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Featuring Value-Forward Meals for Holiday Gatherings, from Heat n' Serve Meals to Shareable Appetizers, plus New Catering Options
LEBANON, Tenn., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® invites guests to share more stress-free moments together this holiday with affordable catering options, limited-time holiday meals and a variety of new, seasonal flavors. Cracker Barrel's new Homestyle Chicken® n' French Toast is a unique and affordable solution to entertaining throughout the holiday season and beyond. For those looking to bring a little extra cheer to their gathering, nothing says care like adding Cracker Barrel's Barrel Bites, Homestyle Holiday Sides and Holiday Pies to any festive occasion. Guests seeking a convenient alternative to time spent in the kitchen Christmas week can enjoy Prime Rib and Holiday Ham Heat n' Serve meals, which offer a complete, traditional meal for the whole gathering to enjoy.
"Due to inflation and rising food costs at the grocery store, many Guests are facing additional stress preparing for gatherings with family and friends, unlike any other holiday season in year's past," said Cracker Barrel Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Jennifer Tate. "This season, we want to remind Guests that Cracker Barrel is prepared to help alleviate those additional burdens, so they can spend more stress-free time together. Cracker Barrel's selection of seasonal Heat n' Serve Meals, prepared sides, pies and homestyle catering options offer value beyond quality and convenience through budget-friendly price points to feed everyone at your gathering."
Value-Forward Homestyle Catering Options for the Whole Crowd:
- New! Homestyle Chicken® n' French Toast, Cracker Barrel's spin on chicken n' waffles, features our signature Sunday Homestyle Chicken® and special-recipe French toast prepared with sourdough bread, hand-dipped in egg batter and fried on the griddle. Served with choice of Hashbrown Casserole or Fried Apples, plus whipped butter and our iconic mini bottles of syrup. Starting at $8.49* per person, cater this hot and ready to serve meal to your gathering of 10 or more. Or pick up a Homestyle Chicken n' French Toast Family Meal Basket to-go to serve smaller groups of 5. For more details on Cracker Barrel's catering options, visit crackerbarrel.com/catering.
The Return of Holiday Heat n' Serve Meals:
- Between Dec 21-28, pick up a complete holiday meal, that's ready to heat n' serve in three hours or less. Starting at $124.99*, the Prime Rib Heat n' Serve Family Dinner serves 4-6 and includes prime rib plus au jus and horseradish, mashed potatoes and roasted gravy, choice of two Country Sides and sweet yeast rolls.
- Holiday Ham Heat n' Serve, makes the perfect traditional holiday meal including:
- Pre-order now and schedule pickup on Dec. 22 or 23 to receive a free $10 bonus card with a Heat n' Serve Feast or a $5 bonus card with a Heat n' Serve Family Dinner. See crackerbarrel.com for more details.
'Tis the Season for Shareable Bites and Sides for Everyone to Enjoy:
- Start the party with Cracker Barrel's new Barrel Bites, perfect as a side, appetizer or snack, and now available for catering groups of 10 or more. Choose from a selection of options including Country Fried Pickles, White Cheddar Cheese Bites, Loaded Hashbrown Casserole Tots and Biscuit Beignets.
- Eliminate prep with Cracker Barrel's Homestyle Sides, available to feed 4-6 or 8-10 prepared hot and ready to share or chilled to reheat and serve later. Choose from options like new Loaded Mashed Potatoes, Bacon Mac n' Cheese, Country Green Beans and more.
- Finish your meal with something sweet like Cracker Barrel's Holiday Pies, perfect for dessert or gifting to the party host. Available now in an assortment of flavors including Cinnamon Roll Pie, Apple Streusel, Chocolate Pecan and Pecan.
When dining in, guests can join the online wait list before arriving and use mobile pay at the table to skip the line. Plus, Cracker Barrel now offers Google Pay and Apple Pay to make paying easier than ever before. For more information about Cracker Barrel's holiday offerings, visit crackerbarrel.com/Christmas.
*Prices and item availability may vary by location.
About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) provides a caring and friendly home-away-from-home experience while offering guests quality homestyle food to enjoy in-store or to-go and unique shopping – all at a fair price. Established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn., Cracker Barrel operates more than 660 company-owned Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations in 45 states as well as a virtual brand, The Pancake Kitchen and owns the breakfast and lunch focused fast-casual Maple Street Biscuit Company® restaurants. For more information about the company, visit crackerbarrel.com.
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CANBERRA, Australia — Australians marked the 235th anniversary of British colonization Thursday with a public holiday that evokes anger at Indigenous injustice, focusing national attention on a new government push to acknowledge Australia's first inhabitants in the constitution.
The government joined several large corporations in allowing staff the choice of taking the holiday off or working Thursday and taking another day off instead, in recognition of growing public unease at celebrating the 1788 hoisting of the Union Jack at Sydney Cove.
There are growing public calls to change the date of Australia Day, which is known to many Indigenous people as Invasion Day and Survival Day, because of the disastrous impacts on First Nations people of British colonists taking their land without a treaty.
The focus on Australia's checkered European history ignited debate Thursday about a referendum due late this year that would create an Indigenous body known as the Voice to address Parliament on Indigenous issues.
The referendum, expected to be held between August and November, would enshrine the Voice in the constitution.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese committed to the referendum on the day his center-left Labor Party government was elected in May last year.
Albanese said he wanted Indigenous people recognized as Australia's original inhabitants in the constitution, which has existed since 1901, before next year's Australia Day.
"If not now, when will this change occur? And if not the people of Australia this year, who will make this change which will improve our country, improve our national unity?" Albanese told reporters Thursday.
"It is a great country. Australia will be even better when we recognize our First Nations people in our constitution," he added.
Noel Pearson, an Indigenous leader and longtime advocate of constitutional change, said the Voice would be a move toward a "settlement between the natives and those who took over the continent and established modern Australia."
"This year is the most important year in the relationship between the natives of Australia and its so-called settlers in the 235 years since the landing of the First Fleet," Pearson wrote Thursday in The Sydney Morning Herald, referring to the 11 British ships carrying convicts that established Sydney as a penal colony.
But reactions to the Voice are mixed, including among Indigenous leaders.
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, an Indigenous senator for the conservative Nationals party, opposes the Voice. Her party supports her view that the Voice would divide Australia along racial lines.
Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous senator for the progressive Greens party, on Wednesday threatened to oppose the Voice unless the referendum question includes acknowledgement that traditional owners never gave up their land.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton said his conservative Liberal Party needed more detail about what the Voice would entail before they could decide whether to support constitutional change.
"As you move around the community, it's quite obvious that people don't understand what it is that the prime minister's talking about," Dutton told reporters.
"They understand that changing the constitution is a big deal and, instinctively like me and like millions of Australians, we want a better outcomes for Indigenous Australians," he added.
Indigenous Australians account for 3.2% of the population and are the nation's most disadvantaged ethnic group. They die younger than other Australians, achieve lower education levels, are less likely to be employed and are overrepresented in prison populations.
They were not allowed to vote at federal elections until 1962, and Australian courts did not acknowledge until 1992 that their ancestors had legally owned the land when the British arrived.
Australia Day celebrations Thursday centered on Sydney Harbor, where attractions included an annual race of historic sailing ships.
Separately, thousands gathered in downtown Sydney to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the original Mourning Day protest in 1938 when demonstrators made demands, including citizen rights, for Indigenous Australians.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-01-26T07:18:34+00:00 | kunm.org | https://www.kunm.org/npr-news/2023-01-25/thousands-rally-for-invasion-day-protests-on-australia-day-holiday |
NEW YORK (AP) — An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says an on-air remark she made about him having difficulty following part of their conversation should not be seen as a commentary on his fitness for office after he suffered a stroke.
But reporter Dasha Burns’ comment that Fetterman appeared to have trouble understanding small talk prior to their interview has attracted attention — and Republicans have retweeted it as they seek an advantage in the closely followed Senate race between Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz.
Fetterman, a Democrat, suffered a stroke on May 13, and his health has emerged as a major issue in the campaign.
Burns’ Friday interview with Fetterman, which aired Tuesday, was his first on-camera interview since his stroke. He used a closed-captioning device that printed text of Burns’ questions on a computer screen in front of him.
Fetterman appeared to have little trouble answering the questions after he read them, although NBC showed him fumbling for the word “empathetic.” Burns said that when the captioning device was off, “it wasn’t clear he was understanding our conversation.”
“This is just nonsense,” business reporter and podcaster Kara Swisher, who had a stroke herself in 2011, said on Twitter. “Maybe this reporter is just bad at small talk.”
Swisher recently conducted an interview with Fetterman for her podcast and said, “I was really quite impressed with how well he’s doing. Everyone can judge for themselves.” Swisher has called attacks on Fetterman because of his health “appalling.”
A New York magazine reporter, Rebecca Traister, who interviewed the candidate for a cover story titled “The Vulnerability of John Fetterman,” tweeted that his “comprehension is not at all impaired. He understands everything. It’s just that he reads it and responds in real time … It’s a hearing/auditory challenge.”
Burns said she understands that different reporters had different experiences with Fetterman.
“Our reporting did not and should not comment on fitness for office,” Burns tweeted on Wednesday. “This is for voters to decide. What we push for as reporters is transparency. It’s our job.”
Stories about the interview aired on “NBC Nightly News” and the “Today” show.
Fetterman, 53, has been silent about releasing medical records or allowing reporters to question his doctors. He’s been receiving speech therapy and released a letter in June from his cardiologist, who said he will be fine and able to serve in the Senate if he eats healthy foods, takes prescribed medication and exercises.
Problems with understanding and using language are common in recovering stroke victims, said Kevin Sheth, director of the Yale University Center for Brain and Mind Health. Some completely recover, some have continued impairments, he said.
“There is an arc to the trajectory of recovery that varies from person to person,” Sheth said.
But he cautioned that, without an examination, people should not make judgments about Fetterman’s condition based on his use of a language-assistance device.
Burns’ statement about Fetterman has already been tweeted by political opponents, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Republican National Committee.
The conservative website Townhall.com tweeted Burns’ quote, without making clear she had been referring to small talk and not the interview itself.
Doug Andres, press secretary for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, tweeted that it was weird to see liberals attack a reporter for doing her job.
“It’s almost like that whole thing about respecting and trusting the media is only true when it’s convenient for them,” he wrote.
Swisher said in her podcast that her mother, a Pennsylvania resident, told her she didn’t think Fetterman should be in the U.S. Senate after suffering a stroke — even though her own daughter had recovered from one.
Swisher said producers of the podcast refrained from cleaning up Fetterman’s interview — such as removing extraneous phrases like “um” or “you know” — so listeners could get an unvarnished view of how Fetterman responded to questions.
In the podcast, Fetterman had little trouble with the word “empathy.”
“Listen to the interview,” Swisher tweeted this week. “Even my rabidly GOP mother had to admit she was wrong.”
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Associated Press correspondent Marc Levy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, contributed to this report. | 2022-10-13T03:22:11+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-nbc-reporters-interview-with-fetterman-draws-criticism/ |
Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR. | 2022-09-23T22:51:43+00:00 | kcbx.org | https://www.kcbx.org/2022-09-23/scandals-what-scandals-heres-why-fans-are-still-watching-the-nfl |
Initial NFT Drop, 'The Valor Collection' Arrives for Patriotic Collectors Ahead of July 4th, Provides a Collectable Limited-Edition Special Ops NFT, Utilities, and Benefits Red Circle Foundation
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 'The Valor Collection' is a patriotic NFT (non-fungible token) project presented in collaboration with combat-decorated U.S. Navy SEAL Master Training Specialist and NYT best-selling author Eric Davis drops at 9am EDT Tuesday, June 28th, exclusively on USAMemorabilia.com. The collection celebrates and honors four branches of the U.S. military and delivers the initial 500 limited-edition NFTs ahead of Independence Day, with the remaining 2,000 NFTs dropping at a future date. Part of the 'The War Room Collective' dropping throughout 2022, The Valor Collection NFTs will be minted and available at the price of $100, which can be purchased using major debit /credit cards.
"I am humbled and excited to honor and highlight the U.S. Armed Forces," said Eric Davis. "This collection is an amazing opportunity to support SOF veterans, while celebrating service members' valor and continuing efforts to deliver our freedom and independence."
The first 500 NFTs will be served gumball style, where each NFT is minted and delivered at random, with collectors uncovering their military branch after purchase. Those who collect all four branches — Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps — can unlock a free Special Ops NFT. Together, the five assets complete a digital mural, and collectors will obtain access to elite opportunities through NFT utilities. To sign up for email notifications and exciting updates about the collective, visit USAmemorabilia.com and follow @USAmemorabilia.
The Valor Collection will be verified and tradable on select secondary Solana-based NFT marketplaces. 'The War Room Collective' is an exclusive project that will feature additional drops prior to Labor Day in September and Veteran's Day in November – all on USAmemorabilia.com. 'The Valor Collection' project will help support military families of fallen and wounded U.S. Special Operations heroes via the Red Circle Foundation, a non-profit that serves as a unique, rapid-funding force.
About: Eric Davis is a combat-decorated U.S. Navy SEAL recognized as one of the premier sniper instructors for the Naval Special Warfare sniper program, where he was the Stealth & Concealment course manager. During his tours with the SEAL Teams, he performed clandestine intelligence operations in some of the most dangerous places on the planet. Today, Davis leverages his training and operational expertise to elevate the performance of corporate and individual clients through his business, Average Frog. Davis is also the bestselling author of Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned From Their Training and Taught to Their Sons. He enjoys climbing, mountain biking, and surfing the beaches of CA, where he lives with his family.
About: The Red Circle Foundation: provides rapid assistance to fallen and wounded US Special Operations heroes and their families. RCF's Gap Funding covers memorial services, emergency travel, household expenses, recreational rehab programs, and more. Scholarships are also available for service members' children. Learn more at: https://redcirclefoundation.org/
About: USA Memorabilia: USA Memorabilia is the premiere NFT platform featuring United States memorabilia; and gives fans the ability to purchase patriotic-themed collectables with immutable provenance, permanently recorded on the blockchain. USAmemorabilia.com releases digital collectibles that regularly highlight historical moments, notable patriots, national holidays, important monuments, and landmarks. The marketplace is powered by Parler.
About: Parler Inc.: Parler has a bold vision to make freedom of expression, security, and privacy a reality through social media and blockchain technology. Over 16 million users have chosen Parler as their social media platform to protect against the authoritarian powers of Big Tech, Big Government, and cancel culture. Parler uses the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as a guide, making it possible for people to speak freely without fear of being suspended or labeled 'dangerous' and banned. Parler is the public town hall where everyone is welcome and civil debate is encouraged around diverse topics. Founded in 2018, Parler is based in Nashville, TN, and has a growing global community of content creators. To learn more visit https://parler.com or download on the iOS App Store now.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A tropical wave in the Atlantic that could eventually head toward the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become a tropical depression soon, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The disturbance has been dubbed Invest 98L by the NHC. That just means the NHC is interested in collecting specialized data and running models on the system.
Two major long-term forecast models do predict the system, that’s currently headed toward the Caribbean Sea, will eventually move into the Gulf of Mexico by the middle of next week. However, it’s still far too soon to tell where the system may end up and where impacts could potentially be seen.
What we know
Invest 98L was a few hundred miles east of the southern Windward Islands on Wednesday morning, producing showers and thunderstorms. According to an 8 a.m. ET outlook by the NHC, it was showing signs of organization.
“We do expect it to develop this weekend. And there’s nothing really standing in its way,” WFLA Meteorologist Rebecca Barry said. “We talk about moisture, sea surface temperatures and shear as big factors to inhibit systems from developing and this system has no problem with those.”
Both GFS and Euro models show the system form south of Jamaica over the weekend. Once it does, we expect to get a better idea of where it will eventually go.
“Forecast models typically perform poorly when the system’s not formed yet,” Barry explained. “When that center forms to the south of Jamaica, we’ll get much better and much more accurate long-range forecasts.”
The next thing meteorologists will watch after the system forms is how it interacts with land, like Cuba, before it enters the Gulf.
“We know interaction with land can weaken tropical systems and sometimes change their path, so that’s an area that remains a question in the forecast – how will it survive the passage if that’s the path it takes?” Barry said.
If it passes between Mexico and Cuba instead, that could make for a stronger system.
The bottom line is, as of right now, it’s likely a system will be in the Gulf of Mexico next week but it’s far too early to say where it will go. The forecast models we see now are expected to change in the coming days and will give us a better idea of what to expect once the system actually forms.
Elsewhere in the tropics
Hurricane Fiona
The NHC is still issuing advisories on Hurricane Fiona, which strengthened to become the first major hurricane of the season this week.
Fiona slammed Puerto Rico over the weekend, knocking out power to the entire island before dumping heavy rain on the Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos. The hurricane is now headed north toward Bermuda.
Tropical Storm Gaston
Tropical Storm Gaston formed Tuesday. It does not pose any threat to the United States.
Two more waves
Two new tropical waves are moving off the coast of Africa.
The first is several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands and has a low 30 percent chance of formation through five days.
The second wave is expected to emerge off the coast of Africa Thursday and has a medium 50 percent chance of formation through five days. | 2022-09-21T18:55:08+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/weather/tracking-the-tropics-where-will-invest-98l-go-after-it-forms/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Privacy Protection Agency Board ("Board") will be holding a Special Meeting on July 28, 2022 pursuant to Government Code 11125.4 to Discuss and Take Possible Action on Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation, Including the American Data Protection and Privacy Act and Similar Legislation. Information on how to attend the meeting and the meeting agenda can be found on the California Privacy Protection Agency's site at https://cppa.ca.gov/meetings/.
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The National Chicken Council asks the Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture for clearer guidance and strict enforcement of misleading product labels.
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Chicken Council (NCC) today announced findings from a recent national survey* of Americans regarding consumer attitudes about chicken and plant-based 'chicken' alternatives. Survey participants included individuals who consume meat and animal products, along with flexitarians, vegetarians and vegans. The results indicate the majority of Americans want clearer product labeling and separate shopping sections for plant-based products.
"When shopping for chicken to grill this Fourth of July weekend, people shouldn't have to waste time at the grocery store dissecting whether they're about to purchase real chicken or an imitation product, let alone discover they've wound up with the wrong product when they get home," said NCC Senior Vice President of Communications, Tom Super. "This study shows there is overwhelming support for clearer packaging and separate store placement for imitation 'chicken,' and that the term 'chicken' should be reserved only for food products made from the actual animals."
One in five Americans (21 percent) have reported that they accidentally purchased the plant-based product, believing it to be real chicken. Consumers who have experienced such confusion point to plant-based packaging and labeling as imitating those of authentic chicken products too closely. Only 14 percent of Americans think that 'chicken' is the appropriate name for plant-based 'chicken.' 69 percent of Americans agree the term 'meat' should only refer to products made from animals.
Even among consumers who have not accidentally purchased the wrong item, there is still support for distinct product labeling. Four in five Americans (81 percent of chicken consumers, along with 86 percent of vegetarians and vegans), want plant-based options to clearly be labeled. At least three in five Americans (62 percent of chicken consumers along with 80 percent of vegetarians and vegans) feel real chicken and plant-based 'chicken' should have their own distinct grocery sections at the store to help eliminate product confusion.
Survey results also indicate that consumers, including those who eat plant-based 'chicken,' prefer authentic chicken for taste, affordability and cooking versatility.
In recent years, grocery shelves and freezers have been flooded with varieties of plant-based proteins that do not contain any amount of poultry, yet bear the name 'chicken' on their labels, implying the product is derived from animals and contains real chicken meat. Considering this, and in light of these new survey findings, NCC has written to the leadership of both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to urge the agencies to issue clearer guidance defining how to name these plant-based products and prioritize enforcement for products marketed in a misleading manner. NCC has also submitted official comments and the survey results to FDA Docket 2021-N-0553, "Labeling of Plant-Based Alternatives to Animal-Derived Foods."
According to the comments, NCC is concerned that plant-based proteins marketed as 'chicken' are misbranded under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act because their labeling misleadingly indicates that the products contain real chicken meat and are nutritionally comparable to real chicken meat. In fact, neither is true.
Additionally, NCC highlighted that the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service has long overseen a well-established set of regulations and policies for how poultry products are supposed to be labeled, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act likewise prohibits the labeling of products in a false or misleading manner, as well as the marketing of one food under the name of another.
The NCC comments can be read in their entirety by clicking here.
Source:
*These findings are derived from an online survey of a nationally representative sample of 1,164 American consumers, including 767 individuals who regularly eat meat, 352 flexitarians, 125 vegetarians and 75 vegans, that was fielded between April 27 and May 8, 2022 at the 95% confidence level with a margin of error of +/-3.1%.
About The National Chicken Council
The National Chicken Council (NCC) is the national, non-profit trade association whose primary purpose is to serve as the advocate and voice for the U.S. broiler chicken industry in Washington, D.C. The Council's mission is to: influence important legislative and regulatory policies and government programs that affect chicken; communicate with Washington policymakers and the media about chicken production, processing and products; affect domestic and international trade policy to maintain and expand foreign markets for U.S. chicken; and promote and protect the image and reputation of the industry. Find out more information at NationalChickenCouncil.org and follow us on Twitter.
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CARLSBAD, Calif., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ChromaCode, Inc., a genomics multiplexing platform company developing accessible and affordable solutions for laboratories, patients and physicians, today announced an early-access commercial launch of a non-small-cell lung cancer assay based on innovative High Definition PCR (HDPCR™) technology. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common cancer of the lung, accounting for approximately 85% of the more than 230,000 lung cancer diagnoses in the United States each year, and has a five-year survival rate of only 25.4 %, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Targeted therapies have improved NSCLC survival rates in recent years, yet only about 50% of patients undergo timely biomarker testing of driver mutations to receive targeted treatment. Obstacles include cost, lack of local testing facilities, slow turnaround time for results, and insufficient or poor-quality tissue samples. ChromaCode's HDPCR assay panel detects actionable NSCLC variants in nine relevant genes using amplitude modulation and multi-spectral encoding, it requires only low sample input, and with reduced workflow complexity and cloud-based analysis, it allows for results generation in less than four hours (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.04.539400v1).
"The Early Access launch is a major milestone achievement for ChromaCode showcasing our oncology genomics platform; we are excited to announce the commercial availability of the NSCLC assay panel today" said Mark McDonough, Chief Executive Officer of ChromaCode. "The ChromaCode team is committed to positively impacting both the survival rates and the quality of life of the patients that we are privileged to serve. We endeavor to do this by providing our physician and laboratory partners with high quality, fast, lower cost solutions such as the ChromaCode HDPCR Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Assay to expand options for faster, targeted treatment."
HDPCR technology is a revolutionary approach allowing for deep multiplexing of actionable biomarkers in a single, rapid, cost-effective assay for multiple sample types on standard laboratory dPCR platforms, with applications in oncology, organ transplant monitoring, and other areas of genomics.
ChromaCode Cloud complements HDPCR by providing quality insights and enhancing lab performance. Harnessing the power of proprietary signal processing data algorithms, this intuitive and user-friendly cloud-based solution offers an integrated platform for seamless result analysis, secure data management, and efficient reporting.
About ChromaCode
ChromaCode is an innovator in genomics with a multiplexing platform that is driving integration from laboratories to physicians to patients, connecting them to the right treatment through its proven HDPCR™ multiplexing platform. This adaptable technology expands the accessibility of diagnostic applications to patient communities with a cost effective and scalable dPCR-based solution compatible with existing instrumentation and using standard workflows. For more information visit ChromaCode.com or on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Could the Super Bowl really end up as a pay-per-view event with an eye-popping price tag?
Nah. No way. Right?
Well, maybe not, at least according to former ESPN president John Skipper. In a podcast appearance earlier this week, Skipper suggested that the league could look at making the big game a pay-per-view as a way to drive up revenue.
“I assume there are some number of people that’s the only game they watched the entire year, and they don’t want to be left out,” Skipper said. “That’s a pretty great place to be for a live event. Fifty-percent of the country does not want to be left out.”
“It leads me to a slightly different discussion,” he added. “If half the country is watching your game, and they’re watching it for free, how many people would pay a big sum of money to watch the game?”
The price Skipper floated seemed … outrageous.
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“If you just assume that half of the people watching would still figure out a way to watch if it costs $200-$250 for a household, you’re just going to have more of what David said, bigger parties,” Skipper said. “I don’t know how many households. I assume it’s half the household who watched. If it was only a quarter of them that are willing to pay $20 to have a party at their house, it would still get you in to the billions of dollars for a single game, and that is the single best way I can think of for the NFL to increase their annual revenue take for their clubs is to make the Super Bowl a pay-per-event.”
Still, Skipper is probably right. There would be folks who would pay up for the event. But, former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason says he doesn’t think they will ever have to. And on his morning radio show on WFAN Friday, Esiason explained why.
“The NFL has antitrust exemption,” Esiason said. “(Skipper) can say that, but there’s no way congress is gonna allow that to happen. I don’t see that ever happening.”
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Esiason said he understood Skipper’s point, though.
“he’s all about executive thinking, about making money and more money,” he said. “I think there would be a major legal fight if that happened. There would be a class action lawsuit, most likely, probably challenging the antitrust exemption that the NFL enjoys.”
Because of that, Esiason said, “there’s just no way” that the big game would end up as a big pay-per-view bill. | 2023-02-18T11:49:02+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2023/02/could-the-super-bowl-end-up-as-a-pricey-pay-per-view-legendary-qb-gives-his-thoughts.html |
Today is the best day of the week. We’ll have sunshine, be completely rain-free and see temperatures rising back to near seasonal levels. We started Thursday morning off with a Frost Advisory across the northern half of the state that is in effect until 9 A.M.
It may be a chilly start to the day but the afternoon is looking fantastic. Temperatures will quickly rise to the low 60s by the lunch hour and into the upper 60s by the late afternoon. This quiet and clear weather will also carry through the evening hours as temperatures begin to turn cool again.
Friday will be another really nice day. It just won’t come with as much sunshine. Clouds will be increasing through the day on Friday as temperatures climb into the low and mid 70s. An isolated sprinkle or light shower can’t be completely ruled out on Friday but otherwise, we will be completely dry.
There are some changes for the weekend forecast. Overall, it’s still looking great. Saturday will feature a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures that go from the low 50s in the morning to the mid 70s in the afternoon. The change comes on Sunday. Earlier in the week, this was looking to be a dry day. Latest guidance is indicating a couple waves of energy moving through the area may be capable of producing a few showers and storms during the morning hours on Sunday and again during the late afternoon. This will not be a washout day, but keeping a close eye on the forecast is recommended if you had outdoor plans. Stay tuned as we iron out the weekend. | 2023-05-04T13:37:03+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/a-fantastic-day-warming-into-the-weekend/ |
CIA Director Bill Burns has contacted his counterpart in Turkey to warn their government in strong language that the U.S. opposes any operation in Syria that would put American troops in unnecessary danger.
As Axios reported, recent artillery strikes and airstrikes using drones operated by the Turkish intelligence service have put American forces in northern Syria in danger.
A Nov. 13 terror attack in Istanbul sparked the Turkish operation after the government claimed Kurdish militias in northern Syria were responsible for the attack on Turkish soil.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also spoke to his counterpart in Turkey recently along with U.S. chairman of the joint chiefs Gen. Mark Milley.
There has been a push for the U.S. to do more, citing a "moral duty" to stop Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from ordering a military ground offensive into northeastern Syria, which is controlled by a Kurdish government.
While the White House and the CIA have not immediately commented publicly on the matter, the U.S. has made its communication with Turkey public saying it strongly opposes military action. | 2022-12-07T22:45:16+00:00 | kjrh.com | https://www.kjrh.com/news/national/cia-director-tells-turkey-strikes-in-syria-put-us-troops-in-danger |
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce its 25th Annual Cheers Awards winners. The awards ceremony for this landmark anniversary year will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Stoney's Rockin' Country in Las Vegas, NV. The ISMP Cheers Awards honor individuals, organizations, and companies that have set a standard of excellence for others to follow in the prevention of medication errors and adverse drug events; for more information, visit: https://www.ismp.org/cheers-awards.
The winners of this year's awards are:
- Sharp HealthCare, San Diego, CA
Sharp HealthCare's Performance Improvement team is receiving a Cheers Award for developing innovative solutions to reduce the risk of patient harm when infusing non-cytotoxic vesicant/irritant medications via peripheral intravenous (IV) lines. The multidisciplinary team identified areas for improvement and developed guidelines to standardize processes and support safe administration. They also capitalized on the use of technology by building rules, enhancing IV site change documentation, and providing tools at the point of care to ensure staff awareness of appropriate interventions during administration. The team, which consists of pharmacists, physicians, nurses, information specialists, and vascular access specialists, was able to significantly reduce the number of extravasation events after just one year. - Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
Shifa International Hospital is being honored for implementing camera assisted verification for chemotherapy admixture services with limited resources. In order to follow ISMP's Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals, the pharmacy services team wanted to ensure that the proper ingredients and amount of each were confirmed prior to being added to the final chemotherapy IV bag. The team put into place an affordable, workable solution that did not put additional financial strain on the hospital. With support from leadership, the project was funded for a total of approximately $915 US dollars. Shifa International Hospital's successful initiative serves as an example of what healthcare organizations that cannot afford advanced technology such as gravimetric analysis equipment, barcode and robotic applications, and IV workflow software can accomplish to prevent errors.
The George DiDomizio Award was established in 2012 in memory of a late ISMP Board member who advocated for greater cooperation between the medical industry and the broader healthcare community to promote safer drug products. The award is being given this year to Vitalis, a pharmaceutical company based in Colombia, for its dedication to designing safer labels and packages for their medications, despite the fact that it is not mandatory at the regulatory level in Latin America. After recognizing potential safety issues with their injectable medications, Vitalis reached out to several organizations, including ISMP, for guidance. As a result, new labels were designed that include several strategies: color differentiation between products and strengths, white background to improve contrast, and more legible text with vertical orientation that can easily be read without having to turn the ampule. Dangerous abbreviations have been removed and tall man lettering is utilized where appropriate. These changes were also incorporated into labeling on the medication packaging and vials, and today these products are being distributed in several countries, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Panama, and Costa Rica.
The ISMP Lifetime Achievement Award is being presented to Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD (hon.), DPS (hon.), FASHP, for his invaluable leadership and advocacy in the field of medication safety. Mike is the President Emeritus and co-founder of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and has dedicated his long career to advocating for medication error prevention. Mike's passion for medication safety began in 1974 when he was alerted to a serious adverse event with insulin at a local hospital and immediately saw the value in sharing the story to prevent the same error from occurring again. He founded ISMP in 1994 and launched the first of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® publications in 1996. Those newsletters now reach over a million health professionals in the US and over 30 foreign countries. Mike and his colleagues at ISMP have been instrumental in bringing about countless changes in clinical practice, public policy, and drug labeling and packaging that have impacted millions of patients and healthcare professionals. Mike is the co-founder and longtime Chairperson of the International Medication Safety Network (IMSN), and a former member of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee and Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee. He currently serves as co-chair of the Nomenclature and Labeling Expert Committee of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). His many awards and honors include receiving the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award from the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission and being recognized as a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Mike will also be the keynote speaker for the 25th annual Cheers Awards.
Journalists who wish to attend the awards ceremony should contact Renee Brehio at rbrehio@ismp.org.
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is the nation's first 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to preventing medication errors. ISMP is known and respected for its medication safety information. For more than 25 years, it also has served as a vital force for progress. ISMP's advocacy work alone has resulted in numerous necessary changes in clinical practice, public policy, and drug labeling and packaging. Among its many initiatives, ISMP runs the only national voluntary practitioner medication error reporting program, publishes newsletters with real-time error information read and trusted throughout the global healthcare community, and offers a wide range of unique educational programs, tools, and guidelines. In 2020, ISMP formally affiliated with ECRI to create one of the largest healthcare quality and safety entities in the world, and ECRI and the ISMP PSO is a federally certified patient safety organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As an independent watchdog organization, ISMP receives no advertising revenue and depends entirely on charitable donations, educational grants, newsletter subscriptions, and volunteer efforts to pursue its life-saving work. Visit www.ismp.org and follow @ismp_org to learn more.
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Baseball player to manager; Trevor Cho soaking it all up
MEQUON, Wis. - There are a lot of young men striving to extend their baseball careers on a given day at a Lakeshore Chinooks game. Most of them are players. At least one of them is a manager.
"You know, I really think I could do 365 of these. You know, I don't have many hobbies – it's just pretty much baseball all the time. And this is the perfect league for it, to do that," said Trevor Cho.
The Northwoods League is a circuit for college players to work on their games in the summer, getting used to wood bats which are used in professional baseball, as opposed to aluminum bats, which are used in college.
Cho is not far removed from playing in college himself – after a decorated career at Homestead High School. He was all-conference and all-state, on a preseason all-American list, and perhaps most notably, a FOX6 High School Hot Shot.
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"Playing for Ernie Millard and having a chance to compete here at Kapco for the state championship in ‘14 – that was the best," Cho said. "I don’t think I'm close to my potential as a coach, and I'm aware of that, and I'm just trying to get the most knowledge that I can."
Cho admits that he has aspirations of advancing as a coach or manager in baseball. He prefers to keep the specifics to himself, but he is enjoying his summer of on-the-job training. | 2023-07-25T14:45:34+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/sports/baseball-player-manager-trevor-cho |
Provisionals? Cures? Explaining the statutes of remaining ballots
Hundreds of thousands of ballots have been counted in Nevada’s midterm elections. But there are still a handful out there left to be tabulated nearly a week after the election, the vast majority of which are mail ballots in which the signatures need to be “cured,” along with several thousand provisional ballots.
So what exactly are those ballots?
Cures
Voters are required to sign the outside envelope into which they place their mail-in ballot in order for it to be counted. It’s similar to a voter who shows up to a polling place to vote in person, and is asked to sign a tablet computer. In both cases, election officials verify that the signature matches the one that’s on file in the county elections office.
If there is no signature on the mail ballot envelope, or the signature does not match what’s on file, local election officials then begin what’s known as the “cure,” process by notifying the voter that there is an issue that needs to be fixed before their vote can be counted. Once those voters sign an affidavit that says they are eligible to vote and that they only cast a single ballot, then those ballots can then be counted.
As of Saturday, Clark County had identified a total of roughly 14,650 ballots that were needed a signature cure. Of those, just over 7,100 of those were still in the cure process, Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria said Saturday.
Those ballots needed to be cured by 5 p.m. Monday under state law.
Provisionals
Nevada now has same-day voter registration, which lets Nevadans register to vote at the same time as they cast their ballot in person. But those ballots are cast as “provisional” ballots in order to allow local election officials to verify if that person is eligible to vote and to make sure that voter did not cast a ballot anywhere else in the state.
Clark County had 5,555 provisional ballots during the general election, Gloria said. Because of the need to ensure those voters haven’t voted anywhere else, Gloria said those provisional ballots cannot be counted until Wednesday, when the secretary of state provides counties with a master list of voters who cast ballots all across Nevada. Once a provisional voter has been verified, her or his ballot will be counted.
Ballot tracking
Some people on social media have reported that either the secretary of state’s website or a third-party ballot-tracking app shows “mail ballot received,” but not yet counted. Or they see a message saying “your ballot envelope for the 2022 General Election has been accepted and your ballot is being processed for counting.”
According to the county, ballots have been counted, but those sites have not been updated. They will likely post current information after county commissioners on Friday canvass the general election results. By Monday, voters should be able to see that their ballots were counted using either the county’s voter information database (enter your personal information and check “voter history”), the secretary of state’s website or the BallotTrax app.
Contact Colton Lochhead at clochhead@reviewjournal.com. Follow @ColtonLochhead on Twitter. | 2022-11-15T02:44:23+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/provisionals-cures-explaining-the-statutes-of-remaining-ballots-2676576/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday said it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return.
It’s the latest accusation that Russia, desperate for weaponry and restricted by sanctions and export controls, is turning to “rogue” nations to help it continue to prosecute the 13-month-old war.
“As part of this proposed deal, Russia would receive over two dozen kinds of weapons and munitions from Pyongyang,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. “We also understand that Russia is seeking to send a delegation to North Korea and that Russia is offering North Korea food in exchange for munitions.”
The administration has previously declassified intelligence to present evidence that Iran sold hundreds of attack drones to Russia over the summer and that the Wagner Group, a private Russian military company, has taken delivery of arms from North Korea to help bolster its forces as they fight side-by-side with Russian troops in Ukraine.
Experts believe the food situation in North Korea is the worst it has been under Kim Jong Un’s 11-year rule, but they still say they see no signs of imminent famine or mass deaths. Kim vowed to strengthen state control over agriculture and take a spate of other steps to increase grain production, North Korean state media reported earlier this month.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last month that U.S. intelligence suggested China was considering providing arms and ammunition to Russia, though White House officials have said they have yet to see evidence of Beijing following through with weapons delivery.
The publicizing of Russia’s efforts to get weapons from North Korea is just the latest example of the Biden administration loosening restrictions on intelligence findings and making them public over the course of the grinding war in Ukraine.
The administration has said it has sought to disseminate the intelligence findings so allies and the public remain clear-eyed about Moscow’s intent and Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks twice about his actions.
Earlier Thursday, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions against a Slovakian national, Ashot Mkrtychev, alleging he attempted to facilitate arms deals between Russia and North Korea.
Kirby said Mkrtychev is at the center of the new North Korea-Russia deal, which has yet to be consummated. He added that the U.S. does not have evidence that Mkrtychev was involved in the earlier transfer of weapons to Russia’s Wagner Group, whose mercenaries have been in the center of a monthslong battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
Between the end of 2022 and early 2023, Treasury said Mkrtychev worked with North Korean officials to obtain over two dozen kinds of weapons and munitions for Russia in exchange for commercial aircraft, raw materials and commodities to be sent to North Korea.
Mkrtychev worked with a Russian citizen to find commercial aircraft to delivers goods to North Korea in the exchange.
“Russia has lost over 9,000 pieces of heavy military equipment since the start of the war, and thanks in part to multilateral sanctions and export controls, Putin has become increasingly desperate to replace them,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. “Schemes like the arms deal pursued by this individual show that Putin is turning to suppliers of last resort like Iran and the DPRK.”
North Korea, an outlier on the global stage, has sought to enhance relations with Russia since its invasion of Ukraine brought an avalanche of sanctions from the West and broad international condemnation.
Any arms deal with Russia would be a violation of U.N. resolutions that ban North Korea from exporting to or importing weapons from other countries.
North Korea is the only nation aside from Russia and Syria to recognize the independence of Russia-backed separatist territories, Donetsk and Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine. | 2023-03-30T18:26:29+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/white-house-russia-n-korea-engaged-in-food-for-arms-deal/ |
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) _ Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (PRTH) on Wednesday reported a loss of $333,000 in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents.
The company posted revenue of $153.2 million in the period.
Priority Technology expects full-year revenue in the range of $650 million to $665 million.
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WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
458 PM MDT Tue Aug 9 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of south central New Mexico and western Texas,
including the following counties, in south central New Mexico,
Dona Ana and Otero. In western Texas, El Paso.
* WHEN...Until 800 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 458 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall of up to 1 inch is expected over the
area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
West El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Central El Paso, Chaparral,
Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Canutillo, Vinton, Union Pacific
Intermodal Terminal, Biggs Field, Fort Bliss Northeast and
Franklin Mountains State Park.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Anhelina Kalinina: Live Stream, TV Channel, How to Watch | Wimbledon
Published: Jul. 3, 2023 at 11:35 AM EDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro's Round of 128 matchup in Wimbledon against Anhelina Kalinina is set for Tuesday, July 4.
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Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Anhelina Kalinina Date and TV Info
- Round: Round of 128
- Date: Tuesday, July 4
- TV Channel: ESPN (Watch on Fubo)
- Court Surface: Grass
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Bouzas Maneiro vs. Kalinina Matchup Info
- In the qualifying round on Thursday, Bouzas Maneiro eliminated No. 136-ranked Olivia Gadecki, 6-3, 6-3.
- In the French Open, Bouzas Maneiro's last tournament, she was defeated 3-6, 6-1, 1-6 by No. 462-ranked Fiona Ferro on May 22 in the qualification round 1 round.
- Kalinina is coming off a 3-6, 1-6 loss at the hands of No. 11-ranked Daria Kasatkina in the Round of 32 at Viking International Eastbourne.
- Bouzas Maneiro and Kalinina haven't gone head to head against each other in the last five years.
Bouzas Maneiro vs. Kalinina Odds and Probabilities
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Top Player Prop Bets for Yankees vs. Red Sox on June 16, 2023
Published: Jun. 16, 2023 at 11:50 AM EDT|Updated: 29 minutes ago
The Boston Red Sox host the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Friday at 7:10 PM ET. Those looking to place a player prop wager can find odds on Rafael Devers, Gleyber Torres and others in this matchup.
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Yankees vs. Red Sox Game Info
- When: Friday, June 16, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
- Where: Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
- How to Watch on TV: MLB Network
- Live Stream: Watch the MLB on Fubo!
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MLB Props Today: New York Yankees
Gleyber Torres Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 1.5 (Over Odds: +180)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +110)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +170)
Torres Stats
- Torres has eight doubles, a triple, 11 home runs, 30 walks and 28 RBI (63 total hits). He has swiped six bases.
- He's slashed .252/.331/.424 on the year.
Torres Recent Games
Anthony Rizzo Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -238)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +115)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +150)
Rizzo Stats
- Anthony Rizzo has 64 hits with eight doubles, 11 home runs and 21 walks. He has driven in 32 runs.
- He has a .266/.343/.436 slash line on the year.
Rizzo Recent Games
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MLB Props Today: Boston Red Sox
Rafael Devers Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 1.5 (Over Odds: +190)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -115)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +290)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -105)
Devers Stats
- Devers has recorded 63 hits with 16 doubles, 17 home runs and 18 walks. He has driven in 56 runs.
- He's slashed .247/.301/.510 on the year.
Devers Recent Games
Alex Verdugo Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 1.5 (Over Odds: +150)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -130)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +650)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +190)
Verdugo Stats
- Alex Verdugo has 75 hits with 21 doubles, two triples, five home runs, 27 walks and 26 RBI. He's also stolen three bases.
- He has a slash line of .292/.367/.447 so far this season.
- Verdugo enters this matchup looking to extend his six-game hit streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .308 with four doubles, a triple, six walks and three RBI.
Verdugo Recent Games
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Police arrest suspected mother of baby found dead in field
WHITEWATER, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - Police say the suspected mother of a baby who was found in a field near a Wisconsin trailer park has been arrested as part of the investigation into the infant’s death, WMTV reports.
Police revealed the arrest of the 39-year-old woman Monday. She was booked Friday on counts of concealing the death of a child and resisting or obstructing an officer, according to the police department. The statement noted the allegations have been handed over to the district attorney’s office and more charges are possible.
The police department did not release the name of the woman and indicated no other information about its investigation would be released at this time.
The police department previously reported the child was found March 4 near the Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park in Whitewater.
The infant was found inside a plastic bag that had been placed in a cardboard box, wrapped in a light-colored shirt and no other clothing, investigators said. They believe the child had been in the field for less than two days prior to being discovered.
Copyright 2023 WMTV via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-28T11:24:49+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/2023/03/28/police-arrest-suspected-mother-baby-found-dead-field/ |
QB Jimmy Garoppolo agrees to deal with Raiders, source says
Published: Mar. 13, 2023 at 11:42 AM PDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be announced until Wednesday.
Garappolo’s contract includes $34 million in the guaranteed money, the person said.
Garappolo played for the San Francisco 49ers the past six seasons. He took the Niners to the Super Bowl in the 2019 season.
Before that, he played for the New England Patriots for three years under then-offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, now the Raiders coach.
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed to this report.(AP) -
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MTU Volleyball starts quickly, finishes strong against Wayne State
Huskies gets two wins at home this weekend
HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) - The Michigan Tech volleyball team swept Wayne State 3-0 on Homecoming Saturday at the SDC Gym. The Huskies downed the Warriors 25-12, 25-21, and 25-19 to earn a weekend sweep and improve to 12-6 overall and 6-5 in the GLIAC.
“I’m thrilled with the way we played today,” Tech coach Matt Jennings said. “It was probably the cleanest we’ve played all year, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m proud of the way we played from start to finish.
“Both of these teams coming into the weekend were ahead of us in the standings. We knew that these were very important matches and could set us up for a good push going into the Crossover and the rest of the season.”
The Huskies carried the momentum from Friday’s win, making quick work of the Warriors in the first. Tech started with a 4-0 lead and later went on a 7-0 run to take a commanding lead. The Black and Gold hit .438 in the first and Meg Raabe led a balanced attack with four kills.
The team battled through six ties in the second set. Both teams had 11 kills and both hit .133. Tech controlled late after three attacking errors by the Warriors and kills by Jillian Kuizenga and Makena Wesol at set point. Janie Grindland notched four kills in the second, and Carissa Beyer tallied seven digs defensively.
WSU (12-7, 6-5 GLIAC) led early in the third. The Huskies went on a 6-0 run to take the lead at 14-13 and then a 9-0 run put the home team in the driver’s seat. A Kaycee Meiners kill made it match point and then the Black and Gold turned to the closer Makena Wesol for the final point.
Jillian Kuizenga went for a match-high 13 kills, including seven in the third, while hitting .393. Janie Grindland (8) and Meg Raabe (7) combined for 15 kills. Lina Espejo-Ramirez set the attack with 31 assists, and Carissa Beyer finished with 24 digs, averaging 8.43 per set on the weekend.
Tech wraps up nonconference play next weekend with the annual Midwest Region Crossover Tournament that features teams from the GLIAC, GMAC, and GLVC. The Huskies will play three matches at The Hammond Sportsplex. The full schedule will be released early in the week.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — As Brazil reels from mobs of rioters swarming its seats of power, its former leader has decamped to a Florida resort, where droves of supporters flocked to cheer on their ousted president.
Devotees have traveled in recent days to the temporary home of Jair Bolsonaro, a gated community with towering waterslides, for a chance to see him. He signed autographs, hugged children and took selfies with adoring masses, some sporting “Make Brazil Great Again” shirts.
“I will always support him,” said 31-year-old Rafael Silva, who left Brazil eight years ago and now installs flooring in central Florida, where he stood outside Bolsonaro’s rental home Monday. “He was the best for the country.”
By early afternoon, the handful of supporters in yellow jerseys dissipated as word spread that Bolsonaro was hospitalized with abdominal pain. His condition wasn’t clear, but a photo published by Brazilian newspaper O Globo showed him smiling from his hospital bed. He has been hospitalized multiple times since surviving a stabbing in 2018. A hospital spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to a phone call and text message.
Prior to Sunday’s angry storming of Brazil’s Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace, Bolsonaro had been seen repeatedly in this central Florida community, wandering a Publix supermarket’s aisles, dining alone at a local KFC and, most of all, surrounded by clusters of adoring fans.
Though the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said it received a request from the Secret Service to provide a police escort for Bolsonaro when he arrived and he was still a sitting president, he has not been surrounded by a noticeable phalanx of security.
“He will make himself right at home in Florida’s right-wing ecosystem of grifting and podcasting, finding allies with whomever thinks they can use him to advance their far-right agenda,” said Andy Reiter, a professor of politics and international relations at Mount Holyoke College who has researched foreign strongmen.
His new home, Encore Resort at Reunion in the suburbs of Orlando, is made up of furnished rental homes with foosball tables, screening rooms, Disney decor on the walls and Mickey Mouse stuffed animals on beds.
If it all seems too odd, the sight of the former leader of one of the world’s biggest countries wandering a gated community a stone’s throw from Walt Disney World in shorts, consider the history.
A stream of regional leaders have called the state home, at least for a time, over the past half century, from Haiti’s Prosper Avril to Nicaragua’s Anastasio Somoza to Panama’s Manuel Noriega. Alongside a list of other Latin American notables, they’ve camped out in both modest homes and elaborate mansions and, in the case of Noriega, a Miami prison cell, where he served 17 years on drug charges.
A bevy of Brazilians have been lured to the region in the past two decades, and have in turn transformed central Florida with scores of Brazilian shops and restaurants.
Florida has the largest population of residents who were born in Brazil – nearly 130,000 people –- of any U.S. state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Many more come as visitors, with 830,000 Brazilians traveling to central Florida in 2019, the third largest international market for the area.
Though Lula da Silva won Brazil’s election by more than 2 million votes, Brazilian voters living in Florida appear to have heavily favored Bolsonaro. Election data for Brazilians living abroad shows 56 polling locations listed under Miami, the only Florida city under which data is compiled.
In each of the 56 areas, Bolsonaro prevailed, some by margins of 6-to-1. All told, more than 16,000 votes were counted among Brazilians under the Miami umbrella, with 81 percent favoring Bolsonaro.
“He is very popular with the Brazilian emigres in central Florida,” said Joel Stewart, former honorary consul for Brazil in Orlando. Brazil opened a consular office in Orlando last year.
Bolsonaro has long been called the “Trump of South America,” so it may come as no surprise that he wound up just a few hours’ drive away from the former American president’s Palm Beach compound. Both rode to power fueled by right-wing, anti-establishment anger, pursued nationalist platforms while in office, then spread lies about voter fraud in their own defeats. Followers of both men attacked the seats of government in anger after their preferred candidate lost.
Rodrigo Constantino, a right-wing Brazilian commentator who lives in Florida, says he sees parallels between Bolsonaro’s support in the state and the re-election triumph of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Both, he said, amounted to rejections of “the totalitarian, woke, economic egalitarianism and sensational demagogy of the radical left.”
Whatever anger might exist against Bolsonaro in Brazil, Constantino says Brazilians living in Florida will understand and accept him.
“If he wants to come to my house and eat barbecue and chat about soccer or talk bad about communism, he will be very well received,” Constantino said.
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Sedensky reported from New York. Associated Press reporter David Biller in Rio de Janeiro contributed to this report.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — They went to their churches on the evening after Easter — to cry, to light candles, to ask God why, on this holiday of rebirth, they must mourn so much death.
Many in Louisville turned to their faith for impromptu services Monday night, hours after a gunman killed five of his co-workers at Old National Bank downtown and injured eight others.
Hundreds gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, where one of the victims, Joshua Barrick, was an active member. His family sat in the front pews, and fellow congregants hugged them and wept.
“He was so well known, he made himself known,” the Rev. Shayne Duvall said. “This community is mourning. We’re trying to wrap our heads around it.”
Barrick, 40, was a senior vice president at Old National Bank, and Duvall remembered him as a big guy with a bubbly personality. He had a wife and two young children, one girl and one boy, who attended the parish’s grade school. Barrick coached basketball for first and second graders — a charismatic, charming man who patiently wrangled the little kids.
Duvall said he spent most of the day with Barrick’s family and friends.
“They’re in shock. Everyone is just kind of walking around in a fog. Like, ‘Did this really just happen?’” he said. “This has been a beautiful morning. Who thought, ‘I’m going to work today and something like this could happen?’”
Police say the 25-year-old gunman opened fire around 8:30 a.m. Monday while livestreaming the attack on Instagram. Barrick and four of his co-workers were killed: Tommy Elliott, 63, also a bank senior vice president; Jim Tutt Jr., 64, a commercial real estate market executive; Juliana Farmer, 45, a loan analyst; and Deana Eckert, 57, an executive administrative officer.
Elliott was prominent in Democratic politics, and a close friend of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.
Beshear struggled at a news conference Monday afternoon to understand how such horror could happen the day after Easter.
“We lost four children of God today — one of whom is one of my closest friends,” Beshear said, his voice quivering. “We need love for each other. It seems like we argue so much in this country, so much anger. And I still believe that love and compassion and humanity can lead us to a better place. This is hard, it’s really hard, the day after Easter. Easter is about a rebirth, a better world, one where we’re all supposed to work together to get there.”
Elliott’s network of friends included Louisville native Lonnie Ali, widow of the late boxing great Muhammad Ali, both of whom grew up in Louisville. She pointed to Elliott’s sense of humor and commitment to his community.
“Tommy was such a warm, wonderful, funny, kind guy,” she said. “Just the sweetest person. And it’s just such a huge loss, not just to his friends and family, but to the community. Because that’s what Tommy was about. Tommy was about community.”
Elliott always rooted for the underdog and tried to use his connections to give people a boost, said former Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, who knew Elliott for 40 years.
Fischer said Elliott quietly took care of his aging relatives, never complaining, and was a devoted husband and father to four girls.
“You think about them going to the house tonight and he’s not there,” Fischer said. “And that’s not right.”
Kevin Luoma, who left the bank last May to take care of his elderly father, worked with several of the victims. Luoma said when his father was having a hard time at the nursing home, Elliott, who would regularly visit his mother-in-law at her own nursing home, was there to answer any questions and said he’d do anything to help.
Luoma said Deana Eckert helped organize the annual bank celebration for Thunder Over Louisville, the fireworks kickoff event before the Kentucky Derby. Eckert would put together a large food spread in the conference room where the shooting occurred.
“These people just went to work,” he said. “It’s numbing right now.”
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said at a news conference Tuesday that he also knew Eckert, a mother of two, who died at the hospital late Monday evening.
“Deana was a very kind and very thoughtful person. She was a wonderful woman who will be missed,” he said. “Her death means another family in mourning and adds yet another layer of tragedy to this moment.”
U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, a Louisville native, spoke of the city’s reputation as “the biggest small town in America.” He said he calls it “Louisvillage” because everyone is connected to just about everyone else, compounding the grief echoing across the city.
The loss swept across the state, too.
In Henderson, Kentucky, 130 miles (209 kilometers) west of Louisville, friends and family of Juliana Farmer were still in disbelief Tuesday, remembering her as a caring person who was always there to offer support when they needed her.
Farmer recently moved from Henderson to Louisville for her job as a loan analyst at the bank.
“Her soul was so beautiful,” family friend Lori Brooks McGuire told The Associated Press. “She would talk to anybody. You just enjoyed her.”
McGuire said Farmer had just come back from a beach vacation and was excited to learn about her fifth grandchild. On Facebook Sunday, Farmer had written that her heart was happy about the new addition to her family.
“I’m mad because he took a good person away from this world,” McGuire said of the shooter. “She did not have to go so soon.”
Twenty-five miles (40 kilometers) east of Louisville, LaGrange Mayor John Black said he knew Jim Tutt Jr., who had volunteered for years on an economic development board in Oldham County, adjacent to Louisville. Tutt helped the mayor and other public officials with complicated financial transactions and led the board as president.
“He always wanted to volunteer to be a part of our city and help out,” said Black, who appointed Tutt to the board. But Tutt wasn’t an ordinary volunteer; he had great negotiating skills and deep knowledge of land development deals that made him critical to the board’s success, Black said.
“Jim was my go-to person that I had all the faith and trust in,” he said. Tutt was president of the board for about six years before stepping down last year, according to Black.
Rep. McGarvey also had connections to the victims. The maid of honor at his wedding — whose children are his godchildren — called him from Joshua Barrick’s home Monday. She is close with the family, and said his wife hadn’t heard from him. She asked McGarvey to find out if he was alive. McGarvey called the police, then had to call her back to say he wasn’t on the list of survivors.
“She had to tell their two small children that their father would never come home from work,” McGarvey said.
At Barrick’s church Monday evening, the priest told a story of the last time he spoke to him.
Barrick had asked for a meeting to talk about the church’s new initiatives. Duvall said the last thing Barrick said to him was: “Father, I’ll do whatever you ask. You can count on me.”
The church placed a photo of Barrick with a wide smile on its altar, and a second of him with his wife and two children, a young family holding each other in a field. There were five candles, for each of the four victims and, the priest noted, one for the shooter too.
Duvall prayed for all of those killed, for their souls and their families, for mercy and for peace.
“There was a shooter. There’s going to be a lot of people in this community that are angry and mad at him, and they have every right to be,” Duvall said. “But I still have to pray for his soul too.”
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This story has been edited to correct that McGarvey did not know Eckert.
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Associated Press reporter Dylan Lovan in Louisville, Kentucky, contributed to this report. Schreiner reported from Frankfort, Kentucky. Dupuy reported from New York. | 2023-04-11T23:04:17+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/national/ap-us-news/leaning-on-faith-louisville-mourns-victims-of-mass-shooting/ |
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The state commission that regulates slap fighting — in which opponents take turns striking each other in the face — attempted Wednesday to address a critical question for the budding sport: What constitutes a legal slap?
Competitors in the Power Slap League must deliver only open-handed blows and must not hit opponents below the chin, according to amended rules approved by the Nevada Athletic Commission that seek to make the matches safer.
The commission originally voted in October to sanction slap fighting, asserting it wanted to prevent unregulated matches and ensure competitors are safe. However, commissioners were concerned the rules weren’t specific enough.
“So, these guys want to get serious about the sport and it sounds like they do,” said Anthony Marnell III, chairman of the commission which also regulates boxing and other combat sports. “It sounds like they want to evolve the rules. We as a commission need to keep up with them at lightning speed on how we’re going to review this. And we have to have a process for it because there’s going to be controversy.”
In November, the commission also approved UFC President Dana White’s license to promote the Power Slap League. White and other UFC officers are involved in the league, but the UFC does not operate it.
Power Slap is being featured in the TBS show “Power Slap: Road to the Title.” The first four episodes averaged 275,000 viewers.
However, many competitors exhibited apparent concussion-like symptoms, raising safety concerns about the competition.
Power Slap President Frank Lamicella told the commission Wednesday there have been “no major injuries” among the 25 matches the commission approved.
Any slap that doesn’t meet the criteria will result in disqualification, and every strike is subject to video review. The review official has the final say over whether someone is disqualified.
Marnell was especially concerned about replay guidelines being followed.
“I think we have to take this sport, whether you like it or not, just as serious as we take the $20 million, $100 million boxing match that we’re responsible for,” Marnell said. “We need a process for this because the way that I see this going, and I haven’t been to one yet in person, but watching this you are going to be reviewing every single slap. The clamp down on the carpal bone hitting the cheek first has got to be zero tolerance. It’s over at that point.”
Lamicella said the league is using the same replay equipment as the UFC. “We’ve taken the MMA rules and adjusted it for slap, and it is evolving and will be evolving even more,” Lamicella said.
White promoted the TBS show in an interview with Front Office Sports last week. He acknowledged in the interview that a video of him and his wife slapping each other during an argument on New Year’s Eve at a Mexican nightclub didn’t help in his efforts to promote the new sport. He called the timing “ironic and horrible at the same time.”
White also has publicly apologized for slapping his wife.
The commission has approved upcoming Power Slap events March 9 and 11 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The UFC Apex plans to install a 1,000-seat arena, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. | 2023-02-16T14:44:19+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/whats-a-legal-slap-slap-fight-league-regulators-try-to-make-matches-safer/ |
WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
429 PM PDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southern California, including the following
county, San Bernardino.
* WHEN...Until 730 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Rises in small streams and normally dry washes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 426 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area, notably over State Route 62.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
State Route 62 east of Twentynine Palms and mainly rural
areas of San Bernardino County.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern San Diego County in southwestern California...
* Until 630 PM PDT.
* At 429 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Borrego Springs, Borrego Palm Canyon, Hwy S22 Between Ranchita And
Borrego Springs, Ranchita, Hwy S22 Between Borrego Springs And
Imperial County Line, Los Coyotes Indian Reservation and Santa
Rosa Mountain.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.
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Does the thought of dealing with your debt make you want to go back to bed? More than 1 in 5 Americans (22%) are likely to put off creating a debt payoff plan, according to a June 2022 survey from NerdWallet conducted online by The Harris Poll.
That’s a lot of procrastination, and it’s no wonder why. Facing your debt isn’t exactly a fun way to spend an hour. Still, there are actions you can take that will make getting out of debt feel more attainable. And there are ways to lower interest payments, which will save you money as you work toward paying down your balance.
“We see debt as, ‘Oh my god, I screwed up.’ That is baloney in all caps,” says Kate Mielitz, an Olympia, Washington-based accredited financial counselor with a doctorate in personal financial planning. “Americans struggle to pay back debt, struggle to save and struggle to do the things we know are the right thing. We just have to say, ‘OK, that was yesterday. What can I do to take one step today?’”
1. FORGIVE YOURSELF FIRST, THEN MAKE A PLAN
The first and most difficult step is understanding how you got here. When Valerie Rivera, a certified financial planner and founder of FirstGen Wealth in Chicago, works with clients, she helps them go through credit card statements to categorize purchases and look for spending patterns. That makes it easier to create a new spending plan that leaves room for debt repayment.
Here’s why this part is essential: It takes you out of autopilot. You may have been making minimum payments on your debts because that’s what you felt you could handle. And while that approach does allow you to avoid late fees and knocks to your credit scores, it’ll keep you trapped in debt for a much longer time. If you can shift your spending even slightly, you may be able to afford bigger payments.
If you have $10,000 in credit card debt at a 17% interest rate and you pay $150 per month toward your balance, it’ll take 17 years (and cost $20,820 in interest) until you’re debt-free. That’s assuming you don’t add to your debt balance during that time. But if you were able to double your monthly payment to $300, you’d spend $3,629 in interest and get out of debt in about four years.
“If you have debt, you’re normal. It is possible to get out of it and to face it,” Rivera says. “The number-one thing is to face it and give yourself grace in the process.”
2. MAKE SOME BIGGER MONEY MOVES
Freeing up more money to put toward debt is a start, but you may have to make additional changes to make more of a dent.
Rivera sometimes recommends temporarily limiting contributions to retirement accounts if your credit card interest rate exceeds the return you’d get on investments. She also looks at whether her clients can make more dramatic lifestyle changes, like taking on a side hustle for more income, or getting a roommate to cut down on living expenses.
It can be helpful to work with a financial professional when making big changes. If the cost is a limitation, the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education is offering free virtual one-on-one sessions with accredited financial counselors for a limited time.
3. LOWER YOUR INTEREST RATE
Combine the actions above with lowering your interest rate so you can save even more. Here are some strategies to consider.
— ASK FOR A LOWER RATE: Call your credit card company and see if you’d be eligible for a lower interest rate. They might say no, but it doesn’t hurt to ask.
— LOOK INTO BALANCE TRANSFER CREDIT CARDS: These offers generally charge a one-time fee and require good credit (FICO scores of at least 690). But they let you move debt onto a card charging 0% interest for up to nearly two years, depending on the card. You’ll save on interest, but don’t let your debt sit there without a plan. Aim to pay off your debt before the interest kicks in again, and use debit cards or cash to make purchases so you don’t add to your debt.
— EXPLORE LOAN CONSOLIDATION: A personal loan allows you to consolidate your high-interest debts into one lower-interest monthly payment for a set period of time, if you qualify.
— TAP INTO HOME EQUITY: A home equity loan or line of credit can provide lower-interest financing that you can use to pay off your credit card debt. But you risk losing your home if you can’t pay your debt going forward, so be cautious.
This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Sara Rathner is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: srathner@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @SaraKRathner.
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The Biden administration's foreign policy for 2022 was centered on building alliances with other countries to counter Russia and China. Next year will show whether that has had an impact.
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Cal Conley of the Atlanta Braves thought he had just won the game with a two-out, bases-loaded walk-off walk on Saturday. He took a few steps toward first base, bat still in hand, when umpire John Libka jumped out from behind the plate and indicated strike three.
Game over. Conley couldn’t believe it. Neither could his teammates. Fans booed.
Welcome to 2023, where baseball’s new rules designed to improve pace of play are coming fast at everyone, particularly the players.
The most dramatic moment of the new pitch clock era arrived on the first full day of spring games, and in the most dramatic scenario possible. Conley, facing reliever Robert Kwiatkowski of the Boston Red Sox, wasn’t set in the box as the clock wound under eight seconds.
The penalty is an automatic strike, which led to the game at North Port, Florida, finishing in a 6-6 tie. Kwiatkowski got the strikeout after throwing only two real strikes.
It was a more dramatic moment than when San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado on Friday became the first player to draw a pitch clock violation when he was called for an automatic strike in the bottom of the first inning against Seattle because he wasn’t set in the box in time.
The pitch clock is one of the new rules designed to speed pace of play. Players will have 30 seconds to resume play between batters. Between pitches, pitchers have 15 seconds with nobody on and 20 seconds if there is a baserunner. The pitcher must start his delivery before the clock expires. After a pitch, the clock starts again when the pitcher has the ball back, the catcher and batter are in the circle around home plate, and play is otherwise ready to resume.
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-02-25T23:49:05+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/sports/2023/02/25/pitch-clock-violation-costs-the-braves-a-walk-off-walk/ |
U.S. House’s Jan. 6 committee will begin laying out evidence Thursday, but it’s not yet known if any Texans will testify
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, will begin publicly presenting evidence about the violent riot and its precipitating events at 7 p.m. Central time Thursday.
The select committee “will present previously unseen material documenting January 6th, receive witness testimony, preview additional hearings, and provide the American people a summary of its findings about the coordinated, multi-step effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and prevent the transfer of power,” according to a news release.
The committee has yet to release a list of witnesses who will be testifying in the live hearings, so it remains unknown if any will go before the panel.
The committee has subpoenaed several allies of former President Donald Trump with Texas ties: Ali Alexander, who grew up in Tarrant County; Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones; longtime Dallas conservative fixture Katrina Pierson; retired Army Col. Phil Waldron of Central Texas; and former Trump fundraiser and native Austinite Caroline Wren.
No Texans serve on this panel, which is rare given the state’s House delegation is the second-largest in the country.
That the initial hearing will take place during prime-time television — rather than the typical middle-of-the-day nature of most Congressional hearings — indicates investigators’ hopes to make their presentation before as many Americans as possible.
Alexander, who led the “Stop the Steal” movement and attended the rally before the riot, testified before the committee behind closed doors in December. He also turned over thousands of communication records with Republican members of Congress and members of Trump’s inner circle.
Jones testified as well, repeatedly pleading the Fifth Amendment. In 2021, he said on his show he “was invited by the White House on about Jan. 3 to ‘lead the march’ to the Capitol, and that he paid nearly $500,000, mostly donated, to help organize the event on the Ellipse,” referring to the park south of the White House, according to The Washington Post.
Waldron, a retired U.S. Army colonel, spent the lead-up to the Capitol attack briefing lawmakers on how to overturn the 2020 election. The PowerPoint presentation outlining that plan eventually wound up in the possession of then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
Pierson testified before the committee, Politico reported earlier this year. On Jan. 6, 2021, Pierson was backstage at the morning rally and was involved with the lineup of speakers, according to The Washington Post. At one point, she became involved in a backstage dispute with Wren that escalated to the point that law enforcement was called to intervene.
Wren also testified, telling MSNBC in March that she had no choice on the matter.
“It was either to cooperate with them or to be held in contempt of Congress and face a $100,000 fine and potentially a year in jail, which you’ve seen happen to a few individuals,” she said.
Wren is a longtime GOP fundraiser and was closely aligned during the Trump reelection campaign with Kimberly Guilfoyle, a conservative activist and girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr.
Wren’s name was listed on a National Park Service permit as a “VIP advisor” for the rally near the White House on the morning of the insurrection.
U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy initially named U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, a Richmond Republican and former law enforcement officer, to serve on the committee last summer. But after, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi objected to two non-Texas Republicans serving on the panel. She had no objection to Nehls, but McCarthy pulled the entire GOP slate from serving on the committee.
Instead, two frequent critics of former President Donald Trump, U.S. Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, joined with the Democrats to continue on with the investigation. Nehls unleashed criticism of the committee earlier this week.
“These January 6th Committee’s hearings are a waste of Congress’s time and the taxpayers’ money,” he wrote on Twitter earlier this week. “The truth is January 6th should never have happened.
“If the committee truly cared about January 6th, then they would investigate the negligent leadership of the Capitol Police … instead of trying to injure President Trump ahead of 2024,” he wrote on Twitter earlier this week. “Capitol Police had the intelligence and they refused to act on it, but that’s not the SHAM committee’s concern.”
Nehls helped barricade a door to the House floor during the mob attack, but he also has a contentious history with the U.S. Capitol Police.
While no Texas members are serving on the panel, several current and former state officials have surfaced in parallel investigations.
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, an Amarillo Republican, recently surfaced in a group text chain among the Oathkeepers, a paramilitary group that led the violence of that day. In that conversation, Oathkeepers discussed during the riot Jackson’s location and need for their security. A Jackson spokesperson said the freshman congressman has never had contact with those involved in the text conversation.
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Tyler Republican, made comments in the days leading up to the attack that law enforcement officials feared had the potential to encourage violence.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s phone number surfaced in a tranche of texts to the phone of former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows. In the days between Election Day and the television networks calling the 2020 election for President Joe Biden, messages sent from Perry’s phone encouraged three state legislatures to ignore the will of the voters and send Trump electors to the Electoral College. A Perry spokesperson denied to CNN that Perry authored those texts.
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The Texas Tribune is a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy. Learn more at texastribune.org. | 2022-06-09T16:21:06+00:00 | krgv.com | https://www.krgv.com/news/u-s-house-s-jan-6-committee-will-begin-laying-out-evidence-thursday-but-it-s-not-yet-known-if-any-texans-will-testify |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Venterra Realty recently acquired its second multi-family community in Daytona Beach, The Anatole.
Originally completed in 1986, the 208-unit property offers one- and two-bedroom garden-style residences that range from 486 – 1010 square feet in five unique floor plans. The apartments feature open concept layouts, screened-in patios and balconies, washer and dryer, and ample closet space. Each residence is well-appointed with stainless steel double-basin sinks, breakfast bar, pantry, and picturesque views.
The community extends an exciting amenity package that includes two relaxing pools with lounge chairs and pergola, a state-of-the-art 24-hour fitness center, a clubhouse, barbecue/picnic area and bark park.
The Anatole is about 1 mile from the world-famous Daytona International Speedway, in close proximity to several major employers but far enough removed from the Speedway to avoid traffic, noise and congestion from large-scale events at the facility. Major employers in the vicinity include Halifax Health Medical Center, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the Speedway itself, and dozens of industrial employers centered around the nearby intersection of Interstate-95 and Interstate-4.
Venterra will complete a unit upgrade program, as well as implement its resident-focused programs such as the Live it. Love it. Guarantee.™, the 48-Hour Maintenance Guarantee, and SMARTLEASING.
"Last month, we began our expansion into the Daytona market with the purchase of Tomoka Pointe and are excited to continue our growth in the area with The Anatole," said John Foresi, CEO of Venterra Realty. "Venterra has become known as a company that is committed to providing a market-leading living experience, and we look forward to identifying opportunities to further enhance the standard of living at The Anatole by implementing Venterra's customer-focused management platform," added Venterra Chairman, Andrew Stewart.
Founded in 2001, Venterra Realty owns and manages over 70 communities and more than 20,000 apartment units across 16 US cities that provide housing to over 38,000 people and 12,000 pets. The organization has completed approximately $8.0 billion in real estate transactions and currently manages a portfolio of multi-family real estate assets valued at approximately $4.0 billion. Venterra is committed to improving the lives of its residents by delivering industry-leading customer experience. Find out more about Venterra Realty and its award-winning company culture at Venterra.com.
Contact: Allie Foard, Communications Manager & Brand Specialist; Venterramedia@venterraliving.com
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that serve 27 million people will get just 5% of what they requested from the state to start 2023, water officials announced Thursday.
The news of limited water comes as California concludes its driest three-year stretch on record and as water managers brace for a fourth year with below-average precipitation. But if the winter is wetter than expected, the state could boost how much supply it plans to give out — as it did last year when allocations started at 0% and ended the winter at 5%.
Absent an end to the drought, water-saving measures are poised to continue, including calls for people to rip up decorative grass, limit outdoor watering, take shorter showers and run dishwashers only when full. Much of California is in extreme or exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
A storm currently bringing snow and rain to the northern end of the state has been welcome news, but people shouldn’t get too optimistic, warned Michael Anderson, the state climatologist. Last year two major storms in October and December were followed by months of bone-dry weather.
“Don’t get too carried away by any one storm,” Anderson told reporters.
Much of California’s water supply comes from snow that falls in the mountains during the winter and enters the watershed as it melts through spring. Some of it is stored in reservoirs for later use, while some is sent south through massive pumping systems.
The system is known as the State Water Project, and it provides water to two-thirds of the state’s people and 1,172 square miles (3,035 square kilometers) of farmland. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which services Los Angeles and much of Southern California, relies on the state for about one-third of its water supply.
Southern California’s supply is further threatened by the ongoing crisis afflicting the Colorado River, another major source for the heavily populated region. The district is working on a massive water recycling plant to eventually supplement supply.
“Metropolitan is doing everything we can to alleviate the immediate crisis and make investments to provide more tools than emergency conservation alone,” Adel Hagekhalil, the district’s general manager, said in a statement. “But now we need the public’s help. We can get through this by working together.”
Some districts with limited water supplies may get additional water if the 5% isn’t enough to cover critical health and safety needs, said Molly White, water operations manager for the State Water Project.
Given the uncertainty about how long the drought will last, the state wants to keep water in Lake Oroville, its largest reservoir. Right now, it’s about half as full as it usually is at this time of year. So officials plan to tap excess water from winter storms to provide the 5% supply and take some water out of the San Luis Reservoir in Merced County, White said.
“We’re all just sort of holding our breath to see what mother nature does,” said Michael McNutt, spokesman for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, which serves some wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles and relies almost exclusively on state supplies.
The district may completely ban outdoor watering if dry conditions persist, he said.
The federal government also controls some water supply in California, much of which goes to farmers in the vast Central Valley who grow fruits, nuts and vegetables. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation doesn’t issue its first water allocations until February but on Monday warned farmers and cities to prepare for limited supplies.
“If drought conditions extend into 2023, Reclamation will find it increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to meet all the competing needs of the Central Valley Project without beginning the implementation of additional and more severe water conservation actions,” the bureau said in a news release. | 2022-12-02T17:09:01+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-drought-hit-california-cities-to-get-little-water-from-state/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team wants to void a contempt ruling and $10,000-per-day fineagainst the former president over a subpoena for documents related to a New York civil investigation into his business dealings, saying they’ve conducted a detailed search for the relevant files.
A new, 66-page court filing dated Friday describes Trump’s lawyers’ efforts to produce documents sought by New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office, which is probing whether Trump may have misstated the value of assets like skyscrapers and golf courses on financial statements for over a decade.
Trump has called the investigation a political witch hunt and recently called James, who is Black, “racist” and said the courts were “biased, unyielding, and totally unfair.”
Last week, a New York appellate judge rejected his bid to suspend the finewhile Trump appeals the decision.
In the recent court filing, Trump attorney Alina Habba said the responses to the subpoena were complete and correct and that no relevant documents or information were withheld.
Habba conducted searches of Trump’s offices and private quarters at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, according to the filing, but didn’t find any relevant documents that hadn’t already been produced. The filing also detailed searches of other locations including file cabinets and storage areas at the Trump Organization’s offices in New York.
In a separate sworn affidavit included with the filing, Trump stated there aren’t any relevant documents that haven’t already been produced.
He added that he owns two cellphones: an iPhone for personal use that he submitted in March to be searched as part of the subpoena, then submitted again in May; plus a second phone he was recently given that’s only used to post on Truth Social, the social media network he started after his ban from Twitter, Facebook and other platforms.
In a previous court ruling, Habba called the contempt ruling and fine “unconscionable and indefensible.” | 2022-05-08T19:52:07+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/politics/ap-politics/trump-attorneys-fighting-contempt-ruling-detail-doc-search/ |
- Platform Adds Enhanced Features to Deter Attackers, Protect Users, and Minimize Cyber Risk
- Arkose Named a Leader in Bot Detection and Mitigation by G2 for the Fourth Quarter in a Row
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkose Labs, the global leader in bot management and account security, today announced that its flagship platform now detects and alerts against "reverse proxy phishing" attack campaigns on customer web sites. Arkose Bot Manager is the evolution of the industry-leading Arkose platform, with phishing protection, CDN integration, and recently announced email intelligence features. Due to consistent platform innovation like this Arkose has again been ranked a leader in Bot Detection and Mitigation in G2's Spring 2023 report, with 100 percent of users rating the solution with four or five stars.
According to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), in 2022 phishing attacks were the number one internet crime, costing victims an estimated $52 million. New types of phishing attacks like Adversary-in-the-Middle (AITM) reverse proxy threaten to increase that number dramatically. Readily available tools like EvilProxy are now available to cybercriminals as a service to easily build phishing sites that steal authentication tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA).
"Cybercrime has moved from individuals lurking in the dark parts of the internet to a global business with a cybercrime-as-a-service model," said Kevin Gosschalk, CEO of Arkose Labs. "The most effective way to beat a business is to turn the economics against them. We make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight."
Phishing attacks have evolved, with attackers tempting users to click on malicious URLs versus attachments in 60 to 70 percent of cases. AITM reverse proxy attacks use fake websites designed to emulate legitimate sites such as a bank website. Users are driven to the fake site through a message, and asked to login. The fake site not only replicates the login process, it also includes a reverse-proxy. When a user inputs their username and password, the fake site sends that information to the real banks' server, which triggers a one-time password (OTP) or PIN. With control of the proxy, the cyberattacker can extract credentials, including the OTP or PIN, and the cookie from the legitimate bank site, allowing them access to the user's account.
"Phishing isn't simply about domain block lists or analyzing website contents anymore," said Ashish Jain, CTO of Arkose Labs. "Those methods might work against unsophisticated attacks, but new phishing attacks require a comprehensive security posture. Arkose Bot Manager beats attackers at their own game by forcing them to integrate Arkose into their fake pages with absolutely no effect on the user experience. With Arkose integrated, we can thwart a phishing attack and give the business data on the attackers—and unlike traditional phishing detection methods, Arkose Phishing Protection is able to detect and block malicious requests in real-time."
Arkose Bot Manager combines transparent detection with dynamic attack response to catch attackers early without disrupting the user experience. Arkose detection aggregates real-time device, network, and behavioral signals to spot hidden signs of bot and human-driven attacks, such as device and location spoofing. Once suspicious signals are detected, Arkose's proprietary challenge-response technology separates the good users from the bad bots. New Arkose Bot Manager features include:
- Protection against next-generation phishing attacks, leveraging sophisticated anti-bot defense at login and non-legitimate site detection that provides businesses with visibility into traffic from non-primary domains. Arkose embeds a token in the legitimate web application or SDK. Each request dynamically verifies that the token has passed from the client to the server, causing sessions originating from a phishing website to fail.
- CDN integrations with major cloud providers and content delivery networks. These easy-to-configure integrations significantly reduce the effort and time to deploy Arkose Bot Manager on critical user flows and provide customers with several architectural options.
- Email intelligence that stops bots and bad actors from using fake or risky email addresses in attacks on online services and applications.
Arkose Bot Manager is the only bot management solution backed by two separate $1 million warranties. Building on the strength of its existing $1 million warranty against account take-over attacks, Arkose Labs today announced an additional $1 million warranty against SMS toll fraud attacks. Together, these warranties demonstrate the company's commitment to deliver business impact, confidence, and ROI to its customers.
G2 Report Leader
Arkose Labs has been recognized for its outstanding customer support and product usability. The Spring 2023 G2 Grid® Report for Bot Detection and Mitigation rated Arkose Labs with over 98 percent customer satisfaction in every category. Arkose Bot Manager received the highest ratings among its competitors for Ease of Use, Ease of Setup, Ease of Admin, and Likelihood to Recommend.
For more information about Arkose Bot Manager, visit this link or sign up for a demo.
About Arkose Labs
Arkose Labs' mission is to create an online environment where all consumers are protected from malicious activity. Arkose Bot Manager combines powerful risk assessments with dynamic attack response that undermines the ROI behind attacks while improving good user throughput. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia; San Jose, Costa Rica; and London, UK; the company debuted as the 106th fastest-growing company in North America on the 2022 Deloitte Fast500 ranking. For more about Arkose Labs, including the latest bot management, account security news, and threat research, follow the company on LinkedIn.
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SOURCE Arkose Labs | 2023-04-20T12:43:32+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/prnewswire/2023/04/20/arkose-labs-adds-advanced-phishing-protection-its-industry-leading-bot-management-platform-arkose-bot-manager/ |
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Muskegon County reported from June 5 to June 12. There were 53 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,180-square-foot home on Leonard Avenue in Muskegon that sold for $155,000.
Casnovia
785 South Shaw Road, Casnovia, $250,000, two bathrooms.
Montague
6540 Indian Point Road, Montague, $350,000, two bathrooms.
8543 Ellenwood Estates Drive, Montague, $385,000.
6466 Indian Point Road, Montague, $1,100,000, two bathrooms.
Muskegon
2729 Seventh Street, Muskegon, $17,000, one bathroom.
162 East Hovey Avenue, Muskegon, $26,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
1728 Division Street, Muskegon, $56,000, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
1973 Evanston Avenue, Muskegon, $60,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
1342 Parkway Street, Muskegon, $60,000, one bathroom.
1951 Crowley Street, Muskegon, $75,000, one bedroom and one bathroom.
147 South Hilton Park Road, Muskegon, $78,000, one bathroom.
175 Delaware Avenue, Muskegon, $85,000, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
513 Alva Street, Muskegon, $95,000, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
1536 West Street, Muskegon, $96,000, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
2014 Mills Avenue, Muskegon, $100,000, one bathroom.
2154 Morton Avenue, Muskegon, $115,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
859 Emerson Avenue, Muskegon, $125,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
5514 White Road, Muskegon, $131,500, four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
3230 Fifth Street, Muskegon, $137,500, one bathroom.
539 North Maple Island Road, Muskegon, $140,000, two bathrooms.
1958 Kinsey Street, Muskegon, $142,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
1820 Crowley Street, Muskegon, $143,000, four bedrooms and two bathrooms.
1026 West River Road, Muskegon, $144,000, one bathroom.
2136 West Sherman Boulevard, Muskegon, $145,000, four bedrooms and one bathroom.
2933 Blair Road, Muskegon, $150,000, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
2917 Mason Boulevard, Muskegon, $155,000, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
1239 Leonard Avenue, Muskegon, $155,000, four bedrooms and one bathroom.
1137 Evanston Avenue, Muskegon, $164,000, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
3060 West Bard Road, Muskegon, $190,000, five bedrooms and one bathroom.
1925 Harding Avenue, Muskegon, $195,000, four bedrooms and one bathroom.
1445 West Summit Avenue, Muskegon, $225,000, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
1189 Woodside Road, Muskegon, $276,000, four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Norton Shores
2131 Valley Street, Norton Shores, $89,000, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
1728 Woodside Road, Norton Shores, $146,000, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
4257 Orchard Road, Norton Shores, $165,000, one bedroom and one bathroom.
1754 West Norton Avenue, Norton Shores, $218,000, four bedrooms and one bathroom.
1862 Reneer Avenue, Norton Shores, $222,000, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
6295 Martin Road, Norton Shores, $285,000, one bathroom.
6850 Windwater Court, Norton Shores, $310,000, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
879 South Sandalwood Circle, Norton Shores, $324,900, two bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Ravenna
5395 South Moorland Road, Ravenna, $160,000, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Twin Lake
6605 Kedzie Street, Twin Lake, $66,000, one bathroom.
385 West Michigan Road, Twin Lake, $100,000, one bathroom.
192 East Daniels Road, Twin Lake, $215,000, one bathroom.
2560 River Road, Twin Lake, $244,700, five bedrooms and three bathrooms.
3529 Tyler Road, Twin Lake, $315,000, four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
2007 West Lake Road, Twin Lake, $500,000, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
5460 East Samantha Lane, Twin Lake, $539,900, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Whitehall
104 West Main Street, Whitehall, $202,505, three bathrooms.
315 Iowa Street, Whitehall, $215,000, two bathrooms.
7579 Siesta Court, Whitehall, $292,500, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
5715 Lamos Road, Whitehall, $350,000, four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
7646 Wiczer Drive, Whitehall, $480,000, three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Real Estate Newswire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data.. | 2023-06-12T13:19:09+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/realestate-news/2023/06/see-all-homes-sold-in-muskegon-county-june-5-to-june-12.html |
Ex-SC mayor taking over White House Office of Public Engagement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced the appointment of former Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin as a top adviser, filling a key White House role from a state that has become crucial to the Democratic Party ahead of the 2024 election cycle.
Benjamin will become director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He takes over from another former mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, who had assumed the role in June and is returning to Atlanta, officials said.
Benjamin will oversee White House efforts “to ensure community leaders, diverse perspectives, and new voices have the opportunity to inform the work of the President in an inclusive, transparent and responsible way,” according to the White House. In a release, Biden called Benjamin a “longtime public servant” whose “deep relationships across the country” would well serve the administration.
Benjamin, 53, has long been considered a rising star in Democratic politics, serving three terms as Columbia’s mayor, and the first Black mayor in the city’s history. Serving as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and African Americans Mayors Association, Benjamin spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention and was among the candidates considered for Hillary Clinton’s running mate that year. He opted not to run for a fourth term in 2021.
The appointment comes at a time when Benjamin’s home state is becoming even more critical to Democrats as they face the 2024 presidential campaign. Earlier this year, the Democratic National Committee voted to hold their first nominating contest of the next cycle in South Carolina, supplanting Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada in an effort to more deeply represent the desires of Black voters.
In South Carolina’s 2020 primary, Benjamin met with nearly all of the 2020 Democratic White House hopefuls, offering advice as they wound their way through South Carolina, a state in which support from Black voters is critical to Democratic candidates’ success. Benjamin initially gave his endorsement to former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg before supporting Biden, who scored a thundering win in the state’s primary.
Benjamin also served in the administration of Gov. Jim Hodges, who in 1998 was the most recent Democrat elected to South Carolina’s highest office. Earlier this year, his wife, DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, was sworn in as a judge on the 4th US. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, appointed to the post by Biden.
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-27T19:53:01+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2023/02/27/ex-sc-mayor-taking-over-white-house-office-public-engagement/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Banks will need to start reporting the demographics and income of small business loan applicants under new rules published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday.
It's a move that policymakers hope will lead to less discrimination and more transparency in the small business lending market, similar to how other laws have regulated the residential mortgage market for decades.
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Congress mandated the bureau to start collecting data on small business lending decisions to look for patterns of discrimination. Implementation of the rule has taken more than a decade, and the bureau was sued by the California Reinvestment Coalition for its failure to start collecting this data.
Bank regulators have for decades collected data on residential mortgage applicants — including race, geography, whether the loan was approved and the interest rate — under a 1970s era law known as the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. The data collected under HMDA has long been used by regulators and the public to look for potential signs of banks discriminating against borrowers, also known as redlining.
The size of the small business lending market is roughly $1.4 trillion, according to the CFPB. But there’s not much data on how banks and non-banks decide who to approve or deny for loans, and there’s no way of seeing — outside anecdotal reports — whether banks have discriminated against black and Latino small businesses.
“The impact of the rule will be in the comprehensive data that it produces, which can be used by lenders, borrowers, and the broader public to achieve better credit outcomes for small businesses and communities across the country,” said Rohit Chopra, director of the bureau, in a prepared statement.
Small business create roughly 60% of new jobs in the U.S., and the U.S. government puts billions of dollars of resources into supporting the creation of new businesses. During the pandemic, Congress gave $800 billion to small business through the Paycheck Protection Program to keep them operating.
While the bureau has issued its final rule on this issue, it make take a few years for the public to get access to the data. Banks will have to implement systems internally to start collecting the data, regulators will need systems to ingest it, and there will be a waiting period before the data is released.
Banks that originate at least 2,500 small business loans annually must start collecting the data in October 2024, with smaller banks having to collect the data in 2025 and 2026 depending on their size. | 2023-03-30T18:00:13+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/govt-to-start-looking-for-bias-in-small-business-lending/TPHRAIXVMZCH7LJHEIVJBWPF2Q/ |
Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks to Sigourney Weaver about her new film “The Good House,” based on the best-selling novel by Ann Leary. She plays Hildy Good, who just returned from rehab. Good wants to save her business and take care of her family and friends even as she still continues to drink.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-09-29T18:59:09+00:00 | wksu.org | https://www.wksu.org/2022-09-29/sigourney-weaver-reflects-on-alcoholism-roles-for-older-women-and-the-good-house |
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If you didn't manage to make a reservation for the Burger & Lobster pop-up at the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong’s Ozone this past month, fret not! Due to popular demand, the restaurants have decided to extend the event until April 2, giving those who missed out previously another chance of catching their signature lobsters before they go.
Just like the original March 1 to 18 period, everything on the menu will be available, including Burger & Lobster's famed classic whole lobster ($458), lobster roll ($298), and Mayfair burger ($228) as well as the Hong Kong-exclusive typhoon shelter lobster ($438) and deep-fried bao with vanilla ice cream and chocolate cream sauce ($128). If those aren't enough for you, the menu also features hybrid dishes like the B&L Beast burger ($258) and Surf and Turf roll ($228), both of which combine beef patties with lobster meat to create a true feast for those particularly hungry.
To accompany your meal, Ozone has also specially prepared four unique cocktails and two special mocktails for the event, including the Little Red Dot ($158) with rose liqueur, Tanqueray dry gin, raspberry syrup, coconut syrup, lemon juice, and egg white, or the Milo-Old Fashioned ($158) with Milo-infused Bulleit bourbon and Angostura bitters.
Ozone and Burger & Lobster are now taking reservations, and you can book your spot over at their website. You can also check out the full menu here.
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the JYNNEOS vaccine to allow healthcare providers to use the vaccine by intradermal injection for individuals 18 years of age and older who are determined to be at high risk for monkeypox infection. This will increase the total number of doses available for use by up to five-fold. The EUA also allows for use of the vaccine in individuals younger than 18 years of age determined to be at high risk of monkeypox infection; in these individuals JYNNEOS is administered by subcutaneous injection.
"In recent weeks the monkeypox virus has continued to spread at a rate that has made it clear our current vaccine supply will not meet the current demand," said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. "The FDA quickly explored other scientifically appropriate options to facilitate access to the vaccine for all impacted individuals. By increasing the number of available doses, more individuals who want to be vaccinated against monkeypox will now have the opportunity to do so."
JYNNEOS, the Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine, was approved in 2019 for prevention of smallpox and monkeypox disease in adults 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk for smallpox or monkeypox infection. JYNNEOS is administered beneath the skin (subcutaneously) as two doses, four weeks (28 days) apart. For individuals 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk of monkeypox infection, the EUA now allows for a fraction of the JYNNEOS dose to be administered between the layers of the skin (intradermally). Two doses of the vaccine given four weeks (28 days) apart will still be needed. There are no data available to indicate that one dose of JYNNEOS will provide long-lasting protection, which will be needed to control the current monkeypox outbreak.
Data from a 2015 clinical study of the MVA vaccine evaluated a two-dose series given intradermally compared to subcutaneously. Individuals who received the vaccine intradermally received a lower volume (one fifth) than individuals who received the vaccine subcutaneously. The results of this study demonstrated that intradermal administration produced a similar immune response to subcutaneous administration, meaning individuals in both groups responded to vaccination in a similar way. Administration by the intradermal route resulted in more redness, firmness, itchiness and swelling at the injection site, but less pain, and these side effects were manageable. The FDA has determined that the known and potential benefits of JYNNEOS outweigh the known and potential risks for the authorized uses.
To support the FDA's authorization of two doses of JYNNEOS administered by the subcutaneous route of administration in individuals younger than 18 years of age, the FDA considered the available JYNNEOS safety and immune response data in adults as well as the historical data with use of live vaccinia virus smallpox vaccine in pediatric populations.
JYNNEOS has been tested in individuals with immunocompromising conditions and has been found to be safe and effective in the trials that were performed to support approval. It was initially developed specifically as an alternative for use in immunocompromised individuals in the event of a smallpox outbreak.
On the basis of the determination by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Aug. 9, 2022, that there is a public health emergency, or the significant potential for a public health emergency, that has a significant potential to affect national security or the health and security of United States citizens living abroad, and the declaration on Aug. 9, 2022, that circumstances exist justifying the emergency use of vaccines, the FDA may issue an EUA to allow emergency use of unapproved vaccines or unapproved uses of approved vaccines.
The FDA will provide updates as developments occur and will continue to work with federal public health partners and industry to ensure timely access to all available medical countermeasures. More information can be found on the agency's monkeypox webpage.
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RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Firefighters and the military struggled on Friday to contain three wildfires in northern Morocco that has killed at least one person as hundreds of residents evacuated their homes because of flames that ravaged large swaths of pine forests.
Efforts to extinguish the blazes have been hampered by high temperatures and strong winds in the North African country. The interior ministry said that one person has died in the fires, and more than 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of forest have been destroyed.
In the Laarach area, 1,100 families have had to evacuate because of two fires that have since been put out. The fire destroyed 900 hectares (more than 2,000 acres) of land and damaged many homes, according to the interior ministry.
Firefighters were still trying to put out fires in several areas of northern Morocco, including in Tetouan, Taza, and Ouzzane. They are using trucks, bulldozers and water-dumping planes, the interior ministry said.
Morocco has been in the grip of an heat wave for a week, with temperature soaring over 40 C (104 F). Strong winds are in the forecast for the coming days, complicating efforts to contain fires, according to the national meteorology agency. | 2022-07-15T16:19:36+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/moroccan-soldiers-firefighters-battle-fires-in-the-north/ |
AP: Biden administration targets Nicaraguan gold in new move against Ortega
MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian rule in Nicaragua, banning Americans from doing business in the nation’s gold industry, threatening trade restrictions and stripping the U.S. visas of some 500 government insiders, according to U.S. officials.
The actions are the latest and perhaps most aggressive attempt by the U.S. to hold the former Sandinista guerrilla leader accountable for his continued attacks on human rights and democracy in the Central American country as well his continued security cooperation with Russia.
Previous rounds of sanctions have focused on Ortega, his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, and members of their family and inner circle. But none of those moves have managed to loosen Ortega’s grip on power. The latest group targeted by Ortega’s government: the Roman Catholic Church. In August, security raided the residence of a bishop, detaining him and several other clergy.
The new executive order President Joe Biden will sign greatly expands a Trump-era decree declaring Ortega’s hijacking of democratic norms, undermining of the rule of law and use of political violence against opponents a threat to U.S. national security, according to U.S. officials.
Together with sanctions being announced by the U.S. Treasury Department, the order makes it illegal for Americans to do business with Nicaragua’s gold industry. It’s the first time the U.S. has identified a specific sector of the economy as off-limits and can be expanded in the future to include other industries believed to fund Ortega’s rule, the U.S. officials said on the condition of anonymity because the actions have not been announced.
The executive order also paves the way for the U.S. to restrict investment and trade with Nicaragua — a move recalling the punishing embargo imposed by the U.S. in the 1980s during Ortega’s first stint as president following the country’s bloody civil war.
Monday’s action could signal the start of a new offensive taking aim at the broader economy — something the Biden administration has been reluctant to pursue for fear of adding to the country’s hardships and unleashing more migration. So far this year, U.S. border agents have encountered Nicaraguans 134,000 times at the southwest border — almost triple the level for all of 2021.
At the same time, frustrations have been building in Washington over the way Nicaragua’s economic elites have largely remained silent amid Ortega’s crackdown.
The Biden administration’s targeting of the gold industry could sap Ortega’s government of one of its biggest sources of revenue. Gold was the country’s largest export in 2020, and the country, already the largest producer of the precious metal in Central America, is looking to double output in the next five years.
Among foreign investors active in the country is Condor Gold, whose CEO, Mark Child, appeared in a photo with with Nicaraguan leader under in a September presentation for investors prepared by the U.K.-based company.
“He is basically totally supportive of the project,” Child said in a March interview following a 90-minute meeting with Ortega. “That meeting ... basically gives a major green light for the construction of project finance and materially de-risks the project.”
The Toronto and London-listed Condor has permits to build and operate three open pit mines, the most advanced of which is believed to hold 602,000 ounces of gold worth nearly $900 million at current prices. Condor is partly owned by a company belonging to American mining engineer who has worked for decades in the country.
As part of Monday’s actions, the State Department will also be pulling the U.S. visas of more than 500 Nicaraguan individuals and their family members who either work for the Ortega government or help formulate, implement and benefit from policies that undermine democracy in the country, the U.S. officials said. Previously it froze the U.S. assets of the defense minister and other members of the security forces tied to the shuttering of more than 1,000 nongovernmental organizations.
Previously, the Biden administration also sanctioned the state-owned mining company. It also reallocated the country’s sugar quota, taking away a valuable U.S. subsidy worth millions of dollars every year.
Nicaraguans began fleeing their country in 2018, initially to neighboring Costa Rica, after Ortega violently put down massive street protests. Then in 2021, security forces began rounding up leading opposition leaders, including seven potential challengers to Ortega ahead of that year’s presidential elections. Without a meaningful challenger, Ortega coasted to a fourth consecutive five-year term, and Nicaraguans left their homeland in even larger numbers.
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Not getting enough water? Eat it with these hydrating foods
When the heat index feels like 100 degrees outside, staying hydrated is essential to prevent heat-related illness and general yucky feelings at bay. However, if carrying around a giant water container for you and everyone in your family sounds daunting, it's time to change your hydration game plan.
How much a person exercises, how much they sweat and what climate they live in factors into how much water someone needs to be drinking, or in this case, eating per day, according to Nutritionist and lifestyle coach Karina Heinrich.
Heinrich is a nutritionist and wellness coach based in Chicago who has spent nearly two decades helping people all over the world, from professional athletes to moms on the go, learn how to form healthy lifestyles. A crucial part of Heinrich's holistic health plan will be hydration.
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"I don't think people realize a simple ingredient like water affects our ability, our metabolism, our energy levels, how we sleep," Heinrich said.
Many fruits and vegetables contain over 90% water and nutrients and antioxidants our bodies need.
Heinrich recommends adding these to your grocery list anytime during the year, especially during the warmer months.
"97% of a cucumber is water, celery, big leafy greens, tomatoes, strawberries, cantaloupe. Broccoli is one of them. And then your berries. So those are like the top ten hydrating foods out there," she said.
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Strawberries are about 91% water and have antioxidants. According to Heinrich, cantaloupes are about 90% water and include more than a half cup of water per serving. Peaches are nutrient-dense and hydrating fruit with nearly 90% water weight. Any of these fruits would be good to include in smoothies, salads or add on top of cottage cheese and yogurt.
Peaches grow at an orchard in Reynolds, Georgia, US, on Friday, July 8, 2022. (Photographer: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Ditch the salt shaker
If hydration is your goal, Heinrich advises limiting salt and sodium intake. Electrolytes are good but try getting those from pure coconut water versus a sports drink loaded with sweeteners and flavorings.
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"We want electrolytes, but I think people confuse sodium with salt. One of the first things I do for my clients is we get rid of the salt shaker," she said. "People get so much salt in packaged goods every time they eat out. Restaurants actually soak all their salads in salt water to bring out the flavoring and the color, which people don't realize. So the amount of salt we're getting is an immediate way for water retention to dehydration."
Recipe and snack ideas
As a mom of three active kids, Heinrich says she struggles with getting her children to eat fruits and vegetables, too.
"So I have to get really savvy. And kids love anything they can make their own and take ownership of. So it brings the kids into the kitchen," she said.
Heinrich lays out chopped fruits, like mangoes and strawberries and lets her children make their own homemade popsicles.
"Any time you give kids options, they feel like they're creating it, and it's like they're their creation rather than mom telling them, you have to eat your strawberries or your berries," Heinrich said.
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Another easy way to make fruit more appealing is to freeze it. Heinrich recommends freezing watermelon chunks, orange slices and other fruits in Tupperware.
For a good variety, put the frozen fruit on a skewer to make fruit kebabs.
"Frozen oranges are amazing. These are great to take along to the beach or the park as they thaw out on the go and are perfectly chilled when you want to eat them. Other amazing options are grapes, banana chunks, mango and pineapple," Heinrich said.
Here's a quick homemade mango popsicle recipe from Heinrich: Blend a large peeled and chopped mango, the juice of 1 lime and ½ cup of water, or use ½ cup of Greek yogurt to up the protein and calcium, and ½ cup of chopped strawberries. Freeze in your popsicle molds and enjoy.
And who doesn't love ice cream?
Heinrich's guilt-free two-ingredient banana ice cream recipe is one everyone can love. All you need is some frozen banana and some peanut butter.
Peel and slice four to five ripe bananas and freeze for around 4 hours until firm. Pop the frozen banana and 2 tablespoons of peanut butter in a high-powered blender until smooth.
For more recipes and tips, follow Karina Heinrich on Instagram @thekarinamethod or visit her website www.thekarinamethod.com. | 2022-07-22T08:22:05+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/beat-the-heat-with-these-hydrating-foods |
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GMC redesigned the Canyon for 2023, and for 2024 the mid-size pickup truck gets a Canyon AT4X AEV Edition aimed at serious off-roaders.
GMC’s Sierra 1500 and Sierra HD already offer the AT4X AEV treatment, but this is the first time the Canyon gets it.
As the name suggests, the 2024 Canyon AT4X AEV Edition is based on the already capable Canyon AT4X and features enhancements developed in partnership with American Expedition Vehicles (AEV), a company that specializes in off-road gear.
Like the pickup truck’s corporate cousin, the 2024 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison, the Canyon AT4X AEV Edition benefits from additional underbody protection and a new front bumper with winch capability. The rear bumper also features removable corners that can be taken off and replaced easily when hitting trails.
The underbody protection, consisting of hot-stamped boron-steel skid plates, covers the radiator, steering gear, transmission and transfer case, fuel tank, and rear differential.
The pickup truck also wears flared wheel arches designed to fit chunky 35-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territory MT tires. The tires wrap around AEV’s 17-inch beadlock-capable Salta wheels.
The new tires and the 4.5-inch factory lift kit bring ground clearance up to 12.2 inches, or 1.5 inches higher than the Canyon AT4X, which rides on 33-inch tires. The result is impressive approach, breakover, and departure angles of 38.2, 26.9, and 26.0 degrees, respectively.
No change has been made to the powertrain. It means under the hood sits a 2.7-liter turbo-4 rated at 310 hp and 430 lb-ft of torque. The engine is standard across the Canyon lineup and comes mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. Drive goes to all four wheels.
The Canyon AT4X AEV Edition will be available to order later this year. Pricing information will be announced closer to the market launch.
For 2024, both the Canyon AT4X and AT4X AEV Edition feature a new launch control function when in their Baja drive mode. The launch control is able to detect the surface conditions and adjust engine speed and torque to optimize traction and as a result improve acceleration, GMC said.
All 2024 Canyons also adopt General Motors’ Ultifi software platform that enables over-the-air updates.
Production of the Canyon is handled at a GM plant in Wentzville, Missouri.
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A car crashed into four parked vehicles in front of Walmart before careening through a fence and across North Road.
No bystanders were injured during Tuesday’s incident, S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover said.
Marjorie Dingle, of Branchville, parked her brand-new Buick in a parking space at the front of the Walmart on North Road.
She returned to her SUV after she finished shopping.
“I noticed my truck turned around and I’m like, ‘Why is my truck turned around?’” she said.
“So when I looked, that’s what I see,” she added.
The rear passenger side door and panel were damaged.
The skid marks leading up to the row of four cars seemed to tell part of a story.
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“Somebody hit it,” she said. “The whole row was hit.”
“This is a brand-new truck. I’ve just had this truck two months,” Dingle added.
Maurice Fogle, of Cope, saw it all happen as he waited in his pickup truck for his wife to return from shopping in the store. It was just before 1 p.m.
The driver of the approaching car was going slow, he said.
“And I said (to myself), ‘I don’t think there’s any parking place up there’ and she just came on and she hit this Toyota first on the corner and the car bounced back and all of a sudden it just – tires started squealing and she hit it again, knocked it around,” he said.
“And came into the Buick, crossed sideways, tore it up. Came right on around it, hit the pickup next to me, threw it up in the air on the back end and the tires were squealing the whole time,” he added.
The car then clipped the front end of Fogle’s pickup truck, where he was seated in the driver’s seat waiting for his wife to finish shopping.
The car continued through the shelves of outdoor plants for sale at Walmart.
A toppled row of shopping carts was among the debris.
The car then went down the embankment onto the campus of Orangeburg Preparatory Schools and bolted through a chain-link fence.
Next, the car traveled through a grassy area, went over a culvert, crossed North Road and came to a stop in the grass in front of Aldi.
Glover said the driver of the car was taken to the hospital by Orangeburg County EMS, but the driver’s condition wasn’t known.
She noted that the crash remains under investigation.
Other responding agencies include the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety and the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office. | 2023-04-19T02:47:53+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/crash-causes-big-damage-at-orangeburg-walmart-witness-tires-were-squealing-the-whole-time/article_5fda00eb-2566-5597-a97e-61758eae481c.html |
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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) - A Utah mother says her 23-year-old daughter has been sent to the hospital due to a rare reaction to a medication.
Lindsey Ewing said her daughter, Kayla Nelson, has battled anxiety and depression and her doctor recently assigned some new meds to try and help.
“She said she was going to get her mental state good and visit her doctor,” Ewing said. “And they decided to put her on lamotrigine.”
According to the Cleveland Clinic, lamotrigine is a medication that treats epilepsy by preventing and controlling seizures. It can also treat bipolar disorder and works by calming a person’s overactive nerves.
Ewing said about three weeks after her daughter started the medication, she thought she just had bad allergies. But it got bad enough for her to go to the emergency room.
“They diagnosed her with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a side effect of lamotrigine,” Ewing said.
The family said they have been told that this condition is rare, but it has caused the 23-year-old’s skin to blister and burn in spots on her face and body.
Nelson’s mother said the condition has also caused her daughter extreme pain.
Currently, Nelson is in a hospital burn unit where she is expected to stay for several weeks. Her family said doctors will attempt to regrow her skin and she will also have to go through physical therapy.
“Her mental health is an ongoing process with probably no end in sight,” Ewing said.
Nelson’s family and friends have joined together to launch a GoFundMe to help cover her medical costs as she continues to go through this “tragic event.”
Ewing said her daughter is making slow but steady progress.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today its board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of 19 cents per share payable on September 14, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 30, 2022.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin raises the prospect of the man whose country invaded Ukraine facing justice, but it complicates efforts to end that war in peace talks.
Both justice and peace appear to be only remote possibilities today, and the conflicting relationship between the two is a quandary at the heart of a March 17 decision by the International Criminal Court to seek the Russian leader’s arrest.
Judges in The Hague found “reasonable grounds to believe” that Putin and his commissioner for children’s rights were responsible for war crimes, specifically the unlawful deportation and unlawful transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.
As unlikely as Putin sitting in a Hague courtroom seems now, other leaders have faced justice in international courts.
Former Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic, a driving force behind the Balkan wars of the 1990s, went on trial for war crimes, including genocide, at a United Nations tribunal in The Hague after he lost power. He died in his cell in 2006 before a verdict could be reached.
Serbia, which wants European Union membership but has maintained close ties to Russia, is one of the countries that has criticized the ICC’s action. The warrants “will have bad political consequences” and create “a great reluctance to talk about peace (and) about truce” in Ukraine, populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said.
Others see consequences for Putin, and for anyone judged guilty of war crimes, as the primary desired outcome of international action.
“There will be no escape for the perpetrator and his henchmen,” European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen said Friday in a speech to mark the one-year anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, the Ukraine town that saw some of the worst atrocities in the war. “War criminals will be held accountable for their deeds.”
Hungary did not join the other 26 EU members in signing a resolution in support of the ICC warrant for Putin. The government’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, said Hungarian authorities would not arrest Putin if he were to enter the country..
He called the warrants “not the most fortunate because they lead toward escalation and not toward peace.”
Putin appears to have a strong grip on power, and some analysts suspect the the warrant hanging over him could provide an incentive to prolong the fighting.
“The arrest warrant for Putin might undermine efforts to reach a peace deal in Ukraine,” Daniel Krcmaric, an associate professor of political science at Northwestern University, said in emailed comments to The Associated Press.
One potential way of easing the way to peace talks could be for the United Nations Security Council to call on the International Criminal Court to suspend the Ukraine investigation for a year, which is allowed under Article 16 of the Rome Statute treaty that created the court.
But that appears unlikely, said Krcmaric, whose book “The Justice Dilemma,” deals with the tension between seeking justice and pursuing a negotiated end to conflicts.
“The Western democracies would have to worry about public opinion costs if they made the morally questionable decision to trade justice for peace in such an explicit fashion,” he said, adding that Ukraine also is unlikely to support such a move.
Russia immediately rejected the warrants. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow doesn’t recognize the ICC and considers its decisions “legally void.” And Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, which is chaired by Putin, suggested the ICC headquarters on the Netherlands’ coastline could become a target for a Russian missile strike.
Alexander Baunov, an analyst with the Carnegie Endowment, observed in a commentary that the arrest warrant for Putin amounted to “an invitation to the Russian elite to abandon Putin” that could erode his support.
While welcoming the warrants for Putin and his commissioner for children’s rights, rights groups also urged the international community not to forget the pursuit of justice in other conflicts.
“The ICC warrant for Putin reflects an evolving and multifaceted justice effort that is needed elsewhere in the world,” Human Rights Watch associate international justice director Balkees Jarrah said in a statement. “Similar justice initiatives are needed elsewhere to ensure that the rights of victims globally — whether in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, or Palestine — are respected.”
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GENEVA (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Wladimir Klitschko has joined Ukraine’s fight against IOC plans to let some Russians compete at the 2024 Paris Summer Games.
The former heavyweight champion suggested in a video message published Monday that sports leaders will be accomplices to the war if athletes from Russia and its military ally Belarus can compete at the next Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee set out its preferred path last week for Russians and Belarusians who have not openly supported the war to qualify for Paris and compete in 18 months’ time as neutral athletes with no flag or anthem. Qualifying events would likely be in Asia.
That softening of the IOC advice given last February — that sports bodies should exclude Russia and Belarus from international events — provoked anger in Ukraine, which warned it could boycott Paris.
Klitschko’s one-minute statement filmed beside bomb-damaged buildings started “Dear Thomas Bach” in a direct challenge to the IOC president.
“The world is watching you, history will judge you. Good luck with your decision,” Klitschko said in the latest riposte from Ukraine trying to tie Bach closely to Olympic policy for Russia.
Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy directly invited Bach last week to visit Bakhmut, a wrecked city on the war’s current frontline, and his adviser Mykhaïlo Podolyak ended a stinging criticism of the IOC on Twitter with the words “Right, Mr. Bach?”
“You are the representative of the universal values of tolerance and peace,” Klitschko said on camera to Bach, who also won Olympic gold, in team fencing. “I tell you; the Russians are Olympic champions in crimes against civilians.”
“You cannot put your Olympic emblem on these crimes because you will be an accomplice with this abominable war,” said Klitschko, who won the superheavyweight title at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Klitschko’s elder brother, Vitali, is the mayor of Kviv and also a former heavyweight champion. They trained and fought for much of their professional careers in Germany, Bach’s home country.
Responding to criticism on Monday, the IOC said it “rejects in the strongest possible terms this and other defamatory statements.”
“They cannot serve as a basis for any constructive discussion,” said the Olympic body, which has cited a “unifying mission” to have all 206 national teams compete together peacefully.
The IOC also has pointed to human rights concerns at the United Nations that athletes must not face discrimination based solely on their passport.
The updated guidance must be weighed by governing bodies overseeing most of the 32 sports on the Paris program. Russian teams already cannot qualify for the Olympic soccer tournaments due to an international ban by FIFA, which cited security concerns and the probability some opponents would refuse to play.
While key Olympic sports like track and field and swimming excluded Russians and Belarusians soon after the war started, tennis and cycling have allowed the athletes to compete as neutrals.
Leaders of the umbrella group of Summer Games governing bodies will meet March 3 for talks on the Russian issues presented to them by the IOC.
The group, known by the acronym ASOIF, noted their members independence late Monday, stating “the importance of respecting the specificity of each federation and their particular qualification process” for the Paris Olympics.
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TriNetX Follow the Patient enables the generation of real-world evidence for prospective monitoring studies
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TriNetX, LLC, the global network of healthcare organizations driving real-world research to accelerate the development of new therapies, today announced the launch of its Follow the Patient platform, which uniquely empowers researchers to segment, electronically tag, and prospectively monitor and select cohorts of de-identified patients utilizing longitudinal, continually updated, HIPAA and GDPR compliant, global real-world data (RWD) from participating healthcare organizations on the TriNetX network.
"Most research is conducted retrospectively, sometimes using data over 12 months old," said Jennifer Stacey, Senior Vice President, Clinical Sciences and Operations at TriNetX. "Follow the Patient is a paradigm shift that enables pharmaceutical customers and healthcare organizations to prospectively use real-world data as it accumulates to learn and monitor characteristics and outcomes of a de-identified patient cohort over months or years to come."
Clinical experts at TriNetX assist partners with identifying one or more cohorts of interest, developing the study plan, defining the characteristics and outcomes they want to monitor, and creating the ongoing reporting mechanisms, including custom dashboards and data downloads.
"Follow the Patient can support use cases such as evidence generation alongside randomized control trials, active surveillance of a newly launched or existing drug, external control arms, or monitor tokenized patients after a clinical trial to investigate long-term outcomes," said Stacey.
"This new Follow the Patient offering combines the incredible real-world data, health system partnerships, technology, and services that we have created here at TriNetX," said Dr. Jeffrey Brown, Chief Scientific Officer at TriNetX. "Having those four things enables us to develop innovative offerings for TriNetX members seeking prospective patient monitoring capabilities."
For more information on Follow the Patient, watch the introductory webinar located at: https://trinetx.com/real-world-resources/events/follow-the-patient-041222-webinar/?utm_source=press-release or contact join@trinetx.com.
About TriNetX, LLC
TriNetX is a global network of healthcare organizations and life sciences companies driving real-world research to accelerate the development of new therapies. Through its self-service, HIPAA, GDPR, and LGPD-compliant platform of federated EHR, datasets, and consulting partnerships, TriNetX puts the power of real-world data into the hands of its worldwide community to improve protocol design, streamline trial operations, refine safety signals, and enrich real-world evidence generation. For more information, visit TriNetX at www.trinetx.com or follow @TriNetX on Twitter.
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Day One Beverages strengthens its advisory board with the appointment of beverage expert Thomas Salaba
VENICE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Day One Beverages, a natural CBD Sparkling Water and wellness brand, has appointed Thomas Salaba to its Board of Directors. Salaba, a 30-year veteran in the beverage business sector, brings extensive expertise in manufacturing, distribution, and retail strategy to Day One Beverages.
"We couldn't be more excited and honored to have Tom joining our team. Tom's prolific career at Anheuser-Busch and nearly 40 years of experience building beverage brands will support Day One's hyper-aggressive distribution and marketing goals. Tom's reputation in the industry speaks for itself and we both look forward to bringing this Golden Case opportunity to best-in-class distributors across the country," shares Chris Clifford, Founder & CEO of Day One Beverages.
To scale and elevate Day One Beverages, the brand has officially welcomed Salaba as a prominent advisory member who comes with experience within every discipline of the beverage industry, including a 25-year career at Anheuser-Busch, Inc. With decades of beverage experience, a rolodex of cultivated beverage industry relationships, and previous renowned mentors, including August A. Busch III and IV, Salaba brings forward a sharp and intense skillset to heighten Day One's brand vision, mission, and company-wide goals.
"I was drawn to Day One because I believe in the intrinsic benefits of CBD. The Day One CBD Sparkling Water is a refreshing way to deliver those benefits. Day One is a pioneer in CBD-infused beverages, and its growth will constitute the new 'golden case' in the beverage distribution network. I can't wait to engage potential distributors once again with a new category leader option," states Tom Salaba, the new member of Day One Beverage's Board of Advisory.
Day One is on a mission to democratize CBD, ensuring it's affordable, accessible, and delivered simply. Each 12oz can includes 20mg of CBD, zero calories, 0% sugar and 100% natural fruit juice, to deliver a balanced and refreshing sparkling citrus drink for any occasion. Day One Lemon, Lime, and Grapefruit round out the brand's first flavors, with additional offerings planned in 2023. Day One is available with an SRP of $2.99 per 12oz can. Day One also offers 12-packs at $35.99 through their direct-to-consumer website DrinkDayOne.com. For additional information and to purchase, please visit DrinkDayOne.com and be sure to follow Day One on Instagram @DrinkDayOne.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — It’s official: We’re lazy.
Some mornings, it feels like you don’t have enough energy, even to get up and get your own cup of coffee. Soon, you’ll be able to have that coffee delivered right to your door.
DoorDash and Starbucks are expanding their delivery partnership to all fifty U.S. states this year.
Starbucks said they will offer 95 percent of the items found on in-store menus through DoorDash. Additionally, they will use stickers on drinks to avoid spills and delivery-specific cupholders for the drivers.
Of course, you can also customize your order, just like when you order in person.
Starbucks delivery via DoorDash is expected to be available nationwide by March 2023. | 2023-01-19T00:21:30+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/coffee-lovers-rejoice-doordash-will-soon-deliver-starbucks-across-the-u-s/ |
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Tuesday, Sept. 13
A blood drive is set for 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Ieuter Insurance Group's parking lot, 414 Townsend St. in Midland. At this drive, donors will earn an opportunity to win a VIP hometown football experience in a Versiti Blood Center of Michigan contest. Register for a donation time slot at https://donate.michigan.versiti.org/.../drive.../149263
Riverside Writers – Writing & Telling Your Story is set to meet 3-4 p.m. at Riverside Apartments. Everyone’s life is a story to tell. Anne McGeehan-Woodard leads the writing and/or telling of stories. Participants can share their stories in this relaxed atmosphere. There is no charge to attend. Contact Creative 360 if you're interested in attending.
Garden to Table is set for 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Creative 360. Chef Evan Sumrell of farm-to-table restaurant Aster will be the presenter. The presentation will be followed by an open forum for discussion and tips from master gardeners and others in the community. This event is free.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
A virtual reality experience is set for 2-4 p.m. at the Coleman Area Library. Want to virtually swim with dolphins in the ocean? Maybe slash some beats like a musical Jedi? Or, play a game of virtual putt-putt golf with your friends? Guests can experience virtual reality with the library's new VR Quest2 headsets. Help and guidance will be provided to get guests started. This free event is meant for ages 13 and up. Teens must have a waiver on file from a legal guardian before they can participate. For more information, call the Coleman Area Library at 989-465-6398.
A History Tour by Golf Cart is set for 6-7:30 at Chippewa Nature Center. Join CNC staff for an afternoon of stories as they check out the River Trail, Homestead and other areas while exploring some historic features. This program is especially designed for those with limited mobility. Meet at the Visitor Center. Cost is $15, $12 for CNC members. Pre-register by Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Sprouts & STEMs: Pizza Plants & Garden Greens is set for 7 p.m. at Creative 360. The accessible and inclusive teaching garden at Creative 360’s Bayliss site is the perfect location to learn about art, environmental responsibility and natural science. Please pre-register by calling Creative 360 to let them know how many people are coming. This event is free.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Yoga is set for 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Dahlia Hill. Come early to peruse the blooms, then settle in for an all-levels yoga practice led by Sarah Nelson. No experience is necessary. Participants are asked to bring their own mats if they have one. This event is weather-dependent. Donation-based pricing ($5 suggested minimum) or use a class pass. Pre-registration is required at sarahnelsonyoga.com/classes
Taste of Downtown is set for 6-11 p.m. in Downtown Midland. Participating retailers, restaurants and pubs will welcome guests with food and beverages of the downtown area. Musicians will provide live music 6-8:30 p.m. At 8:30 p.m., the taste portion will wrap up and guests will be invited to the outdoor patio at the H Hotel to continue the party with live entertainment, a cash bar, coffee and mini dessert station, and an evening under the stars until 11 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at tasteofdowntown.eventbrite.com. This event is for ages 21 and up.
Paddles and Pints is set for 6-8 p.m. at Chippewa Nature Center. Spend an evening kayaking down the Chippewa River with a naturalist looking for turtles, fish, eagles and other wildlife. The trip will end at the Tridge where participants may take a short walk to WhichCraft Taproom for a refreshing drink. A $10 voucher is included with registration. Meet at the Tridge where CNC staff will shuttle participants via 15-passenger van to CNC’s canoe/kayak launch. Cost is $40, $32 for CNC members. Pre-register by Wednesday, Sept. 14.
"Three Viewings" is set to perform at 7 p.m. at Creative 360. The night will be filled with light-hearted charm with a few tugs of the heart strings. These three stories, set in a Midwestern funeral parlor, are darkly funny and promise to bring audiences both laughter and unexpected twists. Cost is $12 pre-pay, $17 at the door. Guests may bring their own beverage. Another showing is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16.
Friday, Sept. 16
A Fall Bird Migration Bandathon is set for 4-7 p.m. as well as 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Sept. 17-18 at Chippewa Nature Center. See resident and migratory birds up close, as birds are caught in mist nets and banded for research. Join researcher Mike Bishop and CNC staff at the Lanigan pavilion at the end of the Homestead Road. This event is free.
The Commons Live Music series will host Shawn LaMere at 7-9 p.m. at the Pedestrian Plaza Stage at the intersection of McDonald and Main streets in Downtown Midland. Bring a chair (or snag one of the outdoor tables), grab a drink and some food from a downtown restaurant and enjoy the music. This event is free.
Saturday, Sept. 17
The Second Annual MACC Car Show is set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Car registration begins at 8 a.m. There is a $10 registration fee for cars. Food and beverages will be available for sale throughout the day. Show will be held rain or shine. All proceeds go to the Youth Outreach Team to support their summer mission trip.
Intro to Working with Plant Based Natural Dyes is set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Chippewa Nature Center. Learn the basics of dying wool and other protein-based fibers such as alpaca or silk. Focused on natural dyes, participants will learn how to forage for color with an eye on sustainability, plant their own garden, prepare a dye bath and choose the proper mordant. Participants will dye their own samples of wool to take home. Led by Sue Erhardt, a fiber arts enthusiast and member of Midland Fiber Arts Guild. Meet at the Homestead Farm. Cost is $35, $28 for CNC members. Register by Thursday, Sept. 15.
An Annual Classic Car Show is set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Gladwin County Fairgrounds. Admission is free. Those who wish to register vehicles may visit the office at 700 E. Cedar Ave., call 989-426-9411 or email dlaidlaw@thegladwincountyrecord.com; cost to register a vehicle is $20. Hot dogs, brats, pop, music, giveaways, and trophies will all be featured at this year's show.
The Commons Live Music series will host Infinity & Beyond – A Journey Tribute Band at 7-9 p.m. at the Pedestrian Plaza Stage at the intersection of McDonald and Main streets in Downtown Midland. Bring a chair (or snag one of the outdoor tables), grab a drink and some food from a downtown restaurant and enjoy the music. This event is free.
Sunday, Sept. 18
Airport Story Hour is set for 1-2 p.m. at Jack Barstow Municipal Airport. Children ages 2-5 are invited to enjoy a light snack while listening to an aviation/space related story at this free event. Warm weather readings will be held in the beautiful outdoor MCADA area near the terminal. Cold weather readings will be held in the terminal building. If held inside current CDC recommendations will be followed.
Monday, Sept. 19
A Senior Pancake Breakfast is set for 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at Greater Midland Community Center's 50+ Center. Cost is $3 for 50+ members, $5 for non-members; cash only, sign up one week prior to the event.
Preparing for the November Election Presentation is set for 7 p.m. at Creative 360. Hosted by the League of Women Voters – Midland Area, the session will share information about the proposals for amendments to the Michigan constitution that will be on the ballot in November. Featured speaker will be Judy Karandjeff, past president of the League of Women Voters of Michigan, and executive director of the Michigan Women’s Commission. This event is free.
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Riverside Writers – Writing & Telling Your Story is set to meet 3-4 p.m. at Riverside Apartments. Everyone’s life is a story to tell. Anne McGeehan-Woodard leads the writing and/or telling of stories. Participants can share their stories in this relaxed atmosphere. There is no charge to attend. Contact Creative 360 if you're interested in attending.
Stone Street Revival is set to perform 6-8 p.m. at Northwood University as part of the Freedom Fest concert series. The concert will be held at the John and Marjorie Hohman Amphitheater on Northwood University's campus. The event also will include food trucks, yard games for the whole family and free cake and non-alcoholic beverages. Adult beverages will be available for purchase at Tavern 59, which will be set up for attendees who are 21 years of age or older. This event is free.
Let's Roll Together Skate Session is set for 6-7:30 p.m. at the Roll Arena. Join The Arc of Midland for an all-inclusive skate session for individuals with and without disabilities. This session will include wheelchair accessible lanes. These lanes can also be used by individuals who may need assistance with a non-skating support person. Admission is $10 and includes skate rental; caregivers and direct support staff can enter for free. Contact the Roll Arena at 989-496-2900 or skating@rollerskate.com with any questions.
A Black Light Hike is set for 8-9 p.m. at Chippewa Nature Center. Join CNC staff for a night hike using black lights. Also known as UV lights, these special lights allow us to discover a luminescent world with glowing insects, algae, flowers and fungi. Some UV flashlights will be available; participants are asked to bring one if they have their own. Meet at the Visitor Center. This event is free.
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Coffee and Conversation is set for 8-9:30 a.m. at Populace Coffee in Midland. Ever wanted to learn more about United Way or the needs in our community? Grab your morning coffee and chat with the United Way of Midland staff about what's happening in Midland County. This event is free.
A virtual reality experience is set for 2-4 p.m. at the Coleman Area Library. Want to virtually swim with dolphins in the ocean? Maybe slash some beats like a musical Jedi? Or, play a game of virtual putt-putt golf with your friends? Guests can experience virtual reality with the library's new VR Quest2 headsets. Help and guidance will be provided to get guests started. This free event is meant for ages 13 and up. Teens must have a waiver on file from a legal guardian before they can participate. For more information, call the Coleman Area Library at 989-465-6398.
Logging History is set for 6-7 p.m. at Averill Preserve/Averill Rollway Pavilion. Learn from a Chippewa Nature Center historical naturalist about Midland's logging industry of the 1880s along the high banks of what is now the Averill Preserve. Visit littleforks.org/natural-areas for directions.
The Midland Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, 405 N. Saginaw Road in Midland. MGS meetings are open to the public and will often discuss handy tools and ideas to help people research their family tree. The program will cover a website tool called "Find-A-Grave."
Thursday, Sept. 22
River of Time is set to begin at 9 a.m. at Vets Park in Bay City. Hundreds of re-enactors dress, act and live the part of Native Americans, colonists, French voyageurs, and Civil War-era soldiers - just to name just a few. Demonstrations of 18th century crafts, music, children's activities, meal preparations and so much more are a part of the daily scene along the Saginaw River. This event is free and continues through Sunday, Sept. 25.
Yoga is set for 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Dahlia Hill. Come early to peruse the blooms, then settle in for an all-levels yoga practice led by Sarah Nelson. No experience is necessary. Participants are asked to bring their own mats if they have one. This event is weather-dependent. Donation-based pricing ($5 suggested minimum) or use a class pass. Pre-registration is required at sarahnelsonyoga.com/classes
From Seeds to Trees is set for 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Chippewa Nature Center. Help CNC plant acorns and hickory nuts. Participants will learn the challenges trees face, how we help them survive and which animals plant trees without even knowing it. Meet at the Visitor Center. This event is free.
An Evening with Author Juan M. Garcés is set for 7-8:30 p.m. at Creative 360. Come for an evening of love, family secrets, subterfuge and discovery as Midlander Juan M. Garcés shares passages from his novel "Love in Four Dots." The historical fiction is based on authentic coded love letters rich with political intrigue hidden in an 1844 edition of Don Quixote that Garcés had purchased as a college student. Pre-registration is required for this free event. Light refreshments, wine and cheese will be served. Donations will be gratefully accepted.
Nectar & Thorns is set to perform 7-8 p.m. at Coleman Area Library. This one-man-play was written and will be performed by Raymond Goodwin. This fictional story takes place in summer 1978 in Missaukee County, Michigan. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Due to the play's intense themes, the material is suitable for ages 14 and up. For more information, call the Coleman Area Library at 989-465-6398.
Friday, Sept. 23
The Commons Live Music series will host Brett Mitchell & the Mitchfits at 7-9 p.m. at the Pedestrian Plaza Stage at the intersection of McDonald and Main streets in Downtown Midland. Bring a chair (or snag one of the outdoor tables), grab a drink and some food from a downtown restaurant and enjoy the music. This event is free.
Saturday, Sept. 24
A sturgeon release is set for 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Bob Caldwell Municipal Boat Launch in Midland. Join the Saginaw Bay Watershed Lake Sturgeon Reintroduction Program as young lake sturgeon are released into the Tittabawassee River. Fish will arrive at approximately 11 a.m. and participants of all ages are encouraged to help release individual fish into the river. Please wear secure fitting shoes that can get wet as participants releasing fish will need to wade 1-2 feet deep in the river. For more information about the Sturgeon Reintroduction Program or to "Adopt a Sturgeon," visit www.saginawbaysturgeon.org. This event is free.
Old Hope Civil War Veterans Cemetery Tour is set for 1-2:40 p.m. at Old Hope Township Cemetery just north of Midland. Listen to stories from Hope’s own Civil War veterans (portrayed by local actors) and hear of the war and life after when they came to settle and make their way in early Midland County. Tours will be conducted every 20 minutes. This event is held rain or shine. Admission is free for museum members, $8 for the public. Pre-registration is required and social distancing is encouraged on the tour. Sales will close at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. Ticket purchasers will have their name on a list at the cemetery on Saturday, so an actual event ticket is not necessary. Walk-ups will be allowed at the cemetery if space remains; cash only sales for walk-up entrance.
The Commons Live Music series will host Coleman Road at 7-9 p.m. at the Pedestrian Plaza Stage at the intersection of McDonald and Main streets in Downtown Midland. Bring a chair (or snag one of the outdoor tables), grab a drink and some food from a downtown restaurant and enjoy the music. This event is free.
Monday, Sept. 26
Senior citizens are invited to play Uno and enjoy snacks, 1-2:30 p.m. at Greater Midland Community Center's 50+ Center. Deck of cards will be provided. No experience is necessary; if this is your first time playing, come 10 minutes early for instructions. Cost is $5 for community center members, $10 for non-members. Participants must register by Sept. 20. Reservations can be made to Amanda Ewald at aewald@greatermidland.org or by calling 989-832-7937, ext. 2270.
A Neighboring Week Car Seat Check, Food Drive and Cookout is set for 4-7 p.m. at Midland Law Enforcement Center. Car seat technicians will be available to ensure that car seats are installed appropriately and will be able to answer questions in regards to child passenger safety. Non-perishable food items will be collected and all food will donated to the Bridge Food Center.Hot dogs, chips and other refreshments will be available to those that donate to the food drive. No appointment is necessary and this event is free to the community.
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Riverside Writers – Writing & Telling Your Story is set to meet 3-4 p.m. at Riverside Apartments. Everyone’s life is a story to tell. Anne McGeehan-Woodard leads the writing and/or telling of stories. Participants can share their stories in this relaxed atmosphere. There is no charge to attend. Contact Creative 360 if you're interested in attending.
Spider Sniffing is set for 8:30-9:30 p.m. at Chippewa Nature Center. Join an interpretive naturalist at the Lanigan Pavilion at the end of the Homestead Road to dive into the world of spiders. The group will use flashlights held to the tips of their noses to “sniff” out eight-legged friends. CNC has a limited supply of flashlights to loan. This event is free.
Wednesday, Sept. 28
A Lunch and Learn session is set for 12 p.m. at the Greater Midland Community Center's 50+ Center. This lesson will focus on benefits of aquatic therapy, presented by Abbi Brady, PT, DPT. Independence Village Senior Living will provide lunch. This event is free to seniors. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Amanda, 989-832-7937 ext. 2270 or aewald@greatermidland.org at least one week prior to the event.
A virtual reality experience is set for 2-4 p.m. at the Coleman Area Library. Want to virtually swim with dolphins in the ocean? Maybe slash some beats like a musical Jedi? Or, play a game of virtual putt-putt golf with your friends? Guests can experience virtual reality with the library's new VR Quest2 headsets. Help and guidance will be provided to get guests started. This free event is meant for ages 13 and up. Teens must have a waiver on file from a legal guardian before they can participate. For more information, call the Coleman Area Library at 989-465-6398.
Sprouts & STEMs: Sustainable Garden Art is set for 7 p.m. at Creative 360. The accessible and inclusive teaching garden at Creative 360’s Bayliss site is the perfect location to learn about art, environmental responsibility and natural science. Please pre-register by calling Creative 360 to let them know how many people are coming. This event is free.
Thursday, Sept. 29
Yoga is set for 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Dahlia Hill. Come early to peruse the blooms, then settle in for an all-levels yoga practice led by Sarah Nelson. No experience is necessary. Participants are asked to bring their own mats if they have one. This event is weather-dependent. Donation-based pricing ($5 suggested minimum) or use a class pass. Pre-registration is required at sarahnelsonyoga.com/classes
Friday, Sept. 30
Neighboring Week: Brownies and Bookmarks is set for 10 a.m. at Safe and Sound Child Advocacy Center. Visit the center for a brownie, bookmark and tour the agency. It's the perfect time to get questions answered about keeping kids safe. This event is free.
A Fall Walk is set for 5-8 p.m. at Dow Gardens. Enjoy an evening walk, through the luminary-lit forest, at the peak of fall color. This event includes live music and seasonal refreshments (available for purchase at the Café). Included with admission or purchase of an annual admission card.
Broadway Flight Series is set for 7-9 p.m. at Creative 360. Creative 360 is pairing Broadway musicals and wine for a “balanced evening of smooth, live entertainment with a spicy finish.” Performers from the Great Lakes Bay Region will whisk audiences through a taste of four Broadway shows while they enjoy a coordinated selection of wines. Guests may bring their own beverage. Cost is $20 pre-pay, $25 at the door.
The Commons Live Music series will host the Sinclairs Band at 7-9 p.m. at the Pedestrian Plaza Stage at the intersection of McDonald and Main streets in Downtown Midland. Bring a chair (or snag one of the outdoor tables), grab a drink and some food from a downtown restaurant and enjoy the music. This event is free. | 2022-09-12T09:53:55+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/What-s-Happening-Nov-24-2021-17429796.php |
Which “South Park” Funko POP! is best?
Funko dolls have become one of the hottest toys in the world, and just about every major movie/TV franchise has a line of it own Funko POP!, including “South Park.” The “South Park” Funko figurines roll out in waves, and new characters are still scheduled to be released in the future.
Loyal fans of the show will all have their own preferences over which Funko they like best, especially since a lot of the figurines are episode-specific, but the Police Officer Cartman Funko POP! is one of the best Funko figurines dedicated to the show. It is both adorable and hilarious, and longtime fans will appreciate this nod to one of Cartman’s most endearing personas.
What to know before you buy a “South Park” Funko POP!
Some Funko POP! figurines are exclusive
Certain Funko Pop! figurines are rare. Luckily, there is an easy way to tell if one of their figurines is exclusive, rare or limited edition. Look at the right lower corner of the box. If it has a “chase” sticker on it, that means it is rare and likely has a smaller print run compared to the regular Funko figurines. There are also some websites that list which figurines are rare or limited edition and keep track of the entire Funko POP! catalog.
Most Funko POP! figurines are not bobbleheads
A lot of people assume that Funko POP! figurines’ heads bobble since they bear a resemblance to bobbleheads. Most Funko figurines do not have heads that bobble. That said, most of the Star Wars and Marvel Funko figurines do have bobbleheads for licensing purposes. However, none of the “South Park” figurines released as of yet have shaking heads.
Funko makes similar products
Funko has other “South Park” products as well as its standard figurines. There are keychains made in the same Chibi style as the regular figurines, and there is even a town set that features South Park Elementary with PC principal. Funko is constantly creating new product lines, so it’s worth keeping up with if you are a collector.
What to look for in a quality “South Park” Funko POP!
Resemblance to the character
The Funko POP! line of figurines turns popular characters into adorable chibi versions of themselves. This usually means the characters have giant heads with large round eyes and may include or exclude other facial features (for example, Butters has no mouth). Some people love this while others don’t. Like any series, certain “South Park” characters and models fit the Chibi style better than others do.
Collectability
Certain figurines are more collectible than others. Casual fans will probably just pursue their favorite characters, but avid collectors might seek a complete set. Getting certain Funko figurines can be challenging since some are rare or exclusive to certain stores. For example, Goth Stan was initially exclusive to Hot Topic and some figurines have a very limited release before being discontinued. Discontinued Funko POP! figures can become expensive very quickly.
Fan favorites
Funko has something for every “South Park” fan out there. All of the main characters have their own Funko figurines, but there are many episode-specific figurines as well as figures dedicated to recurring side characters. Characters like AWESOM-O, Towelie, Professor Chaos and many more have their own Funko figurines.
“South Park” Funko POP! FAQ
Does every character in “South Park” have a Funko POP!?
A. “South Park” has been running for more than 20 seasons, and there are tons of characters in the show. All of the main characters have a Funko figurine, but it would be virtually impossible to create a Funko POP! for every citizen of South Park past and present.
Can Funko POP! dolls do anything?
A. Funko POP! figures are not interactive. Some have bobbleheads — most do not — but they are more of a collectors’ item to put on a shelf than anything else. They are made for fans who want to bring their favorite series to life in their homes or workspace.
What’s the best “South Park” Funko POP! to buy?
Top “South Park” Funko POP!
Funko POP! “South Park” Cartman Collectible Figure
What you need to know: This Funko is a faithful recreation of Cartman’s stint as a South Park police officer.
What you’ll love: This is a Funko figurine of one of “South Park’s” most iconic characters, Cartman. He is wearing a police uniform with his name on it, and he comes with a nightstick in hand, just like in the episode “Chickenlover.”
What you should consider: Some people might prefer to get Cartman without the police attire since this figure is episode specific.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top “South Park” Funko POP! for the money
Funko POP! “South Park” Shadow Hachi Stan
What you need to know: This is a Funko figurine paying tribute to Stan’s anime counterpart, Shadow Hachi Stan.
What you’ll love: The anime version of Stan fits the Funko style very well. Stan wears his signature colors, but he has a blue belt and comes with nunchucks in hand just like in the classic episode “Good Times With Weapons.”
What you should consider: Some people might prefer the traditional Stan figurine that is not episode specific.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Funko POP! “South Park” Mr. Hankey
What you need to know: This is a Funko figurine of one of “South Park”’s most beloved side characters, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo.
What you’ll love: This is the Funko figurine for one of the most popular side characters in “South Park” history, Mr. Hankey. He comes with his signature Christmas cheer, white gloves and a Santa hat.
What you should consider: Only dedicated “South Park” fans who have seen quite a bit of the show are likely to recognize Mr. Hankey.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Rochelle Nguyen’s mailbox has been inundated with glossy campaign mailers. Because her household includes registered Republicans as well as Democrats, the materials run the gamut of hot-button topics under discussion in the midterms.
But one thing is different this election, the Nevada assemblywoman said: “I can tell you, everything from social media messaging to mailers – I’ve never received so much in Vietnamese.”
The pile of political mail sitting in Nguyen's home in Las Vegas is one indicator that Asian American communities have emerged as a critical constituency for both Republicans and Democrats, particularly in key battlegrounds like Nevada's 3rd Congressional District — one of the most expensive congressional races in the country.
Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial or ethnic group in the United States and make up more than 10% of the population in five states, including Nevada, which has large Filipino and Chinese American populations. The state's Asian American voting age population is roughly 350,000. President Joe Biden won in 2020 by about 34,000 votes.
Both parties are testing whether their campaign messaging about crime, inflation and abortion resonates in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including the region's largest, neighborhoods west and southwest of the Las Vegas Strip.
The GOP’s Congressional Leadership Fund has spent $10.9 million to campaign in the Las Vegas area district — more than any other in the nation. The Democrats’ House Majority PAC has spent $3.4 million, according to data aggregated by California Target Book, which tracks federal campaign finance filings.
U.S. Rep. Susie Lee spent an afternoon this week visiting Las Vegas' Chinatown Plaza to talk to business owners about how she and other Democrats have worked to ensure they have the resources to withstand skyrocketing costs and the scars the pandemic inflicted on the nation's economy.
The second-term Democrat said her district's Asian American community has always been a focus, but Lee's eleventh-hour push comes amid unprecedented efforts from Republicans in Nevada, including her opponent, April Becker, to direct the party's economy-focused message toward Asian American voters.
“I continue to remind people that, yes, inflation is affecting all of us; it’s causing us to hurt at the gas pump and in the grocery store. But there’s one party that has taken action to take on inflation and there’s one party that wants to use it as a talking point,” Lee said, noting that Asian American business owners often thank her for supporting economic relief throughout the pandemic.
Becker declined to be interviewed for this story.
The Democratic-controlled Legislature prioritized uniting the Asian American community into the 3rd District when they redrew the state's political maps last year without Republican support. Asian Americans now account for 21% of the voting-age population.
On paper, the district now leans bluer than it did previously, but the new boundaries could backfire.
After outperforming their expectations in 2020 with Asian Americans, Republicans are working to further their inroads in places like southwest Las Vegas, where the Republican National Committee opened an “Asian Pacific American Community Center” to headquarter their outreach efforts six months ago.
More than ever before, they say, Republicans are publishing campaign materials in Chinese, Hindi, Korean and Vietnamese and advertising in community newspapers like the Philippine Times of South Nevada and the Asian Journal of Las Vegas, where RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel published an op-ed last month titled: "Filipino Americans Strengthen Our Country. Democrats Don't."
Similar outreach tactics have for years been employed by Democrats to get out the vote in Asian American communities. This year in Nevada, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running abortion and hate crime-focused ads, including in Tagalog, to draw contrast between Lee and Becker. They're running ads in the same community newspapers as Republicans as well as in the bimonthly Korea Times Las Vegas and on the Filipino radio station PHLV.
Though Asian Americans historically have leaned Democratic, Republicans hope to narrow the margin.
“It’s not going to be winning the AAPI vote outright, it’s going to be the GOP earning more votes while Democrats keep losing Asian voters. They’re going to be the margin of victory in close races, whether that’s in Nevada, whether that’s Texas, Arizona or Georgia,” said Nainoa Johsens, the RNC’s AAPI outreach director.
“We’ve made inroads in places that people in the past didn’t traditionally think the GOP would,” he added.
Amid a spate of anti-Asian hate crimes, Republicans have said their emphasis this year on public safety will resonate in Asian American communities. They also hope turnout will be encouraged by the experience of Asian American students in college admissions, which is at the center of a high-profile affirmative action case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Janelle Wong, a University of Maryland professor who co-directs the research group AAPI Data, said both parties have contacted more voters than in elections past.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are a diverse group linguistically, economically and politically, yet survey data show the group — in comparison to other demographics — is relatively united around certain issues, including in support of access to reproductive health care.
Though Democrats have made abortion a centerpiece of their midterm campaigns since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, if Republicans are able to motivate voters around issues such as crime or a sluggish economy, their efforts could be decisive in races that come down to a few thousands of voters.
“If their goal is to eat away at the Democratic bloc and if the past is any indication, they could be successful,” Wong said.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zynex, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYXI) an innovative medical technology company specializing in the manufacture and sale of non-invasive medical devices for pain management, rehabilitation, and patient monitoring, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Third Quarter 2022 Highlights:
- Increased revenue 19% year-over-year to $41.5 million
- Reported net income of $4.9 million; Diluted EPS of $0.13; Adjusted EBITDA of $8.1 million
- Recorded cash from operations of $7.4 million for the third quarter
- Completed the second of two $10 million share buybacks
- Achieved highest number of orders in Company history for the 2nd consecutive quarter
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results Summary:
For the third quarter, the Company reported net revenue of $41.5 million, a 19% increase over the third quarter of 2021. Gross margins were 80% and net income was $4.9 million, a 46% increase from the second quarter of 2022.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had working capital of $47.6 million. Cash on hand was $23.5 million at the end of the third quarter.
President and CEO Commentary:
"The third quarter of 2022 was another record-breaking period of order growth, with order numbers increasing 34% year-over-year," said Thomas Sandgaard, President and CEO. "In addition to increased orders, revenue, and profitability, we recorded the second-best period for operating cash flows in the Company's history at $7.4 million in the third quarter. Our strong cash flow allowed us to complete another $10 million stock buyback, totaling $20 million year-to-date, a reflection of our confidence in the Company's future performance. I am thrilled with our team's ability to efficiently execute on our top line goals while maintaining financial health and sustained profitability, and I look forward to continued success."
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Guidance:
The estimated range for fourth quarter 2022 revenue is between $48-$51 million, an increase of approximately 23% from Q4 2021. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter 2022 is estimated to range between $10-$12 million.
Based on the fourth quarter estimates, the full year 2022 revenue estimate now ranges between $157.4-$160.4 million and Adjusted EBITDA between $26.7-$28.7 million.
Conference Call and Webcast Details:
Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 2:15 p.m. MT / 4:15 p.m. ET
To register and participate in the webcast, interested parties should click on the following link or dial in approximately 10-15 minutes prior to the webcast: https://app.webinar.net/PxEgJzg8540
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Zynex reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP). In addition, the Company is providing in this news release financial information in the form of Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, other income/expense, stock compensation, restructuring and non-cash lease charges). Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and lenders in evaluating the overall financial health of the Company in that they allow for greater transparency of additional financial data routinely used by management to evaluate performance. Adjusted EBITDA can be useful for investors or lenders as an indicator of available earnings. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
About Zynex, Inc.
Zynex, founded in 1996, develops, manufactures, markets and sells medical devices used for pain management and rehabilitation as well as non-invasive fluid, sepsis and laser-based pulse oximetry monitoring systems for use in hospitals. For additional information, please visit: www.zynex.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, forecasts, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. The Company makes no express or implied representation or warranty as to the completeness of forward-looking statements or, in the case of projections, as to their attainability or the accuracy and completeness of the assumptions from which they are derived. Factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the need to obtain CE marking of new products, the acceptance of new products as well as existing products by doctors and hospitals, larger competitors with greater financial resources, the need to keep pace with technological changes, our dependence on the reimbursement for our products from health insurance companies, our dependence on third party manufacturers to produce our goods on time and to our specifications, implementation of our sales strategy including a strong direct sales force, the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy and other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 as well as our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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Seahawks’ Diggs enjoys normal offseason that doesn’t involve injury rehab
Jun 7, 2023, 10:54 AM
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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For most of this offseason, Seattle Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs has been able to usually wrap up his daily workouts before the lunch hour arrives.
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That’s a significant and welcomed change from a year ago when the Pro Bowl safety would spend his entire mornings doing rehab after undergoing major surgery on his ankle before getting around to his normal workout.
“I literally had a month of offseason to get ready for full season so it was kind of rushed,” Diggs recalled on Tuesday after Seattle wrapped up the first day of its mandatory minicamp. “I didn’t get to do the things I normally get to do in the offseason.”
What Diggs experienced a year ago has given him a renewed sense of appreciation for having an offseason that looked more normal and allowed him to get ready for his fourth full season in Seattle the way he wants.
It’s also given him a little bit of understanding for what fellow safety Jamal Adams has gone through with yet another offseason filled with rehabbing from a major injury and surgery.
Adams appeared in only one game last season when he suffered a torn quadriceps tendon in the opener and missed the rest of the season. That was on top of missing the final five games of 2021 because of shoulder surgery and playing through hand and shoulder problems in 2020.
Adams and injured Seattle linebacker Jordyn Brooks (ACL) were both in attendance and spectators for the minicamp, as head coach Pete Carroll had said. Carroll said last week that it would be around the start of training camp before the team has a better idea on the timeline for a return for both players.
“This week is dope because everybody is here. Everybody is running their own race so I know what (Adams) and (Brooks) are going through with their rehab and stuff like that,” Diggs said. “I talk to those guys and having Jamal back is awesome. You guys know our relationship. It’s different when (Adams) is out there. His energy is a contagious thing that he brings. I can’t wait until he’s back out there playing.”
But the question remains even if Adams is ready to go around the start of the season is will he be able to play without reservation. Diggs went through a similar period of acclimation last season coming back from his ankle injury and said it was the second half of the season before he felt confident with his ankle.
Diggs was still able to perform at a high level, getting selected to the Pro Bowl, and started all 17 games, finishing with 71 tackles and four interceptions.
“You always want to feel like yourself, but it definitely it was literally the end of the season where I honestly felt like I could go out and make the plays that I needed to make. I could just trust that ankle that I can put it in the ground and I could just go and explode,” Diggs said.
MMQB’s Breer: How Seattle Seahawks’ Geno Smith contrasts with Russell Wilson now | 2023-06-08T06:42:45+00:00 | sports.mynorthwest.com | https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1758588/seattle-seahawks-diggs-enjoys-normal-offseason-doesnt-involve-injury-rehab/ |
The collaboration aims to increase the flow of information and celebration of neurodiversity advancements and to promote acceptance of neurodivergent differences. The term "neurodiversity" describes conditions such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and others.
ASPIKA.com is a global digital platform for the neurodiverse community, launched in 2019 www.aspika.com. Four years later, the platform has had unprecedented growth, providing a unique space for collaboration, information, exchange, and community building for neurodivergent individuals. Rather than competing with other websites or resources, ASPIKA's primary goal was to work alongside all organizations worldwide to promote greater understanding and acceptance of neurodiversity.
MIAMI, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ismael Cala is a life and business strategist, internationally recognized author of bestsellers on leadership, entrepreneurship, and development. He has collaborated with great masters like Deepak Chopra and John C. Maxwell, in addition to receiving personal training from internationally renowned coaches such as Tony Robbins and Miguel Ruiz.
He is currently considered one of the most predominant communicators on the continent, and his message of social entrepreneurship, mindfulness, and well-being has impacted millions of people who follow his work in books, seminars, workshops, and conferences, which Cala has traveled to over 35 countries.
Rita Hernandez - ASPIKA - "We are delighted to work with Ismael Cala in this effort to promote neurodiversity", "we believe that his experience as a life strategist and his commitment to personal growth makes him an ideal speaker for our organization."
The collaboration between Rita Hernandez ASPIKA.com and Ismael Cala will begin with one of the platform exclusives, the ASPIKA Talks - a series of transformational talks aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of neurodiversity. Together, they hope to inspire many to embrace and celebrate their differences in all forms.
About Ismael Cala
Life and business strategist. For five and a half years, hosted CALA at prime time on CNN en Español. Businessman and social entrepreneur. Founder and president of Cala Group and Ismael Cala's Foundation. Author of bestsellers such as "Wake up with Cala", "Life is a Pinata", "The Emotional Illiterate", "The Power of Listening", "Un buen hijo de P…", "The Secret of Bamboo" and "Flow so as not to suffer". Ambassador to the concept of Corporate Happiness for more than 400 companies at Latin America. In his workshops, conferences, and seminars, he has traveled to over 38 countries and impacted over 400 organizations worldwide. He has received personalized training from renowned international leaders such as Robin Sharma, John C. Maxwell, Deepak Chopra, Brian Tracy, and Tony Robbins. Additionally, he completed the Executive Program in Exponential Leadership at one of the world's most prestigious and advanced universities, Singularity University, in Silicon Valley. He is also the rector of the Universidad Hispana de Mentores (UHM).
About Rita Hernandez - ASPIKA.com: A successful and respected media brand in the international, general, and Hispanic market with over 40 years of experience, a wide range of backgrounds, and exceptional work ethics. www.iconika.com
Mrs. Hernandez is considered one of the most fundamental figures in the development of the commercial brand content approach in international media and business acquisitions. She specializes in Marketing-Blueprints and Marketing Intelligence using creative transmedia dimensional architectural analysis, brand behavior, and market niches. A high-level results-oriented executive who leads the highest-profile, award-winning marketing campaigns, strategies, and executions for Fortune 500 companies www.iconika.com
Rita Hernandez is also the founder and CEO of Aspika.com, an innovative 21st-century global approach to the personal and professional advancement of high school graduates and university students. ASPIKA is one of the world's most effective platforms with already 39 countries interacting daily. ASPIKA.com is designed to be inclusive and welcoming to all, regardless of their neurodiverse condition or background, prioritizing diversity and representation. A global platform, accessible to all. Today, ASPIKA.com is one of the few platforms that owns the rights to all its content, campaigns, Aspika transformational Talks, Xchange, and others.
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PHILADELPHIA — Aidan Sayin passed for 289 yards and two touchdowns, and Pennsylvania scored 22 unanswered second-half points in its season opener to beat Colgate 25-14 on Saturday.
Penn scored 12 points in the third quarter — despite missing a point-after kick and getting stopped on a 2-point conversion — to take the lead with 6:40 left in the third quarter on Trey Flowers’ 8-yard touchdown run.
Sayin’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Mulatu gave Penn a eight-point lead and Graham Gotlieb sealed it with a 24-yard field goal with 1:27 left.
Joshua Casilli led the receiving group for Penn (1-0) with 10 catches for 60 yards. Rory Starkey Jr. added 50 yards receiving and a score.
Michael Brescia completed just 13-of-29 passes for Colgate (1-2).
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Letter: Why all these mass shootings?
Published 8:30 pm Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Why do the Democrats and half the people of this country blame these mass shootings on the guns that were used in the shootings? It doesn’t make sense to blame the guns when clearly it is the person who commits these atrocities who is at fault.
The gun laws that we have are not to blame either. When a person buys a gun, there is a background check that is done on him or her. How in the world can you tell if someone is having problems in their life? You can be perfectly fine today but messed up in your head three months later.
Uneducated people claim “automatic assault rifles” are being used in these attacks. It was around 1938 when fully automatic rifles were banned from civilians, meaning that a civilian cannot buy an automatic rifle. Also, there is no such thing as an “assault” rifle. The AR in AR-15 stands for ArmaLite, which is a manufacturer of rifles. These rifles that are being used are semi-automatic, which means you have to pull the trigger each time you want to fire a shot. The real reason these shootings are taking place is because these people have mental issues that need to be addressed!
A good example of someone needing mental help would be transgender people. I believe if you are a boy and you think you are a girl, then you need a psychiatrist. Or, if you are a girl and you think you are a boy — you need help!
Rod Anderson
Albert Lea | 2023-04-19T04:24:16+00:00 | albertleatribune.com | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2023/04/letter-why-all-these-mass-shootings/ |
Top-ranked North Carolina began this weekend by squeaking past Portland and losing to Iowa State in its first encounter with a tough defense.
Meanwhile, No. 18 Alabama began the weekend by defending well enough to get past Michigan State before being unable to stop the size of 20th-ranked UConn, falling 82-67.
Friday’s rough showings resulted in both schools taking their first loss and the Tar Heels and Crimson Tide are hoping to avoid a second defeat Sunday when they oppose each other in the third-place game of the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Ore.
“If we lose to North Carolina, which is obviously very possible — they’re the No. 1 team in the country — you leave out of here 1-2 and you’re not feeling very good about yourself after the win over Michigan State and you’re on a two-game losing streak,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said.
“And North Carolina’s saying the same thing. They didn’t come here as the No. 1 team in the country to leave out of here 1-2 on a two-game losing streak. So we’re both in a spot. I don’t know if you can have a must-win game in college basketball in November, early December, but it’s a big game that we’d both like to get because after this, we have a week off where we don’t play.”
North Carolina (5-1) heads into the meeting coming off a 70-65 loss to Iowa State, which likely will make the next top 25 poll. In a game they trailed for only 7:56, the Tar Heels committed 14 turnovers, misfired on 15 of 18 3-point tries and blew a seven-point lead in the final 3:55.
“We had wide open threes. We were able to get to the basket. We were able to get whatever we wanted, we just didn’t make those shots,” North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said.
That included a rough final 5:43 when the Tar Heels were outscored 21-8 and ended by missing four of its final six shots and committing four turnovers.
R.J. Davis led North Carolina with 15 points but was 5-for-14 and is 9-for-25 in the two games in this event. Leading scorer Caleb Love was held to 12 after getting 23 in the opening contest against Portland, and Armando Bacot committed five turnovers.
“We turned the ball over a couple of times and you just can’t do that in late-game situations,” R.J. Davis said. “You have to be sound and disciplined and you have to do that on both ends of the floor and we just didn’t do it.”
Meanwhile Alabama (5-1) opened the event by holding Michigan State to 38.7 percent shooting but allowed UConn to shoot 43.3 percent while giving up 25 points to standout UConn big man Adama Sanogo.
The Crimson Tide also faced an uphill climb most of the way due to their inability to control the ball. Alabama committed 16 of its 21 turnovers by halftime, including five on its first seven possessions.
“First half, turnovers killed us,” Oats said. “We did a good job, I thought we showed fight, getting back and tying the game up a couple different times in the second half, and we just fouled too much.”
Freshman Brandon Miller, who is averaging 20.5 points, led the Crimson Tide with 18 points but second-leading scorer Mark Sears was held to eight and is 5-of-18 from the field in the event.
–Field Level Media | 2022-11-27T04:38:29+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/no-1-north-carolina-no-18-alabama-aim-to-rebound-from-defeats/ |
AUSTIN (KXAN) — After being spotted around Austin during the Thanksgiving holiday, we now know why a statue of Elon Musk on a rocket was created and delivered to the Tesla factory in Texas.
Cryptocurrency.
The creators of the Elon GOAT cryptocurrency reportedly paid $600,000 for the statue to be built, according to the Wall Street Journal. The statue is Musk’s head on the body of a goat, riding a rocket.
The coin’s website stated the statue made a tour through “several U.S. states” before it was delivered to Tesla’s Giga factory in Austin on Nov. 26 during an event the coin creators called “Goatsgiving.”
The designer of the monument, Danny Wang, took video of the statue and shared it with Storyful.
Why was the statue made?
“We built Elon Musk a $600,000 monument on the back of a semi trailer in honor of his many accomplishments and commitment to Cryptocurrency,” the $EGT website reads.
There’s definitely a promotional aspect to the statue.
The cryptocurrency’s founders hope this massive monument will pique Musk’s interest and generate some attention for the Elon GOAT currency, according to the coin’s website.
As of Monday afternoon, Musk hasn’t publicly acknowledged the statue.
The Tesla and Twitter boss has shown his “commitment” to crypto in a variety of ways.
In March 2021, Musk announced U.S. buyers could buy Teslas with Bitcoin.
He shared his support for the Dogecoin cryptocurrency boom in 2021 through multiple channels, even talking about the alt-coin during an appearance on Saturday Night Live. | 2022-11-29T04:06:14+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/statue-of-elon-musks-head-on-the-body-of-a-goat-delivered-to-tesla-factory-in-texas/ |
The Nation's Weather for Friday, January 20, 2023
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
As a storm re-organizes off the New England coast today, a
batch of moderate to heavy snow will develop over the
central and northern parts of the region while rain falls
near Cape Cod. Snow showers are forecast to linger from the
central Appalachians to the lower Great Lakes and part of
the Ohio Valley. As a cold front pushes southward, showers
and thunderstorms will advance across the Florida Peninsula.
Much of the Plains and Mississippi Valley can expect dry
weather as a batch of snow moves across Utah, Arizona, New
Mexico and Colorado. This will be the next storm to spread
rain and snow into the Midwest and Northeast from Sunday to
Monday. The break from storms will continue along the
Pacific coast as California continues to clean up following
the onslaught since late December.
SPECIAL WEATHER
No new information for this time period.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS
No new information for this time period.
DAILY EXTREMES
National High Thursday 88 at Immokalee, FL
National Low Thursday -23 at Crested Butte, CO
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MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Tonight: Saturday, May 20
Looking for Saturday's probable pitchers? Below, we list the expected starting pitchers for every game. Keep an eye out for one of the best matchups of the day, which features Kyle Freeland drawing the start for the Rockies, and Jon Gray taking the ball for Rangers.
Keep reading to find the pitching matchups for every game on the docket for May 20.
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Today's Probable Starting Pitchers
Royals at White Sox Probable Pitchers
The Kansas City Royals will send Jordan Lyles (0-7) to the bump as they take on the White Sox, who will counter with Lucas Giolito (2-3) for the matchup between the teams on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Royals at White Sox
- CHW Odds to Win: -185
- KC Odds to Win: +150
- Total: 9 runs
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Orioles at Blue Jays Probable Pitchers
The Baltimore Orioles will send Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) to the hill as they play the Blue Jays, who will give the start to Alek Manoah (1-4) for the game between the clubs Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Orioles at Blue Jays
- TOR Odds to Win: -150
- BAL Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 9 runs
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Cubs at Phillies Probable Pitchers
The Chicago Cubs will send Jameson Taillon (0-2) to the mound as they face the Phillies, who will look to Aaron Nola (3-3) when the teams face off Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Cubs at Phillies
- PHI Odds to Win: -175
- CHC Odds to Win: +145
- Total: 9 runs
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Diamondbacks at Pirates Probable Pitchers
The Arizona Diamondbacks will send Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) to the hill as they play the Pirates, who will give the start to Mitch Keller (5-1) when the clubs face off Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Diamondbacks at Pirates
- PIT Odds to Win: -135
- ARI Odds to Win: +110
- Total: 8.5 runs
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- Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
- Streaming: SportsNet PT (regional restrictions may apply)
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Tigers at Nationals Probable Pitchers
The Detroit Tigers will send Alex Faedo (0-1) to the hill as they play the Nationals, who will give the start to Patrick Corbin (2-5) when the clubs face off on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Tigers at Nationals
- WSH Odds to Win: -115
- DET Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 9.5 runs
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- Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
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Rockies at Rangers Probable Pitchers
The Colorado Rockies will send Freeland (4-4) to the bump as they face the Rangers, who will hand the ball to Gray (3-1) when the clubs play on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Rockies at Rangers
- TEX Odds to Win: -190
- COL Odds to Win: +155
- Total: 9 runs
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Marlins at Giants Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Braxton Garrett (1-2) to the mound as they face the Giants, who will counter with Logan Webb (3-5) when the clubs face off on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Marlins at Giants
- SF Odds to Win: -175
- MIA Odds to Win: +145
- Total: 7.5 runs
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Athletics at Astros Probable Pitchers
The Oakland Athletics will send JP Sears (0-3) to the mound as they play the Astros, who will give the start to Hunter Brown (4-1) when the teams play on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Athletics at Astros
- HOU Odds to Win: -300
- OAK Odds to Win: +240
- Total: 8.5 runs
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- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
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Yankees at Reds Probable Pitchers
The New York Yankees will send Jhony Brito (3-3) to the mound as they take on the Reds, who will hand the ball to Luke Weaver (1-2) when the clubs face off on Saturday.
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Guardians at Mets Probable Pitchers
The Cleveland Guardians will send Tanner Bibee (1-1) to the bump as they face the Mets, who will give the start to Max Scherzer (3-2) when the clubs face off Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Guardians at Mets
- NYM Odds to Win: -165
- CLE Odds to Win: +140
- Total: 8 runs
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Brewers at Rays Probable Pitchers
The Milwaukee Brewers will send Eric Lauer (4-4) to the mound as they face the Rays, who will hand the ball to Zach Eflin (5-1) for the matchup between the teams Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Brewers at Rays
- TB Odds to Win: -200
- MIL Odds to Win: +165
- Total: 8 runs
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Mariners at Braves Probable Pitchers
The Seattle Mariners will send Logan Gilbert (1-2) to the mound as they face the Braves, who will give the start to Jesse Chavez (0-0) when the clubs face off on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Mariners at Braves
- ATL Odds to Win: -155
- SEA Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 9 runs
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- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
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Dodgers at Cardinals Probable Pitchers
The Los Angeles Dodgers will send Noah Syndergaard (1-3) to the hill as they take on the Cardinals, who will give the start to Miles Mikolas (2-1) when the teams meet Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Dodgers at Cardinals
- STL Odds to Win: -110
- LAD Odds to Win: -110
- Total: 9 runs
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- Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
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Twins at Angels Probable Pitchers
The Minnesota Twins will send Louie Varland (1-0) to the mound as they play the Angels, who will give the start to Patrick Sandoval (3-2) when the teams play Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Twins at Angels
- LAA Odds to Win: -130
- MIN Odds to Win: +105
- Total: 8.5 runs
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- Game Time: 10:07 PM ET
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Red Sox at Padres Probable Pitchers
The Boston Red Sox will send Chris Sale (3-2) to the mound as they face the Padres, who will counter with Joe Musgrove (1-1) when the teams face off on Saturday.
Vegas Odds for Red Sox at Padres
- SD Odds to Win: -135
- BOS Odds to Win: +110
- Total: 7.5 runs
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders and claims of unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving “dark spirits” and “zombies.”
On Monday morning, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell.
Prosecutors charged Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children: 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and big sister Tylee Ryan, who was last seen a few days before her 17th birthday in 2019. Prosecutors also have charged the couple in connection with the October 2019 death of Chad Daybell’s late wife, Tammy Daybell.
The investigation garnered worldwide attention and was closely followed in the rural eastern Idaho community where the bodies of the children were found buried in Chad Daybell’s yard. As a result, Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce moved the trial more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) east to the city of Boise.
Both defendants have pleaded not guilty, but only Vallow Daybell’s trial begins Monday. The cases have been separated, and Chad Daybell’s trial is still months away. Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison if convicted.
Eighteen-hundred people were called as potential jurors, and the pool whittled down to 10 men and eight women last week.
All 16 will hear the case, but only 12 will actually take part in deliberations to decide Vallow Daybell’s guilt or innocence. The other six are alternates and will be released from service before deliberations begin. Jurors will not be notified they are an alternate until it is time for deliberations in order to ensure they all stay engaged throughout the trial.
The trial is expected to take up to 10 weeks.
Prosecutors say the Daybells espoused strange doomsday-focused beliefs to further their alleged plan to kill the kids and Tammy Daybell to collect life insurance money and the children’s social security and survivor benefits.
Police documents detailed interviews with friends and family members who said the couple led a group that believed they could drive out evil spirits by praying and that they sought revelations from “beyond the spiritual veil.” Vallow Daybell’s close friend Melanie Gibb told investigators that the couple believed people became “zombies” when they were possessed by evil spirits.
The group would spend time praying to get rid of the zombies and believed, if they were successful, the possessed person would physically die — freeing their trapped soul from “limbo.” Vallow Daybell called JJ and Tylee “zombies” several times before they died, Gibb told investigators.
Idaho law enforcement officers started investigating the couple in November 2019 after extended family members reported the children were missing. During that period, police say the couple lied about the children’s whereabouts. The children’s bodies were found buried on Chad Daybell’s property in rural Idaho.
The couple married two weeks after Chad Daybell’s previous wife died unexpectedly. Tammy Daybell’s death was initially reported as resulting from natural causes, but investigators had her body exhumed after suspicions grew when Chad Daybell quickly remarried. | 2023-04-10T06:36:01+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/guilty-or-not-jury-to-hear-claims-in-idaho-slain-kids-case/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
Death of boy in lockdown fuels backlash against China’s zero-Covid policy
By Nectar Gan, CNN
The death of a 3-year-old boy following a suspected gas leak at a locked down residential compound in northwestern China has triggered a fresh wave of outrage at the country’s stringent zero-Covid policy.
The boy’s father claimed in a social media post that Covid workers tried to prevent him from leaving their compound in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, to seek treatment for his child — causing a delay that he believes proved fatal.
A social media post by the father on Wednesday about his son’s death was met with an outpouring of public anger and grief, with several related hashtags racking up hundreds of millions of views over the following day on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform.
“Three years of pandemic was his entire life,” a popular comment read.
It’s the latest tragedy to have fueled a growing backlash against China’s unrelenting zero-Covid policy, which continues to upend daily life with incessant lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing mandates even as the rest of the world moves on from the pandemic.
Numerous similar cases have involved people dying after being denied prompt access to emergency medical care during lockdowns — despite the insistence of Chinese officials, including leader Xi Jinping, that the country’s Covid policies “put people and their lives first.”
Locked down for a month
Large parts of Lanzhou, including the neighborhood where the boy’s family live, have been locked down since early October.
The boy’s father said his wife and child both fell ill around noon on Tuesday, showing signs of gas poisoning. The mother’s condition improved after receiving CPR from the father, but the boy fell into a coma, according to the man’s social media post.
The father said he made numerous attempts to call both an ambulance and the police but failed to get through. He said he then went to plead for help from Covid workers who were enforcing the lockdown at their compound, but was rejected and told to seek help from officials in his community or keep calling for an ambulance himself.
He said the workers asked him to show a negative Covid test result, but he could not do so as no tests had been carried out at the compound in the previous 10 days.
He grew desperate and eventually carried his son outside, where a “kind-hearted” resident called a taxi to take them to hospital, he wrote.
However, it was too late by the time they arrived and the doctors failed to save his son.
“My child might have been saved if he had been taken to the hospital sooner,” he wrote.
According to online maps, the hospital is just 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) away from the boy’s home — a 10-minute drive.
The father claimed in his social media post that the police did not show up until after he had taken his son to hospital. But the local police said in a statement late on Tuesday that they had immediately rushed to the scene after receiving a call for help from the public, and helped send two people, including the child, to hospital 14 minutes later.
The police statement said the child had died of carbon monoxide poisoning and the mother remained in hospital in a stable condition — but it made no mention of whether lockdown measures had delayed their treatment.
CNN contacted both Lanzhou officials and the boy’s father for comment. The father did not respond.
On Thursday, Lanzhou authorities issued a statement expressing grief for the child’s death and condolences to his family. They vowed to “seriously deal with” officials and work units that had failed to facilitate a timely rescue for the boy.
“We have learned a painful lesson from this incident … and will put people and their lives first in our work in the future,” the statement said.
Demand for answers
The boy’s death also ignited anger from local residents. Videos circulating on social media show residents taking to the streets to demand an answer from authorities.
One shows a woman shouting at officials wrapped head to toe in hazmat suits. “Ask your leader to come here and tell us what happened today,” she shouts. In another, a man chants, “Give me back my freedom!”
Other videos show several buses containing SWAT police officers arriving at the scene.
One shows rows of officers in hazmat suits marching down the street; several others show residents in a standoff with uniformed police officers who are holding shields and wearing helmets and masks.
CNN cannot independently verify the videos, but a resident who lives nearby confirmed to CNN he saw the SWAT team police moving in.
“They shouted ‘one, two, one’ (when they marched down the street) so loudly they could be heard from 500 meters away,” the resident said.
He lamented Lanzhou’s “excessive epidemic prevention and lockdowns” and what he said was increasingly stringent censorship.
“Now, even knowing the truth has become an extravagant hope,” he said. “Who knows how many similar incidents have happened across the country?”
In his social media post, the father said he was approached by someone who claimed to work for a “civil organization” and was offered 100,000 yuan (about $14,000) on the condition that he signed an agreement vowing not to seek accountability from the authorities.
“I didn’t sign it. All I want is an explanation (for my son’s death),” he wrote. “I want (them) to tell me directly, why wouldn’t they let me go at the time?”
The father’s posts on Weibo and Baidu, another online site, recounting the incident both disappeared late on Wednesday night.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
08-18-20-45-47, Lucky Ball: 15
(eight, eighteen, twenty, forty-five, forty-seven; Lucky Ball: fifteen)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
08-18-20-45-47, Lucky Ball: 15
(eight, eighteen, twenty, forty-five, forty-seven; Lucky Ball: fifteen) | 2022-11-06T03:49:04+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-For-Life-game-17561851.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday.
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history, adding to the 18,000 employees the company said it would lay off in January.
In the memo, Jassy said the second phase of the company’s annual planning process completed this month and led to the additional job cuts. He said Amazon will still hire in some strategic areas.
“Some may ask why we didn’t announce these role reductions with the ones we announced a couple months ago. The short answer is that not all of the teams were done with their analyses in the late fall; and rather than rush through these assessments without the appropriate diligence, we chose to share these decisions as we’ve made them so people had the information as soon as possible,” Jassy said.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phygtl has signed an agreement with FIFA to take football into a new dimension. For the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Phygtl provides fans with an AR-based social experience where fans join forces to co-create a global first reward: The Golden-Globe-Football™.
Phygtl, a Silicon Valley-based tech startup is on a mission to connect the physical and digital world, providing consumers and fans with a more immersive and rewarding experience than existing social media.
In the experience users obtain a fragment of The Golden-Globe-Football™ and then add their personal twist to it, before climbing a leaderboard thanks to other users' engagement and interactions.
The Golden-Globe-Football™ is the first digital reward made by football fans, all of whom contribute to creating the digital representation of their football fandom.
Co-Founder and CEO, Tommaso Di Bartolo, a seasoned entrepreneur, UC Berkeley Faculty, and author of Navigating the Metaverse said "Phygtl was born to take humankind into a new dimension where we no longer just 'follow' on social media but have the possibility to 'experience' products, places and purposes while being rewarded for our time with tokenized commercial benefits."
Visit phygtl.xyz or fifa.phygtl.xyz to experience football in AR.
Phygtl (/ˈFidgeːit:al/), A Silicon Valley-based startup, is a Web3 AR consumer engagement platform that connects the physical with the digital world. Users and fans can access from the palm of their hands, immersive and rewarding experiences as an augmented reality layer on top of products and places. Available on Android and iOs, Phygtl is built to create tools for people to experience a new dimension.
FIFA exists to govern football and to develop the game around the world. Since 2016, the organization has been fast evolving into a body that can more effectively serve our game for the benefit of the entire world. The new FIFA is modernizing football to be global, accessible, and inclusive in all aspects. Not just on one or two continents, but everywhere.
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Highlights Provides Parents with Curated Holiday Shopping List
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights, the global media brand dedicated to nurturing and developing the whole child, has officially launched its Kids Gift Guide, which has everything parents and grandparents need for the young creators, puzzlers, dreamers and adventurers on their holiday shopping lists, ages 0-12. Additionally, Highlights has launched its purchase rewards program called Highlights Cash.
"The holidays are a time to connect, and sometimes we do that by watching a favorite holiday movie or playing an online game, but we know families also crave time off screens and in tactile and engaged play," said Lece Lohr, President of Highlights for Children Consumer Business. "This holiday season, parents can shop our Kids Gift Guide for timeless gifts that will provide hours of educational, screen-free adventures to balance out their family's media consumption. Parents can shop confidently knowing that Highlights creates fun and memorable moments to encourage children to discover their best selves."
The Kids Gift Guide features classic staples, as well as all-new items, including:
- The Highlights Book of How – The latest deluxe title from the successful and best-selling Highlights Things to Do collection (MSRP $29.99, ages 7+).
- Activity Kits – New and exclusive to Highlights, this family-friendly product line is designed to unleash a child's creativity (MSRP $14.99 – $49.99 each, ages 6+). Available on Oct. 17, 2022.
- Long Sleeve Tee & Hoodie Collection – Unique designs built from Highlights' DNA with extended sizing for kids and adults (MSRP $24.99 – $49.99 each).
- Highlights Magazine Subscriptions – A beloved, childhood icon for more than 75 years provides 12 months of stories and activities that are as entertaining as they are educational (MSRP: $71.88 – $215.64, ages 6-12).
Shoppers can earn $10 in Highlights Cash on any purchase from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30. Rewards will be delivered by email and customers must have a valid email on file to receive their rewards. Highlights Cash may be redeemed from Dec. 1-14 on purchases of $30 or more.
To learn more about giving the gift of Highlights, visit the Kids Gift Guide at https://shop.highlights.com/kids-gift-guide.
Highlights is a global media brand dedicated to helping children become curious, creative, caring, and confident through engaging content and experiences that are focused on nurturing and developing the whole child. Highlights reaches children 0-12 with its most popular magazines and books, and on multi-media digital experiences, toys/games, podcast, parenting site, apparel, gear, and activity-based products, and more. Connect with Highlights at: Highlights.com, Instagram, Facebook, HighlightsKids.com, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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Chaz Beasley can still remember the first time he was pulled over by law enforcement.
He was young, driving his cousin home in his 1997 Ford Contour — maybe just a little too fast, he said — when the cops pulled up behind him.
“The police never told us why we were stopped. They just used their flashlights to search the vehicle,” recalled Beasley, a former state representative for North Carolina.
After a quick search, the cops told Beasley he could go on his way. But Beasley will never forget his response to seeing those flashing lights in his rearview mirror.
“The first thing that I did was what my grandfather told me to do: I turned the lights on in my car and I had my hands on the steering wheel,” said Beasley. “I hate to say it this way, but in many ways it was very much like training that they had given me.”
That training — which implores young Black Americans to keep their lights on and hands on the steering wheel if stopped by police, as well as to be courteous and always be clear about what they’re doing before they make any movement — is common among Black families. Often referred to as “the talk,” it has drawn increased awareness in the wake of Tyre Nichols’s death — and now many Black Americans are hoping that renewed attention will lead to long-desired reforms.
Nichols was pulled over at a traffic stop and beaten by five former Memphis Police Department officers back in January. He later died as a result of his injuries. The 29-year-old’s death sparked outrage across the country and fueled new calls for law enforcement accountability.
President Biden addressed the issue during his annual State of the Union speech last week, acknowledging Nichols’s parents, who were in attendance, and noting that “the talk” isn’t something most white parents need to have with their children.
“Most of us in here have never had to have ‘the talk’ — ‘the talk’ — that brown and Black parents have had to have with their children,” Biden said. “Beau, Hunter, Ashley — my children — I never had to have the talk with them. I never had to tell them, ‘If a police officer pulls you over, turn your interior lights on right away. Don’t reach for your license. Keep your hands on the steering wheel.’”
Biden’s speech resonated with Black Americans watching last week. Many expressed hope that hearing a president so openly acknowledge “the talk” could lead to reform.
“I’ve never heard a @POTUS reference “the talk” in a #SOTU,” tweeted Colmon Elridge, chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party. “My son texted me from his room ‘I hope @JoeBiden talking about that makes us safer.’”
The mention of “the talk” also spread across party lines, with former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele speaking about his own experience of “the talk” with his sons on MSNBC’s The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart.
“It wasn’t just about police encounters, it was about life encounters,” Steele said. “These are real-life stories and real-life experiences that continue for a lot of African Americans today.”
Conversations about “the talk,” and how its necessity for Black families underscored the need for reforms, picked up after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Many Black families shared that they have had this conversation more than once with their children.
Michael Blake, a former state representative in New York and former Democratic National Committee vice chairman, told The Hill how his mother always worried over her four sons.
“She would say ‘Precious, I just want you home,’” Blake said.
Studies have shown that Black drivers are more likely to be stopped than white drivers. In some cities, like Chicago, Black drivers are seven times more likely to be stopped than white drivers. On top of that, a 2021 study by the American Psychological Association found that police officers were less likely to speak respectfully to Black drivers than white drivers.
“The reality is, you could be doing everything right and it could quickly go toward violence,” Blake said.
In 2021, comedian Trevor Noah used his platform on The Daily Show to break down “the talk.”
“Black people have more education around policing than actual police. Like, no cop starts training at eight years old,” Noah said.
“So, we know that Black people know what’s at stake, and have methods of how to handle being pulled over by police. But ‘the talk’ still hasn’t been able to prevent police violence against Black people. So maybe it’s not Black people who need a talk about how to act around the police. Maybe, just maybe, police need a talk about how to act around Black people,” Noah added.
Biden, along with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Democrats around the country, has been calling for police reform since graphic video footage of Nichols’s beating was released to the public last month.
At his funeral, Nichols’s mother, RowVaughn Wells, pleaded with Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a sweeping police reform bill that would ban all levels of law enforcement from using chokeholds and no-knock warrants. It would also end qualified immunity and prohibit racial and religious profiling by law enforcement officers.
Regarding Biden’s speech last week, Blake noted that country has heard presidents talk about police violence before. It’s not enough to simply highlight the racial discrepancies.
“There needs to be recognition of transparency around the training documents of our officers,” Blake said. “I don’t care that they’re being trained, I want to know what they’re being trained.”
Change also means forbidding the Department of Justice from giving grants to departments that hire fired or suspended officers, he added.
“We now have to be very disciplined around the financial protections around these officers, demand transparency of what they are being trained and have a clear understanding that someone who has been suspended or fired should not be allowed to be transferred to another department,” he said.
But before any of that can happen, said Beasley, the former state lawmaker from North Carolina, many still need to acknowledge that there is an issue with police violence.
“I really think we got to remember just how hard not only it is for the families that are dealing with the loss of a loved one to the circumstances, but also that there are some people out there that are not operating in good faith that don’t actually want this problem to get resolved,” Beasley said. “They just want to use it to score political points, and that’s unfortunate because it dishonors the legacy of people who have died for no reason.” | 2023-02-14T13:12:23+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/hill-politics/black-americans-hope-new-awareness-of-the-talk-can-spur-police-reform/ |
CA Medford, OR Zone Forecast for Friday, October 7, 2022
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202 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
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Western Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Somes Bar, Happy Camp, Callahan, Etna,
Fort Jones, Greenview, and Scott Bar
202 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to lower 90s. East winds
around 5 mph shifting to the west this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s to lower 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east well after
midnight.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. East
winds around 5 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s to mid
50s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 70s to
lower 80s. Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Highs in the mid 70s to mid
80s. Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
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CAZ081-082300-
Central Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Hilt, Klamath River, and Yreka
202 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to lower 90s. East winds
around 5 mph shifting to the north late this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph shifting to the west late in the evening, then shifting to
the southwest after midnight shifting to the northeast well after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. East winds around
5 mph shifting to the north late in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight, then shifting to
the east well after midnight.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. East winds
around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s to
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s to
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
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CAZ082-082300-
South Central Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Mount Shasta, Dunsmuir, and McCloud
202 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph shifting to the southwest this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph shifting to the north late in the evening and
overnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the north late in the
evening and overnight.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. North
winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest late in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s
to lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to mid
40s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s to
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s.
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CAZ083-082300-
North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County-
Including the cities of Pondosa, Bray, and Tennant
202 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph shifting to the southwest this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph shifting to the north well after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph shifting to the south early in the afternoon,
then shifting to the west late in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s. North
winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest late in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s
to lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower
40s to lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Highs in the lower 70s to lower
80s. Lows in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
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CAZ084-082300-
Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties-
Including the cities of Newell, Tulelake, Dorris, and Macdoel
202 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. South winds around
5 mph shifting to the north this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph shifting to the east late in the morning, then
shifting to the north in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s to
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to
lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
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CAZ085-082300-
Modoc County-
Including the cities of Day, Lookout, Adin, Alturas, Canby,
Davis Creek, and Likely
202 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph shifting to the west this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s to lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph shifting to the north well after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after
midnight.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. East
winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid
30s to lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Highs in the lower 70s to lower
80s. Lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the conservative politician who polls suggest is poised to become Spain’s next prime minister, likes to recall that at heart, he is just a mild-mannered “village boy” from the country’s rural northwest. A humble, forthright, even boring guy, as he likes to describe himself.
The conservative Popular Party candidate for Sunday’s general election is mostly unknown outside Spain, but he has been the country’s most solid regional leader so far this century and has never lost an election. Feijóo was a political steamroller during the 13 years in which he governed Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, the homeland of 20th-century dictator Francisco Franco and of former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who ran Spain from 2011-2018 as PP’s leader.
Feijóo took power as Galicia’s regional president in 2009 and accumulated four absolute majorities until 2022, when he resigned to head for Madrid with the mission to save his party from the biggest leadership crisis in its history.
Feijóo has forged his public image as a no-nonsense manager. In his view, he is the antithesis of Spain’s current Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, whom Feijóo accuses of saying or doing anything to cling to office.
“Feijóo is a seasoned politician, a good manager, who does not draw attention to himself either for good or for bad, and that can even be positive,” said Miguel Anxo Bastos, professor of political science at University of Santiago de Compostela (USC). “He does not have a very marked ideological agenda, but he is more progressive than his party. He is a kind of conservative social democrat who defends the role of the state. He doesn’t want to revolutionize anything — just make services work.”
But his critics say that under his harmless veneer lies a ruthless campaigner, who come election time can sling mud like the best of them. Feijóo’s only motto since he was appointed as Spain’s conservative leader is “abolish Sanchismo,” a way of referring to Sánchez’s way of governing.
“By abolishing he means ending the style, not the substance (of Sanchez’s government). We shouldn’t expect a significant turnaround if Feijóo becomes prime minister. At most, he will bring a step back to some of Sanchez’s more controversial laws, such as the law of historic memory or transgender rights law for free gender determination,” said Xosé Luis Barreiro, a prominent Galician ex-politician and political scientist, author of a compendium of deeds and thoughts of the Popular Party candidate.
Barreiro says that Feijóo’s great virtue is his mastery of timing. After a successful career as a high-level civil servant in Galicia and Madrid, which included a stint as head of Spain’s postal service, he joined PP at age 41, and now he is running in a general election for the first time at 61. If he succeeds, he will be the oldest Spanish president to hold office for the first time.
Even in his private life, Feijóo is a man who bides his time. He met his current partner, Eva Cárdenas, former executive at Inditex’s Zara Home, in 2009, but they didn’t start a relationship until four years later. In 2017, when Feijóo was 55, the couple’s first child, Alberto Jr. was born. It was a joy for the candidate’s mother, Sira Feijóo, who in a 2009 election video lamented that her son “says he has married Galicia, but Galicia does not give me grandchildren.” A rather monastic statement that perfectly sums up Feijóo’s spirit. In the same video, Micaela, his sister, used the terms “distant” and “bookwormish” to describe the image that, she said, the conservative candidate transmits.
Feijóo has an unpleasant dilemma ahead of him if he wins the election — to form a coalition with far-right party Vox if he doesn’t obtain an absolute majority, something that the polls almost rule out. It would be the first time that the far right gets into Spain’s government since the end of Franco’s dictatorship. Feijóo has already admitted subtly that if he needs it, he will do it, as he blessed the entry of Vox into several regional governments after the municipal and regional elections last May.
Vox has campaigned hard on axing gender violence laws and rolling back regional government powers, positions that could bring it in conflict with Feijóó, especially given his background as a speaker of Galicia’s local dialect and Spain’s decentralized state. Compared with Vox’s candidate, Santiago Abascal, and even the Popular Party’s younger generation, Feijóo is a throwback conservative, more interested in balancing budgets than culture wars with Spain’s Left.
“Vox might get him into trouble, because he is not comfortable in the culture war and has no experience in coalition governments,” Bastos said.
“He is not aimed at repealing the pillars of the current government — it is not his style. Feijóo is not looking for trouble,” Bastos added. “He rules without stridency or major government crises. Logic says that not much will change if he becomes prime minister, although it depends on how much pressure he is under from Vox.”
Feijóo is haunted by his relationship with Marcial Dorado back in the 1990s. Dorado was a businessman, who while providing services to Galician administration when Feijóo was No. 2 in its health department, was also running a notorious cigarette smuggling ring.
Feijóo and Dorado kept a close friendship for almost a decade. They shared summer getaways and Christmas holidays. In 2013, several photographs of their trips and boat rides in Galicia from 1995 came to light. One photograph in particular, showing Feijóo in a swimsuit and sunglasses posing on board a yacht with Dorado, has pursued him ever since. Dorado is currently serving 10 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering.
Feijóo repeatedly said that once he knew about Dorado’s illegal business, he cut ties immediately. But in a radio interview on Friday, he acknowledged that “at that time (Dorado) was a smuggler. I mean, when I knew him he had been a smuggler, never a drug trafficker.” Parties on the left are trying to air the hard-to-explain friendship in the final stretch of the campaign. | 2023-07-21T21:34:41+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/international/ap-spain-conservatives-entrust-feijoo-the-boring-guy-who-wins-every-election-by-a-landslide/ |
DALLAS (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California, according to federal safety investigators.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed. She felt pain in her back and neck and could not move, and was taken to a hospital, where she was diagnosed with the fracture.
The safety board completed its investigation without saying what caused the hard landing.
The NTSB said none of the other 141 people on board the plane were injured in the incident at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California.
The pilots told investigators that they were aiming for the normal touchdown zone on the relatively short runway.
“However, it ended up being a firm landing,” the NTSB said in its final report, dated Friday.
Dallas-based Southwest said in a statement Monday, “We reported the matter to the NTSB in accordance with regulatory requirements and conducted an internal review of the event.”
A spokeswoman for the airline declined to provide further information when asked about the result of the internal investigation and whether the plane was inspected for evidence of damage that could occur during a hard landing. The plane has been making several flights a day, according to tracking services.
Shortly after the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 taxied off the runway, the pilots — a 55-year-old captain and 49-year-old co-pilot — were told about the injury to the flight attendant, who was in a jump seat at the back of the plane.
The NTSB, which did not travel to the accident site, has not made its documents from the investigation publicly available.
The runway that the plane landed on is only 5,700 feet long (1,700 meters). By comparison, runways at nearby Los Angeles International Airport range between 8,900 and nearly 13,000 feet (2,700 to 3,900 meters).
The NTSB investigation was reported earlier by The Dallas Morning News. | 2022-08-09T13:17:02+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/southwest-flight-attendants-back-broken-in-hard-landing/ |
(WJW) — Anticipation is building and so is the Mega Millions jackpot.
The jackpot rolled again on Friday night after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn: 14, 40, 60, 64 and 66, plus the gold Mega Ball 16. The top prize has now soared to $790 million with a cash option of $464.4 million.
There were still millions of winners in Friday night’s drawing – a total of 3,428,412 winning tickets at all prize levels. Four tickets matched the five white balls to win the game’s second prize. Three of them are worth $3 million each because they included the optional Megaplier, which can increase a non-jackpot prize by 2, 3, 4, or 5 times in participating states. They were sold in Delaware, New Jersey and New York.
The remaining Match 5 winning ticket, worth $1 million, was sold in Virginia.
There have been only three lottery jackpots ever won – in any game – at a higher level than next Tuesday’s estimated prize of $790 million. Two were Mega Millions jackpots – $1.537 billion won in South Carolina in 2018 and $1.050 billion won in Michigan in 2021.
The current world record lottery prize is a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot won on January 13, 2016.
Here are the top Mega Millions jackpots to date:
The next drawing is Tuesday, July 26 at 11 p.m. ET.
Mega Millions tickets are $2 apiece.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-07-24T19:38:03+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/mega-millions-jackpot-soars-to-790m-fourth-largest-prize-in-the-u-s/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — One man is in an Indianapolis hospital after being shot in the eye by a naked man who investigators say randomly fired bullets at passing cars Tuesday night from the parking lot of a north side Indy car dealership.
The shooting incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. Tuesday when Carmel and Indianapolis Metro police were both called to an area near a Tom Wood Porsche dealership in the 3500 block of E. 96th Street for shots fired and a possible active shooter.
Driver shot
Upon arrival, IMPD said officers found a man who had been shot in the face sitting inside a gray 2022 Ford Maverick truck that was parked beside a mortgage bank next to the dealership.
The man, IMPD said, was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in stable condition. Officers seized his truck, which had bullet holes in the front windshield and front passenger window.
An IMPD officer went to St. Vincent to interview the man, who said he was driving eastbound on 96th Street from Keystone Avenue when he “heard a loud boom and felt his face and body be struck,” court documents filed Friday show.
The man told police he pulled over to the side of the road as best he could after being shot but that he couldn’t see well.
At the hospital, doctors found a bullet fragment in his eye and small contusions on his neck and chest. By the time he arrived to the hospital, police said he could not see anymore due to eye swelling.
During his interview with IMPD, the victim told officers he “did not remember seeing anyone or anything amiss” prior to being shot. However, other witnesses had seen a suspect.
Witness testimony
IMPD said multiple witnesses in the area of the Porsche dealership described seeing a naked man who had been shooting at cars in the 3400 block of E. 96th Street.
Two of the people IMPD spoke with were driving when they heard a loud bang, causing their vehicles to collide. One of the drivers told officers she saw a man standing naked, describing him as “in his mid-to-late 50s, unhealthy looking with a white beard”.
One employee at a nearby Toyota dealership had flagged down officers and said he saw a 5’7″-5’10” man with “crappy facial hair, long hair which looked like Albert Einstein on drugs, and a beer belly,” court docs show. He told officers the subject looked “drained and done.”
Another Toyota dealership employee told police he was filling up cars at a nearby GetGo when he heard gunshots and saw a 6’2″-6’5″ man with short, reddish-orange hair throw a handgun into the grass near the Porsche dealership.
The man said the suspect then walked toward the gas station and “jumped like a monkey on top of a Tesla parked nearby”.
Despite the differing witness descriptions of the suspect’s looks, almost everyone police spoke with agreed that it was a naked, white man armed with a black handgun that had been responsible for the shots fired.
The shooter
A few of the witnesses that officers spoke with were able to point them in the direction the naked suspect had last been seen.
Soon after, an IMPD officer found and apprehended a naked white man walking by Wesleyan University in the 3700 block of Priority Way S. Drive.
That man, later identified as 25-year-old Colton Erickson, appeared to be “under the influence of a drug,” police said. He was later taken to Eskenazi Hospital holding for a possible mental health crisis.
IMPD said officers on scene saw a trail of clothing that included underwear, 2 rings, pants, sandals, a hat and a sweatshirt that started at a parked car in the Porsche dealership parking lot and led to where they first found Erickson.
The car where the clothing trail ended, a black 2012 Audi S4 with Utah plates, still had the engine running and the windows down. Inside, police said a shotgun was laying in plain sight on the front passenger seat in addition to a gun box on the floorboard.
The car, IMPD said, was registered to Colton Erickson and another woman.
Around 50 yards away from the parked car, IMPD found a black HK 9 mm handgun lying in the grass. There were also 14 spent 9 mm shell casings found along the sidewalk and in the street.
Investigation and arrest
Around 1:30 a.m. Friday, an IMPD officer spoke with the wife of Colton Erickson. Court docs show the woman said she last saw Colton around 7:30 p.m. and that they had just decided to get divorced. She said she then left to stay at her mother’s house.
The woman told IMPD that she and Colton had moved to Indianapolis from Utah in September. When asked if Colton used drugs, his wife said he smoked weed and ate shrooms. She also said that he had extreme behavior when eating shrooms and could become really mad.
Colton’s wife said that her husband owned two guns, “a big one and a small one”.
A search of Colton’s Audi turned up a 12 gauge shotgun, a surefire gun light, his ID, a grinder and weed, a gun box and a loaded 9 mm magazine.
After being released from the hospital around 2:45 a.m. Friday, IMPD arrested Colton Erickson for Aggravated Battery and Criminal Recklessness. He was then taken to the Criminal Justice Center.
Further damage
IMPD Maj. Mike Leepper also said that at least four vehicles, two that were parked and two that were in motion, were hit by gunfire.
In addition, IMPD confirmed the Porsche dealership was shot twice.
Anyone who believes that their property was also struck is being asked to contact IMPD’s aggravated assault unit or CrimeStoppers of Central Indiana. | 2023-04-21T23:47:25+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/docs-naked-man-shot-indy-driver-in-the-eye-caused-crash-with-random-gunfire/ |
BRADFIELD, Edward
Age 89, of Dayton, passed away April 21, 2022. Funeral Service will be held May 16th, 2022, 11 AM at Little Rock MBC,
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BRADFIELD, Edward
Age 89, of Dayton, passed away April 21, 2022. Funeral Service will be held May 16th, 2022, 11 AM at Little Rock MBC,
Dayton. Newcomer Funeral Home, Kettering, OH. | 2022-05-15T05:23:53+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/obituaries/bradfield-edward/HUM5BRB5VZDFXIN7CZ4GMEXNFA/ |
ALPINE, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A Seminole man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to transporting undocumented noncitizens into the country and causing serious bodily injury after crashing his plane in a human smuggling attempt gone wrong in 2021.
According to court documents, Tobias Penner Peters, 46, piloted an aircraft carrying five undocumented noncitizens on December 30, 2021 and crashed in Presidio County shortly after taking off from the Presidio Airport. U.S. Border Patrol agents responded to the crash and found five injured undocumented migrants on board. One of the people smuggled aboard Peters’ plane and subsequently injured in the crash suffered a back injury, was life-flighted to an El Paso hospital, and remains in a wheelchair today.
Investigators said the four-seater plane was overloaded with people and cargo, which, when coupled with low fuel, led to the crash.
When investigators arrived at the crash site, Peters was nowhere to be found; investigators said he left the scene of the crash and headed toward Mexico. He turned himself in at the Presidio Port of Entry three months later.
Peters is scheduled to be sentenced on April 25, 2023, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. | 2023-02-07T23:32:45+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/seminole-man-pleads-guilty-in-plane-crash-that-injured-several-in-human-smuggling-attempt/ |
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that offer sports betting and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets won $480.7 million in July, an increase of 6.7% from a year ago.
But the resorts nine casinos continue to struggle to return to pre-pandemic levels in terms of the amount won from in-person gamblers, with five of them winning less in July 2022 than they did in July 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic began.
Figures released Tuesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the casinos collectively won just under $299 million from in-person gamblers. That's more than the $277 million they collectively won in July 2019.
But five casinos: Bally's, Borgata, Golden Nugget, Harrah's, and the Tropicana, won less from in-person gamblers last month than they did in July 2019.
Nonetheless, Atlantic City's performance in July “showed indications of a strong summer season fueled by a return to normal operations and consumer behavior,” said Jane Bokunewicz, director of the Lloyd Levenson Institute at Stockton University.
“Unlike last summer, Atlantic City casinos in 2022 are operating without official public health restrictions, which were still in place at the start of summer 2021,” she said. “There also isn’t the COVID-19 drag of persisting public health concerns that kept some visitors from returning to pre-pandemic behaviors even after an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency in New Jersey.”
James Plousis, chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, said the resort is off to a good start to the crucial summer season.
“Casino win reached its highest level for the month of July in a decade, reflecting the strength of Atlantic City as a gaming and leisure destination," he said. "Year-to-date, every casino hotel has surpassed its casino win, internet gaming win, and total gaming revenue compared to the same period last year.”
While internet gambling and sports betting add to the revenue totals reported by the state for each casino, gambling executives say those figures are misleading because substantial portions of such revenue are kept by third-party providers such as tech platforms.
Because of that reason, they say in-person gambling revenue is a more accurate measure of how well the casinos are doing.
The Borgata won $124 million from in-person gamblers, sports bettors and internet gambling in July, up 16.4% from a year earlier. Hard Rock won $59.8 million, up nearly 8%; Golden Nugget won $49.1 million, virtually flat from a year earlier; and Ocean won $43.3 million, up 29.5% from a year ago.
Tropicana won $35.8 million, down 2.5% from a year ago; Harrah's won $26.3%, down 10%; Caesars won $25.5 million, down 3.2%; Bally's won $20.7 million, up 28.4%, and Resorts won $18.3 million down nearly 3%.
Among racetracks that offer sports betting, the Meadowlands in East Rutherford won $25.2 million in July, down from $31.7 million a year earlier. Monmouth Park in Oceanport won $1.6 million, down from $2.4 million a year earlier, and Freehold won $675,089, up from $165,792 last year.
All told, gamblers wagered $531.8 million on sports in July, down from $578.7 million a year ago.
New Jersey's sports betting market is facing a new challenge from New York, which began offering mobile sports betting earlier this year and quickly seized the nationwide lead in terms of the amount of sports bets taken.
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Jahmyr Gibbs was as surprised as anyone when the call came that the Detroit Lions were taking him 12th overall.
As a running back in a pass-happy league, Gibbs was resigned to the fact that he might have to wait until at least the 20s to get picked.
“I was still just talking to my friends, then the call hit me and I was shocked,” Gibbs said.
“Didn’t know I would get picked as high as I did because you know running backs don’t really get picked as high in this new-age era of NFL draft. Yeah, it was pretty shocking to me.”
For one night at least, running backs got some of the glory in the pass-happy NFL.
In an era when what used to be one of the premier positions in football has been de-emphasized, Texas’ Bijan Robinson and Alabama’s Gibbs broke the trend and went off the board quickly Thursday night in the NFL draft.
The Atlanta Falcons took Robinson eighth overall and the Lions took Gibbs four spots later.
The picks were a far cry from the last four drafts when only four running backs went in the first round and none were picked higher than 24th.
“Obviously, I understand the running back position has been looked at as a less-than position, but for me it’s a blessing,” said Robinson, the highest-drafted running back since Saquon Barkley went second to the Giants in 2018.
For decades, a player like Robinson would have automatically been considered to be one of the top picks after rushing for 1,580 yards with 18 touchdowns at Texas last season and clocking in at 4.46 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine.
But no team had taken a running back higher than 24th overall in the last four drafts as teams have routinely been able to find top performers in the middle or later rounds and used first-rounders on players at premium positions that get big salaries in free agency.
According to the website OverTheCap, a running back picked eighth overall would be the 15th highest paid at the position compared to 36th for an edge rusher or 43rd for a wide receiver.
Part of what made Robinson and Gibbs so attractive in the draft was the fact that they both have the ability to excel in the passing game either from the backfield or lined up as a receiver.
That gives them more value in the modern game than the old-school battering ram backs who do most of their damage on handoffs.
“Being a guy that can play running back, play receiver, being versatile,” Robinson said, adding he worked as a slot receiver at Texas. “It’s an opportunity to do the same thing.”
Gibbs had 103 career catches for 1,212 yards and eight scores over three seasons at Georgia Tech and Alabama.
“At the end of the day, it’s about value,” Detroit running backs coach Scottie Montgomery said, adding Gibbs can help the team on every down in the running and passing game.
While the two running backs went early, it was a long wait for the pass catchers as no wide receivers or tight ends went until Seattle took Ohio State receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 20th overall.
That started a four-pick run at receiver with the Chargers taking TCU’s Quentin Johnson, Baltimore taking Boston College’s Zay Flowers and Minnesota taking USC’s Jordan Addison.
It was the longest wait for the first wide receiver or tight end to go off the board since D.J. Moore went 24th to Carolina in 2018 and the first time since 2010 that two running backs went before the first wide receiver. That year, C.J. Spiller went to Buffalo with the ninth pick and Ryan Mathews went to the Chargers at No. 12 before Demaryius Thomas was the first receiver taken at No. 22 by Denver.
TRADING PLACES
The Lions traded down before taking Gibbs, giving up the sixth pick and a third-rounder to Arizona for No. 12, a second-rounder and a fifth-rounder.
That was one of six draft-day deals involving first-round picks with the Cardinals making the first when they traded down from No. 3 to 12. Houston moved up in that trade, sending the 33rd overall pick, and first and third-rounders next year for No. 3 and a fourth-round pick.
The Texans picked Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson at No. 3 and the Cardinals ended up with offensive lineman Paris Johnson Jr. with the sixth pick.
The Eagles also made a small move, trading a 2024 fourth-round pick to Chicago to move from No. 10 to No. 9 to take Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter. The Bears got tackle Darnell Wright.
The next deal involved Pittsburgh and New England with the Steelers sending No. 17 and No. 120 to the Patriots for the 14th pick. Pittsburgh took Georgia tackle Broderick Jones and New England got Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez.
Jacksonville then moved down twice late in the round, No. 24 to No. 25 in exchange for a fifth and seventh-round pick from the Giants. New York took Maryland cornerback Deonte Banks.
The Jaguars then traded No. 25 to Buffalo for No. 27 and a fourth-round pick. The Bills took Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid and Jacksonville got Oklahoma tackle Anton Harrison.
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AP Sports Writers Larry Lage and Charles Odum contributed to this report
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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Americans travel this summer, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants to remind consumers to check for safety features when staying at a vacation rental home. Before signing the rental agreement, consumers should verify that the property has smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and at least one fire extinguisher. If there is a pool or a residential elevator, take extra precautions to keep kids safe during the stay. Unfamiliar homes can present dangers to your family.
The following safety tips can help to keep a vacation free of hazards and enjoyable:
Fire Safety
Check with the property manager to verify the property has smoke and carbon monoxide alarms installed and working, as well as at least one fire extinguisher.
- Be sure to have a fire escape plan that includes two ways out of each room.
- CPSC estimates there were an annual average of 362,000 unintentional residential fires, resulting in about 2,370 deaths and 10,390 injuries each year from 2016 through 2018.
Pool Safely
Child drownings are the leading cause of death among children ages 1 to 4 years old in the United States. Across 2017 through 2019, on average, there were 389 pool- or spa-related fatal drownings reported per year involving children younger than 15 years of age, and there were 6,800 hospital emergency department-treated, nonfatal-drowning injuries in 2021 involving children under 15 years of age.
- Never leave a child unattended in or near water.
- Ask the property manager about proper pool barriers, covers and alarms around the pool or spa, and use them consistently.
- Know how to perform CPR on children and adults.
- Make sure children learn how to swim.
- Keep children away from pool drains, pipes and other openings to avoid entrapment.
Residential Elevator Safety
Homes with residential elevators can be a danger to small children if the gap between the elevator door and the access door inside the home is greater than four inches deep. Small children have been entrapped between the two doors, suffering skull and vertebrae fractures, traumatic asphyxia and death from crushing injuries due to the deadly gap. In fact, residential elevators were linked to 4,600 injuries and 27 deaths from 1981 through 2021.
- Keep children from playing with or around residential elevators.
- Ask the property manager to lock all access doors to the elevator so children cannot enter.
Furniture and TVs, sleep spaces, poisons and window blind cords
Furniture and Television Tip-overs: From 2018 through 2020, there was an estimated annual average of 22,500 furniture, TV and appliance tip-over injuries treated at U.S. hospital emergency-departments, 44% involving children under 18 years of age.
- Before renting, check with the property manager to make sure that furniture is anchored to the wall. Don't let children climb on furniture, and don't place toys and tv remotes where children might be tempted to climb up to reach for them.
Safe Sleep: Babies spend most of their time sleeping.
- Bare is Best: Always keep the baby's sleep space bare (fitted sheet only) to prevent suffocation. Do not use pillows, padded crib bumpers, quilts or comforters.
- Only place the baby to sleep in a product that is intended for sleep. Transfer the baby to a crib, bassinet, play yard or bedside sleeper if the baby falls asleep in a swing, bouncer, lounger or similar product.
Poison prevention:
- Keep cleaning supplies in a locked cabinet or out of reach of children
Window cords:
- Keep all window cords out of reach of children. They can be a strangulation hazard.
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About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
For lifesaving information:
- Visit CPSC.gov.
- Sign up to receive our e-mail alerts.
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC.
- Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
- Contact a media specialist.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (WDAF) – The Kansas City Chiefs battle the Philadelphia Eagles for the Vince Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Feb. 12 at State Farm Stadium in suburban Phoenix.
This historic matchup features the first Super Bowl between brothers who start on opposing teams and the first time each team has a Black starting quarterback. Chiefs coach Andy Reid is squaring off against Philadelphia, where he spent his first 14 years as an NFL head coach.
How to watch the Super Bowl
FOX Sports carries the big game, which is expected to be seen by more than 100 million people, with local TV coverage on FOX4 in Kansas City, Missouri, and FOX 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Fans can also watch on the FOX Sports website, as well as through the FOX Sports App and NFL+ app.
FOX Deportes offers the game in Spanish.
How to watch the Super Bowl:
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Where to stream the Super Bowl
Streamers can watch the game on services including Sling TV, Hulu+, YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream and fuboTV.
Super Bowl radio broadcasts
If you have to drive during the game, Westwood One and SiriusXM NFL Radio Channel 88 have the action.
What time is the Super Bowl?
The game kicks off at 6:30 eastern, 5:30 central, with pregame coverage on FOX beginning at 1 p.m. eastern, 12 p.m. central. | 2023-02-10T21:32:19+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/sports/the-big-game/kansas-city-chiefs-vs-philadelphia-eagles-how-to-watch-super-bowl-lvii/ |
26-year-old man accused of posing as high school student arrested for sex crimes, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) - Lincoln police are seeking anyone who may be a victim of or had contact with a 26-year-old Lincoln man who was arrested for sex crimes after pretending to be a high school student.
Police arrested Zachary Scheich at Lincoln’s Walt Library Thursday afternoon after a several-week investigation that started with a May 31 tip to Lincoln Public Schools by concerned parents.
Scheich is facing three felony charges, two counts of sexual assault using an electronic device and one count of sex trafficking a minor.
Police said the alleged crimes did not occur on school grounds, but they anticipate more information coming out as their investigation continues.
Assistant Chief Jackson said Scheich enrolled for high school at Northwest in October 2022 under the alias “Zak Hess.” Jackson said he is 5-foot-4, 120 pounds and “appears to have blended in with other students.”
It wasn’t until that tip that the district and police started investigating.
Police said Scheich attended 54 days of school. He went to Northwest for the fall semester and transferred to Southeast for the spring semester. Jackson said while he wasn’t a “frequent attendee,” Scheich did go to classes and had multiple interactions with students.
Police have since learned Scheich actually graduated from Southeast in 2015.
“He didn’t represent himself as a graduate of Lincoln Public Schools, he represented himself as a 17-year-old seeking education,” Jackson said.
The Lincoln Public School district said they do require birth certificates or other proof of identity, as well as transcripts and vaccination records when a new student enrolls. However, because of federal laws that protect students experiencing homelessness, the district is legally required to take any student who claims to be younger than 21 years old, even if they don’t have that documentation.
Joe Wright, security director for LPS described multiple other reasons there could be exceptions to those rules.
“Some parents don’t vaccinate; some homeschool kids don’t have transcripts. We have kids from all across the world who don’t have birth records from war-torn countries,” Wright said. “We have a responsibility to educate all kids.”
In this specific case, it is believed Scheich falsified documents, but the specifics of how he enrolled and who could have been involved are ongoing. Lincoln Public Schools has also started reviewing its enrollment policies.
“I don’t foresee changes because of the requirement we have to educate all kids,” Wright said. “But something like this makes us look to where we could go, and we just started that process.”
Police said there are still a lot of questions to answer about Scheich’s alleged crimes. Jackson said the charges allude to the fact that Scheich was allegedly communicating with students using electronic devices, like a phone or computer. Though Jackson declined to say what schools the students attended, he said all of the victims are female.
Jackson said they have a list of people they’ve already interviewed and another list of interviews yet to happen.
“We’re still gaining information, and we believe there’s more to come,” Jackson said.
Police are asking anyone who had interactions with Scheich or may be a victim to come forward. They said they can call the police department’s non-emergency number at 402-441-6000 or provide an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
Copyright 2023 KOLN via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-21T16:53:53+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/2023/07/21/26-year-old-man-accused-posing-high-school-student-arrested-sex-crimes-police-say/ |
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop, but it is still a male-dominated genre. Even though women who rap may not be on the radio as much as their male counterparts, plenty of talented women are making hip hop music, and right here in Buffalo.
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop, but it is still a male-dominated genre. Even though women who rap may not be on the radio as much as their male counterparts, plenty of talented women are making hip hop music, and right here in Buffalo. | 2023-03-01T19:36:58+00:00 | wbfo.org | https://www.wbfo.org/buffalos-women-in-hip-hop |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Tuesday requested that the U.S. government waive a federal law to allow for more fuel shipments to the island amid concerns over a dwindling supply of diesel in the wake of Hurricane Fiona.
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi warned that a shortage of fuel would affect public health, security and government functions in the U.S. territory.
“Diesel supplies continue to decrease at a higher rate than previously anticipated, and shortages have been reported around the island,” he wrote.
The law that Pierluisi references is the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, best known as the Jones act, which requires that all goods transported to Puerto Rico be aboard a ship built in the U.S., owned and crewed by U.S. citizens and flying the U.S. flag.
The law has been waived during previous storms, but U.S. President Joe Biden has not responded to Pierluisi’s petition.
Pierluisi’s letter comes as a British Petroleum ship with 300,000 barrels of diesel floats off Puerto Rico’s southern coast since Sunday, awaiting entry.
A group of Puerto Rico legislators, including the president of the island’s House of Representatives, were at a White House meeting with officials to urge a temporary waiver of the law amid concerns that elderly people could start dying like they did in the sweltering aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which struck as a Category 4 storm in September 2017.
“Every minute counts in an emergency,” said Puerto Rico Rep. Eddie Charbonier.
Local and federal official have long called for a permanent repeal of the Jones Act, saying it has driven up prices and crippled Puerto Rico’s economy.
Pierluisi asked Biden for a waiver limited to the shipment of petroleum-derived products and liquefied natural gas to at least nine specific ports around the island.
“This specifically targeted and temporary relief would allow Puerto Rico to diversity its fuel sources, ease supply constraints and mitigate the risk of a fuel shortage in the middle of the response to the emergency caused by Hurricane Fiona,” he wrote.
The Category 1 storm slammed into the island’s southwest region on Sept. 18, sparking an island-wide blackout. As of Tuesday, power had been restored to more than 70% of 1.47 million clients, driving up demand for diesel as businesses, government agencies and homeowners continue to rely on generators.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Josué Colón executive director of Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority, surprised many as he became emotional and wiped away tears as he spoke.
“When you tell yourself, ‘We have to lift it up once again,’ you can’t stop thinking about family,’” he said, referring to the island’s power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and pummeled by Hurricane Fiona.
Government officials have said that 77% to 91% of clients might have power by Friday, adding on Tuesday that the remaining 9% in areas hardest hit by Fiona could be connected soon.
“We hope within days,” said Daniel Hernández, an engineer with Luma, the private company that took over the island’s power transmission and distribution last year. “This is not María.”
However, the governor warned during the press conference that “we still have a lot to do to completely recover.” | 2022-09-28T11:48:18+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-puerto-rico-seeks-u-s-waiver-as-diesel-dwindles-after-storm/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks after the failure of two banks, President Joe Biden called Thursday for independent regulatory agencies to impose tighter rules on the financial system, telling them that they can act under current law without additional steps taken by Congress.
The recommended changes outlined by the White House try to put a clear blame on the Trump administration for weakening supervision of regional banks, issuing a fact sheet that said Biden’s predecessor “weakened many important common-sense requirements and supervision.”
“The president is urging the banking regulators to consider reforms that will reduce the risk of future banking crises,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
Rattling the financial markets and U.S. voters alike, the California-based Silicon Valley Bank and New York-based Signature Bank failed over the course of a weekend and required government intervention. Then another financial institution, First Republic Bank, received an emergency $30 billion infusion of funds from 11 large private banks.
Biden wants to revive and expand rules for mid-size banks that face less scrutiny than the industry’s behemoths, with administration officials saying that U.S. banks have stabilized since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10 as it rolls out its recommended changes.
Once banks hold assets of more than $100 billion, the administration is asking them to hold more capital to absorb losses and face enhanced stress testing to ensure they could withstand a possible crisis. They would also need to provide the government with “living wills” to help them be unwound in case of failure.
In addition, Biden wants regulators to provide more aggressive supervision of banks and have them ensure that community banks are not responsible for replenishing the federal insurance fund for bank deposits.
Greg Baer, CEO of the Bank Policy Institute, criticized the administration’s proposals, saying it would impose costs on the economy as the bank failures are still being reviewed.
“This has a strong feeling of ready, fire, aim,” said Baer, whose advocacy group represents the financial sector.
Rob Nichols, president and CEO of the American Bankers Association, called the move “premature.”
The Biden administration’s public push is part of a larger effort by the Biden to ensure that individual bank failures can be contained without triggering a chain reaction across the wider financial system.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a Thursday speech that regulations have been weakened in recent years as the shocks of the 2008 financial crisis wore off, but that the recent failures required swift government intervention in order to preserve public confidence.
“The failures of two regional banks this month demonstrate that our business is unfinished,” Yellen said at the National Association for Business Economics conference in Washington. “Regulation imposes costs on firms, just like fire codes do for property owners. But the costs of proper regulation pale in comparison to the tragic costs of financial crises.”
What seemed unique in the two recent bank failures was how quickly bank runs started in a digital era, putting at risk accounts that exceeded the $250,000 limit on deposit insurance. The banks’ holdings were also hurt by the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in order to tame inflation.
Yellen is focused not just on banks, but also rules for money market funds, hedge funds and cryptocurrency.
“If there is any place where the vulnerabilities of the system to runs and fire sales have been clear-cut, it is money market funds,” she said. In February, money market funds contained net assets worth $5.3 trillion, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
She also called for more oversight of digital assets and cryptocurrency, stating that “we must identify and fill gaps in existing authority for the oversight of other crypto-assets.” Yellen pointed to volatility in the market, as well as the collapse of FTX, the large crypto exchange that failed in November, which left investors and customers with billions in losses.
Biden has sought tougher penalties on the executives of failed banks, including clawing back compensation and making it easier to bar them from working in the industry.
The root causes of the bank failures are still being explored and Yellen cautioned in her remarks that government officials should not prejudge any inquiries that could inform changes in regulations.
The Justice Department, the Fed, the SEC and several congressional committees have announced some form of investigation into the bank failures.
Lawmakers have held hearings with regulators from the Fed, FDIC and Treasury this week. Both political parties blame Fed officials for not quickly spotting the unique risk that the banks were exposed to by holding onto an unusually large amount of uninsured deposits. The banks simultaneously invested in long-term government bonds and mortgage-backed securities that tumbled in value as interest rates rose.
One thing that made Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse unique was the “extraordinary scale and speed” of customers trying to make withdrawals, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, told a congressional committee on Wednesday.
Barr has said the Fed’s review of the bank’s collapse will consider whether stricter regulations are needed, including whether supervisors have the tools they need. The Fed will also consider whether tougher rules are needed on liquidity — the ability of the bank to access cash — and capital requirements, which govern the level of funds a bank needs to hold.
A day before Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, customers tried to withdraw $42 billion, triggering a swift bank run that Barr said he had never seen before. “All of us were caught incredibly off-guard by the massive bank run that occurred when it did,” he said.
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Boak reported from Baltimore. | 2023-03-31T06:47:19+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/yellen-seeking-more-regulation-in-aftermath-of-bank-collapse/ |
LIVE: Impeachment vote for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ GOP-led House of Representatives was set to hold historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday as the scandal-plagued Republican called on supporters to protest a vote that could lead to his ouster.
The House scheduled an afternoon start for debate on whether to impeach and suspend Paxton from office over allegations of bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust — just some of the accusations that have trailed Texas’ top lawyer for most of his three terms.
The hearing sets up what could be a remarkably sudden downfall for one of the GOP’s most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Biden’s electoral defeat of Donald Trump. Only two officials in Texas’ nearly 200-year history have been impeached.
Paxton, 60, has called the impeachment proceedings “political theater” based on “hearsay and gossip, parroting long-disproven claims,” and an attempt to disenfranchise voters who reelected him in November. On Friday, he asked supporters “to peacefully come let their voices be heard at the Capitol tomorrow.”
Despite his call, there was no sign of an organized effort to support Paxton by late morning. Milling around the Capitol were groups of tourists, a school choir and area high school graduates taking pictures with their families.
Paxton has been under FBI investigation for years over accusations that he used his office to help a donor and was separately indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015, though he has yet to stand trial. Until this week his fellow Republicans have taken a muted stance on the allegations.
Impeachment requires just a simple majority in the House. That means only a small fraction of its 85 Republicans would need to join 64 Democrats in voting against him.
If impeached, Paxton would be removed from office pending a Senate trial, and it would fall to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to appoint an interim replacement. Final removal would require a two-thirds vote in the Senate, where Paxton’s wife’s, Angela, is a member.
Texas’ top elected Republicans had been notably quiet about Paxton this week. But some party members, including the state GOP chairman, began to rally around him by Friday. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday called the impeachment process “a travesty,” touted Paxton’s effectiveness in suing the Biden administration, and said the attorney general’s own legal troubles should be left to the courts.
Abbott, who lauded Paxton while swearing him in for a third term in January, is among those who have remained silent. The governor spoke at a Memorial Day service in the House chamber about three hours before the scheduled start of the impeachment proceedings. Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan also attended but the two appeared to exchange few words, and Abbott left without commenting to reporters.
In one sense, Paxton’s political peril arrived with dizzying speed: The House committee’s investigation of him came to light Tuesday, and by Thursday lawmakers issued 20 articles of impeachment.
But to Paxton’s detractors, the rebuke was years overdue.
In 2014, he admitted to violating Texas securities law, and a year later he was indicted on securities fraud charges in his hometown near Dallas, accused of defrauding investors in a tech startup. He pleaded not guilty to two felony counts carrying a potential sentence of five to 99 years.
He opened a legal defense fund and accepted $100,000 from an executive whose company was under investigation by Paxton’s office for Medicaid fraud. An additional $50,000 was donated by an Arizona retiree whose son Paxton later hired to a high-ranking job but was soon fired after displaying child pornography in a meeting. In 2020, Paxton intervened in a Colorado mountain community where a Texas donor and college classmate faced removal from his lakeside home under coronavirus orders.
But what ultimately unleased the impeachment push was Paxton’s relationship with Austin real estate developer Nate Paul.
In 2020, eight top aides told the FBI they were concerned Paxton was misusing his office to help Paul over the developer’s unproven claims that an elaborate conspiracy to steal $200 million of his properties was afoot. The FBI searched Paul’s home in 2019, but he has not been charged and denies wrongdoing. Paxton also told staff members he had an affair with a woman who, it later emerged, worked for Paul.
The impeachment accuses Paxton of attempting to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits and issuing legal opinions to benefit Paul. Its bribery charges allege that Paul employed the woman with whom Paxton had an affair in exchange for legal help and that he paid for expensive renovations to the attorney general’s home.
A senior lawyer for Paxton’s office, Chris Hilton, said Friday that the attorney general paid for all repairs and renovations.
Other charges, including lying to investigators, date back to Paxton’s still-pending securities fraud indictment.
Four of the aides who reported Paxton to the FBI later sued under Texas’ whistleblower law, and in February he agreed to settle the case for $3.3 million. The House committee said it was Paxton seeking legislative approval for the payout that sparked their probe.
“But for Paxton’s own request for a taxpayer-funded settlement over his wrongful conduct, Paxton would not be facing impeachment,” the panel said.
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") of TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) between June 14, 2022 and March 14, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 30, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.
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BERWYN, Pa., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Triumph Group, Inc. (NYSE: TGI) ("TRIUMPH" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a distribution of warrants to holders of the Company's common stock. Holders may exercise their warrants for shares of common stock with cash or the Company's bonds at face value, as will be specified under the terms in the warrant agreement.
"TRIUMPH continues to optimize its capital structure and enhance stockholder value," said Dan Crowley, TRIUMPH's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Through this pro-rata warrant distribution, TRIUMPH is offering stockholders the opportunity to increase their investment in the Company by exercising with cash or our bonds, or to sell their warrants to other investors. This distribution underscores the momentum we see in our end markets and the confidence we have in our ability to deliver long-term profitable growth."
Details of Warrant Distribution
The warrants will be distributed in proportion to shareholdings with holders of TRIUMPH common stock receiving three warrants for every ten shares of common stock held as of the record date (rounded down to the nearest whole number for any fractional warrant). Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $12.35 per share. The warrants will expire one year from distribution, or five business days after "the price condition date" which is the date on which the daily volume weighted average price of TRIUMPH common stock equals or exceeds the exercise price for 20 trading days in any 30 trading day period, or upon termination at any time with 20 business days' prior public notice.
Holders who submit their warrants for exercise prior to the price condition date or a redemption notice date, as applicable, will have an "over exercise option" whereby they can increase the number of shares purchased under the warrant by 15%, by purchasing an additional 0.15 of a share of common stock by paying an additional 15% of the exercise price for each warrant they exercise. Also, holders of warrants that are exercised after the price condition date or redemption notice date, as applicable, have the option to subscribe for any or all of the shares issuable to any unexercised warrants on a pro-rata basis. The exercise price for the over subscription option must be paid in cash. On a fully exercised basis (including full over exercise), the value of the warrants would increase equity by approximately $270 million, net of transaction expenses.
TRIUMPH will distribute the warrants on or about December 19, 2022, to stockholders of record as of December 12, 2022. The warrants are expected to trade on the OTC market. There will be certain limitations on holders who beneficially own or, upon exercise of the warrants, would own, 4.9% or more of the common stock.
For more information about the transaction, stockholders are encouraged to visit the "Warrants Information" section of TRIUMPH's investor relations page https://ir.triumphgroup.com/corporate-profile/default.aspx, which may be updated from time to time.
B. Dyson Capital Advisors, Lazard and Goldman Sachs are serving as financial advisors. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as legal advisor.
About TRIUMPH
TRIUMPH, headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a broad portfolio of aerospace and defense systems, components and structures. The company serves the global aviation industry, including original equipment manufacturers and the full spectrum of military and commercial aircraft operators.
More information about TRIUMPH can be found on the Company's website at www.triumphgroup.com.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. A Form 8-A registration statement and prospectus supplement describing the terms of the warrants will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and will be available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Holders of Company common stock should read the prospectus supplement carefully, including the Risk Factors section included and incorporated by reference therein. This press release contains a general summary of the warrants. Please read the warrant agreement when it becomes available as it will contain important information about the terms of the warrants.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements in this press release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, including statements of expectations of or assumptions about financial and operational performance, revenues, earnings per share, cash flow or use, cost savings and operational efficiencies and organizational restructurings. The words "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "budget," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "plan," "project," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors that the Company believes are appropriate under the circumstances. All forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could affect the Company's actual results and performance and could cause its actual results and performance to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Additionally, there can be no guarantee that any shareholder or bondholder of the Company will exercise the warrants held by such shareholder or bondholder, and as a result there can be no guarantee that the Company will derive the benefits of the transaction described in this press release. Further information regarding the important factors that could cause actual results to differ from projected results can be found in Triumph Group's reports filed with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak as of the date of this press release. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect management's estimates and beliefs as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.
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BERLIN (AP) — Coal use across the world is set to reach a new record this year amid persistently high demand for the heavily polluting fossil fuel, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
The Paris-based agency said in a new report that while coal use grew by only 1.2% in 2022, the increase pushed it to all all-time high of more than 8 billion metric tons, beating the previous record set in 2013.
“The world’s coal consumption will remain at similar levels in the following years in the absence of stronger efforts to accelerate the transition to clean energy,” the agency said, noting that “robust demand” in emerging Asian economies would offset declining use in mature markets.
“This means coal will continue to be the global energy system’s largest single source of carbon dioxide emissions by far,” the IAE said.
The use of coal and other fossil fuels needs to be drastically cut to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) this century. Experts say the ambitious target, which governments agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord, will be hard to meet given that average temperatures worldwide have already risen by 1.2 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times.
The IEA said higher prices for natural gas due to Russia’s war in Ukraine have led to increased reliance on coal for generating power.
“The world is close to a peak in fossil fuel use, with coal set to be the first to decline, but we are not there yet,” Keisuke Sadamori, the agency’s director of energy markets and security, said.
Coal use is likely to decline as countries deploy more renewable energy sources, he said.
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NEW YORK — Justin Verlander earned his 250th career victory in what could be his final start for the New York Mets, who beat the Washington Nationals, 5-2, on Sunday after trading Max Scherzer to Texas.
Francisco Lindor homered and had three hits for the fourth-place Mets (50-55), who took three of four from last-place Washington. Pete Alonso drove in two runs.
After news of the agreement broke Saturday evening, the Mets and Rangers announced their deal involving Scherzer about 35 minutes before the first pitch Sunday at Citi Field.
New York also sent cash to Texas and received one of the Rangers’ top prospects in infielder Luisangel Acuña, the younger brother of Atlanta star Ronald Acuña Jr. New York said he will be optioned to Double A Binghamton.
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With Scherzer and closer David Robertson traded away in the past few days, it’s possible Verlander could be next as the disappointing Mets look to get younger and improve their farm system. The three-time Cy Young Award winner is signed through next season and has a no-trade clause.
Mets general manager Billy Eppler insisted the Mets are not tearing down their underachieving team.
Verlander (6-5) allowed one run in 5⅓ innings to become the 49th major league pitcher to reach 250 wins.
Alonso had an RBI single and lifted one of New York’s two sacrifice flies in a three-run third against former teammate Trevor Williams (5-6).
Lindor homered in consecutive games for the fourth time this year. He reached base four times. Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead triple and Omar Narváez also had a sacrifice fly in the third.
Making his 498th career start, Verlander gave up five hits in his third straight win. He walked off the mound to a nice ovation and tipped his cap to the crowd of 33,861 before accepting handshakes from teammates in the dugout.
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The Mets signed Verlander to a two-year, $86.7 million contract in December shortly after Jacob deGrom signed a five-year, $185 million deal with Texas. That reunited Verlander and Scherzer, a pair of three-time Cy Young Award winners who were teammates in Detroit from 2010-14.
David Peterson, a candidate to fill Scherzer’s rotation spot, allowed an unearned run in two innings of relief. Adam Ottavino got the final two outs in the eighth and Brooks Raley struck out three for his third save.
The Mets finished 14-8 in July after going 7-19 in June.
Washington opened the game with singles by CJ Abrams and Jeimer Candelario. The Nationals scored when Abrams stole home as the Mets threw to second.
Alonso’s RBI single tied it in the first, and Lindor scored on McNeil’s triple into the right-field corner to put New York ahead in the third. Lindor hit a solo homer to right for a 5-1 lead in the fourth after ending his 15-game homerless drought Saturday.
Williams allowed five runs and seven hits in four innings. | 2023-07-30T22:08:12+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/30/sports/with-future-doubt-trade-deadline-looms-justin-verlander-hits-250-win-mark-mets-victory-over-nationals/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Teams were warned by Major League Baseball on Wednesday that batters may not attempt to deceive pitchers into quick-pitch violations.
“In recent days, we have seen batters attempt to induce pitchers to violate the pitch timer regulations by creating the appearance that they are in the batter’s box and alert to the pitcher with more than eight seconds remaining on the clock when, in actuality, they have not fully entered the batter’s box,” MLB senior vice president Michael Hill wrote in a two-page memo to general managers, assistant general managers and field managers.
After getting ahead 0-1 in the count during the ninth inning Saturday, Boston closer Kenley Jansen was called for a violation for starting his delivery while St. Louis' Willson Contreras had his right foot in the batter's box and his left foot outside. Jansen followed with a pair of balls that pushed the count to 3-1, then was called for another quick-pitch violation, resulting in a walk.
“The batter’s purpose with such an approach is to deceive the pitcher into beginning his windup or coming set before the batter is fully in the batter’s box and alert to the pitcher,” Hill wrote in the memo, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
“We have advised umpires that conduct by batters designed to deceive a pitcher into beginning their windup or coming to the set position early — including pretending to be in the batter’s box and alert to the pitcher — constitutes circumvention under the pace of game regulations.”
“Pitchers must continue to be aware of the position of the batter, and identify when the batter is appropriately in the batter’s box and alert to the pitcher before the pitcher begins the windup or comes set,” Hill added. “However, if the umpire determines that a batter appears alert to the pitcher and prepared to hit a pitch with more than eight seconds remaining on the timer, but is deliberately keeping one or both feet outside of the batter’s box, the umpire will not call a violation on the pitcher, but rather will issue a warning to the batter for his deceptive behavior.”
Additional similar conduct by the batter would result in a violation on the batter and a strike called.
“Clubs that have multiple players who repeatedly engage in this type of behavior will be subject to discipline,” Hill wrote.
Hill's memo was the eighth in a series of clarifications issued by MLB since spring training.
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Edward Snowden's family traces its role in national security to relatives who fought in the Revolutionary War. Snowden assumed he'd be engaged in similar work as well.
But as a contractor for the National Security Agency, working at an underground facility in Hawaii in 2013, he witnessed the mass collection of electronic data on American citizens, and he thought it was wrong.
"We had stopped watching specific terrorists, and we had started watching everyone just in case they became a terrorist. And this was not something that affected just people far away in places like Indonesia. This is affecting Americans," Snowden said in a 2019 interview with NPR from Moscow, where's he's been living for the past 10 years.
A decade ago, many Americans were still exploring the technological wonders of cellphones and other electronic devices. Few were thinking about how governments or private companies could monitor citizens on the devices.
Then came Snowden's revelations.
Snowden copied files of the NSA's top-secret surveillance programs and fled the U.S., sharing the highly classified information with several Western journalists, including Barton Gellman, formerly of The Washington Post.
"I think Snowden did substantially more good than harm, even though I am prepared to accept (as he does not) that his disclosures must have exacted a price in lost intelligence," Gellman wrote in his 2020 book, Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State.
Gellman portrays Snowden as a loner filled with zeal and a black-and-white worldview. He describes Snowden as precise and accurate most of the time, though sometimes prone to self-aggrandizement and exaggeration.
U.S. officials still describe Snowden as a 'traitor'
Meanwhile, many in the national security community, then and now, regard Snowden as a traitor. Most all say he should return to the U.S. and face the criminal charges against him.
"He's clearly an individual who betrayed the trust and confidence we had in him. This is not an individual who is acting, in my opinion, with noble intent," said Keith Alexander, the NSA director when Snowden leaked the files.
"What Snowden has revealed has caused irreversible and significant damage to our country and to our allies," Alexander told ABC shortly after the breach.
When Snowden felt he was about to be detained in Hong Kong, he flew to Russia. His final destination was Ecuador, but the U.S. government canceled his passport and charged him with violating the Espionage Act.
Those charges still stand, and Snowden's been in Russia ever since. He received citizenship there last year.
Still, Snowden provoked a fierce debate over government surveillance, personal privacy and the power and perils of technology.
New laws, and a move to encryption
"In the years that have passed, we have seen the laws changed. We have seen the programs change," Snowden said.
In 2015, Congress rewrote the law that allowed the NSA to scoop up everyone's records. The U.S.A. Freedom Act now prohibits the bulk collection of phone records by American citizens.
"The act also includes other changes to our surveillance laws, including more transparency to help build confidence among the American people that your privacy and civil liberties are being protected," President Barack Obama said shortly before signing the USA Freedom Act.
There's been another big shift as well. Many Americans now better understand how governments and private companies like Facebook, Amazon and Google collect personal data. This in turn has led to a much wider use of encryption. Snowden says 2016 marked the first year that a majority of Internet traffic was encrypted, a trend that continues.
There's no sign Snowden's case will be resolved anytime soon.
Snowden said when he landed in Moscow in 2013, he expected to have a one-day layover in Moscow.
But in his 2019 autobiography, Permanent Record, Snowden wrote: "Exile is an endless layover."
Snowden's critics often attack him for living in Russia, all the more so in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He says his attempts to move to other countries have been thwarted by the U.S. government.
"It is not my choice to be in Russia. I'm constantly criticizing the Russian government's policy, the Russian government's human rights record - even the Russian president by name," Snowden said.
From his Moscow apartment, Snowden initially gave online interviews to news outlets around the world. He's been much less visible in recent years. He's now married to American Lindsay Mills, and they have two young sons born in Russia.
Greg Myre is an NPR national security correspondent. Follow him @gregmyre1.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-06-04T12:42:46+00:00 | wbfo.org | https://www.wbfo.org/2023-06-04/a-decade-on-edward-snowden-remains-in-russia-though-u-s-laws-have-changed |
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson sprinted onto the field to a light round of cheers Saturday at the Cleveland Browns’ first open practice of training camp.
The noticeably muted reaction reflected the uncertainty surrounding Cleveland’s controversial new quarterback.
Watson was the focal point as the Browns worked out in front of a near-capacity crowd at their suburban headquarters. He briefly waved while running to the middle of the practice fields, but did not speak with the media.
The 26-year-old quarterback is awaiting a decision from retired judge Sue L. Robinson. She’s determining if Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy after being accused of sexual misconduct by 24 massage therapists. A lengthy suspension is possible.
“I can’t wait for us to get to play together, whichever week we see him,” Cleveland tight end David Njoku said. “Hopefully, it’s sooner than later. I’m excited. I can’t wait.
“But it’s not hard, we just have to take each day as it is. Whoever we have, we have to put our best foot forward and just keep working.”
Watson, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, signed a five-year, $230 million contract with the Browns after being acquired from Houston in exchange for three first-round draft picks in March. He was a member of the Texans during all of the alleged incidents.
Two separate Texas grand juries declined to indict Watson on any of the criminal complaints. He has settled 20 of the 24 civil lawsuits filed against him, and the attorney representing the women has said he hopes to take the other four to trial next spring.
There were no boos directed toward Watson at practice, but All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett and standout running back Nick Chubb were welcomed onto the field with much louder, prolonged ovations.
“You can tell by the turnout that people want to go all-out for the Browns, but I think fans are being cautious,” said Hans Schneider, a 21-year season ticket holder and mayor of Wellington, Ohio. “Once a decision is made with Deshaun, there will be clarity.
“I’m very respectful of both sides, but regardless of the decision, some people will be happy and some will be unhappy about it.”
Watson did interact with several dozen young fans following the 80-minute practice, patiently signing autographs and taking photos on the sideline. He also gave away his cleats as prizes for playing games of rock, paper, scissors.
The lucky winners were 10-year-old Tanner Hall and 9-year-old Barrett Radel, who were wearing Chubb and Garrett jerseys. Only a handful of adults sported Watson’s No. 4, but the No. 6 of former Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was well represented.
“I’m going to keep this in my room with me,” Radel said, beaming as he cradled Watson’s autographed shoe.
The fan interaction evoked warm memories for safety Grant Delpit, Cleveland’s second-round selection in 2020. The New Orleans native attended Saints practices as a pre-teen and was given an autographed football by his grandmother.
“I remember going to Saints training camp and that was the coolest thing ever,” Delpit said. “It’s cool to see it go full circle. I’m excited.”
Because of COVID-19 restrictions the past two summers, the Browns limited camp access to the public. Delpit is eager to make up for lost time.
“I haven’t really been here with (full access to) fans before, so we’re going to have some fun, man,” Delpit said. “I’m going to meet some kids and make some kids’ day. We’re going to try and make some people’s day out here.”
NOTES: The players will have their first day off Sunday after starting camp with four lower-intensity practices. “Don’t worry, there will be plenty of dog days in training camp where the players aren’t going to like me much,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said. …
Garrett’s chiseled 6-foot-4, 272-pound physique remains a popular subject with his teammates. “I don’t know what else could change, it can’t get much bigger,” Delpit said. “He’s not getting no smaller. He’s the same Jurassic Myles.” …
Rookie WR Isiah Weston (knee) was carted off the field, joining Anthony Schwartz (left knee strain) and rookie David Bell (foot) with camp injuries at the position.
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EMU grad among victims killed in Texas mall shooting
An Eastern Michigan University graduate working as a civil engineer in the Dallas area was among the victims killed by a gunman at a mall in Texas over the weekend, officials said Monday.
Aishwarya Thatikonda, 26, was one of eight people killed Saturday in the shooting at a mall outside of Dallas. Other victims who were slain include two elementary-age sisters, a couple and their child, and a security guard who worked at the mall.
"We were deeply saddened to learn this morning that an Eastern Michigan University graduate, Aishwarya Thatikonda, was among those killed," the school said in a Monday statement. "As the nation has to once again grapple with a senseless act of gun violence, we share our condolences with Aishwarya's family and friends. She will forever be remembered as a strong Eastern Michigan University Eagle."
Thatikonda was from India and had a graduate degree in construction management. She worked as a civil engineer at the Dallas-area firm Perfect General Contractors. EMU officials said she graduated from the university in December 2020.
She was “always prepared to give her very best,” company founder Srinivas Chaluvadi said via email.
He said her parents live in Hyderabad, India, where her father is a judge.
“She came to the United States with a dream to make a career, build a family, own a home and live forever in Dallas,” Chaluvadi said.
Chaluvadi said Thatikonda would have turned 27 next week and she had become like family: “She attended birthday parties at my home, we celebrated festivals together and we had family dinners.”
Ashok Kolla, treasurer of the Telugu Association of North America, told The Dallas Morning News that he didn't know Thatikonda but the association often helps families and he is working to send her body back home.
Authorities continue to investigate the shooting, which ended when police killed the suspected gunman – 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia.
The Associated Press contributed. | 2023-05-09T15:23:49+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/09/emu-grad-among-victims-killed-in-texas-mall-shooting/70198804007/ |
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