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PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Go to sdlegislature.gov for an updated list of legislative committee meeting agendas, as well as the House and Senate floor calendars, for Tuesday, the 31st day of the 2023 session’s main run. Visit sd.net to hear committee and floor actions as they happen or catch up via the archives.
Follow KELOLAND’s Bob Mercer on Twitter @pierremercer for updates throughout the day from Pierre. And check out KELOLAND.com for all the latest news, including legislative reports from Jazzmine Jackson, Eric Mayer, Jacob Newton, Rae Yost and all the others.
FROM THE GRINDER (They’re making laws, not sausage!): That really was former Democrat House leader Jamie Smith, wearing an unmistakably bright orange vest, who was back in the Capitol on Tuesday. House members gave him a round of applause. It might have been his first time at the statehouse since losing the 2022 election for governor…
Republican Rep. Tony Venhuizen received unanimous support Tuesday from the Senate Education Committee for his bill to increase by $1,000 the amount of the South Dakota Opportunity scholarship to $7,500 total across four years. The full Senate will have HB-1055 on its debate calendar today. It’s already passed the House 62-8…
The governor’s bill to provide South Dakota agricultural producers and processors more protection against neighbors’ nuisance suits received final legislative approval from the House on Tuesday. The vote was 63-7…
Four Republican senators haven’t been going to the mid-day Senate Republican caucus meetings: Arch Beal, Brent Hoffman, Tom Pischke and Senate-censured Julie Frye-Mueller…
Democrat Sen. Liz Larson returned to the chamber Tuesday after missing Friday and Monday with illness. | 2023-03-01T01:12:08+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/bobs-notes/wednesday-march-1-2023-report/ |
STIRLING, Scotland (AP) — The leadership of Scottish cricket was found to be institutionally racist by an independent review, dealing another major blow to the sport after a similar scandal in the English game.
The review was published Monday following a seven-month investigation sparked by allegations from Scotland’s all-time leading wicket-taker, Majid Haq, and his former teammate, Qasim Sheikh.
It found that governing body Cricket Scotland failed in 29 out of 31 indicators of institutional racism set out by a consultancy firm leading the investigation. The body only partially passed the other two tests and there were 448 examples of institutional racism.
Hundreds of people came forward to recount their experiences as part of the investigation. From those conversations, 68 individual concerns have been referred for further investigation, including 31 allegations of racism against 15 people, two clubs and one regional association.
The allegations include racial abuse, the use of inappropriate language, favoritism toward white children from public schools, and a lack of a transparent selection process.
An interim report in April revealed that some incidents had been referred to police. One individual has appeared in court as a result.
The review also found a lack of any diversity or anti-racist training, no consistent process for handling racist incidents — with people who did raise issues “sidelined or ignored” — a lack of diversity from board level to the coaching workforce and within the talent pathway, and a lack of transparency in the selection process.
The consultancy firm leading the review said it was clear that the “governance and leadership practices of Cricket Scotland have been institutionally racist.”
“The reality is that the leadership of the organization failed to see the problems and, in failing to do so, enabled a culture of racially aggravated micro-aggressions to develop,” said Louise Tideswell, the firm’s managing director.
The review is recommending that Cricket Scotland be placed in special measures by sportscotland, the government agency overseeing sports in the country.
Stewart Harris, chief executive of sportscotland, described the findings of the report as “deeply concerning and in some cases shocking” and said it should “act as a wake-up call for all of Scottish sport.”
“Racism is a societal problem,” he said, “and it is no longer good enough to simply be non-racist, Scottish sport must now be actively anti-racist.”
The entire board of Cricket Scotland resigned on Sunday ahead of the publication of the report.
Cricket Scotland interim CEO Gordon Arthur, who started in his role this month, issued what he described as a “heartfelt apology” to the victims of racism and other discrimination.
“We hope the report provides them with some reassurance that their voices have been heard, and we are sorry this did not happen sooner,” Arthur said. “This report is a watershed moment for cricket in Scotland and taking its recommendations forward is the top priority. It’s clear that significant cultural change must happen and it must happen quickly.”
Arthur refused to give personal apologies to Majid and Qasim, the two whistleblowers.
In England, issues raised by another whistleblower, Azeem Rafiq, who testified at a parliamentary hearing last year about the racism he suffered while playing at Yorkshire, led to the England and Wales Cricket Board creating an anti-discrimination unit and conducting a review of locker-room culture.
The ECB initially suspended Yorkshire from hosting international matches because of its response to the racism faced by Rafiq — at first, the team dismissed some of the abuse as “friendly banter” — and apparel supplier Nike ended its sponsorship with Yorkshire. The entire coaching staff at Yorkshire stepped down and the club’s new chairman, Kamlesh Patel, said significant change was required to “regain trust.”
Rafiq’s accusations brought forth similar complaints from other players and triggered the uncovering of other historical cases.
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More AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-25T13:22:15+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/sports/leadership-of-scottish-cricket-engulfed-in-racism-scandal/ |
Sheriff: 12-year-old girl shoots father, self in murder plot
PARKER COUNTY, Texas (Gray News) - Authorities in Texas are investigating after a 12-year-old girl allegedly shot her father as part of a murder plot with another girl.
Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said deputies were called to a shooting around 11:30 p.m. last Tuesday at a home in Weatherford, according to a press release on Facebook.
A 12-year-old girl was found lying in the street with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Her 38-year-old father was found inside the family’s home with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Both were taken to the hospital.
Investigators believe the 12-year-old shot her father, fled the scene and later shot herself. A handgun was found lying underneath her.
Authorities further allege the suspect had “planned for several weeks to murder her family and pets.” She had been talking to another female juvenile from Lufkin about the alleged plot. That girl also planned to murder her father but did not go through with it, according to the press release.
The two girls had planned to run away together to Georgia.
The suspect from Lufkin has been charged with criminal conspiracy in the planning of the alleged murder plot, the press release says. It’s unclear what charges the suspect from Weatherford may face.
Authier said the case is in its early stages and under active investigation. Due to the ages of the suspects, information will be limited.
Lufkin Police are also investigating the incident.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-27T10:53:22+00:00 | kwch.com | https://www.kwch.com/2022/09/27/sheriff-12-year-old-girl-shoots-father-self-murder-plot/ |
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit 7, NeoSystems and Quzara today announced the launch of the Managed Service Providers for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure, a group of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) dedicated to the mission of maintaining a secure, functional, and resilient critical infrastructure.
The mission of the MSP Collective is to inform the US Government and critical infrastructure industries on topics related to MSPs and MSSPs. As a collective, the group seeks to collaborate as an industry advisory to Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD), the Cyber AB, and state legislatures to provide insight into the importance of External Service Providers in securing critical infrastructure, the federal contracting base, and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).
"The MSP Collective is a group of MSPs and MSSPs dedicated to helping the US Government and Federal Ecosystem understand the important role External Service Providers can play in protecting critical infrastructure," said Summit 7 CEO, Scott Edwards. "We're excited to have NeoSystems and Quzara join us as the first two of three founding members."
The MSP Collective seeks to help define the requirements for External Service Providers handling or processing Controlled Unclassified Information as defined in DFARS 252.204-7012 / NIST SP 800-171. Its board members represent an extensive history of background and knowledge from government policy and standards to running successful MSPs for DoD contractors.
The MSP Collective is committed to providing best practices, industry insights, and collaboration opportunities to the US government and critical infrastructure industries. The MSP Collective plans to expand its membership in the coming months as it continues to grow and better serve its mission. Visit mspcollective.org for more information.
About The MSP Collective
MSPs for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (The MSP Collective) is a non-profit entity that exists to inform the US Government and Critical Infrastructure industries on topics related to Managed Service Providers and Managed Security Service Providers dedicated to the National Security mission of maintaining a secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure. The collective is in the process of completing 501(c)6 status as a Non Profit organization.
About Summit 7
Summit 7 is a national leader in cybersecurity, compliance, and managed services for the Aerospace and Defense industry and corporate enterprises. Summit 7's Microsoft Cloud solutions have led the way in meeting compliance regulations for the DIB regarding CMMC, DFARS, NIST 800-171, ITAR, and CUI data. Summit 7 Systems is privately held and headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
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TAMPA, Fla. and BASEL, Switzerland, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nilogen Oncosystems, a leading Oncology drug development Company; and Scailyte, a single cell AI biomarker discovery company, announced today a strategic partnership to increase the success rate of novel cancer therapies in the clinic, as well as to advance personalized cancer treatment.
This long-term strategic partnership aims at integrating Nilogen Oncosytems' proprietary 3D-EXplore Platform of fresh patient tumor tissue with Scailyte's AI Platform ScaiVision™ to develop a robust cutting-edge omics engine for personalized drug-tumor interactions to understand drug MoA and predict tumor response in patients for clinical trials enrichment.
The joint platform will unlock new paradigms in drug discovery and development thanks to Nilogen Oncosytems' unique 3D EXplore tumoroid technology retaining the intact tumor microenvironment, and to the ability of ScaiVision™ to detect complex, ultra-sensitive, and predictive molecular signatures in biological samples.
"Nilogen Oncosystems' capability to generate omics and multi-modal data from each therapeutic option and for each patient is unique. This capability in combination with Scailyte's ability to unlock molecular insights with single cell resolution creates an unprecedented level of personalized information and precision. This will not just change the way we discover and develop novel therapies, but more importantly will save more lives", said Juana Lucia Flores-Candia, VP Strategy & Business Development at Scailyte.
"We are pleased to be working with Scailyte since I believe our integrated solutions will not only support our BioPharma clients for faster, data-driven decision making throughout their drug development process but will also allow us to advance precision medicine applications for the treatment of cancer patients" said Soner Altiok, MD, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Nilogen Oncosystems.
Founded in 2013, Nilogen Oncosystems, LLC is an Oncology drug development company with CLIA certified facilities in Tampa, FL. At Nilogen, we appreciate the complexity of cancer and use fresh patient tumor samples with intact tumor immune microenvironment in our 3D-EXplore preclinical drug testing platform. This holistic approach allows us to develop integrated solutions for a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of drug sensitivity and resistance. Our goal is to enable the development of more effective drug and drug combinations, and reduce the cost and risk associated with clinical trials. Nilogen's commitment to testing and customizing cancer drug development is proven and yields unparalleled results for its clients.
For more information, visit www.nilogen.com and connect on social media @LinkedIn.
Scailyte AG is a spin-off of ETH Zurich and combines single-cell technologies, high-quality datasets and machine learning methods to identify disease-specific biomarkers, with focus on oncology and immunology. Scailyte's proprietary best-in-class data analysis platform ScaiVision associates multimodal single-cell datasets (RNA-/TCR-/BCR-seq, proteomics, etc) with clinical endpoints, such as disease diagnosis, progression, severity, treatment response, in order to identify ultra-sensitive biomarker signatures. Thanks to the single-cell resolution and AI-driven approach, ScaiVision is the most powerful and cutting-edge approach to precise diagnosis and prediction of therapy response. Scailyte leverages a broad network of top clinicians to identify clinical indications with high unmet clinical needs and collaborates with global pharmaceutical and biotech companies to translate the novel biomarkers into ultra-sensitive companion diagnostics (CDx) or IVD assays.
For more information, visit www.scailyte.com and connect on social media @LinkedIn and @Twitter.
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SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — A judge found a Chicago police sergeant not guilty of aggravated battery and official misconduct Friday in a case in which he pinned down a teenage boy and pressed a knee to his back when he suspected the boy of stealing his son’s bicycle.
Cook County Judge Paul Pavlus acquitted Sgt. Michael Vitellaro during a bench trial, local news outlets reported.
Vitellaro, who was off duty at the time of the July 1 altercation in suburban Park Ridge, said he was using proper technique to take down a suspect in the theft of a bike belonging to his son. The boy was 14 at the time.
Vitellaro’s son testified he left his bike unlocked at a library and later spotted it near a shop where his father detained the boy, who was holding the bike there.
The boy’s family and their attorney, Antonio Romanucci, provided video that allegedly showed Vitellaro grab him, pin his arms behind his back on the sidewalk and put a knee on his back.
“He’s taking my son’s bike,” the man is heard saying in the video.
The friends yell back, “No he’s not,” as they help pull the boy from the ground.
Vitellaro placed him in “an arm bar and forcibly pushed him towards the ground into a prone position” before kneeling on his back, according to court records.
Pavlus said he didn’t find the testimony of the boy or his friends who witnessed the confrontation believable, noting multiple times in his ruling that he believed the teens had changed their stories.
Pavlus said the actions of the group of boys amounted to “boys being boys, kids being kids.”
The state’s attorney’s office, Pavlus said, had not proven their case. While prosecutors had tried to portray Vitellaro as “out of control,” the judge said he saw no evidence of that.
Vitallero said he had no comment as he left the courtroom. His attorney, James McKay said, “Justice was done.”
“Sgt. Vitellaro and his family are very thankful that the judge did the right thing,” McKay said.
Romanucci’s firm issued a statement saying “Vitellaro escaped criminal justice today. … However, he will not be able to escape our pursuit of justice in the civil courts, and we plan on mounting a vigorous prosecution to bring him to justice.”
Vitellaro was relieved of his police days after the incident, and police have not announced any updates to an investigation into his actions. | 2023-06-17T00:48:51+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/chicago-police-sergeant-acquitted-of-battery-misconduct-for-pinning-teenage-bike-theft-suspect/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Michigan lawmakers and stakeholders are hoping a pair of bipartisan bills to improve a statewide tuition-free college program could lead to a better job market and close the learning gap created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
House Bills 6129 and 6130 would make a number of revisions to the Michigan Reconnect Grant Act, which created the Michigan Reconnect program that first launched last year.
At an Aug. 17 House appropriations committee meeting, testimony related to the legislation largely discussed expanding the program, which received a $6 million allotment from this year’s historic state education budget.
In their testimony, bill sponsors state Reps. Ben Frederick, R-Owosso, and Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing, discussed provisions such as lowering the current program age limit from 25 to 21 to reach adults who may have forgone post-secondary education during the pandemic.
They also talked about implementing academic support programs to bridge the gap that was created as a result of years of lost learning.
“As we’ve had the last couple of years a lot of disruption, we’ve also had the ability to ask questions about what we’ve learned and how we can better refine this program,” Frederick said. “We asked ourselves really what we’ve learned and what we can do to refine this so that we’re really being surgical and granular on this goal.”
The Michigan Reconnect program pays the balance of tuition and mandatory fees after any other state and federal financial aid the applicant is eligible for is applied. The initiative also covers scholarships to private training schools for certificates in high-demand careers like manufacturing, construction, information technology, healthcare and business management.
Over 100,00 Michigan residents have applied for the Reconnect program so far, according to Anthony. Many of whom, she said, were either unemployed or underemployed at some point during the pandemic.
“They sat there and said, “Maybe I need to start really thinking about what else I could be doing with my life?” Anthony said.
Kevin Stotts, president of the West Michigan business coalition TalentFirst, said during his testimony that he believes the new age provision specifically would allow an additional 88,000 people to enroll in higher education. As the program grows, he said he believes this will help add a number of skilled and trained workers to Michigan’s currently depleted workforce.
In addition to expanding eligibility to the Michigan Reconnect program, the proposed legislation would also give adult learners credit for their prior learning and life experiences when they go back to school.
Under the proposal, community colleges would be incentivized to adopt best practices for competency-based courses and programs, award credit for prior learning and accelerate students through their programs more quickly with college-level credit examinations.
House lawmakers also want to create more grant opportunities for short-term career training programs through the bill package.
“These best practices make sure to maximize prior learning and honor prior life experience, that very specific student support counseling effort at the front end and just ensuring generally that there is a credible system for serving these reconnect students for those institutions who are taking on reconnect dollars to provide that service,” Frederick said.
Brandy Johnson, president of Michigan Community College Association, said Michigan Reconnect “changed the game for Michigan’s working aged adults,” but there are still certain aspects of the proposed legislation that might need to be worked through.
With a new reporting structure imposed under the legislation where participating institutions would report a baseline four-year completion rate for Reconnect students, there will be an additional component of accountability and transparency about the programs success.
However, Johnson said it may be too early to do so and could result in financial aid being taken away from students if its found colleges are underperforming.
“I think it’s important to establish a fair baseline for outcomes, but because this program just started over a year ago, we aren’t sure of what that baseline is yet,” Johnson said. “Once we have a baseline anything we can develop rules for a little bit that are reasonable and achievable.”
Frederick, who chairs the House’s budget subcommittee on higher education, said he’s happy to hear from and work with institutions who see Michigan Reconnect as a “bilateral situation.”
“It’s not just that we’re providing state funding, it’s that they as an institution have to deliver that service, and that involves that more holistic approach to the students importance and the way that the grant programs serve these adult learners,” Frederick said.
The Michigan Reconnect program is part of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Sixty by 30 goal, which aims to increase the number of adults with a postsecondary degree or credential in Michigan to 60% by 2030.
The bills are tie-barred to one another, which means that neither bill could take effect unless both bills are enacted.
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Kidnapping Gov. Whitmer was ‘all they talked about,’ former co-defendant testifies | 2022-08-19T12:47:38+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/08/expanding-michigans-tuition-free-college-program-could-be-the-answer-for-pandemic-learning-loss.html |
NEW YORK, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominari Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: DOMH) ("Dominari" or the "Company") today provided an update on the $2 million share repurchase program (the "Share Repurchase Program") authorized by the Company's Board of Directors on December 5, 2022.
The Company reported that on March 6, 2023, the Company purchased 4,499 shares of common stock at $4.3891 per share.
Additional shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, or other means in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and Rule 10b -18 of the Exchange Act. The timing, number of shares repurchased, and prices paid for the stock under this program will depend on general business and market conditions as well as corporate and regulatory limitations, including blackout period restrictions.
About Dominari Holdings Inc.
Dominari Holdings Inc. (f/k/a Aikido Pharma Inc.) until recently was focused primarily on the development of a diverse portfolio of small-molecule anticancer and antiviral therapeutics and related patent technology. In September 2022, the Company agreed to acquire a registered broker-dealer and transition its primary business operations to fintech and financial services. Upon the final closing of this acquisition, the Company's fintech and financial services business will be operated through its subsidiary, Dominari Financial Inc. The Company continues to develop its therapeutics and related patent technology, as well as other ventures, through its subsidiary, Aikido Labs, LLC.
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- Net income of $370.4 million ($1.83 per diluted common share) for the second quarter of 2022; after-tax adjusted operating income was $386.6 million ($1.91 per diluted common share).
- Results reflect improving trend in COVID-related mortality impacts, strong operating performance, and favorable sales and premium trends in core business segments.
- Strong balance sheet and liquidity with holding company liquidity of $1.2 billion and weighted average risk-based capital ratio of approximately 415 percent.
- Full-year 2022 outlook increased; after-tax adjusted operating income per share now expected to grow 40 percent to 45 percent relative to full-year 2021, compared to the previous outlook of an increase of 15 percent to 20 percent.
- Book value per common share of $48.47 declined 9.5 percent over the year-ago quarter; book value per common share excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) grew 9.2 percent over the year-ago quarter to $57.32.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) today reported net income of $370.4 million ($1.83 per diluted common share) for the second quarter of 2022, compared to net income of $182.9 million ($0.89 per diluted common share) for the second quarter of 2021.
Included in net income for the second quarter of 2022 are the after-tax amortization of the cost of reinsurance of $13.1 million ($0.06 per diluted common share) and a net after-tax investment loss on the Company's investment portfolio of $3.1 million ($0.02 per diluted common share). Included in net income for the second quarter of 2021 are after-tax costs related to the early retirement of debt of $53.2 million ($0.26 per diluted common share), an after-tax impairment loss on the right-of-use (ROU) asset related to one of our operating leases for office space that we are no longer using to support our general operations of $11.0 million ($0.05 per diluted common share), the net tax expense related to a U.K. tax rate increase of $24.2 million ($0.12 per diluted common share), the after-tax amortization of the cost of reinsurance of $15.5 million ($0.08 per diluted common share), as well as a net after-tax investment gain on the Company's investment portfolio of $0.6 million ($0.01 per diluted common share). Excluding the items above, after-tax adjusted operating income was $386.6 million ($1.91 per diluted common share) in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $286.2 million ($1.39 per diluted common share) in the second quarter of 2021.
"Our strong second quarter results were driven by continued growth in premium income across our core business segments and positive benefits experience," said Richard P. McKenney, president and chief executive officer. "The current business environment remains favorable, and our capital strength provides continued financial flexibility. These factors, combined with our team's consistent execution, enable us to increase our outlook for growth in 2022."
RESULTS BY SEGMENT
We measure and analyze our segment performance on the basis of "adjusted operating income" or "adjusted operating loss", which differ from income before income tax as presented in our consolidated statements of income due to the exclusion of investment gains and losses, amortization of cost of reinsurance, and certain other items. Investment gains or losses primarily include realized investment gains or losses, expected investment credit losses, and gains or losses on derivatives. These performance measures are in accordance with GAAP guidance for segment reporting, but they should not be viewed as a substitute for income before income tax or net income.
Unum US Segment
Unum US reported adjusted operating income of $295.4 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 64.8 percent from $179.3 million in the second quarter of 2021. Premium income increased 3.3 percent to $1,572.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $1,522.1 million in the second quarter of 2021. Net investment income decreased 8.6 percent to $167.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $183.6 million in the second quarter of 2021.
Within the Unum US operating segment, the group disability line of business reported a 79.5 percent increase in adjusted operating income to $107.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $59.9 million in the second quarter of 2021. Premium income for the group disability line of business increased 5.1 percent to $706.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $672.2 million in the second quarter of 2021 due primarily to in-force block growth, favorable persistency, and higher sales across all product lines. Net investment income decreased 6.9 percent to $87.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $94.0 million in the second quarter of 2021, driven by lower miscellaneous investment income and a decrease in the yield on invested assets. The benefit ratio for the second quarter of 2022 was 66.4 percent, compared to 74.7 percent in the second quarter of 2021, due primarily to favorable claim recoveries in the group long-term disability product line as well as lower claims incidence in both the group short-term and long-term disability product lines. Group long-term disability sales were $63.2 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 50.5 percent from $42.0 million in the second quarter of 2021. Group short-term disability sales were $36.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 16.3 percent from $31.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. Persistency in the group long-term disability product line was 90.9 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 90.1 percent for the first half of 2021. Persistency in the group short-term disability product line was 89.2 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 87.2 percent for the first half of 2021.
The group life and accidental death and dismemberment line of business reported an adjusted operating income of $67.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. Premium income for this line of business increased 1.5 percent to $463.4 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $456.6 million in the second quarter of 2021 driven by in-force block growth, partially offset by lower persistency. Net investment income decreased 7.4 percent to $24.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $26.9 million in the second quarter of 2021, due to lower miscellaneous investment income, partially offset by a higher level of invested assets. The benefit ratio in the second quarter of 2022 was 70.7 percent, compared to 85.2 percent in the second quarter of 2021, largely due to lower mortality in the group life product line, resulting primarily from lessening impacts of COVID-19 on our insured population. Sales of group life and accidental death and dismemberment products increased 20.7 percent in the second quarter of 2022 to $77.0 million, compared to $63.8 million in the second quarter of 2021. Persistency in the group life product line was 89.4 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 90.1 percent for the first half of 2021. Persistency in the accidental death and dismemberment product line was 88.2 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 89.6 percent for the first half of 2021.
The supplemental and voluntary line of business reported an increase of 5.6 percent in adjusted operating income to $120.6 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $114.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. Premium income for the supplemental and voluntary line of business increased 2.3 percent to $402.4 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $393.3 million in the second quarter of 2021, with growth across all product lines due primarily to generally favorable persistency and higher sales. Net investment income decreased 11.6 percent to $55.4 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $62.7 million in the second quarter of 2021, due primarily to lower miscellaneous investment income, a decline on yield on invested assets, and a decrease in the level of invested assets. The benefit ratio for the voluntary benefits product line was 40.8 percent in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 44.2 percent for the second quarter of 2021, due primarily to favorable claims experience in the critical illness product line. The benefit ratio for the individual disability product line was 41.3 percent for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 48.4 percent for the second quarter of 2021, due primarily to lower claims activity. The benefit ratio for the dental and vision product line was 72.9 percent for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 77.1 percent for the second quarter of 2021, due primarily to lower claims incidence. Relative to the second quarter of 2021, sales in the voluntary benefits product line increased 23.6 percent in the second quarter of 2022 to $54.0 million. Sales in the individual disability product line increased 25.5 percent in the second quarter of 2022 to $18.7 million. Sales in the dental and vision product line totaled $12.9 million for the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 0.8 percent compared to the second quarter of 2021. Persistency in the voluntary benefits product line was 75.8 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 74.5 percent for the first half of 2021. Persistency in the individual disability product line was 89.4 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 89.0 percent for the first half of 2021. Persistency in the dental and vision product line was 82.0 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 86.6 percent for the first half of 2021.
Unum International
The Unum International segment reported adjusted operating income of $24.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 0.4 percent from $24.8 million in the second quarter of 2021. Premium income decreased 2.2 percent to $179.4 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $183.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. Net investment income increased 42.3 percent to $50.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $35.7 million in the second quarter of 2021. Sales increased 8.2 percent to $35.8 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $33.1 million in the second quarter of 2021. For the second quarter of 2022, Unum International results were unfavorably impacted by fluctuations in the British pound sterling to U.S. dollar exchange rate relative to the second quarter of 2021.
The Unum UK line of business reported adjusted operating income, in local currency, of £19.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 14.9 percent from £16.8 million in the second quarter of 2021. Premium income was £125.0 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 8.6 percent from £115.1 million in the second quarter of 2021, due to in-force block growth. Net investment income was £39.2 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 61.3 percent from £24.3 million in the second quarter of 2021, due primarily to higher investment income from inflation index-linked bonds. The benefit ratio in the second quarter of 2022 was 89.7 percent, compared to 82.5 percent in the second quarter of 2021, due to higher inflation-linked experience in benefits, lower claim terminations in the group long-term disability product line, and higher claim incidence in our group critical illness product line. Sales increased 20.3 percent to £25.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to £21.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. Persistency in the group long-term disability product line was 87.4 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 89.4 percent for the first half of 2021. Persistency in the group life product line was 88.1 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 84.3 percent for the first half of 2021. Persistency in the supplemental product line was 91.5 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 89.2 percent for the first half of 2021.
Colonial Life Segment
Colonial Life reported a 5.5 percent increase in adjusted operating income to $101.1 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $95.8 million in the second quarter of 2021. Premium income increased 1.9 percent to $427.6 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $419.7 million in the second quarter of 2021, due to higher sales in prior periods and higher overall persistency. Net investment income decreased 7.0 percent to $38.7 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the $41.6 million in the second quarter of 2021, due to lower miscellaneous investment income and a decline in the yield on invested assets, partially offset by an increase in the level of invested assets. The benefit ratio was 47.6 percent in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 51.7 percent in the second quarter of 2021, due primarily to favorable claim experience across all products.
Sales increased 6.4 percent to $118.2 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $111.1 million in the second quarter of 2021. Persistency in Colonial Life was 78.6 percent for the first half of 2022, compared to 78.3 percent for the first half of 2021.
Closed Block Segment
The Closed Block segment reported adjusted operating income of $79.3 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $111.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. Excluded from adjusted operating income for the second quarter of 2022 and 2021 is the amortization of the cost of reinsurance related to the Closed Block individual disability reinsurance transaction of $16.6 million and $19.7 million, respectively. Premium income for this segment decreased 4.5 percent to $238.0 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $249.1 million in the second quarter of 2021, due to policy terminations and maturities, partially offset by rate increases. Net investment income decreased 1.1 percent to $291.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to $294.7 million in the second quarter of 2021, due to a decline in the yield on invested assets and lower miscellaneous investment income, partially offset by an increase in the level of invested assets.
The interest adjusted loss ratio for the long-term care line of business was 85.9 percent in the second quarter of 2022, compared to an interest adjusted loss ratio of 74.6 percent in the second quarter of 2021, driven by lower claim terminations. The interest adjusted loss ratio for long-term care for the rolling twelve months ended June 30, 2022, excluding the reserve increase of $2.1 million related to the assumption updates in the third quarter of 2021, was 78.3 percent which is below our long-term expected range. The interest adjusted loss ratio for the individual disability line of business was 79.5 percent in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 69.6 percent in the second quarter of 2021, due primarily to volatility as a result of the relatively small amount of business retained.
Corporate Segment
The Corporate segment reported an adjusted operating loss of $36.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, compared to an adjusted operating loss of $48.5 million in the second quarter of 2021, which excludes the before-tax cost related to the early retirement of debt of $67.3 million and the before-tax impairment loss on the ROU asset of $13.9 million.
OTHER INFORMATION
Shares Outstanding
The Company's weighted average number of shares outstanding, assuming dilution, was 202.4 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 205.3 million for the second quarter of 2021. Shares outstanding totaled 200.2 million at June 30, 2022. During the second quarter of 2022, the final settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement executed in the first quarter of 2022 was completed with the delivery to us of approximately 0.4 million shares at a cost of $12.5 million. In addition, the Company repurchased approximately 1.4 million shares in open market transactions at a cost of approximately $44.9 million. For the first half of 2022, the Company has repurchased approximately 3.1 million shares at a cost of $94.9 million.
Capital Management
At June 30, 2022, the weighted average risk-based capital ratio for the Company's traditional U.S. insurance companies was approximately 415 percent, and the holding companies had available holding company liquidity of $1,177.0 million.
Book Value
Book value per common share as of June 30, 2022 was $48.47, compared to $53.57 at June 30, 2021. Book value per common share excluding AOCI as of June 30, 2022 was $57.32, compared to $52.49 at June 30, 2021.
Outlook
The Company expects positive operating trends in our core business during 2022, with solid premium growth and improving claim experience as impacts from COVID-19 lessen. The Company also anticipates an increase in after-tax adjusted operating income per share of 40 percent to 45 percent relative to full-year 2021, compared to its previous outlook of an increase of 15 percent to 20 percent. The increased expectation reflects the Company's strong first half performance and an improved outlook for the balance of 2022.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
We analyze our performance using non-GAAP financial measures. A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measure of "after-tax adjusted operating income" differs from net income as presented in our consolidated operating results and income statements prepared in accordance with GAAP due to the exclusion of investment gains or losses and the amortization of the cost of reinsurance as well as certain other items as specified in the reconciliations in the Financial Highlights section below. Investment gains or losses primarily include realized investment gains or losses, expected investment credit losses, and gains or losses on derivatives. We believe after-tax adjusted operating income is a better performance measure and better indicator of the profitability and underlying trends in our business.
Investment gains or losses depend on market conditions and do not necessarily relate to decisions regarding the underlying business of our segments. Our investment focus is on investment income to support our insurance liabilities as opposed to the generation of investment gains or losses. Although we may experience investment gains or losses which will affect future earnings levels, a long-term focus is necessary to maintain profitability over the life of the business since our underlying business is long-term in nature, and we need to earn the interest rates assumed in calculating our liabilities.
We have exited a substantial portion of our Closed Block individual disability product line through the two phases of the reinsurance transaction that were executed in December 2020 and March 2021, respectively. As a result, we exclude the amortization of the cost of reinsurance that was recognized upon the exit of the business related to the ceded reserves for the cohort of policies on claim status. We believe that the exclusion of the amortization of the cost of reinsurance provides a better view of our results from our ongoing businesses.
We may at other times exclude certain other items from our discussion of financial ratios and metrics in order to enhance the understanding and comparability of our operational performance and the underlying fundamentals, but this exclusion is not an indication that similar items may not recur and does not replace net income or net loss as a measure of our overall profitability.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
Members of Unum Group senior management will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 3, at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the results of operations for the second quarter. Topics may include forward-looking information, such as the Company's outlook on future results, trends in operations, and other material information.
The dial-in number for the conference call is 1-844-200-6205 for callers in the U.S. (access code 573667). For callers in Canada the dial-in is 1-833-950-0062 (access code 573667). For all other callers, the dial-in number is 1-929-526-1599 (access code 573667). A live webcast of the call will also be available at www.investors.unum.com in a listen-only mode. It is recommended that webcast viewers access the Investors section of the Company's website and opt-in to the webcast approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website, and will be available through Wednesday, August 10 by dialing 1-866-813-9403 (U.S.), 1-226-828-7578 (Canada), 0204-525-0658 (U.K. local), or +44-204-525-0658 (All Other Locations) - access code 951720.
In conjunction with today's earnings announcement, the Company's Statistical Supplement for the second quarter of 2022 is available on the Investors section of the Company's website.
ABOUT UNUM GROUP
Unum Group (www.unum.com) an international provider of workplace benefits and services, has been helping workers and their families for more than 170 years. Through its Unum and Colonial Life brands, the company offers disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental, vision and stop-loss insurance; leave and absence management support and behavioral health services. In 2021, Unum reported revenues of $12.0 billion and paid $8.2 billion in benefits. The Fortune 250 company is one of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies, recognized by Ethisphere®.
For more information, connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/unumbenefits), Twitter (www.twitter.com/unumnews) and LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/unum).
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Certain information in this news release constitutes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those not based on historical information, but rather relate to our outlook, future operations, strategies, financial results, or other developments and speak only as of the date made. These forward-looking statements, including statements about anticipated growth in after-tax adjusted operating income per share, are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. The following factors, in addition to other factors mentioned from time to time, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements: (1) the impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial position, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources, and overall business operations; (2) sustained periods of low interest rates; (3) fluctuation in insurance reserve liabilities and claim payments due to changes in claim incidence, recovery rates, mortality and morbidity rates, and policy benefit offsets due to, among other factors, the rate of unemployment and consumer confidence, the emergence of new diseases, epidemics, or pandemics, new trends and developments in medical treatments, the effectiveness of our claims operational processes, and changes in governmental programs; (4) unfavorable economic or business conditions, both domestic and foreign, that may result in decreases in sales, premiums, or persistency, as well as unfavorable claims activity; (5) changes in, or interpretations or enforcement of laws and regulations; (6) our ability to hire and retain qualified employees; (7) a cyber attack or other security breach could result in the unauthorized acquisition of confidential data; (8) the failure of our business recovery and incident management processes to resume our business operations in the event of a natural catastrophe, cyber attack, or other event; (9) investment results, including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates, defaults, changes in credit spreads, impairments, and the lack of appropriate investments in the market which can be acquired to match our liabilities; (10) increased competition from other insurers and financial services companies due to industry consolidation, new entrants to our markets, or other factors; (11) changes in our financial strength and credit ratings; (12) our ability to develop digital capabilities or execute on our technology systems upgrades or replacements; (13) actual experience in the broad array of our products that deviates from our assumptions used in pricing, underwriting, and reserving; (14) availability of reinsurance in the market and the ability of our reinsurers to meet their obligations to us; (15) ability to generate sufficient internal liquidity and/or obtain external financing; (16) damage to our reputation due to, among other factors, regulatory investigations, legal proceedings, external events, and/or inadequate or failed internal controls and procedures; (17) recoverability and/or realization of the carrying value of our intangible assets, long-lived assets, and deferred tax assets; (18) effectiveness of our risk management program; (19) contingencies and the level and results of litigation; (20) ineffectiveness of our derivatives hedging programs due to changes in the economic environment, counterparty risk, ratings downgrades, capital market volatility, changes in interest rates, and/or regulation; (21) fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates; and (22) our ability to meet environment, social, and governance standards and expectations of investors, regulators, customers, and other stakeholders.
For further discussion of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see Part 1, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The forward-looking statements in this news release are being made as of the date of this news release, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein, even if made available on our website or otherwise.
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When Smokey Bear says, “Only YOU can prevent forest fires,” he’s talking to humans. But humans aren’t the only ones who can help. Beavers, North America’s largest rodents, are succeeding at fighting fires and reducing wildfire destruction.
Beavers create deep ponds by building dams, then dig fingerlike canals to slowly spread that water throughout the flood plain. The stream’s reduced speed allows collected water to seep into the ground where it encourages deep plant roots and an abundance of wildlife to thrive.
Beavers’ water highways are not for our benefit, but theirs. The canals allow them to quickly escape predators. The water also lets them float logs and branches needed for food and construction projects.
Of course, beavers don’t know they are also creating very effective firebreaks, or obstacles to the spreading of fire. But scientists are taking notice.
Emily Fairfax is a California-based ecohydrologist, that’s someone who studies how water interacts with soil and living things. She wondered whether beaver-created wetlands could survive huge wildfires, reducing the devastating damage done to large areas of land.
Scientists need data to convince others to consider workable solutions to problems such as rising average temperatures and drought.
“We used Google Earth to identify and map beaver dams and channels within fire perimeters,” Fairfax said.
By studying years of aerial photographs from five Western states where major wildfires and droughts occurred, her team showed that beavers create broad underground irrigation systems, decreasing erosion and soil loss. Most important, large beaver wetlands were still green and healthy after a fire.
“Areas without beavers averaged three times more damage than those with beavers,” Fairfax said. “Where you don’t have beavers or rain, plants dry out and become crispy fuel for fires.” Where beavers were allowed to do their thing, the wetlands also became lifesaving oases for wildlife that couldn’t “out fly, out swim or out waddle the flames.”
But what if there are no beavers in an area?
Many places prohibit the relocation of beavers, so an alternative is to create a beaver-friendly habitat through basic stream restoration before an environmental crisis occurs. Using local, natural materials such as logs to build man-made starter dams can increase water depth, creating conditions that encourage beavers to move in and take over maintenance of the dams while expanding the wetland habitat.
Beavers aren’t always wanted in an area because humans want to adapt the landscape to fit their needs, draining wetlands and building houses in floodplains.
Fortunately, there are many tools for flood control and tree protection to make coexisting with beavers easier for landowners. After identifying fire-prone areas, communities can reduce a fire’s capacity to become an extreme event by taking advantage of beavers’ low-tech, natural and free engineering abilities.
Fairfax said her original hypothesis shifted from “where can this happen” to “is there anywhere where this cannot happen?”
“The more rivers and streams you have in healthy conditions,” she said, “the more fire resistant a region will be.”
Did you know?
- Many forest fires are inevitable and necessary to clear out overgrown vegetation and replenish soil nutrients. Beavers are protecting sensitive ecosystems that don’t need intense fire as much.
- Beavers don’t kill all the trees in an area. They selectively use logs and branches to create the wetlands that increase biodiversity for wildlife and vegetation. When they chew their favorite trees — aspen, willow, cottonwood, among others — those trees usually grow back stronger and healthier afterward.
- By slowing, spreading and storing water, beaver dams increase drought resistance and downstream water quality. Several research projects are underway to measure how effective beaver structures are in filtering out contaminants, ash and sediment, particularly after a wildfire.
- Beavers are herbivores or plant eaters. Twigs, grasses, leaves, bark and aquatic plants are on their menu, as is the soft inner-layer of bark, called cambium. They don’t eat fish but create fish-friendly habitats. Otters eat fish, so that may account for some of the confusion as otters and beavers often share habitats.
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(The Hill) – After more than six weeks of investigating, authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students last month.
A 28-year-old man named Bryan Christopher Kohberger was arrested on Friday in Pennsylvania and is awaiting extradition to Idaho. He is facing four counts of first-degree murder and a charge of felony burglary in relation to the killings.
The University of Idaho campus was shaken after four students — 21-year-olds Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, and 20-year-olds Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin — were found dead in a rental home in the city of Moscow near the campus on Nov. 13.
Local police faced some criticism for the pace of their investigation and the weeks that went by without identifying a suspect or finding the weapon used in the killings, but authorities announced Kohberger’s arrest on Friday.
Only a limited amount of information about Kohberger is publicly available, as Idaho state law requires him to return to the state and be served with an arrest warrant in Idaho before documents like a probable cause affidavit are disclosed.
But officials did reveal some information about the suspect.
Moscow Police Chief James Fry said at a press conference announcing Kohberger’s arrest on Friday that he is a graduate student at Washington State University (WSU) and lives in Pullman, Washington, which is located not far from the border with Idaho.
Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said at the press conference that investigators believe Kohberger broke into the students’ home with the intent to commit murder.
The Associated Press, too, reported that Kohberger just completed his first semester as a doctoral student in WSU’s criminal justice and criminology department and is a teaching assistant for the program.
A spokesperson for Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania said Kohberger graduated from the school in 2018 with an associate degree in psychology. He received a bachelor’s degree from DeSales University in Pennsylvania in 2020 and completed graduate studies in June, a spokesperson for that university said.
Ben Roberts, a graduate student at WSU who had several courses with Kohberger, told the AP that Kohberger was confident and outgoing but seemed to be “always looking for a way to fit in.” He said Kohberger wanted to appear academic and “had to make sure you knew he knew” something.
Officials also learned during their investigation that Kohberger had a white Hyundai Elantra, which police had been looking for after one was seen near the house around the time of the stabbings.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-12-31T17:17:55+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/news/university-of-idaho-murders-what-we-know-about-the-suspect/ |
This week's temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees in much of the Southwestern United States, bringing the hottest conditions of the year. In some regions, it could be the hottest conditions felt in decades, the National Weather Service warned.
The extreme heat causes dozens of people every year to suffer from burns to their feet and similar type of contact burns.
According to the Arizona Burn Center, it treated 85 people for contact burns last year. Out of the 85 people treated for sidewalk and other contact burns, one out of three needed intensive care, and seven people died from their injuries.
Officials also said many of the patients were hyperthermic, meaning their body temperatures increased to dangerously high levels.
SEE MORE: What's the cost of an extreme hot summer?
When temperatures exceed 100 degrees, the Arizona Burn Center says surface temperatures can be even hotter.
"The Arizona Burn Center treats an alarming number of patients with life-threatening burns from Arizona’s extreme heat. These injuries are serious but preventable," said Dr. Kevin Foster, Arizona Burn Center director. "External surface temperatures can reach 180 degrees Fahrenheit, and deep cutaneous burns can happen with only brief contact. Exposure often occurs in patients with impairments that prevent them from quickly removing themselves from such contact, leading to severe injury."
The Cleveland Clinic offers tips for those suffering from contact burns. Burns smaller than the palm of the hand can be treated at home if it is not causing blistering, deep redness, breaking of the skin, a wet or shiny appearance or white and charred skin. Treatments include:
- Cleaning with mild soap and water
- Applying antibiotic ointment
- Covering with a non-stick dressing, such as gauze or cloth
- Using over-the-counter medicines to ease inflammation and pain
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HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Flotek Industries Inc. (FTK) on Monday reported earnings of $21.3 million in its first quarter.
The Houston-based company said it had profit of 2 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 16 cents per share.
The oilfield services company posted revenue of $48 million in the period.
Flotek Industries expects full-year revenue in the range of $210 million to $230 million.
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BOSQUE COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) – A fugitive from north Texas has been apprehended in Bosque County.
Bosque County Deputies, along with U.S. Marshals of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, executed a felony arrest warrant at a residence in Lakeside Village on Tuesday. Officers entered the home and arrested fugitive Ramon Roque.
Roque resisted officers, and the officers used the minimum force necessary in order to subdue and detain him – including taser deployment. Roque was transported to a medical facility for evaluation.
The Sheriff’s Office says Roque was taken into custody on a felony warrant for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child, a first-degree felony. The charge and warrant originated from the Irving Police Department. | 2023-06-21T14:52:44+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/bosque-county/fugitive-apprehended-in-bosque-county/ |
Woman to be sentenced Aug. 10 for $213K HRA theft
Published 9:21 am Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The area woman who pleaded guilty to stealing over $200,000 from the Albert Lea Housing and Redevelopment Authority over a 6-1/2-year span is slated to be sentenced Aug. 10 in U.S. District Court.
Marcie Marie Thumann, 45, entered the plea in October 2022 to theft from a program receiving federal funds and admitted to routinely embezzling HRA rent payments for her own personal use and benefit. Court documents stated Thumann pocketed cash payments and altered payee information on payments made by check and money order.
According to court documents filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office last week, the total embezzled equaled $213,217, but there is a possibility the loss was much greater.
U.S. attorneys are asking that the court order Thumann pay full restitution of $213,217 and sentence her to 15 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.
Thumann’s attorney, Christina Zauhar of Halberg Criminal Defense, is recommending six months of home confinement followed by six months of supervised release, according to documents filed last week.
U.S. attorneys stated Thumann was hired as bookkeeper for the organization in July 2008 and she was solely responsible for recording and reconciling tenant rental payments to the HRA. The organization receives both federal and state funding to remedy the shortage of available housing for low-income residents.
Court documents stated she reportedly began by pocketing tenant cash payments and altering payee information on tenant checks or money orders for her own benefit and then used her access to the HRA’s computer system to manipulate tenant accounts and conceal the money she stole over numerous accounts.
Tenants even occasionally received unexplained letters indicating their rent was past due, which if contested, Thumann would explain as an administrative error. She also eventually wrote off some of the shortfall.
When Thumann resigned from her position in 2018, many of the issues at the organization came to light. An audit revealed unexplainable financial issues, including cash shortfalls, questionable rent reductions, missing receipts and other purchases that had been made.
The U.S. attorneys stated once Thumann left the organization, monthly deposits increased from less than $2,000 a month to more than $18,000 a month. The average cash deposits in her own personal account dropped from between $3,200 a month to about $200 a month after she left the organization.
“Thumann was not battling addiction, unexpected medical bills or other dire financial straits,” the government said. “She instead exploited her access to public funds to satisfy her own subjective needs at the expense of the population she was employed to serve.”
They also argued that her actions were not a one-time mistake but rather she spent years embezzling funds for her own use and then covering her tracks with numerous steps.
They also noted that while she deserves credit for opting to resolve her case, she continues to minimize her actions.
Thumann’s attorney described her as an individual who had endured many losses and other personal trauma, including the loss of a brother as a teenager and breaking her neck in a car crash at age 16. Her first husband also died in a motorcycle crash in 2006, and she struggled for many years after his death as the sole provider of three children. Their home was destroyed by fire in 2008 because of an oven malfunction.
In 2015, she remarried and gained four stepchildren.
The attorney stated the first time Thumann stole from the HRA was around the time one of her sons turned 16 years old. She had reportedly promised her late husband that she would purchase the first vehicle for each of their children. Soon after, she was behind on the payments and stole money orders from the HRA to catch up.
As she continued to raise three children on her own, she would write checks to herself to stay on top of her mortgage payments and expenses. She was also found to have utilized the Minnesota Revenue Recapture program 244 times to obtain individual tax refunds of tenants receiving housing assistance and ordered items purchased with HRA funds, including school supplies and phone accessories, and had them sent to her house.
“She has acknowledged the harm she caused, expressed significant remorse and accepted responsibility for her wrongdoing,” the attorney wrote.
While she does not argue the crime was insignificant, her lawyer stated the work environment at the HRA “was incredibly anxiety provoking and traumatic,” and alleged that others who worked there also inappropriately used HRA funds.
“The culture of the HRA during Ms. Thumann’s tenure was one that encouraged illegal and antisocial behavior,” she continued. “… While none of these facts excuse Ms. Thumann’s theft, they do provide context as to the culture of the organization, and the ways in which Ms. Thumann justified her behavior while she was working there.”
The attorney stated if Thumann is placed on home confinement, she will be subject to stringent supervisory conditions that would deter any sort of similar conduct and said it would be sufficient to protect the public from any further crimes. A prison sentence, on the other hand, may result in the failure of her family’s business and result in the inability to pay restitution.
Check the Tribune for the results of the sentencing Aug. 10. | 2023-07-26T17:43:33+00:00 | albertleatribune.com | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2023/07/woman-to-be-sentenced-aug-10-for-213k-hra-theft/ |
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t wait long to add to her record total of World Cup wins.
A day after securing record victory No. 83, Shiffrin added her 84th win on Wednesday in another giant slalom on the same course.
And like how she did it a day earlier, Shiffrin led from start to finish, dominating the first run down the steep Erta course and then adding to her advantage in the second run.
Shiffrin finished a massive 0.82 seconds ahead of two-time Olympic silver medalist Ragnhild Mowinckel and 1.19 ahead of Olympic champion Sara Hector.
“Oh my gosh,” Shiffrin said. “I was pushing so hard and I just hoped I ended up on the right side of all the gates. Now I’m a bit dead mentally — just so tired. But when you ski like that it keeps your energy going so just an incredible feeling.”
While Tuesday’s win moved Shiffrin ahead of the previous women’s mark of 82 victories held by former American teammate Lindsey Vonn, Wednesday’s victory moved her within two of the overall record — between men and women — of 86 wins held by Ingemar Stenmark.
Vonn retired four years ago when injuries cut her career short, while Stenmark raced in the 1970s and 80s.
If Shiffrin wins two slaloms in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, this weekend, she could match Stenmark on Sunday at the same resort where she made her World Cup debut as a 15-year-old prodigy nearly 12 years ago.
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VIDEO: Deer crashes through classroom window, slides around on waxed floors
EVERGREEN, Ala. (Gray News/TMX) – Teachers and staff at an Alabama elementary school got a surprise earlier this month when they found out a deer had crashed through a window and roamed around a classroom.
Surveillance video caught the animal sliding around on the waxed floors of the Evergreen Elementary School’s classroom on Feb. 11.
The school shared the video on Facebook on Feb. 13.
The deer can be seen stumbling and slipping around the tables before eventually jumping back out of the broken window.
“It struggled a few minutes learning how to walk on our waxed floors,” the school said in the post alongside the video. “Once acclimated with the new environment, it jumped out of the window as fast as it entered. We were glad to see the deer not injured.”
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By FARES AKRAM and ISABEL DEBRE (Associated Press)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed a senior militant commander in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian militants fired rockets toward Jerusalem on Friday, further escalating the most violent flare-up in months despite efforts to broker a cease-fire.
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in a residential building in Gaza City in the afternoon, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
The Israeli military said it had targeted a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad movement. The Islamic Jihad confirmed that the airstrike killed Iyad Al-Hassani, a member of the decision-making council in the group’s armed wing. He is the sixth senior Islamic Jihad member to be killed in this round of fighting.
Earlier in the day, bursts of rocket fire from Gaza sent warning sirens wailing as far north as the contested capital of Jerusalem — about 48 miles (77 kilometers) from the Gaza border — breaking a 12-hour lull that had raised hopes regional powers could soon broker a truce.
The fighting, which started on Tuesday, between Israel and Islamic Jihad — the second-largest militant group in Gaza after the territory’s Hamas rulers — has killed at least 33 Palestinians in the strip, including women and children, and an 80-year-old woman in central Israel, identified in Israeli media as Inga Avramian.
As Islamic Jihad stepped up its longer-range rocket attacks, a projectile slammed into an open field in the Israeli settlement of Bat Ayin, south of Jerusalem, said Josh Hasten, a spokesperson for the area. Residents in nearby Israeli settlements reported hearing explosions. Dull thuds could be heard inside Jerusalem, home to major sites holy to Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
“The bombing of Jerusalem sends a message,” Islamic Jihad said in a statement. “What is happening in Jerusalem is not separate from Gaza.”
In response, the Israeli warplanes struck Islamic Jihad military posts and mortar shell launchers across the Gaza Strip, the military said.
The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was conducting a security assessment to mount a further response. “We continue,” he tweeted.
The Israeli military urged residents living within 40 kilometers (25 miles) of the Gaza boundary to remain close to bomb shelters and limit public gatherings until Saturday evening. All big events, including the weekly Saturday protest against the government’s divisive plans to overhaul the judiciary, were cancelled.
The sirens wailing near Jerusalem on Friday took some back to the spring of 2021, when Hamas fired rockets toward the city, which helped set off a bloody 11-day Gaza war. At that time, the militant group cited a provocative far-right march through the Palestinian neighborhoods of Jerusalem as one of the reasons for its rocket barrage, along with the displacement of Palestinians from the city’s east.
Israeli police said they will allow the same Jewish ultranationalist parade — meant to celebrate Israel’s capture of east Jerusalem — to take place next Thursday.
Since Tuesday, Israeli strikes have killed five senior Islamic Jihad figures and hit at least 215 targets in Gaza, including rocket launch sites and militants preparing to use them. Islamic Jihad has retaliated with over 900 rockets fired toward densely populated parts of Israel.
Israeli bombs and shells have destroyed 47 housing units, and damaged 19 so badly they were uninhabitable, leaving 165 Palestinians homeless, Gaza’s housing ministry reported. In addition, nearly 300 homes sustained some damage.
Palestinians on Friday surveyed the wreckage from the fighting.
“The dream that we built for our children, for our sons, has ended,” said Belal Bashir, a Palestinian living in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, whose family home was reduced to a heap of rubble in an airstrike late Thursday. He, his young daughters and two-week-old son would have been killed in the thundering explosion if they hadn’t ran outside when they heard shouting, he said.
“We were shocked that our house was targeted,” he added as he pulled his children’s dolls and blankets from a gaping bomb crater.
The Palestinian dead included six children and four women, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Two of the children were killed by suspected misfired Palestinian rockets, according to the Israeli military and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights. Over 100 Palestinians have been wounded.
The civilians deaths have drawn condemnation from the Arab world and concern from the United States and Europe. In its past four wars against Hamas, Israel has repeatedly faced accusations of war crimes due to the high civilian death tolls and its use of heavy weapons against the crowded enclave. Israel, in turn, contends that Palestinian militant groups use civilians as human shields by fighting in their midst.
Confrontations between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza have recurred 15 times since Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007. The repeated Israeli bombing campaigns have cast doubt on Netanyahu’s claims of victory and raised serious questions about what the grim routine achieves.
“If the operations were really all that successful, we wouldn’t need them once a year on average, with the time between them becoming shorter,” Amos Harel, the defense affairs commentator for the Haaretz newspaper, wrote in an analysis Friday. “The simple truth is that Israel has no concrete solution for the plight of Gaza or for the security dangers that emanate from the strip.”
Hamas, the de facto civilian government, has sought to maintain its truce with Israel while attempting to keep abysmal living conditions in the blockaded enclave from spiraling since the devastating 2021 war that killed over 260 Palestinians. The group has sat out this round of fighting — as it did a similar burst of violence last summer. In a sign of restraint, Israel has limited its airstrikes to Islamic Jihad targets.
Israeli officials and Islamic Jihad figures have sent mixed signals about negotiations for a cease-fire that neighboring Egypt has pushed for. Senior official Ihsan Attaya complained early Friday that the mediators “have been unable to provide us with any guarantees.” A sticking point has been Islamic Jihad’s demands that Israel cease its policy of targeted killings, Attaya said.
This week’s battles began when Israel launched simultaneous airstrikes that killed three Islamic Jihad commanders along with some of their wives and children as they slept in their homes. Israel said it was retaliating for a barrage of rocket fire launched last week by Islamic Jihad following the death of one of its West Bank members, Khader Adnan, from an 87-day hunger strike while in Israeli custody.
The airstrikes and rockets have shifted the focus of long-running conflict back to Gaza after months of surging violence in the occupied West Bank under Israel’s most right-wing government in history.
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DeBre reported from Jerusalem | 2023-05-12T22:20:09+00:00 | denverpost.com | https://www.denverpost.com/2023/05/12/palestinian-militants-fire-more-rockets-as-israeli-airstrikes-hit-gaza-despite-cease-fire-efforts/ |
"I'm sure the majority of the world doesn't even know we make movies."
These are the words of Likarion Wainaina, the 35-year-old writer-director of 2018's Supa Modo, one of Kenya's most acclaimed films. It's a bittersweet, quirky tale of villagers rallying around a terminally ill 9-year-old girl to make her final wish– of becoming a superhero— come true.
The Seattle Times wrote about the film, "I straight-up bawled my eyes out."
Kenya submitted the film for consideration in the Oscar category of "international feature films." It was not nominated.
Countries submit potential candidates for the category — known as "foreign language film" until 2020. To be eligible, a film must be produced outside the U.S. and contain primarily non-English dialogue.
And over the years, certain countries rise to the fore — notably in Europe — while others are neglected.
Lower income countries rarely crack the list of 5 nominees, let alone win the Oscar. The nations of Africa, for example, are practically invisible. Since the category was introduced in 1956, only 10 films from Africa have been nominated, representing just 5 countries. Only 3 have won: Z from Algeria (1969), Black and White in Color from Ivory Coast (1976) and South Africa's Tsotsi (2005). Two of those Oscar winners were directed by Europeans and the third by a white South African.
Meanwhile, the list of overlooked films is quite impressive. The 2019 Senegalese film, Atlantique, won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. It's been described by critics as a "supernatural romance" that largely acts as an allegory for the migrant crisis. Its director, Mati Diop, made history by becoming the first Black woman to direct a film featured in competition at the festival. Former President Obama named it one of his favorite films of the year. On Rotten Tomatoes the critics' rating is 96%. Atlantique was submitted for an Oscar nomination but did not make the final cut.
The Oscar has gone to a European nation 58 times over 74 years (in addition to Canada winning once). France has been nominated more times than any other country with 41 nominations. Of the 10 countries that have won the most Oscars in the category, all are in Europe with the exception of 5-time winner Japan.
And only a small club of countries is even in the running. Just 62 nations — fewer than a third of the countries on earth — have ever had a film nominated.
The inequity is not due to lack of trying by non-European countries. Egypt has submitted films on 36 occasions and the Philippines 33, yet neither nation has once received a nomination.
Of course, cultural biases have a deep impact on all Oscar categories. Just ask the organizers of the #OscarsSoWhite campaign. Or consider the paucity of female nominees in the best director category. This year's slate is all male.
The 2023 lineup
This year, submissions came from 93 nations, many of them in the Global South. They include Bangladesh, Cambodia, Tanzania and Uganda, with its first submission ever — Tembele, the story of a garbage collector who has a breakdown after the death of his newborn son. Morris Mugisha's film won top awards at the Uganda Film Festival.
The Oscar nominations went to four European nations — Belgium, Germany, Ireland and Poland — and Argentina, an upper middle-income country that has won the category twice and earned eight previous nominations.
NPR reached out to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Academy for comment on the possible reasons that the list of international film nominees comes from such a relatively small and largely Western group of countries. The Academy did not provide comment.
So it is left to others in the world of film to speculate.
Columbia University Professor Richard Peña specializes in international cinema and as program director at the Film Society of Lincoln Center was pivotal in bringing cinema from Iran, Taiwan, Cuba, and Egypt to American audiences.
Professor Pena told NPR: "Members of the Academy and the Hollywood community are not the most 'cosmopolitan' in their view of world cinema. Inevitably, though, the more obscure 'foreign' films help make what seems unfamiliar, more familiar."
The Smithsonian's Amalia Córdova specializes in indigenous film and co-founded the Mother Tongue Film Festival in Washington, D.C., in 2016, which screens movies "about or in endangered, Indigenous or minoritized languages." Her perspective: "The national film industries tend to aspire to Hollywood standards and popularity. But the gems are often in the more marginalized cinemas of each country. In terms of the education that we want to give our children in a globalized world, it can't just be a replication of American culture, only in another language. It should instead be a glimpse into how diverse a place the earth is and how humans live in different ways throughout different parts of the planet."
Of course the international film category isn't the only place where other nations are recognized. Films and individuals from other countries have been nominated in many categories in the past and this year as well.
In 2020, the South Korean film Parasite won four Oscars— including best picture.
Last year, a film from Bhutan was a surprise nominee in the international film category: Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom. It's all the more notable because Bhutan is a country with fewer than a million inhabitants.
Competing with three European countries and a Japanese film, Lunana was not the winner. The Oscar went to Japan.
This year, "Naatu Naatu," a Telugu-language song from India featured in the blockbuster film RRR, is up for best original song.
Documentaries from India are nominated in both the long and short-form category— All That Breathes, about two brothers who save birds, and The Elephant Whisperers.
But true to the pattern shown in the best international film category, a number of international nominees for other Oscars are from Western countries, including four Irish actors in the running for actor awards from The Banshees of Inisherin and Aftersun.
Nonetheless, filmmakers from the Global South have hope for more recognition in the future. Despite his frustration, Kenya's Wainaina remains optimistic: "Normally, we from Africa are seen as beggars and always asking for handouts. But I believe for a fact that once the spotlight is put on African cinema, the one thing that every single Academy member will be asking is, 'What took us so long to watch this stuff?' "
Ian Brennan is a Grammy-winning music producer ( for Zomba Prison Project, Tinariwen, The Good Ones [Rwanda] and spoken word artist Raymond Antrobus). In the past decade he has recorded over 40 records by artists from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. He is the author of seven books, most recently Muse-$ick: a music manifesto in fifty-nine notes.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX), a global company focused on accelerating the commercial adoption of electric vehicles (EV), today announces that its subsidiary Energica has started selling its high-performance electric motorcycles in Japan and Australia. The first batch of motorbikes will arrive in both countries in Q1 2023.
"Japan is a key market for us. Energica's presence in Japan was sealed in August at the eight-hour Suzuka Circuit where our bikes were acclaimed for their performance during the numerous test laps at this prestigious and world-renowned endurance race," says Livia Cevolini, Energica Motor Company CEO. "Our partnership with Estar & Co., Ltd. in January 2020 has also improved our efforts in developing our Asia-Pacific network."
Japan is a priority market for Energica, where nearly 10.3 million two-wheel vehicles are registered and more than 83,000 motorcycles over 250cc, Energica's target market, were sold in 2021. Demand for EVs in Japan is growing fast, driven by regulations restricting vehicle emissions and a rapidly growing EV charging network. However, established OEMs have slowly introduced high-performance electric motorcycles in the 250-cc category. Energica will move fast to fill this gap and become the high-performance electric motorcycle of choice for Japan's motorcycle enthusiasts.
In 2020, Energica established a strategic partnership with Estar & Co., Ltd. to import motorcycles into Japan. Estar & Co., Ltd. has opened a mono-brand showroom in Kobe, on the man-made island of Rokkō Island, where riders can come and test drive any Energica's Eva Ribelle, Ego and EsseEsse9+. They have also developed a distribution network throughout the country.
In Australia, Australian Electric Motor Co. has partnered with Energica to offer a premium selection of electric motorcycles in Australia and New Zealand. Last year, motorcycle sales in these two countries hit a 15-year high with more than 100,000 new units sold, which makes these markets lucrative for further EV expansion.
"Ideanomics has committed to extending Energica's footprint across the globe," says Robin Mackie, Ideanomics Mobility CEO. "This new market entry into Japan and Australia will contribute to what we anticipate a strong fourth quarter and long-term consistent revenue growth."
Energica has a proven track record of supplying motorcycles to customers across the ASEAN region. Recently, the company partnered with UTOMOCORP to deliver 88 EsseEsse9+ bikes to the Indonesian National Police. Additionally, Ideanomics subsidiary Treeletrik is providing after-sales support to Energica for the ASEAN region and has begun collaborating with Energica on joint sales and marketing strategies.
In Europe and Asia Pacific, Energica has added 12 new sales points since the beginning of the fourth quarter totaling 130 Energica dealers and importers worldwide. Year to date, Energica has sold 78% more motorcycles compared to the same time last year. Additionally, Energica already has a substantial backlog of orders for its newest product offering – the Green Tourer Experia.
With ongoing support from Ideanomics, Energica is accelerating the disruption of the global two-wheeler market with its high-performance electric motorcycles. The company also provides technology and expertise to other industries through its Energica Inside business unit. Ideanomics is solving the complexity of fleet electrification, offering fleet operators everything they need to electrify faster, easier and more affordably, all in one place.
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Strict regulations on drug safety and testing make it difficult to develop new treatments for rare, obscure and deadly diseases, according to experts. As the Orphan Drug Act turns 40, advocates want Congress and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be more flexible when supporting the development of treatments and cures for rare diseases.
“Quality and access are the two largest challenges for the next few years,” Thomas Crawford, a pediatric neurologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, said. “There’s a need to modify and move the Orphan Drug Act into the next generation.”
Rare diseases are defined as those with fewer than 200,000 patients. There are estimated to be about 10,000 rare diseases impacting 30 million Americans, half of whom are children, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH).
The 1983 Orphan Drug Act provided a framework for developing treatments for these rare diseases through financial incentives for drug manufacturers and expedited approvals. Before the ODA, there were less than 40 treatments for rare diseases. Now there are over a thousand, but an estimated 90 percent of rare diseases still don’t have a treatment, advocates say.
“Rare diseases really aren’t that rare,” said Heidi Ross, vice president of policy at the National Association of Rare Disorders. “There are millions of Americans who are still holding out that chance and still want that opportunity to change the lives of their loved ones, to change the lives of themselves.”
Industry experts and patient advocates discussed the future of the ODA at an event hosted by The Hill on Tuesday to celebrate Rare Disease Day, the international day of advocacy for rare disease treatment. The event was sponsored by Alexion, the rare disease division of AstraZeneca, and moderated by The Hill’s Editor-in-chief, Bob Cusack.
Many of the barriers for rare disease treatment development are regulatory, Crawford and others said. When developing treatments, researchers are allowed to go outside of set guidelines in order to treat deadly cases of disease. However, there is no guidance from the FDA or Congress on how far they can or should go outside those guidelines, or what that may look like.
That makes it difficult for the FDA to approve treatments for rare diseases, which usually have less certainty in treatment outcomes, according to former FDA official Frank Sasinowski. Sasinowski helped implement the ODA while with the office, and has since worked as a rare disease advocate.
“It’s akin to being told that you as an FDA official should be allowed to color outside the lines, but we’re not going to tell you how far before you’ve gone too far. And we’re not going to tell you what colors you can use. It’s a terrible burden,” he said.
Some experts proposed the development of regulations corresponding to the size of the disease itself. A disease with fewer cases and a higher severity would perhaps be easier to approve a treatment for compared to one which is more common or less severe, for example.
“The idea that you can have one regulatory authority for a disease that affects two kids or 200,000 with the same metric of safety is crazy,” Crawford said. “It also has to do with cost because if the safety bar is so high, that means the costs are usually so high that (patients) can’t do it.”
But to do that, the FDA should look to patients, not Congress, Global Liver Institute founder Donna Cryer said. Cryer herself suffers from a rare form of liver disease, she said. She advocated for patient-focused drug development meetings, which has been used in limited cases by the FDA.
“Having patients set what is the right mark between the benefits, the safety and the efficacy of a particular treatment in the context of the disease … getting that directly from patients about what risk they are willing to take, frankly, is much more useful either to FDA than having the data all by themselves, and it’s certainly not something the legislature is qualified to do,” Cryer said.
One concern that some experts shared with Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) is the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on rare disease treatment development. The portion of the IRA which regulates drug prices could lead to reduced industry revenue and to reduced investment in research, analysts say.
“I was very concerned about the provisions of the (Inflation Reduction Act), especially when it comes to rare and orphan diseases,” Miller-Meeks said following the panel. “Even a CEO admitted that there are drugs that will never come to the marketplace. We already know companies that are standing back from research and development, and that means research and development into diseases that are uncommon.”
Miller-Meeks said she hopes to see bipartisan support for rolling back that section of the IRA and she has seen some bipartisan support for expanding the use of telehealth and allowing generic production of drugs like insulin, she said. | 2023-02-28T22:46:51+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/hill-politics/experts-say-fda-needs-more-regulatory-flexibility/ |
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With another tax season underway, some Republicans in Congress want to fundamentally change the way you pay Uncle Sam.
They want to get rid of your 1040 and W2 forms and replace them with a national sales tax.
Supporters of the Fair Tax Act of 2023 say it would streamline and simplify a complicated process for taxpayers. Opponents say it would place an undue portion of the tax burden on lower earners.
But what would it really do?
“It would remove federal taxation as we know it,” said tax expert Nathan Goldman, an assistant professor at North Carolina State’s Poole College of Management.
The act was introduced last month by U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter, R-Georgia, and 25 House Republicans have cosponsored it. Only one is from North Carolina — Rep. Virginia Foxx.
A spokesman for Foxx did not respond to a question from CBS 17 asking him why Foxx supports the legislation. A news story from 2015 posted on Foxx’s Congressional website includes her support for a similar tax plan from then-presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.
The bill would remove current income taxes, payroll taxes and estate or gift taxes, and replace them with a national sales tax of between 23 percent and 30 percent on the use or consumption of taxable property or services.
But Goldman says it would have another effect.
“Saying, ‘OK, what’s the point if we’re just replacing one tax with another?’ is that it would remove the necessity of having the Internal Revenue Service,” Goldman said. “What happens is, the states themselves would just collect the federal sales tax, just like they’re collecting their state sales tax.”
And it’s unclear exactly what getting rid of the IRS would do. It’s possible that could “mean some net savings for the American taxpayer,” Goldman said, though he added that’s not a certainty — especially if the states have to take over those duties.
“If we have to pay the money to the states instead, it’s literally going to break even,” he said.
The main positive, of course, is simplicity for the typical taxpayer.
“There would be no need to really file a complicated federal income tax return,” Goldman said.
But the list of drawbacks is considerably longer.
Goldman cites analysts who predict such a bill would work out best for high-earners at the expense of lower- and middle-income taxpayers.
The existing tax system — in which different amounts of a person’s income are taxed at different rates — is considered progressive because higher earners pay a higher percentage. A flat sales tax is regressive, meaning it puts more of a burden on lower earners.
“Even though the bill is supposed to have some rebates built in for lower-income taxpayers, it’s unlikely to make up these differences in tax burdens that they’re going to be facing,” Goldman said.
He also says it actually will make things more complex for businesses who will have to collect the national sales tax — especially the handful of states that have no state sales tax.
And it’s unclear if a 23 percent tax will be enough to keep those collections the same, with Goldman citing some analysts who say that rate might have to be increased to 40 percent.
It will make purchases feel more expensive.
“If we think about a $5 gallon of milk, we’re now talking about it costing $7,” he said. “And this is going to really hamper what these individual taxpayers are going to have to pay on their basic bills.”
The bottom line, though, is that it’s unlikely to become law anytime soon: There have been no indications that it would pass the Senate.
But that raises another question. Why even bring it up in the first place?
“Some would have argued that they’re just trying to create some noise. They’re trying to show that the IRS is not this invincible structure that is always going to be there, and that there could be some changes,” Goldman said. “This is their attempt to say, ‘Hey, look, I tried,’ even if there was no real teeth to whether it gets passed or not.”
The proposal has something very important in common with another debunked claim that won’t die — the false assertion that the IRS is hiring an army of 87,000 IRS agents to audit you.
“I think it’s the idea of tax collections,” Goldman said. “The idea of paying more in income taxes is a huge thing for certain politicians to be attacking right now.
“When it comes down to it, there is nothing that’s really that sinister about the IRS,” he added. “We’ll never have a perfect utopian tax system, but as it currently stands, it’s very efficient and this additional $80 billion in funding that there doing is going to be used to help. That’s the exact opposite of what these politicians are talking about.” | 2023-02-21T15:50:16+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/politics/fact-check-a-30-national-sales-tax-would-remove-federal-taxation-as-we-know-it-nc-state-expert-says/ |
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HAIKOU, China, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hainan's promotional film "All the sun, all the fun" has attracted widespread attention during the 21st "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition. Launched by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province, the promotional film added to the luster of the preliminary and final contests of the Chinese proficiency competition. It offers contestants, ambassadors, judges and thousands of viewers a glimpse into Hainan, a free trade port of China with picturesque ecology and first-class investment climate.
The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition is organized by Chinese embassies in foreign countries and China's Center for Language Education and Cooperation. Dignitaries of participating countries usually attend and address the contests. For the 2022 contests, the Chinese Bridge Club mobile app opened a special column showcasing Hainan's beautiful natural scenery, profound culture and business development advantages as a duty-free shopping destination for tourists. By presenting its rich tourism and cultural resources, Hainan aims to attract more global attention.
The "Chinese Bridge" contests have been held for 21 consecutive years, and the 2022 events were moved online via live streaming platforms. The competition has registered a total viewership of more than 1 million globally.
Hainan, as China's free trade port and international tourism island, seized the opportunities of the "Chinese Bridge" events to build its image as an international tourist destination. Captivating tourists overseas with its rich tourism resources, the island province used the opportunity to gain a head start for its tourism development in the post-pandemic era.
Hainan, China's free trade port, welcomes young people who are proficient in Chinese to pursue their career growth in Hainan, and tourists from across the world to feel the charm of an island destination.
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Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
A Sweet 16 battle will feature the No. 4 seed Tennessee Volunteers (25-10) and the No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic Owls (33-3) playing on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. The NCAA Tournament contest begins at 9:00 PM.
Find odds, spreads, over/unders and more from multiple sportsbooks in this article for the Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic matchup.
Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic Game Info
- When: Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
- How to Watch on TV: TBS
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Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic Odds, Spread, Over/Under
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Tennessee vs. Florida Atlantic Betting Trends
- Tennessee has won 18 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 17 times.
- So far this season, 13 out of the Volunteers' 35 games have hit the over.
- Florida Atlantic has won 22 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing 11 times.
- Owls games have hit the over 16 out of 33 times this year.
Tennessee Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +1100
- Tennessee is one spot lower based on its national championship odds (eighth-best in college basketball) compared to its computer ranking (seventh-best).
- The Volunteers have had the 74th-biggest change in terms of their national championship odds, improving from +2500 at the start of the season to +1100.
- Based on its moneyline odds, Tennessee has an 8.3% chance of winning the national championship.
Florida Atlantic Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +4500
- Florida Atlantic's chances of winning the national championship, based on its odds, are 2.2%.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ten members of the same family, seven of them women, were killed in a mass shooting at a house in South Africa, police said Friday.
According to initial reports, they were ambushed by unknown gunmen at the home in the city of Pietermaritzburg in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, police said. The shooting happened Thursday night or early Friday morning.
Police Minister Bheki Cele was due to visit the scene on Friday.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and there has been a spate of mass shootings in recent years.
Eight people were fatally shot at a birthday party in the south coast city of Gqeberha in January. Last year, 16 died in a mass shooting at a bar in the Johannesburg township of Soweto when a group of armed men, some of them wielding rifles, opened fire on customers.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has granted expanded emergency use authorization (EUA) for Nuvaxovid™ (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine for active immunization to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in adolescents aged 12 through 17.
"In Taiwan, we have seen strong use of our protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in adults and are pleased to expand availability to adolescents aged 12 through 17 as we prepare for more time spent indoors during the fall and winter months and possible COVID-19 surges," said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. "We believe that our vaccine, developed using an innovative approach to traditional technology, may help increase adolescent vaccination rates."
The EUA is based on data from the ongoing pediatric expansion of the Phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial of 2,247 adolescents aged 12 through 17 years across 75 sites in the U.S., to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Nuvaxovid. In the pediatric expansion, Nuvaxovid achieved its primary efficacy endpoint with clinical efficacy of 78.29% (95% CI: 37.55%, 92.45%) overall at a time when the Delta variant was the predominant circulating SARS-CoV-2 strain in the U.S. The efficacy analysis was supported by assessment of antibody titers that were shown to be higher in adolescents than in young adults.
Preliminary safety data from the pediatric expansion showed the vaccine to be generally well-tolerated. Serious and severe adverse reactions (AR) were low in number and balanced between vaccine and placebo groups, and not considered related to the vaccine. Local and systemic reactogenicity was generally lower than or similar to adults, after the first and second dose. Among participants 12 through 17 years of age, solicited ARs following administration of any dose of the vaccine were injection site pain/tenderness (75.0%), headache (56.9%), fatigue/malaise (57.9%), muscle pain (49.0%), nausea/vomiting (19.9%), joint pain (16.2%), fever (16.9%), injection site swelling (8.0%), and injection site redness (7.5%). Most were mild-to-moderate in severity and lasted less than two days. No new safety signal was observed through the placebo-controlled portion of the pediatric expansion.
In the 12 through 17-year-old population, the vaccine has been authorized in more than 10 markets including the U.S., the European Union, and the United Kingdom (U.K.).
The TFDA previously granted EUA for Nuvaxovid to prevent COVID-19 in adults aged 18 and older in June 2022.
The trade name Nuvaxovid™ has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- Nuvaxovid is contraindicated in persons who have a hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients.
- Events of anaphylaxis have been reported with administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Appropriate medical treatment and supervision should be available in case of an anaphylactic reaction following the administration of the vaccine. Close observation for at least 15 minutes is recommended and a second dose of the vaccine should not be given to those who have experienced anaphylaxis to the first dose of the vaccine.
- Anxiety-related reactions, including vasovagal reactions (syncope), hyperventilation, or stress‐related reactions may occur in association with vaccination as a psychogenic response to the needle injection. It is important that precautions are in place to avoid injury from fainting.
- Vaccination should be postponed in individuals suffering from an acute severe febrile illness or acute infection. The presence of a minor infection and/or low-grade fever should not delay vaccination.
- Nuvaxovid should be given with caution in individuals receiving anticoagulant therapy or those with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder (such as haemophilia) because bleeding or bruising may occur following an intramuscular administration in these individuals.
- The efficacy of Nuvaxovid may be lower in immunosuppressed individuals.
- Administration of Nuvaxovid in pregnancy should only be considered when the potential benefits outweigh any potential risks for the mother and foetus.
- The effects with Nuvaxovid may temporarily affect the ability to drive or use machines.
- Individuals may not be fully protected until seven days after their second dose. As with all vaccines, vaccination with Nuvaxovid may not protect all vaccine recipients.
- The most frequent adverse reactions in adolescents 12 to 17 years of age were injection site tenderness, injection site pain, headache, myalgia, fatigue, malaise, nausea or vomiting, arthralgia, injection site swelling, pyrexia, and injection site redness.
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Nuvaxovid is a protein-based vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The vaccine was created using Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and is formulated with Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M™ adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies. Nuvaxovid contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19.
Nuvaxovid is packaged as a ready-to-use liquid formulation in a vial containing 10 doses. The vaccination regimen calls for two 0.5 ml doses (5 mcg antigen and 50 mcg Matrix-M adjuvant) given intramuscularly 21 days apart. The vaccine is stored at 2°- 8° Celsius, enabling the use of existing vaccine supply and cold chain channels. Use of the vaccine should be in accordance with official recommendations.
Novavax has established partnerships for the manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of Nuvaxovid worldwide. Existing authorizations leverage Novavax' manufacturing partnership with Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. They will later be supplemented with data from additional manufacturing sites throughout Novavax' global supply chain.
NVX-CoV2373 continues being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 trials.
PREVENT-19 (the PRE-fusion protein subunit Vaccine Efficacy Novavax Trial | COVID-19) is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 29,960 participants 18 years of age and over in 119 locations in the U.S. and Mexico. The primary endpoint for PREVENT-19 was the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate, or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second dose in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. The statistical success criterion included a lower bound of 95% CI >30%. A secondary endpoint was the prevention of PCR-confirmed, symptomatic moderate or severe COVID-19. Both endpoints were assessed at least seven days after the second study vaccination in volunteers who had not been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the trial, NVX-CoV2373 achieved 90.4% efficacy overall. It was generally well-tolerated and elicited a robust antibody response after the second dose in both studies. Full results of the trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
The pediatric expansion of PREVENT-19 is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 2,247 adolescent participants 12 to 17 years of age in 73 locations in the U.S., compared with placebo. In the pediatric trial, the vaccine achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint (non-inferiority of the neutralizing antibody response compared to young adult participants 18 through 25 years of age from PREVENT-19) and demonstrated 80% efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant of concern was the predominant circulating strain in the U.S. Additionally, immune responses were about two-to-three-fold higher in adolescents than in adults against all variants studied.
Additionally, a trial conducted in the U.K. with 14,039 participants aged 18 years and over was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded study and achieved overall efficacy of 89.7%. The primary endpoint was based on the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate, or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second study vaccination in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. Full results of the trial were published in NEJM.
Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant has demonstrated a potent and well-tolerated effect by stimulating the entry of antigen-presenting cells into the injection site and enhancing antigen presentation in local lymph nodes, boosting immune response.
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) is a biotechnology company that promotes improved health globally through the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases. The company's proprietary recombinant technology platform harnesses the power and speed of genetic engineering to efficiently produce highly immunogenic nanoparticles designed to address urgent global health needs. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, has received authorization from multiple regulatory authorities globally, including the U.S. FDA, the European Commission, and the World Health Organization. The vaccine is currently under review by multiple regulatory agencies worldwide, including for additional indications and populations such as adolescents and as a booster. In addition to its COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax is also currently evaluating its COVID-19-Influenza Combination vaccine candidate in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, its quadrivalent influenza investigational vaccine candidate, and an Omicron strain-based vaccine (NVX-CoV2515) as well as a bivalent format Omicron-based / original strain-based vaccine. These vaccine candidates incorporate Novavax' proprietary saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies.
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Statements herein relating to the future of Novavax, its operating plans and prospects, its partnerships, the timing of clinical trial results, the ongoing development of NVX-CoV2373, NVX-CoV2515 and bivalent Omicron-based / original strain based vaccine, a COVID-seasonal influenza combination investigational vaccine candidate, a quadrivalent influenza investigational vaccine candidate, the scope, timing and outcome of future regulatory filings and actions, including Novavax' plans to supplement existing authorizations with data from the additional manufacturing sites in Novavax' global supply chain, additional worldwide authorizations of NVX-CoV2373 for use in adults and adolescents, and as a booster, the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the potential impact and reach of Novavax and NVX-CoV2373 in addressing vaccine access, controlling the pandemic and protecting populations, the efficacy, safety intended utilization, and the expected administration of NVX-CoV2373 are forward-looking statements. Novavax cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, challenges satisfying, alone or together with partners, various safety, efficacy, and product characterization requirements, including those related to process qualification and assay validation, necessary to satisfy applicable regulatory authorities; difficulty obtaining scarce raw materials and supplies; resource constraints, including human capital and manufacturing capacity, on the ability of Novavax to pursue planned regulatory pathways; unanticipated challenges or delays in conducting clinical trials; challenges meeting contractual requirements under agreements with multiple commercial, governmental, and other entities; and those other risk factors identified in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Novavax' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We caution investors not to place considerable reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release. You are encouraged to read our filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov and www.novavax.com, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the statements. Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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This weekend, police will be on high alert across the U.S. for New Year's Eve shenanigans and so will home rental company, Airbnb, which is launching a new crackdown on unauthorized parties in the Dallas area.
Airbnb announced it is heightening its defenses to prevent disruptive parties during the NYE weekend, as the company says it continues to draw a hard line on disruptive parties and emphasize safe and responsible travel during a weekend where some may be more inclined to try to throw an unauthorized party.
This weekend, there will be a ban on certain one-night bookings during New Year’s Eve for entire home listings. These defenses are in effect for those without a positive account history or no previous bookings at all on the platform
There are also tighter restrictions for those same guests who try to book two and three-night reservations, with an emphasis on attempts to book locally.
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Airbnb said this method was tested in Dallas last New Year’s Eve with success, preventing more than 2,400 one-day bookings from happening. It has also been piloted in other cities around the world since 2020, most recently in the U.S. during Halloween, which has led to a global drop of New Year's party incidents by 56 percent.
"Just because you don't have reviews doesn't mean that you're up to no good. Everyone starts somewhere. But what we see is that people who have earned that history of positive reviews have earned that trust or Airbnb, do not all of a sudden turnaround and throw 100 person party,” said Ben Breit, director of trust and safety communications for Airbnb.
The restrictions will be in effect over the New Year’s Eve weekend in 11 countries, including the United States.
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“Stays take place across the world each night on Airbnb, with the overwhelming majority of guests and Hosts being respectful of neighbors and delivering benefits to their local community. These proactive defenses will help to promote responsible travel and help to prevent rare instances of unwelcome behavior, and enable Hosts, guests and communities to enjoy their end of year celebrations with added reassurance,” said Naba Banerjee, Director of Trust Product and Operations at Airbnb.
Airbnb officials told NBC's Dallas affiliate NBC 5 these new restrictions happening this weekend are all part of the company's anti-party prevention systems, including a focus on guests under 25, noise sensors for hosts, and an all-out ban on parties, which was codified over the summer.
"There are always going to be people who don't care what the rules are, and attempt to break those rules,” said Breit. "We don't want parties, or unauthorized parties especially, happening on our platforms. Even though it's rare, it's just not a good thing. It can be disruptive for our hosts, it can be disruptive for our neighbors."
Airbnb also operates a 24/7 Neighborhood Support Line. They're encouraging anyone to use it if they think a neighboring rental is breaking the rules.
You can read more about the New Years’ Eve 2022 crackdown here. | 2022-12-30T02:13:31+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/airbnb-to-crack-down-on-disruptive-new-years-eve-parties/3033207/ |
ABINGDON, Va. — The Appalachian School of Pharmacy and the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center announced a partnership through which students of the ACP will now have to opportunity to take classes at the Higher Ed Center.
During the announcement event at the Higher Ed Center on Thursday, Susan Mayhew, the provost and dean of The Appalachian School of Pharmacy, explained that through this partnership, ACP students completing their second-year didactic curriculum will now have the opportunity to come to Abingdon to complete their studies in an area with a lot of professional opportunities in the future.
"This is a logical transition for us. We have third-year clinical rotations that are in the Bristol, Abingdon, and Tri-Cities area. So bringing our second-year curriculum, our didactic curriculum here, and then the students can transition to their clinical rotations," Mayhew said. "It puts them in this area for like two consecutive years, which will help add to the workforce. The longer a student is in a region, the more likely they are to stay there."
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Mickey McGlothlin, the president of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, highlighted how this partnership opens the door for Virginia Highlands Community College students to continue their studies and enter the regional health industry workforce.
"It's great for the workforce. It's great for our region. We need more pharmacists, we need more nurses, and that's what we do here at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center," McGlothlin said.
Adam Hutchinson, president of Virginia Highlands Community College, emphasized how excited he is to share this opportunity, which is just down the road, with VHCC students.
"This is the kind of partnership that I think we all envisioned when we opened the Higher Ed Center, the opportunity for community college students to transition to advanced degrees that have workforce relevance in our region and never have to park in a different parking space," Hutchinson said. "It is a unique academic pathway, and that's the part that I'm excited to share with our students that they really can go from the top of the hill to here and be successful." | 2022-12-16T01:59:48+00:00 | heraldcourier.com | https://heraldcourier.com/news/local/appalachian-school-of-pharmacy-partners-with-higher-education-center/article_8c6003b2-7cab-11ed-9913-4374f9bb549c.html |
BERLIN (AP) — A 45-year-old German man who had offered babysitting services online was convicted Tuesday on charges of sexually abusing children in a case that shocked even veteran investigators and led them to uncover numerous other abuse suspects.
The regional court in Cologne sentenced the defendant, whose name wasn’t released for privacy reasons, to 14 years and six months in prison. It also ordered him held in secure confinement after the end of his sentence.
Prosecutors had asked the court to impose a 15-year sentence, the maximum length normally permitted under German law, arguing that the defendant’s crimes were particularly grave.
Investigators said the man had documented the abuse of babies, children and teenagers, and shared videos and images of “unimaginable brutality” with dozens of people.
Prosecutors had accused the man of more than 120 cases of sexual abuse against 13 children between 2005 and 2019. The youngest victim was one month old.
The defendant admitted the allegations during the trial and described them as “despicable,” according to German news agency dpa.
Police arrested the man in late 2021 at a house he lived in with his wife in the town of Wermelskirchen. The defendant was in a video call with work colleagues at the time of the police raid, dpa reported. | 2023-03-01T06:41:52+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-german-babysitter-convicted-in-major-child-sex-abuse-case/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen senators are making a bipartisan appeal to President Joe Biden to reinvigorate the power of U.S. authorities to seize Iranian oil assets under an enforcement program they say has been allowed to languish.
Despite existing sanctions, Iranian oil exports jumped 35% last year and proceeds are being used to sponsor attacks on U.S. citizens and service members as well as allies, the senators said in a letter to the president.
Brinkmanship at sea was on display Thursday when masked Iranian navy commandos seized a U.S.-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, one of several vessels it has taken as bargaining chips in negotiations with the West. Without providing evidence, Tehran said the tanker had run into an Iranian vessel.
Specifically, the senators, led by Republican Joni Ernst of Iowa and Democrat Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut — both from the Armed Services Committee — complain that the Homeland Security Department’s security investigations office has been constrained in seizure operations by lack of money.
Since the enforcement program started in 2019, the office has seized nearly $228 million in Iranian crude and fuel oil linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., the senators said in the letter sent this past week.
But they said the office has not recently been given money that is available under the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to conduct seizures of Iranian oil.
“It is unacceptable that a U.S. government program, which makes the United States and its allies safer, provides funds to remediate the victims of terrorism, and generates income for the United States in a cost-effective manner, has been allowed to languish,” the letter says.
The push is coming from a diverse group of senators, among them Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Ron Wyden of Oregon. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. | 2023-04-29T18:56:40+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/your-local-election-hq/be-tough-in-seizing-iran-oil-bipartisan-senators-urge-biden/ |
APPALACHIA, Va. (WJHL) — Numerous people have injuries following a fight in the stands of a soccer game at the old Appalachia High School on Monday night.
According to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, the altercation happened in the spectator stands and involved multiple people, many of whom reported injuries.
The sheriff’s office said deputies are investigating the incident and once circumstances become clearer, more information will be provided.
This is a developing story and updates will be provided as they become available. | 2023-05-16T03:38:34+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/several-injured-during-grandstand-altercation-at-soccer-game-in-appalachia/ |
WILMINGTON, N.C., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantaca, the leading software provider for the community association management industry, is proud to announce the release of Vantaca IQ, a first-of-its-kind business intelligence solution built exclusively for community association management. Vantaca IQ provides real-time visibility into a management company's business and empowers data-driven decisions that drive performance.
According to Vantaca's Chief Product Officer, Adam McCombs, "The challenge facing many community association management companies today is the lack of accessible and actionable data. Without a central source of truth, decision-making can be slow and reactive, leading to frustration for employees and dissatisfaction from customers."
The performance tools inside Vantaca IQ enable management companies to identify trends, optimize staffing allocations, make improvements, and drive better performance across their entire organization.
At the core of Vantaca IQ are three key data views that provide real-time, digestible insights into business performance.
- Business IQ provides executive-level leaders with real-time data from all associations they manage, including insights into workflow and action item status, invoice status, bank balance amounts, financial delivery, and service requests.
- Association IQ empowers managers to drill down into individual associations to see what's happening on a more granular level.
- Employee IQ monitors employee activity metrics, showing people managers what activities their employees are working on and where additional training or resources may be needed.
Vantaca IQ also includes a personal view called 'My Dashboard'. My Dashboard is a customizable dashboard that allows users to choose the performance tools and specific views to track what they find most important.
"Accelerating proactive decision-making is a competitive advantage for community management companies. Vantaca IQ provides easy access to actionable data, enabling our clients to make informed decisions and improve overall performance," McCombs added.
Additional features of Vantaca IQ include comparison tools across associations and employees to understand productivity per employee or value delivered per association. Security and access features enable users to control which employees can access specific dashboards and views. Vantaca IQ also offers printable dashboards that can be shared with management and at board meetings, as well as weekly report summaries sent straight to a user's email inbox.
"Vantaca is committed to listening to our customers and investing in continuous innovation to transform the community association management industry. With the launch of Vantaca IQ, we're taking a giant leap forward in providing actionable insights and empowering our customers to make data-driven decisions. We are excited to continue pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the CAM industry," said Ben Currin, CEO at Vantaca
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WASHINGTON — Actor Bruce Willis celebrated his 68th birthday with a big family serenade on Sunday.
A video clip shared by his ex-wife Demi Moore showed Willis blowing out candles while his family, current wife Emma Heming Willis and Moore sang a rendition of "Happy Birthday."
"Happy birthday, BW! So glad we could celebrate you today. Love you and love our family. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes - we all feel them," Moore wrote on Instagram.
The video is the first time the family has posted the "Die Hard" actor since his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis last month.
Willis' daughter Scout posted the same video to her Instagram along with a post where she called her dad "one of my best friends, the Pisces king, the master of duality, both action hero icon and gentle girl dad."
While the day was mostly celebratory, she also noted there were moments of grief.
"Today is not necessarily an easy day, because it’s a day full of so deep love, and our grief really does show us the depth of our loving for someone. So I’m trying to be with both today," the post read. "Grief is a price I’ll always pay to know what it is to feel such love."
Scout wasn't alone in expressing grief on the actor's birthday. Emma, who married Willis in 2009, opened up on Instagram about dealing with "sadness every day."
Willis' wife also shared a compilation of videos of the actor to the sound of Stevie Wonder's "I'll Be Loving You Always."
"He is pure love. He is so loved. And I’ll be loving him always," her caption read. "My birthday wish for Bruce is that you continue to keep him in your prayers and highest vibrations because his sensitive Pisces soul will feel it."
In 2022, Willis announced he was stepping away from his decades-long acting career being initially diagnosed with Aphasia, a condition that impacts cognitive abilities.
Last month, the family shared that Willis' his condition had progressed and he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Frontotemporal dementia, also known as FTD, is the cause of approximately 10% to 20% of dementia cases, according to Mayo Clinic. | 2023-03-20T06:01:32+00:00 | newscentermaine.com | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/nation-world/bruce-willis-birthday-with-family-wife-and-demi-moore/507-9f191608-4bd1-4205-af58-3834844f8d39 |
MILWAUKEE — After four years in the playoff wilderness and faced with the reality of a postseason return purely as a spectator, Kevin Love, at 34, decided he wanted another moment when the NBA’s lights shine brightest.
Now he has that moment, as he looks for even more.
Following his fourth successive trip to the NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018, this time of year no longer stood as Love’s time of the year, his Cavaliers out of the postseason in 2019, ‘20, ‘21 and then last year also out, after failing to advance past the play-in round.
And then came Sunday’s playoff opener for the former All-Star forward acquired on Feb. 20 after his buyout from the Cavaliers.
And then came 18 points and eight rebounds from Love in that Sunday night 130-117 victory over the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks.
Left with the possibility of not getting off the bench in the postseason had he remained in Cleveland, the playoffs again had meaning for the 34-year-old, as the Heat turn their attention to Wednesday night’s Game 2 at Fiserv Forum in the best-of-seven opening-round series.
“To come out and have a game like and just contribute, that was the biggest thing for me, to contribute,” Love said of Game 1. “Make these guys’ lives easier.”
He did just that, as needed, by shooting 4 of 7 on 3-pointers, clearing additional space to allow teammates Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo to operate in the paint.
“Allow those guys to operate and get to their spots,” Love said. “So I was able to do that. I felt like I was in a good rhythm and defensively in the right spots, and rebound the basketball. Those contributions were big [Sunday], but I felt really throughout our entire lineup, guys really played a great game. So I was happy to be a part of that.”
Love arrived recognizing there would be no givens, with the Heat’s rotation largely in place two-thirds into the season. That meant playing just 3:26 in the Heat’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the opening game of the play-in round. Three night’s later, Love played just 10:37 in the play-in win over the Chicago Bulls that got the Heat into the playoffs.
But now, a chance to appear in more than four games in a postseason for just the fourth time in his 15-season career, after playing 22:40 Sunday.
“So much of this league is about fit and timing, regardless of the player or situation,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “For us, there was a need for a guy like Kevin. It happened just at the right time. And he’s had to figure things out, but he’s an experienced veteran player that truly cares about winning. So those guys figure out how to fit in and compliment what you’re doing. That’s what he’s done.”
Smaller lineups by the Hawks and Bulls proved limiting during the play-in round. But the Bucks’ size and length should mean continued opportunities for the five-time former All-Star.
And it again could lead to a game of chicken by Bucks center Brook Lopez, who tends to drop into the paint as the anchor of Milwaukee’s defense.
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On Sunday night, the freed Love from three.
“That’s just the luxury of being able to have a big that can shoot it,” Love said. “But again, I have to take them when they’re there and knock them down.”
To Spoelstra, that made it not only about Love getting his moment, but reading his moment.
“You can just never underestimate the decorated veteran experience of guys that have been proven winners, and that’s what Kevin brought us,” Spoelstra said, with Love having won the 2016 NBA championship with the Cavaliers. “There was a calmness to him, a competitive fire to him. That’s a hard balance to have both of those things and he knocked down some big ones to keep his defense honest.
“What [the Bucks] do is very unique. But he was able to knock down a few of those. His rebounding was good, his pick-and-roll coverage was very solid. But this is not his first rodeo. He’s been in a lot of these kinds of games.”
Knowing his place is all about creating space.
“Listen, I haven’t been known for my defense,” Love said with a smile. “But just having to guard guys who can shoot the ball as a four or a five, it’s really hard to guard. Plus, it just takes a rebounder and in some cases like Brook, a shot blocker away from the basket. So when we play a small-ball five or they play a couple bigs, I think it’s just the luxury of having a guy who can shoot it. But again, you need to knock them down.” | 2023-04-18T13:14:08+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-miami-heat-main-tuesday-20230418-oig7ogwg3vbhpif55hjpuozxvu-story.html |
In the least surprising signing in the Bronx this winter, the Yankees announced they had re-signed General Manager Brian Cashman to a four-year deal on Monday. Cashman, who has been at the helm of the Bombers since 1998, had been working without a contract since the Yankees’ season ended in October.
Yankees managing partner Hal Steinbrenner had made it clear that he was not looking for a change in leadership after the season concluded with the Yankees being swept by the Astros in the American League Championship Series.
“It’s just a matter of salary. I’ve told him that I want him back. We’ve talked about it. We’re in the same neighborhood. It’s just semantics,” Steinbrenner said at last month’s owners meetings in New York.
The new deal means Cashman’s reign as the longest-serving GM in MLB will continue. The news will be greeted with both approval and disappointment among the pinstriped faithful. The Yankees pride themselves on their long history and tradition, which some fans feel makes them slow to change and adjust. Cashman, who is the longest serving GM in that Yankee history, is the face of the status quo.
Cashman, who has worked for the Yankees since 1986 when he was a 19-year-old intern, has led the Yankees to 21 postseasons in his 25 years as the GM and 14 American League East titles. The Bombers have won six AL championships under his guidance and four World Series titles.
Since 1998, the Yankees’ 21 postseason berths are the most in the Majors — five more than the Braves and Cardinals, who are tied for second in that span with just 16. The 21 playoff appearances are also eight more than any other AL team, leading the Red Sox, who have 13.
Cashman’s lifetime winning percentage of .589 is the highest of any General Manager with at least 10 seasons of experience whose career in the Modern Era (1950 or later). Excluding the abbreviated 60-game 2020 season, the Yankees have averaged 95.4 wins per year during Cashman’s tenure, while no other Major League team has averaged 90-or-more wins. Additionally, just one other AL team (Boston 89.5) has averaged at least 85 wins per 162-game season in that span.
The Yankees have had a winning record in each of Cashman’s 25 seasons as GM. No other Major League franchise has had 25 straight winning seasons at any point in their respective histories, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. According to Elias, the Yankees have been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention in just 16 of the 3,946 games during Cashman’s tenure as GM.
Still, the criticism of Cashman was louder over the last two years than it had been over the past decade. The Yankees’ last World Series appearance was in 2009 and they have lost to the Astros in their last three ALCS appearances. Since 2009, the Yankees have won just four division titles. There was criticism this spring when Cashman not only failed to sign Aaron Judge to an extension, but came out and detailed the $230-million contract that the face of the franchise turned down.
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(NewsNation) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams first floated the idea of bringing in a cruise ship to help house migrants arriving in the city a few weeks ago. Now, it appears the city has moved a step closer to making that happen.
The mayor has been reluctant to reveal any details about a possible deal the city is making to charter a cruise ship to help handle the influx of migrants coming into the city, though.
“When we get an announcement of any type of deal, we will make it public with a level of transparency. And so any premature announcement of a deal that was reached, they know more than I do,” Adams said.
The New York Post reported the ship would dock at a port in Staten Island for six months.
Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed that it is in talks with the city, saying in a statement to NewsNation:
“The chartering of cruise ships to companies, government entities and other organizations for various uses is a standard business practice across our industry. While we can confirm that New York City has approached us about a potential charter of a cruise vessel, no agreement has been reached and we cannot speculate about the outcome of any ongoing business discussions.”
It would be the second multi-million dollar, taxpayer-funded plan the city will use to provide migrants sanctuary in the city.
Adams has said he plans to erect hangar-size tents as temporary shelters to house the influx of migrants arriving from the southern border.
Construction started last week for the first tent that was proposed for a remote corner of the Bronx, a parking lot at a popular city beach on Long Island Sound where public transportation is limited.
The first tent site has 1,000 beds where migrants can stay for up to four days and receive food, healthcare and legal aid. The site will reportedly cost $15 million per month to operate.
“No other municipality is doing what New York City is doing as well as shelter, education, as well as healthcare,” Adams said.
In the last six months, city officials say 15,000 migrants have come to New York seeking asylum, many of them arriving on buses sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from the southern border.
Adams said Abbott’s decision to send busloads of migrants to the city for months now since May has created a humanitarian crisis in New York City. Plus, Abbott said he would not stop sending migrants to the city until President Joe Biden secures the southern border.
Abbott addressed the issue in a gubernatorial debate with Democrat Beto O’Rourke, explaining why he hasn’t sent migrants to so-called sanctuary cities in Republican-led states. Destinations like New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., he said, are “so large and have the infrastructure that’s available” to help aid with the record-number of migrant encounters at the Southwest border.
“They (border cities) were overrun with the number of migrants,” Abbott said. “They needed relief and busing was one of the ways of providing them relief.”
O’Rourke, who is from El Paso, Texas, fired back and criticized Abbott for “treating humans as political pawns.”
“Under the Biden administration, we had more people coming across the border than ever in the history of our country. Texas has responded by making sure we have the National Guard, DPS [Department of Public Safety] deployed. They’re making arrests and turning back illegal immigrants,” Abbott said.
O’Rourke responded, saying, “This hateful rhetoric, this treating human beings as political pawns, talking about invasions, Texans defending themselves, that’s how people get killed.”
While New York City has received the most migrants so far, Chicago and Washington, D.C., have also received migrants bused from Texas in recent months.
New York City’s mayor has asked Biden for $500 million in emergency funding but is still waiting for a response. | 2022-10-03T21:14:43+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/nyc-in-talks-with-cruise-line-to-shelter-migrants/ |
Aubrey O'Day is clapping back at Photoshop allegations. The 38-year-old Danity Kane singer took to Instagram on Sunday to share a cheeky meme in response to a social media user's claim that she edited herself into vacation pics.
In the post, a clearly Photoshopped O'Day appears at Heaven's Gate in one shot and hugs Jesus in another.
"Took the [private jet] to Heaven in the last 24. Wanted to share with y'all how beautiful it was," she wrote. "Also ran into Jesus and we hugged it out."
While O'Day noted that she doesn't "need to explain" herself, she went on to do just that.
"I’ve been in this industry for over 20 years and have been traveling the world since I was 7. If I want my Instagram to be curated like a museum of ART then that’s what the f**k is going to happen," she wrote. "I’m an artist, a REAL creator. I do all of my creative from my music to my flicks. Everything from my hair, glam, nails, styling, backdrops, editing, shooting, & the weather isn’t always perfect when I shoot, and I vacation alone."
"I don’t need to be flown places. Let alone the fact that a lot of the shots I give y’all are in places you have to spend hours scaling mountains to get to," O'Day continued. "Respect my aesthetic, I work hard to give y’all beautiful content that feels the way the places I travel vibrate because I want y’all to vibrate high with me."
In her post, O'Day also slammed the "lil bird on TikTok with SO much to say about my life." The user in question recently called out the singer for her allegedly Photoshopped pics.
"Lil [TikTok] girl, I am so sorry to your place of work that allows you to sit on my page all day with binoculars," O'Day wrote, "but I suggest you learn this lesson fast: you don’t even need to concentrate on others to be your own version of special and necessary in this world. You can make positive changes just by using your own gifts. Stop looking left and right if you wanna move forward."
Watch the video below for more on O'Day.
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KITTREDGE, Colo. — A land dispute case in this corner of Jefferson County has escalated to the point where social media postings get a Kittredge woman held in contempt of court as another woman claims she feels threatened by a “TikTok army.”
“I could be facing jail time,” Taralyn Romero said about the case.
In October, 9NEWS reported how Romero became a pariah in the small town of Kittredge, near Evergreen, after she asserted property rights on a plot of land behind a home she recently had purchased.
The land contains a popular creek next to a park where Kittredge residents have had access to the water for 35 years.
Jefferson County filed suit against Romero last year, seeking to obtain the land through adverse possession after Romero blocked access to the land and creek last summer, citing overbearing crowds and trash.
A trial over the land dispute is scheduled for May. Romero continues to garner a sympathetic social media following on TikTok where she shares accounts of her land dispute to more than 100,000 followers.
“And even though I’ve never made any threats, I was blamed and held accountable for what my followers might do when they were commenting on my videos,” Romero said of the restraining order filed against her by a woman named Anna.
“Comments by Taralyn, in response to her ‘T.T. Army’ puts me in fear for my life,” Anna wrote in her application for the protection order. 9NEWS is not using Anna’s full name because she filed for a protection order.
“Why do I want to give a shout out to Anna?” Romero said on TikTok. “Because No. 1, she claims to be an expert. And No. 2, she can't read a map and yet she's gotten a whole community bought on to her version of who owns what. Shame on you, Anna."
A Clear Creek County judge granted Anna a protection order, and Romero said she was ordered to take down two TikTok videos, one in which she mentions Anna’s name and another that shows her image.
Romero posted more videos critical of the court’s decision, and now Anna has filed a motion asking the judge to hold Romero in contempt of court, claiming the videos would incite more harassment.
Romero did not mention Anna’s name in her follow-up videos.
“Even though Respondent did not specifically name Petitioner in these new videos, because she had named Petitioner several times before, it is clear that Respondent is continuing to discuss Petitioner. That bell cannot be unrung,” attorney Jared West wrote on behalf of Anna in a motion seeking sanctions against Romero.
West claimed in court documents that a commenter asked for Anna’s address.
“The intent of mentioning her in my TikTok video wasn’t to scare her or alarm her. And it certainly wasn’t to enrage anyone. It was kind of a cheeky little thing I did in the moment just to let her know I didn’t forget she was quite active in the land dispute. I meant no harm by it,” Romero said.
> The video below aired Oct. 14: Neighbor vs. community: County seeks 'adverse possession' of land after homeowner blocks creek access to park visitors
Romero has hired a First Amendment attorney who filed a motion to dismiss the case, saying Romero never made any true threats and that her speech is protected.
“The basic First Amendment rule is that speech, even critical offensive speech, is fully protected on social media,” said Dr. Steven Kanter, who is dean emeritus and a First Amendment expert at the Lewis & Clark Law School in Oregon.
Kanter said someone who is aware of threats in the comment sections of their social media postings may be obligated to take action to mitigate any potential harm.
“If you make a post, and people start making serious, true actionable threats against the person you posted against, you become aware of that, you may have an obligation, certainly not to post anything else inflammatory,” he said.
“I’ve never made any threats against anyone. I’ve got a clean record. I’ve never been in trouble. I don’t believe in violence at all,” Romero said.
Anna declined through her attorney to give any comment to 9NEWS for this story.
A hearing over the contempt of court request is scheduled for Thursday in Clear Creek County.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine, the U.N. humanitarian chief on Monday urged donors to restore funding for economic development and immediately provide $770 million to help Afghans get through the winter as the United States argued with Russia and China over who should pay.
Martin Griffiths told the U.N. Security Council that Afghanistan faces multiple crises — humanitarian, economic, climate, hunger and financial.
Conflict, poverty, climate shocks and food insecurity “have long been a sad reality” in Afghanistan, but he said what makes the current situation “so critical” is the halt to large-scale development aid since the Taliban takeover a year ago.
More than half the Afghan population — some 24 million people — need assistance and close to 19 million are facing acute levels of food insecurity, Griffiths said. And “we worry” that the figures will soon become worse because winter weather will send already high fuel and food prices skyrocketing.
Despite the challenges, he said U.N. agencies and their NGO partners have mounted “an unprecedented response” over the past year, reaching almost 23 million people.
But he said $614 million is urgently required to prepare for winter including repairing and upgrading shelters and providing warm clothes and blankets — and an additional $154 million is needed to preposition food and other supplies before the weather cuts access to certain areas.
Griffiths stressed, however, that “humanitarian aid will never be able to replace the provision of system-wide services to 40 million people across the country.”
The Taliban “have no budget to invest in their own future,” he said, and “it’s clear that some development support needs to be started.”
With more than 70 percent of Afghan’s living in rural areas, Griffiths warned that if agriculture and livestock production aren’t protected “millions of lives and livelihoods will be risked, and the country’s capacity to produce food imperiled.”
He said the country’s banking and liquidity crisis, and the extreme difficulty of international financial transactions must also be tackled.
“The consequences of inaction on both the humanitarian and development fronts will be catastrophic and difficult to reverse,” Griffiths warned.
Russia called the U.N. Security Council meeting on the eve of the first anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and its ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, sharply criticized the “ignominious 20-year campaign” by the United States and its NATO allies.
He claimed they did nothing to build up the Afghan economy and their presence only strengthened the country’s status “as a hotbed of terrorism” and narcotics production and distribution.
Nebenzia also accused the U.S. and its allies of abandoning Afghans to face “ruin, poverty, terrorism, hunger and other challenges.”
“Instead of acknowledging their own mistakes and supporting the reconstruction of the destroyed country,” he said, they blocked Afghan financial resources and disconnected its central bank from SWIFT, the dominant system for global financial transactions.
China’s U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun also accused the U.S. and its allies of “evading responsibility and abandoning the Afghan people” by cutting off development aid, freezing Afghan assets and imposing “political isolation and blockade.”
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield accused the Taliban of imposing policies that “repress and starve the Afghan people instead of protecting them” and of increasing taxes on critically needed assistance.
She asked how the Taliban — which has not be recognized by a single country — expect to build a relationship with the rest of the world when it provided a safe haven for the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in downtown Kabul. He was killed by a U.S. drone strike on July 31.
Nonetheless, Thomas-Greenfield said, the United States is the world’s leading donor in Afghanistan, providing more than $775 million in humanitarian aid to Afghans in the country and the region in the last year.
As for Afghan frozen assets, President Joe Biden announced in February that the $7 billion in the U.S. was being divided — $3.5 billion for a U.N. trust fund to provide aid to Afghans and $3.5 billion for families of American victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States.
“No country that is serious about containing terrorism in Afghanistan would advocate to give the Taliban instantaneous, unconditional access to billions in assets that belong to the Afghan people,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
To Russia’s claims that Afghanistan’s problems are the fault of the West and not the Taliban, Thomas-Greenfield asked, “What are you doing to help other than rehash the past and criticize others?”
She said Russia has contributed only $2 million to the U.N. humanitarian appeal for Afghanistan and China’s contributions “have been similarly underwhelming.”
“If you want to talk about how Afghanistan needs help, that’s fine. But we humbly suggest you put your money where your mouth is,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
Russia’s Nebenzia took the floor again, calling the suggestion “stunning.”
“We are being asked to pay for the reconstruction of a country whose economy was essentially destroyed by 20 years of U.S. and NATO occupation?” he asked. “You are the ones who need to pay for your mistakes. But first of all, you need to return to the Afghan people the money that has been stolen from them.”
Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador, had the last word.
“If the Russian Federation believes that there was an economy in Afghanistan to be destroyed, it’s been destroyed by the Taliban,” she said. | 2022-08-30T10:09:19+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/ap-un-warns-6-million-afghans-at-risk-of-famine-as-crises-grow/ |
PHOENIX (AP) — The hardest task these days for the Boston Celtics might be staying humble.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 25 points, Malcolm Brogdon added 16 off the bench and the rolling Celtics embarrassed the sloppy Phoenix Suns 125-98 on Wednesday night.
“You enjoy the moment, but you’ve got to understand why you did it,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “Then you’ve got to know that it’s a long year. This could happen to us. It might not, but we’re going to go through some type of obstacles throughout the year.”
For now, the Celtics are making it look easy.
Boston won for the eighth time in nine games, improving its NBA-best record to 21-5. The Suns — who came into the game with the best record in a crowded Western Conference race — lost for the third time in four games.
Tatum said that after a couple rough trips to Phoenix over the past couple years that ended in losses, there was a particular emphasis on this game.
“We remembered that,” Tatum said. “That was fresh on our minds. We wanted a different outcome.”
The expected showdown between two of the league’s top teams never materialized with the Celtics leading by 45 points. The Celtics took a 31-21 lead after one quarter over the cold-shooting Suns, who missed all eight of their 3-point attempts.
It only got worse for Phoenix.
“We didn’t compete the way we needed to compete tonight,” Suns center Deandre Ayton said.
Boston continued to build its lead in the second, taking a 69-42 lead into the break. Brown led the Celtics with 17 points in the first half, while Tatum had 14. Grant Williams and Brogdon both added 12.
“Phoenix is a great team and I thought the way we played showed the respect we had for them,” Mazzulla said.
The second half was essentially an afterthought. Tatum hit a free throw with 7:01 left in the third to push Boston’s advantage to 40.
Phoenix’s night was summed up in the third quarter when Mikal Bridges, Chris Paul and Devin Booker all tried to grab a loose ball, only to collectively bobble it away into the hands of Boston’s Marcus Smart, who scored an easy layup.
“It feels like that game should count as two losses, but the good thing is it is still only one,” Booker said.
Later, the three-time All-Star added: “You can’t blame scheme, you can’t blame rotation or anything on coach. We have to look at the mirror as a team and we have to fix it.”
The Suns welcomed back Paul, who missed the past 14 games with a sore right heel. That’s good news for the team’s long-term prognosis, but having the 12-time All-Star on the court didn’t help much on Wednesday.
Josh Okogie led the Suns with a career-high 28 points off the bench, while Booker added 17. Paul finished with four points, four rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes.
The Celtics have another big game ahead of them on Saturday, when they travel to face the Warriors. Boston lost to Golden State in six games in the Finals last season.
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Celtics: F Al Horford missed the game after entering the league’s health and safety protocol … Brogdon returned after missing one game because of a non-COVID illness. … Luke Kornet had 12 points on 6 of 6 shooting. Grant Williams also made all six of his shots and finished with 14 points.
Suns: F Torrey Craig (right groin) was back in the starting lineup after missing three games. … Hosted a sellout crowd for the 41st consecutive game. … Shot just 8 of 32 (25%) from 3-point range. … Okogie made 8 of 14 shots, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
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Celtics: At Golden State on Saturday night.
Suns: At New Orleans on Friday night.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Sky Quarry Inc. ("Sky Quarry", "SQI" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has acquired Foreland Refining Corporation ("Foreland") (the "Acquisition").
Foreland's key asset is the Eagle Springs refinery, located outside of Ely, Nevada which has historical production capability of 495,000 bbls of oil per year.
The acquisition represents a key step in accelerating Sky Quarry's growth strategy. Sky Quarry believes that the acquisition will create a vertically integrated business division to produce sustainable diesel and other petroleum products from Sky Quarry's oil recovered from waste asphalt shingles and other heavy oil feedstock sources. Sky Quarry understands that taking over the operations of the Eagle Springs refinery provides a unique opportunity to further integrate Sky Quarry's green energy production capabilities by producing sustainable diesel from waste asphalt shingles.
The acquisition of Foreland allows Sky Quarry the opportunity to efficiently utilize its capital and solidify its ability to capture margin through the entire value chain. Sky Quarry expects that the acquisition will be immediately accretive to Sky Quarry's free cash flow and EBITDA.
Sky Quarry recognizes that Foreland has provided economic opportunities and critical energy products to east-central Nevada, Utah and surrounding areas, and Sky Quarry looks forward to continuing to be a leader and economic driver in these areas.
"The acquisition of Foreland marks an important milestone in becoming a sustainable energy producer from renewable sources and brings together a highly complementary set of products, customers and markets."
- Mr. David Sealock, CEO and Co-Founder -
Sky Quarry is an environmental remediation company, founded with the mission to solve the problem created by waste asphalt shingles ("WAS"). Our purpose led mission is to conserve resources through recycling, decreasing landfill waste, reducing emissions and dependence on foreign oil, and embed long term sustainability.
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The U.N. peacekeeping force on the Lebanon-Israel border said Monday its commander is in contact with officials in both countries over tensions regarding two tents set up by the militant Hezbollah group last month.
Israel filed a complaint with the United Nations in June claiming that Hezbollah had set up tents several dozen yards inside of Israeli territory.
The area where the tents were erected in Chebaa Farms and the Kfar Chouba hills were captured by Israel from Syria during the 1967 Mideast war and are part of Syria’s Golan Heights that Israel annexed in 1981. The Lebanese government says the area belongs to Lebanon.
ISRAEL DEPLOYS THOUSANDS OF TROOPS, DRONES IN ATTACK ON JENIN STRONGHOLD IN TERRORISM 'HOTSPOT'
Israeli media reported Sunday that Hezbollah evacuated one of the two tents but there has been no confirmation from the Iran-backed Lebanese group.
The head of the U.N. peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL, Maj. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro, "continues to be in direct contact with authorities on both sides of the Blue Line to resolve the situation of the tents," UNIFIL said in a statement sent to The Associated Press. The borderline demarcated after Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000 is known as the blue line.
US AUTHORITIES SEIZE OVER A DOZEN WEB DOMAINS LINKED TO LEBANESE MILITANT GROUP HEZBOLLAH
UNIFIL added: "We are looking into reports that a tent has been moved north of the Blue Line." UNIFIL added that any unauthorized presence or activity "near the Blue Line is a concern, and has the potential to increase tension and misunderstandings."
The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc Mohammed Raad said Saturday that the tents are in Lebanon. He added, referring to Israel: "You cannot remove two tents because there is resistance and strong men in this country."
Israel and Hezbollah fought to a draw in a monthlong war in Lebanon in 2006. Last week, Hezbollah said it shot down an Israeli drone flying over a village in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah has in the past claimed downing Israeli drones, and Israel’s military also has said in the past that they have shot down Hezbollah drones.
Israel considers Hezbollah its most serious immediate threat, estimating it has some 150,000 rockets and missiles aimed at Israel. | 2023-07-03T22:25:40+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/hezbollah-outposts-along-lebanese-israeli-border-trigger-un-response/article_136f6f32-2259-53d1-b9ff-1b4502c64eb0.html |
MIDDLETON, Wis., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OneNeck® IT Solutions, a leading provider of hybrid IT and multi-cloud solutions, announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named OneNeck to its 2023 Managed Service Provider Elite 150 list.
CRN's Managed Service Provider Elite 150 list identifies the industry-leading service providers in North America who are driving a new wave of growth and innovation for the channel through forward-thinking approaches to managed services, helping end users increase efficiency and simplify IT solutions, while maximizing their return on investment. The list represents organizations that are at the forefront of the managed services industry and have strong partnerships with leading technology suppliers.
"It's an honor to be recognized on CRN's 2023 Managed Service Provider Elite 150 list," said Terry Swanson, president and CEO of OneNeck. "This recognition affirms OneNeck's commitment to delivering world-class managed services, combined with our consultative approach to deliver integrated solutions that drive customer success."
As a featured provider in the MSP Elite 150 list, OneNeck offers an extensive managed services portfolio, including on-premises and off-premises capabilities, weighted toward midmarket and enterprise customers, ensuring OneNeck customers have the tools and support they require to drive their business forward in an evolving technology landscape.
The complete 2023 Managed Service Provider Elite 150 list is available online at www.crn.com/sp500.
About OneNeck IT Solutions
OneNeck IT Solutions LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., employs 450 people throughout the U.S. The company offers multi-cloud solutions, combined with managed services, professional IT services, hardware and local connectivity via top-tier data centers in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin. OneNeck's team of technology professionals deliver secure, modern platforms and applications for organizations embracing data-driven transformation and secure end-to-end solutions. Visit oneneck.com.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [NYSE: TDS], a Fortune 1000 company, provides wireless; cable and wireline broadband, TV and voice; and hosted and managed services. TDS has approximately six million connections nationwide through its businesses U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom, OneNeck IT Solutions LLC and TDS Broadband Service. Recently, TDS has been named to three Forbes lists: America's Best Employers for Diversity, Best Large Employers, and Best Employers for Women. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, TDS employs 9,400 people. Visit tdsinc.com.
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The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — She is from Ukraine and he is from Russia. Their love blossomed online, but with their nations at war, the odds of carrying on their relationship were stacked against them. Even so, it didn’t take long for the young couple to beat the odds.
Mariia Vyhivska and Iurii Kurochkin, now both 23, fell in love while playing an online video game. But Russia’s invasion of its neighbor threatened to scuttle their relationship before it even got off the ground. They boldly turned their backs on the war-engendered enmity pervading their homelands and chose to be together.
Vyhivska was living in Zvyagel, near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, and Kurochkin in St. Petersburg in Russia. Despite the seemingly insurmountable distance, the couple didn’t give up.
“It wasn’t hard,” said Vyhivska, smiling. “I wasn’t afraid, not at all. I am happy. Because I am loved.”
Kurochkin recalled how the couple started making plans to meet in person.
“It was a year ago … I started to organize my international passport, to visit Mariia in Ukraine.” recalled Kurochkin. “I finished it in January, and as you know, the war started in February and it crashed all our plans.”
It seemed that all hope of meeting evaporated amid the Russian onslaught in Ukraine that drew global condemnation and saw millions of Ukrainian refugees stream out of the country.
Vyhivska and Kurochkin were at a loss. She moved to Czechia soon after the war started while he stayed at home in Russia. But they didn’t give up. They started sizing up “some options to live together,” said Kurochkin.
The answer turned out to be Serbia, a fellow-Slavic nation in the Balkans that remained friendly with Russia, and where Russians could enter without a visa. Serbia’s capital Belgrade was where Vyhivska and Kurochkin met for the first time.
“I arrived to Serbia on 27th of April and I waited for her for several days,” he said. “She arrived from the Czech Republic and we met each other at the central bus station.”
He was all that she imagined, said Vyhivska.
“There was this moment of unbelievable joy,” she said. “I traveled for 16 hours and had no sleep, I couldn’t sleep. So, I came out of the bus and I fell into his arms.”
Their new life together began in that instant. A hostel served as their first abode before the couple found a small flat in a Belgrade suburb. They took up various jobs while pursing IT studies online at a St. Petersburg university.
Life together hasn’t been without its problems. Last July pro-Russian extremists in Serbia drew a huge Z sign — a symbol of Russia’s invasion — on their building and assailants broke into their flat. They were also attacked by a group of hooligans, Kurochkin said.
An estimated 200,000 Russians and some 20,000 Ukrainians have come to Serbia in the past year. Many Russians set up businesses in the Balkan country, which has refused to join Western sanctions against Russia despite seeking European Union membership.
“We talk about the war sometimes but we don’t have any problems between each other,” said Kurochkin. “With other people, of course (we have), because there are a lot of people, there are a lot of points of view, so it is impossible to handle them all.”
For Vyhivska, the biggest concern has been how she’ll be perceived by fellow Ukrainians because of her relationship, even through own family has no objections at all.
“What happens next? We’ll see,” she said. “We don’t know what happens tomorrow, there is danger even of nuclear war, they are frightening us with that now. I can’t look too far ahead.”
Kurochkin said they will just take things as they come: “We are happy because we are together.” | 2023-02-14T12:30:31+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/love-blossoms-between-ukrainian-russian-enemies/ |
Arvest becomes the first bank in the U.S. to offer lending on Thought Machine's real-time, cloud-native core banking platform
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arvest Bank (Arvest), a leading community-focused bank with more than $26 billion in assets, today announced the launch of its first product running on cloud-native core banking technology provided by Thought Machine.
The equipment finance lending product, which launched in October 2022, was built, tested, and delivered by Arvest in less than nine months leveraging Thought Machine's global product library. The custom product makes Arvest the first bank in the U.S. to offer lending capabilities on Thought Machine's core banking platform, Vault Core, and is designed to address inefficiencies in the nation's more than $1 trillion equipment financing market.
"As we think about the future of banking, we identified equipment financing as an area of opportunity to address pain points with obtaining important, business-sustaining equipment for commercial customers of all sizes," said Laura Merling, chief transformation and operations officer at Arvest. "Through Thought Machine's modern, cloud-native platform, Arvest is able to differentiate its entire banking experience and release financial products faster. This is just the first of many exciting services to come as we continue to build a best-in-breed banking service that supports the growing needs of our business customers."
Adopting this platform is a significant step in Arvest's multi-year transformation journey to replace legacy infrastructure and differentiate its offerings with a solution that benefits both customers and associates through self-servicing on commercial loans.
In July 2022, Arvest announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to overhaul its IT architecture. By hosting its technology on Google Cloud Platform, Arvest will be able to scale its services in the cloud and deliver new solutions to customers faster.
"Thought Machine's core banking platform has been designed to give banks the power to build, launch, and manage any financial product through its Universal Product Engine – providing highly personalized, targeted products to specific customer segments. We are delighted that Arvest has gone live with its loan product and look forward to the bank expanding its product offering running on our cloud-native core technology," said Paul Taylor, chief executive officer and founder at Thought Machine.
"Disruption in the financial services industry has only just begun," continued Merling. "From reshaping credit risk modeling to rethinking data-driven relationship management, Arvest's new cloud-based platform will enable us to build business agility, drive sustainability and advance our digital banking services to better support our customers now and in the future."
About Arvest
With more than $26 billion in assets, Arvest Bank is a leading community-based financial institution serving more than 110 communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Established in 1961, Arvest Bank is committed to meeting the needs of its more than 830,000 retail and business customer households by continually investing in the digital tools and services customers expect. Its extensive network of more than 200 banking locations provides loans, deposits, treasury management, credit cards, mortgage loans and mortgage servicing as a part of its growing list of digital services. Arvest is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. To learn more please visit www.arvest.com.
About Thought Machine
Thought Machine has developed the foundations of modern banking with its cloud-native core banking and payments technology. Its cloud-native core banking engine, Vault Core, is trusted by leading banks and financial institutions worldwide, including Intesa Sanpaolo, ING Bank Śląski, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Chartered, SEB, Lunar, Atom bank, Curve, and more.
Vault Payments is a cloud-native payments processing platform – launching first with card processing on the Mastercard network, with full coverage available from 2023.
The Vault platform has been written from scratch as an entirely cloud-native system and gives banks full control to build any product required to flourish in a rapidly changing world.
Thought Machine is currently a team of more than 500 people spread across offices in London, New York, Singapore, Sydney, and Melbourne and has raised more than $500m in funding.
For more information, visit thoughtmachine.net
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Court hears Josh Duggar’s appeal of child porn conviction
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An attorney for Josh Duggar asked a federal appeals court panel on Thursday to reverse the former reality TV star’s conviction for downloading child pornography, saying investigators violated his rights by seizing the phone he was using to try to call his lawyer during the search that found the images.
Attorneys for Duggar and the U.S. Justice Department appeared before a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a hearing. The panel did not indicate when they planned to rule.
Duggar, 34, was arrested in April 2021 after a Little Rock police detective found child porn files were being shared by a computer traced to Duggar. Investigators testified that images depicting the sexual abuse of children, including toddlers, were downloaded in 2019 onto a computer at a car dealership Duggar owned. He was convicted in 2021 and is serving a 12 1/2-year prison sentence.
Justin Gelfand, Duggar’s attorney, said federal agents violated Duggar’s rights when they executed a search warrant of the car dealership in 2019, looking for his computers and phone. Duggar’s attorneys have argued statements he made to agents during the search should have been suppressed. Prosecutors said Duggar asked the agents if someone had been downloading child pornography and that he declined to say whether he had looked at child pornography online, comments that were later used as evidence in the trial.
“What federal agents did is they physically took the phone out of his hand and from that point forward, deprived him of the ability to communicate with his legal counsel, as was his constitutional right,” Gelfand said.
But Joshua Handell, an attorney with the Justice Department, said Duggar was told repeatedly he was free to leave the scene and was told he did not have to talk to the agents without an attorney present. During the search, Duggar was with two companions and there was at least one other cell phone that wasn’t seized.
“All of that shows he had an option to speak to a lawyer even though obviously the officers had appropriately seized the phone at the outset of their search,” Handell said.
Gelfand also argued Duggar should have been able to present an alternative suspect during the trial: a former employee of the dealership who was a convicted sex offender and had used the same computer.
Handell said the former employee wasn’t even in the same state on the dates the images were downloaded.
A monitoring program that sent reports to Duggar’s wife about his activity had been installed on the computer, but the images and videos were downloaded after software had been installed that allowed him to download them without being monitored, prosecutors said.
TLC canceled “19 Kids and Counting” in 2015 following allegations that Duggar had molested four of his sisters and a babysitter years earlier. Authorities began investigating the abuse in 2006 after receiving a tip from a family friend but concluded that the statute of limitations on any possible charges had expired.
Duggar’s parents said after the allegations resurfaced in 2015 that he had confessed to the fondling and apologized privately. Duggar then apologized publicly for unspecified behavior and resigned as a lobbyist for the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian group. Months later, he also publicly apologized for cheating on his wife and a pornography addiction, for which he then sought treatment.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-16T19:53:40+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/2023/02/16/court-hears-josh-duggars-appeal-child-porn-conviction/ |
(The Hill) – The man who was accused of raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl in Ohio was indicted on two felony counts of rape on Thursday.
A grand jury in Columbus charged Gerson Fuentes, 27, issued the indictment on the two felony counts. Fuentes was charged with the rape earlier this month after police said that he confessed to raping the girl twice.
After becoming pregnant, the girl was forced to travel to Indiana for an abortion due to an Ohio law which bans the procedure after fetal cardiac activity is detected, usually about six weeks into a pregnancy.
The case sparked national attention and incited further outrage among Democrats and pro-choice advocates following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last month.
Critics say that the court’s ruling, which leaves abortion rights up to the states, could result in a large number of “deserts” in which people seeking abortions are forced to travel hundreds of miles to other states to receive the procedure.
President Biden highlighted the case during an address announcing an executive order aiming at safeguarding abortion rights.
“Raped, six weeks pregnant. Already traumatized. Was forced to travel to another state. Imagine being that little girl,” the president said.
The grand jury’s indictment comes days after the doctor who provided the abortion to the 10-year-old girl moved to sue Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) for “false and misleading statements about alleged misconduct.”
Fuentes’ arraignment is set for Monday. | 2022-07-22T16:38:02+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/ohio-grand-jury-indicts-man-accused-in-rape-of-10-year-old-at-center-of-indiana-abortion-controversy/ |
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — For the final act in a spectacular performance, J.T. Tuimoloau kept a blocker from cutting his legs, reached up and grabbed a pass intended for a receiver a few yards behind him and casually cruised into the end zone to seal an Ohio State victory.
The interception was the second of the day for the Buckeyes’ defensive end — yes, defensive end — to go along with two sacks, a fumble caused and recovered, and a tipped pass that a teammate came down with for another takeaway.
“This is kind of his coming out party today,” said Ohio State coach Ryan Day, underselling the sophomore’s breakout game.
Tuimoloau’s strip sack and pick-6 in the fourth quarter helped the No. 2 Buckeyes erase a deficit and pull away from No. 13 Penn State 44-31 on Saturday.
The former five-star recruit from Seattle said the last time he intercepted a pass was as a sophomore in high school and he never remembered getting two in one game.
“I mean, it hasn’t hit yet,” Tuimoloau said about having an all-time great game on such a big stage. “I just take it as a great team win right now.”
The 6-foot-4, 270 pounder’s first interception of his career came in the first quarter on a play in which he dropped into coverage and broke quickly on a sideline throw to a running back.
“Brother’s an athlete, you can’t teach that,” said fellow defensive end, Zach Harrison, who had the interception on Tuimoloau’s tipped pass.
Tuimoloau said the tipped pass to Harrison was his favorite of the game-changing plays he made.
Day said Tuimoloau has been playing well this season, getting pressure despite not putting up big stats. He had only one sack coming into the game.
“He been right there,” Day said. “He’s almost been like the unsung hero of the defense.”
On this day, Tuimoloau outshined all the Buckeyes stars.
C.J. Stroud passed for 354 yards and the Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) ran their winning streak in the rivalry to six in a row — none by more than 13 points.
As has often been the case when these teams get together lately, the Buckeyes were a double-digit favorite and the Nittany Lions (6-2, 3-2) played them tough.
In this case, though, Penn State didn’t just hang around. The Nittany Lions went up 21-16 with 9:26 remaining in the fourth quarter on a tough 1-yard touchdown run by Kaytron Allen on fourth down.
Ohio State then went on a 28-3 run, with Tuimoloau providing the key plays after the Buckeyes went up 23-21.
Tuimoloau recovered the fumble after swiping the ball from Sean Clifford with 8:26 left in the fourth quarter. One play later, Stroud connected with Cade Stover, who rumbled through the Penn State defense for a 24-yard touchdown to make it 30-21.
“Turn of events, a momentum swing and they converted on it,” said Clifford, who threw for 371 yards.
Clifford, the sixth-year quarterback whose up and down play has had some Nittany Lions fans clamoring to see more of five-star freshman Drew Allar, threw three touchdown passes to become Penn State’s career leader with 78, passing Trace McSorley. He also committed four turnovers.
The final one went for Tuimoloau’s 14-yard interception return touchdown to make it 44-24 with 2:42 left.
“We knew we were going to have to play four quarters today,” Day said.
TreVeyon Henderson scored twice in Ohio State’s fourth-quarter outburst, including a 41-yard run 35 seconds after Penn State took the lead. He added a 7-yard touchdown run with 2:52 left to make it 37-24.
“The game starts and ends with the turnovers,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. “They’re explosive on the offensive side of the ball, they’re explosive on the defensive side of the ball. We played our tails off, just made too many mistakes.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Ohio State: A few days before the first College Football Playoff rankings are released, the Buckeyes faced their toughest test of the season so far — by far — and passed. Only a major upset over the next three weeks will keep the Buckeyes from rolling into the Michigan finale unbeaten.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions limped out of the Big House after allowing more than 400 yards rushing, but their athletic defense seemed to be a better match-up for the Buckeyes. At least for a while. Penn State heads into the final month of the season still hoping for a 10-win season, but with a Big Ten title out of reach.
UP NEXT
Ohio State: The Buckeyes are on the road again at Northwestern.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions start the closing stretch at Indiana.
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Marc Fucarile has risen from the ashes on Boylston Street.
Even though he’s reminded daily of the “evil” that robbed him of his right leg at the Boston Marathon bombings a decade ago, he embraces what’s ahead.
He’s living proof of the city’s resilience as the race marks the 10-year anniversary of the terror attack that killed three spectators — Martin Richard, 8, Lingzi Lu, 23, and Krystle Campbell, 29 — and injured or maimed hundreds of others.
Two officers — MIT’s Sean Collier and BPD’s Dennis “DJ” Simmonds — were killed in the manhunt, with Collier shot and Simmonds succumbing to injuries a year later.
Fucarile has the right to be angry, but that’s not the path his faith is taking him down. He is the epitome of Boston Strong and his life shows it.
“Tragedy happens to so many people. My message is we need to support one another. You just don’t know what other people are going through,” Fucarile told the Herald this week.
The 44-year-old Stoneham native said it was the “kindness of strangers” who lifted him off the hospital bed in those dark days after the bombings. The letters, cards, drawings, hand-knitted blankets and hats propelled him. That and his now-15-year-old son, Gavin.
“I was blessed with people looking out for me,” he said. “My whole life was fight-and-recover for over three years. But I’m so good now it’s crazy. Looking back, I wasn’t.”
He woke up in a hospital with his right leg mostly gone and his left one possibly next. He had shrapnel lodged in his body, including his heart. The doctors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland were miracle workers, he says, and that’s when his life took a turn.
Today, you can’t stop him
“I give all the credit to my mother. She gave me tough love and taught me to be independent,” Fucarile said.
So he fought to save his left leg, bought a wheelchair, and a prosthetic limb and got back to living. Sure, he admitted the pain he feels daily reminds him of the “little prick” still appealing a death sentence for planting two bombs at the finish line of the marathon on April 15, 2013. The case is before the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals.
“I get to put a leg on every day to be reminded of him,” Fucarile said of convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. “But I’m not focusing on that. Yes, I’d love to get my hands on him — he put a bomb down next to kids! ‘You’re a coward!’
“But 10 years later I’m here. I’m married. I’m supporting mobility-impaired people. I’m building that. People need support,” he said. “I have the Marc Network to help fight for accessibility. That’s me. That’s where I am today.”
Fucarile is an unabashed believer who thanks God for “keeping him out of trouble.” The one-time roofer who went to the marathon that day with buddies to cheer on a U.S. Marine veteran running the race said he’s not looking back.
“I’m alive,” he says, sharing the mantra he delivers as an inspirational speaker to kids and veterans alike from Texas to Vermont. “I love skiing. I skied before I walked again. I love sled hockey. I love my wife, Niki, and I love my son.”
Fucarile says two men did “something evil that day” — Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — and “three friends tried to cover it up.” Tameralan was run over and killed by his brother, Dzhokhar, at a shootout in Watertown April 19, 2013. Both detonated the Boylston Street bombs, with Dzhokhar later stopping at a store for milk.
Dzhokhar’s UMass Dartmouth buddies who looked the other way for their pot-toking friend — Azamat Tazhayakov, Robel Phillipos, and Dias Kadyrbayev — did short jail stints. They, in various statements, “apologized to the people of Boston.” The UMass gang all got out of federal prisons no later than 2018. Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev were deported to Kazakhstan.
No looking back
Fucarile, however, chooses to focus on the “million good people” who have helped over the years.
“Everything happens for a reason,” he said. “It’s God’s will. The marathon bombing changed the course of my life. But now I’m hired to speak and I support that by selling T-shirts and helping raise money for the Greg Hill Foundation.”
That foundation, says WEEI host Greg Hill, helps marathon bombing survivors pay the bills insurance won’t cover.
“People are so generous,” Hill said of the $25 million in donations that have come in over the decade. “We honor their strength and resiliency.”
He included the first responders — from police officers to EMTs — to the doctors, nurses, physical therapists and craftsmen who built prosthetic legs as the unsung heroes.
The bombing was borne out of something sinister by Chechen brothers embraced by their new country who betrayed that trust. But in the aftermath, it’s stronger people, like Marc Fucarile, who are helping amputees see there’s still a way forward.
As the proverb states: “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” Marc Fucarile is standing tall today.
This is the first in an occasional series looking back at the Boston Marathon. All comments are welcome to joed@bostonherald.com. | 2023-03-26T10:57:55+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/26/finding-faith-10-years-after-boston-marathon-bombing-survivor-builds-new-life/ |
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INTERACTIVE PUZZLES STIMULATE DOGS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY
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Interactive dog puzzle toys are a convenient solution to dogs suffering from boredom, lack of adequate stimulation and/or destructive behaviors. Beyond being helpful for pet parents who may need a break from a barking, chewing dog, puzzle toys are also helpful to the canines that play with them.
While some dog breeds are prone to boredom because they are both intelligent and high-energy — for example, Siberian huskies or border collies — dogs also find themselves resorting to destructive behavior if they’re young, understimulated or restless. To easily remedy doggie boredom and other destructive behaviors, take your dog for long walks, play with them or socialize them with other pooches.
And when in doubt, give them a puzzle for some extra stimulation. The best dog puzzles include mazes, plushies with surprise toys inside and puzzles with multiple compartments.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A DOG PUZZLE TOY
Some of the best dog puzzles include puzzles with hide-and-seek compartments (for sniffing out treats), maze-type puzzles and plush puzzles with smaller reward toys inside.
Also, consider your dog’s puzzle acumen. If your pup is first starting out on their puzzle journey, start with a basic level designed for beginners. As your dog gets faster and more impressive at solving puzzles, you can move to more difficult levels such as intermediate and advanced.
DON’T OVERSTUFF YOUR PUP
If you’re using treats to motivate your dog to do an interactive puzzle, make sure you’re choosing something small and low-calorie. No one wants to feed their pet 10 treats in under three minutes if it’s going to cause them to throw up or, if done frequently, gain weight down the line.
BEST DOG PUZZLE TOYS
Outward Hound Nina Ottosson Dog Casino Interactive Treat Puzzle Dog Toy
For dogs that are ready to tackle advanced-level puzzles, this interactive toy features bones that must be twisted in order to unlock six hidden drawers where there are treats. This level three toy challenges your dog to learn sequential steps using a complex system such as twisting.
This interactive toy features a removable tennis ball inside of a natural rubber casing. It’s designed for dogs that love paw-pushing and rolling around toys, making it a good beginner toy for pups new to puzzles. It also includes a four-pack of tennis balls that come in the same color as the rubber barrel.
Outward Hound Nina Ottosson Dog Hide N’ Slide
One of the most popular interactive dog puzzle toys, this requires your dog to figure out a tricky sliding technique in order to find their beloved treats. They’ll have to use both their noses and paws to slide and swivel the seven compartments out of the way.
Hdliv Hide and Seek Sniffing Dog Ball
Like a snuffle mat, but in the size and shape of a ball, the Hide and Seek Sniffing Dog Ball is made of cloth, so it’s soft to the touch of your dog’s nose and paws. To use, roll out each piece of fabric and place a treat there. Then roll each piece of fabric back into the ball, stuffing it into its respective hole. This toy challenges pups more than traditional snuffle mats do because the rolled-up fabric makes it harder to find the food.
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Our Pets Waffle Interactive Puzzle
This stimulating dog puzzle looks like a waffle topped with melted butter and syrup, but underneath each leg of syrup, there’s a treat hiding in a waffle pocket. Dogs have to tap into their motor skills to figure out how to rotate the top of the waffle and reveal the pockets full of treats.
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The large-sized Pupsicle is 3.6 inches in diameter and made of nontoxic natural rubber, free of bisphenol A and phthalates. It’s designed for hours of stimulating play in which dogs lick the frozen broth treat inside, wearing it down until they can finally get the reward of the whole treat.
BarkBox 2-in-1 Rip and Reveal Monsieur Acorn
Rip and Reveals are durable toys that feature another, surprising toy inside. Once your pup chews through and rips apart the first Monsieur Acorn, they’ll find a second one inside (although the interior acorn is not smiling since his buddy’s just been ripped to shreds). This 2-for-1 toy encourages curious dogs to get to the center; when they do, the interior acorn has a squeaky ball inside rather than rippable fluff.
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This turnaround strategy game forces pets to do some deep thinking and problem-solving. It comes with two lids that can be used interchangeably — one easier and one more difficult to solve. Dogs have to rotate and then balance each tube to release any treats. It takes a lot of skill and a lot of paw work, too.
WORTH CHECKING OUT
- A level two dog toy, the Leaps and Bounds Ponder and Puzzle has 10 sliding doors, two pullout drawers, four domes that flip open, and two levels that open doors.
- This next-level snuffle mat, called the Sniffiz Smelly Matty Snuffle Mat, is 31.5 by 31.5 by 1.18 inches and can be used as several different styles of puzzles including a handkerchief, book, wallet, puzzle board and ball pocket.
- The Our Pets Interactive Sushi Puzzle asks dogs to slide the little sushi buttons aside, promoting paw- and nose-play.
- Large and best for advanced puzzlers, the Outward Hound Blue Multi puzzle Dog Toy features 28 hidden treat compartments and slides for your dog to discover.
- Pets have to “dig out” plush carrots with their noses to find surprise rewards lurking underneath the dirt in this Carrot Farm Plush Puzzle Game.
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After riding shotgun in some of his friends’ Teslas over the years, Chris Romanowski decided he wasn’t a big fan. He didn’t love the look of the car and found the ride a bit bumpy and noisy.
“My kids, when we get in the car, I say ‘Hey, grandpa had a Mustang back in the day,’” said Romanowski, who paid about $70,000 for a top-of-the-line model. “It’s kind of neat our family has had that lineage.”
Buyers such as Romanowski are helping new EV models chip away at Tesla’s long-running market dominance, just as Tesla founder Elon Musk is devoting much of his attention to a string of crises at another of his companies — Twitter.
Tesla still owned the lion’s share, 65 percent, of new electric light-vehicle registrations in the United States in the first nine months of 2022, according to S&P Global. But that’s down from 79 percent in 2020, thanks to a surge of competition, including from some lower-priced models, according to the data provider.
Ford is in second place, with about 7 percent of new EV registrations in the United States, followed by Kia at 5 percent and Chevrolet and Hyundai at 4 percent. Mercedes-Benz and others are rolling out EV models that are challenging Tesla in the luxury market.
And there are signs that Musk could be accelerating Tesla’s fall, as some former fans eschew his cars because of his combative management of Twitter and his embrace of some right-wing memes and conspiracy theories.
Concerns about weakening demand for Tesla, especially in China, the company’s second-biggest market, have contributed to a nearly 70 percent drop in the company’s share price over the past year, which has left some investors howling over what they perceive as their missing-in-action CEO. Tesla last month offered price cuts in the United States to juice demand, and, this month, it slashed prices in China for the second time as competition there mounts. But analysts say Musk needs to do more to stabilize the automaker.
“Musk must take a more hands on approach in 2023 at the company as the Twitter distraction along with this current demand situation is creating a perfect storm for the stock,” analysts at Wedbush Securities wrote in a report in the past week.
Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment. Musk recently tweeted that he “will make sure Tesla shareholders benefit from Twitter long-term.”
Tesla still has some advantages over rivals. It has established a large EV production footprint, with four plants globally, while many competitors are still building their manufacturing capacity, according to Stephanie Brinley, an auto analyst at S&P Global Mobility. And Tesla is still planning to launch models, including the sci-fi-esque Cybertruck, the high-end Roadster and a model that Musk says will be less expensive than the company’s lowest-priced car today, the Model 3.
Brinley said it’s too early to make firm predictions about EV winners and losers in a fast-changing sector, with electric vehicles expected to grow from 5 percent of the U.S. light-vehicle market last year to 17 percent by 2025.
“As competitors come in, [Tesla] will lose share. It doesn’t mean they will lose prominence or volume. It doesn’t necessarily mean it will hurt their profitability. It’s just as more people come in, your share of the pie decreases, especially in a growing and dynamic market like this,” Brinley said in an interview. Tesla is forecast to sell about 800,000 vehicles in the United States in 2025, compared with 502,000 in 2022, she said.
Still, the longtime darling of tech enthusiasts has lost some of its sheen. Andrew James, an insurance-industry executive in the Minneapolis suburbs, said some of Musk’s public behavior, including his boosting of conspiracy theories, helped turn him off Tesla. About a month ago James bought a Mustang Mach-E instead, paying about $51,500.
“If you’d asked me two years ago if my next vehicle would be a Tesla, I would’ve said absolutely, 100 percent,” James said. “Elon’s kind of lost some folks, I think, with his recent antics. Not to get too political, but it caused me to explore some different options.”
Several other recent EV buyers said they chose non-Tesla cars simply because there’s much more competition these days.
Joseph Law of Springfield, Va., had owned a Tesla Model 3 for two years and loved it but wanted something bigger. After a test drive a few months ago, he spent about $54,000 on a Kia EV6. His boyfriend bought one, too.
“It came with a lot of features that were standard that with Tesla you had to pay for. It just seemed like it was the next logical choice, and it was bigger than the Model 3 I was driving,” Law said.
“The Tesla was my dream car honestly. ... It was great owning it for the time I owned it. But I just wanted more,” he added.
The one drawback about the Kia, he said, is that it doesn’t qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit because it is made outside of North America, in South Korea. The Mustang Mach-E, which is made in Mexico, does qualify for the tax break, as do Chevy’s electric models and some Tesla models made in the United States and priced below certain thresholds.
Steven Center, the chief operating officer of Kia’s U.S. business, said the lack of a U.S. tax credit could be a problem for the company’s smaller, less expensive EV, the Niro, because buyers in that market are more price-sensitive. Kia has announced that it will begin some EV manufacturing in the United States in a few years. And despite not benefiting from the current tax break, Kia’s EV business is booming, Center said.
“Customers that are buying the EV6 are new to the brand. They are high-conquest sales. They have the highest income of any customers we’ve dealt with. They are younger and better educated. Electric cars have been a huge change for Kia,” he said.
Justin Pace of Southlake, Tex., said he test-drove a Tesla Model 3 and a Mustang Mach-E about a year ago and preferred the Mustang. He said he bought one for himself “after reading a lot and liking the body-style look, the great reviews and the interior of the Mustang much more.” He later got a Mustang Mach-E for his wife, he said.
Darren Palmer, a top EV executive at Ford, said the company has not aggressively advertised the Mach-E yet because demand is still outpacing supply. That has led to long wait times for some buyers, which Ford is trying to reduce by increasing production to an annual target of 270,000 vehicles globally.
“We haven’t really marketed it at all or pushed it,” Palmer said. “It’s sold out, so no need.” | 2023-01-08T11:25:30+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/08/tesla-rivals-market-share/ |
BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Waterdrop recently opened its first independent personal insurance agent-based community outlet in Shenzhen, which is the first outlet that cooperates with community healthcare centers on insurance service.
Li Jia commented, "Waterdrop deploys the outlets in communities to learn more about customer needs. Providing services within a 500-meter radius of community areas, the outlets can be better perceived by customers, and keep them well informed of product features, application and claim processes and meanings of health declaration and other clauses before making a purchase."In addition, Waterdrop has launched WFind, a family insurance needs diagnosis system. Different from the traditional product-oriented operation mode, the customer-centric WFind system enables brokers to diagnose customer needs like doctors based on customers' family population, income and expenditure gap, and future expectations. With SOPs in place throughout the insurance service process, WFind ensures the delivery of scientific insurance solutions.
Actually, since the end of 2021, Waterdrop has stepped up efforts to develop offline brokerage. In March 2022, it launched the "basic law" for independent personal insurance agents. In June 2022, its first independent agent-based community outlet was opened, and made profits. By far, it has established offline broker teams in nearly ten cities in China.
Li Jia said, "Waterdrop will explore more models that combine insurance with communities, to deliver visible insurance services through community stores and contribute its due share to building a community healthcare system."
About Waterdrop Inc.
Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH) is a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact. Founded in 2016, with the comprehensive coverage of Waterdrop Insurance Marketplace and Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding, Waterdrop aims to bring insurance and healthcare service to billions through technology. For more information, please visit www.waterdrop-inc.com.
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Forget Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain and Chick Corea's Spain. There's a whole other world of so-called "flamenco jazz" out there that lives unrecorded, often inside quaint, tiny rooms (in caves, quite literally) on the mountainside near Granada. There and in other cool Andalusian clubs, nightly musical experiments are taking place, where flamenco palos mix with other jazz influences.
Flamenco is one of Spain's richest musical exports: It parallels jazz in the sense that it's a hodgepodge art form, made up of influences from many cultures that span more than one continent. It's only natural that these styles eventually came together to make something special. Below, we've listed five examples.
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OLATHE, Kan. (WDAF) — One of six Johnson County teenagers charged with killing a man in Black Bob Park earlier this year pleads guilty.
A 14-year-old boy pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder for the death of 19-year-old Marco Cardino of Smithville, Missouri.
He will be sentenced on Aug. 24.
As part of a plea deal, he will serve up to 8-years in a juvenile facility but has the possibility of being released earlier for good behavior.
If he violates the terms of his deal during that time, the teenager will be charged as an adult and serve up to 15 years in prison.
During the hearing, the teenager admitted that while he did not pull the trigger, he did help plan the robbery.
The other five teenagers charged in the homicide have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges.
Prosecutors have requested to certify the other three14-year-olds as adults, but that hasn’t happened at this point. Kansas law does not allow the two 13-year-olds charged in the case to be tried as adults.
A court filing by a lawyer for one of the teenagers shows the teenagers took masks and a gun with them when they went to the park to buy drugs from Cardino. The document also shows one of the teenagers told investigators she believed the other teenagers planned ahead to steal the marijuana Cardino showed up to sell them. | 2022-07-21T02:22:12+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/johnson-county-teenager-pleads-guilty-in-black-bob-park-murder/ |
This palm reader will not be able to tell your fortune, but it will figure out if you are part of Panera's loyalty program.
Over the next few months, the bakery-café chain will roll out scanners that can access customers' credit card and loyalty account using their palm. The biometric-gathering technology, developed by Amazon and called Amazon One, is already popular in airports, stadiums and Whole Foods Market grocery stores. Panera is expected to become the first national restaurant company to use it.
Panera Bread CEO Niren Chaudhary said in a press release last week that the contactless payment method is meant to serve as a convenience. But there has been growing concern about palm-recognition technology.
In 2021, a group of U.S. senators questioned Amazon's data collection practices and specifically whether biometric data is being used for advertising and tracking purposes.
"In contrast with biometric systems like Apple's Face ID and Touch ID or Samsung Pass, which store biometric information on a user's device, Amazon One reportedly uploads biometric information to the cloud, raising unique security risks," the senators' letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said.
Earlier this month, a shopper based in New York City filed a lawsuit against Amazon claiming that the company did not properly notify customers in Amazon Go stores that their biometric information was being collected.
Panera said that the palm scanner is optional for customers, and the company itself does not store personal palm data. The food chain also stressed that any private and personal data shared with Amazon One is never stored on the device.
Customers who opt in will also be able to pay by hand-scan
Here's how it will work: After a brief palm scan, Panera customers can expect to be greeted by name and receive tailored meal recommendations based on their preferences and previous orders. They will also be able to pay by simply rescanning their palm. According to the company, guests can link their credit card to an Amazon One ID in "a minute."
"Our philosophy has been centered around leveraging best-in-class technology to create a better Panera experience," Panera's CEO, Chaudhary, said.
Panera has not specified which locations will include the gadgets, but they have already been piloted at some restaurants in St. Louis, Mo., where the chain is headquartered. Panera's loyalty program includes about 52 million members.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A big event starts Thursday and goes through the weekend: It's the 37th annual Indiana Black and Minority Health Fair.
The Indiana Department of Health is encouraging all Hoosiers to take advantage of the nearly $4,000 in free health screenings offered during the event, held at the Indiana Convention Center.
The theme of this year's health fair is Healthful Living, which focuses on prevention.
There's an opening ceremony around 3 p.m., and the fair runs Thursday from 4 through until 8 p.m..
You'll find more information here. | 2023-07-13T06:08:03+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/health/37th-indiana-black-and-minority-health-fair-starts-thursday-prevention-screenings-healthful/531-8743fd32-0a1c-4981-97b1-2750298be01e |
Virtual Conference to Explore the Development of Web 3.0 and the Creator Economy, Including DeFi and NFTs, Payments and Remittances, Capital Markets and the Regulatory Landscape
NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. ("Oppenheimer") – a leading investment bank, wealth manager, and a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE: OPY) – today announced that its fifth annual Blockchain and Digital Assets Summit: Web 3.0 and the Creator Economy, will be held tomorrow, November 17. The virtual event will feature a high-profile group of companies leading the ongoing development of the blockchain ecosystem, including Blockchain.com, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Silvergate Capital Corporation. You can register here.
Timothy Horan, Senior Analyst for Cloud & Communications, and Owen Lau, Senior Analyst for Exchanges, Information Analytics & Asset Managers at Oppenheimer, said, "The potential to access the internet in new ways based on blockchain technology is fast taking shape, along with significant opportunities for the expansion of decentralized finance in the era of Web 3.0. This will influence everything from distributed wireless infrastructure to the evolution of private market funds. As an ever more diverse array of investors seeks to learn about the adoption of digital assets, this virtual conference demonstrates how Oppenheimer is committed to bringing together innovators and thought leaders from across the space."
The Summit will include presentations, panels and 1-on-1 meetings covering important trends in the blockchain and digital assets ecosystem, including applications of DeFi and NFTs, payments and remittances, capital markets infrastructure, the regulatory landscape and more. Companies in attendance will include:
- Apollo, a publicly traded, international alternatives assets provider with over a 30-year record of serving institutional and individual investors across the risk spectrum.
- Blockchain.com, among the world's most popular ways to buy bitcoin, Ethereum and more with trust. Its platform enables users to securely store, swap, trade and buy the top cryptocurrencies.
- Coinbase, a publicly traded platform for accessing the broader cryptoeconomy. Approximately 103 million verified users, 14,500 institutions and 245,000 ecosystem partners in over 100 countries trust Coinbase to invest, spend, save, earn and use crypto.
- Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments that operates as a separate business, dedicated to building products and services that help institutions adopt digital assets and innovate within the increasingly digital world of finance.
- Figure Technologies, a lender focused on using the proven power of the Provenance Blockchain for loan origination, equity management, private fund services, banking and payments—transforming the trillion dollar financial services industry.
- Silvergate Capital Corporation, a pioneering provider of financial infrastructure solutions and services to the digital currency industry. The company offers a real-time payments platform to an ever-growing list of digital currency companies and investors around the world.
Erica L. Moffett, Managing Director and Associate Director of Research at Oppenheimer, said, "We are thrilled to welcome the trailblazing group of companies, investors and speakers attending our fifth annual Blockchain and Digital Assets Summit. Their insights come at a crucial time for the future of Web 3.0 and the Creator Economy, as new use cases for these technologies emerge, established platforms continue to mature and financial markets transform in response. Throughout the event, Oppenheimer will facilitate and contribute to lively conversations using our own unique perspectives in this area."
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NEW ORLEANS – The Saints have scratched top running back Alvin Kamara from Sunday's lineup against Tampa Bay because of a rib injury that has bothered him since New Orleans' Week 1 victory at Atlanta.
Kamara, who was listed as questionable on Friday's injury report, is one of the New Orleans' most productive players as both a runner and receiver.
Kamara left the Saints' Sept. 11 game in the fourth quarter but initially said afterward that he believed he would be fine. After practicing on a limited basis on Wednesday, he sat out practices on Thursday and Friday.
With Kamara out, veteran Mark Ingram is expected to get the bulk of the work at running back, backed up by Dwayne Washington and Tony Jones Jr.
Kamara is among several established skill players ruled out for the game, including Tampa Bay receivers Julio Jones (knee) and Chris Godwin (hamstring), as well as Saints receiver Tre'Quan Smith (shoulder), who returned to practice this week after sitting out in Week 1.
New Orleans also scratched second-year defensive end Payton Turner, a 2021 first-round draft choice who blocked the Falcon's 63-yard field goal attempted at the end of regulation in Week 1. He was not on this week's injury report.
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More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2022-09-19T10:41:26+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/sports/2022/09/18/saints-scratch-dynamic-rb-kamara-vs-bucs-with-rib-injury/ |
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers backed by troops used boats and helicopters Wednesday to evacuate hundreds of marooned people from the country’s southwest, where floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed 104 people.
Since June 14, the downpours have damaged bridges, roads and about 4,000 homes in Baluchistan province, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
It said 337 people have died in rain-related incidents across impoverished Pakistan.
Akram Bugti, a rescue official, said hundreds of people were stranded just in Lasbella, a district in Baluchistan province, after floodwater inundated several villages.
He said the Baluchistan government is providing food, tents and other essential items to flood-affected people.
In a statement, Pakistan’s military said the previous day that troops were assisting local authorities in Baluchistan to evacuate people from flood-affected areas.
It said the military had set up medical camps in deluged areas, where the World Health Organization this week launched an anti-cholera vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of the water-borne disease.
Cholera has caused 28 deaths and sickened thousands of people in Baluchistan in recent months.
The disease is endemic and seasonal in Pakistan, where many people don’t have access to clean drinking water. Health officials said the anti-cholera vaccination campaign began on July 25 and will continue until Friday.
The monsoon season runs from July through September in Pakistan. | 2022-07-27T15:17:25+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/pakistan-uses-boats-helicopters-to-evacuate-flood-victims/ |
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DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog may have sacrificed his injured right knee to hoist the Stanley Cup for the Colorado Avalanche. Now, he’s willing to take an extreme step to try to play hockey again.
Landeskog is set to undergo cartilage replacement surgery Wednesday, sidelining him for a second consecutive full NHL season and giving the longtime captain an uncertain path back. He has not contemplated retirement and is confident he’ll be able to resume his career after a third procedure on the knee in roughly 14 months.
“I just have to do what’s right for my health and really, ultimately, do what I can so I’m able to go out there and play with the guys and continue chasing more Stanley Cups,” Landeskog said on a Zoom call Tuesday. “Is it going to be a long road? Yeah. But motivating factors are plenty.”
The 30-year-old Swede is motivated most by the desire to get back to hockey’s mountaintop. Landeskog has not played since the Cup clincher at Tampa Bay on June 26, the end of the franchise’s third title run that he was a big part of with 22 points in 20 games.
That masterful performance came after the first operation in March and was followed by another in October. In between, Landeskog played through chronic pain to win a championship.
“It says everything about Gabe: He’s a winner and he drives the emotional barometer of our team in so many ways,” Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland said. “What he did last year and how he played and battled through something, I know that (is something) we’ll never forget.”
Landeskog was given the option of this surgery last fall but thought something less invasive could get him back on the ice. Initially projected to miss 12 weeks, he did not play all season and in April was ruled out for the playoffs.
In recent weeks he has spoken with Lonzo Ball of the Chicago Bulls, who underwent knee cartilage replacement in March, picking the brain of the NBA player who has experienced a similarly tough journey through injury. That and research — the most studying he has done since high school — helped Landeskog reach this decision.
“It’s an injury that’s hard to rehab,” Landeskog said. “Once the injury is done and there’s enough damage in there, it’s sort of hard to patch the holes without going through this procedure at this time with the symptoms that I have and with what I’m experiencing.”
Retired defenseman Marc Methot knows all about it, having had the same knee cartilage replacement with the same Bulls doctor, Brian Cole at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, that Landeskog is being operated on Wednesday. Methot never played again after having it in 2019.
“I’m sure he’s had the same conversation with Dr. Cole where he won’t be promised anything,” Methot told The Associated Press by phone Tuesday. “He said: ‘There’s no certainty that you’re going to feel the way you did when you left. This is a very difficult one to come back from as far as coming back and feeling the way you did prior.’”
Landeskog’s understanding is the surgery has an 85% success rate. Methot’s went smoothly, too, and helped him in every day activities, but getting back to playing in the NHL is another level.
“It’s an uncommon procedure for elite athletes,” Landeskog acknowledged. “I know it’s not going to be perfect right off the get-go and it’s a long time away from the game. But … I know that I can get myself ready and I know with the right guidance and with the right people around me, I am confident that I’ll get back out there and make a big impact on the ice.”
While not ruling out a return for the playoffs next year, Landeskog said it’s too early to put a timeframe on when he’ll return. In the meantime, the Avalanche must plan for life without Landeskog, which includes long-term injury relief for his $7 million salary cap hit but is not enough consolation for losing a player who has been captain since 2012 when he was 19 and has played 807 regular-season and playoff games for the team.
“Gabe Landeskog is a really special player and while the knowledge of his situation certainly helps, replacing him is an entirely different conversation,” MacFarland said.
NOTES: MacFarland said he couldn’t comment on the situation with forward Valeri Nichushkin, who missed the final five postseason games against Seattle for what the team described as personal reasons. “I can’t comment on anything Val related other than to say he was a very important part of our team in the past. That’s our hope, that he’s going to be a very important part of our team in the future for sure,” MacFarland said. … Goaltender Pavel Francouz underwent a procedure on his adductor. Defenseman Josh Manson also had an unspecified procedure. … Forward Artturi Lehkonen returned from a broken finger only to later break a toe. … MacFarland didn’t think any procedures were planned to fix a fracture in the neck of forward Andrew Cogliano.
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AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-09T20:34:56+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/sports/ap-sports/avalanches-landeskog-to-undergo-knee-cartilage-transplant/ |
Super Bowl LVII: How officials plan to keep the big game safe for everyone
PHOENIX - Super Bowl Week is here and thousands of people will be in the Phoenix metro area this week – not only for the game, but all the celebrity-filled parties and big events leading up to the big game.
Hundreds of thousands of people will be partying it up in the Valley of the Sun this week as Super Bowl events kick off. From downtown Phoenix, to Glendale, to Scottsdale, there’s a party or concert going on every day leading up to the big day.
All these events are being closely monitored by law enforcement.
Super-sized crowds call for super-sized security – on the ground, in the air, undercover, and in uniform – law enforcement, emergency responders, federal agents are all teaming up to tackle public safety under one roof.
The Super Bowl Multi-Agency Coordination Center, or MACC for short, is now operational. It's the joint headquarters for Super Bowl week, and of course, it's everyone’s mission to stay ahead of emergencies and avert crises.
"We need to be under one roof, so we can have a 30,000-foot view of what's happening throughout the Valley," Kevin Smith with FBI Phoenix says.
Officials have a birdseye view thanks to dozens of cameras at nearly two dozen location. Dozens of eyes will be watching, with the addition of hundreds more will be watching at the events.
The FBI's critical incident response group is also in town.
"Bomb techs, cyber intrusions, you name it, we have experts in those fields to help as needed," Smith said.
Public safety officials estimate close to a million people will be out and about this week, participating in the various events around the valley. Around 50,000 people are expected to converge in downtown phoenix on Saturday alone.
One thing fans are being told not to bring are drones.
"Another thing we're worried about in law enforcement is drones being used as vehicles, flying dangerous things into crowds or over crowds, taking pictures of things we don't want them taking pictures of," Smith said.
Fans can be fined thousands of dollars, or their drones can be confiscated if they cause public safety issues. | 2023-02-06T23:48:00+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/sports/super-bowl-lvii-how-officials-plan-keep-big-game-safe-police-security |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans placed Pro Bowl linebacker Harold Landry III on injured reserve Friday.
The Titans did not cite a reason for Landry going on IR. A person with direct knowledge of the injury confirmed reports that Landry tore an ACL in practice Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Titans have not commented on the nature of Landry’s injury.
Tennessee also claimed outside linebacker Derrek Tuszka on Friday. The 6-foot-4, 251-pound Tuska has played in 24 games combined with Denver in 2020 and Pittsburgh in 2021. He had two sacks and a forced fumble with the Steelers last season.
Tennessee also placed wide receiver Racey McMath on injured reserve Thursday. The Titans placed 26 on injured reserve last season and used an NFL-record 91 different players, most in a non-strike season. The NFL changed the rules this offseason to allow only eight players to return from injured reserve to the roster.
Landry was coming off the best year of his career with 12 sacks, earning his first Pro Bowl nod. The 41st overall pick in the 2018 draft out of Boston College was rewarded with a five-year extension worth up to $87.5 million with $52.5 million guaranteed.
The 26-year-old Landry helped the Titans tie for ninth last season with 43 sacks. Tennessee was the only NFL team with at least three different players with at least eight sacks. Landry had started every game for three straight seasons.
Landry ranked 10th in the NFL with his 12 sacks. He has a team-high 31 sacks over the past four seasons. Landry’s total is the second-most for this franchise over his first four seasons since 1982 when individual sacks became an official NFL statistic.
The reigning AFC South champs open the season Sept. 11 against the visiting New York Giants.
The loss of Landry is a big blow, but the Titans have outside linebacker Bud Dupree on the other side. He got his own big deal in March 2021.
Dupree said in June that he spent the 2021 season recovering from the torn ACL he injured in December 2020 and didn’t feel like himself until the Titans’ divisional playoff loss, when they had nine sacks.
Tennessee also has linebacker Rashad Weaver, who broke a leg in the third game last season. He was the Titans’ fourth-round pick in 2021 out of Pittsburgh, where he was a consensus All-American.
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More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2022-09-03T19:42:12+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/sports/sports-headlines/ap-titans-place-pro-bowler-harold-landry-on-injured-reserve/ |
Wind Advisory issued January 29 at 6:49AM MST until January 30 at 12:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
* WHAT…Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* WHERE…Southwest corner of Imperial County.
* WHEN…Until 11 PM PST this evening.
* IMPACTS…Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger
vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light,
unsecured objects may become airborne. Minor tree damage
possible.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between
30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and
58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert
areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — With the world on “a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator,” the United Nations chief on Monday told dozens of leaders to ”cooperate or perish,” singling out the two biggest polluting countries, China and the United States.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wasn’t alone in preaching with tones of fire and brimstone to try to shake up the world’s sense of urgency at this year’s annual U.N. climate conference.
“Choose life over death,” former U.S. Vice President Al Gore urged. “It is not time for moral cowardice.”
Some of the strongest pleas for action came from leaders of poor nations that caused little of the pollution but often get a larger share of the weather-related damage. Several called on developed nations for reparations, which in climate negotiations is called “loss and damage.”
“Africa should not pay for crimes they have not committed,” Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera said, adding that rich nations were to blame for the climate problem.
“Climate change is directly threatening our people’s lives, health and future,” Kenyan President William K. Ruto said of the African continent, which he said is looking at $50 billion a year in climate change damage by 2050. Ruto said Kenya is choosing to not use many of its “dirty energy” resources even though it could help the poor nation financially, and has instead opted for cleaner fuels.
Loss and damage “is our daily experience and the living nightmare of millions of Kenyans and hundreds of millions of Africans,” Ruto said.
Seychelles President Wavel John Charles Ramkalawan said, “Like other islands, our contribution in the destruction of the planet is minimal. Yet we suffer the most.” He called on wealthier countries to assist in repairing the damage.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley called for a massive overhaul of international development loans and a 10% tax on fossil fuel companies, which she said made “$200 billion in profits in the last three months.”
“I don’t need to repeat the horror and the devastation wrecked upon this Earth over the course of the last 12 months since we met in Glasgow,” Mottley said. “Whether the apocalyptic floods in Pakistan or the heat waves from Europe to China or indeed in the last few days in my own region, the devastation caused in Belize by Tropical Storm Lisa or the torrential floods a few days ago in St. Lucia.”
Ahead of this year’s conference, known as COP27, leaders and experts have been ringing alarm bells that time is running out to avert catastrophic rises in temperature. But the warnings may not have the impact of past meetings because of multiple other challenges pulling leaders’ attention — from midterm elections in the U.S. to the Russia-Ukraine war.
“In the fight for life on Earth, no one is a bystander,” said Jordan’s King Abdullah. “Every contribution counts. COP27 has brought us together to link forces and stand our ground. We are at the beginning of a long, challenging and urgent transformation.”
More than 100 world leaders will speak over the next days at the gathering in Egypt, most from developing countries demanding greater accountability from the richest, most polluting nations. Much of their focus will be on telling their stories of devastation by climate disasters, including a speech Tuesday by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif of Pakistan, where summer floods caused at least $40 billion in damage and displaced millions of people.
“Climate change will never stop without our intervention,” the summit’s host, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, said.
El-Sissi, who also called for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, was gentle compared to a fiery U.N. chief Guterres, who said the world “is on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.”
He called for a new pact between rich and poor countries to make deeper cuts in emissions with financial help and phasing out coal by rich nations by 2030 and elsewhere by 2040. He called on the United States and China — the two biggest economies — to work together on climate, something they used to do until the last few years.
“Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish,” Guterres said. “It is either a Climate Solidarity Pact — or a Collective Suicide Pact.”
But bad timing and world events hang over the gathering.
Most of the leaders are meeting Monday and Tuesday, just as the United States has a potentially policy-shifting midterm election. Then the leaders of the world’s 20 wealthiest nations will have their powerful-only club confab in Bali in Indonesia days later.
Leaders of China and India — both among the biggest emitters — appear to be skipping the climate talks, although underlings are here negotiating. U.S. President Joe Biden is coming days later than most other leaders on his way to Bali.
“There are big climate summits and little climate summits and this was never expected to be a big one,” said Climate Advisers CEO Nigel Purvis, a former U.S. negotiator.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was initially going to skip the negotiations, but public pressure and predecessor Boris Johnson’s plans to come changed his mind. King Charles III, a longtime environment advocate, won’t attend because of his new role. And Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine created energy chaos that reverberates in the world of climate negotiations, won’t be here.
Many European leaders who spoke Monday singled out Russia as the cause of the current energy and food crises, saying the war in Ukraine showed shifting to renewable energy was a matter of national security.
“We always want more” leaders, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell told a Sunday news conference. “But I believe there is sufficient (leadership) right now for us to have a very productive outcome.”
In addition to the leaders’ speeches, the negotiations include “innovative’’ roundtable discussions that “we are confident, will generate some very powerful insights,” Stiell said.
Still, “the historical polluters who caused climate change are not showing up,’’ said Mohammed Adow of Power Shift Africa. “Africa is the least responsible, the most vulnerable to the issue of climate change and it is a continent that is stepping up and providing leadership.”
“The South is actually stepping up,” Adow told The Associated Press. “The North that historically caused the problem is failing.’’
For the first time, developing nations succeeded in getting onto the summit agenda the issue of “loss and damage” — demands that emitting countries pay for damage caused by climate-induced disasters.
Nigeria’s Environment Minister Mohammed Abdullahi called for wealthy nations to show “positive and affirmative” commitments to help countries hardest hit by climate change. “Our priority is to be aggressive when it comes to climate funding to mitigate the challenges of loss and damage,” he said.
Leaders of poorer nations, joined by French President Emmanuel Macron, talked about the issue as one of justice and fairness.
“Our part of the world has to choose between life and death,’’ Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan said.
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Frank Jordans contributed to this report.
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Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations. See more about AP’s climate initiative here. The AP is solely responsible for all content. | 2022-11-07T22:36:00+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/science/ap-science/ap-world-leaders-gather-to-talk-climate-but-dont-expect-much/ |
One among many, finding from new Luxury Portfolio International research reflects significant shift in gender distribution among younger luxury homeowners
CHICAGO, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Women account for 54 percent of luxury homeowners under 35, indicating a significant female presence in the purchasing of luxury real estate.
Per a new study from Luxury Portfolio International, more women are climbing the corporate ladder and achieving financial success on their own, with an equal percentage of men and women in corporate leadership – 48 percent – reporting that they hold executive leadership positions. This is reflected in the changing demographics of luxury homeowners.
"Affluent young women are on trajectory to level the playing field, wielding purchasing power, wealth accumulation, education and corporate positions to make serious real estate decisions earlier in their life," said Mickey Alam Khan, New York-based president of Luxury Portfolio. "This has major ramifications for brands and retailers targeting homeowners and the luxury property sector."
Luxury Portfolio is a leading network of independently-run real estate brokerages, with 250-plus firms in more than 35 countries.
Catching up
The latest findings are part of Luxury Portfolio's ongoing State of Luxury Real Estate research, taking a deeper look at the evolving global demographics of luxury homeowners and what it means for the industry.
The data was culled from surveys in 24 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, key parts of Western and Southern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
The Luxury Portfolio study found that among luxury owners under 35 years old, 51 percent have a master's degree or higher, while this figure stands at 62 percent for those aged 35-64.
Overall, the younger generation remains a highly educated and ambitious group.
Another notable difference between the age groups lies in job titles and varying levels of responsibility.
Younger luxury homeowners tend to hold junior (23 percent) and executive (46 percent) positions, while middle-aged owners lean more towards senior (24 percent) and executive roles (51 percent).
"This data suggests that younger individuals are making significant strides early in their careers, acquiring luxury homes at a faster pace than previous generations," Mr. Alam Khan said.
"Indeed, it follows a broader trend among the affluent that the 'first luxury experience' is happening earlier in life now for today's young people compared to generations past," he said.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 17, 2022
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WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
248 AM EST Fri Dec 16 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy wet snow expected. Storm total snowfall amounts of
8 to 16 inches for the southern Adirondacks, eastern Catskills,
Mohawk and Schoharie Valley and Helderbergs with locally around
two feet possible especially in the high peaks of the eastern
Catskills and southern Adirondacks. Total snow accumulation of 6
to 12 inches expected for the Lake George Saratoga Region and 4
to 8 inches in northwestern parts of the Capital Region. Winds
gusting as high as 35 mph, especially in higher terrain. Some
downed tree limbs and power outages may occur due to the heavy
wet snow.
* WHERE...The southern Adirondacks, Mohawk Valley, Schoharie
Valley, eastern Catskills, Lake George Saratoga Region,
northwestern parts of the Capital Region, and the Helderbergs.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel is expected to be difficult due to snow and
slush covered roadways and reduced visibility. The hazardous
conditions are expected to impact both the morning and evening
commute today.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall amounts will vary by elevation.
Best chance for greater than 16 inches will be at locations
above 2000 feet in elevation. Snowfall rates may reach up to one
inch per hour at times for later this afternoon and evening.
Some rain will mix in with the snow, especially for early in the
day, for the Mohawk Valley, Capital Region and Lake George
Saratoga Region.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
* WHAT...Heavy wet snow expected. Total snow accumulation of 5 to
10 inches across the northern and central Taconics, southern and
central Berkshires of western Massachusetts and northwest
Connecticut with locally higher totals exceeding one foot at the
highest elevations of the southern Berkshires. Total snow
accumulations of 6 to 12 inches expected across southern Vermont
with localized totals of 18 to 28 inches possible within the
highest elevations of the southern Green Mountains and northern
Berkshires. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. Some downed tree
limbs and power outages may occur due to the heavy wet snow.
* WHERE...The Litchfield Hills of northwest Connecticut, western
Massachusetts, southern Vermont and the northern Taconics of
eastern New York.
Best chance for greater than a 18 inches will be at locations
day, for lower terrain and valley areas.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
* WHAT...Wet snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 4
with localized totals up to 6 inches, mainly for the higher
elevations.
* WHERE...Western Rensselaer, Eastern Greene, Western Columbia,
Eastern Ulster and Eastern Dutchess Counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery traveling conditions due to slush and
snow covered roadways and reduced visibility. The hazardous
conditions will impact both the morning and evening commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The snow will mix with or change to rain at
times through this morning, but precipitation will primarily
fall as snow for later today into tonight. Snow rates may be
around a half inch per hour for this evening.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
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Digestive enzymes are a good over-the-counter option for relieving IBS symptoms, low stomach acid and other digestive issues, but these supplements should not be viewed as a cure. There is also very little research on how much digestive enzymes help relieve digestive issues, with most studies focusing solely on prescription-only supplements and not the ones you can purchase over the counter.
Food sensitivities
When using digestive enzymes, you need to be aware that they can only do so much to help with your bloating and gas. The maximum amount of digestive enzymes you can take per meal tends to be two, so it’s a good idea to avoid food that you know triggers your digestive issues.
Side effects
It’s always a good idea to consult your doctor before you start taking a supplement. Some supplements can interfere with your medication or cause uncomfortable side effects. Digestive enzymes can cause diarrhea, neck and back pain and occasionally abdominal cramping. Talk to your doctor before adding any new supplements into your diet.
What to look for in a quality digestive enzyme
Additional probiotics
Always look at the ingredients list when you’re buying digestive enzymes. Some digestive enzymes will include probiotics and prebiotics, which are great for relieving digestive issues or helping you eat spicy foods without experiencing painful heartburn. These ingredients will help maintain a balance in your stomach and relieve any discomfort you may be feeling.
For lactose intolerance
Look for the active ingredient Lactase enzymes when buying your digestive enzymes. This ingredient will help anyone who suffers from lactose intolerance by combating painful symptoms, such as gas, bloating or diarrhea. Most digestive enzymes will help relieve any symptoms of lactose intolerance, but the ones that target lactose specifically are the supplements you should focus on.
Vegetarian friendly
If you are a vegan or vegetarian, you want to make sure the supplement you are buying uses a vegan-friendly version of gelatin to form the capsules. Most vegan capsules will be made from hypromellose, which is made from an extraction of wood pulp. This ingredient is clear and tasteless and vegan! Before purchasing digestive enzymes, check the packaging and ingredients to make sure they are vegetarian or vegan friendly.
How much you can expect to spend on digestive enzymes
High-quality digestive enzymes can cost upwards of $50, but what you put into your body should matter, and you’re more likely to see better results. The lower the quality, the lower the price, and the less likely you will notice a change.
Digestive enzymes FAQ
What is the difference between a probiotic and a digestive enzyme?
A. Digestive enzymes are exogenous enzymes specifically designed to break down proteins, fats and carbs found in our food. On the other hand, probiotics come in the form of helpful bacteria that are taken to target the flora of the gut and create a balanced environment where food can be broken down a lot better.
Do digestive enzymes improve digestion?
A. There are numerous studies out there that prove that digestive enzymes can aid in the digestive process and relieve symptoms of indigestion. When buying digestive enzymes, you must make sure that you do your own research and discuss your options with your doctor.
What’s the best digestive enzyme to buy?
Top digestive enzyme
Pure Encapsulations Digestive Enzymes Ultra
What you need to know: A superior quality digestive enzyme with no additives.
What you’ll love: These digestive enzymes include 13 enzymes and help encourage the absorption of various nutrients during digestion. The tablets are also free from allergens, additives, sugars and fillers.
What you should consider: They are on the more expensive side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top digestive enzyme for the money
What you need to know: An effective budget option for those suffering from digestive issues.
What you’ll love: This digestive enzyme contains enzymes from the papaya fruit, proven to help with digestion and relieve digestive issues. The supplements help break down fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, improving the absorption of minerals and nutrients in the body.
What you should consider: The gelatin capsule is not veggie or vegan friendly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Zenwise Health Digestive Enzymes Plus Prebiotics & Probiotics Supplement
What you need to know: A great probiotic and digestive enzyme combo for a more balanced digestive system and happy gut.
What you’ll love: This enzyme is great for those who enjoy spicy foods, processed food, and drink and dairy products. The supplement can be taken before meals and will relieve painful gas and bloating. This supplement is also vegan friendly and has great probiotic and prebiotic qualities on top of the digestive enzymes.
What you should consider: This product may contain gluten.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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CUMBERLAND, Md., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyPacket Networks has completed system improvements in Mt. Savage and has turned up internet service speeds by a factor of five, according to Jason Wigfield, the Maryland SkyPacket Vice President. The construction of a new 'Patty Baker' tower in Allegany County, MD as a new wireless broadband tower helps meet a steadily growing demand in the previously underserved community of Mt Savage.
Wigfield added "We've had a waiting list for service from these underserved communities and our current users quickly maxed out our original backhaul circuit – meaning we had to hold off adding new customers until we could add capacity.
"We had to secure permission from various agencies to switch to higher speed FCC licensed connections and once that was accomplished our crews immediately installed the new link and antennas to increase capacity. We are adding customers once again. There are a lot of happy customers in Mt Savage".
Combined with the CBRS PALs (Priority Access Licenses) held by SkyPacket Networks, high-speed Internet service is now available across much of Allegany County, MD.
SkyPacket Networks (www.skypacket.net) started in Cumberland, MD (incorporated 2008) and provides fixed wireless broadband service to customers across Allegany County, MD, Mineral County, WV, McKean County, PA, Union County, PA, Snyder County, PA, Northumberland, PA, Montour County, PA, Columbia County, PA Luzerne County, PA and Lackawanna County, PA.
SkyPacket Networks was able to acquire CBRS priority access licenses from the FCC Auction 105 and has been able to provide high-speed broadband to thousands of previously unserved or underserved homes and businesses across these beautiful rural communities.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jack Nicklaus thinks the Honda Classic should have a chance at a stronger field because of looming changes to the PGA Tour, which he said Sunday would mean Pebble Beach getting elevated status and the tour going to Mexico before the Florida swing.
Nicklaus, appearing at the final round Sunday at PGA National, said a reworked schedule in 2024 will give South Florida’s lone tour event — by whatever name it will be known — a chance at attracting higher-ranked players.
None of the top 17 players in the world ranking played Honda this week.
Nicklaus said the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational at Riviera will be elevated tournaments next year with $20 million purses, while the WM Phoenix Open would lose that status.
This year, the tour had two elevated events before the Honda, with two more to immediately follow at Bay Hill and The Players Championship.
Honda is ending its title sponsorship of the tournament at PGA National, but Nicklaus said the event will remain the start of the Florida swing in 2024.
“Next year’s schedule are Pebble and LA are their elevated tournaments,” Nicklaus said. “Phoenix is not. Then they go to Mexico, then they come here. So, we will have players next year. And then they’ve got Bay Hill and Players. The tournament’s going to be just fine.”
The PGA Tour is in the middle of revamping its 2024 schedule, including the size of fields and eligibility, as it responds to the threat of Saudi-funded LIV Golf. A 2024 schedule is not expected to be announced until the summer.
Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, make their home near PGA National and have deep charitable ties to the tournament. The event has raised millions for the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation.
“This town has supported this event without having a great field,” Nicklaus said.
Many of the tour’s top players have skipped Honda in recent years even though some of them live just a short drive from PGA National. But Nicklaus has never lobbied players to play the event and said he won’t change that policy.
“I don’t do that. I don’t do it for the Memorial Tournament. I don’t do it for any tournament,” Nicklaus said. “I didn’t like when people did it to me. If you’re going to play, you’re going to play. If you’re not going to play, you’re not going to play.”
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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-02-27T05:12:48+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/ap-nicklaus-says-pga-national-will-have-stronger-field-in-24/ |
The 23-year-old accused of murdering five people and injuring 17 others in the Club Q shooting is expected to plead guilty to murder and hate crimes charges on Monday.
The shooter, Anderson Lee Aldrich, will appear in a Colorado Springs courtroom to face the charges as well as the victims reading statements.
KRCC reporter Abigail Beckman is at the courthouse and joins host Scott Tong for the latest
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the multi-national Expedition 68 crew aboard the International Space Station.
The unpiloted Progress 82 mission is scheduled to launch at 8:20 p.m. EDT (5:20 a.m. Baikonur time) Tuesday, Oct. 25, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Coverage will begin at 8 p.m. on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website.
The Progress spacecraft will dock to the space-facing side of the Poisk module two days later, on Thursday, Oct. 27. NASA TV coverage of rendezvous and docking will begin at 10:15 p.m., with docking scheduled for about 10:49 p.m.
The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and enables research not possible on Earth. NASA recently recognized 21 years of continuous human presence aboard the orbiting laboratory, which has hosted 263 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in exploration including missions to the Moon under Artemis and ultimately, human exploration of Mars.
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Commanders sued by DC for allegedly cheating fans out of ticket money
(AP) – The Washington Commanders have been sued again by the District of Columbia, this time accused of scheming to cheat fans out of ticket money.
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine on Thursday announced the filing of a lawsuit in civil court against the NFL team for its actions in taking season-ticket holder money and keeping it for its own purposes.
It’s the second civil suit by Racine’s office in eight days, after last week filing a complaint in D.C. Superior Court that the Commanders, owner Dan Snyder, Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league colluded to deceive fans about an investigation into the team’s workplace culture.
Racine in a statement said the club’s ticket policy in question “is yet another example of egregious mismanagement and illegal conduct by Commanders executives who seem determined to lie, cheat and steal from District residents in as many ways as possible.”
In the latest complaint, the District says the Commanders as of March still held nearly $200,000 in unreturned security deposits paid by season-ticket holders who qualify as D.C. consumers under the Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
The complaint alleges the team “deceptively” held onto deposits beyond the 30 days spelled out in ticket-holder contracts — sometimes for more than a decade — and said it capitalized on consumers forgetting about the money or imposed extra, burdensome conditions to get it back.
A Commanders spokesperson did not immediately have a response when reached for comment.
This lawsuit comes after the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform in April referred its investigation that centered on workplace misconduct to the Federal Trade Commission for potential financial improprieties, which the Commanders denied in a subsequent letter to the FTC.
Attorneys general for D.C. and Virginia then opened up parallel investigations, and the league retained former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White to look into Washington’s questionable business practices in withholding ticket revenue not only from fans but from other teams.
The latest lawsuit kept one of several investigations into the team on multiple fronts ongoing while another is set to wrap up early next year.
The ranking Republican on the Oversight Committee declared its investigation will end early next year when his party takes over control of the House of Representatives. “It’s over,” Rep. James Comer of Kentucky said in a brief statement, which came after The Associated Press and other outlets projected Republicans clinched a narrow majority in the House for the 118th Congress that begins meeting Jan. 3.
Democrats led by chairwoman Carolyn Maloney of New York and Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois had been presiding over the investigation since last year. Comer vowed over the summer to bring it to a halt if Republicans won House control from midterm elections, as expected.
The team in a statement through legal counsel praised the decision to drop the case.
“We applaud Rep. Comer for his leadership in putting an end to the investigation into a private company, which has been correctly characterized by sitting members of Congress as a ‘farce’ and ‘an abuse of power,’” attorneys John Brownlee and Stuart Nash said, adding the investigation has not interviewed any current employees and has relied largely on those who have been fired or left the organization.
“The Congressional investigation has added nothing of value to this process and, indeed, the independent firm (Vestry Laight that is) monitoring the improvements in the Commanders’ workplace has singled out the investigation as an impediment to further progress.”
A spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee said there were no updates on the investigation, which included virtual testimony from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a public hearing and a private virtual deposition by Washington owner Dan Snyder that lasted for more than 10 hours, the contents of which have yet to be released.
Dan and wife Tanya recently hired a firm to explore possible transactions, which could include selling part or all of the team Snyder has owned since 1999. Racine said last week Snyder would still be a defendant in the initial lawsuit even if he sold the Commanders.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Josh Rivera had 24 points as sixth-seeded Lafayette knocked off third-seeded Lehigh 71-64 in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament on Thursday.
Evan Taylor finished with 14 points and six rebounds for the Mountain Hawks (16-13, 0-1). Lehigh also got 13 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks from Dominic Parolin. Tyler Whitney-Sidney also put up 11 points and two steals.
Lafayette took the lead with 19:29 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 41-18 at halftime, with Rivera racking up 14 points. Lafayette was outscored by Lehigh in the second half by 16 points, with Rivera scoring a team-high 10 points after the break.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-03-03T03:48:58+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/lafayette-lehigh/2023/03/02/eb6bb7aa-b970-11ed-b0df-8ca14de679ad_story.html |
Descendants of the Alabama steamship owner responsible for illegally bringing 110 African captives to America aboard the last U.S. slave ship have ended generations of public silence, calling his actions more than 160 years ago “evil and unforgivable.”
In a statement released to NBC News, members of Timothy Meaher’s family — which is still prominent around Mobile, Alabama — said that what Meaher did on the eve of the Civil War “had consequences that have impacted generations of people.”
“Our family has been silent for too long on this matter. However, we are hopeful that we — the current generation of the Meaher family — can start a new chapter,” said the statement. Two members of the Meaher family didn’t respond to messages seeking additional comment Friday.
The statement came amid the release of “Descendant,” a new documentary about the people who were brought to the United States aboard the slave ship Clotilda and their families. The film was acquired by Netflix and Higher Ground, the production company of Barack and Michelle Obama.
The Meaher family has started meeting with leaders of the community in around around Africatown, the community begun by the Africans in north Mobile after they were released from slavery at the end of the Civil War in 1865, the statement said.
Darron Patterson, a descendant of Clotilda captive Pollee Allen, said he met twice last month with a Meaher family member who contacted him through an intermediary. The discussions were cordial but didn’t delve deeply into details of their shared history, he said.
“Our conversations were just about who we are as people,” he said. “I think it’s important that we begin there.”
Patterson was president of the Clotilda Descendants Association at the time. The current president, Jeremy Ellis, said the organization had been in contact with the Meaher family by email since the NBC story aired on Sunday Today, and members hoped for face-to-face talks.
‘I am interested in learning and seeking answers from the Meaher family about historical documents, artifacts and oral histories that can bring clarity to descendants,” Ellis said.
The Clotilda, a wooden schooner, was the last ship known to bring captives to the American South from Africa for enslavement. Decades after Congress outlawed the international slave trade, the Clotilda sailed from Mobile on a trip funded by Timothy Meaher, whose descendants still own millions of dollars worth of real estate around the city. A state park in Mobile Bay bears the family’s name.
The Clotilda’s captain took his human cargo off the ship in Mobile and set fire to the vessel to hide evidence of the journey. The people, all from West Africa, were enslaved.
Remains of the ship were discovered mostly intact on the muddy river bottom about four years ago, and researchers are still trying to determine the best way to preserve what’s left of the wreck, which many in Africatown hope will become part of a resurgence of their community.
The statement said Meaher family members “believe that the story of Africatown is an important part of history that needs to be told.”
“Our goal is to listen and learn, and our hope is that these conversations can help guide the actions our family takes as we work to be better partners in the community,” it said.
The statement “falls short” because it fails to mention two other Meaher brothers who conspired with Timothy Meaher and the family’s decision to lease land to paper companies responsible for pollution around Africatown, Ellis said.
While some members of the Africatown community have advocated for reparations for Clotilda descendants, the family’s statement made no mention of that topic. The fact that the family has started a conversation with slave descendants could be a lesson to other families whose ancestors were involved in the slave trade, Patterson said.
“I hope that what the Meaher family is showing here rubs off on the families of other enslavers,” he said.
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Reeves is a member of AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. | 2022-10-29T08:12:25+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/ap-family-of-financier-of-last-u-s-slave-ship-breaks-silence/ |
Coming off five consecutive losing seasons since their latest postseason appearance, the Texas Rangers are in the midst of a long, arduous climb back to respectability.
While dropping the third game of a four-game set to the visiting Houston Astros 4-3 on Wednesday, Texas committed the type of mental mistake that keeps losing teams at the bottom of the standings.
The Rangers will look to bounce back Thursday to earn a split of the four-game series in Arlington, Texas.
With Houston up 4-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, Willie Calhoun worked a leadoff walk and advanced to third base when Adolis Garcia followed with a double.
Calhoun then failed to come home on a Jonah Heim ground ball to the right side of the infield. Instead of cutting the deficit to one run and allowing Garcia to take third with just one out, Calhoun froze. He later scored on a Brad Miller grounder to short, but Garcia was ultimately stranded at third representing the tying run.
“It’s always one mental lapse that gets in the way of us winning a game,” Rangers manager Chris Woodward said. “We’ve got to get better at that.”
Left-hander Martin Perez (0-2, 3.86 ERA) will start the series finale for Texas on Thursday. He twirled six shutout innings in his previous start, allowing two hits and one walk with five strikeouts in a no-decision during a 2-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. Perez recorded the first, and to date only, quality start by a Texas pitcher this season.
Perez is 8-5 with a 3.01 ERA over 14 career starts against the Astros, his lowest lifetime ERA against any American League opponent. He went 1-1 with a 5.59 ERA in two starts last year vs. Houston while pitching for the Boston Red Sox.
Right-hander Justin Verlander (1-1, 1.89 ERA) is the scheduled starter for the Astros.
Verlander allowed three runs on four hits with five strikeouts over six innings in his previous start but did not factor into the decision during the Astros’ 4-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
He will be facing the Rangers for the first time since making six starts against them in 2019, during which he went 5-0 with a 2.25 ERA. Verlander, 18-8 with a 2.71 ERA over 31 career starts against the Rangers, will make his first career start at Globe Life Field.
Even with Verlander, the staff ace, headed to the mound in the series finale, the Astros were hopeful that right-hander Cristian Javier could provide some length in his first start of the season on Wednesday. Javier made three scoreless relief appearances prior to tossing a season-high 84 pitches in five innings against the Rangers.
After allowing two runs during a stressful, 29-pitch second inning, Javier faced just one batter over the minimum during his final three innings. His strikeout of Marcus Semien with a runner on base completed a solid outing, and Javier wound up earning the win.
“In the fifth, that was kind of the turning point,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “We needed to get through the fifth because our bullpen is a little worn.
“So when he struck out Semien, a very tough hitter, that was key. I said, ‘If you want this, go get it. We want you to have it.’ He needed it and we needed it.”
–Field Level Media | 2022-04-29T07:43:06+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/mlb/astros-ask-justin-verlander-to-cap-series-win-over-rangers/ |
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift’s acoustic guitar, Eminem’s signed tennis shoes and an ensemble worn by a BTS member are among the items to be auctioned for charity next month.
Julien’s Auctions said Tuesday the memorabilia from some of the most popular music performers will be auctioned at the MusiCares Charity Relief Auction on Feb. 5.
All proceeds from the event following the Grammy Awards ceremony will go toward MusiCares, an organization dedicated to helping musicians in times of financial and medical crisis.
A signed Epiphone acoustic guitar that appeared on Swift's 2020 “evermore” album artwork could draw between $5,000 and $10,000. Eminem wrote the words “Shady” on a white pair of Nike Air Max that could go for up to $3,000. A black utility-style jumpsuit and buckle belt worn by BTS’s J-Hope during a photo shoot for his debut solo album “Jack In the Box” could garner up to $4,000.
Snoop Dogg and his son, Cordell, will donate sound systems signed by both, along with a special NFT that could go for up to $8,000.
Joni Mitchell will have several items auctioned including a signed print of her original oil painting of Jimi Hendrix. Another painting on the auction block will come from former Van Halen lead singer David Lee Roth, a signed acrylic on canvas called “Dark Ocean.”
Olivia Rodrigo’s custom-made “Chopova Lowena” 2022 Glastonbury Festival ensemble and Katy Perry’s 2019 FIFA Live Performance are expected to be auctioned.
The rest of the items to be auctioned come from a wide range of entertainers including Barbra Streisand, Daft Punk, Jimmy Buffet, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and Jon Batiste. | 2023-01-17T18:29:57+00:00 | 11alive.com | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/2023-grammy-charity-auction-musicares/507-4d733e7c-8217-4d46-8e2e-0122d61a1414 |
As more housing development comes to Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, the traffic pattern there may be changing, too.
Aldermen on the City Council Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee have recommended a revision in the final plan for multi-family housing on the north side of the mall that will reshape the ring road that has for years circled the mall campus.
With the proposed change, the road would match up with the north side entrance to the mall from New York Street. That street then would continue south to where the new housing will be built, and cut down to the building where the Carson’s store used to be.
It then would turn right - or to the west - and come back out to eventually match up with the entrance to the mall on the west side.
That means the ring road would stop at the multi-family housing - a 319-unit, four-story building - and turn left.
Daniel Grove, of Kimley-Horn, the design consultants for the new road, called the plan recommended the “next phase of the roadway” at Fox Valley Mall.
The roadway will be designed as “a more urban and walkable environment” that “prioritizes multi-modal transportation as opposed to just having the ring for just (cars).”
With the road turning left at that point, it would drive more traffic down toward the former Carson’s building, which Centennial Real Estate, the mall owners, have designated for some kind of future redevelopment.
Eventually, as development fills in there, the road will connect to the north entrance.
Grove said there would be “some connectivity” of the roadways, but the idea is to make it more local and walkable for the people living in the multi-family development.
In the short term, the roadway would be more of a U-shape instead of a ring, for a while, developers said.
Ald. Michael Saville, 6th Ward, committee chairman, observed that it would be a change for people who have been able to “drive around the mall to their heart’s content.”
The plan also includes reconfiguring some of the parking in the area, too. | 2022-07-29T21:00:08+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-fox-valley-st-0731-20220729-nxhakqohn5cvvaneiilbzsxbzy-story.html |
With its graphic images of stomachs being sliced open, organs being removed, and eyes and mouths being sewn shut, David Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future is certainly not for the squeamish. But then why, as someone who self-identifies as squeamish, did I enjoy it so much? Maybe it's because while this director loves his gaping wounds and exploding heads, he wields his scalpel here with extraordinary finesse.
There's a cool elegance and a disarming playfulness to this movie that pulls you in, even (or especially) at its most grotesque moments. And as with most of Cronenberg's movies, the pleasures are intellectual as well as visceral. Crimes of the Future isn't always easy to watch, but it's an awful lot of fun to think about.
The movie takes place in a grim future where humans have lost the ability to feel physical pain and have started operating on their own bodies. In this thrill-seeking world, surgery is the new sex — something that a lot of people do for kicks or even to earn a quick buck from live audiences. Others — like Saul Tenser, played by Viggo Mortensen, and his partner, Caprice, played by Léa Seydoux — have elevated it to a form of avant-garde performance art.
Saul has a medical condition in which his body keeps producing abnormal organs, which Caprice removes during their nightly shows. As grisly as these public spectacles are, the fact that the characters don't feel pain has a similarly anesthetizing effect on us as viewers. And there's a kinky pleasure to these scenes, too: Saul, lying in a high-tech, coffin-like bed called a Sark module, clearly enjoys being sliced open by Caprice's remote-controlled blades.
One of the funnier things about Crimes of the Future is that it plays like a deadpan satire of the modern art world, in which Saul and Caprice must contend with rivals, fans and even groupies. But not unlike Saul's restless body, the movie itself keeps mutating, switching genres and sprouting new ideas at will.
The story morphs into a noirish mystery, complete with a nosy detective and a couple of power-drill-wielding femmes fatales. It's also a bizarrely touching love story, and both Mortensen and Seydoux suggest a deep core of passion beneath their characters' clinical exchanges. The movie is also an ecological parable, in which human biology is changing dramatically in response to a rapidly decaying environment. One key subplot involves an underground group of eco-anarchists who have willfully altered their bodies so that they can digest plastic and thus consume much of the planet's industrial waste.
There's a lot going on here, in other words, and Crimes of the Future spends a fair amount of time unpacking its own premise, though with a droll wit that keeps the exposition from sounding too much like exposition. As ever, Cronenberg and his longtime production designer, Carol Spier, are adept at telling their story visually. Some of their more memorable inventions are the devices that Saul uses to offset the effects of his condition: a giant bed that gyrates when he sleeps, or a mechanized chair that aids with his eating and digestion.
None of this is exactly new territory for Cronenberg. He actually wrote the script for Crimes of the Future more than 20 years ago but the movie never got off the ground until now. That may explain why it plays like a return to his career-long obsessions in films like The Fly and Crash, both of which examined how technology is literally reshaping the human body. In his 1983 horror classic, Videodrome, the characters kept saying "Long live the new flesh!" — a grim mantra that's hard not to think about in Crimes of the Future, whenever a scalpel touches skin.
Cronenberg is asking, quite sincerely: What are we doing to our planet, and how is that affecting the very composition of our bodies — and in turn, the next phase of human evolution? And not for the first time, he makes brilliant use of his regular collaborator, Viggo Mortensen, who starred in earlier Cronenberg dramas like A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. In those movies, Mortensen played physically imposing gangsters; in Crimes of the Future, his character moves slowly and speaks in a raspy voice, rendered frail by his condition. There's great tenderness in Mortensen's performance, and he and Seydoux are very moving as two people who can truly be said to love each other, body and soul. That rush of romantic feeling may be the most shocking thing about Crimes of the Future: For all its blood and guts, this movie's biggest organ is its heart.
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MUNICH, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual Solar energy technology Fair in Munich, Germany -- InterSolar, which is also a playing field for outstanding PV companies in the world, was held in June this year, at which Aikosolar (600732.SH) with its N-type ABC (all-back contact) series products gained a lot of favorable attention, almost comparable to a large order signed with its overseas customer. On June 14 local time, the very first day of InterSolar exhibition, Aikosolar officially concluded a GW-level contract for in-depth cooperation with German Memodo Group.
Two major players joined together to tap the European PV market
Founded in 2013, Memodo Group has been the fastest growing and industry-leading distributor of photovoltaic, energy storage, charging stations and heat pump systems in Europe, with a focus on contributing to the high-tech new energy industry, and committed to driving the energy transition and shaping a sustainable future, and providing customers with customized solutions.
As a global leader in PV technology innovation, Aikosolar has won high recognition from Memodo in terms of product quality, product efficiency, production scale and R&D level, and the two sides will carry out long-term cooperation in the high-end distributed PV market in Europe. From experiment to implementation, in the spirit of continuous innovation and improvement, Aikosolar has been promoting and leading the cutting-edge PV technology iteration. Its self-developed ABC module, which ranks first in the world for its high-efficiency crystalline silicon modules, has passed the TÜV SÜD test certification, with the highest efficiency reaching 24.27% and the delivery efficiency reaching 24.0%, meaning its higher capability of power generation within the same area, especially its all-black contact gridless quality aesthetics that has won the favor of high-end European customers.
"We are proud to have established a strong partnership with an excellent local partner like Memodo and supply high-quality PV products to customers in the European market, so as to accelerate the process of carbon neutrality in Europe. This collaboration will bring a long-term impact and help realize a zero-carbon society." Said by Chen Gang, Aikosolar Chairman & GM, at the signing ceremony.
Tobias Wenleder, Memodo Group CEO and Founder, expressed that "Based on the continuous exploration of market development and the relentless pursuit of innovative technologies and products, Memodo has chosen Aikosolar to enter into a long-term partnership and distribute high-quality ABC modules throughout Europe. Our collaboration in the field of clean energy will be strengthened and more innovative and, together we'll deliver more value to our customers on the journey to the energy future."
An industry leader in conversion efficiency for mass production
Founded in 1991, each year the InterSolar attracts well-known PV companies from all over the world with the latest technologies and products to present. Being widely recognized and signing large order contracts with well-known overseas customers during the exhibition against the strong competition, it is the result of Aikosolar's long-term focus and deep cultivation in PV energy field, as well as its long-established leadership in terms of product deliverables and mass production conversion efficiency.
Public information shows that Aikosolar pioneered the ABC battery and module technology with complete independent intellectual property rights, which is due to the following multiple advantages of the technology: high conversion efficiency, low power attenuation, excellent temperature coefficient performance, and excellent low light response, because the system using ABC modules has higher installed capacity per unit area and higher power generation efficiency per unit area, plus the lower system cost.
"In the context of 'dual carbon' reduction, the global demand for new installed PV capacity is strong, PV is a hot track, it's also a fierce competition track, therefore, further reduce costs and improve the conversion efficiency as high as possible, is not only the key to higher downstream profitability, but also the key indicator for upstream competition." As told by market players, the industry has been constantly trying new paths and new processes to improve conversion efficiency and reduce production costs. However, for the downstream players, the conversion efficiency that can be commercialized for mass production and delivery shall be more realistic. For M10, Aikosolar is the first manufacturer in the world with deliverable modules and its conversion efficiency exceeding 24% for mass production.
Public information shows that after setting the world record of 23.6% conversion efficiency in TaiyangNews PV module mass production in March 2023, Aikosolar has made a new record in N-type ABC module conversion efficiency in May 2023, and in June 2023, Aikosolar once again ranked first in the list of TaiyangNews modules (at 24%), which was the fourth consecutive month that Aikosolar's ABC module "topped the list", continuously showing its technical strength to the market.
A team of progressive technocrats
With more than a decade's perseverance, Aikosolar has been focusing on the research and development of mass production technology in the field of PV energy since its establishment in 2009, making it not only an important promoter of technological progress in the industry, but also the leader of technology iteration among its peers.
In 2021, Aikosolar launched the industry's first ABC battery, and in 2022, it launched high-efficiency modules based on ABC batteries. To date, the company's ABC battery mass production efficiency is higher than 26.5%, and the module deliverable efficiency has maintained a level of 24.0%. In the era of N-type production, Aikosolar has entered the technical "zone of zero competitors".
It is understood that Aikosolar's ABC products have six core advantages, namely: full-life-cycle hot spot risk control and module-level automatic optimization technology, full-area light exposure and all-silicon power generation technology, all-back contact electrode technology, all-back passivation contact technology, silver-free metal coating technology, and whole-industry-chain end-to-end technological innovation. The front side of the ABC battery is not shielded by electrode grid lines, meaning 100% reception of sunlight, an effective reduction of optical loss and great improvement of aesthetic degree; In addition, Aikosolar pioneered the use of silver-free technology for mass production of ABC batteries, which has eliminated the barrier of "silver consumption" for large-scale development of the PV industry.
The aforementioned market players believe that the signing of this supply agreement is a further recognition of the company's ABC series products by the industry. Aikosolar's unique understanding of the future development trend of solar cell technology, its mastery of the new generation ABC solar cell and module technology with high conversion efficiency, not only means its leading position in the PV industry chain's new round of technological iterations, but also means the expected performance with a driving force from the continuous release of its new production capacity.
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DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver Broncos player is suing the NFL, Los Angeles Chargers and SoFi Stadium after he was injured during a game. He’s now claiming negligence on the parties involved.
The suit was filed Tuesday morning in the state of California by William M. Berman who is the attorney for Broncos outside linebacker Aaron Patrick. In addition to the league and team named in the suit, several other defendants are listed including ESPN and Kroenke Sports and Entertainment (also named in the lawsuit for its part in building the stadium).
The incident took place during a Monday Night Football game on Oct. 17 when Patrick tore his ACL after tackling Chargers punt returner DeAndre Carter.
As a result of the play, Patrick ended up on the sidelines where the lawsuit says he made contact with the NFL’s TV liaison and rolled his foot on one of the mats covering cables leading to the NFL’s instant replay monitor.
Patrick’s agent told NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero that Patrick’s cleat became “lodged in the carpet trying to avoid the media person.”
The suit states, “the defendants were negligent in their operations of SOFI STADIUM in allowing a dangerous condition to exist by having three mats placed near the sideline to cover cords/cables that led to the feed for the instant NFL’s replay monitor.”
Patrick suffered a season-ending injury and is seeking restitution for earnings he lost, bonuses he won’t qualify for, personal medical expenses and pain and suffering damages.
What Patrick’s lawyer said about the incident
“Player safety should be the foremost of importance to the NFL and its owners,” Berman said in a statement. “The NFL is a multi-billion-dollar sports enterprise and business, and it needs to do everything possible to protect its players from non-contact game injuries. As for Patrick’s injuries, Sofi Stadium was built at a $5,000,000,000 expense; the stadium should have the state-of-the-art equipment to protect for player safety, and not use the type of $100 mats that you would expect to see in a restaurant kitchen.”
You can read the full lawsuit below.
Berman cited a similar lawsuit filed and won by former NFL running back Reggie Bush when his season was cut short after tearing his lateral meniscus following a slip on a concrete surface at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri against the Rams during the 2015-16 season. Bush won $12,450,000 in damages from the lawsuit.
“We take issue with the fact that the ‘Green Hat’ was out of position,” Berman told Nexstar’s KSWB Tuesday. “Curiously, he runs directly into the play rather than away from the play. And then we have the issue of player safety with regards to the mat and the cables being where they’re located, running wires out to the instant replay monitor, which is just at about the white lines between the out of bounds and the sidelines. So, there are several issues here and it goes to player safety, goes directly towards putting player safety first and foremost.”
“As this is pending litigation, we will refrain from comment,” a spokesperson from the L.A. Chargers said.
Nexstar’s KDVR has reached out to ESPN and Kroenke Sports and Entertainment for comment. | 2022-11-16T00:37:46+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national/denver-broncos-linebacker-sues-nfl-la-chargers-over-season-ending-injury/ |
Feb. 16, 1958—Aug. 24, 2022
Michael Henningfeld, age 64, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at home with his wife by his side.
Born on February 16, 1958 in Kenosha, he was the son of Raymond and Joanne (Hartnell) Henningfeld. He grew up attending local schools, was a graduate of Tremper High School and received his Associate Degree in Marketing from Gateway Technical College.
On May 2, 1987, he was united in marriage to Joan Michelli in Kenosha. Their union was blessed with 35 years of marriage.
For 29 years, Mike worked for Amcor, a medical packaging facility, as a Blown Film Tech.
Mike enjoyed traveling, camping, fishing, the Packers, the Brewers, his dog Maya, and spending time having fun with family and friends.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Joan; his mother, Joanne; his sister, Patti (Craig) Andrews; his sister-in-law, Debbie (Dave) Tyson; his brother-in-law, Michael (Karla ) Michelli; his 8 nieces and nephews, Emily Erickson, Kyle Tyson, Ian Andrews, Emily Procopio, Ryan Michelli, Kaitlyn Minnich, Aaron Michelli, Lauren Michelli; his 9 great-nieces and nephews.
Michael was preceded in death by his father, Raymond; his paternal grandparents, Rudolph and Lillian Henningfeld; his maternal grandparents, Thomas and Lucille Hartnell.
Prayers honoring Michael’s life will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 2, 2022 at the Piasecki Funeral Home. A gathering of relatives and friends will be held on Friday, September 2, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. until the time of prayers at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances made to Hospice Alliance www.hospicealliance.org would be appreciated.
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‘Scrubs’ producer Eric Weinberg charged with sex assaults
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Weinberg, an executive producer and writer for the hit TV show “Scrubs” and many others, has been charged with sexually assaulting five women that he lured to photo shoots and there could be many more victims, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Weinberg, 62, was arrested Tuesday, nearly a week after he was charged with 18 felony counts including rape, oral copulation, forcible sexual penetration, sexual battery by restraint, false imprisonment by use of violence, assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury and attempted forcible penetration with a foreign object, according to the district attorney’s office.
He was released that day on a $5 million bond. His arraignment was scheduled for Oct. 25.
An email to an agent for Weinberg seeking comment wasn’t immediately returned.
Weinberg was charged for alleged attacks between 2014 and 2019, but investigators say they believe there may be other victims of assaults dating back to the 1990s, District Attorney George Gascón said at a news conference.
He urged them to come forward.
“The defendant relied on his Hollywood credentials to lure young women for photo shoots where he allegedly sexually assaulted them,” Gascón said. “Power and influence can corrupt some to hurt others, that often leads to a lifetime of trauma for those who are victimized.”
LAPD Detective Ryan Lamar said investigators were looking into information received from a tip line regarding possible other assaults by Weinberg.
Weinberg was previously investigated several times by police, but the DA’s office didn’t file charges for lack of evidence, Gascón said.
Weinberg was co-executive producer on nearly 100 episodes of the NBC hospital dramedy “Scrubs” between 2000 and 2006 and also wrote nearly a dozen episodes, according to the IMDB website.
He also was co-executive producer for “Californication” in 2007 and had producing and writing credits on other shows, including “Anger Management,” “Men at Work,” “Veronica’s Closet” and “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.”
In 2020, documents filed in Weinberg’s divorce and child custody proceedings included allegations by three women that he sexually assaulted them during photo shoots, the Los Angeles Times reported.
One woman alleged that she met Weinberg at a North Hollywood coffee shop in 2014 when she was 22 and he convinced her to come to a photo shoot at his home where she stripped to her underwear. The woman alleged that while taking photos, Weinberg grabbed her, forced to perform oral sex, choked her and then raped her, according to documents cited by the Times.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-06T02:30:50+00:00 | fox5vegas.com | https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/10/06/scrubs-producer-eric-weinberg-charged-with-sex-assaults/ |
Today would have been comedy legend Betty White's 101st birthday, and even after her death, the beloved actress is being honored for her philanthropic work.
The Betty White Challenge is back for a second year. Last year, for her 100th birthday, the challenge encouraged fans to donate $5 to any animal shelter in White's name.
This year, to honor her legacy, American Humane is launching a nationwide petition for her birthday to be known as "Betty White Day."
"We hope the Betty White Challenge will become all of us joining forces to make Congress recognize Betty's incredible contributions to animals around our country and around the world," said Robin Ganzert, president of American Humane.
White spent a lifetime supporting a variety of animal welfare causes. She was one of American Humane's longest supporters, dedicating more than 70 years to working to protect the quality of life of animals.
"She was involved with American Humane for half of our history," said Ganzert. "I've seen her in so many different occasions where her love for animals just touched my heart as it touched everyone around the country. She really represented what it was to be humane."
To sign the petition or donate, visit American Humane's website. | 2023-01-17T17:32:48+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/the-betty-white-challenge-continues-a-year-after-her-passing |
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights according to segment reporting:
- Revenue amounted to SEK 38.6 billion (33.4); adjusted for currency effects revenue increased 3 percent.
- Operating income amounted to SEK 1.5 billion (1.5); adjusted for currency effects operating income decreased 10 percent.
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 3.10 (3.07).
- Operating cash flow from operations amounted to SEK 3.2 billion (0.8), according to IFRS.
- Adjusted interest-bearing net receivables(+)/net debt(-) totaled SEK 14.1 billion (June 30, 2022: 11.1).
- Order bookings in Construction amounted to SEK 43.8 billion (26.6). Adjusted for currency effects order bookings quarter over quarter increased 50 percent. Rolling 12-month book-to-build ratio was 102 percent.
- Operating income in Construction amounted to SEK 1.3 billion (1.2), representing an operating margin of 3.4 percent (3.6). Rolling 12-month, operating margin was 3.3 percent.
- Operating income in Project Development amounted to SEK 0.1 billion (0.4).
- Return on capital employed in Project Development was 10.0 percent (12.1).
- Return on equity was 16.9 percent (26.1).
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A Republican Party already bullish about its Senate chances in 2024 is smelling blood in the water following Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (Ariz.) decision to become an Independent last week, and one name is rising to the top of its candidate wish-list: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R).
Ducey, the outgoing two-term governor, is widely viewed among Republicans as the party’s best bet to flip a seat that has already garnered a sizable amount of attention, particularly on the left.
“He’s not our only chance, but he’s probably our best chance,” one Arizona-based GOP operative said. “I view it as: He is a competent governor who understands how to campaign. He can raise money very effectively, and I think that makes him the best general election candidate we can get.”
But whether he will want to take the plunge remains an open question. Ducey last week told reporters in his home state that he is “not running for the United States Senate,” adding that “it’s not something I’m considering.”
He also passed on a chance to take on Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D) in November after an intense lobbying effort by Republicans. A longtime executive, Ducey has maintained that he is not one for legislating.
However, that isn’t stopping Republicans from making their pitch — one they will likely make until April of 2024, the expected filing deadline in the Grand Canyon State.
“He’s been a great governor, and I think he’s a fantastic guy,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a top ally of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). “I like him a lot.”
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who is up for reelection in 2024, added that Ducey would be an “excellent candidate.”
“I hope that he’ll get in,” Romney told The Hill.
Sinema has also long been viewed as a more vulnerable senator than Kelly — even before she left the Democratic Party and threw Arizona’s 2024 Senate race into the type of turmoil that some operatives think would benefit a Republican candidate even further.
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said part of Ducey’s calculus for sidestepping the 2022 bid was likely related to the desire to also sidestep all things related to former President Trump. The ex-president has made clear his disdain for the outgoing governor, who was an ally until the moment he certified Arizona’s 2020 presidential election results for President Biden.
A 2024 bid could offer Ducey a better shot. Despite Trump launching his third White House bid, his standing in the GOP is falling after the party’s disastrous midterm performance.
“He was talked to [about] this last time … extensively,” Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, told The Hill with a laugh. “My assumption is that if he has an interest, there would probably be extensive conversations.”
A Ducey run would mark a big moment for the GOP as it looks to resolve candidate recruitment and “candidate quality” issues McConnell bemoaned both before and after the midterm elections. McConnell himself declined to say on Tuesday whether he planned to talk to Ducey about the contest.
The Arizona GOP operative noted that it’s possible Ducey, the outgoing chairman of the Republican Governors Association, has “bigger aspirations” than the upper chamber. Multiple sources noted that Ducey, the former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, has been floated as a future head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Suzanne Clark continues to hold that position.
“At the end of the day, he probably could have won in ’22. But he didn’t want to do it, and I don’t think that has changed,” said Barrett Marson, an Arizona-based GOP strategist. “Maybe he’ll get tired of being out of government.”
Thus far, there has been far more movement on the Democratic side of the race.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), a frequent critic of Sinema, has said in recent days that he is considering a bid and is likely to decide by next month.
Shortly after the incumbent senator’s announcement, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) released polling data showing a head-to-head match-up of him versus the Arizona senator. Sources also speculated that someone from the business community might take a gander at a run.
Adding to the intrigue, Sinema on Thursday filed for a 2024 run under her new party designation. The race is considered crucial for Democrats, as they are facing a daunting map. Of the 33 seats up in 2024, they hold 23.
If Ducey holds true and decides against a bid, other Republicans are already being floated as potential candidates.
Arizona Rep.-elect Juan Ciscomani (R), a former Ducey adviser who won a purple district in November that was vacated by Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D), is considered a potential contender, though some cast doubt over whether he would move toward a Senate run after only being in the House for a few months. Arizona Reps. David Schweikert and Andy Biggs, and Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb are also considered as possibilities to launch bids.
However, Republicans argue the time is right for Ducey given the ebbing Trump factor and the possibility of a three-way race with two candidates who lean left.
“His scoop of ice cream is sitting on the slab. It’s either going to melt or he’s going to fold it into a cup and put a smile on a customer’s face,” one GOP operative said of Ducey. | 2022-12-18T13:42:19+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/hill-politics/why-the-gop-has-ducey-at-the-top-of-its-senate-candidate-wish-list/ |
ALABAMA (WHNT) — Two Alabama veterans who were held captive in Ukraine after volunteering to help fight are officially free and on their way home, family members confirm.
Alex Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, went missing in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine near the Russian border on June 9. Both had traveled to Ukraine on their own and became friends because both are from Alabama.
“We are thrilled to announce that Alex and Andy are free,” Dianna Shaw, aunt of Alex Drueke told Nexstar’s WHNT. “They are safely in the custody of the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia…after medical checks and debriefing, they will return to the States.”
Family members confirmed the pair’s release to WHNT on Wednesday afternoon.
“We deeply appreciate everyone’s prayers and especially the close communication and support of our elected officials,” added Shaw. “Ukrainian Ambassador Markarova, and our members of the US Embassies in Ukraine and Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Department of State.”
Saturday, September 17, marked 100 days since Drueke and Huynh decided to volunteer to assist the Ukrainian Army.
The families of both men recently spoke with WHNT about the struggle over the past months as they have tried coping and working to free both men.
The Saudi embassy released a statement saying it had mediated the release of 10 prisoners from Morocco, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Croatia. Shaw confirmed that Drueke and Huynh were part of the group.
The United Kingdom confirmed that five British nationals had been released, and lawmaker Robert Jenrick said one of them was Aiden Aslin, 28, who had been sentenced to death after he was captured in eastern Ukraine.
Drueke joined the Army at age 19 after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and he believed he could help Ukrainian fighters because of his training and experience with weapons, Shaw said previously. Drueke pondered whether to go for a few weeks, she said, and then made up his mind and left in mid-April.
Huynh moved to north Alabama two years ago from his native California and lives about 120 miles (193 kilometers) from Drueke. Before leaving for Europe, Huynh told his local newspaper, The Decatur Daily, he couldn’t stop thinking about Russia’s invasion.
“I know it wasn’t my problem, but there was that gut feeling that I felt I had to do something,” Huynh told the paper. “Two weeks after the war began, it kept eating me up inside and it just felt wrong. I was losing sleep. … All I could think about was the situation in Ukraine.”
It’s not clear when exactly Drueke and Huynh will return to the U.S.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-09-21T21:34:47+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/after-over-100-days-alabama-veterans-held-captive-in-ukraine-coming-home-family-confirms/ |
HOUSTON, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FibroBiologics, a clinical-stage company focused on the development of fibroblast cell-based therapeutics for chronic diseases, today announced they have raised the highest amount per biotech investor in StartEngine history surpassing $6,900/investor as an average investment size. StartEngine is one of the largest equity crowdfunding platforms in the U.S., led by Activision Co-Founder Howard Marks and advised by Kevin O'Leary. StartEngine launched in 2015 with the mission to help entrepreneurs achieve their dream while enabling everyday people to access private investment opportunities. To date, over $650 million has been raised for startups and alternative assets on the StartEngine platform from more than 1 million users.
"We are excited to see that the adoption of this offering by the investment community has surpassed our most optimistic projections," said FibroBiologics' Founder and CEO, Pete O'Heeron. "Our dedication to breakthrough science and our commitment to creating cures for chronic diseases using our proprietary cell therapy is creating unprecedented momentum from the StartEngine platform and the amount of 'inbound' interest is a tremendous validation of our work for a "next- generation" cell therapy."
For more information, please visit FibroBiologics' website or email FibroBiologics at info@fibrobiologics.com. To invest in FibroBiologics, please go to the company's campaign on StartEngine startengine.com/fibrobiologics.
About FibroBiologics
Based in Houston, FibroBiologics is a cell therapy, regenerative medicine company developing a pipeline of treatments for chronic diseases using fibroblast cells. FibroBiologics holds 150+ US and internationally issued patents/patents pending across various clinical pathways, including disc degeneration, orthopedics, multiple sclerosis, wound healing, reversing organ involution, and cancer. FibroBiologics represents the next generation of medical advancement in cell therapy. For more information, visit www.FibroBiologics.com.
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FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh should be a star at next year’s Paris Olympics, and she showed why Sunday on the closing day of the swimming world championships in Japan.
The 16-year-old McIntosh won her second gold of the event, taking the 400-meter individual medley after winning the 200 butterfly gold on Friday.
That made up for a slow start for the young Canadian, who finished fourth in the 400 free, where she held the world record until Australia’s Ariarne Titmus took it back. She also took bronze in the 200 free, at least getting a medal.
“Going into tonight I just wanted to see how hard I could push myself,” McIntosh said.
She did just that. Her time of 4 minutes, 27.11 seconds was the third fastest ever, not far off her world record of 4:25.87. She was also the defending world champion. American Katie Grimes took the silver in 4:31.41, with Jenna Forrester of Australia picking up the bronze in 4:32.30.
“It was definitely motivating,” McIntosh said of her first few days. “I try to turn everything that goes wrong into motivation somehow.”
Asked about Paris, she replied: “Right now I’m just thinking about a little break.”
McIntosh should be joined by other young stars in Paris like 21-year-old Frenchman Leon Marchand and Australia’s 22-year-old Kaylee McKeown. Marchand and McKeown each won three individual golds.
The Americans also closed fast.
After winning only four gold medals during the first seven days, they picked up three on the eighth and final day for a total of seven golds and 38 overall. The gold total is still their lowest in a worlds going back for around 20 years. They won only eight in the 2015 worlds.
Australia finished with 13 gold and 20 overall, and China had five gold and 16 overall.
“This is the cherry on top,” said American Regan Smith, part of the winning 4×100 women’s medley relay. “I love racing with these girls and I love relays so much and brining home a gold in the last event for Team USA means so much to me and all of us.”
The Americans finished in 3:52.08, followed by Australia (3:53.37) and Canada (3:54.12).
The United States also won the men’s 4×100 medley in 3:27.20, ahead of China (3:29.00) and Australia (3:29.62), and added another gold with Hunter Armstrong in the 50-meter backstroke (24.05).
Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden made history with her victory in the women’s 50-meter freestyle. The gold gave Sjostrom 21 medals in individual races in the world championships, surpassing Michael Phelps who had 20.
Sjostrom, who set the world record in the semifinals on Saturday, powered home in the final 25 meters for the win, clocking 23.62. Shayna Jack of Australia picked up the silver in 24.10, while Zhang Yufei of China earned the bronze in 24.15.
Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania set a world record on the way to winning gold in the women’s 50-meter breaststroke in 29.16. She equaled the old world mark of 29.30 the night before in the semifinals.
Meilutyte grabbed the early lead and was never challenged. American Lilly King claimed the silver in 29.94, while Benedetta Pilato of Italy picked up the bronze in 30.04. She shared the old record of 29.30 with Meilutyte.
Ahmed Hafnaoui of Tunisia added the men’s 1,500-meter free gold to the 800 free he won earlier in the worlds, prevailing in an epic battle with American Bobby Finke that went down to the wire.
The 20-year-old Hafnaoui, the defending 400 free Olympic champion, captured the gold in 14:31.54, with Finke clocking 14:31.59 for silver. Sam Short of Australia rounded out the podium with the bronze in 14:37.28.
The mark was just off the world record by Sun Yang of China, 14:31.02, set in 2012. Sun has been suspended for a doping violation.
“Bobby (Finke) is so fast at the end of the race. he pushed us to do the 14.31,” Hafnaoui said. “It was so close to the world record. I mean I enjoyed the race and thanks Bobby for pushing me.”
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For nearly a quarter-century, Kathie Layden molded and led successful girls basketball teams.
Few have ever done it any better.
Layden coached 11 seasons at Tri-Central where she led the Trojans to a Class A state three-peat in 2003-05. She later had an 11-season run at Northwestern where she led the Tigers to Class 3A state titles in 2018 and ‘19 and a Class 4A runner-up finish in 2020. (The Tigers played in the large-school class under the IHSAA’s success factor.)
Now, Layden is hanging up her whistle, at least for the time being. She is stepping away from coaching to follow daughters Madison and McKenna next season at Purdue. Madison currently is in her third season with the Boilermakers and McKenna is part of the 2023 recruiting class.
Layden was a winner throughout her coaching career. In 23 seasons overall, which included one season at Western in between TC and Northwestern, she compiled a record of 385-165 (.700 winning percentage). At Northwestern, she went 203-65 (.757).
She was at her best in state tournaments. She had a 57-18 record (.760) in tourney games and her five state championships rank No. 2 in state history — No. 1 among public school coaches.
Like her teams with their quick passing, Layden is quick to distribute credit for her run of success.
“Coaching isn’t about winning and anyone who coaches know that we have some amazing coaches out there who have never won championships,” she said. “Any recognition that I receive as a coach is a reflection on everyone who was involved each season, from the players to the assistant coaches, to the parents who support the program.”
Layden recently reflected on her basketball coaching career in a Q and A with the Tribune.
Q: How does it feel to know that you’ve coached your last game?
A: It is certainly a mix of emotions. I am looking forward to the extra time, but I know I will miss working with the girls, assistant coaches and the fun we have together.
Q: Any chance you return to coaching high school basketball in the future?
A: Looking ahead, I would not be against coaching again at some point. With Madison and McKenna both playing at Purdue, I want to be able to support them and their team without the conflicts that come with coaching in the same season.
Q: Looking back, what led you to decide to get into coaching?
A: Having my dad [Dave Wise] be a coach of multiple sports growing up and then my own coach definitely influenced me. Obviously having him coach with me in basketball and tennis has been special. If you know him, you know he always stays calm and gives great advice to me and the team.
Q: What was the highest high you’ve had from coaching, the best thing?
A: The first time we won state at Tri-Central and the first time at Northwestern will always be special. Being able to see the excitement that winning state championships brings to not only the girls, but the families, communities and schools in general is a feeling that never goes away.
Q: What’s the toughest loss, or hardest finish to a season?
A: Two losses stand out over the years. The regional final loss of 2006 when I was coaching at Tri-Central against LCC and without a doubt the 2020 loss to Lawrence North in the 4A state finals.
[Editor’s note: Lafayette Central Catholic beat Tri-Central 53-50 in a 2006 Class A regional final, ending the Trojans’ bid for a fourth straight state title. Lawrence North beat Northwestern 59-56 in the 2020 Class 4A state championship, denying the Tigers’ bid for an unbeaten season and third straight state title.]
Q: Of Howard County’s five schools, four had women coaching their girls basketball teams this season. That would seem to be a positive. Is it something you feel is good for girls basketball?
A: I do think it is a positive experience having female role models coaching and it would be great to see even more women involved in coaching at every level. We are now seeing more women coaching and leading men’s teams as well, so ultimately gender shouldn’t decide who gets the position.
Q: You had the chance to coach both of your daughters and both of them had tremendous high school careers. How was that experience?
Both girls literally grew up in the gym. Time sure flew by while they were in high school playing. Coaching your own kids can be a challenge for a lot of reasons, but I feel so fortunate that I have been able to coach Madison and McKenna. They both have worked hard and have put countless hours into sports. Being able to see them lead their teams to unbelievable amounts of success over the years has been special.
[Editor’s note: Madison scored a Howard County-record 2,360 points and McKenna scored 1,616 points. McKenna ranks No. 4 in Howard County history. They followed in their mother’s footsteps; Kathie was a 1,000-point scorer at Taylor.]
Q: Who was the best player you ever coached against? And best team?
A: We have seen a lot of talented teams and players over the years. I’m not sure I can narrow to one. We faced a Maine West team from Illinois that was loaded with talent, at the Coach Kipps Hoopfest three years ago. Of course the North Central squad of 2018-19 led by Rikki Harris, who plays for Ohio State, was also strong.
Players like Katelyn Gilbert [Heritage Christian, Notre Dame] and Angela Dugalic [Maine West, University of Oregon] stand out above the others, but I am sure I could make a great list over the years.
Q: What’s different about high school basketball today compared to when you first started coaching?
A: The game becomes faster and more physical it seems every year. I also see more specializing in one sport now than when I first started coaching. As a coach of more than one varsity sport, I certainly love seeing the kids participate in as much as they can. Coaches should definitely be encouraging the athletes to play in other seasons.
Q: Other than playing a home game, what’s your favorite gym to visit as a coach?
A: I always enjoy going to Logansport. We had some great games, especially during the tournament runs. The crowds were amazing and we never missed an opportunity to eat at Happy Burger with the team.
Q: Who was your favorite player growing up?
A: I grew up watching IU men’s basketball so my favorite player was always Steve Alford. | 2023-03-08T07:48:44+00:00 | kokomotribune.com | https://www.kokomotribune.com/sports/girls-bb-layden-moving-from-the-sideline-to-the-stands/article_785dbd24-bca1-11ed-993a-23117d4d7bea.html |
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus said Thursday they have detained a fugitive single father who escaped house arrest in neighboring Russia shortly before he was convicted of discrediting the army and sentenced to prison following his daughter’s antiwar sketch at school.
Alexei Moskalyov was taken into custody in the Minsk region of Belarus, according to Natalya Sakharchuk, a spokeswoman for the country’s Interior Ministry. Her comments were reported by Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti and the Sputnik Belarus news site, saying he was being held “upon request of the Russian police.”
Moskalyov, 54, drew international attention this week in a case that underscored the scale of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent when he was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison. He wasn’t in the courtroom in his hometown of Yefremov for the verdict Tuesday because he had fled his apartment, where he was under house arrest, just the day before.
Moskalyov was charged over social media posts criticizing the invasion under a law adopted shortly after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. During his one-day trial, which concluded Monday, he insisted he had nothing to do with the posts.
According to his lawyer and supporters, Moskalyov’s troubles began after his daughter Maria, now 13, drew an antiwar picture at Yefremov School No. 9 that depicted missiles flying over a Russian flag at a woman and child and said “No to war” and “Glory to Ukraine.” The school called police, the girl was questioned and Moskalyov was fined for critical comments on social media, they said.
Months later, his apartment was raided and a criminal case was opened against him. This month, he was placed under house arrest and his daughter was placed into the orphanage.
He escaped from under house arrest before the verdict was announced by a court in Yefremov on Tuesday.
He has been declared a political prisoner by Memorial, one of Russia’s oldest and most prominent rights groups that won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
A court in Yefremov next week is expected to consider the authorities’ petition to restrict Moskalyov’s parental rights. | 2023-03-31T05:12:21+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/belarus-detains-russian-dad-convicted-in-antiwar-art-case/ |
BACA COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) – The remains of a woman found on a Colorado farm have been identified in a cold case spanning 34 years.
The investigation started in June 1988 when a farmer reported to the Baca County Sheriff’s Office that he had found what he believed were human remains on his property southwest of the town of Springfield.
Deputies from the sheriff’s office and the Baca County coroner estimated the remains – now identified as those of Nora Elia Castillo – had been there for one to three years.
After days of searching the area at the time, the sheriff’s office said deputies found nothing to identify the remains or to determine why the person died or how they ended up in the farmer’s field.
Timeline of investigation
Investigators said they took several steps to identify the woman’s remains over the last 34 years.
- Dental impressions were made, and dental records were submitted to the National Crime Information Center
- DNA samples were taken and submitted for analysis
- An anthropological study was completed to try find something to identify the remains
- Facial reconstruction was completed to try to get an idea of what the person may have looked like
Investigators said they had many possible matches to the dental records, but after comparing, they were all excluded.
Case goes cold
The case eventually went cold, and the remains were named “Jane Doe” and later buried. Investigators said they buried copies of important case information with the remains in hopes of someday being able to identify the body.
Technology advances
The sheriff’s office said the Colorado Bureau of Investigation reached out in May 2021 and asked if they could submit the evidence from the 1988 Jane Does case into the national missing and unidentified persons system that was started in 2007.
A few months later, in July, the Baca County Coroner’s Office contracted Solved by DNA, an investigative genetic genealogy company, to try to identify “Jane Doe.”
The DNA records of “Jane Doe” were located, but they were not adequate enough to do a familial study due to what the sheriff’s office said were limitations in technology at the time the remains were located.
On Dec. 13, 2021, the sheriff’s office and coroner’s office had the remains of “Jane Doe” exhumed so they could get new samples to test for DNA.
The DNA samples were sent to the CBI for analysis. After the analysis, the DNA profile was entered into the national missing and unidentified persons system.
DNA match located
In August 2022, the sheriff’s office and coroner’s office were notified of a possible familial DNA match to “Jane Doe.”
Investigators with Solved by DNA said they were able to find a person with DNA markers that indicated they were a family member of “Jane Doe.”
The sheriff’s office said it also contacted several possible family members of the match and helped them get in touch with Solved by DNA.
The possible match was then asked to submit an additional DNA sample to determine if the “Jane Doe” was related to them.
On Sept. 26, 2022, the national missing and unidentified persons system notified the sheriff’s office that the possible family DNA for “Jane Doe” had been located.
On Oct. 6, 2022, Baca County agencies were notified that the DNA from “Jane Doe” was a match to a person who submitted her DNA to the McAllen, Texas, Police Department.
Remains identified
The sample of DNA from the McAllen Police Department had been submitted in 2004 by a person searching for her missing mother, Nora Elia Castillo.
The daughter of Castillo filed a missing person case for her mother in 1996, even though her mother had been missing since 1986 or 1987, the sheriff’s office said.
Castillo’s family was located and notified that she was found in Baca County, Colorado.
“Many thanks go out to all the agencies that cooperated in identifying Nora Elia Castillo! The Baca County Sheriff’s Office, the Baca County Coroner’s Office, Michele Kennedy with Solved by DNA, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, McAllen Texas Police Department, NamUs, and the University of North Texas all worked closely together investigating and solving this portion of the case,” the sheriff’s office shared.
While the remains have been identified, Castillo’s case is still unsolved. The sheriff’s office said it is now being investigated as a potential homicide.
If you have any information about Castillo or this case, please contact the Baca County Sheriff’s Office at 719-523-4511 or the McAllen Texas Police Department at 956-681-2221.
There are hundreds of unsolved homicide cases, long-term missing person cases, and unidentified remains cases in Colorado where at least three years have passed since the crime happened. The Colorado cold case task force created a list of those cases dating back to 1970.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System shows there are currently 21,556 open missing person cases in the United States and over 300 in Colorado. | 2022-10-31T18:28:13+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/remains-of-woman-found-34-years-ago-on-colorado-farm-identified/ |
Biden starts democracy summit with $690M pledge for programs
By AAMER MADHANI
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is kicking off his second Summit for Democracy with a pledge for the U.S. to spend $690 million bolstering democracy programs around the globe. Biden frequently speaks of the U.S. and allies being at a critical moment when democracies need to demonstrate they can out-deliver autocracies. The new funding will focus on programs that support free and independent media, combat corruption, bolster human rights, advance technology that improves democracy, and support free and fair elections. The summit runs Wednesday and Thursday. Biden promised to hold the summits as a 2020 presidential candidate. The summits have become an important piece of the Democratic president’s effort to try to build deeper alliances. | 2023-03-29T11:12:38+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/2023/03/29/biden-starts-democracy-summit-with-690m-pledge-for-programs/ |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina goalie Antti Raanta left the Hurricanes’ playoff game against the Boston Bruins in the first period Wednesday night after David Pastrnak struck him in the head with a gloved hand.
Raanta was playing the puck when Pastrnak skated in and hit Raanta in the helmet with his right glove as he went by. Raanta went down, with team medical staff holding a towel to his face to stop bleeding from an apparent mouth injury after the play in Game 2.
Raanta was helped off and replaced by rookie Pyotr Kochetkov at the 7:47 mark. The Hurricanes ruled him out for the night during the first intermission with what was described only as an upper-body injury.
Pastrnak was originally called for a 5-minute major, though that was changed to a 2-minute goaltender interference call to loud boos from a fuming Carolina crowd. Those boos followed Pastrnak the moment he came out of the penalty box, too.
Carolina’s goaltender position and been a concern coming into the series with No. 1 netminder Frederik Andersen still sidelined by a lower-body injury from late in the regular season. But Raanta had 35 saves in the 5-1 win in Game 1 for earning his first playoff start.
Raanta’s exit pushed Carolina deeper into its roster for this one. Kotchetkov went 3-0 in the regular season, getting work after Andersen’s injury followed by a brief scare for Raanta and showing promise.
The Hurricanes have rookie Jack LaFontaine as the emergency backup goaltender, with the 24-year-old having two career NHL games on his resume.
Raanta’s exit came a day after Pittsburgh’s Louis Domingue came on in relief of starter Casey DeSmith due to a lower-body injury in the middle of the second overtime against the New York Rangers. Domingue turned away all 17 shots he faced in a triple-OT victory.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Mexico next month for North American leaders summit, White House officials said Tuesday.
Biden will meet with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Jan. 9-10. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said the leaders will discuss economic stability, security and immigration, among other topics.
The summit comes as the U.S. and Mexico are grappling with surging numbers of migrants at the Southern border, following news the U.S. government was ending COVID-era emergency health restrictions that allowed border officers to immediately expel migrants arriving to the border. The Supreme Court on Monday paused the end of the restrictions as it hears arguments from 19 Republican-led states that have asked that the restrictions remain in place.
Last year, the three leaders met in Washington. Mexico announced the summit last month but the U.S. had not confirmed. Both the United States and Canada have filed for consultations, a step that precedes lodging a trade complaint, over López Obrador’s policy of favoring Mexico’s state-owned power company. Both countries say favoring a domestic company over U.S. and Canadian firms violates the U.S.-Mexico Canada free trade agreement, or USMCA. | 2022-12-20T22:21:30+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-heads-to-mexico-next-month-for-leaders-summit/ |
President Joe Biden’s administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus pandemic relief programs.
In a strategy announced Thursday, the administration called for money and more time to prosecute cases, to put into place new ways to prevent identity theft and to help people whose identities were stolen.
On a call with reporters, White House American Rescue Plan coordinator Gene Sperling had hope that Congress, including the GOP-controlled House that is often hostile to the Democratic administration, would see the spending as an investment.
“It’s just so clear and the evidence is so strong that a dollar smartly spent here will return to the taxpayers, or save, at least $10,” Sperling said, pointing to recoveries that have already happened. The U.S. Secret Service last year got back $286 million sent out in fraudulently obtained loans through the Small Business Administration.
Sperling said the request would be part of the budget proposal Biden is scheduled to make March 9 — but the bulk of it will be separate from the one-year appropriation request. Details would need to be ironed out with Congress.
Soon after the swaths of the U.S. economy were shut down after the coronavirus hit the country in 2020, Congress began authorizing massive relief measures to help governments, businesses and individuals who were impacted. Relief measures — some signed by Biden and some by his predecessor, Donald Trump — totaled nearly $6 trillion. That’s more than the government spent annually before the pandemic.
Money went to boost unemployment insurance programs, help those in the gig economy who lost work, cover government costs and keep businesses afloat.
“On the whole, those programs did enormous good,” Sperling said. “There were also cases where guardrails were unnecessarily lowered, which led to unnecessary and massive fraud.”
A congressional committee found that financial technology companies did not properly screen applicants for the giant Paycheck Protection Program. Fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits overwhelmed state computer systems, which sometimes had trouble identifying the fake ones while slowing down many legitimate filings. The Labor Department estimated there was $164 billion in improper unemployment insurance payments alone — much of it to fraudsters
Many of the scams relied on fake or stolen personal information.
Biden’s plans aim to deal with prosecutions and prevention. He’s asking for $600 million for prosecution, including funds to create at least 10 new Justice Department strike forces in addition to the three that already exist to go after criminal syndicates and other fraudsters. He’s also calling on increasing the statute of limitations for such crimes to 10 years from the current five, giving more time to investigate and prosecute cases.
And he’s calling for policy changes to make sure that the Labor Department Inspector General’s Office has ongoing access to data showing where the same identity was used to apply for benefits in multiple states. That office and other inspector general offices would share at least $300 million to hire investigators.
Biden is also planning eventually to issue an executive order directing federal agencies on how to take action on identity fraud, including modernizing government systems to prevent identity theft.
A portion of the money would go to improve a Federal Trade Commission website, IdentityTheft.gov, a place for people to report identity theft and get help.
The proposal also notes that $1.6 billion from the American Rescue Plan — the last of the big relief measures, adopted in 2021 — will be made available by June to help states improve their anti-identity theft measures.
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Corrects there were improper unemployment insurance payments, not improper unemployment fraud payments. | 2023-03-03T07:00:39+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/political-news/ap-politics/ap-biden-begins-push-for-funding-for-pandemic-fraud-measures/ |
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