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Actor Michael Imperioli is back on the map after landing a lead role in season 2 of HBO's The White Lotus. NPR takes a look at his legacy as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos and more.
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Actor Michael Imperioli is back on the map after landing a lead role in season 2 of HBO's The White Lotus. NPR takes a look at his legacy as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos and more.
Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-07-14T21:37:33+00:00 | kcbx.org | https://www.kcbx.org/2023-07-14/actor-michael-imperioli-steps-back-into-the-spotlight-for-the-white-lotus |
David Carter was hailed a hero for rescuing two women during the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, but now he faces new challenges after he suffered a hand injury in a suspected hit-and-run last year and needed two surgeries. As medical expenses piled up, he grappled not only with physical pain but also financial strain.
"I lost everything I had; I lost my credit; I lost all my credit cards; I lost my money. Before I was the guy who could help anybody, now I'm the guy who don't have nothing, I'm just lost in the whole thing," David Carter told Scripps News.
23 million people in the United States owe medical debt. Three million owe more than $10,000 each.
"Medical debt is a huge problem in that it impacts residents' financial stability, their mental health, and their physical health," said Jennifer Holloway of the nonprofit legal aid organization Tzedek DC. "Having medical debt makes it more difficult to get a job or housing or obtain lines of credit. And it also means that many people cut back spending on food or other basic necessities. Medical debt is actually the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. as well."
Going broke over medical debt is nearly unheard of in other developed nations, but some areas around the country have come up with what they think is a solution: the government is buying and canceling the debt. When a patient hasn't paid a medical bill in a while, the hospital will sell the debt to a private collection agency, often at a very steep discount. That collection agency will then pressure patients to pay, sometimes even for the full amount of the original bill. But some cities are now partnering with nonprofits that buy the debt for pennies on the dollar.
Instead of collecting on it, those groups just cancel the debt.
"Cook County has successfully acquired and erased nearly $80 million in medical debt," said Toni Preckwinkle, President, Cook County, IL Board of Commissioners. "We spent only a fraction of that, about 800,000 less than a million dollars, to do it. This will benefit over 72 thousand Cook County families, with many more to come."
Cook County, Illinois, will spend $12 million to eliminate as much as a billion dollars in medical debt for its residents.
Toledo, Ohio, used $1.6 million in federal funds to cancel up to $274 million in residents' medical debt.
Other jurisdictions canceling their residents debt include New Orleans, Louisiana, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C.
Holloway says like other local governments, D.C. has income qualifications, "which are up to 400% of the federal poverty line, or if the medical debt is 5% or more of your annual income, you're eligible for forgiveness without any application process."
SEE MORE: Human rights group criticizes lack of US hospital regulations on debt
An online poll of 1,500 Americans last year found 71% supported government efforts to relieve medical debt. Others, however, argue that it's inappropriate to use taxpayer dollars to cancel individuals' medical debts. When Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon proposed recently that his state be the first to cancel medical debt, critics pounced.
"Scanlon gonna cancel medical debt and have taxpayers pick up the tab," one critic complained. "Please stop with the fiscal chicanery," wrote another. One even showed a photo of him with a dunce cap.
Beyond the debate over canceling debt, there's a more fundamental question: Why do Americans owe hospitals so much money in the first place?
"One of the primary causes of medical debt is lack of enrollment in comprehensive health care insurance," said Molly Smith, Vice President for Policy, American Hospital Association.
While we have done an incredible job of increasing the number of insured individuals over the last decade or so, we still have a fair number of Americans—about 8 or 9%—who aren't enrolled in any form of comprehensive health care coverage.
Some argue for a government-run health care program that would cover all Americans.
According to Holloway, "it would be an ideal solution to eliminate medical debt. But besides that, we can help end abusive debt collection, process debt collections through the court system by state and federal laws."
But should hospitals be providing more care at low or no cost, known as charity care?
60% of U.S. hospitals are nonprofit hospitals. The non-partisan Lown Institute estimates those institutions receive $30 billion in tax breaks each year.
The institute recently evaluated nonprofit hospitals for their community benefits. They found that three-quarters received more in tax breaks than the hospitals spent on charity care or other community benefits.
"Non-profit hospitals have not yet demonstrated that their activities are consistent with the charitable mission, so evidence suggests that tax exempt status does not provide assurance that non-profit hospitals will provide sufficient benefits," said Ge Bai, accounting professor at Carey Business School.
The American Hospital Association says the Lown Institute report underestimates all the different ways hospitals benefit their communities.
"The federal programs systematically underpay hospitals based on the hospital's costs. So the cost of tax-exempt hospitals has to make up for those shortfalls, but they also provide many more benefits than just financial assistance. Again, on their mission to promote health, because it's important for hospitals that they not only take care of people when they're sick, but they also try to keep them healthy," Mindy Hatton, General Counsel at the American Hospital Association, told Scripps News.
A recent report by theKaiser Foundation found that the U.S. spends more per capita on health care than any other nation. More than twice that of countries around the same size.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-06-26T03:00:52+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/how-some-cities-are-buying-medical-debt |
The Federal Trade Commission announced it has launched Operation Stop Spam Calls in hopes of eliminating illegal telemarketing, including robocalls.
The federal government said it is partnering with the attorneys general of all 50 states by taking action against 180 different groups. The FTC said that actions are not just targeting telemarketers but also the lead generators "who deceptively collect and provide consumers' telephone numbers to robocallers and others, falsely representing that these consumers have consented to receive calls."
"Today, government agencies at all levels are united in fighting the scourge of illegal telemarketing. We are taking action against those who trick people into phony consent to receive these calls and those who make it easy and cheap to place these calls," said Samuel Levine, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "The FTC and its law enforcement partners will not rest in the fight against illegal telemarketing."
Among the actions are five new cases filed by the FTC in federal courts.
In one case against Fluent, LLC, the FTC accused the company of tricking consumers into consenting to receive solicitations including calls. Then, the FTC said the company lured consumers to its websites "using deceptive ads that falsely promise employment opportunities or free valuable items, such as a job interview with UPS or a $1,000 Walmart gift card."
The FTC said Fluent obtained and sold more than 620 million telemarketing leads in 2018 and 2019.
SEE MORE: Real estate celebs, group agree to pay $16.7 million settlement
In another case, the FTC is accusing Yodel Technologies, LLC of initiating 1.4 billion calls using "soundboard technology." More than 500 million of the calls went to those on the Do Not Call registry, the FTC alleged. The calls were for services such as auto insurance, cruises, medical devices, extended auto warranties, and supposed assistance with Social Security benefits, the FTC said.
"Soundboard technology allows call center agents to play prerecorded audio clips in response to specific consumer statements or questions, making them sound more authentic than traditional robocalls," the FTC said.
The cases will go before a federal judge, who will decide whether the companies should pay a fine.
Officials throughout the U.S. are encouraging consumers to report instances of illegal calls.
"Our collective efforts – from this sweep to the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force and beyond – help us to expand our playbook, allowing us to outwit and defeat these perpetrators in their own arena," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said. "Our secret weapon is consumers – whom we urge to continue reporting illicit robocalls, so we can sever these unwanted illegal robocallers' connection once and for all."
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-07-19T12:49:15+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/feds-states-unite-against-illegal-telemarketing |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Some in KELOLAND have had a taste of summer with record setting temperatures. While it’s been nice to have the warm weather, it also came with fire danger in southeast KELOLAND. At the same time, flooding along area rivers has also been common.
This graphic shows the locations where rivers and streams are already out of their banks.
Of course, the James and Big Sioux River take most of the headlines.
This next graphic shows the areas in high fire danger.
It covered much of southeast KELOLAND this afternoon.
Now this is interesting.
This graphic shows areas that have had flood warnings AND red flag warnings shown in brown.
There’s good and bad in the forecast. Rain chances will increase as we go through the day tomorrow and continue into the weekend. The rain will aggravate the flooding situation, BUT help with the drier ground in southeast KELOLAND.
While next week doesn’t look as warm, it is showing the potential for a slow moving system to drop more rain by the middle of the week.
So, while the fire danger will go away, the flooding will stay. | 2023-04-13T23:52:39+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/weather/different-weather-related-needs-in-keloland/ |
Vehicle of missing 20-year-old Greenwood woman found in Jackson
Published: Nov. 13, 2022 at 3:38 PM CST|Updated: 52 minutes ago
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A vehicle of a missing Greenwood woman was found in a Jackson apartment complex Sunday afternoon.
The Jackson Police Department discovered the car, owned by 20-year-old Khalea Brister, at Northtown Apartment Complex.
According to Brister’s mother, Khalea was supposed to attend an event in Indianola, Mississippi yesterday, but her daughter never showed up.
Brister also has an eleven-month-old daughter.
Anyone with information on Brister’s whereabouts is urged to call 9-1-1, JPD, or Crime Stoppers at (601) 355-8477.
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Copyright 2022 WLBT. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-13T22:31:45+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/2022/11/13/vehicle-missing-20-year-old-greenwood-woman-found-jackson/ |
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei kept delivering the ball on target downfield for No. 5 Clemson in a shootout with No. 21 Wake Forest.
That offered enough cover for a defense that struggled for stops — right up until finally coming up with the winning play to cap a double-overtime classic.
Nate Wiggins broke up Sam Hartman’s fourth-down pass in the end zone to help the Tigers hold off the Demon Deacons 51-45 on Saturday. That marked their 14th straight win in the series, this one coming in a tense road game pairing two of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top teams.
Uiagalelei threw for 375 yards and five touchdowns to lead Clemson (4-0, 2-0 ACC), including the go-ahead score over the middle to Davis Allen to start the second overtime.
“Honestly, man, that was a crazy game,” Uiagalelei said, adding: “You could just see the heart of our team — the heart of the offense, the heart of the defense. When plays had to be made, we made the plays. That just shows a great sign of a good football team.”
Or, at the least, plenty of perseverance — particularly for Wiggins.
He had been targeted frequently by Hartman and the Wake Forest receivers but came through to knock away Hartman’s final ball for A.T. Perry. He fell to the end zone turf, then sprung up to join his team in celebration after a wild shootout between the reigning Atlantic Division champion Demon Deacons and the preseason league favorite Tigers.
Before that stop, Wiggins had thrice been flagged for pass interference in an injury-battered secondary and was beaten on Donavon Greene’s 25-yard TD haul.
“The only good thing about the game (defensively) is we gave up six touchdown passes — we didn’t give up seven,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said with a chuckle. “That’s the only good thing I can say. And they never quit and they kept battling and they played one more play — and Nate came up with it right there at the end.”
Hartman threw for 337 yards and the six TDs to set a program record for Wake Forest (3-1, 0-1), including two each to Greene and Jahmal Banks. But the Demon Deacons stalled out near midfield on a potential winning drive to end regulation, then couldn’t stop the Tigers in the first OT after starting off with Hartman’s TD throw to Perry.
“That locker room right now is hurting,” Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said. “It’s a football team that has invested a lot and they care a lot and expected to win this game.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Clemson: This was the start of a two-week stretch that could give the Tigers control of the league’s Atlantic Division race. The Tigers took early control by scoring touchdowns on their first two drives to take a 14-0 lead, only to see the Demon Deacons’ high-scoring offense get rolling by pushing the ball downfield. On this day, the Uiagalelei-led offense had to keep coming up with big plays to stay on pace – and did.
Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons have accomplished plenty under Clawson, highlighted by last year’s push to tie the program record with 11 wins to reach the ACC championship game. But Clemson continues to bedevil them, with Wake Forest last winning in 2008 and only one of the previous 13 straight losses coming by fewer than 14 points. Wake Forest also fell to 1-65 all-time against teams ranked in the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll, with the only win coming against No. 4 Tennessee in 1946.
A BIG STOP
Wake Forest appeared on the verge of ending its long skid in the series when it pushed near midfield on a potentially winning drive late in regulation. But 300-pound lineman Tyler Davis stuffed Justice Ellison on a run then teammed with linemate Myles Murphy to sack Hartman and eventually force the Demon Deacons to punt for OT.
“We battled and felt like we were in that game until the end,” Hartman said. “But at the end it’s a play here, a play there.”
BRESEE’S RETURN
Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee returned after missing last week’s win against Louisiana Tech while being home with his family following the death of his 15-year-old sister, Ella, to brain cancer. He had two tackles and batted Hartman’s second-down pass at the line in the second OT.
“I just never lost confidence in us,” he said.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Tigers are near the top of the AP Top 25 with little room to climb despite a tough road win. The Demon Deacons aren’t likely to slide much, if at all, after giving the Tigers all they could handle.
THEY SAID IT
“You hate for anybody to lose a game like that. That was an unbelievable college football game — two teams that fought with every ounce of everything they had. That’s what (top-25) matchup should look like, especially on the road.” — Swinney.
UP NEXT
Clemson: The Tigers host No. 12 North Carolina State next Saturday in another critical division game.
Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons travel to Florida State next Saturday.
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(NEXSTAR) – Two men were rescued off the coast of Massachusetts on Tuesday after their motorboat entered what’s called a “circle of death,” according to officials.
The captain of a nearby fishing boat alerted the Marshfield Harbormaster’s office to the incident at around 10 a.m. after spotting the 24-foot vessel “in a circling pattern” and pulling two men from the water, according to Marshfield police, who shared the above footage with Nexstar.
This type of tight, circular pattern is also known as a “circle of death,” police noted in a news release. These situations occur after a boater loses control of the steering mechanism, sending the boat — which is still powered by a motor — into tight circles. Occupants of the vessel can also be thrown into the water, putting them at risk of serious injury or even death when the boat circles back around.
Such an incident could have been avoided if the boaters had been tethered to a kill switch that would shut off the motor upon ejection from the boat, but neither was tethered to such a mechanism, police said.
Fortunately, the two men who were ejected from the boat — and who were not wearing life jackets — were uninjured, according to police.
The unattended boat, meanwhile, was still operating in tight circular patterns, prompting Marshfield Harbormaster Michael DiMeo to close a nearby beach and clear a section of the water in case the vessel came out of the spin and flew off in another direction.
“It was a pretty big vessel, 250 horsepower,” DiMeo told Nexstar. “We were getting different reports, that the boat was still full of fuel or half full. But it had 40 gallons of fuel left, it could have gone for four more hours.”
A short while after police became aware of the situation, a local boat-towing and recovery service arrived to help get the boat under control, as seen in drone footage shared to the Marshfield Police Department. The towing service, Sea Tow, was able to stop the vessel by floating a rope toward the propeller, snagging the engine and slowing the boat just enough to maneuver alongside and pull out the emergency cut-off switch.
DiMeo added that boaters who operate vessels less than 26 feet in length have been required by the Coast Guard since April 2021 to use such cut-off switches.
“Things on the water happen quickly and with no notice. It’s immediate,” DiMeo said. “If the use of lifejackets and the kill switch were used in this situation, if the boat would’ve stopped, it would have eliminated the need to put other people in harm’s way.”
Experts say boaters can avoid falling victim to “circle of death” accidents by not letting go of the boat’s steering mechanism during operation. Boaters can also connect a body-worn lanyard to the motor’s kill switch, which would cut the power to the motor if a boater is ejected from the vessel.
“The use of the kill switch and the use of the lifejackets is really the takeaway here,” DiMeo said. | 2022-07-07T18:49:47+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/circle-of-death-unmanned-boat-circles-dangerously-during-rescue-off-massachusetts-coast-video-shows/ |
PHILADELPHIA, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berger Montague is investigating securities fraud allegations on behalf of investors who purchased the securities of Riskified Ltd. ("Riskified" or the "Company") (NYSE: RSKD) on or traceable to the Company's July 2021 initial public offering ("IPO") (the "Class Period").
If you purchased Riskified securities during the Class Period, would like to discuss Berger Montague's investigation, or have questions concerning your rights or interests, please contact attorneys Andrew Abramowitz at aabramowitz@bm.net or (215) 875-3015, or Michael Dell'Angelo at mdellangelo@bm.net or (215) 875-3080. You can also visit: https://investigations.bergermontague.com/riskified-ltd/
Whistleblowers: Anyone with non-public information regarding Riskified is encouraged to confidentially assist Berger Montague's investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under this program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to thirty percent (30%) of recoveries obtained by the SEC. For more information, contact us.
On July 28, 2021, Riskified's Registration Statement for an IPO was declared effective and was used to sell 20 million Class A ordinary shares at $21 per share, generating more than $422 million in proceeds.
According to the complaint, on September 9, 2021, during a conference call to discuss Riskified's Q2 2021 financial results, CFO Aglika Dotcheva disclosed that Riskified tended "to experience higher chargebacks when we enter a new industry."
On November 16, 2021, in connection with the Company's Q3 2021 financials, Defendants revealed that, among other negative developments, Riskified's revenue growth had declined to 26% year-over-year, its Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") growth had declined to 28% year-over-year, and gross profits had increased only 10% year-over-year. Defendants also disclosed that Riskified's cost of revenue had jumped to $28.3 million during Q3, primarily as a result of a sharp increase in chargeback expenses. CFO Dotcheva blamed Riskified's growing merchant base as a primary cause of increased chargebacks.
Finally, on February 23, 2022, in announcing Q4 and full-year 2021 results, Defendants disclosed that Riskified's revenue growth and GMV growth had continued to decelerate, and Riskified's cost of revenue had continued to climb. CFO Dotcheva stated that the year-over-year decline in gross profit margin experienced "was driven primarily by [Riskified's] expansion into new industries and regions, increase of the tickets in travel industry as a percentage of total billings as well as the onboarding of new merchants."
At the time of the filing of the complaint, Riskified Class A shares traded below $6 per share – more than 70% below the IPO price.
Berger Montague, with offices in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and San Diego, has been a pioneer in securities class action litigation since its founding in 1970. Berger Montague has represented individual and institutional investors for over five decades and serves as lead counsel in courts throughout the United States.
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In his personal life, Australian actor Joel Edgerton feels a deep anxiety when he experiences conflict or tension. But on set, Edgerton says, "I get to go to an environment where I can [do] all of the things that I'm not comfortable doing in my real life."
There's plenty of tension in his latest role in the Paul Schrader film Master Gardener. Edgerton plays Narvel Roth, a horticulturist with a secret past as a white nationalist. Narvel is covered in racist tattoos, which are only revealed to the audience when the gardener takes his shirt off.
"I remember wearing [the tattoos] for the first time and feeling the kind of strange power that they had," Edgerton says.
Master Gardener is the third of Schrader's trilogy of films, including First Reformed and The Card Counter, each about a lonely man who has emotionally shut down to escape the past. For this film, the director instructed Edgerton to be especially understated in the role.
"What [Paul Schrader] was telling me was do nothing, let the story kind of let the words come through, that the less of an actor that I was, the better for that the film that he wanted to create," Edgerton says. "And I found that a really interesting challenge because I am an actor and there's maybe a fear of doing nothing, a fear of not being good enough unless you're ... bringing your bag of tricks of performance and emotion."
Edgerton previously played Anakin Skywalker's half brother, Owen Lars, in the Star Wars prequel films and in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. In the 2016 film Loving, he played Richard Loving, a white man who married a Black woman. The relationship prompted the historic Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which overturned state laws that made interracial marriage illegal. He also appeared in the Amazon Prime series The Underground Railroad.
Interview highlights
On how his very small role in Star Wars: Revenge of the Clones changed his career
That was my crowbar into Hollywood. ... I knew that I could go to Hollywood and say that I was in the new Star Wars film and nobody would know [while the film was in post-production] that it was only like 3 minutes and that it would allow me to meet with agents and do things, get the opportunities or the opportunities to audition for the kinds of things that I thought I was capable of, which I did. It was 2000. I went to L.A. and started doing meetings and trying to get people to take me seriously.
Star Wars really sort of opened that door for me. ... [When it came out] no one called me and said, "Hey, you conned me!" And even to this day, for all of the work that I've done, when I go to a festival and sign photographs for fans, if they're there, it's still half of them are photographs of me in Star Wars, whether it be the Disney+ series recently, but more so the old Star Wars films.
On the magic of being on the Star Wars set
I had long had a dream that I could potentially be an actor and see the world at the same time. It was the first time that I had proof that that could come true because I got flown to Tunisia to do a couple of scenes and I remember getting out of this white Land Cruiser in the sweltering heat in the Sahara Desert in Tatooine, and I looked across and there are the water towers, the iconic water towers on Lars Moisture Farm, and there was C-3PO standing next to George Lucas, and I felt like I was moving in a direction that I wanted to move.
On his brother Nash being his stuntman
There was a very funny moment in Australia where we're on the rooftop of a car park, like a parking structure and my character in this TV show called Dangerous had to get hit by a car. And I think it was the moment my character gets killed, and what happened that night is I got to sit in a chair with a blanket over myself, a cup of tea in my hand while my brother got hit by this car and broke the windshield. Then I watched him get shards of glass sucked out of his hand with a vacuum cleaner, which is a great way of getting glass out of hand people if it ever happens. And prior to that night, I remember my mother said, "Nash, does Joel ever have to do anything dangerous in this film or this show, and make sure you do it for him?" And he's like, "What? So I can be broken, but Joel can't?" She said, "But it's your job."
Stunt people — hats off to them all over the world because they're the opposite of actors. An actor will complain about something that's not even worth complaining about. A stunt guy could be almost broken in two and you'd be like, "Are you OK?" And he's like, "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." Stunt guys never complain. They always downplay injuries and an actor will want a day off over a tiny splinter.
On a turning point when he stopped being reckless as a teen
I feel like danger is just part of the optimism of youth. My brother [Nash] and I would go skiing and the things that we would do on a pair of skis I would never even dream of doing now. Children want to defy gravity and climb really high. And I think the same can be said about the curiosity for weirdness and unusual things, and trying to get into nightclubs when you're way too young, forging your own I.D. to try and get into places. And I think part of life is understanding that you're not immortal. And I have this strong belief that we all, at some point, learn that lesson, and hopefully we learn it in a semi-safe way.
I remember exactly when I learned it. I was in Thailand [for] the turn of the millennium to Y2K. ... and I got super drunk and I was doing acrobatics on the beach — something that I'd learned through my brother and his stunt guy friends. And I landed upside down on my neck in the sand at about 2:00 in the morning. And when I stood up, I couldn't feel my left arm at all. And I had a feeling like I'd almost broken my spine. I was told I completely tore the nerves in my left neck that extended to my left arm. And it took me about eight months to rehab. I saw a neurosurgeon who told me I hadn't torn the nerves, I just stretched them. ...
I realized that I had been careless with myself, and I put myself in a lot of danger, and that I could easily have ended up in a wheelchair that day. I was lucky, so lucky, that I'd been injured in a way that was bad but not lasting. It really made me reassess my point of view on dangerous things in general.
On his experience being bullied as a kid, which later informed his 2018 film Boy Erased
I was locked in a bathroom when I was in grade seven and thrown around by about three or four much older boys. I am certain now that all they were doing was sort of entertaining themselves and found it quite fun and funny. But to me, I really thought my life was in danger, that I was in a very vulnerable position. And I was sort of stuck in there for probably only a couple of minutes, but it felt like an eternity and it resulted in these boys getting suspended from school. But I felt this really deep fear that day.
Years later, I was in a café and this man came up to me. I would have been probably 19 or 20 and [he] introduced himself and the moment he said his name, I knew that he was one of those boys. He apologized to me and told me that his father had taken him out of school because of that event, and that it was the best thing that ever happened to him because he was very unhappy at that school, but that he wanted to let me know that now that he'd run into me, that he was sorry.
Heidi Saman and Susan Nyakundi produced and edited this interview for broadcast. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Beth Novey adapted it for the web.
Copyright 2023 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. | 2023-05-15T20:15:40+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/2023-05-15/actor-joel-edgerton-avoids-conflict-in-real-life-but-embraces-it-on-screen |
(NewsNation) — If you’ve recently been out to eat during the day, you may have noticed that your lunch costs more.
Although it has shown signs of moderating, inflation, which has plagued industries from fuel to agriculture, is still likely to remain far above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Consumer prices have seen an 8.3% leap in the last year. Now, some economists have come up with a new term — “Lunchflation” — to describe the effect inflation is having on the cost of people’s mid-day meals.
Food prices were up by 9.4% last month, according to the Labor Department. The food index saw its seventeenth consecutive monthly increase in April as well, going up by 0.9%.
Popular salad maker SweetGreen raised its prices back in January by 6%, while sandwich restaurant Potbelly raised its prices in February by 5.4%.
The payment company Square in March calculated the price of some popular lunch items in major cities.
It found prices went up between March 1, 2020 to March 1, 2022 for the following foods:
- Wraps by 13%
- Sandwiches by 15%
- Tacos by 19%
- Salads by 9%
- Burgers by 9%
- Soup by 28%
Square attributed the increased price of lunch for consumers to rising costs restaurants are facing, as they’ve seen labor and ingredient costs go up.
According to Business Insider, a national labor shortage means restaurants have raised wages to attract more staff after record resignations during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the industry’s low pay, lack of benefits and poor working condition. As Insider reported, supply chain shortages in the U.S. and major droughts in countries such as Brazil and Argentina haven’t helped matters.
“Restaurants have been among the hardest-hit businesses over the past few years, and now they’re facing rising costs across all parts of their business due to labor shortages and supply chain constraints,” said Bryan Solar, Head of Restaurants at Square, said the company’s report. “While technology offers many solutions, business from and relationships with the customer continue to be key to restaurants’ survival.” | 2022-06-01T16:36:06+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/lunchflation-means-the-cost-of-your-meal-is-going-up/ |
BOSTON, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simply Business, LLC., a Boston-based digital insurance company focused on small businesses, today announced a partnership with specialty insurer Arch Insurance to offer monoline professional liability solutions to small business owners in the United States.
Through the new partnership, small business owners across various industries will have access to Arch Insurance's suite of professional liability products on the Simply Business website.
"We recognize that each small business is unique, which is why providing choice remains a top priority for us," said Group CEO, David Summers. "We're pleased to add Arch Insurance to our panel of carriers and offer our customers with an even broader selection of products and services."
"We focus on understanding the needs of our partners and customers so we're able to provide excellent digital solutions to everyone involved," said Jay Rajendra, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Arch Capital Group. "We're looking forward to a long-term, collaborative partnership with the Simply Business team."
For more information, please visit SimplyBusiness.com.
About Simply Business
Simply Business is changing the way small business owners find business insurance by offering customers tailored insurance coverage online. The company began in the United Kingdom and expanded to the United States in 2017, naming Boston home. With over 900,000 customers globally, Simply Business has become a leader in the space through its commitment to a customer-first model, focusing heavily on simplicity, choice and value.
About Arch Insurance North America
Arch Insurance North America, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd., includes Arch's insurance operations in the United States and Canada. Business in the U.S. is written by Arch Insurance Company, Arch Specialty Insurance Company, Arch Excess & Surplus Insurance Company and Arch Indemnity Insurance Company. Business in Canada is written by Arch Insurance Canada Ltd.
About Arch Capital Group Ltd.
Arch Capital Group Ltd., a publicly listed Bermuda exempted company with approximately $14.5 billion in capital at Sept. 30, 2022, provides insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance on a worldwide basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries. Arch (Nasdaq: ACGL) is a S&P 500 company.
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Mall of America settles lawsuit over boy thrown from balcony
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis said Monday that it will toughen its trespassing policies as part of a settlement with the family of a boy who was severely injured when a man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall threw the child from a third-floor balcony.
Additional details of the settlement were not released by the boy’s family or the mall.
The boy, identified only as Landen, was 5 when Emmanuel Aranda threw him nearly 40 feet (12.2 meters) to the ground. Aranda, who had been banned from the Bloomington, Minnesota, mall twice in previous years, told investigators that when went there “looking for someone to kill” after women rejected his advances. He pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the attack on Landen.
The family alleged in a lawsuit filed last year that mall security should have prevented Aranda from “prowling” at the building without an officer following him closely. The lawsuit alleged that the mall and its security detail knew about previous “violent, aggressive, and erratic” behavior that Aranda had displayed at the shopping center.
In a joint statement announcing the settlement, the mall and the family said they will work together on policy changes to prevent similar incidents.
“Mall of America and the family have agreed to work together with a focus on safety, and already are jointly pursuing policy changes to existing trespass limits for violent criminals so as to give greater ability to preclude such persons from their premises,” the statement said.
The lawsuit sought unspecified damages. At the time it was filed, an attorney for the family said the boy had already incurred more than $1.7 million in medical expenses. Landen’s parents said on their GoFundMe page in 2019 that Landen had more than 15 medical procedures, including surgeries for two broken arms and a broken leg, facial and skull fractures and removal of his spleen.
“The boy’s recovery has been nothing short of miraculous and the focus remains on his health and wellbeing, which includes privacy during this time,” Monday’s statement added. “The Mall and the family will ask that any resulting change be named in honor of the young boy.”
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Trisha Ahmed is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow her on Twitter.
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A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state’s abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the medication, even for sexual assault victims.
St. Luke’s Health Kansas City said in a statement Wednesday that it would resume offering the medication known as the morning after pill, a day after it told The Kansas City Star that its Missouri hospitals would halt emergency contraception.
It did so after the state’s attorney general issued a statement stating unequivicolly that emergency contraception is not illegal under an abortion ban that was enacted minutes after Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The Missouri law bans all abortions except in cases of medical emergency.
“Saint Luke’s Health System is aware of and continues to closely monitor legal developments regarding Missouri’s abortion trigger law, including recent comments from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Governor of Missouri regarding the use of emergency contraceptives,” St. Luke’s said Wednesday. “Following further internal review, Saint Luke’s will now resume providing emergency contraceptives, under new protocols, at all Missouri-based Saint Luke’s hospitals and clinics.”
The statement said the “ambiguity of the law, and the uncertainty even among state officials about what this law prohibits, continues to cause grave concern and will require careful monitoring.”
Since the Supreme Court ruling, abortion rights supporters have warned about the ambiguity of some state abortion bans and that contraception could be targeted.
Lawmakers in some states with majority-conservative legislatures have suggested that. Already in Idaho, emergency contraception was prohibited at school-based health clinics last year under a law banning public funding for “abortion related services.”
Adding to the worries were comments from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who in a separate concurring opinion urged colleagues to overturn other high court rulings protecting same-sex marriage, gay sex and the use of contraceptives.
Emergency contraception can be taken after sex and generally works by delaying or preventing ovulation. The federally approved label also says it may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb. It’s been attacked by some abortion foes who believe life begins when an egg is fertilized.
The Missouri law doesn’t mention birth control, including emergency contraceptives, which is sold under the brand name Plan B.
Republican state Rep. Nick Schroer, who sponsored the bill, said the intent was never to restrict access to any contraception.
“It’s not going to limit access to Plan B, and if we wanted to then that would need to be a discussion this next legislative session,” Schroer said.
It’s standard practice for health care providers to offer emergency contraception to sexual assault victims. Gretchen Borchelt, vice president of reproductive rights and health at the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C., said it’s a “critically important part of a comprehensive medical response to sexual assault.”
In its Tuesday statement to the Star, St. Luke’s spokeswoman Laurel Gifford said the hospital system “simply cannot put our clinicians in a position that might result in criminal prosecution.”
Doctors convicted under the law could serve up to 15 years in prison and lose their medical licenses.
St. Luke’s has 16 hospitals, some of which are in Kansas and were not impacted.
Since the Supreme Court’s ruling, demand for emergency contraceptives rose so much that some retailers, including Amazon and Rite Aid, capped how many consumers can buy.
“Retailers are being cautious. They are trying to manage it,” said Neil Saunders, managing director at GlobalData Retail. “But I don’t think there are chronic shortages.”
Planned Parenthood health centers are experiencing an increased demand for information and family planning services, including contraception.
“They’re worried birth control will be next,’’ said Kelly Hart, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood’s Dallas-based affiliate.
So far, she said, the group has been able to meet the demand.
“From our perspective, birth control is more important than it has ever been and we’re doing everything we can to make that available,’’ Hart said.
At Wellspring online pharmacy, U.S. sales totaled about 1,000 packages a day at the weekend peak, compared with 100 to 200 daily before the ruling, Koen Mullokandov, the company’s chief operating officer, said. The fervor has subsided to about six times higher than usual, but many purchasers are still buying four to six packages at a time, clearly “stocking up,’’ Mullokandov said.
“Supply is challenging because nobody was expecting this,’’ he said, adding that so far, “we have enough inventory to support the demand.’’
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Associated Press reporters Lindsey Tanner, Lindsay Whitehurst, David A. Lieb and Heather Hollingsworth contributed to this report. | 2022-06-30T17:23:57+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/some-missouri-hospitals-briefly-halt-emergency-contraception/ |
About 5K GM salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs
DETROIT (AP) — About 5,000 white-collar workers at General Motors took the company’s buyout offers, which the automaker says is enough to avoid layoffs at this time.
GM said Tuesday that the offers will save about $1 billion per year in costs, about half of the $2 billion it wants to cut annually by the end of 2024. The company now has about 58,000 salaried workers in the U.S.
The buyouts come at an uncertain time for the auto industry, which is in the midst of a transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles. GM has a goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035.
The Detroit automaker and its competitors are making huge capital outlays to develop and build new electric vehicles, all while continuing to make cars, trucks and SUVs with gasoline engines. They’re also spending big to get scarce minerals and parts needed for EV batteries.
“The steps we are taking will allow us to maintain momentum, remain agile, and create a more competitive GM,” the company said in a prepared statement.
GM hopes to get the remaining $1 billion in savings by reducing vehicle complexity and expanding use of shared parts on internal combustion and electric vehicles. It also plans to cut spending across the company, including for travel and marketing, the statement said.
At a Bank of America conference Tuesday, GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said the company will take a $1 billion first-quarter charge because of the buyouts, but said it will save $1 billion per year as the workers leave later in in 2023. “You’ve got a pretty quick payback,” Jacobson said.
Last month GM offered buyouts to white-collar workers with at least five years of service, and global executives who have been with the company at least two years.
Jacobson said the number of workers taking the buyouts is about what GM expected. The company made the offers in an effort to reach cost goals without layoffs, he said.
“It’s important that we were willing to pay for the voluntary program to incent people to go who maybe were closer to retirement or had just decided they wanted a change in career or lifestyle, at the same time to do everything we can to try to avoid involuntaries or layoffs,” he said. “And I think we’re in a position where we’re going to be able to do that.”
GM’s statement didn’t completely rule out layoffs in the future, though, saying that “involuntary separations are not a consideration at this point.”
Employees taking the buyouts had to sign up by March 24, and those who are approved for the packages have to leave by June 30.
U.S. salaried workers are being offered one month of pay for every year of service, up to 12 months. They’ll also get COBRA health care and part of the bonuses they would receive this year.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-04T17:33:43+00:00 | mysuncoast.com | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2023/04/04/about-5k-gm-salaried-workers-take-buyouts-avoiding-layoffs/ |
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DENVER (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning weren't the ones who looked like the two-time defending champions in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night.
The Colorado Avalanche, playing for the first time in nine nights, raced to 2-0 and 3-1 leads in the first period by punching pucks past otherworldly goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who had allowed just 2.27 goals per game in these playoffs.
“The first 10 minutes, we weren’t our best,” Lightning forward Patrick Maroon said. “We weren’t our best tonight. But I like the finish in our game, though.”
Well, except for the actual ending.
Colorado withstood Tampa Bay's rally to improve to 13-2 in these playoffs and prevail 4-3 on Andre Burakovsky's goal 1:23 into overtime.
The winner came after a bad turnover by Mikhail Sergachev, whose second-period goal tied it at 3.
Home teams have won 64 consecutive Cup Final games when leading by two or more goals, per ESPN. The last team to blow a two-goal lead and lose was the New York Rangers against Vancouver in 1994.
The Avalanche peppered reigning playoffs MVP Vasilevskiy with plenty of pucks in the first period and Ball Arena was rocking, those $1,000 tickets looking like bargains.
The Avalanche scored a whopping 65 goals in 14 playoff games to reach the Stanley Cup Final — their 6.46 scoring average the best in the playoffs in 30 years —- and they netted two more goals in the first 10 minutes of the first period.
The two-time defending champions' pedigree showed up with Ondrej Palat and Sergachev scoring goals less than a minute apart in the second period against Darcy Keumper, who was playing in his first game since May 31 against Edmonton, to knot things up at 3.
It stayed that way until 1:23 into overtime.
Lightning coach Jon Cooper insisted Vasilevskiy wasn't to blame for the loss, suggesting nobody in a Lightning sweater played better than his goaltender who stopped 22 straight shots before Burakovsky's winner eluded his left skate.
“Vassy, obviously, is a difference maker,” Sergachev said. “He is the best goalie in the world. He’s our best player. So he’s a difference-maker and he can steal games, he can win games by himself. He almost did it tonight.”
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals in a first period for the first time in his career, according to NHL stats.
The Avalanche's legs were both fast and fresh in their first game in nine days and their first Stanley Cup appearance in 21 years.
Throw in the altitude and the Avalanche's attitude, maybe some choppy ice and definitely some uneven play early on from Vasilevskiy, who allowed uncharacteristic goals like the one Valeri Nichuskin put past him in the first period. That puck was the first to go through Vasilevskiy's legs this entire postseason.
These Avalanche may be the upstarts but they're not fazed by the prospect of having to dethrone the two-time defending champions to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup.
Their confidence, like the thin air in the Mile High City, is sky high.
“I mean why not?” said captain Gabriel Landeskog, whose goal less than eight minutes into the game opened the scoring. "We’re in the Stanley Cup Final. We’ve earned this spot. We put a lot of hard work in. Obviously, we have a lot of respect for these guys — but not too much.”
Sergachev shrugged off the loss, suggesting there was plenty of good things that happened, like coming back to tie it and skate evenly with the fast Avalanche for much of the night.
“It’s the usual stuff. We lost Game 1s before,” Sergachev said. “It’s a series, so we’ll take a day off tomorrow and just chill, clear our heads and practice, go out at Game 2. So nothing changes for us. We’re still a confident group.”
Lightning longtime captain Steven Stamkos said the key Saturday night in Game 2 is not playing catch-up and chasing the quick Avalanche.
“We'll look to get off to a better start next game and play with the lead a little bit,” he said. “That’s a really good hockey team, they got some exceptional players that can make plays and will look to improve.”
Lightning coach Jon Cooper said his players now have a feel for how fast the Avalanche play, and that will help them this weekend.
“They come out pretty strong. We hadn’t seen them in a while, so it was nice to get a feel,” concurred Alex Killorn. "They had some incredible players that do a lot of good stuff on the ice, but I think we understand exactly what they are.”
A formidable opponent that might very well keep the Lightning from becoming the first team to win three Stanley Cups in a row since the New York Islanders won their fourth straight in 1983.
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WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Saturday, August 13, 2022
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236 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
Spot Temperatures are for Today, Tonight, Monday, Monday
Night, and Tuesday.
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South Washington Coast-
Including the cities of Raymond, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Naselle,
Cathlamet, and Cape Disappointment
236 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy, becoming partly sunny by afternoon.
Patchy morning fog. Highs 65 to 75. Light wind becoming northwest
5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around
55. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy.
Patchy morning fog. Highs 70 to 75. Light wind becoming northwest
5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy.
Lows 55 to 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny. Highs
70 to 80. Light wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 70 to 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 70 to 75.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 65 to 75.
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Willapa Hills-
Including the cities of Willapa, Frances, Elk Mountain,
and Ryderwood
236 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon.
Patchy morning fog. Highs 70 to 75. Light wind becoming northwest
5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 55. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny. Patchy
morning fog. Highs around 75. Light wind.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 55. Northwest wind
5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny. Highs
75 to 80. Light wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 80 to 85.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 80 to 85.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 70 to 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs 70 to 75.
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South Washington Cascade Foothills-
Including the cities of Toutle, Ariel, Lake Merwin, Yale Lake,
and Cougar
236 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Areas of morning low clouds. Otherwise, mostly sunny.
Highs 75 to 80. Light wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 55. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Light wind becoming
northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 60. Northwest wind 5 to
10 mph becoming light after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny. Highs
75 to 85. Light wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 85 to 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 65.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 85 to 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 80 to 85.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 75 to 80.
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South Washington Cascades-
Including the cities of Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center,
Mount St. Helens, and Wind River Valley
236 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 13000
feet. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Free air freezing level 14000 feet.
North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 14000 feet. Light
wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Free air freezing level 15000 feet.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 15000 feet.
Light wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Free air freezing level 15000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 15000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level
15000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 15000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level
15000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level
16000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level 15000 feet.
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Father Nelson H. Baker signed the articles of incorporation for Catholic Charities in Buffalo in 1923.
And now, a century later, the organization thought it only fitting that he serve as the patron for this year's appeal.
"We usually have a saint," said Deacon Steve Schumer, president and CEO of Catholic Charities. "We figured, close enough."
Father Baker, the founder of Our Lady of Victory charities, is on the way to being declared a saint, after being elevated to venerable status in 2011. And he was among the organizers of Catholic Charities, gathering 16 institutions into one group in October, 1923.
Officials announced a goal of raising $9.5 million for the Appeal 2023 on Thursday at the kickoff for the annual drive at the Delaware Avenue headquarters.
The annual appeal helps fund 57 programs and services administered by Catholic Charities across Western New York.
And as the organization providing social services for Western New York kicks off its 99th appeal, it again turned to Baker, the "padre of the poor," to provide inspiration for the drive.
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"Right now, in particular in Buffalo, there is no shortage of events that have generated need," Schumer said. "It seems we jump from one tragedy to another. Many of these things have very real impact on peoples lives."
"We see the effects of the current economy in our community and across the country," Bishop Michael W. Fisher said. "The cost of groceries, rent and utilities are climbing at concerning rates. Imagine the challenges for individuals and families who struggled to make ends meet before this time. Catholic Charities will be an avenue for relief for many people every day."
During its first year in operation, Catholic Charities served about 12,500 people. Last year, Catholic Charities’ programs and services supported more than 134,000 people, families and children.
The goal of the first appeal was $262,116, and more than $325,000 was raised, said Adam Sumlin, this year's appeal chairman. While there were some large donors last year, 30,000 people made donations as the appeal topped its $9.5 million goal in June.
"Community support through the annual appeal is crucial. The funds raised ensure these programs and services can continue providing hope for those who may be especially struggling during these times to make ends meet, or who are facing challenges impacting their health and well-being," Sumlin said.
The annual appeal helps fund 57 programs and services administered by Catholic Charities across 80 locations. | 2023-01-06T13:27:01+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/news/local/catholic-charities-appeal-sets-9-5-million-goal/article_85ae61c6-8d22-11ed-ac55-6fcd6d74ac30.html |
Fire reports for Dec. 22, 2022 Dec 22, 2022 3 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following are times, addresses made by the Lawton Fire Department. The nature of emergency was not provided:TUESDAY3:39 p.m. — 200 blk SW C, medical.3:56 p.m. — 5400 blk NW Sherwood, medical.4:47 p.m. — 600 blk NE Flower Mound, medical.5:31 p.m. — 1400 blk NW Longview, medical.5:40 p.m. — 1100 blk SW Monroe, medical.6:37 p.m. — 1000 blk NW Sheridan Road, medical.6:41 p.m. — 100 blk SELee, medical.7:36 p.m. — 2800 blk NW 67th, medical.9:01 p.m. — 1100 blk SW Jefferson, medical.9:23 p.m. — 7600 blk NW Chesley, medical.9:27 p.m. — Northwest 3rd Street and Northwest Arlington Avenue, medical.9:36 p.m. — 500 bkl SE Flower Mound, medical.WEDNESDAY1:14 a.m. — 7200 blk SW Drakestone, medical.2:15 a.m. — 1400 blk SW Jefferson, medical.3:59 a.m. — 1700 blk SW Monroe, medical.5:45 a.m. — 7000 blk Cache Road, medical.7:14 a.m. — 2300 blk SW Georgia, medical.7:49 a.m. — 2400 blk NW 30th, medical.9:34 a.m. — 4600 blk SE Brighton, medical.9:57 a.m. — 1100 blk NW Becontree, medical.10:27 a.m. — 700 blk NW 35th Place, medical.11:25 a.m. — 1800 blk SW F, medical.11:40 a.m. — 5400 blk NW Cottonwood, medical.12:20 p.m. — 6300 blk SW Lee, medical.12:24 p.m. — 1200 blk SW 24th, medical.12:27 p.m. — 4700 blk NW Motif Manor, medical.12:38 p.m. — 6700 blk SW Embassy Cricle medical.12:42 p.m. — 2200 blk NW Hoover, medical.1:35 p.m. — 800 blk NW 58th, medical.2:11 p.m. — 300 blk NW 65th, medical.2:23 p.m. — 1500 blk NW Taylor, medical.2:45 p.m. — 4600 blk W Gore, medical. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Medical Following Address Medicine Lawton Fire Department Emergency Recommended for you Sign Up For Newsletters Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. Obituaries Receive the most recent obituaries from The Lawton Constitution every Morning in you E-mail. Signup today! Headlines / e-Edition Would you like to receive our daily news from The Lawton Constitution? Signup today! Sports Headlines Would you like to receive our daily sports from The Lawton Constitution? Signup today! Breaking News Get the latest breaking news from The Lawton Constitution. Sign up today! You must select at least one email list. Please enter a valid email address. Sign up Manage your lists | 2022-12-22T10:34:35+00:00 | swoknews.com | https://www.swoknews.com/almanac/fires/fire-reports-for-dec-22-2022/article_37e05503-27f7-5f42-9a3e-11bf3435ebbb.html |
According to the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, exhibiting companies reached a total of USD 16.2 million in closed sales, on top of which a turnover of USD 9.2 million is estimated for the year after the IPPE fair
SÃO PAULO, Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The machinery and equipment exports sector had a positive start to the 2023 international agenda. Following the Brazilian participation in the International Production and Processing Expo - IPPE, which took place from 24 to 26 January, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, turnover is expected to reach USD 25 million.
USD 16.2 million of this figure is from deals made during the event, while the remaining USD 9.2 accounts for the estimated turnover in the next 12 months. The data is from the Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) Program, which comes from a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments), and ABIMAQ (The Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Industry Association), who took ten national companies to exhibit their innovations at IPPE 2023. IPPE is considered the world's largest exhibition of technology, equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of eggs, meats and poultry, as well as the manufacture of animal feed. This year's edition, the 75th, was notable for its strong Brazilian presence in this and other sectors.
The figures are the result of deals for Brazilian exports with countries of strategic business focus throughout Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the USA, who is the event's host.
"These regions are essential for the exponential growth of Brazilian machinery and equipment exports. Because this is the first event on our international calendar, the volume of business at IPPE was satisfactory and will have a strong impact on the industry's results throughout the year," explains Paulo Guerra, Head of Institutional Relations and Trade Promotion at ABIMAQ.
The event was attended by the Brazilian companies Farenzena, Fornari, HighTech, Ibraflex, Lenke, Plasmetal, Tecmaes, Torfresma, Usitec Triel, and Vantec. With significant operations on the national market, these companies presented their new products including machines, equipment, and solutions at the Brazilian Hall, which was promoted by the BMS Program.
The USA is the second largest market consumer of animal protein in the world, currently accounting for a 12% share of exports. The relationship between the two countries is mainly due to differences such as low-cost machinery, high efficiency, and the credibility of the Brazilian animal-protein sector.
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SPEEDWAY, ind (WISH) — “Once again, all eyes in the world are on Indianapolis. I’m proud.” said Mayor Joe Hogsett as he speaks with News 8 prior to the Indianapolis 500.
That pride is coupled with gratitude, as Hogsett is grateful to see the grandstands filled with fans on a sunny race day. Fans are in for a treat, as this year’s qualifying field is the fastest ever in the race’s history.
“I think we’re in for one of the most exciting Indianapolis 500’s that we’ve ever had.” said Hogsett.
Happy to partake to in the festivities, Hogsett still has his picks in mind to win it all, pulling for a fellow Hoosier to take the trophy this year.
“Ed Carpenter and Connor Daly are always kind of top of mind. Scott Dixon is just a fantastic driver. The fact that Jimmie Johnson is in the field this year, he’s won here four times. And then lastly, how wonderful would it be if Helio Castroneves won his fifth.” said Hogsett. | 2022-05-29T15:44:06+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/monthofmay/mayor-hogsett-this-years-race-is-as-good-as-its-ever-been/ |
BERLIN (AP) — Several substances seem to have contributed to the massive fish die-off in the Oder River that forms much of Germany’s border with Poland, a German official said Monday.
Numerous theories have been floated about the cause of the environmental disaster, but so far none have been conclusive, a spokesman for Germany’s Environment Ministry said. He rejected suggestions from a senior Polish official that Germany was spreading “fake news” about pesticides being behind the environmental disaster.
“The search for the causes of the fish die-off in the Oder still haven’t been completed,” said Andreas Kuebler, the ministry spokesman. “So far we have several organic and inorganic substances that could be responsible.”
“It seems to be a cocktail of chemicals,” he told reporters in Berlin. “According to our information so far, none of these substances alone led to the fish die-off. It must still be assumed that this could be a multi-causal incident.”
Kuebler said a type of algae that normally grows in brackish water and produces a substance toxic to fish may also have played a role in the disaster.
Recent lab results showed a sharp growth of Prymnesium parvum in the Oder that could only have resulted from increased salt levels caused by an “industrial discharge,” he said.
Dead fish in the Oder were first noticed by fishermen in southwestern Poland in late July, but German authorities said they weren’t officially notified by their Polish counterparts until the second week of August. Poland’s government is trying to track down those responsible. Ten tons of dead fish have been removed from the river.
Warsaw lashed out over the weekend, with Environment Minister Anna Moskwa accusing Germany of spreading “fake news” about the levels of pesticides in the river.
“In Poland, the substance is tested and detected below the quantification threshold, that is, it has no effect on fish and other species,” she wrote on Twitter.
Kuebler said Germany was “surprised and a bit saddened” by the claim.
“We never said that the Polish side is responsible for the the use of pesticides (and) that fish died of this,” he said.
In Poland, where more than 100 tons of dead fish have been removed from the river, the prime minister has called the die-off an environmental “catastrophe.”
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Follow all AP stories on the environment at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment | 2022-08-23T11:26:41+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/germany-no-single-cause-for-massive-oder-river-fish-die-off/ |
The Right Cybersecurity Resources at the Right Time
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberSN, a leading cybersecurity talent acquisition technology and services firm with a strong focus on diversity, and Lares, a global leader in security assessment, testing, and coaching, are proud to announce a new partnership providing the industry with unparalleled access to cybersecurity resources and services.
Recognizing the financial and operational challenges cybersecurity leaders face due to the growing shortage of professionals, CyberSN and Lares together are enabling organizations to maximize their budgets, utilize resources more efficiently, and retain talent.
"Cybersecurity leaders need better talent support. With most organizations operating on compliance budgets versus security budgets, now more than ever our community needs the ability to get more done with less and they need to do so without creating burnout within their staff. Together with Lares we can provide this relief," says Deidre Diamond, Founder & CEO of CyberSN.
Combining CyberSN's job matching platform which enables the ability to deliver qualified and interested cybersecurity professionals quickly to project-based work, long term contracts and permanent positions; with Lares' expertise in offensive and defensive security operations, creates a unique and productive solution to a long-standing problem - lack of clarity in cyber tasks and projects.
Together, the companies are offering a range of services assisting leaders to easily define and complete cybersecurity projects, resolve cyber gaps, and support employee retention. Leaders can expect right-skilled cybersecurity professionals at the right time, with a focus on efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
"Providing top-tier cybersecurity services requires a unique blend of talent from our resources. The industry demand for this talent surpasses the availability of qualified resources through conventional job searching. Partnering with CyberSN will continue our efforts in delivering the quality and availability of talent that our customer's require," says Chris Nickerson and Eric Smith, the Co-Founders of Lares.
This partnership offers flexibility and scalability, enabling leaders to scale up or down quickly on a project-by-project basis. The specialized expertise and exceptional experience of the CyberSN and Lares teams, combined with their broad reach, can solve cyber challenges for any size organization, from niche to routine, strategic through tactical.
Learn more about the CyberSN and Lares partnership.
About CyberSN:
CyberSN is the Cybersecurity Jobs and Career Marketplace. From online matching to full service recruitment, CyberSN provides professionals and hiring teams with the expertise, tools, and services they need to maximize job fit and retention. As a cybersecurity professional, CyberSN's job matching platform lets you Pwn Your Career™; knowing your market worth, finding jobs that fit and accelerating your career success. CyberSN's mix and match recruitment services, industry data and Secure Diversity initiative allow cybersecurity teams to Build Faster, Build Stronger and Build to Last; filling jobs in weeks while improving diversity, and retention.
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Lares is a cybersecurity consulting company that prides itself on its ability to provide continuous defensive improvement through adversarial simulation and collaboration. Lares can help your organization validate its security posture through offensive security-focused services such as complex adversarial simulations, network penetration testing, application security assessments, insider threat assessments, vulnerability research, continuous security testing, virtual Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) services, and coaching. Lares is committed to highlighting where gaps may exist and working closely with you to build a mature security program capable of defending against any adversary you may face.
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Bellevue Marquette Catholic flexed its muscle and floored Kalona Hillcrest Academy 66-10 on December 3 in Iowa girls high school basketball action.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Three city supervisors announced the opening salvo in a bid to create a comprehensive strategy to address quality-of-life issues in the city Tuesday.
“San Franciscans are demanding solutions as big as our problems, and none of the problems facing our city right now are more visible, more destructive, or more deadly than rampant street-level drug dealing, open-air drug scenes and overdoses,” District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who represents south of Market on the city’s Board of Supervisors, stated in a press release from his office. “The resolution my colleagues and I are introducing today begins the important work of scoping ‘San Francisco Recovers,’ the comprehensive, coordinated and sustained citywide strategy we need to make the kind of progress San Franciscans expect of us.”
Dorsey was joined by District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani, who represent the Castro and the Marina, respectively, on the board at the announcement yesterday morning.
Specifically, the trio announced a resolution that will be introduced at the board urging city departments to report back to the board “with specific information necessary to permit the board to a scope a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained citywide strategy called ‘San Francisco Recovers’ to reverse the city’s crisis in accidental drug overdose deaths; to incentivize and support recovery from drug addiction; and to end overt drug markets, open-air drug scenes and associated public nuisances and harms to the community.”
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Concerns about the confluence between open drug scenes, mental health crises, addiction and street homelessness have been behind much anxiety in recent years; these joined other forces in propelling the recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin, and the appointment of Brooke Jenkins to replace him, a few months ago.
Drug overdoses have claimed the lives of almost 2,000 San Franciscans since Jan. 2020, as the powerful synthetic opiate fentanyl floods the streets.
“San Francisco’s future demands that we end open-air drug scenes,” Mandelman stated. “This resolution lays out a path to get there. Residents, small business owners, and visitors are justifiably frustrated that despite our $600 million behavioral health budget, hundreds of people continue to die of overdoses year after year. ‘San Francisco Recovers’ calls on all of city government to upend the status quo of unmitigated suffering on our streets, and I look forward to working alongside Supervisor Dorsey to make real this vision.”
The press release from Dorsey’s office states there will be five main focuses of the program:
- Public health objectives and programs
- Criminal justice objectives and programs
- “Right to Recovery” programs
- “Sober New Deal” programs
- Enhanced transparency objectives and programs
The money might come from settlements against six defendants, including Walgreens, secured by City Attorney David Chiu, for the involvement in the opioid crisis, the press release stated.
“We have thousands of people slowly dying on our streets and we must do everything we can to make sure that people struggling from addiction get the help they need. It’s time to end the open air drug markets, get fentanyl off our streets, reduce overdoses, and get people into recovery,” Stefani stated. | 2022-09-07T16:49:57+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/supes-announce-sf-recovery-plan/ |
For first-year Washington coach Kalen DeBoer, last weekend’s 37-34 victory at then-No. 6 Oregon is already being called a program-defining victory.
And next week, the Huskies will travel to Pullman, Wash., to play rival Washington State in the Apple Cup.
So is there a chance No. 17 Washington (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12) could overlook lowly Colorado (1-9, 1-6) when the teams meet Saturday in Seattle?
“That’s always the concern, right? No matter who you are, big game and then everything that Colorado’s been through,” DeBoer said. “A few weeks back we went on a two-game losing streak and we’re going to learn from those games just like we have the wins as well. We’ve got to be ready. We’ve got a lot riding on the season as far as the opportunities that could present themselves. Before we think about the last week of the season, we’ve got to make sure we’re focused on Colorado.”
While DeBoer wasn’t around, it’s likely most of his players remember last year’s trip to Colorado. Needing a victory to keep their bowl hopes alive, the Huskies lost 20-17 despite outgaining the Buffaloes 426-183. Washington was just 2 of 14 on third downs and committed four turnovers.
Of course, that UW team didn’t have Michael Penix Jr. at quarterback.
Penix, a transfer from Indiana who played under DeBoer in 2019 when he was the Hoosiers’ offensive coordinator, leads the nation with 3,640 yards passing. He is completing 67.1 percent of his attempts with 25 touchdowns and just six interceptions.
“Man, Coach DeBoer … I thank him every single day,” said Penix, who threw for 408 yards and two touchdowns last week against the Ducks. “He’s a guy that always believed in me since he’s known me. Him trusting me, not worrying about my past with injuries and trusting I’ll come out here and be able to lead this team to great heights, I thank him all the time.
“I love Coach DeBoer. I’m definitely in the right place. I’m glad I chose here and I look forward to continuing to make memories here.”
The Buffaloes are coming off a 55-17 loss last Friday at then-No. 8 Southern California.
After winning their first game under interim coach Mike Sanford, 20-13 in overtime against visiting California, the Buffaloes have dropped four in a row by an average margin of 29.5 points.
“We’re living in the present, we’re making everything about the players,” said Sanford, who took over after Karl Dorrell was fired Oct. 2. “But obviously, you get down towards the end of it and all of a sudden, it’s obviously very clear that we’re not in the postseason — there’s no bowl opportunities — and you have to really wake up every day and even as a staff, even myself as the head coach, you’ve got to really stay truly in the present.”
Colorado ranks last in the conference in both offense and defense. The Buffaloes are 124th of 131 FBS teams in total offense with 298.7 yards per game and 129th in total defense, yielding 488.0 yards.
–Field Level Media | 2022-11-18T01:36:06+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/ncaa-football/no-17-washington-welcomes-colorado-with-big-games-ahead/ |
Greenville announces two new restaurants coming to downtown area
Published: Jun. 1, 2023 at 11:36 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The City of Greenville announced that two new restaurants are opening in the Greenspace next to City Hall.
The two new restaurants, Indaco and O-Ku Greenville were announced by The Indigo Road Hospitality Group during an event held by the city Thursday morning.
According to officials, Indacu opens next week and O-Ku Greenville is opening next month.
Copyright 2023 WHNS. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-02T04:57:14+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/06/02/greenville-announces-two-new-restaurants-coming-downtown-area/ |
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — An inmate was found unresponsive in a jail cell in Alamance County Thursday morning, according to deputies.
The Alamance County Sheriff's Office said detention officers were doing routine checks around the facility when an inmate asked to speak to someone.
That's when officers unlocked the two-person cell and found Demarius Montreal Wheeler, 28 of Burlington not breathing.
Officers immediately began to perform life-saving measures until EMS arrived and said he died.
The North Carolina SBI was called to investigate the death.
The Medical Examiner also called to determine a cause of death.
Wheeler was booked into the Detention Center on Aug.10 by the Burlington Police Department for second-degree trespassing and resisting, delaying, and obstructing an officer. | 2022-08-18T19:34:39+00:00 | wfmynews2.com | https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/nc-inmate-found-dead-in-jail-cell/83-bdf58538-5786-41c8-996d-65798ea9195e |
YORKVILLE — A box of unclaimed World War I medals has been found in Kendall County, and now officials are trying to make sure the medals get to the families of those long-ago heroes.
Kendall County Circuit Court Clerk Matthew Prochaska said he found the medals while working on digitizing court records from the 20th century. The medals were issued by the Kendall County Board in 1919 to all of the county's veterans who served in World War I.
"It's not uncommon for treasured military service honors to be left in boxes, only to be forgotten as generations pass, but it is very rare for the medals to be left in the original packaging in a court file," Prochaska said in a statement.
Records show the medals were given to veterans or their families during a celebratory picnic on Sept. 25, 1919, at the old Kendall County Courthouse in Yorkville.
The unclaimed medals were meant for these World War I veterans: Andrew Birkland, Paul Canniff, Harold R. Heap, Harry Holverson, William B. Johnson, Harvey L. Nelson, Chauncey I. Pecoy, Louis A. Sears, Louis P. Schultz, Arthur Sebby and Lewis H. Steward.
Prochaska encouraged residents to search the list to see if they recognize a name and also said his office is working with the Kendall County Veterans Assistance Commission and local historical societies to help locate the families of the veterans.
"Together, we can get these medals returned to the heroes who earned them," Prochaska said. "As always, the Circuit Clerk's Office thanks America's military veterans for their service to their country."
Kendall County Board Chair Matt Kellogg said the board would like to present the medals to the families either publicly or privately.
Descendants of the veterans have until June 30 to contact the Kendall County Circuit Clerk's Office at 630-553-4183 or via email to web_Email_Circuit_Clerk@kendallcountyil.gov.
Any of the medals that remain unclaimed will be given to the Unclaimed Property Division of the Illinois State Treasurer's Office, which has an office that helps reunite medals with veterans or their family members. | 2023-01-08T22:12:10+00:00 | pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/box-of-unclaimed-world-war-i-medals-found-in-kendall-county/article_d89e123a-8f7c-11ed-927a-9b01beef6c26.html |
Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory faced an even more difficult task Monday as they combed through wreckage that was extensively picked apart and moved around during the intensive weekend search for victims and survivors.
Seven people were killed and several others wounded in the powerful blast at the R.M Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia. One survivor was pulled from the rubble hours after the explosion rattled windows and shook houses.
With the recovery effort now over, attention turned to identifying the cause — a task complicated by the jumbled wreckage.
“The No. 1 goal of this, once the fire was out, gas stopped, is to look for the victims,” Pennsylvania State Police Master Trooper David Beohm said at a news conference Monday afternoon. “So with that, when they picked the building apart with the excavator, yes, it makes it really hard then to try to figure out things. ... It makes it really difficult to try to come up with a cause.”
Authorities declined to address reports that plant workers had detected an odor of gas before the explosion. The gas utility UGI said it had received no reports of a gas leak at the family-owned candy company.
“Everything’s on the table at this point because we’re still not done with the investigation. To say it’s one way or another, I would not say that at this point," Beohm said. Two state police fire marshals are working to determine the cause and origin of the blast, he said.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which regulates workplace safety, was also at the site.
Natural gas wasn't the only possible cause.
Chocolate companies and other food manufacturers must take steps to mitigate the risk of fire and explosion from flammable dust produced by ingredients like cocoa powder and corn starch, said Holly Burgess, technical lead for industrial and chemical safety at the National Fire Protection Association, a nonprofit group that produces hundreds of codes and standards.
Burgess said smaller particles that stay aloft pose a greater danger than bigger particles that quickly fall to the floor. Food manufacturers are supposed to determine the combustibility of the dust, perform a hazard analysis and then take steps to manage it.
“Each batch is different, so the chocolate material in cocoa that I’m getting from one place might have a bigger particle size or a smaller particle size. So that’s where they usually need to do their own testing,” said Burgess, speaking generally and not about the situation at Palmer.
Commercial ovens and furnaces, and commercial refrigerant using ammonia, are other primary explosive hazards at food plants, she said.
Records from OSHA, the federal workplace safety agency, show only one violation at the West Reading plant over the past five years. In 2018, an employee lost the tip of a finger during the cleaning of a pneumatically pressurized ball valve. The company agreed to pay a $13,000 fine.
In January, records show, OSHA levied a penalty of more than $12,000 after an inspection at R.M. Palmer’s plant in nearby Wyomissing. Details of that case were not immediately available.
R.M. Palmer said in a weekend statement that everyone at the company was devastated, and it was reaching out to employees and their families through first responders and disaster recovery organizations because its communication systems were down. “The tragic events that occurred on Friday have had a profound impact on all of us at R.M. Palmer, and we appreciate the outpouring of support as all of us continue to deal with the loss of our friends and coworkers,” the company said on Facebook Sunday.
The company has not commented further. It did not respond to questions from The Associated Press on Monday.
The Berks County coroner’s office identified two of the victims as 49-year-old Amy Sandoe of Ephrata and 60-year-old Domingo Cruz of Reading and said “additional forensic medical examinations” would be needed to positively identify the other five victims. Autopsies were expected to be completed by the end of week, officials said.
Rescue crews had been using heat-imaging equipment and dogs to search for possible survivors after the blast destroyed one building and damaged a neighboring building. Crews were using heavy equipment to methodically and carefully pull debris from the site, according to police Chief Wayne Holben.
Three buildings around the site were condemned as a precaution until further examination by structural engineers to ensure their safety.
Officials said they had no update on the condition of a woman pulled alive from the rubble early Saturday. Mayor Samantha Kaag has said she had apparently been on the second floor and was found in a “hopeful circumstance,” calling out to rescuers despite her injuries after a dog found her.
Reading Hospital said it received 10 patients and transferred two to other facilities, while two others were admitted in good and fair condition, respectively, and the others had been discharged. Dr. Charles Barbera, the hospital's president and CEO, said one of the admitted patients was discharged Monday.
UGI spokesperson Joe Swope said the utility detected leaks at a few street-level locations some distance from the plant after the gas was turned back on, and completed repairs. “The company believes these are unrelated to the explosion at Palmer,” he said. | 2023-03-28T09:55:33+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/national/2023/03/27/jumbled-wreckage-complicates-chocolate-factory-blast-probe/ |
California governor blocks Charles Manson follower’s parole
By DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor blocked the parole of Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel on Friday, more than five decades after she scrawled “Helter Skelter” on a wall using the blood of one of their victims.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Krenwinkel, now 74, is still too much of a public safety risk to be freed.
“Ms. Krenwinkel fully accepted Mr. Manson’s racist, apocalyptical ideologies,” Newsom said. “Ms. Krenwinkel was not only a victim of Mr. Manson’s abuse. She was also a significant contributor to the violence and tragedy that became the Manson Family’s legacy.”
A two-member parole panel for the first time in May recommended that Krenwinkel be released, after she previously had been denied parole 14 times. Newsom has previously rejected parole recommendations for other followers of Manson, who died in prison in 2017.
Krenwinkel became the state’s longest-serving female inmate when fellow Manson follower Susan Atkins died of cancer in prison in 2009. Her attorney, Keith Wattley, said he understands Krenwinkel is the longest-serving woman in the United States.
She and other followers of the cult leader terrorized the state in the late 1960s, committing crimes that Newsom said “were among the most fear-inducing in California’s history.”
She was convicted in the slayings of pregnant actor Sharon Tate and four other people in 1969. She helped kill grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary the next night in what prosecutors say was an attempt by Manson to start a race war.
Newsom agreed that she has been well-behaved in prison, has completed many rehabilitation and education programs and has “demonstrated effusive remorse.” But he concluded that “her efforts have not sufficiently reduced her risk for future dangerousness.”
She still doesn’t have sufficient insight into what caused her to commit the crimes or her “triggers for antisocial thinking and conduct” during bad relationships, Newsom said.
“Beyond the brutal murders she committed, she played a leadership role in the cult, and an enforcer of Mr. Manson’s tyranny. She forced the other women in the cult to obey Mr. Manson, and prevented them from escaping when they tried to leave,” he said.
Wattley did not immediately respond to telephone and email messages seeking comment on Newsom’s decision.
But Anthony DiMaria, nephew of Jay Sebring, one of Krenwinkel’s victims, had urged Newsom to block her release “due to the rare, severe, egregious nature of her crimes.” He said her actions incited “the entire Helter Skelter legacy that has caused permanent historical scars” and inspired at least two ritualized killings years later.
New laws since Krenwinkel was last denied parole in 2017 required the parole panel to consider that she committed the murders at a young age and is now elderly.
Also, for the first time, Los Angeles County prosecutors weren’t at the parole hearing to object, under District Attorney George Gascón’s policy that prosecutors should not be involved in deciding whether prisoners are ready for release.
She and other participants were initially sentenced to death. But they were resentenced to life with the possibility of parole after the death penalty in California was briefly ruled unconstitutional in 1972.
Krenwinkel was 19 and living with her older sister when she met Manson, then age 33, at a party during a time when she said she was feeling lost and alone.
“He seemed a bit bigger than life,” she testified in May, and she started feeling “that somehow his take on the world was the right, was the right one.”
She said she left with him for what she thought would be a relationship with “the new man in my life” who unlike others told her he loved her and that she was beautiful.
Manson “had answers that I wanted to hear … that I might be loved, that I might have the kind of affection that I was looking forward to in my life,” she said.
Instead, she said Manson abused her and others physically and emotionally while requiring that they trust him without question, testimony that led the parole panel to conclude that Krenwinkel was a victim of intimate partner battery at the time.
It took about two years of traveling and drug use until he began emerging as “the Christ-like figure who was leading the cult” who began talking about sparking a race war and asking his followers, “would you kill for me? And I said yes.”
Krenwinkel talked about during her 2016 parole hearing how she repeatedly stabbed Abigail Folger, 26, heiress to a coffee fortune, at Tate’s home on Aug. 9, 1969.
The next night, she said Manson and his right-hand man, Charles “Tex” Watson, told her to “do something witchy,” so she stabbed La Bianca in the stomach with a fork, then took a rag and wrote “Helter Skelter,” ″Rise” and “Death to Pigs” on the walls with his blood.
The bone-handled fork “was part of a set that we used at holidays … to carve our turkeys,” the couple’s nephew Louis Smaldino, told parole officials, calling Krenwinkel “a vicious and uncaring killer.”
Sharon Tate’s sister, Debra Tate, the last surviving member of her immediate family, was among victims who dismissed Krenwinkel’s explanation that she was led to Manson by alcohol use and a non-supportive family while growing up.
“We all come from homes with problems and didn’t decide to go out and brutally kill seven strangers,” Tate told parole officials. | 2022-10-15T03:55:13+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/10/14/california-governor-blocks-charles-manson-followers-parole/ |
Starting in 2024, individuals with cystic fibrosis will no longer automatically qualify to receive a wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The nonprofit organization grants wishes to children who have been diagnosed with critical illnesses or conditions that jeopardize their life.
Make-A-Wish said its decision to stop automatically providing wishes for those with cystic fibrosis is because of advancements in research and treatment for the genetic condition that causes problems with breathing and digestion.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, cystic fibrosis affects about 35,000 people in the U.S. The life expectancy or those with cystic fibrosis has continually gone up. For those born between 1995-1999, the life expectancy was 32 years, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Babies born between 2015-2019 now have a life expectancy of 46 years.
Make-A-Wish said it wouldn't automatically reject wishes for children with cystic fibrosis. Instead, it said the wishes will be granted on a case-by-case basis.
"This is consistent with our approach to other critical illnesses that do not automatically qualify for wishes because the course of the condition varies from person to person," the organization stated.
The nonprofit added that it grants wishes on a case-by-case basis for individuals with other illnesses, including certain types of cancer, epilepsy and heart disease. | 2023-03-16T20:20:09+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/cystic-fibrosis-will-no-longer-automatically-qualify-for-make-a-wish |
Crooks try to cash fake savings bonds, leaving real savers with headaches
Sure, we've heard of the Feds seizing of all sorts of shady items — glitzy Rolex watches, well-done counterfeit Louis Vuitton handbags, lookalike Gucci earrings.
Who would imagine, though, that crooks are cranking out anything as dull as counterfeit U.S. Savings Bonds? And they're hauling them to the bank to cash them?
Authorities claimed that $1 million in counterfeit savings bonds showed up at South Texas banks as part of one crackdown on a scheme to steal money by cashing phony savings bonds, including inflation-indexed or I Bonds, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.
Nationwide losses are estimated at over $50 million, according to an alert issued earlier this year by the Oklahoma Bankers Association.
Real savers run into real headaches
One reader complained to me that all her daughter wanted to do was cash one, legitimate Series EE savings bond for $5,000 when she was visiting home in Michigan. She had an account for many years. But the Chase bank wouldn't let her cash the bond.
Chase told the Detroit Free Press that it never stopped cashing savings bonds. Chase will cash U.S. savings bonds for customers who have banked with Chase for more than a year. But there are limits for how much in savings bonds can be cashed and how much money you can get on the spot.
"We offer up to $500 redemption value — purchase price plus interest — at all of our branches," according to a spokesperson for Chase.
Otherwise, Chase customers and noncustomers would need to cash their savings bonds by mail through TreasuryDirect.gov.
Actual savers are finding it tougher in many cases to cash U.S. savings bonds at the bank after crooks cashed phony paper bonds in several states, including Michigan.
Many banks once cashed savings bonds for non-customers but no longer do that. Huntington Bank, for example, stopped redeeming U.S. savings bonds for non-customers as of Feb. 16, 2022.
Last year, the Treasury allowed banks to stop cashing savings bonds for someone who wasn't a customer or someone who is a new customer. Some banks now require that you be a customer for at least one year before being able to cash savings bonds.
A bank can decline to cash that bond, too, if the bank has a reason to doubt the authenticity of the bond or is concerned about the ID or trustworthiness of the person cashing it.
About 88% of paper savings bonds are redeemed at banks, but banks have the option of refusing to redeem bonds in certain situations, according to a spokesperson for the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
How does the savings bond scam work?
The bigger the face value, the tougher that savings bond could be to cash, in some cases. Scammers often try to pass off fake Series EE savings bonds that are in denominations of $5,000 or $10,000 each, according to an alert issued in February by the Oklahoma Bankers Association.
Criminals open a bank account, sometimes on online. One person went to multiple branches and redeemed a few fake bonds at a time, according to the banking trade group. Some savvy tellers spot the fraud but others don't and that's why banks are changing some rules.
We're talking about a good deal of money even with one or two bonds. Interest builds and, for example, three old Series EE bonds with a face value of $5,000 each can add up to be worth more than $30,000 together.
Con artists might deposit the bond money into the account but then withdraw the money before the financial institution finds out, through the U.S. Treasury, that the savings bonds were fake. The Treasury later makes an adjustment that leaves the bank or credit union on the hook for the lost money.
One alert to credit unions noted that some employees used a TreasuryDirect.gov website to calculate the value of the bonds without realizing the tool doesn't verify if the bonds are legitimate.
"The U.S. Treasury adjustments can take several days to weeks, which unfortunately aids the fraudster," according to an alert last year by the CUNA Mutual Group, an insurance company that provides services to credit unions and others.
Counterfeit savings bonds trigger problems for banks
Banks are on the hook if they end up handing out cash when a counterfeit savings bond is redeemed, unless the Department of the Treasury can determine the financial institution was not at fault or negligent. The Treasury issued a 22-page booklet to banks, revised in October, that outlines various scenarios of when not to cash a bond.
Banks, for example, are told not to cash bonds if:
- Any information on those bonds or notes has been altered.
- Any noticeable irregularities appear, such as an odd texture or feel to the bond.
- The bonds are mutilated or defaced in any way.
- The person who is trying to cash the bonds seems suspicious or the bonds look suspicious.
Do not buy savings bonds from someone else or through an online auction site. "You cannot cash them," according to TreasuryDirect.gov. "You can only cash savings bonds that you own or co-own unless you have legal evidence or other documentation that we accept to show you are entitled to cash the bond."
While some of these counterfeit savings bonds look authentic, Treasury warns the color of the counterfeit bond is more of "a pale-yellow or pale-peach color. Authentic bonds are a rich-peach color."
Think about it, though, when is the last time you looked at a U.S. savings bond? Many tellers might not be familiar with how savings bonds should look. And the texture of real paper savings bonds issued over time isn't the same across the board.
Some savers face a long wait for savings bond money
Go to your bank to cash your savings bonds and research your options.
I took an old $200 face value Series EE savings bond — now worth about $461 — to a regional bank where we have an account this week and they said they cash it. (See TreasuryDirect.gov for calculator to find out how much a paper bond is worth. You need to serial number and issue date of that bond to calculate it.)
One bond is one thing; a bigger batch of bonds could be another.
If you're cashing 10 or more bonds at Huntington, for example, the teller or relationship banker might calculate the interest and redemption values within one or two business days. They'd call later to tell you the amount and ask you to return to endorse the bonds to redeem them, said Samantha Myers, communications manager for Huntington National Bank.
Given the levels of fraud, it's logical that some banks changed their rules.
Unfortunately, the wait could take months, if you can't find a bank to cash all of your bonds.
If the bank won't cash your savings bond, you need to go to the TreasuryDirect.gov website to read instructions for cashing savings bonds by mail. You're going to need to mail in the paper bonds and fill out a FS Form 1522 found online at TreasuryDirect.gov.
The form gives specifics, such as the Minneapolis post office box for mailing these bonds.
The TreasuryDirect site says online that it can take 13 weeks to process a claim to cash a savings bond. (If you're trying to research missing, lost or bonds, the TreasuryDirect site notes that it will take at least six months to process.)
Longnecker, of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, said the average time it takes Fiscal Service to complete a simple bond redemption is about 25 business days. But he said it can take up to 13 weeks in the case of complex redemption cases.
"If a bondholder wishes to redeem their bond, we encourage them to start with their bank," he said.
Waiting three months or more to get your money is distressing — especially if you expect to walk into a bank and cash a savings bond and get money on the spot.
Savers who need money quickly — say for a down payment on a home or college tuition — need to keep the new hurdles in mind. U.S. savings bonds bought in 1992 and earlier have stopped earning interest so you'd want to make sure to cash those bonds.
No one is going to send you any notice that your savings bonds need to be cashed or automatically redeem these bonds for you. It's up to you to track your savings bonds.
Here's another tidbit: If you run across an old Series HH savings bond sitting in a drawer, you need to know that the HH Bond cannot be cashed at all at the bank.
Savers who are cashing these specific paper bonds — which will stop paying interest after 20 years from the issue date — must have a bank account where Treasury can send the money. Treasury only redeems these HH Bonds via direct deposit. You'd also need to FS Form 1522 — giving instructions for direct deposit on that form.
If the HH bond is less than 20 years old, it is paying interest to you via direct deposit.
The Series HH bonds were sold from 1980 through August 2004 and are no longer being issued.
Contact personal finance columnist Susan Tompor: stompor@freepress.com. Follow her on Twitter @tompor. | 2023-05-23T13:57:32+00:00 | freep.com | https://www.freep.com/story/money/personal-finance/susan-tompor/2023/05/23/fake-savings-bonds-how-to-cash-banks-treasurydirect/70233192007/ |
Live updates: Michigan State basketball at Michigan
Michigan State will play its first game following Monday's tragedy when it takes on Michigan at the Crisler Center in a game both teams need to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive.
The game will have a bit of a different feel given what happened earlier this week. Michigan has been very supportive of MSU and will continue to do so before this game.
As far as on-court action goes, Michigan State will hope to avoid the slow start that has plagued it all season long. Both teams will look to avoid long scoring droughts.
Follow along here for live updates from Detroit News contributor Matthew Scheidel.
Michigan State at Michigan
▶ Tipoff: 8 p.m. Saturday, Crisler Center, Ann Arbor
▶ TV/radio: Fox/760 AM, 950 AM
▶ Records: Michigan State is 16-9 overall, 8-6 in the Big Ten. Michigan is 14-12, 8-7.
▶ Last meeting: Michigan State won, 59-53, on Jan. 7 in East Lansing. | 2023-02-18T18:10:37+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2023/02/18/live-updates-michigan-state-basketball-at-michigan-wolverines/69915734007/ |
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton lashed out Thursday at anti-LGBTQ measures enacted by Florida lawmakers and ripped the state’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law with a reference to oppression seen in Saudi Arabia.
“It’s not good at all,” Hamilton said ahead of F1’s highly anticipated race in suburban Miami this weekend. “I stand by those within the community here. I hope they continue to stand firm and push back. I’ll have the rainbow on my helmet. It’s no different to when we were in Saudi.”
Hamilton, F1’s only Black driver, regularly uses his platform to speak on issues of social justice and race, human rights and protection of the LBGTQ community. The 38-year-old Briton speaks out while racing in countries with questionable human rights records – including Saudi Arabia — or when an issue arises in which he feels his voice can lend support.
The comments come just three days before the first of F1’s unprecedented three stops in the United States this season and amid surging interest in the racing series among Americans. The other stops are in Austin, Texas, and Las Vegas.
Hamilton often races with a rainbow flag on his helmet, specifically when F1 stops at venues located in countries with restrictive laws. There was no on-track activity Thursday, and Hamilton wore a Tommy Hilfiger two-piece blue set that had red and white accents to commemorate being in the United States.
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into state law at the end of March. The measure, since widened, prohibits public school teachers to teach pupils about sexual orientation or gender identity. Although Hamilton is against it, the veteran Mercedes driver would not say if F1 should avoid racing in Florida because of its social policies.
“It’s not for me to decide something like that,” Hamilton said. “I did hear and have read about some of the decisions that have been made in government here and I do not agree with it and I do not support it. I really do continue to stand with the LGBTQ community and I’m wearing a rainbow flag on my helmet this weekend and I just really want to continue to support the community here and let them know I stand with them and I hope they continue to fight against it.
“It’s not the people of Miami that are making these decisions, it’s the people in government and that’s the issue,” he added. “I think, hopefully, all I can do – the sport is going to be here whether I am or not – but the least I can do is just continue to be supportive and just being here and having that on my helmet, hopefully that speaks well to the subject.”
Before last year’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix, Hamilton dipped into the Roe v. Wade debate and hosted former first lady Michelle Obama in his pit for practice and qualifying.
“I love being in the States, but I can’t ignore what’s going on right now and what some in the government are trying to do to the women who live here,” Hamilton said then, ahead of the Supreme Court decision to end the nationwide right to legal abortion. “Everyone should have the right to choose what they do with their bodies. We can’t let that choice be taken away.”
Formula One’s governing body at the start of the year said drivers would be prohibited from speaking out on social justice issues at events. The drivers pushed back and the FIA clarified its position to allow drivers to respond to questions. Hamilton on Thursday was asked about Florida’s laws, but had previously said he wasn’t going to be follow the FIA guidance.
Hamilton became the first Black race winner in F1 in 2008. Now in the final year of his contract with Mercedes, Hamilton is the winningest driver in series history and is tied with Michael Schumacher with a record seven titles.
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More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-05T06:41:17+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/f1-star-lewis-hamilton-blasts-floridas-anti-lbgtq-measures/ |
Naked Malt exclusive industry events for bartenders
Ahead of the Asia's 50 Best Bars ceremony on July 18th, Naked Malt is hosting an exclusive industry event at Cannubi restaurant in K11 Musea, in partnership with Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou's first speakeasy-style bar (#18 on Asia's 50 Best Bars in 2022). This event is by invitation only, and attendees will include top bartenders from the city as well as drink experts and mixologists from the best bars around Asia.
The event will showcase Naked Malt's intricate and versatile spirit. It will serve as a platform for the industry to experiment, share insights, and explore different ways to enjoy and utilise this award-winning Scotch, both at home and behind the bar. | 2023-07-08T00:54:19+00:00 | timeout.com | https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/bars-and-pubs/naked-malt-in-partnership-with-asias-50-best-bars-presents-unforgettable-drink-events-this-july |
How to Watch College Baseball Streaming Live - Saturday, May 20
True college baseball fans know that there's no such thing as too much NCAA baseball. From the first pitch to the final out, you want to see it all. Check out the article below to find out how to watch or live stream the 14 games that are airing on Fubo on Saturday, May 20.
Watch even more College Baseball action with ESPN+!
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College Baseball Games Streaming Live Today
Watch Maryland at Penn State Baseball
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Big Ten Network
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch College of Charleston at Northeastern Baseball
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NESN
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch North Carolina at Clemson Baseball
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ACCN
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch Oregon at Utah Baseball
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Pac-12 Networks
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch New Mexico State at San Diego State Baseball
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch Tennessee at South Carolina Baseball
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch Air Force at UNLV Baseball
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch California at Washington Baseball
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Pac-12 Networks
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch Indiana at Michigan State Baseball
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Big Ten Network
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch Stanford at Washington State Baseball
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Pac-12 Networks
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch UCLA at Arizona State Baseball
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Pac-12 Networks
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch New Mexico at San Diego State Baseball
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch Nevada at San Jose State Baseball
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Watch USC at Arizona Baseball
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Pac-12 Networks
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
Make sure you're following along with all the NCAA Baseball action all season long on Fubo and ESPN+!
Every team's journey toward the College World Series starts with the NCAA Tournament selection show on Monday, May 29 at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN2. Tournament play kicks off the next weekend with Regionals action from June 2-5, followed by Super Regionals from June 9-12, and culminates with the College World Series from June 16-26, taking place at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-20T10:27:54+00:00 | wagmtv.com | https://www.wagmtv.com/sports/betting/2023/05/20/college-baseball-live-stream/ |
CA Eureka CA Zone Forecast for Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Coastal Del Norte-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 66 to 81. North wind around 10 mph shifting
to the northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. North wind around 5 mph
shifting to the east overnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 66 to 81. East wind around 10 mph
shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61. Southeast wind
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 62 to 75. South wind around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 48 to
58. Highs 62 to 75.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 47 to 57.
Highs 63 to 77.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Crescent City 65 56 65 / 0 0 0
Klamath 78 57 78 / 0 0 0
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Del Norte Interior-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 87. Northeast wind around 20 mph in
the morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 88.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 69 to 83.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61. Highs
68 to 83.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61.
Highs 69 to 84.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gasquet 87 51 87 / 0 0 0
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Northern Humboldt Coast-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy until early afternoon then clearing.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 68 to 78. Northwest wind around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61. Southwest wind around
5 mph shifting to the southeast overnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 68 to 81. East wind around 5 mph
shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 60. North wind around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 76. South wind around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 48 to 58.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 64 to 74.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 47 to 57.
Highs 63 to 76.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
McKinleyville 71 55 67 / 0 0 0
Arcata 73 55 74 / 0 0 0
Eureka 69 56 67 / 0 0 0
Fortuna 74 55 76 / 0 0 0
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Southwestern Humboldt-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. Northeast wind around
10 mph shifting to the southeast overnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 71 to 86. Southeast wind around 10 mph
shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 59. Southeast wind
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 68 to 82. South wind around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 60.
Highs 71 to 86.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Honeydew 87 54 83 / 0 0 0
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CAZ105-010015-
Northern Humboldt Interior-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 94.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 94.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 92.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 60. Highs
77 to 92.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 60.
Highs 77 to 92.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Orleans 93 53 94 / 0 0 0
Hoopa 91 52 92 / 0 0 0
Willow Creek 91 51 93 / 0 0 0
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Southern Humboldt Interior-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy valley fog in the morning. Highs 77 to 92.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 60.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 71 to 86.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59.
.MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 75 to 90. Lows
49 to 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Garberville 90 51 87 / 0 0 0
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Northern Trinity-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 81 to 96.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 58.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 97.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 81 to 96.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59. Highs
82 to 97.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 81 to 96.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 59.
Highs 82 to 97.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Trinity Center 83 57 83 / 0 0 0
Weaverville 88 51 89 / 0 0 0
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Southern Trinity-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 91.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 92.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 58. Highs
75 to 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 48 to 58.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 48 to 58.
Highs 76 to 91.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hayfork 88 47 89 / 0 0 0
Ruth 83 57 83 / 0 0 0
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Mendocino Coast-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 69 to 84. East
wind around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 60. East wind around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 64 to 79. South wind around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 48 to 58. South
wind around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog. Highs 62 to 74. South wind
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 46 to
56. Highs 62 to 76.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 56.
Highs 64 to 79.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Fort Bragg 69 54 65 / 0 0 0
Point Arena 63 55 61 / 0 0 0
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CAZ110-010015-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 93.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 60.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 93.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 58.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 57. Highs
75 to 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 59.
Highs 78 to 93.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Leggett 83 50 80 / 0 0 0
Laytonville 84 51 83 / 0 0 0
Willits 85 51 83 / 0 0 0
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CAZ111-010015-
Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 91.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 59.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 91.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 89.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 59. Highs
76 to 91.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 91.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows
50 to 60. Highs 76 to 91.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 92.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Covelo 88 50 87 / 0 0 0
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CAZ112-010015-
Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 89.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 62.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 86.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 60.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 83.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 59.
Highs 73 to 88.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Boonville 85 58 83 / 0 0 0
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CAZ113-010015-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 93.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 63.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 91.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 87.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61. Highs
75 to 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 53 to
63. Highs 75 to 90.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 92.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Ukiah 90 55 90 / 0 0 0
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CAZ114-010015-
Northern Lake-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 91.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 63.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 91.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 89.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 60. Highs
75 to 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 76 to 91. Lows
52 to 62.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 77 to 92. Lows
52 to 62.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Pillsbury 90 48 90 / 0 0 0
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CAZ115-010015-
Southern Lake-
208 AM PDT Fri Sep 30 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 90.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 89.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 63.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 86.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs
75 to 89.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 53 to 63.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 79 to 89. Lows
54 to 64.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 79 to 90. Lows
55 to 65.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lakeport 86 55 85 / 0 0 0
Middletown 88 55 86 / 0 0 0
Clearlake 87 55 86 / 0 0 0
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | 2022-09-30T09:42:11+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/weather/article/CA-Eureka-CA-Zone-Forecast-17477404.php |
A split-weather weekend brings a nice Saturday and a cooler Sunday
Santa Barbara, Calif. - Temperatures are chilly each morning from Friday through Sunday. Many lows will be in the 30s to 40s. You will want to wear layers. You may even need to defrost your windshield.
High temperatures on both Friday and Saturday will warm slightly each day. Saturday will be the nicest day of the week with many cities reaching the low to mid 70s. Don't forget to set your clocks back for Daylight Saving Time!
However, temperatures will turn back to the 60s Sunday with an approaching system from the Pacific Northwest. Cloud cover will increase and there is even a slight chance of a couple showers.
For ZooLights at the Santa Barbara Zoo, this means you will want to bundle up! Each evening will cool off very quickly. Evenings will rapidly decrease from the 60s to the 50s between 4:30 and 8:30 pm. If you miss it this weekend, you'll have many more chances to go with the nightly event being held until January. Around 50,000 bulbs adorn several holiday scenes in its inaugural year at the zoo. | 2022-11-04T15:13:48+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/lifestyle/events/2022/11/04/a-split-weather-weekend-brings-a-nice-saturday-and-a-cooler-sunday/ |
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A former University of Wisconsin football player was sentenced Wednesday to two consecutive life sentences for the 2020 killings of two women, although his sentence gives him a chance to eventually seek early release.
A jury convicted Marcus Randle El in January of two counts of first degree homicide and other charges in the February 2020 shooting deaths of 27-year-old Brittany McAdory and 30-year-old Seairaha Winchester in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Although Randle El’s convictions resulted in two automatic life sentences, Rock County Judge Barbara McCrory said Wednesday that he will be eligible to petition for early release and extended supervision after 60 years, WISC-TV reported.
McCrory noted that it is not a guarantee that if Randle El does eventually seek early release that his request would be granted.
Prosecutors argued that Randle El, who was a wide receiver for the Wisconsin Badgers from 2004 to 2007, killed Winchester after suspecting that she was informing police of his drug dealing and that he killed McAdory to eliminate her as a witness.
Investigators said that while they did not have a murder weapon directly linking Randle El to the slayings, surveillance footage and text messages tied him to the crimes.
The defense argued the state did not meet its burden of proof and called just two witnesses. Randle El declined to testify in his own defense.
He is the brother of former Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver Antwaan Randle El. | 2023-05-04T16:04:05+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/sports/ap-sports/ex-wisconsin-football-player-gets-life-sentences-in-killings/ |
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WEMIX - the native coin of WEMIX 3.0 and the bridge which connects all components of the WEMIX mega-ecosystem - has been approved for listing on Coinone, one of Korea's leading crypto exchanges. This is the result of WEMIX's efforts to enhance communications and collaboration with industry partners and stakeholders following the Q4 2022 termination of trading support for WEMIX by several Korean exchanges including Coinone.
Among these efforts were several key actions that were undertaken by the Wemix Foundation including a revamped management system and real-time monitoring to increase investor access to token issuance and distribution information. Details of the listing can be found on the official Coinone site.
This follows the successful listing of WEMIX on Mercado Bitcoin, the largest platform for cryptocurrencies and digital assets in Latin America. The listing of WEMIX, which has risen 195% over the past 30 days, gives Brazilians enhanced access by enabling WEMIX trading via Brazilian Real, the country's official fiat currency.
"As the WEMIX ecosystem continues to expand, we are committed to collaborating with key stakeholders all around the world to ensure sustainable growth through the use of effective communications and management best practices." said Shane Kim, CEO of WEMIX PTE., LTD.
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SOURCE Wemade Co., Ltd | 2023-02-17T09:46:41+00:00 | kwch.com | https://www.kwch.com/prnewswire/2023/02/17/wemix-announces-coinone-listing-ecosystem-continues-expand/ |
Ohtani joins Babe Ruth as only players to have at least 10 HRs and 10 wins in season
Posted/updated on: August 10, 2022 at 5:13 amBy ESPN.com
OAKLAND, Calif. — Another home run, another pitching win, another spot in the history books. Just another night for Shohei Ohtani.
The two-way sensation from Japan withstood another injury scare and pitched six scoreless innings to go with his team-leading 25th home run, reaching yet another monumental milestone as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Tuesday.
Ohtani joined Babe Ruth (1918) as the only players in major league history to have at least 10 home runs and 10 wins in the same season. According to the Angels, two players from the Negro Leagues also did it: Bullet Rogan of the 1922 Kansas City Monarchs and Ed Rile of the 1927 Detroit Stars.
“I feel like every time we’re out there he does something special,” Angels interim manager Phil Nevin said. “You try not to take for granted what we’re seeing every night but it’s pretty awesome to be a part of. These things don’t go by us lightly.”
Ohtani singled and scored on Taylor Ward’s three-run homer in the fifth, then connected for a towering drive off Sam Selman leading off the seventh as a throng of red-clan fans sitting behind the Angels dugout roared.
That moved Ohtani past Ichiro Suzuki for the second-most home runs (118) by a Japanese-born player. Hideki Matsui had 175.
“Obviously we’re very different types of hitters, but if I get to pass Ichiro I’m really honored,” Ohtani said through an interpreter.
On the mound, Ohtani (10-7) was mostly crisp. He had five strikeouts, allowed four hits and retired seven of his final eight batters. He has now recorded 25 home runs and 100 pitching strikeouts for the second straight year — a feat no other player has accomplished in a season in MLB history.
“After that home run today, I turned to the umpire and third base coach and was just like, ‘I don’t know how he does it,'” A’s third baseman Vimael Machin said. “Just being an elite player overall who can throw over 100 mph with nasty off speed and hit the ball the way he hits it, I can’t even describe that. I wish I could do that, too. It’s amazing what he does.”
The reigning AL MVP almost didn’t make it out of the third.
Two days after getting spiked on the top of his left foot following a collision with Mariners pitcher Marco Gonzales near the on-deck circle, Ohtani was hit near the same area by an 87 mph line drive from Ramon Laureano.
After making the play for the final out of the inning, Ohtani bent at the waist in obvious discomfort and then limped slowly off the field. He returned to the field a few moments later to test his leg, and stayed in the game.
“It hit my foot pretty square so initially I thought there was a good chance that might be it tonight,” Ohtani said. “Got back in there and it wasn’t as bad as I initially thought.”
Nevin said Ohtani’s foot got increasingly sore as the game progressed. X-rays taken afterward were negative.
“He’s good. He’ll play tomorrow it looks like,” Nevin said. “It hit him right on the instep. Those things, if you sit for a while, a little bit of a chilly night, it tightened up on him a little bit.”
ESPN Stats & Information and The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-08-10T11:49:00+00:00 | ktbb.com | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1152144 |
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong newspaper announced Thursday it will stop publishing drawings by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after they drew government complaints, in another example of restrictions on speech and media after a Beijing-led crackdown.
Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao did not explain why it is ending its 40-year partnership with Wong Kei-kwan on Sunday. Wong, better known by the pen name Zunzi, told The Associated Press the decision was made through mutual consultation.
“Everyone knows why publication has to be halted, but no one will ‘confirm’ the reason,” he said in a text message to the AP with two emojis showing a laughing face.
His comic drawings caricatured Hong Kong society’s frustrations since before the then-British colony was returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
The newspaper has not responded to requests for further comment.
Wong said he feels the city’s freedoms of speech and expression are shrinking but that he will continue to create as long as he is able to. He will try to find other channels to publish his cartoons, he said.
“Honestly, I appreciate very much that Ming Pao let my cartoons be published until now. If it had been other platforms, the halting of publication would have happened way earlier,” Wong said.
Since Beijing imposed a sweeping National Security Law following massive pro-democracy protests in 2019, the city’s art and media communities have learned to be wary of crossing vaguely defined red lines in producing art and other content that might be perceived as challenging Communist Party control. Authorities have also increasingly used a colonial-era sedition law to target critical voices.
Multiple cartoons by Wong have been criticized in recent months by different government agencies, including the security bureau. Most recently, the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau slammed his work for “smearing” the government’s role of appointing local committee members who will choose candidates in district council elections later this year.
In his drawing, a man tells a woman that even if some people failed exams and have health problems, they can still be appointed to the committees as long as the “senior officers” deemed they are suitable.
According to the government plan to overhaul district councils, local committees staffed by many government supporters will choose about 40% of the 470 seats. The councils were the last major political representative bodies chosen by the public in Hong Kong and will be reduced from some 90% directly elected seats to about 20%, even lower than the level under British colonial rule.
Asked whether the newspaper’s decision to halt publication of Wong’s cartoons was related to the government’s criticism, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak said she wouldn’t comment on decisions made by individual organizations.
“But for false statements or things that are far from facts, we have to clarify to let residents understand about the truth,” she told reporters.
Security minister Chris Tang, who criticized Wong’s work last month, insisted the city’s residents have the right to freedom of speech and press under the city’s constitution and the security law.
If some editors do not want to let someone use their platform to smear and incite dissatisfaction toward the government through misleading allegations, and they stop these activities, it is a very responsible way to handle this, he said.
Other government departments that complained about Wong’s drawings have not responded to requests for comment.
In its announcement, Ming Pao’s editorial department expressed the newspaper’s gratitude to Wong for witnessing the changing times with them over the last four decades.
The Ming Pao Staff Association on its Facebook page expressed regret that Wong’s cartoons will no longer be featured in the newspaper.
“Other than news reports, the works of columnists are also a part of Ming Pao’s core value,” it wrote. “A diversified society should be inclusive of different voices. We hope all sectors can respect freedom of speech.”
The Hong Kong Journalists Association said the incident showed that the space for freedom of speech in the city has further shrunk.
Hong Kong ranked 140th out of 180 countries and territories in Reporters Without Borders’ latest World Press Freedom Index released last week. The global media watchdog said the city has experienced an unprecedented setback since 2020, when the security law was introduced. | 2023-05-11T11:50:35+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/international/hong-kong-newspaper-ming-pao-to-stop-publishing-political-cartoon-zunzi-after-government-complaints/ |
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court declined Wednesday to reschedule an execution initially set for this week that looked unlikely to be carried out after Gov. Katie Hobbs’ office said the state wasn’t prepared to enforce the death penalty.
In an order, the court rejected setting a May 1 execution date for prisoner Aaron Gunches for his murder conviction in the 2002 killing of Ted Price near the Phoenix suburb of Mesa. The execution was originally scheduled for Thursday.
Hobbs, who has ordered a review of Arizona’s death penalty protocols due to the state’s history of mismanaging executions, had vowed not to enforce any death sentences until there’s confidence the state can enforce the death penalty without violating the law.
In late March, the state Supreme Court rejected a request from Price’s sister, Karen Price, to order Hobbs to carry out the execution. The court concluded Hobbs wasn’t required to do so.
Price’s sister and his daughter, Brittany Kay, have since filed a lawsuit that seeks to force Hobbs to execute Gunches.
Colleen Clase, an attorney for Karen Price who focuses on crime victims’ rights, did not respond to an email and text request for comment Wednesday.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell had also asked the court to extend the execution warrant by 25 days. Representatives from her office also did not respond to an email request seeking comment.
Gunches had pleaded guilty to a murder charge in the shooting death of Ted Price, who was his girlfriend’s ex-husband.
Lawyers for Hobbs have said the state lacks staff with expertise to carry out an execution, was unable to find an IV team to carry out the lethal injection and doesn’t currently have a contract for a pharmacist to compound the pentobarbital needed for an execution. They also said a top corrections leadership position that’s critical to planning executions remains unfilled.
An email requesting a response from the governor’s office was also unanswered.
Some requirements for carrying out executions under the state’s death penalty protocol have not been met in Gunches’ case.
The corrections department said the warrant of execution issued by the state Supreme Court wasn’t read to Gunches. And Gunches wasn’t moved to a special “death watch” cell where he would be monitored around the clock and remain until his execution.
Arizona, which currently has 110 prisoners on death row, carried out three executions last year. That followed a nearly eight-year hiatus brought on by criticism that a 2014 execution was botched and because of difficulties obtaining execution drugs.
Since then, the state has been criticized for taking too long to insert an IV for lethal injection into a condemned prisoner’s body and for denying the Arizona Republic permission to witness the three executions.
Gunches, who is not a lawyer, represented himself in November when he asked the Supreme Court to issue his execution warrant, saying justice could be served and the victim’s families could get closure. In his last month in office, Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich asked the court for a warrant to execute Gunches.
Gunches then withdrew his request in early January, and newly elected Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes later asked for the warrant to be withdrawn.
The state Supreme Court rejected Mayes’ request, saying that it must grant an execution warrant if certain appellate proceedings have concluded and that those requirements were met in Gunches’ case.
Gunches switched courses again, saying now that he wants to be executed and asked to be transferred to Texas, where, he wrote, “inmates can still get their sentences carried out.” Arizona’s high court denied the transfer. | 2023-04-06T01:52:22+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/arizona-supreme-court-rejects-bid-to-reschedule-execution/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
LONDON (AP) — The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring users’ personal information across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decadelong case sparked by U.S. cybersnooping fears.
The penalty of 1.2 billion euros is the biggest since the EU’s strict data privacy regime took effect five years ago, surpassing Amazon’s 746 million euro fine in 2021 for data protection violations.
Meta, which had previously warned that services for its users in Europe could be cut off, vowed to appeal and ask courts to immediately put the decision on hold.
The company said “there is no immediate disruption to Facebook in Europe.” The decision applies to user data like names, email and IP addresses, messages, viewing history, geolocation data and other information that Meta — and other tech giants like Google — use for targeted online ads.
“This decision is flawed, unjustified and sets a dangerous precedent for the countless other companies transferring data between the EU and U.S.,” Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, and chief legal officer Jennifer Newstead said in a statement.
It’s yet another twist in a legal battle that began in 2013 when Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems filed a complaint about Facebook’s handling of his data following former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden’s revelations of electronic surveillance by U.S. security agencies. That included the disclosure that Facebook gave the agencies access to the personal data of Europeans.
The saga has highlighted the clash between Washington and Brussels over the differences between Europe’s strict view on data privacy and the comparatively lax regime in the U.S., which lacks a federal privacy law. The EU has been a global leader in reining in the power of Big Tech with a series of regulations forcing them police their platforms more strictly and protect users’ personal information.
An agreement covering EU-U.S. data transfers known as the Privacy Shield was struck down in 2020 by the EU’s top court, which said it didn’t do enough to protect residents from the U.S. government’s electronic prying. Monday’s decision confirmed that another tool to govern data transfers — stock legal contracts — was also invalid.
Brussels and Washington signed a deal last year on a reworked Privacy Shield that Meta could use, but the pact is awaiting a decision from European officials on whether it adequately protects data privacy.
EU institutions have been reviewing the agreement, and the bloc’s lawmakers this month called for improvements, saying the safeguards aren’t strong enough.
The Ireland’s Data Protection Commission handed down the fine as Meta’s lead privacy regulator in the 27-nation bloc because the Silicon Valley tech giant’s European headquarters is based in Dublin.
The Irish watchdog said it gave Meta five months to stop sending European user data to the U.S. and six months to bring its data operations into compliance “by ceasing the unlawful processing, including storage, in the U.S.” of European users’ personal data transferred in violation of the bloc’s privacy rules.
In other words, Meta has to erase all that data, which could be a bigger problem than the fine, said Johnny Ryan, senior fellow at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, a nonprofit rights group that has worked on digital and data issues.
“This order to delete data is really a headache for Meta,” Ryan said. If the company has to scrub data for hundreds of millions of European Union users going back 10 years, “it is very hard to see how it will be able to comply with that order.”
If a new transatlantic privacy agreement does take effect before the deadlines, “our services can continue as they do today without any disruption or impact on users,” Meta said.
Schrems predicted that Meta has “no real chance” of getting the decision materially overturned. And a new privacy pact might not mean the end of Meta’s troubles, because there’s a good chance it could be tossed out by the EU’s top court, he said.
“Meta plans to rely on the new deal for transfers going forward, but this is likely not a permanent fix,” Schrems said in a statement. “Unless U.S. surveillance laws get fixed, Meta will likely have to keep EU data in the EU.”
Schrems said a possible solution could be a “federated” social network, where European data stays in Meta’s data centers in Europe, “unless users for example chat with a U.S. friend.”
Meta warned in its latest earnings report that without a legal basis for data transfers, it will be forced to stop offering its products and services in Europe, “which would materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.”
The social media company might have to carry out a costly and complex revamp of its operations if it’s ultimately forced to stop the transfers. Meta has a fleet of 21 data centers, according to its website, but 17 of them are in the United States. Three others are in the European nations of Denmark, Ireland and Sweden. Another is in Singapore.
Other social media giants are facing pressure over their data practices. TikTok has tried to soothe Western fears about the Chinese-owned short video sharing app’s potential cybersecurity risks with a $1.5 billion project to store U.S. user data on Oracle servers.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-22T14:23:29+00:00 | wnem.com | https://www.wnem.com/2023/05/22/meta-fined-record-13-billion-ordered-stop-sending-european-user-data-us/ |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The nine service members who died in a crash involving two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters ranged in age from 23 to 36 and were from seven states, the military said Friday, as it released the identities of the soldiers and an investigative team continued its probe of the accident.
A military news release said the service members came from Florida, Texas, Missouri, California, North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey.
“This is a time of great sadness for the 101st Airborne Division. The loss of these Soldiers will reverberate through our formations for years to come,” said Maj. Gen. JP McGee, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell.
Two HH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters crashed near Fort Campbell on Wednesday night in southwest Kentucky during a training exercise, killing all nine soldiers aboard the two aircrafts. The crash occurred in Trigg County, Kentucky, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of the Army post that is home to the 101st Airborne Division.
A special military investigative team was on the scene Friday but rain and wind have slowed the early work, Army officials said.
The two Black Hawks were flying during a training exercise and the pilots were using night-vision goggles, Army officials said. The accident occurred during flying and not during the course of a medical evacuation drill, said Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the 101st Airborne deputy commander.
The helicopters carried flight data recorders, similar to the black boxes that investigators use to analyze crashes involving passengers planes. Officials are hoping the devices yield information about the cause.
The Army identified the soldiers as: Warrant Officer 1 Jeffery Barnes, 33, of Milton, Florida; Cpl. Emilie Marie Eve Bolanos, 23, of Austin, Texas; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Zachary Esparza, 36, of Jackson, Missouri; Sgt. Isaacjohn Gayo, 27, of Los Angeles, California.; Staff Sgt. Joshua C. Gore, 25, of Morehead City, North Carolina; Warrant Officer 1 Aaron Healy, 32, of Cape Coral, Florida; Staff Sgt. Taylor Mitchell, 30, of Mountain Brook, Alabama; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rusten Smith, 32, of Rolla, Missouri; and Sgt. David Solinas Jr., 23, of Oradell, New Jersey.
The four soldiers piloting the two Black Hawks were Esparza, Smith, Barnes and Healy, according to the Army.
Dave Busby, who taught Smith in middle school, was among several of Smith’s childhood teachers and classmates who posted tributes on Facebook.
“What a great kid. What a tragedy,” Busby said by phone from his home in St. James, Missouri, the small town where Smith grew up. “I’ll be honest I wept — what a shame.”
Even as a teen, Smith was ambitious, forward-looking and perceptive, Busby said: “You could tell he was going places.”
Solinas’ dedication to being a flight medic showed his character, his brother, Aidan Solinas, said in a statement.
“We are a faithful family and we are proud David was training to rescue soldiers on the battlefield,” he said. “Being a flight medic is one of the most difficult jobs that you can do, and illustrates that David was a man of compassion and faith.
Gore’s father, Tim Gore, told the Goldsboro News-Argus that his son leaves behind a wife who’s pregnant. Gore, a pastor in Wayne County, said that his son, who was known to family as Caleb, was an infant when the family moved to North Carolina and remained in the state until he joined the Army after graduating high school.
“His passion was search and rescue, and if you were wounded on the battlefield, Caleb coming out of that helicopter would be the most beautiful thing you would ever see,” Gore told the newspaper. “He was kind, compassionate, and a gentle giant because he was built like a tank.”
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday ordered flags at state buildings lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Saturday until sunset Monday in honor of the soldiers.
Over the last 10 years, the Army’s Black Hawk helicopter has been involved in 40 so-called Class A mishaps, which involve either a fatality or more than $2.5 million in damage. Forty-four personnel died in those cases.
Wednesday’s crash was the deadliest training incident for the Army since March 2015, when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the Florida coast in dense fog, said Jimmie Cummings, spokesperson for the Army Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker. Four soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard and seven Marine special operations forces were killed.
Cummings said the most deadly non-combat Black Hawk crash was in 1988 and also involved Fort Campbell aircraft. The crash killed 17 troops when two helicopters collided in mid-air. The most deadly Army aircraft training incident was a Chinook crash in Germany in 1982, that killed 46 U.S. and international forces. The second was a C-23 Sherpa fixed wing aircraft crash in Georgia in 2001 that killed 21 Army and Air Guard personnel.
Fort Campbell also had a multi-aircraft crash in 1996, when two Blackhawks clipped propellers, killing five soldiers. The last deadly aviation accident at Fort Campbell occurred in 2018, when an Apache helicopter crashed during training, killing two soldiers on board.
The Black Hawk helicopter is a critical workhorse for the U.S. Army and is used in security, transport, medical evacuations, search and rescue and other missions. The helicopters are known to many people from the 2001 movie “Black Hawk Down,” which is about a 1993 battle in Somalia.
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Associated Press researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York and writers Lolita Baldor in Washington, Lea Skene in Baltimore and Beatrice Dupuy in New York contributed to this report. | 2023-04-01T01:30:48+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national/probe-of-deadly-black-hawk-crash-underway-in-kentucky/ |
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — If so inclined, and if fellow captain LeBron James was to cooperate with his own selections, Giannis Antetokounmpo could pick Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Lauri Markkanen to play on his team Sunday night.
Imagine that: an All-International All-Star starting lineup.
It’s one of the many possibilities for this weekend’s events in Salt Lake City.
NBA All-Star weekend is almost here, with many of the principals arriving in Utah on Thursday and a few more set to arrive on Friday in time for the official three-day lineup to begin. More than 60 players from the NBA and G League will be part of the showcase — the All-Star Game on Sunday, the dunk, 3-point and skills competitions on All-Star Saturday, and the Rising Stars games for first- and second-year players on Friday.
“You can never take this for granted,” said Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks forward who is heading to his seventh All-Star Game. “You never know how many times more you’re going to be an All-Star. I don’t take this for granted. And by the way, thanks for all the fans who voted for me as captain. I don’t take that for granted. We have to go there, have fun, enjoy the time with our kids.”
Of the 10 starters on Sunday night, barring any changes to the rosters because of injuries, six were born outside the U.S., which is a record. The nine internationally born All-Stars ties a record.
It’s a homecoming of sorts for Donovan Mitchell, the Cleveland guard who spent the first five years of his NBA career in Utah until he was traded last summer. Mitchell still has deep ties to Utah; he’s throwing a comedy show for charity this weekend to benefit Kearns High School, a place that he worked closely with when he played for the Jazz.
“You learn to appreciate those moments,” said Mitchell, who had to miss last year’s All-Star Game in Cleveland because of an upper respiratory issue. “You learn to appreciate those things because they saw me grow up. I was a young kid, just happy to be drafted and then given a role to be one of the leaders on the team early, making the playoffs, having big moments, having struggles, ups and downs. And to grow into who I am today, I’m forever grateful, forever thankful.
“So to be there my first time as a starter, back on the team that I was a fan of as a kid, there’s just so many different things you can point to.”
For some — Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr. and Markkanen of the host Jazz — this will be their first All-Star Game appearance.
For James, it’s his 19th trip to an All-Star Game. And this one will be like none other, with the NBA set to pay tribute to him passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar earlier this month as the league’s career scoring leader with a halftime ceremony on Sunday night. The league started eyeing All-Star weekend as the right time to properly fete James a few weeks ago when it looked like the timing would be right for him to break the record before the events in Salt Lake City, and then the plans began in earnest after he moved into the No. 1 spot last week.
James said he’ll be doing some studying for the Los Angeles Lakers’ stretch run over the break, but he said he’s also looking forward to some time off. He missed three games with foot and ankle issues, then returned and played only 29 minutes in the Lakers’ win Wednesday over New Orleans — so he should be fully recharged for the last 23 games.
“I’ve got a game on Sunday, but we don’t play again until Thursday,” James said. “It’ll be great not only for me, but for the rest of the group as well.”
And for Utah, hosting been 30 years in the making. The last time the league’s midseason showcase — though in this case, midseason is more like three-quarters of the way through the season, with all teams having between 21 and 25 games left on their 82-game schedule — came to Salt Lake City was 1993.
“This is a really important moment for our state to shine,” Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith said. “I mean, it’s been 30 years. To give you an idea of what the difference is, 10 times the hotel rooms needed to be secured … and we’re ready for it.”
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AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-02-17T10:52:01+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/sports/ap-all-star-weekend-arrives-as-nba-heads-to-salt-lake-city/ |
Entering matchday 25 in the Premier League, two potential relegation sides cross at Elland Road Saturday with Leeds United playing host to Southampton.
Leeds United, merely one point clear of the Saints at the bottom of the Premier League standings, will welcome in newly-appointed coach coach Javi Gracia, who was hired Tuesday and collected his work visa three days later.
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Gracia’s boys are currently on a 10-game winless streak, which includes a 1-0 setback to Everton last weekend. The good news is a single loss to Southampton in the last 14 meetings with the Saints.
Southampton is coming off a sterling 1-0 victory at Chelsea and will need more “surprise” finishes during the stretch run to avoid the drop. James Ward-Prowse posted a free kick vs. Chelsea to snap a three-game slide.
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What: English Premier League
Who: Leeds United (4-12-7, 19 points) vs. Southampton FC (5-15-3, 18)
When: Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time: 10 a.m. EST
Where: Elland Road, Leeds, England
Channel: USA Network
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Betting odds: Leeds (-105), Southampton (+280), Draw (+260) | 2023-02-25T12:44:44+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2023/02/leeds-united-vs-southampton-fc-free-live-stream-22523-how-to-watch-premier-league-channel-time-odds.html |
The technology behind Viome's at-home saliva test has received FDA breakthrough designation, powering the first test in the world to detect biomarkers associated with oral cancer and throat cancer with 95% specificity and 90% sensitivity rates
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viome Life Sciences, a mission-driven biotechnology company, announces the arrival of its CancerDetect™ test for oral & throat cancer, the first to launch in a series of diagnostic tests in development. This test is the first to detect biomarkers for early-stage oral and throat cancers based on technology that has received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation. CancerDetect™ is available to individuals at higher risk of developing these cancers, fulfilling an unmet need for advanced, earlier detection when it is most easy to treat. Viome's launch of the CancerDetect™ signifies a promising future for saliva-based, early cancer detection testing with Viome's advanced mRNA technology and AI-powered platform.
CancerDetect™ brings unprecedented accuracy to early cancer detection and prevention as the only oral and throat cancer test to offer detection with 95% specificity and 90% sensitivity. Oral and throat cancer is notoriously difficult to detect. Until now, it can often go undiagnosed until it has reached an advanced stage due to a lack of effective diagnostics tools, leading to low survival rates. Only 28% of patients receive an early diagnosis, and those receiving a late diagnosis face a prolonged battle with oral cancer. (National Library of Medicine). Early detection directly increases the 5-year survival rate for oral cancer patients, from 50% to 84%. With CancerDetect™, Viome has developed a much-needed aid to detect early-stage cancer, leading to more successful treatment outcomes when confirmed with a biopsy.
"Despite all the innovations across the health landscape, oral and throat cancer has remained life-threatening diseases with few options for early detection," said Naveen Jain, Founder and CEO of Viome Life Sciences. "As an industry leader on a mission to identify and address the roots of chronic disease, we have been working for years to bring to market clinically-backed diagnostics solutions for cancer detection and other life-threatening and debilitating diseases. With the launch of CancerDetect™ for Oral and Throat Cancer, we have achieved this goal and plan to follow this in rapid succession with detection tools for additional life-threatening chronic diseases and cancers."
CancerDetect™ marks the latest addition to Viome's suite of clinically-backed Intelligence™ wellness tests, including the recently-launched Full Body Intelligence™ Test, the most advanced at-home microbiome test available. Following the success of CancerDetect™ for oral and throat cancer, Viome is focused on enhancing its tests for the spectrum of GI disorders, including cancers.
About Viome Life Sciences
Viome Life Sciences is a mission-driven biotechnology company founded in 2016 to address the epidemic of chronic diseases, cancer, and aging. To help individuals improve their health and to understand the root of chronic diseases better, Viome is strategically split into two divisions. Viome Consumer Services is focused on growing its established consumer products, including wellness tests, nutrition plans, and supplements. Viome Health Sciences is devoted to advancing its precision diagnostics and therapeutics platform. By conducting mRNA analysis at a mass scale, Viome digitizes human biology and ultimately prevents the onset and progression of chronic diseases. For more information on CancerDetect™, please visit viome.com and viomelifesciences.com.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) – Dominos is selling pizzas ordered online for half off until November, 20. The customer appreciation deal comes just in time for the holidays.
The pizza chain says the deal is for 50% off menu priced pizzas. They have to be ordered from Dominos.com, the Domino’s app, or from the AnyWare platfroms on Google Home, Alexa, Slack and Facebook Messenger.
“November is U.S. National Gratitude Month and Domino’s wants to say thank you to its customers by giving them a great deal on the pizza they love,” writes Frank Garrido, Domino’s executive vice president of U.S. operations and support.
The deal includes any size of pizza, with over 20 toppings, on five types of crust. It also includes specialty pizzas like the Pacific Veggie, MeatZZa, Philly Cheese Steak and more. | 2022-11-15T17:10:21+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/dominos-pizzas-ordered-online-are-50-off-until-november-20/ |
Tuesday, July 25th 2023, 12:52 pm
President Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday designating locations associated with Emmett Till as a national monument on what would have been Till's 82nd birthday, recognizing the impact of his killing on the civil rights movement.
Graball Landing in Mississippi, the Tallahatchie River location where the brutally beaten body of 14-year-old Emmett Till was dumped and discovered in 1955, will be one of three sites designated as a national monument in his honor, CBS News has learned.
The White House is designating the river site, the Tallahatchie County Second District Courthouse and Chicago's Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ as part of a national monument, recognizing both the history of racial violence and the need for legal justice. Till's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, is also being honored with the monument.
"It isn't for our nation to remain stuck in a painful past. It really is to challenge our nation to say, 'we can do better,'" said Brent Leggs, who serves as the executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Leggs' team helped secure the designation and hopes it will draw attention to approximately 5,000 additional Black historic sites across the United States that require approximately half a billion dollars for preservation.
The memory of Emmett Till remains imprinted on the banks of the Tallahatchie River.
"This landscape holds memory of one of the most painful moments in American history," said Leggs. The site serves as a grim reminder of the violent and threatening environment faced by Black youth in American society during that era.
Nearly 70 years later, Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Till's cousin, still remembers the fateful summer of 1955 when they traveled from Chicago to visit relatives in the Mississippi Delta. On their trip, the cousins visited Bryant's Grocery Store, owned by Roy and Carolyn Bryant. Till's innocent act of whistling at Carolyn Bryant, a White woman, resulted in fatal consequences.
"That's a death sentence," Parker said.
Days later, armed with guns, Roy Bryant and his brother J.W. Milam found the family at their home.
"I heard 'em talkin', 'You got two boys here from Chicago?'" Parker said. "I said, 'God, we're getting ready to die.' Shaking like a leaf on the tree. I closed my eyes to be shot but they didn't shoot me. They came to take Emmett. That's what they did."
Till was abducted from his relative's home, tortured and shot before his lifeless body was dumped in the Tallahatchie River.
The images of Till's beaten and bruised body appeared in Black-owned newspapers and magazines across the country, thanks to the efforts of the Black press, which played a crucial role in exposing racial disparities.
Mamie Till-Mobley, Till's mother, held an open casket funeral at Roberts Temple in Chicago, where nearly 50,000 people paid their respects. The public viewing of Till's disfigured face is considered a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
"She allowed the world to see what she saw when she opened that box that they shipped from in Mississippi: the face of racial hatred and racism in America," said Marvel Parker, Wheeler Parker's wife.
The Parkers are focused on restoring the 100-year-old church building, which requires approximately $20 million for full restoration.
At the Tallahatchie County Courthouse, restored to its 1955 appearance, Emmett Till Interpretive Center executive director Patrick Weems facilitates tours. Visitors are reminded of the battle against racial violence and legal injustice that took place there.
It was at that courthouse that an all-White male jury acquitted Bryant and Milam for Till's murder. Months later, the brothers confessed their crime to a magazine, but were never held accountable.
"There was a battle here. There's a battle of the souls of this nation about what was gonna win out. Are they gonna say segregation is right and what the murderers did was OK? Or is justice going to prevail? And that day — we all lost," Weems said.
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July 26th, 2023 | 2023-07-26T17:12:32+00:00 | newson6.com | https://www.newson6.com/story/64c00c366d75f5072897fe2c/national-monument-honoring-emmett-till-to-consist-of-3-sites-in-illinois-mississippi |
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm Gold Royalties" or the "Company") (NYSE: SAND) (TSX: SSL) is pleased to report that the Company sold approximately 22,600 attributable gold equivalent ounces1 and realized preliminary revenue2 of $38.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022, both representing a record for the Company (15,514 attributable gold equivalent ounces and $27.6 million in revenue for the comparable period in 2021). Preliminary cost of sales, excluding depletion2 for the three month period was $7.3 million resulting in cash operating margins1 of approximately $1,383 per attributable gold equivalent ounce1 ($3.7 million and $1,541 per attributable gold equivalent ounce for the comparable period in 2021, respectively).
For more information about Sandstorm Gold Royalties, please visit our website at www.sandstormgold.com or email us at info@sandstormgold.com.
ABOUT SANDSTORM GOLD ROYALTIES
Sandstorm is a gold royalty company that provides upfront financing to gold mining companies that are looking for capital and in return, receives the right to a percentage of the gold produced from a mine, for the life of the mine. Sandstorm holds a portfolio of 250 royalties, of which 39 of the underlying mines are producing. Sandstorm plans to grow and diversify its low cost production profile through the acquisition of additional gold royalties. For more information visit: www.sandstormgold.com.
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The financial information included or incorporated by reference in this press release or the documents referenced herein has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, which differs from US generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") in certain material respects, and thus are not directly comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
This press release and the documents incorporated by reference herein, as applicable, have been prepared in accordance with Canadian standards for the reporting of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, which differ from the previous and current standards of the United States securities laws. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the terms "mineral reserve", "proven mineral reserve", "probable mineral reserve", "inferred mineral resources,", "indicated mineral resources," "measured mineral resources" and "mineral resources" used or referenced herein and the documents incorporated by reference herein, as applicable, are Canadian mineral disclosure terms as defined in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 — Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the "CIM") — CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the "CIM Definition Standards").
For United States reporting purposes, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") has adopted amendments to its disclosure rules (the "SEC Modernization Rules") to modernize the mining property disclosure requirements for issuers whose securities are registered with the SEC under the Exchange Act, which became effective February 25, 2019. The SEC Modernization Rules more closely align the SEC's disclosure requirements and policies for mining properties with current industry and global regulatory practices and standards, including NI 43-101, and replace the historical property disclosure requirements for mining registrants that were included in SEC Industry Guide 7. Issuers were required to comply with the SEC Modernization Rules in their first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021. As a foreign private issuer that is eligible to file reports with the SEC pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system, the Corporation is not required to provide disclosure on its mineral properties under the SEC Modernization Rules and will continue to provide disclosure under NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. Accordingly, mineral reserve and mineral resource information contained or incorporated by reference herein may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by United States companies subject to the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
As a result of the adoption of the SEC Modernization Rules, the SEC now recognizes estimates of "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources." In addition, the SEC has amended its definitions of "proven mineral reserves" and "probable mineral reserves" to be "substantially similar" to the corresponding CIM Definition Standards that are required under NI 43-101. While the SEC will now recognize "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources", U.S. investors should not assume that all or any part of the mineralization in these categories will be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves without further work and analysis. Mineralization described using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty as to its existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, U.S. investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any measured mineral resources, indicated mineral resources, or inferred mineral resources that the Company reports are or will be economically or legally mineable without further work and analysis. Further, "inferred mineral resources" have a greater amount of uncertainty and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. Therefore, U.S. investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of inferred mineral resources will be upgraded to a higher category without further work and analysis. Under Canadian securities laws, estimates of "inferred mineral resources" may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in rare cases. While the above terms are "substantially similar" to CIM Definitions, there are differences in the definitions under the SEC Modernization Rules and the CIM Definition Standards. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral reserves or mineral resources that the Company may report as "proven mineral reserves", "probable mineral reserves", "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources" under NI 43-101 would be the same had the Company prepared the reserve or resource estimates under the standards adopted under the SEC Modernization Rules or under the prior standards of SEC Industry Guide 7.
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This press release contains "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Sandstorm Gold Royalties. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the future price of gold, silver, copper, iron ore and other metals; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans", or similar terminology.
Forward-looking statements are made based upon certain assumptions and other important factors that, if untrue, could cause the actual results, performances or achievements of Sandstorm Gold Royalties to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which Sandstorm Gold Royalties will operate in the future, including the receipt of all required approvals, the price of gold and copper and anticipated costs. Certain important factors that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, amongst others, failure to receive necessary approvals, changes in business plans and strategies, market conditions, share price, best use of available cash, gold and other commodity price volatility, discrepancies between actual and estimated production, mineral reserves and resources and metallurgical recoveries, mining operational and development risks relating to the parties which produce the gold or other commodity the Company will purchase, regulatory restrictions, activities by governmental authorities (including changes in taxation), currency fluctuations, the global economic climate, dilution, share price volatility and competition.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: the impact of general business and economic conditions, the absence of control over mining operations from which the Company will purchase gold, other commodities or receive royalties from, and risks related to those mining operations, including risks related to international operations, government and environmental regulation, actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, risks in the marketability of minerals, fluctuations in the price of gold and other commodities, fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and interest rates, stock market volatility, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risks to Sandstorm" in the Company's annual report for the financial year ended December 31, 2021 and the section entitled "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's annual information form dated March 31, 2022 available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained or incorporated by reference, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson raised about $860,000 through some 31,700 campaign donations after Tennessee Republican lawmakers abruptly moved to expel him and two other Democrats for a gun control protest on the House floor, his campaign said.
The short-lived expulsion propelled the Memphis environmental activist, a fresh face just months into his first term, to become a nationally watched progressive figure who sat in the Oval Office.
His quick fame translated into a wave of campaign cash largely because Republicans opened the door for Pearson and fellow expelled Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville to accept donations from across the country just when the spotlight centered on them. Had Republican lawmakers left the two young Black lawmakers in office, they would’ve been banned from raising cash because a legislative session was ongoing.
Instead, in just two months, Pearson attracted, through average donations of about $27, an amount of campaign cash similar to what the Republican House speaker raised all of last year and into early 2023 through his campaign and his political action committee combined. The vast majority of Pearson’s haul — $814,000 — poured in during the week when he had been kicked out, but not yet reinstated.
“To see so much support, particularly from these tens of thousands of small-dollar donations, is a testament to what I believe is a people-powered movement, which is that we all have something to contribute, and our little bits of contribution makes a lot,” Pearson told The Associated Press.
The preliminary fundraising numbers Pearson’s campaign shared with the AP reveal just a partial picture of how much Democrats were able to capitalize after the Black lawmakers were expelled for protesting for GOP to pass gun control measures after the deadly shooting at a Christian school in Tennessee’s capital city. Their white colleague who joined them in protest, Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, was spared by a single vote. Local officials reinstated Pearson and Jones within days.
The Jones and Johnson teams have yet to comment on how much they have raised.
Democrats have been relegated to the superminority in both legislative chambers for years, limiting their recourse mainly to complaining when Republicans want to halt debates quickly, or waive other House rules. Pearson and other Democrats hope the fundraising wave can help them cut into that margin.
Kent Syler, a Middle Tennessee State University political science professor, said Pearson’s fundraising could have an impact, and given how very few competitive legislative districts there are in Tennessee — a net gain of even a few seats could be a win for Democrats.
“That amount of money is a testament to, really, how badly this issue went for House Republicans,” Syler said. “It gave Democrats an incredible platform in Tennessee that they haven’t had in a couple of decades.”
Pearson, Jones and Johnson have hit the national TV news circuit, visited President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House and made appearances outside Tennessee. Pearson was featured on a recent fundraising email pitch from the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which helps elects state legislative Democrats nationwide.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, provided a significant assist. Murphy tweeted a link to a fundraising page in April, and his team said he helped raise more than $605,000 to split between Pearson and Jones.
By comparison, Pearson raised more than $144,000 for his early 2023 win to take office. Tennessee’s House Democratic Caucus, which spreads around its fundraising, raised nearly $233,000 over the 2022 election year into early 2023.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton’s campaign and his political action committee raised more than $830,000 combined in the 2022 election year into early 2023. Over that timeframe, the House Republican Caucus raised more than $448,000.
Reports thoroughly detailing the Democrats’ campaign cash hauls aren’t due until the middle of July, and with both Pearson and Jones heading into special general elections for their seats, only some of the money they have raised has been disclosed in required reports. Those amounts don’t include the few days of fundraising around the expulsions.
Other Democratic fundraising groups could also benefit from the expulsions.
Pearson spokesperson Daphne Thomas said the $814,000 in donations that came in while he was out of office from April 6-April 12 was in addition to nearly $9,000 that came in from the end of legislative session on April 21 through May 2. Additionally, Pearson raised more than $37,000 from May 2 through June 5, his special election campaign finance report shows.
For Jones’ special election, he raised more than $64,000 through more than 1,000 donations from April 21 through June 5, according to his campaign finance report. That does not include donations during the days between his expulsion and his reinstatement by Nashville officials on April 10. | 2023-06-30T14:59:13+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/after-republicans-expelled-him-campaign-for-tennessee-democratic-rep-pearson-says-he-raised-860k/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow-area court for trial Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team.
Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Police said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale transportation of drugs.
Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in the U.S., acquittals can be overturned.
At a closed-door preliminary hearing Monday in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, Griner’s detention was extended for another six months, to Dec. 20.
The athlete’s detention and trial come at an extraordinarily low point in Moscow-Washington relations. Griner was arrested less than a week before Russia sent troops into Ukraine, which aggravated already high tensions between the two countries.
The invasion led to sweeping sanctions imposed by the United States, and Russia denounced the U.S. for sending weapons to Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday denied politics played a role in Griner’s detention and prosecution. .
“The facts are that the famous athlete was detained in possession of prohibited medication containing narcotic substances,” Peskov told reporters. “In view of what I’ve said, it can’t be politically motivated,” he added.
Griner’s supporters have kept a low profile in hopes of a quiet resolution, until May, when the State Department reclassified her as wrongfully detained and shifted oversight of her case to its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs — effectively the U.S. government’s chief negotiator.
Griner’s wife, Cherelle, has urged President Joe Biden to secure her release, calling her “a political pawn.”
“It was good to see her in some of those images, but it’s tough. Every time’s a reminder that their teammate, their friend, is wrongfully imprisoned in another country,” Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard said Monday.
The coach hoped that Biden would “take the steps to ensure she comes home.”
Griner’s supporters have encouraged a prisoner swap like the one in April that brought home Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug trafficking conspiracy.
Russian news media have repeatedly raised speculation that she could be swapped for Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, nicknamed “the Merchant of Death,” who is serving a 25-year sentence on conviction of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
Russia has agitated for Bout’s release for years. But the wide discrepancy between Griner’s case — which involves alleged possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil — and Bout’s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S.
Others have suggested that she could be traded in tandem with Paul Whelan, a former Marine and security director serving a 16-year sentence on an espionage conviction that the United States has repeatedly described as a setup.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, when asked Sunday on CNN whether a joint swap of Griner and Whelan for Bout was being considered, sidestepped the question.
“As a general proposition … I have got no higher priority than making sure that Americans who are being illegally detained in one way or another around the world come home,” he said. But he said he could not comment “in any detail on what we’re doing, except to say this is an absolute priority.” | 2022-07-01T11:45:03+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/brittney-griner-trial-begins-in-russian-court/ |
Andrew Tate, the professional fighter-turned media personality who earned the ire and admiration of millions with his viral rants about male dominance, female submission and wealth, is everywhere these days.
It doesn't matter that the so-called "alpha-male" podcaster, who openly advocates violence against women, has been banned from every major social media platform, or that he was kicked off the TV show "Big Brother" for violent and hateful behavior and had his house raided as part of an ongoing human trafficking investigation (he told Fox News' Tucker Carlson he was the victim of a swatting attempt).
His ideas have already taken root in the minds of countless young men who see him as a role model of masculinity. Before it was taken down, his TikTok account racked up about 11.6 billion views. Social media spaces dedicated to teaching have featured accounts of students as young as middle schoolers parroting his diatribes and harassing female classmates. Rashes of sexual harassment in schools in the UK and Australia have also been blamed on Tate's influence.
He's not the only one, either. So-called male supremacist views have surged on TikTok and podcasting platforms, with personalities ranting about the rights of "high value" or "hypermasculine" men -- those that they define as wealthy, confident, influential, sexually dominant and entitled to subservience from women.
If left unchecked, human rights groups and policy experts can point to what typically comes next. There is a clear pipeline between misogynist content and larger channels of hate, documented by the Anti-Defamation League and similar groups. Such philosophies have also inspired a rising rate of deadly violence.
Combating this dangerous phenomenon requires muscle on multiple fronts. In the US and across the world, organizations are turning to technology and teaching methods to show young men and boys a better path. They're also applying a more unexpected ingredient: Compassion.
Stopping hate before it starts
The jumble of groups and philosophies that center around ideas of toxic masculinity is commonly referred to as the "manosphere." Within lie incels (involuntary celibates), men's rights activists, pick-up artists, and the content creators that spread these ideas to the masses. Brette Steele, senior director for Preventing Targeted Violence at the McCain Institute, says men usually flock to the manosphere because they are unhappy in some way and searching for a sense of belonging, and younger audiences are drawn in by a similar need.
"Youth are searching for that sense of belonging, that kind of grounding to explain what's happening to them," she tells CNN.
"In the last few years, more youth have had to turn to communities online. We've seen a degradation of in-person social skills, and in middle school, that's when those social skills are first coming into play."
Steele works with several teams that are exploring ways to curb misogynist content and prevent the violence and extremism that sometimes follows. One of her teams out of Arizona State University created curricula and lesson plans for fourth- and fifth-graders that help build social resilience at a critical age.
"We have to ask things like, when do youth actually develop the skill sets that can prevent some of these risk factors? When do they develop a positive sense of self-concept? When do they develop the ability to withstand rejection?"
Once young men have made contact with dangerous parts of the manosphere, Steele says redirection becomes a main strategy.
Diverting Hate, a project out of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Equity and Justice, maintains a database of terms used in the manosphere. By programming against those words, they can target ads toward people engaging in dangerous conversations in online public spaces.
"The idea is to redirect people to more pro-social men's organizations, and more positive representations of what masculinity could look like that are not violent or demeaning," Steele says.
Changing expectations
Ted Bunch, the co-founder of A Call to Men, says one of the keys to pulling men and boys out of the dangerous pipeline of misogyny is to understand where it starts. A Call to Men partners with schools, companies and professional sports organizations to promote what it calls "healthy masculinity:" concepts like kindness, respect for others, and an understanding that, in a patriarchal society, men have an opportunity to use their power to protect.
"(Misogyny) teaches men that aggression, violence, and the domination of others is somehow embedded in their DNA," Bunch says. "It's not. It is the way men are socialized. In a male-dominated patriarchal society, all are taught that women and girls have less value, or that on some level they are the property."
One of the first priorities of A Call to Men is always to mitigate the harm such thinking causes others, Bunch says. But seeing misogyny as a learned experience also presents an opportunity for compassion. Bunch stresses that ACTM and similar organizations for men don't take the stance that masculinity is inherently toxic, or that manhood should be punished. Rather, his organization strives to give men opportunities to think differently about what, exactly, being a man means.
Bunch says some of the ACTM's most effective work comes when it gets a group of men in a space of trust, and just lets them talk to each other -- about things that make them sad, things that stress them out, and things they have been socialized to feel they shouldn't address.
"When we're in rooms with men, and we start unpacking how we've been socialized, they are thirsty for this information," he says.
He also notes that this process is especially effective when the group works with men in areas that are male-dominated and emblematic of values that can be considered very masculine, like law enforcement and the military.
"We also point out that healthy manhood is an inward thing as well as an outward thing," Bunch says. "Men have higher rates of suicide and early death. They struggle silently with anxiety and depression. They sometimes forgo basic medical care. Looking tough, being tough -- those kinds of expectations harm men as well."
Calling out, and calling in
When someone leverages misogyny to harm others, or begins to tread deeper into the manosphere, the first attempt to right the ship can be critical. Steele and Bunch say they have a general idea of what approaches do and do not work.
"There is a real negativity for any type of mental health intervention in these (manosphere) spaces," Steele says
Instead, the work she supports focuses on diverting the pipeline, rather than pushing back against it.
"There is a difference between a counter-narrative and an alternative narrative. Rather than pushing against the tide, such efforts are promoting other organizations that might provide the same sense of belonging or connection without the same negativity."
On Youtube and TikTok, a number of popular creators speak out forcefully against the Andrew Tates of the world. Some, like TikTok superstar Drew Afualo, do so with the intent to protect women and other marginalized voices from hate -- not necessarily to change the minds of the men who level it. To enact change, Bunch says men need to step up and call out bad behavior when they see it.
"Part of the problem is, these men don't listen to or respect the experiences of women. But they listen to each other," Bunch says. "If men speak up, other men will respond to that and we've found that to be true.
But, "calling in" is also important, Bunch says. He mentions several male celebrities who are leveraging their fame to introduce healthier ideas of manhood: NBA star Dwayne Wade, who does work supporting the LGBTQ community; actor Benedict Cumberbatch who brings attention to equal pay issues; and actor Justin Baldoni who promotes healthy fatherhood and family.
"There are more and more men doing this, because men are realizing this way of thinking doesn't work for us," Bunch says. "It doesn't feel good."
The dangerous influence of misogyny starts with men. Saying so doesn't need to be an indictment. In that vein, experts say the solution is most effective when it starts with men. That is not an indictment, either. Instead, they hope it can be an opportunity.
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I’m sure the Bank of England would have preferred to have had more to celebrate on the 25th anniversary of its independence earlier this month. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has one goal, to which everything else is subordinate: to keep overall consumer inflation at 2%. But it has been a year since the inflation rate was that low and the story since then has been one of a remorseless and dramatic rise. Consumer-price inflation is now 9%. The bank forecasts that it will top out at 10%. Perhaps, though overall wages rose by 7% in the first quarter, adding to inflationary pressures.
This week, BOE Governor Andrew Bailey and a few of his colleagues were summoned before the Treasury Select Committee of the House of Commons to explain the failure to contain inflation. “Not our fault,” was the gist of the answer. Bailey claimed - wrongly - that 80% of the price increases were beyond the MPC’s control. Dramatic supply shocks driving up the costs of energy and traded goods could not have been predicted, and there wasn’t much the bank could do about them anyway. Nor could the MPC have realized that the UK labor market was as tight as it has turned out to be. Anyone claiming otherwise is doing so with the benefit of hindsight.
Really? Plenty of credible voices said inflation was about to surge. Mervyn King, who headed the BOE from 2003 to 2013 and is a fellow contributor to Bloomberg Opinion, wasn’t shy in saying that central banks made a mistake by printing too much money.
But behind this money splurge lie fundamental problems about what central banks are trying to achieve. Like his central bank colleagues around the world, Bailey gripes that the BOE can’t and shouldn’t do anything about unpredictable and adverse supply shocks. I would have more sympathy for this argument were it not to display both breathtaking inconsistency and an unwillingness to state the obvious: targeting overall inflation is dumb.
Bailey is right in that central banks have little control over a big driver of the big swings in overall inflation for developed world countries in the past few years, which is rapid changes in the price of traded goods and energy. This accounts for about a third of UK inflation. From shortly after the end of the global financial crisis to mid-2020, global traded goods prices fell in a fairly consistent manner due to declining export prices from Asia in general and China in particular. That is why UK inflation was nearly zero in 2015.
Domestic inflation — the bit that central banks have far more control over — was stable. From 2014 to 2019, for example, UK services prices drifted between 2% and 3%, a bit lower than the roughly 3% to 5% range of the previous couple of decades. Services prices in the US and the euro zone were similarly stable, albeit a bit higher and lower, respectively.
To be even the slightest bit consistent with their present argument, you might have expected central banks to have looked through this benign imported inflation. They didn’t. The BOE kept the base rate at 0.5% from the global financial crisis until 2016, when it cut it to 0.25%. In 2020, it slashed the rate to zero and, like every other big central bank, hugely ramped up quantitative easing. Simply put, the BOE and other central banks spent many years leading up to the current inflationary surge trying to drive up overall inflation to counter the effects of a huge and altogether beneficial positive supply shock over which they also had no control and to which they shouldn’t have reacted. Of course, their reactions to the Covid-19 pandemic were out of concern of a demand shock. Nevertheless, their armory was so bare precisely because central banks had been targeting overall inflation.
This monetary policy strategy has been far from costless, quite apart from helping to spur the present inflationary surge. For one thing, central banks built up an entire experimental monetary structure from which they are finding it very hard to extricate themselves. Supertankers can’t instantly change direction. For another, this policy drove asset prices to levels at which investors were pretty much guaranteed to lose money, especially as inflation rates climbed. This is what has been happening over the past few months.
Were central banks to have targeted only domestic inflation — an index of non-traded goods and services, for example — interest rates would at least have been a lot higher across the developed world and I doubt that they would have done anything like the same amount of QE.
Scrapping targets altogether would be better still, as all have their flaws. Central banks should be given a much broader and vaguer remit of protecting the internal and external value of their currencies. They should also rely less on economists and more on people with far more experience in financial markets. And they should ditch the idea that their actions should be predictable and transparent, since both encourage leverage and risk taking. None of this would have solved the present problems, but we would have started in a better place. More From Other Writers at Bloomberg Opinion:
• Central Banks Can’t Fend Off Stagflation Alone: Marcus Ashworth
• Bank of England Taketh Away. Sunak Should Giveth: Mark Gilbert
• The UK and EU Have Two Common Enemies Now: Raphael and Ashworth
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.
Richard Cookson was head of research and fund manager at Rubicon Fund Management. Previously, he was chief investment officer at Citi Private Bank and head of asset-allocation research at HSBC.
More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com/opinion
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Gunshot during holiday festival prompts parade cancellation in Dayton, Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A gunshot during a holiday festival in Dayton sent people running for safety and prompted the cancellation of a parade minutes after it had started, authorities said.
A police sergeant on duty saw juveniles fighting and heard the shot fired shortly after 8 p.m. Friday during the Dayton Holiday Festival, which was marking its 50th anniversary, the Dayton Daily News reported. No injuries were reported.
Assistant Chief Eric Henderson said initial information indicates that at least two girls were fighting and a boy pulled out a weapon and fired into the air. A shell casing from a handgun was recovered. No arrests were immediately announced and authorities asked anyone with information to contact investigators.
The Children’s Parade, which was to feature floats, bands and drill teams, was canceled. Officials said one of the largest crowds in years had gathered to watch the parade as well as the earlier Grande Illumination tree-lighting event.
In Springfield, a man was reported shot in the downtown area near a Holiday in the City celebration on Friday night. The Springfield News-Sun reported that most holiday events were wrapping up at the time. The city said in a news release that the man’s injuries weren’t life-threatening. No arrests were immediately reported.
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- Boot Hill Casino & Resort will begin taking online bets through the sportsbook platform DraftKings -
OLATHE, Kan., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Butler National Corporation (OTCQB: BUKS), through its wholly-owned subsidiary that manages Boot Hill Casino & Resort in Dodge City, Kansas, will launch online mobile sports betting through its online platform partner, DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ: DKNG), today.
Boot Hill Casino & Resort also plans to accept sports wagers onsite and anticipates unveiling its new on-site sportsbook soon.
Butler National previously announced sports wagering platform agreements with DraftKings, Bally's Corporation and most recently, Golden Nugget Online Gaming.
The launch will correspond with college football season and ahead of the start of the 2022 NFL season. "We're excited to be a part of the launch of sports betting in the State of Kansas. Kansans can now access the latest betting markets as well as bet on local teams like the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats and Sporting KC," said Clark Stewart, President and CEO of Butler National Corporation. "We'd especially like to thank the Boot Hill Casino & Resort team, DraftKings, the Kansas Lottery and the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission for all their efforts. The outstanding teamwork of these groups has allowed Kansans the opportunity to wager on the upcoming football season."
Upon the launch of sports wagering in Kansas, anyone legally permitted within the geographical boundaries of Kansas will be able to place bets directly from their mobile devices or computers by accessing a participating sports book or visiting a lottery gaming facility.
"Today is an exciting day in the State of Kansas as we look to increase tourism and revenue for the State of Kansas and Dodge City," said Stewart.
About Butler National Corporation:
Butler National Corporation has been a recognized provider of professional management services in the gaming industry for more than 25 years. Following the enactment of the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA), Butler National competed for a contract to manage a Lottery Gaming Facility for the State of Kansas. In 2008, Butler National Service Corporation (a Butler National Corporation subsidiary) proposed and was awarded a contract to manage the Boot Hill Casino & Resort in Dodge City. When Boot Hill Casino opened in 2009, it was the first state-owned and operated casino in Kansas. In addition to its gaming division, Butler National manufactures, sells and services support systems for private, commercial and military aircraft.
About Boot Hill Casino & Resort:
Boot Hill Casino & Resort, managed by BHCMC, LLC and Butler National Service Corporation, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Butler National Corporation (OTCQB: BUKS), features over 500 electronic gaming machines, 14 table games, and a 150-seat casual dining restaurant known as Firesides at Boot Hill.
The $90 million Boot Hill Casino project opened in December 2009. The lottery facility games at Boot Hill Casino & Resort are owned and operated by the Kansas Lottery. The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission provides regulatory oversight for the casino. Sports wagering is owned and operated by the Kansas Lottery. For more information about Boot Hill Casino & Resort, please visit us at www.boothillcasino.com, or call us at 1.877.906.0777.
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DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.24 per share of common stock, payable Nov. 15, 2022, to stockholders of record on Oct. 31, 2022.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Our passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors is alive today, as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable – making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. We think of this as Engineering Progress. It's what we do and have been doing for decades. Learn more at TI.com.
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SEATTLE — We are in the midst of a national blood shortage! I wanted to do my part which is why I am so excited to partner with Bloodworks Northwest for this latest video.
Bloodworks Northwest is working with local chefs, restaurants, wineries, breweries and more to educate and inspire people to donate blood. This big push goes through the end of June with the campaign “Savor Life. Save a Life.” It’s a community initiative with the goal of recruiting 10,000 donors to support patients who rely on blood transfusions for cancer treatment, surgeries and more.
I met with several chefs who are partnering on this effort including Chef Traci from Atrium Kitchen in Pike Place Market. I got to meet with her and try out an amazing cooking class and food tour. It was awesome seeing the shops where the chef goes herself and grabbing fresh produce just steps from the Atrium. Visit their site to book your own tour or learn more.
Then I met with the CEO and founder of Intentionalist, Laura Clise, at one of her favorite spots in Little Saigon – Vietnamese restaurant Mi La Cay. She told me why she wanted to be involved in this campaign and told me more about Intentionalist, an online guide that makes it easy to find local businesses and get to know the people behind them. It helps you make a difference by spending money in support of the diverse small businesses that shape our communities.
My last stop took me to Fremont to visit Meesha and meet Chef Preeti Agarwal. Agarwal is an Indian chef born and raised in Uttar Pradesh. Meesha focuses on modern Indian cuisine with exciting flavors and ingredients. I would describe it as comfort food – and had so much fun making some dishes with the chef. You can visit Meesha at 127 N 36thth Street, Seattle, 98103.
Bloodworks Northwest wants people to know the nation’s blood supply remains at one of its lowest levels in recent years. If you are willing and able, take the time to sign up and donate yourself!
This video is sponsored by Bloodworks Northwest.
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First Alert Forecast: Hot and Muggy today, rain chances for some overnight
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Good morning and happy Monday! To put it simple, today will be hot and muggy. Highs will rise into the 90s for many but with dewpoints (moisture) remaining high in the 60s and 70s, that will make today feel sticky. The winds will not help much with the humid weather, they will be light from the east to southeast at 5 to 15 mph. Also look for mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. The next couple of days will be good conditions to either cool off in the pool or stay inside with the air conditioning! Dewpoints will remain high for the next couple of days, so the sticky/ humid weather is here to stay at least through midweek!
Much of the day will remain dry but a complex of storms is likely to move in late tonight into Tuesday morning. Right now, it’s looking like only northern counties, closest to I-40, could see this activity. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds the primary concern. Quarter sized hail also not out of the question either. Heavy rainfall, embedded with thunder/lightning will come with any/all storms.
Despite the wind shift expected to take place overnight, temperatures will stay in the 90s throughout the week. With a series of disturbances expected over the next week, we’re looking at low-end rain chances in the forecast through Friday. As of right now, we’re not seeing any major rain chances during the daytime hours. Temperatures for the rest of the week will be near-average with a few days slightly above.
Tuesday will be partly cloudy with highs in the low to mid 90s. Winds will still be light about 5 to15 mph from the northeast.
Another chance of rain is expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday and will affect the early morning hours Wednesday. Temperatures by sunrise will drop into the low to mid 70s. Highs Wednesday will be slightly cooler in the low 90s and winds will be light from the northeast at 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday morning we’ll see another chance of rain and the highs will be in the low to mid 90s with a south wind at 5 to 15 mph. Friday will be partly cloudy and dry with hot temperatures! Highs will warm up into the high 90s and possibly triple digits in northwest Texas. Winds will pick up from the south at 10 to 15 mph.
The weekend will start out cloudy but highs on Saturday will be in the low to mid 90s across Texoma with light winds 5 to 10 mph from the northeast. By Sunday, some clouds will start to move out keeping us partly cloudy for most of the day. Winds will be from the southwest at 10 to 15 mph.
As temperatures warm up into upper 90s this week be sure to take heat safety precautions.
Have a good day! -Christine Gormley and Lexie Walker
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Benefit for The Children's Inn at NIH
BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) "Staches to Lashes" a benefit for The Children's Inn at The National Institutes of Health (NIH), to be held on October 20, 2022 at The Cliff House Resort in Cape Neddick, Maine.
Maine local and The Front Porch owner Scott Vogel founded the local celebrity drag event. "I initiated this event in 2017 during my first summer as the owner of The Front Porch. Over the first three years of this event, we went from raising $32,000 in 2017 to $137,000 in 2019," said Vogel. "My expectation for this year is to raise over $200,000 for a cause very near and dear to my heart."
Diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease, a rare immune deficiency, at six-months old Mr. Vogel received care at the NIH the world's leading research hospital and stayed at The Children's Inn located in Bethesda MD. "Throughout my life I received care at the NIH for this life-threatening illness and underwent two stem cell transplants. The first transplant in fifth grade unsuccessful, and the second in 2014, at the age of 24, was luckily successful in curing my disease. I now sit on the board of The Children's Inn where my family and I have spent over 250 nights while I underwent treatment at NIH."
"Giving back is a part of my DNA," said Vogel. "I have supported many philanthropic efforts personally and through my restaurants. 'Staches to Lashes' is a very special one; for which I have been humbled to receive so much support."
Funds raised through donations, tickets sales, sponsorship opportunities, and night-of silent and live auctions.
The Children's Inn at NIH is a private, nonprofit "Place Like Home" for children and their families participating in pediatric research at the Clinical Center at NIH. The Inn reduces the burden of illness through therapeutic, educational, and recreational programming – all at no cost to the families. Since opening in 1990, more than 15,500 families from across the world, and many from New England, have considered The Inn their home. As a partner in discovery and care with the NIH, The Inn strives for the day when no family endures the heartbreak of a seriously ill child.
For more information about The Children's Inn at NIH, please visit childrensinn.org or call 240-988-4259. For more information about Staches to Lashes, please call 207-646-4005 or visit thefrontporch.com.
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SAINT LOUIS (AP) _ Amdocs Ltd. (DOX) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $129.7 million.
The Saint Louis-based company said it had net income of $1.07 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.45 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.32 per share.
The provider of computer systems integration posted revenue of $1.19 billion in the period.
For the current quarter ending in March, Amdocs expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.44 to $1.50.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.2 billion to $1.24 billion for the fiscal second quarter.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is submitting a formal bid to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Mayor Andre Dickens announced Friday to Democrats holding their annual state party dinner.
“We’re going to do everything in our power to bring the 2024 Democratic National Convention to Atlanta, Georgia,” Dickens told the party, which gathered at a downtown hotel.
It could be another step toward the center of American politics for Georgia, after Democrats stunned Republicans by delivering Georgia’s electoral votes to President Joe Biden in 2020 and electing Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to give Democrats control of the Senate. Warnock’s bid for reelection and Democrat Stacey Abrams’ second run for governor are already among the highest profile races of the 2022 election cycle.
In addition, Georgia is one of more than a dozen states where state Democrats have asked to step to the front of the party’s presidential nominating calendar, displacing the traditional position held by the Iowa caucus.
Georgia’s swing-state status could aid its bid for the convention, with national parties sometimes hoping to use their gathering as a showcase to appeal to the voters of the host state.
Atlanta has hosted only one previous presidential nominating convention, the July 1988 Democratic gathering that nominated Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis for president and Texas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen for vice president. Dukakis lost that election to George Bush. That event was held in the now-demolished Omni arena downtown.
The Democrats began their search process last year by inquiring about the interest of 20 locations and have narrowed it down to a list of eight cities. Others that have been publicly named include Chicago and Houston.
Republicans are deciding between Milwaukee and Nashville, Tennessee, as their 2024 convention site.
The gatherings fill hotels with thousands of visitors, but also bring a heavy security presence.
Dickens and party chair Nikema Williams, also a member of Congress, made the announcement after playing a video that featured the slogan “good trouble” used by late U.S. Rep. John Lewis to describe his civil rights and political activities.
“You know, they say that Atlanta influences everything,” Williams told the crowd, purloining a phrase often used to describe Atlanta’s paramount place in African American and broader American culture.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball’s first home game of the season didn’t go anywhere near as well as the All-Star point guard hoped.
Not only did the Charlotte Hornets lose 125-113 to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, but Ball reinjured his left ankle when he stepped on a fan’s foot with 1:34 left in the game, an injury which likely will keep him out moving forward.
Ball was trying to save a ball from going out of bounds when he stepped on a seated fan’s foot near the Hornets bench as he tried to brace himself from going into the crowd.
It’s the same ankle that caused Ball to miss a portion of the preseason and the first 13 games of the regular season.
Hornets coach Steve Clifford had no immediate update on Ball’s status and Ball was not made available to talk to reporters after the game.
The Hornets are at Cleveland on Friday night.
This was Ball’s third game back since his initial ankle injury in the preseason, but his first at home. It began with him getting a big introduction from the public address announcer and a huge applause during pre-game introductions, but exiting with a grimace on his face and he limped to the locker room.
Ball was stellar when he played, finishing with 26 points on 10-of-17 shooting, including five 3-pointers. He also had six assists while turning the ball over four times.
“He was great tonight,” Clifford said.
The Hornets have been hit hard by injuries this season.
Along with Ball missing 13 games, Cody Martin has missed all but one game with quad and knee issues that eventually required surgery, Gordon Hayward has missed the last eight games with a shoulder injury and Dennis Smith the last three a ankle sprain. Earlier in the day, the Hornets also announced first-round draft pick Mark Williams suffered an ankle injury while playing for the G League’s Greensboro Swarm.
Terry Rozier also missed seven games with an ankle injury.
“It’s very tough but we have to be professionals about it,” said Hornets guard Kelly Oubre Jr. “It’s the game of basketball and those things happen. But people who are suited up and who are healthy enough to go out there, we have to go pick up that slack.”
Still, forward P.J. Washington said he’s eager for the day the Hornets (4-12) are at full strength.
“We all know at some point everybody’s going to get back out there, and we can’t wait for it,” Washington said. “But right now the problem is we’re losing games, so we’ve got to figure it out and start getting some wins.”
Charlotte (4-12) has lost nine of its last 10 games after starting the season 3-3 with a win over the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-11-18T02:04:00+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/sports/ap-hornets-ball-re-injures-ankle-after-stepping-on-fans-foot/ |
MIAMI (AP) — More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whale believed to be her mother still swims.
An unlikely coalition involving the theme park’s owner, an animal rights group and an NFL owner-philanthropist announced the agreement during a news conference Thursday.
“I’m excited to be a part of Lolita’s journey to freedom,” Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said. “I know Lolita wants to get to free waters.”
Lolita, also known as Tokitae, was about 4 years old when she was captured in Puget Sound in summer 1970, during a time of deadly orca roundups. She spent decades performing for paying crowds before falling ill.
Last year the Miami Seaquarium announced it would no longer stage shows with her, under an agreement with federal regulators. Lolita — now 57 years old and 5,000 pounds (2,267 kilograms) — currently lives in a tank that measures 80 feet by 35 feet (24 meters by 11 meters) and is 20 feet (6 meters) deep.
The orca believed to be her mother, called Ocean Sun, continues to swim free with other members of their clan — known as L pod — and is estimated to be more than 90 years old. That has given advocates of her release optimism that Tokitae could still maybe have a long life in the wild.
Read more from WRTV here | 2023-03-31T20:40:18+00:00 | wtlcfm.com | https://wtlcfm.com/3483893/colts-owner-jim-irsay-to-help-miami-orca-return-to-pacific/ |
No worries, Chicago Disney II's defense took care of business on Thursday, keying a 10-0 shutout of Chicago Sullivan at Chicago Sullivan High on April 27 in Illinois softball action.
Recently on April 19, Chicago Sullivan squared off with Chicago Kelvyn Park in a softball game.
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Judy Terry
TYLER — Graveside services for Mrs. Judy Terry, 59, of Tyler, will be on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 11 am in Mt. Moriah Cemetery/Garrison, Texas under the direction of John R Harmon Undertaking Company. Mrs. Terry was born on September 9, 1963 and transitioned on January 8, 2023, Public viewing will be on Wednesday, 2-8 pm at the funeral home. | 2023-01-18T09:52:08+00:00 | tylerpaper.com | https://tylerpaper.com/obituaries/death_notices/judy-terry/article_bebeaecf-8ddc-5468-a836-43e8ace06c51.html |
LONDON, ON, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - With a global pandemic behind us, content creators are primed to try and satiate the audio appetite we've grown accustomed to, Voices has discovered through its 2023 Annual Trends Report.
The 2023 Annual Trends Report marks the 12th edition of Voices' annual end-of-year reporting, assembled using insights provided by widespread surveys and internal data to identify and predict trends heading into the New Year.
After connecting with more than 1,400 survey respondents, it's clear that content creation is front and center in 2023. In this Annual Trends Report, Voices finds out why more content is being created, what kind of content will captivate audiences and why quality audio content is integral to making an emotional connection with listeners.
"2023 will be the year we see 'audio routines' become common language amongst our social networks. Just like we've discussed the drama in the latest episode of our favorite shows on the plethora of streaming services; we will see the same level of excitement and conversation around new audio experiences and podcasts," says David Ciccarelli, Founder and CEO of Voices.
The combination of survey feedback and internal data highlighted three notable trends:
- Audio Routines Form Daily Habits: Audio routines have become a mainstay in many people's daily lives, from listening to your favorite podcast while cooking, cycling or commuting to work.
- Quality is Essential for Engaging Experiences: As podcasts, audio-only series and audio experience apps burst forth; the audio content that will capture an audience will be the ones with the highest quality.
- Faster and Easier Content Creation Key to Meeting Demand: Almost 60% of content creators told us they will be looking to create more content in 2023.
For the full 2023 Annual Trends Report, please visit: https://www.voices.com/company/press/reports/2023-annual-trends-report
For more insights into the world of voice over, visit Voices at: www.voices.com/hire
About Voices
Voices is the world's #1 voice marketplace, with over 2 million registered users. Since 2005, the biggest and most beloved brands have entrusted Voices to help them find professionals to bring their projects to life. Headquartered in London, Canada, Voices helps match clients with voice over, music, audio production, and translation professionals in over 160 countries and 100+ languages and dialects.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia and China will conduct naval drills in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa next month in another indication of their strengthening relationships with Africa’s most developed country amid the war in Ukraine and global financial uncertainty.
The South African armed forces said Thursday that they and the Russian and Chinese navies will engage in “a multinational maritime exercise” from Feb. 17-27 off South Africa’s east coast near the cities of Durban and Richards Bay.
The drills will happen around the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 and will bring more focus on the refusal of South Africa — a leading voice on its continent — to side with the West and condemn Russia’s actions.
The announcement also comes days before Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to visit South Africa and hold talks with South African counterpart Naledi Pandor.
The South African government said last year that it had adopted a neutral stance over Ukraine and called for dialogue and diplomacy, but the upcoming naval drills have led the country’s main opposition party to accuse the government of effectively siding with Russia.
The South African government denies it has taken sides and has called for the end of the war in Ukraine.
But the South African National Defense Force, which incorporates all of its armed forces, said next month’s naval exercise would “strengthen the already flourishing relations between South Africa, Russia and China.” The aim of the drills was “sharing operational skills and knowledge,” the SANDF said.
The three countries also conducted a similar naval exercise in 2019 in Cape Town, while Russia and China held joint naval drills in the East China Sea last month.
South Africa, a key Western partner, was one of several African countries that abstained in a United Nations vote last year condemning Russia’s invasion. The United States and the European Union had hoped that South Africa would support the international condemnation of Russia and act as a leader for other nations in Africa.
President Joe Biden hosted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House in September, when a key talking point was their differences over the war in Ukraine. U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken visited South Africa last year.
Experts have warned of Russia’s increased military influence in Africa since it first annexed parts of Ukraine in 2014, while the Biden administration also recognizes the importance of strengthening relations on the continent after China has spent decades entrenching itself in Africa’s natural resources markets. Improving relations with South Africa is central to the U.S. effort of limiting Russian and Chinese influence.
The South African government drew more attention over its stance regarding Russia in October when it said it would allow a superyacht linked to Russian oligarch Alexey Mordashov to dock in Cape Town despite him being under U.S. and EU sanctions.
The South African government has also been accused of allowing another sanctioned Russian vessel to dock at a naval base near Cape Town in December.
South Africa’s relationship with Russia is largely because of the support the Soviet Union gave to Ramaphosa’s now-ruling African National Congress party in its fight to bring down apartheid, the regime of repression against the country’s Black majority. Apartheid ended in 1994 when the ANC won the first democratic elections in South Africa and Nelson Mandela became president.
South Africa is also a member of BRICS, a bloc of emerging economies, alongside Brazil, Russia, India and China.
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Imray reported from Cape Town, South Africa. | 2023-01-19T20:50:27+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ap-russia-china-to-hold-naval-drills-off-south-africa/ |
$10 million lottery winner sentenced to life in prison for murder
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) - A North Carolina man who won $10 million after purchasing a scratch-off ticket in 2017 was convicted of first-degree murder.
WECT reports Michael Hill, 54, was taken into custody in November 2020 after investigators said he shot Keonna Graham in the back of the head while she was lying in a hotel room bed in Shallotte.
Graham was reported missing by her mother, and her body was found after investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the hotel that showed Hill was the only individual in the room with her.
Detectives said Hill confessed to murdering Graham after they found texts from other men while they were staying at the hotel. Hill said he and Graham were in a romantic relationship for a year and a half after he won his lottery ticket.
After the jury deliberated for an hour, Hill was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder charge and a concurrent 22 to 36 months for possession of a firearm by a felon.
Copyright 2022 WECT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-01T20:47:58+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/2022/06/01/10-million-lottery-winner-sentenced-life-prison-murder/ |
TETERBORO, N.J. — Authorities say a small plane made an emergency landing at a New Jersey airport over the weekend after smoke was reported in the cockpit.
An FAA spokesperson said preliminary information indicated that the pilot of the single-engine Piper PA-32 “reported smoke in the cockpit.” There was no immediate information about whether there was anyone else on the aircraft.
Federal authorities said the plane had departed from Norwood Regional Airport in Norwood, Massachusetts, and was on its way to Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The FAA is investigating.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns and manages the airport, did not immediately respond to questions, NJ.com reported. | 2022-05-01T20:40:33+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/small-plane-lands-in-nj-after-smoke-reported-in-cockpit/2022/05/01/51b1c092-c988-11ec-b7ee-74f09d827ca6_story.html |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Daily Pick 3" game were:
1-0-8
(one, zero, eight)
¶ Maximum prize: $500
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Daily Pick 3" game were:
1-0-8
(one, zero, eight)
¶ Maximum prize: $500 | 2022-08-26T04:12:33+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Pick-3-game-17399238.php |
BLADENSBURG, Md. (AP) — Five people leaving a cemetery after a funeral were shot and wounded Friday by someone firing into their car from a second vehicle in a Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital, police said.
No arrests were immediately made, and the five victims were all taken to area hospitals as authorities pleaded for the help of passing motorists in identifying suspects from the brazen daylight attack in busy traffic.
The shooting site is near a bridge that crosses the Anacostia River in Bladensburg, about a mile (.6 kilometer) east of the Maryland border with Washington, D.C.
Bladensburg Police Chief Tyrone Collington Sr. said at an afternoon news conference that he did not know the conditions of the wounded. He said none of those in the targeted car had fired any shots.
“There was not an exchange (of gunfire) between the two vehicles. It was one vehicle that was shot at and struck multiple victims within that vehicle,” Collington said.
“At this time, I can’t confirm that it was road rage or not,” he said. “We are still working through it.”
Detectives haven’t determined a motive, and Collington said police where checking for surveillance video and other evidence while searching for anyone involved in the shooting, which happened just before 12:30 p.m.
“What I do want to say is that this is uncommon in our community,” Collington said. “This was an unnecessary, senseless act of violence. As a result, multiple people were injured.”
Collington said detectives are working to identify a suspect or suspects. He said police do not know if more than one person fired shots. He said all they know now is that a dark-colored vehicle was involved.
He urged witnesses to contact police.
Officials with the neighboring Edmonston Police Department were assisting with the investigation and said the shooting was an isolated incident and didn’t pose an ongoing threat to public safety.
Bladensburg, a town of about 9,400 people, is home to a World War I memorial known as the Peace Cross situated on a median near the bridge. In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in connection with a lawsuit that the 40-foot (12-meter) cross on public land didn’t violate the Constitution’s prohibition on the government favoring one religion over others. | 2023-07-15T03:57:49+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/ap-5-leaving-cemetery-funeral-near-nations-capital-wounded-by-gunfire-from-another-car-police-say/ |
STEVENS POINT, Wis., March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed comprehensive legal system abuse reforms into law. The reforms include the elimination of one-way attorney fees and fee multipliers for all lines of insurance, modernization of Florida's bad faith law, and protection of small businesses from paying exorbitant damages.
The following statement may be attributed to Pete McPartland, Sentry Insurance Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO:
"The signing of legal system abuse reforms into law by Governor DeSantis is a significant victory for the people of Florida. These reforms will help reduce the number of frivolous lawsuits in Florida and restore fairness to the legal system, benefitting not just our customers, but businesses and individuals throughout the state. Sentry commends Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for their leadership and dedication in addressing this issue."
About Sentry
Sentry Insurance is a part of one of the largest and most financially secure mutual insurance groups in the United States, holding a Financial Strength Rating of A+ (superior) from AM Best, current as of June 2022. See ambest.com/ratings/guide.pdf for rating information. Sentry and its subsidiaries sell property and casualty insurance, life insurance, annuities, and retirement programs for business and individuals throughout the country. Headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Sentry employs more than 4,800 associates across the country. See a complete list of underwriting companies at sentry.com
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The new programs will further ACE's commitment to create more opportunities for more educators to upskill and meet their career goals.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the leading providers of online and affordable higher education, American College of Education (ACE), announced it will expand its Master of Education in Advanced Studies program to include seven subject-specific master's degree programs to help educators further their expertise in specific teaching specialties. The college also announced the launch of its Certificate in Principal Preparation to enable more educators the opportunity to become a school principal in just 12 months.
Students interested in the M.Ed. in Advanced Studies can select one of two major options, Cognitive Science or Interdisciplinary Leadership. After selecting the major, students can further customize their program by selecting one of four focus areas or a general track.
The subject-focused programs are crafted for secondary and college-level educators to refine their expertise in specific areas, including biology, chemistry, English, history, mathematics, science and social science. Each program offers a deeper dive into subjects and new ways to teach to encourage real-world application, effective problem solving and relationship building. Each program can be completed in approximately sixteen months at an industry-low cost of $9,500.
"Our mission is to equip educators to grow in their careers and ultimately serve their classrooms in the best capacity they can," ACE President and CEO Geordie Hyland said. "We wanted to offer subject-based specialty master's degree programs because educators often need specialized credentials to meet their career goals. This effort, along with our new principal licensure pathway, is part of our unwavering commitment to provide meaningful opportunities for educators to enhance their skills."
ACE's new Certificate in Principal Preparation is for educators who already have a master's degree and are aiming to upskill and earn principal licensure within their state. The program is aligned to the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) for effective leadership and is designed to create culturally aware administrators. Students learn current scientific research, pedagogy and instructional technology through a series of seven educational leadership courses for $5,925 in just 12 months.
About American College of Education
American College of Education (ACE) is an accredited, 100% online college specializing in high-quality, affordable programs in education, business, leadership, healthcare and nursing. Headquartered in Indianapolis, ACE offers more than 70 innovative and engaging programs for adult students to pursue a doctorate, specialist, master's or bachelor's degree, along with micro-credentials and graduate-level certificate programs. In addition to being a leader in online education, ACE is a Certified B Corporation. Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers on Thursday approved a series of proposals aimed at ending the yearslong standoff over how best to manage migration, a conundrum that has provoked one of the bloc’s biggest political crises.
The proposals — passed in a series of votes by a roughly two-thirds majority — include an emergency plan that would oblige the 27 EU nations to help one of their number should that country’s reception capacities be overwhelmed by the sudden arrival of people hoping to enter.
The measures make up the European Parliament’s position for negotiations with the EU member countries and set a clock ticking. The member countries now have a year to finally reform their creaking asylum system before Europe-wide elections are held in May 2024.
Should they fail to do so, the project might have to be abandoned or completely overhauled as it’s taken up by the next European Commission — the EU’s executive branch — and the new members of parliament.
“If we miss this chance to make it right, I don’t think we will have another,” Spanish Socialist lawmaker Juan Fernando López Aguilar, who guided the plan through the assembly, said before the vote. “The kind of a message would be: ‘Hey, listen, it’s not going to happen. Not this time. Ever.’”
Europe’s divisions over migration were exposed in 2015 when well over 1 million people, mostly Syrians fleeing war, sought refuge. Reception facilities in the Greek islands and Italy became overcrowded.
As migrants moved north in the tens of thousands, some countries — Austria, Hungary and Slovenia among them — erected fences and barriers. Many people hoped to find sanctuary or better lives in places like Germany and Sweden.
Under existing rules, the country that people first land in must take responsibility for them. Greece, Italy and tiny Malta say that is unfair. They’ve demanded support and solidarity from their EU partners. But several countries refuse to accept the imposition of obligatory quotas of migrants.
The lawmakers now propose that any EU country hit by the sudden and mass arrival of people should activate a crisis mechanism. The commission would share out responsibility for the migrants using a pre-agreed “solidarity pool” based on annual support plans submitted by each member state.
Any migrant relocations would be based on these peoples’ “meaningful links” to a country they might be sent to, such as family ties, cultural similarities, or where they might have previously studied. Lawmakers hope this will discourage them from searching for a better place to stay.
The long-festering dispute has led to the collapse of the system. Unable to agree, the EU has tried to outsource its migrant challenge, making legally and morally questionable deals with countries like Turkey or Libya, which many people transit through on their way to Europe.
Earlier this month, a U.N.-commissioned investigator accused the EU of aiding and abetting human rights abuses and other crimes against migrants with its support to the authorities in strife-torn Libya.
Momentum is also gathering to use EU funds to build walls and fences, something the commission has always insisted isn’t in line with the bloc’s values. Common funds are already being used for watchtowers, surveillance cameras and border security databases.
“In this European Union today, we have countries that lived behind an Iron Curtain, and I would be ashamed if the answer of migration means to build new walls,” Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said on the eve of the vote in Strasbourg, France.
“For me, the European Union was to take away walls and not to buy new walls,” he said.
The vote comes amid a sharp rise in migrant arrivals, although the entries are tiny compared to the number of refugees being handled in poorer countries like Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.
On April 11, Italy’s right-wing government declared a six-month national state of emergency to help it cope with a surge in people arriving on the country’s southern shores. Italy used a state of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic to mandate many measures by decree, temporarily bypassing the usually long parliamentary process.
Since the start of this year, about 31,000 migrants, either rescued by Italian military boats or charity ships or arriving without assistance, have disembarked, according to the interior ministry. That’s nearly four times the roughly 8,000 for the same period in each of the two previous years.
Thursday’s votes at the EU parliament only became necessary after the political group that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party belongs to, supported by a bloc of independent lawmakers, forced the polls.
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Follow AP’s coverage of migration issues at https://apnews.com/hub/migration | 2023-04-20T12:26:33+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/eu-lawmakers-greenlight-migration-plan-set-clock-ticking/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
AUSTIN, Texas, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At U.S. Money Reserve, we know why silver remains one of the most versatile precious metals in the world, with a host of uses. Silver's surprising utility allows the metal to function in medicine, solar technology, electronics and more. As supply chains continue to recover and normalize, silver demand could benefit.
The Silver Institute projects global silver demand will reach a record high of 1.112 billion ounces in 2022.
Here are six uses for silver that could boost silver demand in 2022.
- Cars: Millions of ounces of silver are used each year in auto manufacturing. Every electrical connection in a modern car is activated with silver coated contact.
- Solar Technology: In the making of solar cells, silver powder is turned into a paste that's loaded into a silicon wafer. When light strikes, the Silicon electrons are set free, and the silver carries the electricity. Silver is such an important component that increases in demand for solar panels can cause silver prices to spike
- Medicine: Silver's antibacterial properties have made it a key component in medical technology. Bandages and ointments frequently include silver to ward off bacteria, and healthcare facilities use silver embedded equipment and supplies to battle antibiotic resistant bacteria.
- Electronics: Silver shows up in almost every electronic device. The electric conductivity of silver makes it ideal for TV screens, computer chips, printed circuit boards, and a whole host of other electronic products.
- Jewelry: Creators of jewelry have turned to Sterling silver when crafting pieces like bracelets, earrings, and necklaces for centuries. The practice continues widely today in cultures across the world.
- Wealth Protection: Silver bars and coins are popular among precious metals buyers. In fact, because of its lower price, silver is more available to a greater number of people who choose to keep physical silver to diversify their portfolios.
Watch the video below to learn more fascinating uses for silver.
https://youtu.be/4oyKUt4nPwc
U.S Money Reserve's Chief Procurement Officer and Master Numismatist John Rothans has analyzed the silver market and has offered his own insights into why silver demand may continue to grow and could be a beneficial metal to own.
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The annual fundraiser for the Lewiston Jazz Festival will take on a different form this year.
Instead of the Taste of Jazz events done before the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers will instead host a meat raffle, planned for 1 to 5 p.m. on May 7 at the Lewiston Fire Co. No. 2 at 1705 Saunders Settlement Road.
Festival coordinator Jennifer Pauly said that meat raffles have taken on a world of their own in the fundraising space and the Jazz Festival board decided to give it a shot.
“Its something different and fun,” Pauly said. “The meat raffle space have their own following.”
A fundraiser takes place every year to help raise $10,000 for covering festival costs. Organizers plan on between 150 and 200 people attending, with tickets and tables currently selling. Pauly said they are currently on track to meet their goal.
Last year, a smaller Taste of Jazz festival was put on that did not have some elements usually present.
Tickets can be purchased either at the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce’s office at 895 Center Street in Lewiston or online at the Lewiston Jazz Festival’s website. | 2023-04-21T14:39:41+00:00 | niagara-gazette.com | https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/something-different-for-lewiston-jazz-fest-fundraiser/article_34b4e1a4-dec7-11ed-b2f1-7fa290ddd53c.html |
Ja Morant NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Grizzlies vs. Lakers - April 16
The Memphis Grizzlies, Ja Morant included, square off versus the Los Angeles Lakers at 3:00 PM ET on Sunday in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
Let's break down Morant's prop bets, and some stats and trends to help you select good wagers.
Ja Morant Prop Bets vs. the Lakers
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Ja Morant Insights vs. the Lakers
- Morant is responsible for taking 16.1% of his team's field goal attempts this season with 19.9 per game.
- He's put up 4.9 threes per game, or 10.7% of his team's shots from beyond the arc this season.
- Morant's opponents, the Lakers, have one of the fastest offensive tempos, ranking second, averaging 104.8 possessions per game, while his Grizzlies average 104.1 per game, sixth-highest among NBA teams.
- Defensively, the Lakers are 20th in the NBA, giving up 116.6 points per game.
- On the glass, the Lakers have given up 44.9 rebounds per game, which puts them 25th in the NBA.
- The Lakers concede 25.7 assists per game, 15th-ranked in the league.
- Looking at 3-pointers, the Lakers are ranked 18th in the league, conceding 12.5 makes per game.
Ja Morant vs. the Lakers
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LLANTRISANT, Wales , March 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Mint, official maker of UK coins, has today launched the final 1oz coin in its Harry Potter collection celebrating 25 years since the publication of J.K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with a coin featuring the enchanting Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The Royal Mint's Harry Potter collection is one of a small number that saw a change of portrait during the series. The first two coins in the collection featured the portrait of Her Late Majesty, with the final two coins feature the official portrait of King Charles III. A change of portrait during the series is a rare occasion, making this set of coins highly collectable. The launch of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry 1oz, marks the conclusion of this unique collection of coins.
The Harry Potter coin collection has already received a popular response globally, with collectors and Harry Potter enthusiasts across 86 countries having bought at least one coin in the range. The Royal Mint has seen a strong response from younger families and millennials (28%) purchasing coins in the Harry Potter collection directly from the Mint, linking with those who grew up reading the series of books and finding nostalgia with each coin in the series.
Rebecca Morgan, Director of Collector Services at The Royal Mint said, "We have thoroughly enjoyed celebrating 25 years since the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first released with a unique coin collection. Today, we conclude this very special and popular coin collection, with a coin featuring the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It felt fitting to have the final coin in this collection feature Hogwarts School, the place where Harry Potter became one of the greatest wizards of all time. This collection of coins has received a popular response among 'Potterheads' across the globe, who have found nostalgia with each coin in the series."
The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry collectable 1oz coin is part of a larger Harry Potter collection featuring the wizard himself Harry Potter, the Hogwarts Express and Professor Albus Dumbledore on their own individual coin.
Combining traditional minting techniques with technology, The Royal Mint's craftspeople have faithfully reproduced Jim Kay's illustrations in colour for the first time on official UK coins. Many of the coins in the range also feature an enchanting 'latent feature' which rotates in the light to reveal a lightning bolt and the number '25' to mark the anniversary year*. An advanced picosecond laser was used by The Royal Mint to imprint the intricate design onto coin making tools to ensure accuracy, and create an additional, special effect to further enhance the coin's design.
Available on a range of denominations including a 1oz, all four coins have been modelled by Ffion Gwillim at The Royal Mint, which feature the work of Jim Kay, the artist who created the first fully illustrated edition of this Harry Potter story.
The coin series has been created in partnership with Bloomsbury Publishing, The Blair Partnership and Warner Bros, Consumer Products. The final coin in the collection featuring Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is available to purchase from The Royal Mint's website with customers able to secure all four coins at once: Harry Potter | The Royal Mint
*This excludes the ¼ Oz denomination due to the limited size of the surface
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Knights make trade with Coyotes, improve salary-cap flexibility
The Golden Knights carved out some salary-cap flexibility before the NHL’s March 3 trade deadline.
The Knights acquired defenseman Dysin Mayo from the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday for a fifth-round pick and defenseman Shea Weber’s contract.
Moving Weber opens options for the Knights in the short term and long term. The 37-year-old was acquired June 16 in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens but was never expected to play. Weber’s contract, which has three years remaining after this one with a $7.857 million cap hit, has been on long-term injured reserve the entire season.
The Knights still have three players on long-term injured reserve — captain Mark Stone, goaltender Robin Lehner and center Nolan Patrick. But the prospect of getting out of long-term injured reserve in future seasons opens options for the team.
The Knights should have an easier time acquiring a player signed beyond this season at the deadline if they so choose. They also will have an easier time maneuvering this offseason.
Mayo, 26, has 12 points in 82 NHL games. He has two seasons remaining on his contract with a $950,000 cap hit. He was assigned to the Silver Knights on Wednesday.
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The Ukrainian military says it is beginning attacks in the southern part of the country to take back territory captured by the Russians. Ukrainian officials have talked about a major counteroffensive for months, but the military has failed to recapture much territory.
For more on what's happening on the ground and what it means, we turn now to NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR's Frank Langfitt, who was near the front lines this morning in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region. Hi to both of you.
TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa.
FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Hi, Ailsa.
CHANG: So, Frank, let's start with you. How is Ukraine explaining what exactly is happening right now?
LANGFITT: You know, the Southern Command down here is saying the Ukrainian Army is attacking the Russians from several directions. And I think, ultimately, the goal would be to take back the Kherson region and Kherson city. This is a strategic port that leads into the Black Sea. It's also symbolic. It's the only regional capital to fall to the Russians. But exactly how big this effort we're seeing just today is not clear.
I'd been in touch with a number of soldiers in the field today, and I asked, you know, is this the long-promised counteroffensive that we've been hearing about from the government? And one said, I hope so. Another said things looked a bit abstract. Another said this definitely is. And even another said, well, it's the start of something, but he wasn't quite sure what. So I think that, even in the battlefield, it's not entirely clear what's going on, and we're going to have to see how this plays out over the next few days.
CHANG: OK, well, Tom, how is the Pentagon framing what's happening?
BOWMAN: Well, we had a background briefing with a senior military official, and he said call the Ukrainians and ask them what's going on. And I said, well, we're talking to you. And he said he's seen an uptick in fighting around the Kherson area; no particulars or any offensive or counteroffensive. He said Ukrainians are making some small advances. And we pressed him on it and said, you know, is this a counteroffensive or not? And he said, well, you know, there's some offensive moves. Is this a larger counteroffensive? He said, I don't know. We'll know more in the next 24 to 48 hours.
And earlier today, I spoke with another official who also was more circumspect. He said, listen, the Ukrainians have done a really good job at shaping the battlefield - hitting Russian command centers, troop concentrations, weapon depots - behind the lines in preparation for a counteroffensive. But he said it remains to be seen if this is the start of something big.
You know, I was talking to a military intelligence official, and he said, what is the goal if there is a counteroffensive? Is it Kherson? Is it somewhere else? And also, if you can seize Kherson, then what? Can you hold it? That's going to be key. I think a lot of people don't believe that Ukraine can push out Russian forces from the entire country.
CHANG: OK. Well, whether this is truly a counteroffensive or not, Frank, as we mentioned, you were out near the front lines today. Did you see much evidence that Ukrainians are indeed stepping up attacks?
LANGFITT: Yeah, I did. I went to this small village to interview infantry. And when I arrived, I found out they'd been sent to the front lines, which was clearly a sign of something. And I was talking to the local village head, and she told me the Ukrainians had taken two villages overnight. And as I was talking to her, I started to hear more and more outgoing artillery, saw more tanks, armored personnel carriers moving quickly along the roads. And finally, the press officer who was escorting us signaled me to wrap up the interview, and we quickly headed out of the village for our own safety.
CHANG: Well, what I want to understand is - Ukrainians have been talking about a counteroffensive for quite a while now. What has been holding that up?
LANGFITT: Well, they've been making really - just like Tom was saying, they've been making really slow progress. The village where I was this morning, Ailsa - in April, it was a mile from the front lines. Today, it's about six miles. So that means the progress is five miles in four months. The Ukrainians say that the Russians are well dug in. They've sent a lot more troops down to the Kherson region. And they also say that the Russians still have them outgunned.
Now, in recent months, there has been a change. The Ukrainians have more long-range, more precise weapons - we're talking about what are called M777 Howitzers from the Americans as well as the HIMAR rockets, which are - frankly, the Ukrainian troops rave about. I even saw some last week launch from a field. They're highly effective and accurate, but the Ukrainians keep saying they simply don't have enough of these, which, Ailsa, raises the question - you know, can you mount a big offensive and be successful without more of these heavy weapons?
BOWMAN: And along those lines, they're also - over a week ago, the Pentagon said, we're going to send dozens of armored vehicles - MRAPs, they're called - up-armored Humvees and also armored vehicles with rollers on the front to detonate mines, which you would need for some sort of a counteroffensive; also, surveillance drones and also kamikaze ones that could attack Russian armor or troop concentrations. That was just a little over a week ago. All that stuff would be vital in a counteroffensive. The question is, has it arrived yet? And we really don't know at this point, but that tells you they clearly are preparing for something big.
CHANG: Well, Tom, can you just explain why a counteroffensive, particularly now, is so important for Ukraine?
BOWMAN: Well, again, Ukrainians and some Western officials have been telegraphing a counteroffensive for a while now. But, again, just last week, a senior defense official said there's been little movement from either the Ukrainians or the Russian forces. It's been that way for weeks. So I think, as more equipment comes in from the West, Ukraine realizes it must show it can seize and also hold ground. That's important for both its citizens and also for U.S. and NATO countries. And before winter sets in, I think there has to be progress, or you're going to see some voices, especially in Europe - and Frank knows this better than anyone - might start calling for talks to end the war. It's taken a huge toll, in particular on the European economy and also its energy needs.
LANGFITT: Yeah, the greatest fear when I talk to Ukrainian commanders is that they won't have enough weapons from their perspective, and they'll end up having to go to a negotiating table with a weak hand and end up having to be in a position where they might have to cede land, which they absolutely don't want to do. Why the sense of urgency right now? In a few months, there won't be any leaves on the trees down here. This is flat farm land. And so it won't be possible to mount offensives because you'll have no place for cover. You'll be completely exposed.
CHANG: Right.
LANGFITT: And one commander I was talking to was just really anxious and said, you know, we're running out of time to be able to do much right now.
CHANG: That was NPR's Frank Langfitt and Tom Bowman. Thank you to you both.
BOWMAN: You're welcome.
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- Completed acquisition of DSM's Protective Materials business (including the Dyneema® brand) on September 1st and announced the agreement to sell the Distribution segment on August 12th. The Distribution segment will be reported as discontinued operations.
- Adjusted EPS guidance reduced $0.30 for full year 2022 to reflect weaker demand conditions and unfavorable foreign exchange
CLEVELAND, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable solutions, announced an update to its third quarter and full year forecast to reflect the company's recent acquisition and divestiture activity and current demand outlook.
"During the third quarter we completed the acquisition of the protective materials business of DSM ("Dyneema") and announced that we reached an agreement to divest our Distribution segment. These transactions represent the most recent steps in our multi-year portfolio transformation to becoming a pure play specialty formulator," said Robert M. Patterson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avient Corporation.
The company has updated its projections to include Dyneema, present the Distribution segment as discontinued operations, and adjust its outlook to reflect current demand conditions and additional unfavorable currency exchange.
Mr. Patterson continued, "The war in Ukraine and related energy supply concerns have further eroded consumer sentiment and demand in Europe, and we have not seen a recovery in Asia from the COVID-19 lockdowns in the first half of the year. The economic environment is further challenged by rapidly rising interest rates in the U.S., which have negatively impacted demand trends in the Americas. In addition, and in the near term, we believe current global demand is likely further weakened by customer inventory destocking."
The acquisition of Dyneema closed on September 1 and the Distribution sale is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter. The company intends to use the net proceeds from its Distribution sale to pay down its 2023 Senior Notes and a portion of the term loan.
The below table provides detail related to the company's updated guidance for adjusted EPS, which will now exclude intangible amortization from acquisitions. Pro Forma adjusted EPS presents the full year 2022 as if the Dyneema acquisition and Distribution divestiture had happened as of January 1, 2022 and that net proceeds from the sale of Distribution were used to pay down the company's 2023 Senior Notes and a portion of the term loan, simultaneously.
"Following the acquisition of Dyneema and divestiture of Distribution, the company expects to be modestly levered at 2.9x net debt to pro forma adjusted EBITDA, positioning us well to navigate the near term uncertainty in economic conditions," said Mr. Patterson.
Mr. Patterson added, "Most importantly, we have not wavered from our strategy of becoming a specialty formulator. Over the last few years, we have overhauled our portfolio despite the unprecedented impacts of COVID, the war in Ukraine, and resulting supply chain issues and inflation. We have divested more cyclical, less specialized businesses and made significant investments in innovation, composites and sustainable solutions. We remain confident in the long-term growth potential of our new portfolio."
To facilitate investor review, Avient has provided pro forma financial information to reflect the Distribution segment as discontinued operations and the Dyneema acquisition as if it occurred on January 1, 2021. This financial information can be found on the company's website at www.avient.com/investors.
About Avient
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
- Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com/.
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In this press release, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. They use words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks, including recessionary conditions; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals and otherwise consummate the proposed sale of the Distribution business; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation and any recessionary conditions. The above list of factors is not exhaustive.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The Company uses both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures include: net debt to pro forma adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS. Avient's chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources.
The Company does not provide reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, such as outlook for adjusted earnings per share, to the most comparable GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis because the Company is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition related costs, and other non-routine costs. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
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Teddy Pentz said he’s had one motivation in an effort to bring some holiday joy to kids.
“It feels good knowing I have a small part in their Christmas magic,” Pentz said. “It’s the greatest feeling.”
For the last three years, Pentz, a 14-year-old boy from Eustis, Florida, has conducted what’s become known as “Teddy’s Giant Heart Project.”
It’s a toy collection drive to bring kids at Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital not only toys, but smiles and Christmas cheer.
This year, Pentz hoped to collect 100 toys for the drive, but didn’t end up exactly meeting that goal.
Instead, he blew way past it.
Pentz and his mother Krista said 241 toys were collected for this year’s drive from the community through an Amazon wishlist, or people shopping for toys in person and then donating them.
The toys were dropped off to the kids at the hospital on Dec. 16.
“We filled this big green bin three times with the 16 boxes (of 241 toys) we delivered,” Krista Pentz said.
No doubt, it was more Christmas “magic” spread, and Teddy Pentz plans on making it an annual tradition.
“He is already looking forward to next year,” Krista Pentz said.
This story was sent to us on our Something Good website. If you have any stories of good news to share, submit them to somethinggood.show.
In addition to Teddy Pentz, below is a profile on an organization in Hamburg, Michigan called Bennett’s Beavers, which makes wooden toys for pediatric hospital patients and their families.
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RUNNEMEDE, N.J. (AP) — The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run has sold for $1.5 million at auction.
The price is the second highest paid for a baseball auction, according to Goldin Executive Chairman and Founder Ken Goldin. He identified the buyer as a prominent Midwestern businessman and collector.
Bidding on the ball opened on Nov. 29 and ended Saturday. The minimum opening bid was set at $1 million.
The home run ball was consigned to Goldin in November by Cory Youmans. He was sitting in the front row of section 31 in left field at Globe Life Field on Oct. 4 when Judge led off the second game of a doubleheader between the Yankees and Rangers and connected. Youmans snared the drive on the fly with his glove.
“That’s the magic of sports — this ball didn’t only change Aaron’s life, it changed the life of the fan who was in the stadium that night, too,” Goldin said in a statement. "We’re so proud to have been trusted by Cory to present this piece of history for public auction.”
Youmans identified the buyer only by his first name.
“Congratulations to Joe! Given the historical significance of #62, it was important to me that the selling process was fair, accessible and transparent,” Youmans said in a statement. “Joe seems like a great man and the perfect steward for this special piece of MLB history."
Roger Maris, a former Yankee, set the old record of 61 in 1961.
The highest price paid at auction for a baseball is $3 million. It was for one hit by Mark McGwire on Sept. 27, 1998, to reach 70 for the season. Comic book creator and artist Todd McFarlane bought the ball.
After completing one of the greatest seasons and winning the AL MVP, Judge agreed to a nine-year, $360 million contract with the Yankees.
Judge said in a conference call before the auction that he was not going to bid on the ball.
“He caught the ball, he’s the one that made the play out there in left field, so it’s his right to do what he wants with it," Judge said of Youmans. "Hopefully he’s making the right decision for him and his family.”
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SINGAPORE, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Caribbean has always been known for its pristine beaches, soft white sand and turquoise waters. But now more than ever, the region offers something for everyone: from luxury vacation homes to budget-friendly all-inclusive resorts and everything in between.
Villa Finder is pleased to announce the recent addition of villas on the island of St Martin and St Barth to our portfolio, adding to the already extensive collection of holiday villas in over 28 destinations. These luxury villas are well-inspected in advance and all come with concierge service.
We've hand-selected each property we feature on our site based on their unique characteristics and over 80 criteria points, including location, amenities, size and value. Our team of experts personally inspect each villa featured on our platform before it can be included in our portfolio - so you know you are getting the best!
CEO and co-founder Daniel Rouquette announced that " Villa Finder is so excited to finally set foot in the Caribbean, which has been on our radar since the beginning. St Barth has always been a beautiful prime location for vacation rentals, and we are happy to be launching our villas ."
St Barth Island
St Barth is part of the Leeward Islands chain of islands, one of four Caribbean islands belonging to France.
The island has been popular with tourists since its first visitors in the 1960s, but it now caters more to upscale travelers than its neighboring Anguilla. The main town on St Barth is Gustavia, where you can find restaurants and shops during your stay on this beautiful island. A popular attraction is Fort Karl, which offers gorgeous views of Shell Beach and Gustavia's deep blue waters.
Villa Finder is proud to onboard over 250 spectacular holiday villas in St Barth. Some rental highlights include Villa Angelina, a lavish 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom property with well-manicured gardens and harbor views. Greenhouse is another highlight, a cozy and intimate one-bedroom villa located centrally in the heart of Gustavia, mere minutes away from the best restaurants and nightlife.
St Martin Island
St Martin is one of the most popular islands in the Caribbean due to its tropical climate and beautiful beaches. It's divided into two countries: St Martin and St Maarten. The island has a rich history that dates back hundreds of years, with many historical sites built as early as the 1500s. Besides historical remains, the Loteria Farms are another attraction for visitors - offering day beds and treehouses for guests to relax amongst St Barth's beautiful foliage.
Villa Finder will add over 50 stunning villas on St Martin to our portfolio. Villa Albacore in St Martin has a gourmet kitchen, an infinity pool, and an unparalleled ocean and island view at Orient Bay. Another exciting property is Villa Always, a luxurious 6-bedroom villa that's only a short drive away from the thrilling casinos and nightlife of the island.
Regardless of which Caribbean paradise you opt for, our well-informed and experienced team of Villa Experts at Villa Finder Caribbean will be sure to help find you the perfect villa for your personalized vacation on St Barth Island or St Martin Island! Popular activities on both these islands include clubbing, surfing, and diving.
Whether you want a romantic getaway with your significant other or you're traveling with friends and family, we have everything you need to make your vacation memorable!
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Villa Finder simplifies the process of booking a holiday villa. We care deeply about the villas we choose for our customers. The villas are inspected and verified. Concierge and personalised services are at the heart of what we do. Our portfolio includes more than 4,000 villas around Asia Pacific and Europe.
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Which outdoor bar stools are best?
One of the easiest ways to add seating to your patio or deck is with outdoor bar stools. They’re portable and don’t usually take up much room — convenient for those with limited space. Many also have padded cushions, armrests and back support. They’re comfortable enough to entertain guests or enjoy an afternoon outside. The best bar stools are the Kingdely Swivel Outdoor Barstools because of their ergonomic design and functionality.
What to know before you buy outdoor bar stools
Design
Some bar stools are stationary, while others swivel. Many modern ones offer ergonomic back support, though some take after the classic design. A few have armrests.
Outdoor bar stools have either straight or angled legs. The shape and length of the legs are important since it affects the furniture’s stability. Short straight ones, for example, are more prone to wobbling than triangular-shaped ones.
Finally, bar stools come in many design aesthetics, including modern, minimalistic, rustic and beachy. Finding ones that complement your other outdoor furniture is vital to avoid letting anything clash. For example, if you have an outdoor fireplace and sofa with a wooden frame, choose wooden or nature-inspired bar stools to go with the setup.
Support and comfort
The most supportive bar stools are those that have:
- Padded armrests
- High back with an ergonomic design
- A cushioned seat or crisscrossing materials that have some give when you sit
If you want something more compact and don’t need the extra support, go with bar stools with a low or no back and no armrests. These are usually lightweight and more portable.
Sets
Outdoor bar stools usually come in sets of two or four, though you can buy them individually. By getting a set, you can ensure each piece matches and is of consistent quality.
What to look for in quality outdoor bar stools
Material
The materials in outdoor bar stools are typically more durable and resistant to the elements than those meant for indoor use. For the frame, common options include:
- Wood: This is resistant to moisture and wind damage, as well as rust-resistant.
- Wicker: Environmentally-friendly and lightweight, wicker has a more natural look and goes well with most design schemes. If not properly woven, it could start to unravel over time.
- Stainless steel: Unlikely to rust or corrode, this material is highly durable. It does show spots and dirt, though, and requires frequent cleaning.
- Aluminum: Although it’s easy to clean and move around, aluminum bar stools are lightweight enough to topple over in strong winds.
- Wrought iron: Often stylish, this material is resistant to environmental damage. It’s also long-lasting, though it can be heavy.
- Plastic: Light and portable, plastic is also low-maintenance. Furniture made from this can be knocked over, though.
- Synthetic resin: Strong and long-lasting, the resin is resistant to water damage and pests. It’s also usually lightweight, meaning it can be easily knocked over in the wind. If left in direct sunlight for long hours, it could start to crack.
The cushions can consist of synthetic or natural fibers or a blend of both. This includes polyester, nylon, high-density foam or leather. Most of these are not waterproof and require routine maintenance to keep them in good shape.
When choosing bar stools, consider the environment. For example, if it frequently rains or is windy in your area, go with heavier furniture that’s resistant to mold, corrosion and mildew.
Seat shape
The shape of the seat affects the overall aesthetic of the bar stool. Most have either an oval, square or rectangular seat.
Height and size
Many outdoor bar stools are considered “counter height,†which is around 22 to 28 inches high. However, you can find ones that are a few inches shorter or taller than that. Think about the following factors when choosing the furniture:
- The average height of the people using them. For taller people, go with a higher stool, and vice versa.
- The size of any outdoor bar, table or other furniture. You or your guests should be able to comfortably eat, drink or chat while seated.
- How much space you have. In smaller setups, go with similarly-sized stools. If the stools are too big, for example, they can look out of place or cause people to bump into each other when trying to maneuver around.
Color and theme
When it comes to color, your options are limited only by the materials used. Many bar stools have a single color for the frame and a complementary one for the cushion. Others have contrasting design features, such as striped, bright cushions and solid frames.
As for the theme, here are some ideas:
- Beachy with blues, whites and other bright colors, such as yellows and greens
- Nature-inspired with dark or light browns, greens and even oranges
- Rustic with browns and grays
- Minimalistic or modern with a contrasting black frame and a white cushion or back
How much you can expect to spend on outdoor bar stools
They usually cost $80-$300, depending on the materials and how many are in the set.
Outdoor bar stools FAQ
How many bar stools should I get for my patio?
A. To figure this out, start by measuring your patio. Take into account any other furniture, such as tables, chairs or couches you want to have outside. Leave at least 30 inches between each bar stool so there’s room to maneuver around them without bumping into anything or anyone. If you use swivel stools, increase the distance between them.
How do I take care of my outdoor bar stools?
A. This depends on the materials, but it’s a good idea to wipe down any surfaces once a week or after heavy rains. If it snows or hails, consider putting the bar stools inside or in a covered space until the weather improves. For the cushions, consider getting a cleaning solution to prevent mold or remove stains.
What are the best outdoor bar stools to buy?
Top outdoor bar stool
Kingdely Swivel Outdoor Barstools
What you need to know: This pair of bar stools are designed to withstand most weather conditions, making them perfect for year-round use.
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Christopher Knight Home Caribbean Outdoor Barstools
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Employer defense law firm Hudock Employment Law Group announced today that Founding Attorney Robert Hudock has been recognized in "Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys," an annual feature by the Los Angeles Business Journal. The inaugural list highlights the top Southern California employment lawyers, recognizing this special breed of attorney that "needs to transcend expert comprehension of the legal system."
Hudock founded Hudock Employment Law Group in 2015 "to deliver tailored legal services to California companies that thrive in vibrant, creative work environments," says the feature. His clients are often companies looking at new markets and competitive opportunities, that want to recruit the best talent available, while avoiding distracting workplace issues or lawsuits.
A deeply experienced litigator with over 21 years of practice, Hudock has devoted his career to employment law for businesses for the last 16 years. According to the feature, he "was drawn to the 'human side' of employment law, helping clients overcome challenges presented by difficult issues." The publication adds, "known for his careful case analysis and preparation, thoughtful counsel, and leadership skills, Hudock is a disciplined advocate and tenacious litigator for his clients, and regularly finds creative solutions for legal problems."
Recently named in Lawdragon 500's Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers Guide and recognized as a "Top Boutique" law firm in California by the Daily Journal, Hudock and his team have achieved successful results for clients in wage & hour, discrimination, harassment, & retaliation, wrongful termination, employee leave, workplace management, and employee agreements.
Hudock handles all aspects of employment litigation and litigates in state and federal court, on both single-plaintiff and class action matters. He also handles claims before relevant state and federal agencies, including the California Labor Commissioner/DLSE and DFEH, and the federal Department of Labor and the EEOC. His successes include jury, bench, and administrative trials, and appellate litigation
The University of San Diego School of Law alum is a frequent contributor on topics related to hybrid and remote work issues in a variety of publications including the Daily Journal, TechCrunch and Law360. Hudock is involved in several professional associations and community organizations including serving as past Chair of the San Fernando Valley Counseling Center Board of Directors and is an active member of ACG-LA, SHRM, and PIHRA-LA.
Hudock Employment Law Group provides employment litigation and counseling services to growth-minded companies in California, helping them protect their reputations and attract top talent. The firm has achieved successful results for clients in the areas of Wage & Hour, Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation, Wrongful Termination, Employee Leave, Workplace Management, Employment Agreements. For more information, please visit https://hudockemploymentlaw.com/
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The four Americans who were shot at and abducted in Mexico were reportedly visiting for medical tourism — making them part of a booming industry that is vital to Mexico's economy.
"Pre-pandemic, some 1.2 million American citizens traveled to Mexico for elective medical treatment," Josef Woodman, CEO of Patients Beyond Borders, told NPR. His firm publishes a guide to international medical travel.
Here's an update on medical tourism, and the recent tragedy:
U.S. medical travel is rising sharply
"Today, the market is recovering rapidly in Mexico, nearly back to its pre-pandemic levels," Woodman said.
Nearly 780,000 people were projected to leave the U.S. for health care in 2022, according to Healthcare.com, citing data from the medical travel website Medical Departures.
That outburst of activity got a big boost in late 2021, when the U.S. relaxed key border restrictions with Mexico.
Costa Rica is the second-most popular destination for U.S. visitors seeking medical care elsewhere, Woodman said. It's a particular draw, he added, for people in the Northeast and Southeast.
Most people travel for dental and cosmetic work
Cosmetic surgeries are just one of the procedures that are far cheaper in Mexico — for years, people have been visiting from the U.S. to get elaborate dental work or cosmetic treatments done, or to pick up antibiotics and other medicines at favorable prices.
Many people also travel to get orthopedic work done, replacing knees or hips for less than half the cost of such procedures in the U.S.
"North American patients travel to Mexico for care primarily to save 50-70% over what they would pay in the United States for an elective treatment," according to Woodman.
Medical tourism does bring risks, experts say
While an element of risk is inherent in many procedures no matter where they're performed, medical tourism can heighten complications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Potential problems range from the dangers of flying in a pressurized plane cabin too soon after a surgery to the complications of getting follow-up care for a procedure done in another country.
Some of the most serious warnings from the CDC are for infections, from wound and blood infections to pathogens that might be more common or resistant in the host country than in the U.S.
"Recent examples include surgical site infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria in patients who underwent cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic," the CDC says, "and Q fever in patients who received fetal sheep cell injections in Germany."
U.S. medical tourists rate Mexico highly
A 2020 research paper that surveyed some 427 Americans crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in California for medical services found that most of the respondents "felt that Mexican health care services are of the same or better quality compared with those in the United States, for a lower cost."
People had come from 29 states across the U.S. to get care in Mexico, with the vast majority driven by cost concerns, according to the paper, published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.
The researchers also collected data about the medical tourists themselves, reporting an average age of 64.5 years. Their most common yearly income range was reported to be between $25,001 and $50,000 — but that reflects less than a quarter of the respondents.
More than 400 of the survey's 427 participants said they would undertake more medical tourism in the future, the paper said.
Most of Mexico's hospitals follow U.S. standards
Mexico has worked for years to promote medical tourism to draw patients across the U.S. border. That includes improving its health system and following international standards.
"About 10 years ago, the Mexican federal government licensed the Joint Commission accreditation standards, which are used to accredit U.S. hospitals," as David Vequist, who runs the Center of Medical Tourism Research at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, told NPR's All Things Considered.
"So most Mexican hospitals are now basically using the same standards we use in hospitals in the United States," Vequist added.
Details of the recent violence are still emerging
At least one of the U.S. citizens who were caught up in the recent tragedy was reportedly going to Mexico for a tummy tuck operation. But the group's vehicle came under fire hours after entering the border city of Matamoros, Mexico, from Brownsville, Texas.
Two of the four died; all are reported to be natives of Lake City, S.C. Their identities have not been released, but relatives have been speaking to NPR and other outlets.
Mexican officials say they believe the four were caught in the middle of a conflict between drug cartels in the state of Tamaulipas — an area that is under a do-not-travel advisory from the U.S. State Department.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that blocks public colleges from using federal or state funding on diversity programs, addressing a concern of conservatives ahead of the Republican governor's expected presidential candidacy.
The law, which DeSantis proposed earlier this year, comes as Republicans across the country target programs on diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education.
The signing builds on the governor's larger push to shape Florida's education system through regulating how schools deal with subjects such as race and gender, with DeSantis arguing that he is challenging inappropriate liberal ideology in the classroom.
DeSantis, who is expected to announce his presidential run in the coming weeks, has focused heavily on divisive cultural issues as he moves to win over the conservative voters who typically decide Republican primary elections.
Diversity, equity and inclusion offices in higher education often spearhead services tailored to students of various races, genders, sexual orientations, cultures and abilities. Some college administrators also consider so-called DEI factors when admitting students, providing scholarships or deciding which faculty to hire and promote.
The law blocks public universities from diverting state or federal funds toward programs or campus activities that advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion or promote political or social activism.
“In reality what this concept of DEI has been is to attempt to impose orthodoxy on the university,” DeSantis said at a bill signing ceremony in Sarasota. “This has basically been used as a veneer to impose an ideological agenda, and that is wrong."
The measure also bars curriculums that teach “identity politics” or “theories that systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege are inherent in the institutions of the United States and were created to maintain social, political, and economic inequities." The provision is aimed at curtailing education about critical race theory, a way of thinking about U.S. history through the lens of racism.
In a signal of DeSantis' reach on education, he chose to sign the bill at New College of Florida, a small, traditionally-progressive school that became nationally known this year after the governor appointed a group of conservatives to its board of trustees. Among the DeSantis appointees' first moves was to eliminate the New College's diversity, equity and inclusion office.
The takeover has led to pushback among students at New College, long known for its progressive thought and creative course offerings that don’t use traditional grades.
On Monday, a small group of protestors gathered outside the signing ceremony. DeSantis, as well as most of the speakers at the event, ridiculed them.
“You know, I saw some of the protestors out there. I was a little disappointed. I was hoping for more,” DeSantis said with a smile as his supporters clapped.
Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, issued a statement after the signing that said the law continues DeSantis' “overreach” into education.
“Education ought to be about teaching kids how to think through issues, not what to think about issues,” Jones said. “The exposure to wide-ranging experiences and fresh perspectives encourages understanding and creativity. By restricting what students can learn, the state is actively suppressing students’ academic and intellectual freedom.”
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WASHINGTON — As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax — a narrative that journalists in Ukraine have shown to be false.
In detailed broadcasts to millions of viewers, correspondents and hosts of Russian state TV channels said Tuesday that some photo and video evidence of the killings were fake while others showed that Ukrainians were responsible for the bloodshed.
“Among the first to appear were these Ukrainian shots, which show how a soulless body suddenly moves its hand,” a report Monday on Russia-1’s evening news broadcast declared. “And in the rearview mirror it is noticeable that the dead seem to be starting to rise even.”
But satellite images from early March show the dead were left out on the streets of Bucha for weeks. On April 2, a video taken from a moving car was posted online by a Ukrainian lawyer showing those same bodies scattered along Yablonska Street in Bucha. High-resolution satellite images of Bucha from commercial provider Maxar Technology reviewed by The Associated Press independently matched the location of the bodies with separate videos from the scene. Other Western media had similar reports.
Over the weekend, AP journalists saw the bodies of dozens of people in Bucha, many of them shot at close range, and some with their hands tied behind them. At least 13 bodies were located in and around a building that residents said was used as a base for Russian troops before they retreated last week.
Yet Russian officials and state-media have continued to promote their own narrative, parroting it in newspapers and on radio and television. A top story on the website of a popular pro-Kremlin newspaper, Komsomolskaya Pravda, pinned the mass killings on Ukraine, with a story that claimed “one more irrefutable proof that ‘the genocide in Bucha’ was carried out by Ukrainian forces.”
An opinion column published Tuesday by the state-run news agency RIA Novosti surmised that the Bucha slayings were a ploy for the West to impose tougher sanctions on Russia.
Analysts note it isn’t the first time in its six-week-old invasion of Ukraine that the Kremlin has employed such an information warfare strategy to deny any wrongdoing and spread disinformation in a coordinated campaign around the globe.
“This is simply what Russia does every time it recognizes that it has suffered a PR setback through committing atrocities,” said Keir Giles, senior consulting fellow with the Russia and Eurasia program at the Chatham House think tank. “So the system works almost on autopilot.”
Before the war, Russia denied U.S. intelligence reports that detailed its plans to attack Ukraine. Last month, Russian officials tried to discredit AP photos and reporting of the aftermath of the bombing of a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which left a pregnant woman and her unborn child dead.
The photos and video from Bucha have set off a new wave of global condemnation and revulsion.
After his video appearance Tuesday at the U.N. Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enumerated the killings in Bucha by Russian troops and showed graphic video of charred and decomposing bodies there and in other towns. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia dismissed them as staged.
Across social media, a chorus of more than a dozen official Russian Twitter and Telegram accounts, as well as state-backed media Facebook pages, repeated the Kremlin line that images and video of the dead were staged or a hoax. The claims were made in English, Spanish and Arabic in accounts run by Russian officials or from Russian-backed news outlets Sputnik and RT. The Spanish-language RT en Español has sent more than a dozen posts to its 18 million followers.
“Russia rejects allegations over the murder of civilians in Bucha, near Kiev,” an RT en Español post said Sunday.
Several of the same accounts sought to discredit claims that Russian troops carried out the killings by pointing to a video of Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk, taken March 31, in which he talked about the suburb being freed from Russian occupation.
“He confirms that Russian troops have left Bucha. No mentioning of dead bodies in the streets,” top Russian official Mikhail Ulyanov tweeted Monday.
But Fedoruk had publicly commented on the violence before the Russian troops left in an interview with Italian news agency Adnkronos on March 28, where he accused them of killings and rapes in Bucha.
In an AP interview March 7, Fedoruk talked about dead bodies piling up in Bucha: “We can’t even gather up the bodies because the shelling from heavy weapons doesn’t stop day or night. Dogs are pulling apart the bodies on the city streets. It’s a nightmare.”
Satellite images by Maxar Technologies while Russian troops occupied Bucha on March 18 and 19 back up Fedoruk’s account of bodies in the streets, showing at least five bodies on one road.
Some social media platforms have tried to limit propaganda and disinformation from the Kremlin. Google blocked RT’s accounts, while in Europe, RT and Sputnik were banned by tech company Meta, which also stopped promoting or amplifying Russian-state media pages on its platforms, which include Facebook and Instagram.
Russia has found ways to evade the crackdown with posts in different languages through dozens of official Russian social media accounts.
“It’s a pretty massive messaging apparatus that Russia controls — whether it’s official embassy accounts, bot or toll accounts or anti-Western influencers — they have many ways to circumvent platform bans,” said Bret Schafer, who heads the information manipulation team at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington.
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(NewsNation) — Fast food chain Taco John’s has been home to Taco Tuesday for 40 years, but now the company is abandoning its claim to the famous phrase. The company is also using the move to draw attention to a nonprofit organization that supports restaurant workers.
Since May, Taco John’s has been involved in a legal battle with rival chain Taco Bell, who challenged the company’s registration of the “Taco Tuesday” saying, which Taco John’s has held since 1989 (in every state except New Jersey). Taco Bell also enlisted the help of basketball star LeBron James, who previously tried to trademark “Taco Tuesday” himself.
“We’ve always prided ourselves on being the home of Taco Tuesday, but paying millions of dollars to lawyers to defend our mark just doesn’t feel like the right thing to do,” Jim Creel, the CEO of Taco John’s, said.
The company has also pledged to donate $40,000 to Children of Restaurant Employees, an organization that provides financial support to food service workers facing a health crisis or disaster.
The amount works out to $100 per Taco John’s location. The company challenged Taco Bell — its “litigious” competitor — to match the pledge, which would work out to about $720,000.
Taco John’s challenged LeBron James, too, to donate fees from his recent Taco Bell advertising campaign to the organization, and invited other fast food chains and local taco shops to take part in solidarity.
The median salary for fast-food workers is just shy of $28,000 per year as of 2022, data presented by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows.
Taco John’s, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, got its start as a food truck over 50 years ago. “Taco Tuesday,” according to Taco John’s, began with a franchisee in Minnesota coming up with “Taco Twosday” to promote two tacos for 99 cents on a slow day of the week.
The company also suggested that it will continue to use the Taco Tuesday phrase — without the registration symbol — in its promotions, including an in-app two-for-$2 taco deal to help customers celebrate “Taco Tuesday every day.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-07-18T22:34:43+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/taco-johns-abandons-taco-tuesday-trademark-issues-challenge-to-taco-bell/ |
Sen. Brown Makes Pitch to Bring Space Command Headquarters to Ohio
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - After reports surfaced last the month that the White House might be halting plans to move U.S. Space Command’s headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, members of Congress from Ohio are urging the White House to move the headquarters to their state.
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and seven other members of Congress from Ohio say the Buckeye State is ideally suited to host U.S. Space Command and want the administration to move it Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton.
“There is no better place in the entire United States than Ohio for the Space Command Headquarters and additional Space Force units. Our state is ready to lead our military into the next frontier,” said Sen. Brown.
The bipartisan calls were sent in a letter sent to the president and other top officials on Wednesday.
“We believe it makes sense for the Command to be located within proximity of both U.S. Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in addition to leading international, research institutions. The state of Ohio is ideally suited to host U.S. Space Command and Space Force Units,” the letter read.
It comes after reports emerged that the Biden Administration had delayed the move of U.S. Space Command Headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama because of Alabama’s anti-abortion law.
While the White House has not confirmed or denied the reports of reconsidering the move, Brown said Thursday that the White House is going to reconsider the Alabama location and added that Ohio will be considered as an alternative.
“We’re in the running because we have Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. We have NASA Glenn, we have Armstrong, we have Battelle. We have a huge aerospace industry, feeding both into Airbus and Boeing,” said Sen Brown.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone. They are appealing a lower court ruling that would roll back Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone.
The drug has been approved for use in the U.S. since 2000 and more than 5 million people have used it. Mifepristone is used in combination with a second drug, misoprostol, in more than half of all abortions in the U.S.
The court’s action Friday almost certainly will leave access to mifepristone unchanged at least into next year, as appeals play out, including a potential appeal to the high court.
Justices Samuel Alito, the author of last year’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and Clarence Thomas voted to allow restrictions to take effect. No other justices commented.
President Joe Biden praised the high court for keeping mifepristone available while the court fight continues.
“The stakes could not be higher for women across America. I will continue to fight politically-driven attacks on women’s health. But let’s be clear — the American people must continue to use their vote as their voice, and elect a Congress who will pass a law restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade,” Biden said in a statement.
The justices weighed arguments that allowing restrictions contained in lower-court rulings to take effect would severely disrupt the availability of mifepristone.
The Supreme Court had initially said it would decide by Wednesday whether the restrictions could take effect while the case continues. A one-sentence order signed by Alito on Wednesday gave the justices two additional days, without explanation.
The challenge to mifepristone, brought by abortion foes, is the first abortion controversy to reach the nation’s highest court since its conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade 10 months ago and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright.
In his majority opinion last June, Alito said one reason for overturning Roe was to remove federal courts from the abortion fight. “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives,” he wrote.
But even with their court victory, abortion opponents returned to federal court with a new target: medication abortions, which make up more than half of all abortions in the United States.
Women seeking to end their pregnancies in the first 10 weeks without more invasive surgical abortion can take mifepristone, along with misoprostol. The FDA has eased the terms of mifepristone’s use over the years, including allowing it to be sent through the mail in states that allow access.
The abortion opponents filed suit in Texas in November, asserting that the FDA’s original approval of mifepristone 23 years ago and subsequent changes were flawed.
They won a ruling on April 7 by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, revoking FDA approval of mifepristone. The judge gave the Biden administration and Danco Laboratories a week to appeal and seek to keep his ruling on hold.
Responding to a quick appeal, two more Trump appointees on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the FDA’s original approval would stand for now. But Judges Andrew Oldham and Kurt Englehardt said most of the rest of Kacsmaryk’s ruling could take effect while the case winds through federal courts.
Their ruling would effectively nullify changes made by the FDA starting in 2016, including extending from seven to 10 weeks of pregnancy when mifepristone can be safely used. The court also said that the drug can’t be mailed or dispensed as a generic and that patients who seek it need to make three in-person visits with a doctor. Women also might be required to take a higher dosage of the drug than the FDA says is necessary.
The administration and Danco have said that chaos would ensue if those restrictions were to take effect while the case proceeds. Potentially adding to the confusion, a federal judge in Washington has ordered the FDA to preserve access to mifepristone under the current rules in 17 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia that filed a separate lawsuit.
The Biden administration has said the rulings conflict and create an untenable situation for the FDA.
And a new legal wrinkle threatened even more complications. GenBioPro, which makes the generic version of mifepristone, filed a lawsuit Wednesday to preemptively block the FDA from removing its drug from the market, in the event that the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene.
The Supreme Court was only being asked to block the lower-court rulings through the end of the legal case.
The New Orleans-based 5th circuit already has ordered an accelerated schedule for hearing the case, with arguments set for May 17. The court gave no timetable for a ruling.
Any appeal to the Supreme Court would follow within three months of a ruling, but with no deadline for the justices to decide whether to review the case.
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LONDON, ON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - VersaBank ("VersaBank" or the "Bank") (TSX: VBNK) (NASDAQ: VBNK), a leader in digital banking and cyber security solutions, today announced that David Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Sidoti & Company Virtual Investor Conference on Thursday, June 16 at 10:45 a.m. ET. A webcast of the presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of VersaBank's website at www.versabank.com. A replay of the presentation will be available on the same page of the website following the event.
VersaBank is a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank with a difference. VersaBank became the world's first fully digital financial institution when it adopted its highly efficient business-to-business model using its proprietary state-of-the-art financial technology to profitably address underserved segments of the Canadian banking market in the pursuit of superior net interest margins while mitigating risk. VersaBank obtains all of its deposits and provides the majority of its loans and leases electronically, with innovative deposit and lending solutions for financial intermediaries that allow them to excel in their core businesses. In addition, leveraging its internally developed IT security software and capabilities, VersaBank established wholly owned, Washington, DC-based subsidiary, DRT Cyber Inc. to pursue significant large-market opportunities in cyber security and develop innovative solutions to address the rapidly growing volume of cyber threats challenging financial institutions, multi-national corporations and government entities on a daily basis.
VersaBank's Common Shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and on Nasdaq under the symbol VBNK. Its Series 1 Preferred Shares trade on the TSX under the symbol VBNK.PR.A.
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Bryan, Tx (FOX44) – Bryan police report the city’s latest shooting victim has been identified as 19-year-old David Lopez of Bryan.
Wednesday morning about 10:20 a.m. Bryan police officers were called to the 2200 block of Cavitt Avenue on the report of a body found in a home.
On arrival officers found the man, later identified as Lopez, dead of an apparent gunshot wound.
The Bryan Police Department is asking anyone with information related to this incident to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 979-209-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 979-775-TIPS (8477). | 2022-12-01T18:02:12+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/brazos/bryan-police-identify-cavitt-ave-shooting-victim/ |
LEHI, Utah, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PCF Insurance Services (PCF), a top 20 U.S. insurance brokerage firm, announced today that Kenton Walker has been appointed to Vice President of Legal, effective immediately.
In this role, Walker will facilitate PCF's continued growth by partnering cross-functionally across the business to strategically mitigate legal risk, scale best practices, and build a culture of legal compliance. He is also responsible for all legal processes as it relates to merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, ranging from initial deal identification to due diligence, negotiations, disclosures, contracts, deal closing, and post-integration support.
Walker brings 15 years of experience in corporate legal counsel, risk management, business transformation, and M&A transaction oversight to the role. Most recently, he spent nine years at Adobe Inc., serving as Director and Associate General Counsel. At Adobe, he led multiple programs and teams while developing cross-functional processes and policies and providing strategic legal counsel and support on a global scale.
Walker's focus on corporate M&A will be pivotal in his new appointment at PCF Insurance, which has undergone significant transformation with more than 100 acquisitions completed in the last three years and more than [100] additional acquisitions anticipated to be completed in 2022 alone.
"Kenton has an impressive track record, and as our business continues to grow at a rapid pace, the strategic hire of in-house counsel is paramount to our future success," said Felix Morgan, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer of PCF Insurance. "His knowledge and expertise not only will ensure compliance and regulatory demands are met at a corporate level, but also at a partner level. As we chart a course of continued growth and expansion, Kenton's expertise and track record will be pivotal assets in ensuring we scale responsibly. We are thrilled to have him join our team."
"PCF's strategic growth trajectory and unlimited potential for future expansion makes it an exciting time to join the business. I look forward to working with the company as it continues to expand its network to promote compliance, manage liability, and protect the business interests of all stakeholders," said Walker. "At the same time, I am excited to work directly with our agency owners to manage their needs as independent business operators, support their legacy brands, and provide counsel to drive operational success. PCF has a lot to offer, and I'm excited to get started in helping the company and its people realize their ambitions."
Walker earned a Juris Doctor, Master of Accountancy, and bachelor's in accounting from Brigham Young University. Prior to moving in-house, Walker practiced at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago, IL and Givens Purlsey LLP in Boise, ID.
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A top 20 U.S. broker headquartered in Lehi, Utah, PCF Insurance Services is a leading full-service consultant and insurance brokerage firm offering a broad array of commercial, life and health, employee benefits, and workers' compensation solutions. Propelled by its people, PCF Insurance's agency-centric operating model and entrepreneurial environment support its tremendous growth profile, offering partners alignment through equity ownership, significant leadership incentives, and resources to over 3,100 employees throughout the U.S. Recognized as a top acquirer by The Hales Report, ranked #20 on Business Insurance's 2022 Top 100 Brokers and #13 on Insurance Journal's 2022 Top Property/Casualty Agencies, PCF Insurance is a notable leader in the insurance space. Learn more at pcfins.com.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
9-8-7
(nine, eight, seven)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
9-8-7
(nine, eight, seven) | 2022-07-01T04:02:09+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Evening-game-17278178.php |
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