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While the housing market has cooled, Miami and Tampa continued to top other metro areas across the country in home-price increases in December when compared to a year earlier, according to a report released Tuesday.
The Miami area had a 15.9 percent year-over-year increase, while the Tampa area had a 13.9 percent increase, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index. The Atlanta area was the third-highest at 10.4 percent.
Miami had the highest increase for the fifth straight month. In a prepared statement, Craig J. Lazzara, Managing Director at S&P DJI, said home prices have weakened in recent months, a trend that could continue.
“The prospect of stable, or higher, interest rates means that mortgage financing remains a headwind for home prices, while economic weakness, including the possibility of a recession, may also constrain potential buyers,” Lazzara said. “Given these prospects for a challenging macroeconomic environment, home prices may well continue to weaken.”
Miami and Tampa were the only Florida markets in the report. | 2023-02-28T23:00:51+00:00 | wlrn.org | https://www.wlrn.org/housing/2023-02-28/miami-and-tampa-top-home-price-increases-across-the-u-s |
(The Hill) – President Biden pledged federal assistance in capturing the shooter who opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in a suburb of Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people.
Biden said in a statement that he has spoken to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering (D), offering the “full support” of the federal government to the community.
“[First lady] Jill [Biden] and I are shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American community on this Independence Day,” Biden said. “As always, we are grateful for the first responders and law enforcement on the scene.”
“I also surged Federal law enforcement to assist in the urgent search for the shooter, who remains at large at this time,” he said, adding that local residents “should follow guidance from leadership on the ground.”
Illinois lawmakers described the shooting, which also injured at least 24 people, as “terrifying” in statements on Monday. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), whose district includes Highland Park, said he is monitoring the situation closely and in contact with the mayor.
Biden said there is still much work to do on gun violence despite the bipartisan reform legislation he signed last month.
A group of senators concentrated their efforts on reaching an agreement on combatting the violence in the aftermath of shootings at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., and at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in May. The package includes enhanced background checks for potential buyers under the age of 21, increased funding for mental health and cracking down on illegal gun trafficking.
Biden said the legislation includes actions that will “save lives.”
“But there is much more work to do, and I’m not going to give up fighting the epidemic of gun violence,” he said. | 2022-07-05T11:34:55+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national-news/biden-says-federal-law-enforcement-will-assist-with-hunt-for-july-4-shooter/ |
(The Hill) — The Ford Motor Co. is planning to cut at least 1,000 employees in North America, largely from its engineering department.
A company spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that the company began informing some salaried employees that their jobs will be cut in the following weeks.
The spokesperson also told the media outlet that managers informed employees that layoffs were coming in meetings on Monday, asking the affected teams to work from home for the rest of the week.
The Hill has reached out to Ford for comment and more information.
The news comes nearly a week after initial reports of another round of layoffs happening at the company. The latest cuts impacted employees who worked in the company’s electric vehicle (EV) and software division, as well as those who work in Ford’s gas-engine side of the business.
Ford also had a round of layoffs last August, cutting about 3,000 white-collar and contract employees. The company announced in January that it was starting to cut 3,800 jobs in its European departments.
General Motors and Stellantis, the maker of Jeep, also announced layoffs of their workforce earlier this year.
Ford expects to lose $3 billion in operating profit on its EVs business in 2023, the Journal reported. | 2023-06-27T19:25:20+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/ford-planning-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-workers/ |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – We’ve entered a prolonged stretch of being more showery, and muggy. When are the showers/storms going to be most numerous, and when do we shake the shower threat?? Details are below.
Humidity is back and ‘sticking’ around
The humidity has returned to Central New York and isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Dew points climbed well into the 60s Friday, and these higher dew points are expected to stick around through the first half of the week. At times through Tuesday, dew points could approach 70 degrees which is tropical-like.
Rain chances going up
Scattered showers and a storm or two linger overnight tonight due to a weakening trough swinging in. Lows are in the 60s to near 70 with lots of humidity. Not comfy for snoozing without the AC.
Much of Monday morning and early afternoon looks to be dry, but between the heat (80s) and high humidity and an approaching, weakening cold front from the west is expected to help trigger more numerous showers and storms later Monday afternoon and evening. A few of the storms that develop may pack a punch with gusty winds and some hail.
The shower and storm coverage should diminish quickly again after sunset Monday evening with the loss of daytime heating, but that won’t last. The aforementioned cold front is going to move into CNY Tuesday and as a result lots of clouds and even more numerous showers and a few storms will be around Tuesday. Tuesday is likely the wettest day of the week.
Looking to get your outdoor activities in Monday? Check out the Lifestyle forecast here >>
Due to there being so much moisture in the air (humidity), parts of CNY could be at risk for downpours that may lead to some localized flash flooding, but no widespread flooding is expected through Tuesday. Remember, if you come across a flooded-out road/walk way, “turn around don’t drown.”
Thankfully, the stream flows in the larger streams and rivers are low and should handle any heavy rain. It is more of the low-lying and poor drainage areas that would be vulnerable to this type of flooding.
Despite the flash flood threat, this is also welcomed rain as parts of CNY continue to be abnormally dry according to the latest drought report. We just don’t want too much too fast.
Get the latest Drought Monitor update >>
Shower chances & humidity decrease later in the week
A cold front is slated to slowly slide through Tuesday night but remain close enough to keep the threat for at least a few showers/storms around Wednesday, especially near and east of Syracuse. Clouds are expected to rule the sky Wednesday, with a cooler breeze and less humidity. Highs likely won’t get any higher than the mid-70s.
Come the last half of the week, it looks mainly dry with more sun and a seasonably warm feel to the air without the high humidity. Stay tuned for updates. | 2023-06-26T09:20:46+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/weather/staying-steamy-and-stormy-monday/ |
WARREN R.I. (WPRI) — A 76-year-old nursing home patient has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 81-year-old roommate.
Police were called to Crestwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Warren, Rhode Island, just after 10 p.m. Thursday for the “sudden death” of a male patient.
The staff told police that a nurse had gone to check on the two men when the suspect, identified as Robert Hill, barred her from entering, according to court documents. She eventually forced her way inside and found Hill standing over the victim. They believe Hill suffocated his roommate using pillow stuffing.
Court documents say Hill was removed from the room and later told employees, “He tried to kill me first. He’s been trying to kill me for five, ten years.”
At his arraignment, Hill was ordered held without bail and to undergo a competency evaluation. He’s due back in court May 8.
Nexstar’s WPRI visited the nursing home Friday following the release of the court documents, but staff was unable to comment due to this being an active investigation.
Caleb O’Blenis, a local resident whose grandmother lives at the senior facility, said he would never have expected such an alleged crime to occur at a nursing home.
“Just the concept of that is kinda scary, knowing a relative of mine could be on the other end of it,” O’Blenis said. “It’s definitely terrifying to hear about.” | 2023-04-29T17:04:38+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/man-76-charged-with-killing-81-year-old-roommate-at-nursing-home-he-tried-to-kill-me-first/ |
Updated October 17, 2022 at 1:56 PM ET
NEW YORK — Kevin Spacey testified in a New York courtroom Monday that he never made a sexual pass at the actor Anthony Rapp, who has sued, claiming the Academy Award-winning actor tried to take him to bed when he was 14.
Identifying himself as "Kevin Spacey Fowler," the actor was asked about Rapp's claims that a then-26-year-old Spacey picked him up like a groom does a bride after a 1986 party and put him on his bed before lying on top of him.
Rapp testified earlier in the trial that he squirmed out from underneath Spacey in the fully clothed encounter before fleeing the apartment, only to have Spacey follow him to the door and ask if he was sure he wanted to leave.
"They are not true," Spacey said of the allegations.
Then he was asked if he has been private about his personal life over his career.
"I work in a very complicated family dynamic," he said, saying rants by his white supremacist and neo-Nazi father when he was a youngster led him to hate bigotry and intolerance.
Spacey said his father's mind was likely damaged during unemployment resulting from an unsuccessful quest to be a creative writer.
"My father was a white supremacist and neo-Nazi," Spacey said. "It meant that my siblings and I were forced to listen to hours and hours of my father lecturing us about his beliefs."
He said it was when "my hatred of bigotry and intolerance began."
Spacey called it "humiliating and terrifying when friends came over to the house" because he was never sure what his father might say to them or to him.
"Everything about what was happening in that house was something I had to keep to myself. We never, ever, talked about it. I have never talked about these things publicly ever," he said.
As Spacey became interested in theater, he said, he endured the screams of his father who "used to yell at me at the idea that I might be gay."
Spacey's testimony began two hours after Judge Lewis A. Kaplan threw out a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress after lawyers for Rapp finished their presentation of evidence. Kaplan said elements of the claim duplicate Rapp's claim that he was a victim of assault and battery.
Spacey's lawyer argued for dismissal of the case on the grounds that Rapp's attorneys had failed to prove his claims.
Kaplan said the trial can proceed with assault and battery claims asserted by Rapp, a 50-year-old regular on Star Trek: Discovery on television. He was part of the original Broadway cast of Rent.
Spacey, 63, was an Oscar-winning actor popular on the Netflix series "House of Cards" when claims by Rapp and others in 2017 abruptly derailed his career.
Rapp was performing in Precious Sons on Broadway in 1986 when he met Spacey.
Rapp testified over several days earlier in the trial, which entered its third week on Monday.
The Associated Press does not usually name people alleging sexual assault unless they come forward publicly, as Rapp has done.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-10-17T19:27:00+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/npr-news/2022-10-17/from-the-witness-stand-kevin-spacey-denies-sex-abuse-claims |
MADRID (AP) — The two parties making up Spain’s leftist coalition government on Friday presented a proposal to reform the centuries-old crime of sedition, which was one of the main charges against pro-independence Catalan activists and politicians convicted for their roles in a 2017 secession push.
Under the proposal, sedition will be replaced with the crime of aggravated public disorder and will carry lower sentences.
With the support of smaller regional parties almost guaranteed, the bill is likely to be approved by parliament over the coming months although it might undergo some minor changes.
The crime of sedition, on the books since 1822, was one of the main charges against nine of 12 pro-independence Catalan activists and politicians that were convicted for their roles in a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain issued on Oct. 27, 2017 following an illegal secession referendum earlier that month.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez issued partial pardons of the nine high-profile separatists last year, releasing them from prison after they had spent three years behind bars serving sentences that ranged between nine and 15 years. They are, however, still banned from holding public office.
Announcing the reform late Thursday, Sánchez said it would bring Spain in line with other European democracies.
But Sánchez said the reform wouldn’t exempt former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and his associates that fled the country in 2017 from eventually standing trial if they return, albeit for a crime with a lower sentence.
Spain has been seeking the extradition of Puigdemont from Belgium, where he now resides and serves on the European Parliament. Previous attempts to extradite those who fled Spain like Puigdemont have been frustrated by the difference between Spain’s crime of sedition and that of other European countries.
The proposal comes as the government continues talks with the separatist party that runs Catalonia’s regional government to reduce tensions stemming from what was one of modern Spain’s biggest political crises ever.
Sánchez’s minority government often relies on the support of that same Catalan party in Spain’s national parliament, and needs it to pass the 2023 budget.
The reform would eliminate the crime of sedition, which is punishable by 10 to 15 years in prison and replace it with the crime of aggravated public disorder, with punishments of three to five years behind bars. It also reduces the time span for bans from holding public office.
The move could pave the way for a revision of the sentences handed down to the secession promoters.
Catalan regional president Pere Aragonès described the move as “a step forward in path to resolving the political conflict,” while he still presses forward his demand of an authorized referendum on independence.
Spain’s main right-wing opposition Popular Party slammed the move, accusing Sánchez of pleasing the Catalan secessionists just to stay in office. Sánchez denies the idea is a concession to the Catalan secessionists, but agrees it will help ease tensions with the northeastern region.
Polls and election results show that Catalans are roughly split equally between those in favor and against independence for the wealthy corner of northeast Spain.
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Joseph Wilson in Barcelona contributed to this report. | 2022-11-11T19:08:41+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/business/ap-spain-appeases-catalans-with-planned-reform-of-sedition-law/ |
BOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak each scored in a shootout to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
DeBrusk also had two goals and an assist in regulation, and Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots for Boston, improving his record to 17-1. The Bruins are 15-0-1 at TD Garden, including the NHL-record 14 straight victories to open a season at home that was halted last week.
“They definitely took it to us that first period,” Boston defenseman Derek Forbort said. “Linus kind of held us in there. I thought we got pretty lucky that we got two goals out of it. We kept grinding and we found a way.”
Casey Cizikas, Josh Bailey and Noah Dobson each had a goal for the Islanders, and Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves before the shootout.
“We started the game, we find ourselves down two,” Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. “For us to climb back and go to the third being down, coming away with the point was a good job by our guys.”
After Pastrnak beat Varlamov under the crossbar, Ullmark dropped and stopped Bailey’s bid to end it.
Coming off a 2-1 West Coast trip, the Bruins had jumped to a 2-0 edge when DeBrusk scored his two goals 19 seconds apart in the opening period before the Islanders rallied to tie it.
“This is the game it looked like we were set up to fail,” Boston’s first-year coach Jim Montgomery said of playing after a long trip. “Everybody goes through it, there’s a couple of games every year where it looks like you should have success and there’s games where it looks like it’s going to be a real battle. We were sluggish in the first, probably our worst period of the year.”
DeBrusk also set up Forbort’s first career short-handed goal when he moved the puck quickly up the right wing and made a nice drop pass to Pavel Zacha, who centered it to a charging Forbort. The veteran defenseman fired a rising wrist shot that beat Varlamov into the upper right corner, pushing Boston ahead 3-2 late in the second.
But New York tied it again early in the third when Cizikas spun around the net and tucked the puck in off Ullmark’s body.
“We know what we have to do to succeed,” Cizikas said. “We did a good job. We kept the puck in and we kept getting it to the net. … Overall, we played a really good game.”
NOTES
Boston center David Krejci missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury. “If it was playoffs he’d be playing, but we’re just making sure we’re being cautionary,” Montgomery said after the morning skate.
UP NEXT
Islanders: Play the second game in a five-game trip on Friday at the Arizona Coyotes.
Bruins: Continue their five-game homestand Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings.
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RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV), announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of seventy-nine cents ($0.79) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable November 7, 2022, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on October 10, 2022.
Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a global business-to-business agri-products supplier to consumer product manufacturers, operating in over 30 countries on five continents. We strive to be the supplier of choice for our customers by leveraging our farmer base, our commitment to a sustainable supply chain, and our ability to provide high-quality, customized, traceable, value-added agri-products essential for our customers' requirements. We find innovative solutions to serve our customers and have been meeting their agri-product needs for more than 100 years. Our principal focus since our founding in 1918 has been tobacco, and we are the leading global leaf tobacco supplier. Through our plant-based ingredients platform, we provide a variety of value-added manufacturing processes to produce high-quality, specialty vegetable- and fruit-based ingredients as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for the food and beverage end markets. For more information, visit www.universalcorp.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Elevation Gold Mining Corporation (TSXV: ELVT) (OTCQX: EVGDF) (the "Company" or "Elevation Gold") announces operating and financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. All figures are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise noted.
Summary for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
- Elevation produced 6,809 ounces of gold and 28,115 ounces of silver during Q2 2022 from 768,997 ore tonnes processed with average grades of 0.42 g/t gold and 2.86 g/t silver.
- The Company generated total revenue of $14.4 million on 6,998 ounces of gold and 60,903 ounces of silver sold. The average realized price of gold per ounce sold (1) was $1,864.
- Gold production is expected to materially increase in the second half of 2022 as the Company began mining higher-grade ore sourced from the East Pit at the end of June 2022.
- Q2 2022 operating loss of $7.3 million and net loss of $33.8 million, or $0.31 per share. The net loss was driven by a non-cash impairment of mineral properties of $33.9 million (discussed below).
- Total Cash Costs per ounce of gold sold (1) of $1,661 and all-in sustaining costs ("AISC") per ounce of gold sold (1) of $2,599. The Company expects to improve on its per ounce metrics in the second half of 2022, with the addition of higher-grade ore sourced from East Pit, and the reduction of capital expenditure requirements as the majority of the Company's major capital projects were completed in Q2 2022 and early Q3 2022.
- Completed a multi-phase infill and resource expansion drilling program at the Moss Mine, which included 17,197 meters of reverse circulation drilling up to the end of May 2022. In July 2022, the Company began its maiden exploration program at Florence Hill.
Tim Swendseid, Elevation Gold President, stated "Our Q2 financial results were negatively affected by the non-cash write downs of our heap leach inventory and mineral properties, as a consequence of inflationary pressures and lower long term gold price assumptions. With these write downs behind us, I am extremely optimistic about our future production prospects for the remainder of 2022 and beyond." Mr. Swendseid continued, "With our major capital projects for 2022 now completed and with a shift in mining to higher grade east pit ore, we are forecasting a material increase in gold production, at lower costs, over the last 6 months of the year. Gold sales for 2022 are now expected to total between 32,000 and 34,000 ounces. Thanks to our outstanding Moss Mine team we are now functioning at consistent levels with increased crusher throughput, higher gold and silver grades and are well positioned to reach our 2022 production goals."
Dr. Warwick Board, Vice President Exploration, commented: "The first diamond core drill hole at Florence Hill is progressing well, with approximately 730 metres having been drilled to date. We are extending this 45-degree inclined-to-the-northeast drill hole to test a geophysical anomaly at around 1,300 metres down hole based on encouraging structural, vein, and alteration features that are intensifying with depth. We anticipate releasing results for the Florence Hill drilling in Q1 2023, considering drilling rates, assay turn around, data compilation and interpretation requirements."
Following the completion of the Company's equity financing in late March 2022 (see Recent Corporate Developments section above for details), the Company completed a number of key capital projects during Q2 2022, some of which will extend into Q3 2022, including the completion of the construction of the new heap leach pad 2C in July 2022. The Company also completed five new monitoring wells in Q2 2022 and expects to bring on-line two production water wells during Q3 2022. The monitoring wells were a requirement of our Aquifer Protection Permit, while the production water well project will secure water for operations, as well as allow current operating water wells to be removed as part of the mine expansion at the Moss Mine.
The Company's operations continue to focus on overall efficiencies including drilling and blasting improvements that lead to increases in ore processing rates. For Q1 2022, the mine averaged 7,977 stacked ore tonnes per day, an increase of 5.6% from the year ended December 31, 2021. This rate increased further for Q2 2022 to an average of 8,451 stacked ore tonnes per day as the Company continues to improve quality control for mine drilling and blasting and maintains meticulous oversight on scheduled crusher maintenance. Mining operations also continue to progress, with higher-grade ore mined from the East Pit by the end of Q2 2022. The Company expects the higher-grade ore mined from East Pit for the remainder of the year will be blended with West Pit ore, which is lower-grade but more abundant. The overall blended ore crushed and placed on the pad is expected to significantly increase gold ounces produced for the second half of 2022.
With its multi-phase infill and resource expansion drilling program at the Moss Mine completed in May 2022, the Company began its maiden exploration program at Florence Hill (see news release dated July 25, 2022).
The following table provides a summary of the components of the Company's net income (loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. For further details, refer to the Company's condensed interim consolidated financial statements and Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the same periods.
The following table provides a summary of the Company's operational statistics for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. For further details, refer to the Company's MD&A for the same periods.
Unless otherwise indicated, all technical data contained in this press release that relates to geology, exploration and mineral resources has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Warwick Board, P.Geo, Vice President Exploration of Elevation Gold. Dr. Board is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 and is responsible for the Moss Regional and Hercules Exploration Projects.
Unless otherwise indicated, the technical disclosure contained within this press release that relates to the Company's operating mine has been reviewed and approved by Tim J. Swendseid, President of the Company and a Qualified Person for the purpose of NI 43-101.
Full condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 and related MD&A for the same period can be found at www.sedar.com and the Company's website at www.elevationgold.com.
The following tables represent the calculation of certain Non-IFRS Financial Measures as referenced in this news release. For further discussion and analysis of all non-IFRS performance measures, refer to the Company's financial statements and MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Reconciliation of Cash Costs and AISC
Reconciliation of Average Realized Price of Gold per Ounce Sold
"Tim J. Swendseid"
Tim J. Swendseid, President of Elevation Gold Mining Corporation
Elevation Gold is a publicly listed gold and silver producer, engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of mineral properties located in the United States. Elevation Gold's common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") in Canada under the ticker symbol ELVT and on the OTCQX in the United States under the ticker symbol EVGDF. The Company's principal operation is the 100% owned Moss Mine in the Mohave County of Arizona. Elevation also holds the title to the Hercules exploration property, located in Lyon County, Nevada.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Certain of the statements made and information contained herein is "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document constitute forward-looking information, including but not limited to statements regarding the Company's plans, prospects and business strategies; the Company's guidance on the timing and amount of future production and its expectations regarding the results of operations; expected costs; permitting requirements and timelines; timing and possible outcome of Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimations, life of mine estimates, and mine plans; anticipated exploration and development activities at the Company's projects; net present value; design parameters; economic potential; processing mineralized material; the potential of robust economic potential at the Moss Mine Project. Words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "contemplate", "target", "plan", "goal", "aim", "intend", "continue", "budget", "estimate", "may", "will", "can", "could", "should", "schedule" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon various estimates and assumptions including, without limitation, the expectations and beliefs of management, including that the Company can access financing, appropriate equipment and sufficient labour; assumed and future price of gold, silver and other metals; anticipated costs; ability to achieve goals; and assumptions related to the factors set forth below. While these factors and assumptions are considered reasonable by the Company as at the date of this document in light of management's experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, these statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Such factors include, but are not limited to: risks inherent in mining, including, but not limited to risks to the environment, industrial accidents, catastrophic equipment failures, unusual or unexpected geological formations or unstable ground conditions, and natural phenomena such as earthquakes, flooding or unusually severe weather; uninsurable risks; global financial conditions and inflation; changes in the Company's share price, and volatility in the equity markets in general; volatility and fluctuations in metal and commodity prices; the threat associated with outbreaks of viruses and infectious diseases, including the COVID-19 virus; delays or the inability to obtain, retain or comply with permits; risks related to negative publicity with respect to the Company or the mining industry in general; health and safety risks; exploration, development or mining results not being consistent with the Company's expectations; unavailable or inaccessible infrastructure and risks related to ageing infrastructure; actual ore mined and/or metal recoveries varying from Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates, estimates of grade, tonnage, dilution, mine plans and metallurgical and other characteristics; risks associated with the estimation of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves and the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, including, but not limited to, models relating thereto; ore processing efficiency; information technology and cybersecurity risks; potential for the allegation of fraud and corruption involving the Company, its customers, suppliers or employees, or the allegation of improper or discriminatory employment practices; regulatory investigations, enforcement, sanctions and/or related or other litigation; estimates of future production and operations; estimates of operating cost estimates; the potential for and effects of labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or shortages of labour or interruptions in production; risks related to the environmental regulation and environmental impact of the Company's operations and products and management thereof; exchange rate fluctuations; climate change; risks relating to attracting and retaining of highly skilled employees; compliance with environmental, health and safety laws; counterparty and credit risks and customer concentration; litigation; changes in laws, regulations or policies including, but not limited to, those related to mining regimes, permitting and approvals, environmental and tailings management, and labour; internal controls; challenges or defects in title; funding requirements and availability of financing; dilution; risks relating to dividends; risks associated with acquisitions and related integration efforts, including the ability to achieve anticipated benefits, unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to integration and diversion of management time on integration; uncertainties relating to interpretation of drill results and the geology, continuity and grade of mineral deposits; uncertainty of estimates of capital and operating costs, production estimates and estimated economic return; uncertainty of meeting anticipated program milestones; and other risks and uncertainties including but not limited to those described the Company's public disclosure documents which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under the Company's profile. All of the forward-looking statements made in this document are qualified by these cautionary statements. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, forecast or intended and readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions which may have been used. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking information. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate and forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance. Readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein speaks only as of the date of this document. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward–looking information or to explain any material difference between such and subsequent actual events, except as required by applicable law.
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DALLAS — Here are three thoughts from the Kraken’s Game 2 loss to the Stars on Thursday night.
Does this split of Games 1 and 2 seem different from the first round?
Geoff Baker: Yes, completely different. In the Colorado series, the Kraken split knowing they should have been up 2-0. This time, nothing to worry about as they were thoroughly outclassed by Dallas in Game 2.
And this split should really serve as a Kraken wake-up call. They played two of their best games of the playoffs to open the Avalanche series and two not-so-great ones here against the Stars.
In a way, they were fortunate to split. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger helped give away Game 1, and the Kraken still nearly botched that before winning in overtime. Last night, they barely pressured Oettinger at all after the opening few minutes, and you won’t beat him that way.
This team looked tired. I know the inclination is to blame it all on penalties, and, yes, the Kraken took far too many foolish ones. By that, I mean penalties that weren’t preventing a scoring chance. But their skating slowed well before they got penalized right at the period’s end. Then, it became open season on Philipp Grubauer and livened things up in a hurry. Before that, I remember mentioning to you, Kate, that it was the most boring playoff period we’d seen.
And while part of that was the Kraken slowing the Stars down, the rest of it was the offense sleepwalking its way through the period.
Kate Shefte: For me, a little, on the surface. The first period was unexceptional but safe. But the five minutes after Tye Kartye scored and they trailed 2-1 felt like the only real glimmer of hope they’d win Game 2.
If we hadn’t just watched them do this in the last round, I’d be more concerned than curious. But so far, the Kraken have just stuck to the formula. These two days off couldn’t come at a better time — rest up, see loved ones, iron out a few things in practice on Saturday and then try again at home.
Quick aside: Climate Pledge Arena gets more playoff hockey this weekend. How great is that?
Avert your eyes from last night’s Panthers-Maple Leafs score. That’s just nature healing. A split on the road against the higher-seeded team with the kind of arsenal the Stars have is all anyone can reasonably hope for. The Kraken let their foot off the gas, and that’s not great, but understandable.
Fill the comments below on whether you trust the adage: “A series doesn’t begin until someone loses at home.” If true, the Kraken have kicked off the series on time twice now. (I will admit that is probably contingent on home-ice advantage being an actual advantage. Jury’s still out in this case.)
Where are some areas the Kraken can improve?
Baker: Well, to borrow a Shefte adage from the last paragraph, they can start by winning at home instead of losing. Thanks for the segue.
They also need to stay out of the penalty box. There’s a very fine line in being properly aggressive in the playoffs — even when referees are already letting you get away with more — and the Kraken trampled all over it. Beyond that, though, I didn’t see the energy in the Stars’ zone we saw against the Avalanche. The best hit all night was in the neutral zone when Kartye leveled somebody on the same shift in which he later scored. When you’re counting on a guy with four prior NHL games under his belt who’s a week removed from the AHL to light your spark, it’s a problem.
For all the penalties they took for being overly aggressive, I didn’t really see the Kraken hitting too much to generate scoring chances. Too few of them were ready to pay the price and take a pounding in front of Oettinger to make life difficult for him. Again, I attribute that to fatigue. Same with the penalties. When you’re feeling sluggish, the lazy thing to do is cheat a bit and that’s when penalties start coming.
Look, the Kraken are only human. You and I are still feeling the fatigue from all the back-and-forth travel in the Colorado series and the quick transition to this one. And we aren’t playing in NHL games. Still, we’ve both been running on adrenaline doing what we get paid to do. And the Kraken had a nicer hotel. So, they need to use this extra day between games to recalibrate and get back to what won the Colorado series. Heavy forecheck and relentless mental and physical focus on the task at hand — all at even strength.
Shefte: Groundhog Day continues … maybe we should have just reposted the Three Things from Game 2 of the last round. The power play can’t seem to get much going. The power play is just two minutes where the Kraken are mostly safe from getting scored on. Turn that into an actual threat, and the outlook is significantly rosier.
Also Geoff covered this already, but I can’t pass up the chance to use “boneheaded” — the Kraken knew going in they needed to stay out of the penalty box in this series, and those second-period penalties from former defensive partners Carson Soucy and Will Borgen were boneheaded. The Stars scored seven seconds after the first one ended and during the latter. Eye on the prize, guys.
Straight from the source, Seattle’s Vince Dunn: “I think we made the game a lot harder than it needed to be.
“The guys who create the momentum for their team were touching the pucks a little too much tonight. Their breakouts were a little too easy. We needed to slow them down through the neutral zone. I think we were pulling out a little bit too much. As a group, we need to be more aggressive.”
How did Philipp Grubauer look?
Baker: He looked like a guy capable of winning this series and any other. Seriously, I love playoff Grubauer. Somebody commented on the game story I wrote last night that Grubauer looked weak on two of the four goals allowed. Well, I suppose if you slow the replay down and pick out minor details you could try to make a case. But context matters. The guy was under siege. He faced 37 shots — many from right on his doorstep. The net front was crashed by Dallas. When that happens, you can’t nitpick flaws in a goalie’s style. He kept the puck out of the net with everything at his disposal. The Stars were coming at him in waves.
It’s sort of like stampeding to get the best seats on a Southwest flight. I know you love that airline. Only this time, Grubauer was trying to get off the plane because he forgot his goalie mask in the VIP lounge your preferred airline doesn’t actually offer, just as all the exit row aisle seekers were racing onboard. The horror.
Shefte: You just had to take a shot at my sweet Southwest. It’s every day, guys.
Fine, I’ll nitpick — maybe he could have been a little quicker to react on that Evgenii Dadonov wraparound goal. But on the flip side, he tracked that Tyler Seguin tip on Dallas’ fourth goal and almost had it. He gave the Kraken a real chance to get into it and then back into it. It wasn’t going to happen last night. | 2023-05-05T18:48:07+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/three-thoughts-on-the-krakens-game-2-loss-to-the-stars/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
- Debiopharm will highlight diversified approaches and commitment to improving outcomes for patients with cancer at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Conference
- A poster presentation and discussion will cover promising interim results with Debio 0123, a potent, highly selective, and brain-penetrant WEE1 inhibitor.
- The Ph1/2 'GaLuCi' trial design will be presented, featuring a novel theranostic approach for the treatment of ccRCC, PDAC and CRC patients expressing CA IX, with the use of a first-in-class theranostic pair combining a therapeutic radiopeptide (Debio 0228) and an imaging agent (Debio 0328).
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a privately-owned, Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company aiming to establish tomorrow's standard-of-care to cure cancer and infectious diseases, today announced data releases on two investigational products, namely Debio 0123 (selective WEE1 inhibitor), and Debio 0228/0328 (CA IX-targeting theranostic pair), at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago, Illinois. With over 42,000 attendees and 200 presentations, the ASCO annual meeting represents a unique opportunity to join global cancer experts, gather and share the latest innovations in cancer research and education.
Debiopharm's poster presentations illustrate clinical and scientific research progress for novel compounds designed to outsmart various cancer types with high unmet needs through their unique targeted modes of action.
"Both compounds are proposing innovative ways to tailor oncology treatments to patients. The theranostic pair Debio 0228/0328 aims to identify and benefit patients with CA IX-expressing tumors, starting with advanced ccRCC, PDAC and CRC. On the other hand, Debio 0123 continues to confirm its best-in-class potential in combination with carboplatin to overcome treatment resistance in solid tumors" expressed Dr. Angela Zubel, Chief Development Officer at Debiopharm.
About Debio 0123
Debio 0123 is a WEE1 kinase inhibitor. WEE1 is a catalyzing enzyme implicated in the G2/M and S phases. Activated in response to DNA damage, WEE1 allows cells to repair their DNA before resuming their cell cycle. By inhibiting WEE1, particularly in combination with other DNA damaging agents, the cell cycle checkpoints are compromised, driving cancer cells to start mitosis prematurely, or before the repair of detrimental DNA damage, promoting mitotic catastrophe and inducing apoptosis of cancer cells.
About Debio 0228/0328
The theranostic pair is formed of a first-in-class CA IX peptide-based (DPI-4452) radioligand therapy (lutetium-labelled [177Lu]Lu-DPI-4452 or Debio 0228) combined with a PET imaging agent (gallium-labelled [68Ga]Ga-DPI-4452 or Debio 0328). This theranostic pair, originally discovered by 3B Pharmaceutical GmbH and exclusively licensed to Debiopharm, utilizes Debio 0328 to identify patients whose cancers overexpress CA IX. Once identified, patients can be treated with the lutetium-labelled radioligand, Debio 0228, which delivers targeted radiation to the tumor, destroying it from the inside.
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BARGERSVILLE — Donald Newton moved south of Indianapolis to enjoy the peace and quiet.
Finding a home was a challenge with a tight housing market forcing families to engage in bidding wars to get the property of their choice.
Newton bought his home in the Somerset subdivision in Bargersville in 2018. The neighborhood with uniformly trimmed lawns and winding sidewalks is perfect for him to walk his dog.
In 2021, his home was assessed at $315,000. One year later, he received a new notice of assessment as of Jan. 1, his home value is now $474,500.
"I was shocked. I was shocked and then I got mad and them I thought what am I going to do about it," Newton said.
Newton fears the new assessment will him out of his home.
"50 percent increase," Newton said. "50 percent. Not 5, 50% "
Shawn Wilkins also lives in Somerset neighborhood. His home value went from $383,700 in 2021 to $566,300 this year.
Wilkins is a family man who's concerned about his budget as he like most Hoosiers are looking for ways to deal with the burdens of inflation impacting everything from food and travel.
Newton and his wife have already cut back, especially on entertainment.
"We're already cutting back because groceries being higher," Newton said.
Many of Newton's neighbors are also receiving notices from the Johnson County Assessor.
Mark Alexander says out of 65,000 properties, 52,000 received a notice that their assessment had gone up.
"People will respond to this and say 'I didn't do anything. I didn't improve the property. Why raising mine?' We go into the explanation we didn't just change yours. We changed other houses in the neighborhood that are similar to yours based on a sale that occurred last year," Alexander said.
The assessor said his team is ready to receive what is known statewide as Form 130 or the taxpayer's notice to initiate an appeal due on June 15 to your county assessor.
Many people in Johnson County, for example, choose not to challenge the government, though there is a possibility that their assessment could be changed.
You may feel that the two-page appeals form may involve many moving pieces. But the building blocks to a successful challenge involves you taking the first step to make sure your home value is correct from the foundation to the roof.
You can view and example of the forms below:
Alexander said the results of an appeal can result in three things:
- Assessments can be decreased
- Assessment stays the same
- Can go up due to improvements
For homeowners, the biggest concern is how the new assessment will impact their tax bill next May and November 2023.
"If your assessment went up $100,000, the most it can go up is $1,000 a year because of a tax cap for a homestead property," Alexander said.
Newton has lived in a number of other states including Michigan, Tennessee and Texas.
This situation at this magnitude is a first for him.
"Over my lifetime, I've never had property tax increase that high. I will appeal," Newton said.
Homeowners whose assessment claim is rejected on the first request have a series of appeals they can seek to challenge their home value.
Several appeals can still be made on the county level and can at the highest level can be taken to the state's Tax Court and could be reviewed by the Indiana Supreme Court. | 2022-06-13T22:18:53+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/news/wrtv-investigates/families-concerned-new-home-values-will-lead-to-tax-hikes |
Which lip plumper is best?
Lip fillers definitely aren’t for the faint of heart. If you’re not a fan of needles, a lip plumper can be a less invasive alternative. Not only does it provide pain-free plumping for your lips, but it’s also much kinder to your wallet. Many plumpers add a hint of color and shine to your lips, too.
The best, from a trusted makeup brand, is the Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme. It plumps your lips instantly and can help keep them looking fuller with repeated use.
What to know before you buy a lip plumper
Type
Lip plumpers come in two types: instant plumpers and treatment plumpers.
- Instant plumpers, as their name implies, provide an instant plumping effect by stimulating the flow of blood to your lips, increasing their fullness. They usually cause a mild stinging or burning sensation that irritates the lips just enough to boost blood flow for the temporary plumping effect. For most users, the irritation lasts 60 seconds or less.
- Treatment plumpers contain ingredients that help increase the production of collagen and elastin in the lips, so your lips slowly look plumper over time. They’re highly moisturizing and may help exfoliate the lips to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, helping your lips look fuller. If you use a treatment lip plumper regularly, you can achieve long-lasting results.
Formula
Lip plumpers are available in several different formulas that vary in consistency, texture and finish.
- Lip plumper glosses or serums are fairly thick. They’re commonly used for instant plumpers. They have a shiny finish, so they’re excellent toppers for other lip products. A gloss or serum typically comes in a tube with a wand applicator for easy application.
- Lip plumper balms are similar to traditional lip balms but contain lip-plumping ingredients. They’re housed in tubes, so you twist them up to apply them to your lips. A balm usually has a thin texture that sinks into the lips quickly and may feature either instant or treatment plumping ingredients.
- Lip plumper gels have an extremely thick consistency and are usually highly moisturizing. They typically come in a squeeze tube container with a slant-tip applicator that lets you apply it directly to the lips or a pot that requires you to use a finger to apply it. A gel formula is often used for treatment plumpers.
What to look for in a quality lip plumper
Active ingredients
The most effective lip plumpers usually contain certain active ingredients. With instant lip plumper, the best ingredients boost the flow of blood to the lips. If you’re shopping for treatment plumper, look for ingredients that help hydrate the lips and encourage the production of collagen.
Effective active ingredients in instant plumpers include:
- Cinnamon.
- Mint.
- Menthol.
- Capsicum.
- Ginger.
- Niacin.
- Caffeine.
Effective active ingredients in treatment lip plumpers include:
- Hyaluronic acid.
- Peptides.
- Microspheres.
Tint
Most lip plumpers are clear, so they may add shine to the lips but no color. Some plumpers also come in tinted formulas, so they leave some color behind on your lips and can eliminate the need for a separate gloss or lipstick. Clear lip plumper is good if you want to layer the plumper over another colored lip product.
How much you can expect to spend on a lip plumper
You’ll usually pay between $5 and $60 for lip plumper. Instant plumpers typically range from $5 to $35, while treatment lip plumpers range from $35 to $60.
Lip plumper FAQ
Are instant lip plumpers painful to use?
A. Nearly all instant lip plumpers cause a stinging or tingling sensation to help boost blood flow to plump the lips. For most people, the feeling is mild and lasts a minute or less. Othes are more sensitive, so the effect can be more painful and last longer.
It’s best to do a test before you use an instant lip plumper: dab a small amount on your lips and wait to see how you react. If the sensation isn’t too uncomfortable, you can apply the plumper all over your lips.
Can I use a lip plumper every day?
A. For the best results, a treatment plumper should be used every day. In some cases, you may want to use it both morning and night to see the best results. However, with instant plumpers, it’s best to give your lips a break from the irritation they cause to prevent dry, flaky lips. Try to use them just two to three times a week.
What’s the best lip plumper to buy?
Top lip plumper
Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme
What you need to know: This clear lip plumper instantly provides fuller lips and can be worn under any lipstick or gloss. It’s a highly effective alternative to filler injections.
What you’ll love: It offers the most visible plumping effect of instant plumper products and can also provide long-term results with regular use. It sinks into the lips in less than a minute and feels moisturizing. A shiny finish helps reflect light to make lips appear fuller.
What you should consider: Some users find its stinging or tingling sensation extremely uncomfortable. It can also cause irritation if it gets on the skin around the mouth.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Ulta Beauty
Top lip plumper for the money
What you need to know: This tinted plumper from a trusted brand instantly plumps the lips. It also helps boost collagen production.
What you’ll love: It contains both hyaluronic acid and peptides to stimulate collagen production. It also features vitamins A and E to help moisturize and smooth the lips, and provides a cool tingling sensation. You can choose from a wide array of glossy colors. The sponge-tip applicator is easy to use.
What you should consider: Some users don’t like the sticky feel and strong fragrance. The plumping results don’t last as long as those from other products.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Ulta Beauty and Sephora
Worth checking out
Grande Lips Hydrating Lip Plumper
What you need to know: This provides both instant and long-term plumping effects without any uncomfortable tingling or burning.
What you’ll love: It only requires three to five minutes to plump lips. It moisturizes and smooths, and is available in several shades as well as clear. The vanilla scent is pleasant. A cushion applicator makes it comfortable to apply.
What you should consider: There’s not a lot of product in the tube. Some users don’t find the results very noticeable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Sephora and Ulta Beauty
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A group of people celebrated a very special birthday on Saturday.
Helen Dismer will be turned 100 years old on Wednesday and plenty showed up for her 100th birthday party Saturday at First Covenant Church in Moline.
They had all the classic party items including cake, balloons and lots of laughs to go with it.
A fun fact about Miss Dismer: She’s done plenty of good for the Quad Cities in her life, including making assembly drawings for the Rock Island Arsenal during World War II.
Happy birthday, Helen! | 2022-12-07T21:34:01+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/helen-dismer-celebrates-her-100th-birthday/ |
With the University of Wisconsin volleyball team bringing a 10-match winning streak on the road into a battle against the Illinois Fighting Illini this week, there are a few things to know about the Big Ten showdown.
Here are six things Badgers fans should know ahead of Thursday's match between No. 3 UW (17-3, 13-1 Big Ten) and unranked Illinois (11-11, 6-6).
1. On a red-hot run
The Badgers enter their match with the Fighting Illini in top form, with a sweep over then-No. 1 Nebraska and a four-set win over a ninth-ranked Minnesota squad helping UW climb from fifth to third in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association rankings.
Not only have the coaches taken notice, columnist Jim Polzin broke down how the reigning national champion Badgers' win over the Cornhuskers showed the strength of this season's squad after some high-profile departures.
While the Badgers have been confident all season, their performance against a one-loss Nebraska team proved to at least one outside observer that they're still a force to reckon with both in the Big Ten and nationally.
2. Follow along from home
UW's match against Illinois is set to get underway at 7 p.m. Thursday at Huff Hall in Champaign, Illinois. The match is being broadcast on the Big Ten Network and fans in the Madison area can listen on 1310 AM.
3. Serving up success
Last Wednesday at a sold-out UW Field House, and with 362,000 viewers watching on the Big Ten Network, the Badgers' sweep of the Huskers — UW's ninth straight win against Nebraska — came down to the teams' performance on serves.
The Badgers' efficiency on recoveries and passing made all the difference with both teams forced to play out of system for much of the match. UW had six service aces to Nebraska's one. Izzy Ashburn led the way with three.
UW coach Kelly Sheffield acknowledged after the 25-23, 25-23, 25-18 win the importance of the serve on the outcome of the match.
"I'd say there's probably some matches where you could sit there and say, 'Clearly you don't value the skill at all,'" Sheffield said. "Tonight you'd sit there and say, 'Wow, you guys really worked on your serving and it was pretty important.'"
4. Getting even with a rival
The Field House was packed again three days later as UW looked to avenge a loss at Minnesota early in conference play.
The Badgers didn't disappoint, as graduate transfer Shanel Bramschreiber turned in a strong outing in her debut at libero for UW. Filling in for Gulce Guctekin, the Badgers' injured freshman phenom, Bramschreiber finished with a match-high 19 digs in the 25-20, 25-20, 16-25, 25-23 win.
Getting even with the only Big Ten team to beat them this season after coming off the high of their sweep over the top-ranked Huskers left Sheffield pleased with how the Badgers are responding to tough opponents.
"We talk a lot about responding appropriately with strength and togetherness," Sheffield said after the win over the Gophers. "Tonight we get it taken to us in the third set and we come right back out and we respond, strength and unity in the fourth set."
5. Finding time for family
The packed crowd Saturday night included a familiar face for many Badgers fans. UW men's basketball player Steven Crowl took advantage of a rare opportunity to catch his sister's team in action.
A quirk in the 7-foot junior's busy schedule allowed him to show his support for sister Lauren Crowl at the collegiate level — even if that meant toeing the line in the heated rivalry.
With the younger Crowl suiting up for the Minnesota volleyball team, the elder Crowl was careful to remain neutral while taking in the match with his mother, father, grandmother and girlfriend in the Minnesota fan section.
Even though Lauren Crowl didn't see any action Saturday, her older brother said ahead of the match that even UW men's basketball's exhibition game Sunday wouldn't stop him from cheering on his sister in person.
"It'll be really cool," Steven said earlier last week. "She's starting to play a little bit more now. So hopefully she'll get in. It'd be really cool to see since (UW is) one of the best teams in the country, and (Minnesota) is one of the best teams."
The Badgers' 2-0 week yielded not only a two-spot bump in the AVCA rankings, but it also helped Sarah Franklin earn more recognition from the Big Ten.
The redshirt sophomore, who transferred to UW from Michigan State in February, was named the conference's Co-Player of the Week after finishing with a match-high 21 kills against Nebraska and 18 kills, eight digs and three blocks against Minnesota.
It is the second Player of the Week award in three weeks for Franklin, who shares this week's honor with Northwestern senior Temi Thomas-Ailara.
Franklin entered last week's showdown against the Huskers leading the Badgers offensively with 3.61 kills per set, and the 6-foot-4 outside hitter continued her strong performance in the pair of victories, averaging 5.93 points, 5.57 kills, 2.0 digs and 0.57 blocks per set last week. | 2022-11-01T20:20:27+00:00 | leadertelegram.com | https://www.leadertelegram.com/sports/6-things-to-know-about-wisconsin-volleyball-ahead-of-trip-to-illinois/article_0459f7b7-b738-542d-9ff8-fd225a450589.html |
MIAMI (AP) — Crew members aboard two cruise ships rescued around two dozen migrants in small boats, the latest episode of hundreds making or attempting landings in the Florida Keys over the past several days, authorities said.
Crew members aboard Celebrity Beyond rescued 19 migrants from a crowded boat Monday, and crew members aboard Carnival Celebration spotted five people in distress on a small vessel about 29 miles (46 kilometers) northwest of Cuba.
Once the migrants were rescued from their drifting boat, the Carnival Celebration crew members contacted the U.S. Coast Guard, which took them into custody offshore, said Matt Lupoli, a spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Line.
“The ship resumed on its voyage with its scheduled itinerary unaffected and Carnival Celebration returned to Miami on Tuesday morning after a week-long Caribbean cruise,” Lupoli said in an email.
Capt. Kate McCue, the skipper of Celebrity Beyond, posted video of Monday’s rescue on social media. In the video, she said that she turned the ship around after her chief officer noticed a glimmer on the horizon that turned out to be the migrants.
After the migrants were aboard the ship, crew members provided them with blankets, a change of clothes, food and a medical evaluation, she said. The Coast Guard was contacted.
“Thank you to all the crew who made this rescue possible,” McCue wrote.
Celebrity Cruises released a statement Tuesday thanking crew members.
“We are grateful for our crew’s quick action, and the lives saved as a result,” the company said.
The rescues were made amid a wave of migrant landings in the Florida Keys in the past several days that the local sheriff’s office has called a “crisis.”
Over the weekend, 300 migrants arrived at the sparsely populated Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Key West. The park was closed so that law enforcement and medical personnel could evaluate the group before moving them to Key West.
Separately, 160 migrants arrived by boats in other parts of the Florida Keys over New Year’s weekend, and on Monday, around 30 people in two new groups of migrants were found in the Middle Keys.
“This shows a lack of a working plan by the federal government to deal with a mass migration issue that was foreseeable,” Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said Monday in a news release.
U.S. Border Patrol and Coast Guard crews patrolling South Florida and the Keys have been experiencing the largest escalation of migrations by boat in nearly a decade, with hundreds of interceptions in recent months. Most of the migrants are from Cuba and Haiti and are escaping economic turmoil, food shortages and soaring inflation. | 2023-01-04T01:03:27+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-2-cruise-ships-rescue-more-migrants-off-florida-coast/ |
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday took a jab at Republicans in the ongoing debt ceiling fight, accusing the party of trying to “wreck the economy” to protect wealthy taxpayers.
“If this were really about the national debt, then there are plenty of places we could go to stitch up loopholes, like no more of these tax havens abroad, that we could get that under control but that is not where the Republicans want to go,” Warren said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Monday.
Warren particularly seized on former President Trump’s signature 2017 tax law as well as GOP attacks targeting funding for the IRS.
“If the Republicans had not pushed just two things, the Republican tax cuts that went mostly to those at the very top and the biggest corporations and hollowing out the IRS specifically so they could not hold wealthy tax chiefs accountable, wouldn’t be able to audit them,” Warren said.
“If those two things had not happened, then we wouldn’t even hit the debt ceiling at any time during the first Biden administration,” she said.
The Treasury Department began implementing so-called extraordinary measures last week to keep the government from defaulting on its debt.
Federal financial data showed the country’s debt, accrued under both Republican and Democratic administrations, reached more than $31.4 trillion, passing the limit set by Congress when it last raised the nation’s borrowing limit more than a year ago.
Republicans have pressed any action taken to address the debt ceiling, which caps how much outstanding national debt the government can hold to fulfill its financial duties, paired with significant fiscal reform and spending cuts that have prompted pushback from Democrats.
At the same, however, Republicans have also opposed Democratic-backed tax proposals to raise revenue, with House GOP leadership prioritizing legislation targeting funding for the IRS passed as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, a key piece of President Biden’s legislative agenda.
Democrats passed the sweeping bill without GOP support last year. The measure, which the Biden administration says is aimed at partly bolstering IRS tax enforcement to go after wealthy tax cheats, is expected to put billions of dollars toward deficit reduction over the next decade. | 2023-01-23T17:51:33+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/hill-politics/warren-republicans-threatening-to-wreck-economy-in-debt-ceiling-battle-to-protect-wealthy/ |
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — More than five years after a dismembered, decomposing body was found in Louisiana, a chilling discovery of a human foot in Mississippi has led detectives to identify the victim.
On Friday, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith identified the victim in the homicide investigation as a man named Kleanthis Konstantinidis. Back in July of 2016, a passerby found Konstantinidis’ body in the Rigolets, a deepwater strait that connects Lake Pontchartrain to Lake Borgne, which ultimately feeds into the Gulf of Mexico.
Initial reports from the sheriff’s office said the body was missing both arms and one leg that had been dismembered below the knee. Additionally, there was a scar on the victim’s chest, potentially from open heart surgery.
Deputies said the body was in such a decayed state that they were unable to determine the person’s age and race, however, more information was revealed following the autopsy. What they knew was that the victim was 5-foot-10, about 65 years old, and had died of blunt-force trauma to the head.
Despite the years of work chasing several potential leads, investigators were stymied when it came to learning the identities of the victim and potential killer. Then, investigators got a break thanks to a shocking discovery during a natural death investigation in Mississippi.
In April of 2019, the Biloxi Police Department was investigating the death of a man named Phillip Pointer, who was believed to have died of natural causes. During that investigation, police learned that a human foot had been discovered in a bucket on Pointer’s property.
Although they didn’t know it yet, the discovery of that foot would bring answers that deputies had been seeking for years: DNA from the foot was matched to the body dumped in the Rigolets almost three years before.
Sheriff Smith says the foot sparked new leads in the investigation, including several interviews and a new amount of evidence to comb through. This came with the help of the LSU FACES Lab, Biloxi Police, and the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that uses genealogy to identify unknown deceased persons.
At last, the STPSO was able to find a living relative of the victim who was residing in the northern United States. A DNA sample from the relative compared to the victim confirmed that the body belonged to Konstantinidis.
But a question still remains: Was Phillip Pointer involved? For the moment, detectives are not sure. So far, deputies have deemed the deceased Pointer as the primary suspect in the investigation. However, there is still work to be done to determine when, where, and how Konstantinidis died. Sheriff Smith says his office is working closely with the Biloxi Police Department in the investigation. | 2022-10-07T21:38:06+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/dismembered-foot-found-in-bucket-leads-to-break-in-2016-louisiana-cold-case/ |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Police in St. Petersburg, Florida, say a missing child was found in an alligator’s mouth and his father has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
During a news conference on Friday, Chief Anthony Holloway said officers were investigating the area of Del Homes Park when they spotted an alligator with an object in its mouth. The chief said officers fired one round at the alligator and it dropped the object.
Officers were then able to retrieve Taylen’s body intact, Holloway said.
“We are so sorry that it had to end this way,” Holloway said.
According to the chief, Taylen’s mother, Pashun Jeffrey, was killed at the nearby Lincoln Shores Apartments after being stabbed multiple times.
An AMBER Alert was issued on Thursday after Taylen disappeared.
Taylen’s father — who has not been named — was previously deemed a person of interest in the case. On Friday evening, the chief said Taylen’s father is now facing two charges of first-degree murder.
On Friday afternoon, Holloway told reporters that a blood trail was seen near Jeffrey’s vehicle.
Holloway said the child’s father showed up at his mother’s home with cuts on his arm at 9 p.m. Wednesday. He admitted himself to a hospital afterward.
“Nothing in our investigation leads us to believe that he is a victim,” Holloway said.
Holloway said investigators are trying to figure out if Taylen died before he went into the lake or after.
Here’s a timeline of what we know so far.
Wednesday, March 29 – 5:30 p.m.
Pashun Jeffrey and Taylen Mosley were last seen, alive, by a family member.
Wednesday, March 29 – 8:30 p.m.
A neighbor told police they heard a “commotion” coming from the apartment at around this time.
Wednesday, March 29 – 9 p.m.
Taylen’s father shows up at his mother’s house with cuts on his hands and arms. He went to a hospital afterward.
Thursday, March 30 – 2:30 p.m.
Family members asked apartment staff for a welfare check on Pashun after they failed to get in touch with her. Pashun’s body was discovered alongside “a very violent homicide scene in the apartment,” according to Holloway.
Friday, March 31
Officers find Taylen’s body in the mouth of an alligator and charge Taylen’s father with two counts of first-degree murder. | 2023-04-01T02:46:52+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/missing-toddler-taylen-mosleys-body-found-in-alligators-mouth-father-charged-chief-says/ |
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Waterloo Police announced Thursday a third person had been arrested last week on felony money laundering charges related to the two-year investigation.
The mother of a man suspected of killing a Cedar Falls couple and their daughter at an Iowa state park said her son gave no indication anything was wrong prior to the shooting.
Three Cedar Falls family members died Friday at Maquoketa Caves State Park in apparent homicides, with a fourth person dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
MAQUOKETA — A 9-year-old boy survived the attack that killed three members of his family Friday at Maquoketa Caves State Park.
Cedar Falls Public Library patrons found the doors shut Saturday after the slaying of employee Sarah Schmidt, along with her husband, Tyler, and their 6-year-old daughter, Lula.
Fester’s Pub, owned by Daniel Corbett – one of the owners of Hungry Charlie’s food truck and restaurant – is taking over what was formerly known as Anton’s Volks Haus.
The three members of a family killed at Maquoketa Caves State Park early Friday were in their tent at the time, officials confirmed Monday.
WATERLOO — The Waterloo Police Department is seeking the public’s help with locating a missing man.
WATERLOO — Police are investigating several reports of gunfire that damaged homes over the weekend and early Monday.
Three Cedar Falls family members died Friday at Maquoketa Caves State Park in apparent homicides, with a fourth person dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. | 2022-07-29T10:30:30+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/giorno/article_bbd28536-337d-5f9e-a24d-5ff53a1794c7.html |
WALLER COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man was arrested after his wife was found mutilated Wednesday, authorities said.
Jared James Dicus, 21, was arrested on a charge of murder, according to a post by the Waller County Sheriff’s Office.
At 4:35 p.m. Wednesday, the sheriff’s office received a call of a death at the 2000 block of Oak Hollow Blvd. near Magnolia.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered the body of a woman in a small residential structure behind the main portion of the residence, authorities said.
“Deputies advised the female’s body had been mutilated,” the post stated.
Deputies detained Dicus, who was at the scene. Detectives were advised that he was the woman’s husband and that he was believed to have murdered her, according to the post.
“The husband was interviewed and gave a full confession, admitting to the murder of his wife,” the post stated.
In broadcasted reports, Waller County Sheriff Troy Guidry said the woman’s body was dismembered and evidence shows the weapon used was a kitchen knife.
The case remains under investigation. | 2023-01-12T23:58:02+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/latest/sheriff-texas-woman-found-mutilated-husband-arrested/ |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Departing U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina has been told to pay over $14,000 to charity after the House Ethics Committee found he financially benefited while purchasing a cryptocurrency that he was promoting and violated conflict of interest rules.
The investigation examined the one-term Republican’s purchase of LGB Coin, named for the chant “Let’s Go Brandon” mocking Democratic President Joe Biden.
The committee found Cawthorn, who lost his reelection bid in May’s primary, “acted in a manner that did not reflect creditably upon the House” based on his total conduct, according to the panel’s report and admonishment released Tuesday. That conduct, the report found, included “his repeated and knowing promotion of a cryptocurrency in which he held a financial interest.”
“While cryptocurrency promotion, particularly of a ‘meme coin,’ may be a novel issue before the committee, whether a member may promote an asset in which that member has a financial interest is not a novel question,” the report said. Cawthorn also was told to pay $1,000 in late fees on reports filed for his cryptocurrency transactions.
The committee also accepted other findings and recommendations from a investigative subcommittee — led by committee chairwoman Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, ranking member Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss. — that located no evidence Cawthorn had an improper relationship with a staff member.
Committee leaders announced an investigation of Cawthorn on the matters a week after his primary defeat to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who went on to win the general election for a western North Carolina seat last month. Cawthorn, who was a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, was seen as a rising star by many conservatives when at age 25 he won the seat vacated by Mark Meadows, Trump’s then-chief of staff.
His term in office has been marked by a series of unforced political and personal errors, including stops by police while driving; being caught with guns at airport checkpoints; calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug;” and the release of videos showing him in sexually suggestive poses.
Cawthorn “is pleased to note that the committee fully exonerated him of the false, malicious, and stupendously idiotic allegations of an improper relationship with staff members,” spokesperson Micah Bock said in an emailed statement. Cawthorn plans to make donations to a gun-rights group and a spinal cord and paralysis treatment center, Bock said.
The subcommittee’s report found that in December 2021 Cawthorn provided a $150,000 check for 180 billion LGB Coin.
But the actual value of the amount of LGB Coin at the time he received it was more than what he had paid, according to the report, which called it an improper gift. That prompted the committee to direct Cawthorn to give $14,237.49 to charity.
The transaction occurred just before LGB Coin announced it would sponsor NASCAR driver Brandon Brown in 2022, but NASCAR soon withdrew its approval in early January. Cawthorn sold nearly all of the “meme” coin in three batches in December 2021 and January 2022, the committee said, but the congressman didn’t disclose either the purchase or sales until the investigative subcommittee was announced.
Cawthorn also had been in photographs and videos encouraging people to purchase LGB Coin. The subcommittee said it didn’t reach a consensus on whether Cawthorn intended to profit personally from those promotions. And while the subcommittee found he violated ethics law by failing to disclose timely his investment, it decided the failure wasn’t knowing or willful, declaring he was misinformed about relatively new requirements related to cryptocurrency.
As for the investigation into Cawthorn’s relationship with a staff member, the staffer at issue told investigators that he is Cawthorn’s second cousin. House rules or law related to nepotism apply to first cousins, the report said. The staffer was hired as Cawthorn’s scheduler and assisted him with his disability. Cawthorn uses a wheelchair after being partially paralyzed from a car accident as a teenager.
The investigation followed the release in the spring of photographs and videos depicting Cawthorn and the staffer “engaging in explicit and sexually suggestive comments and conduct.” At the time, Cawthorn described a video as “just stupid locker room talk between two cousins that grew up like brothers, taken long before I served in Congress.” | 2022-12-07T22:47:38+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-cawthorn-broke-rules-over-meme-crypto-told-to-pay-14k/ |
The forecast is showing a hot day in Waterloo. It looks like it will be a warm 88 degrees. Expect a drastic drop in temperatures though, with a low reaching 60 degrees. It should be a fairly cloudless day. The forecast is calling for clear skies. Today's UV index is high. The sun's rays will be intense. Stay in the shade as much as possible. Wear sunglasses, a hat and sunscreen when in sunlight. The area will see gentle winds today, with forecast showing winds from Northwest, clocking in at 7 mph. This report is created automatically with weather data provided by TownNews.com. Visit wcfcourier.com for more weather updates.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, January 8, 2023
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
208 AM CST Sun Jan 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Fort
Bend and central Brazoria Counties through 315 AM CST...
At 208 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Brazos Bend State Park, or 11 miles north of West Columbia, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Angleton, Danbury, Holiday Lakes, Bailey's Prairie, Liverpool,
Bonney, Brazos Bend State Park, Damon, Chocolate Bayou and Rosharon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 2923 9580 2941 9575 2934 9521 2908 9529
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 284DEG 18KT 2931 9569
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Riley Leonard ran for two touchdowns and threw for 173 yards, and Duke wrapped up an impressive first season under Mike Elko with a 30-13 victory over UCF in the Military Bowl on Wednesday.
The Blue Devils (9-4) have won four consecutive bowl games, although this was their first appearance in one since 2018. Jordan Moore ran for a touchdown in the first quarter, and then Duke took control in the second.
UCF (9-5) lost three of its final four games this season. John Rhys Plumlee managed only 28 yards passing in the first half and 182 for the game.
Moore opened the scoring with a 14-yard run, but Isaiah Bowser’s 1-yard touchdown run for the Knights tied the game at 7. Duke outscored UCF 13-0 in the second quarter to take control.
After taking the lead on a short field goal, the Blue Devils recovered a fumble by Plumlee at their own 42. They went 58 yards in seven plays, and Leonard scored on 1-yard run.
A 48-yard field goal by Todd Pelino made it 20-7 at halftime.
Down 23-7, the Knights had a good chance to get back in the game after a profitable exchange of punts gave them the ball at the Duke 32, but UCF turned the ball over on downs.
The Knights finally scored again on 2-yard run by Bowser with 9:03 remaining, but a trick play on a 2-point conversion failed badly.
Leonard completed the scoring with a 3-yard run with 2:29 to play. He finished with a team-high 63 yards on the ground.
Duke went winless in Atlantic Coast Conference play last year, but Elko turned the team around quickly, winning ACC coach of the year honors. The Blue Devils reached nine wins in a season for the seventh time and first since 2014.
THE TAKEAWAY
Duke: An excellent ending to a very encouraging season. The defense in particular was strong against a good quarterback. The Blue Devils had six sacks.
UCF: Plumlee was limited by hamstring problems when the Knights lost to Tulane in the AAC title game. It wasn’t clear if he was still feeling the effects Wednesday, but this was not a good performance by an offense that normally has little trouble moving the ball.
UP NEXT
Duke: Elko and the Blue Devils clearly have a lot to build on. They didn’t lose a game all season by more than eight points.
UCF: It’s off to the Big 12 for the Knights, who move from the American Athletic Conference to their new league. It was somewhat fitting that they played their final game this season at the home stadium of Navy — an AAC team.
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Volkswagen has taken a page out of Ford’s book and established a new division within the brand to focus on electric vehicles and software development, two key pillars of the current transformation of the auto industry.
Volkswagen Group’s volume brand this week announced the establishment of the New Mobility division to accelerate development of EVs and software. Ford made a similar move in March when it established the Model E division for EVs and software, alongside Ford Blue for internal-combustion cars, and Ford Pro for commercial customers and vehicles.
“With the newly created New Mobility division, we’re bundling the strategic action areas of electric mobility and software, thereby increasing our pace of innovation,” Thomas Schaefer, VW’s CEO, said in a statement.
Thomas Ulbrich has been tasked with heading New Mobility. He’s currently chief technology officer and head of EVs for VW, roles in which he oversaw the development of the ID.3 and ID.4 models.
At New Mobility, Ulbrich will oversee the development of additional VW vehicles based on VW Group’s current MEB platform designed for high-sales-volume models, as well as VW vehicles based on the upcoming SSP platform, a highly modular platform that will eventually underpin the majority of VW Group EVs.
The first SSP-based model will be the much-hyped VW fastback code-named Project Trinity. The vehicle is due in 2026 and tipped to be a Tesla Model 3 rival.
Software, including self-driving technology, will also be a defining feature of the SSP platform. Look for over-the-air updates, functions on demand, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, and an in-house operating system to be known as VW.OS, most of which is being developed by VW Group’s Cariad software division.
In addition to his new role as head of New Mobility, Ulbrich will also serve as a member on Cariad’s board to strengthen cooperation. Cariad is responsible for the software development, and New Mobility the integration of the software in individual models.
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- Opel revives GSe badge for electrified performance range | 2022-09-16T22:17:31+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/automotive/internet-brands/vws-new-mobility-division-to-oversee-ev-software-programs/ |
Former Blackrock Head of U.S. Real Estate Private Equity will lead expansion of Buckingham's institutional fund management platform
INDIANAPOLIS, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Buckingham, a national vertically integrated real estate development and investment company, announced today that Benjamin J. Young has joined Buckingham as CIO, Managing Director effective April 3, 2023. Mr. Young will head Buckingham's asset management and investment division as the company grows and leverages its successes in institutional capital raising, client engagement and investment performance to build an industry-leading institutional real estate investment platform. Buckingham is an award-winning developer, owner, manager and investor in multifamily and urban mixed-use real estate across the U.S. with a focus on Midwest and Sunbelt markets.
"Ben's deep investment expertise, acquired over three decades at some of the world's largest private equity real estate firms, makes him uniquely qualified to lead the strategic expansion of our company's institutional real estate investment business," said Bradley B. Chambers, Founder and CEO of Buckingham. "Buckingham continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Over the last 39 years we have progressed from ground-up multifamily to becoming a full service, vertically integrated real estate investment company. Ben's broad experience will play a valuable role in developing our fund model, increasing outreach, and deepening relationships with new and existing institutional investors."
"Buckingham is widely known in the real estate business as an outstanding builder, manager and investor with an impressive track record that has become increasingly attractive to institutional and third-party capital," said Ben Young. "With the success of its value-add Multifamily Funds, Buckingham is poised to become a leading platform for institutional real estate investors, and I believe the company is also well-positioned to take advantage of distressed opportunities in today's real estate market."
Mr. Young has been a prominent real estate private equity investor and asset manager for more than three decades. Most recently, he was a Managing Director at Blackrock in New York for 9 years and a senior member of the $100 billion Real Assets Group. As Head of Blackrock's U.S. Real Estate Private Equity business, he was responsible for the growth and management of $11 billion in investments ranging across core, value-add and opportunistic investments, and raised the firm's first closed-end, value-add fund.
Prior to Blackrock, Mr. Young was at Strategic Value Partners, a $17 billion private equity and hedge fund focused on distressed debt and private equity. As Managing Director, he was a senior member responsible for overseeing the global real estate group's investments in North America, Western Europe and Japan.
Previously, at Deutsche Bank/Bankers Trust, he was Global Portfolio Manager – Global Real Estate Private Equity Group, responsible for $7 billion of gross real estate assets and capital raising. He began his career at Kidder, Peabody & Co. as a Financial Analyst – Real Estate Group.
Mr. Young holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School, Columbia University, and a B.S. Degree in Economics, with a dual major in Finance and Real Estate from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a visiting lecturer in the real estate department at the University of Michigan.
About Buckingham Companies
Founded in 1984, Buckingham Companies is a fully integrated real estate investment firm specializing in the development, acquisition, management, and construction of multifamily, mixed-use, commercial and hospitality projects across the United States. Buckingham has managed over $4 billion of real estate assets comprising over 125 properties, more than 28 million square feet, and over 25,000 rental units nationwide. The Indianapolis-based company has nearly 400 employees. Additionally, the affiliated Buckingham Foundation annually supports more than 50 nonprofit and civic organizations through philanthropic outreach in the areas of affordable housing, community and economic development, and arts and culture. For more information, visit www.buckingham.com.
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An adorable and full-of-smiles American Pit Bull mix named Jill has finally found her forever home after 10 long years in a Texas animal shelter.
Beautiful little Jill was found as a stray in a rural area and brought in to be cared for when she was just a year old. She was treated for heart worms and that's when she found herself spending the next decade waiting to be adopted.
Clay County Animal Shelter Adoption Manager Bonnie Stone told Texoma's Homepage, a local news website, “We’ve had several applications be put in on Jill before but because she is [a] pit, a lot of landlords wouldn’t allow them to have her.”
Stone said of the dogs in her shelter, “Even when we just get them in, we grow with them and they’re family members now.”
Workers at the no-kill shelter in Henrietta, Texas where Jill spent all those years said even though they had trouble finding her a forever home, the shelter became her home during those years, and they said the workers became her family.
Finally, a woman named Keelie Blassingame, who began searching for an older dog to adopt, found Jill and said she fell in love. Blassingame said she wants to show people that adopting senior dogs is very rewarding.
Blassingame told Texoma's Homepage, “All the other dogs were very sweet. I just feel like she kind of naturally gravitated towards me. I just knew that a lot of times senior dogs don’t get adopted very often, so that was one of the main reasons I wanted to adopt an older dog.”
Adopting an animal from a shelter helps organizations give homes to those pets in the most need. The Animal Humane Society's 2021 report said the average length of stay for animals in a shelter was 10 days. 51% of those animals taken in by Animal Humane Society monitored shelters were owner surrenders. 21.4% of the animals taken in by those shelters were strays. | 2022-07-21T01:50:03+00:00 | kjrh.com | https://www.kjrh.com/news/national/american-pit-bull-mix-named-jill-finds-forever-home-after-10-years-at-an-animal-shelter |
WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, November 25, 2022
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AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
310 AM PST Wed Nov 23 2022
...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Stagnant air is expected, which may lead to
deteriorating air quality.
* WHERE...In California, the valleys of Western Siskiyou County,
Central Siskiyou County, North Central and Southeast Siskiyou
County, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties and
Modoc County.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Air stagnation is likely to result in diminishing air
quality with time, especially in and near areas with significant
sources of air pollution. Diminished air quality is likely to
cause health issues for people with respiratory problems if
precautions are not taken.
* View the hazard area in detail at
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People with respiratory illness should follow their physician's
advice for dealing with diminished air quality. N95 masks are
effective at filtering out the majority of harmful air
particulates.
State air quality agencies highly recommend that no outdoor
burning occur and that residential wood burning devices be
limited as much as possible. According to state air quality
agencies, prolonged periods of stagnant air can hold pollutants
close to the ground where people live and breathe. Check with
your local burn agency for any current restrictions in your area.
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The Biden administration is demanding that Chinese-owned TikTok be sold, or the popular video app could face a ban in the U.S., according to a TikTok spokesperson.
Whether federal officials have given TikTok a deadline to find a buyer remains unclear. Regardless, it is a major escalation by White House officials who have grown increasingly concerned about the safety of Americans' data on the app used by more than 100 million Americans.
It is the first time the Biden administration has explicitly threatened to ban TikTok. President Trump attempted to put TikTok out of business, but the actions were halted by federal courts. The new demand from U.S. officials will almost certainly be met with a legal challenge from TikTok.
The company is "disappointed in the outcome," said the TikTok spokesperson, about the new demand from U.S. officials.
For two years, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS, has been examining whether U.S. data is properly safeguarded.
In response, TikTok has committed to spend $1.5 billion on a plan known as "Project Texas," which would enact a stronger firewall between TikTok and employees of its Beijing parent company.
The plan relies on the data supervision of Texas-based software company Oracle. It also includes independent monitors and auditors to ensure that neither corporate owner ByteDance, nor Chinese officials, would be able to access U.S. user data.
CFIUS appeared at first to be satisfied with the safety measures TikTok was enacting, though the deal had not been formally approved.
Now, however, CFIUS has rejected TikTok's proposal and is demanding that ByteDance sell the app — something ByteDance has vigorously resisted for years.
During the Trump administration, a media outlet aligned with the Chinese Communist Party called a forced divestiture in the U.S. equivalent to "open robbery."
TikTok's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, is scheduled to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee next Thursday. This comes after a bipartisan bill was unveiled earlier this month that would provide President Biden with the authority to ban TikTok.
CFIUS' demand that TikTok divest from ByteDance would not solve the data concerns lawmakers have with the app, Oberwetter said.
"The best way to address concerns about national security is with the transparent, U.S.-based protection of U.S. user data and systems, with robust third-party monitoring, vetting, and verification, which we are already implementing," TikTok spokeswoman Brooke Oberwetter said.
A spokesperson for the Commerce Department declined to comment. ByteDance has not returned a request for comment.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.K.-based rights group on Thursday launched an interactive map documenting rampant human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly two years ago.
The documented violations — committed by both the Taliban and militant groups such as the Islamic State group — paint a harrowing picture of present-day Afghanistan. The project by the independent, non-profit Center for Information Resilience is meant to draw wider attention to the surge in abuses against civilians, journalists, and ethnic minorities across the troubled country.
With more than 1,300 data points of incidents since Aug. 17, 2021, the map is part of the center’s Afghan Witness initiative.
“The map reveals the violence and human rights abuses occurring under Taliban rule against women, independent journalists, and minorities, sometimes in the form of ad hoc beatings in the street or staged public punishment, as well as violence used to suppress peaceful protest and armed resistance,” said Benjamin Den Braber, lead analyst at Afghan Witness.
He described the map as a “transparent record of verified human rights violations in Afghanistan.”
“What we can verify represents only the tip of the iceberg of human rights violations in Afghanistan; many abuses are hidden from view and never recorded online,” Den Braber said.
The Britain-based center has used open-source data and techniques to investigate human rights abuses, war crimes and disinformation in Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Myanmar. To develop the map, the Afghan Witness team collaborated with C4ADS, a U.S.-based group that uses data-driven analysis and technology to shine a light on conflicts, instability, environmental crimes and human rights abuses.
“Our ability to tell the stories of the Taliban’s human rights abuses through visualization is a powerful tool,” said Lawrence Henderson, a program director at C4ADS.
Earlier this month, a report released by the United Nations strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings and stoning, and urged them to halt such practices. In the past six months alone, 274 men, 58 women and two boys were publicly flogged in Afghanistan, according to the report by the U.N. mission in Afghanistan.
The Taliban seized Afghanistan in mid-April 2021, during the last weeks of the U.S. and NATO troops drawdown from the country. Despite initial promises of a more moderate rule than during their previous stint in power in the 1990s, they swiftly moved to impose harsh measures in line with their strict interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia.
In the months following their takeover, the Taliban gradually tightened restrictions on women, barring them from public spaces, such as parks and gyms, and banning education for girls beyond the sixth grade.
The restrictions have triggered an international uproar, increasing the country’s isolation at a time when its economy has collapsed — and worsening a humanitarian crisis.
The Afghan Witness map contains more than 450 pieces of footage showing attacks on civilians, more than 100 clips of attacks in the minority Shiite and Hazara communities, and more than 350 videos of protests. A viewer can search for a particular incident using keywords, access footage, original tweets or a report about it.
“Afghan Witness investigates, verifies where possible and archives data in the hope that one day accountability mechanisms will bring the perpetrators to justice,” said David Osborn, a team leader at Afghan Witness.
A statement released Thursday alongside the map, which can be accessed through the website of the Center for Information Resilience, said that the project “will continue to work with journalists around the world and civil society in Afghanistan to increase access to accurate, reliable sources of information.” | 2023-05-19T04:37:38+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/ap-uk-based-group-documents-rights-abuses-since-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan-with-witness-map/ |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danny Briere is not reluctant to say the word his predecessor willfully avoided when plotting the best course for the forlorn Flyers: rebuilding.
Briere knows the Flyers are a mess — the depressed state of the team a topic former general manager Chuck Fletcher rarely addressed head-on — and is using what time he has as the interim GM to show he’s the right person to fix them.
That starts with the hard truth.
“I don’t think this is a quick fix,” Briere said Sunday. “That’s my belief and that’s why I’m not afraid to use the word rebuild.”
Briere was promoted to interim general manager on Friday and replaced Fletcher after he was fired following 4 1/2 seasons and only one playoff appearance. The Flyers have just 24 wins, their 59 points are third-fewest in the Eastern Conference and they will miss the playoffs for a third straight season.
Yes, the record was abysmal, but what ultimately doomed Fletcher was his inability to settle on a true plan to turn the Flyers into a perennial playoff team. He touted the Flyers this season as a playoff team, even with a mismatched roster of aging, overpriced veterans, too few prospects and so many injured players — such as Cam Atkinson and Ryan Ellis — it was easy to see it was going to be a long season in Philadelphia.
Well, easy for everyone except Fletcher.
Coach John Tortorella has been blunt about the hard days ahead from his first day on the job and never backed down from saying the Flyers need a multiyear process to become a playoff team. The low point came in December when on the same day at different news conferences, Tortorella said the team was “not even in the foundation, we’re at the footer,” while Fletcher said the Flyers were still in play for a wild-card spot and he expected them to remain competitive the rest of the season.
The Flyers, who open a seven-game homestand this week, have won two games since Feb. 9 and are on a three-game losing streak.
Briere championed Tortorella’s hiring and the pair are on the same page when it comes to the hard work needed to at least make the Flyers competitive, much less in the hunt for Philadelphia’s first Stanley Cup since 1975.
“What was really striking for me was how he was going to rebuild the culture over here,” Briere said. “Looking at the last couple of years, it was tough to watch, at times. I felt we were an easy team to play against. You don’t realize how important culture is until you lose it.”
The 45-year-old Briere, a beloved former Flyer who led the team to its last Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2010, has one caveat when it comes to rebuilding.
“I want to make sure rebuild doesn’t mean fire sale,” he said. “We’re not going to get rid of everybody.”
Briere seemingly will have a major say in the direction of the franchise. The interim tag isn’t expected to stick and his fast rise through the organization likely means he gets the job full time. Briere said the interim tag for now “was the right thing to do,” and team chairman Dave Scott said a “restructuring” of the front office was in the works. Fletcher also served as team president. The Flyers will now use two people in those roles.
Briere also was quick to say he respected the Flyers’ veteran consiglieres of Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, Paul Holmgren and Dean Lombardi but didn’t know how the foursome would factor into any future decision-making.
The Flyers have only three free agents — and Fletcher’s failure to deal James van Riemsdyk at the trade deadline was an organizational black eye — and loads of veterans such as Atkinson, Kevin Hayes, Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov all on the hook for hefty salaries for multiple seasons. Moving them could be a challenge. Briere said while some younger players such as Noah Cates, Owen Tippett and Cam York could be foundational pieces, no Flyer is untouchable in trade talks this summer.
It’s now up to Briere to think ahead, not just this offseason, but to map out a future for many seasons beyond this one.
Draft the right prospects. Sign and trade for healthy, productive players. Keep their own talent from regression. Don’t take shortcuts. It’s a rewarding cocktail that has eluded the Flyers for a decade.
Briere is up for the challenge.
“Oh, there’s no doubt in my mind that I can do the job,” he said.
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Another warm start to the week with above average temperatures
Temperatures are staying above average Monday, and even warming a little further. The coast will be in the 70s to mid 80s, and inland in the 80s to mid 90s. The very interior will sit close to the triple digits. A heat advisory is in effect for the Ventura County valleys from 10:00 am Monday to 8:00 pm Tuesday.
More summer-like weather is here Monday and Tuesday as high pressure is peaking over California. With weaker onshore flow, the day will be mostly clear aside from morning fog on the Central Coast. Sundowner winds will flirt with advisory levels on the southwest coast both nights.
Temperatures begin to step back in coastal areas Wednesday, and for all areas Thursday. Onshore flow will increase again and a trough will move through Northern California. The marine layer will be a Central Coast fixture in the night to morning hours. | 2022-09-26T15:53:47+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/weather/local-forecast/2022/09/26/another-warm-start-to-the-week-with-above-average-temperatures/ |
Villarreal’s Álex Baena says he has received death threats following alleged confrontation with Real Madrid player
By Matias Grez, CNN
Villarreal player Álex Baena says he and his family have received death threats after he was involved in a confrontation with a Real Madrid player, who allegedly “assaulted” him after Saturday’s match.
It has been widely reported that the Madrid player in question is Federico Valverde. According to a Villarreal statement, the alleged fracas took place as Baena made his way to the team bus after a dramatic 3-2 victory over Los Blancos at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Villarreal said on Sunday that Baena had filed a report to the police, but the club’s statement didn’t mention Valverde by name.
CNN has reached out to Real Madrid, Valverde, Villarreal, Baena, the Madrid prosecutor and LaLiga for comment.
Multiple reports claimed the incident was sparked by comments Baena allegedly made about Valverde’s partner’s pregnancy, something the Villarreal player denies.
“Last Saturday I was assaulted by a colleague of this profession after the match against Real Madrid ended,” Baena said in a statement posted on Instagram.
“After the event, some statements allegedly made by his entourage came to light, in which it was said that I wished harm on a family member. Since then, and it couldn’t be otherwise, no evidence has been published to prove the acts which are attributed to me.
“The damage being done to my family is irreparable and unjustifiable: threats, insults and even private messages wishing my family death. Yesterday, I reported the case to the police. We will let justice run its course.”
In a thread posted to Twitter on Monday, Valverde’s partner Mina Bonino said the couple were told in February they had lost the baby, but found out later that the pregnancy was healthy.
“Imagine all of that only to ‘overcome’ it and be told that you’re taking advantage of this misfortune,” Bonino wrote.
“We never incite violence at any moment. I’m sorry that threats have been received, which I also receive, but it is out of my hands.”
In his statement, Baena said “there are lies that hurt more than punches.”
Villarreal said in a statement on Sunday that it “rejects any act of violence and firmly believes in the player’s version of events and will support him throughout this process.”
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MONTREAL — Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and Brandon Duhaime scored the tiebreaker in the second period and added an assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Eriksson Ek scored in the first period and added an empty-netter with 30 seconds left in the third. Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 26 saves for the Wild.
Cole Caufield scored his fifth goal of the season for Montreal. Jake Allen had 28 saves on 30 shots.
After getting promoted from the fourth line, Duhaime orchestrated most of the Wild’s offense.
During a 3-on-1 rush with his new linemates, his shot caught a piece of Allen and the rebound bounced off the end boards to the side of the net where Eriksson Ek swatted the puck behind Allen just 5 minutes, 52 seconds into the first period.
Caufield’s shot from the right side slipped inside the near post 1:07 into the second period to erase the Canadiens’ deficit.
But the Wild moved ahead when Duhaime took a pass from Frederick Gaudreau and skated in alone against Allen, lifting in the go-ahead goal at 12:48 during just his second shift of the period.
FROM 2021: WHY WILD CHOSE BRANDON DUHAIME OVER OTHER TOP PROSPECTS FOR FINAL ROSTER SPOT.
The goal gave Duhaime a score in consecutive games for the first time in his career after the 25-year-old also capitalized on a short-handed breakaway on Saturday at Boston. His only other two-point effort in his NHL career, another goal-and-assist performance came Nov. 7, 2021, against the Islanders.
After Jon Merrill impeded Mike Hoffman during a breakaway, Hoffman was awarded a penalty shot 5:50 into the third that Fleury blocked with his left pad. The save was the 14th in Wild history against 22 penalty shots, and Fleury is 22 for 28 in his career.
NOTES
Fleury played in his 944th game, moving into sole possession of sixth place on the NHL’s all-time list for games by a goaltender. … Each team took two penalties apiece and both power plays finished 0 for 3.
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Former Boston Celtics forward Ernie Barrett, who starred at Kansas State and spent 75 years at the school as an athlete, coach and administrator, died Friday in his hometown of Manhattan, Kansas. He was 93.
Barrett's family announced his death. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday at Bramlage Coliseum, where the Wildcats play their basketball games and where a banner recognizing Barrett's achievements hangs from the rafters.
“He came to visit me before every home game and was incredibly welcoming to me and my staff in our first year,” said Kansas State men's basketball coach Jerome Tang, who led the Wildcats on a surprising Elite Eight run this past season. “No one loved this university and its basketball team more than him.”
Barrett was a Kansas schoolboy legend in the 1940s, when he led Wellington High School to its only state championship in basketball. He was recruited by Phog Allen to play at Kansas and Henry Iba to attend Oklahoma State, but he wound up going to Kansas State and playing for Hall of Fame coaches Jack Gardner and Tex Winter.
Barrett led the Wildcats to the national championship game in 1951, where they lost to Adolph Rupp and Kentucky.
Barrett was chosen by the Celtics with the seventh pick in the 1951 draft, but he deferred his NBA career to spend two years in the Air Force. He wound up playing two seasons for Red Auerbach alongside Celtics great Bob Cousy.
The pull of Barrett's alma mater was strong, though, and he returned in 1955 to work with the alumni association. He became an assistant coach for Winter in 1958, and over six seasons Barrett twice helped the Wildcats reach the Final Four.
Barrett moved into an administrative role in 1963, and was Kansas State's athletic director from 1969-75. He also spent time as a consultant and director of development until his retirement in 2007, though he remained active with volunteer work.
“Ernie was the dearest of friends, one of the greatest K-Staters in the world,” said longtime Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder. “Never in my 40-plus years here have I met anyone who meant more or did more for a university than Ernie. He sought out opportunities to promote Kansas State University and the athletics program everywhere he was.”
Barrett was popular among students, too, offering a firm handshake to anyone who crossed his path. The bronze statue outside Bramlage Coliseum depicts Barrett offering one of those handshakes, rather than showing him as a player.
“Ernie cared so deeply about Kansas State, and I appreciated our friendship and his personal interest in our football program,” Wildcats football coach Chris Klieman said. “Everyone knows Ernie for his figurative handshake, but what I will remember most is a person who spent nearly three-quarters of a century trying to make his alma mater a better place.”
Barrett is survived by his wife of 72 years, Bonnie, along with his son Brad and grandson Ryan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernie and Ruby Barrett, and by his son, Duane.
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Have you seen him? Man connected with attempted armed robbery sought
Updated July 13, 2023 - 11:10 am
The Metropolitan Police Department is looking for a man connected with an armed robbery attempt that occurred at a business last week.
Police said in a release that the business targeted is located near the 2000 block of East Tropicana Avenue near Spencer Street. The name of the business was not shared.
The man is 5-feet, 5-inches, about 25 to 30 years old, with a heavy build. He was seen wearing a black shirt with white flowers, black basketball shorts, blue shoes and white socks during the armed robbery attempt, police said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Metro’s Commercial Robbery Unit at 702-828-3591 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555. | 2023-07-13T20:42:48+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/robberies/have-you-seen-him-man-connected-with-attempted-armed-robbery-sought-2871399/ |
Sports fans obviously love football season for the actual games, but game-day food is an important part of the overall experience.
If you just happen to love this time of year both for the football and the treats, Pickswise is looking for someone willing to become an NFL Stadium Food Tester. This person will travel to an NFL stadium to watch a game and rate the catering kiosk at the stadium.
If chosen, you will receive two tickets to an NFL game, $500 to cover travel and game day food and drink and two new NFL jerseys representing a team of your choice. All you have to do — other than enjoy some food and football — is write a review of the experience, with particular attention paid to the taste, price and general quality of the food and drink. You’ll also have to submit a photo of yourself and your guest at the stadium with the food.
The review will appear on Pickswise’s website and social media channels. To apply, just head to Pickswise’s website and fill out a form with your name, email address and age (you must be over 21 to enter). State your favorite NFL team and explain why you think you’d be the perfect NFL food tester. You have until Sept. 12 at midnight EST to apply. Winners will be notified on Sept. 14.
If you’re not chosen for the NFL Stadium Food Tester position, have no fear — you can enjoy some delicious game-day food right at home, including many items you likely won’t find at a stadium, like this sweet-and-spicy bacon-wrapped shrimp appetizer or these bacon bourbon meatballs.
Or, for a really easy game day snack, check out these 5-ingredient pizza roll-ups that call for a can of refrigerated crescent roll dough, string cheese, mini pepperoni slices, butter and seasoning. You simply roll the cheese and meat into the dough slices, top them with butter and seasoning and bake them. Of course, you’ll also probably want to dip them in some pizza sauce.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's successful reelection campaign in Republican-leaning Kansas wooed centrist voters with ads showing her standing in the middle of a rural road. She is starting her second term facing a skeptical, GOP-led Legislature and a new, hard-right state attorney general.
Kelly and other statewide elected officials are scheduled to take their oaths of office in a ceremony at noon Monday that includes her inaugural address. She's often used her major public speeches to promote bipartisanship.
The ceremony also will cap a big political comeback for Kris Kobach, the new attorney general. Over two decades, he gained a national reputation by advocating for strict immigration and election laws but became a lightning rod for controversy. He lost the 2018 governor's race to Kelly and then a GOP primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in 2020.
Both Kelly's and Kobach's victories last year were narrow, as Kansas voters sent decidedly mixed messages. Voters in August decisively rejected a proposed change to the state constitution that would have allowed lawmakers to ban abortion, but Republicans maintained their supermajorities in both legislative chambers — keeping conservatives firmly in charge.
The Legislature is set to convene at 2 p.m. Monday for House and Senate sessions of mostly housekeeping and swearing in new members. Kelly is scheduled to outline her legislative agenda in the annual State of the State address Wednesday evening.
“I knew from the very get-go that if I wanted to accomplish anything in public life, that I was going to need to establish relationships across the aisle,” Kelly said in a recent interview. “I will continue to work in a bipartisan manner to get things done.”
Kelly's centrist credibility has rested on a few high-profile moves, such as breaking with President Joe Biden on COVID-19 vaccine mandates in November 2021 and signing a bill to ban “sanctuary” cities for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Last month she banned the use of TikTok by state workers on state-issued devices, following similar action by Congress and a slew of Republican governors such as South Dakota's Kristi Noem.
But she's also clashed frequently with Republican lawmakers on budget issues, tax cuts and education and public health policy. She twice vetoed their proposals to ban transgender athletes from girls' and women's K-12 and college sports. Her proposals to expand the state's Medicaid coverage for another 150,000 people have been dead letters for top Republicans.
“I’ve never thought she lived in the middle of the road,” state Rep. Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican, said after fellow Republicans named him the next House speaker last month, adding that his chamber, “if anything, moves a little bit further to the right.”
Kobach lost a congressional race in 2004 before winning the first of two terms as Kansas secretary of state in 2010. He was the first prominent Kansas elected official to endorse Donald Trump's bid for president in 2016 and served as vice chairman of a short-lived Trump commission on voter fraud.
His unsuccessful 2018 and 2020 races crashed his political career and left many Republicans believing that he couldn't win a statewide race. But many GOP leaders and activists said his 2022 campaign was better organized and more focused, generating less drama or outrage.
The more combative Kobach could return: He's promised to file lawsuits to challenge Biden administration policies. He's already identified as potential targets a listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and an expansion of waters covered by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations.
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Follow John Hanna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/apjdhanna | 2023-01-09T05:45:21+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Democratic-Kansas-Gov-Kelly-to-start-2nd-term-17704003.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox says it has sold out all of its Super Bowl LVII ad space as of the end of January. The big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles takes place on Sunday.
The Super Bowl is advertising’s biggest stage, with advertisers jockeying to get their products in front of the more than 100 million people that watch each year. Mark Evans, executive vide president of ad sales for Fox Sports, said a few ads went for more than $7 million for a 30-second spot. Most sold between $6 million and $7 million.
Anheuser-Busch remains the biggest advertiser with three minutes of national airtime. The beverage giant gave up its deal to be the exclusive advertiser this year, so Heineken, Diageo, Remy Martin and Molson Coors are also in the game. Other big categories advertising include packaged food like Doritos and M&Ms, movie studios and streaming services, automakers and tech companies, Evans said. Out this year: crypto companies.
Last year’s Super Bowl was dubbed the “Crypto Bowl” because four cryptocurrency companies — FTX, Coinbase, Crypto.com and eToro — ran splashy commercials. But in November, FTX filed for bankruptcy and its founder was charged in a scheme to defraud investors.
This year, two crypto advertisers had commercials “booked and done” and two others were ”on the one-yard line,” Evans said. But once FTX news broke, those deals weren’t completed.
Now, “There’s zero representation in that category on the day at all,” he said.
Evans said most Super Bowl ads sold much earlier than usual, with more than 90% of its Super Bowl ad inventory gone by the end of the summer, as established advertisers jockeyed for prime positions. But the remaining spots sold slower. Partly that was due to the implosion of the crypto space, as well as general advertiser concerns about the global economy, Evans said. | 2023-02-06T20:11:00+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/entertainment-news/crypto-out-alcohol-in-for-super-bowl-ads/ |
How to Watch Men's ATP Challenger Salzburg, Austria Men Singles 2023 Today: Live Stream and More - July 12
Published: Jul. 12, 2023 at 1:45 AM CDT|Updated: 58 minutes ago
At Salzburg Tennis Club today, No. 169-ranked Elias Ymer will challenge No. 63 Juan Pablo Varillas in the highlight of a four-match schedule in the ATP Challenger Salzburg, Austria Men Singles 2023 (round of 16). Head to ESPN for the live stream.
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ATP Challenger Salzburg, Austria Men Singles 2023 Information
- Tournament: The ATP Challenger Salzburg, Austria Men Singles 2023
- Round: Round of 16
- Date: July 12
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
- Venue: Salzburg Tennis Club
- Location: Salzburg, Austria
- Court Surface: Clay
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Today's Best Match Insights: Ymer vs. Varillas
- In 12 tournaments so far this year, Ymer is 13-13 and has not won a title.
- Varillas has put up a 13-14 record on the year in 13 tournaments, failing to clinch any tournament titles.
- In his 26 matches this year across all court types, Ymer has played an average of 23.7 games.
- In his 14 matches on clay this year, Ymer has played an average of 22.9 games.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages this year, Ymer has won 71.9% of his games on serve, and 26.7% on return.
- Varillas is averaging 26 games per match in his 27 matches played this year across all court surfaces, with a 48.9% game winning percentage.
- Varillas averages 24.5 games per match and 9.9 games per set in 21 matches on clay courts this year.
- Varillas has a 75.7% service game winning percentage and a 21.1% return game winning percentage on all surfaces (243 service games won out of 321, and 68 return games won out of 322).
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. (HRTG) on Thursday reported a loss of $87.9 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tampa, Florida-based company said it had a loss of $3.32. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, were 11 cents per share.
The property and casualty insurance holding company posted revenue of $163.8 million in the period.
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Once daily extended release provides early onset and full day coverage
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. , Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tris Pharma, Inc. (Tris) a fully integrated pharmaceutical company with a robust portfolio of CNS products announced today that DYANAVEL® XR (amphetamine) extended-release tablets, for oral use, CII are now available in pharmacies. DYANAVEL XR was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in patients 6 years and older.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose Phase 3 study in adults with ADHD, DYANAVEL XR tablets demonstrated statistically significant improvement versus placebo in mean Permanent Product Measure of Performance Total (PERMP-T) scores averaged across all measured post-dose time points (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 14 hours post-dose). The PERMP-T is a validated and FDA-accepted, skill-adjusted, timed math test that is used to assess attention in people with ADHD. The most common adverse events included headache, decreased appetite, irritability, initial insomnia, insomnia, dry mouth, anxiety, dizziness, tachycardia, fatigue, and nausea. Most treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs) were mild to moderate in severity, and no SAEs were reported during the study. These finds were recently published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (Cutler, et al. J Clin Psychiatry 2022. 83(00):22m14438).
In another clinical study in healthy adults, DYANAVEL XR extended-release tablets were deemed to be bioequivalent to DYANAVEL XR (amphetamine) extended-release oral suspension CII, which in a Phase 3 clinical study of children aged 6 to 12 years with ADHD, demonstrated ADHD symptom improvement within 1 hour, that lasted through 13 hours after once-daily dosing. Further, in a separate exploratory study, DYANAVEL XR oral suspension appeared to improve ADHD symptoms as soon as 30 minutes after dosing (Pardo, et al. CNS Spectrums 2020 Dec:25(6):774-781).
"The Dyanavel XR tablet represents an important treatment option for patients with ADHD," said Andrew J. Cutler, CMO, Neuroscience Education Institute and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University. "Knowing that ADHD in adults presents differently than in children, and as different adults have different treatment goals, DYANAVEL XR once-daily tablet was designed and developed with the intent to provide adults with ADHD a treatment option that kicks in quickly and lasts throughout their workday and beyond."
The approval of DYANAVEL XR extended-release tablets expands Tris's ADHD portfolio and highlights Tris's commitment to address the unmet needs of the ADHD community. Nearly 10 million adults in the U.S. have ADHD. Over 90% of cases are untreated and at least 75% of adults who have ADHD don't know it. Offering DYANAVEL XR in a tablet formulation gives healthcare professionals a new option when treating adults with ADHD.
"Tris is committed to bring innovative ADHD products to all patients. Due to Tris's proprietary LiquiXR technology, this is the first ADHD product that gives adult patients a choice when an early onset is desired without sacrificing full day coverage.," said Dr. James Hackworth, President of the Tris Branded Products Division. "We expect that this product will fill a big current gap in treatment options and help patients to not have to choose between early morning and evening coverage."
DYANAVEL XR is a federally controlled substance (CII) because it contains amphetamine that can be a target for people who abuse prescription medicines or street drugs. Keep DYANAVEL XR in a safe place to protect it from theft. Never give your DYANAVEL XR to anyone else because it may cause death or harm them. Selling or giving away DYANAVEL XR may harm others and is against the law. See additional important safety information below.
Tris is a fully integrated, innovation-driven CNS company that provides a differentiated approach to target unmet medical needs, including the application of novel technologies designed to enhance patient benefits across therapeutic categories. Tris's CNS portfolio includes treatments for pain; addiction; spasticity in multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy; narcolepsy; and ADHD. For more information, please visit www.trispharma.com and www.trismedical.com.
DYANAVEL XR is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant prescription medicine used for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in people 6 years and older. DYANAVEL XR may help increase attention and decrease impulsiveness and hyperactivity in people with ADHD.
It is not known if DYANAVEL XR is safe and effective in children under 6 years of age.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
DYANAVEL XR is a federally controlled substance (CII) because it can be abused or lead to dependence. Keep DYANAVEL XR in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse. Selling or giving away DYANAVEL XR may harm others and is against the law.
Tell your physician if you, your child, or any family members have ever abused or been dependent on alcohol, prescription medicines, or street drugs.
DYANAVEL XR should not be taken if you or your child are allergic to amphetamine or any of the ingredients in DYANAVEL XR or are taking or have taken within the past 14 days an anti-depression medicine called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI.
DYANAVEL XR can cause serious side effects. Tell the doctor:
- if you or your child have heart problems, heart defects, high blood pressure, or a family history of these problems. This is important because sudden death has occurred in children 6 to 17 years old with heart problems or defects, and sudden death, stroke, and heart attack have happened in adults. Your doctor should check you or your child carefully for heart problems before starting DYANAVEL XR. Since increases in blood pressure and heart rate may occur, the doctor should regularly check these during treatment. Call the doctor right away if you or your child have any signs of heart problems such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting while taking DYANAVEL XR.
- if you or your child have mental problems, or a family history of suicide, bipolar illness, or depression. This is important because new or worsening behavior and thought problems or bipolar illness may occur. New symptoms such as seeing or hearing things that are not real, believing things that are not true, being suspicious, or having new manic symptoms may occur. Call the doctor right away if there are any new or worsening mental symptoms during treatment.
- if you or your child have circulation problems in fingers and toes (called peripheral vasculopathy, including Raynaud's phenomenon). Fingers or toes may feel numb, cool, painful, sensitive to temperature, and/or change color from pale, to blue, to red. Call the doctor right away if any signs of unexplained wounds appear on fingers or toes while taking DYANAVEL XR.
- if your child is having slowing of growth (height and weight); Your child should have his or her height and weight checked often while taking DYANAVEL XR.
- if you or your child have symptoms of serotonin syndrome - agitation, hallucinations, coma, or other changes in mental status; fast heartbeat; sweating or fever; nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; high or low blood pressure; problems controlling movements or muscle twitching; muscle stiffness or tightness. Serotonin syndrome may occur when DYANAVEL XR is taken with certain other medicines and may be life-threatening. Stop DYANAVEL XR and call your doctor or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.
- if you or your child are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if DYANAVEL XR will harm your unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you or your child become pregnant during treatment with DYANAVEL XR.
- if you or your child is breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. DYANAVEL XR passes into breast milk. You or your child should not breastfeed while you are taking DYANAVEL XR.
Common side effects of amphetamine products include:
Talk to your doctor if you or your child have any side effects that bother you or do not go away.
Avoid drinking alcohol while taking DYANAVEL XR.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning about Abuse and Dependence, and Medication Guide.
References
- Cutler AJ, Childress AC, Pardo A, et al. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of amphetamine extended-release tablets in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2022; 83(00):22m14438. doi:10.4088/JCP.22m14438
- Pardo A, Kando JC, King TR, Rafla E, Herman BK. Single-dose pharmacokinetics of amphetamine extended-release tablets compared with amphetamine extended-release oral suspension. CNS Spectr. 2020;25(6):774-781. doi:10.1017/S1092852919001676
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CHAMPAIGN — Illinois’ preparation for Friday night’s men’s basketball exhibition game against Division II Quincy couldn’t be more different from how the Illini got ready for their “secret” scrimmage against Kansas last weekend.
That matchup with the reigning national champs was the definition of roll out the ball and play. There was no scout ahead of facing the Jayhawks. No discussion about personnel.
Illinois’ starters just matched up with their Kansas counterparts ahead of the jump ball and played. It was a chance for Illini coach Brad Underwood to judge where his team was at — where they were with the offensive and defensive system and with their fundamentals — and then make adjustments accordingly.
The prep for the 7 p.m. Friday exhibition against Quincy was different simply because it existed. Underwood swapped practice film with Quincy coach Steve Hawkins and created a scouting report so his freshmen could have that experience.
“We’ve treated this one a little more game-like,” Underwood said Thursday.
That full game week/game-day experience is exactly why Underwood chose the one scrimmage and one exhibition preseason option. Because a raucous State Farm Center will be fairly different from an empty arena on the Lindenwood campus last weekend in St. Charles, Mo.
“Now, you get a different set of nerves and a different set of anxiety and a different feel,” Underwood said. “You get an adrenaline rush you probably haven’t had, and everybody reacts a little differently to a crowd. I’m excited for that and to see guys get out here. They’ve been talking about it a lot.”
That level of excitement for an exhibition game is rooted in the fact most of the players on the Illinois roster haven’t actually played on Lou Henson Court. It will be a first for all four freshmen in Skyy Clark, Jayden Epps, Sencire Harris and Ty Rodgers and transfers Terrence Shannon Jr., Matthew Mayer and Dain Dainja. Dainja only saw the Illini’s home venue at its peak last year after a midseason arrival from Baylor.
“Coming in here in front of all the fans, it just builds up more excitement for the first real game,” Illinois junior forward Coleman Hawkins said. “It’s also just learning. We can learn different stuff, get a feel for game day routines.”
Hawkins got a good feel for what this year’s Illinois team might be capable of on the court in the scrimmage against Kansas. How the Illini played raised the expectations for what he felt like they could accomplish this season.
Hawkins pulled several positives from the scrimmage. How Illinois moved the ball offensively and got into the paint and scored stood out. So did what the Illini were able to do defensively switching screens.
“We were in there battling with Kansas,” Hawkins said. “For you to say you’re up there with Kansas means a lot.”
Underwood anticipates playing everyone Friday night against Quincy, who finished 15-16 last season. His lineup and rotation for the season aren’t set, and Luke Goode’s unavailability after fracturing a bone in his left foot against Kansas adds to the tinkering still to do from the Illinois coach.
“We started all the guys that have played minutes in college basketball the other day,” Underwood said. “I’m still not sure what I’m going to do (against Quincy) because Luke was in that lineup. I would say I’m not close. I know the one thing I got out of last weekend was I thought everybody looked the part. They looked comfortable on the court. Even our freshmen. That was very, very encouraging. We’ll continue to dabble.” | 2022-10-28T11:52:26+00:00 | news-gazette.com | https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/exhibition-provides-prime-learning-experience-for-illini/article_036e2e41-0973-5b7f-8919-195b77186095.html |
It was a monumental day in the water. Six meet records were broken on Monday in Newark at the Essex County Championships that led to a similar set of names finishing the day atop the leaderboards.
Seton Hall Prep reeled in the victory on the boys’ side with 345 points, holding strong to their decades-long legacy as winners of this meet while the Montclair girls notched their third straight win, posting 311 points. | 2023-01-16T22:24:25+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/01/swimming-seton-hall-prep-montclair-repeat-as-essex-champs-in-record-breaking-bonanza.html |
Luke Raley Player Prop Bets: Rays vs. Twins - June 8
Published: Jun. 8, 2023 at 5:23 AM EDT|Updated: 48 minutes ago
The Tampa Bay Rays, including Luke Raley and his .655 slugging percentage over his past 10 games, battle starting pitcher Bailey Ober and the Minnesota Twins at Tropicana Field, Thursday at 1:10 PM ET.
He had a hitless performance in his most recent game (0-for-3) against the Twins.
Luke Raley Game Info & Props vs. the Twins
- Game Day: Thursday, June 8, 2023
- Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Twins Starter: Bailey Ober
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -167)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +325)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +110)
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Luke Raley At The Plate
- Raley has nine doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 12 walks while hitting .255.
- Raley has reached base via a hit in 24 games this year (of 47 played), and had multiple hits in 10 of those games.
- He has gone deep in nine games this season (19.1%), homering in 7% of his trips to the plate.
- Raley has driven home a run in 14 games this year (29.8%), including more than one RBI in 14.9% of his games and producing three or more of his team's runs on three occasions..
- In 18 of 47 games this season, he has scored, and eight of those games included multiple runs.
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Luke Raley Home/Away Batting Splits
Twins Pitching Rankings
- The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Twins pitching staff paces the league.
- The Twins have the second-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.46).
- The Twins allow the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (61 total, one per game).
- Ober (3-2 with a 2.33 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his ninth of the season.
- In his last time out on Saturday, the right-hander tossed six scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians while surrendering four hits.
- The 27-year-old has a 2.33 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings across eight games this season, while allowing a batting average of .205 to his opponents.
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Natera, Inc. ("Natera" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NTRA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Natera investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of a class of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Natera common stock between February 26, 2020, and April 19, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
NTRA investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company's non-invasive prenatal test, Panorama, was not reliable and resulted in high rates of false positives; (2) the Company's screening test for kidney transplant failure, Prospera, did not have superior precision compared to competing tests; (3) as a result of defendants' false and misleading claims about Natera's technology, the Company was exposed to substantial legal and regulatory risks; (4) Natera relied upon deceptive sales and billing practices to drive its revenue growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about the company's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Natera during the relevant time frame, you have until June 27, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) — A joint venture between the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and the Indy Chamber is launching a pilot program to help businesses address inequity in the workforce. Business Equity for Indy says the Workforce Pilot will provide companies with evidence-based strategies to reduce disparities, drive equity and support their business competitiveness.
“What we’re responding to with the Workforce Pilot is the continuation of the Great Resignation, the great attrition that we’re seeing, the talent challenges that are impacting employers across the spectrum,” said Taylor Hughes, vice president of policy and strategy at the Indy Chamber.
In an interview with Inside INdiana Business, Hughes said around 60% of employers in the market today are considering quitting their jobs, about 25% above pre-pandemic levels.
“It’s particularly challenging for women and people of color. We’re seeing that 64% of women are considering leaving, and around 300,000 Black workers have left the labor force across the country even this year,” he said. “We are seeing significant and persistent talent challenges, particularly in the diverse hiring space.”
The two-year pilot aims to attract 30 participating companies that will complete a five-stage program with guidance from university partners and other subject matter and technical experts from throughout the country.
The BEI Workforce Pilot comes into that space to say, ‘Here are strategies we know have an evidence base that if you put them into practice, they will help to close racial disparities within your workforce and also help make a difference on your your business bottom lines, things like talent, attraction, retention, productivity, other competitiveness, metric metrics like that,’” said Hughes.
Hughes says BEI will also provide resources to help companies implement the strategies outlined in the pilot. The program will also be available at no charge to the participating companies.
Hughes says he believes demand for a first-of-its-kind program such as the Workforce Pilot is very strong.
“We want to be able to say regardless of where you’re starting from as a company, whether you’ve been working with a DEI consultant, you’ve got a plan that you’re working with already that we can help support, or this is the first time you’ve come out and you really are looking for a lot of help in putting something new into place, we want to have a good spectrum of those companies so that we can help your firm regardless of where you are in this journey, and articulate that equity is essential to innovation and competitiveness.”
Applications for the pilot are being accepted through August 31. Companies will be notified if they are selected for participation by mid-September.
You can learn more about the Workforce Pilot by clicking here. | 2022-07-25T21:10:36+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/news/inside-indiana-business/pilot-program-to-address-workforce-inequity/ |
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association released its most recent power rankings for the spring season on Friday, posting the lists for high school baseball. The power rankings include games that were posted by schools into Arbiter by May 26.
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — NATO leaders agreed Tuesday to allow Ukraine to join “when allies agree and conditions are met,” hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted the organization’s failure to set a timetable for his country as “absurd.”
“We reaffirmed Ukraine will become a member of NATO and agreed to remove the requirement for a membership action plan,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters, referring to a key step in joining the alliance.
“This will change Ukraine’s membership path from a two-step path to a one-step path,” he said.
Although many NATO members have funneled arms and ammunition to Zelenskyy’s forces, there is no consensus among the 31 allies for admitting Ukraine into NATO’s ranks. Instead, the alliance leaders decided to remove obstacles on Ukraine’s membership path so that it can join more quickly once the war with Russia is over.
Zelenskyy pushed back sharply against the decision.
“It’s unprecedented and absurd when a time frame is set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine’s membership,” Zelenskyy tweeted as he headed to the annual NATO summit in Vilnius. “While at the same time, vague wording about ‘conditions’ is added even for inviting Ukraine. It seems there is no readiness to invite Ukraine to NATO or to make it a member of the Alliance.”
Asked about Zelenskyy’s concerns, Stoltenberg said the most important thing now is to ensure that his country wins the war, because “unless Ukraine prevails there is no membership to be discussed at all.”
The broadside from Zelenskyy could renew tensions at the summit shortly after it saw a burst of goodwill following an agreement by Turkey to advance Sweden’s bid to join NATO. Allies hope to resolve the seesawing negotiations and create a clear path forward for the alliance and its support for Ukraine.
“We value our allies,” Zelenskyy wrote on Twitter, adding that “Ukraine also deserves respect.” He also said: “Uncertainty is weakness. And I will openly discuss this at the summit.”
Zelenskyy is expected to meet Wednesday with U.S. President Joe Biden and other NATO leaders.
There have been sharp divisions within the alliance over Ukraine’s desire to join NATO, which was promised back in 2008 even though few steps were taken toward that goal.
In addition, the Baltic states — including Lithuania, which is hosting the summit — have pushed for a strong show of support and a clear pathway toward membership for Ukraine.
However, the United States and Germany urged caution. Biden said last week that Ukraine was not ready to join. Members of NATO, he told CNN, need to “meet all the qualifications, from democratization to a whole range of other issues,” a nod toward longstanding concerns about governance and corruption in Kyiv.
In addition, some fear that bringing Ukraine into NATO would serve more as a provocation to Russia than as a deterrence against aggression.
Concretely, NATO leaders decided to launch a series of multiyear programs to bring Ukraine’s Soviet-era military equipment and doctrines up to modern standards so the country can be fully interoperable with the alliance.
The leaders and Zelenskyy are set to launch a new, upgraded forum for their cooperation on Wednesday: a NATO-Ukraine Council, where all parties can convene crisis talks if their security is under threat.
To fast-track its future membership, the leaders agreed to do away with a membership action plan for Ukraine, a program often seen as mandatory for aspiring nations to undertake.
Known in NATO parlance as a MAP, the action plan involves a tailor-made package of advice, assistance and practical support for countries preparing to join NATO. Bosnia, for example, is currently taking part in one.
Pressed by reporters to say what kind of conditions are being placed on Ukraine joining, Stoltenberg said: “We want modern defense and security institutions,” and armed forces that can operate within NATO.
He also said Kyiv’s hopes might hinge on strengthening its governance standards and fighting corruption.
The dispute over Ukraine stands in contrast to a hard-fought agreement to advance Sweden’s membership. The deal was reached after days of intensive meetings, and it’s poised to expand the alliance’s strength in Northern Europe.
“Rumors of the death of NATO’s unity were greatly exaggerated,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters triumphantly on Tuesday.
According to a joint statement issued when the deal was announced, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will ask Turkey’s parliament to approve Sweden joining NATO.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, another holdout, is expected to take a similar step. Hungary’s foreign minister said Tuesday that his country’s ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership was now just a “technical matter.” Erdogan has not yet commented publicly.
The outcome is a victory as well for Biden, who has touted NATO’s expansion as an example of how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has backfired on Moscow.
Finland has already become the 31st member of the alliance, and Sweden is on deck to become the 32nd. Both Nordic countries were historically nonaligned until the war increased fears of Russian aggression.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that NATO’s expansion is “one of the reasons that led to the current situation.”
“It looks like the Europeans don’t understand their mistake,” Peskov said. He warned against putting Ukraine on a fast track for NATO membership.
“Potentially it’s very dangerous for the European security. It carries very big risks,” Peskov said.
Erdogan met with Biden on Tuesday evening but remained mum on the deal to advance Sweden’s membership in NATO.
Although Biden made a reference to “the agreement you reached yesterday,” Erdogan said nothing about it. It was a conspicuous omission from Erdogan, who has not commented on the issue publicly during the summit.
However, Erdogan appeared eager to develop his relationship with Biden. He said previous meetings were “mere warm-ups, but now we are initiating a new process.”
The Turkish president has been seeking advanced American fighter jets and a path toward membership in the European Union. The White House has expressed support for both, but publicly insisted that the issues were not related to Sweden’s membership in NATO.
The Biden administration has backed Turkey’s desire to buy 40 new F-16s as well as modernization kits from the U.S.
Biden is on a five-day trip to Europe, with the NATO summit as its centerpiece.
The president spent Monday in the United Kingdom, meeting at Windsor Castle with King Charles III and in London with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
He met Tuesday with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, emphasizing his commitment to transatlantic cooperation, before he joined the NATO gathering.
“Nothing happens here that doesn’t affect us,” Biden told Nauseda. The White House said Nauseda presented Biden with the Order of Vytautas the Great, the highest award a Lithuanian president can bestow. Biden is the first U.S. president to receive it.
After the summit ends Wednesday, Biden will travel to Helsinki. On Thursday, he will celebrate Finland’s recent entry into NATO and meet with Nordic leaders.
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Associated Press writers Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro and Darlene Superville in Washington, Justin Spike in Budapest, Hungary, and Lorne Cook in Vilnius, Lithuania, contributed to this report. | 2023-07-11T17:21:35+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/politics/ap-nato-summit-boosted-by-deal-to-advance-swedens-bid-to-join-alliance/ |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, in his first public comments since being removed from office last week, appeared before a state ethics board Monday to press for an investigation of fellow Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, the person he blames for his impeachment over his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash.
As attorney general, Ravnsborg last year filed a pair of complaints against Noem to the state’s Government Accountability Board alleging she abused the powers of her office by interfering in a state agency as it evaluated her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license and by misusing state airplanes. The board, which is comprised of retired judges, has not decided whether to investigate Noem and is working with an attorney to evaluate the merits of the complaints.
Ravnsborg appeared at the Government Accountability Board’s meeting for the first time since he initiated the complaints last year and said he was ready to provide additional information.
He made it clear he thinks an investigation could have far-reaching consequences for Noem, who is running for reelection after a first term that vaulted her to national prominence. She’s widely considered to be a White House aspirant in 2024.
“I’m not going to let this just drop. I think that they should pursue it and I do believe that, ultimately, the House will pursue it,” Ravnsborg told The Associated Press, suggesting that Noem could also face impeachment for her actions.
The former attorney general denied that he was out for revenge against Noem, although he blames her for his removal.
Noem and Ravnsborg became political enemies after he struck and killed a pedestrian in 2020. Noem publicly called for Ravnsborg to resign and later pressed the Legislature to impeach him. The House eventually did, and the Senate last week convicted him of two charges: committing a crime that caused someone’s death and malfeasance for misleading investigators and misusing his office.
Ravnsborg blamed “emotion and political pressure” for tilting the Republican-controlled Senate against him and said Noem sought his removal because he had filed the complaints to the Government Accountability Board.
“I think that among these two complaints — and there’s other scandals that she’s involved in — that she did not want the information to come to light,” he said.
Noem’s spokesman Tony Mangan declined to comment on the board’s proceedings or Ravnsborg’s remarks.
The board has tapped Sioux Falls attorney Mark Haigh, who primarily specializes in business and health care law, to help evaluate Ravnsborg’s complaints. Haigh also has experience arguing before juries, administrative boards and licensing agencies.
The Associated Press reported last year that the governor held a meeting in July 2020 that included her daughter and key decision-makers in her application for an appraiser license just days after the agency moved to deny the license. A Republican-controlled legislative committee concluded that Noem’s daughter, Kassidy Peters, got preferential treatment.
Noem has rejected that finding, saying her daughter followed the same process as other applicants.
But the agency’s former director, Sherry Bren, told the legislative committee last year that she felt “intimidated” at the July 2020 meeting, where she said Peters’ unsuccessful application was discussed in detail and a plan was formed to give her an unprecedented, additional chance to show she could meet federal standards. Noem’s office has said the plan was in the works before the meeting.
Peters got her license four months later. Shortly after that, Bren retired under pressure from Noem’s cabinet secretary. She eventually received a $200,000 settlement to withdraw an age discrimination complaint.
Ravnsborg’s other complaint was sparked by a report from Raw Story, a news website. Noem in 2019 used state airplanes to travel to events held by political organizations including the National Rifle Association and the Republican Jewish Coalition, even though South Dakota law bars their use for anything other than state business.
Noem defended the trips as part of her work as an ambassador for the state.
The board’s consideration of the complaints began last year and has happened entirely in private meetings. It could either investigate the complaints and potentially hold hearings or dismiss them entirely.
The judges will meet next on Aug. 3. | 2022-06-28T13:07:58+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national/removed-south-dakota-ag-presses-ethics-case-against-noem/ |
Chelsea boss Graham Potter looked like the most relieved man in London as he punched the air and blew kisses into the crowd after his struggling side's 2-1 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Chelsea fans, many of whom had booed Potter loudly when defeat followed defeat in recent weeks, cheered the team off the pitch after a goal by Raheem Sterling and a re-taken penalty by Kai Havertz earned the Blues a 2-0 win on the night.
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That turned a 1-0 deficit in the first leg in Germany into a ticket for the quarterfinals and kicked off celebrations that harkened back to some of Chelsea's great nights in Europe's top competition over the past 20 years.
For Potter, the victory was personal too.
"Inevitably in life, you are going to have bad times and you're going to have good times," Potter told reporters when asked about how he felt after shouldering much of the blame for Chelsea's bleak run of form that began as far back as October. "Things are never bad forever, thankfully. But it felt like that sometimes."
Potter confirmed he had a quick post-match meeting with Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly, who had been all smiles in the stands, wrapped in a blue and white scarf.
"I'm still here," Potter said about the outcome of the meeting, shrugging off with a laugh the speculation that his job was on the line depending on the result of Tuesday's match.
It was the biggest win yet for Chelsea's new owners who paid £4.25 billion ($5.03 billion) last year for the 2021 European champions.
Since then, the consortium has invested more than £500m in new players, continuing the kind of lavish spending seen under the former owner of Stamford Bridge, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, who was forced to relinquish the club after Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
Until Tuesday's win, Boehly and the rest of the consortium had seen little return on their investment.
Chelsea have slumped to 10th place in the Premier League, with their chances of reaching next season's Champions League via a top-four finish all but gone, and the team was eliminated early in both of England's knockout cup competitions.
The Blues struggled even to score during a miserable run of two wins in 15 games that was only ended last Saturday with a close-run 1-0 victory over struggling Leeds United.
Potter, who had to fill the big shoes of Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel when the German was fired last September, again told reporters after Tuesday's win that his job had been made harder by a long list of injuries in late 2022.
But the former Brighton & Hove Albion coach went out of his way to praise Chelsea fans, saying he understood their frustrations and appreciated the atmosphere they created in Stamford Bridge against Dortmund.
"Big thanks to the supporters. They were amazing tonight, they helped us on Saturday and they helped us this evening," Potter said. "So it's brilliant for everyone connected with the club." | 2023-03-08T01:41:30+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/chelsea-engchelsea/story/4895683/chelsea-coach-graham-potter-on-club-future-im-still-here |
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The investigation concerns whether Comtech and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On June 8, 2021, Comtech reported its operating results for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2021 and updated its financial targets for fiscal 2021. Among other items, Comtech reported that it expected fiscal 2021 consolidated net sales to be in the range of $580 million to $590 million and explained that the "updated target primarily reflects a change in anticipated revenues in its Governmental Solutions segment due to the U.S. government's April 2021 announcement to fully withdraw troops from Afghanistan as well as other program changes."
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 22 points and 12 assists while Monika Czinano added 20 points to help Iowa beat Georgia 74-66 in a second-round women’s NCAA Tournament game Sunday.
The Hawkeyes (28-6), the No. 2 seed in Seattle Regional 4, advance to the ninth Sweet Sixteen in program history.
Gabbie Marshall added 15 points and McKenna Warnock had 14 for Iowa, which erased the memory of last season’s second-round home loss to No. 10 seed Creighton.
Clark, a first-team Associated Press All-American, was held scoreless for 13 minutes in the first half, but scored 14 second-half points as the Hawkeyes finally shook off the 10th-seeded Lady Bulldogs (22-12). She made just 6 of 17 shots, but either scored or assisted on nearly every point by the Hawkeyes in the second half.
Georgia, a No. 10 seed, got within 68-66 on a 3-pointer from Audrey Warren with 2:17 left in the game, but the Lady Bulldogs would not score again, committing three straight turnovers and missing a layup.
Iowa led by as much as 10 points in the first half behind Marshall and Warnock, who combined for five 3-pointers to open the second quarter. But a 14-3 run by the Lady Bulldogs gave them a 35-34 lead, and it took a late surge to give the Hawkeyes a 41-40 halftime lead.
Diamond Battles led Georgia with 21 points. Brittney Smith and Javyn Nicholson each had 12 points.
STUELKE OUT
Iowa was without freshman forward Hannah Stuelke. Stuelke, the Big Ten’s Sixth Player of the Year, suffered an injured ankle in practice on Saturday.
Stuelke scored 14 points, making all five of her shots, in Friday’s 93-45 first-round win over Southeastern Louisiana. She averages 7 points and 4.2 rebounds.
BIG PICTURE
Georgia: The Lady Bulldogs fell short of their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2013, but they finished strong in Katie Abrahamson-Henderson’s first season as head coach. Georgia had won nine of their 12 games coming into Sunday’s game.
Iowa: The Hawkeyes were held 13 points under their national-best average of 87.8 points, but came up with enough offense Georgia’s zone defense, which forced 17 Iowa turnovers.
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'Amsterdam' has a true-life plot against American and some seriously wrong-headed storytelling
David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam” is very plush in the looks department. Enjoying the costumes and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki’s lighting and some of Russell’s shot designs will get you through it. But only if you don’t have to listen to it or track it or believe in the people on screen.
This is not an actor problem, even if one of its three leading players isn’t doing much of anything. Some deft flourishes, amusing or affecting or both, pop up in the frustrating narrative’s margins: Zoe Saldana’s meticulous calm as a Depression-era nurse; Mike Myers and Michael Shannon as a Mutt-and-Jeff pair of fastidious bird-watching spies.
At the movie’s core lies a rich and troubling true story. In 1933, a group of wealthy American businessmen plotted to overthrow the newly elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Widely dismissed as conspiracy theory nonsense at the time, the fascist-leaning coup never came to fruition. In 1934, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, whose fictionalized equivalent in “Amsterdam” is played by Robert De Niro, testified before a U.S. House of Representatives committee about the existence of the fascist-minded “Business Plot,” also known as the “Wall Street Putsch.”
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Against this, writer-director Russell centers a fictional trio, friends since World War I, two of whom are framed for murder years later, in 1933, for reasons they must unravel or else. The 1918 flashback component of “Amsterdam” shows how a facially scarred future plastic surgeon, Burt Berendsen (Christian Bale), his attorney and fellow WWI vet Harold Woodman (John David Washington) and Valerie Voze (Margot Robbie), a nurse of mysterious origins, make their way to Amsterdam. They’re inseparable, even when Valerie and Harold fall in love.
“We can’t be together in this country,” Valerie says years later, when all three are back in Depression-era America. Their freewheeling Amsterdam memories haunt the movie, though the better word, unfortunately, is “nag”; the flashbacks have a way of interrupting, rather than amplifying, what’s happening in the 1933 scenes.
There’s a murder to be solved: an old, admired WWI commander (Ed Begley Jr.) has been poisoned, and when the dead man’s daughter (Taylor Swift, briefly) is pushed under a car on the streets of Manhattan, Burt and Harold are wrongly implicated in the crime. To clear their names, they zig and zag their way closer to the people, the money, the greed and the political ruthlessness behind the plot against FDR’s regime.
Little in Russell’s back-and-forth structure, or risky mixture of facetiousness and seriousness, can’t also be found in “American Hustle” (2013), one of the filmmaker’s most stimulating historical picaresques. Something’s amiss here, though, right away, with the banter and the bon mots straining for wit. It feels like Russell doing karaoke, backed by a Wes Anderson movie. The dreamy “Jules and Jim” approach to the Amsterdam scenes is, by design, a blunt contrast to Depression-era New York. But in the 1933 storyline, sizable characters played by Chris Rock and others appear, announce themselves, reiterate themselves and struggle to develop or push the events forward. Too often the film seems to be moving sideways, or skipping like a needle on an old LP.
This is Russell’s first film since “Joy” (2015), a similar case of stylistic uncertainty redeemed, partially, by the genial skill of its key actor. With “Amsterdam,” Russell and Bale’s third collaboration, they created the character first over several years, that of Burt, the injured WWI veteran who goes on to help his fellow veterans on the homefront and gets mixed up in the “Business Plot” part of the plot.
Watching Bale and Robbie and Washington together, you can’t help but see how Bale and Robbie work to activate the stakes while Washington doesn’t, quite. In a hugely expensive whatzit like “Tenet,” Washington’s range appeared to narrow by the minute, and while he has done well in many films (notably ”BlacKkKlansman”), “Amsterdam” appears to have flummoxed his dramatic instincts. Right now he’s on Broadway in a revival of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” That play, and the part he’s tackling, may well lead to the expressive breakthrough he needs as a performer.
It’s the breakthrough “Amsterdam” is too busy being busy to provide.'AMERSTERDAM'2 stars (out of 4)MPAA rating: R (for brief violence/bloody images)Running time: 2:14 | 2022-10-06T21:21:30+00:00 | yorkdispatch.com | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/entertainment/2022/10/06/amsterdam-has-a-true-life-plot-against-american-and-some-seriously-wrong-headed-storytelling/69545146007/ |
Investigation underway after Stillwater police unit hits pedestrian
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STILLWATER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — An investigation is underway after Stillwater police said one of their units was involved in a collision with a pedestrian Thursday evening.
Shortly after 7:20 p.m., a Stillwater Police Department marked car was involved in an injury collision with a pedestrian at Miller Avenue and Main Street. Police said the victim was taken to Stillwater Medical Center and was conscious and alert.
The victim’s condition is unknown, according to police.
No other information has been released.
Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform. | 2023-03-10T22:28:32+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/2023/03/10/investigation-underway-after-stillwater-police-unit-hits-pedestrian/ |
All Things We're Cooking is a series featuring family recipes from you, our readers and listeners, and the special stories behind them. We'll continue to share more of your kitchen gems throughout the holidays.
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For all the fruitcake haters out there, Ellie King would like you to reconsider with a slice of her Grandma Phoebe's fruitcake.
"I will say when I was a kid, I didn't like fruitcake, but I love it now — and I think there's a fruitcake out there for everyone," said King, who lives in Pittsburgh. "It tastes almost like a spice cake, and the version that we make doesn't have any alcohol in it."
The recipe has been in the King family for more than half a century.
"The family legend is that Great-Grandmother Dimock handwrote a copy of this fruitcake recipe and mailed it to Grandma Phoebe somewhere around World War II," King said. "It's got a bunch of ingredient substitutions, and the thinking is that there were scarcities around the wartime and so they were having to substitute different things."
Great-Grandma Dimock and Grandma Phoebe made sure that the family grew up with fruitcake, King said, but Grandma Phoebe was very strict and insisted that fruitcake was only a Christmas dessert.
As is the case with many family recipes and traditions, the thinking on when fruitcake can be made has changed over the years. The King family's big fruitcake celebration happens the day after Thanksgiving, when she, her parents, siblings, aunt and cousin come together to make a huge batch.
"When everyone else is out shopping and lining up at Walmart to buy new TVs or whatever, we're getting together and making fruitcake," King said.
And that big batch isn't just for them. Loaves of fruitcake are packaged and put in the mail to the rest of the family all over the country so they can have it for Christmas.
"We've mailed it everywhere — from Alaska to New Mexico, Montana, Georgia, Texas, Boston. It gets shipped all over, wherever the aunts are living," King said. "And, you know, one of my uncles may or may not use it as a doorstop, but for the most part people, they love it because it's tradition."
The fruitcake means so much to King that she's found ways to celebrate it outside of the Christmas season. A couple of years ago, her family and friends rode in RAGBRAI, the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, under the name Team Fruitcakes, and they shared their loaves with their team and people they met along the nearly 500-mile route.
"It was a really nice way to introduce fruitcake to like a bunch of family and friends that didn't know anything about fruitcake — [who] also had this idea, this sort of misconception, that fruitcake was gross and like a stodgy old thing that isn't relevant anymore," King said.
King even served fruitcake at her wedding and had people ask her for the recipe afterward. She said she's been glad to share the recipe and remember the women in her family who made it before her.
"If you look back in history, women's stories sort of get overshadowed by the men in their lives, ... and so, to me, it's sort of a way of honoring and remembering and bringing forward their stories," King said. "My grandma, my great-grandma, even my aunt and my mom. It's a way of thinking about them and their importance and their role in my life."
Grandma Phoebe's Famous Fruitcake
Recipe submitted by Ellie King
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ingredients
(Candied fruit may include citron, lemon, orange, pineapple and cherries. Brandied fruit may include dried pears, apples, apricots, cranberries, golden raisins, etc.)
Directions
Prep time: 1 hour. Cook time: 3-5 hours
Grease and flour 6 to 8 loaf pans, depending on size (or use parchment paper to line the bottoms for easy removal).
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
Separate the eggs. Mix the shortening, brown sugar, 6 egg yolks and molasses together. In a separate bowl, beat the 6 egg whites until stiff peaks form.
In another bowl, mix 2-3 cups flour with the spices. Combine your fruit with the flour/spice mix.
In the largest bowl you have (a clean turkey roasting pan works well), slowly add the shortening mixture to the flour/fruit mixture until combined. Gently fold in the egg whites, the baking soda/water mixture and the juice.
Divide the mixture among the loaf pans. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes, then reduce the heat to 275 degrees. Large loaf pans may take 2 1/2 hours to bake. Small loaf pans will be done sooner.
Watch for the tops to crack (a sign that they are done!), and check periodically with a toothpick.
Baker's note: Using a combination of 9-inch and 4.5-inch loaf pans, the recipe makes either two large and six small loaves or four large and two small loaves.
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — University weed specialist Aaron Hager says weeds need to be controlled before planting soybeans—or at least before soybeans emerge.
“Really the best practice to do is to try to ensure you get that weed vegetation under control as soon as you can after planting if you don’t do it before you plant,” Hager said. “On the soybean side of things, there’s actually more active ingredients that have to be applied before the beans come out of the ground or you run the risk of some fairly severe crop injury, so, any product that has metribuzin, saflucenacil, flumioxazin or pendimethalin. Those all have to be applied before the beans start to crack. The reason we are using the common names of these active ingredients is because they are in so many different premixes.” He continues to say, “So, if you look at the label and see something that has one of those active ingredients in it, if that was your planned herbicide, if be beans haven’t come up yet, you still should be om good shape. But if there is any evidence they are starting to crack, or let’s say hypothetically if you are in a no-till setting and planted a little we and did not get all of the furrows closed, then you might t want to think about talking to your retail supplier and switch to a different product that can be applied and not injury soybean if it does come in contact with that foliage. And also be aware of some of the trade names that can gives us a little confusion possible if not careful. And I’ll give you an example. A product called Zidua we can use that pre-emergent in soybeans or we can use it after beans come out of the ground. Zidua Pro on the other hand, has to be applied before the beans start to come out of the ground.so we need to be cautious and make sure we understand what are in either these straighthood products, or in all these premix products.”
If you missed our conversation about controlling weeds before corn emerges, click here. | 2022-05-16T18:51:08+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/from-the-farm-controlling-weeds-before-planting-soybeans/ |
SAN ANTONIO – Two drivers are possibly facing charges related to drunken driving after crashing their cars at the scene of a previous accident.
San Antonio police say one of the drivers slammed into a car that already had rolled over early Thursday morning on the westbound access road of Interstate 10 near Medical Drive.
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The other car hit a nearby tree.
Officers took those two drivers into custody immediately following their separate crashes.
Police originally had been called to the area around 2:30 a.m. for a deadly crash that did not involve those drivers.
They say a 20-year-old man was attempting to change lanes on the access road when he hit a curb, then slammed into a brick wall.
His Cadillac CTS rolled over, ejecting him along the way, before it came to rest back on the access road.
He was taken to a hospital where he died.
Officers at the scene said after that crash happened, a second car came along and hit the wreckage.
The third car then hit a tree in the middle of that crash scene.
Police said no one is facing charges in connection with the original rollover crash.
As of late Thursday morning, staff at the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office were still working to positively identify the driver who was killed. | 2023-02-16T17:07:49+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/02/16/2-drivers-facing-possible-charges-after-crashing-into-scene-of-previous-deadly-accident/ |
There’s really no telling how or why a video will go viral. Sometimes it’s because of shock value and other times it’s because it pulls on the heartstrings. In this case, it’s probably because a wholesome prank made millions of viewers laugh.
For best friends Ashley Zessin Shelly and Darcy Gashweiller, they didn’t expect a silly prank video that they posted to TikTok to go mega-viral. Gashweiller (@gash.79) posted a TikTok video on June 11 (shown below) where Shelley can be seen nervously sneaking over to the mantel with a framed photo of the two of them. It also shows the friends posing by the picture frame and a close-up of the black-and-white photo, which is of the two women dressed as farmers. Really, it blends right in!
@gash.79 #shitshow #bestfriends #sisters ⬠original sound – notltbrooks03
To date, the video has 4.4 million views and 26 thousand comments, most of them praising how great the prank is.
A follow-up video from Gashweiller was posted the next day showing that the picture frame was still on display. In the caption, she asked if she can get an employee discount.
@gash.79 Part 2 – Hey @Cracker Barrel can @MrsChop18 and I get the employee discount? #thisis40 #bestfriend #stillthere #crackerbarrel #donttakeitdown ⬠Cheerful Whistle
It, too, has garnered thousands of views. It appears that the staff at this particular Georgia location had not noticed.
The restaurant chain is known for its cluttered Americana decor. More than 1,000 tools, photographs, signs or toys are on display in each of its 660 locations. Each item is an original although every Cracker Barrel has specific items included, such as an ox yoke and a horseshoe hanging over the entrance and a traffic light above the bathrooms. There are more than 90,000 pieces in the Cracker Barrel Décor Warehouse.
“We’re just two moms who were having some good fun,” Ashley Zessin Shelley told “Today.”
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PAWHUSKA, Okla. (KFOR) — “The Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond’s dog, Walter, has passed away. He was around 12 years old.
Drummond made the announcement about her beloved basset hound on Wednesday evening on her Facebook page.
Goodbye, sweet wonderful Walter. I’m going to bed early so I can turn off these tears and instead dream sweet memories of you, the most loving loyal pure-hearted doggie our family has ever known. Go find your brother Charlie and have some fun, ol’ boy.
Ree Drummond via Facebook
Drummond says she’s been a basset hound girl since she was 3 years old.
Walter was known to many as the official greeter of the Drummond Ranch Lodge.
Of course, Walter’s fans are sharing their memories of the pup and offering condolences to the Drummond family.
As of 2020, Ree Drummond’s ranch was home to seven dogs: four basset hounds, two labs, and one German shepherd. Walter was the oldest in the pack.
The family added a new member, Shelby, in June 2023. | 2023-07-13T21:08:06+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/the-pioneer-womans-beloved-dog-walter-has-died/ |
Which neck massage pillow is best?
If you’re looking for an at-home method of addressing the knots in your neck and back, a neck massage pillow may be an excellent choice. Their small, versatile design lets you easily maneuver them on your body and control the massage pressure with your weight.
The best neck massage pillows include roll rotation control, heat and straps for better handling. A top pick is the Etekcity Cordless Neck Massage Pillow.
What to know before you buy a neck massage pillow
Use
The best neck massage pillows boast two sets of up to four nodes, one set for each shoulder, that rotate clockwise and counterclockwise under a fabric lining. This rotation should automatically shift directions to simulate a massage from a therapist. However, you should also be able to control the direction with the push of a button.
The pillow’s settings control the speed of the rotating nodes, but the pressure is determined by how hard you rest your weight on it when lying down or sitting, or how hard you pull the straps toward your body while standing.
Designs
Neck massage pillows are available in three main designs.
- Traditional pillows are intended to be used only while lying down.
- Pillows with elastic on the back can be used while sitting as well as lying down.
- Pillows with handles or straps let you control their position and pressure whether you’re standing, sitting or lying down.
Plug-in vs. cordless
Neck massage pillows either include a rechargeable battery or a cord that you must plug into the wall. The downside to the plug-in design is that it prevents you from moving away from the power source while using it. Because of that, rechargeable pillows are often best. Keep in mind, though, that you will usually need to recharge it after 80 to 180 minutes of use.
What to look for in a quality neck massage pillow
Massage options
Neck massage pillows work through nodes that rotate in a circular motion. While you may see some with two nodes on each side, you’ll get a better massage with a pillow that has two sets of four nodes.
You control the nodes’ pressure with your body weight, but the machine determines the speed, so buying one with multiple speed settings is ideal.
Heat
Well-made neck massage pillows include a heated massage option, and some let you select either high or low heat. This works with the massaging action to further reduce tension and ease sore muscles.
Maneuverability
While traditional designs function well, it’s best to get a neck massage pillow with handles so you have the option to move around without disrupting your massage.
How much you can expect to spend on a neck massage pillow
You can find the best neck massage pillows between $30-$70.
Neck massage pillow FAQ
Is it possible to press too firmly on your neck massage pillow?
A. While it might feel like you’re getting rid of knots by bearing down on your neck massage pillow, this could do more harm than good. In addition to putting undue stress on your muscles, ligaments and bones, you could also harm your skin. Apply firm pressure, but ease up when it gets uncomfortable.
Can you use your neck massage pillow on your legs and calves?
A. Many neck massage pillows can be used on other areas of your body such as your lower back, arms, thighs and feet. Consult the product description to ensure that it can be used where you need it.
What’s the best neck massage pillow to buy?
Top neck massage pillow
Etekcity Cordless Neck Back Massager
What you need to know: This is the best neck massage pillow if you want a cordless experience and straps so that you can get a great massage and remain mobile.
What you’ll love: It lasts three hours on a charge, and it massages with eight rotating nodes that change directions every 60 seconds. Pick among three speed settings and two heat settings. It works on your neck, back, arms or legs.
What you should consider: You shouldn’t use it while driving, even though the website shows a customer using it while driving.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top neck massage pillow for the money
Nekteck Store Shiatsu Neck and Back Massager
What you need to know: This is an affordable plug-in neck massage pillow with three settings that let you control the speed of your massage.
What you’ll love: It comes with eight rotating nodes for deep tissue or shiatsu massage, with optional heat. The nodes automatically switch between clockwise and counterclockwise every 60 seconds. You control the pressure with its built-in straps, and it automatically shuts off after 15 minutes.
What you should consider: It only works while it is plugged in.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Snailax Cordless Neck Back Massager
What you need to know: This gives you a wireless massage for up to 80 minutes on a single charge and comes with straps for more control.
What you’ll love: It has eight optionally heated nodes to knead your knots away with a shiatsu massage. It gives you two speed settings and automatically shuts off after 15 minutes. You can use it on your neck, back, thighs, legs and feet.
What you should consider: You can get a plug-in neck massage pillow with similar functionality for less money.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Three cosmonauts living aboard the International Space Station are set to return to Earth Thursday, Sept. 29.
Expedition 67 Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos will be at the controls of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft flanked by fellow cosmonauts Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov for their undocking from the station's Prichal module at 3:34 a.m. EDT on Sept. 29. The trio will head for a parachute-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan more than four hours later at 6:57 a.m. EDT (4:57 p.m. Kazakhstan time).
Coverage of the crew's change of command, undocking, and landing will air live on NASA Television, the agency's website, and the NASA app as follows (all times Eastern):
Wednesday, Sept. 28
- 9:35 a.m. – Change of Command Ceremony (Artemyev hands over station command to ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti)
Thursday, Sept. 29
- 3:15 a.m. – Soyuz undocking coverage begins
- 5:45 a.m. – Deorbit burn and landing coverage begins
The three cosmonauts launched to the station on March 18, and are completing a mission of 185 days and 2,960 orbits of the Earth spanning 77 million miles.
When the Soyuz undocks, Expedition 68 will formally begin aboard the station under the command of Cristoforetti. Joining her are NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Frank Rubio as well as cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin.
During Expedition 68, the arrival of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 aboard Dragon Endurance will bring four more crew members to the space station. That crew currently is scheduled for launch Monday, Oct. 3, for a short handover period with Crew-4 astronauts prior to their return to Earth shortly after.
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DENVER — Caught up with Broncos' free-agent safety Kareem Jackson on Wednesday night at the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame banquet.
He flew in from his offseason home in Houston to support and honor his good friend Demaryius Thomas, the former Broncos' receiver great who was inducted posthumously into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.
Jackson told 9NEWS he received a contract offer from the Broncos a week ago but it hasn't yet enticed him enough to accept, at least not yet. He does hope something can be worked out soon.
He has spoken with Broncos head coach Sean Payton about a return. Broncos' defensive coordinator Vance Joseph was Jackson's defensive backs coach in Houston from 2011-13.
Jackson, who turned 35 two weeks ago, has continued to play at a high level despite his age. A first round draft pick of the Houston Texans in 2010 - the same year Thomas was a Broncos' first-round draft pick - Jackson finished his his 13th season in the NFL and fourth with the Broncos in January.
Jackson initially signed a three-year, $33 million contract as a free agent with Denver in 2019 but after two years and collecting $22 million, he accepted a pay cut to $5 million in 2021 and $2 million in 2022.
He has been a full-time starter all four years with the Broncos and served as a co-captain the past two years.
Jackson has started opposite Justin Simmons as the Broncos' two starting safeties the past four years. Caden Sterns has been the third safety the previous two years but he is coming off hip surgery that forced him to miss most of last season and he may not be ready by the start of training camp.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee Gardens on Thursday announced a partnership with the American Horticultural Society to bring the 2023 National Children and Youth Garden Symposium to Knoxville.
The event will take place July 12-15, according to a news release. This professional development event focuses on educators, garden designers, community leaders, youth program coordinators, and others who are dedicated to connecting children and youth to the natural world.
Topics will include curriculum, program management, and garden design and maintenance during four days of educational sessions and field trips. During the symposium, UT will showcase the youth gardening efforts taking place throughout Knoxville, including at the State Botanical Garden of Tennessee.
“The UT Gardens is an incredible resource for our campus and our community. We are proud to welcome educators from around the country as they connect with one another and learn new ways to spark joy and curiosity in children as they explore nature,” UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman said in a news release. | 2023-02-03T10:30:59+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/university-of-tennessee-to-host-youth-gardening-17761324.php |
ViewRay celebrates 10-years as the first and only company to offer real-time tissue tracking with automatic beam gating and will host a lunch symposium highlighting new MRIdian A3i features
CLEVELAND, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) announced today that the company's MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy system will be featured at the Annual Meeting of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), with nearly 40 presentations and posters highlighting MRIdian clinical and research experience. This year's ESTRO meeting will be held May 6-10, 2022 online and in-person in Copenhagen, Denmark.
MRIdian-focused presentations and posters, submitted by MRIdian clinical teams from across the globe and accepted as part of ESTRO's Scientific Sessions, highlight MRIdian's clinical value treating a wide variety of cancers including pancreatic, prostate, liver, rectal, cervical and central/ultracentral lung tumors. Additional topics highlighted include patient satisfaction, cost/benefit analysis, and single day MRIdian treatments.
On Friday, May 6 at 12:30 pm CEST GenesisCare will host a symposium titled, "An MR Guided Revolution," featuring MRIdian users from GenesisCare, Amsterdam UMC, Miami Cancer Institute, University Hospital Munich, Moffit Cancer Center and UCLA discussing innovations in MR-guided radiotherapy and its utility in lung, gastrointestinal and urological cancers. The event will be held both in-person at the Admiral Hotel in Copenhagen and live-streamed for virtual attendees. Registration available at bit.ly/3y98pZw.
MRIdian A3i* is ViewRay's 4th generation of real-time tissue tracking with automatic beam gating, now coupled with new treatment delivery capabilities focused on enhancing on-table adaptive workflow efficiency and expanding clinical utility. ViewRay will host a lunch symposium on Saturday, May 7 from 1:00-2:00 pm CEST in Hall D1 titled, "MRIdian A3i* - ViewRay's Newest Innovations of MR Guided RT". The presentation, which will be given by Drs. Frank Lagerwaard, Miguel Palacios (Amsterdam UMC), and Drew Moghanaki (UCLA).
This symposium will highlight MRIdian A3i features including MRI imaging sequences, automated workflow steps, on-table auto-contouring tools, multiplanar tissue tracking and automated beam gating, as well as the capability for clinicians to work collaboratively during patient treatments. The symposium will also discuss ViewRay's new brain treatment package.
This month marks 10 years since ViewRay introduced real-time tissue tracking with automatic beam gating. To date, MRIdian customers have treated more than 21,000 patients utilizing this feature on over 200,000 fractions. MRIdian remains the first and only system to offer real-time tissue tracking with automatic beam gating.
Visitors to ViewRay's booth #1050 can also see demonstrations and presentations of MRIdian A3i* and the new brain treatment package. They can also hear first-hand experience from clinicians around the world highlighting MRIdian's benefits treating a variety of cancers including:
- MRIdian SMART for Lung Cancer: Dr. Stephen Rosenberg, Moffitt Cancer Center
- MRIdian SMART for Lattice treatment in Liver: Dr. Enis Özyar, Acibadem Maslak Hospital
- MRIdian SMART for Oligometastatic Cancer: Dr. Lauren Henke, Washington University
- MRIdian SMART for Heart: Dr. Luca Boldrini, Gemelli
- Synthetic CT with MRIdian Images: Dr. Davide Cusumano, Mater Olbia Hospital
- MRIdian Solutions for Pancreas Cancer: Dr. Michael Chuong, Miami Cancer Institute
- MRIdian SMART for Liver SABR: Dr. Agnès Tallet, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille
- MRIdian Solutions for Prostate Cancer: Dr. Philip Camilleri, GenesisCare Oxford
Over 21,000 patients have been treated with MRIdian. Currently, 50 MRIdian systems are installed at hospitals around the world where they are used to treat a wide variety of solid tumors and are the focus of numerous ongoing research efforts. MRIdian has been the subject of hundreds of peer-reviewed publications, scientific meeting abstracts, and presentations. For a list of treatment centers, please visit: https://viewray.com/find-mridian-mri-guided-radiation-therapy/
* MRIdian A3i functions are only for sale in the US, and information herein regarding those functions are intended for demonstration purposes only and cannot be made available for sale until applicable regulations are met.
Disclaimer:
The opinions and clinical experiences discussed herein are specific to the featured physicians and are for information purposes only. Nothing in this material is intended to provide specific medical advice or to take the place of written law or regulations. Results of treatment presented in this press release are not indicative of typical or future results.
Safety Statement
The MRIdian Linac System is not appropriate for all patients, including those who are not candidates for magnetic resonance imaging. Radiation treatments may cause side effects that can vary depending on the part of the body being treated. The most frequent ones are typically temporary and may include, but are not limited to, irritation to the respiratory, digestive, urinary or reproductive systems; fatigue; nausea; skin irritation; and hair loss. In some patients, side effects can be severe. Treatment sessions may vary in complexity and duration. Radiation treatment is not appropriate for all cancers. You should discuss the potential for side effects and their severity as well as the benefits of radiation and magnetic resonance imaging with your doctor to make sure radiation treatment is right for you.
About ViewRay
ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) designs, manufactures, and markets the MRIdian® MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy System. MRIdian is built upon a proprietary high-definition MR imaging system designed from the ground up to address the unique challenges and clinical workflow for advanced radiation oncology. Unlike MR systems used in diagnostic radiology, MRIdian's high-definition MR was purpose-built to address specific challenges, including beam distortion, skin toxicity, and other concerns that potentially may arise when high magnetic fields interact with radiation beams. ViewRay and MRIdian are registered trademarks of ViewRay, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, ViewRay's financial guidance for the full year 2022, anticipated future orders, anticipated future operating and financial performance, treatment results, therapy adoption, innovation, and the performance of the MRIdian systems. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the ability to commercialize the MRIdian Linac System, demand for ViewRay's products, the ability to convert backlog into revenue, the timing of delivery of ViewRay's products, the timing, length, and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its impacts across our businesses on demand, our operations and global supply chains, disruptions in the supply or changes in costs of raw materials, labor, product components or transportation services as a result of inflation, the results and other uncertainties associated with clinical trials, the ability to raise the additional funding needed to continue to pursue ViewRay's business and product development plans, the inherent uncertainties associated with developing new products or technologies, competition in the industry in which ViewRay operates, and overall market conditions. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to ViewRay's business in general, see ViewRay's current and future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as updated periodically with the Company's other filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and ViewRay assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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WFO EUREKA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, December 8, 2022
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
431 AM PST Thu Dec 8 2022
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET...
* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory above 2,500 feet, snow.
Additional snow accumulations of up to 7 inches. For the Winter
Storm Watch above 2,500 feet, heavy snow possible. Total snow
accumulations of 7 to 28 inches possible. Winds could gust as
high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Northern Trinity County.
* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 10 PM PST this
evening. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Friday afternoon
through late Saturday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening
commute.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
The latest road conditions for the state of California can be
obtained by calling 1-800-GAS-ROAD.
* WHAT...Snow above 2,500 feet. Total snow accumulations of up to
7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 30 mph.
* WHERE...Northern Humboldt Interior, Southern Humboldt Interior
and Southern Trinity Counties.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.
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25 million kids have missed routine vaccinations due to COVID-19, WHO report says
GENEVA (AP) - About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases like diptheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted regular health services or triggered misinformation about vaccines, according to the U.N.
In a new report published Friday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said their figures show 25 million children last year failed to get vaccinated against diptheria, tetanus and pertussis, a marker for childhood immunization coverage, continuing a downward trend that began in 2019.
"This is a red alert for child health," said Catherine Russell, UNICEF's Executive Director.
"We are witnessing the largest sustained drop in childhood immunization in a generation," she said, adding that the consequences would be measured in lives lost.
Data showed the vast majority of the children who failed to get immunized were living in developing countries, namely Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Philippines. While vaccine coverage fell in every world region, the worst effects were seen in East Asia and the Pacific.
Experts said this "historic backsliding" in vaccination coverage was especially disturbing since it was occurring as rates of severe malnutrition were rising. Malnourished children typically have weaker immune systems and infections like measles can often prove fatal to them.
"The convergence of a hunger crisis with a growing immunization gap threatens to create the conditions for a child survival crisis," the U.N. said.
Scientists said low vaccine coverage rates had already resulted in preventable outbreaks of diseases like measles and polio. In March 2020, WHO and partners asked countries to suspend their polio eradication efforts amid the accelerating COVID-19 pandemic. There have since been dozens of polio epidemics in more than 30 countries.
"This is particularly tragic as tremendous progress was made in the two decades before the COVID pandemic to improve childhood vaccination rates globally," said Helen Bedford, a professor of children's health at University College London, who was not connected to the U.N. report. She said the news was shocking but not surprising, noting that immunization services are frequently an "early casualty" of major social or economic disasters.
Dr. David Elliman, a consultant pediatrician at Britain's Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, said it was critical to reverse the declining vaccination trend among children.
"The effects of what happens in one part of the world can ripple out to affect the whole globe," he said in a statement, noting the rapid spread of COVID-19 and more recently, monkeypox. "Whether we act on the basis of ethics or ‘enlightened self interest’, we must put (children) top of our list of priorities." | 2022-07-16T00:40:20+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/25-million-kids-have-missed-routine-vaccinations-due-to-covid-19-who-report-says |
The AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians have been below .500 since late April. The Cincinnati Reds top the NL Central standings while on an 86-win pace.
Welcome to life in baseball’s two weakest divisions, where even the best teams struggle to win more games than they lose.
Cleveland (39-40) overtook the Minnesota Twins (40-42) in the AL Central standings on Wednesday, but the Guardians would be dead last if they played in the AL East. This is the first time in 15 years that an entire division has been below .500 this late in a season.
“You know, I’ve been in a lot of different scenarios,” said Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, whose team is 34-45 but only five games off the AL Central lead. “This is a little bit unique to the Central right now. But a lot of baseball left to play for a lot of teams, but certainly weird.”
It’s not much better in the NL Central, though Cincinnati (43-38) has come on strong lately thanks to an exciting rookie class headed by sensational shortstop Elly De La Cruz. The Reds were in last place just over a month ago but now lead the division by a half-game over the Milwaukee Brewers (42-38) after winning 14 of their last 17.
These aren’t new struggles either — neither Central division has produced a pennant winner since the Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland in the 2016 World Series.
The way Central division clubs have managed their budgets, it’s no surprise they’ve lagged behind their East and West counterparts.
No team from either group ranked among the top 12 major league payrolls on opening day this season, but five of them fell in the bottom 10 — Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City and Milwaukee. No Central team has cracked the top 5 since the Cubs during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Six of baseball’s 10 smallest markets come from the Centrals, according to Nielsen, and only Chicago cracks the top 10. Not that small-market clubs can’t spend big — San Diego’s TV market is comparable to Kansas City, yet the Padres ranked third among opening day payrolls as they try to keep pace with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
No such behemoth in the Midwest has been forcing Central teams to invest and keep pace.
It’s shown in the results. No team from either Central division has even reached the League Championship Series since the 2019 St. Louis Cardinals.
But the gap separating the Central from the East and West is even larger than usual this year.
Part of the reason is a change by MLB to balance the schedule, forcing Central teams to play East and West foes more often. The 2023 schedule includes 52 games against division opponents, down from 76 in previous seasons.
It’s also noteworthy that the defending AL Central and NL Central champions got off to slow starts.
One year after going 93-69 to win the NL Central, the Cardinals are last in the division with a 33-46 mark. St. Louis’ team ERA has soared from 3.79 in 2022 to 4.46 this year.
“We do believe we have a chance at this,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “But in reality, if we’re talking about (making it) sustainable, we’re going to have to pitch better and we’re going to have to continue to do what we do offensively.”
Cleveland fell below .500 on April 29 and has had a losing record since, though it hasn’t stopped the Guardians from grabbing the AL Central lead. The .423 combined winning percentage for AL Central teams is on pace to the be worst ever for any major league division, surpassing the AL Central’s .436 mark in 2018.
According to Sportradar, the last time an entire division was below .500 this late in the season was the NL West on July 24, 2008. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West that year with an 84-78 record.
The Guardians’ issues have centered on a light-hitting offense and injuries in its rotation. The Guardians are leaning on three rookies — including top prospect Gavin Williams — as starters.
Both the Cardinals and Guardians will try to repeat the late surges they made a year ago.
The Cardinals trailed the Brewers by four games on July 30 before going 40-21 down the stretch. The Guardians were under .500 as late as July 13 but went 49-26 the rest of the way — including 16-4 in their last 20 games — to run away with the AL Central by 11 games.
Guardians general manager Mike Chernoff believes that experience can help this year’s squad.
“This is a team that I think is dying to be in situations like this,” Chernoff said, “and thankfully with where our division is, we’ve been able to put ourselves in a place where we can continue to compete.”
If nobody makes a similar run this year, the AL Central could make some unfortunate history.
The worst record ever owned by a division champion was 82-80 by the 2005 San Diego Padres.
The .423 combined win percentage for AL Central teams is on pace to the be worst ever for any major league division. The AL Central already holds that record with its .436 combined winning percentage in 2018.
If nothing else, the unsettled nature of the races gives just about every Central division team a reason to believe. Only 5 1/2 games separate the top four teams in the AL Central. The top four teams in the NL Central are within five games of one another, and the last-place Cardinals are only nine back.
Central division teams in both leagues can also take comfort in knowing regular-season records don’t mean much as long as you make the playoffs.
The Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series and the Philadelphia Phillies captured the 2022 NL pennant after compiling fewer than 90 regular-season victories. Why couldn’t a Central team follow a similar path?
“I think we’ve seen over the last four or five years, plenty of teams with deep runs and championships that weren’t necessarily favorites heading into the playoffs or with the highest win total in the regular season,” Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner said.
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AP Baseball Writer Stephen Hawkins, AP Sports Writers Josh Dubow, George Henry, Charles Odum and Tom Withers and AP freelance writers Seth Engle and Jeff Miller contributed to this report.
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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Voltyx and its family of operating companies is currently in the process of launching their pilot program for electric and hybrid vehicles. This pilot program will focus on right-sizing the sales and non-field technician fleet to reduce the organization's overall carbon footprint.
As of now, Voltyx is slated to replace 4% of their overall fleet with EV and hybrid Fords by the end of 2023. A major step towards lower emissions exuded by their entire workforce. While a 4% replacement is on the docket for 2023, the company's plans for moving towards EV and Hybrid vehicles does not stop there as the long-term goal is to replace the sales and leadership fleets as well.
In addition to this pilot program, Voltyx currently has charging stations located at two St. Louis, MO area offices with plans to install more by the end of 2023. These additional charging stations will be added to support the new EV and Hybrid vehicles which will be allocated throughout the continental United States.
As the holding company of five operating companies – EPS, NASS, EPST, TLS, and NOMOS, Voltyx is an integrated power solutions provider focused on guiding our partners through vision, strategy, service, and support. The Voltyx family has served the electrical grid for more than 40 years and is united at the core by providing exceptional testing, engineering, maintenance, grid equipment, and cyber security services. Our reputation for safety, innovation, and service is built on a foundation of well-leveraged resources and competencies, driving reliability back to our partners.
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IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Hydro Flask Stainless Steel Reusable Water Bottle
- Clif Bar Energy Bars
- LifeStraw Personal Water Filter
What should be a fun hike can turn into a nightmare if you don’t pack the right items. While it’s important to be prepared, you don’t want to pack everything but the kitchen sink in your quest to bring the right gear, so work out what you need and leave behind what you don’t.
No packing list suits every person and every hike, so pay attention to weather conditions and the route you’re hiking when picking what to pack.
What should you take on a hike?
What you’ll need in your daypack for your hike depends on the length of the trail, where you’re heading, and the conditions. For instance, you’ll need to pack more food and water for a full day hike than you would for a 2-3 hour hike. When you’re heading on a well-hiked trail where someone is likely to pass by sooner rather than later if you get in a bind, you won’t need to be as well-prepared as if you’re going deep into the wilderness and might not see another soul for days.
What you need on a hike fits into three main categories: food and water supplies, health and emergency supplies, and clothing and accessories. The first category includes any food you require for the day, water bottles, and potentially a water purifying system if you can’t carry as much water as you’ll need.
Health and emergency supplies encompass anything you need to stay safe or could require in an emergency, including a first aid kit and emergency communication devices. Then you’ll want to bring any clothing you might need for the current conditions, such as an extra layer for cold days, a waterproof jacket, or a hat to keep the sun off your face.
Items you need in your day pack for hiking
Food and water supplies
Hydro Flask Stainless Steel Reusable Water Bottle
The straw lid makes this water bottle ideal for drinking on the go. It comes in 20-, 32- and 40-ounce sizes to cater for hikes long and short.
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Made with a careful balance of protein, fat, and carbohydrates, these Clif bars provide sustained energy for moderate activity. They’re relatively calorie-dense, so you can easily pack enough to keep you going for your hike without weighing yourself down or adding too much bulk to your pack.
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LifeStraw Personal Water Filter
The LifeStraw makes microbiologically-contaminated water safe to drink, making it perfect to take on hikes as an emergency backup in case you run out of water. It’s compact, too, so it’s easy to fit into your day pack.
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Health and emergency supplies
It’s small enough to carry on a day hike but this first aid kit contains everything you need for minor injuries, including bandages, a tourniquet, and an emergency blanket.
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Garmin InReach Mini Lightweight Satellite Communicator
While it’s overkill for a casual hike, this satellite communicator is a must-pack item for anyone who hikes challenging or remote trails. You can communicate with others and send out an SOS in places without cell service.
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Energizer LED Tactical Flashlight
This bright yet compact flashlight will help you find your way home if something happens and you end up out on the trail after dark.
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Supergoop! Play Everyday SPF 50 Lotion
You can get sunburned even on overcast days and it’s a surefire way to ruin your hike. Wear a high SPF sunscreen, such as this one, and bring it with you to top up every few hours.
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Clothing and accessories
This lightweight packable jacket is perfect for changeable days when you’re not sure whether it’s going to rain. It packs into its front pocket and takes up little space in your pack.
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Dickies Dri-tech Moisture Control Crew Socks
Getting wet feet or having footwear that rubs can put a damper on the most enjoyable of hikes. As such, it’s a good idea to pack a spare pair of socks to change into or to act as an extra buffer to prevent blisters.
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Adidas Saturday Relaxed Adjustable Cap
Pack a hat to keep the sun off your face, even if you’re not sure you’ll need it. This baseball cap doesn’t take up much space but could make your day.
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FAQ
Q. How do you pack a backpack for a day hike?
A. It’s not just what you put in your hiking backpack that’s important, but how you pack it. Generally speaking, bulkier items should be packed toward the bottom and low-bulk items toward the top, as this keeps the load closer to your center of gravity. However, you can make an exception for heavy or bulky items you need easy access to, such as your water bottle, which should be packed near the top of your bag. Try your backpack on before you leave to make sure it feels well-balanced and adjust it if not.
Q. What should you wear on a hike?
A. Wear clothing that’s comfortable for the weather conditions, whether that’s shorts (women/men) and a tank top (women/men) or two pairs of hiking pants (women/men) and a warm fleece jacket (women/men). That said, bear in mind that conditions can change during the day and you may heat up while hiking, so it’s a good idea to have at least a couple of lightweight layers you can put on or take off as required.
Comfortable shoes with good grip are vital. Hiking boots (women/men) or hiking shoes (women/men) are ideal, but a solid pair of sneakers or training shoes with deep treads will do the trick if you don’t hike regularly enough to buy dedicated footwear.
Also, pay attention to any hazards that might affect your clothing choices. For instance, if you’re hiking in an area where ticks are rife, wear long pants and a long-sleeved top, even on hot days.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan welcomes a new U.S. economic initiative for the Indo-Pacific that President Joe Biden is expected to roll out during a visit to Tokyo next week because it demonstrates American commitment to a regional economic order that is not just about market access, an official said Friday.
Biden is proposing the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF, as an alternative to the Trans-Pacific Partnership which the United States dropped out of in 2017 under former President Donald Trump. Japan played a key role in bringing together the other 11 members of that pact, now known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
While details of the new initiative are still to be discussed in Tokyo, Japan has already expressed its support and says it is considering joining.
Noriyuki Shikata, Cabinet secretary for public affairs, said the IPEF is expected to focus more on supply chains and economic security than on issues in traditional trade agreements such as market access and tariffs.
“My understanding is that IPEF and TPP are different,” Shikata said at a news conference in Tokyo.
“Japan still wishes to see the U.S. come back to the TPP, and the reason we say so is because TPP and IPEF are different,” he said. “We are hoping this IPEF will lead to ... a more proactive engagement of the United States in the Indo-Pacific economic order."
The U.S. government has been trying to engage more with countries in the region. The framework, which was only announced Tuesday, is still in its early stages and further details are unclear.
Shikata said it was not known if IPEF will be discussed during the Quad summit, a four-nation regional security framework Tokyo is hosting Tuesday, when leaders from Australia and India will join Japan and the United States.
South Korea, under new President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is more willing to build closer ties with Tokyo and Washington, is also seen as interested in joining the Quad.
Asked about that possibility, Shikata said: “The Quad means four countries and we don’t have any plans to change that name. So at this time we are focused on promoting practical cooperation among the four countries."
The four Quad nations share concerns over China’s growing assertiveness in the region and its increasingly capable armed forces, and stress the importance of a “free and open” Indo-Pacific to strengthen a free, democratic and rules-based order in the region.
China views the grouping as a part of a U.S.-led push to impede its economic and political rise. On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized what he called negative moves by Washington and Tokyo against Beijing during a video call with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi.
Shikata said it's not a grouping directed against any country. | 2022-05-20T13:48:07+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Japan-welcomes-new-US-Indo-Pacific-economic-17186568.php |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in court Thursday for a verdict in her corruption trial involving a 1.25 billion ringgit ($279 million) solar energy project, just days after her husband was imprisoned over the looted 1MDB state fund.
Rosmah Mansor faces three charges of soliciting bribes and receiving 6.5 million ringgit ($1.5 million) between 2016 and 2017 to help a company secure a project to provide solar energy panels to schools on Borneo island.
Before the verdict is delivered, the court is expected to hear an application filed Tuesday by Rosmah to disqualify High Court Judge Zaini Mazlan. Rosmah cited a loss of confidence in the judge after a 71-page document was leaked last Friday on a website that allegedly contained a guilty judgment against her. She said she was shocked to read it was not written by the judge himself but by unknown people in the court’s “research unit.”
Rosmah, 70, said she was not confident that the judge can be fair as he may be influenced by third parties. She is requesting Zaini to recuse himself and for a retrial by a new judge.
Malaysia’s top court has slammed the action of the website, run by a blogger based in England, as “a deliberate act” to smear the court’s reputation and has lodged a complaint with police. Police have said the leaked document was research work on the ongoing trial and not a judgment.
Last week, the court also filed a police report against the same website for publishing a document it said was the Federal Court’s guilty verdict against Najib, just before the ruling was read out in court. The court has said the leaked document was a working draft of the ruling.
Najib began a 12-year prison term last week after losing his final appeal in one of the five graft cases against him involving the multibillion-dollar pilfering of 1MDB.
If found guilty, Rosmah is expected to remain out on bail for her appeal to higher courts.
The couple have been hit with multiple counts of graft after the shocking ouster of Najib's United Malays National Organization in May 2018 elections, fueled by public anger over the 1MDB scandal. UMNO has since returned to power after defections caused the collapse of the reformist government that won 2018 polls.
Rosmah's trial had shed light on her alleged sway in the government since her husband took office in 2009. Prosecutors said Rosmah wielded considerable influence due to her “overbearing nature," even though she held no official position. Witnesses testified that a special department, called First Lady of Malaysia, was set up to handle Rosmah’s affairs.
Her former aide, who was jointly charged with Rosmah but later testified for the prosecution, told the court that many businessmen lobbied Rosmah for help to secure government projects. The aide testified Rosmah was feared by civil servants and requests from her department were often swiftly carried out.
The court also heard that she spent 100,000 ringgit a month ($22,300) to hire online propagandists to deflect criticism of her lavish lifestyle that led to her being despised by many Malaysians.
After Najib lost power, police raiding family residences seized hundreds of boxes of luxurious Hermes Birkin handbags, 423 watches, 14 tiaras and other jewelries plus cash estimated at more than 1.1 billion ringgit ($246 million).
During her trial, 23 prosecution witnesses testified but only two defense witnesses were called, including Rosmah. She has told the court she was never involved in government affairs and that her former aide was a corrupt liar who had used her name to solicit bribes and pocketed the money himself.
Separately, Rosmah has also been charged with laundering illegal proceeds and tax evasion linked to 1MDB in another trial that hasn’t started.
1MDB was a development fund that Najib set up after taking office. Investigators allege more than $4.5 billion was stolen from the fund and laundered by Najib’s associates through layers of bank accounts in the U.S. and other countries to finance Hollywood films and extravagant purchases that included hotels, a luxury yacht, art works and jewelry. | 2022-09-01T02:24:11+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Malaysian-court-to-rule-on-graft-case-of-jailed-17411513.php |
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister on Thursday complained of bias against his country from the United States and the European Union and tolerance of what he called Serbia’s authoritarian regime.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti said his Cabinet took a different stance. “We insist that behaving well with an autocrat doesn’t make him behave better. On the contrary,” he said.
The U.S. and EU envoys for the Kosovo-Serbia talks — Gabriel Escobar and Miroslav Lajcak respectively — “come to us with demands, with requests of the other side,” he said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Ethnic Serbs recently clashed with Kosovo police and then the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force, leaving 30 soldiers and over 50 Serbs injured and provoking fears of a renewal of the region’s bloody conflicts.
Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, outgoing head of the EU Rule of Law Mission, known as EULEX, said that during last week’s violent confrontation “there were very serious injuries sustained by several KFOR soldiers.”
“There already was violence of the worst kind of thing. Everyone … says we’re lucky that there were no casualties.”
After the soldiers were injured last week, NATO said it would send an additional 700 troops to northern Kosovo.
Wigemark said the time would come when EULEX civilian police, who no longer have executive powers but only “monitoring and mentoring Kosovo police,” wouldn’t be needed in Kosovo.
“But the conditions are not quite there yet,” he said.
The European diplomat did not rule out that NATO could decide to deploy “thousands of military troops” in Kosovo.
“If the situation is becoming increasingly unstable, if it starts to escalate again, of course, that is an option.”
The clashes grew out of an earlier confrontation after ethnic Albanian candidates who were declared the winners of local elections in northern Kosovo entered municipal buildings to take office and were blocked by Serbs. Ethnic Serbs overwhelmingly boycotted the votes.
Brussels has asked Kosovo to withdraw its special police forces from northern Kosovo, where most of the ethnic Serb minority lives, and to hold fresh elections.
In February and March, Kosovo and Serbia reached a EU-facilitated deal on normalizing relations, with an 11-point plan for implementation. The process remains the focus of the talks mediated by the envoys from Washington and Brussels.
Kurti insisted the special police forces could not be “downsized” until criminal Serb gangs either left the country or were arrested. He said there was peace in Kosovo if there were no “orders for violence from Belgrade.”
Western powers should not indulge Belgrade, the root problem of the violence in the Western Balkans, Kurti said.
Kurti complained that even for the April snap election in the four northern municipalities with a Serb majority population, “international mediators, European facilitators failed us.”
He said they urged Kosovo to make electoral amendments but did not put pressure on the ethnic Serbs’ only political party to take part in the vote.
He said he would need the international community’s help to foster political pluralism in the ethnic Serb minority “for a fair competition, for a democratic race for new mayors.”
“We cannot afford another process where Serbian candidates boycott it a couple of days before the elections start because that’s what Belgrade orders,” he said.
Wigemark, who has also served in Bosnia-Herzegovina, said it was vital that “these kinds of incidents are not allowed to flare up, to spill over to some sort of armed conflict.”
“The ongoing dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, that is the venue to sort out most of the outstanding questions,” he said.
Serbia and its former province Kosovo have been at odds for decades, with Belgrade refusing to recognize Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence. The violence near their shared border has stirred fear of a renewal of a 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo that claimed more than 10,000 lives and resulted in the KFOR peacekeeping mission. | 2023-06-09T10:42:52+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-international/kosovo-complains-of-biased-western-envoys-in-talks-with-its-former-foe-serbia/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell.
“Kimberly Akimbo,” with songs by Jeanine Tesori and a book by David Lindsay-Abaire, follows a teen with a rare genetic disorder that gives her a life expectancy of 16 navigating a dysfunctional family and a high school romance. Victoria Clark, as the lead in the show, added a second Tony to her trophy case, having previously won one in 2005 for “The Light in the Piazza.”
Producer David Stone credited the musical’s writers for penning a magic trick, calling “Kimberly Akimbo” a “musical comedy about the fragility of life, so healing and so profound and joyous that is almost impossible.” The musical took home a leading five awards, including best book and score.
Earlier, Tony Awards history was made when Newell and Ghee became the first nonbinary people to win Tonys for acting. Last year, composer and writer Toby Marlow of “Six” became the first nonbinary Tony winner.
“Thank you for the humanity. Thank you for my incredible company who raised me up every single day,” said leading actor in a musical winner Ghee, who stars in “Some Like It Hot,” the adaptation of the classic cross-dressing comedy film. The soulful Ghee stunned audiences with their voice and dance skills, playing a musician — on the run from gangsters — who tries on a dress and is transformed.
Newell, who plays Lulu — an independent, don’t-need-no-man whiskey distiller in “Shucked” — has been blowing audiences away with their signature number, “Independently Owned.” They won for best featured actor in a musical.
“Thank you for seeing me, Broadway. I should not be up here as a queer, nonbinary, fat, Black little baby from Massachusetts. And to anyone that thinks that they can’t do it, I’m going to look you dead in your face that you can do anything you put your mind to,” Newell said to an ovation.
Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt,” which explores Jewish identity with an intergenerational story, won best play, also earning wins for director Patrick Marber, featured actor Brandon Uranowitz and Brigitte Reiffenstuel’s costumes.
The British-Czech playwright, who now has five best play Tony Awards, joked he won his first in 1968 and noted that playwrights were “getting progressively devalued in the food chain” despite being “the sharp ends of the inverted pyramid.”
Second-time Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose opened a blank script backstage before dancing and leaping her way to open the main show with a hectic opening number that gave a jolt of electricity to what is usually an upbeat, safe and chummy night. The writers’ strike left the storied awards show honoring the best of musical theater and plays without a script.
Before the pre-show began, DeBose revealed to the audience the only words that would be seen on the teleprompter: “Please wrap up.” Later in the evening, virtually out of breath after her wordless opening performance, she thanked the labor organizers for allowing a compromise.
“I’m live and unscripted. You’re welcome,” she said. “So to anyone who may have thought that last year was a bit unhinged, to them, I say, ‘Darlings, buckle up.’”
Winners demonstrated their support for the striking writers either at the podium or on the red carpet with pins. Miriam Silverman, who won the Tony for best featured actress in a play for “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” ended her speech with: “My parents raised me to believe in the power of labor and workers being compensated and treated fairly. We stand with the WGA in solidarity!”
Jodie Comer, the three-time Emmy nominated star of “Killing Eve” won leading actress in a play for her Broadway debut, the one-woman play “Prima Facie,” which illustrates how current laws fail terribly when it comes to sexual assault cases.
Sean Hayes won lead actor in a play for “Good Night, Oscar,” which dramatizes a long night’s journey into the scarred psyche of pianist Oscar Levant, now obscure but once a TV star.
“This has got to be the first time an Oscar won a Tony,” Hayes cracked.
Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdog,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play about sibling rivalry, inequality and society’s false promises, won the Tony for best play revival. She thanked director Kenny Leon and stars Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: “They showed up to be large in a world that often does not much want the likes of us living at all.”
Bonnie Milligan, who won for best featured actress in a musical for “Kimberly Akimbo,” also had a message to the audience: “I want to tell everybody that doesn’t maybe look like what the world is telling you what you should look like — whether you’re not pretty enough, you’re not fit enough, your identity is not right, who you love isn’t right — that doesn’t matter.”
“’Cause just guess what?” she continued, brandishing her award. “It’s right, and you belong.”
Many of the technical awards — for things like costumes, sound, lighting and scenic design — were handed out at a breakneck pace during a pre-show hosted by Skylar Astin and Julianne Hough, allowing winners plenty of airtime for acceptance speeches but little humor.
The pre-show telecast on Pluto featured some awkwardly composed shots and some presenters slipped up on certain words. The tempo was so rapid, it ended more than 10 minutes before the main CBS broadcast was slated to start.
John Kander, the 96-year-old composer behind such landmark shows as “Chicago,” “Cabaret” and “The Scottsboro Boys,” was honored with a special lifetime award. He thanked his parents; his husband, Albert Stephenson; and music, which “has stayed my friend through my entire life and has promised to stick with me until the end.”
Jennifer Grey handed her father, “Cabaret” star Joel Grey, the other lifetime achievement Tony. “Being recognized by the theater community is such a gift because it’s always been, next to my children, my greatest, most enduring love,” the actor said.
Echoing the theme of antisemitism, “Parade” — a doomed musical love story set against the real backdrop of a murder and lynching in pre-World War I Georgia that won Tonys as a new musical in 1999 — won for best musical revival, with Michael Arden winning for best musical director.
“’Parade’ tells the story of a life that was cut short at the hands of the belief that one group of people is more valuable than another and that they might be more deserving of justice,” Arden said. “This is a belief that is the core of antisemitism, white supremacy, homophobia and transphobia and intolerance of any kind. We must come together. We must battle this.”
The telecast featured performances from all the nominated musicals and Will Swenson — starring on Broadway in a Neil Diamond musical — led the audience in a vigorous rendition of “Sweet Caroline.” Lea Michele of “Glee” and now “Funny Girl” fame also performed a soaring version of “Don’t Rain on My Parade.”
It all took place at the United Palace Theatre, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan — a new venue for the ceremony, many miles from Times Square and the theater district.
“Thank you all for coming uptown. Never in my wildest dreams, truly,” Lin-Manuel Miranda joked onstage. He, of course, wrote the musical “In the Heights,” set in Washington Heights.
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AP National Writer Jocelyn Noveck contributed to this report.
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Mark Kennedy is at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits
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For more coverage of the 2023 Tony Awards, visit https://apnews.com/hub/tony-awards | 2023-06-12T13:14:36+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/ap-us-news/the-show-must-go-on-putting-on-a-tony-awards-telecast-during-a-writers-strike/ |
• Thumbs up to the monsoon rains happening across much of the state, even up in the Las Vegas area. The rain isn’t enough to end the drought concerns – or maybe even make much of a dent, but, readers, every drop of water matters!
• Thumbs up to the City of Yuma, the State of Arizona and the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization, which are partnering to replace a deteriorating timber bridge with a new concrete structure. The Avenue 7E and South Gila Canal Bridge is 54 years old, and the time has come to replace it. Safety is a top priority, and we’re glad to see this is getting taken care of.
• Thumbs up to our local teachers and school administrators who are in the midst of starting a new school year. Thank you for choosing this profession, sticking with our kids and helping them grow their minds. We wish you all the best 2022-23 school year.
• And while we’re thinking of it, a special thumbs up to the school cafeteria workers. It’s no easy task to feed one hungry child or teen, let alone hundreds of them a day. Thank you for your dedication and for providing our school kids with healthy, nutritional, delicious meals every day.
• Thumbs down to wildfires in Northern California, Montana, Nebraska and Idaho. Keep in mind, readers, that this is just the beginning of August – wildfire season is far from over. According to the Associated Press, historically, the worst of fire season is yet to come. Our thoughts are with those impacted by these fires. Please be safe out there.
• Thumbs down to our lost hopes of winning the Mega Millions jackpot, which instead went to a lucky soul who bought the winning ticket at an Illinois gas station. We’ll see you again the next time the pot swells, Mega Millions.
• Thumbs down to the passing of Nichelle Nichols, best known as Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” TV show. Nichols was a groundbreaking, beloved actress, and her impact on Hollywood cannot be measured. She will be missed.
Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down are compiled by the Yuma Sun editorial board, based on recent events, happenings and activities around Yuma County and the nation, and will appear on Fridays in the Yuma Sun. | 2022-08-05T11:47:56+00:00 | yumasun.com | https://www.yumasun.com/opinion/editorial-thumbs-up-down-from-the-yuma-sun/article_a5d6ef66-1420-11ed-9c26-ebe53150393e.html |
Nashville notes: Tracy Lawrence’s charity turkey fry, Morgan Wallen’s Thanksgiving donations + more
Tracy Lawrence’s 17th annual Mission:Possible Turkey Fry and Benefit concert took place earlier this week, raising over $250,000 to benefit the Nashville Rescue Mission. With help from over 250 volunteers, the event produced over 1,200 fried turkeys, which will be distributed across middle Tennessee this holiday season.
Just in time for the holiday, Morgan Wallen teamed up with Greater Good Music to provide Thanksgiving meals for over 400 families in need in his hometown of Sneedville, Tennessee. The initiative was a partnership between Morgan’s More Than My Hometown Foundation and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee.
Eric Church has some exciting merch deals available this week for Black Friday and CyberMonday. Check out his merch store for clearance deals, holiday bundles and more.
Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-24T02:18:49+00:00 | klll.com | https://www.klll.com/nashville-notes-tracy-lawrences-charity-turkey-fry-morgan-wallens-thanksgiving-donations-more/ |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
4-8-7
(four, eight, seven)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
4-8-7
(four, eight, seven) | 2022-10-16T18:50:28+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-3-game-17513004.php |
Judge: Prosecutors cannot enforce Michigan's 91-year-old abortion ban
A Michigan judge on Friday blocked county prosecutors from enforcing the state's 1931 ban on abortion for the foreseeable future after two days of witness testimony from abortion experts, providers and the state's chief medical officer.
The ruling comes after the state Court of Appeals said earlier this month that county prosecutors were not covered by a May order and could enforce the prohibition following the fall of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court.
"The harm to the body of women and people capable of pregnancy in not issuing the injunction could not be more real, clear, present and dangerous to the court," Oakland County Judge Jacob Cunningham said during his ruling Friday.
Cunningham had filed a restraining order against county prosecutors hours after the Aug. 1 appeals court decision and following a request from attorney's representing Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
While a majority of prosecutors in counties where there are abortion clinics have said they will not enforce the ban, Republican prosecutors in Kent, Jackson and Macomb counties have said they should be able to enforce the 1931 law.
Cunningham listened to arguments Wednesday and Thursday in Pontiac before granting the preliminary injunction, which is expected to keep abortion legal throughout the state until the Michigan Supreme Court or voters could decide in the fall.
The 1931 law in Michigan, which was triggered after the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, bans abortion in all instances except the life of the mother. The dormant ban was retroactively blocked from going into effect in May when Judge Elizabeth Gleicher issued a preliminary injunction.
The state Court of Appeals later said that the preliminary injunction only applied to the attorney general's office, meaning that providers could get charged with a felony by some county prosecutors.
Attorney's representing Whitmer and Democratic prosecutors argued that allowing county prosecutors to decide whether to enforce the 1931 ban would cause confusion and force many providers to cease all abortion services.
"We can't expect doctors to read the minds of a prosecutor and to try to figure out what a prosecutor thinks that life saving exception means. That is precisely what would happen if the preliminary injunction is not issued," Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit said during closing arguments Thursday.
David Kallman, an attorney representing two Republican county prosecutors, said in closing arguments that granting a preliminary injunction isn't how laws should be changed.
"It's the right of all the people of the state of Michigan to weigh in and vote or go through their representatives and do it through the proper legislative and elected process to change a law," Kallman said.
A ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution turned in 753,759 signatures in July and is expected to ultimately decide the status abortion access in Michigan. The amendment awaits final approval for the November ballot by the state's Board of Canvassers.
The status of abortion in Michigan is expected to drastically impact the battleground state's November general election, where Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel, also a Democrat, have made abortion rights a centerpiece of their reelection campaigns. | 2022-08-19T19:55:12+00:00 | wtae.com | https://www.wtae.com/article/prosecutors-cannot-enforce-michigan-abortion-ban/40942074 |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Midday" game were:
01-11-31-33-36
(one, eleven, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-six)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Midday" game were:
01-11-31-33-36
(one, eleven, thirty-one, thirty-three, thirty-six) | 2022-10-20T19:41:45+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Take-5-Midday-game-17522947.php |
Woman celebrating 106th birthday still loves her coffee
Published: Mar. 7, 2023 at 11:19 AM CST|Updated: 6 minutes ago
WINFIELD, Iowa (KWQC/Gray News) – Mildred Linder celebrated her 106th birthday last week with a special shout-out from KWQC, her local news station in Iowa.
Linder, who enjoys being involved in the community, is known as a “super sweet lady” who loves a good cup of black coffee.
Her friends said she went to college when she was 40 years old to become a teacher. They said she taught for many years for the local school system.
Linder’s friends said the determined woman had many talents and even designed her own home.
Copyright 2023 KWQC via Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-07T17:26:33+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2023/03/07/woman-celebrating-106th-birthday-still-loves-her-coffee/ |
Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell faces sentencing in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival
ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison without parole Monday as she is sentenced in the murders of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a case that included bizarre claims that her son and daughter were zombies and that she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse.
Vallow Daybell was found guilty in May of killing her two youngest children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, as well as conspiring to kill Tammy Daybell, her fifth husband’s previous wife.
The husband, Chad Daybell, is awaiting trial on the same murder charges. Vallow Daybell also faces two other cases in Arizona — one on a charge of conspiring with her brother to kill her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and one of conspiring to kill her niece’s ex-husband. Charles Vallow was shot and killed in 2019, but her niece’s ex survived an attempt later that year.
Monday’s sentencing will take place at the Fremont County Courthouse in St. Anthony, Idaho. Judge Steven W. Boyce is expected to hear testimony from several representatives of the victims, including Vallow Daybell’s only surviving son, Colby Ryan.
The case began in July 2019, when Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, shot and killed her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, in a suburban Phoenix home. Cox told police he acted in self defense. He was never charged in the case and died later that year of what authorities determined were natural causes.
Vallow Daybell was already in a relationship with Chad Daybell, a self-published author who wrote doomsday-focused fiction loosely based on Mormon teachings. She moved to Idaho with her kids and brother to be closer to him.
The children were last seen alive in September 2019. Police discovered they were missing a month later after an extended family member became worried. Their bodies were found buried in Chad Daybell’s yard the following summer.
Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow married in November 2019, about two weeks after Daybell’s previous wife, Tammy, was killed. Tammy Daybell initially was described as having died of natural causes, but an autopsy later showed she had been asphyxiated, authorities said.
Defense attorney Jim Archibald argued during the trial that there was no evidence tying Vallow Daybell to the killings, but plenty showing she was a loving, protective mother whose life took a sharp turn when she met Chad Daybell and fell for his “weird” apocalyptic religious claims. He suggested that Daybell and Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, were responsible for the deaths.
Daybell told her they had been married in several previous lives and she was a “sexual goddess” who was supposed to help him save the world by gathering 144,000 followers so Jesus could return, Archibald said.
Vallow Daybell’s former friend Melanie Gibb testified during the trial that Vallow Daybell believed people in her life had been taken over by evil spirits and turned into “zombies,” including JJ and Tylee.
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Missouri’s attorney general has said he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict limits on transgender medical treatment for youth. The planned rule comes as legislators in that state and many others seek bans or other restrictions on the treatment.
Doctors and advocates for the transgender community contend the planned rule contains misleading or incorrect information straight from the playbook of anti-trans activists. Here’s a look at what the rule does and what’s behind some of its assertions.
WHAT DOES THE MISSOURI EMERGENCY RULE DO?
Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s rule will target treatment for gender-questioning children, which typically begins with puberty-blocking drugs to temporarily pause sexual development. They are offered early in puberty, sometimes before the age of 10. Sex hormones — estrogen or testosterone — are offered next, generally in the teen years, allowing transgender boys and girls to physically transition. Some older teens choose to have transgender surgeries.
Bailey’s rule had not been formally filed as of Tuesday, but his office issued a press release outlining what he called “guardrails” for the treatments. The rule will require an 18-month waiting period, 15 one-hour therapy sessions and treatment of any mental illnesses before Missouri doctors can provide that kind of care to transgender children, according to the release. It also requires disclosure of information about puberty blocker drugs.
ARE DRUGS TO TREAT GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER EXPERIMENTAL?
In the press release about the new rule, the attorney general’s office says patients must be told that using puberty blocker drugs or hormones to treat gender identity disorder is “experimental” and not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA approved puberty blockers 30 years ago to treat children with precocious puberty — a condition that causes sexual development to begin much earlier than usual. Sex hormones — synthetic forms of estrogen and testosterone — were approved decades ago to treat hormone disorders or as birth control pills.
The FDA has not approved the medications specifically to treat gender-questioning youth, but they have been used for many years for that purpose “off label,” a common and accepted practice for many medical conditions. Doctors who treat trans patients say those decades of use are proof the treatments are not experimental.
ARE DRUGS TO TREAT GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER RISKY?
The press release says patients must also be told the FDA issued a warning that puberty blockers can lead to blindness and brain swelling.
In April 2022, the FDA added a warning to labeling for puberty blockers based on several reports of a condition called pseudotumor cerebri, which can cause pressure and swelling inside the skull.
The FDA said the condition was found in six patients aged 5 to 12 years. Five of the girls were using the drugs for early-onset puberty. The sixth was using the drugs for transgender care. Their symptoms — including headaches, optic nerve swelling, blurred vision or vision loss — resolved or were resolving in at least four of the patients, the warning announcement said.
The FDA said there were too few cases to estimate how common the condition was in youth using puberty blockers and it did not move to limit their use.
Patients also must be told that Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare has declared that the risks of puberty blockers and sex hormones for gender-questioning youth “outweigh the possible benefits,” according to Bailey’s press release. The Swedish agency did make that declaration last year, saying that the treatment in youth should be reserved for “exceptional cases,” citing what it said was a lack of strong evidence on effectiveness and safety, and concerns about young patients changing their minds about transitioning.
HOW COMMON IS DETRANSITIONING?
Evidence suggests detransitioning is not as common as opponents of transgender medical treatment for youth contend, though the few studies that exist have weaknesses.
The release says that the Endocrine Society, which represents specialists who treat hormone conditions, found that about 85% of young children diagnosed with gender dysphoria grow out of it by their teens. The society does make that statement in its guidelines for transgender treatment and recommends against starting puberty blockers before puberty. But a spokesperson said the society opposes using the guidelines to discourage care.
And experts say evidence shows that detransitioning is uncommon in older children who begin treatment after puberty has begun, following recommendations from the society and other medical groups.
Bailey’s release says treatment should be denied unless doctors ensure at least annually that “social contagion” has not influenced a patient’s gender identity. It says one study “notes that an individual whose friend identifies as transgender is “more than 70 times” as likely to similarly identify as transgender.”
That appears to be a reference to a widely criticized 2018 study that suggested transgender identities among teens could be contagious. The study was based on surveys of a selective group of parents who opposed their children’s gender identities, skewing the results.
WHAT DO THE MISSOURI GUIDELINES SAY ABOUT COUNSELING?
Medical associations recommend psychological counseling for gender-questioning youth before starting any treatment. The Missouri regulation says that should consist of at least 15 hours over at least 18 months, the release says.
Critics say that recommendation is prescriptive and arbitrary.
“There is no good scientific evidence to determine how long such an evaluation should last,” said Dr. Jack Drescher, editor of the gender dysphoria chapter in the latest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic manual.
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert has his top receivers back for the Los Angeles Chargers' AFC West showdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Keenan Allen and Mike Williams are active for the Sunday night game. Both have missed the past two games.
This is only Allen's third game of the season as he has missed seven because of a nagging left hamstring injury that occurred during the Sept. 11 opener against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Williams has been sidelined the past two games after suffering a high sprain to his right ankle during the fourth quarter against Seattle on Oct. 23.
While Herbert gets his top wide receivers back, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are down a couple of playmakers. JuJu Smith-Schuster is out because of a concussion and Mecole Hardman is on injured reserve with an abdominal injury.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling was dealing with an illness most of the week, but is active.
Kansas City's inactive players are RB Ronald Jones Jr., QB Shane Buechele, CB Chris Lammons (concussion), DE Joshua Kaindoh, OT Darian Kinnard and DE Malik Herring.
The Chargers inactives are QB Easton Stick, K Dustin Hopkins (hamstring), TE Gerald Everett (groin), WR Jason Moore Jr., OLB Jeremiah Attaochu and OL Brenden Jaimes.
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Americans were less reluctant about the COVID-19 vaccine in 2022 compared to 2021, according to data released by Nature Magazine this week.
The data found that over 80% of Americans accepted that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in 2022, compared to about 20% who don’t. The United States’ vaccine acceptance rate was about 20% higher compared to 2021, the data found.
Globally, the U.S. is now slightly more acceptant of the COVID-19 vaccine than the global average of 79%.
Among those who are vaccinated, 13% of Americans surveyed said they were hesitant about booster shots.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, 69.1% of the U.S. population is considered fully vaccinated. While most Americans are vaccinated, only a fraction have gotten an updated booster shot. Just 15.4% of the eligible population have gotten a COVID-19 booster since they became available in September.
Several nations, including China, Brazil and the United Kingdom, were more vaccine-hesitant in 2022 than in 2021. Globally, vaccine hesitancy was down about 5% in 2022 compared to 2021.
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A senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary committee is demanding that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chief Anne Milgram address allegations of improper hiring and contracting of her past associates.
The request Thursday by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa follows an Associated Press investigation finding that a federal watchdog is investigating whether strict federal rules on no-bid contracting and hiring may have been violated to channel DEA work to Milgram’s associates.
“These are serious allegations, and DEA must respond to them and clear the air,” Grassley wrote in a letter sent to Milgram’s office, a copy of which was obtained by the AP.
The scrutiny by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector Genera comes as the DEA is struggling with repeated revelations of agent misconduct and a fentanyl crisis claiming more than 100,000 overdose deaths a year that Milgram has called the “deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced.”
The DEA didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter. But Milgram’s boosters inside and outside the agency have defended her actions as part of an ongoing effort to clean house, recruit talented individuals and pursue innovative ways to protect national security and the health of the American people.
Much of Grassley’s five-page letter focuses on a $1.4 million no-bid contract to a Washington law firm for a recent review of the DEA’s scandal-plagued foreign operations that he criticized for giving short shrift to agent misconduct and how to prevent it. That review was co-authored by Boyd Johnson, former right-hand man to one of Milgram’s closest friends, Preet Bharara, when he was U.S. Attorney in Manhattan. Bharara himself landed at the firm, WilmerHale, even as the review was being conducted.
“The report by all measures fell well short of the mark, spending most of its scant 49 pages citing publicly-available sources or the DEA’s operations manuals,” Grassley wrote, demanding that Milgram provide any correspondence with WilmerHale where DEA issued instructions or suggested edits of the report. “Rather than answering the questions we had, this only raises new ones.”
Grassley, who is also co-chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. said his office had received “multiple credible allegations” from whistleblowers of irregular hiring that point to possible waste of federal resources as well as conflicts of interests among DEA leadership.
Among them, he cites a nearly $400,000 no-bid award for data analytics to Jose Cordero, a former law enforcement official who worked closely with Milgram when she served as New Jersey attorney general more than a decade ago. DEA awarded The Cordero Group a contract within three weeks of Milgram being confirmed by the Senate to head the agency on the basis of Cordero’s record designing public safety strategies with rigorous crime data analysis.
“These do not appear to be skills that are possessed by only one company, which demands explanation of why the contract was awarded outside the normal bidding process required by law,” Grassley wrote.
The Iowa Republican is also looking at whether Milgram or anyone else from the DEA directed contractors to specifically hire specific subcontractors, including a New York City publicist and a former Democratic congressional staffer who Milgram knew from a public safety project she helped run in Indianapolis while teaching at New York University’s law school.
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From budding young talent to world-class artists, the storefronts and historic buildings of Logan's downtown become one large art gallery during the Downtown Logan Gallery Walk from 6-9pm. Enjoy the food, music, art, and festivities that downtown Logan has to offer during Gallery Walk – your free ticket to the arts. For more information, contact Robyn Hoth at rhoth@cachearts.org or call 435-554-7065. Visit www.CacheARTS.org/gallerywalk to find the map of all participating locations.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 25
The Cache Valley Civic Ballet, currently in its 40th anniversary season, will perform Coppelia at the Ellen Eccles Theatre on March 24 and 25, and thanks to a generous donor children can experience the production for free. Coppelia is light-hearted romantic comedy appropriate for all ages. It is the tale of a quirky toy maker (performed by local theatre favorite Max Allen) and his life-like doll who attracts the attention of a young village boy named Franz, who happens to be engaged to a beautiful maiden, Swanhilda (performed by senior Company member Anne Summers). Reserve tickets by visiting cachearts.org or calling the Ellen Eccles Theatre Box Office at (435) 752-0026.
FRIDAY, MARCH 31
Cache Valley Center for the Arts (Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin Together Onstage) at 7 p.m. Cache Valley Center for the Arts, 43 S Main St., Logan.
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
Comedy Nights at the Ellen Eccles Theatre in Logan on April 13, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. A night of standup comedy featuring Don Friesen (the only 2-time San FranComedy competition winner) & B.T.(from the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival). For more information, call 435-752-0026 or email info@cachearts.org.
SATURDAY, APRIL 15
Blue Ribbon Benefit Dinner & Auction
The Family Place Utah's annual Blue Ribbon Benefit will be held on April 15th at the Riverwoods Conference Center from 6-8PM. Virtual participation will also be available. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and is signified by a blue ribbon. Funds received from the event will go to therapy and education services as well as the organization's Kids Place.
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Iowa high school auditorium renamed for longtime English teacher
Iowa high school auditorium renamed for longtime English teacher
PULLING BOOKS OFF THE SHELVES. THE AMES HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM HAS A NEW NAME. IT WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS THE WAYNE HANK HANSEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, NAMED AFTER WAYNE HANSEN. HE TAUGHT ENGLISH SPEECH AND THEATER FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES. HANSEN DIED IN 2020, SHORTLY AFTER HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY. STUDENTS AND STAFF S
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Iowa high school auditorium renamed for longtime English teacher
The Ames High School auditorium has a new name. It will now be known as the "Wayne Hank Hansen Performing Arts Center." It's named after Wayne Hansen. He taught English, speech and theater for more than three decades. Hansen died in 2020, shortly after his 80th birthday. Students and staff say this is one way to honor his work.
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The Ames High School auditorium has a new name.
It will now be known as the "Wayne Hank Hansen Performing Arts Center."
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It's named after Wayne Hansen. He taught English, speech and theater for more than three decades.
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How to Watch the Astros vs. Mariners Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 9
Brandon Bielak gets the nod on the mound for the Houston Astros aiming to slow down J.P. Crawford and the Seattle Mariners on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET.
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Astros vs. Mariners Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023
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- Venue: Minute Maid Park
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros' 107 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
- Houston ranks 13th in the majors with a .409 team slugging percentage.
- The Astros rank 16th in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
- Houston has scored the 10th-most runs in baseball this season with 416.
- The Astros have an OBP of .318 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Astros rank fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.8 whiffs per contest.
- Houston has a 9.4 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
- Houston has the third-best ERA (3.67) in the majors this season.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of just 1.255 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Astros will send Bielak (4-4) to the mound for his 10th start this season.
- The right-hander's last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies while allowing two hits.
- He has two quality starts in nine chances this season.
- Bielak has started nine games this season, and he's lasted five or more innings seven times. He averages 5.4 innings per appearance.
- He has made 10 appearances and finished one of them without allowing an earned run.
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Atlantic hurricane season oddly quiet despite forecasts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It’s been quiet — too quiet — this Atlantic hurricane season, meteorologists and residents of storm-prone areas whisper almost as if not to tempt fate.
A record-tying inactive August is drawing to a close and no storms have formed, even though it is peak hurricane season and all experts’ pre-season forecasts warned of an above normal season. Nearly all the factors that meteorologists look for in a busy season are there.
Warm ocean water for fuel? Check.
Not a lot of wind shear that decapitates storms? Check.
La Nina, the natural cooling of the central Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide and increases Atlantic storm activity? Check.
Yet zero storms formed. Surprised experts point to unusual persistent dry air and a few other factors. But each time they and computer simulations think something is brewing, nothing comes of it.
“It has been surprisingly and freakishly quiet in the Atlantic,” University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said, pointing out that weak Tropical Storm Colin fizzled out on July 2 and there’s been nothing since.
It’ll be the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named storm, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach said. Since 1950, only 1997 and 1961 had no named storms in August and 1961 then went hyperactive in September, including deadly Carla, he said.
In Lake Charles, Louisiana, one of the more weather-battered cities in the past decade, residents have noticed how quiet the hurricane season is so far and it’s almost “testing fate” to bring it up, Mayor Nic Hunter said. From August 2020 to August 2021, the city was hammered by two hurricanes — Laura and Delta — only six weeks apart, a deep freeze and spring flooding. Residents still have blue tarps on their roofs.
“I think there’s a lot of knocking on wood. There’s a lot of prayers,” Hunter said. “Until the season is over, I don’t think anybody’s going to have any sighs of relief.”
Certainly not 74-year-old Shirley Verdin, who lives about 200 miles (320 kilometers) away in Bayou Point-Au-Chien, where Hurricane Ida ripped through on Aug. 29 last year. She now lives in a Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer next to her gutted home that will be demolished down to the pilings this weekend so it can be rebuilt.
There are wisps of potential storm systems swirling in the Atlantic that meteorologists are following and so is Verdin. Closely.
“I know there’s something out there right now,” she said.
The National Hurricane Center is watching three thunderstorm systems in the Atlantic and gives them all at least a 50% chance of becoming a named tropical storm, with one of them a likely sounding 80%. But Colorado State’s Klotzbach has seen this before this year and isn’t counting on them.
Just late last week, the computer forecast models predicted three maybe four storms forming, including one becoming a major hurricane with winds of more than 110 mph (177 km/h), Klotzbach said.
Then nothing.
For the past month and a half, thunderstorms that could be seeds of hurricanes power off Africa looking strong enough “but then they encounter a lot of dry air that’s just sitting over the Atlantic,” University of Albany atmospheric scientist Kristen Corbosiero said. “The dry air has really been the main thing that’s been stopping storms from really getting going.”
Relative humidity is about 15% below normal and there’s been Saharan dust in there making it drier, McNoldy and Klotzbach said.
The dry air does a couple things, Corbosiero said. Those thunderstorms become more potent and get their energy as warm moist air rises off the ocean. The ocean is warm enough, but the dry air causes that water to evaporate, cool and go down, not up, she said.
That dry air also helps create cross winds about 2 miles up (3 to 4 kilometers) “that can really do damage to a storm trying to form,” Corbosiero said.
Matthew Rosencrans, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s lead hurricane outlook forecaster, said he sees signs that the dry air is ending and normal moisture will be returning, which could mean more storms. Rosencrans also says crosswinds at other heights, especially in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico also were a factor in dampening storm activity until now.
Other factors include a patch of sinking air over the Atlantic, a poorly located high pressure system also connected to the European heat wave and dust, the scientists said.
It’s been weird in the tropics, too, but in a different way, Klotzbach said. Before this year, the north Indian Ocean has had only one named storm in August; this year there are two, he said. And in the Pacific, Supertyphoon Hinnamnor is not only the most powerful storm on Earth this year, but it’s moving southwest when these type storms usually move west to east, Klotzbach said.
“There’s some odd stuff going on,” Klotzbach said.
But in the Atlantic nothing’s really going on and victims of past years’ storms don’t want to jinx it.
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful?” Louisiana resident Thomas Halko asked about whether the so-far quiet hurricane season will continue. Halko lives in southeastern Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish, in an area hammered by Hurricane Ida last year. A house on his property shifted clear off its foundation and had to be demolished.
“We made it through the week and it looks like we’re in relatively good shape for the next five days or so,” he said of the upcoming weather report.
But it’s hard to appreciate the quiet when he feels a “nervous anticipation of doom” thinking about the ongoing hurricane season.
“There is this foreboding that really won’t go away,” he said.
Hurricane season peaks around Sept. 10 and stretches through Nov. 30.
“It is important to remember the lessons of Hurricane Andrew, which devastated South Florida and Louisiana in an otherwise quiet year,” National Hurricane Center acting Director Jamie Rhome said in an email. “It only takes one landfalling hurricane to make it a bad season for you, and we still have many months to go in the hurricane season.”
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Borenstein reported from Washington.
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It's the end of the road, Grown-ish fans. On Wednesday, two months after the series was renewed for season 6, star Yara Shahidi announced that the FreeForm series' upcoming season will be its final installment.
In a video posted to the series' YouTube page, Shahidi explains that the show's final season will air in two parts, similar to previous runs. The first part will premiere this summer and the second will debut in 2024.
The Emmy-nominated Black-ish spinoff plans to welcome some big guest stars for the final season, including Lil Yachty, Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals. The final installment will also include Grown-ish's 100th episode.
"We've spent nearly a decade telling our stories through the -ish series and to say it has been an amazing journey would be an understatement," series creator and executive producer Kenya Barris said in a statement. "To be able to watch Yara, Marcus and our entire 'grown-ish' family grow up in front of (and in many ways alongside) us over these past several years has been both a joy and an honor. From the stories we've told to the talent we've fostered and, most importantly, the memories made, I could not be more proud of everything we've accomplished and the -ish family I've been a part of."
Grown-ish's ending marks the conclusion of Barris' -ish franchise. Black-ish ended after an eight-season run on ABC in April 2022. The prequel series Mixed-ish aired for two seasons on ABC between 2019 and 2021, and although Barris spoke of plans for an Old-ish spinoff starring Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis, it ultimately didn't move forward.
Grown-ish was given a cast shakeup after the season 4 finale saw Zoey (Shahidi) and her friends graduate from the California University of Liberal Arts, marking the start of their lives in the real world. It also marked the exit of the show's six original cast members, including Francia Raisa (Ana), Emily Arlook (Nomi), Chloe Bailey (Jazz), Luka Sabbat (Luca), Halle Bailey (Sky) and Jordan Buhat (Vivek).
Season 5 saw franchise star Marcus Scribner officially join his TV sister on the spinoff, reprising his role as Andre Johnson Jr. (aka Junior) as he embarks on his own journey to being "grown." Shahidi, Diggy Simmons (Doug) and Trevor Jackson (Aaron) remain as their characters explore their post-grad adventures, including Aaron's new role as a professor at the university.
Since a new beginning means a new gang, the series welcomed a roster of new faces as Junior's squad of friends, including new series regular Daniella Perkins, Tara Raani, Justine Skye, Amelie Zilber, Ceyair Wright, Matthew Sato and Slick Woods.
Craig Doyle will serve as showrunner for season 6, succeeding Zakiyyah Alexander and Courtney Lilly, who were co-showrunners last season.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Harrison Bader and Gleyber Torres homered to spark a comeback, leading the New York Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep and their first four-game winning streak this season.
Luis Severino returned from a strained lat muscle that had sidelined him since spring training and allowed one run and four hits in 4 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and one walk. He threw 54 of 75 pitches for strikes and averaged 96.7 mph with 44 fastballs.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected in the first inning and Reds manager David Bell in the eighth.
New York (29-20), which gave slugger Aaron Judge the day off, completed a 6-1 trip. The Yankees have won six of seven and 14 of 19, improving to a season-high nine games over .500.
Cincinnati has lost six of seven, dropping into last place in the NL Central.
In a game that started at 11:37 a.m., Severino opened with a four-pitch walk to Jonathan India and Spencer Speer hit a two-out fly down the right-field line that Jake Bauers nearly caught but allowed to bounce off his glove.
The ball was ruled foul by first base umpire Nestor Ceja but the call was overturned in a video review and India was allowed to score. Boone, angry because India slowed down between third and home, came out to argue and was ejected by plate umpire Emil Jimenez. Boone was ejected for the third time this season and 29th in his managerial career.
Bell was tossed by Jimenez in the eighth for arguing the umpire’s failure to call a quick pitch on Wandy Peralta to Luke Maile. Bell’s ejection was his second of the series, third this season and 23rd of his career.
Albert Abreu (2-1) followed Severino and got four straight outs. Jimmy Cordero pitched a perfect seventh and Peralta a 1-2-3 eighth.
Cincinnati loaded the bases in the ninth against Clay Holmes on two hits and walk before Will Benson hit a game-ending comebacker. Holmes got his fifth save in seven chances.
Hunter Greene (0-4) remained winless in 10 starts this season and has allowed eight home runs. He gave up four runs, four hits and three walks in a season-high seven innings and matched his season high with 10 strikeouts.
Bader put the Yankees ahead with a two-run homer in the fifth, driving a changeup over the left-field wall for his fourth homer, Torres added an opposite-field drive to right on a fastball in the sixth. Anthony Volpe added an RBI single in the seventh.
ROAD WOES
Bauers went 0 for 2 with a walk and is 1 for 23 on the road. He is 7 for 17 at Yankee Stadium.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: RHP Fernando Cruz (right shoulder strain) was sent to Triple-A Louisville on a rehab assignment on Sunday. He has games scheduled Monday, Wednesday and Friday. … INF Joey Votto (left shoulder, biceps surgery) was scheduled to take batting practice Sunday. … OF TJ Friedl (left oblique soreness) could be activated as early as Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Gerrit Cole (5-0, 2.01) starts Tuesday’s homestand opener against Baltimore.
Reds: LHP Brandon Williamson (0-0, 1.59) starts Monday’s series opener against St. Louis and LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-6, 4.21). Williamson didn’t get a decision on May 16 at Colorado in his big league debut, allowing one run and two hits in 5 2/3 innings.
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-21T19:14:59+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/bader-torres-homer-yankees-sweep-reds-as-18111166.php |
Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — $49.3 million in damages, and counting, for claiming the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax — a punishing salvo in a fledgling war on harmful misinformation.
But what does this week’s verdict, the first of three Sandy Hook-related cases against Jones to be decided, mean for the larger misinformation ecosystem, a social media-fueled world of election denial, COVID-19 skepticism and other dubious claims that the Infowars conspiracy theorist helped build?
“I think a lot of people are thinking of this as sort of a blow against fake news, and it’s important to realize that libel law deals with a very particular kind of fake news,” said Eugene Volokh, a First Amendment professor at the UCLA School of Law.
U.S. courts have long held that defamatory statements — falsehoods damaging the reputation of a person or a business — aren’t protected as free speech, but lies about other subjects, like science, history or the government, are. For example, saying COVID-19 isn’t real is not defamatory, but spreading lies about a doctor treating coronavirus patients is.
That distinction is why Jones, who attacked the parents of Sandy Hook victims and claimed the 2012 shooting was staged with actors to increase gun control, is being forced to pay up while Holocaust deniers, flat-earthers and vaccine skeptics are free to post their theories without much fear of a multimillion-dollar court judgment.
“Alex Jones was attacking individuals,” said Stephen D. Solomon, a law professor and founding editor of New York University’s First Amendment Watch. “And that’s important. A lot of disinformation does not attack individuals.”
Lawyers for the plaintiffs, the parents of one of 20 first graders killed at the Connecticut school in 2012, said they hoped a big-money verdict against Jones would serve as a deterrent to him and others who peddle misinformation for profit.
“I am asking you to take the bullhorn away from Alex Jones and all of the others who believe they can profit off of fear and misinformation,” Wesley Ball said in his closing argument Friday. “The gold rush of fear and misinformation must end, and it must end today.”
Jones, who has since acknowledged that the shooting was real, has claimed his statements about Sandy Hook were protected by the First Amendment. He even showed up to court with “Save the 1st” scrawled on a piece of tape over his mouth.
But despite the public theatrics, Jones never got to make that argument in court. After Jones failed to comply with orders to hand over critical evidence, a judge entered a default judgment for the plaintiffs and skipped right to the punishment phase.
Jones’ lawyer Andino Reynal told the jury during closing arguments that a large judgment would have a chilling effect on people seeking to hold governments accountable.
“You’ve already sent a message. A message for the first time to a talk show host, to all talk show hosts, that their standard of care has to change,” Reynal told jurors.
Free speech experts say any chilling effect should be limited to people who wantonly disseminate false information, not journalists or other citizens making good-faith efforts to get at the truth of a matter.
“You have to look at this particular case and ask yourself, what exactly are you chilling?” Solomon said.
“The kind of speech that defames parents who have lost their children in a massacre is maybe the kind of speech you do want to deter. You do want to chill that speech,” Solomon said. “That’s the message that potentially the jury wanted to send here, that this is unacceptable in a civilized society.”
As for Jones, Reynal said he isn’t going away any time soon. He’ll remain on the air while they appeal the verdict, one of the largest and highest-profile decisions in a defamation case in recent years.
Among others: a gadfly ordered in February to pay $50 million to a South Carolina mayor after accusing her in emails of committing a crime and being unfit for office; a former tenant ordered in 2016 to pay $38.3 million for posting a website accusing a real estate investor of running a Ponzi scheme; and a New Hampshire mortgage provider ordered in 2017 to pay $274 million to three businessmen after he posted billboards accusing them of drug dealing and extortion.
“These kinds of damages and verdicts do have a chilling effect,” Volokh said. “They’re intended to have a chilling effect on lies that damage people’s reputations.”
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Find AP’s full coverage of the Alex Jones trial at: https://apnews.com/hub/alex-jones | 2022-08-07T00:11:20+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/alex-jones-49-3m-verdict-and-the-future-of-misinformation/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
PARIS (AP) — France’s government sounded the alarm Monday about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestled with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year.
The fire erupted Sunday and burned on more than 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of land along the Mediterranean coast, and spread across the border into northeastern Spain.
On a visit Monday to the zone, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said: “The fire season is starting early because of climate warming.”
Forest fires have long regularly afflicted France but generally used to start later in the year. However, major wildfires in Europe are now starting earlier in the year, becoming more frequent and harder to stop, and doing more damage. Scientists say they’ll likely get worse as climate change intensifies. The Mediterranean region is warming faster than the global average.
“We’re in April. We have already seen the start of several important fires, notably in the south of France,” Darmanin said.
Droughts that hit France last year have been compounded by shortages of rain this past winter, leaving already tinder-dry woodlands at even greater risk.
French authorities are urging home owners to chop back and thin out trees and scrublands around their properties and appealing for people to take extra care not to discard cigarettes or otherwise start fires inadvertently.
Hundreds of firefighters backed by water-bombing planes were deployed to tackle Sunday’s forest fire between Banyuls-sur-Mer and Cerbère in southern France that also spilled into Spain.
French rescue services spokesman Arnaud Wilm told broadcaster FranceInfo on Monday morning that the blaze is being successfully contained and that its biggest flames have been extinguished but fire crews were still working to completely stop its spread and put it out.
On the Spanish side, firefighters said the flames that spread close to the town of Portbou were still active but had been stabilized and were no longer spreading.
They said two border roads remained closed to traffic and the train service linking Portbou to Cerbère was halted.
Spanish national television said some 50 people were temporarily evacuated from their houses near the town while around 20 French people unable to cross the border were given accommodation overnight in the town.
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Follow AP’s climate and environment coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment | 2023-04-17T11:06:20+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/international/firefighters-battle-frances-1st-major-forest-blaze-of-2023/ |
Juvenile pedestrian killed in hit-and-run Wednesday night in Pueblo
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened Wed. night involving a juvenile.
According to the PPD, officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Gaylor Ave. at 10 p.m. Wed. night for a crash. When they arrived, they found a vehicle upside down in a yard and a juvenile male lying on the ground.
Witnesses told officers that they saw two females standing around the vehicle after the crash who then walked to a nearby Alta convenience store and were picked up by a brown or tan Ford Explorer.
The PPD said crime scene investigators responded and determined the vehicle was northbound on Prairie Ave. and turned eastbound onto Thatcher Ave. Witnesses also said the vehicle appeared to be out of control and drove up on the sidewalk before hitting a fence and rolling over, across Gaylor Ave.
According to the PPD, investigators determined the juvenile male was walking towards the Alta when he was hit by the vehicle.
The PPD said that despite being rushed to the hospital and life-saving measures, the juvenile victim succumbed to his injuries.
No further information regarding this incident is available at this time. | 2023-06-22T23:06:44+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/2023/06/22/juvenile-pedestrian-killed-in-hit-and-run-wednesday-night-in-pueblo/ |
Paul Pelosi attends Kennedy Center Honors in first public appearance since attack
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, made his first public appearance on Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors after being brutally attacked in late October.
President Joe Biden made a fist pump to Paul Pelosi, who was seated nearby, as he was walking to his seat with first lady Jill Biden. Paul Pelosi was wearing a black hat as he recovers from injuries to his head.
He was attacked with a hammer at the couple's home in San Francisco by a male assailant, who was searching for the speaker of the House, according to court documents. Following the attack, Paul Pelosi had surgery "to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands," Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Nancy Pelosi, said in a statement at the time.
Earlier Sunday, Biden congratulated the class of the 45th Kennedy Center Honors, welcoming them to the White House ahead of the star-studded event celebrating the American arts.
"Tonight, we celebrate a truly exceptional, and this is not exaggeration, a truly exceptional group of artists — group of artists who embody the very spirit of 'we the people.' This year's Kennedy Center honorees — they're all an incredible group of people," Biden said.
The president ticked through all the honorees, their accomplishments and contributions to the arts. Those being honored included George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania León and all four members of the Irish rock band U2.
The honorees, selected for their contributions to American culture by the Kennedy Center's Executive Committee of its Board of Trustees, were saluted at the Kennedy Center Opera House in front of their peers. The event will be broadcast Dec. 28.
The Bidens' attendance marks the second year that the first family continues the longstanding tradition that was interrupted during the Trump administration.
In 2017, then-President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump declined to attend the Kennedy Center Honors after two of the honorees that year — television writer and producer Norman Lear and dancer Carmen de Lavallade — said they would skip the Trump-hosted reception at the White House, citing political beliefs.
At the time, the White House said Trump's decision would allow the artists "to celebrate without any political distraction."
Addressing the honorees Sunday, Biden wrapped his remarks with a message about unity.
"In the midst of the great division, that was President Lincoln's plea. That we would do well to remember today at a moment when there's too much hate, too much anger, too much division here in America and quite frankly around the world. We have to remember today as their song goes — we are one, but we are not the same. We get to carry each other," Biden said, slightly misquoting the U2 lyrics, which go: "One life, but we're not the same."
Some of the notable attendees at the White House included Sacha Baron Cohen, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Sean Penn, Julia Roberts, Amal Clooney, Matt Damon and former Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone, who was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Also in attendance were Vice President Kamala Harris, second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. | 2022-12-06T13:31:46+00:00 | wmur.com | https://www.wmur.com/article/paul-pelosi-attends-kennedy-center-honors-in-first-public-appearance-since-attack/42146426 |
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