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BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption Friday, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said.
The court’s action leaves her with a total of 33 years to serve in prison after a series of politically tinged prosecutions since the army toppled her elected government in February 2021.
The case that ended Friday involved five offenses under the anti-corruption law and followed earlier convictions on seven other corruption counts, each of which was punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine.
The 77-year-old Suu Kyi has also been convicted of several other offenses, including illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies, violating coronavirus restrictions, breaching the country’s official secrets act, sedition and election fraud.
Her previous convictions had landed her with a total of 26 years’ imprisonment.
Suu Kyi’s supporters and independent analysts say the numerous charges against her and her allies are an attempt to legitimize the military’s seizure of power while eliminating her from politics before an election it has promised for 2023.
In the five counts of corruption decided Friday, Suu Kyi was alleged to have abused her position and caused a loss of state funds by neglecting to follow financial regulations in granting permission to Win Myat Aye, a Cabinet member in her former government, to hire, buy and maintain a helicopter.
Suu Kyi was the de facto head of government, holding the title of state counsellor. Win Myint, who was president in her government, was a co-defendant in the same case.
Friday’s verdict in the purpose-built courtroom in the main prison on the outskirts of the capital, Naypyitaw, was made known by a legal official who insisted on anonymity for fear of being punished by the authorities. The trial was closed to the media, diplomats and spectators, and her lawyers were barred by a gag order from talking about it.
The legal official said Suu Kyi received sentences of three years for each of four charges, to be served concurrently, and four years for the charge related to the helicopter purchase, for a total of seven years. Win Myint received the same sentences.
Win Myat Aye, at the center of the case, escaped arrest and is now Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in the National Unity Government, established by the military's opponents as a parallel administration by elected legislators who were barred from taking their seats when the army seized power last year. The military has declared NUG to be an outlawed “terrorist organization.”
The defendants denied all charges, and her lawyers are expected to appeal in the coming days. The official also said both Suu Kyi and Win Myint appeared to be in good health.
"From start to finish, the junta grabbed whatever it could to manufacture cases against her with full confidence that the country’s kangaroo courts would come back with whatever punitive judgments the military wanted,” Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said in an emailed statement. “Due process and a free and fair trial were never remotely possible under the circumstances of this political persecution against her.”
The end of the court cases against Suu Kyi, at least for now, raises the possibility that she would be allowed outside visitors, which she has been denied since she was detained.
The military government has repeatedly denied all requests to meet with her, including from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which seeks to help mediate an end to the crisis in Myanmar that some United Nations experts have characterized as a civil war because of the armed opposition to military rule.
The U.N., after its special envoy Noeleen Heyzer met in August with Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, announced the head of Myanmar’s military-installed government, that he “expressed openness to arranging a meeting at the right time” between her and Suu Kyi.
A statement from the military government said: "Depending on the circumstances after the completion of the judiciary process, we will consider how to proceed.”
Due to her age, the 33 years in prison that Suu Kyi now faces “amount to an effective life sentence against her,” said Robertson.
“The Myanmar junta’s farcical, totally unjust parade of charges and convictions against Aung San Suu Kyi amount to politically motivated punishment designed to hold her behind bars for the rest of her life," he said. “The convictions aim to both permanently sideline her, as well as undermine and ultimately negate her NLD party’s landslide victory in the November 2020 election.”
Suu Kyi is currently being held in a newly constructed separate building in the prison in Naypyitaw, near the courthouse where her trial was held, with three policewomen whose duty is to assist her.
Allowing access to Suu Kyi has been a major demand of the many international critics of Myanmar’s military rulers, who have faced diplomatic and political sanctions for their human rights abuses and suppression of democracy.
Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar’s martyred independence hero Gen. Aung San, spent almost 15 years as a political prisoner under house arrest between 1989 and 2010.
Her tough stand against the military rule in Myanmar turned her into a symbol of nonviolent struggle for democracy, and won her the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
Her National League for Democracy party initially came to power after easily winning the 2015 general election, ushering in a true civilian government for the first time since a 1962 military coup.
But after coming to power, Suu Kyi was criticized for showing deference to the military while ignoring atrocities it is credibly accused of committing in a 2017 crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority.
Her National League for Democracy won a landslide victory again in the 2020 election, but less than three months afterwards, elected lawmakers were kept from taking their seats in Parliament and top members of her government and party were detained.
The army said it acted because there had been massive voting fraud in the 2020 election, but independent election observers did not find any major irregularities.
The army’s takeover in 2021 triggered widespread peaceful protests that security forces tried to crush with deadly forces and that soon erupted into armed resistance.
Myanmar security forces have killed at least 2,685 civilians and arrested 16,651, according to a detailed list compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a non-governmental organization that tracks killings and arrests. | 2022-12-30T12:38:30+00:00 | hjnews.com | https://www.hjnews.com/world/court-in-myanmar-again-finds-suu-kyi-guilty-of-corruption/article_7d0abfa2-1b16-5c94-896b-be4e2c60269d.html |
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol questioned outfielder Tyler O’Neill’s effort after he was thrown out at home during a 4-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.
With St. Louis trailing 4-1 with two out in the seventh inning, O’Neill attempted to score on Brendan Donovan’s pinch-hit liner to right. But O’Neill was cut down by Ronald Acuña Jr. at the plate.
Marmol took issue with O’Neill’s turn around third on the sharply hit ball to Acuña.
“That’s not our style of play as far as the effort, rounding the bag there,” Marmol said. “It's unacceptable.”
O’Neill, who was hampered by leg issues throughout the 2022 season, acknowledged a tense conversation with Marmol about the play, but disagreed with the criticism of his effort.
“He didn't think I gave the best effort,” O’Neill said. "I'm out here every day grinding my (butt) off, giving it my all and trying to stay on the field for 160 games out here.
“Like I said, I just got to get a better jump next time and I guess just get around the base a little quicker and be in there in next time.”
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-04-05T07:03:11+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/cardinals-manager-questions-o-neill-s-effort-in-17879413.php |
Fit and Well Idaho: National EMS Week highlights the importance of teamwork
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — National EMS Week is coming to close, but before it does, this week’s Fit and Well Idaho report highlights the emergency services professionals in our area.
The theme of this year’s National EMS Week, is where emergency care begins, which is bringing awareness to the EMT’s and paramedics that bring care to you, which could be on the side of the road, or at your home.
At St. Luke’s, every ambulance and even Air St. Luke’s acts as an ICU and ER room, and has everything in it that would be in the actual hospital, such as blood products, ventilators, and chest tubes, or intubation.
Chad Smith, who is a flight paramedic and field supervisor with Air St. Luke’s says all of the emergency services in the area act as a team to save someone’s life.
“All the little tiny towns, they have QRU’s, which have volunteer EMT’s on them, all of the fire departments across the valley, we all work together as a team, to provide this essential care and it starts with the very basic level, with them to the ambulance and maybe even up to the helicopter depending on what is needed,” said Smith.
In the helicopter, they can reach a level 2 trauma hospital, which is either in Boise or Idaho Falls in 45 minutes, and they can reach a level 1 trauma hospital in Utah in a little over an hour.
Copyright 2023 KMVT. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-26T21:57:58+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/2023/05/26/fit-well-idaho-national-ems-week-highlights-importance-teamwork/ |
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Nurses in Twin Cities, Duluth vote to authorize strike
Published 5:18 pm Tuesday, August 16, 2022
By Michelle Wiley
Members of a major Minnesota nurses union have said they favor going on strike if negotiations don’t resolve differences with management of several health systems in the Twin Cities and Duluth.
Around 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association cast ballots Monday on whether to authorize a strike, with the union announcing late Monday night that its members voted “overwhelmingly” in favor.
“Nurses do not take this decision lightly, but we are determined to take a stand at the bargaining table, and on the sidewalk if necessary, to put patients before profits in our hospitals,” union President Mary Turner said in a statement after the vote.
The vote sets up another phase in negotiations that go back to last March, according to the union. The disagreements appear to be over staffing levels, working conditions and paid family leave. Turner said union leaders will be meeting Tuesday night to discuss next steps, including the timing and duration of a possible strike.
Union officials say one of the biggest issues is retention and that understaffing contributes to overwork. They say nurses are caring for twice as many patients as normal, they’re having to skip breaks, are becoming burned out and leaving the profession altogether. While the conditions existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, they are worse now.
“We have been through hell and back. And we will not stop fighting until we are given a good and fair contract, a contract that we deserve,” Brianna Hnath, an ICU nurse at North Memorial Health Hospital, said at a union news conference Tuesday morning in St. Paul. “Not just for all we’ve endured over the last two years, but for all we’ve endured before that.”
Hospitals say they want to see progress at the bargaining table. Some systems, including Allina Health, say they have offered increases of 10.25 percent over three years along with other compensation, and commitments to addressing other issues raised by the union.
Officials with nurses union say that contracts for Twin Cities nurses expired at the end of May and Duluth nurses at the end of June.
The union needed a supermajority to authorize the strike vote, about two-thirds of members. It did not release vote totals late Monday, saying only that the measure passed “overwhelmingly.”
The vote gives the elected nurse negotiators the ability to call a strike, with a 10-day notice to employers.
MNA officials say 15 hospitals at seven health systems between the Twin Cities and Duluth would be affected by the strike. In addition to Allina, they are M Health Fairview, Children’s Hospital, North Memorial and HealthPartners, specifically Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. In Duluth, it’s Essentia and St. Luke’s.
Turner said the MNA members from all the various hospitals are committed to negotiating as a single group.
“We will stick together like glue because that is our power,” she said Tuesday morning. “And more importantly, we have to stick together. This is a crisis.”
In a statement after the vote results were announced, Allina Health said it was “disappointed the union choose to take a strike authorization vote instead of working towards a fair and sustainable contract. A strike does not benefit anyone and will only further delay reaching a settlement at the bargaining table.”
Allina said it’s looking forward to another negotiating session on Aug. 30 — and pointed to a contract agreement recently reached with union nurses at its Hastings facility.
The Twin Cities Hospitals Group, which represents Fairview, Children’s, North Memorial and Methodist, issued a statement also expressing disappointment in the vote outcome and calling on the union “to agree to mediation and return to the table to negotiate with the hospitals in good faith.”
The group called the union’s wage-increase proposal “unrealistic and unaffordable” — and said it has reached agreement with the union in other areas such as addressing workplace violence, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion.
St. Luke’s in Duluth said it remains committed to “bargaining in good faith” with the union, and wants to bring in a mediator to those talks.
Alan Benson, an associate professor at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, said a strike is likely something that both sides have prepared for.
“Long before we’ve even reached this point, there’s going to be movement on both sides, the union will have put money into a strike fund to supplement wages for the nurses who go on strike, the hospitals have developed contingency plans and potentially train people to fill in those vital roles,” Benson said. | 2022-08-17T09:28:35+00:00 | austindailyherald.com | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/08/nurses-in-twin-cities-duluth-vote-to-authorize-strike/ |
Homicide investigation underway following discovery of body
Posted/updated on: March 28, 2023 at 6:21 amUPSHUR COUNTY — A body was found Monday morning by a roofing crew at a residence in Upshur County. According to our news partner KETK, deputies responded to a dead body call at a residence on Airstrip Road in the southwest portion of the county. Upshur County Sheriff’s Office said roofing crew members arrived at the scene to do a job at the location and found the body, later identified as Timothy Allen Caffey, 66, of Gilmer. Officials said the house where he was found was his own residence. “Evidence at the scene clearly indicated that Mr. Timothy Caffey was the victim of a homicide,” the sheriff’s office said. Caffey shared his residence with his son, Michael Timothy Caffey, 45, of Gilmer.
The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office contacted Upshur County later that afternoon, saying that they located Michael Caffey in a Liberty City neighborhood. Residents contacted the sheriff’s office because Michael was reportedly wandering the streets and walking onto residential property. Gregg County said that they had a misdemeanor warrant for Michael’s arrest. Upshur County officials responded to the scene, to speak to Michael, and investigators said they found evidence linking him to the homicide. He was taken to the Gregg County Jail for the misdemeanor warrant while Upshur County investigators got a warrant for murder. “Mr. Michael Caffey will be transferred to the Upshur County Jail in the near future,” the sheriff’s office said. | 2023-03-28T12:28:11+00:00 | ktbb.com | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1213732 |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court restricts ballot drop box locations, but doesn't address who can mail absentee ballots.
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Some social media users are sharing purported tips for buying baby formula during the ongoing nationwide shortage.
Now, some people are claiming there’s a way parents can get their state government to send them free baby formula cans if they call two customer service phone numbers.
“Due to the shortage of formula, if you call Enfamil or Similac they will notify the state you can’t find any and the state will send you a 6-pack of 12-ounce cans to your address for free!” one tweet reads.
THE QUESTION
Can people get free cans of Similac and Enfamil baby formula if they call customer service?
THE SOURCES
- Abbott Nutrition spokesperson
- Enfamil website and customer service line’s automated message
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
THE ANSWER
No, people can’t get free cans of Similac and Enfamil baby formula if they call customer service.
WHAT WE FOUND
The social media posts list a customer service phone number of 1-800-BABY123 for Enfamil, and the phone number 1-800-515-7677 for Similac.
VERIFY called both phone numbers and confirmed they are legitimate, but the automated messages don’t make any mention about parents receiving free cans of formula from their state or otherwise.
A spokesperson for Abbott Nutrition, which manufactures Similac baby formula, also confirmed that the social media posts are inaccurate.
Enfamil and Reckitt Benckiser, the formula manufacturer, did not respond to VERIFY’s requests for comment. But an automated message on Enfamil’s customer service line says the company is “unable to provide product samples or discounts at this time.” There isn’t any information on Enfamil’s website about free formula cans, either.
Special Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) state agencies provide baby formula for parents, but this program isn’t for the general public. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which administers the WIC program, told VERIFY in an email that the agency is “unaware of any nationwide programs that send families free formula.”
Abbott is working with USDA and WIC agencies to offer rebates on competitive products when Similac is not available.
The company will continue to pay these rebates to state WIC agencies through Aug. 31. That means WIC program participants can still get formula free of charge, whether it is Similac or formula from another manufacturer, Abbott spokesperson Vicky Asardo said.
The baby formula shortage stems in part from product recalls. Abbott recalled some of its products in February 2022, including Similac, Alimentum and EleCare powder formulas manufactured in the company’s Sturgis, Michigan, plant. The company is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on steps to resume production at the Michigan plant, an agreement subject to approval from the FDA and a court.
Enfamil formula products are not affected by any recalls.
A similar claim about free baby formula products circulated at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
“Contrary to rumors in some online social networks, we are not distributing free cases of formula. We are instead focused on ensuring equitable availability for every baby,” Enfamil wrote in a tweet on March 20, 2020.
There are also more recent false claims about baby formula. A post that circulated widely on Facebook and Twitter advised parents who can’t find their baby’s formula to simply switch their Amazon accounts from the U.S. to Canada. VERIFY found that Amazon won’t ship baby formula from Canada to the United States; some third-party sellers who sell independently on Amazon may do this, but the cost of products and shipping is high and experts warn of safety concerns with buying formula internationally.
Here’s what parents should do if their trusted formula brand is out of stock.
First, call your OB-GYN or pediatrician to see if they have any in-office baby formula samples or ask if they can suggest a formula that may be more readily available and is nutritionally similar to their baby’s typical formula.
Generic formula brands from a grocery store or pharmacy as an alternative to your baby’s normal brand are “equally effective and safe to use,” pediatrician Ilan Shapiro, M.D., told VERIFY.
Shapiro also suggested breast milk banks, where other parents are giving away their breast milk, as an option if the baby’s formula brand isn’t available. The Human Milk Banking Association of America has a map and list of 31 member milk banks throughout the country online. | 2022-05-20T19:18:22+00:00 | king5.com | https://www.king5.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/no-free-similac-enfamil-baby-formula-by-calling-customer-service/536-729131cc-44e5-458c-9dd6-5abc80e4735c |
After calls to resign from fellow Democrats, Sen. Feinstein seeks Judiciary Committee replacement
Recuperating U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California asked Wednesday to be temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee, shortly after two House Democrats called on her to resign after her extended absence from Washington.
In a statement, the long-serving Democratic senator said her recovery from a case of shingles she disclosed in early March had been delayed because of complications. She provided no date for her return to the Senate and said she had asked Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to ask the Senate to allow another Democratic senator to serve in her committee seat until she was able to return.
"I intend to return as soon as possible once my medical team advises that it's safe for me to travel," Feinstein said. "In the meantime, I remain committed to the job and will continue to work from home in San Francisco."
Video above: Two House Democrats call on California's Dianne Feinstein to resign
Feinstein's decision to seek a committee stand-in during her recovery comes amid increasing anxiety within her party that her lengthy absence has damaged Democratic efforts to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees for federal courts in a narrowly divided chamber.
She is the oldest member of Congress, at 89.
California Rep. Ro Khanna, one of two Democratic House members who called Wednesday for Feinstein to resign, said in a statement Wednesday: "This is a moment of crisis for women's rights and voting rights. It's unacceptable to have Sen. Feinstein miss vote after vote to confirm judges who will uphold reproductive rights."
Khanna, a California progressive, wrote on Twitter that Feinstein should step aside. She announced in February that she would not seek reelection in 2024, opening up her seat for the first time in over 30 years.
"We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty," wrote Khanna, who has endorsed the Senate campaign of Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee. "While she has had a lifetime of public service, it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties."
Not long afterward, Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota tweeted that he agreed with Khanna.
Feinstein, he wrote, "is a remarkable American whose contributions to our country are immeasurable. But I believe it's now a dereliction of duty to remain in the Senate and a dereliction of duty for those who agree to remain quiet."
The senator, who turns 90 in June, has faced questions in recent years about her cognitive health and memory, though she has defended her effectiveness representing a state that is home to nearly 40 million people.
Already, Democratic Reps. Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff have launched Senate campaigns to succeed Feinstein.
If Feinstein decides to step down during her term, it would be up to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill the vacancy, potentially reordering the highly competitive race. Newsom said in 2021 that he would nominate a Black woman to fill the seat if Feinstein were to step aside.
Lee is Black, and becoming the incumbent could be a decisive advantage in the contest, but it's not known if Newsom would consider Lee, given her candidacy. Porter and Schiff are white.
Newsom declined through a spokesperson to comment on Khanna's statement.
"The governor is not calling on her to resign," the spokesman, Anthony York, said in an email.
Before the calls for her resignation, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, acknowledged in remarks to CNN that Feinstein's absence has slowed down their push to confirm nominees in the closely divided panel.
"I can't consider nominees in these circumstances because a tie vote is a losing vote in committee," Durbin said.
Feinstein has had a groundbreaking political career and shattered gender barriers from San Francisco's City Hall to the corridors of Capitol Hill.
She was the first woman to serve as president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in the 1970s and the first female mayor of San Francisco. She ascended to that post after the November 1978 assassinations of then-Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk by a former supervisor, Dan White. Feinstein found Milk's body.
In the Senate, she was the first woman to head the Senate Intelligence Committee and the first woman to serve as the Judiciary Committee's top Democrat. She gained a reputation as a pragmatic centrist who left a mark on political battles over issues ranging from reproductive rights to environmental protection. | 2023-04-13T03:28:51+00:00 | wxii12.com | https://www.wxii12.com/article/after-calls-to-resign-from-fellow-democrats-sen-feinstein-seeks-judiciary-committee-replacement/43583444 |
Now that we have both elbows planted firmly on the bar of the new year, I thought I’d make a list of both resolutions and wishes for 2023 – one for each month.
We have a whole year of beer before us, so let’s set it up properly. (Because of the length of this project, I set it up in two parts, one for this week and one for next week.) Let’s get started:
January: Let’s start out with a small resolution (before we start breaking them). Try to expand our beer horizons. No matter how open-minded and adventurous one is, I’m guessing everyone still has a blind spot or bias or two. Whether it’s a brewery that you’ve shunned or a style you’ve found lacking, how about we all try to give these things another chance – or even two chances. You still might not love them, but then again, you might;
February: Let’s counter that resolution with a wish for the coldest and shortest month that we see some love for lower-alcohol stouts. Imperial stouts have (somewhat understandably) gotten a lot of attention. Out of the top 10 rated beers on Beer Advocate, six are imperial stouts of at least 11% ABV. My recent trip to Ireland porgies to me that brewers can make stouts of less than 5% ABV that are just as worthy of applause;
March: As the month of St. Patrick’s Day, I’ll add another wish here for the U.S. to import more Irish craft beer. I know there are probably good reasons that most beer bars don’t do this, but I’d love to see more on tap, or even in cans and bottles here on this side of the Atlantic;
April: I’m beating the same old drum here, but I haven’t mentioned it in a while. I’d love to see more brewpubs serve their beer on cask at least once in a while. I know the logistical problems, but perhaps a venue could have a real ale night once a month. That way cask ale fans could plan on it and drink most of it quickly;
May: How about a resolution to treat a friend who isn’t into craft beer to a few brews at a local beer bar or brewery? Most places have “starter” or “gateway” beers that won’t overwhelm neophytes. If nothing else, I’m betting a lovely conversation might ensue; and
June: As the weather gets warmer, my wish is that more craft breweries add a lager to the mix. Some places already have one or more, and I know the time factor in making a good lager handcuffs smaller breweries in some ways. But it seems that moderate to larger craft breweries could afford to commit to lagers more than many do. (Kudos to those who already are on board with this).
Check back next week for July through December resolutions and wishes.
Cheers! | 2023-01-05T10:37:50+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/living/2023/01/beer-nut-cheers-to-a-years-worth-of-resolutions-and-wishes-for-2023.html |
DENVER — A third citizen-referred measure, which would put a small portion of state income tax revenue toward affordable housing programs across Colorado without raising taxes, will be on the Colorado ballot in November.
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office determined that organizers for Proposed Initiative 108, called “Dedicated State Income Tax Revenue for Affordable Housing Programs,” had collected and submitted enough valid signatures for the measure to be on November’s ballot.
If approved by Colorado voters, the measure would redirect 0.1% of state income tax revenue from the General Fund to the State Affordable Housing Fund, which would in turn transfer 60% of that revenue to the Affordable Housing Financing Fund and the other 40% to the Affordable Housing Support Fund.
The money would be available for grants for local governments and loans for some nonprofits to acquire land for affordable housing. It would also create an affordable housing equity program to further invest in multi-family rentals for lower-income families so they don’t have to pay more than 30% of their income on rent. It would also provide debt financing for affordable housing projects. And further, it would create a program to provide for down payment assistance for lower-income homebuyers and another to provide assistance to people experiencing homelessness.
Nonpartisan Legislative Council Staff estimate that if the measure is approved, the transfers for the next half of the fiscal year would amount to $135 million, then $270 million for the full FY 2023-24. Between $4 million and $6 million each year would be put toward administering the new programs and procuring contracts.
“Some households that would otherwise face housing insecurity may find stable housing under the measure, increasing their financial security and opportunities for employment,” LCS wrote in its analysis. “By reducing refunds to taxpayers, the measure decreases after-tax household and business income that may be spent or saved elsewhere in the economy.”
The money would not be subject to annual TABOR limits, which the state exceeded and had to send money out to residents this year. But if economic forecasts project revenue will follow below the TABOR cap, the General Assembly would be allowed to temporarily reduce the amount of money that would go toward the State Affordable Housing Fund.
The latest forecasts estimate revenue would be above the cap this current fiscal year and the next, so the money toward the affordable housing fund would come out of that potential refund money.
Proponents of the measure claim the money could lead eventually to 170,000 new affordable homes and rental units and increase the share of affordable homes by 3% annually.
“Too many Coloradans can no longer afford to live in the neighborhoods where they set down roots,” said Brian Rossbert, the executive director of Housing Colorado. “That’s forcing families to make difficult relocation decisions, robbing communities of essential services and intensifying our homelessness crisis. This measure is desperately needed if we want future generations of Coloradans to thrive.”
The measure is the third referred by Colorado citizens to make this November’s ballot. The Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022, called Initiative 58, would create a natural medicine regulated access model, which would create healing center for patients and remove criminal penalties for people ages 21+ involving certain plant or fungi-based psychedelic medicines.
A second psychedelics-related measure failed to gather enough valid signatures to be put on the ballot, which was referred to as Initiative 61. Another measure, which aimed to boost teacher funding in Colorado, also failed to make the ballot.
The third measure referred by citizens that will be on the ballot is Initiative 31, called “State Income Tax Rate Reduction,” would reduce the state income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.4%, which would save taxpayers some money each year, but which would also reduce state revenues. | 2022-09-09T06:13:01+00:00 | denver7.com | https://www.denver7.com/news/politics/coloradans-to-vote-in-november-on-measure-to-redirect-tax-revenue-to-affordable-housing-programs |
AP: Kelly Armstrong projected to be re-elected, win U.S. House race over Mund
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won reelection to a third term, defeating former Miss America Cara Mund in a race that was shaken up by Mund’s late entry as an independent.
Armstrong ran unopposed in the June Republican primary and was poised for an easy win in the highly conservative state against a little-known Democrat, Mark Haugen, who opposes abortion rights. Then, Mund entered the race in August as an independent, citing her support for abortion rights following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Haugen soon dropped out, citing pressure from his own party. That cleared the field for Mund, who drew media attention but ran her race on a shoestring budget without any significant funding from abortion rights groups.
Armstrong, 46, is an establishment Republican with ties to the state’s dominant industry, oil. A lawyer and former state senator, he has been a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump and easily won his first two terms.
Mund, 28, drew attention at the Miss America pageant in 2017 by saying Trump was wrong to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accords, which seek to rein in greenhouse gas emissions. She stood by those remarks even as Republicans played them up during this year’s campaign.
She also rejected Republicans’ efforts to paint her as a Democrat in all but name, portraying herself as an outsider beholden to neither party. She also said she would likely caucus with Republicans if elected.
Armstrong questioned whether she would be welcome and said he would be better positioned in a House GOP majority to fight for North Dakota interests in agriculture and energy.
Marilyn Johnson, 78, a retired teacher who said she generally votes Republican, said she was voting for Mund as she cast an early vote in Bismarck. Though Johnson said she herself opposes abortion, she respects Mund’s support for abortion rights and believes it should be a woman’s choice.
Tim Keller, a 55-year-old contractor and a Republican, said he didn’t buy Mund’s claim of independence. He was backing Armstrong, who he said is “doing a good job.”
Armstrong held a huge financial advantage, raising nearly $2 million overall compared to the roughly $78,000 Mund had raised through the end of September.
North Dakota’s only abortion clinic, which was in Fargo, moved to neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota, this summer even as it sought to block the state’s trigger ban in court.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea said the military fended off a Ukrainian strike on the port of Sevastopol on Monday, while a drone was also reportedly found in a forest near Moscow — attacks that come as Ukraine is believed to be preparing for a major counteroffensive.
The Moscow-appointed head of the port city of Sevastopol in Crimea, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said the military destroyed a Ukrainian sea drone that attempted to attack the harbor in the early hours. He said another drone blew up without inflicting any damage.
The attack was the latest in a series of attempted strikes on Sevastopol, the main naval base in Crimea that Russia illegally annexed in 2014.
Ukrainian authorities didn’t immediately comment on Monday’s strikes. After previous attacks on Sevastopol and other areas, Ukrainian officials stopped short of openly claiming responsibility but emphasized the country’s right to strike any target in response to the Russian aggression.
Russian news reports also claimed Monday that a Ukrainian exploding drone was found in a forest in a forest about 30 kilometers (about 19 miles) east of the Russian capital.
While it didn’t explode, the incident again underscored Ukraine’s capability to reach deep inside Russia as the Ukrainian military is thought to be preparing for a spring counteroffensive to reclaim occupied areas.
Observers believe that the counteroffensive’s most likely target would be the Russian-held parts of the southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. If the push is successful, it would allow Ukraine to cut the land corridor between Russia and Crimea.
In what could be preparations for such a move, Ukrainian forces have recently established a foothold near the town of Oleshky on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank.
Ukraine has recently received sophisticated weapons from its Western allies, and new troops freshly trained in the West, giving rise to growing anticipation of an offensive.
American-made Patriot missiles arrived in Ukraine last week and military spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said Sunday on Ukrainian television that some have already gone into service.
The Russian forces, meanwhile, have continued their nearly nine-month effort to capture the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of defending Bakhmut in last month’s interview with The Associated Press. saying that its fall could allow Russia to rally international support for a deal that might require Kyiv to make unacceptable compromises.
Ukraine and Russia both have described the fighting for Bakhmut, the war’s longest battle, as key to exhausting enemy forces and preventing them from pressing attacks elsewhere along the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line.
On Monday, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the millionaire owner of the Wagner Group military contractor that has spearheaded the Russian offensive in Bakhmut, claimed that Ukrainian forces have been pushed into a two-square-kilometer (less than one square mile) western section of the city. His claim couldn’t be independently verified.
“Our task is to grind the Ukrainian army down and prevent it from mounting a counteroffensive,” Prigozhin said.
Russian military bloggers speculated that a Ukrainian counteroffensive could be accompanied by a slew of drone attacks on broad areas.
Russian media identified the drone that fell near Moscow as a Ukrainian-made UJ-22 Airborne. They said it was found Sunday by a local resident. The reports alleged that the drone crashed after running out of fuel or hitting a tree. They said it carried 17 kilograms (37 pounds) of explosives.
The UJ-22 is a small reconnaissance drone that can carry about 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of explosives and has a range of autonomous flight of up to 800 kilometers (about 500 miles).
Last month, another drone that the authorities suspected also came from Ukraine was found in Shchelkovo, about 15 kilometers northeast of Moscow, although it didn’t carry explosives.
Also in March, a heavy Ukrainian Tu-141 Strizh jet-powered drone exploded in the city of Kireyevsk in the Tula region about 200 kilometers east of Moscow, injuring three, leaving a big crater and damaging several buildings. The Russian Defense Ministry said the drone was brought down by air defenses.
Russian authorities have said that Ukraine has used the Soviet-made Tu-141 drones that have a range of about 1,000 kilometers to strike facilities in Russia. In December, such drones hit two Russian air bases for long-range, nuclear-capable bombers. The Russian Defense Ministry said the drones were shot down, but it acknowledged that the debris damaged some aircraft and killed several servicemen.
In February, the authorities also reported that a Ukrainian drone was found in a forest near Gubastovo in the Kolomna region, about 80 kilometers southeast of Moscow. The drone fell close to a major natural gas pumping facility, its apparent target.
Another drone exploded in February in a forest near Kaluga, about 150 kilometers southeast of Moscow, hurting no one.
Ukraine’s presidential office said Monday that at least four civilians were killed and 13 others wounded by the latest Russian attacks over the previous 24 hours. Two people were killed in Bakhmut and two others in the southern city of Kherson.
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Casper Fire-EMS Offers Home Heating Tips for Winter Weather
Baby, it's cold outside. Like, really cold. Like, don't want to leave the house, want to stay under blankets and only wear sweatpants and drink hot chocolate and question our existence for the next 4 months cold.
That being said, Casper Fire-EMS has offered some tips to heat our homes and, if we don't want to accidentally set our house or apartment on fire because we fell asleep watching Schitt's Creek and suddenly our electric heater torched our curtains, it's best that we pay attention.
First of all, Casper Fire-EMS wrote, Casper residents should use heaters that are rated by a qualified testing lab.
Consumer Reports wrote that space heaters such as the Comfort Zone CZ499R or the Dyson Pure Hot+Cold (HP04) are good choices. There's also the Honeywell HZ-980 or the Lasko AW315 Bladeless Tower. And more. You can check out all of the options by visiting this link.
Casper Fire-EMS also wrote that you should keep a clear area around your heater. That means no wayward blankets, or pillows, or anything else that could possibly go up in flame if left unattended.
They also suggested that residents should plug their heaters directly into the wall. That means no extension chords, no plugging it into to the same outlet that's housing your television, your lamp, your PS5, and your VCR. Why do you even have a VCR still anyway?
Finally, Casper Fire-EMS wrote that you should have your wood stoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves, and furnaces inspected regularly.
Keep these tips in mind this winter, and you should be fine. It's one thing to be cold and want to feel like you're on fire. It's an entirely different thing to actually be on fire. Follow these tips, and you should be just fine. | 2022-11-10T07:34:09+00:00 | k2radio.com | https://k2radio.com/casper-fire-ems-offers-home-heating-tips-for-winter-weather/ |
(The Hill) — A November slowdown in inflation could give consumers relief both from rising prices and rapidly rising interest rates.
Consumer price index (CPI) data released Tuesday by the Labor Department still showed inflation near 40-year highs. But a slower pace of price growth may help Americans catch a break from more than a year of rapid inflation, all while giving the Federal Reserve room to hike interest rates at a slower pace.
The annual inflation rate fell to 7.1 percent in November, down from 7.7 percent in October and in line with economist estimates of a 7.3 percent annual inflation rate. Prices rose just 0.1 percent in November alone, down from a 0.4 percent monthly inflation rate in October.
The November dip in inflation is a promising, if early, sign that the worst of rapid price growth may be behind the U.S. After peaking at 9.1 percent in June, the annual inflation rate as measured by the CPI has fallen steadily over the fall and is expected to fall even further into winter.
While prices are still rising at a historically brisk pace, a steady decline in inflation is the first step toward prices staying flat and giving consumers a chance to catch up. The November inflation decline will also keep the Fed on track to raise interest rates at a slower pace, which could give Americans relief from quickly rising mortgage rates, car payments and other debts.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of Fed officials responsible for setting interest rates, is set to begin a two-day meeting Tuesday and announce a 0.5 percentage point interest rate hike on Wednesday afternoon. The November inflation report will keep the Fed on track to hike rates by a relatively smaller amount after four increases of 0.75 percentage points in consecutive meetings since June.
Developing | 2022-12-13T15:42:59+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/consumers-may-feel-relief-after-inflation-slowed-in-november/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Lael Brainard to a four-year term as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, elevating her to the Fed’s No. 2 post in the midst of the central bank’s toughest fight against inflation in four decades.
Her confirmation came in a 52-43 vote in the Senate, with seven Republicans and all Democrats who were present voting in favor. President Joe Biden had nominated Brainard in November.
The relatively close vote reflects the increasingly partisan atmosphere in Congress and nationally that is now engulfing the nomination process for the Fed, an independent institution that has sought to remain above politics. The last time that Brainard, a longtime Democratic official, came before the Senate in 2014, her nomination to the Fed’s Board of Governors was approved 61-31.
In another sign of the divide, a procedural vote on whether to consider Biden’s nomination of Lisa Cook, an economics professor, to a position on the Fed’s board, was voted down Tuesday on partisan lines, delaying a final Senate vote on her nomination.
The delay in considering Cook, who, if confirmed, would become the first Black woman to serve on the Fed’s board, prompted angry recriminations by senators from both parties, including statements suggesting racial bias by Senate Republicans.
“Republicans in my committee have a consistent record voting against Black women,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Ohio Democrat who leads the Senate Banking Committee.
Brown cited Republicans’ overwhelming opposition to the nominations of Sandra Thompson to direct the agency that regulates mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and to Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Sen. Pat Toomey from Pennsylvania, the senior Republican on the committee, countered that it was “sad and shameful” to suggest “that there is some kind of racial bias against Black women” among Senate Republicans. Toomey noted that Republicans on the committee have voted in favor of five women of color, including Cecilia Rouse, one of Biden’s top economic advisers.
Biden and the Senate have struggled to fill three vacancies on the Fed’s seven-member board just as the central bank is grappling with the delicate challenge of raising interest rates enough to clamp down on inflation — but not so much as to plunge the economy into recession.
Brainard’s rise to a leading policymaking role follows an extensive career as an economic official during previous Democratic administrations. She was an adviser to President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s before becoming the top Treasury official for international affairs during President Barack Obama’s administration, from 2009 to 2013.
Brainard, 60, the lone Democrat on the board for now, has generally supported keeping interest rates low to support growth and hiring, which makes her a “dove” in Fed parlance. “Hawks,” by contrast, generally support higher rates to control inflation.
Three other Fed nominees are also awaiting confirmation for the Fed’s board, including Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Fed chair. Powell has been serving in a temporary capacity since his first term expired in early February and has broad bipartisan support in the Senate.
In addition to Cook, an economics professor at Michigan State University, Biden has nominated Philip Jefferson, an economist and academic dean at Davidson College in North Carolina. If confirmed, Jefferson would be the fourth Black man on the board. Jefferson was endorsed unanimously last month by the Senate Banking Committee.
Cook has drawn nearly unified opposition from Senate Republicans, who argue that she lacks sufficient experience in researching interest rate policy. They have also expressed concern she isn’t dedicated to fighting inflation. During an earlier procedural vote in the Senate that was 50-49 in her favor, Cook needed every Democratic senator’s vote.
Brown sought Tuesday to delay a procedural vote on Cook’s nomination because two Democrats had tested positive for COVID and weren’t able to vote. Republicans objected, forcing the vote to proceed. The vote failed, 47-51, which means that Senate Democrats will have to try to confirm Cook later when all their members are healthy.
Cook, who earned a doctorate in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, was a staff economist on the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2011 to 2012. She was also an adviser to Biden’s transition team on the Fed and bank regulatory policy.
Previously, Biden tapped Sarah Bloom Raskin as his choice to be the Fed’s top bank regulator. Raskin later withdrew from consideration after Republicans and one Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, lined up against her. Biden has since nominated Michael Barr, a former Treasury Department official, for that post. Brown said Tuesday that he hoped to hold a hearing on Barr as early as mid-May.
If confirmed, Cook and Jefferson aren’t likely to alter the Fed’s policymaking in the coming months, economists say, though they will help balance the hawkish views that now dominate the board. Fed governors often defer to the chair and are much less likely to cast dissenting votes at Fed meetings, in contrast to some of the regional bank presidents.
“Even the most dovish current members (of the Fed) are recognizing that inflation is so visibly too high, it’s a tax on households, it has to be dealt with,” said Ellen Gaske, lead economist at PGIM Fixed Income.
Many economists think the Fed will raise its benchmark short-term interest rate by a sharp half-percentage point at each of its next three meetings, in May, June and July, to try to rein in accelerating price increases.
Such rate hikes would be larger than the Fed’s typical quarter-point increases and would likely lead to higher borrowing costs for home mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. Those higher costs could, in turn, slow consumer spending and and weaken the overall economy.
Brainard was an architect of aFed policy framework, adopted in August 2020, under which it said it would no longer raise rates solely because the unemployment rate had fallen to a low level that could spur inflation. Instead, the Fed said it would await actual evidence that prices are accelerating.
That framework has been blamed by some critics for contributing to the Fed’s delay in raising rates as high inflation erupted last year — an assertion disputed by Powell.
Brainard has also said the Fed could more directly take account of climate change in bank supervision, a stance that has drawn opposition from many Senate Republicans. | 2022-04-27T10:15:25+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/business/ap-business/brainard-wins-senate-confirmation-to-be-feds-vice-chair/ |
Utah social media law requires parental permission for kids
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah became the first state to enact laws limiting how children can use social media after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a pair of measures Thursday that require parental consent before kids can sign up for sites like TikTok and Instagram.
The two bills Cox signed into law also prohibit kids under 18 from using social media between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., require age verification for anyone who wants to use social media in the state and seek to prevent tech companies from luring kids to their apps using addictive features.
The laws passed through Utah’s Republican-supermajority Legislature are the latest reflection of how politicians’ perceptions of technology companies are changing — and that includes pro-business Republicans.
Tech giants like Facebook and Google have enjoyed unbridled growth for over a decade, but amid concerns over user privacy, hate speech, misinformation and harmful effects on teens’ mental health, lawmakers have begun trying to rein them in. Utah’s law was signed on the same day TikTok’s CEO testified before Congress about, among other things, TikTok’s effects on teenagers’ mental health.
But legislation has stalled on the federal level, pushing states to step in.
Other red states, such as Arkansas, Texas, Ohio and Louisiana have similar proposals in the works, along with New Jersey. California, meanwhile, enacted a law last year requiring tech companies to put kids’ safety first by barring them from profiling children or using personal information in ways that could harm children physically or mentally.
In addition to the parental consent provisions, social media companies would likely have to design new features to comply with parts of the law to prohibit promoting ads to minors and showing them in search results. Tech companies like TikTok, Snapchat and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, make most of their money by targeting advertising to their users.
What’s not clear from the Utah bill and others is how the states plan to enforce the new regulations. Companies are already prohibited from collecting data on children under 13 without parental consent under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. For this reason, social media companies already ban kids under 13 from signing up to their platforms — but children can easily get around it, both with and without their parents’ consent.
Cox said studies have shown that time spent on social media leads to “poor mental health outcomes” for children.
“We remain very optimistic that we will be able to pass not just here in the state of Utah but across the country legislation that significantly changes the relationship of our children with these very destructive social media apps,” he said.
Children’s advocacy groups generally welcomed the law, with some caveats. Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focusing on kids and technology, hailed the law aimed at reining in social media’s addictive features. It “adds momentum for other states to hold social media companies accountable to ensure kids across the country are protected online,” said Jim Steyer, the CEO and founder of Common Sense.
He pointed to similar legislation in the works in California and New Jersey — and said the safety and mental well-being of kids and teens depend on legislation like this to hold big tech accountable for creating safer and healthier experiences online.
But Steyer said the other bill Cox signed giving parents access to children’s social media posts would “deprive kids of the online privacy protections we advocate for. The law also requires age verification and parental consent for minors to create a social media account, which doesn’t get to the root of the problem – kids and teens will still be exposed to companies’ harmful data collection and design practices once they are on the platform.”
The laws are the latest effort from Utah lawmakers focused on children and the information they can access online. Two years ago, Cox signed legislation that called on tech companies to automatically block porn on cell phones and tablets sold, citing the dangers it posed to children. Amid concerns about enforcement, lawmakers in the deeply religious state revised the bill to prevent it from taking effect unless five other states passed similar laws.
The social media regulations come as parents and lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about kids and teenagers’ use and how platforms like TikTok, Instagram and others are affecting young people’s mental health.
It is set to take effect in March 2024, and Cox has previously said he anticipates social media companies will challenge it in court.
Tech industry lobbyists quickly decried the laws as unconstitutional, saying they infringe on people’s right to exercise the First Amendment online.
“Utah will soon require online services to collect sensitive information about teens and families, not only to verify ages, but to verify parental relationships, like government-issued IDs and birth certificates, putting their private data at risk of breach,” said Nicole Saad Bembridge, an associate director at NetChoice, a tech lobby group.
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Ortutay reported from Oakland, California.
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Veteran-Owned Drone Technology Company Joins the Nation's Leader in Armaments Technology Development for the DoD
SUMMERVILLE, S.C., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Armaments Consortium today announced the addition of Equinox Innovative Systems (EIS) as the organization's 1000th member company. EIS joins an unparalleled network of traditional and nontraditional defense contractors, academic institutions, and national research laboratories that collaborate with the Department of Defense to deliver breakthrough technologies to ensure U.S. warfighters have the decisive edge on the battlefield.
The National Armaments Consortium is the premier organization delivering armaments innovation to the United States Armed Forces. With 540 prototypes in development today, NAC members currently support modernization priorities for each of the U.S. Army Futures Command's Cross-Functional Teams. To date, NAC members have received 1,646 awards totaling $14.2 billion in funding, delivering unique prototype armament technologies to the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and the Navy.
"We are proud to welcome Equinox Innovation Systems to the Nation's Armaments Consortium as our 1000th member," said NAC Executive Committee Chairman James Miller. "In an increasingly dangerous world, our mission to deliver cutting-edge armaments technologies for our warfighters is more important than ever. Agile small businesses like Equinox are the engine of innovation for the DoD. We are pleased that Equinox has joined our organization and will support the mission of providing rapid armaments innovation to our warfighters.
"Equinox Innovative Systems was founded to help solve specific technology needs for our military and intelligence community," said EIS Founder and CEO Randy Morser. "Finding solutions to technology requirements in challenging environments is in our company's DNA. The NAC provides an ideal opportunity for us to continue to grow our business, engage new government customers, partner with other incredible organizations, and deliver the important technology capabilities that our warfighters need."
"This milestone is a testament to the success of our model of collaboration, bringing together our members and government partners to develop and deliver innovative armaments technologies," said NAC Executive Director Charlie Zisette. "I'm so proud that the NAC has truly become the nation's armaments consortium, and I look forward to continuing our essential work with the Department of Defense in delivering rapid and effective armaments innovation to our uniformed services."
Based in Columbia, MD, Equinox Innovative Systems is a veteran-owned small business founded in 2016 by former special operations and intelligence professionals to provide tethered drone technology solutions with military and commercial applications.
EIS's patented technology enables forward-deployed military assets to outfit and utilize a lightweight, low-cost, and autonomous tethered drone with up to 30 pounds of easily interchangeable cameras, radios, sensors, and more for up to 30 days. Reaching altitudes of 400 feet, EIS drones enhance the users' range and signal strength while sharing real-time data via their tether. With integration onto robotic ground and maritime vehicles, the warfighter significantly extends their situational awareness without putting soldiers at risk.
Operating in forward-deployed and GPS-denied environments, U.S. warfighters use EIS tethered drones to establish radio communications, mesh networks, and visual and radio frequency surveillance, among other applications. Moreover, when coupled with free-flight drones, warfighters can use EIS' tethered drones to triangulate an adversary's location for a rapidly deployable geolocation and fire control system. In the commercial space, EIS technology is utilized to support emergency responders and protect critical infrastructure.
The NAC's 1,000+ members include 840 nontraditional defense contractors and 168 traditional contractors. By business types, there are 730 small businesses, 222 large businesses, 34 academic institutions, and 22 nonprofits that work with the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop armament technologies in support of our Nation's security. Sixty percent of all awards under the NAC's OTA programs are made to non-traditional industry partners.
The National Armaments Consortium operates under several Other Transaction Agreements (OTA) with the DoD that encourage collaboration between the Government and member organizations. NAC members have access to three OTAs sponsored by government partners:
- The Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC): DOTC's mission, in partnership with the NAC, is to enhance our warfighter's lethality, survivability, and combat effectiveness by facilitating the industrial and academic research, development, and technology demonstrations needed to advance and expand our military technological superiority.
- The Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC): AMTC engages industry and academia to develop and mature guided missile technologies to develop and transition U.S. Army aviation and missile manufacturing technologies, and integrate advanced technologies, techniques, and processes into future effective weapon systems.
- The Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies Program (NEST): NEST is a collaboration with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) to address the most significant energetics-related challenges facing our nation.
About the National Armaments Consortium
The National Armaments Consortium (NAC) is the largest collaborative organization working with the DOD to develop armament technologies in support of our Nation's security. The NAC's focus: transitioning technology to the warfighter fast; promoting innovation; recruiting a community of world-class technologists; encouraging collaboration with government, industry, and academia; removing barriers; promoting nontraditional defense contractor contributions and participation; promoting and enabling the industrial base; supporting the nation's equities in RD&A, OTA, and future capabilities. For more information about NAC, please visit www.nacconsortium.org.
About Equinox Innovative Systems
Equinox Innovative Systems is an industry leader in multi-rotor tethered and free-flying drone technology integration and innovation. The EIS core team offers unparalleled capabilities in the areas of RF engineering, electro-mechanical airframe integration, systems engineering, and CONOP development. EIS product offerings optimize the balance between flight time, power, bandwidth, and payload capacity to deliver consistently superior solutions. For more information about Equinox Innovative Systems, please visit www.equinoxinnovativesystems.com.
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LINEV Systems US, Inc. has purchased Liberty's first commercial HEXWAVE unit to bring the technology to the corrections industry
WILMINGTON, Mass., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. ("Liberty" or the "Company") (TSXV: SCAN) (OTCQB: LDDFF) (FRANKFURT: LD2A), a leading technology provider of detection solutions for concealed weapons and threats, is pleased to announce it has sold its first HEXWAVE™ system to LINEV Systems US, Inc. ("LINEV Systems"), a well-established leader in providing contraband detection security solutions to the corrections and other high security markets.
LINEV Systems plans to use the HEXWAVE unit for client demonstrations and act as a reseller for Liberty with a focus on the corrections and education verticals. LINEV Systems, which is part of the global LINEV Group, has been an industry-leading provider of x-ray imaging checkpoint security technology for over 15 years, including AI-driven x-ray security screening, benchtop scientific instruments, and x-ray non-destructive testing (NDT) systems. Over 1,000 LINEV transmission x-ray body scanners are deployed in 24 State Department of Corrections facilities across the US.
"HEXWAVE is an excellent complement to the LINEV Systems product lineup, offering a touchless, non-ionizing, contraband-detection solution suitable for non-inmate screening at corrections facilities. This could include staff, lawyers, and other visitors," said Bill Frain, CEO of Liberty. "This is a great opportunity to safely provide enhanced security and mitigate any potential threats or other unwanted contraband. This offers us an exciting opportunity to enhance our HEXWAVE AI algorithms to detect corrections industry-specific items of interest."
HEXWAVE uses millimeter wave, advanced 3D imaging, and AI to detect all types of concealed metallic and non-metallic weapons and other prohibited items. The system allows for rapid, automated screening using a high throughput, contactless, walkthrough portal.
"After spending several years and $40 million on development, the HEXWAVE is ready for commercialization and introduction of its enhanced detection capabilities into multiple verticals in everyday spaces where people gather. We are very proud to have the first sale with LINEV Systems and plan to meet the global demand to provide security in public settings to help protect our communities," added Frain.
Production of the HEXWAVE is scheduled to begin later in Q1 2023 with delivery of the first units in Q2 2023.
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Liberty Defense (TSXV: SCAN, OTCQB: LDDFF, FRANKFURT: LD2A) provides multi-technology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, schools, and more. Liberty's HEXWAVE product, for which the company has secured an exclusive license from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as a technology transfer agreement for patents related to active 3D radar imaging technology, provides discrete, modular, and scalable protection to provide layered, stand-off detection capability of metallic and non-metallic weapons. Liberty has also recently licensed the millimeter wave-based, High-Definition Advanced Imaging Technology (HD-AIT) body scanner and shoe scanner technologies as part of its technology portfolio. Liberty is committed to protecting communities and preserving peace of mind through superior security detection solutions. Learn more: LibertyDefense.com
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ATLANTA — A Fulton County indictment alleges a third man may be involved in the disappearance of a missing 24-year-old Atlanta woman, Allahnia Lenoir. She is suspected to be dead, records show, but a body has not been found.
One of the suspects facing charges is still at large, listed on the Atlanta Police Department's Most Wanted List.
The court documents also shed some light on how authorities think she died.
According to APD's website, Steven Oboite is wanted for his role in the disappearance and possible death of Lenior. A 13-count indictment accuses Oboite of felony murder (two counts); distribution of a schedule II controlled substance; hindering the apprehension or punishment of a criminal; concealing the death of another; and tampering with evidence.
Diante Cleophas Reynolds, 29, is already in custody. The indictment lists the same charges for Reynolds, along with identity fraud and forgery in the first degree.
The third man accused in the indictment, however, is not charged with murder.
The 29-year-old, who jail records show is already in custody, is accused of concealing the death of another, tampering with evidence, false statements, and hindering the apprehension or punishment of a criminal.
More on the case
Lenoir, 24, was last seen on July 30 at a Midtown apartment complex at the 1600 block of Peachtree Street NE. Her family said she was supposed to be visiting friends. For months they handed out fliers, hoping anyone would have information and come forward in the case.
Police officially released their missing person advisory on Aug. 1. Meanwhile, a private investigator was hired by the family to help with the search. APD then updated the public on Sept. 20, stating they believe the 24-year-old "was murdered and that her body was disposed of."
While Reynolds and Oboite face murder charges, no body or remains have been found in the case. In September, Lenior's mother, Jannette Jackson said, they weren't giving up hope.
“We knew that this was going to be a race against time, but until her body is recovered – we remain hopeful," Jackson said in a statement provided by Nosiike Media Group.
Explanation of charges listed in the indictment
The indictment alleges Oboite and Reynolds failed to call 911 while Lenoir "suffered medical distress following the ingestion of a controlled substance" and are accused of the distribution of the drug. They are also accused of tampering with evidence by moving her body from an apartment.
Reynolds faces identity fraud and forgery charges for allegedly using an Idaho man's identity to enter a lease agreement at the Midtown apartment complex.
The third and latest suspect facing charges is accused of making false statements to police. During the investigation, he lied to authorities about his whereabouts around the time Lenoir went missing -- as well as tampering with evidence as it relates to the disposal of her body, police documents allege.
Police provided an update on their investigation in October when they were still searching for Lenoir's remains, saying that her family won't find peace until they've found her body. There was a $10,000 reward for information that could lead to where loved ones can find Lenoir. | 2022-12-08T03:59:16+00:00 | 11alive.com | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/three-men-indicted-death-missing-atlanta-woman-allahnia-lenoir/85-81e4ec4c-cdfd-4ff7-b98e-d9157efc81ae |
Ahead of the November midterm elections, we are hearing how people want to prioritize inflation and the rising cost of living. But we aren’t hearing as much about who is being most impacted or what it means today to be poor in America.
Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernades dives into the math behind poverty lines with Beth Jarosz, a demographer with the Population Reference Bureau, a nonprofit research group.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Expert advice for curb appeal projects you can do yourself
The front exterior of your house leaves a first impression on everyone who passes by or visits. But if your home’s curb appeal isn’t so appealing, it can be visually unimpressive. Whether you are trying to sell your house or just want it to be more aesthetically appealing, there are projects you can do that aren’t extremely expensive or difficult. Even experienced DIYers need a little help. That’s why we consulted with home improvement and tools expert Beth Allen for advice on DIY projects that are affordable yet take a home’s curb appeal to a whole new level. As the founder of HIP Chicks (Home Improvement Project Chicks), Allen offers project ideas and tips that will make your home impressive at first glance.
Benefits of enhancing curb appeal
Creating curb appeal may seem simple, but Allen reminds readers that it offers several key benefits. It begins with keeping a front porch and entryway tidy. This makes the area welcoming, she said.
It’s also economically smart to enhance the front of a home. Realtors always stress the value of curb appeal, but Allen said it goes beyond that. “There’s always that financial benefit when selling your home. But we’ve all heard of that broken window philosophy: When a broken window in a neighborhood happens and everybody ignores it, the neighborhood starts to deteriorate,” she said. “If you are keeping your home up, it sends a message to everybody else around that you care about your space, you care about your community. It elevates everybody.”
Although it may take some motivation to tackle curb appeal DIY projects, Allen said there are physiological benefits to completing such tasks. Repairs and home beautification also give homeowners a sense of control and safety, she added.
Getting started
Clean the porch and entryway
Before beginning any porch projects, the area should be clean. “Cleaning the porch and entryway is huge. Get a power washer out — or just the garden hose — to get the cobwebs down. Scrub the siding with a brush to get rid of the mold and mildew. Clean your light fixtures to get the bugs and the dust out,” Allen said.
Invest in essential DIY tools
Some curb appeal projects are quite simple, but others require tools. “There’s just the wide range of things that every homeowner needs, and it depends on your skill set, your ambition, your wallet, all of those things,” Allen advised. She recommends purchasing a tool box and stocking it with essential tools, such as a hammer, tape measure, wrench, screwdriver set and needle-nose pliers. While most power tools are best for larger projects and those with some construction skills, Allen said a power drill is a must for most DIYers.
DIY curb appeal projects
Some DIY curb appeal projects require more skills than others. Allen said that small changes, such as adding decorative flower pots and a new doormat, look great but are easy and quite inexpensive.
Painting the front door takes minimal skill but makes a big difference. Allen said that choosing the right paint is essential for excellent results. “Do you get a lot of sun on your door? Is your door exposed to the elements because you don’t have a porch? Is your door wood? Is your door steel?” Allen said these are some factors to take into consideration when choosing door paint.
Curb appeal boosting projects that require a bit more skill but are quite doable include updating front door hardware, adding a peephole and mail slot, replacing address numbers and installing a new mailbox.
Think about security
Not only does exterior lighting add curb appeal, but it also enhances security. Solar uplights and landscape lights are good choices, Allen advised. Lights that work automatically with built-in sensors look great and may deter would-be thieves. “Some have a dusk to dawn photocell in them, or they have the motion-sensing so that it provides security as well,” Allen said. “A well-lit house is less interesting to a burglar than a dark house.”
Whether you have a dog or not, placing a large dog bowl near your entryway or putting up dog signs are also deterrents.
Ideas for apartment dwellers
Enhancing the curb appeal of an apartment makes it feel homey and cozy. Renters have limited options, and Allen noted that nothing that could damage or permanently alter the structure should be used. “Go with a new doormat,” she suggested. “You can hang a pretty architectural piece outside your apartment or next to your entry. Change up a wreath; put out something simple (seasonal or not).”
What to buy for DIY curb appeal projects
Feit Electric Dawn to Dusk Intellibulb
The Dawn to Dusk Intellibulb saves energy and adds security to your home’s exterior, thanks to the built-in sensor that turns it on automatically when the sun goes down. It also shuts off during the day.
Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
DeWalt Screwdriver Bit Set with Nut Drivers
This quality set by DeWalt is packed with durable bits and nuts for completing numerous DIY jobs around the house. The rugged case keeps the 70 pieces well organized, and it is easy to store and transport.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
LPHUMEX Motion-Activated Light Socket
Illuminating your entryway on demand is effortless with these motion-activated sockets that automatically turn lights on when motion is detected by the sensors. You get two sockets for the price.
Sold by Amazon
Ryobi ONE+ Drill/Driver 40-piece Kit
When extra power is needed to complete a DIY job, a drill/driver will come in handy. Ryobi’s ONE+ comes with a lithium-ion battery, a charger, 40 versatile bits and a well-made storage case.
Sold by Home Depot
Winston Porter Ramonita Mineral Stone Nonslip Door Mat
Not only does this mat have an appealing design, but it also features a rubber backing that keeps it in place. It’s constructed of weather-resistant materials that hold up well to the elements and heavy foot traffic.
Sold by Wayfair
Stanley 65-piece Home Tool Kit
This kit is packed with essential tools that will come in handy for DIY projects. It includes a hammer, pliers, a tape measure, hex keys, screwdrivers and more.
Sold by Home Depot
These metal dog signs are stylish and functional, as they have an attractive font that alerts visitors of your four-legged friend. You’ll get two signs per order.
Sold by Amazon
Schlage Camelot Single Cylinder Deadbolt with Accent Handle Door Handleset
Updating an entryway door is easy with this comprehensive lock set that includes a deadbolt and stylish handle. It’s available in several attractive finishes.
Sold by Home Depot
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Republicans took control of the House vowing fiscal discipline and touting ambitious spending goals, but achieving those goals has emerged as their greatest challenge after 100 days in power.
The conference is faced with crafting a budget blueprint that can win the support of its slim majority. But its path is all but clear.
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) told reporters ahead of the current two-week congressional recess that Republicans were still working toward a long-term budget plan but signaled more work needs to be done in order to garner the conference’s full support.
“We have a goal to balance in 10 years, but whatever the path to balance, gotta get to 218,” he said. He also brushed off questions about timing around when the party is expected to release its budget plan, instead saying Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is “entrusting [him] to work that process.”
Passing a budget was always going to be tough for a party with a five-seat majority, a fractious conference, a lowered threshold for a motion to vacate — and an opposition with no interest in helping it across the finish line. The struggle to agree on what spending cuts to demand as a condition of raising the debt ceiling — and a looming crisis if the debt limit isn’t raised — has also hung over the GOP.
But even while Republicans tout their legislative successes this year, revelations as the party approaches the 100-day mark in the majority have shown just how tough the road ahead seems to be.
Arrington’s comments came days before a bombshell report from The New York Times about private jabs by the Speaker toward the budget chair and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) as pressure rises on the party to make good on promises of fiscal responsibility and reforms.
Sources familiar with the private criticism said McCarthy had little confidence in Arrington and criticized Scalise as ineffective and unreliable.
Arrington’s office declined to provide comment on the report.
Lauren Fine, communications director for Scalise’s office, defended the leader’s track record in a statement without directly addressing the Speaker’s reported criticisms, instead crediting him with guiding “the most productive floor schedule Congress has seen in years.”
“With a Democrat Senate and a Democrat President, five bills he put on the floor have been sent to the President’s desk – three of which have already been signed into law,” Fine also said in the statement, without directly addressing the Speaker’s alleged comments.
McCarthy’s office didn’t return a request for comment, but he told The Times that he rejects the notion of division between him and the other leaders, while offering some praise to his colleagues’ efforts.
The report adds to hurdles McCarthy faces in trying to unify his conference as spending talks intensify.
Some GOP members have aired frustrations toward McCarthy in wake of the Times report, dialing up the heat on the leader, who, just months ago, endured a historic 15 rounds of ballots to secure the Speakership.
In a statement to Axios, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), one of a group of GOP detractors to whom McCarthy made multiple concessions in exchange for their support, called on McCarthy to deliver on those promises.
“The agreements made by Speaker McCarthy, among other things, is to begin the ten year balanced budget NOW and with his initiatives & directives, it’s HIS responsibility to get the 218 votes to ensure our nation’s financial security JUST AS HE DID IN SECURING THE 218 votes for speaker,” Norman said.
The conflict comes at a critical time for the party as Congress stares down a likely chaotic next few months until it must act on the debt limit, which caps how much money the Treasury can owe to cover the nation’s bills, or risk a national default.
Republicans had previously set sights on offering a budget plan in mid-April, but that timeline has shifted in recent months as leaders try to get members on the same page going into debt limit negotiations.
In a statement on Tuesday, Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said this year marks two decades that lawmakers have “been unable to meet its basic duty of passing a budget by the April 15 deadline.”
“Even more alarming, we are nearly three months into the use of so-called extraordinary measures after hitting the debt ceiling in January,” MacGuineas added. “We need a plan to prevent default and put our nation’s finances on more sound footing.”
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in a report this week that total federal spending in March alone reached about $690 billion, leading the government to run a $376 billion deficit last month.
The figure is 36 percent higher than the spending recorded during the same period last year, according to the office’s estimates. The largest increases in spending last month were expenses attributed to policies that Republicans are unified in opposing, such as an estimated $34 billion plus-up to the Department of Education that the CBO said reflects the costs of the ongoing student loan payment pause.
The report also outlined significant increases in other areas where the party has struggled to agree on how to trim costs, like entitlement reforms or defense. According to the report, outlays for entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare were also estimated to have seen double-digit increases, as well spending by the Department of Defense, which rose about 18 percent last month compared to March 2022.
Each of those areas emerged as points of conflict for the conference toward the start of the congressional session, ending with House GOP leaders vowing to take entitlement reforms off the table in debt ceiling negotiations, while tiptoeing around cuts to defense.
At the same time, other Republicans have continued to try to lessen the importance of a budget in the party’s strategy around the debt limit.
While estimates vary, Congress is expected to have until sometime in the summer to raise the debt limit.
But Democrats are insistent on passing a clean bill to raise the debt ceiling — a call that has been met with fierce pushback from Republicans who say any action upping the roughly $31.4 trillion threshold must be paired with spending cuts or some kind of fiscal reform.
With negotiations stalled between the White House and House Republicans, McCarthy has signaled the conference will move on its own with a debt ceiling bill if Democrats don’t come to the bargaining table.
“The Republican majority will pass at the appropriate time, a debt ceiling bill that includes us spending reforms, debt reforms, to guarantee prosperity for generations to come in this country,” Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said on Monday.
On the matter of a budget resolution, however, Emmer said he didn’t “see any issue with that.” But he also didn’t commit to the House Republicans passing a budget plan anytime soon.
“I think Jodey Arrington has received a very strong response from our membership,” he added.
Check back to TheHill.com tomorrow for more coverage of the House GOP’s first 100 days in power.
Emily Brooks and Mike Lillis contributed. | 2023-04-12T10:50:22+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/hill-politics/gop-faces-difficult-budget-fight-as-it-nears-100-days-in-power/ |
RODANTHE, N.C. (WAVY) – Another house has collapsed into the ocean in Rodanthe on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
The home was located at 23228 East Point Drive, just off the Jughandle Bridge.
The National Park Service says it’s communicating with the owner to coordinate the removal of the house and all related debris on the beach. Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitors are asked to be cautious of potential debris on the beach and in the water.
Monday’s house collapse is just about a mile north from Ocean Drive, the site of several collapses last year. Two of the homes collapsed on the same day back in May.
In January of this year, Dare County officials held a meeting about the issue and said they’re looking at all options, including state and federal help, to deliver beach nourishment to the area. A study outlining how much the project may cost was expected to be released this month. | 2023-03-14T17:57:52+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/another-house-collapses-into-the-ocean-on-north-carolinas-outer-banks/ |
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On a mission to be carbon neutral by 2050, the open-air outlet leader reached numerous sustainability goals for 2022
GREENSBORO, N.C., Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a follow up to its annual ESG report released this past summer, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) is excited to announce significant progress towards its environmental and health and safety goals, reinforcing these priorities as key to its business operations, values and culture.
"I am extraordinarily proud that over the last year Tanger reached several important milestones in its sustainability and resiliency journey. Our teams are committed to ensuring that environmental initiatives are embedded across all parts of the business, as we seek to have a positive impact on the health of our planet and communities," said Leslie Swanson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Tanger. "We have transformed our goals into actions and will continue to innovate and advance towards becoming an industry leader in the space."
In August 2022, Tanger announced its pledge to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and has been making critical gains towards that goal, hitting several climate change and energy and environmental design milestones over the past year to make its centers more sustainable while positively impacting the communities it serves. Tanger also became a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact in 2022, committing to the adoption of sustainable and socially responsible policies, alignment with the Compact's Ten Principles, and reporting on implementation. Furthermore, Tanger progressed its efforts to create a safe and secure environment across its centers and offices through a focus on preventative actions that include policy and standards for relevant procedures, training and assessments.
Climate Change
Throughout 2022 Tanger strategically invested in renewable energy across its footprint. The company procured 6.2 MW of photovoltaic panels for four new solar system installations in 2022 at its centers in Fort Worth, Texas, San Marcos, Texas, Daytona Beach, Fla., and Westgate, Ariz. Once these panels are fully commissioned by mid-February 2023, the company will have doubled its solar infrastructure.
The company also supported its commitment to emissions reductions by adding 165 electric vehicle charging stations during 2022. As these stations are activated by local utility companies, the company will have more than doubled shoppers' access to free EV charging every time they park at a Tanger center. Furthermore, Tanger made progress towards its goal of electrifying 100% of its operational fleet by 2030 with the purchase of over 30 electric cars and golf carts.
In the years ahead, Tanger will continue strategically investing in clean energy in order to decarbonize, reduce costs and increase efficiency.
Energy & Environmental Design
Tanger embeds sustainability in all operations and business decisions to minimize its impact on the existing ecosystem. A prime example of this practice is its attainment of the LEED Gold certification at an additional four centers, pushing over 50% of the company's gross leasable area to this certification. LEED certification demonstrates that Tanger's properties use operational best practices across energy, water, waste and transportation.
In addition, Tanger's Savannah, Ga., Grand Rapids, Mich. and Howell, Mich. centers received USGBC Awards last year. This recognition honors projects, organizations and people who have contributed extraordinarily to achieving healthy, energy-efficient green buildings.
The outlet leader also added three urban beehives to its portfolio at its Pittsburgh, Pa., Locust Grove, Ga., and Westgate, Ariz. centers, bringing the total to nine. These additions extend its partnership with Alvéole, helping provide education and awareness on the significance of honeybees as pollinators in a sustainable environment. Each of the nine centers offers beekeeping workshops for both shoppers and employees as well as provides updates on the hives' activities through regular posts on Alvéole's "MyHive" platform.
Health & Safety
With the communities Tanger serves at the heart of every decision, the company has been working diligently to make its properties safe and resilient. In accordance, in 2022, Tanger achieved the International WELL Building Institute's WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management in all its United States-based centers.
Building on its progress in 2022 tackling climate change, energy and environmental design, and health and safety initiatives, Tanger will strive to propel its work forward and continue to advance towards its goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. To learn more about Tanger's ongoing initiatives, visit investors.tangeroutlet.com/corporate-responsibility.
About Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) is a leading operator of upscale open-air outlet centers that owns (or has an ownership interest in) and/or manages a portfolio of 36 centers with an additional center currently under development. Tanger's operating properties are located in 20 states and in Canada, totaling approximately 13.9 million square feet, leased to over 2,700 stores operated by more than 600 different brand name companies. The Company has more than 42 years of experience in the outlet industry and is a publicly-traded REIT. For more information on Tanger Outlet Centers, call 1-800-4TANGER or visit the Company's website at tangeroutlets.com.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month’s Little League World Series in Pennsylvania has returned home from the hospital and his family is suing the league and the company that made the bed.
Easton Oliverson, 12, of Saint George, Utah, suffered a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain in the Aug. 15 fall at a players dormitory in Williamsport. He has since had three operations and battled a staph infection, the family’s lawyer, Ken Fulginiti, said Tuesday.
“He’s not doing well. The more recent development, after a third craniotomy, is seizures. It’s been a long road,” Fulginiti said. Easton had been hospitalized in Pennsylvania and Utah before his discharge last week, he said.
The negligence lawsuit, filed by Jace and Nancy Oliverson on Friday in Philadelphia, said there was no railing on the top bunk. A spokesperson for Little League International said the league would not comment on the pending suit. Savoy Contract Furniture of Williamsport did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Easton, a pitcher and outfielder with the Snow Canyon team from Santa Clara in southwestern Utah, fell in his sleep, Fulginiti said. The lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 for the boy’s care, along with punitive damages.
“They really appreciate all the support they’ve gotten throughout the nation,” Fulginiti said. ”But they’re struggling to focus on the family. They have two other kids and it’s a lot.”
Jace Oliverson was an assistant coach on the baseball team, while Easton’s younger brother Brogan was an alternate who was tapped to take his place after the fall. Snow Canyon was eliminated after two losses.
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA, and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell fined $20,000 for their roles in an on-court incident on Thursday night.
The league announced the punishments on Friday.
Brooks swung and struck Mitchell in the groin area during the third quarter after the Grizzlies guard had fallen to the floor. Mitchell retaliated by throwing the ball at Brooks and then shoving him.
Both players were ejected in Cleveland's 128-113 win.
Afterward, Mitchell accused Brooks of being a dirty player.
"That’s just who he is,″ Mitchell said. “We’ve seen it a bunch in this league with him. Him and I have had our personal battles for years. There’s no place for that in the game. This has been brewing for years with me and other guys in the league. This isn’t new.”
The league said Brooks will serve his suspension on Sunday, when the Grizzlies host the Toronto Raptors.
Initially, Mitchell was scheduled to speak with reporters in Cleveland's locker room. But the All-Star guard opted for the team's larger interview room so he could address the incident with Brooks.
“I'm losing money,” Mitchell said before answering questions.
Mitchell said he and Brooks have been feuding for years. He also noted that Brooks has had similar altercations with other players.
“I’m not typically someone who gets ejected for stuff like that,” Mitchell said. "But at the end of the day, I think my reaction was reacting to a cheap shot. If punishment doesn’t come from that, he’s just going to keep doing it.
"It’s just dumb to be honest with you and I’m going to appeal it because I don’t think I should’ve gotten ejected for defending myself.”
Before his ejection, Mitchell was having a rough night. He scored just six points on 2-of -1 shooting in 22 minutes while being guarded by Brooks. The two had matched up regularly when Mitchell played for Utah.
"That was cool when we were just talking, but that right there, a line has to be drawn,” Mitchell said. “The NBA has to do something about it. I’m not the only person this has happened to and there’s no place for that in this game.
"I took matters into my own hands. When you have a cheap shot like that, there was no need to do that.”
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NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloudburst Technologies, a leading provider of cyber threat intelligence solutions aimed at digital currency/cryptocurrency fraud, announced today the closing of a $3 million seed investment round. The investment was led by Strategic Cyber Ventures (SCV) joined by Coinbase Ventures and Bloccelerate.
Cloudburst Technologies provides realtime monitoring solutions and cyber threat intelligence tools to help track fraud in the cryptocurrency market live as it happens — and the actors responsible for it. Cloudburst offers solutions that serve customers in the public sector, the web3 ecosystem, and in traditional finance. With Cloudburst's unique and powerful set of tools, investigators track and identify threat actors responsible for cryptofraud in a way that doesn't depend on anonymous wallet addresses.
"We are thrilled to have the support of SCV, Coinbase Ventures, Bloccelerate, and our other strategic investors as we continue to develop cyberintelligence solutions for digital currencies," said Evan Kohlmann, CEO and Founder of Cloudburst Technologies. "This investment is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team, and we look forward to building on this momentum to buttress the security and stability of the cryptocurrency market by establishing new standards for cyberintelligence in the space."
Kohlmann, who previously co-founded Flashpoint, expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to venture into the cyberintelligence market once again, with a new direction and innovative approach. "We are excited for the opportunity to unleash the lengthy expertise of our team in the direction of a new cyberintelligence frontline–and I believe that the progress we have made already speaks for itself," he said. "We hope to fundamentally change the nature of how the industry defends against digital currency fraud." Kohlmann also expressed his pride in representing the New York City tech community, which continues to lead the way in innovation for big data and fintech.
"We are excited to partner with Cloudburst Technologies and support their mission to provide innovative cryptofraud intelligence solutions that improve the stability of the digital currency ecosystem," said Hank Thomas, CEO and Founder of Strategic Cyber Ventures. "We believe that Cloudburst's approach will be a primary tool for securing the cryptocurrency environment, eliminating scams, allowing for further professionalization of the industry."
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(The Hill) – Former President Trump could be facing mounting legal troubles as new details emerge about the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation that prompted an FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Trump has called for the release of more information tied to the search, an effort that corresponds with bashing the agency for what he claims is a politically motivated attack.
Meanwhile, the DOJ has fought to limit how much information will come out about an ongoing investigation with Trump as its target.
Here’s what we’ve learned this week.
Trump eyed for ‘willful’ violations of the Espionage Act
Although the most highly sensitive materials underlying the Mar-a-Lago search warrant remained under seal this week, the judge presiding over the case did make one court record newly available to the public. That document, known as a criminal cover sheet, provided additional insight into the nature of the crime under investigation, according to some legal experts.
It was already known that investigators believed the materials housed at Trump’s residence were linked to a likely violation of the Espionage Act, a WWI-era statute designed to help safeguard the country’s vital national security secrets. What the criminal cover sheet revealed, after it was unsealed Thursday, is that law enforcement had probable cause to think a “willful retention of national defense information” occurred.
That new detail appeared to lend further support to the theory — one that was already widely assumed — that Trump himself is the target of the investigation.
“This aligns with what we know so far from public media reporting, as well as the minimal information we have derived from the unsealed court filings,” Bradley Moss, a national security lawyer and partner in the law office of Mark S. Zaid, told The Hill in an email.
“All indications are that the government’s argument will amount to three things: (1) Trump took the properly marked classified records with him to Florida; (2) he left them in boxes in the basement; (3) when confronted about it, he willfully held onto records despite demands from NARA and later the FBI to return them,” he added, referring to the National Archives and Records Administration, which takes custody of White House records when a president leaves office.
DOJ appears to be investigating Trump’s claims around a ‘standing order’
In a sign the Department of Justice is not content to have simply secured the return of classified materials, its investigators appear to be contacting former Trump-era officials about his claims of having declassified the contents removed from his Florida home.
According to reporting from Rolling Stone, the FBI has thus far been conducting voluntary interviews with those who could have knowledge of such an order, including former staff on the National Security Council.
Shortly after the warrant was executed, Trump claimed the documents removed from his home were “all declassified.” He later elaborated in a statement to Fox News that he had “a standing order” to declassify any documents.
“If the DOJ was really focused on recovering the classified material and was not criminally investigating the former president, they would not be calling in former NSC officials to question them about Trump’s supposed “standing order” declassifying documents,” Renato Mariotti, a former federal prosecutor, wrote on Twitter.
National security law experts who previously spoke with The Hill noted that while Trump would have broad powers as president to declassify documents, such a practice is usually done on a case-by-case basis, and also triggers notification to other agencies that hold classified information, so that they can reclassify them appropriately in their own system.
“Realistically, no one actually believes that Trump had such an order. It was not written down anywhere, doesn’t make a lot of sense (as some of his own appointees have pointed out), and was never raised by Trump’s lawyers during their communications with DOJ,” Mariotti continued.
Even if Trump did declassify documents, that isn’t a defense for the Espionage Act, one of the three statutes cited in the warrant. That law only requires mishandling national defense information to trigger a violation.
Trump wants it all released
Former President Trump and his allies have responded to the government’s desire for redactions with calls for the release of the full document.
“Pres. Trump has made his view clear that the American people should be permitted to see the unredacted affidavit related to the raid and break-in of his home. Today, magistrate Judge Reinhard rejected the DOJ’s cynical attempt to hide the whole affidavit from Americans,” Taylor Budowich, a spokesperson for the former president, said Thursday.
Trump separately posted on Truth Social, his social media platform, calling for the “immediate release” of the unredacted affidavit, citing the need for transparency. He also called for Reinhart to recuse himself from the case without giving a clear reason.
The former president and his allies have attacked the credibility of the FBI and DOJ ever since the search was executed earlier this month, pointing to the handling of the Russia investigation to allege it is the latest politically biased attack on Trump.
By calling for the unredacted affidavit to be released when the government opposes such a move, Trump will likely further fuel distrust in the Department of Justice among his supporters.
DOJ is working through redactions
The Department of Justice, however, does not want its affidavit for the warrant fully released.
The department argued that the affidavit should remain under seal in its entirety, saying the information it contained laid out a “roadmap” to its ongoing investigation, “highly sensitive information about witnesses,” and “specific investigative techniques.”
But a federal magistrate judge on Thursday dismissed efforts by the DOJ to maintain the affidavit entirely under seal.
“I find that on the present record the Government has not met its burden of showing that the entire affidavit should remain sealed,” Judge Bruce Reinhart said in a brief order.
Reinhart said there were parts of the affidavit that “could be presumptively unsealed,” The New York Times reported.
The DOJ has until noon Thursday to submit their proposed redactions, after which Reinhart, who approved the initial warrant, will review them — meaning a redacted version of the affidavit could be released as early as next week.
What it means for Trump and 2024
Casting a cloud over the entire proceeding is the fact that Trump is likely to announce a 2024 White House bid in the coming months, though he may wait until after the midterm elections.
Trump denied in an interview last month with New York Magazine that any presidential run would be a way to insulate himself from criminal consequences as he faces investigations over election interference in Georgia, business dealings in New York, the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021, and now his handling of classified information.
And while some experts believe it’s unlikely Trump will ultimately be indicted over the documents he kept at Mar-a-Lago, the political consequences could still loom large over his desire to return to the White House.
A Reuters-Ipsos poll conducted this week found that 54% of Republicans believe the FBI behaved irresponsibly following the Mar-a-Lago search, compared to 23% who said the agencies behaved responsibly.
Comparatively, 71% of Democrats felt law enforcement had acted responsibly, as did 50% of independent voters. It is the latter category that bears watching in determining how the search could swing Trump’s political fortunes. | 2022-08-20T14:15:01+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hill-politics/fbi-search-of-trumps-home-5-things-we-learned-this-week/ |
CINCINNATI (AP) — As his federal racketeering trial kicked off Monday, former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder said he is optimistic and looking forward to telling his side of the story.
“It should be a very good six weeks for me,” Householder told reporters as he awaited opening statements in the courtroom. What will reporters hear? “Truth,” he said, adding that he was not nervous or anxious for the proceeding.
The Perry County Republican, once one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians, is on trial in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati alongside lobbyist Matt Borges, a former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, in what prosecutors have described as the largest corruption case in state history.
A jury must decide whether Householder, 63, and Borges, 50, are guilty of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving bribery and money laundering. Both have pleaded not guilty and maintain their innocence. Each faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
“Larry Householder sold the Statehouse,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Glatfelter told jurors in the government’s opening statement. “He ripped off the people he was elected to serve and made backroom deals to exchange his power for money.”
An indictment alleges Householder, Borges, three other people and a dark money group called Generation Now orchestrated an elaborate scheme, secretly funded by FirstEnergy Corp., to secure Householder’s power, elect his allies, pass legislation containing a $1 billion bailout for two aging nuclear power plants, and then vex a ballot effort to overturn the bill with a dirty tricks campaign. The arrests happened in July 2020.
Under a deal to avoid prosecution, Akron-based FirstEnergy admitted to using dark money groups to fund the scheme and to bribing the state’s top utility regulator. Sam Randazzo, at the time the chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, resigned after an FBI search of his home. He has not been charged and denies wrongdoing.
Two Householder associates, Jeff Longstreth and Juan Cespedes, and a related nonprofit have pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme described by prosecutors and await sentencing. A third defendant who pleaded not guilty died by suicide.
Householder told reporters he anticipates “redemption.” He said it has been difficult being unable to tell his story in the 2 1/2 years since he was arrested, saying he has spent the time working on his farm, walking in the woods and playing with his 4-year-old granddaughter.
“For a guy like me, who likes to talk? It’s been frustrating,” he said.
As Glatfelter outlined the government’s case against him Monday, Householder, clad in a navy blue suit, at times leaned forward, propped his glasses on his nose and took notes.
Occasionally, he caught a lawyer’s eye and they shook their heads. One of his attorneys was admonished by Judge Timothy Black to “stop the facial expressions” or be relegated to the gallery. “It’s unprofessional. It’s bush league,” the judge scolded.
Glatfelter said the case is not about clarifying federal campaign finance law, as some experts have hoped.
“This is a RICO case,” she said, referring to the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. “It’s about defendants committing crimes like bribery and money laundering to further their goals.”
Prosecutors plan to use recorded phone calls, text messages, emails, witness testimony and documentary evidence to prove that Householder entered into what one co-conspirator described as an “unholy alliance” with FirstEnergy that amounted to an illegal racketeering scheme, and that Borges played a key role in carrying it out.
The legislation at the heart of the scandal — the Ohio Clean Air Program bill — included a $1 billion bailout for two nuclear power plants, Davis-Besse and Perry, operated at the time by a wholly owned FirstEnergy subsidiary. Surcharges slated to be tacked onto electricity bills statewide to pay for the bailout were eliminated in a partial repeal of the legislation in 2021 and never charged.
Glatfelter said the U.S. plans to begin testimony Tuesday with experts on energy policy, IRS tax-exempt organizations and FBI evidence-gathering. Later witnesses will include an FBI financial analyst; an undercover agent; an informant; Longstreth; Cespedes; lawmakers pressured to vote for the bill; and candidates targeted by “Team Householder,” a group that also went by simply “people at the farm.” The contractor who did work on Householder’s Florida home, which prosecutors allege was paid for with money tainted by the scheme, will also testify.
“The government’s got it wrong,” Householder’s attorney, Steven Bradley, told jurors. He said, “The evidence will show that Larry was never part of a criminal conspiracy.”
The evidence will show, Bradley said, that large sums prosecutors allege Householder raised through bribes and used for personal gain were actually loans from Longstreth that Householder used to settle a lawsuit and repair his Florida home — and promised to repay.
Bradley’s opening statement focused heavily on Householder’s biography — farmer, husband of a schoolteacher, father, insurance agent — until Black urged him to “get to what the evidence will show.”
Bradley said the racketeering scheme described by prosecutors was nothing more than politics as usual, a strategy for advancing Householder’s leadership aspirations by recruiting like-minded lawmakers. He said Householder supported the now-tainted energy bill, known in the Legislature as House Bill 6, purely for policy reasons.
“He believed that HB 6 was legislation that benefited all Ohioans, and that’s the only reason he supported and advanced HB 6,” he said.
Borges’ attorney, Todd Long, said his client was wholly uninvolved in the alleged bribery scheme, because he “was never a member of Team Householder; he was never on the farm.”
“There’s a universe of difference between Matt Borges and everyone else you’re going to hear about in this case,” Long told jurors. “What makes Matt Borges different? Everything, absolutely everything.” | 2023-01-23T23:18:32+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/ap-bribery-trial-of-ex-ohio-house-speaker-to-begin-in-earnest/ |
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Pushed to the brink, Zia Cooke and South Carolina finally exerted control once the game went into overtime.
Cooke scored five of her 24 points in overtime to help the No. 1 Gamecocks remain unbeaten with a 64-57 victory over Mississippi on Sunday.
The defending national champion Gamecocks (27-0, 14-0 Southeastern Conference) got one of their biggest scares of the season before winning their 33rd straight game. The Rebels (20-7, 9-5) never trailed by more than six points in regulation and flirted with their first win over a No. 1 team in 46 years.
“They were locked in,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “They played their zone and were committed to it, and we didn’t handle it well until we actually had to. So it was a good gameplan.”
She called the Rebels “an NCAA Tournament team,” and they certainly looked the part.
Cooke had six rebounds and four assists to help off-set a 7-of-18 shooting performance. Aliyah Boston added 13 points and 11 rebounds on 4-of-14 shooting and didn’t score in the first quarter.
The deep Gamecocks didn’t get their usual supply of scoring help for the two stars, though Kamilla Cardoso had eight points and 11 boards.
Angel Baker led Ole Miss with 17 points. Snudda Collins added 11 while Marquesha Davis had nine points and seven rebounds. Rita Igbokwe blocked six shots.
Ole Miss coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin began her postgame news conference with a big sigh.
“Tough one. Man, today was an incredibly emotional game for me, our players, everybody,” she said. “I just grew up looking up to Dawn Staley. I just have so much respect for her as a person. She has become a mentor of mine.
“To be able to take them into overtime and have an opportunity to win after being our third game of the week was incredible.”
It was only the third single-digit margin and second overtime game for the defending national champions, who had been winning by an average of 33.5 points. The first two came against No. 3 Stanford (76-71 in overtime) and No. 6 UConn (81-77). South Carolina dominated overtime, 9-2.
Cooke’s second basket of overtime matched South Carolina’s biggest lead to that point, 63-57, with 1:33 left. The teams swapped turnovers but Ole Miss missed three shots trying to stay alive, including two straight 3-point tries by Baker after offensive rebounds.
Cooke, who had scored South Carolina’s first eight points of the game, then made one of two foul shots.
Ole Miss had rallied from a six-point deficit over the final 7 minutes to force overtime.
Baker had a steal and layup and then gave Ole Miss its first lead since the opening minutes with a jumper to go up 55-54 with 1:20 left. Then Igbokwe blocked two shots by Boston to preserve the edge.
With 30 seconds left, Boston made 1 of 2 free throws to tie it up. Ole Miss turned it over without getting a shot off, and Boston couldn’t make one at the buzzer as South Carolina finished regulation on a 1-of-11 slump.
Overtime was a different story.
“I thought we just were calculating in where we wanted the ball to go and our posts (players) came through,” Staley said.
BIG PICTURE
South Carolina: Made only 23 of 61 shots (37.7%) but outrebounded the Rebels 49-36. The nation’s top scoring defense put the clamps on in overtime.
Ole Miss: Has dropped 17 in a row against South Carolina. … Had six players with two points in the first quarter, trailing 16-12. … The 1977 team had beaten eventual national champion and No. 1 Delta State 73-72 in Oxford.
LOOK BACK
Ole Miss has come a long way since McPhee-McCuin remembers about 500 fans (officially, 1,225) on hand for her first time hosting Staley’s Gamecocks. It was an 87-32 Gamecocks win, but the score was 32-2 at the half.
“Nobody was in the Pavillion and the only reason I remember is because I was embarrassed because I looked up to Dawn,” the Rebels coach said. “And I know she built something and I’m trying to build something.
“And today to hear the fans, they were so engaged and they almost took us to the ‘W’.”
UP NEXT
South Carolina visits Tennessee on Thursday night.
Ole Miss hosts Missouri on Thursday night.
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DUBLIN, Ohio (WJW) – Wendy’s is getting into the Christmas spirit: for the first time ever, the chain is offering a Peppermint Frosty!
“The Peppermint Frosty is our latest flavor innovation on the iconic Wendy’s Frosty that fans have come to know and love for over 50 years,” said John Li, Vice President of Culinary Innovation for the Wendy’s Company. “It’s the classic thick and creamy Frosty that our fans crave with bursts of fresh peppermint – every sweet bite will put you in the holiday spirit.”
The new addition will be on menus starting Nov. 15 and will be available for a limited time.
“Wendy’s is helping to make the most wonderful time of the year even sweeter by introducing an all-new Peppermint Frosty to enjoy during the holidays,” said Carl Loredo, U.S. Chief Marketing Officer for the Wendy’s Company.
Frosty Key Tags are also back for purchase from Nov. 21 through January 29, 2023. For $2, you can get 365 days of Junior Frosty treats with a Frosty Key Tag. | 2022-11-11T03:52:58+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/wendys-iconic-frosty-gets-a-twist-for-the-holidays/ |
(WJW) — There was a drug awareness story last month that got a lot of people talking — but for the wrong reasons, said a local doctor.
In April, a sheriff’s office in western Kansas reported methamphetamine was found inside a folded $1 bill in a resident’s yard, and issued what it deemed to be a public safety announcement. The report drew a lot of questions about whether it was common to simply encounter harmful drugs in public or even in your front yard.
FOX 8 News in Cleveland, Ohio, put that question to federal, state and local police or drug enforcement agencies — but none offered any evidence or even anecdotal reports that such a thing is happening with any regularity.
Moreover, it’s not common for drug occurrences like these to even be happening. But could they happen?
Can you accidentally overdose by touching opioids?
Cases of drug-laden currency are not something the Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center has looked into, the organization says. It’s not a common means of transporting drugs, according to its analysts. Dollar bills are most often used to ingest drugs.
“While there are a number of ways civilians could become exposed to narcotics or other substances, it is unlikely any of these exposures would be done so nefariously or intentionally by individuals,” center analysts wrote in an email to FOX 8.
University Hospitals‘ Dr. Ryan Marino, an emergency department toxicologist, is familiar with the story.
Similar reports cropped up last summer — except those dollar bills encountered contained fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. A Kentucky woman claimed she accidentally came into contact with the drug in Nashville, leading to her hospitalization. Medical experts had their doubts.
“There’s no evidence people are intentionally leaving drugs out,” Marino told FOX 8 News.
Experts also doubted the 2017 case of an Ohio patrolman who claimed he overdosed after coming into contact with fentanyl during a traffic stop.
“You cannot overdose by touching any drugs — even fentanyl or carfentanil,” Marino said.
The drug trafficker was sentenced to more than six years in prison on charges including assault. The officer, Chris Green, was fired four years later, after city officials determined he lied in an incident report on an entirely unrelated matter. He’s since sued the city, FOX 8 sister station WKBN reported.
About a month after Green’s reported overdose in 2017, academics came out to say that accidental skin exposure to a drug even as potent as fentanyl is unlikely to cause harm, and that first responders can adequately protect themselves with nitrile gloves and N95 masks.
” … Based on our current understanding of the absorption of fentanyl and its analogs, it is very unlikely that small, unintentional skin exposures to tablets or powder would cause significant opioid toxicity, and if toxicity were to occur it would not develop rapidly, allowing time for removal,” reads a position paper released by the American College of Medical Toxicology and the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology.
Even if you covered both your palms with transdermal patches specifically designed to deliver fentanyl for pain management, it would still take about 14 minutes for 0.1 milligram of the drug to enter your body. A lethal dose can be about 2 milligrams, depending on a person’s size and tolerance.
So if a person were to accidentally come into contact with narcotics inside a folded dollar bill, there’s no risk of it affecting them, unless they somehow ingest it, Marino said.
What are common means of accidental drug exposure?
According to center analysts, it’s more likely for children living in homes where narcotics are used to be accidentally exposed, and Marino said those cases seem to be “on the rise.”
It’s also more likely that street-bought drugs have been cut with something like fentanyl, which is now so ubiquitous among street dealers that it’s being found in the supplies of other illicit drugs. Even a college student buying Adderall to help them study might not know they’re buying fentanyl, Marino said.
“The only thing [pill pressers] have available is fentanyl powder, so they’re pressing it and passing it off as something else,” he said. “You have to assume everything has fentanyl.”
Inadvertently inhaling fentanyl that’s been kicked up into the air is also a risk, according to the center — though it’s not likely. A person could also accidentally prick themselves with a needle that wasn’t property disposed and may still have drug residue on it.
These reports are a ‘distraction’
Marino also works in addiction medicine. Outside of the emergency room, he also dispels misinformation on drugs and addiction — and he thinks Americans are poorly educated on drugs.
Marino said these scary reports from last year remind him of the HIV panic in the 1980s.
“There’s this notion that people are dirty or malicious or out to get other people,” he told FOX 8 News. “You get this moral panic where people are scared, and it hampers the actual public health response to fentanyl overdoses.”
It can discourage people from stepping in to help save someone who is overdosing, Marino added. “If you think fentanyl is everywhere, you don’t want to touch things.”
Marino said these types of one-off reports that shock but offer little substance are more of a distraction from the real issue: An average 4,600 Ohio residents died of drug overdoses each year between from 2017 to 2021, and about three-quarters of those deaths involved synthetic opioids, according to Ohio Department of Health data.
“How many years are we into our opioid epidemic? … These are all deaths that are entirely preventable. … Every opioid overdose can be reversed.”
What to do if you think someone is overdosing
People overdosing on opioids appear sleepy or struggle to stay conscious, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
They may also be breathing slowly or making choking or gurgling sounds. Their pupils may be small and constricted to pinpoints. Their body may be limp. Their skin may be cold, clammy or discolored.
Anyone who thinks they may have been accidentally exposed to narcotics or believe they are overdosing should call 911 immediately.
Another person should give them naloxone, or Narcan, if available. It can’t be self-administered. To get the potentially life-saving overdose remedy for free, visit naloxone.ohio.gov.
The CDC recommends keeping the person awake, laying them on their side to prevent choking, and waiting with them until first responders arrive.
The risk of overdose death is even greater for someone who uses drugs alone, without anyone to give them naloxone, Marino said.
“Be informed. Know the risks of drugs. Know what to do,” he said. “If you’re worried someone in your life is using substances, know what the risks are. Maybe they’re not meaning to use fentanyl.” | 2023-05-14T12:47:53+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/can-folded-dollar-bills-on-the-ground-be-deadly-what-to-know/ |
As if Buffalo and Bills fans could love Josh Allen any more ...
The Bills quarterback apparently audibled in the second quarter by calling out, "blue cheese, blue cheese."
Allen staked out his claim on the "debate" of ranch or blue cheese early on. "Don’t worry #BillsMafia I’ll NEVER be a Ranch guy! Blue cheese forever!" he tweeted as part of a promotional campaign.
Bills fans were amazed on social media after Allen made the call that was picked up by sideline microphones.
Here is a sampling:
Josh Allen calling 'Blue Cheese!' On the play#GoBills #BillsMafia #BillsvsRams pic.twitter.com/nYQfNTUbEu
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Fairly certain the call from Josh Allen was “blue cheese! Blue cheese!” Anyway, go bills.
— Mike Higgins (@clinicsmike) September 9, 2022
Did Josh Allen just call “Blue Cheese” on the last play? 🤣GoBills! #BillsMafia
— TheToon (@claytoonman) September 9, 2022
Josh Allen just used “Blue cheese” as an audible #BillsvsRams #Bills
— Kris (@gdsmack267) September 9, 2022
Josh Allen really yelled “blue cheese” at the line 😍
— Fordy (@MrFordy5) September 9, 2022
Josh Allen just checked with “blue cheese”. I love the bills
— Tom The Tank (@TomTheTank7) September 9, 2022
Josh Allen just called a ‘Blue Cheese’ audible. He’s the one.
— Neil (@NeilWit716) September 9, 2022
Pretty sure Josh Allen just yelled out “Blue cheese! Blue cheese!” #BillsMafia #RamsHouse
— Drew 🎙 (@thedrudo) September 9, 2022
Our boy out there yelling Blue Cheese 😭😭❤️❤️ I love you Josh Allen
— Ginger Lovejoy © (@RachToTheRizzo) September 9, 2022 | 2022-09-09T02:08:49+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/bills-qb-josh-allen-appears-to-audible-by-yelling-out-blue-cheese-blue-cheese/article_2b6571c6-2fdc-11ed-8ace-cf47ee4e9402.html |
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Bills watched on TV once again as the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals played in the AFC Championship Game for the second season in a row. The Bills still need to improve to have a chance at winning their first Super Bowl.
But for the Bills to add the necessary pieces, they’ll need to create salary cap space. The NFL informed teams this week that the cap will be $224.8 million next season. This means the Bills need to reduce their cap hit by at least $20 million by the start of the league year at 4 p.m. on March 15, per projections from salary cap websites Spotrac and OverTheCap.
How can the Bills get it done and open enough space to load up for another run? Here are 10 ideas, ranging from fairly obvious to outside the box.
1. Make tough decisions on cut candidates
The first, most obvious place to look for cap savings is cutting players with bloated contracts.
Every team has to determine whether players’ contracts match their performance. If the balance is skewed, teams often cut bait or ask the player to take a pay cut. The Bills have made several money-saving moves like this in recent years, cutting expensive players such as Daryl Williams, John Brown, Quinton Jefferson, Cole Beasley and A.J. Klein.
This year, the savings available on cut candidates aren’t as large as the past few offseasons. After examining the Bills’ contract situation, two names that stick out are Nyheim Hines and Tim Settle.
Hines, a running back who is on the final year of a contract signed with the Colts, has a $4.77 million cap hit next year while carrying no dead cap space if the Bills cut him. They could get out of his contract with no penalty. Knowing this, it seems likely the Bills could get Hines to agree to come back at a lower number.
Settle, a defensive tackle, carries a $4.93 million cap hit next season after playing about 35% of defensive snaps. The Bills could save $2.23 million in cap space by releasing him, or $3.58 million if they designate him as a post-June 1 cut and spread the penalty over two seasons.
WR Isaiah McKenzie ($2.225 million cap savings) and DE A.J. Epenesa ($1.411) could also be cut candidates, but the Bills might be able to get something for them in the trade market. More on this to come.
2. Something’s got to give with Ed Oliver
Having defensive tackle Ed Oliver on a cap hit over $10.7 million doesn’t work for me. His fifth-year option is fully guaranteed, so cutting him isn’t an option — not that the Bills would want to.
If the Bills believe in Oliver for the long term, signing him to an extension that lowers next season’s cap hit is a strong option. If they reduce his base salary for next season and supplement it with a signing bonus, the cap charge for the bonus spreads out over the life of the deal instead of all being charged to next season.
If the Bills don’t believe Oliver to be the difference-maker they hoped for and don’t want to extend him, he could become a trade candidate. Teams with more cap space may not be as concerned with his eight-figure charge.
3. Extend DaQuan Jones
DaQuan Jones started 16 games at defensive tackle last season and played the most snaps of any defensive lineman. He has been a regular NFL starter since 2015. The Bills missed his presence in their playoff loss to Cincinnati while he was out with an injury. He’s scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in 2024.
Jones has earned a short extension. The Bills could add a year to his deal and lower his $8.583 million cap hit.
4. Lock up Matt Milano for as many years as he’ll sign for
You could make a case that linebacker Matt Milano is the most valuable player on the Bills defense, even when Von Miller is healthy.
Milano is halfway through a four-year extension he signed in 2021. He’s clearly a centerpiece of the Bills defense and was just recognized with his first All-Pro selection. He’s even shedding the injury-prone label some attached to him earlier in his career, appearing in 16 and 15 games over the past two seasons.
Milano turns 29 in July, so perhaps creeping up on the wrong side of 30 gives the Bills pause at extending him further. But with no guaranteed money in the final year of his deal, he’d likely have interest in signing another extension with a Super Bowl contender and getting more money up front while lowering his 2023 number. His $13.339 million cap hit isn’t outrageous for a top off-ball linebacker, but the Bills could save space and keep him under contract longer through an extension.
5. Consider the options at center
Mitch Morse wasn’t on the list of cut candidates because his performance is still good. In fact, he just made his first Pro Bowl. But from a purely financial perspective, his contract presents an opportunity for savings.
If the Bills deem Morse too expensive, he would present a major savings opportunity — especially if he was designated as a post-June 1 cut. Contract websites differ on Morse’s dead cap hit, but the savings could be at least $5 million this year, or $8 million if they make him a post-June 1 cut. The Bills could then look for a replacement in the draft or free agency, or even stay in-house by sliding Ryan Bates over from right guard as they did in wins against the Lions and Bears while Morse was injured.
However, Morse has a good rapport with quarterback Josh Allen and seems to be the resident adult in the room for the Bills offense. The bet here is that he sticks around, although the Bills asking him to take another pay cut isn’t out of the question.
6. Explore the trade market and get creative
Defensive end A.J. Epenesa isn’t that expensive to keep around, carrying a cap hit of only $1.87 million next season. However, he hasn’t quite lived up to the billing of a second-round pick and is set to hit free agency after next season. If the Bills don’t see him as a candidate for another contract, they could try to move on from him now and get something in return before he walks for nothing. Epenesa recorded 6.5 sacks last season — that sounds like something GM Brandon Beane could convince another team to dream on for a draft-day trade.
What’s the market like for slot receiver Isaiah McKenzie? Like Epenesa, McKenzie is set to hit free agency after next season. He just set career highs with 42 receptions for 423 yards, but seemed to lose ground to Khalil Shakir and even Cole Beasley toward the end of the season before posting just 29 yards across two playoff games. In the Bills’ playoff loss to Cincinnati, Beasley (30) and Shakir (18) both received more snaps on offense than McKenzie (17). McKenzie isn’t that expensive to keep, but trading or cutting him would open up $2.225 million in cap space.
Receiver Gabe Davis could be an interesting trade target, and packaging him to move up in the draft is an interesting idea, but it wouldn’t be a money-saving move: Davis’ cap hit is only $1.185 million next season. Even if the Bills bring in an established outside receiver to line up opposite Stefon Diggs, they could certainly afford to keep Davis around. What else could Beane have up his sleeve? Might a team with lots of cap space like the Bears be a suitor for Ed Oliver? Is there a market for Tim Settle?
7. Extend or restructure Taron Johnson
Weber State product Taron Johnson has done very well at slot corner, a position of increasing importance in the modern NFL. His game-sealing interception in Buffalo’s Week 6 win over the Chiefs stands out as one of the premier defensive plays of the Bills’ 2022 season. He has two seasons left on his contract and doesn’t turn 27 until July. All indications are the Bills like having him around, so why not add more years and knock down his $9.215 million cap hit?
8. Reconsider whether a fullback is necessary
The Bills have had a fullback on the roster in each of Sean McDermott’s six seasons in Buffalo. Other teams are eschewing the position altogether. If the Bills do make a change at offensive coordinator, perhaps the new OC would reconsider whether the position is necessary.
It seems unlikely the Bills move on from Reggie Gilliam with two seasons left on his contract — especially since he can moonlight at tight end — but with little dead money on the deal, the Bills could open $1.362 million by parting ways.
9. Restructure Josh Allen’s contract
OK … we can’t push this one off any longer. The Bills’ front office might not be able to, either.
The biggest reason the Bills are so tight in salary cap space is because Josh Allen‘s extension kicks in for real next season and his cap hit balloons to almost $40 million. He takes up more than 17% of the Bills’ entire cap. All of the other moves discussed in this piece offer a fraction of the savings the Bills could realize by reworking Allen’s contract — it’s just the hardest move to swallow, which is why it’s put off toward the end.
Let’s pick a round number and say the Bills convert $25 million of Allen’s $27.5 million base salary next season into a bonus that spreads out over the next five seasons. Only $5 million of that bonus would be charged to 2023 for cap purposes, opening $20 million in cap space, but 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027 would all pick up that additional $5 million charge, too. Allen’s cap hit is already scheduled to rise to $41.772 million in 2024 and $51.272 million in 2025. Do the Bills want to keep adding dead money to future years to help themselves in the present? They might not have a choice. This is the way things go in the NFL.
Brandon Beane made headlines for saying in his season-ending news conference that he never wants to “suck bad enough” to get a player like Ja’Marr Chase at the top of the draft. It’s hard not to think of that comment when considering pushing major cap hits into the future. Beane doesn’t want to put himself in a position where the team can’t be competitive because of bloated contracts and dead money, dealing with situations like the Falcons, Bears or Saints have seen recently.
One final consideration is that while Allen’s pay is high, he is compensated at the going rate for top veteran quarterbacks — and you could even argue he’s already a bargain. Allen’s 2023 cap hit currently ranks fourth among quarterbacks, trailing Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott and Patrick Mahomes. Joe Burrow’s extension will almost certainly surpass Allen’s deal, and Jalen Hurts could be in a similar range. Allen is under contract through 2028, but there’s a good chance he (or his agent) will want a raise before that time comes. You can bet his next deal is already in the back of Beane’s mind. The only saving grace is the salary cap should continue to rise each consecutive year. Maybe the Bills will perpetually restructure Allen’s deal every year until he retires and then have to endure some lean years after that. For many GMs, it seems better to go for broke now and let someone else deal with the mess.
10. Take a look at restructuring other top contracts: Stefon Diggs, Tre’Davious White, Dion Dawkins
Most of the concerns in the Allen segment also apply to these contracts, just at lower numbers. The Bills’ cap is very top-heavy, with the five largest hits (Allen, Diggs, White, Dawkins and Miller) scheduled to account for over half of their cap space. While Beane did acknowledge that there will likely not be a Miller-like signing this offseason, if the Bills need space for a serious addition, they’re probably going to have to take it from one or more of their biggest deals.
The Bills can’t really restructure Miller’s contract this year, so Diggs, White and Dawkins are the likely candidates (as well as Milano and Morse, who were mentioned earlier). Diggs remains an elite talent — no issues putting dead money into the future, unless his emotional on-field displays are way worse than we know and the Bills think they might someday end up trading him.
White is another player the Bills probably want around in the future, so no issues extending his dead money unless they have lingering concerns about him returning from his ACL injury. If he were to retire at any point, the cap charge would be the same as if the Bills released him.
Restructuring Dawkins gets a bigger question mark than Diggs and White given that his ceiling isn’t quite as high. White and Diggs have played at elite levels in the past, while Dawkins has been good. If the Bills ever think they might be able to get similar performance for cheaper, they’ll want as little dead money on this deal as possible.
The bottom line
The Bills will be Super Bowl contenders for as long as Josh Allen gives them elite performance. They know they’re in their window, and they proved it when they signed Von Miller last offseason. It’s time to strike, and it’s clear the Bills need more pieces to win it all.
The front office surely recognizes this. Expect to hear some bigger contracts were restructured to make room for more additions on offense. The concerns about the future are valid, but it’s time for the Bills to load up and finally win a Super Bowl. | 2023-02-03T23:45:46+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/sports/buffalo-bills/10-ways-the-bills-can-save-salary-cap-space-to-add-pieces-and-finally-win-a-super-bowl/ |
HAMPTON, N.H., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, today announced it has been recognized on the Forbes list of America's Best Employers 2023 in the Midsize Employers Travel & Leisure category. Of the 3,500 companies that were considered, Planet Fitness is one of 500 in the midsize employer category recognized this year for building a working environment that their employees would recommend. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.
"It is an honor to be recognized on Forbes' list of America's Best Employers," said Kathy Gentilozzi, Chief People Officer of Planet Fitness. "We are extremely proud of the culture of belonging and inclusivity that we foster at Planet Fitness, and of the shared passion among our team members to improve people's lives through fitness. Our team members are inspired by our purpose and mission, and we are incredibly grateful for all they do in our clubs each and every day to create a welcoming, non-intimidating fitness environment where everyone feels comfortable regardless of their fitness level."
Forbes and Statista selected the America's Best Employers 2023 List through an independent survey of approximately 45,000 Americans working for companies with more than 1,000 employees in America. The evaluation was based on direct and indirect recommendations from employees who were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family.
The awards list can be viewed on the Forbes website, here. As of December 31, 2022, Planet Fitness had approximately 17.0 million members and 2,410 locations.
About Planet Fitness
Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States by number of members and locations. As of December 31, 2022, Planet Fitness had approximately 17.0 million members and 2,410 stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico and Australia. The Company's mission is to enhance people's lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment, which we call the Judgement Free Zone®. Approximately 90 percent of Planet Fitness stores are owned and operated by independent business men and women.
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Conservative critics of a bipartisan compromise deal to reduce federal debt and spending are expected to make their voices heard Wednesday night in the House of Representatives when the deal comes up for a vote.
Here & Now host Deepa Fernandes speaks with NPR congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh about the urgency to pass the bill by Monday to avert a default when the U.S. can no longer pay its bills.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-05-31T18:00:43+00:00 | klcc.org | https://www.klcc.org/2023-05-31/debt-ceiling-deal-comes-up-for-vote-in-house |
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA — When WalletHub measured the efficiency of home- and auto-energy consumption in the 48 contiguous United States, it found South Carolina ranked No. 48.
In order to determine the ranking, WalletHub calculated home energy efficiency by using the ratio of total residential energy consumption to annual degree days.
A person can make their home more energy efficient by doing the following, according to Dan Ervin, professor of finance at Salisbury University's Perdue School of Business:
- Properly insulating by sealing cracks and gaps, using weather stripping around windows and doors, caulk any holes in walls and ceilings
- Replace older windows and doors with tighter-fitting replacements
- Installing a programmable thermostat
- Buy Energy-STAR appliances
WalletHub figured out a state's auto energy efficiency by dividing the annual vehicle miles driven by gallons of gasoline consumed to determine how efficient the vehicles are in the area and measured the annual vehicle miles driven per capita.
Massachusetts got the top rank, with a home energy efficiency rank of No.9 and No. 1 in auto energy efficiency. New York came in second place. Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont rounded out the top five in that order.
When it came to the lowest rank, South Carolina ranked dead last, with a No. 48 rank in home energy efficiency and a No. 34 rank in auto energy efficiency. North Carolina came in at No. 36.
The bottom 10 were:
38. Texas
39. Georgia
40. Wyoming
41. Louisiana
42. Tennessee
43. Oklahoma
44. Mississippi
45. Arkansas
46. West Virginia
47. Alabama
48. South Carolina
Alaska and Hawaii were not included in the analysis because there was not enough data to fulfill the study.
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North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks' gestation.
In those early weeks, abortion would be allowed only in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency, such as ectopic pregnancy.
"This bill clarifies and refines existing state law ... and reaffirms North Dakota as a pro-life state," Burgum said in a statement.
Last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide has triggered multiple state laws banning or restricting the procedure. Many were met with legal challenges. Currently, bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy are in place in at least 13 states and on hold in others because of court injunctions. On the other side, Democratic governors in at least 20 states this year launched a network intended to strengthen abortion access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that eliminated women's constitutional right to end a pregnancy and shifted regulatory powers over the procedure to state governments.
The North Dakota law is designed to take effect immediately, but last month the state Supreme Court ruled a previous ban is to remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds. Last week, lawmakers said they intended to pass the latest bill as a message to the state's high court signaling that the people of North Dakota want to restrict abortion.
Supporters have said the measure signed Monday protects all human life, while opponents contend it will have dire consequences for women and girls.
North Dakota no longer has any abortion clinics. Last summer, the state's only facility, the Red River Women's Clinic, shut its doors in Fargo and moved operations a short distance across the border to Moorhead, Minnesota, where abortion remains legal. The clinic's owner is still pursuing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of North Dakota's previous abortion ban.
It's expected that this new ban will also be the subject of legal challenges.
Republican Sen. Janne Myrdal, of Edinburg, sponsored the latest state legislation.
"North Dakota has always been pro-life and believed in valuing the moms and children both," Myrdal said in an interview. "We're pretty happy and grateful that the governor stands with that value."
Democratic Rep. Liz Conmy voted against the bill and said she had hoped Burgum would not sign it.
"I don't think women in North Dakota are going to accept this, and there will be action in the future to get our rights back," Conmy said. "Our Legislature is overwhelmingly pro-pregnancy, but I think women in the state would like to make their own decisions."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-04-25T12:58:22+00:00 | delawarepublic.org | https://www.delawarepublic.org/npr-headlines/2023-04-25/north-dakotas-governor-has-signed-a-law-banning-nearly-all-abortions |
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — One of the jurors in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial served improperly, an attorney for Heard alleged in a recent filing that asked the court to declare a mistrial and order a new trial.
“Newly discovered facts” show Juror No. 15 in the six-week trial was not the individual summoned in April to serve in the case, Heard’s attorney wrote in a five-page memo filed Friday in Virginia’s Fairfax Circuit Court.
Instead, the filing suggests Juror No. 15 was a younger individual with the same last name who “apparently” lives at the same address.
“As the Court no doubt agrees, it is deeply troubling for an individual not summoned for jury duty nonetheless to appear for jury duty and serve on a jury, especially in a case such as this,” the filing said.
Depp sued his ex-wife over a December 2018 op-ed Heard wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Much of the testimony focused on whether Heard had been physically and sexually abused, as she claimed. Depp said he never hit Heard and that she was the abuser.
After a televised trial that turned into a spectacle, the jury found in Depp’s favor on all three of his claims relating to specific statements in the 2018 piece.
The jury decided Depp should receive $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, but the judge reduced the punitive damages award to $350,000 under a state cap.
Heard has previously said she plans to appeal the verdict.
News of Friday’s filing was first reported by Deadline, which posted the document online.
The memo expanded upon earlier post-trial motions filed by Heard’s legal team that asked the judge to throw out the verdict against her. Those motions had raised the possibility that one of the jurors may not have been properly vetted by the court.
The latest filing said a “jury panel list” in the case included a person who would have been 77 at the time of the trial. Voter registration information lists two individuals with the same last name “apparently” residing at the same address, said the filing, in which the names were redacted.
“The individual who appeared for jury duty with this name was obviously the younger one. Thus, the 52-year-old … sitting on the jury for six weeks was never summoned for jury duty on April 11,” violating Heard’s due process rights, the filing said.
The Associated Press sent emails seeking comment Sunday to a representative for Depp and two of his attorneys. | 2022-07-11T12:15:23+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/amber-heard-attorneys-seek-mistrial/ |
President Biden’s nominee to serve as the first Black woman judge on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals failed to win confirmation in the Senate Tuesday after two Democratic senators missed the vote: Sens. Maggie Hassan (N.H.) and Tammy Duckworth (Ill.).
Public defender Arianna Freeman’s nomination to the appeals court failed by a vote of 47 to 50. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) voted “no” to give him the procedural flexibility to bring her nomination back to the floor at a future date.
Hassan and Duckworth were absent, as was Republican Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.).
Every Republican present voted against the nominee.
If both absent Democrats had been present and voted “yes” along with Schumer, Freeman would have won confirmation in a 50-49 vote. Democrats also could have won Freeman’s confirmation in a 49-49 vote, with Vice President Harris breaking the tie because of Young’s absence.
Hassan is in New Hampshire, where voters are taking part in primary elections on Tuesday. Hassan also cast her vote in New Hampshire on Tuesday morning.
A senior GOP aide said Freeman’s confirmation failed because of Democrats’ “attendance problems,” while a senior Democratic aide downplayed the setback as something that happens from time to time in a narrowly divided Senate.
Freeman’s nomination to serve on the Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit divided the Judiciary Committee along partisan lines earlier this year. Democrats and Republicans deadlocked 11-11 on a vote to discharge her to the floor.
A graduate of Yale Law school, Freeman has worked as a public defender for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, representing state and federal inmates in challenging their convictions and sentences.
The Senate voted in June to discharge her nomination from the Judiciary Committee by a vote of 50 to 48.
The failed confirmation vote could delay the start of the debate on the Respect for Marriage Act, which was expected to begin at the end of this week, if Schumer decides to bring Freeman back to the floor quickly.
This story was updated at 2:06 p.m. | 2022-09-14T16:00:02+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/hill-politics/biden-court-nominee-fails-to-win-confirmation-as-two-democrats-miss-vote/ |
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) (the "Company", "Ritchie Bros.", "we", "us", or "our") announced today certain preliminary, unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022.
(All figures are presented in U.S. dollars)
"Ritchie Bros.' strong finish to 2022 is a testament to our team's continued focus on the customer paired with solid execution. We are excited about the anticipated closing of the IAA transaction and accelerating progress toward our vision of creating a trusted Global Marketplace for Insights, Services and Transaction solutions for Commercial Assets and Vehicles," said Ann Fandozzi, CEO of Ritchie Bros.
For the year ended on December 31, 2022, the Company expects the following:
- Gross transaction value ("GTV")1 of approximately $6.0 billion
- Total revenue of approximately $1.7 billion
- Net income of approximately $317 million to $320 million
- Adjusted EBITDA2 of approximately $461 million to $465 million
- Short- and long-term debt of approximately $610 million
- Net debt3 of approximately $116 million
For the quarter ended on December 31, 2022, the Company expects the following:
- GTV of approximately $1.5 billion
- Total revenue of approximately $444 million
- Net income of approximately $42 million to $45 million
- Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $118 million to $122 million
The above statements are based on management's initial review of operations for the quarter and year ended on December 31, 2022, and remain subject to change based on management's ongoing review of the Company's fourth quarter and full year results.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a number of sectors, including construction, commercial transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offering live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with weekly featured auctions and providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Ritchie List, a self-serve listing service for North America; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales; and sector-specific solutions GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Ritchie Bros. Energy. The Company's suite of solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable U.S. and Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including, in particular, statements regarding the Company's preliminary unaudited fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2022 results (which remain subject to ongoing review and revision), pending acquisition of IAA, Inc ("IAA"), future financial and operational results and growth and value prospects and payment of dividends. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not always, identified by words such as "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "project", "target", "potential", "schedule", "forecast", "budget", "estimate", "intend", or "believe" and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or statements that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should", or "might" occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control, including developments with respect to the Company's year-end closing and review process and facts or circumstances affecting the application of the Company's critical accounting policies; the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operations, the operations of customers, and general economic conditions, including inflation, rising interest rates and foreign exchange rate fluctuation; the numerous factors that influence the supply of and demand for used equipment; economic and other conditions in local, regional and global sectors; the risk that a condition to closing of the Company's pending acquisition of IAA may not be satisfied (or waived), that either party may terminate the merger agreement or that the closing of the proposed IAA transaction might be delayed or not occur at all; the Company's ability to successfully integrate acquired companies including IAA, and to receive the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; and the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on the SEC, SEDAR, and Company websites. The foregoing list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the Company's forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein unless required by applicable securities legislation. For the reasons set forth above, you should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements.
Ritchie Bros. will host a conference call to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022 at 2pm Pacific time / 5pm Eastern time / 10pm GMT on February 21, 2023.
Conference call and webcast details are available at the following link:
https://investor.ritchiebros.com
This news release references non-GAAP measures. Non-GAAP measures do not have a standardized meaning and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP.
We believe adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about the growth or decline of our net income when compared between different financial periods. We use adjusted EBITDA as a key performance measure because we believe it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and it provides management with the ability to monitor its controllable incremental revenues and costs.
The following table reconciles preliminary adjusted EBITDA to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in, or calculated from, our consolidated financial statements:
Net Debt
The Company believes that net debt is an important measure to monitor leverage and evaluate the balance sheet. The following table reconciles net debt to debt, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in, or calculated from, our consolidated financial statements.
No Offer or Solicitation
This news release is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, such registration requirements.
In connection with the proposed IAA transaction, RBA filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the common shares of RBA to be issued in connection with the proposed IAA transaction on December 14, 2022 (the "Initial Registration Statement"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 to the Initial Registration Statement filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on February 1, 2023 and February 9, 2023, respectively (together with the Initial Registration Statement, the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on February 10, 2023. The Registration Statement includes a joint proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the shareholders of RBA and stockholders of IAA seeking their approval of their respective transaction-related proposals. Each of RBA and IAA may also file other relevant documents with the SEC and/or applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities regarding the proposed IAA transaction. This document is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus or registration statement or any other document that RBA or IAA may file with the SEC and/or applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND THE RELATED JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC AND APPLICABLE CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IAA TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT RBA, IAA AND THE PROPOSED IAA TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents (when they are available) free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, SEDAR at www.sedar.com or from RBA at its website, investor.ritchiebros.com, or from IAA at its website, investors.iaai.com. Documents filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities by RBA (when they are available) will be available free of charge by accessing RBA's website at investor.ritchiebros.com under the heading Financials/SEC Filings, or, alternatively, by directing a request by telephone or mail to RBA at 9500 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, BC, V5J 0C6, Canada, and documents filed with the SEC by IAA (when they are available) will be available free of charge by accessing IAA's website at investors.iaai.com or by contacting IAA's Investor Relations at investors@iaai.com.
RBA and IAA, certain of their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees, and Jeffrey C. Smith and potentially other Starboard employees, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of RBA and IAA in respect of the proposed IAA transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about RBA's directors and executive officers is available in RBA's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on March 15, 2022, and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Information about IAA's directors and executive officers is available in IAA's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on May 2, 2022, and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Other information regarding persons who may be deemed participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, including information with respect to Mr. Smith, are contained or will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed or to be filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities regarding the proposed IAA transaction when they become available. Investors should read the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from RBA or IAA free of charge using the sources indicated above.
For further information, please contact:
Sameer Rathod | Vice President, Investor Relations and Market Intelligence
Phone: 1.510.381.7584
Email: srathod@ritchiebros.com
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BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — National League champion Philadelphia will play at Texas on April 2 in the first ESPN Sunday night telecast of the 2023 season. The Houston Astros will host the Phillies in a World Series rematch on April 30.
ESPN announced its Sunday night schedule for the first month of the season on Monday, also picking San Diego at Atlanta on April 9, Texas at Houston on April 16 and the New York Mets at San Francisco on April 23.
The network also selected Philadelphia at Atlanta on May 28, the New York Yankees at the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 4 and at Boston on June 18.
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Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black are now proud parents of two! ET has learned that the couple welcomed their second baby, a son named Phoenix Rose.
Baby Phoenix -- whose moniker appears to allude to a phoenix rising from the ashes -- was born on March 28 and joins big brother Robert "Robbie" Ray, 4, in making the Black-Daleys a family of four. The proud parents previously welcomed their first child via surrogate in 2018.
ET has reached out to a rep for the family for comment regarding the child's birth.
Daley, an Olympic diver, and Black, an Oscar-winning screenwriter, started dating in 2013. They got engaged in 2015, and tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in an English castle in May 2017.
Though they have not yet shared a photo of the family's newest addition, Black recently posted a series of heartwarming images to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of meeting his future husband.
"10 YEARS AGO TODAY," he captioned a silly selfie of the pair in front of the Eiffel Tower. "I met my best friend and the great love of my life at a random dinner in Los Angeles that I had no business being at (I had a script due the next day!). I worried I was in real (good) trouble from the first moment we spoke. I was right. Thank you Tom for all of your love, patience, and encouragement, for building our family together, and for all of the many adventures past and yet to come."
Black also recently shared a sweet photo of them and their 4-year-old son viewing his portrait hung in The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.
"When I was a teen, my mom used to drop me off on her way into work to explore the @smithsonian museums in DC. I could never have imagined back then taking my husband and son to see my portrait hanging on these esteemed walls. Good to be home," he captioned a slideshow of photos.
In a joint interview with Out in 2016, Daley and Black previously opened up about experiencing "love at first sight" and how they both wanted to be parents.
"We were so busy making all these plans," Black said. "We both wanted to have children; we both wanted to build a home of our own someday."
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NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawkins Way Capital, in a joint venture with Värde Partners, has acquired 525 Lexington Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan, comprising a 655-room, 406,261 square foot tower across 35 stories. A designated landmark building, the 1924-built property previously operated as a Marriott International branded hotel focused on corporate and business travel before closing at the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
"525 Lexington represents a compelling opportunity to increase our footprint in the heart of Manhattan at a favorable basis. We believe the property will benefit from an injection of fresh equity and perspective to help weather economic and financial market headwinds and remain bullish on long-term growth and a sustained recovery of the New York market in general," said Ross Walker, Hawkins Way Capital's Co-Founder and Managing Partner. "We look forward to continuing to structure viable exit opportunities for existing landlords and grow our presence on the East Coast."
The acquisition marks the 9th purchase in the past five quarters for Hawkins Way Capital, combining to over 3,500 new units and over $1.3 billion in investments and continuing Hawkins Way Capital's push into urban student housing and hospitality properties. The Lexington Avenue property will be integrated into a nationwide network of over 5,700 units and 9,500 beds managed by Hawkins Way Capital's affiliated property management company.
For more information please visit: www.hawkinsway.com
About Hawkins Way Capital
Hawkins Way Capital, co-founded by Managing Partners Ross Walker and Karan Suri, is a vertically integrated real estate company with $2.5 billion of assets under management on behalf of institutions and individuals focused on value-add and opportunistic investments across various asset classes and geographies. Its disciplined approach leverages the principals' investing experience and extensive network to execute strategies that offer long-term value. Hawkins Way Capital has offices in Beverly Hills and New York. For more information, please visit www.hawkinsway.com.
About Värde Partners
Värde Partners is a leading global alternative investment firm with roots in credit and distressed. Founded in 1993, the firm has invested $85 billion since inception and manages approximately $14 billion on behalf of a global investor base. The firm's investments span corporate and traded credit, real estate and mortgages, private equity and direct lending. Värde has offices in Minneapolis, New York, London, Singapore and other cities in Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit www.varde.com.
Contact: info@hawkinsway.com
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TX Corpus Christi TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, May 5, 2022
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796 FPUS54 KCRP 060834
ZFPCRP
Zone Forecast Product for South Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
TXZ343-062215-
Coastal Nueces-
Including the cities of Corpus Christi and Flour Bluff
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds around 10 mph, increasing to southeast
15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, increasing to southeast 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, windy with highs around 90.
$$
TXZ443-062215-
Nueces Islands-
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 80s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper
70s. South winds around 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 80s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, increasing to southeast 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ243-062215-
Inland Nueces-
Including the cities of Robstown, Tuloso, and Bishop
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10
mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to southeast 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Windy with lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ234-062215-
Victoria-
Including the city of Victoria
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog early this morning. Then
becoming sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds around 5 mph,
increasing to south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ239-062215-
Webb-
Including the cities of Aguilares, Columbia Bridge, Laredo,
and Orvil
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. East winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, very hot with highs around 106. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 110 degrees in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph. Heat index values up to 113 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 110 early in
the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 115 in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to
115 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ242-062215-
Inland Kleberg-
Including the cities of Kingsville, Loyola Beach, Ricardo,
and Riviera
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10
mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Heat index values up to
111 in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index
values up to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ342-062215-
Coastal Kleberg-
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning. Then mostly sunny. Highs
around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph
this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Humid
with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing
to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy with highs around 90. South winds 15 to
20 mph, increasing to southeast 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ442-062215-
Kleberg Islands-
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning. Then mostly sunny. Highs in
the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15
mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds around 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds
20 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ344-062215-
Coastal San Patricio-
Including the cities of Portland and Ingleside
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs
around 90. South winds around 10 mph, increasing to southeast
15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, increasing to southeast 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ244-062215-
Inland San Patricio-
Including the cities of Sinton, Mathis, Taft, and Odem
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, increasing to southeast 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ245-062215-
Coastal Aransas-
Including the cities of Rockport and Fulton
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
around 10 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper
70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ345-062215-
Aransas Islands-
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper
70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ346-062215-
Coastal Refugio-
Including the cities of Bayside and Austwell
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing
to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs
around 90. South winds around 10 mph, increasing to southeast
15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ246-062215-
Inland Refugio-
Including the cities of Refugio, McFaddin, and Woodsboro
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog early this morning. Then
mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around 5
mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast
15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ247-062215-
Inland Calhoun-
Including the city of Kamay
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning. Then mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds around 10 mph, increasing to 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ347-062215-
Coastal Calhoun-
Including the cities of Magnolia Beach and Port Lavaca
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning. Then mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 80s. South winds
15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ447-062215-
Calhoun Islands-
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper
70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ233-062215-
Goliad-
Including the city of Goliad
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog early this morning. Then
mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ232-062215-
Bee-
Including the city of Beeville
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds around 5
mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ241-062215-
Jim Wells-
Including the cities of Alice and Orange Grove
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with areas of fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10
mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 101. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Windy, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ231-062215-
Live Oak-
Including the cities of George West and Three Rivers
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with areas of fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10
mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ240-062215-
Duval-
Including the cities of Freer, Benavides, and San Diego
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with patchy fog this morning. Then mostly
sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10
mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 110 in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny and windy, hot with highs in the upper
90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ229-062215-
La Salle-
Including the city of Cotulla
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 105. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 113 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index
values up to 110 early in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105. Heat index values up
to 115 in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to
115 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ230-062215-
McMullen-
Including the cities of Calliham, Cross, Loma Alta, and Tilden
334 AM CDT Fri May 6 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in
the upper 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph. Heat index values up to 113 in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 110 early in
the evening.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 115 in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Heat index values up to
110 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Hot with
highs around 100.
$$
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Franchisees Honored with Awards for Achieving Top Total Sales and Top Commercial Sales Across Franchise System
HARTLAND, Wis., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Batteries Plus, the world's leading specialty battery franchise, recently recognized dozens of franchisees in the system during its annual Sales Achievement Event. In celebrating a year of extraordinary sales, more than 40 ownership groups received the President's Club award for achieving more than $1.2 million in sales, more than 22 ownership groups were honored with the Platinum Club award for achieving more than $1.5 million in sales, and 13 franchise groups received the Diamond Club award for achieving more than $2 million in sales across 16 stores.
Included in the exclusive group of Diamond Club winners were multi-unit franchise owners Dustin and Lauren Myers, whose four stores across Pennsylvania and Maryland accomplished $7.2 million in sales for the year, earning them the award for Top Total Sales in the Batteries Plus franchise system. After achieving nearly $6 million in commercial sales alone, the Myers also received the award for Top Commercial Sales amongst multi-unit owners.
"The Myers are a proven example of how crucial commercial sales are to Batteries Plus stores in finding success," said Joe Malmuth, Chief Franchising Officer for Batteries Plus. "The accounts they've been able to secure to help provide all the power needs to large local businesses, such as major hospitals in the area, are an inspiration to the whole franchise system as we continue drive a large focus into commercial sales."
The Myers were additionally recognized with awards for Top Overall Sales Month as well as Top Key Fob Sales, while Dustin Myers was recognized as a Brand Ambassador for his dedication to growing the business and representing the Batteries Plus brand through the development process for the next generation of owners.
Also included in the Diamond Club winners was Mark Doggett, whose store in Raleigh, North Carolina was recognized for achieving the Top Total Sales of a single store owner, as well as the Top Commercial Sales of a single store owner.
"Franchise owners like Mark and Dustin demonstrate that Batteries Plus' services extend far beyond local sales," said Jon Sica, Chief Business Officer at Batteries Plus. "The extraordinary success our franchise owners have achieved can be directly attributed to their thorough execution of Batteries Plus' strong commercial sales strategy."
To learn more about Batteries Plus, including information on the franchise opportunity or to tour a store virtually, visit batteriesplusfranchise.com.
ABOUT BATTERIES PLUS:
Batteries Plus, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Hartland, WI, is a leading omnichannel retailer of batteries, specialty light bulbs and phone repair services for the direct-to-consumer and commercial channels. The retailer also offers key programming, replacement and cutting services. Through a nationwide network of stores, the company offers a differentiated value proposition of unrivaled product selection, in-stock availability and customer service. Batteries Plus is owned by Freeman Spogli, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles and New York City. To learn more about one of Forbes®' Best Franchises to Buy in America, visit https://www.batteriesplusfranchise.com.
MEDIA CONTACT: Meg Ryan, Fishman Public Relations, mryan@fishmanpr.com or 847-945-1300 ext. 264
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TORONTO, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Canada Nickel Company Inc. ("Canada Nickel" or the "Company") (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQX: CNIKF) announced today that the federal Impact Assessment permitting process for the Company's Crawford Nickel Project has been initiated following the acceptance by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the "Agency") of the Company's Initial Project Description (the "IPD"). The Agency has determined the IPD conforms to the regulations and it has been posted to the Agency's public website for an official comment period.
"We would like to thank all who have taken the time to provide feedback, and to reiterate the significant role each individual can play in the careful and informed design, development, and operation of the Crawford Nickel Project," said Mark Selby, Chair and CEO of Canada Nickel. "The relationships we have built since the earliest days of the project have been crucial in facilitating these conversations, and by continuing to collect, reflect upon, and integrate the comments, concerns, questions, and suggestions we receive, Canada Nickel hopes to build a project that maximizes benefits to all communities in the region."
Engagement Period
Following the submission of an IPD draft to the Agency in May 2022 (see news release Canada Nickel Takes Important Step in Crawford Nickel Project Permitting Process, 12/05/2022 ), Canada Nickel initiated an extensive round of engagement on the IPD, hosting more than 20 meetings with Indigenous communities, project stakeholders, and the general public to present key content from the IPD and enable follow up Q&As. The intention of these meetings was to gather crucial feedback from as many interested individuals as possible – all of which was carefully logged and integrated into the final IPD submission.
Next Steps
The Agency's filing of the IPD to its website signals the beginning of a 180-day comment period for the document. With the IPD now publicly available, the Agency will conduct its own series of engagement activities, which will assist the Agency in developing a Summary of Issues relating to the project, to then be provided to Canada Nickel. Subsequent to this and over the coming months, Canada Nickel will complete a Response to the Summary of Issues and a Detailed Project Description, both of which will be submitted to the Agency for further review.
For more information regarding the IPD or the Impact Assessment process, please visit the Agency's website at https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency.html.
Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel-sulphide projects to deliver nickel required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless steel markets. Canada Nickel Company has applied in multiple jurisdictions to trademark the terms NetZero NickelTM, NetZero CobaltTM, NetZero IronTM and is pursuing the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel, cobalt, and iron products. Canada Nickel provides investors with leverage to nickel in low political risk jurisdictions. Canada Nickel is currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel Sulphide Property in the heart of the prolific Timmins-Cochrane mining camp. For more information, please visit www.canadanickel.com.
For further information, please contact:
Mark Selby, Chair and CEO
Phone: 647-256-1954
Email: info@canadanickel.com
This press release contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking information includes, but is not limited to, drill results relating to the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Property, the potential of the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Property, timing of economic studies and mineral resource estimates, the ability to sell marketable materials, strategic plans, including future exploration and development results, and corporate and technical objectives. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: future prices and the supply of metals, the future demand for metals, the results of drilling, inability to raise the money necessary to incur the expenditures required to retain and advance the property, environmental liabilities (known and unknown), general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, results of exploration programs, risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, failure to obtain regulatory or shareholder approvals, and the impact of COVID-19 related disruptions in relation to the Company's business operations including upon its employees, suppliers, facilities and other stakeholders. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking information contained in this press release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date hereof. Canada Nickel disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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The 2023 3M Open Odds & Preview: Trevor Werbylo
The 2023 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities will see Trevor Werbylo in the field in Blaine, Minnesota from July 27-30, up against the par-71, 7,431-yard course, with a purse of $7,800,000.00 at stake.
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Trevor Werbylo Insights
- Over his last 12 rounds, Werbylo has finished below par six times, while also carding four rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He hasn't finished a single of his most recent 12 rounds with a top-10 score on the day.
- Werbylo has carded a score within three shots of the day's best in one of his last 12 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day two times.
- In his past five appearances, Werbylo finished outside the top 20.
- Looking at the past five tournaments he has entered, he made the cut once.
- Werbylo finished 55th in his only finish over his last five events.
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3M Open Insights and Stats
- TPC Twin Cities measures 7,431 yards for this tournament, 414 more than the average course on the Tour inthe past year (7,017).
- Golfers at TPC Twin Cities have averaged a score of -8 per tournament, lower than the Tour-wide scoring average of -5 in the past year.
- Werbylo will take to the 7,431-yard course this week at TPC Twin Cities after having played courses with an average length of 7,309 yards in the past year.
- In the past year, the events he has played have had a scoring average of -8 among finishers, the same as the average at this course.
Werbylo's Last Time Out
- Werbylo was good on the 16 par-3 holes at the Barracuda Championship, averaging 2.94 strokes to finish in the 80th percentile of the field.
- His 4.07-stroke average on the 44 par-4 holes at the Barracuda Championship placed him in the 37th percentile.
- On the 12 par-5 holes at the Barracuda Championship, Werbylo was better than 44% of the competitors (averaging 4.58 strokes).
- Werbylo carded a birdie or better on four of 16 par-3s at the Barracuda Championship, better than the field average of 1.6.
- On the 16 par-3s at the Barracuda Championship, Werbylo had three bogeys or worse (the tournament average was 2.2).
- Werbylo's nine birdies or better on the 44 par-4s at the Barracuda Championship were more than the field average (6.4).
- In that last competition, Werbylo's showing on the 44 par-4s included a bogey or worse 10 times (compared to the field's better average, 5.6).
- Werbylo ended the Barracuda Championship with a birdie or better on six of the 12 par-5s, bettering the field's average of 4.3.
- On the 12 par-5s at the Barracuda Championship, Werbylo recorded more bogeys or worse (one) than the tournament average (0.7).
3M Open Time and Date Info
- Date: July 27-30, 2023
- Course: TPC Twin Cities
- Location: Blaine, Minnesota
- Par: 71 / 7,431 yards
- Werbylo Odds to Win: +100000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Outset Medical, Inc. ("Outset" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OM). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Outset and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On June 13, 2022, Outset issued a press release announcing, among other things, guidance for the second quarter of 2022. In the press release, Outset also announced that it "implemented a shipment hold on the distribution of its Tablo Hemodialysis System for home use pending the Food and Drug Administration's ('FDA') review and clearance of a 510(k) the Company submitted for changes made since the device's original March 2020 clearance."
On this news, Outset's stock price fell $6.95 per share, or 34.05%, to close at $13.46 per share on June 14, 2022.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Muslims in Pakistan were holding rallies on Friday to observe a “Day of the Sanctity of Quran” after the South Asian Islamic nation’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a call for anti-Sweden protests over last week’s burning of the Islamic holy book in Stockholm.
The biggest anti-Sweden rallies were expected in the eastern city of Lahore and in Karachi, the largest city in the country. In the capital, Islamabad, lawyers holding copies of the Quran protested in front of the Supreme Court, while worshippers outside mosques held small rallies, demanding the severing of diplomatic ties with Sweden.
A group of minority Christians in the northwest also held a rally to denounce the burning of the Quran.
Supporters of Pakistan’s main radical Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan party are holding rallies in the country’s all major cities, including Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta to denounce the burning of the Quran.
Anger has grown in Muslim countries since last Wednesday when a man identified in Swedish media as a Christian from Iraq burned the Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm on the festival of Eid al-Adha.
Muslim leaders in Sweden have also deplored the incident. But in his televised speech to lawmakers in the parliament the previous day, Sharif questioned why the police in Sweden let the burning of the Quran go ahead.
On Friday, Sharif took to Twitter, urging his compatriots to send a strong message to Sweden by holding rallies and demonstrating.
“When it comes to the Quran, the nation is one,” he wrote. “We will all protest nationwide today under the title of Sanctity of Quran Day and after Friday prayers.”
A similar call for protests has also been issued by Imran Khan, the former premier who was replaced by Sharif in April 2022 after his ouster through a motion of no-confidence in the parliament.
However, the followers of Khan, Sharif, and other parties are holding separate rallies across the nation.
Those holding anti-Sweden protests include a radical party, Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan (TLP), which has previously held violent rallies to condemn the desecration of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.
TTP wants the boycott of all products from Sweden and the cutting of diplomatic ties until the man responsible for the burning of the Quran is punished. TLP gained prominence in Pakistan’s 2018 elections, campaigning on the single issue of defending the country’s blasphemy law, which calls for the death penalty for anyone who insults Islam. | 2023-07-07T22:13:44+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/international/ap-muslims-across-pakistan-hold-anti-sweden-rallies-to-denounce-burning-of-islams-holy-book/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months — the first time there’s been local spread in 20 years.
There were four cases detected in Florida and one in Texas, according to a health alert issued Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Malaria is caused by a parasite that spreads through mosquito bites. Infected people can suffer fever, chills and flu-like illness. If it goes untreated, infected people can develop severe complications and die. The largest death toll in recent years has been seen in children in sub-Saharan Africa.
Health officials are warning doctors, especially those in southern states where the weather is more friendly to the tropical mosquito that spreads malaria, to be aware of the possibility of infection. They also should think about how to access the IV drug that is the first-line treatment for severe malaria in the United States, the CDC said.
The agency said that the people who were diagnosed received treatment and “are improving.”
About 2,000 U.S. cases of malaria are diagnosed each year — the vast majority in travelers coming from countries where malaria commonly spreads.
Since 1992, there’ve been 11 outbreaks involving malaria from mosquitoes in the U.S. The last one occurred in 2003 in Palm Beach County, Florida, where eight cases were reported
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Bans on transgender women in international swimming and rugby this week opened the door for track and field to consider following suit in what could turn into a wave of policy changes in Olympic sports.
The announcement Sunday by swimming’s governing body, FINA, was followed quickly by a show of support from World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, who was in Hungary for the swimming world championships. He said FINA’s decision was in the best interest of swimming and that his own federation, which oversees track and field and other running sports, would review its policies on transgender athletes and intersex athletes at the end of the year.
“If we ever get pushed into a corner to that point where we’re making a judgment about fairness or inclusion, I will always fall down on the side of fairness,” Coe said.
Experts viewed that as a signal that World Athletics officials could use the FINA precedent to block all transgender and intersex athletes — the latter referred to by clinical terminology as having differences in sex development — from competing in women’s events.
FINA’s new policy bans all transgender women from elite competitions if they didn’t begin medical treatment to suppress testosterone production before either the onset of puberty or by age 12, whichever comes later. USA Swimming put its own policy in place earlier this year, with the idea that it would eventually follow FINA’s lead, but this week said it would need time to see how FINA’s policy affects its own.
Should track and field adopt a similar rule to FINA, Caster Semenya, an athlete with differences in sex development, still would be kept out of races at her chosen distance, 800 meters.
It also could bar 200-meter silver medalist Christine Mboma of Namibia, who also is an athlete with differences in sex development and expected to contend for the title at world championships in Oregon next month. Currently, World Athletics rules governing such athletes don’t apply to the 200-meter race.
“By later this year, I think (World Athletics) will have announced a policy that is very similar to swimming,” said Ross Tucker, a science and research consultant for World Rugby. “And they will say that if ever a person has gone through male puberty and has obtained the advantages associated with testosterone, they can’t compete in women’s sports.”
The International Rugby League also barred transgender women from women’s matches until more studies allow for the sport’s regulators to come up with a cohesive inclusion policy. And the International Cycling Union last week updated its eligibility rules for transgender athletes; it increased the period during which transgender athletes on women’s teams must lower their testosterone level to two years rather than one.
FIFA, which runs soccer, said it is “currently reviewing its gender eligibility regulations in consultation with expert stakeholders.”
Individual sports are taking the lead because of the International Olympic Committee framework that was introduced last November and went into effect in March placed all sports in charge of their own rules regarding testosterone. It replaced an IOC policy that had allowed transgender women who had been on hormone replacement therapy for at least 12 months to compete in the Olympics against other women.
The new guidance, which is not binding, recommends that testosterone levels should not determine whether someone is eligible to compete — a stance that World Athletics has not adopted.
Tucker said he expected maybe the “big four or five” international sports federations to follow FINA’s suit, but not all the others — in part because many are smaller operations that don’t have science and legal teams to do the research for thorough policies. FINA had assigned three groups, athletes, science and medicine and legal and human rights, to work on its policy.
FINA’s decisions and those of other organizations are likely to be challenged either in court or at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning federations that adopt a rule will need scientific studies and legal funding to back up the policy.
“What swimming did was not easy, and it certainly wasn’t cheap,” Tucker said.
Coe said FINA “spent $1,000,000 (on legal fees). We’re not FIFA but we’re not bereft. But there are other sports that are genuinely fearful that, if they go down that road, they’ll bankrupt themselves defending this.”
Athletes at the world swimming championships in Hungary mostly steered clear of commenting on the new transgender policy this week.
“I think the question is, if you’re a woman out there and you’re racing someone else, like, how would you feel doing that? It’s just about fairness in sport,” said Australia’s Moesha Johnson, who finished fourth in the 1500 meters.
The FINA decision also sent national swim federations scrambling.
Swimming Australia said it endorses fair and equitable competition for all athletes, adding in a statement: “We also firmly believe in inclusivity and the opportunity for all athletes to experience the sport of swimming in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity and expression.”
In the U.S., the NCAA, which governs college sports, had sought clarity from USA Swimming because of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who competed on Penn’s women’s team.
USA Swimming created a policy requiring evidence that an athlete had maintained a testosterone level less than 5 nanomoles per liter for a minimum period of 36 months. But the NCAA decided against immediately adopting that rule, which would have made Thomas ineligible for the national championships in March, where she won the 500-yard individual title.
When it released its policy, USA Swimming said it would remain in place until FINA adopted its own policy. In a statement Wednesday, USA Swimming said it would “now take our time to understand the impact of this international standard on our existing policy.”
Thomas has said she would like to pursue the Olympics; if she does, her times would likely put her in the mix to at least earn a spot at Olympic trials for the 2024 Games in Paris.
The Thomas case might ultimately be viewed as the tipping point in international competition, given the relative lack of transgender athletes in elite sports, Tucker said.
“People aren’t really very good at understanding an issue until it’s right in front of them as a physical thing,” Tucker said, “They almost have to be punched in the nose before they think something is real. And Lia Thomas made this real.”
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AP Sports Writers Ciaran Fahey and Graham Dunbar contributed. | 2022-06-23T02:44:49+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/swimmings-new-transgender-policy-could-impact-other-sports/ |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Wake Forest stumbled in its first trip to Grayhawk Golf Club, finishing 12th in the 2021 NCAA women’s championship. The Demon Deacons slipped even further last season, ending up 16th.
The lessons learned from those disappointments fueled a veteran-led team to a hard-earned national championship.
Lauren Walsh closed out her match against Brianna Navarrosa with a conceded par on the 16th hole and Wake Forest won its first women’s golf championship by beating Southern California 3-1 on Wednesday.
“They’ve worked hard, they have control of their golf ball,” Wake Forest coach Kim Lewellen said. “The past was the past and now this is the future.”
Wake Forest lost to Duke in the 2019 final and had a school-record five tournament wins this season with a team led by Walsh, fellow senior Rachel Kuehn and sixth-year senior Emilia Migliaccio.
The trip helped the Demon Deacons put USC on the ropes early at Grayhawk with big early leads in two matches.
Kuehn, the two-time ACC player of the year, beat Amari Avery 6 and 4. Migliaccio then closed out Cindy Kou 4 and 2, leaving the stage to Walsh.
The senior from Ireland had a 5-up lead through 12 holes and hit her tee shot to about 20 feet on No. 16 after Navarrosa rallied to 3 down. Navarrosa chipped it close for par and Walsh hit her putt close just past the hole, sending the Demon Deacons rushing onto the green after Navarrosa conceded.
“We stepped on campus freshman year the first week and they just finished runners up the year before,” Walsh said. “So, from that first week, the goal was to win a national championship and to close out my college career doing this it’s just the stuff of dreams.”
Mimi Rhodes rallied from an early 2-down deficit by winning five of six holes and had a birdie putt on the 17th green with a 2-up lead over Christine Wang when Walsh clinched it.
USC had an emotional Tuesday, beating No. 4 South Carolina in the morning, then taking down reigning national champion Stanford and two-time national champion Rose Zhang in the afternoon semifinals.
The Trojans got down early against Wake Forest and couldn’t make up the ground, finishing second at the NCAA Championships for the sixth time.
USC freshman Catherine Park capped of a stellar week beating Carolina Lopez-Chacarra 3 and 1 after finishing as co-runner-up in the individual championship.
“I really think we emptied the tank against Stanford yesterday,” USC coach Justin Silverstein said. “Just the weight Rose carries in the Stanford program and beating them took a lot out of us.”
Navarrosa played in the anchor match Tuesday against Stanford and hit one clutch shot after another to beat Zhang, the top-ranked amateur in the world.
Navarrosa was in trouble from the start against Walsh, losing the opening hole with a bogey. Walsh won three straight holes starting on No. 3 and went 5 up with a birdie on the par-5 seventh.
Navarrosa won consecutive holes to cut the lead to 3 down through 13 holes, but Walsh saved par on 15 with a nifty chip shot and closed it out with a solid tee shot on No. 16.
“I didn’t quite think it would come down to me,” Walsh said.
Kuehn won three straight holes for a 3-up lead at the turn, won the 11th with a birdie and went to 5 up with a par on No. 13 Kuehn closed out Avery with a birdie on the par-4 14th for Wake Forest’s first point.
Migliaccio led 2 up after a birdie at No. 11, only to give it back with a double bogey on No. 12. The sixth-year senior pushed it back to 2 up with a birdie on the par-4 14th, pumping her fist as the putt dropped.
Migliaccio followed with another birdie after nearly holing out on 15 and won her match with a par the next hole.
“I thought if we could survive that first six (holes), we’d have a good chance and it proved that we did,” Silverstein said. “We just got behind too early.”
And a veteran Wake Forest team took advantage.
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Dear Editor: The Wisconsin Supreme Court is a disgraceful corrupt institution. It didn’t used to be that way. Under the leadership of the late great Shirley Abrahamson, the court was respected as one of the best in the nation, and its opinions were used as a guide by other state supreme courts. It also was open and transparent in its operations, using its rule-making powers in open meetings.
Then we had a Chief Justice, Patience Roggensack, who will go down in history as the worst chief justice the court has ever seen. Almost every decision of the current court can be easily predicted. The court’s corrupt right-wing majority decides every case, not on the basis of law or reason, but to give the outcome the right-wing Republican majority of the state Legislature wants. The recent decision to allow a member of the DNR board to serve an unlimited term is just one example.
The court declared ballot drop boxes illegal, even though there is nothing in the law stating they are. The right-wing majority had to know they were doing Donald Trump’s bidding. Roggensack conspired with the Legislature to change the way the court picked the chief justice. She moved the rule-making process into secrecy. The current chief hasn’t shown any more openness.
One hopes the court will improve once Roggensack is gone. The decline of the court started when the Koch Brothers bought a seat for the incompetent Michael Gableman.
I hope the people of Wisconsin will wake up and elect a person of integrity to replace Roggensack, who has none.
Joel Winnig
Madison | 2022-07-25T19:17:39+00:00 | captimes.com | https://captimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/opinion-roggensack-presided-over-corrupt-court/article_cdbf4a20-cb06-56be-b7b4-b16be81fabb7.html |
Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother’s Day observances in Grafton, West Virginia, and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. As the annual celebration became popular around the country, Jarvis became the driving force behind Mother’s Day and asked members of Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. She succeeded in 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
Over the next century, motherhood underwent a transformation, Consider these facts from the U.S. Census Bureau in the context of 1914 America, a time when women had yet to gain even the right to vote:
- 35.8% of women ages 15 to 50 who gave birth in 2014 were unmarried. Nearly 10 million single mothers lived with children younger than 18 in 2015, up from 7.7 million in 1985.
- About 42.4% of women in 2014 had no children, 17% had one, 22.3% had two, 11.7% had three and only 6.8% had four or more.
- 61.8% of women 16-50 in 2014 were in the labor force. A recently as the 1950s, less than 20% of mothers with small children worked outside the home.
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As much as motherhood has changed and the demands placed on today’s women outside the home are great, thankfully there is no wholesale change in the special role of mothers and the near-universal nature of sacrifice they make to be good moms.
And today, Mother's Day, is the time to express gratitude for the role of mothers.
In the words of Dr. Glenn Mollette, a columnist, author and graduate of schools including Georgetown College, and Southern and Lexington seminaries:
"Plan your telephone call to say hello to mom this Sunday. Better yet, if possible, make a visit with a card or even some flowers or maybe some brownies or a special treat. Moms deserve to be treated special.
"... Let her know that you love her and that you give thanks for all she has done for you. Let her know she was a good mother and that you are grateful for everything. Moms need to hear it and you’ll be glad for everything you do for your mother. ...
"Mother’s Day is our opportunity to try to do the right things ... Using words like, 'I care, love, appreciate, thank you' and any that express your heart’s desire to be connected are worthwhile expressions. When you do the best you can do, you can at least look back and know that you tried.
"When Mom and our loved ones are no longer with us, then all we have are our memories. If you have any time left to work on your Mother’s Day memories, you won’t regret it in the years to come." | 2022-05-08T08:59:08+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-moms-are-due-special-treatment-on-special-day/article_79e18b28-ce54-5449-8b03-fe6b02e7c0a6.html |
(NEXSTAR) – Can you name the richest person in your state? Unless you have a billion dollars in your bank account, we can promise it isn’t you.
As of 2023, nearly every state has a billionaire resident, according to Forbes, which released its list of the wealthiest people in the U.S. for the first time since 2019 on Thursday.
Only three states are without a billionaire, as of June 2023: Alaska, Delaware and West Virginia. This wasn’t always the case for the latter, the outlet explains, pointing to Gov. Jim Justice, who lost his status as the result of heavy debts two years ago.
Lacking a billionaire isn’t a problem for other states, especially California, Florida, New York and Texas. According to Forbes, there are 179 billionaires in California, 130 in New York, 92 in Florida and 73 in Texas.
Texas earns an extra jewel in its crown, considering the richest person in the U.S. and the world — Elon Musk — now calls the Lone Star State home.
Including Musk, the five richest people in the report are Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett and Google’s Larry Page.
The youngest person on the list is Illinois’ 36-year-old Lukas Walton, who has gained his wealth as part of the family that owns Walmart. Alternatively, the oldest billionaire is 93-year-old Annette Lerner of Maryland, the widow of Washington Nationals owner Ted Lerner. Forbes notes her source of wealth is real estate.
Lerner is one of nine women to make Forbes’ list. The wealthiest among them is Virginia’s Jacqueline Mars, granddaughter of Frank C. Mars, the founder of the Mars candy company.
Mars and more than half of the people on the list made their money in one of four industries, according to Forbes: food and beverage, technology, finance and investments, or fashion and retail.
Other notable names on the list include New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson, Nike’s Phil Knight and family (Oregon), and Chick-fil-A chairman Dan Cathy and his children, Bubba Cathy and Trudy Cathy White (Georgia).
Some notable names failed to make the list. Among those is Bill Gates, whose net worth of $116 billion wasn’t enough to edge out fellowing Washington state resident, Bezos. Also missing from the list is Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg. As of Thursday, Forbes lists his net worth as $98 billion, Page — the richest Californian — and his $105 billion net worth.
You can view Forbes’ full list here.
Some states saw a shuffle in their top ranks. Late last year, Forbes released its list of the 400 richest people in the U.S. At the time, Florida’s wealthiest person was Thomas Peterffy, who made his $20.3 billion from Interactive Brokers. Ken Griffin, worth roughly $32.7 billion thanks to hedge funds, has since replaced Peterffy. | 2023-06-15T19:02:36+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/heres-the-richest-person-in-your-state-according-to-forbes/ |
BOSTON (AP) — A licensed gun dealer in Massachusetts has been charged by federal authorities with conspiring to sell three handguns to a straw buyer that were later linked to one of three people injured in a shooting in Boston.
Cory Daigle, 28, the owner of Steelworks Defense Solutions that operates out of a Littleton building that is home to multiple gun dealers, sold the three guns to the straw buyer on Oct. 27 knowing that the weapons were being passed on to a 20-year-old man who was not legally allowed to possess them, according to federal documents.
That person showed up at a Boston hospital on Nov. 7 after apparently being injured in a shooting in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood, and two of the guns were found at his father's home, according to records.
Daigle is charged with conspiracy, and possession or transfer of a machine gun, in connection with parts found during a court-authorized search of his Revere home.
His federal public defender said in an email that he had no comment. A voicemail was left at Steelworks Defense Solutions.
Dealers cannot sell guns to anyone other than the properly licensed person who will own it, according to federal law. | 2023-01-19T20:32:00+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Gun-dealer-faces-charges-over-alleged-straw-sales-17728711.php |
BALTIMORE, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Testing Systems (ITS), a leading testing and assessment solutions provider, is proud to announce they were awarded the Innovation Fast-Pitch Audience Choice Award at the 2023 ATP Innovations in Testing conference. ITS presented its revolutionary Continuous Certification solution, transforming how professionals maintain their certifications.
The Innovation Fast-Pitch Audience Choice Award is selected by the audience using a voting system to select the company that demonstrates the most innovative technology for the industry. ITS's Continuous Certification solution stood out from other advanced technologies and was recognized by the session's audience for its potential to be a game-changer in the assessment industry.
ITS's Continuous Certification solution reimagines recertification by providing a flexible, personalized, and more meaningful path. The solution is designed to assist adult learners in retaining content by delivering it in short, recurring exams over a period. This modern solution can deliver learning anywhere a candidate requires and promotes ongoing certification, practice exams, and learning libraries to improve skills and knowledge.
"We are thrilled to receive this award and be recognized by our peers for our innovations in the assessment industry. This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team, who strive every day to create solutions that address the evolving needs of our clients," says Brodie Wise, EVP of Business Development and Marketing at ITS. "We're excited to continue working on Continuous Certification and bringing this game-changing solution to professionals worldwide."
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LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CMGR) ("CMGR"), a social media firm and digital agency, announced that they have finalized a brand promotional deal with influencer, Faith Ordway. Faith is known for her dance and fitness videos on social media. Earlier this year, she fought Elle Brooke on the KSI undercard. She has amassed large followings, boasting 4.8M+ followers on TikTok and 1.2M+ followers on Instagram.
"Faith was a pleasure to work with and we are thrilled to have finalized this deal," said a representative of CMGR. "Our agency is continuously working with top brands and talent, which is very exciting for everyone involved."
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(NEXSTAR) — Long before they served up musical hits and award-winning performances, many celebrities also served in the U.S. military. Here are a few you may not know about.
Tony Bennett
This 95 year-old crooner who has teamed up with Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett served on the frontlines during World War II. Bennett, born Anthony Dominick Benedetto in 1926, has described this time as a “front-row seat in hell” and said the war made him “completely opposed to war.”
Near the end of the war, the 20-time Grammy Award winner also helped liberate a Nazi concentration camp.
Shaggy
The 53-year-old Jamaican-American singer of “It Wasn’t Me” served as a Marine during the Persian Gulf War in the early 1990s. Shaggy, born Orville Richard Burrell, was a lance corporal. According to The Boston Globe, Shaggy says his downtime helped him hone his musical skills using items he had on hand, like cans.
Adam Driver
Before becoming the villainous Kylo Ren in “Star Wars,” Driver served as a Marine before an injury from an unrelated mountain biking incident caused his medical discharge. Driver, 38, served as a lance corporal and called his discharge right before being deployed to Iraq “devastating,” according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
“I wanted to go so much,” Driver told “Fresh Air” host Terry Gross. “I mean, you were training to do this job for two years with these people. The idea of not going, someone else going in your place or not being there, is not really an easy thing to sit with.”
Ice-T
The 64-year-old rapper-turned-fictional-TV-detective joined the Army fresh out of high school to support his girlfriend and daughter, Stacker says. Ice-T, born Tracy Lauren Marrow, was stationed in Hawaii for several years. After his service, the two-time Grammy Award winner found success with a major music career in hip-hop from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. He has played Det. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola on TV’s longest-running primetime show, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” since 2000.
Willie Nelson
The Texas native joined the U.S. Air Force in 1950, though his time there was cut short due to a back injury, Texas Monthly explains.
Nelson, 89, fell into a career as a disc jockey shortly after and the rest is country music history. Nelson has since been a supporter of the armed forces, including playing free shows for members.
“I have a lot of respect for the military,” Nelson told TODAY at a concert for soldiers injured in Iraq 2006. “I like to show them that I support them every chance I get. … We get as much out of it as (the soldiers).” | 2022-06-04T15:16:10+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/5-stars-you-didnt-know-served-in-the-military/ |
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and added two assists, and the Minnesota Wild won their season-best sixth straight game while continuing their two-year domination of the Anaheim Ducks with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night.
Connor Dewar and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored and Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves for the Wild, who have earned 13 consecutive victories over the Ducks since January 2021. Last-place Anaheim has earned only four points during that stretch of the rivalry.
“They're in the same league as us,” Boldy said. “Their record is what it is, but no game is a cake walk. You've got to show up.”
Ryan Hartman scored an empty-net goal for the Wild, who have won 10 of 12 overall. Minnesota has allowed only six goals during its six-game winning streak, and Fleury provided the Wild's latest solid performance in net.
“Maybe in the second (period) they had a few chances, but other than that, we controlled the puck and didn't give them a lot,” Fleury said. “It's just a good team game. We defend well, block a lot of shots and get rebounds. We have the puck a lot, too.”
Rookie Mason McTavish scored and Lukas Dostal stopped 38 shots for the Ducks, who opened the longest homestand in franchise history with their 11th loss in 14 games. Anaheim coach Dallas Eakins lamented his team's five minor penalties in the final 30 minutes.
“I think we're third or fourth in the league at being penalized, and it has to stop,” Eakins said. “It's not like we're the late-'70s Flyers and we're out there pounding on guys. The game has changed. ... Those were just stick penalties, and we have to get away from them.”
After playing an NHL-high 21 road games already this season, the Ducks played the first of 10 straight games at Honda Center on a homestand that will last until Jan. 13. Anaheim's 10 consecutive home games are tied for the third-most in NHL history, surpassed only by 12-game homestands for the California Golden Seals (1975-76) and Tampa Bay (2010-11).
After a scoreless first period, McTavish intercepted a pass by Kirill Kaprizov just inside the Anaheim blue line and scored his fifth goal of the season on the breakaway. McTavish ended an 11-game goal drought with his 19th point, keeping him among the most productive NHL rookies.
Minnesota tied it late in the second when Dewar spun and practically took a no-look shot from well up the side boards, improbably putting it on target through traffic and beating a stunned Dostal for his fifth goal.
The Wild went ahead 4:46 into the third when Dostal failed to save a mid-range wrist shot by Boldy, perhaps even deflecting it into his own net with his glove.
Eriksson Ek then redirected Calen Addison's shot from the point during a power play four minutes later for his 11th goal.
With Ducks goalies John Gibson and Anthony Stolarz still sidelined by lower-body injuries, Dostal looked less than sharp while making his second start in two days and his fifth in six games. Anaheim played Dostal again instead of using backup Olle Eriksson Ek, who could have made his NHL debut against his brother, the Minnesota forward.
UP NEXT
Wild: At San Jose on Thursday night.
Ducks: Host Calgary on Friday night.
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Six people are dead after a small plane crashed and burst into flames in Murrieta, California.
The Cessna C550 business jet went down in a field near the French Valley Airport, marking the second crash at the airstrip in one week, according to KTLA. It had been en route from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office said officers responded to the scene of the accident at 4:15 a.m. Saturday.
"Deputies located an aircraft fully engulfed in flames in a field," the sheriff's office said in a press release.
All six occupants of the plane were pronounced dead at the scene.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.
A man was killed and three were injured near the same Southern California airport on Tuesday when a plane struck the side of a building, according to the Associated Press.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-07-08T19:04:13+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/6-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-and-bursts-into-flames-in-california |
Norfolk Southern says cost of fiery Ohio derailment doubles to $803 million as cleanup continues
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The costs associated with Norfolk Southern’s fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the mess and moves forward with all the related lawsuits.
Norfolk Southern recorded another $416 million charge related to the East Palestine derailment on Thursday as part of its second-quarter earnings after previously announcing a $387 million charge earlier this year. Most of the costs are related to the cleanup of the hazardous chemicals that were released, but $222 million is a combination of legal fees and the $63 million of assistance it has offered to the community.
The derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border prompted a national reckoning on railroad safety after thousands of people had to evacuate when officials decided to blow open several tank cars filled with vinyl chloride because they believed they might explode. The resulting fire sent a towering plume of black smoke over the town three days after the derailment that spilled several other hazardous chemicals when the tank cars carrying them ruptured.
The $803 million cost estimate doesn’t include funds to compensate the East Palestine community for any long-term health effects, drop in home values or drinking water issues because those are still being negotiated, so the total will grow. But Norfolk Southern also expects to eventually recover some of those costs from its insurance and lawsuits against other companies involved in the derailment.
The additional charges related to the derailment, combined with a 6% drop in the number of shipments the railroad delivered, more than halved the Atlanta-based company’s profit to $356 million, or $1.56 per share. That’s down from $819 million, or $3.45 per share, a year ago.
Without the derailment costs, NS says it would have earned $2.95 per share in the quarter, still well below Wall Street expectations. The analysts surveyed by FactSet Research generally expected Norfolk Southern to report earnings per share of $3.11.
Norfolk Southern’s revenue declined to $2.98 billion in the quarter, which also disappointed. Analysts were expecting $3.08 billion revenue.
The railroad’s traffic was hurt by the derailment because Norfolk Southern had to operate with only one of its two tracks by East Palestine running on a busy corridor. But consumer demand for imported goods has also weakened, and Norfolk Southern’s main competitor in the east, CSX, has said it was able to pick up some of Norfolk Southern’s business in the wake of the derailment.
CEO Alan Shaw said Norfolk Southern’s service has improved to levels rivaling its 2019 performance before the deep cuts it made during the pandemic once it reopened both rail lines through East Palestine. The railroad has also been hiring aggressively over the past year to give it enough crews and other workers to handle all the freight.
The average speed of Norfolk Southern’s trains reached 21.5 mph this month on average, coming close to the 21.8 mph it recorded before the derailment in January.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, MyChargeBack, the international provider of complex transaction dispute resolution services that include forensic cryptocurrency investigations, has issued a warning to the public to be on the alert for fake cryptocurrency recovery firms.
Since the so-called "crypto winter" began in November 2021, bitcoin and ether have dropped close to 75% from their peak, and they were the lucky ones. All told, the cryptocurrency industry lost over $2 trillion in value over the past year. But then it got even worse. In June, Celsius, a pioneering cryptocurrency lender, filed for bankruptcy, revealing that its balance sheet was $1.2 billion in the red. And then, this month, came the collapse of FTX, which is estimated to have wiped as much as $32 billion off the ledgers.
"The bottom line is that untold numbers of crypto investors have been left holding the bag," states Michael B. Cohen, Vice President of Global Operations at MyChargeBack. "And regrettably, we now see a dramatic surge in scams posing as 'crypto recovery firms' that seek to capitalize on that, especially in connection with Black Friday and Crypto Monday, which have come to mark the start of the holiday season."
Cohen notes that any website that claims to provide a 100% guarantee that it will recover cryptocurrency is deceiving the public. "With few exceptions, no one can recover crypto alone, because recovery almost always requires the involvement of the police and often the courts as well," he explains. "A claim of 100% success is a red flag for a fund recovery scam."
In searching online for professional assistance with cryptocurrency cases, Cohen also stresses the need to verify the company's provenance before contacting it. "Obviously, a firm whose website URL was registered only a week ago cannot seriously claim to have recovered millions of dollars for thousands of clients over the past year," he emphasizes. "But that's exactly what these scam websites that pop up overnight say."
Most importantly, however, are the deliverables. "Without knowing who the beneficiary is there is no way crypto can be recovered," Cohen adds. "Open-source software that anyone can use can trace the linear path cryptocurrency takes between a sender and a receiver, but the maximum it can provide is the address of the last wallet the crypto landed in, not the exchange that hosts it, which is the vital information that has to be provided to the police to assist them in opening a criminal investigation," he says. "So consumers have to be sure that the professional they contract with instead employs advanced, coin-tracking software that does just that," he concludes. "Otherwise, they'll be scammed a second time."
About MyChargeBack
MyChargeBack is a global leader in resolving complex, card-not-present disputes, having pioneered innovative strategies for pursuing chargebacks and other forms of restitution. Its mission is to level the playing field in the payments industry by improving the way consumers and issuing banks work to assess and validate disputes, and to facilitate the recovery of cryptocurrency by using state-of-the-art technology to conduct forensic blockchain investigations. Led by former financial services executives with expertise in payments, regulation and law, MyChargeBack's success is enhanced by its working relationship with more than 800 banks and 450 law enforcement agencies in over 100 countries, which has enabled it to assist thousands of clients recoup millions in assets that otherwise could have been lost. Founded in 2016, MyChargeBack maintains offices in New York, London, Tel Aviv, and Pretoria.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Charles Leclerc is back on pole. Now comes the tricky task of converting it into a win.
Leclerc won the pole for the fourth consecutive race with a blistering lap around the Baku street circuit in Azerbaijan on Saturday, but the Ferrari driver failed to convert any of his last three pole positions into victories.
Leclerc ran a lap at 1 minute, 41.359 seconds with his last run of the session to beat Sergio Pérez of Red Bull by .282 seconds. Championship leader Max Verstappen qualified third in the other Red Bull, .347 off Leclerc's pace.
Leclerc has been first or second in every qualifying session this year, but has failed to convert any into victories since the Australian Grand Prix in April. Verstappen won three consecutive races and Pérez won in Monaco two weeks ago.
“All pole positions feel good but this one, I probably did not expect it,” Leclerc said. He said Red Bull's cars seem faster “but then in the last lap everything came together.”
Leclerc started from pole the last three races but was passed by Verstappen in Miami, retired with car problems in Spain and dropped to fourth at his home race in Monaco after a botched strategy call by Ferrari. He was also on pole in Azerbaijan last year, when he finished fourth.
Pérez was the winner in Azerbaijan last year and is coming off his victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. He was upbeat about his chances in Sunday's race, but admitted he was lucky in qualifying after tapping the wall.
“I hit it quite a few times but it seems to be very strong, the car, this year,” he said. “I was lucky not to crash because I was over the limit.”
Verstappen felt his car was “consistently a bit off” in terms of setup balance.
“We seem to lack maybe a tiny bit over one lap, but I think over the long run our car should be quite good," he said.
Leclerc’s Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz qualified fourth, while George Russell of Mercedes was fifth and teammate Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion, seventh. Pierre Gasly of AlphaTauri was sixth.
The stewards summoned Hamilton and McLaren's Lando Norris for “driving unnecessarily slowly” during the second of the three qualifying sessions. Footage from Norris' onboard camera showed Hamilton driving slowly through the narrow Old City section of the track and Norris then slowing down to match him.
The exact circumstances weren't immediately clear, though drivers often slow down in qualifying to get clear space for a fast run next lap. Norris narrowly missed the cut in the second session and qualified 11th, one spot ahead of embattled McLaren teammate Daniel Ricciardo.
Lance Stroll was 19th after crashing twice in the first session. The Canadian was able to get going again after running into a barrier after braking late, but hit the wall again soon after, breaking the front wing and leaving one wheel dangling.
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A crash on Interstate 295 has closed all northbound lanes in the Woodvale area of Chesterfield County.
According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, the crash took place just north of the West Hundred Road exit, at mile marker 16.
All lanes in the northbound direction are currently closed. Drivers in the area are asked to use alternate routes and expect delays.
For real-time traffic information and highway cameras, visit 511Virginia.org. | 2022-08-06T22:58:14+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/chesterfield-county/all-lanes-of-i-295-north-closed-near-woodvale/ |
LONDON, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- F1® Arcade, the pioneering social hospitality concept and the first official Formula 1® simulator racing experience to put socialising at its core, announces a successful £30 million investment to fuel the next phase of international growth.
This funding will support F1 Arcade's international expansion plans, primarily in the US, where the business is building a significant pipeline of new venues. The business plans to own and operate sites in the UK and the US, and multiple discussions are underway with leading franchise partners around the world, including Europe, the Middle East and Australia, amongst other territories.
The round attracted notable investors, led by Liberty Media and Formula 1, with participation from leading sector-focused investment firm Imbiba. There was also support from names across the F1 paddock, including McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Logan Sargeant.
The rapid global growth of Formula 1 and the growth in gaming culture alongside the experience economy presents exceptional opportunities for F1 Arcade as it expands its unique hospitality concept worldwide.
Following the resounding success of its flagship site in St. Pauls, London, which continues to surpass revenue expectations, F1 Arcade plans to open more than 30 locations globally by the end of 2027, with the first US site in Boston scheduled to open in 2024.
The brand holds a significant first-mover advantage thanks to the coveted F1 license and original IP developed around the simulator, racing game, and overall experience. The company offers an unparalleled, immersive F1 racing simulation experience tailored for a mass audience, all within sophisticated venues that boast 'best-in-class' hospitality and design.
F1 Arcade's opportunity for expansion in the US comes as F1 has grown exponentially in the market, with last season's US Grand Prix in Austin recording a record attendance of 440,000, the Miami Grand Prix selling out this season with 270,000 fans, up 30,000 from 2022, and the US becoming the leading market for F1's social media channels, with a remarkable year-on-year increase of 50% from 2022.
Adam Breeden, CEO and Founder of F1 Arcade, welcomed the partnership with Liberty Media and Formula 1, stating, "We are truly excited to be working closely with Liberty Media and Formula 1 as equity partners as we drive towards global growth. Not only do we have an exceptional business model and product, but we are excited about the power of the F1 Arcade brand, its appeal to international audiences as well as potential partners around the world.
"Given the success of the first location and its appeal to such a diverse audience, we believe F1 Arcade has the potential to become one of the most sought-after experiential hospitality brands globally. For now, we are eagerly anticipating the opening of Birmingham UK in late 2023 and our first US site in Boston in early 2024 as well as announcing further locations imminently."
About F1 Arcade
F1® Arcade, the world's first official premium F1® experiential hospitality brand, launched its flagship 16K square foot venue in London, overlooking St Paul's Cathedral, in December 2022. F1 Arcade brings all the excitement, glamour, and thrill of Formula 1 driving to the masses. Featuring 60 full-motion racing simulators, 2-reaction games, huge viewing screens, best-in-class food and cocktails, with an electric atmosphere. This is social gaming like you've not seen before.
An in-house tech team worked in collaboration with Formula 1 and Studio 397, a subsidiary of Motorsport Games, to create a new gaming experience leveraging Studio 397's racing simulation platform rFactor 2.
F1® Arcade is the first and only officially licensed competitive socialising F1 experience specifically designed for the mass market, supported by Formula 1.
About Kindred Concepts
Kindred Concepts Ltd, trading as F1® Arcade, is a standalone corporate entity with an exclusive licence from Formula 1 to bring F1® Arcade to market. F1® Arcade is led by Founder and CEO Adam Breeden with a staff of 139 operating out of the UK and US.
About Adam Breeden
Adam Breeden is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of F1® Arcade and is widely credited as the original pioneer of competitive social and experiential entertainment. Beginning his career as co-founder of the multi-award-winning cocktail bar and restaurant Lonsdale in London in 2002, he has since been recognised for his extraordinary commitments to the international hospitality industry and pioneering the combination of sports with technology to create unsurpassed innovative concepts, founding breakthrough concepts including Bounce, Flight Club, Puttshack, Hijingo, and F1® Arcade.
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PHOENIX — Looking to get a bite to eat while you're gearing up for the Super Bowl?
Visit these restaurants reviewed and aired on Netflix or The Food Network. Each has its own signature craft!
Taco Chronicles first premiered in 2019 on Netflix. In season three, four Phoenix taco shops were featured on the documentary series show: Taco Boy's, Tacos Chiwas, Bacanora, and Fry Bread House.
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Taco Boy's! This Sonoran-style taco eatery in downtown Phoenix has tacos for just $2.99 each. More on their menu includes, burritos, quesadillas and home-made aguas frescas!
- Location: 620 E Roosevelt St., Phoenix
- Hours: Sunday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.
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Tacos Chiwas is a family-owned restaurant that makes its food “Chihuahua style.” They have handmade corn tortillas and a variety of proteins to choose from.
- Location: 1028 E Indian School Rd., Phoenix
- Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Bacanora restaurant, which is an agave-based spirit from Sonora, Mexico, is located along Grand Avenue. Enjoy a roasted elote (corn) or papa al horno (roasted potato) at this Mexican-themed restaurant.
- Location: 1301 Grand Ave., Unit 1, Phoenix
- Hours: Wednesday – Saturday: 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Fry Bread House is known for its Tohono O’odham food traditions of red chili beef, large flour tortillas, and frybread. The native lands stretch south from the U.S.–Mexican border and into central Phoenix, so common Mexican dishes are also on their menu, like menudo and tamales.
- Location: 4545 N 7th Ave., Phoenix
- Hours: Monday – Saturday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Chef’s Table Pizza on Netflix featured Pizzeria Bianco in downtown Phoenix. With house-made mozzarella and a next-door bar, this place serves an experience.
- Location: 623 E Adams St., Phoenix
- Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- Sunday and Monday: closed
Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives on the Food Network goes across the country trying new food and reviewing restaurants. A number of Arizona locations have been featured on the show. For a complete list of eateries on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, click here.
Matt’s Big Breakfast uses natural ingredients in all its breakfast foods. For example, cage-free eggs, grain-fed pork, and organic produce. It has been open since 2004, and this restaurant has only grown in popularity over the years.
- Location: 825 N 1st St., Phoenix
- Hours: Every day from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The restaurant, Barrio Café, highlights Mexican-American culture. Some classic menu items are Cochinita Pibil and Chiles en Nogada. Enjoy dinner with live music from Thursday to Saturday nights!
- Location: 2814 N 16th St. #1205, Phoenix
- Hours: Sunday, Tuesday – Thursday: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
- Mondays: closed
La Piazza Al Forno bakes its pizzas in a wood-fired brick oven. Apart from pizza, they serve a variety of paninis, salads, and cocktails
- Location: 5803 W Glendale Ave., Glendale
- Hours: Wednesday and Thursday: 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.;
- Sunday – Tuesday: closed
Located in Tempe, Curry Corner was established in 2000. This eatery is fast food using fresh and healthy ingredients. Their menu ranges from traditional curry dishes to family recipes.
- Location: 1212 E Apache Blvd., Tempe
- Hours: Every day from 11 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
DeFalco’s Italian Eatery and Grocery not only sells a variety of meats, cheeses, and homemade pasta, but also food they handcraft. Their dough and sauces are made from scratch and dishes are DeFalco family recipes.
- Location: 2334 N Scottsdale Rd, a133, Scottsdale
- Hours: Monday -Saturday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Slanted Rice, a Vietnamese bistro restaurant, mixes modern and traditional Vietnamese food. Traditional dishes served include, pho noodle soup, spring rolls, and crispy rice clay pots.
- Location: 6149 N Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale
- Hours: Every day from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. | 2023-02-02T16:29:30+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/sports/super-bowl/valley-restaurants-featured-on-food-network-netflix-shows-to-try-super-bowl-week |
FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GRS Technology Solutions, a cybersecurity and technology consulting firm that supports small and medium sized businesses in the Washington, DC area since 2008, recently announced attainment of Service Organization Compliance (SOC) Type 2 Certification. This milestone demonstrates GRS's outstanding commitment to its clients by ensuring their mission critical data assets are trusted and secure.
GRS's specialized team of highly qualified cybersecurity experts worked diligently to achieve SOC 2 certification. This certification is attained via a comprehensive and extensive external audit that certifies GRS fully complies with a set of defined systems and processes to ensure stringent protection of their clients' information security assets. As part of this effort, GRS partnered with A-LIGN, a licensed SOC 2 auditor, to conduct an audit and certify that GRS's Managed IT and Cybersecurity Program meets stringent requirements as set forth by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). These criteria include strict controls regarding the security, availability, processing, integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of infrastructure and systems.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), cybersecurity threats are significantly on the rise and account for serious and potentially devasting threats to intellectual property, business operations, and financial security (in excess of $6 trillion per year in damages). GRS's highly expert team of professionals understands the complexities of these risks and is committed to protecting their clients by securing their data assets. "We made a significant investment in this certification because we are truly committed to taking advanced measures in providing top notch security services to our clients and ensure their information security assets and privacy are protected and trusted" said Larry Burbano, GRS's CEO. "This is absolutely mission critical for any company in today's cybersecurity environment. It an integral part of our trusted relationship commitment to every single GRS client and is foundational for their successful growth and profitability."
According to Burbano, "Our next compliance objective as a company is to complete a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 audit based on the NIST 800-171 framework. This will provide commitment and value to our DoD clients by fulfilling CMMC L2 assessment requirements." GRS's internal cybersecurity team expects to accomplish this major milestone by the end of this year.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Daniel Cameron won the Republican primary for Kentucky governor on Tuesday, becoming the first major-party Black nominee for governor in the state’s history and setting up a November showdown with Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.
Cameron, the state’s attorney general who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, claimed a convincing victory over a 12-candidate field that included Kelly Craft, who served as United Nations ambassador in the Trump administration, and state Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles. Beshear easily dispatched two under-the-radar Democratic challengers in his own primary.
Cameron, the state’s first Black attorney general, would be the state’s first Black governor if elected. He played up the historic nature of his nomination in his victory speech Tuesday, saying his campaign aims to “embody the promise of America, that if you work hard and if you stand on principle, anything is possible.”
“To anyone who looks like me, know that you can achieve anything,” Cameron told his supporters. “Know that in this country and in Kentucky, all that matters are your values.”
The race now shifts to the general election, which will be one of November’s most closely watched contests and could provide clues heading into next year’s presidential race. Beshear, a popular Democratic governor, will face a tough reelection bid in a Republican-dominated state after a first term marked by a series of tragedies — the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and a mass shooting that killed one of his closest friends.
Beshear on Tuesday touted his stewardship of Kentucky’s economy — pointing to record economic development successes — in setting the stage for his fall reelection campaign. And he blasted the tone of the GOP gubernatorial primary after taking hits for months from the Republican candidates.
“Right now somewhere in America, there is a CEO deciding where to move their business and they’re considering Kentucky,” Beshear told a gathering of supporters. “Let me ask you: Is seeing people talk down our state and our economy, insult our people and stoke divisions going to help that next company choose Kentucky? Of course not.”
The fall matchup between Beshear and Cameron conjures parallels from the state’s last governor’s race but with a reversal of roles for the governor. In 2019, Beshear used the attorney general’s office as a springboard to the governorship. During his single term as attorney general, Beshear challenged a series of executive actions by then-governor, Republican Matt Bevin. Beshear narrowly defeated Bevin in a race that revolved around Bevin’s combative personality.
Turnout was light in many locations as rain fell across much of the state during part of the day, the secretary of state’s office said. Storm warnings were issued in some areas but there were no reports of voting disruptions. Election officials hoped for an upswing in turnout after the storms passed.
Cameron succeeded Beshear in the attorney general’s office, and the Republican turned the tables on Beshear, mounting numerous legal challenges against state and national Democratic policies that endeared him to conservatives. Cameron led the successful challenge that essentially halted the governor’s COVID-era restrictions, which Cameron said amounted to executive overreach. Beshear says that his actions saved lives and that he leaned heavily on guidance from Trump’s coronavirus task force.
A former aide to Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, Cameron has risen through the political ranks to become one of the most prominent Black Republicans in the country. His victory Tuesday will play into Trump’s efforts to solidify his status as the leader of the Republican Party heading into the 2024 presidential primary.
If Beshear follows his campaign formula from 2019, he will avoid talking about Trump or dwelling on polarizing national issues that could risk further energizing his opponent’s conservative base.
He is also expected to draw on his family’s strong political brand — his father, Steve Beshear, is a former two-term Kentucky governor who spoke at his son’s primary victory celebration Tuesday — and lean into his role of leading through adversity after a multitude of crises during his first term.
Through it all, Beshear emerged as the front man, holding daily pandemic briefings for months and then leading relief efforts to help those left devastated by tornadoes and floods.
Last month, Beshear publicly and emotionally grieved the loss of a close friend who died when a Louisville bank employee opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing five coworkers. He has frequently invoked his Christian faith as a cornerstone of his efforts to lead the state through tough times.
In addition to Craft and Quarles, Cameron also defeated state Auditor Mike Harmon and Somerset Mayor Alan Keck, among others.
But it was the combative rivalry between Cameron and Craft that dominated the primary campaign. Cameron endured an advertising blitz by Craft’s campaign — backed by her family’s fortune — and an outside group supporting her campaign. The pro-Craft group portrayed Cameron as an “establishment teddy bear” in claiming he wasn’t tough enough as attorney general. A pro-Cameron group swung back with attacks against Craft, who nabbed a last-minute endorsement from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Cameron’s handling of an investigation into the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police in 2020 could come under renewed scrutiny as he campaigns as the GOP nominee. Taylor’s death and the police-related killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests.
In announcing a grand jury’s findings in Taylor’s death, Cameron said jurors “agreed” that homicide charges were not warranted against the officers, because they were fired upon. Three of the jurors disputed Cameron’s account, arguing that Cameron’s staff limited their scope and did not give them an opportunity to consider homicide charges against the police in Taylor’s death.
Cameron’s immediate attention will turn toward building party unity for the fall campaign slog, a task for which he has demonstrated skills in the past. He bridged the gulf between Trump and McConnell despite a growing rift between the two GOP heavyweights. Cameron worked as the senator’s legal counsel and made a high-profile pitch for Trump’s unsuccessful reelection campaign at the 2020 Republican National Convention.
The gubernatorial campaign topped primary races for other constitutional offices in Kentucky.
Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams, who pushed successfully for expanded voter access, won his primary against two candidates, including one who cast doubt on the integrity of elections. He faces Democrat Charles “Buddy” Wheatley in November in his reelection bid.
Other primary winners included Republican Allison Ball, who is running for state auditor after two terms as state treasurer, and now will face Democrat Kimberley Reeder, who ran unopposed. Garrard County Attorney Mark Metcalf won the GOP primary for state treasurer and faces Democrat Michael Bowman in November. The general election race for agriculture commissioner pits Republican Jonathan Shell against Democrat Sierra Enlow, who won their respective primaries. The fall campaign for attorney general will feature Republican Russell Coleman against Democrat Pam Stevenson. Both were unopposed in the primary. | 2023-05-17T06:12:41+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/politics/kentucky-republicans-pick-nominee-to-challenge-democratic-gov-beshear/ |
HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Rokid, an augmented reality glasses manufacturer, partnered with Eyedaptic to unveil the all-new EYE5 smart glasses at the American Academy of Optometry 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo. The latest model brings wearability to a whole new level and covers the widest range of use cases for central vision loss including Diabetic Retinopathy and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
Equipped with simulated natural vision software, the Eyedaptic EYE5 solution optimizes the user's functional peripheral vision through a small embedded camera that captures an individual's environment, manipulates and enhances the pixels and re-displays the image.
The smart product includes novel artificial intelligence and computer vision algorithms, while its latest features integrate seamlessly with Eyedaptic's custom user interface. Furthermore, the EYE5 still offers the EyeSwitch 2-in-1 functionality combining a wearable and a hand-held visual aid all in one product, eliminating the need for multiple products for different scenarios.
With the availability of Eyedaptic wearables, patients with retinal diseases can now be referred to solutions that enhance their quality of life, easily and unobtrusively.
Create a complete visual jigsaw to enjoy a whole world
From nano-robots to intelligent bionic hands, a growing number of technologies and achievements are prolonging human life. Patients with macular degeneration perceive the world as if a piece of it was covered by a black cloth, leaving a black hole of absence.
Eyedaptic develops visual aids for macular degeneration and other retinal diseases. The software, powered by Air Pro, an augmented reality hardware developed by Rokid, re-displays images from the user's surroundings after processing the images and enhancing the pixels, helping patients see their important surroundings .
Wearable technology is no longer just available for the tech-savvy. Eyedaptic's new eye5 is easier to use, lighter and more comfortable for anyone of any age suffering from central vision loss.
Restoring the clarity of colors
What does the world look like in the eyes of people with normal vision? Blue sky, white clouds, the invigorating autumn landscape, the fragrance of cinnamon in the air, clear and colorful scenery, full of life.
Eyes are the window to the soul. But for people with eye diseases, their vision is blurred, distorted, or obscured by black dots. The world in their eyes is crippled, and they have extreme difficulty when attempting to read, may be unable to travel, or even see their loved ones clearly.
According to the first World Vision Report recently released by the World Health Organization, the number of people worldwide with visual impairments or blindness surpasses 2.2 billion, while the number with macular degeneration is expected to increase from 195.6 million in 2020 to 243.3 million in 2030. With the changing demographics, more and more people will suffer from it.
"People value their eyesight over ten times more than any of their other senses. The EYE5 gives my patients with visual impairments access to life-changing technology that enhances their vision," said Dr. Mitul Mehta, MD Vitreo Retinal Surgeon and Eyedaptic's Chief Medical Officer.
Technology makes life better
Clinical studies have been conducted to demonstrate the utility and efficacy of the solution built by Eyedaptic and Rokid based on the Rokid Air Pro. The clinical data demonstrated over a doubling in visual acuity and a fivefold improvement in daily activities. It is ideal for those managing a wide variety of tasks whether it be seeing a movie, grocery shopping, or working at a computer.
Rokid is a product platform company focusing on product development of hardware and software for 5G, AI and AR applications. The firm combines cutting-edge Al and AR technologies with industry applications through multi-disciplinary research in speech recognition, natural language processing, computer vision, optical display, chip platform, and hardware design to provide full-stack solutions for customers in different verticals, creating super workers in the age of intelligence, enhancing the user experience and helping companies perform better.
With the mission to "leave nobody behind", Rokid empowers more people to enjoy a happy and wonderful life through technology.
The poet Gu Cheng once penned some verse that said, "I was given the dark eyes by the dark night, yet I use them to search for light." It is human nature to be in the pursuit of brightness. Advances in technology not only play a role as a physical function, but also makes it possible for more and more people to avoid struggling just to get through the day. The power of technology to make lives better is ultimately a miracle created by people. We believe in the infinite possibilities of life and cherish every moment of every day!
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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed Wednesday he won't interfere with an investigation into Hunter Biden's taxes, a probe that's continuing to unfold as congressional Republicans intensify their focus on the president’s son.
Garland told the Senate Judiciary Committee he has left the matter in the hands of U.S. Attorney David Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware, who would be empowered to expand his investigation outside the state if needed.
“He has been advised he is not to be denied anything he needs,” Garland said. “I have not heard anything from that office to suggest that they are not able to do everything the U.S. Attorney wants to do.”
Garland's appearance was his first since the new Congress convened, and came against the backdrop of special counsel investigations into classified records found at the homes of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.
The investigation into Hunter Biden began in 2018 and has included an examination of his income and payments he received while serving on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company whose board he had joined when his father was vice president, sparking potential conflict of interest concerns.
Under questioning from Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Garland said that if payments were made to support a foreign government in secret, “that would be a national security problem.”
It remains unclear whether Hunter Biden might face charges. He has previously said he “handled my affairs legally and appropriately.” Joe Biden has said he has never spoken to his son about foreign business. There are no indications that the federal investigation involves the president.
Garland also faced questioning about fentanyl, a potent opioid responsible for soaring overdose deaths in the U.S. “There is no strategy that I can discern about how to deal with the poisoning of Americans with fentanyl,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the panel's top Republican.
Garland said fentanyl is a “horrible epidemic unleashed on purpose” by drug cartels in Mexico. He said the Justice Department is working to combat it, but it's a “whole government problem.” | 2023-03-02T23:31:53+00:00 | kagstv.com | https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/nation-world/hunter-biden-probe-garland/507-e6336006-134e-498c-802f-a6159fc2c2e2 |
Buffalo Bills General Manager Brandon Beane announced Tuesday that safety Damar Hamlin has been cleared to resume full activities.
"He is cleared, resume full activities just like anyone else who is coming back from an injury. So he's fully cleared, he's here... he's in a great head space to come back and make his return," Beane said.
Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field in January. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was hospitalized for just over a week.
According to Beane, Hamlin has seen multiple specialists and they are all in agreement that he can resume full activities.
Hamlin made his return to Highmark Stadium ahead of Buffalo's AFC Divisional round matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 22.
In February, Hamlin was announced as the winner of the NFLPA’s Alan Page Community Award and he paid tribute to those who had a hand in giving him a second chance at life at “NFL Honors.”
Since then, Hamlin has launched the #3forHeart CPR Challenge in partnership with the American Heart Association which aims to promote CPR training and education, which saved his life, in an effort to save more lives.
He also recently went to Washington, D.C. to support the 'Access to AEDs Act' and met with President Joe Biden.
This story was originally reported by Scripps News Buffalo. | 2023-04-18T17:17:13+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/buffalo-bills-safety-damar-hamlin-cleared-to-resume-full-activities |
By DAVID KLEPPER
Associated Press
Instances of racial slurs have soared on Twitter since Elon Musk purchased the influential platform, despite assurances from the platform that it had reduced hateful activity, a digital civil rights group reported Thursday.
Researchers at the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that the number of tweets containing one of several different racial slurs soared in the week after Musk bought Twitter.
A racial epithet used to attack Black people was found more than 26,000 times, three times the average for 2022. Use of a slur that targets trans people increased 53%, while instances of an offensive term for homosexual men went up 39% over the yearly average.
Examples of offensive terms used to target Jews and Hispanics also increased.
All told, the researchers looked at nearly 80,000 English-language tweets and retweets from around the world that contained one of the offensive terms they searched for.
“The figures show that despite claims from Twitter’s Head of Trust and Safety, Yoel Roth, that the platform had succeeded in reducing the number of times hate speech was being seen on Twitter’s search and trending page, the actual volume of hateful tweets has spiked,” according to the analysis from the center, a nonprofit with offices in the U.S. and United Kingdom.
Roth resigned Thursday, joining the large number of Twitter employees who have either resigned from Twitter or been laid off since Musk took control.
A day before, Roth acknowledged the recent increase in hate speech on the site but said the platform had made significant progress in bringing the numbers down.
“We’ve put a stop to the spike in hateful conduct, but that the level of hateful activity on the service is now about 95% lower than it was before the acquisition,” Roth said in remarks broadcast live on Twitter. “Changes that we’ve made and the proactive enforcement that we carried out are making Twitter safer relative to where it was before.”
An executive confirmed Roth’s resignation to coworkers on an internal messaging board seen by The Associated Press on Thursday.
On Oct. 31, Twitter announced that 1,500 accounts had been removed for posting hate speech. The company also said it had greatly reduced the visibility of posts containing slurs, making them harder to find on the platform.
“We have actually seen hateful speech at times this week decline (asterisk)below(asterisk) our prior norms, contrary to what you may read in the press,” Musk tweeted last week.
Musk has described himself as a free speech absolutist, and he is widely expected to revamp Twitter’s content moderation policies. While he said no changes have been made so far, Musk has made significant layoffs at the company, raising questions about its ability to police misinformation and hate speech before Tuesday’s midterm election.
It may take some time to accurately assess the platform’s performance in the election and to determine whether Twitter has adopted a different strategy for content that violates its policies, said Renee DiResta, research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory.
“The civic integrity policy was unchanged,” DiResta said of Twitter under its new ownership. “Now, there is a difference between having a policy and enforcing a policy.”
Shortly after Musk purchased Twitter, some users posted hate speech, seemingly to test the boundaries of the platform under its new owner.
Within just 12 hours of Musk’s purchase being finalized, references to a specific racist epithet used to demean Black people shot up by 500%, according to an analysis conducted by the Network Contagion Research Institute, a Princeton, New Jersey-based firm that tracks disinformation.
Twitter did not immediately respond Thursday to messages seeking comment on the findings of the new report.
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Vehicle stolen while 3 young children wait for mother outside Detroit gas station
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Someone stole a vehicle while a Detroit mother was inside a gas station paying Thursday night.
Jada Hicks left her 10-year-old son, 8-year-old daughter, and baby girl in her locked Jeep as she went into the Citgo near Fenkell and Meyers, a few blocks from her house. While she was inside the gas station, a man broke the Jeep's window with a rock and ordered the children out.
"He said, ‘Get the baby in the car seat and get out of the car now,’" Hicks said. "The whole entire time my son was, 'Mommy, I don't want to die.'"
The children got out of the vehicle as the thief stole it.
"I thank you for letting my kids out of the car because not even a full year ago I lost a child. So, I'm thankful he let my babies out of the car," Hicks said.
While the thief took her vehicle, Hicks' is just happy her children are safe.
"My 1-year-old is fresh off of oxygen, so she has a ton of doctor's appointments a week," she said. "I can Uber, I would catch the bus with my kids, but I'm just thankful that I have my kids here with me to catch the bus with me."
Detroit police recently recovered the stolen Jeep, so Hicks will be getting it back Friday. The suspect was arrested and is expected to face charges. | 2022-07-03T05:09:58+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/vehicle-stolen-while-3-young-children-wait-for-mother-outside-detroit-gas-station |
Rhythm has long been thought to be a uniquely human trait, but researchers have found that rats possess the ability and can keep the beat to Mozart, a new study shows.
Scientists at the University of Tokyo found that rats' beat synchronicity came from the time constant of their brains, not their bodies, which is similar across species.
"Rats displayed innate — that is, without any training or prior exposure to music — beat synchronization most distinctly within 120-140 bpm (beats per minute), to which humans also exhibit the clearest beat synchronization," said University of Tokyo Associate Professor Hirokazu Takahashi.
Researchers equipped 20 rats with wireless accelerometers to measure their head movements. They were played one-minute excerpts of "Sonata for two pianos (K.448)" by Mozart at four different speeds – 75%, 100%, 200% and 400% of the original speed.
The study focused on responses to "K. 448" by Mozart. But the study also played four other musical pieces to human and animal participants: "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga, "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen, "Beat It" by Michael Jackson and "Sugar" by Maroon 5.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-11-14T12:23:51+00:00 | kvpr.org | https://www.kvpr.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-11-14/rats-have-rhythm-and-can-keep-the-beat-to-mozart-a-new-study-shows |
An Arizona man says he is still suffering from trauma nearly two years later after he was wrongfully jailed for 17 days when American Airlines falsely identified him as a burglary suspect to police.
"It continues to affect me. Every time I have to relive these moments, this anxiety rushes back, and I'm less trustworthy and more hyper-vigilant when I'm out and about," said passenger Michael Lowe in an interview with NPR.
A lawsuit against the airline filed Monday in a Texas district court argues Lowe, 46, is suffering from "incomprehensible trauma" following his experience in a New Mexico jail due to the "gross negligence" of American Airlines.
According to the lawsuit, the incident began on May 12, 2020, when Lowe boarded an American Airlines flight departing from Flagstaff, Ariz. to Reno, Nev., with a layover in Dallas.
During the layover at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, a burglary took place at a duty-free store in terminal D shortly before Lowe's flight departed, the lawsuit said.
Surveillance cameras at the airport showed the suspect boarding Lowe's plane, the lawsuit said.
To identify and locate the suspect in the burglary, airport police obtained a search warrant ordering American Airlines to "produce any and all recorded travel data" for passengers onboard flight 2248, according to the lawsuit.
But when police asked American Airlines for a list of passengers, according to the lawsuit, they provided only one name: Michael Lowe.
"In response to the search warrant, American did not produce 'any and all recorded travel data for all individuals,'" the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit did not go into detail as to why American Airlines only provided airport police with just Lowe's name.
"Michael was erroneously named by American as the culprit. The detective took them at their word and didn't do anything to disprove what they already provided him," Lowe's attorney Scott Palmer told NPR in an interview Wednesday.
As a result of the actions by American Airlines, the lawsuit said two arrest warrants were issued for Lowe; he was arrested a year later while in New Mexico on the Fourth of July.
During his incarceration at the Quay County, N.M., detention center for 17 days, the lawsuit argues that Lowe experienced an "unending nightmare," describing the gruesome experience he endured while in custody.
Lowe argues he continuously told authorities that they arrested the wrong person.
"I don't understand how, in 2020, American Airlines could misidentify a passenger and give only one name, my name only, as the sole culprit for a crime I didn't commit," Lowe told NPR.
The lawsuit goes into detail describing Lowe's experience at the detention center, emphasizing that he "lived in a constant state of fear of confrontation or abuse."
Lowe was eventually released from the detention center and the charges against him were eventually dropped, according to the lawsuit. However, the suit alleged that his experience in the Quay County Detention Center left him with continuous distress and anxiety.
"As a result of this sustained severe emotional pain, anguish, anxiety, depression and loss of self-esteem, Mr. Lowe has become a man desperate to find himself," the lawsuit said.
NPR reached out to the Quay County Sheriff's Department and the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for a request for comment but did not immediately hear back.
In an emailed statement to NPR, American Airlines says they did nothing wrong regarding the incident, saying they were responding to a police request.
"As required by law, American cooperates with and responds to court orders for information related to possible criminal activity, and that's what we did in this instance when we were presented with a search warrant," American Airlines spokesman Rob Himler told NPR.
Palmer said: "It's baffling. It's troubling. It's wrong on a lot of levels. This lawsuit is going to get to the bottom of how this happened and why it happened."
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NEW YORK (AP) — In Donald Trump’s assessment, Mike Pence “committed political suicide” on Jan. 6, 2021.
By refusing to go along with the former president’s unconstitutional push to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Pence became a leading target of Trump’s wrath and a pariah in many Republican circles.
But the final weeks of the intensely competitive 2022 election suggest the former vice president’s fortunes have shifted as he lays the groundwork for his own potential campaign for the White House in 2024.
The man who was booed last year at a conservative conference is now an in-demand surrogate for Republican candidates, including some who spent their primaries obsessively courting Trump’s endorsement, in part by parroting Trump's election lies.
Pence has been traveling the country, holding events and raising millions for candidates and Republican groups, including signing fundraising solicitations for party committees.
For some campaigns in tight races, Pence is seen as something of a neutralizing agent who can help broaden their appeal beyond Trump’s core base of support. That includes Arizona, with a key Senate race on Nov. 8 and what is expected to be a hotly contested stop in the 2024 presidential campaign.
Last week, Pence endorsed Senate nominee Blake Masters, who has struggled to pivot from the primary to win over moderates in a state where one-third of voters are registered independents.
“He takes a little bit of the edge off Masters with a lot of voters,” veteran GOP strategist Scott Reed said. “You know Masters is new to this, first time candidate, said some silly things he probably regrets during the campaign."
Yet the endorsements can seem jarring given that Pence has spent much of the past year pushing back on Trump’s election lies, which spurred the violent mob that descended on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while Pence was trying to preside over the formal congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. Pence and members of his family had to be rushed to safety and held for hours in an underground loading dock as the marauders roamed the hallways, some chanting, “Hang Mike Pence!” and erected a makeshift gallows outside.
Masters, during the primary, baselessly denied the 2020 results, recording a video in which he said he thought Trump had won. Masters claimed on his website that, “if we had had a free and fair election, President Trump would be sitting in the Oval Office today.”
Trump said when he endorsed Masters in June: “Blake knows that the “Crime of the Century” took place, he will expose it and also, never let it happen again.”
Pence made no mention of that in Phoenix on Tuesday.
“What I came here to Arizona to say is not only is Blake Masters the right choice for the United States Senate, the people of Arizona deserve to know Blake Masters may be the difference between a Democrat majority in the Senate and a Republican majority in the Senate,” Pence said.
Pence, along with Masters and Gov. Doug Ducey, took just three questions, two of them from conservative websites. When a local television reporter tried to ask Masters whether Pence was right to move forward with certifying Biden’s victory, he was quickly cut off by a Masters spokesman.
Masters is not the only election denier Pence has endorsed or assisted.
Two days after the Masters event, Pence was in Georgia headlining a fundraiser for Burt Jones, the nominee for lieutenant governor. Jones not only embraced Trump’s claims of widespread election fraud and called for a statewide investigation into the 2020 race, but also signed on to be one of his state’s fake alternate electors — a scheme that is now under criminal investigation.
Last month, Pence campaigned in New Hampshire for Senate nominee Don Bolduc, a retired Army general who also spent his primary campaign telling voters the 2020 race was stolen from Trump.
Marc Short, a longtime Pence adviser, declined to set a red line for candidates Pence would and would not endorse.
“It’s more about making sure that he’s being a team player where he needs to be,” he said. “I think as a lot of these candidates look to solidify the party behind them, Pence can be helpful.”
There is no evidence of any widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines in the 2020 election, underscored by repeated audits, court cases and the conclusions of Trump’s own Department of Justice. Still, support of false election claims run deep among GOP candidates this year.
Short said Pence was happy to support candidates who had moved past 2020, as he has urged the party to do.
“If people sort of acknowledged a mistaken position before, he certainly wants to reward that,” said Short. “I think he wants to help conservatives first and foremost, but if people who were elected are now adopting new position about the events of Jan. 6,” he said, “then that’s a positive.”
Reed, the Republican strategist, said he wasn’t surprised by the candidates Pence had chosen to back.
“He’s a big picture party guy. And it doesn’t surprised me that he’s hustling as hard as he is for people who may not be 100% Pencers,” Reed said. “By doing these kinds of events,” he added, “they’re going to take another look at him if he decides to run.”
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Associated Press writer Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix contributed to this report.
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Achieve recognized five times on Built In's Best Places to Work lists
SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Achieve, the leader in digital personal finance, has been recognized five times in the 2023 edition of Built In's Best Places To Work Awards. Specifically, Achieve earned places in the U.S. Best Large Places to Work, Dallas Best Large Places to Work, Dallas Best Places to Work, San Francisco Best Large Places to Work and San Francisco Best Places to Work. The annual awards program includes companies of all sizes, from startups to those in the enterprise, and honors both remote-first employers as well as companies in large tech markets across the U.S.
"We are honored to receive these recognitions that speak to our strong core values, especially our culture of CARE," said Achieve Executive Vice President of Human Resources Linda Luman. "We are committed to providing rewarding work experiences and career growth opportunities, as well as robust benefits packages that meet the diverse needs of our teammates."
Built In determines the winners of Best Places to Work by using company data, including information about compensation and benefits. To reflect the benefits candidates are searching for more frequently on Built In, the program also weighs criteria like remote and flexible work opportunities, programs for DEI and other people-first cultural offerings.
"At Achieve, we are continuously identifying new and innovative ways to serve our members, our teammates and the larger community," said Achieve Co-Founder and Co-CEO Brad Stroh. "We're proud to receive these recognitions and are always working to find new ways to provide greater career and personal growth."
Achieve was recently named to Az Business Magazine's inaugural AZ Big 100 List. The company also ranked the No. 1 extra-large company in the Phoenix Business Journal's Best Places to Work list in 2021 and 2022. Under its former name, Achieve was named to the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area list by the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal, as well as the Phoenix Business Journal's 2022 Healthiest Employers List.
"It's my honor to congratulate this year's Best Places to Work winners," said Built In Chief Marketing Officer Sheridan Orr. "These exemplary companies understand their people are their most valuable asset, and they've stepped up to meet the modern professional's new expectations, including the desire to work for companies that deliver purpose, growth and inclusion. These winners set the stage for a human-centered future of work, and we can't wait to see that future unfold."
About Built In
Built In is creating the largest platform for technology professionals globally. Monthly, millions of the industry's most in-demand professionals visit the site from across the world. They rely on our platform to stay ahead of tech trends and news, learn skills to accelerate their careers and find opportunities at companies whose values they share. Built In also serves 2,000 customers, innovative companies ranging from startups to those in the Fortune 500. By putting their stories in front of our uniquely engaged audience, we help them hire otherwise hard-to-reach tech professionals. www.builtin.com
About Built In's Best Places to Work
Built In's esteemed Best Places to Work Awards, now in its fifth year, honor companies across numerous categories: 100 Best Places to Work, 50 Best Startup Places to Work, 100 Best Midsize Places to Work, 100 Best Large Places to Work and Editor's Choice: 100 Best Hybrid Places to Work. The program honors companies – remote, hybrid and in-office – with the best total rewards packages across the U.S. and in the following tech hubs: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC.
About Achieve
Achieve is the leader in digital personal finance. Our solutions help everyday people get on, and stay on, the path to a better financial future, with innovative technology and personalized support. By leveraging proprietary data and analytics, our solutions are tailored for each step of a consumer's financial journey and include personal loans, home loans, help with debt and financial tools and education. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Achieve has nearly 3,000 dedicated teammates across the country with hubs in California, Arizona, Texas and Florida and is regularly recognized as a Best Place to Work.
Achieve and its affiliates are subsidiaries of Freedom Financial Network Funding, LLC, including Bills.com, LLC d/b/a Achieve.com (NMLS ID #138464) Equal Housing Lender; Freedom Financial Asset Management, LLC d/b/a Achieve Personal Loans (NMLS ID #227977); Freedom Resolution (NMLS ID #1248929); and Lendage, LLC d/b/a Achieve Loans (NMLS ID #1810501), Equal Housing Lender.
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ESCANABA, Mich. (WJMN) – Delta Animal Shelter held a “Yoga with Kittens” fundraiser Thursday at their shelter in Escanaba! Kids and adults were able to get some exercise with the purrrr-fect workout partners.
“We’ve done this a few times in the past; we’ve done puppy yoga and kitten yoga before. Our yoga instructor…just got a hold of us and wanted to do a fundraiser and help out the shelter, so she came up with everything, she put everything together, she planned everything, and we’re just kind of here hosting,” said Vonnie Bruce, the shelter operations coordinator. “We’ll just have a big group of kittens running around and playing and climbing all over people while they’re doing their yoga!”
Folks got in for $20 a pop, and Vonnie said the money raised goes to fund the general expenses of running the shelter.
“Feeding the animals…medical expenses; everybody’s spayed and neutered before they leave and microchipped and things like that, so [it] just [goes to] really general day-to-day costs that come with the shelter,’ said Vonnie.
Vonnie also said the special guests at the event will be up for adoption soon…and they had an interesting story of how they found their way to the shelter.
“They showed up here in a laundry basket with mom when they were just a couple weeks old. So, we took them in and sent them out to fosters so hopefully, in a couple weeks, they’ll be able to come back and get fixed and go out to their forever homes,” said Vonnie.
Vonnie said she loves how events like this promote community engagement and hopes to get the word out about helping local shelters.
“All the shelters in the U.P., including us, are jam-packed right now, so if anybody’s looking for a pet, please check your local shelters first because everyone’s super full and we can’t start helping other people and taking in other animals until we empty the shelters out,” Vonnie said.
to keep up with the Delta Animal Shelter’s events and fundraisers, you can find them on:
Facebook: Delta Animal Shelter
Instagram: @deltaanimalshelter
Snapchat: @das_escanaba | 2023-07-28T03:50:54+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/local-news/delta-animal-shelter-hosts-yoga-with-kittens-fundraiser/ |
Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Elias Ymer: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | ATP Challenger Salzburg, Austria Men Singles 2023
Juan Manuel Cerundolo (No. 111 ranking) will face Elias Ymer (No. 169) in the quarterfinals of the ATP Challenger Salzburg, Austria Men Singles 2023 on Friday, July 14.
Cerundolo is favored (-140) in this match, compared to the underdog Ymer, who is +100.
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Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Elias Ymer Match Information
- Tournament: The ATP Challenger Salzburg, Austria Men Singles 2023
- Round: Quarterfinals
- Date: Friday, July 14
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Venue: Salzburg Tennis Club
- Location: Salzburg, Austria
- Court Surface: Clay
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Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Elias Ymer Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Juan Manuel Cerundolo has a 58.3% chance to win.
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Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Elias Ymer Trends and Insights
- In the Round of 16 on Wednesday, Cerundolo defeated Alex Barrena 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
- Ymer will look to maintain momentum after a 7-6, 6-2 win over No. 63-ranked Juan Pablo Varillas in the Round of 16 on Wednesday.
- Cerundolo has played 21.6 games per match (21.5 in best-of-three matches) in his 21 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces).
- On clay, Cerundolo has played 19 matches over the past year, totaling 21.6 games per match (21.6 in best-of-three matches) while winning 51.0% of games.
- Ymer is averaging 24.4 games per match (24.3 in best-of-three matches) through his 42 matches played in the past year across all court types, winning 50.0% of those games.
- On clay courts, Ymer has played 21 matches and averaged 23.9 games per match (23.7 in best-of-three matches) and 10.2 games per set.
- Cerundolo and Ymer have not played each other since 2015.
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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president and its shaky, decade-long experiment with democracy are facing an important test Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections.
Turnout was just 11% in the first round of voting last month, as many disaffected Tunisians stayed away and the influential opposition Islamist party boycotted.
The runoff elections Sunday are being watched around the Arab world. They're seen as a conclusive step in President Kais Saied’s push to consolidate power, tame Islamist rivals and win back lenders and investors needed to save the teetering economy.
Voters are choosing lawmakers to replace the last parliament, led by Islamist party Ennahdha, which Saied suspended in 2021 and later disbanded. He then had the constitution rewritten to give more power to the president and less to the legislature.
Analysts note a growing crisis of confidence between citizens and the political class since Tunisia’s 2011 revolution unleashed Arab Spring uprisings across the region, and led Tunisians to create a new democratic political system once seen as a model.
At a Tunis food market ahead of Sunday’s vote, few people seemed to think a new parliament would solve their problems. Vendors struggled to sell their wares as shoppers lamented rising prices.
Polls opened at 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) Sunday, except in restive regions near the Algerian and Libyan borders where authorities are limiting voting hours for security reasons. The turnout rate — an important sign of the elections’ legitimacy — is expected to be announced Sunday evening, and the election results in the ensuing days.
In the first-round elections, 23 candidates secured seats outright in the 161-seat parliament, either because they ran unopposed or because they won more than 50% of the vote.
In Sunday’s runoff, voters are choosing among 262 candidates seeking to fill 131 seats. No candidates bothered to run in seven other constituencies; electoral officials say those seats will be filled in special elections at a later date.
Saied and his supporters argued that his overhaul of Tunisian politics was needed to end political deadlock seen as worsening economic and social crises. Unemployment tops 18%, the soaring budget deficit has led to shortages of staples, and the International Monetary Fund has frozen talks on a much-awaited new loan for the Tunisian government.
Saied’s popularity has sunk since his election in 2019, as evidenced by a video shared online of an impromptu visit he made to a cafe in Tunis amid campaigning earlier this month.
“God willing, we will provide you with everything you need ... as long as you have hope,” he told a group of young people.
One retorted, “We don’t have hope.”
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Angela Charlton in Paris contributed.
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Credit: Hassene Dridi | 2023-01-29T08:51:36+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/elections-shine-spotlight-on-tunisias-troubled-democracy/3CICXTAKXBE2BF3TXXBBSYPJWE/ |
Luxapalila Park will be closed beginning Monday
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus park is being closed to the public.
Luxapalila Park will be closed beginning Monday.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway made the announcement on social media Friday.
It is the policy of the Corps of Engineers to close leased recreation areas turned back to the Corps.
The city of Columbus returned the park to the agency.
It has been plagued with overgrowth and vandalism over the years, along with other issues. | 2022-08-05T23:55:31+00:00 | wcbi.com | https://www.wcbi.com/luxapalila-park-will-be-closed-beginning-monday/ |
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)The Green Bay Packers enter their regular-season finale controlling their playoff fate in part because their lone Pro Bowl selection has cemented his status as one of the league’s top cornerbacks.
Jaire Alexander already had a career-high five interceptions this season before delivering one of his top performances yet Sunday in a 41-17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Alexander helped the Packers limit Vikings star Justin Jefferson to one catch for 15 yards.
The Packers (8-8) will earn their fourth straight playoff berth if they beat the Detroit Lions (8-8) at home Sunday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
”It’s playoff football from here on out, and it’s been that way for weeks,” Alexander said after the Vikings game. ”It shouldn’t change.”
Alexander received a four-year, $84 million contract extension in the offseason even after a shoulder injury caused him to play just four games in 2021. Alexander said during the offseason that the ”sky’s the limit” for Green Bay’s secondary because ”the general’s back.”
After a slow start to the season, that secondary finally is playing to that level. The Packers picked off Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins three times Sunday and have nine interceptions during Green Bay’s four-game winning streak.
Alexander shut down Jefferson, who had caught nine passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns in a season-opening 23-7 victory over the Packers.
The Packers began that Sept. 11 matchup in zone coverage rather than simply lining Alexander up against Jefferson all game.
Alexander called Jefferson’s performance in that game a ”fluke” last week. Alexander acknowledged his coaches weren’t happy with that comment.
”But that’s just the confidence I have in myself, and the people around me,” Alexander said. ”So, hey, it is what it is.”
With more opportunities to guard Jefferson on Sunday, Alexander delivered.
The Packers will need a big game from him again as Green Bay’s secondary deals with Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown.
St. Brown had eight catches for 109 yards and a touchdown when the Lions beat the Packers 37-30 in the final week of the 2021 regular season. In the Lions’ 15-9 victory over the Packers at Detroit this season, St. Brown had four receptions for 55 yards.
”This guy, he is a tough competitor,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Monday. He is a dog. His ability to win his one-on-ones, to make tough catches, to get YAC (yards after catch), he’s a scrappy dude.”
Alexander has many of those same characteristics. He wants to prove Green Bay’s secondary is as good as his preseason comments suggested.
”The secondary all year, we always say, like, we’re the best,” Alexander said. ”We’re the best in the league. It’s about longevity in this league, so you can start off hot, but some people tail off in the end. But it’s like we just keep rising.”
WHAT’S WORKING
The Packers have had 12 takeaways over their past four games. That matches their total number through their first 12 games of the season. The Packers had a minus-5 turnover margin in their 4-8 start, but are plus-9 over their past four games.
WHAT NEEDS WORK
The Packers had a punt blocked that gave the Vikings first-and-goal at the 1, setting up a field goal that gave Minnesota an early 3-0 lead. That blocked punt came one week after the Packers had an unsuccessful fake punt attempt in Green Bay’s 26-20 victory at Miami.
STOCK UP
CB/KR Keisean Nixon scored on a 105-yard kickoff return a week after his 93-yard return set up a field goal. … S Darnell Savage, who was benched earlier in the season, regained a featured role on defense last week and scored on a 75-yard interception return Sunday as he returned to the starting lineup. … RB Aaron Jones has been playing through ankle and knee injuries, but still rushed for 111 yards on 14 carries. … K Mason Crosby made a 56-yard field goal – the longest ever by a Packer at Lambeau Field – while playing his 257th consecutive game to overtake London Fletcher for the fourth-longest streak in NFL history. The only players with longer streaks of consecutive games played are Jeff Feagles (352), Brett Favre (299) and Jim Marshall (282).
STOCK DOWN
WR Christian Watson couldn’t keep up that torrid midseason pace forever. After scoring eight touchdowns (seven receiving, one rushing) in a four-game stretch that ended Dec. 4 at Chicago, the rookie second-round pick has 11 catches for 106 yards and no touchdowns over his past three games. He had one reception for 11 yards Sunday while playing through a hip injury.
INJURED
K Ramiz Ahmed was activated from the practice squad to handle kickoffs Sunday, but suffered a groin injury in pregame warmups.
KEY NUMBER
105/75 – Nixon and Savage made the Packers the first team ever to score on a kickoff return of at least 105 yards and an interception return of at least 75 yards in the same game, according to Elias Sports Bureau. The previous team to score on a kickoff return of at least 100 yards and an interception return of at least 75 yards was Minnesota in 2016.
NEXT STEPS
The Packers reach the playoffs as the NFC’s No. 7 seed if they beat the Lions. If the Seattle Seahawks lose at home to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, the Lions could get to the playoffs by beating the Packers.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points, Josh Giddey had the seventh triple-double of his career and third of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 137-128 on Tuesday night.
The Thunder led by 15 points in the fourth quarter, yet still had to hold on at the end. They won their third straight in their quest for a playoff spot.
“You got to take punches to beat them because they (the Warriors) just keep throwing them, and they score in bunches and they do a great job of generating their own energy,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “You know, the game can be going poorly for them. And the next thing you know, it’s like an 8-0 spurt and they get themselves going. And they’ve done that for a decade.”
Giddey finished with 17 points, a career-high 17 assists and 11 rebounds.
“Guys are making shots,” he said. “I mean, it’s kind of that easy. I mean, I was just making the right play and, you know, 17 assists sounds great, but you give a lot of credit to your teammates. They were in the right spot a lot of tonight. They made shots, made some tough ones as well.”
Stephen Curry scored 40 points and made a season-high 10 3-pointers, but one he missed was costly. The Thunder led 135-128 with 47.1 seconds left, and a foul was called when Aaron Wiggins blocked his 3-pointer. The Thunder challenged, and it was determined that the block was clean. The Thunder won the midcourt tip and controlled the game from there.
“I thought we did a great job in the initial action forced him into a contested shot,” Daigneault said. “Wiggs did a really good job, but him and Lu (Dort) communicated that really well.”
Klay Thompson scored 23 points and Jonathan Kuminga added 21 for the Warriors. But the Warriors got behind early and trailed 68-64 at halftime.
“I felt we were a little disconnected in the first half several times, and so we talked about that at halftime and tried to get back out there and compete the second half,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “There was definitely a disconnect in the first half and that cost us.”
Golden State’s Jordan Poole was called for a technical early in the fourth quarter. Oklahoma City’s Isaiah Joe missed the technical free throw, but Jaylin Williams dunked on Oklahoma City’s extra possession to put the Thunder up 111-106.
After a Warriors turnover, Joe made up for the missed free throw with a 3-pointer that put Oklahoma City up 114-106 and forced the Warriors to call timeout. The Thunder pushed the lead to 123-108 on a bank shot by Gilgeous-Alexander with seven minutes remaining.
TIP-INS
Warriors: Thompson attempted 10 3-pointers in the first half and made three. He finished 5 for 13 from 3-point distance. … F Andrew Wiggins sat out for personal reasons.
Thunder: G Jalen Williams sat out with a sprained right wrist. The rookie averages 13.3 points and shoots 52% from the field. … Jumped out to a 13-2 lead. … Rookie F Ousmane Dieng hit a deep 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter to put the Thunder ahead 40-30.
HALFCOURT SHOT
Rex Farmer of Edmond made a halfcourt shot during a break to win $20,000 from MidFirst Bank. Farmer, 31, told the Thunder he plans to use some of the money buy season tickets next year.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday.
Thunder: Visit the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.
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ULUM, by Under Canvas, now accepting 2023 reservations for its first location near Moab, Utah
BOZEMAN, Mont., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Under Canvas, the leader in upscale, outdoor hospitality, today announced the introduction of ULUM™; a new, safari-inspired, outdoor resort brand that will welcome guests for stays beginning March 2023. Steps from the Southwest's awe-inspiring Looking Glass Arch in preeminent outdoor destination Moab, UT, the brand's first location ULUM Moab, will provide elevated design, exceptional hospitality and refined comfort in nature. With an unprecedented design illuminated by the landscape it inhabits, ULUM takes root in nature - while providing sophisticated comforts - to offer guests a fresh perspective on outdoor exploration. ULUM reflects the splendor of its natural surroundings with a focus on connection, well-being and approachable adventure for refined travelers looking to bridge quality and comfort with the restorative virtues of nature.
Carefully integrated into 200 acres of stunning desert landscape, the resort is enveloped within its own ecosystem - surrounded by 100 foot cliffs on three sides and opening to expansive views of Canyonlands National Park. Steps from the property is Looking Glass Rock, an exceptional, natural rock arch and focal point around which the property was designed. The new resort brand experience will offer all-suite, safari-inspired accommodation tents with the amenities of a luxury hotel: dipping pools, upscale dining, and complimentary, wellness-focused programming. ULUM Moab provides easy access to Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, a myriad of world-class hiking and biking trails, white water rafting and more.
"ULUM introduces a higher level of comfort in nature, taking the very best of Under Canvas and adding refinements such as a contemporary view lobby, upscale residential design, dipping pools, and an expansive food & beverage offering all in an exceptionally beautiful location south of Moab," said Matt Gaghen, chief executive officer of Under Canvas. "Our tenure and reputation as leaders in the outdoor resort space - with more than a decade of experience providing exceptional hospitality in remote environments - paired with heightened demand to explore amazing destinations like Moab made it the perfect time for us to introduce a new concept that will inspire both existing and new guests alike."
DESIGN + AMENITIES
ULUM's low profile, temperature-controlled contemporary lobby, lounge and restaurant features thoughtful design elements to further connect guests with the surroundings. Nature-inspired, organic materials include local stone and natural wood, with the entry revealing a custom crafted chandelier made entirely of ancient rock fragments from the site. Bi-fold floor-to-ceiling glass windows blur the separation between indoors and out. Comfortable yet stylish custom furnishings provide a range of social seating while cascading outdoor lounge areas, hot and cool dipping pools, fire pits, yoga deck and intimate, communal gathering areas showcase the adjacent Looking Glass Arch and desert vista beyond.
PROGRAMMING
Resort programming will include complimentary yoga, stargazing, onsite hiking, live, acoustic music and evening s'mores. For one-of-a-kind excursions, ULUM's Adventure Concierge will connect guests with trusted local outfitters for world-class white water rafting, rock-climbing at adjacent Looking Glass Arch, guided national park tours and favorite local hikes. Guests will wake to the energizing scent of burning white copal - a natural resin used in Mayan ceremonies - from the communal area, where there will be a daily ritual of greeting the morning sun, clearing stagnant energy and creating space for spiritual awakening.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Embracing the natural contours of the land, each of ULUM Moab's spacious (360 sq. ft. interior with a private 70 sq. ft. deck) guest Suite Tents are intentionally integrated into the natural landscape for uninhibited views—featuring a bedroom with king size bed and plush Parachute linens, custom branded robes, bedside tables topped with lanterns, plus a lounge area with West Elm furnishings including a queen size sofa-bed and lounge chairs. Guest tents will be equipped with evaporative cooling fans and wood stoves, for the perfect sleeping environment from spring to fall. A contemporary barn door slides open to reveal an ensuite bathroom with rain shower, polished concrete sink, and plant-based, Aesop bath products. Natural woods, woven rugs, and a Pendleton wool blanket highlight the use of organic materials throughout.
CULINARY
Approachable, high quality and expertly-crafted culinary offerings and elevated service are pillars of the ULUM experience. Full service, al fresco dining with a fresh, seasonal menu highlighting southwest inspired flavors and sustainable ingredients, is further enhanced by craft cocktails inspired by local flora such as sage, juniper and prickly pear. In addition to a full breakfast and dinner menu in the restaurant, an onsite cafe will bring coffee culture to the outdoors with premium hot and cold espresso beverages, fresh juice, smoothies and grab 'n go lunch. Not to be overlooked, artisan chocolates and marshmallows will be offered for nightly s'mores—the culinary experience at ULUM is one to be savored.
COLLABORATIONS
Partnerships with like-minded, premium lifestyle brands further enhance the ULUM guest experience with beloved products available for onsite purchase including Aesop toiletries and skincare, Vuori performance apparel, Parachute for ULUM turkish cotton robes, Sun Bum sun products, S'well refillable water bottles, Pendleton® wool products, Friends of Friends hats and an exclusive ULUM line of apparel items. In keeping with the brand's vision, partners have been carefully curated based on a shared ethos around sustainable practice and well-being, elevated quality of product and connection with the outdoors by way of organic properties, superior comfort, functionality and mindful practice.
SUSTAINABILITY
A cornerstone of the Under Canvas development ethos is the company's mindful approach. ULUM is designed to minimize intrusion and maximize open space. The site has been designed to flow with the natural topography of the land minimizing impact to the landscape and maximizing natural sightlines. Furthering a commitment to sustainable initiatives and in partnership with Rivian, ULUM Moab will offer Rivian Waypoints Level 2 chargers to allow for guests with electric vehicles to adventure responsibly and enjoy the convenience of an overnight charge while they re-energize for a day's adventure. The company's mindful approach extends to construction materials and even tent and lobby furnishings, including use of thermally modified lumber, recycled paper board walls and shower basins and sinks that employ carbon sequestration to minimize carbon footprint. Additionally, the resort utilizes International Dark Sky standards recognizing thoughtful development practices that mitigate light pollution and maximize the night's sky. Under Canvas Inc. and global environmental nonprofit The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have partnered to help fund conservation and raise awareness through education, volunteer efforts and donation programs. Guests of ULUM are invited to join the company with a donation of their choosing to support important research and actions to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Since opening the first location ten years ago near West Yellowstone, Under Canvas has dedicated itself to inspiring connections with extraordinary places, people and the planet by enhancing access to the outdoors. The inaugural season for ULUM Moab is March 30-October 23, 2023.
ABOUT ULUM
From the minds behind Under Canvas, ULUM elevates and amplifies outdoor hospitality. Its upscale, safari-style accommodations perfectly embrace their natural surroundings while featuring sophisticated comforts, allowing everyone to discover their outdoor self in comfort and style. ULUM will open its first location outside of Moab, Utah, in March 2023. For more information, please visit www.ulummoab.com.
ABOUT UNDER CANVAS
Under Canvas is the ultimate outdoor destination hospitality experience. Its upscale, safari-style accommodations perfectly embrace their natural surroundings while featuring indoor luxuries, allowing everyone to discover their outdoor self in comfort and style. Under Canvas currently operates ten locations in Yellowstone and Glacier in Mont., Moab, Zion, Lake Powell-Grand Staircase and Bryce Canyon in Utah, Mount Rushmore in SD, Great Smoky Mountains in Tenn., Grand Canyon in Ariz., and Acadia in Maine. For more information, please visit www.undercanvas.com.
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Marion County Commission considers adding $275,000 to planned renovation of sheriffs office jail kitchen dish room
Published: Jan. 4, 2023 at 5:40 AM EST|Updated: 32 minutes ago
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The Marion County Commission considers adding $275,000 to the planned renovation of the sheriffs office jail kitchen dish room.
The projects available funding sits at $453,041.80.
The project was identified as a high priority based on the current condition and health risks it poses to continue operations.
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Areas of concern include drainage issues, excessive moisture, and mold remediation.
The meeting will start at 9 a.m. and be held at the McPherson Governmental Campus Auditorium.
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State Fire Marshal presents middle school heroism award in the east
KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - North Carolina Insurance Commissioner is presenting a young girl a heroism award after her family home caught fire last year.
Commissioner Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, will travel to Rochelle Middle School to present the heroism award to Zsakiyah Sutton at 1:15 p.m.
The 11-year-old is being awarded for saving the life of her 1-year-old baby brother, Jamir, as the fire traveled through the house. That same fire killed her other brother, Qwa-jay Briscoe.
“The courageous acts of this young lady helped save the life of her infant brother, and for that she is a true hero,” Commissioner Causey said. “It is an honor for me to present this award to her.”
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams did not appear on the women's singles entry list released by Wimbledon on Friday.
It is possible that either player could request a wild-card invitation to the Grand Slam tournament, which begins on June 27.
Serena Williams has won seven of her Open era record 23 major singles championships at the All England Club, most recently in 2016. The 40-year-old American was the runner-up there in 2018 and 2019 and has not competed anywhere since injuring her right leg and needing to stop playing in her first-round match a year ago.
Venus Williams is a five-time singles champion at Wimbledon and has seven major singles trophies in all. Her most recent match on tour came at Chicago last August. She turns 42 in two weeks.
Also missing from the entry list is Leylah Fernandez, the 2021 U.S. Open runner-up who injured her right foot during a loss at the French Open this week.
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More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-06-03T23:26:08+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Serena-Venus-Williams-not-on-Wimbledon-entry-17218573.php |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 17-year-old boy fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in an apparent social media stunt, police said.
Police were sent to the 6th Street Viaduct around 2 a.m. Saturday and found the boy, who was pronounced dead at a hospital. His name wasn’t immediately released.
The teen slipped and fell “when climbing upon one of the arches, in order to post, apparently, a social media broadcast,” Police Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday during a meeting of the Los Angeles Police Commission.
The bridge opened last July. The $588-million span, which replaced an 84-year-old Art Deco span, runs 3,500 feet (1,066.80 meters) over the concrete-lined Los Angeles River and connects downtown to the historic Eastside.
The bridge, which has thousands of LED lights and views of LA’s skyline, is the largest and most expensive span ever built in the city. It was designed to become a city landmark.
But police closed the bridge several times after it quickly became a hotspot for street racing, graffiti and illegal takeovers that drew hundreds of spectators to watch drivers perform dangerous stunts in their vehicles.
Social media stunts abounded as well — in one case, a man sat in a barber’s chair for a haircut in the middle of the lanes.
A man was also fatally shot on the bridge in January during unauthorized filming of a music video.
“Tragically we see that location, while it has spawned a great deal of pride in Los Angeles, it has also unfortunately served as a backdrop now for tragedies such as this,” Moore told the Police Commission. “Our added patrols will continue at that location … to counter such reckless actions.” | 2023-05-25T02:17:25+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/teen-dies-during-apparent-social-media-stunt-on-bridge-los-angeles-police-say/ |
A rescue operation is underway in Brighton for a worker who is trapped in a trench collapse.
— Brighton PD (@BrightonPolice) June 18, 2022
Authorities received a 911 call about the collapse on Peregrine Drive, according to police.
Work was being done on a sewer line when the trench collapsed, according to the fire department.
Trench rescue experts from several agencies are on site attempting to free the worker.
This story will be updated. | 2022-06-18T22:32:04+00:00 | denverpost.com | https://www.denverpost.com/2022/06/18/worker-trapped-brighton-trench-collapse/ |
CHICAGO (WGN) — A St. Louis woman filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago against five cosmetic manufacturers, including L’Oreal, on Monday alleging their hair straightening products can cause uterine cancer.
Jenny Mitchell filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois, saying she was exposed to phthalates- and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in hair care products directly and proximately leading to her uterine cancer diagnosis.
The allegations in the lawsuit are against L’Oreal USA Inc. and L’Oreal USA Products Inc., Strength of Nature Global LLC, Soft Sheen Carson (W.I.) Inc., Dabur International Ltd. and Dabur USA Inc., and Namaste Laboratories.
Mitchell said she started using chemical hair straighteners when she was about 8 years old in the third grade.
“Society has made it a norm to look a certain way in order to feel a certain way,” said Mitchell.
Two decades later, at age 28, she went in for a fertility appointment and underwent a routine ultrasound. Three days later, she was told she had been diagnosed with uterine cancer. She subsequently had to get a hysterectomy.
The lawsuit states that endocrine-disrupting chemicals commonly found in hair straightening products can cause uterine cancer, specifically the highly toxic manufactured chemical known as DI-2-Ethylhexylphthalate, or DEHP.
“Millions of little girls have this put on their head at 7, 8, 9 years old, sometimes twice a month or every other month,” said attorney Diandra Debrosse Zimmerman.
Attorneys in the lawsuit point to a recent study released by the National Institute of Health that showed women who used chemical straighteners were at a higher risk of uterine cancer.
Of the 33,000-plus women who participated in the study over a decade, 378 of them developed uterine cancer, with those who reported using chemical hair relaxers being more than twice as likely to develop the disease as opposed to those who didn’t use them.
WGN reached out to the companies named in the lawsuit but did not immediately receive a response. | 2022-10-25T22:00:02+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/loreal-4-other-companies-accused-in-lawsuit-alleging-chemical-hair-straighteners-can-cause-uterine-cancer/ |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 140,000 people had already cast their ballots by mail or early in-person voting in Wisconsin’s Aug. 9 primary before Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry, a top candidate for U.S. Senate, dropped out and endorsed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson and state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, who polls showed trailing Lasry and Barnes by double digits, also dropped out of the Senate race this week, both throwing their support to Barnes.
People who voted early for someone who has since dropped out can re-cast their ballot. Here's how:
SPOILING A BALLOT
The first step is spoiling the old ballot. Voters can contact their clerk by phone, by email or in person, and should be prepared to provide the name and address they used when registering to vote. Clerks will locate the voter's ballot, write “spoiled” on the envelope and make a small tear to indicate it is no longer valid.
REQUESTING A NEW BALLOT
Voters can then vote again. They can ask their clerk to issue a new ballot by mail, or they can vote absentee in person or at their polling place on Aug. 9.
HOW MUCH TIME DO VOTERS HAVE?
Requests for a new ballot by mail or to spoil an absentee ballot and vote at a polling place on the day of the primary must be made by Thursday, Aug. 4. A voter who qualifies as indefinitely confined has until Friday, Aug. 5 to request a new ballot by mail.
Requests to spoil a ballot and vote early in person are allowed until 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7 at the latest. However, in-person absentee voting deadlines vary by municipality. Voters should contact their clerk or visit their website to find out the deadlines that apply.
WHEN SHOULD A VOTER MAIL BACK THEIR ABSENTEE BALLOT?
For an absentee ballot to be counted, a clerk must receive it by 8 p.m. on the day of an election. To be sure it arrives on time, the U.S. Postal Service recommends mailing an absentee ballot at least a week before it's due.
DOES A VOTER NEED A REASON TO SPOIL THEIR BALLOT?
No reason is required. A clerk should not ask a voter to justify their request. However, Wisconsin law limits voters to three ballots per election, so people can spoil their ballot only twice.
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Harm Venhuizen is a corps member in the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Harm on Twitter. | 2022-07-29T19:01:38+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/As-candidates-drop-Wisconsin-voters-can-re-cast-17338535.php |
America's first publicly funded women's university taps Oracle to modernize its finance and human resource functions
AUSTIN, Texas, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Woman's University (TWU) has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to unify its finance and HR operations on a single cloud-based platform. With consistent processes and data across all its most important business functions, TWU will be able to increase efficiency and make more informed decisions to better serve both employees and students as it continues to expand.
TWU is the largest and first publicly funded university primarily serving women in the United States. In May of 2021, Texas established TWU as the seventh public university system in the state serving 16,000 students across its campuses in Denton, Dallas, and Houston. As the university expanded and diversified its offerings, it needed to break down silos between campuses to better understand and manage its financials and staffing. After a thorough review, TWU decided to replace its highly customized on-premises solutions with Oracle Fusion Applications.
"As we grow and evolve TWU's locations to better serve our students, consistency and transparency across campuses is critical," said Jason Tomlinson, vice president for finance and administration, Texas Woman's University. "Oracle Fusion Applications will enable us to optimize finance and HR processes with a complete set of integrated applications, so we can use data to continuously improve how we operate, help our students and staff succeed, and position the university for future growth."
With Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM), and Oracle Fusion Analytics, TWU will be able to increase productivity, reduce costs, and enhance the employee experience so its staff can focus more time on serving the needs of the institution and its students. Additionally, TWU will leverage Oracle Student, a student centric offering allowing institutions to improve efficiency and drive better student outcomes.
"As higher education organizations adapt to changing student demands, Oracle is well-positioned to help institutions adopt more flexible and responsive business models that provide a competitive edge," said Vivian Wong, group vice president of higher education development, Oracle. "With Oracle Fusion Applications, TWU will be able to centralize finance and HR processes to keep its operations nimble, while Oracle Student will help deliver innovative academic offerings to meet both current and future student needs."
Over 11,000 organizations turn to Oracle Cloud ERP and Oracle Cloud HCM applications to run their businesses. Oracle Cloud ERP offers a comprehensive set of enterprise finance and operations capabilities, including financials, accounting hub, procurement, project management, enterprise performance management, risk management, subscription management, and supply chain management & manufacturing. Oracle Cloud HCM delivers market leading capabilities for human resources, talent management, workforce management, payroll, and the award winning employee experience platform, Oracle ME. These self-updating platforms provide customers with the industry's most advanced technologies every 90 days, giving organizations the ability to build, innovate, automate, adapt, and leverage new business opportunities on-demand.
Oracle Consulting will lead the implementation.
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Young woman shot in Friday’s incident thanks officers for saving her life
Karlee Koswick had only been living in Fargo for three weeks when the shooting happened.
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The young woman who was shot on Friday when a gunman opened fire on Fargo Police is sharing her story and thanking the officers who she says saved her life and potentially many others.
Karlee Koswick had only been living in Fargo for three weeks when the shooting happened. The 25-year-old came here from Boston.
“I was looking for some new opportunities and Fargo seemed like a good place to go,” Koswick said.
Friday’s deadly officer-involved shooting is being called one of the darkest days in the Fargo community. Koswick found herself in the middle of it. She was in the fender bender that police and fire crews were responding to.
“I was waiting on a tow truck, on the phone with my dad,” she said. “All of a sudden, I heard gunfire. I wasn’t entirely sure what was happening. I just saw the cops fall down.”
Koswick ran for cover behind a tree, but was shot twice in the leg and hip.
“I’m incredibly grateful that it didn’t turn out worse for me. I’m grateful that I lived through this.”
While Koswick lived through the shooting, Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin did not.
“The whole conversation that we had on the phone, the biggest thing she was concerned about was supporting these police officers,” Niki Knight said.
Knight is Koswick’s boss at United States Axe, one of three jobs she had just started.
“Being in a car accident is traumatic,” Knight said. “Not only was she involved in a car accident, but then to be involved in a shooting and to also see other people get shot around you, that’s traumatic on so many levels.”
Koswick’s recovery is expected to take at least a year.
On Sunday, July 30 United States Axe is hosting a televised throwing tournament at the Gastropub in Fargo. All funds raised will go to Koswick and the officers involved in Friday’s shooting.
Copyright 2023 KVLY. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-19T03:47:29+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/07/19/young-woman-shot-fridays-incident-thanks-officers-saving-her-life/ |
TODAY: Our high temperatures for today will be in the lower to upper 30s. We will see mostly cloudy skies and there will be snow showers in the Southwestern part of the state. Some areas of sleet and rain may mix in. The wind will be out of the West at 10-20 mph with gusts to 30-40 mph.
TONIGHT: We will see scattered cloud cover throughout the night. Lows will range from the 20s and 30s in Western Montana to the teens in Eastern Montana. The winds will be out of the West at 5-10 mph.
TOMORROW: We will once again be in the lower to upper 30s heading into the end of the work week. The skies will be mostly clear as we will have mostly sunny conditions. The wind will be steady out of the Southwest at 10-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: The weekend is shaping up to be eventful. High temperatures on Saturday are going to be in the lower to upper 30s and low 40s while the highs on Sunday are going to be colder in the lower to upper 20s. A system does look to make its way in for the weekend providing scattered clouds to start on Saturday but mostly overcast skies and snow to make its way in for Saturday night and during the day on Sunday. The winds will be out of the Southwest on Saturday at 15-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. On Sunday, we will shift the winds to come from the Northwest at 10-25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
MONDAY: High temperatures for the start of next week will range from the lower to the upper 20s. We will see mostly cloudy skies with snow showers in the area. The winds will be out of the Southwest at 10-20 mph.
TUESDAY: High temperatures will be in the mid 20s to the mid 30s as we head into next Tuesday. We will see partly to mostly sunny skies and scattered snow showers throughout the area. The winds will be out of the Southwest at 10-20 mph.
WEDNESDAY: High Temperatures will remain in the mid 20s to the mid 30s as we head into the middle of next week. We will once again see the chance for snow showers in the area. The winds will be out of the Southwest at 5-15 mph. | 2023-01-19T17:08:32+00:00 | krtv.com | https://www.krtv.com/weather/todays-forecast/breezy-and-cloudy-with-snow-showers-in-the-helena-area |
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