald, Macmillan fundraising manager for Cumbria, told ITV.
Here’s a post he made after the goal was met, showing his family:
Many see McKee as a hero, but he has a humbler perspective on his accomplishments.
“What I’m doing is no more than what I feel I’m capable of doing, and I suppose if we all did a bit more of what we are capable of, then the world would be a better place,” McKee told Cumbria Crack.
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Check out Simplemost for additional stories. | 2023-01-04T17:05:02+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/man-ran-marathion-every-day-year |
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